HAIKU MUSIC REVIEW

Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality

haikumusicreview — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:09:33 +0000

Iommi was king.

Ozzy merely his vessel.

Metal owes this one.

NoFX – Punk In Drublic

haikumusicreview — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:53:28 +0000

Fat Mike is the king.

Disc over before it starts.

A quick milestone.

Offspring, The – Ixnay On The Hombre

haikumusicreview — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:45:49 +0000

Catchy and intense,

Proved that they were not a fluke.

Has aged very well.

Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero

haikumusicreview — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:43:45 +0000

Remixes and games,

This album, hardly worth it.

I think Trent was bored.

GWAR – We Kill Everything

haikumusicreview — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:09:25 +0000

Halloween is done.

GWAR’s last attempt at “wacky”.

And yet, not their best.

Tool – Lateralus

haikumusicreview — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:17:23 +0000

Able intellect,

They’re from another planet.

At least Maynard is.

Mudvayne – Lost and Found

haikumusicreview — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:16:05 +0000

Mature, conflicted,

They’re this generation’s Rush.

Now the makeup’s off.

Type O Negative – Slow, Deep, & Hard

haikumusicreview — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:48:51 +0000

Brooklyn born and bred,

Six-part metal masterpiece,

Holy f*cking sh*t.

Unearth – The Oncoming Storm

haikumusicreview — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:19:39 +0000

An endless barrage,

Mature enough to realize.

Blackest of the black.

Bad Religion – No Control

haikumusicreview — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:00:48 +0000

Lightning furious,

And too smart for it’s own good.

Three-part harmonies.

Acid Bath – Demos

haikumusicreview — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:58:27 +0000

This band’s tragic end,

Undershadows ability.

Audie Rest In Peace.

3 Doors Down – 3 Doors Down

haikumusicreview — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:57:04 +0000

It’s not too shabby.

It’s also not too unique.

Skynyrd is crying.

Theory Of A Deadman – Scars & Souveniers

haikumusicreview — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:23:03 +0000

This CD is great.

Sounds like Nickelback’s brother.

Only not as nice.

Deftones – Saturday Night Wrist

haikumusicreview — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:15:14 +0000

Don’t know what to say.

Showing no signs of stopping.

Their sound is pure gold.

NoFX – S&M Airlines

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:50:36 +0000

Fat Mike is a God.

Even Greg Graffin shows up!

Blink and you’ll miss it.

Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:47:33 +0000

The Dust Brothers help,

Turn white-boy hip-hop around.

Geniuses. It shows.

Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:42:00 +0000

Generations led,

Zack and Tom hold the candle.

Conscious and fed up.

Velvet Revolver – Contraband

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:39:30 +0000

This mish-mash of crud,

Barely being kept alive.

More thankful for Slash.

Beatles, The – The Beatles (The White Album)

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:41:28 +0000

Legendary set,

The Beatles took some acid,

Then they all grew beards.

Avenged Sevenfold – City Of Evil

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:39:39 +0000

Fine-tuned violence,

The most intricate fretwork.

ASTOUNDING album.

Donnas, The – Gold Medal

haikumusicreview — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:52:12 +0000

A little too harsh,

Extremely overpolished,

Good enough, I guess.

Evanescence – Fallen

haikumusicreview — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:58:20 +0000

God rock turned prog-goth,

Amy carries the whole band.

She has some baggage.

Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV

haikumusicreview — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:31:44 +0000

Halo 94.

All eerie instrumentals.

Best release in years.

Doors, The – Waiting For The Sun

haikumusicreview — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:10:29 +0000

Revolution calls,

The Lizard’s voice resounding

Chaos is beauty.

Killswitch Engage – Alive Or Just Breathing

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:31:08 +0000

A classic album,

It’s the sound of man, unfurled.

Agony is life.

Metallica – Metallica (AKA The Black Album)

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:28:45 +0000

Metal’s turning point,

Accessible and empty.

Just like radio.

Anti-Flag – Die For The Government

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:27:20 +0000

Punk can have wisdom.

Punk can mean a thing or two.

Don’t die for oil.

System Of A Down – System Of A Down

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:24:49 +0000

Most refreshing here,

Quite alarming politics,

ADD metal.

Manson, Marilyn – Mechanical Animals

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:29:30 +0000

Ahead of the curve,

His most time-tested release,

Got better with time.

West, Kanye – Graduation

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:23:35 +0000

Once upon a time,

Lived and breathed, ego legend.

Once upon a time.

Wonder, Stevie – Innervisions

haikumusicreview — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:28:41 +0000

Classics front-to-back,

Inner city requiems.

Artwork is a fright.

Avenged Sevenfold – Avenged Sevenfold

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:34:50 +0000

Self-titled reply,

To the critics of the world.

Kinda sloppy, though.

Metallica – Ride The Lightning

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:49:21 +0000

Way back in the day,

Kirk Hammet had an ego.

Hetfield had the chops.

Osbourne, Ozzy – No More Tears

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:40:54 +0000

Back in Ozzy’s prime,

Before Zakk and BLS,

Sounds most reckless here.

Rancid – Indestructible

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:37:18 +0000

Rancid can’t be stopped.

Tim Armstrong, modern mush-mouth.

Punk alive and well.

Type O Negative – Dead Again

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:27:35 +0000

Peter Steele and Co.

Back from the dead, but, don’t fret…

As great as ever.

Urge, The – Receiving The Gift Of Flavor

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:12:28 +0000

Ska bands forgotten.

Horns and trumpets surrounding.

Their only good disc.

Korn – Greatest Hits Vol. 1

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:07:06 +0000

Ha ha! “Greatest Hits”!

Better buy a blank CD.

Better songs on that.

Primus – The Brown Album

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:05:17 +0000

Tongue-in-cheek, sublime.

Infectious cartoony rhymes.

Absurd guitar chops.

Lynch, Stephen – The Craig Machine

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:50:56 +0000

Funny college laughs.

Quite able guitar player.

Picked up Sandler’s mark.

Metallica – Master Of Puppets

haikumusicreview — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:52:58 +0000

Where it all began.

Ciff Burton, a legend falls.

Obey your master.

Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris

haikumusicreview — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:47:36 +0000

It’s Josh’s show now,

And it’s not that hard to tell.

This guy loves his drugs.

Nine Inch Nails – The Slip

haikumusicreview — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:38 +0000

Trent helps us pirate.

Save us all of the trouble.

Still glad it was free.

Oswalt, Patton – 222

haikumusicreview — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:36:17 +0000

Uncut, unrefined,

Unique, absurd, relevant.

A flabbledy-bloo?

AFI – Sing the Sorrow

haikumusicreview — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:59:44 +0000

Selling out of punk,

Now, all over radio.

Hot Topic is king.

Dr. Octagon – Dr. Octagynecologist

haikumusicreview — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:22:13 +0000

Kool Keith’s alias.

Nonsensical, yet charming.

Born on Jupiter.

Carlin, George – Life Is Worth Losing

haikumusicreview — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:31:05 +0000

Killer Carlin’s last,

His darkest routines throughout.

Title is so true.

System of a Down – Toxicity

haikumusicreview — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:28:17 +0000

Not too bad, I guess.

Because they HAVE released worse.

Daron shouldn’t sing.

Korn – Issues

haikumusicreview — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:26:18 +0000

Less guitar, more noise

Korn is going more insane.

Quite a nasty mess.

Sepultura – Roots

haikumusicreview — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:25:24 +0000

Heavy, abrasive,

Tribal nu-metal bombast.

Truly, not that good.