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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
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5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
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Phrenology
The Roots
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5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
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4 | 2.42 | +1.58 |
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
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5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
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5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
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1 | 3.54 | -2.54 |
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
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1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
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1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
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1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
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2 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
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In Utero
Nirvana
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2 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
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1 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 4 | 4.25 |
| David Bowie | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beastie Boys | 2 | 1.5 |
5-Star Albums (29)
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Charles Mingus · 11 likes
5/5
This is what ADHD sounds like when you like jazz.
Deep Purple · 1 likes
2/5
Monotonous. Why do half the albums on this list sound like this.
A Tribe Called Quest · 1 likes
5/5
So cool. Time to watch Rye Lane.
Devendra Banhart · 1 likes
1/5
Maybe it’s undeserving of this, but I found literally nothing to enjoy in this album, and it’s been a while since I’ve given a 1.
Nirvana · 1 likes
2/5
I think grunge is awful. Do you people know there is music out there that is actually enjoyable to listen to?
1-Star Albums (12)
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The Strokes
4/5
I have listened to this many many times in the past so didn’t listen to it on the day.
Good stuff 4/5
Iron Maiden
2/5
Didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. I still think you’re a big old loser if you sit and listen to this though
Black Sabbath
4/5
I’ve been listening to T-Pain’s cover of War Pigs on repeat recently, so been meaning to give this album a proper listen.
Really brings together my two loves: ‘Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock’ and ‘Spinal Tap’. Can’t complain.
Had a great time. Album is fun and interesting. Can see me listening to this a lot more in the future. Such a good 3 track run from War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan.
4/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
I listened to Either/Or recently and didn’t enjoy it, so had low expectations going in. It’s so much better than Either/Or, but it’s still so so boring.
Just because you’re sad doesn’t mean you can’t be interesting.
2/5
The Offspring
2/5
*Guy who’s only ever listened to the ‘Skate 3 Soundtrack’ listening to any other album*: “getting some serious ‘Skate 3 Soundtrack’ vibes from this album”
It’s ok. Didn’t enjoy listening to it, but I didn’t hate it. American pop punk is probably the worst genre in the world, so this is high praise.
2/5
Yes
3/5
I don’t think it’s as interesting as it thinks it is. But it’s still more interesting than most. And an album being interesting is more important than it being good.
3/5
Jacques Brel
3/5
He’s got a good solid name and this is a good solid album. Not as good as a lot of the other French language stuff that Del Schwartz has opened me up to, but I had a good half hour listening to it. Probably better if I knew French.
The best thing about this album is that on the cover he looks like a sexy Belgian Martin Clunes.
3/5
T. Rex
4/5
I knew bits and pieces of T Rex - my Spanish teacher at school used to sing Debora all the time - but this is my first full listen of any album. It’s good stuff. ‘Life’s a Gas’ is so good - I wish it was longer.
I think it needs a bit more variety and one BIG hit to be a 5/5 though.
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Good to hear some early blues. Very clearly influenced lots of the music I love. Maybe I’m just a product of the times, but I love the stuff it influenced more than I love this.
Great name though - he’s got a future working for a rivers charity if this whole blues thing doesn’t work out for him.
4/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
It’s fun and the live elements add a lot. I find it slightly one note, but that one note is one good note.
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
It’s alright. After years of disdain for the band, I’m slowly getting into them. This has some parts of the Radiohead I’ve hated for years, and some parts of the Radiohead I’ve liked for weeks.
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
I’ve no strong opinions on this. As inoffensive as music gets.
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Pretty boring - there’s probably a good album in there somewhere. The description sounded good, but the music sounded bad.
2/5
Neil Young
2/5
Music for dads to nod along to
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Some very good songs. But it feels long when you listen to it as an album.
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
It’s fine. 33 minutes of what is undisputedly an album of music. Probably better than I’m giving it credit for. Maybe ol Fogerty should make his own account on this website then.
3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Infinitely more interesting than anything those Gallagher bastards have ever done. So crazy I’ve never actually listened to this album in full before. Isn’t that crazy!!
3/5
Lana Del Rey
3/5
18 albums in before I am given a woman. 18!!!!
Never listened to this album before. Didn’t enjoy it as much as some of her other stuff, but its fine.
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Fine. Nothing overly interesting, but then again I can’t say I paid massive attention to the lyrics first time round.
3/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Not as good as I remember it being.
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Took me about two years to finally listen to. Not worth the wait.
The Temptations
4/5
Loved it! Look at those Tree Wizards go.
4/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Tom waits. Tom Waits joins the list of full sentence names.
3/5
B.B. King
4/5
BB ate
Funkadelic
5/5
Funk Daddy Pussy. So good.
The Who
3/5
Keith Moon is too cool of a name to be in a band with alongside names like Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle.
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Fleet Foxes fucked Gee’s dad.
Probably not better than half the albums I’ve rated 3, but ah well, 4 nostalgic stars out of five
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
In my strongest Barnsley accent: “Welcome to the Metrodome”
I don’t think this was great, but lucky for them it came just after watching All of Us Strangers, which ends up moving it up to a 3.
ZZ Top
3/5
The album cover gives me big Christine vibes, which weirdly also was released in the same year. The men of 1983 really wanted to have sex with their classic cars.
Would be a much better album if they didn’t open their mouths. Some good blues in there but far too much bad pop-rock.
The Monks
4/5
Black Monk Time sounds like Brewdog's newest stout.
Far from perfect (maybe even far from being good, let alone perfect), but so much more interesting and deserving of its spot than most of the stuff on this list. Most people on this website are boring stiff little idiots.
The 60's are soo crazy man!
Sex Pistols
1/5
A pretty perfect follow-up to yesterday's Black Monk Time, which is a far far superior punk album to this. This album is awful. Probably the worst thing I've listened to so far. Impossible to stress how bad this whole thing sounds. Big old bunch of losers making a big old mess. I understand its place on this list - I don't think this list should only contain good music, and having historically important albums on the list is a good thing, but that does not make this album any better to listen to. Have I mentioned enough times that this album sounds bad?
This clip is more important than this album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQI9HMg1yyY
R.E.M.
3/5
Pretty good. Everything that is a clear influence on Oasis is much better than Oasis. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last time, that I complain about Oasis on an album that is nothing to do with them.
Nick Drake
3/5
Fine. Definitely preferred it to Five Leaves Left, but it’s getting the same rating because it’s all the same really. I enjoyed Poor Boy a lot though. I find the bigger production songs better than when it’s just lonely old Nick.
Queen
3/5
I don’t love Queen as much as most. But I think that’s because all their big hits are just loud songs for loud people to shout loudly. This album isn’t Queen for the laypeople, who love to shout songs, screaming about Galileo and bicycles. It’s Queen for intellects like me, who prefer music about Ogres.
I enjoyed it a lot more than most Queen I knew already, but I still think Queen don’t do it for me.
Mudhoney
2/5
I like big muff as much as the next guy, but when your big muff is coming in with some super fuzz, that’s just a step too far.
Bob Dylan
4/5
I’m a big fan of Big Bobby D. Not my favourite of Big Bobby D’s, but Big Bobby is still putting out some Big Bops in this.
Gang Starr
3/5
The album cover looks like they’re playing the ‘Get as close to Alex without him noticing you’ task from Taskmaster series 8.
Had a good time. Hopefully we get to see Gang Starr on a New Year’s Treat episode soon.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
On the one hand, this album opened the door for lots of shoegaze and Scottish indie music which I really enjoy. On the other hand, its inclusion on the list forces me to acknowledge the existence of East Kilbride.
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
I much prefer MBWABFYTC to this. I can’t remember ever listening to this before, but this is an extremely my-Mum-coded album.
A fine 35 minute album that I will likely never listen to again. Which is better than being a fine 75 minute album that I will likely never listen to again, which a lot of this list is.
Joan Armatrading
4/5
The my-mum-coded albums are coming thick and fast.
I enjoyed this a lot.
Little Simz
4/5
Back to the definitely-not-my-mum-coded albums again. Our Lottie can’t win them all.
Listened to it many times so far this year but no harm in one more listen.
The Fall
2/5
After one song I thought this actually wasn’t too bad. After two songs I thought this actually was quite bad.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Scotch music.
I’ve probably listened to this album hundreds of times and listened to all other Franz Ferdinand albums about four times in total.
Pink Floyd
5/5
I think I’ve listened to it before, but this is the first time I actually paid attention to it. Obviously, it’s very good. It’s great listening to an album which is definitely an album and not a bunch of songs.
I do think other artists have made similar music that is probably better, but this puts it all together as an album very nicely.
And I’m also torn between thinking it could do with one or two more shorter “poppy” songs to make it a more enjoyable listen with more variety, while also thinking that they would be forced in there and it’s doesn’t need to be an album filled with actual songs.
Hard to criticise a band which is just a bunch of guitar noises for making an album of a bunch of great guitar noises. What do I know! Don’t bother listening to me Roger, you know best. I still had a great time.
Who knew I would have so many thoughts on this album. Usually I’m just criticising Oasis (who are losers).
A clear plagiarism of Gimme Some Money by Spinal Tap in there though.
James Brown
3/5
I commend it for giving me the authentic live experience: getting annoyed with other people in the audience.
Very cool album cover.
M.I.A.
3/5
Sometimes pretty interesting, sometimes pretty bad. Paper Planes is so good though. The sound of the summer in the common room.
Nick Drake
3/5
I can finally put Nick Drake behind me. The bastard has been relentlessly haunting over me ever since starting this project.
This is a lovely little album to listen on on a bank holiday Friday morning.
Nick Drake has grown on me listening to all his albums, but I definitely like him best in Bryter Layter when there’s a bit more production to it. That’s the electric Dylan fan in me.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
More Scotch music.
According to Wikipedia, Stuart Murdoch ran a marathon in 2:57:08 in 1986, which is arguably more impressive than this album.
I enjoy this album - it’s better than anything I ever produced while at uni - but think they have more interesting stuff in other albums.
That marathon time though, eh.
Violent Femmes
4/5
Nice and original (ish). One of few albums where I think the bad vocals compliment nicely and work. I will not hold it against him then.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Who knew Dolph Lundgren was such a multi-instrumentalist.
I didn’t find the music that enjoyable, and by the end of it I actually quite disliked Dolph. I found it very annoying every time he piped up, even if it did offer a slight release from the monotony of the music.
k.d. lang
2/5
i like the music and i like being exposed to more country sounds. i’m a little english country boy looking for big american country women.
i did not know this was going to be my review when i started typing.
The Byrds
2/5
It just sounds like an album from 1968. Not in a good way or a bad way, just in a 1968 way.
There’s no way that horse is a part of the band!
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
The first half hour while I was walking the dog in the sun were great. But then the album never ended. I am still listening to it.
The Pogues
2/5
This was Sex Pistols levels of unlistenable at times - arguably not helped by listening in a hypo. But it gets a bit of respect for its folkier songs and its attempt to do something interesting and blend British punk and Irish folk.
Hole
4/5
There is not a single grunge album that I need to listen to before I die, but I seem to be listening to so much grunge. Why
I do think Courtney Love’s vocals fit the sound much better than most grunge albums I’ve been made to listen to so far. I hate the sound of whingey male vocalists in grunge music. This is maybe the best of the grunge I’ve had so far.
Cannot believe the balls Americans have to complain about britpop while they were in their grunge era.
Please Generator, if you’re listening, give me something other than grunge. Please.
Beatles
5/5
The double whammy of being both good and interesting.
WHAMMY!!
Louis Prima
3/5
There is a lyric in the album where Louis wishes death upon someone because they steal his meatballs.
The Prodigy
3/5
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this album. I used to love cycling around on the single speed to The Fat of the Land though. Maybe if I cycled around to this album I would have more love for it, but I didn’t so I don’t.
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
It’s not that it’s bad. It’s more that it’s not good.
When I see 1994 American rock band and I get anything that isn’t grunge I’m at least somewhat pleased though.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Harry Nilsson mastered the art of winning any argument long before James Acaster.
Blur
3/5
Greyhounds!
Not my favourite britpop album, but it’s far better and far more interesting than any of that Oasis nonsense. That’s right, it’s another anti-Oasis review.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I’ve listened to a quite a few Joni Mitchell albums, but not this one. I really enjoyed it. Very clearly still a Joni Mitchell album but with a nice mix of sounds.
Mostly I think there are some artists with too many albums on this list, and I question if all the albums actually deserved it. But regardless of whether or not this album should be on this list, it is and I enjoyed it.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Lauryn Hill would have loved Bradfield sixth form common room. These are exactly the conversations we were having.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
For my opinions on this album, I refer you to my friends at the Enjoy an Album podcast.
I like the divorce album!!
The Undertones
2/5
It’s catchy and loud and I think it would have been great to hear live at the time. But it’s less great to listen to on headphones on a dog walk.
Hard to be objective with these boys because our river saviour Feargal Sharkey has a vendetta against the rivers charity I work for.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
It’s SCOTCH MUSIC TIME again.
Another one where it’s probably great when it’s really really loud. But when it isn’t loud, it isn’t great. I think seeing them live would be great, but it’s not going to be my dog walk music.
The White Stripes
4/5
I remember a video of some aggressive bladers using a remix of Seven Nation Army to the soundtrack of an edit. At the time, I couldn’t imagine anything cooler.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
It’s the 80s, but mooody.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
SCOTCH MUSIC!!
Lovely timing to get this on the day of London Marathon, allowing us all to remember the time Stuart Murdoch ran the 1986 Glasgow Marathon in an incredible time of 2:57:08
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
You should be embarrassed and ashamed if you listen to this and enjoy it.
Machito
3/5
Most people on this website are idiots that only listen to one or two genres of music and have no idea how to understand or rate an Afro-Cuban jazz album, so they just end up giving it a 3/5 and moving onto the next album.
Dinosaur Jr.
1/5
1001 albums to die before listening to.
How is there so much grunge on this list. Please… make the grunge stop. PPLEASE.
Potentially the worst album I’ve listened to so far.
Gillian Welch
3/5
Timed nicely as I’m getting a lot more into country and Americana.
I was very excited to see she featured in the O’ Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. The highest honour for a country/Americana musician.
Muddy Waters
5/5
It’s really really really good. Two days ago I had the worst album so far. Today I have one of the best albums so far. Nice to be reminded the list is worth it, despite the all the grunge.
Great work from the Rivers Trust ambassador.
The Cardigans
4/5
Really enjoyed it. All sorts of genres. Great fun.
John Grant
4/5
I can only assume the “three bean salad” John speaks of in ‘JC Hates Faggots’ is the podcast.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2/5
I love it when the albums are only 30 minutes, even when they’re good (which this one isn’t).
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe interesting. Me and Gattuso enjoyed this album.
Leftfield
3/5
Struggled through the first couple of songs on an 8am dog walk. Had a great time powering through the rest of the album in the last hour of work. It would have been great Uber Eats music, but now it makes for great coding music.
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Pure, unbridled dog walk music today.
Miles Davis
5/5
Proper good.
Nanci Griffith
2/5
I didn’t mind it - I’m on my country journey - but it didn’t land as much as other albums. Still a nice time though.
David Gray
2/5
On the whole it is very boring. I did quite enjoy the little Dylan-esque Soft Cell cover at the end though. The saving grace of an uninteresting album.
Elton John
5/5
Before giving it a listen today I knew it was between a 4 and a 5. Spent the whole day listening to it, had a great time, our Elton gets a 5.
Bad Company
2/5
It’s 70s rock album and it sounds like a 70s rock album. If you like 70s rock albums you’re going to go crazy for this. If you think 70s rock albums just sound like 70s rock albums then this 70s rock album will just sound like a 70s rock album.
It’s not bad, but it just feels very uninteresting to me. There are so many similar albums on this list; we don’t need all of them.
Skepta
3/5
This was everywhere in 2016. Don’t think I’ve ever listened to the whole album though. I’m not much of a grimey boy but this is good stuff.
Can’t believe all these god damn yanks on this website complaining about this album. Complain about the grunge people!!
Rush
2/5
My only prior knowledge of Rush came from I Love You Man. I’m not sure if it’s changed my opinion on the film knowing that Rush sound this bad.
Shhlappa da bass man
Cat Stevens
4/5
Other than Bowie, it’s about as my-mum-coded as an album gets.
Lorde
3/5
It’s important to know that Lorde’s favourite Kiwi musician is Paul Williams
Morrissey
2/5
It brings me deep deep shame to say that I found this album overall listenable, with a couple of songs I genuinely enjoyed. It does still mostly sound like Morrisey though.
Janelle Monáe
5/5
It’s so good. Janelle Monae is so good.
Been a while since I’d listened to this one in full. I’ve been going for Age of Pleasure for my Janelle fix recently because I’m a sexy little boy by the pool, so I’m very happy to be made to go back to this again. I’d forgotten how good it is (it’s so good).
Television
3/5
Hmm. Will give it more of a chance. But the kind of album I’ve heard enough of on this list. Maybe this one deserves it and the others didn’t.
Cocteau Twins
4/5
After a long day in London (bad place) with my train back not getting in until after 2 in the morning, what a day to be greeted home with some Scotch Music.
Public Enemy
3/5
This is the sound of ADHD.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
I never loved a man the way I love Aretha Franklin
Fairport Convention
3/5
I love Johnny Flynn a lot, but I’ve never really given any other northern folk a chance. Turns out it’s unsurprisingly good stuff
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Had a great time with this one. I quite enjoyed the collaborations, even if it felt a bit all over the place sometimes.
I wonder if poor John is victim to the papers automatically changing his name to things like John Lee Sex Worker like they do in articles about rugby.
Definitely going to do some more listening to our John Lee Sex Worker.
Green Day
2/5
Guys, is it punk to sing like a baby boy?
Beyoncé
4/5
When did Beyoncé really become Beyoncé though?
Genesis
3/5
It’s interesting, but in a way that makes it completely unenjoyable to listen to.
David Bowie
4/5
Bowie’s got those apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur.
Arcade Fire
4/5
I used to be a big Arcade Fireman. This was probably one of my favourite albums for my entire teens. I still enjoy this album and was glad to relisten to it today, but it’s not the same enjoyment 17 year old me had for this album. This fireman has extinguished the Arcade Fire.
The Smiths
3/5
I passionately believe that The Smiths sound like The Smiths. It’s a shame Morrisey is involved in the whole Smiths thing though.
U2
3/5
If the U2 was a road, like e.g the M1 is a road, then this would be the middle lane. Do you know what I mean?
Moby
2/5
It’s funny to me that there are people that actively choose to listen to Moby
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
It’s a lot of fun. One Two Cha Cha Cha is probably the greatest song to appear on this list.
Queens Of The Stone Age
3/5
I like it when a debut album is just loud. A debut album should be filled with silly noise. Don’t trust artists who have perfect debuts - there’re probably little nerds. It’s a shame how much of this silly noise sounds like grunge though.
Miles Davis
3/5
Cool music. Cool cover.
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
One of my all time favourites.
The Killers
4/5
Brandon flowers.
Full sentence name.
Frank Zappa
4/5
Hot Rats in your local area.
Eminem
1/5
There is a video where Eminem shows off his ability to rhyme the word orange and I find it so funny that anyone takes it seriously. That sentiment applies for all things Eminem. It’s embarrassing to enjoy this.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Some of the worst sounds I have heard in album on this list. But, it is interesting and has a great album cover, and that’s all that really matters. Anyone can make good music, not everyone can make interesting music.
The Pogues
3/5
The first Pogues album I got was much more punk, and I didn’t enjoy it much. This is a lot folkier and much much more enjoyable. And it has a great album title.
The Who
3/5
Sure is an album from 1971.
Linkin Park
1/5
Horrific. As bad as it gets.
Stereolab
3/5
Good stuff. I enjoyed gobbling up this portion of ketchup.
Massive Attack
4/5
This is the only thing that justifies Bristol being called a cool city.
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Straight into the same category as RHCP as music you should be embarrassed to listen to.
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
It’s very cool. I really need to watch the documentary.
Fishbone
3/5
Sometimes maybe good. Sometimes maybe shit.
The Stranglers
3/5
Loving the Monster Mash vibes
Depeche Mode
2/5
Can’t say I paid it much attention today. It just felt like music that was getting in the way while I was listening to it. Can Depeche Mode really be held responsible for that? As the person rating the album I say yes.
Ice T
4/5
I love him when he raps. I love him when he tweets.
Dirty Projectors
1/5
Did not enjoy in the slightest
The Police
2/5
What ya gonna do aboot it? Phone the polis? Mate, we are the polis.
Paul McCartney
4/5
I really admire how cool and normal Paul McCartney is. And I really admire how cool and normal McCartney by Paul McCartney is.
The Incredible String Band
2/5
It’s so fucking insane I was worried a South African was going to put a gravy boat up my anus.
But far more interesting than half the stuff on this list. Obviously bad, and hard to listen to, but interesting.
Red Snapper
3/5
I would thrive at a rave.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I’m no reggae head, so lots of this sounded quite similar. No Woman, No Cry is enough to transform me into a reggae head though.
The Beach Boys
2/5
Boring. Prefer them when Adam Buxton does them.
https://youtu.be/iq8IHET9eiE?si=RNAg6RdAGm87F55K
Charles Mingus
5/5
This is what ADHD sounds like when you like jazz.
Alice In Chains
2/5
Im sorry but this is so unbelievably unenjoyable to listen to. You are all lying to yourself.
The Kinks
3/5
Blueberry Pancakes
Grateful Dead
2/5
More like ‘500 albums to listen to before I gratefully die’
It’s so tedious
Steve Earle
2/5
Forget it Steve Earle, it’s Guitar Town.
I can’t believe Americans genuinely listen to this and this isn’t just pretend music you play pretend American with. It can count itself lucky it doesn’t get a 1.
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
Love the album cover. Love California Dreamin. Hate the apostrophes. That’s about all there is to say about these Mammas and Pappas.
Pretenders
4/5
I don’t think I realised that this is what Pretenders sounded like. This list needs more female vocalist rock music, because whenever I get it I always love it.
Deep Purple
2/5
Monotonous. Why do half the albums on this list sound like this.
Queen
3/5
Call me a republican, but I just find this unenjoyable to listen to on the whole.
Love
3/5
Grew on me. But that’s Love, man.
Tricky
3/5
Tick rock, it’s trip hop o’clock.
Sounds like Don Cheadle in the Oceans films.
Air
3/5
Nice enough to have on in the background. I didn’t even notice that I started or finished the album.
New York Dolls
2/5
No doubt influential. But also no doubt that it sounds awful. I’m so bored of how similar most of the albums on this list sound.
Kanye West
4/5
Today, instead of having a great, interesting rock album ruined by vocals that I just don’t enjoy, we have a great, interesting rap album ruined by vocals I just don’t enjoy.
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
I wonder if Grant Lee Buffalo has any relation to Tokyo Lee?
Jamiroquai
3/5
I think I always thought Jamiroquai sounded similar to Keane. Thought it might be because they both wear hats. Turns out the Keane guy doesn’t even wear hats. My world is crumbling
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Lovely timing to get this album the day after Terrence Trent D’Arby and the rest of the England squad make it to the Euros final.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Boring. I prefer them as detectorists
The Verve
2/5
Thank God Pulp and Blur exist to save Britpop from this stuff.
Black Sabbath
4/5
The weird little man sure does make good music.
The Fall
2/5
I would probably enjoy this alright album with bad vocals more if I wasn’t so fed up with this list being entirely made up of alright albums with bad vocals.
Donald Fagen
2/5
Takes the fun out of funky. Expected much more with such a cool photo for the album cover.
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Always a treat to get something other than a boring rock album
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
There’s much better stuff from the 90s that does the same thing. But it’s nice to get an electronic album that doesn’t deserve to be on this list than a rock album that doesn’t deserve to be on this list.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Buddy Holly, the Rebel
The La's
2/5
Reaching a point where this list is becoming a genuine challenge with the lack of range of albums
Burning Spear
3/5
Something different. Good!
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
1001 better albums from the 2010s that could have been chosen over this. Another in a long list of competent albums, but that do nothing for me. There is much better stuff from LCD Soundsystem than this.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Equal parts imperfect and interesting. A perfect combination
Bob Dylan
5/5
I would listen to a whole album of Ballad of a Thin Man verses. Keep em coming Bob.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Please Elliott, you're bumming me out man
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Up my street for 20 minutes. It had turned out of my street by the time it reached its 63rd minute. My street is not that long people!
Black Sabbath
4/5
I’ve got often ignored Black Sabbath because I have never liked any similar bands. But they are consistently good.
The main reason I am doing this challenge is to force myself to visit music I’ve missed, ignored or discounted for whatever reason. So a Big Black Sabbath Success (BBSS) on that front.
Björk
4/5
Fjör stars
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Miles, please leave Alex alone. You're dragging him down man.
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Over 1,000 albums on this list and this one has a high claim to be the coolest of them all.
Hole
4/5
Courtney Love is the only grunge singer I respect.
Paul Simon
3/5
Stars are Stars. And Paul gets three of them.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Sometimes maybe good. Sometimes maybe shit.
The Stooges
4/5
Now I wanna be your Lester Longlegs
Prince
5/5
Save for the Batman soundtrack, it's as good as old Prince will give you.
5/5
My favourite Beatles album changes weekly, but this one might actually be my favourite. Do not bring up this review to me next week.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Wait... THIS is what the dads are raving about?
David Ackles
2/5
Wanky
R.E.M.
2/5
Why does these men insist on making me hear them sing?
Primal Scream
4/5
In my best Austin Powers voice: "Screamadelic baby"
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
My all-time favourite
JAY Z
2/5
More like Jay Zzzzzzz. You're sending me to sleep man!
Thelonious Monk
3/5
There is no music he could make that would ever be as cool as his name is, and this is evidence of that.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
I am convinced everyone is just pretending to like Free Bird. It's fine guys, but there are a billion better guitar solos.
Willie Nelson
3/5
Really enjoyed it. Reminded me a lot of some of my favourite artists, like Kermit the Frog, or Rowlf the Dog.
Deep Purple
2/5
Sounds like it was written by (all-be-it talented) 14 year olds.
Nirvana
2/5
I think grunge is awful. Do you people know there is music out there that is actually enjoyable to listen to?
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
If you took an average of all albums in this list it would sound like this.
Orbital
2/5
Took me about 12 hours to finish. Make of that what you will.
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
This British album from 1980 sure does sound like a British album from 1980.
De La Soul
5/5
three wheels of cheese high and rising
Kings of Leon
2/5
I have absolutely zero thoughts on this album.
The Jam
3/5
Sounds like everything else on this list.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Troubled water you say? These boys need some support from The Rivers Trust.
It’s a mix of 5 star and 4 star music. Wrong side of the rounding on this one boys.
Carpenters
3/5
An album where the singer can actually sing is always worth at least 3 stars. But this isn’t that good, so that caps it at most 3 stars.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
I think it is a cool album. I think it is cool that everyone else thinks it is a cool album.
MGMT
3/5
Nice of the generator to provide me with fun and listenable music for a change.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
5 stars, despite mentioning Jesus. He makes up for it by mentioning fish being poisoned. Makes me want to listen to Enjoy an Album again.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
So cool. Time to watch Rye Lane.
George Michael
3/5
This is the sort of album this challenge is for. Obviously I’d love it, obviously I should have listened to it before. A nice Sunday morning to have George Michael forced upon you.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
I thought I would hate this. Im glad I have now listed to one album of these guys. I cannot promise I will still feel so amicable towards them by the end of this list.
Dire Straits
3/5
Guitar is good obviously. But it isn’t doing a huge amount for me overall.
Pentangle
3/5
I was first introduced to this band by CMAT. If I give this 5 stars do you think she will notice me?
George Harrison
4/5
Good album. Some good songs somewhere in there. Could probably make a 5 star playlist from it.
Willie Nelson
3/5
Enjoyable and not too long Willie. Just how I like it.
You absolutely must listen to this Celtic Da album.
The Darkness
3/5
The most self aware band out there and I respect them for it. I also respect them for writing a Christmas song about bellends.
AC/DC
2/5
Embarrassing. Just listen to Big Bottoms by Spinal Tap instead.
Jack White
2/5
Fine. I finished it didn’t I?
Elvis Presley
4/5
Had a good time. This is what the generator is all about baby.
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Lovely voice. Lovely stuff. My progression until actual country continues.
Marty Robbins
4/5
My progression into proper country continues for a second day in a row.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Clearly able musicians. Which makes it worse that they could create something so unbelievably dull. Any time there was a hint of good or interesting music, they decided to revert back to repeating the same line 25 times.
Devendra Banhart
1/5
Maybe it’s undeserving of this, but I found literally nothing to enjoy in this album, and it’s been a while since I’ve given a 1.
Norah Jones
3/5
good voice, so minimum 3
Love
2/5
The instrumentation is so unbelievably up my street. But I am so unbelievably fed up with bad singers ruining albums on this list.
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
Put it on at 8am and turned it off immediately. Tried again at 6pm and turned it off immediately.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Had a good time with the music and the album cover.
The Doors
3/5
Not bad.
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Annoyed me more and more as it went on. Not interested in ever listening to this again.
Beatles
4/5
Amazing how this could be about someone’s 5th best album
Duke Ellington
4/5
I like it when a live album sounds live, and this is as live as a live album has ever sounded.
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Im not sure I think this is what others think it is. But it does have some high highs in it
The Black Crowes
1/5
Awful
Ash
2/5
There are so many awful singers on this list it really makes me feel even I could make it into the next 1001.
Coldplay
3/5
I like Coldplay but would not vote for the Nazis
Nas
5/5
It’s very good. It’s always hard listening to these Greatest albums because you listen ready to either be changed as a man, or disappointed. I was neither here. But it was very good.
Beastie Boys
2/5
A back to back of 90s New York hip-hop. From yesterday’s sublime with Nas, to today’s ridiculous with the Beastie Boys.
The Charlatans
2/5
Unfortunately not all britpop is as good as Pulp.
Talking Heads
4/5
Now give me even MORE songs about buildings and food
Scritti Politti
3/5
Started thinking it sounded like bad Prince. Ended thinking it sounded like alright Prince.
Boards of Canada
2/5
Perfectly listenable Scotch music. As long as it’s music having the children and not me.
Steely Dan
4/5
Call me a Steely Fan because I am a fan of Steely Dan
Missy Elliott
3/5
This is fun but messy. She should call herself Messy Elliott probably.
The Replacements
2/5
How about you Replace this music with something good over here. Small joke there, it is actually an ok album. Another one that I think I would enjoy a lot more with a slightly better voice, but it does fit well on some of the songs.
4/5
Bono is cool, but he should not have allowed this man to allow the creation of Inhaler.
The Clash
4/5
Lot of fun to listen to. I love how diverse of an album it is. However, if London calls, I will NOT be picking up. It is a horrible city and we should stop pretending it's good just because it has lots of escape rooms and immersive experiences.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Amazing how much I used to love this album. I think if you replaced Win Butler in this you would be on for a 5. And that now holds true for most, but definitely not all, Arcade Fire albums.
Silver Jews
2/5
Top 5 worst vocalists so far. And that’s saying something.
Pixies
4/5
Reminds me quite a bit of London Calling by The Clash in that it does a good job at being consistent and diverse.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
So far up my street it’s insane I’ve never expanded my Stevland listening beyond the hits until now.
3/5
Liked the acoustic half. Loved the electric half. One of my favourite moments of any documentary is watching everyone come out of Sheffield town hall complaining about how shit Bob Dylan is live. What a guy.
Brian Eno
3/5
Must be fun to be in this stage of being a musician and just be able to collaborate with your musical genius friends.
4/5
War! What is it good for? 43 minutes of good time.
Talvin Singh
3/5
This is really cool. It’s exactly what I imagine would have won the Mercury Prize in 1999.
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
I love a lot of these bands’ names more than I love their music. This is an example of that.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I'm sure the album cover says "Cunt and Spunk"
Van Halen
2/5
I find this music embarrassing, but it does make me smile, in a kind of pitiful way.
FKA twigs
3/5
I enjoy FKA Twigs a lot over around 4 minutes. I struggle a lot over 40 minutes.
Rod Stewart
2/5
Scotch Music. Rhod Stewart has a really entertaining best hits but can’t say he’s that great over an album here. Im glad he found a career from having the voice of a 75 year old man since he was 17, and then a second career as a drunk.
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Fun, direct, silly. Ticks all the boxes.
Ice Cube
3/5
Hmmm. Mixed on this cube. Sounds good though.
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Not much to shout home about. And I hate the album cover. Reminds me too much of Spotify playlists. Surely as an artist you want more than this.
2/5
If anyone can help me connect my PS2 to my new TV then that would be much appreciated. The AV connection is not working so the TV is recognising the input exists, but it's not showing anything. Would be great to get Guitar Hero up and running again.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Michael Jackson's Magic Hands
Suede
3/5
Diverse, focused, slow, fast, fun, it's a bit of it all. Crazy that there are people in this world that choose Oasis over this. FOOLS!
Carole King
4/5
The more you listen to it, the more you want to listen to it.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Hmm. Even though I listen to Kendrick semi-often, I think I've always found it hard to really listen to the lyrics. This may be better than I'm giving it credit for, but if he didn't rap like a baby boy then maybe I'd understand what he was saying.
3/5
Not bad. But I think I get this fix from other places.
Sister Sledge
5/5
Perfect. What music is supposed to be. My new obsession is how perfect the “caught in a trap” line sounds in Lost in Music. It might be the best produced line in all of music.
Aerosmith
2/5
The main thing I will praise this band for is their hologram in the Rock n Rollercoaster queue at Disneyland Paris.
Fugees
4/5
Score!
Pink Floyd
3/5
Hmm. An interesting one. It’s weird in that it works really well as a full (very long) album, but there’s not really much I actually enjoy about it. Compared to something like the white album, which arguably works less good as a full (very long) album, but has so many hits along the way. Whatever, obviously it’s good, but I don’t care about it.
Duran Duran
4/5
So good they named them twice.
David Crosby
3/5
I didn’t love it. But it was perfect for a sleepy ski bus journey.
D'Angelo
3/5
It’s good but barely memorable
Bob Dylan
4/5
Time to whip out the Dylan impression.
Deee-Lite
4/5
It's like it took the spirit of Prince's Batman soundtrack and turned it into a dance album.
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Fun and good
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Unlike actual zeppelins, I'm not sure this is as cool as people say.
Supertramp
3/5
It’s like if Randy Newman was the lead singer of Pink Floyd.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
I want to get into that Lady’s hole… I mean Lady Soul!!
N.W.A.
4/5
Takes me right back to the day I watched that beautiful Bryan Singer film, and we all fell in love with NWA for the first time.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
I wish there were more “recent” funk-rock albums that aren’t actually good, but I can still enjoy.
Magazine
3/5
It does a good job of being more good than interesting. The most important metric of albums on this list.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
I think my whole life I've actually just been searching for Stevie Wonder.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
I suppose every album is just a collection of sounds. But this one really is just a collection of sounds.
Little Richard
4/5
Some good music by Miniscule Dick.
Ramones
2/5
Possibly as repetitive as any album on this list, which is an impressive feat.
Hard to know if the Ramones had more of an impact on 1980s punk or 2010s fashion.
Depeche Mode
4/5
So broody and so poppy. Good adjectives.
John Martyn
3/5
I don’t think this album should be on this list, but I think I’ve enjoyed it more than albums that probably do deserve to be on the list. Who knows what that means.
Minutemen
2/5
Sounds like if David Byrne made bad music.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
I loves it when Janis is Jopling.
Beastie Boys
1/5
You should be embarrassed to listen to this.
Gets me in a mood to watch the football. Every song Sky has chosen has been far worse than Beautiful Day.
Radiohead
4/5
Obviously they’re good, but I’m sure there’s an emperor’s new clothes situation happening with how good everyone says they are.
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
I would take this over the Sex Pistols any day of the week.
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Im just not sure this is an album I MUST listen to
Beatles
3/5
This is a fun listen if you're a fan of The Beatles, but I'm glad these boys discovered drugs and started getting funky with it.
Johnny Cash
4/5
A solid swan song. If Blackstar was covers.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Sir, a second Dylan impression has hit the album challenge.
Shuggie Otis
5/5
I boogie for Shuggie
Dire Straits
4/5
More enjoyable than the last one. I think there are multiple better songs on here than Sultans of Swing though.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
The first half hour while I was walking the dog in the sun were great. But then the album never ended. I am still listening to it.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Great music. Great length.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Doin' crime. Wastin' time. Drinkin' wine. Talkin' bout Jesus baby.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
I feel it packs more of an album into 29 minutes than any of the 75 minute albums that this list has made me listen to.
Aphex Twin
4/5
I’m very glad albums like this are on the list.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Musical theatre nonsense.
Michael Jackson
4/5
I love that it goes from a song where Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney clearly want to have a threesome with each other straight into Thriller.
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
The worst thing about pop is its insistence on country. The worst thing about country is its insistence on pop.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Americans are idiots, actually.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
It’s not for me, but in a way that almost is.
Fats Domino
3/5
I doubt I’ll ever listen to it again, but I’m glad I’ve listened to it once. I wish more people still made album covers like this.
Jorge Ben Jor
5/5
I have had this on repeat since my first listen.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Im sorry but wake up people! These guys are just fine.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Now this is a chicken shack that this vegan can get behind.
Simply Red
3/5
Great to finally listen to because I’ve always found ‘Mick Hucknall’ to be a great punchline.
Haircut 100
3/5
The more of this list I listen to, the more I embrace 80s pop.
The Associates
1/5
In yesterday's review I said this list was actually helping me enjoy a lot more 80s pop. The monkey paw behind this website curls, as it lines up this album for today.
Sam Cooke
4/5
This album should have been called ‘One Night Stand with Sam Cooke’
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
At first I thought it was for me. Then decided it was not for me. But not for me in a not bad way.
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Couldn’t hack the whole thing. Most of the songs were horrible, but I respect the novelty of it.
Cocteau Twins
5/5
These Scotch women are chatting another language here!
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
What a great album to listen to for the first time. This list is lacking in albums where the singer can actually sing.
White Denim
3/5
Lovely music for a sunny drive.
Wilco
2/5
I wish this guy would shut up.
The Doors
3/5
Some high highs, but some average stuff across the whole album. Had a nice time with it though.
The White Stripes
2/5
Sounds like it was made by and for 14 year old boys.
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Sadly the more songs I listened to the more it moved down from 3 to a 2. Serves him right for being called Rufus really.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I'm happy for the old biddies, but this doesn't do a huge amount for me.
Sepultura
3/5
If it was a 40 minute album I'd say it was great, but I cannot get through twice that. Some pretty cool stuff going on outside the manchild vocals.
M.I.A.
4/5
The album is very cool. But this woman is crazy!! She has endorsed Corbyn and Trump. This is baffling
The Roots
5/5
Crazy this is the only Roots album on this list. I have no choice but to give this 5 stars then.
David Bowie
4/5
Bowie, or is it Bowie? No, it’s definitely Bowie.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Love it. Listened to it while gardening. More like Green Fingers am I right?
LL Cool J
3/5
Ladies Love Cool James
Talking Heads
4/5
Kermit the Frogs’s ‘Once in a Lifetime’ is one of those rare examples of the cover being better than the original.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
One of many of these isn’t it.
Maxwell
3/5
An extremely solid basis for an album, but I wish it had a couple of big songs in it and I’d love it.
I love its name though. Im going to be calling everything my urban hang suite from now on.
Elton John
4/5
He’s a fucking madman
Nina Simone
5/5
This appears to be the only Nina Simone album on this list which is crazy. There are probably three other Nina Simone albums which are better and more essential than at least 900 of the albums on this list.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Overwhelming. Sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way.
Calexico
4/5
Big fan of how diverse and different this album is.
Radiohead
4/5
Pretty good. All Radiohead albums are Radiohead albums and this one is no different.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Im partial to Partisan. Everything else I’d have been happy to stay in the room.
Megadeth
3/5
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this one.
Ray Charles
4/5
Had a great time. Love the two halves.
CHIC
4/5
Holly does not know the difference between Nile Rogers and Neil Diamond.
Steely Dan
3/5
Love the cover. The album is mixed. They can do better than this.
The Lemonheads
1/5
This is absolute shite. I have a deep sympathy for any woman stuck in a relationship with an American man who genuinely listens to this.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Enjoyable and different. And it gave me an excuse to listen to Tour de France.
ZZ Top
3/5
Don’t love his voice, and I also feel the switches into the big blues solos are a bit abrupt, but there’s a lot to like with ZZ Top.
Pixies
3/5
Made me realise how good Doolittle is.
GZA
4/5
Enjoyed this album by good GZA and the whiz RZA.
5/5
If this website insists, I will listen to this album again.
Underworld
4/5
Americans don’t understand.
The Band
2/5
More like ‘The Bland’
Herbie Hancock
5/5
One of this little idiot’s favourite jazz albums.
Times perfectly after seeing Nubiyan Twist last night.
The Who
3/5
Back in the 60s, selling out was doing a radio advert for baked beans. These days it’s all about being paid to defend war crimes.
Pulp
5/5
My favourite Pulp album. Thank God a band like Pulp exists to save Britpop.
Dr. Dre
2/5
'The $20 Sack Pyramid' skit might have knocked this down a point - I hated it. Especially when you have an album like High and Rising that does quiz skits in a way I could listen to a whole album of.
Fiona Apple
3/5
I can see the Fiona appeal.
The Adverts
3/5
Fine. Boring. Somewhere in between maybe.