mimosa - Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayu's most recent single. Nothing groundbreaking, but very good. Still Ayu.
8/10
Mind Games - John Lennon
This albums is very low key, but lyrically still very protesty and freedom for the people. Just less angsty than Sometime in New York City. Almost like Lennon is tired and his energy a bit drained since the last album flopped. And he was drinking and partying a lot. Probably that.
Highlights: Mind Games, I Know (I Know), Meat City, Out of the Blue
7/10
Minor Earth Major Sky - a-ha
Interesting how these guys always seemed to grow and adapt their sound to be more in step with what was happening in pop music; this certainly sounds like something from around 2000, without sounding too terrible.
Highlights: Velvet, The Sun Never Shone That Day, Barely Hanging On
6.5/10
Holy moly we are just following up yesterday hilariously well!
Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park
Not a lot of Mike Shinoda on this one. And the album is boring. Coincidence? Musically, it does have good moments. It is just having it all rely on Chester Bennington do his thing just does not give the songs any dynamics. The proof is in the only two songs that feature Shinoda doing his thing, too, and they are easily the best songs on the album.
Highlights: Bleed It Out, Shadow of the Day, What I've Done
6/10
The Miracle - Queen
This album has it all; dance bops, simple pop, ballads, synth bass, computer drums... and in there are two of their biggest straight rock songs ever. Brian May's tone on this album is absolute perfection. I do have the box set and am looking forward to listening to the various outtakes and what not - I have already heard the version of Breakthru on there with the real drums and bass and it sounds awesome - but I still have like 900 albums in here to get through... so maybe in 2026...
Highlights: I Want It All, Was It All Worth It, Breakthru, The Miracle
8.5/10
Miracle Driving - JUDY AND MARY
Fairly standard JAM offering, though much less punk than usual. But still enjoyable.
Highlights: Miracle Night Driving, Kyoto, Platinum, ステレオぜんかい
7/10
A Mirage in the Sun - MONOEYES
I was going to say something about this being their weakest album, but it really is not. Or all their albums are great and I just sometimes pretend otherwise? The end three songs here are absolute perfection - like the ending of a PASSPO☆ album. These dudes actually released a new album a couple of weeks ago. Shame I will have to wait three more months to check it out...
Highlights: 明日公園で, Wish it Was Snowing Out, Remember Me, グラニート
8/10
MIRROR - SCANDAL
While I do miss the angsty punk vibes from their previous couple of albums, the newfound creativity on display throughout this album more than makes up for it. I should learn some of these riffs for the next time I get to demo Mami's signature strat. That thing is art!
Highlights: MIRROR, eternal, 彼女はWave, アイボリー
8/10
Mirrorball - Sarah McLachlan
For those keeping score at home, this makes THREE live albums from Sarah McLachlan in my collection. Insert a gif of Tim Robinson saying "What the hell?" from I Think You Should Leave here. In fairness, the previous two were EPs and this is a full on long album. And it is long. And it is very good. The songs generally have a bit of an extra kick going on, although I am not sure any of them needed shredding guitar solos.
Highlights: Sweet Surrender, Ice Cream, Wait, Do What You Have to Do
7/10
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
Ms. Hill gets a lot of flack, but she also gets away with a lot. A LOT. People give her more leeway than she probably deserves, but the reason for that is this album is a gawdam masterpiece. Two parts hip-hop, two parts R&B, one part reggae, one part gospel, three parts soul. All parts brilliant.
Highlights: Ex-Factor, Zion, Doo Wop (That Thing), Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
9/10
Miss-E... So Addictive - Missy Elliott
Oooh yeah we are just hitting all my hip-hop bumps today! This may not be Missy's best work, but there are still some killer tracks. This is her and Timberland starting to find their groove between between making artsy creative hip-hop and getting some hooks. Missy's rhymes are badass, though. And she sure does not have patience for fools.
Highlights: Get Ur Freak On, One Minute Man (Remix), Dog in Heat, Old School Joint, Step Off
7/10
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