Reviews by thelastbaron

This is a really fun album with unusual instrumentation (or maybe that is usual for new tango?). Only a couple of complaints. First, waaaaayyy too much xylophone or marimba or whatever that was. Second, there are literal cartoon "slipped on a banana peel" sounds throughout - which only add to the silent movie-music feel of the whole record. Still, the music itself can be very moving at times.

2.5/5.0: Mixed

Hard to rate this less than a five just based on influence, but it's also a really fun album.

5.0/5.0: Iconic

This is hilariously terrible music, and it turns out the artist is a seriously terrible person, too.

0.5/5.0: Unlistenable

Without the cheesy saxophone this is an easy 5 stars because everything else is pretty fantastic.

4.0/5.0: Great

1994 produced Emperor's genre-defining record "In the Nightside Eclipse", and yet here we are with another cheesy Beastie Boys album.

2.0/5.0: Disappointing

No real reason for this to be an hour long. Background music, but nothing terrible.

2.5/5.0: Mixed

Kind of like if Bob Dylan made interesting music.

3.0/5.0: Good

Lots of variety in the instrumentation while maintaining early hardcore aggression. Tight, inventive songwriting with a nasty guitar tone, piercing lyrics, and good performances.

4.5/5.0: Excellent

Lyrically it's great, but musically this just isn't good.

2.0/5.0: Disappointing

3.0/5.0: Good

Kind of wild how a lot of the great, most interesting albums on this list have low ratings. This is infinitely better than the dross dished out by Springsteen, Dylan, etc. that seem to always have high ratings here.

4.5/5.0: Excellent

3.0/5.0: Good

4.0/5.0: Great

3.5/5.0: Very Good

2.5/5.0: Mixed

Absolutely iconic in every way imaginable, from creativity to variety to influence to performance to production to melody choice, etc., etc.

5.0/5.0: Iconic

2.5/5.0: Mixed

2.0/5.0: Disappointing

Not as good as Fear of a Blank Planet.

1.5/5.0: Bad

2.0/5.0: Disappointing