Robert's Record Reviews
I've accumulated a pretty big record/cd collection and, from time to time, I used to write reviews of the latest additions to my collection. Lately, I haven't bought much music. That whole "you turn 30 and buying CDs doesn't seem to be that important" thing hit me. Lately, I have been working my way back through my collection and trying to listen to everything again and put down my thoughts here.
I also have an alternate cover view of this page too.
| Artist | Title |
Format |
Rating | Review (Click the title for the full review) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie and the Cedrics | Presenting Jackie and the Cedrics | 10" | 9/10 |
Jackie and the Cedrics are a surf revival band hailing from... |
| Smith's Ranch Boys | Barnyard Favorites | 10" | 7/10 |
This is a side project by Big Sandy's guitarist. They rock... |
| Budget Girls, The | Get in your Ear | 7" | 10/10 |
This is a killer single from Planet Pimp. This group is... |
| Deke Dickerson | Solid Sender | 7" | 9/10 |
This is a wonderful single by Deke (of Untamed Youth/Dave... |
| Neil Hamburger | Bartender the Laugh's On Me | 7" | 10/10 |
WOW!!! Neil provides the side-splitting fun on this awesome... |
| Huntington Cads, The | Big Guitars, Western Style | 7" | 6/10 |
This is a band lead by ex-Fink Chris Barfield. There a four... |
| David Nudelman | David Nudelman Lays an Egg | 7" | 10/10 |
Speaking of David Nudelman, I think it would be mistake to... |
| Servotron | Electrical Power Sources for the Electrocution and Extinction of the Human Race... | 7" | 6/10 |
Another single from this ManorAstroman?-esque/Supernova-... |
| Servotron | Celebration of Annihilation | 7" | 9/10 |
Robot rock! This band is rumored to contain member(s) of Man... |
| Monarchs, The | The Curse of La Lloroña | 7" | 9/10 |
The Monarchs were a 90s garage band from Michigan for which... |
| Sparks | Hello Young Lovers | CD | 10/10 |
A masterpiece of epic, symphonic goofiness and left-of-... |
| 5.6.7.8's | Bomb the Twist | CD | 10/10 |
Extremely cool Japanese all-girl garage rock. All six songs... |
| American Analog Set, The | The Golden Band | CD | 10/10 |
Admittedly, I was originally drawn to this band because of... |
| John Barry & Shirley Bassey | Goldfinger | CD | 10/10 |
This is an essential item for your record collection. It... |
| Beach Boys, The | Pet Sounds | CD | 10/10 |
I finally bought this CD after hearing so many good things... |
| Coyle and Sharpe | Audio Visionaries: Street Pranks and Put-Ons | CD | 9/10 |
This is the second CD collection of this duo's hilarious ... |
| Dave and Deke Combo, The | Hollywood Barndance | CD | 10/10 |
Great hillbilly tunes. These are perhaps some of the most... |
| Dollface | Dollface Lights the Pilot!!! | CD | 10/10 |
This band was perhaps the best kept R'n'R secret in the... |
| Godspeed You Black Emperor | Lift Your Skinny Hands Like Antennas to Heaven | CD | 7/10 |
Godspeed is, at last count, a ten piece outfit from Canada.... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Shot | CD | 7/10 |
The JL's worst album thusfar. Still it kix rox. |
| Man... or Astroman? | Experiment Zero | CD | 9/10 |
This release represents a revitalized MorA? after a string... |
| Marauders, Los | Every Song we Fuckin' Know | CD | 7/10 |
This is one twisted piece of work. It contains a bunch of... |
| Mortals, The | Last Time Around | CD | 7/10 |
This is the final full length from the great band, The... |
| Poster Children | RTFM | CD | 8/10 |
Okay, so I'm like Mr. Garage guy right? Well, not exactly.... |
| Question Mark and the Mysterians | 96 Tears | CD | 9/10 |
This is a recent reissue of the 1966 album of the same name... |
| Rezillos, The | Can't Stand the Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos | CD | 8/10 |
This is a scottish punk band from the seventies. They are... |
| Salaryman | Salaryman | CD | 8/10 |
This is the Poster Children's electronic side project. The... |
| Servotron | No Room for Humans | CD | 10/10 |
The first full-length outing by Servotron. More... |
| Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant | Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars Of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant | CD | 10/10 |
Hott DAMN!! Insane steel guitar-guitar combo. It's kinda... |
| Subsonics | Everything Is Falling Apart | CD | 8/10 |
This bands rocks in a Cramp's style rockabilly sound. The... |
| Untamed Youth | Untamed Melodies | CD | 10/10 |
Deke's old band. CD compiles a bunch of this band's great... |
| Untamed Youth | An Invitation to Planet Mace | CD | 9/10 |
This is the long awaited new release from these kings of... |
| Untamed Youth | Youth Runs Wild | CD | 9/10 |
This is the follow-up to Planet Mace and continues much... |
| Various Artists | Las Vegas Grind Part 3 | CD | 10/10 |
FINALLY!! Part 3 in the incredible Las Vegas Grind series.... |
| Various Artists | Jungle Exotica Part 2 | CD | 10/10 |
I have yet to wipe the tears of joy that flow down my cheeks... |
| Various Artists | Strummin' Mental Part Two | CD | 8/10 |
This is a compilation of instrumental music from 1957-65. It... |
| Various Artists | Beat, Beat, Beatsville!: Beatnik Rock 'n' Roll | CD | 9/10 |
This is a comp of late fifties early sixties novelty rock... |
| Various Artists | Sin Alley Part One | CD | 10/10 |
This is the first CD reissue of the classic Sin... |
| Various Artists | Teenage Doll | CD | 9/10 |
This selection from the ever-growing Buffalo Bop re-release... |
| Wire | 154 | CD | 10/10 |
Wire is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands. Sure they... |
| Link Wray | Hillbilly Wolf: Missing Links Vol. 1 | CD | 9/10 |
This is the CD reissue of Norton's Link Wray series. The CD... |
| Knights of the New Crusade, The | My God Is Alive! Sorry About Yours! | CD | 9/10 |
Knights of the New Crusade are America's premiere punk rock... |
| Yo La Tengo | Painful | CD | 9/10 |
I am glad I never got in to Yo La Tengo whilst they were... |
| Kraftwerk | Trans-Europe Express | CD | 9/10 |
Trans-Europe Express is a classic record which laid... |
| INXS | Kick | CD | 6/10 |
This is one of the oldest CDs in my collection. It was given... |
| Jawbox | Novelty | CD | 8/10 |
Good 90s post punk music. Much more rockin' than say, Fugazi... |
| Mono Men | T.S.B. (Tom's Strip and Bowl) | CD | 4/10 |
As much as I appreciate Dave Crider and his label Estrus... |
| Jawbox | For Your Own Special Sweetheart | CD | 8/10 |
More of Jawbox being Jawbox. The only thing that signing to... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Head/Pure | CD | 10/10 |
I'd have to say it's a toss up between Goat and Head as my... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Goat | CD | 10/10 |
Jesus Lizard's finest record. Crazy bluesy licks on top of a... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Liar | CD | 9/10 |
Goat laid the ground rules for the Jesus Lizard's sound and... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Lash | CD | 7/10 |
A short EP with a couple of good new tracks and 4 live... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Down | CD | 8/10 |
I like the cover of this one. This CD continues along... |
| Jesus Lizard, The | Show | CD | 7/10 |
A live CD. Was noteworthy when it came out because of the... |
| Killing Joke | Killing Joke | CD | 8/10 |
First Killing Joke record is not their best, but has a few... |
| Killing Joke | What's THIS for...! | CD | 9/10 |
Brutal, pounding, post-punk genius. Post apocalyptic tribal... |
| Killing Joke | Revelations | CD | 10/10 |
Everything that was great about What's THIS for...!... |
| Killing Joke | Fire Dances | CD | 10/10 |
This is my favorite Killing Joke album. It's a great fusion... |
| Killing Joke | Night Time | CD | 10/10 |
Punk rock for the dance floor! One of my most listened too... |
| Killing Joke | Brighter Than a Thousand Suns | CD | 9/10 |
Killing Joke took everything that was great about ... |
| Killing Joke | Outside the Gate | CD | 5/10 |
Okay, this is hands-down Killing Joke's worst album. It's... |
| Killing Joke | Exremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions | CD | 8/10 |
It took Martin Atkins pounding drums to knock some sense... |
| Killing Joke | Pandemonium | CD | 8/10 |
Having veered off course for a few records, this CD seems... |
| Killing Joke | Democracy | CD | 6/10 |
Very much along the same lines as Pandemonium but... |
| Killing Joke | Killing Joke (2003) | CD | 9/10 |
Killing Joke proves they can still crank up the angst on yet... |
| Killing Joke | Wilful Days | CD | 9/10 |
A great collection of singles and extended mixes from the EG... |
| Killing Joke | Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! | CD | 8/10 |
A greatest hits compilation. The only reason I bought it was... |
| Killington Lost | Killington Lost | CD | 10/10 |
This was the last band my brother was in before he left... |
| Richard H. Kirk | Disposable Half-Truths | CD | 6/10 |
This is an early solo effort from Cabaret Voltaire's Richard... |
| Richard H. Kirk | Virtual State | CD | 10/10 |
After the end of Cabaret Voltaire, Kirk went on to record a... |
| Richard H. Kirk | Agents With False Memories | CD | 5/10 |
Cabaret Voltaire's final album ended with a dazzling, CD... |
| Richard H. Kirk | LoopStatic [amine ß ring modulations] | CD | 8/10 |
The title does a good job in describing this release. Kirk... |
| Knights of the New Crusade, The | A Challenge to the Cowards of Christendom | CD | 10/10 |
A great follow up to their first Christian garage-rock album... |
| Kraftwerk | The Man Machine | CD | 10/10 |
This is a great record, from the futurist (actually Russian... |
| Kraftwerk | Computer World | CD | 10/10 |
The last great Kraftwerk record and probably their funkiest... |
Latest Additions
- Lester Peabody - Focus on Guitars
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - All-Time Greatest Hits
- Pailhead - Trait
- Other Ones, The - The Other Ones
- Oblivians - Sympathy Sessions
- Ken Nordine - The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1
- Nonagon - Days Away
- Nomeansno - Sex Mad / You Kill Me
- Nirvana - Nevermind
- Nig-Heist - Nig-Heist
