Reviews by uncle_ducky

I enjoyed Like Water For Chocolate a lot, I was luke warm on Electric Circus and because of which never checked out any albums after it. This is the first time listening and it’s good but not great. There is something kind of boring about Common that I can’t put my finger on.

Finally an album that actually belongs on this list. It seems like so many albums included here are based on having a big hit single and nothing else. This band has everything. The backstory about the members seems so far fetched, the music they made sounds too modern for 1966, using a banjo with a pickup to get that crunchy tone, they shaved the tops off their heads and dressed in black robes and to top it off, the music they made is so good. All of these elements coming together is why this band should be on the cover of every edition of this stupid book.

If Syd's mental health wasn't in jeopardy and he continued with Pink Floyd, they'd be 1000% less famous but 1000% more interesting. I love this album. Maximum creativity.

Classic. Bruce is, for some reason, a love him or hate him artist. I guess I just dig his stuff.

I can usually get behind wild vocal stuff. Even from the time this came out there are bands like Future Islands and The Dirty Projectors that I really like. This one is played very well and the vocals are technically sung well but I just can’t get into it and I’m not sure why. Too safe maybe?? I doubt I’ll be revisiting this but I’ve been wrong before.

First, I’m telling myself that the person who made this album is not the same garbage human she later became. I bought this album when it came out and it is such a blast of energy. The beats are amazing. She has such a cool, easy flow with great hooks that are so memorable. Really enjoyed hearing this again. Added bonus, I put this on in the car and my ten year old daughter was dancing in her seat. Only a few albums on this list has received more than a “meh” from her.

Not my go to style of electronic. I guess I’m more into the artier side of electronic music like Oval and Pan Sonic. This has some really fun songs but whenever there were vocals, I cringed a bit because they felt so out of place. Still, for the most part it was fun. The problem I have with this style is unless I’m at a party or maybe playing a video game, this doesn’t fit in my life.

Killers : Post Punk as Avril Lavigne : Pop Punk.

This is a fun one to get right after reviewing Lou Reed’s Transformer. Bowie worked on that album before touring the US where he wrote most of this album. The Stooges, Reed, New York Dolls all were an influence. This album is more rock and roll than Ziggy Stardust but it’s still very Bowie. I don’t know if it’s my favorite David Bowie album but it’s probably the one I’ve listened to the most for some reason.

I’ve owned the record for decades and have spun it hundreds of times and will spin it hundreds more. I love The Velvet Underground and David Bowie and this is a perfect meeting of both artists. ‘Cause you know what they say about honey bears? When you shave off all their baby hair, you have a hairy-minded, pink, bare, bear.

This album is pure fun. There’s P-Funk, psychedelic rock, electronic dance with clever rap flow over it all. A hot summer album.

This is a pair of brand new, high gloss, cowboy boots. I prefer creased, dusty, worn-in cowboy boots.

I have a Dolly Parton album to review along with everyone else after her passing. I always liked Dolly’s music but rarely dug it out to listen to. I am a huge fan of Harris when she sang with Graham Parsons and I only knew Ronstadt from her 80’s hits. This album is the kind of country I can get into. Since I was a teen in the 90’s, country music on the radio really turned me off of the genre. It took me awhile to find that I actually did like country but it was the stuff that came out in the 60’s and 70’s. The harmonies on this are beautiful and I don’t think I heard the words “pickup truck”, “beer”, or “Merica”. Country music can be good!

This sounds like a band reaching for a sound. I love when bands take big swings but this was a miss for me. I love psychedelic and progressive concept albums but this just didn’t work for me. Maybe The Bee Gees will find their sound someday and become famous.

Absolute classic hip hop.

Besides his hit songs, I knew two things about Peter Frampton before listening to this yesterday. 1. He was in Humble Pie and 2. He uses the talk box with his guitar. I was glad to find out that the talk box only came out for the two songs. The music is okay. It wasn’t bad and it filled the road trip I took yesterday pretty well but it wasn’t very memorable.

Everyone needs to mention Wire and The Stranglers in their review. It’s obvious they loved those bands and yes, someone probably should have stepped in and mentioned that the melodies are a little too close but they did use those influences to create very catchy songs. Ghostbusters from Ray Parker Jr is still fun to listen to even if it ripped off I Want A New Drug. This album has great hooks, it’s fun and an added bonus, my ten year old daughter loved it. This is the first album she’s heard since I started this that she’s liked.

For starters, I love T.Rex. The first three (maybe four) albums are like ear candy for me. Once I start listening to them I just want to hear more. If you are a Flo & Eddie fan like me (look them up if you don’t know) they provide backup vocals and the first three albums which is a plus. This all goes to say I love this album. If you’re wondering why there are bongos throughout the album, seek out Tyrannosaurus Rex, the music Marc made before the name change.

I became aware of Emmylou from the Graham Parsons solo albums. At some point I know I checked out her early albums because I love those Parsons albums but they didn’t stick. This album is just not for me. She has an amazing voice but the song writing doesn’t really stand out.

I do like metal but for some reason Megadeth and Metallica were never in my rotation. Rust in Peace sounds great and everyone plays very well but that’s never been a defining feature for me to love an album. As far as Metal goes, this is very easy to listen to.