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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
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5 | 2.63 | +2.37 |
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
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5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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My Bloody Valentine
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5 | 2.72 | +2.28 |
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Hms Fable
Shack
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5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
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5 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
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5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
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5 | 2.92 | +2.08 |
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
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5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
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5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
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5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
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1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
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1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
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1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
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1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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1 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
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1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
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1 | 2.92 | -1.92 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| David Bowie | 8 | 4.38 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.6 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.5 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.5 |
| PJ Harvey | 4 | 4.5 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 4.14 |
| Super Furry Animals | 2 | 5 |
| The Prodigy | 2 | 5 |
| Scott Walker | 2 | 5 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4.25 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 4.25 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4.25 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Doors | 3 | 4.33 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Cure | 3 | 4.33 |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Def Leppard | 2 | 1.5 |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 1.5 |
| M.I.A. | 2 | 1.5 |
| Slipknot | 2 | 1.5 |
| Metallica | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| King Crimson | 2, 5 |
5-Star Albums (94)
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The Only Ones
5/5
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'.
9 likes
The Specials
5/5
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.
9 likes
Talking Heads
3/5
Spiky guitars, nice bass from Tina Weymouth, spoiled by the irritating voice of David Byrne
4 likes
Iron Maiden
1/5
Hated this stuff when I was young and music was my everything. Time has not dimmed my dislike.
3 likes
Sex Pistols
4/5
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.
3 likes
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Radiohead
4/5
Very much a departure from their previous work. Need to listen again
Fiona Apple
3/5
Will listen again. Nothing special.
AC/DC
4/5
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
Radiohead
5/5
Absolutely seminal 90s album. Important piece of art
Sex Pistols
4/5
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.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
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.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Not my thang
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
OK. Nothing out of the ordinary
The Specials
5/5
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.
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Takes me back. Really great album. Kevin Rowland remains sadly unappreciated. Prefer the Young Soul Rebel era version of Dexy's. No matter.
The Clash
5/5
The first really great Punk album. Urgent and thrilling.
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Nice album. Showcases the voice of Ella
Oasis
4/5
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.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Great Voice. Drives the album completely. Not really my thing. though
Pere Ubu
2/5
influential this may be, but can not listen for pleasure
N.W.A.
4/5
Urgent, Thrilling, so of its time, esp. some of the misogynistic lyrics
Sonic Youth
3/5
Quite powerful, but prob won't listen again
Muddy Waters
4/5
Seminal album.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Extra special Scots band featuring a very young Bobby G.
The Replacements
4/5
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.
Super Furry Animals
5/5
Welsh wonders. Sadly missed.
Traffic
3/5
Steve Winwood. Great voice. Will give this another go sometime.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
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.
2Pac
3/5
First ever listen. Surprised at how lyrical it is. Not as hard and dark as I thought it would be.
The Doors
4/5
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...
Nick Drake
5/5
Sublime. Sadly under-appreciated during his life.
Frank Zappa
3/5
Always loved Peaches En Regalia but not familiar with the rest of the album
Crowded House
3/5
Not bad, not great.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Delicate, twee maybe, but some great songwriting, and unique delivery
Van Morrison
4/5
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
The Go-Betweens
4/5
Contains one of my favourite songs of all time - 'Streets of Your Town'. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't quite match up.
Cheap Trick
2/5
Not for me.
Moby
3/5
Over played this at the time, and with that and the number of commercials it supported have got over-tired of it.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Beautiful voice and tone.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Absolutely classic debut album from the Banshees. What punk was all about.
The Crusaders
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
First ever listen. Definitely back for more.
Taylor Swift
3/5
Never listed to a TS album before. Will give another go. Some decent collaborators
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Will pobably not be be back for further listens
Janelle Monáe
4/5
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.
Massive Attack
4/5
Pulp
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Great album, but not their finest hour. Very good precursor but Yoshimi is their finest.
The Beach Boys
2/5
Have never understood the great fuss about the Beach Boys, and there is certainly no comparison with 'The Beatles'
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Out there kinda shit. Too much for me. Probably great live, but not a comfortable listen sitting in your armchair.
Santana
4/5
Unique sound. What a talent, the fusion of styles outstanding.
Lauryn Hill
3/5
A unique voice.
Public Enemy
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Some cracking tunes on this album. Also some meh, reflecting my final rating...
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Doesn't hit the heights of Psychocandy for me.
David Bowie
5/5
Magnificent! Bowie in his '70s pomp.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Some classic songs on here, delivered in Sinatra's classic voice and mode.
Neu!
3/5
Needs more listens before rating properly
The Who
4/5
Classic live album from The 'Oo. Thrilling stuff
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Never listened before. Lovely voice.
Foo Fighters
3/5
OK...
Miles Davis
3/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Not for me.
Judas Priest
2/5
Not a fan. Breaking the Law is OK.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Grew up on this album.
Tito Puente
3/5
Very upbeat. Mambo.
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Never heard all of the tracks on this album before. It's excellent.
Louis Prima
3/5
My Dad's era and musical style. Can't remember him mentioning him though.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Much more MOR than I expected.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
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.
Metallica
2/5
Nah
Dolly Parton
3/5
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.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Not bad at all.
Barry Adamson
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Some great Dylan classics on this LP
Little Richard
3/5
Great voice, great attitude. Pretty much kick started rock and roll into life
ABBA
3/5
No killer tunes on this one.
Anita Baker
3/5
Smoky and lovely voice
Jeru The Damaja
1/5
Lots of misogyny in their despite what he claims. Like the minimal backing music,
Faith No More
1/5
Absolute pile of pony
Aphex Twin
3/5
One of Richard D James's more melodic affairs. Like it a lot...
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Cream
3/5
Really enjoyed that.
AC/DC
3/5
Maybe not as good as Back in Black, but it's a good 'un.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Classy album.
1/5
Never liked Country when it sounded like this.
CHIC
4/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Dirgey
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The start of something very special.
Baaba Maal
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Inimitable.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
OK...
Various Artists
3/5
Guided By Voices
3/5
Not herd before. Not too shabby
The Avalanches
4/5
The Human League
4/5
Songs for my wife to be. Fabulous album full of memory.
The Temptations
2/5
Some surprising tracks in there - e,g, Run Charlie Run.
Beatles
4/5
Queen
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Beatles
4/5
A few duds on this one, but there are obviously some absolute stand outs.
Missy Elliott
2/5
Not my thing.
UB40
2/5
Perfectly acceptable light reggae
Orbital
3/5
Not heard this album before - very familiar with the later stuff. Will definitely be listening again.
Radiohead
3/5
First listen. Needs more analysis...
Sade
3/5
Cool lounge album from the 80s.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Decent music, very irritating singing style
3/5
The Temptations
2/5
Cannot find on Spotify
The Specials
3/5
Much more down beat than the first album, and not a patch, partly because of this.
Mercury Rev
4/5
Great album. Really like the arrangements and instrumentation used on the songs
Rush
3/5
I did really like this album, especially the 'A' side. The re-mastering seems to have diminished it a lot.
Cat Stevens
3/5
Cat Stevens - under-rated. Retired far too soon.
4/5
Very good Yes album, 3rd only in my eyes to 'The Yes Album' and 'Relayer'
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Such an amazing voice. Cruel waste of talent.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Some good stuff, some not so good
Suede
3/5
Some great music, more than slightly ruined by Anderson's whining.
Pearl Jam
2/5
Pedestrian stuff. How this mob get compared to Nirvana in any meaningful way is beyond me
Al Green
3/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Needs more listening...
Billy Joel
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Featuring the great voice of Dusty, and the songwriting skills of Bacharach/David
Mekons
3/5
Totally unfamiliar with the Mekons. Hard to get an accurate impression after one listen
Big Black
2/5
Heavy, driving, hard, too much for these old ears
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Peerless. From the album cover design and artwork onwards, a masterpiece showing Zep at their best.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Tricky
4/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Not the absolute best Van effort, but high quality nonetheless from the old curmudgeon
Solomon Burke
3/5
Hole
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
The The
3/5
Eagles
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
X-Ray Spex
4/5
Such an exciting album. Charismatic, great lyrics, absolutely brilliant take on their times.
Tori Amos
3/5
Unfortunately for me, these songs all seemed to merge into one.
Def Leppard
1/5
Not my thing at all. Rubbish
Sonic Youth
3/5
Cool music
Sepultura
2/5
I recognise the power and the uniqueness of this band, but it really is a godawful racket.
Ozomatli
4/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
Inimitable raspy voice, powerful songs.
The Smiths
4/5
Different from erlier Smiths album. No worse for that though!
Eric Clapton
3/5
Smooth. How can a guy who takes so much from Black music have such despicable views.
Tortoise
3/5
Travis
3/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
Orange Juice
4/5
Joyous. I love it.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
3/5
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.
Alice Cooper
3/5
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
Gorillaz
4/5
Brilliant concept, well helmed...
R.E.M.
3/5
Not heard this REM album apart from the singles. Not their best, by their high standards, but still good
Animal Collective
3/5
Randy Newman
2/5
Pedestrian, unfortunately
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Sound very muchof its era, but nevertheless still stands up well.
Nas
3/5
Not a rap aficionado, but I recognise the excellence of the lyrical content.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Some excellent tracks on this. Faded away towards the end.
Coldplay
3/5
Not a bad opener.
5/5
Forever classy. One of the best albums of the '80s
Nirvana
5/5
Simply sublime. Probably my favourite Nirvana set.
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Not a jazzer, but I can dig this man.
The Doors
5/5
The End - one of the best tracks of all time. Brillint album all told.
The Cars
3/5
Lightweight, poppy, not stood the test of time. Was very enamoured of this record as an 18 year old mind.
2/5
Plainly, this is way outside of my normal quite eclectic musical boundary. Life's too short unfortunately.
Fela Kuti
2/5
Was gong to be 3, until the interminable Ginger Baker drum solo kicked in.
Beck
3/5
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.
Cocteau Twins
4/5
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.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Joan Baez
4/5
...and she was only 19!
Rod Stewart
3/5
Old gravel voice. Not the usual poor selection of material from Rod.
Burning Spear
3/5
Not heard this before, and really like the reggae flute element!
Aretha Franklin
4/5
What can you say! It's Aretha.
B.B. King
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Ok-ish
Dr. Dre
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Not bad, not electrifying
Syd Barrett
3/5
Yep, he surely laughed. Psychedelic beyond all other psychedelic
Kanye West
4/5
Makes a more than pleasant change for Gangsta Rap lyrics. Nice.
Suicide
2/5
Never have liked Suicide. Not changed my opinion
Johnny Cash
3/5
I prefer the San Quentin album. Still a good 'un
R.E.M.
3/5
Simple Minds
4/5
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.
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Devendra Banhart
3/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Some beautiful songs. Truly a classic
Norah Jones
2/5
boring, dull, uninteresting. Need I go on.
Silver Jews
2/5
Bit meh
Os Mutantes
4/5
Not heard before. Excellent. Brazilian to its core, but with influences from the US and UK.
Paul Simon
4/5
Brought South African Rhythms to my ears. Classic album.
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Japan
2/5
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
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Classic!
The Stooges
3/5
Raw and heavy. Obviously its influences down the years have been massive.
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Beautiful and angry voice of her times
Ramones
4/5
Great melodies, driving beat, juvenile lyrics. What's not to love
The Zombies
3/5
The Cure
4/5
Return to miserabilist form after a few years from 'Faith'
Thin Lizzy
5/5
Still my favourite live album of all time. Saw them at 'Empire Pool' Wembley on this tour.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
The Man could no wrong in the Sixties. Sensational stuff.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Some absolute and nostalgic classics on this seminal album
George Jones
2/5
This style of Country has never been, and never will be for me.
Sigur Rós
3/5
Beautiful, almost formless, but somehow less than the sum of its parts
The Black Crowes
2/5
80s tribute act to the 70s. Yawn...
Steely Dan
5/5
Just sublime piece of West Coast Rock - and the lyrics...
Beastie Boys
2/5
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.
Violent Femmes
2/5
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
MGMT
3/5
I like this, and will definitely listen again
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Not at all pleasant...
Elvis Costello
3/5
Not as good as his earlier albums imo
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Entirely OK.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
To my shame I have never come across Milton N. before. Infectious in parts, haunting in others.
Janet Jackson
3/5
Showing it age.
Kraftwerk
4/5
So influential, masters of the '70s
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Unique voice and phrasing, nonsense lyyrics, (but who cares). Beautiful and lush.
Mike Ladd
3/5
Like the futuristic sound. Another artist I have never come across before.
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Curious mix of 80s style synths with a modern sensibility. I like it, a lot even on first listen.
Talking Heads
3/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Not heard this before and impressed by it.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Never really heard why Bruce got so much adulation, but everyone to his own. His heart is in the right place though
The Jam
4/5
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.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Haunting...
The Byrds
4/5
Such an influential album. Guitars are spectacular
Nirvana
5/5
Stone cold classic.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Easy going, great samples, a pure pleasure
Todd Rundgren
4/5
I just love Todd Rundgren. Why has he not been in my life before this year..
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Better than I expected. I mostly avoid US punk.
Cypress Hill
1/5
Nah.
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Some great collaborations with Uncle John. What a man, singer and guitarist he was. Particularly love the Santana collab.
Faust
2/5
So so....
New Order
3/5
Not my favourite NO album. Vocals are thin. Missing Curtis more than ever.
John Coltrane
3/5
I am sure that if you are a jazzer, this is fantastic, but it is too dense for my shallow tastes..
Slayer
1/5
Each to his own, but this is shockingly awful to me.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Good effort Bill and Wilco and Natalie.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Such a special record. Cash's world weary voice is ideal for this selection. What an epitaph for the master
Missy Elliott
2/5
Not convinced
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Some tracks way overblown. Disappointing
Nick Drake
4/5
Neglected and ignored in his life time, rightly lauded since. Masterpiece of yearning and melancholy.
Germs
1/5
Feels totally unnecessary. Just aping UK punk. Rubbish
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Almost Out Scott Walker's Scott Walker. Droll voice, lyrics and tunes. Classsic 90s album
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Good album, but not really floating the old ketch at the minute. Must listen with more intensity.
Fever Ray
4/5
Odd, but great. Nice one Karin.
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Simply thrilling. So much better than most other Heavy Rock.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Enjoyed this far more than I expected. Quite varied. My fave - 'Of Course'
New Order
3/5
I am old, so I always prefer earlier New Order albums.
Madness
3/5
Have never though of Madness as an album band. Rightly so it turns out. Bit samey, but the homespun Landun lyrics are a treat.
Steve Winwood
3/5
Like Winwood's vice. Sounds very much of its time.
Fugees
4/5
Generally a very good album, but occasionally loses its way with some songs that should have been omitted or pruned in length.
ZZ Top
3/5
Driving beat, classic tunes, plenty of samey fillers
Small Faces
4/5
Great, but slightly mad.
The The
4/5
I came to this album late - let's say 30 years... Classic of the UK '80s.
DJ Shadow
5/5
Absolutely brilliant album. For me, the album of the decade. So innovative, so painstaking in its approach. So many imitators (Avalanches etc.)
The Pogues
4/5
Some great songs on this album. Would have loved to have seen them in their pomp.
Roxy Music
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Need to listen more to get the full benefit. Can tell it is going to be a good 'un.
Goldfrapp
4/5
Sounds like a mix of the Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush. No worse for that.
Röyksopp
4/5
Superb chill out album.
Garbage
3/5
Some good and powerful songs, but soon gets very samey
David Bowie
3/5
One of Bowie's better later works. Getting back on track after a frankly dismal couple of decades.
Steely Dan
4/5
One of, if not the best, album of Steely Dan.
k.d. lang
4/5
Gorgeous voice. Timeless songs. Why have I not heard this before. I always thought Ingenue was her first..
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Pretty Dark...
Donald Fagen
4/5
Almost indistinguishable from Steely Dan in musical terms.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
Classic from my bedsit days. Just great songs for the position in life I was in at that time
Carole King
4/5
What a great songwriter. Some of the arrangements a little clunky to these modern ears, but almost flawless otherwise
Thundercat
3/5
A Throwback, but modern also. Nice voice, colossal playing, but not differential enough between tracks to make it great.
Prince
4/5
Couple of crackers in there, but overall somewhat disappointed
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Urgent, angry, relentless beats, powerful lyrics. Exceptional
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Glorious voice... but you knew that
George Michael
3/5
Entirely unexceptional. Not really my thing
John Cale
3/5
Black Flag
3/5
Sounds like it could have been written and performed by a British punk band. I like it.
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Obviously, some classics, but I much prefer Jonathan Richman's later, more naive work.s
10cc
3/5
Big soft spot for 10cc. Some clever lyrics and beautiful melodies.
Ice Cube
3/5
Angry, of its time, although to be fair of our time also if not for the misogyny etc...
Radiohead
3/5
Not such a fanboy of this album... Maybe my least favourite
The White Stripes
5/5
Super special album. Saw then at Ally Pally shortly after this album was released. Great gig...
The xx
3/5
Definitely worth more listens. Having to give it a 3 for now.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Not varied enough to hold my long term interest I am afraid
Talking Heads
3/5
Spiky guitars, nice bass from Tina Weymouth, spoiled by the irritating voice of David Byrne
Black Sabbath
3/5
Forgotten that the Sabs did such good stuff. Nearly a 4 star.
Björk
5/5
Giving it her all as always, a wonderful debut album.
OutKast
2/5
Disappointed
Nirvana
4/5
Anthrax
2/5
Nope
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Warm voice, spectacular guitar, the other 2 aren't half bad either.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Surprisingly (to me), they re not a one trick pony. Some very good stuff. I am converted. Favourite track on first listen - 'Listen'!
The Who
4/5
The Who go psychedelic! Weird and wonderful.
Beach House
4/5
Not come across this duo before now. First listen - really like the sensibility, the vocals, the simplicity. Will definitely put this on rotation.
Sabu
2/5
Got better as the album wore on, but I will give it a miss
Neil Young
5/5
Almost perfection.
Blue Cheer
3/5
Pretty good.
Joy Division
5/5
Just such an immense album from my youth.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Pretty revolutionary in its day.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Distinctly average. Never saw the great fuss over this band and album.
Gotan Project
3/5
I like this a lot. Definitely on the play list for the future.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
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.
David Bowie
4/5
Chameleon like Bowie had changed once more. Spectacularly good.
Ice Cube
3/5
Aggressive, outraged (and rightly so), elements of misogyny. The usual...
TV On The Radio
3/5
OK, but did not set my world alight
Kate Bush
5/5
Beautiful album. Absolute classic.
Wilco
4/5
Not really heard much from Wilco. Enjoying it. Another play required to cement my enjoyment.
Janis Joplin
4/5
Electric voice. Great stuff.
Pentangle
4/5
Superior stuff. Anything with Jansch/Renbourn would be!
Iggy Pop
4/5
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.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Not too bad as far as Bruce Springsteen goes
Taylor Swift
3/5
Not bad, better than I thought it would be. Some good songs on this album.
David Bowie
4/5
Probably the 'least best' of Bowie's mid- to late-70s albums, but still far ahead of most other artists of the time.
Pantera
1/5
I am sure this has an audience who appreciate it, but it's not for me.
OutKast
3/5
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
Femi Kuti
3/5
OK. No expert in Afrobeat.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
What a songwriter he was. Great stuff
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Superb voice, some absolutely fabulous tunes too
Killing Joke
4/5
Totally missed this band down the decades. Reminds me (a little bit) of Gang of Four who I love. Vrey giid indeed.
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Fey, but consistently brilliant. So close to getting 5 stars
Nico
3/5
Th unique voice of Nico. Highly distinctive. Probably not the best of her work
Elvis Presley
3/5
Almost where it all started.
Motörhead
4/5
Relentless. Driving beats, gruff voice of Lemmy. From the initial chords, could be no other band. What a gret live album.
Richard Thompson
3/5
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..
Mike Oldfield
4/5
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...
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Love the innovative use of the electric jug. Less convinced by Roky's voice.
Tom Waits
2/5
Interesting, but not varied enough to keep my attention
The Beach Boys
4/5
A very good album, but it doesn't quite reach the heights.
The Smiths
4/5
What an album. I discovered the Smiths just after I started my first job after uni. Still sticks in my mind
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Not aged well - at all. Tarkus - the track is the best by dar.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Highlight of MJ's career in all probability.
Blur
5/5
Absolutely defining album of the '90s
Willie Nelson
3/5
Can appreciate the sentiments, but Country is not really my thing
The Soft Boys
3/5
The Genesis of Robyn Hitchcock's career, but he went on to much greater things than this.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Not heard this one, but sounds like it could be one of his best after his first 3 albums, which were all stunning.
Love
5/5
Simply one of the top albums ever released Knocks nearly all other West Coast stuff for an enormous six.
Big Star
3/5
New band to me. Quite like it, but not enough to rate highly, or to be honest, listen to it again.
Deerhunter
4/5
Really like the cinematic feel of this. Could grow to love it.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
Guitar by McGeoch out of this world. What a fantastic album. Siouxsie really finds her voice on this one.
Buzzcocks
4/5
Classic post punk power pop from the mancs
The Pretty Things
3/5
Psych with a but of proto heavy metal thrown in.
Ryan Adams
2/5
Got time for a lot of Americana, but this leaves me mostly cold.
Linkin Park
2/5
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.
New York Dolls
3/5
Starts off so Stones-Y - with an edge. One of the precursors to punk. Jet Boy - a stone cold classic.
Pixies
3/5
Not quite as revolutionary as I expected. Probably too late for me to listen to regularly. My tastes have moved on.
Stan Getz
3/5
Nice! Grrrreat!
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
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.
Little Simz
3/5
Ultra modern. Will need a few more listens to decide properly. *** will be a place holder
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
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.
Johnny Cash
3/5
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.
The Only Ones
5/5
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'.
Boards of Canada
4/5
Love the discordancy, the beats, the eerie atmosphere. Roybgiv is a track of stunning beauty.
Justice
4/5
Right up my street. Never heard before. Will definitely be on the replay list
William Orbit
3/5
Like this a lot. Warrants more listens
Van Halen
2/5
Not as bad as I thought it would be. Not too bad Kinks cover.
Liz Phair
4/5
Very good indded - even on first listen.
Iron Maiden
2/5
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.
The Undertones
4/5
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
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
OK, but well past his best period by this point.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Superlative masterpiece. Soundtrack to my mid-teens
Metallica
2/5
Driving rhythms, but just not my thing
Richard Hawley
4/5
I can see what the fuss is about now. Lovely voice. Ditto songs. I can hear the ghost of Johnny Cash in a few.
The Pharcyde
2/5
Nope, not for me.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Surprisingly good. My sister always loved this band whilst I have consistently ignored them! Will listen more.
The Triffids
4/5
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.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Obviously some absolute classics there, but there is definitely some filler.
SAULT
3/5
I am definitely not the audience for this. Obviously can appreciate it, but there you go.
The Stone Roses
4/5
Helped define an era in the UK. They burnt brightly, but unfortunately it didn't last.
4/5
Love this. Always a fan of Bossa Nova, this spare electronic accompaniment is sublime.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
EBTG venture into Drum & Bass and Trip hop. OK, but far from their best work.
Peter Frampton
2/5
Never got why this was so popular. Terrible version of Jumping Jack Flash is probably the lowlight
M.I.A.
2/5
Not for me
Daft Punk
2/5
Was really looking forward to listening to this album, but was quite underwhelmed.
The Stooges
4/5
Powerful, primeval and other p words
Haircut 100
2/5
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.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Let the band swing. Love it.
Prince
4/5
Pretty damn revolutionary in its day. Still sounds brilliantly fresh today.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Like this a lot. Upbeat, just great.
Destiny's Child
3/5
Not my thing. Too poppy.
Steely Dan
4/5
Some classic songs on this, a debut album. Classy as well as classic. Great stuff
Grateful Dead
3/5
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.
Bauhaus
3/5
Murphy's vocals good, music good too.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
It's Stevie W!
Elton John
4/5
The only Elton John album that I have ever had time for. Stand out.
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Nice bit of jazz. Never really been my thing, but will definitely listen again
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
I have had this album since the early 70s but only ever really played side 4. Seen no reason to change that now.
Prince
4/5
One of his best!
Bob Dylan
4/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Jamiroquai
4/5
Gotta love Jamiroquai, even if this is basically a Stevie W Ripoff in so many ways.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
Just too difficult for poor old me to get to grips with.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Some good stuff in there, but samey after a while.
Television
4/5
Contrasting guitars, Verlaine's keening voice. Stunning title track. Absolutely classic New Wave album.
Charles Mingus
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
One of Elvis's best albums, before he got older and turned to the bad.
Tina Turner
4/5
Sometimes her voice is a little overwrought for my tastes. Classy album however, with some great stuff including the collabs with BEF.
2/5
So so...
Lucinda Williams
4/5
Finally, some Country I enjoy. Great stuff!
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Pleasant new Agey background music
Elliott Smith
4/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
He has a beautiful voice. However, others have done these songs better imo.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Zep in their pomp. Spectacular album, and one of my all time favourites.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
This was the last of their truly great albums.
The Cure
5/5
Superlative early Cure album.
Jungle Brothers
2/5
Ok ish. Not my thing.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Some revolutionary stuff here.
Madonna
3/5
Some great songs, but as usual Madonna's voice is somewhat lacking
Common
3/5
Nice voice, and backing music. Usual misogynistic lyrics despite some attempts to go the other way.
Saint Etienne
3/5
A lovely bit of British whimsy.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Typical Chilis. Propulsive bass by Flea driving the songs. Choppy guitar.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Not heard this one. Cool and jazzy underpinning to Joni. Like it a lot on first listen. Going to be a favourite.
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
A Worthy successor to Lynyrd Skynrd! With better attitudes! Nice.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
So old fashioned, but so modern too. Love this.
The Sonics
3/5
Fast, hard and frenetic. Mostly rock & roll standards leavened with some originals. Revolutionary in its time, subsequently influential
KISS
1/5
Not my thing AT ALL! Never has been, never will. Bombastic, bollocky, bollox. Krappy and Krummy Kobblers.
Gary Numan
4/5
Some nostalgia there. Unexpectedly, still stands up very well.
T. Rex
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Freebird - one of the all time great tracks, backed with some ok stuff, bit nothing thrilling enough to make me listen again.
Iron Maiden
1/5
Hated this stuff when I was young and music was my everything. Time has not dimmed my dislike.
The Jam
4/5
Doesn't quite hit the heights of their other late albums, but that's a quibble...
Coldplay
4/5
Some great tunes. Probably their best album.
fIREHOSE
3/5
Love the guitar sound. Never even heard of this band. Intrigued.
Morrissey
4/5
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?
Yes
5/5
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.
Barry Adamson
4/5
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
The Kinks
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
What a brilliant album. Stevie Wonder - so influential. What a talent.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Worth another listen for sure.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Absolutely riveting voice.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
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,
System Of A Down
2/5
Nope
The Byrds
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
Just their shambolic best. Love this
Digital Underground
1/5
Poor. Not humorous, just not anything.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Not for me.
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
Can do without this in my life, although the songs and music got better over the length of the album.
Morrissey
4/5
Usual caveats on his stance on many things, but... pretty damn good album
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Reminds me a little of Ct Stevens who was writing and recording at the same time. Maybe the other way round!
The Killers
4/5
Anthem for a UK generation (not mine unfortunately) appears on this excellent album.
Hookworms
4/5
Heard of, without hearing this band (knowingly). Excellent on first listen.
Queen Latifah
4/5
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.
Metallica
2/5
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.
Genesis
3/5
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.
The Gun Club
4/5
Like this one.
Sister Sledge
4/5
Pretty damn sublime. Rodgers and Edwards sprinkling their magic dust. And to think back in the day I dismissed disco out of hand.
Erykah Badu
3/5
Good without being excellent
Elvis Presley
3/5
Really liked a couple of tracks, Suspicious Minds, and In The Ghetto, but mostly a bit meh.
Dr. John
3/5
Definitely worth more investigation.
5/5
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
Merle Haggard
2/5
Dullsville, USA
a-ha
2/5
Very 80s. Not as bad as I remember, but no classic
The Flaming Lips
5/5
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??
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Bob Dylanesque
Bad Company
3/5
Surprisingly pedestrian. Punk required to sweep this sort of stuff away
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Nice voice, unexceptional songs. Country has never been a favourite genre. This one won't make my exception list
Green Day
3/5
Very samey, sounds like a petulant bunch of adolescents. Not really enjoying over much
Funkadelic
5/5
Man, this was a true eye opener. Loved it on even first ever listen. Going to hit the 5 stars
4/5
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.
Nina Simone
4/5
Such a recognisable voice. Brilliant songs
David Bowie
5/5
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
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
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.
Grizzly Bear
4/5
Another totally new experience. Definitely going to be a grower. Provisional 4
The Charlatans
5/5
Just love this album. Key record for 90s Britain.
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Yet another band I have not come across before. Instinctively like it. Great driving beat on most tracks leavened with stuff like 'New Intro'.
Hole
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Not the best example of the Cure's work. Never less than interesting however
Motörhead
4/5
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.
Queen
3/5
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.
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Ca see the influences it had on many other band that I admire, so it's a yes from me
Black Sabbath
3/5
Way more sophisticated than I thought it was going to be. Nice job Sabs.
Tom Waits
3/5
Unique voice, but I just can't get over the feeling that he is putting this all on. So cannot wholeheartedly enjoy this
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Like the waterfall like backing on a couple of tracks.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
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.
Simply Red
3/5
Simply has an extraordinary voice. Let down by some of the material, but so absolute crackers in there too, including of course the singles.
Ian Dury
5/5
Classic of its era. The blockheads were such a tight band too. Norma Watt-Roy is just a spectacular bassist.
Raekwon
1/5
Tried to give this the benefit of the doubt, but nah, not for me, but then why would it be.
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Classic jangly guitars from the fannies of Bellshill, a place close to my heart
Deep Purple
3/5
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.
Red Snapper
3/5
Pas mal.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
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.
FKA twigs
2/5
Samey, no melodies or tunes to peak of. Not for me.
The Doors
4/5
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.
Elvis Costello
4/5
Elvis's first, and one of his best. Some classic songs - Alison being one of my faves
The Band
4/5
Just groovy man
Q-Tip
4/5
V good
The Lemonheads
4/5
My preferred Lemonheads album is ' car, button, cloth',
but this one a close second
T. Rex
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Not for me. Just too much
Elvis Presley
4/5
Some great stuff on this album
Michael Jackson
4/5
First of his classic albums. Love it
Fairport Convention
4/5
The Incomparable Sandy Denny...
Super Furry Animals
5/5
One of, if not the very, finest Welsh bands ever, duking it out with the Manics. Such a great body of work.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Underworld
4/5
Classic album from the mid '90s. Block Rocking beats... ..to make a chemical analogy
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Brilliant, nothing else to say abut it.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
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.
Beatles
5/5
The first completely self-penned album. Excellent throughout.
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
'Classic' country. I can appreciate the musicality and the musicianship but this just leaves me cold.
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
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
Jimmy Smith
5/5
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
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Sorry, too much of a pleb to really enjoy this.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
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.
George Harrison
5/5
All that pent up frustration came out in this great album. Nice one George.
Duke Ellington
3/5
MC Solaar
3/5
Screaming Trees
3/5
The War On Drugs
5/5
Just love the driving nature of the beat. One of my favourite artists of the '10s
Björk
4/5
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
Slipknot
1/5
Absolute cacophony. No enjoyment here.
Probably my favourite U2 album. Some great tracks.
Eagles
4/5
Surprisingly good. Enjoyed it
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Birthday the standout. Nothing can beat Bjork's voval gymnastics and the way she attacks teach track
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Very average indeed
Marvin Gaye
5/5
One of the best albums ever made. Marvtastic
Kanye West
2/5
Not for me.
Fairport Convention
4/5
Sandy Denny. Such a gorgeous voice. She died way too young.
Iron Butterfly
4/5
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...
Jurassic 5
5/5
Thoughtful, intelligent. These guys are a class above. Brilliant variety.
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
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
The Young Gods
2/5
Not for me, too hard and heavy
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Gosh, I'd forgotten how many great pop tunes from my childhood emanated from this group. Some great stuff.
The Prodigy
5/5
Stunning album.
808 State
4/5
Boston
3/5
Perfectly adequate AOR.
Wilco
3/5
This one did not immediately hit me so I can only give it a 3 stars on first lesson though I will listen further.
The Band
3/5
OK, was expecting something spectacular
Jerry Lee Lewis
5/5
Short, but very sweet, what a performer/performance!
Tangerine Dream
3/5
Paul Weller
3/5
God, Weller has got boring in middle and old age. Come back the Jam and The Style Council.
James Taylor
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Every girl and woman of my acquaintance had a copy of this album in the 70s. What's not to like.
Def Leppard
2/5
Le Tigre
4/5
First track so reminded me of X-Ray Spex which is no bad thing.
Aimee Mann
3/5
Dion
3/5
John Lennon
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
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.
The Electric Prunes
4/5
Some great tracks in their - Onie for instance.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Not my thing.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Never a massive fan of the Stones, particularly this period
Manic Street Preachers
5/5
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.
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Better than I remember. Doomy lyrics and vocals but surprisingly tuneful, Dominion - excellent.
David Gray
4/5
Massive soft spot for this one. Brought back a particular time in my life.
Holger Czukay
4/5
What a great album. Not an aficionado of Can, maybe I should dig deeper. Can hear elements of Zappa in this.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Venom
2/5
Taxi!
3/5
Never quite got Muse
Primal Scream
5/5
Seminal album of the '90s
Traffic
4/5
Like this! Esp the tracks for the soundtrack from 'Here we go round the mulberry bush!
Radiohead
5/5
Magnificent!
Supergrass
5/5
Such an excellent album. Soundtrack to our growing up families lives
Tom Waits
3/5
Got a late appreciation of this guy after 'Down in the Hole' themed 'The Wire'.
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Bang average meat and potatoes fare.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Have always been put off the Beastie Boys by the diabolical whiny, yelpy vocals. Sampling, song writing and lyrics are top drawer though.
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Going to need more listens to get a definitive impression
Duran Duran
3/5
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.
Tom Waits
3/5
Exhausting Listen
Paul McCartney
3/5
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
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
The Bottles is one great track. Got to love Gil and his poetry AND mellifluous voice
Scissor Sisters
4/5
Such catchy tunes. Love this.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Portishead
5/5
Very special album. Beth Gibbon's vocals exceptional. Love this.
Pavement
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Some old classics in there. Not so sure about the Re-Mastering.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Such a classic
Weather Report
4/5
Heaven 17
4/5
Great sounds from my youth, particularly Fascist Groove Thang
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Started promisingly, but soon went way out there.
Doves
4/5
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.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Floyd well past their best by the time this album came out.
Scott Walker
5/5
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.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Convincing voice. Like this a lot
D'Angelo
2/5
Quite dull and boring. Very samey. Would be much better as just an instrumental
Slipknot
2/5
Absolutely exhausting. My ears are burning. It's a no from me.
Incubus
3/5
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.
Green Day
3/5
Npot as bad as I thought it would be.
David Holmes
4/5
Wide screen filmicification. Beautifully done
Leftfield
4/5
So close to 5 stars. Just such an excellent Dance album with so much variety.
Van Halen
3/5
Very good, much better than I thought it was going to be. Avoided this kind of music from the late 70s onwards
Gang Of Four
4/5
Sharp, spiky, era defining.
Mj Cole
3/5
Some good stuff on here, but ultimately a little dull.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Really quite like this, but not enough to put it on my 'listen again' list
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Intricate guitar work. World music classic
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Another great World Music sound, with the peerless Ry Cooder backing Alli up.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
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.
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Discordant, not for listening for pleasure, fantastically packaged, not for everyone but the combination of Wobble, Levene and Lydon is quite special.
Culture Club
3/5
Better than I expected/remembered. George's tone is mellifluous and the backing singers are excellent. Suffers from 80s bass/keyboards and production however.
Funkadelic
3/5
The Who
4/5
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.
4/5
Got to admit that I have never heard this before. Instant classic with me. Love it to bits.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
The outstanding creation of late period Bad Seeds. Just stands out from most other things of this decade.
3/5
John Martyn
4/5
One of his best, and revolutionary for the time.
Doves
3/5
Used to like the Doves a lot, maybe too much. Although the tuneage is still great, the vocalist grates my ears these days.
Depeche Mode
3/5
My sister's favourite band back in the day. Just a little dull for me.
Ash
5/5
Stupendous album from a band who were still teenagers when it was released. Just an instant classic.
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Not my bag, baby. Heard worse though
M.I.A.
1/5
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.
Pretenders
4/5
She has such a beautiful, powerful voice. What a great debut album.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
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.
TLC
3/5
Good, but without any way being spectacular.
Sonic Youth
3/5
John Prine
4/5
Purtty damn fahn
Björk
3/5
Too much like hard work
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Early Big Beat album. Enjoyed it at the time especially the collab with Beth Orton
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Some great stuff on this, but oh my word it is just too exhausting. 33 would have been too much for one album.
Beth Orton
5/5
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
Big Star
4/5
First time listener. Excellent!
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Short and sweet debut.
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Some great tunes. Ultimately her voice is wearing. Some dodgy lyrics (reflecting her age and maturity I guess). Still, v. enjoyable as a whole
Lou Reed
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Was dreading this, but it was so much better than I thought it would be. Psychedelia tinged. Falsetto kepy well under control.
David Ackles
4/5
Never heard this guy. Just one word. Fantastic.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Superlative Dylan
Goldie
4/5
Gotta love a bit of the junglist stuff. Loved D'n'B in the 90s
PJ Harvey
4/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Big Beat at its best. Cracking
Randy Newman
4/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Never really got The Waterboys. Ponderous and pedestrian stuff
Napalm Death
1/5
Not m cuppa char, not at all
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Brill
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Such a great album. Stir it Up is my all time favourite Marley track. This album shaded by their later work, but brilliant nonetheless
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Mellow jazz influenced D'n'B. Cool.
5/5
One of those classic albums during Bowie's incredible run which basically lasted the whole of the '70s. Peerless
Brian Eno
3/5
Prefer his ambient stuff tbh
Fred Neil
4/5
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.
Steely Dan
4/5
Not quite as good as The Royal Scam and Pretzel Logic, but still mighty fine
Bob Dylan
4/5
Classic
The Byrds
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Not really my thing...
Portishead
4/5
Scott Walker
5/5
Superlative.
The Icarus Line
3/5
I have heard much worse in this genre, not that it's my thing.
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
A real find. Like this a lot.
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
Not designed for me, and it is so
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5
Fabulous. So eclectic.
The Byrds
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Shack
5/5
Mick Head is one of the greatest (unappreciated) songwriters from Britain in the last 30 years.
Soundgarden
3/5
Not my usual thing, but better than the average
Aerosmith
3/5
Not bad for a Stones/Zep hybrid...
Sonic Youth
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Minor Threat
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
What's no to like!
Kid Rock
3/5
Like the hard rock beats, not so much the misogynistic lyrics
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Cath's Clown of course. Topp tune.
The White Stripes
4/5
The Slits
3/5
Revolutionary at the time
The Kinks
4/5
Quintissentially English. The essence of the 60s
Bad Brains
3/5
Soft Machine
3/5
Mylo
4/5
Only just shy of 5 stars. Great find
Jeff Beck
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Vines
3/5
Elis Regina
4/5
Jack White
4/5
The Thrills
4/5
Coldcut
3/5
Orbital
3/5
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Shockingly awful
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
N.E.R.D
4/5
Korn
3/5
Not really my thing, but better than I thought it would be. Liked the rap element
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Fleet Foxes
5/5
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Julian Cope
4/5
The Undertones
5/5
Simply superb. Derry's finest
Jacques Brel
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Just totally fatigued with the macho, misogynist selection of rap stuff presented to me. Not cool
Arcade Fire
3/5
k
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
What a special talent
Beck
4/5
GZA
3/5
King Crimson
2/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Eminem
3/5
Curates egg...
Talking Heads
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Such a fantastic voice, such a waste.
k.d. lang
5/5
Slade
3/5
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
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
Tracy Chapman
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Not quite at their absolute best yet, but a significant step up from Led Zep 1
Miles Davis
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
The Cramps
4/5
The Roots
3/5
4/5
Bill Callahan
4/5
Dagmar Krause
4/5
Just excellent.
The Zutons
4/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Jane Weaver
4/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
90s classic Norman
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Downbeat. Not so good as the early stuff
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Minutemen
4/5
Rare find. My only critique is that they should have broken this down into 2 albums. Just too much to take in easily
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
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
Britney Spears
3/5
surprisingly more than OK.
Air
4/5
Sublime
Muddy Waters
4/5
Where it started...
Meat Puppets
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Some great ideas in there...
Sugar
4/5
Impressive
The Who
4/5
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.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Never quite saw why they were so lauded.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Very up (of course). Some of it felt a little old-fashioned - particularly the keys, but overall a great experience.
John Lennon
4/5
White Denim
4/5
Love it.
Solange
3/5
Don McLean
4/5
Sublime
Fats Domino
4/5
Parliament
3/5
Morrissey
4/5
I divorced my opinions on the man from his music on this album.
Beyoncé
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Pavement
3/5
Bobby Womack
3/5
Blur
4/5
Frank Sinatra
5/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
Soft Cell
5/5
Fabulously sleazy.
4/5
Sepultura
2/5
Talk Talk
4/5
Blondie
4/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
Queen
3/5
Hot Chip
5/5
Goldfrapp
4/5
The Birthday Party
3/5
The Incredible String Band
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Fishbone
4/5
Very good indeed on first ever listen. Did this band ever cross the pond?
Tim Buckley
4/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Laibach
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Buck Owens
3/5
Ride
4/5
Wire
4/5
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Love a bit of D'n'b, this was fantastic. Nadia the standout for me.
James Brown
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Lana Del Rey
4/5
The B-52's
4/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
The Residents
3/5
Manu Chao
4/5
Scritti Politti
4/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Steve Earle
3/5
3/5
The National
4/5
Genesis
4/5
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
The Monks
4/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
The Prodigy
5/5
Hawkwind
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Stereolab
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
The Cardigans
4/5
ABBA
4/5
The Fall
4/5
The Shamen
4/5
Roxy Music
4/5
The Auteurs
3/5
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
Chicago
4/5
The Coral
5/5
Magazine
5/5
Elbow
4/5
Alice In Chains
2/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
The Offspring
3/5
Gene Clark
4/5
Tom Tom Club
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Giant Sand
4/5
Slint
4/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
Lou Reed
5/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Never heard of this guy, but boy is this good?
Aerosmith
3/5
De La Soul
4/5
Bee Gees
3/5
The Bees
4/5
The Libertines
4/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Beatles
5/5
The United States Of America
4/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Ray Charles
4/5
PJ Harvey
5/5
Best album of the 10s imo. Wonderful
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Extra special.
The Darkness
3/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
3.5!
Megadeth
2/5
Nope!
Lorde
3/5
Dire Straits
3/5
The Saints
4/5
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Suede
3/5
Have never got on with Anderson's whiny vocals
The Cult
3/5
As someone who knew Buzz Burrows of Southern Death Cult, I have never got over him being discarded by Astbury
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Ananda Shankar
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Sebadoh
3/5
The Black Keys
4/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Adele
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Robbie Williams
4/5
Cornershop
4/5
Fugazi
3/5
The Fall
4/5
Bert Jansch
5/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
U2
3/5
Butthole Surfers
3/5
The Strokes
5/5
Van Morrison
5/5
King Crimson
5/5
Rod Stewart
4/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
Classic post punk.
Kings of Leon
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Torn on this one. Great songs in the main, great voice. Unfortunately a very dated production. What is it about the '80s?
Fiona Apple
3/5
The Verve
5/5
Django Django
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Skepta
3/5
Living Colour
3/5
Spiritualized
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
3/5
Turbonegro
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
.
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Wild Beasts
4/5
A new find. Enjoyable. Definitely a band worth pursuing
The Kinks
5/5
Stone cold classic
Ministry
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Arrested Development
3/5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Skunk Anansie
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Pere Ubu
3/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Deee-Lite
4/5
Frank Black
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
4/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Elastica
4/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1/5
Dull, dull, dull. How did this get anywhere near this list. I thought it would never end
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Sparks
4/5
Can
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Joanna Newsom
4/5
Kelela
3/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Spacemen 3
3/5
Roni Size
4/5
Megadeth
2/5
Madonna
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
Mott The Hoople
4/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5