Reviews by uhhhellurr

two things can be true at once: jerry lee lewis is one of the most important figures in early rock and roll (fairly or unfairly), and jerry lee lewis is one of the most despicable figures in rock and roll history. this is a great encapsulation of his high energy stage show, the very thing that made him a pioneer in rock and roll. unfortunately, it is really hard to remove the art from the artist when the artist so infamously did horrific shit his whole life.

some brief moments of britpop brilliance, but mostly a bit of a bore. it's not bad, but compared to their contemporaries, this one feels a bit underwhelming. the lead singer's voice is a little bit off in places that make this one a little bit rough to listen to at points.

a really great album. this is r.e.m. at one of their peaks. it's dour, a little obtuse, but really catchy and a fun listen. it's got hits on it to draw people in, but the album cuts are equally great. i especially love 'finest worksong.' ultimately, is it my favorite r.e.m. album? probably not. is it one of my favorite r.e.m. albums? yeah

i like rod stewart's music but this one has never really been it for me. it gets a lot better with his subsequent albums. this is headed in the right direction, but it mostly feels like a beta version of what makes early rod great. really the most interesting pieces here are covers and are mostly good but uninteresting. boy howdy, the cover of elton john's 'country comfort' is bland as hell.

really solid album. there's a reason bb king is in the inner circle of electric blues musicians. to hear him live in his element is really cool. i just wish the crop of tracks here interested me more. they're not bad! they're good! i just wish i my socks were blown off a lot more than they actually were.

i wish i liked it more. there are some cool moments on here that i could see myself really getting into over time. there are also lots of moments of dissonance that i don't think works well for me and that is not very fun to listen to. very subdued and dour album and i can see why people enjoy listening to it, but i think it's not really for me.

i think maybe i do not get the appeal of robert wyatt's music. the album is technically proficient, it is a bit mindbending, but it's also kind of a bore and a chore to listen to. it's not very fun. feels artsy for art's sake, which is my least favorite feeling while listening to artsy music. i can see why people enjoy this album, but for me it's a pretty big swing and a miss.

i adore this album. not the best thing paul simon put out in his career, but it holds a special place in my heart. the singles off of here bang and there are some amazing album cuts here too (shout out 'duncan'). it's not going to be everyone's bag, but it most certainly is mine

probably otis' most consistently great album. i think he has higher highs than are on here, but it's still terrific. come for his soulful, heartwrenching vocals, stay for the terrific musicianship and arrangements behind him!

I wanted to like this one a lot more but it is pretty generic 2010s indie electronic. it has its moments but is mostly unremarkable.

look, the album's incredible. one of the best solo beatles albums. i adore it. let's not talk about it like there's 3 discs worth of gold here. it's an all-time double album with a whatever 3rd disc. but the greatness of the first two makes up for the mediocrity of the third one.

a very eclectic album, and although i think the songs are not too bad, the production here is pretty horrid. it's so clean and wet, i kind of hate it. although, you know, maybe because their name is fishbone, it should be wet. who knows. but the production really soured me on what i felt was otherwise a pretty middling album.

i've, of course, heard the name, but outside of 'holiday in cambodia' being in guitar hero 3, i have no experience with them. man this kind of blew me away. really fun punk album. really biting lyrics. politically conscious and still relevant after all these years. will definitely come back to this one.

was pretty surprised by this one. i don't know what i was expecting, but i wasn't expecting a talking heads/bowie-esque electronic album. it's pretty neat and has some really cool moments on it. it's an album i could see myself coming back to in the future.

solid album in the same vein as a tribe called quest and de la soul. i think this one is probably a step down from those, but i really do like this era of hip hop and its beats and samples. it's a fun and engaging listen, i just wish i liked most of the songs better.

was really impressed by this one. i have been on a 90s alt kick lately and this one really hit for me in that regard. it's a fun album to listen to and i especially liked the title track and 'confetti' which are certified bangers, in my opinion. it's fun, hooky, catchy, and an underrated entry into 90s alternative.

very bloopy. very bloppy. a fun enough album but nothing here super enthuses me. i did like the retro synth sound and the production, but the songs here don't do a whole lot for me. it was still an enjoyable listen, but not something i think i would regularly come back to.

is this my favorite led zeppelin album? maybe, probably not, but maybe. is it the best led zeppelin album? yeah. i love led zeppelin, their music means a hell of a lot to me, and this is their pinnacle. i could be pretentious, but goddamn, this album is running on all cylinders. all 4 of them are churning unlike they ever have or ever will. the songs are killer. it's just a fucking great album. i mean the worst thing you could say is 3/8ths of this album is merely great, but not amazing. but the other 5/8ths are some of the best rock music put to tape.

i really really really want to like nina simone's music. i really do. i'm not sure why but a lot of it does not jump out at me. i love her voice and wish i liked the more sultry ballads she does a lot more. it's less her and more the song choice, i think. that being said, i liked this well enough. better than average, but didn't blow me away.

talk about an album that has basically nothing for me. the most generic sounding beats for an hour and a quarter. there's nothing interesting here. it is just beats. for a group called 'nightmares on wax' i was expecting something a little more nightmarish. i guess the true nightmare is listening to hold music for 77 minutes