I guess I better relisten to the other Neurosis albums again.
I was a little skeptical when I first heard that Aaron Turner was going to be on it because while I respect the hell out of him, I'm not the biggest Isis fan, mainly because they're too soft and calculated. But this brings the aggression and Aaron Turner does an outstanding job. This is a Neurosis record through and through, yet the band is able to bring in some new ideas.
The pacing on this album is incredible; I ... read more

Super weak vocal delivery, it's almost like Kanye is falling asleep. None of these songs are fully developed, they just feel like vague musical ideas that don't get fleshed out into anything. Kanye plays it super safe and attempts to bring back the 'old kanye' magic, and ends up falling flat. King is probably the best song but there are no real standout moments on this album.

Some great saxophone playing by Dave Brubeck and lots of great throughout this album. It's very top heavy, with the first three tracks being amazing, and the rest of it not really matching it in quality (they're still pretty good though). Take Five is an amazing song, and one of the songs that got me into music when I was a kid. Super catchy, great drum solo and piano playing on that song.

Terrible remix. The original was already perfectly mixed, there's no reason for this.
It actively makes the listening experience worse. Dave's vocals are feel like they're right in front of your face and everything just feels off. Obviously take no prisoners gets absolutely fucked, but listen to that drum fill at the beginning of holy wars. It sounds like shit.

Obviously a classic. Amazing opening and closing tracks, and consistently great. I never really cared about the concept of this album but that doesn't really matter because the real star of the show here are the instrumentals. They are so lively, entertaining, soulful, and emotional. Bowie has some amazing choruses on this album, like on Starman, Five Years, and It Ain't Easy. This album makes me feel truly alive.

Super fun and generally entertaining album. Very poppy, but I didn't mind in this case. Deborah Harry's singing is really good, and all of the band is playing tightly. The only song that I didn't care for was I'm Gonna Love You Too, but the majority kept me interest. Hanging On The Telephone and Picture This were some of my favorites.

I think I like Rainbow more, but this a pretty solid hard rock album. Highway Star is my favorite song, and it has a really great solo in it. Maybe I'm a Leo didn't really do anything for me, but the rest of the album was good. Obviously Smoke On The Water is both classic and overplayed, but it's still enjoyable. Lazy was really fun and bluesy, kinda spaced out song. My favorite riff was in Space Truckin though. That was a really groovy riff.

Some of the songs were a bit long and repetitive (especially the last one) but I guess that’s par for the course for jam bands. I liked the vocals but the real star of the show is the guitar. The guitar work is so incredible every solo fucking bangs. The note choices are so tasty, and the licks are so memorable and catchy. I could listen to those solos for days on end.

When it hits, it really hits, but when it doesn't it's pretty forgettable. Songs like 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, and 19-2000, really stick out and are very fun and memorable. There are a few other good tracks, but so much of this is just not very interesting, which is a shame. But the tracks I liked are super good, like amazingly so.

I was really impressed by this one. It reminded me a little bit of Daniel Caesar, but I connect a lot with this one. In a ways it is very uplifting about personal struggles and I was very moved by a lot of songs, specifically Living In Denial and Solid Ground. Goddamn were those songs powerful. I didn't really care for the interludes but this was fantastic

I like the beginning tracks, but it gets samey and there doesn't really seem to be that much depth (which i know it's not the point but it gets a little annoying). I also just don't really connect with this style of super poppy, upbeat music. I also feel like the band could make songs that are a lot better than these. But despite, all that, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Lots of fun energy.

Speakerboxx: 85
The Love Below: 75

Such a disappointingly unremarkable release considering the rest of Rage Against the Machine's discography. Some of the covers are pretty good, like The Ghost of Tom Joad, Maggie's Farm, and Renegades of Funk. The best tracks on this album take an interesting musical interpretation of the original songs, but a lot of these covers are just boring. In My Eyes in particular stands out as a such a generic track and I can't help but feel that this whole album is super rushed. This ... read more

I would steal it but the Egg Man won't let me

What was that interlude lmao