as soon as scott travis's drums hit on that first song you know exactly what you're getting into- 10 songs of pure 80s metal cheese (surprising given it's a 1990 album). genuinely the title track is one of the best songs of all time, it's so fucking good that the rest of the album could have been absolute mid and it's still be an 80 or so. luckily the rest of the album is class, thanks to rob halford's operatic vocals and the fantastic guitar work from glenn and ... read more
while I don't think the highs are as high as fine art I think it's overall a more cohesive album with a darker atmosphere and has some fantastic (and occasionally really funny) writing from the two, they're still making fantastic music with great messages in an age where it seems like you can only do one at a time. also I think Irish goodbye deserves a special mention for just how emotional it is
BEST SONGS- Carnival, PALESTINE, Irish Goodbye, Cocaine Hill (all 10s), Gael Phonics ... read more
might go down in the future but its my mothers favourite radiohead album and it has what is possibly my favourite radiohead song on it, so i have huge respect for this album (even though radiohead have gone full liberal zionist these days)
BEST SONGS- 2 + 2 = 5, Where I End And You Begin, There, There (all 10s), A Punch Up At A Wedding, A Wolf At The Door (both 9s)
WORST SONG- The Gloaming (5)
BEST MOMENTS- 2 + 2 = 5 outro verse, There, There guitar riff, A Punch Up At A Wedding chorus
if you hate this album, like genuinely hate it, i think you're genuinely a miserable human being and you are weak
BEST SONGS- Another Star, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely, Sir Duke, As (all 10s)
WORST SONG- If It's Magic (8)
BEST MOMENTS- I Wish intro, Another Star long outro, guest vocals on As chorus
i may be a marty friedman glazer but i can't deny how fucking good chris poland's solos are
BEST SONGS- Peace Sells, Good Mourning / Black Friday, Devil's Island, My Last Words (all 10s), Wake Up Dead (9)
WORST SONG- I Ain't Superstitious (6)
BEST MOMENTS- Peace Sells bass intro (obviously), Bad Omen clean intro, Black Friday solo