Sep 24 2021
Kid A
Radiohead
Very much a departure from their previous work. Need to listen again
4
Sep 27 2021
Tidal
Fiona Apple
Will listen again. Nothing special.
3
Sep 28 2021
Back In Black
AC/DC
Powerful driving rhythms, Johnson voice unique. Not usually my genre, but I have a soft spot for this album. Saw them alongside the Who, Stranglers, Nils Lofgren at old Wembley Stadium in 1980
4
Sep 29 2021
OK Computer
Radiohead
Absolutely seminal 90s album. Important piece of art
5
Sep 30 2021
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Pistols started the UK punk movement. A seminal album, though probably not the finest (imo) debut album in the genre. Given the chaos that surrounded the band, the recording and the record company shambles it is an excellent effort.
4
Oct 01 2021
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Disgraceful that I have never listened to this album before. Sounds very '80s. No doubt that this was and is a significant album, but it is too late for me to truly enjoy it.
3
Oct 02 2021
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Not my thang
3
Oct 03 2021
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
4
Oct 04 2021
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
OK. Nothing out of the ordinary
3
Oct 05 2021
The Specials
The Specials
Absolutely magnificent album. Had the pleasure of seeing the Specials live in 1979 at Loughborough uni on the Two Tone tour with The Selecter and Dexy's. One of the best gigs of my life.
5
Oct 06 2021
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Takes me back. Really great album. Kevin Rowland remains sadly unappreciated. Prefer the Young Soul Rebel era version of Dexy's. No matter.
4
Oct 07 2021
The Clash
The Clash
The first really great Punk album. Urgent and thrilling.
5
Oct 08 2021
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Nice album. Showcases the voice of Ella
4
Oct 09 2021
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Classic album of the Britpop era. Vacillating on how many stars to give it. Although iconic, there were better bands and albums of that era imo. Saw them at Knebworth 1996, although The Prodigy blew them off the stage.
4
Oct 10 2021
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Great Voice. Drives the album completely. Not really my thing. though
3
Oct 11 2021
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
influential this may be, but can not listen for pleasure
2
Oct 12 2021
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Urgent, Thrilling, so of its time, esp. some of the misogynistic lyrics
4
Oct 13 2021
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Quite powerful, but prob won't listen again
3
Oct 14 2021
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Seminal album.
4
Oct 15 2021
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Extra special Scots band featuring a very young Bobby G.
4
Oct 16 2021
Let It Be
The Replacements
First ever listening. I like it a lot. There's a bit of the Clash there, and other inflluences too, but they do their own thing.
4
Oct 17 2021
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
Welsh wonders. Sadly missed.
5
Oct 18 2021
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Steve Winwood. Great voice. Will give this another go sometime.
3
Oct 19 2021
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
I have got a slightly irrational love for this album. Takes me back to my teens. Trite lyrics and iresistably poppy tunes not usual my bag at all, but this is a great mood uplifter. Love it still though not played for years.
4
Oct 20 2021
Me Against The World
2Pac
First ever listen. Surprised at how lyrical it is. Not as hard and dark as I thought it would be.
3
Oct 21 2021
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Pretty Damn fine album, but eclipsed by their first. 'The End' is one of my all time favourite tracks. Visited my old school friends at Keele Uni in I think 1979 and they had that track playing on repeat all night. Imprinted...
4
Oct 22 2021
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Sublime. Sadly under-appreciated during his life.
5
Oct 23 2021
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Always loved Peaches En Regalia but not familiar with the rest of the album
3
Oct 24 2021
Woodface
Crowded House
Not bad, not great.
3
Oct 25 2021
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Delicate, twee maybe, but some great songwriting, and unique delivery
4
Oct 26 2021
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Classic wandering Van album. In a lot of people's top ever albums. I like, but don't love and prefer other albums from '70s/'80s
4
Oct 27 2021
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Contains one of my favourite songs of all time - 'Streets of Your Town'. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't quite match up.
4
Oct 28 2021
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Not for me.
2
Oct 29 2021
Play
Moby
Over played this at the time, and with that and the number of commercials it supported have got over-tired of it.
3
Oct 30 2021
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Beautiful voice and tone.
4
Oct 31 2021
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Absolutely classic debut album from the Banshees. What punk was all about.
4
Nov 01 2021
Street Life
The Crusaders
4
Nov 02 2021
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
First ever listen. Definitely back for more.
4
Nov 03 2021
evermore
Taylor Swift
Never listed to a TS album before. Will give another go. Some decent collaborators
3
Nov 04 2021
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Will pobably not be be back for further listens
3
Nov 05 2021
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
The scope and range are very impressive. Special album. I love this app. Has shown me some excellent music I would never have gone near otherwise.
4
Nov 06 2021
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
Nov 07 2021
Different Class
Pulp
4
Nov 08 2021
Nixon
Lambchop
3
Nov 09 2021
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Great album, but not their finest hour. Very good precursor but Yoshimi is their finest.
4
Nov 10 2021
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Have never understood the great fuss about the Beach Boys, and there is certainly no comparison with 'The Beatles'
2
Nov 11 2021
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Out there kinda shit. Too much for me. Probably great live, but not a comfortable listen sitting in your armchair.
2
Nov 12 2021
Abraxas
Santana
Unique sound. What a talent, the fusion of styles outstanding.
4
Nov 13 2021
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
A unique voice.
3
Nov 14 2021
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
3
Nov 15 2021
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
Some cracking tunes on this album. Also some meh, reflecting my final rating...
3
Nov 16 2021
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Doesn't hit the heights of Psychocandy for me.
3
Nov 17 2021
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Magnificent! Bowie in his '70s pomp.
5
Nov 18 2021
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
Some classic songs on here, delivered in Sinatra's classic voice and mode.
4
Nov 19 2021
NEU! 75
Neu!
Needs more listens before rating properly
3
Nov 20 2021
Live At Leeds
The Who
Classic live album from The 'Oo. Thrilling stuff
4
Nov 21 2021
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Never listened before. Lovely voice.
3
Nov 22 2021
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
OK...
3
Nov 23 2021
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
3
Nov 24 2021
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Not for me.
2
Nov 25 2021
British Steel
Judas Priest
Not a fan. Breaking the Law is OK.
2
Nov 26 2021
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Grew up on this album.
4
Nov 27 2021
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Very upbeat. Mambo.
3
Nov 28 2021
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Never heard all of the tracks on this album before. It's excellent.
4
Nov 29 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
My Dad's era and musical style. Can't remember him mentioning him though.
3
Nov 30 2021
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Much more MOR than I expected.
3
Dec 01 2021
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Not the best album from EBTG. I have fond memories of their early albums, especially Eden. Bedsit music from the time when I was living in one.
3
Dec 02 2021
Metallica
Metallica
Nah
2
Dec 03 2021
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Not such a fan of most Country Music, but the lyrics to this album are great. Dolly has always been a great human being as well.
3
Dec 04 2021
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Not bad at all.
3
Dec 05 2021
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
3
Dec 06 2021
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Some great Dylan classics on this LP
4
Dec 07 2021
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Great voice, great attitude. Pretty much kick started rock and roll into life
3
Dec 08 2021
The Visitors
ABBA
No killer tunes on this one.
3
Dec 09 2021
Rapture
Anita Baker
Smoky and lovely voice
3
Dec 10 2021
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
Lots of misogyny in their despite what he claims. Like the minimal backing music,
1
Dec 11 2021
The Real Thing
Faith No More
Absolute pile of pony
1
Dec 12 2021
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
One of Richard D James's more melodic affairs. Like it a lot...
3
Dec 13 2021
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
3
Dec 14 2021
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Really enjoyed that.
3
Dec 15 2021
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Maybe not as good as Back in Black, but it's a good 'un.
3
Dec 16 2021
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Classy album.
3
Dec 17 2021
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Never liked Country when it sounded like this.
1
Dec 18 2021
C'est Chic
CHIC
4
Dec 19 2021
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Dirgey
2
Dec 20 2021
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Dec 21 2021
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
The start of something very special.
4
Dec 22 2021
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
3
Dec 23 2021
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Inimitable.
4
Dec 24 2021
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
Dec 25 2021
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
OK...
3
Dec 26 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
3
Dec 27 2021
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Not herd before. Not too shabby
3
Dec 28 2021
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
4
Dec 29 2021
Dare!
The Human League
Songs for my wife to be. Fabulous album full of memory.
4
Dec 30 2021
All Directions
The Temptations
Some surprising tracks in there - e,g, Run Charlie Run.
2
Dec 31 2021
Revolver
Beatles
4
Jan 01 2022
Queen II
Queen
3
Jan 02 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
4
Jan 03 2022
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3
Jan 04 2022
The White Album
Beatles
A few duds on this one, but there are obviously some absolute stand outs.
4
Jan 05 2022
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Not my thing.
2
Jan 06 2022
Signing Off
UB40
Perfectly acceptable light reggae
2
Jan 07 2022
Orbital 2
Orbital
Not heard this album before - very familiar with the later stuff. Will definitely be listening again.
3
Jan 08 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
First listen. Needs more analysis...
3
Jan 09 2022
Diamond Life
Sade
Cool lounge album from the 80s.
3
Jan 10 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Decent music, very irritating singing style
3
Jan 11 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
Jan 12 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Cannot find on Spotify
2
Jan 13 2022
More Specials
The Specials
Much more down beat than the first album, and not a patch, partly because of this.
3
Jan 14 2022
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Great album. Really like the arrangements and instrumentation used on the songs
4
Jan 15 2022
2112
Rush
I did really like this album, especially the 'A' side. The re-mastering seems to have diminished it a lot.
3
Jan 16 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens - under-rated. Retired far too soon.
3
Jan 17 2022
Close To The Edge
Yes
Very good Yes album, 3rd only in my eyes to 'The Yes Album' and 'Relayer'
4
Jan 18 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Such an amazing voice. Cruel waste of talent.
4
Jan 19 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Some good stuff, some not so good
3
Jan 20 2022
Suede
Suede
Some great music, more than slightly ruined by Anderson's whining.
3
Jan 21 2022
Ten
Pearl Jam
Pedestrian stuff. How this mob get compared to Nirvana in any meaningful way is beyond me
2
Jan 22 2022
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
3
Jan 23 2022
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Needs more listening...
3
Jan 24 2022
The Stranger
Billy Joel
3
Jan 25 2022
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Featuring the great voice of Dusty, and the songwriting skills of Bacharach/David
3
Jan 26 2022
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Totally unfamiliar with the Mekons. Hard to get an accurate impression after one listen
3
Jan 27 2022
Atomizer
Big Black
Heavy, driving, hard, too much for these old ears
2
Jan 28 2022
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
Jan 29 2022
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Peerless. From the album cover design and artwork onwards, a masterpiece showing Zep at their best.
5
Jan 30 2022
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3
Jan 31 2022
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3
Feb 01 2022
Maxinquaye
Tricky
4
Feb 02 2022
Moondance
Van Morrison
Not the absolute best Van effort, but high quality nonetheless from the old curmudgeon
4
Feb 03 2022
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
Feb 04 2022
Live Through This
Hole
3
Feb 05 2022
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
3
Feb 06 2022
Infected
The The
3
Feb 07 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
3
Feb 08 2022
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
Feb 09 2022
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
Such an exciting album. Charismatic, great lyrics, absolutely brilliant take on their times.
4
Feb 10 2022
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Unfortunately for me, these songs all seemed to merge into one.
3
Feb 11 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
Not my thing at all. Rubbish
1
Feb 12 2022
Goo
Sonic Youth
Cool music
3
Feb 13 2022
Roots
Sepultura
I recognise the power and the uniqueness of this band, but it really is a godawful racket.
2
Feb 14 2022
Street Signs
Ozomatli
4
Feb 15 2022
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Inimitable raspy voice, powerful songs.
3
Feb 16 2022
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Different from erlier Smiths album. No worse for that though!
4
Feb 17 2022
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Smooth. How can a guy who takes so much from Black music have such despicable views.
3
Feb 18 2022
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
3
Feb 19 2022
The Man Who
Travis
3
Feb 20 2022
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
2
Feb 21 2022
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Joyous. I love it.
4
Feb 22 2022
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
Feb 23 2022
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Pretty revolutionary at the time. Saw them at Knebworth supporting Genesis of all bands. They certainly stood out with their white boiler suits and orange hats.
3
Feb 24 2022
School's Out
Alice Cooper
Better, and with more variety than expected. I had onlt heard School's Out before and remember it from it being released when I was a young teen
3
Feb 25 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Brilliant concept, well helmed...
4
Feb 26 2022
Document
R.E.M.
Not heard this REM album apart from the singles. Not their best, by their high standards, but still good
3
Feb 27 2022
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
3
Feb 28 2022
Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
Pedestrian, unfortunately
2
Mar 01 2022
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
Mar 02 2022
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Sound very muchof its era, but nevertheless still stands up well.
3
Mar 03 2022
Illmatic
Nas
Not a rap aficionado, but I recognise the excellence of the lyrical content.
3
Mar 04 2022
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Some excellent tracks on this. Faded away towards the end.
4
Mar 05 2022
Parachutes
Coldplay
Not a bad opener.
3
Mar 06 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Forever classy. One of the best albums of the '80s
5
Mar 07 2022
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Simply sublime. Probably my favourite Nirvana set.
5
Mar 08 2022
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Not a jazzer, but I can dig this man.
3
Mar 09 2022
The Doors
The Doors
The End - one of the best tracks of all time. Brillint album all told.
5
Mar 10 2022
The Cars
The Cars
Lightweight, poppy, not stood the test of time. Was very enamoured of this record as an 18 year old mind.
3
Mar 11 2022
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
Plainly, this is way outside of my normal quite eclectic musical boundary. Life's too short unfortunately.
2
Mar 12 2022
Live!
Fela Kuti
Was gong to be 3, until the interminable Ginger Baker drum solo kicked in.
2
Mar 13 2022
Sea Change
Beck
A lot more downbeat to the Beck stuff I am used to and it suffers for me because of that. Can see why he named the album so.
3
Mar 14 2022
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Just sublime. Such a great album. Music excellent and Liz Fraser's voice and part-nonsense lyrics just so evocative of the best of the 80s.
4
Mar 15 2022
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Mar 16 2022
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
...and she was only 19!
4
Mar 17 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Old gravel voice. Not the usual poor selection of material from Rod.
3
Mar 18 2022
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Not heard this before, and really like the reggae flute element!
3
Mar 19 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
What can you say! It's Aretha.
4
Mar 20 2022
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
Mar 21 2022
Bossanova
Pixies
Ok-ish
3
Mar 22 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
3
Mar 23 2022
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Not bad, not electrifying
3
Mar 24 2022
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
Yep, he surely laughed. Psychedelic beyond all other psychedelic
3
Mar 25 2022
The College Dropout
Kanye West
Makes a more than pleasant change for Gangsta Rap lyrics. Nice.
4
Mar 26 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
3
Mar 27 2022
Suicide
Suicide
Never have liked Suicide. Not changed my opinion
2
Mar 28 2022
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
I prefer the San Quentin album. Still a good 'un
3
Mar 29 2022
Murmur
R.E.M.
3
Apr 09 2022
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Classic album from the '80s. Loved this at the time, still do. Has some f the 80s dated feel, but fares a lot better than most.
4
Apr 10 2022
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
5
Apr 11 2022
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
3
Apr 12 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Some beautiful songs. Truly a classic
4
Apr 13 2022
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
boring, dull, uninteresting. Need I go on.
2
Apr 14 2022
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Bit meh
2
Apr 15 2022
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Not heard before. Excellent. Brazilian to its core, but with influences from the US and UK.
4
Apr 16 2022
Graceland
Paul Simon
Brought South African Rhythms to my ears. Classic album.
4
Apr 17 2022
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
4
Apr 18 2022
Quiet Life
Japan
Terrible version of All Tomorrow's parties. Never have liked Kahn's fretless bass playing. Sylvian's voice is very wearing over the course of a whole album. Not really stood the test of time
2
Apr 19 2022
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Classic!
4
Apr 20 2022
The Stooges
The Stooges
Raw and heavy. Obviously its influences down the years have been massive.
3
Apr 21 2022
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Beautiful and angry voice of her times
3
Apr 22 2022
Ramones
Ramones
Great melodies, driving beat, juvenile lyrics. What's not to love
4
Apr 23 2022
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
3
Apr 24 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
Return to miserabilist form after a few years from 'Faith'
4
Apr 25 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Still my favourite live album of all time. Saw them at 'Empire Pool' Wembley on this tour.
5
Apr 26 2022
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
The Man could no wrong in the Sixties. Sensational stuff.
5
Apr 27 2022
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Some absolute and nostalgic classics on this seminal album
4
Apr 28 2022
The Grand Tour
George Jones
This style of Country has never been, and never will be for me.
2
Apr 29 2022
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Beautiful, almost formless, but somehow less than the sum of its parts
3
Apr 30 2022
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
80s tribute act to the 70s. Yawn...
2
May 01 2022
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Just sublime piece of West Coast Rock - and the lyrics...
5
May 02 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Was looking forward to this, having not heard much Beastie Boys stuff down the years. I loved Intergalactic, but nothing on this album matched up to that at all.
2
May 03 2022
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Underwhelming. Maybe would have enjoyed it at the time but never heard their stuff until now. Gone Daddy Gone is the exception.. Brilliant track and use of glock
2
May 04 2022
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
I like this, and will definitely listen again
3
May 05 2022
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Not at all pleasant...
1
May 06 2022
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Not as good as his earlier albums imo
3
May 07 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Entirely OK.
3
May 08 2022
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
To my shame I have never come across Milton N. before. Infectious in parts, haunting in others.
3
May 09 2022
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
Showing it age.
3
May 10 2022
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
So influential, masters of the '70s
4
May 11 2022
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
Unique voice and phrasing, nonsense lyyrics, (but who cares). Beautiful and lush.
4
May 12 2022
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Like the futuristic sound. Another artist I have never come across before.
3
May 13 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
Curious mix of 80s style synths with a modern sensibility. I like it, a lot even on first listen.
4
May 14 2022
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
May 15 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Not heard this before and impressed by it.
3
May 16 2022
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Never really heard why Bruce got so much adulation, but everyone to his own. His heart is in the right place though
3
May 17 2022
All Mod Cons
The Jam
Some cracking tunes on this album, thought it is not up there with their best (Setting Sons onwards) due to a couple of duds. Top tunes - A-Bomb, and Down in the Tube Station. Great cover of David Watts too.
4
May 18 2022
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Haunting...
3
May 19 2022
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Such an influential album. Guitars are spectacular
4
May 20 2022
Nevermind
Nirvana
Stone cold classic.
5
May 21 2022
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Easy going, great samples, a pure pleasure
4
May 22 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
I just love Todd Rundgren. Why has he not been in my life before this year..
4
May 23 2022
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Better than I expected. I mostly avoid US punk.
3
May 24 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Nah.
1
May 25 2022
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Some great collaborations with Uncle John. What a man, singer and guitarist he was. Particularly love the Santana collab.
4
May 26 2022
Faust IV
Faust
So so....
2
May 27 2022
Low-Life
New Order
Not my favourite NO album. Vocals are thin. Missing Curtis more than ever.
3
May 28 2022
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
I am sure that if you are a jazzer, this is fantastic, but it is too dense for my shallow tastes..
3
May 30 2022
Reign In Blood
Slayer
Each to his own, but this is shockingly awful to me.
1
May 31 2022
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Good effort Bill and Wilco and Natalie.
3
Jun 01 2022
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Such a special record. Cash's world weary voice is ideal for this selection. What an epitaph for the master
4
Jun 02 2022
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Not convinced
2
Jun 03 2022
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Some tracks way overblown. Disappointing
3
Jun 04 2022
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Neglected and ignored in his life time, rightly lauded since. Masterpiece of yearning and melancholy.
4
Jun 05 2022
GI
Germs
Feels totally unnecessary. Just aping UK punk. Rubbish
1
Jun 06 2022
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Almost Out Scott Walker's Scott Walker. Droll voice, lyrics and tunes. Classsic 90s album
4
Jun 07 2022
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
Good album, but not really floating the old ketch at the minute. Must listen with more intensity.
3
Jun 08 2022
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Odd, but great. Nice one Karin.
4
Jun 09 2022
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Simply thrilling. So much better than most other Heavy Rock.
4
Jun 10 2022
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Enjoyed this far more than I expected. Quite varied. My fave - 'Of Course'
3
Jun 11 2022
Technique
New Order
I am old, so I always prefer earlier New Order albums.
3
Jun 12 2022
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Have never though of Madness as an album band. Rightly so it turns out. Bit samey, but the homespun Landun lyrics are a treat.
3
Jun 13 2022
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Like Winwood's vice. Sounds very much of its time.
3
Jun 14 2022
The Score
Fugees
Generally a very good album, but occasionally loses its way with some songs that should have been omitted or pruned in length.
4
Jun 15 2022
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Driving beat, classic tunes, plenty of samey fillers
3
Jun 16 2022
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Great, but slightly mad.
4
Jun 17 2022
Soul Mining
The The
I came to this album late - let's say 30 years... Classic of the UK '80s.
4
Jun 18 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Absolutely brilliant album. For me, the album of the decade. So innovative, so painstaking in its approach. So many imitators (Avalanches etc.)
5
Jun 19 2022
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Some great songs on this album. Would have loved to have seen them in their pomp.
4
Jun 20 2022
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
3
Jun 21 2022
Amnesiac
Radiohead
Need to listen more to get the full benefit. Can tell it is going to be a good 'un.
4
Jun 22 2022
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Sounds like a mix of the Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush. No worse for that.
4
Jun 23 2022
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Superb chill out album.
4
Jun 24 2022
Garbage
Garbage
Some good and powerful songs, but soon gets very samey
3
Jun 25 2022
The Next Day
David Bowie
One of Bowie's better later works. Getting back on track after a frankly dismal couple of decades.
3
Jun 26 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
One of, if not the best, album of Steely Dan.
4
Jun 27 2022
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Gorgeous voice. Timeless songs. Why have I not heard this before. I always thought Ingenue was her first..
4
Jun 28 2022
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Pretty Dark...
3
Jun 29 2022
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Almost indistinguishable from Steely Dan in musical terms.
4
Jun 30 2022
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Classic from my bedsit days. Just great songs for the position in life I was in at that time
4
Jul 01 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
What a great songwriter. Some of the arrangements a little clunky to these modern ears, but almost flawless otherwise
4
Jul 02 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
A Throwback, but modern also. Nice voice, colossal playing, but not differential enough between tracks to make it great.
3
Jul 12 2022
1999
Prince
Couple of crackers in there, but overall somewhat disappointed
4
Jul 13 2022
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
3
Jul 14 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Urgent, angry, relentless beats, powerful lyrics. Exceptional
4
Jul 15 2022
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Glorious voice... but you knew that
4
Jul 16 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Entirely unexceptional. Not really my thing
3
Jul 17 2022
Paris 1919
John Cale
3
Jul 18 2022
Damaged
Black Flag
Sounds like it could have been written and performed by a British punk band. I like it.
3
Jul 19 2022
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Obviously, some classics, but I much prefer Jonathan Richman's later, more naive work.s
3
Jul 20 2022
Sheet Music
10cc
Big soft spot for 10cc. Some clever lyrics and beautiful melodies.
3
Jul 21 2022
The Predator
Ice Cube
Angry, of its time, although to be fair of our time also if not for the misogyny etc...
3
Jul 22 2022
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Not such a fanboy of this album... Maybe my least favourite
3
Jul 23 2022
Elephant
The White Stripes
Super special album. Saw then at Ally Pally shortly after this album was released. Great gig...
5
Jul 24 2022
xx
The xx
Definitely worth more listens. Having to give it a 3 for now.
3
Jul 25 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Not varied enough to hold my long term interest I am afraid
3
Jul 26 2022
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Spiky guitars, nice bass from Tina Weymouth, spoiled by the irritating voice of David Byrne
3
Jul 27 2022
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Forgotten that the Sabs did such good stuff. Nearly a 4 star.
3
Jul 28 2022
Debut
Björk
Giving it her all as always, a wonderful debut album.
5
Jul 29 2022
Stankonia
OutKast
Disappointed
2
Jul 30 2022
In Utero
Nirvana
4
Jul 31 2022
Among The Living
Anthrax
Nope
2
Aug 01 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Warm voice, spectacular guitar, the other 2 aren't half bad either.
4
Aug 02 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Surprisingly (to me), they re not a one trick pony. Some very good stuff. I am converted. Favourite track on first listen - 'Listen'!
4
Aug 03 2022
The Who Sell Out
The Who
The Who go psychedelic! Weird and wonderful.
4
Aug 04 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
Not come across this duo before now. First listen - really like the sensibility, the vocals, the simplicity. Will definitely put this on rotation.
4
Aug 05 2022
Palo Congo
Sabu
Got better as the album wore on, but I will give it a miss
2
Aug 06 2022
Harvest
Neil Young
Almost perfection.
5
Aug 07 2022
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
Pretty good.
3
Aug 08 2022
Closer
Joy Division
Just such an immense album from my youth.
5
Aug 09 2022
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Pretty revolutionary in its day.
4
Aug 10 2022
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Distinctly average. Never saw the great fuss over this band and album.
3
Aug 11 2022
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
I like this a lot. Definitely on the play list for the future.
3
Aug 12 2022
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
3
Aug 13 2022
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I don't know what it is about Springsteen. His heart is in the right place and the lyrics are very good. I just find the music overblown/overwrought. Not for me.
3
Aug 14 2022
Station To Station
David Bowie
Chameleon like Bowie had changed once more. Spectacularly good.
4
Aug 15 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Aggressive, outraged (and rightly so), elements of misogyny. The usual...
3
Aug 16 2022
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
OK, but did not set my world alight
3
Aug 17 2022
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Beautiful album. Absolute classic.
5
Aug 19 2022
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Not really heard much from Wilco. Enjoying it. Another play required to cement my enjoyment.
4
Aug 20 2022
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Electric voice. Great stuff.
4
Aug 21 2022
Basket of Light
Pentangle
Superior stuff. Anything with Jansch/Renbourn would be!
4
Aug 22 2022
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Absolute stone cold classic songs The Passenger and Lust for Life on this one. Strangely, given my love for Punk/New Wave and late 70's Bowie I had not listened to this complete album before. Eejit.
4
Aug 23 2022
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Not too bad as far as Bruce Springsteen goes
3
Aug 24 2022
1989
Taylor Swift
Not bad, better than I thought it would be. Some good songs on this album.
3
Aug 25 2022
Young Americans
David Bowie
Probably the 'least best' of Bowie's mid- to late-70s albums, but still far ahead of most other artists of the time.
4
Aug 26 2022
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
I am sure this has an audience who appreciate it, but it's not for me.
1
Aug 27 2022
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
There is some great stuff on here , instance 'Hey Ya!', one of the all time great pop songs, but there is also some execrable crap, e.g 'Where are my panties', 'Roses'. A curate's egg
3
Aug 28 2022
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
OK. No expert in Afrobeat.
3
Aug 29 2022
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
What a songwriter he was. Great stuff
4
Aug 30 2022
Grace
Jeff Buckley
Superb voice, some absolutely fabulous tunes too
4
Aug 31 2022
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Totally missed this band down the decades. Reminds me (a little bit) of Gang of Four who I love. Vrey giid indeed.
4
Sep 01 2022
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Fey, but consistently brilliant. So close to getting 5 stars
4
Sep 02 2022
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Th unique voice of Nico. Highly distinctive. Probably not the best of her work
3
Sep 03 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Almost where it all started.
3
Sep 04 2022
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Relentless. Driving beats, gruff voice of Lemmy. From the initial chords, could be no other band. What a gret live album.
4
Sep 05 2022
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Folk, even with the great Richard Thompson is not cutting it for me right now. Catch me in a few month's time and I might have a different opinion on this album..
3
Sep 06 2022
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Played this to death on cassette as an Inbetweener in the mid 70s (way before I had seen 'The Exorcist'). Glad to re-listen now, though it is interminable. Rated for the nostalgia...
4
Sep 07 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Love the innovative use of the electric jug. Less convinced by Roky's voice.
3
Sep 08 2022
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
Interesting, but not varied enough to keep my attention
2
Sep 09 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
A very good album, but it doesn't quite reach the heights.
4
Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
What an album. I discovered the Smiths just after I started my first job after uni. Still sticks in my mind
4
Sep 11 2022
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Not aged well - at all. Tarkus - the track is the best by dar.
3
Sep 12 2022
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Highlight of MJ's career in all probability.
4
Sep 13 2022
Parklife
Blur
Absolutely defining album of the '90s
5
Sep 14 2022
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Can appreciate the sentiments, but Country is not really my thing
3
Sep 15 2022
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
The Genesis of Robyn Hitchcock's career, but he went on to much greater things than this.
3
Sep 16 2022
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Not heard this one, but sounds like it could be one of his best after his first 3 albums, which were all stunning.
3
Sep 17 2022
Forever Changes
Love
Simply one of the top albums ever released Knocks nearly all other West Coast stuff for an enormous six.
5
Sep 18 2022
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
New band to me. Quite like it, but not enough to rate highly, or to be honest, listen to it again.
3
Sep 19 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Really like the cinematic feel of this. Could grow to love it.
4
Sep 20 2022
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Guitar by McGeoch out of this world. What a fantastic album. Siouxsie really finds her voice on this one.
5
Sep 21 2022
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Classic post punk power pop from the mancs
4
Sep 22 2022
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
Psych with a but of proto heavy metal thrown in.
3
Sep 23 2022
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
Got time for a lot of Americana, but this leaves me mostly cold.
2
Sep 24 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
To be fair to the band, I started off thinking it was utter juvenile trash. however, by the end I was battered into (almost) submission. Quite like the nod to rap, but unfortunately, overall it is not for me.
2
Sep 25 2022
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Starts off so Stones-Y - with an edge. One of the precursors to punk. Jet Boy - a stone cold classic.
3
Sep 26 2022
Doolittle
Pixies
Not quite as revolutionary as I expected. Probably too late for me to listen to regularly. My tastes have moved on.
3
Sep 27 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Nice! Grrrreat!
3
Sep 28 2022
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
Fucking nuts, tho' to be fair, didn't expect anything else. Plenty of method in the nuttiness, but not very listenable to. It's a no from me.
2
Sep 29 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
Ultra modern. Will need a few more listens to decide properly. *** will be a place holder
3
Sep 30 2022
Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Impassioned, passionate, heartfelt. Really pleased to hear this. Always considered Wainwright to over-wring his songs to death, but to hear them in a collection gives them so much power.
4
Oct 01 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
I recognise the significance of this record. However, the legacy edition is too long for me. I prefer the brevity and concentration of the non-legacy.
3
Oct 02 2022
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
First saw this band on 3rd September 1977 supporting the Stranglers at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on the first date of the 'No More Heroes' Tour. Was impressed then, and grew to love this band.. What a great devut album, although their masterpiece in my opinion is 'Even Serpents Shine'.
5
Oct 03 2022
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Love the discordancy, the beats, the eerie atmosphere. Roybgiv is a track of stunning beauty.
4
Oct 04 2022
Cross
Justice
Right up my street. Never heard before. Will definitely be on the replay list
4
Oct 05 2022
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
Like this a lot. Warrants more listens
3
Oct 06 2022
Van Halen
Van Halen
Not as bad as I thought it would be. Not too bad Kinks cover.
2
Oct 07 2022
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Very good indded - even on first listen.
4
Oct 08 2022
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
This really isn't my thing at all. Never has been, never will be. I had to have a rest from listening to it half way through to give my ears a rest. Bit of soothing Dizzy Gillespie instead - and I don't really do jazz.
2
Oct 09 2022
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Great album, but albums were not primarily where the Undertones were at imo. Peerless with the 3 minute 45rpm, with Teenage Kicks being in my all time top ten singles. On this album we have two absolute classics - My Perfect Cousin and Wednesday Week
4
Oct 10 2022
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
OK, but well past his best period by this point.
3
Oct 11 2022
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Superlative masterpiece. Soundtrack to my mid-teens
5
Oct 12 2022
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Driving rhythms, but just not my thing
2
Oct 13 2022
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
I can see what the fuss is about now. Lovely voice. Ditto songs. I can hear the ghost of Johnny Cash in a few.
4
Oct 14 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Nope, not for me.
2
Oct 15 2022
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Surprisingly good. My sister always loved this band whilst I have consistently ignored them! Will listen more.
4
Oct 16 2022
Calenture
The Triffids
Yet another band I have not come across before. For some reason I thought it would be 60s psychedelia. Definitely od the 80s, but that's not a problem. Like it a lot.
4
Oct 17 2022
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Obviously some absolute classics there, but there is definitely some filler.
4
Oct 18 2022
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I am definitely not the audience for this. Obviously can appreciate it, but there you go.
3
Oct 19 2022
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Helped define an era in the UK. They burnt brightly, but unfortunately it didn't last.
4
Oct 20 2022
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Love this. Always a fan of Bossa Nova, this spare electronic accompaniment is sublime.
4
Oct 21 2022
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
EBTG venture into Drum & Bass and Trip hop. OK, but far from their best work.
3
Oct 22 2022
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
Never got why this was so popular. Terrible version of Jumping Jack Flash is probably the lowlight
2
Oct 23 2022
Kala
M.I.A.
Not for me
2
Oct 24 2022
Homework
Daft Punk
Was really looking forward to listening to this album, but was quite underwhelmed.
2
Oct 25 2022
Fun House
The Stooges
Powerful, primeval and other p words
4
Oct 26 2022
Pelican West
Haircut 100
Candy flossy, and pretty much all that I hated about early 80s British music. Aged better than I thought. Now like the choppy guitars, not so much the bass (V. 80s). Songs diminish in quality as the album progresses. Heyward has a good voice. Gone up in my estimation. Effing dreadful name for a band.
2
Oct 27 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Let the band swing. Love it.
4
Oct 28 2022
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Pretty damn revolutionary in its day. Still sounds brilliantly fresh today.
4
Oct 29 2022
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Like this a lot. Upbeat, just great.
4
Oct 30 2022
Survivor
Destiny's Child
Not my thing. Too poppy.
3
Oct 31 2022
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Some classic songs on this, a debut album. Classy as well as classic. Great stuff
4
Nov 01 2022
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
To my shame, this is the first time I have actually listed to the Dead. I have always been put off by the thought that they were absolutely shambolic, and unlistenable to. More than pleasantly surprised.
3
Nov 02 2022
Mask
Bauhaus
Murphy's vocals good, music good too.
3
Nov 07 2022
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
It's Stevie W!
4
Nov 08 2022
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
The only Elton John album that I have ever had time for. Stand out.
4
Nov 09 2022
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Nice bit of jazz. Never really been my thing, but will definitely listen again
3
Nov 10 2022
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
I have had this album since the early 70s but only ever really played side 4. Seen no reason to change that now.
3
Nov 11 2022
Purple Rain
Prince
One of his best!
4
Nov 12 2022
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
Nov 13 2022
White Light
Gene Clark
3
Nov 14 2022
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Gotta love Jamiroquai, even if this is basically a Stevie W Ripoff in so many ways.
4
Nov 15 2022
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
4
Nov 16 2022
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
Just too difficult for poor old me to get to grips with.
2
Nov 18 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
Some good stuff in there, but samey after a while.
3
Nov 19 2022
Marquee Moon
Television
Contrasting guitars, Verlaine's keening voice. Stunning title track. Absolutely classic New Wave album.
4
Nov 20 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
3
Nov 21 2022
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
One of Elvis's best albums, before he got older and turned to the bad.
4
Nov 22 2022
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Sometimes her voice is a little overwrought for my tastes. Classy album however, with some great stuff including the collabs with BEF.
4
Nov 23 2022
Wild Gift
X
So so...
2
Nov 24 2022
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Finally, some Country I enjoy. Great stuff!
4
Nov 25 2022
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Pleasant new Agey background music
3
Nov 26 2022
Either Or
Elliott Smith
4
Nov 27 2022
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
He has a beautiful voice. However, others have done these songs better imo.
3
Nov 28 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Zep in their pomp. Spectacular album, and one of my all time favourites.
5
Nov 29 2022
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
This was the last of their truly great albums.
5
Nov 30 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Superlative early Cure album.
5
Dec 01 2022
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Ok ish. Not my thing.
2
Dec 02 2022
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Some revolutionary stuff here.
4
Dec 03 2022
Like A Prayer
Madonna
Some great songs, but as usual Madonna's voice is somewhat lacking
3
Dec 04 2022
Be
Common
Nice voice, and backing music. Usual misogynistic lyrics despite some attempts to go the other way.
3
Dec 05 2022
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
A lovely bit of British whimsy.
3
Dec 06 2022
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Typical Chilis. Propulsive bass by Flea driving the songs. Choppy guitar.
4
Dec 07 2022
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Not heard this one. Cool and jazzy underpinning to Joni. Like it a lot on first listen. Going to be a favourite.
4
Dec 08 2022
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
A Worthy successor to Lynyrd Skynrd! With better attitudes! Nice.
3
Dec 09 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
So old fashioned, but so modern too. Love this.
4
Dec 10 2022
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Fast, hard and frenetic. Mostly rock & roll standards leavened with some originals. Revolutionary in its time, subsequently influential
3
Dec 11 2022
Destroyer
KISS
Not my thing AT ALL! Never has been, never will. Bombastic, bollocky, bollox. Krappy and Krummy Kobblers.
1
Dec 12 2022
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Some nostalgia there. Unexpectedly, still stands up very well.
4
Dec 13 2022
The Slider
T. Rex
4
Dec 14 2022
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Freebird - one of the all time great tracks, backed with some ok stuff, bit nothing thrilling enough to make me listen again.
3
Dec 15 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Hated this stuff when I was young and music was my everything. Time has not dimmed my dislike.
1
Dec 16 2022
Sound Affects
The Jam
Doesn't quite hit the heights of their other late albums, but that's a quibble...
4
Dec 17 2022
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Some great tunes. Probably their best album.
4
Dec 18 2022
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
Love the guitar sound. Never even heard of this band. Intrigued.
3
Dec 19 2022
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Frantically trying to ignore M's dodgy political stance and pronouncements to concentrate on the (very good) lyrics and music. Where did he go wrong?
4
Dec 20 2022
The Yes Album
Yes
The first 'proper' album that I ever bought. Absolute stone cold classic and in the top 3 of all Yes releases in my opinion along with Yessongs and controversially for many, Relayer. Steve Howe's guitar playing - superb. Chris Squire's bass likewise. Just also love Tony Kaye's keys as well. Again, in my opinion the best keyboard player they ever had, which says a lot given that Wakeman and Moraz are extra special too. Nothing sweeter than Anderson's voice, and this is when Yes lyrics were still mainly of this planet. Mustn't forget Bruford too, a top quality drummer.
5
Dec 21 2022
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Cinematic, reminiscent of John Barry, Death in Vegas , David Holmes,(maybe t'other way round for the latter 2) in parts. Was always a big fan of Magazine, and his collabs have always been great. Top notch
4
Dec 22 2022
Face to Face
The Kinks
3
Dec 23 2022
Bad
Michael Jackson
4
Dec 24 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
What a brilliant album. Stevie Wonder - so influential. What a talent.
5
Dec 25 2022
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Worth another listen for sure.
3
Dec 26 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Absolutely riveting voice.
4
Dec 27 2022
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Dec 28 2022
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Not heard this in full before, but it is so obviously part of the Bowie/Eno/Iggy 1970s nexus (even though Eno wa NOT involved in this one). Carlos Alomar's unmistakable guitar style in there too,
4
Dec 29 2022
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Nope
2
Dec 30 2022
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
3
Dec 31 2022
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Just their shambolic best. Love this
4
Jan 01 2023
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Poor. Not humorous, just not anything.
1
Jan 02 2023
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Not for me.
2
Jan 03 2023
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Can do without this in my life, although the songs and music got better over the length of the album.
2
Jan 04 2023
Viva Hate
Morrissey
Usual caveats on his stance on many things, but... pretty damn good album
4
Jan 05 2023
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
5
Jan 06 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Reminds me a little of Ct Stevens who was writing and recording at the same time. Maybe the other way round!
4
Jan 07 2023
Hot Fuss
The Killers
Anthem for a UK generation (not mine unfortunately) appears on this excellent album.
4
Jan 08 2023
Microshift
Hookworms
Heard of, without hearing this band (knowingly). Excellent on first listen.
4
Jan 09 2023
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Great fun. Not heard most of these tracks before. Such a contrast to all the misogynistic shite coming out of hip hop/rap at the time. Up there with De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.
4
Jan 10 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
I am afraid this leaves me quite cold. The groaning guitars, the strangled vocals, the over-intrusive drums and the over-long guitar solos just does nothing for me.
2
Jan 11 2023
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Never been that conviced about this concept album from Genesis. Much preferred most other Genesis albums from the '70s, both before and after this one.
3
Jan 12 2023
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Like this one.
4
Jan 13 2023
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Pretty damn sublime. Rodgers and Edwards sprinkling their magic dust. And to think back in the day I dismissed disco out of hand.
4
Jan 14 2023
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Good without being excellent
3
Jan 15 2023
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Really liked a couple of tracks, Suspicious Minds, and In The Ghetto, but mostly a bit meh.
3
Jan 16 2023
Gris Gris
Dr. John
Definitely worth more investigation.
3
Jan 17 2023
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
One of the best artists composing and performing from the UK in the last 30 years. This is a stand out album, up their with her best, and hence one of the greatest albums
5
Jan 18 2023
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Dullsville, USA
2
Jan 19 2023
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Very 80s. Not as bad as I remember, but no classic
2
Jan 20 2023
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
What an album, what a band. Loved their stage shows in this era. Some truly brilliant songs. Stand out - Yoshimi (of course), Do You Realize??
5
Jan 21 2023
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylanesque
3
Jan 22 2023
Bad Company
Bad Company
Surprisingly pedestrian. Punk required to sweep this sort of stuff away
3
Jan 23 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Nice voice, unexceptional songs. Country has never been a favourite genre. This one won't make my exception list
3
Jan 24 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
Very samey, sounds like a petulant bunch of adolescents. Not really enjoying over much
3
Jan 25 2023
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Man, this was a true eye opener. Loved it on even first ever listen. Going to hit the 5 stars
5
Jan 26 2023
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Absolutely massive fan of this album when it was first released. It has palled somewhat over the years, so just fails to get the full 5 stars.
4
Jan 27 2023
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Such a recognisable voice. Brilliant songs
4
Jan 28 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
For me, the pinnacle of his late 70s albums. The two contrasting sides of this LP totally drew me in. Probably still mty favourite of all Bowie's albums
5
Jan 30 2023
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Like this by this pioneering crew. The mix with the rock elements is surprising for the time and it works. It's like that is obviously the stan out.
4
Jan 31 2023
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Another totally new experience. Definitely going to be a grower. Provisional 4
4
Feb 01 2023
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Just love this album. Key record for 90s Britain.
5
Feb 02 2023
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Yet another band I have not come across before. Instinctively like it. Great driving beat on most tracks leavened with stuff like 'New Intro'.
3
Feb 03 2023
Celebrity Skin
Hole
3
Feb 04 2023
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Feb 05 2023
Pornography
The Cure
Not the best example of the Cure's work. Never less than interesting however
4
Feb 06 2023
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
I am not the greatest fan of Heavy rock/metal (except Led Zep of course). However I do have a massive soft spot for AC/DC and Motorhead, and this is is ane axcellent album from the definitive version of the band.
4
Feb 08 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Tuneful, camp, vaudevillian, better than I remembered, but on the whole, not my thing. Wasn't at the time, won't ever be. Standout - 'You're my best friend'. I am so so bored with Bohemian Rhapsody.
3
Feb 09 2023
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Ca see the influences it had on many other band that I admire, so it's a yes from me
4
Feb 10 2023
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Way more sophisticated than I thought it was going to be. Nice job Sabs.
3
Feb 11 2023
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
Unique voice, but I just can't get over the feeling that he is putting this all on. So cannot wholeheartedly enjoy this
3
Feb 12 2023
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Like the waterfall like backing on a couple of tracks.
3
Feb 14 2023
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Some cracking tunes on this album powered by McCulloch's strong voice. Spent a whole summer (1981?) listening to a 1+1 cassette with this backing U2's Boy.
4
Feb 15 2023
Picture Book
Simply Red
Simply has an extraordinary voice. Let down by some of the material, but so absolute crackers in there too, including of course the singles.
3
Feb 16 2023
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Classic of its era. The blockheads were such a tight band too. Norma Watt-Roy is just a spectacular bassist.
5
Feb 17 2023
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Tried to give this the benefit of the doubt, but nah, not for me, but then why would it be.
1
Feb 18 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Classic jangly guitars from the fannies of Bellshill, a place close to my heart
4
Feb 19 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Oh Gawd I'd forgotten about the never-ending drum solo in 'The Mule'. Why, oh Why. Plenty better 70s live albums than this, including by Deep Purple! Still, Gillan's voice is mostly great, and Jon Lord's keyboards and of course Ritchie's guitar and licks are legendary.
3
Feb 20 2023
Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Pas mal.
3
Feb 21 2023
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
I bought this album in the 1970s, but it never got a lot of play. At the time I was shifting my musical mindset from prog to punk/new wave, and this was too associated with the 'old'. On revisiting, it is decent without bein spectaculsr.
3
Feb 22 2023
LP1
FKA twigs
Samey, no melodies or tunes to peak of. Not for me.
2
Feb 23 2023
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
The only Doors album I have not heard before. Not sure how it passed me by. It is just as good as most others. Morrison's voice excellent, the band tight and strong. Love it.
4
Feb 24 2023
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Elvis's first, and one of his best. Some classic songs - Alison being one of my faves
4
Feb 25 2023
The Band
The Band
Just groovy man
4
Feb 27 2023
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
V good
4
Feb 28 2023
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
My preferred Lemonheads album is ' car, button, cloth',
but this one a close second
4
Mar 01 2023
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
4
Mar 02 2023
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Not for me. Just too much
2
Mar 03 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Some great stuff on this album
4
Mar 04 2023
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
First of his classic albums. Love it
4
Mar 05 2023
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
The Incomparable Sandy Denny...
4
Mar 06 2023
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
One of, if not the very, finest Welsh bands ever, duking it out with the Manics. Such a great body of work.
5
Mar 07 2023
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
3
Mar 08 2023
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Classic album from the mid '90s. Block Rocking beats... ..to make a chemical analogy
4
Mar 09 2023
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Brilliant, nothing else to say abut it.
5
Mar 10 2023
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Much better than I thought it would be. Grace Slick has a great voice. I caught Jefferson Starship as they became, without Slick who had just been kicked out. This was at Knebworth 1978 supporting Genesis. They were terrible.
3
Mar 11 2023
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
The first completely self-penned album. Excellent throughout.
5
Mar 12 2023
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
'Classic' country. I can appreciate the musicality and the musicianship but this just leaves me cold.
2
Mar 13 2023
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
MM, dodgy geezer, but had vision and a magpie like ability to capture and cannibalise the zeitgeist to thoroughly mix metaphors. Not heard this album all the way through before, but Buffalo Gals and Double Dutch have always been up there as two of my favourite tracks of all time. The Japanese inflected Obatala is a lovely start. Elements of hip hop, Country, Southern African music abound. Great stuff
4
Mar 14 2023
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
This is just excellent. Just love the Hammond organ on this. Got to be one of my favourite jazz albums of all time. A Blue note classic
5
Mar 15 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Sorry, too much of a pleb to really enjoy this.
3
Mar 16 2023
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Never come across even the name of this band before, so was totally unprepared for it. On first listen, really enjoyed the music and will come back to it. 3 stars is really only a place holder. Needs to be listened to more.
3
Mar 17 2023
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
All that pent up frustration came out in this great album. Nice one George.
5
Mar 18 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
3
Mar 19 2023
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
3
Mar 20 2023
Dust
Screaming Trees
3
Mar 21 2023
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
Just love the driving nature of the beat. One of my favourite artists of the '10s
5
Mar 22 2023
Vespertine
Björk
Art, brilliant, cool, delicate, exposing, fresh, great, heartfelt, icy, juicy, krazy, loopy, magnificent, noteworthy, opinionated, quiet, respected, strange, treasured, umbilical, vesperteeny, wise, xtc, yearning, zestful
4
Mar 23 2023
Slipknot
Slipknot
Absolute cacophony. No enjoyment here.
1
Mar 24 2023
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
Probably my favourite U2 album. Some great tracks.
5
Mar 25 2023
Eagles
Eagles
Surprisingly good. Enjoyed it
4
Mar 26 2023
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Birthday the standout. Nothing can beat Bjork's voval gymnastics and the way she attacks teach track
4
Mar 27 2023
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Very average indeed
3
Mar 28 2023
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
One of the best albums ever made. Marvtastic
5
Mar 29 2023
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Not for me.
2
Mar 30 2023
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Sandy Denny. Such a gorgeous voice. She died way too young.
4
Mar 31 2023
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Can really appreciate this album and it' s place in the Rock canon. Not heard before, but I immediately like it. Something Arthur Lee like in it's vocal quality. Intricate guitar work. going to hit this with a straight 4. The title song is far too long however. Who needs a drum solo on a non-live album...
4
Apr 01 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Thoughtful, intelligent. These guys are a class above. Brilliant variety.
5
Apr 02 2023
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
Was all over this album when it was first released. Classic of its kind, but I would put any contemporary Isao Tomita album above this. Still very good though
4
Apr 03 2023
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
Not for me, too hard and heavy
2
Apr 04 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Gosh, I'd forgotten how many great pop tunes from my childhood emanated from this group. Some great stuff.
4
Apr 06 2023
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Stunning album.
5
Apr 07 2023
90
808 State
4
Apr 08 2023
Boston
Boston
Perfectly adequate AOR.
3
Apr 09 2023
Being There
Wilco
This one did not immediately hit me so I can only give it a 3 stars on first lesson though I will listen further.
3
Apr 10 2023
Music From Big Pink
The Band
OK, was expecting something spectacular
3
Apr 12 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Short, but very sweet, what a performer/performance!
5
Apr 13 2023
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
3
Apr 14 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
God, Weller has got boring in middle and old age. Come back the Jam and The Style Council.
3
Apr 15 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
4
Apr 16 2023
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Every girl and woman of my acquaintance had a copy of this album in the 70s. What's not to like.
4
Apr 17 2023
Pyromania
Def Leppard
2
Apr 18 2023
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
First track so reminded me of X-Ray Spex which is no bad thing.
4
Apr 19 2023
Whatever
Aimee Mann
3
Apr 20 2023
Born To Be With You
Dion
3
Apr 21 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
4
Apr 22 2023
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Pretty pedestrian rock and roll. I bought a vinyl copy in the '70s after seeing TP live supporting Genesis at Knebworth in 1978, but it didn't get many outings. I was sadly disappointed.
3
Apr 23 2023
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
Some great tracks in their - Onie for instance.
4
Apr 24 2023
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Not my thing.
2
Apr 25 2023
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Never a massive fan of the Stones, particularly this period
3
Apr 26 2023
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
Stupendous album, sinister, electric, everything that made the Manics great at that time. How I wished that I got to see them in those days.
5
Jun 08 2023
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Better than I remember. Doomy lyrics and vocals but surprisingly tuneful, Dominion - excellent.
4
Jun 09 2023
White Ladder
David Gray
Massive soft spot for this one. Brought back a particular time in my life.
4
Jun 10 2023
Movies
Holger Czukay
What a great album. Not an aficionado of Can, maybe I should dig deeper. Can hear elements of Zappa in this.
4
Jun 11 2023
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4
Jun 12 2023
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3
Jun 13 2023
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
3
Jun 22 2023
Black Metal
Venom
Taxi!
2
Jun 23 2023
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Never quite got Muse
3
Jun 24 2023
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
Seminal album of the '90s
5
Jun 25 2023
Traffic
Traffic
Like this! Esp the tracks for the soundtrack from 'Here we go round the mulberry bush!
4
Jun 26 2023
The Bends
Radiohead
Magnificent!
5
Jun 28 2023
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Such an excellent album. Soundtrack to our growing up families lives
5
Jun 29 2023
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Got a late appreciation of this guy after 'Down in the Hole' themed 'The Wire'.
3
Jun 30 2023
Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Bang average meat and potatoes fare.
3
Jul 01 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Have always been put off the Beastie Boys by the diabolical whiny, yelpy vocals. Sampling, song writing and lyrics are top drawer though.
3
Jul 02 2023
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
Going to need more listens to get a definitive impression
3
Jul 24 2023
Rio
Duran Duran
Couple of fillers in there but an unexpected and pleasant surprise. Time has treated Duran Duran relatively well in comparison with some of their peers who to me sound wholly of their time.
3
Jul 25 2023
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Exhausting Listen
3
Jul 26 2023
McCartney
Paul McCartney
A couple of standout tracks esp. 'Maybe I'm Amazed', but not a patch on what had gone before, or indeed what came after in the mid 1970s
3
Jul 27 2023
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
The Bottles is one great track. Got to love Gil and his poetry AND mellifluous voice
4
Jul 28 2023
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
Such catchy tunes. Love this.
4
Jul 29 2023
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Jul 30 2023
Dummy
Portishead
Very special album. Beth Gibbon's vocals exceptional. Love this.
5
Jul 31 2023
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
4
Aug 01 2023
Machine Head
Deep Purple
Some old classics in there. Not so sure about the Re-Mastering.
4
Aug 02 2023
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Such a classic
4
Aug 03 2023
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
4
Aug 04 2023
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Great sounds from my youth, particularly Fascist Groove Thang
4
Aug 05 2023
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Started promisingly, but soon went way out there.
3
Aug 07 2023
Lost Souls
Doves
Just misses out on a 5 star rating cos it just kinds of makes you a little fed up with the relentless sameness after a while.
4
Aug 08 2023
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Floyd well past their best by the time this album came out.
3
Aug 09 2023
Scott 2
Scott Walker
Came very late in life to early Scott WAlker, and then there was a period when I listened to little else. The four first Scott albums are stunning and this one is possibly the finest.
5
Aug 10 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Convincing voice. Like this a lot
3
Aug 11 2023
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Quite dull and boring. Very samey. Would be much better as just an instrumental
2
Aug 17 2023
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Absolutely exhausting. My ears are burning. It's a no from me.
2
Aug 18 2023
Make Yourself
Incubus
I was not at all looking forward to listening to this. No, not at all. But I ended up really quite liking it. Tuneful in its way. A clear voice and a message.
3
Aug 19 2023
Dookie
Green Day
Npot as bad as I thought it would be.
3
Aug 20 2023
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Wide screen filmicification. Beautifully done
4
Aug 21 2023
Leftism
Leftfield
So close to 5 stars. Just such an excellent Dance album with so much variety.
4
Aug 22 2023
1984
Van Halen
Very good, much better than I thought it was going to be. Avoided this kind of music from the late 70s onwards
3
Aug 23 2023
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Sharp, spiky, era defining.
4
Aug 24 2023
Sincere
Mj Cole
Some good stuff on here, but ultimately a little dull.
3
Aug 25 2023
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Really quite like this, but not enough to put it on my 'listen again' list
3
Aug 26 2023
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Intricate guitar work. World music classic
3
Aug 27 2023
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
Another great World Music sound, with the peerless Ry Cooder backing Alli up.
3
Aug 28 2023
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Legendarily difficult album. Too difficult for my small and non-drug addled brain. Can just about appreciate its out-thereness and that's about it.
2
Aug 29 2023
Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
Discordant, not for listening for pleasure, fantastically packaged, not for everyone but the combination of Wobble, Levene and Lydon is quite special.
3
Aug 30 2023
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Better than I expected/remembered. George's tone is mellifluous and the backing singers are excellent. Suffers from 80s bass/keyboards and production however.
3
Aug 31 2023
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
3
Sep 01 2023
Tommy
The Who
Not quite go the power, passion and absolute intensity of Quadrophenia, but still fantastic. Also can't unhear the soundtrack versions of songs by the Acid Queen and Elton.
4
Sep 02 2023
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
Got to admit that I have never heard this before. Instant classic with me. Love it to bits.
4
Sep 05 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The outstanding creation of late period Bad Seeds. Just stands out from most other things of this decade.
5
Sep 06 2023
The World is a Ghetto
War
3
Sep 07 2023
Solid Air
John Martyn
One of his best, and revolutionary for the time.
4
Sep 08 2023
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Used to like the Doves a lot, maybe too much. Although the tuneage is still great, the vocalist grates my ears these days.
3
Sep 09 2023
Violator
Depeche Mode
My sister's favourite band back in the day. Just a little dull for me.
3
Sep 10 2023
1977
Ash
Stupendous album from a band who were still teenagers when it was released. Just an instant classic.
5
Sep 11 2023
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Not my bag, baby. Heard worse though
2
Sep 12 2023
Arular
M.I.A.
Quite exhausting to listen to. Not getting it at all. On track 5 and I am knackered. No sign of any tunes yet. Now giving me a headache. Will not be listening to this again. This one's for the kids. My brain is not wired for this.
1
Sep 13 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
She has such a beautiful, powerful voice. What a great debut album.
4
Sep 14 2023
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Well, I am sure if I spent some serious time re-listing to this I would get a lot out of it, but life is too short.
3
Sep 15 2023
Crazysexycool
TLC
Good, but without any way being spectacular.
3
Sep 16 2023
Sister
Sonic Youth
3
Sep 17 2023
John Prine
John Prine
Purtty damn fahn
4
Sep 18 2023
Medúlla
Björk
Too much like hard work
3
Oct 11 2023
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Early Big Beat album. Enjoyed it at the time especially the collab with Beth Orton
3
Oct 12 2023
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Some great stuff on this, but oh my word it is just too exhausting. 33 would have been too much for one album.
3
Oct 13 2023
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
This is just such a gorgeous thing. Even today, almost 25 years since I first heard it, 'Sweetest Decline' and 'Central Reservation' can still send shivers down my back and move me to tears
5
Oct 14 2023
#1 Record
Big Star
First time listener. Excellent!
4
Oct 15 2023
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Short and sweet debut.
3
Oct 16 2023
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Some great tunes. Ultimately her voice is wearing. Some dodgy lyrics (reflecting her age and maturity I guess). Still, v. enjoyable as a whole
4
Oct 17 2023
Berlin
Lou Reed
3
Nov 02 2023
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Was dreading this, but it was so much better than I thought it would be. Psychedelia tinged. Falsetto kepy well under control.
3
Nov 03 2023
American Gothic
David Ackles
Never heard this guy. Just one word. Fantastic.
4
Nov 04 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Superlative Dylan
5
Nov 05 2023
Timeless
Goldie
Gotta love a bit of the junglist stuff. Loved D'n'B in the 90s
4
Nov 06 2023
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
4
Nov 10 2023
Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
Big Beat at its best. Cracking
4
Nov 11 2023
Sail Away
Randy Newman
4
Nov 12 2023
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Never really got The Waterboys. Ponderous and pedestrian stuff
3
Nov 13 2023
Scum
Napalm Death
Not m cuppa char, not at all
1
Nov 14 2023
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Brill
4
Nov 25 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Such a great album. Stir it Up is my all time favourite Marley track. This album shaded by their later work, but brilliant nonetheless
4
Nov 26 2023
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
Mellow jazz influenced D'n'B. Cool.
3
Nov 27 2023
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
One of those classic albums during Bowie's incredible run which basically lasted the whole of the '70s. Peerless
5
Nov 28 2023
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Prefer his ambient stuff tbh
3
Nov 29 2023
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Well, had never heard of this guy and didn't even know he wrote Everybody's Talkin'. What a find. Thanks 1001 albums. Fine guitarist, great songwriter.
4
Nov 30 2023
Aja
Steely Dan
Not quite as good as The Royal Scam and Pretzel Logic, but still mighty fine
4
Dec 01 2023
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Classic
4
Dec 02 2023
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
3
Dec 03 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
3
Dec 04 2023
Trio
Dolly Parton
Not really my thing...
3
Dec 05 2023
Third
Portishead
4
Dec 06 2023
Scott 4
Scott Walker
Superlative.
5
Dec 07 2023
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
I have heard much worse in this genre, not that it's my thing.
3
Dec 08 2023
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
A real find. Like this a lot.
4
Dec 09 2023
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Not designed for me, and it is so
2
Dec 10 2023
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Fabulous. So eclectic.
4
Dec 11 2023
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
4
Dec 12 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
4
Dec 13 2023
Hms Fable
Shack
Mick Head is one of the greatest (unappreciated) songwriters from Britain in the last 30 years.
5
Dec 14 2023
Superunknown
Soundgarden
Not my usual thing, but better than the average
3
Dec 15 2023
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Not bad for a Stones/Zep hybrid...
3
Dec 16 2023
Dirty
Sonic Youth
4
Dec 17 2023
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
4
Dec 18 2023
Out of Step
Minor Threat
3
Dec 19 2023
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
Dec 20 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
What's no to like!
4
Dec 21 2023
Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Like the hard rock beats, not so much the misogynistic lyrics
3
Dec 22 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Cath's Clown of course. Topp tune.
4
Dec 23 2023
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
4
Dec 24 2023
Cut
The Slits
Revolutionary at the time
3
Dec 25 2023
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Quintissentially English. The essence of the 60s
4
Dec 26 2023
I Against I
Bad Brains
3
Dec 27 2023
Third
Soft Machine
3
Jan 01 2024
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Only just shy of 5 stars. Great find
4
Jan 02 2024
Truth
Jeff Beck
3
Jan 03 2024
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
4
Jan 04 2024
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
4
Jan 05 2024
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
3
Jan 06 2024
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
3
Jan 07 2024
Highly Evolved
The Vines
3
Jan 08 2024
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
4
Jan 09 2024
Blunderbuss
Jack White
4
Jan 10 2024
So Much For The City
The Thrills
4
Jan 11 2024
What's That Noise?
Coldcut
3
Jan 12 2024
Snivilisation
Orbital
3
Jan 13 2024
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
Shockingly awful
1
Jan 14 2024
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
4
Jan 15 2024
Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
4
Jan 17 2024
Follow The Leader
Korn
Not really my thing, but better than I thought it would be. Liked the rap element
3
Jan 18 2024
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4
Jan 19 2024
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
3
Jan 20 2024
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Jan 21 2024
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
5
Jan 24 2024
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
3
Jan 25 2024
Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
3
Jan 26 2024
Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Jan 27 2024
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
4
Jan 28 2024
The Undertones
The Undertones
Simply superb. Derry's finest
5
Feb 02 2024
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
3
Feb 03 2024
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
Just totally fatigued with the macho, misogynist selection of rap stuff presented to me. Not cool
2
Feb 04 2024
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
k
3
Feb 05 2024
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
4
Feb 06 2024
Dry
PJ Harvey
What a special talent
4
Feb 09 2024
Guero
Beck
4
Feb 10 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
3
Feb 11 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
2
Feb 12 2024
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
3
Feb 13 2024
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Curates egg...
3
Feb 16 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4
Feb 17 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
5
Feb 18 2024
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Such a fantastic voice, such a waste.
5
Feb 19 2024
Ingenue
k.d. lang
5
Feb 20 2024
Slayed?
Slade
3
Feb 21 2024
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
3
Feb 22 2024
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
God, there's not much to like about this. Vocals are horrible, so are the wailing guitars and the keyboard elements are sooooooo dated. Lyrics not much cop either. Naff
2
Feb 24 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
Feb 25 2024
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
3
Feb 26 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Not quite at their absolute best yet, but a significant step up from Led Zep 1
4
Feb 27 2024
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
4
Feb 28 2024
On The Beach
Neil Young
4
Mar 01 2024
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3
Mar 02 2024
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
4
Mar 03 2024
Phrenology
The Roots
3
Mar 04 2024
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
4
Mar 05 2024
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
4
Mar 06 2024
Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
Just excellent.
4
Mar 07 2024
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
4
Mar 08 2024
Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
4
Apr 19 2024
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
4
Apr 20 2024
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
90s classic Norman
4
Apr 21 2024
Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
Downbeat. Not so good as the early stuff
3
Apr 22 2024
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3
Apr 23 2024
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
Rare find. My only critique is that they should have broken this down into 2 albums. Just too much to take in easily
4
Oct 01 2024
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
So close to a 5 star. The contrast with the keening vocals of Rowlands with the upbeat backing of the band is astonishingly good. Love this album
4
Oct 02 2024
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
surprisingly more than OK.
3
Oct 03 2024
Moon Safari
Air
Sublime
4
Oct 04 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Where it started...
4
Oct 05 2024
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
3
Oct 07 2024
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Some great ideas in there...
3
Oct 08 2024
Copper Blue
Sugar
Impressive
4
Oct 09 2024
Who's Next
The Who
What a fantastic band the Who were. Moon is just fantastic on this. Similar for Townshend's guitar. Daltrey on top form and weaving his magic, The Ox.
4
Oct 10 2024
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
3
Oct 11 2024
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
3
Oct 12 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Never quite saw why they were so lauded.
3
Oct 13 2024
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Very up (of course). Some of it felt a little old-fashioned - particularly the keys, but overall a great experience.
4
Oct 14 2024
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
4
Oct 15 2024
D
White Denim
Love it.
4
Oct 19 2024
A Seat at the Table
Solange
3
Oct 20 2024
American Pie
Don McLean
Sublime
4
Oct 21 2024
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
4
Oct 22 2024
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
Oct 23 2024
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
I divorced my opinions on the man from his music on this album.
4
Oct 24 2024
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
3
Oct 25 2024
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
4
Oct 26 2024
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
3
Oct 27 2024
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
3
Oct 28 2024
The Poet
Bobby Womack
3
Oct 29 2024
Blur
Blur
4
Oct 30 2024
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
5
Oct 31 2024
Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3
Nov 01 2024
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Fabulously sleazy.
5
Nov 02 2024
The Joshua Tree
U2
4
Nov 03 2024
Arise
Sepultura
2
Nov 04 2024
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
4
Nov 05 2024
Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
Nov 06 2024
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
1
Nov 07 2024
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
3
Nov 08 2024
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3
Nov 09 2024
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
5
Nov 10 2024
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
4
Nov 11 2024
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
3
Nov 12 2024
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
3
Nov 13 2024
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
Nov 14 2024
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Very good indeed on first ever listen. Did this band ever cross the pond?
4
Nov 15 2024
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
4
Nov 16 2024
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
5
Nov 17 2024
Justified
Justin Timberlake
3
Nov 18 2024
Opus Dei
Laibach
3
Nov 19 2024
Raw Power
The Stooges
3
Nov 20 2024
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5
Nov 23 2024
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
3
Nov 24 2024
Nowhere
Ride
4
Nov 25 2024
Pink Flag
Wire
4
Nov 26 2024
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
Love a bit of D'n'b, this was fantastic. Nadia the standout for me.
4
Nov 27 2024
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
3
Nov 28 2024
Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
3
Nov 29 2024
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
4
Nov 30 2024
B-52's
The B-52's
4
Dec 01 2024
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
3
Dec 02 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
Dec 03 2024
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
3
Dec 04 2024
Clandestino
Manu Chao
4
Dec 05 2024
Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
4
Dec 06 2024
OK
Talvin Singh
3
Dec 07 2024
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
3
Dec 08 2024
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
3
Dec 09 2024
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
3
Dec 10 2024
High Violet
The National
4
Dec 11 2024
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
The memories, the nostalgia. Must have been about 16 when I loved this album, before being swept away by punk/new wave, not to be listened to again before now. My younger sister appropriated this and all my other Genesis LPs
4
Dec 12 2024
Black Monk Time
The Monks
4
Dec 13 2024
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
4
Dec 14 2024
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
Dec 15 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
5
Dec 16 2024
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
3
Dec 17 2024
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Dec 18 2024
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
5
Dec 19 2024
Very
Pet Shop Boys
4
Dec 20 2024
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
4
Dec 21 2024
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3
Dec 22 2024
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
4
Dec 23 2024
Arrival
ABBA
4
Dec 24 2024
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
4
Dec 25 2024
En-Tact
The Shamen
4
Dec 26 2024
Country Life
Roxy Music
4
Dec 27 2024
New Wave
The Auteurs
3
Dec 28 2024
Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
4
Dec 29 2024
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
3
Dec 30 2024
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
4
Dec 31 2024
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
4
Jan 01 2025
The Coral
The Coral
5
Jan 07 2025
Real Life
Magazine
5
Jan 08 2025
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
4
Jan 09 2025
Dirt
Alice In Chains
2
Jan 10 2025
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
4
Jan 11 2025
Smash
The Offspring
3
Jan 14 2025
No Other
Gene Clark
4
Jan 15 2025
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
5
Jan 16 2025
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
Jan 17 2025
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
4
Jan 18 2025
Spiderland
Slint
4
Jan 19 2025
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
3
Jan 20 2025
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
5
Jan 21 2025
Transformer
Lou Reed
5
Jan 22 2025
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Never heard of this guy, but boy is this good?
4
Jan 23 2025
Rocks
Aerosmith
3
Jan 24 2025
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
4
Jan 25 2025
Odessa
Bee Gees
3
Jan 26 2025
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
4
Feb 03 2025
The Libertines
The Libertines
4
Feb 04 2025
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
4
Feb 05 2025
Abbey Road
Beatles
5
Feb 06 2025
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
4
Feb 07 2025
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
3
Feb 10 2025
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
5
Feb 11 2025
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
4
Feb 12 2025
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Best album of the 10s imo. Wonderful
5
Feb 13 2025
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Extra special.
4
Feb 14 2025
Permission to Land
The Darkness
3
Feb 15 2025
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
3.5!
3
Feb 16 2025
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Nope!
2
Feb 17 2025
Melodrama
Lorde
3
Feb 18 2025
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
3
May 21 2025
Eternally Yours
The Saints
4
May 22 2025
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
4
May 23 2025
Dog Man Star
Suede
Have never got on with Anderson's whiny vocals
3
May 24 2025
Electric
The Cult
As someone who knew Buzz Burrows of Southern Death Cult, I have never got over him being discarded by Astbury
3
May 25 2025
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
3
May 26 2025
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
Jun 02 2025
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
3
Jun 03 2025
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
4
Jun 04 2025
Blackstar
David Bowie
4
Jun 05 2025
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
3
Jun 06 2025
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
4
Jun 07 2025
The Sensual World
Kate Bush
4
Jun 11 2025
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
3
Jun 12 2025
Brothers
The Black Keys
4
Jun 13 2025
Smile
Brian Wilson
4
Jun 14 2025
25
Adele
3
Jun 15 2025
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5
Jun 16 2025
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
4
Jul 02 2025
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
4
Jul 03 2025
Repeater
Fugazi
3
Jul 04 2025
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
4
Jul 05 2025
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
5
Jul 06 2025
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
3
Jul 07 2025
War
U2
3
Jul 08 2025
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
3
Jul 09 2025
Is This It
The Strokes
5
Jul 10 2025
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
5
Jul 11 2025
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
5
Jul 12 2025
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
4
Jul 13 2025
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
5