Early grunge Ryan Adams. And it is genuinely... fine. Kind of surprising I do not listen to this ever, but maybe that is because it is kind of the low quality and it is Ryan Adams. Crazy that Hypnotixed was from all the way back here,.
Highlights: Texas, Anarchy Time, Hypnotixed, History
6/10
Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley
This album rocks hard. It is pretty much Kiss with some extra cheese and some sappy ballads thrown in as well. Paul loves his sappy ballads. And rockin' out.
Highlights: Move On, Tonight You Belong to Me, Goodbye, It's Alright
8/10
Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
I need to find the clip where the B Boys are making fun of the way some jock dudes at a Beastie Boys concert pronounce it "Paul's Bow-tique". I can see how people love this album, because it is completely over the top and quite adventurous. Like, it sure trips me out when I think that this came out around the same time MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice were tearing up the charts. But that is the thing with this album; there are not a lot of hooks or well-structured songs. The songs that are a bit more complete are seriously awesome, though.
Highlights: Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun, Shadrach, Shake Your Rump, Hey Ladies
7/10
PAX AM Days - Fall Out Boy
FOB hook up with the DRA and give us a quick punk EP. Like, the most punk thing Fall Out Boy have ever done. Just quickfire reckless abandon for 8 songs and zero pretentiousness. Good times!
Highlights: Caffeine Cold, We Were Doomed from the Start (The King is Dead), Demigods
7/10
PAX-AM Digital Single: 001 - Ryan Adams
These are so quick, I should just copy what I wrote during the 2014 marathon! These two songs genuinely rock.
Highlights: Lost and Found, Go Ahead and Rain
8/10
PAX-AM Digital Single: 002 - Ryan Adams
Rough acoustic songs. Very forgettable, but not terrible.
6/10
PAX-AM Digital Single: 003 - Ryan Adams
A bit more of the indie rock kind of vibes. Disco Queen reminds me of Wasteland, just without the supreme awesomeness.
Highlights: Disco Queen
7/10
PAX-AM Digital Single: 004 - Ryan Adams
Very rough home demo kind of things. Well, one of them is genuinely a home demo. The other just sounds like it?
6/10
PAX-AM Digital Single: 005 - Ryan Adams
DRA thinking he is some of metal god, though Oblivion does suit a rough punk aesthetic. People Need Sunlight is almost the opposite and I thank him for that.
Highlights: People Need Sunlight
7/10
PAX-AM Digital Single: 006 - Ryan Adams
I feel like I have these songs elsewhere as well. Like either on Orion or as bonus songs on an album. Or even one of the 'internet radio' albums?
6.5/10
Peace - Eurythmics
Kids today will never know what Eurythmics reuniting meant for the music world. The crazy part was they did in response to the state of the world in 1999. Think about where we are now. Anyways I am a fan of Annie Lennox in every possible way, but I do not think her voice on this album is very good. She sounds like Alicia Keys, the way she just sings under the note. It is frustrating because, while it is clearly a more mature sound, some of these songs are really good and only furthers their legacy. The 80s New Wave edge is completely gone and this is more music with a message and lighter delivery.
Highlights: Power to the Meek, Peace is Just a Word, Anything But Strong, 17 Again
7/10
Peace is the Mission - Major Lazer
Seriously the best name for an eletronic music artist. This is only the song Powerful, which also has Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley on vocals. It is not a bad song. I think I prefer his just full on electro stuff? Except I do not have any of it in my library, so I must not like it that much...
7/10
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