Archive for the 'Bad Album' Category

Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Band Name: This is going to be a test of the Grand Unifying Theory. As you will know, I have already reviewed an earlier Mastodon Album. The name is the same, but the cover art has changed. The Verdict: we shall see!
Album Art: Unlike Remission, which has totally brutal album art of a horse’s guts […]

Goblin Cock - Bagged and Boarded

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

Band Name: Goblin Cock? Are you kidding me? Your band’s name is “Goblin” + “Cock”? Even if you are the heaviest of heavy metal bands, that is inexcusably bad. The only person allowed to use “Goblin” is David Bowie in Labyrinth. The Verdict: Please.
Album Art: Well, well, well. A goblin with a big cock. Who […]

The Creepniks - Graveyard Shindig

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

Band Name: If you’ve got a gun, shoot ‘em in the head, that’s a sure way to kill ‘em. If not, grab a torch or a club. Beat ‘em or burn ‘em, the Creepniks go down pretty easy. The Verdict: A truly awesome horror band name that sounds like it would be a truly […]

Hanson - Middle of Nowhere

Friday, October 14th, 2005

Band Name: Hanson would be a good name if just one dude in the band was named Hanson. Ex: Dokken. If the band’s name is a surname, and there’s more than on member of the band with that surname, you need some sort of qualifier. Ex: The Jackson 5, The Allman Brothers Band. The only […]

Sufjan Stevens - A Sun Came

Sunday, October 9th, 2005

Band Name: You can’t really make fun of someone’s real name. And besides, Sufjan is a pretty cool name. The Verdict: Good
Album Art: It looks like a moody LJ pic that he took with the self-timer. The Verdict: Bad.
The Music: Think everything Sufjan touches turns to gold? You obviously haven’t heard his debut! Some of […]

Dada Swing - Cut Cut Cut

Sunday, October 9th, 2005

Band Name: Dada Swing. I simply do not care if Duchamp or Tzara were into having anonymous sex with many partners. The Verdict: Not catchy in the least.
Album Art: Someone’s little brother just learned 3d Studio Max! The Verdict: Horrible.
The Music: This album is just plain weird. There’s a pretty good, albeit fairly trite, […]