Average Rating: 3.77 Rating Variance: 0.71 Objectivity Score: 69% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicJoy Division CloserMy Bloody Valentine LovelessThe Smiths The Queen Is Dead4.5 superbBurzum Hvis Lyset Tar OssJoy Division Unknown PleasuresMajority Rule Interview With David FrostMorrissey Bona Dragpg.99 Document #8Slowdive SouvlakiThe Smashing Pumpkins Siamese DreamThe Smiths Hatful of Hollow4.0 excellentBelong October LanguageBon Iver For Emma, Forever AgoChristian Death Only Theatre of PainMorrissey Vauxhall and IRed Lorry Yellow Lorry Talk About the WeatherThe Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness3.5 greatHaram HaramJoy Division SubstanceJoy Division PermanentMayhem De Mysteriis Dom SathanasMorrissey You Are the QuarrySlowdive PygmalionThe Chameleons Script of the BridgeThe Smiths The SmithsThe Smiths Meat Is MurderThe Sound From The Lion's Mouth3.0 goodAlcest Souvenirs D'Un Autre MondeThe Mars Volta The Bedlam in GoliathNo one will ever deny that The Mars Volta are real, in-the-flesh virtuosos. And why will no one deny it? Because that virtuosity is on display in every single song they play. The problem is that the band is at it's best when they're able to dial down the pyrotechnics a notch and focus on the underlying elements that make some of their music so damned amazing: latin-influenced rhythms, always-original guitars, caterwauling vocals. When The Mars Volta decide to truly explore the extent of their abilities, which is most of the time, the end result is always interesting, always impressive, but hardly fun to listen to. This is music that one appreciates, in the way that we appreciate all modern art: with our intellects, but not with our gut. Is there a place for music like that? Absolutely, and an important one. Do the Mars Volta occasionally leave experimentation aside and produce extremely addictive, intelligent music? Absolutely they do, several times on this album, in fact...But part of me can't help but wonder if all this virtuosic, rambling experimentation was really necessary in the first place.2.5 averageKayo Dot Blue Lambency DownwardMorrissey Ringleader of the TormentorsShe Wants Revenge She Wants RevengeMore or less the manifestation of averageness, this album is a pleasant enough listen if you're in the mood for some dark, mellow, dance-able pop songs. Unfortunately, the band doesn't have any of the genius of the bands they're most often compared to (Joy Division and Interpol among them). A few stand out tracks, a few pleasant-but-forgettable tracks, a few absolute grimace moments.1.0 awfulMetallica St. Anger
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