Alright new single by Olivia! Looks to be a part of the soundtrack of the upcoming Hunger games movie. Honestly that sounds like an honor to have a small part of the continuation of an iconic series of movies inspired by the book series that was all over the place back when I was in middle school. She might have grown up in elementary school with all of her friends talking about this cool book that kids her age most definitely weren't old enough to read. Or she discovered this franchise by the ... read more
I was listening to "Stargazing" by Tayla getting that 90's nostalgia flowing when I ran into my shoutbox where @johnb3g was there asking me if I could listen to his new single. And I am more than happy to hear what you have to offer.
So here we have "Feel Something" from Juan Berdugo. The first thing that stuck out to me is the rich production with a whimsical atmosphere with a hint of weird-core sprinkled in. Love the acoustic mixed with the distorted guitars. It is such ... read more
![高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] - ALONE](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/405363-alone_213625.jpg)
500th review!
Takanaka honestly is ridiculously amazing at guitar. The only other person that can make that instrument sing as well as he does is Hendrix himself. I never fail to be absolutely floored by this man's skill. It also helps that the music is just so damn enjoyable and pleasing to the ears! His rise to be amongst my favorite artists has been quite the marvel to witness. I probably need to relisten to the albums that I wasn't as impressed by, cause now that I truly see just how ... read more
Avante Garde
Strange
Unique
Out there
WTF
Uhh...
It's good stuff I really like it. There's a good amount of variety within this album and it's not often that you get pretty bored of a certain track. This is honestly a must listen track its such an interesting listen so I highly encourage you to check this out!
Recs:
- Mea Culpa
- Regiment
- Very, very Hungry
- The Carrier
- A Secret Life
- Come With Us
- Mountain of Needles
- New Feet
- Defiant
- Solo Guitar with Tin Foil
Other than the classic "Super Freak and the soulful "Fire And Desire" there wasn't much here that was all that impressive.
Ozzy is such a fucking GOAT!
The only reason that the rating isn't higher than it already is because it took a while for me to warm up to this album especially right after listening to one that bored me half to death. So it took a few songs for the Ozzy magic for take effect, but once it did I was all over it! This is a fantastic Metal from the legend himself that has yet to really miss for me. Highly recommend if you haven't checked this out yet!
Favorites:
- You Can't Kill Rock and Roll
- ... read more
Thrash metal is fucking mid AF 99% of the time and I will always irrationally dislike this album for being a major influence for the metal subgenre that I couldn't care less for. ( With exceptions but that for another day.) I was literally like 😐 the entire time listening to this bore fest. I seriously don't get the appeal, it doesn't energize or even interests me in the slightest. I liked the fucking intermission, that's it.
Turn off that Fucking Mariah Carey song and tear down the damn Christmas decorations you fuckin heathens! It's still spooky season damnit! 😭
Who knew that if you made reggaeton spooky with some cheesy intros you get a fantastic Halloween album out of it! It does get a bit repetitive near the back half of it and the charm was wearing off on me, but some of these songs still hold up regardless! So if you're not yet ready for Christmas I got a perfect spooky album for you to enjoy in the ... read more
Another damn solid effort from Rita Lee with some real fun songs and others that are just fine but doesn't do much for me.
Recs:
- Mutante
- Banho de Espuma
- Atlântida
- Mamãe Natureza
Well that was Interesting.
Recs:
- Flowers of Romance
- Banging the Door
- Francis Massacre
How did they nail my mating call at the very end though? I need to look out for recorders for the next season can't have any competition stealing my secret weapon.
This was an interesting listen to say the least, you definitely won't get bored with this album. Highlights include the opener, "The Dynasty" with it's improvisational piano and bangos. Mirror Mirror got a strange jazzy vibe to it that I fuck with. And the album finishes off with my mating call. So if you get a bit horny ... read more
I think I understand why I generally don't care for punk. It sounds like edgy angsty teenagers trying to be cool but failing way to hard not to be kinda pitiful. I am hardly ever convinced that these bands are even serious about their complaints half the time.
I feel like an annoyed parent that's getting very tempted to breakup the garage band before they burst my head open. My child is SO grounded for this malarkey.
A great album with a phenomenal back half.
I love when rock bands reminds of The Beatles cause it's such a rare magic the goats had that whenever someone else manages to have hints and glimmers of the sheer creative mastery of my favorite band ever depending on the day ( Sometimes Pink Floyd are just too good to deny.) I can't help but beam a large smile in response. This happened on the jaw droppingly amazing b-side to this tracklist. It was hit after hit after hit! The front half is good but ... read more
Yup that's certainly a punk album. I liked Amoeba like everyone else here, but nothing else garnered my attention.
As the world quickly moves on from disco this lad keeps the spirit alive with his soulful voice and that fucking bass line being way too funky for it's own good. This album is thoroughly enjoyable and I am so happy that the power of the boogie is still alive in 1981.
Recommendations:
- Never too Much
- Sugar and Spice (I found me a Girl)
- I've been Working
- She's a Super Lady
- You Stopped Loving Me
- A House is Not a Home
If it wasn't obvious before, we are definitely in the 80's now. Man this has like so many iconic and influencing synths all over this and the singing is just hard coded for the 80's. It reminds me of David Bowie at times as well. This shit is super enjoyable if you like the classic 80's sound. Just jammed pack full of the good shit. It took a while for me to warm up to it but once I got hot there was nothing that could cool me off. Highly recommend you check this out, just be a bit patient if ... read more
![大滝詠一 [Eiichi Ohtaki] - A LONG VACATION](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/73849-a-long-vacation.jpg)
Other than the last two songs this album was a pretty easy skip.
But please don't miss out on "fun x4" and "Saraba Siberian Railroad". It's like they are on a completely different album.
Hallways
Yellow Rooms
The Complex
Hell
B A C K R O O M S
Here's part 2 of the official OST for the infamous Backrooms series on YouTube.
I don't immediately recognize some of these songs just by looking at the titles, but the ones I do recognize are fucking AMAZING! I'm ready to dive in so no elaborate preamble today. Les Go!( Turns into a fucking car)
Malignant-
We start things off with a violin that plays a jumbled up melody that immediately unsettles you. Then we dive into the fucking rave ... read more
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