1001 Albums Summary

Didnt engage me at all.

Not my normal genre but an awful lot to like here.

Its a pleasant enough experience but it never wavers from its true path. It sets it stall out from Track 1 as to how this is going to be and sticks to it until the end. Theres no real filler here but it doesnt seek greatness either

Its a bit early to be a JB classic, but its still pretty bloody good!

Its very much a CCR album with some of its hits mixed in wuth longer jams. It does seem that John Fogerty's vocals elevates the band as the vocalled tracks far out perform the more freeform instrumental secrtions

Classic Motorhead tracks but it's not a classic album by any stretch

Its a nice enough Album and Kate always has a lovely voice but there is nothing stand out her.

This geta similar very quickly. It's someway before their golden era.

Sigur Ros are a genre leader for this brand of trance folk and this album is one of their best

Pretty generic American country with hints of Dylan

Its all very nice. But I didnt think it was any more than that and didnt do anything for me

Hated it. Shows Lydon up for the talent-free 14 year-old esque poet and agitator that he is.

There's 42 tracks and nearly 3 hours is enough to make you hate Country & Western and convince yourself it all sounds the same

Pretty standard fare which is quite dated nowadays

Of course it's an all time classic!

A real oddity. Euphoric at times. Twiddly le Dee at others

You can hear why he was considered the king, but Im in no rush to listen to the album again

There is some pretty decent classic rock on here

Big Black Flag fan and this is arguably their finest

She's the original angelic country singer that all copycats are based on. And this is a really good album. Showcases perfectyly what she is about

It's not good. By her own admission Sarah admits she doesn't know how the song goes which sums jazz up really

PJ has dated quite badly since the 90s but this is her most mainstream effort. It's quite a few bangers mixed in with her terrible poetry about horses and a genuinely moving final song

Its all very pleasant. All very 80s. Nothing stand out, though

AS close to wallpaper as The Cure gets. Uninteresting

Puts the School in Art School. Not Good.

Ironically Spotify played a Curtis Mayfield track after this album, which was a great track. It wasnt a D'Angelo track though

It depends if you prefer garage rock form the 90s or alt music with a clearer tune structure.nof it's the former, Fugazi ar one of the best.

Minus 1 for the spoken word guff. Minus 1 for the excessive length

It's all about dated now and given how Cast didn't really go anywhere either it's a bit of a misplaced cult record

Her voice is flawless and it's all very nice, but it's also very dated and not really my thing

Its incredibly sweet

It's all a bit dull if were being honest here.

It's basically creedences greatest hits album

Basically unlistenable

It's much better than I remember it being but it's still undeniably niche.

In all honesty, its a classic. Not my genre at all, but its really good

It's a lot of fun but you can't shake the feeling there is something better out there

An OST. Pretty Meh.

Its literally one of the worst albums ever released. A conceptual nightmare

It bangs a long at a consistent rate, but not much variety between songs here

A band that gets better as they age. This is a classic

This has aged quite badly. Really outdated lyrically

Oh do shut up!

A whole lot of nothing really

You know what, its all very impressive.

A real mixed bag. Some inspiring stuff. Some shite

The most niche album so far, to which I can only say - its OK if you like that sort of thing

It is of course a classic. Maybe a few tracks too long but it's the Beasties at their peak

Its not bad per se, but its definitely of its era and a bit of a chore nowadays

Its pretty epic and interesting in its own way - but the album is way too much of it.

There are better Mile Davis albums

Theres not much wrong with it, but its not remarkable either

Its a genuinely moving album. Beautiful in its way

It's all pretty meh.

Great Album. Genuine Classic

Its basic. And she has a great voice which has been ruined by a few questionable production decisions

Its 808's best album which means it must be very good.

It's a bit of a curio. Walks the line between exhilarating and being a bit too much.

Really good. Perfect voice. Somewhat dated

Im a fan of some of Nick's work butthis is just depressing and he barely gets out of spoken word.

It bounces along quite nicely, and surprisingly for The Fall, it's half decent

Of course, Its a defining album of our generation

Its aged pretty damn well.

There is something grating about Suzanne Vega that other songwriters in this genre dont possess

Its way too long. Which is ironic as there is so much fat on here? An editor required maybe? Of course, Stevie's talent is without question

Background Music

That voice. Plus a couple of bona fide classics on here. Some filler, though

Its just before he refined his pop into superstar status so Off The Wall keep some of its funk roots. But likewise, it sounds like the sort of thing you would get on Radio 4. A mixed bag

Condescending rubbish

All very unmemorable

It borders on white man blues. Its all very pleasant but nothing spectacular

Its better than most in this genre, but its still this genre

No surprises here. Its a Byrds album. Thats it.

It bridges the gap between Rock (Good) and White Man's Blues (Not Good). Clearly lot of ability here but contains a lot of blues indulgence

Absolute solid gold guff

Its very nice if not a bit twee

They are obviously talented so a shame they are wasting their time in this genre

Its good for what it is, but its all a bit childish really

Basically, it's a bit of a classic in it's genre.

Excrutiating

Peerless

Its a pretty tight album. But also there is nothing stand out

Let down by its frequent forays into gibberish

Everything is peereless except some of the songwriting is a bit basic

Im sure more experienced ears appreciate this, but to my ears its sounds quite ordinary

Starts well but loses itself in the middle and peters out

Its "OK".

Its all pretty mediocre Dad rock

Tune after Tune after Tune after Tune.....

In all honesty, its a bit of a slog

Theres a lot going on here but im not sure id add it to my rotation

Very basic

Has its moments but is oddly uninteresting

It is both iconic and the home of some pretty bad poetry

Its all very pleasant but not really my thing

Tremendously dated. All a bit silly

A lot of tunes on this one. Bit of a classic. If anything, it goes on a bit, though

Not one of their best but its Sonic Youth so of course its good

Not usually my thing but not much wrong here

It's a genre I like and this is a good, if not great, example.

There are some good tunes, but its all a bit basic and requires some genre investment that I dont have.

All very pleasant but ultimately one dimensional

Chaotic and noisy. Quite likeable

Its so bland, it just melts into the background and never comes back.

Its basically rush. A little bit epic. A little bit naff

Its legendary but it self pity hasnt aged well.

Not a huge amount here TBH

IS it me or is Bowie just overrated?

Very pleasant. Thats all.

Led Zeppelin have acquired legendary status but, at times, its not hugely interesting

Simply magnificent

At times its one of the most iconic sounds of its era. at others its diabolical poetry

Yeah, I very much like this sort of stuff

Theres a lot of bangers on here

It starts smooth butter but soon becomes R&B wailing. And enough with the narration!

One of the best from one of my favourite bands. What more needs to be said?

Not Sure where this adulation comes from. Its OK at best

Honestly, its pretty effing great

Its actually pretty impressive stuff. Some genuinely cutting edge pop. Moving

Completely Uninteresting. Not for me.

All very admirable, but not really my thing

All very elegant and simple, but completely uneventful

Its really quite beautiful. A couple of ropey tracks, though.

A very good instrumental if your into soundscapes

REally doesnt go anywhere pretty quickly

Its iconic. Pretty much every track has been replicated by a 90s band somewhere

Generally its very impressive but, man, some of these lyrics are a bit edgelord

Well its a classic isnt it?

A really problematic album. Its listening to 500 tracks at once style is basically unlistenable

It has its moment but overall its a bit try hard.

Not bad but not impressive either

By the numbers. Of its era. Forgettable

It only occasionally gets above average. Occasionally

Its experimental which is good. But also Meh, which isnt

Verse. Chorus. Verse. Chorus. etc etc. Its fun but it has a sell by date even at its sparse 28 minutes

Shite

Its pretty straightforward but enjoyable nonetheless

Its the quintessential crossover between Psych and Punk. Perfect.

You dont have to say everything 20 times!

Its very relaxing but also quite underwhelming

You could take 80 minutes off this and it would still be too fat

Its a not bad slice of early punk

Couldnt relate to this at all

This is very enjoyable. A classic?

There are some tunes on this but if I was to be critical, its sort the poster child for rock albums seeming about samey

Its "OK"

Effortlessly Cool

You could trim 20 minutes out of the middle of this and improve it immeasurably

The problem with the concept is too much dead air

It rocks along just nicely and sounds a lot of fun

What a racket! I love it!

They honestly did put a lot of care into their albums in the 80s

Yeah, this is fucking great

Didnt really grab me

All very pretty but not very interesting

You know what. It's actually pretty bloody good.

It seems to be the album that modern arthouse rock albums are based off of. And it is considerably better than its imitators

I suppose you have to be in on the joke for this middle of the road baroque pop. It certainly stands out if nothing else

I thought it was incredibly uninteresting bar the banging outro

It has its moments but its also kind of goofy

Its from a far more basic time and its simplistic song writing is unrelenting

Its absolutely lush. A begrudging minus 1 for its length

Basically everybody's favourite thrash album

Ive never been convinced that Skunk's combination of pop and rock really work. Its all "half decent"

Some of this actually Bangs, but you need to be on the same wavelength as KR. And Im not

There are a lot of nice melodies but I guess you had to be there?

It's the first good album since Dave stopped sulking about not being in Metallica

Stylistically it feels like two albums competing with each other but its still a very enjoyable album

It's obviously cool, but you have to be on board with Curtis' vocals and I'm not really

If I was to be critical of this masterpiece I would say it is 15 minutes too long.

One of those instances where the performer isnt so good live

Well that's a whole lot of nothing

It doesn't quite have the songcraft of it's 80s counterparts but it's pretty good nonetheless.

An awful lot of good stuff going on here. Without the usual Who hokum, its a near classic.

It's a classic if not a bit one dimensional

It's obviously very good but you have to like the genre. I don't really

A bit of a surprise - it moves at a good pace pretty nicely

It's still got it. It's a thrilling, important, inspirational record. Basically perfect

Its not his best, but Wonder just oozes quality

Mediocre

Nonsense, really

Its basically impossible to rate. Where do I even start? As art house albums go, its both amazing and shite.

Its OK but not really my thing

Theres a certain coolness to it, but also a certain datedness

It's just so one dimensional

I know it's more a vibe than an album bit for me, that's the problem.

I'd forgotten how slow this album is

It trundles along with some nice tunes, but not much more

It's the most relaxed of new romantic. Honestly it's very nice and cool.

Shes the queen for sure, but do we need more than an hour of this?

Its Polly's best but once again, more terrible poetry

Its simplicity is its appeal. All over too quickly

Being boring is ironically apt

Its pretty much similar to all Stereolab but it trundles along quite nicely

Its quite delightful

Unremarkable

A couple of famous tunes but its all a bit dated now

Theres a lot of god stuff on here

Not quite a classic. A lot of fun

There are some pretty nice tunes on here. Massively dated, though

This gave me a headache which Im sure was half the point. Its the better of the art house albums but it goes on forever

Really nothing interesting going on here. Bland

It's seminal for sure but is it any good. Some of it very much is. Some of it very much iant

Its pretty standard hippy fare

Its their classic

Way too much bang average hip hop. Get An Editor!

Unmemorable. Im sure people like it, but itsrather dated now

This hits every note. A Classic

I do still wonder if Tom is taking the piss

It's about as 1 dimensional as pop gets.

Its pretty decent but its as silly and indulgent as the worst of prog

Its very good

It's a true genre album. A genre I don't relate to.

All in all a solid pop effort.

It's a totally unique sound and, in places, pure ear honey. Still not sure I like it though!

It starts off really good but peters off badly

I found it all rather ordinary

Completely forgettable

It's a step down from their best

Its pretty good but it feels like rich kids pretending to have the blues

I guess somebody likes this stuff.

It has some of Pop's iconic moments, but, gosh, Daivid does guff as well

It has a Radio 4 feel about it nowadays but its undoubtedly a unique, beautiful voice

Since when have compilations been allowed. Its one of the better art school projects but its still a bit cheeky

Its OK but never gets better than that

Its nice enough but doesnt really get out of second gear

Its basically a dozen Ocean 11 soundtracks rolled into 1 album

My god its tedious

It has a few peaks but its not particularly interesting

The point where George Michael's career turned. A poor man's Prince and in desperate need of an editor

A semi-classic!

It feels quite ordinary but, really, its just not my bag

The whole day is indeed greater than the sum of its parts. Still lacking something though

Pedestrian Dad Rock

Alt-Techno with Class

Its become really dated and a bit naff

Its quite seminal in its field, but there is so much name checking, ultimately, it has very little to say for itself

For its genre, its pretty strong

Love the prison albums but this wavers a bit in the middle

Near Perfect

A bit of an oddity. It SEEMS quite good but its also very samey and needs an editor

Rich kids play Britpop. Some ear worms admittedly

Its far too long and laden with terrible poetry

It's a pretty archetypal smiths album. It's alright but a bit one dimensional

Its legendary in its own unique way

ITs pretty decent all said and done

Slightly less egregious than your usual arthouse affair but only just. Not enough material for an album

A lot of banda from this era making a similar sound but much better

There are a couple of decent party tunes on here, but otherwise it didnt do much for me

It bangs along quite nicely

It never really gets you going but you can admire the craft

One of their less annoying ones, this has some good stuff on itm

All in all, its pretty strong

It's a bit of a classic. But not really my bag.

It's a bit uninteresting

Well this is all very pleasant

It's absolute rubbish

Its pretty effing good

Pretty Bland

I can see why people like it but its not really my thing.

When they are white guys, this is one of the better one. But there is still a lot of the Rolling Stones paying at being black guys and its quite inauthentic.

Another nice effort from this era

It has some tunes on it, but also a lot of filler. A this sound of the times seems a bit bland nowadays

Tremendously cool. Sort of a forgotten classic.

You wont hear many more charming and unconfrontational albums as this

It's sometimes quite sweet but ultimately a bit dated

Perfect

Same old, same old from Lana. How long has she been doing this now?

Well this is a hidden gem. Its a bit too long, but fabulously noidy

If I have one thing to criticise this iconic album is that its a bit too long

Despite its iconic title track, its still an OST, so its uninteresting despite its musicianship

Its incredibly dated now. Basically unlistenable

OK, he's definitely piss taking bit there is some fun poetry hidden in there

Some bangers on here. But too long for me

Its so slight its barely there

Shes got a good voice but would a decent song writer go amiss? Practically zero tunes

It goes along quite nicely but there is a super long track near the end that makes Itfeel like an EP

Not familiar with this. Different to what I expected. I suspect some people love this. I didn't.

It's the Black Keys so it's good. But it's too long and meanders a bit

This is a lot better than I remember it being

In retrospect, Radiohead were really rather good. This isnt their best, mind

It's right up there as the greatest of all time

It's very pleasant. Twee almost. But that also makes it not very exciting

Bit worried when I saw the cover versions but I ended up enjoying this

A very pleasant slice of seemingly forgotten American folk.

Despite being their best one, this art school stuff is not ageing well

This is a bit of a treat. Doesnt outstay its welcome either

Its all fun and games until somebody does a drum solo

It's definitely a defining record of it's era

An incredible singles band with a self indulgent unfocused album

Classic Rock performed in its greatest format. Whats not to like?

It remains interesting all the way through without ever getting memorable

There is plenty of ear honey here and it's quite revolutionary but it also becomes boring at times.

Madness have been surpassed by so many bands since

I wanted this to end at a point long before it did end

Another example of a front man leaving a band to pursue a career in Dad Rock.

I prefer their first but plenty of bangers onhere

Its all a bit twee nowadays

Its an odd album. The first side is incredibly boring but it ends with some sweet trance like dance

Its nice enough but not especially noteworthy

Its got a bit of an intensity to it, but its a right racket and Robert's vocals are very marmite

Completely Naff

If Im honest, I didnt find it hugely engaging

Well this bangs along at a nice pace. Good stuff.

Tenderly walks that thin line between uninteresting and shite

TBH, once the hits are out of the way, its pretty mundane

Honestly, its a banger

This is Van at his more romantic and approachable. It usits him better

Not much wrong with this. Apart from the self-pity of course

This was a pleasant surprise. Likeable and contemporary

A real lush production but its oh so Radio 4

Nothing wrong with this

Its hard to rate these CCR alcums. Theres some greatest hits on here. Some tunes that could be on the greatest hits. It feels like a greatest hits - its architecture is so simple

Its pretty decent stuff TBF. But also, TBF, its pretty uneventful

Spotify played The Pixies after this and I didnt give that a 5, Frank, so how do you think this is going to end up?

Have to admit its got a few classics on it

Its better than their later ones but its still not that great

There are some really nice tunes on here

The poor man's QOTSA. One dimensional AF, but you cant deny it rocks through its whole play length

Not the greatest example of its type. Starts off well but deteriorates into mediocrity

In its genre, Peerless

The concept is good but there is way too much of it and youll want it to finish a long time before it does

Its completely seminal but also a bit Fur Q

Obviously he's amazing but this is An hour and 45 Minutes so one for the enthusiasts, I feel.

Nobody starts a party like Fatboy but you spend almost all this album wanting to play the singles versions as they are much better

Some nice tunes but its so brief, its barely there

Its better than some of his colleagues in the C+W scene, but its still terribly basic

Like CCR, all of Leonard Cohen's albums sund like Greatest Hits to me. The lack of an album theme lets down the number of tunes here.

All the "Trying to be Black" ness isnt as egregious as other Rolling Stones Albums.

Its a very good example of The Doors' vibe. Lacks anything killer, though.

Its got a few tunes on it. But its oddly bady produced and a bit of a dirge to my ears

This is an enjoyable album. Well put together. Keeps going.

All a bit one dimensional

And now, ladies and gentleman you are invited to an hour of Dad dancing

This is a really pleasant listen

Hard to rate this one. Its bang average hip hop but its aware lyrics are worth an extra point

Its pretty experimental, though not too wild - I guess thats his charm. However, some misses on here too.

Its a banger - but didnt feel it needed the commentary. Although the commentary was pretty good. Nearly a 5 TBH

Don't get the fuss if I'm honest. It's pretty one dimensional and it goes on and on and on.

Queen have always been seen as a singles band to me and this is no exception. But its hard to deny, theres a lot of quality on here amongst the guff.

Do I like the Husker Du sound? Yes. Do I like over an hour of it? Not sure.

Have to admit, I really like her stuff. Just the right amount of edge

There's actually quite a lot to like about this album

Mostly unremarkable

Well it's Elvis so it's a perfect voice. Bang average album though.

Again. No real theme hear so just feels like all his other albums. But some bangers on here

Its full of beautiful tracks but it doesnt really stir me otherwise

Some progressive moments but also a lot of hippy bollocks

It's noisy in a fun way. Feels revolutionary

It's so urgent and demands to be listened to. It's brilliant.

Quite a lot of highlights, but in the end, even at just over 30 minutes it's a bit too much. Like working in a supermarket

Its a bit Rock for Radiohead fans, but you cant deny its well written

Background Music

End up being a waste of pretty much everybody's time

Its starts off really nice, but drops off a bit badly

It seems too long from the outset but then you realise there's a lot of quality on it

Only rarely gets above mediocre

You could give this a 5 for the sheer brass balls of releasing this on the public, but, really, it gets a 1 for being shit.

Was all that Sax and Piano necessary?

Its not bad. Its not great. The true definition of a Median album

It rocks along quite nicely but lacks the edge of it's nearest rivals.

It's pretty good if you separate the art from the artist

A pretty average slab of likeable psychedelica

Another 80s singles band

Its basically quality all the way through

Love that 80s vibe but Tina's lack of restraint gets tiring after a while and this is a LONG album

At several points it stops being sexy and veers into naff. Its an era where Marvin fancied himself just a bit too much.

Its a banger from start to finish. Ticks a lot of boxes

Not much to it but it bangs along very nicely

Their most controversial album but it doesnt really put a foot wrong

Basically the album for which classic rock was coined

Ticks my boxes but letting down by a certain monotony and those grating vocals

You can really see what the fuss is about. Goes down so smooth

Outside of Cult of Personality, there isnt much here

Honestly, who cares.

Not as smooth as Exodus but still oozes quality

I wouldnt listen to it regularly but I liked this

Never grabbed me

Its just so dumb

Stylistically it's all over the place. I liked the funk bits but much of the other stuff felt dated

Noisy AF but completely exhilirating

There's an absolute banger on here but outside this, the album has a delightful vibe but seems a bit amateurish otherwise

Its aversion to vocals let it down as the guitar playing really needs an accompaniment to stop it becoming uninteresting

Not hugely interesting

There are some good tracks on here but some stuff that is the sort of conflict free alt rock that appeals to people who dont really like alt rock

Not bad for an arthouse record, but its still and arthouse record

Its OK but there are better things in their discography

Its nice enough

It doesnt quite maintain the momentum of some of their others but its still very listenable

It forms the bridge between Dylan and the acoustic singer songwriter. Its nice but not really my bag

I think this is a whole lot of nothing, really

Borderline unlistenable

A couple of era-defining tunes here, but the album overall has an element of sameyness to it.

Its not bad but at the same time its very Radio 4

It's pretty nice but it gets less interesting as it progresses

It sometimes gets above pub rock, but not frequently enough

It was a nice slice of progressive pop

It can sound rather revolutionary, but can also sound rather dated

Just a little too much filler for a 5-star. Otherwise iconic

Its a party album, no doubt. Lots of fun but Im not sure an album of this title even exists. Has it become lost to time?

It was cool. Then it wasnt. Now it is again. Its mean spirited nature is completely relevant today. Not a filler on here.

Again, for an arthouse record its pretty much top of the pile, occassionally breaking out in excellance

Could listen to this all day but even then it falls short of Hysteria

It bangs from start to finish, but it lacks the craft of their peers to be a masterpiece. Close, though

There are some interesting things on here but really, everything is done by their peers and progenies

Proof, if it was needed, that Bowie is more about the artist than the art

Completely dated and so mediocre

It's very lush. It's very cool.

Another day. Another Leonard Cohen album. You can gauge how good the albums are by how many recognised hits are on them and this has less than other albums.

It's good in small doses but an hour of this is way too much

Its OK - a couple of nice tunes - but it primarily stands in the middle

if I was honest, I found this was unremarkable

There are moments here, but generally its meandering, aimless, hippy nonsense.

Some quality, but also very woolly in places.

For me anyway, this deteriorated from somewhat interesting to utterly tedious very quickly

It has some excellant moments but, as an album, its more than 20 minutes too long

Its the most 90s record you can think of! It feels like the opening credits to 15 films from the 90s that were cool back then. But not now

Its not bad, just remarkably uninteresting

When its tight its tight. But its not always. Too much of a good thing

Well this is pretty dull

It was on in the background and I only really half listened to it, so shall I say "It didnt really grab me"

Polly has shifted to folk in her old age but it's still prone to her idiosyncrasies

Love this genre and MC5 undoubtedly rock, but they are also not as expansive as others.

I thought it was imaginative and creative all the way through. Liked it. Too much of it,though

This is very pleasant

Its exactly as youd expect it to be. Outdated now.

Its undoubtedly era defining

Its a lovely combination of lush sounds and arthouse rock. Its really good. A -1 for some lyrical naffness

I think this is starting to lose its status

Its decent enough. Nothing special, though

Its their first album and the sound isnt very refined at this stage in their career.

It rattles along quite nicely but lacks the punch to be a big hitter

Its well crafted but it sounds like 10 other artists. No distinct sound to it at all.

It's clearly well made, and made with love, but it's not my sort of thing.

This is a classic. Bob at his peak. Will score high.

Some superb production levels here. It's pretty decent all around

Somehow, this is really bad. I didn't think the ska and reggae influences which are consistent through this record did anything but make the album naff.

Its seminal, its fun, but you cant help feeling that its been done much better since

Again, another perfectly acceptable, ATQC album

Love the DMC and there are certainly some tracks on here but I never felt albums were their best format

The bridge between their earlier, more fun albums and the later more mature content. Possibly their most complete and best album

Boring AF

If I'm being brutal, it makes disco seem a bit boring

It can appear to be a bit of a vanity project but it ends up being some uptempo fun

It's a very decent album which has a few wobbles and is a bit too long.

Not usually into white man's reggae but this was an exception

Shrill and shouty. Not Good

What they do they do very well. It's just not my thing

Undoubtedly a top singer songwriter, but he doesnt half come across as a middle aged man sometimes.

It's perfectly pleasurable.

A weird one this as the production is absolutely terrible. But it sort of works!

BEyond the first three tracks this feels like standard irish folk rock to me

It's undoubtedly iconic.

Better than I remember. Still meanders into mediocrity every now and then, though

One of the most begrudging 5's ever. Its not just peer pressure, honest

Background music that never makes it to the foreground

There's a lot of bangers in this genre and this is one of those albums that work

This got old after 40 minutes - I pity the fool who sat through all 3 hours0

Undeniable quality. Would I listen to this more often? Probably not.

Its nonsense really. But there were times that I would seriously groove along to this. If it wasnt nearly 2 hours long, Id probably fall more favourably off the genius/shite line that it walks.

Very similar to their other album, I could barely distinguish them. Some nice production values and some.breakout times but some filler too.

Barely listenable. Maybe an extra point for some nice stylish choices?

It flirts way too much with White Man's blues , but of that genre, its one of the better ones.

It's always been their cult album because of it's ropey production but now it's been remastered it has a new life!

So what is this. Is it a prog parody? Is it a poor man's Led Zeppelin. It all seems quite silly to me.

Its pretty decent TBF, but still carries that aged Radio 4 production type.

Really not my thing.

Before REM refined their style, it's the definition of Middle Of The Road.

The parts dont really add up to anything, but the sum is very pleasant indeed

It's such a curio. Extra points for being extra weird. Less points for it's amateur dramatics style.

It's very dated now. Way too much ear abrasion for an enjoyable album

There are very few albums that just embody a vibe, but this is just gay clubs in the 90s in a nutshell. Brings a big smile to your face.

I thought it was rather fabulous. Normally this sort of folk ages pretty badly but this endures through pure quality. Excellent

It's certainly old fashioned but it's one of the better of the old fashioned ones.

It's a well trodden genre and dozens have done it better, including artistes before Beth

Not a weak track on here. Holds up very well.

It's perfectly fine, but not a lot more than that. An album of it's time

What a racket!

Its iconic but you cant escape that the second side peters off quite a bit.

Great vocals hiding mediocre songs. The 21st century Great British curse.

Art school music done right. Very right.

Admired it more than I liked it. It's pretty samey all the way through

It's pleasant enough. That's it.

Musically its excellent, but some of the lyrics are as silly as its mammoth run time.

As smooth as you like.

It's like the OST to some godawful west end musical

I'm convinced there is a central reggae sound and the likeability of the albums drop off pretty quickly with deviations from this centre. Thankfully this has that central sound.

You see, Tom, you can make a good album when you aren't taking the piss.

A couple of OK tracks but it never really excites

Ice Cube at his best. Noisy. Urgent. Somewhat on the nose.

I appreciate the importance of Soft Cell and there isn't anyone really like them but this is a bit of a tough slog.

Overwrought nonsense. It's not awful but it's not in my purview at all

You're going along thinking an inoffensive 2 star record and then the album drops a banging festival memory. But that's the problem. Other artists would trim this by 3 or 4 tracks and mix the remainder better. The Prodigy were a great singles band but didn't always make great albums.

It's kind of fun, but ultimately it's the kind of music you put on to keep the kids quiet in the car. Must also admit it took me three goes to get through this. It's long.. So a vanity project as well as a novelty album.

That's is is REM transitioning their sound out of the Friends coffee shop era and into their later more mature sound. It's good, but there are better in the discography to come.

A routine album from a routine band in a routine genre

Puerile nonsense

Well this is a pleasant surprise. I'd never heard this before and thought was absolutely on point. A great achievement

Do you have a child's mind. Boy do I have an album for you!

Im clearly not sophisticated enough for Bjork

There are a couple of promising tracks here but it's mostly bad.

It was acceptable of it's era. But it's not hugely interesting nowadays despite being one of the better of it's type

Hard to rate stuff like this as it's such an early recording, that other artists have taken from it and made it better. Undeniable quality, mind.

This is what happens when you are the weaker member of a song writing duo and you branch out alone. It's also impossibly dated.

It's not really my thing but you can't deny it's quality and it's a lot leaner than their other albums

Not his masterpiece but Nick is reassuringly quality again

Well this is very pleasant

French hip hop is always cool and MC Solaar is one of the best. But even one of the best can afford to take a couple of tracks out of their albums sometimes.

It's a genre you absolutely 100% have to be into or else it comes across overblown. I can hear the quality though

Pretty wacked out psych rock which reaches the limit of it's songwriter's ability

There is so much going on. Quote noisy. Liked it

Such a weird album. Very little of it anything to do with Malcolm Mclaren. And then the bits that are - his inability to sing is just the start of the problems

It's average with smatterings of bad.

OK it's Dad Rock but it's good Dad Rock.

It's pretty bloody great all said and told.

Have to admit it didn't grab me enough for me to pay much attention to. Doesn't sound bad, though

Undoubtedly one of THE voices, but lets not pretend that there arent extended periods on this album where Marvin is waffling on about nothing

Oh, its that whiny vocal style in front of mediocre song writing and its way too long. All the anti-boxes ticked

Theres really not that much to it. Bang average

Doesn't appear to be as good as any of his obvious influences. Mediocre.

I thought I wouldnt like it and it didnt disappoint. Seems to be that brand of classic rock that excites people who dont really like music

Maybe the key album of this much maligned genre

It's actually pretty groovetastic all the way through. Spotless.

Doesnt really get going at any point

Its aged really badly. Its a rough listen

It's starts a bit mediocre but it ends in psych epicness. Oh how to score!

An agreeable Alice of dance music. Lots of personality

Got a headache about 25 minutes in. What a racket

It's clearly not one of his classics, but it's still stronh

The Pixies have released a couple of game changers but this isnt one of them. Its actually quite forgettable.

There are some good tunes here, but the album is messy, too long and from one of the 90s B tier bands

A combination of the iconic and some forgettable filler

It's one of their smoother records. It's really good but I like Sonic's rough edges.

For me this is just more of the same old same old for C+W. It's not inherently bad, but also doesn't stand out from a very busy crowd.

Not natural poets are they? The horny teenage boys of hip hop

Well this is relentlessly pleasant

Usually love a bit of Spiritualized but found it hard to connect with this one. Maybe it's because there is quite a bit of dead air on this album.

It's got a pleasant chill vibe but I was expecting a bit more

There are plenty of bands that sound like this but the Whigs do it with a bit more oomph than most

In it's genre it's a leader. You just have to like the genre.....

Well isnt this just flawless

It starts off interesting, gets less and less interesting until it finishes completely tedious

I love Ice T and this album would have got 5 stars if some much of its 72 minutes run time wasnt interludes

Its very zeitgeist. A bit of a splash in its time but you wouldnt choose it nowadays. Also, it was always way too long

Plenty of LARPing here that demeans the album a bit but it's still amongst Nick's better albums.

As far as Im concerned it wanders all over the place and its not a pleasant experience.

Its not peak Britney but you have to admire the style diversity, if not the spradic filler

Straight out of Iggy's "A bit thirsty" period. I mean its still Iggy, but its a bit sus in places.

It has an impressive reputation as a landmark album, but, in reality, its pretty shit.

Normally I would downvote an album this length, but really I cant get enough of Public Enemy

It all starts off quite nicely as a showcase for Freddie's vocals but descends into fantasy prog and that won't do.

It's all very pleasant and has some right tunes on it but the fact that the remixes are much better suggest that the sound isn't quite right.

Missy Elliott would get better later when she's chatting filth and not calling out Timbaland every 3 minutes

Well this is all very good. Maybe ten minutes too long.

Now, the big track here is bone fide mint but all the other tracks are just weaker tracks of the same style

The Amy Winehouse album nobody listens to. It has some half times but is mostly unremarkable

Not as silly as some on this genre but silly enough to not be taken seriously

It trope along quite nicely and is just the right length. Good stuff

It's the album that killed off Portishead and took forever to make. To be honest it's experimental and not much works

Was worried I wouldnt like this after not listening to it for so long. But I neednt have worried - it stands up well

There were quite a few indie bands went prog around this time. This is one of the better ones, but still....

Completely Radio Four. Outdated

Wallpaper Jazz!

Big at the time, pretty Middle of The Road nowadays

It has a few tunes, but its quite a 2 dimensional album

One of those albums people are thinking about when they say music sounds all the same

Not much wrong with this but it never hits great

Elevator music

There's some belters on here, but its not all great

It's pretty fun but it's still a smug pisstake

Dreampop at its finest. If you like dreampop, of course

Without ever getting amazing, this has quality all the way through it

Its very much an icon of its time, but peters off a bit towards the end

All pretty meh.

It wasnt even that big at the time, so a lightweight addition to this list

What a glorious remaster

It exudes quality but does it have to be X hours long, where X depends on what version it is. I mean one of these is 5xVinyl

Apparently a cut above the rest of the C+W crowd, but, in reality, much the same. Feel sorry for the unthanked vocalist who backs him up considerably on this

Bunk

Its half an hour later and I dont remember a thing about it

Don't know what to say about this. I can hear it's good but it's also a bit whiney

It has some undoubted tunes on it, but MJ's schtick hasnt aged as well as some others of this era

It's simultaneously boring, pretentious and arrogant. Yeah, it's John Lennon's solo career

There was a time when this sort of bland music was popular - blame the search for the next Coldplay. But nowadays, many years later, it doesnt wash at all. dull.

It's a whole load of nothing. Nothing original here.

Usually up for a bit of experimental but this was curiously flat

It's the one with the hits on. But some filler too IMHO

A shrieking mess. Barely listenable. Must admit I nearly gave up on this one

Very pleasant indeed

I like my Samba a bit more party than this but it's pretty decent nonetheless

It's a nice album but definitely some filler here too

There's really not much wrong here, but it's not really an invigorating live experience

A schizophrenic, rather stupid way to mix an album

Its just so consistently uninteresting

Its the perfect depiction of 80s metal.

Despite my beef with JJ leaving BB&HC this unarguably has some quality tunes on ot

They were never the best of their time and its very generic now

Very mediocre

It's rare to find a band that is so rated creating an album with so much filler on it

Its the sound of the 80s, and the epicness of it songs has meant its legacy is preserved. Its aged well.