I have been looking forward to this one since I have always really enjoyed the big hits of this album and am eager to see if the deep cuts are just as good! This review will be a bit disorganized as I write down my thoughts as I go on but I never made the best reviews anyways so whatever. I do promise that I will ALWAYS be honest no matter how unpopular or confusing my takes may be. Anyways enjoy the rambling below.
I have heard shout a billion times over the years and with this listen I ... read more
It's even worse than boring, it's lame. Then I look at the producer and it's a Ramone and it all makes sense now. ( Ramones are the lamest band I have ever listened to. Not a fan.)
They managed to catch my interest for the last two songs but it's too little too late.
It's time to get S P O O K Y!!!!
It's Marchaween what are you talking about it's the wrong time of the year?! It's spooky time all the time! And Oingo Boingo know it too cause this charming funky silly good time of an album can be appreciated and a joyful and playful time to listen to any time of the year! My bones are rattling for a good time with my skinless friends on the other side. Good thing I am dead inside or I wouldn't be invited to this party of a death time! So strip off your skin ... read more
Pretty standard post punk stuff nothing to get all exited over. It's solid but relies on the basic formula a bit to heavy to leave any kind of lasting impression.
I enjoyed a few tracks but most of the album fell on deaf ears.
Recs:
- Bonny
- Appetite
- Horsin' Around
So it was the darkwave elements that I loved so much about dungeon synth. I was looking around for months for what it was and with listening to this album I found it. Unfortunately I didn't find most of this LP all that enchanting as I would have liked. I love the Gothic aesthetic it has going on tho. Just wished it was more consistent.
Recs:
- De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)
- Ascension
- Indoctrination (A Design for Living)
It takes a few songs for the album to warm up but once she's ready to rumble she will tussle your as another review lovingly refer as "Dreamy Bubblegum Goth Girl Synthpop" loving ass into the stratosphere. The addicting production mixed with their sweet voices combines for a very engaging listen that doesn't get samey in the slightest. I had a very pleasant time with this only full release from these lovely ladies so while my hopes of having more from them are immediately dashed they ... read more
You can't convince me that this is a great as many claim it to be. His voice isn't really charming and I'm the lyrics are tiring and the instrumental could use some work. Call me hater or whatever but I don't get the appeal in the slightest.
Then the title track at the end actually caught my attention for once. It is the only thing that would call interesting in this album and is one with a message with an actual impact. I am still going to eat plenty of meat thank you very much it's part of ... read more
Has potential to be a damn solid dream pop LP but at least for me it failed to reach it. It's a pleasant listen but I wanted more from it.
They try to mix thrash with death and the end result is lust a lame stew that diminishes the potential impact of either ingredient. Awesome cover art though.
Darkness Before Dawn was good and other than that oh so familiar baseline that has been stolen a time or two in the years to come on that closer eighties, I didn't get anything out of this.
Dreamy and ethereal. Also pretty samey and not that Interesting to listen to. It was a decent listen but I don't remember anything about it.
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