Average Rating: 3.37 Rating Variance: 0.66 Objectivity Score: 82% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicKate Bush Hounds of LovePink Floyd The Dark Side Of The MoonPorcupine Tree Coma DivinePorcupine Tree WarszawaRadiohead Kid A4.5 superbAlice in Chains Jar Of FliesAnathema A Natural DisasterAnathema Hindsightdredg El CieloGavin Harrison and 05ric CirclesThe vividly bright vocal harmonies conjure an image of paradise. They float serenely above a complex weave of ambient, otherworldly tones. The restless polyrhythmic funk will keep your attention fully engaged. Visionary and eclectic drumming pioneer Gavin Harrison has plenty of room to exhibit his melodic as well as rhythmic sensibilities and he is matched at every twist and turn by brilliantly original multi instrumentalist and musical soulmate 05ric. This is on the bleeding edge, yet it still remains remarkably accessible and expressive even in its more jazzy or progressive moments.Incubus (USA-CA) S.C.I.E.N.C.E.Kate Bush The DreamingLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryLive The Distance To HereMew FrengersMogwai Happy Songs for Happy PeopleMogwai Rock ActionMogwai Mogwai EP+2Mogwai Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait OSTMogwai EP+6Muse AbsolutionMuse Origin of SymmetryNeurosis A Sun That Never SetsNirvana NevermindNirvana MTV Unplugged in New YorkNirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (DVD)Oceansize EffloresceOceansize FramesOpeth Ghost ReveriesOpeth Blackwater ParkPaul Simon GracelandPeter Gabriel SoPeter Gabriel Passion OSTPink Floyd Wish You Were HerePorcupine Tree In AbsentiaPorcupine Tree Voyage 34: The Complete TripPorcupine Tree SignifyRadiohead The BendsRadiohead OK ComputerRadiohead Hail to the ThiefRadiohead In RainbowsRage Against the Machine Rage Against the MachineRefused The Shape Of Punk To ComeSigur Ros ( )SikTh The Trees Are Dead and Dried Out, Wait for Something WildThe Mars Volta De-Loused in the ComatoriumThe Mars Volta Frances the MuteThom Yorke The EraserTool LateralusTool ÆnimaType O Negative Bloody KissesType O Negative October Rust4.0 excellentAlice in Chains Alice In ChainsAlice in Chains DirtAnathema A Fine Day to ExitBiffy Clyro The Vertigo of BlissBjork VespertineCar Bomb MetaCave In AntennaCave In Tides of Tomorrow Converge You Fail MeDeftones Koi No YokanDeftones White PonyDeftones DeftonesDeftones AdrenalineDeftones Around the FurDream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a MemoryEschaton (USA) TechtalitarianGenesis Calling All Stations"One man's joy makes another man weep, nothing you can do will ever change it" I will admit I am no prog connoisseur but Im gonna stick up for this album. I unashamedly like easy listening, power ballads and understated, mature pop music. This has all that within the scaffolding of well crafted, yet simple and accessible prog musicianship. I don't think letting rip would suit these songs. I really enjoy Wilson's smooth tone, but he also has range as seen on 'There must be Some Other Way' where he adds some bite. I think the songs are consistent, even Small Talk and Congo which sound dated, even for the time. Sometimes I get David Gilmour song writing vibes with the heavy keyboard emphasis and crying blues guitar. Then theres the fact both bands recorded in an era of tasteless engineering techniques. Furthermore the lyrics about relationships and communication. It's all very competent, beautiful but lacking edge or a leader with a truly incisive, Water's type wit which would have raised it to another level. Luckily we are spared the Gilmour styleoveruse of backing soul singers. However I could have done without the cold and loud sound gated drums though, which are an occasional headache on the pop tunes. Sometimes its ugly spectre makes an unwelcome appearance on the ballads. Id have liked to hear more of this iteration of the band but for foolhardy business decisions by the band. Maybe the backlash was too severe to carry on without damaging the legacy further.Hammock Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an EchoIncubus (USA-CA) Enjoy IncubusIon Dissonance Minus the HerdIon Dissonance CursedKatatonia Night Is the New DayKate Bush Never for EverKate Bush The Kick InsideKate Bush Director's CutLimp Bizkit Significant OtherLimp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored WaterThis is the best angsty rap metal! You may cringe and call it juvenile, but it was never meant to be taken seriously! Rather that than 6th form common room level politics. Fred Durst is good at what he does, has a pleasing flow and and hype-man vocals get the blood flowing. How can you listen to the intro to 'My Generation' and not want to jump da fuck up??? He is more self aware than given credit for. Instrumentals are fire. Borland wields a chainsaw, but also provides sublime extra terrestrial soundscapes. Rhythm section bring heft and also the slinky grooves which makes you want to move your body. Its an amazing fusion. The album shows a surprisingly softer melodic side too, which shows they are more than a party band. Im not going to self consciously say I grew up and don't like it anymore, it still sounds good today. The only thing i can leave are the pure hip hop tracks, especially Rollin Urban Assault Vehicle. They're trying to broaden their audience with some smart features but they make the album a little flabby. Mrs Aguilera come and get some!Linkin Park Minutes to MidnightMeshuggah NoneMeshuggah ChaosphereMeshuggah NothingMeshuggah Destroy Erase ImproveMeshuggah IMew And the Glass Handed KitesMogwai Come On Die YoungMuse ShowbizMuse HullabalooOceansize Everyone Into PositionOceansize Self Preserved While The Bodies Float UpOceansize Home & MinorOceansize Walking In The AirOpeth DamnationOpeth DeliveranceOpeth Still LifePantera Far Beyond DrivenPantera Vulgar Display of PowerPink Floyd AnimalsPorcupine Tree Nil RecurringPorcupine Tree Arriving Somewhere...Porcupine Tree The Sky Moves SidewaysPorcupine Tree DeadwingPorcupine Tree Fear of a Blank PlanetRadiohead The King of LimbsRage Against the Machine Evil EmpireRed Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane CastleReuben Racecar Is Racecar BackwardsReveille LacedSikTh Death of a Dead DayStaind DysfunctionSystem of a Down System of a DownThe Dillinger Escape Plan Miss MachineThe Dillinger Escape Plan Calculating InfinityThe Offspring AmericanaThe Smashing Pumpkins Rotten ApplesTool OpiateTori Amos Under the PinkTori Amos Little EarthquakesType O Negative World Coming DownType O Negative Symphony For The Devil (DVD)Type O Negative Life Is Killing Me3.5 great(hed) p.e. BlackoutThis album proves that they have cool grooves, flow and heaviness but couldnt quite master the art of writing a great pop chorus to put the cherry on the cake. Blackout was a great MTV single, its peak nu metal with prerequisite skating, decks and baggy trousers, but i always preferred their wild side. A valient effort to break into the mainstream.36 Crazyfists Bitterness the StarA Perfect Circle Mer de NomsA Perfect Circle eMOTIVeAmplifier AmplifierArchitects NightmaresI listened to this and enjoyed all the way through. The other albums before the oddly titled r'For Those That Wish to Exist' usually had some good highlights but this is rmy favourite as a listen-in-one-sitting affair. It has a pretty lo-fi sound compared to the rintense production of their later work and as a result is less ear fatiguing. They were rstill teenagers when they recorded it, which is why it comes off as their most overly rsincere and overwrought work. Its perhaps why they seemed embarrassed by it in interviews, ralong with the cheesy and 'scene' album 'The Here and Now'. Nightmares has an honesty and redge that is sorely lacking in the premeditated and lacklustre modern Architects sound. rThats the problem with this band, theyre always trying to imitate someone, hop on some rbandwagon, or cater to a certain demographic and they never had a proper identity. This ralbum, even though it owes a great debt to The Dillinger Escape Plan, is amazing compared to rthe fertiliser theyre putting out now.Between the Buried and Me ColorsBiffy Clyro Blackened SkyBjork MedullaBjork HomogenicBoy Hits Car Boy Hits CarConverge Axe to FallCypress Hill Black SundayCypress Hill Cypress Hill III: Temples of BoomDeftones Diamond EyesDeftones GoreDream Theater Train of ThoughtFuneral for a Friend Seven Ways To Scream Your NameIncubus (USA-CA) Make YourselfIncubus (USA-CA) Morning ViewKate Bush LionheartKate Bush The Sensual WorldKate Bush 50 Words for SnowKate Bush AerialKillswitch Engage (Set This) World AblazeLimp Bizkit Three Dollar Bill Y'allMuse Black Holes & RevelationsMy Dying Bride The Dreadful HoursNirvana IncesticidePink Floyd MeddlePink Floyd The Endless RiverPorcupine Tree The IncidentRadiohead AmnesiacRammstein MutterRed Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers CalifornicationReuben Very Fast Very DangerousSevendust HomeOne trick pony but it's an exceptional trick! The drummer is just so cool and the vocals are strong. I did start to tire of it by the second half and wished they would deviate from the formula a tad.Sigur Ros Agætis byrjunSigur Ros VonSystem of a Down ToxicityThe Dillinger Escape Plan Option ParalysisThe Dillinger Escape Plan Ire WorksThe Mars Volta OctahedronThe Smashing Pumpkins GishThe Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessThe Smashing Pumpkins Siamese DreamThrice The Artist in the AmbulanceTori Amos Scarlet's Walk3.0 good(hed) p.e. Back 2 Base X(hed) p.e. New and ImprovedCheap and cheerful album, with a punk DIY ethos. It's honest, no polish and sounds like four guys having a good time in a proper band. These fun, well chosen, well arranged covers will go down well live and it's interesting to find out some of Jahred and co's influences. It seems to be a shock to those living in the noughties, but if youre living in the now, this ska punk album is a smart evolution of their sound!Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to BlueArchitects DaybreakerArchitects Hollow CrownArchitects RuinBiffy Clyro Infinity LandBjork DebutBush Golden StateCreed Human ClayCreed My Own PrisonCreed WeatheredCult of Luna SalvationDecapitated Carnival Is ForeverDeftones Saturday Night WristDeftones OhmsDrowning Pool SinnerI was hoping for more exciting , unique tracks like Bodies. What we got was a solid set of grooving power chord based songs but nothing that really caught my ear. There is an over reliance on guitar pedals instead of great riffage. It gets a 3 because of William's singing and screams. It's a better than average nu metal album, but it still bored me a little bit.Dry Kill Logic The Dead and DreamingEmpire State Bastard Rivers Of HeresyI expected something a bit more novel given Mike rVennart's previously stellar output. This seems rlike he Is just copying some of his favourite rbands of his youth and letting off some steam post rpandemic. The rraspy shrieksrcut though the abrasive punk riffs and jack hammer rdrums. I like the slow smouldering rdistortion of The rLooming with it's unpredictable, lumbering stride rand refreshing synth. I'd have liked them to have rleaned in to more of this side to make it stand rout more from other noisy rock.rDave Lombardo is rabsolutely phenomenal in Palms of Hands, one snare rroll in particular resembling a tornado wreaking rhavoc. The rHarvest has charming woo woo woos and a much rneeded call for personal responsibility at this rtime.rThe guitar in general is a bit unimaginative, but it's tight rand rweighty. The bare bones 'Tired, Aye?' doesn't work rfor me, the rbacking rvocals feel naked and dont match Lombardo's rintensity. Filter Short BusFilter The AmalgamutFinch What It Is to BurnFinch Say Hello to SunshineFuneral for a Friend HoursHundred Reasons Ideas Above Our StationKate Bush The Red ShoesKillswitch Engage The End of HeartacheKorn IssuesLamb of God Ashes of the WakeLimp Bizkit Results May VaryMeshuggah The Violent Sleep of ReasonMeshuggah Catch ThirtythreeMillion Dead A Song to RuinMogwai Young TeamMuse DronesNickelback Silver Side UpNirvana In UteroNirvana BleachNirvana Live at ReadingOmar Rodriguez-Lopez Omar RodriguezOne Minute Silence Available in All ColorsOpeth WatershedPapa Roach InfestPeriphery PeripheryPig Destroyer Head CagePorcupine Tree Up the DownstairPorcupine Tree MetanoiaRage Against the Machine The Battle of Los AngelesRammstein SehnsuchtRed Hot Chili Peppers Stadium ArcadiumRed Hot Chili Peppers One Hot MinuteRed Hot Chili Peppers Mother's MilkRed Hot Chili Peppers By the WaySigur Ros Takk...SikTh Let the Transmitting BeginSilverchair Young ModernSinch SinchSnot Get SomeSoundgarden SuperunknownSoundgarden BadmotorfingerSparta Wiretap ScarsStaind 14 Shades of GreyStaind Break The CycleSystem of a Down Steal This Album!System of a Down MezmerizeTallah The Generation of DangerThe Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the KillerThe Dillinger Escape Plan Under the Running BoardThe Ernies Meson RayI must admit I wanted more "jump da fuck up!" riffage like 'Here and Now'and 'Organism', the latter of which has a fantastic Beatles-esque ending. They can write a catchy, fun chorus, groove away pleasantly and arrange some interesting vocal harmonies. The lyrics are what I can only describe as thought provoking, edgy, new age physics-core! I do like the Incubus, The Police and Alice in Chains amalgamation. Highlights: Polarized, Here and Now, Winter Stars, Organism, You are EverywhereThe Mars Volta AmputechtureThe Mars Volta The Bedlam in GoliathTool 10,000 DaysTool UndertowTori Amos American Doll Posse2.5 average36 Crazyfists A Snow Capped RomanceAlice in Chains Rainier FogAlice in Chains LiveAnathema We're Here Because We're HereArchitects The Here and NowArchitects Lost Forever // Lost TogetherPromising opening collection of songs, especially the incensed and bitter Naysayer ripping your face off. If only their actions matched their words, the lyrics are a classic "Do as i say not as i do" When listening to this album it soon become apparent their thought process was: "people like the breakdown to These Colours Dont Run at 'Generic Core Festival' lets make 11 Songs like that" So the blaring power chords, engulfing chugs and exhausting screams are the building blocks of this album. Punctuate that with some 'deep' spoken word sections, some dispirited atmospheric synths and violins, some djent of the day and some nasal emo whimpers sung in a different accent to their native tongue. Its a pretty bleak album and the leads and rhythms are not exciting enough to make it worth trudging through the whole thing. Despite that there are select cuts that are worth listening to in isolation if you want burly, knuckle dragging breakdowns.Architects The Sky, the Earth & All BetweenBloodsimple A Cruel WorldCrazy Town The Gift Of GameDisturbed The SicknessDream Theater OctavariumDry Kill Logic The Darker Side Of NonsenseGodsmack AwakeGreat Falls Objects Without PainIn Flames Come ClarityIncubus (USA-CA) A Crow Left of the Murder...ISIS OceanicKillswitch Engage Alive or Just BreathingKittie SpitI like the expressive screams and moans on Spit, they're something unique and genuinely menacing. They are way more emotive than the average male grunt! The music was a little sloppy, especially the cohesion of the instruments. Its a sign of the times that that's almost refreshing to hear in 2023 where everything in the mainstream is a nice shiny product. Unfortunately the ramshackle musicianship means it doesn't have the propulsion Id like it to have, the guitar tone is very 'brown' but they do grind away nicely sometimes. The drums get swamped occasionally which contributes to the feeling of being stuck in the mud. The singing never quite lands, finale of Charlotte excluded, that's an unexpectedly touching passage of music and I wish they explored their post rock side a bit more! I'll put some of the teething problems down to this being a debut. However it is growing on me after a bad first impression. I hope the next album fixes some of the issues.Korn Follow the LeaderLana Del Rey Born to DieLimp Bizkit Gold CobraLimp Bizkit Still SucksPeople remember LB being worse than they actually were.rThis album is rated as their best because its been revised as less embarrassing by the cool people to like LB now, even if it's only on an ironic, self conscious, hipster wanker level. rOnly thing is Significant Other is miles better. Even Choc Starfish is much better. Out of Style and Dad Vibes are the only bangers. The rest of the songs are undercooked and the bands instrumental strength is under utilised by Durst, in order to make way for acoustic guitar and more traditional hip hop elements. For a late career album in a genre that has aged like milk, this is a dignified effort. However the auto tune is not welcome and the groove is tainted by computers, like most modern rock.Meshuggah ImmutableThey're mostly playing within the established formula, playing it safe yet occasionally pushing the needle with a slight tinker to the mathematical equation. There are a handful of winning tracks that I will listen to in isolation but as an album it's grimly monotonous. The same guitar ambience rising and falling over shifting tectonic plates of rhythm. The unrelenting, flatlined heaviness. Frederik Thordendal's trademark post modern guitar solos, inharmonic and arrhythmic as always. Jens Kidman replicating his last performance, the one before that, and before that. What's worse than the numbing familiarity is the sound has taken a nose dive. It's all attack and very rigid and characterless. Mogwai Mr. BeastMuse Will of the PeoplePelican The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon...Pink Floyd The WallPink Floyd The Division BellPorcupine Tree On the Sunday of LifeProphets of Rage Prophets of RageLet's address the elephant in the room. The vocalists are not as fiery nor witty as De la Rocha in his prime, obviously it's untouchable. They sound a little complacent and cliched in middle age. Chuck D does seem like he cant be arsed sometimes, especially on the opening dialogue of 'Take Me Higher'. He is awfully dated and pedestrian. B Real still has a great laid back, staccato flow and is by far the more interesting of the two MCs. He is more than a match for this talented band, stylistically at least. First half is better than second but this is a fun and funky album if you ignore the nagging thoughts of Champaign socialism. (would they be spared when they arm the homeless?) The remaining members, writing as some form of 'Rage Against the Machine', have been out of creative action for decades so sounds are understandably recycled from their heyday. Unfortunately it does suffer from over compressed, monochrome songs all blending into one another. Mind numbing platitudes about 'fuck the cops', 'fighting back' or 'taking a stand' don't do subtlety. Maybe being overly broad is the best way to get the revolutionary message out to as many people as possible. Zach De La Rocha was absolutely right to call it quits on Rage Against the Machine as they were arguably on the decline since Battle of Los Angeles. The first two RATM records are the sharpest, most convincing and best sounding production wise. This has the same problem as their last album, Renegades, being slightly underwhelming. If Morello and co team up with a hungry, up and coming, socially conscious vocalist with something original to say, they might still be able to produce something vital. I dare say theyre just too comfortable to do it these days. The groove is still there, its undeniable, the three core instrumentalists weave in and out of each other perfectly. It just deserves thought out songwriting, fresh ideas and clever lyrics. Radiohead Pablo HoneyRancid Let's GoRed Hot Chili Peppers I'm With YouRoger Waters The Dark Side of the Moon ReduxSikTh The Future In Whose Eyes?SikTh OpacitiesSimon Says Shut Your BreathSystem of a Down HypnotizeTeam Sleep Team SleepThe Acacia Strain WormwoodLose some braincells to 'shugg-lite, with your fellow bros! Has its moments but is very cheesy and too safe. Mandatory baseball caps.Type O Negative Dead AgainThe punk sections in the first half hit well and rare the rbiggest success on the album in my opinion. Some rof the sudden changes of pace will give you rwhiplash though. The proggish stuff has rinteresting melodic rsections but are buried within patience testing rshredding and rforgettable bluesy, stoner riffs. The rmusic is rbehind a wall of compression and auto tune, so compared to World rComing Down, the misery doesn't rhit nearly as hard. There isn't any pop rwriting like October Rust either, except September rSun rwhich they stretch out to a climactic 10 minutes. rSteele not at his peak, a lot of rincoherent ranting, sounding like a tin pot rdictator. A metal Roger Waters. rIt feels like they were overdue an album rand the band picked up a lot of the slack. Would rhave been rinteresting what a sober and focussed Steele able rto take the reigns properly could have rcome up with on the next album.Type O Negative Slow, Deep, And Hard2.0 poor(hed) p.e. DetoxAlice in Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs HereArchitects Holy HellArchitects All Our Gods Have Abandoned UsBiffy Clyro EllipsisBjork VoltaBury Your Dead Mosh n' RollCrazy Town The Brimstone SluggersCreed Full CircleCypress Hill Skull and BonesDecapitated Blood MantraDecapitated Cancer CultureJoy Division The Complete BBC RecordingsKillswitch Engage Killswitch EngageMogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You WillNirvana From the Muddy Banks of the WishkahPink Floyd A Momentary Lapse Of ReasonRage Against the Machine RenegadesRammstein RosenrotSikTh Flogging the HorsesThe Smashing Pumpkins Aghori Mhori MeiI know his clean singing voice has always been an acquired taste but it doesn't even have the conviction anymore. The gutless vocals lack energy and spirit, replaced by flaccid emo. I quite like the metallic crunch of the guitar, but the instrumentals are too rigid to rock, drums sound paper thin and soulless (which is incredible they have the nerve to do that to a real character like Jimmy Chamberlain) The overall mix clips your speakers and it sounds trashy and fuzzy. I'd rather listen to the classics than let the last 2 decades lower my expectations so much that I'd actually enjoy this. Just another album to forget and pretend never happened.Tori Amos Midwinter GracesType O Negative The Origin Of The Feces1.5 very poor(hed) p.e. Only In AmerikaYou can tell key members have left. This was an angry reaction to their failed tilt at mainstream success and some of the original band members ditching. This is not the Hed PE as we we knew it. Jared Gomez seems lost after being dropped by the major label. Represent is the closest thing to a decent song here. Luckily Back 2 Base X was a revival in form.(hed) p.e. New World OrphansArchitects For Those That Wish to ExistArchitects The Classic Symptoms of a Broken SpiritIncubus (USA-CA) 8Mogwai Rave TapesThe Smashing Pumpkins ATUM: Act I
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