A very good pop-py album
After the massive success of Hunky, Ziggy and Aladdin, Bowie had the confidence to keep trying his Chameleon act, and it always produced something on interest.
Young Americans was one of the lesser reinventions - There's still good stuff, but it doesn't reach the heights of previous LPs. 3.5 stars
A new name and album to me, and what a find. An excellent Desert Blues album.
Yes, it's an iconic album.
Yes, Lenny is a talented songwriter.
No, I didn't particularly enjoy it.
Well, that was average.
Fairly standard by-the-book indie-lite album from 2010. Inoffensive, but not particularly special IMHO.
Forty years ago, this LP was often on my turntable, but I hadn't listened to it for a decade. A couple of listens, and my opinion hasn't really changed - excellent harmonies, some brilliant songs ... but some tracks just don't hit it for me. "Helpless" the worst offender, tho' I know that many love it.
It was OK, but rather annoying.
Has their ever been a front-man with the overwhelming belief in his abilities as Alex Harvey? Alas, while some tracks rocked and linked the worlds of Glam Rock and Heavy Metal, other tracks were dire and self-delusional.
Nice to have some Jazz rather than endless Rap, but this this seemed so over produced. No desire to explore Weather Report any further.
A good pop album, with THAT track that 99.9% of humanity will recognise. (OK, hat's hyperbole), but alas, Familiarity Breeds Contempt, and I couldn't wait for Karma to finish.
The rest of the album is fine, with only Church standing out.
If I was being a Negative Norman, this album is just AOR fodder, but, by god, it's top quality AOR. A perfect reminder that 1977 was an outstanding time for quality music.
I've been on this planet for 60+ years, and heard a lot of electronic and dance music. Most of it has been enjoyable, with Kraftwerk (for example) having earned a permanent place in my play lists.
This album, however, is one of the worst I've ever heard. Truly abysmal.
Magical, and an easy Five Star.
Yes, there will be folk who hate it, the same as their being people who love "Smurf Go Pop", but this album is awesome.
Side I has the hits...all bangers.
Side 2 has The Ninth Wave, a marvellous exploration of sound, texture mood and whimsy.
...and I love it.
An iconic album, and one of the first LPs I bought as a youngster.
I rarely listened to in in the past couple of decades, so this was an interesting relisten. The result is that it's retained it's interest better than many of the albums of that era, but doesn't seem quite as groundbreaking as it seemed. I still thoroughly appreciate it, but ...some of the impact has gone. So, 4.5 stars.
Damned Good. Industrial-Goth-Dance music before it got predictable.
This site loves to showcase singer / songwriter / solo album , and I've generally grown tired and jaded by them.
But Nick Drake ....OK. I can get the interest. I may not listen to it very often, but...it is very good.
Well, I suppose it's alt-country or countrycore or IndieWest or something. But, I'd just call it dull and whiney. Won't be going on my relisten list.
A simply astonishing album. So much of modern guitar music can trace its roots back to Jimi and the guys.
Flashy, but a good pop album
A perfectly average pop music album.. Undistinguished, other than the use of French language. Would suit a trendy soho bistro.
I remember the late seventies, and just how influential this album was. Here in 2026, it still holds up, but the effect has been diluted by so many groups and albums having built upon Marquee Moon's pioneering style.
There's a couple of tracks that most musos will recognise, and there's a few tracks which might new new to some, but the album is spoiled by the fake live atmosphere. JJ has a powerful voice, but I found it grating after a while.
OK. That was alright. Poppy and dance-y. Not something that I need to listen to again.
Oh God. Another west-coast rap legend with a cd full of hate violence and profanity. Still, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised..
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Nope. More of the same. And like 47 other rap albums on this list.
The Beatles, and especially this LP, are almost beyond criticism. Music was never the same afterwards, ground-breaking, all-time classics, inventive and awesome, etc etc etc. You've heard it all before.
But life has moved on, and the ground-breaking impact of St Pepper has been slightly lost. Yes, it was pushing the boundaries in 1967, and most of the songs are undoubted Five Star Classics, but some of the album is actually quite skippable.
I enjoyed that more than I expected. It rather wandered around the genres between downbeat, ambient, electronica and trancey, and reminded me of Aphex Twin and early Human League, but ... it satisfied a certain itch.
Straight off, I was reminder of the explosion of Punk Rock in 1976.
No, not Sex Pistols, or Stranglers, or Clash, or Ruts, etc. It reminded me of the spotty local teens who believed the "everyone can do it" ethos, practised for an hour, then had a gig at the local school hall.
More enthusiasm and energy than ability and artistry. 30 minutes of local fame, then oblivion.
Yank Crime / Drive Like Jehu gave me the same vibe. After 4 songs, I game up, grateful that it wasn't another Rap album.
It seemed like a breath of fresh air at the time, but now, just brash and over-familiar. Still, fair play for riding that wave of popularity.
Five Star All The Way. The album that Talking Heads really found their groove on, and captured the world's attention on.
My heart sank at the thought of ANOTHER classic gangster rap CD by a famous name in the hippity-hop world. However, Mr Cube and his crew did bring a smile to my face on a few occasions, and ...yup. Better than average. 3.5 Stars.
A Damned Good Album. Yes, it has a couple of his mega hits, and it arguably should have been edited down to a single LP rather than a double, but I'm nitpicking Elton H John produced an excellent album here. (Tho' my preference is Tumbleweed Collection.)
Very good album, excellent reputation, iconic riffs, just not my taste.
Not a bad album, and some bits a enjoyed, but couldn't see much exceptional about it.
Well, this is easy. There's hardly a week that goes past without me listening to this album. Yes, it's a little contrived, and some tracks are a little underwhelming, but the sheer joyful exuberance of the album wins through every time.
Five Stars, no question (And Soft Bulletin is even better.)
Rather good dream-rock
Yeah. It's fine. It's outside my usual sphere of listening, but that's good. We all need to try some new things, and I've found some new faves this way, but this album ... just didn't grab me much. A dare say another listen, on another day, in another mood might raise this to a four star, but not today.
Excellent album, and the LP that brought "A Boy Named Sue" to the world. Not as good as Folsom, but still a great experience.
Marvellously overblown and over produced. If I was a different frame of mind, I'd score it higher, but today .... nope.
Leaving aside the track "My Generation" (it's a five star classic, obviously) this album does seem a little rushed and amateurish. However, that does get influenced by the 60 years of music and culture since it came out, and allowing for that.... it's damned good. Obviously the covers (of James brown (2x) and Bo Diddley) seem odd choices for a bunch of White Brits, but at the time would have been obscure and exciting. The self-written tracks are primitive, but give a hint of what was coming in the decades ahead. So, still well worth a listen.
It's a good album, but not really anything exceptional. Dozens of other albums by low-fi-ish guitar bands at that time, albeit the others didn't have such a distinctive album cover image.
Rush’s "Moving Pictures" carries a massive reputation, but this listen proved disappointing. Despite its legendary status, the instrumentation feels formulaic and uninspired rather than ground-breaking. The structured progressive rock tracks lack the creative spark expected from such an acclaimed album. Additionally, the lead vocals quickly became annoying, making it difficult to connect with the music.
A damned fine album.
I tried. I really tried. Listened to the opening two tracks, then sampled the remaining one.
Nothing in them brought me joy, or anything other than irritation.
Nope.
One of my favourite Bowie albums, even tho' some tracks are just a little "soft"
Yeah, it was fine. VERY southern states fixated, as you could have epected. Yeee and indeed Haw!
The album that really elevated Tom Waits' reputation. Previously, he'd been doing conventional songs, with an unconventional voice, and the occasional meander onto the B-Roads of Americana.
Swordfishtrombones saw him embrace the forgotten roads, the rocky tracks and the barely-there footpaths. And he showed the world a new world on their door step.
As a "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", it is undoubtedly a five star. Even if you hate it, and yearn to return to your comfortable Rap or Thrash or Country or Disco or... you should be aware that there are alternatives. SFT delivers on that eye and ear opening.
Personally, I live it and give it Five on the "Want to listen again?" scale. Sure, I have favourite tracks, but overall....FIVE
An excellent album. This was Elvis showing that he had the lyrical and musical mastery of his art,, and the Attractions provided just the edge that was missing from his debut. Unconditionally Recommended,
There were a LOT of excellent albums released in 1984, yet Treasure breezed in like a breath of fresh air. On their third LP, The Twins had really mastered their DreamPop genre, and sounded like no-one else at the time.
Even now, it's still an immersive unique experience.
Damned fine stuff.
Gee, this turned up the day after Dolly's death. Spooky, or opportunism.
A trio of icons, and you'll never guess what sort of music these Stars Of Country Music play. You got it. Country and Western. To be honest, the album is very professional, and does exactly what you would expect, but ... it doesn't add much to solo performances. Efficient, but not very inspiring.
I managed to avoid listening to any LCD Soundsystem, until now. So, it was with some trepidation I started this, with absolutely no idea as to shat to expect.
Turns out, some dancey new-wave, with its roots in 1980's UK electronica. Not that that's a bad think, but there were many places that I thought "That could be Brian Eno / Silicon Teens / New Order / Cabaret Voltaire / Depeche Mode / etc.
Not bad at all.
It's an album that is beloved of the "Top Albums Ever" listmakers, but in truth, the highpoints are punctuated by some filler tracks. But the highs... are magnificent.
