Robert's Record Reviews
I've accumulated a pretty big record/cd collection and, from time to time, I used to write reviews of the latest additions to my collection. Lately, I haven't bought much music. That whole "you turn 30 and buying CDs doesn't seem to be that important" thing hit me. Lately, I have been working my way back through my collection and trying to listen to everything again and put down my thoughts here.
I also have an alternate cover view of this page too.
| Album Title | Artist |
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| What's THIS for...! | Killing Joke | 9/10 | Brutal, pounding, post-punk genius. Post apocalyptic tribal beats that many fans consider their best. I prefer the two follow... more |
| Daisychain Reaction | Poster Children | 9/10 | This is the first Poster Children CD that I bought at the time of its release. This was back when they were quickly becoming... more |
| Second Edition | Public Image Ltd. | 9/10 | I always liked P.I.L. much, much more than The Sex Pistols. I'll concede that most of this record is just self-indulgent noise... more |
| Experiment Zero | Man... or Astroman? | 9/10 | This release represents a revitalized MorA? after a string of average releases. Albini's production makes the band sound a bit... more |
| Ten Years of Toys | Toy Dolls | 9/10 | I got this back when it came out and it was about the only way to get Toy Dolls on CD here in the States (I only had the first... more |
| The Art of the Theremin | Clara Rockmore | 9/10 | This CD came as part of my Theremin kit I ordered from Big Briar back in the 90s. Just holding a single note is hard enough on... more |
| Macchie Solari | Ennio Morricone | 9/10 | This is another solid release in Digitmovies series of giallo soundtracks. The record is comprised, for the most part, of... more |
| Boots | Nancy Sinatra | 9/10 | Nancy Sinatra may be best known for being the sister of the great Frank Sinatra Jr., but she also, with the help of Lee... more |
| Teenage Doll | Various Artists | 9/10 | This selection from the ever-growing Buffalo Bop re-release CDs feature only female rockers from the 50s. It's much more... more |
| Read & Burn 02 | Wire | 9/10 | The second in Wire's 2000's comeback EPs is slightly better than the first but generally it's really just a continuation of the... more |
| Plastic Seat Sweat | Southern Culture on the Skids | 9/10 | With the addition of a keyboard player, this CD has a slightly different sound than their previous records. SCOTS dabbles a... more |
| Painful | Yo La Tengo | 9/10 | Yo La Tengo is a band that's been around forever and is beloved by indy-rockers. They alternate between feedback-filled guitar... more |
| Tool of the Man | Poster Children | 9/10 | After the Poster Children moved to a major label they began to sound tighter, punchier, less-droney and they started mixing... more |
| Celebration of Annihilation | Servotron | 9/10 | Robot rock! This band is rumored to contain member(s) of Man or Astroman? and Supernova (I've since found out that this is not... more |
| Bastard | Colin Newman | 9/10 | This CD is a nice mix of electronics, processed guitars and throbbing dub-reggae style bass lines. There's nothing particularly... more |
| Send | Wire | 9/10 | Send compiles seven of its eleven tracks from the first two Read & Burn EPs. Of the remaining four new... more |
| The Exciting Sounds of Model Road Racing | Phantom Surfers, The | 9/10 | This is probably only the second record ever made of instrumental surf music devoted to the hobby of slot car racing. The first... more |
| C'est Chic! | Various Artists | 9/10 | Another great 60's girl group compilation from Ace Records. I think I like the Italian girl singers CD a tad bit more, but this... more |
| Audio Visionaries: Street Pranks and Put-Ons | Coyle and Sharpe | 9/10 | This is the second CD collection of this duo's hilarious Candid Microphone style man-on-the-street interviews from the... more |
| La Donna Domenica | Ennio Morricone | 9/10 | Another great soundtrack re-release from Cinevox. The pieces start mellow and gradually build in tension without quite reaching... more |
| Et Vincere et Mori | Monarchs, The | 9/10 | Lo-Fi rockers!!! Snotty female lead vocals. Some of the best garage music from the 90s. |
| Giornata Nera Per L'Ariete | Ennio Morricone | 9/10 | Although this disc is part of the Crime box set, the music here is very much in the vein of Morricone's giallo scores... more |
| Absurd-Ditties | Toy Dolls | 9/10 | After a string of just okay records, The Toy Dolls finally released an LP that almost stands up to their... more |
| Karoshi | Salaryman | 9/10 | Another collection of analog synth laden songs from the members of Poster Children. This one feels a bit more focused and less... more |
| The Final Rip Off | Monty Python | 9/10 | Another great 2 CD collection of skits to memorize with your nerd friends. You know how they always say that CDs have a shelf... more |
| Hillbilly Wolf: Missing Links Vol. 1 | Link Wray | 9/10 | This is the CD reissue of Norton's Link Wray series. The CD includes some 5 bonus tracks. If you don't own any Link Wray I'd go... more |
| The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection | Yma Sumac | 9/10 | Yma Sumac had a voice that supposedly spanned five octaves. That alone would make for an interesting recording artist, but here... more |
| Just Like You | Poster Children | 9/10 | Just Like You is a really solid EP. The band is slowly moving away from their drone-laden "Champaign '92" sound an... more |
| Clincher | Tar | 9/10 | This feels like it must be outtakes or extras from Jackson. "G7" and "Teetering" are the best tracks on the EP. Some... more |
| My God Is Alive! Sorry About Yours! | Knights of the New Crusade, The | 9/10 | Knights of the New Crusade are America's premiere punk rock Biblical literalists. Religious viewpoint aside, this is some of... more |
| Object 47 | Wire | 9/10 | While it starts out on a high note with "One of Us," Object 47 doesn't quite live up to the promise of Read &... more |
| Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins | Sparks | 9/10 | After Interior Design, Sparks wisely took a six year break to go back to their rooms and think about what they had... more |
| Brighter Than a Thousand Suns | Killing Joke | 9/10 | Killing Joke took everything that was great about Nightime's "Love Like Blood" and ran with it on this release. There'... more |
| Painful | Yo La Tengo | 9/10 | I am glad I never got in to Yo La Tengo whilst they were coming into prominence. I probably would have bought everything they... more |
| Il Poliziotto Della Brigata Criminale | Ennio Morricone | 9/10 | I finally bought this CD after being nagged by my Discogs.com wishlist alert for months. I shouldn't have waited because this... more |
| Digital Lifeforms | Sandoz | 9/10 | Since the demise of Cabaret Voltaire, Richard H. Kirk has had about a zillion solo projects all with different names. It's a... more |
| Sex Mad / You Kill Me | Nomeansno | 9/10 | Any Nomeansno record is going to get compared with their masterpiece, Wrong. No, they'll never match the perfection of... more |
| Big City After Dark: Missing Links Volume 2 | Wray, Link | 9/10 | Discogs.com has been nagging me for months that this was available for cheap from a number of resellers and completing my... more |
| RTFM | Poster Children | 9/10 | This record starts out with a bang and is almost as good as Junior Citizen. A couple of the songs near the end aren't... more |
| Trans-Europe Express | Kraftwerk | 9/10 | Trans-Europe Express is a classic record which laid the groundwork for virtually all the electronic dance music that... more |