Oct 28 2020
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
3
Oct 29 2020
Stankonia
OutKast
4
Oct 30 2020
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
4
Oct 30 2020
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
4
Oct 31 2020
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
Nov 01 2020
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
2
Nov 02 2020
British Steel
Judas Priest
5
Nov 03 2020
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
4
Nov 04 2020
Fragile
Yes
5
Nov 08 2020
The Blueprint
JAY Z
3
Nov 12 2020
Grace
Jeff Buckley
4
Nov 14 2020
Ten
Pearl Jam
4
Nov 15 2020
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
3
Nov 18 2020
The Wall
Pink Floyd
5
Nov 20 2020
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
5
Nov 22 2020
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
3
Nov 23 2020
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
4
Nov 25 2020
Elephant
The White Stripes
3
Nov 26 2020
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
4
Nov 27 2020
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
3
Nov 29 2020
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Arguably the better of the two Di’Anno albums and a reliable ‘go to’ album that will always deliver the goods.
Running Free, Phantom of the Opera and Iron Maiden are still highlights in any Maiden set.
N.B. Paul Di’Anno is just a bit of a twat
4
Nov 30 2020
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
I enjoyed listening to this album a lot.
It made me feel like everything is going To be ok. Kind of like a hug, but in Portuguese.
Pairs well with peri peri chicken tenders and spicy rice
4
Dec 01 2020
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
2
Dec 02 2020
The Stooges
The Stooges
4
Dec 03 2020
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
A chef-d'œuvre from the coolest motherfuckers on the planet.
I nearly gave it a 5 but “Hey Ya”, like a steaming turd in a freshly mown lawn, ruined an otherwise immaculate hip hop album.
4
Dec 04 2020
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
This album is all killer no filler. Every track is fucking huge.
It’s a shame it’s so poorly produced.
The drum sound is shit
The bass sound is shit
The guitar sound is shit
Dave Mustaine sounds like a pirate (this is merely an observation, and is in no way a negative)
Interestingly, the original Randy Burns mix is significantly better than what was ultimately released. It’s well worth a listen.
4
Dec 05 2020
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
I had really high hopes for this album.
7 tracks in, I was feeling pretty good about it. There was some real funky shit happening. The tracks were unpredictable albeit a little repetitive.
We heard from Sir Lucious.
Then it got weird.
I waited for the funk to return, but it never really did.
It ended up being slightly disappointing, like a dropped ice cream
3
Dec 06 2020
Station To Station
David Bowie
I’d never listened to this album in its entirety before but I will absolutely be revisiting it. Frequently.
An eclectic mix featuring a spectacular rhythm section.
5
Dec 07 2020
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
I struggle with Cypress Hill.
I lost a few brain cells listening to this knuckle dragging caricature of a rap album. There’s a few consecutive tracks in the middle section of the album that are pretty good with some good beats, but on the whole it’s reasonably uninspired.
B Real also sounds ridiculous
3
Dec 08 2020
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
One of the greatest collections of riffs known to man.
I don’t have a bad word to say about this album. The highlight for me: Geezer Butler’s intrepid bass lines.
This album does not give a fuck what you think about it.
Too much reverb? No way, no such thing!
Another tempo change? Sure, the more the merrier!
Two guitar solos at the same time? Fuck it, why not?!
5
Dec 09 2020
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
What an absolutely fucking delightful album. I listened to it twice. Exuberant polyphony and phenomenal musicianship from start to finish.
Fuck yes
5
Dec 10 2020
Sea Change
Beck
There’s nothing particularly wrong with it...
I probably wouldn’t listen again.
Unless I felt like listening to something really boring. Then I’d probably listen to it again.
I actually gave up after track 9 and listened to Jazz Samba again instead. That was great.
2
Dec 11 2020
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
A piece of music history, and the beginning of something out of this world. I often wonder how the fuck they ever got a record deal.
What’s the opposite of easy listening? That’s what this is.
It would have been unreal to watch this album being performed live, but the studio album is not really designed for human ears.
3
Dec 12 2020
Parachutes
Coldplay
I’ve spent the last 2 days listening to IDLES, so I may have been a bit harsh on this one. It definitely was not the change of pace I was looking for today.
3
Dec 13 2020
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Real tight band, slightly irritating vocals. This being said, I was listening with a backdrop of annoying five year old, so I also didn’t take in a single lyric, but I’ll probably revisit this one. It might have made it to 4 stars if I’d been paying more attention.
3
Dec 14 2020
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
4
Dec 15 2020
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Absolutely fantastic. Gordon Gano, in his creepy Lou Reed meets Ted Bundy way, Delivers a delightfuly uncomfortable experience. I nearly had an out of body experience during the xylophone solo in Gone Daddy Gone.
5
Dec 16 2020
Reign In Blood
Slayer
A subtle and nuanced composition. Jolly good
This is actually my least favorite Slayer album, it’s a high 3, but a 3 nonetheless.
3
Dec 17 2020
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
A load of pretentious, avant-garde new wave bollocks. It was always going to happen, with a name like Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno. Fucks sake.
3
Dec 18 2020
Nevermind
Nirvana
I’m consumed by angst
4
Dec 19 2020
The College Dropout
Kanye West
I think I get it now...
4
Dec 20 2020
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
The filthy bass sound had me right From the start. I listened on iphone speakers, so the tinny vocals and guitar fuzz got a bit old by the end. It was also quite repetitive by the end. A good album though and will definitely be listening again soon
4
Dec 21 2020
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
4
Dec 22 2020
The La's
The La's
3
Dec 23 2020
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
4
Dec 24 2020
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
4
Dec 27 2020
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
4
Dec 29 2020
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
Dec 30 2020
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
4
Dec 31 2020
LP1
FKA twigs
3