Reviews by zoobee20

One of my favorite “hair metal” albums. In a genre where most of it is complete crap, the guitar work and vocals here really shine and never really seemed as “corny” as a Bon Jovi or a Def Leppard. Best songs here are Nightrain, Mr Brownstone, Paradise City, Sweet Child O Mine, and Rocket Queen.

Immediately after listening to this I relistened to the self-titled Slipknot album just to confirm I was not going crazy. Yes, I can confirm that one is still good. This album, however, I would not call good. Not even sure how much ironic enjoyment I can get from this. I find the vocals grating and the rest of the band doesn’t do enough to make up for them. I understand that nu-metal has its place on this list, but I don’t like this one.

The beats on here are absolutely insane. I read that Danny Brown considers this an inspiration and I understand why. This is barely hip-hop. I would say it’s much closer to big beat using the vocals as another texture in the instrumentals. Favorite songs were I Luv U, Brand New Day, Fix Up, Look Sharp, Hold Ya Mouf, and Seems 2 Be.

His voice is really great. This isn’t chill music. This is music to get across his message. Also had to read the Wikipedia page for Marcus Garvey. Shit is wild. I like this. Favorite songs were Marcus Garvey, Slavery Days, Give Me, and Tradition.

Describing this as “twee” is very accurate. The lyrics are very well written and the instrumentals are consistently great. I liked this more than their first album. I really love when the trumpet comes in on the final track. Favorite songs were The Stars Of Track And Field, Me And The Major, The Fox In The Snow, Mayfly, and Judy And The Dream Of Horses.

This album does a good job of being danceable jazz. Solid background music. The saxophone and guitar work are both pretty good. Favorite songs were Samba Dees Days, O Pato, and Bahia.

It’s amazing that Snoop managed to make an absolute classic like this and then proceeded to coast for the rest of his career. Incredible beats from Dr Dre. I really like this, but I would rather listen to The Chronic over this. It’s also interesting that he didn’t even have the first verse on his own album. Favorite songs were Gin And Juice, Who Am I, Ain’t No Fun, and Doggy Dogg World.

It would be a classic with just Chameleon and Watermelon Man. The fact that the other half is here and is really good too is just icing on the cake. The snare that drives the lumbering Vein Melter caught my attention so much I had to play it again to listen to the other instruments.

Despite the name this is not a summer album. This is an album that expresses the feeling of being on the beach in autumn and all the melancholy that comes with it. It doesn’t have the hits, but every song here is great. Something about Neil’s music just really works for me.

This is probably the kind of thing that was big in the UK but never made much of an impact in the US. Needless to say I expect to see a David Gray biopic where he is a CGI moose in the next couple of years. Like music for a dentist’s office. I continue to remind myself that boring stuff like this made the list over the Blue Album, Madvillainy, The Black Parade, Discovery, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, etc.

You’re telling me this is the guy from the hit film Are We There Yet? Ice Cube’s solo debut features good production and provocative lyrics. These lyrics appear to succeed in their intent as evidenced by most of the reviews on this website. Doesn’t overstay its welcome, but I wish Mr. Cube would have changed his flows up a little more. Favorite songs were The N**** Ya Love To Hate, You Can’t Fade Me, Endangered Species, Rollin’ Wit The Lench Mob, and The Bomb.

Kicks so much ass. Every band member is on their A-game here. Constant forward momentum over a brief 21 minutes. Probably could have put the complete discography compilation on the list.

Is this the invention of punk? Whether is it or not. It’s crazy that this released right before Pet Sounds and the story behind it is pretty cool. The music itself has that energy and excitement. The straining vocals and blown out organ certainly make this unique. Favorite songs were Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice, Oh, How To Do Now, Complication, and Love Came Tumblin’ Down.

This is so very 80’s. I think I need to assassinate the prime minister of Malaysia now. It’s too long and I’m not sure any of the covers are better than the original versions. Favorite songs were Relax, Two Tribes, and The Power Of Love.

This was super interesting the whole way through. Cool In The Pool sounded like Talking Heads. The sound collages seem like what The Avalanches or MF DOOM would be doing twenty years later. I will definitely be listening to more from this guy. Favorite songs were Cool In The Pool, Oh Lord, Give Us More Money, and Hollywood Symphony.

He successfully takes the neat idea of combining Asian instrumentation with western electronic music and manages to make something truly uninteresting here. Would not listen again. Absolute slog.

This is a good album. However, it is a little too long. Ice T has good flows and lyrics. The production sometimes leaves some to be desired, but I guess that’s what happens when you compare this to Dre and his other contemporaries. Also laws around sampling in the early 90’s are wild. How did everyone get rights to sample When The Levee Breaks like on Midnight? Highlights were New Jack Hustler, Bitches 2, O.G. Original Gangster, Midnight, and Body Count.

The only song of her’s I was familiar with was her version of Nothing Compares 2 U. Not huge into that song, but some of the other songs on here I really liked. The guitar and explosive drum hits coming in near the end of Last Day Of Our Acquaintance are really good. The lyrics on The Emperor’s New Clothes and Black Boys On Mopeds were great too.

I mean it’s fine, but I was bored. I liked the use of harmonica I suppose. My favorite song here was the title track.

The guitar work on this is really great especially on songs like 1969 and Not Right. This also surprised me as I was not expecting something like We Will Fall to be on this album. The energy is really great. Definitely ahead of its time. Favorites were 1969, I Wanna Be Your Dog, No Fun, and Not Right.