Reviews by sweetpea18

Not what I excepted with the album cover.

I love it

It went from being “Okay, I can bop my head a little to this” to “How much more of this do I have to listen to?”

Not the worst I’ve ever heard but definitely forgettable. I would’ve preferred to hear their psychedelic rock that supposedly came before this garbage.

This is the kind of country that I actually like, not the meaningless pop that comes out now.

Classic 80’s metal, I love it

“Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just coverin' up

Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A

Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man

Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son, don't you understand"

You’re a complete idiot if you think this song is patriotic at all.

Also, Dancing in the Dark is always a bop.

I usually don’t like Neil Young but his voice isn’t so offensive in this album. Still prefer Johnny Cash’s cover of Heart of Gold.

I see why Use Somebody was the hit off this album, the rest is just meh.

In my millennial mind, this is dad rock. It’s not terrible, but probably won’t listen again.

I enjoyed the background music and his voice but I couldn’t really get into the rapping.

My phone was stolen during RCHP at ACL Fest 2017 so that’s something about this band that I’ll always remember.
Under the Bridge is the only somewhat okay song on this album.

“As Brian May later noted, Queen II certainly wasn’t a perfect album—but it was the single biggest step the band ever took.”

I’m not even going to try to be “pretentious music critic” about this album and just give it the rating I think it deserves.

It’s The fucking Clash. This is the only punk band that matters. For an inaugural album, this absolutely sets the tone for all of their music that follows and has had a huge impact on the world of music in the 30+ years since.

I didn’t expect to like this so much. There are some moments musically that I could do without but I like her flow and how raw the lyrics are. I love Michael Kiwanuka too, so that brought this album from 4 to 5 for me.
Favorite track: Venom

Starting the album off with Shining Star is fantastic, gets the energy pumping from the get go.l this whole album is so full of soul, not normally my genre of choice but they make it accessible.

I’ve never been too big into The Rolling Stones but I know they’ve had an influence on some of my favorite artists today so I have to give them that. I probably won’t listen to this album again but it wasn’t awful.

I liked this way more than I expected from the album artwork. I could’ve done without the flute, but otherwise this was right up my alley.
I think I have a new favorite band.

Favorite track: Is and Is and Is

Smoooooth
Favorite track: Pick Up Sticks, it makes me want to practice piano more often to try to be this good.

I feel like I was transported back to the 90s with this album.

Favorite song: Be Thankful for What You’ve Got

As the vocalists say in Temecula Sunrise: AAAHHHH

This is so hipster that it’s painful, even for this former tumblr hipster.
Favorite lyrics: Your hair is like an eagle.