Apr 09 2022
Smile
Brian WilsonBoomer nostalgia shit
1
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From the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Albums Rated
71
Average Rating
3.46
Favorite Decade
1980
Favorite Origin
UK
Favorite Genres
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Indie
Electronica
Worst Genres
Country
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Feb 26 2022
The Who Sell Out
The WhoDated 60s stuff. I'm sure it's classic and was very influential...
2
Apr 07 2022
Dry
PJ HarveyI know she’s apparently very “authenthic” indie rock and cool etc but musically doesn’t do much for me
2
Feb 25 2022
Document
R.E.M.Classic brilliant REM (but I'm biased - I saw the Green tour live back in ooh 1989?)
5
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Feb 12 2022
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake3
Feb 13 2022
Van Halen
Van Halen2
Feb 14 2022
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay5
Feb 15 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
FacesRod Stewart!
3
Feb 16 2022
Marcus Garvey
Burning SpearClassic Rasta Reggae from a contemporary of Bob Marley
4
Feb 17 2022
Cloud Nine
The TemptationsPsychedelic soul!
4
Feb 18 2022
Tago Mago
CanInfluential experimental "Krautrock" album!
3
Feb 19 2022
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra3
Feb 20 2022
Picture Book
Simply RedThe debut album from Simply Red - classic stuff... ...although perhaps the overall album isn't as good as the (over-played at the time) Heaven and Money's Too Tight (To Mention)...?!
4
Feb 21 2022
Maggot Brain
FunkadelicFunkadelic by name and nature.
3
Feb 22 2022
The Wildest!
Louis Prima"an innovative mixture of early rock and roll, jump blues and jazz as well as eccentric humor"
3
Feb 23 2022
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty ThingsInteresting late 60s sound. You can hear the same context/period as eg. The Beatles's Sgt Pepper's...
3
Feb 24 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod StewartClassic early (solo) Rod Stewart. Folksy blues rock?! 3rd solo album.
3
Feb 25 2022
Document
R.E.M.Classic brilliant REM (but I'm biased - I saw the Green tour live back in ooh 1989?)
5
Feb 26 2022
The Who Sell Out
The WhoDated 60s stuff. I'm sure it's classic and was very influential...
2
Feb 27 2022
Take Me Apart
KelelaR&B - not really my thing...
1
Feb 28 2022
Younger Than Yesterday
The ByrdsLate 60s psychedelic and jazz influenced rock... ...possibly influential, not really my thing.
2
Mar 01 2022
The Clash
The ClashInfluential punk debut.
3
Mar 05 2022
Brown Sugar
D'AngeloFunky street R&B/soul
3
Mar 06 2022
The Man Who
TravisA classic. Their 2nd album. One of the best modern British albums.
5
Mar 07 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
BlurBlur’s 2nd album. Very Blur. But v average vs Parklife…
3
Mar 08 2022
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick LamarHis 2nd album but 1st major label. Rap. Interesting. Not really my thing.
3
Mar 09 2022
Metallica
MetallicaTheir 5th album. Heavy Metal not particularly my thing but this was excellent…
5
Mar 10 2022
I Should Coco
SupergrassA classic
5
Mar 11 2022
1977
AshI always loved 'Girl from Mars" but the album can be a bit of a same-y wall of sound.
4
Mar 12 2022
Garbage
Garbage'S ok. Stupid Girl is a classic but the rest was a bit meh.
3
Mar 13 2022
Eternally Yours
The Saints70s Australian punk Ok
3
Mar 18 2022
The Rise & Fall
MadnessExperimental, groundbreaking
4
Mar 19 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ ShadowInteresting…
3
Mar 20 2022
Cafe Bleu
The Style CouncilInteresting cafe band mellow swing blues jazz fusion !!
4
Mar 22 2022
Protection
Massive AttackInfluential and good but not as well known as earlier debut album.
4
Mar 23 2022
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton70s rock - ok but not really my thing
2
Mar 24 2022
Foo Fighters
Foo FightersClassic post-Nirvana grunge-rock from Dave Grohl
4
Mar 25 2022
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye WestNot my thing but very listenable… brash US pop.
4
Mar 26 2022
Rocks
AerosmithAerosmith‘a 4th and influential album. Classic 70s rock. Bit before my time, not really my thing but ok…
3
Mar 30 2022
Highway to Hell
AC/DCClassic metal
4
Mar 31 2022
evermore
Taylor SwiftI’m not a Taylor Swift fan but really liked Folklore and this sister record sequel continues the folky cottagecore thang…
4
Apr 01 2022
Under Construction
Missy ElliottAttitude as music!
2
Apr 02 2022
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters3
Apr 03 2022
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersThe epitome of (white) US boomer nostalgia rock…?
3
Apr 04 2022
The Bends
Radiohead5
Apr 05 2022
Music in Exile
Songhoy BluesMali blues!
4
Apr 06 2022
The La's
The La's4
Apr 07 2022
Dry
PJ HarveyI know she’s apparently very “authenthic” indie rock and cool etc but musically doesn’t do much for me
2
Apr 08 2022
This Is Hardcore
PulpStylish. But inconsistent.
3
Apr 09 2022
Smile
Brian WilsonBoomer nostalgia shit
1
Apr 10 2022
Gasoline Alley
Rod StewartClassic Rod
3
Apr 11 2022
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld5
Apr 26 2022
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow PuppetsHmm ok but patchy
3
Apr 27 2022
Tapestry
Carole KingNot my thing but classic easy…
4
Apr 28 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears2nd album. 80s classic.
5
Apr 29 2022
Let It Bleed
The Rolling StonesClassic gospel inspired late Rolling Stones end of the 60s blues rock
4
Apr 30 2022
Aqualung
Jethro TullConcept rock
3
May 06 2022
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The RaidersClassic 60s incl I’m Not Your Stepping Stone
3
May 07 2022
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce SpringsteenA classic
5
May 08 2022
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The DarkA mix of incredible classics and weird experimental shit.
4
May 09 2022
Felt Mountain
GoldfrappExperimental soulful melancholic electro… v interesting if not as commercial successful as later stuff
3
May 10 2022
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical BrothersJust really interesting influential avant-garde electro!
5
May 11 2022
John Barleycorn Must Die
TrafficModern (well 70s!) English folk rock from *a* Steve Winwood band
3
May 24 2022
With The Beatles
BeatlesClassic early Beatles (2nd album)
4
May 25 2022
Djam Leelii
Baaba MaalSenegalese goodness
4
May 26 2022
Ingenue
k.d. lang1
May 27 2022
Central Reservation
Beth OrtonIt’s ok…
3
May 28 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao2
Jun 10 2022
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink FloydExperimental psychedelic rock debut album. Very late 60s. Probably only fully makes sense to a drugged up Boomer.
3
Jun 11 2022
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival5
Jun 12 2022
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo5
Jun 13 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael5
Jun 14 2022
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners3
Jun 15 2022
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn3
Jun 23 2022
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel5