Mar 21 2025
Coles Corner
Richard HawleyHis melodies and orchestration are just beautiful - enjoy!
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Jan 05 2024
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan4
Jan 08 2024
Hard Again
Muddy Waters2
Jan 09 2024
Synchronicity
The Police3
Jan 10 2024
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets3
Jan 11 2024
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen4
Jan 15 2024
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson3
Jan 16 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon4
Jan 17 2024
1984
Van Halen3
Jan 18 2024
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit2
Jan 19 2024
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour3
Jan 22 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder4
Jan 23 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters3
Jan 24 2024
Hypnotised
The Undertones3
Jan 25 2024
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons1
Jan 26 2024
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black3
Jan 29 2024
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop5
Jan 30 2024
Blur
Blur3
Jan 31 2024
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina2
Feb 02 2024
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants2
Feb 05 2024
Illmatic
Nas3
Feb 06 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince4
Feb 09 2024
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake3
Feb 12 2024
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac5
Feb 13 2024
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd3
Feb 14 2024
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd2
Feb 15 2024
Murmur
R.E.M.5
Feb 16 2024
90
808 State2
Feb 19 2024
Nevermind
Nirvana4
Feb 20 2024
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos2
Feb 21 2024
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper2
Feb 22 2024
The Infotainment Scan
The Fall3
Feb 26 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones3
Feb 28 2024
Dog Man Star
Suede3
Feb 29 2024
Ramones
Ramones3
Mar 01 2024
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch4
Mar 06 2024
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer2
Mar 08 2024
American Gothic
David Ackles2
Mar 11 2024
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen5
Mar 12 2024
A Night At The Opera
Queen3
Mar 13 2024
Teen Dream
Beach House2
Mar 14 2024
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson4
Mar 15 2024
Damaged
Black Flag3
Mar 18 2024
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield3
Mar 19 2024
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton3
Mar 22 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC3
Mar 26 2024
Van Halen
Van Halen3
Mar 27 2024
Third
Portishead3
Mar 28 2024
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young5
Mar 29 2024
Aja
Steely Dan5
Apr 02 2024
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic2
Apr 03 2024
Dare!
The Human League4
Apr 04 2024
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective2
Apr 05 2024
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction3
Apr 08 2024
Sea Change
Beck2
Apr 09 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire3
Apr 10 2024
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears4
Apr 16 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.4
Apr 24 2024
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey3
Apr 29 2024
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp3
May 01 2024
The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith3
May 03 2024
The Band
The Band3
May 06 2024
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder5
May 08 2024
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans2
May 09 2024
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs3
May 10 2024
Ocean Rain
Echo And The BunnymenIan McCulloch and Julian Cope were originally together in a band called A Shallow Madness. In 1978, Ian and Julian broke up to go their separate ways. I followed Julian on his journey with the Teardrop Explodes, so never really much liked the Bunnymen (they were “the other side”). As a result I never really gave the Bunnymen the listening time they deserved. Listening to this album now all these years later was surprisingly enjoyable. Ians voice sounds like a weird mixture between Bono and Julian. Good orchestration on some of the songs. Strong album with interesting songs but The Killing Moon is easily the standout.
4
May 13 2024
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy2
May 15 2024
Vivid
Living Colour2
May 16 2024
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen3
May 17 2024
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd4
May 21 2024
Imagine
John Lennon3
May 22 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet4
May 27 2024
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band2
May 28 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie5
May 30 2024
Rubber Soul
Beatles5
May 31 2024
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes3
Jun 03 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy2
Jun 04 2024
Green
R.E.M.5
Jun 10 2024
Feast of Wire
Calexico2
Jun 11 2024
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes5
Jun 14 2024
Django Django
Django Django3
Jun 18 2024
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones4
Jun 25 2024
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan4
Jul 12 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel5
Jul 15 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's3
Jul 18 2024
Hejira
Joni Mitchell4
Jul 22 2024
Pearl
Janis Joplin4
Jul 31 2024
Private Dancer
Tina Turner3
Aug 01 2024
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades3
Aug 02 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin3
Aug 07 2024
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen3
Aug 08 2024
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba4
Aug 09 2024
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren3
Aug 12 2024
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan5
Aug 13 2024
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell4
Aug 14 2024
Guitar Town
Steve Earle1
Aug 15 2024
The Healer
John Lee Hooker2
Aug 16 2024
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees2
Aug 19 2024
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa3
Aug 20 2024
Electric Warrior
T. Rex3
Aug 21 2024
American Idiot
Green Day2
Aug 22 2024
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah YeahsThe only thing that kept me listening was to see if there was a reason that this had been included in the list. Difficult to find one.
1
Aug 28 2024
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin4
Aug 29 2024
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish3
Aug 30 2024
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T2
Sep 02 2024
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan5
Sep 03 2024
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys2
Sep 05 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush3
Sep 06 2024
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads3
Sep 09 2024
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis3
Sep 10 2024
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police4
Sep 11 2024
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULTInteresting- and beautiful in parts. Maybe too early to decide whether it is a classic?
4
Sep 12 2024
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone AgeInteresting- and beautiful in parts. Maybe too early to decide whether it is a classic?
1
Sep 13 2024
Blue
Joni MitchellThe good songs are so good that it deserves a 5.
5
Sep 16 2024
Led Zeppelin IV
Led ZeppelinThe good songs are so good that it deserves a 5.
4
Sep 17 2024
Thriller
Michael Jackson5
Sep 18 2024
Suede
Suede5
Sep 19 2024
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode4
Sep 20 2024
The Chronic
Dr. Dre2
Sep 23 2024
Bossanova
Pixies3
Sep 24 2024
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & FireLove the flute solo.
3
Sep 25 2024
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile3
Sep 27 2024
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners3
Oct 01 2024
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus3
Oct 02 2024
The Man Who
Travis2
Oct 04 2024
Being There
Wilco3
Oct 07 2024
Debut
BjörkBeautiful at times.
5
Oct 08 2024
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac HayesBeautiful at times.
5
Oct 09 2024
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsGood - but not his best album.
3
Oct 10 2024
Le Tigre
Le TigreNothing interesting here.
2
Oct 11 2024
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz4
Oct 14 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane3
Oct 15 2024
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks3
Oct 16 2024
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis4
Oct 18 2024
Destroyer
KISS1
Oct 21 2024
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan4
Oct 22 2024
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine2
Oct 23 2024
Hunky Dory
David Bowie4
Oct 28 2024
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles5
Oct 29 2024
Figure 8
Elliott Smith1
Oct 30 2024
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone3
Oct 31 2024
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival2
Nov 01 2024
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield5
Nov 04 2024
I Should Coco
Supergrass2
Nov 05 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder4
Nov 06 2024
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis MorissetteThe documentary about the associated tour was interesting.
3
Nov 07 2024
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention2 twee 4 me.
2
Nov 11 2024
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company3
Nov 12 2024
xx
The xx2
Nov 13 2024
New York Dolls
New York Dolls1
Nov 15 2024
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison3
Nov 20 2024
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes3
Nov 21 2024
Future Days
CanDidn’t know what to say about this one.
2
Nov 22 2024
The Cars
The CarsJust brilliant.
5
Nov 25 2024
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello2
Nov 27 2024
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide2
Nov 28 2024
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill3
Nov 29 2024
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions3
Dec 02 2024
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads4
Dec 03 2024
Parachutes
ColdplaySome good songs. But a bit insipid.
3
Dec 04 2024
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens3
Dec 09 2024
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis ReddingAnd produced by the wonderful Isaac Hayes. 👍
4
Dec 10 2024
Doolittle
Pixies4
Dec 11 2024
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise2
Dec 12 2024
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen3
Dec 13 2024
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones4
Dec 16 2024
Garbage
Garbage2
Dec 17 2024
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers4
Dec 18 2024
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys2
Dec 19 2024
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks3
Dec 23 2024
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys3
Dec 24 2024
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground3
Dec 26 2024
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists4
Dec 30 2024
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy HorseGotta be 5. It’s Neil.
5
Dec 31 2024
War
U24
Jan 02 2025
Pink Moon
Nick Drake3
Jan 03 2025
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales2
Jan 06 2025
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple2
Jan 07 2025
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk3
Jan 08 2025
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise1
Jan 09 2025
Killing Joke
Killing Joke2
Jan 10 2025
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes3
Jan 13 2025
Come Away With Me
Norah JonesSpent most of the listening time worried that Spotify would now begin to suggest similar albums to me. Some nice double bass here and there though.
2
Jan 14 2025
Play
Moby3
Jan 15 2025
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds3
Jan 16 2025
Mott
Mott The Hoople3
Jan 17 2025
Zombie
Fela Kuti3
Jan 20 2025
Queen II
Queen2
Jan 21 2025
In Utero
NirvanaListened to the album. Think I’m just happy.
5
Jan 24 2025
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh MasekelaReally enjoyed this - well worth a listen.
4
Jan 27 2025
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' RosesMerits a 5 for the quality of some of the songs and their longevity.
5
Jan 28 2025
Blue Lines
Massive Attack3
Jan 29 2025
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears3
Jan 30 2025
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot1
Jan 31 2025
The Undertones
The UndertonesGood memories.
4
Feb 03 2025
Bad
Michael Jackson4
Feb 04 2025
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor3
Feb 05 2025
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago3
Feb 06 2025
Eagles
Eagles4
Feb 07 2025
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins3
Feb 10 2025
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley4
Feb 11 2025
21
Adele3
Feb 12 2025
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes2
Feb 13 2025
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone3
Feb 14 2025
Sunshine Superman
DonovanFlavours of Dylan who came just before him and the Velvet Underground who came just after. The title track is the highlight for me.
4
Feb 19 2025
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses3
Feb 21 2025
Palo Congo
Sabu3
Feb 24 2025
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka3
Feb 25 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT3
Feb 26 2025
On The Beach
Neil Young5
Feb 27 2025
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors2
Feb 28 2025
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré3
Mar 03 2025
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse3
Mar 04 2025
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan4
Mar 05 2025
Remain In Light
Talking Heads3
Mar 06 2025
Madman Across The Water
Elton JohnDon’t know why, but for some reason this album just irritates me and sounds bland to my ears. I think this is probably unfair criticism, but I just can’t warm to it. At times, some of these songs and his voice sound like Jim Croce (who doesn’t irritate me at all). I’d prefer to listen to Jim any day. Just can’t really explain why.
2
Mar 07 2025
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.3
Mar 10 2025
In Rainbows
Radiohead2
Mar 11 2025
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens3
Mar 12 2025
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo1
Mar 13 2025
Arise
Sepultura1
Mar 17 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead3
Mar 18 2025
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco3
Mar 19 2025
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney3
Mar 21 2025
Coles Corner
Richard HawleyHis melodies and orchestration are just beautiful - enjoy!
5
Mar 24 2025
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division3
Mar 26 2025
New Wave
The Auteurs3
Mar 31 2025
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke3
Apr 01 2025
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk4
Apr 02 2025
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair3
Apr 03 2025
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield5
Apr 04 2025
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney5
Apr 07 2025
Highway to Hell
AC/DC3
Apr 08 2025
Raw Power
The Stooges4
Apr 09 2025
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe3.5 stars. A couple of great songs - Come Alive and Tightrope - carry the album but some interesting other stuff in there too.
3
Apr 10 2025
World Clique
Deee-LiteGroove is in the Heart will always be a classic. I’m not too sure about the rest of the album though. 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
3
Apr 14 2025
The Joshua Tree
U2Deserves 5 stars.
5
Apr 15 2025
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic MonkeysPossibly one of the greatest debut albums of all time? The band announced themselves to the world with an original sound and a great lead singer accent and voice - not to mention the brilliant guitar playing and drummer. The lyrics are really strong too. An easy 5 stars.
5
Apr 17 2025
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams2
Apr 18 2025
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols3
Apr 21 2025
1999
Prince4
Apr 22 2025
Either Or
Elliott SmithSweet - but a bit samey. Two and a half stars.
2
Apr 23 2025
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal3
Apr 24 2025
Tommy
The Who2
Apr 25 2025
Live At Leeds
The Who3
Apr 28 2025
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin4
Apr 29 2025
Elephant
The White Stripes3
Apr 30 2025
White Ladder
David Gray3
May 02 2025
Abraxas
Santana4
May 05 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman3
May 06 2025
Document
R.E.M.5
May 07 2025
Diamond Life
SadeThe epitome of cool jazz with a bit of pop thrown in. Five stars all the way
5
May 08 2025
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen3
May 09 2025
São Paulo Confessions
Suba3
May 13 2025
L.A. Woman
The DoorsRiders on the Storm. At least four stars just for that song alone. The rest bring it up to a five.
5
May 14 2025
Achtung Baby
U23
May 15 2025
The La's
The La'sOne classic song - the rest fade into the background a bit.
3
May 19 2025
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse5
May 22 2025
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.2
May 23 2025
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits4
May 26 2025
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan3
May 27 2025
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
ColdplayTried to stay awake during this but it is so soporific. Maybe they are great, but they make me yawn. I know they are adored by millions, but just don’t get it. Snooze.
3
May 28 2025
Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners3
May 30 2025
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon3
Jun 02 2025
Eliminator
ZZ Top4
Jun 03 2025
Revolver
Beatles4
Jun 04 2025
Moby Grape
Moby Grape3
Jun 05 2025
Permission to Land
The Darkness2
Jun 06 2025
The Stone Roses
The Stone RosesStone cold classic album. Distinctive and wonderful. Has really lasted the test of time. Easy five stars.
5
Jun 09 2025
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse3
Jun 10 2025
Rumours
Fleetwood MacFive stars - no question.
5
Jun 13 2025
Smile
Brian Wilson3
Jun 17 2025
Cloud Nine
The Temptations4
Jun 18 2025
Black Monk Time
The Monks4
Jun 19 2025
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno3
Jun 20 2025
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips2
Jun 23 2025
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy2
Jun 24 2025
Harvest
Neil Young5
Jun 25 2025
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized2
Jun 27 2025
Franz Ferdinand
Franz FerdinandGreat debut album. Still sounds really sharp.
4
Jun 30 2025
Funeral
Arcade Fire3
Jul 01 2025
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock3
Jul 02 2025
So
Peter Gabriel5
Jul 03 2025
Casanova
The Divine Comedy4
Jul 04 2025
Smash
The OffspringCommercialised punk. Self esteem still sounds good. Nothing else seems too memorable. 3 stars.
3
Jul 07 2025
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper2
Jul 08 2025
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's4
Jul 09 2025
Wild Wood
Paul Weller3
Jul 10 2025
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic3
Jul 11 2025
Dust
Screaming Trees2
Jul 14 2025
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana5
Jul 15 2025
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield3
Jul 16 2025
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah3
Jul 18 2025
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear3
Jul 21 2025
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye5
Jul 22 2025
Gorillaz
Gorillaz3
Jul 24 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath4