SotD Oh Well - Oh Well

Day 92: Michael Jackson - Bad

If you can put aside all of the things that Jackson was accused of, all of his eccentricities, all of his weird medical issues and only evaluate him based on his music, I think most people have to admit that he was one of the most talented artists ever to come along.

Bad was the follow up to his huge monster hit album Thriller. There was no way anyone could have ever come out with an album that was going to live up to the hype of that. The expectations for Bad were just too high. He did, however, give it a good go and Bad is actually a pretty good album. Unlike Thriller, which pretty much every song was a hit single, Bad did have some weak spots on it, songs like "speed demon" and "Liberian girl" but it also had some amazing songs like "dirty Diana", "the way you make me feel" and "smooth criminal".

Overall I think this was a pretty good album, perhaps his last good album. 4/5

SotD Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicous Minds

SotD Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicous Minds

Day 91: The Doors - L.A. Woman

I'll be right up front, I don't like The Doors, never have never will. I don't like the genre of 60's style music, I think the band is over-rated, and Jim Morrison is a terrible singer. I guess for the time period, it must have been good, compared to other bands, but I have no idea why they are revered now. To say that listening to this album was painful would be very accurate. Hope there isn't another one on the list. 0/5

SotD Haywire - Thinkin About the Years

Day 90: Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory

Sometimes when I am listening to an album I unfortunately allow my preconceived opinion and bias influence the listening experience and the review. I try hard not to but it comes out anyways. This Band is one of those examples. I have only ever heard a few of their songs, the radio hits, and have never been fond of them. Then, at the height of their popularity they pull some ass-hat moves, and also proclaim themselves "The Greatest Band in the World" and it just left an even worse taste in my mouth for them. So it comes time to listen to a full album of theirs, probably their biggest success, and I was put off before it even started. So without allowing my bias against them to interfere I still didn't like it all that much. The songs were kind of sloppy, the lyrics pretty weak and the lead singers voice really didn't do it for me, kind of whiny. Basically it was just an OK album that a lot of bands could have come up with, especially not the kind of album you would expect from the world's greatest band :) 2/5

New Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers & Lenny Kravitz

Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You

The Chili's have had a rough go of it through out their career, with the death of a band mate, drug abuse, and pretty much a revolving door at the spot of guitarist. That's why it good to see them continue on making music and overcoming these hurdles. The have been making solid music for over 20 years and this album is no exception. After a couple listens i am really liking it even though it is a little less upbeat and funky as their last album, and the addition of a new guitarist hasn't hurt them at all, I feel that he is a great addition to the band and you can tell that he blends right in. In fact there are a couple songs on the album, the lead off single for one, that have some really awesome guitar solo's in them. Even though I don't feel like this album is as radio friendly as some of their others and it might only spawn one or two radio hits, it is still really good, perhaps one of their best in quite a few tries. 5/5

Lenny Kravitz - Black and White America

What can I say about Mr. Kravitz that I haven't said before. This guy is awesome. For someone that is pushing 50 he can still really make some amazing music. This album is totally funky. Amazing guitar, amazing drums and bass, amazing singing, all around amazing. Right from the first song you are sucked in and you don't want it to end, which luckily it doesn't for quite awhile since the CD is 16 tracks long. My favorite song on the album has to be the collaboration with Jay-Z, "Boongie Drop" it is really, really good. If I were to have only one small complaint it is that the lyrics are a little weak on a couple of the tracks, but all of the others more than make up for it. 5/5

SotD Neverending White Lights - The Grace

SotD One Republic - Apologize

I have decided that while I would like, and still will attempt to, make this blog a daily review of one album a day, that summer, when I started, isn't like the rest of the year and I am finding there is a lot less time for me to accomplish it, and I am tired of feeling bad if I miss a few days here and there and stop feeling like I have to apologize when I do. So, in that vein I am going to continue on with the blog but it will have to be more on my time than on a daily schedule, and hopefully if there is anyone out there following it you will continue to check it frequently.