Mojave 3: Out of Tune

Listening to Mojave 3's Out of Tune. It's not terrible nor difficult to listen to, but I can't help but want Halstead to blow his nose. Halfway through "Give What You Take", the second song on the album, I'm over it. By track 6 the initial offense felt from boredom has subsided, but nothing has surfaced to replace it. Mid-track 6 and I'm starting to enjoy "Caught Beneath Your Heel". It certainly stands out from the rest of the album thus far. There are vocals (beginning near the middle) I am sure do not belong to Halstead and add something vibrant that the rest of the album seems to lack. The tracks that follow return to the same sad monotony of the first half.

slow soft sad bastard country rock

4AD
January 12, 1999
[6.3]

Not sure why Josephes finds it necessary to spend more of the review setting up a Steve Martin analogy rather than discussing the album, or why he wanted a poster of the album cover (which I find is not an accurate match to the music), but despite my single listen-through I agree with his rating.

Neil Hamburger: Left for Dead in Malaysia

Well that was short-lived. There's no way I'm listening to Neil Hamburger's Left for Dead in Malaysia. Forty minutes of what Josephes describes as desperation humor? No thank you. Pic related.

Drag City
January 5, 1999

[6.5]

I'll take Josephes word for it. 

I will listen to every album reviewed by Pitchfork, beginning with the first.