Reviews by vegheadjones

Maybe I am not a man. Maybe I am Devo

Extra star for Mrs. Robinson. I know it wasn't on the original release, but I always feel bad giving an album just two stars.

I don't know much about this post-2000 garage band revival thing, but I like it.

Fun stuff

I really enjoyed this album. I only know Gene Clark through the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. When I needed more of that, I used to go to Graham Parsons, but now I see that Gene Clark has really carried that banner forward. This album hits all my sweet spots.

While it's my third favorite Beatles album after Revolver and then Rubber Soul, it was my first Beatles album I had on CD. Of a cool high school student listening to the second half over and over, this brought me back nicely to that.

Second side struggles to be as good as the first, but the first is so darn good, it is a lost cause.

While that was definitely not an album for me, I appreciate albums like this on the list. I would never have heard them otherwise.

Well, I really like this. Double albums are hard. This one had a lot of variety but still maintained a level of quality across all songs. I really only know one Pixies album, Doolittle, and Nothing by Frank Black alone. That was happily surprising and will definitely listen again.

So freaking innovative.

Dinging it a star because of all the chat. Would be a four-star album otherwise, and I would love to listen to it again, but I'm not gonna sit through their talking another time.

I was one of those people who dismissed this album when it came out as a sell-out album. The song should be long and intricate, and these songs were too short and radio-friendly. I still generally feel that, but I have to say that Enter Sandman is one of the best things they've done and an amazing song. The album goes downhill after that.

I think this is overall my favorite Simon and Garfunkel album. The second half of Bookends is still my favorite run, but I find Patterns and Cloudy and Pleasure Machine songs that you don't really think about when you think about Simon and Garfunkel incredibly interesting.

I like the album a bit more. Listening to it this time. Enough to warrant a three, but it's long and padded. Good guitar can only get you so far.

Did I need to listen to this album before I died? No. Was it an enjoyable, hard rock concert? Yes.

Often I don't get past Gloria because it is such a good song, but every time I do, I hear something different.

When everything is the same, nothing changes.

I've always heard of the band, but not their work. Very enjoyable post-VU Bowie 70s glam rock with a fine element of sleaze. Listened to it twice yesterday, and I'll continue to listen.

The cover versions were better than the originals, and those originals are better than the cover versions.

I dug it.