1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
Ha ha this is fun! Numbskull punk rock at its best?
2. What did you think of the opening track?
Hilarious. “Don't crash into my car!” complete with sounds of, well, a car crashing.
3. What did you think of the next track?
Even faster, and just as much fun.
4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions? (see note 1)
Songs are too short for me to make any determination about him, but he seems to be able to sing anyway.
5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not? (see note 2)
Yeah it did. Again, I'm beginning to think that maybe I've got punk all wrong?
6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it (first time)?
Much better
7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
Not really my thing. A bit raw, plus it's hard to make out the lyrics, but not bad.
8. Did you like the instrumental parts? (see note 3)
n/a
9. What did you think of the production?
Pass as ever
10. Did you know of this artiste prior to listening to the album, and if so, did that foreknowledge colour your perception of this album?
No. I think I noticed an album called
The Dwarves Must Die as I paged down on Spotify to find this, and it jogged some memory, but otherwise no.
11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
No, but that could change.
12. Assuming you listened to the album more than once, on repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
n/a
13. What would you class as your favourite track(s), if you have any?
Pretty much all of them really
14. And the one(s) you liked least?
Pretty much none of them really, though the insect buzzing in "Insect Whore" creeped me the **** out.
15. If the album in question is a debut, did that fact allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated? (see note 4)
n/a
16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
Might do
17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
Very much so. I expected to hate it. And I didn't.
18. Did the album end well?
Oh, any album that ends with a track called "Motherf
ucker" can't be bad, can it?
Hey, am I mad, or does the end section here sound like "Surfing Bird"?
The bird-bird-bird, bird is the word, ah said the bird-bird-bird ... sorry.
19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
No
20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
Not the faintest clue.
This gets a surprising
8/10 from me.
