So, what Green Day should you buy? In what order? Hmmm…. Dookie: A+ (100)American Idiot A+ (100)21st Century Breakdown: A (97)Insomniac: A (96)Foxboro Hot Tubs: A (96)Warning: A (95)39 Smooth/Slappy Hours B+ (88)Shenanigans: B+ (88)Kerplunk: B (85)The Network’s Money Money 2020 B- (81)Nimrod: C+ (78) Tough. Have to rank it Continue Reading
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Listening Post: Elvis Costello – Ranking
How does Septenary rank Declan McManus? My Aim is True: A+ (100)This Year’s Model: A+ (100)Imperial Bedroom: A+ (100)Punch the Clock: A+ (100)Armed Forces: A (97)Blood & Chocolate: A (95)Trust: A (97)Secret, Profane and Sugarcane: A- (93)Momofuku: A- (92)When I Was Cruel: B+ (88)All This Useless Beauty: B+ (87)Brutal Youth: Continue Reading
Listening Post: R.E.M – Ranking
How do the darlings of Alternative fare when all their albums are ranked? Which should you buy? What is their average output? How much time do I really have on my hands? Murmur: A+ (100)Reckoning: A+ (100)Lifes Rich Pageant: A+ (100)Automatic for the People: A+ (100)Accelerate: A (96)Document: A- (92)Chronic Continue Reading
Listening Post: AC/DC ranking
How does the band from down under fare according to Septenary? Back in Black: A+ (100)Let There Be Rock: A (97)Powerage: A (96)Highway to Hell: B+ (89)Black Ice: B+ (89)High Voltage: B (86)Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: B (86)The Razor’s Edge: C+ (78)For Those About to Rock: C (75)Ballbreaker: C Continue Reading
Listening Post: U2 – Ranking
Following the metric I established for Devo I thought it prudent to apply the same to the very first Listening Post artist and see how they fare. (Seriously, with my newborn son still in the hospital, I’ve got nothing to do….) The Joshua Tree: A+ (100)Achtung Baby: A+ (100)The Unforgettable Continue Reading
Listening Post: Devo – Ranking
Something I’ve never done but might go back and complete is the the actual rankings of Listening Post and Reflecting Pool records in order of grades. I’ll start with the latest Listening Post for Devo. Freedom of Choice: A+ (100)Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo: A+ (99)Something Continue Reading
Listening Post: Devo – Something For Everybody
Devo – Something for Everybody – 2010 The image clean, the icon reminiscent, the name familiar, it’s 20 years later and Devo has a new album. Should we care?I’m not sure, I want to like it, the way I dug Freedom of Choice and Q/A.For one thing, they’ve seemed to Continue Reading
Listening Post: Devo – Smooth Noodle Maps
Devo – Smooth Noodle Maps – 1990 Remember all that anonymous pseudo-dance synth music on the last Devo record? It’s ba-a-a-ck! Only more monotonous than before. At least this time we are only treated to a 30 minute blast. Half the time, the same amount of schnooze!I have to believe Continue Reading
Listening Post: Devo – Total Devo
Devo – Total Devo – 1988 Here’s the thing about this record. Besides the fact that who the fuck knew it even existed? It’s really boring. There’s no doubt that Devo know how to put notes together and create music or “songs”. And the first track, “Baby Doll” does contain Continue Reading
Zack Attack: Oh, you gotta be fucking kidding me edition
Took Zoe to school today. She’s alternating between the thrill of being a big sister and the abject rejection of her loss of station. That’s cool. I understand that. I was a 5 year old who lost his power position to an obnoxious, screaming, whining pain in the ass baby. Continue Reading