Omnium Gatherum could be described as uneven, but even the spots that some might call "missteps" I find very enjoyable. It's like an 80-minute album, and maybe 70 of those minutes are fantastic. It's not perfect, hence the 9, but it's damn good. I think an album could have zero listenable qualities after "The Dripping Tap" and still slot in at the top of any artist's discography. It's one of those songs that I'll never forget hearing for the first time, putting this album on at my desk and just being absolutely blown away for its entirety. I think "Tap" really kicked off the band clicking for me at a much deeper level than it had before, and taps into some of the elements of Gizz that I hope they continue to explore - which they did later in the year with Ice, Death... (probably the reason it's near the top of my rankings for them).
Reviewed on Friday, January 6th, 2023, 9:27am.
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