Jan 13 2021
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Class.
4
Jan 14 2021
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Yeh it was fine
3
Jan 15 2021
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Me and my mate used to drink in the same pub him in Chorlton. Heβs reyt grumpy when you ask him to song you a song.
Indie!
5
Jan 16 2021
High Violet
The National
Mostly meh - but got quite good towards the end
3
Jan 17 2021
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Itβs not all five star but the good songs are fucking classic so they really bring that average up
5
Jan 18 2021
Maxinquaye
Tricky
Yeh. Nice. Bit of trip hop. I got really into trip hop like 11 years ago but then I got out of it again. Great.
4
Jan 19 2021
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Very good but it does sound like lots of things from the past 50 years.
5
Jan 20 2021
Bad
Michael Jackson
Not bad!
But it wasnβt great either. A lot of simpering shite songs.
2
Jan 21 2021
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Lovely stuff. The guitars and lap steels and her voice felt like they were losing into my head but I think thatβs because it was morning.
4
Jan 22 2021
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
The good tracks are so good and well-produced! But the few annoying songs and all the abrasive leads knock a start off for me.
4
Jan 23 2021
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Brilliant! She should be famous!
5
Jan 24 2021
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
All I wanna do is have some sick
1
Jan 25 2021
Abbey Road
Beatles
Canβt argue with that can you. Even if it did have a spastic hammer on it
5
Jan 26 2021
Raw Power
The Stooges
Fun stuff!
4
Jan 27 2021
Basket of Light
Pentangle
Yeah that was OK. A bit like I was in Midsommar.
3
Jan 28 2021
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
So much noise π
2
Jan 29 2021
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
It was very, very nice I felt like it was Christmas
4
Jan 30 2021
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Rated using my new system:
Production: 11/20
Songwriting: 9/20
Innovation: 6/20
Presence of pure bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=36
Between 20 and 40 is a 2.
2
Jan 31 2021
Blackstar
David Bowie
Production: 16/20
Songwriting: 18/20
Innovation: 19/20
Presence of pure bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 17/20
=85
Anything between 80 and 100 is five stars.
5
Feb 01 2021
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Production: 8/20
Songwriting: 7/20
Innovation: 15/20
Presence of pure bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 6/20
=36
2
Feb 02 2021
Station To Station
David Bowie
Production: 17/20
Songwriting: 16/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 18/20
=85
Classic. Awesome.
5
Feb 03 2021
With The Beatles
Beatles
Production: 6/20
Songwriting: 5/20
Innovation: 6/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 4/20
=26
This serves as a testament to how much these silly fella changed throughout their career innit
2
Feb 04 2021
Hms Fable
Shack
Production: 6
Songwriting: 5
Innovation: 2
Bangers: 0
Emotional response: 1
= 14
Tosh
1
Feb 05 2021
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Production: 16
Songwriting: 15
Innovation: 15
Bangers: 20
Emotional response: 18
=84
This was BLOODY GORGEOUS
5
Feb 06 2021
1999
Prince
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 11/20
Innovation: 17/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 14/20
=70
Lovely stuff
4
Feb 07 2021
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 17/20
Innovation: 12/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 18/20
=75
What a lovely piece of work well done father.
4
Feb 08 2021
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 12/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 10/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=57
Yeah not bad
3
Feb 09 2021
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Production: 4/20
Songwriting: 4/20
Innovation: 2/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 2/20
=12
get teh fuck white man blues
1
Feb 10 2021
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 16/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 16/20
=79
Oooooh one mark off a 5!
4
Feb 11 2021
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Production: 8/20
Songwriting: 11/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 14/20
=49
Pleasant
3
Feb 13 2021
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Production: 15/20
Songwriting: 12/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 10/20
Emotional response: 14/20
=62
Zero and Heads will roll doing a LOT of the work in that rating
4
Feb 14 2021
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 9/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=63
Banging
4
Feb 15 2021
Teen Dream
Beach House
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 14/20
Innovation: 13/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=60
Oooh just sneaked into the four star slot there
4
Feb 16 2021
Tommy
The Who
Production: 8/20
Songwriting: 6/20
Innovation: 9/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=33
Booooooring
2
Feb 17 2021
The Who Sell Out
The Who
Production: 3/20
Songwriting: 5/20
Innovation: 7/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 2/20
= 22
Horrible. Only reason it got up to 2 was that at least itβs innovative. Which makes me question the whole system.
2
Feb 18 2021
London Calling
The Clash
Production: 14/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 13/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 13/20
=75
It stands up!
4
Feb 19 2021
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Production: 14/20
Songwriting: 13/20
Innovation: 16/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 8/20
=56
Interesting and enjoyable Tom
3
Feb 20 2021
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Production: 11/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 16/20
=72
Lovely stuff
4
Feb 21 2021
Closer
Joy Division
Production: 17/20
Songwriting: 16/20
Innovation: 17/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 16/20
=86
Yeeeessssss pleeeeeease
5
Feb 22 2021
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Production: 9/20
Songwriting: 7/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 3/20
=33
Piss off Dorothy
2
Feb 23 2021
Machine Head
Deep Purple
Production: 9/20
Songwriting: 10/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=47
Perfectly pleasant - the Hammond organ kept reminding me of the Raconteurs
3
Feb 24 2021
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Production: 11/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 15/20
= 66
Pleasantly surprised
4
Feb 25 2021
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 16/20
Innovation: 17/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 16/20
=82
Fuckin crackin mate
5
Feb 26 2021
World Clique
Deee-Lite
Production: 16/20
Songwriting: 13/20
Innovation: 15/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 17/20
=76
Cracking album!
4
Feb 27 2021
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 12/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 14/20
=58
Nice but I donβt agree with the arms trade so I will boycott
3
Feb 28 2021
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 14/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=54 Quite enjoyed this tbf
3
Mar 01 2021
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Production: 7/20
Songwriting: 9/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=31
Soz Neil this was pretty shit
2
Mar 02 2021
The Clash
The Clash
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 14/20
Innovation: 15/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=76
Classic
4
Mar 03 2021
Tical
Method Man
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 8/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 11/20
=43
Not terrible
3
Mar 04 2021
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Production: 14/20
Songwriting: 14/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 10/20
Emotional response: 16/20
=68
Solid. Nice. dependable. NINETIES. Also - it's the guitarist from Mccarthy and his wife - who knew?
4
Mar 05 2021
Picture Book
Simply Red
Production: 7/20
Songwriting: 8/20
Innovation: 8/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=28
"His music's rubbish and he's a ginger." - Tony Wilson
2
Mar 06 2021
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Production: 15/20
Songwriting: 14/20
Innovation: 15/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 16/20
=80
Banging stuff
5
Mar 07 2021
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Production: 10/20
Songwriting: 12/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=45
Noice bit of Jazzy background so fine
3
Mar 08 2021
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Production: 8/20
Songwriting: 9/20
Innovation: 5/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=27
SO SO BORING
2
Mar 09 2021
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 13/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 14/20
=69
Very strong. Good lads.
4
Mar 10 2021
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 8/20
Innovation: 9/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=39
Overblown pompous white man sings the blues. Quite liked the opening track though.
2
Mar 11 2021
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 11/20
Innovation: 15/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 13/20
=57
Yeah. Good and solid, not a bad listen.
3
Mar 12 2021
If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
Production: 11/20
Songwriting: 8/20
Innovation: 7/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 6/20
=32
tres boring I'm afraid
2
Mar 13 2021
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 16/20
Innovation: 17/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 18/20
=84
Class class class class class
5
Mar 14 2021
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Production: 6/20
Songwriting: 11/20
Innovation: 8/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 8/20
=38
Sorry lads this was boring but I liked the song where you took the piss out of Bob Zimmerframe
2
Mar 15 2021
Country Life
Roxy Music
Production: 14/20
Songwriting: 13/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 10/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=66
Lovely stuff Ferryman
4
Mar 16 2021
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 13/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=52
yeah lovely stuff. Not bangerific but that's fine.
3
Mar 17 2021
NEU! 75
Neu!
Production: 17/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 19/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 18/29
=84
Wallop what a fucking cracker
5
Mar 18 2021
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Production: 16/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=54
It sounds lovely. Can't say any of the songs are very memorable to me but it sure its produced well.
3
Mar 19 2021
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Production: 7/20
Songwriting: 16/20
Innovation: 11/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=79
Very impressed by this - full of absolute bangers. And now I know who Robin Hitchcock it so I know who Michael Legg keeps offending!
4
Mar 20 2021
American Idiot
Green Day
Production: 5/20
Songwriting: 2/20
Innovation: 2/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 2/20
=11
Just did a sick
1
Mar 21 2021
New Wave
The Auteurs
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 15/20
Innovation: 13/20
Bangers: 10/20
Emotional response: 13/20
=63
I liked it. Low 4.
4
Mar 22 2021
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Production: 9/20
Songwriting: 9/20
Innovation: 8/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=38
Pretty underwhelming background music but not unpleasant
2
Mar 23 2021
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Production: 16/20
Songwriting: 17/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=67
Bloody lovely album. Who needs Art!
4
Mar 24 2021
Hotel California
Eagles
Production: 9/20
Songwriting: 7/20
Innovation: 4/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=25
Overblown bollocks
2
Mar 25 2021
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Production: 7/20
Songwriting: 12/20
Innovation: 7/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 9/20
= 50
3
Mar 26 2021
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 7/20
Innovation: 8/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 13/20
= 55
It's fun and like I'm 10 years old again
3
Mar 27 2021
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Didn't listen. Well I got three tracks in and it was all horrible white man blues and then the the guy started singing 'You're gonna be my little girl, you've been through 18 years of pain' which really creeped me out. Zero on all counts. Zero zero zero zero zero
1
Mar 28 2021
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Production: 15/20
Songwriting: 14/20
Innovation: 16/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 14/20
=64 enjoyed
4
Mar 29 2021
Harvest
Neil Young
Production: 13/20
Songwriting: 12/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 5/20
Emotional response: 10/20
=50
Yeah not bad cheers Neil
3
Mar 30 2021
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Production: 14/20
Songwriting: 12/20
Innovation: 14/20
Bangers: 10/20
Emotional response: 12/20
=52
A piece of history
3
Apr 01 2021
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Production: 5/20
Songwriting: 10/20
Innovation: 10/20
Bangers: 0/20
Emotional response: 5/20
=30 maybe I wasnβt properly paying attention but I was underwhelmed
2
Apr 04 2021
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Production: 7/20
Songwriting: 8/20
Innovation: 13/20
Bangers: 15/20
Emotional response: 9/20
=52
meh
3
Apr 19 2021
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Production: 12/20
Songwriting: 13/20
Innovation: 6/20
Bangers: 20/20
Emotional response: 15/20
=66
A rollicking good one this
4