Is there something I'm not getting with this record? I constantly see it touted as one of the greatest albums of all time when I personally thought it was just alright. What brings the rating down is that I don't like how the guitar sounds sometimes, the drumming isn't all that good (Heroin, for example,) and I personally do not like Nico's voice.
Other than that it just seems like a standard proto-punk album for me. I get that it's a really important record in not ... read more
Punk rock legends Black Flag return to the studio after a lengthy legal battle against their previous record label which prevented them from even releasing music under the Black Flag name for a while. This time, they've come back with a different sound. Side A is definitely different from their previous album, Damaged, with more of a post-hardcore sound and solos unusually to standard punk music.
Side B, however, is where things get interesting, as it is a completely different genre from ... read more
Would it be illegal to say my favorite punk record of all time is from Green Day?
Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre were shunned by the people they considered their friends after they released their breakout album Dookie under a major label, and they let out all their negative feelings into this where record. Insomniac is definitely Green Day's darkest, lyrically and sonically, incorporating more of a grungy punk rock sound rather than the polished pop punk of it's predecessor.
This album ... read more