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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
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5 | 2.83 | +2.17 |
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Leftism
Leftfield
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5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
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5 | 2.92 | +2.08 |
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
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5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
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5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
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Achtung Baby
U2
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5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
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4 | 2.37 | +1.63 |
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
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1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
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The Man Who
Travis
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1 | 3.01 | -2.01 |
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
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2 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
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Rio
Duran Duran
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2 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
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2 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
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2 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
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2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
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2 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.75 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 5 |
| Metallica | 3 | 4.67 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.33 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.33 |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 4 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3 | 2 |
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Gorillaz
3/5
Great genre hopping debut from Gorillaz.
Blur
3/5
Not sure why this one passed me by at the time. Interesting change in direction. Knew the hits off this album already (are all Blur hits the ones where they are sarcastic or a comedy take on another genre of song) but the rest is a good mix of Pavement inspired sound mixed with Albarn’s interesting music craft. Would go back to and listen again.
Eagles
3/5
Really hard to objectively review this due to its massive status of the title track of the same name. Enjoyed but a bit middle of the road for me….. think I’d enjoy more if I was in the middle of the road, driving down a large American highway with this blasting out of the radio. A true slice of Americana.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Beautifully soulful album with hard hitting messages within. If you liked this be sure to check out Curtis/LIVE! album as well.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
This is an great debut album. A testament to write about what you know. Why is Sheffield such a fertile ground for so much good music? Is Mardy Bum a worthy successor to Chas and Dave’s Ain’t No Pleasing You?
Deee-Lite
3/5
I’m sure I’ve tried to listen to this in the past and sadly did not like as much as I wanted to. Groove Is in the Heart is an absolutely incredible track, and for that alone this album deserves to be on the list. It’s so good in fact that the rest of the album can never live up to expectations. You feel thought that this album was very influential on subsequent acts that maybe were not as pure as this but managed to get a commercial hit off the back of imitating their style. As a kid I always imagined that the bloke on the cover with long hair was Neil from the Young Ones.
Al Green
5/5
Incredible!
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Alanis seems to like analogies and juxtapositions. Heard this a lot when it was first released almost to a point of overplay, but with distance it’s still a good album. Never knew till now that Flea played on one of the tracks.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
Such beautiful voices. Fantastic album.
Stephen Stills
3/5
That was a slog (though reading about its recording not as much of a slog as it was for the musicians involved!). Hard to take in the variety of styles in one listen but can sense the musicianship underneath this all and that repeated listens would reveal the various layers at work here - but not sure personally I’ll revisit.
Primal Scream
5/5
Incredible. Always loved this album, love the way they are never afraid to experiment on their albums.
Beck
3/5
Interesting album, would revisit again.
Prince
3/5
Great album
Ray Price
3/5
Enjoyed.
Radiohead
4/5
I was really into electronic music at the time this came out so was pleased that Radiohead had gone all ‘Aphex Twin’ on us. Really interesting album, don’t understand why my brain likes his whiney moaning voice, it’s variety of styles, but even after all these years it still does.
Are Radiohead essentially Wakeman without the cape and better synths - if so please let’s hope their next tour is a faithful recreation of King Arthur on Ice!
N.W.A.
4/5
Still feels really visceral.
Little Simz
3/5
Very much enjoyed
Motörhead
3/5
Saw Lemmy live late in his life at Hyde Park gig and he did not disappoint - seeing them in their heyday on this tour though would have been epic. May sure you turn it up to 11!
Santana
4/5
Like a hairy chested man giving you a loving embrace.
Various Artists
4/5
Merry Christmas!
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Incredible set of songs from an incredible artist. Too much to take in properly in one sitting so will be returning to this over time to experience more.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Big slice of Americana, sure I loved this more at the time but with distance it feels more like Alan Partridge driving his Rover down the A11 than Hunter S. Thompson driving Route 66.
Drive-By Truckers
2/5
Not sure how I really feel about this one, interesting history lesson in parts, some nice tunes but not sure it will stick with me long term….
2/5
I really tried with this one but not for me….
Willie Nelson
2/5
Not for me.
Alice In Chains
3/5
I was aware of this band back in the day but never really explored properly. Quite enjoyed.
The Crusaders
2/5
Funky/Disco classic start…. then sort of tails off to cocktail party background music. Nice enough but nothing exciting.
Stereo MC's
2/5
It’s ok. Some good signature tunes.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Cracking album!
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Beautiful.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Modern classic.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Turn it up to 11 and enjoy!
Cypress Hill
3/5
Not Insane in the Brain…. but getting close.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
It’s definitely worth being introduced to the devil and the fire continues to burn through the rest of the album!
Wilco
3/5
Enjoyed. Would revisit.
Eels
4/5
Reminds me very much of Uni days, great album though not the cheeriest of subjects.
Joy Division
4/5
1970’s Britain perfectly incapsulated in sound.
Van Halen
3/5
I’m jumping!
The Fall
4/5
This is excellent album. It shouldn’t work but it does. Never feel like I know The Fall due to varying styles and breadth of career but would say this is a great place for anyone to start.
Kanye West
4/5
Interesting. Recognised more than thought I would. Would revisit.
Deep Purple
4/5
How to make a good situation out of Frank Zappa burning down a studio. Amazing live album.
The Stranglers
4/5
Carry on Punk starring Sid James!
Air
3/5
Nice album, blended into background at points, not sure I’d revisit.
Ride
3/5
Wishy washy….but ok.
Radiohead
3/5
Oxfordshire indie band get annoyed by LA heat and knock an album out in two weeks. Good work but prefer other of their albums better.
Stan Getz
4/5
Lovely album. Timeless classic.
The B-52's
3/5
Great fun album that still sounds pretty fresh.
The Stooges
4/5
The album title says it all. Ahead of its time.
Louis Prima
4/5
Love it!
The Doors
4/5
Right back at sixth form college….
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Some of the classic hits on this one, some of the other tracks though seem a bit ‘trying to fit in with the times’ vibe about them.
The Specials
4/5
Really interesting album.
Syd Barrett
3/5
Worrying.
Slipknot
3/5
Was surprised that beyond the different singing how much the riffs reminded me of classic Metallica. Had a massive migraine earlier in the week though so could not get past first couple of songs. Will try and revisit.
R.E.M.
3/5
Think this is the album just before they got really big with Out of Time…. Enjoyed.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Great to hear this debut which I’d not heard before.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
A great history lesson from the grandmaster.
3/5
My gateway into U2 as a kid was Rattle & Hum which has live versions of some of these same songs, good to revisit and enjoyed the album.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
A lot to digest and take in on a first listen. Couple of times around really enjoying. Would revisit.
Nick Drake
4/5
Lovely stuff.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Praise where it’s due…
John Lennon
3/5
Visceral
fIREHOSE
3/5
New one for me. Quite enjoyed but did not really stick in my head…
Bob Dylan
4/5
Excellent stuff….
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Great mid golden period Wonder.
Metallica
5/5
Absolute classic!
Muddy Waters
4/5
Muddy goes hard….
Nas
4/5
This was great
Garbage
3/5
Nice to revisit this….
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Lovely stuff.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Classic, everyone should definitely hear this album.
Def Leppard
1/5
What Paul said….
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
Production on this is exquisite. Really interesting album.
Aerosmith
3/5
Struggled to engage with this beyond the hits, did have a different sound to what I was expected, more varied.
Beatles
3/5
It’s alright….
The Chemical Brothers
5/5
Love this album!
Bob Dylan
4/5
Some classics on this, as an album just falls short of some of his other masterpieces in my humble not very well informed opinion….
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Mellow, 90’s stoner classic….
Green Day
3/5
Enjoyed this….
Bee Gees
3/5
Very enjoyable and not what you’d expect from the disco kings….
Scott Walker
4/5
Cracking album….
Beck
4/5
Appreciate this even more now than back in the day….
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Forever in my heart as a classic from that generation growing up!
Peter Frampton
2/5
Sorry, just don’t get it…
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Not a fan though appreciate the artistry….
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
It’s ok….
The Black Keys
3/5
Nice work!
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Did not realise this one was without Peter Tosh…. A great album!
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Never heard of and quite enjoyed….
The Replacements
2/5
Didn’t really stand out for me….
Travis
1/5
Really did not like.
The White Stripes
3/5
Some great singles and would revisit..
Queen
3/5
Nice work!
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Really interesting….
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Haunting and dreamy. Love the vocals.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Good stuff!
Björk
4/5
A classic from my formative years….
Pixies
4/5
The original Nevermind!
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Really enjoyed this. Will definitely revisit.
T. Rex
2/5
Don’t understand the fuss. Steady, plodding at best with a few small highlights.
Fugazi
3/5
Really enjoyed this, another band that I think was just before my time and an influence on so many of the bands I got into at college etc…. Would revisit.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Cracking!
Erykah Badu
3/5
Great - would revisit.
Beastie Boys
4/5
I’ll admit, back in the day it took me a while to get into this. After repeated listens it really grew on me and is now one of my favourite albums by them…
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Liked more than I thought I would….
Pink Floyd
5/5
Plenty of others I’m sure have reviewed this more eloquently. Just to say… it’s a corker!
Muddy Waters
4/5
Loved this!
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Really enjoyed this…
Taylor Swift
3/5
Pop is definitely still alive and vibrant.
Pixies
3/5
Solid but not their best stuff from the original quiet/loud masters…
Goldie
3/5
More mellow than I remembered it… personal preference is the more abrasive artists in the genre but there is no denying the impact this album had at the time…
Germs
2/5
Rough and ready which I think was absolutely their intention….
Tina Turner
3/5
One of my dads favourites, a solid 3.
Prince
4/5
A classic!
Johnny Cash
4/5
Some great reworking of classic tracks, Hurt alone is worth the entry fee….
Foo Fighters
3/5
A great start to a life post Nirvana that has proved very fruitful in the long term…. Nice diy feel, though find by the end of the album being a bit bored…
Yes
3/5
Now I understand why people were so happy when punk came along! Only joking - I love this knob twiddling, cape wearing nonsense! King Arthur on Ice anyone - Yes Please!
Robbie Williams
2/5
Angels is like a memory from a distant land like Narnia or Wizard of Oz…
Kanye West
5/5
A complex work in so many ways…
Morrissey
3/5
Hmmm…. Really not sure what to say about this one….
The Smiths
4/5
The xx
3/5
Always had a soft spot for this album…
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Really enjoyed but feel I need to listen to further to really appreciate. Will revisit for sure.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Pretty solid but not sure I’d revisit.
Rod Stewart
3/5
Classic Rod!
Queen
3/5
Classic Queen
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Enjoyed but beyond the classics a lot of it does not stick in your brain even after repeated listens.
3/5
Need to revisit to really appreciate I think, liked what I heard….
Frank Ocean
2/5
Didn’t engage me that much but feel with repeated listens I’d come to enjoy more…. Might revisit…
Justice
3/5
Think there is some mileage with repeated listens…
Coldplay
3/5
With distance and listening to again it’s really not that great… quite MOR, though who am I to know as judging by the Glastonbury crowds this weekend I’m in the minority with this view….
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Another album by these guys… didn’t we just have one…. Enjoyable but doubt I’ll revisit…
Killing Joke
3/5
Saw these guys at the Royal Albert Hall last year as a neighbour is a massive fan, enjoyed this… not only for what it is itself but the amount of other bands/sounds were inspired/evolved from this… NIN etc….
Ozomatli
3/5
Enjoyed this. Would revisit.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Some of these songs are so ingrained in my brain I’m not sure can ever judge impartially…
Jack White
3/5
It’s quite good, though confused how it’s one of the best 1001 albums when so many others to choose from….
Fats Domino
3/5
Enjoyable… reminds me of the old TV drama Lipstick on your Collar which featured this….
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
The title is not lying… it is incredible….to start with…. then it’s starts to tail off to a sort of muzak vibe by the end of the album… however the first part of the album is so incredible I still give it 4 stars!
Janis Joplin
4/5
Exceptional album.
4/5
What can said that’s not already been said… a game changer at the time and remains an interesting enough musical oddity to retain its charm….
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The Zep flying high on this one….
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Fantastic album….
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Was really enjoying this… till the song that Ronan Keating covered from this album (Baby Can I Hold You) pops up and now I can’t get his version out of my head…. that’s not the original albums fault though…..
Faust
3/5
A nice surprise this one…. Will definitely revisit….
Brian Eno
3/5
Sounds in places like Dark Side of the Moon I think…. I think Eno’s internal monologue was…. the Floyd are coining it in with the success of that album, I’d like a bit of the action…. then it took him writing a 100 songs, culling those down and 5 years later in 1977 his version appears…. And it’s good!
Eminem
3/5
Takes me straight back to this era…
Mj Cole
2/5
Always be sincere…..
Roxy Music
4/5
Always thought I didn’t like Roxy Music….. something about its artsy pretentiousness that put me off (and that’s me speaking being from a pretentious art graduate background myself :-) )…. However really enjoyed this so I’m either really pretentious as well or just taking the music at face value now and just enjoying the tunes!
Supertramp
3/5
The 70’s were definitely different times…. I really don’t know how I feel about this one so am going to sit on the fence with a 2.5 if it was possible…
Dire Straits
3/5
Top quality MOR…
Fred Neil
5/5
Fantastic…. and a strange link to the man being involved with The Dolphin Project in his later life is a strange link to what my son is interested in…
Duran Duran
2/5
Not for me though it’s so linked with that time period you can instantly see in your head the people dancing in the club to it as you listen… or Le Bon getting drowned on a boat in the Rio video….
The Cure
4/5
Came to this late in life but how incredible!
The Doors
4/5
Always liked this one, completely biased 4 stars…
Laibach
4/5
Well, that was a surprise….
Solange
3/5
Did not give the attention it needed…. Need to go back and listen to properly
Love
4/5
Always loved this….
Brian Eno
3/5
Interesting experiments which when they hit the mark are pretty good and provides Eno with bank of ideas to take forward and reuse and adapt in subsequent production work….
The Sonics
4/5
Loved this!
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
It’s ok….
The White Stripes
3/5
Lovely analogue retro sound…
Dr. Octagon
3/5
I remember this vaguely from the time due to being released on Mo Wax in UK, had a nice old school feeling to It…
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Feel this one needs repeated listens to truly appreciate…. Liked the concept and will revisit….
Keith Jarrett
3/5
A nice change…. Will revisit
Nina Simone
4/5
Incredibly powerful… to also then read that these are leftovers from other sessions is astonishing. A essential listen.
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Really confused me this one!
Radiohead
4/5
Kid Aphex….
Blue Cheer
3/5
Really enjoyed this….
Otis Redding
5/5
Incredible biased review on this one. Love it!
The Kinks
4/5
Really enjoyed this British psych….
The Fall
3/5
This early outing feels a lot closer to its post punk peers than their later outings…. but their sheer work ethic and output means that I’ve only just scratched the surface of this….
David Bowie
3/5
Raw, heartfelt….
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Electro Beatles….
Pearl Jam
5/5
Ten out of Ten…
Steely Dan
2/5
Need to revisit…. Unsure of….
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Not familiar with this one by Joni before today but enjoyed….
Goldfrapp
3/5
Early 21st century dinner party music (I was there) but what a beautiful voice and arrangements.
The Cure
3/5
Nice - not their greatest but good…
3/5
And they thought this in the 90’s…..
Steely Dan
2/5
Didn’t grab me to be honest….
The Monks
3/5
Interesting….
Portishead
5/5
A classic, takes me right back to 1994, the heartbreak of early love, of hearing new sounds that sound revolutionary to young ears, and that voice…
Japan
3/5
Liked the velvet cover and the rest was pleasant enough….
Solomon Burke
4/5
Loved this, will revisit….
Fugees
4/5
Not listened to this for years and enjoyed revisiting. The covers are probably the strongest but the rest still holds up as well….
Talking Heads
3/5
Clever but I’ve never really connected with TH’s….
CHVRCHES
2/5
Feel ambivalent towards this….
The Temptations
3/5
Classic…
DJ Shadow
5/5
I’d take this to the desert island it’s so good…. Completely biased 5 stars for this gem….. my generations Tubular Bells, though unfortunately I doubt it sold as many…
David Bowie
4/5
Enjoyed this….
Tom Waits
3/5
Gravel voiced king does it again…
Stan Getz
3/5
Nice…..
Jethro Tull
3/5
Flute madness….
David Holmes
4/5
Classic….
The Pharcyde
4/5
Really enjoyed this… will revisit.
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
A couple of the tracks are really good, as a whole album though I feel it does not really gel, feel this album is included for its historical importance, they help invent the genre but the tools to deliver what they envisaged were not quite there yet…. or was it all just a happy accident due to lack of tools that invented the genre….
Pulp
4/5
So linked to the 90’s and my time being a student I sometimes confuse myself with Jarvis Cocker….
Beatles
4/5
Where they are fully embracing ‘your mother wouldn’t approve, but the kids love it’ phase….
Portishead
3/5
I remember this feeling a really ‘abrasive’ album at the time, the band deliberately going against their previous two efforts and their softer sound. It’s interesting to listen to again after all these years, still abrasive but also an excellent album… a 3.5 almost 4 for me….
The Fall
3/5
Always like The Fall when I listen to them, not sure I like as much as some of the others I’ve heard…. Though you are never sure what you are going to get…. Solid 3 for this!
Genesis
2/5
Found this hard going, nice to get a bit more exposure to earlier Genesis though….
Sex Pistols
5/5
Fantastic!
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Lovely stuff. Solid 5.
Happy Mondays
5/5
I still remember the first time I heard this aged 13, a classic!
George Harrison
4/5
A lovely triple album of psychedelic, jamming loveliness….
Raekwon
3/5
Really did not give this the focus it needed…. Need to revisit…
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Nice to get around to listening to this album, and it did not disappoint.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Takes you straight back to the 1980’s more than time travel ever could…. Few more slow ballads than I remember but with hits you can’t argue with…
Dennis Wilson
4/5
Such a great album!
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Not sure what I feel about this one…
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Veer between loving this album, and then absolutely disliking her voice, then back again…. like Gleason and Farrell disagreeing about Bruge I can’t decide…
Frank Zappa
5/5
5 stars without a doubt!
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Just incredible….
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Very much enjoyed….
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Classic!
The xx
4/5
Space and timing used to maximum effect….
The Roots
3/5
I know a lot about Questlove the drummer but not much about The Roots, so an enjoyable listen….
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Only knew Hong Long Garden before listening to this and enjoyed the rest…
Elton John
3/5
Very enjoyable…
Black Sabbath
4/5
Amazing that they were blinded by that much snow and their songwriting is still that good, must have had winter tires on….
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
So many Neil Young albums…. It’s ok….
3/5
Interested to read that bloke from The Doors produced them, didn’t grab me greatly but might revisit….
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Ant music at its finest!
Arcade Fire
4/5
Emperors new clothes or an excellent third album, never quite sure and not as good as Funeral, but enjoy revisiting it…
David Bowie
3/5
Don’t feel this was his best…
Moby Grape
3/5
Really not sure about this one. Not psychedelic enough…
Beatles
4/5
Eclectic noodling from the 4 lads which is rather Fab…..
Marilyn Manson
3/5
Struggled to get through this one..not because bad. Just not in mood.
The Who
3/5
Moon etal in their prime….
De La Soul
4/5
Daisy age at it’s best…. Love this!
Nirvana
5/5
Absolutely overplayed classic…
Billy Joel
3/5
Good songwriting but not really for me….
PJ Harvey
4/5
A powerful evocative album…
Kate Bush
3/5
Great album….
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Powerful legacy…..
Stephen Stills
3/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would….
Barry Adamson
4/5
Loved this….
Tim Buckley
4/5
Powerful….
Snoop Dogg
4/5
A classic but of it’s time in so many ways….
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Frankie in his prime….
Dusty Springfield
4/5
A classic…. Loved this…
Jurassic 5
3/5
Really enjoyed this…
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Really interesting album, and what a back story in terms of cost and approach….
ZZ Top
3/5
Bearded wonders….
The Doors
4/5
Absolute classic….
The Vines
2/5
Struggled through this one….
Johnny Cash
4/5
The man in black at his finest….
U2
5/5
The last good U2 album? Loved this growing up, for nostalgic reasons going to give a 5 rather than 4.
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Enjoyed but not sure I’d revisit.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
I’ve listened to this album multiple times, I even own it on vinyl, but every listen still confuses me - and as a result leaves me not knowing what to think of it!? I’m unsure if a mid rating is suitable.
Missy Elliott
4/5
Cracking stuff, 4 stars alone for sampling an elephant noise on Work it!
Slade
3/5
Slayed it. Premium quality pub rock.
Metallica
5/5
Absolute trash metal perfection!
Marty Robbins
4/5
Gunslinging perfection…
The Who
3/5
Not a sell out and actually pretty good!
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Interesting and will revisit.
Lorde
3/5
Unsure what I feel about this….. unlikely to revisit.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
Really enjoyed this. Catchy tunes without being twee….
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Groovy!
Roxy Music
2/5
I try but apart from very early Roxy I just don’t like, not sure why I don’t!
Sigur Rós
5/5
Beautiful album, amazing band. 5 stars!
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Simply amazing. A work of art of the highest form.
Kelela
3/5
Interesting. Might revisit.
FKA twigs
3/5
Curious mix, would like to revisit to explore further, had good promise on early listen…
David Bowie
4/5
Enjoyed this, but not really sure the amount of praise it gets is truly justified….
Bob Dylan
5/5
Absolutely love this - one of Dylan’s finest.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I want to like but…..
Robert Wyatt
4/5
Lovely stuff, really unusual, a depth which I’d like to revisit…
Maxwell
3/5
Smooth…. So smooth you take it for granted but I’m sure there is a lot of musicianship going on….
Anita Baker
2/5
So smooth….
Metallica
4/5
Overplayed this back in the day… was great to revisit with distance, a few fillers but that is neutralised by the absolute 100% classics… I would give 4.5 if I could!
Funkadelic
4/5
Maggot Brain track alone makes this an instant classic…. and the rest is good as well.
Gram Parsons
3/5
Not what I expected. Enjoyed!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2/5
It’s alright.
Violent Femmes
3/5
Ah it’s that band that sing ‘Blister in the Sun’….. heard it loads times and did not know the band…. Now I know. Enjoyed the rest of album as well! Will revisit.
Fiona Apple
4/5
Powerful….
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Brilliant - loved this and will revisit, how did I miss it back in the day!
The Verve
4/5
Forgot how many hits on this…. Classic.
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Hmmmm. Really unsure if I love this or not.
The War On Drugs
4/5
Lovely stuff….
Miles Davis
5/5
Perfection.
Moby
4/5
Classic from its time…
Aerosmith
3/5
Really don’t know what to make of this… tied up with being a cheesy band from my childhood…
Taylor Swift
3/5
Washed over me, found bland but not unpleasant, kind of background music…. Sorry Taylor I know I’m the minority view on this….
R.E.M.
3/5
Couple of classics on this, the rest is solid….
Eminem
3/5
No wonder our parents were worried about us listening to this…
4/5
Solid Queen, Metallica, Rage against the Machine, Radiohead mash up covers band…. What’s not to like…. I love it!
Beach House
3/5
Mellow hipster new folky type thing which is very pleasant…
3/5
Need to revisit further…. did you know that in his later life band member Mark Mothersbaugh has written lots of soundtracks, including the recent ‘Cocaine Bea film…..
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Peak Bruce, though I prefer Darkness at the Edge of Town!
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Perfection!
Skepta
3/5
Really enjoyed this!
Sepultura
4/5
Those Roots go deep….
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Not for me….
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Beautiful from start to finish. An incredible album! 10 stars if I could!
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Incredible!
Fela Kuti
4/5
A joyful, energising album. Will revisit!
Joe Ely
2/5
Hmmm. Not for me.
Black Sabbath
5/5
An absolute classic!
The Clash
4/5
A classic, is it really punk though… it’s good old fashioned rock and roll? Same happened with Pearl Jam in the 90’s… are they grunge… no, good old fashioned rock and roll. Anyway…. What ever it is London Calling is a classic!
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Exquisite album!
Elvis Presley
3/5
It’s Elvis…. Not sure what else to say…
The United States Of America
3/5
How many drugs were taken when writing this…. I think they might still be high….
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
What a band, what an album….
The Who
4/5
Still an incredibly strange album, even after hearing it for years…. Enjoy the majority of it though…
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Definitely darker!
The Damned
3/5
Enjoyed this, felt full of musicianship underneath the sneering punk exterior.
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Nice to hear some mellow drum and bass again.
Astor Piazzolla
4/5
Loved this. Will revisit.
Charles Mingus
3/5
Need to spend more time with…
Neil Young
3/5
A 70’s classic…. Did not enjoy much as previous listens to though….
John Prine
2/5
Some funny lyrics…
Love
4/5
Fantastic!
Sam Cooke
4/5
Fantastic joyous dancing music!
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Splanky!
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Brutal, honest, fantastic album
Rush
3/5
I’m still completely undecided about Rush - technically amazing, does it translate to me enjoying, I’m not sure…
The Byrds
3/5
This did not engage me too much…
Beck
3/5
Excellent album.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
It’s S&G innit, like Derek and Clive without the smutty humour and more lyrical. What’s not to like.
Talking Heads
3/5
I like the idea of Talking Heads more than the execution….
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Not what I expected, in a good way…
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Beautiful…. Will revisit.
Rush
3/5
More guitar mastery from the Canadian prog gods… is it his voice, something is slightly off but you can’t doubt it’s technical proficiency!
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Folky, pastoral loveliness.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Pop perfection (completely biased kid in me talking but I still think it holds up)
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Eccentric Icelandic power pop indie… a glimpse into the future world of Bjork..
Depeche Mode
4/5
Knew the hits from before but the rest was enjoyable as well. Very stylised. Enjoyed.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Really enjoyed this…. And never made a connection in style between TFF and Arcade Fire till today… but there it is AF took wholesale inspiration from these guys.
Wire
3/5
Enjoyed but a whole album gets repetitive. Works better as singles band.
Magazine
3/5
Enjoyed… feel like it’s on the list for how it pushed the needle at the time in evolving that genre, good tunes but hard to relate not being there at the time of its initial impact. Potentially revisit.
Dr. John
4/5
Voodoo magic…
Eurythmics
3/5
Electro mastery personified. And that voice that we all know and love….
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Disco electro revivalist at their best….
Sade
3/5
Smooth….
Pixies
4/5
Enjoyed this, you can see a clear line from this to later grunge like Smashing Pumpkins…..
Brian Wilson
4/5
Interesting revisit of an abandoned album…. with good results!
Gene Clark
2/5
Passed me by and did not engage me
XTC
3/5
Not what I expected in a good way….
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
A slightly nostalgic bias in this rating, however still think it’s a solid album…
Pink Floyd
4/5
Psychedelic nonsense of the best kind…
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Absolute classic of its era and still visceral today!
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Yea, all fine….
The The
3/5
Enjoyed this… you can hear where NIN got a lot of their early influences from this….
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
I can’t imagine what this must have sounded like at the time, really experimental and still sounds fresh and interesting today…
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Really enjoyed this, will revisit.
Miles Davis
4/5
Such a rich interesting album that reveals more each time you play it….
The Byrds
3/5
Some nice psyche tinged 60’s pop
Harry Nilsson
4/5
It’s got the soundly Coconut on it - which is insane, so on that alone this gets a high score - rest is good as well!
TV On The Radio
4/5
Love TV on the Radio, their eclectic mix of sounds which I’m sure borrow from others on the 1001 list in terms of influences, but they then manage to make something very much their own out of it…
Depeche Mode
3/5
Quite enjoyed this….
Elliott Smith
3/5
Lovely album
Morrissey
3/5
The music or the man…. Let’s just go purely on the music….
Suzanne Vega
4/5
Really liked this…
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Very 90’s sounding in a good way and not surprising as released in 1998 - pleasant.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Interesting.
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Need to revisit to gove another try…
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
Really enjoyed this!
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Interesting….
Morrissey
3/5
More Morrissey…
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
That voice that defined a generation of teenage heartbreak…
OutKast
3/5
It’s got Hey Ya! On it and that part of the album is great. Never did make it through the other album back in the day…. And even now found a struggle.
Morrissey
3/5
Another Morrissey album on the list… this is starting to feel like 1001 Morrissey albums you just hear before you die challenge… it’s good but surely there are 1001 different artists with great albums that could make up this total list…
Black Sabbath
5/5
R.I.P Ozzy.
Rod Stewart
3/5
Classic Rod.
Britney Spears
2/5
Pop!
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Interesting….
Brian Eno
4/5
Aphex Twins musical dad did good!
Guided By Voices
3/5
Interesting low fi sound.
Django Django
3/5
Decent alt art rock from that period….
Cat Stevens
4/5
Fantastic.
The Hives
3/5
It’s a compilation. A good one but it’s not an album!
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Interesting stuff…
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Struggled to get through this all - not that it wasn’t good….
Parliament
5/5
Beam me up to the Mothership!
Girls Against Boys
4/5
Great grunge that I’d never heard of before….
Skunk Anansie
4/5
Powerful!
The Offspring
3/5
Angry!
George Michael
4/5
George at the top of his game, had to check it was not a compilation with that many bangers on it.
Billie Holiday
4/5
Nice….
The Waterboys
4/5
Enjoyed this!
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Interesting. Would revisit.
Miles Davis
4/5
A classic. Nice.
James Taylor
3/5
How I thought it would sound.
Living Colour
3/5
Enjoyed this
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Knew this already partially but great to give it more focus. Great album.
Röyksopp
3/5
Mellow, reminds me of the 90’s (even though this just creeped into the 2000’s…. That signature tune was in every coffee shop and bar back in the day…
The Gun Club
4/5
Great stuff!
The Zombies
4/5
Classic from its time, really enjoyed.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Loved this!
Joni Mitchell
3/5
As expected.
Lightning Bolt
3/5
Need to give this more attention. Noisy but in a good way.
The Smiths
3/5
More Mozza etal. How many more albums!
Bob Dylan
4/5
A lot to unpack in this one, very enjoyable though.
Pantera
4/5
Meaty, visceral, but most of all Metal! Turn up to 11!
Adele
3/5
Fantastic
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Fairly forgettable.
UB40
3/5
Enjoyed this
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Urmmmm
Radiohead
4/5
On fine form…
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
Loved this!
Tom Waits
4/5
Classic deep voice Waits
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5
Cracking soundtrack.
Prince
4/5
Obviously a genius. Don’t connect with all of it but enjoyed.
Daft Punk
4/5
Love Daft Punk though I do feel there is a bit of emperors new clothes about them. This, their first album before the subsequent later album release hype still stands up well today.
Leftfield
5/5
A masterpiece!
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Enjoyed this….
Thundercat
3/5
Smooth, stylish, bass….
Carpenters
3/5
I’m not a musician but guessing behind the scenes what sound like simple melodies were incredibly hard to write and play. Very pleasant.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
It’s great but surprising what counted as entertainment back in the 70’s!
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Lovely stuff, great to hear his solo stuff as only previously knew from collaboration with Neneh Cherry.
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Nicely done.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Waters was definitely steering the good ship Floyd by this stage…
Wilco
3/5
Enjoyed this…downbeat but in a good way
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
A master craftsman and a great album…
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Pretty decent, very 80’s
Turbonegro
3/5
Not as heavy as I would have liked but enjoyable…
Paul Weller
3/5
Better than his stuff with the Jam…?!
Korn
3/5
Enjoyed this, some bits more than others, interesting vocal range and style…. Angry as expected!
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Arty as was intended…
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Classic, though listening a few tunes at a time rather than whole album in one go makes it more enjoyable and less repetitive sounding.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I know his songs are good…. Just not for me…
The Streets
3/5
Like a time capsule of what it was like to be a young geezer in the early 21st century living in a British city..…
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Enjoyed this more now than back in the day. More for keys songs though rather than an album concept.
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
Satan lied to me!
Classic Rod and Ronnie - cracking album.
Roni Size
3/5
Great singles, gets a bit repetitive as full album.
Elbow
4/5
Classic that also proves that continuing to work on your craft pays off…
10cc
3/5
Quirkier than expected, definitely that 70’s sound. Quite enjoyed.
TV On The Radio
4/5
Beautiful album.
Bob Dylan
3/5
A lot of Bob Dylan. Last track is 15 mins long!
Suede
3/5
Classic first generation britpop (Brett will hate me for saying this as they were really in a class of their own)
The Human League
4/5
Classic synth pop.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Really enjoyed this. Will revisit.
The The
4/5
Can’t describe it but it’s great.
Circle Jerks
3/5
Short and not sweet, as the authors intended.
MGMT
3/5
Aging 20 somethings sing about losing sight on their own youth…. In a good way.
John Cale
4/5
A strange album - between whimsical and haunting
David Gray
3/5
Can’t get the Babylon earworm out of my head now…. With distance of time this does not hold up that well but pleasant enough…. Say Hello and Wave Goodbye which I know is a cover os my favourite track on album.
The Beta Band
4/5
Fantastic album. Always loved.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Haunting… great album.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Enjoyed. Would revisit.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Loved this!
R.E.M.
4/5
Classic.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Lovely retro modern soul sound.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Need to revisit to do justice… enjoyed I think.
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Intriguing album…