ALBUM REVIEW: VIEW-MONSTER (2008)
let it be known that this is my favorite album of all time
i'll be reviewing transition tracks as part of the song they come directly after.
Kaleidoskull: i love this song so much. it's cold, in a good way. like rain. [view-monster] gives me that same feeling but tenfold. probably the best lemon demon opener to date.
Amnesia Was Her Name: straight bop. long term memory sauce. [hippocampus] isn't of much note.
The Man in Stripes and Glasses: they killed waldo from where's waldo. [spooky sounds vol 6] is a very funny way of transitioning out of it, too.
Marketland: how can you hate marketland. it's about a guy who hates going to the market but goes there anyway. [x-ray glasses] is similar to [hippocampus].
Gadzooks: i've heard it said before that Gadzooks is like Marketland but you're in on the joke. yeah pretty much. love this song. [prelude to a knife fight] isn't notable.
Knife Fight: homoeroticism. S tier. [autofocus] is probably one of the best transition tracks.
The Only House That's Not on Fire (Yet): really good. great lyrics, great music, great everything really. second favorite on the album. [combs] is not notable.
The Ocean: a fun song about an idiot sailor. show no fear, for on this strange frontier, monsters can smell the fear in you, that's how they know just who to pursue. [wet hair] is ocean ocean ocean ocean ocean ocean ocean ocean ocean.
The Afternoon: banger. love the lyrics, too. [afterafternoon] might as well just be part of the song.
Spring Heeled Jack: light on its feet. pretty good. [alternate history] isn't of much note.
Being a Rock Star: my best friend is obsessed with this song, so i always think of her when i listen to it. banger. [like a balloon] is basically just part of the next song.
Ask for Nothing: song about agnosticism. goes hard. [disconnect] isn't of note.
Satirist's Love Song: can be interpreted as a break-up song in which the singer is denying there was ever love to begin with, or a song about a relationship where only the other party was actually serious about it. pretty good song. [therapy] sets up the next song pretty well.
The Machine: ough. probably my favorite lemon demon song ever honestly. it's so fuckign goodd im gonna scream. [between the frames] is a pretty good transition.
Bill Watterson: 👍👍👍👍👍 banger. really fun second-to-last. love this song. [sleeping] isn't notable.
Something Glowing: great fucking closer. vaguely lovecraftian. fantastic lyrics. [finale] is basically just a continuation of it.