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HAPPY 100TH AOTY REVIEW TO ME!!!
To celebrate I will be reviewing what is probably the defining record of my favorite band of all time, that being A Live One by Phish. Nearly every "What Should I Play to Make People Like Phish?" post on r/Phish usually ends up with A Live One as the top reply, and that's for good reason; it's not typical for a band's "best album" to be a compilation of live recordings, but Phish is not your typical band. For those reading who ... read more
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I should probably return to this at a different time because I was somewhat distracted while listening. Nevertheless, this was yet another step up in quality from their previous work in my opinion. The first two tracks are brilliant; like the previous records I found myself enjoying the lyrical themes quite a bit more than I usually do with prog. The third (and final lol) track, A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers, failed to meet my expectations. Some of my favorite songs of all time are 20-minute ... read more
This is the first full album by BoC that I have listened through. I've heard a handful of tracks off their earlier stuff throughout the years and was very excited to hear this album once it came out. I will be honest, though, as much as I loved this album, I always find it hard to be specific in reviews about more ambient music. Nonetheless, I thought this was a great album and I wrote a lot of good lyrics for my own stuff while listening to it, so chock it up as inspiring too.
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A step-up in quality from the previous record, yet very similar in sound. I really like the lyricism of the band, the themes are very fantastical yet still relatable to the real world.
Favorite Tracks: Killers, The Emperor In His War Room, Lost
This was pretty cool, I'm a big fan of the use of saxophones as the lead instrument. Some of the songs were a tad slow for my taste, but the sections where they picked up the pace and let the band breathe were excellent.
Favorite Tracks: White Hammer, Whatever Would Robert Have Said?, After the Flood.
It goes to show how talented Jethro Tull is that they set out to create a Monty Python coded pastiche of a concept album only to end up also creating one of the most beloved prog rock classics. Almost reminds me of Blur's Song 2 in that respect. While the album is formatted as one giant song split into two parts, it's more like a suite of 8 different songs (also probably intended as a playful jab towards bands like Yes and Genesis who were releasing 20 minute songs with 6-7 named ... read more
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Big fan of long songs
Here's an idea of how I rate things:
100 - Actively want in my record collection
90 - Would buy if I come across it at the record store
80 - Would buy if it's a reasonable price at the record store
70 - Would be happy to get it as a gift but wouldn't seek out myself
60 - Middle of the Road
50 - Bad but has redeeming qualities
10 - 40: Varying degrees of badness.
0: Worthless
I change my fav albums pretty often so it's more of a current thing than an all time favorites list
Here's an idea of how I rate things:
100 - Actively want in my record collection
90 - Would buy if I come across it at the record store
80 - Would buy if it's a reasonable price at the record store
70 - Would be happy to get it as a gift but wouldn't seek out myself
60 - Middle of the Road
50 - Bad but has redeeming qualities
10 - 40: Varying degrees of badness.
0: Worthless
I change my fav albums pretty often so it's more of a current thing than an all time favorites list
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