View Album
Document
R.E.M.
The end of the world is one of my favourite REM tracks, but the rest is just average REM
3
View Album
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Love this album. Has always been near my CD player for the last 25+ years
5
View Album
Rocks
Aerosmith
Enjoyable 70s rock guitar, but the strongest songs are all on the original Greatest Hits album
3
View Album
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Never heard this before. Enjoyable late 60s vibe with a couple of gems
3
View Album
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Never come across this and preferred it to Pet Sounds, but still nothing special
2
View Album
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Started strongly but tailed off. Loved the energy of the first track
3
View Album
The Man Who
Travis
A bit of undemanding nostalgia. Pleasant enough but can understand I haven’t listened to it in 15 years
2
View Album
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Not my bag at all
1
View Album
1977
Ash
Thoroughly joyous mid 90s nostalgia. Packed with great songs
5
View Album
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Too long. Far too much filler, not sure how it got nominated for six Grammys
2
View Album
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Boring!
1
View Album
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Gentle and enjoyable
4
View Album
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Enjoyable listen. This music was far too cool for me in 1989…
3
View Album
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
My favourite Stones album, from when they were great
5
View Album
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Quality from Aretha
4
View Album
Graceland
Paul Simon
Possibly his best album. Nostalgic
4
View Album
Abbey Road
Beatles
Not their strongest album, but still contains some gems
4
View Album
Dust
Screaming Trees
Transported back nearly 30 years by the distinctive sound
4
View Album
Cut
The Slits
A new one on me. As punk goes not bad
3
View Album
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
If I want to listen to a bit of country this is what I’d choose
4
View Album
Nevermind
Nirvana
No words needed, although the 39 track version I have is perhaps excessive
5
View Album
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Surprisingly good, considering some of the work they went on to make only a few years later
3
View Album
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Enjoyed it a lot
3
View Album
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Beautiful album
5
View Album
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Never heard of this, but enjoyed it
4
View Album
Raw Power
The Stooges
Classic US punk. Highly enjoyable
4
View Album
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Not really my bag
2
View Album
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Classic Morrison
4
View Album
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Not the best live album I’ve heard, but enjoyable enough
3
View Album
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
F**k yeah! Jesus built my hot rod, ding a ling ling!
4
View Album
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
Makes me feel like a teenager again
4
View Album
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Pure class, demonstrating Cobain’s skill, and an album I could leave on repeat for quite a while. The cover versions are a joy
5
View Album
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Not a Beatles album I would ever choose to play
2
View Album
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Great album, one that I don’t listen to enough
4
View Album
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Interesting enough as background music, but not something I’d choose to listen to
2
View Album
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
A decent album to work to, but can’t imagine when else I’d put it on
3
View Album
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
I listened to this so much on first release. Don’t think I’ve heard it for 10 years
3
View Album
Diamond Life
Sade
Very pleasant. Never heard the whole album
3
View Album
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Outstanding. No idea why I’ve never heard this before
5
View Album
Suicide
Suicide
I get excited when there’s an album I’ve never heard of and wanted to like this more than I actually did
2
View Album
Snivilisation
Orbital
At times great to work to, then it’d start talking to me.
3
View Album
Fun House
The Stooges
Great fun. Would have loved to see this live
4
View Album
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Fine enough when you’re watching a western, but not something I’d choose to put on
2
View Album
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
Unexpected surprise. Couldn’t understand a word but really enjoyed the rhythm
4
View Album
Nixon
Lambchop
Another new one on me. Good in places
3
View Album
Wild Gift
X
Thoroughly enjoyable. The female vocal is better than the male
4
View Album
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Beautiful album
4
View Album
Solid Air
John Martyn
Heard this a lot as a kid at home. Happy trip down memory lane
4
View Album
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Hit and miss
3
View Album
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
Hit and miss
3
View Album
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
A bit of fun. Not something I’d ever think to put on
3
View Album
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Equal parts cheesy and brilliant
5
View Album
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Classic
4
View Album
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Hit and miss. Loved the track ‘maggot brain’
3
View Album
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Enjoyable for a change
3
View Album
Virgin Suicides
Air
Enjoyable background music
3
View Album
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Indie fun
4
View Album
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Tolerable Genesis, before they went downhill further
2
View Album
Garbage
Garbage
Classic that instantly takes me back to being a student
5
View Album
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Okay. A bit annoying at times, like a less-good White Stripes
2
View Album
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Classic
5
View Album
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Not my bag
2