Aug 02 2021
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Yes
So gentle, no over singing in this one
Sound of New York
5
Aug 03 2021
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Yes
Debt to Public Enemy very evident. Bit more metal with funky moments particularly the bass, really tight drumming
3
Aug 04 2021
The Predator
Ice Cube
No
Go a lot of swing. Another one with a debt to Public Enemy even has the of sample thrown in.
Sad that 30 years later many of the themes about segregation are still current
4
Aug 05 2021
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
No
Thought this was a single LP version of Live Rust which I have but it's not. Some different songs.. Still same switch from acoustic to electric.
4
Aug 06 2021
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
No
Can imagine this being played in an American bar in the mid west. Hints of ZZ top, Guns and Roses
Alright but not for me
3
Aug 09 2021
In Utero
Nirvana
Sharp, tight guitar, definitely hear Albini's hand at the controls
5
Aug 10 2021
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Easy listening jazz
3
Aug 11 2021
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
No
Some great dance stuff, gets a bit doodle-y in posts
3
Aug 12 2021
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Yes
Less angst than I expected
Comparisons with Kate Bush only v valid for a couple of tracks
3
Aug 13 2021
Vivid
Living Colour
No
Again, Public Enemy influence. Enjoyable metal
3
Aug 16 2021
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
No
Really sounds very 70s, harmonising not unlike elo, keyboards
3
Aug 17 2021
Faith
George Michael
Not as good as Older but OK
3
Aug 18 2021
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
I came to this with preconceptions and I did try but I found a bit slow and fiddly
2
Aug 19 2021
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Surprising how many of the "other" songs I recognised
It's a good album
4
Aug 23 2021
Brothers
The Black Keys
Rocking, really enjoyed
4
Aug 30 2021
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Enjoyed this one. Songs I knew
4
Aug 31 2021
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Quite dreamy. Own it on vinyl
3
Sep 02 2021
Drunk
Thundercat
Bit jazz fiddly in parts and calm vocals
3
Sep 03 2021
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
This is brilliant not just because everyone says so but because it truly is. The arrangements are like nothing you hear today. It's so evocative of it's time and the movie of course
5
Sep 06 2021
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Very much in the vain of de la soul, enjoyed
3
Sep 07 2021
The Undertones
The Undertones
Struggle with Feargal Sharkey's voice but it's energetic punky
4
Sep 08 2021
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Lush - can hear how Amy was influenced
4
Sep 09 2021
Pretenders
Pretenders
3
Sep 10 2021
Bad
Michael Jackson
3
Sep 13 2021
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Good but a bit long. Rockier REM
3
Sep 14 2021
The Band
The Band
Enjoyed it more than I expected, not being a Dylan fan
It's a bit Good Ol' Boys and I can hear how they have influenced so many after them
3
Sep 15 2021
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Poppier than I expected
3
Sep 16 2021
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Lush
I'd never given this a property listen. Cinematic in parts.
3
Sep 17 2021
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Surprisingly dull vocal
1
Sep 20 2021
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Can see why it was a game changer
Jean genie bass line appears
3
Sep 21 2021
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Quality songs embedded in my mind, almost didn't need to listen
Very crisp production by today's standards. Refreshing
5
Sep 24 2021
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
3
Sep 27 2021
Pump
Aerosmith
3
Sep 28 2021
Risque
CHIC
C'est fantastique
4
Sep 30 2021
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Not immediate but wanted to listen again when it got to the end
3
Oct 01 2021
Suede
Suede
The first three singles are amazing; Drowners, metal mickey and animal nitrate. Slight off put by what I think was said at the time, Brett's "holidaying in other people's misery" lyrics
4
Oct 04 2021
John Prine
John Prine
To the untrained ear this could be Bob Dylan with a bit of country added in. I enjoyed it.
3
Oct 06 2021
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
I'm not a Coldplay basher but does get a bit dull in parts. The scientist is excellent
3
Oct 07 2021
Berlin
Lou Reed
Theatrical
3
Oct 08 2021
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Helicopter is good
3
Oct 11 2021
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
I know rhee singer's toxic but great swansong by the Smiths
4
Oct 13 2021
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Haven't always warmed to this album but on listening again, it's sharp Albini production
3
Oct 15 2021
Homework
Daft Punk
The good ones are really good, some of it may be filler
3
Oct 18 2021
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Quite jazzy, not what I was expecting
2
Oct 19 2021
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
It is awesome even if they are embarrassed a little about it now
Rapping over ac/dc is genius
4
Oct 25 2021
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
4
Nov 01 2021
Transformer
Lou Reed
The songs, the arrangements the delivery are all amazing. It's totally understandable why this is considered a classic
5
Nov 04 2021
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
3
Nov 05 2021
Moving Pictures
Rush
Even as as non musician, the time signature changes are wild.
3
Nov 08 2021
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
4
Nov 09 2021
Parachutes
Coldplay
I'm not a hater.
3
Nov 10 2021
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
They could have been massive
5
Nov 11 2021
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
2
Nov 12 2021
One World
John Martyn
3
Nov 15 2021
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Good back to basics
3
Nov 17 2021
Raw Power
The Stooges
Clasic
4
Nov 18 2021
Vespertine
Björk
Perfect
5
Nov 19 2021
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
I'm sure the words are good but I know it's my fault but I have a massive blind spot
2
Nov 22 2021
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
5
Nov 23 2021
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Can hear their influence in loads
3
Nov 24 2021
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
3
Nov 25 2021
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Dec 01 2021
Tidal
Fiona Apple
3
Dec 02 2021
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
2
Dec 06 2021
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
4
Dec 07 2021
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Smooth sample which I liked
4
Dec 08 2021
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
3
Dec 09 2021
Suicide
Suicide
3
Dec 10 2021
Out of Step
Minor Threat
3
Dec 13 2021
OK Computer
Radiohead
4
Dec 15 2021
Beautiful Freak
Eels
4
Dec 16 2021
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
3
Dec 17 2021
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
4
Dec 20 2021
Street Signs
Ozomatli
Quite groovy
3
Dec 21 2021
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
4
Dec 22 2021
Illmatic
Nas
4
Dec 27 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
classic even if over-familiarity may make the songs seem cheesy
4
Dec 30 2021
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
So much drive in this album quite rocky in parts
5
Jan 06 2022
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
3
Jan 10 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
Dreamy
4
Jan 11 2022
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3
Jan 12 2022
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
3
Jan 13 2022
Among The Living
Anthrax
4
Jan 14 2022
Kid A
Radiohead
Just wanders about a bit electronically and lets my mind do the same
5
Jan 17 2022
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
3
Jan 18 2022
American Idiot
Green Day
3
Jan 19 2022
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
Not immediate but worth the effort
4
Jan 20 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
4
Jan 21 2022
I Against I
Bad Brains
3
Jan 24 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
4
Jan 27 2022
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
4
Feb 01 2022
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Feb 07 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Not just 5/5 because it's Elvis - it's so good. What must it have been like to hear this at the end of the 50s? It really rocks
5
Feb 08 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
4
Feb 11 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
3
Feb 14 2022
Stardust
Willie Nelson
A bit dull
1
Feb 16 2022
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
Feb 17 2022
Slipknot
Slipknot
Wouldn't normally be drawn to this sort of thing but it rocks...
3
Feb 21 2022
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
3
Feb 22 2022
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
5
Feb 23 2022
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
3
Mar 03 2022
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3
Mar 04 2022
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Perhaps a bit too clever for its own good but still made me smile
4
Mar 07 2022
evermore
Taylor Swift
Perhaps I overlooked this, in preference to Folklore, but these more gentle songs are real growers
4
Mar 08 2022
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
A bit over orchestrated and showy for me but I bet it was amazing if you were there
3
Mar 11 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
3
Mar 22 2022
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
2
Mar 25 2022
Young Americans
David Bowie
Quite a jump from Diamond Dogs. Soulful, great arrangements especially for the backing vocals.
5
Mar 28 2022
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4
Mar 29 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
1
Mar 30 2022
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
2
Mar 31 2022
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
2
Apr 04 2022
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
3
Apr 05 2022
1989
Taylor Swift
4
Apr 06 2022
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3
Apr 07 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
3
Apr 11 2022
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
4
Apr 13 2022
Debut
Björk
5
Apr 14 2022
Document
R.E.M.
4
Apr 15 2022
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
3
Apr 21 2022
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
Now I know where Foxygen got some of their ideas
3
Apr 26 2022
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
4
May 04 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
4
May 12 2022
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
4
May 24 2022
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
4
May 25 2022
Eagles
Eagles
3
May 30 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Know it's a critic's favourite but it's damn good
5
Jun 06 2022
The Clash
The Clash
3
Jun 07 2022
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Jun 08 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
4
Jun 13 2022
Achtung Baby
U2
4
Jun 14 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
5
Jun 16 2022
American Pie
Don McLean
3
Jun 17 2022
Nixon
Lambchop
4
Jun 20 2022
The Yes Album
Yes
2
Jun 21 2022
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
3
Jun 27 2022
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
4
Jul 05 2022
S&M
Metallica
Wow, was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. Powerful and melodic
4
Jul 06 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
3
Jul 11 2022
1984
Van Halen
The singles are great
3
Jul 13 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
Jul 14 2022
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
5
Jul 20 2022
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
2
Jul 27 2022
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3
Jul 28 2022
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
4
Aug 01 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
3
Aug 12 2022
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
2
Aug 17 2022
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
3
Aug 22 2022
Sea Change
Beck
2
Aug 30 2022
Hot Fuss
The Killers
4
Sep 06 2022
Blur
Blur
3
Sep 23 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
Sep 26 2022
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Can bad people make good music? Er yes
4
Oct 03 2022
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
3
Oct 04 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
4
Oct 12 2022
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
3
Nov 02 2022
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
4
Nov 03 2022
Ctrl
SZA
3
Nov 04 2022
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
4
Nov 14 2022
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
3
Nov 15 2022
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
When this came out, it made realise what I'd been missing
One of the best lobe bands
5
Nov 18 2022
Atomizer
Big Black
Frantic
4
Nov 22 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
3
Nov 25 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Didn't realise some of the songs were theirs.
3
Nov 29 2022
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Sonically really good by the lyrics are brutal and not in a good way
3
Dec 05 2022
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
4
Dec 08 2022
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
3
Dec 12 2022
British Steel
Judas Priest
4
Dec 20 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
2
Jan 10 2023
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
3
Jan 11 2023
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
4
Jan 12 2023
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
4
Jan 20 2023
Solid Air
John Martyn
3
Jan 24 2023
The Joshua Tree
U2
Singles are good, rest a bit plodding
3
Jan 27 2023
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
4
Jan 30 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
3
Feb 08 2023
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
3
Feb 09 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
2
Feb 10 2023
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
3
Feb 20 2023
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
5
Feb 21 2023
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
3
Feb 24 2023
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1
Mar 03 2023
Mask
Bauhaus
3
Mar 07 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
3
Mar 08 2023
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4
Mar 14 2023
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
3
Mar 16 2023
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
2
Mar 23 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
4
Mar 29 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
4
May 12 2023
The Rise & Fall
Madness
4