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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Dancers | 5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
| Ys | 5 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
| Gentlemen | 5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| The Last Of The True Believers | 5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
| Talking With the Taxman About Poetry | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Steve McQueen | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| For Your Pleasure | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Car Wheels On A Gravel Road | 5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
| The Man Who | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle | 5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Score | 1 | 3.68 | -2.68 |
| L.A. Woman | 1 | 3.67 | -2.67 |
| Stankonia | 1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
| Definitely Maybe | 1 | 3.52 | -2.52 |
| Blood Sugar Sex Magik | 1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| On The Beach | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| Reggatta De Blanc | 1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
| ...And Justice For All | 1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
| Urban Hymns | 1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
| Made In Japan | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bowie | 9 | 4.67 | 4.25 |
| Beatles | 7 | 4.71 | 4.2 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4.33 | 3.89 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Fairport Convention | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 4.2 | 3.75 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4 | 3.63 |
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Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Verve | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 1.75 | 2.29 |
| Metallica | 4 | 1.75 | 2.29 |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 2 | 2.33 |
| The Doors | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Megadeth | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Police | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Rod Stewart | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Spiritualized | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Happy Mondays | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Aerosmith | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
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The Residents
1/5
The only reason this is here is because it’s from before streaming, when if you bought a shit album you had to convince yourself you liked it.
126 likes
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Like okay man I get it. Good for you but... I got stuff to do
76 likes
The Who
3/5
Very strong start and finish but lags in the middle, much like me having a shag.
52 likes
Fugees
1/5
I should say i liked this for cred but i didn't, it bored the tits off me
15 likes
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The Flaming Lips
3/5
I like it but all the songs go on too long
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Lying around in a bed making sweet music
Neu!
4/5
Great album, love the first side especially
The Who
3/5
Very strong start and finish but lags in the middle, much like me having a shag.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
I like it but a whole album of this stuff is a bit much for me.
Neil Young
3/5
Pleasant
Massive Attack
3/5
It's good
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Excellent album
Blur
3/5
It's alright but I'll stick to 'The Best of Blur'
John Martyn
4/5
Sweet bass
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Daft bald bastard
The Pretty Things
2/5
boring
Fela Kuti
3/5
Goes on a bit
Radiohead
5/5
Masterpiece
Sex Pistols
3/5
It's alright
Bad Brains
2/5
I don't really like this
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Cool, really love the title track
Liz Phair
3/5
Very good, feel like I only scratched the surface though. Will need to listen again but on the day it's a 3 from me
Kate Bush
4/5
Loved this
Foo Fighters
3/5
There is a song on here called "Weenie Beenie"
The Doors
2/5
I quite like the first song, the rest of it got on my tits
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Really good shit to be honest
Massive Attack
3/5
Not bad
The Youngbloods
3/5
Fine
Talking Heads
5/5
I absolutely love this
Fugazi
3/5
Good but I got the idea
Richard Hawley
3/5
Very pleasant
Moby
3/5
Don't just watch the ads listen to them
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Way better than I expected
Eurythmics
4/5
Loads of cool stuff here but the title track is so immense
Jethro Tull
3/5
Didn't like all of it but I really liked the bits I did
Beatles
5/5
Well done the beatles
The Velvet Underground
2/5
interesting
Elliott Smith
3/5
Nice
Def Leppard
4/5
Delicious strong cheese
Goldie
2/5
No
The B-52's
2/5
Too much
Missy Elliott
3/5
This was okay
The Band
3/5
Good
Air
3/5
Nice
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Cool
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Nice
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Very nice
Paul Weller
3/5
It grew on me a bit but it was quite dull
Charles Mingus
3/5
Badass
Motörhead
3/5
Bit samey. Bit rapey.
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Fine
Minor Threat
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Cypress Hill
3/5
Funky shit
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Tori Amos
5/5
Love
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Stereo MC's
2/5
Naff
Coldplay
3/5
I remember this
Radiohead
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
This fucks
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Lovely
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Fine
John Lennon
2/5
Ehhhhhh
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Nice nice nice
The Young Rascals
3/5
Nice
First two songs are bangers. Rest is wank
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Lovely stuff
Frank Ocean
3/5
Good album frank
Suede
3/5
Cool
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
PJ Harvey
2/5
Not for me
Sam Cooke
3/5
Nice
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Ehhhhhhh
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
My hole is none of your business
The Strokes
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Chunky Tory: let the bodies pile high
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Fine
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
Boring old man music
Daft Punk
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
2/5
Morrissey
3/5
Simple Minds
2/5
Wanted to love this but it just washed over me, oh well
T. Rex
3/5
Hawkwind
1/5
No thanks
The xx
3/5
Great vibe, really liked it, was ready for it to end tho
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
The Electric Prunes
1/5
Not for me
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Beck
4/5
Marilyn Manson
4/5
Björk
3/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Pogues
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Tortoise
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Didn't expect this to be so funky! Really liked it
Fugees
1/5
I should say i liked this for cred but i didn't, it bored the tits off me
The Byrds
3/5
Pearl Jam
2/5
Randy Newman
4/5
I'm randy lol
Brian Eno
4/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Haircut 100
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Pixies
5/5
YES
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Finley Quaye
3/5
Surprisingly tolerable
Pink Floyd
3/5
Arrested Development
3/5
Small Faces
2/5
The spoken word bits are absolutely diabolical, so terrible, just a disgusting thing to have on a record, no need for it, one star docked for extremely poor behaviour
The Cars
4/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Megadeth
1/5
Beatles
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
The Young Gods
4/5
The Pharcyde
2/5
Metallica
2/5
Enter Sandman is very funny imo
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Just don't get this
Traffic
4/5
Really nice album, enjoyed this a lot
Wild Beasts
5/5
I love this a lot. Definitely going to listen to more from them.
Ray Price
3/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
The Cardigans
4/5
William Orbit
3/5
George Michael
3/5
Ice Cube
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
not my cup of tea
Arcade Fire
5/5
AC/DC
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Simply Red
2/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Van Morrison
2/5
Thought I was going to love this but the guys voice man... No thanks
John Cale
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Pixies
5/5
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Found this a good vibe. Thank you
Beatles
4/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Hell yes
Tricky
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Yeah it was alright but won't spin it again to be honest
Country Joe & The Fish
1/5
Honestly just fuck this. Fuck it.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Lovely music for me to listen to
Grizzly Bear
4/5
What a lovely album
Ice Cube
3/5
Something quite bracing about listening to unrestrained offensive sexism. Well done Mr Cube
Nick Drake
5/5
Gorgeous
Eminem
2/5
Liked a few songs but overall pretty grating
Funkadelic
3/5
This is crazy lol
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Thanks
Syd Barrett
2/5
Didn't really get on with this, dunno why, just found it a bit annoying, sorry I guess
4/5
Really like this album!
Cee Lo Green
3/5
I really liked a lot of the songs on here but it could do with a trim
The Beach Boys
4/5
Didn't know any of these songs before but really liked the album
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Like okay man I get it. Good for you but... I got stuff to do
Pentangle
3/5
Nearly a 4 star but ultimately I am a nasty guy. But it is really good. House Carpenter is a banger
Richard Thompson
5/5
Bit of a masterpiece really
Love
3/5
Not bad I reckon
Judas Priest
2/5
brexit
Tears For Fears
5/5
WTF where has this album been all my life. I knew Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Head Over Heels were great, but didn't realise they were on a banging classic album
Taylor Swift
5/5
It's not my favourite album of hers (Red) but I can't deny it's packed with smash after smash, including Clean, maybe her best song.
Death In Vegas
3/5
Cool and interesting sounds, I will listen to this again. Well done boys
AC/DC
4/5
This rock rocks
Fela Kuti
3/5
Found this to be an enjoyable album to listen to
New Order
4/5
Really good
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
Not my cup of tea
3/5
Started well but tailed off
David Gray
2/5
Ok
Billie Holiday
1/5
This is good. Unfortunately I can't stand it.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Very nice album of music
OutKast
1/5
No thanks guys
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
This is obviously a great album with loads of great songs. I find it hard to connect with it though, maybe all the layers and layers of harmony just put a bit of distance between me and the songs. Objectively four stars, personally three.
k.d. lang
4/5
Really really liked this, way more than I expected to
Eels
4/5
Cool beans
Beyoncé
3/5
Obscene
Alanis Morissette
4/5
The girl version of Alan Morris
MGMT
3/5
A few real good bops on here
ABBA
4/5
I wasn't familiar with any of these songs but I thought this was a great album. Dramatic and interesting.
David Bowie
5/5
Classic
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Didn't jump out at me much but I did enjoy it
808 State
3/5
Thought this was cool
Screaming Trees
3/5
Enjoyed. Having a 3 star week here
Le Tigre
4/5
Love feminism
Prince
3/5
Okay prince thanks I get it
The The
5/5
Where's this been all my life?!?!?!
Tom Waits
2/5
tfw trying to listen to jazz and some old nob is going on about some shit
Soul II Soul
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Television
3/5
Changed my mind on this a few times as I listened to it but ultimately it was Good
Marty Robbins
4/5
You Must Buy Your Wife At Least As Much Jewelry As You Buy Your Horse and Other Poems and Observations Humorous and Otherwise from the Life on the Range
Bob Dylan
2/5
Boring Bob
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Really cool
Steve Winwood
4/5
Lovely album
The Crusaders
4/5
Lovely stuff
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Really good at first, but got a bit much
3/5
Liked this more than her other one
The Waterboys
3/5
Sort of liked this and sort of didn't. Sometimes his voice got a bit much. Kind of over emotional. But it was good anyway.
The Replacements
3/5
Bit of a mixed bag but ultimately Quite Good
Lou Reed
4/5
Very much enjoyed listening to the album 'Transformer' by 'Lou Reed'
Blondie
4/5
Great stuff
Billy Bragg
4/5
Very enjoyed
Ramones
2/5
I liked some of the songs but like not as an album. You know? And we're meant to be rating these as albums
Living Colour
1/5
Thought this was terrible
Roxy Music
5/5
This rules
Elbow
5/5
I was listening to this album a lot when I met my wife, and we had Mirrorball playing at our wedding. Not going to get a fair rating out of me, sorry.
It's a crime One Day Like This got so overplayed on telly. Ban TV.
The Who
3/5
Quite good
The Slits
3/5
Quite liked this, would like to listen to more of their albums and see where they go with this
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Jazzy
Little Simz
4/5
Really liked this one especially Flowers
Alice Cooper
3/5
Really naff and corny but in quite a sweet way. Liked Grand Finale.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Found this a good vibe
The Gun Club
4/5
Fucking cool, like a proto-Pixies
Ute Lemper
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Michael Jackson
3/5
Thought this was fine but I liked this version of Jacko compared to when he gets into HEE HEE all the time
Van Halen
2/5
Way too cheesy for my tastes
The White Stripes
3/5
Good
Beatles
4/5
Not my fav by the lads but a solid effort
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
Really liked some of these songs but they were buried in so much unfunny bullshit. If I wanted to listen to unfunny bullshit I'd put Radio 4 on.
Travis
5/5
My first favourite band
The Doors
2/5
This was like the other Doors album in that the first song made me think I would like it and then the others proved me wrong
Don McLean
3/5
Good stuff
Tim Buckley
4/5
Just a real good vibe
Supertramp
3/5
Good album
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Bored
Various Artists
3/5
Bit too American and secular for my Christmas tastes and all these songs have been overused in films. But it's good
Beastie Boys
3/5
Good fun
Bon Jovi
2/5
Picture yourself in a night club on "rock night" and the DJ turns down the chorus to Livin on a Prayer so you can all go WHOA-OH!
Kraftwerk
4/5
Great album about J K Rowling's least favourite train
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Good album
Joy Division
4/5
Great stuff lads
Janis Joplin
3/5
For some reason I thought I'd hate this but it was pretty good
Steely Dan
4/5
a funky groove to fuck to
Sade
4/5
Very smooth and nice to listen to
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Jazzin good time
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Very good shit
Prince
4/5
Great album from Prince
MC Solaar
3/5
Dear oh dear I can't understand a word these rappers say
Paul McCartney and Wings
5/5
Absolutely stuffed with absolute bangers
Lauryn Hill
2/5
This one's not really for me sorry!
Pink Floyd
2/5
This didn't really do it for me
Elastica
3/5
Good album
The Go-Go's
4/5
Very enjoyed this one
The Soft Boys
5/5
had me from the first track, just brilliant
TV On The Radio
4/5
Really good
Doves
3/5
A bag mix
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Marvin! Marvin! It’s Chuck! Your cousin, Chuck Gaye. You know that new sound you were looking for? Well listen to this!
*sound of me getting it on*
UB40
2/5
Boring. Extra star awarded for hating Tories
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Love her voice. Good singing Joan
The Verve
1/5
Boring shite
Miles Davis
3/5
this is crazy!! haha
PJ Harvey
3/5
Third PJ Harvey album on here and this is my favourite
Nirvana
3/5
Bit of a mixed bag for me but I liked it
ABBA
4/5
Abba dabba doo!!! Haha
Orbital
4/5
Cool
The Yardbirds
2/5
Bounced right off this
David Bowie
5/5
Total masterpiece
Cocteau Twins
4/5
This is great!
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Some cool moments earning the much coveted third star from the worlds best music critic but didn’t really grab me overall
James Taylor
3/5
Nice
Otis Redding
4/5
Really good, listened to this a few times because it was good
Iggy Pop
4/5
Interesting fact about this album, the great song ‘Tonight’, featuring producer David Bowie’s recognisable voice on backing vocals, was later covered by Bowie himself (with Tina Turner) for his 1984 album also titled ‘Tonight’, and it fucking sucks camel shit
Aerosmith
2/5
Mostly bollocks
Primal Scream
2/5
Generally quite an annoying listen
Prince
2/5
Least favourite of the Prince albums so far. Just found it a bit nothingy
The Police
2/5
A fair few cool songs on here but unfortunately I can't stand Sting's stupid voice
Pulp
5/5
Brilliant, peak britpop
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Thought I’d like this more than I did. Oh well never mind
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Just good quality Springsteening
Incubus
3/5
Could very much have done without the scratching but overall this had a nice nostalgic sound that I enjoyed
Wilco
4/5
Great!
Elvis Presley
4/5
Not usually fussed by Elvis but got to admit this is good stuff
Carole King
3/5
Not really my cup of tea but I can tell it's really good
U2
2/5
I just can't really stomach a whole album of U2 sorry.
Frank Sinatra
2/5
I don't think I'll ever understand the appeal of this
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Very cool bit of playing on the piano
Elton John
4/5
Never had much time for Elton John but this was great
Yes
3/5
Yes thanks
Kanye West
3/5
I wouldn’t listen to this regularly but I did like it. Dirty synths, Justin Vernon’s falsetto, annoying noises. All my faves
2/5
Kind of cool if hard to listen to. Top trolling having this on here honestly.
Nirvana
3/5
Thought this was going to be bollocks but it wasn’t it was alright
Miles Davis
4/5
Best jazz so far maybe! Really good!!
George Michael
2/5
yeah prejudice isn't why i don't like this, it's just boring as fuck George
The La's
3/5
Pleasant enough
Talking Heads
4/5
Very good work
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Good album for me to listen to
Gang Starr
3/5
Preferred yesterday’s Wu-Tang Clan album but this had some good tunes
Gotan Project
2/5
The guy that made this list was like fuck need to have a French album so he just put the most French sounding shit you ever heard in your life on it
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Well, I liked the bit from The Exorcist.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Dreamy
B.B. King
3/5
Why did they let a bb be king
Dr. Dre
3/5
Snoop has taken this album off streaming to turn it into an NFT. The album itself is good. I recommend stealing it.
Venom
2/5
Didn’t hate this but it’s pretty cringe
Alice Cooper
4/5
Enjoyed this quite a lot. Cheesy but fun. Lost its way a bit towards the end but go on have a 4th star why not
John Martyn
3/5
Didn’t really like the first half but he recovered nicely for the end
Miriam Makeba
3/5
This was really nice except for that guy laughing it up. Rude.
David Bowie
5/5
One of the best from one of the best
Mylo
3/5
Surprisingly chill given its name. I liked it mostly.
Nas
4/5
Liked this very much. Well done Mr Nas
The Afghan Whigs
5/5
Never heard of this but it's absolutely fucking great. Melodramatic angst-ridden lyrics, dark vibes, just a great breakup album. Sounds way more recent than 1993 as well. Loved it.
Little Richard
3/5
Good but a whole album was a bit much for this guy
David Bowie
5/5
This is one of the best albums ever made.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
It's a classic!
Guided By Voices
4/5
What a cool album, I really liked it and I enjoyed it almost all the way through
Steely Dan
3/5
Good stuff, wasn’t a big fan of the guys voice but it was good
Amy Winehouse
2/5
Not my cup of tea. Production is too slick but also too busy and her voice isn’t my thing. Good lyrics. Wonder if she’d thrown off the 50s throwback stuff she might have done something I really liked. Sadly she never got the chance to truly impress the world’s best music listener. RIP
Dolly Parton
4/5
Lovely lovely lovely album
Van Morrison
3/5
Liked it more than Astral Weeks
Robbie Williams
3/5
Really didn’t want to put this on but it was actually good?!
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Good
Deerhunter
4/5
Didn’t click at first but a second listen helped. Really good
Sigur Rós
5/5
Beautiful
SAULT
4/5
Really cool!
Madonna
2/5
I really like Frozen (song), otherwise boring
The Who
3/5
Perfectly acceptable music
Nirvana
3/5
P. good
Black Sabbath
2/5
Not my cup of tea, didn’t get on with it at all
Michael Jackson
3/5
Kind of annoying how he's like constantly going HEE HEE and DAH and whatnot by this point. Stops me from hearing the music, which sounds like it was made on a Mega Drive, and therefore rules.
The Mars Volta
3/5
Found this more interesting than especially enjoyable or ‘good’ but I liked it
Johnny Cash
4/5
Prison is no punishment these days, they’ve all got flat screen TVs with all the channels and PlayStation 4 and Johnny Cash recording an album, it’s like a holiday camp for gods sake
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Really good
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
https://youtu.be/nEXVLPcvksM
Hole
3/5
Peaks hard on the first song but the rest is still good
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
I liked it
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Fine
Supergrass
3/5
It was okay. Thought I’d like it more than I did. Oh well!
Metallica
1/5
Not the biggest load of wank I’ve ever heard but it’s up there
Fiona Apple
5/5
LOVE
Rod Stewart
2/5
Found this so boring
Silver Jews
4/5
Really good, will check out their other stuff. Cheers then.
Kanye West
3/5
Not bad
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
He sounds kind of funny to me. But it’s nice and short eh
Magazine
3/5
I was hyped when I saw this come up but I think I like a bit less punk in my post-punk. Still a good listen
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Enjoyed this
Black Flag
4/5
Thought I wouldn’t be into this but I was
Air
2/5
This is a good soundtrack but I don’t get why it’s on here. Especially as there’s another Air album on here.
The White Stripes
5/5
This album rules
The Monks
3/5
Didn’t know they had stuff like this in the 60s
Sonic Youth
3/5
Cool
Devendra Banhart
4/5
I guess you either like his annoying voice or you don’t. I did
Jamiroquai
1/5
Absolutely loathsome
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Wow, feel like you never actually hear more than the first couple of lines or Bad Moon Rising, in like trailers and shit.
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
I really enjoyed this album. It's a shame it's credited to Malcolm McLaren given that he did fuck all, isn't a musician, and is a bell end.
The Auteurs
3/5
I thought this was good, but not very exciting or interesting.
Korn
1/5
CRINGE
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
Boring. I liked the bit from Goodfellas but even that went on a bit.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Good. Not really my thing but good.
SZA
4/5
Really good!
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
I enjoyed this, a few stand out tracks
The Stooges
3/5
Cool
Some good relatable songs here about being a Top Shagger
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Liked it a lot
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
This is absolutely excellent
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Fun, fresh and funky.
Baaba Maal
2/5
Struggled with this because I liked it but also found it very boring and will never listen to it again
Talking Heads
4/5
Not my fave Talking Heads but it’s got Heaven
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Found this really boring
Portishead
4/5
Cor, very good
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Yeah this sounds like Jimi Hendrix
Common
4/5
Really liked this!
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Extremely unprofessional
Amy Winehouse
2/5
Thought I was going to fucking hate this when she started singing like a baby but actually i liked it more than Back to Black. More interesting. However still not my thing.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
I was a bit down on these at the time but this is a good album. Quite sneery in a very 2005 way but I like that.
Scott Walker
3/5
I’m meant to love this because Bowie loved it but nah. I like the scary Scott stuff more but he does have a cool voice
CHIC
3/5
1 minute into these songs: fuck yeah
4 minutes into these songs: ok I get it
Rush
4/5
Liked this WAY more than I thought I would
Sonic Youth
3/5
I like and admire this more than I actually want to listen to it
The Fall
4/5
Good as fuck will listen to this again
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Loved the first track but overall it was just fine
Faith No More
4/5
Badass. Love Epic, sweet War Pigs cover, loads of smashes.
N.W.A.
4/5
What do you think Eazy E is getting at with this lyric:
So slip the see-note and you can choke
On a wind ding ding-a-ling down your throat
Foreplay to me ain't shit
When you spread them, I'm ready, then you can get the dick
Of the Eaze, if you can deal wit the size
But if you can't, parental discretion's advised
Wilco
5/5
This rules. Love this.
Ray Charles
2/5
Perfectly nice but not my sort of thing
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Thought this would be right up my street however it got on my tits to be honest. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood. Oh well.
Khaled
2/5
Not really my thing but it wasn’t an unpleasant listen
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Obviously good stuff, though not my cup of tea. Great voice and I realised I quite like 24 Hours from Tulsa when it’s not Gene Pitney.
Blur
3/5
Bit of a mixed bag to be honest but good
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Cool
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Lol head. As in noshing off.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Thought it was good
Queen
4/5
I was listening to all the annoying vaudeville shit on this album and rolling my eyes and then I thought to myself, hang on, if Paul McCartney wrote that you’d be sucking it right off. I really dropped a truth bomb on myself. So this album actually rules.
Joni Mitchell
5/5
This rules. I’m a woman now.
The Smiths
3/5
I love a lot of Smiths songs but they aren’t on this one
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Bit of a mixed bag but it had some good bits
The Blue Nile
4/5
Wow this is great, an 80s smash
5/5
Never heard of this! Kind of random but pretty good!
PJ Harvey
4/5
OK Polly, you did it. You wore me down. Have your four star album.
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
Thought this ruled but went on a bit
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Really liked a lot of it but a whole album got a bit much?
50 Cent
3/5
Surprised myself by enjoying this but the shine wore off as it went on
Q-Tip
2/5
Hmmmm found it a little bit dull I’m afraid
Elton John
3/5
Preferred the other one we had, the one with Tiny Dancer, but this was good.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Good
Brian Eno
5/5
I love this. Love it.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Kind of good but kind of not also. Wouldn’t come back.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Mostly annoying to listen to and I was glad when it finished.
New York Dolls
2/5
Missed this one out for ages so had to go back. Yeah it was fine.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4/5
Wow this one really did it for me. Well done.
Michael Jackson
3/5
I'm not a fan of MJ really but you can't deny that Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean is a run of songs that's hard to beat. Thriller especially is amazing.
Al Green
3/5
Very smooth very nice
David Bowie
5/5
Favourite Bowie album for me. His voice never sounded better than on here. Eno, Fripp and Alomar all amazing of course, but mustn’t forget George Murray and Dennis David because the rhythm section is UNBELIEVABLE. Especially on Blackout. Stunning album. 1 star.
Van Halen
4/5
Total cheeseball nonsense but it’s short and it slaps
Randy Newman
3/5
I think he’s great but I don’t feel like I need a whole album.
Killing Joke
3/5
Cool, thought it was going to be scary because the name is scary but it wasn’t scary
Cheap Trick
2/5
I quite like some of these songs but:
1. Fuck live albums. If you weren’t there, tough. Get over it.
2. It sounds like shit
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Good punking I
3/5
I get why this is so popular. It's not my cup of tea really but I get it.
David Holmes
2/5
Had some good bits but i won’t be going back to it
Dire Straits
2/5
Not yet enough of a stereotypical dad to really get into this
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
When this came out I thought it was so good. And I was right
The Smiths
4/5
Most of my favourite Smiths songs are on here. You really only need this and maybe a best of or singles collection.
Pretenders
3/5
I thought I was going to love this based on the first few tracks but it loses some of the punk energy as it goes on. Still good.
The Kinks
3/5
Yeah it is good
The Pogues
4/5
Good enjoyable
Todd Rundgren
3/5
A cool album. I’m glad I listened to it.
Elvis Costello
4/5
Great album
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Perfect blend of badass amazing shit and annoying bollocks
Spiritualized
1/5
Absolutely hated this.
Parliament
3/5
Very funky
Crowded House
4/5
I can't really separate this album from my nostalgia but why should I? What's the value of being objective and balanced? Like do my opinions actually matter? no they don't.
Manu Chao
3/5
Cool
Tom Waits
4/5
I thought the other Waits album we had was annoying shite so wasn’t looking forward to this. Turns out it rules.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
I liked the album. I would put it on again given the opportunity.
Steely Dan
2/5
Wasn’t fussed with this. Bodhisatva was too hard in Rock Band as well
Sister Sledge
3/5
Weird to hear more of We Are Family other than just the chorus in an advert
Oasis
1/5
Every wanker in the UK in 1994: “oh my god I love overlong tedious songs with the worst lyrics you’ve ever heard sung in an annoying voice”
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Kind of washed over me but I liked the sounds
Badly Drawn Boy
1/5
There will be brutal reparations for any music journalist who talked this shite up at the time
The Byrds
2/5
Didn’t really get on with this sorry
Culture Club
3/5
Yeah good. You know what you’re getting
Coldplay
2/5
I was quite keen on this at the time but of course time has revealed it to be a cynical and soulless grab at the lucrative “songs for adverts and sports montages” market. Just an album of nothing. Extra star for residual, misguided positive feelings.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Funky
Black Sabbath
4/5
Thought this was going to be fucking shit but I actually enjoyed it. Going to give it another spin!
Motörhead
2/5
I guess as live albums go this is a good one. But fuck live albums.
Jurassic 5
4/5
Lovely stuff
Beach House
5/5
Really great! Loved it! Ok!
Miles Davis
4/5
Lovely stuff
The Stranglers
3/5
Good but had enough by the end
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Mostly really liked this but they lost me with Don't. It was too much.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Surprising lack of reliance on annoying fucking noises for a critically acclaimed modern rap album
The Cure
2/5
Wanted to love this and it had its moments but ultimately didn’t push my buttons
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
Not my cup of tea, hate the album title
Gene Clark
3/5
Cool
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Not for me
Lambchop
4/5
Cool stuff
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Really liked this one but had to deduct a star for the annoying cartoon boinging noise. What the fuck Len
Black Sabbath
3/5
Didn’t like it as much as Paranoid but it was good
Ozomatli
3/5
I wanted to give this 1 star for being hard to find but unfortunately it is actually quite good
Brian Eno
4/5
Very very good!
2/5
Kind of just blurred together really
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Sorry Jimi but somebody should have stepped in here and told you this album is a load of wank with two good songs
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Kind of good but also kind of not good
Happy Mondays
1/5
Maybe this is good if you’re pilled up and insensible? I’m not though, I’m processing study abroad applications.
Beatles
5/5
A big mess but I love it
3/5
Cool stuff
Kraftwerk
3/5
You know when you put an album on and immediately know it’s going to make your cats pissed off
Billy Joel
5/5
Extremely good
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
wow this is really amazing. Didn't really like it that much but yeah it was good
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Yeah didn’t need a whole album of this
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Quite cool but almost all of the vocal samples are really annoying
The Stooges
3/5
Too raw
Erykah Badu
2/5
Like I can tell this is very good but it’s not for me
CHIC
2/5
Nice vibe but you know, ehhhhhh
The Prodigy
4/5
Very cool and good
10cc
3/5
Cool album, funny and varied
Aerosmith
2/5
Just don’t get this. Why does it need to exist
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
not really bothered sorry
Sheryl Crow
2/5
mostly found this to be rather shite
The Hives
4/5
this rules
Basement Jaxx
3/5
Not really my thing but it’s good
2Pac
3/5
Interesting how many of these songs see 2Pac discussing his own death, given that he would later famously die
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Very nice,
Miles Davis
4/5
Really really liked this. Very cool. The way it all resolved at end of the second track was stunning. Good work from Miles
The Dictators
3/5
A good laff
George Harrison
4/5
Good but could have lost a good few tracks. Some of them you’re like “Lennon and McCartney were cunts not letting him put this on” and others you’re like “yeah they had a point fuck this”
Common
3/5
I really liked the one song on here where he’s thinking about what if god was a woman and it makes him get horny
Lorde
3/5
I was thinking Taylor Swift totally ripped off the sound of this but I checked and it’s actually Jack Antonoff ripping himself off
The Cramps
3/5
Good
Laura Nyro
3/5
Thought this was really good but then it began to wear me out.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Well howdy there pardner I had a rootin and a tootin good time
The Kinks
3/5
Enjoyed it thanks then
Patti Smith
2/5
Started well but overall nah
The Byrds
3/5
Very nice
The Saints
3/5
Liked it. Liked it
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Very smooth
The Sonics
4/5
If you like this sort of thing (and I have to be in the mood) this is probably as good as it gets
The Clash
4/5
Jolly good
Wire
3/5
Pretty pretty good
Talking Heads
5/5
Very fucking amazing
Shack
2/5
I am forced to agree with my friend Jim on this one
a-ha
3/5
Good 80s vibe and sound
The Byrds
2/5
Didn't really do anything for me, sorry Byrd boys
The Stooges
3/5
I mostly really enjoyed it but it had one too many long freak out towards the end. I like Iggy but he’s got too many albums on here.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Great!
Arcade Fire
4/5
The final good Arcade Fire album is, in retrospect, not quite as good as I remembered. A few too many dirges. You could cut it back to just the songs that seem to tell a story and probably have a better album. When it’s at its best it’s easily the equal of Funeral and Neon Bible, but it doesn’t happen as often as it should. I do like it a lot though. Disclaimer Win is a shit head.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Lovely stuff. Well done Zep lads
Pavement
4/5
Real good!
The Specials
3/5
Not really my thing but I did enjoy it
Radiohead
5/5
It’s a classic
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
I guess I didn’t hate this. But I didn’t really like it.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Yeah, you know what, we do gotta take the power back
De La Soul
3/5
Cool
Happy Mondays
2/5
Liked it more than the other Happy Mondays one but still not very much
Def Leppard
3/5
Not really my thing but it was enjoyable while it was on
Ice T
3/5
Bit too long but this was good! It was funny
New Order
3/5
Liked this, pretty good!
Peter Frampton
2/5
Thought I didn’t mind this in the morning, but when I came back to it this afternoon I was like fuck sake not this again. So
The Charlatans
2/5
A slightly better version of Oasis is still Oasis
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Nice one
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Cool
GZA
3/5
Guy who sounds like he’s cumming: Your… technique… is… magnificent…
Meat Loaf
5/5
YES
Orange Juice
4/5
Delicious!
Dr. John
2/5
Bit different, bit weird, quite good, but probably won't listen to it again
The Undertones
3/5
fine, nothing world shaking, just fine. voice kind of annoying. whatever.
Gang Of Four
4/5
very cool to me
The Verve
1/5
complete toilet
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Real cool album
Spacemen 3
2/5
kind of boring, not totally without merit, but boring
Beastie Boys
3/5
Cool
Pink Floyd
4/5
thought this was going to be rinse boomer shit but it was actually good
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Very good! Smooth as. Really liked So in Love especially
The Flaming Lips
3/5
I like it but all the songs go on too long
Talk Talk
3/5
Very 80s
System Of A Down
2/5
Sorry if this makes me basic but I prefer their fun stuff
Boston
5/5
This bangs
Green Day
4/5
Classic stuff
Orbital
4/5
Good sounds to hear for me
Gorillaz
4/5
Great!! When this first came out I didn’t like the original version of Clint Eastwood but I was wrong the remix sucks. 19-2000 both versions are dope
Caetano Veloso
2/5
don't like it
Hole
2/5
not really bothered about this
Madonna
3/5
Bit of a mixed bag but alright
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Cool
Faust
3/5
Cool
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Cool
Depeche Mode
4/5
Very cool
Aphex Twin
4/5
Great atmosphere to these, had a good time with it
Django Django
4/5
found this to be very good
Thundercat
3/5
Silly fun I thought
The Offspring
2/5
Not arsed by this
The Rolling Stones
2/5
I like Gimme Shelter
The Who
2/5
Mehhhh lol
The Monkees
2/5
not into it sorry. in a bad mood for music. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Soft Cell
2/5
I BET YOU DO ALMOND YOU DIRTY OLD BOLLOCKS. I BET YOU FUCKING DO.
Prefab Sprout
5/5
Had five 2 star albums in a row so I really needed this. lovely.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Alright yes maybe my baby done made some other plans but you’re not helping going on and bastard on about it are you
Bob Dylan
2/5
But I thought this was meant to be good? Like one of the best albums ever?
Ian Dury
3/5
Top horny weirdo album
Mj Cole
2/5
Not my thing
Can
2/5
i was quite enjoying this but by the end i was forced to concede that it's bollocks
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Not bothered
The Lemonheads
3/5
Liked this one
Digital Underground
3/5
Fun and funny. Good
Janelle Monáe
4/5
She’s so cool 😍
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Not for me
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Well good
Radiohead
4/5
Not up there with OK Computer and Kid A but great
Tangerine Dream
4/5
lovely stuff
Merle Haggard
3/5
nice enough! yee haw
Blue Cheer
1/5
Not everyone heard this album but everyone who did started a band, and all those bands fucking suck
The Darkness
3/5
fun but a whole album is a bit much
The Prodigy
2/5
this had a few songs i really liked but overall it was a bit of a slog
Traffic
3/5
Liked
Pavement
3/5
Pretty good!!
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Really liked it, nice sounds
Röyksopp
3/5
Very pleasant
Roxy Music
3/5
Thought I’d like this more than I did
The Residents
1/5
The only reason this is here is because it’s from before streaming, when if you bought a shit album you had to convince yourself you liked it.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Not really my cup of tea
Madonna
3/5
Thought I’d hate this but it wasn’t bad. Obviously the American Pie cover is terrible. But I don’t really like the original that much anyway.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Just not a Neil Young fan I'm afraid. I like his guitar playing on some of these but that's it. Why's he got so many albums on this anyway
David Bowie
4/5
Never been my favourite Bowie album but it hit right today. Except the shit Across the Universe cover
The Modern Lovers
2/5
wasn't fussed
KISS
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Mixed bag
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Not for me sorry
Carpenters
4/5
Mr Gouda
Koffi Olomide
3/5
a nice cup of Koffi
Pere Ubu
2/5
is this haunted
The Avalanches
4/5
nice vibes
The Shamen
3/5
Liked this loads more than I thought I would. Tbf I thought it was going to be the worst shit of all time
Iron Maiden
2/5
Not really my cup of tea
Slayer
1/5
POV you’re waiting in the queue in CEX and you wish you were dead
Duke Ellington
3/5
grooved to this
Björk
3/5
what on earth is she going on about?!!?
Stan Getz
3/5
Nice
1/5
It’s kind of impressive that this can be released and end up on a list of 1001 albums you must listen to before you die
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Nice
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Kind of annoying to be honest
Paul Simon
3/5
Pleasant
Method Man
3/5
Cool music
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
had its moments but otherwise a bit of a struggle
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Pretty good I thought
Stephen Stills
3/5
Pretty good for boomer music
Pixies
3/5
It’s not as good as their first two but it’s good
Napalm Death
2/5
Found this surprisingly tolerable if not good
Gary Numan
4/5
Classic stuff from the Numanoid
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Good stuff
Guns N' Roses
2/5
fucking state of this cunt's voice man
Raekwon
3/5
good album i thought!
Lucinda Williams
5/5
LOVE IT
Iron Butterfly
1/5
get this shite off now
Primal Scream
2/5
not my cup of tea
Buzzcocks
3/5
Yeah like sure, okay, you know what you're getting really don't you
Iron Maiden
3/5
Yep. Good. This is what I thought it would be.
4/5
I was into Muse when this came out and thought this had some good songs but was a bit of a disappointment overall. I’m still sure the previous two albums are way better but listening to it again out of context I enjoyed it.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
annoying
Saint Etienne
4/5
Really enjoyed
Deep Purple
3/5
thought this was going to be total wank but then it got going and i was like 'actually this is badass' but then after a while it did indeed become total wank. but it wasn't bad
Maxwell
3/5
Sexy
Aretha Franklin
3/5
This is very good but honestly it doesn’t set my world on fire or anything
David Bowie
3/5
Not my favourite from good ol Jonesy I'm afraid. LOVE IS LOST is one of my favourite Bowie songs but there are some others on here that get on my nerves quite badly.
John Grant
5/5
My friend Jim said he thought I’d love this so it gives me no pleasure at all to report that I thought it was absolutely fantastic
Ride
3/5
Ok then
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Yeah you know what you’re getting really don’t you
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Very good
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Fine
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
this is really not my thing i'm afraid. it's for old people
Emmylou Harris
4/5
very much liked it
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
Really really good!
Love
1/5
'She Comes in Colours' DISGUSTING ONE STAR
Paul Simon
4/5
Legend
Fairport Convention
5/5
Banging choons
Eminem
2/5
Didn’t really enjoy this overall
Alice In Chains
2/5
Thought this was bollocks cheers
Sepultura
3/5
This could have been a lot worse
Gillian Welch
3/5
Nice
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Some of the music was good but in general this was a deeply unpleasant and annoying experience
Donald Fagen
3/5
Nice
The Vines
2/5
I just don’t see the point of all this
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Very nice indeed
Eagles
3/5
this is for boomers but it is also quite good
The Black Keys
4/5
Pretty good in my opinion
Anthrax
3/5
Surprised by not hating this
Taylor Swift
4/5
it's a nice one, i think between this and folklore you've got one really strong album, but i do like it
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
pretty good, didn't really push my buttons that much but it was alright to have on
The National
2/5
They give you this album for free if you’re 40 and divorced and white and male.
Radiohead
4/5
I don’t judge people for not liking this album. God will judge them and send them to hell.
Ray Charles
3/5
I really don’t get on with big band stuff. All just sounds the same to me. Not arsed. But I liked the second half a lot more.
Elis Regina
4/5
Very nice imo
Jazmine Sullivan
4/5
Really liked this one
Brian Eno
4/5
cool
Heaven 17
3/5
Kind of really annoying but also kind of good
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Yeah some good ones on here isn’t it
The Smiths
4/5
I feel like with The Smiths you just need a good Best Of, but this is probably the album to go for if you could only have one
Tim Buckley
3/5
This wasn’t what I expected. Kind of naff but I like that
Hookworms
4/5
Thought this was very good
The Undertones
3/5
I can accept this is good but I don't really like his voice at all. That warbly thing just doesn't do it for me. But the actual songs are cool.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Good
Bauhaus
3/5
Had some good moments
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Lovely
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Really enjoyed to listen to this album
Deee-Lite
2/5
nah
M.I.A.
2/5
ok then, that's fine. thanks for that. ok. bye now.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
thought this would be just my cup of tea and i did like some of it but it wasn't quite my cup of tea
Nina Simone
4/5
Lovely stuff
CHVRCHES
5/5
Great!
King Crimson
3/5
Pretty good
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
boring
JAY Z
2/5
bit of a slog for me, but I liked Heart of the City
Supergrass
3/5
liked this more than the debut, didn't feel particularly essential or anything though
Muddy Waters
3/5
we had a problem with muddy waters in our downstairs toilet lmao
The Clash
3/5
The Gash more like! I like gash so that's a compliment
The Boo Radleys
3/5
bit of a mess but i enjoyed it
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Liked it
Soundgarden
2/5
This goes on a bit
George Jones
3/5
yee haw
Frank Sinatra
2/5
not for me sorry
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Did not hate this half as much as I thought I might!
Sepultura
2/5
Thought their other one was alright but this was fucking pump. Dunno what made the difference.
John Coltrane
3/5
Pretty nice
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
So it's Loveless, but not as good. Why's it on the list then?
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Good one Joni
The Beach Boys
3/5
This is the legendary album 'Pet Sounds'?! What's up with all the dirges on the first half?? It picked up but honestly guys come on
Arcade Fire
5/5
Love Funeral, love Neon Bible, hate Win. Simple as.
Tom Waits
4/5
this is so good! thought i wouldn't like it but i did
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
I didn’t like this at the time but I was wrong, it’s good
Dire Straits
2/5
Bit boring
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Smooth
Scritti Politti
2/5
not for me, although I did like a lot of the very 80s production, the songs weren't really there to back it up
Boards of Canada
4/5
Found this to be well cool
Madness
3/5
Cool album actually. Wasn’t looking forward to it but it was good
The Stone Roses
2/5
wasn't really my cup of tea. loses a star for that backwards song
The Icarus Line
4/5
Thought this was really quite good! Rock on!
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
this was cool. I like his voice
Yes
4/5
top progging from the prog boys of Yes
Ryan Adams
1/5
fucking yawn, also minus one star for personal reasons
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Cool groove
The Roots
4/5
Classic
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Vibe
Stereolab
2/5
Didn’t really do anything for me soz
Scott Walker
4/5
4 stars for Scott 4
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
I liked the songs mostly but didn’t get on with his voice. He sounds like an American doing a bad English accent but he’s English.
Jeff Buckley
5/5
I'm pretty familiar with this one and have bounced off it a lot of times in the past but yesterday it hit just right and I loved it.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Was well up for this but didn’t like it
Megadeth
2/5
No thanks lads
Soft Machine
1/5
I’m glad this exists and is on the list but I didn’t enjoy it.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Annoying, boring but also profound and beautiful
Kings of Leon
1/5
This is absolutely terrible. Corporate rock. If you took the vocals off you could use any of these tracks for a video your CEO shows you about the company’s fresh new direction before laying you off. Their first album was so good. It’s diabolical what happened to them. They should be jailed.
XTC
3/5
Cool
Leonard Cohen
4/5
I’ve really enjoyed getting into Leonard Cohen off this thing. Hope there’s some more.
Peter Gabriel
5/5
LOVE IT
Kate Bush
3/5
Weird lol
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
This is pretty good, but I don’t know why everyone was everyone was spunking themselves about psychedelia in the 90s. Hope it doesn’t come back again
Neil Young
1/5
the fucking STATE of this guy's voice, honestly. how is he all over this website? shut up neil. tonight's the night to fuck off
Suicide
3/5
interesting stuff i thought
Britney Spears
4/5
it's britney bitch
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
nice one
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
not really into this
Frank Zappa
3/5
i looked at the song titles and thought it was going to be unbearable but it was actually Quite Good
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Really really good!
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
no politics please
Tito Puente
4/5
Fun
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Very good for a live album
Talvin Singh
3/5
It was OK
Eagles
3/5
Ok boomer
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
greetings traveller
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Good but too much of it, like a really big pizza
Santana
3/5
Good fuck music
Public Enemy
4/5
Very great
Beck
4/5
This had more bangers than I remembered
Peter Gabriel
5/5
It could just be Sledgehammer and then an hour of pigs being slaughtered and it’d still be 5 stars
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Not for me
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
help i've developed a debilitating crush on Cyndi Lauper from looking at the album cover
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Went on a bit
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Load of wank imo
Sabu
1/5
come off it
Buck Owens
2/5
cringe
Mekons
4/5
Really liked this country/punk mix, worked for me
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
I liked a lot of it but there was also a lot of chat and it went on for about a month
The Doors
1/5
I fucking hate The Doors, honestly the SHIT you can get away with if you're good looking, it's disgusting. Terrible.
The Only Ones
3/5
Liked
The Band
3/5
Good stuff
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
You ever get on the bus and there's some students on there talking loudly because they think everyone should hear how funny their banter is?
Sonic Youth
3/5
Cool album
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Very nice
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
i didn't hate this but i didn't really like it either
Nanci Griffith
5/5
Loved this
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Didn’t like it as much as I expected to. Oh well!
Can
4/5
Very nice, chilled me out
Femi Kuti
4/5
Wasn’t really my thing but it won me over
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Yet more bollocks from these chancers
Jeff Beck
2/5
boring
The White Stripes
4/5
bought this when it came out, it's good
Minutemen
3/5
I liked the Jackass song
Bob Dylan
3/5
best Bob thus far
Barry Adamson
3/5
Pretty cool, I'd had enough by the end but it was cool
Einstürzende Neubauten
3/5
Hahaha, brilliant
The Fall
3/5
Good but I liked their other one we had more
Spiritualized
2/5
wasn't as terrible as the other album from these jokers but I didn't like it
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Great album
Beth Orton
3/5
Nice one
U2
3/5
Liked it more than I expected
Fever Ray
3/5
This is cool but I didn’t love it or anything. I always felt like I should have liked The Knife more than I did and the same goes for her solo stuff
Depeche Mode
3/5
Pretty cool
FKA twigs
4/5
Very good
Suede
3/5
Liked this mostly
Ash
4/5
Enjoyed
3/5
Very funky
Beck
5/5
It's a classic!
Rod Stewart
1/5
no, sorry, but no
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Cheer up mate!
Cat Stevens
4/5
Tfw just watched another hilarious episode of Ricky Gervais’s “Extras”
Sugar
3/5
Short but sweet
The Streets
1/5
The millennial equivalent of boomer Facebook poems. Rubbish
Morrissey
2/5
Who knew that the hate he was talking about would turn out to be race hate
Dion
2/5
found this quite dull i'm afraid
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
nice
k.d. lang
4/5
Really enjoyed this album, hope to see more kd
Japan
3/5
Thought this would be right up my street and I did like it, but it didn’t grab me
Ravi Shankar
1/5
Not into this
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Really liked this a lot! Couldn’t work out where I recognised Heads Will Roll from and turns out it’s the Chucky TV show. Love him.
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
finally went back and listened to this one, it was nice
Frank Sinatra
2/5
think this was the best of his we've had but that's not saying much
Bob Dylan
3/5
think this was the best of his we've had but that's not saying much
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Kind of feels like the 1001 guy was like 'damn I need some Indian music on here' and just looked up a famous film and stuck its soundtrack on the list
King Crimson
4/5
Lovely prog
Jacques Brel
1/5
Non merci
G. Love & Special Sauce
1/5
ohhh man i'm soooo baked hahahahaha
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Rolled my eyes when yet another Neil Young album came up, but put it on anyway and was surprised to find myself enjoying it, briefly, before i realised that once again it is shit
Kings of Leon
3/5
Pretty good, not as good as the first album because you can sort of smell the rot setting in that will eventually lead to Sex on Fire
Gram Parsons
3/5
Before meddling Brussels got involved he was called Ounce Parsons
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Yeah I get it boys
Missy Elliott
2/5
not for me
Chicago
4/5
this is kind of wanky and i think i wouldn't like it if it didn't have such a sick horn section, but it does so it's a 4 stars
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Kind of Cave by numbers I thought
Neil Young
1/5
That’s ENOUGH
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Quite enjoyed a few of these even though I had the sense it’s really uncool
Nico
2/5
I kind of liked this in short bursts but by the end her voice was too much
Dolly Parton
4/5
Extremely good work
Anita Baker
3/5
Liked this, I liked the dated sounding 80s production, it reminded me of the video game Shenmue.
Weather Report
3/5
Pleasant listen for this listener
Johnny Cash
3/5
Some of it is better than I remember and some of it is worse. Overall it is, in my considered opinion, good.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
love the smell of his colón on me <3
Radiohead
4/5
Forgot how many good songs are on here. Underrated
John Lee Hooker
2/5
This isn’t really my cup of tea I’m afraid
The Temptations
3/5
I liked this but I was not expecting to hear the n word so much lol
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
this was quite an experience but not one i expect to repeat
Sonic Youth
3/5
kind of annoying but also good
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
oh come off it
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Wasn’t that into this but I’m not racist so 3 stars
Morrissey
3/5
Who knew that the quarry he was talking about would turn out to be foreign people
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Father Ted theme out of nowhere!
The Cure
4/5
Really liked this. This is in my Cure sweet spot I think, before it gets too pop
Paul McCartney
5/5
This rules, I love it
Bert Jansch
4/5
Really nice bit of guitar playing from this lad
Bob Dylan
3/5
This was ok but as soon as it finished I put on the MCR version of Desolation Row and it was about a billion times better
Tim Buckley
2/5
Not my cup of tea.
Calexico
4/5
Liked this, I liked the horns and it had a good atmosphere
The Birthday Party
1/5
great album art
OutKast
3/5
Got the makings of one really amazing album here. First half was better.
Kelela
3/5
Quite nice really
Slipknot
2/5
I guess it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be?
Turbonegro
2/5
Hmm. Sorry but not really for me
Norah Jones
2/5
Almost felt like I was sitting in a conservatory drinking a Nespresso and reading the Guardian and voting for New Labour
Justice
4/5
In my student radio days one of the other DJs talked this up a lot. I had a crush on her so I got it and listened to it until I liked it. It’s not my usual thing but I still like it.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Good
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Cool
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
this is too many love songs
The Isley Brothers
3/5
I enjoyed this. I like songs like That Lady where it’s some woman minding her own business and a man going Woaahhhh this lady is giving me a lob on, what a sexxxyyy laddyyy
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Front loaded with three of the best songs B&S have ever done
Solomon Burke
3/5
Wasn’t looking forward to this but it was alright
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Cool stuff I thought!
Pink Floyd
1/5
This is one of the worst albums I have ever heard
Paul Simon
4/5
Hobo’s Blues sounds like I’m watching a Pixar short
Bee Gees
3/5
bit of a mixed bag but i liked the beatlely stuff
Leftfield
3/5
Not really my thing but on this occasion it hit right
Neil Young
2/5
This wasn’t his worst. So that’s nice.
Portishead
4/5
GREAT! Amazing atmosphere
David Ackles
3/5
I think I half enjoyed this and half not. Very cheesy at times but not always in a bad way
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
jack for fucks sake will you bring the floor back
4/5
Really cool
3/5
Good stuff
Duran Duran
4/5
Great!!!!
Robert Wyatt
2/5
thought the first song was really good, thought I was in for a classic, but then it got worse
The KLF
2/5
Not my thing
N.E.R.D
3/5
enjoyed
Doves
2/5
Kind of good but also kind of boring lol
The Fall
4/5
Great stuff
Animal Collective
3/5
found this quite annoying at first but by the end i was won over
Dagmar Krause
1/5
very much not my thing i'm afraid
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
COOL
The Human League
4/5
This is a good album. Look I don't know what you want me to say about it. Ohh fascinating use of I don't know, whatever. who gives a shit.
Deep Purple
2/5
boring
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Not always the easiest listen but I enjoyed it nevertheless
Eric Clapton
1/5
Everyone in the global reviews is giving this shit because Eric Clapton is a racist old twat, but I really think that's unfair. We must judge the art, not the artist. Luckily this album is boomer shit.
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
Cool. I can’t really handle this amount of vibrato though, sometimes it sounds like she’s going over a cattle grid. Nevertheless very good
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
I’d always meant to give this a go but never got round to it. It’s alright but goes on a bit
The Libertines
2/5
Don’t like this anymore. Don’t like the thin repetitive little guitar lines tinkling in the right channel.
Jack White
3/5
Really liked the song “Blunderbuss”
Fred Neil
2/5
Yeah not really into this
Aimee Mann
4/5
Really liked this. I like that Brion sound.
White Denim
3/5
Didn't knock my socks off but it was very pleasant
Grateful Dead
1/5
there is absolutely no excuse for this
3/5
Pretty good
Pantera
2/5
Not my thing but if you like it that's nice, I just want everyone to be happy :-)
Machito
2/5
Good at first but a bit much by the end, as with so many albums to be honest
Giant Sand
4/5
Yeah this is my sort of thing I think
2/5
obviously this is absolute bollocks but I think people give it too much of a kicking. Rollin and the Mission Impossible one are good
Tom Waits
4/5
this started up and i was like hmmm i dunno Tom but actually it ruled
The United States Of America
1/5
'How much fun it's been' he says at the end. The answer is none. None fun.
John Prine
3/5
Good old boy
Harry Nilsson
5/5
Good as hell this
The Associates
4/5
Really good! Nice gothy synthy stuff.
3/5
Way better than I was expecting
The Coral
2/5
found myself pretty unbothered by this
Dr. Octagon
4/5
maybe this is juvenile but so am i
Ryan Adams
2/5
boring, goes on forever, AND the guy's a nonce! 2 stars
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Can't remember what I thought of Want Two because I didn't write anything. But I think this was good. His voice sometimes gets a bit annoying. But I don't mind.
Van Morrison
3/5
A lot better than I thought it would be given it’s a live album and it’s by Van Morrison
R.E.M.
3/5
Always felt like I should get into R.E.M. but… why? Why am I required to have an opinion on everything? It’s okay not to be fussed about R.E.M.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Glammy
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Thought this was terrible. Extremely horny but also totally unsexy. Awful lyrics. Embarrassing. I quite like Cry Me a River though.
The Zutons
3/5
i was pretty into this at the time. Is it actually good or do i just residually like it? Who cares
Barry Adamson
2/5
Making another soundtrack to an imagined film because nobody will let me make a soundtrack to a real film
Stephen Stills
3/5
some pretty dodgy lyrics here but i liked it anyway
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
This wasn't as annoying as I expected it to be, but it was nevertheless quite annoying
T. Rex
3/5
cool
The Adverts
4/5
Really liked it, one of the best punk albums we've had on here I think
Billy Bragg
5/5
Funny how the stuff he sings about on the political ones hasn't changed. Well, not funny really. Bit of a ballache to be honest.
Julian Cope
4/5
Thought I might have a 5 star on my hands here but it didn’t quite get there
Christine and the Queens
4/5
I did the French version, thought it was 'tres bien' (very good)
Meat Puppets
3/5
vegan warning: album title refers to meat
Adele
2/5
live laugh love to all my huns out there xx
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
really liked everything about this except the experience of listening to it
Brian Wilson
2/5
took Brian Wilson nearly 40 years to get this album made and then i just came on here and gave it two stars for having too many annoying clown sound effects
Circle Jerks
3/5
Bit of punk for my Wednesday afternoon
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1/5
very bad, it's like children's music except the lyrics are about fucking. embarrassing to listen to.
The Bees
4/5
Nice album, very chill for going about in the pissing rain in July
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Kind of good and kind of extremely annoying
Ministry
4/5
I liked the one where he was going CONNECT THE GOD DAMN DOTS because I was imagining he was running a kids’ summer holiday craft workshop
Tina Turner
4/5
This is the good shit. Didn’t know she was this good.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Not my thing
Beastie Boys
4/5
This is their best one so far
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Liked this even though it was obviously quite annoying. Feel like I could get more out of it but I got albums to listen to
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
Boring
Snoop Dogg
3/5
thank you snoop for your insights
Kings of Leon
4/5
Really liked this when it came out. They went very badly to shit but this is still pretty good
Roni Size
2/5
yeah i get it but come on
Laibach
3/5
Interesting… Interesting…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
annoying (derogatory)
The Zombies
5/5
there's a sincerity to this that you don't get in a lot of psychedelia which makes it 100 times better than a lot of the other shit on here. A classic album.
Public Enemy
3/5
didn't mind it
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Enjoyed this
Joe Ely
3/5
Had to dock a star because the Fingernails one creeped me out
Metallica
3/5
Didn't much like the Black Album and HATED S&M but this was actually alright.
Solange
3/5
Nice one Solange
R.E.M.
3/5
Another good one from these lads
Grateful Dead
2/5
Boring old man music for boring old men to listen to (NOT me)
Big Star
4/5
Lovely bit of guitar playing here
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
didn't get on with the guy's voice, that kind of boomy 60s soulful singing just doesn't do it for me
Beatles
5/5
Run For Your Life gets a lot of grief for being misogynistic but Drive My Car is about an annoying woman, Norwegian Wood is about an annoying woman, You Won't See Me is about an annoying woman, What Goes On is about an annoying woman, Girl is about an annoying woman, and I'm Looking Through You (BANGER) is about an annoying woman. 50% of the songs. Anyway 5 stars great album.
The Who
3/5
Liked the songs but could do without the concept album parts. Probably seemed funny at the time.
Nick Drake
5/5
Beautiful. Liked his other one more but still, lovely.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
I don't know what I thought Suzanne Vega was like but it wasn't this. I liked it though
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
There’s a song on here called Sega and he didn’t mention Altered Beast even ONCE
R.E.M.
3/5
going off these a bit by this point, liked the earlier stuff more like a big old pretentious nob. still ok
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Lovely stuff from Joni once again
2/5
If I go to jail for getting this off Soulseek I will be furious
Roxy Music
5/5
EXCELLENT
Lou Reed
4/5
Ok Lou
Bobby Womack
3/5
Smooth. I liked it when he started going on about KFC. Made me hungry.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
If you take out whichever earphone has John Lydon in this is surprisingly listenable
The Cult
3/5
It’s like they knew Guitar Hero was coming and wanted to get all their songs on there
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
really liked this!
The War On Drugs
4/5
Boring but also real good? I feel like this is the kind of music I would make if I had the ability/time/motivation/ideas/self-belief
Mike Ladd
2/5
what was this all about then. the guy's a nerd! let's get him
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
waiting around for ages for a song to start and then waiting around for ages for it to stop because it's fucking shit
Queen
3/5
You know what you’re getting with Queen don’t you
Cocteau Twins
5/5
❤️
The Divine Comedy
3/5
this should really be my thing and it is good but doesn't rock my world
3/5
This was really good for my bus ride today and finished just as I got to my stop
Queen Latifah
4/5
I only know her from shite movies so imagine my surprise to find this is good
Moby Grape
2/5
A 60s album by a band called ‘Moby Grape’ seemed like it would be the worst thing ever recorded, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Thought it would be more psychedelic. It did have too much 60s white guy boomy soul singing though.
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
chilled to this, very nice
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
this guy has been killing it on this list i have to say
Funkadelic
3/5
Groovy
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1/5
'Ohh the playing is really good even if you don't like Kiedis's singing and lyrics' WRONG. If anything that makes it WORSE. Like a bag of Skittles brimming with piss.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
okay mate
Goldfrapp
3/5
Thought they were a glam thing, apparently that came later, this was good
American Music Club
3/5
Nice
The Black Crowes
4/5
listened to the first half and thought it was alright, came back for the second half and decided it was amazing so i went back and listened to the whole thing again and can confirm the second half of this is better
Green Day
5/5
almost painfully nostalgic for me, listened to this a lot at a very formative period of my life (discovered wanking)
Hot Chip
3/5
Thought this was banging to start with. Came back later and felt like I'd seen through the bullshit. But then I liked it again. It's good.
Bee Gees
2/5
of course the Bee Gees would see their greatest commercial successes when they came up with a different, even more annoying way of singing
Throwing Muses
3/5
always meant to check these out because they are Pixies-adjacent. i have now checked them out. they were alright.
Sparks
3/5
I thought this was a cool album but every now and again I'd think 'why do people make music? what's the point?', and I don't know if that's a reflection of the album or of my appalling mental health
The xx
4/5
Would spin again
The Thrills
2/5
i remembered liking this when it came out but not any more
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
not for me
Goldfrapp
3/5
Nice enough, got a bit samey but yeah good
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Good vibe
Holger Czukay
2/5
parts of this were GREAT! parts of it
Joanna Newsom
5/5
I heard this when it came out and liked it, and I left her set at Latitude 2005 halfway through because I had to go and start the absolute worst job I’ve ever had in my life, but apart from that I wasn’t very familiar. Listened to it repeatedly since it came up on here, it’s amazing, one of the best albums made.
Willie Nelson
4/5
I enjoyed my time with Willie
Slipknot
3/5
i really liked Snuff, i don't care if that makes me a normie or something, it's just a good dark gothy love song. the rest of it isn't really my cup of tea but i do get it
The Beta Band
2/5
the boring band
Deep Purple
1/5
people paying to listen to this shite is the weirdest thing that has ever happened in japan
Joan Baez
4/5
Joan Bae more like
Stan Getz
3/5
nice
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
3 stars for being weirdos, how is this a big famous album what the fuck
Baaba Maal
3/5
delicious lamb toro, my favourite
3/5
Some cool stuff on here although ultimately it is deeply unsexy nerd music
Os Mutantes
3/5
Recognised one of these from adverts
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Nice enough isn’t it. I’d rather not go on a date with two brothers simultaneously though. Weird.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Cool, I liked how doomy it was. Overall I don’t love Sonic Youth as much as I thought it would but it’s good stuff.
Bill Callahan
5/5
Fuck. This is almost too good to be on this list. Gave me chills.
The Incredible String Band
1/5
oh my god
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Good, had enough by the end tho
Lenny Kravitz
1/5
can't get over some of these lyrics
I know a girl who gets off
By sticking needles in her vein
Oh lord what a shame
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Didn’t mind that at all
Klaxons
2/5
this one can stay in 2007
Björk
4/5
Great Bjork
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Liked this, it was good, I thought
Bad Company
3/5
Good. Didn’t really jump out at me though. Feel like we’ve had a lot of albums like this
Genesis
4/5
very cool
Cream
2/5
ok boomer
The Damned
4/5
Did NOT like the circus one but the rest was very good
Big Black
4/5
Cool noise
Big Star
4/5
Man I liked this a lot. could have been recorded a lot more recently than it was. Fuck knows if i listened to the right version though
Queen
4/5
Racking up the 4s today, think i must be on drugs
D'Angelo
2/5
Didn’t really vibe with it sorry
Lightning Bolt
3/5
Absolute banter. Most interesting album on here.
Cornershop
3/5
Pleasant enough
Linkin Park
2/5
I liked a few of these but overall the effect of listening to this was not a pleasant one
Tom Waits
4/5
Yet again I go ugh Tom Waits and then the album rules. Maybe I just really like Tom Waits
Kate Bush
5/5
fantastic
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
not as much of my cup of tea as i expected it to be but nevertheless very good
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Obviously very good, especially if you listen to the lyrics, though honestly not really my thing.
Skepta
2/5
Didn’t get on with it
Public Enemy
3/5
cool album of music
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Just has an annoying vibe. Of Course is absolutely terrible
Gene Clark
4/5
Really liked that
The Police
1/5
Bollocks
Metallica
1/5
Bollocks
John Lennon
4/5
Good job John
M.I.A.
3/5
liked it more than her other one
Johnny Cash
4/5
I love all the bits where he's trying to make the prisoners think he's cool, and he's going like 'some guy from England tried to tell me what to do... but i don't want to 😎'
Burning Spear
3/5
not really my thing but pretty good as it goes
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Some of this is quite annoying - the fucking circus one ffs - but overall good
Fats Domino
2/5
just don't really see the point of listening to this
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Another smash from the king
Led Zeppelin
5/5
uhh, this is amazing?
Kid Rock
1/5
excuse me?!
Robert Wyatt
3/5
enjoyably annoying nonsense
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Bit of a mixed bag but some big bangers
Rush
4/5
Always thought of Rush as being cringe and yeah it kind of is but it also rules?
Violent Femmes
5/5
Fuck, this is one of the coolest albums we’ve had
Bob Dylan
4/5
THIS is the one Bob
David Crosby
3/5
liked it, very nice playing of music
The Style Council
2/5
not convinced by this really although it had its moments
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Alright I thought
Underworld
3/5
Liked this a lot more than I expected to
Tom Tom Club
2/5
I’ve tried to like Tom Tom Club but I just can’t do it.
Fishbone
2/5
kind of annoying
Pere Ubu
2/5
wasn't in the mood for this today
Slint
4/5
Really cool
Scissor Sisters
3/5
when this came out i downloaded an mp3 of Take Your Mama from Kazaa that was just the first verse looped for four minutes and i listened to it a lot and it broke my brain
Elvis Costello
3/5
I’ve enjoyed the Costello stuff on here a lot but this isn’t one of his best I think. Probably got enough albums on here hasn’t he
Germs
2/5
Recognised one of these from Tony Hawk’s Underground 2
Kanye West
3/5
forced to admit once again that this shit head makes good music
Brian Eno
4/5
Very cool and good
Coldcut
2/5
Put this on then realised I’d already listened to it and forgot to rate it
TV On The Radio
4/5
a potential 5 but ultimately a well deserved 4
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
I liked this one, apart from the famous one I don’t think I’d heard any of it before. It’s kind of naff with the organ but I liked that
Leonard Cohen
4/5
2016, the year of putting out a banger album while dying
The Beta Band
4/5
Looked up my rating of the other Beta Band album we've had and was surprised I went with '2 stars - the boring band' because i really liked this one
The Killers
4/5
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. There's some underrated bass playing on this, which is where it gets most of its Duran Duran vibes. All These Things That I've Gone would make a great album closer but it's only track 5 and is followed by some pretty forgettable stuff. For my rating I shall refer you back to the first sentence of this review.
Garbage
3/5
good
Sebadoh
3/5
mixed bag but overall a net good for me
Donovan
3/5
Mixed feelings about this, did not like the first song which put me on the back foot, but it has some good bits like the Season of the Witch one
4/5
you know what, i wasn't looking forward to this, but it ruled. wish it had been my last album here but unfortunately i have just noticed i missed some shit thing by Adele
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Thought this was very nice!
The Triffids
3/5
going by their name and album title i thought this was going to be a lo-fi indie rock type of thing, not Massive Cheese Fest 1980s. quite liked it mind
Elliott Smith
3/5
i do like a nice bit of Elliott Smith but XO is his best album by a million miles, why've we had this and Figure 8 but not XO. GET A GRIP
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
another annoying album
Adele
2/5
this is my last album. the project is now just wadder under the breeedge
Fiona Apple
5/5
This makes me miss Covid
TLC
4/5
wasn't looking forward to it but really enjoyed it actually
DJ Shadow
4/5
cool music
Björk
3/5
Wasn't my favourite of the Bjorks but nice
Super Furry Animals
4/5
never given these any time, for some reason I thought they were more britpop than this, turns out it's great!!
Fairport Convention
5/5
Excellent
Steve Earle
3/5
nice stuff, really liked Someday
fIREHOSE
2/5
not offensive or anything but *shrug*
Steely Dan
4/5
real good. looks like I've found these guys a bit of a mixed bag but i might have to return to some of the others and check
Red Snapper
3/5
This is cool. But when there's a really repetitive vocal sample and I can't work out what it's saying it drives me mad. I'm sure one of them was about Steve Martin??
Destiny's Child
1/5
not for me
Pulp
3/5
this is not as good as the previous one lol
The Kinks
4/5
it's a classic isn't it but there are one or two kind of annoying songs on it
Frank Black
3/5
Some very good songs on here I thought although as double albums often do it goes on a bit
The Byrds
2/5
ehh. haven't we had enough byrds now
Genesis
4/5
woah wtf lol
James Brown
3/5
sounds like they had a nice time
Nick Drake
5/5
another BANGER from this guy
Slade
4/5
beast album
The The
3/5
preferred the other one, too much 80s reverb drums going on here, but it was good
The Specials
3/5
not really my vibe but nice
The Jam
2/5
fine, perfectly acceptable music
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
really good rapping album
The Rolling Stones
2/5
rolling my eyes more like
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Liked it, gloomy and good
Joy Division
5/5
classic t-shirt
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
another smash from the lads
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
I tried. I really gave it my best. But the lyrics man. I can’t do it.
Mercury Rev
3/5
it should be a criminal offence to write a load of songs as lush as this and then sing them in a Neil Young voice
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Didn’t get it