1001 Albums Summary

Interesting use of recorded sound, not really one I plan to revisit, but I'm sure I'll never escape Mrs Robinson.

The man can't sing, but some of the guitar licks are ok.

Overall good, not sure Ozzy can hear the rest of the band and I'll never enjoy Changes.

Some good tracks, endearing use of technology but too stale and similar for it's playlength

Really enjoyed the organ chords and groove on the tracks. The second half of the album is great fun, but the first half isn't bad either. Edit: This is the one rating that haunts me, I don't think I'm ready to give this a 5, but I like it a lot more than that initial write up. We'll see...

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone a bit of a meme for me, but still good. Enjoyed the vocal harmonies on I Ain't Got Notin'

Amazing use of samples and musical flare to create soething unique for the backdrop of a political movement through lyrics. That said, the later Ice Cube tracks feel kinda out of place.

A pleasent listen, I enjoyed the track with the breakbeat on but nothing too special to keep me coming back. One to remember when you want a chill afternoon.

Can't believe Norah was 22 at the relase of this album. It's an indisputable classic and the work of a talented musician.

Some tracks really landed, others went on too long and didn't offer much. Not surprsing given the breadth of his career.

First half was good, got very repetivie and messy at the end.

Without the historical context of this album I don't think I can fully appreciate its lyrical content and so am left to judge it on it's musical content which is good and notable for the pioneering sound of the early seventies. I'm not someone who buys physical music but if I was I think this would be one to add to a collection as the digital format doesn't seem to do it justice.

Dull

A nice sound but for me another album that highlights the problem with a lot of the albums on this list. Artists seem to pick one sound and then write as many tracks as they can to completely exhaust its possibilities. As a musician myself I know I'm likely guilty of the same thing, when you're so close to these things it's hard not to hear the subtle differences as a world of change. There's also something to be said for how listening to lots of styles as you do going through the list will make you numb to these differences, but in this case I really felt like I was listening to the same 2 or 3 tracks on loop.

Think there's been a mistake?

Not sure about the inclusion of a Live album to the list but moments of this were alright.

Although I'm not a huge fan of tracks light Misty Mountain Hop you can't deny an album with Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven AND When the Levee Breaks 5 stars. On this re-listen, I really appreciated Page's production, especially the reversed guitar at the end.

An additional star for a few tracks that were alright, otherwise I found this to be pretty unlistenable.

Start of a new sound? Perhaps, but I struggle to listen to much of the Beastie Boys because the singer sounds too much like Glibert Gottfried. Still, some great sampling work (which then got sampled).

It's like the same inoffensive song for 37 minutes straight.

Something went very wrong with the concept of singing in the 70s. I did actually quite like some of the first few tracks.

Mad as a fly sharing a sandwich. Fun though.

Didn't overstay it's welcome. I liked most of it well enough but the big band tracks didn't land for me.

Vincent is a great track but the rest of the album doesn't do much for me

Feel like this sits in a nice little niche before pop punk made this sound very cynical, but it didn't need to be an hour long.

Lyrics sort of pass me by and so this really just sounded like "The Cure have a bad day and are really quite upset about it".

Love the groove and low key sound of this album, I even still love it despite listening to it when I had a car accident.

Not really something I would seek out but damn if I didn't have fun listening.

Bob Dylan belongs in Room 101.

Not bad but not for me

I get that this is notable for being a big shift from the artist's previous work but it didn't make for a good listening experience and I don't think it has a place on the list.

I lived and breathed this album for a few weeks while I read Ashley Kahn's book on this album. I recommend it if you've enjoyed listening to it, its a great exploration of the album - before, its conception, and after. In case anyone reads this review and nothing else about the album I'll share Bill Evans' (pianist) line notes for it: "There is a Japanese visual art in which the artist is forced to be spontaneous. He must paint on a thin stretched parchment with a special brush and black water paint in such a way that an unnatural or interrupted stroke will destroy the line or break through the parchment. Erasures or changes are impossible. These artists must practice a particular discipline, that of allowing the idea to express itself in communication with their hands in such a direct way that deliberation cannot interfere. The resulting pictures lack the complex composition and textures of ordinary painting, but it is said that those who see well find something captured that escapes explanation. This conviction that direct deed is the most meaningful reflections, I believe, has prompted the evolution of the extremely severe and unique disciplines of the jazz or improvising musician."

The start and end of this album are strong but it gets a bit weak in the middle.

Well mixed and good use of effects, this does feel like an evolution of some the influences listed on the Wikipedia page.

He sure was ramblin'

Massively let down by the vocals in places.

I'm not someone who pays attention to lyrics, which I think works in this album's favour. The few times I tuned in it seemed to be fairly derivative vapid nonsense. It does sound pleasant though, so I guess it's a 3 stars. At times I even thought it might be a 4, but I think the vocals are a bit weak in places.

35 years later, it sounds like Sonic music with middle class mid life crisis vocals

Can't really fault this for being what it is, just not something that I personally covet.

I'm aware that I probably wouldn't have given this album 5 stars if I wasn't already familiar with it. I can remember things like the original vocals taking me a while to get into, but it is an album that has a lot of depth you uncover as you listen to more and more.

Pleasant sound, the vocals went a bit too far for me in a couple of the tracks and I didn't really like the big shift half way through for one track. Keen to hear the others on this list.

Having been served Rust In Peace first this feels like the unrefined first crack at it.

Memes aside, this album explores instrumentation and time signatures in an effective way, while much of it doesn't really draw me in for a second listen, I can appreciate that this is a competent and comprehensive offering.

It's all the same song, but it is Little Richard.

Nothing drew me in here. Sorry Bez.

Pretty pleasant nothing special

I think my issue with Taylor Swift is she feels very distant from the rest of the music itself. It feels like a lot of care went into the production of this music but it lacks real emotion from the delivery.

A green eggs and ham for me. I've of course heard a lot of this album before but really enjoyed it start to finish. The cover of Lovesong is great

Toe tappin' blues

I was just very bored by this. The story teling aspect was too weak to be the centre piece of the album.

There's some great tracks on this album that have become worn out in pop culture in Britain. There are also some tracks which really didn't hit home for me.

I enjoyed this album despite it being pretty sloppy and sounding quite rushed in places. Despite the critics write up, it certainly isn't picking up where Man Machine left off.

Started off well enough but goes on far longer than it needed to.

I don't get this one at all, does very little for me.

Can't help but enjoy The White Stripes

It's like Oasis but I like it

Starts off alright but by the end it's very tedious. 2 and a half stars.

Not really my thing, and the list is weighed down with albums like this, but at least this one has a theme it manages to stick to without becoming too repetitive.

Very close to giving this a five, great grooves, great production and a good list of colabs. Glad this one got to see the light of day.

It sounds nice but it does go on a bit and I'm just not that sad.

Awful vocals but some of the music in the background is ok

Ella has an amazing voice, the writing of the Gershiwns I'd fantastic, and the band is great. But 3 hours is a long time, by the end I felt like a recording engineer on his 5th pack of the day aching to get the session over with, with no care for how the rakes were. Fantastic music, but the wrong way to listen in the modern world.

I've always liked Psychosocial but don't really get the rest of the album

Sad boring American music, sounding very dated twenty years later.

Great atmosphere, the music would be less without the crowd and the crowd would be less without the music. I took a star off as I don't think its something I'd regularly listen to.

King Of The World has some of the most infuriating keyboard solos I've ever heard. More like a musical than jazz rock at times.

It's alright but really nothing special, not sure why its here ove rmany many other things.

As I get older, my relationship with Radiohead complicates. For the longest time I dismissed them as too sad, but as my appreciation for music and music theory develops its hard to ignore their commitment to write music thats developing ideas and genres. So, 4 stars - Nude and Weird Fishes are great, I don't quite get the rest yet but it seems to me that some day I might.

One for me, and one for my homies

Never in a bad mood listening to this. The first half in particular feels like a celebration of life. Put it on and try not dance.

Moments of this work for me but the majority doesn't, I think its quite heavily let down by the production.

Bits of the album probably bring it down to more of a 4.5/5 but the DNA of this album has had a massive impact on my tastes, and my life really (I work with synths all day). Always good to revisit.

Pleasant enough but let down by crap singing

Not really an album? But some good stuff

Bits of this I enjoyed but bits of it I really didn't

When I first looked at the production credits for this album I thought it'd be a bit of mess, but actually the production helps provide variety to the named artists limited range. I also got some good laughs out of this.

I nearly fell asleep, not entirely in a bad way

Bin this nonce.

Shining star is a great track, and the album has some other great moments alongside it. Ultimately though this is a soundtrack album and makes for a bit of a disjointed listening experience.

Exactly what I expected.

At times interesting, at other times messy, and felt more like a compilation.

Nearly a 4 for me I think because you can feel the concept is well delivered but it is just a bit too boring

It's George Clinton introducing Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, and it oozes cool. On this album you'll learn that we want the funk, it's gotta be that p funk and if you give the people what they want when they want they'll want it all the time. Clinton is such a cornerstone of this music scene this has got 5 stars for that alone.

I didn't find my experience listening to this to be very musical

Celui merte Or something, I'm not fluent in French and apparently neither are these guys.

Hit me like a rock opera, but I don't think it's stuck for me.

Really fun listen, as glam rock should be. I look forward to the next one of these.

The dynamics were all over the place and the track with strings made me grit my teeth but it is still better than some of the 2s I've given out.

A lot to try and take in in my first listen to this. I recognise quite a few bits that have been sampled in here which is cool. Some beats had me grooving but the "dramatic scenes" between tracks went over my head.

Came very close to giving this a 4 for a couple of tracks near the end but upon listening again it's gotta be a 5. This is proper "everything's gone to shit I can't get any work and I don't want to" 70s dystopia disco right here. The escape from reality. Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers is a killer combo, but it's worth remembering that at this point in their career they were making a name for themselves, they're not playing it safe so much as developing a brand. /rant

Pleasantly surprised how modern this sounds

Boring shite for the most part but there is a track that's quote fun at the end. Though if I listened to that one in isolation it might further prove the boredom I was inflicted with at that point.

Bits of this are quite nice, good for a bit of sampling, but sometimes the vocals go full Tom Waits and I suffered.

Like listening to a weird fever dream, it's once again been demonstrated to me why some people make music like this today.

Starts awful but then some palatable punk emerges.

It's a 2 star album by Halcyon On and On gets it an extra star.

S'alright. Just alright.

Palatable, cool, smooth, but nothing hooks or wows you. Kinda unfair to put a compilation up against full albums, but pioneering none the less.

Has a lot of the stuff I don't like radio for but one or two good tracks.

Some brilliant tracks on here but it does get quite stale. I once saw them play live but it was at an NME event so they didn't play long. It was like a firecracker of energy and I think that's how this band are best enjoyed.

It's alright, a bit dull, but so is this review, so who am I to judge.

I remember not really liking Justice when this album first got traction, I seem to remember being disappointed that they were this heavy abrasive sound when I was hoping for another offcut disco duo like Daft Punk. I think the album Woman really turned me on to Justice, and revisiting this now there are some great tracks on here and I can hear how the production of this still stands abreast of the rush of noisy music that was to swamp the pop scene a few years after this album. Would be a 4.5 if it didn't have The Party on it.

Overall it's pretty dull and not that nice to listen to, however it has two good tracks on it and Bob Dylan has a petty jealousy of Donovan, so we can give it 3 stars for that.

Not as bad as the other I've had so far, but still crap

A very interesting experience, one which I may come to appreciate more with a relisten. The only thing that really stops this being a 5 for me is that I don't think I could put it in and really enjoy it, I guess you need a "without lessons" disc for that.

Some great tracks here but as an album it doesn't wow, and it is awkward listening to this knowing Voodoo is so much better.

Some of this was alright, some of it was a bit weird. Arter it finished playing, Spotify played me Faye Webster which I'd also never heard of, but quite liked. So, based on that, have 3 stars Ms Apple.

Some of this really sucks you in and washes over you, I'm surprised at how much I like this given how put off I am by some of their newer stuff.

I thought this was just alright. A lot of people here like to insult Morrissey in these reviews. After listening to this it seems to me the biggest insult you can give him is just to say that he's mediocre and left no impression on you. I get the impression he'd hate that.

It was alright. That's Entertainment sounds like a demo version on here? Maybe the whole thing is due a remaster.

Immigrant Song and Since I've Been Loving You are long time favourites. Tangerine is great too. Gets a little samey to be a 5.

Way better than the Bolt Cutters that I got last week. Wish I got this first.

A lot of this feels like familiar ground for much of what came out in the 90s/00s. This doesn't feel hugely original, but its not bad either.

Badly recorded and mixed, and the song writing is pretty dull too. Sounds like a lot of the screaming girls has been deliberately added on in post.

I need a Sarsaparilla to get through this

Kinda more like 3.5 maybe but then the hits are very good and theres a few other wow moments so here it is 4.

Noisy and boring, he just sings the melodies.

Maybe even a 4 one day. I listened twice and didn't like much of it the first time, second was better. I don't think much of this is as original as people would have you believe

Not really my thing but had some fun listening to this.

Some cool beat making here, and good guest vocal spots. I like the sound of Tupac's rapping but I didn't really take in the lyrical content and I'm not sure I'd want to? Maybe this is a 4 but I'm unsure enough to leave it at 3.

I was all set to give this 3 as I found it a bit dull, but I've woken up this morning and Doo Wop is in my head firmly and it's great and 4 stars.

One or two alright tracks does not make an album

I get why people like this but it doesn't do much for me.

Michael asside, Quincy Jones' work on this album is great. I've capped it at 4 because of how cheesy The Girl is Mine is. It's weird listening to an album like this now, you're so familiar with each track it's hard to hear it as an album. I guess that's pop for you.

Was let down by this, the title track and a couple of others were good. Otherwise this is bloated and boring.

What a let down. I think albums like this are more of a surprise to see on the list than some of the 1 star trash. At least you have a reaction to those. This is just... Nothing

Sounds really bad, I don't know if the digital versions are the only thing that suffer from this, but it was basically unintelligible for the most part.

I find it a bit mad that this is the only Nina album on here, especially compared to some of the over exposed artists on this list. If you're struggling to get into this music, spend some time reading about Nina and her Civil Rights activism or watching interviews. All of that energy is channeled into the the lyrics as well as the vocal and piano performance.

Some of it is quite good but it's overly long and there's 3 versions of the same song.

Gets better as it goes on and by the end I was enjoying it.

I like the band, I could take or leave Joni.

Cheesy 80s,but the good kind. It would maybe be a 4 if the whole album wasn't essentially just a buildup to one song.

An era of hip hop I wish we could go back to.

I actually don't mind Madonna jumping on this bandwagon, I think it's because its largely a bandwagon I like and she has made some effort to extend her vocal range to the genre. If you want to get all "how do you do fellow kids" wind forward a few more albums for the real pandering crap. That said, this is overly long, even the hits feel bloated when listening in context of the album. If it was 20 minutes shorter there may even be a 5 in here.

It's slower and more boring than I remember any of it being. It's like Zeppelin zapped of groove and creativity. Rock on the its gentle plod to boring before punk came along.

More like Yawnbirds

Does nothing for me

I like bits of this but the skits are too much

Not as bad as I thought but not something I'd really spend time with again, maybe the odd track or two.

A pleasant listen throughout, no standouts but doesn't get dull. Good job Curtis.

Some of it's alright, most of it I've forgotten already.

This album is great, very nearly a 5 for me and I can't quite put my finger on why not.

Moments of being cool but generally just too weird, the less said the better.

Overly long, moments of "Oh hey, yeah, it's like pop punk" weren't enough to sustain me.

One or two decent tracks, I guess you can *puts on sunglasses* go between them. Yeahhhhhhhh

Another album before albums I think. Good tracks, but a muted, filtered capturing of this performer

One or two alright moments, but a bit of a mess really. Way too long.

I Can appreciate bits of what's hear, you Can certainly hear it's influence. But I'd be happy if I Can live the rest of my life without this album darkening my door again.

This is probably a 4 star album in reality, I tried to come with various justifications for giving a 5,and the one I keep coming back to is essentially a protest vote that Discovery isn't on here. But this still a great album in its own right - Alive, High Fidelity, Fresh, I could go on.

I find it hard to say much about music like this. I don't catch many of the lyrics, but I know there's substance there, and the music itself is technically impressive but needs a few listens to take it all in. So, as my first encounter with the album, 3stars middle of the road babyyy

Love the sampling on this album, and the inclusion of the talk show to make a real cutting statement is great. There's also some tracks that are just good no matter the context. I think it is just a touch too long and repetitve as you get through it though.

Really liked it to start with but by the end the ideas had gone a bit stale.

Love the throwbacks you get doing this. I realise this will make me sound very young but this was a real coming of age for us at the time, it confronted reality in a way a lot of the pop we'd been growing up with didn't and the musicianship is great and gave us something to aspire too.

Boring but not bad

For a 1980 album this really sounds very 80s. The use of two drummers is great too. That said, it is a little chaotic to be palatable by today's standards.

I enjoyed the start of this, surprised how much I enjoyed a visit of Heads Will Roll, but I think it kinda veers off at the end for too long to score higher for me.

Surprisingly good, felt like a complete journey. Too bad it went under the radar.

Couple of standouts and a load of middle of the road stuff.

Ray's got a great voice for getting your feet and heart moving, but this album doesn't quite wow throughout

Enter Sandman is one of those songs you don't seek out but can't help but bop along to. Nothing Else Matters is a total slog for. And the rest? I guess Nothing Else Matters. Sounds good for 91

Well produced but very samey. I guess with this new wave stuff your either into the energy or you're not, I think most of us hearing it for the first time 49 years later are probably not.

I've been quite disappointed with the Orbital albums here, I was ready to give this one a two, but those last few tracks really pick up. What was moments of good music to begin with matures into full great tracks. Stick with it.

I think I like the story behind this album more than the listening experience. I've read Ashley Kahn's book on this and I am confronted with an album I want to like more than I do - and I know I only like it as much as I do because of all the context I have for it - good luck to those of you without it.

15 minute track and it stays fresh? *tasting sound* That's a 10.

Quite liked this to begun with but there's some real stinkers as you go on. Album art is great though

I actually enjoyed one of the bonus tracks (You Are My Sunshine) more than most of the album. I really like what's been done here but due to my own cultural background I'm not really familiar enough with the material covered for it to properly wow me. He is a genius though.

He's a better producer than lyricist. Feel like I'm talking about a different guy to current Kanye

I've doubted the inclusion of live albums here but this is great. It has so much energy from band and crowd - you can hear the crowd's desperate anticipation and the way James milks it just long enough. It's also cool to hear something earlier from his career that I was less familiar with.

This is like a high 3/low 4. Pleasant listening but gets a bit stale and then it's almost like they know its got a bit stale and fails to really come up with something good but carries on anyway. I also know that I have a bit of a soft spot for the soft French sound which isn't to everyone's taste. If you're still reading and liked this, check out Saudade but Thievery Corporation

Yeah it's alllllllright

All style no substance, felt like I'd not even listened to this a few hours after having listened to this.

After the first few tracks I was like "maybe I've missed something here" but as I do with all the albums I let it run its entirety, and by the end I was sure I hadn't. This is too chaotic for me, I appreciate the effort but not the result.

Had some good laughs listening to this. The music sucks but it's great. Good job Butthole guys. Now get out of my sight.

Some of its cool, some of its angry, some it's sad. Mission accomplished?

I can hear a lot of what people like about other more famous bands in this and I couldn't really tell you the difference between either one.

Boring music poorly produced.

Smooth, cool, technically brilliant... and just a little too noisy for a 5.

Pretty good bit of early electronic I'd not encountered before, some tracks I'll revisit but some of the longer ones don't really hold up.

Very forgettable but not bad.

It's got moments sounding Nick Drake like, moments of sound quite cool early 00s indie, but as a package its really tedious. Someone needed to make a few cuts in the editing suite.

I liked the drum solo. Then it went on too long. I liked smoke on the water. Then it went on too long. And so on.

Enjoyed listening but it isn't one of the greats or anything too special.

Liked this but it didn't click for me completely. All the elements are there but I wasn't bought into it as a whole.

I think my stamina for these things is starting wane 180 odd albums in, this was just boring. You'd feel ripped off if you spent good money on a CD and it contained a single musical idea.

One is great but the production is pretty terrible and it doesn't feel as tight as the other stuff.

Production is good but I don't really get it and I'm not sure if that's on me or Kendrick

A low 4, but Pacific 202 is such a fun track. There are other moments of being good here, other times its quite dull, and some times where its kinda bad and good at the same time. Surprised how 90s this sounded for an 89 album, and thats usually a sign of someone pushing the envelope.

He can't sing. The most positive thing I can say is I'm glad to be on the back of another one of far too many of his albums om the list.

The hits still sound great, and the other tracks are good too. They're one flashy high production cover from being revived into public consciousness.

This has a lot of energy and you can always tell what they're going for. When it works its great, Robert Smith's guitar stuff is great here and the vocals can be good. But there's a lot that doesn't do it for me.

I don't hate this like some really do, but I don't love or really even like it either.

I criticise a lot of these albums based on the vocals. And this really has some shit vocals. But here's the thing that got it up to 3 for me. They knew! They knew well enough to get Dusty in for a track. Waiting for a decent cover of It's a sin.

Well, no surprises here. Through the list I've warmed to Radiohead, but I was pretty cold before. I get a lot of what people love about this, but I think I just like it. But then I'm too young to be jaded to really fall into this I think. Maybe one day I'll love it.

Better than Neil Young.

A couple of dad rocky things, some glam rocky inspired things, and a couple of great tracks. As a playlist it feels a bit weak, but the parts are good.

Still not liking Steely Dan but this was much more bare able than Countdown to Ecstasy.

Enjoyed this, some of the vocals weren't to my taste, but I'm glad to have listened to it.

The Beatles have some great tracks. None of them are here. This is like a half decent pub band who manage to butcher a cover or two. I will say though, Ringo sounds good here.

The more people gush about Bowie the more I seem to dislike him. I will concede Jean Genie is alright.

I've thought about what to score this quite a bit. I didn't really have to listen to it much (though of course I did a once through start to finish) because I've heard most of it countless times before through no deliberate action of my own. Ultimately, though I don't really enjoy it I've given this 4 stars for these reasons: -It is very well produced -The fact its not a greatest hits album but plays like one is testament to the consistency of its song writing -They took all that crazy disco stuff coming out of America and made an album your mum can enjoy So, 4 as I can't give 5 to something u personally don't enjoy, and its tempting to dock a further star for being the catalyst to us being subjected to Pierce Brosnan singing.

I think the production really let's this one down which is a real shame as most of the sharm of Joy Division comes from their ability to pull of their melancholic sound while still being a song you can dance to - it's like the musical version of the sad clown.

Enjoyable enough until you realise its all the same song (with one or two exceptions) and gets very boring.

Good tracks, good sound. Don't let the context overshadow it.

I admit I'm probably rushing to a 5 because something different, but I really enjoyed this start to finish. Sounds great all round.

Wanted to like this more but its always a risk with these big tracks, I think you have to listen a few more times to really love it.

Cool story, shite music

You can hear a lot of the influence this album has had. I've had this one after the later album on this list, and it definitely feels more focused and driven.

Pretty sure the kinks just throw shit at the wall and see what sticks. Some of it does though.

I must be so jaded against Bob Dylan that I can't even tell you why I am, but the whole thing really baffles me. The music sounds awful and the lyrics are crap, no more need be said.

Headphones and breathtaking views required for this one, at lest the first 4 or 5 tracks. It sort of loses its way after that but isn't wholly unpleasant.

As someone who's not massively familiar with Nirvana's catalogue this is probably the worst album for to get first. I can tell the performance is good but didn't have the recognition to keep me engaged for an hour of it.

Didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would, but I feel it deserves no less than a 4 for the way it's put together. Of course, it's only a three without I'm In Love With My Car ;)

Enjoyable but I couldn't quite get to grips with it on a first listen, at times I felt board and other times I was really enjoying it.

What a bore

Bit of a snooze fest, if you've heard brit pop you've heard this.

Meandering punky poetry rock

Pleasant but I'm not a huge fan of these storytelling songs so a whole album won't get a 5 from me.

Bits I actually quite enjoyed, there's a good narrative in the music. Doesn't stop a lot of being tedious and boring though. I spun up and down the score slider for this one so I guess it averages to a 3.

I like Dusty but this album didn't sound brilliant. Some good tracks but not in a good order/collection.

Generic and dull. Production is pretty bad too.

C'est agréable mais le principal obstacle est que je ne comprenais pas ce qui était chanté.

As others have said, hard to tell one song from the next. Lyrics feel overly edgy and the best bits are when he stops singing.

I'm not sure if this 4 or 3.say what you will but it is well produced. Clocks is a great track, but then I don't really like The Scientist, it just drips with this supermarket sadness that bounces of me. Similar story with the other tracks.

I enjoyed this way more than expected, always a good sign.

Self indulgent, definitely has the broken clock effect of being occasionally right.

Smashing Pumpkins Lite

I was excited for this but it just kinda bounced off me.

Best thing to come from Brum (other than Brum).

Something I'd not heard of before, I enjoyed the variety on the album and for the most part thought it sounded good.

It's mad to me how I've only really got into Bjork in the last couple of years. This album brilliantly embraces the DNA of electronic music and uses it to make an eclectic album of great song writing by a performer desperate to use their range and this is further demonstrated by the live version of the album. I think this list has too much Bjork, but this album is really worth gushing over.

I've always liked this album, not as much as Meteora but it's good some good tracks. However it does sound very over produced in today's ears.

Boring and uninspired.

The remaster can't disguise this had aged pretty badly but I can appreciate the energy.

Cool but no Imagine covers please.

Took us 3 tries but me and the generator found a Beatles album I like.

Starts off really strong, Joe Walsh is a great addition to the Eagles to give them some balls. It doesn't keep up, and by the end you can barely hear the tracks over your own boredom.

First half is great, maybe a 5,music for music nerds with some amazing stuff from Neal Peart. Sadly by the end I'd had enough of the vocals and I think, for now, this is a 3 for me.

Really generic but damned if I did find myself taping my toe to those blues riffs.

Siouxsie and the Banshees 20 years later but it's all the same song and American.

First half is great, mad music you can't stay still to. It sort of loses its way a bit, but I think maybe it's a grower.

Yeeeeeooooww. Yeah no its a bit stale, covers of good songs still sound alright.

Someone needs to come along and turn 3 of the half baked tracks into one really good one. Not without its moments, but often left me feeling like it was unfinished or out of ideas. High 2 rounded up to a 3.

I like Brighton Rock, I like Killer Queen and Brian May goes to work on this album but overall I find myself liking Queen less than I'd like to.

For me, music like this offers a time capsule/teleportation to an idyllic space of music that's easy going and relaxed but has enough harmonic and melodic complexity to keep it interesting and mysterious. It's a bit of a gateway drug to Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim - one I gladly fall into every time this sort of music comes around. If I could change one thing, I'd compress the tenor sax down - 's a bit loud.

Pop music that stands the test of time, along with some decent album tracks.

After this album I'm convinced Emmylou is on par with Dolly. Now to paint my pickup truck white and driver on until I meet Jesus himself.

3 great tracks and an album bloated with meh. It's a shame, you out this on and you think "yeah here we go a 5" but it'll wear you down and here we are at 3. Less is more folks.

The musical equivelant of someone who doesn't know how to play Street Fighter mashing buttons - occasionally you'll see some cool stuff but its mostly just chaos.

Despite it being thrash metal I actually found this quite boring. Surely its loud and chaotic, but damn if isn't repetitive... and I like techno.

Fun for a bit but not for over an hour, give us a break Stephen.

A waste of some great riffs, maybe a 3 star without the slur

At first I was like "God, no" then "ah OK maybe" but by the end I'm ready to cast this back into obscurity as pretentious crap.

Way too generic and dull to be this long and self indulgent. Musically some of it is OK but as a completed work this really made me suffer. Piss off, Nick.

Some of my favourites on here but it is overly long and a bit mediocre at times. Feel kinda bad putting this at 3 but there's plenty of Led Zep on the list to go around.

Cool to see what can be done without David Byrne

I guess you can't fault this for being exactly what you'd expect.

Not the best not the worst, I like a few of the tracks and found others boring. The production is a bit strained in places too.

Pure blues fun start to finish.

Interesting to listen to once but not much about it draws me to listen to it again.

I'm not sure I was able to listen to all of this. I ended up listening to live versions of some of the tracks on YouTube. A shame because I quite enjoyed some of what I heard. I'd feel bad giving this a 2 and I'm sure I didn't experience a 3 so 4 it is.

The production in the more ambitious tracks is really messy but I think the ideas still came through. It feels like this is The Beatles in their stride.

Too far out man

Not sure what all the macho energy is about but there's some cool 90s beats on this, kinda surprised but it.

It's sloppy but its not bad. It does go through a bit of "here's 4 chords on repeat for two minutes, and here's another one" but it still averages out just as good as any of the one hit wonder albums which I think Macca is probably due.

Stevie is a musical genius, but his batting average isn't what you might expect. There's some real self indulgent wobbles on here. But then... Superstition is one of the greatest songs of all times, just casually tucked 6 tracks into the album.

Some cool electronica on this but it does get a bit samey and is overly long. I'll admit I am partly giving this a 4 to balance out a harsh average for this one.

Some of the tracks land well here, it's made up of the same bluesy/jazz chord stuff thats having a big comeback at the moment. Unfortunately, this well and truly overstays it's welcome and you're left with a lot of "filler" tracks that don't contribute much.

Preferred this to London Calling as it's shorter, more focused and more what I'd expect of Punk music.

Another album another Englishmen who can't sing.

Thought I'd have some kind of reaction to this but overall just thought it was a bit noting, some of it I didn't like, some of it I didn't mind.

Good times were had, ear bleeding riffs were played.

I feel kinda uneasy about enjoying this, for me the whole "pop punk" thing feels really hypocritical and vapid. At the same time though, I'd much rather put this on than some of the old punk classics on the list.

Boring

This one gets an extra star for getting the algorithim to show me some more cool Argentinian music.

This one flicks quite happily around the average mark on the dial.

Moments of this actually work but as a complete package it really frags, and I'm left wondering which bits are supposed to be tongue and cheek and which might be serious.

Pretty middle of the road, Tim.

Some of this was decent, good grooves and band sounds tight, but a lot of it is just chaotic noise and I guess that's the point but it didn't work for me.

I am a big fan of Blue Lines and Mezzanine but weirdly hadn't listened to this album. The tracks with Tracy Thorn are great. Overall this feels like Blue Lines pt2,its not as exciting and the live track at the end is totally out of place but overall still good.

Violence is the only way you'll see sense? Why do you keep saying it like that?

Feels like an odd choice as this doesn't wow at all but hey its not bad either.

Full on George Clinton, but Mothership remains the best one on here for me.

Jeff can sing which puts him ahead a lot of the stuff you hear on this list, but the song writing is pretty tired for the most part.

Sorry Robbie, but listening to this album in this context really highlights how two dimensional cut and paste pop it is.

I couldn't tell you which of the two Sonic Youth albums I've had was better I could only tell you that I didn't need two.

Some really cool ideas here, but for my first listen I felt like they got pretty tired and couldn't justify the run time. I'll be coming back to this to pick my favourites out.

Weird moments where it kinda breaches something cool but doesn't stay there long enough to make this worth listening to.

Musically good, but hard to separate from who's playing it.

Enjoyed checking this out but I'm blown away by anything in particular.

Something about Little Simz style works for me while a lot of this stuff doesn't. Inflo's production is great too.

I think this landed better than Folsom for me, musically it felt tighter but also Johnny is more charming. Folsom is perhaps more of a novelty but I enjoyed this more.

When listened to on low volume, its like metal elevator music.

Fun time hanging out with the hippies. He got a bad deal on the My Sweet Lord case.

Raw and untamed but in the bad way.

I thi k I'm probably one of those normies that needs a "Best of The Roots" collection. I enjoy their sound but find each track either really hits or does nothing for me. Overall liked it enough for a 4.

This is indeed The Temptations. Starts strong, just about stops before too long.

Enjoyed having something different

This is more of a diary entry than a review. I've noticed that the more you get of similar stuff, the harder it is to remark on it after just one listen, which is typically what I manage in a day as an average. So, I can tell you this sounded alright, any extra value (positive or negative) that might be gained from an understanding of the lyrics is beyond me at this point.

Like hearing foxes scream in the street.

It's good it's just not me.

As prog rock goes this is pretty good, and not too long!

I've got no energy left for Elvis (after only 3 of his albums on here), but this was one of the better ones.

Some of the soppy stuff is a bit strong, but overall its far more listenable than a lot of the shite on this list. People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis, you can't trust people Jeremy.

Had to keep this one down low, I don't think it was bad per se just couldn't connect with it.

I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. Some great tracks throughout but I'm not a fan of skits and am too far removed from the context.

Overall pretty dissapointing, but one or two good tracks. If you like those go and listen to the soundtrack to the Playstation 1 game Speed Freaks.

Felt pretty neutral about this one, which means I liked it more than Sonic Youth.

Really stale with a couple of good moments

As you begin to notice how lovely and moving the piano is you can't help but notice it has no effect on you simply because some guy had to do a falsetto for the entire run of the album.

Songs you wouldn't mind hearing while you get your hair cut.

Basically Roadrunner is the only good track, but he's having fun, and that makes it far more redeemable in my eyes then a lot of the self indulgent stuff you'll hear on this list.

Could all just be the same song but its not unpleasant.

Kindafeel oblidged to give it a 3 despite it being quite a chore, but you really can hear the development of ideas that went on to build the genre.

I think Glyn is a bit off the mark with his praise for this one. It's fine, but it really is just fine.

The sounds of the 70s dying out into the 80s. Despite all the mediocre British music from this period I've been subjected to on this list thus far this one stood out just enough to get a 3.

Was tempted to give this a 4, its my first time listening to this and I think it could either be one that grows on you or irritates you on repeat listens. Some cool ideas but not an instant "wow".

Enjoyed more than I expected, as is well reflected by the reviews already here. I don't think I'd go back to it though.

I wanted to like this more than I did. "She's like a cool Madonna" they said. If that's true, I guess I'm just not cool. I find the hits to be overly cheesy and the other stuff too grating.

Don't touch it. Don't sing about touching it. Don't think about touching it. Don't sing about thinking about touching it. Or something. I thought albums had to be a minimum of 25 minutes?

Good singer but boring songs that don't really work for her style.

Title track and Touch Too Much are standouts, the rest is just consistent head bopping toe tapping rock n roll.

Gets worse as it goes on but definitely better than some of the crap I've given two stars. Everywhere you go.

Probably a 5 if you were the right age at the right time. For me I like a lot of it but there's bits I don't and am overall not drawn to angst as a mainstay for my music listening.

It'd be good if it wasn't like listening to your uncle get up to sing his favourite Motown songs at Karaoke.

To my ears, this is the correct way to sing badly. I think I'd be scoring this album lower if I'd already had Siamese Dream which is really the only Smashing Pumpkins album I come back to. This one has some good tracks, but its way too long and samey accross the span of it to leave a lasting impact.

"Hey 1999, remember that album NME listed as number 2 on their album of the year? Don't you just think you HAVE to hear that before die" "I mean, not really. Nothing better 25 years later? Is NME still a thing?"

This was an odd collection of not quite songs but I'm glad I got to see this project once.

All the tracks sound the same but it's still worth a listen. Despite being the first track, you'll have Blitzkrieg Pop in your head afterwards.

Started off thinking this was a 4 for me, I can excuse having a big ego in hip hop music but if you take it seriously enough to put out 16 tracks that all cover the same ground and lack the quality control to size it down then it's clearly got out of hand.

Better than most new wave for me but sadly they ran out of ideas, every track is the same leaving you feeling pretty stir crazy by the end. Still, got my head bobbing.

It was fun at first. Then there was the rest of time.

Production is good but the hooks are not. Why is Black Sunday not on the list? I was expecting to listen to this and be blown away as this has been picked over that, but no, Black Sunday still takes it.

I get why they're a singles band now.

It's by no means the worst one of these I've heard. Feels like actual chaotic prog rock rather than forced. But I won't be coming back.

This wasn't actually that bad but I still think Neil Young sucks.

I had the Run DMC album on here the other day, it's crazy how far Tribe took the hip hop sound on their FIRST album only a few years later. Iconic.

Good fun! Always great to get a break from the usual here and for it be good. Also, a good example of how tracks can sound similar across an album but not exhaustive.

One or two good tracks, the covers sound alright but not as good as their originals. 4 more The Who albums to go...

Bit of a Blur to be honest. I like how you can hear Damon gearing up for the Gorillaz stuff in this one.

Pretty meh, I have no further thoughts.

Enjoyed Karen's voice overall. Some good versions of some tracks, but overall very syrupy. I hadn't realised her story was so tragic.

The drum mixing kinda sucks but it's made up for by the guitar. A good time.

Keith Moon sounds great, but as an album this isn't enticing.

Didn't hate this but it didn't much for me either. A very neutral 3.

He's pretty good I just don't know if I'm ready to commit to Incredible.

I'm a big fan of It Ain't Hard To Tell and one or two others here. Overall I'm not in love with this enough to give it a 5, something about Nas' flow I find a bit hit or miss but I think it'll just take time to land for me. In that sense I do actually find it hard to tell.

Not so much an album as it is a collection of voice notes from someone who sounds really sad set to music.

I've had a couple of tracks from this saved in my library for years. Sadly, I didn't save any more after listening to all of this. It's not bad but if you look at David's career after this it feels like they've grown a lot since this.

Didn't realise this album was so old! There's some great tracks that still sound very current in here. Overall Chilli Peppers are a bit of a guilty pleasure for, I enjoy it enough to listen but can't help but notice how pop and sage some of it is played.

Absolutely timeless. One of those albums that makes you question all the other 5 stars you've given.

Well produced if a little bit of a downer in places. Made me nostalgic for the early 10s.

It's such a shame Bob Dylan can't sing. Allegedly, his lyrics are quite good. I can't make out a word he's "singing".

Third Sonic Youth album I've been given, some of this was, I dunno, Ok? But at this point I've steadily grown to dislike them more and more. See you on the next two!

I like holding back the years but otherwise this reeks of talented musicians put to the back to satiate the need to make a "star".

I think this might be a 4 in terms of songwriting (they do all sound very similar), but you can't deny the feeling the performances elicit. The dynamic range and swing of the band is just perfect, and what needs to be said about the vocal? I got this very near christmas which really bought the whole thing together too.

For me, Bjork is like an acquired taste, and its impressive how she manages to maintain that album to album; I find myself having to reset my expectations and appraise each album on its own merit. I enjoyed this about as much as most 3s but I gotta give it a 4 for the amount of balls it has.

There's much more to this album than one overplayed hit single, which is certainly more than can be said of a lot of these albums. Though I wasn't always into what was happening, there was clear vision and good execution across the album.

How do you judge this kinda music? You'll hear it every year whether you want to or not.

I don't really get it but I don't think its bad. Better than the first one.

Like a visit to a museum to look at an important but ugly statue.

Pretty painful for the most part with one or two decent moments.

Eh I didn't really click with this one. Felt pretty abrasive and too samey.

As advertised, nothing more. Yeehaw.

Sade and her band have a sound that I find both exciting and comforting. Great use of chords and melody throughout. Worth watching some of the old love sets of you like this.

I like Father and Son. The rest of the album just sorta makes you think "I guess every artist has to make an album".

Not as bad as the live album but I'm still Grateful it's over.

Nice long visit to the hairdresser. I like Tracy Thorn's voice but it does wear a bit thin when there's so little diversity here.

For the most part, very calm and pretty. I think I actually prefer the sound of just Nick and his guitar to the other albums that include the string sections. Both are nice, sure, but I feel like this is closer to the artist's vision when writing the song. Gotta mention there's one or two (short) tracks that strike me as a bit odd, but I'll give it a pass as the rest of the album is a treat.

To start with enjoyable but a lack of ideas makes this wearisome to the point I won't come back.

Great rhythmic work and use of call and response. Risked dragging on a bit with some samey tracks, but I imagine as you get to know it that isn't the case.

I found this to be a bit of a slog overall, its just so mediocre. In about the final third I did think it started to come together a bit more, so if you're reading this review while listening and are struggling - hang in there, kitty.

Some decent guitar on this. Reminds me that I really like The Cure.

An hour and then some of tracks that are hard to distinguish from each other. Then comes Mr Blue Sky and you think the whole album has basically been stripping that track back for parts and trying to run with it, The success rate is pretty low.

Pretty boring for the most part.

Either I'm being beaten into submission or this is just one of the betterNeil youngs albums of the many ones on this cursed list. But it's still Neil Young, knock a star off for the overspill of crap I've had to listen to.

Put me to sleep to be honest. Quite dissapointed as some of the tracks of Songs for the Deaf are good.

Nobody wants to hear how miserable you are Nick, piss off. Hovered around a 2,but Green Eyes tanked it.

Don't have much to say about this. I listened to it, it was a bit naff, and I've already forgotten it.

Maybe its ok? I just don't get it, one or two tracks hold the best ideas of the album and that's about all I can discern.

Didn't get much from this other than finding it mildly irritating. I prefer the ambient Eno.

Mercilfully short.

Production is pretty bad, but the song writing is... ok. Makes you appreicate what having a producer like Glyn Johns can do for a band.

Definitely got Nostalgia Goggles for this one, but I think the production is great, really good use of samples and seamless movement between material within the tracks. I get the complaints about repetition, but it clearly wasn't enough of an issue to stop these tracks enduring throughout my upbringing.

"You don't have to listen to me, that's the promise of free will" - you might be on to something there, Elvis.

Very dull.