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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Northern Soul | 5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
| Tellin’ Stories | 5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
| Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Nowhere | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| Lost Souls | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Urban Hymns | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| Heaven Or Las Vegas | 5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
| Parklife | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
| The Number Of The Beast | 5 | 3.59 | +1.41 |
| Black Holes and Revelations | 5 | 3.59 | +1.41 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| The Score | 1 | 3.68 | -2.68 |
| People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Straight Outta Compton | 1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
| Aja | 1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
| Fleet Foxes | 1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| Songs Of Leonard Cohen | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
| Ready To Die | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Beatles | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| The Verve | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 1.5 | 2.14 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Everything But The Girl | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Wilco | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
5-Star Albums (20)
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The Verve
5/5
I love this album. Apart from brainstorm interlude and drive you home, which I tend to skip each song has something which always makes me want to listen again.
Nick McCabes guitar work is outstanding.
Checkout the acoustic version of On Your Own. Brilliant version which is good to play along to.
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B.B. King
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
The Doors
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Daft Punk
3/5
Primal Scream
4/5
k.d. lang
1/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Outwith Remasters this is the only "proper" Zeppelin album I actually own and it's a classic. Rightfully hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Dull
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
The Coral
2/5
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Wasn't sure what to expect with this but it has just the right mix of "normal" mixed with Enos weirdness. Really liked it and will listen to his next album as recommended by Iain C
Kanye West
1/5
The Verve
5/5
I love this album. Apart from brainstorm interlude and drive you home, which I tend to skip each song has something which always makes me want to listen again.
Nick McCabes guitar work is outstanding.
Checkout the acoustic version of On Your Own. Brilliant version which is good to play along to.
Lorde
2/5
Boring, generic pop music
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
2 stars. One for Chicago and one for trying something different.
R.E.M.
4/5
Not my favourite REM album, but it's up there. A fine follow up to Life's Rich Pageant, which is a better overall album, but lacks the big singles that Document has.
Waylon Jennings
2/5
Fela Kuti
2/5
The Specials
2/5
Calexico
2/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Pixies
2/5
I've tried numerous times over the years to get into the Pixies but something just doesn't click with me. Listened to this a few times and there is nothing that makes me want to listen to it again.
The Triffids
2/5
Why is this on the list and INXS - Kick isn't?
It's far superior in every way to this bland effort.
Baaba Maal
2/5
D'Angelo
2/5
Not my bag.
The White Stripes
4/5
Starts with an epic track and although it never reaches those heights again there are some really good songs on this album.
Will definitely give it some more listens.
Kid Rock
1/5
Frank Zappa
2/5
The Cure
3/5
Not my favourite Cure album, but probably the easier listen out of their earlier stuff. A Forest is the standout track that is still a regular in their live set.
The B-52's
3/5
As wacky and zany as I'd expected. Everyone knows Rock Lobster and there are some catchy tunes on this album, but at times I just wish they'd leave the singing to Cindy and Kate as I find Fred's vocal irritating
Minor Threat
3/5
Britney Spears
2/5
tennie-bob pop
Janis Joplin
2/5
Classic singer with a great voice but not my cup of tea.
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Legendary soul singer, but not a style i can listen to for long
Frank Sinatra
1/5
Don't mind a bit of swing, but this is just awful. Dull and boring and goes nowhere. Gave up half-way through zzzzz
Miles Davis
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Loved this album ever since I heard it as a kid in the car going on holiday.
There are some great individual songs but as an album it flows beautifully and only really lets up when it gets to "Why don't you write me" and the cover of "Bye Bye Love"
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Never liked Come on Eileen when it came out so put me off ever listening to this album, but there are some decent songs on this, although not enough that would make me actively want to listen to it.
David Gray
3/5
Enjoyed this album at the time, but haven't listened to it for years.
In hindsight, outwith the main singles there are a couple of good songs here, "My Oh My" and a good cover of "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", but a lot of it is pretty dull sounding now.
Sade
3/5
Not a musical style I'll actively listen to (too shmooove for me), but Sade does have a great soulful voice.
Fleet Foxes
1/5
Dull as 3 day old dishwasher
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
The mans a legend, but his music is not for me.
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
This is just nonsense!
Metallica
4/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Beth Orton
2/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Not as good as Elephant
Public Enemy
2/5
Hookworms
3/5
Only managed to listen once and sounds alright. Needs further listens.
Ian Dury
3/5
Sparks
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Skepta
1/5
Grime, shmime! Really hate this stuff!
Frank Ocean
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Neil Young
2/5
5/5
Grew up listening to this era of Beatles so this album had a major influence on my musical taste.
The Undertones
4/5
Japan
2/5
Can hear the influences this has had on other artists but none of the individual songs grab me and make we want to listen again.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
My least favourite S&G album. Apart from the main well known hits, the rest is a bit dull.
Queen Latifah
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
A few decent songs, but still not a fan. 2 stars for the decent songs and an extra 1 for Fleas bass playing.
Violent Femmes
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Steve Winwood
1/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Supertramp
3/5
Queen
4/5
A classic album with some Queen classic songs. Some of which are even better live than on record, Love of My Life being one of them.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
The Byrds
1/5
It's The Byrds Jim, but not as we know it :-(
The xx
3/5
A couple of interesting songs which maybe enough to warrant checking out other albums, but this tends to become a bit background listening
Scritti Politti
2/5
Liked Wood Beez back in the day and there are a couple of decent tunes here but nothing that matches up with the big hit.
David Bowie
2/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Judas Priest
4/5
Classic British metal with some classic tunes
The Auteurs
1/5
Thankfully this passed me by in 1993.
Dull as dishwasher!
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Never liked them, always found them dreary and drippy and this album just reinforces that. Awful!
Fela Kuti
2/5
LL Cool J
2/5
The Cramps
3/5
MC Solaar
2/5
Van Halen
4/5
The Monkees
4/5
Heavily influenced by The Beatles - Help album but there are some good songs on this.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Joan Armatrading
2/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Had listened to this previously and it's definitely an album that gets better the more you listen to it. Happy when it rains and April skies are instant likes, but tracks like Nine Million Rainy Days and Fall in particular grow on you over time.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
Orbital
1/5
Didn't like this kind of music at the time and I don't like it now.
George Harrison
3/5
Some good stuff on here but it's a bit of a chore to get through as there are just too many songs and not all of them good.
This feels like George just dumped all the songs he'd been working on onto one album when The Beatles split.
The White Stripes
3/5
Merle Haggard
1/5
It's some c£$t from Preston!
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Hot Chip
2/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
On A Rope aside (which was huge at the time), it's pretty a pretty underwhelming album overall.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
I knew Spellbound well and there are some good tracks on here. Given it a 3 initially but could see it being upgraded to a 4 with more listens
Willie Nelson
2/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Genesis
2/5
Pretenders
3/5
Joni Mitchell
1/5
zzzzzzz!
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Offspring
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Fairport Convention
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Janelle Monáe
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
ABBA
4/5
Don't mind a bit of Abba. Some good songs on this along with a couple that are a bit "meh". I can't stand Dancing Queen, but Knowing Me, Knowing You is a great song.
Iron Maiden
5/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
I really hate prog!
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
N.E.R.D
1/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
Steely Dan
2/5
The Lemonheads
2/5
This album was just "ok" at the time and it's just "ok" now. A couple of decent songs, but for the most part it's just missing something :-/
Van Halen
4/5
OutKast
2/5
Venom
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
George Michael
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Queen
4/5
A couple of fillers on this (I'm looking at you "Bring Back That Leroy Brown"!), but overall it's still a great album.
CHIC
3/5
Classic Bernie Edwards bass and Nile Rodgers guitar, but does get a bit repetitive after a while.
Good times is still a classic though.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
A few bangers on this, but it does get repetitive after a while.
Steely Dan
1/5
Not sure why we need one Steely Dan album in this list never mind three!
Pentangle
1/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Some of my favourite S&G songs on this but overall not quite as good as Troubled Water. I'd give it 4.5/5 if I could.
Green Day
4/5
Some great songs on this, but always found "When September Ends" to be a bit of a drag.
Jethro Tull
3/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
The Cure
3/5
I love the cure and this is an album I've tried to listen to a few times previously but this is a hard listen.
Taylor Swift
2/5
Taylor Swift is a huge artist, but I honestly think it shows the state of the music industry these days that she is so huge. If she was around in the 80s she (and this album) would be fairly run of the mill.
She's a female Ed Sheeran!
Randy Newman
2/5
Some interesting social commentary, but every song sounds the same and I reckon I could fit "You've got a friend in me" lyrics into every song on this album :-/
Paul Simon
2/5
Never got to grips with his solo stuff. Nothing on here to make me want to listen again (snooze).
Beatles
4/5
Some of the best songs ever written mixed in with some absolute duffers. If this was a single LP with the best tracks, it would be up there with Revolver as the best album of all time.
Still, for all that it's still worth a solid 4/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Enjoyed this album for the most part when it came out. FF were a bit different from other bands around at the time and it's always good to see a local Glasgow band doing well.
Album has some good songs and although not one I could listen to on repeat, it still sounds good over 20 years after it was released.
Gene Clark
2/5
Liz Phair
3/5
A bit too low-fi for me. Might have enjoyed this in 1993, but not enough to grab me these days.
Pearl Jam
5/5
One of my favourite albums of all time. Opening 3 tracks are outstanding, a slight lull with Why Go, but then side 1 closes with 2 incredibly powerful songs in Black and Jeremy.
My only criticism would be that side 2 doesn't match up to side 1 in overall quality but when side 1 is that good.....
Aphex Twin
3/5
I don't hate it, but it's not something I'd actively put on to listen to.
Jamiroquai
3/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Was expecting much better!
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
Started off ok, but drags on a bit after a while.
The Who
4/5
Overall as an album it's not brilliant as there are a few fillers, but there are also some great songs on there.
Baba O'Riley is a brilliant opener (and amazing live), Bargain is pretty good but for me the quality drops significantly until we get to Behind Blue Eyes and then the epic Won't Get Fooled Again which is one of the greatest songs of all time.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Some very well known tracks on here that I never knew he sang. Without You is a classic ballad also covered by Maria Carey and as soon as the opening of Coconut started I instantly pictured the Reservoir Dogs crew :-D
The Doors
4/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Was decent back in the day and they were good fun live.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Never been a fan of The Boss. Individually these songs are ok, but as an album I just find it boring.
UB40
2/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Don't rate this based on listening through a crappy little Amazon Echo device. Needs a decent system to do it justice.
2/5
Really can't stand Dylan's vocal. I'd rather listen to The Byrds singing his songs and Milltown Brothers do a great version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
Disc 2 with the band is a hell of a lot better though so an extra star for that.
Cocteau Twins
5/5
This is the only album of theirs I can really listen to due to Liz Frasers weird vocals on all the earlier stuff. She's a bit more normal sounding on this one where you can almost make out what she's singing 🤣
I love dreampop and shoegaze but, brilliant as it is, I'm not sure I'd recommend this as an entry into the genre. Better starting with bands like Ride, Slowdive, Lush (specifically Spooky as it was produced by Robin Guthrie) and then revisiting this to appreciate it more.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Album that inspired a genre. Has some great moments.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Not as good overall as Thriller but there are still some classic songs on here. Main issue is the overuse of his vocal ticks Shamone-heHeeeee etc
Worth a 3.5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Megadeth
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Musically this has some interesting moments but the vocals really put me off to the point where I can't listen to it.
The Shamen
2/5
Always found The Shamen a bit hit and miss. Move any Mountain is great (I've still got my original single form when it was released) but most of this just merges into 1.
David Bowie
4/5
American Music Club
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
2/5
not my cup of tea.
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Singles get played on the radio all the time but don't think I've listened to this fully since the 90s. Still holds up well ironically apart from Ironic which is ironic, or is it? No it isn't ;-)
Madonna
3/5
Got some decent songs but overall not a patch on her first 3/4 albums
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Gave this a couple of listens. Never been a fan of this twee indie pop. Lyrically interesting but nothing musically that makes we want to listen again.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
Sigh! There is only so much of Janis wailing like a banshee I can take!
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Dull as feck!
Boards of Canada
1/5
Blur
5/5
Song for song I still prefer Modern Life Is Rubbish (which was 2 years ahead of it's time) but Parklife is still a essential album.
Donovan
3/5
s'alright a couple of good tracks on here. Check out Lana Del Rey's cover of Season of the Witch.
a-ha
3/5
Big Star
1/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
King Crimson
2/5
Guns N' Roses
4/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Soft Cell
2/5
I like a bit of synth-pop but was never a fan of Soft Cell at the time.
Tainted love is a classic, but apart from that and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye i'm not keen on the rest of it.
Prince
4/5
Metallica
4/5
Nina Simone
3/5
Brian Wilson
2/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
The Cardigans
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
The Pharcyde
1/5
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
Prince
2/5
Not a patch on Purple Rain.
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
OutKast
2/5
Not my cup of tea musically but I do like Ms Jackson
The Black Keys
2/5
pretty forgettable album.
Stereo MC's
2/5
Anthrax
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Mike Ladd
1/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Like Bug, there are some interesting moments on this musically, but Just naw to j masticulitis voice!
Keith Jarrett
2/5
Decent background while writing code
Lana Del Rey
2/5
If you are going to listen to a Lana album, listen to Born to Die and Ultraviolence. I've always found her later albums dull and lacking edge and this is a prime example.
Fishbone
3/5
Neu!
3/5
Santana
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
I must be the only shoegazer who just can't get into MBV at all.
Coldplay
3/5
Neil Young
2/5
Ray Charles
2/5
would rather listen to him singing the blues than big band
Dusty Springfield
4/5
some classic covers on here
Lambchop
1/5
Zzzzz! What? It's finished? Sorry, I fell asleep! Zzzzz
Fiona Apple
3/5
Billy Joel
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Fugees
1/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Essentially a David Bowie album, which has some good moments. Giving it a 3/5 after one listen but will listen again.
I had no idea China Girl was originally released in 77. Only knew about Bowies version in 83
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
Granted, they have some decent songs over their vast catalogue, but they are a band I just don't like and never have. Californiacation is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
It's ok, probably not as good as It's Blitz!
N.W.A.
1/5
The Saints
3/5
Mekons
1/5
utter dross
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
More familiar with The Beatles versions of some of these songs but there are some classic rock n roll songs here and then he wastes it by playing Your Cheatin' Heart :-D
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Yes
2/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
A couple of Beach Boys classic. Not great overall as an album though.
Green Day
5/5
Sebadoh
2/5
There are too many songs on this and they are all over the place
Basement Jaxx
1/5
Basement Joke!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6HR0-1wsJw
Iggy Pop
4/5
Underworld
2/5
2/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
The guitar on the title track is insane!
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Not a fan of the country stuff, but the bluesy stuff is not too bad
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Never been a fan of Dylans voice but this is not too bad.
Radiohead
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
some great songs but also a few fillers.
Wilco
1/5
standard meh American indie "rock"
The Undertones
3/5
Motörhead
4/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
ice background music in a latin themed restaurant :-)
Kanye West
1/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Gloria definitely the stand out. Rest is ok.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Dull, dull, dull. They've always been dull.
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
The Avalanches
2/5
Frontier Psychiatrist is really good (haven't heard it for years, but I can still picture parts of the music video) but the rest of it is not my bag.
David Bowie
4/5
Tend to only ever listen to 70's Bowie, but really enjoyed this one
Doves
4/5
Not my favourite Doves album, but still some good tracks on here. Words, There Goes the Fear, Pounding and Caught by the River are the standouts for me
Blue Cheer
3/5
Can hear it's influence especially on Black Sabbath but they took it to the next level
Funkadelic
3/5
Blur
3/5
I love Blur, but i've always found this album a bit hit and miss. Beetlebum and Song 2 are up there with the greatest album openers, but there are a lot of fillers. Ideally I'd give it 3.5 out of 5
2Pac
1/5
Madonna
4/5
Blondie
4/5
Classic band, classic album with some classic songs.
Kate Bush
4/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Pulp
4/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Decent without being amazing
Animal Collective
2/5
Gets annoying after a while
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Quite enjoyed this for the most part. Kicks is good and it's the first time i've heard this pre-Monkees version of "I'm not your steppin' stone"
However, "melody for an unknown girl" sounds like something Telly Savalas would have done in the 70s! A shocker!
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
I can appreciate the musicianship but I just don't like Jazz
Burning Spear
2/5
can't get into reggae at all.
Doves
5/5
Much better than Last Broadcast. Catch The Sun is an instant classic, but Rise is the standout on this for me and probably still my favourite Doves song.
Thelonious Monk
2/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Only ever heard Double-Dutch which is still a catchy tune, but not bothered with the rest of it.
The Mars Volta
2/5
De La Soul
3/5
Hip hop is not my scene but this has some good moments. "The Magic Number" is still a good tune as is "Eye Know".
Jimmy Smith
2/5
More Jazz, Niiiice
Cat Stevens
2/5
As bland and inoffensive as it can get *yawn*
Beastie Boys
2/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Finley Quaye
3/5
Never been a fan mainly as I find his voice annoying, but the 2 big singles are still decent.
The Band
2/5
John Martyn
3/5
quite enjoyed this, in particular Easy Blues. Not quite a 4/5 probably a 3.5 with further listens.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
lovely voice and some well known songs on this, but not my cup of tea
Coldplay
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Dull. 1 extra point for Born to Run, but even then I still prefer the Frankie Goes to Hollywood version
David Bowie
3/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
When i first heard this when it came out I thought the opening track on this was brilliant, but was underwhelmed by the rest of it. After another few listens, it's not really grown on me any more.
New Order
3/5
CHVRCHES
4/5
Ramones
3/5
Machito
3/5
Frank Sinatra
1/5
incredibly dull
Sister Sledge
3/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Al Green
3/5
Title track is a classic and a standout on the album. Other tracks are ok.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
The Youngbloods
2/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Not a band i was ever keen on. Psycho Killer apart, this doesn't do much for me.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Roni Size
1/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Tortoise
1/5
pointless!
Tracy Chapman
2/5
was never a fan
Depeche Mode
3/5
Really like the first half of this album, but for me it falls away badly after Little 15. I Want You Now is just awful.
PJ Harvey
2/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
Decided to just skip a track at the first mention of "Mutha F'er". Album probably lasted <20mins! I know I'm not the target audience for this, but even at that, this is just utter dross!
The Cure
5/5
An absolute classic from one of the greatest bands of all time, which still sounds amazing over 35 years later. The fact that a lot of these songs still appear on their live set lists just shows how great they are (and they sound even better live).
I still get goosebumps listening to Pictures Of You.
1/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
The Smiths
4/5
The Band
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
sigh! more terrible lyrics with multiple mutha f'rs etc
Utter drivel
The Temptations
3/5
Big Black
3/5
Peter Frampton
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Rush
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
We will fall drags on too long, but apart from that this is class
ZZ Top
3/5
Decent bluesy rock. La Grange is still a belter and the rest is ok.
Dr. Dre
1/5
Butthole Surfers
2/5
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Dire Straits
2/5
Never been a fan of Dire Straits and this is dull as dishwater for the most part. Sultans of Swing is still a classic though.
Pixies
2/5
The Jam
4/5
Rush
4/5
Never been a Rush fan, but I did enjoy this
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Amy Winehouse
2/5
Mj Cole
1/5
Why is this on the list? There is nothing special about it. It's about as generic as generic can get.
The Stooges
4/5
The United States Of America
2/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Was never a fan, but Souvenir is still a tune
Adele
2/5
Lassie can sing but her songs are p1sh
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
just irritating noise
Metallica
4/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
like listening to an (even) duller David Gray album
Massive Attack
3/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
The Residents
1/5
The Smiths
4/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Madonna
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Easiest 5 star ever. One of the greatest albums of all time.
Tom Tom Club
2/5
Tina Turner
2/5
The main singles are still ok, but the cover of Help! is abysmal
Sigur Rós
2/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
The Hives
2/5
Enjoyed this when it came out but I did get bored of it really quickly. "Main Offender" and "Hate to say i told you so" are still decent but the rest sounds really dated.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Some big singles on this which still sound great today (Shout, Head over Heels in particular). Album tracks are a bit hit and miss though. The reason I always thought of them as a singles band.
Would give it 3.5 if i could.
Holger Czukay
1/5
Hawkwind
1/5
Snoop Dogg
1/5
The Young Gods
2/5
Louis Prima
4/5
Spiritualized
2/5
A band I never really got into apart from a handful of songs, Run in particular on this album. There were much better Shoegaze/Dream Pop albums around in 1991/92.
Ride - Going Blank Again, Lush - Spooky and Slowdive - Just For a Day to name 3.
Beatles
4/5
Supergrass
4/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Nirvana
4/5
Portishead
2/5
Lightning Bolt
2/5
tough listen. Initially sounded like it might be ok like early Jesus and Mary Chain, but just becomes a racket.
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Sabotage is a banger, but this genre has never been for me.
Sabu
2/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Hole
3/5
Middle of the road mid 90's grunge(lite)
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
Perfect Skin is still decent, but the rest is average
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
funky bongo beats
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Steve Earle
1/5
Nitin Sawhney
1/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
The Charlatans
5/5
Richard Hawley
1/5
pfffft!!
Antony and the Johnsons
1/5
fIREHOSE
1/5
Joe Ely
1/5
I've heard better cuntry music in a Smokey and the Bandit movie!
Eagles
2/5
Take it Easy is the best of a bad lot. Total snooze fest zzzzz!
Giant Sand
1/5
more dire American "alternative rock"!
5/5
Eminem
2/5
Bobby Womack
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
4 out of 5 only because overall it's not as good as Zeppelin II or IV
The Magnetic Fields
1/5
69 love songs too many!
The Beach Boys
4/5
For an album without any obvious Beach Boys classics on it, this is pretty decent.
Joni Mitchell
1/5
Excellent album (for putting you to sleep zzzzz!)
Boring!
Goldfrapp
4/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
S'alright, definite influence on artists like Sheryl Crow
SAULT
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Usual dull drivel from the "Boss". The River Detectives version of Factory is much better as well.
M.I.A.
1/5
Björk
2/5
The Jam
4/5
Elis Regina
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Khaled
2/5
The Byrds
2/5
Not their best
3/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Robbie does Britpop. It was alright at the time and alright now. Cant be bothered with Angels though, drag of a song but can see why it was popular.
Happy Mondays
5/5
Owned a copy of this album since 1990. Singles are still awesome but Dennis and Lois is my fav.
The Gun Club
2/5
3/5
some classic songs but a lot of filler, I still prefer Simple Minds ;-)
Little Richard
4/5
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Not a patch on Here Comes the Warm Jets
The Kinks
3/5
The Verve
5/5
Marilyn Manson
2/5
1/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
By far the best of his albums on this list. Accidents will happen and Olivers Army being the standout tracks.
Eels
2/5
An album I've always meant to listen to over the years as Novocaine for the Soul is a decent song and now that I have, I doubt I'll listen to it again.
It just faded into the background and got to the point where I forgot it was on :-/
Bob Dylan
1/5
Zzzzzzz!
TLC
2/5
Not my scene but Waterfalls is a classic tune.
Deee-Lite
3/5
Only ever heard Groove is in the Heart which is still a banger of a tune. As groovy as you would expect but a bit dated sounding now.
Sugar
3/5
Never heard this before and it's not too bad. Does suffer from that annoying American alternative rock "whiney" vocal at times, but overall it's decent
Napalm Death
2/5
The La's
4/5
Classic album, although not perfect it was very influential.
Timeless Melody needs more radio airplay as its far superior to There She Goes
Radiohead
5/5
Incredibly underrated album. Up there with The Bends and OK Computer for me.
Definitely checkout "From the basement" and "Scotch mist" on youtube
George Michael
4/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1/5
Spiritualized
3/5
A band I never really got into. Bought this when it came out and I quite like the first half (up to Electricity) but the rest of it becomes a chore to listen to.
I'd rather listen to Ride, Slowdive or newer stuff like Ringo Deathstarr and Blushing
Tom Waits
1/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
It's alright
David Ackles
1/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Don't know why Elvis Costello has so many albums on this list. Absolutely nothing interesting about this at all.
Jeff Beck
3/5
Slint
2/5
Simple Minds
4/5
Always liked this album which many fans say is peak Simple Minds. The 3 singles are great, but for me the title track is still a banger and one I still listen to regularly.
Gang Starr
1/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
This is not too bad, definitely ahead of it's time. Can hear early REM, Echo and the Bunnymen on the guitar work in particular.
The Bees
2/5
U2
3/5
Probably some of my favourite U2 songs on here but as usual plenty of filler.
I'd give it 3.5/5 if I could.
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Travis
4/5
Bought this at the time after hearing Writing to Reach You which is still a good song. 4 singles are still good but some of the album tracks are a bit dull near the end. Overall still a decent album.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Pavement
2/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
Ride
5/5
An incredible album. In my top 2 of all time and possibly number 1.
Been lucky enough to see Ride play this live in full a couple of times.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Lupe Fiasco
2/5
Not my bag, but I've heard worse, Uh!
Faust
3/5
Slade
3/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Miriam Makeba
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
2/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Magazine
3/5
The Sonics
2/5
Joanna Newsom
1/5
Adele
2/5
No doubt the lassie can sing, but her songs are dull as dishwater and the least said about the awful cover of Long Song by The Cure the better.
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Django Django
3/5
Culture Club
2/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Kate Bush
2/5
I like Hounds of Love and Sensual World but didn't enjoy this one at all.
Black Flag
3/5
SZA
1/5
Slipknot
2/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Eminem
2/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Always enjoyed this album since I heard my mate play it on the school bus back in 1987. Still got my cassette tape of it somewhere.
Marty Robbins
2/5
Wilco
2/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Beck
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Simply Red
2/5
extra point for Holding Back the Years
Dion
2/5
Red Snapper
1/5
John Cale
2/5
The Police
3/5
Carole King
3/5
Soft Machine
1/5
Fiona Apple
2/5
Circle Jerks
3/5
The Slits
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Captain Beefheart & His Self Indulgent Wank Band
Sepultura
2/5
Wild Beasts
2/5
Musically this has some interesting moments, but oh my god, that vocal! Really can't stand that style of singing.
Foo Fighters
4/5
Nowhere near their best but hints of what the Foo Fighters would become in a few years time.
For the reviewers slagging off Dave's vocals on this, he was very much still growing as a singer and a songwriter after stepping out from behind his drum kit. He also played all the instruments himself as he didn't have a band yet.
Garbage
4/5
Slayer
3/5
Don't mind the odd bit of thrash but could never really handle a full albums worth.
The Specials
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
1/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
sigh! so dull!
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
some nice guitar work, but not my cup of tea overall
The Who
2/5
I love The Who (still one of the best bands I've ever seen live), but this concept album of fake commercials doesn't work for me.
An extra point for I Can See For Miles which is still a banger of a tune.
Rufus Wainwright
1/5
Music for hipster w4nkers, dull as F!
The Pogues
4/5
3/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
A band I never really got into at the time, always preferred Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and Nirvana.
First half of this is pretty strong though, but it does run out of steam after Sickman for me
Small Faces
3/5
Always found them a bit and miss and although there are some great songs on here, I find the "ditties" in the later half of the album annoying. Reminds me of The Who Sell Out in that regard.
The Beta Band
3/5
Was never really a fan first time round, although they do have some decent songs over their catalogue. Squares and Human Being on this are good.
Prince
3/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
Better than I was expecting as most "60's psychedelic" stuff is just annoying noise. This would be better if it didn't have that annoying "wooboodooboodeebeedooboo" noise in the background of almost all the songs!
The KLF
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Some good covers here and some not so good, mainly because they are crap songs.
Hurt is the obvious standout, but a few others are good as well. Personal Jesus is pretty good.
The Monks
3/5
Björk
2/5
The Who
2/5
If you're going to have a Who rock opera on this list it needs to be Quadrophenia which is light years ahead of Tommy.
I know this is a concept album, but there are really only 3 good songs: - Acid Queen, I'm Free and Pinball Wizard, which is still a belter.
A poor album, a poor movie and an average stage show.
Jack White
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Carpenters
3/5
Sickly sweet 70s pop done well. Amazing voice but too sweet for me.
Help cover is poor, but certainly not the worst Beatles cover I've ever heard. I'm looking at you Tina!
Also, I prefer Deacon Blues version of "I'll Never Fall in Love Again".
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Leftfield
3/5
Not a massive fan of this type of music, especially the vocals, but I do really like Original which has Toni Halliday vocals.
MGMT
3/5
A couple of decent songs. This album is older than I thought, but Time to Pretend does feel like its been getting radio airplay for what seems like forever.
Tori Amos
3/5
Ray Price
1/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Primal Scream
4/5
Typical Primal Scream album, has some really good moments but some that just become background.
Always loved the title track though, Vanishing point, vanishing point, vanishing poiiiiiiinnnnnttttt!
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Always found Billy corgans voice annoying but Cherub Rock is still a banger of a tune
Raekwon
1/5
only took about 30 seconds to hear the phrase "mutha f**ker" - turned it off.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
bit too dull for me
Weather Report
2/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Some good tracks on this, but always found it a bit too folky for my taste.
Title track is still brilliant and A bang on the ear is good too.
IMHO The Levellers took this style and did it much better as did The Wonder Stuff went they went a bit folky on Hup and Never Loved Elvis
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
Bought this when it came out. At the time, I liked a reasonable amount of it (Be In, Boys Better, Good Morning and the main singles in particular), but felt it was too long (drop the last 2 tracks for a start and save 15 minutes) and some tracks drag a bit.
"Cool as Kim Deal" is pretty cool but is it as "Cool as Kim Deal"?
It still sounds decent today. A solid 4/5 for me.
Talk Talk
3/5
Never actually heard this album, but heard a couple of songs over the years.
"Life's what you make it" is still a great song.
Elvis Presley
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Was never a fan, but this is ok. Geno was and still is a great song though. Extra point for that alone :-)
Aimee Mann
3/5
pretty average 90s American singer songwriter fair. Nothing special about this at all.
Frank Black
2/5
Not a Pixies fan and not keen on this. I just don't like Frank Blacks voice.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
This is ok in places, but it's too long and the vocals get a bit annoying
Aerosmith
4/5
The Pogues
3/5
Haven't heard this for a long long LONG time. Decent, but not as good as "If I Should Fall...." or "Peace and Love" which came later.