76. Bloodflowers by The Cure (2000)
For some reason this album took me a long time to start enjoying. Like, four or five years. And I really don't get why I disliked it so much, because this album sounds closer to Disintegration than anything else they've recorded, and I love that album. Anyway. "Out Of This World" is the opener, a very slow, somber song, very pretty. Not necessarily the best song to start an album with, but not the worst by any means. "Watching Me Fall" is a bit more up tempo, with very biting lyrics, and clocks in at over 11 minutes. Really good song. "Where the Birds Always Sing" is good, but a little bland. Could have been better. "Maybe Someday" is bad ass, very driving, even though it's slower paced. Really well done song. "The Last Day Of Summer" is one of the more upbeat songs on the album, musically, at least. Pretty somber lyrics, but very pretty music. "There Is No If..." is amazing. Very understated music, very powerful lyrics, and the only song on the album under 5 minutes. Great song. "The Loudest Sound" is one of my absolute favorite Cure songs. It's just an insanely sad song, about two lovers who have nothing left to say to each other. Just a brilliant song. "39" is a very very angry song. Really hate filled. Good tune. "Bloodflowers" closes out the album. It's slow, but keeps that angry vibe, but throwing in the faintest hint of hope. Overall, this album is one of the more solid albums The Cure have recorded. There really aren't any bad spots, just a very even, steady album. Two thumbs up.
5 Best Songs:
5. "Out Of This World"
4. "Maybe Someday"
3. "39"
2. "There Is No If..."
1. "The Loudest Sound"
75. Gordon by Barenaked Ladies (1992)
The official debut album by Barenaked Ladies is one of the best debuts by any band not named Nirvana or Smashing Pumpkins. It kicks off with "Hello City", which right off the bat introduces BNL's signature harmonies. "Enid" and "Grade 9" are both pretty much trying to be high school anthems of a sort, the former about not getting the girl of choice, the latter about not fitting in. Both are pretty good. "Brian Wilson" is one of BNL's most beloved songs, and for good reason. Just a great song. "Be My Yoko Ono" took a while to grow on me, and I'm still not a huge fan of it, but it's pretty well written overall. "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" is an extremely pretty song that I forget about sometimes. Good tune. "What a Good Boy" is fantastic, one of their best songs. "The King Of Bedside Manor" is probably the funniest song on this album. All sorts of innuendos and double meanings and such. Pretty good. "Box Set" uses the idea of a musical box set being used to describe a failed relationship from beginning to end, with each "disc" being a chapter in the relationship. Pretty clever, but kind of a rip off of "Every Day I Write the Book" by Elvis Costello. Still a good song, though. "I Love You" is a funny jazzy little number, a fun listen. "New Kid (On the Block)" is kind of blah. Tries to be funnier than it is, and just comes out sounding somewhat forced. "Blame It On Me" is another slow pretty song, with some pretty funny lines. Good tune, but could have been better. "The Flag" is a surprisingly sad song on an otherwise extremely up beat album. Very very good song. "If I Had $1,000,000" is, well, the trademark song of Barenaked Ladies. If you don't know this song, shame on you. Shame. Ha ha. "Crazy" closes out the album on a fun note, very cool song. This is just a great album. Very mellow, very good to just throw on while your reading a book, or if you want to dance around. Nice balance of styles and rhythms. Good times.
5 Best Songs:
5. "Crazy"
4. "The Flag"
3. "I Love You"
2. "Brian Wilson"
1. "What a Good Boy"
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