Could listen to again. Not that Google speaker will let me listen to anything other than the instrumental version.

Unremarkable

60s

Prog

Ones I didn't know were pretty slow. Still d i s c o. How do so many reviewers not like disco?!

Not as good as previous SW offering

About a bajillion times more listenable than FA's bolt cutter one

Have it, so am biased

Not sure I've actually listened to The Jam before 😮 oh hi Taxman. Can see where Bloc Party got their inspiration from.

They take themselves seriously, don't they?

90s nostalgia bias

Thought I was going to have heard all these already when it started. The ones I hadn't weren't memorable. Did not know about the controversial version of MFN!

Parp! Toot!

All in a minor key

Country music. I have no idea what distinguishes one country album / artist from another

Much more melodic than the music the guy at the back of the bus was playing yesterday.

Still not sure I get the fuss about the song purple rain, but funky album, feel like I knew most of the tracks already. Always meant to listen to more Prince.

Would be nostalgic if I had listened to it in my youth.

Punky

Considered chaos

Should probably listen again properly

Unremarkable

FUNkier than expected

Babbidy babbidy

Can confidently say I never need listen to this again

Didn't like Suede in the 90s, still don't like them in the 20s

Less chaotic than the other Talking Heads album. I didn't know they were from the 70s.

Violin pop

Minimalistic

Reading the other reviews suggests I should get something out of listening to the lyrics but I'm not capable. Also not capable on commenting on the apparently superior production. The tunes are fine.

Good apart from the slow ones & the one with the Casio voice affect

Quite nice. Inoccuous.

A pleasant surprise in that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but still pretty bloody awful.

Yeah fine

Electro pop goodness, what's not to like? Would have perhaps been super into it when came out, if I had been aware of it. That said, wouldn't say it's stand out above other electro of the era like Daft Punk or Timo Maas

Biased cos own it

Tooty flooty

Somewhat repetitive but better than the last LCD Soundsystem album i bought for £3 in Fopp. I miss Fopp.

I wanted to like it more cos Beach Boys & 'Til I Die but nothing else grabbed me that much.

One day I'm going to 'get' David Bowie but this isn't the album to do it. Fine. Why are there only 4 reviews? 🤔

Tears for Fears is a funny name isn't it

See i know this is supposedly amazing, but there's no denying it's depressing. Much prefer their bleepy bloopy. 4 for familiarity.

Boring actually. Every song sounds the same.

Yet another that maybe I would 'get' if I listened to the lyrics

I wanted to like it but not for me

Could listen to again

60s

He likes girls. He could sell water to a well. He's the sinatra of his day. Funky sample use.

Glam rock

Weird how familiar that album cover is considering I've never listened to it. I thought maybe I'd never listened to it because I didn't like them but I guess it was more just the restrictive price of cds and means of music sharing in 1996. And the fact that I wasn't indie enough. No beef with sfa.

Bit disappointing actually, bit too slow to feel like disco bangers. Still funky though.

Defo dubious lyrically, but can't deny the funky samples.

Quite liked that.

Quite noisy

Max said sounded like hotel bar music and I'm inclined to agree. But maybe context is everything and I should listen to it when not in a hotel bar.

Babbety.

Quite liked some of the wafty moments. Otherwise a bit noisy

Seems to be divisive, but not awful, there's a lot worse on this list. The 'singing' style reminds of a current band or 2 that I forget the name of.

I thought I had this album in the past but must have been a different Richard Hawley one. I prefer the other one. Rip Coles.

Sad the album tracks weren't called 'macaroni cheese' and 'Kettering town hall'

A pleasant listen

Nice

Had heard the band name but that was it and don't think I was expecting melodic indie. Apparently I like bands / albums with 'teen' in them.

Definitely expecting more whimsy from such a named band

Made no impression

Just REM

He's a hustler

Peaks at the title (first) track for me. A bit lounge musicky

Always avoided because I assumed it would be noise but turns out it is literally what it says on the cover & very much my genre of bleepy bloopy. Also, turns out he's my boss boss boss boss boss' brother - tenuous celebrity connection?!

Familiarity bias

Another band heard of but never knew what they were about. Turns out partly French.

Thought I'd be nostalgia biased but no actually. And his voice really isn't that great. Still really like Oh Yoko though, what a ditty.

Humpty Dumpty was a big fat egg. Shouty. Funky. Samples.

Not for me

Never really liked the verve, still don't. Obvious parallels with other moany overblown music of the same era.

Seems i should have listened to lyrics. Not as avant garde as I thought it might be

Fun cock rock

Plinkety

Turns out I like dolly and country. Prefer the jingle jangles to the ballads but I got played a lot extra so not sure what's on album

Very rnb. Cover is so familiar even though I never owned it.

I think he thinks he's a freak? The Linkin / System side of me doesn't find this as bad as I thought I would. The singing not exactly melodic but the riffs are OK. The lyrics not the most savoury but enjoy 'warm as a mitten' in a sexual context.

Drugs much? Wouldn't listen to again

Average. Would it get any kudos if it wasn't an ex beatle?

What the the fuck is this shit? Made a bad mood a million times worse.

Would like to listen again. Had some definite bops.

Wall to wall bangers 🤘

Pleasantly there

Did everyone get this album today?!?!?

Nice

Dirge

Even reading the lyrics I didn't get what was going on. Smoking spliff, hos, the usual. Don't get the hype but enjoy the beat.

Cosy. Would listen to again in front of open fire. Found the cover pleasantly evocative

Dawson's Creek vibez

Was willing to give a 3 at first but somewhat boring

Meh

More bland lounge music. These guys would be nothing without Todd Terry.

Dug out a mini disc for this, therefore familiarity bias. The riffs save it over 'singing' or lyrics

It's fine. I guess you had to be there.

Finally, after umpteen Beastie Boys and Talking Heads, my first Beatles! Familiarity bias. Even Yellow Submarine.