Aug 17 2021
The Cars
The Cars
4
Aug 18 2021
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Can see why this is a classic, even if it's not entirely my cup of tea.
4
Aug 19 2021
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
5
Aug 20 2021
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
4
Aug 23 2021
C'est Chic
CHIC
Got to give this five stars, so nice to listen to this properly.
5
Aug 24 2021
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Poundshop Prince. Far too serious!
2
Aug 25 2021
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Aug 26 2021
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
4
Aug 27 2021
Zombie
Fela Kuti
5
Aug 30 2021
Nowhere
Ride
Listened a few times a new favourite.
5
Aug 31 2021
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
2
Sep 01 2021
Queen II
Queen
4
Sep 02 2021
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
5
Sep 03 2021
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
3
Sep 06 2021
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
2
Sep 07 2021
Document
R.E.M.
4
Sep 16 2021
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Guff.
2
Sep 17 2021
All Directions
The Temptations
Quite a lot in here that I had heard without realising what it was, superb album I will definitely return to.
5
Sep 20 2021
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
So much better than I expected, remastered version, awesome.
5
Sep 21 2021
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Not my bag baby!!
2
Sep 22 2021
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Grr.
3
Sep 23 2021
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
A lot better than I expected.
3
Sep 27 2021
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Upbeat and a bit weird. What a great combination.
4
Sep 29 2021
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
AWESOME!!!!!
5
Sep 30 2021
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Still good, not sure if it's better than Original Pirate Material though
3
Oct 01 2021
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Not so bad,
2
Oct 04 2021
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
3
Oct 05 2021
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Very pleasant. Ok I am being churlish, it's god though!!
3
Oct 06 2021
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
3
Oct 07 2021
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Top down!
4
Oct 11 2021
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Oct 12 2021
In Utero
Nirvana
4
Oct 13 2021
World Clique
Deee-Lite
Top stuff.
4
Oct 14 2021
Dirt
Alice In Chains
I can tell this is a good example of a genre that I'm not particularly fond of. Innit.
2
Oct 15 2021
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Just like being in Tariq's
2
Oct 18 2021
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
Oct 19 2021
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Bit of a revelation this - shows what I know - not a whole lot!!
4
Oct 20 2021
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
Not really sure how this made it onto the 1001 list, but I can only assume it's bribery.
1
Oct 21 2021
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3
Oct 22 2021
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
5
Oct 27 2021
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
3
Nov 16 2021
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Just wow, but careful about listening to the first track with any sort of hangover - although the stereo effects are pretty cool.
4
Nov 18 2021
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Disappointing.
1
Nov 19 2021
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Enjoyed this, two listens.
4
Nov 23 2021
The Doors
The Doors
There is no denying this is a classic!
5
Nov 24 2021
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Easily, easily, easily one of the best albums ever made.
5
Nov 25 2021
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Not so convinced about the classic status.
2
Nov 26 2021
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
3
Nov 29 2021
Violator
Depeche Mode
Super bloody awesomezorz
5
Nov 30 2021
White Ladder
David Gray
Ol' wobby-head has still got it.
4
Dec 01 2021
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
3
Dec 02 2021
Ctrl
SZA
2
Dec 13 2021
Disintegration
The Cure
Not exactly chirpy.
3
Dec 14 2021
Be
Common
A master of the genre, you can't fail to admire the polished production on this album.
4
Dec 15 2021
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Hmm....
2
Dec 16 2021
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
A lot of very recognisable stuff here that I never realised was Tracy Chapman.
4
Dec 17 2021
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Not what you might think.
4
Dec 20 2021
Tommy
The Who
Tedious.
2
Dec 21 2021
British Steel
Judas Priest
3
Dec 22 2021
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
This reminds me of Tania Maria who I am pleased to discover is not dead.
5
Feb 03 2022
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Possibly a fine example of C&W music, and fine if you like that sort of thing. Sounds like whining to me.
2
Feb 04 2022
Arrival
ABBA
3
Feb 07 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Still awesome from start to finish.
5
Feb 09 2022
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Some of this is great, it's all pretty accomplished. Vocals are a bit whiney.
4
Feb 10 2022
Abbey Road
Beatles
4
Feb 11 2022
Who's Next
The Who
3
Feb 14 2022
Like A Prayer
Madonna
Can't beat a bit of Madge.
5
Feb 15 2022
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
It's so easy to forget there's more to some of these bigtime artists than the stuff you hear all the time - this is a great album.
4
Feb 16 2022
Parallel Lines
Blondie
When you're bored of Blondie you're bored of life.
4
Feb 17 2022
Dummy
Portishead
Never heard this all the way through before today, and this won't be the last time. Not necessarily chill out but necessarily cool nonetheless.
4
Feb 21 2022
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Weird in a good way. No relation to Jackie Weaver.
5
Feb 22 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
3
Feb 23 2022
1999
Prince
Funky, sexy and hilarious in equal measure. Pop's glittering sex dwarf at his very best.
5
Feb 24 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Drips with cool.
4
Feb 25 2022
Scott 4
Scott Walker
What the hell is this crap? I imagine the Taliban might play this to extract information from their prisoners. Make it stop.
1
Mar 07 2022
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Great song but a million times on one album? It's good but... Not that good!
3
Mar 08 2022
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Very chilled, would listen a third time
4
Mar 09 2022
Dare!
The Human League
Despite the morose whine and so-so lyrics, some of the best keyboarding ever.
3
Mar 10 2022
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Guff!
2
Mar 14 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Still sounds pretty new and fresh!
5
Mar 15 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
So good individually, but put all these great songs on one album and after about twenty minutes you start vomiting.
3
Mar 16 2022
Ace of Spades
MotΓΆrhead
Superb from start to finish.
5
Mar 17 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
If Lewis's department store was still going, they would be playing this.
4
Mar 18 2022
All Mod Cons
The Jam
5
Mar 21 2022
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
If there were such a thing as a thoroughly enjoyable bad trip, this is what it might sound like. Very dramatic.
4
Mar 22 2022
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
4
Mar 23 2022
Never Mind The Bollocks, Hereβs The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Superb, and years ahead of its time.
5
Mar 25 2022
Orbital 2
Orbital
5
Mar 28 2022
Harvest
Neil Young
Well I listened to it.
3
Apr 04 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
If there was a three and a half, I'd give it three and a half.
3
Apr 06 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
Myeah.
3
Apr 07 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
5
Apr 08 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
True understated genius.
5
Apr 11 2022
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Class.
5
Apr 20 2022
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
I thought I would hate this, I am almost disappointed that I like it. Who knew.
3
Apr 21 2022
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Not precisely my cup of tea but listenable
2
Apr 22 2022
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Classic.
5
Apr 25 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Still angry.
4
Apr 29 2022
Young Americans
David Bowie
Superb. I'd rate it six stars if that was an option.
5
May 02 2022
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
What a load of old shit.
1
May 18 2022
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Really very groovy!
4
May 19 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Hard to believe this is as old as it is!
3
May 20 2022
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Notoriously middle of the road.
3
Jul 04 2022
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Nyer.
3
Jul 06 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
5
Jan 10 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
5
Jan 11 2023
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
See I do enjoy Kraftwerk, but the repetition on this one is jarring to the point of irritation rarely heard before the invention of Cocomelon.
4
Jan 12 2023
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Probably would benefit from another listen - I like Tori Amos but I'd probably go for the more poppy stuff I am ashamed to admit!
4
Jan 26 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Enjoyed this a lot!
5
Jan 31 2023
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Awesome. New find for me.
5
Jul 31 2023
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
5
Aug 01 2023
S&M
Metallica
Excellent. Love Master of Puppets
5
Aug 07 2023
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Bit shit nigger!
3
Jun 28 2024
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Ok
3