HappyGrubba

I have a Prince tattoo on my shoulder, Purple Rain is the greatest pop record to ever grace mankind. This album is one of his more middle of the road experiences.
I say that fully acknowledging this is still chock full of that charm only Prince bring - those “Prince-isms” that is 100% unique to him - I mean, there really is no one making music like this besides him so even when I’m left feeling sort of unstimulated by his stuff - I can’t deny he is completely in his own ... read more

My favourite Aerosmith record - good stuff and easily the most memorable one out of the bunch - but man these guys don’t do it for me like that. Don’t get me wrong I’m neither opposed to their sound or strongly for it - but they are a “pick your tracks and make a best of playlist” rather than a band I want to actively relisten to.

Still, as an album this is the only one of theirs I actually dig as a whole - thing is though, it falls off towards the end into decent ... read more

I notice, the best albums don´t only contain songs that are great, but sequence those songs to be an experience - where each track is put and why it´s there is what to me, separates a good artist from a master artist. When every little moment, every synth, every vocal hook, every snare and kick and every intro and outro was made for a reason, or at least the artist thought about each and every moment as something intentional and deliberate.

"Heroes" is such a record, in ... read more

Strange how I feel about it, because I respect it more than I want to return to it yet that is also a lie because I often feel this is his best record. Overall Bruce doesn’t hit me in a way he does for others - but something about his working class, dirty hands honesty is extremely cool to me. There is nothing on this record that hits me like an all time favourite but I somehow both LOVE the album and I’m not entertained.

I can’t explain this kind of relationship with music ... read more