Beautifully played… but I hate jazz

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.

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.

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

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.

Good album. A decent lofi experience with some rockin’ tunes. But the lack of bass gives me the wiggins sometimes.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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

Good album.

Beautifully played… but I hate jazz

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…

Nice bunch of songs. Couldn’t really get into Paul Simons ‘vibe’ enough to say I loved it but it’s fun.

Kind of interesting, in a old sort of way. His voice was pretty annoying but I can see it having it’s place.

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.

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!!!!!!’

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.

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.

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

Fun. She has quite an expressive voice at times, a little screechy at other times. But the songs are enjoyable enough

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…

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.

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.

It was just ok. Nothing extraordinary here. Move along.

Had to listen in 4 parts because I was so bored. Failed to grip me I’m afraid.

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

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.

Not my thing but obviously a very talented man. It made pretty good background music while I worked

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.

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.

Whiney and nasal. Some high points but a lot of mediocre points too

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

Dated in the worst possible way. Couldn’t wait for it to end.

I feel like my ears have been assaulted.

I want to say this was alright but I really can’t. It was pretty dull. I guess they tried hard.

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!

Superb album. Full of singalongable tunes. I will probably put this into some kind of regular rotation

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.

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

Some wonderful voices and harmonies here. A really great listen.

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.

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.

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…

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

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.

Really not good. Pretty generic and uninspiring.

Nice bunch of songs. Can’t beat a bit of 70s blues rock. Love the guitar tones.

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.

(Sigh)

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.

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.

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

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

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…

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

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.

From the era of blissfully short songs, this is really catchy stuff.

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…

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.

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

This was ok

Weird but not uncatchy in places

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.

It’s not bad considering how crazy it is

This was pretty good. I’m sure they must’ve done better stuff though…?

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.

Great voice and fun tracks. Not my favourite but good.

Dull and seemed to go on forever.

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.

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.

Kinda surreal. Didn’t hate it.

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.

Good bits here and there. But far too long for it’s own good.

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.

Just sat back and enjoyed this with a cold beer. It was pretty good.

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.

Not very good. Light years behind his next album. It felt lazy to me.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

This is some stuff that I really got into the early 90s. So I’m going to be biased.

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.

The more I listened to this the worse and more repetitive it becomes. No idea what he’s jibbering on about.

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!?

Silly and dated.

Nice

Not really for me

Dark and moody. Love it.

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.

Full of bangers. Well, 80% bangers, which is better than most.

Has a good tempo and a solid vibe. Actually sounds more dated than 1987 somehow. Not a criticism.

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…

Yeah, I liked it but at the same time I failed to be blown away. It was just kinda ok.

It was ok. A little samey, a little dull in parts.

This is ok. Not my cup of tea but I like music that is sonically interesting and Missy has always been that.

Surprisingly enjoyed this. It capture the imagination of my ears.

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

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…

Fun but all over the place

Sounds kinda lo-fi but I like it. A trying album. Lots of cool influences going on too

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

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…

Don’t know what to say about this one. It’s ok. Instantly forgettable though.

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.

It’s really over the top but I can’t help but like it…

Very odd but likeable. A much needed palette cleanser after John Coltrane.

Very 80s

Wow, this even makes their later albums seem like music for a kiddies birthday party. Never have I felt so depressed.

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…

Toe tapping fun. Made me want to learn how to dance a little bit. But not enough to make me get off my arse.

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.

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

Solid offering but rarely strays from just being ‘alright’

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

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

There’s so much good rock music from the 70s. I knew it existed but never really listened to it. But it’s great.

Really very odd but strangely entertaining. At least dates to be different

I don’t know what to say. I wasn’t following the story lyrically, so it all seemed quite generic country. It was fine.

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.

Kinda beautiful

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

Can’t stand Kanye. He’s a prick but the music is ok. I do wish it was shorter though

This is easy listening at its peak isn’t it

Love this. Great song writing and great energy.

Wow, that’s dull

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.

Kinda cool. I liked the vibe.

Very unusual. Genuinely don’t know what to make of this. Catchy in some places, weird in others.

This guys voice gives me the creeps

Thoroughly enjoyed this burst of proper music after the other nightmarish stuff I’ve had to listen to lately.

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.

Classic old school Chilis. Never a huge fan but there are some good tunes on here that remind me of my youth.

This surprised me. The last Frank album I listened to was horrifically dull but this had my foot tapping throughout. Good stuff