Sep 08 2024
Dear Science
TV On The RadioPretty much a perfect album. 5/5
5
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Jun 18 2025
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit3.5
3
All Ratings
Aug 28 2024
In It For The Money
SupergrassI know this one well, and love it.
5
Aug 29 2024
Physical Graffiti
Led ZeppelinNot my favourite Led Zep album, but this is still a 4.5.
4
Aug 30 2024
Tapestry
Carole KingGreat album. 4.5/5
4
Aug 31 2024
Remain In Light
Talking HeadsGround-breaking, funky, but slightly over-rated. 4.5/5
4
Sep 01 2024
Kid A
RadioheadNot their best, but still great. Yet another 4.5.
5
Sep 02 2024
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker DüAlthough I appreciate their influence on much of the music I do love, I’ve always been more of a Husker Don’t guy. 3/5
3
Sep 03 2024
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues3
Sep 04 2024
The Predator
Ice Cube4
Sep 05 2024
Meat Puppets II
Meat PuppetsOne of my favourites from the 84 deep dive. 4.5/5
4
Sep 06 2024
Different Class
Pulp4
Sep 07 2024
Garbage
GarbageSolid but inessential 90s alt-rock. 3.5/5
3
Sep 08 2024
Dear Science
TV On The RadioPretty much a perfect album. 5/5
5
Sep 09 2024
Pet Sounds
The Beach BoysDeserves to be considered a classic. Ground-breaking but not quite perfect. 4.5/5, but I’ll round it up.
5
Sep 10 2024
Hot Fuss
The KillersNear flawless debut. 5 stars
5
Sep 11 2024
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian WelchGlad I didn’t skip this. Very enjoyable country/folk. Great guitars, banjos, etc. 4/5
4
Sep 12 2024
Sunshine Superman
Donovan4.5/5
4
Sep 13 2024
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks4.5/5
5
Sep 14 2024
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim4
Sep 15 2024
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney2
Sep 17 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters4
Sep 18 2024
Hms Fable
Shack4
Sep 19 2024
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement5
Sep 30 2024
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury4
Oct 01 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground4
Oct 02 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson4
Oct 03 2024
Lost Souls
Doves3
Oct 04 2024
Gold
Ryan Adams5
Oct 05 2024
Blur
Blur5
Oct 06 2024
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson5
Oct 07 2024
The Man Who
Travis5
Oct 08 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie WonderOne of his very best. 4.5 stars. Rounding up to 5.
5
Oct 09 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club3
Oct 10 2024
Aja
Steely Dan4
Oct 11 2024
New Forms
Roni SizeSome cool bits, but just too damn long. 2.5/5
2
Oct 12 2024
Aladdin Sane
David BowieOne of his best. 5/5
5
Oct 13 2024
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The BluesbreakersI don’t care for John Mayall much as a singer. The real star of the show here is Clapton. Some of his finest playing. Tasteful, expressive, killer tone. 4/5
4
Oct 14 2024
Hotel California
EaglesBeyond the well-known songs it’s a mixed bag. Still enough great stuff to get it to a light 4.
4
Oct 15 2024
The Wall
Pink FloydIncredible, but not perfect. I rated this 4.5 stars on RYM. Will round up to 5 here.
5
Oct 16 2024
Fifth Dimension
The ByrdsPreviously rated on RYM. 4 stars
4
Oct 17 2024
Arrival
ABBA3
Oct 18 2024
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel4
Oct 19 2024
Blue
Joni Mitchell5
Oct 20 2024
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears5
Oct 21 2024
Rain Dogs
Tom WaitsCool album, but I’m not blown away by it. 4/5
4
Oct 22 2024
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac5
Oct 23 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge3
Oct 24 2024
Moondance
Van Morrison4
Oct 25 2024
The La's
The La's4
Oct 26 2024
The Stranger
Billy JoelNice album, light 4 stars.
4
Oct 27 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking HeadsStrong 4 for this one.
4
Oct 28 2024
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina3
Oct 29 2024
Frank
Amy Winehouse3
Oct 30 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing PumpkinsFantastic. One of the best double-albums ever.
5
Oct 31 2024
Chore of Enchantment
Giant SandOk, but a bit boring.
3
Nov 01 2024
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy MondaysHasn’t aged well. Not much to enjoy beyond the big singles.
3
Nov 02 2024
Hybrid Theory
Linkin ParkJuvenile. Not good.
2
Nov 05 2024
Juju
Siouxsie And The BansheesGreat album. 4.5/5, will probably round down to 4 on the site.
4
Nov 06 2024
Truth And Soul
FishboneSome cool playing but not really my thing. 2.5/5
2
Nov 07 2024
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks3
Nov 08 2024
At Budokan
Cheap TrickNot a huge fan of this band, but this is a very solid live album.
4
Nov 09 2024
Pink Moon
Nick Drake5
Nov 10 2024
Pornography
The CureOne of their very best. 4.5/5, will round it up to 5 on the site.
5
Nov 11 2024
#1 Record
Big Star4
Nov 12 2024
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana5
Nov 14 2024
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth5
Nov 17 2024
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra4
Nov 18 2024
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics3
Nov 19 2024
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra4
Nov 30 2024
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello5
Dec 04 2024
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix5
Dec 14 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon5
Dec 17 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode5
Dec 19 2024
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd5
Dec 26 2024
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists4
Dec 29 2024
Hunky Dory
David Bowie5
Dec 31 2024
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar4
Jan 04 2025
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix5
Jan 11 2025
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz5
Jan 21 2025
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets3
Jan 29 2025
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba3
Feb 08 2025
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio4
Feb 09 2025
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.5
Feb 15 2025
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles4
Feb 16 2025
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds3
Feb 22 2025
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane5
Feb 27 2025
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith4
Mar 05 2025
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds4
Mar 18 2025
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles4
Mar 19 2025
Marquee Moon
Television5
Mar 20 2025
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan4
Mar 30 2025
In Rainbows
Radiohead5
Apr 01 2025
Doolittle
Pixies5
Apr 08 2025
Purple Rain
Prince5
Apr 13 2025
Elastica
Elastica4
Apr 18 2025
Live At The Regal
B.B. King4
Apr 26 2025
Disintegration
The Cure5
May 01 2025
Achtung Baby
U25
May 02 2025
Paranoid
Black Sabbath5
May 03 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie5
May 11 2025
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo2.5
3
May 12 2025
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton3.5
4
May 13 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley5
May 14 2025
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno5
May 15 2025
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth5
May 16 2025
Quiet Life
Japan5
May 17 2025
Low
David Bowie5
May 18 2025
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.3
May 19 2025
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners4
May 20 2025
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.3.5
3
May 21 2025
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention3.5
3
May 22 2025
Stankonia
OutKast3
May 23 2025
Dog Man Star
Suede5
May 24 2025
Young Americans
David BowieLight 4.5
4
May 25 2025
The Blueprint
JAY Z4.5
4
May 26 2025
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson4
May 27 2025
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix5
May 28 2025
Repeater
Fugazi4
May 29 2025
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto3
May 30 2025
Document
R.E.M.5
May 31 2025
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple5
Jun 01 2025
Zombie
Fela Kuti3.5, rounding up
4
Jun 02 2025
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen4.5
4
Jun 03 2025
In Utero
Nirvana5
Jun 04 2025
American Idiot
Green Day5
Jun 05 2025
evermore
Taylor Swift3
Jun 06 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers2
Jun 07 2025
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers3.5
4
Jun 08 2025
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr4
Jun 09 2025
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry2.5
2
Jun 10 2025
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings4.5, rounding up.
5
Jun 11 2025
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers3
Jun 12 2025
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen3
Jun 13 2025
Smile
Brian Wilson3.5
4
Jun 14 2025
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's3.5
3
Jun 15 2025
Back In Black
AC/DC4
Jun 17 2025
Transformer
Lou Reed4.5
5
Jun 18 2025
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit3.5
3
Jun 19 2025
Fun House
The Stooges4
Jun 20 2025
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan5
Jun 21 2025
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen4
Jun 22 2025
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde3.5
4
Jun 23 2025
Fever Ray
Fever Ray3.5
4
Jun 24 2025
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson4.5. The best MJ album.
5
Jun 25 2025
90
808 State2.5
2
Jun 26 2025
Colour By Numbers
Culture ClubStands the test of time really well. Karma Chameleon is of course a classic, but the other singles still sound great - It’s A Miracle, Church Of The Poison Mind, and the sublime Victims. There’s a slight lull in the middle of Side B, but otherwise this is banger after banger. 4.5 stars
4
Jun 27 2025
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens4
Jun 28 2025
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush5
Jun 29 2025
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu4
Jun 30 2025
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds4
Jul 01 2025
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious MonkOne of my fave jazz records. 4.5, but will round down to 4 on site.
4
Jul 02 2025
Phaedra
Tangerine DreamInnovative and beautiful in places, but I generally don’t go for ambient stuff. Going 3.5 as I admire it but probably won’t return.
3
Jul 03 2025
Scum
Napalm Death2
Jul 05 2025
The Bends
Radiohead5
Jul 06 2025
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West4
Jul 07 2025
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service2
Jul 08 2025
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes5
Jul 09 2025
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper4
Jul 10 2025
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart5
Jul 11 2025
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police4
Jul 12 2025
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay5
Jul 13 2025
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy3
Jul 14 2025
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears2
Jul 15 2025
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse5
Jul 16 2025
Thriller
Michael Jackson4
Jul 20 2025
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire4
Jul 22 2025
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa5
Jul 23 2025
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins4
Jul 24 2025
Chelsea Girl
Nico4
Jul 25 2025
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela4
Jul 27 2025
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones5
Jul 28 2025
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes3
Jul 29 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead5
Jul 30 2025
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington4
Jul 31 2025
White Ladder
David Gray4
Aug 01 2025
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott3
Aug 02 2025
Horses
Patti Smith4
Aug 03 2025
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions4
Aug 05 2025
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette4
Aug 06 2025
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye4
Aug 07 2025
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized4
Aug 08 2025
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers4
Aug 11 2025
Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs4
Aug 12 2025
The Chronic
Dr. Dre4
Aug 13 2025
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera1
Aug 14 2025
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys4
Aug 16 2025
Parachutes
Coldplay5
Aug 17 2025
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen5
Aug 23 2025
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young5
Aug 25 2025
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council4
Aug 26 2025
Bad
Michael Jackson3
Aug 27 2025
Live At Leeds
The Who5
Aug 28 2025
Amnesiac
Radiohead4
Aug 29 2025
Savane
Ali Farka Touré3
Aug 30 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters5
Aug 31 2025
World Clique
Deee-Lite3
Sep 01 2025
Sister
Sonic Youth4
Sep 02 2025
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan4