tenthousandbees

The Eighties - 14/161

An incredibly consistent, inventive album that knows what works and sticks to it. My favorite R.E.M. album so far, and also one of the most influential albums on this list due to it basically inventing alternative music! It really is an absolute joy from start to finish, filled with great instrumentation and the sort of fun/ethereal energy that jangle pop provides. I am a sucker for jangle pop if I’m being honest, and this fills most of the criteria I have in mind ... read more

The Eighties - 12/161

I genuinely can’t give this a numerical rating. Not because it's so good, but because of how incredibly long this thing is. One-hundred-forty-four minutes long. That is insane. I physically was not able to listen to this in one sitting and had to digest it throughout the day, which would affect any number I would give to this. Listen, any album with a runtime significantly over an hour needs a justification, and there are some times where it works! The ... read more

The Eighties - 11/161

A fantastically enjoyable 28 minutes through some really high-quality thrash metal. I believe that any album that is consistent throughout and finishes with its best track is something special, and this album does just that. Shoutout to Dave Lombardo also, his drumming is awesome throughout this entire thing. There’s nothing really experimental or groundbreaking about these songs, and that’s ok, because they’re the best at what they do. Not as ... read more

The Eighties - 10/161
nothingburger ahh album 🙏