D'Artagnan

(dvonpingel)

British Island boys for a track. Honestly, it's basically despicable but I like these guys so maybe it can be overlooked. This album might not be appreciated enough in terms of the broader average AOTY-user rating scales - but I think it's still a good record.

Favorites - Hot Stuff, Memory Motel, Fool To Cry
Least Favorite - Cherry Oh Baby

Pretty enjoyable dance album. While I did appreciate the other cuts that weren't as dancey, I kinda wish a lot more hung onto the coattails of Hug My Soul, or continued to trailblaze in that direction a little further.

Favorites - Former Lover, Hug My Soul, Pale Movie, I Was Born on Christmas Day
Least Favorite - On the Shore

Goodbye year of the rabbit - this will do.

Expertly produced, this album sounds as amazing as it reads - the songwriting is so intriguing and fun. I'll be coming back often I have a feeling.

Favorites - Lord Grenville, On the Border, Sand in Your Shoes, Flying Sorcery, Year of the Cat
Least Favorite - One Stage Before

A noticeably weaker effort by and large from the Stones. I think the greatest weakness of this album is that it tends to lack the identity of the iconic albums from them, giving it much less backing to a majority of the tracks.

Favorites - Ain't Too Proud To Beg, It's Only Rock'n'Roll, Time Waits For No One, If You Really Want To Be My Friend
Least Favorite - Short and Curlies