I do not think he used a fake name for this one, right? And for good reason; it is probably a bit more solid than the ones he did that way. Clearly put more effort in. It is not metal like he claimed, but that suits me fine. More of a 70s prog rock concept album about battles in outer space. Some seriously great riffs all around.
Highlights: Fire and Ice, Imminent Galactic War, By Force, End of Days
6.5/10
The Other Side of the Coin - Ace Frehley
This is a bootleg of Ace Frehley demos from the 80s and 90s. Most are pretty much what you would expect from bootleg demos, but at least it has Back in to My Arms Again, which is from 1984 and he finally recorded a proper studio version 40 years later... and it is awful. The demo is a million times better. We will get to the modern version at the tail end of this marathon... Some of this stuff sounds like Ace was auditioning for Devo.
Highlights: Take Me to the City, Back in to My Arms Again, Into the Night
6/10
Otras Canciones - George Harrison
I really have no idea what this compilation is. Half the titles are just Titulo desconocido and all the songs are in poor quality. Some rare songs, some single versions, some songs repeated. Clearly a messy bootleg, this one!
Highlights: The sheer randomness
6/10
Our Secret Spot - the HIATUS
The tamest album from the Hiatus. It was released right before the ELLEGARDEN reunion tour started, so I get the feeling it was a bit rushed and maybe lacked a bit of effort. Between the Black and Grey was released a year later, so clearly my man had a lot going on.
Highlights: Servant, Back on the Ground, Firefly / Life in Technicolor, Get Into Action
7/10
Our Version of Events - Emeli Sandé
This is just the song Next to Me. I ended up with this by chance, but that is good because it is a pretty cool song.
8/10
Out of Control - Peter Criss
For some reason, I remembered this being not so great. I even remembered my Kissathon II review as saying it was bad. I listened today, and I thought it was pretty good. Then I read my Kissathon II review, and I scored it about what I would now. Except I would be much less harsh on the production? So I would be less funny? Sounds about right.
Highlights: There's Nothing Better, My Life
6/10
Out of Here - Corduroy
An album that genuinely changed my life - it really altered how I approach funk guitar and my own playing in general. This and Jamiroquai's A Funk Odyssey were insanely influential at the time. As much as I dig their funk-jazz instrumentals and fake movie scores, adding vocals just took these guys to the next level for me. Adding beautiful melody lines and harmonies? Killer stuff. Not literally, or the 3,000 of us that bought this album would be long dead...
Highlights: Don't Wait For Monday, Practice What You Preach, Out of Here, The Diceman, Motorhead
9/10
Out of the Light - Brian May
The bonus disc for the Back to the Light reissue. Some instrumentals, some live songs, all good times. Hearing him and Slash go back to back like that kind of makes Slash sound bad.
Highlights: Too Much Love Will Kill You [Guitar Version], 39/Let Your Heart Rule Your Head [Live], Too Much Love Will Kill You [Live], Driven By You [Cozy and Neil Version '93]
7/10
Out of the Vein - Third Eye Blind
This album rocks to hard... for the first half. It is just big powerful banger after big powerful banger, hook after hook, fist in the air and screaming along! Then the second half is all totally chilled out and kind of repetitive and less inspired? Except for Company. That song still goes kind of hard.
Highlights: Blinded, Forget Myself, My Hit and Run, Faster
8/10
Outside - David Bowie
Yes, I know the album title is actually 1.Outside. I will fix it later. But that is the least of this album's concerns. The whole thing is a mash of weird industrial and prog and electro crazy and should be listened to in the dark.
Highlights: We Prick You, Outside, Hallo Spaceboy, Strangers When We Meet
5/10
Outtakes and Demos - Queen
Another self-compiled collection of tracks from the Queen reissues. Quite interesting for the most part. I would like a proper version of Feelings Feelings if they have it somewhere.
Highlights: Feeling Feelings [Take 10], Sail Away Sweet Sister [Take 1 with Guide Vocal], Football Fight [Early Version - No Synths!], The Hero [Revisited Version]
6.5/10
The Overture & The Underscore - Sarah Blasko
About as lo-fi as a chill indie record could ask for. And without being all that negative or depressing. However, it is the darker songs that really shine on this album. Blasko often sings with a very breathey style, but I really dig when gets a bit more forceful. And her lyrics are genuinely topshelf.
Highlights: Beautiful Secrets, Don't U Eva, Sweetest November, Remorse
7/10
Oyster - Heather Nova
Talk about influential albums! So much emotion and passion wrapped up in acoustic songs, layered with beautiful harmonies, solid rhthym and very moody guitars. Honestly, when I was 20, this was the album I wanted to make.
Highlights: Walk This World, Walking Higher, Maybe An Angel, Doubled Up, Island
8.5/10
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