Reviews by thelastbaron

Alexander "Skip Every Song on This Album" Spence. An absolutely intolerable, lukewarm mess.

0.5/5.0: Unlistenable

Lots of bold choices on this album, even if it is a little boring.

3.0/5.0: Good

The grunge and pop bits are very interchangeable with almost any other post-1990 group, but when the band are exploring different ideas the album is excellent. Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.

3.0/5.0: Good

Jazz stylings over rock without ever approaching prog is a clever sound that really works for the band.

4.0/5.0: Great

Live fast, die young.

5.0/5.0: Iconic

A lot of interesting ideas, even if some of them should have been cut form the album.

3.0/5.0: Good

Intriguing album. Very cohesive.

4.0/5.0: Great

The blueprint for making a risk-avoidant and derivative album with minimum artistic effort.

1.0/5.0: Embarrassing

The first song is awful, but if you push past that the album becomes more experimental and you can hear the clear influence this album had on many other artists.

3.5/5.0: Very Good

A few of the songs are straight filler, more than a few overstay their welcome, and the production quality is quite poor, even for the era. Nevertheless, the band's creativity and songwriting abilities shine through nicely on a number of tracks, resulting in some fantastic moments. A reluctant 3.5 stars rounded up to four.

3.5/5.0: Very Good

One of those rare perfect albums. Every song is strong with original ideas and excellent musicianship. A true classic.

5.0/5.0: Iconic

Fun stuff.

3.5/5.0: Very Good

Meh

1.5/5.0: Bad

Interesting that a band would bloom this late in their career, but the songs are good and certainly better than what Pulp would produce later.

3.5/5.0: Very Good