Reviews by thomaswmeek

Loved this in those heady, trilbied days. Giving it another listen is a little painful now though. Some great singles that I think stand up. But too much skippable filler like 'Don't Be Shy', 'Narcissist' and 'Campaign of Hate'. Rushed out, underthought and overlong.

Enjoyable

More than a couple of times I thought "Hey, this instrumental bit is really nice and interesting and well played and well produced - maybe I'm a Neil Young guy again!"

Then those vocals come in like a teenage cat whose voice is breaking at the same as it is scratching its claws on a blackboard.

Will take Country House over Country Home any day.

Great pop record. I feel Hole should have featured more in my life at the time. I think I was still probably in my Boyzone, Savage Garden, Lighthouse Family era.

This list is so heavily in favour of males, even the female acts have to be called Mann

Always find this a hard one to connect with despite its legendary status and the talent involved. Maybe it's been parodied too much? Just can't really listen to Save The Children with a straight face.

Haven't we already had this one?

I don't know. Bit bored by it all. I prefer a more upbeat synth pop. Nice singles though.

Some great music going on, but what an awful, tuneless voice.

Bluerghpmmmm

Nice

Electro-Shock Blues is a top 20 album for me. This is still great but (unsurprisingly) doesn't have that record's emotional heft. Good to catch up again in any case.

Favourite discovery I've made through this. Love it. Need to explore the Caniverse more

A better DJ than a songwriter.

The most I've enjoyed a grunge album on this list. Definitely more melodic and lyrically interesting than any of the others I've encountered.

Much more than motown.

A band beloved by a lot of people I respect, but I just can't get on board with those whiny vocals.

Loved this when I was 17 (and eligible for a Teenage Riot). But the older I get, the less time I have for bad singing voices. Sorry Thurston and Kim.

Could have got into this big time if I caught it when I was 15.

Maybe the most indulgent record ever made. I don't mind it though. He's got a proper ear for melody and a real desire to make music as interesting as possible based on whatever he has access to.