#350: The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)

The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)

July 15, 1966, Epic

1. "Lost Woman" - 3:16

2. "Over Under Sideways Down" (Rechanneled) - 2:24

3. "The Nazz Are Blue" - 3:04

4. "I Can't Make Your Way" - 2:26

5. "Rack My Mind" - 3:15

6. "Farewell" - 1:29

7. "Hot House of Omagararshid" - 2:39

8. "Jeff's Boogie" (Rechanneled) - 2:25

9. "He's Always There" - 2:15

10. "Turn into Earth" - 3:06

11. "What Do You Want" - 3:22

12. "Ever Since the World Began" - 2:09

RESULTS

Rate: 6/10

Best Song: Rack My Mind

Worst Song: Hot House of Omagararshid

Comments

It's...The Yardbirds!

Yeah, it's just another generic Yardbirds album pre-Clapton. Nothing special about it, not too sure why it's on this list. Not to say it's a bad album, it's just...again?

Psychedelic, Bluesy, and already done.

#351: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps

July 2, 1979, Reprise

1. "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" - 3:45

2. "Thrasher" - 5:38

3. "Ride My Llama" - 2:29

4. "Pocahontas" - 3:22

5. "Sail Away"- 3:46

6. "Powderfinger" - 5:30

7. "Welfare Mothers"  - 3:48

8. "Sedan Delivery" - 4:40

9. "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" - 5:18

RESULTS

Rate: 7/10

Best Song: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

Worst Song: Welfare Mothers

Comments

The first of Neil Not-So-Young's Album's on this list, this little Album is pretty cozy to sit down and listen to, but eventually degrades into the same sound over and over, which can be very bland to listen to. Young's lyrics hit pretty deep, affecting a young Kurt Cobain, who took lyrics from "My My, Hey Hey" and put it into his suicide note. Apparently, this hit Young pretty hard. Tough shit, I guess.

#352: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

May 13, 1985, Warner Bros.

1. "So Far Away"- 5:12

2. "Money for Nothing" - 8:26

3. "Walk of Life" - 4:12

4. "Your Latest Trick" - 6:33

5. "Why Worry" - 8:31

6. "Ride Across the River" - 6:58

7. "The Man's Too Strong" - 4:40

8. "One World" - 3:40

9. "Brothers in Arms" - 7:00

RESULTS

Rate: 7.5/10

Best Song: Money for Nothing

Worst Song: Your Latest Trick

Comments

A very light rock, this Yacht Rock collection is pretty smooth, not hard to listen to, and kinda relaxing. Dire Straits pull of a smoother rock, that still is acceptably complex in how it is performed. I mean, the guitar in this bad boy is just off the hook.

The impressive clash of instruments makes up for a pretty solid soundtrack, but other than that, there's nothing overally great. The filler songs are long and drawn out, and the hidden gems in the Album are really the only thing to listen for. Other than that, groovy Album.

#353: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

November 22, 2010, Def Jam/Roc-a-Fella

1. Dark Fantasy - 4:40

2. Gorgeous (ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) - 5:57

3. Power - 4:52

4. All Of the Lights (Interlude) - 1:02

5. All Of the Lights - 4:59

6. Monster (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver) - 6:18

7. So Appalled (ft. Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi Da Prynce, Swizz Beatz & RZA) - 6:38

8. Devil In A New Dress (ft. Rick Ross) - 5:52

9. Runaway (ft. Pusha T) - 9:08

10. Hell Of A Life - 5:27

11. Blame Game (ft. John Legend) - 7:49

12. Lost In The World (ft. Bon Iver) - 4:16

13. Who Will Survive In America - 1:36

RESULTS

Rate: 8/10

Best Song: Hell of a Life

Worst Song: All of the Lights (Interlude)

Comments

I actually like Kanye, act and all. I don't know what gets me about egotistical people, but they make me laugh and I just love them.

Music's fine, only time Nicki Minaj will make this list though. Lots of features, makes the music less personal. Oh well, I enjoyed it.

#354: Billy Joel - 52nd Street

Billy Joel - 52nd Street

October 13, 1978, Columbia

1. "Big Shot" – 4:03

2. "Honesty" – 3:56

3. "My Life" – 4:44

4. "Zanzibar" – 5:13

5. "Stiletto" – 4:42

6. "Rosalinda's Eyes" – 4:41

7. "Half a Mile Away" – 4:08

8. "Until the Night" – 6:35

9. "52nd Street" – 2:27

RESULTS

Rate: 5/10

Best Song: Big Shot

Worst Song: Until the Night

Comments

Look at Billy Joel leaning against that wall with a fucking trumpet and that stupid perm. Now imagine that in music form, and you've got this Album.

It's alot of Billy Joel's classics, so, not very good. I've heard a bunch of these, but can't say I really like it. The Album itself is a snoozefest, producing what can best be described as mediocre at best. Tapped my feet, bopped my head, nothing more.

#355: The Yardbirds - Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds - Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds

March 1964, Epic

1. "You're a Better Man Than I" - 3:17

2. "Evil Hearted You" - 2:24

3. "I'm a Man" - 2:37

4. "Still I'm Sad" - 2:57

5. "Heart Full of Soul" - 2:28

6. "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" - 3:26

7. "Smokestack Lightning" - 5:35

8. "Respectable" - 5:28

9. "I'm a Man" - 4:24

10. "Here 'Tis" - 5:04

RESULTS

Rate: 6.5/10

Best Song: Evil Hearted You

Worst Song: Still I'm Sad

Comments

So, the whole "1960's British Invasion" -esque kind of music, with the whole traditional Boy Band shit, like The Beatles and whatnot, has also hit a sweet spot for me.

At the beginning of the Album, it was really doing it for me. I was baffled how I had never even HEARD of these guys before, they were incredible, with a sound so original, and beat so catchy, it was astonishing that Eric Clapton had ever left them.

And then Track 3 killed my hopes and dreams.

The songs became twangy, and Bluesy, which really didn't fit the Rock very well, and you can tell that after Clapton left, they didn't really know how to add the right ingredients properly. The few ending songs have some Live Clapton again and it saves the Album from drowning, but goddamn, they are just miserable. Still, the first two tracks are worth a listen, admittingly catchy.

#356: Randy Newman - 12 Songs

Randy Newman - 12 Songs

April 1970, Reprise

1. "Have You Seen My Baby?" – 2:32

2. "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield" – 3:03

3. "Mama Told Me Not to Come" – 2:12

4. "Suzanne" – 3:15

5. "Lover's Prayer" – 1:55

6. "Lucinda" – 2:40

7. "Underneath the Harlem Moon" (Originally by Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 1:52

8. "Yellow Man" – 2:19

9. "Old Kentucky Home" – 2:40

10. "Rosemary" – 2:08

11. "If You Need Oil" – 3:00

12. "Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues" – 2:15

RESULTS

Rate: 4/10

Best Song: Have You Seen My Baby?

Worst Song: If You Need Oil

Comments

Holy shiiiiiit another Randy Newman Album? Who made this list, Toy Story?

The Album is just Randy Newman, and I don't really like Randy Newman. His weird groaning and rambling is so insincere to what he's trying to get a message about. When I first listened to this Album, I was like "Oh, this isn't too bad." But then I let it sink in, and it just didn't stick well with me. I feel like this is another one of those silly filler Albums. 

On top of that, I cannot get over how good the reception was to this. What genre even is this?!

#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.