My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter The Incredible String Band	5	2.15	+2.85
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	5	2.28	+2.72
Metal Box Public Image Ltd.	5	2.41	+2.59
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	5	2.58	+2.42
Slipknot Slipknot	5	2.67	+2.33
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	5	2.7	+2.3
Tago Mago Can	5	2.79	+2.21
Go Girl Crazy The Dictators	5	2.84	+2.16
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	5	2.85	+2.15
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle	4	1.88	+2.12

Album	You	Global	Diff
Survivor Destiny's Child	1	2.86	-1.86
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	2	3.74	-1.74
Moondance Van Morrison	2	3.71	-1.71
Justified Justin Timberlake	1	2.68	-1.68
1999 Prince	2	3.6	-1.6
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.6	-1.6
Brothers The Black Keys	2	3.58	-1.58
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	2	3.52	-1.52
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	2	3.49	-1.49
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.46	-1.46

Artist	Albums	Average
Miles Davis	4	5
Radiohead	5	4.6
Johnny Cash	3	5
Sonic Youth	3	5
Black Sabbath	3	5
Talking Heads	3	5
Beatles	5	4.4
David Bowie	5	4.4
Bob Dylan	4	4.5
The Smiths	3	4.67
Beastie Boys	3	4.67
Nick Drake	3	4.67
Iron Maiden	2	5
The Doors	2	5
Simon & Garfunkel	2	5
Metallica	2	5
PJ Harvey	2	5
Paul Simon	2	5
Deep Purple	2	5
Run-D.M.C.	2	5
R.E.M.	2	5
Leonard Cohen	2	5
Arcade Fire	2	5
Nirvana	2	5
Pink Floyd	2	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5
A Tribe Called Quest	2	5

Oasis

4/5

As someone who supposedly doesn't care for Oasis... I enjoyed this a great deal more than I could have expected! :) I appreciate them more as a group now I've heard more than the singles. :)

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Aw man I already listened to this lol. But it is good, so I shall revisit!

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

2/5

Very bland 80s stuff, throwing in some questionable 80s glam lyrics... I would give 1.5 if I could, but Dead or Alive is a great song so I feel okay with giving it a 2. Definitely not without merit, but not a great album in my mind.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

Utterly tremendous - it had that "live" feel of people having fun and being ruddy great at their instruments. Any criticism I might have about it being 4 songs over the best part of an hour are offset by the fun I had listening to it. It's zany, out there, and this is the third time I'll say it, fun! :) This one goes firmly up at the top for me so far, because it sounds like they really nailed what they were going for, and it managed to surprise me in a few spots, which was really cool! :)

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Really, really enjoyed this! Brilliant musicianship, awesome songs, themes... just top notch for me. I love that they put 2 of the huge singles halfway in, just the sheer confidence in the rest of the album is brilliant.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

5/5

Excellent! It would have been 4.5 I wish it was less darn long, but it was so good! Musicianship was great, and it made me happy to listen to such a happy bunch of songs. I liked how the drums sounded too.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YES

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

I have been spoiled by CSNY and Buffalo Springfield

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Not my favourite Tom Waits album, but damn do I love Tom Waits! :)

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

Oh my god the musicianship! :) It feels ungodly to listen to. Probably my favourite Smith album.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

5/5

Fudge yeah!

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Utterly great. Really enjoyed the unique sounds and songwriting.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Oh boy, this was hard going. It was sad, and painted pictures in my brain. I love Johnny Cash, and these songs reminded me why. Also holy covers! :)

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

5/5

Very good! :) Really good vibe :)

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Mellow and comfy...too comfy...

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

5/5

A very fine punk album! surprised I've not dived in before, and fully will do now!

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Erm.... Were we meant to listen to all 3 hours? I got to 2 hours, and thought I'd extracted everything I could. Very nice voice, well crafted comfy songs... could not do three hours. If reviewed as a brief album, I'd probably say "yeah brilliant!" but it outstayed its welcome by the second "disc"... Tricky to rate, as that was kind of the point of a box set, and it's a great archive of american songbook stuff too, amazing voice etc... something historical more than something to enjoy for me. Nutritional.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Really brilliant musicianship - I'll average it out as 5* because it is really impressive. I think I preferred meat is murder, but that's a taste thing. Also There is a Light That Never Goes Out is worth a star by itself lol.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

5/5

Surprised this is in here - a more obscure Sonic Youth pick than say Daydream Nation, Goo, Sister, or Dirty, but I can see that it is a great snapshot of all the elements that make them so special. EVOL is such a nice intersection between noisy and songsy, and has a lot of things I love on it. I'm a massively biased lover of Sonic Youth.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

4/5

Really good bass and all in all a solid album!

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Very enjoyable and a great voice. Glad I've finally heard it.

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Not my favourite stooges album (funhouse), but a really solid album!

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Really enjoyed this!

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

3/5

Honesty is important. I wasn't blown away by this. His voice grated on me, and I wound up trying to like it because the lyrics were at times really interesting. It felt quite tame?

Sincere

Mj Cole

4/5

I rather enjoyed this! I will say at points, it felt like it would be better at a venue hearing it, as the repetition got a bit much at times, but good stuff! Would listen again.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

Complicated feelings - it was one of the better r&b albums I've heard in terms of having something to say and a unique sound. That said I wasn't entirely gripped by it. Despite being adamant it had a message, it sure was vague about what it was. I will go 3* as there's merit, but I didn't think "wow I'll listen again" and it didn't feel 1001-worthy

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did! When the album ended I started it again reflexively! :)

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

when I was a young fellow, I remember fondly listening to a tape cassette called "Beatles Ballads". I was always going to add a star purely for Till there was you, great song with nice memories attached. This feels like it's essential listening as the "before" photo for the band, and as a good example of the sound of bands around this era. I love what they did later on, but lots here felt ...unessential? It was good, but not great. :)

System Of A Down

5/5

Oh I did love this! Not heard this album specifically until now, and really enjoyed it! Musically brilliant, pointed in themes and... everything I loved Toxicity and Steal This Album for. :)

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

2/5

I am going to say it, for me on a personal level this was less enjoyable than Bon Jovi very long, overly complicated songs (in a way that I can hear my music lecturers going "oh but it's great they do 6/4 then 12/8 and the harmony modulates into a fancy mode scale"), which is neat... but it wasn't saying anything from that other than "ooh aren't we clever" - I like prog, but when I am bored at surface level and have to exercise my brain and explore the meta of music making to enjoy it... I start to think I could just listen to something else. - It felt like a very confused pop/punk emo group, and not in a "ooh fun experimental prog-rock crossover" - The crossing between songs works better if all the songs don't end up sounding the same, otherwise it feels like a slog. Please don't hurt me! I was really looking forward to this album because I'd heard so many good things about it. The musicianship is impeccable!

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

4/5

Must... Seperate the art from the artist...

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

I remember my brother having this on, and liking it, but not loving it... It turns out I do in fact love it!

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Really enjoyable, fun album! I'd listen again merrily. :)

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Often excellent, but definitely not my favourite of his in terms of songwriting, but brilliant for textures and sounds. I loved the sounds and synths, but I enjoyed Heroes more.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

5/5

Jeez... that bass though! :)

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

4/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

Queen II

Queen

4/5

Copper Blue

Sugar

5/5

Survivor

Destiny's Child

1/5

First album I tapped out and didn't finish. I don't think it's aged very well.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Rainy day music. This album is very, very special to me. I can pinpoint when first heard it, and times it's kept me company. :) the music is so complicated at times, but dressed up so it's never too much. I love this album and I'm sleepy.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Very cool and fun music. Not something I'm itching to return to, but I appreciate the craft! :)

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

dubs

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Glad to have fixed the fact I only heard Paranoid and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. This was brilliant! It had range, and was a really fun listen.

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

Amaaaaazing!

Play

Moby

3/5

I flicked between 5 and 2, so am averaging out at a 3 - to me, it feels very smug and like it's too busy trying to be clever that it forgot what it was trying to say. It does have a vibe, but it's one that rubs me the wrong way.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Never heard this before, and want to re-listen!

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Never heard this before, and want to re-listen!

Van Halen

4/5

Vastly more enjoyable than expected! :)

Boston

5/5

Great

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

One of my favourite albums, sludgy petty noises.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

It was very good, if a little... well samey if I'm honest

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

It was fine - I have no burning desire to re-listen, but I liked the instrumental side of things, and can see why it would be seen as someone's favourite :)

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Enjoyed this waaay more than I expected!

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

5/5

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

I thought I'd like this - I didn't expect to love it! Will definitely be re-listening!

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

I kept being told to listen to Nick Cave! I see why! I mega-enjoyed this and will be back to hear more!

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Now this one was great!

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

5/5

Totally unexpected and fantastic! Really fun and creative :) made me miss making this kind of music

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

I was really taken aback by his guitar playing! Really good stuff, though I couldn't pinpoint one song from another, it was all things I'd go back to. :)

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

Utterly excellent! Not a 5/5 goosebump inducing thing, but very fun and I enjoyed waaaay more than expected!

Vivid

Living Colour

5/5

Oh yes oh yes! Ooh a talking heads cover oh my this is good. Oh it's over. This album made day go faster by being really fun! I will return for this album! I fully like this album a lot!

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

5/5

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

4/5

Good rocky stuffs!

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Yes

The Band

4/5

Really enjoyable, Rocking Chair stood out in terms of goosebumpery! Great musicianship, I'd go 4.5 if I could just because it felt a bit bloated

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

2/5

Insultingly bland

The Joshua Tree

U2

5/5

Another one that's really good, very musically solid (bass and guitar especially!) - might not be a life changing experience, but very good

Tago Mago

Can

5/5

Glorious. 10/10 top quality wackiness. I will be returning to this zany madness again voluntarily and merrily. It started and I was a little miffed it sounded conventional... then... it got weird and I was happy.

Metallica

5/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

All over the place in the best way!

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

5/5

Oh my word this was great! Almost sad or uncomfortable at points, yet always felt brilliant and deliberate :)

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

It only took me a year, but finally summoned the granular capabilities to listen to this. My sister listened to this upwards of 5 times each day, frequently the same four seconds looped... Anyway, detaching from that, pretty good honestly. Not the most eventful, but not unpleasant (particularly heard in full lol)

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

Love this album :)

Berlin

Lou Reed

4/5

beautiful and sad

Kenza

Khaled

4/5

Hms Fable

Shack

2/5

It was... fine... it seemed like a bit of a random pick instead of a must-listen. Of all the albums, it was definitely one of them.

Moondance

Van Morrison

2/5

I made it to the end of this album. Couldn't tell you anything about it other than "insipid waitrose music". Not 1* on an objective basis, but a personal one definitely.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

It was sad man songs but good!

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

It was sad man songs but good!

Tom Tom Club

4/5

Fonky

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

5/5

Very very enjoyable vibesy music! Really enjoyed this one

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

5/5

I really enjoyed this, it was more adventurous than I expected

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

1/5

That was legitimately painful.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

4/5

Might have been 5 if not for me failing to separate art from artist - fun music

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

I did rather like this! :) Musicianship was top-notch, and I think I preferred it to the other album - this felt a bit more "focused" and it didn't feel quite so sprawling.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

One of my favourites

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

5/5

Loved it, it felt like hearing someone wield their voice like a guitar and solo with it - that and just very pleasant listening with a great energy. Will happily listen again! :)

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

A fantastical flurry of energy. Minus one star for creepy train man song.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

It was one of the albums! Inoffensive, comfortable, sleepy...

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

Nah. This isn't it for me. I like hip-hop and rap, but I made the mistake of listening to the words and realising it was just not it. A lot of "if you're offended by me saying this you're a moron who doesn't get it"... I think the issue was I understood it, but it just didn't have a lot more to say beyond "ooh aren't a scary tough homophobe". Production was good, but it genuinely bothered me enough that it's the second album I've tapped out of, should be a 1 if this wasn't so subjective.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Solid.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

5/5

Smooth but unpredictable in the nice ways that make my brain smile. Made me happy and didn't outstay its welcome. Also the history of his music is cool.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

4/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

Utterly brilliant and made me happy.

1999

Prince

2/5

Really don't rate this - repetitive, vain and dated

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

17 stars if I could - utterly chaotic fun magic

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Was fully not expecting to love this! Thought it wouldn't be such a fun album to listen to, and am really happy to be wrong.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

5/5

Musically interesting and creative! :)

Led Zeppelin

4/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

Alright it were! Felt a bit same ish, but that's also consistent? Hmm It was interesting, not sure I'd seek it out again, but glad I've heard it! :)

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

I could not wait for this to be over. Musicianship in buckets, but also the worst parts of pop and it felt barely like jazz. Bland, predictable, dry, and ultimately pointless to my ears.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Didn't expect to enjoy this, it was good!

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

5/5

Absolutely wonderful crafted chaos of magic and justice. I will accept no less than 5 stars. The goal is weird, and they crushed it.

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

The great outweigh the meh!

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

often brilliant... not sure it's life changing for me, but I enjoyed it a great deal!

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

Ah so this is what the fuss was about! :)

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

I really did not rate this. Some of the last few songs were interesting, but...wow I did not feel like it was a good use of my ears. Tight band, but... not for me, samey.

One World

John Martyn

4/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

The Doors

5/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

I love this album, but I can't say it's 5* :) Very interesting enjoyable and vibey, but not the bestest Pulp album and a bit patchy

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

4/5

Magic :) I know it's a little mid-road 60s, but I enjoyed the vibe and learning about the band! :) enjoyed this more than I expected to!

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Immigrant Song and then the other stuff

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Pleasant

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

4/5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

2/5

It annoyed me. It also had some interesting music.

Arular

M.I.A.

4/5

Interesting and fonky and fun

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

It was good, but... same ish?

Elvis Presley

4/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

I can't think of anything I'd change and I enjoyed it despite going in with a mindset of "let's get this 80s bank manager music out the way". It won me over, I'll go back for more even, got to be a 5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

4/5

Loved it in places

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Very nice, very 60s, comfy musics!

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Bahbahbahdeebeh song tiiiitleeee

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

Really pleasant and nice

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

A nice vibe, but it dragged towards the middle/end and didn't go anywhere

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

A very very easy listen! Good flowing and nice sound.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Ramones

5/5

Obnoxious buzzsaw blasting

The Cars

5/5

Top notch

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

4/5

I listened twice, couldn't pin down my thoughts fully but it got my attention and I enjoyed it! :)

Eternally Yours

The Saints

5/5

Aaaaw yes! Excellent!

Tommy

The Who

4/5

This was more interesting than expected, but... I probably won't listen to it again.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Nick Drake, this was a good day.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

This was rather brilliant! I'm pleased it exists

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

4/5

I now like him for more than his incredible model train set

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Uncomfortable, felt like christmas at gunpoint.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

It was good, but didn't get me like I was hoping it would. I've heard so much about this album being amazing - maybe a re-listen is needed?

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Paul Simon

5/5

It gets an extra star for winning me over. Would listen again, really good music as much as I was biased against it! Hooray for broadening my musical horizons :)

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

5/5

Magical mystical fonky weirdness. I am entirely approving and enjoyed it. God it's nice to hear some people try and do something that sounds like nothing else I can pin down. :)

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

3/5

It was really good, but likely I won't come back to it - loved a lot of it, but was checking to see how long some songs had left, and it was just quite long? I also felt like it ran out of things to say in a way I hadn't felt hearing Dead Prez, Death Grips, or Gang Starr? 3 is a good score in my head though, not bad at all :)

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

4/5

Good, cosy, nice. Didn't change my life but was utterly good!

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

The best so far

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Took a second listen and really liked it! Wasn't blown away the first time, glad I went back. :)

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

5/5

It referenced random NWA wrestlers, no notes, top marks excellent work. Also the bass was good.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

It was an album. I liked the field recordings and it was fine

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

Interesting, great in places, good in others. I think 4 is a fair number for my enjoyment, as I prefer Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, but this was good too! :)

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Some good songs, and dare I say interesting things (tape loops etc) - for a coldplay album... not bad. I'll give it 3.5, rounded up to 4

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

5/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

3/5

It was pretty nice! I don't know I'd go back to it with urgency, but a very pleasant listen :)

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

utterly brilliant! Fun but not lazy, really enjoyable music! I have a newfound appreciation for fonksy grooves - honestly kicking myself for not hearing this before!

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

Very technically good, but bored me into thinking about music theory. It felt like it had nothing to say besides ooh aren't we clever ooooooh, and when I have to sit and analyse your music to extract something good from it... nah I'm bored at that point. I studied "take five" at uni, I appreciate it on a technical and compositional level, but would not be hurt if I never listened to it again. I'm giving it 3 stars for being well composed and how talented the performers are... but it's an on-paper 3.5* and an emotional "steely dan"/1 out of 5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

One of my favourite albums ever, didn't click on the first listen, then boy did it click after watching "Stop Making Sense" - which made it.... make... sense... Amazing album :)

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

Weird and fun and yeah I liked it! Not a wowee goosebumps good, but good!

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Good, I think I preferred "My Aim Is True", but I really enjoyed this :)

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

Is this album really well put together and fun? Absolutely. Am I tinted by nostalgia? Absolutely. Is the fact I played this on stage a fair bit stroking an ego I didn't know I even had? Probably. 5* it made me learn something about myself.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Not a lot I can really offer... rangey, feelsy, comfy but also not... just really good music.♥️

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

4/5

I liked this a lot - it had a good sound and a lot to say. :) Maybe a bit long, but a good album!

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

Loretta Lynn

3/5

This... didn't hit the spot for me - nice background music, but very un-memorable and samey. Husband definitely shouldn't be an alcoholic though... that sounds problematic.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

4/5

3.5 rounded up - I like the vibe and all but it did blur into itself a bit

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

Pleasant if a little meandering :)

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

5/5

Utterly top notch, forgot that it was a live album at times!

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

I would give this 4.5 - really great, and then the next ones are even better!

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

As the youth say, this was a bit of a banger.

Odelay

Beck

5/5

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

1977

Ash

5/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

That was a quick 45 minutes of great music! :)

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

I like neil young, and this didn't do it for me. I can't pin why?

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

I can't put into words how bad this was.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

New Forms

Roni Size

4/5

This was a fun experience! Fun music

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Actually acceptable and not as bad as Aja which made me want to not have ears.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Didn't expect this to hit the way it did

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

4/5

Solid!

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

2/5

I am utterly surprised at this, but... honestly didn't care for this. It felt sad - I know his other music is better and it sounded too much like someone not in a good place. :/ Kind of saddened my brain a little. Nice chords and pretty songwriting at times though

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

4/5

Very fun and I'm so happy to have heard it! :)

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

5/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

I thought I'd like the who... that's a surprise. It didn't appeal at all.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

4/5

Brilliant - a little samesy, but plenty to say and plenty going on! :)

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

So much going on under the top layer, like a trifle of magic.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Really good music, but bloated - waaay too much of the same stuff, even if it was good stuff?

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Very enjoyable, ridiculously fun guitar :) It was different, and a nice listen. :) I'm teetering on 4 and 5 stars, I'll go 4, but this is really good music and a 5 for someone else I bet :)

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

A nice way to blow off the cobwebs on a monday morning :) It was exactly what I was hoping, and sounded more modern than I expected too? I wouldn't say life changingly must-listen, but good!

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

I was not expecting to love this album, it gets an extra star! :)

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

4/5

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

I preferred gasoline alley, but this had its moments! :) Adding a star because he has a brilliant train set and this is good.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Listened to this two bonus times this weekend, I love it! Keep picking out things each listen :)

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Blood, Sweat & Tears

3/5

It starts with oooh variety and ends with... I'm kind of bored, we get it, you're good at musicking

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

It was a nice slow and relaxing merry-go-round

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

This did not seem to be all that life-changing to a me. It felt like Ash with all the edges sanded off, and then put in a blender with Oasis...

Black Sabbath

5/5

I think this might be the first and only time I give an album a 5* rating halfway through! :) It has been foretold. Utterly brilliant, I forgot just how much I love this first album and how great it sounds. Thank you 1001 :)

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

I love five leaves left and pink moon... I think this is good, but ruined a bit by pointless trumpet and attempts to popify his music

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

4/5

Fun! A bit long and blurred into a blob, but... kind of the point? :)

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

It was rather long, but it definitely grew on me as it went on - it started off a bit "yes we get it you're great musicians are you going to do anything meaningful though?", but got more interesting as it branched out and that. Also poop song was a highlight musically and definitely lyrically.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

5/5

Sonic youth innit

Blur

4/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

I can't say they didn't utterly crush their aims. Very good music and heck yeah!

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

4/5

I liked this a lot! I am surprised by this development :) usually country that isn't Johnny Cash is like pulling teeth :) I liked the instruments used, and the songs having something going on lyrically

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

5/5

Honestly a 4.5 rounded up for how out there and brilliant parts of it are, offset by it sagging a bit by the end John Lydon being a MAGA geek. Nonetheless, if listened to through the eyes of 14 year old Adam... it's incredible and Keith Levene made me pick up a guitar in new ways... 5 it is :)

Hysteria

Def Leppard

4/5

I'm two for two this week on music styles I usually dislike but actually enjoyed an album of! :)

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Brilliant, I'm not sure consistently brilliant but oh wow :) the bits that connected really did

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Really good!

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

5/5

Utterly brilliant, I always feel a bit guilty listening to his music as it hits close to home and... knowing he didn't make it... great music

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

Honestly... meh. I wanted to be happily surprised and I appreciate the guitar and production, but it feels... hollow and like someone trying so hard to be cool

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

5/5

Weee!

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

So much better than I remembered! :) Nice, really creative musically, catchy and exactly what it says on the tin. :) I know it's not "real punk" or whatever, but I don't remember them saying it was :) I like it, and 14 year old me is pleased by this development. :)

Foo Fighters

5/5

Aw I'm so torn between 4 and 5, as I'd give Colour Shape a solid 5, and this isn't quite the same level to me? But then it's one human pouring lots into a short record and I'm a sucker for that sort of activity. Fiiiiiiine 5* life is too short to think too much on this! :)

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

The fine blend of a wordsmith and xbox live's voice chat. Skill definitely... but... ooh wowee look another edgy thing well done who's a good boy oh wow look another crime to rap about for the bingo chart oh wowee another group of people to pick on great job... It got old rapidly. I get the idea, I just think it's aged like milk and is repetitive. That said, some bits were interesting underneath the surface level of edgyboi. I don't think I'll listen again but get why it's on the list.

Slayed?

Slade

4/5

A nice comfy 70s jacket to sleep in - not unpleasant at all - 3.5, rounded to 4 as although it didn't set my mind on fire, it made me happy! :)

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

One of my favourite albums! :)

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

I'm going to rant a bit because I'm unable to sleep and for some reason feel compelled to. This album is way better than it looked - and honestly... songwriting is fine, but what jumped out was ebow, delay tomfoolery, stuff that is out there by slick pop standards. It's safe music at surface level, but it got my attention - it felt like it got better towards the end and sounded more like a band. :) Happy to say this site gave music I wrote off a second try! :)

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Utterly out of left-field! Loved it! :)

Close To You

Carpenters

5/5

B-52's

The B-52's

5/5

The Specials

5/5

Holy moley I didn't expect to love this! Star added for being unexpectedly brilliant

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

I like radiohead, but this felt like the dregs of Kid A - fine for background listening :)

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Sorry Mark, this buttered no parsnips. It didn't click for me, and didn't vary much at all. Definitely serviceable, and it's the Rolling Stones, so... 2.5 rounded to 3. Not bad at all, but I'd not make a point to go back to it. :) Also my friend Mark went to see the Rolling Stones on the 6th of July in Hyde Park

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

5/5

Utterly utterly wonderfully fun, groovy, punky... just everything I ever didn't know I wanted to hear! :) Top notch!

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

4/5

I really enjoyed the last few songs, but it dragged getting there. Some good songs and happy to have tried this album. :)

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

5/5

Unexpected and so good! I feel country wouldn't be what I'd fit it under, but I'm not sure what it would be! :) loved it

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Some flickers of interesting stuff, and solid musically. Glad I've heard it, but probably not one I'll go back to

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

A few standout great songs - I forgot I love all down the line! :) It just felt very unfocused and bloated?

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

The Clash

5/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Really unique album :)

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

This was chaotic and fun! it got a bit repetitive, but I enjoyed it :)

Pornography

The Cure

5/5

Wowee! :)

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

4/5

Fun! I loved how it felt like a jam session at times!

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

I quite liked this - it might be something I come back to and get obsessed with. Listening 50 odd years on, I feel that the music holds up, and some songs had a lot to say. :)

My Generation

The Who

3/5

It was okay!

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

I think 4 is fair - even Bowie doing things I'm not crazily into is still interesting! :) Not sure it was "vital" like Blackstar, Heroes, Ziggy Stardust etc, but I can see why someone might disagree (I liked it)! :)

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

5/5

Okay, this was a great surprise - I heard the initial drums and went "oh good another 80s album"... and by the end said to myself holy cow that was actually really really good! :) I know some people are really die-hard fans and I can get why, really good songwriting and a heck of a voice too! :) Happy times to be a me. :)

Le Tigre

5/5

Utterly unexpected, had no idea that this was who it is, and love it to bits! Thank you 1001 :)

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

Definitely one of the albums of all time. It's by far the most recent I've heard, and of all the albums, it's definitely one of them. (It did not do anything for me I'm afraid lol)

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Honestly not sure if I like this one more than the Parsley Sage album, both were great! Oh no I might have to listen to them both again... what a shame that would be! :)

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

I think this might be the first funk album I feel I've clicked with! :) Political, interesting, not overproduced... yep I like this a lot!

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

I know in my heart some of these songs aren't essential to hear, but damn it, 5* it is! :) It's Johnny Cash, an important gig and he crushes it, I can't give it 4! :)

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

Very pretty and syrupy - I got quite bored and was politely waiting for it to end. Very competent musically, arranged well, lyrics were good. Just didn't do it for me, I don't know if I'd like the same music more with less overproduction, but It wasn't for me. I'll give it a two, as three stars usually is "I get why it's here, it didn't tickle me, might come back to it", and this veers a little south of that into "actively avoid in future"

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

5/5

I like trains.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Ruddy excellent! :)

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

5/5

Nice and cosy trumpet things - I like the sounds and the feeling of the music and it made me happy so it gets five.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

It took a lot of lifting to get past the mechanical 80s sheen, but there was some good music in here once we got past the colour-by-numbers love songs :) Wouldn't willingly listen again, but it was fine!

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

Rather nice music indeed :) I do like this one

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

5/5

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

Me biased, me love Nirvana. Five star foregone conclusion.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

long, indulgent... but really good!

Justified

Justin Timberlake

1/5

It wasn't kid rock, but I hurt my jaw gritting my teeth getting through this. I understand it sold well, but wow it felt tailor-made to be annoying.

White Light

Gene Clark

3/5

It was fine... not bad, not life changing, but fine :)

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

I liked this! :) Definitely will go back to it! :)

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Wow

Iron Maiden

5/5

Great start to the week! :)

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

I feel like this might be one of my favourite things - not even having to study it at uni could kill it :) Definitely the sum of its parts though, it flows really nicely together

Joan Armatrading

5/5

Really, really good! I went in expecting a subdued singer songwriter with no other musicians, which can be a slog unless you're Nick Drake... nope, this was a really enjoyable, fun album that I'll come back to! :)

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests.

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

5/5

Most excellent! :) I forgot how much fun they ZZ Top are to listen to! :)

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

4/5

Way better than I remembered! :)

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

5/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

I'd always heard this was incredible, but can't say it clicked with me. Flute generally annoys me, even when played well, it had no bite, and just seemed very dated and... dull? Slightly cross with myself as I know this is a beloved album! I'll round up to a 3 as there was nothing wrong with it.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

It's possibly one of the best things I've heard, this was a foregone 5* :)

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

4/5

Some songs five some songs two... round out at 4* as I will listen again! :) The two were random filler "singles" that flat-out didn't fit the amazing weirdness (always a 5!)

Dirt

Alice In Chains

5/5

Wow this is bleaker than I remembered, and I listened to this every day at one point

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

It turns out I do like reggae! :) awesome album :)

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Gimme Shelter.... then some other songs that were fine. Did I mention Gimme Shelter? It was okay... really thought it would be more essential to be honest.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

Had some moments but it didn't do a lot for me

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

I think this album has aged as badly as supporting new Labour and the Iraq invasion. I didn't mind "Jericho", and "money's too tight to mention" reminded me of the Rathergood.com flash video where they swap the word "money" with "bunny", which made me chuckle. Competent music but couldn't wait to put something else on.

The Only Ones

4/5

Me likey!

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

This was fun! Really enjoyable and an easy, engaging listen for me :)

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

Joke's on you 1001, I was going to listen to this anyway! :) One of my bestest favouritest albums, there's so much going on :)

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

Really good! :) It was jangly and fun, and I liked it.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

It was 5 every day of the week. Magic album, and one of my favourites!

Run-D.M.C.

5/5

So sparse and pointed! Really great and hasn't aged! :)

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

I liked this! Didn't love it, but it did have its moments. Really good musicianship and well crafted songwriting, I feel it is just not my wheelhouse, but was a good album I'd not be offended to hear again! :) (tl;dr it was good and maybe one day it'll catch me and I'll love it)

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

I adore this album it is lovely :)

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

5/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

I do believe I've liked Bruce Springsteen before now... but wow this really did the trick - definitely a really good album I'm glad to have finally sat and listened to! :)

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

You know what? I'm going to be predictable and 5* this. It was ridiculous, silly, and really fun to listen to. :)

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

I hear trumpet jam I 5*

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I've felt like there's something wrong with me because nearly all the Led Zeppelin albums have been and gone, and each one bored me. Great musicianship, but it wasn't clicking? Finally! A Led Zep album I genuinely liked! :) It was bloated and samey but I did like it.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

It was a bit floppy - not a lot really happened. I'd say I'd go back to it as it wasn't unpleasant, but I can't really say I remember much of it immediately after listening?

Ingenue

k.d. lang

4/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

I liked this! Will likely go Grateful Dead exploring! :)

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Noice

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Always a good time for this one

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

Why haven't I listened to Megadeth properly until today? It's like the things I love in early Metallica, but more of it, and it's really good! A fun listen, and I've got a definite note-to-self to listen to more albums by them :) Thank you 1001, this was a good "discovery that I knew about but hadn't got round to trying".

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

4/5

This is the quirky weirdness I live for! :) I enjoyed it as a collage of noises and found sounds, I feel like they did precisely what they set out to do. I couldn't say I'll listen to this daily, but I'm glad to have heard it and will dig into their discography properly :)

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

It was alright - I liked the noises, but felt like I was in top man buying a shirt to go clubbing.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Slipknot

5/5

Utterly absorbed me! Glad to have heard this :)

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

4/5

A very cool album with an interesting feeling to it - it didn't set my brain on fire but was very good music! Hope to go back and love it on another listen or two

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

5/5

I've listened to the whole thing twice - the unofficial one the second time so I could hear the grouchy crowd in the second half. I think I love it a lot!

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

It was nice piano thingies! Would be great to have on in the background

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

5/5

I rather liked this - lots going on musically, lots to say, and it introduced me to the rather unhinged world of Body Count. Problematic in places? Definitely, but... tongue in cheek and a bit out there, so sure I can appreciate this! :)

Dire Straits

3/5

Great guitar work! Technically flawless, but I didn't get immersed with the songs?

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

5/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Dry

PJ Harvey

5/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

Oooh I massively like - I never got round to trying it until today :)

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

It's fun and odd!

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

I was expecting to love this - definitely liked it?

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

I really enjoyed this one! Fun, bass was great, and I'm between 4 and 5! I'll go 4 as it wasn't one I'd rush to get, but I am glad to have heard it

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

5/5

Profound, silly, folky, squelchy, fun, dark, and a very funny number. In all seriousness, this was magical, and felt like a near-3 hour collage of songwriting. 5 stars for the effort put in, and for changing something about how I look at music. :)

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

This time, I remembered how utterly brilliant the guitar is - tuned fun, open drone notes, wow yes! :) There's always something with this album :)

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

4/5

Definitely interesting and I got into it! It felt a bit bloated, but meh I liked it! :)

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

5/5

Possibly the best find so far! I'm kind of obsessed with this band - the sound almost like proto-Stooges, and each time I hear another band I love in there :) great guitar, groovy songs, and a goshdarn jug! Incredible.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

5* any day :)

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

4/5

I've massively under-appreciated 60s music! Another really good album :)

In It For The Money

Supergrass

5/5

Oasis but more adventurous

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

Foregone conclusion - I adore this album

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

4/5

That was fun! I enjoyed the random noises :}

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Tomorrow Never Knows might be the finest bit of music, and that alone would be enough for me. Then you throw in some of their best songs, how varied it gets musically.. even a random song about submarines can't hold it back (i do like yellow submarine though!)

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

I honestly did not expect to loathe listening to this! I expected kind of "easy listening" dad-rock, and the Eagles are very competent musicians. But... why did it make my soul retreat into my boots? I think how it felt like it had been written and produced in a board-room, sterile, free of any edge or adventure, an going through the motions. It reminded me of my reaction to Steely Dan, but I think this was more of a visceral reaction. Title track is catchy, nothing else merited a listen for me. Couldn't wait for it to end. I give a star as musicianship was great, bass stood out to me. :)

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

I rather enjoyed this! :)

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

I grooved to this at points! :) definitely better than the last Prince album we had :)

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

I adored this!! :) Discovering that I really like reggae has been a great part of 1001. My only exposure to the genre really was having to play the same few songs at different times, without really knowing what I was doing on bass... I really should have dived into Bob Marley properly years ago! :)

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Enjoyable, maybe a little samesy?

Me Against The World

2Pac

4/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

I'd put this album off until now - and yep it was what I was expecting. 5* and made me sad because closure or whatever.

Violent Femmes

5/5

Why was the bass so good? Why did I know almost half the album from games and films but not the name of the band? Hooray for the lovely music times :)

Electric

The Cult

4/5

Really fun! :)

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

3/5

Honestly remembered this as better than I found it?

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

The album happened definitely! The bass and pedal-steel was all I can remember :)

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

2/5

I definitely prefered the self-titled album. This one actively irritated me because of the bloated length of songs, and general lack of anything going on in between some good guitar sections

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

Oh shell yeah! :) This is one of the albums that I love, lots of good. I'm clearly tired writing this and need to finish my coffee.

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

4/5

Utterly top notch, very fun album

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

Really, really great rock! I didn't expect to enjoy this so much!

Ananda Shankar

4/5

Awesome! :)

Garbage

4/5

Love this album :) very fun times

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Excellent

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

5/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

I am rounding up - I wouldn't listen again out of choice as it was very samey, but oh wow that is a really great album in terms of musicianship and feeling! :)

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

4/5

This was good! Not my wheelhouse, but I do massively enjoy the craft in this - it feels like its own universe thingy

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

3/5

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

A decent pop album! I didn't dislike it by any means - granted I might not actively seek it again, but no complaints and I thought it held together way better than the destiny's child album we had :)

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

2/5

A bit too 80s in the wrong way. Musically well done, but it made me feel sad about my life choices that led to having to listen to it.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

A very special magic album for me.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

4/5

I didn't think I'd like Madonna album - I did like Madonna album, hooray for progress and growth this is good. It was a bit long, but I'd merrily re-listen.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

4/5

Oooh i did like this! Reminded me of the band Broods. Good things and happy to have a reason to try this album, better late than never! :)

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Really, really good!

Music

Madonna

4/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

Fun!

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Hot take: This is a good album

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Good but didn't keep me fully engaged - bet it was great live though!

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

2/5

It got good towards the end of the album - it took effort to listen to when it was very poppy initially, but the nearer it got to an approximation of the Eels, the more I liked it.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

5/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Surprised I didn't love this as much as I thought! Still fantastic, but it felt bloated and long/repetitive at time?

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Really fun! I would have put Absolution or Origin of Symmetry on here instead but get that this was the "mainstream" breakthrough - that said this was infinitely better than I remembered! :)

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Very cool album! It did kind of blend into itself as a "sound" more than individual songs, but... wow, and must have been crazily unique when it came out and all of that! :) I'll definitely re-listen!

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

2/5

"I've heard of this thing called rock. I'd like one."

...And Justice For All

Metallica

5/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5