Reviews by wotanmjolnir

If you’re not into metal you are probably going to struggle with this, but that ain’t me, and this is great. You can clearly see the influence they had on Metallica and early thrash in general, but even without what came after this is still really enjoyable. Crackling with energy, overblown (and slightly daft in places) lyrics, but as a whole it’s just good.

A proper slice of 90s indie psychedelic dance. Loved it back then, like it now.

There’s a really good 35-40 minute album here. This fucker is 64 minutes long, though.

Excellent album - probably second favourite Floyd album after Animals. Yes, ‘… Diamond’ is very long, but it’s also very, very good, and the other tracks are just as excellent. Happy day today.

Kate Bush is, like Bowie, one of those artists who if you say you don’t like them their fans go fucking mental. Kate Bush has done some good things. Two good things - Wuthering Heights and The Man With The Child In His Eyes. These were both done at the very beginning of her career, and I wish she had stopped there.

It’s ok, I guess. It’s not bad, but it’s not good either, it’s just very mediocre. Certainly doesn’t compare well with Neil Young’s output (on the whole).

This is the most White Stripes-y of all the White Stripes albums. Very lo-fi, very raw, very simple, and very, very good.

The man was a genius.

Whilst a lot of people think Britpop is best personified by Blur or Oasis, I think Suede are the most Britpoppiest of all Britpop. They were cleverer than Oasis, less self-aware and ironic than Blur, more vital and interesting than Pulp, and just a really good, tight band. It helps that this soundtracked my late teens and early twenties, but this is a really good album.

Good swamp-rock, and Run Through The Jungle is an epic.

I liked this quite a lot when it came out, and it’s still ok for lounge hip-hop. I’m unlikely to reach for it, but I won’t throw it across the garden either, and Scooby Snacks is a tune.

It’s fine, but it’s very of its time - and The Curse of Baba Yaga does devolve into Ross Geller’s “The Geller Sound”.

I owe Courtney Love a huge apology. I thought she got her exposure because of who she was married too rather than any talent.

I was wrong.

This album is excellent. Really, really good - it’s a grungy, rocky, nicely polished slice of what it was like to be in your twenties in the ‘90s.

Such a good album, start to finish. Man on the Moon, Sidewinder, Nightswimming, Find the River (one of my favourite songs full stop), Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal … just great tune after great tune. Not just a five star album, but one of my favourite of all time.

Starts with the only Sparks song most people, including myself, know and goes lightly downhill from there.

Really tent-poled by the title track. Nothing is particularly bad, but most of it is slightly sappy twangy tweeness and absolutely does not come close to American Pie itself.

Pretty solid rock, although the more experimental ‘bonus’ material on the re-issue can get in the bin.

I was unimpressed when this popped up, but was very pleasantly surprised. Really solid album, with some great sounding drums, and Aisha is an absolute gem.

This is ok, but a bit dull. It’s way more old-school Country and Western than I expected from some bloke from Sheffield.

I’m not a fan of hip-hop, but the rhythms and flow on this are really good. Still not my thing, but it was quite enjoyable.