I get why everyone hates this album. I get that the production sounds like absolute garbage, the songs go on for far longer than they should, the snare drum sounds like a tin can and the lyrics are fucking shit. I get it.

But... I've never hated this album. Not even on my first playthrough. It's good, actually. It's very good. I can listen to it and get why other people hate it, but it just hits me differently.

However, I'll never try to convince anyone who has this rated a 0 or something ... read more

On first listen, this album kind of didn't feel like anything -that- special... but it's definitely grown a lot on me. There's just a ton of irresistibly catchy, fun songs here that lie below the surface, even if it doesn't try to do anything too surprising.

If you've ever needed a natural sleep aid, Roger Waters has made the album for you!

Going into The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, even with all the negative reception it's received, I was hoping that perhaps it was all mostly a reaction to the sheer audacity to remake the iconic original - and to Roger Waters' personality and controversial beliefs - than something telling about the music contained within. Maybe, just maybe, there would be something really great here; I'm not even opposed to the ... read more

This kind of sounds like music that plays when you're shopping for jeans at Kohl's, but I find that oddly comfortable at this point? It's not Matchbox Twenty's best album but it's a nice addition to their catalogue, being certainly much improved over 2012's "North".

This is my first time actually sitting down and listening to a Sufjan Stevens album... what the hell's wrong with me for putting him off for so long? This album is absolutely amazing. Legitimately gives me chills... best album of the year so far, hands down.

Also RIP Evans Richardson :(((

<3 Gran Turismo 2

Since I'm reviewing possibly one of the most Canadian albums ever made, I have to start off with a disclaimer. I'm American. I've never visited Canada. I live in a hot, dry desert, and I've seen snow perhaps three times in my entire life. Even then, singer Gord Downie's lyrical embrace of all things Canadian almost interests me -more- as an outsider. It helps that "the most Canadian band of all time" sounds like perhaps the least comfortable one to ever grapple with the idea of being ... read more

Possibly one of the worst albums ever made by an artist as influential and as groundbreaking as the Beach Boys - if not the worst. Truly unlistenable from front to back, Summer in Paradise feels more like an eternity in hell.

I don't think I will ever legitimately understand what people see in Bo Burnham. So much of Inside just feels like horribly unfunny early 2010s millennial humor at best - and at worst, it's almost manipulative. Even when Bo attempts to dial it down, dim the lights and rip back the curtain, it feels more like a simulation of a project that's trying to say something... except in the end, he's not saying much of anything at all.

Though not one of his very best works, Black Tie White Noise is a competent first chapter of the most underrated decade of Bowie’s ever-evolving career. It’s easily his best album since Let’s Dance (so far), and an important stepping stone to the regained artistic creativity and experimentation of the albums which would immediately follow. Although it may not be Bowie’s most essential, it may be one of his most overlooked.

This is like the perfect album to listen to with good speakers at 1 am

Which is what I’m doing now

Sorry neighbors!!!

Better than the Black Parade honestly. Wish this could get a re-evaluation... Jesus of Suburbia is one of the best songs of the 2000s easily.

Understandably with the lack of Eminem on most of his label’s 2006 compilation The Re-Up, nobody talks about it - but it’s actually solid. Much of the album showcases circa-2006 Shady Records talent at the top of their game, especially on tracks like the fantastic posse cut “Cry Now (Shady Remix)”. Of course, it all depends if that’s something you’re interested in hearing or not, but this album functions well as a grab bag of fine mid-2000s rap by lesser ... read more

Bounce Man is like my favorite song off here unironically

I have shit taste don't I

This is basically just Smash Mouth on autopilot. Not horrible (even if "You Are My Number One" is), but if you want the 2nd smashiest album ever made behind the self-titled, this album exists.

Hella underrated, tbh. Just a collection of great pop rock tunes and it doesn’t have the bloat Astro Lounge had. “Pacific Coast Party” might be the best Smash Mouth song beside you already know and “The In Set”, “Your Man”, and “Disenchanted” are all top tier as well.

I put this on fully expecting to hear something laugh out loud horrible, but it turns out I don’t exactly hate this? I think there might be something wrong with me. Head is unironically a great song that sounds like if you put Travis Scott, NBA YoungBoy and crystal meth in a blender and the rest, at worst, is filler that sounds amateurish yet still has a certain weird charm to it. Their voices obviously aren’t good but they’re weirdly enjoyable in a funny way rather than being ... read more

Don't usually rate singles but a 66??!?!?! Are you people on crack????

I’ll get crucified for saying this, but when I was a kid, I liked Ed Sheeran when + was his only album out… and I still think it’s great. I can’t stand anything he made after this, but Ed showed a lot of genuine promise here. “The A Team”, “Small Bump”, “Give Me Love”, “The City” and “Lego House” are all just undeniable tunes, and this whole album relies much more on Ed’s vocal & guitar talent and ... read more

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