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Your New Favourite Band
Oh my god, these guys are my new favorite band! Because they told me they are! Even though I think their music is derivative and stale! And…
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Made In Japan
I am completely and totally sure this was not made in Japan. The music was played in Japan, I’ll give it that, but now way in creation that…
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The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
These guys tried SO HARD to be the new Beatles. And the new The Who. And the new Pink Floyd. And the new Kinks, even though they already…
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Water From An Ancient Well
With a name and title like “Water From An Ancient Well – Abdullah Ibrahim”, you’d think this would be some avant garde heavy metal music,…
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Back At The Chicken Shack
“Incredible” is a bit of a stretch. Probably better off using “Plain Old Jimmy Smith”, or “Just Jimmy Smith”, or even more equitable “Jimmy…
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
There are WAY better spice combinations in this world. Take equal parts of garlic powder, salt, and sugar, add some black pepper, and a…
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…And Justice For All
Lars Ulrich is a jerk. That is, at this point, an established fact just ask one of my many cousins – You: “Hey BoomerAlbumReview’s cousin,…
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Was this done by that guy Jerry Larsen? He was always a bit off the rails. Those cow characterizations were wild. Especially the one with…
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Electric Warrior
Oh man, these guys are behind their time, can’t believe they came out in 2018, from that post on youtube. They should have been one of…
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Freak Out!
Found this at a garage sale, plunked down my 25 cents, then went home and put it on the turntable. My world literally changed. I was now in…
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Get Behind Me Satan
For some weird reason this reminds me of going to the circus. Unlike the circus, this does not have exotic animals like lions and tigers…
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The Rise and Fall
Hard to believe a band with so many members results in such a thin sound. “Our house” bumped up the rating, if not for that it would…
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Born To Run
I would really like to not like this. I mean, who wants somebody else to appoint themselves “the boss”? Pretty presumptive, yes? But, I…
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Surfer Rosa
These guys were pretty punk when they first came out. I’m not sure we can still call them punk, though. I never really understood where the…
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This Year’s Model
Pretty good. Was at a show of his some decades ago where he insulted the audience, along the lines of “Well, you fckers showed up so let’s…
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The Next Day
Wait, is this guy… gay or something? He seems to be a little off the beaten track. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing here. Music needs…
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Time Out Of Mind
Did Bob ever answer Frank Zappa’s question about Mandies? Bob has gotten better at his craft as time has progressed well, that whole gospel…
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Can’t Buy A Thrill
Really quite good, for a band named after a dildo. No, really! The name came from William S. Burroughs’ novel, “Naked Lunch”, which, if you…
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Well, there’s an hour of my life uselessly spent. Utter trash. Don’t even waste time reading this review, just move on.
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Hybrid Theory
One really long, long song. Don’t know why they keep putting pauses in it though. That’s not a bad thing. If you enjoy the music, then a…
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
This is the first time I have ever listened to any of this guy’s music. Seems kinda odd, right? I presume, given the prevalence of media…
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California
As I was perusing my way through all these reviews, I realized that there weren’t really any Country/Western albums present. Since I’m not…
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Physical Graffiti
Most people think the name of this band came about because of the phrase “that’ll go over about as well as a lead balloon”, except using a…
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Songs in the Key of Life
I absolutely love this. I received the vinyl album as a gift when it first came out, and I listened to it endlessly. I still pull it up on…
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The Madcap Laughs
I liked him better when he was part of that more famous band. I seem to recall it was the Beach Boys
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The Joshua Tree
Meh. Hard to get over the arrogance of someone willfully naming himself ‘Good Voice’
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Tracy Chapman
I had a fast car once. It was a lot of fun, and only got me in trouble once or twice. I remember it well, much better than all of the other…
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Architecture And Morality
OMG. OMD was once a BFD. But now this sounds like outdated EDM. Maybe now most suited to being BGM. Frankly boring AF. CUL8R.
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Two Dancers
Tiny Tim meets Kate Bush and they go on tour as lounge singers. I’m sure this touches somebody’s soul somewhere. Somewhere far away from…
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John Prine
It’s becoming more and more obvious that the human race is splintering into 2 races. One pursues knowledge, security, and progress for all…
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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Pretty alright. Still, they need more chicks in this lonely hearts club. A real sausage fest as it stands
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Ready To Die
This fella is awfully fond of curse words. He also seems to be without any ethics or courtesy, and is woefully racist. I don’t think I like…
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
This reminds me of the way pandas eat. It’s a fascination for a select few, but to the rest of us it’s a rather useless way to spend time.
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Trans Europe Express
Man, EDM started off so long ago, and it’s gotten only more boring and flaccid coming up on 50 years now.
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At Mister Kelly’s
It would appear that there are many things of which I am not a fan. This is one of those.
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Club Classics Vol. One
See, soul and hip hop can actually be uplifting. No cursing, no killing, no anger for anger’s sake.
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny always sounded kinda nervous and wired to me. In this set, he references taking some shots of cocaine, but that wouldn’t make…
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Sounds like some good old country boys dropped acid then slugged down a years worth of estrogen before writing songs.
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Pet Sounds
Music by and for limp wristed latent homosexual frat boys. The overtones of bestiality on the album cover are also a bit much.
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Head Hunters
Damn this is really good. Herbie went hunting heads, and found them. All the heads I knew back in high school gravitated to these tunes.…
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Steve McQueen
This is actually quite good. I mean, I wouldn’t pay money for it, and I wouldn’t go to a concert by them, and I wouldn’t recommend it to…
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Deep Purple In Rock
Purple? Probably more like indigo. Definitely not on the violet side of the spectrum. Deep? Eh, maybe. Guess that’s really a matter of…
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The Suburbs
Whiny. Which is interesting, because if you say it a little oddly, that could sound like “wo ai ni”, which is ‘I love you’ in Chinese.…
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Starts off sounding like the record’s stuck. Which is weird, because I’m listening to it on youtube, and I’m pretty sure they don’t use…
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Copper Blue
Sound like a discount version of the foo fighters. Probably not enough of a discount to be worth it though…
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Kind Of Blue
Kind of blue? Well, I guess. I do hear a lot of blue notes in this, which is pretty much a given, since it’s jazz. And it does invoke a…
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Dire Straits
“Dire” implies something urgent, desperate, grievously troublesome, or of a nature that invokes fear or suffering. A “strait” is a narrow…
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Madman Across The Water
That Tony Danza song really tugs at the heart. Had no idea Elton was gay, and his love for Tony was surprising to hear about!
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Doggystyle
I’m suspect this guy isn’t really a dog. For one thing, it appears he is able to mimic human speech, though at an impossibly crass and…
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Synchronicity
I don’t understand why people are always yelling out “Run, it’s the police!” or “Fck the police!” These guys are great musicians. I…
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My Aim Is True
Ah yeah, the other Elvis. This one never really got fat and sweaty that I’m aware of, anyway, and no one seemed to care much if he left the…
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Veckatimest
This was not what I expected. I know I’ve said that before and will say it again, but it bears haha, get it? repeating. This is not what I…
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At Newport 1960
Pink Floyd actually covered a song by Muddy Waters – “I’m a King Bee”. I wonder if Roger Waters bassist mostly for Pink Floyd and Muddy…
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Music for the Masses
I really don’t think this is music for the masses. The masses don’t have any real taste, and prefer things that are insipid, repetitious,…
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Among The Living
Among the Living – how can you be Anthrax and still be among the living? Well, I mean, someone infected by anthrax. That stuff is nasty. It…
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High Violet
I don’t have much to say about this one. I could go on and on about how the flavor and setting of each tune seemed to be highly similar…
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Dub Housing
Man, the beat on the intro track promised me a treat. Then the, uh, “singing” started. That seems to be a them with this Pere Ubu. A nifty…
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop is a music legend, so I’m told well, really, I read that, no one actually told me. So, I’m supposed to like this, right? Well,…
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Fulfillingness’ First Finale
I had never heard this album. It’s pretty good. Stevie could also teach The Byrds a thing or two also, since he actually spelled Bird…
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Fifth Dimension
There’s one thing that always bothered me about these guys. It’s not the fact that their songs all sound pretty much the same. It’s not the…
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Ágætis Byrjun
Could not get into it. Dark, dull, slow Also – thank the universe for copy/paste! There is NO WAY I would have been able to type those…
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Sign O the Times
I’m going to be honest here. I NEVER listened to Prince aside from what was on the radio way back when, so this was new to me. So, I gave…
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Toys in the Attic
Toys In The Attic – Aerosmith Aerosmith wasn’t really a big attraction at first back in the day, as us old farts like to say. It was pretty…
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Music in Exile
Making music in exile is serious business. My non-serious reviews can’t apply here.
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Truth And Soul
I remember one of those early music recommendation systems offered this up as something I might like. I’d like to stress the “might”. You…
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Before And After Science
I’m not really sure what I just listened to. I feel like there was a touch of Talking Heads, a smatter of Peter Gabriel, a smidgeon of Paul…
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American Pie
Bye bye miss American pie… We all know that, right? Maybe not those of you new to the music world, but you’ll get there… That’s BY FAR the…
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
I know a guy Hi Chris! who absolutely loves Nick Cave. I think he has brain damage personally having supplied him with much of the wine…
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All Directions
All directions? ALL of them? That’s pretty damn ambitious. Even modern bands choose less – One Direction anyone? I wonder if these guys…
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Back in the day, as us old farts used to say back in the day, before your time, etc… People used to put an ‘e’ in front of everything…
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Back In Black
Formulaic. But the formula works! Catchy intro that builds into the stanza, with a power chorus to follow. Lyrics and theme could be a bit…
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3 Feet High and Rising
What is this? Some kind of game show? It’s pretty weird, if so. Kind like a reverse Jeopardy, where they ask the questions first, then the…
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Blonde On Blonde
Hey Bobby! Good to hear from you again! Lotsa stoned going on, for everybody. But I don’t think he means it in a way that is pleasurable to…
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Bayou Country
Wanna talk juxtaposition? Imagine, you’re in China for the Lunar New Year that’s pretty much the biggest holiday for most in the Asian…
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At Fillmore East
I wrote a great review for this album. It was full of wit, deep insight, and life altering observations that would have led to world peace…
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Rust Never Sleeps
This album holds a special place in my heart. The first bass line I ever learned to play Into the Black came from this one. I sucked at it,…
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Queens of the Stone Age
This is some hard driving grunge rock. And that’s about all I have to say about it. Well, wait a second, there is more. This would not be…
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The Fat Of The Land
I think there may be a little bit of mental illness present here. Subjects such as domestic abuse, arson, serial killing, and curse words…
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Nash and Stills and Crosby, Stills and Nash and Crosby, Stills and Crosby and Nash. Seems like something is…
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Who is John Barleycorn, and why must he die? And who enlisted Stevie Winwood to help advertise this hit? You know what would be cool? If…
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Vauxhall And I
Where’s Brown Eyed Girl? This is the guy who sang that, right? I don’t recognize any of the tunes on this album. What happened?
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Fever To Tell
The most obvious joke to use here is Naw Naw Naws. There is some here to say Yeah to, but more to say Naw like, they have a track called No…
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Music from Big Pink
I think it’s a little arrogant that they call themselves THE band, as there are many, many bands in the world. Unless they’re trying to…
