Haiku Reviews

Again, I am letting way too many albums pile up before having a chance to review them in full, and it is pissing me off. It becomes a choice between neglecting them altogether or coming up with a way to get them off my desk, or hard-drive as it were. So in the interest of actually commenting on them, here are a few that are notable, for good reasons as well as bad.



Blonde Redhead
Penny Sparkle
Rating: Grrrr

Late summer clouds form,
Shadows hide my waking tears;
Warm me with your kiss.



Linkin Park
A Thousand Suns
Rating: Jeez Lady

Oh so serious,
Don't you know we are Artists?
Why you no like us?



Mountain Man
Made The Harbor
Rating: Yeah Daddy Make Me Want It

Like seeing a smile
Far across a crowded room;
Brings me back to home.



Best Coast
Crazy For You
Rating: Yeah Daddy Make Me Want It

Get out of my head
Vile treacherous melody;
I am your boyfriend.



Candy Claws
Hidden Lands
Rating: Meh

Circus is here again
Cotton candy sights, sounds, smells;
You know I hate clowns.



How To Dress Well
Love Remains
Rating: Yeah Daddy Make Me Want It

Bed-sit R&B,
Makes me ride it, my pony;
White boy Genuine.

Rating Guide

Chilfos: masterpiece; coolest thing I've heard in ages.

Woof Daddy: excellent; just a hair away from being a masterpiece.

Grrrr: very good; will definitely be considered for my top albums of the year.

Yeah Daddy Make Me Want It: good; definitely invites further listens and peaks one's interest for more material.

Meh: not horrible, but certainly not good; could have either been trimmed or polished.

Jeez Lady: what the hell happened? Just plain bad. They should hang their heads in shame and be forced to listen to Lady Gaga ad nauseam as penance.

Tragicistani: so bad, armed villagers with pitchforks and torches should run the artist out of the country for inflicting this abomination on the human race.