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81%
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1990
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5-Star Albums
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1-Star Albums
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Albums
You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
|
5 | 2.66 | +2.34 |
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
|
5 | 2.89 | +2.11 |
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
|
5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
|
5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
|
5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
|
5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
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Berlin
Lou Reed
|
5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
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Suede
Suede
|
5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
|
5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
|
5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
|
1 | 3.96 | -2.96 |
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
|
1 | 3.85 | -2.85 |
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Kid A
Radiohead
|
1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
|
1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
|
1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
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Marquee Moon
Television
|
1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
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Blackstar
David Bowie
|
1 | 3.48 | -2.48 |
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
|
1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
|
1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
|
1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Nirvana | 3 | 5 |
| Blur | 3 | 5 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 5 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.5 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.67 |
| Pulp | 2 | 5 |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 5 |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 5 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 5 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Waits | 5 | 1 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 1.4 |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 1 |
| Radiohead | 5 | 1.6 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 1.33 |
| Fairport Convention | 2 | 1 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1 |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 1.5 |
| Rufus Wainwright | 2 | 1.5 |
| Fela Kuti | 2 | 1.5 |
| Wilco | 2 | 1.5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Who | 5 | 2.2 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 2.2 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 2 |
| Yes | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Portishead | 1, 5 |
| The Verve | 2, 5 |
| Ali Farka Touré | 1, 4 |
| David Bowie | 4, 2, 5, 1, 3 |
| Björk | 2, 2, 4, 5 |
5-Star Albums (73)
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Popular Reviews
OutKast · 19 likes
3/5
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.
Derek & The Dominos · 3 likes
2/5
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.
Skepta · 3 likes
1/5
The beats? Flat. The lyrics? Repetitive. Skepta might think he’s spitting razor-sharp truths, but half the time it sounds like he’s just circling the same clichés: fame is hard, the streets are real, trust nobody. Congratulations—you’ve reinvented the wheel, only this one’s made of cardboard, you dick.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band · 3 likes
1/5
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
John Lennon · 2 likes
3/5
a bit like sex with my ex, pleasant enough but I was glad when it was over so I could do something else
1-Star Albums (85)
All Ratings
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
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
Linkin Park
4/5
One Step Closer, In The End - bangers
Jay Z version is so much better
37 mins
Charles Mingus
1/5
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
Rush
3/5
Pretty poor to be honest, no standout tracks.
Ray Charles
3/5
so good, what a voice! some absolute classics
Dr. Dre
4/5
I prefer the later stuff but this is still a classic. 4 stars
Pulp
5/5
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
Screaming Trees
2/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
pleasant enough album, a little samey but enjoyable. A very nice noise
Isaac Hayes
2/5
4 tracks - wtf? actually pretty pleased when it ended, not my bag
Lou Reed
5/5
up there with 1 of the best albums of all time, just awesome
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
personally I don't get the hype, it's alright
Culture Club
2/5
Karma Chameleon and not a lot else
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
married his 13 yr old cousin, the less acceptable Elvis which is saying something.....
Great Balls is a tune though 2 stars
Venom
1/5
Dog shit bad
David Bowie
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
some great tunes, some shite.
Arcade Fire
3/5
a bit meh, prefer the later stuff.
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Jupiter and Teardrop - tune! the rest less so
The White Stripes
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
Elton John
3/5
Tiny Dancer is superb, the rest is good but not great
Steely Dan
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Once in a Lifetime - classic.
Album gets boring fast though
Common
3/5
CHIC
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
not his best work, Heroes clearly the standout track
Daft Punk
2/5
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
ABBA
2/5
Karaoke Hen Do Bullshit
Fred Neil
2/5
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
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Lauryn Hill
2/5
yawn....... all the tracks sound the same
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Thelonious Monk
2/5
not for me
Elvis Presley
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
1/5
dogshit, music to kill yourself to
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Stunning from start to finish
The Birthday Party
2/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Play Wake Up Boo! Wait, what? Different album.
Not very good
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Air
3/5
3 outstanding tunes
Various Artists
4/5
Merry Christmas Album A Day bot
Grateful Dead
2/5
Mott The Hoople
4/5
are you sure this isn't Bowie?
Miriam Makeba
2/5
The Stone Roses
5/5
Stunner
Elvis Presley
2/5
Elvis is just a bit shit
Johnny Cash
4/5
Slayer
2/5
Arrested Development
3/5
Nick Drake
1/5
cheer up lad
The Who
3/5
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
808 State
3/5
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?
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Leonard Cohen
1/5
No I do not want it darker
Radiohead
1/5
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??
Barry Adamson
3/5
rollercoaster - some I loved some I loated
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
Steve Earle
3/5
What kind of music do you usually have here? Oh, we got both kinds. Country and Western
The Who
2/5
T. Rex
3/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
not bad, sounds a little like The Doors
U2
3/5
The 1st 3 tracks are great, then you remember how much of a dick Bono is, still worth 3 stars
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
I actually quite enjoyed this
Tears For Fears
2/5
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.
Simon & Garfunkel
1/5
sharp haircuts - dogshit bad music
Miles Davis
3/5
pleasant enough
Blue Cheer
2/5
Jack White
3/5
The Strokes
5/5
It's a stunner
Janis Joplin
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
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
The Black Keys
2/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Fairport Convention
1/5
Folk off
Aside from Simon & Garfunkel (twice!!), this is the worst album this list has thrown up.
Kanye West
4/5
This album is a mother fucking monster. Deducting 1 star due to future craziness but 2010 Kanye was a genius
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Mercury Rev
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
N.W.A.
5/5
This is a 5-star album but minus 1 star for naughty language.
+ 1 star for Express Yourself - tune!
Yes
2/5
No
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Louis Prima
2/5
The Cure
3/5
George Jones
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
The first 2 tracks are amongst the best starts to any album. Cloudbusting is the other standout for me.
superb album
Primal Scream
3/5
Fela Kuti
1/5
Björk
2/5
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Paul Weller
3/5
The Who
2/5
the 3rd album by The Who in 97 days and as shit as the rest, worse in fact due to no Pinball Wizard.
New Order
3/5
The Perfect Kiss is the standout track, I like the rest but I don't love it like previous New Order records
Neil Young
2/5
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
1/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Get on your dancing shoes, you sexy little swine
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Roni Size
4/5
pleasantly surprised
Metallica
3/5
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
R.E.M.
4/5
Cypress Hill
4/5
Quality record, not quite as good as Black Sunday though
Portishead
1/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
KISS
2/5
Shite
+1 for Detriot Rock City
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Radiohead
1/5
No more Radiohead albums, please
Throwing Muses
3/5
Elastica
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Orbital
1/5
Nope
Tom Waits
1/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
Under The Bridge saves it from being a 1 star
Joni Mitchell
5/5
I really don't understand the 1 star reviews, surely you should be able to acknowledge the incredible song writing
Wilco
1/5
yawn
B.B. King
2/5
take Live albums off this list
The Pogues
4/5
The Smiths
3/5
Beatles
2/5
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
The Undertones
3/5
there's better Undertones records
Skunk Anansie
4/5
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.
Oasis
5/5
sausages
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Big Black
2/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
why is this on the list? super boring
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
3rd Bob Marley album from 130 generated, not for me
James Brown
2/5
Live albums shouldn't be on this list!!!!
Ice T
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
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
Ray Price
2/5
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"
Mekons
2/5
bizarre but not in a good way
Merle Haggard
2/5
Muddy Waters
2/5
I've been crawling through the trenches of late, 2-star dross on repeat.
fingers crossed that the next Album offers something more
The Only Ones
4/5
this is more like it, Another Girl Another Planet is outstanding.
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Wonderful album, I could listen to some of the tracks on this all day. SFA are great.
Bob Dylan
5/5
1/5
awful noise
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
absolute nonsense.
Sonic Youth
3/5
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
Amy Winehouse
2/5
Back To Black is a far superior album
Bobby Womack
3/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
"Cosmic post-rock creations" doesn't sound like something I would enjoy, I was wrong! That was a lovely listen, a gem unearthed.
GZA
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
so close to being a 5, great album
Frank Sinatra
2/5
great voice, miserable album, still somehow sounds like Christmas
Sex Pistols
4/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Pavement
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The Clash
4/5
Magazine
2/5
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
Japan
2/5
Genesis
2/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
yawn
Billy Joel
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Billie Holiday
2/5
not for me, her voice irritates me.
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
that was hard work to listen to, way too disjointed for my liking, some decent tracks (Sara being the standout)
Al Green
3/5
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.
George Harrison
2/5
this felt like 2 hours of Beatles B Sides - zoned out several times whilst listening.
Coldplay
4/5
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.
Mike Oldfield
2/5
get in the bin Mike, this is awful.
5/5
a rock hard, solid gold, stunner of an album.
Prince
4/5
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
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
D'Angelo
1/5
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
Ramones
4/5
Destiny's Child
2/5
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
Nirvana
5/5
Live albums don't belong on this list - OK I was wrong, THIS live album belongs on the list.
Carpenters
4/5
that was a lovely listen
The Stooges
2/5
Deep Purple
2/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Weather Report
2/5
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
King Crimson
3/5
another reason why I love this list, discovering where samples have come from, in this instance Kanye borrowing from 21st Century Schizoid Man
The Bees
2/5
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
Metallica
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Bring Tha Noize
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Sepultura
2/5
Roots Bloody Roots and not a lot else......
The Temptations
3/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Missy Elliott
4/5
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
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
5/5
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.
The Replacements
3/5
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
1/5
Tim Buckley has one of the most annoying singing voices out there - painful to listen to.
Fiona Apple
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Beatles
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Santana
2/5
undoubtedly talented, just not my thing.
The Offspring
5/5
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
Marilyn Manson
4/5
I am separating the art from the artist with this rating.
Album 4 stars
MM -4 stars, predatory arsehole
Butthole Surfers
2/5
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
Duran Duran
4/5
Queen Latifah
4/5
The Who
2/5
Blur
5/5
I get up when I want
Except on Wednesdays
When I get rudely awakened by the dustmen
Shuggie Otis
1/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Motörhead
3/5
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)
Neil Young
3/5
Supergrass
4/5
Stereolab
2/5
lift music
Elliott Smith
2/5
Little Simz
3/5
X-Ray Spex
4/5
The Vines
4/5
Common
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Pixies
4/5
Bill Callahan
3/5
I didn't hate it, I quite enjoyed it. Prog Country for the win
The Stranglers
3/5
System Of A Down
4/5
Eagles
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Paul Simon
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
The La's
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
The Byrds
2/5
Kanye West
3/5
Eminem
3/5
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
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
SAULT
2/5
Goldfrapp
2/5
poor mans Portishead
Nina Simone
2/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
stunning album
The Band
3/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Brian Eno
1/5
I'll take the train
The Police
3/5
James Taylor
2/5
Jacques Brel
1/5
c'est terrible
Solomon Burke
3/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Queen
3/5
Django Django
2/5
British art rock band - WTF?
Pretenders
4/5
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
Simply Red
2/5
Listening to Mick Hucknall could be used as a form of torture (No Direction is painful). 2 stars based on opening track being decent
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
The Doors
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Cat Stevens
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Cornershop
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
very pleasant, great voice
Mylo
2/5
Destroy Rock & Roll - not a fucking chance.
If Mylo destroys Rock & Roll in a dream he better wake up and apologise.
Fugazi
3/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
didn't hate it, didn't love it.
Nas
5/5
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
Slade
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
This felt like someone was tickling my gooch whilst whispering seductive things into my ear, I'm not going lie, I enjoyed it.
Frank Ocean
1/5
sorry Frank, this is toss
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
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
Blondie
5/5
Boston
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
not at the same level as The Boy with the Arab Strap but still a very good album
Finley Quaye
1/5
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
Television
1/5
really annoying voice, couldn't get further than 4 songs before switching to something else.
Rod Stewart
2/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Gary Numan
2/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Kate Bush
2/5
I like Kate Bush but not this album, just didn't do anything for me
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
it's just a stunning Album from start to finish
The Band
4/5
excellent use of the Clavinet, an enjoyable album from a band I has never heard of previously
Q-Tip
3/5
Won't Trade is a tune!! the rest of the album isn't as great unfortunately
The United States Of America
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Adele
2/5
incredible voice yet not showcased at all on this album, this album got boring fast
Rufus Wainwright
1/5
Rufus Wainwright can fuck off
Burning Spear
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
the album after which things start to go downhill for Radiohead
Beatles
4/5
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus's garden
In the shade
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
Billy Bragg can fuck off, folky political bollocks
R.E.M.
4/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
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
Cream
3/5
The Who
2/5
The Who can fuck off, this is a terrible album
Animal Collective
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
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
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
The album’s only chart success was in New Zealand where it reached #24, Kiwis are odd
Sade
2/5
starts strong but then turns into background music quite fast
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
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
Pink Floyd
2/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/5
DJ Shadow
2/5
Madonna
4/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
comes out the tracks fast and then just becomes a bit samey, and Ozzie's voice starts to grate after about 15 mins
Dolly Parton
2/5
Little Richard
3/5
5 of the tracks are pretty much the same song, it's a good song but not quite the classic I was expecting
2/5
I am not Devo
Jurassic 5
4/5
Van Morrison
2/5
why is this on the list?
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
The Cars
5/5
after the dross of recent days this is Just What I Needed
Coldcut
3/5
loved and hated it in equal measure but I'm in a good mood so rounded up to 3 stars
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
FKA twigs
2/5
stupid name, bad album
Moby
5/5
Method Man
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
John Lennon
4/5
Giant Sand
3/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
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.
Koffi Olomide
1/5
Rush
4/5
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
Nick Drake
2/5
background music
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
important? influential? yes on both counts, is it any good? not really.
Funkadelic
2/5
irritating
Stereo MC's
3/5
Tim Buckley
1/5
just Sad
The Afghan Whigs
1/5
shite
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Portishead
5/5
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
Spacemen 3
2/5
Keith Jarrett
2/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
propped up heavily by 2 outstanding tracks
Fleet Foxes
2/5
it's OK, not sure why it's on this list.
Beastie Boys
5/5
ma you're just jealous cuz it's the beastie boys
Arcade Fire
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Metallica
2/5
like S&M this is painful, Nothing Else Matters saves this from being a 1 star
Beatles
3/5
a couple of decent tracks amongst a load of toss, a VERY generous 3rd star
Minutemen
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
The Divine Comedy
5/5
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?
Talking Heads
3/5
Can
2/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Alanis Morissette
5/5
God herself, great album.
Saint Etienne
4/5
Bee Gees
4/5
something I never thought I would write but I like pre disco Bee Gees, I really enjoyed this album especially the back half.
Soft Machine
1/5
absolute dog shite
Van Halen
2/5
this should have been Jump repeated 8 times.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
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.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Alice In Chains
2/5
Dirt
Dead Kennedys
4/5
loud, fast, angry and a tonne of fun
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
not as good as I remembering it being, odd choice for this list though
The Rolling Stones
3/5
another Rolling Stones record and another meh review, it's not great but it's not awful, nothing to get excited about
CHVRCHES
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
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
Radiohead
1/5
another shite Radiohead album
Hugh Masekela
1/5
not for me
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Elis Regina
2/5
Carole King
5/5
what a beautiful album, yet another reason why I love this list, I can endure seemingly endless (shite) Radiohead albums for diamonds like this.
Prince
4/5
Fairport Convention
1/5
this can folk off, irritating voice and boring melodies
Chicago
2/5
ZZ Top
2/5
tedious
Wild Beasts
3/5
The Verve
2/5
aside from History this album is nothing to write home about, quite dull in fact - Urban Hymns better be on this list
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
not THE greatest album on this list but a banger nonetheless
Kings of Leon
4/5
The xx
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Jeff Buckley
2/5
the stand out tune by a mile is a cover and the rest is a wankfest (stolen from another reviewer).
Wilco
2/5
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
G. Love & Special Sauce
1/5
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?
Eminem
3/5
Motörhead
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Public Enemy
5/5
AC/DC
4/5
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
Raekwon
3/5
LTJ Bukem
1/5
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
Slipknot
4/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
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
Frank Sinatra
3/5
it's an easy listen and probably deserves it's place on the list
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Pulp
5/5
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
David Bowie
1/5
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 Darkness
4/5
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.
Fishbone
2/5
that was a weird journey
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1/5
nope
PJ Harvey
4/5
The Crusaders
2/5
The Triffids
2/5
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
Suicide
1/5
pile of shite
Maxwell
1/5
it's depressing to think of all the joyless sex that has happened with this playing in the background.
The Pharcyde
3/5
Korn
3/5
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
Steely Dan
3/5
I wish I'd listened to this before Aja, this has changed my view on Steely Dan
Solange
1/5
I'll sit at a different table, thanks
M.I.A.
2/5
even the one track that I had heard previously and quite liked could not save this from a low rating
Robert Wyatt
1/5
this list has hit Rock Bottom, three 1 star albums in a row
must power through, better music ahead
The The
2/5
Killing Joke
2/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
John Cale
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
nope
Dirty Projectors
1/5
this list has hit a new low, can I ask for a score less than 1 please? utter shite
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
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
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
surprisingly enjoyable
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
I just don't get it, lots of glowing reviews on here but this one isn't for me
Bob Dylan
2/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
ABBA
3/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
I enjoyed more than I thought I would
Roxy Music
2/5
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
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
I didn't hate this as much as everyone else on here
The Residents
3/5
bat shit crazy
The Adverts
4/5
70's punk - what's not to like
Beatles
2/5
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
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Electronica just doesn't do it for me
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Get Fucked Jack
Ministry
3/5
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
Ali Farka Touré
1/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
Supergrass
4/5
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???
OutKast
3/5
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.
Hawkwind
2/5
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.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
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
Doves
3/5
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.
Miles Davis
2/5
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.
Pixies
5/5
it's a stunning album that makes my pants tingle
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Songs to make me leave the room
Beck
5/5
cool as fuck and still sounds amazing
3/5
Love and Liquor don't mix - too true Loretta.
a pissed off Dolly Parton who had enough shit from her useless man
Roxy Music
3/5
not as raunchy as the cover on the previous Roxy Music album that the 1001 generated but a better album.
R.E.M.
5/5
it's a winner
The Incredible String Band
1/5
fiddly dee nonsense, nothing incredible about this.
right down there with the worst this list have produced, this shit is bad
folk off
The National
5/5
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
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Meh Zeppelin
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
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
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
wonderful album
John Martyn
1/5
mumbling shite, couldn't get past 3 tracks
Underworld
3/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
Tom Waits
1/5
possibly the most annoying voice ever, painful listen.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Play The Whole of the Moon!
what do you mean it's on a different album, ffs!
Mj Cole
1/5
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.
Soul II Soul
2/5
tedious aside from Back to Life which is a banger
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Tom Tom Club
4/5
a lot of fun, great album
Gang Starr
3/5
Fela Kuti
2/5
got boring fast, 5 track album lasting over an hour is not for me
Elton John
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
one of the better Led Zep records, mainly because of Stairway
The The
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
not as strong as Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus but still a stunning album.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
not as good as Ritual De Lo Habitual
a generous 3 stars
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
2/5
Laura Nyro
4/5
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.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Exile On Meh Street
I had such high expectations for Turn On The Run
saved slightly by the excellent Shine A Light
Morrissey
5/5
I love me some Mozza
The Fall
2/5
This is music that I should like, but I find Mark E Smith really fucking annoying
Gorillaz
2/5
I'd forgotten how bad this album was.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
a bit like actual prunes, great in moderation but after a full album I feel a like I might shit myself
3/5
2/5
Yes, No thanks.
no album should start with a near 19 minute self indulgent wank fest.
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
very enjoyable
Christina Aguilera
3/5
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.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
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
Guns N' Roses
5/5
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
Lorde
4/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Brian Eno can fuck off
Caetano Veloso
2/5
terrifying album cover - music isn't much better
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
ain't nothing like a gang bang apparently.....
The Cardigans
4/5
Beautiful album
Roxy Music
3/5
this list loves Roxy Music - I do not (although this was better than the other RM records on here)
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
Lambchop
4/5
Minor Threat
4/5
play it fast, play it loud
fuck yeah!
4/5
1st 3 tracks absolute bangers and then it's like they gave up with the rest of the record, still great though
Depeche Mode
4/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
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
ZZ Top
3/5
The Doors
4/5
some bangers, some nonsense, overall a great album
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
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!
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
weird
The Undertones
5/5
it's just a great album.
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
The Associates
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
N.E.R.D
4/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Willie Nelson
2/5
Le Tigre
5/5
34 min 23 sec of perfection
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
The Roots
4/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
rough as a badgers arse and I like it!
2/5
live albums should not be on this list!!!!
Bee Gees
2/5
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
shite
Jamiroquai
2/5
who enjoys this shite?
Mike Ladd
2/5
U2
4/5
Achtung Yeah Baby
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
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
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
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
The Cramps
4/5
Grizzly Bear
2/5
yawn
TV On The Radio
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
top 3 overrated band of all time, the drugs must have been great back then to appreciate this crap
Queens Of The Stone Age
2/5
QOTSA can fuck off
50 Cent
4/5
the album that taught me how spell the word Pimp
Small Faces
4/5
bat shit crazy and brilliant
Steely Dan
4/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Orbital
3/5
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
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Aerosmith
4/5
why was the hardwear on the same floor as children's wear and lady's lingerie? (do men have lingerie?)
Good Morning Mr Tyler
The Stooges
4/5
Wire
4/5
so this is the band that Elastica and Menswear ripped off (influenced by) - wonderful album
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Funky as Fuck
David Crosby
2/5
largely forgettable
The Charlatans
4/5
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
MC Solaar
4/5
didn't understand 1 word of it but loved it
Brian Wilson
4/5
lovely touch recommending this "randomly" the day after Brian Wilsons passing.
an extra star for the sentiment
Grateful Dead
2/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
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.
Can
2/5
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
Incubus
2/5
Metal was never broken so there was zero requirement for a Nu (sic) Metal.
Big Star
3/5
pleasant enough
Johnny Cash
5/5
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
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Damned
3/5
play it loud play it fast
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
MGMT
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Waterloo Sunset is an outstanding tune, everything else is OK.
Britney Spears
4/5
I really enjoyed this aside from the odd experimental reggae tune.
John Lennon
3/5
a bit like sex with my ex, pleasant enough but I was glad when it was over so I could do something else
The Lemonheads
3/5
Khaled
2/5
Algerian pop music is as bad as you would think it is, extra star for the cover version of Imagine
Bad Brains
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Elbow
3/5
really disappointing, knowing Grounds For Divorce I was expecting way more from this, undoubtably a great song writer but the album underwhelmed
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Kanye West
3/5
Dagmar Krause
1/5
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.
Kate Bush
3/5
Joe Ely
3/5
The Pretty Things
4/5
so much better than Tommy
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
not my usual bag but there's some bangers on this album
Bob Dylan
3/5
bang average
Sebadoh
2/5
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
Neil Young
3/5
hey google, play some music that entertains and bores me in equal measure, thanks
The Cure
4/5
it's Robert Smith, it's The Cure, it's very good.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
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...
Madonna
2/5
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
Jane's Addiction
3/5
not as good as I had hoped it would have been, Been Caught Stealing by far the stand out track.
Frank Black
2/5
Digital Underground
2/5
Serge Gainsbourg
1/5
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!
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Nirvana
5/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
sentiment aside (RIP Ozzy) this isn't that great an album, most tracks sound the same and whilst distinctive his voice grates.
Adele
4/5
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.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
“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.
Robbie Williams
4/5
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
4/5
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.
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
One look at the tracklist told me this was going to be shit and I wasn't wrong
Ryan Adams
4/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Gentlemen good night, ladies good morning.
I'm pretty sure I caught a STD listening to this.
Talvin Singh
1/5
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.
The xx
4/5
Madness
5/5
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.
Talking Heads
2/5
3 Talking Heads on this list (so far), 1 is pushing it, clearly the author was a big fan.
Garbage
4/5
Tim Buckley
1/5
The funk and soul grooves are undeniably infectious, but the lyrical content is so drenched in misogyny that it feels like you’re dancing at a party where the host won’t stop cornering women in the kitchen.
Tim & Jeff Buckley infect this list too much
Alice Cooper
4/5
The Streets
4/5
Napalm Death
3/5
makes me want to go to Dresden for some reason
Genesis
3/5
that was a bizarre journey, not at all what I was expecting from Genesis but then I appear to have only been aware of the music Phil Collins made after he lost his hair.
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
The Human League
4/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
a very pleasant listen
Cocteau Twins
5/5
beautiful album
Bad Company
4/5
fuck yeah
Eurythmics
3/5
Scissor Sisters
4/5
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
The Coral
3/5
Justice
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Songs in the Key of Life is pure joy bottled into sound. Funky grooves, soul-soaked ballads, and Stevie at the absolute peak of his genius.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Ice Cube
4/5
check yo self
Ozomatli
3/5
Missy Elliott
4/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
2 fucking hours of banjo, no thanks
Steve Winwood
2/5
background music
The Young Gods
1/5
c'est quoi ce bordel?
there's some shit on this list but this is right up there with the worst.
5/5
Van Morrison
2/5
Brown Eyed Girl is not on this album - that's all you need to know.
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Rather than an empowering statement, Butterfly plays like an indulgent diary entry that the world didn’t need to read.
Skepta
1/5
The beats? Flat. The lyrics? Repetitive. Skepta might think he’s spitting razor-sharp truths, but half the time it sounds like he’s just circling the same clichés: fame is hard, the streets are real, trust nobody. Congratulations—you’ve reinvented the wheel, only this one’s made of cardboard, you dick.
5/5
Forget concept albums—Sgt. Pepper is the concept that made albums matter.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Big Star
2/5
The Kinks
4/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Brian Eno? The man is essentially an expensive screensaver in human form. His “ambient” music is what you’d hear if an airport tannoy system took a sedative. He’s less a composer and more a furniture salesman for sound: bland, flat, and only appreciated by people who mistake boredom for intellectual depth. Eno isn’t the future of music — he’s the sound of your computer freezing in 1987
Pere Ubu
1/5
fucking garbage
Tom Waits
1/5
Tom Waits’ Bone Machine is like being trapped in a dungeon while a drunk scarecrow tries to sing you bedtime stories about death. Critics call it “genius,” but it’s just abrasive noise dressed up as art. His voice sounds less like music and more like a demolition site with emphysema. If this is innovation, I’d rather listen to an actual bone machine grind me into dust.
There are 5 Tom Waits albums on this list - un fucking believable
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Don McLean
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Pure groove bottled up and pressed to vinyl
Gene Clark
3/5
pleasant enough
Holger Czukay
2/5
not quite as shit as I thought it was going to be, still pretty bad
Scott Walker
4/5
Cinematic, haunting, and delivered with a baritone that makes every song feel monumental, loved it.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
painful listen until Hong Kong Garden
4/5
Sabu
2/5
Ian Dury
3/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
The B-52's
3/5
Crowded House
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
69 Love Songs is absurd, sprawling, and brilliant. On paper, it’s too much, 69 tracks of genre-hopping madness, but Merritt’s wit, charm, and odd tenderness make it irresistible.
One moment it’s camp, the next it’s heart breaking, and somehow it all works. I expected a chore, but thoroughly enjoyed it.
Lou Reed
5/5
Every track bleeds drama, every lyric cuts deep. It’s not just an album, it’s a masterpiece of chaos and beauty that proves Reed could turn despair into pure art.
Foo Fighters
5/5
There’s no polish, no ego trip, no band machine yet — just one guy playing his heart out like he’s got nothing to lose. And that honesty blasts through every riff and drum hit. It’s messy, it’s loud, it’s cathartic, and it’s perfect.
This record isn’t just the start of Foo Fighters — it’s proof that music can save you when everything else collapses. I fucking love it.
Tom Waits
1/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Super Furry Animals
5/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Shack
3/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
Randy Newman
2/5
felt too uncomfortable listening to this, Toy Story racism is not my genre of choice
Femi Kuti
3/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
10cc
2/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Pelican West is like diving headfirst into a glittery pool of 1982 sunshine — all polo shirts, perfect hair, and pure pop joy
Björk
2/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Calexico
3/5
Supertramp
2/5
Thundercat
2/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Elvis is Meh
Buzzcocks
3/5
CHIC
4/5
De La Soul
4/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
Yes, it’s politically charged, intellectually wired, and brimming with righteous fury. But somewhere between the think pieces and the drum machines, the fun left the building. It’s the musical equivalent of being cornered at a party by someone who’s read No Logo twice and wants you to know it
Buck Owens
3/5
The Go-Go's
4/5
4/5
the moment pop music slipped into a tuxedo, ordered champagne, and started quoting Byron between choruses
David Holmes
3/5
I went to school with someone called David Holmes, he was a dick but I quite liked his sister - nothing to do with this David Holmes though
Kings of Leon
4/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
it was weird but in a good way
Slipknot
4/5
Pixies
4/5
Sparks
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Astor Piazzolla
1/5
Nick Drake
3/5
SZA
1/5
Ctrl Alt Delete - fucking awful
Cee Lo Green
2/5
Cee-Lo Green...Is The Shit Machine
painful listen
Simple Minds
3/5
a solid, gentle wave of synthy memories—nice enough, but not exactly essential listening unless you’re already in the mood
Madonna
2/5
Ray of Light is decent, the rest of the album less so.
90's Madonna no thanks
Soundgarden
4/5
David Ackles
1/5
David Ackles putting the Cunt in Country
Tricky
4/5
The Police
2/5
aside from the 1 song this was a painful listen
Mudhoney
3/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Taylor Swift
5/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Orange Juice
2/5
this album should have stopped after track 1
Megadeth
3/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Deerhunter
4/5
The Sonics
4/5
so close to being a 5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Barry Adamson
1/5
I would rather live in Moss Side in 1989 than listen to this again
Björk
4/5
beautiful album, I need to relisten to the other Bjork records on this list, I may have harshly judged them early in the process
Living Colour
4/5
Goldie
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Hookworms
4/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Dr. Octagon
3/5
Fiona Apple
2/5
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
Röyksopp
4/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
The Zutons
5/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
yawn
Suede
5/5
Ride
3/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Elvis Costello
2/5
bored of Elvis Costello albums on this list
Anita Baker
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
enjoyed this way more than I thought I would
Harry Nilsson
3/5
one word review - random
Pink Floyd
3/5
Anthrax
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
rescued from a 2 by Geno
Neu!
2/5
I had more enjoyment reading some of the other reviews than listening to this
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Frank Sinatra is balls
Tracy Chapman
5/5
stunning
Soft Cell
4/5
Sex Dwarf is a great name for a song
Nirvana
5/5
Hole
5/5
Björk
5/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
Radiohead
1/5
did you know that there's a female only Radiohead cover band called Labiahead - they only cover good Radiohead songs so zero from this fucking album
Hail to the Queef!
Marvin Gaye
2/5
What's Going On? Not a lot
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
1/5
what the fuck have I just listened to
Joni Mitchell
3/5
it's Joni Mitchell so it's always going to be a beautiful album, not as strong as her other work though
Fugees
4/5
The Zombies
3/5
The Jam
4/5
Love
2/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
T.I.H.S.
Boards of Canada
1/5
more like Bored of Canada, what a tedious album that was, two 1 star albums in 2 days, must fight through the shite
Klaxons
2/5
The Kinks
4/5
delightful
Buffalo Springfield
2/5
Joanna Newsom
1/5
utter shite, there's a reason it's not on Spotify.
Sonic Youth
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
overrated
2Pac
2/5
2Pac 2Stars
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
The Killers
4/5
Talk Talk
2/5
Eric Clapton
2/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
another baffling inclusion in this list, Deee-Lite has more e's than it has great songs, in fact 3 more
Os Mutantes
3/5
fun, A Minha Menina is a tune
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
adding Young to this trio did not improve the music, Crosby, Stills & Gash
Fever Ray
2/5
Judas Priest
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Doves
2/5
Such a dull album
Manu Chao
4/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
Janet Jackson
3/5
Richard Hawley
3/5
Circle Jerks
4/5
fast, funny, furious, and over before you can complain about it. Hardcore punk efficiency at its finest.
Michael Jackson
4/5
You have to separate the artist from the art otherwise this is a 1 star album.
After later abuse allegations, some listeners reinterpret the album through a darker lens — especially songs about being misunderstood or persecuted.
That tension doesn’t erase the album’s craft — but it changes emotional reception for some people.
The Dictators
3/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
there are 2 Happy Mondays albums in this list, 2! I just don't understand it, Wrote For Luck is decent enough but that's about it
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Turbonegro
5/5
it's been a while but the list has delivered a banger that I was unaware of, essentially the pre cursor to The Hives
New York Dolls
4/5
Tortoise
2/5
dull
Death In Vegas
4/5
Aisha & Dirge are great
Leftfield
4/5
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
it's not the best Sleater Kinney record but still decent, generous 4 stars
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Laibach
3/5
weird but I liked it
PJ Harvey
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
just before he turned into a dick
George Michael
3/5
Lucinda Williams
4/5
lovely album
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
The Monks
2/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Ute Lemper
4/5
oddly enjoyable
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
John Coltrane
2/5
I don't like jazz
Lana Del Rey
2/5
Green Day
5/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Hot Chip
2/5
The Byrds
4/5
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
merde
The Jam
4/5
Red Snapper
1/5
Red Snapper’s inclusion in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die feels like a relic of the list’s original 2005 perspective. Revisiting the list through a 2026 lens, this is exactly the kind of entry that invites reconsideration. There's 1089 albums now anyway - I suggest this is 1 of the 88 that are cut
Gotan Project
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
too much Sonic Youth on this list
Thin Lizzy
3/5
2/5
background noise
Lightning Bolt
1/5
nope
1/5
I don't even know what this is meant to be.
Morrissey
4/5
The Specials
3/5
not as Special as I had hoped it would be
The Beta Band
4/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Hüsker Dü
3/5
sounds like an REM cover band
Bert Jansch
1/5
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
Beach House
4/5
Baaba Maal
1/5
Travis
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
The Verve
5/5
close to perfection
Yes
2/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
The Prodigy
5/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
The Style Council
2/5
for fucks sake Weller, what happened?
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Beth Orton
5/5
Blur
5/5
King Crimson
1/5
Prog can fuck off
Dennis Wilson
3/5
that is one hairy dude! The album itself was OK, Tug of War is great as is River Song, however reading his Wiki is a lot more interesing, drugs are bad people.