1001 Albums Journey

Some of the all-time great songs sung by one of jazz's greatest singers. What's not to love. Fantastic orchestral backing.

Not as strong as their first album for me. Some great individual songs, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek, King Harvest. Too much filler though. 6/10.

Great album, particularly the first half. Wanes a little towards the end but Side 1 is excellent. Push It Along, Luck of Lucien, Bonita Applebum the pick of the songs. 7/10.

An absolute classic, probably my favourite Beatles album (not that I know all of them in loads of detail). Taxman and Eleanor Rigby an incredible start, generally the album epitomises everything good about the Beatles. 9/10.

An interesting album - completely indifferent to some tracks yet some really leapt out. Standouts include Ballad of Big Nothing, Rose Parade and Cupid's Trick. Worth mentioning that I can definitely hear his influence in others - reminds me of Flyte in places and Jeffrey Lewis in others. Will check out his other albums. 6/10.

Take It Easy is an absolute classic, no question about it, the opening chord is an iconic start to the album. However, the album as a whole does wane, particularly towards the end. Other standouts are Witchy Woman and Nightingale. 6/10.

About as bleak as music can get. Have seen other reviews that admire the bare, industrial sound of the album but personally it's not for me. I really disliked the sparse nature of the production, the vocals and incessant sound effects. Day of the Lords and Interzone the pick of the tracks. I found Candidate, She's Lost Control, Wilderness and I remember nothing almost unlistenable. I definitely preferred the slightly 'riff-ier' stuff. Really disliked the album, completely not to my taste. Nothing even slightly memorable and won't be revisiting. 3/10.

Best tracks were Shot By Both Sides and Burst. Not a bad album at all, weakest track was the final track, Parade. Happy to appreciate it as a good album but completely not for me. 5/10.

Hard to argue with the fact that Nina is one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century. I thought this album lacked some more upbeat material, favourites were Lilac Wine and the live cut of Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair. 6/10.