The most melodic of hardcore albums. Down For Life immediately aged poorly, since they fired their guitarist after this album. Cypress Hill really were everywhere in 1994. And that was a good thing. Just like this album. Heavy, aggressive, a hell of a groove, and lyrically focused on lower-class urban life and fighting against the system. LOGMAN's album of choice while playing Gran Turismo.
Highlights: Down For Life, How It Is, Love Denied, What Makes Us Tick
9/10
Static & Silence - The Sundays
I thought for sure The Sundays were Australian, but I just read they were actually from the UK. Interesting. More interesting than this album.
Highlights: Summertime, She
6/10
Stay Hungry - Twisted Sister
In only further embarrassment, this is only We're Not Gonna Take It. I guess if you have to have only one Twisted Sister song, it has to be this one.
10/10
Stay On These Roads - a-ha
This album was released in 2002, yet sounds exactly like it was released in 1987. Make of that what you will.
Highlights: Touchy, Stay on These Roads
6/10
Steelheart - Steelheart
Big late-80s glam rock with the biggest highest screams possible. My only gripe is they seemed to channel Hammer and made every song about two minutes longer than they needed to be, but otherwise this probably should have been pretty popular if it had been released a year or two earlier.
Highlights: Gimme Gimme, Like Never Before, Rock'n Roll (I Just Wanna), Down 'n Dirty
7.5/10
Step Outside - Greyshack
Old school dirty hard rock all the way from India! Feels like Aussie Summer pub rock, to me. Again, take that how you will.
Highlights: Step Outside, New Day
6.5/10
The Stockholm Sessions - Ryan Adams
DRA going all acoustic - I am thinking this might be quite live? Very quiet and chill.
Highlights: I am falling asleep...
6/10
Stomp 442 - Anthrax
Well, this is surely waking me up! Not their best album... I assume, because it is the only one I have in full, but it does feature Dimebag on lead for a few songs.
Highlights: Nothing, Random Acts of Senseless Violence, King Size, Bare, American Pompeii
7/10
Stone Cold Rhymin' - Young MC
I do not have the full album and that is something that needs serious correcting. What I do have, however, are some stone cold classics. These are my jams, right here.
Highlights: Bust a Move, Principal's Office
9/10
Storm - Heather Nova
Ms. Nova going back to her roots and doing a full on indie acoustic folk album with minimalist production - but much less dark than Glow Stars. In fact, still very much love songs and stuff. But somewhat lacking in emotion, I find.
Highlights: River of Life, You Left Me a Song, Fool For You
6.5/10
Storm Front - Billy Joel
Gawddam We Didn't Start The Fire just has so much drive; musically it is so simple, but these dudes are such solid musicians that they just push the beat so much. Dude is still singing about the USSR like he has seen the light and converted to communism.
Highlights: I Go to Extremes, We Didn't Start the Fire, Storm Front, That's Not Her Style
7/10
The Story So Far - Rod Stewart
A career-spanning compilation and I wish I could say it was complete, but there are a few of his more notable songs missing from here. And there is some seriously awful stuff tacked on the end - I do not need him singing Waltzing fucking Matilda. But honestly, Rockin' Rod is someone I forget is actually good and then I listen to his singles and I am like 'Oh yeah! This song is cool. And this one, too!'.
Highlights: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, The Motown Song, Rhythm of My Heart, Downtown Train, Hot Legs, All For Love
7.5/10
The Stranger - Billy Joel
There is a really cool groove to this album. And the ballads are almost quite heartfelt.
Highlights: The Stranger, Movin' Out (Anthony's Song), Only the Good Die Young, Get It Right the First Time
7.5/10
A Stranger Is Born (Pre Strangers Almanac Demo) - Whiskeytown
Mostly badly recorded demos. Some live stuff as well - also badly recorded. And then one or two actual proper recordings that sound great. Though it might be because of having to listen an hour of badly recorded nonsense.
Highlights: The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over, Ten Seconds 'Til The End Of The World
5/10
Strangers Almanac - Whiskeytown
Many of the songs on the previous 'album' now actually finished and recorded properly. And it is very, very good in parts. I got confused for a minute, because some of these songs are also on my version of Faithless Street in slightly different recordings. And I only JUST read that I actually have some deluxe version of Faithless Street that features like twice the songs. And I have listened to that album many times more than this one.
Highlights: 16 Days, Waiting to Derail, Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight, Yesterday's News
7/10
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