While this Bad album is a rather significant step down from the last two revolutionary albums, it's still Michael fucking Jackson and with his sheer charisma and the magic of Quincy they manage to strike a certain level of magic for the third time. While the signs while very minor for MJs downfall are there it's still overshadowed by the amount of timeless singles and other fun pop tracks that has the party going just a little longer before the eventual collapse rears it's head. Very fun album, ... read more
Sounds like a generic Alt Rock album from the 90's. I guess it's innovative and influential since a billion bands replicated this sound and this is the earliest in the music timeline that I have heard it. Still generic music is generic. The instrumentation is competent and the whiney voice whines away. Not my kind of music no matter how much exposure I get of it. No thanks.
"For some reason I didn't quite connect with "Why Don't You Eat Carrots?" But the other two songs are insane in the best way possible. This album is must hear if you enjoy experimental albums that aren't afraid to go to weird places.
The album just got better the further down the rabbit hole you ventured. So hold on tight cause the journey this one takes you is a wild one!"
Above is the very first review I have ever put onto this site on May 9th 2023 one day after making ... read more
1000 Reviews.
I fucking did it! And in just under a year of me making this account back in May 8th 2023 as well. I am doing a special review for this milestone and you should expect another literally tomorrow in celebration of my account turning one year old!
I did a CRJ review for my 100 followers and 500followers/birthday review respectfully, but I got an album in mind saved for the fateful day that this humble account may just reach the summit of the thousand followers mountain. But ... read more
I tolerated the female vocaled tracks more but everything else is the definition of generic Alt Rock. Still boring forgettable drivel regardless.
The epic guitar solos wake me up from the constant sludge and generic soaring metal vocals. But they still don't really do much to improve the overall middling experience.
![菊池ひみこ [Himiko Kikuchi] - FLYING BEAGLE](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/349124-flying-beagle_194206.jpg)
Some tasty delicious Jazz Fusion from the often YouTube recommend album "Flying Beagle" with the smiling dog welcoming you into a funky good time! The appeal is straightforward and it achieves what it sets out to do while keeping the flow moving forward. It's a gem of an album that I am really happy to know is being discovered randomly almost every day due to the mysterious whims of an algorithm. If you haven't given in and clicked on that one forty minute video with the cute puppo ... read more
![유재하 [Yoo Jae-ha] - 사랑하기 때문에 [Because I Love You]](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/92588--because-i-love-you_134029.jpg)
What a great voice she has! The production is fun as well. Tons of variety and interesting flavors that keeps the entertainment going throughout the album. Good stuff from the recently deceased artist.
Recs:
- Jerusalem
- Just Like U Said it would B
- Never Get Old
An excellent Darkwave album from the infamous Depeche Mode. Good amount of creativity and innovative moments are here to be enjoyed by casuals and experienced critics to enjoy. And man was this album an enjoyable experience. Didn't know they had this in them but they proved my previous ignorant dismissal of them very wrong. These guys have IT and I want more. Truly wonderful stuff that I highly recommend you check out!
Recs:
- The Things You Said
- Strange love
- I want You Now
- To Have and ... read more
Some nice Alt Rock with the more jazzy tunes being a standout that I personally think fits this band better. They do a swell job regardless and I am interested to see how they evolve their sound from here.
Recs:
- Nightclub Jitters
- Shooting Dirty Pool
- Can't Hardly Wait
A fascinating record from the legendary band Swans. While I find their latest release to be better than this, it still holds it's own well and especially for 1987 standards this record would be a complete standout amongst it's contemporaries. You can tell that this band is something special and they have way more to offer. This is only the beginning, they will only get better and the releases more legendary. So while I find this a bit underwhelming compared to the heavy and dense The Beggar, ... read more
1000th rating WOOO!!!🎉🎊
So what you're telling me is that Dungeon Synth is basically Neoclassical Darkwave and I have been mislabeling it this entire time because of Spotify and Tik Tok calling it as such???? Cool. I am still going to call it Dungeon Synth cause it sounds cooler.
Anyways whatever you may call this genre, it's fucking amazing and I love everything about it! From the dark fantasy feel to the majestic voices it's just a place that I would absolutely love to visit but hate ... read more
I was surprised of the more haunting ambient feel to this album only to learn that of course Eno was one of the producers.
At first I was pretty whelmed as the overplayed soft rock singles went by, but once Bullet the Blue Sky came around I quickly warned up to it as things became a lot more engaging and fresh.
It ain't a barn burner and definitely takes it's time for each song for the audience to marinate the mellow vibe and messages of each tune. The production is sharp and that guy's voice ... read more
![Jagatara - 裸の王様 [The Naked King]](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/87122-hadaka-no-ousama.jpg)
Damn that was pretty good! It's a slow cooker, but damn does it get hot by the end! No real complaints other than that it needs a bit of patience for the full effect to come through, and with this tik tok pulled generation I don't think the kiddies will appreciate this album as much. Still for the adults of the room this album offers a grand time with good music with great people!
Recs:
- Hadaka no Osama
- Mou Gaman Dekinai
I didn't know Toad was in a metal band back in the day! What a fucking baller!
You know with Thrash taking over the metal world and the introduction of Black metal, coming back to the classic format kinda feels a bit underwhelming. Like the soaring vocals and the chunky guitar and such still works, but it feels kinda dated for 1987. Yeah don't fix what ain't broke and all but that's not going to compete with the subgenres and bands that are younger, bolder, and will leave classic metal in the ... read more
It's Jazz Fusion so it's good music and I was enjoying myself throughout, but it's nothing new. Everything is about how you expect it to be when you hear the genre. While it's great within it's limited scope, that scope is still limited and can get a bit samey the more you listen long term. Still it's well executed and the shine definitely hasn't worn off for me, but I can definitely see myself getting tired or even bored of this stuff if nothing truly innovative that changes my perception of ... read more
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On ねごと [NEGOTO] - アシンメトリ [Asymmetry]
"@themarsvolta not everything, bit a good amount. To answer your question is genuinely I didn't connect with the experience. That's it."
On Black Sabbath - Paranoid
"@frogofprog of course, all the songs listed in the review are great including the all time classic in War Pigs. I just think as an album experience as a whole it could be a bit better."
On The_troll's review of The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time: Stage 1
"You are in for one hell of a ride if you're going to listen to it all the way through at once! Well worth the six hours of investment."
On Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
"@ScottShelby As for what's next for Zappa since I have listened to most of his Acclaimed stuff besides a couple of TMOI releases In likely to finish off that bands offerings before down the road see what Zappa has to offer in his more contentious releases."
On Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
"@ScottShelby That was intentional, got to save some big hitters for the future you to appreciate."
On Bridget St. John - Ask Me No Questions
"@AidenBowe45 she reminds me strongly of Nico so if you are a nico fan, you'll like this."
On Bedhead - Transaction de Novo
"@musicfanboy You looked into that more than I ever cared to so I guess? I don't know. I do generally find slowcore rather boring to slog through, so your probably right."
On Terry Reid - Terry Reid
"@AidenBowe45 He reminds of Paul McCartney at points with how passionately he sings and the instrumental goes crazy. It's a fun album for sure!"
On Muddy Waters - After the Rain
"@AidenBowe45 I honestly am just too familiar with this kind of style of straightforward Blues, sure it's classic but I find it stale and uninteresting especially compared to other styles that bring more to the table of the genre that makes for more engaging listening."
On Herbie Hancock - Fat Albert Rotunda
"@AidenBowe45 Groovy, funky and takes you on a ride. I don't remember if it goes wildly off the track but I wouldn't be surprised if it did with an artist like Hancock at the wheel."
On Harry Partch - The World of Harry Partch
"@AidenBowe45 yeah basically. I'm not here to hear your lips flapping."
On Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
"@AidenBowe45 I'm excited for whenever you do decide to listen to it, they put you on a wild ride that's the best of both worlds and reminds me why I regard Krautrock as one of my all time favorite genres to lose my mind to!"
On Eyeliner - Buy Now
"@AidenBowe45 I mean it's not the definitive vaporwave experience, but if you're a fan of the genre then there's definitely some solid stuff here."
On girl in red - if i could make it go quiet
"@AidenBowe45 I am likely not the intended audience since I am a grown ass 26 year old listening to these lyrics. I may not be fully aware of what the kiddos are into these days, but when I was an edgy teenager in middle school, shit like this banged for the girlies."
On Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
"@OldTask This album is definitely geared towards the artsy fartsy folks that appreciate just how deep into the rabbit hole this experience takes them. Definitely takes an experienced or a very open ear to truly "get it." Not everyone does, but the ones that do praise this shit up and down like I do."
On Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
"@Moosky This album is fit for a very particular meditative mindset you have to be in for the Inherent strangeness to pack as hard of a punch as it does. Like many albums I love this is like a sonic drug trip that is more to be experienced than enjoyed as regular music. This album has a legendary status because it goes deep into this surreal experimental soundscape unapologetically and not everyone is going to get it, but those who do are immensely rewarded. I recommend you to maybe expand your horizons and listen to ambient/Psychedelic/ experimental releases similar to this so your pallet is more used to what this amazing album has to offer. Cont."
On David Bowie - Station to Station
"@Jakeisthedoctor You mentioned that across the board I have wild takes, are there more recent examples that raises your eyebrows?"
On David Bowie - Station to Station
"@Jakeisthedoctor Man I really should delete and reevaluate these albums I reviewed in my early days when my taste wasn't nearly as refined yet expansive as it is now. Back in 2023 I was throwing my inexperienced taste into classics head first with no idea what I was talking about. It's part of the reason why I am exploring the 60s and 70s again along with bolstering my limited playlists. To great success too with my 60s playlist going from 90 tracks to over 750 and growing as I am now appreciative of the greatness that I am consuming. I promise when I get to these albums again down the road, I will likely have a more reasonable take. For now, just enjoy how unhinged I was in 2023."
On Vapora - Oceanside Mall
"@frogofprog oh yeah, Vapora. I definitely had mixed feelings with this artist. They had some genuinely great vaporwave along with...well ones that missed the mark. Yeah I was a bit more loose with my reviews back in 2023 just experimenting with how I liked to present my reviews. It results in some reviews I am still proud of to some I just go crazy on. It is also an era where I was still forming my tastes on like twenty+ genres at once so don't take my early reviews that seriously."
On Drake - Scorpion
"@Triplo Thanks! I don't often have something to say about an album these days past a standard passing observation, but popular releases from the 2010s are a good way to get be talking at least a little bit."
On Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
"@RSmithFan What I meant was that this was the first album that felt like it was made in the eighties. Don't know why I phrased it that way either."
On Not Marshall - FRIDAY NIGHT A DRESS2IMPRESS MODEL HAS TO SHOW OFF HER NEW AFRO HAIRSTYLE
"@engar where? what? I don't see anything eyebrow raising."
On Fabrizio De André - Vol. 1°
"@I_love_chickenw 👍 Whatever you say bud. I'll keep on doing what I do regardless of your berating."
On Fabrizio De André - Vol. 1°
"@I_love_chickenw Good for them and the people that praise their writing. That's not the reason I fell in love with music so I don't focus on it. And that is just as fine as those who do the opposite and completely mute the music and gush over the writing. Different strokes, we all appreciate art in our own individual ways."
On Fabrizio De André - Vol. 1°
"@I_love_chickenw Maybe I'll appreciate that part of the experience when I decide to give a shit about the lyrics. Until then, those pink floyd classics offer an amazing sonic experience regardless of whatever they are yapping about."
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