Rated 10/10
Yet another proof that most albums would be better, were they to be sung in a Scottish accent.
Frightened Rabbit is at times rather grand but also manages to capture the fragile nature of the lyrics and mind between the songs.
Great album, great addition to the list.
Rated 6/10
Phew, this list was in dire need of some post-punk. Well spotted!
The Sound delivers a fine album with a few highs and even fewer lows. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, though.
Rated 8/10
22, A Million feels more like a collection of experiments than an actual album, but if you do it as well as Justin Vernon, who cares?
Rated 8/10
Stellar cast of guest appearances and great songwriting by Hornsby.
He balances the jazz, rock, pop and world influences wonderfully, leaning heavier into the jazzier sides of things - hard to complain.
Rated 6/10
Man, Lee “Scratch” Perry is cool.
Super Ape is excellent for having some rumbling bass rhythms in the background, but I would still prefer a great reggae album over dub any day of the week.
Rated 4/10
I’ve been stuck in dry land for too long to actually appreciate this.
I never really felt the blues myself, but I was quite intrigued by the concept of 10 Days Out.
There are some mighty legends on this record, and I’m sure that I would have enjoyed the film even more - it must have been a thrilling ride producing this.
The record? Just another blues record - albeit with some crazy features throughout.
Rated 4/10
I know it’s Chuck Berry and all, but I’m really glad rock starting heading in a new direction at this point in time.
Released in ‘64, but the sound is rooted well within the 1950’s. Just ain’t for me.
Rated 4/10
It’s incredibly stupid, but I liked it more than I initially anticipated. Unfortunately Discosis is all over the place, as if it was written and performed by several bands with no common denominator.
The “rock songs” are horrible, but the electronic cuts and acoustic songs do their best to try and save Discosis.
They don’t though and “Stepchild” ends up being the final blow.
Rated 8/10
It hasn't been long since I had the other Babymetal album on this list. While I really enjoyed it, I think we can all agree, that 2 is simply too many?
And while I enjoyed Metal Forth more than their debut, this is probably the album that should be featured here - it's the defining Babymetal record.
There's no need for the opening track, but after that it starts of incredibly strong with the great "Megitsune" and even though the entire record doesn't hold up to that, it's still fun, heavy and weird.
The record is more unfocused and on this debut kawaii metal is still a genre trying to find its legs ... And might still be to this day, actually.
I gave Metal Forth 4 starts and for the sake of this being the Babymetal record most deserving of this spot, I will give it the same score.
Rated 8/10
Great reminder to watch Searching for Sugar Man again very soon.
Cold Fact is a great album that deserves its spot in the limelight.
Rated 8/10
Today I have reviewed Amon Düül II, Type O Negative and now The Angelic Process - might be time for something a bit lighter soon.
Contender for heaviest inclusion on this list so far. Droning, experimental and heavily influenced by shoegazing - it’s a massive album (both in sound and scale) that’s definitely not for everyone.
I was expecting that I really wouldn’t care about DMB. I primarily know them from the many, many jokes and stereotypes.
But - if the rest of the discography is as progressive as Before These Crowded Streets, count me in!
It might be too long, but I really enjoyed everything. I have a feeling that the rest of the discography might not be as good as this, but I will give it a try.
Thank you for forcing me to listen to Dave Matthews Band.
Rated 6/10
I only listened to a couple of Type O Negative records - Bloody Kisses is one of them. It's too long, so let's get that out of the way to start with.
It's a weird combination of romantic, menacing and dark. I like all that.
At other times it's too punky and edgy. I don't like that.
Type O Negative is best when they're droning and doomy. Luckily they are just that on most of Bloody Kisses.
Rated 8/10
A German classic. Yeti lives in the weird space between krautrock, psych and avant-garde without ever fully settling within one of the genres.
It's a captivating listen with especially the improvisations at the end standing out.
Rated 4/10
I don’t really get Enter Shikari.
I have nothing against them, but their heavy trance/electronic crossover just isn’t my thing. Sure, they do it better than almost every single one of the horrible bands that followed - there’s just every few tracks that truly grabs my attention.
Also, why isn’t Take to the Skies ending in “Adieu”, the title and fading outro taken into consideration?
Rated 6/10
I never got the hype for Vampire Weekend and I still don’t. They are a fine indie band, but that’s it?
Nothing really stuck to me while Contra was on, but I didn’t hate anything either. It’s fine - but chill out everyone.
Rated 8/10
Don’t take Babymetal too serious - it’s just fun and kawaii all day long.
You should take the music rather serious, though. There’s a stellar cast of guest appearances and it’s hard to not move around as it’s playing.
The idol scene itself might not be problem free but I won’t dive further into that for now - that’s for another time and place.
Rated 2/10
I too almost threw an egg at my stereo listening to this.
It’s most meaningless inclusion on the user list as of yet. There’s no shortage of The Stooges albums on the original list and even if you wanted to include another one, Metallic K.O. sounds like dog shit.
It’s probably meant to, being released like it was, but it’s still a pain getting through.
Rated 4/10
“Ah yes, finally some Italian instrumental funk”, said no one ever.
