An exceptional return to form, reminds me of his early / mid 70s stuff. What a talent we lost.

Amazing voice. A gig I'd have liked to have been at, sat at a table with an Old Fashioned and pack of cigarettes.

Quintessentially English. Top notch!

Perfect kick back on the beach album.

Outstanding album. Every track is top drawer.

Loved this. It takes a special artist to bring joy and humour to prison environment.

The Seminal Band of my teenage years. A little more experimental than 1979's Setting Sons and a gateway to The Gift, their final studio album. I'm still gutted Weller broke up the band

Gloriously over-the -top seventies funk.

Trip Hoptastic! Still a regular on my playlist to revitalise my hazy 90s memories.

Not as successful as Baduizm, but just as good a listen. I leaned more to the Funk and Soul tracks rather than the Neo-Soul ones.

A precocious debut from a band that went from strength to strength.

I've never listened to this album before. I wasn't a fan of Springsteen back in the day, punk and post punk were more important too me. Now I'm older and wiser I really enjoyed it.

Nope.

The singles are obviously the stand out tracks, but the rest of the album is a little uninspiring.

Classic Bowie side one, experimental Bowie side two.

Just not my thing.

I managed to get through four tracks. A welcome reminder of how much I hated Prog Rock.

Pure adrenaline from one of the most important bands of my lifetime. It hasn't aged or diminished since release.

Top notch glam rock.

The band that gave me the second largest amount of bruises live or on the dance floor. Only The Birthday Party gave me more.

Jazz. Nope.

Unlistenable. Undanceable.

There's a lot of talent here, but I can't do R&B, it's just dull.

The absolute definition of dull.

Perfect kick back on the beach album.

A couple of classic tracks complimented by some top notch easy listening standards. Outstanding keyboards!

Outstanding album. Every track is top drawer.

It's not really my sort of thing, but no there's no denying it's a classic 80s pop album.

A simply gorgeous album.

Insipid nonsense.

Basically Clapton showing off on some Blues standards, so no.

Pretty cool album. Not so sure about the instrumentals and the more R&B tracks, but the funk ones were excellent.

The American Elton John. Or is Elton John The British Billy Joel? Anyways, cracking songwriting.

A brave debut. Bounces around all sorts of genres and the band don't really give a fuck what you think. And it works.

Hits you like a psychedelic assault. In a good way.

I've said this before, and been threatened and abused for saying it, but I'll say it again. Ray Davies is a better songwriter than Lennon & McCartney.

It takes a special skill to separate The Smiths Morrissey from what he's like now, but I've managed it. All four Smiths albums are wonderful and I expect to see The Queen is Dead and Strangeways Here We Come in the 1001 albums

I'm not normally a big fan of R&B, but this was excellent. Nice one Jazmine!

Mmm...Grungie.

Starts with Shelter and ends with Get What You Want which are both magnificent. Unfortunately it makes the rest of the album weak in comparison.

Superb album. We were cruelly robbed of a fantastic talent. I often think of what wonders he would have given us had he not been tragically killed.

Just as entertaining as the Folsom album

This album is so full of life, and what a voice!

Gorgeous album.

Funky Brazilian beats. What's not to like.

A family at the height of their powers. Outstanding!

Never a huge fan, but a solid live album. Apart from the medley. Play the whole tracks goddamn it!

Yeah but nah.

An epic album from one of Sheffield's finest bands. Majestic, sweeping, and glorious.

I know it's a critically acclaimed album, but it doesn't really work for me.

The album that showed the depth and range of the band.

Amazing voice. A gig I'd have liked to have been at, sat at a table with an Old Fashioned and pack of cigarettes.

Never liked them. Still don't.

Cracking album, but nothing beats seeing them do 'The Man Don't Give A Fuck' live.

Absolute classic. I met Roland in at The Ivy in LA once. He was lovely.

Sound heavily Beatles influenced but solid enough.

Yes. And yes again.

Fun album. Banging for a summer party.

This album made me feel depressed.

Absolutely, amazingly bat-shit crazy. Loved it.

Short but not too shabby.

First album was fine. This one made me start to dislike them. Every album since has increased that dislike to hatred.

I understand this band are quite popular. Fuck knows why.

Solid enough album.

Quintessentially English. Top notch!

Never a massive Elton fan, but this is a damn fine album.

There's dull, really dull, and this, extremely dull. LSD has a lot to answer for.

Opens with Tiny Dancer which IS THE BEST SONG HE'S EVER WRITTEN. Closes strongly with the last two tracks, but the rest is a bit meh.

The harmonies on this album are fucking amazing. Tempted to give it a 5, but it's a 4 because of the cover versions.

Lyrically superb, but not my sort of music.

Absolutely magnificent. Covers so many genres brilliantly.

This won't be a popular opinion, but I don't rate The Beatles. The Stones were way better, as were The Kinks, as were The Small Faces. I say no to bland pop.

Fabulous solid 5 album. Loves me a bit of dirty rock & roll blues.

My favourite REM album, and I still think it's their best.

I fell for Beth Orton the first time I heard She Cries Your Name in '96. Seen her live so many times, Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury '97, Union Chapel, Shepherds Bush Empire, an upstairs room in some random London pub, some venue near Southbank with Johnny Marr on guitar that was cut short when some wanker set off the fire alarm, and a church in Auckland. She never disappoints. All hail the Queen of Comedown!

No. Just no. It's Diet Eagles, and they were awful as well. File under insipid.

Just fabulous. And magical. Adore this album.

A band I wasn't familiar with, but I like this album. A bit pop, a bit garage, a bit psychedelic, with a bit of soul thrown in.

A beautiful album, lush and sweeping.

I'll be honest here. I didn't even bother listening to this. They're an awful band. I mean, who would listen to this crap in '78 when there was far, far better music and bands. I disliked them then and I dislike them even more now.

I remember buying this back in the day. I really liked it and played it regularly. Then I heard New Rose by The Damned, so Pink Floyd became the enemy. I'm more kind to them now. It's a classic.

A band really hitting their stride with this album. A brave move away from Brit-Pop that really delivers.

My most despised genre is Country & Western. Apart from Dolly Parton, because, well...she's Dolly Parton.

Insanely good, insanely fun, insanely bonkers.

Banging debut from one of the best bands to emerge from the Grunge period.

Not the album I expected at all. Absolutely superb. The guitar playing is exceptional.

Huge fan of his 70s releases. This starts strongly, but slowly slides into 80s R&B.

A lot of raw energy here. And Janis. Joplin's. Voice.

C&W. No.

A flawless album. I often wonder about how his career would have gone had he not got on that plane.

One of my favourite albums of all time. It's an easy 5. If the ratings went any higher it'd be a 10.

No! No! No!

Started well with the hit single, but then just variations of that track.

Someone may have taken a little too much acid.

What a cracking album. Not a bad track on it.

PSA: I've loved, worshipped, and adored Nick Cave since I first heard The Birthday Party back in the early 80s. He can do no wrong for me. Every album is uniquely Nick, every album is magnificent, and this is one of his finest albums. Dark, brooding, expletive ridden, and hilariously funny. I often smile at the thought of the many people that bought the album because they liked Where The Wild Roses Grow. Oh to have seen their faces when Stagger Lee kicked in.

Noise annoys.

You cannot go wrong with Classic Soul Music.

I liked this. I imagined myself lazing on the beach in Rio, drinking cocktails whilst this played in the background at a nearby bar.

A band starting to decline, but still a solid album with some outstanding tracks.

I hate Blues Rock. Godawful album. "Ooh, look how well I play these riffs, aren't I cool". "No, off you fuck".

Incredible voice, amazing songs. This is why I love this site. I would never have had the joy of listening to this album without it.

Look, I know it's groundbreaking, and it paved the way for what was to come, but if we're honest, isn't it a little bit dull, a little bit electro noodly, and a little bit self indulgent?

Groundbreaking, huge step-change in Hip Hop & Rap. Still sounds fresh as today.

Absolute belter of an album. Nearly every track is compulsory for a road trip playlist.

An exceptional return to form, reminds me of his early / mid 70s stuff. What a talent we lost.

Enjoyed that. Cracking use of samples and lyrically excellent.

First 4 tracks I was "WTF?" but it really kicked in after that. Brave move putting out a 2 hour album, but it worked.

A proper rock band, just not my thing.

A stone-cold classic album. Outstanding!

Ah, the dawning of the Britpop era, what a time to be alive. This is one of the best albums of the period. They were fucking awesome live as well.

Utterly, totally, completely dreadful. Prog Rock Wankery at its finest. In summary. Fucking awful.

Who doesn't like a repetitive beat? Pills baby!

It takes a remarkable talent to build on the success of an album like Nevermind, but these guys managed it.

Started well, but then got progressively weirder to the point of being turned off.

PSA: This. Is. Not. Punk. It's Frat-Boy metal. It's also very bad. Cargo Shorts spring to mind.

Enjoyed that, leans into Post-Punk territory, which is a fine thing.

If Sci-Fi Easy Listening was a genre, this would be the classic album of it.

Only one track available on Spotify, but I remember when this came out back in the day. Hell of a debut and what a way to move on from NWA;

It's pop, but it's sleazy, and it's highly dance-able thanks to the two Northern Soul covers.

Not what I expected to hear. Rocks hard.

The fact that thus album contains the finest ever version of Papa Was A Rolling Stone makes it 5. And Run, Charlie, Run is still confronting today. Inspiring decision to include a politically charged track.

The finest album of the shoegazing era. Yes, it's better than My Bloody Valentine.

Short, but sweet.

Is it a good album? Yes, but I found the whole east coast / west coast thing depressing, and it robbed us of a lot of talent.

Trigger warning. This is a perfect album. With the exception of Smells Like Teen Spirit every track on this album is better than anything Nirvana recorded.

Nope.

Absolute classic of an album. I've still got the vinyl copy I bought on release.

A little too light for my taste.

I'd forgotten how good this album was, but then it was the late 90s. Love the way the genuine conversations are woven into the tracks.

Cultural appropriation aside, this was peak Adam & The Ants. They descended into a pantomime act after this album.

Dreadful.

Solid.

I can't believe I missed this album when it was released. Loved it, sits in the middle ground between NWA and De La Soul.

Oh I loves my Trip-Hop.

Hated this. If you walk into a bar and this sort of music is playing, you know you're just a few minutes away from some redneck good 'ol boy saying "you ain't from round here are you boy" and then punching you in the face.

More like massage music if you ask me.

Excellent songwriting, gorgeous voice.

Dodgy sleeve aside, classic upmarket Glam Rock.

Not a massive Dylan fan. I saw him at Glastonbury '98 and commented loudly that "He's not that good live". Oh, the looks I got from the Dylan acolytes. It was like a scene from Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. But this, this I enjoyed.

Absolute blinder of an album, it never fails to make me happy.

I lost track of Julian Cope after The Teardrop Explodes split. Good to see him continuing his own strange path.

You can hear the burgeoning talent in this album, and it really comes to the fore in his next two albums.

The sound of summer. Pass me a cocktail.

The album that launched a thousand commercials. A classic.

The perfect Sunday morning album.

Better than Aotobahn, but that's.a pretty low bar,

I loved The Smiths, still do. It's difficult to separate Smiths Morrissey from what he's become now, but this album is one of the reasons I can do it. It's an absolute fucking joy.

So many disco-tastic hits.

Nah.

I do not like Led Zeppelin.

Remains the most expensive gig I ever bought tickets for, worth every single dollar. Just Prince and a piano, people were crying, it was superb. He died a month later.

Puts the Easy into Easy Listening.

Miles Davis is cool, but it's Jazz, and well...you know.

One of the most influential and important bands of my music listening career. Paved the way for Glam, Punk, and Post-Punk.

What is this? Alt-Rock? Country Rock? Mundane Rock?

I have a healthy disregard for acoustic albums. Shame he's no longer with is though

A masterpiece.

The opus of the first stage of their career.

This should be on the '1001 albums you shouldn't listen to before you die' list.

Thoroughly enjoyed that, literally danced my way to work.

Fucking awful.

Solid enough house album, but only a couple of stand out tracks. Yes, including that one.

Standard AOR MOR. Uninspiring

Another superb album from the most English of bands. Better than The Beatles in every department.

A mixed bag, but mostly enjoyable.

Yes, I know he's a great singer songwriter, but this album is way too bland for my taste.

Kind of fits into the unnamed category that includes Faith No More etc. I know they're good rock bands, but they inspire nothing in me.

I've adored & worshipped PJ ever since I heard Sheela-na-gig way back in the day. Constantly evolving, constantly changing, constantly delivering some of the finest albums known to humanity.

Classic listening experience.

I'm not the greatest soulful ballads fan, but there are enough funky tracks on this album to push it up to a 4.

The beginning of my love affair with Saint Etienne. A band that encompasses London and my years living there. House & club culture meets the sixties delivering epic coolness. This band make me happy every time I listen to them.

One of the most outstanding albums of all time. They could have released every track as a single and they'd all have been hits.

Banging album. Banging choons.

I just don't understand the acclaim this dude gets. Dull as fuck.

One of the best Hip Hop albums ever released. Breaks, samples, lyrics all working together.

One of Rock's classic showmen, a hugely enjoyable pantomime of an album

A little too hardcore for me, but punk is punk. Nice one lads

Huge fan since 77. They always surprised with every album, this one especially.

One of the greatest debut albums ever released. My musical soul soars every time I play it.

A fitting farewell from one of the all time greats.

I hate Thrash Metal. Fucking awful.

My favourite Christmas album. Not even Spector's future behaviour can taint it.

The popularity and success of this band mystifies me. Sure, they put out a few decent singles, but this album is dull AOR with the guitars turned up.

I prefer funkie soulie Stevie to the MOR ballads, but this is good enough for a 3.

Why have I not heard this album before? I thought it was going to be another bedwetter with an acoustic guitar and a piano, but boy, was I fucking wrong. An absolutely beautiful album. The lyrics are incredible.

I always liked XTC, but I didn't love them. I like this album well enough.

I remember when they released their first album and everyone was banging on about how good they were. I thought it dull with no soul, an opinion I stand with today.

Classic movie, classic soundtrack, especially the title track. Doesn't really work as a walk to work album.

Thankfully, there were only two tracks available on Spotify and they were both bloody awful.

Disco-tastic classic!

There are definitely benefits to LSD, but this album isn't one of them.

Absolutely stunning album.

It's not my sort of thing, but it's a damn fine album.

The greatest Rock & Roll album. Message ends

Really enjoyed that. French is a beautiful language to rap in.

Regular readers will know of my dislike of The Beatles, so it'll come of no surprise that I'm not a fan of their solo careers as well.

Another Stevie Wonder album? That's about five I've listened to now. Anyway, the usual "funky souly Stevie good", "ballad Stevie a tad dull".

A band confident in their new direction.

Hippy nonsense.

Of absolutely no relevance to me.

Uninspiring. Sebadull would be a better band name.

C & W is N & O.

The greatest pop band ever. If you can't appreciate ABBA, you're dead inside.

Probably my favourite Hendrix album. This is an artist growing in strength and confidence.

Started off strongly, but fell away towards the end. Still, Cee-Lo got Soul.

12 string guitars should be banned.

Like listening to AOR mixed with early Yacht Rock. Which is a truly awful sound.

Two people making an excellent racket.

Enjoyed that, far better than I expected it to be.

Loves me some real political Hip Hop.

Avant-garde experimental jazzy is never good.

Every Flaming Lips album is a film score. Soaring and gorgeous.

Some great Big Beat vibes, but it gets a little monotonous.

Massage and yoga music.

A little too AOR for me.

A masterpiece, one of my favourite albums of all time.

Loved her since The Sugar Cubes. Debut is a stunning solo debut.

Starts off well, but boy does it fall away after that.

Talented lads, but nah.

Even if you strip away the single releases, this is an album with a lot of depth.

The most Sheffield album you'll ever hear. All killer, no filler.

A little bit goth, psychedelic, and rock. Good effort.

Wasn't on Spotify, which saves me listening to warbling Joni.

I'm firmly in The Bends / OK Computer era, but you have to admire a band that constantly evolves and experiments.

An album of its time, so it gets a three.

I've tried to like Sonic Youth several times, but it's like listening to Jazz impersonating Rock.

Not a massive fan, but some proper rock bangers on this album.

First time I've heard this album. Absolutely loved it. Very Stooges, very pre-pre-punk.

Pretty much like every Stones album, some absolute gems with a bit of filler.

Nah, for political and musical reasons. There was a cultural boycott of SA at the time.

Enjoyed that. An album full of life.

Run of the mill AOR. Awful.

The grandfather of all the bed wetters with acoustic guitars. Dull AF.

The Godfather. Raw Power, raw energy, raw anger.

I'm not a fan of Joni, but this is the album I can nearly enjoy.

18 year old me had limited interest in Culture Club, I was a Northern Soul, punk, post punk, alternative, indie kid. Older me can now appreciate this album. Not only is it a great pop album, it's a fucking good soul album. 'Poison Mind' has definite Northern Soul vibes. The backing singers are superb, and George has a cracking voice.

A reminder that before they were an awful disco band, they were an awful sixties band. The lyrics on this album are also awful.

Thoroughly enjoyed this. A mixed bag of freak!

I saw The Strokes back in the day at Reading Festival. They were playing on one of the smaller stages in a tent and they'd just broken with this album. Absolutely packed, nearly killed me. Excellent debut, but it is a bit samey.

Man, did I hate Fleetwood Mac in the mid to late 70s. It was Punk all the way for me. Age has mellowed me, and I can appreciate them now.

The staple soundtrack of every middle class dinner party in 1997.

I like Echo And The Bunnymen, but I don't love them.

Pleasant enough, but it's a no.

Electric Dylan is superior to acoustic Dylan.

I liked the energy of early Who, but this is straying into Pomp Rock.

I liked this album more than I expected to, but comparisons to The Fall are way off me. The Fall were far better.

I'm 50/50 on Neil Young, but there are a few classics on this album.

A couple of tracks had some life about them, but the rest was dull. And WTF is going on with that album sleeve?

I found the lyrics trite to say the least. Awful album.

Pure rage, anger, and energy. Fucking outstanding.

First time I've heard this band. Pleasant enough.

I've listened to a few Eno albums on this 1001 journey and thoroughly disliked them all. This is a little better as you hear the Byrne/Talking Heads ideas nearly making it through the tosh.

Never liked them, never will.

Just another good ol' boys album. Away with you!

Two Eno albums in three days. What have I done to deserve this? Anyway, fucking awful, just like every other Eno album I've listened to.

Abso-fucking-lutely glorious album. It has that Phil Spector Wall of Sound feel about it.

Loved Boy, War, and October, but U2 were dead to me after The Unforgettable Fire. There's been the occasional track that I liked, but not on this album.

It's a pretty cool album with outstanding musicianship, but at the end of the day, it's still jazz.

Standard music industry practice. Release a couple of catchy singles, load them at the start of the album and fill the rest with a mish mash of average mixed genre tracks.

Another great gone too soon. Gorgeous album.

Reminiscent of his early work. Nice one.

FFS. More Jazz? This does have a little bit more soul thanks to the keyboards.

Part of the soundtrack to my teenage years. Outstanding album form The Godfather.

ENOUGH WITH THE JAZZ ALBUMS!

Meh. I see no point in releasing this album. It went absolutely nowhere.

Wow! An absolute blinder of an album.

Lyrically and musically superb, but just a little too dull for me.

My favourite Marley & The Wailers album. All killer, no filler. Kick back in the sunshine with a six pack of Red Stripe and enjoy.

Beautiful man, beautiful voice, beautiful album, tragic loss.

Another band I discovered early thanks to John Peel. I still have my 7" copy of When I Dream.

I struggle with soundtracks as stand alone albums. A soundtrack needs the images to relate.

It's extremely fucking difficult to get past the "Eww, he married his 13 year old cousin, but this is an exceptional live album.

A Bowie classic, so an automatic five stars.

I love this album, always have, always will. The energy is superb.

This is, and I don't say this lightly, an absolute fucking masterpiece. For me it's the ground zero of post-punk. Every track is superb, and let's not forget this is a debut album. There are few bands that close their debut with a near seven minute song, but Switch is the standout track on The Scream.

Meh. A couple of half decent tracks swamped by dullness.

Interesting album, some solid tracks. An album of it's time.

Regular readers will know of my absolute disdain for Prog Rock, so my hatred of this album, which seems to have started the whole thing, is immeasurable.

I was a teenager when this album was released and it spoke volumes to me. Outstanding album.

One of the great soul voices singing some of the great soul classics.

Finally, a Dylan album I actually enjoyed. He actually sounds happy.

An utter classic. Beautifully arranged and sung.

Let's be honest here. The best place to listen to Orbital is in a club/rave/field when you're off your chops. Sorted.

The world's oldest teenager sings sweary songs for drunken frat boys in cargo pants. A fucking abysmal album.

Ah, country & western, my second most despised genre after prog rock. Music for small town rednecks.

I'm a big Tribe fan, perfect beats, breaks, samples and lyrics.

Queen.

As bad as Limp Bizkit. I'm always suspicious of artists who constantly name check themselves on every other track.

Standard AOR. File under nothing special.

Post-Punk Perfection.

A beautiful soundscape. This is what Iceland sounds like.

No. No. No. Stop it.

Always got time for the Foo Fighters.

Dirty, swampy, blues. Approved.

The Dylan of my generation, but better.

Insipid.

Outstanding, every track is superb.

Awful, absolutely awful.