way too long, way too self indulgent, a couple of bangers though. You could make a great album by cherry picking from the 2 sides but at 2hr 15 min this is a slog to get through.
the soundtrack to a mid life crisis, I want to go out and buy a motorbike and have an affair* *not actually have an affair in case my lovely wife reads this.
not THE greatest album on this list but a banger nonetheless
this doesn't stand the test of time, I used to love this album and thought it would join my elite grouping of 5 star albums, upon giving it a listen in 2024 it's really not that good, and quite irritating in parts. Guilty Conscience and My Name Is drag this up to a 3 star
No more Radiohead albums, please
Tuesday's Gone & Simple Man are fucking tunes! very good album, 42 mins and Tuesday Gone & Free Bird account for over 16 mins of it
One Step Closer, In The End - bangers Jay Z version is so much better 37 mins
4 tracks of awful noise, not for me at all, I'm confused about how this made the list!! easy 1 star or maybe even 0
Pretty poor to be honest, no standout tracks.
so good, what a voice! some absolute classics
I prefer the later stuff but this is still a classic. 4 stars
5 stars, incredible yet still not as good as This is Hardcore. Jarvis Cocker is a vastly underrated songwriter/storyteller. Common People is just great an d Something Changed is beautiful
pleasant enough album, a little samey but enjoyable. A very nice noise
4 tracks - wtf? actually pretty pleased when it ended, not my bag
up there with 1 of the best albums of all time, just awesome
personally I don't get the hype, it's alright
Karma Chameleon and not a lot else
married his 13 yr old cousin, the less acceptable Elvis which is saying something..... Great Balls is a tune though 2 stars
Dog shit bad
some great tunes, some shite.
a bit meh, prefer the later stuff.
Jupiter and Teardrop - tune! the rest less so
Tiny Dancer is superb, the rest is good but not great
Once in a Lifetime - classic. Album gets boring fast though
not his best work, Heroes clearly the standout track
repetitive nonsense - around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world blah blah blah
Karaoke Hen Do Bullshit
the dude that wrote Everybody's Talkin', thought it was Harry Nilsson.....HN version is way better. The rest of the album is not very good
yawn....... all the tracks sound the same
not for me
dogshit, music to kill yourself to
Stunning from start to finish
Play Wake Up Boo! Wait, what? Different album. Not very good
3 outstanding tunes
Merry Christmas Album A Day bot
are you sure this isn't Bowie?
Stunner
Elvis is just a bit shit
cheer up lad
I was looking forward to listening to this, as I love Pinball Wizard. Yeah, less of a fan now having endured the whole album, Fiddle About is deeply disturbing, PW is great and the rest is pretty average. Pinball Wizard alone scores a 3
I checked the work HR policy on dropping acid during work hours and apparently, it's a no. This forced me to listen "unaided", 3 stars. anyone got any Acid?
No I do not want it darker
Listened to this on Monday Jan 15 AKA "Blue Monday", cheers. Although in fairness this album would still be shite on any day of the year, what happened to Radiohead after OK Computer??
rollercoaster - some I loved some I loated
What kind of music do you usually have here? Oh, we got both kinds. Country and Western
not bad, sounds a little like The Doors
The 1st 3 tracks are great, then you remember how much of a dick Bono is, still worth 3 stars
I actually quite enjoyed this
the 80's called and it wants its shit music back Everybody Rules The World can stay, and the rest can piss off. Nice mullets.
sharp haircuts - dogshit bad music
pleasant enough
It's a stunner
New York's the greatest if you get someone to pay the rent Wahoo North America And it's the furthest you can live from the government un huh huh great album
Folk off Aside from Simon & Garfunkel (twice!!), this is the worst album this list has thrown up.
This album is a mother fucking monster. Deducting 1 star due to future craziness but 2010 Kanye was a genius
This is a 5-star album but minus 2 stars for naughty language. + 1 star for Express Yourself - tune!
No
The first 2 tracks are amongst the best starts to any album. Cloudbusting is the other standout for me. superb album
the 3rd album by The Who in 97 days and as shit as the rest, worse in fact due to no Pinball Wizard.
The Perfect Kiss is the standout track, I like the rest but I don't love it like previous New Order records
Get on your dancing shoes, you sexy little swine
pleasantly surprised
Eddie made the ultimate sacrifice when he played a rendition of Master of Puppets to distract a flock of Demobats from killing his friends......hero Obey Your Master
Quality record, not quite as good as Black Sunday though
Shite +1 for Detriot Rock City
No more Radiohead albums, please
Nope
Under The Bridge saves it from being a 1 star
I really don't understand the 1 star reviews, surely you should be able to acknowledge the incredible song writing
yawn
take Live albums off this list
It's the Beatles so we're supposed to score it highly right? It's not a bad album, it's also not a great album, the last track is fucking horrendous
there's better Undertones records
It's interesting that this is the SA album on the list (there might be others, I hope so), not as strong as Paranoid & Sunburnt but all that means is it's 4 stars instead of 5, one of the best bands you can see live too.
sausages
why is this on the list? super boring
3rd Bob Marley album from 130 generated, not for me
Live albums shouldn't be on this list!!!!
This one takes a while to warm up (if you could ever accuse Morrissey of warming up) but from Bigmouth onwards, this is a great album. 3.5 stars but rounding up to 4 Frankly, Mr, Shankly can get in the bin
I felt obliged to score this more than 1 star due to the creepy introduction, alright Ray calm down I'll listen to the album. Other reviews I appreciated "The Price is Wrong" "Shite Life"
bizarre but not in a good way
I've been crawling through the trenches of late, 2-star dross on repeat. fingers crossed that the next Album offers something more
this is more like it, Another Girl Another Planet is outstanding.
Wonderful album, I could listen to some of the tracks on this all day. SFA are great.
awful noise
absolute nonsense.
the Sonic Youth album without any of the great Sonic Youth songs, this was a chore to get through at points. 2.5 stars but rounding up
Back To Black is a far superior album
"Cosmic post-rock creations" doesn't sound like something I would enjoy, I was wrong! That was a lovely listen, a gem unearthed.
so close to being a 5, great album
great voice, miserable album, still somehow sounds like Christmas
yawn
not for me, her voice irritates me.
that was hard work to listen to, way too disjointed for my liking, some decent tracks (Sara being the standout)
This record starts with an absolute banger (LST) and everything else after that feels a bit weak in comparison, Marvin Gaye did the same thing with What's Going On.
this felt like 2 hours of Beatles B Sides - zoned out several times whilst listening.
Chris Martin is a bell end, a proper bell end. If you can transport yourself back to 2000 when we hadn't fully uncovered this fact then this is a very good record and that's what my score reflects, that was hard to do, even Bono (king cunt) thinks Chris Martin is a cunt.
get in the bin Mike, this is awful.
a rock hard, solid gold, stunner of an album.
another album that kicks off with the title track, this one follows that up with Little Red Corvette and other bangers like DMSR & Automatic though (I'm looking at you Al Green). solid 4
there's a track on this album called Shit, Damn, Motherfucker Shit - my review of this album Damn - I can't believe I listened to this album Motherfucker - D'Angelo I would also like to know what the fuck Jonz In My Bonz means - sounds painful
I may have missed the subtext here (or I wasn't listening) but having Independent Women Part 1, Survivor and Independent Women Part 2 separated by tracks such as Bootylicious, Nasty Girl and Sexy Daddy is a bit of a contradiction. 2 stars 'Cause my body too bootylicious for ya, babe
Live albums don't belong on this list - OK I was wrong, THIS live album belongs on the list.
that was a lovely listen
after track 1 I was slightly excited that I may have discovered a jazz album I didn't hate, nope. This album went downhill fast, very generous 2 stars
another reason why I love this list, discovering where samples have come from, in this instance Kanye borrowing from 21st Century Schizoid Man
Track 1 - not Chicken Payback Track 2 - not Chicken Payback Track 3 - not Chicken Payback Track 4 - not Chicken Payback Track 5 - not Chicken Payback Track 6 - A Minha Menina which is good but it's not Chicken Payback Track 7 - not Chicken Payback Track 8 - not Chicken Payback Track 9 - not Chicken Payback Track 10 - not Chicken Payback Track 11 - not Chicken Payback
Bring Tha Noize
Roots Bloody Roots and not a lot else......
This is the end Bye, motherfucker, nah, I'm just playin' Anyway, uh, you know, once again, I hope y'all enjoyed what y'all heard You know, I know somebody gon' walk through the door who say they still don't feel me They, you know, don't like my album or maybe somebody just shitted in your cornflakes, so maybe somethin' stink this album does not stink and my cornflakes remain shit free
An incredible album, hugely influential in developing my love of music. Wonderwall, Don't Look Back in Anger, Cast No Shadow, Morning Glory, Champagne Supernova fuck yeah.
Let It Be was recorded by the band after they had grown tired of playing loud and fast exclusively as on their 1983 Hootenanny album; the group decided to write songs that were, according to vocalist Paul Westerberg, "a little more sincere." Track 9 is called "Gary's Got a Boner" - very sincere
Tim Buckley has one of the most annoying singing voices out there - painful to listen to.
undoubtedly talented, just not my thing.
Ah, it's time to relax You know what that means A glass of wine, your favourite easy chair And of course, this compact disc Playing on your home stereo So, go on, and indulge yourself That's right, kick off your shoes Put your feet up Lean back and just enjoy the melodies After all, music soothes even the savage beast
I am separating the art from the artist with this rating. Album 4 stars MM -4 stars, predatory arsehole
Daddy? Yes, son. What does regret mean? Well son, the funny thing about regret is that it's better to regret Something you have done than To Regret something that you haven't done And by the way, If you see your mom this weekend, will you be sure and Tell her... SATAN SATAN SATAN!!!! I regret listening to this album
I get up when I want Except on Wednesdays When I get rudely awakened by the dustmen
not as bad as I thought it was going to be, there is still no place for live albums on this list (Nirvana being the exception)
lift music
I didn't hate it, I quite enjoyed it. Prog Country for the win
Big wheel keep on turnin'
this doesn't stand the test of time, I used to love this album and thought it would join my elite grouping of 5 star albums, upon giving it a listen in 2024 it's really not that good, and quite irritating in parts. Guilty Conscience and My Name Is drag this up to a 3 star
poor mans Portishead
stunning album
I'll take the train
c'est terrible
British art rock band - WTF?
I wouldn't have listened to this album if it were not on this list and I would have missed out, great album and totally different from Brass In Pocket
Listening to Mick Hucknall could be used as a form of torture (No Direction is painful). 2 stars based on opening track being decent
very pleasant, great voice
Destroy Rock & Roll - not a fucking chance. If Mylo destroys Rock & Roll in a dream he better wake up and apologise.
didn't hate it, didn't love it.
this album went under the radar for me until N.Y. State of Mind was featured in Ozark (shout out to Ruth Langmore and Killer Mike), since then I've listened to it countless times, an incredible album, easy 5 stars
This felt like someone was tickling my gooch whilst whispering seductive things into my ear, I'm not going lie, I enjoyed it.
sorry Frank, this is toss
overrated big time, one of these tracks has been streamed 1.5 billion times!! I know this probably makes me wrong but there's no accounting for taste. poor mans Kanye
not at the same level as The Boy with the Arab Strap but still a very good album
Born in Edinburgh, Quaye went to school in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. However, he left school with no qualifications. Before making records he took employment spraying cars, smoking fish, making futons and as a stage-rigger and scaffolder. He should have stuck with smoking fish, this record is ball bags
really annoying voice, couldn't get further than 4 songs but switching to something else.
I like Kate Bush but not this album, just didn't do anything for me
it's just a stunning Album from start to finish
excellent use of the Clavinet, an enjoyable album from a band I has never heard of previously
Won't Trade is a tune!! the rest of the album isn't as great unfortunately
incredible voice yet not showcased at all on this album, this album got boring fast
Rufus Wainwright can fuck off
the album after which things start to go downhill for Radiohead
I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus's garden In the shade
Billy Bragg can fuck off, folky political bollocks
I really like Jimi Hendrix but this album not so much, Little Wing is great but the rest doesn't do a huge amount for me. I do appreciate that the list generated this album for me 1 day and Disraeli Gears by Cream the next, I thought for a long time that Sunshine Of Your Love was Hendrix
The Who can fuck off, this is a terrible album
marginally less annoying that the other S&G albums on this list, still shit though, just less shit Feelin' Groovy - yeah of course you do
The album’s only chart success was in New Zealand where it reached #24, Kiwis are odd
starts strong but then turns into background music quite fast
looking at the reviews this one divides opinion, I was firmly in the "this is shite" camp until half way through the album (Someone I Care About) and then I started to really appreciate how good it is, 2nd listen confirmed this. damn good album
comes out the tracks fast and then just becomes a bit samey, and Ozzie's voice starts to grate after about 15 mins
5 of the tracks are pretty much the same song, it's a good song but not quite the classic I was expecting
I am not Devo
why is this on the list?
after the dross of recent days this is Just What I Needed
loved and hated it in equal measure but I'm in a good mood so rounded up to 3 stars
stupid name, bad album
in my humble opinion this isn't the greatest Beastie Boys record but still scores 5 stars, imagine how good the other ones are!!! go listen to To The 5 Boroughs and Hello Nasty, you can thank me later.
I feel like I judged the other Rush album on here quite harshly, it's not amazing but my 1 star review was too low, giving this 4 to make up the difference
background music
important? influential? yes on both counts, is it any good? not really.
irritating
just Sad
shite
welcome to my controversial artist list, love this album (and the 2nd record), still pains me to think about Third and I dispute it's inclusion in the 1001 This is glorious, beautiful and hunting melodies from track 1 to the end
propped up heavily by 2 outstanding tracks
it's OK, not sure why it's on this list.
ma you're just jealous cuz it's the beastie boys
like S&M this is painful, Nothing Else Matters saves this from being a 1 star
a couple of decent tracks amongst a load of toss, a VERY generous 3rd star
this album is woefully underrated, 2.69 at the time of review. It is filled to the brim with witty couplets, ridiculous innuendo, it's beautifully camp and has a bucket full of catchy tunes alongside the brilliant "Songs of Love", would you like cup of tea?
God herself, great album.
something I never thought I would write but I like pre disco Bee Gees, I really enjoyed this album especially the back half.
absolute dog shite
this should have been Jump repeated 8 times.
the soundtrack to a mid life crisis, I want to go out and buy a motorbike and have an affair* *not actually have an affair in case my lovely wife reads this.
Dirt
loud, fast, angry and a tonne of fun
not as good as I remembering it being, odd choice for this list though
another Rolling Stones record and another meh review, it's not great but it's not awful, nothing to get excited about
You Can Call Me Al is a banger (great video too) but the rest of the record is just odd, not digging the Afrobeat crossover
another shite Radiohead album
not for me
what a beautiful album, yet another reason why I love this list, I can endure seemingly endless (shite) Radiohead albums for diamonds like this.
this can folk off, irritating voice and boring melodies
tedious
aside from History this album is nothing to write home about, quite dull in fact - Urban Hymns better be on this list
not THE greatest album on this list but a banger nonetheless
the stand out tune by a mile is a cover and the rest is a wankfest (stolen from another reviewer).
like a lot of my fellow reviewers I also found this album quite boring, it's perfectly fine background music, not an album I need to listen to before I shuffle off this mortal coil
I would rather drink my own Special Sauce than listen to this again. this has to be a joke like the inclusion of Kid Rock?
She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean She was the best damn woman that I ever seen She had the sightless eyes, telling me no lies Knocking me out with those American thighs
a previous (very disturbed) reviewer claimed What an outrageous record, that drips its gooey semen into your ears and sits back and watches as you struggle to shake it out. this record is fucking awful, more akin to a disappointing wank in a sock than spunk in the ear
I imagine the NME loved this album, heralding a new dawn of alternative music. it's not that good to be honest, a very average album and undeserving of a place on this list
it's an easy listen and probably deserves it's place on the list
This Is Incredible "I am not Jesus but I have the same initials" Jarvis is better than Jesus and although only 40% of the way through this list I doubt that there will be many better than this
Bowie sits proudly in my controversial artists list, 4 albums reviewed and a different score for each, this pile of self indulgent shit gets 1 star. I just need a 3 star album to complete the set
the opening lyrics to I Believe in a Thing Called Love sum this record up perfectly Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel This should be terrible but it's really not, loved it.
that was a weird journey
nope
aside from Bury Me Deep in Love it's not a good album, middle of the road monotony that's undeserving of a place on this list. if this album was a colour it would be beige
pile of shite
it's depressing to think of all the joyless sex that has happened with this playing in the background.
Freak On a Leash (that video!) & Got the Life are tunes and the author of this review enjoyed leaping around (dancing some call it) to these back in the day. honourable mention to Ice Cube on Children of the Korn dishonourable mention to Fred Durst on All In the Family, I'm marking this down for that track alone. fuck Fred Durst
I wish I'd listened to this before Aja, this has changed my view on Steely Dan
I'll sit at a different table, thanks
possibly the worst album on this list, even the one track that I had heard previously and quite liked could not save this from a 1 star rating
this list has hit Rock Bottom, three 1 star albums in a row must power through, better music ahead
nope
this list has hit a new low, can I ask for a score less than 1 please? utter shite
it took a couple of listens but I am a fan, yeah there's some unnecessary fret wanking but if you can put that to 1 side this is a great blues album
surprisingly enjoyable
I just don't get it, lots of glowing reviews on here but this one isn't for me
I enjoyed more than I thought I would
Bryan Ferry must have been one persuasive mother fucker not only getting those ladies to do the photo shoot but also to "help" him with the words to the song "Bitter-Sweet". I can imagine the number of people that bought this because of the album cover alone, only to be disappointed if they listened to it 1001 also managing to sneak yet more Brian fucking Eno onto this list Brian vs Bryan - I vs Y, in fact I don't care, I'm going to look at the album cover again
I didn't hate this as much as everyone else on here
bat shit crazy
70's punk - what's not to like
it's an early Beatles album and you know exactly what you're going to get and it should be rated so..... it's not that good, the later stuff IS better
Electronica just doesn't do it for me
Get Fucked Jack
Ding dang a dong bong bing bong Ticky ticky thought of a gun Every time I try to do it all now, baby Am I on the run? Why, why, why, why, why, baby? If it's so evil then? Give me my time, with all my power bat shit crazy brilliance
Richard III and Sun Hits the Sky are right up there with some of the best Indie tunes from the era. I don't get the Supergrass hate, maybe it's the sideburns???
way too long, way too self indulgent, a couple of bangers though. You could make a great album by cherry picking from the 2 sides but at 2hr 15 min this is a slog to get through.
There is no place for live albums on this list (aside from Nirvana). I am even more certain that there is no place on this list for a 2hr+ live wank fest of an album.
I'm not sure how this list breaks down in terms of songs from which decades but this feels like a token inclusion to get another 1 in the 2000's. Her 18th album and this is the best, I doubt it very much
for me this is the definition of an average album, didn't hate it but also wasn't blown away by any of the tracks, it drifted by in the background and then Spotify took over after the album finished and played Shed Seven which was when I focused back into what I was listening to.
In 2001, Columbia Legacy and Sony Music released the three-disc box set The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions, which includes additional tracks. additional tracks? that's not hard when the original record only has 2 tracks! 2 tracks 2 stars, reading the reviews people are desperate to "get this", there's no need.
it's a stunning album that makes my pants tingle
Songs to make me leave the room
cool as fuck and still sounds amazing
Love and Liquor don't mix - too true Loretta. a pissed off Dolly Parton who had enough shit from her useless man
not as raunchy as the cover on the previous Roxy Music album that the 1001 generated but a better album.
it's a winner
fiddly dee nonsense, nothing incredible about this. right down there with the worst this list have produced, this shit is bad folk off
now this rating might be influenced by the previous days album (The Incredible String Band are horse shit) and this might just be a truly fantastic listen. I'm onto my 4th listen now, it's a beauty of an album from a band that completely passed me by, 1001 list I forgive you for The Incredible Shite Band
Meh Zeppelin
Wu-Tang again and again. it's probably only been a few week since my last listen to this record, but if it's on the list I listen to it. Dollar dollar bills y'all
wonderful album
mumbling shite, couldn't get past 3 tracks
possibly the most annoying voice ever, painful listen.
Play The Whole of the Moon! what do you mean it's on a different album, ffs!
baffled as to why this is included on the list, dead me would not be arsed at all about whether I listened to this or not.
tedious aside from Back to Life which is a banger
a lot of fun, great album
got boring fast, 5 track album lasting over an hour is not for me
one of the better Led Zep records, mainly because of Stairway
not as strong as Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus but still a stunning album.
not as good as Ritual De Lo Habitual a generous 3 stars
I had never heard of Laura Nyro prior to the 1001 bot generating it for me this me, it's a delightful album, she has a wonderful voice.
Exile On Meh Street I had such high expectations for Turn On The Run saved slightly by the excellent Shine A Light
I love me some Mozza
This is music that I should like, but I find Mark E Smith really fucking annoying
I'd forgotten how bad this album was.
a bit like actual prunes, great in moderation but after a full album I feel a like I might shit myself
Yes, No thanks. no album should start with a near 19 minute self indulgent wank fest.
very enjoyable
in spite of the vomit inducing track Thank You (Dedication to Fans) this was a decent listen, a guilty pleasure 100%. dead me won't admit to listening to this but I am glad I did.
with rhymes like this who wouldn't like this When it comes to sex, I'm similar to the thriller in Manila Honeys call me Bigga, the condom filler
some bands would be lucky to have 1 song of the calibre of Sweet Child O'Mine, Welcome to the Jungle or Paradise City in their entire career
Brian Eno can fuck off
terrifying album cover - music isn't much better
ain't nothing like a gang bang apparently.....
Beautiful album
this list loves Roxy Music - I do not (although this was better than the other RM records on here)
play it fast, play it loud fuck yeah!
1st 3 tracks absolute bangers and then it's like they gave up with the rest of the record, still great though
I have to apply my live album tax to this rating as per previous reviews, undoubtably excellent but live albums do not belong on this list
some bangers, some nonsense, overall a great album
this is the reason why I hadn't listened to more Nick Cave, this album isn't anywhere near as good as the others on this list by him and this was the only previous NC album I had heard. long live the list!
weird
it's just a great album.
34 min 23 sec of perfection
rough as a badgers arse and I like it!
live albums should not be on this list!!!!
shite
who enjoys this shite?
Achtung Yeah Baby
utter shite, what the fuck is this doing on this list, I can think of a 1001 things I'd rather have inserted up my arse than listen to this again. zero stars
2nd worst album on the list and for good reason, to be assigned this the day after Captain Beefheart is tortuous, I am almost afraid to see what today might offer up zero stars
yawn
top 3 overrated band of all time, the drugs must have been great back then to appreciate this crap
QOTSA can fuck off
the album that taught me how spell the word Pimp
bat shit crazy and brilliant
Pour Some Sugar On Me
became background noise, it's decent enough but equally not sure if dead me would have been that upset if he hadn't listened to it
why was the hardwear on the same floor as children's wear and lady's lingerie? (do men have lingerie?) Good Morning Mr Tyler
so this is the band that Elastica and Menswear ripped off (influenced by) - wonderful album
Funky as Fuck
largely forgettable
having only previously listened to the singles from this album I can confirm that those are the only good songs on the album, that said those are bangers! 3.5 stars
didn't understand 1 word of it but loved it
lovely touch recommending this "randomly" the day after Brian Wilsons passing. an extra star for the sentiment
that was a test of patience, a couple of tracks were wonderful but my god you had to wade through some deep deep shit to get to them.
41 mins and 4 tracks, 1 of those tracks is 3 mins long and by far the most enjoyable. I get it that this was ground breaking and still sounds like the future but I don't enjoy what the future sounds like
Metal was never broken so there was zero requirement for a Nu (sic) Metal.
pleasant enough
I don't believe live albums should be on this list aside from Nirvana......ok add 1 more to exception list. Come for the music stay for the comedy between songs
play it loud play it fast
Waterloo Sunset is an outstanding tune, everything else is OK.
I really enjoyed this aside from the odd experimental reggae tune.
a bit like sex with my ex, pleasant enough but I was glad when it was over so I could do something else
Algerian pop music is as bad as you would think it is, extra star for the cover version of Imagine
really disappointing, knowing Grounds For Divorce I was expecting way more from this, undoubtably a great song writer but the album underwhelmed
I swear some of the inclusions on this list are a social experiment, add some shite to the list and by the fact that it's listed here people will like it.
so much better than Tommy
not my usual bag but there's some bangers on this album
bang average
Bubble and Scraping the barrel - how does shit like this end up on the list. I doubt this would feature in the best 1001 albums of 1993
hey google, play some music that entertains and bores me in equal measure, thanks
it's Robert Smith, it's The Cure, it's very good.
Buffalo Stance is a banger. The rest of the album less so, at times it feels like they have just borrowed the beat from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme. Now this is a story all about how...
utter garbage with possibly the worst cover version of any song ever! saved from a 1 star review purely down to the fact that I managed to make it through the whole album
not as good as I had hoped it would have been, Been Caught Stealing by far the stand out track.
Its narrative follows an illicit romance which develops between the middle-aged narrator and fourteen-year-old girl Melody Nelson, portrayed on the album and its cover art by Gainsbourg's then-partner Jane Birkin. what the actual fuck is this doing on the list!
sentiment aside (RIP Ozzy) this isn't that great an album, most tracks sound the same and whilst distinctive his voice grates.
Alright, confession time: I didn’t expect to like this at all. When I first saw the album cover — Adele’s hand on her face, that grayscale melancholy oozing out like she’s about to read me a diary entry I didn’t ask for. I braced for a flood of maudlin ballads and overwrought wailing. But it caught me off guard in the best way. Dramatic without being cheesy. Honest without trying too hard. Basically, it’s what everyone else tries to do when they say they’re making a “mature” record. So yeah. I liked it. Adele, of all people, got me. I’m just as surprised as you are.
“Mr. Self Destruct” kicks open the cathedral doors with steel toe cap boots and introduces us to the beautifully manic priest of annihilation. Every snare hit feels like a bullet ricocheting through your mind palace. And then oh, sweet lord “Closer” arrives like a velvet whip to the ball sack, drenched in sweat, sex, and the scent of cheap perfume. It's not a song, it's a slow motion explosion in a pleasure lab. Each track is its own fever dream: “Piggy” drips like tar in a candlelit asylum; “Hurt” closes the curtain with the delicacy of a funeral held inside your own ribcage. If sorrow could take human form, it would sit silently in the corner while “Hurt” plays, gently nodding along, weeping through a grin.
Angels obviously the standout track but I didn't hate the rest of it, actually enjoyed it a lot. listen to the end for the fuck you poem to his old teacher
as much I wanted to hate on this I can't. Fred Durst is a dick , we all know that but the singles on this record are bangers.
One look at the tracklist told me this was going to be shit and I wasn't wrong
Gentlemen good night, ladies good morning. I'm pretty sure I caught a STD listening to this.
painful listen
U2 peaked a long time before this was released and this is the sound of a band who know it and are trying to repackage past glories with a knowing smile and a safety net. This album feels like the musical equivalent of middle-aged men dusting off old trophies and hoping no one notices the cracks. and Brian Eno can fuck off, his stink is depressingly all over too many albums on this list.
there's too many Americans that just don't understand Madness that are bringing the overall rating of this down. The Rise & Fall is a love letter to a nation that can weather any storm, because it never loses its sense of humour, its eccentricity, or its sense of home. Rule Britannia? Perhaps. But more like: brew up a cuppa, turn the record over, and remember that this little island still has a soundtrack worth shouting about.
3 Talking Heads on this list (so far), 1 is pushing it, clearly the author was a big fan.