Brian Eno- Music For Films (1978) ***
Al Campbell- Ain't That Loving You (1978)- ***1/2
Donnie Iris & The Crusiers- King Cool (1981) ****
Roky Erickson w/Okkervil River- True Love Cast Out All Evil (2010) ***1/2
Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral: Dr. Wu Edit (1994/2026) ***
David Bowie- Blackstar (2016) ***1/2
The John Sally Ride- For Sal (2026) ****
Donnie Iris- Back On The Streets (1980) ****
Black Sabbath- Never Say Die (1978) ****
• The Roky/Okkervil sounded great after a very long lay off.
• Thank you Dr. Wu for the NIN edit. I think my issue is that I just prefer four other NIN albums more than "The Downward Spiral," though it does include a few true Trent classics.
• "Never Say Die," the Sabbath album everyone including the band can't stand. I don't get it. It's a perfect Side One and a pretty solid Side Two, even if it doesn't sound like "Iron Man."
5 comments:
The Fragile, then in no particular order:
Hesitation Marks
Pretty Hate Machine
Still - the last of The Fragile/New Orleans era. One of Reznor’s own favorites. Stripped down.
The Downward Spiral is a bit too depressing for me - not the most happy resolution. Some incredible songs though. The Fragile is just as messed up but always plays like Station to Station to me - similar backgrounds. And it sounds great with headphones. I prefer my NIN more Anne Rice, less Tate-LaBianca. Personally, there are no bad NIN albums. Shout out to Natural Born Killers (Soundtrack).
Looking forward to the Rory Erickson. Haven’t thought about Okkervil River in a bit so, thanks for that as well. And everything else you do. Cheers :)
Interesting. My list is very different.
With Teeth (His masterpiece, I think)
Pretty Hate Machine
Hesitation Marks
Broken
The Downward Spiral
(I may have to give The Fragile a fresh set of ears, seeing it at the top of your list.)
What is "Still?"
https://music.apple.com/us/album/still/1455396285
https://www.nin.wiki/Still
Thanks. That one got by me.
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