JohnsNotOkay

After their discographic milestone (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the band of the Gallagher brothers went into a slow process of decay. Be Here Now divides the waters to this date, and the next two albums, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry, they fared worse. Don't Believe the Truth represents the beginning of a way of redemption for the British group. The band finally starts getting back on track after a bad run of work. This time, the classic Oasis sound ... read more

Jazz follows up on the classic direction Queen is mainly known for, that classic Hard Rock, with flirtations with Piano Rock, you know, the all-life Queen sound. That's the album in a general description; it isn't an especially different album from the other Queen albums of that time.

The opening with Mustapha is by far the most curious opening for a Queen record in their whole discography. I know it is a divisive track with the strange vocal work by Freddie Mercury, but it's ... read more

If there is an album that I consider to be the perfect entrance door to Elton John's music, that's gotta be Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. It has all of Elton's music's virtues, the catchy melodies, the lovely lyricism by Bernie Taupin, the bombastic production, and the moving musical work. It is also a relatively short album, at 46 minutes; it's not extremely short, but it has a standard length for an album.

Now talking track by track about the record, ... read more

The consensus around Kerplunk! is that this is where the classic Green Day begins, and the anteroom to what Green Day would do later on Dookie, I mean, this is the first Green Day album with the classic lineup. In general terms, this is a Pop Punk record that follows up on the ideas introduced on their debut, 39/Smooth, but with improvements in vocal melodies and production work.

The album opens with a spectacular 4 track follow-up. 2000 Light Years Away is in my opinion, the cut that ... read more