Reviews by theblanderman

A totally fine modernish jazz album. 2.5/5 - > 3/5

Really quite a number of weak songs in this album. Not a personality enough for me to perceive. 2/5

A messy disjointed album. I feel like it doesn't quite know what its going for. 2/5

Not bad. Better at showing off his voice than other albums. 3/5

Pretty good, though it is a bit annoying that the song sequencing changes from version to version (makes it seem like it doesn't matter). Some good bangers on here though. 3/5

Unfortunately not a very interesting, nor compelling dance album. Paper thin beats, duplicate songs, and just the teaser "Back to Life" - apparently the expanded remix was a B-side? Really could be a bit more impressive. 2/5

OK, I tried to be fair here, but while the first leg of this album is DENSE with classics, generally everything from Rock & Roll Band through that trash pile of a final song are either middling or bad. Really, the best moment on this whole album is Foreplay. Not one I'll come back to but, again, appreciate the first leg. 2/5

Not for me - too much clicking, dinging, and rambling along. 2/5

I really enjoy the CAN so figured this would be right up my alley, and was right. I especially love the ambient portions and how low they put the vocals in the mix. No moments that wowed me per say but a great and cozy background listen. 3.5/5 - > 4/5

I got Felt Mountain before this and was floored and how dark and brooding it sounded - such a unique sound that I appreciated. Seventh Tree is a step down. Stripped back singer songwriter vibes with a few electronic elements here and there. Really did not impress me much, though pleasant enough while it's on. 2.7/5->3/5

Not typically a punk fan, but this was fast and to the point.
The bigots on this list will be the people who praise this album in one breath, and say Heaux Tales isn't an album because it's "only 32 minutes" in the other.

Anyway, pretty good punk. 3/5

I can only handle so much repetitive, middling, tinny guitar. This album was easily 25 mins too long. It seems like Koffi had been influential to the African music scene, however his history of both alleged and confirmed violence (toward women in particular) is frightening. All together I did not enjoy this one bit. 1/5

B. B. King has an amazing voice and stage presence. I like the audience participation in the beginning of the album. It got a bit draining toward the midpoint because blues songs all have very similar structures. But still impressive. 4/5

Just a few underwhelming moments on what is an extremely impressive record. Very cohesive and sticks to the otherworldly themes and sounds. Knights of Cydonia" is an all time classic. 4/5

I typically never enjoy punk, nor post-punk albums - but this was on another level. Amazing production, great instrumentals, and an interesting band dynamic. As a person of color the band name was initially a turn off until I looked into the group. 4/5

Unfortunately, this album suffers from a complete lack of personality. I kept forgetting it was on, and not in a fun, purposeful ambient way. No Time to Live was pretty good, but other than that entirely forgettable. 2/5

This was impressive and groundbreaking for the time. Nowadays it blends in a bit with it's contemporaries, but the first half of the album still slaps. 3.5/5 - > 4/5

Pretty good. A few standouts and a few forgettable. 3/5

I'm generally a Massive Attack fan, but this is truly one of their least impressive albums (P<BL<100W<H<M). The songs are pretty forgettable, though the best tracks imo are the instrumental tracks. Ending with that horrible Doors cover was a serious lapse in judgement. 2/5

An almost sufficient list of covers, maybe interesting at the time but hardly interesting in 2025. 2.4/5 - > 2/5