1001 Albums Summary

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Outstanding album. Have only ever heard studio stuff by the great man. Live recording really opens the music up.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Half if it's great The other half, not so much.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Not as bad as I thought it would be

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Homework by Daft Punk

Great album though there are a couple of fillers as well as the obvious killers

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Still as good, if not better, than it was at the time. Easily in my top 10 and has been since it was released. A truly life changing and life affirming album.

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Not a fan. Still not a fan after this.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Ooft

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Never heard of her before tbh. But this is a great album. Loving the vibe and have now listened to some of her other work and it won't be for the last time.

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Not for me. Really dull and uninteresting.

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

The Coral by The Coral

Not as good as I remember. The 2nd star is purely for Dreaming of You which is still a brilliant song.

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Innovative, delightful, eclectic, and marvellous. Listening to this album is like have musical honey dripped into your ears by a mischievous forest nymph. How I've not heard this before is criminal, but now that I have, it won't be the last time, that's for sure. You can clearly hear where many artists over the years have been influenced by this legend of a geezer. And rightly so.

A Northern Soul by The Verve

S'alright

Melodrama by Lorde

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Stand out track Chicago aside, this album is dull and derivative. Lyrics appear to have been written by a 5 tear old.

Document by R.E.M.

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Zombie by Fela Kuti

The Specials by The Specials

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

5 out of 5 All day long One of the greatest and most influential albums of all time from one of the greatest bands of all time.

Calenture by The Triffids

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Elephant by The White Stripes

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Pure shite

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

B-52's by The B-52's

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Still an absolute fucking classic. Hasn't aged at all and the influence this band and album have had on many artists is so obvious.

Pearl by Janis Joplin

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Utterly sublime

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Bossanova baby. Catchy in places like the clap. No bad

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

White Ladder by David Gray

Diamond Life by Sade

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Borderline craxy genius It flits from one to the other so much but wow

Metallica by Metallica

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Ooft Ooft Ooft That is all

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Microshift by Hookworms

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Kimono My House by Sparks

Perfection from beginning to end. Gonna have to really listen to the other 20+ albums now :-)

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Wasn't sure at first but then I went back, got to Shutdown and That's Not Me and something clicked. The rest of the album just made sense after that. And i really really like it. Urban poetry gliding over some wicked rhythms. Nice His other stuff is great too. I'm a new fan for deffo.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Soundtrack to a generation Still remember all of the words to all of the singles And the album tracks still hold up too Cover of Born to Run is fantastic Such a shame we only got two albums from them before internal conflict broke them But then, something this perfect was always destined to be fragile Ah, relax

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

I like it It's not like songs It's very "look at us doing weird shit with instruments". But they're having fun. You can feel it. I disagree with the notion of it being pretentious. I don't think they're showing off for showing offs sake. It was the early 70s. There was a lot of drugs around man. Several tracks on this I could listen to over and over. It brings me joy in dark places. I'm glad I found this.

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

The Undertones by The Undertones

Ah punk with a bit of soul to it Still good after all this time though a couple of the tracks don't hit as well as they used to. I'm giving it a 4 just cos of those songs and also because I have always found Feargal's voice to be a bit too shrill at times though he does have a good heart (and these days, that's hard to find).

Quiet Life by Japan

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Not as good as I remember Still a handful of good tracks on it though

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Add it up, promise, and blister definitely the stand out tracks for me but the whole album is a joy from start to finish as it was when I first heard it in the early 90s

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

I like some of his other songs This is ok but doesn't make me jiggy like superfly or move on up does.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, and Paice. Yass mate Although I do prefer the live version of Child in Time from the Made in Japan album where RB and JL trade guitar and Hammond licks. And it lasts for the full side of an LP. Seriously, check out Made in Japan if you like this. Double LP, 7 songs in total. Ooft.

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Baws

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Yuck

xx by The xx

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Meh

Low by David Bowie

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

British Steel by Judas Priest

New Wave by The Auteurs

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Live! by Fela Kuti

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

1984 by Van Halen

Headquarters by The Monkees

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Snivilisation by Orbital

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

A great album by, let's face it, most folk's favourite beatle.

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Still my favourite white stripes album

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Not for me

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Proooooooooooooggggggg!!!!

Pretenders by Pretenders

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Smash by The Offspring

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Easily a contender for greatest album of all time.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

As smooth as folk

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

If I could give an album 6 out of 5 I would. This and Nick's other work did literally change my outlook on music in the mid 90s and have rarely left my listening lists since then. Way to Blue in particular has, since then, been one of my all time favourite songs.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Didn't expect much from this but was very pleasantly surprised Had seen her on jools holland once and thought she was OK but this is actually a really good album with a fusion of several different genres bouncing around Cold War and War of the Roses are both standout tracks for me.

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

It's a little dated but still damn good

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

One extra star cos of what this led to.

Arrival by ABBA

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Oh aye

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

What's more proggy than prog ? This apparently

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

This one threw me and challenged me a bit. At first I thought it was just pretentious art wank but then, about half way through, I started to appreciate the skill these cats have. I'm giving a 3 but only cos I feel it might not be their best work. Imma habe to listen to this more, and their other stuff. It's growing on me. This album, and presumably,their others, is not an album to stick on when you're doing the dishes or painting the kitchen. This demands your undivided attention. Headphones on, no distractions and just, listen. I'll be doing that properly with this soon.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Never liked this grunge pop lite album at the time Thought the years may have been kind but nope, still don't like it To be fair, it's not dated that much but then, shite's always gonna smell like shite. One extra star cos Mrs robinsons a fun cover at least.

Van Halen by Van Halen

As debut albums go, there can't be many this accomplished. Really ahead of it's time, being a precursor to the glam/hair metal of the 80s yet still sounding fresh and fun. Could listen to this album every day and not get bored with it.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Black Metal by Venom

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Ooft

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Had only heard the title track which is epic. The rest dud not disappoint. Looking forward to the new posthumous album coming out in October.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Risque by CHIC

Liquid Swords by GZA

No for me

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Aja by Steely Dan

Road, middle of.

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Really enjoyed this hippy crap

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Sweeeeet jazz

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

American Idiot by Green Day

I'd have given em a 5 It's a modern classic But I've still never forgiven them for cancelling the glasgow date on the dookie tour and not coming back for fucking ages The waiting/st jimmy is still fucking excellent though

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Pornography by The Cure

Enjoyed thuis more than I thought I would. I remember it being darker I must just be older and more depressed to enjoy it more lol

1989 by Taylor Swift

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Some truly excellent socio political commentary and excellent satire that, sadly, is still relevant 50 years later. Didn't expect to like this but it defied my expectations.

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

The White Album by Beatles

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

White Light by Gene Clark

2 just cos it's not completely terrible

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

It grew on me I'd go for 3.5 if I could

Ten by Pearl Jam

Nuff said

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Who's Next by The Who

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

The Doors by The Doors

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

Signing Off by UB40

I'd have said 1 Buy they're getting 2 for lyrical content and subject matter.

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

East Kilbrides finest

Bad by Michael Jackson

Shamone

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Not their best album but still glorious

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Nah

En-Tact by The Shamen

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

California by American Music Club

Very British sounding folk tinged indie Gonna listen to more of their stuff Not something I expected to like but this list can be full of surprises sometimes.

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Love this album as much as I did when I first heard it.

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Not my bag baby

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Parklife by Blur

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

I Against I by Bad Brains

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Big sexy synthetic pop mmmmm

Purple Rain by Prince

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Smile by Brian Wilson

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

Shmoooove

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Stankonia by OutKast

Brothers by The Black Keys

Connected by Stereo MC's

Among The Living by Anthrax

I AM THE LAW

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Just naw to j masticulitis voice

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Really enjoyed this

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

No my thang baby

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

NEU! 75 by Neu!

This was a very interesting surprise. Can tell they've had an influence on many artists. Just on the first track alone I can hear the influence on Public Service Broadcasting, The Horrors, and David Holmes to name but a few. Other tracks have clearly had an influence on the early UK punk scene. Good though that is, I'm giving it 4 out of 5 because I feel it's a collection of ideas rather than a collection of songs.

Abraxas by Santana

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Prefer loveless but still well ooft

Parachutes by Coldplay

2 cos it's got a song called Don't Panic Still dire though

On The Beach by Neil Young

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Nixon by Lambchop

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Love me a bit if Apple Prefer her 2nd album though

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Billy

Moondance by Van Morrison

The Score by Fugees

It's got a few good tracks bit it's dated a little

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Post punk while punk was still happening Love it Dum de dum

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Me likey Fun n funky

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Pretty damn good

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Pedo pish

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Not the greatest from Cohen the Bardbarian but still pretty decent.

Fragile by Yes

Prog. Good but not great

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Dookie by Green Day

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Bam bam bam, bam bam babambam Fuck. Yeah.

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Love this album as much as I did when it came out.

Close To The Edge by Yes

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

One of the first albums I owned courtesy of my uncle. 5 stars for the guitar tone on the title track alone And the rest is also genius.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Kinda biased here cos my da loves this album so I grew up listening to it Better than most of their other output I reckon.

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Hypnotised by The Undertones

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Horses by Patti Smith

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

Really enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Tis good Not exceptional but that maybe cos it sounds slightly dated in places

The Next Day by David Bowie

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Blur by Blur

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Like A Prayer by Madonna

No my thing

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Noice

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Me love la bush

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

When they're good, they're great. When they're not good,they sound like a weird novelty act.

Different Class by Pulp

Big bold sexy kitchen sink drama orchestral indie pop. Fucking sublime soundtrack to the mid 90s. Made glasses and geekiness cool n sexy.

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Not bad but a bit samey as it goes on.

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Has decent moments but overall it's not great

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Rather enjoyed this beastie Hadn't heard of them till now

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Nah

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Was alright

Lost Souls by Doves

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

No likey very much Emo vocals putting me right off

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Solid Air by John Martyn

Jazz blues folk funk rock It's got a bit of it all here Great album from the legendary John Martyn. I do prefer some of his later folkier stuff though tbh hence a 4. But it's a high 4.

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Great voice but the songs do get a little repetitive for me.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Meh

Blackstar by David Bowie

It's not his best But it's still better than I could've done

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Technique by New Order

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Ramones by Ramones

Kenya by Machito

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

New Forms by Roni Size

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Best debut album ever Stupendous

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Utterly insipid self indulgent shite

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

Disintegration by The Cure

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

I dunno if it's genius or terrible I'm hedging my bets and doing a 3 The 2nd half is more palatable than the first Definitely glad i listened to it though

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

No for me

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

The Band by The Band

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Nah

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

First half was funky dynamite. Second half unfortunately dragged it down a bit with subpar motion soul.

Atomizer by Big Black

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Moving Pictures by Rush

Not a band I've ever really got into or listened to much but this was a very pleasant surprise.

All Directions by The Temptations

The Stooges by The Stooges

Absolute masterpiece

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Prefer 80s zz top but this is alright

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

They've made better albums

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Outstanding

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Bossanova by Pixies

All day long this album is a 5 for me. Absolutely faultless from start to finish. Easily my favourite Pixies album too.

All Mod Cons by The Jam

2112 by Rush

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Me no likey Too squeaky for me

Sincere by Mj Cole

If I could give 0 I would. Drivel.

Raw Power by The Stooges

I'm a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm Fuck Yeah

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

25 by Adele

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Gold by Ryan Adams

It's like Diet Springsteen No for me

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Transformer by Lou Reed

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Music by Madonna

Revolver by Beatles

Ooft

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

No for me

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Movies by Holger Czukay

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

With The Beatles by Beatles

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Third by Portishead

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Palo Congo by Sabu

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Heroes by David Bowie

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

This is sexier than a sexy banana in a leotard And twice as yummy

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Eagles by Eagles

Its not 100% dire

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Possibly their best album.

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Arular by M.I.A.

Vespertine by Björk

Sound Affects by The Jam

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Station To Station by David Bowie

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

Kenza by Khaled

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo by Devo

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Not too bad bluesy punky noise

The Joshua Tree by U2

Tis good. Lots of it holds up well. Bit of filler so a high 4.

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Face to Face by The Kinks

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Bit of filler here n there but a few srltandout tracks. And Oliver's Army is, to this day, a stone cold banger.

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Crazysexycool by TLC

World Clique by Deee-Lite

A big slab of techno disco dance funk Some bits hit great Some has dated Obviously one absolute stormer of a stand out track

Copper Blue by Sugar

Scum by Napalm Death

The La's by The La's

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Faith by George Michael

Big sexy george

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

American Gothic by David Ackles

Very pleasantly surprised by this. You can definitely hear how he's influenced people like Phil Collins, Elvis Costello etc. Noice

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Truth by Jeff Beck

Jeff beck is really good

Spiderland by Slint

This album, in places, was like a big spiky honey flavoured jobby. In others, not as good.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Big song good. Rest average

Achtung Baby by U2

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Nice. Very nice.

Eliminator by ZZ Top

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

The Man Who by Travis

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Never been much of a fan of Pavement but this grew on me a little in places.

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Nowhere by Ride

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Faust IV by Faust

Slayed? by Slade

Fun from start to finish Feel a little crazee now

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Digging it

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Real Life by Magazine

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Awesome

Ys by Joanna Newsom

21 by Adele

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Django Django by Django Django

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Another Green World by Brian Eno

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Damaged by Black Flag

Ctrl by SZA

Slipknot by Slipknot

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Being There by Wilco

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Odelay by Beck

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

6 out of 5

Picture Book by Simply Red

Born To Be With You by Dion

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Nice beats, nice noises but felt a bit samey after a while.

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Tapestry by Carole King

Third by Soft Machine

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Cut by The Slits

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

GREY Area by Little Simz

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Im not a big nick fan but I liked this. His voice us still annoying but musically me likey.

Roots by Sepultura

Biboca garagem favela, biboca garagem favela! Fubanga maloca bocada, fubanga maloca bocada! Ooft

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Guero by Beck

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Garbage by Garbage

Dummy by Portishead

Reign In Blood by Slayer

More Specials by The Specials

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Wild Gift by X

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

London Calling by The Clash

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

1999 by Prince

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

The White Room by The KLF

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Black Monk Time by The Monks

American GIs in Germany form a band. They dress as monks, replete with tonsure haircuts. They get a Hammond, a drum kit with no cymbals, a little distorted guitar, and a distorted fucking banjo, then top it off with some mad bastard shouting and wailing all over it. You couldn't make that shit up. It probably shouldn't work. But fuck me if it isn't fucking amazing. Never heard this before but ill be listening to it a lot in future.

Medúlla by Björk

Bloody hell This threw me at first but the entire album is incredible Listened to it through headphones to appreciate it fully Bloody genius

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Tommy by The Who

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Not their best but it definitely has its moments.

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Loses one star cos its missing Meg. Shes an integral part of the sounds he makes.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Close To You by Carpenters

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Leftism by Leftfield

Have loved this album since release. Stand out tracks for me are Afro-left, Original, Inspection (Check One), and, of course, Open Up. The rest of the songs are pretty amazing too.

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

3 cos of the coupla good tunes which are good

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Night Life by Ray Price

I don't like it I dont dislike it But I can appreciate its significance

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Some absolute belters of songs on tgis album. Hasn't heard some of the album tracks but damn, they good too.

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Im not the target demographic for this

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Has a few great moments on it. Birdland is fantastic. But it also, weirdly, has some terrible elevator music sections. Which is just wrong for who these guys are. Maybe I just didn't understand the weird electro jazz.

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Dare! by The Human League

Its got a fair bit of filler (philer?) But when its good its good Are there many more iconic, era defining tracks like Don't You Want Me? Naw, there urnae Bangin

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Its hard to objectively review the You Got a Friend In Me guy but I tried Its no bad

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Really good in places. Singles are still top notch.

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Its elvis

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Not a fan of dexys but Geno is great and there's a few other decent tracks as well.

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Its no for me,this album.

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

It's no as good as Pixies stuff but it's alright here and there

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Kind of expected it to be better. Bit pedestrian in places.

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Superstition, sunshine Awesome Some other good Some meh

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Very nice. Not the best Siouxsie album but still damn good.

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Didn't mind Some later tracks but not a fan of this.

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

A not unpleasant slice of late 80s hip hop influenced poparama

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Damn sweet Like funky with the beach boys noys

Sheet Music by 10cc

Boak

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Funky ass shit

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

He inspired Bob Dylan to sing in his trademark nasal whine. For this, he shall never be forgiven.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Very by Pet Shop Boys

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

War by U2

Fucking great album. 5 stars alone for Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Years Day alone.

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Mmmm yeah

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Not their vest album but ooh still goood

Da Capo by Love

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Oʻoooooooooooooooooo

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Big van man Good lungs Nice

The Predator by Ice Cube

Nahhhh

Chris by Christine and the Queens

American Pie by Don McLean

I hate this album

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Frickin genius

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Ooft this kicks hard.

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Electric by The Cult

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

It's still just as good as when I first heard it.

Virgin Suicides by Air

Oui, c'est bon.

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Shuggie

OK Computer by Radiohead

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Smoooove

John Prine by John Prine

Nah

One World by John Martyn

Its inoffensive and interesting but don't think id listen again

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

A lot better than I remember it. My tastes may have matured over the years.

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Bob Dillhole Why you so many albums in list? I get it, you influential, but my God, I hate your voice.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Oh my God that's some funky shit

The Visitors by ABBA

Protection by Massive Attack

Mmmmmmm

Dust by Screaming Trees

Not as good as Sweet Oblivion but it still holds up well today in a kinda bluesy grungey way.

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Good voice but its no my thang

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Hotel California by Eagles

I dont like it but I get why others do.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long

Cross by Justice

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Do love The Damned They really were different to the rest of the punk scene while still embracing it.

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

I must be weird but I like it.

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Back In Black by AC/DC

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Its good But feels like its misding a certain something to make it excellent

Synchronicity by The Police

Apart from that mad wedding song, I didnt really know the rest of this. Me likey.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Trippy hippy space rock kinda No bad

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Vivid by Living Colour

Still tocks hard Cult of personality is absolutely amazing What a riff

Street Life by The Crusaders

No for me

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Eurgh

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Hippy dippy country crap

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Woodface by Crowded House

Never really got the point of these dudes.

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Bleurgh

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Yuck

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Great voice but meh

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Its Ray He no great He no bad He Ray

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Just can't get into them

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Love it

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Yeah but nah no really

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Despite being a massive cunt, the boy done good with some tracks on this album. Marks off for cuntdom though.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Love this smoove voiced wee legend

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Great voice. Had never heard of her tbh. Im not a big fan of almost ofvthe actudl music. Not really my thing But stupendous vocals.

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

I like the music I like the lyrics But I can only listen in bursts cos Mark E Smith

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Petty

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Its good stevie No bad stevie Still stevie but

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Mmmmmmmmm

90 by 808 State

Its not perfect, for that see their later offering ex:el but it still goood

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Hip hop jazz rock from a group of socially and politically conscious Latino chaps from murica? Why, yes please

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Chilled n noice Not really my thing but not unpleasant

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Nice 80s fun times

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

5 for killing moon just itself

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Some decent guitar in there but no really my bag

Be by Common

No for me ta

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Not their best album but a good sign of what was to come later.

Live Through This by Hole

Prefer the debut but this still holds up really well today.

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Extra point for fascist groove thang but the rest is meh

Marquee Moon by Television

Yeah. Television.

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Pretty damn good Have heard of him and know a few Walker Bros songs but not solo stuff Will have a listen to his other stuff now

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Yeah but no but

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Repeater by Fugazi

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Shite

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Inoffensive jazzy rock.

Low-Life by New Order

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Mich better than I thought it would be tbf

Queen II by Queen

Ooft

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Very nice

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Nice

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Funeral, their debut album is far superior IMHO but this is alright.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Mmmmmm

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Nevermind by Nirvana

Still a bloody great album from start to finish.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Really digging this funky shit

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Never really got into the flips but this is alright

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Couple of songs are ok but I think this is another one of these dudes whose songs are much better performed by others. Sorry Fred.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Alright bit not sure why on list.

D by White Denim

Surprisingly fun

No Other by Gene Clark

Rio by Duran Duran

Sweet sexy 80s deliciousness

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Bluesy loveliness

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Dunno why on list but its ok i suppose

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Was alright

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Yeah most if it really good

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Thoroughly enjoyed this.

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

I do enjoy this wven thiugh I'm not a big REM fan

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Easy 5. Every track is blinding. Solid as fuck debut album. I've got toast but I'm not a toaster. Ive got ham but I'm not a hamster. Etc.

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

I knew another girl another planet. Its great. The rest is hit and miss to be fair.

Sister by Sonic Youth

Not the best SY album but still no bad

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Yeah. Before they lost it and went too poppy.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Infected by The The

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Still love this

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Yasssss

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

Good moments but ultimately not as good as it could be.

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Kinda weird but also kinda cool

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

All day long this is a 5. One of the best debuts ever.

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Phrenology by The Roots

Pretty average. Not bad but again I query its inclusion.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Yummy sexy nouses

Dry by PJ Harvey

The Yes Album by Yes

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

I like it but its no Different Class

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

My Generation by The Who

Is This It by The Strokes

Never really got into them but there's a few decent songs here.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

No my thing really

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Good voices

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Should've stayed on the heroin

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Sexy voodoo boogaloonacy. Extra point for dr teeth

Abbey Road by Beatles

Easy 5

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Really difficult to be completely objective about reviewing this because I know it so well from my youth. Hell, I can even sing along with the freaking guitar solos on the singles. For the fact that I was instantly transported back to my teens and, let's face it, the singles from this album are pure cheesy pop rock classics without a doubt, then it deserves a good score. I'd say 5 but most of the other tracks haven't aged that well. Maybe through lack of exposure, who knows. But ill take a point off for those. That's all. Cos let's face it. YGLABN WDOL and LOAP are certified cheesy bangers.

Imagine by John Lennon

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

No too bad.

S&M by Metallica

High Violet by The National

Enjoyed in places

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Who Killed...... The Zutons? by The Zutons

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

This is just delightful Ignore the reviews where irony and humour have bypassed the listener. Its only getting a 4 cos its not the best DC album.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Oooooooooooooft

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Could never get into The Fall but this does have some moments

Follow The Leader by Korn

Still holds up well. Bouncing aboot to it in kitchen

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Its alright Its rod man

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Can we get a special 6 category for certain albums

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Nah

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

This has aged far better than Imagine

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

I see why it's in the list but the beats have dated badly and are a bit repetitive. And oh dear, the misogyny.

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

5 for the music 1 for the racist dickhead Meet in the middle

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Still some good songs on this. And a bit of filler.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers