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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| Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | 9/10 | This is so much better than the overrated Clash album that stole its cover design. I think people forget just how raw and... more |
| Instruments of Terror | Laika and the Cosmonauts | 9/10 | Some of the best 90s surf revival music you can find. On par with The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet with lots of organ mixed... more |
| Knight Vision: Hymns for the Invisible Church | Knights of the New Crusade, The | 9/10 | This is what happens when you give up on new music. You stop paying attention to music press and new releases and then great... more |
| Death by Unga Bunga!! | Mummies, The | 9/10 | The final gasp from the kings of Budget Rock, The Mummies! This is their only legimately released CD and is yet another... more |
| An Invitation to Planet Mace | Untamed Youth | 9/10 | This is the long awaited new release from these kings of Jethro Rock™ And this is one of their best records to date. Along with... more |
| Extra Width | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | 9/10 | The Blues Explosion (at least on these earlier recordings) occupies a nice space between the raw, rootsy rock of bands like the... more |
| Doolittle | Pixies | 9/10 | Like most non-hipsters in the late eighties, this was my introduction to the Pixies. I think majority of people consider this... more |
| Killing Joke (2003) | Killing Joke | 9/10 | Killing Joke proves they can still crank up the angst on yet another "comeback" album. There's no innovation here, but the... more |
| 96 Tears | Question Mark and the Mysterians | 9/10 | This is a recent reissue of the 1966 album of the same name. This is an excellent collection of great 60's garage tunes by... more |
| The Greatest Gift | Scratch Acid | 9/10 | I discovered Scratch Acid after becoming a The Jesus Lizard worshiper. At the time I remember thinking, despite have 50% of the... more |
| Youth Runs Wild | Untamed Youth | 9/10 | This is the follow-up to Planet Mace and continues much along the same lines. They rely a bit less on originals this time. U.Y... more |
| Wilful Days | Killing Joke | 9/10 | A great collection of singles and extended mixes from the EG years. I had a few of these on 7" vinyl and it was nice to get... more |
| Liar | Jesus Lizard, The | 9/10 | Goat laid the ground rules for the Jesus Lizard's sound and Liar solidified it into a formula. It's a swell formula indeed, but... more |
| Elvis Double Features: Viva Las Vegas / Roustabout | Elvis Presley | 9/10 | Another great two movie compilation from The King. Everyone knows how great "Viva Las Vegas" is, but track two, "If You Think I... more |
| Replicas | Tubeway Army | 9/10 | After having owned and loved The Pleasure Principle for years, I finally expanded my Gary Numan collection with this... more |
| As Above, So Below | POLES, tHE | 9/10 | The capitalization challenged tHE POLES are one of the few bands that Nonagon has played with that I actually really like. This... more |
| Lolita | Nelson Riddle | 9/10 | Although a couple of the pieces on this soundtrack recording sound like they came straight from The Donna Reed Show,... more |
| Absolute Polysics | Polysics | 9/10 | Absolute Polysics is Polysics at their spazziest. It was pretty jarring a first but I have come to like this record... more |
| Twelve Winds | POLES, tHE | 9/10 | Twelve Winds is much like their As Above, So Below EP but with more songs! (They must have learned from the... more |
| Presenting Jackie and the Cedrics | Jackie and the Cedrics | 9/10 | Jackie and the Cedrics are a surf revival band hailing from Japan. In addition to Jackie's trademark hyperactive drumming,... more |
| Il Gatto A Nove Code | Ennio Morricone | 9/10 | With the exception of the title song, "Ninna Nanna In Blu," all of the tracks on this CD are solid Morricone thriller ambiance... more |
| Spare Parts | Servotron | 9/10 | I think this was the last CD that Servotron put out. It is a collection of remixes and live versions of previously released... more |
| House at the Edge of the Dark | Giallos Flame, The | 9/10 | Thanks to some free mp3 credits from Amazon, this is the first album that I ever purchased as a download! I have to say, I am... more |
| Ciao Bella! | Various Artists | 9/10 | A fantastic compilation 60's girl-pop songs from Italy. The highlight of the CD is the opening track "Baluba Shake." None of... more |
| Around the World With Satan's Pilgrims | Satan's Pilgrims | 9/10 | A collection of mildly exotica inspired tune from this Portland surf band. It's much better than some of their earlier releases... more |
| Major Chaos! | Untamed Youth, The | 9/10 | This is a great collection of rarities from The Untamed Youth that I was hesitant to buy for a long time because I thought I... more |
| Beat, Beat, Beatsville!: Beatnik Rock 'n' Roll | Various Artists | 9/10 | This is a comp of late fifties early sixties novelty rock songs about beatniks. It's very much in-line with stuff like Sin... more |
| Astral Astronauts | Spoozys | 9/10 | Spoozys were one of the half dozen or so Japanese bands I saw perform at Japan Nite 2001. Spoozy were my favorite act the... 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 |
| Peace Thru Vandalism / When In Rome | Vandals, The | 9/10 | As a kid growing up in Central Illinois Peace Thru Vandalism was one the first "punk rock" records I ever heard. I... more |
| Read & Burn 01 | Wire | 9/10 | In 2002 Wire returned after over a decade of dormancy and once again they have changed their musical focus. They had largely... more |
| 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 |
| 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 |