Better than here’s the thing in my opinion

I'm just curious if you noticed that the beat in Mary Boone was from a 90's song called Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods? I love when bands sample or mimic the songs of their youth. This album is actually my favorite of VW. I think lyrically it's their most mature and thought provoking albums. I always thought they were a little amateurish in the past, but enjoyed their instrumentation and production. But this album is literal perfection.

I recognize this name, but haven't heard anything. Sounds like a potentially cool thing.

You are very good! Your descriptive is excellent!

I agree, this is an instant favorite!

This is their weakest offering for me. Very few hooks or memorable moments. I was expecting the blues rock catchiness of Boogieman Sam or This Thing but it just didn't deliver.

Glad you brought up Tom Waits Blood Money......love him but can't stand that album. Tired of people praising it. Alice is a lot better.

It's pretty good. A lot of these songs are kinda monochromatic. Billy's vocals are kinda samey and without much range from track to track. The songs with big hooks are great, but a lot of them seem a bit undercooked to me. Real drums from Jimmy are a plus. A big nit pick for me (for most of their recent songs) is that the titles aren't obvious from the lyrics. Why not name these songs after the repeated chorus lines? Billy gets a little pretentious instead.

Innocence Reaches and White is Relic are amazing. And Freewave Lucifer is phenomenal.

Trash take, the song bangs, great opener for any set list to come.

Would love to know some of tour favorite Live Dead tracks! I smell a countdown video!!! ✌🏼

Sad Pilot top 3 on the album

I’m a positive person. And I do NOT like to hate on people’s personal preferences. But I could not disagree more with this take. This song could be a top 10 Killers song of all time.

Its a great song. Singalong stadium anthem. Instant classic with in my opinion.

great review siiiiick album i cant believe theres no guitar! ohsees forever 😛😛

Agreed, I really liked this song upon first listen, and didn't like CD-R. Maybe it'll grow on me though

David Comes to Life is still my favorite Fucked Up album/probably among my favorite punk albums but honestly Dose Your Dreams is pretty underappreciated. Took some time to grow on me but I think there's a lot of really great tracks on there that go unloved, so it's neat to see it top a ranking list. Super solid rankings overall!

O bummer, I love broken needle. Don't chase the dead solve coagula and halfway in one step forward. Could you please review as sick as the secrets within 🙏

No need to qualify..its a solid 7.5 record. Much better than the 4-5.5s theyve been releasing over the past 24 years

Hot take: Unlocked is the greatest hip hop EP of all time....and there really isn't any competition.

So I actually happened to see Bambara live before this album came out when I went to see Daughters. I thought they put on a good show but I wasn’t familiar with their work at that point. Just recently I remembered they existed and listened through this album and it instantly became my new obsession. Honestly, the bass lines alone were enough to sell me but the narrative, the lyrics, the style all really pulled me in. Wild to me that Sweat is your least favorite track. I get it from a purely sonic perspective, but it’s just lyrically the song that hits the best for me personally. It’s a little repetitive I guess, but I like the simple yet brutal musings on death itself. The final line has been getting me through grief as of late in the wake of a recent family loss. It’s such a brutal yet uplifting track, it’s hopeful in a way that I need. It’s beautiful really. Really funny that you called Serafina a “boy meets girl” story. It’s literally about lesbians lmao. Obviously this is meant to be a short review and not necessarily an in-depth analysis but I love the narrative that’s being weaved. A vignette of stories that coalesce and weave in and out of each other, the way Death the character is presented, the underlying love and hope in this weird gothic dark series of stories. Anyway, idk if you’re even still active, there’s just no one on KZbin or really anywhere talking about this album so I wanted to shout my thoughts into the void. Thanks for making this review.

I love this song. The last several singles released IMHO were not very good but this one speaks to me and I love the instrumentals. I do wish they had given it more lyrical consideration. I feel it was a bit uninspired to leave half of the song repeating the same line over and over. However, I think this may be may favorite song if they play it live.

Hitting lately? Chaz been hitting since he stepped in the scene! And cd-r is a banger bro but i understand if you need a few spins to appreciate it more.

Hey! I don't remember the song titles but it's true, the album is great, surprisingly diverse within its genre and full of great hooks and energy! Thanks for the review

Hey man if you don't feel it you don't feel it. I feel as if the killers only really needed excuses for wonderful wonderful and since then have just redefined themselves. Bright Lights is just a song about hope. Referencing the old adage of leaving lights on to help find your way home, back when electricity and cars didn't exist. Living in AZ I can relate to driving home on a long desert road, thinking about the toils and hardships I have or am experiencing.

It's not good. ITM was not good. Their best song since WW is We Did It In the Name of Love, and it wasn't even an official single. Some of us still hold them to a higher standard. They can do much better.

Smashing Pumpkins, now that's my primary school. I should do some relistens as an adult and we'll see how the new one presents itself. My friend was seeing them live in Poland a few weeks ago and said they were fantastic

I also have to add you're a great reviewer! So nice to listen, vast vocabulary, I follow your drift throughout the video. Great delivery!

Oh my, The Libertines, I'll always remember going on 5 am bus to college when "Can't stand me now" was on the radio... After that new Jack White, I'm kind of excited for the throwback. Can't wait for your Jack review ofc. I think it's really great.

I think I like it, but it’s not really anywhere near as good as something like imploding the mirage or even your side of town

Their most poetic album is Sam’s Town. That was the peak of their songwriting. The lyrics on that album are unpredictable. Day And Age is also great for lyrics. After that their lyrics became cliche. Still love their new stuff as I’m a fan of that 80s Dire Straits vibe, but I listen to that 80s stuff in a corny way as you stated

I AM DOG NOW!

1:38 i feel like no one would agree with you more than Chip from The Body lol (it’s kinda the impetus for them doing so many collabs)

Sturgill is great singer but his new album has zero hits on it. Good songs but they're not hits imo. I expect more out of Johnny Blue Skies

I tried listening to it this morning and I couldn't even get past the first song. At what point will Corgan realize he isn't the angsty kid he used to be and leave the Pumpkins to rest or at least just tour with the old material

A true return to form

Nice react. Prob my least fave of the 3 singles but it’s a helluva ear worm

I'm undecided about Orville lol He seems to have a charm, and that Elvis voice! Atm I'm listening more to Chris Housman and loving it. Thanks for the review, I enjoyed it.

AOTY for me, honestly

This album is almost its own genre.

Thanks for this review! You nailed everything. It feels shamanistic to me. So much feeling on the brink of existential expression.

Very cozy good vibes album! Love the band. I love "dont fade away" "dare me" "tough love"

Honey...! Her name is pronounced as such: Too-vay Loo

My top 3 favorites of his 1) Metamodern 2) Sailer’s Guide 3) this album; Johnny Blueskies!

You seem to be missing a major chunk of context. This is a portrait of grief. What you call inconsistent, I would call impressionistic. Most of the things you cite as “missing” or “lacking” could be considered luxuries when processing a tragedy of this level in a public manner. We’re lucky we got any fun elements from them, and it was important to them for that element to be present because they’re celebrating Joe’s impact on them as much as they are mourning the loss of him. It’s as focused as anyone could be while still in the process of this.

Thanks for this review but it's a shame you're not playing tracks after tracks

✅

The Vaccines is the definition of being really good in the first albums, but on this they have gotten to cliche. I like it tho!

i'd love to hear what you think about rat wars (the album not the song)