Reviews by thelastbaron

Instant classic mixing jazz/trip-hop/post-punk

I'm a sucker for bossa nova, so this is an easy five.

Mostly good songs, but I don't know if I'd go back for a second listen.

Interchangeable boring folk rock. The bluesy parts are better, but even then the musical performance is below average.

Absolutely outstanding in every facet - songwriting, performance, use of genre, etc.

Nope, that definitely wasn't it.

What are the chances that someone would pick up a bass for the first time at exactly the same moment as another person standing next to a hot mic was attacked by a chicken, all while inside a recording studio?

Fantastic vocal performance over subtle jazz.

A tad long, but the songs are really good.

Not only is the musicianship great, but the album is fulll of fresh-sounding ideas and unusual choices. A little long perhaps, but the quality of the album makes it feel shorter.

Clearly influenced by Jim Morrison here, but the music isn't nearly at the level of The Doors. OK album overall.

Super creative album with a lot of diversity in the song selection, especially for dance album. Also very catchy (of course).

Very rarely does any band write such great vocal melodies over such heavy guitar parts. One of the best albums ever made.

The music is pretty good, but the vocals are just trash. If you want to hear this style of vocal done well, listen to Layne Staley.

Too catchy not to be five stars even if it's nothing new.

Absolute fire

Maiden at their punkiest. Paul Di'Anno was still on vocals, providing a grittier, less dramatic sound than his successor. The star of the album is Steve Harris' melodic and driving baselines. The songs are catchy and well-written (even if they bear a heavy resemblance to late seventies New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Judas Priest, Saxon, or Diamond Head).

Really interesting, diverse selection of good songs. Elements of everything from early glam to English folk.

Probably a bad idea to wear a watch in the shower.

Not great, but still better than Presley.