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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
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5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
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5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
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5 | 3 | +2 |
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
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White Ladder
David Gray
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5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
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Woodface
Crowded House
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
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1 | 4 | -3 |
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Bad
Michael Jackson
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1 | 3.81 | -2.81 |
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
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1 | 3.79 | -2.79 |
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
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1 | 3.78 | -2.78 |
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
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1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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Illmatic
Nas
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1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Radiohead | 6 | 5 |
| Beatles | 7 | 4.86 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 4.57 |
| David Bowie | 9 | 4.33 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Pixies | 3 | 5 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 5 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.5 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 4.5 |
| The Doors | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Smiths | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| Doves | 2 | 5 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 |
| John Lennon | 2 | 5 |
| Wilco | 2 | 5 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 4.17 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 4.2 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.25 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Byrds | 5 | 1.4 |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 1 |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 1.33 |
| Dolly Parton | 2 | 1 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1 |
| Fairport Convention | 2 | 1 |
| Sepultura | 2 | 1 |
| Run-D.M.C. | 2 | 1 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1 |
| Common | 2 | 1 |
| Ali Farka Touré | 2 | 1 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1 |
| Traffic | 2 | 1 |
| John Martyn | 2 | 1 |
| M.I.A. | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Adamson | 2 | 1 |
| k.d. lang | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Walker | 2 | 1 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 1.8 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 1.75 |
| The Fall | 3 | 1.67 |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 1.67 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1.67 |
| Yes | 3 | 1.67 |
| The Temptations | 2 | 1.5 |
| Everything But The Girl | 2 | 1.5 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| XTC | 2 | 1.5 |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 1.5 |
| Missy Elliott | 2 | 1.5 |
| Baaba Maal | 2 | 1.5 |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 1.5 |
| Funkadelic | 2 | 1.5 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 1.5 |
| Todd Rundgren | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Emmylou Harris | 2 | 1.5 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 1.5 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 1.5 |
| Stephen Stills | 2 | 1.5 |
| Christina Aguilera | 2 | 1.5 |
| CHIC | 2 | 1.5 |
| Orbital | 2 | 1.5 |
| Slipknot | 2 | 1.5 |
| OutKast | 2 | 1.5 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 |
| Metallica | 4 | 2 |
| The Kinks | 4 | 2 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 2 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 2 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 2.25 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Fatboy Slim | 5, 1 |
| Neil Young | 1, 5, 2, 5 |
| Björk | 5, 4, 1, 1 |
| Elvis Costello | 5, 2 |
| Lou Reed | 4, 1 |
5-Star Albums (122)
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Dr. John
1/5
I had to google the author of 1001 to establish his age. There is a disproportionate amount of content from '67 '68 '69. I was wondering if he was 18 around then. Some of it was a golden age but this type of album does not compare with other eras. Maybe it was the drugs.
Cover art 2/5
10 likes
Mekons
2/5
One listen sufficient. There is a reason this didn't get released widely in 1985. Not shocking, but not good.
8 likes
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Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Never heard of this artist before. I knew the song Chicago but not who sung it.
This is an excellent album and one I will return to and recommend to others.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
When it is good, it is excellent but too many weaker tracks take away from the album. If this had been on vinyl they would have to have edited down to 10 or 11 tracks. This would improve it a lot.
Paul Weller
2/5
Nothing poor but nothing stand out. It felt like background music after a while. Dont feel I will be rushing back.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
When I saw this popping up today my 1st reaction was really? Growing up in the 80s, Come On Eileen was a ubiquitous anthem of every disco. However I enjoyed this a lot. Just not sure of its classic status.
The Roots
1/5
Experimental and incoherent. Tried this a few times but very little memorable or remarkable.
5/5
Classic album that arguably changed the music world forever. It is an album that you can revisit again and again. .
It is brilliant but not their greatest for me. Musically i think many songs lack the sophistication of other albums: Rubber Soul, White Album, abbey Rd, Revolver.
Still head and shoulders above the majority of this list and features one of my all time favourites: A Day in The Life
Steely Dan
3/5
3.4/5 so I will give it the 3
Easy listening no one offended. 70s soft rock or AOR. "reeling in the years" and "do it again" the highlights
Glad I heard it but just don't feel after this solid days listening that I will return to it or seek out more Steely Dan. Can't empathise with anything in the lyrics.
The cover is an abomination. 1/5
The Stooges
1/5
Interesting one. It sounds like a few guys who have just heard velvet underground, and are bluffing their way to record an album. It doesn't match VU or Doors by a long way.
We will fall: What were they thinking. pretentious gobbledeygook. John Cale influence and as one reviewer called it - padding.
Lyrically these fellows didnt stretch themselves!!! Listening to some of their other stuff I'm not sure they had the ability.
However all said, it is ahead of it's time and inspired alot of music I love. Great idea but very weak in parts.
Cover art: generic atyle photo but it expresses some tension. Like the band logo. 2/5
The Temptations
1/5
Pants. Flared pants. Who chooses these. Not impressed with the definition of classic.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Was looking forward to Bob Marley but I was expecting an album with more of his hits.
On repeated listens it has kept growing on me. Good reggae vibe.
Cover art 3.2/5
Eagles
4/5
Classic. Really enjoyed the exploration of the theme of the destruction of paradise, loss of innocence etc. Much more urban than their earlier cowboy themes. Gets better with every listen.
Cover art: 4.5/5 iconic cover picking up on musical themes.
Def Leppard
3/5
It has dated quite a bit. It is too long at over 60 mins and they were stretching it to release 7 singles.
I smiled when I didnt see the lyrics on spotify; they must not have thought them worthy of posting them. 😂 they are pretty corny and the snippets of Reagan and Thatcher date this album.
However it bears some re-listening.
Cover art 2/5
Metallica
2/5
Curious about this one. But ultimately it disappoints. it aspires to be epic but apart from a few singles it is quite forgettable.
I listened a few times but inevitably it became background to whatever I was doing.
Cover art 1/5
The Fall
1/5
Torture. Painful listening
Cover art: my favourite in a week 4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Class. Everything a classic album should be.
Cover art: 5/5
5/5
Love Dylan. But a live album is a bit if a fraud. Like having a greatest hits on the list.
Cover art 1/5
Radiohead
5/5
What an album. Radiohead produce music that is like no one else. It is contemporary and challenging. They push every boundary. But ultimately rewards repeated listening.
Cover art 5/5
The Undertones
4/5
Unexpected but enjoyable. Raw, fresh, naive, 50s pop combined with new wave. Sound like a bunch of lads who have just got their instruments and having a blast. Simple direct songs. No over production going on here.
Cover art 1/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
1/5
Not sure how this achieved Classic status. It is entirely forgettable. I was hoping for the south African jazz equivalent of Graceland. But there is not a whisper of Africa to my ears.
Cover art 2/5 nice colours
Beach House
2/5
I had never heard of them and I always welcome a new discovery with the promise of a back catalogue to explore.
However so far they make all of the right sounds but I'm yet to be engaged. The reviewers who reference a shoegazing musical style must come from California. This is much more cheerful version of life.
Cover art 1/5
Love
1/5
0/5
Pants. Flared pants.
I think I possess 1001 better albums which are not on this list. It should have been consigned to the archives a long time ago.
Cover art 1/5
The Offspring
1/5
Sounds and riffs are good at times. But it doesn't engage me. I am probably not the demographic they were thinking of. To my ears it feels vacuous and staged emotion. it has no relation to punk for me.
Cover art 2/5 corny
Aretha Franklin
2/5
Doves
5/5
Classic album. excellent guitar led rock. Pounding on of my top 10 songs.
Cover art 3/5
Otis Redding
3/5
A (largely) covers album makes it feel closer to a greatest hits, is this cheating when compared to most of this list.
That said Otis makes many of these tunes his own. The power of his voice and interpretation is excellent. I think the inclusion of Satisfaction was a mistake.
Cover art 1/5
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Bought this back in the day. I had to, I needed the cash and had to break a record voucher so i found this in a bargain bucket. I resented it ever since and gave the tape away.
1 song album for me. It is non contentious easy-going music that doesn't grab me musically or emotionally in any way. Not a patch on a contemporaneous album and genre such as Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout.
Cover art: 2/5
The Kinks
2/5
The Kinks are a great band with unique hits full of character and lyrical talent. I expected to discover more here. The recording sounds dated. It has a few stand out tracks but that is it.
Cover art: 2.5/5 odd one this. Psychedelic Victorian. At least they made some effort.
Dr. John
1/5
I had to google the author of 1001 to establish his age. There is a disproportionate amount of content from '67 '68 '69. I was wondering if he was 18 around then. Some of it was a golden age but this type of album does not compare with other eras. Maybe it was the drugs.
Cover art 2/5
Sarah Vaughan
1/5
It's fine. The lady can sing but are there not 101 of these albums? What makes this special enough to be on the list?
Cover art 3/5
Steely Dan
1/5
This one is making 1001 feel really long. Not sure I get the entitlement of bands like this to have multiple entries on the list.
Released in 1977 I'd suggest this helped inspire punk.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Didn't know what to expect. Coherent album well produced with excellent vocals.
Cover art 1/5. Took them about 30 mins to do
Fela Kuti
2/5
Not his best record and a little bit long for me. African rhythms plus jazz are a good combination.
Cover art: 4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Introspective and sometimes melancholy Paul Simon. It's fine but not his best by a long way. For me the better versions of some of the tracks are on the bonus edition and not on the original release. Simon articulates his lyrics beautifully, other artists could learn from his clarity.
Cover art 3/5
The National
4/5
Solid 4. Can't be a 5 because I can't figure out what he is singing about on any track. Bloodbuzz is a classic and the highlight of the album.
Cover art (original cover) 5/5 you can always rely on 4ad
The Incredible String Band
1/5
0/5 Ahh now. Up there with the worst.
Whoever put this on the list needs to get out more. This kind of rubbish undermines the entire list. It doesn't even deserve a 1.
Folk is far from my favourite genre, but this would not rank in any list of important folk albums.
"I cant dream well because of my horns."
Cover art 1/5 hippy commune family photo
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
1/5
Niche blues album playing blues standards. Not one in my "before I die category. "
Cover art 1/5 5mins effort. Redeemed slightly by the choice of the beano by Clapton
FKA twigs
1/5
Pretentious nonsense squeaking
Cover art: 3/5
Death In Vegas
4/5
Saw DIV live back in the day. A musician friend had to leave, he was worried about permanently damaging his hearing. it was a great gig. Couldn't believe how many people were on stage.
The idea of a guest vocalist was pretty original when it was released. Nowadays every other tune seems to be doing some type of collaboration. These were not driven by marketing and sales but by finding the voice/character/mood to match the song.
Iggy pop absolutely nails Aisha. On the next album Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher create works they never would have on their own and equal to their best.
Cover art 3.5/5
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Absolutely refreshing take on all music that had preceded it. Poppy, punk, indie, catchy and danceable all at once. Some of the most arresting songs of the decade. All on a debut album.
Cover art 3/5. Striking in its own way and explains the attitude on the album
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Certain parts remind me of Sufjan Stevens, mmmm , I wonder how that works. Maybe it is the other way around, separated by 40 years. Ahead of it's time is clearly an understatement.
The lyric 'vocals' on side 2 undermine it a little for me.
Cover art: 5/5 iconic
Suicide
1/5
Reckon it is on here because it pursues an idea ahead of it's time. But it is doesn't compare to other electronics or what is about to emerge with Joy Division.
It is the shortest album I have reviewed at 32 mins and this is already 7 mins too long with the shocking track that is Frankie.
Lyrics exceptionally weak all round.
Cover art 4/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Iggy Pop
2/5
Mediocre album made possible by Bowie who is responsible for most of the good bits.
Mekons
2/5
One listen sufficient. There is a reason this didn't get released widely in 1985. Not shocking, but not good.
Stereolab
2/5
Maybe I'm mixing up this list with a classic albums list. This might be 1 to listen to once.
Cover art 1/5
The Cars
4/5
Whopping debut album. Knew most of the tracks but never realised it was from 1978!!! I would have guessed '82 or '83.
Cover art 5/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
A few excellent tracks but a bit long. It would be a 4 if I thought I would go back to it more.
Cover art: 3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Excellent. I'd never heard this album. I had figured it was gonna be from the 80s but really impressed that it was 76-78. It absolutely captures the migration from acoustic to guitar based rock.
Cover art: 3/5
Ice Cube
3/5
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New Order
3/5
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Madness
3/5
Its grand as they say. Not a classic.
Cover art: 2/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Really not very strong. Virginia Plain was not on the original UK release.
Cover art 4/5
Jamiroquai
3/5
It becomes background music after a while. He has a better album.
Cover art 4/5
David Gray
5/5
Classic. As an Irish person it is impossible to vote this down. Slows a bit in the middle. According to the stats go...1 in 4 houses had a copy of the album. Although I think I had 2 😂
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Excellent introduction to phil lynott and thin lizzy.
Can
2/5
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Janelle Monáe
4/5
Very eclectic and respect to a concept album. it is too long. Yet another from the digital era which would have benefited from a vinyl mindset. When it's good its excellent.
Talking Heads
5/5
5 star +++
Absolute whopper debut album.
Cover art 5/5 iconic
Oasis
5/5
Is it the best Oasis album?
Cover art 3/5
Joy Division
5/5
Classic. Redefining.
Cover art 5/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Not really getting it
Goldfrapp
3/5
Doesn't offend and like some of the lo fi videos. Ultimately it fades into the background. For me it is not a classic to return to.
The playlist continued into Supernature which I enjoyed more.
Cover art: 2/5
John Cale
3/5
Surprisingly not too bad. Was expecting worse.
Cover art worst ever
Machito
3/5
Enjoyable and glad I heard it.
Cover art 3/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Not memorable
Cover art 4/5
Ministry
1/5
This highlight is the cover
Cover art 5/5
Hole
3/5
I should get it, but I don't. It just doesn't do it for me. Maybe it's me.
Cover art 3/5
Goldie
2/5
Too long. I finished my commute before the 1st track finished.
Cover art 2/5
David Bowie
5/5
Timeless timeless classic. The best album of the 70 I live done on this list. as part of this I tried to listen to it afresh. I was surprised how much was piano based compared to most of his oeuvre.
Cover art 5/5
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
??? Roll on tomorrow....
Cover art 0/5
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Dont know why I never listened to these guys before. Very good.
Cover art 2/5
The Youngbloods
2/5
Cover art 1/5
Fleet Foxes
5/5
Fells like they invented a nee genre with this album. If it has a weakness it is that is lacks an emotional theme that resonates with me. Red squirrels etc.
Cover art 5/5 Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Who'd have thought a painting from 1559 could make a great cover..
Femi Kuti
2/5
Funky and upbeat. a bit samey after a while.
Cover art 2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Whopper album.
Cover art 5/5 enigmatic
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
👍
Big Black
1/5
Metallica
2/5
Leonard Cohen
5/5
Absolute whopper. I thought this must have been his greatest hits when in fact it was his debut album.
Cover art 4/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
Nothing memorable here. Hair metal, Says it all
Cover art 2/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Top album showing the breadth of the band
Cover art 5/5
X-Ray Spex
1/5
I can hear how this never made it. Cover redeems it.
Cover art 5/5
Carole King
5/5
Impossible to argue against this one. So many classics
Cover art 3/5
Elvis Costello
5/5
Much more eclectic than I was expecting. definitely one to revisit.
Cover art 5/5
The Who
3/5
Odd album. Not their finest by a long way. I was surprised it had such good reviews back in the day. Music does not match the hype.
Cover art 5/5
Solomon Burke
1/5
Don’t see the point of this one
Cover art 1/5
ZZ Top
3/5
The hits are the hits. The rest is fine but not memorable.
Cover art 5/5 instantly recognisable
Gang Starr
3/5
Better than I expected. More musical than similar of the genre.
Cover art 1/5 zero thought went into this.
The Doors
4/5
Stomping start but ends with a whimper. Definitely a side 1 side 2 album. Side 2 improves on listening
Cover art 4/5
Eels
3/5
Not bad. Is it his best?
Cover art: 4/5
Kanye West
1/5
Misogynistic
Cover art: 5/5
The Strokes
5/5
Still as fresh as ever. One of my all time favourites. I never tire of it.
Cover art: 5/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
Not very memorable. 1 or 2 stand out tracks, the rest faded into the background.
Moby
5/5
Cracking album. Brought techno and sampling to the masses.
Cover art 5/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
She must have been a superstar in her day recording the definitive versions of many classics
Cover art 3/5
The Human League
3/5
Some bumper 80e
Cover art 3/5
Billie Holiday
2/5
Doesn’t do it for me
Kid Rock
1/5
Poorly done pastiche
Cover art 3/5
Pulp
2/5
Looked forward to listening to this when it came up. I like all of their hits etc. However I never engaged with it. Maybe it needed more time or maybe it’s not that good.
Cover art. 3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Best three piece in the world possibly. BUT not the greatest songwriter by a country mile. Jimi should have just covered songs for his short life. These just don’t stand the test of time lyrically. As instrumentals they are brilliant.
Cover art : Jimi asked for the original cover to be changed to this for US release. Don’t love it but it captures the era and movement and probably the state of his mind at times.
Hookworms
4/5
Never heard of this bunch. Quite like it. It’s never a 5 but glad to have discovered them.
Cover art 5/5. You can beat a bit of surrealism
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Not bad at all.
Cover art 3/5
Rage Against The Machine
1/5
Cover art 3/5. Feel pretentious
The Isley Brothers
2/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Like it
King Crimson
3/5
Album needs more time
Cover art 5/5
Pixies
5/5
5* every day
Album 3 by Pixies and they are still crunching out fresh whopper tunes as tho it’s their 1st album. There are many references to a best debut category. If there was a best first 3 albums band it could only be Pixies.
Cover art 5/5. I love every cover on the 4AD label
Cornershop
3/5
Lots of fusion.
2/5
Surprised this has not been bumped off the list by better recent albums
The Triffids
2/5
Loved the review which stated this wasn’t in the top 1001 of 1987. This is no REM U2 Waterboys or INXS or Elvis Costello or …. or ….
Cover art 2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Not bad.
Cover art 4/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Cover art 3/5. He looks respectable
Lauryn Hill
2/5
Sub fugues effort. Too long. Too samey
Cover art 3/5
The Smiths
5/5
Amazing album 10*
Cover art 5/5
The Dictators
3/5
Never heard of this before.
Love
3/5
Better than the other one on this list!!
Cover art 3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Indies 80s fan. But never pursued Echo etc , this album has the 2 best tracks they recorded.
Cover art 3/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Production and sound quality is not great on this album. Does the closing track make it a concept record, if so they should go back to singing about cars and surfing.
Cover art 2/5 lame
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
Sweet Jesus a shocker
Michael Jackson
4/5
Cover art. Look sick in retrospect
The Cure
4/5
Love the cure. Not their best
Cover art 3/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Not for me
Milton Nascimento
1/5
??? This doesn’t belong on the list. It is like music someone brought home from a summer holiday with fond memories, but it makes no sense to anyone else.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Great title. Great intro to Nick
Will return to this again
Earth, Wind & Fire
1/5
Album does not stand the test of time
Stan Getz
3/5
Love the cover. Easy listening. Not bad
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Never really got this. I should donut I don’t
Cover art: iconic cover
Tori Amos
4/5
Top album A couple of songs too long
Cover art: 4/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
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Muddy Waters
3/5
Always had assumed MW was a 50s dude
Jungle Brothers
2/5
Reached 45 on the billboard. Should have been consigned to history at that point. It sounds like a slightly more sophisticated Fresh Prince, Wiki says they are a descendant of Earth Wind and Fire. Mic drop. I’m out
Cover art: 1/5 cheesy central
Gillian Welch
2/5
Trying to understand what is novel in this album.
Adam & The Ants
1/5
Blast from my past. I was 11 when this came out. I think I tried to record from TOTP with a tape deck. How sad.
Happy memories. Apart from the singles is doesn’t stand the test of time.
The xx
2/5
This should be brilliant. But it’s not.
Cover art. 5/5 love it
3/5
Not as good as Parklife
Cover art 3/5
The Saints
1/5
Like the psychedelic Pop of the 60s this New York rock Proto punk genre is one of the authors favourites unfortunately this is just same as lots of others.
Cover art. As bad as they come 1/5
LCD Soundsystem
1/5
Some Echoes of Talking Heads (I used to) and David Bowie (change yr mind) against a dance track. Lyrics sub par.
All too long.
Cover art: 2/5 simple clear and direct. 5 mins on ppt could make this.
2/5
I get where they are coming from and even where they are going. But this is not a patch on the great examples of the genre. Later stuff begins to sound like Depeche Mode and ABC.
Cover art. What on earth is going on. Probably matches the music well.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
1/5
Back to psychedelic rock. When it’s not us new wave from 1979 NY, it’s the summer of love. Someone on Spotify is wondering when they will ever get to archive this stuff, if 1001 keep make people listen to it.
Would drugs even help?
Cover art: love the cover tho 😂
1 stand out track.
Beastie Boys
2/5
Two hits here. That’s all there is. There is nothing else to discover the rest is pretty poor.
Cover art. Love it. 5/5
Alice Cooper
1/5
Attention seeking cartoon like rock
5/5
Simply one of the best albums to appear on the list. 10 star. This is what an album should be.
Cover art Iconic
Tricky
3/5
Hard to classify
Cover art. Dart
Joan Baez
2/5
Not my cup of tea. Not offensive just not for me.
Cover art 0/5.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
One of my favourite bands
But not their best albums
Cover art 2/5 truly weird
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Ok all round. Hard to get engaged
Cover art 1/1
Charles Mingus
2/5
This one is definitely not for me. Cover art 4 out of five
Incredible Bongo Band
1/5
“Largely ignored “ said the review. Where it should have been left. Ignored forever.
Cover art 3/5
The La's
2/5
Like to add the time but in the all-time racing it’s no higher than a two
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Now I know what inspired Kings of Leon
Cover art 1/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Not sure
Hanoi Rocks
1/5
Don’t bother
Black Sabbath
3/5
Mmmm. It might be acclaimed as the 1st heavy metal album but somehow it fades into the background.
I’ve kept listening and it is growing on me.
Cover art 3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Nope 👎
Deerhunter
2/5
👎
Orange Juice
1/5
One hit wonder. I always felt his voice was taking the Micky. I’m convinced after listening to this record
Genesis
3/5
Quirky but stands the test of time and much is ahead of it’s time.
Cover art. It is art unlike many. Love the story of the addition of a lawn mower to the original painting.
Buck Owens
1/5
A new low.
Take a deep breath 🧘
T. Rex
2/5
Expected more hits on this one
XTC
2/5
Better than expected
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Was this the Tom Petty album they want us to hear?
Primal Scream
2/5
Ray Charles
1/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Cracker
Eminem
3/5
Still as fresh today. Too long with some edits it get a better rating
Laura Nyro
1/5
Long forgotten. Should have remained so.
Cee Lo Green
1/5
Pretty telling that the Wikipedia ‘legacy’ is one item: this list
Air
2/5
Another miss fire from the list. This list could nearly be called the almost 1001 albums. Air Moon Safari is the album to choose
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Barely noticed at the time. Long forgotten
The Mars Volta
2/5
Didn’t get it
Elbow
5/5
Superb a classic
Cover art 5/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Classic. Just shows what interpretation can deliver
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Has some unexpected tunes. Feeling like a soundtrack
Morrissey
4/5
You don’t have to like him to know this is a really good album.
Judas Priest
4/5
I assumed the worst. 80s heavy metal.
However I am surprised. I could escalate some of these tracks to a favourite playlist. Not sure what he’s singing about but the sounds are cool
Cover art 4/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Cover art 4/5
I remembered it being better. Was tired of it after a while
Cypress Hill
1/5
Don’t get it. One listens was enough for me
Cover art. Confused
Beatles
5/5
To paraphrase another reviewer, You can’t rank Beatles album’s against eachother. It’s a solid 5 start to finish. Cover art 5/5
The Crusaders
1/5
Elevator muzak
Cover art 2/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1/5
Don’t get it at all
Brian Eno
3/5
It starts and ends excellently. Admittedly had been worried. 2 Brian Eno produced records in a row doesn’t seem like the 1000 best albums. however by song two it descended into farce. It’s an ep at best. Did no one have an editor back then.
Parts of ‘Here come the warm jets’ is so far ahead of its time. It could be to La Tengo.
The Pogues
4/5
Gorillaz
3/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Classic
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Not for me
The United States Of America
1/5
Leave the psychedelic rock to the archives
Nick Drake
3/5
Pink Moon far superior
Cover art 1/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Cool as it gets.
Cover art: 3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Surprised to find this on here. Does this indicate that every Bowie album will feature here. Don’t get the rapturous reviews posted here. I’m as big a Bowie fan as anyone one. But this is not his finest moment.
Cover art 4/5
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
Excellent
Lou Reed
4/5
Big fan. However the album includes the sublime and the ridiculous. Classics inter dispersed with cabaret tunes.
Cover art 5/5 iconic in its own way
The Charlatans
2/5
Sub par album of the 90s. Not a patch on stone roses oasis or blue.
Little Simz
3/5
Nas
1/5
Not a rap fan
PJ Harvey
3/5
👏
KISS
2/5
Was looking forward to this but not impressed
Cat Stevens
3/5
8/10
Little Richard
2/5
A collection of songs. Not an album in the sense we know it now.
Cover art 4/5
The Undertones
2/5
Album cover. Is this the worst so far. 0/5
Not as good as their 1st album. Don’t think it is worthy of the list.
Neil Young
1/5
Like Neil. This is not very good. Neither his grunge or his folk.
Elton John
1/5
What’s on earth is this album about. I have no idea what are you thinking about any one of those songs and even if I got I did I couldn’t empathise with any of us totally boring
Soundgarden
3/5
Cover art 1/5
Simply Red
2/5
Cover art 1/5
Album a two
The Beau Brummels
1/5
More psychedelic nonsense I bet
The Who
3/5
Nothing wrong with it. But I don’t feel like I will be going back to it.
Cover art 3/5
Metallica
2/5
Over the top. Too long
Cover art 0/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
5* stonking album
Always assumed it predated Funeral.
Cover art 3/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
2 tracks of worth. The rest is achronistic (syc)
Bob Dylan
5/5
5*****
One of the greatest albums of all time Certainly in the top 20 of this list
Small Faces
1/5
What rubbish
Beastie Boys
3/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Stonking debut album. One of the best.
*****
Boards of Canada
1/5
Noodling
2/5
Cover art 3/5
Peter Tosh
2/5
To my ears this sounds like every other generic bit of reggae that I have heard. The album on the list from Bob Marley was pretty good but this is reggae painting by numbers.
The Cure
5/5
5*. Just what this lost needed
Method Man
1/5
Rubbish
Cover art 1/5
Missy Elliott
1/5
Pastiche to my ears
John Prine
5/5
Only heard of him recently after his passing. RIP
Excellent album
Willie Nelson
1/5
Approached this with an open mind. But tbh it was pretty poor. Covers without real reinvention is not what this list is about.
Massive Attack
2/5
Doesn’t match their best. Album is patchy.
Cover art 4/5
Marty Robbins
1/5
I have never heard such nostalgic rubbish. This is why rock ‘n’ roll was invented.
Like the cover tho
The Flaming Lips
3/5
It has three stonking tunes for a lot of the rest feels fairly like a filler.
Cover art 5/5
Khaled
1/5
Takes it off the list. Sorry Khaled
Cover art: minus one out of 5
Magazine
2/5
I can see why no one remembers them Cover art 3/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
As another reviewer suggested. Just the kind of thing you would hope to discover on a list like this.
Cover art 1/5
The Police
4/5
Excellent
Some weaknesses but some classics.
Dire Straits
4/5
Heralded the arrival of CDs.
Cover art 4/5 instantly recognisable
The Byrds
2/5
Cover art 2/5
Miles Davis
2/5
I’m losing the will. This is hard work.
Yes it is famous and highly rated by aficionados.
To my ears, at times, it is pretty much random notes
Cover art 3/5. Drugs were involved
Dolly Parton
1/5
Not a 1001
Cover art: Is there a worse cover. 0/5
Ozomatli
1/5
Cover art 2/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
Can wait til the version with subtitles comes out.
The more I play it the more I like it.
Cover art 3/5
Underworld
1/5
Cover art: I like the cover. 4/5. Not iconic tho.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Stunning album
Cover art 5/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
1/5
Consign to history
Cover art: 3/5
The Smiths
5/5
Classic
Kate Bush
2/5
It’s not cloud busting
Cover art 3/5
Jimi Hendrix
1/5
Very poor.
Cover art 1/5
The Avalanches
2/5
Spawned a genre. Not for me
Some is very samey.
Frontier Psy is very clever
The Temptations
2/5
Cover art 3/5
The Modern Lovers
1/5
This is a solid 1 not. I’m just happy I won’t have to listen to it again.
cover art: 3 /5
Sparks
3/5
Sounds ahead of its time. It could have been a decade later with New Romantics.
Love the song titles and humour
Cover art 3/5
John Grant
4/5
Never Heard of him before. Not bad. Gets steadily whackier as it hoes on.
Cover art: 2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
It’s good, but a little bit longer. Often feel a bit to earn and.
Cover art 2/5. What on earth is going on here. Trying too hard. Too pretentious
John Lennon
5/5
Great great album
This is what the list should be full of
Cover art 4/5
JAY Z
1/5
Not for me
Turbonegro
1/5
Norwegian glam. I’ve heard it all.
As empty as a North Sea facing fjord?
The Lemonheads
4/5
Like it. Yes it is similar to a lot of the genre. But it’s my genre
The Who
3/5
The hits are good
Arcade Fire
5/5
The question is not whether this is worthy of a 5. It is. The only debate is whether it is their greatest album.
It is pretty much flawless it is the rare combination of concept album and great music.
Saw them recently as they kicked off a world tour. This record still underpins their set list
Portishead
4/5
Brilliantl
Q-Tip
1/5
Not for me
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Cover art = 10*
Album so influential
The Band
2/5
I can never get this band. Somehow nothing they sing about resonates with me.
Cover art 1/5 I rarely like naive art
Paul McCartney and Wings
5/5
Love it. Not sure why I ignored for almost 50years
Arrested Development
3/5
Much better than gansta rap.
Parliament
2/5
Not offensive but not for me
AC/DC
3/5
Not one of the greats but totally listenable. I’m thinking 3.5. Can’t decide if that should go up to a four or down to a three
Sonic Youth
3/5
Ok in parts
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Cover art: like the painting.
However the album is only ok. Start is a bit wishy washy jazz. Couple of good tunes.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Needs more time
Cover art 4/5
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Been a fan since it came out. It is a bit too long and not as good as his soundtrack About a Boy
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
There has been some bad shit on this list, but there’s ranks with the worst of them. Unintelligible noise, i cannot describe it as music.
Cover art 4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Sorry it’s not that good. Probably the most overrated album on this list. It is not a patch on sgt peppers or a dozen albums from late sixties
Cover art : 1/5
Pavement
3/5
Should like this more.
Mike Ladd
1/5
Not available on Spotify. From other reviews it sounds like I dodged a poor album.
Cover art 4/5
The Band
3/5
I think one reviewer said MEH. Pretty much sums it up. The Band doesn’t offend anyone but it didn’t advance much in the music canon.
Cover art 2/5. Did anyone think it was good.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Nice and short. Won’t be revisiting doesn’t offend
Cover art 4:5
Tina Turner
2/5
This is all wrong on this list.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Is it missing some hits? Playing this a couple of times. Keep thinking I’ve missed it , but nothing memorable.
Cover art: please say no one was trying too hard for this
Count Basie & His Orchestra
1/5
No one was offended. Glad to know it exists. If I have a posh sophisticated dinner party it can be part of the background music.
Cover art. Odd choice. Still living with the direct aftermath of WW2 in 1958.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
He can sing. Not my style
Devendra Banhart
1/5
This simply doesn’t belong on this list
Cover art: 1/5
5/5
Top class era defining album
Cover art 5***** iconic photos throughout
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Where’s the zero
Probably one of the most painful listening experiences
Cover art: it has some merit. Although I suspect the grey is taking over. Not vice versa
Baaba Maal
2/5
A reviewer mentioned a 2nd album by this fellow. Unbelievable
The Pharcyde
2/5
Not a rap fan
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Really wanted the movin on up album. This wasn’t it.
Elastica
2/5
Middle of the road 2-3. Don’t feel I will be revisiting
Cover art 2/5
Gotan Project
2/5
Wrong list for this one
The Killers
4/5
First thoughts: Boom 5* Out and out thumper of a record. This is what I expected to find every 3 days.
First 5 tracks as good as any album
On relistening it’s probably more of a four. The lyrics in many parts seem pretty vacuous. After those 5 tracks the 2nd halve fades off rapidly.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Love LC but this should not be on the list.
Beatles
4/5
Good not their best. Always listenable
The Replacements
3/5
Eagles
2/5
It’s not hotel California. Not deserving of this list. Probably a 3 but downgrading it.
Donovan
2/5
One hit wonder. Not deserving of this list
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Shouldn’t be on this list
Fiona Apple
1/5
Don’t get it
Elvis Presley
4/5
More coherent an album than I expected.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Nick is his own genre. Classic record and one of his best. Suffers like many artists by the lure of the long play cd. This would be a better 42 min album
Cover art 4/5 great photo
1/5
Effin rubbish
Cream
2/5
Boring after Sunshine…
Cover art 1/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Not my favourite but giving it a 4. It is exactly what this list is about for me. Confirming great albums and stretching your mindset and appreciation for albums you might not have purchased but should try.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Not on Spotify so YouTube had to suffice. Ads and all.
Didn’t enjoy it. Found her singing style quiet irritating. Others may love it.
Justice
1/5
It’s not air or daft punk
Spacemen 3
1/5
Not a 1000 list
Tangerine Dream
3/5
Loved these back in the day. Probably not my favourite of theirs but ahead of its time.
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Not that good at all. It’s why we can’t remember it.
Aphex Twin
1/5
👎
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
Like the cover. It ends there.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Love Bob but never warmed to this album. Don’t know why
Kraftwerk
2/5
Not autobahn
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/5
It’s no Simon and Garfunkel
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Another list low. Well forgotten album.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
2/5
👎
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Brilliant band at greatest hits level.
The Smiths
4/5
Iconic cover art
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Not my thing
John Lee Hooker
2/5
Rarely like collaborations
Black Flag
1/5
Awful
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Fever Ray
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Finally something more recognisable
Stonking album.
Wire
5/5
Great album. Can’t understand how I hadn’t came upon it before.
Cover art 4/5
Van Morrison
2/5
Dreadful cover
Bad Company
2/5
Must have inspired Bon jovi
Circle Jerks
1/5
Sister Sledge
2/5
I echo all the reviews that pitch this between a 2 and a 3. So rounding up or down is the dilemma.
On balance I’m not revisiting this album unless you were in a discussion about Nile Rodgers. I will give a 2 ignoring his other contributions to music. Eg Bowie
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
I echo all the reviews that pitch this between a 2 and a 3. So rounding up or down is the dilemma.
On balance I’m not revisiting this album unless you were in a discussion about Nile Rodgers. I will give a 2 ignoring his other contributions to music. Eg Bowie
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Bought this in the day
Happy Mondays
4/5
Great memories
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Concept
The Verve
4/5
Bought it back in the day
DJ Shadow
2/5
Found the theme tune for Newstalk FM
Iron Maiden
4/5
Bangin
Funkadelic
1/5
Not accessible via Spotify
Thundercat
1/5
Nirvana
5/5
One of the best of the 1001
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Ananda Shankar
1/5
If this was your first day / album you might just cancel your sign up and walk.
Pants
Soft Cell
2/5
Not the classic it should be.
Ride
3/5
Not my bloody valentine
ABBA
5/5
Is Happy Hawaii a repeat of Why does it have to be me? Feels like the album is a bit stretched.
Aside from that it’s a 5. Anyone who grew up in the 70s cannot deny ABBA was a dominant force and influences all pop to this day. It holds its head above much of the genre produced since. Forgotten this was 1976.
Cover art : 4:5 How cool is a glass helicopter
The Clash
4/5
The Waterboys
4/5
Just played’This is the Waterboys’ from Spotify yesterday.
Adele
3/5
Not her best and becomes tedious
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
One of my favourite Springsteen records
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Weakest of the 4 triology! Still a classic
Public Enemy
4/5
Not a fan of rap. But this is an album I bought. You can’t ignore them
Tom Waits
4/5
The more I played it the better it gets.
Steely Dan
2/5
Adult Oriented Rock. Mmm
Various Artists
4/5
The original of the genre
Elvis Presley
2/5
Nothing wrong with Elvis. But this is forgettable
Prince
4/5
5* if it was a tad shorter
Amy Winehouse
4/5
👍
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Still don’t get her
Paul Simon
3/5
Not as good as Hearts and Bones
Beck
3/5
Wanted to like this. Some parts are Nick Drake Pink Moon, which I love. But there was nothing stand out.
Fatboy Slim
5/5
Hard to refuse a 5 for this one
James Brown
2/5
Not my thing. Never was.
Just don’t get the vibe or hype of JB
Peter Frampton
2/5
Understand why punk was invented a year later
Fairport Convention
1/5
Cover art. The cover is nearly disturbing. I presume the band are sitting in the garden visible through the trellis in the wall. This photo took planning but what was the purpose? Did the album name follow the photo.
Ella Fitzgerald
1/5
Bored after a bit
Wilco
5/5
One of my favourite albums
Cover art. 5/5. Chicago brutalist architecture
Sheryl Crow
2/5
Not a 1001 classic
The Specials
2/5
Timely
Jethro Tull
1/5
No place for the flute
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Schizophrenia
Le Tigre
2/5
Not one for this list.
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
Holiday hotel smaltz
Van Halen
2/5
Just not good or important enough
ZZ Top
3/5
The days of this album, 1973, change my perspective on it no end. They sound a lot more like Kings of Leon of the day than the puppy ZZ Top of.
The Fall
2/5
5/5
David Bowie
5/5
The reviews mentioning BeeGees etc don’t have a clue. This Bowie doing soul not disco.
Morrissey
3/5
Unlike most of you I like Morrissey. However there is no more than a 3 here
2 banger tracks tho
MC Solaar
1/5
Wrong list
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Passable
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Fugees
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
It starts off as the link between Kings of Leon and the Rolling Stones beggars banquet. However, it’s not long before to descends to some Johnny Cash and then a bad blues Brothers before returning into some psychedelica
Donald Fagen
2/5
Not offensive but it’s not for me.
Willie Nelson
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
Potentially the first punk album of all time
The Stranglers
3/5
Patchy
Shack
2/5
Know the period well. Never heard of this.
Songhoy Blues
2/5
Worthy but Not for me or the list.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Unique
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Who knew he wrote Gangsta paradise
I thought the hits were from the 80s
808 State
1/5
Not for this list
Kraftwerk
4/5
Not their finest but v g
David Bowie
4/5
Probably one of his weakest.
Depeche Mode
5/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Sound like out takes that didn’t make 1977. Still good but not the 5* of its predecessor or their later albums.
Cover art 5/5. Imagine this tiled on your wall
Beatles
5/5
One of the great albums.
Finley Quaye
1/5
Wrong list. Forgettable
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Surprisingly, good and energetic. Never heard of these guys before.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Hearing quite a Talking Heads vibe in parts of them
Album too long. At least 3 tracks should have been cut
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Good in parts
Louis Prima
2/5
Good in parts
Deep Purple
4/5
Seminal
2Pac
2/5
Can’t believe that I’m saying this in the review but it’s pretty boring
3/5
Interesting
The Monks
3/5
Really interesting album and back story
Metallica
2/5
Such fake emotions. Sanatorium!
Radiohead
5/5
One of the greatest rock albums. And Radioheads most accessible
Miles Davis
3/5
Background music for me
Talking Heads
5/5
Little weak towards the end. Still 4.5.
Featuring one of the greatest songs of all time.
The Stooges
2/5
He’s overrated
The Who
2/5
Boring after a while
Frank Black
4/5
Frank is a legend.
The man responsible for the pixies can do little wrong. Much of their energy is reflected here.
Aretha Franklin
2/5
She can sing. But it’s not a great album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Really really good
Guided By Voices
3/5
Interesting.
Blondie
4/5
Good
Culture Club
2/5
Not a classic
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
One of the worst
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Too long
Public Enemy
2/5
Neil Young
5/5
Pity he left Spotify
Silver Jews
1/5
Country pavement
The Kinks
2/5
I am waiting for the great Kinks albums. Are there any. 3 done and no sign yet.
Jurassic 5
3/5
Best rap album so far
Ute Lemper
1/5
Some of this should be good. But it wasn’t.
Jane Weaver
3/5
Never heard of her. Not bad at all.
Miles Davis
3/5
Fine but not my thing
Britney Spears
2/5
Why on earth is this on the list.
Aerosmith
3/5
Some odd tracks out of keeping
Violent Femmes
3/5
It should be a 4 but I don’t see myself going back to this regularly. That makes 3.5 = 3
50 Cent
2/5
Bad but not the worst
Röyksopp
2/5
Not a classic
John Coltrane
3/5
Accomplished but not for me
Tracy Chapman
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Classic. 2nd side a tougher listen. Maybe a 4.5. However when I recall all the 60s crap, this has to be a 5
Roni Size
1/5
Mmmm brown paper bag
Pixies
5/5
Stonking classic. Pixies announce themselves to the world
The White Stripes
2/5
Coming after Pixies Surfer Rosa (5*) this one doesn’t compare at all favourably. It lacks all the complexity that make Pixies compelling and great. 1 dimensional in comparison.
David Holmes
1/5
Steve Earle
2/5
A couple of tracks sound a bit like Ryan Adams, but the rest is Country and Western
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
Doesn’t offend
Pere Ubu
1/5
1
Aerosmith
1/5
Can’t hear anything some of the reviewers do. Meahh
System Of A Down
2/5
Haircut 100
1/5
A couple of hits. Rest forgettable
Radiohead
5/5
A couple of hits. Rest forgettable five stars every day, one of my favourite band, they rarely put a foot wrong.
The Cramps
1/5
Nope
Cheap Trick
2/5
Live album is cheating
Gram Parsons
1/5
Sweet lord
Baaba Maal
1/5
I will never get some of these days back
Living Colour
1/5
Nope
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
Nah
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Misogynistic
James Taylor
2/5
Was expecting a classic. It’s not. But it’s short. Can’t beat short
Thelonious Monk
2/5
No for me
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
Layla a classic. 2 others of note. The rest didn’t move me
Led Zeppelin
5/5
5 5 5 5
Boston
2/5
2 decent tracks
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Omg. This has been the lowest moment on the list. Minus stars
“captured conversations to thoroughly composed creations“
Who writes this waffle. Tone deaf
White Denim
3/5
Couldn’t see a ranking for this, which makes me wonder if it’s new to the list. If so why? Doesn’t strike me as a seminal addition to the 1001. Echoes at times of fleet foxes, pink Floyd and most of all psychedelica. And we know the author loves this genre!
Pretenders
4/5
Never realised they have coasted their whole career on this one album. Omg.
Public Enemy
2/5
Not their best
Emmylou Harris
2/5
My wife likes it, we don’t agree on music
Nina Simone
2/5
Not far me
Joni Mitchell
1/5
Joni Mitchel is probably one of the most popular artist I just do not get. Everything about her musical style and lyrics just seems to be rambling and nonmelodic.
Suzanne Vega
1/5
1 hit wonder
Norah Jones
2/5
Last 5 days Norah Jones, Suzanne Bega, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, the Pretenders.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
Solid
De La Soul
3/5
Not bad
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Pity he’s left Spotify
David Bowie
5/5
The more I know about him. The better he is.
The Zombies
1/5
Rubbish
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Bad pop apart from the classic Go West
Adele
3/5
The Sonics
1/5
The Specials
4/5
Not the donkey
The Kinks
2/5
Is there a good kinks album? I think I’ve listened to 3 or 4 and this one finally features one of their singles.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Never a big fan but respect what she/they did
The Electric Prunes
1/5
V poor
Bob Dylan
5/5
Genius
Brian Wilson
1/5
Another opportunity for the authors to sneak in psychedelica. Decades too late
Led Zeppelin
5/5
One of the greatest of all time.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
1/5
I thought it was going to break into Jesus Christ Superstar at every moment.
Musical
Queen
3/5
Too eclectic
Kraftwerk
4/5
Iconic seminal album, on one side.
Side one alone makes it 4****
The Byrds
2/5
Bad covers
Beck
5/5
It’s been a while since this list has served up a real gem I’d never heard of. Becks Guerin is one.
Stereo MC's
1/5
Wrong list
Björk
5/5
Exactly what this list was made for. Great album.
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Not great at all
Al Green
2/5
He looks young in the picture
Tim Buckley
1/5
Absolutely pants - Drivel dirges
Peter Gabriel
2/5
I love Salisbury hill. Couldn’t warm to rest
4/5
Youssou N'Dour
1/5
Nope
Drive-By Truckers
1/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Expecting something iconic. Not at all
Korn
1/5
Junk
Ghostface Killah
1/5
Nope
Screaming Trees
3/5
Not bad
Talvin Singh
1/5
Bebel Gilberto
1/5
Todd Rundgren
1/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Am I in the wrong place
Pink Floyd
5/5
One of the finest albums ever recorded
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Not as bad as some reviewers would have you expect.
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Felt way too long. Nearly Whitney Houston at one point
Jimmy Smith
1/5
Sounds like a soundtrack to a 1960s cartoon
Sepultura
1/5
Really?
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1/5
Ok ish
Sonic Youth
1/5
I most like 99% of indie rock. I have found the 1% today.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Not as good as I was expecting or hoping for
Spiritualized
1/5
Do this author do everything on his power to add psychedelic music to the list.
Nonsense album
George Michael
2/5
Not a classic
The The
4/5
Stonking album. Every tune counts
Tom Waits
1/5
Not for me. I tried
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
Nothing offends except the stereo sound and the ubiquitous tunes 😂
The Black Crowes
3/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Weaker than Pills Thrills
The Streets
2/5
Hard to do a full album
The Prodigy
2/5
Way too long
UB40
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
1/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Not again. Is this the 3rd time??
Paul McCartney
1/5
More like a sketchbook than an album
Electric Light Orchestra
2/5
Reviewers referencing Pink Floyd haven’t a clue. This is 1977. It is the link from AOR to 80s pop
Garbage
4/5
Class
Richard Thompson
3/5
The Decemberists owe them a little
Pulp
4/5
Great album but could have been edited shorter
Chicago
2/5
So sixties. Sub Hendrix or cream. Pretty dated now
Kelela
1/5
????
Pants
Rod Stewart
1/5
Poor. Not deserving of selection
Air
4/5
Excellent album
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Classic
Grew up listening to this on cassette along with a few others.
I assumed this was the norm for an album. It turns out that it was a gold standard.
And the reviewer who questioned Frank Lloyd Wright….. mmm I’m an Architect and think it’s excellent
Van Morrison
3/5
Live albums are cheating. This is way too long.
Tito Puente
1/5
What is this and why is it on the list?
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
Nope
Skepta
1/5
Michael Kiwanuka
2/5
Ok
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Good.
Everything But The Girl
1/5
The boring-est album of all time
Shuggie Otis
1/5
Disintegrates into noodling in the background
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1/5
Maybe I’m in the wrong list
Pentangle
1/5
Back to psychedelic folk
Megadeth
1/5
I’m on a bad run. I think might be the final nail.
Roll on tomorrow
Gary Numan
2/5
I can see what they’re trying
He got a lot out of cars
Beatles
5/5
Gonna give 5 for the 5 star content. But there’s a lot of guff in here which could have made it lower. Some of the dross is a 2
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Freaking out myself, having to listen to this psychedelic nonsense
Japan
1/5
1001 hardly
Common
1/5
Nope
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
Omg
The Yardbirds
1/5
Too long
Randy Newman
2/5
Okay
Throwing Muses
2/5
Not sure
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
Mmm
The Residents
1/5
Not looking forward to this…
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Cracking album. Still sounds as good today
Mercury Rev
4/5
Excellent
Neil Young
2/5
Just cos it’s Neil Young doesn’t mean it has to be on this list.
R.E.M.
5/5
One of the best and one of their best.
Faith No More
2/5
Ali Farka Touré
1/5
Omg
Incubus
1/5
Not notable
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Like the cover
Napalm Death
1/5
FFS
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Weakest Cohen album
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
1/5
Dump this from the list
Mj Cole
1/5
Wrong list.
Slayer
1/5
The author has lost it
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
1/5
Nope
Johnny Cash
4/5
Love it. What other album on this list playa song twice in a row
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Completely non descrip
Beyoncé
1/5
This list is selling out
U2
5/5
Loved it then. Love it now
Run-D.M.C.
1/5
1 song. It’s rock not rap.
Anita Baker
1/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Great live. Bit hit and miss here. He has better.
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
As odd as it gets
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Not having a good run on these!!!
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
One of the greatest albums of its and any era. Most albums start sting and Peter out. Loveless just keeps building and gets stronger.
I never understood a word of it for 30 years until Spotify published the lyrics. I’m still not much wiser 😂
Rush
2/5
Expected better
Sam Cooke
3/5
Live albums are cheating
Stephen Stills
2/5
Doesn’t offend
The Clash
5/5
Stone cold classic
Cover art 5/5
The Associates
2/5
Bee Gees
1/5
Expecting a classic. Not at all
Kate Bush
5/5
A bit weak towards the end
The Fall
2/5
The Adverts
3/5
The kinda stuff you hoped to discover
Crowded House
5/5
Hate the cover
Great album. Only contains 1 dud imo
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Seen him multiple times but never listened to this album. Good but not as great as I’d hoped
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Surprise entry. Doesn’t offend but definitely doesn’t inspire
Heaven 17
1/5
This is not the selection I expected. What rubbish. Am I missing something
Richard Hawley
1/5
The least classic album
Fugazi
2/5
Mmmmm🤔
Burning Spear
1/5
Not very remarkable
I like the cover
Depeche Mode
5/5
Finally something good. The list has been in the doldrums for a while, languishing between 1 and 2 stars
Tortoise
1/5
Noise
Madonna
4/5
Excellent of its type
Blue Cheer
2/5
Unexpected
Motörhead
2/5
Is this 1 song?
Live albums are cheating
Beck
3/5
Not a patch on guero
The Byrds
1/5
Maybe there are not 1001 decent albums
Hot Chip
2/5
So what kinda album. Doesn’t offend
Sonic Youth
1/5
Don’t get them or how this makes any list
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Too long.
Sugar
4/5
Had an abbreviated listen but a couple of tracks sounded good.
The Monkees
3/5
Better than expected
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Doves
5/5
5+ stars.
Always loved this album
George Jones
1/5
Surprised punk didn’t happen immediately after the release of this record.
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Bauhaus
2/5
It’s not the cure or joy division
Lupe Fiasco
1/5
Blur
3/5
Song 2 is a classic
Dead Kennedys
2/5
Interesting
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Not as famous as people thought back in the day.
Coldplay
5/5
Classic
2/5
Disproportionate representation of this genre
Sepultura
1/5
Nope
Fred Neil
1/5
Nope
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Ok
The Hives
3/5
Never realised it was a compilation
Goldfrapp
1/5
Just doesn’t grab you.
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Not as bad as expected
Tom Waits
1/5
No way
Pavement
3/5
🤙
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Doesn’t offend
Van Halen
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Fishbone
1/5
Eclectic rubbish
Frank Zappa
1/5
Poor jazz psychedelic rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Excellent
Tim Buckley
1/5
Boring
Michael Jackson
1/5
Bad it’s terrible
Joy Division
4/5
Seminal. Not sing along.
Bobby Womack
1/5
Non entity boring is worse than bad
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Like the M S Preachers but I only knew 1 song. Great album. Dense lyrics, impossible to decipher with Spotify lyrics
TLC
1/5
Ahhh now
The Cure
3/5
Only 1 track made the 1st greatest hits.
Aerosmith
3/5
Covered by REM. That’s good enough for me
LTJ Bukem
1/5
Rubbish
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Doesn’t offend
Kanye West
2/5
It might be the best of its genre. Doesn’t matter to me.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Some of it excellent and some is dodgy
Ryan Adams
4/5
Can you separate the artist from the art?
The Pretty Things
2/5
Psychedelic rock. Authors favourite genre. Some forgotten albums should just stay forgotten
The Shamen
1/5
1 hit wonder. Wrong list
Traffic
1/5
Pub band
Soft Machine
1/5
If this is #20 on the top 40 ‘cosmic rock’ albums, does this mean:
A. I have another 19 to listen to
Or
B. I am only half way cos if feels like I’ve done 20 already
Speaking of 19 or 20. Are the tracks really that length!
Prince
5/5
Reviews are interesting. I think I most agree with the view that it is not a totally memorable album in the sense of a classic you keep returning to. More of a 4 star. However in the context of this list it may deserve 5.
R.E.M.
5/5
Feel guilty having given prince a 5 star for an album with 4 hits but a few fillers. Admittedly open and closing track on purple rain are stonking.
However with Document we have a gold standard 5 star classic. Start to finish every track matters on this album. This is the kind of classic that you can hold any other against.
Laibach
1/5
Ahh now.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Looking forward to this one
I struggle with pj. Everyone I know loves her. But I don’t get it.
Prefab Sprout
5/5
Classic then classic now
Tim Buckley
1/5
Ditch it from the list
David Bowie
2/5
I am a huge Bowie fan. And he deserves a rake of albums in the 1001 list. However, he does not deserve automatic entry just because he released an album in 2014. I think entries like this do a disservice to the list and new artists, there are artists who remain relevant in old age, but he wasn’t one of them and that wasn’t a problem because he was a genius at his height
PS this is his worst album cover
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Nothing wrong with it. But not feeling it
Ali Farka Touré
1/5
In all honesty, how is this on the list?
Janis Joplin
2/5
Can’t knock it. Just not my cup of tea
Hole
4/5
Good. Not a stone cold classic but unique in its own way.
Green Day
5/5
5555 ****
The Prodigy
4/5
Saw them in red Square, Moscow.
I probably need to give this four stars. Not because it is a bona fide, four star album, but of its kind it was unique out there.
Suede
3/5
3 singles are excellent. The rest is so so
Destiny's Child
1/5
Pop is not classic
Mudhoney
3/5
Interesting
The Black Keys
3/5
It starts stronger than it ends middle of the road, three star
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
One of my favourite albums of the last 20 years, Greg really good start to finish. It’s a pity there aren’t more album of this quality and debth.
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Not as bad as expected
Ray Charles
2/5
Don’t get the rave reviews. Very dated today
Manu Chao
2/5
Passable
The Rolling Stones
5/5
One of my favourites.
Been wondering where they have been.
Snoop Dogg
1/5
No no no
The Vines
2/5
How did they make this list.
N.W.A.
4/5
I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.
Fairport Convention
1/5
I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.
Joan Armatrading
2/5
One good song, and that’s it
Van Morrison
5/5
I naïvely started this late, believing I was gonna hear 1000 albums, not like this, but of this quality about half of which I would know and half of which I knew were out there and yet to discover. That has not been the case.
Deee-Lite
1/5
Sweet Jesus, this could not make the top 10,000 albums.
Moondance to this. Sublime to the ridiculous
Dire Straits
3/5
Fine
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Can’t knock grunge or indie
Country Joe & The Fish
1/5
Is half the list psychedelia?
Bee Gees
1/5
No disco
PJ Harvey
3/5
Better than the last one of hers, still not brilliant
Pink Floyd
5/5
Classic. Naïvely thought that this is what the list was gonna be all about.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Excellent, groundbreaking sound. Not as good as their other album on the list.
Buffalo Springfield
2/5
Only so so. Was hoping for better.
John Martyn
1/5
From the first song I think I’ve heard every John Martyn song. I think I have an irrational dislike of him and Joni Mitchell. Don’t understand it. I suspect it’s because he must take himself wayyyy too seriously. Far too earnest.
Aimee Mann
1/5
Not a classic. Sorry
Talk Talk
2/5
Mmmm
The Zutons
2/5
Mmmm
Elvis Costello
2/5
I’m a huge fan of Elvis Costello. And I’ve really enjoyed discovering new albums from him on this list. However, I don’t think this one is worthy of being there.
Dolly Parton
1/5
Really?
Sebadoh
2/5
Who on earth are this bunch
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
Back to the sixties. A couple of classics a couple of covers a couple of fillers. Bang album done.
Sonic Youth
1/5
Love Indy, but this is really quite painful at times
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
Doesn’t offend
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
I thought I done the psychedelic rock section. But now I’m in the quintessential psychedelic rock section.
New Order
2/5
Not their finest moment
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Expecting more.
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Not for me
The Byrds
1/5
FFS the 60s psychedelica seems to appear every second day. Now it’s worth, it’s gone Country
Billy Joel
3/5
One I wouldn’t have listened to otherwise
Giant Sand
2/5
Mmm
The Beach Boys
2/5
Not sure about this one
Meat Loaf
3/5
Everyone had a copy of this in the 70s
4/5
Excellent
Astrud Gilberto
1/5
My wife would like this one
Keith Jarrett
1/5
You kidding me
The Damned
3/5
The Damned I remember was a pastiche of itself. Hard to believe this is already a 3rd album. Lots of nods to future genres.
You can’t beat at 36 min album.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
So so
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Some classics
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Nope
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
There have been worse
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Solid 3
Big Star
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
So so
Kanye West
2/5
Misogynist
The Young Gods
1/5
Nope
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Mmmm
Motörhead
2/5
One track career
Fun Lovin' Criminals
1/5
Hardly a classic
Soul II Soul
1/5
Are there 2 songs here or only one?
Travis
3/5
Solid 3 nearly 4
N.E.R.D
1/5
Mixed bag
Miriam Makeba
1/5
Nope
The Auteurs
3/5
Not bad
Genesis
3/5
Needs more time
Killing Joke
4/5
This is excellent. Way ahead of its time.
I think it puts them up with the earliest indie: cure, joy division etc,
New York Dolls
4/5
Excellent album. Sooo far ahead of its time. I had heard one track before. Really wonder why I had not heard the rest before
Germs
1/5
Nope
SAULT
2/5
One dimensional
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Graceland without the good bits
Erykah Badu
2/5
Mott The Hoople
1/5
Ah lads. It doesn’t even contain “All The Young Dudes”
The Bees
1/5
it’s 2002 and he’s found psychedelica again
Radiohead
5/5
Classic.
Delighted that the 1000s of people on this 1001 journey will get to listen to this.
Bill Evans Trio
1/5
Nope
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Better than expected. Quirky
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Interesting. Glad I heard it
Spiritualized
3/5
Not bad. Gets a bit weird at times
Dion
1/5
Really???
Duke Ellington
1/5
Is it just me
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1/5
Did Robert Smith really consider this a forerunner of punk?
It’s part cabaret, part glam, part bland. Almost the fav genre psychedelic!!!
Long forgotten
Kings of Leon
2/5
Fan of KoL.
HOWEVER
This is so not the album. This is the album they sell out and go for mainstream popularity.
Any one of first 2 or even the 3rd are better choices
Duran Duran
2/5
There are three songs on this album. I think they each played three times. This does not make Classic.
CHIC
1/5
2 songs
Nick Drake
4/5
Excellent
Neil Young
5/5
How I resent listening to this on YouTube
But 5 star every day
Common
1/5
Mmm
Deep Purple
4/5
Would have had 5 but the 1st track was on their live album. Live is cheating.
Nirvana
4/5
So live albums are cheating. I’ve taken swine star for this.
Minor Threat
1/5
Out of the list would be better
Red Snapper
1/5
Ibiza hotel background Muzak like you would hear by the pool.
Suit the trendy euro travellers who don’t need to stress out by knowing the lyrics
Scritti Politti
1/5
This was uneventful saccharine pop when it came out.
It is less important now.
The Slits
1/5
How does the author get so much content from so few eras.
Psychedelic, punk are 2 in particular that are overrated in their value to music.
Billy Bragg
5/5
Need to get this average up. Saw both acts in the last year. Probably 2 of the few on this list still touring small venues.
Wilco one of the best live bands ever. Billy Bragg always worth your time. You might not agree with everything but he has plenty to say to make you think.
Saint Etienne
1/5
bored long before the end of this album
Madonna
2/5
Mmm
Elliott Smith
5/5
Excellent.
Not sure why I didn’t know him
D'Angelo
1/5
What rubbish
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Not sure what to vote. Long and rambling, I can’t hear a hot , but lots quite good
M.I.A.
1/5
Nope
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
Nope how bad does this list get
The Byrds
1/5
Psychedelic rock again #499
Klaxons
3/5
The raucous bits are not brilliant. Rest good
Animal Collective
1/5
Nope
If you want this stuff, try Mercury Rev debut and Mercury prize winner
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
I can remember this band cause I’m old. However, no one remembered or bought this album. What is it doing on this list?
Ravi Shankar
1/5
Ah now.
Ryan Adams
3/5
Good in parts.
R.E.M.
5/5
Absolute classic. I don’t think there is value comparing Document, life’s rich patent and automatic for the people, each are classics. It often just depends on at what point you discovered REM. For me I’d heard document and saw them live. But the album I bought was Green. Truly transformative.
Love everything they’ve ever done. Right up to the end they produced classic contemporary and challenging music.
Green is a proper album. Nothing out of place and every track worth another listen. Head and shoulders above most of this 1001 journey. All topped off with an iconic cover.
Scissor Sisters
2/5
A couple of good pop hits. That’s it.
Cocteau Twins
1/5
Mmm top 1000?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
Ffs more hippie stuff
George Harrison
4/5
Day and a half later and I’m still working my way through the album.
It’s George and I feel sorry for him,so I will give it a 4
The KLF
1/5
Nope
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Mmm ok
Tom Tom Club
2/5
One hit wonder
Alice In Chains
2/5
Is it just me but I don’t get this type of music
Gene Clark
3/5
Who?
Not as bad as I figured it would be
Queen Latifah
1/5
Ah now
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
2 albums for the band. Is this not a bit of a stretch for their impact
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Chef from South Park was the best comment.
Boring
Frank Sinatra
1/5
Very open to a Sinatra album. Please tell me this isn’t it. Boring as hell and no classics
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
Iconic cover art
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
Dear lord
Anthrax
1/5
It’s been some week
Massive Attack
2/5
My recollection was of a better album. There are only 2 tracks of note. 1 an all time classic. The rest are so weak lyrically.
Ramones
5/5
Does exactly what it says on the tin
Brian Eno
4/5
Excellent
CHIC
2/5
Dated and boring
Jazmine Sullivan
1/5
This is the most recent album on the list that I have found. Is the author saying this is the best thing recorded in the last three years? Thank God it was only an EP
The White Stripes
4/5
Always like them
Dr. Octagon
1/5
¿ nope
Holger Czukay
1/5
Nope
The War On Drugs
5/5
Class
Justin Timberlake
1/5
Nope
Christina Aguilera
1/5
Doesn’t float my boat
The xx
2/5
Look forward to this, but I was expecting a bit more
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Novel. Very progressive new world music
Morrissey
3/5
He has better
Orbital
1/5
Was the list hacked?
Traffic
1/5
Austin Powers soundtrack without the catchy bits
Eric Clapton
2/5
Unnerved to learn he was racist before this and anti vax after.
Music doesn’t offend.
Barry Adamson
1/5
Nope. Complete waffle
Ice T
1/5
1hr12min. You’ve lost me already.
Venom
1/5
You couldn’t make this shit up
Brian Eno
1/5
Like both not this
The Soft Boys
4/5
A rare day. A new discovery of something interesting.
Not one you return to every week but interesting.
ABBA
3/5
You can’t argue with ABBA. Good in parts
The Jam
4/5
Good not perfect but good.
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Not my cup of tea. Has some hits
k.d. lang
1/5
Nah
John Martyn
1/5
Nah
TV On The Radio
2/5
Not great
fIREHOSE
1/5
Mmm.
Jeff Beck
3/5
Eclectic. Under weak bits are weak. Not sure why he did not stick with the heavier sound.
Slipknot
2/5
It could have been WORSE
Herbie Hancock
2/5
Awful stuff
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Not for this list
William Orbit
2/5
Reading the reviews, I was expecting worth. Quite possible just not Topp, 1001.
The Icarus Line
4/5
Really good
Iggy Pop
4/5
Excellent but not bowie
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Worst of the list. ALL TIME
Moby Grape
1/5
The authors favourite era. Feels like 501 albums are from 67-69
The Cardigans
3/5
Owned this on CD. But not sure I kept it when I had a clean out
TV On The Radio
3/5
New one on me.
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
What junk. Losing faith with the list this week. 2 unlistenable
Leftfield
2/5
Michael Jackson
1/5
One good song. Doesn’t stand the test of time
Jeru The Damaja
1/5
Nope. Absolutely rubbish.
Or not for me
The Young Rascals
1/5
Nope
Rod Stewart
3/5
Nope
Beastie Boys
3/5
Nope
Ash
3/5
Remembered something better
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Kings of Leon
5/5
This is why KoL are held in such high regard. It was consistently downhill a couple of albums later.
1/5
Not available
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
Dig your own hole
Is far superior
Mariah Carey
1/5
Ooooohhhh
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1/5
Shocker of an album. Sounds like they were jamming in a shed.
No effort to sing properly and solos don’t sound fluent.
Ps I like Neil Young
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Not his best
Dagmar Krause
1/5
Can’t listen can’t give more than 1 star
Faust
1/5
Nope
Solange
1/5
Double nope
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
MBV don’t deserve 3
Clearly this list is too long.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Alright
The Cult
4/5
Hard to knock this one. While it’s not Classic, there are enough hits going for it.
Lorde
3/5
Mmmm ok
Radiohead
5/5
I struggled with this one when it came out. It may have taken years to return to it and understand its brilliance.
But brilliant it is.
Foo Fighters
4/5
Not the best of their albums
Arcade Fire
5/5
One of the finest albums of the last 2 decades.
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Iffy
Björk
4/5
Ok
1/5
Awful rubbish.
Should be relegated to history
Slint
2/5
Nothing to see here
Fats Domino
5/5
Don’t understand why this one was chosen. But Fats was a top man.
Dennis Wilson
2/5
Deluxe double album. No thanks
Elis Regina
1/5
Nope
The Who
2/5
Couple of tunes. But they were run of the mill 60s otherwise. But all over the shop
Prince
3/5
Not as good as I remembered. Purple rain is THE album
Nick Drake
3/5
Not Pink Moon
Daft Punk
1/5
The wrong Daft Punk album.
Lou Reed
1/5
Love Lou Reed. But this is rubbish.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Is this a second one? Ah come on
Probably better than the other
OutKast
1/5
Is this a second one? Ah come on
Probably better than the other
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Pil can’t have 2 on this list. Other is better
Madonna
2/5
Big fan of this in the day. Doesn’t really stand the test of time.
Portishead
2/5
First 2albums are killer. Not this one.
Wild Beasts
2/5
Obscure.
How do you even know this exists
Most irritating affected lead vocals
Queen
3/5
Not bad
Merle Haggard
1/5
FFS
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
Good
Santana
4/5
Not bad
The Beta Band
1/5
You pick the mercury winner not this one
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
Definitely nope
Dr. Dre
1/5
Beat fine. Lyrics and sentiments don’t
The The
4/5
Love The The
Infected is the better album.
Pere Ubu
2/5
Mmm
The Verve
2/5
Again the wrong album selected. Urban Hymns was the one to choose
George Michael
3/5
Best track by far Heal the Pain
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Again wrong album
Supergrass
4/5
Not bad.
Taylor Swift
4/5
Not bad.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Agree with the monotone voice. Grating
Love Pretty in Pink
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Janet Jackson
1/5
Utter rubbish. Doesn’t stand the test of time.
Lucinda Williams
5/5
Best bit have less country and western
1/5
What the…
Grateful Dead
2/5
Mmm. Author’s favourite genre
Digital Underground
1/5
Fresh prince without the humour
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
1.5 hit wonder
Shivkumar Sharma
1/5
Ahh now. A day in the life of a shepherd
Slipknot
1/5
Agreed. All hope is gone
CHVRCHES
3/5
a-ha
2/5
Wrote this review a few days ago for Booker T and the MGs.
1.5 hit wonder
G. Love & Special Sauce
1/5
Pure rubbish. The list never ceases to amaze me with bad selections
Don McLean
4/5
Followed a reviewer advice. Started at track 4 and then returned to the beginning. It probably worked to a point. Maybe even an extra star.
Difficult to ignore the 2 mammoth hits. Bonus for an iconic cover too.
Linkin Park
3/5
Better than some
Grateful Dead
2/5
Why are these guys back again.
Author’s favourite genre
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
Sweet Jesus what rubbish has this author found?
Sex Pistols
5/5
Classic
It’s been a long time since a 5 star review
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
There is a clue in the name. But I really wasn’t expecting 69 songs.
I’m done after disk 1.
k.d. lang
1/5
Ah now. How on earth did this qualify for the list
Steely Dan
3/5
What I’d expect
Johnny Cash
3/5
Later versions better when combined with other gigs
Beatles
5/5
900 albums until I reached one of the finest of them all.
Much has been written already. 2 additional reasons to make this one of the all time best.
1. The first time I heard side 2 of this album was on the radio in 80s. I was blown away.
2. You must watch Get Back. Apart from brilliant tvo, they compose most of this album too
Radiohead
5/5
Unbelievable 2 stonking classics in a row. (Abbey Road yesterday) I’m on the last 100 so maybe this is where the good stuff is hidden.
OK is a transformative album for the band, rock/indie music and me!
Grizzly Bear
2/5
I don’t believe there is a classic album from the alternative genre that I wasn’t aware of. I’ve heard of one track, but it is not a classic.
Elton John
4/5
Doesn’t feel like a double album length due to the quality throughout
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Owned this on cassette in my teens. One of their and the best
Queen
3/5
Do they save the best 100 until the end. I’ve had the Beatles, Radiohead, Elton John , Rolling Stones and now Queen this week.
However this is not their finest. Bombastic to say the least.
Liz Phair
2/5
Meah
Koffi Olomide
1/5
Nope
The Go-Go's
2/5
Not as seminal as the reviews would suggest
Wilco
5/5
Not as seminal as the reviews would suggest
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Syd Barrett
1/5
Can’t believe this is worthy of the list.
Def Leppard
3/5
Hysteria is better.
Fatboy Slim
1/5
Consistently selecting the wrong album
The Rolling Stones
1/5
Once again the lost misses the mark. What is this doing here? Historical curiosity maybe. Not a top 1001 by a long way.
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Mmmm not sure
Stephen Stills
1/5
Nope
The Rolling Stones
5/5
there was a time I thought it would be like this every day
Bob Dylan
5/5
❤️
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
So so
Edited down I.e. minus a few tracks this would be better
Ian Dury
1/5
Chas and Dave does punk
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Nope. But not as bad as something we’ve had on this list.
Ray Price
1/5
Ahh now
Gang Of Four
1/5
Really
Primal Scream
2/5
Not as good as I thought
Elliott Smith
4/5
Liked it
The Stone Roses
5/5
There are equals but difficult to think of a better album in 30 years.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
FFS. This author must have had the best sex and drugs in these few years. Clearly the drugs addled his brain cos he persisted in adding psychedelic shite to the list even though the world has moved on.
Not available on Spotify. My prayers answered
Fiona Apple
2/5
Not sure
Kate Bush
2/5
Great opening track. The rest is meahhh
Björk
1/5
There is a humming game we play at Christmas, it ends with all of us in tears of laughter. This is not the album : nonsense
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Love MBV
They don’t deserve 3 albums on the list
Scott Walker
1/5
Nope
Caetano Veloso
1/5
Nope
The Birthday Party
1/5
Nope
The Thrills
3/5
Liked it in the day. Lead singer’s voice lets it down a lot.
The Jam
3/5
Not their best
Steve Winwood
1/5
One hit wonder, entirely forgettable.
Funkadelic
2/5
Not sure
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I bet Blake, but a couple of tracks.
Coldplay
4/5
Excellent, would’ve benefited from a bit of editing.
T. Rex
3/5
Not bad
Green Day
5/5
Love it. Owned it in the day.
Sade
2/5
Huge back in the day, but it doesn’t really stand the test time and we never hear it anymore on the radio.
Roxy Music
1/5
It keeps getting more and more indulgent as the album progresses.
Stan Getz
2/5
Ah now. Did we not have the girl from Ipanema already????
The Coral
1/5
Groovy Julian. No thanks.
Psychedelic album number 205 on the list. Another sneaky chance to put in one from 1968/69 even if it was recorded in 2002.
Supertramp
2/5
Wrong album AGAIN
Nico
1/5
Rubbish
Meat Puppets
1/5
1 ok track. Did I miss something
Mylo
1/5
Elevator Muzak
Björk
1/5
Bored after 1/2 a song. Wrong album, again!
Pantera
1/5
There have been albums with one good track. This album is one track. I suspect it has just one chord.
Iron Butterfly
1/5
Is every album from 1968 on the list
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201 hippie albums from’ ‘68
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10cc
2/5
Jumbled style.
Have to wonder whether this was their best album. Knowing this list, I have a suspicion it was not
Buzzcocks
1/5
Not part of a must listen to list
Julian Cope
4/5
I was sceptical. Especially based by a double hour and special edition recording. I immediately suspected that the double album was result of the special edition rather than the original, to be honest I didn’t bother researching more. The end pleasantly surprised not all brilliant, but it’s better than the bad week I’ve been having so I’m gonna give them four stars even though really it’s a tree.
King Crimson
1/5
Sweet Jesus
Barry Adamson
1/5
I’ve asked a load of people whether they ever heard of this. No one had. Pure nonsense
Maxwell
1/5
No one who was there at the time remembered this. I see why
Lambchop
1/5
Not very country
MGMT
4/5
Better than most
LL Cool J
1/5
Can’t see any reason to include this
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
I like Nick Cave.
I don’t understand the inclusion of this album
Supergrass
3/5
2nd supergrass album????
We’re they so influential to the canon of music???
FFS a double album at that!
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
Energetic but live albums are cheating
Frank Ocean
3/5
I was ready to rubbish this one.
Not the worst. Deserved a listen. But I’ve been on a bad streak.
The B-52's
2/5
One dimensional, spawned is career
Talking Heads
5/5
Love it. Wouldn’t have been 1 of the 4 Talking Heads I would have chosen. But they are all brilliant
Hugh Masekela
1/5
Bad Brains
1/5
Absolute rubbish.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Why this album. 1st better
Super Furry Animals
3/5
A couple of classics, drawing rings around the world and juxtapose with you still would not feature in my top categories and I like the band.
2/5
👎
Rush
2/5
Neu!
3/5
Some interesting numbers
Jacques Brel
2/5
Live albums are cheating
Nirvana
5/5
Would it get a 5* review if it wasn’t Nirvana. Good question but academic.
Pearl Jam
4/5
Would it get a 5* review if it wasn’t Nirvana. Good question but academic.
The Style Council
2/5
Paul Weller was day 2 of this odyssey.
I thought this would be good. Disappointing.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
1/5
I’d say Spotify refused it.
Yes
1/5
Completely forgettable.
Mudhoney
1/5
Is there some quota system for genres??? This doesn’t deserve to be on any list
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Sounds like she makes up tunes as she goes along. Cat melodion
Eurythmics
3/5
Eighties classic. Some bits feel a bit dated.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Down to my last 10 albums.
Delighted to see Belle and Sebastian on the list. BUT why this album. I reckon 100 albums on the list are wrong choices made for the right reasons. Like he was trying to hard. Just choose the ones with the hits that everyone loves.
Neneh Cherry
1/5
Very dated. Not heard of for a long time. Very telling.
SZA
1/5
If I wrote a review using the language used in these songs I would be banned from the internet
Minutemen
2/5
Start off quite eclectic. Then it just too long. I think the Red Hot Chili Peppers owe these guys a debt.
Blur
4/5
First 4 tracks make it a 3/4
The rest is pretty forgettable. Over hyped.
Missy Elliott
2/5
Meaw
Bill Callahan
2/5
I must have missed the memo
3/5
Very 80s
The Sugarcubes
2/5
Is this just a sneaky way where yet another Bjork on the list?
Begins strong but runs out of steam for me. That shouldn’t happen on a short album
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Hoped for better
Nitin Sawhney
1/5
?
My 1000 album
Simple Minds
3/5
Not bad. Loved it in the day
Gene Clark
1/5
Why am I on album number 1003?
The Libertines
3/5
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Doesn’t offend. But once again, did the authors select the correct album?
David Crosby
1/5
David Bowie
5/5
Classic
Every album up to 1980s could be included on this list
The Rolling Stones
4/5
A piece of history.
Harry Nilsson
2/5
One hit wonder
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Excellent
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Didn’t grab me like a should have
GZA
2/5
Didn’t grab me like a should have
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
Nope
OutKast
2/5
Not a classic
Megadeth
3/5
Not as bad as it sounds
The Police
3/5
Like all Police albums mixed. Some classics some fillers
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Love us or just like us it is an important.
Emmylou Harris
1/5
Why is this on here
Television
4/5
Did I not see this already? Seems not.
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Delighted just to be able to access only 4 tracks of a double album
Bert Jansch
1/5
Strange choice. Very obscure.
Doesn’t date too badly.
But still, should this actually be on a list in 2024
Yes
3/5
In the better parts it’s quite good.
Weather Report
2/5
One hit wonders
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Have I lost it or has the list.
How am I getting this at album 1025
Big Star
2/5
Not sure
Orbital
2/5
Naah
Scott Walker
1/5
Author favourite genre
Pixies
5/5
One of the top 10 of the whole list.
Say it live in 1990 in Paris. They are still performing it now and it has not dated.
One of the reviewers spoke about his grandad have this album. Not a grandad just yet but it’s me. 😂
Joanna Newsom
1/5
Eminem
3/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Once again the authors favourite genre. Quite left field to even discover this. Bizarre.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Once again the authors favourite genre. Quite left field to even discover this. Bizarre.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
UNBELIEVABLE
The author has soooo much bias for the psychedelic rock/folk. Where on earth does he dig this stuff up???
1034 that’s what I’mup to today. Does nothing ever get dismissed from the list????
Stevie Wonder
2/5
No 2 from stevie. I’m not hearing any hits!
AC/DC
5/5
Classic
Django Django
2/5
Not a 1001 list
Sinead O'Connor
5/5
I cannot believe I missed this one. Squeezed it in today
The Only Ones
2/5
One hit wonder
Bob Dylan
5/5
Finally m. Absolutely one of his greatest
The Doors
5/5
Remember when you thought this was gonna be every second day in disbursed by some discovery of wonder and awe.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Expecting slightly better
David Ackles
1/5
Rambling. Author must have found this in a bargain basement
Morrissey
5/5
Always been a fan. But this is as good as any of his releases
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Not a patch on their other album on the list.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Only ok
Coldcut
1/5
Not available on Spotify. A rare day off.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Not available on Spotify. A rare day off.
Carpenters
3/5
Road rage impossible if you listen to this while driving
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Better than expected for its genre and time.
The Gun Club
2/5
Hardly the highlight of 1981
Taylor Swift
4/5
It is very good. However it cannot be a 5*, there is nothing to grab you emotionally. I am just not vested in it.
Can
1/5
Psychedelica
The authors happy space
Hawkwind
3/5
Live albums are cheating and I was totally ready to trash this one. The word psychedelic appears in the genre and that’s enough to set me off.
You have to ignore the guff voice over tracks. Next you need to try to block out the memory of This Is Spinal Tap. If you can do both it’s not bad.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Live albums are cheating. This is the 2nd album in a row that’s live from within 2 years of the 70s. Thankfully not a double.
The Darkness
3/5
The hits are good. It’ll you have to admire them for exploiting a niche that no longer existed.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Loved this in 1984/5. Do you remember the Walkman ????
Remove the cover versions and make it a single album.
Patti Smith
3/5
Vanguard music for it’s time
The White Stripes
4/5
Excellent
Randy Newman
3/5
Hard to get the Pixar comments out of my head. It is very listenable but I’m not too focused on the lyrics.
Robbie Williams
2/5
Not a classic for this list
American Music Club
2/5
Spotify doesn’t bother with it. Tried a few on YouTube. It’s like picking out an American Fatima Manaions. But FM are much better
U2
5/5
Stonking classic.
Beatles
5/5
I was wondering how I had missed it. I hadn’t. It is number 1064 on my 1001!
Sabu
1/5
No way
Raekwon
1/5
Noooo
The Rolling Stones
5/5
One of my favourite albums of all time. Probably the best double album on this list. It just keeps giving, song after song. When you think you know it go back and look at the lyrics, so rich and clever, more that you expected from some rock and roll tunes.
John Lennon
5/5
Always a classic
Joe Ely
1/5
I think the list took a detour down a country lane.
As Fr Jack would say in Fr Ted
‘Nuns, nuns, reverse, reverse’
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Banger
Might not be quite a 5+ but close enough. I’ve been through so many that were less than 1 star.
1/5
It’s not giving me the Christmas vibe I’m expecting this time of year.
Black Sabbath
4/5
It’s not paranoid
Can’t believe it it’s 1971
Calexico
3/5
Better than expected
The Doors
5/5
Classic. Worth 5 * for the title track alone.
1/5
Not available on Spotify. Who are you , Neil Young. Even Neil is back
Beth Orton
2/5
Mmmeah
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Suede
2/5
Not a classic
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
They were saving this one
Robert Wyatt
2/5
B.B. King
2/5
Live albums are cheating
Paul Simon
5/5
Classic from start to finish. Groundbreaking
Slade
2/5
Of its time
M.I.A.
1/5
Nope
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
Misogynistic
The Pogues
5/5
Never liked them in the day. Always associated them with the worst of Irishness in the uk in late 80s.
Good album in retrospect
Ps love the cover
Jack White
3/5
He has been better with white than stripes and more recently.
Kings of Leon
5/5
Classic. Always been a favourite and their best.