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Big dumb fun
Top 3 albums from the Seattle Scene, an absolute stone cold 6 out of 5 record. Perfect harmonies, perfect riffs, perfect solos, perfectly miserable.
I enjoyed this a lot. I always thought Pink Floyd would be for me, maybe this will motivate me to listen to some more
Yeah this was quite bad. Queen very much just a hits band, and even the big ones on this aren't all that...
This was very enjoyable, smooth as fuck.
This was pretty nice, and Piece of My Heart is a classic for a reason. It didn't absolutely captivate me, but was enjoyable overall.
Absolute all time classic
This was pretty nice, a good Sunday morning record
Jesus Christ this is beige. So so beige. Beige music for beige people living beige lives. Possibly the worst album.
This is definitely a bit of me. Love the jazz funk fusion, and also whatever the fuck was happening on track two. Best new album of the game so far.
This didn't blow me away, but this kind of jazz is always a nice time
Gil Scott-Heron is a genius and this is another great record from him. Loved it
Completely different to every other Sufjan record I've heard, I'm not sure I took it all in in one listen but what I did get was very good. Will revisit.
Love Björk, this is another absolute classic
Fuck Morrissey
This was a pleasant enough listen, didn’t blow my mind though
A huge influence on so much that I love, and a great record in its own right.
Perfect album. 6/5.
Another absolute classic
Wow this is very 80s. Not really for me - the guys voice is quite off putting
Big dumb fun
There’s better PJ Harvey records, this didn’t move me too much.
Fuccccck Morrissey
A nice listen whilst making Christmas dinner. Knocked off a star coz Phil Spector is a murderer
This was alright, sad Beck isn't what I was expected. Reminded me a bit of the more recent Failure records, which just made me wish I was listening to Failure.
I’ve been on a bit of a folk/Americana kick lately so this hit the spot perfectly for me. What a lovely find.
This is very dated. And the male vocals were a struggle. Back To Life is annoyingly catchy though, and redeems it slightly.
I probably would have loved this at 15 years old, but at 30 pop punk isn't really my thing anymore.
I don’t know what I thought The Doors sounded like but it wasn’t this - I wasn’t expecting a fairly straightforward blues rock record. I don’t mind it though! This worked for me and Riders On The Storm is a classic
This kind of music is just so easy to love. It’s hard not to have a good time listening to these songs.
This was a weird little record, which I really enjoyed. Probably would need a few listens to fully get into, but first impression was intriguing. And anything Kate Bush shows up on is worth re-listening to. Reading the book entry/wikipedia page on this also is well worth doing - loads of cool little details that make it more interesting still.
This isn’t peak Bruce, but it is very good Bruce.
Top 3 albums from the Seattle Scene, an absolute stone cold 6 out of 5 record. Perfect harmonies, perfect riffs, perfect solos, perfectly miserable.
I guess this was pretty fun but it feels very throwaway. Won’t be revisiting.
Another indisputed classic
Not feeling this one
Interesting record, I wish this project threw up a few more like this.
Obviously a classic, easy 5
This was very dull.
Not my usual thing, but this was an enjoyable experience.
This has a great, bleak atmosphere. I think I prefer Closer slightly though. Still really good.
This is the kind of thing I want from this project. I've always wanted to dive into Kate Bush beyond Hounds Of Love, but never have made the time. This was absolutely excellent, and I will definitely go all in on her catalogue now. Such a weird, beautiful record.
Meh
Becky told me to say “this makes me think of the cottage, I picture all the views. I stomp up the hill to Black Dog. 5*”.
Get vaccinated kids
There’s lots of good stuff on this but it’s just way too much. And the quirky, odd, silly bits don’t really work for me.
Really cool, inventive and weird pop record. I think she topped it with Magdalena though!
I love Joni, this one is not quite Blue but it’s pretty great
This is definitely a lesser Miles Davis album, I’m not sure it would even be in his top 10. But lesser Miles is still better than 99.9% of other musicians.
I always suspected I wouldn’t enjoy the Rolling Stones. It’s nice to have that confirmed.
This was inoffensive.
Not sure what to make of this one, bits were cool, bits were awful, bits were weird, bits were boring. Give it a 3 and move on.
This one is an all time classic, loved it
Much like the other Massive Attack record this was inoffensive.
I'm really glad we have done this one the week after Birth Of The Cool. This really showcases how much of a creative tear Miles was on at this period of his career - this is so different from what he was doing on Cool, and is the sound of a true artist doing whatever the fuck he wanted, a journey that reached it's peak a year later with Bitches Brew. truly a once in a lifetime musician, and this record is an absolute joy.
The first Wu-Tang solo record I’ve listened to, this wasn’t surprising but it was fun
4* for God Only Knows alone
Nina Simone is good and this was good Nina Simone
Perfect album
This was quite fun
I’m not opposed to Motörhead, but I am opposed to live albums. Why is this included? It isn’t even all from the same show! The songs are good but this is a very weird pick.
This was fine
I started out feeling like this was a 4 but it fell off pretty hard in the back half. Stopped being bangers and started being a little dull.
We had IV recently, this is good but not as good as that so gets a 4.
I’ve listened to this a million times, but gave it one more playthrough to confirm - yes, this is perfect. Deserves its status as one of the greatest metal albums of all time.
Truly such a dull band
This is very much my vibe, classy weird 80s pop
Twee bollocks
Back to back Kinks is not what I wanted. This one was marginally less twee than the last so I loathed it a bit less. Thats the only reason they aren’t getting another 1
I enjoyed this a lot. I always thought Pink Floyd would be for me, maybe this will motivate me to listen to some more
This is an album I’ve always wanted to listen to but somehow never got round to. It’s cited as a massive influence by loads of bands I love, and deserves its reputation as an essential post-hardcore/emo record. It’s extremely my shit and I’ll definitely be revisiting this a tonne. This is what the club is all about! I’m very excited by this one.
There was lots that I actually enjoyed about this, but it is way too long. I also don't think that the setting I played it in was the best - this isn't a sitting at your desk working album. Could've been much higher rated with some editing though
This is never going to be my favourite, but whilst it is on I had a very nice time.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would - I don't know why but the thought of Bob Dylan fills me with dread. The reality was more enjoyable though.
Yeah this was quite bad. Queen very much just a hits band, and even the big ones on this aren't all that...
This was a vibe. Very into it. Throw up some more cool shit like this please game.
I love Fleetwood Mac, but of the Buckingham/Nicks era this one is slightly weaker - doesn't have the sheer hit power of Rumours, S/T or Tango In The Night. I appreciate the sprawl of it, but it's lows are a bit lower too. Could do with an edit.
I was going to do a hipster review about how I prefer later period weirder Radiohead, and this gets a 4 in comparison. But then I put Planet Telex on and remembered that this is perfect just like all their albums are. God what an unbelievable band.
Fuuuuuuuckkk Morrissey for the third time (but this one is the best Smiths record)
This was fine for a genre of music that I generally don't enjoy, but I will never be revisiting this.
We've had a fair few trip-hop albums come up, probably more than I would consider "essential" enough to make this list, but I think I enjoyed this one the most - it had more variety than the two Massive Attack albums and the Portishead record.
Felt dated and all over the place - not sure what to make of it but I did not enjoy it.
It's the cliche Greatest Jazz Album Of All Time pick for a reason - this is so good. The third Miles album that's come up, each with it's own unique flavour - he is an undeniable genius, and one of the best musicians ever.
The first few tracks on this had me feeling very nostalgic for when I was 10 years old and discovered RHCP. But looking back now, this record is so front loaded, and has an awful lot of filler. 3/5 for the singles and the nostalgia.
Yet another modern pick that is very inessential - this was absolutely inoffensive but why this one out of all the records from 2018?
Yeah this was inoffensive. I feel like Americans would be turned off by this but as a Brit we rarely encounter this kind of country so it was nice as a novelty.
Funky
Another record that I was already very familiar with, but which is unreal so it's nice to be reminded of
This was cool. Not lots to say other than I enjoyed it.
This was an odd little record. Didn't love it as much as some other Eno I have heard, but a cool flavour.
My expectations were low and this exceeded them. A couple of songs on here I knew and they still hit, and there was a pleasant amount of variety - I enjoyed the more chilled abstract songs as much as the bangers.
This was very long. What it did was fine, but could've been cut in half.
I don’t like Amy Winehouse, but I didn’t hate this as much as the singles I knew going in, so it gets a 3.
All time classic and an easy 5.
I've apparently listened to this once before, but I have no recollection of it. It was a very cool vibe for a morning depressed in work though. Highly enjoyed.
I was hoping for a bit less Big Band and a bit more Afro-Cuban, but this was still a nice find.
I didn’t expect to get much out of this one because I don’t love a lot of classic thrash, but this was actually very good. Cool riffs, cool solos, what’s not to like?
How has Jack White come up twice in this? Possibly the most boring musician of the last few decades. I absolutely cannot hack this. Awful.
Not sure how I enjoyed this when I was 13? It turns out to be completely uninspired and boring . I didn't hate Assassin so it can have a 2.
Very much a lesser Cure album. Wouldn't have been my pick.
Just a great pop album with so many bangers
This feels a bit dated, but the vocals are carrying it through. Better than most of the other new wave that have had. The title track is an all timer too. This is probably a 3.5 *
Smooth
The second Pink Floyd album and the second one I've enjoyed. Probably liked it slightly less than Wish You Were Here, but the highs (Time and Great Gig In The Sky) were very high.
God this is so bland. I hate Britpop. How was this ever deemed essential? Maybe the most offensive inclusion so far - this is the opposite of an album you should hear before you die. It was less horrible when I hit the folky middle section, but then straight back to C-Tier Britpop dreck
Nice listen on a sunny morning.
I don't know what to say about this. It wasn't bad but I also didn't love it. I guess it's a 3 and move on.
Love this record, great wide-screen indie rock
I enjoy a bit of late period Elvis, and the highs on this are very enjoyable
Again, fine but nothing more.
This was also fine. A bit of a run of mediocre albums this week
This was pretty fun.
Great record, I particularly love Cecilia. Just classic pop songwriting
Great band great album. Again, so much I love wouldn’t exist without this.
This was very low key. If it has some magic I'm not sure I unlocked it off one listen - would need to really pay attention to the lyrics I think. It was pleasant though.
Yeah this worked for me, very chilled, evocative music. Maybe I should be a cowboy.
Pretty nice sat out in the sun, but it is a bit of a one trick pony, and the constant repetition of the lyrics grates a little towards the end
Mixed feelings on this. Parts sound like the soundtrack to a Mafia movie, parts sounds like the coolest jazz band ripping the vibraphone and then parts feel like being a lift. Torn between a 3 and a 4, but I’m going to be harsher with my marking.
This was exactly as expected, and was entertaining enough whilst also being something I don't want to hear again.
Enjoyed this one a lot, I'm a sucker for folky Americana and pedal steel guitars.
I’ve heard this record before and it is good at what it does - very campy songs about murder. I generally would reach for Tom Waits if I want this style of music though.
I only knew Sultans Of Swing from this, surprised by how much this absolutely slapped. I love all the little guitar leads, it hit the spot so well. Will be revisiting.
Yeah this was a big nope. Hated her voice, hated the music. The last two tracks saved it from a 1.
Very meat and potatoes thrash, pretty silly. By far the worst band in the big 4.
Fair play this has aged horribly.
Absolute snoozer
Another lovely time with Simon and Garfunkel. I think I am a fan. This was lovely for a sunny morning listen.
This was very cool, really hit right on a hot summer evening.
What a little weirdo of a record. Eclectic, poppy and eccentric. I enjoyed this a lot
This has way less wackiness and tweeness than previous Beatles so I enjoyed it more. These were good pop songs
You have to appreciate when bands take swings this big, especially when they come out with material this consistently great.
A nice summery Southern Rock record that worked very well with the sunny weather this week. Enjoyable
This stinks. Why is every song so repetitive and so bastard long? Please make it stop.
This was a pleasant enough listen but a bit too pop-rap to be truly mind-blowing for me.
I loved this when I was young, and loved it today - I kept expecting it to fall off but every song bangs
Stone cold classic, one of my favourite jazz records of all time, easy 5.
Essential, seminal post rock album, so influential on so much amazing shit, another easy 5. The club is on fire this week!
I quite enjoyed the two singles but god there is so much fluff on this
So good, masterclass in sampling.
So much fun, an all time classic hip hop record and the hits are absolutely huge.
This actually surprised me, I expected to hate this. Music of this genre usually sets my teeth on edge but there were lots of good moments on this, and That’s Entertainment is a wicked song.
I enjoyed this more than the other PJ Harvey record we have done - I appreciated a bit more variety, and Thom Yorke lifts any record he is on.
This was very uneventful, didn't get me engaged at any point without ever being offensive. About as middle of the road as I can give.
This was very enjoyable, smooth as fuck.
This was ok, didn’t really grip me and I am generally pro country so that’s surprising.
Hard to really separate this from Paul’s Boutique, both records slapped and are easy 5s.
This is not really my kind of metal, but I appreciate the proggier bits. Overall not my cup of tea but not offensive.
This record was weird as fuck, sometimes enjoyably and sometimes very much not. Balances out at a 3.
As a life-long Bowie skeptic, this was surprisingly not hateful - I enjoyed the jazzy piano bits and the rock and roll songs.
Only one song on the record repeated 12 times, but that song is enjoyable enough!
This was alright but wouldn't be something I'd revisit. Decent quality for what it is though
Absolute easy 5, maybe my fav Radiohead album.
The hits hold up better than I thought they would, and Don't Panic is a good opener. Some lulls though, it's probably closer to a 3.5 but I'm feeling generous
Didn’t like this one very much, my country phase seems to be over.
Great music, not great vocals. Dunno where to score this.
This was interesting as a piece of history but not so much as a music listening experience
This one was less interesting than Stories Of The City. A bit more one dimensional
This was a slog and I only played the first disc. Just not very engaging.
Did not enjoy this - the vocals are very grating and the music is pretty dull dad rock
This is a banger, listening to this after Run DMC just emphasises the point - the genre had come so far in just one decade. This was very cool.
Surprisingly I feel the same about this as I did about Buddy Holly - clearly very important and influential, but also incredibly dated and not actually that fun to listen to. Another 3 for importance
This is an untouchable classic. The whole record is great but imagine having a song as good as Fast Car. That's once in a lifetime shit.
This record is fun, gets in and out quick and makes me feel like I’m in an 80s movie training montage. Good way to start the day.
Another band that I've always thought I should check out but had never gone in on. This was very cool arty punk that was very up my street - I will be investigating them further!
This was pretty bland - just repetitive loops of songs that sound like they would be better as a whole piece rather than a 15 second sample. It also massively gives up in the last 5 or so tracks, and meanders off into almost nothing.
This was a fun summer album, good stuff that I otherwise would never have listened to
This was perfectly pleasant without being life changing
Vacillated between kind of liking this and outright hating it. The silliness is not for me.
I appreciated how odd this was. A cool quirky little record.
What an unreal record, I've gone so deep on REM these last 5 years and this might be the best one
This one had a really rough start, and the Sonny And Cher cover is particularly horrible. It picked up as it went on though, and saved itself from a probable 1.
Probably the second best Foo Fighters record.
I was dreading this one, I expecting to hate it. What I didn’t expect was for it to just be broadly inoffensive, dull music. I couldn’t even muster up hatred for it.
All time classic, one of the most evocative albums ever written with unreal lyrics. Bruce's best
More Dylan, and there really isn’t much to it but it does just work. An artist I feared but that is actually pretty good.
This is horrible. So pretentious and "arty" which just equated to big mess. Even Maps being decent can't save this.
This was pleasant enough but slipped into the background a bit much for me to score higher than this.
This was full of bangers. A fun hour.
This list has a such a bias towards pretty dull 80s indie pop. This was not good - Poppies In The Field was pretty much the only track that actually caught my ear.
How the fuck is this considered an album you have to hear before you die? Genuine bottom of the barrel indie landfill. The epitome of one hit wonder, god this sucks so hard (Take Me Out aside)
This was a more enjoyable version of what the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were going for. I appreciate the early grunge vibes. Not amazing but enjoyable enough
This was fine, enjoyable enough without being life changing.
Pretty fun and clearly super influential, although it did get very repetitive.
I've put this one off for so long, and that is because I know myself. I hated every second of this.
This absolutely slaps. So cool. Love all the weird tangents and how much shit is thrown at this. Mad that it came out in 1969.
This was the first album I ever bought, and I was obsessed with it as an 11 year old. I could still sing every word of it. If I heard it for the first time today I probably wouldn't score it like this but nostalgia is a hell of a drug.
I'm a big fan of Marvin Gaye's classic run of albums, this is just so smooth.
Bigger, dumber fun
This record is unreal. An absolute masterclass in creating an atmosphere and keeping you invested in it the whole way through. This record is its own world and I was completely sucked in. The second half in particular, from Fascination Street onwards is just unbeatable.
This was a bit of me - cheesy 80s pop is very much my thing. The hits are so fucking massive too. Enjoyable record.
This album is really good. The lyrics and the beats are all pretty much as good as it gets. I wouldn't want to be friends with 2pac but his music is great.
This was a bit of a hit factory and the songs I didn't know were a nice time too.
This grabbed me way less than the previous Chic record, every song felt very repetitive and simplistic. Not a fan.
This is fine, some decent pop songs on here. This clearly isn’t the stuff that Beatles are being hyped up for though.
I think I might be a prog rock fan. The only reason this isn't a 5 is because we did King Crimson the other day and that was even better.
I'd never heard of this guy but this was a nice surprise, I enjoyed this a lot. The last track was a bit odd and out of place but the rest a nice vibe.
I love this band and this record, a completely unique flavour of post rock that is just deeply beautiful.
This sounds quite dated, but I honestly don't care - there are bangers on this record
Well this is fucking weird. Parts of it were cool, parts of it were bad. Why is he growling? Why are we naming instruments?
The first 6 Black Sabbath records are as good as music gets. Flawless band.
Another very easily likeable record. Just pleasant to listen to.
What the fuck is this? The only redeeming bits were the trumpets.
Hard to find any justification for this being included.
This album is clearly very influential on the next decade or so of pop music, and it has some great moments - Thinking Bout You and Pyramids stood out to me. I thought Blonde was a bit more coherent as a full album but this was still great.
Like all Prince albums this album has good bits, bad bits and is also very long. I enjoyed the hits on this one so it gets 4.
Some lovely sunny 80s cheese, perfect for listening to in the garden.
This was a bit more my speed, enjoyable grungey indie.
Are Black Sabbath the best band? Where it all started, this is obviously flawless again. Give me the rest of the first 6 please!
Previously I had only heard After The Gold Rush, which I loved. This keeps the quality at exactly the same level, another great record. Heart Of Gold, what a single.
Fine I guess, didn’t do too much for me. Musically interesting but the guys voice is not ideal
God this was a slog, so monotonous.
This started really strong, so I was considering 5, but it sagged a bit in the middle for me. It's borderline 3/4, so I marked down for Kanye being a little Nazi cunt.
Pretty unremarkable funk rock. There are better versions of this type of thing - give me Faith No More any day.
Some good singles and a lot of songs that are also there.
Elton is a master and this is a masterpiece
A frustrating album. High highs but also an awful lot of flavour. Give this an editor and it could be a 4.
This verged between boring me to tears and actively upsetting me. It can take its two and be grateful.
This is a cool vibe throughout.
I really like Simz but haven't been back to this one too often. This is still great stuff though.
I knew a surprising amount of these songs, mostly through covers I think. It was a nice chill album, I don't think improved by listening on the tube - this needed to be a Sunday morning coffee album.
This is a banger, such a quirky little record. Love how obtuse it is. Another hit from This Band Could Be Your Life.
Kind of felt like the midway point between Hendrix and the Beatles, but without hitting the heights of either. Also important to note that Eric Clapton is a colossal prick.
Ironically this did feel like Homework. The other Daft Punk record we did was so funky and fun, this one was repetitive and dull. A chore to finish.
I love the unique flavour of Bruce on this particular record, and Atlantic City is one of my favourite songs of his.
Pretty cool - I would listen to this at a BBQ
Very pleasant listen with some bops on it.
I don't come back to this often because it's such an undertaking that requires so much attention. But every time I do I finish it thinking it might be the best album of all time. Kendrick's pinnacle. The poem and the Tupac track have maybe lost a bit of their initial impact but overall this is a masterpiece, and I'm amazed at the level of genius to create something like this, a record which you will never fully unpack.
This is a fun record.
I was expecting an album full of Don't You Forget About Me's, but this was surprisingly enjoyable - lots of dark synthy stuff that I am naturally predisposed to. An unexpected hit.
I think if I listened to this in isolation it would be a 3. However it feels like we've had loads of shitty middle of the road British indie lately so I am not feeling in anyway generous. Take your two and fuck off.
I think I like the idea of Elliott Smith more than the reality. When he gets it right it's perfect (Behind The Bars, Say Yes and especially Angeles) but the whole record doesn't really hit those heights for me.
This is offensively bland. The musical equivalent of watching paint dry. I wanted it to be over from about track 2.
This was all very likeable. It’s a transportive record that I enjoyed for making me feel like I was living in late 50s America for a morning. But it is also not something I will be revisiting in full ever - it’s a huge undertaking.
This was fine I guess, didn't love it. Especially not the piano tracks.
This is so cool. It's really rare to hear music from an 80 year old, and I loved the way his voice sounds now. And the music surrounding it, and the backing singers, are absolutely beautiful.
I love when things like this come up that are completely unique and interesting and wash away the pain of the countless mediocre British indie bands
Fine I guess, but I found this pretty unremarkable.
This was great, really joyous. I loved the Jazzy parts particularly.
More good Joni Mitchell, but not quite at the level of Blue and especially The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
B-Tier Motley Crue. Bad
Lads, you aren’t funny. Ditch the skits and write some actual songs.
This is nice, I saw another reviewer called this comfy which I think suits. Just pleasant, unchallenging folky rock.
She Want's To Move is good, but besides that it's rubbish.
This is very much not what I expected - it's so dissonant and noisy. Clearly hugely influential on lots of stuff I enjoy. The vocals held it back from being a 5 to me.
So this is very enjoyable, but I disagree on principle with live albums being in here.
This is a very pleasant Sunday listen.
My Beatles enjoyment seems to inversely correlate with how wacky they are - this one has a fair chunk of wackiness that puts me off, but I do enjoy the Indian influenced moments.
FuUuUcKkK Morrissey
Another album that’s very evocative of another time that was nice for a morning but probably never again