Reviews Supplemental

11 Jul 2021: Wavves/"King of the Beach" (2010)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-beach-is-empty.html

really grated toward the end

12 Jul 2021: Vandenberg/"Heading for a Storm" (1983)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/fun-fact-this-albums-coverart-inspired.html

13 Jul 2021: Tytan/"Rough Justice" (1985)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/witty-retordt_13.html

another spotify recommendation

14 Jul 2021: Death Cab for Cutie/"You Can Play These Songs with Chords" (1997)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/you-can-write-these-reviews-with-words.html

15 Jul 2021: Pixies/"Come On Pilgrim" (1987)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-thoughts-i-confess.html

starts off poorly but ends well

16 Jul 2021: Dexy's Midnight Runners/"Don't Stand Me Down" (1985)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/bruce.html

three albums in, and i still can't believe this is the same band that put out come on eileen

one of those things is a really shitty version of werewolves of london

17 Jul 2021: Electric Light Orchestra/"Alone in the Universe" (2015)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-truth-is-not-out-there.html

18 Jul 2021: Alien/"Shiftin' Gear" (1990)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/its-half-past-four-and-im.html

19 Jul 2021: Golden Earring/"The Hole" (1986)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/thirty-days-in.html

20 Jul 2021: Humble Pie/"Street Rats" (1975)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/tomorrow-will-not-be-aladdin.html

three covers of the beatles
none of them are good

21 Jul 2021: Sir Lord Baltimore/"Kingdom Come" (1970)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/28-hd-remix.html

another spotify recommendation

22 Jul 2021: Foo Fighters/"Hail Satin" (2021)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/why.html

five covers of bee gees songs followed by five live versions of medicine at midnight songs
they left out the best bee gees song, jive talkin'
probably for the best

rather than play the bee gees songs like they're foo fighters songs, they play them straight with just a guitar more prominent in the mix
this means there's no reason to relisten to this album, because it ends up just being worse than the originals

23 Jul 2021: White Spirit/"White Spirit" (1980)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/titled-after-self.html

another spotify recommendation

24 Jul 2021: Dirty Projectors/"Earth Crisis" (2020)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/over-dramatic.html

the fourth of the band's five 2020 EPs, and the last one for me to review
i'm glad i did them out of order, let me tell you
the one that seemed like it would be the worst one from name alone actually WAS the worst one
shocking

25 Jul 2021: Descendents/"9th and Walnut" (2021)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/walnuts-peanuts-pineapple-smells-grapes.html

the longest song on this album is the best one
it clocks in at a whopping 2:22

26 Jul 2021: Bang/"Mother/Bow to the King" (1972)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/witty-retordt_26.html

another spotify recommendation

27 Jul 2021: Saracen/"Heroes, Saints, and Fools" (1981)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/witty-retordt_27.html

another spotify recommendation

28 Jul 2021: Elvis Costello/"Live at El Mocambo" (1978)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-system-is-down.html

rym is down
time for live albums

29 Jul 2021: Nightwing/"Black Summer" (1982)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/riots-in-baltimore.html

another spotify recommendation

30 Jul 2021: Thunder/"Backstreet Symphony" (1990)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/orchestral-version-of-i-want-it-that-way.html

another spotify recommendation
perhaps their best one yet

31 Jul 2021: Alice Cooper/"From the Inside" (1978)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/07/witty-retordt_31.html

01 Aug 2021: ZZ Top/"Eliminator" (1983) [revisited]
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/08/eliminator-revisited.html

how does a band come up with an opening trio like gimme all your lovin / got me under pressure / sharp-dressed man
it boggles the mind

got me under pressure and thug are the highlights
the rest of the album that you don't remember is nothing special but i did raise the album's score from a 3.5 to a 4

02 Aug 2021: Jeff Lynne/"Armchair Theatre" (1990)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/08/get-that-loveseat-out-of-here.html

between today and tomorrow i will review two albums:
jeff lynne's first solo album, and the album the rest of ELO put out without him in the same year

03 Aug 2021: Electric Light Orchestra Part Two/"Electric Light Orchestra Part Two" (1990)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/08/titled-after-self-part-two.html

both halves of the group were doing very well in 1990

04 Aug 2021: Jimmy Eat World/"Integrity Blues" (2016)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2021/08/witty-retordt.html