Nee Lewman
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This is not hitting me the same way it did last time. Not enjoying it as much. Might just be my crummy mood though. WHICH OFFSPRING ISN'T GOING TO OFFSET THERE GENERATOR!!!!
The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)
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Whiteout75
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Maxwell - "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite": "Modern Rn'B" or "neo-soul" is not really my go-to genre under most circumstances, and this is pretty much the epitome of the genre. Slick, well produced and well played. But after a couple of songs I lose interest and at the last song I'm fast asleep. A can appreciate the talent at display here, and in small doses, in the right context, this is enjoyable, but at almost an hour of the same mid-to-slow tempo soul jams, I just lose focus after a while. Score: 3/5
Alice Cooper - "Billion Dollar Babies": A favourite hard rock album from the 70s, and it actually hold up pretty strong to this day. I like how the band pushed the boundaries of traditional "verse-chorus-verse" songwriting on a lot af their most enduring songs from the 70s (case studies here: "Billion Dollar Babies", "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "Generation Landslide" and "Elected"). And just check how the sugar sweet pop/rock-bliss of "No More Mr. Nice Guy" is subverted with some truly grim lyrics. This is essential listening. 4/5
Alice Cooper - "Billion Dollar Babies": A favourite hard rock album from the 70s, and it actually hold up pretty strong to this day. I like how the band pushed the boundaries of traditional "verse-chorus-verse" songwriting on a lot af their most enduring songs from the 70s (case studies here: "Billion Dollar Babies", "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "Generation Landslide" and "Elected"). And just check how the sugar sweet pop/rock-bliss of "No More Mr. Nice Guy" is subverted with some truly grim lyrics. This is essential listening. 4/5
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imtheocean
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Enjoyed the Maxwell album. The bass lines might have been my favorite part, some solid grooves. 3/5.
imtheocean
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As a child of the 70's/80's Alice Cooper was not my jam back then, and that hasn't changed. 1/5.
WhiteDahlias
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I didn't like Maxwell at first but it grew on me towards the end. I think it was the bass lines. I gave it a 3/5.
The Alice Cooper album is catchier than I expected but it's still not really my thing. I think I'm going to rate this a 2/5.
The Alice Cooper album is catchier than I expected but it's still not really my thing. I think I'm going to rate this a 2/5.
Joe Mac
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Slap bass is a musical war crime.
Hemotep
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3/14/23
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Allmusic Review:
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper | Album | AllMusic
Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper released in 1973. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.www.allmusic.com
I like Alice Cooper the person more than Alice Cooper the musician. One of my roommates in college turned me on to his radio show which was really good.
I've never listened to a full Alice Cooper album before this one, so that was kind of fun to do and I did enjoy it more than I thought I would, but it's not really my jam. 2.5/5
Ted Nugent can suck a fart direct from my source and die. Only Kid Rock deserves the honor of being compared to him. When they die their cremated remains should get dumped in a construction site porta-poddy so they can be crowned as the kings they are one last time.
CrazyDiamond84
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Can't wait til Kid Rock gets pulled for this, because it's in there!
Hemotep
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The man is human garbage, but Bawitdaba is a banger
Nee Lewman
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Like I said in the other thread, subject matter aside, I enjoy the glam rock aspects of the Alice Cooper album. Its not awful. Its not something I'm gonna listen to a bunch but I'm not gonna turn the radio off when it hits. 3 stars.
Wicked Dreamer
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My thoughts on "Billion Dollar Babies":
oh yeah, and "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite" is a 5/5 btw
oh yeah, and "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite" is a 5/5 btw
Nee Lewman
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Is there slap bass on Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite? I've never noticed. But yeah, unless you are Bootsy, Flea, Mike Watt, Victor Wooten, or Les Claypool - probably best to not slap it.
avecigrec
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3/13/2023
Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Allmusic Review:
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite - Maxwell | Album | AllMusic
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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This still slaps. As soon as the post went up I was sure it was a 5/5 for me, but it'd been a few years so I had to be sure. And, yes, very much still a 5 out of 5 for me. So tasty. Love the bass, love the groove, love the sexiness. Love it all.
avecigrec
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3/14/23
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Allmusic Review:
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper | Album | AllMusic
Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper released in 1973. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
I'll take Alice Cooper over AC/DC, Aerosmith and the like any day. Which isn't to say I'll go out of my way to listen to him very often, but I do enjoy it when I do. I appreciate what he was doing when he slipped into the shock rock routine and it makes the music more enjoyable for me, personally. Solid 3/5
Nee Lewman
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I really enjoy AC/DC and actually dug Aerosmith until I found out that Tyler was the creepiest of creepers.