Bruno MacDonald
@brunomacdonald.bsky.social
…writes about music.
…works with animal charities.
…has five nincompups and one nincomparrot.
…works with animal charities.
…has five nincompups and one nincomparrot.
If ever there was a time when they needed a producer saying, "That's not good enough," this was it.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
If ever there was a time when they needed a producer saying, "That's not good enough," this was it.
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She likes Forrest Gump, and has it in her DVD collection, but isn't sure it would displace any of those...
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
She likes Forrest Gump, and has it in her DVD collection, but isn't sure it would displace any of those...
In France, he's called Bob l'Éponge – a fact that delights me every time I remember it.
December 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
In France, he's called Bob l'Éponge – a fact that delights me every time I remember it.
⭐ A two-star song dragged down to one by its inordinate length.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
⭐ A two-star song dragged down to one by its inordinate length.
One Avatar was very much enough.
December 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One Avatar was very much enough.
⭐⭐⭐ for me too. Monster doesn't necessarily have great songs but is a very enjoyable listen from start to finish.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
⭐⭐⭐ for me too. Monster doesn't necessarily have great songs but is a very enjoyable listen from start to finish.
I'm kinda burned out on this one, but it is a good song.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I'm kinda burned out on this one, but it is a good song.
Not a top ten Ace song for me, and I maintain Rocket Ride is the definitive Space Ace song rather than this, but still great fun. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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December 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Not a top ten Ace song for me, and I maintain Rocket Ride is the definitive Space Ace song rather than this, but still great fun. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wish you better kiddo Xx
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December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wish you better kiddo Xx
Never seen that video before. Someone really needed to tell Gene to dial down the demon. Dude, it's She's So European, not God of Thunder.
The music's okay. ⭐⭐⭐ for me too. All credit to Vini Poncia for polishing a pretty average song into something shiny.
The music's okay. ⭐⭐⭐ for me too. All credit to Vini Poncia for polishing a pretty average song into something shiny.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Never seen that video before. Someone really needed to tell Gene to dial down the demon. Dude, it's She's So European, not God of Thunder.
The music's okay. ⭐⭐⭐ for me too. All credit to Vini Poncia for polishing a pretty average song into something shiny.
The music's okay. ⭐⭐⭐ for me too. All credit to Vini Poncia for polishing a pretty average song into something shiny.
I'll gladly listen to it in the context of Dressed To Kill or Alive!, but not a go-to in its own right.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I'll gladly listen to it in the context of Dressed To Kill or Alive!, but not a go-to in its own right.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ for me too. Gorgeous song.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⭐⭐⭐⭐ for me too. Gorgeous song.
⭐⭐⭐ I think this seems better than it is because of the dreck with which it's surrounded on Gene's album. The Unplugged version is quite nice. Overall a song that would benefited from a Peter vocal.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
⭐⭐⭐ I think this seems better than it is because of the dreck with which it's surrounded on Gene's album. The Unplugged version is quite nice. Overall a song that would benefited from a Peter vocal.
It's up there with him saying, Hey, you know what, Wendy O. Williams did a perfectly good job with Thief In The Night, so why don't I do a version of a song that about 12 people care about, add nothing whatsoever of value to it, and make it the complete anticlimax of Crazy Nights?
December 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's up there with him saying, Hey, you know what, Wendy O. Williams did a perfectly good job with Thief In The Night, so why don't I do a version of a song that about 12 people care about, add nothing whatsoever of value to it, and make it the complete anticlimax of Crazy Nights?
That this redundant redo of a very minor Kiss song is among the scant highlights of Gene's album proves what a woeful collection it is.
⭐⭐.5 (I was going to dock that .5 for repetition, but the production is better than the RARO version.)
⭐⭐.5 (I was going to dock that .5 for repetition, but the production is better than the RARO version.)
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December 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
That this redundant redo of a very minor Kiss song is among the scant highlights of Gene's album proves what a woeful collection it is.
⭐⭐.5 (I was going to dock that .5 for repetition, but the production is better than the RARO version.)
⭐⭐.5 (I was going to dock that .5 for repetition, but the production is better than the RARO version.)
RARO is, for me, Kiss's most overrated album. See You In Your Dreams isn't bad, but I wouldn't care if I never heard it again. It's essentially a quite good chorus for a completely nothingy song. ⭐⭐.5 (because I rated Say Yeah two stars and this is better than that)
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December 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
RARO is, for me, Kiss's most overrated album. See You In Your Dreams isn't bad, but I wouldn't care if I never heard it again. It's essentially a quite good chorus for a completely nothingy song. ⭐⭐.5 (because I rated Say Yeah two stars and this is better than that)
⭐ for me, too. A real heart-sinker and it goes on for *hours*.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
⭐ for me, too. A real heart-sinker and it goes on for *hours*.
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I love Secretly Cruel – it's up there with Unholy as my favourite nonmakeup Gene song.
Plus there's this great, seventies-Kiss-style version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOx...
I love Secretly Cruel – it's up there with Unholy as my favourite nonmakeup Gene song.
Plus there's this great, seventies-Kiss-style version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOx...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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I love Secretly Cruel – it's up there with Unholy as my favourite nonmakeup Gene song.
Plus there's this great, seventies-Kiss-style version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOx...
I love Secretly Cruel – it's up there with Unholy as my favourite nonmakeup Gene song.
Plus there's this great, seventies-Kiss-style version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOx...
⭐⭐ for me, too.
It's not actively bad; just – like most of Sonic Boom – completely forgettable.
It's not actively bad; just – like most of Sonic Boom – completely forgettable.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
⭐⭐ for me, too.
It's not actively bad; just – like most of Sonic Boom – completely forgettable.
It's not actively bad; just – like most of Sonic Boom – completely forgettable.
Ace's vocals and guitars are great, but the song's not a favourite and it's waaay too long.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Ace's vocals and guitars are great, but the song's not a favourite and it's waaay too long.
Three stars is fair, but I'm bumping it to four because of that oddly lolloping groove, Vinnie's searing guitar, the vocal effects and – of course – the Creatures drums.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Three stars is fair, but I'm bumping it to four because of that oddly lolloping groove, Vinnie's searing guitar, the vocal effects and – of course – the Creatures drums.
Check out the Minimum-Maximum album and you'll probably recognise more than you'd think, from samples and whatnot 🤖
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Check out the Minimum-Maximum album and you'll probably recognise more than you'd think, from samples and whatnot 🤖