There is some tunefulness but the vocals are like a roaring punch of constipation and when they cease, the sax comes in and sounds even more like it needs a shite. I don't get it.

Given it's only their 2nd album, it fees very early to have lost this much excitement. There is almost certainly beauty to be found in this for the right listener but I feel bored after the promise of raw sex from their earlier singles

Good throughout but actually lacks some energy

Cant believe they're American. Queen, Bowi, Stones influences. Much better than expected. Unlikely to seek out but happy to listen to again. Really tuneful

Clear delineation between the two halves. First half great voice and songs show some signs of life but it's all a little slow for me. 2nd half mich more me but no definitive versions of any song

Will revisit artist. Album a bit long but some good stuff and nice variety. A bit 6music mind

Expected to hate it. Really didn't. Concept feels forced but the live aspect improves the songs and it is tailored to the audience

I like the blues sound but too many slow tracks for me

There is some tunefulness but the vocals are like a roaring punch of constipation and when they cease, the sax comes in and sounds even more like it needs a shite. I don't get it.

Possibly racist, probably homophobic, definitely exist. Yet the nod at the end to ripping off suffragette city is appreciated, it definitely rocks and I can't hate an album with a track called "rendezvous with anus"

Lacked a little heaviness in beat. Not the level of groove I hoped for. Did enjoy no woman no cry on a bontempi organ

Given it's only their 2nd album, it fees very early to have lost this much excitement. There is almost certainly beauty to be found in this for the right listener but I feel bored after the promise of raw sex from their earlier singles

Starts sliw but picks up in middle. Instrumental and title track display the kind of groove that would go on to work for the Mondays. Does feel like an album to be appreciated more than enjoyed though and ultimately they are a rock band that rarely rock.

Not a bad track on it and good variety. Only really exciting song though is the very problematic one

I can never fully get this, I'm not the right demographic for the lyrics but musically (and production in particular) this was top class. Perhaps the lower end of 4* but kept me interested throughout

Shows that soft rock has a place if can offer a groove. Drops off a little after a brilliant start but there is energy throughout. Would happily revisit

Clearly a very influential album. I want to be around the kind of people that love it but I'm not one of them. The content all felt cliché and predictable once you realise you are listening to a Tolkein druid album

Didn't hate it half as much as I expected. No desire to listen again but enjoyable as a one-off

Completely out of nowhere for me but I enjoyed it. Very much out of my comfort zone. When you have Hispanic Americans doing this and African Americans knocking out motown/soul/disco as sources of inspiration, it is genuinely astounding that white America is incapable of producing decent dance music

Really like the title track, that has some groove. Otherwise the album is very dependent on lyricism and storytelling that I just can't relate to. Probably a demographic issue but some artists can overcome that

Difficulty here is 4 or 5 stars. It's a fantastic album at the start, the middle bit of Tolkein wood rock is better than the bands who specialised in that stuff and the cover at the end is magnificent. But can an album with two dud tracks really be 5 stars?

There's something to work with here but the songs all sound the same and the shouty rap thing is bollocks. Good people seem to like them, I am unpersuaded in spite of this

There's some great music here and psycho killer is banging but the vocals and lyrics largely piss me off. Seem like a band for folk who want to show how clever they are

Better than I expected for NWOBHM and this was on course for 4* but the tracks get samey and it does rival Oasis for stench of incel. 4* is for something I want to listen to again, this doesn't quite hit

Another surprise. Didn't expect such good production. Very upbeat

The storyline is a great concept and executed well but it reminds me of Arthur Miller. Flawed tragic hero but so flawed that I lack any sympathy, empathy, or good will towards them meaning I don't buy into this in the way I might have.

Two great songs, rest is the ramblings of a smackhead nonce but musically good

Teenage me gives this 5* no questions asked. Adult me has gone off soft lad rock (that often doesn't rock) a lot so was expecting to go 3*. Teenage me was closer to winning out. The album has a couple of duds and a couple of overrated tracks but Adored is a great opener, Resurrection delivers on the groove that fool's gold promised as a single and made of stone achieves the rare feat of rocking and having groove. It's a pity that lad rock won out over the funkier rock of fool's gold and the Mondays, paving the way for shite like Shed Seven and Kaiser Chiefs, but it won because this is a fantastic album.

There's the odd track with signs of like to keep this above 1* but this is pretty boring

High 2 or low 3. The gentle musicality replicating Marr saves this and there are a couple of very good songs but some of the lyrics are very serf-absorbed and childish. Okay but no desire to listen again

I won't be reaching to listen again but also wouldn't be unhappy if someone else put it on. Good, gentle, hippy pop

The 90s is my black hole. Neither mine nor my parents era, but you hear of it as a great time for indie/alt rock (depending on if you are British or American). Neither label fits. The bands aren't independent and the only alternative about the rock is that it doesn't rock. This fits the bill for the genre. It has a heavy experimental side and hip hop influence but deep down it wants to be a rock record. But it doesn't rock. It just screams LA bubble

No absolute stand out tracks but no filler either. Heavy beat but relaxed too, this is high quality reggae

Album 32 and my first 5*. I hadn't listened in years but knew every note. I must have rinsed this as a 16 year old. I revisit some soft lad rock and leave very disappointed but every song on this album (apart from the riot van interlude) either rocks or grooves and sometimes both in the case of still take you home. I didn't even cringe at the lyrics. Only mardy bum brought on a tinge if this. Excellent album.

I won't shit on this. I can see why some people love it and find it beautiful but it's not for me

Another in the list of ne understanding why someone might love it but it's really not for me. I crave excitement, not reflection

Odd 80s at times but solid pop all the way. Will listen again

Almost subversive levels of MOR. Wouldn't offend me as background music but serves no other purpose

I've long struggled to articulate my issues with Springsteen. There's something decent there but I've never got on with the constipated vocals and sax. But I've just realised the biggest issue is the character. Just like Arthur Miller, his tragic hero is the downtrodden American working man who is flawed. I can't look past the flaws so I can't empathise with the character. Also, rock music that doesn't rock.

The more Indian influenced songs are great and really sparkle. The more British songs are all a bit Shed Seven. Mixed bag but decent overall.

Reeks of 6music. Some early tracks hooked ne in and I like the commitment to the short snappy pop song but the momentum quickly died

Nonce rock. I'm happy to separate art from artist but when the art itself is a celebration of noncery, it's not for me Clive

Has something going for it and I see its place but it is just trying a little too hard to rock. Wouldn't complain to hear it again but won't seek out

Starts well with the covers and there is some real promise in some of the bass but self indulgence wins out. Decent, not great

I'm not into the slower, more relaxed album but this does have pockets of excitement and is clearly a great example of what it is. Not for me but would be happy to hear again if someone else had it on

There's some attempt at interest musically but it is heavily not for me. Doesn't rock, can't dance to it, doesn't bring joy. Instead feels like something to be appreciated.You can't go and play outside again until you've eaten your radiohead. Stuck some breezy Hello Mello pop on afterwards and it felt like a weight was lifted.

I was excited for this but it's quite plodding. More foot tap than stirring. SBS and NYD save it

Something different, nice sound but gets repetitive. Happy to hear again yo won't seek out.

The who album could have done with a "short attention span" edit. I liked that last track and the one that ripped of I'm Stronger Now by The Definitive Two. Otherwise, it was dance music you can't dance to and a whole lot of it at that

Just as good as San Quentin. 4 is harsh but there are no stand out tracks I'll go back to. I'll revisit the album as a whole though.

Singles are very strong. Some dirge but enough good stuff to warrant a revisit which makes it hit the 4* threshold

Not a bad track on it and a rare case of an album where almost every track is danceable

Nothing to offend. Nothing to excite. 2* is harsh but I want something to revisit if I give 3.

Nothing bad but only My Sweet Lord that you'd save