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Album	You	Global	Diff
Chelsea Girl Nico	5	2.62	+2.38
Casanova The Divine Comedy	5	2.67	+2.33
Second Toughest In The Infants Underworld	5	2.86	+2.14
1977 Ash	5	3.03	+1.97
The Last Broadcast Doves	5	3.05	+1.95
Suede Suede	5	3.1	+1.9
Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk	5	3.15	+1.85
The Next Day David Bowie	5	3.3	+1.7
I Should Coco Supergrass	5	3.34	+1.66
The Band The Band	5	3.36	+1.64

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd	1	4.43	-3.43
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	1	4.3	-3.3
Bad Michael Jackson	1	3.8	-2.8
Dire Straits Dire Straits	1	3.72	-2.72
Boston Boston	1	3.71	-2.71
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	1	3.57	-2.57
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	1	3.5	-2.5
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.5	-2.5
War U2	1	3.47	-2.47
Live! Fela Kuti	1	3.44	-2.44

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Artist	Albums	Average
Nirvana	3	5
Radiohead	3	4.67
David Bowie	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Metallica	2	1
Sonic Youth	2	1
Pink Floyd	2	1
The Kinks	2	1.5
Dinosaur Jr.	2	1.5
Yes	2	1.5
The Byrds	2	1.5
The Fall	2	1.5

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
My Bloody Valentine	4, 1
Beastie Boys	5, 2
Portishead	2, 5

5-Star Albums (37)

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My Bloody Valentine · 55 likes

1/5

At one point I thought I heard something interesting but it turned out it was the theme to 30 Rock that my wife was watching in the next room.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens · 3 likes

1/5

‘Streets of Your Town’ is such a great song, so the rest of the record is disappointing by comparison. Quite dull overall.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead · 1 likes

4/5

Suffers from not being as good as the studio albums either side of it, but it’s still a very good record. Far too long though. Three excellent tracks, 2+2, There There and Punch Up.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd · 1 likes

1/5

I just don’t get Pink Floyd. Usually if something isn’t for me I can appreciate it without liking it, but I’m afraid this band utterly baffles me.

1-Star Albums (56)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

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Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

The hits are outstanding but the rest doesn’t really do much for me

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Quite liked this. Nice harmonies, VERY 1974 sounding. I’d definitely listen again.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

An all timer. One of the very very best. I’ve bought this at least 4 times in various formats since it came out. I was obsessed with this as a teenager.

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Not for me. I think The Who are one of those bands that I would just stick to a best of collection. Maybe I’ve come to them to late for it to mean anything to me. A couple of tunes on here but too long and meandering for me to really get into it.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

I got absolutely lost in this. Wonderful.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

It is what it is. Not much light and shade, but it’s well produced.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

First time hearing this, and fuck it’s perfect isn’t it?

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

3/5

For the first and last tracks alone this deserves to be on the list. Cool as fuck.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

1/5

Reggae nein danke

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

Loved it.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

This isn’t at all what I thought it was going I be. Doesn’t sound dated at all. Far more psychedelic than I was expecting.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

2/5

Not for me. Never been a fan of that English county fayre vibe that all the kinks albums have.

The Stone Roses

5/5

I love the Roses so much. There’s not a single second of this record that I don’t adore.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Another first timer for me. It’s just incredible isn’t it?

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

2/5

No thanks.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Suffers from not being as good as the studio albums either side of it, but it’s still a very good record. Far too long though. Three excellent tracks, 2+2, There There and Punch Up.

Boston

1/5

Not my cup of tea.

Bad

Michael Jackson

1/5

Nope.

Ctrl

SZA

2/5

I like the music but it has the kind of hip hop lyrics that completely put me off. (Stop saying ‘pussy’ for fucksake).

Live!

Fela Kuti

1/5

Hmmm, another one where obviously it’s me that’s missing something. Im sure this is great but I don’t get it; again it’s Not For Me™️

S&M

Metallica

1/5

Adding strings to something doesn’t improve it. You can polish a turd all day long but all you’re left with is a shiny shite.

New Forms

Roni Size

1/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Perfect. No notes.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

I’ve heard bits of this over the years but never listened to the whole album, although not sure why cos it’s always seemed like something right up my street. I wasn’t wrong, it’s ace. It’s too long (all double albums are), but editing would take away the grandeur of this record. Love it.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

4/5

Right, this is fantastic. I don’t have two and a quarter hours to listen to it in one sitting.I did this in three goes, and I loved it. I’m a huge fan of the Amorphous Androgynous psych compilations and this sounds like the first 3 volumes. I’ll add most of this to my psych playlist but probably not listen to it as an album from start to finish.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

1/5

I’ve tried several times with this record over the years but I just don’t hear anything in it. Self indulgent whisper/mumbling over about a thousand miserable songs. Coffee table music for people who wear white socks.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Make Yourself

Incubus

1/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

A stone cold masterpiece. Sounds timeless yet relevant.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

All light, no shade. Mr Blue Sky a genuine all timer, but too many songs have the same tempo, structure and instrumentation. An extra star cos I love Jeff Lynne.

Born To Be With You

Dion

3/5

I can definitely hear some of this in the recent Bobby Gillespie / Jenny Beth record. It’s not quite 3.5, but better than a 3. I probably won’t listen to it again but it was pleasant enough while it lasted.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Incredible voice, obviously. Sounds like the soundtrack to the saddest episode of Tom and Jerry. 5/10. An extra star for sinatras voice.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

1/5

I’ve tried to be objective with all of these records but this is garbage. Sounds like he’d discovered a new guitar technique and drilled it to fuck. This is Not For Me™️

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Not as good as 1 or 4 but still a great record.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Foo Fighters

4/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Survivor

Destiny's Child

3/5

Not my thing but it’s an excellent example of its genre at the time.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

Not at all what I expected. Odd, jazzy, psych in places. I liked it more than I expected but wouldn’t listen again, probably. A generous 3 cos Alice seems like a good guy.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

2/5

Infected

The The

2/5

This is alright. It might’ve sounded modern in 1986 but while some other records can seem a bit timeless, this isn’t one of them. S’alright innit?

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

1/5

Not my thing.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

S’alright inni?

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

It took me years to get into this record. I’d never really got anything they did after OK Computer, but You & Whose Army came on the radio one day and I got completely lost in it. Might be their best album. Maybe. Possibly.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

This is great. It’s confessional and blistering and FURIOUS. I was 16 when it came out and I remember thinking I hadn’t heard anyone being so honest on a record before. Haven’t listened to it all through for probably 20 years, but it still sounds painfully honest. A brilliant record.

Dire Straits

1/5

Close To The Edge

Yes

1/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

2/5

Dry

PJ Harvey

4/5

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

2/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

2/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Queen II

Queen

2/5

It’s not bad, but it’s not good. It’s rock music designed by civil engineers for people who think ordering a rogan josh is edgy.

Kenya

Machito

1/5

Dirty

Sonic Youth

1/5

I’m sure this is great, and it should really suit my taste but I just couldn’t find a way into it.

Liquid Swords

GZA

1/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

1/5

‘Streets of Your Town’ is such a great song, so the rest of the record is disappointing by comparison. Quite dull overall.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

4/5

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

1/5

I just don’t get Pink Floyd. Usually if something isn’t for me I can appreciate it without liking it, but I’m afraid this band utterly baffles me.

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

Hahaha, no.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

Face to Face

The Kinks

1/5

I don’t think this has aged well. Not my thing.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

I adore this record. First bought it when I was 15.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Suede

5/5

I was a teenager when Suede released this record, but I was in my late 20’s before I really got into them. Dunno what that says about me or about the band or about the 90’s. All I know is that they’re one of my favourite bands and this record is and All Timer™️.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

2/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2/5

BANG AVERAGE.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

1/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Excellent

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

5/5

Ace!

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

In September of 2019 I had an abscess in one of my front teeth. Even the slightest breeze wisping past my tooth caused immeasurable pain and I couldn’t speak or eat for 2 days. After emergency root canal surgery (which left me £360 lighter) my face looked like I’d been beaten with a bar of soap in a sock. I was woozy and in agony for a further three days. I would gladly repeat all of that rather than have to listen to a single second of this record ever again. One star because while I was listening to it my son farted and it made me laugh.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

1/5

Kinda feels like this doesn’t belong on the list. It’s just weird industrial techno. No thanks.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

1/5

It doesn’t really do anything, does it? The first few seconds set out the stall for the rest of the album and it doesn’t go anywhere else. I dunno if this is meant to be a concept record of some sort, but listening through twice I couldn’t hear any theme or reason. Anyway, this isn’t ‘bad’ but it’s not my kind of thing. If I could sum it up with an emoji, it would be this… ⬜️

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

5/5

Brilliant.

Tracy Chapman

2/5

I appreciate it for what it is; but it’s not my cup of tea.

Violator

Depeche Mode

2/5

Nah

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

4/5

Ignore the baggage and take this album at face value. It’s good pop, I’d argue there are 2 brilliant songs here ( South of The Border & Old Before I Die ). When this was released he was too close to his previous life. Good pop, well made. ‘Angels’ is utter dogshit.

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

2/5

Too 80’s sounding for me.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

This is where the Beatles started to become the Beatles. Assured songwriting, with swagger and a wink.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

A good example of the genre. Black Hole Sun is a genuine classic.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1/5

Comfortably the worst band of all time.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

2/5

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

5/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

2/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

It’s alright innit? Gotta Get Up and Without You are all timers.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

The Next Day

David Bowie

5/5

A masterpiece. I miss him.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Nein danke

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

2/5

Forgettable.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

1/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

This changed my life. People tend to get very snobby when it comes to Oasis, but they were a cultural phenomenon in the UK. Almost overnight people changed they way they dressed, the way they spoke… A genuine landmark band.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

5/5

One of the very very best

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

The Cars

4/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

3/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Whatever

Aimee Mann

1/5

The Specials

4/5

For a long time I hated anything remotely connected to reggae but this album completed changed that. Sometimes it just takes the right artist to switch you on to something, and for me The Specials (and Madness) opened up a whole new road. A classic. Fuck the Tories ✌🏻

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

Right, how have I never heard this record before? This is cool as fuck, simple as that. Really soft production, great melodies, lovely harmonies.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

Nixon

Lambchop

2/5

I really wanted to like this. Started off a little like Pulp, but just became too bland. Not for me.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Dylan was one of those artists that passed me by for years. I was in my late thirties before I listened to any of his albums. This was the first and it’s my favourite by miles.

Third

Portishead

2/5

One good tune, the rest is pretty oblique. Their first record is fantastic and this is technically excellent, but just really cold.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Shit, I was fully prepared to hate this. I’m a dick for pre-judging it.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Just as good as it’s reputation.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

1/5

Absolutely not.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I can never really get on with a full Stones album. More of a singles band for me. This is alright.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

First time listening to this one. Sounds VERY ‘93. I like it a lot.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

2/5

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

S’alright innit?

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

It’s groovy enough but too long.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

S’alright innit

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

Hahahahahahahahahaha this is fucking dreadful.

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My Bloody Valentine

1/5

At one point I thought I heard something interesting but it turned out it was the theme to 30 Rock that my wife was watching in the next room.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

3/5

Sounds like a Wes Anderson car chase. And not in a bad way.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

1/5

Hard pass, no thank you.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

There a very few albums that sound exactly like the year they were released. 1994 sounded like Portishead. Every UK TV theme, every advert, every late night radio jingle sounded like Sour Times. An incredible album; it changed the way the 90’s sounded more so than the ones you think did.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

1/5

One World

John Martyn

2/5

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

5/5

One of my favourites.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

1/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

One of the very very best albums ever made.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

It’s alright.

The United States Of America

1/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

4/5

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

1/5

Django Django

2/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

1/5

Rrrrruuubbbish!!!!

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

This sounds like someone having an argument with a robot. I didn’t hate it, it knows exactly what it is doesn’t it? Won’t listen again but it was alright while it was on.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Groovy innit

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

2/5

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

1/5

Absolutely not under any circumstances.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

1/5

Another one that’s not for me. Can’t hear anything in this that would justify it being on the list.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Meh

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

5/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Medúlla

Björk

2/5

The Only Ones

2/5

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

2/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

This is pure, uncut, raw Springsteen and as such it is shite. Greetings From Asbury Park NJ is a brilliant record, as are The Rising and Western Stars. The audiobook version of his memoir is excellent, he’s had a great life and is clearly a very sound guy. But this record is rubbish. 1 star album, but an extra star cos I saw him live at Hampden a few years back and it was genuinely the best gig I’ve ever seen.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Okay, firstly what the fuck is going on with the production here? The dynamics are all over the place. Secondly, ‘Save the Life of My Child’ is one of the worst things that’s ever happened to me. But then ‘America’, my god what an incredible song. And the rest of the record is fine. Mixed feelings here, good but not great whilst also shite but not awful. I’m glad it exists. Peace ✌🏻.

1977

Ash

5/5

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

1/5

Haha. Absolutely not.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

2/5

Tonight on The Littleist Hobo…

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

This is great, but somehow it sounds like everything the Kings of Leon have made since 2010.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

1999

Prince

2/5

Don’t get it.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

1/5

Absolutely not.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

It’s alright. Moody and well made, vocals are great. A bit too long maybe

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

2/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Hmmm, another band that largely leaves me cold. 2 stars cos Kashmir is a banger.

War

1/5

What is it good for? Absolutely fuck all.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

2/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Gorgeous. Beautiful, joyous, soulful music being performed by people who have lives well lived.

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

S’alright

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Heartbreaking, life affirming, joyous, melancholic and everything in between. One of the very very best records ever made.

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

Not for me.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

Dull as all fuck. I love this genre but there’s nothing interesting happening here.

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

Their best album. Probably the closest they ever got to the sound in Kurt’s head. The album I bought with my own money as a kid.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Not his best work.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

1/5

Pish.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

1/5

Nah, probably one of those albums where you had to be there at the time.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Like all double albums it’s far too long, but some great stuff in here.

I Against I

Bad Brains

1/5

Nope.

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

Every morning for the last six weeks I’ve woken up with pain in my neck, hips, back, shoulders and chest. Muscular, y’know? I’ve recently bought a standing desk for work so it might be that, but to try and get rid of it I’ve started yoga and today bought a new memory foam mattress. I’m 45 so I’m at the age where keeping fit while working from home is tough but I’m determined to give it a go. Fuck Kanye, fuck his music.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Not bad.

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Fleet Foxes

4/5

The Band

5/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

2/5

ITS VERY FUCKING NASAL ISNT IT.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

2/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

2/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

2/5

They found a rhythm they liked and mostly stuck to it. Im filing this alongside The Kinks as one of those bands where I just don’t get the vibe. I see how they’re important to people but they just give me bad juju. Peaches isn’t as cool as it thinks it is.

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

1/5

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Now we’re talking. This is fantastic. I’d never have listened to this if it wasn’t suggested here, but will definitely be listening again.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

3/5

It’s alright. Wouldn’t turn it off on the radio but wouldn’t go out if my way to listen again. Absolutely does not need to be an hour long.

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

It’s odd. I like that.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

5/5

Long live The Strange.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

It’s alright but very “it’s own thing”

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

2/5

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

1/5

Like a tramp in a shopping centre.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

5/5

Early in the pandemic, at the beginning of the first lockdown.. These Days came on the radio. I stared out of the window and saw a red balloon floating out of a garden across the road. I followed the balloon as it blew further away across the river and eventually out of sight. At the lowest moment of a dark time, a true moment of absolute beauty.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

2/5

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

1/5

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

2/5

I’m sure it’s a good example of its genre, but it’s absolutely not for me.

British Steel

Judas Priest

1/5

No. Not under any circumstances.

Me Against The World

2Pac

1/5

Rrrrrrubbish.

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

Don’t overthink it, this is great fun. Basket Case was everywhere in 1994. Me and my pal from school listened to this every Friday night for about six months with a bottle of cheap white cider. Hope you’re well John x

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

Bit shouty.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

1/5

One tonk honkied is one too many. Sadly this albums contains many honkied tonks and as such is rendered unlistenable. Sounds like it was recorded in a tunnel.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

2/5

Too long. Some decent stuff but overall it’s a nah.

Bert Jansch

2/5

It’s lovely in places and he’s technically brilliant. Not something I would listen to again but I can appreciate it for what it is.

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

A production masterclass. Interesting, layered, jagged and technically brilliant. I’m just not sure if the songs are actually any good.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

I will not be listening to this under any circumstances. Namaste.

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

Loved this album for a long time. It’s a Friday night record. Don’t know why. Anyway, it’s another of those records that sounds like the period it came from and probably influenced the soft club aesthetic more than most.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

1/5

Justified

Justin Timberlake

1/5

Hahahahaha fuck off. This list has become a joke. Maybe one good album a week and the rest are utter dross. Life’s too short. Ol’ JT is the straw that’s broken this music loving camels back. Peace, out ✌🏻.