Not crap. Only really listen to the first 2 with any regularity, Leprosy in particular which was the first "true" death metal album I heard back in early 89 or so (no, neither early Napalm Death/Carcass nor jurassic Celtic Frost/Possessed stuff counts IMO). Morbid Angel and Autopsy meant f...

Don't like either Deftones or Korn but I'd go with (early) Korn too...Deftones has always struck me as the type of band that music nerds give half-hearted props to as being "good for a nu metal band" simply because they sort of, kind of sounds like they are inspired by "good music&quo...

Kim Gordon. Deal has a better voice but Gordon has substantially more good to great music behind her.

What started groove metal? I seem to remember the groove on “Raining Blood” opening the door, but is there a better early example? Man, maybe Supernaut by Sabbath. That's a tough one to answer, but it definitely evolved from thrash breakdowns. Yes, Phil Anselmo even alluded to that in some Sam Dunn...

If there was an option for NC, I would have voted that. Cool hard rock voice, underrated bassist and enough good songs written to earn NC; I'm sure he's an idiot but my only relationship with him is the music and it's not like he's a politician or even "influencer"; no, he's a bassist/voca...

Not crap. Great flow and delivery with solid beats behind her. As for 90s Hip-hop being " boring", I don't even dare to ask what type of contemporary indie-/"punk-adjacent" rock people here were into after 92 or so that was less "boring"...

...a lot of juvenile self centeredness, which may be an unfair take... It's fair, but The Wall also had Vera , which is the best song on the record, and not juvenile in any way. It's almost like the song doesn't belong. Agree with all of this and I want to revisit The Wall and see how much of it tr...

Can't choose... dig them both up to a point

I enjoyed the SNL monologue and found some stuff pretty funny, especially the whole bit about Puffy...

Very good album and MUCH better than Technical ecstacy. Air Dance is their best "curveball" IMO and both Johnny Blade and Juniors eyes are damn cool tunes. I dig the jazz-rock tune and the Bill Ward closer as well which is as close as they got to Funkadelic after the change-up. A Hard Road...