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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| 1977 | 5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
| The Modern Lovers | 5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
| Youth And Young Manhood | 5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
| Everything Must Go | 5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
| Welcome To The Pleasuredome | 5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
| Permission to Land | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Marcus Garvey | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| Elastica | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Chirping Crickets | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Siembra | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| To Pimp A Butterfly | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Funeral | 1 | 3.57 | -2.57 |
| Head Hunters | 1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
| Gorillaz | 1 | 3.53 | -2.53 |
| The Suburbs | 1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
| Queen II | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| The ArchAndroid | 1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
| Frank | 1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon | 2 | 4.43 | -2.43 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Arcade Fire | 3 | 1.33 | 2.17 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Queen | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| King Crimson | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
sounds like what me and my mates used to do in music in 6th form, piss about making noise on instruments. weirdly it's not truly awful and again the final fantasy factor gives it a minor improvement over the 1 it was destined for
4 likes
Queen
2/5
it's not bad, but i have a bit of a natural dislike for queen, imagine thinking this was cool during the time of punk
1 likes
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James Brown
2/5
Its hard not to appreciate the showmanship of James Brown however this did absolutely nothing to cure my disdain for live albums, if it were to be subtitled 80% of the text would be 'inaudible chatter' occasionally interspersed with a cacophony of felines at the wailing wall during one of the slowest half hours of my life
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Beautiful album from start to finish and the lead single songs are absolute diamonds. Love homeward bound.
Radiohead
3/5
Another album where the lead singles are very good and listenable, it flows well but some of the songs are a bit too ploddy and slow for me. almost fell asleep during backdrifts which ironically led into one of the best songs on the album... 'go to sleep'
'There There and 'A Punch up at a wedding' brings this back up to a 3 for me
Arcade Fire
2/5
in the mid 2000s america stopped producing good bands and gave us two bob phantom of the opera tribute acts. at best it sounds like a haunted hipster carnival/circus
AC/DC
3/5
Classic rock RIFFS with some grating vocals but some bangers. Camfield approved
Kid Rock
1/5
Not worthy of comment
David Bowie
3/5
Quite nice
Neil Young
4/5
Another plinky plinky folk album, turns out these are quite nice to listen to. Was going to give it a steady 3 but the fact that one of the songs is basically final fantasy it's upped to a 4.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
sounds like what me and my mates used to do in music in 6th form, piss about making noise on instruments. weirdly it's not truly awful and again the final fantasy factor gives it a minor improvement over the 1 it was destined for
Ice T
2/5
You'd never think that a man named Tracey Marrow would ever be able to get away with referring himself as the original gangster and quite frankly he doesnt. Stick to solving new york sex crimes please Icey
George Michael
4/5
What a nice voice and what a nice man, I bet his nan was proud of him and hopefully was already dead by the time of the toilet incident.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Nice mix of soothing vocals, classic rock and roll sound, pretty sounds and jingle jangle noise. i approve
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Too many annoying songs, I do not like dirt.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
This isn't the worst thing I've ever listened to, the basic drumbeat throughout is a bit of a giveaway I reckon, poor man's billy idol
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Shite
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5/5
You know that new sound you're looking for, listen to this
The Go-Go's
4/5
Had never heard of it, catchy tunes, female vocals, of which I am a sucker for. Pretty nice listen
Carole King
3/5
Nice songs, good voice but would I sit there listening to it? Probably not
Tom Waits
1/5
Remember in father Ted when they stop singing my lovely horse and father jack pulls out his shotgun and blasts the guitar to smithereens. That
The Flaming Lips
3/5
not as bad as i thought it was going to be, although the opening track was the best and it got progressively worse
Adele
2/5
Everyone knows a mouthy fat bird who can sing a bit, this one is no different
Radiohead
3/5
More melodic than I remember but still a bit droney
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Man sings some songs
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Spanish Castle Magic a guitar hero GOAT track, some decent guitar wankers, but a little bit boring?
Grizzly Bear
1/5
the only way a group of lads, who had spent hours/days slaving away in a studio, would be happy with this outcome would be if they were complete up themselves cunts
Fever Ray
3/5
We can't be far off Sven and Ulrika forming a Swedish electronic duo at this point. The opening track sounds like what I heard in my head as I was popping a whitey on Old Jamaica Rd after Hollie Jenkins cousin laced a joint with fuck knows what. That being said, it's not my thing so I wanted to hate it, but I didnt
Herbie Hancock
1/5
Don't get it
Iron Maiden
3/5
I thought it was ok actually, rob is wrong
Morrissey
4/5
What's not to love about a hateful old man prancing around singing about a Bengali on platform shoes
Neil Young
2/5
It's just not for me
Beatles
4/5
Classic beatles, some wonderful songs interspersed with nonsense
Depeche Mode
4/5
i actually liked it a lot more than i thought i was going to
Beastie Boys
3/5
bit weird, almost like a jazz alvum or something. but it is the beastie boys
The Associates
1/5
Pants
Hugh Masekela
1/5
total arse
Queen
2/5
it's not bad, but i have a bit of a natural dislike for queen, imagine thinking this was cool during the time of punk
Elliott Smith
2/5
it wasn't as depressing as i thought it would be
De La Soul
4/5
So close to a masterpiece
Fishbone
2/5
The one upside to this is it inspired me to listen to some proper ska punk
Isaac Hayes
4/5
enjoyed the songs, enjoyed the voice
Doves
4/5
Strange that I'd never listened to it before but I liked it
Ray Charles
3/5
i like the guy, he's alright
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Very bouyant sound, feels like I am in a wahaca restaurant ordering some pork pibil tacos.
I can just imagine that this is what Sarah and John Connor would have been listening to on the beach in Guatemala, moments before they were gunned down by yet another T-800 Terminator as depicted in the opening scene of terminator dark fate. Of course, that's if you believe this is the true continuation of T2, which is what James Cameron wants, but personally i have no issues with Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines and thought Nick Stahl made a pretty good John Connor and he didnt die did he, he hid in the mountain.
But I Digress
R.E.M.
5/5
talk abour the passion
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
the music is okay but the lyrics and whiney singing is representative of a man in a hard place. we've all been there, some of us crywank whilst binge watching peep show, others release this album
Megadeth
4/5
Soft spot for Dave's lads here, wasn't sure the whole album would be as good as the main singles but it's close
The Police
3/5
In the film Quadrophenia, Sting played 'Ace Face' who was the epitome of cool in the mod scene, however as Phil Daniels continues his downward spiral addicted to blueys he eventually comes crashing down finding out Ace Face is merely a bus boy at a hotel and is in fact a slave to the modern world earning pittance being bossed around. In a way, this is relative to Stings music as the more you listen to the Police, despite the appearance of the big hitters that he is in fact a genius, scratch beneath the surface and there is a lot of crap.
still, 3/5 as i need to save face a bit having paid £75 to go watch them at twickenham 15 years ago
The Avalanches
2/5
Old man hates shit electronic music
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Nice, but boring
The Coral
3/5
It's okay but has a novelty feeling all the way through
The Dictators
3/5
sounds like the ramones if they were able to control their bpm. thing is you dont want the ramones to do that
Elvis Presley
4/5
The king
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Really really good. Proper old school
Sabu
2/5
I love the Spanishy stuff but it did sound like someone was hitting a frying pan with a spoon for most of it
Stephen Stills
3/5
its alright but a bit boring
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
want to hate mccartney because he's such a cunt but it's a good album... JET. oooohooohhhhoooohooooohoooh
Muddy Waters
3/5
EZ listening
The Kinks
5/5
Ray Davies is a genius
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Champagne communists but they know how to bang a track out
The Clash
5/5
Enough said
Led Zeppelin
3/5
its not too bad, so long and a bit dull but the music is okay
Jurassic 5
4/5
Good stuff
Hüsker Dü
3/5
bit samey but its good
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
boring but it has the song from the scrubs finale
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Listenable but don't like alex.turners boice
Johnny Cash
3/5
Bit rambling
Dolly Parton
4/5
good voice
Le Tigre
4/5
opening track reminded me of X-Ray Spex, not all up to taht standard but fairly decent
Janis Joplin
4/5
girl can sang, shame about the toto wolff shilling in there
The Incredible String Band
2/5
go away
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Boring
Nirvana
4/5
Iconic. I'd be a cunt to down mark it for being over produced wouldn't i
Paul Weller
3/5
More of a greatest hits kinda guy which is very good. This not so much
Traffic
2/5
Wut
Boston
4/5
I SEE MY MARIANNE WALKING AWAYYYYYYY
Miles Davis
2/5
Couldn't hack it
Air
4/5
Very nice, presumably this is what french boys did with each other before they invented rocket league and soggy biscuit
Elbow
2/5
meh
Simply Red
3/5
nice surprise
Burning Spear
5/5
The Cure
2/5
BORING
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
one of the GOATs
Skunk Anansie
2/5
chill out love
Big Star
4/5
it was okay actually
Fats Domino
3/5
who doesn't like blueberry hill
The Who
4/5
Like it
Kanye West
2/5
SHUT UP YOU PRICK
Manic Street Preachers
5/5
very good album, brings back memories of being 19 and chatting with a MSP obsessive, but slightly disturbed young lady from the isle of wight on MSN who used to send me completely unsolicited pictures of her in her knickers, was all fun and games until she sent me a picture of ENOLA scrawled on one arm and ALONE on the other bare disguising the cut marks on her arms from self harm.
five stars
N.W.A.
3/5
enjoyed it
Ash
5/5
love every track from start to finish
The Zombies
3/5
Didn't hate it
Jeff Buckley
4/5
teenage girls favourite but yeah its good
Hookworms
3/5
quite like it
Keith Jarrett
3/5
it's very nice but i'm sure there are better nights out in Cologne than going to see this
Björk
4/5
really liked it
Neil Young
4/5
much better than the advert song with the fat kid
R.E.M.
5/5
6 stars
Julian Cope
2/5
bit rubbish
Joni Mitchell
4/5
top gal with a top voice
The Hives
4/5
Great fun and it's either this or more limp.bizlit
Beach House
3/5
it was the same noie from start to finish but it was decent noise
Nick Drake
4/5
nice music
Kraftwerk
2/5
nah
Iron Maiden
4/5
RUN TOOOO THE HILLLLLLLS
Tim Buckley
3/5
ok
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
great fun jingle jangle stuff
Ramones
4/5
good but not the best ramones album
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
it's good but i struggle to get excited for it. good background music
The Style Council
2/5
Massive self indulgent wank with 2 very good songs in it
Pere Ubu
3/5
Bit noisy
Iggy Pop
4/5
Great stuff
The Smiths
4/5
No proper bangers but very solid
Os Mutantes
3/5
bit weird but enjoyable
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
it's pretty, it's haunting, but it's a bit boring
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
bit noisy but its alright
David Bowie
3/5
Good stuff from a strange man
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Cool as fuck
3/5
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Hope they call me back for a second date
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Loved it
Van Morrison
2/5
Isn't this the fella from the wedding karaoke
Kraftwerk
3/5
Liked it a lot better than the last inr
Khaled
2/5
Leave off mate
David Crosby
3/5
I started it, listened to it and then it was over and I'm not sure I remember it other than it wasn't awful
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Good voice
Fela Kuti
3/5
Good stuff, feels like I'm at a carnival
The Mamas & The Papas
5/5
Fantastic
Missy Elliott
3/5
Hip hop hooray
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Love her tits but the music is a bit generic
Germs
2/5
Dirty, loud and uncouth. If it were a tinder bio rob would use a super like
Santana
2/5
what a dullard
Bon Jovi
3/5
Wanted dead or alive is a box office song
Raekwon
3/5
generic hippity hop
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
annoyingly quite good
TV On The Radio
3/5
Semi enjoyable noise
Blur
3/5
Reasonable mellow rock that peaks at the opening track
Björk
2/5
mad cunt
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
what the fuck was this
Mike Ladd
1/5
shit
Gotan Project
4/5
love this latino heat
Kanye West
2/5
shut up you prick
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
beautiful
Taylor Swift
3/5
Even men with steel hearts give this a 3 star minimum
Scissor Sisters
3/5
fun pop nonsense
The Band
3/5
Pretty boring but the weight is a good song
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
Thank fuck someone ended it before I had to step in
Janelle Monáe
1/5
would rather fist myself with a glove made of barbed wire than listen to this again
White Denim
3/5
It's ok but how does this qualify for a list like this
John Lennon
3/5
Decent
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Really good!
The Temptations
3/5
Weird
Pink Floyd
4/5
Like rob says, far better than expected. Would listen again if I were in the right mood but not sure I can commit to a mood lasting an hour 20
Richard Hawley
2/5
it's nice but boy is it boring
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
FUNKY!
David Bowie
4/5
Oh you pretty thing!
R.E.M.
5/5
Obvious 5*
You are the everything and turn you inside out my favourite tracks
5/5
Genuinely really beautiful
Otis Redding
4/5
Banging
Cee Lo Green
2/5
Bog standard
Jack White
4/5
pretty good. Sounds like the latter white stripes stuff
Queen
2/5
queen are pants
Beatles
4/5
one or two forgettable songs but some really good ones. personal fav: i'm looking through you
Foo Fighters
5/5
just love it. i'll stick around, Alone + Easy Target, exhausted are all just top tier songs
Orange Juice
4/5
ignore the opening horrible synth bass notes. it's decent
Neu!
4/5
weirdly enjoyable
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Really really banging
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Bit boring from a band with far better songs than these
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
5/5
it's fantastic
King Crimson
2/5
shite
TLC
2/5
not my thing but who doesnt like waterfalls
The Pogues
3/5
like a bunch of old drunks in an irish pub
Beck
2/5
not for me, shame about the scientology
James Taylor
3/5
nice and listenable
Metallica
3/5
i want to giv it more but there is too much guff on this album. 4 or 5 very good ones though
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooring
Michael Jackson
4/5
Right up there near the top of the list of musical nonces, great stuff
David Bowie
3/5
decent but not my favourite bowie
Love
3/5
Was nice enough
Van Halen
3/5
great guitar wankery but not a fan of this cheesey 'rock of ages' era
The Darkness
5/5
Resisted this for months before finally submitting after the release of Love is only a feeling. some really genuine great songs on the album with a bit of cheese. good vocals, good guitars. and has a song on it shouting YOU CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNT. what's not to like
The Temptations
4/5
good stuff
Parliament
3/5
funky
Sade
3/5
feel like this is what the style council tried to be
Giant Sand
1/5
wow i fell asleep
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
nice
Nick Drake
4/5
yeah i liked it but dont think i would ever deliberately listen to it over somethnig else
Van Morrison
2/5
its a live album by van morrison
Miriam Makeba
3/5
pretty sure mrs bessisera made us sing these in primary school
The Offspring
5/5
so good. first 8 tracks are sublime
Tricky
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyable
Sigur Rós
5/5
Loved it
Black Sabbath
5/5
Riffs, rhythm and rasping vocals
Incubus
2/5
Didn't like this at the time and didn't like it just now
LTJ Bukem
1/5
no
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Fun
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
there were some decent songs on it but wont ever be sold by AM
Gorillaz
1/5
fuck off
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
lovely lads and lovely songs
King Crimson
1/5
i just dont get it
The Young Gods
2/5
live from the french haunted goth circus
MGMT
2/5
namby pamby woke nonsense. knew someone who loved these so much he followed them around on tour which is bizarre for such a non entity of a band who have managed a couple of catchy hooks
Dusty Springfield
3/5
how lovely
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
delightfully fun. i love the intro to jackie wilson says
Gene Clark
3/5
enjoyable. who is gene clark though?
Prince
5/5
weird little fella is a genius
U2
3/5
its decent but dont quite get how they are so big
Marvin Gaye
3/5
was alone with the cat listening to this and it made me want to fuck the cat
Missy Elliott
2/5
doesnt excite me
Jacques Brel
3/5
fun
The Charlatans
3/5
was alrite
Dusty Springfield
4/5
would
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Isn't he lovely
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Weird
The Cardigans
4/5
Lovely female vocals and a bizarre cover of iron man
The War On Drugs
2/5
nothing really happened
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
nice voice but dull as fuck
Nas
4/5
Enjoyable
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
very droning vocals and music
Jeru The Damaja
4/5
Really good
Pink Floyd
2/5
just dont get it
Bob Dylan
3/5
solid effort from the weird little fella
Willie Nelson
4/5
Really enjoyable!
Bob Dylan
4/5
better than the last dylan one, very good
Kings of Leon
4/5
Remember when they did actual good songs
Radiohead
5/5
Absolute 5* album
Steely Dan
3/5
i dont hate it, but i dont get it
Public Enemy
2/5
bit too much going on, very noisy
Bert Jansch
2/5
now do classical gas
Deep Purple
3/5
some nice guitars. bit boring
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
absolutely diabolical
Beastie Boys
4/5
the guys love white castle more than harold and kumar
The Clash
5/5
Perfection
The La's
3/5
Trying too hard to be the Beatles
Primal Scream
1/5
proper shit
The Byrds
4/5
enjoyable
Talking Heads
4/5
Quite a good band
The Smiths
4/5
Cemetery gates is one of my favourite songs but there are a couple on here that are a bit too eccentric
Minutemen
2/5
didn't get it
The Prodigy
3/5
flows great from start to finish, just not my thing
The Verve
2/5
i think i'm supposed to really like it but its quite dull. history is obviously very good mind you
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
goodness gracious, great load of shite
The Stone Roses
4/5
not a band i often enjoy hearing on the radio and such but listening to this album alone it's pretty good. song for my sugar spin sister is very good as is this is the one
Deep Purple
3/5
bizarre wankery but not too bad
Fela Kuti
4/5
what if i told you there was a live album that wasnt shite
Mekons
4/5
It seems quite unremarkable but I did really enjoy listening to it
The Isley Brothers
5/5
Very good
Arcade Fire
1/5
hate them
Gang Of Four
3/5
Nothing too exciting but seemed decent to me
Funkadelic
2/5
Bit weird this one
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Oh, God, we're doing the fucking song. When's it gonna finish? Fucking hell.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
very easy listening, enjoyable from start to finish
The Who
3/5
Not bad for a live album
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
I like country
The Smiths
4/5
So close to a 5. Every year I used to send unhappy birthday on Facebook to my friend Jon who hated the smiths. What a wrong un
2/5
meh
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
decent
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
every time i listen to this guy i like him more
Linkin Park
4/5
Nu metal was a bit of an unwanted guest back in my peak music TV watching era in the early 2000s and at the time I had no time for linkin park either especially with the weird MC shit and all the remixes however having a chance to look back objectively without a teenage strop on I can say this album was very good and there's a reason why these were so popular rather than say papa roach or something truly awful
Jethro Tull
2/5
shite, like a poor mans spinal tap
Sebadoh
2/5
the first 2 tracks were a bit of me and then it just turned into awful whiny crap
The White Stripes
4/5
Some good songs, some silly ones that's the white stripes but musically always very fun
Stevie Wonder
4/5
As soon as I heard the opening farty synth bass note I knew we were destined for good things
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
whiny american vocals and painful recurring loops. not for me
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Standard 60s stuff with a weird beach boys car song at the end
Weather Report
3/5
had the krusty reaction ready for this one but actually listened to the whole thing and it wasnt awful
Beck
3/5
dont get it but its not awful
2/5
the album where must finally stopped hiding that they were actively taking the piss out of people buying their records
Dion
2/5
what a boring cunt
Paul Simon
3/5
sounds like a nice fella
Cocteau Twins
4/5
had never heard of them, really enjoyed it
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
irie man
Coldplay
4/5
i didnt hate coldplay i just never got ecited for them and therefore never listened to an album all the way through, this is actually decent and i really like Shiver
Alice In Chains
2/5
Not for me
LL Cool J
2/5
bit generic
The Monks
3/5
standard 60s stuff
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
one of the best albums of all time.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I hope you like jamming too
Pulp
4/5
good album with some classic bangers!
Van Halen
2/5
Rock of ages shite
Jamiroquai
3/5
annoyingly catchy
Blondie
3/5
Fun with some good hits
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Don't remember listening to the album before but very good. Darts of pleasure a great debut single
Stereolab
2/5
bit weird for me
Lupe Fiasco
1/5
poop fiasco more like
Michael Jackson
3/5
It has the tunes, the voice, the synth but like before I refuse to give any musical nonces more than 3* with the exception of Townshend... And possibly glitter
OutKast
2/5
yeah ok,
Beck
4/5
thought it would be shit as the list compiler clearly has a hardon for beck, but actually its a really nice album
Sonic Youth
1/5
not my thing
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
pleasant!
Stevie Wonder
3/5
can never complain about a bit of stevie w
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Why u live album
OutKast
2/5
too long
Nirvana
4/5
it's a good album. All Apologies is a brilliant tune
The Gun Club
3/5
decent noise
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Probably a bit too long but the good tracks are belters
4/5
i dont want to like it but its good
Al Green
4/5
enjoyable
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
shite
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
was ok
Jane's Addiction
4/5
the voice is marmite but cant argue with the tunes
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
good fun
Black Sabbath
3/5
nice tunes actually
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Mexicola is one of my favourite songs. Other strong tracks on here but as always with QOTSA a fair bit of guff
Method Man
4/5
nice and listenable start to finish
The Pharcyde
2/5
not great
Elton John
4/5
who doesn't like the massive fanny?
ZZ Top
4/5
Albums like a hit parade of these good but forgettable rocky songs
Q-Tip
3/5
listenable
The White Stripes
5/5
can't underestimate the impact of when this came out. there was absolutely nothing else that sounded like it and it was brilliant
Ministry
2/5
riffs are decent but otherwise awful
Talking Heads
3/5
its alright
Green Day
4/5
i do love an album that flows and the first 4 tracks here are great. want to 5* it but despite it being a good solid album it misses some wow factor
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Hated it
The Police
3/5
overrated
Sex Pistols
4/5
you have to say its fairly iconic. the opening song is very good and some of the riffs are great if the vocals are slightly grating
John Coltrane
2/5
John Boretrain more like
T. Rex
4/5
Fun and jaunty
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
H-ELP more like. “Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends. It goes on for at least two hours because we’ve got a brand new Moog.”
Eagles
4/5
It's the eagles, you know what you're gonna get
Ride
2/5
Very slow and noisy
The Prodigy
2/5
I don't know when I'm ever going to be in the mood to listen to this properly. Breathe is great though
Bob Dylan
4/5
The weird fella singing about tambourines with a goodun
Mudhoney
2/5
noise
DJ Shadow
2/5
boring
Pavement
4/5
Knew and liked one or two of their songs already which were on this album, rest.of the album follows that so I'd say 'enjoyable'
Meat Loaf
3/5
fun nonsense
The Band
3/5
do have a soft spot for this kind of music
Blur
3/5
The songs I liked when I was 8 are now insufferable, luckily there are one or two very good songs to save it
Prefab Sprout
4/5
Fine 80s pop with one or two really good songs. I'm feeling generous
Goldfrapp
3/5
cute!
AC/DC
3/5
sounds like ACDC to me
Moby
4/5
weird little bald fella makes decent sounding noise
Lucinda Williams
3/5
It was nice but can't help thinking poor man's Sheryl crow
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
very nice
SZA
1/5
nope
R.E.M.
4/5
wanted to give it a 5 but one or two duff tracks
U2
4/5
like last time, i want to not like the insufferable cunts but the music is good
John Prine
3/5
John Whine more like.
but seriously i don't mind shit like this
Kate Bush
4/5
quirky stuff
Common
4/5
great stuff. EZ listening. good vibes only
The Who
3/5
i like the who but its a bit weird unless you've seen the musical i guess. still. pinball wizard
Michael Jackson
5/5
Would have been five without that nonce being on it, what a cunt McCartney is
Led Zeppelin
3/5
whole lotta noise...
but some of it rocks
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
smiling politely waiting for a bad song and it never came
Joni Mitchell
5/5
she's brilliant. River is of course an all time great song
Leonard Cohen
2/5
The voice just makes it unlistenable
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
all filler around our house which is obviously very good
Turbonegro
3/5
not as bad as i thought it would be
The Bees
3/5
Feel like sunny would love this even though it's basically boring
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
An hour of fun and frolics
Muddy Waters
3/5
yeah it was alright. decent unique voice
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
great voice with a big band. lovely
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
shit
The Only Ones
3/5
another girl another planet innit
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Boring
Jimmy Smith
1/5
Nope
Eminem
4/5
there can't be too many 4* albums where the main content is about beating or murdering your wife
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
nice enough but i just dont get it
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
It was nice but it's not for me
3/5
Never heard of it, will never listen to it again but quite good
Fatboy Slim
2/5
I guess you had to be there
The Doors
4/5
this would go well with that skunk from listening to cream the other day
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
quite good
Maxwell
1/5
Menu music for an unlicensed sports game franchise
Cream
3/5
The only Ingredient missing to make this 4* or higher is a quarter ounce of skunk. Pretty good guitar wankery just slightly odd
ZZ Top
2/5
The beards are more impressibe than the songs
Nirvana
5/5
the only 5* live album? quite possibly
Paul McCartney
2/5
The man just does not get me going
Frank Ocean
3/5
Probably swayed by the playstation loading noise intro but I didn't hate it
Boards of Canada
2/5
Bit dull
Pixies
5/5
Gigantic, big big love
Thelonious Monk
2/5
Are we going to get a decent jazz album at any point
Genesis
2/5
not for me
Madonna
2/5
a straight up 2, until don't tell me brings it up to a 3. only for the disgusting version of american pie to bring it crashing back down
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
got to say it's top stuff from the high pitched lads
Funkadelic
3/5
the answer to the age old question 'who got da funk?'
The Who
4/5
some proper bangers on here
Madonna
2/5
not again
The Beau Brummels
3/5
bloody punk rockers!!
Ryan Adams
4/5
Pretty good. Was always out off because of wonderwall but he seems like a decent lad
Pink Floyd
3/5
weird but the actual title song is good
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
genuinely good songs alongside the two you've heard of. there's an instrumental in there that i can place from somewhere but havent been bothered to figure out where
Silver Jews
2/5
dogshit yanks
Aerosmith
2/5
cringe but some bangers
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
like the fella
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
go away
The Beach Boys
5/5
I was happy when these fellas released 3 albums a year exclusively about surfing, cars and girls, yet I'd still like to thank Brian Wilson's dealer for contributing to this work of genius
1/5
dogshit
Brian Eno
1/5
I just don't understand why someone would do this
1/5
I can't handle live albums, sorry bob
Coldplay
4/5
annoyingly some good songs here so a begrudging 4
Elvis Presley
4/5
hard to knock an album with suspicious minds on it
The Thrills
4/5
Forget how many decent tunes there are here even if the album is top heavy
The The
3/5
Fairly average
The Fall
3/5
Strange noise from a strange man but listenable all the same
Soundgarden
3/5
would have loved this if i were 14
Fugees
2/5
not for me
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
not even in my favourites from the Boss but it's so so good. love the piano jingling along in tenth avenue freeze out. plus the storytelling in Thunder Road and Jungleland
Klaxons
3/5
yeah it's fine. not my era
Motörhead
3/5
It's largely what I'd expect
Brian Eno
3/5
ok this one slightly resembles music
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
not for me
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
bizarre nonsense
Holger Czukay
4/5
Enthralling
Peter Tosh
3/5
ambiguous what he wants legalised but he seems like a nice chap with soulful tunes
John Lennon
3/5
not too bad, some good actual songs
Solange
3/5
it was reasonably listenable
The Fall
2/5
A hard listen
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
genuinely very good
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
fun but not my thing
Black Sabbath
3/5
Fine
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
Jingle jangle
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
nice sounds, not my thing
Mike Oldfield
1/5
go away
Hole
4/5
her voice is a bit grating but they are very good songs
The Pretty Things
2/5
boring
Deerhunter
4/5
quite pleasant actually
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
dull as dishwater
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
EZ listening
Amy Winehouse
1/5
Hate her voice, hate her personality, there are better singers in my extended family
Sugar
4/5
love mouldy old dough
Ryan Adams
4/5
Can't help but want the little guy to do well
Happy Mondays
2/5
pretty dull
Nick Drake
4/5
really pleasant
Fiona Apple
2/5
Arbitrary
Elastica
5/5
really good album, 5*
Gillian Welch
2/5
BORING
Animal Collective
2/5
Woke wank yank bollocks
Can
3/5
As expected
Christine and the Queens
1/5
shite
Slipknot
4/5
some good memories of download festival listening to this CD in the car on the way to get more beer from Castle Donington Morrisons to immedately get stopped by police to breath check Frank who magically registered a 0 reading
Kanye West
1/5
go away
Suicide
1/5
1977 was a good year for music, but this was not part of it
Belle & Sebastian
1/5
Dog shit
Ice Cube
4/5
Exactly what I expected
The Yardbirds
3/5
Typical odd 60s fare
Tori Amos
4/5
a little bit poundshop kate bush but i really enjoyed it
The Rolling Stones
4/5
i liked it, great chuck berry cover to open
Madness
4/5
some great tracks
Joy Division
4/5
didnt know what to expect, was decent
George Michael
3/5
he's a good lad isnt he
Suzanne Vega
2/5
i liked that song about the boy upstairs but this was shite
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Weirdly enjoyable
Big Star
4/5
A bit like bread or Chicago mixed with the eagles. Plus a nice bonus of the that 70s show theme
The Beach Boys
4/5
songs about surfing, girls, and surfing girls. whats not to like
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
wasn't as bad as the other one
Eminem
4/5
wouldnt really listen to it these days but the mans a genius
Kings of Leon
5/5
Loved this when it was released. Something different just rednecks singing redneck songs. Sure they because tripe soon after but there's not a bad song on this album
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
lovely stuff
Metallica
4/5
the first two songs made me feel a bit meh as you hear them so many times. but then Holier than thou and the unforgiven kick in and you remember how good they can be
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
load of shite
Arcade Fire
1/5
Elton John
4/5
Candle in the wind is actually excellent but was ruined at the time by the Diana version. Really good album, shame about the Jamaica jerk off
The xx
3/5
it just sort of plods along but i dont hate it
The Young Rascals
3/5
yeah decent standard 60 sstuff
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
bit weird, listenable though
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
not my thing really
System Of A Down
3/5
i like SOAD but i dont want to give this more than a 3 because there are better albums out there. Spiders is such a very good song though
Little Simz
1/5
Dog shit
Gary Numan
4/5
all the songs sound liek cars, but cars is a great song so...
Prince
4/5
mad little fella with good tunes
Scott Walker
3/5
decent but ok mate
Soft Machine
1/5
oh no
The Kinks
4/5
Too much on my mind is up there for me
Emmylou Harris
1/5
I don't mind country but I don't know what tis is
Fugazi
3/5
starts off annoying but gets a lot better
Syd Barrett
2/5
just thought it was a bit dull
Morrissey
4/5
very route one lyrically buy the big man, but first of the gang to die is top tier stuff
The Modern Lovers
5/5
decent. like a ramones lite
Sonic Youth
4/5
much nicer sound than the other sonic youth stuff. decent
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
absoloutely lovely stuff
MC Solaar
1/5
nope
PJ Harvey
3/5
it's nice but not particularly rocky as i expected
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Proper rock and roll legendary stuff. Love nearly every song on it
Emmylou Harris
4/5
really loved it
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
not sure why i hadn't really given them a chance but they are pretty good
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
lovely guitar wankery
PJ Harvey
4/5
shes good aint she
The Vines
3/5
Better than I thought, proper xfm band
3/5
nice but a bit whats the point
Kate Bush
4/5
she's a nutter
Simple Minds
3/5
Alrite
The Slits
3/5
liked it
3/5
Not a big blur fan but it's listenable
Orbital
4/5
enjoyable random noises
The Jam
4/5
like it
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Nope
Soft Cell
2/5
They really did live off of one song didn't they, and it wasn't sex dwarf
Solomon Burke
3/5
It was as expected
New Order
4/5
Very good
1/5
live album shite again
k.d. lang
3/5
pleasant but dull
ABBA
4/5
some proper bangers on here but i do have a soft spot for the lovely ladies (and lads)
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Nice
Air
4/5
good lads
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
better than i expected
Spacemen 3
3/5
Ok
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
5/5
a mad eclectic mix of ballads, covers and epic arrangements, never thought i'd 5 star this but there you go
SAULT
2/5
Yeah fine
Björk
2/5
Noise
Lou Reed
2/5
boring bastard
Red Snapper
2/5
shit
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Decent
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
Shite
Beatles
4/5
some wonderful songs but just way too long
David Gray
4/5
actually pretty good
The Undertones
3/5
always thought my perfect cousin is a weird song
Deep Purple
1/5
auto 1 star for the live album
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
sounds a bit like ash. i like ash
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
an unfortunately grating voice even if maps is a top song
KISS
3/5
never really got into kiss but i do like detroit rock city
Queen
1/5
awful band
Kelela
4/5
soulful. liked it
Blue Cheer
2/5
Meh
Frank Zappa
2/5
funky...
but dull
Britney Spears
4/5
almost pop perfection, just a bit too long
Songhoy Blues
4/5
yes!
not too bad
Eric Clapton
4/5
Don't remember anything about it but it was a good listen
Nina Simone
3/5
good voice but pedestrian
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Yep
Dennis Wilson
3/5
nice enough. way too long
Kings of Leon
3/5
better than i thought it was going to be given the trash headling song sex on fire
The Go-Betweens
4/5
Quite good. Like James or something like that
Sister Sledge
4/5
banger after banger, shame they stole the riff from gettin jiggy with it
Calexico
3/5
yeah alriught
Fairport Convention
3/5
some music happened and it sounded ok
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
meh nothing happened
Leonard Cohen
2/5
shut up ya boring bastard
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
one of the worst things ive ever heard
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
bit too dull for me
Tito Puente
4/5
great
Django Django
2/5
you lost me at 'art rock'
The Black Crowes
4/5
one of those bands i knew of but never listened to but thoroughly enjoyed
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
if you don't love kentucky bluegrass country i feel bad for you son
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
decent
Paul Simon
4/5
simply lovely
Sparks
3/5
fun
CHIC
4/5
Just like watching BBC coverage of any random festival
Ice Cube
4/5
it was a good day when Ice Cube appeared on the album club
Billie Holiday
3/5
nice
Donovan
3/5
nice enough
Marty Robbins
3/5
lovely stuff
David Holmes
1/5
Rubbish
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
hated it simply because of the opening
Talk Talk
3/5
yeah was ok
Mercury Rev
3/5
liked it
Beatles
3/5
not the best beatles
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Bit too much random noise
CHIC
4/5
wouldn't have known who this was if it wasnt for the opening track
Brian Eno
3/5
better than i thought it would be
The Flaming Lips
4/5
went full sunny and listened to this with a a cadbury selection box and an afternoon darjeeling
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
shut up you boring cunt
Billy Bragg
4/5
This was actually fairly enjoyable
The Verve
5/5
A classic
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
some crackers on here but can't give it 5* simply because there are even better albums by the boss man
The Beta Band
3/5
mildly enjoyable
50 Cent
4/5
enjoyable
B.B. King
2/5
Little Richard
4/5
lovely little fella
Pixies
4/5
great stuff
Talking Heads
4/5
fun stuff
George Jones
4/5
loved it
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Lovely
3/5
not always a fan but this is a good one