I'm used to hearing Yung Dmize rep the underground Memphis sound so the boom bap switchup is pretty cool. Songs are well produced, pen game is slick, but I can't say this sound necessarily suits the guy a lot. Apoc Krysis kinda carries on "Corruption of Blood which a much more fitting cadence. “Think Twice” kinda blows though. It’s solid but Dmize has certainly put out stronger EPs and better music in general. 6.5/10

To my understanding, this is a track that was supposed to be on the SAW,V2 album or at least released around that time. It’s a track called “Focus In Stone”, originally over an hour long (wish it was that long on streaming tbh), likely omitted from SAW,V2 on streaming because of this length. I listened to this when it came out but upon revisiting it I’m literally mind blown. I could listen to this absolutely beautiful three-chord progression over and over again for ... read more

Every year I rediscover how much this song absolutely SLAPS. No guilty pleasures round here.

Slick Rick was one of the first artists I deep dove for some reason and he’s always stuck around to being my favourite golden age hip hop rapper (maybe tied with Rakim). This album is still fucking awesome. People don’t really know Rick was mad consistent and in my opinion, didn’t even peak with his legendary opener. I think this is his best. It epitomizes everything he’s good at in a front to back all killer track list with his signature fun, even better storytelling, ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 31**

Well I've reached the final Stones album in this dive and I'm really sad to see this dive go. Despite Stones' late career inconsistencies, I was actually excited to check this one out. The lead single to this album, "Angry" is not only a bop of an opener, but a demonstration of impressive hit-making longevity. The first quarter of this album is all bops and its an super infectious streak of music. Paul McCartney's musical contributions ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 30**

Tapping back into their roots and running an album of only cover tracks is one of the better things the Stones could've done at this point, but that doesn't mean it's very good. The material here isn't half baked or anything. As a matter of fact, it's a collection of quite passionate covers. It's got a face value of "we just wanna have fun" which I respect. I respect this album, but I don't really enjoy it. The roots ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 29**

To be honest I don't have a ton to say about this album because it genuinely feels like the least inspired Stones album with the least substance. Mick still sounds great on vocals, like his voice has barely aged, but musically it feels like the Stones have really fell behind. Despite this being the longest wait for another Stones release at 8 years since Babylon (albeit they probably weren't as active), this is the most boring album of them I've ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 28**

I feel like I enjoyed this more than I was supposed to but fuck it. Can't complain over a good experience that I thought would go the other way. That said, I really don't understand why this album gets such consistently low scores. Sure it has some not so good songs, which for me were "Already Over Me", "Might As Well Get Juiced", and "Thief In the Night", but I feel like the peaks are better on here than Voodoo Lounge. Even ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 27**

The first Stones album of the 90s is actually quite decent. With just over an hour in length I thought the project would feel a lot more bloated, and although it's certainly not their best work, I barely found myself losing attention. This album provides some of my absolute favourite late-career Stones bops like "Sparks Will Fly" and "Suck On the Jugular" which is kind of this album's horny anthem, but an absolute banger nonetheless. ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 12**

The US version of this album exchanges "Back Street Girl" and "Please Go Home" for the phenomenal "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday". I thoroughly enjoyed "Back Street Girl" but in all honesty, it's replaced by a better track for this one. I also wasn't fond of "Please Go Home" so to see it replaced by again, a better track, overall heightens the listening experience. ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 26**

Unexpectedly, this album is awesome as fuck. This is easily their best and most put together project since Tattoo You. Steel Wheels takes the 80s tack of the previous two albums and refurbishes it into something much greater. In late career stones trend, the album opens with high energy hit material, this time being "Sad Sad Sad", a song that I quite enjoyed but honestly not one that gave me the right first impression of the album. "Mixed ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 6**

I am reposting this on the newly added UK version of this album which was not on the site for some reason.

This is really solid. "Mercy Mercy", "That's How Strong My Love Is", and "Good Times" were immediate highlights on the first leg of the album. Sonically, the Stones aren't really switching much up at this point, but they're improving on the formula, becoming more consistent and well rounded. Their cover of "Cry ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 25**

This album is a lot less all over the place and more consistent than Undercover that came before it, but that's not where the issue lies. This album is pretty darn basic, like as basic if not moreso than their debut. This album has a pretty darn basic sound and it often leads to not what I'd call lifeless but just extremely uninspired music. What's good about this is that I found it a lot easier to decipher and form thoughts on. Also I expected to ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 24**

Before reviewing I had to give this album a relisten cause I had honestly no idea what to think other than that it wasn't too great. While some of my opinions shifted...still not big on this one. Mick and the gang have been decent and chasing new trends in music for a while, but here things start to get real shifty. This is easily the least charming Stones album I've heard thus far. I can never knock the energy that the Stones bring, but it can seriously ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 23**

Tattoo You is widely believed to be the final great album the Stones ever released (I'll determine this for myself soon). In contrast to their last few albums, this one feels significantly more cleaned up, less all over the place both in sequence and sonically, and generally just sounds better. The album is comprised of mostly previously unfinished material from almost the last decade, going as far back as borrowing material from around the release of Goats ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 22**

One thing I thoroughly enjoy about doing this dive, and about the Stones in general, is that even when they're dipping in quality, the passion seemingly never dies. That might change later but even on a less consistent, slightly lower quality album like this, Mick Jagger and the boys don't feel like they're half assing things. That said, it's kinda patchy. Similar to Black and Blue, Emotional Rescue fuses a few different sounds in its track list, ... read more

**Stones Deep Dive Pt. 21**

Yknow what fuck it I'm recommitting to this deep dive and I'm not gonna stop until it's done or unless I need sleep.

Some Girls continues the streak of Stones albums in the 70s when they just clearly wanted to have fun however here the album feels a lot more whole. Pretty much all the material follows suit with that unapologetic semi-nonsensical fun, but here it feels musically put together with a bit more cohesion which makes it feel like a more ... read more

The worst Swans effort I've heard yet but it's definitely still good. You get your drony, dusty, layered rock performances with haunting lyrics and the occasional acoustic passage to even the sonical playing field. However, despite it being a comeback album of a 14 year gap, it feels like a step down in effort. It's less grand and less cohesive. It kinda feels like Michael Gira spontaneously felt like making some more Swans music, and while I'm sure there are layers to this ... read more

What can I say, Neil Young is just a talented ass dude and this is another great project from him. I will admit it features some of my least favourite material from the guy yet, such as "For the Turnstiles" and "Vampire Blues", but they're not *bad* just kinda odd, and not necessarily in a good way. However pretty much everything else on this album is great. "Walk On" and "Revolution Blues" feel more developed for Neil and they're decent ... read more

My second full album experience with Neil Young was another largely positive one. I feel similarly as do this to Harvest, a nice, really endearing slice of rock album. At first I found Neil's voice to be a little less accessible on this album but on a second listen it took on a more enjoyable charm. It's not pushing creative boundaries, but what it does, it does quite well. Soft songs like "Birds" and "I Believe In You" were some of my favourites, but the more ... read more