Reviews by willprater

Fred NeilFred Neil

Rated 6/10

I thought it was pretty solid! Everybody's Talkin' is iconic. It was a weird shift into the final Raga song though.

VespertineBjörk

Rated 6/10

oh neat... a fourth Bjork album in this list. wtf? At least this one seems a little better. Though I didn't really like Cocoon.

I fucking love this album. Peak indie rock for me. I remember seeing The National at Shaky Knees 2014 and being absolutely mind-blown. I think it's their best album, and I would say that it's the best album to listen to when you want catharsis for sad feelings. I've heard it put as the best sad wine drunk music you could ask for. That's not to say that it will make you sad, it's just like comfort food for when you're feeling low. Terrible Love, Sorrow, Conversation 16, and England are all incredible songs.

This album isn't particularly captivating for me. It's not bad or difficult to listen to, it just doesn't stand out against the rest of the music from that era. It's very ambient, spacey, and feels like a singer songwriter album. It doesn't remind me of Pink Floyd at all, which yanno fine, it's his solo work right? But the disparity in energy levels between the two artists is enough to not realize they're connected without having looked it up. You can kind of hear the resemblance in Long Gone. Then he totally digresses in If It's In You, so yeah, maybe this album isn't so self-serious.

(GI)Germs

Rated 2/10

Shut Down (Annihilation Man) almost made me turn off the album. Holy hell this punk music is obnoxious. Thankfully it was the last song.

It's been a pretty decent English Folk Rock album. It's tough to put this one into a box though. I'd say it's a decent listen, and then the last song is like 10 minutes long and just creates a vibe.

I recognized the Birthday song, yeah it's a weird album, kind of pop punk. Ah and no wonder they're featured. This author loves Bjork (lead vocalist)... but Bjork doesn't really do it for me.

It's an instrumental album, I would say it's probably not for most people. The first track is 20 minutes long and heavily features a sound that made me think of a squeaking wheel. The rest of the album is pretty chill, maybe focus music.