Oasis - Definitely Maybe
70

A good debut from Oasis with a good amount of good times.

Recs:
- Shakemaster
- Bring it on Down
- Cigarettes and Alcohol
- Slide Away
- Married with Children

Global Communication - 76:14
95

The peak 90s ambient album is peak.

90

Holy Shit.

I don't know what to say other than say that this shit HITS. Man that was a strong album with ENTHRALLING production/instrumentation and a soft alluring voice guiding us through the soundscape. It took me places and I want to go back! The tone, the atmosphere, the pacing, the dynamics, the variety, it all works so well and it was such a pleasure to listen to this for the first time. So good! Highly recommend you check this one out!

Also 1800th rating! Woo! 🙌 🎉

Recs:
- ... read more

Green Day - Dookie
60

Other than the big hits there isn't much that I found all that interesting.

Recs:
- Basket Case
- When I Come Around
- In the End

Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom
60

A man...

Drives a Plane...

Into the...

Crystler Building.

So close to making a scary accurate prediction. Right city wrong building.

It's some cool jazz rock generally but there's only a few pieces that I would revisit.

Recs:
- Sugar Free Jazz
- Casiotone Nation (Live)
- Screenwriter's Blues
- Uh, Zoom Zip

Starflyer 59 - Starflyer 59 (Silver)
55

I enjoyed Zenith otherwise this album didn't do much for me.

Adriana Calcanhotto - A Fábrica do Poema
60

Enjoyed a few tracks but this was pretty underwhelming forme compared to Senhas.

Recs:
- Estrelas
- Aconteceu
- Cariocas
- Minha Música

POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Love Me
85

A captivating listen.

Recs
- Love is...- Love is...
- Historie d'O
- Love Me, Please Love Me
- If You Wish
- Tout Est Rouge
- Communication Breakdown
- Secret Track

OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
60

For my first real impression of OutKast beyond Hey Ya it wasn't bad. Was pretty indifferent to a lot of this hour long experience but there's a few gems that had me charmed.

Recs:
- Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
- Funky Ride
- Crumblin' Erb
- D. E. E. P

Tom Petty - Wildflowers
60

A few tracks had my attention but a lot of this hour long album from Petty did little for me.

Recs:
- You Don't Know How It Feels
- It's Good to be King
- A Higher Place
- Crawling Back to You

Elliott Smith - Roman Candle
50

Another Album that's just some dude cooing away with their guitar. Except here they are Elliot Smith. Still got nothing out of it no matter who it is. Though it does get marginally better when in minimalist approach is abandoned in the later parts of the album. Even so, it's nothing that I would be coming back to.

Polvo - Celebrate the New Dark Age
50

This indie rock EP was fine background noise but had nothing that caught my attention.

The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation
85

As part of the last gasps of the jilted generation at least in spirit as I heard rave jams like this album as a small child in the early 2000s this music is absolutely for me. It's nostalgic as shit to boot. Too bad I was too young to appreciate when it was still relatively cool to listen to. Even though kids these days aren't jamming to this shit as often, it still hits so hard all these years later! Makes me want to go to an old school arcade playing the classics or something and ... read more

TLC - CrazySexyCool
80

Sheer excellence, especially the 69 rated sexy interlude which is just perfection.

Recs:
- Creep
- Kick Your Game
- Red Light Special
- Waterfalls
- Intermission-lude
- Let's Do it Again
- Sexy interlude
- Take Our Time
- Switch
- Sumthin' Wicked this Way Comes

Bad Religion - Stranger than Fiction
70

A solid punk rocker with a good amount of fun tracks that keep things simple & straight forward yet effective.

Recs:
- Stranger than Fiction
- Tiny Voices
- Individual
- Slumber
- Marked
- What it is
- 21st Century (Digital Boy)
- News From the Front

dEUS - Worst Case Scenario
65

A decent Alt rock record with some standout tracks.

Recs:
- Suds and Soda
- W. C. S. (First Draft)
- Mute
- Let's Get Lost
- Divebomb Djingle

70

A slow start, but once it got going, I was really pleased with what was offered. If only more of the album was like that particularly strong finishing stretch.

Recs:
- This Hollywood Life
- The 2 of Us
- Black or Blue
- The Asphalt World
- Still Life

Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
50

Relentless thrash drumming, distorted guitars, and a demented voice spewing all kinds of bullshit. Same old Same old.

Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
50

Hard riffs, yelling and screaming the album. Didn't care for it.

Lush - Split
65

A nice Shoegaze project with a few highlights.

Recs:
- Desire Lines
- Undertow
- Never-Never
- When I Die

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