Odds and Sods


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LIST OF ALBUM REVIEWS:

Laura Branigan -- Laura Branigan (1982)
Chicago -- Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Melissa Etheridge -- Melissa Etheridge (1988)
A Flock of Seagulls -- A Flock of Seagulls (1982)
Macy Gray -- On How Life Is (1999)
Justin Guarini -- Justin Guarini (2003)
Iron Maiden -- Iron Maiden (1980)
Barry Manilow -- Barry Manilow II (1974)
The Monkees -- The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1968)
Os Mutantes -- Os Mutantes (1968)
Pearls Before Swine -- Balaklava (1968)
The Turtles -- Happy Together (1967)

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Brief album summaries:


Laura Branigan -- Laura Branigan (1982)

"Gloria" is OK... The rest is zzzzzzz...

Overall Album Score: 6.0 out of 10

Average Song Score: 6.5
Album Tilt: 6.0
Artist Tilt: 5.5

Link to the full review:
Laura Boringan


Chicago -- Chicago Transit Authority (1969)

Holy crap. These guys were frikin' awesome once.

Overall Album Score: 8.8 out of 10

Average Song Score: 8.5
Album Tilt: 8.5
Artist Tilt: 9.5

Link to the full review:
Cincinatti Airport Security


Melissa Etheridge -- Melissa Etheridge (1988)

Argue all you want, but you'll never be able to convince me that this isn't a piece of vicious bowel movement.

Overall Album Score: 5.8 out of 10

Average Song Score: 6.3
Album Tilt: 5.5
Artist Tilt: 5.5

Link to the full review:
Melissa Ethics Committee


A Flock of Seagulls -- A Flock of Seagulls (1982)

Iran is pretty far away come to think of it.....

Overall Album Score: 7.6 out of 10

Average Song Score: 7.7
Album Tilt: 7.5
Artist Tilt: 7.5

Link to the full review:
Mr. Spock's Beagles


Macy Gray -- On How Life Is (1999)

Quirky funk-pop that's both enjoyable and tasteful. That's quite a rarity these days...

Overall Album Score: 9.0 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.0
Album Tilt: 9.0
Artist Tilt: 9.0

Link to the full review:
And Life Sucks


Justin Guarini -- Justin Guarini (2003)

Loser as an American Idol, loser as a musician.

Overall Album Score: 4.7 out of 10

Average Song Score: 5.5
Album Tilt: 4.5
Artist Tilt: 4.0

Link to the full review:
Bustin' Guarini


Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980)

Don't look at the cover! This is decent, tasteful heavy metal. It's sometimes not even heavy metal...

Overall Album Score: 8.5 out of 10

Average Song Score: 8.4
Album Tilt: 8.5
Artist Tilt: 8.5

Link to the full review:
Pylon Brazen


Barry Manilow -- Barry Manilow II (1974)

I kinda like this guy, but he's only coming up with a small handful of hits and the rest filler --- some of it utterly offensive to the ears...

Overall Album Score: 7.3 out of 10

Average Song Score: 7.8
Album Tilt: 7.0
Artist Tilt: 7.0

Link to the full review:
Barry Manilow's Poo


The Monkees -- The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1968)

This album is freaking fantabulous!!!

Overall Album Score: 8.5 out of 10

Average Song Score: 8.6
Album Tilt: 8.5
Artist Tilt: 8.5

Link to the full review:
The Birds, The Bees & Herbert Hoover


Os Mutantes -- Os Mutantes (1968)

This is one of those great albums that not enough people know about. Well David Byrne likes it, and so should you! This is the album made me go to the atlas and try to figure out Brazil...

Overall Album Score: 9.7 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.5
Album Tilt: 9.5
Artist Tilt: 10

Link to the full review:
The Mutinies


Pearls Before Swine -- Balaklava (1968)

*$&#*$#*&@!!!!

Overall Album Score: 7.8 out of 10

Average Song Score: 7.8
Album Tilt: 7.5
Artist Tilt: 8.0

Link to the full review:
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The Turtles -- Happy Together (1967)

Who's going to dare deny that this isn't an enormously enjoyable, tuneful and tasteful album? Not me! Count me in as a Turtles fan.

Overall Album Score: 8.8 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.0
Album Tilt: 9.0
Artist Tilt: 8.5

Link to the full review:
Snappy Feathers


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