Reviews by tjehl

Station To Station is peak Bowie, but you could honestly say that about so many of his records. It almost seems unfair.

At the end of “Chippie” someone exclaims: “Oh my god”.

Oh my god, indeed.
This is a jazz album thanking Napalm Death in the liner notes!

An absolutely horrendous introduction to both jazz, hardcore punk and grindcore.
It really makes me appreciate the hours and hours of jazz I’ve already heard - if not I would have no idea what was going on here.

Most of the time I still don’t, but after a while I start to grasp what Zorn is doing with Spy Vs. Spy. Especially towards the end the band start churning out exceptional renditions of compositions like “Feet Music” and “Mob Job”.

I might be in dire need of a Xanax and another week of vacation - but as challenging as this might be, it is a record you should at least try listening to.

The first half is wonderfully funky and exciting. Unfortunately the second half loses some momentum, but it never stops Pelican West from being a fun record.

A fine rock effort from Eno. It just doesn’t do the same for me as his legacy in Roxy Music and ambient records do.

On some tracks you can definitely hear the early R.E.M. inspiration. I really dig that.

The rest of the album and all the short drum thingies are a bit of an unorganized mess though. Quite entertaining, but a mess nonetheless.

This list has been a pleasant reminder of how much I love Roxy Music - pre- and post-Eno.

Extremely pleasant jazz record.
It’s almost too pleasant, as I never get a sense of who Abdullah Ibrahim actually is - it simply lacks some character to be another perfect jazz addition on this list.

If I had not already listened to Incredible Bongo Band on this list, I would have sworn that this was that album. It’s definitely more fitting - and a lot better.

Surprisingly good. There are some boring songs along the way but most of the album is really rather good. Not excellent, but entertaining nonetheless.

The Youngbloods really don’t know which genres they would like to play. Is it folk? Is it rock? Is it jazz? Who knows.

Luckily they play them all rather well.

Elephant Mountain is rarely thrilling but it’s easily enjoyable and contains a few stellar tracks - the opener “Darkness, Darkness” being a prime example.

I hate interludes as much as the next person … But when they’re as fun as “Class Room Intro” and followed by beats as funky as “Gz and Hustlas” I have a hard time being mad. I’m as surprised as you are.

Snoop Doggy Dogg’s flow is impeccable and everything about Doggystyle is just pretty damn iconic.

Definitely not what I was expecting.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The ideas are at times not developed enough to be truly interesting, but their musicianship is worth a listen nonetheless.

Yet another reminder for me to listen to more Brazilian 60’s records.

There’s a few standout tracks on this otherwise middle of the road punk rock record. It’s mostly harmless - which is exactly what a punk record shouldn’t be.

Thundercats is a madman.

His creativity is through the roof and his sound spectacular. I also happen to be a sucker for whatever Flying Lotus is involved with, so his presence is very much welcomed as well.

Just a reminder that Nirvana’s radio friendly album still contains “Territorial Pissings”.

The 90’s wouldn’t have been the same without Nevermind.

A snooze fest with only a few truly redeeming qualities.

It’s not half as clever as they seem to think it is.

Unbelievably beautiful.
Another great addition to the How-to-Make-Me-Shed-A-Tear list.

This album sees Dead Kennedys stealing mail and killing the poor, the landlord and children. It’s brilliant.

Even the electric side of this is still pretty damn folky. People in 1965 being angry about this needs to chill the fuck out.

It’s an incredible record and Dylan makes everything work.