When Eminem was content to just be funny. This album is definitely a lot more fun than anything else he did after. It was such a unique style and pretty game-changing. Not a huge fan of the first half, but the last half is pretty solid; lyrics focus less on the homophobia and sex crimes, and more just throwing up the middle fingers and killing people. I cannot even remember the last time I listened to this, but I still remember all the lyrics!
Highlights: Bad Meets Evil, Guilty Conscience, Just Don't Give a Fuck, Still Don't Give a Fuck
7.5/10
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
Big keyboards, big guitars, big drums, big hooks. They were really on something with the writing of this album - some of the lyrics are seriously cringe, but the way everything comes together is pretty fantastic.
Highlights: Wanted Dead or Alive, Wild in the Streets, Livin' on a Prayer, Let It Rock, Never Say Goodbye
9/10
Slipway Fires - Razorlight
If you look up "Mediocre" in the dictionary, they will just have this album cover. It is all listenable but completely forgettable and lacking in any emotion.
Highlights: Monster Boots
5/10
SLITS - YUKI
There is a formula to YUKI's last few albums; some full on electronic numbers, a little bit of jazz/funk fusion, an acoustic song, and one or two songs that are just mind-blowingly amazing. Not only is こぼれてしまうよ one of the greatest songs ever, but the bass playing on it is just phenomenal.
Highlights: こぼれてしまうよ, パ・ラ・サイト, One One One, ユニヴァース
8/10
Smash - The Offspring
When LOGMAN was 14 years-old, he did not notice the message of these lyrics - he just heard some catchy songs that sounded aggressive and occasionally made jokes about killing people in road rage. Heck, I did not even get the joke of that! Thirty years later, I can appreciate how much these songs are very upfront anti-capitalist and anti-conformity. How they went from that to fucking Why Don't You Get a Job boggles my mind.
Highlights: Smash, Come Out and Play, It'll Be a Long Time, Nitro (Youth Energy)
8/10
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits - Kiss
After Kissathon II, I reduced this to simply the "new" songs. Because I did not need more weak remixes of classic Kiss songs. What remains is basically an EP of super cheesy 80s pop rock and VERY suggestive lyrics. So, a good time with Kiss...
Highlights: Let's Put the X in Sex, (You Make Me) Rock Hard
8/10
Smell the Magic - L7
I have come to the conclusion that L7 are the band Kurt Cobain wished he could have been in. Or at least the type of music he thought he was making. Especially this album. It is ferocious and has some actual hooks as well.
Highlights: Till the Wheels Fall Off, Shove, Packin' a Rod
7.5/10
Smile... It Confuses People - Sandi Thom
Zero idea how or why I have this album. Even less idea if I have ever listened to it before now. Her singing is a bad as her idea of what punk rocker was.
Highlights: It is a relatively short album
5.5/10
Snapz the Clown - DJ Reggie
Dear gawd, no thanks. Less shitty hip-hop, more just general shit. And lots of peaked-out distortion. Someone should have taught DRA to mix.
Highlights: It is even shorter!
3/10
So - Peter Gabriel
The only song from this album I have is Big Time. And while this is a great song, I can not help but think there are many other great songs on this album and I can not understand why they are not in my collection. Other than me being an embarrassment to all mankind.
8/10
So Long, Astoria - The Ataris
I have previously mentioned these dudes' cover of The Boys of Summer is golden, but the rest of this album is very much in my Q Zone - it is kind of early emo pop punk. Like the self-titled blink-182 album, minus the heavy synths and electro stuff.
Highlights: The Boys of Summer, I Won't Spend Another Night Alone, My Reply, Takeoffs and Landings, So Long Astoria
7.5/10
So-Called Chaos - Alanis Morissette
This album is much more positive and upbeat than her previous albums; I will blame Ryan Reynolds, who also made a cameo in the video for Everything. Her voice is very good here.
Highlights: Excuses, Everything, Eight Easy Steps
7.5/10
Solace - Sarah McLachlan
This is not bad by any stretch, but it is lacking in anything really special. It all kind of just there in the background. I blame the super spacious production.
Highlights: Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Back Door Man
6.5/10
Solitaire - Clay Aiken
I have any versions of Elvis singing this song, as well. That is probably about it.
7/10
Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus
This is purely Achy Breaky Heart. I used to perform this one live and you would not believe how much people loved it. Never failed.
8/10
"Albums" listened to so far: 1550
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