May 24 2022
Superunknown
Soundgarden
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.
5
May 25 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
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.
3
May 26 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
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.
2
May 27 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
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
5
May 30 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
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.
5
May 31 2022
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3
Jun 01 2022
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Enjoyed the start - it's familiar stuff, but the album ceased playing after about the half way point.
3
Jun 02 2022
Orbital 2
Orbital
Definitely worth the money - with tracks lasting between 5 and 10 minutes, you get a whole lot for your cash.
4
Jun 03 2022
Street Life
The Crusaders
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)
2
Jun 06 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
3
Jun 07 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
Brilliant - so soulful, and a bunch of tracks I know and love. A perfect Sunday spin.
5
Jun 08 2022
Raw Power
The Stooges
2
Jun 10 2022
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Never again.
1
Jun 13 2022
London Calling
The Clash
Not really my cup of tea.
3
Jun 14 2022
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
I really struggle with Muse - an unpopular opinion I know. Just sounds too theatrical for me.
3
Jun 15 2022
Tical
Method Man
Not one to listen to with the kids. Good if you enjoy WuTang
3
Jun 16 2022
Fun House
The Stooges
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
3
Jun 17 2022
Reign In Blood
Slayer
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.
2
Jun 20 2022
Elephant
The White Stripes
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.
4
Jun 21 2022
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
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.
4
Jun 22 2022
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
A good old fashioned feel good album. I forgot how much I used to listen to this.
4
Jun 23 2022
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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.
4
Jun 24 2022
Mott
Mott The Hoople
Took me a while to realise I wasn't listening to David Bowie!
Decent.
3
Jun 27 2022
S&M
Metallica
My wife introduced me to S&M some years ago and I've loved it ever since.
5
Jun 28 2022
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
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.
3
Jun 29 2022
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
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.
4
Jun 30 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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.
3
Jul 01 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
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.
3
Jul 04 2022
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
What an album, what a voice.
Any album that includes Son of Preacher Man is going to be a belter.
4
Jul 05 2022
Grace
Jeff Buckley
What is there to say about this album that hasn't already been said - a life and career tragically cut too short.
5
Jul 06 2022
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Aside from Damaged Goods I found this just annoying - not one for me.
2
Jul 07 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
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.
2
Jul 08 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
Not too shabby - only 8 songs, so even if you don't get along with it, it's not for long.
3
Jul 11 2022
Suede
Suede
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.
2
Jul 12 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
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?
4
Jul 13 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
3
Jul 14 2022
High Violet
The National
3
Jul 15 2022
Marquee Moon
Television
3
Jul 18 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
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.
2
Jul 19 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
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.
4
Jul 20 2022
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
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.
4
Jul 21 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
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....
3
Jul 22 2022
Let It Be
The Replacements
2
Jul 25 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Get your funk on!
3
Jul 26 2022
B-52's
The B-52's
Catchy, and irritating in equal measure. Rock Lobster is possibly the highlight - but it's a low bar.
2
Jul 27 2022
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
Jul 28 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
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.
4
Jul 29 2022
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
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.
3
Aug 01 2022
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
Aug 02 2022
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Not one for me. Mercifully a short album.
1
Aug 03 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
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.
3
Aug 04 2022
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
HΓΌsker DΓΌ
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
3
Aug 05 2022
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
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
4
Aug 08 2022
Garbage
Garbage
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.
4
Aug 09 2022
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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.
5
Aug 10 2022
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Fun in places, but not something I'd be sad to never hear again.
3
Aug 11 2022
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Get out the Brylcreem, grab yourself a cheeseburger and get on down to the drive-in.
This album conjures up images of pure rockabilly.
3
Aug 12 2022
NEU! 75
Neu!
MEH!
2
Aug 15 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
Aug 16 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Catchy, very catchy in places.
3
Aug 17 2022
Dry
PJ Harvey
4
Aug 18 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
3
Aug 19 2022
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
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.
3
Aug 22 2022
Debut
BjΓΆrk
Debut by name, great debut by nature.
Bjork is fantastically bonkers and her voice is unique. This album is chock full of belters.
4
Aug 23 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
Aug 24 2022
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
3
Aug 25 2022
Never Mind The Bollocks, Hereβs The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
I just can't get past the fact that John Lydon is a pillock.
2
Aug 26 2022
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
A definite Sunday chill album.
3
Aug 29 2022
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3
Aug 30 2022
Trio
Dolly Parton
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.
3
Aug 31 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
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!
3
Sep 07 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Meh.
2
Sep 08 2022
Black Metal
Venom
Not for me.
1
Sep 12 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
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.
3
Sep 13 2022
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
4
Sep 14 2022
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
The essential Kinks album. Will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, and Googling what a 'Harry Rag' is...
4
Sep 15 2022
Parachutes
Coldplay
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.
3
Sep 16 2022
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
4
Sep 26 2022
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
3
Sep 27 2022
Live At Leeds
The Who
3
Sep 28 2022
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Grab your Kangol, your shell toes and get ready to bust some moves.
4
Sep 29 2022
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
Look up the term 'grunge' and they should appear.
4
Sep 30 2022
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3
Oct 04 2022
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Oct 05 2022
Stankonia
OutKast
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.
3
Oct 06 2022
Odelay
Beck
The embodiment of cool. The album just oozes it.
4
Oct 07 2022
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
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.
3
Oct 10 2022
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
3
Oct 18 2022
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Oct 19 2022
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
2
Oct 20 2022
Blur
Blur
4
Oct 21 2022
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
4
Oct 24 2022
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3
Oct 27 2022
Pornography
The Cure
3
Oct 28 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle MonΓ‘e
2
Oct 31 2022
Tommy
The Who
I know it's blasphemy to many people (including my wife), but I just don't get it.
2
Nov 01 2022
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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.
4
Nov 02 2022
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
4
Nov 03 2022
GI
Germs
Not for me.
1
Nov 04 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
3
Nov 07 2022
Doolittle
Pixies
What an album!
5
Nov 08 2022
Purple Rain
Prince
3
Nov 09 2022
Country Life
Roxy Music
3
Nov 10 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
3
Nov 14 2022
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
I mean, it's ok...
3
Nov 15 2022
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Of course, unable to listen due to it being pulled from Spotify.....
1
Nov 16 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
A bit too cheery for my taste.
3
Nov 17 2022
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
3
Nov 18 2022
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
2
Nov 22 2022
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
4
Nov 23 2022
Very
Pet Shop Boys
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I much prefer their earlier work
2
Nov 24 2022
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
1
Nov 25 2022
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
1
Nov 28 2022
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Almost impossible to resist dancing to this. Very much along the lines of Buena Vista Social Club - infectious.
4
Nov 29 2022
Close To The Edge
Yes
Not really my cup of tea, but decent enough background music
2
Nov 30 2022
Boston
Boston
Aside from the opener - More Than a Feeling, it's an average album for me. Decent background music.
3
Dec 01 2022
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
A mercifully short album
1
Dec 02 2022
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Forgettable....
2
Dec 05 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
3
Dec 06 2022
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3
Dec 07 2022
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
3
Dec 08 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
2
Dec 09 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
4
Dec 12 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
3
Dec 13 2022
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
2
Dec 14 2022
White Ladder
David Gray
4
Dec 15 2022
Suicide
Suicide
2
Dec 16 2022
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Sounds like a bunch of drunks in places. Lion in Winter I'm looking at you...
Not their finest.
2
Dec 19 2022
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Dec 20 2022
Hot Fuss
The Killers
3
Dec 21 2022
Dog Man Star
Suede
4
Dec 22 2022
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
4
Jan 05 2023
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
Jan 06 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
3
Jan 09 2023
Dust
Screaming Trees
4
Jan 10 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
4
Jan 11 2023
The Undertones
The Undertones
3
Jan 12 2023
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
3
Jan 13 2023
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
2
Jan 16 2023
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4
Jan 17 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
Jan 18 2023
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
3
Jan 19 2023
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
One of the less challenging Sonic Youth albums, that's for sure!
4
Jan 20 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
3
Jan 23 2023
Violator
Depeche Mode
4
Jan 24 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
Jan 25 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
2
Jan 26 2023
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
4
Jan 27 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
2
Jan 30 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
2
Jan 31 2023
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
Feb 01 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
2
Feb 02 2023
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
2
Feb 03 2023
25
Adele
4
Feb 06 2023
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
4
Feb 07 2023
The Slider
T. Rex
4
Feb 08 2023
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
3
Feb 09 2023
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Catchy, but not something I'd seek out to listen to again.
2
Feb 10 2023
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
3
Feb 13 2023
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
4
Feb 14 2023
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
4
Feb 15 2023
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
1
Feb 16 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
3
Feb 17 2023
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
4
Feb 20 2023
Different Class
Pulp
3
Feb 21 2023
Liquid Swords
GZA
4
Feb 22 2023
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
I know he's a bit of a legend and all that, but this one isn't for me.
2
Feb 23 2023
Live Through This
Hole
4
Feb 24 2023
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
2
Feb 27 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5
Feb 28 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
5
Mar 01 2023
Risque
CHIC
4
Mar 02 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Mar 03 2023
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
1
Mar 06 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
Started to lose interest in Green Day around this point, possibly their last decent album. ClichΓ© I know, but preferred their earlier works.
3
Mar 07 2023
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Unable to listen due to Mr Young's stance with Spotify
1
Mar 08 2023
GREY Area
Little Simz
2
Mar 09 2023
1977
Ash
Any album called 1977 that starts with the sound of a TIE fighter is ok by me!
4
Mar 10 2023
The Specials
The Specials
Can't help tapping along, no matter how hard you try!
4
Mar 13 2023
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
3
Mar 14 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
4
Mar 15 2023
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
3
Mar 16 2023
Maxinquaye
Tricky
5
Mar 17 2023
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
Not my bag. Found it quite grating.
1
Mar 20 2023
Music From Big Pink
The Band
3
Mar 21 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Great album - even better when you consider it's just two people.
4
Mar 22 2023
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5
Mar 23 2023
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
Mar 24 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
3
Mar 27 2023
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
2
Mar 28 2023
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Really not my thang, cat! I get how people dig this kind of thing though.
2
Mar 29 2023
Murmur
R.E.M.
It's ok, but not a memorable album from REM. It leads with its most memorable song, and kinda flatlines after that.
2
Apr 03 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
3
Apr 04 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I prefer the radio edits...
3
Apr 05 2023
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Kinda forgetable. In fact, I've already forgotten it....
3
Apr 06 2023
American Gothic
David Ackles
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.
3
Apr 07 2023
Shadowland
k.d. lang
2
Apr 10 2023
Machine Head
Deep Purple
2
Apr 11 2023
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
Apr 12 2023
Sea Change
Beck
5
Apr 19 2023
Melodrama
Lorde
2
Apr 20 2023
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Save for Mr Blue Sky and a couple of others, it's a forgettable album for me.
3
Apr 21 2023
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
5
Apr 24 2023
The Predator
Ice Cube
5
Apr 25 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Apr 26 2023
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
4
Apr 27 2023
In Utero
Nirvana
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...
5
Apr 28 2023
ImmigrΓ©s
Youssou N'Dour
4
May 01 2023
A Seat at the Table
Solange
2
May 02 2023
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
2
May 03 2023
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
4
May 04 2023
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
4
May 05 2023
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
2
May 10 2023
Django Django
Django Django
Catchy, and annoying in equal measure.
3
May 11 2023
The Doors
The Doors
4
May 12 2023
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Didn't listen - not available on Spotify
1
May 15 2023
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
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.
3
May 16 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
3
May 17 2023
Sulk
The Associates
1
May 18 2023
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
3
May 19 2023
Low-Life
New Order
2
May 22 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
2
May 23 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
4
May 24 2023
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
4
May 25 2023
White Light
Gene Clark
3
May 26 2023
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
3
May 29 2023
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
If you ignore the fact that the Gallagher brothers are a pair of numbskulls it's a bloody good album.
4
May 30 2023
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
3
May 31 2023
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Fairly run of the mill - Common I guess...
2
Jun 01 2023
Young Americans
David Bowie
3
Jun 06 2023
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
3
Jun 07 2023
The Visitors
ABBA
3
Jun 08 2023
Close To You
Carpenters
4
Jun 09 2023
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
2
Jun 12 2023
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
Jun 15 2023
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
5
Jun 16 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
3
Jun 19 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
Jun 20 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
Jun 21 2023
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
2
Jun 22 2023
OK Computer
Radiohead
5
Jun 23 2023
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
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.
2
Jun 26 2023
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
4
Jun 27 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
3
Jun 28 2023
ΓgΓ¦tis Byrjun
Sigur RΓ³s
A little grating after a while - clever as it may be.
2
Jun 29 2023
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
1
Jun 30 2023
The Band
The Band
2
Jul 03 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Given Mr Young's stance on having his music available on streaming services, I can't comment or rate effectively.
1
Jul 04 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
2
Jul 05 2023
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
3
Jul 06 2023
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
Jul 07 2023
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
4
Jul 10 2023
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5
Jul 11 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Really not my kind of thing.
1
Jul 12 2023
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
3
Jul 13 2023
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
2
Jul 14 2023
Drunk
Thundercat
Best thing about it is the cover artwork. The rest is ok if you like that kinda thing.
3
Jul 17 2023
Sound Affects
The Jam
3
Jul 18 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
I'm aware of Miles Davis, and I appreciate in his genre he's a
1
Jul 19 2023
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
3
Jul 21 2023
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
3
Jul 24 2023
Document
R.E.M.
4
Jul 25 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3
Jul 26 2023
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
3
Jul 27 2023
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
4
Jul 28 2023
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
2
Jul 31 2023
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Aug 01 2023
Parklife
Blur
3
Aug 02 2023
21
Adele
4
Aug 03 2023
Atomizer
Big Black
Unable to review as not available on Spotify
1
Aug 04 2023
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
4
Aug 07 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
Aug 08 2023
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
3
Aug 09 2023
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
Aug 10 2023
Want One
Rufus Wainwright
2
Aug 11 2023
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
Aug 14 2023
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1
Aug 15 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
2
Aug 24 2023
xx
The xx
4
Aug 25 2023
Nixon
Lambchop
3
Aug 28 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
Aug 29 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
Aug 30 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2
Aug 31 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
Sep 01 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
Sep 04 2023
1999
Prince
3
Sep 05 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
3
Sep 06 2023
Tidal
Fiona Apple
4
Sep 07 2023
Sail Away
Randy Newman
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.
3
Sep 08 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3
Sep 11 2023
Green
R.E.M.
4
Sep 12 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
4
Sep 13 2023
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Actually enjoyed this more than I expected!
4
Sep 14 2023
Slipknot
Slipknot
4
Sep 15 2023
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
Sep 18 2023
Bossanova
Pixies
4
Sep 19 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4
Sep 20 2023
Hypnotised
The Undertones
2
Sep 21 2023
Kimono My House
Sparks
3
Sep 22 2023
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
2
Sep 25 2023
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
2
Sep 26 2023
Who's Next
The Who
3
Sep 27 2023
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
4
Sep 28 2023
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2
Sep 29 2023
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
1
Oct 02 2023
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
4
Oct 03 2023
Revolver
Beatles
3
Oct 04 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
4
Oct 05 2023
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
3
Oct 06 2023
All Mod Cons
The Jam
4
Oct 09 2023
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
Oct 10 2023
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
3
Oct 11 2023
Illmatic
Nas
4
Oct 12 2023
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
5
Oct 13 2023
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3
Oct 16 2023
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
2
Oct 17 2023
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
5
Oct 18 2023
Ctrl
SZA
Thank God that's over!
1
Oct 19 2023
Aja
Steely Dan
Music to write 70s porn to.
2
Oct 20 2023
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3
Oct 23 2023
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
2
Oct 24 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
5
Oct 25 2023
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Well that was a surprise - wasn't expecting to enjoy that much. Some dark lyrics that would have Trent Reznor running for the hills!
4
Oct 26 2023
evermore
Taylor Swift
Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Liked it more than I expected to.
3
Oct 27 2023
The Clash
The Clash
2
Oct 30 2023
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
4
Oct 31 2023
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
4
Nov 01 2023
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
Nov 02 2023
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
3
Nov 03 2023
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
3
Nov 06 2023
Cross
Justice
3
Nov 07 2023
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
4
Nov 08 2023
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
3
Nov 13 2023
Chelsea Girl
Nico
2
Nov 14 2023
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
Nov 15 2023
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3
Nov 16 2023
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
3
Nov 17 2023
Soul Mining
The The
2
Nov 20 2023
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
5
Nov 21 2023
The Stranger
Billy Joel
4
Nov 22 2023
Electric
The Cult
3
Nov 23 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
3
Nov 24 2023
The World is a Ghetto
War
3
Nov 27 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Mercifully only 5 tracks long.
1
Nov 28 2023
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
3
Nov 29 2023
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
5
Nov 30 2023
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
3
Dec 01 2023
This Nationβs Saving Grace
The Fall
3
Dec 04 2023
Harvest
Neil Young
Can't rate, as not available on Spotify.
1
Dec 05 2023
Frank
Amy Winehouse
5
Dec 06 2023
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
2
Dec 07 2023
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
3
Dec 08 2023
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
4
Dec 11 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
4
Dec 12 2023
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
4
Dec 13 2023
2112
Rush
2
Dec 14 2023
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
4
Dec 15 2023
Viva Hate
Morrissey
3
Dec 18 2023
Guero
Beck
4
Dec 19 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
3
Dec 20 2023
Dirt
Alice In Chains
5
Jan 03 2024
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
3
Jan 04 2024
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
1
Jan 05 2024
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
5
Jan 08 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
5
Jan 09 2024
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
2
Jan 10 2024
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
With the exception of 'You Could Be Love' - which hurt my ears, the rest is ok.
3
Jan 11 2024
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
5
Jan 12 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
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.
5
Jan 15 2024
Disintegration
The Cure
4
Jan 16 2024
War
U2
3
Jan 17 2024
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
3
Jan 18 2024
Slayed?
Slade
3
Jan 19 2024
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
4
Jan 23 2024
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
5
Jan 24 2024
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
4
Jan 25 2024
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
4
Jan 26 2024
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
3
Jan 29 2024
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
3
Jan 30 2024
L.A. Woman
The Doors
4
Jan 31 2024
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
3
Feb 01 2024
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
3
Feb 02 2024
Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
Unable to listen on Spotify
1
Feb 05 2024
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
4
Feb 06 2024
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
3
Feb 07 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
2
Feb 08 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
3
Feb 09 2024
Tellinβ Stories
The Charlatans
3
Feb 12 2024
Arrival
ABBA
3
Feb 13 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
3
Feb 14 2024
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1
Feb 15 2024
Wild Gift
X
2
Feb 16 2024
One World
John Martyn
1
Feb 19 2024
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
3
Feb 20 2024
Ramones
Ramones
3
Feb 21 2024
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
2
Feb 22 2024
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
3
Feb 23 2024
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
1
Feb 26 2024
Kid A
Radiohead
5
Feb 27 2024
Sister
Sonic Youth
3
Feb 28 2024
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
4
Feb 29 2024
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
2
Mar 01 2024
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
MotΓΆrhead
2
Mar 04 2024
Beautiful Freak
Eels
4
Mar 05 2024
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
1
Mar 06 2024
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
3
Mar 07 2024
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
3
Mar 08 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
2
Mar 11 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
Mar 12 2024
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
4
Mar 13 2024
The White Album
Beatles
3
Mar 14 2024
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
2
Mar 15 2024
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
4
Mar 18 2024
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
2
Mar 19 2024
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
3
Mar 20 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
Mar 21 2024
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
4
Mar 22 2024
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
2
Mar 25 2024
The Next Day
David Bowie
3
Mar 26 2024
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
3
Mar 27 2024
Timeless
Goldie
4
Mar 28 2024
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2
Mar 29 2024
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
2
Apr 01 2024
What's That Noise?
Coldcut
Unavailable via Spotify.
3
Apr 04 2024
Roots
Sepultura
2
Apr 05 2024
The Score
Fugees
3
Apr 08 2024
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
4
Apr 09 2024
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
2
Apr 10 2024
Ray Of Light
Madonna
3
Apr 16 2024
Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
5
Apr 17 2024
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
3
Apr 18 2024
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
4
Apr 19 2024
Pearl
Janis Joplin
4
Apr 22 2024
The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
2
Apr 23 2024
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Apr 24 2024
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
Just noise. Sounded like kids dicking about.
1
Apr 25 2024
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
Apr 26 2024
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
3
Apr 29 2024
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
2
Apr 30 2024
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
4
May 01 2024
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
3
May 02 2024
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
3
May 03 2024
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
3
May 06 2024
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
5
May 07 2024
Kollaps
EinstΓΌrzende Neubauten
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.
1
May 08 2024
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
4
May 09 2024
Hysteria
Def Leppard
4
May 10 2024
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
3
May 13 2024
Me Against The World
2Pac
4
May 14 2024
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
3
May 15 2024
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
May 16 2024
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
2
May 17 2024
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1
May 20 2024
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
2
May 21 2024
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
3
May 22 2024
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
3
May 23 2024
The Bends
Radiohead
I was a bit late to the Radiohead party, but so glad I came!
5
May 24 2024
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
4
May 27 2024
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
May 28 2024
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
4
May 29 2024
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
May 30 2024
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
1
May 31 2024
Quiet Life
Japan
3
Jun 03 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
3
Jun 04 2024
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
5
Jun 05 2024
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
4
Jun 06 2024
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
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.
1
Jun 07 2024
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
2
Jun 10 2024
Third
Soft Machine
I think it's pronounced 'turd'.
1
Jun 11 2024
Ys
Joanna Newsom
Not available to stream.
1
Jun 12 2024
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
2
Jun 13 2024
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Iconic.
You certainly get your money's worth with this one.
4
Jun 14 2024
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2
Jun 17 2024
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
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.
2
Jun 18 2024
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
3
Jun 19 2024
D
White Denim
3
Jun 20 2024
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Absolute class.
5
Jun 21 2024
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
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.
5
Jun 24 2024
Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
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.
3
Jun 25 2024
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
Jun 26 2024
Scum
Napalm Death
I like heavy, but nah - this one is just not for me.
1
Jun 27 2024
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
3
Jun 28 2024
Iβve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
A jaunty little record, that's for sure! Yeehaw.
3
Jul 02 2024
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Cracker of an album (or is it an EP...?).
The first album/track that taught me what stereo was.
4
Jul 03 2024
No Other
Gene Clark
2
Jul 04 2024
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
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.
2
Jul 05 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
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.
4
Jul 08 2024
Calenture
The Triffids
Meh.
2
Jul 09 2024
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Eclectic, that's for sure! My thing? Not so sure.
2
Jul 10 2024
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
4
Jul 11 2024
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
3
Jul 12 2024
Hms Fable
Shack
I listened to this yesterday, and have forgotten it already...
2
Jul 15 2024
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
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.
3
Jul 16 2024
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
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.
5
Jul 17 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
3
Jul 18 2024
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
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!
4
Jul 19 2024
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
4
Jul 22 2024
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
Jul 23 2024
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
3
Jul 24 2024
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
5
Jul 25 2024
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Absolute class!
5
Jul 26 2024
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Always sounds like someone singing down the pub to me.
2
Jul 29 2024
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Makes me feel all summery!
3
Jul 30 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
5
Jul 31 2024
Kenya
Machito
2
Aug 05 2024
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
2
Aug 06 2024
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
A tragic masterpiece.
5
Aug 07 2024
A Northern Soul
The Verve
3
Aug 08 2024
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
4
Aug 09 2024
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
3
Aug 12 2024
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
2
Aug 13 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
4
Aug 14 2024
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
A definite foot-tapper of an album.
3
Aug 15 2024
John Prine
John Prine
A new one on me, and a decent surprise.
3
Aug 16 2024
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
4
Aug 19 2024
Like A Prayer
Madonna
4
Aug 20 2024
Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2
Aug 21 2024
Real Life
Magazine
2
Aug 22 2024
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
3
Aug 23 2024
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
4
Aug 26 2024
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
4
Aug 27 2024
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Unmistakeable, timeless and unmatched.
4
Sep 03 2024
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
I think my wife would like it - puts me in mind of emo bands like MCR and alike. Not my bag.
2
Sep 04 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
I've never really considered myself a Blues fan, but you can't help getting swept along with this album. Great!
4
Sep 05 2024
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Brilliant album - a timeless classic.
5
Sep 06 2024
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Meh.
3
Sep 09 2024
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4
Sep 10 2024
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Simply outstanding. I bought this on vinyl on the strength of this listen.
5
Sep 11 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Simply no other score is applicable.
5
Sep 12 2024
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
Sep 13 2024
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Prime example of the insipid R'n'B that was abundant at the time. Not my thang...
2
Sep 16 2024
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
3
Sep 17 2024
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
Undoubtedly a great voice, but I need more.
3
Sep 18 2024
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Not in my top 20 hip-hop albums, that's for sure...
3
Sep 19 2024
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
The tracks without singing were the highlight.
2
Sep 20 2024
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
4
Sep 23 2024
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
3
Sep 24 2024
Eternally Yours
The Saints
3
Sep 25 2024
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
3
Sep 26 2024
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
Short, but beautiful.
4
Sep 27 2024
MedΓΊlla
BjΓΆrk
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.
3
Sep 30 2024
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Catchy, and toe-tappingly enjoyable.
3
Oct 01 2024
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
4
Oct 02 2024
1984
Van Halen
3
Oct 03 2024
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
2
Oct 04 2024
Microshift
Hookworms
3
Oct 07 2024
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
3
Oct 08 2024
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Absolute dream of a record, and such a sad tale of a life cut short by depression.
5
Oct 09 2024
Future Days
Can
I get the feeling quite a few recreational substances were prevalent during the making of this record.
2
Oct 10 2024
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
4
Oct 11 2024
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
5
Oct 14 2024
Chris
Christine and the Queens
4
Oct 15 2024
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
4
Oct 16 2024
Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
3
Oct 17 2024
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Somehow this band has passed me by to date - and I'm glad to have now discovered them. Cheers!
4
Oct 18 2024
Low
David Bowie
3
Oct 21 2024
Achtung Baby
U2
Back when I really enjoyed U2, and at the height of the MTV era.
5
Oct 22 2024
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
4
Oct 23 2024
Horses
Patti Smith
3
Oct 24 2024
Zombie
Fela Kuti
3
Oct 25 2024
The KΓΆln Concert
Keith Jarrett
2
Oct 28 2024
Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
Self-indulgent guff
1
Oct 29 2024
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
3
Oct 30 2024
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
4
Oct 31 2024
Gold
Ryan Adams
3
Nov 01 2024
Queen II
Queen
3
Nov 07 2024
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
2
Nov 08 2024
Traffic
Traffic
3
Nov 11 2024
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
1
Nov 12 2024
Vivid
Living Colour
I'd forgotten how much I loved this group. Thanks for reminding me!
5
Nov 13 2024
Movies
Holger Czukay
2
Nov 14 2024
Whatever
Aimee Mann
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.
5
Nov 15 2024
McCartney
Paul McCartney
I just don't get all the fuss about Sir McCartney
3
Nov 18 2024
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
4
Nov 19 2024
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
3
Nov 20 2024
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
5
Nov 21 2024
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
2
Nov 22 2024
Faith
George Michael
5
Nov 25 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
3
Nov 26 2024
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
3
Nov 27 2024
Music
Madonna
3
Nov 28 2024
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
3
Nov 29 2024
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
1
Dec 02 2024
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
3
Dec 03 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
4
Dec 04 2024
Amnesiac
Radiohead
5
Dec 05 2024
Stardust
Willie Nelson
3
Dec 06 2024
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
4
Dec 09 2024
The La's
The La's
2
Dec 12 2024
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
3
Dec 13 2024
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
3
Dec 16 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
4
Dec 17 2024
Rubber Soul
Beatles
3
Dec 18 2024
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
3
Dec 19 2024
Diamond Life
Sade
3
Dec 20 2024
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
2
Dec 23 2024
Iβm a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
2
Dec 24 2024
Mask
Bauhaus
2
Dec 25 2024
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
3
Dec 26 2024
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
3
Dec 27 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
2
Jan 09 2025
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
3
Jan 10 2025
Haut de gamme / KoweΓ―t, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
Toe-tappingly catchy
3
Jan 13 2025
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
5
Jan 14 2025
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
3
Jan 15 2025
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
3
Jan 16 2025
Truth
Jeff Beck
3
Jan 17 2025
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
4
Jan 20 2025
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
2
Jan 21 2025
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
2
Jan 22 2025
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
3
Jan 23 2025
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
3
Jan 24 2025
Back In Black
AC/DC
4
Jan 27 2025
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
3
Jan 28 2025
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
3
Jan 29 2025
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
3
Jan 30 2025
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
3
Jan 31 2025
I See You
The xx
4
Feb 03 2025
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
3
Feb 04 2025
My Generation
The Who
3
Feb 05 2025
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Feb 06 2025
Metallica
Metallica
5
Feb 07 2025
Highly Evolved
The Vines
3
Feb 10 2025
Siembra
Willie ColΓ³n & RubΓ©n Blades
4
Feb 11 2025
Nevermind
Nirvana
Goes without saying...
5
Feb 12 2025
Copper Blue
Sugar
3
Feb 13 2025
Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
3
Feb 14 2025
Third
Portishead
3
Feb 17 2025
Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
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!
4
Feb 18 2025
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
3
Feb 19 2025
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2
Feb 20 2025
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
4
Feb 21 2025
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
2
Feb 24 2025
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
1
Feb 27 2025
Ace of Spades
MotΓΆrhead
2
Feb 28 2025
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
4
Mar 03 2025
Play
Moby
5
Mar 04 2025
Another Green World
Brian Eno
3
Mar 05 2025
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
4
Mar 06 2025
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
3
Mar 07 2025
New Forms
Roni Size
4
Mar 10 2025
Blunderbuss
Jack White
4
Mar 11 2025
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
5
Mar 12 2025
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4
Mar 13 2025
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
4
Mar 14 2025
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
3
Mar 17 2025
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
3
Mar 18 2025
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
2
Mar 19 2025
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
Mar 20 2025
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
1
Mar 21 2025
1989
Taylor Swift
3
Mar 24 2025
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
3
Mar 25 2025
So Much For The City
The Thrills
3
Mar 26 2025
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
3
Mar 27 2025
Snivilisation
Orbital
3
Mar 28 2025
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1
Mar 31 2025
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
2
Apr 01 2025
Street Signs
Ozomatli
1
Apr 02 2025
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
2
Apr 03 2025
Follow The Leader
Korn
3
Apr 04 2025
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
3
Apr 07 2025
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
3
Apr 08 2025
Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Apr 09 2025
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
2
Apr 10 2025
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
3
Apr 11 2025
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
2
Apr 14 2025
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Not their best, but still an absolute banger!
5
Apr 15 2025
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3
Apr 16 2025
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
3
Apr 17 2025
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
3
Apr 18 2025
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
2
Apr 21 2025
Black Monk Time
The Monks
1
Apr 22 2025
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
3
Apr 23 2025
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
4
Apr 24 2025
Da Capo
Love
2
Apr 29 2025
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
3
Apr 30 2025
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
2
May 01 2025
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
3
May 02 2025
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
2
May 05 2025
Konnichiwa
Skepta
1
May 06 2025
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
4
May 07 2025
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
5
May 08 2025
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
3
May 09 2025
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
2
May 12 2025
Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
3
May 13 2025
California
American Music Club
Unable to review - not available on Tidal.
1
May 14 2025
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
2
May 15 2025
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
4
May 16 2025
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
3
May 19 2025
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
3
May 20 2025
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
1
May 21 2025
Spiderland
Slint
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.
4
May 22 2025
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
I used to love this album - it's faded into a mid-ground one for me as I age.
3
May 23 2025
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Difficult to separate from Vikings and the emotional ties to that programme, but altogether really listenable.
3
May 26 2025
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka TourΓ©
3
May 27 2025
Forever Changes
Love
2
May 28 2025
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2
May 29 2025
Shleep
Robert Wyatt
2
May 30 2025
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
3
Jun 02 2025
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
2
Jun 03 2025
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
5
Jun 04 2025
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
4
Jun 05 2025
Dare!
The Human League
4
Jun 06 2025
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
2
Jun 09 2025
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
2
Jun 10 2025
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
4
Jun 11 2025
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
3
Jun 12 2025
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
3
Jun 13 2025
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
4
Jun 16 2025
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
3
Jun 17 2025
Be
Common
3
Jun 18 2025
Tago Mago
Can
Started off promisingly, then disappeared up it's own backside 4 tracks in..
1
Jun 19 2025
Take Me Apart
Kelela
New one on me, and decent enough.
3
Jun 20 2025
Moondance
Van Morrison
4
Jun 23 2025
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
1
Jun 24 2025
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
3
Jun 25 2025
Dirty
Sonic Youth
4
Jun 26 2025
The Coral
The Coral
3
Jun 27 2025
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
3
Jun 30 2025
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
4
Jul 01 2025
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
3
Jul 02 2025
So
Peter Gabriel
4
Jul 03 2025
Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
3
Jul 04 2025
Gris Gris
Dr. John
Reminds me of Tom Waits - which is no bad thing indeed!
4
Jul 07 2025
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
3
Jul 08 2025
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
Annoyingly catchy
3
Jul 21 2025
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Largely forgettable
2
Jul 22 2025
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
5
Jul 23 2025
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4