Kiss - Dara [ft. CL]
Half of 2NE1 unite to thrown down some killer K-Pop. They should have done more together. Or just bring back 2NE1 forever?
8/10
Kiss - Kiss
I have written about this album. Twice. Kiss rock.
Highlights: Black Diamond, 100,000 Years, Deuce, Cold Gin, Strutter
8/10
Kiss (Deluxe Edition) - Carly Rae Jepsen
Girly bubblegum pop and it feels so good. If I gave my wife a guitar string to wrap around her finger instead of an actual wedding ring, I think the wedding would have been immediately cancelled. Also, that would be mighty uncomfortable. Honestly, if you are on a tight budget, there are always genuine ring options that are quite affordable. No need to settle for some hacked nickel wire.
Highlights: Call Me Maybe, Good Time, More Than a Memory, Almost Said It
7/10
Kiss from the Darkness - SCANDAL
The coolest ex-idol ladies continuing their growth with a very mature-sounding album. Exploring different soundscapes, but not abandoning their pop roots at all. And then kicking it up to 11 on a few songs. A.M.D.K.J. absolutely stomps harder than almost anything else they have ever done!
Highlights: A.M.D.K.J., 最終兵器、君, 月, セラミックブルー
8/10
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure
The Cure doing what The Cure do best; a mix of 80s pop with long dark synth driven stuff as well. Except the album kinda drags a bit and the last half is definitely not as good as the first, but the pop songs here are immaculate. Shiver and Shake is the funnest diss track, where the person being dissed is performing on the recording. Very Fleetwood Mac of Robert Smith, there.
Highlights: Just Like Heaven, Hey You!, Why Can't I Be You?, The Kiss
8/10
That is enough kissing for today!
Knee Deep in the Hoopla - Starship
Naturally, this is purely We Built This City. Awesome song. So many internets losers call this the worst song ever or some bullshit. Clearly they need to listen to more music, because this is actually one of the best!
10/10
Know Your Enemy - Manic Street Preachers
How do you follow up an album that breaks you through to a worldwide number one by playing it incredibly safe? Why, make an album that sounds like an absolute mess, of course! Some of the songs rock really hard underneath all the noise and calamity. So it all gets a tick from me. Plus I have the special edition that tacks on one of their finest singles ever. I really should get the reissue of this and find out how it compares, because I believe it has all been remixed and re-sequenced - interesting to see what difference it makes.
Highlights: The Masses Against the Classes, Dead Martyrs, Found That Soul, Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children
6.5/10
Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge - Alan Partridge
This is the radio show, which preceded the hilarious TV show. And like the TV show, the episode where he takes it on the road is top stuff.
Highlights: Alan interviews Conrad Knight & Sally Hoff, Alan and Tony Hayers take calls live on air, Alan is tricked into snorting coke live on air by "France's second best F1 racing driver", Lord Morgan of Glossop
9/10
Концерт - Billy Joel
Billy Joel live in Russia. I watched this concert a billion times on video when I was a child. I remember thinking it was super cool. Also remember the video ran out right near the end of Big Shot, so here I am almost 40 years later still wondering if Billy Joel jumped off his piano at the end...
Highlights: Goodnight Saigon, Allentown, Angry Young Man, Big Shot
7/10
KoЯn - KoЯn
This album is so much tighter and well-made than anything else these goofs ever attempted. 14 year-old LOGMAN thought it was kind of cool, which is probably why these guys are still in my library. There is a lot of latent homophobia going on here. And dumb shit that appeals to teenage boys, I guess.
Highlights: Need To, Divine, Ball Tongue, Helmet in the Bush
6.5/10
Kotten - Kotten
I do not even know where this fits, stylistically. It is kind of alt. country, but more standard and less country? So, more pop rock, without rocking and no hooks? Ryan Adam got better, but also simultaneously worse!
Highlights: Unknown 3, Unknown 4
6/10
Krystal Meyers - Krystal Meyers
Christian rock's answer to Avril Lavigne (this was released back when she was popular). In fact, I think the latter even co-wrote a song on this album. What does she know about Christian music? Or making good music, even? That coda in The Way to Begin is better than anything Avril could ever hope to write. Honestly, take out the cringe pockets of religious babble and this album would be an above average angsty teen girl bop.
Highlights: The Way to Begin, Fall to Pieces, My Savior
6/10
Kylie Minogue: Greatest Hits - Kylie Minogue
As much as she has some great tracks, this is purely a remix of I Should Be So Lucky. Which is crazy. I loved this song when it came out. She was popular as a pop star here before we even saw her on Neighbours!
8/10
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