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Album	You	Global	Diff
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	5	2.38	+2.62
Black Metal Venom	5	2.47	+2.53
Bubble And Scrape Sebadoh	5	2.65	+2.35
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	5	2.75	+2.25
Songs The Lord Taught Us The Cramps	5	2.84	+2.16
Among The Living Anthrax	5	2.85	+2.15
Kick Out The Jams (Live) MC5	5	2.91	+2.09
Out of Step Minor Threat	5	2.93	+2.07
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.93	+2.07
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	5	2.94	+2.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.7	-2.7
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.61	-2.61
Aja Steely Dan	1	3.46	-2.46
Parachutes Coldplay	1	3.46	-2.46
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	1	3.45	-2.45
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	1	3.44	-2.44
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	1	3.44	-2.44
Diamond Life Sade	1	3.42	-2.42
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.41	-2.41
The Chronic Dr. Dre	1	3.33	-2.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	5	4.8
Deep Purple	2	5
Queen	2	5
The Jesus And Mary Chain	2	5
Iron Maiden	2	5
Black Sabbath	2	5
Rush	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Kanye West	2	1
Coldplay	2	1
Frank Sinatra	2	1.5
Everything But The Girl	2	1.5
Steely Dan	3	2

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Artist	Ratings
Simon & Garfunkel	5, 2, 4

5-Star Albums (60)

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Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Absolute classic. I love this album from start to finish.

3 likes

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

5/5

Stone cold classic - love the cramps

1 likes

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Blehhhhhhh

1 likes

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

5/5

Brother Wayne - kick out the jams motherf**ker!!!!!!! Classic classic

1 likes

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Overkill is better but for a live album this is a face melter :)

1 likes

1-Star Albums (32)

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Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

3/5

Not my favourite Primal Scream album. But some good tracks

Shadowland

k.d. lang

1/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Absolute classic one of the reasons I got into rock music

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Something different but enjoyable

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

Really good, enjoyed it - hadn’t heard this one either but Steely Dan are a great band

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Class :)

The Coral

1/5

Not rocking my world, first song reminded me why I didn’t and still don’t like them. Good at what they do but just not for me

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

Not really my cup of tea, interesting but didn’t grab me

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

Absolute classic :) eno for the win

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

Nope - first track and off - there are far better hip hop and rap artists out there

A Northern Soul

The Verve

3/5

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Actuallly enjoyed this - didn’t grip me by any means but enjoyable listen

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

Not for me - one or two tracks were okayish, but the rest was dull dull dull

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

Phenomenal album, one of my favourite REM have done. A true classic

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

3/5

Pretty decent - enjoyable

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Phenomenal album

The Specials

4/5

One of my favourite albums of all time - absolute classic

Feast of Wire

Calexico

3/5

Good album :) solid

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

1/5

Really not for me

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Exceptional album - ignoring the hype only one or two flat songs on here there rest is banging

Calenture

The Triffids

1/5

Not a good album, very dull and pedestrian - there are far far better bands from the land of oz

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

3/5

Unusual and actually pretty enjoyable. Wouldn’t play it on rotation but interesting enough to warrant a full listen

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

1/5

Hated it when it came out, still hate it not my cup of tea at all

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

I like this album, is it a classic - can’t say but some really good banging tunes on it

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

Yes - one of the reasons I got into music and this album does not disappoint :) rattled through it twice :)

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Classic Cure, not my favourite but a couple of excellent stand out tracks. Solid 3

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Solid album - good tunes made it all the way through :)

Out of Step

Minor Threat

5/5

Absolute genius :) Ian Mackaye is one of my idols and this was a perfect perfect record

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

1/5

Yeah not for me - 1 star

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Good :) I enjoyed it few songs outstayed their welcome but overall a welcome listen :)

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Phenomenal album, it’s truly one of the greats

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

2/5

It’s okay - not my cup of tea but I can see why people like it

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

It’s good - not the best from Mr Davis - a bit all over the place in parts but he was an exceptional player.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Total classic :) from start to finish - this is a classic album

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Good album enjoyable listen :)

White Ladder

David Gray

1/5

Utter nonsense - worked in a record shop when this came out and heard it on heavy rotation - still have PTSD listening to it

Diamond Life

Sade

1/5

Was okay not my cup of tea, listened right through - background music

Fleet Foxes

1/5

Turd!!!!

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

Not my cuppa tea but interesting and I did enjoy most songs on the album

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Genius - no other word for it

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

I’m a Zappa fan but even this was a bit out there for me 😵‍💫😵‍💫

Metallica

5/5

An absolute classic still remember queuing outside tower records at midnight to buy it. They’ve descended into farce now but this was Metallica at their prime

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

Seminal album, some really good, good music on this. Some parts can get a bit drawn out though. But still a very accomplished album

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

2/5

Not bad - great voice and some good tunes sadly like a lot of this music at the time it was released - a bit pedestrian and middle of the road

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Yes - marmite band - I do like this album but there are still some filler songs on it

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

Now here’s an album :) absolute genius

Microshift

Hookworms

3/5

Decent - enjoyable listen

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

3/5

Some good tracks, some not so good, total legend though :)

Kimono My House

Sparks

4/5

Enjoyed this immensely

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Yes yes coherent Bob :) some cracking tunes on this one

Konnichiwa

Skepta

2/5

Not my thing - I’m sure the kids love it but I never got the whole grime thing - it’s gets two stars because he’s producing music…

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Not my thing but interesting at least :) enjoyed it

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Liked this, a lot credence are a bit of a marmite band but I’ve always liked them

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4/5

A stone cold classic :) really shook the music world up

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

4/5

Excellent album - love me some Neil

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

The Undertones

4/5

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Didn’t enjoy this one - much better albums by these two out there

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

Not my cup of tea

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Violent Femmes

5/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

Stone cold classic

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Classic - amazing album

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

Astounding - no other word for it

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

Sublime - classic - what more needs to be said

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

The xx

3/5

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

2/5

Low

David Bowie

5/5

One of the big man’s best!

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Not the best Davis album but still interesting enough ;)

British Steel

Judas Priest

5/5

New Wave

The Auteurs

1/5

Blehhhhhhh

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

4/5

Fan of one of the original hip hop originators

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

5/5

Stone cold classic - love the cramps

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

1984

Van Halen

5/5

Absolute classic

Headquarters

The Monkees

4/5

Enjoyed this - was never a massive fan but can remember the monkees on the TV. Decent album with some really good tunes

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Was good not my cup of tea but musically I can appreciate it

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Yes yes yes kinda inaccessible and takes a few listens to unlock the majesty of this album! An absolute corker

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

4/5

Banger of an album - one of my fave hip hop acts

Snivilisation

Orbital

3/5

I’m a fan - this when it came out blew my mind a bit there are some fillers on here but it’s a solid album

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Most interesting beatle, this was a bit of a challenge but there’s no denying the man could write a tune

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Always struggled - Jack Whites solo stuff always resonated with me more - not a terrible album though

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

1/5

Nahhhhhh

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Not terrible but didn’t set my world on fire

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

2/5

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Good solid album, on a rope obviously the most recognisable tune - but the rest of the album does stand up

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

A good solid album was never a massive fan but still enjoyable

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Everyone loves a bit of…..wait think about that statement - Mr Nelson offering up same sort of thing he always does

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

4/5

Yes yes yes - prime time Genesis before they went all weird and Mike Rutherford sold his soul!

Pretenders

3/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Iron Maiden

5/5

Absolute class :) still stands the test of time and Paul Dianno is a class frontman!

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

Class just before they got stupid! Which was a great shame

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Should be given to everyone as heavy metal 101 - in fact the first four albums are basically untouchable!

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

Solid album, some meh moments but altogether not bad at all

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Classic - not as good as murder ballads but one of the big man’s finest :)

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Good album but dreary in parts. Enjoyable all the same

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

1/5

Not my kinda thing

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Yep! Still holds up. Classic that’s all there is to say

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

A band that I’m not that into - marmite I think and there’s a couple of songs I’d rather nail my nuts to my head than listen to again

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

It’s Maiden, it’s Bruce’s first album and it’s epic and amazing - nuff said

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

4/5

Always been a fan this is a good album. Very prog tastic :)

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

Cheesy as hell but a total bona fide classic and the man had the pipes to back it up! 5 all the way

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

1/5

Nahhhhhhh - no thanks

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

Challenging and a bit out there…. Probably needs a good few listens to ascend from what the hell is this to actually this is genius

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

2/5

Mehhhhhh - just really middle of the road dirgy - no thank you

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

2/5

Torn as I think there are some great tracks on here but they are a real marmite band and there’s a lot of shite too - I’ll go in the middle shame you couldn’t give 2 1/2

Van Halen

4/5

Yassssssssss and yasssssssssss and yasssssssssss that is all

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Middle of the road fare

Black Metal

Venom

5/5

My early metal memories in one perfect banger of an album 666 stars or 5 cause that option ain’t avail

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Boom there’s yer dinner - absolute classic

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

5/5

Brother Wayne - kick out the jams motherf**ker!!!!!!! Classic classic

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Yep fan of this not an album I’d given a lot of time but it’s pretty awesome

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Yep I like this - not a total classic classic but listenable and some classic tunes on there

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Yes yes man was a genius! And this is a classic album

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

This is a classic it only gets 4 as it’s a live album and it’s sometimes a bit off the mark

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

4/5

Yep this was good - better than I thought it would be

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

4/5

Delightfully mental and wacky. Shine on you crazy diamond

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

Not my thing - but not terrible

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

A classic - genius songwriting and tremendous singer

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Fantastic - enough said

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Funktastic - never been the biggest fan though solid album

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

It’s okay I guess ? Not really my thing

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

Overplayed and just horrible earworms now not even sure I liked it in its heyday

Aja

Steely Dan

1/5

Good band but all of their good songs could be pushed to one album - this is mostly dull as ditchwater

Basket of Light

Pentangle

3/5

Yeah! Middle of the road. Medieval music for Richie Blackmore 😂😂😂

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Goooooooood really goooood

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Good album - not the best by S&G but an enjoyable listen

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Good album :) very very cool

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Far out man! Bit OTT for me but some really enjoyable moments and they can play!

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

Classic :) mon the Anderson :)

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

Not bad - gets a bit samey after a while but a few great tracks here

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

Stone cold classic

1989

Taylor Swift

2/5

I’m sure if you like this sort of thing it’s great - not for me though

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

4/5

Yeah i liked this a lot :) converted

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Decent - some really good tunes and some dull as can be. Middle of the road

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Now here’s a test - I’m not a Beatles fan, but they are undeniably good on this record - a lot of dross but some absolute gems amongst them. Like a wise man said - a single album would have been better

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Sick of some of the tracks having heard them too many times. But in the time and for what it is - good good album

White Light

Gene Clark

1/5

Chuff

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

3/5

A decent listen actually I was impressed

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

In my top 5 albums, I still get goosebumps when those opening bars kick in - and Jeremy still gets me right in the feels. As close to perfection as you can get

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

4/5

Apex twin, responsible for many head melting moments. All good and the videos still creep me out in a good way.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Mixed feelings - if I hadn’t heard some of the songs a million and one times I’d feel better about it :)

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Was excited to listen to this - largely mehhhhhh though - will forever be chef from South Park lol

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

1/5

Bit of a dry dirgy album - wouldn’t re visit

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

A solid 4 some songs outstay the welcome a bit - but Baba O Reilly! Nuff said

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Not bad - shades of McCartney - enjoyed it though

The Doors

4/5

Yes. I love this album. Nuff said

Scott 2

Scott Walker

4/5

Yep! Love this :) Scott Walker - genius

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

It was good - bit out of the ordinary heard it too many times though it’s starting to be one of those songs and albums that grates

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Just heard it too many times, always preferred Billy Joel if I’m honest :) controversial

Signing Off

UB40

1/5

Would rather staple my balls to my head than listen to this pish, why isn’t 0 an option ?

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

5/5

Love this album, like Scott says it needs a sound system to do it justice. Killer album and remember watching the live show years ago on council telly :)

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

2/5

I like a bit of Bob, this is just very odd juxtaposition - accounts into electric - and bobs voice is not the best on this recording…..

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Good album, earlier stuff was always a bit weird for me - this is where they came into their own

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Love me some JAMC - this is a classic.

Bad

Michael Jackson

2/5

Music wise I want to give it more - just don’t want to perpetuate the horror

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Absolute classic. I love this album from start to finish.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

5/5

Some of the best metal riffs ever - a bona fire classic from big Dave and the boys

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

I like it :) not the best D Jr album but still good

En-Tact

The Shamen

3/5

Always had a hard time with the shamen - some good stuff on here but falls flat I feel

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Yes yes yes yes yes

California

American Music Club

4/5

Enjoyable :) I liked this more than I thought I would

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

3/5

Good but not my cup o tea

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Still a fantastic voice live. This still holds up Ironic is annoying but the rest is still good

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

It’s okay - just okay - early career was so much better

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Just bland - some interesting Melody but that’s just about it

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1/5

Nahhhhhh not my thing at all

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Was okay - couple of banging tracks

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Some classic songs on here and he was a legend :)

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

Bit twee and not my cup of tea

Parklife

Blur

5/5

Belter and light years ahead of Oasis - think we all know who won the britpop battle really ;)

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Decent - enjoyable but maybe get a bit samey after a couple of spins

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

4/5

Love a bit of a-ha really underrated group I think didn’t quite get the success they deserved

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

1/5

Musical equivalent of beige - moving on

Elvis Presley

4/5

Was never a massive elvis fan - some absolute classic tunes on here and it was the birth of rock and roll :)

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

5/5

Utter genius - Robert Fripp is god!!! This album is absolute genius

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Was it as good as Lies ? Some might disagree :) but still a belter of an album

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Not the best stones album but some excellent tunes on here

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

Genius :) just unhinged genius - love love love

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

It’s good, I’ve never been the worlds biggest soft cell fan, so it’s just middle of the road for me I’m afraid

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

Another genius album. Prince rules - nuff said

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Awesome album - goes to 4 for the bass being turned way down!!!! Justice for Jason

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Good :) amazing voice

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Mehhhhhhh not my thing

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

Mehhhhhhh twee twee twee

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Love John Lydon but this is tough to listen to

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

3/5

Liked it - my love of 90s and 2000 hip hop supports this album :)

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Middle of the road for me was never a massive fan but still groovin

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

Not one of the purple ones best - mediocre

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Always prefer Gish but this was a very good album 1979 being a stand out track :)

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Big Cyndi :) gaun yersel’ decent listen :)

Stankonia

OutKast

2/5

Not bad - think it came out in a period when I didn’t get it - not the worst thing so far

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

Hmmmm not the best - mediocre

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Heard it too many times but the songs are class they do take you back

Among The Living

Anthrax

5/5

Genius - nuff said

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Decent album

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Stonker of an album

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Yeah this was unexpectedly good

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Blehhhhhhh

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

5/5

Love it - total crossover done right :) brilliant

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

Yes :) pleasant surprise - really enjoyed this and never heard before

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Fan of his playing but this albums is a bit stop/start - a 3 because of the sterling guitar work

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

Yes yes yes :) genius

Parachutes

Coldplay

1/5

Can’t give -10 the musical equivalent of beige - sad sad stuff

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Used to be a massive fan - this isn’t one of his best but still enjoyable

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

2/5

Enjoyed bits of it - but some of it left me feeling blehhhhh

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Enjoyed it some good tracks :)

Nixon

Lambchop

1/5

P1sh

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

If it ain’t Fiona apple then I don’t give a good godamn! Love it

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Was okay, some really good bits, and some Mehhhhhhhh bits was never the biggest fan

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

3 because I’m a van Morrison fan - this isn’t his best but interesting enough to prompt a second listen

The Score

Fugees

2/5

Never got it - Lauren Hills solo stuff is far superior - and if I hear killing me softly - one more time!!!!!

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

It’s Iggy :) man could shit in some vinyl and I would still be genius :) early stuff but still awesome :)

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1/5

Dull dull dull - like a gummy dog trying to slurp apple sauce! They were better on the drugs to be fair

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Really enjoyed this :) it was refreshing and a bit out there

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

5 all the way - although some of the members might be a bit sketchy now - music still stands up

Eternally Yours

The Saints

4/5

Never heard of them - bloody good stuff though :)

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

1/5

Pish - pish pish

Buena Vista Social Club

2/5

Not for me - I get why it’s popular just felt flat

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

4/5

Yep enjoyed this one

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Not my cup of tea

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

1/5

Never a fan - some of these songs have been played by people far better than Paedo Jerry !

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Love me a bit of Cohen :)

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Prog tastic :) loved it :)

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Decent - loved the tunes :)

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Genius :) love it love it love it

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

5/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

4/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

5/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Overkill is better but for a live album this is a face melter :)

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Bit different ;) liked it it was a bit left field but decent

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

Can’t give 0 but atrocious album and human

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

Love this album - definitely a good collection of songs :) Gloria being a stand out

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

5 all day every day - praise Jimi

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

1/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

Have to admit she was a really interesting person and yeah this album first time listening to it right through. Very cool

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

Have to admit I enjoyed it - wasn’t sure I would - dragged a bit towards the end but decent stuff

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

Makes me Sad when I listen to it, a musical genius and visionary even in the milk and cocaine period - timeless

The Last Broadcast

Doves

2/5

Nope never was a fan - they’re just not my cup of tea I’ll give it 2 because I appreciate the musicianship

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

Dug it - it’s not bad at all - but many bands did it better

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

Can’t beat a bit of George :)

Blur

3/5

Not their best by a long shot - still enjoyable though! Song 2 is still a kick ass tune

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

Good at what he did I guess, the hype and the legend don’t weigh up though would be 2.5 but no half points

Like A Prayer

Madonna

4/5

Before she went batshit crazy some absolute stonkers on this one

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Good opening salvo - bit played out but still some classic tunes none the less

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

5/5

Genius - nuff said

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

Not the album I would have chosen - good but not their best

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Can’t deny it - it’s a true stomper

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Middle of the road - nothing that really grabbed me

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

Not my cup of tea

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

A decent wee collection of songs - but some right shockers in here

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

Enjoyed it - gets a bit meh towards the end but overall good stuff

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Bit of a marmite record this - I liked bits of it but overall left me feeling a bit alienated

Lost Souls

Doves

4/5

Good memories of working in our price back in the day - love this album as it was a constant rotation on the shop cd player

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Genius :) love it

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

2/5

Oh dear :(

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Loved at the drive in and love the mars volta :) brilliant stuff

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

One of my all time favourite albums - never get tired of it

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Again decent but not my taste in Jazz - but decent playing and tunes

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Love it - great album - brings back childhood memories.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

The original and best accept no substitiutes - only gets 4 as it’s not Paul’s Boutique

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Love me a bit of Coltrane. This was good not quite 4 or 5 though

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Not terrible recognised a few songs but not my cuppa tea

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

1/5

Musical equivalent of beige - utter toss

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

Technique

New Order

2/5

Poor showing from a band so utterly non plussed at this point

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

4/5

Ramones

4/5

Kenya

Machito

3/5

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

1/5

Not a fan

Le Tigre

2/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

2/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

Almost flawless album - never tire of listening to it and some of the best songs they ever produced

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

4/5

Love me some Zorn

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Shame Morrisey is such a twat these days

The Band

3/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Atomizer

Big Black

4/5

Genius - Albini forever

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

4/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

The prog daddies :)

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

The Stooges

4/5

Igggggggy :)

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1/5

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

5/5

Gibby Haynes - fuck yeah

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

4/5

Dire Straits

4/5

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

2112

Rush

5/5

Absolute stone cold classic

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

4/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

Utter pish - total beige uneventful garbage

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

Genius as always Iggy and the boys rip it up

The United States Of America

3/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4/5

Adele

3/5

Not my cup of tea but a cracking set of pipes