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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
| Whatever | 5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
| Club Classics Vol. One | 5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
| Fly Or Die | 5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
| Kala | 5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
| Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Felt Mountain | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Fuzzy | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| Maxinquaye | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| Done By The Forces Of Nature | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Out | 1 | 3.84 | -2.84 |
| Harvest | 1 | 3.83 | -2.83 |
| Birth Of The Cool | 1 | 3.65 | -2.65 |
| A Love Supreme | 1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
| Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere | 1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
| Rust Never Sleeps | 1 | 3.53 | -2.53 |
| The Atomic Mr Basie | 1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| Blue | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon | 2 | 4.43 | -2.43 |
| Ellington at Newport | 1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 5 | 4.14 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Metallica | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Goldfrapp | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 4 | 3.63 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 1.33 | 2.17 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 2.43 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
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Metallica
5/5
My wife introduced me to S&M some years ago and I've loved it ever since.
28 likes
The Kinks
4/5
The essential Kinks album. Will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, and Googling what a 'Harry Rag' is...
2 likes
The B-52's
2/5
Catchy, and irritating in equal measure. Rock Lobster is possibly the highlight - but it's a low bar.
1 likes
Björk
4/5
Debut by name, great debut by nature.
Bjork is fantastically bonkers and her voice is unique. This album is chock full of belters.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (57)
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Soundgarden
5/5
What a way to start a 1001 albums to listen to before you die!
It feels like such a long album - but in all the best ways. Albums quite often have 3, maybe 4 great tracks but this is one that just keeps on giving - Spoonman, Fell on Black Days, Superunknown, The Day I Tried to Live, Black Hole Sun, 4th of July...
Listening to this on Spotify I kept going back and thinking I'd maybe finished the album and it had started a 'best of' track listing.
This is an album released in the MTV heyday, and I distinctly remember the videos accompanying the tracks being of equal quality - Black Hole Sun and Spoonman in particular.
Chris Cornell was special, nobody does sing like him anymore.
If you're looking for the perfect introduction to Soundgarden, there is arguably no better place to start than this album.
Elvis Presley
3/5
When an album opens with Blue Suede Shoes, you immediately land in familiar ground. Even if you don't love Elvis, he's ingrained in our psyche and this album is him at his rockabilly best with a brief interlude for I Love You Because.
Michael Kiwanuka
2/5
I found this album a bit like sliced white bread - it's not offensive, but equally doesn't really stand out in any way. Fine if listened to with something else going on - perfect dinner party music.
I wouldn't reach for the off switch if it came on, but won't be adding it to my collection.
Beastie Boys
5/5
I don't own many Beastie Boys albums on vinyl, but this one sits on my shelf, and is a must - massive tracks like Hey Ladies, and Shake Your Rump are ubiquitous and rightly so.
This is guaranteed to get you dusting off your best funky chicken moves - lots of groovy samples threaded throughout. Far less 'angsty' than their earlier work.
Anyone who can thread the word 'mortgage' into three syllables earns their place as lyricist extraordinaire!
This is arguably their best album
Public Enemy
5/5
I remember watching Do The Right Thing and hearing Fight The Power for the first time - by proxy through Radio Raheem's boombox, and falling in love with the track, not fully appreciating the political nature of the record.
911 Is A Joke, Welcome to the Terrordome, Brothers Gonna Work It Out, Fear of a Black Planet, Can't Do Nothing for Ya Man and Fight the Power are the standout tracks for me - and Public Enemy show that a statement can be made without resorting to profanity (in the main) and still be as effective 30 years later.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Enjoyed the start - it's familiar stuff, but the album ceased playing after about the half way point.
Orbital
4/5
Definitely worth the money - with tracks lasting between 5 and 10 minutes, you get a whole lot for your cash.
The Crusaders
2/5
With the exception of Street Life (which I didn't know was theirs) the remainder of the album sounds too much like either a soundtrack to a 70s porn film, or hold music, I can't decide)
3/5
Carole King
5/5
Brilliant - so soulful, and a bunch of tracks I know and love. A perfect Sunday spin.
The Stooges
2/5
Weather Report
1/5
Never again.
The Clash
3/5
Not really my cup of tea.
3/5
I really struggle with Muse - an unpopular opinion I know. Just sounds too theatrical for me.
Method Man
3/5
Not one to listen to with the kids. Good if you enjoy WuTang
The Stooges
3/5
I like the occasional dose of Iggy Pop, but I'm not one for a whole album's worth.
I found myself wanting to listen to The Doors after this one - a few toe tappers, but not one for me.
Solid 3
Slayer
2/5
At the risk of sounding like an auld fart, after track 3 I was looking to see how much more I needed to listen to.
I have a headache.
The White Stripes
4/5
When an album opens with Seven Nation Army, you have to hope that the rest of the album holds up, and whilst it's a great album, the rest of the tracks have a hard act to follow. I'm not sure any can match the opening track, but they all give it a decent go.
Missy Elliott
4/5
If someone says 'female rap artist' I can almost guarantee the first name they think of is Missy Elliott, and with good reason.
Love the little intro and outro speeches - setting the scene, and unapologetic.
Play Work It and see how many people can resist a little wiggle.
Sheryl Crow
4/5
A good old fashioned feel good album. I forgot how much I used to listen to this.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
YEEEEEHAW!
Even if you don't like 'country' music, I challenge you not to get toe-tapping and slapping your thigh with a yeehaw, yawl!
A great bit of fun for a Friday afternoon.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Took me a while to realise I wasn't listening to David Bowie!
Decent.
Metallica
5/5
My wife introduced me to S&M some years ago and I've loved it ever since.
The Byrds
3/5
Transported me straight back to my childhood, and mum playing music on the 'hi-fi'. Not sure it was The Byrds she ever played, but this is the vibe that reminds me of those times.
A decent listen.
Mudhoney
4/5
If you lookup 'grunge' music you'll likely be presented with the usual suspects - Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and so on, and in many cases struggle to hear what they meant by 'grunge' sounding - however, stick this on and Touch Me I'm Sick leaves you in no doubt what they meant.
This is a great album that makes no apologies about being rough around the edges, gnarly sounding, and even the album artwork you can imagine being stuck together using glue sticks and Sharpie pens.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
I'll always think if Bad Moon Rising whenever I hear Creedance Clearwater Revival on account of watching American Werewolf in London as a kid, and being terrified (I still get a bit twitchy in fields at night, and in Tottenham Court Road tube station).
This album has a great mix of their massive hits, and some other surprises - Heard (or 'Huyd' as prnounced on the CCR version) it Through the Grapevine being a perfect example.
Tears For Fears
3/5
Some HUGE hits on this, and a great little trip down memory lane. Would I listen to the album again in it's entirety, possibly not.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
What an album, what a voice.
Any album that includes Son of Preacher Man is going to be a belter.
Jeff Buckley
5/5
What is there to say about this album that hasn't already been said - a life and career tragically cut too short.
Gang Of Four
2/5
Aside from Damaged Goods I found this just annoying - not one for me.
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
I found the back ground noise - sounds a bit like a turbo wastegate flutter on a number of tracks just annoying. I get that this was an experimental time for music, but it's just distracting.
Bad Company
3/5
Not too shabby - only 8 songs, so even if you don't get along with it, it's not for long.
Suede
2/5
I just can't get on with Suede - a few catchy songs, but there's just something that grates about them for me, and I struggle to get past it.
George Michael
4/5
A motto I try and follow on this 1001 albums journey, and it's hard not to listen to this without prejudice - of the positive kind.
It's a great album, including one of George Michael's signature tracks - Freedom! 90. What's not to love?
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
The National
3/5
Television
3/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
A toe tapper - but yet another of those bands I just can't get along with. Something too 'sweet' about the music. I won't reach for the volume to turn it up, but equally won't turn it off if they come on the radio.
Dr. Dre
4/5
Sadly due to Snoop Dogg's ego, belief in NFTs and business interests this has been removed from all the major streaming platforms, so unable to follow the link to listen.
Luckily for me, I have it on vinyl so can listen to it when the mood takes me (as long as I'm in the house...).
As debuts and statements of intent go, this is hard to beat.
Morrissey
4/5
I find myself going through periods of loving Morrisey, and loathing in equal measure. Generally means that depending on which day I'd give this a 2 or a 4 star review. Today is a 4 star day.
Duran Duran
3/5
Hard not to get carried away with this one, to get out the hairspray, don your sports coat, sleeves rolled up and switch the desk fan on to full whilst belting out 'Rio!'
No? Just me then....
The Replacements
2/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Get your funk on!
The B-52's
2/5
Catchy, and irritating in equal measure. Rock Lobster is possibly the highlight - but it's a low bar.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Q-Tip
4/5
Q-Tip is one of the group of rappers whose music leaves you feeling chilled and feeling positive about life, rather than angsty and wound up - on that basis alone this album is worth a 4/5.
Funkadelic
3/5
Another one removed from Spotify - sadly don't have this one on any other format (apart from Maggot Brain on vinyl). Saddens me, as this will keep some people from discovering great artists like George Clinton and Funkadelic. I'll just have to give it a 3 from memory and tracks that I know from the tracklist.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Jimmy Smith
1/5
Not one for me. Mercifully a short album.
3/5
Really tricky to listen to U2 objectively for me these days, ever since the now infamous iTunes incident. This is a stonking album which opens with some stone cold anthems, but for me I prefer Achtung Baby and Zooropa as complete albums.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
At times I found myself checking to make sure Spotify hadn't jumped to REM - the sound is certainly very similar, and no bad thing. A safe Husker Du album
Jane's Addiction
4/5
The unmistakable sound of Perry Farrell - opens with a belter in Stop, then eases you back down until the midway point with that favourite of MTV Been Caught Stealing.
Perry's voice is soothing and scathing in equal measure, and fits perfectly in either the hi octane songs, or lower tempo songs like Then She Did...
Loved it
Garbage
4/5
Hard to believe it's not a greatest hits album - with anthems like Queer, Only Happy When It Rains, and Stupid Girl on the track list. Quite a debut!
Shirley Manson manages to ooze sex and scary at the same time.
N.W.A.
5/5
Absolute pure gold!
Hard to relate some of the lyrics and context now - but if you're unfamiliar with the background, the group members and their stories I implore you to watch the film of the same name.
As a 13 yr old white kid from England when this was released I didn't fully understand the underlying issues, and stories or context behind the tracks - it just seemed exciting and 'rebellious' to me.
As a statement of intent, and a voice of a generation and community this is hard to beat.
Buy it, download it, do whatever you have to and listen to this album.
Supertramp
3/5
Fun in places, but not something I'd be sad to never hear again.
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Get out the Brylcreem, grab yourself a cheeseburger and get on down to the drive-in.
This album conjures up images of pure rockabilly.
Neu!
2/5
MEH!
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Supergrass
3/5
Catchy, very catchy in places.
PJ Harvey
4/5
Rush
3/5
Marilyn Manson
3/5
Last a lot longer than I realised. Another of those that you look back at on Spotify thinking the album has finished and started another record.
Björk
4/5
Debut by name, great debut by nature.
Bjork is fantastically bonkers and her voice is unique. This album is chock full of belters.
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Pavement
3/5
Sex Pistols
2/5
I just can't get past the fact that John Lydon is a pillock.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
A definite Sunday chill album.
Ray Charles
3/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
A bit unfair to list this as a Dolly Parton record - by name alone it's a Trio of Dolly, Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou Harris.
The sound is a perfect blend of all three voices and only the occasional track is Dolly-heavy.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I think it's fair to say that between Marvin Gaye and Barry White, they're probably responsible for a large portion of babies around the world - indirectly.
Even if you're not in the mood, you will be by the end of this record.
Filth!
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Meh.
Venom
1/5
Not for me.
The Smiths
3/5
Not sure if it was a deliberate thing, but this was suggested on the day our Queen (Elizabeth II) died, so tried to listen objectively, but tricky.
I used to hate The Smith / Morrisey, but as I've grown, I have grown to enjoy their music more and more.
Elbow
4/5
The Kinks
4/5
The essential Kinks album. Will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, and Googling what a 'Harry Rag' is...
Coldplay
3/5
They divide opinion - but that's because they sit perfectly in the middle. This album is as 3 as a 5 star rating gets.
In today's world where you can all too easily offend, this is beautifully inoffensive.
The Sonics
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
The Who
3/5
Afrika Bambaataa
4/5
Grab your Kangol, your shell toes and get ready to bust some moves.
Butthole Surfers
4/5
Look up the term 'grunge' and they should appear.
The Kinks
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
OutKast
3/5
Given their massive chart successes I found this album a challenge. Having only ever heard their radio edits, or 'pop' songs, the language and tone of the skits and interludes didn't sit right with me, so struggled disassociate them with the light-hearted image. A decent record nonetheless.
Beck
4/5
The embodiment of cool. The album just oozes it.
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Stick this record on, close your eyes and I guarantee you'll see yourself on a Parisienne street, sitting outside a cafe in the sunshine watching the world go by in the 1960s.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
Blur
4/5
Tori Amos
4/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Janelle Monáe
2/5
The Who
2/5
I know it's blasphemy to many people (including my wife), but I just don't get it.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
One that I know surprisingly better than I realised. Nick Cave is polarising - some might say a bit Mr Marmite. Personally, I like him, but have to be in the mood - and this album seems to ooze autumnal / Halloween vibes, so perfect for this time of year.
Underworld
4/5
Germs
1/5
Not for me.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Pixies
5/5
What an album!
Prince
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I mean, it's ok...
Neil Young
1/5
Of course, unable to listen due to it being pulled from Spotify.....
The Beach Boys
3/5
A bit too cheery for my taste.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Erykah Badu
2/5
The Cardigans
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I much prefer their earlier work
Fairport Convention
1/5
Frank Zappa
1/5
Tito Puente
4/5
Almost impossible to resist dancing to this. Very much along the lines of Buena Vista Social Club - infectious.
2/5
Not really my cup of tea, but decent enough background music
Boston
3/5
Aside from the opener - More Than a Feeling, it's an average album for me. Decent background music.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1/5
A mercifully short album
Elvis Costello
2/5
Forgettable....
DJ Shadow
3/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
a-ha
2/5
David Gray
4/5
Suicide
2/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Sounds like a bunch of drunks in places. Lion in Winter I'm looking at you...
Not their finest.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
The Killers
3/5
Suede
4/5
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
The Hives
3/5
Screaming Trees
4/5
Paul Weller
4/5
The Undertones
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Eurythmics
2/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
One of the less challenging Sonic Youth albums, that's for sure!
Queen
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Liz Phair
2/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Adele
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
T. Rex
4/5
The Lemonheads
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
Catchy, but not something I'd seek out to listen to again.
The Fall
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
AC/DC
3/5
David Holmes
4/5
Pulp
3/5
GZA
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
I know he's a bit of a legend and all that, but this one isn't for me.
Hole
4/5
Jethro Tull
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Al Green
5/5
CHIC
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Peter Frampton
1/5
Green Day
3/5
Started to lose interest in Green Day around this point, possibly their last decent album. Cliché I know, but preferred their earlier works.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1/5
Unable to listen due to Mr Young's stance with Spotify
Little Simz
2/5
Ash
4/5
Any album called 1977 that starts with the sound of a TIE fighter is ok by me!
The Specials
4/5
Can't help tapping along, no matter how hard you try!
Alice Cooper
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Tricky
5/5
Gram Parsons
1/5
Not my bag. Found it quite grating.
The Band
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Great album - even better when you consider it's just two people.
The Stone Roses
5/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
Stan Getz
2/5
Really not my thang, cat! I get how people dig this kind of thing though.
R.E.M.
2/5
It's ok, but not a memorable album from REM. It leads with its most memorable song, and kinda flatlines after that.
Blondie
3/5
Eminem
3/5
I prefer the radio edits...
Elliott Smith
3/5
Kinda forgetable. In fact, I've already forgotten it....
David Ackles
3/5
Was quite enjoying it in a Neil Diamond kinda way, until Family Band, and it went all religious - not my thing. Rest of it is easy listening though.
k.d. lang
2/5
Deep Purple
2/5
B.B. King
3/5
Beck
5/5
Lorde
2/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Save for Mr Blue Sky and a couple of others, it's a forgettable album for me.
Nick Drake
5/5
Ice Cube
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Absolute belter. Not everyone's favourite Nirvana album, but I remember waiting for it's release with eager anticipation, and played the CD over and over again for weeks. Still love it some 30 years on.
Damn, I'm that old...
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
Solange
2/5
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
Ice Cube
4/5
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Django Django
3/5
Catchy, and annoying in equal measure.
The Doors
4/5
Joni Mitchell
1/5
Didn't listen - not available on Spotify
Megadeth
3/5
Strap in, hold tight and make sure your medical insurance is current. This is fast tempo stuff. Not for the faint-hearted. No sugar required.
Beatles
3/5
The Associates
1/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
New Order
2/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Violent Femmes
3/5
Oasis
4/5
If you ignore the fact that the Gallagher brothers are a pair of numbskulls it's a bloody good album.
Nina Simone
3/5
Common
2/5
Fairly run of the mill - Common I guess...
David Bowie
3/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
ABBA
3/5
Carpenters
4/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Takes me back to my childhood and our Indian neighbours - great times, with great food and such a welcoming family, but this isn't something I'd listen to other than for nostalgia purposes.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Meat Loaf
3/5
Sigur Rós
2/5
A little grating after a while - clever as it may be.
Jazmine Sullivan
1/5
The Band
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1/5
Given Mr Young's stance on having his music available on streaming services, I can't comment or rate effectively.
Dead Kennedys
2/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
The Pharcyde
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Duke Ellington
1/5
Really not my kind of thing.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
Thundercat
3/5
Best thing about it is the cover artwork. The rest is ok if you like that kinda thing.
The Jam
3/5
Miles Davis
1/5
I'm aware of Miles Davis, and I appreciate in his genre he's a
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Little Richard
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Boards of Canada
4/5
Stan Getz
2/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Blur
3/5
Adele
4/5
Big Black
1/5
Unable to review as not available on Spotify
Beastie Boys
4/5
The Smiths
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
John Coltrane
1/5
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
The xx
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Prince
3/5
Supergrass
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Thanks to Pixar it's impossible to listen to Randy Newman without conjuring images of animated films.
Easy enough to listen to, but you'll be watching a Pixar film before you know it.
Iron Maiden
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
The Pogues
4/5
Actually enjoyed this more than I expected!
Slipknot
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Pixies
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Undertones
2/5
Sparks
3/5
Minutemen
2/5
Frank Ocean
2/5
The Who
3/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Snoop Dogg
3/5
The Jam
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Beatles
3/5
Nas
4/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
5/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
James Brown
2/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
SZA
1/5
Thank God that's over!
Steely Dan
2/5
Music to write 70s porn to.
Talking Heads
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
Cat Stevens
5/5
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
Well that was a surprise - wasn't expecting to enjoy that much. Some dark lyrics that would have Trent Reznor running for the hills!
Taylor Swift
3/5
Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Liked it more than I expected to.
The Clash
2/5
Queen
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
The Young Gods
3/5
Hawkwind
3/5
Justice
3/5
Elton John
4/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Nico
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
The The
2/5
The Avalanches
5/5
Billy Joel
4/5
The Cult
3/5
Wilco
3/5
3/5
Thelonious Monk
1/5
Mercifully only 5 tracks long.
ZZ Top
3/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
The Fall
3/5
Neil Young
1/5
Can't rate, as not available on Spotify.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
New York Dolls
2/5
Basement Jaxx
3/5
Cypress Hill
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Rush
2/5
William Orbit
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Beck
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
Alice In Chains
5/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
1/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Kraftwerk
5/5
Muddy Waters
2/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
With the exception of 'You Could Be Love' - which hurt my ears, the rest is ok.
Sinead O'Connor
5/5
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Absolutely legendary album. I was first introduced to it about 5 years after release, when a colleague of mine (who's wife is Cuban) first placed it to me and then loaned me the CD. Bought my own copy not long after, and now also own it on vinyl - perfect for those lazy summer days.
The Cure
4/5
U2
3/5
CHVRCHES
3/5
Slade
3/5
Gary Numan
4/5
De La Soul
5/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Femi Kuti
3/5
Mike Ladd
3/5
1/5
Unable to listen on Spotify
George Harrison
4/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Elton John
3/5
The Charlatans
3/5
ABBA
3/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1/5
2/5
John Martyn
1/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Ramones
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
1/5
Radiohead
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
Iggy Pop
2/5
Motörhead
2/5
Eels
4/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
1/5
The Birthday Party
3/5
Mylo
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Metallica
4/5
OutKast
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Turbonegro
2/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
The Cure
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Neil Young
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Goldie
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
2/5
Coldcut
3/5
Unavailable via Spotify.
Sepultura
2/5
Fugees
3/5
Ananda Shankar
4/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
Madonna
3/5
N.E.R.D
5/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
The Residents
1/5
Just noise. Sounded like kids dicking about.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Spacemen 3
2/5
Gotan Project
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Devendra Banhart
3/5
The Pogues
3/5
Beth Orton
5/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Can I give it no stars?
Utter noise.
I make it a rule that I listen to each album on this list in its entirety, but this is by far the most difficult to stick with.
It's like some music/drama/art students have been given the keys to the music room, a supply of drugs and just decided to try everything.
It's a nein from me.
Burning Spear
4/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
2Pac
4/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
The Byrds
2/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Roxy Music
3/5
The Streets
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
I was a bit late to the Radiohead party, but so glad I came!
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Cornershop
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Hanoi Rocks
1/5
Japan
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Scissor Sisters
5/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Can't help but think that this album influenced the Oompa Loompas in the 1971 film - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Really not my thing - this album/group. Love the film.
Billy Bragg
2/5
Soft Machine
1/5
I think it's pronounced 'turd'.
Joanna Newsom
1/5
Not available to stream.
Syd Barrett
2/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Iconic.
You certainly get your money's worth with this one.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Laura Nyro
2/5
Made me think of Sesame Street of my childhood most of the time - seems like the kind of soundtrack befitting the show. The rest of the time it was kind of annoying - can't put my finger on why, possibly just her voice.
Killing Joke
3/5
White Denim
3/5
Jungle Brothers
5/5
Absolute class.
Goldfrapp
5/5
I'm a huge fan of The Seventh Tree, and haven't really listened to much else form Goldfrappe, and that which I have listened to has been a bit too 'disco' for me - yet this is definitely up there with Seventh Tree for me.
Great album.
Randy Newman
3/5
I'm sure this is the second of his albums to have featured on my list - and still all I can think of is Pixar!
Hard to believe that Randy Newman has anything other than a good day.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Napalm Death
1/5
I like heavy, but nah - this one is just not for me.
Sebadoh
3/5
Buck Owens
3/5
A jaunty little record, that's for sure! Yeehaw.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Cracker of an album (or is it an EP...?).
The first album/track that taught me what stereo was.
Gene Clark
2/5
King Crimson
2/5
I get why people love it so much - there's a lot to it, but the same could be said of Jazz, and I can't get on with Jazz.
Glad I'm aware of it, but won't be featuring in my record collection.
CHIC
4/5
You'd have to have been living under a rock for the last 50 years to not have Chic indoctrinated into your consciousness.
Familiar, and toe-tapping chic-ness.
The Triffids
2/5
Meh.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Eclectic, that's for sure! My thing? Not so sure.
Dizzee Rascal
4/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Shack
2/5
I listened to this yesterday, and have forgotten it already...
The Velvet Underground
3/5
It's clear, and understood that a lot of drugs were used by musicians at the time. This album is a clear indication of that.
Goldfrapp
5/5
So pleased this featured on my list - an absolute peach of an album!
I'd associated Goldfrappe with the 'Oooh la la' track and discounted them for so long on that basis, then this album came along. Changed my mind forever. Beautiful.
The Police
3/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
This is what I enjoy most about this list - discovering artists you'd never heard of, and loving what they do.
This sits up there with the likes of Fingathing and Buckethead for me - great music to work to.
I'll be searching out more of their material!
Bon Jovi
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
John Grant
5/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Absolute class!
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Always sounds like someone singing down the pub to me.
Elis Regina
3/5
Makes me feel all summery!
Eminem
5/5
Machito
2/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
A tragic masterpiece.
The Verve
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Fishbone
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Hot Chip
3/5
A definite foot-tapper of an album.
John Prine
3/5
A new one on me, and a decent surprise.
Gang Starr
4/5
Madonna
4/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
Magazine
2/5
Guided By Voices
3/5
Digital Underground
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Billie Holiday
4/5
Unmistakeable, timeless and unmatched.
The Mars Volta
2/5
I think my wife would like it - puts me in mind of emo bands like MCR and alike. Not my bag.
Muddy Waters
4/5
I've never really considered myself a Blues fan, but you can't help getting swept along with this album. Great!
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Brilliant album - a timeless classic.
Buzzcocks
3/5
Meh.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
5/5
Simply outstanding. I bought this on vinyl on the strength of this listen.
The Prodigy
5/5
Simply no other score is applicable.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
D'Angelo
2/5
Prime example of the insipid R'n'B that was abundant at the time. Not my thang...
3/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Undoubtedly a great voice, but I need more.
JAY Z
3/5
Not in my top 20 hip-hop albums, that's for sure...
Buffalo Springfield
2/5
The tracks without singing were the highlight.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
The Saints
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
X-Ray Spex
4/5
Short, but beautiful.
Björk
3/5
It's a challenging one for sure.
I'm sure Bjork has been described as 'haunting', 'ethereal' and other such adjectives and both are true of this album.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Catchy, and toe-tappingly enjoyable.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Van Halen
3/5
Richard Thompson
2/5
Hookworms
3/5
Slipknot
3/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Absolute dream of a record, and such a sad tale of a life cut short by depression.
Can
2/5
I get the feeling quite a few recreational substances were prevalent during the making of this record.
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
5/5
Christine and the Queens
4/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
Klaxons
3/5
Girls Against Boys
4/5
Somehow this band has passed me by to date - and I'm glad to have now discovered them. Cheers!
David Bowie
3/5
U2
5/5
Back when I really enjoyed U2, and at the height of the MTV era.
Jane Weaver
4/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Keith Jarrett
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Self-indulgent guff
Pulp
3/5
Aphex Twin
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Queen
3/5
Megadeth
2/5
Traffic
3/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
1/5
Living Colour
5/5
I'd forgotten how much I loved this group. Thanks for reminding me!
Holger Czukay
2/5
Aimee Mann
5/5
Fell in love with this album, and Aimee when I first heard it as a grubby art student. Her video for Should've Known was getting plenty of airplay on MTV at he time.
Paul McCartney
3/5
I just don't get all the fuss about Sir McCartney
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Pixies
5/5
Jacques Brel
2/5
George Michael
5/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Madonna
3/5
Simple Minds
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Sister Sledge
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
The La's
2/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Prince
4/5
Beatles
3/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Sade
3/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
Merle Haggard
2/5
Bauhaus
2/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Various Artists
3/5
King Crimson
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Toe-tappingly catchy
Soul II Soul
5/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Giant Sand
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Tina Turner
3/5
The xx
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
The Who
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Metallica
5/5
The Vines
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Goes without saying...
Sugar
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Red Snapper
4/5
Every now and then, I'm introduced to an artist I've not come across before, and I find something I like.
This is one of those such times!
Dennis Wilson
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
The Dictators
1/5
Motörhead
2/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Moby
5/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Death In Vegas
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Roni Size
4/5
Jack White
4/5
Jamiroquai
5/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
Meat Puppets
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Maxwell
2/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Cheap Trick
1/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Thrills
3/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Orbital
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Ozomatli
1/5
SAULT
2/5
Korn
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
The Soft Boys
2/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Joan Baez
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Not their best, but still an absolute banger!
The War On Drugs
3/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
The Monks
1/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
4/5
Love
2/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
Genesis
2/5
Moby Grape
3/5
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Skepta
1/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Arrested Development
5/5
Talking Heads
3/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Scritti Politti
3/5
American Music Club
1/5
Unable to review - not available on Tidal.
The Modern Lovers
2/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Pink Floyd
1/5
Slint
4/5
Every now and then, this list throws up something that's new to me, and that I love. Thoroughly enjoyed this and will be seeking out more of their work.
The Zutons
3/5
I used to love this album - it's faded into a mid-ground one for me as I age.
Fever Ray
3/5
Difficult to separate from Vikings and the emotional ties to that programme, but altogether really listenable.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Love
2/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Animal Collective
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
David Bowie
5/5
The White Stripes
4/5
The Human League
4/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
The Stranglers
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Ian Dury
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Talk Talk
3/5
Common
3/5
Can
1/5
Started off promisingly, then disappeared up it's own backside 4 tracks in..
Kelela
3/5
New one on me, and decent enough.
Van Morrison
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
The Coral
3/5
Pavement
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
The Cramps
3/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Dr. John
4/5
Reminds me of Tom Waits - which is no bad thing indeed!
The Youngbloods
3/5
Britney Spears
3/5
Annoyingly catchy
Kanye West
2/5
Largely forgettable
Fatboy Slim
5/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4/5
Beyoncé
2/5
The Kinks
3/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
M.I.A.
4/5
2/5
KISS
1/5
If Donald Trump was an album.
Silver Jews
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Endured rather than enjoyed.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
The Damned
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Circle Jerks
1/5
Primal Scream
4/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Aside from me finding Marc Almond creepy and on the uncomfortable side of weird, it's an ok album.
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Largely forgettable
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
808 State
5/5
50 Cent
5/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Mercury Rev
4/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Finley Quaye
3/5
A solid album, with a few catchy highlights.
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Actually enjoyed what I could listen to - album isn't available on streaming.
Big Star
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Chicago
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Hole
5/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
The Specials
3/5
Dr. Octagon
3/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
M.I.A.
5/5
Cream
3/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Simply perfect!
New Order
3/5
Joy Division
2/5
Anthrax
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
Mj Cole
1/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
The KLF
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
The Darkness
2/5
That voice!!
Wilco
4/5
The Slits
3/5
MGMT
3/5
Dagmar Krause
1/5
LTJ Bukem
1/5
Unable to listen - not in streaming services
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
George Jones
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
System Of A Down
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Catchy, but kind of annoying.
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
A solid bit of easy listening!
Anita Baker
3/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Ray Price
2/5
Parliament
4/5
Ice T
4/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Verve
5/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
The Electric Prunes
3/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
5/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5