Dodo's Album Reviews

  Happy Halloween everyone! Today, I will be reviewing Nirvana's sophomore release, Nevermind. After there rough, but acceptable debut , I was curious as to how the band would improve. These guys aren't legendary for no reason. Listening to this album, we see improvements on all fronts from the band. Plus, Dave Grohl is now on drums. Anyway, let's see what they have too offer on here... and we start with smells like teen spirit. very nice. then in bloom. very nice. come as you are. breed. and lithium. yeah the beginning of this album goes hard. Then we take a break from the hard rock with Polly, probably the band's darkest song. It only features an acoustic guitar and Kurt's raspy voice. The song is a tribute to a 14 year old who was kidnapped and tortured, the lyrics reflecting the perspective of the kidnapper. It's haunting, yet hard hitting. Territorial Pissings sounds like a more aggressive pop punk song. Kurt screams at the top of his lungs on here. Combine...

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Queen's second to last album, Innuendo. This would also be the last album the band released whilst the legend himself, Freddie Mercury, was still alive. The album was released in February 1991, and only 9 months later, Freddie would die of AIDS-derived pneumonia. But let's try not to sadden ourselves here, you've come hear to read my review of the album, so let's jump straight in. As powerful drums and loud organ chords greet us, we open on the title track. Freddie describes the world, as a powerful instrumental booms behind him. This first section of the song is probably the band's most anthemic song. But it quiets down, as echoey vocals gentle sing over soft guitar plucks. Then suddenly, a flamenco melody performed by guitarist of legendary prog rock band, Yes, Mr. Steve Howe plays. The transition is so sudden, yet it works incredibly well. Then, just like in Bohemiam Rhapsody, an operatic section...