L7 - L7
Angry yelling. Budget recording. Bad guitar solos. And I would not want L7 to be anything else.
Highlights: Runnin' from the Law, It's Not You, Ms. 45
6.5/10
Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
Oh a New Zealand artist, you say? And one I actually think is somewhat decent, you further elaborate?!? Pop-rock filled with dance beats and synth solos like it is 1989 is exactly the type of pop-rock people should have been making in 2009. And they were in abundance.
Highlights: My Delirium, Magic, Another Runaway, Crazy World
7/10
Lagered: The Sixth Pack - Sample Gee
Kids today do not understand the cultural epicentre that were the Lagered albums. Which means I hated the idea of them and only ended up with this one when my older brother abandoned his compact disc collection. Look, teenage LOGMAN was different, okay? It is all just one big remix and it is totally fine and probably good for dancing to.
Highlights: It is all one big dance song, yo!
6/10
Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture - Various Artists
The movie that killed Arnie's career as an A-lister also gave us a very cool soundtrack, featuring a mix of rock; hard rock, classic rock, epic orchestral rock, new rock, metal rock and... hip-hop. Because Cypress Hill do what they want! Fishbone are such a confusing band, I clearly need to hear more of them. Particularly the funky stuff like Everyday Sunshine (which is not on this album).
Highlights: Dream On (Live) - Aerosmith, What The Hell Have I - Alice In Chains, Poison My Eyes - Anthrax, Cock the Hammer - Cypress Hill
7/10
Last Stand - Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel celebrating their final tour until the end of the 90s - so maybe 15 years? Must have been one hell of a farewell tour, because Barnesy sounds tired and his voice is shot!
Highlights: Standing on the Outside, Cheap Wine, Don't Let Go, Bow River
6.5/10
The Last Starfighter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Craig Safan
Many variations of the main title theme, which is totally fine with me, because it is beautiful. Everything here is so triumphant sounding. But, man, there be some serious spoilers in the song titles!
Highlights: Main Title, Target Practice, Big Victory March/Alex Returns, Into the Starscape
8/10
The Last Temptation of Ice - Ice-T
This is mostly remixes of the Home Invasion album. I think. It is decent angry hip-hop. Ice-T knows how to tell stories.
Highlights: I Ain't New to This (Radio Edit), Racewar (Full Muthaf**kin' Assassin Remix) (Explicit), Ricochet
7/10
The Last Wave of Summer - Cold Chisel
Oh, and here is their reunion album! And it does actually feel like Cold Chisel - just a bit older.
Hard to believe they have now released almost the same amount of albums post-reunion as they did before they split!
Highlights: Way Down, Angel in My Room, So Hard, Once Around the Sun
7/10
Late Registration - Kanye West
I will take some solace in the fact that Jay-Z completely upstages West on his own album, once again. Wild this dude made a recurring theme of his first albums to make fun of black people wanting to get an education and we all just went along with it.
Highlights: Diamonds from Sierra Leone [Remix feat. Jay-Z], We Major, Touch the Sky, We Can Make It Better
7/10
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
This band was soooo much better when it was just James Murphy being his own pretentious self, instead of an actual band full of pretentious hipsters. Anyways this album is the ultimate indie-dance-punk-disco groove with goofy lyrics and a bonus disc that is actually longer than the album itself. Good times. Imagine having Daft Punk actually play at your house...
Highlights: Daft Punk is Playing at My House, Tribulations, Disco Infiltrator, Losing My Edge, Yr City's a Sucker
9/10
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