Average Rating: 3.50 Rating Variance: 0.42 Objectivity Score: 74% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name4.5 superbAnberlin VitalmewithoutYou Catch For Us the FoxesPristine in so many ways, there has never been a time since hearing this album that I've not wanted to hear it again. It just gets better with every listen. If not for the very occasional filler, this album may have achieved transcendence.Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IVTwo closing albums hit all the right notes. Dustin Kensrue's vocals are put right where they need to be: front and center. Thrice has few better moments than the groovy "The Sky is Falling" and the acoustic poise of "Come All You Weary" is not easily forgotten.Thrice Beggars4.0 excellentArctic Monkeys Favourite Worst NightmareArctic Monkeys HumbugBlindside SilencePerfect blend of Blindside's harder edge and their penchant for the infectiously melodic. I still shiver every time I hear the riff from Time Will Change Your Heart.Brand New DaisyRegina Spektor FarExactly the kind of follow up Regina fans hoped for. Catchy, unexpected in all the right places, and full of all those little witticisms that make Regina so charming. What sets this album apart is the unleashing of her vocal range: always butter smooth and crystal clear, Regina ditches some of the gimmicky quirkiness for a more purely impactful performance.3.5 greatArctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotBen Folds Way To NormalBlindside About A Burning FireAlt Metal Pop Crack. Some of the most addictive tunes in recent memory. If only it didn't bleed into its musical landscape so seamlessly.Chasing Victory FiendsThis album represents the crossroads between the Southern Rock influenced hard-core the kids are so crazy about and the poppiest days of UnderOATH. In other words, its pure ear candy.City and Colour Bring Me Your LoveThis album is extraordinarily listenable. Though it does suffer from a case of "completely-inoffensive-in-every-way-itis" that's not always a bad thing, and in fact, is downright awesome when it comes to standout tracks "Death of Me," "Body In A Box", and "Sleeping Sickness". Catchy without the compromise.Paper Route AbsenceWonderfully catchy electronic-tinged pop rock. The sweetness of Be Healed is enough reason to give this album a spin.Regina Spektor Begin To HopeFilled with particularly beautiful and even haunting moments (Samson, Apres Moi), "Begin To Hope" rarely stumbles but never fully sustains its emotive power (Fidelity, Field Below).Tracy Chapman Let It RainBeautiful vocals that are consistently resonant the whole way through. Simple chord progressions compliment the bare lyrics perfectly. Tracy only stumbles when she forgets that she already sung the song she's singing.3.0 goodBlindside The Great DepressionA couple tracks that stand out as well as any Blindside has cut before can't elevate the entirety of the album to greatness as it still suffers from awkward meandering ballads.Jimmy Eat World FuturesMetric FantasiesShinedown The Sound of MadnessThe Gaslight Anthem The '59 SoundThrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II2.5 averageChevelle Sci-Fi CrimesMerely ok at every turn. After the energy of This Type of Thinking, Chevelle has just slid down. Some bands turn inward well; Chevelle is not one of those bands.Project 86 Picket Fence CartelMaybe 4 standout tracks that are actually genuinely enjoyable listens. Unfortunately, everything in between blends together into an indistinguishable muck. Not altogether unenjoyable muck, but all-too-familiar muck nonetheless.2.0 poorSkillet AwakeAn album that could have been good, but instead sees a one-time risk-taking band capitulate to the ugly face of commercial production on a scale never seen before. Listening to a 35-year old sing lyrics that must have been culled from a 14 year old girl Bible Quizzer locker room just hurts.
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