Reviews by theinfinitegec

nice! hobbity flute-forward 60s rock. one of those bands I've heard of a million times but not one I'd ever intentionally listen to without this list

...lol. honestly I liked it the more I listened. reading about the making of the record and John Zorn/ornette Coleman was interesting. don't consider myself a freeform jazz guy but this hit enough hardcore/punk buttons that it kept me engaged. I'll probably put this on at work when I remember to scare the hoes

pretty rough. in the immortal words of Ron and Russell Mael, lighten up, Morrissey.

was never gonna be my thing but honestly musically fine on its own merit. kind of the Nickelback of 80s pop rock. I do like Bono's voice and the military inflection of the drumming. Pretty impossible to be objective about "message rock," particularly when the message is "help me, Bono, save the world" coupled with years of the same trite neolib slop.

wanted to like this more than I was able to. cool vibe but honestly a bit of a slog.

utterly enjoyable coming back to this album. not perfect but nice

love. have loved this album ever since I heard it, which i think was from scanning this list for interesting stuff in college. perfect. only the second I've had on vinyl which was extremely nice.

pretty good! only recognized the song from the clueless soundtrack. not really for me but not my least fave and unfortunately came after a bunch of great albums I loved. The author of this list definitely has a type of band he centers

kind of eh. liked a few tracks but probably not a revisit

really liked girl from Mars but not a lot else going on on this album and i love schlocky 90s indie college rock stuff. not sure what this is really doing here but I'll give 3 stars because it was enjoyable enough and new to me

LOVE. perfect album. a delicious blend of rock, funk, and weird experimental soul. have loved this album since my first listen. will always be in heavy rotation

phenomenal!! loved the weirdness and the contrast between the album cover and the vibe.

my god this album is fucking incredible. rip shaney.

really liked this! reminded me a bit of if the Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack was written by like gay Gordon Lightfoot.

pretty great of course. not my favorite but gotta give props for their commentary on our legacy at home and abroad. prefer system of a down but never gonna be mad at a reason to listen to this album all the way through. album cover goes absolutely crazy

you know I listened to this a few times in middle and high school, did the wizard of Oz thing etc etc and never really loved it. but it's quite an easy listen and I honestly found it much more enjoyable than expected. of course it's a classic but I wasn't sure how much of that was boomer nostalgia and hype vs how much was merited

Eh, not really an artist that's ever done it for me.

incredible album cover and about what I expected from a live album from 1973 by a band with this name. never heard of it and enjoyed it! feel like I'm maybe giving a point for the orgone reference alone... a bit cheesy in a way that I appreciated

Beautiful! not the most familiar with piano acts but this was quite nice.

Loved it. Perfect album. Had only heard Sledgehammer and Don't Give Up for the Kate Bush feature. Not an artist I'd explored much but this is pure 80s excellence.