Currently don't have a rating, but I liked it enough to want to listen to it again. A good few of these songs, particularly Toadstool Experiment, sound absolutely nothing like their Protean Threat counterparts. I understand why people might not like it when they have the original songs, but when many of these are so different from those, I view them as more or less their own songs, at least mostly. Will edit when I figure out what I want to rate this.

So far, my least favorite Sabbath album, though still not bad (and I know that they have much worse). The sound, regardless of remaster, is just too muddy, especially compared to Master Of Reality, which I think is near perfect. It's still early Black Sabbath, so it obviously has many strengths (I mean it's Black Sabbath, come on), but the overall muddiness prevents it from being my favorite. Listening to it now, it's not really too bad, but it's a step down for sure.

More or less fixes the small issues I had with Paranoid. Much thicker, much heavier, much deeper, just overall an amazing album, and currently my favorite of theirs (though Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is growing on me a lot). The album is essentially perfect. Doomy goodness.

Come on. It's Paranoid by Black Sabbath. One of the first heavy metal albums. I consider the difference between hard rock and heavy metal to be the amount of "darkness" in feeling. Of course, heavy metal is typically heavier than hard rock, but hard rock that's at least a bit creepy or dark is heavy metal in my book.
I don't have many issues with this album. The main issue is that the guitars sound a bit thinner than the albums that come after it, which I'm not a ... read more

I initially didn't really care for this album. While the songs are great and it has the cleanest sound of any Sabbath album (so far), the lack of clarity, the thinner, dryer guitar sound and the drastic volume differences between tracks really put the album low in the ranking for me. I have since heard the 1996 remaster which fixes 2 of the issues I had with this album, the lack of clarity and the volume differences (i got used to the guitar sound after repeated listens). I have changed my ... read more

Personal favorite EP of theirs. My main problem with mbv around this era is just the lack of bass, which also applies to this EP, but I love it all regardless. Moon Song is probably my favorite.

Rather samey and repetitive. Fits sad nights or sad early mornings from staying up too late. Nice album, I like it.

Pretty good evolution of their debut, a lot softer. The bass doesn't have the same bite, but otherwise it sounds better in every way. Hell yeah

Comically malicious trans person, call that an Altered Beast. Hell yeah.

Lots better than the '08 version (Peanut Butter Oven EP / Masters Bedroom bonus track). Feels more fleshed out, more complete, despite being more of a jam track it feels less improvised.

Hell yeah

Really this album is awesome though. I adore the psychedelic quality this has, especially the increase of synth elements that previous albums had less of. Not to say previous albums weren't psychedelic, just this one is more obviously so. The fuzz is awesome too, I adore the way the guitar sounds on the whole thing. God I love krautrock.

Just an incredible album. I have only 2 minor issues with it. 1: I have a least favorite track. 2: the last track fades out during the really cool solo. Aside from that, it's just flawless rock music. I love it!

Not nearly as bad as some people say it is. Pretty good actually. It's not AMAZING, but it's pretty good. I think Greenfield Morning and Paper Shoes are the best tracks, though I think Yoko's meandering vocals aren't all that interesting, though they do fit the vibe. While I think AOS is the worst track, I don't think it's that bad either, I still find it interesting. This album is at it's worst kind of harsh, and at its best evocative and hypnotic. Why Not is ... read more

Bird chirping album. Incredibly wintery. I adore It Killed Mom and Golden Phones. Honestly it's just a really nice album, if a bit samey.

I've been dreamin' this . . . . .

What an incredible album. The only reason I haven't given it a higher rating is because I simply like other albums more than it. I don't actually have many problems with it, I just think most of the tracks go on a little long. But that's okay, it's still amazing. Love it!!

One of my all time favorite albums. I only have a couple minor issues with the main album itself, those being some vocals (mostly background vocals) and instrumentation is rather buried in the mix, and I Dig Love is just slightly worse than the rest of the songs.
Aside from that, this album is lovely through and through. Even with my slight gripes (which only deducted two points), there's nothing I would change about it.
Apple Jam is also a fun listen, though it does not compare to the ... read more

(OLD REVIEW: 65)
For whatever reason, I only fully enjoy about half of this album. Maybe I just haven't listened to it in the right mood, but outside of 4 tracks (Ticklish Warrior, Gelatinous Cube, Crawl out from the Fall Out (only kind of) and The Axis) I just don't care about this album very much. Not really sure why.

(NEW REVIEW)
Actually quite a great album from Osees. Still not a favorite of mine, but it's very good. I really enjoy the jammier psychedelic moments, and ... read more

I know it's not their best work, but there's a certain charm this album has that doesn't let me keep myself away from it. It's harsh, but it's sweet. It's punk, but it's psychedelic. It's noisy, but it's harmonious. It's comforting, even though I don't think it's trying to be or that most people would think that. It's like if drugs were good for you.

Come on, man. It's Abbey Road. Come on!! With all the 10/10's I'm giving I might have to change my top 5 favorite albums so it isn't all Beatles within the next month.
I've recently listened to a (recording of a) UK 1st vinyl pressing of this album through the Internet Archive. No remastering. Barely any vinyl noise, no needle-jumping, nothing like that. The panning is flipped for some reason, but I can just wear my headphones flipped. (If only it was uploaded in FLAC ... read more

This band has 4 subscribers on YouTube and 2 of them are me.
There's lots of room for improvement here, but they've got a good sound. Past a certain point they don't do as much with their sound as I would've liked, but I do enjoy what they do, especially on the first half of the album. And the last track is a little more interesting than previous tracks. I hope I can hear more from this band in the future!