Nov 02 2023
Raw Power
The Stooges
4
Nov 03 2023
Fragile
Yes
2
Nov 07 2023
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
4
Nov 10 2023
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
4
Nov 17 2023
1999
Prince
4
Dec 01 2023
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Dec 08 2023
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
5
Dec 29 2023
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
4
Jan 01 2024
Transformer
Lou Reed
4
Jan 05 2024
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
3
Feb 06 2024
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
5
Feb 21 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
4
Apr 26 2024
Eagles
Eagles
4
May 03 2024
Stankonia
OutKast
5
May 17 2024
The Clash
The Clash
5
Jun 03 2024
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
Jun 05 2024
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
Jun 10 2024
Revolver
Beatles
4
Jun 12 2024
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
5
Jun 18 2024
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
3
Jul 22 2024
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Considering this is my inaugural review for newfilewav, I will treat it with the care and consideration that testifies to my worth as a member of this group. What a joy to begin with this album. The resonant bass takes you straight to the dive bars of Bruce Springsteenβs native New Jersey. The gritty vocals ring home the themes of working class struggle and triumph over adversity. The melancholy organ which crops up now and again testifies to the fact that there is beauty in the struggle. Very enjoyable listen. Personal favourite: Streets of Fire.
4
Jul 23 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Classic Prince - a few sensational songs diluted with some average and a couple poor ones. Favourite: The Ballad of Dorothy Parker. Least favourite: Housequake.
3
Jul 24 2024
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
I was surprised I didnβt hate this album more, but the opening couple of tracks werenβt terrible.
2
Jul 25 2024
The Band
The Band
More like βThe BLANDβ by The BLAND. Am I right???
2
Jul 26 2024
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
Some great tracks, but as an album it didnβt move me.
2
Jul 29 2024
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
4
Jul 30 2024
Eliminator
ZZ Top
4
Jul 31 2024
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
Aug 01 2024
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
I canβt rate this low enough. Unlistenable and unbearable.
1
Aug 02 2024
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
3
Aug 05 2024
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3
Aug 06 2024
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
El Paso, Big Iron, A Hundred and Sixty Acres = all classics.
4
Aug 07 2024
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Back to Life is a classic but this album wasnβt that great.
2
Aug 08 2024
Lost Souls
Doves
5
Aug 09 2024
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
2
Aug 12 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Three feels harsh, but four seems generous. This album is a solid 3.5.
3
Aug 13 2024
ΓgΓ¦tis Byrjun
Sigur RΓ³s
4
Aug 14 2024
Is This It
The Strokes
Classic.
5
Aug 15 2024
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Aug 16 2024
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
2
Aug 20 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
Iβve never fully understood why this album is always considered one of the best ever. That being said, it is very good and βNo Surprisesβ is excellent.
4
Aug 21 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
Aug 22 2024
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Hood classic π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
5
Aug 23 2024
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
1
Aug 26 2024
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
2
Aug 27 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5
Aug 28 2024
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
2
Aug 30 2024
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Sep 02 2024
Tommy
The Who
1
Sep 03 2024
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Some 5/5 songs, but I donβt love the album as a whole.
3
Sep 04 2024
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
4
Sep 05 2024
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Choose your future, choose life.
5
Sep 06 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
4
Sep 09 2024
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
3
Sep 11 2024
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
I found this one hard to rate. Itβs an eclectic mix of great, good, and not great. Iβm giving it 7/10, which translates to 3.5/5, and Iβm choosing to round that number down rather than up.
3
Sep 12 2024
Nowhere
Ride
4
Sep 13 2024
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
3
Sep 16 2024
The Yes Album
Yes
3
Sep 17 2024
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Iβve had a couple of people recommend Fleet Foxes to me over the years and Iβve never taken them up on this. Now, I realise I wasnβt missing anything special. In fact, I hated this. Thereβs few genres I hate more than βindie folkβ. I resisted giving it one star because there are some moments which are not terrible.
2
Sep 20 2024
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
4
Sep 23 2024
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Sep 24 2024
Dummy
Portishead
I really like the style, but I feel like it got boring after a little while. Iβve had this album downloaded for a long time, intending to listen to it but it fell below expectations.
3
Sep 25 2024
Blur
Blur
Blur have some great songs, but at other times, Damon Albarnβs whining singing voice is too much for me.
3
Sep 26 2024
Fun House
The Stooges
If thereβs one thing that Iβve taken away from this 1001 Albums challenge so far, itβs a love for Iggy Pop and The Stooges.
4
Sep 30 2024
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
4
Oct 01 2024
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
There are no dull moments on this album, but itβs just not my kind of thing. Sweet Child Of Mine is 5/5 and there are some other great songs, but a full album of Guns n Roses is a little too much for me to bear. Under the right circumstances, I would agree that the album is 5/5. But I gave it a few tries and I just couldnβt get into it.
3
Oct 04 2024
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave has a unique way of making you envy the characters who die in each of the songs on this album, by delivering vocal performances so bad that youβll wish that you were dead too. Hated the vibe, hated Nickβs singing, hated the production (and the addition of a woman crying or other strange noises throughout). Just total shit.
1
Oct 07 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Superb. βMoonlight Mileβ is one of my favourite Rolling Stones songs. I wasnβt familiar with the album, but I loved every track.
5
Oct 08 2024
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
No review of Eric Clapton is complete without a reminder that he is a horrible racist. That being said, good album.
4
Oct 09 2024
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Oct 10 2024
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
The βdiddly-diddly-deeβ vibes at the start of this album were great, but it got a little bit too βhurdy-gurdy-gurdyβ towards the end. I did not like βWhen Will We Be Marriedβ or βThe Stolen Childβ.
3
Oct 11 2024
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Like every great jazz album, it goes from moments of 5/5 to 1/5 at a secondβs notice.
3
Oct 14 2024
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Thereβs no real low points, but there are some points which are a bit too cheesy (and a bit too βBilly Joelβ), such as βEverybody Has A Dreamβ. That being said, solid album.
4
Oct 15 2024
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
Neil Youngβs vocals are terrible, a full album is too much.
3
Oct 16 2024
Celebrity Skin
Hole
When this band broke up, the joke was to say βDid you hear that Courtney Loveβs βHoleβ Has Split?β Anyway, good album but pretty dated.
3
Oct 17 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
4
Oct 18 2024
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
3
Oct 21 2024
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Incredible.
5
Oct 22 2024
Live!
Fela Kuti
Pretty good, but 16 minute drum solos are just not my thing.
3
Oct 23 2024
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Started off well, slowly got worse.
3
Oct 28 2024
Mothership Connection
Parliament
4
Oct 29 2024
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
4
Oct 30 2024
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
4
Oct 31 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
4
Nov 01 2024
Van Halen
Van Halen
4
Nov 04 2024
Moon Safari
Air
3
Nov 05 2024
Boston
Boston
3
Nov 06 2024
Rio
Duran Duran
3
Nov 08 2024
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Terrible, but mundane enough that it didnβt become a pain to listen to.
2
Nov 11 2024
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
Prime Snoop Dogg and prime Dr. Dre. This album might not be in my top 10, but itβs definitely in my top 20.
5
Nov 12 2024
Harvest
Neil Young
Was the 1001 Albums book sponsored by Neil Young? One great song on here (Harvest), the rest are somewhere between good and boring.
3
Nov 13 2024
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
A basic understanding of French will help anyone appreciate avant-garde music. βAvantβ means βbeforeβ, and βgardeβ means βanyone-realised-being-experimental-didnβt-equate-to-being-interesting-or-good.β It can also be described as merde-totale (total shit). I did not enjoy this album.
1
Nov 14 2024
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
A full album of Cypress Hill is a little bit too much - their voices become a bit grating after a while. That being said, nice beats and a few good songs (βHow I Could Just Kill A Manβ).
3
Nov 15 2024
Dry
PJ Harvey
3
Nov 18 2024
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
4
Nov 19 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
3
Nov 20 2024
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
Nov 21 2024
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
4
Nov 22 2024
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
There wasnβt anything I disliked about this album, but there wasnβt much I enjoyed about it either.
3
Nov 25 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
4
Nov 26 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Enjoyed this - itβs a 7/10, and Iβm afraid 4/5 is much too high, so it gets a 3/5 on a technicality.
3
Nov 27 2024
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
I canβt believe Iβve missed this album my whole life, itβs incredible.
5
Nov 28 2024
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
3
Nov 29 2024
B-52's
The B-52's
Giving this three stars rather than two on account of the fact that Rock Lobster is a classic song. Iβm giving it three stars rather than four or five because the B-52s have a unique singing style which is difficult to stomach in such a large quantity. Also, all the songs are so similar that it gets slightly irritating.
3
Dec 02 2024
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
3
Dec 03 2024
So
Peter Gabriel
3
Dec 04 2024
21
Adele
4
Dec 05 2024
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Mostly quite boring and inoffensive, with some moments which are entirely unlistenable.
2
Dec 09 2024
Elephant
The White Stripes
9/10. I think that I need to sit with this album for more than a few days to form a fuller opinion, but it made a strong first impression. I may regret not giving it a full five stars.
4
Dec 10 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
5
Dec 11 2024
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
Thoroughly enjoyable.
4
Dec 12 2024
American Pie
Don McLean
American Pie and Vincent are both incredible songs, but thereβs a few terrible songs which bring the average down (Sister Fatima, The Grave and Babylon). If the album finished three songs earlier, it couldβve been a 4/5.
3
Dec 13 2024
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Art rock will always be my least favourite genre. That being said, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. It's very consistent, and even the album's more experimental tracks ("It's Business as Usual") were really enjoyable. It feels like this album covers a lot of ground but is still very cohesive in its sound (which is where a lot of other experimental albums fail for me).
4
Dec 16 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Great album. I love any music that can evoke a strong sense of a time or place - Iβve never been to Cuba, but listening to this album feels like Cuba.
4
Dec 17 2024
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
4
Dec 18 2024
Born To Be With You
Dion
3
Dec 19 2024
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
In my lifetime, Iβve made three or four attempts to get into this album to understand the hype behind it. My conclusion is that it is mediocre - nice instrumentals but a bit too long and few standout moments. Itβs just pretty bland R&B with hip-hop drums and a bit of rapping. Thereβs a couple of great tracks (Lost Ones and Doo Wop), but the rest is pretty boring.
3
Dec 20 2024
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
Dec 23 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
Dec 25 2024
The Specials
The Specials
4
Dec 31 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
This album is enjoyable, but not great. Most of the songs on here are pretty forgettable and have the stereotypical Beatles sound. βAll My Lovingβ might be the only great Beatles song on here, but the cover versions of βPlease Mr. Postmanβ and βRoll Over Beethovenβ are also pretty good.
3
Jan 01 2025
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
A lot of 80s hip-hop sounds very samey, and this is no exception.
3
Jan 02 2025
Low
David Bowie
A great opening seven Bowie songs, ruined by the closing four Eno songs.
3
Jan 03 2025
Purple Rain
Prince
5
Jan 06 2025
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
4
Jan 07 2025
Live At Leeds
The Who
I find too much of The Who's music is drawn-out and their style isn't usually for me. But being a live album, this was a lot punchier and not as complicated as their studio albums. It helps that the only two Who songs which I like "Substitute" and "Magic Bus" are on here, plus a cover of "Shakin' All Over" which is a great song.
4
Jan 08 2025
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
3
Jan 09 2025
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
Every song sounds so similar that the album started to annoy me.
2
Jan 10 2025
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
3
Jan 13 2025
Queen II
Queen
3
Jan 15 2025
Chris
Christine and the Queens
Enjoyable, but nothing special.
3
Jan 16 2025
Like A Prayer
Madonna
3
Jan 17 2025
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
I found myself falling in love with the lead singerβs dreamy voice. When she sang βlove me, love me, say that you love meβ, I shouted back at the speaker βI do love you!!β I also really enjoyed the Black Sabbath cover - this is how all cover versions should be, they really made it their own rather than trying to imitate the original. Iβll find it hard to move on from this album and leave Nina Persson behind, so I will definitely give it another listen.
4
Jan 20 2025
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
4
Jan 21 2025
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
This is a difficult album to rate. Iβve always loved Dusty Springfield, but this isnβt her best work. No surprise that itβs her debut - itβs generic 60s pop, without the soul of her later work (βSon of a Preacher Manβ, βSpookyβ, or βWindmills of Your Mindβ). As such, we donβt get her best vocal performances. Wishinβ and Hopinβ is the only song I really like here, and thereβs a couple of others which pale in comparison to the originals (βYou Donβt Own Meβ and βWill You Love Me Tomorrowβ) - this wouldnβt matter as much if Dustyβs versions were a bit more elaborate rather than just imitations of the originals. The rest is just easy-listening background music.
3
Jan 22 2025
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
Jan 23 2025
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Sweet Gene Vincent is a classic. I love how he brings in so many funk and soul elements to an otherwise punk record. I also love the humour in songs like Billericay Dickie. My dad used to play a lot of Ian Dury when I was young and he was always one of my favourites of my dadβs favourites, but this is the first time Iβve heard this full album.
4
Jan 24 2025
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
4
Jan 27 2025
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
4
Jan 28 2025
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
4
Jan 29 2025
The Doors
The Doors
4
Jan 30 2025
Among The Living
Anthrax
Thrash metal has always been my least favourite genre. So far, Iβve been won over by Metallica and Megadeath, but Anthrax is the worst of the worst.
1
Jan 31 2025
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
This album grew on me the more I listened. Had it at three stars after the first listen, but it worked itβs way up to four.
4
Feb 03 2025
Aja
Steely Dan
Very very good.
5
Feb 04 2025
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
4
Feb 05 2025
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
Lot of great stuff on this album - Sunday Shining and Ultra Stimulation are highlights. But thereβs also a lot of filler - if the last four tracks were removed then I think this would be a great album. Red Rolled and Seen feels like the background music of a Crash Bandicoot game - there are a couple other tracks like this which are repetitive and irritating.
Regardless, Finley Quaye remains Scotlandβs finest reggae artist. I feel confident in saying thatβs something nobody will ever take away from him.
3
Feb 06 2025
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Definitely the most enjoyable 'experimental' album that I've heard so far. My favourite tracks were "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar" and "Love Song For the Dead Che". I really like the psychedelic style and I particularly like the musical interludes where it reverts back to a more typical 60s style - it even sounds like a parody of a particular band/song at points. E.g. The beginning of Stranded in Time sounds like a parody of Eleanor Rigby to me.
But, despite it's strengths, it was quite drawn out and there are a few weak tracks. Considering the album and the band are both called 'The United States of America', I feel compelled to slap a 25% tariff on this review.
3
Feb 07 2025
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
I really like this style and I think Loretta Lynn has the perfect voice for it. Country music really peaked as a genre in the 1960s.
4
Feb 10 2025
My Generation
The Who
I think this early stuff by The Who is so much better than all the experimental stuff that followed. I've never really liked the song 'My Generation' and my favourite tracks on here are the cover versions of old souls/blues songs. That being said, it's a very good album overall.
4
Feb 11 2025
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Simply incredible.
5
Feb 12 2025
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
Feb 14 2025
Vespertine
BjΓΆrk
Disappointed because I loved Debut, but this album was really boring.
2
Feb 17 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Feb 18 2025
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Absolutely Sweet Marie has been my favourite Bob Dylan song ever since I seen George Harrison performing it at the β30 Years of Bob Dylanβ celebration concert. I donβt love all the other songs quite as much, but itβs a great album nonetheless.
4
Feb 19 2025
Debut
BjΓΆrk
I canβt believe that I find myself leaving a five star review for a BjΓΆrk album. This is what the generator is all about!
5
Feb 20 2025
Calenture
The Triffids
4
Feb 21 2025
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
3
Feb 24 2025
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Nuthinβ But a βGβ Thang was the first rap song I heard and loved (via Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). I completely appreciate why people would knock points off this for the misogyny and the juvenile humour. Alas, βBitches Ainβt Shitβ just hit different when you were 14 and hadnβt yet spoken to a girl. Dre and Snoop had the same effect as the Tate brothers - they let young men mask their anxiety behind machismo and aggression. Much less harmful than the Tate brothers though, as the defence was always that music isnβt to be taken literally. It was cathartic nonetheless.
We all know that this doesnβt hold up today. But what does hold up is the seamless production, the social commentary and the g-funk. Dr. Dre single-handedly created the west coast sound which still comes through in rap music coming out the west coast today, more than 30 years later. Credit is due to George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic. In an era where intellectual property lawsuits were clamping down on the art of sampling and crippling hip-hop, George Clinton seen the future. Being an artist who owned his masters (very rare in the 90s), he let Dre use his material however he liked (for low-to-no cost, if I recall correctly). Dre turned the P-Funk to the G-Funk and the rest is history.
5
Feb 25 2025
Tapestry
Carole King
5
Feb 26 2025
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
4
Feb 27 2025
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
5
Feb 28 2025
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
4
Mar 03 2025
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
4
Mar 04 2025
Play
Moby
Good background music.
4
Mar 05 2025
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
I didnβt realise it was possible for Lou Reed or the Velvet Underground to make an album this bad.
2
Mar 06 2025
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
A mixed bag - some really nice songs (Aura Borealis), some fine songs, and some terrible.
3
Mar 07 2025
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Quite surprising - I didnβt expect songs like Emperorβs New Clothes and Jump in the River. I expected Nothing Compares 2 U, and then nine sad (perhaps political) ballads. The latter of which is not my thing, (I also donβt want to seem like a defender of Thatcherβs Northern Ireland policy, but itβs hardly comparable to the Tiananmen Square massacre). That being said, I really like the punk elements of this album and it wouldβve scored another point or two from me if the whole record was more βJump in the Riverβ and less βBlack Boys on Mopedsβ.
3
Mar 10 2025
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
Mar 11 2025
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Iβve heard this album a couple of times before today, and always felt like it wasnβt really thing. But, I found myself listening to it on repeat today - it went from a 2/5 this morning, to a 3/5 in the afternoon, to a 4/5 in the evening. It definitely took me a few tries to appreciate it, but now I do.
4
Mar 12 2025
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
4
Mar 13 2025
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Made for Pitchfork journalists.
1
Mar 14 2025
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
A very strong 4.
4
Mar 17 2025
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash has long been one of my favourite artists and this is in my top 10 albums of all time. When I was 8 years old, I loved βCocaine Bluesβ so much that I changed my status on MSN Messenger to βLay off that whisky, and let that cocaine beβ - I was fortunate to have parents who had faith that the developing mind of their child would not be moulded by violent hyperbole in music. To this day, I have not yet woken up one morning, snorted cocaine, then shot a woman down. Iβm proud of that fact. At a time where the courts in the United Kingdom are stipulating in the bail conditions of budding rap artists that they must not release music with any violent lyrics, I yearn for the type of societal understanding that placed Johnny Cash at the heart of Folsom Prison to play for the inmates and I am thankful that this was recorded for posterity. It is a true testament to artistic freedom of expression.
The songwriting is 10/10 - it can be violent but also funny, or moving and sad. In my view, it will always be the best live album ever recorded because the cheers of the inmates create a palpable energy. And finally, Johnny Cash has a unique talent for covering songs where he can make you forget about the original completely - the cover of The Green Green Grass of Home is one of my favourites.
5
Mar 18 2025
Blunderbuss
Jack White
This was excellent - 4.5.
4
Mar 19 2025
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Nico sounds amazing on every song sheβs on. The only thing preventing this album from being a 5/5 for me is European Son. I can see why itβs regarded as one of the best albums of all time by so many.
4
Mar 20 2025
Scum
Napalm Death
Not much to like about this album, but not much that I hated either.
2
Mar 21 2025
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
4
Mar 24 2025
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
4
Mar 25 2025
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The live version of βNo Woman, No Cryβ is so iconic that I only realised upon listening to this album that Iβd never actually heard the studio version before. The studio version sounds like a knock-off in comparison.
4
Mar 26 2025
Green
R.E.M.
I love some R.E.M. songs, but Iβve never loved an R.E.M. album. For example, Pop Song 89 and Orange Crush were excellent, but The Wrong Child and Hairshirt were not enjoyable. Theyβre great songwriters, but I think part of the issue is that Iβve never liked Michael Stipeβs singing. Now that I think about it, he doesnβt sing but rather talks through my favourite R.E.M. song (Man on the Moon), and yells through the other (Shiny Happy People). Anyway, 3.5 stars.
3
Mar 27 2025
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
A lot of 80s hip-hop leaves much to be admired, and this album feels almost like a parody of that style of music. Itβs got a great energy, but the lyrics are so cheesy. If you like rap music about getting good grades in school and uncontroversial social messages like βpublic libraries are coolβ, then this is the album for you.
3
Mar 28 2025
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
4
Mar 31 2025
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
4
Apr 01 2025
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Very strong 4. Only issue is that I had it on repeat all day and I started getting tired of it (which is probably my own fault).
4
Apr 02 2025
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Some of his best work.
4
Apr 03 2025
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
3
Apr 07 2025
Pearl
Janis Joplin
I was already really enjoying this album (and was likely to give it a five), when Mercedes Benz came on and unlocked a core childhood memory. I had forgotten about it for 25 years, but my mum used to sing Mercedes Benz to me to try and get me to sleep when I was very young, (I can only assume she had already tried all the more traditional lullabies). I played the song for her to confirm and she recognised it instantly. Iβve now been playing this album all weekend. Mercedes Benz aside, it was always going to be five stars.
5
Apr 08 2025
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
Apr 09 2025
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
3
Apr 10 2025
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Superb. Had it on repeat all day.
5
Apr 11 2025
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4
Apr 14 2025
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Anything less than a 5 might be controversial, but a couple of the songs were just a bit too morose for me. Other than those few tracks, it would have been an easy 5.
4
Apr 15 2025
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Wall-to-wall bangers.
5
Apr 16 2025
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4
Apr 17 2025
The ArchAndroid
Janelle MonΓ‘e
I really like this and took my time before writing a review because felt it had five star potential. But after a few listens, it just feels a bit too long. Not as good as βDirty Computerβ.
4
Apr 21 2025
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
3
Apr 23 2025
Drunk
Thundercat
Agree that this is overrated. There are some standout brilliant moments, but the most that can be said for the rest of the album is that it's like listening to a collection of really good jingles from TV adverts.
3
Apr 28 2025
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Some of Elvisβ best work.
4
May 05 2025
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Most people would say "Tom Cruise" when asked "who's your favourite mental scientologist?", but for me, it will always be Isaac Hayes. Every second of this album is incredible.
5
May 12 2025
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
5
May 13 2025
The Joshua Tree
U2
4
May 20 2025
Crazysexycool
TLC
This album was a nice surprise. Despite being a huge fan of A Tribe Called Quest and Outkast, I had never heard the opening and closing tracks with the verses from Phife Dawg and AndrΓ© 3000. It is a bit dated, but really nice early 90s vibe.
4
May 22 2025
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
4
May 27 2025
BEYONCΓ
BeyoncΓ©
Every BeyoncΓ© album I've ever heard has been somewhere between average-good. This is definitely at the 'good' end of the spectrum, but I'm still baffled when I see it appear in places like Apple Music's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time. There are a couple of weaker and more forgettable tracks (e.g. Rocket).
4
May 28 2025
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Deserves it's status as one of the best albums of all time.
5
May 29 2025
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Very smooth, I liked it a lot. It could be a five, but I'm giving it a four for now.
4
Jun 02 2025
Tellinβ Stories
The Charlatans
3
Jun 03 2025
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
2
Jun 04 2025
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
5
Jun 05 2025
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
I know Anete is going to hate me, but I canβt give this album a five because of βThe Battle of Evermoreβ.
4
Jun 06 2025
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
4
Jun 09 2025
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
3
Jun 13 2025
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
My most controversial music take is that this is the most overrated album of all time. For me personally, it's somewhere between a 3 and a 4 - I have given it the benefit of the doubt because the highlights are so incredibly strong ('Sloop John B' and 'God Only Knows'). Beyond them, there's a couple of good tracks, but I never understood the appeal of this whole sound.
4
Jun 17 2025
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
1
Jun 18 2025
Blue
Joni Mitchell
I love Joni Mitchell but I do not love her albums. I like my melancholy in small doses.
3
Jun 23 2025
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
3
Jun 25 2025
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sounds exactly like what you'd expect a Red Hot Chili Peppers album to sound like.
4
Jun 26 2025
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Turgid. Solsbury Hill couldnβt save this album.
2
Jun 27 2025
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
Jun 30 2025
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
4
Jul 01 2025
Quiet Life
Japan
A couple of great tracks but the album itself drags a bit.
3
Jul 02 2025
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
I was surprised by how much I liked the other Kraftwerk album on this list, Transeurope Express, and subsequently surprised by how little I liked this one.
2
Jul 03 2025
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
2
Jul 04 2025
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
This is a very strong 4. 8.5/10.
4
Jul 07 2025
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
3
Jul 08 2025
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
4
Jul 09 2025
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
2
Jul 10 2025
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I naively assumed that The Divine Comedy were a comedy music group, considering their name and that the only song I knew before now was "National Express". The music (and particularly the singing) put me in mind of The Walker Brothers, and I think this is supported by their cover of 'Make It Easy On Yourself' (on the expanded version of this album). The style is a kind of baroque pop which I didn't realise had made it out of the 60s, but I like it. All that being said, it seems unlikely I'll ever listen to this again.
4
Jul 14 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
4
Jul 18 2025
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Strange choice to put a compilation album on this list, and even stranger still that all 12 songs sound exactly the same. I like the music, but it was just far too repetitive.
3
Jul 21 2025
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
Before listening to this album, I had definitely overlooked the amount of good songs that Kings of Leon had. This is the most 2008-sounding album of it's time.
4
Jul 22 2025
Microshift
Hookworms
Some parts of this I really loved. When the album started, I thought it'd be a 4 or a 5, but then some of the other tracks really dragged.
3
Jul 23 2025
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Disappointing. βOne Day Like Thisβ is still very good, but the rest of the album is a miss (I even got sick of Grounds for Divorce after a few plays).
2