"van halen-like frothing geyser ejaculations of guitarspunk".

yes, it's the simon reynolds faves of the year, which as always features some lovely turns of phrase, but unholy fuck, is it ever long. i don't really get his insistence on damning jay z ("the virtuoso of vanity" apparently) while naming the blueprint 5th greatest album of the year. he did the same thing in a review a while ago, suggesting that he's grudgingly in awe of jigga's music while thinking of him as a complete cunt. make up your mind, fella!