Reviews by thelastbaron

New WaveThe Auteurs

Rated 4/10

One of the worst Britpop albums on the list. It just drones on and on and every idea they had was present on the first song. It got old quickly.

1.5/5.0

This was fine. Not sure why it's on the list though. Absolutely nothing distinguishing this from a load of other average albums.

2.5/5.0

The VisitorsABBA

Rated 10/10

Probably my favorite pop album on this list so far (800+ albums in). Incredibly varied, with fantastic melodies, beats, story-telling, production, etc.

5.0/5.0

PumpAerosmith

Rated 2/10

Oh my god this is awful. The absolute worst of a band clearly in its throw-away, phoned-in album era.

0.5/5.0: Unlistenable

This is great stuff. It rewards the listener for intent listening, but it also rewards the listener for just sitting back and letting the music take over. The way the winding compositions endlessly unfold is a little unnerving, but never boring.

5.0/5.0

The songs are well made, and he clearly has a lot of talent, but you REALLY have to love this type of music to take 90 minutes of it on the chin. And I get it; when I love a genre, 90 minutes of it is easy, but I don't love this genre. I'm fine with it, but I don't love it. That said, the best 40 minutes on this record would be an easy 5 stars, but the bloat sinks this one.

2.0/5.0: Disappointing