Rock
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New Listens 8/25 – 8/27: Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, D’Angelo
We take it way back on two of these, and a mid 90’s legend comes back from a 14 year hiatus. Only feel like reading about music you think you might like? I get it. Use these links to jump to reviews on albums from Jimi Hendrix (Rock), Otis Redding (Soul) and D’Angelo (Neo-Soul). Electric Continue reading
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New Listens 8/22 – 8/24: Joy Division, HOMESHAKE, Talking Heads
Two 70’s artists on entirely different ends of the rock spectrum, and a moody, chilled out modern-day indie record for today. Only feel like reading about music you think you might like? I get it. Use these links to jump to reviews on albums from Joy Division (Punk Rock), HOMESHAKE (Indie) and Talking Heads (Alternative Continue reading
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Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin
This is one of those albums that prompts many relistens to even begin to understand what it is. Yeah, I didn’t do that. As much as my blog looks to be lacking on its mission – it’s more so just lacking on content rather than listening. Yeah yeah, I’m behind, whatever, but I’ve still been Continue reading
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London Calling – The Clash
Iconic in name alone, London Calling is often hailed as one of the first mainstream punk rock albums of all time, after the Sex Pistols (remember when I said that review would come? yeah, it will). However, is this really punk? This sounds much more like classic rock to me. It’s really good rock, and Continue reading
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The Electric Lady – Janelle Monae
Fusing together elements of R&B, Alternative and Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Funk and Dance music, all while presenting it in with themes of the dystopian future (some of which are hilarious, e.g., The Chrome Shoppe), The Electric Lady (a play off of the Jimi album, of course!) by Janelle Monae is an incredibly ambitious album that Continue reading
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Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin
The legacy of Zep 4 (that sounds like a third party Zelda game, no?) has become a mix of 80’s movie soundtracks, the guitar store riff (which by the way is also a classic on the ukelele too! Also I think I might have the highest rate of parentheses per post, or parenthesis per paragraph, Continue reading
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AM – Arctic Monkeys
First things first with this review, we have to talk about the plays for this album. I knew Arctic Monkeys were big but what the fuck! This album has exactly 0 songs under 100 million plays on Spotify. In fact, only 4/12 songs on this album have less than 200 million – including three songs Continue reading
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Turn on the Lights – Interpol
Turn on the Lights, like the recently reviewed Illinois, is another mid 00s critically acclaimed album that I had never heard of, from a band I had never heard of. This album certainly doesn’t break any new ground sonically – it’s very much so a rock record, albeit with a bit of quirks here and Continue reading
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse
From Sufjan Stevens to this is one of the most jarring sonic transitions that one can make. Now you may understand why my playlist is called Rabies Radio. However, they do have something in common. The full title for this King Gizzard album is – PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Continue reading
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Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkins
Incredibly ‘edged’-out (for lack of a better term) guitars, a mix between the wall of sound vocals vs. the sort of Robert Plant esque higher pitch vocals for Billy Corgan and really solid rock percussion makes up the bulk of the Smashing Pumpkins sonic profile, a band that also doesn’t really make fit the bill Continue reading
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