My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
The White Room The KLF	5	2.78	+2.22
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	5	2.82	+2.18
Colour By Numbers Culture Club	5	2.84	+2.16
Headquarters The Monkees	5	2.87	+2.13
Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole And The Commotions	5	2.9	+2.1
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession Laura Nyro	5	2.94	+2.06
Better Living Through Chemistry Fatboy Slim	5	2.99	+2.01
Dare! The Human League	5	3.05	+1.95
White Ladder David Gray	5	3.07	+1.93
Woodface Crowded House	5	3.1	+1.9

Album	You	Global	Diff
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	1	3.61	-2.61
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast	1	3.46	-2.46
...And Justice For All Metallica	1	3.43	-2.43
Doggystyle Snoop Dogg	1	3.37	-2.37
Debut Björk	1	3.37	-2.37
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	1	3.32	-2.32
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	1	3.31	-2.31
The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys	1	3.27	-2.27
Let It Be The Replacements	1	3.25	-2.25
Me Against The World 2Pac	1	3.25	-2.25

Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	4	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	3	5
Stevie Wonder	4	4.5
R.E.M.	4	4.5
Queen	3	4.67
Led Zeppelin	3	4.67
Aretha Franklin	2	5
Jimi Hendrix	2	5
Michael Jackson	2	5
Pink Floyd	2	5
Johnny Cash	2	5
Rush	2	5
Fleetwood Mac	2	5
AC/DC	2	5
The Rolling Stones	4	4.25
Neil Young	3	4.33
Beastie Boys	3	4.33
Radiohead	5	4

Artist	Albums	Average
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	3	1.33
Björk	3	1.33
Ice Cube	2	1.5
Barry Adamson	2	1.5
The Mothers Of Invention	2	1.5

Artist	Ratings
The Byrds	4, 5, 1
Genesis	4, 1
The Who	2, 5
Bruce Springsteen	5, 5, 2

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Classic album bringing back memories of the 80's!

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

Stereotypical sounds of the late sixties. Mostly forgettable except for the last song. Sounds like a budget Beatles

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Even though this is Mitchell's best selling album, I found myself wishing this was Blue. A lot of the songs sounded similar to the songs from Blue, but not quite as good. The turn that she takes in a Jazz direction didn't do it for me. Give me folk.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Wow! All the bangers are here. A wonderful album showcasing Stevie at his best!

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Absolutely amazing. So many classics and what a great voice. Even the gospel song had me singing along

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

2/5

There's a certain nostalgia about The Smiths, which may have afforded this album one star more than otherwise warranted, but boy, what was I thinking back in the 80s at the school disco with dead flowers in my back pocket, lolling along to The Smiths? Forty years later I cringe at the lyrics and the dourness of the songs. The original shoegazer, Morrissey really was miserable back then, probably still is now. A few catchy memories, but let's not talk about that stage in my life again.

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

I don't mind Neil Young's gravelly voice. This is a close your eyes album and relax.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

I’m proud of myself for finishing it.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

2/5

You can definitely hear the Bowie influence in this album, and thank god for that, because without it, this album would have been dire. Two songs (Lust for Life, The Passenger) have become hits, not because of the artist, rather thanks to some very favourable movie producers who have put them in their films. Who doesn't listen to Lust for Life and immediaterly think of Ewan McGregor running through the streets of Edinburgh?

90

808 State

3/5

Late 80's synthy-dance music. Not memorable, not terrible. One hit.

Be

Common

2/5

I'll preface this by saying I'm a 54-year old English white man. In the two weeks I've been on here this was the first artist that I actually never heard of. I almost didn't listen to this album because EVERY song was greyed out on Spotify because of explicit lyrics, and I didn't feel like turning off my kid-filter for someone I'd never heard of. But I did. And I'm glad that I did. Melodies were nice, great backing musicians. Music reminded me of Mos Def or A Tribe Called Quest. Explicit lyrics weren't extreme, mostly the occasional N-word. I doubt I would listen to this again, but I'm glad I did once.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

I'll be honest that during the Britpop wars of the mid 90's I was cheering for the other team. But if there was a prize for who's music stood the test of time, it's definitely Oasis. Never was much of an Oasis fan, but separate the music of Oasis from the drama of Oasis and this makes this album a good listen. They are not The Beatles, but each song is a banger, and easily their best album.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

If I wanted to hear good sad songs I would listen to Leonard Cohen. This was just depressing. I know it was his PJ Harvey breakup album, but Jesus, I can see why she left him. Green eyes was just the terrible icing on the horrible rotten cake.

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

It's French, it's poppy, it's not bad.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

If Bruce Springsteen teamed up with Big Country, it would sound something like this. I say that in a nice way, because it works. They sound like a band that would be good to watch live.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

I'm glad this album came on the weekend as it gave me the opportunity to listen to it a couple more times. Not exactly my cup of tea, but enjoyable, none-the-less..

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Oh god, not more Smiths.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

1/5

If I wanted to listen to a woman screaming at me for 40 minutes, I'd stay home. Pass.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

What a masterpiece. Classics aside (All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child, etc), there are some great songs on this album. What a unique performaer, with an instantly recognisable style and sound.

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

There's no doubt which decade this is from.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

An album of absolute hits but wtf was the title track? Some people may call it genius, but it sounded like my 6-year old got on the piano after eating too much sugar.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

I’m not normally a big fan of jazz. Which is odd because I live in New Orleans and spend a lot of my time (through work) in a Jazz Club. But this album wasn’t bad. Only 5 tracks, which could honestly have been one big track. Easy listening.

Wild Gift

X

3/5

It's kinda punk, but about five years too late. A bit shouty for my taste, but not terrible.

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

A classic. I'm obviously biased because this is the music I grew up with and nostalgia is always worth an extra star or two, but this album has stayed the test of time

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

A few years before the battle of Britpop in the UK, there was the Battle of Grunge in Seattle. Nirvana and Pearl Jam neck and neck until Kurt Cobain played the ultimate Uno reverso card that shot Nirvana into infamy. However, I firmly believe that if it wasn't for Cobain's self-sacrifice, then history would be talking about Pearl Jam much more than that other band. This album is great and so genuine to the time. It's raw, it's real, it's amazing.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

If you had asked me a couple of days ago to sit through over two hours of jazz, I would have replied, "What did I ever do to you?" But in the spirit of this project I did. And I enjoyed it. I'll likely not be listening to jazz 24/7 now, but I'll refrain from turning the volume down if it comes ont he radio, which is what I'd have done before. The chatty segments of this album could have been removed, but at the time it was probaly important to the (likely all dead now) musicians.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

I think '80s rap is the best rap. It's tuneful with an edge. Angry, but not hateful. While there are a few F-Bombs here and there, it isn't the profanity-laden tripe that we see these days. Thank god.

Make Yourself

Incubus

2/5

Wasn't really metal. I expected worse.

Arise

Sepultura

1/5

Made it to track 3

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Quite surprised that Al’s voice wasn’t the strongest. But this album was solid and a great listen.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Great voice, but I’d rather hear him singing than talking. Sorry Chef.

Parklife

Blur

4/5

How is it possible this album is almost 30 years old? Seems like yesterday that Blur topped the charts with this. Although their third album, Parklife was the first of 7 number one albums. The beginning of Britpop. Surprisingly, with many great songs on this album, none of the singles made it to the top of the charts. Blur fans would have to wait for the next album for that. Lots of hits, some misses. 4/5

The Stone Roses

5/5

For years I thought they were saying, "I want to be a dog" Five woofs

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

3/5

LC has the most unique and recognizable voice. He’s not really singing, but more than talking. Maybe poetry? Just a chat? Not really my bag, man.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

3/5

Billy deviates from his tried and tested shouty/left-leaning/3-chord guitar riffs here. Mixing in some bluegrass, country and gospel shows that while he still very much sounds like Billy Bragg, it does expand his repertoire.

GREY Area

Little Simz

1/5

It's something when EVERY song has the explicit filter. Guess the kids aren't listening to this then. Fun party game. Switch on the lyrics on your music app of choice and try to read the lyrics faster than she sings/raps them. You'll look like you've got Tourettes. Make it a drinking game, you'll be sozzled before the third song.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

There is a wholesomeness to the poppy sound of the Go-Go's in 1981. This is of a time before the copious amounts of cocaine, infighting and plastic surgery overtook their lives. Great songs, good music.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

It's funky!

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

B&S are one of those bands that I presumed were one-and-done. I loved them in the 90's, although this wasn't my favourite of their albums. A quick wikipedia search shows they are still together, still performing and still producing. Who knew?

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Nostalgia overload! But what's surprising is how similar, in parts, this is to Rush! I never noticed that when I first listened to this album way back when.

Black Sabbath

4/5

I heard this was the first ever heavy metal album? Not really my bag, man, but I can respect the music and the musicians' skill. N.I.B. was good. What does N.I.B. mean anyway? New In Box?

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Quite liked that

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

Not full of bangers compared to other releases, but solid none-the-less. Unmistakeable sounds of Talking Heads.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

5 stars for the harmonies alone!

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

5/5

This album certainly brought me back to life!

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

A couple of stand outs here. A wizard with the guitar.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

Quite possibly MJ's best album.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

2/5

Why is this an EP and not an LP? There were 14 tracks! That's an LP sized EP if ever there was.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Nice harmonies, but nothing amazing here

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

It's evident that George had something to prove with this album. It must have been hard to always have been in the shadow of John and Paul, but it could be worse, he could be Ringo! There are some great songs on this album, but there is also a lot of filler. No album needs to be over two hours long. I'm sure some poor record producer tried to tell George it was too long and would benefit from a good chop here and there, but I imagine George puffed out his chest, shook his head and said, "This is my time to shine".

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Easy to see the direction they were headed that would make them immense. Not quite there yet, but very good none-the-less

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Phil Spector was undoubtedly a great music producer, but also seems to have been a crappy human being. Long before he killed Lana Clarkson, he imprisoned his wife for two years and sexually assaulted at least one of his children, allegedly. Still, the music on this album is very good and we shouldn't hold the producer's indiscretions against the musician's performance.

Among The Living

Anthrax

1/5

No

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

4/5

There's something comforting about listening to Van Morrison. Yes, most of his songs sound the same, but there is at least it is reliable.

Let It Be

The Replacements

1/5

This album is all over the place. Shouty punk 10 years too late.

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

I know this is Bowie's 26th album, and his last, but it is nowhere near his best. But even Bowie at his worst is better than 95% of artists at their best. There is no mistaking his voice and his trademark musical style. Wasn't expecting the swearing, but I haven't listened to the other 25 albums, so I'm not sure if this was normal, although that seems unlikely.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

An iconic debut (and only) album for the Sex Pistols. They managed to combine the aggressiveness of punk with the singalongability of pop. Were they the original manufactured boy band? Who knows. Three or four hits here, plenty of filler.

Technique

New Order

5/5

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

One of the few British bands that fared better in the U.S. than the UK, at least in their formative years. I wasn’t a big fan of DL until Hysteria, but this album isn’t as terrible as some of the reviews make out.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

1/5

Every song sounds the same. In da club sounds slightly better than the rest. No thanks.

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

The White Stripes is one band that seems to have completely passed me by. I've heard Seven Nation Army, of course, but nothing else, and I was suprisingly impressed by this album. I then made the mistake of going down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia and found out that they weren't brother and sister as I had presumed, they were husband and wife and that White wasn't his surname, it was hers, but he took it when they got married. How progressive, just like this album.

Gorillaz

2/5

All sounds the same. I was a fan of Blur, but this arty-fatsy shit isn't doing it for me. Clint Eastwood is the only redeeming feature, just like a lot of Clint's films.

Me Against The World

2Pac

1/5

I'm a gangsta, kill, kill, kill. Murder, murder, murder. Dead.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Life changing.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

"Geno" was a classic anthem when I was young. Dexy's before the dungarees. An incredibly talented band, despite Kevin's voice.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Could there possibly have been sentimental reasons why this album was universally adored when it was released months after Cobain's death? No doubt. It's not the best in the Unplugged series, that title undoubtedly goes to Eric Clapton. However, it is moving and deservedly on this list

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

No hits on here, but every song is solid.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

It's a classic

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Before he got weird, fell out with the record company and changed his name to a symbol, there was this album. Not his first album, but without doubt his best. A ton of hits on here and I challenge anyone not to know the words to the majority of the songs. Nostalgia overload.

The Modern Lovers

1/5

not my cup of tea

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Slow and steady wins the race. Not his best, no lives were changed, but it's solid and it's Bowie.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Classic Stevie W. with a couple of megahits. Syrupy at times.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

3/5

There were certainly a lot of bongos

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

I went into this album blind. I hadn't really heard of Harry Nilsson, but of course I knew "Without You" and "Coconut" because of Reservoir Dogs. If I didn't know any better I would assume Harry was English, because his sound is like a cross between John Lennon and Paul McCartney and his music has a very Beatles/Wings sound to it. He’s got a fantastic voice. Going down the rabbit hole I found out I was partially right. He was American, not English, but was friends with (and admired by) The Beatles. Deeper down the hole you'll find out that a flat he once owned in London was the site of not one, but two celebrity deaths. In the same room, in the same bed, four years apart. Both Mama Cass and Keith Moon were 32 when they died.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

Odd mix of genres on this album, from a band searching for an identity. Goes everywhere from ballady to rap to full-on Slayer. I enjoyed "From Out of Nowhere" and "Epic", but hated "Surprise! You're Dead!" "War Pigs" was as good as the original.

25

Adele

3/5

It's a bit dreary

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

The music reflects the album cover. Plain.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

5/5

Had my first car accident listening to Slippery When Wet. 5/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

If there ever was a band that epitomises 60's London, it's The Kinks. So upbeat and still cool.

Ctrl

SZA

1/5

Just a sweary Rebecca Black

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Spotify says that 2.2 billion people have listened to Bohemian Rhapsody. Thats about a quarter of the world's population. The rest must have listened to it on Apple Music. This album is the best.

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Quite nice that.

Vulnicura

Björk

2/5

She’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Including mine

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

5/5

This is beautiful music

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

I'd never heard of this band before, and I'm generally not a fan of hip hop, but I liked this album. I've heard "You're Golden" somewhere before, but no idea where. 3.5/5 rounding up

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

This album gave me the blues.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Bit of a mixed bag this one. It often sounds very 80's synth-poppy. It's like they were trying to emulate Soft Cell or Human League, but 20 years too late. And they do sound very English, which no doubt prompted "North American Scum", which I quite enjoyed.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

2/5

It was very nice, but completely forgettable. Like elevator music

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Old school hip-hop. Rhyming is life!

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

2/5

I imagine if there was music in a Finnish sauna, this would be it. Background and quite forgettable

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Second Muddy Water album in a week and I much preferred this to the other live album that was full of filler and repeats. None of that here, just solid magic.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Disclaimer: I’m not a big fan of country and Dolly’s helium-infused vocals wouldn’t be my first choice of what to listen to, but I really enjoyed this. Boy, was it sad at times. I felt a little tear trying to break through. Poor little girl with the dodgy coat. Sniff, sniff. Girl whose fella is leaving her for someone else. Sniff, sniff. Extra star for the dodgiest rhyming and made-up-wordery and grammar. “I sure wouldn’t telling” “I didn’t told her” “I reckon I ought’n’t” “Don’t think I ever knowed you either” She gets away with it because of her cute Southern accent 😃

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

2/5

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

1/5

I'm not a fan of rap, but I am a fan of trying everything on this project with an open mind, so looking at the track listing I was excited to see a rap album where every song didn't have the explicit filter next to it. Boy, how did all these songs dodge the NSFW filter? The first "song" is a porn scene with someone that sounds remarkably like Arnie. There's another porn scene in the middle of the album and the rest of it is full of doctor-themed inuendo and weak rhymes. No idea how this made it to the top 1001 albums.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

4/5

Ramones

3/5

Even though many might consider The Ramones a pioneer of (American) punk, this brand of punk isn't as angry as that of The Sex Pistols or The Dead Kennedys. Not sure I would really label it punk at all. The tunes are catchy, but the opening anthem aside, all the other songs sound the same. Same rhythm. same beat, similar lyrics. Good album, worthly of this list, but not amazing.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

What a voice! What a voice full of sorrow and pain.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

Never heard of this artist. Hoped it had stayed that way.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

Have you ever taken a test or completed a survey, where in amongst the questions there is a control question? Something along the lines of "Select 5 as the answer for this question". It's to make sure you are paying attention and has nothing whatsoever to do with the test itself. This album is the equivalent of that. It has absolutely no business being here. It's just a test to see if we are awake. We are, this "music" sucks.

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

This was worse than that German band hitting pipes with a hammer

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Adding samba to jazz is the equivalent of adding pineapple to a pizza. Some people will absolutely hate it, others will think it's the best thing ever. Bon appetit!

1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known this was Taylor Swift's fifth studio album. The album where she sheds her country skin and reinvents herself as a pop icon. This album came out in 2013, before my daughter, who knows the words to every Taylor Swift song, was born. This may not be my cup of tea, but credit has to be given where credit is due, and I did find myself singing along to a song here and there. My six year-old knows her stuff.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

I’ve never dropped acid, but if I ever do I imagine this is how every album will sound. Both going up and then coming down.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

1/5

One hour of auto tone

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

Yes? That’s a no from me dawg.

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Love the funky 70’s!

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Love me some Beastie Boys. Such a unique sound. One of the few bands who are immediately recognized.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

I remember this album! I’m surprised it’s on this list. They did have a few more songs, but will always be remembered for Take on Me and “that video”

Pump

Aerosmith

4/5

Three bangers on here, but the rest was a bit of filler.

White Ladder

David Gray

5/5

Excellent!

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Whenever I hear any CCR song my thoughts immediately go to a helicopter full of soldiers with the door wide open flying over the paddy fields of 'Nam. I've watched too many war movies I suppose. Anyway, another instantly recognizable band with a unique sounds. Lots of the songs are quite similar, but there was a time and place for that. Deserves to be on this list.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

I'm surprised an album full of covers made it to this list. The songs aren't half bad, but I kept thinking it doesn't sound a lot different that what I would expect from a lounge singer.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

4/5

Someone once told me that Portuguese is just drunken Spanish. I have no idea what they are singing on this album, but they sure seem to be enjoying themselves. Saúde!

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

It took me just over 100 albums to get my first Beatles album. Great early showing by the greatest of all bands still finding their way. A good mix of originals and covers was a smart production move to firmly establish them in the hearts of new fans. Not my favourite Beatles album, but still better than more than half of this list. 5 stars

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Storytelling - 5 Poetry - 4 Music - 5 Voice - 3

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

1/5

I couldn't, then I didn't.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Not as strong an album as I remembered from the eighties. Has its hits, but also some misses. Mother was just awful.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

At first listen, when I wasn’t really paying attention, I really didn’t like this album. Thought it was a bit screechy. But later in the day, when I was able to give it my full attention I thought it wasn’t as terrible as previously thought.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

What a beautiful album. Impossible to listen to without a big smile on my face.

I See You

The xx

4/5

Not half bad

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

He’s a superstar.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

A classic

...And Justice For All

Metallica

1/5

I just can't handle two Metallica albums in a week.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Please stop

The Stooges

2/5

Extra star for I Wanna Be Your Dog and the Lock Stock connection. Otherwise pretty much meh

The Score

Fugees

2/5

Not my bag

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Queen II

Queen

5/5

Even though this is before they were "famous", it's a fantastic album

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

1/5

I was about 4 or 5 songs in, thinking this is one really long profanity-laden track. All sounds the same. Not for me

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

Five stars for even thinking of playing a concert (actually a series of concerts) in a prison and then playing songs written about how bad the prison is in said prison. Music was good too

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Sounds like Elvis, but better

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

When I first started to listen to this I thought it was a mess. Poorly recorded and mixed. Too much crowd noise. But then I started to think, this is real. This is raw. Close your eyes and you could be in The Harlem Square Club, singing along with Sam. All the classics. Great music

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

5/5

I’m biased because I love T Rex. All of the songs on this album are classics in their own right. Instantly recognisable from either a movie or covered by another band

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

Not my favourite Cure album, but still decent

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

I met BB King once and he wasn’t very nice. Fortunately his music is ok

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

I was shocked to see how divisive Coldplay were/are to some. Some people seem to vehemently hate the band (or at least Chris Martin). I enjoy Coldplay. I like the music and what a debut this was.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

That's proper

Odelay

Beck

3/5

I’m not a huge Beck fan, but went into this album with an open mind. Wasn’t a fan of the megaphone vocals, but overall was not as terrible as I thought it would be.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

But if everything in here. Sounds at times like The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, even Black Sabbath in one track. A decent rock opera.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

It’s a classic

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

5/5

This is why I love this project. Finding new artists that had passed me by first time around. A mix of Dusty Springfield and Joni Mitchell with a sprinkle of Karen Carpenter, Laura Nyro has it all.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

This put a spring in my step during my 6am dog walk.

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

A voice only a mother could live

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Nostalgia Overload.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

A absolute masterpiece

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Jolly good

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

1/5

This is the worst kind of jazz for me. No beginning, no middle and seemingly no end. It just meanders on like they are warming up their instruments before the show begins. But the show never did begin.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Incredible.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

It's feel good music. It's not revolutionary or mind-blowing, but it is good, very good. and that's why it's on this list.

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Solid Bowie album

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

1/5

Who puts 45 songs on one record? I gave up after the first ten

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

The best of British reggae

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

A great insight into what the future would hold

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

A reggae masterpiece

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

New discovery for me. Not terrible, but doubtful to revisit

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

1/5

Hated every minute of this

Roxy Music

4/5

Didn’t really know much about pre-80s Roxy Music, but this was a fantastic debut album. If the world had taken a different turn, Bryan Ferry could have been as famous as David Bowie

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Ok

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Calming, musical excellence. Does it matter that I can’t understand a word? Not really. Most songs in English are the same.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Steady 70’s!

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Don’t know much about Bobby Womack other than he was half of Womack and Womack. Decent enough

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

Nobody does harmonies like The Beach Boys does harmonies.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Another 5-star reggae masterpiece

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

It’s bar music. It’s not ground breaking, but it’s an easy listen

So

Peter Gabriel

5/5

This is a musical masterpiece. I always find it interesting when former band members go and do their own thing. Released from the shackles of group decisions they find themselves free to be the masters of their own creativity. Some crash and burn, others soar. To the moon with this one.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

I call this style of music “Dr. Suess Rap” Do you like green eggs and ham? I could not give a mother-f**king damn Would you eat them with a fox? I’ll put you in a freaking box.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

This is my kind of jazz

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

1/5

Like a shittier Tiny Tim

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

As far as rap albums go, this wasn’t the worst. I could have done without the skits and adlibs, felt that didn’t add anything to it.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Hip hop is better than rap

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Now that’s what I call jazz

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Great sound. Kate-Bush-esque

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

4/5

I’m a big fan of house and dance music and this album is one of the best. A couple of missteps, but almost there

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

2/5

Country music is too sad for me. And this guy seems to have had the worst kind of luck.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

It’s African, it’s jazz, it’s funk, it’s drums. Lots of drums. Too much drums?

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

It annoys me when people talk about Eurythmics and the only band member mentioned is Annie Lennox. Eurythmics would not have been the success they were without Dave Stewart. It’s obvious that Stewart preferred to stay in the shadows (demonstrated by this album cover) but he still existed and made a major contribution.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Never knew Stills had a first name

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

Post-punk shouldn’t be its own genre

Boston

4/5

Times were simpler in the 70’s. Bands didn’t have the time to spend thinking up cool names, they were too busy making great music. So they just named themselves after the place they were from. Boston, Chicago, Kansas. Not like the fake band names that came later. I’m looking at you Texas. This is a solid album with great musicianship. It certainly sounds of the decade, but that’s not a bad thing.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

A cult classic that has aged surprisingly well. Yes, the hits are overplayed on the radio, but that’s just testament to what great songs they are.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Bluesy rock, before zz when mainstream.

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

1/5

When this popped up I wondered how I had missed this first time round. After a listen I knew.

xx

The xx

3/5

The best shoegazing

Dire Straits

5/5

An absolute banger

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I’m a big fan of the Stones but I was a bit underwhelmed by this album. Even the US version with Paint it Black didn’t wow me

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Other than Hallelujah I hadn’t heard much about Jeff Buckley. But what an album! The range is incredible. Such a shame that this was to become his only album.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Extra star because it’s the Bunnymen.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

Homework

Daft Punk

5/5

All those low scorers are just jealous that they didn't think of making a hit album with minimal effort. Just it's repetitive at times, but so are most songs. I love it and haters are going to hate.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

5/5

So simple, but so food

American Pie

Don McLean

4/5

Which song gets sung more? American Pie or Sweet Caroline. It doesn’t matter, they are both great. This album starts with a banger and has a couple of other great songs and some mediocre.

The Specials

5/5

It’s a 5-star classic great from beginning to end

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

I thought this started off strong but quickly slipped into depression. Would not listen again.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

5/5

How can this album be over 30 years old?? Every song is better than the last. A magnificent album.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Each artist has their formula for success, but Bruce’s is so depressing. Hometown, work, car, girl, repeat. And on this album has to be the worlds slowest song about a car race.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

It’s like one bad song that went on and on and on. Double album, no thank you

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

Typically 60’s. Not quite as harminic as The Beach Boys, not as funny as The Monkeys and certainly not The Beatles.

Iron Maiden

4/5

Pleasantly surprised here. I fully expected some unlistenable cacophony of heavy metal noise. Instead it was quite good. I enjoyed the musicianship and could actually understand the vocals.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

1. “I know that song, it’s good” 2. “I don’t know this song, but I like it” This album is chock full of 1s and 2s. Mix and you’ve got the recipe for great album.

Pretenders

5/5

I really enjoyed this. Hit(s) aside, I liked discovering songs I hadn’t heard before. Chrissy’s voice is amazing!

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Don’t fully understand the vitriol for this album. Yes, it isn’t full of smash hits and it’s definitely debatable whether the album should have made this list. But it’s here and the songs aren’t terrible. Some of them are catchy and fun.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

4/5

I absolutely adore Joni Mitchell and Blue is in my Top 10 albums of all time. This one doesn’t quite hit that mark, but is still classic Joni none-the-less.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Classic and classy

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Does everyone give extra stars for nostalgia value? I have great memories listening to this back in the day, so I unashamedly added a star.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

A band from the Isle of Wight who had a hit with a cover and that cover wasn’t “Ticket to Ryde”? HUGE missed opportunity.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

One of the very first instances of product placement in music. Worth every penny the National Herb Association paid.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

3/5

The men in the Buckley family don’t do well at living long. Don’t hate this, didn’t love this.

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

This is prime Radiohead for me. Before they got all “experimental”. Guitar driven, melodic and solid lyrics.

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

The irony of the fact that Jarvis Cocker grew up quite comfortably in a family with a politician mother and had their biggest hit claiming to be poor is not lost on me. Riding the wave that was Britpop, Pulp were ok. Not great, not terrible, just ok. They were in the right place at the right time.

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

I used to like electronic music I used to like electronic music I used to like electronic music I used to like electronic music I used to like electronic music

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

Yes it’s manufactured pop, but isn’t all pop manufactured in one way, shape or form?

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

4/5

Classic Peter Gabriel Genesis. A bit prog-rock for my tastes, but good nonetheless.

2112

Rush

5/5

It’s taken me about 40 years to really get Rush. Back in the day the hairy kids were fanatically into all things Rush. If Geddy Lee had opened a commune in Guyana these kids would have gone with and happily drank the Koolaid. I wasn’t into it. I couldn’t get past the smell of petunia oil. But now I am older and have the time to actually listen, they really are a phenomenal band. Especially this album. Pass the purple drink.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

Not what I was expecting, quite pleasantly surprised.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

I do like me a bit of the Beastie Boys. Three Jewish white kids made a place for themselves in a place they had no right to be. Rappers? Rockers? Yup!

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Did you know that band is still playing - in their seventh decade? That this is their 11th album? Me neither until I read the Wikipedia. Great music with lots of standards on this album.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

Inoffensive music from a band trying to find their niche. Sadly, they never did.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

Some might say “Life is too short for Jazz”. I disagree. Make room for Jazz like this. Sublime.

Illmatic

Nas

2/5

I’m not a rap kind of chap. Offensive at times, but not the worst.

Garbage

4/5

Elvis Presley

4/5

Love Elvis, but not a huge fan of his very early material. Still, it’s Elvis.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

4/5

If there’s any time in history I could instantly transport to it would be the late sixties. The music, the fashion, the (counter) culture. Love it all!

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Musically this isn’t a perfect album, but nostalgia strikes again.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Big album that never felt like it was too long. Another that is nostalgia-laden for sure, but no denying the artistry here.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

2/5

When I listened to this I thought this band was the source code for all these huge hits for others. But the opposite was true, this is an album of covers. Albeit somewhat punk sounding a decade before punk, but not good enough for this list.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

5/5

Absolutely love this!

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

If an artist creates music that all sounds the same but people continue to buy it, who's the fool?

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

What a great debut album. Unique, deep and holds up well over the years.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

Didn’t love it Didn’t hate it Didn’t understand it

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

Perfect for listening to in the background

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

This entire list could comprise of artists discovered by John Peel. I didn't really like Supergrass' first album, but this one is much better.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Bop along to the sock hop!

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Absolutely sublime

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

I've go the blues, baby.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

2/5

That one song was ok

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

1/5

Bob Dylan’s squeaky little brother leading a band who tried to use every 60’s instrument- badly.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

Not the coolest of bands back in the day (maybe it's the name?) but they did bang out hit after hit. Great singalongs!

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Dylan but without the edge of previous albums.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

1/5

I can't even. As the kids say. Didn't make it past the 5th track

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

4/5

No bitches we’re smacked up in the making of this album

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

4/5

The great thing about this project is discovering an artist, that for whatever reason, had passed me by the first time around. I enjoyed this album. Goldfrapp has a voice that is a cross between Stevie Nicks and Enya. I think I’ll be listening to more of this in the future.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

It’s Bowie, so extra star for that. But other than the title track I wasn’t overly impressed

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

5/5

That was a delight.

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

3/5

Good transition album between punk and what would become the new wave scene in the UK. The vocal angst is still there, but the melodies mellower. Not amazing, not terrible.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

Rap album drinking game - Every time the rappers says his own name - DRINK! Every time the rapper says where he’s from - DRINK! Every time he says how big his dick is - DRINK!

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

Was a bit country for me

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Can we separate the man from the music? Should we?

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Liked the authenticity and the rawness of the live set. The clinking of the glasses and chatter made this sound more like background music than the main event. Not terrible, but surprised it’s on this list.

Os Mutantes

3/5

Not bad if you like that kind of thing

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

Hated this. His voice, the music, the lyrics, the whole enchilada

Fleet Foxes

4/5

I quite enjoy this style of harmony-pop. They sounded like the American version on Mumford and Sons without the banjos. Which is a good thing.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

ThI’m s guy had a sad life and his music reflects that.

1977

Ash

4/5

Some great songs on this album and an extra star for nostalgia.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

1/5

If there is a genre of music that really doesn’t stand up to the test of time, it’s The Beach Boys brand of harmony preppy-pop. The lyrics are cliched and borderline misogynistic. There was a time and a place for this. That time is not now and the place is not here.

Odessa

Bee Gees

4/5

I didn’t hate this as much as everyone else on here seemed to do. I’d really not heard any pre-disco Bee Gees and this is obviously a band trying to find their lane. A couple of songs sound like the Beatles, some CCR, some country. Eventually disco would become their thing and they excelled at it. It’s a journey.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

It’s certainly unique. Yes it’s shouty, yes it’s sweary, yes he’s pushing every limit to the extreme, but it’s good.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Punk? Goth? Whatever the label that voice is amazing

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Never a huge fan, but I appreciate their style

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

1/5

Not my favourite

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

1/5

They could have named this album “Mushrooms or LSD” because you really need to be on one or the other to get this. Other than the title track everything else is a mash of psychedelic noise. Skip it man.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Is this the birth of punk. Sounds like it!

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Loved this. It was comfortable like an old woollen sweater.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

I felt a bit confused by this album. On one hand it's Paul Simon, so it's going to be good, but on the other hand many of the songs sound like they were written for Sesame Street. Cars are Cars could have been sung by Elmo or Grover. Allergies could be a public service announcement by Big Bird. Song About the Moon? What about the dish, what about the spoon? Title track was good though.

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

I don’t get the love. Average at best

The Cars

4/5

I didn’t realize how many Cars songs I knew

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Good solid songs. Another great example of a band having their own sound and killing it.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

The great thing about this project is discovering music that I would never have the opportunity to listen to otherwise. Great album

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

1/5

Not the best triphoppy. Started strong, but then got a bit too experimental for me.

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

The noise. Please stop the noise.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

5/5

Really enjoyed that toe-tapping sound of the sixties!

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

3/5

Bubblegum pop with f bombs

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

I loved every single thing about this album!

Like A Prayer

Madonna

4/5

Nothing wrong with that

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Never a fan of prog-rock, but do have a soft spot for these guys.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

2/5

Over recent years I have developed an appreciation for Jazz, but I really don’t like this. Music should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But this just goes on and on, never getting anywhere. I’m stuck on a treadmill with musicians constantly warming up

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Smooth, baby

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

It’s The Stones, so you know it’s good, but it’s not their best album. A lot of filler here, bookended by two bangers. Shows the blues side of the band.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Not their best effort

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

I don’t mind it being French. I do mind it being shit.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

How can you listen to this and not feel good about the world?

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

My second favourite Radiohead album

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

An absolute masterpiece

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

What a set of pipes on her! Magnificent

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

Surprisingly enjoyable

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

I like Bosa Nova and I like Frank Sinatra. Only makes sense they would go together

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

2/5

Wasn’t my favotite

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Southern rock with a side of racism

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

1/5

That was terrible.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

Now this is what I'm talking about.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Can you appreciate the craft without appreciating the music? That’s how I feel about Metallica. Wouldn’t listen to this again, but can understand why it is well regarded.

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

Post-Beatles John Lennon sure did talk a good game, but it was all smoke and mirrors. Other than Imagine and Jealous Guy none of the other songs were worth shit. I blame Yoko

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

There’s a hotel in Dubai that has called itself the world’s first 7-star hotel. Pretentious crap, it’s no better than most other 5-star hotels. 5-stars being where the ratings max out. However Rumours could legitimately make a claim of being a 7-star album- it’s that good.

Killing Joke

3/5

Wasn’t impressed at the start. Sounded more punk than post-punk, but got better as the album progressed. Wouldn’t listen to it again though.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

2/5

Nah

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

Never knew Janis Joplin was in a band. Never heard of this band. But it was amazing!

Blur

4/5

Not as britpoppy/mod as Parklife. Song 2 is the standout. Solid album

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

3/5

I enjoy the genre, but this was all over the place

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

1/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

4/5

My French isn’t strong enough to know if this is a song about a Rolls Royce running over a 13 year old and then having sex with her (as one listener suggested) or if it is about a French fella having a glass of Burgundy sitting in front of a fire. Either way the music was good

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Thought I would hate this. Something, something, childhood memories of heavy metal bad. But after a listen it’s actually quite good. I may have another listen!

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

Quite enjoyed that

Infected

The The

2/5

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

5/5

Every song is a masterpiece

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

1/5

Fucking bands going through their fucking “experiment phase”. Singing madrigals like that shit hadn’t already been done 1,000 years ago. Sounds like Marillion, and that isn’t a compliment.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Didn't grab me as much as some other BB albums

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Solid

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

1/5

Absolute shite

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

3/5

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Enjoyed the title track, but covers are not what I expected on this list

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

The Predator

Ice Cube

2/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Great voice

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Hadn’t heard this album before, but just adored it.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

Enjoyed it up until COE. Really dropped off after that

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

They don’t make prison albums like they used to

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

This is perfection. Every song was brilliant.

Violent Femmes

3/5

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

2/5

I quite enjoyed Prefab Sprout back in the 80’s when I was a teenager who had no idea what good music was. No way this should be on this list.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

1/5

Clandestino

Manu Chao

5/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

To the commenter who said they see lots of NIN bumper stickers, I think that’s the Kia emblem.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

3/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

4/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

The Doors

5/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

1/5

Uncle Tom sell out

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Great range

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

1/5

I usually feel great after listening to the album of the day. Not today

The Clash

5/5

A punk masterpiece.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Masterpiece

The United States Of America

1/5

You shouldn’t have to be on acid to listen to an album

Fred Neil

3/5

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Not a big fan of filler on albums. Some classics here, but who wants to hear old people talking? At least talk about something interesting.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

U2

4/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Foo Fighters

4/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

American Gothic

David Ackles

2/5

Drunk

Thundercat

3/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

I liked this more than I thought I would. An album full of cowboy country songs. But this really is the rap music of the 50s, but I bet they held their pistols correctly before they filled them full of lead.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

2/5

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

3/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

2/5

Soul Mining

The The

4/5

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

A classic

The White Room

The KLF

5/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

5 stars for the music 1 star for the man

Microshift

Hookworms

3/5

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

3/5

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

3/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

4/5

Palo Congo

Sabu

4/5

This got me up and dancing!

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

2/5

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

5/5

A classic

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Lots of nostalgia but it hasn’t stood the test of time too well

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

1/5

Ok, sorry that he died, but the guy was a bit of a knob and he had the most annoying voice.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

1/5

Didn’t know The Byrds did country. They shouldn’t have

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

4/5

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

2/5

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

2/5

Not my bag

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

The Temu Rolling Stones

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Quite enjoyed it for a while. Reminded me of Massive Attack or Jamiroquai. But as the album progressed it got more and more annoying and I started to hate it by the end.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

A couple of saves here

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Woodface

Crowded House

5/5

This is an absolute classic. Every track is a banger.

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

Didn’t hate it

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

I thought I would give it a higher rating for nostalgia purposes, but some albums didn’t age well.

Joan Armatrading

5/5

Debut

Björk

1/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

3/5

Pink Flag

Wire

3/5

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

4/5

Fever Ray

3/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

4/5

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Loved every part of this from beginning to end

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

Why was that?

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Wut was that?

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

3/5

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

21

Adele

4/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Nowhere

Ride

3/5

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Cypress Hill

4/5

It’s a bit sweary and I'm sensing they don’t like the police, but I actually quite enjoyed it.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

3/5

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Might want to play track 2 with your headphones on

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

3/5

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

2/5

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

What a load of bollocks

School's Out

Alice Cooper

2/5

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Often sounded like the Beatles, sometimes the Beach Boys. Not bad

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Hysteria

Def Leppard

5/5

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

Suede

5/5

Often overshadowed by “bigger” bands of the time, Suede were in a class of their own. Holds up well 30+(!) years later

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

2/5

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

4/5

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

2/5

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

5/5

Scott 4

Scott Walker

2/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

1/5

Django Django

5/5

I really enjoyed this. Sometimes a great artist passes you by the first time around. It takes a project like this for there to be a second time.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

2/5

Black Metal

Venom

1/5

Wtfwt?

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

4/5

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

3/5

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

4/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

3/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

5/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

2/5

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

3/5

Suzanne Vega

4/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Headquarters

The Monkees

5/5

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

5/5

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

3/5

Achtung Baby

U2

5/5

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

2/5

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

3/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

4/5

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

4/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

4/5

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Lost Souls

Doves

3/5

Traffic

4/5

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

Dare!

The Human League

5/5

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

Future Days

Can

2/5

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

1/5

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

3/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

5/5

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

2/5

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

4/5

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

Out of Step

Minor Threat

1/5

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