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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
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5 | 2.65 | +2.35 |
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
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5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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White Ladder
David Gray
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5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
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5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
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5 | 3.23 | +1.77 |
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
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5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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Sea Change
Beck
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
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1 | 4.43 | -3.43 |
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
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1 | 4.08 | -3.08 |
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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1 | 3.91 | -2.91 |
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Back In Black
AC/DC
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1 | 3.84 | -2.84 |
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
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1 | 3.72 | -2.72 |
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
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1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
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1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Radiohead | 6 | 5 |
| Beatles | 4 | 5 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Eno | 3 | 1.33 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1.33 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 1.33 |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 1 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1 |
| Pet Shop Boys | 2 | 1 |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 1 |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor Swift | 2 | 1 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 1 |
| The Stooges | 2 | 1 |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 1 |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 1.67 |
| Prince | 3 | 1.67 |
| Van Halen | 2 | 1.5 |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 1.5 |
| Yes | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Clash | 2 | 1.5 |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 1.5 |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 1.5 |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 1.5 |
| ZZ Top | 2 | 1.5 |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 1.5 |
| Christina Aguilera | 2 | 1.5 |
| Hole | 2 | 1.5 |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Byrds | 4 | 2 |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 2.17 |
| Metallica | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 2 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 2 |
| The Cure | 3 | 2 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| PJ Harvey | 5, 2, 4, 1 |
| Beck | 2, 5 |
| The Verve | 5, 2 |
| Marvin Gaye | 5, 5, 2 |
| U2 | 5, 4, 2 |
5-Star Albums (38)
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N.W.A. · 3 likes
1/5
Oof, dreadful. I hate rap, only managed a track and a half then tapped OUT (motherfucker)
Pink Floyd · 3 likes
1/5
I really gave this a proper go - wouldn’t it be nice to like Pink Floyd? They’ve got loads of material to enjoy etc… but fuck me it is so boring. There’s so many bits where if I was in the room I’d say ‘hey guys… maybe let’s take this bit out. no one wants to hear alarms ringing. this other bit is repetitive and pointless’ etc. Boomers were so easily impressed. Was hoping for some sweet guitar solos but nope, there’s like half a one. Boring shit. Probably deserves a 2 from me but deserves more to have its average brought down.
Pixies · 3 likes
3/5
Some nice stuff here, some quite annoying sounds, some really lovely songs.
Sam Cooke · 3 likes
3/5
I LOVE Sam Cooke, and he’s great live, but this certainly isn’t a great listen. The recording quality is quite poor and I think you really had to be there for this one. Don’t know why it’s made this list at all? 3 stars because he’s amazing whatever he does. If he has any actual records on here, they’ll be getting 5 from me.
U2 · 2 likes
5/5
I was in a pub once and I heard these two Irish voices behind me saying ‘I’ll have a pint of Guinness’, I turned round and it was Bono and his mate The Edge. Bono looked at me and said ‘Alright mate?’ and I said ‘Oh no, not YOU TWO again!’. Anyway we all laughed and I told that while I’m no U2 super fan, this is a perfect album. I asked him why he was wearing sunglasses indoors but I don’t think he heard me because he started talking about something else.
4-Star Albums (44)
1-Star Albums (148)
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Van Morrison
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Metallica
2/5
Stan Getz
2/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Wilco
3/5
Tried to hear what everyone loves about it but didn’t really get it. Nice but a bit forgettable!
Steely Dan
3/5
A really accomplished version of ‘this sort of thing’ so great if you love that. I liked it.
The Velvet Underground
1/5
One good song on here and it’s the first one. The rest is drivel and every one is too long.
Neil Young
3/5
Good, but wouldn’t bother listening to it again.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I can see why people like him so much. Some great stuff but every song is too long like all 70s albums. Just wondering, is he American?
Rod Stewart
2/5
I bet Rod doesn’t play that opening track live anymore! Maggie May obviously slaps but reminds me of respected nonce John Peel. The rest is… whatever. Wonder if the Stereophonics have ever heard this.
The Stone Roses
2/5
First track is a classic. Can’t remember the rest even immediately after listening. Nice sound but not much more to it. Can see how it’d have been quite new sounding at the time. Liked it way more than I thought, still.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
I mean yeh, whatever. Very good if you’re in to this sort of thing, certainly accomplished. I’ve yet to hear a 70s album where the songs aren’t too long. I saw someone say it’s a good dinner party album - bang on. Great background music.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Lovely because it’s Ella Fitzgerald!
De La Soul
1/5
I’m just never gonna like hip hop but I’m sure this is a great example of it.
Lorde
1/5
When this came up I immediately thought of that video of her shushing the crowd!! This album’s fucking dreadful. Sounds like someone who got famous through TikTok and made a record with their parents money.
Blondie
2/5
Couldn’t finish it. I’m sure it was great at the time but just a bit annoying innit?
Nick Drake
3/5
Very nice. If someone had asked me when Nick Drake was about I’d have said… I dunno, 90s? He fucking died in 1974!! Two years after this album. And he’d already retired! Turns out I was thinking of Nick Cave. Some lovely stuff, but also one track that is barely even a demo. Like, babe… just leave it off. Will appeal, I imagine, to fans of Dylan. (Bob Dylan).
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
Free Bird is not as much of a banger as I remember, the rest of the album is utterly forgettable and I found out they’re racist?? No thanks!!! Getting really sick of the 70s tbh.
Depeche Mode
3/5
At first I was like…This is a bit more like it!! Would have absolutely blown my head off in 1987. Then after the first track it’s just a bit boring. One song sounds like soundtrack to GoldenEye for N64. Otherwise… nah.
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
There is very little hip hop I enjoy - not none, but this doesn’t qualify. Just sounds like noise to me and is actually really stressful to listen to. Can’t understand a word, no tune… though I am aware he is highly respected in the field.
George Harrison
4/5
Didn’t have time to listen to all of this, but what I did hear was lovely. Good old George. The fifth beatle!
Coldplay
5/5
Oh fuck yeh. Coldplay at their purest and occasionally best. They’re a different band now but that doesn’t take away from this, masterpiece. People like to say they’re imitating Radiohead but every band is like others and I don’t think this is close enough. Deal with it!!!
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
I’ve always hated this band’s music. This sounds like someone dancing in your face when you’re in a bad mood, saying ‘come and daaaaance’ when your face is clearly telling them to fuck off. Annoying.
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Fucking hell. Some of this sounds like it’s been written with irritating me specifically in mind. I’m sure this is ‘great’ but I tried every track and I just absolutely hate it. Best of luck to Kendrick.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
I didn’t love all of this but there’s enough real classics to get 4 stars. Always loved Dusty. Very culturally American though eh? Whatever, she’s great.
David Bowie
2/5
On paper I should love Bowie but he always leaves me cold. This one especially boring. Unwise to do a Beatles cover if it’ll end up being the best track on the record. Sorry David!!! I’ll try the other EIGHT albums you have on here…
Songhoy Blues
2/5
I’ve heard much better versions of this sort of thing. Whatever.
Neneh Cherry
1/5
Couldn’t get through this one. Dreadful. Some things need to stay in the 80s.
Talk Talk
2/5
The singer sounds like Elvis Costello! I think I enjoyed some of it but wouldn’t ever put it on again. I think I could die without hearing this one.
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Not annoying but utterly unremarkable.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Not sure if I’ve ever sat down and appreciated this as an album. Can’t believe so many good tracks are on one record. A masterpiece, really. Imagine what she’d have done next.
Beatles
5/5
This has always been my favourite Beatles album. Amazing that all these songs are on one record?! And they broke up pretty soon after this! IMAGINE being around when this came out. I’d have had to stay home for a few days I reckon. I love how they’re not making it to please anyone at all, just doing whatever the fuck they want. So many experimental elements here, from recording to songwriting, to structure… absolutely fucking mind blowing.
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
The definition of original punk to me is ‘purposefully shit’, but then post-punk and emo came along with ‘what if we took the good bits of punk but could actually sing in tune and play our instruments’ - this is late enough that they should have taken a bit more of a cue from that movement. A bit too early punk for me - some bands need to have the guts to tell their singer they shouldn’t be the singer of the band anymore but they can stay and play guitar. I can imagine seeing them at this old venue in Croydon that I can’t remember the name of, and then never hearing from them again. But here they are? Total fluke. HOWEVER good on them for being women in this scene at that time, can’t have been easy.
D'Angelo
2/5
I would never choose R&B but I can enjoy the musicianship and there’s some particular nice bass playing here. The main problem with this record is it’s just a bit boring. Also ‘Shit, Damn, Motherfucker’ sounds exactly like an R&B song this kid I used to sit next to in year 9 would make up as a joke! Best of luck, D’Angelo.
Kid Rock
1/5
Oof, dreadful. Managed two and a half tracks and had to bail. Glad it’s out of the way.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Absolutely amazing really. Although ‘The Girl Is Mine’ is a perfect example of two people so successful they can’t tell each other an idea is a bit shit, so they have to commit to it, both thinking ‘eeeesh, wish we hadn’t gone with this’, both partly trying to sabotage it out of existence by adding more bad bits, but ultimately not having the conversation, so you get left with that. And SO many of the lyrics are totally nonsensical, made up words, ridiculous… I don’t really listen to MJ anymore because… ya know. Somehow… a 5 star album anyway.
Van Halen
1/5
Utterly uninspiring with a healthy dose of childish misogyny. Was going to get a 2 for the fun guitar playing but, nah.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
Keyboards will NEVER be cool.
Iggy Pop
1/5
I don’t like Bowie and I don’t like this. Really lazy stuff.
The Byrds
2/5
Listened to this whole thing and couldn’t whistle you a single tune from it. If you’re writing when the Beatles are putting out Sgt Peppers a year before… you’d just give up wouldn’t you? Boring, but not annoying.
David Bowie
4/5
I am not a Bowie fan but… this is cool. Detailed, deep, interesting. I think people who really love him didn’t like this so much - makes sense I suppose. It’s the most I’ve ever enjoyed old DB. I didn’t enjoy every track but enough to listen again, I think.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I don’t remember liking Bob Marley this much, but this record is lovely. A relaxing, soulful listen. Pleasantly surprised twice in a row after some absolute shockers. 3 stars because I can’t imagine choosing to listen to it again, really.
Korn
1/5
Look, I can fuck with music like this. But this has been done a LOT better since, and before. Even when I heard this as an angsty 13 year old I remember thinking ‘eughhh…. no’. There was this girl called Claire who I became friendly with - she turned out to be a compulsive liar - who I thought was cool because she introduced me to rock music pretty much. But even then, when it would have been cool to like Korn… I didn’t. Some really juvenile / misogynistic / homophobic / horrible stuff in here. It’s all the same. It’s too long and boring. NO THANKS. I looked up Claire recently and all I could find was that she started a computer company that folded within 2 years, otherwise nothing.
Brian Eno
1/5
The sound of two old white men tuggin’ each other off.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
Small town bar house band takes requests and invites locals up to sing
Pink Floyd
1/5
I really gave this a proper go - wouldn’t it be nice to like Pink Floyd? They’ve got loads of material to enjoy etc… but fuck me it is so boring. There’s so many bits where if I was in the room I’d say ‘hey guys… maybe let’s take this bit out. no one wants to hear alarms ringing. this other bit is repetitive and pointless’ etc. Boomers were so easily impressed. Was hoping for some sweet guitar solos but nope, there’s like half a one. Boring shit. Probably deserves a 2 from me but deserves more to have its average brought down.
The Specials
2/5
Thought I’d like this a lot more, just a bit boring.
Beck
2/5
I don’t know Beck very well, but I like a lot of what I’ve heard. So when this came up I was very excited! But, I dunno. It really didn’t do anything for me. Disappointed!!! (Like that guy from that film)
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
Don’t know what the fucking point of this is
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
If a 16yr old kid played me this I’d be like ‘wow, great first album, really well done. you got all your ideas you’ve been hanging on to for years out, you can probably hear now how on the nose those lyrics are, and you’ve probably learnt a lot in the process. now don’t ever play it to anyone again’. This leaves a door open for an actually good second album, which I’m not gonna look up but I know he went on to write some bangers. Thing is, Kravitz was 25 when he made this. He was old enough to do better. And you know, playing all those instruments isn’t as impressive as it seems. Sorry Lenny, throw this out with your big stupid scarf.
R.E.M.
3/5
REM’s greatest hits album absolutely blew my head off when I was about 13, so I’ll always have affection for them and I like their sound enough to enjoy this. However, there are no songs here that aren’t on the hits album that would deserve to be. A bit too much of Stipe’s inner child for me, and ‘Stand’ has always sounded to me like it’s written to teach children something, not sure what, standing? Points on a compass?
I just looked it up and this is their SIXTH album?!! Mad that they took over ten years to get in to their stride - they really had a good few years at the beginning of the 90s.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2/5
Best thing: it’s only 30 mins
Worst thing: VERY boring
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
Yeh, really boring stuff. Top tip- listen to track 1, and you’ve heard it all.
The Divine Comedy
5/5
Neil Hannon is a genius. Unfortunately most people are too stupid to appreciate his music, which is why he’s not more successful. You actually have to use your brain for this, and your heart will thank you. Love it!
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
I think we studied this at school. Didn’t like it then either!
5/5
I was in a pub once and I heard these two Irish voices behind me saying ‘I’ll have a pint of Guinness’, I turned round and it was Bono and his mate The Edge. Bono looked at me and said ‘Alright mate?’ and I said ‘Oh no, not YOU TWO again!’. Anyway we all laughed and I told that while I’m no U2 super fan, this is a perfect album. I asked him why he was wearing sunglasses indoors but I don’t think he heard me because he started talking about something else.
Common
1/5
I just don’t like rap and I can’t get any enjoyment from this. Wonder if that’s a Common opinion?
Cream
1/5
I was not aware of how racist and stupid Clapton is! Lolllll. Sorry Eric your music is boring.
Cypress Hill
1/5
Not for me. Also probably not aimed at me. They were good in the Simpsons.
Nirvana
2/5
I really like some Nirvana songs but I don’t think I enjoyed any of this. I’ll say it - not the drummer’s best work.
Sam Cooke
3/5
I LOVE Sam Cooke, and he’s great live, but this certainly isn’t a great listen. The recording quality is quite poor and I think you really had to be there for this one. Don’t know why it’s made this list at all? 3 stars because he’s amazing whatever he does. If he has any actual records on here, they’ll be getting 5 from me.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Thought this was going to be boring but it was rather pleasant!
Moby
2/5
I reeeeeally don’t like constant repetition so this album is quite annoying for me. Every song could be about 30 seconds and I would get the picture. There are some bangers but they ALL go on too long and are one idea again and again. I can imagine someone who thinks they ‘know about music’ absolutely insisting that this is an amazing album at a party but… nah.
The Shamen
1/5
Like the Pet Shop Boys but somehow worse
The Beta Band
1/5
Really, desperately boring, feels like on purpose most of the time. I was 14 and into indie music in 2004 and had no awareness of this band, so they didn’t have a cultural impact either. Should have done ‘beta’.
Deep Purple
1/5
Dull purple, Deep shit, Deep beige, Shit purple, creep purple, deep boring, dumple bumple, smoke on your mum, ma-shit head
Beatles
5/5
I don’t think I’ve listened to this all the way through since the first time. So many classics, and some stuff which is them fucking about but would be other bands absolute best work. Such trailblazers but try not to think how briefly they were even a band because it’s freakish levels of productivity. Album of the year and then Abbey Road was the next fucking year?!!! Madness. Also McCartney invented heavy metal on this album!
Nina Simone
5/5
It’s very cool to like this sort of thing isn’t it. Was a bit worried by the first track but after that it took no convincing. Some really powerful, beautiful stuff on here. Thanks Nina!
Billie Holiday
5/5
Beautiful, haunting record. I did not know Billie Holiday didn’t make it to the 60s!
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
A pretty lazy entry to the list I think. I bet there’s thousands of other albums like this that are way better. Ah well. Not annoying but not for me
The Allman Brothers Band
1/5
Don’t know why anyone would need to listen to this dead or alive
The Flaming Lips
3/5
I’ve always loved Do You Realize, the rest is fine. Perfectly enjoyable in the background but I wouldn’t put it on deliberately.
Ash
2/5
Ash have three good songs, and none of them are on this album.
If this was a local band when I was a teenager, they’d probably have been one of the best on the scene, but this album cannot compete on any higher level than that. Thinking about it, loads of my friends’ bands were better than this. If we’re all honest with each other Tim Wheeler’s no singer is he. Ah well.
U2
4/5
When I met U2 again I did make a point of asking Bono why he wore sunglasses indoors. He winked (I think) and said ‘Achtung, Baby’ so he may not have known what that actually means. He kept talking about ‘Edge’ and I said ‘Don’t you mean THE Edge?’ and he just sort of chuckled and didn’t say anything. Adam Clayton was writhing around - turns out he doesn’t just do that on stage - and it was all a bit fucking weird to be honest. Good album though.
Solange
2/5
Destiny’s other child
The Smiths
4/5
A really enjoyable listen, especially if it’s the version that had How Soon Is Now? on it. But… their stuff has such a high bar and I think this dodges all their best songs, of which there are LOADS. Would be 5 for anyone else but for The Smiths, a 4. Though as vegetarian I do agree that Meat Is Murder.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
God damn… Marvin. One of my favourite singers ever and this steaming album is excellent all the way through.
ABBA
4/5
So this has a few of the hits, but arguably not the best ones, and there is a big gap between their hits and album tracks. Still, enjoyable and of course some interesting ideas. Would be a 5 for a lot of other artists but they can do better.
Air
3/5
Really great but I think needs the film, which I haven’t seen. I’m sure it’s a brilliant soundtrack, and would be a better album if I’d seen it. Solid work as always from Air.
Holger Czukay
1/5
Not worth reviewing x
The Offspring
2/5
Really takes me back to playing Crazy Taxi and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater on the Dreamcast. Should have waited for the PS2 to come out!! I had an Offspring hoodie despite only having heard their music on those games and not knowing it was them! Quite boring music really, 2 stars coming straight from nostalgia!
Radiohead
5/5
One of my three favourite albums from my favourite band so… it’s gonna be a 5.
The Byrds
2/5
Two stars because it wasn’t unbearable, no more because it wasn’t interesting
Miles Davis
3/5
I know it’s cool to like this so I’m giving it three stars and not listening to it again
Sepultura
1/5
Stopped after 4 or 5 songs sounded exactly the same. Very dull.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
I love them, but I didn’t love this. Only really 2 amazing tracks and the rest of some of it feels a bit lazy or silly.
Ray Charles
3/5
Very exciting start but is followed by much the same thing over, and over…
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
1/5
Life’s too short to bother with music like this. I gave it 3 tracks, no thanks!
Fishbone
3/5
I enjoyed this a LOT more than I thought I would. Very accomplished version of this sort of thing and better than many copies of it.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Don’t have time to listen to a double album so skimmed this. It’s fine, a bit repetitive but some pleasant bits. Could not have told you what Nick Cave sounded like before this. 3 because it was good but I won’t play it again.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Meh
Nick Drake
3/5
Good but won’t listen again
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Fuckin hell, Nick Cave again? Almost exactly the same as the last album. No fuckin way they both need to be on this list. Boring.
The Monks
1/5
Jesus, imagine being around in 1966. There wasn’t much new music, maybe you take a chance on this to try something new, and then you get home and get fucking BORED out of your goddam MIND. Bullshit.
Fairport Convention
2/5
This had absolutely no effect on me whatsoever
Steely Dan
3/5
Liked it more than I thought but certainly won’t listen to it again
The Band
2/5
These guys couldn’t be bothered to think of a name, or album name, or write any interesting music, or get a good album cover design, so I didn’t bother listening beyond the first few boring tracks.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I think I will take the lift to heaven, might be more interesting music x
Hüsker Dü
2/5
REM if the R stood for Rock. Fine, absolutely never listening to this on purpose again but it didn’t irritate me and I tried every track.
50 Cent
1/5
I’ve heard enough of these songs before to know that I hate it so gonna skip this one.
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
The epitome of ‘you had to be there’
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Lovely stuff. Windmills Of Your Mind is one of the most impressive songs ever written I think. A well deserved 4 stars.
Aretha Franklin
3/5
RESPEGC!
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
This is great! I didn’t think I’d enjoy it nearly as much. Well done JA!
Isaac Hayes
3/5
This really needs the film with it. Or something else ;) - would have been higher if it had either.
Led Zeppelin
2/5
This is better than the other one I had by them, but still, Plant always sounds like he’s about to go ‘ohhh mama’ which must be appropriated from somewhere, and sometimes he actually does it, and it’s just kind of embarrassing. I listened to more of each track than I thought but there’s no way I’d put it on again. Really hope there’s not loads more LZ on the list. 3 stars is GENEROUS. Actually fuck it, 2.
Queen
4/5
Actually really enjoyed that. Queen know how to write a memorable tune and are never lazy, despite being terminally uncool somehow.
Supergrass
3/5
The beauty of ‘Moving’ still makes me disappointed in everything else by Supergrass, including the second half of the song, but this is fine. It’s quite abrasive so a whole album is a bit much, but there’s some good tunes.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
1/5
Really disliked this
N.W.A.
1/5
Oof, dreadful. I hate rap, only managed a track and a half then tapped OUT (motherfucker)
Solomon Burke
3/5
This went right through me, totally average. Nice voice, nice songs, but done better by a lot of others.
The Temptations
3/5
Not as good as many of their contemporaries. Terrible cover of Grapevine. But still a nice sound, a comfortable 3.
Missy Elliott
2/5
Nice to hear some melodies on a rap (?) album but definitely not my thing
Raekwon
1/5
No thank you not listening to this
Gary Numan
1/5
This album might have had a chance at being good if his voice wasn’t so fucking irritating. Get someone else to sing for you Gary.
Yes
1/5
Quite stressful
David Bowie
4/5
I’ve never managed to get in to Bowie, but turns out I really like his later work. This is great, Blackstar was too!
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Not really for me. There’s one idea per song, repeated for a few minutes til it’s over. I’m sure some people love this.
Judas Priest
1/5
Heard one, heard ‘em all
Janet Jackson
1/5
Another couple of rejected tracks from the N64 Goldeneye soundtrack
AC/DC
1/5
Jesus stop SHRIEKING!
The Kinks
1/5
Whoever is ‘the poor man’s Beatles’, the Kinks are the poor man’s version of that. Insipid rubbish, don’t know how they’re possibly popular. Even their best song (don’t need to name it) is sort of shit? Imagine making this at the same time that the Beatles and Beach Boys were releasing those records…. Embarrassing.
The Dictators
1/5
Whoops, accidentally died without listening to this oh don’t worry it’s fine
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Complex - needs another listen or two for a full judgement but I will predict 5
John Prine
3/5
Enjoyed rhyming of ‘peaches’ and ‘Jesus’ but that’s about it
Radiohead
5/5
If I could only listen to one album, this would be it.
Yes
2/5
Boy am I glad it’s not the 70s anymore
The Triffids
2/5
Sort of like Terars for Fears / Duran Duran but not nearly as good
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Not that entertaining, quite pleasant at times. I’ll take this over Pink Floyd any fuckin day of the week
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Whatever
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Rolling Stones always sound like a sort of embarrassing impression of American blues to me. No change here, very very boring. A very generous 2 stars.
The Verve
5/5
Holy shit, what a year for music 1997 was! I’ve loved this album since I heard it in maybe… 2004. So - happy 20 years, Urban Hymns. An easy 5 stars.
4/5
Wow, that was great. Haven’t dived in to Blur’s back catalogue but I was excited to see this come up and very much enjoyed it. Quite ‘early work’ but I think I’d have loved it when it came out. Lots of people on here comparing it to the Kinks, who are shit, and those people are wrong.
Sebadoh
3/5
Hadn’t heard this - very much in my wheelhouse but didn’t do a huge amount for me. A VERY generous three.
Lightning Bolt
1/5
I understand what they’re trying to do here but it’s not nearly interesting enough to be good. It could be! But it’s not.
3/5
I don’t usually like Bowie’s main work but this was fun. Probs won’t listen to it again though.
The Clash
2/5
Can’t be bothered with this one, punk sucks. 2 stars because the title track is good but didn’t bother listening to the rest.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
All three of these stars are for The Power Of Love, which is a five star song, but the rest of the album just pales in comparison.
Megadeth
1/5
No thanks
Baaba Maal
2/5
Nice but wouldn’t put it on
Garbage
2/5
Very much in my wheelhouse but did absolutely nothing for me
Johnny Cash
2/5
I’ll watch Walk The Line again one day and that’ll be enough Johnny Cash for me. Bet it was great in priz.
Taylor Swift
1/5
Sorry Taylor… I just really really don’t like your music. Best of luck though.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
There are two good songs on this album. From memory I thought they’d be enough to give it a good rating but, no. God funk sucks doesn’t it? So glad none of my friends got that RHCP tattoo they were talking about.
The Replacements
1/5
Sounds like and about as good as the band I was in when I was 13
Beck
5/5
I don’t love all of Beck’s music, but this is so lovely. Some all-timers on there for me. I was gonna give it 4 but nothing really matters so here we are.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Oh fuck yeh. Fever dream masterpiece. Yehhhh what’s happeniiiiiin
SAULT
2/5
The melodic stuff is quite nice, the rest very boring.
Frank Zappa
1/5
Boring
The Rolling Stones
1/5
Standard Rolling Stones….. SHIT!
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Hits just as hard as it did in 2006. This was life changing for me. They’re weird now but this was incredible.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Nice tunes, nice voice, nice sound… won’t play it again though.
Brian Eno
1/5
Listened to the first few tracks and they were just noise, don’t like Eno anyway so just listened to Hail To The Thief instead
Ryan Adams
1/5
Really enjoyed this but fuck that guy
OutKast
2/5
Some good / iconic tunes but ultimately not for me
Frank Ocean
3/5
Hip hop can be quite enjoyable when it’s got a melody mixed in there!
Pretenders
1/5
Very much a ‘back in my day’ album that doesn’t hold up now
Pink Floyd
1/5
Oh fuck off Pink Floyd. Most overrated band of all time. Gave it a track and a half and then listened to something good. Trash!
k.d. lang
4/5
Very pleasant, and TDCWCT is one of my all time faves. Thanks kd!
Killing Joke
1/5
Whatever. Boring.
Cyndi Lauper
1/5
She’s Shouting
Stan Getz
2/5
Fine just a bit boring
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
This guy heard The Cure and thought ‘I could do that voice’ but didn’t quite manage it. Fine but I would never ever play it again.
Lou Reed
2/5
I would have much preferred Perfect Day ten times in a row. And not the Lou Reed version, that celebrity one from the 90s.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
1/5
If you’ve heard any blues song ever, you don’t need to listen to this. Verrrrry boring.
Pulp
3/5
Entertaining but a bit tiresome after a while. Couldn’t listen to it all in one go but did enjoy a lot of it.
Black Sabbath
2/5
Someone has been in my room and drunk all of my beers
Pentangle
2/5
Hard to believe this was ever cool
Kelela
2/5
I don’t even remember listening to this and it was yesterday. 2 stars because it wasn’t annoying, just boring.
The Blue Nile
2/5
I usually quite like ‘dreary’ music but this is a bit too far. He sounds half asleep!
Massive Attack
2/5
Not Banksy’s best work and not to my taste at all - bearable at best.
Pixies
3/5
Some nice stuff here, some quite annoying sounds, some really lovely songs.
The Adverts
1/5
Thought this would be dreadful like all punk but it was just quite boring
Tito Puente
2/5
Sounds like the bits in the Batman series with Adam West when they’d punch people and the cartoon words would come up
Waylon Jennings
2/5
Have you heard any country album, ever? Then you’ve heard this
Beatles
5/5
Listened to the whole thing to check it was still 5 stars and fuck yes it is.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Hard to be in the mood for this at the moment but still quality and a perfect example of what it is.
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Sounds like the drummer from Genesis
Suicide
1/5
Made me wanna commit… fraud
Scott Walker
2/5
Really stupid lyrics. Nice at first but his voice got very wearing by the end. Honestly, Alex Turner did it better.
T. Rex
3/5
Just listen to ‘Get It On’ and you’ve heard it. Every other song is about the same but not as good.
R.E.M.
3/5
Always like the REM sound but this went straight through me. Fine, I guess? None of the hits.
Madness
2/5
Totally unremarkable
Supergrass
2/5
Veers a bit too much in to quite annoying noise too often for me. Even people I know personally have done this better so… medium grass.
Tortoise
1/5
Post good more like!!
Muddy Waters
2/5
Boring again
Television
1/5
That one guitar lick isn’t enough to carry this album, and the fact that you know which bit I’m talking about proves my point. Drivel!
2/5
Veers a bit too much in to quite annoying noise too often for me.
Queen
3/5
Probs would have been fine dying without hearing an album with none of Queens hits on it
Röyksopp
2/5
Chilled, some nice tunes, wouldn’t put it on
5/5
This rocks
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Can’t imagine a time when I would be in the mood to listen to this so I’m gonna skip it and say 3 stars
Bob Dylan
3/5
Enjoyed this more than I ever have Dylan but by god his voice is annoying
a-ha
3/5
Yeh, cool pop
Arcade Fire
3/5
I really should love Arcade Fire, they have everything I like… but somehow they always leave me cold. Couple of great tracks on here but the rest… very boring.
The Police
1/5
Fuck me Sting’s voice is annoying isn’t it? Dreadful
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
No, boring
Marvin Gaye
2/5
I listened to this and then an hour later thought ‘oh I haven’t checked my album for today’… I love Marvin but this was far from his best work. Good sound but utterly forgettable.
Lauryn Hill
2/5
Liked this way less than I thought I would. Tell Him is an all time classic though! Don’t much like the rest.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Jack… take a hike!
Carole King
5/5
One of my favourite albums of all time.
Jimmy Smith
1/5
Stay in the chicken shack Jimbo
The Young Rascals
2/5
Fine
David Crosby
2/5
If i could only remember anything about this album
The Auteurs
2/5
Did nothing for me
Dire Straits
2/5
Average
Adele
2/5
Ah, so Adele lost touch with reality between this and the last album. Justice for Charlene Soraia and Louis Sharpe!
The Thrills
2/5
Good for a bit, but ultimately boring. Why does he sing like that?
Machito
2/5
Man I wish I liked jazz but I just don’t
Beatles
5/5
Unfortunately I am the type of basic white boy that will give any Beatles album 5
Radiohead
5/5
Radiohead are my favourite band!
Radiohead
5/5
Wow, 2 Radiohead albums in a row… wish I had more to help recover from shit like Pink Floyd
Marty Robbins
2/5
I was once in a semi-fictional band called Nevermind Mr Bear, and this is what we aspired to be. Unfortunately we lost all our music when MySpace ‘accidentally’ fucked up their data migration. This is good at first and then every song is the same!
Various Artists
5/5
Wall to wall Christmas classics. Thanks Phil! Gotta love that wall of sound.
Kanye West
1/5
Kuntye
Pixies
2/5
Just a lot of shouting. Obvs love Where Is My Mind? but actually preferred the rip off my friend's band wrote called TV Show in about 2003. RIP Baculum.
The Go-Go's
2/5
I think I might have enjoyed this at the time but it just can’t compete with the wealth of music available nowadays
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Quite enjoyable, but dweeby as fuck. Surely ELO were never cool? Mad to think what happened to the cellist. If you don’t know, watch ‘Upright’ with Tim Minchin. Great series!
Steely Dan
2/5
About 30 seconds of each track of this is enough
Little Simz
1/5
Absolutely no way I was gonna like this
Fela Kuti
2/5
Never going to be in the mood for this but a good example
Bob Dylan
2/5
Every one of these songs sounds the same to me
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
WAY too long for this challenge. This was fine. Some nice sounds but I think I skipped before the end of every track. This sort of thing has been done a lot better before and since
Deep Purple
1/5
Not on Spotify but I’ve already listened to a DP album and it sucked
Soft Machine
1/5
No fucking way
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Just gonna give this 2
Arcade Fire
3/5
Ahhh… Arcade Fire. This type of thing is so far up my street they fucking live next door but… I just don’t get it. Sort of enjoyed a lot of it, some went right through me, I know I won’t think about it again after today.
Björk
3/5
I like the idea of being a Björk fan, and I enjoyed this, but I won’t put it on again
Haircut 100
2/5
Whatever
Lou Reed
2/5
A pretty lazy Bowie impression. I know Reed came first but… he’s just coasting on the success of his awful band. Perfect Day obviously a banger but done better by almost everyone who has covered it. The rest? Boring.
Norah Jones
4/5
Lovely stuff
The Cars
2/5
Really lazy stuff. Just play Drive.
The Black Keys
3/5
Never Gonna Give You Up is an all time CLASSIC. The rest? Pretty unremarkable. All three of these stars are for that track
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
Layla obviously a banger but the rest is super boring and Clapton’s a cunt
David Bowie
2/5
Don’t really like this era of Bowie. This one certainly shouldn’t be on here. Bowie says he can’t remember recording it because of the drugs - no David, it’s because all the songs are boring. The best one was covered 100x better by Cat Power.
Iggy Pop
3/5
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would, and there’s some pretty recognisable tracks, but I won’t play it again
Blur
3/5
Seems like Kaiser Chiefs heard the worst songs on this album and decided to make it their whole sound. There are a few good tracks on here but it’s not my favourite of Blur’s oeuvre by any stretch. Some of it I actually dislike.
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Let’s see, does this band a particularly good or interesting;
Name? No
Singer? No
Instrumentalist? No
Songs? No
Lyrics? No
Anything? No
Fucking Pet Sounds came out the year before this. You wouldn’t bother would you.
Koffi Olomide
1/5
Nope
New York Dolls
1/5
Boring shit
Dr. Dre
1/5
Nope! Fucking hated it.
Air
4/5
An old classic!
Bob Dylan
2/5
Fucking hell…. ANOTHER Dylan album? The last one was quite good but this one…. Would have been super boring if it wasn’t so annoying
The National
2/5
Ah, thought I’d like this. Unrelentingly dreary I’m afraid, only just got through it.
Sonic Youth
1/5
No!
Rush
2/5
Desperately boring. 2 stars because it wasn’t annoying.
3/5
I would have given this a 5 but unfortunately today I have a policy of ‘Dynamic Rating’, so it’s just going to be a 3. And if anyone asks me about it, I’ll say I didn’t know it was happening, even though that would make me - in the words of Robert Smith - ‘fucking stupid or a liar’.
Suede
4/5
Good stuff!
MC Solaar
1/5
Nope
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Everything But Unfortunately Their One Good Song
The Cure
1/5
Look, I like The Cure and I’m a big fan of Robert Smith personally, but… what the fuck is this? Two halves of actual songs and the rest is like they laid down an idea for a track, didn’t add anything else and then just left it?!! I know that is literally the story behind one of the tracks but… surely just finish it first?! Absolutely Dreadful.
MGMT
5/5
Hell yeh! This came out when I was 17 so is full of nostalgia for me. No skips!
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
There was only one track of this on Spotify but that’ll do for me thanks
Rufus Wainwright
5/5
This is the album that got me in to Rufus. This is him at the height of his powers, a perfect album.
Tim Buckley
2/5
This didn’t make me particularly happy or sad. Unfortunately the best thing Tim ever made is still Jeff.
The Cure
3/5
Still a big fan of Robert Smith personally, but I dare say I only like The Cure when they’re at the poppiest. Enjoyed some of this, won’t play it again.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Yeh, fine, won’t play it again
PJ Harvey
2/5
Sorry PJ I really didn’t like this it was indeed DRY
Shivkumar Sharma
1/5
Not for me!
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Wasn’t really in the mood for this - we’ll call it 3 and part ways forever
Dire Straits
3/5
I thought I’d hate this but it was fine. Won’t be playing it again but well done for not being annoying!
Nick Drake
2/5
Ah…. Just quite dull!
Lupe Fiasco
1/5
I’m not listening to this
The Pogues
3/5
Pleasantly surprising - I bet this is great live. A bit repetitive though and some bands just need to let someone else sing. Think what it’d be like with someone good!
DJ Shadow
2/5
Errr… it’s ‘INtroducing’.
Fleet Foxes
5/5
I loved this from the moment I heard it when it first came out and it’s still one of my all time favourites. Fantastic.
Björk
4/5
What an amazing first album. She’s great - not exactly to my taste but I’ll play this again.
Bon Jovi
3/5
Very standard issue this sort of thing. I didn’t hate it, but I’ll never play it again.
The Style Council
3/5
Fine
Bob Dylan
3/5
Agh, MORE Dylan? Some of it’s nice, some is boring, can’t do his voice for a whole album in one go
The Killers
5/5
This came out when I was 14 so, yeh. Still SLAPS.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
She’s great isn’t she!
PJ Harvey
4/5
Arguably her best one but shouldn’t be on the list - far from ‘seminal’
Linkin Park
5/5
I actually pretended to like this in an attempt to impress a girl when I was about 12 and then actually LOVED it - very much my introduction to rock music. I really hate rap EXCEPT when it's got the backing of some heavy guitar music and a melodic vocal every now and then. Trailblazing album.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Barely held my attention but nice enough
Jethro Tull
2/5
Not for me
Eagles
2/5
Less than 24 hours later and I can’t remember anything about this album.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Why does he sing like that? It’s so annoying
Kings of Leon
4/5
Very good, I think they got better later, even though they ended up making the same album again and again at least 3 times. Solid stuff but not their best by any stretch
Paul Weller
2/5
How does Paul Weller keep worming his way in to this list in different outfits? Average white guy and nothing more.
David Bowie
3/5
David, are you gonna bother to sing on the rest of these tracks?
Errr…. No.
You sure?
Yeh.
Oh. Okay. We’ll just put it out like this then?
Yep.
Okay!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Yeah, okay, sort ofs
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Some cool guitar stuff. Won't be playing it again.
Tom Waits
2/5
Not for me
System Of A Down
3/5
I dig some of their music but a whole album is quite stressful. File under: pioneering and important but not pleasurable
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Barely noticed I was listening to this throughout
Prince
1/5
I really didn’t like this at all
Steve Earle
2/5
I’ll get the bus back from Guitar Town if I have to
Death In Vegas
2/5
Another fucking BOREFEST
James Taylor
2/5
Pleasant but dull. Like a lot of people I know!!!
The Who
2/5
Thought I’d hate this but it wasn’t all that bad. Couldn’t be bothered to do the whole thing but got an idea and listened to their terribly-aging best song.
Radiohead
5/5
Probably joint favourite album with OK Computer so…. Yeh.
Roni Size
1/5
Can’t listen to this x
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
I don’t get it. The best song still really needs that YouTube duet with Miles Davis (look it up) to be better. Ah well.
The White Stripes
2/5
A very unique sound that is not for me
The Clash
1/5
Ugh. No thanks.
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
Sorry I just don’t like rap. I’m sure they’re great.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
This would have been my jam if I’d been born in 1941, but it’s 2025, and I’ve heard it done better by many other people, so it’s just a bit boring.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
One of these reminded me of that episode of The Simpsons where they go to the worlds fair, but that was the best bit.
Primal Scream
2/5
Not 4 me
Keith Jarrett
2/5
Thing about improvisation is... you haven't rehearsed, have you? So how about I pay for a ticket if it's good. There's no one in the world I'd go to watch improvise, and I certainly wouldn't be so presumptuous as to set up recording equipment. Like hearing a friend noodle from the next room kind of hoping he'll stop quite soon.
Duke Ellington
2/5
If I wanna listen to a jazz concert, I'll go to a jazz concert. Obviously amazing musicianship etc but not enough to grab me when I listened to it.
Bee Gees
2/5
Utterly unremarkable. Beatles F-sides at its best, just chords in a row at its worst. Not annoying, but not at all interesting.
Tom Waits
1/5
I use the word 'dreadful' quite lightly but this was DREADFUL. I mean unlistenable.
Nico
1/5
This fucking sucked. Dreary, whiny, dull, self indulgent SHIT.
Janelle Monáe
5/5
Wow, exceptional. A couple of skippable moments made up for by some truly extraordinary songs. Also she’s really cool.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Not my favourite Stevie Wonder album but even at his worst he’s pretty good so I enjoyed it
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1/5
Chemistry teacher plays us the album he and his new girlfriend made over the Summer on holiday with parent's inheritance money
Tom Tom Club
1/5
Talking shits
Willie Nelson
2/5
What’s the fucking point of this? I’m serious. Just half an hour of ‘country songs’ - that literally describes the whole album. Absolutely pointless. 2 stars because it didn’t actively irritate me but that is generous.
Iron Maiden
1/5
Reeeeeeeal boring.
Guns N' Roses
1/5
Did absolutely nothing for me.
Van Halen
2/5
Van BORING
Erykah Badu
2/5
Someone had it right on here that her voice sort of ruins it. Good vibe but ultimately not very exciting, I got bored QUICK.
The 13th Floor Elevators
1/5
Cut the fuckin ropes of this elevator so it crashes
ZZ Top
2/5
Not annoying but not good either
The Doors
2/5
When you get a bit older you realise you don't have to be so reverant of this album made by essentially teenagers, which I assume they were because whatshisface died at 27 I think. Never listening to this again!
The Jam
2/5
So glad I’ve finished all the fucking Paul Weller albums. Both of these stars are for ‘English Rose’ which is a lovely song despite the wilfully incorrect grammar.
Ride
2/5
About as interesting as the cymbal they are named after being hit again and again with nothing else
The Cure
2/5
Just finished this and already forgotten it
Fugees
2/5
Obviously very accomplished but not for me, dawg. Beautiful singing but rap is just noise for me xx
The Band
2/5
Some of it is quite pleasant but broadly… what’s the point?
Joan Baez
2/5
Yeh I mean quite nice but I can’t listen to a whole album of it.
Tim Buckley
2/5
Yeh, fine
PJ Harvey
1/5
Another PJ album?! I think I’ll stick to her later stuff. The first track was downright unpleasant and the rest not much better!
Soundgarden
3/5
A nice sound but I wasn’t interested until Black Hole Sun, which sort of embarrasses the rest of the album with how standout it is. I’ve got time for Chris Cornell though so might give it another go.
Ramones
1/5
Are the Ramones 13 years old? Because if so this is a great start to forming a band. Some nice ideas and decently played, well done boys. Or if they were grown men at the time of recording, this is shit.
Prince
2/5
I’m sorry I just really don’t like this!!!
The Byrds
2/5
I've said it before but it often applies. If it's the 60s and the Beatles and Beach Boys are making music... why bother if this it the best you can do?
David Bowie
2/5
Can’t say I enjoyed much of this. I’m more of a last three Bowie albums man so the earlier stuff doesn’t do much for me.
James Brown
2/5
It’s what you’d expect.
Joan Armatrading
2/5
Not for me
Talking Heads
1/5
Don’t get it. They’re annoying.
Public Enemy
1/5
Oh, no thanks.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Even when it’s not their best stuff it’s still pretty damn good. Really one of the only acts of this time and style that could stand alongside the Beatles.
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
In the words of a song from this album, that's enough for me.
Tears For Fears
5/5
BANGERS from the Big Chair. Only discovered this whole album recently and it's fucking brilliant.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Be warned that this album starts with a loud obnoxious scream which sets the tone for the rest of this fucking shit
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Not blown away but will definitely listen again, he’s a talent for sure! Some interesting stuff but needs a few more goes I think.
The Who
2/5
I’ve had at least two albums from The Who and that’ll do me thanks, don’t need to hear another. I’ll give it 2 to be nice.
Beastie Boys
1/5
I’m sure it makes me very uncool but I found this unbearable
Foo Fighters
3/5
Not yet at the heights of the following couple of albums. I know he played all the instruments himself but I could do that. A later track came on after this and I was like OH YEH HERE WE GO so while FF deserve to be on this list, not with this album.
Eurythmics
1/5
I can’t explain why but I fucking hate Eurythmics.
Iron Butterfly
2/5
I much preferred this when Gertie played it. A bit fucking whacky for my liking!
Slipknot
4/5
Incredibly accomplished, and I love some of the tracks. The whole album is a bit too much to listen to in one go though, not much range. I'm gonna rate it based on its best songs.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Didn't set my world alight but a pleasant listen. It's a shame when the best song on your album is a cover.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Quite dull, honestly.
David Gray
5/5
Literally middle of the road for me as it reminds me of being in the car with family, very nostalgic good memories and I love that weird little head wobble he does!
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Didn't do anything at all for me but I could tolerate the whole thing - obviously better than Pink fucking Floyd.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I'm probably never gonna be in the mood for it so let's go 3.
John Lennon
2/5
Oof, what a disappointment this would have been at the time. Great first track obviously and then... nothing to write home about.
R.E.M.
4/5
Over three albums I have learnt that REM have enough good songs for ONE 5-star album, which is their greatest hits. Arguably a perfect album. But their regular albums... disappointing. This one gets 4 because it has the most tracks from the Best Of that I recognise.
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Didn't really like this
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Not really for me
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Would be good for someone 'moving to the city' montage in a film but that's about it.
Prince
2/5
Quite strange; every cover I've heard of a Prince song has been better than his original. Knowles, O'Connor, etc. Maybe I just don't like HIM?
Pearl Jam
4/5
I really enjoyed that!
Pere Ubu
1/5
Dreadful shit
Japan
3/5
Okay but not as good as Duran Duran
Deerhunter
3/5
Pleasant but quite dull, wouldn't put it on again.
Billy Joel
4/5
Fuck yeh, turns out I’m a Billy Joel fan!
Charles Mingus
2/5
Amazing musicianship but I found this VERY stressful to listen to.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Exactly the same as every other album like it. Not annoying, not at all interesting
Black Sabbath
2/5
Someone has been in my room and stolen my beers from my room
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
This went right through me. Just, nothing.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Apart from All Along The Watchtower... it's really nothing to write home about.
The Smiths
4/5
Some excellent tracks but not perfect. I think the Smiths have enough for one perfect quite long greatest hits but no more.
Fela Kuti
2/5
No thank you!
Scott Walker
3/5
I like him but it’s nothing to write home about
Van Morrison
2/5
Haven’t met a live album that deserves to be on here yet
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Some lovely stuff but it just doesn’t grab me and I have to say I found her voice grating a bit by the end. Mad respect tho
The Stooges
1/5
No
Radiohead
5/5
One of my least favourite Radiohead albums but obviously still majestic so an easy 5 stars.
Love
2/5
That guitar bit in the first song is amazing, the rest is nice but gets tiresome. Fucking awful lyrics throughout.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Some 'bangers' on here but I find repetition really fucking irritiating, which is a massive problem when listening to this. Which are ya boy, fat or slim?!
Elvis Presley
3/5
Good but ultimately nothing to write home about.
Miles Davis
3/5
IF I liked jazz it'd be a 5. But I don't. Man it'd be cool to like this, wouldn't it? I'm not cool. But at least it's not Pink fucking Floyd.
Hole
1/5
I couldn’t tell if this was good because she was shouting.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Ah.... fine. His voice is a bit weird / annoying after a while. Can't remember any of the songs.
Taylor Swift
1/5
I really gave this a go with an open mind but fuck, I really hated it. I think she’ll be fine though.
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
I’m sure it’s great but not for me
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Super dull. Ashamed to say I much preferred Ryan Adams' version, even though he's a monster.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
I’m not listening to this x
Aerosmith
2/5
What's the point?
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Very much a ‘heard one, heard em all’ situation. In one ear and out the other.
Kate Bush
4/5
Some all-time-stone-cold-classics on here but not my favourite.
Al Green
4/5
Broadly love Al Green but this one didn't hit me in the usual way consistently. He might be one of those artists with an INCREDIBLE greatest hits that are really the only truly brilliant ones.
Queens Of The Stone Age
3/5
I like their sound but a bit samey. Don’t think this one deserved a spot.
Paul McCartney and Wings
2/5
Real weak effort from McCartney here. He and Lennon really were more together!
The Divine Comedy
5/5
Neil Hannon is a genius. This is one of my favourite albums of all time. Unfortunately a lot of people on here are too stupid to appreciate it, but I don’t care. More concert tickets for me.
Elton John
3/5
Yeh, nice. Didn’t love it. Probably won’t play it again. But I’ve got respect for Elton and there were some nice bits. Not that I can remember them!
Santana
2/5
Quite boring and occasionally annoying.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Woah, jazz can be fun! Learning to play Take Five on guitar changed my life so will always love it. Big up Dave B!
Ministry
1/5
No
Chicago
3/5
Yeh, fine. Certainly never playing it again!
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Some absolute bangers on here, and obviously pioneers of the genre. As is sometimes the case, later artists did it better (Beach House, Delays), but this still rocks.
Bob Dylan
1/5
Fucking hell, I don't get it. Couldn't get through the whole thing.
The Bees
1/5
Drivel
The Lemonheads
2/5
It's A Shame About This Album
Circle Jerks
1/5
Nope
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
Very accomplished and eclectic, but not for me. This definitely deserves to be on the list from a musical historical perspective!
Green Day
3/5
I never liked Green Day, even when it would have been cool for me to be in to them at about 13. Still not that keen, but I don't hate it. It's just been done a lot better by other artists. I think this does deserve to be on the list though.
Paul Simon
3/5
Eh, fine. I like Paul Simon and will gladly listen to his music but I can't imagine putting this on on purpose.
Burning Spear
2/5
Heard the first song I was really enjoying and turned out it had started playing suggested artists. Woops!
G. Love & Special Sauce
1/5
Gloves?
The Byrds
2/5
The Byrds don’t even deserve one album on this list and this is I think my third. Bit fucking pointless!
The Velvet Underground
1/5
White light / white shit!
Red Snapper
1/5
Well, I’m afraid that aim was well missed
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
This guy’s a monster so not listening
Grateful Dead
1/5
I mean, real, TOTAL shit.
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
Sorry I just can't.... you motherfuckin' bitch!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Literally unbearable
Wilco
2/5
Tried over three occasions to get through is and I know it's cool to like Wilco but it was a fucking slog.
Doves
2/5
I really like the songs I recognise, but nice to know I haven’t been missing out on the rest for 23 years
John Martyn
2/5
Nice, then boring, then tiresome.
Kate Bush
2/5
Some of this was VERY annoying, and not much of it was enjoyable. Only giving it a 2 because I've given so many 1s recently.
Guided By Voices
2/5
I quite like this sort of thing but when Death Cab did it 500 times better this just doesn’t cut it
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
Good background music for a film, nothing else.
Ray Price
3/5
Nice voice, nice songs, already forgotten it
Muddy Waters
2/5
Would have been amazing to be there! But of course music must evolve, and this is just a bit boring now
Eric Clapton
1/5
Not listening to this cunt!
Morrissey
2/5
He needs Johnny Marr. And to not be racist.
Talking Heads
2/5
I just really don’t get this band
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I liked this more than her other one but I still don't really like her music :(
Britney Spears
2/5
Sorry Britney. You did better later.
Neil Young
2/5
Didn't do that much for me. Sort of tuned out and only realised it had finished when something else came on.
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
Desperately boring.
Led Zeppelin
1/5
If this was now you'd find them in what used to be called The Cartoon Club in Croydon while you wait for your friend's band to play and then you'd never hear from them again. They're only successful because they broke through in a time when there was very little choice of music and no one had heard blues properly.
Magazine
1/5
I can't listen to someone 'sing' like that for more than five minutes
The Stooges
1/5
NO! NO MORE IGGY POP! SHIT!
David Holmes
1/5
Some people should follow their own advice before they make music
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
The only one I actually enjoyed was the one where someone else was singing. Other bands did and do this sort of thing much, much better.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Did nothing for me
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Yeh, okay.
The Charlatans
2/5
Utterly forgettable
1/5
Desperately dull
Nirvana
4/5
Some really great classic stuff here. I think I'd have loved this when it came out. Not something I'll put on very often but certainly has it's place firmly on this list.
Os Mutantes
1/5
Not for me
The Zutons
2/5
A poor imitation of The Coral
Paul Simon
2/5
This sort of blew my mind the first time I heard it, but it's really quite a pale imitation of what it's trying to be, and the main songs don't hit like I thought.
Gang Starr
1/5
No thanks
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I can't explain why but Joni Mitchell always sounds like she's making up the song and lyrics while recording it
FKA twigs
3/5
Yeh, nice, probably won't put it on again. Her 2nd one was a banger.
Mike Ladd
1/5
No thanks
The Hives
2/5
Very presumptuous title! It's fine. A bit boring towards the end which is not great as it's only 28 mins.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
I always liked that long song and thought I should check out the rest of the album. I didn't miss anything.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Obviously amazing guitar playing, and it was a real revelation to me when I started playing aged 13. Also would have been if I'd been around when it came out. But today.... I just found myself looking forward to it ending.
The Young Gods
1/5
Fucking hell I'm in such a drought.
Neu!
1/5
NAH! Boring or annoying, sometimes both
ZZ Top
1/5
VV Shit
Metallica
2/5
I like the t-shirt I have of this album so much more than the music of it and I am not ashamed of that.
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
I'm so glad I wasn't around in the 80s
The Coral
3/5
Some great stuff. Dreaming Of You obviously an all time classic. It's not their best album though, and I doubt I'll put it on again. Thought about a 4 but I don't think it deserves it.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I hear that Leonard Cohen is an amazing lyricist but I can't tell because this is so fucking DREARY. And my favourite band is Radiohead for fuck's sake. I like dreary. This is just... I mean, is he lying down all the time? No energy whatsoever. It's actually making me depressed, and I already am so that's something. Fuck me, gonna have to turn it off NOW.
1/5
Shouting
Fever Ray
2/5
Ahhhh.... whatever.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Ah, another one from the childhood. Certain seminal tracks, some forgettable ones.
Baaba Maal
3/5
Actually quite nice... if a bit repetitive. Wouldn't have thought I'll play it again though.
New Order
2/5
I noticed I was enjoying the music was playing when something else had started and I think that sort of tells me everything I need to know,.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Didn't feel much either way on this one
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Unmemorable. Sunny Day Real Estate did it MUCH better.
Motörhead
1/5
There is still not a single live album that I've heard on here that deserved to be on the list. As for this one... there's no fucking way I'm listening to the whole thing. After a selective dip.... it's all the same already after 4 tracks.
Gram Parsons
2/5
I didn't really listen while this was playing but it was nice enough
Beth Orton
2/5
She literally named the album after the middle of the road! It might be nice but I'd need to hear a covers version of it because her voice is a bit grating. Damn, was hoping for a good one.
Jeru The Damaja
1/5
No
Arrested Development
1/5
Nope
The The
2/5
He's no singer is he
Elliott Smith
5/5
It’s no Figure 8 but I still love him
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
There's a reason only one track from this made it on to their best of album.
M.I.A.
1/5
Super annoying, can't listen
Cocteau Twins
3/5
It's a nice sound for a bit, and then it's not. A bit forgettable, it's certainly no Heaven or Las Vegas. Ah well!
Lucinda Williams
2/5
She sounds like someone. Can't think who. About as entertaining as the title suggests but not unpleasant.
Ice Cube
1/5
No thanks!
Tim Buckley
3/5
Better than the other one but he's no Jeff is he. Probably would have enjoyed it at the time. Won't play it again.
Daft Punk
2/5
Ahhh… none of their good stuff on here I’m afraid.
Dion
4/5
I actually really liked this. Say what you like about Phil Spector, I love that goddam wall of sound!
Digital Underground
1/5
Nah
TV On The Radio
2/5
Nearly! But not really.
Meat Loaf
2/5
Not really any bangers. Just a bit boring really.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Not enough of his bangers. Greatest Hits will do.
Louis Prima
3/5
I'd have to defer to people who like this sort of thing to know how good it is in general. Some nice sounds but not something I'd reach for.
Boards of Canada
1/5
Oh, REAL shit.
2/5
I can't even think of a live album that should be on here. Title song is fun
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1/5
No
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
God I fucking hate the Pet Shop Boys
Mekons
2/5
One of my old friends lived in a house with some fields and every year they do a festival there, with all the old hippies getting up to play live. It's exactly the sort of thing you'd see there and be like 'oh this is fun' and enjoy them rocking out but EVEN THEN after 5 minutes turn to your friend and say.... shall we go and get a drink? And they'd immediately say yes and you'd hear it fade in to the background as you go to do anything else.
Skunk Anansie
2/5
The drummer from Feeder!
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Ahhh some great tracks on here. Also some very boring ones. Waiting In Vain doing a lot of heavy lifting.
Genesis
2/5
I just can't be fucking bothered with something like this
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Well hot damn I haven't had a 5 for a while. He's a genius, that's it.
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
No thanks
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
Nice but UNREMARKABLE
Suede
3/5
Didn't do a huge amount for me but I did listen to the whole thing!
Billy Bragg
2/5
Not for me!!
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Sorry, am I going mad? 'Suzanne' and 'Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye' are EXACTLY the same tune melody?! I was just thinking about how fucking samey it was and then he started singing a melody I'd already heard!! I just.... can't...
Brian Wilson
4/5
Not Wilson at his best, but still pretty fucking genius stuff really isn't it.
The Crusaders
4/5
Very nice. Title track is an all time classic. Boring after a while.
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Nothing Compares 2 U outshines everything else on this album so much it's embarassing. The rest... not annoying but I don't wanna hear it again. NC2U not enough to give 3.
Aw, here we go. What do you say we slip out to Moe's for a pint?
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Yeh man, great stuff.
Sigur Rós
4/5
At times a bit repetitive, at times actually quite moving. Undeniably a masterpiece even though I wouldn't say I actively enjoyed all of it.
Iron Maiden
2/5
Very uninteresting, but not unlistenable. That's about the best I can say for it.
King Crimson
1/5
Sounds like he's being slowly strangled which is affecting not only his singing but his guitar playing and decisions as to what is TOTAL SHIT or not
Elvis Costello
2/5
Errr. Don't care?
The Saints
2/5
Listen to the first track and you've got the gist. Dull.
The Birthday Party
1/5
Oh no. Absolutely not.
Incubus
2/5
Thought I'd like this more. 'Drive' is such a good song that it makes the rest of it look even worse because nothing comes close to it. Ah well.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Very good but for me nowhere near as good as Back To Black.
Bad Brains
2/5
No thanks!
Deee-Lite
2/5
No thanks!
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Nice at first but I tuned out pretty quick
Play Maggie Mae
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Just catching up on albums and wondered why I was in such a bad mood and it's because of this shit! Why they were ever successful is beyond me.
John Grant
4/5
He's got such a lovely voice. Brilliant, imaginative storytelling. Only giving it a 4 because I've known about it for many years and not put it on that much. Great to revisit though!
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Lovely voice but I didn't really notice it
Wild Beasts
2/5
Had to turn it off x
Björk
4/5
Some VERY beautiful bits, some not so great. Ultimately great I think. A generous 4.
Snoop Dogg
1/5
Creepy
Eagles
3/5
Nice at times but can't imagine ever listening to it again
The Vines
2/5
The Vines played a concert in London that got one of the only ever 0 star reviews from the Guardian
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
It's nice, but if I wanted to go to a live jazz gig I'd go to one. Haven't heard a live album on here that should be on here yet. Though I suppose it's not that live, really. Whatever, I'm tired.
GZA
1/5
Not for me
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Play 7 Seconds!
Pixies
2/5
I always think I'll like Pixies and then I put them on and I don't enjoy it at all.
4/5
Very strange that the only album Muse have on this list is their THIRD best. After this they declined quite quickly and somehow are now thought of as really uncool, which means Origin Of Symmetry and Absolution get overlooked and I think they're both masterpieces.
Thery don't quite reach those heights with this one but they set the bar pretty high, and it's good enough. But not quite a 5. Those other two definitely are. Another miss from the author of this book.
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
Nightmares is right
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
I love The Killing Moon but had to switch this one off. A nice sound but not really any songs?
Hookworms
1/5
Are you joking this ELEVEN YEARS after the MGMT album it's copying, badly. Microshit!
The Strokes
3/5
Good, but their third best album in my opinion. Just makes me want to listen to their two better ones.
Peter Gabriel
1/5
Hated it x
Jamiroquai
2/5
Jason, do you like Stevie Wonder?
LTJ Bukem
1/5
Not for me, can't even tell if it's good but you do you
Slipknot
2/5
Slipknot have to be at their absolute BEST for me to enjoy them and this was just quite dull
Grateful Dead
1/5
Live masturbation
Neil Young
2/5
Big fan of Neil personally and respect his music but it is NOT for me.
George Michael
5/5
Not a perfect album but enough goddam sublime moments that I'm giving it 5. Big respect George.
2/5
I cannot stand to see a woman bleed from the mouth, it reminds me of that country and western music, which I cannot abide
JAY Z
1/5
Really hated this x
Brian Eno
2/5
I don't smoke weed anymore so it's hard to enjoy this. So non-comittal (I know that's the point) that it's just quite annoying. Like, be something or shut up. I know that's the point. But I hate it.
Underworld
2/5
Another one I'm gonna need drugs I don't take anymore to enjoy
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Do you guys like The Cure, yeh? And Joy Division? Okay, make that stuff.... but worse
Steve Winwood
2/5
I played at a wedding a few years ago and heard that Steve Winwood would be in attendance. I didn’t know who he was then and this is the first time I’ve listened to his music. In rehearsals I threatened to get drunk and goad him in to coming on stage and seeing if he could do better. Now I’m confident he would have crashed and burned, so good thing I didn’t do it in the end. STEEEEEVE!!!
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
I would like to like this more. And it has its place. But I heard it about 15 years ago and I hardly ever choose to put it on.
Roxy Music
1/5
Too much fuckin Brian Eno on this list
The Verve
2/5
Had only listened to Urban Hymns (which I love) before this, glad to find I wasn't missing out
Johnny Cash
2/5
Live albums shouldn't be on here. I know this was trailblazing / iconic but it is a bit boring if you're not in prison.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Today I went to Major Matt's to remaster my old album
And on the L train in the morning, I was pretty sure I saw Will Oldham
He was wearin' the same sunglasses he had on stage at the Bowery Ballroom
Had he come to walk among the Williamsburgers of his kingdom?
New Order
2/5
The thing is, it might be good, but Bernard Sumner can't sing for shit so it's unlistenable. I mean, Ian Curtis couldn't either, but still. Just get a fucking proper singer!!
Slint
3/5
I much prefer all the things this inspired; SDRE, Death Cab, etc.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
I'm sure this is great but I don't feel like listening to it so just gonna give it a 3
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Oar not
Boston
2/5
Fine, I didn’t turn it off but I couldn’t tell you a thing about it apart from you’ll recognise the first song.
The Waterboys
2/5
I just wanted to turn it off loads so I did
Bert Jansch
2/5
BERT. YOU MADE A MISTAKE. YOU NEED TO RERECORD THAT ONE.
The Libertines
1/5
Couldn’t stand you then either
Kanye West
2/5
Not for me BUT this has the first rap songs I ever liked. So I'm gonna give it two... customary fuck Kanye etc.
Gorillaz
1/5
Aaeeeeehhhhh really don't like it!
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Just like EVERY OTHER COUNTRY ALBUM
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1/5
Holy shit they wrote Proud Mary! I fucking hate that song. Don't think Creedence Clearwater needed reviving tbh
The Only Ones
1/5
You stay on this planet, I'm going
fIREHOSE
2/5
More bullshit
Kanye West
1/5
Ooof, misogyny IMMEDIATELY. Fuck you!
2/5
NAHHHHHHHHHHH
Jack White
2/5
There's obviously some good things going on here, but I had to turn it off before the end
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
This fucking list makes me look like I hate music
Queen
2/5
I'm never in the mood to listen to Queen but I don't hate them. They are possibly the most uncool band ever though.
Aimee Mann
4/5
I really liked this. Aimee Mann hasn't really come across my desk before so it was a pleasant surprise! Will listen again.
Girls Against Boys
2/5
This sort of thing has been done a million times better by a million more bands
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Lovely voice, some nice songs, won't put it on again
Jane's Addiction
1/5
Hate it
T. Rex
2/5
Tiresome very quickly
Dennis Wilson
2/5
Really didn't do anything for me Dennis
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Woah, like nothing I've ever heard before. She's clearly a genius. Didn't enjoy it all the way through but full marks for originality! Miles better than fucking Pink Floyd anyway.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Not really for me, but that's okay. Best wishes
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
That was extraordinary. I nearly turned it off because I wasn't in the mood for jazz but some of it was spellbinding! A rare, nice surprise from this list that I'll put on again.
Nirvana
3/5
Haven't met a live album that deserved to be on here yet
Cat Stevens
3/5
Some classics on there, but every time I hear a cover of his songs it's better. Also he came across like a right twat on Desert Island Discs. The non-hits are non-remarkable.
Screaming Trees
2/5
They sound a bit like Oasis
Weather Report
2/5
Really fond of Birdland because I played it in college but the rest I was just kind of waiting for it to be over
Christina Aguilera
1/5
I listened with an open mind but I really didn't like this. Not hip-hop, not pop, not funk, not R&B but somehow a weird mix of not the best bits of those things? She's got an incredible voice but it's also a bit annoying. Oh also I only ever listen to the first disc, I'm not doing 2.
Hole
2/5
This is a bit too 'punk' and not enough 'post' for me
Ghostface Killah
1/5
Oh god no
Metallica
2/5
Obviously won't be listening to 2 hours of this so I checked out a few tracks. Cool mix, definitely makes them sound better than their usual boring music. But... still not good.
Eminem
3/5
I can get on with rap when it’s a bit more coherent like this (or say, Jurassic 5). But it hasn’t aged well. Bits that were ‘edgy’ are now just unpleasant, but it definitely did change things in music so deserves its place on this list.