Reviews by vict14

It's a freaky little thing this one. I think it borders the strange and the lovely, and I was kind of shocked by it, but in a good way. It's never boring, it has twist and turns and it is definitely not everybody's cup of tea, but I did enjoy myself for the most part. It does feel all over the place, but in a purposeful way which does make a difference to me. The demonstration does feel a bit less organic than I woud like, and I don't love the record for it, but it does execute a cool blend of sounds.

I dont vibe with double albums, ans this time is no exception. There is something so frustrating in having 5 worth material and covering it fluff so that the whole thing feels weighed down. Cause they are some great songs, like the titre track and more globaly the start pf the record. But by the middle, we are going into fluff Land and I get sad, cause I'd move to score it higher

I did not vibe with this one, it is inventive and interesting but it is also at time excruciating

It has most things I like cohesiveness but not to samey, a tone of ambition, and purposefull great writing. In terms of production I dont know jow archieved that breeze running throughout, espacially with his voice that is great but soaring often. The only thing holding me back a bit is Mothers pride, a nice song with nothing really as great as the others . Without it, it would have been a strong five.

I mean, I loved it until I didn't which made it a confusing listen. I typycally enjoy some Metal songs, but rarely a whole project. Here I loved it until steeler and to the end. Those last three songs can go, and 3 out of 11 is a lot to give it a five, but man, the start is fun and slappy. I knew them only by name, and I might check out the rest, really enjoyed it and I was singing along like crazy.

Essential it is nowhere close, but even though it's boring at times it's not terrible either

Purposely Excluding Distressing Oeuvre.

I think some of it is incredible music but as an album I don't like all the parts. I'm not big on new version of famous songs, like Let's stay Together and Help. They don't belong here all that much, but Tina's take on them does not succeed in adding to the original version, just draws attention to the very 80's production of the whole record. To take timeless, and make it feel dated is not great. (1984 or When I was young, are not songs I love in their original forms, I like them less here.) Some of the original song, I'm meh about, but they are bonus track (Rock n' roll widow, Don't Rush the Good Things).
On the positive side, the parts I do enjoy are indeed great, they have emotion, purpose, a delivery that will slap every half assed singer around (especially her incredible power and special range) and in its original form I'd have excuse let's stay together and might have reach for the 5. It is a fun listen and that helps tremendously my enjoyment, but I find it a bit disjointed in its current form.

Incredibly loud, but a journey nevertheless. From what the hell, to God no, to bopping, to why am I doing this, to is the disheases done, to doing it and resting in the thought that it was interesting even if I'll never listen to it again

It's real simple, but it is a staple that slaps at times. I enjoyed it more than I thought

I can understand how one can reject this, but I'm cold, it's almost Halloween, and it worked on me. The diversity in sounds of eeriness, the length of the songs that builds and builds, it feels like a journey through a glacier and I loved it. Atmospheric, strings, falsetto and sounds all over, very difficult to ignore.

I guess it has significance to be included, but I found it a tad dull and way too all over the place. I don't know, I hard a time with that one.

It is messy, and way too long and repetitive at times. But there are feels, ambition, things to say, and I didn't mind all that much. I wasn't interested all the way through, but cant say I was displeased

Some good things there, mostly the most well known track but overall I'm lacking emotion to really connect with it. It is also lacking in fluidity and cohessiveness to me.

To be honest, there is little music here, the rapping is not melodic one bit, and the rythme stays far too consistent for my liking. I don't know, there are some interesting lirycs, but musically the beats behind are so simple and repetitive I didn't vibe

Some songs are great, but overall it is a bit messy. I think there is a genuinely great thing here, but as it is I wasn't convinced and the song don't stand at all that much. Aside from the well known (One of Us and slipping though my finger) I was kinda taken with the day before you came. Not musically (it is fairly simple) but as a writing feat. I think the idea of writing a song about not the event but the mundane that precedes it is kinda clever and cool, I did enjoy that

I'm probably a bit high on it, especially since I think it's me least favorite of all her records. It is good and solid and has a lot of the seeds of what makes her an important voice, but I do think the piano ballad are one too many for my linking, and not all of the offerings here are absolutely essential.
That being said, the highs are so high, that I do enjoy it a lot, and there's a good 2/3 of the album that I could listen to and never get bored.

Some of it is real cool, but I dont rhink the blend of styles work for me. There are two albums, a man in the Woods with his guitare one, and a im trying every genre (blues, jazz, funk) one. They font align, but mirror each other and I didn't get the point of the album to be so sonically incoherent. That's a shame too cause there are plenty of songs I did love, like The Man in the Station but as an album I did not get it

I loved it, and then again N word and that is too bad cause it really turned me off. So it looses two stars for that, and I know the point he is making on JC Hate F, but I don't think it's interesting or necessary.
Overall, I found it clever, interesting, funny and well written. Sigourney Weaver is just plain great, more songs just like that in my life. It's kind of giving Father John Misty (the good years) and I'm here for the gay version. It's catchy, and it's a great times making music from yesteryear but make it relevant in more modern times. Nothing mind blowing there, but I did laugh and was singing along. Also I was floored by what came after the title track, and I found them very strange. I followed that intuition and those 4 songs are not on the vinyl to my knowledge so they kind of are bonus track? I won't be too harsh on those, but yeah, Supernatural Defibrillator is horrible.

I got my hopes up with the start of the record, and I was let down from the fourth track onward. I mean, circus music I don't need.