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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Justified | 5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
| Giant Steps | 5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
| Brown Sugar | 5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
| Rhythm Nation 1814 | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Let Love Rule | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Done By The Forces Of Nature | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| The Lexicon Of Love | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Femi Kuti | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| Protection | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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| American IV: The Man Comes Around | 1 | 3.9 | -2.9 |
| Highway 61 Revisited | 1 | 3.77 | -2.77 |
| American Idiot | 1 | 3.77 | -2.77 |
| Live At The Harlem Square Club | 1 | 3.76 | -2.76 |
| Moondance | 1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
| 21 | 1 | 3.69 | -2.69 |
| White Blood Cells | 1 | 3.68 | -2.68 |
| The Cars | 1 | 3.67 | -2.67 |
| Catch A Fire | 1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | 1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 5 |
| Fela Kuti | 2 | 5 |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 5 |
| Beatles | 5 | 4 |
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| Bob Dylan | 2 | 1 |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 1 |
| The Kinks | 2 | 1 |
| Coldplay | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 1 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 1 |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Newman | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 1.67 |
| Willie Nelson | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Doors | 2 | 1.5 |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 1.5 |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 1.5 |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 1.5 |
| Adele | 2 | 1.5 |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 1.5 |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 1.5 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 1.5 |
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| Pink Floyd | 2, 5 |
| Echo And The Bunnymen | 4, 1 |
| Radiohead | 3, 5, 1, 4 |
| Beatles | 5, 2, 3, 5, 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 3, 5, 2 |
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Spiritualized
5/5
Absolutely fantastic . Epic and gentle in equal amounts.
5
2 likes
The Crusaders
4/5
love the cozy 70s sound of the synths and guitars as well he relaxed jazzy sound . took me on a crusaders listening expedition.
4
2 likes
Solomon Burke
2/5
lovely soulful voice , but bit lacking in variety across a whole album .
1 likes
1-Star Albums (95)
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Rage Against The Machine
3/5
listened to this a million times when i was a young'un. Still sounds good ( but a bit one-note). But I don't have an albums worth of teen pseudo anger these days.
Fondly remember singing this in high pitch voices in the Mill.
Willie Nelson
2/5
never heard this, not sure how its going to go...
*few songs later* realise i know all these songs from the muppet show!
It's a perfectly 'fine' covers album, but wouldn't listen to it again. It's gentle safe music for coffee shops and xmas movies.
Santana
3/5
never listened to the non-album tracks before ( the big 'hits' are good, but heard them so many times they've become white noise, particularly Samba Pa Ti) .
Standout track was Se a Cabo, so for that it's getting a 3, with the option of upgrading the album as a while as i continue to give it more of a chance.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Great album, can't believe I've never heard it before! Easier to separate into in two discs, since it's hard going in one continuous listen.
The Offspring
1/5
Unless it’s the song from Crazy Taxi , Offspring can Smash Off .
3/5
It's a great funk album, strong opener and closer but slightly unmemorable in the middle.
Barry Adamson
2/5
It's a hard listen, very cinematic, some really great tunes but i wasn't in the right mood to give it a proper go ( early morning dog walk! ) . I will listen to it again though since it might be better than my initial impressions
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
NIce live sound and quite relaxing, but not my cup of tea.
The Beta Band
1/5
I really like a lot of The Beta Band's other albums & EP;s, but this one has never done it for me. It's slightly too long, not very memorable, and just not as good as their other really impressive stuff.
OutKast
5/5
A literal album of two halves. The Love below is amazing, weird, intricate, silly and catchy at different moments. The Speakerboxxx is a bit more traditional plodding hip hop of the time. Five stars for Andre 3000, 2 stars for Big Boi. But I'm going to ignore spreakerboxx for the rating.
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
i got into this album in about 1989 back when i realised so many of my favourite hip hop samples were on this ! Still love it , funky and soulful .
Fairport Convention
2/5
Not my thing for a full album listen overall, but i do love Autopsy , and Who Knows Where the Time Goes is full of sad memories for me.
Linkin Park
1/5
no thank you Mr Park
Eagles
2/5
It's classic rock, and plenty of big hitters, but just kinda boring and plain for me.
Bob Dylan
1/5
ugh.
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
love this so much , lots of energy and incredible playing..
Pulp
3/5
…haven’t listened to this whole album for about twenty years , it was my least favourite pulp album back then , and still is . The four big epic clever pop hits are amazing classics, but the rest of the album bores me !
ABBA
4/5
hawaiii and dum diddle can be skipped , rest of the album is solid gold 70s pop !
Shack
1/5
it’s not awful but just plain indie , i’m sure others would love this but i’d never be compelled to listen to it again .
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
a short, mostly gentle listen, not my favourite of theirs but still nice . assuming the big singles are bolted on to this edition ?
The Strokes
3/5
I used to listen to this a lot, but it doesn't seem as good as i remember as a full album. There's 4 really, really great singles and the rest is a bit forgettable.
KISS
4/5
This is a lot of fun! listened to it twice in a row ( skipped Beth both times) .
A lot better than i expected.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
Another album i used to listen to , now it feels like being told off by an angry lecturer who isn’t Chuck D.
His heart is in the right place though , and I still like the production even if it is of it’s time .
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
never listened to this before, it’s not what i was expecting ( in a good way ) . Really hypnotic and compelling.
I will be listening to this more from now on
Led Zeppelin
4/5
familiar with this one , while i don’t hold led zep in as high a regard as some , it’s a mostly solid classic ocking album .
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
The occasional utterly amazing track mixed up with way too many oki-ish songs . I quite liked it when i was younger , but not my thing anymore as a full album .
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
Not fundamentally bad music, just not my thing.
Mj Cole
3/5
Bit too long to sustain a whole album, suffers from use the garage/2 step beat with out variation.
Two absolute gems on here though ( sincere & crazy love).
Nanci Griffith
1/5
Just a bit saccharine for me, there's way better country albums out there.
The Doors
2/5
Riders on the storm is great, the rest of the album would be better as aminstrumental.
Van Halen
3/5
Funkadelic
5/5
Absolutely awesome mash of funky soulful rock . The cover used to scare me as a kid :D
Johnny Cash
1/5
i do like his voice , but i get nothing from this at alll .
The Beach Boys
5/5
In my top ten of my most listened to albums. Amazing from beginning to end.
Iggy Pop
3/5
It's mostly good, with one standout title track. Always thought the rest of it felt underbaked though.
Manic Street Preachers
1/5
XTC
2/5
I think if i'd heard it at the time of release i would have liked it. The production is a bit thin sounding for an album that wants to be big, but the songs are well written . I'd prefer to listen to earlier XTC albums or Tears for Fears.
Femi Kuti
5/5
Fantastic album from beginning to end , difficult shoes for Femi to fill - but he slams it :)
Nas
4/5
Undeniably a classic hip hop album, although it came out just as was losing interest in hip hop so I only got into it years later . Production and samples are excellent, the vocals really iconic. Wouldn't choose to listen to often these days, but wouldn't complain if it came up on random !
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Remember buying this off the strength of one track i'd heard on late night radio just before it came out ( the one with the same Nas sample ) . Aside from the slight hip hop elements, it's a laid-back jazzy album with several standout tunes, and an amazing voice throughout. Not perfect, but that's for the next album.
Van Morrison
1/5
Double Live album by Van morrison ? Yikes …
Band are very good , but his voice is so grating . Thankfully, I can easily not listen to this again.
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
I remember giving this a listen when it came out , and taped around three of the tracks (!) , returned the LP the next day .
listening to it now, it's of its time, bit too long.
Pink Floyd
2/5
My least listened to Pink Floyd album. Don't enjoy the rock-opera of it all, particularly amplified on the second disc, but there are couple of incredibly good tracks scattered around in there. Standout track - Comfortably numb.
Fela Kuti
5/5
Outstanding, funky and jazzy with a message . Not often that i feel an album is too short, but i could happily have another discs worth.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Deserved-classic synthy 70s masterpiece . Lovely memories of listening to this on big headphones sat next to the record player as a kid, even though at that time i didn't get the themes of grief and sadness at the time, just enjoyed the stereo synth effects!
Jeff Buckley
2/5
I remember it as amazing, but on re-listen 30 years later , i'm finding it to be three really great rock tracks, the rest is a bit whiney and dull. Standout track - Last goodbye.
GZA
2/5
It’s fine , hard edged but slightly soulless hip hop Lack of musical variation brings it down.
Blur
2/5
Song 2 and Beetlebum are solid gold. I never liked the album that much at the time and on re-listen it still doesn't quite deliver. There's much better Blur out there!
1/5
It's got plenty of energy, but this one’s not for me.
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
It a bit jangly samey most of the way through, with the exception of the excellent heavier tracks. Not bad, just won't listen to it again.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
lvery fuzzy noise based rock
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1/5
The big hits are fshort twee rock n roll numbers , but realistically i'd never choose to listen to any of it.
Metallica
4/5
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
Tedious noodling blues-rock. The second half of Layla is good though.
Carpenters
3/5
Lovely, soothing, beautifully sung and produced pop song, with Just a couple of skippable songs.
Standout tracks: Close to you & the surprisingly funky Another song.
Frank Black
2/5
Quite interesting, but for the most part, doesn't do it for me. Love the cover though.
Best track Ole Mullholland.
Alanis Morissette
3/5
conflicted on this ! Is it good or do i just know it ? It’s a great /awful example of angsty 90s pop. Some great singles ( except iIronic ) . Couldn’t recommend to everyone though .
Nirvana
5/5
Undeniably amazing, energetic all time great album .
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
grreat stuff , maybe a couple of fillers. very fond memories of getting this lp for my birthday !
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Incredible for the time and undoubtedly influential guitars , but i just don’t like jimi’s vocals !
best track foxy lady .
Heaven 17
3/5
Starts strong , 80s electronic pop with very funky bass , slightly fizzles half way though . Five stars for side one though .
OutKast
3/5
Take out the interludes and a few of the middle tracks , and you’ve got an interesting , unusual album . 4 stars with a few edits !
Deep Purple
1/5
overlong live album . no thank you.
Elliott Smith
1/5
Not my cup of tea really.
Buck Owens
1/5
Simple plodding country .
Goldfrapp
4/5
Love this album, very gentle and relaxing.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1/5
Feels like the same song over and over.
Elvis Presley
1/5
The Replacements
2/5
First track is great , but the rest is just ok . I actually prefer the bonus tracks, which weren’t really n the original release !
Cypress Hill
3/5
Great memories of buying and listening to this . Some of the lyrics don't hold up , and the ‘getting high ‘ themes get tedious after a while. But! The production really keeps it afloat . Black sunday is a lot better.
Beck
4/5
Beautiful but melancholy album. Wouldn't listen to it all the time, but it is very good.
Standout tracks Lonesome Tears, Round the bend.
Beatles
5/5
Blur
4/5
Very nostalgic album. First side is strong ( except for 'parklife' which still feels like a novelty record) . Second side has a quite a few dips but finishes on the incredible 'This is a low '.
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Some 5 star belters on here, but also some absolute filler.
Traffic
1/5
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Fela Kuti
5/5
A live album … but wait ! It’s amazing !
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Initially benefits from some good 70s production , but after the first 4 or 5 tracks it reverts to a homogenous traditional reggae sound.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Beautiful voice, some properly dazzling tracks, but occasionally a little twee.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
2
Eels
3/5
Haven’t listened to this for years , sounds of the time , but still a good album with just a few tracks holding it back .
Black Sabbath
3/5
Great to hear Metal in its infancy , still finding its feet , but pretty good overall .
dreadful lyrics though .
Paranoid is way better.
Sam Cooke
1/5
It’s got energy but just can’t take another live album …
Sam cooke is great but I wouldn’t realistically listen to this ever again.
Dire Straits
2/5
it’s fine , but ultimately quite dull . ‘Money for nothing’ still good though .
Richard Hawley
2/5
beautiful orchestration on the first track , But the rest of the album doesn’t interest me at all .
Simply Red
3/5
Hucknall prejudice aside , this is surprisingly good . Shame everything that followed was MOR background music.
best tracks - Holding back the years & money
David Gray
2/5
haven’t listened to this since it came out .
it’s inoffensive and largely bland , with a couple of singalong singles.
Air
5/5
Utterly brilliant, laidback groove.
Couple this with their EP Premier Symptomes and you’ve got one of my favourite fictional double albums .
3/5
Never listened to the whole album before . First four tracks are very good, anthem pop rock songs , but the rest wanders off a bit, pretty much repeating the feel of the first four tracks.
The Youngbloods
1/5
Too folk rocky for my tastes. Quite enjoyed some of the jazzier moments, but they never got adventurous enough .
The Divine Comedy
3/5
The excellently arranged orchestra and witty lyrics don't quite add up to a must-listen, but it is good.
Best tracks "everybody knows' & "somehow"
'Casanova' is a sbetter album.
Kate Bush
4/5
a great album that took me about 10 years to appreciate , Maybe a bit inaccessible an introduction to kate bush though .
Beatles
2/5
Iconic album cover , but although it's fun to see were they came from, i’m not a fan of the early Beatles . Too many covers , standard rock n roll.
Give it a couple of years boys, you’ll get there .
Eminem
1/5
He’s a technically talented rapper , but aside from a couple of tracks the beats & production in this album are so weak, almost amateur sounding ! The lyrics are mostly angry teenager level of sophistication.
Roxy Music
2/5
it’s fine but not really inclined to listen to it again .
4/5
first time hearing this - can’t believe i missed it when it came out!
Jack White
1/5
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1/5
The Cure
4/5
Plenty of 5 star tracks on here, just a few slightly middling songs in the middle let it down. But mostly great.
Best tracks - Lullaby & Same deep water as you .
The Byrds
1/5
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Steve Winwood
2/5
It's perfectly listenable, but hardly essential.
The Avalanches
4/5
The Cars
1/5
I just don’t get why this is a classic album ? It’s so plain and anonymous.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Several great singles swamped by too many meandering album tracks. I thought i liked jimi hendrix , but I think i actually like the greatest hits.
CHVRCHES
3/5
Nice to have something a bit more contemporary ( only ten years old !).
Plenty of good uplifting synth pop songs, perhaps a bit too long an album though . Definitely good enough to make me check out their other albums :)
3.5, nearly 4.
Janet Jackson
5/5
Absolutely love this album .
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
fairly good beats , surprisingly poppy at times …. but the lyrics - so dated and one-note.
Ray Charles
2/5
good to listen to the odd track here and there , but after an hour this album gets repetitive.
Solomon Burke
2/5
lovely soulful voice , but bit lacking in variety across a whole album .
Björk
3/5
not her absolute best album but it’s very beautiful and interesting.
just not immediately accessible,
3 or 4
Small Faces
2/5
2
Country Joe & The Fish
1/5
1
you had to be there ??
Adele
2/5
Powerful voice sadly paired with mostly plain songs .
Radiohead
3/5
Great album , plenty of interesting and crunchy songs . Doesn’t quite hit all the way through as i remembered it though.
3.5
Moby
2/5
I've heard this so much it feels like white noise now. There are some really excellent tracks in the middle, but i'd never choose to listen to the whole album.
2.5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
I thought i'd like it, but i found the first half too droney to listen to.
Best track 'If I am'
2
Dion
1/5
Annoying voice , dreadful songs. couldn’t get into it
ZZ Top
3/5
A bunch of classic rocking tunes in the first half, followed by a few fillers but ends strong. Really good fun for the most part.
Mainly, i just want to drive the Eliminator Coupe.
3.5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Amazing song after amazing song. A rare double album that doesn't get outstay it's welcome (maybe skip 'Isn't she lovely; though ) . Absolute five stars.
Magazine
3/5
An album i have no knowledge of - pretty good on first listen , similar vibe to the Stranglers, going to give it another go.
first five tracks - great, but less keen on the more punky mid tracks and the cover of goldfinger !
PJ Harvey
2/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Not a fan of pre mid 60s Stones . but still a few great tracks , just not enough for a whole album
best track - under my thumb
2.5
The White Stripes
2/5
It’s got two great and fully formed songs , the rest feels like screechy and sparse demos to me.
best track: seven nation army
2
Skepta
1/5
not really my style of rap, more attitude than substance .
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
plenty of funky grooves here, wouldn't listen to the whole thing in one session though.
the bonus breakbeat tracks are well worth checking out too.
3.5
David Bowie
2/5
nice to have some contemporary bowie to listen to, just a shame that it's only kind of ok.
best track Lazarus.
2
Green Day
1/5
Not really my thing , but the title track and ‘when september ends’ are decent pop punk songs .
rest of it is formulaic and dated.
Miles Davis
5/5
Amazing jazz which gets better as you get older , not the best place to start if you’re looking to get into miles davis though .
5
Brian Eno
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Smiths passed me by when they were around, so i don't have any real teenage nostalgia for the songs. The album is absolutely fine, but not noticeably incredible.
best track - Bigmouth.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I prefer mid 70s Springsteen , but this album is still quite good if a bit dated by the drum sounds! I'd choose about 5 of the 12 tracks to listen to more often and leave the rest .
Best track- I'm on fire.
3
Spacemen 3
1/5
For some reason I thought this would be good in Spiritualised way, but it wasn't.
1
Mylo
3/5
remember this being good, haven't listened to it for years!
Still pretty good, interesting samples and beats. Doesn't have enough for a whole classic album, but otherwise plenty of choice tracks scattered in there.
3.5
Gene Clark
1/5
Too bland for my tastes . never going to listen to it again on purpose .
best track- the cover of tears of rage
1
Radiohead
5/5
Don’t listen to it often , so it’s a nice surprise to be reminded how good it is
5
Jurassic 5
3/5
love J5 , and this is a quite good one, with a comforting old school feel .
Their first and best album is awesome , so i’ll dig out that record!
3.5
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
never liked wu tang, always felt the martial arts samples were carrying this album's notoriety. Variable lyric quality and often awful delivery, occasionally good beats.
1
David Bowie
3/5
Not nearly as good as Low. First side of songs are ok ( Heroes is the standout obvs) . I prefer the more experimental instrumental side.
2.8
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Lovely, relaxing and cozy.
( Except pleasure machine & feeling groovy which don't fit well on this album )
4
R.E.M.
2/5
Don’t mind REM but never been keen on this album . three great songs and the rest washes over me.
2.5
The Slits
2/5
2
some good fun songs , but wouldn’t listen to the whole album again
Boards of Canada
2/5
i kind of like parts of it . The tracks with more vocal samples work better , and the others feel like unfinished sketches/ demos.
2.5
Ash
3/5
fairly nice poppy noise rock that gets repetitive and indistinct too quickly .
2.7
Parliament
5/5
I love this album from beginning to end .
5
Pretenders
2/5
2
best track : tattooed love boys.
Motörhead
2/5
decent enough, but ultimately redundant live album .
Paul Simon
5/5
5
Steely Dan
5/5
5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
exceptional strong five star opener and closers, sadly filled with other songs i’ll never listen to again .
Rush
2/5
No issue with prog rock , but i find this mostly uninteresting and really don’t like the singers voice .
Joni Mitchell
4/5
lovely
Haircut 100
3/5
Almost skipped this, I assumed i knew what it was all about . Pleasantly surprised by some very funky 80s fun pop.
Glad i listened to it.
3.5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
2
best track - waiting in vain
John Coltrane
5/5
hypnotic and one of my favourites
5
Keith Jarrett
3/5
It's very nice improvised piano , has an interesting backstory, but i wouldn't listen to it often.
3.5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1/5
No idea why this particular elvis costello album is on this list. Plain and pedestrian.
1
Dr. Octagon
2/5
great beats , interesting concept , horrible lyrics .
Portishead
5/5
5
Coldplay
1/5
uninteresting , inoffensive .
1
Air
3/5
While it’s not Air’s best it’s a mesmerising soundtrack to a very depressing film .
3.5
Massive Attack
5/5
5
Marty Robbins
1/5
Howdy , I’ll never listen to this again . Yeee haaaaw. !
1
Sade
3/5
some super smooth tracks here, haven't listened to it for decades!
probably a bit 80s plastic jazz sounding these days, but i quite enjoyed it.
3.5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
I'm always happy to give prog rock a listen, but this is awful.
would have liked the cover as a Transformer when i was a kid though.
1
Queen
2/5
Not that keen on Queen's first few albums. Killer queen is great, but the rest feels like it is still being worked on.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
This is an odd one.
best track ab/7a sounds like it was made yesterday.
Beatles
3/5
stil not quite there ,but these boys are getting better .
3
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
It’d be better as a shorter album , the production is joyfully way over the top , but this album is great . 5 stars if you chop out about 7 tracks.
4
Faith No More
2/5
I think I sort of liked this album in the 90s, but it's not aged well and certainly not an albums worth of listening.
2
best track - Epic, obviously.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Along with the Low end theory, this is one of the all time greats.
5
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Heart and message is in the right place, but not that interesting to listen to.
2
Björk
5/5
Love this album
5
B.B. King
3/5
wouldn't listen often , but glad i did. . Doesn't outstay its welcome and a surprising amount of energy for the blues.
3
Joni Mitchell
3/5
3.5
Tom Waits
1/5
Nope.
1
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
no idea why i never bothered to listen this album before , although i did like the first one .
it’s good , more of the dramatic ‘ want one ‘ style .
3
Arcade Fire
2/5
it's fine, general purpose hipster rock i suppose. wouldn't listen to again.
1.5
Elvis Costello
2/5
lots of songs that all kind of sound the same . Im sure there’s some better elvis costello out there, but i don't know what it is yet.
1.5
Norah Jones
2/5
perfectly inoffensive mainstream slightly jazz. Not bad but not essential listening.
2 and a bit.
Spiritualized
5/5
Absolutely fantastic . Epic and gentle in equal amounts.
5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
4
Janelle Monáe
5/5
really inventive, groovy and quirky .
5
AC/DC
4/5
the album is pretty much the same song on repeat , but plenty of screeching fun.
4
T. Rex
4/5
4
Aerosmith
2/5
gave it a fair try, found it quite tedious.
2
David Ackles
1/5
sounds like a dreadful amateur dramatics revue.
1
Kanye West
1/5
great production , but absolutely awful person who probably should have got help a long time ago .
1
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
i loved this album at the time , but realistically it’s a bit sonically repetitive these days . some classics songs on there though
Syd Barrett
1/5
1
Television
2/5
still sounds remarkably contemporary, but i don’t like the vocals !
2
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
never listened to this before , i like neil young’s voice and the tone of the guitar .
not all great , but mostly.
best track by far - down by the river
3
Frank Ocean
2/5
A mixed bag of really good soul and really plain modern rnb.
2.5
best tracks sweet life & crack rock.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
love paul simon solo and quite a bit when he's with garfunkel , but never really loved this album despite it having some very popular big hits.
3
5/5
A solid classic with big Trevor Horn production. Can't lose!
5
Happy Mondays
3/5
very much of its time, still listenable with plenty of great tracks.
3.5
Madonna
2/5
Not nearly as good as i remember it. American pie cover is awful , ‘Music’ is incredible . everything in between these two tracks is middling .
2 overall , but 5 for the Music .
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
5 stars when you select 12 or so tracks , but no need for a colossal box set up on this list.
3 or 5 stars depending on how you listen to it !
Thin Lizzy
2/5
not bad, but would rather listen to the originals if i needed to.
2.5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
the sound of childhood nostalgia . plenty of fantastically good singles here, but the sound doesn’t sustain a whole album .
3
Echo And The Bunnymen
1/5
1
Guided By Voices
1/5
1
Beck
3/5
Beck's output gets better as he ages, but this is still an early one .
Not much else sounded like this back then, although i can see how new listeners would be nonplussed.
best tracks: jack ass , new pollution.
3.5
Snoop Dogg
2/5
great samples & beats, but embarrassingly aged lyrics. Used to love it , but it's horribly outdated now.
truly, truly AWFUL cover.
2.5
Queen Latifah
3/5
A favourite of mine, positive lyrics and top beats, but admittedly a few too many dodgy tracks.
3.5
Radiohead
1/5
My least favourite radiohead album.
1
Sex Pistols
2/5
It's an iconic album of course, but i wouldn't listen to it again voluntarily.
2 or 4
Massive Attack
5/5
5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
5
Van Halen
2/5
2
Various Artists
5/5
5
Lucinda Williams
1/5
The Temptations
4/5
phenomenally good first half , then dips into more traditional soul .
4
Neil Young
5/5
5
Baaba Maal
2/5
2.5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
part relaxing , part cheese .
3
Portishead
3/5
it’s really good , wouldn’t t listen to it often since it’s quite bleak .
3
their first two albums would get 5 stars though.
Muddy Waters
2/5
fine, but samey.
Willie Nelson
1/5
tedious .
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
thunder road and born to run are the stand out tracks by miles.
the rest is good too , not quite as exhilarating.
4
Fiona Apple
4/5
4
Everything But The Girl
2/5
lovely vocals , but boring songs. .
bring on the drum and bass !
Yes
4/5
mostly amazing once you get into it ( took me years! ) , but two tracks are totally skippable.
4
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
i love pet shop boys right up to this album, and there are a few good tracks here , but too many cheesy hi-nrg ones.
2
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
2.5.
Miles Davis
5/5
5
Nina Simone
5/5
5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
2.8
best track - immigrant song , by miles
Franz Ferdinand
1/5
1
The Icarus Line
1/5
wasnt in the mood for it, didn’t enjoy it , felt like a dated hard grunge pastiche
1
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
I really love the title song , there’s some good stuff across the album . going to listen to this a bit more see if it grows on me .
Tracy Chapman
3/5
fast car obviously the big stand out, and whilst the album is lovely to listen to on the surface , the lyrics can be a downer.
clearly a great album , but not what i want to hear right now .
3.4
N.W.A.
2/5
didn't like this much when it came out, and listening to it today most of the lyrics are outdated, but the anger still shines through where it counts.
2.5
Common
3/5
great relaxed vibe , a few questionable lyric choices , but largely positive.
maybe 4 songs too long?
3.5
Sonic Youth
3/5
3
Sonic Youth
3/5
noisy in a good way , wont listen again for a while .
3
Cream
1/5
not for me.
1.5
Supertramp
5/5
5
This, paired with Breakfast In America, is so good.
Talking Heads
3/5
its ok, not a patch on later Talking Heads albums though.
2.8
Neil Young
3/5
3.5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
I was hoping to like it but found half of it unlistenable.
2 for the album, 5 for effort and sounding nothing like much else of the time .
Bob Dylan
1/5
No more Bob Dylan please . 5 out of 100
Al Green
3/5
good, but not as engaging as i thought it would be.
Dire Straits
2/5
better than bob dylan , but only a little bit.
2
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
best track by miles - there she goes.
Otherwise perfectly fine but wouldn't listen again , which is surprising since i really loved Ghosteen .
Joan Baez
1/5
one song in isolation is lovely, but whole album is too much for me.
1
Nirvana
3/5
more curiosity than album .
bowie cover is good .
Beastie Boys
4/5
4
King Crimson
3/5
Some of the tracks are amazing and complex, and some of them are awful. Tricky to rate . 3?
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Entertaining in small bursts , but really feels like a novelty record.
2.5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
4
Elvis Presley
2/5
no mater how iconic .. just not my thing .
2
The Go-Go's
2/5
fun new-wave pop. not essential , but glad i heard it.
2.5
Calexico
2/5
interesting but doesn’t quite hit .
2
Cat Stevens
2/5
Some absolutely beautiful songs, but i've never liked his voice.
If i could have this album sung by joni mitchell it'd be 5 stars!
2.5
Steve Earle
1/5
1
Sigur Rós
4/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
outstanding stuff.
5
Eurythmics
3/5
tricky to rate , the first 6 tracks are great, some all-time classic singles , then it just gives up.
3.5 overall, but 5 stars for the first half?
The Boo Radleys
5/5
5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
1
The Temptations
3/5
Such a great first half! The rest are good, although a bit by the numbers.
3.5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
A good pop rock album with four really really great songs.
3.5
Traffic
3/5
surprised i quite liked a lot of this. Stevie Winwoods voice is great, the first few tracks have a great groove.
Shame the second half of the album isn't quite a special
3
Germs
1/5
1
fIREHOSE
1/5
1
Adele
1/5
First couple of tracks are pop belters , her voice remains great but the rest of the album is so tame.
1.5
Otis Redding
4/5
Really good, but prefer to hear these songs as a surprise in a playlist rather than listen to the whole album.
4 ish
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Love her voice , the tracks are fine in small doses , but not essential.
3
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
( full album not on spotify! )
five stars for experimental effort
1 star for listenability
The Rolling Stones
3/5
it’s ok, most of it just doesn’t click with me.
although , can’t you hear me knocking is super.
3
Black Sabbath
5/5
5
De La Soul
5/5
5 stars , even though the skits are skippable !
The Undertones
2/5
decent enough fun , wouldn’t listen again
Garbage
2/5
I used to listen to this a lot , its quite dated now . there’s 4 really good songs and the rest is filler.
2.5
Iron Maiden
3/5
It's good, but i wouldn't listen to it that often.
3
best track - phantom of the opera.
Frank Sinatra
5/5
5
The White Stripes
1/5
1
Turbonegro
1/5
1
The Everly Brothers
1/5
So dull... 1
Charles Mingus
4/5
Smokey streets and flashing neon lights. Nice.
4
John Martyn
4/5
what a treat, never heard before and l loved it
4.5
Lenny Kravitz
5/5
5
Metallica
4/5
don’t listen to it often , nice to be reminded how good it is
4
ZZ Top
4/5
excellent stuff .
4
Steely Dan
3/5
not my favourite of their albums ( i'd go for goucho or can't buy a thrill) , slightly too many clunkers amongst the gold.
3.5
Moby Grape
1/5
uninteresting late 60s blues/guitar pop.
The story of the band is interesting though.
1.2
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
absolutely love the music, but i find his voice so hard to enjoy.
best track - Taaw
3 ( 4.5 for the instrumentals)
Fugazi
2/5
maybe i would have liked it if i'd heard it when it came out, but too noisy frantic fury for me !
2
Metallica
2/5
2
Earth, Wind & Fire
5/5
flippin' great.
5
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
Fine i suppose, but not essential. Their newer albums are so much better.
2
Björk
2/5
gentle and lovely, but not for everyone. Oddly, the live album is significantly better than the original.
2
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
1/5
Does nothing for me. 1
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Don't listen to it often, but it's good, with some really really good tracks scattered around.
4
The Cure
3/5
passed on early cure when i was younger, but actually enjoyed it!
3.5
Bad Brains
1/5
1
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
the track "Chicago' is in an incredibly good song.
pleased i listened to this , been the most interesting album recommendation for ages .
4
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
never going to listen again , except for the final track fodderstompf which comes out of nowhere
1
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Very strong singles, the rest of the album is quite good.
3.5
Billy Joel
5/5
5
2
James Brown
2/5
I love james brown's music, but this is tricky , the band are racing through the tunes as if they went to leave early, the ballads are boring and it's another live album .
2
M.I.A.
3/5
points for being not-the-normal. Its mostly good, best track by far is the Timbaland one at the end.
3.5, but going to
keep listening
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
3
1/5
1
Aretha Franklin
4/5
respect gets a respectful 5.
the rest is mostly amazing, but goes on slightly too long.
"Now" is a better album
4
The Auteurs
1/5
1
Sonic Youth
2/5
2
The Pogues
1/5
1
Beatles
5/5
5
Gang Of Four
1/5
1.5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Glad i listened to this properly .
3.5, might be more.
Bee Gees
1/5
1
Joy Division
1/5
scary.
1
The Velvet Underground
1/5
1.5
Duran Duran
3/5
3.5
Fishbone
1/5
like a fun but annoying ska tribute to RATM.
1
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
4
Depeche Mode
3/5
3
Prince
5/5
minus points for Delirious ( annoying novelty synth lead) and Free ( tedious) ,
otherwise 💜 5
Randy Newman
1/5
1
Jungle Brothers
5/5
5
The Zombies
2/5
2
Van Morrison
1/5
1 star, but moondance is ok .
Cheap Trick
1/5
zero
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
3.5
The Beach Boys
4/5
4.
its not all essential, but two of my favourite ever beach boys songs on here, Surfs Up and Feel Flows.
Lorde
2/5
2
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Strong start, but novelty and schmaltz ruin the second half.
3 and a bit.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2/5
2
Steely Dan
3/5
'gold teeth' and 'king of the world' are terrific, the rest isn't quite up to steely dan standard.
3
k.d. lang
3/5
some really lovely songs here and there.
3
Coldplay
1/5
1 for shiver, the rest is so dull .
Louis Prima
5/5
5
Hole
2/5
2.5
Megadeth
3/5
good, but won't listen to it often.
3
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
great voice , but i think i just don’t like 60s blues rock that much
2
awful cover art .
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
half good, half usual chilli peppers.
2.5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
not quite as good as i remember it.
lovely singing voice, and a couple of great tracks - superstar and everything is everything. .
The Crusaders
4/5
love the cozy 70s sound of the synths and guitars as well he relaxed jazzy sound . took me on a crusaders listening expedition.
4
Incubus
1/5
very much 1999 nu metal. not unlistenable, but utterly forgettable.
1
Tina Turner
3/5
mixed bag of classics and plastic 80s
Fatboy Slim
3/5
lotts of great tunes in isolation , but doesn’t stand an albums worth .
3.5
Michael Jackson
5/5
5
D'Angelo
5/5
5
Soft Machine
2/5
2
maybe different instruments would make me enjoy it more?
The Isley Brothers
4/5
5 stars for who's that lady and summer breeze. 4 for the rest.
Supergrass
3/5
really good debut album, and supergrass get even better after this
3.5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
4
Peter Gabriel
3/5
3.5
Marilyn Manson
1/5
1
Hüsker Dü
2/5
2
Gorillaz
2/5
2.
lovely artwork, the Del tracks are good, but the rest is so bland.
Led Zeppelin
2/5
Never really liked this album , but love the others . 5 stars for Kashmir, 2 for the rest.
PJ Harvey
3/5
3
Black Sabbath
2/5
quite good, but not a classic like the previous albums.
FKA twigs
2/5
i tried to like it, but there's some ingredient missing.
2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
ok in small doses.
2
Patti Smith
3/5
Ramones
1/5
it’s the same song over and over .
1
Mekons
1/5
Orbital
3/5
good album from a band that get much much better bit later .
3
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
I'm not angry enough for this.
1
Talvin Singh
4/5
4
The xx
2/5
2.5
Deep Purple
2/5
2
2/5
2
never noticed how dull this album was until now .
wonderwall and champagne supernova are ok, i suppose .
Arcade Fire
1/5
one song sounded like m83, so i listened to m83.
Justice
3/5
3
Living Colour
2/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
3
David Bowie
3/5
some great, mostly ok.
listened to young americans instead.
3
Common
4/5
4
Miles Davis
5/5
5
Stereolab
3/5
quite good, would have probably liked it more if i'd heard it at time.
3.5
Don McLean
1/5
1
Nick Drake
5/5
5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
3
love the first track, bit hit and miss for the rest.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
3
Pixies
3/5
3
John Lee Hooker
2/5
2
Jimmy Smith
4/5
4
Ray Charles
3/5
3.5
Kanye West
2/5
good album, awful person.
Madonna
3/5
maybe madge’s last decent album
3.72
The Human League
3/5
3.5
Spiritualized
3/5
3
The Darkness
2/5
2
fun but not essential .
Ryan Adams
1/5
best tracks
summer of '69.
run to you.
and so on.
not really: 1 star.
James Taylor
3/5
not all great , but the odd standout here and there
The Velvet Underground
1/5
Randy Newman
1/5
1
Talking Heads
4/5
4
LL Cool J
3/5
some absolute great, some absolute cringe.
3
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
3
5/5
nice to have an obscure album , not sure if these felllas will ever make it big though .
5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
The Streets
1/5
1.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Simple Minds
1/5
2 for promised you a miracle .
Coldcut
3/5
3.5 , nearly 4.
Steely Dan
5/5
5
Paul Weller
3/5
despite dipping into absolute dullness a few times, the strong tracks keep it afloat. 3
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
remember it being quite good, but wouldn't really listen to again these days 2
Mott The Hoople
2/5
first track is good, the other tracks are also there.
2
Wire
2/5
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
David Bowie
5/5
5, might be my favourite zavid album
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
like the last half of the album, the first part does nothing for me.
2
The Doors
1/5
1
Wild Beasts
2/5
2
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
title track is great, the rest is fine but not classic.
2.5
The Fall
2/5
Burning Spear
3/5
plenty of good stuff in isolation , but monotonous in an albums worth .
3.5
The Stooges
2/5
these days iggy pop on 6music has great musical taste these days , shame i don’t like this album .
2
Gotan Project
4/5
4 and a bit ,
The Cramps
1/5
1.5
Red Snapper
4/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
5
Justin Timberlake
5/5
5
The xx
3/5
strong first four tracks, then kinda goes away.
3
Tangerine Dream
4/5
The Kinks
1/5
1.5
The Stone Roses
5/5
5
Ice Cube
2/5
Yes
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Little Simz
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
1 and a bit ,
The Stranglers
2/5
there are better stranglers albums
Tom Waits
1/5
1
2Pac
2/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
Bauhaus
2/5
2.5
3/5
a few all time classics on here, but not the whole album
Johnny Cash
2/5
2.5, good but non-essential fun. the chatter been the songs is the best part.
Donald Fagen
3/5
Pixies
3/5
didn't listen to this at the time, would probably have nostalgia love for it if i had. it's quite good. 3.5
Radiohead
4/5
4 and a bit.
N.E.R.D
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
super five .
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
except for Marrakesh ( too twee) it's great .
David Bowie
2/5
2. doesn't compare to earlier stuff.
Richard Thompson
2/5
The Yardbirds
2/5
1 or 2
Ravi Shankar
2/5
weird album which is more like a beginners guide for school kids somehow, its either 2 or 4 stars depending on how i feel today.
Can
4/5
never heard this before , it’s great and incredibly ahead of it’s time .
4