Reviews by vegheadjones

American Pie is a great song. "Vincent" is a great song. The rest of the songs are less so, and one or two of them I found outright annoying. I had to average it out to two stars, maybe 2.5.

This was a good album. Not my genre, but interesting sounds and enjoyable.

Never heard any John Kale solo before. Very enjoyable and listenable. 4.5

I had really only heard "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" from Fiona before this. I love "Fetch the Bolt Cutters". It is a good, strong album with some moments of brilliance. Now I'll need to seek out the albums in between.

The hits were fun to listen to again. The others were okay. Everything flowed well, but nothing else stood out.

Some old school hip hop I hadn't heard before. Nicely done, may listen again, but as no track particularly rose up, don't think I can give it higher than a three.

I think I had stopped listening to Radiohead by the time this album came out. That was a mistake. This was super enjoyable, sonically interesting, but less pretentious as prior albums. Still think OK Computer is their best.

I remember this album when it came out before Kanye went completely crazy and horrific. The album was clearly a turning point. At the time, I thought it was an interesting one and would lead to more interesting things. Sadly, we know better, and listening to it again was not enjoyable in the slightest.

I am way more of a Beatles guy than a Rolling Stones guy. In fact, really, I'm a Kinks fan through and through. I know all the Stones hits, but I don't think I've ever listened to a full album in any depth. Thoroughly enjoyed this. The so-called filler songs are really good bar band songs, and there ain't nothing wrong with that. And the first and last song, the hits, are dynamite.

Not much here for me to latch on to. Pleasant enough. Singing was good, but each song sounded to me the same and pretty bland.

It's Tom Petty, which means it's going to be quality rock above a blues band level. All songs in this album sound way too similar to Bruce Springsteen, aside from the two hits. I see it's his debut album. We all know he gets much better, but still a pleasant listen.

Interesting album. I like some songs, but do not like others.

Never heard this album before. While I still think Kurt sings the covers better, the musicianship and creativity here are outstanding. I compare this to the Mekons album that I heard recently from this project. That was cowpunk too, but this was so much more enjoyable

Creative and enjoyable.

I only heard Cars before this. Who hasn't heard Cars? This album is coherent, beautiful, haunting, and I believe re-listenable.

Shaggy album. Not nearly as strong as After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, obviously. More fun than Steven Stills, naturally. I enjoyed

I like punk, I like country. I can't really say I like this.

I've ignored this album my whole life. I heard plenty of Fleetwood Mac tracks on classic rock growing up. Nothing resonated with me specifically. I clumped them in the soft rock bin alongside the Eagles. Boy, this album is killer. And song flows into the next. The production is fantastic. The tunes are catchy. And you can hear all that fire and angst underneath it all.

There is something to be said about real human beings playing real instruments and recording music about real people and their real experiences.

It was hard being a Dylan fan in the 80s and early 90s. Everyone made fun of him. He gave a disastrous performance to most eyes on the Grammys, to me, I realized he was singing "Master of War" punk style right at the beginning of the first Gulf War. Dana Carvey would imitate him on Saturday Night Live as an incomprehensible man. David Spade as Tom Petty would have to interpret. Seeing him in concert was a slog. It was a really hard time.

It was hard being me in the mid-90s - out of a job, out of school, with no idea what to do next. My serious girlfriend broke up with me, I was working nights, sleeping during the day, and completely nuts. Nervous when I heard Bob Dylan released a new album, while the past two folk cover albums showed someone who was trying to get back on track. I had been burnt by Zimmerman before. Those opening chords, though, that opening track will be etched in my brain. My headphones lying in bed, half-awake and half-asleep. Working nights, those streets were dead. This is one of the greatest albums.