Reviews by theblanderman

I really do seem to find many of these old county records kind of charming/a vibe. George Jones has a great voice, and the content of the songs are pretty unique. Pleasant album! 3.4/5 -> 3/5

I didn't go in thinking this was going to be good, but it ended up really impressing me! The songs were pretty varied, the sampling was pretty impressive, and I loved the rock elements that really came in on the second half of the album. 3.7/5 -> 4/5

Really nothing stands out as special to this album. The most interesting this was probably the repetitive portion towards the end of the last song with the stand up bass. Generally underwhelming. 2.4/5 -> 2/5

Honestly, though there were no songs on here that were mind blowing, I was impressed by the variety and more serious topics. I guess I assumed most of the beach boys stuff was generally surface-level and vapid. Not bad. 3.4/5 -> 3/5

I wanted to like this, but honestly it was kind of a diddling mess. The styles throughout the album didn't meld well, and it sounded like uninteresting musical charcuterie. The vocals were soaked in reverb which didn't help. Some impressive instrumental work, and I like the elements of shoegaze and prog that are mixed in, but overall a negative experience. 2/5

I wanted to hate it, but it really wasn't all that bad and was pretty experimental for the time. We Will Fall is certainly a failed attempt at something more profound, but still gotta give props. 3/5

Many of these songs are really top notch, just a few duds hold back the album (I Just Don't Know, Cold Night, Be the Boy). All around a great album though that I'm happy I listened to. 4/5

A good album. Not many standout moments but not bad, though the first song was annoying. 2.7/5 -> 3/5

A good singer songwriter album I've heard about for awhile now. Not bad but I found his voice to be pretty shrill. 3/5

When I started this album I really thought it was gonna be a 5. The first five songs (through Empty Room) are phenomenal. Unfortunately City With No Children on the songs lose their luster and interest (11 songs). Not a great album from a sequencing perspective imo. 3/5

While there is some good instrumentals in here, the lazy and sophomoric songwriting is very tedious. The two problematic titles on the album (while not entirely "problematic" in their content) are still juvenile. Not a great listen. 2/5

Inoffensive alternate rock/"dad rock". Comes off as wallpaper but was never horrible to listen to throughout. 2.5/5 -> 3/5

Not bad - it was a bit bloated and while the skits were nice and short it didn't feel like they were used to their full potential. Some bops some flops. All around pretty good. 3/5

A good album, though certainly not Led Zeppelin's best. Some great hits and progression, and then you have bad tracks like The 🍋 Song and Living Loving Maid.
Still an all around positive experience. 3/5

This was an enormous disappointment. I love grunge and always heard Live Through This was pretty good, but after the great song "Violet" the album basically tanked. Some props to Love and the band for some energetic performances, but give me a Nirvana or Alice in Chains any day. 1.5/5 -> 2/5

This was too "post-punk" lo-fi garage for my taste. A couple of ok moments in the latter half of a few songs, but really can't give it more than that. 1.7/5 -> 2/5

Really an ok southern rock album. Kind of boring to listen to - despite it's short length I was finding it hard to be interested in listening to it. 2.4/5 -> 2/5

This was a pretty impressive listen. A lot of really catchy songs and good uses of features and skits. Pretty badass all around.
It'd have been nice itlf there was a bit more variety song to song and less dependence on J Dilla samples but I'll definitely go back again. 3.7/5 -> 4/5

I really enjoy the subtlety of the vocals against the music - very mid-career Brian Eno-esque. Other than that though the songs were generally pretty though forgettable. More good than bad for sure. 3/5

This was an interesting listen. Some really good songs ("First We Take Manhattan", "I Can't Forget"") some really meh songs ("Ain't No Cure for Love", "Take This Waltz", "Everybody Knows") and maybe the best/worst song I've ever heard ("Jazz Police"). All and all more good then bad I think. 2.8/5 -> 3/5