Top-tier
Great, particularly enjoyed Rock Music and Dog For Fire
Enjoyable
Great album, great social commentary. Like a time capsule, transports you straight back to being a teenager in Northern England. Best songs: Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But..., From The Ritz To The Rubble, A Certain Romance. 5/5
Not bad for a country album, Travelling Man made me chuckle.
Good, particularly enjoyed Never Going Back Again and The Chain.
Fairly enjoyable, not really my cup of tea. 2/5.
Air raid sirens! Decent, particularly enjoyed War Pigs and Iron Man.
Fantastic.
Great album, My Generation, I'm a Man & The Ox were my favourites.
Not for me
A tale of two halves. Some great dance tracks in the first half (Motion Sickness, How Do You Do?, Don't Deny Your Heart & Night And Day), followed by some pretty dull ballads.
Classic
Not for me, a bit too slow and melancholy. 'Cello Song was my favourite.
Enjoyable.
Enjoyable good fun. Favourite tracks: Frontier Psychiatrist, Live at Dominoes.
Really not for me, dull and every song sounds the same.
Meh, 1/5 for Trash.
A Boy Named Sue was quite good and the interactions with the crowd were entertaining but unfortunately Johnny sounded bored and so was I.
Not for me unfortunately.
Expected to like this a lot more than I actually did. A lot of the songs have very grating vocals, which ruined it a bit for me.
Favourite tracks: Albatross and Socialist.
2/5
Good album, I enjoyed it all (apart from Mamunia which got a bit repetitive). I particularly liked the callbacks to earlier songs in later ones (Jet & Mrs Vandebilt in Picasso's Last Words, Band on the Run in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five).
Favourite tracks: Band on the Run, Mrs Vandebilt, Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) & Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.
Not for me really, it all just blended into one.
Enjoyed this more than expected.
Favourite tracks: Offence & Boss.
3/5
It's an hour of Bjork, not sure what else to say...
1/5
Some of this was fairly enjoyable, would have given 3 stars but disliked the constant references to Christianity.
2/5.
Not really my thing but fairly enjoyable.
3/5.
Maybe it's time to let this music die...
Was pretty surprised by this, it was enjoyable with some nice beats and samples.
Favourite tracks: Safe From Harm, One Love & Unfinished Symphony.
Would listen again.
3/5
Not for me unfortunately.
Won't be revisiting.
1/5.
Once you've heard one song you've heard them all, not sure how this made it onto this list.
1/5
Won't be revisiting.
Enjoyed it more than expected but struggle to take Kanye West seriously.
Favourite tracks: On Sight, Black Skinhead & New Slaves.
2/5
Enjoyable without being overly exciting, pretty laid back.
Favourite tracks: Check the Rhime, What? & Scenario
Would listen again.
3/5
Really enjoyed this, quite different! Dodgy vocals on a couple of tracks but really enjoyable on the whole.
Favourite tracks: Bomba & Erzulie.
Would listen again.
4/5
An album with some interesting ideas, if not always the easiest to listen to. Stay in particular was fantastic though.
Favourite tracks: Stay & Heatwave
Would listen again.
3/5
Pretty good.
Favourite tracks: Remember Tomorrow
Would listen again.
3/5
A slog to get through, some of the tracks sounded unfinished and almost as if they were demos, e.g. Girlfriend which was particularly grating.
There are some slightly better songs such as Astral Plane which had a real Doors vibe to it, but on the whole just a confusing album with no real identity.
Favourite tracks: Astral Plane & Government Center.
Not one to revisit.
2/5
Not really for me although it did pick up a bit towards the end.
Favourite tracks: O Medo De Amar E O Medo De Ser Livre & Aprendendo A Jogar.
Probably won't revisit.
2/5
Great album.
Favourite tracks: Hells Bells, Back In Black & You Shook Me All Night Long
Will listen again.
4/5
Not really my thing but enjoyable nonetheless. Incredible that the whole thing is improvised.
Will relisten.
3/5
Fantastic, dark and moody in parts and quite eclectic.
Favourite tracks: Man at C&A & Stereotype
Will definitely revisit.
4/5
Generic, grungy, guitar music. Every song sounds the same. Probably amazing if you grew up listening to it but sadly not for me.
Favourite Tracks: Don't
Won't be revisiting.
2/5
It was ok, not really for me.
Favourite tracks: Waitin' for the Bus & La Grange
Probably won't be revisiting.
2/5
Really enjoyed the bluesy tracks over the slower ones but good overall.
Favourite tracks: Get Ready, I Can't Hold Out & Steady Rollin' Man
Will probably revisit.
3/5
Not for me unfortunately, I did enjoy the piano on Tides.
Favourite track: Tides
Won't be revisiting.
2/5
Love White Denim! A solid album, although this is probably my least favourite album of theirs. Great to see them on this list and fingers crossed they have more albums on here!
Favourite tracks: Back at the Farm, River to Consider & Is and Is and Is
Already in regular rotation.
4/5
Loved this, super funky and energetic.
Favourite tracks: Stand!, I Want to Take You Higher & Sex Machine.
Will definitely be revisiting.
4/5
Enjoyable on the whole but did get a bit samey after the first couple of tracks. Enjoyed when the big band was unleashed more than anything else.
Favourite tracks: You Make Me Feel So Young
Probably not one to revisit.
2/5
Great 80's post-punk, enjoyed the variety of styles and instruments used on different tracks; guitar, synth, horns, bongos & more.
Favourite tracks: A Million Pleading Faces, I Can't Help Myself & Hokoyo.
Will definitely be revisiting.
4/5
Had to listen over a couple of sittings but this was quite interesting and different. An ambitious idea that probably gets better with each relisten.
Favourite tracks: The Acid Queen & Go to the Mirror!
Worth a relisten.
3/5
Enjoyed this, particularly Not Fade Away which I knew from the Stones version but never knew was a cover.
Favourite tracks: Not Fade Away & That'll Be the Day
Worth a relisten.
3/5
Not for me.
Won't be revisiting.
1/5
Not really for me but fairly enjoyable, recognised more songs than expected.
Favourite tracks: Sir Duke, Pastime Paradise & As.
Probably won't revisit.
2/5
Enjoyed this more than expected.
Favourite tracks: Tattooed Love Boys, Space Invader & Private Life
Will probably revisit.
3/5
Not a big Reggae fan but this was ok, a bit samey.
Favourite tracks: Stop That Train & Stir It Up
Probably not one to revisit.
2/5
This started strong and swingy with Let the Good Times Roll and Alexander's Ragtime Band but dropped off towards the middle.
Favourite tracks: Let the Good Times Roll & Alexander's Ragtime Band
Probably not one to revisit.
3/5
Enjoyed this on the whole, some amusing rhymes which had me laughing a few times, marred slightly by grating choruses on a couple of tracks
Favourite tracks: 6 Minutes of Pleasure, Mama Said Knock You Out & Cheesy Rat Blues
Will probably revisit.
3/5
I've never properly listened to The Cure before as the few songs I've heard in the past were always a bit slow and depressing but really enjoyed this album once it got going! The middle section is definitely the best, A Forest in particular was fantastic.
Favourite tracks: A Forest, In Your House, Three & M.
Will definitely revisit.
4/5
Not normally a fan of singer-songwriters in this vein but this surprised me with how much I enjoyed it (and how many songs I already knew). The opening track was the highlight though, loved the way it built in intensity and the lyrics were thought provoking and still relevant today.
Favourite tracks: Where Do the Children Play?, Father and Son & Tea for the Tillerman.
Will probably revisit.
3.5/5
Great stuff, loved the weird story in the middle about Mr Mustard and Pam.
Favourite tracks: Come Together & The End
Definitely worth a relisten.
4/5
Varied musical styles and some pretty amusing lyrics. Overly long and not really to my taste overall.
Probably not one to revisit.
2/5
Gets off to a bit of a shaky start but the second half of the album is flawless, really enjoyed the run of songs from Broken - Listen.
Favourite tracks: Broken, Head Over Heels & Listen.
Probably will revisit.
4/5
Enjoyable.
Will probably revisit.
4/5
Wow, this was bad. No idea what this is doing on this list, it's terrible and has not aged well at all. Sounded like it was made by a bunch of horny teenage boys, Gutfest '89 in particular was just gross.
Favourite tracks: none
Definitely not one to revisit.
1/5
Better than I expected but it sounds pretty dated now and was far too long.
Favourite tracks: Full Nelson & Take a Look Around
Probably not one to revisit.
2/5
Not a style of music I enjoy but enjoyed the concept and found it thought provoking.
Favourite tracks: Lost One
Probably not one to revisit.
2/5
Not a lover of REM but this was ok in parts.
Favourite tracks: Pop Song 89 & Stand
Probably not one to revisit.
2/5
Really not for me unfortunately.
1/5
Not for me, irritating and every song sounds the same.
1/5
Got slightly better after the first couple of country songs but not for me unfortunately.
2/5
Enjoyable.
Favourite tracks: The Wizard, Evil Woman & Warning
Would relisten.
3/5
I can appreciate the ambition and scope of this album but, ultimately, I was mostly just bored.
Favourite tracks: The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
Won't be revisiting this one.
2/5
Fantastic, awesome beats and samples. Mostly avoids the usual misogyny etc, but marked down a point for De La Orgee which was gross.
Favourite tracks: The Magic Number, Jenifa Taught Me & Eye Know.
Definitely worth a relisten.
4/5
Excellent. Loved the intense, driving beat on The Boy in the Bubble.
Favourite tracks: The Boy in the Bubble, You Can Call Me Al & Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.
Definitely worth a relisten.
4/5
Fantastic, great from start to finish.
Favourite tracks: Mambo Sun & The Motivator
Definitely worth a relisten.
5/5
Enjoyable, not a style of music I've listened to before.
Will probably revisit at some point.
3/5
Love the early bluesy stuff from the Stones, not sure the message in Under My Thumb holds up anymore but what a banger!
Favourite tracks: Under My Thumb & Out Of Time
Definitely worth a relisten.
5/5
Not for me.
Had high hopes but didn't enjoy this as much as I expected.
Favourite tracks: Panic in Detroit & The Jean Genie
Probably won't revisit.
3/5
A very interesting concept for an album with some very well told stories. Glad I listened but not one that I think I'll revisit often (especially not The Kindness of Strangers, incredibly bleak!)
Favourite tracks: Stagger Lee & Where the Wild Roses Grow
Probably won't revisit.
4/5
Good bluesy rock 'n roll. What an opener with Mannish Boy! The rest of the album didn't live up to the first track, but was enjoyable nonetheless.
Favourite tracks: Mannish Boy & I Can't Be be Satisfied
Worth revisiting.
3.5/5
It was ok, not really my style.
Favourite tracks: Soft Wolf Tread & Grace.
Probably not one to revisit.
3/5
A bit of a disappointing album and really outstayed its welcome.
Favourite tracks: Bombs Over Baghdad & Gasoline Dreams.
Probably not one to revisit.
2.5/5
Fantastic from start to finish, absolute classic.
Favourite tracks: Heartbreaker, Ramble On & Moby Dick.
I'd never listened to this Arcade Fire album before but was a bit disappointed. I found it a bit long winded and samey, which has always been Arcade Fire's problem. I'll stick to Neon Bible and Reflektor which are far better.
Favourite track: Sprawl II.
Probably not one to revisit.
2.5/5
Camp and cheesy. Far, far too long but a few catchy tunes.
Favourite track: Birmingham Blues
Probably not one to revisit.
2.5/5
An interesting album with a real blend of genres and influences. Enjoyed the first listen through, but I think this probably needs a few listens to be fully appreciated.
Favourite tracks: Smiling Phases & Blues Pt. 2.
Definitely worth another listen.
3/5
This one was a real struggle for me.
Favourite tracks: none.
Won't be revisiting.
1/5
An absolute classic, not the best Doors album but top-tier nonetheless.
Favourite tracks: Roadhouse Blues & Peace Frog.
Already in rotation.
5/5
Not a U2 fan but this wasn't as bad as I expected it to be.
Favourite tracks: Sunday Bloody Sunday & The Refugee.
Probably not one to revisit.
3/5
