A step in the right direction for Modest Mouse.
I've always loved Modest Mouse's early work. The Lonesome Crowded West is an incredibly raw and insane record and it happens to be my favorite indie rock album... ever. Building Nothing Out of Something is an impressive EP that features some of their best works like Never Ending Math Equation, Broke, and Interstate 8. The Moon and Antarctica is a more dreamy, psychedelic take on the genre but still delivers that classic Modest Mouse ... read more
Once you hear it, you will not be the same person you were before. Pop perfection.
Faves: Heaven or Las Vegas, Cherry Coloured Funk, Frou-Frou-Foxes in Midsummer Flies, Iceblink Luck, Pitch the Baby, I Wear Your Ring
Least Faves: N/A
Boards of Canada are so good that this album manages to be their third best album.
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After 13 years, Boards of Canada have finally come back. Their mysterious and ethereal soundscapes have captivated people for years with albums such as Music Has The Right To Children and Geogaddi being considered some of the best electronic albums of all time.
For the past few months, I've ... read more
Almost as good as Music Has the Right to Children but slightly worse solely because of the last track, Magic Window. Much darker and ominous but it's Boards of Canada, of course it's incredible. What an experience.
Faves: Music Is Math, Julie and Candy, 1969, Dawn Chorus, Alpha and Omega, Sunshine Recorder, Gyroscope
Least Faves: Magic Window
I fucking love Genesis!
Faves: Firth of Fifth, Dancing With The Moonlit Knight, The Cinema Show, The Battle of Epping Forest, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Least Faves: More Fool Me
A beautiful, expansive, and theatrical prog rock opera. They're completely free to expressing their ideas here. But, I think this album does drag on a little too long with takes it down a few points for me. I think they could've deleted 5 or so tracks and it still would've been a great album. But, some tracks like Carpet Crawl and In The Cage make up for it.
Faves: Carpet Crawl, In The Cage, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, it, The Lamia, Fly on a Windshield, The Colony of ... read more
Underrated as fuck! Absolutely devine. This is one of the best prog albums I've ever heard. Lady Fantasy is one of the best prog tracks ever, probably top 10, and Nimrodel is really great as well. I wish more people would listen to this album.
Faves: Lady Fantasy, Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider, Freefall, Supertwister, Earthrise
Least Faves: N/A
Incredible. Robert Fripp's lead guitar makes me ascend. Easily my favorite Bowie song.
Two of the most incredible songs ever created. Unbelievable this album came out in 1969, what a piece of magic.
One of the greatest songs to ever grace my ears.
After 13 years, Boards of Canada have created music, and so far, this is shaping to be the album of the year.
A classic electronic album with several great songs. Truly an experience.
Faves: Roygbiv, Aquarius, Turqouise Hexagon Sun, Sixyten, Rue the Whirl, An Eagle In Your Mind
Least Faves: Triangles & Rhombuses
Some of the best mashups of some of the best songs of all time. Mindblowing. Probably my favorite live album ever.
Faves: Every Track
Least Faves: None
A truly incredible live performance.
Faves: Echoes Part 2, Echoes Part 1, Careful With That Axe, Eugene, One of these Days, A Saucerful of Secrets
Least Faves: None
Be fore-warned! Marquee Moon contains some of the best guitar work in punk music! Prepare yourself!
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This album features some very rhythmic and catchy beats that will get stuck in your head. Some of the most anthemic choruses and guitar structures ever are on this album.
There are a lot of great tracks that I could talk about but my obvious favorite is the title track, Marquee Moon. Though ... read more
Pet Sounds is one of the most beautiful and mind bending projects I've ever heard. It doesn't sound like any other of their music except for stuff like Good Vibrations and Surf's Up. Something like this had never been heard before and was an inspiration for more masterpieces to come (Revolver, Sgt Pepper's). It's lush and layered and unlike their surf songs and tell a deep and en-powering story about love and life and death.
Every track has something to offer. God ... read more
Extremely disappointed. Why must you use autotone, Julian? It worked on Human Sadness, but it doesn't work here. The instrumentation and production is good, it's just that autotone that ruins it for me.