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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted Dancehall | 5 | 2.37 | +2.63 |
| Southern Rock Opera | 5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
| Vulgar Display Of Power | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Hysteria | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Selected Ambient Works 85-92 | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Shake Your Money Maker | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
| Sea Change | 5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
| Endtroducing..... | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Ágætis Byrjun | 5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
| Garbage | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talking Heads 77 | 1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
| The Village Green Preservation Society | 1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| The White Album | 2 | 4.18 | -2.18 |
| Mermaid Avenue | 1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
| Le Tigre | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| Before And After Science | 1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| Treasure | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| Slanted And Enchanted | 1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
| Deserter's Songs | 1 | 3.02 | -2.02 |
| Suzanne Vega | 1 | 3.02 | -2.02 |
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Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.6 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 9 | 3.89 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 |
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Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| The Fall | 3 | 1 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 1.75 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 1.67 |
| The Byrds | 5 | 2 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 2 |
| Randy Newman | 2 | 1.5 |
| Billy Bragg | 2 | 1.5 |
| Cocteau Twins | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pavement | 2 | 1.5 |
| XTC | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Kinks | 4 | 2 |
| Morrissey | 4 | 2 |
| Queen | 3 | 2 |
| Echo And The Bunnymen | 3 | 2 |
Controversial Artists
Artists you rate inconsistently
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Kate Bush | 2, 4, 1 |
| Madonna | 4, 2, 1 |
| Pink Floyd | 2, 5, 3, 4 |
5-Star Albums (45)
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George Michael
2/5
It's not bad, but extremely dull and forgettable in most places
4 likes
Antony and the Johnsons
1/5
Absolutely hate the continually forced vibrato vocals which makes the whole thing a chore to listen to. Musically it's very one dimensional too.
4 likes
Suzanne Vega
1/5
This has no redeeming features. One paced, crap lyrics, average vocals. Would get a pleasant polite applause at a Monday night open mic session down the pub.
3 likes
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
Was heading for a generous 3* but then went on for too long... inoffensive but bland
3 likes
4-Star Albums (214)
1-Star Albums (83)
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Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
The Avalanches
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
The Electric Prunes
1/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
3.5 *
KISS
4/5
Femi Kuti
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Close to a 4 but not quite
Blur
3/5
Some excellent songs... but a lot are are either crap, or absolutely shite.
Fats Domino
3/5
The Zombies
2/5
Randy Newman
1/5
Robbie Williams
2/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Really enjoyed, would've gotten 4* if he have actually done any song writing
Deep Purple
4/5
Magazine
2/5
Merle Haggard
2/5
Sepultura
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Dr. John
2/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Beatles
2/5
About 1/5 of the songs are decent, the rest are not. Overrated
The Lemonheads
2/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Khaled
2/5
The Triffids
1/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
Musically is decent... Love his voice, lyrics are terrible, melodies bland
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
George Michael
3/5
Moby Grape
3/5
Prince
2/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
5/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
10cc
2/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
The xx
4/5
Underworld
1/5
Cornershop
1/5
All single paced and completely forgettable
Tito Puente
3/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Aerosmith
4/5
Oasis
4/5
LL Cool J
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Ravi Shankar
1/5
AC/DC
4/5
Billy Bragg
1/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Yardbirds
2/5
Elton John
2/5
Marilyn Manson
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
UB40
2/5
The Police
2/5
2/3's of the album is nonsense, redeems itself slightly near the end but too little too late
The United States Of America
1/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Yes
3/5
Motörhead
2/5
Erykah Badu
2/5
Kid Rock
3/5
Cocteau Twins
1/5
John Prine
2/5
Mercury Rev
1/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
Nirvana
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Some v good tunes but a lot of crap there too
Björk
3/5
George Michael
2/5
It's not bad, but extremely dull and forgettable in most places
The Pogues
3/5
Minutemen
3/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Wilco
2/5
Meh... Pretty dull, prob needs a lot of listens to fully appreciate
Pentangle
1/5
Megadeth
3/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Better than expected!
The Byrds
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Nina Simone
2/5
My own personal taste is that I don't like her voice I'm afraid, some solid songs though but found it tough listening
The Smiths
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Yeeeaaaaaaaa Boooiiiii! Loved this
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Superb blues, and great use of guest artists
Eurythmics
2/5
Spiritualized
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Metallica
3/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
John Martyn
3/5
Pavement
1/5
Terrible stuff... woeful vocalist, bland songs, and production which sounds it was recorded on a tape recorder.
Roxy Music
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
John Lennon
2/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
The Fall
1/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Shame the vocals are weak and samey, actual tunes are ace
Fairport Convention
2/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Manu Chao
2/5
Electric Light Orchestra
2/5
Not bad per se, but hasn't aged well and annoys me
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Sugar
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Close to a 4* for me, but not quite
The B-52's
2/5
Cream
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Small Faces
1/5
Absolute shite.
Björk
3/5
Cee Lo Green
1/5
David Bowie
3/5
Missy Elliott
2/5
Ride
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Dennis Wilson
2/5
Faith No More
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Liz Phair
3/5
T. Rex
3/5
Eagles
4/5
Excellent album, though not sure it should be regarded as one of the all time classics
Depeche Mode
5/5
U2
4/5
Surprised me how much I liked this. Brilliantly produced, with some classics
Genesis
2/5
Soundgarden
5/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Def Leppard
5/5
Perfect stadium rock album, consistently brilliant tunes
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Herbie Hancock
2/5
Ray Price
3/5
Definitely of its time, but nice, welll written tunes
Brian Eno
2/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Tortoise
2/5
Extremely underwhelmed by this.. Shame
The Byrds
2/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Great voice, and sounds like he was an excellent performer for the crowd
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Eminem
4/5
Van Morrison
2/5
I can't stand his voice and the constant slurring of words. Things improve on the few songs that have something resembling a structure but that's few and far between
Patti Smith
2/5
Orbital
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Pixies
4/5
Al Green
4/5
Slipknot
4/5
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
ABBA
3/5
George Jones
3/5
Lucinda Williams
3/5
John Grant
3/5
Really frustrating album for me. Some absolutely brilliant tracks... but overly long with some bog average ones and lazy lyrics... Generally far far too much autotune and vocal production which strips some of the emotion that he's conveying.
Steely Dan
3/5
The band are amazingly talented, majority of the songs are great... but having a chump that sounds like Randy Newman on vocals automatically means they can't get over 3*.
Green Day
5/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Really disappointing compared to Stand... Meanders along without much purpose or direction, and crappy production. Shame
Fiona Apple
3/5
Violent Femmes
2/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
The Jam
2/5
It's fine... and while I wouldn't listen again, I can get why people would like it
Metallica
3/5
The Cardigans
3/5
Love her voice and really enjoyed the album... almost a 4 but not quite
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Almost a 3, but too generic and bland overall. Great guitar work
David Bowie
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
It is exactly as it says it is... a soundtrack, and a very good one at that... but I don't want to sit at home and listen to background music.
The Doors
4/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Lovely album but very 1 dimensional
Lambchop
1/5
Bored the tits off me
Barry Adamson
2/5
Lacks any sort of identity or coherence... which is a shame as some solid music in there, but just no sort of flow...
T. Rex
2/5
Rush
3/5
Sabu
1/5
Koffi Olomide
1/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
Enjoyed this, almost a 4 but not quite enough stand out tracks
Carole King
4/5
Van Halen
4/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
The Strokes
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Miriam Makeba
2/5
Nothing wrong with it at all, but just not my thing
The Pharcyde
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Most consistent album of theirs I've listened to, and a lot of good songs (Tomorrow Never Knows being great). Just misses out on 4 stars due to the vast majority being too short and simplistic verse/chorus/verse/chorus/finish.
Neil Young
5/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
OutKast
3/5
The The
3/5
Leftfield
2/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Prince
3/5
Almost a 4 but not quite. Too many skipable tracks
2/5
Suede
2/5
Can
2/5
Various Artists
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
This just didn't agree with me... I should've enjoyed it due to the style but it's all a bit too messy due to the copious drug usage I'd assume.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Surprisingly excellent. High quality throughout and some absolute tunes
Bob Dylan
3/5
Patchy, some great stuff... then some tripe. Seems to be the way of most of Dylan's albums unfortunately.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
First 3rd of the album is amazing, then gets pretty dull
Simple Minds
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
The Mars Volta
4/5
The Go-Go's
2/5
JAY Z
2/5
So many cringe moments.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
FKA twigs
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Queen
2/5
Feels harsh giving it a 2 as there's a lot of great musicianship there, but I really dislike most of the songs apart from about 3 of them
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Would've got a 4 if a few filler songs were dropped from it
Shack
2/5
Generic, unimaginative & completely forgettable
The Gun Club
2/5
Beck
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Dr. Octagon
4/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Traffic
2/5
Dr. Dre
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
CHIC
2/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Massive disappointment to me when compared to Lazer Guided Melodies which I really enjoyed... Couldn't get into it at all
Goldfrapp
4/5
Nico
1/5
Nico has talent... if talent is defined as an ability to sing every other note flat.
Awful to listen to.
Elis Regina
2/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Garbage
5/5
A greatly innovative album, awesome tunes through out
Motörhead
3/5
The Streets
3/5
Adele
2/5
4/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
Brilliant album, Stem/Long Stem is genius and the rest is varied enough to keep you interested and high quality throughout
The Beau Brummels
1/5
Can't stand the vocalist, a tough listen
Bob Dylan
4/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Nirvana
5/5
The Who
2/5
Steely Dan
3/5
2Pac
2/5
2cack
Fishbone
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Buck Owens
1/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Suicide
1/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Killing Time is a stunning tune... the rest (apart from Silver & Seven Seas) are absolute garbage.
The Offspring
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
N.W.A.
3/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Adele
3/5
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Love this, superb funk/rock blend
Air
4/5
The Who
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
The Band
3/5
Starts brilliantly but tails off badly unfortunately
The Rolling Stones
3/5
1st half is great, 2nd half less so. Almost a but not quite
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Almost a 3... but not quite.... Pretty decent for a country act though
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Great wee pop album. Almost a 4 because of Girls Just Want to Have Fun & Time After Time... almost a 2 because of some of the terrible synth (especially the god awful solo on All Through The Night)
Kanye West
4/5
The Stooges
2/5
Really disappointing
Alice Cooper
3/5
Not enough standouts to get a 4 but a good album
XTC
2/5
There's a good album in here somewhere... appalling lyrics though kill any chance of finding it though
Solomon Burke
3/5
The Temptations
2/5
Fine for what it is but nothing really stands out and I wouldn't wanna listen to it again
Stan Getz
4/5
Megadeth
3/5
Elbow
3/5
Hookworms
4/5
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
Not bad per se... but sounds like any run of the mill rock band you'd hear down your local music venue
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Only Here She Comes Now prevents this from getting a 1 star
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Don McLean
3/5
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Totally forgettable
Michael Jackson
4/5
Donovan
2/5
Starts well then fades quickly and becomes very dull
Common
3/5
The Cure
4/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
The Clash
3/5
Alanis Morissette
3/5
I really liked this back in the day, but it sounds dated in places and lacks consistency
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
Coffee shop background music. Bland, though pleasant and inoffensive despite the terrible lyrics. Why it's on this list is a complete mystery though
Sebadoh
3/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
Surprised me how good this was, plenty of great tunes to warrant a 4*
Chicago
3/5
Could never quite work out what this album was meant to be, but was a decent listen
The Human League
3/5
Wild Beasts
2/5
Sounds like a Kate Bush drag act backed by a Foals tribute band... (This is not a good thing)
Waylon Jennings
2/5
MGMT
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Improves on second listen but too much filler. Really enjoyed the southern blues elements but the bland made for radio songs were dull
Le Tigre
1/5
Madonna
4/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
Queen
2/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Really enjoyed this somewhat surprisingly!
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Brilliant, almost a 5*
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Young Rascals
2/5
Louis Prima
3/5
The Auteurs
2/5
Dull but inofffensive
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Burning Spear
2/5
No stand out tracks at all unfortunately
808 State
3/5
Mj Cole
1/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
The Band
3/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Eminem
3/5
Devendra Banhart
1/5
Television
4/5
Travis
2/5
The Stooges
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Great album which grows with every listen. Strong 4*
Deep Purple
4/5
Parliament
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Venom
2/5
Lost a lot of the impact with the amateur mixing
The White Stripes
3/5
The La's
2/5
Dull unimaginative tripe...
Prince
3/5
Terrible 2nd half
Neu!
4/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Ian Dury
1/5
New Order
3/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
The Byrds
2/5
Kelela
3/5
I think this would be a bit of a grower, she's no FKA Twigs but still decent
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
1/5
Loretta sounds like an absolute pain in the hole, no wonder she's singing terrible whiny country music
fIREHOSE
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
The Sonics
4/5
Rush
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Beck
5/5
Absolutely brilliant... reminds me of mellow Pearl Jam.
Anthrax
3/5
Shuggie Otis
2/5
Bit of a confused album overall. Not bad per se just all over the place
George Harrison
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
Really dull. A few good tracks that almost got it to a 3* but not quite enough
Pixies
3/5
Suffers like most Pixies albums from having too much filler crap in amongst some gems
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
Aphex Twin
5/5
The Cramps
1/5
The Afghan Whigs
4/5
Dunno how I've never heard these guys before... v. good album
Hole
4/5
Tricky
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Generous 3... very dated and repetitive but still a decent listen
Justice
4/5
Santana
4/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
Was heading for a generous 3* but then went on for too long... inoffensive but bland
Michael Jackson
5/5
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
Drags on too much, would've been a 3 otherwise
Brian Eno
3/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
Brilliant throughout
Taylor Swift
3/5
Far too samey, shame as the tunes are good but it just gets dull
Röyksopp
4/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
3/5
Ramones
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Cure
3/5
B.B. King
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
System Of A Down
4/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
I'm absolutely baffled as to what warranted this to be on the list at any point
Duran Duran
3/5
Wire
2/5
Def Leppard
4/5
I really love this album but objectively it's a 4* due to a few filler tracks
Lou Reed
2/5
Nas
4/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Perfectly okay... but lacking in many standout moments. Generous 3
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
The Who
3/5
2/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
The Smiths
2/5
Fuck off Morrissey... lazy melody writing apart from That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. The rest of the band don't get out of 2nd gear either for most of it.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Really liked this album when this first came out and it still holds up well. Shame they went downhill after this
Stephen Stills
3/5
David Crosby
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Alice In Chains
5/5
Daft Punk
2/5
2 decent singles doesn't hide the other 1 hour's worth of repetitive and dull excrement that is commonly known as House music
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Black Flag
3/5
A massively influential album, but sounding a bit dated now. The mix of hardcore punk tunes with random party tunes is a little confusing at times haha
The Kinks
2/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Ghostface Killah
2/5
Roni Size
3/5
Solid DnB, decent variation although nothing mindblowing
Grateful Dead
3/5
Really enjoyed this, almost a 4
Marty Robbins
2/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Just scraped a 3*
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Love the title track... 2nd half of the album is forgettable though... shame
Minor Threat
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Really grows on you after a bunch of listens
Talking Heads
1/5
This whole album irritated the shit out of me... Not even Psycho Killer (which I'm not a massive fan of) could save it.
Gary Numan
4/5
Superb
Screaming Trees
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
The 1st half is background music and self indulgent, the 2nd half is very good.
Yes
2/5
Singing annoys me somewhat, music is good but the songs are very forgettable.... A slightly harsh 2*
Beatles
2/5
Yawn, bland and a bunch of pointless covers. Definitely the most boy band esque from them that we've had so far
Judas Priest
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The Replacements
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Solid album but only 2 or 3 standouts mean it just misses a 4*
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
Nice background music but a whole album of hammond organ isn't for me... and as good as the 3 original songs are, not enough to warrant a respectable score
Morrissey
2/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Actually really enjoyed this... goes on a bit much but think it's an album that would grow with multiple listens
Pixies
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
4/5
The Stranglers
3/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Dire Straits
3/5
The Fall
1/5
The Fall will always be shite
The Doors
3/5
Green Day
3/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4/5
Bonkers and really enjoyable :)
Soul II Soul
2/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Blur
2/5
4/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
POW POW POW!!! Has it's moments that I really liked... Too much random nonsense though.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Some great standout tunes but a lot of samey filler songs that don't really go anywhere
Lorde
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Got boring quickly with it being the same pace throughout... background music
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Kanye West
3/5
The Only Ones
2/5
The Doors
4/5
The Cars
3/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
I was expecting this to be very samey but it keeps things interesting throughout. Banging tunes if you don't take it too seriously and accept it's a little dated sounding now
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
The Temptations
2/5
James Taylor
2/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Actually suffers from being too well produced... makes it sound very cheesy, but generally a solid listen. A slightly harsh 2*
Isaac Hayes
3/5
John Coltrane
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Blondie
4/5
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
MC Solaar
2/5
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Beatles
4/5
The better songs on this album are good, but as per every Beatles album, there's some nonsense on here too. Wish the second half didn't have the medley feel but will give a generous 4
Raekwon
3/5
Some great tunes here, but they're in the minority unfortunately. Should've been 20mins shorter
Tori Amos
4/5
Eagles
3/5
The Kinks
1/5
Audible AIDS. It's like they decided to create a whole album based on the naff shite the Beatles did and forgot about the rest
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Didn't realise Frank was such a whiny little bitch 😂 Felt like it was the same depressing song over and over again and hasn't aged well
Eels
3/5
The Clash
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Queen Latifah
2/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Portishead
5/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Some great tracks here, just not enough to justify a 4
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
The Charlatans
2/5
Paint by numbers britpop that doesn't do anything particularly original or great to warrant it to be on this list imho.
Coldplay
4/5
Yeah they disappeared up their own arses later in their career but this has consistently great songwriting and is excellent
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Moby
3/5
Very generous 3... easy to listen to but repetitive and feels quite sterile
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Funkadelic
4/5
The Roots
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
1/5
Absolutely hate the continually forced vibrato vocals which makes the whole thing a chore to listen to. Musically it's very one dimensional too.
Hot Chip
2/5
The Undertones
3/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
Metallica
5/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Q-Tip
3/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Kanye West
2/5
Mostly nonsense with the occassional decent moment
Supergrass
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Napalm Death
2/5
Pulp
3/5
A really solid album, but lacking in any major stand out tracks
Paul McCartney
3/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Perfectly fine to listen to, but every song is so similar they kinda all blend into 1
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
V. interesting, not sure if I'd ever listen to it casually though
2/5
Songs are worth 3*, but the quality of the recording and weird change in volume levels drops it a star
Beach House
2/5
Nothing wrong with it intrinsically.... but it's dull and acts best as inoffensive background music
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
M.I.A.
3/5
Gotan Project
2/5
Anita Baker
1/5
Silver Jews
1/5
Shite Flight
The Who
1/5
An absolutely infuriating album... this band are so far up their arses. Not even I Can See For Miles can prevent this getting a 1 due to the level of shite delivered on the rest of the album
David Bowie
3/5
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Hole
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
50 Cent
4/5
AC/DC
4/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Deerhunter
3/5
A generous 3... quite boring but listenable in a lot of places, although a few good tunes to hold it up
Ice Cube
2/5
Ministry
4/5
The Police
3/5
Decent listen, shame how weak the last third of it is. Low 3*
Sonic Youth
3/5
Sonic Youth always frustrate me... they always have the potential to throw out a banging album, but there's always lot of filler shite. Almost a 4 here but missing out because of this
Suzanne Vega
1/5
This has no redeeming features. One paced, crap lyrics, average vocals. Would get a pleasant polite applause at a Monday night open mic session down the pub.
The The
3/5
A strange mix of lots of brilliant moments with some really dull/annoying ones thrown in there that stop it getting any more than a 3 unfortunately
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Starts off okay but then gets really lame and annoying in the second half
Fela Kuti
4/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Britney Spears
2/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
5/5
John Lennon
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Dire Straits
3/5
The Pretty Things
2/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Can't stand Bryan Ferry's vocals, the music itself is ok.
Simply Red
3/5
I really thought I'd hate this, but it's a decent listen though gets a bit naff near the end
Calexico
4/5
Well that awesomeness came out of nowhere!
Bob Dylan
4/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
David Holmes
3/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
The Cure
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Black Coffee saves it from getting a 1 star... Everything else is so very dull
Aerosmith
3/5
Not a single bad song on here, but no big tunes either unfortunately. Solid listen
Lauryn Hill
2/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
I enjoy the chaotic aspect of it all, and is quite a fun album, but they obviously made an informed decision to make it sound like it was recorded in a toilet in 1975. The lack of bass really reduces any impact it could have too and leaves it hard it listen to. Perhaps a slightly harsh 2* but I won't be listening to it again
Snoop Dogg
5/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Is actually a great album in the 2/3's of it where they aren't doing overly self indulgent jamming
Destiny's Child
2/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Good listen, let down by the original tracks
De La Soul
3/5
Deee-Lite
1/5
Shiii-ite
Mudhoney
3/5
Ice Cube
4/5
3/5
Falls right off the cliff after the excellent 1st 3 songs
Joan Baez
2/5
Plenty of other singer songwriters throughout history who could do a bunch of traditional folk covers to this level
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Soooooo dated and repetitive
Pavement
2/5
This is lazy and doesn't have anything of merit apart from Range Life
Finley Quaye
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Nothing wrong with it... but I'm fed up with every Springsteen album being bang average, this one in particular lacks any real stand outs
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
As far as country albums go, this isn't bad!
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
Some good stuff, some naff stuff, a slightly harsh 2
The Undertones
3/5
Great fun and upbeat album, not the biggest fan of the vocalist's wobbly vibrato but still q good listen
Madonna
2/5
Frozen is an absolute tune. Rest of it is generally very sub par euro pop/dance
Billy Joel
4/5
Brilliant album, nearly a 5*
Holger Czukay
1/5
I'll take two of whatever this eejit is on
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
Dion
4/5
Lovely album which surprised me
American Music Club
2/5
So very dull and terrible lyrics... Only gets an extra star as it's nice enough as background music
Talk Talk
3/5
Laura Nyro
2/5
Boston
3/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Should be the definition of hit and miss
The Monks
2/5
Without a doubt ahead of it's time... doesn't stop it being irritating as fuck in a lot of places though
Pulp
3/5
Opposite to This Is Hardcore which was solid throughout but with no stand outs.. .this has 4 great tunes and then a load of naff nonsense
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Pleasant listen but nothing really stand out at all. Even the studio version of no woman no cry done is v weak compared to the live recording
Richard Thompson
2/5
The Darkness
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Nothing interesting at all about this album
Gorillaz
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Nothing interesting here at all and stupidly long. Gets 2* as generally it's non-offensive and okay background music
Coldcut
3/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
Starts well then turns into a giant turd, only to be saved by the title track.
Aimee Mann
2/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
The Libertines
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The xx
2/5
Yawn...
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Prefab Sprout
1/5
Gil Scott-Heron
2/5
Bobby Womack
2/5
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Steve Earle
2/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
The Beta Band
4/5
Peter Frampton
4/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Unsurprisingly it's extremely dark, but really well put together. I reckon repeated listens would add even more to it
Janelle Monáe
2/5
Radiohead
3/5
Solange
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Mylo
2/5
Starts well, then quickly turns into a generic house album by being annoying and/or repetitive and/or bland
The Byrds
1/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Really enjoyed this, just scraped a 4
a-ha
3/5
Django Django
2/5
Interesting approach, but the vocals/melodies are lazy and it all blurs into what sounds like one giant soundtrack for a bunch of adverts
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I really like the majority of the songs but every song being very slow and depressive gets a bit much once you're half way through
Kate Bush
1/5
Tina Turner
2/5
Almost got a 3 as it was all so familiar despite being very meh... then i realised it's cause 2/3s of the album was released as singles. Bog average and terrible backing tracks
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Death In Vegas
3/5
CHVRCHES
4/5
Red Snapper
3/5
Some brilliant parts, some less so. Reckon these guys would be great to see live as there's a lot going on
Bad Company
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Not bad, and an easy listen, but dull and lifeless and he's so much better than this album shows
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
The Dictators
3/5
The Waterboys
2/5
Not terrible but nothing memorable at all
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Talking Heads
2/5
The Black Crowes
5/5
The Killers
4/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
The Fall
1/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
3/5
Almost a 4* but not quite
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
I get the idea... and it succeeds in that it'd be a good film soundtrack. But there's a reason film background music isn't topping the charts....... it's background music
Bee Gees
2/5
If there's one thing that this endeavour has taught me... it's that the Bee Gees stole a living... especially Robin with his strangled goat impression
The Vines
4/5
Really enjoyed this, a generous 4 as I reckon repeat listens would make it grow on me more as well
M.I.A.
4/5
John Martyn
4/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Had its moments, a slightly harsh 2*
Gram Parsons
3/5
Had some great tunes considering it's country!
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Heaven 17
1/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Slade
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Absolutely bonkers... I was expecting to hate this completely but it was amusing and has some moments between the madness. Still a 2* though haha
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Korn
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Jamiroquai
3/5
The Soft Boys
2/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
As subtle as a brick lyrically, and more like spoken word imho. The beats bored me senseless too
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Kinda bland and uninspiring
Tim Buckley
3/5
Frank Black
3/5
Good stuff but too many fillers
Culture Club
1/5
Not even Karma Chameleon could save this from all the other naffness
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
A generous 3*, gets very samey and Shaun Ryder is very limited in what he can add to the band
Muddy Waters
4/5
Morrissey
2/5
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Absolute nonsense
3/5
Suede
2/5
Elastica
3/5
Perfectly fine to listen to but found it really boring in the most part... completely lacks any sort of energy. A generous 3.
Oh and Sleeper > Elastica
The Verve
2/5
Yawn
Tim Buckley
3/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
Vocals are painful at times but solid songwriting... generous 3
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Weather Report
2/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
Dagmar Krause
1/5
Gave up after 20mins... life's too short to listen to shite like this
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Fugees
4/5
The Saints
3/5
Decent album, not a lot of stand outs but a good listen. Was going to give it 2 star but then realised it's late 70's which needs kudos
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Some good moments here but it's mostly 1 paced (yeah yeah dnb), and compilations shouldn't be in this list imho
TLC
3/5
Well executed 90's nympho RnB... Obviously not exactly a high brow genre but waterfalls pushes it to a 3
Fela Kuti
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Such a shame it's so one paced. Decent listen but doesn't touch some of her other work
Stan Getz
3/5
Obviously Getz is a great player and this album is nice to listen to, but it could do with having a bit more variety in there
Tears For Fears
4/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
The Associates
2/5
1/5
Another irritating album from these chumps
Hawkwind
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
5/5
1st half is great but it's in the 2nd act where this kicks in even more. Brilliant double album
1/5
I tried... I really did... but could not tolerate this despite a few glimpses of something worth listening to sprinkled in there
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Jungle Brothers
2/5
Fugazi
4/5
The Specials
3/5
Japan
4/5
Loved this, so far ahead of its time
CHIC
3/5
Laibach
2/5
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
The Black Keys
3/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
Lots of potential, great moments, and lots of nonsense too
Metallica
5/5
Digital Underground
2/5
The good aspects of it are ruined by every song being 2 mins too long and the cringe lyrics
Slipknot
4/5
Scritti Politti
1/5
Dead Kennedys
3/5
A bit silly but overall a fun listen
Talking Heads
2/5
The Damned
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Method Man
2/5
Absolutely nothing of note in this album. Low energy background rap with a lisp. Then add the cringe of Release Yo'Delf and that gives it 2*
Fever Ray
4/5
Totally weird but I loved it 😁
Supergrass
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Gang Of Four
2/5
I thought I was going to hate this initially, but ended up finding it okay. Don't think I'd listen to it again though. Just misses out on 3*
William Orbit
3/5
A good listen but has some dull moments
Doves
3/5
This is so up and down, really hard to judge, bang in the middle 3* it is then
Kraftwerk
2/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
The Style Council
1/5
It's quite impressive that they've somehow managed to produce quite shit songs for this wide a range of different genres
Elvis Costello
3/5
Love
2/5
David Ackles
1/5
Fred Neil
3/5
The Coral
2/5
Such a confused album
Scissor Sisters
3/5
3/5
Mixed bag, some good stuff, some average. High 3*
Starts alright, then descends into bland, lazy shite.. Basically a good summary of their career
Jacques Brel
2/5
Big Star
3/5
The Beta Band
2/5
Yawn
GZA
2/5
So dull
The Verve
3/5
So much filler!
2/5
Didn't really do anything for me... absolutely fine background music though.
Sade
2/5
James Brown
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Not bad, but completely forgettable
Bee Gees
1/5
Was prepared to give this a generous 2*, then that fucking Dearest song came on which highlighted everything that's shite about this record
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Decent listen but almost all covers, a generous 3
The Specials
3/5
SAULT
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Finally a consistent Sonic Youth album :) Great stuff
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
In no way the best example of this sort of music, but definitely one of the pace setters
Syd Barrett
1/5
Giant Sand
3/5
Thought this was a really nice listen, and reckon it'll grow even more after a few more spins (which I'll give it).
Can
3/5
Enjoyed this
Public Enemy
2/5
This didn't really work for me (too dense maybe, lacking direction?) which is a shame as I loved It takes a nation :/
Beck
4/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
I'm giving this badboy an extra star as one of them plays a FUCKING JUG!
N.E.R.D
3/5
Faust
2/5
Mike Ladd
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
The Residents
1/5
It amused me a lot in places and is totally bonkers, and I didn't actually hate it but come on... it shouldn't be given the light of day as it's a load of random shite
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Ice T
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
So much duller than Dear Science. Pass
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
2nd half of the album is an improvement on the 1st, but I cant get around the terrible production unfortunately
Klaxons
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
I get and appreciate what they're trying to do, it doesn't work for me, but still getting a 3
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
Middle of the road and nothing memorable or catchy.
Nirvana
5/5
U2
3/5
Mekons
2/5
The Byrds
2/5
D'Angelo
1/5
Coldplay
3/5
Bill Callahan
4/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The Cult
4/5
Can't believe I've never heard this album, banger
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Generous 4, there's quite a bit of nonsense in there but some absolute bangers
Skepta
4/5
Air
2/5
Slayer
3/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Ozomatli
2/5
Has a few good moments but most of it is background music for a hipster mexican restaurant
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Really good, but too fuckin long... prob managed about half of it but was enjoyable
Tom Waits
4/5
Morrissey
2/5
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores.... Morrissey is one of them.
Brian Eno
3/5
The Zutons
2/5
Completely forgettable middle of the road indie
Rod Stewart
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
I don't mind a bit of self indulgence but this goes well over the top. Main tunes are great though
Tom Waits
3/5
While the actual songs are decent but nothing special in the most part, the humour throughout makes you want to have been there at the weird "gig" set up
Todd Rundgren
3/5
How he followed up his 90 min snooze fest with this absolutely bonkers effort 1 year later it's beyond me. Really enjoyed it 😂 (apart from the stupid medley)
Charles Mingus
4/5
Joy Division
3/5
Otis Redding
5/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
Brilliant listen 👍
Machito
3/5
Bert Jansch
2/5
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Very dull... inoffensive though but don't see any real point in this.
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Close to a 4 but the singer was just a little too annoying
Supertramp
2/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Very endearing, sounds like what Bjork would do if she was a little less bonkers.
Wilco
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Massive Attack
4/5
The Bees
4/5
Lovely album, great surprise
PJ Harvey
3/5
I get what this album is trying to be... But Harvey rarely steps up to the early 90's alternative mark that is obviously being aimed for. Albini was obviously also allowed free reign to do whatever the fuck he wanted as there's a wide variation in production quality that he was guilty of in those days.
Shame as the talent was there to really make a great record of this type. More tracks of the quality of Me Jane were needed
The Youngbloods
2/5
Great musicians but the songs themselves fail to land for me.
John Cale
1/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Good stuff, but 76mins of mainly flugelhorn gets somewhat tiring
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Enjoyed the humour... but the songs themselves are irritating
Goldie
2/5
In summary... I don't get it... seems like basic bog standard dnb, but with the added negative of being even more repetitive and long winded than normal. Prob just not my genre in its full form tbf, preferring just short incursions into the style.
Maxwell
2/5
Living Colour
3/5
Have always loved Cult of Personality and the band themselves are brilliant, but the songwriting generally is average
The Pogues
3/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
The KLF
3/5
I'm not really a fan of this genre but i get this album's merits
Dolly Parton
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
Madonna
1/5
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
Love
3/5
Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Far better than the majority of albums in this style from that era
New Order
4/5
Really enjoyed this, especially the bass lines.. Just scrapes a 4*
King Crimson
3/5
1st 3 tracks are brilliant then it loses its way badly. High 3*
R.E.M.
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Björk
3/5
Standard bjork weirdness but some great moments
Ananda Shankar
1/5
Replace the sitar with any western instrument and nobody even notices this album.
Orbital
3/5
Pretenders
3/5
2nd half of the album is so much better than the 1st. Low 3*
Big Star
2/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
The music is good, the vocals less so
Kings of Leon
3/5
Iron Butterfly
2/5
How the hell did this sell 30mil copies?!?!
The Jam
2/5
Boards of Canada
3/5
Even though this always gets the plaudits I've always preferred Geogaddi
Little Richard
4/5
The Monkees
1/5
Billie Holiday
2/5
I just don't get on with her voice I'm afraid
Common
3/5
This was solid overall, nice variety there
3/5
Thought I was gonna hate this at the start but actually got into it as it progressed
SZA
2/5
The Who
2/5
The Slits
1/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
The Young Gods
1/5
Merde
Killing Joke
2/5
Björk
2/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Enjoyed this a lot more than expected!
Norah Jones
3/5
Great voice, talented band, but the songwriting is generic and the production is pop 101
Pantera
5/5
Sparks
2/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Stereo MC's
3/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Generous 3... Some good bits, some bad bits, spme easy to listen to background music. Quite interesting though imho
Ash
4/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Starts well then turns bland in the 2nd half
Emmylou Harris
2/5
As far as Country goes, it's not bad. That's a low marker though
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
Haircut 100
2/5
Stereolab
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
ABBA
3/5
3 classic singles but the rest generally annoys me for the most part:/
Os Mutantes
1/5
The Teardrop Explodes
1/5
So irritating
Ryan Adams
3/5
OutKast
2/5
It's offensive how talented these guys obviously are but how much absolute filler shite they packed into this album
Jack White
3/5
Enjoyed this a lot more than expected... High 3 *
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Ute Lemper
1/5
Yeah the covers bring something new to the songs... if new is not wanting to hear those songs in this format ever again
Nick Drake
3/5
Decent, love the backing band, but suffers from being one dimension... Basically it's one big depressive song
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
First half is brilliant, but then goes very lazy generic run in the second unfortunately
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
The Incredible String Band
1/5
White Denim
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
This is the 3rd mbv album we've had, the 1st two did nothing for me, v but this is the seminal one so had high hopes. In conclusion, they are overrated imho. This is an okay album, but feels like it's a shoegaze album for people who don't listen to shoegaze to be able to say they listen to shoegaze 😂 basic throughout
PJ Harvey
3/5
Guided By Voices
1/5
You can really hear why it cost $10 in total to record. Basically a bunch of badly recorded, out of tune, short demos.
Iron Maiden
2/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
David Gray
3/5
Spacemen 3
2/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Not my thing at all but an extra star as it sounds brilliant for its age
The Shamen
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
After 4 or 5 songs I was surprised that I was considering giving it a 4* as it was really enjoyable... But then it suffered from the usual house issue of being repetitive and one paced so got a bit bored
Black Sabbath
5/5
2/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Jeff Buckley
5/5
Orange Juice
2/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Hate the songs when he's singing in his higher register, but the rest are great
The Thrills
2/5
Annoying over the top fake American accents in songs that sound like theme tunes for twee US teen sitcoms. No thanks
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Adverts
2/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Very weird, didn't really know what to give it so I'm going for a cop out 3*
Joy Division
3/5
Marvin Gaye
2/5
The songs are so fucking lame. The band is good though.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Enjoyed this a lot more that To Pimp A Butterfly. High 3*
Madness
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
I love the name but Perry's vocals have always annoyed me, Been Caught Stealing is an absolute tune though
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Mott The Hoople
4/5
It's by no means ground breaking, but a really enjoyable listen with a rockier edge than it's very obvious influences
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Really have no idea why this is in the list. Seems like the only remarkable thing about it is that she actually manages to write her own unremarkable songs after 20 odd albums of covers :/
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Thought this was brilliant, a double album concept that actually worked really well.
Doves
3/5
Bad Brains
4/5
Never heard this before but I hear so many more recent bands in it, ridiculously influential. A brilliant listen
Steve Winwood
2/5
I don't think it's possible to find an album that sounds more 80's than this... Which is impressive considering how early in the decade it was.
I imagine the conversation with the producer went something like this...
How much Moog are you gonna add on the album Steve?
Steve: Yes
Alice Cooper
3/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Circle Jerks
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Pleasant but a bit dull compared to the other album if theirs on this list
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Nick Drake
3/5
There is no way there needs to be more than 1 Nick Drake album on this list... nevermind 3 of them. But a good (and melancholic as always) listen
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Not my thing at all, can't really judge it but okay to have on in the background
Elton John
4/5
The Hives
4/5
Really fun album, and a brilliant live band too. Will ignore the fact that it's pretty much a compiliation album this one time...
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
The National
2/5
Dull for the most part apart from a few glimpses here and there. High 2*
Lightning Bolt
1/5
It almost convinced me that it wasn't a complete pile of dung, but ultimately failed
Germs
2/5
Linkin Park
5/5
Van Morrison
4/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
There's nothing intellectual in this at all, but I really enjoyed it and it's a fun listen
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Great musicians... but ridiculously self indulgent and naff
Slint
3/5
Thought this was actually pretty good, if a little understated
Gillian Welch
3/5
Janet Jackson
1/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Absolutely fine in the background, though some parts were a little irritating
Carpenters
3/5
Queen
2/5
A couple of good moments but mostly nonsense
Julian Cope
3/5
So weird... sounds a lot older than early 90s, and has such an eclectic range of styles. I really enjoyed it though. High 3*
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Totally ashamed to say I'd only known Solid Ground before having this come up here. Didn't realise how modern this was, and that's a compliment. Blew me away, stunning album
Saint Etienne
2/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Soft Machine
1/5
3/5
Good listen, nothing mindblowing though
The Kinks
2/5
Fine for what it is... inoffensive background music. But only Sunny Afternoon has anything memorable
David Bowie
4/5
Beyoncé
2/5
Fair play for trying something a little different than you'd expect... Not my thing at all though
Arrested Development
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
Thundercat
2/5
Couldn't believe it when this chump fucking meowed through a song haha. Rubbish lyrics, and his voice annoys me.
Genesis
2/5
Always amuses me anytime I'm reminded just how prog Genesis were in the 70s...still lame though
Cypress Hill
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Quite disjointed and over indulgent in places (looking at you Buckingham). Would've benefited from not trying to get a double album out of it
Sister Sledge
4/5
Disco really isn't my thing, and a lot of these tracks are overplayed, but it's impossible to deny the quality here so have to give it a 4
Talking Heads
2/5
All a bit weird and meh... apart from the obvious standout track
Richard Hawley
3/5
Enjoyed this more than I expected, quite charming in places
Brian Wilson
2/5
Should've stuck to his instincts which had decided not to finish this for almost 40 years. Some absolute nonsense
3/5
Good fun, but doubt I'd listen to it again. Producer loved the panning control on the guitars haha
Bon Jovi
4/5
Little Simz
3/5
Randy Newman
2/5
I have never (and I will never) enjoyed Randy Newman
Big Black
2/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Aerosmith
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Crowded House
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
A lot of forgetable filler
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Incubus
4/5
By far their most twee album, but still great
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
k.d. lang
2/5
I really hated most of this... Plus she looks like Frank Lampard . The last song just about managed to pop this up to a 2*
Morrissey
2/5
The Prodigy
4/5
So close to a 5 but just misses out due to an average back straight.
Tom Tom Club
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5