Aug 19 2022
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
A little Meh. There was nothing bad about the album, the tunes were pleasant enough but nothing inspired me to listen again. I found the vocals "whiney" on most tracks. Fine for background music
3
Aug 22 2022
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Hip hop is not really my thing but the album was interesting to listen to. Plenty of attitude and each track is punchy.
4
Aug 23 2022
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Back In Black
AC/DC
Classic rock album, from the very first sound of the bell to the last not, it rocks throughout. The are no weak tracks.
5
Aug 24 2022
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Nothing good to say, parts of the album sounded like a children's musical.
2
Aug 25 2022
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Revolver
Beatles
Good album, better than The Beatles' earlier stuff
4
Aug 26 2022
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Cross
Justice
I suppose this is OK for the genre, I found it a bit discordant - samples cut at the wrong point are uncomfortable to listen to.
3
Aug 29 2022
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The Cars
The Cars
Not bad as a debut, a bit dated now but still quite listenable
4
Aug 31 2022
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
A bit boring really. Not sure why this is a "must listen" album. Perhaps it was more hard hitting 20 years ago?
3
Sep 01 2022
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Funny album. Quite hard to decide if I like it or not but it's fairly pleasant to listen to.
4
Sep 02 2022
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Good album, good tracks that keep the interest. I feel is loses it's way a little near the end but the first half is solid R&B
4
Sep 05 2022
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Great album, solid performance by the king, no weak tracks with great ones scattered through
5
Sep 06 2022
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
A bit dated, so-so
3
Sep 07 2022
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Great, raw punk sound.
5
Sep 08 2022
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Meh!
Not bad, not good, just background noise
3
Sep 09 2022
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Soul is not really my thing but this was pleasant, some good tracks, strong vocals
4
Sep 12 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Musically great, some very good tracks the whole album flows well.
However, I feel the whole thing is ruined by Morrissey's whiney vocals and inane lyrics. I couldn't see why the Smiths were popular at the time and still can't see it now.
3
Sep 13 2022
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evermore
Taylor Swift
Surprisingly good
4
Sep 14 2022
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Not my thing, background noise only
3
Sep 15 2022
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
A pleasant album, a few tracks stand out. A good example of the genre
4
Sep 16 2022
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Microshift
Hookworms
A bit strange, can't quite place the genre but pleasant enough to listen to
4
Sep 19 2022
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21
Adele
Great album
4
Sep 20 2022
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Awful
2
Sep 21 2022
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New Forms
Roni Size
All sounds the same, boring
2
Sep 22 2022
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Absolute s***. Sounds like a bunch of preschool kids have broken into the music room. First album I didn't even finish. First album that gets 1*
This album is nothing more than discordant noise.
1
Sep 23 2022
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
Pretty middle of the road, nice if you like this kind of pop
4
Sep 27 2022
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Boston
Boston
Classic album, every track is good
5
Sep 28 2022
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Sheet Music
10cc
Great album. Quite a distinctive style.
4
Sep 29 2022
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Nice, very "Rolling stones"
A bit dated now but still listenable
4
Sep 30 2022
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Quite frankly, a bit whiney and boring. Nothing wrong with it as background music but it just drones on with nothing to catch my attention.
2
Oct 03 2022
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Great rock n roll
It's a pity I heard the 2005 release which has the crowd cut back, lessening the live feel of the album but still rockin'
4
Oct 04 2022
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Naff
I can't stand Nice Cave's voice, the only redeeming features of this album are the tracks where someone else sings.
A few good cuts (ignoring the voice) but nothing special, won't listen again
3
Oct 05 2022
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Kala
M.I.A.
Crap, that's all!
2
Oct 06 2022
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
So so, not a bad album but I'm not sure why it's special
Pleasant listening
3
Oct 07 2022
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
What a great voice and good songs
4
Oct 10 2022
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Brothers
The Black Keys
OK album, not really my thing,
3
Oct 11 2022
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Quite pleasant piano playing
3
Oct 12 2022
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One World
John Martyn
nice music, not a fan of the vocals but a reasonable album
3
Oct 13 2022
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
A surprising find, Roxy music is before my time so I was only familiar with their later work.
This album starts strongly, great first side - edgy and new sounds
The second side really lets it down though, it seems to lose it's way a little
side 1 = 4* but side 2 only 3*
3
Oct 14 2022
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
Fantastic album. It starts with a phone ring and then punches straight into Hanging on the telephone. One of the best "intros" of any album. The album continues with a mix of punk and new wave, fast and slow.
All in all, a very well put together album.
5
Oct 17 2022
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Ok
3
Oct 18 2022
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Face to Face
The Kinks
Not bad, not my favourite kinks album
4
Oct 19 2022
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Dismal' horrible vocals, whiney, found it difficult to listen to the whole album
2
Oct 20 2022
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
Nice
4
Oct 21 2022
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
A bit boring really. Prince has some real great stuff (Purple Rain for example) but I found this album just so-so.
3
Oct 24 2022
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Good album, keeps rockin' along
Probably not my Favourite Bowie but good enough to listen to again
4
Oct 25 2022
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Whiney vocals, poor production, generally adolescent. Maybe an album for your teenage kids
2
Oct 26 2022
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Nice folk album, all good tracks.
4
Oct 27 2022
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Follow The Leader
Korn
OK I guess, didn't really do it for me
Pretty standard example of the genre, not bad but not special
3
Oct 28 2022
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Meh!
Pretty average folk album, nothing special
Linda's voice is much better IMO than her husband making her tracks my favourite
3
Oct 31 2022
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
A miserable effort, LH can't sing and the music is boring and dreary
2
Nov 01 2022
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Good enough
4
Nov 02 2022
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Nice, I always liked Rod Stewart and this album is partly RS, partly bluesy rock.
4
Nov 03 2022
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Surprisingly good, I'm not a jazz person normally but this album was pleasant to listen to.
Rondo... and Take 5 are both great tracks
4
Nov 04 2022
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
After yesterday's surprise jazz album I'm firmly back hating jazz
This album is a complete waste of time
2
Nov 07 2022
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Good
4
Nov 08 2022
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Not my favourite Bowie album but good enough
3
Nov 09 2022
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Great voice, good album
4
Nov 10 2022
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Meh!
Hip hop is really not my thing. Some is OK, this is average, nothing special at all
3
Nov 11 2022
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Really boring
The first track is OK, but then it's just more of the same
2
Nov 14 2022
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Great debut, full of classic tracks
4
Nov 15 2022
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Same as usual, Bob can write songs but ruins them with his singing.
And this album I don't even rate the songs....
2
Nov 16 2022
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White Light
Gene Clark
Nice light album
Nothing special IMO but easy to listen to
4
Nov 17 2022
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Good rock n roll
4
Nov 18 2022
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Nice
4
Nov 21 2022
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Boring derivative rubbish
2
Nov 23 2022
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Pornography
The Cure
Strangely soothing, albeit depressing at the same time.
Not usually my taste but I found the album captivating
4
Nov 24 2022
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pleasant album, not really ground breaking but easy enough to listen to
4
Nov 25 2022
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
3
Nov 28 2022
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Good
4
Nov 29 2022
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Nice swing album
The popular hits are great, some of the other tracks are a bit samey but still pleasant
4
Nov 30 2022
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
Not great
2
Dec 01 2022
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Pretty boring folk, nothing good or bad about it
3
Dec 02 2022
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Achtung Baby
U2
Quite pleasant rock album - easier to listen to than some of U2's other offerings
4
Dec 05 2022
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Excellent album, probably my favourite by The Pogues
Each track is superb
5
Dec 06 2022
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Ok
4
Dec 07 2022
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Pleasant country stuff
Nothing great but nice enough
4
Dec 08 2022
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
A bit boring I found
3
Dec 09 2022
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
OK, pleasant but really not my thing
3
Dec 12 2022
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
I thought this was a little dull
Not bad but nothing stood out
3
Dec 13 2022
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American Pie
Don McLean
Nice, some good tracks
4
Dec 16 2022
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S&M
Metallica
Ok, a good idea but a bit samey, not Metallica's best stuff
A bit disappointing really as I was hoping for more
3
Dec 19 2022
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Music OK, lyrics OK, Totally ruined by Morrissey's crap voice
Musically not as good as the queen is dead
2
Dec 20 2022
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Truth
Jeff Beck
Not bad
3
Dec 21 2022
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Good solid punk album. Some great tracks, some also rans
Hangs together well
4
Dec 22 2022
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Meh, pretty boring, middle of the road, pop/rock
Nothing to write home about (or listen to again)
3
Dec 23 2022
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Pleasant, some nice tracks, a few duds
Could have used one or two slightly more upbeat tracks to lift it
4
Dec 26 2022
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Jolly Christmas collection, not the best I've heard (or the worst), nothing at all to make this one stand out
3
Dec 27 2022
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Smash
The Offspring
OK, resonable punk
4
Dec 28 2022
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
A bit Meh!
3
Dec 29 2022
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Average
3
Dec 30 2022
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Nice, soothing R&B
4
Jan 02 2023
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Born to run - great track
The rest - a bit boring
3
Jan 03 2023
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
4
Jan 04 2023
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Trio
Dolly Parton
Very pleasant, 3 great singers and some good songs
4
Jan 05 2023
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Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Middle of the road, pleasant sounding but boring
3
Jan 06 2023
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Great album, a little dated but stick worth a listen
Side one is great with some classic tracks
Side two I felt loses it a little but still good - too short
4
Jan 09 2023
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Is This It
The Strokes
A bit boring, I really don't like this vocal style
2
Jan 10 2023
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461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Not too bad, a bit pedestrian but listenable
3
Jan 11 2023
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Great album, even though pop isn't really my thing
Some great tracks, whole thing fits together well
Quite a step up for Robbie from Take That
4
Jan 12 2023
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Future Days
Can
Meh!
A bit wishy washy, nothing bad as background music but I wouldn't listen to this unless I was in an elevator
3
Jan 13 2023
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Rapture
Anita Baker
What a great voice, lovely album
4
Jan 16 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
OK but a bit samey - It seemed to rumble along with no tracks standing out
The one exception is "hurt" but I think this was done better my Johnny Cash
3
Jan 17 2023
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Quite good, a bit dated now and I'm personally not a big fan of the vocals but still a reasonable album
4
Jan 18 2023
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
A bit weird, some different genres in there too
Pleasant though
4
Jan 19 2023
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Awful
Terrible voice, whiney songs, nothing at all good to say about this album
1
Jan 20 2023
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In Utero
Nirvana
Not bad, I'm not a fan of the "shouty" tracks but there are some good cuts that any sung "properly" - heart shaped box, dumb, all apologies
Not quite as good as Nevermind IMO but still a fine album
4
Jan 23 2023
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Odelay
Beck
Not my thing
3
Jan 24 2023
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Fantastic album. No bad tracks, some great ones
The album flows well and is a pleasure to listen to
Still not bored after the 4th or 5th repeat
5
Jan 25 2023
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Shite
Awful vocals, dismay tune
Only the 2nd album I couldn't even listen to the end
1
Jan 26 2023
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Pretty lame
Only one good song (higher ground) and I've heard many better covers of that
2
Jan 30 2023
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
OK, a bit dated
Probably as good as the beatles so-so stuff
3
Jan 31 2023
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Be
Common
Meh, standard rap type album, not bad, not especially good
3
Feb 01 2023
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Fantastic album, a classic
Good structure, starts with a blast, some mellow tracks in the middle and ends on the haunting Hallowed...
40 years on and still one of the best
5
Feb 02 2023
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Not too bad, stands a few listens but not quite a 5
Has some great, well known tracks
4
Feb 03 2023
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Surprisingly good
4
Feb 06 2023
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Another classic album
5
Feb 07 2023
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Nice, great voice, a little pedestrian though
4
Feb 09 2023
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
Ok but not great
3
Feb 10 2023
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
A bit lame, not my cup of tea
2
Feb 13 2023
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
nice pleasant 60s sound, some great tracks on there
4
Feb 14 2023
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Nice, pleasant soul music
4
Feb 15 2023
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Dreamy
I didn't like it on the first listen but it grew on me. It is a bit samey though, nothing really stands out
3
Feb 17 2023
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The Visitors
ABBA
nice, I like Abba and this album is more "mature" than some of their earlier work.
4
Feb 20 2023
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Good album. A nice mix of rock and folk. Not as punchy as LZ4 but well worth a listen
4
Feb 21 2023
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Very middle of the road, not good, not bad, just ok background music
3
Feb 22 2023
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Young Americans
David Bowie
Not my favourite Bowie album, a bit meh!
3
Feb 23 2023
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Some great tunes
4
Feb 24 2023
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
Not really my thing but OK I guess
3
Feb 27 2023
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Surprisingly good, never heard of them before but itwas a good effort
4
Feb 28 2023
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Excellent, Queen are one of the best rock bands and this is one of the best Queen albums
No bad tracks at all, several fantastic ones. The whole album swings to and fro with ease.
It's a masterpiece
5
Mar 01 2023
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Teen Dream
Beach House
Dull!
3
Mar 02 2023
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Not really my thing, a few nice tracks
3
Mar 03 2023
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
I'm not a big rap fan and this didn't seem like a good example of the genre
Last couple of tracks were ok but I'd already lost interest by then
2
Mar 06 2023
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Excellent effort, plenty of classic tracks, raw power all the way through
5
Mar 07 2023
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2112
Rush
Fantastic album
The title track is awesome and deserves a 5 all by itself
5
Mar 08 2023
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Nice, a bit dated but the kinks are pretty timeless so still worth a listen
4
Mar 09 2023
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S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
Hmm, a bit weird. A bit like the wall/Tommy but not really as good as either
Ok I guess
4
Mar 10 2023
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
I really can't stand this kind of music
This is only the 2nd album I couldn't even listen to the end
1
Mar 13 2023
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Nice album, not sure why it's a "must listen" though
3
Mar 14 2023
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Boring
I'm usually a fan of folk type stuff but this was just drab
2
Mar 15 2023
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Dull, slow plodding vocals that go nowhere. Nothing more than background music
2
Mar 16 2023
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Started good, unfortunately didn't get any better, or any different.
Pretty much turned off halfway as it was just droning on with more of the same.
2
Mar 17 2023
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Drab!
I really don't rate NC's vocals, and this album is just derivative drivel. No good songs, all just tat
2
Mar 20 2023
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Great rock n roll
4
Mar 21 2023
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The Stooges
The Stooges
Disappointing
The album started strong with "1969" and "I wanna be your dog", it then just collapsed.
"We will fall" is just awful and the album never really picks up after that
2
Mar 22 2023
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Meh, not really my kind of music and, IMO, not a good example of the genre
It wasn't bad, just not good
3
Mar 23 2023
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
Not sod bad, not my favourite Who album but listenable
4
Mar 24 2023
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Slayed?
Slade
Not bad, a bit samey but fun to listen to
4
Mar 27 2023
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Nevermind
Nirvana
Great album
4
Mar 28 2023
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
An all time classic album, plenty of great tracks, no bad ones. Hangs together well
5
Mar 29 2023
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Not really my thing but OK, a bit drab (I know that's the point but...)
All a bit samey
3
Mar 30 2023
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
OK, pleasant but not really my thing
4
Mar 31 2023
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
I think I need more LSD to find this album good
Pity, I really like the later Pink Floyd (Dark side.., the Wall, etc) but this was just crap
2
Apr 03 2023
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Surprisingly good, never really got into these guys at the time but this album holds up fairly well. It starts strong although it got a bit non descript after the first few tracks
4
Apr 04 2023
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
A bit Meh!
3
Apr 06 2023
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Not really my thing. Pleasant enough but nothing stands out. I couldn't pick any song out of a line up
3
Apr 07 2023
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Pump
Aerosmith
Good album
4
Apr 10 2023
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NEU! 75
Neu!
First few tracks pleasant ambient music, the second side slightly less so and Hero (a track wikipedia claims is influential) is just crap!
Not a great album IMO
3
Apr 11 2023
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
so so, can't say it grabbed me. Nothing at all wrong with it but a little lack lustre. Pity as BB king is a fine musician
3
Apr 12 2023
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
I'm not a big rap fan. This was just run of the mill sweary rap. Nothing good about it at all, background music at best.
3
Apr 13 2023
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Fair, nothing special but pleasant to listen to
4
Apr 17 2023
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Boring
3
Apr 20 2023
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
shite!
2
Apr 21 2023
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
I couldn't listen to half of this (due to spotify licensing?)
What I heard was OK but not special
3
Apr 24 2023
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
Surprisingly good, I didn't rate the darkness when they came out but in retrospect this is actually a fantastic album
5
Apr 27 2023
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Kid A
Radiohead
Dull
2
May 01 2023
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Abraxas
Santana
|Not really my thing, nothing wrong with it but I wouldn't listen again
3
May 02 2023
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Interesting, not too bad
4
May 05 2023
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Pleasant but a bit boring, not really special
3
May 08 2023
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Great album, no bad tracks
5
May 10 2023
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Not bad at all, blues is not really my thing but this album was very "listenable" for a beginner
4
May 11 2023
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Not bad at all. I wasn't a fan when this first came out as this didn't fit with my tastes at the time. In retrospect, it sounds OK. A number of great tracks, Rent, and ..Sin and the rest fit in ok
4
May 12 2023
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
Not my thing, ok but a bit samey and boring
3
May 15 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
Excellent album, no bad tracks, all just flows through. Ends on one of my favourite Who tracks (Don't get fooled again)
5
May 16 2023
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Elastica
Elastica
Great album, no bad tracks, all runs together nicely
I can't believe I missed these guys first time around
4
May 17 2023
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
Quite good, only one bad track and a few classics. It's- a bit mainstream but a good listen
4
May 18 2023
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Nice
4
May 19 2023
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
No, sorry - can't do jazz
Just noise
3
May 22 2023
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Fantastic debut album by one of the greatest hard rock bands.
Starts strong with Prowler, a great riff. Slow down with Remember tomorrow before punching into Running free followed quickly by another classic track Phantom of the opera. A couple of "album tracks" follow before the great Charlotte and finale with the title track.
A great album, well put together, it all flows smoothly. It was clear, with this album, in 1980 that Iron Maiden were going to be big.
5
May 23 2023
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So
Peter Gabriel
Lovely album, flows well and no bad tracks.
4
May 24 2023
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Not really my thing but it sounds ok, a few good tracks and some duds
4
May 25 2023
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Not my thing
Pleasant enough, nothing special IMO
3
May 26 2023
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
OK, not really special but nice tunes
3
May 29 2023
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Great album, mostly good tracks
4
May 30 2023
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Pleasant but pretty dull, Dreamer is the only track that sticks in my head, the rest is just background
3
Jun 01 2023
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
OK, not my favourite Elvis album
3
Jun 02 2023
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Err... what's the point of this album
It's not bad, it's not good, it's not anything
It is, almost literally, background noise.
The soundtrack from a B movie, you wouldn't remember the movie and would be surprised to know it even had a sound track
2
Jun 05 2023
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Not my thing, pretty boring really
3
Jun 06 2023
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Nice. Very mainstream but a pleasant listen. Dreams is the best track IMO but the others are all good, if not brilliant
4
Jun 07 2023
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Fine thrash metal album. No bad tracks and runs together well.
4
Jun 08 2023
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
A little samey. Easy enough to listen to but I doubt I'd listen twice
3
Jun 09 2023
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Low-Life
New Order
Meh!
Sounds dated and, quite frankly, naff.
2
Jun 13 2023
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Boring
3
Jun 14 2023
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
A bit samey, didn't really click with me. wouldn't listen again
3
Jun 15 2023
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
OK, didn't do much for me but solid enough album
4
Jun 16 2023
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
Nice musically, an improvement on The Smiths. As always, ruined by Morrissey's whiney voice and style. Replace him and it'd be 5 stars!
4
Jun 19 2023
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
Not too bad, not at all my kind of music. I found it easy to listen to but not special
3
Jun 20 2023
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Not my thing, found it boring and naff. Not really rock, not really folk, not really anything I wanted to listen to
2
Jun 21 2023
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
Not Metallica's best but a good album nonetheless.
"One" is a classic and "Dyer's Eve" a flat out fret race.
Metallica certainly experimented some after Lightning and Puppets, not especially to my taste but I salute their bravery.
4
Jun 22 2023
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Great album. Very strong start, fades a little from there but still good tracks
4
Jun 23 2023
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
Fair. Probably easier to listen to than some rap
Not my thing
3
Jun 26 2023
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Great album, some good rock hits and my favourite CCR track (Up around..)
4
Jun 27 2023
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1989
Taylor Swift
Pleasant but not really my thing
3
Jun 28 2023
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Great as always, a bunch of Johnny Cash classics with some great tracks
I didn't feel that the "live" part really added anything though, little atmosphere came across on the album
4
Jun 29 2023
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Meh!
Fine as elevator music but I'm not sure why I would choose to listen to this, it's just background sound.
2
Jun 30 2023
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
M'eh, nothing special
3
Jul 04 2023
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The White Album
Beatles
Not the best Beatles album IMO, there are a few good cuts but it jumps around a bit and no real coherence as an album.
3
Jul 05 2023
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Not great, I trudged through the double album, bearable but nothing to grab my attention
3
Jul 06 2023
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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Great album, most tracks are good
4
Jul 07 2023
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Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
Starts a bit dull but picks up. Not my kind of music, a bit dreary but OK to listen to
3
Jul 11 2023
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Good tracks, possibly one of RS's best. It's a bit dated though, maybe it's the 1960,s technology but it sounds drab and lack lustre.
Still, worth a listen
4
Jul 12 2023
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
nice album, not the kind of music that usually does it for my but easy to listen to (mostly) and fun.
I think it loses it's way a little near the end, "Joy" being appalling noise which I barely managed to listen to all the way through
4
Jul 14 2023
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Fun House
The Stooges
What a great album. The Stooges are new the me and a great find.
I didn't find anything spectacular that stood out on this album, just 7 solid tracks. A pleasure to listen to
4
Jul 17 2023
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Not bad
3
Jul 18 2023
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Not my kind of music but this was good. Most tracks are good
4
Jul 19 2023
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
Nice sounds but a bit whiney for my taste, this genre is not my cup of tea at all
kd has a great voice and that carries the album to some extent but to me its just background music, good for a BBQ maybe?
3
Jul 20 2023
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Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
Interesting, swings and roundabouts with some good tracks and some awful ones. The album feels a little disjointed and is more a collection of songs rather than a coherent unit.
3
Jul 24 2023
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Great album,
4
Jul 25 2023
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
A bit pedestrian
3
Jul 26 2023
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Pleasant
4
Jul 27 2023
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
Great tunes
4
Jul 28 2023
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Great album, not really my thing but easy to listen to
4
Jul 31 2023
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Not bad, didn't really pop for me but easy to listen to
4
Aug 01 2023
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
A surprise win, missed this first time round but it's a pleasant album
4
Aug 02 2023
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Started strong but faded about half way. I really don't like the vocals and, other than the main single ("..dance floor..") nothing stood out at all
3
Aug 08 2023
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I'm sorry but I can't abide jazz
I'm sure this is a good example but, uurgh!
3
Aug 10 2023
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1999
Prince
Great album from a pure genius. This is not really my favourite genre of music but I still fgind it easy to listen to with some good tracks and some great ones
4
Aug 15 2023
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Great album from a pure genius. This is not really my favourite genre of music but I still fgind it easy to listen to with some good tracks and some great ones
4
Aug 16 2023
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Why?
I can't say why this album is in here
It's not bad, it's not good, it's just background noise
3
Aug 17 2023
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
An interesting band, whilst this might be where they started I found it lesser than Toxicity. It's fair enough but no tracks stood out at all
3
Aug 21 2023
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Strange!
Nothing wrong with the actual music, Isaac does a good job of the covers but only 4 tracks? and 10 mins of pointless waffle before "By the time..."
Why would anyone want to listen to that?
3
Aug 22 2023
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Not bad, Dylan's a great songwriter (but awful singer). Like a rolling stone is the classic track from this album and the other cuts are fine, if not great
All in all, a good effort
4
Aug 23 2023
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American Idiot
Green Day
Great comeback album, hangs together well and all the tracks are good
4
Aug 24 2023
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The Clash
The Clash
Great album, I had the US version so missed some fo the cuts here.
4
Aug 29 2023
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Great man, great album. Unlike the previous "live from a jail" album, this one actually adds something to the tracks with the banter, etc.
I do have to question why "San Quentin" was recorded twice back to back - there is little difference between the two and it seems a poor decision
4
Aug 31 2023
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Pleasant but I just don't dig jazz
4
Sep 01 2023
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Sincere
Mj Cole
Pretty middle of the road, not good or bad, just pop
3
Sep 04 2023
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Not at all my thing
To me, just standard rap, nothing special
3
Sep 05 2023
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
Great album, no bad tracks and all works well
4
Sep 06 2023
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Pleasant sounds, quite easy to listen to
4
Sep 08 2023
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
Ugh!
Dismay, dreary, depressing - I didn't even finish the album (only the 2nd time)
Life is too short for this album
2
Sep 11 2023
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
A bit dull
3
Sep 12 2023
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Jolly, easy listening
4
Sep 13 2023
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Van Halen
Van Halen
Fantastic album. No rocket science, nothing ground breaking, just solid rock done well. A little dated now but still stands up
5
Sep 14 2023
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
A bit crap!
I really don't like Nick Cave and this is just a dismal juvenile effort. It brings to mind a bunch of unwashed teenagers in their mom's basement
2
Sep 15 2023
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Hip hop not really my thing but run dmc are ok to listen to
Seems a bit basic, little depth to the music. Only one song popped out "Like that" and I've heard better versions
3
Sep 18 2023
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
A bit weird, not bad but nothing special
3
Sep 19 2023
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Not really my thing, a bit dull
3
Sep 20 2023
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Beautiful peaceful album
4
Sep 21 2023
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
Hmm
I've never been a fan of Syd Barret. The best thing that ever happened to Pink Floyd was his leaving.
Whilst this album is slightly better than the early PF work, it's still weird and not to my taste at all. I would place it in the genre of "drug addled". Probably sounds better if you're as off your head as Syd must have been at the time.
3
Sep 22 2023
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
OK, easy to listen to
4
Sep 25 2023
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GREY Area
Little Simz
Not my thing, not the worst I've heard
3
Sep 26 2023
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Great music
4
Sep 27 2023
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
Interesting, a bit weird in places but generally OK. Pleasant to listen to
4
Sep 28 2023
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Great album, no bad tracks and a few great ones
5
Oct 02 2023
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
A bit dull
3
Oct 03 2023
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Great album, EJ has never been an artist I've listened to even though he's always been there in the background. This is a great album that I wish I'd discover earlier
4
Oct 04 2023
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Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
Another noise album
Hard to find any musical merit in this one, sounds like teenagers in a garage playing with Dad's instruments.
2
Oct 05 2023
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Awful voice, musically not so bad but TW can't sing so ruins the whole album
2
Oct 06 2023
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Sweet but a bit boring I think
3
Oct 09 2023
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Ok, a bit middle of the road but easy to listen to
4
Oct 10 2023
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
nice album
4
Oct 11 2023
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Ok but not really my thing
3
Oct 12 2023
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Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Good stuff, a real gem
4
Oct 13 2023
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ok but not my thing
I don't hate it but can't see why I'd choose to listen to this
3
Oct 16 2023
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Nice, good solid music, doesn't even sound dated
4
Oct 17 2023
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
A bit meh, other than the single (Clint Eastwood), very little is memorable
3
Oct 23 2023
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
OK
3
Oct 30 2023
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Great album
4
Oct 31 2023
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Heroes
David Bowie
I can't say I really took to this album, other than the great title track, it is a bit off the wall and not to my taste
3
Nov 02 2023
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
OK
3
Nov 03 2023
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Not too bad, nothing jumped out at me though
4
Nov 06 2023
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Ramones
Ramones
Great, raw punk sound
4
Nov 07 2023
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Surprisingly good, not what I would have normally listened to but very easy
4
Nov 08 2023
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More Specials
The Specials
Fun album
4
Nov 09 2023
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
I'm not a fan of R&B and this was not a good example
Lost another star for the pointless spoken work bits
Music or political speech, .pick one!
2
Nov 10 2023
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25
Adele
Nice, easy listening
4
Nov 13 2023
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Great stuff
4
Nov 14 2023
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Surprisingly good, country's not really my thing but who doesn't like Dolly?
4
Nov 15 2023
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Nice rockin' album, JLL is great live
It was a little short though, 22m is half what I expect from an album
4
Nov 16 2023
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Jolly album, a few great cuts
4
Nov 17 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Nice, sweet sax music
4
Nov 20 2023
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
Not bad, a bit dated but jolly music for the time
4
Nov 21 2023
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Sweet smooth sounds, very cool
4
Nov 22 2023
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Great stuff,
4
Nov 29 2023
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Sweet but a bit boring
3
Nov 30 2023
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
Dreary and dull, difficult to listen to
2
Dec 01 2023
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Excellent album
4
Dec 04 2023
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Nice
4
Dec 05 2023
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Notreally my thing but pleasant enough
3
Dec 06 2023
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Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Whiney, crap, hated it
2
Dec 07 2023
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
Hip hop is not my thing but this was listenable
3
Dec 08 2023
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Fantastic stuff, jaunty, fun and very easy to listen to
5
Dec 11 2023
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Good solid rock album
4
Dec 12 2023
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Meh, OK but a bit short (lots of reapeated tracks) and a bit dated
3
Dec 13 2023
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Green
R.E.M.
Great album, good solid pop
4
Dec 14 2023
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High Violet
The National
Dismal vocals ruin the whole album, otherwise the music is OK
2
Dec 19 2023
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Good solid rock album
4
Dec 20 2023
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
A bit dated
3
Dec 21 2023
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
Excellent stuff, not many of the "favourites" on this album but good solid madness
4
Dec 22 2023
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Ok
3
Dec 25 2023
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Not really a fan, a bit boring
3
Dec 28 2023
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Dull!
2
Dec 29 2023
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
Boring
nothing good on this double album at all
2
Jan 04 2024
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
A little bit lame, none of the power and hard hitting songs of previous albums. Not bad just not good
3
Jan 05 2024
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
What a waste of time, this album is awful, boring and IMO a poor example of the genre (which I don't really go for anyway)
2
Jan 08 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Lovely album, easy to listen to
4
Jan 09 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Disappointing, I really expected more from this. NS is a great artist but I found this album lacklustre and generally poor
3
Jan 10 2024
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American Gothic
David Ackles
Crap! - boring dreary rubbish, why is this even here
2
Jan 11 2024
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
Interesting, very dated but nice to listen to
4
Jan 15 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
Fantastic, ABBA always hitthe mark and this is a great example of their work
4
Jan 17 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
Very disappointed
School's out is a great anthem but I'm afraid the rest of the album is dull and uninspiring. There's nothing really bad, just nothing good
A real shame
3
Jan 18 2024
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
Crap!
Childish shouty lyrics, what I would expect from a angsty teenager who would no doubt realize when they'd grown up, how immature they sounded.
Musically poor and generally an unpleasant listen
2
Jan 19 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Dated
3
Jan 22 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Never really my thing but pleasant enough.
3
Jan 23 2024
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Good solid rock album
4
Jan 24 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
A bit so-so to be honest. This album may be a little more sophisticated that previous ones but lacks the power. Born To Run is full of great anthems and is just fun.
I found this album to be just background music, fine during dinner or at a club while you're busy doing something else but I wouldn't listen to it for itself
3
Jan 25 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
Good album, great opening track
Good solid rock although now a little dated
4
Jan 26 2024
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Not my thing, OK I guess but wouldn't listen again
3
Jan 29 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
OK
4
Jan 30 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
Not too bad, a bit middle of the road but listenable
4
Feb 01 2024
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Great metal album, from the melodic intro to the powerful last track. No bad tracks and some great ones
5
Feb 02 2024
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
4
Feb 15 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
OK, not really my thing but good enough to listen to
4
Feb 16 2024
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
A bit boring, nothing caught my attention at all, easy listening but no real point
3
Feb 19 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
Great album, a number of classic tracks and all very easy to listen to
4
Feb 22 2024
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White Ladder
David Gray
A little dull
3
Feb 23 2024
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
Quite surprising, a fun album with some good tracks
Not my usual choice but I would listen again
4
Feb 26 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
Crap!
I don't really like house, this was boring and pointless noise
2
Feb 27 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
Not my thing, nothing really stood out here
2
Feb 28 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Great album, some good tracks and a few great ones
The Pogues never dissappoint
4
Feb 29 2024
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
A bit mainstream for me
3
Mar 01 2024
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Good debut, a bit of a mix but nothing bad - Solbury Hill is the best and good choice for the single
4
Mar 04 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
OK
4
Mar 05 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
strange but surprisingly OK
4
Mar 07 2024
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Tommy
The Who
Great concept album
4
Mar 08 2024
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Great album, so many fanstastic tracks and some good covers
Nothing bad at all on this album
5
Mar 11 2024
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Dull
3
Mar 12 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
Pleasant, strong start to the album but gets a little samey
4
Mar 13 2024
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
A bit drab. I also found the recording quality poor, the sound was dull.
Apart from PiP, the album was forgettable
3
Mar 14 2024
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Mask
Bauhaus
OK but a bit boring
3
Mar 15 2024
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Not too bad, not really my thing but more listenable than much of this genre
4
Mar 18 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Boring, not my thing and nothing to make me want to listen at all
3
Mar 19 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Not at all my thing, a bit dull and repetetive. I don't really dig hip hop and this didn't seem to be a great example of the genre
3
Mar 20 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Naff
I really don't like the vocals and the music was just midde of the road
Nothing to see here!
3
Mar 21 2024
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The Dreaming
Kate Bush
Good album, no classic tracks but solid
4
Mar 22 2024
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Pink Flag
Wire
A little dissappointing, ok punk but nothing special
4
Mar 25 2024
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Surprisingly good, not usually my thing but a good example
Got a bit samey after a strong start though
4
Mar 26 2024
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Surprisingly good. A little samey but some strong tunes.
4
Mar 27 2024
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Interesting
In terms of an album to listen to, it was a bit distracting with the spoken track
3
Mar 28 2024
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Lovely sounds, very soothing
4
Mar 29 2024
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Good rock album, a bit shouty and gets a bit samey but good enough to listen to
4
Apr 03 2024
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Good solid 80s Rock, the released tracks are good and the fillers are OK
AHA have a nice sound, very 80s but different enough to make them stand out
4
Apr 04 2024
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Good, solid punk. The starnglers are very much their own style.
4
Apr 05 2024
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Dog Man Star
Suede
yeah, yeah
Not bad but nothing special
3
Apr 08 2024
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
good
4
Apr 09 2024
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
Boring
3
Apr 10 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
4
Apr 11 2024
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Strong start, faded a little towards the end but a solid rock album
4
Apr 12 2024
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Phrenology
The Roots
Nothing special,
3
Apr 15 2024
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
OK, some good tracks
4
Apr 16 2024
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Make Yourself
Incubus
Reasonable standard rock
4
Apr 17 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Meh
3
Apr 18 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Not my thing, ok I guess but nothing special
3
Apr 19 2024
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Ok, not very special though, just background music
3
Apr 22 2024
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Sister
Sonic Youth
OK
3
Apr 26 2024
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Suede
Suede
Not too bad, a fe good cuts
4
Apr 29 2024
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Yeah, not really my kind of music. Not bad I guess but nothing jumped out at me, nothing I'd listen to twice
3
Apr 30 2024
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Crazysexycool
TLC
Sweet sounds, not really my thing but easy to listen to
4
May 01 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
Nice background sounds but wouldn't listen again
3
May 02 2024
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Good solid thrash album, a great sound. Pantera really have taken over from Metallica when they "changed their sound"
This album starts really strong but seems to lose its way a little, still good but not as punchy as the start
4
May 03 2024
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Pleasant enough but very dated, the album just screams 70s
Some good cuts though and easy to listen to
4
May 06 2024
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Very disappointing. Vocal were like the Stranglers but the music was not as good. A bit shouty and generally poor. I wouldn't listen to this again
2
May 08 2024
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Pleasant enough but not my thing
4
May 13 2024
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Pleasant but a bit boring I found. Brim full.. is a great song but was so overplayed at the time of release that it irritates me still.
4
May 14 2024
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
A bit dated, OK but nothing special I thought
Track one was strong but album dwindled from there
3
May 15 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
Great album, stong throughout
4
May 16 2024
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Sweet album, some great tracks, very easy to listen to
Marlene... is one of my favourites
4
May 17 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Good blues album, plenty of good songs.
4
May 20 2024
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
OK, good solid Rock/Pop
4
May 21 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Good
4
May 22 2024
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Bloody awful! Nasty voice, lame songs, one of the few albums I couldn't listen all the way through
2
May 23 2024
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Good, polished album. some greate tracks.
I feel it lost its way a little about halfway but the first half is cracking
4
May 24 2024
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Crap!
I don't particularly like rap and I thought this was a poor example
The whole albem sounded dull and lacklustre and a bit flat
2
May 27 2024
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Surprisingly OK
4
May 29 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Jolly and easy to listen to
4
May 31 2024
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
nice enough, a few classics, good listen
4
Jun 03 2024
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The Libertines
The Libertines
Ok, jolly, easy to listen to
4
Jun 04 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
OK, a bit dated
4
Jun 05 2024
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
Didn't like it at all, it was droney and boring
3
Jun 06 2024
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Can't stand Jazz. There's nothing wrong with it except it's boring. this is probably a gcood example but I couldn't get to the end of the album it was so pointless
2
Jun 07 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
Pleasant, a few classics but a bit pedestrian. Some of the lyrics don't age well (homophobic references)
3
Jun 10 2024
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90
808 State
jolly enough, not my thing but I can see how, if you like this stuff, it's a good example of the genre
3
Jun 11 2024
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Good album, some classics and no bad tracks
4
Jun 12 2024
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
OK
3
Jun 13 2024
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Great album, not dated at all
4
Jun 14 2024
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1977
Ash
Great album, a real find
4
Jun 17 2024
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
A bit dated but OK
4
Jun 18 2024
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The La's
The La's
OK
4
Jun 19 2024
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Snivilisation
Orbital
Nice, dance is not really my thing but this was easy to listen to
4
Jun 20 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Good stuff
4
Jun 21 2024
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Nice, easy listening (which is probably the point)
I felt something was missing though As I'm right out of Ganja
4
Jun 24 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Great album, chilled
4
Jun 25 2024
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Awesome rock album, a real find
5
Jun 26 2024
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Not at all my kind of thing, didn,'t listen to whole album, dismal
2
Jun 27 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Dull and dreary, didn't even finish listening. The album isn't bad, it isn't good, it's just pointless
3
Jun 28 2024
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
OK, wasn't expecting classic but pleasant enough
3
Jul 01 2024
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LP1
FKA twigs
Nope!
3
Jul 02 2024
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Tical
Method Man
OK, ntot my thing but I can actually listen to it
4
Jul 03 2024
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Surprisingly ok, sounds a bit childish but jolly tunes and easy to listen to
4
Jul 04 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
OK, nice sound but very samey, it drags on a bit
3
Jul 05 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Ok but a bit pedestrian
Nothing special
4
Jul 08 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Nah, standard rap, pretty boring
3
Jul 09 2024
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Vespertine
Björk
Samey and iritating after a while, starts off OK but can't listen to the whole album
3
Jul 10 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Not bad, jazz isn't my thing but this was easy enough to listen to
4
Jul 11 2024
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
Interesting, quite jolly
4
Jul 12 2024
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Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Good album, Geno is a great track and there are no bad ones
4
Jul 15 2024
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
OK, good at the time but seems a little dated now
Some good tunes
4
Jul 16 2024
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Great punk album
4
Jul 17 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
Awful, couldin't finish the album. Real drab rubbish
2
Jul 18 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
A bit pointless, didn't realy hit a chord with me
3
Jul 19 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Jazz is not really my thing but this was jolly and easy to listen to. Good background music but I doubt I'd listen for the music itself
4
Jul 22 2024
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Good effort, some of their best tracks
4
Jul 23 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Good soul music but get's a bitboring as the album progresses
3
Jul 24 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Nah!
Some of this is OK but jazz is not my thing and some is a little wierd
The spoken parts add little to the album
3
Jul 25 2024
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Street Life
The Crusaders
So so, Street life is great track but the rest are a bit meh
3
Jul 26 2024
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Nice voice
4
Jul 29 2024
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Nowhere
Ride
Dreary!
2
Jul 30 2024
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
Utter crap! Discordant, not really music but noise - not impressed at all
2
Jul 31 2024
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Failed experiment!
Pretty crap and drab, not very musical and difficult to listen to. The spoken word poem is a pointless addition
2
Aug 01 2024
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The Specials
The Specials
Good stuff, captured the zeitgeist
4
Aug 02 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
Fantastic album, no bad tracks, all good stuff
5
Aug 05 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Boring, awful vocals, nothing good to say about this album
2
Aug 06 2024
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
Jolly, easy to listen to, not really my thing
3
Aug 13 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Meh, jolly and easy to listen to but nothing special
3
Aug 14 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Great album, ground breaking at the time and still good today
5
Aug 15 2024
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
Good stuff
3
Aug 20 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
Good stuff, greate guitar album
4
Aug 21 2024
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
4
Aug 22 2024
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
OK, a bit dated
3
Aug 23 2024
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Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
Ok but nothing special, not really mby thing
Background music, nothing more
3
Aug 26 2024
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
A bit dissappointing, not bad but not great
3
Aug 27 2024
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Good solid rock album, not their best IMO but still a good listen
4
Aug 28 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Not too shoddy, a bit Meh in my opinion apart from Another Planet... which stands out as by far the best track
3
Aug 29 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Classic album, good solid southern rock
4
Aug 30 2024
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Not my thing but easy listening, not so bad at all
4
Sep 02 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Ok, very dated
3
Sep 03 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
Great debut album, not a bad track.
5
Sep 04 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Not bad, surprisingly easy to listen to
4
Sep 05 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
A pleasant album, easy to listen to.
I never really understood the fuss about AW, she sounds good but nothing special IMO. Anyway, good album, worth a listen
4
Sep 06 2024
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Rubbish!
2
Sep 09 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
A bit dismay
2
Sep 10 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
Fantastic album, no bad tracks, all classics
5
Sep 11 2024
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
I found this a bit boring and dull
3
Sep 12 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
pleasant enough but not my thing
3
Sep 19 2024
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Bad Company
Bad Company
OK,
4
Sep 23 2024
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Ok I guess, Step on has memories but a bit lame really
3
Sep 24 2024
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Drunk
Thundercat
Awful
2
Sep 25 2024
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Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
Ok
3
Sep 26 2024
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Pretty lame. Reggae is not really my thing and this was not IMO a good example
2
Sep 27 2024
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Pretty average hip hop, not my thing
3
Sep 30 2024
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
fair enough if you like Brazilian music, not really my taste though
3
Oct 01 2024
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
Not bad, some good raw punk
Not a fan of this kind of vocals though
4
Oct 02 2024
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
OK
3
Oct 03 2024
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
I'm not a big fan of blues so maybe I couldn't appreciate this album. To me it was just background music, nothing special. Nothing wrong with it but I wouldn't listen again
3
Oct 04 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Meh, never been a fan of CP, seems pretty pedestrian
3
Oct 07 2024
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
a bit lame, spellbound is good but the album seems to peter away after that, dissappointed
3
Oct 08 2024
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Moondance
Van Morrison
Sweet album
4
Oct 09 2024
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Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
so so, a bit pedestrian, pleasant enough but a bit boring
3
Oct 14 2024
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
Not my thing
3
Oct 15 2024
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Not too bad, good to listen to but I doubt I'd rush out and buy it
4
Oct 16 2024
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GI
Germs
Good solid punk album.
4
Oct 17 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Good album
4
Oct 18 2024
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Rocks
Aerosmith
OK, a little dated. Probably ground breaking at the time and still a solid rock album but sadly not really standing the test of time
4
Oct 21 2024
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
Nice
4
Oct 22 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
A bit pointless, a colllection of unrelated tracks. Nothing bad, nothing special but doesn't hang together as a collection
3
Oct 23 2024
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The Doors
The Doors
Great album
4
Oct 24 2024
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xx
The xx
pleasant but a bit backgroundy
3
Oct 28 2024
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
a bit lame, very dated
3
Oct 29 2024
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Pleasant enough, a bit dull
3
Oct 30 2024
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Technique
New Order
OK, pleasant but not really special
3
Oct 31 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
OK, not really my thing but pleasant and easy to listen to
4
Nov 01 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Marvellous Marvin Gaye - Nothing bad about this, not usually my thing but very nice to listen to
4
Nov 04 2024
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Real Life
Magazine
ok, reasonable punk
4
Nov 05 2024
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The Predator
Ice Cube
Not bad, I'm not a real rap fan but I've heard much worse
3
Nov 06 2024
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Sweet album, a little dated but still stands up
4
Nov 07 2024
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
Great album, plenty of good tunes
4
Nov 08 2024
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I See You
The xx
meh
3
Nov 12 2024
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John Prine
John Prine
Surprisingly good, very easy to listen to
4
Nov 13 2024
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
OK, a bit dated, good energy in the music but a little tame
3
Nov 14 2024
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Very nice
4
Nov 15 2024
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Meh, a bit boring TBH
3
Nov 18 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Jolly, ok but nothing special
4
Nov 19 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Nice easy light rock
4
Nov 20 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
Not my thing but pleasant enough
3
Nov 21 2024
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Title track OK, the rest of the album is an also ran, a bit boring
3
Nov 22 2024
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Jolly, a bit dated but still OK
4
Nov 25 2024
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Hmm, not bad, not good, a bit in the middle. Nothing wrong with this album, nothing good that made me want to listen Im afraid
3
Nov 26 2024
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Not my thing, not bad for rap but I couldn't finish the album, it just dragged on
3
Nov 27 2024
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
surprisingly good
4
Nov 28 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
Quite good,
4
Nov 29 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Fantastic album, dated but still great
There are no bad tracks, it all works together beautifully
5
Dec 06 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon
Very good stuff, dated but still good, especially the singles (Jealous guy and imagine)
Slightly spoilt IMO by the poor recording quality
4
Dec 09 2024
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Jolly album
4