Jun 21 2024
Blackstar
David Bowie
This is an incredible work, and I do believe it will join the list of best Bowie albums. Moving, experimental, haunting, even familiar in places. What a swan song!
5
Jun 23 2024
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I remember enjoying this mixture of Funk, Rock and Rap when it first came outโnow, having not listened to it for decades, it does sound quite โsameyโ so it could do with trimming a bit. As it stands, it feels too long to maintain peak interest over its entire runtime.
3
Jun 25 2024
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Absolute perfection. I donโt have the lyrical ability to describe this, so let me (probably mis)quote someone else I once heard long ago: Dylan sings like a dog with its leg caught in barbed wire. If that isnโt recommendation enough, I donโt know what is!
5
Jun 26 2024
Never Mind The Bollocks, Hereโs The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Immense, life-changing, and weirdly a little bit polished too. The best-known Punk album, though not the best. Time has tamed its sound and reputation somewhat, but itโs still excellent. Highly recommended.
4
Jul 04 2024
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Magnificent. A powerful debut album from Ice Cube after he split with NWA, this is filled with banger after banger, with production by Public Enemyโs Bomb Squad. Continuing the inner city themes but taking them to a whole new level, itโs a terrific original statement.
4
Jul 08 2024
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Great album. Clint Eastwood is, of course, a certified classic.
4
Jul 10 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
Glorious, and contains so many hit songs.
5
Jul 13 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
4
Jul 14 2024
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Itโsโฆ pleasant to listen to, but not overly exciting. Perhaps it sounded wider in the early โ60s?
3
Jul 17 2024
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
This is actually the first the Traffic album I heard, and I loved it.
4
Jul 22 2024
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
All very pleasant and inoffensive. Itโs simplyโฆ OK. Iโll listen to it if itโs on and I canโt switch radio channels, but I wouldnโt buy it or put it on, myself.
3
Jul 23 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Magnificent!
4
Jul 26 2024
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Terrific album!
4
Jul 28 2024
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
4
Jul 31 2024
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
This is a bona fide classic, with rocking numbers, and more sensitive songs too, like Sail Away. Of course, there are the (in)famous My My Hey Hey BlueโฆBlack songsโone acoustic, the other electricโand my favourite: Powderfinger. The album is filled with great performances, lyrics and music. I canโt recommend it enough.
5
Aug 02 2024
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Dylan returned like an Old Testament prophet to reveal incredible music and poetry like โNot Dark Yet,โ โTryin' to Get to Heavenโ and โHighlandsโ. Essential.
4
Aug 10 2024
The Joshua Tree
U2
5
Aug 11 2024
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
An incredible album. Groundbreaking, even. It showcases her wonderful vocal range and experimental songwriting, blending elements of Pop, Rock, and Art-Rock. I love it, and recommend it highly.
5
Aug 13 2024
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Based album.
4
Aug 17 2024
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Classic album that deserves the accolades itโs received over its lifetime.
4
Aug 19 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Classic. Supreme, like the title says.
5
Aug 21 2024
Superunknown
Soundgarden
4
Aug 26 2024
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
5
Aug 27 2024
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Phenomenal album that reworks old classics and adds some new ones in the form of cover versions. Top tier album.
5
Aug 29 2024
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Believe it or not, this was a flop on its release! A critical and commercial failure, with only the passing of time making critics and consumers see sense. Thatโs just nuts!
4
Aug 30 2024
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
4
Aug 31 2024
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
4
Sep 03 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
An outstanding classic which builds a beautifully designed narrative of the protagonist, despite not being a โproperโ concept album, through a variety of song types, all of them singularly excellent. Marvellous!
5
Sep 04 2024
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Why do I keep fucking up?
5
Sep 05 2024
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Excellent production, terrific lyrics and flow. Each member has his own style, and the album, while a little messy, is a thrill from start to finish. Shadowboxing, martial arts classic!
5
Sep 06 2024
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Incredible. Exciting, important, cosmic, futuristicโฆ Highly recommended.
5
Sep 07 2024
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
This was an absolute game-changer, with its new sound that influenced so many Rappers going forward. Snoop Dogg sounded so fresh and innovative on this. The sound of my mid-teens. Magnificent.
5
Sep 08 2024
New Forms
Roni Size
This is a jazz classic; heady Drum and Bass. I can understand that people nowadays may not get the hype behind it, but at the time it took things to a whole other level.
4
Sep 09 2024
90
808 State
Classic!
4
Sep 11 2024
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
An absolute classic, and an electronic music album for the ages.
5
Sep 14 2024
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
I have no words, except to say itโs an utter classic. People have worded it more expertly me than I could, but this album is a top tier essential. Get it, spend time with it, cherish it.
5
Sep 15 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
Perfection, and the title track is my favourite Bowie song ever.
5
Sep 16 2024
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
4
Sep 17 2024
Metallica
Metallica
Big change in sound, but oh what a classic!
5
Sep 18 2024
Suicide
Suicide
Absolutely incredible, and still influential. Plus Alan Vega sings like Elvis Presley!
5
Sep 21 2024
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
4
Sep 24 2024
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Stone cold classic with incredible raps and inventive production featuring nifty samples. Bags of humour too. Mandatory listening.
5
Sep 29 2024
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Classic, with some magnificent songs on it. Buy it now and revel in it!
5
Oct 02 2024
Atomizer
Big Black
4
Oct 03 2024
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
3
Oct 04 2024
Nowhere
Ride
Phenomenal work with beautiful, distorted, but ultimately transcendent, songs. The original ended with โVapour Trailโ which was so poignant it hurt. Magnificent album. A Shoegaze classic.
5
Oct 08 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4
Oct 10 2024
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
4
Oct 12 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Catchy, danceable, machinic, but also oddly human too. Terrific album well worth your time.
5
Oct 17 2024
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
4
Oct 24 2024
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
5
Nov 01 2024
Face to Face
The Kinks
4
Nov 02 2024
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
4
Nov 03 2024
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Thick, dissonant layers of samples, often pulled from Funk, Soul, and Rock, combined with sirens, scratches, and breaks. Production team the Bomb Squadโs approach here is to layer sounds in a way that mirror the social tension and complexity in the lyricsโtracks like โFight the Powerโ exemplify this with its stacked samples and driving rhythm, creating a sense of urgency. The production choices on songs like โ911 Is a Jokeโ and โBurn Hollywood Burnโ keep the listener off balance, as sounds collide and voices weave in and out, reinforcing the messages in the lyrics.
Lyrically, Chuck Dโs verses are relentless, addressing systemic racism, media manipulation, and cultural appropriation with sharp precision. โWelcome to the Terrordomeโ confronts criticism of the group head-on, turning controversy into a rallying cry, while โFear of a Black Planetโ examines racial paranoia and social power dynamics. Flava Flavโs interjections add a level of satire and comic relief but also underscore the serious themes.
All in all, this is a top-tier album and you need to listen to it now !
5
Nov 05 2024
...And Justice For All
Metallica
Despite Lars deliberately killing Jason Newstedโs bass, this is one terrific album. Their songs grew longer, more technical, yet still with memorable riffs. Everything about this album is exquisite. They moved beyond simple Thrash with this one. Probably their best.
5
Nov 10 2024
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Top tier. Up there with Illmatic by Nas, which should let you know how great it is !
5
Nov 15 2024
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
Still their best. Complex yet accessible, incredible riffs, drumming and lyrics, with brilliant song structures. Contains the classic โHangar 18โ too. I still listen to this album avidly. Mandatory !
5
Nov 18 2024
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Good.
4
Nov 20 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Nov 22 2024
British Steel
Judas Priest
5
Nov 25 2024
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
4
Nov 29 2024
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Acoustic, music-hall, R๏ผBโฆ Itโs all very serene and elegant, though there are some rocking portions on here too. Great melodies and lyrics. Well worth your time.
4
Nov 30 2024
Nevermind
Nirvana
Affirmed classic, the face of Grunge, and top tier production values. Not my favourite by them, but it still merits 5 stars!
5
Dec 03 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Superb !
5
Dec 07 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon
Cet album est gรฉnial ! Clairement un classique, et il est aussi bon que tout le monde le dit. รcoute-le tout de suite et tu vas en tomber amoureux !
5
Dec 08 2024
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
Dec 09 2024
Disraeli Gears
Cream
This is great, with some terrific songs on it. My favourite is โTales of Brave Ulyssesโ.
4
Dec 10 2024
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Magnifique !
4
Dec 12 2024
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
4
Dec 14 2024
Bad
Michael Jackson
One of the best albums of all time, and definitely MJโs greatest work. Every single song is a hit. This is glorious. Get it, listen, love it forever.
5
Dec 16 2024
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Glorious !
4
Dec 22 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Astounding. This is one hell of a trip !
5
Dec 25 2024
Da Capo
Love
4
Dec 28 2024
Young Americans
David Bowie
One of his bestโฆ but he has so many of those !
5
Dec 30 2024
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Rockingโฆ a massive sound, heartfelt lyrics where the ordinary and mundane becomes fantastic and romantic. This is an utter classic and still sounds amazing. Top tier.
5
Dec 31 2024
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
4
Jan 01 2025
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
I actually prefer this to the Ziggy Stardust that came before it. Incredible songs, some even camp (Time, which is my favourite on the album), or melodramatic (Lady Grinning Soul). This is glorious.
5
Jan 03 2025
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Monumental !
4
Jan 07 2025
Bossanova
Pixies
Incredible.
4
Jan 08 2025
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Storming album with a great message. Canโt go wrong with Peter Tosh!
4
Jan 10 2025
Homework
Daft Punk
Terrific, supremely inventive, and catchy af. Doesnโt quite rise to the heights of its successor album Discovery, but wonderful all the same.
4
Jan 11 2025
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
One of the best albums ever ! Takes you on a proper journey from start to finish. My favourite is A Butcherโs Tale, which adds deep gravitas in the form of imagined narratives from ordinary soldiers in the First World War.
5
Jan 14 2025
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Stunning classic. Holds up to this day.
5
Jan 16 2025
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
This is a certified classic. Mindbender. Innovative production as is always the case with the Bomb Squad. Lyrics are intelligent yet accessible too. Early Public Enemy is top tier.
5
Jan 24 2025
Liquid Swords
GZA
Incredible !
4
Jan 26 2025
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
A glorious racket !
4
Jan 27 2025
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
A bit of blasphemous of me to say so, but I think this ambit would have worked better as an E.P. with the best songs collated on it, instead of a lacklustre album that initially fooled us with its harder sound.
3
Jan 31 2025
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
A mind-bending classic !
4
Feb 04 2025
Live At Leeds
The Who
Good stuff !
4
Feb 06 2025
War
U2
4
Feb 07 2025
Follow The Leader
Korn
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4
Feb 08 2025
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
This is one terrific album, probably my favourite by Muse. Twists and turns, terrific electronic sounds amongst the Rock guitars, thoughtful lyrics. Itโs an all-round blinder. Seeing them perform this live with all the visuals was an astounding experience too. Get the album! Get it!
5
Feb 11 2025
Transformer
Lou Reed
I love it.
4
Feb 14 2025
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Good stuff, albeit not as much as Exileโฆ or โฆFingers.
3
Feb 17 2025
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Magnificent album with classic songs on it.
4
Feb 18 2025
Abbey Road
Beatles
Itโs one of my favourite Beatles albums (though not my top, which would be either Rubber Soul, or Revolver), especially for the medley of songs on the B-side. The way โGolden Slumbersโ segues into โCarry That Weightโ never fails to send shivers up and down my spine. Glorious.
5
Feb 20 2025
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
I enjoyed a couple of songs on it, but didnโt really listen to much of it again.
2
Feb 21 2025
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
They look like accountants or thereabouts, but sound like voodoo or something. Incredible, brilliant, bonkers album.
4
Feb 23 2025
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
4
Feb 24 2025
Pink Flag
Wire
3
Feb 25 2025
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
3
Feb 26 2025
Back In Black
AC/DC
Just not my sort of thing at all. Only OK. Very same-sounding.
2
Mar 01 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
4
Mar 04 2025
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Astoundingly good.
5
Mar 08 2025
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
5
Mar 11 2025
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
3
Mar 13 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Awesome.
4
Mar 15 2025
Dookie
Green Day
โs all right.
3
Mar 17 2025
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Excellent and mature album with brilliant songs, though different to their earlier material.
4
Mar 18 2025
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
I remember being blown away by this when it first came out. It made suicidal depression seem like the most exhilarating experience known to mankind. Intricate, complex, deceptively simple, magnificent songs and sounds, turbosynthed guitars, terrific lyrics. Just absolute perfection.
5
Mar 19 2025
Murmur
R.E.M.
I liked some of it.
2
Mar 22 2025
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Stupendous album. Iconic.
4
Mar 25 2025
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Weirdly classed as Grunge upon release because of Nirvana taking Grunge into the spotlight, this magnificent album was way darker (itโs all about Layneโs heroin addiction), with brutally honest lyrics. A masterpiece that everyone needs to hear.
5
Mar 26 2025
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Magnificent.
4
Mar 27 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley
Perfection. Beautiful songs and instrumentals, but the real highlights are the covers of Leonard Cohenโs โHallelujahโ and, especially, Benjamin Brittonโs โCorpus Christi Carolโ. The latter ranks as one of my favourite songs and song versions of all time.
5
Apr 01 2025
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Third album, so still early days. The Pop songs of yesteryear, all extremely short: I donโt think a single one of them even hits the 3-minute mark! Yet these are perfectly crafted gems. A terrific album.
4
Apr 06 2025
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
4
Apr 08 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead
One of the best albums they have done. The Bends, arguably, might have (some) better songs, but that album feels simply like a collection of songs. This one coheres as an actual long-form album, and the songs are terrific. Airbag and Karma Police have some great delay FX on them, and Paranoid Android is a blast from start to finish. More delights await you.
5
Apr 09 2025
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
ร phรฉnomรฉnal dรฉbut with terrific songs.
5
Apr 10 2025
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
4
Apr 12 2025
Raw Power
The Stooges
3
Apr 14 2025
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
3
Apr 16 2025
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Itโs Tricky to rate this album.
3
Apr 18 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Absolute classic.
4
Apr 20 2025
Parklife
Blur
3
Apr 22 2025
The Bends
Radiohead
Near perfect. Superb collection of songs.
4
Apr 23 2025
Moondance
Van Morrison
Stunningly beautiful album. In some ways I prefer this to Astral Weeks. Favourite song: โInto the Mysticโ.
4
Apr 26 2025
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
4
Apr 27 2025
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
2
May 07 2025
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Forget the Sex Pistols. For me, THIS is the golden standard as far as Punk is concerned. Terrific music and fiercely biting, intelligent, political lyrics. Best thing theyโve done.
5
May 12 2025
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Incredible.
4
May 13 2025
Tommy
The Who
Brilliant.
4
May 21 2025
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
4
May 23 2025
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
May 25 2025
Blur
Blur
3
May 29 2025
Maxinquaye
Tricky
Absolutely top-tier.
5
May 30 2025
Kid A
Radiohead
Terrific album. Lots of Warp Records influence. My favourites are How to Disappear Completely, and Idioteque.
4
Jun 01 2025
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
4
Jun 05 2025
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Powerful and inventive stuff !
4
Jun 06 2025
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Mesmerising!
5
Jun 11 2025
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
Stone cold classic. I was absolutely obsessed with this album when it came out. Also the first introduction of Body Count.
5
Jun 14 2025
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Amazing.
5
Jun 15 2025
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
A terrific album, although not my all-time favourite by Marley (that would be Uprising). Beautiful songs, a combination of political, religious, and spiritual vibes. Amazing, and spawned hit singles like โThree Little Birdsโ.
4
Jun 18 2025
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
4
Jun 21 2025
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Incredible album !
4
Jun 26 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Superb songs with an exciting sound and some surprisingly poetic lyrics bรชte and there.
4
Jun 28 2025
Green
R.E.M.
Great stuff.
4
Jul 01 2025
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
5
Jul 02 2025
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Absolute banger of an album. Enough new and old styles to keep longstanding and neophyte fans happy. โMindfieldsโ is a killer of a track, as is โClimbatizeโ.
4
Jul 08 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Itโs all right.
3
Jul 11 2025
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Fox in the Snow is absolutely breathtaking.
4
Jul 16 2025
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Very Rolling Stones sounding โ70s Rock music. Decent.
3
Jul 20 2025
Low
David Bowie
Top tier genius.
5
Jul 24 2025
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
This is still a magnificent album with some terrific songs on it. The lyrics to Paranoid itself are not about paranoia but more like melancholy. RIP Ozzy.
4
Jul 25 2025
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
All four of the numbered albums are top class, but this is third best. Well worth your time though.
3
Jul 30 2025
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
4
Jul 31 2025
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Killer songs, killer album, killer Queen!
4
Aug 02 2025
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Glorious, witty, musically perfect. Top tier album.
5