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Album	You	Global	Diff
Django Django Django Django	5	3.21	+1.79
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.28	+1.72
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	5	3.32	+1.68
Eliminator ZZ Top	5	3.38	+1.62
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	5	3.41	+1.59
Coat Of Many Colors Dolly Parton	5	3.42	+1.58
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	5	3.48	+1.52
Queen II Queen	5	3.49	+1.51
Arrival ABBA	5	3.5	+1.5

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd	1	4.43	-3.43
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	1	4.3	-3.3
Pink Moon Nick Drake	1	3.65	-2.65
Illmatic Nas	1	3.61	-2.61
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	1	3.61	-2.61
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	1	3.58	-2.58
Marquee Moon Television	1	3.5	-2.5
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	1	3.5	-2.5
On The Beach Neil Young	1	3.47	-2.47
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast	1	3.45	-2.45

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Artist	Albums	Average
Black Sabbath	3	4.67
AC/DC	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	2	1
Sonic Youth	2	1
Neil Young	2	1
Pink Floyd	3	1.67
Nick Drake	2	1.5
Leonard Cohen	3	2
R.E.M.	4	2.25
The Rolling Stones	4	2.25

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Marquee Moon

Television

1/5

Dreary

2 likes

The Yes Album

Yes

1/5

Only artist where I’ve ever walked out of a gig. Self indulgent crap

1 likes

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

Weird

1 likes

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Sound of my childhood. Got weirdly emotional listening to it again.

1 likes

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Wasn’t bad just not good either

1 likes

1-Star Albums (50)

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

All Ratings

Boston

3/5

More than a feeling was great as expected. The rest kinda meh but not terrible

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

2/5

Bit samey

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Banger

Amnesiac

Radiohead

1/5

Dreary as fuck

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Not my favourite Sabbath album but enjoyable all the same

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Prog Rock is very hit or miss. Mostly miss like this one.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Enjoyable and instantly forgettable

Either Or

Elliott Smith

2/5

Probably the best thing I can say is that it’s inoffensive

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Not my usual listen but I’d forgotten how much I enjoy it

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

2/5

As rock operas go.. I prefer Tommy.

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

It were alright

Blur

3/5

One of those albums where you realise why you only know one song from it. But overall not terrible.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Enjoyable

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Overall great but Respect is surprisingly uncomfortable when sung by a bloke.

I See You

The xx

3/5

Nice to listen to but didn’t make an impression

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

1/5

Boring self indulgent crap.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Was expecting better.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Delightful.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Not bad but did have me falling asleep on the train

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

This left me with so many questions

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

2/5

Music was alright but lyrics were stupid.

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

‘You can check out any time you like but you can never leave’ just makes me happy every time I hear it

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

A vibe.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

More of a 4.5 really.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Cheerful background music

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

1/5

Accidentally turned it off halfway through and didn’t notice for about 40 minutes.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Long.

Queen II

Queen

5/5

Well good

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Technically good but just not my thing

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Meh.

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Not a huge fan of the Beatles normally, but enjoyed the covers a lot

Foo Fighters

3/5

Enjoyable but nothing really stood out

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

It started off strong but I did find myself losing interest

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

Was ok.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

Started strong but then went weird

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

Enjoyed it more than anticipated

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Again not really my vibe but I can appreciate it.

The Yes Album

Yes

1/5

Only artist where I’ve ever walked out of a gig. Self indulgent crap

Beautiful Freak

Eels

1/5

Weird

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Enjoyable

Revolver

Beatles

3/5

Apart from the two recognisable songs it was a bit of a washout

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

I feel like you can call me Al will haunt me for the rest of my days

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

Forgettable

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

I like Sinead O’Connor but just didn’t love the album

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

Not terrible just long

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

1/5

Just not my thing

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Best album yet. Absolute banger.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Sound of my childhood. Got weirdly emotional listening to it again.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Good but a bit samey in places

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

1/5

Not my thing.

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

Decent

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

2/5

Very varied. Not all of it good.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

Wasn’t terrible but I didn’t love it either

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

Instantly forgettable

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Legit got this album for Christmas and loved nearly every second of it

Marquee Moon

Television

1/5

Dreary

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Words cannot describe how much I genuinely love this album.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Actually quite enjoyed this one. Surprisingly.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Didn’t love it though parts were kinda relaxing

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

I’d been hoping a Santana album would be on here. Oye como va is one of my all time favourite songs.

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

2/5

Meh.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

5/5

YES DOLLY

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Decent

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

Not bad

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

Weird

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

1/5

Bland

Common

1/5

Not my thing

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

The kinks are always great. Not my favourite album of theirs but an enjoyable one.

1999

Prince

3/5

Better than I expected to be honest

Eagles

3/5

Ok. Much of a muchness.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

I enjoyed it but also nothing really stood out.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Man sings like he’s walking on uneven ground blindfolded.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Cecelia is a bop.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

I really need to listen to The Doors more.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Wasn’t bad just not good either

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Enjoyable

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Decent but forgettable

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Banger.

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

1/5

What utter shite

S&M

Metallica

3/5

I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if it wasn’t live

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

2/5

Not my thing really but that didn’t mean it was bad.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Started off well but went downhill

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Enjoyable but nothing stood out. Not my favourite Supertramp album.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

But if a non-event really

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Bit of a let down to be honest. There were a couple of good tracks but In A Hole was just unpleasant to listen to.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

It was enjoyable but wayyyy too long

The Clash

4/5

Proper decent

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Pretty good

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Bit of a vibe

Traffic

3/5

It were alright

Dirty

Sonic Youth

1/5

Not really sure what it was aiming for but it didn’t hit.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Enjoyable

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Err ok? Kinda forgettable.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

2/5

Bit meh

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1/5

Did not enjoy.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

2/5

Was unsure at first but I did enjoy the last few tracks

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

Didn’t love it but didn’t hate it either.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

5/5

ZZ Top was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. This album made me happy.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

Not really my kind of music but Step On was played a lot in my house growing up so I have a bit of a soft spot for it

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

3/5

Actually enjoyed this more than first anticipated

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

1/5

Was anticipating maybe finally seeing what the hype was about. But no. Repetitive and boring.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

It’s no Chinatown or Renegade or Black Rose or Jailbreak or even Thunder & Lightning, but it is Thin Lizzy so of course it was great.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

I enjoyed it at the time of listening but at the time of reviewing I can’t really remember much about it

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Didn’t enjoy this as much as I was anticipating. It was alright.

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

2/5

Ok but not memorable

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Enjoyable

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

1/5

Dull

Moving Pictures

Rush

2/5

Kinda forgettable

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

1/5

I expected more from it

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Surprisingly fun listen

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

Inoffensive

The Wall

Pink Floyd

3/5

As this was the third Pink Floyd album generated within the week, and the other two were less than impressive, I went into this expecting it to be dire. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I actually enjoyed it.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Much enjoyed

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

1/5

Very meh

Moby Grape

3/5

I enjoyed it. But I also can’t remember anything about it.

Violent Femmes

1/5

Quite dull

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Alright

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

2/5

Definitely feel like this would be better appreciated by others.

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

One of those that leave me questioning the selection criteria for this list.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

1/5

I hated every second of this. By far the worst album yet and if I could give 0 stars I would.

Killing Joke

3/5

Recent albums have been pretty dire so this one felt alright.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Was enjoyable

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Pleasant

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Decidedly average

Basket of Light

Pentangle

4/5

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

I’m not really a fan of The Beatles. That being said this was an absolute delight and reminded me my teenage years when one of my friends was obsessed with this album pretty much for the entirety of 2008-10.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

It was ok. Nothing special.

Dire Straits

3/5

Not bad just a bit bland

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

This was surprisingly delightful

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

2/5

I do enjoy a bit of Kraftwerk every now and then but an entire album is just too much for me

The La's

4/5

I really enjoyed this

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Absolute Banger.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

Most of this was just uncomfortable to listen to.

Django Django

5/5

This was completely new to me but a really really enjoyed it.

Take Me Apart

Kelela

2/5

Nothing stood out

Reign In Blood

Slayer

3/5

Not bad

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

A vibe

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

I wanted to hate this more than I did

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

3/5

A solid ok

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

1/5

I think it speaks volumes that I was more annoyed listening to this than I was about the district line screwing up my morning commute.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

3/5

Alright background music

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Weren’t bad just seemed to go on forever

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Was ok

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

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

Very not good

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Unexpected. A vibe.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

Uninspiring

Paul Simon

3/5

It was ok

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Enjoyable

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Given the length I had hoped for better

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Back to back stones albums. Ouch. That being said, this was infinitely better than Exile on Main Street

Odessa

Bee Gees

2/5

Quite boring to be honest

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

This was actually a great mood boost at the end of a not particularly good day.

Tommy

The Who

3/5

I saw Roger Daltrey perform the whole of Tommy live when I was 16. Pinball Wizard is still very much the highlight.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

1/5

Complete non event

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

3/5

Reasonably enjoyable

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

Not bad but apart from the last two songs, not particularly memorable either

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

A solid ok

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Haven’t listened to hey hey my my in years and had completely forgotten it’s existence so that was a nice surprise. The rest was kinda forgettable.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Thought I was going to enjoy this a lot more than I actually did. Some bangers but some bits dragged.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

I went into this kinda dreading it because of the length. Yes it took 2 days to actually get through it but I actually did enjoy it.

Le Tigre

2/5

Fluctuated wildly between kinda enjoying it, and it just being noise.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

It were alright I suppose

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Not normally a fan of live albums but this one was pretty decent

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

1/5

Not my thing at all

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

Initially I was very skeptical but it was actually great music to listen to and concentrate on getting work done. Really enjoyed it in the end.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

It’s alright but El Camino is a better album.

My Generation

The Who

2/5

It was ok but nothing special

The Stone Roses

2/5

Very bland

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1/5

Dull

Illmatic

Nas

1/5

Not my thing

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Quite enjoyed it despite not being my usual thing

Garbage

3/5

This made me feel nostalgic despite never hearing it before

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Not terrible but not terribly interesting either

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

1/5

Very very meh.

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Convenient this one popped up the day after Brian Wilson died. Ok album.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Man’s voice is DEEP

Achtung Baby

2/5

Decidedly average

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

1/5

Quite shit to be honest

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

Not bad but a bit bland

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Didn’t mind it

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

It was ok

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

2/5

Apart from ‘Where Is My Mind?’ it was pretty bland and uninspiring

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

Enjoyed it a lot more than anticipated

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Was ok. Kinda relaxing

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Started off ok but I got bored quickly

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

‘Grace’ was one of the set pieces I had to study for music gcse so this took me back.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Not terrible. Actually reasonably ok but just a bit to bland for it to be interesting.

Tom Tom Club

3/5

Weird and not at all what I was expecting

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Actually quite enjoyable

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

I enjoyed it

Debut

Björk

3/5

Weird. But like, good weird.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

I was expecting more from this. Extra star for the Motorhead cover (which was a nice surprise).

The United States Of America

2/5

I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

I really liked this to begin with but by the end I was a little bored

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

No brainer

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Solid ok.

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

I’m so used to listening to The Damned’s version of Alone Again Or, so this was nice. The rest of the album was alright.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Not my usual kind of thing but I really enjoyed it.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Jolly good.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

Not technically great but fun all the same

Black Sabbath

5/5

Not surprised to be getting this one the day after Ozzy died. But let’s face it this was always getting 5 stars.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

2/5

It wasn’t terrible but I didn’t really enjoy it much either

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

It was ok. Parts were enjoyable. Parts were difficult to listen to.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

Really liked it.

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

3/5

Meh. Like it wasn’t bad but I didn’t love it either

Murmur

R.E.M.

1/5

Bit of a dirge

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Surprisingly hard to listen to the whole thing before giving 5 stars.

War

3/5

Was actually alright

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Great start to the week

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Went in with low expectations but actually didn’t mind it

Kenya

Machito

2/5

Fun but I think ultimately lost on me.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

There were a couple of good songs but overall not that exciting

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

So weird. I love.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

It was alright but not really my thing

The Joshua Tree

2/5

Christ he’s whiny isn’t he

Goo

Sonic Youth

1/5

Absolute crap.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

1/5

Incredibly dull

I Should Coco

Supergrass

2/5

It was ok. Nothing special.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

1/5

Bit shit honestly.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

I thought it might be good at first and then it got real boring real quick

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

Really bad

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Average

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

It might be because I’m sleep deprived but I had a good time with this one

Play

Moby

4/5

I didn’t realise how big a fan of Moby my dad must be because I knew more of these songs than I was expecting. Secondly another Music GCSE set piece flashback moment with Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

4/5

This was much fun

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

Not good

System Of A Down

1/5

Not a fan

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

1/5

Lost on me

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Layla of course was great but the entire rest of the album was a disappointment.

American Pie

Don McLean

2/5

Apart from the first track it was kinda meh.

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

I listen to this album in full once every few years and I always forget how happy it makes me

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

Not actually as bad as I was anticipating

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

It was alright

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

2/5

Again, not as bad as anticipated but came up too close to the last Public Enemy album for me to really care about

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

I enjoyed this greatly

1984

Van Halen

3/5

I forget how much I actually enjoy Panama. The rest was alright.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

1/5

Depressing as fuck

Adele

4/5

While I’ve never been a huge fan of Adele, I’m also not an idiot.

Third

Soft Machine

1/5

Not actually as bad as I feared given it’s essentially 2 hours for 4 tracks. But still, I will never listen to this again.

Infected

The The

3/5

Not bad but nothing stood out

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

1/5

Well it wasn’t good but it didn’t make me want to pierce my eardrums so that’s something

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Fun

Ramones

2/5

Potentially unpopular opinion but I think Ramones are overrated.

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Bland

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

Not bad but not interesting

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

2/5

Meh. Wasn’t wildly impressed.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

I’ve been dreading this day since starting this list

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

Enjoyed

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

A complete non event.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

I didn’t mid it but after a while it was a bit repetitive

Stephen Stills

3/5

Went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

There was a priest at my school who was such a fan of ABBA that whenever he did assemblies he’d have Fernando playing on the panpipes as we walked in. He was a great teacher and it made me happy to think of him again.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Always enjoyable

Bad Company

3/5

Started off reasonably well but got a bit samey after a while

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

1/5

Not good.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

4/5

Surprised by how much I enjoyed

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Little bit boring

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

Not really my thing but not terrible

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

2/5

It was ok nothing stood out really

Kala

M.I.A.

1/5

Repetitive

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

4/5

I don’t know if this just hit me at the right time or what because I really enjoyed it.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

It was alright actually

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

YESSSSSS

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

Omg two absolute bangers on the bounce this is an excellent week

Odelay

Beck

2/5

Ok. Went a bit weird toward the end.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

It was ok

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Never heard of this artist before but really really enjoyed the album

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Listening to You Oughta Know on the tube is a lesson in self restraint. It’s nearly physically impossible not to belt it out.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

3/5

It was alright tbf

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

3/5

On principle I’m not usually a fan of songs over 20 minutes but this was so weird I couldn’t help but enjoy it

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

It was alright

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

1/5

Not great

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Felt very nostalgic

Konnichiwa

Skepta

2/5

Not my thing but not terrible

Dust

Screaming Trees

2/5

Pretty average

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

2/5

Quite dull

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Decent

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

I enjoyed it

Pink Flag

Wire

3/5

Didn’t know what to expect but enjoyed it nonetheless

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

2/5

It was ok but not really my thing and I did find myself losing interest

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

I’ve never been a fan but it wasn’t all bad tbh. A little repetitive but I didn’t not enjoy it.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

It was alright. Not blown away by it.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Genuinely enjoyed this

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Not terrible but didn’t need to be this long

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

Alright

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

1/5

Bit of a dirge

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

2/5

Was ok

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

It was ok

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2/5

Started ok but got a bit boring toward the end

On The Beach

Neil Young

1/5

Quite dull tbh

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

Loretta Lynn

3/5

It was alright yeah

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

1/5

Meh

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Not bad for a live album

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

1/5

This was an ordeal and I did not enjoy

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2/5

I could not tell you a single thing about this album. Didn’t hate every second though so it’s got to get an extra point for that.

Technique

New Order

2/5

Not rememberable at all

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

1/5

The overwhelming majority was just mildly depressing background noise

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

I have a lot of love for Nina