Reviews by suspiciousnumber

I've been curious about Mac Miller for a while, since I've always heard he was great. It's very relaxed, with much more singing than I was expecting. I really enjoyed it, and I think I"m going to grab this album

4/5

Everyone knows Weird Al, so it feels pointless to try and describe him here. It's pretty goddamn funny that critics thought he was just another novelty act that would quickly get thrown onto the trashheap of history, and here he is 43 years later known worldwide while most of the acts he parodied have long since ceased to be relevant. This album is what it is. It sounds pretty cheaply recorded, and I would be lying if I said it was wildly different than all the parody music that came before it. It's good, but Ray Stevens was also good, and no one gives a shit about him now. Weird Al's gift was more that he managed to keep growing with the times and he always managed to produce good work. Each new generation gets their own version of Weird Al, and I just love that.

4/5

I've struggled to write anything down about this album, but I've listened to it a couple of times and I really like it. It feels ahead of its time somehow, but I'm struggling to articulate just how. Still, super solid rock album that feels like it was tapping into something bigger that I have no idea how to explain

5/5

Lost my review for this album, but it's just okay. The Shins really aren't my thing

3/5

I wish that the user-submitted list contained fewer of these very recent albums, since I find them harder to rate. This album is good overall, but it feels generic at the same time. Her voice is nice, the music is fine. I like the subjects she's exploring here, but it doesn't feel particularly groundbreaking either

3/5. I enjoyed this album, but I'll have a hard time remembering it, if that makes sense. I feel like this about a lot of the artwork being created today. This is probably more a sign than I'm getting old than anything, but I choose to believe that it's the artists that are wrong

I really went back and forth on this album. On one hand, it seemed to just play on in the background without me noticing, which is not a great sign. On the other hand, any time I checked in with it, it seemed interesting. I think perhaps the production could be a little better on this one. It felt like some of the character of the sound was being compressed out.

3/5, but I really waffled on giving this one a 4

No idea how to describe this album, but it's really cool. Huge blend of different moods and influences, but it works from track to track. I'd buy this album on vinyl if I saw it in the record store

4/5

How was this album not on the original list? I've really come to enjoy trip-hop as a genre, and this is one of the absolute peaks. Just awesome downtempo song after awesome downtempo song. Great beats, great vocals, lots of weird cool shit inbetween

5/5

I thought this album was okay. I had a hard time getting into it. Every part of it was competent, I don't really have anything specific to criticize, but I found myself just kinda ignoring it a lot of the time

3/5

This is a fun album from that classic 80s era of metal when the singers still sang and everybody was just having a good time talking about satan. I'm not sure how influential this album is within the genre, since to my ear it sounds similar to a lot of metal coming out around this time. Still, it's fun and I enjoyed it

4/5

I've always liked this album, even if I don't love it. Dude's voice is just spectacular, and on full display here

4/5

Hey look, it's my album. It feels weird to review now, since I know that I feel differently about this album and band than many of you all. Still, I love this fucking band and I've seen them more than any other band. Also, who doesn't get down on some jazz funk? Roughly half of you, based on your reviews. Again, I totally understand. I think a lot of that albums that you all picked are boring as well. It turns out making a list of great albums is hard, and we are bad at it, both individually and collectively

Still, 5/5

This album was cool as shit, and it made me want to explore more from this style of minimalist orchestral music

5/5 Don't have much to say, but I love me some repetitive music

Well, I lost the review for this album. That or I never made one. It's been a week and I have a migraine. Less Than Jake is fine. This album is fine. Let's not make a big deal or any loud noises about this

3/5

This one didn't really speak to me. Not bad, just not what I'm particularly looking for

3/5

Honestly, this is just a really fun bluegrass album with a lot of different moods that works really well. It's really cool to see someone moving this genre into the next century without losing track of what makes it unique

4/5

One of the great musical sins of my youth was largely overlooking female artists in favor of the male artists that already tended to dominate the attention in the musical world. Imogen Heap is a great example of someone who I wish I could have been listening to in 2005 instead of having to hear all the garbage clogging up the radio at that time (I'm looking at you, Black Eyed Peas). Anyway, I really enjoyed this album, and music-wise it feels well ahead of the time it was made

4/5

I think I've noted this in other reviews, but Frank Zappa is one of those artists who I thought was going to grow with me, and I then I grew in a completely different direction. I have a ton of respect for Zappa. He was an excellent composer who worked with many many great musicians. But I just find him annoying. Like, his lyrics just feel silly, and not in a way that I can appreciate. That would be fine if he ever stopped talking, but he talks/sings constantly, so I can't just sit back and enjoy the music either. I don't want to be too harsh because I think this album is fine. It's certainly competently made. I just know it could be better if Zappa would just bring some emotional depth to his music

3/5 but I know this could be so much better, and it makes me mad

This isn't really my type of punk. It's not bad, it just doesn't speak to me. Mercifully, it's a short album, which works well for hardcore punk

3/5 Enjoyable enough, just not my style

This one started really hot for me, but there were definitely times when my interest flagged as it went one. Still, I think it's a really cool album overall and one that I want to come back to in the future

4/5