Psy-Fi

1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
Noisy, grating grindcore with juvenile humor.

2. What did you think of the opening track?
Not much.

3. What did you think of the next track?
Not much better.

4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
Didn't care for the vocalist but I was expecting that going into this album.

5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
Not generally, though there were some interesting bits here and there.

6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it?
Got a bit better but not by much.

7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
A lot of it was unintelligible but what I could understand was usually over-the-top and off-the-cliff type juvenile humor.

8. Did you like the instrumental parts?
Some were OK and some didn't do anything for me musically. Some of the guitar parts reminded me a bit of Eddie Van Halen in a weird sort of way.

9. What did you think of the production?
Pretty much what I was expecting.

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?
Never heard of them before this. The album sticker "Insane Mega-Speed Thrash with Crazy Vocals" sums it up quite well.

11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
No. Really don't have any interest in the genre.

12. Assuming you listened to the album more than once, on repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
Tried listening twice but gave up after 1 & 1/3 listens.

13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
Maybe the last track "Screaming Geezer."

14. And the one you liked least?
Maybe the opening track "Total Hag" but I thought they were all rather awful.

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?
Didn't make any difference to me.

16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
Probably won't bother seeking out any more from this band. Didn't care for the album and don't care for the genre.

17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
It was what I was expecting, so no.

18. Did the album end well?
The last track was the one I picked as a favorite, so I guess it ended well.

19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
An album like this is probably best left as is.

20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
I thought it was almost unlistenable but, for what it is, I thought it held together well.

3/10

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