Reviews by uhhhellurr

man i feel like such a hipster piece of shit every time i listen to belle and sebastian because god damn i do really like their music. this album reminds me a lot (in more ways than one) of a twee 90s version of donovan, which feels very much up my alley. they're just really pleasant, charming songs with solid production. a nice time to listen to. is it my favorite music of all time? no. but do i like it? yeah...

i didn't know how what to expect going into this one, as my other experience with tjamc was fairly middling. i'm sure because of the amount of noise on this one, it's not very widely popular, but what i was really taken by upon listening to this one is the songwriting. really catchy stuff, reminiscent of a lot of pop-rock that has come before it. hooky and fun! like i said, i suspect the sound here is going to be something that most people dislike, but i liked it here. i would definitely listen again!

some interesting sonic textures that i really liked here. it's a really nice sounding album. i really appreciated the production here. super clean. that being said, a lot of the songs are, quite frankly, kind of boring. it's not unbearable, but not something i would really come back for. which is a shame, because i did really like the production.

nice, really rough around the edges album. i'm shocked this album is from the late 80s because it sounds so ahead of its time. this album came out the same year as appetite for destruction! crazy. anyways, you get with dinosaur jr some awesome fuzzy guitar and quintessential slacker vocals from j mascis. the songs are fierce but lo-fi in a fun way. could have done without the 5 minute musique-concrete song, but other than that, i enjoyed this one!

i kind of struggle listening to this album because it is so widely esteemed. i'm not a huge radiohead guy, i've never really listened to them outside of this project, but i know how highly regarded they are. for that reason, it's always a little hard to listen to them because their music is held to such high standards. there are parts of this album where i totally see where people are coming from. absolutely fantastic stuff. there's also stuff here that, while not bad, is a little on the boring side and i think people excuse it because of the peaks. for me, my favorite parts are the parts where this album builds to an explosion, a cacophony. the more quiet parts are a lot more forgettable. don't get me wrong, i still had a nice time listening to this one! but i don't know if i get it like most people seem to.

really fun mid 00s hip hop album. the beats here are really fun and i appreciate lupe's flow and messages. the highlight here for me was 'kick, push' which is an all time classic, but i also really loved songs like 'daydreamin' and 'i gotcha.' just a fun album through and through.

solid mid 60s soul album. solomon burke has a great voice and it is definitely showcased here. the highlights to me were "cry to me" "if you need me" and "goodbye baby" - all great soul songs. the lowlight for me was "just out of reach" which was a bizarre early 60s style pop song that does not fit the rest of the album. anyways, it's fun, it's pretty quick. it's nothing mindblowing, but it's good!

look, when you're dealing with a relatively early british invasion album, you're gonna get the following: a handful of r&b covers, a couple of hits, and some filler. although the who is a little bit later on the british invasion timeline, this one pretty much fits that standard. the highlight, of course, is the bombastic title track, which thumps forward like nothing else on the scene at the time. it's iconic. also on this album is 'the kids are alright' which is another great tune. they cover a couple of james brown tunes (which are pretty decent covers) and also the bo diddley standard 'i'm a man' (which is less decent, but still fine). the rest of the album are originals but nothing particularly mindblowing. still, they're not bad. overall, it's definitely not the best thing the who would eventually offer, but it's a nice enough start.

decent album with some fun moments. it's pretty laid back, as you might expect from a sheryl crow album. the best song, by far here is "all i wanna do" which isn't surprising. there are some fun moments otherwise, but it doesn't get very remarkable.

cool grunge album. reminds me a little bit of pavement in the way that this one sounds and less like "classic" grunge bands like nirvana and soundgarden. a lot of fuzzy distorted guitar and bombastic drums. although i enjoyed my time with this one, it didn't really do enough to get it in the realm of a 5. it's a nice album, but it wasn't really mindblowing. still, i could see myself getting into this one more.

normally, i really enjoy music from this time period. the late 60s were a great period of experimentation, especially musically, and i love a lot of the general output from then. this is an album i've always heard of but never got around to listen to until now. and i can safely say, this is not really my thing. it's kind of interesting but really rough to listen to at points. it's a bit "experimental" in the sense that it feels very free form. a lot of the songs only have a handful of instruments and a vocal. it is interesting, but i don't know if it's one i really care to listen to again.

cool album. i really liked the dark vibes this one gave. sometimes it got a little growly and aggressive, and sometimes it was sort of softer and dour. i could definitely see myself getting more into this on subsequent listens.

pretty cool album. a lot of times this album feels like it's R.E.M.-meets-Go-Gos-meets-Sleater-Kinney. it's got that 80s college rock feel but feels like the blueprint for a lot of female-centered rock that would come in the years following it. it was all pretty cool, and i think i would grow to like it a lot more on subsequent listens. it was a little bit uneven, which is why it doesn't quite make it to a 5 for me, but even still, i had a fun time listening to it.

yeah i would have really been into this one about 5 years ago. i really loved the sonic landscape that was built here, a lot of great neo-psychedelic textures that sound great. jane's voice is really pretty and the songs here, at points, have some really compelling melodies that i really enjoyed. unfortunately, for me, there was not enough greatness here (as opposed to goodness) to get it over the hump to a 5. still, a strong 4, and an enjoyable listen.

yeah this one really is not my thing. i'm already not a big metal guy and i am finding i'm specifically not really an industrial guy. there are parts of this album that salvage it a bit from being an album i really don't like, but most of what goes wrong here for me is the production. sometimes the vocals here have weird effects on them that sound more akin to being on a novelty record. sometimes the vocals are really... wet... sounding. sometimes it's just really distorted screaming. either way, not really something i'm into. sometimes the production is really clean. sometimes it's really crunchy. i just can't say i'm really into either direction this album seems to go in, and i didn't have a fun time. when it's at its most basic bitch metal, i don't mind it, but most of the time it very much is not that.

really cool prog album. i've never really listened to anything by king crimson outside of 'in the court of the crimson king' so i was really excited to listen to this one when it came up. luckily, i really loved this one too. some really interesting sounds tonally but it still has that great 70s prog sound and the production is great. i especially loved the inclusion of bill bruford here, who does a great job on the drums (as always). yeah, really great stuff!

really pleasant vocal jazz album. sarah vaughan's voice is incredible and underrated as a name from this era that should be brought up in the same vain as ella fitzgerald, et al. this really is a live recording - there are some ad libs here that are pretty funny and goofy and definitely live. the band here is pretty solid and never detracts from sarah's voice. it's a super chill album, and i liked it a lot.

pretty decent record. really adjacent to a lot of music that i like from that era. it's kinda psychedelic, kinda college-rock-y. it's pretty fun. my only two gripes are that the production is not great, even for a record of the time. it feels kinda flat at points. also although i enjoyed the record, there's not a lot on it that really stood out to me as truly great. a lot of good, but nothing that pushes it to the upper eschelon to me. still, it was a fun listen!

really great album. cocteau twins is one of the groups i am really glad i discovered through this project. this album is so cool, so dreamy, from start to finish.

fun 70s hard rock album. it obviously does not take itself very seriously, although maybe you could have gleaned that from the title track. i really wasn't expecting the album to full on start referencing west side story. bizarre. but fun. maybe not a mind blowing album, but i enjoyed it and appreciate the sort of goofy sneer that i imagine on alice cooper's face while he was cooking this one up.