#357: The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons

The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons

January 20, 1967, London

1. "Yesterday's Papers" - 2:04

2. "My Obsession" - 3:17

3. "Back Street Girl" - 3:27

4. "Connection" - 2:08

5. "She Smiled Sweetly" - 2:44

6. "Cool, Calm & Collected" - 4:17

7. "All Sold Out" - 2:17

8. "Please Go Home" - 3:17

9. "Who's Been Sleeping Here?" - 3:55

10. "Complicated" - 3:15

11. "Miss Amanda Jones" - 2:48

12. "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" - 4:55

RESULTS

Rate: 7/10

Best Song: Back Street Girl

Worst Song: Complicated

Comments

Meh, Rolling Stones Album. Not much else to say. No biggies, no baddies, just mellowed out Stones finding their sound. Not quite sure why this Album made such a big noise.

#358: Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

July 18, 1960, Columbia

1. "Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)" - 16:19

2. "Will o' the Wisp" - 3:47

3. "The Pan Piper (a.k.a. Alborada de Vigo)" - 3:52

4. "Saeta" - 5:06

5. "Solea" - 12:15

RESULTS

Rate: 7/10

Best Song: Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)

Worst Song: The Pan Piper (a.k.a. Alborada de Vigo

Comments

OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE *VUVUZELA HORN*

It's alright for it's genre, and it's really nice to just zone out to and imagine shit in your head. I guess I'm really not into a "Third Stream" mood, but if I was, this Album would be fly. Christopher Columbus.

Lots of classical instruments, you've got heavy on the brass, light woodwinds, percussion going mental, all piping into a hot Spanish day. It's like a blast of "whoa okay this is a thing". Sombrero.

#359: Elton John - Honky Château

Elton John - Honky Château

May 19, 1972, Uni

1. "Honky Cat" – 5:13

2. "Mellow" – 5:32

3. "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" – 3:35

4. "Susie (Dramas)" – 3:25

5. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" – 4:45

6. "Salvation" – 3:58

7. "Slave" – 4:22

8. "Amy" – 4:03

9. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" – 5:00

10. "Hercules" – 5:20

RESULTS

Rate: 6/10

Best Song: Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)

Worst Song: Salvation

Comments

Look, I know you're looking at "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (My second fav song by the way).

It's a really good song, and not depressing at all, aight? It's about teenage hormones basically.

Not my fav Elton John album, and it was a pain the ass to find all the songs, as Spotify didn't have the album, and Youtube is, well, Youtube.

Most of it is typical Elton John shit, to be honest. Rocketman and stuff. If you're an Elton John fan, then, it's a good Album, but if you're indifferent, then it's just an Album with a couple good songs on it.

#360: Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

September 25, 1979, I.R.S.

1. Orgasm Addict - 1:58

2. What Do I Get? - 2:50

3. I Don't Mind - 2:20

4. Love You More - 1:45

5. Ever Fallen In Love? - 2:40

6. Promises - 2:35

7. Everybody's Happy Nowadays - 3:10

8. Harmony In My Head - 3:05

9. What Ever Happened To? - 2:08

10. Oh Shit! - 1:32

11. Autonomy - 3:52

12. Noise Annoys - 2:49

13. Just Lust - 2:57

14. Lipstick - 2:35

15. Why Can't I Touch It? - 6:33

16. Something's Gone Wrong Again - 4:30

RESULTS

Rate: 9/10

Best Song: Something's Gone Wrong Again

Worst Song: Promises

Comments

Hope Grandma isn't reading this.

Pretty hardcore Album, stupidly funny, and made me go "THEY WROTE THIS SONG?!" A few times. Punk can be ridiculously big softies, but I think they just do that ironically. Sweet jams, rocked out pretty hard. I normally adhore compilation Albums, but this one wasn't overly long, and really did have some smashing hits on it.

Overall, killer Album, definitely recommend to those 12 year old kids in Skinny Jeans that used to be me .

#361: OutKast - Stankonia

OutKast - Stankonia

October 31, 2000, LaFace

1. "Intro" - 1:09

2. "Gasoline Dreams" (featuring Khujo) - 3:34

3. "I'm Cool" (Interlude) - 0:42

4. "So Fresh, So Clean" - 4:00

5. "Ms. Jackson" - 4:30

6. "Snappin' & Trappin'" (featuring Killer Mike and J-Sweet) - 4:19

7. "D.F." (Interlude) - 0:27

8. "Spaghetti Junction" - 3:57

9. "Kim & Cookie" (Interlude) - 1:12

10. "I'll Call Before I Come" (featuring Gangsta Boo and Eco) - 4:18

11. "B.O.B" - 5:04

12. "Xplosion" (featuring B-Real)- 4:08

13. "Good Hair" (Interlude) - 0:14

14. "We Luv Deez Hoez" (featuring Backbone and Big Gipp) - 4:10

15. "Humble Mumble" (featuring Erykah Badu) - 4:50

16. "Drinkin' Again" (Interlude) - 0:24

17. "?" - 1:28

18. "Red Velvet" - 3:52

19. "Cruisin' in the ATL" (Interlude) - 0:19

20. "Gangsta Shit" (featuring Slimm Calhoun, Blackowned C-Bone and T-Mo) - 4:41

21. "Toilet Tisha" - 4:24

22. "Slum Beautiful" (featuring CeeLo Green)- 4:07

23. "Pre-Nump" (Interlude) - 0:27

24. "Stankonia (Stanklove)" (featuring Big Rube and Sleepy Brown) - 6:51

RESULTS

Rate: 7.5/10

Best Song: Stanklove

Worst Song: D.F.

Comments

Andre's so tight yo.

Yeah, the Album feels pretty slick. It's a pretty versatile Album, most of it being just ridiculous, and you can kind of hear the theme of Modern Rap start to peak around hear, with "Ms. Jackson" apologizing to his girl's parents about the fact that they could totally break-up.

"Stankonia" is just a made up paradise of Rap, basically, where self-expression is legal or something. It's kind of weird and just sounds unhygienic, but hey, good music!

Even after awhile, the songs remain so unique, which really helps break through an Album. Sometimes you felt like the mixing got kind of lazy, and there was definitely some artistic decisions that ruined good songs, which can be dotted all over the place.