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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
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5 | 2.73 | +2.27 |
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Woodface
Crowded House
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
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5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
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Pink Flag
Wire
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5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
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5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
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5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
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1 | 3.99 | -2.99 |
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
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1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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Illmatic
Nas
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1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Stankonia
OutKast
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1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
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Arrival
ABBA
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1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
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Blackstar
David Bowie
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1 | 3.48 | -2.48 |
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 |
| Metallica | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Massive Attack | 2 | 1 |
| OutKast | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 1.75 |
| Brian Eno | 4 | 1.75 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1.67 |
| Kraftwerk | 2 | 1.5 |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Enemy | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 2 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 2.25 |
5-Star Albums (24)
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Miles Davis · 8 likes
2/5
Beautifully played… but I hate jazz
New Order · 5 likes
1/5
Dated in the worst possible way. Couldn’t wait for it to end.
Nightmares On Wax · 3 likes
1/5
Christ on a stick, this is dull… Looking through the other reviews, I’m really surprised at the amount of 4s and 5s. I guess some people are easily pleased
The Incredible String Band · 1 likes
1/5
There’s no words. Unimaginably bad.
The Beach Boys · 1 likes
1/5
There’s just something very sickly about this group. They have some decent songs, none of this album, but mostly they have a similar feeling to the smell of grandmas sofa. Just old and lacking in any dynamism. Avoid.
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Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Some old classic Springsteen on here. Not my favourite cup of tea but it works. Working class multi millionaire sings about how down to Earth he is. It’s just fine. Much nicer listen for the casual ear than Nebraska.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
I remember when we asked my long hairs form teacher at school in early 90s what his favourite band was and he said The Jesus & Mary Chain and while we had heard the name, we knew nothing of the music itself and kinda dismissed it as some hippy crap. It is a sound that would be much more prevalent a little later into the 90s. Maybe ahead of their time!? At points it reminds me of something by The Vaccines…. Stand out tracks for me.. Down On me & April Skies
George Michael
2/5
Difficult one to pin down. The songs are a bit weird. A little disturbing at times. But George is a great singer and Kissing A Fool is one of my favourite songs. I’ve liked that one since 87… or whatever year it was that it was a single. Despite the collection of hits though, it is hard to like the collective. It’s kinda forgettable.
The White Stripes
4/5
Good album. A decent lofi experience with some rockin’ tunes. But the lack of bass gives me the wiggins sometimes.
The Kinks
2/5
All sounds a little generic for the time. There’s no great leaps forward here for 1967. It’s ok. A little slow in places. Waterloo Sunset being the obvious highlight. This should really be 2.5 stars. Not quite making a 3.
U2
3/5
A few singles on here that I already knew. They remind me a lot of the 90s, when I was a youngster. Never been a huge fan of U2 but this album is alright. The singles stand out the most the other album tracks kinda passed me by…
ZZ Top
3/5
An alright collection of blues/rock that did get a bit samey half way through. I would imagine that if you knew the songs well, they would be great to sing along to in the shower.
Talking Heads
4/5
I really like Talking Heads. The overall feeling I get from all TH stuff is ‘batshit crazy’ but this album feels like a bit of a journey. From the upbeat openings to flipping it in the end and being pretty downbeat. Enjoyed this a lot.
Nina Simone
3/5
Incredible opening song and great voice. Not hugely my cup of tea though. Another album that starts up here and ends up in a kinda bleak place. Still alright.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Decent rocking blues album. When you see how long some of the tracks are you do fear the worst… but it’s actually quite engaging. If a little samey in places
The Saints
3/5
Good album.
Miles Davis
2/5
Beautifully played… but I hate jazz
Pixies
5/5
For something coming out of the 80s, this is such a breath of fresh air. This is a band that I was aware of but was not familiar with their music. You can hear the influence they must have had on future bands in every song. Loved every moment. Cannot wait to hear more of their stuff now…
Paul Simon
3/5
Nice bunch of songs. Couldn’t really get into Paul Simons ‘vibe’ enough to say I loved it but it’s fun.
Ian Dury
3/5
Kind of interesting, in a old sort of way. His voice was pretty annoying but I can see it having it’s place.
AC/DC
3/5
This should be my type of thing but it just felt kinda dated and generic. I don’t know, I feel that maybe if I’d listened to this on another day, when I was in the right mood, I would’ve enjoyed it more… BUT, I wasn’t.
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
There are times when all this is ok. It’s kinda typical of rap at the time and nothing really stands out that much. There are also times when it’s excruciatingly painful to get through and I chose to watch the time run down on the track… ‘Another 30 seconds still!?? Waaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!’
Richard Hawley
4/5
What an interesting album. I quite liked a lot of it… kind retro and cool. He does have a good voice that appeals to my ears. Although he sometimes strays a little close to Morrisset-like morose-ness. Which is something that nobody deserves. It’s alright.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Surprised to see this was from 1963… in my head, I picture this being released much later in the 60s. Not something I would ever deliberately listen to again.
Norah Jones
5/5
I fell in love with this album in 2002. I’d just stopped smoking and come out of a long term relationship and this album gave me some comfort. Silky smooth and beautiful. Sometimes I wonder if it’s just lack of familiarity with other albums that turn me off them!? If I’d had 20 years to listen to something, would I like it more!? Who knows… this grabbed me from the start though
Laura Nyro
3/5
Fun. She has quite an expressive voice at times, a little screechy at other times. But the songs are enjoyable enough
Roxy Music
4/5
Gloriously OTT but I really enjoyed it. It makes me sad a little when I come across an album that has been out there all of my life and I’ve only just discovered it. But I guess, at least I have found it now. I’m going to give this a 4… but I will listen again and in time I can see this being a 5…
Charles Mingus
2/5
There were tiny moment where I thought I heard something that resembled music as I understand it… it came close once or twice. But mostly this is just a wall of noises. An audio Jackson Pollock. Avoid.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
There’s some really nice tracks on here. It’s kind of ok. I was listening to Embryonic Journey and trying to think where I’d heard it before. Then it came to me that it was used in the final episode of Friends. Trivia.
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
It was just ok. Nothing extraordinary here. Move along.
Buena Vista Social Club
1/5
Had to listen in 4 parts because I was so bored. Failed to grip me I’m afraid.
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
This is a little gem. Maybe slightly dated but you can definitely hear the influence this band must have had on the bands that were to follow it later in the 90s. A decent effort
The xx
2/5
I read some reviews on here of this before I listened and saw a lot of negativity but having listened to it now, I feel it’s not as bad as some were making out. Yes, it’s a bit boring but done in a thoughtful way. I didn’t love it but neither did it make me want to remove my ears. It was alright.
Ray Charles
3/5
Not my thing but obviously a very talented man. It made pretty good background music while I worked
Rage Against The Machine
1/5
I remember being this CD back in the 90s, expecting big things. Big popular songs aside, this is a disappointing album. Full of angst against the world. Chip on your shoulder stuff a lot of the time. I felt nothing. Next.
John Martyn
2/5
Not 100% sure if what to make of this. Didn’t like his voice especially. It was very much an experimental late 70s sound. I don’t think I’d listen to it again.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Whiney and nasal. Some high points but a lot of mediocre points too
Manu Chao
3/5
A good solid offering. Deceptively simple tunes delivered with skill. Didn’t have a clue what was going on but it was all pretty catchy
New Order
1/5
Dated in the worst possible way. Couldn’t wait for it to end.
Animal Collective
1/5
I feel like my ears have been assaulted.
Spacemen 3
2/5
I want to say this was alright but I really can’t. It was pretty dull. I guess they tried hard.
The Hives
4/5
Loud and fun. Plus really short punchy songs! 12 songs in 28 minutes! If you don’t like song, it’s almost over by the time you’ve realised! Great stuff!
John Grant
4/5
Superb album. Full of singalongable tunes. I will probably put this into some kind of regular rotation
Portishead
3/5
It’s not an exciting album. It’s almost in a coma it’s so downbeat. But it works, somehow. I always appreciate something that is sonically interesting and this album certainly is alluring in that sense.
The Temptations
2/5
It’s ok. Nothing wrong with it, it just doesn’t butter my muffin. I think there are other albums from this genre that do this better
Moby Grape
3/5
Some wonderful voices and harmonies here. A really great listen.
Beatles
4/5
I remember discovering my dads Beatles vinyl back in about 1991 and this album was always a strange curiosity to me. It was really pretty different to everything else. A combination and great tunes (Gently Weeps, Blackbird) and oddities (Piggies, Honey Pie). I was put off by some and instantly loved others. Time has made appreciate it all collectively. A decent album but not anywhere near their best. I’d like to give it 3.5 but I’ll round it up to 4 because… well, because it’s The Beatles White Album.
Blur
3/5
I like Blur. Musically, they are better than Oasis but they do lack something. This album is kinda 30% belters, 70% filler. The fillers are presented very well and the effort is appreciated. Their best of album from about 2000 is wall to wall banger. Listen to that instead.
Beach House
2/5
There’s nothing wrong with this collection of songs. They’re all perfectly fine and inoffensive. But I can’t say that my world has been rocked and I will probably never listen to any of it again…
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Good lord, it’s all very 80s.
I’m not sure Bonnie had many (any?) UK hits but she’s not someone i was hugely familiar with from the time… it’s ok
Foo Fighters
5/5
This album has been in my life since 1995 and I have such great memories with it. I love every track. It’s probably the only Foo Fighters album that I do love actually.
The Pharcyde
1/5
Really not good. Pretty generic and uninspiring.
Aerosmith
3/5
Nice bunch of songs. Can’t beat a bit of 70s blues rock. Love the guitar tones.
Silver Jews
3/5
I quite enjoyed this stripped back simplicity of this. At least on the surface. There were some fairly catchy little numbers. I would listen again, I think.
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
(Sigh)
Billy Joel
5/5
Simply perfect. Upbeat and fun as much as reflective and filled with sadness. This is an album that has one sing that reminds me of the week my dad passed away and another that was the first dance at my wedding. So it feels like a personal thing. But it’s a timeless classic from start to finish.
The Monks
2/5
Ok but really odd. Feels like the evil twin of a different 60s band… like the evil version of The Monkees…
See what I did there… Monks. Monkees.
The Doors
3/5
This felt much more fun and open than the other The Doors album I listened to. The one with Light My Fire on. That was a bit bleak but this one was ok
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
It’s the Kermit The Frog guy! This is ok. A bit meh. I liked Farmer John, which I understand is a cover. Decent songs, some nice rock guitar sounds… worth a 3… probably
Christine and the Queens
2/5
As others have suggested, the French versions might be more palatable. Really not my thing but it’s very well produced. Essentially a double album, it runs for far too long. Can’t give it more than a 2…
The Cars
4/5
I really enjoyed the vibe on this one. Before starting any of this I felt the 70s were just a musical void. All punk and ABBA but I have been proved wrong. The 70s are one of my favourite decades for music now
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
The harmonies on this are really nice and tight but after half a dozen tracks it becomes somehow grating. Decent enough songs but it annoyed me a little. 2 seems too stingy, 3 too generous. It’s a 2.5.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
From the era of blissfully short songs, this is really catchy stuff.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
This feels a lot more accessible than the one with the banana. It was ok, chilled out and decent. Still probably would listen again though…
The Beach Boys
1/5
There’s just something very sickly about this group. They have some decent songs, none of this album, but mostly they have a similar feeling to the smell of grandmas sofa. Just old and lacking in any dynamism. Avoid.
Nick Drake
3/5
I have become more and more convinced that I may be judging some albums more harshly based on my mood at the time of listening. I absolutely loved Pink Moon and was excited about listening to this but it’s mostly left me cold so far (about half way through). I’m hoping I can find the beauty…. Edit: It was ok. Worth a 3, I think
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
This was ok
Hookworms
3/5
Weird but not uncatchy in places
Janis Joplin
4/5
Joy Division
2/5
For a long time I hadn’t heard any Joy Division but I suspected they might be a bit depressing. And they totally are. But maybe that’s the point. I couldn’t get excited about any of this though. It almost becomes ok in a couple of tracks but then returns to subdued bleakness.
Mekons
3/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
It’s not bad considering how crazy it is
The Who
3/5
This was pretty good. I’m sure they must’ve done better stuff though…?
Ice T
3/5
Pretty dated. But still had some quality bits. Body Count was a good track. It was an album full of busy but in the best kind of way.
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Great voice and fun tracks. Not my favourite but good.
David Bowie
1/5
Dull and seemed to go on forever.
Grateful Dead
4/5
I knew little about Grateful Dead. In my head they were an 80s gothic shoot off from heavy metal. So I was pleasantly surprised by this. Lovely writing and harmonies. Quite enjoyed it.
Massive Attack
1/5
Ok, allowing for the talent it must have taken to create these tracks, I really really didn’t like it. Fancied cutting off my ears by track 3 but somehow persevered and got to the end. There is contained within both some of the most forgettable music I’ve ever heard along with a couple of tracks that I wish I could forget. Not for me.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Kinda surreal. Didn’t hate it.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
At first, I was reminded of being in my early 20s and the carefree existence I enjoyed back then. Then I started to remember how pretentious this band were.
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Good bits here and there. But far too long for it’s own good.
Eagles
4/5
I have some appreciation for punk as a social movement, I think would rather listen to this than punk. Just a personal preference thing. Good album.
Liz Phair
4/5
Just sat back and enjoyed this with a cold beer. It was pretty good.
Talking Heads
4/5
A beautifully put together collection of songs. This just got better and better as the album went on. I have been a fan of their other stuff that I’ve heard. Such a unique style.
Eminem
1/5
Not very good. Light years behind his next album. It felt lazy to me.
Caetano Veloso
2/5
A sunny and bright dance in the 1960s. I can see why it was popular back then. Entertaining but not the best thing I’ve heard.
Radiohead
4/5
Depressing, but essential listening. I feel like it’s one of those albums that if you were around then, it means something to you. Even if it’s just a funny clip from The Royale Family.
Sonic Youth
4/5
It is dirty isn’t it?
But great, powerful dirtiness. I liked that, it was good. Shame I didn’t discover that at the time, would have really appealed to teenaged me.
a-ha
3/5
Super-nostalgic. The songs released as singles are fantastic, even it’s more due to familiarity. There are some tracks that fall a bit flat. Harket’s voice is pretty big throughout though.
The Cure
4/5
Long tracks. Was it a pretentious part of the era that people would make songs that are far too long for their own good!? Nice enough tunes though. I remember hearing snippets of ‘Lullaby’ on MTV, perhaps building up to an EMA show and just being blown away by the soundscape of the track and the visuals of the video. For that alone, I have to give this a 4…
The Rolling Stones
2/5
It’s all a bit samey isn’t it? It’s very well done but it doesn’t excite me that much… there are better covers of Wild Horses out there than this original.
Crowded House
5/5
This is some stuff that I really got into the early 90s. So I’m going to be biased.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Theoretically this should be something that’s right up my alley… but there’s just little bits that annoy me… I like the rock but I’m put off by the hippy. Stairway is a dull song.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
The more I listened to this the worse and more repetitive it becomes. No idea what he’s jibbering on about.
William Orbit
1/5
This is garbage. How any can listen to this I do not know. Yes, I listened to the whole thing and apart from feeling like I need a shower I feel ok. But who knows how much look term damage this has done to my brain!?
Haircut 100
2/5
Silly and dated.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Nice
Erykah Badu
2/5
Not really for me
Black Sabbath
4/5
Dark and moody. Love it.
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
I was really not in the mood for this when it started. I felt a 1 star coming on. But it grew on me and earned itself a 3. Well done chaps.
Bon Jovi
4/5
Full of bangers. Well, 80% bangers, which is better than most.
Anthrax
3/5
Has a good tempo and a solid vibe. Actually sounds more dated than 1987 somehow. Not a criticism.
The Crusaders
2/5
I like it. It’s pretty smooth. Only the title track is really worth returning to though. It’s a fairly easy 2 for me…
Jeff Beck
3/5
Yeah, I liked it but at the same time I failed to be blown away. It was just kinda ok.
Marvin Gaye
2/5
It was ok. A little samey, a little dull in parts.
Missy Elliott
3/5
This is ok. Not my cup of tea but I like music that is sonically interesting and Missy has always been that.
Justice
3/5
Surprisingly enjoyed this. It capture the imagination of my ears.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
It gets good and slips into not so good. Never bad, as such. Just very unspecial. I like the sound musically. But there’s just something about it that isn’t right. I want to give it a 2.5, right down the middle
Slint
4/5
Creepy as hell and overly long. But at the same time strangely engrossing. I’m not a fan of long songs which means it’s odd for me to say that Washer, as the longest song, had an effect on me. Actually pretty good…
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
Fun but all over the place
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Sounds kinda lo-fi but I like it. A trying album. Lots of cool influences going on too
R.E.M.
3/5
It’s good for a few tracks at first, then there’s a lull, then it picks up a little at the end. Manages to squeeze in fun and depression. 2.5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
I remember when I first exposed to Jah Wobble. It was on tv, a clip from Glastonbury in the early 90s. Probably about the time of this album. It struck me as weird hippy shit. Maybe, I figured, if you were in a field on mushrooms, it might sound alright…
John Martyn
2/5
Don’t know what to say about this one. It’s ok. Instantly forgettable though.
John Coltrane
1/5
Jazz is a fucking mess isn’t it!? I don’t have a clue how to go about this. I’m sure it’s all very good to those who ‘get it’ but I’m not about about to gush about something just because I feel like I ought to… at times this borders on unlistenable. I don’t understand it and I don’t like it.
Chicago
3/5
It’s really over the top but I can’t help but like it…
Tom Waits
3/5
Very odd but likeable. A much needed palette cleanser after John Coltrane.
Orange Juice
2/5
Very 80s
Radiohead
2/5
Wow, this even makes their later albums seem like music for a kiddies birthday party. Never have I felt so depressed.
Wire
5/5
Usually a 21 track album would have been running for the hills but this was such a fast and fun hit that I enjoyed every minute. Can’t decide between 4 and 5 stars… I have a feeling this will grow on me more, so I’ll 5 it…
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Toe tapping fun. Made me want to learn how to dance a little bit. But not enough to make me get off my arse.
The Strokes
2/5
I did listen to this some 20 years ago and I wasn’t impressed. Today I am about 2% more impressed. This deserves a solid 2.
Kraftwerk
1/5
I’ve only just finished the first track but I feel confident enough in my opinion to leave a review. This is garbage. Absolutely trash. The ‘band’ must’ve been laughing at what people would listen to and what idiocy they could get away with and people would still lap it up. Can I leave zero stars? This doesn’t deserve any more than that
Van Halen
3/5
Solid offering but rarely strays from just being ‘alright’
R.E.M.
3/5
They have a very distinctive sounds don’t they!? This is ok. Simply ok. I think they did better songs later on but they’re all kinda similar
Elliott Smith
2/5
Torn. On the one hand these songs are harmless. On the other, it’s really quite dull in places. I can’t give this more than a 2
Bad Company
4/5
There’s so much good rock music from the 70s. I knew it existed but never really listened to it. But it’s great.
Pere Ubu
3/5
Really very odd but strangely entertaining. At least dates to be different
Willie Nelson
3/5
I don’t know what to say. I wasn’t following the story lyrically, so it all seemed quite generic country. It was fine.
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Not my thing again but this album starts off strong. So interesting the listen to, sonically interesting. You can tell the fella has talent. But half way through it starts to feel a little samey.
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Kinda beautiful
OutKast
1/5
Getting through this was one of the worst listening experiences I have had. Too long, too dull. How this was ever a hit album, I have no idea
Kanye West
2/5
Can’t stand Kanye. He’s a prick but the music is ok. I do wish it was shorter though
Bee Gees
3/5
This is easy listening at its peak isn’t it
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Love this. Great song writing and great energy.
Morrissey
1/5
Wow, that’s dull
David Bowie
3/5
He’s just a bit odd, isn’t he? David Bowie. I have my favourite songs of his but none are on this album. It’s just kind of ok. 2.5 stars, I reckon.
Dire Straits
3/5
Kinda cool. I liked the vibe.
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Very unusual. Genuinely don’t know what to make of this. Catchy in some places, weird in others.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
This guys voice gives me the creeps
Dolly Parton
4/5
Thoroughly enjoyed this burst of proper music after the other nightmarish stuff I’ve had to listen to lately.
Sigur Rós
2/5
The Devine Comedy and then this!? This app wants me to suffer this week doesn’t it!? This was… a taste that someone might have. At least it didn’t have that creepy singer on it that TDC had.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Classic old school Chilis. Never a huge fan but there are some good tunes on here that remind me of my youth.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
This surprised me. The last Frank album I listened to was horrifically dull but this had my foot tapping throughout. Good stuff
Supertramp
2/5
I had no idea Supertramp we’re so middle of the road. For some reason I thought they were ‘edgier’. It’s all ok. Not stunning but ok.
The Doors
2/5
Can’t bring myself to like The Doors. It should be something that I like but there’s just something off about it…
Pearl Jam
4/5
This was the first CD I ever bough, back in the early 90s. Most of this is great, just a couple of tracks that I would usually skip.
The Who
2/5
Incubus
2/5
Just odd. Pretty much every track sounded the same. Pretty dated. Apart from that Battlestar one, which really was an oddity. Not my thing really.
Ravi Shankar
3/5
It’s a challenge for Western ears to get around some of the time signatures here. But it was an interesting listen. Enjoyed the little intro bits before each track
Meat Puppets
4/5
Very creative
Cream
4/5
Genuinely loved the vibe going on here. This felt like a giant of an album.
The Birthday Party
2/5
Barely listenable. Had some ok ideas but was generally pretty grating.
Violent Femmes
4/5
Really quite good. I’m undecided between 4 and 5 for this. I suspect I’ll come down on a 4…
Steely Dan
3/5
Small Faces
4/5
Quirky and odd but still very catchy. A great example of British music in the 1960s
Kanye West
2/5
Not as good as the twisted fantasy one. That one had a vibe, this one seems a bit more rambling…
The Byrds
3/5
Oddly effective for this type of thing
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
Christ on a stick, this is dull… Looking through the other reviews, I’m really surprised at the amount of 4s and 5s. I guess some people are easily pleased
Metallica
5/5
A classic
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Sometimes uplifting and sometimes pensive. A decent effort. Really strong opener and closer and then a bunch of ok stuff in the middle
Kate Bush
3/5
Really not my kind of thing but I can’t help get caught up in Kates vocalisation. She’s an intriguing artist, I’ll give her that
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Pretty awful
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Putting aside that it’s a classic in the rap/hip hop genre, it’s very very dated. Not something I would play again. But points for effort and that…
Solid
John Prine
3/5
Wow, that’s super American. Middle of the road country. But it’s all perfectly fine. Worth a 3 of anyone’s money.
Massive Attack
1/5
Garbage
Joni Mitchell
4/5
After the first track i wasn’t sure I would like this. But it captured my imagination and heart as it went on. Very nice piece of work
Heaven 17
1/5
It’s rare that you find an album where the tone and delivery of every track is as annoying as this one… I thought I was going crazy, I felt like my ears were engaging in civil war with my brain… wtf is this disjointed cacophony!?
Johnny Cash
3/5
Nice collection of songs with some good humour. It would have been amazing to have seen it live. Although not as a prisoner, I suppose
George Harrison
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
I knew within 20 seconds of this starting that I was going to hate it. And so it came to pass.
Don McLean
4/5
A beautiful collection of songs. Really enjoyed it.
Goldfrapp
1/5
Oh this isn’t good
Elton John
3/5
I enjoyed this but didn’t love it.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Standard Springsteen stuff
The Byrds
3/5
Some nice short little songs on here. I like the 60s sound but I really an album that doesn’t outstay it’s welcome
Pink Floyd
2/5
A double album of OTT pretentiousness. And I thought Dark Side.. was eye rollingly self indulgent
Elvis Costello
4/5
Nice
Soundgarden
4/5
From a classic era. Not overly familiar with it myself but I enjoyed it.
Daft Punk
1/5
A repetitive mind spinner. And I get it, as dance music, that’s kind of it’s job. Especially if you’re on drugs at the time. Might be a better listen if I had been on an E, to be honest
Robbie Williams
5/5
Surprisingly quite good. Full of poppy attitude and really representing the late 90s perfectly. Loads of hits.
Beatles
5/5
Absolute classic. This might be my favourite Beatles album.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Not something I loved but it was a breath of fresh air after Daft Punk.
Beatles
4/5
Far from great, but has a few decent tracks. All My Loving is amazing. But there’s a few good toe tappers.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Surprised me how good this was musically. Everyone knows about Jimi and his guitar but this whole band is pretty good
Arcade Fire
4/5
That was quite a ride. Some really nice tunes with uplifting changes. Really liked some of it. Some other bits felt a bit generic. I’m going I be generous and give it a 4. It feels like Christmas. It’s no. It’s August.
Brian Eno
3/5
It was ok
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Odd one. Has some really great tunes but also some of the most annoying ones. I’ve never liked Comfortably Numb as a song anyway but this cover is absolutely atrocious. And Filthy/Gorgeous is annoying as hell. I’m going to give it 3 because of those few genuinely decent tracks.
1/5
Why do the most boring artists get the longest albums!?
Britney Spears
2/5
A couple of hit singles at the start, which do take me back to when I was a younger fella. But on the whole this is dated, saccharine sweet pop music.
ZZ Top
3/5
A little samey and predictable but good solid blues rock anyway
The Band
3/5
Nice
Pulp
3/5
CHIC
2/5
Really don’t like disco. But I am a fan of a funky baseline. Has its ups and downs, I think 2 stars is fair…
Fiona Apple
4/5
Ooh, this really does straddle a fine line between annoying and genius. I think I’m leaning more towards genius. It’s caught me on a good day.
Janelle Monáe
5/5
Surprised me. Creative and different.
Roni Size
1/5
Was that just one long track!? Made me feel anxious.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Very samey.. but I guess that’s the blues. A decent solid offering
John Lee Hooker
2/5
Ok but fairly uninspiring blues
Marvin Gaye
2/5
I found this a little dull and generic. Sorry Marvin.
Fiona Apple
2/5
Not her best. Missing some of the rawness that was …Bolt Cutters
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Pixies
4/5
I can’t imagine finding this in 1988. I would’ve loved it a few years later but in 1988 I was still listening to pop and chart music. It feels out of time in 1988. Pretty good though
Merle Haggard
2/5
Not sure what I was meant to think of that. Some lovely guitar work though
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Dirty
De La Soul
5/5
Such great memories associated with this one personally. It’s a landmark album really.
Orbital
1/5
Wow, not good
Ice Cube
3/5
Pretty catchy but too violent in a lot of ways
Aimee Mann
3/5
Good but nothing too standout
The Triffids
1/5
Honestly, I just finished listening and I’ve forgotten it already…. What was it about again?
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Some great guitar work. Never really got in with Claptons voice though for some reason. Plus, I really don’t think anything should follow that Layla outro…
OutKast
1/5
They seemed to try really hard to be as annoying as possible. A difficult listen.
Gene Clark
4/5
Really good. There’s something about Gene that I really like. Really enjoy his vibe.
2/5
Honestly, not convinced
Stan Getz
2/5
The Auteurs
3/5
Ok but generic
George Michael
2/5
As great as a singer as George was, not even that voice can save this album from dull and uninspiring songs
Taylor Swift
2/5
Completely generic modern pop. Mercifully, all the tracks were a ‘short’ 3-4 minutes. Helped it go by quicker.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
1/5
Didn’t like this band when I was younger. It was all a bit weird. But I thought I might have more appreciation as an older man. I was wrong. It’s still just as weird as ever. A bit of a dirge to be honest.
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Wasn’t sure at first but I really felt this took me on some kind of journey… Feel somewhat reflective and a little sad now. Great music though for the most part
Gorillaz
3/5
Not really my thing but it had some good bits. I like Blur but sometimes this can leave me a little cold
Q-Tip
4/5
Nice listen. I remember hearing Q-Tip back in the late 80s along with De La Soul and loving the vibe. He’s not changed that much but still sounds up to date somehow…? Good.
Dr. Octagon
1/5
Really truly awful
Method Man
4/5
A tiny bit angrier than I usually like my rap but it’s still pretty good. Some good rhymes, some good beats.
The Stooges
2/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I know the riff to Whole Lotta Love, obviously, but I can’t say I’ve ever heard the whole song. I was fearing the worst when it came to that self indulgent midsection of the song but the rest of the album was pretty good…
UB40
2/5
Public Enemy
1/5
So dated it’s bordering on unlistenable… this is the sort of thing that should never see the light of day outside of musical museums. I get it, it’s historically an important album but I would be surprised if this didn’t already sound pretty dated by 1992… maybe even before
Joan Armatrading
2/5
Ok
Alice In Chains
2/5
This was my kind of thing back in the early 90s and I had some friends who were really into it… but I never really got to grips with AiC. Don’t know what it was, it just never really clicked with me. This album offers some tasty riffs here and there but little else to me in 2023… plus I’m not a fan of his voice…
Common
1/5
There’s quite a lot of mediocre rap on this list isn’t there…
Talking Heads
3/5
I always loved the stuff Talking Heads released as single but their deep cuts are pretty quirky. Good fun but I’m not sure I would like to live there
Lorde
2/5
Got to admit, I expected more. Like Taylor Swift, I expected something a little more standout but it all felt slightly generic. I guess it’s not really aimed at people pushing 50…
Fairport Convention
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
James Taylor
4/5
A little twee… but nice collection of songs. He’s a decent songwriter
Def Leppard
1/5
There was a time when I would have considered this to be heavy metal and not my kind of thing, I was into chart pop. Of course, I hadn’t at that time heard what Metallica or Slayer were putting out.
This… just isn’t very good is it? Be honest… take away your nostalgia and rose tints,people, this is indescribably poor…
PJ Harvey
2/5
Well, that was all a bit angsty… ok
Electric Light Orchestra
2/5
Some good bits but it’s all a bit odd
Jungle Brothers
3/5
There’s some good stuff here. Love this era of hiphop. This is just lacking some of the immediate charms of a ‘3 Feet High & Rising’. It’s good though.
Skepta
2/5
It made a nice change at first… but became pretty tiresome after a while
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Ok but not as listenable as II
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Decent
Primal Scream
2/5
Very retro. Ok selection of songs but don’t have any great nostalgia for them
Michael Jackson
4/5
Well, isn’t this just wall to wall great pop songs… After listening it was my obvious to me why he got the name King of Pop. It sort of feels wrong to give this anything less than a 5… but I will
The Rolling Stones
2/5
It’s going to upset some people but I really don’t get it… it’s just ok, nothing special
Portishead
2/5
I remember in the mid 90s, as a student, you were expected to like dirge like this but it just never appealed to me
Solomon Burke
3/5
A breath of fresh air after Portishead. 3.5 I reckon.
AC/DC
4/5
Rockin’
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Nice
Bill Evans Trio
1/5
Jazz… ugh
Kraftwerk
2/5
How are there 3 Kraftwerk albums on this list!? Dreadful… it is sonically interesting though, in a hypnotic way
Metallica
5/5
Almost perfect. Great 80s metal
Doves
2/5
Feels sonically muddy. Like it’s trying to be deeper than it actually is.
Björk
1/5
Wow… bleak
Beatles
5/5
Steve Earle
2/5
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
Hmm…
The Only Ones
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Another bleak one. What is it with these miserable albums?
Prince
3/5
A very odd mix. From anyone else, this would be a mess but Prince just had something didn’t he!? I’m going to confidently give this 3 stars
Neil Young
4/5
Really enjoyed this one. Could really feel the emotion throughout.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Really good but something is stopping me giving it a 4… don’t know what. 3.5 I reckon…
The Police
3/5
Decent
Tori Amos
4/5
At times a little rambling and freeform… sometimes this can make everything seem a little too loose but mostly it sounds like a work of some genius. Great stuff.
Iggy Pop
2/5
Good selection of songs. A couple of hits. Nice but not overwhelmingly so…
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Weirdly, I quite liked that. I’m usually against long songs but this small collection spoke to me
Laibach
2/5
Wow… that was a lot
Black Flag
2/5
Angry
Johnny Cash
3/5
I found this quite sad
Van Morrison
4/5
Started well and ended well. Dropped a little in the middle. But good stuff nonetheless.
The Waterboys
2/5
Really hard to know what to think of that. It was ok. Worth a 3 until that last track, which was really really tedious. So down to 2 it goes.
Various Artists
3/5
Great Xmas tunes
Ash
3/5
Full of great tunes. Really like Ash
PJ Harvey
3/5
Good. A bit of a drain here and there.
Soft Cell
2/5
Not really for me…
Amy Winehouse
1/5
Very whiney voice. Avoid.
Frank Black
4/5
I thought the guy on the cover looked like someone who might have came second in Pop Idol but the music here is great. Only complaint is that maybe this collection is little too long
Elbow
2/5
These songs, whilst they’re fine, are all at least a minute too long. Everything feels a little overblown and self indulgent to me
Talking Heads
4/5
Great album
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Equal amounts dated and enjoyable. A good vibe going on here and there
Elvis Presley
3/5
Very samey but it sounds like fun was had
Nas
1/5
Generic and predictable
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Really excellent piece of work from the 90s. Iconic, ironically.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Keith Jarrett
2/5
Ok
Love
2/5
Weird collection but it’s ok
Green Day
5/5
Great album. I bought this back in the day and listened to it non-stop. Gets a bit weird and skippable in the 2nd half but I’m not going to let that stop me from giving this one a high five
Parliament
2/5
Big Black
1/5
What a mess
The Modern Lovers
4/5
From the opening this grabbed me and had me enthralled throughout. A great gem of an album. Made the year I was born. It’s always weird to think a great album has been around for the entirety of my existence and I’d never heard it before. Until now.
Peter Gabriel
2/5
So….
Mariah Carey
2/5
Saccharin. We get it, Mariah, you’ve got a great voice with an amazing range but could you just wind it in a little?
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Gary Numan
2/5
The Cure
3/5
I did quite enjoy this… the vocal sounded like it was quite low in the mix sometimes. But it was alright
The War On Drugs
3/5
There’s something very 80s about all this. Springsteenesque in parts. It’s ok, nothing I would choose to listen to in my own time but it’s alright background music while I’m working
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Kind of catchy here and there
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Decent
The Charlatans
2/5
Not quite as good as I expected it to be
1/5
I remember back in 2000, Limp Bizkit was only enjoyed by morons. I see some things never change. Absolute trash.
3/5
This was ok
Neu!
2/5
Wow… that was a ride…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Good
Kate Bush
3/5
It’s ok. Not my style but ok
Mike Ladd
1/5
Nah
Radiohead
3/5
Quite split on this one. On the one side I really like the creativity and uniqueness of the sound but on the other it’s really depressing in parts… I’m thinking 3
Sister Sledge
2/5
The super well known songs on this album have the double effect of raising the score as well as making the album seem better than it is. Take a step back and look at its whole and it’s not that great
Judas Priest
4/5
Good. I enjoyed.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
This has great 1966 energy. You can’t help but like it.
David Crosby
2/5
Wow, this was a special type of boring
Tom Waits
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
I don’t know… maybe I just don’t get it
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Very enjoyable. Much better than I was expecting.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Solid
Television
5/5
Well, this one just crept up and seduced me didn’t it!?
Yes
3/5
Songs a bit long but ok
Blur
3/5
Some good songs and some not so good songs
Willie Nelson
4/5
Really enjoyed that. Took me by surprise a little…
Elton John
2/5
Ok
Nirvana
5/5
Seems kinda timeless. Very familiar with this one and it’s almost as perfect as it can get… I cannot give it less than 5
Bee Gees
4/5
Dripping with late 60s flavour. I wasn’t expecting to like this, the Bee Gees are mostly famous for their work in the 70s, much more upbeat and poppy. But this surprised me. Actually pretty good song writers and boy can they hear a melody…
Deep Purple
5/5
I listened to this album for the first time in July 2022, before I had discovered this app. I had been making my way through the albums in my own way and this was one that stopped me in my tracks. Every track is a belter. Solid through and through. It makes me sad that I lived for 46 years without this in my life. At least I have it there now.
Red Snapper
1/5
This is bad. Absolutely nothing redeeming about this whatsoever. Every track is far too long and tedious. You know when a beat or a vocal line is repeated so often it becomes grating? And you start to questions your life choices and your sanity? This is where this album lives
Mudhoney
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Really interesting. Some nice things going on in here.
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Wouldn’t sound out of place in that weird hippy period of the mid/late 60s, only with better production. I wouldn’t listen to it again but it was…ok
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Catchy
The Velvet Underground
3/5
3 based on I’ll be your mirror and Sunday morning. The rest is pretty average.
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Just not very good
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Nice voice. Good listen.
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Um…. Ok
Linkin Park
1/5
I hate this sort of music, been dreading having to listen to this. Having just finished it I mostly feel relieved it’s over. Wasn’t good 24 years ago and time has not been kind. Honestly, if there wasn’t silence between each track, this could’ve been one long track of despair. The only track that was remotely tolerable was the 2nd from last one because at least we didn’t have to put up with the nauseating vocal affectations
Calexico
2/5
I notice this one is no longer on the list, as per the 2021 edition… makes sense as this is really not very good
The Undertones
3/5
Prince
3/5
Alright
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
Lana Del Rey
2/5
Just ok… wish I could say more
Beck
4/5
Took me half the album to get my head around what I was listening to but I liked it by the end
Deep Purple
3/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Beautiful words in places but very depressing
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Solid old stuff. Makes you wonder what the world of music was really like in 1960!? Must’ve been pretty bland overall
Dire Straits
2/5
Sex Pistols
2/5
Disappointing
Air
2/5
I didn’t hate every minute. But neither to I particularly enjoy any of it. Forgettable.
David Holmes
2/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
This is ok. Not my usual but it had a vibe
Tim Buckley
2/5
Ok
The Who
3/5
Good
Gang Of Four
3/5
That’s pretty in your face, sonically. It was interesting
ABBA
1/5
Can’t handle ABBA. They make me angry. But others like it, so I might give it a 2… no I can’t bring myself to do it. 1 it is then.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1/5
Listening to some of the albums from the 70s has really changed my mind of the decade generally. But this one has set it back considerably. I hate glam rock. There’s very little redeeming here.
John Cale
3/5
Started off not knowing wtf I was listening to but it got better… not amazing, just better
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Enjoyed that
Big Star
3/5
Pretty good. Some nice tunes
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
As someone else had said, I thought these were an emo band and was dreading listening to it. After listening I wish they had been an emo band. It felt a bit like listening to music through a wall of feedback. There MIGHT be a tune there, I can’t tell because of all the noise.
Nick Drake
4/5
Nice songs. I quite like this guys songs.
Thelonious Monk
2/5
A really odd listen. I’m just not into its weirdness.
Adele
2/5
She has an incredible voice but these songs all feel a little samey. I am quite uninspired by these.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
I don’t know what to say. Not terrible songs but just a bit depressing
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Nice
Neil Young
2/5
I’m sorry, he sounds like Kermit still…
Paul Simon
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Weird. But strangely satisfying.
The Zombies
3/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
A lot of this hurt my ears
The Blue Nile
1/5
The blurb in the book for this entry was written by a journo called Bruno Macdonald. Now suspect that the guys in this band are Bruno’s mates and he just wanted to get them in there for a laugh. I can hear no justifiable reason for this album to be on this list. It’s not that it’s bad, it just doesn’t stand out in any way.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Good
Circle Jerks
2/5
Good. Weird.
Neil Young
2/5
Perfectly fine music but hardly ground breaking
The White Stripes
4/5
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Just ok. I don’t think I was in the right mood for this. On another day I might’ve given it a higher score.
Green Day
4/5
Don’t know why I put off listening to this for 20 years, it’s actually pretty good
The Black Crowes
3/5
Decent but a little generic
The Smiths
2/5
So whiney
The Monkees
2/5
The Residents
1/5
I don’t know what to say…
The Stone Roses
5/5
Sparks
4/5
I feel like I should hate this but it’s ever so well written and put together. Can’t help but enjoy, on some weird level
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Wow, that is a long one. That’s what she said!! I got through it all though. It was tiring but not because of the music and her voice. It was all good.
Kate Bush
3/5
Ok. Quirky and solid. Sonically interesting at times, which is something I like.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Perfectly fine and nice but didn’t rock my world. Seems mean to give it 2 and too generous to give it 3. I think I’ll stick with 2. It was fairly forgettable
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
It’s all just kind of odd and discordant. Maybe that’s the point? Either way, not my vibe
N.W.A.
2/5
Dated and doesn’t have the charm of something like De La Soul. Doesn’t speak to me personally.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Not that great
3/5
Odd. I have a weird relationship with Bowie. Love some songs but must are too strange for me. This has some good stuff, some pretty average stuff
Frank Ocean
5/5
Can easily see this as being a future favourite… surprised me
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
An interesting listen. A difficult one. I liked it but I don’t feel like I could ever listen to it again…
The Avalanches
1/5
Not at all repetitive and monotonous. Struggling to think of bigger waste of an hour in recent memory…
Ray Price
2/5
Ok
Eagles
3/5
Solid
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Blah
Queen
3/5
The Associates
2/5
Had one or two interesting moments but was ultimately all surface and little core
Le Tigre
2/5
Was hoping I might like this and on the one hand, sometimes the vibe was quite fresh and catchy, all too often it strayed into annoying.
Frank Zappa
4/5
Insanely listenable
Brian Eno
2/5
Really not for me
Scott Walker
3/5
Good
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1/5
No thank you. Too much blandery.
Fats Domino
3/5
Breath of fresh air… but then after Elvis Costello, anything would seem good ;-)
A decent album.
Marty Robbins
2/5
The Incredible String Band
1/5
There’s no words. Unimaginably bad.
Suede
3/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Decent collection of songs but missing out on a top score
Solange
2/5
Just not my thing
Tim Buckley
2/5
Laid back. Almost too laid back.
Fishbone
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Garbage
TV On The Radio
1/5
Two absolute pieces of crap in a row. Who decided this album should be on the list!? Absolute waste of time. Time that I will never get back
The Rolling Stones
2/5
I just can’t get into The Stones. I’ve tried and it’s all just very forgettable
System Of A Down
4/5
Really odd. But dares to be different. Ok in places and genius in others. I’ll be generous with the score
Louis Prima
3/5
Saint Etienne
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Baaba Maal
1/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Queen
2/5
New York Dolls
2/5
Didn’t excite at all really… probably doesn’t deserve a 1 but doesn’t quite reach the heights of 2… oh go on then, I’ll be nice
The KLF
2/5
I don’t know… there’s some nostalgia for when I was 14 here but the music is… just not very good
Paul Simon
3/5
Decent
T. Rex
3/5
Don’t like glam but that had some driving sounds. It was alright
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Jacques Brel
3/5
Ride
2/5
Occasionally comes slide to being ‘ok’ but fails to really stretch itself out of mediocre. A solid sound for 1990 though.
Femi Kuti
3/5
Was kinda fun but definitely far too long
Tangerine Dream
1/5
Garbage
Grizzly Bear
1/5
What is it with all the trash im getting at the moment!??
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
This one was pretty good, I think
Wild Beasts
1/5
One of the people who put this list together has a brother and this is his band… that is the only explanation for such forgettable shite being on the list
The Beta Band
4/5
Wasn’t expecting to like this but it was quite captivating
Elis Regina
3/5
Can
2/5
I’ll give this 2 stars, which is generous because it was pretty bad. Track 3 is reasonably catchy though.
James Brown
3/5
Oozes history through its paws. Decent.
Joan Baez
1/5
This goes on a bit… this is like what I would imagine an sheep might sing like.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Dr. John
1/5
Off it’s face
Sade
2/5
What was it about Sade that made her an international hit? Just good timing? Deal with the devil? It can’t be off the back of this distinctively average offering. Nothing special here.
King Crimson
2/5
There are moments where it’s quite interesting but it’s generally bloated and OTT. For some reason I quite liked the drumming
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Ok
Ice Cube
1/5
Quite bad
The Darkness
5/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
I listened to this ages ago and had such great expectations that it really disappointed. Hadn’t heard it for a while, so I thought I’d listen again, expecting trash but it wasn’t so bad this time.
The Who
2/5
Has some ok bits but is generally pretty dull
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
I don’t really get all the 5 ratings… it’s ok. I just don’t get it, I guess
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Didn’t know this sort of thing existed in 1988! I can see it being very influential at the time but it’s all a little bit of a noise to me…
The Zutons
3/5
I really liked this back in the day but I don’t know anymore. I’m going to give it a 3.
Boards of Canada
1/5
When I first started listening I thought this was going to be bad, and I had already set my mind on giving it only 2 stars. Now I’m nearing the end I realise it’s worse than that. Its terrible.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
X-Ray Spex
2/5
3/5
3
The The
3/5
Alright
Fela Kuti
3/5
Hole
3/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Scoring this 3 seems stingy but 4 seems to much. The songs are really well written and the music is great but it gets pretty samey… 4
Traffic
4/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Liked it. Good. Want to give it 3.5 really
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Pentangle
2/5
It’s strange, this hippy stuff from the late 60s, I find quite endearing for a track. Maybe two. But after that it really starts to grate. A lovely little museum piece but can it just stay there!?
Miles Davis
2/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Japan
2/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Slayer
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
2/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Haha, well… that was something. If I had been 16 and recorded this I would be quite proud of it. There are some catchy tunes. Not something you’d generally want to be sounding like once you’ve left your teens though
Prefab Sprout
1/5
Even allowing for the 80s-ness, this isn’t a good album. Sort of feels like pop-jazz.. like a free form pile of shite
Donovan
3/5
Beck
4/5
The Streets
2/5
This whole thing is hilariously dumb. Very excited by the time i got to Dry Your Eyes, not because it’s a great song but just because I knew I was very near the end
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
What an absolute racket. No thank you.
Incredible Bongo Band
2/5
Perfectly fine just not my thing
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Not got a lot to say
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Brian Wilson
1/5
Slightly creepy again. Never liked this sound. Dragged on for a long time
1/5
Korn
2/5
There are some interesting ideas here but I can’t stand the nu-metal sound, so I mostly cringed my way through it. I’m wondering if on later albums, once everyone had gotten over the shit nu metal sound, if Korn managed to be alright!??
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Off it’s face
Yes
3/5
Sometimes great, sometimes too kooky.
The Verve
5/5
Sheryl Crow
2/5
Not as good as I hoped it would be. I bought this when it came out and was disappointed. Maybe I should listen again now that I’m not a youngster anymore…
The Icarus Line
2/5
I don’t know what this was
The Cult
2/5
Brian Eno
1/5
That’s… different. Jarring in parts. Far far too long.
The Kinks
2/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
The La's
3/5
Pavement
2/5
Forgettable
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Wtf
Tom Waits
2/5
Both terrible and interesting
Beatles
5/5
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
It came, it went
Ramones
2/5