Yeah, that was my first exposure to them. It was cool to pick up German from the strangest of places, you know, like Sideshow Bob teaching you how to say 'The Bart, The'.

Kansas - Point of Know Return 7/10

Mad cheddar, and not as strong as Leftoverture, but I enjoyed it.

A-Ha - Hunting High and Low 7/10

Solid 80s synth pop.

Elizabeth Wallfisch - Vivaldi: Six Violin Sonatas Opus 2 7.7/10

Not in the same league as his chamber concertos, but some solid pieces if you like baroque music.

Magnitude - To Whatever Fateful End

10/10

For fans of Strife/Trial/Strain.

90’s sounding hardcore at its finest.

Tears for Fears - The Hurting 8.3/10

A cracking debut album. I look forward to getting their Songs from the Big Chair record.

Kayleth - Colossus 7/10

If you like Kyuss, you will probably dig the album, though it is nothing new.

Rönsy - Juureilevia Tarinoita 8/10

A three-piece all-female Finnish folk group made up of vocals, kantele, upright bass and a chromatic button accordion. Simple but very good.

Brand New - Science Fiction 7.5/10

Loretta Lynn Greatest hits- 9/10

Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair 8/10
This album is supposed to be their magnus opus; its bigger, bolder and more polished, but I prefer their first album, The Hurting.

Enkel - Pappilan hääyö 8/10
Wardruna - Gap Var Ginnunga 7.5/10

Kardemimmit - Kaisla 7.8/10

Massivet & Kongero - Vaerla Vaken 7.7/10

Solid Swedish folk music.

Going to keep this spot warm for when the new Ignea album drops this Friday. It's been a long three years since the last one but I'm so glad I stumbled across them.

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Heilung - Futha 7/10

I think it is a stronger album than the first, though mainly because the female vocals are more prominent and there are less spoken-word tracks, though I don't think any of the tracks match Krigsgaldr from the first album.

Rönsy - Rönsy 7.7/10

Slightly weaker than the previous album of theirs that I listened to a few months ago.

Velnias - Scion of Aether 7/10

Meg The Stallion-Suga

7/10.

Would be a 10 but i only like 6 of the 9 songs.

Vasen - Keyed Up 7/10

Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still 7/10

Two solid albums.

Unaja - Unaja 8/10
Arja Kastinen - Ani 8/10
Men at Work - Business as Usual 8/10
Gunship - Gunship 7/10
Lex van Delden - Orchestral Works 6.5/10

Elder - Omens 7.7/10

It is definitely nowhere near as awesome as their last album, Reflections of a Floating World (I gave it at 9/10), and I feel it is also not as strong as the EP they brought out last year, The Gold & Silver Sessions, but it is still a solid and enjoyable record.

Barbra Streisand - The Barbra Streisand Album 8/10

Her debut from 1963,. To say she was only 20 when she recorded this record, the power of her voice and her control over it is remarkable.

2012 EP from "Sour Guy" really good... first three songs really good, last two not memorable

Protest the Hero - Fortress 6.8/10

Dream Theater and Dillinger Escape Plan had a baby, but a fairly unremarkable one.

The End - Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face 7.3/10

I posted this album in the Casual Forum, so check it out; nothing new for this genre of music, but they do it well.

Listened to a bunch of albums on the drive up to
Maine... new Waxahatchee album is really good... i think i listened to something by aimee
mann which was fine... have to look in my notebook for more. oh i listened to something “guava” by Ween... was one nice song sandwiched amongst a bunch of ridiculous ones... the end was just a bunch of annoying noises... why would anyone recommend this to someone

Garmarna - Guds Speleman 7.5/10
Deep Purple - Machine Head 8/10
Rainbow - Rising 8.5/10

Entombed - Wolverine Blues 7.5/10

Norma Jean - All Hail 8/10

Hedningarna - Kaksi 7/10

Ranarim - Till Ljusan Dag 8/10
Rush - Hemispheres 7/10

Dio - Holy Diver 8/10
Floating Sofa Quartet - The Moon We Watch Is the Same 8/10

A solid couple of weeks of rockin' and folkin'.

I revisited Gorguts' Obscura album, and I don't know if it is because I'm using different/better quality earphones than before or because I just wasn't ready for the record at the time, but this is definitely an 8/10 at a minimum, compared to what I originally gave it four years ago or so.

Les Zéoles - Arborescences 8/10

You'd think an album comprised of primarily two accordions (one diatonic and the other chromatic) would be boring, but you'd be wrong.

Rammstein - Sehnsucht 7.7/10

This album should probably get a 10/10 just for the sheer audacity of the group, but it was the slightly weaker of the two albums I've been listening to these past two weeks.

Fuckin Covid...had tix for Rammstein Boston.

I'm revisiting Chronic Future...good 90s-mid 00s rap/rock

Genesis - Wind & Wuthering 8/10
This feels like a more natural successor to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway; Trick of the Tail, which followed LLDB and was the first record without Peter Gabriel, retreated to something more akin to Selling England by the Pound.

Rammstein - Mutter 7/10
Not as good as the first album, but perhaps the ridiculousness is just not as potent the second time round.

Floating Sofa Quartet - Neighbourhood 7/10
A decent record, but it felt like they were playing it safe compared to their first outing.

ASG - Survive Sunrise 6.5/10

Unremarkable hard rock/stoner rock album, but not objectionable.

Folk & Rackare - Rackarspel 8/10

1970s Swedish folk group with a Fairport Convention vibe.

Cécile Corbel - La Fiancée 8/10

A French singer/songwriter; her vocals remind me of Gregory and the Hawk (but French), but musically the record has a faux-mediaeval vibe. I think the orchestration could be toned down on some of the tracks, but overall I found the album an enjoyable listening experience.

Gjallarhorn - Ranarop 8.3/10

Their first album and perhaps their best.

Deftones - Ohms 8.3/10

Their best album in a long time; they seemed to be more song focused, rather than exploring textures and sounds, and it has paid off.

Labi Siffre - Remember My Song 7/10

Solid record, but it suffers from having its best song, "I Got The," as the first track and the album struggles to reach those heights again.

Robert Palmer - Clues 7.5/10

Low-key electro-poppy stuff; I enjoyed it and will probably buy more of his albums.

'The Realms of Fire and Death' by Ignea - 7/10

I just love these guys and am proud to back them via Patreon. I'm always down for metal but here they show some chops with variety with the song "What For". The vocalist, Helle, can go from melodic to growl at the flick of a switch and doesn't miss a beat. It was sad to hear, however, that two of the members tested positive for COVID-19. The dream of getting to see them live gets fainter and fainter everyday. I'd recommend these guys to anyone interested in foreign metal bands. I'd start with "Alga" and "Alexandria" if you're down for checking them out on YouTube to get an idea of what Ignea is all about.

The Green Mile - 10/10

Has anyone watched the Majestic? I'm considering watching that next.

Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia. 8/10

Not my usual cup of tea, since I generally don't listen to pop. But she's awesome and the songs are all well written, catchy AF, and expertly produced.

I feel like I don't even know you anymore.:nono:

Benee - Hey U X

I dig it.

'Manifest' by Amaranthe. I've put off this one for whatever stupid reason. Absolutely fell in love with them after hearing "Drop Dead Cynical" a few years back and they were actually the first concert I ever attended. This album is going to have to get a 6 out of 10, though. It feels like too much of more of the same from the last go around with "Helix". Niles is a fine replacement but I miss Jake as time goes on. Elize is still the goddess that she is and I don't foresee that changing anytime soon.