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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREY Area | 5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
| L'Eau Rouge | 4 | 2.32 | +1.68 |
| The Madcap Laughs | 4 | 2.62 | +1.38 |
| Back to Mystery City | 4 | 2.68 | +1.32 |
| Life Thru A Lens | 4 | 2.73 | +1.27 |
| All Hail the Queen | 4 | 2.86 | +1.14 |
| Call of the Valley | 4 | 2.95 | +1.05 |
| Walking Wounded | 4 | 2.97 | +1.03 |
| Truth And Soul | 4 | 2.97 | +1.03 |
| Ray Of Light | 4 | 2.99 | +1.01 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| After The Gold Rush | 1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
| The Clash | 1 | 3.54 | -2.54 |
| Raising Hell | 1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
| Wish You Were Here | 2 | 4.3 | -2.3 |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 2 | 4.27 | -2.27 |
| London Calling | 2 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| Elephant | 2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| Siamese Dream | 2 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| Born In The U.S.A. | 2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| The Joshua Tree | 2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
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Neil Young
4/5
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Neil made a good album here. I really enjoyed it!
Favourite track: World on a String.
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2/5
While there were a few highlights in the first half, come the end the songs were rolling past unnoticed. Best song: Bullet The Blue Sky.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Very consistent and enjoyable. Favourite track: Strange Meadow Lark.
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
I'm not a big fan of rockabilly or live albums, but this had some really enjoyable tracks. That said, if it ran longer I could see it being rated lower.
Favourite track: Your Cheating Heart.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I feel like I may end up saying this a lot in this journey, but this is another album that's mostly fine with a few highlights and a few lows and leaves me feeling ambivalent towards towards it.
Favourite track: Ballad of a Thin Man.
The Temptations
3/5
Enjoyable.
Favourite track: Runaway Child, Running Wild.
The Who
4/5
I’ve never listened to The Who before so didn’t know what to expect. I really enjoyed this album, great sound and enjoyable lyrics.
Favourite track: Baba O'Riley.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Leonard Cohen excels at writing songs about women, and as that’s most of what this album was I had a blast.
Favourite track: Winter Lady.
Lucinda Williams
2/5
I usually like feminine vocals more than masculine, and when I first saw todays album was by a woman I was really excited. Sadly the first some didn’t do anything for me, and while there were a few songs that hit the whole album failed to create a vibe that captivated me.
Favourite track: Concrete and Barbed Wire.
Jeff Beck
3/5
Favourite Track: Rock My Plimsoul.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Out of all the three stars so far, this may be my favourite. Great sound and some songs I recognised (hello Gotta Get Up!).
Favourite track: Without You.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
I love the historical context of this album and enjoyed it's varied sound. Shout out to Sex Machine for reminding me of Splatoon so much.
Favourite Track: Sing A Simple Song.
Jurassic 5
4/5
My side quest to become a hip hop fan has been greatly boosted by this album - I loved it!
Favourite tracks: A Day at the Races.
The Young Gods
4/5
Like French, horror coded Randy Newman - a mix J'adore!
Favourite track: Rue des tempetes.
Nirvana
3/5
Nirvana are a perfectly passable band who make perfectly passable music that all blends together into a blob of fine. Nothing was bad, but by the time Something In The Way and Endless, Nameless I was starved for anything interesting and these two tracks did give me a little hope. I just described this album to a co-worker as one which sets up to dive only to walk back down the stairs.
Favourite track: Something In The Way.
The Libertines
2/5
Passive music that doesn't excel... I have spent a lot of time in Excel today.
Favourite track: The Man Who Would Be King
Arcade Fire
3/5
Easy listening, fun presentation.
Favourite track: Crown of Love.
The Clash
1/5
This album nothing for me.
Favourite track: Career Opportunities.
James Taylor
3/5
Loving that Buffalo Springfield sound when it hits.
Favourite track: Lo and Behold.
David Bowie
4/5
As this started and the first two tracks didn't blow me away there was a moment when I feared Bowie was overrated. The the third track played, and the fourth, and so on and this album turned out pretty great.
Favourite track: Drive-In Saturday.
Holger Czukay
2/5
Atmosphere can only get you so far and all of these tracks are repetitive and too long.
Most endurable track: Oh Lord, Give Us More Money.
Kate Bush
3/5
I have never listened to a Kate Bush album before, but I am a Bush fan. Seeing Running Up That Hill as the first track and my all time favourite Kate Bush song on this album got me really excited, and I am sad to say that this album was only fine. A third great and a third forgettable, sadly this album doesn't get a recommendation from me and I really hope Kate can win me back next time.
Favourite track: Cloudbusting
Nick Drake
3/5
More of this reminded me of the Sims 3 soundtrack than I care to admit.
Favourite track: Poor Boy.
Hanoi Rocks
4/5
Do I like Hair Metal??
Favourite Track: Beating Gets Faster.
The Band
3/5
Another one of these albums that sounds like most of the other albums...
Favourite track: Lonesome Suzie.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I had already listened to Inner City Blues at some point and had it liked. Three stars feels like such a nebulous space but this isn't good enough for four. This is why I like half stars!
Favourite track: Save The Children.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Another one of those albums that started hopeful and then fell into the 3 star range. I look forward to listening to more Zeppelin tho!
Favourite track: The Battle of Evermore.
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
This album sounds like classical Hollywood and Christmas specials.
Favourite track: Love Is Here To Stay.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I can't wait for more Neil Young.
Favourite track: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Lucky to be a three star as it was a bit too trance for me.
Favourite track: The Weekend Starts Here.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
This album felt cosy and warm.
Favourite track: Just One Of Those Things.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
It starts with a certified banger and then just keeps going with songs that aren't as good and all mesh together and then suddenly BOOM Anything Goes.
Favourite track: You Make Me Feel so Young.
The Clash
2/5
The Clash clashed with my taste.
Favourite track: Hateful.
Ice T
3/5
I wish this scored higher because I really liked it. Sadly the numbers don't like and although I lived every track not enough of them were memorable and it sits just below the threshold for a four star.
Favourite track: Mind Over Matter.
Prince
3/5
Good music, not great music.
Favourite track: If I Was Your Girlfriend.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
You start with two decent tracks and then the rest is bad?
Favourite track: Rockafeller Skank.
Adele
4/5
Just last week I was talking to my co-worker about how I'd never listened to an Adele album despite humming her songs regularly. Fixed.
Favourite track: Someone Like You.
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Sadly this one didn't grab me like I wanted it to.
Favourite track: Love to the People.
Queen
4/5
This is only the second non-greatest hits Queen album I've listened to, although I think I enjoyed this more than their "greatest hits"!
That said, favourite track, of course: Bohemian Rhapsody.
Elastica
3/5
I liked this for the most part, but was also left with that old "I wish I liked this more" feeling...
Favourite track: S.O.F.T.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Sort of a lot of nothing.
Favorutie track: Don't Be Square (Be There)
Sex Pistols
3/5
I guess this is a hard album title to live up to but there was more bollocks on this than I was expecting.
Favourite track: Pretty Vacant.
OutKast
3/5
This album was very consistent, with highs and lows regularly. The big issue is after an hour and a half you feel the lows more than the highs.
Favourite track: Dracula's Wedding.
Run-D.M.C.
1/5
I really struggled with this one and kept zoning out.
Favourite track: Walk This Way.
k.d. lang
3/5
I liked this, a couple of the songs are great but it also did little to excel.
Favourite track: So It Shall Be.
Tom Waits
2/5
I liked the energy but not the album.
Favourite track: Jersey Girls.
Louis Prima
3/5
You know when you turn on the radio in Fallout?
Favourite track: The Lip.
Adele
3/5
No 21.
Favourite track: Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Don't google musicians I guess. Would I have liked this more if I didn't? We may never know. I found some of the lyrics unpleasant and some of the sound bad thought.
Favourite track: Tourniquet.
Robbie Williams
4/5
I love Robbie, but have never listened to one of his albums before. This confirmed that was a mistake - it has some of his greatest hits nothing misses. The middle stint from Ego Agogo to Let Me Entertain You is stunning.
Favourite track: Angels (basic).
Love
2/5
This album reminded me of the Beatles if the Beatles were dull and had one sound. The track titles were very enjoyable.
Favourite track: The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
This album was wild in all the best ways! A fun time was had, the adventure was real.
Favourite track: They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Frank Zappa
4/5
Sonic soundtracks be like:
Favourite track: Peaches En Regalia.
Madonna
2/5
I guess I don't like Madonna...
Favourite track: I Deserve It.
Julian Cope
3/5
Really enjoyed the vibe and energy!
Favourite track: Safesurfer.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Fine, and weirdly Christmassy.
Favourite track: Tokyo Storm Warning.
Taylor Swift
4/5
This was my favourite album for most of my teenage years, enough said.
Favourite tracks: I Wish You Would and Wildest Dreams (They are both top tier music for me and need to be acknowledged).
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Just a bit dull, innit.
Favourite track: Soma.
Aimee Mann
3/5
I enjoyed this one but it peaks at the start and that’s sad.
Favourite track: I Should've Known.
Beastie Boys
3/5
This album made time fly and was never unpleasant.
Favourite track: Slow Ride.
Saint Etienne
3/5
Elevator music, but the good kind. I'm never sure how I feel about these repetitive types of beats.
Favourite track: Spring.
The Smiths
2/5
Oh boy did I find this really dull. Oops!
Favourite track: What She Said.
Garbage
4/5
I don't like Bayonetta as a game but this album sounds like Bayonetta looks and that is a vibe I can get behind!
Favourite track: As Heaven is Wide.
Ute Lemper
3/5
I was expecting this to be a 4 star but alas it didn’t quite make it. I love the lyrics and story telling, it’s the closest something has gotten to Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds musically without being Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds.
Favourite track: Die Dreigroschenoper Tango Ballet.
Mike Ladd
2/5
Great first and last tracks but the in between didn’t do it for me.
Favourite track: 5000 Miles West of the Future.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
More of the interesting albums, less of this.
Favourite track: She Floated Away.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
I wasn’t the biggest fan of the last Smashing Pumpkins album on this list, but honestly this was a treat! I enjoyed most of the songs a bunch, but like with a lot of longer albums I did get fatigued by the end.
Favourite track: Zero.
Parliament
4/5
My main complaint is that it’s only 7 tracks.
Favourite track: Unfunky UFO.
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Starting off sounding like Big Brother but ending up reminding me of Girl Ray.
Favourite track: Flipside.
Paul Simon
3/5
You Can Call Me Al gave me a jump scare of recognition. Overall this was fine, didn't blow me away but also didn't drain me.
Favourite track: Graceland.
Neil Young
1/5
I found this very dull and kept zoning out even when giving it my full attention.
Favourite track: Southern Man.
Beatles
3/5
A lot of nonsense but also some gems (Glass Onion my beloved!).
Favourite track: Honey Pie.
Miles Davis
4/5
I’ve spent the last 5 days having my brain rattled by theme parks so some jazz is a lovely and needed come down.
Favourite track: So What.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
This is a three star album.
Favourite track: Stop.
Boston
4/5
I listened to this in between issues of Star Wars Bounty Hunters and it was the perfect space outlaw soundtrack.
Favourite song: More Than A Feeling.
2/5
I like the Beatles... I think? Yes. Maybe? Oh no...
Favourite track: She's Leaving Home.
Talking Heads
3/5
I usually like the start of albums more than the ends, but 77 flipped that on its head - for the first half I was sure this would be 2 stars then suddenly I had to buy some potato's because this brought the bangers.
Favourite track: No Compassion.
Beck
3/5
I liked it.
Favourite track: Que' Onda Guero
Massive Attack
2/5
Great first track then it's Stumble of the Conchords.
Favourite track: Safe From Harm.
Ash
3/5
It samples Star Wars and references Star Wars so this was always going to be positive.
Favourite track: Goldfinger.
New Order
2/5
Exploring music over the year so far has been both fun and informative. Example: At the start of the year I would have never guessed I was into metal. Another example: At the start of the year I didn't know how much didn't care about disco.
Favourite track: Love Less.
U2
3/5
This was an album. That's it - that's the review.
Favourite track: Like A Song...
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Somewhere between the Crash Team Racing OST, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, and 80's Doctor Who.
Favourite track: Golden Lady.
Eminem
4/5
When I first listened to this album a couple of years ago I really didn't think Eminem would be for me. I was shocked how much I enjoyed the album then and I am still slightly surprised when I revisit it and still have a blast! This album feels like a time capsule of a moment - listening to it you can see why it became a phenomenon and while it's yet to inspire me to check out more of Eminem's work it has earned a place among my favourites.
Favourite Track: 97' Bonnie & Clyde.
The Doors
2/5
Mostly not my thing, sometimes a little my thing, “huh, that word by this band makes me uncomfortably”.
Favourite track: L'America.
Little Simz
5/5
Introvert by Little Simz is an album I really like, so when this came up I was really excited to get into it - I’ve heard it before, but as I knew Introvert better that was my go to so this was always second. I have been living my life wrong - this is better and (I think) will be my first 5 star album from this list. It made me happy, it made me tear up, and most importantly it made me think of Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage.
Favourite track: Sherbet Sunset.
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Jazzy.
Favourite track: Minor Chant.
Miles Davis
3/5
This album created a liminal space inside my head. It was very pleasant but also hard to review for that reason.
Favourite track: Moon Dreams.
George Michael
3/5
Not bad, George.
Favourite track: Kissing a Fool.
Sonic Youth
4/5
I really liked this one.
Favourite track: Tunic (Song For Karen).
Sabu
2/5
Not my jam.
Favourite track: Tribilin Cantore.
Beatles
4/5
Now this is what I wanted from a Beatles album! I liked it a lot, and not just the tracks from No. 1, but that said...
Favourite track: Eleanor Rigby.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I liked the start and then it fell off (drink).
Favourite track: Gallows Pole.
The Avalanches
4/5
A fun soundscape which would be better if the tracks were more distinct and didn't roll from one to another so much- WAIT. THIS IS WHERE FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST COMES FROM?? Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place... I get it.
Favourite track: Frontier Psychiatrist.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
The sound of a Hastings street in the early hours on a Sunday.
Favourite track: Radio 4.
Metallica
3/5
Fun music.
Favourite track: One.
Judas Priest
4/5
Battle Toads soundtrack.
Favourite track: Breaking the Law.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
When someone is listing classics this better be up there - none of the songs miss! Before this I wouldn't have been able to tell you a song Dusty had sung and now I know she's responsible for so many hits with just this one album? In awe.
Favourite track: You Don't Own Me.
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
I find a lot of soundtracks unfocused when put together as albums, and this is no different.
Favourite track: Baby Let's Dance Together.
The Go-Go's
3/5
Favourite track: Lust to Love.
Django Django
3/5
Messy but enjoyable. As all over a clouds on an overcast day.
Favourite track: Wor.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Thriller is a song I feel I was gas lit into liking at school because everyone else did and we used it as a PE warm up song. It's Horror pop so it should be my jam, but I can never tell if I like it or not. The rest of the album is most good, but the last two tracks let it down.
Favourite track: Human Nature
Stan Getz
4/5
Pleasant tunes.
Favourite track: Samba Triste.
Syd Barrett
4/5
The Bowie - Beatles midpoint in a way really vibed with.
Favourite track: Love You.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Yep, this is some old American stuff I haven’t heard before and will probably never hear again.
Favourite track: Hot Burrito #1.
Ozomatli
3/5
I enjoyed this album even tho it was hell to track down, not being featured in England or Hungary - I’m still not sure if I listened to it all, and some of the tracks had to be covers. Due to these issues, this album may be rated lower than it otherwise would. I am not sorry for this. It gave me unneeded stress on my holiday.
Favourite track: Believe.
Coldplay
3/5
Coldplay do make some undeniable bangers.
Favourite track: The Scientist.
Television
4/5
Favourite track: Torn Curtain.
Beastie Boys
4/5
I don't fully know what this is but it was a lot of fun.
Favourite track: Johnny Ryall.
Deee-Lite
3/5
Great vibes, fun.
Favourite track: Deee-Lite Theme.
Goldfrapp
3/5
Took a while to get going, but the back end is great.
Favourite track: Eat Yourself.
Lorde
3/5
Not Pure Heroine but that was to be expected.
Favourite track: Green Light.
Van Halen
3/5
Very enjoyable, but another that didn't blow me away.
Favourite track: Ain't Talking 'Bout Love.
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Adrenaline shock to the system as it starts, but sadly the initial momentum is something that couldn't be kept up. Still,. I had never heard of Alanis Morissette before and to find someone who partially sound tracked your childhood is always fun.
Favourite track: All I Really Want.
The Zombies
3/5
Diet The Beatles.
Favourite track: Hung Up On A Dream.
Spacemen 3
2/5
Sadly I found this all rather repetitive and dreary.
Favourite track: Suicide.
The Stone Roses
3/5
Fun vibes but a back half that overshadows the first.
Favourite track: (Songs for My) Sugar Spun Sister.
Muddy Waters
3/5
I love jazz!
Favourite track: Soon Forgotten.
Radiohead
3/5
Enjoyable vibes but more ambient than AHHH.
Favourite track: Where I End and You Begin.
Simply Red
3/5
Another one of those albums I've enjoyed but will probably never touch again.
Favourite track: Jericho.
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Not for me.
Favourite track: Take a Little Time.
Fats Domino
4/5
Dimond City Vibes.
Favourite track: You Done Me Wrong.
De La Soul
3/5
It's fine but I wanted to like it more than I did.
Favourite track: Me Myself and I.
Can
2/5
A great album for ambience, sadly not for much else.
Favourite track: Spray.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
I really had to force myself to keep paying attention except one track which slapped.
Favourite track: The Murder Mystery.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
The sound of the dreams the BFG uses to knock out insomniacs.
Favourite track: Night Raid.
David Bowie
2/5
Speaking of the best track, I'm feeling a Sense of Doubt that this is a good album.
Prince
4/5
Not what I was expecting - more electric and poppy. Still, I like the vibe and the lyrics.
Favourite track: Computer Blue.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
I like it when it goes French.
Favourite track: J'ai fait tout.
Fishbone
4/5
I like the genre shifting and louder moments but sometimes it left me in a bit of a funk.
Favourite track: Freddie's Dead.
Orbital
3/5
The better Daft Punk, but still a bit of a head ache.
Favourite track: Remind.
Kanye West
3/5
Competent, but not something I will ever return to.
Favourite track: Devil In A New Dress.
Bob Dylan
3/5
A good country time.
Favourite Track: Simple Twist of Fate
Frank Black
2/5
Mumbles in punk.
Favourite track: Superabound.
Happy Mondays
3/5
Good vibes like Beatles?
Favourite track: Loose Fit.
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Congrats to Randy Newman for taking whatever these dudes are doing and finding a way to make it memorable.
Favourite track: That's Just Too Much.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
A lotta good stuff in a small package.
Favourite track: Please Don't Stay (Once You Go Away).
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Snooze then suddenly WOW for those last three songs.
Favourite track: Welfare Mothers.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
I saw “Pet Shop Boys” and for some reason expected the worst, which is weird as I had no prior experience with the band. This album turned out to be a lot of fun - I really enjoyed the sound as a contrast to my other recent listens.
Favourite track: Go West.
Cream
3/5
Sure has that 60's vibe.
Favourite track: World of Pain.
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Another good background vibes album, but this one bringing the call of the valley with it in a beautiful way.
Favourite track: The Prophet in the Mountain.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
For some reason The Rolling Stones and The Beatles are linked in my head. This is weird due to the following:
a) I have a long history with listening to The Beatles but this is, as far as I'm aware, my first time with The Rolling Stones
b) They sound very different.
Favourite track: Tumbling Dice.
The Who
3/5
Favorite track: Much Too Much.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Favorite track: Old Times Good Times
Pink Floyd
3/5
Overated?
Favourite track: On The Run.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Favourite track: Downbound Train.
The Pogues
3/5
Fairy Tale of New York is the all time great Christmas song and its so nice to have an albums worth of context for it. The Progues are expert story tellers and even though this album has some real stinkers the highs defiantly outweigh the lows!
Favourite track: Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant / The Rocky Road to Dublin / Galway Races.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Well, this made One Love a worse movie.
Favourite track: The Heathen.
David Gray
3/5
Stalls after the first track but finds momentum again by the end.
Favourite track: Please Forgive Me.
Miles Davis
2/5
Very messy.
Favourite track: Pharaoh's Dance.
Nick Drake
2/5
I don't know what my type of music is but I know it's not this.
Favourite track: Things Behind The Sun.
Britney Spears
3/5
This album may coast on it's title track, but damn it is a good title track. The rest isn't bad, just not memorable after the HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME!
Favourite track: ...One More Time.
Duke Ellington
4/5
Jazz!
Favourite track: Blues to Be There.
Neil Young
4/5
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Neil made a good album here. I really enjoyed it!
Favourite track: World on a String.
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Favourite track: Respect
Elbow
3/5
When the best tracks sound like Muse I have to ask why I'm not just listening to Muse.
Favourite track: An Audience With The Pope.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
Compressed fever dream.
Favourite track: Something's Wrong.
Jethro Tull
4/5
Just so much fun!
Favourite track Up to Me.
Bob Dylan
3/5
This is the worst 3 star album yet.
Favourite Track: Blowin' in the Wind.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Favourite track: Get Innocuous!
Iron Maiden
4/5
Iron Maiden apparently have good music as well as good album covers. I wasn't expecting them to be my thing but this actually rocked! Guitar noises.
Favourite track: Phantom of the Opera.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Repetitive in a way Exodus wasn't.
Favourite track: No Woman No Cry.
Beck
4/5
I wasn't initially vibing with this, but then it got me with "Guess I'm Doing Fine", the last couple of days have been emotionally volatile for me but this album really brought me back. Great lyrics, relatably sad but tinged with hope. What a stellar album!
Favourite track: It's All In Your Mind.
Neil Young
4/5
Neil, my boy, you are rolling!
Favourite track: Are You Ready for the Country.
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
This album felt like a great holiday, and has made me finally decide to work out what "Spongebob vibes" are.
Favourite track: El Cuarto de Tula.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I just like it when woman yell.
Favourite track: Man or Map, I like both the Ma's.
Billy Joel
4/5
I have always enjoyed the diversity of the Billy Joel songs I've heard and my first experience with one of his albums didn't disappoint!
Favourite track: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
The White Stripes
2/5
It's actually rude to start an album with one of the most iconic pieces of music ever and then have it be so mediocre.
Moby
3/5
This album sounded like the most relaxing day in a swimming pool, call refracted lights on white walls.
Favourite track: Honey.
Ice Cube
2/5
This feels like the kinda rap album my dad warned me about when I was younger...
Favourite track: It Was A Good Day.
Heaven 17
3/5
Favourite track: Geosha Boys and Temple Girls.
Minutemen
2/5
I didn't realise cutting every song in half could make an album feel three times as long... what a load of nothing!
Favourite track: The World According to Nouns.
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
Some good stuff. Like a bit of good stuff. Two good things. Two really good songs. What more do you need?
Favourite track: Somebody to Love.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
This captured the best Beatles vibes but better as there are women.
Favourite track: Straight Shooter.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Kings of Leon is a name I've heard around. Kings of Leon will continue to be a name I hear around.
Favourite track: Crawl.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Favourite track: Violence.
Pavement
3/5
Favourite track: In The Mouth A Desert.
The xx
3/5
My new favourite chill time album. Honestly the vibes here are unmatched!
Favourite track: Night Time
Beastie Boys
3/5
Favourite track: Heart Attack Man.
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
I listened to this in 5 parts as it was a real beast, and I must say disk one made me doubt it was worth sticking with. Disk two made me glad I stuck with it with Papa Was a Rodeo being the real turning point, and disk three was honestly great all the way through. 69 songs allows for love to be explored in all angles, and the variety on display here is impressive. Sadly, at the same time, 69 songs is just too many and the quantity over quality experience means that this album failed to achieve "good".
Favourite track: Papa Was a Rodeo.
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Favourite track: Streets of Bakersfield.
Haircut 100
3/5
I like when it sounded like the Persona soundtrack.
Favourite track: Lemon Firebrigade.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Favourite track: Abba Zaba.
Arrested Development
4/5
This is the sort of hip hop I have been waiting for - is there anything that's worth more than peace and love on the planet Earth?
Favourite track: U.
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Out of all the albums that sound like ambient video game music this is my favourite album to sound like ambient video game music. I adored this front to back!
Favourite track: Rainy Day.
Steely Dan
3/5
Favourite track: Rikki Don't Lose That Number.
Elvis Presley
3/5
As this is my first Elvis album I feel like I should say a few things. It's a shame I have no things to say.
Favourite track: Blue Suede Shoes.
Talk Talk
3/5
This is one of the most 80s things to ever 80s.
Favourite track: Time It's Time.
Buck Owens
3/5
Favourite track: Trouble and Me.
Steely Dan
3/5
Favourite track: Deacon Blues.
Pink Floyd
2/5
Pink Floyd are not my band.
Favourite track: Wish You Were Here.
Queen Latifah
4/5
What a stunning album to be recommended on the 6th of November 2024. It's inanity and honesty heart breaking that women have been signing about and fighting for the same issues of rights and bodily autonomy for so long, and I just despise the men in power. Why can't we grow? Why can't we push forwards?? Why are we stuck in stasis as a society? Anyway, this album is spectacular.
Favourite track: Ladies First.
Bauhaus
2/5
In my second year of university I wrote an essay on Bauhaus. I didn't particularly like abstract art at the time and did dread it, but an assignment was an assignment and I took my lack of investment as a chance to learn. Quickly I became enamoured in all the modern art of the time, not just in Germany but in Denmark and Russia as well. It really was a special time to be a creative with raw experimentation and a lot of pushing boundaries. When it came to third year and my chance to write my dissertation I decided to write a follow up comparing the art of abstraction with the rise in video games and how some indie games are the modern day interpretation of things like Bauhaus. The idea never hit me to look into music as I wasn't that big of a music person at the time, but I can't help and think if I did stretch to another modern interpretation I would have found Bauhaus a lot sooner and would have known that this album would disappoint me despite the artists name.
Favourite track: Of Lillies and Remains.
Morrissey
3/5
Favourite track: Angel Angel Down We Go Together.
The Smiths
2/5
A few good lyric but nothing stood out to me.
Favourite track: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Favourite track: Egbe Mi O (Carry Me).
Paul Simon
3/5
My father was a fisherman. My mama was a fisherman's friend.
Favourite track: Duncan.
Nirvana
4/5
I get Nirvana now.
Favourite track: The Man Who Sold The World.
The Black Keys
3/5
Favourite track: Tighten Up.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Favourite track: Rock with You.
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Nice piano does not a great album make. This needed more of a sense of pacing to rise high! And this critisim is pointless as I still liked it.
Favourite track: Köln, January 24, 1975, Pt. II A- Live.
JAY Z
3/5
Favourite track: Song Cry.
David Holmes
3/5
More fun ambience, like The XX a perfectly decent album I see myself returning to.
Favourite track: Gritty Shaker.
The Waterboys
3/5
Favourite track: When Ye Go Away.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Favourite track: Sympathy For The Devil.
Green Day
4/5
I bought this album on CD from a CeX while on a Scout camp years ago. It was a similar time to when I first got The Black Parade, but while I only found out The Black Parade is a concept album in the last half decade this was my first experience with an album which obviously used music as a way to tell a serialised story. The anti-establishment message defiantly effected my teenage mind for the better. The sound keeps changing and everything is iconic. I dream of seeing the musical on stage. Great album.
Favourite track: Wake Me Up When September Ends.
Madonna
4/5
Oh! Madonna is like Kate Bush!
Favourite track: Ray of Light.
Tom Tom Club
2/5
Strong start which is not lived up to.
Favourite track: Wordy Rappinghood.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Favourite track: Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road.
Beatles
3/5
More Beatles than Beatmore! Does that make sense? This was mid is what I'm trying to say... it doesn't matter.
Favourite track: Drive My Car.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
It feels like a cop out to have this many songs just f a d e a w a y . . .
Favourite track: Castles Made of Sand.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Favourite track: Something 4 the Weekend.
R.E.M.
2/5
Listening to this album reminded me of decomposing leaves on the floor in a park after heavy rain.
Favourite track: Pilgrimage.
Metallica
4/5
Good guitar, innit.
Favourite track: The Unforgiven.
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
This is the album that has most felt like an episode of Thunderbirds in all the best ways.
Favourite track: My Mistakes Were Made For You.
The Jam
3/5
Favourite track: Set The House Ablaze.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
In a word, magical. I loved it. That is more than one word, but this was really nice!
Favourite track: Runaway.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Yo, these guys are like legit!
Favourite track: Fakin' It.
ZZ Top
3/5
How dare you start with Gimmie All Your Lovin' then be so mid!
Favourite track: Gimmie All Your Lovin'.
The Beach Boys
3/5
I was worried this would be another album where the first track was the best. Luckily this wasn't true, but I still found it near totally uninspiring.
Favourite track: God Only Knows.
SZA
3/5
At the start I was convinced this wasn't going to be my thing, but it did pick up at the end!
Favourite track: Broken Clocks.
Various Artists
3/5
So this is Christmas? This album gets more wild when you look up who Phil Spector is.
Favourite track: Sleigh Ride.