Intro - funny The Magic Number - Didn't think much of it, but then 80s rap beats are not my thing Change in Speak - good groove. Love the brass section. Cool Breeze on the Rocks - adding this here for completion but what is there to say about this haha Can U Keep a Secret - funny but that's it (adorable laugh at the end) Jenifa Taught Me is one of the best so far - loved the Chopsticks interlude, and the cool beat coming in after Ghetto Thang - the groove on this one is amazing. Best on the album so far. Transmitting Live from Mars - love the groove on this one, and the French at the start. Eye Know - so cute! Love the Peg sample. Take it Off - fairly boring A Little Bit of Soap - love the sample Tread Water - pretty fun Potholes in My Lawn - pretty good groove but fairly boring overall Say No Go - fairly forgettable Do as De La Does - abrasive and not great Plug Tunin' - not bad. Pretty dull De La Orgee - ridiculous haha Buddy - pretty dull (has the hilarious signature rap "ha HA!" that I love though) Description - plodding Me Myself and I - WHAT an excellent start. Love the hook throughout. This is a Recording - VERY cool groove. One of the best songs on the album. I Can Do Anything - funny D.A.I.S.Y Age - pretty muted and boring, so a disappointing end to Summary: Love all the samples, love the grooves, love the talking bits, little asides, and jokes. A great time overall.

...the original version of Show Business though...yikes.

E-Pro - not bad, fairly dull *Que' Onda Guero - really like this one. Reminded me of Gorillaz *Girl - LOVE the 8-bit intro. Good song - love the key change that leads into the chorus (and is present throughout it). Love the slide guitar solo. Missing - pretty untuneful and boring *Black Tambourine - pretty sexy *Earthquake Weather - cute. Really unusual tune Hell Yes - love the groove at the start. Sexy song Broken Drum - alright, fairly dull Scarecrow - fairly dull Go It Alone - fairly dull Farewell Ride - dull also. Many the quality of this album massively dips after the first half. Rental Car - dull Emergency Exit - dull Send a Message to Her - kind of Beatles vibe off this one. Pretty good Chain Reaction - not bad - love the video game bits at the end. Song is a bit repetitive. Half and half! Good beginning, dull end, good bonus tracks.

Aside from the three famous ones, this album is nothing to write home about.* Surprised it made the list. *One exception being Pieces of What which is pretty good.

Another 80s rap album. This will probably be a struggle... Peter Piper - your classic 80s rap. You know the drill. Earnest. Cheesy beats. Lost it at: "He's not Hansel." "He's not Gretel." It's Tricky - A classic! Catchy. My Adidas - alright. Walk This Way - this is a great song once you studiously ignore the lyrics (yikes). Is It Live - not bad. Perfection - LIVING for the smug singing at the beginning and throughout. Also - "DM-" "CCCCCCCC!" - stunning. Song gets pretty boring after the first min though. Hit It Run - hated this so much I had to skip it. Raising Hell - "IT is SOMEwhat FRIGHT'ning!" - amazing. Love the rock elements of this song too incl. the guitar solo. Also love "He's off the WALL, on the BALL". You Be Illin' - really like the hook on this. Dumb Girl - thought the beginning was dumb (!) but then loved how the beat came in. Love how the final 'Dumb Girl' sounds like Ru Paul said it. Son of Byford - what can really be said. Proud to be Black - pretty good. Great lyrics. All in all I liked it a lot! Surprisingly.

One of the greats! Very excited to listen start to finish and see which ones I'd not heard before. So Far Away - cute. Love 'tired of makin' out on the telephone'; very wholesome wording/self-censorship haha. Money For Nothing - I mean what a classique. Excellent. Walk of Life - one of my favourite songs ever. Your Latest Trick - what a find - really cool. Why Worry? - very sweet. Ride Across The River - weakest so far. The Man's Too Strong - not great; too country for me too. One World - fairly forgettable. Brothers In Arms - SO excellent.

I knew from the first song that this was not going to be my thing...not a fan of this style of singing at all. Song 2...still struggling. Song 3...I give up.

All the other songs aside from Intro are very dull/samey. Islands - Her voice isn't good...is that on purpose? Heart Skipped A Beat - Never mind, both voices I'm hearing are bad.

Not bad but definitely much prefer Stop Making Sense. My goodness his voice is insufferable on Happy Day, haha. Really liked the bass and beat of No Compassion. "They say compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the time." LOVE that. Psycho Killer a treat of course. Quite liked Pulled Up.

Pretty boring title track tbh Sixteen is very samey too, tune-wise (like WHAT tune, amirite?) Riff at the start of Some Weird Sin is adorable. Also "things get too straight / I can't bear it" ; same, queen The Passenger is so basic and samey too - don't know why it's so popular Tonight is pretty good So is Success Turn Blue is the best so far - a weird instance of the later songs being better than the first. Neighborhood Threat is pretty good. Last track is pretty good too.

Lively Up Yourself - pretty good, pretty samey No Woman No Cry - sweeter and better than I remember Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) - not bad Rebel Music - like the country aspect of this, and spooky Nick Cave feel So Jah S'eh - love the jazzy feel Natty Dread - pretty good Bend Down Low - pretty good Talkin' Blues - prettyyyyy dull Revolution - I like the edge to this one Am-A-Do - Not bad Overally I wouldn't return for anything except No Woman No Cry but I did enjoy the album more than I thought I would.

Whatever this is it ain't for me. REM but bad.

Kinky Afro - pretty good. God's Cop - the riff and scatting in this are great. Donovan - really like this one. Grandbag's Funeral - too abrasive. Loose Fit - like this one. Dennis and Lois - really love the sunny sound of this. one. "It's good to see you. To see you nice. If you do me once, well, we'll do it twice" is great. Bob's Yer Uncle - love his voice on this one. Step On - again, love the sunny sound of this. Holiday - love it. "Slow down, bitch! Bitch, slow down!" - obsessed. Harmony - pretty dull but sure the rest of the album is great so no problem. SHOOK by the sudden stop though - loved that. Tokoloshe Man - not bad.

Title track – very wistful and sweet. Come Together – kind of plodding but cool lyrics. I Think I’m in Love – pretty good but not life changing. “I think I’m in love” (“Probably just hungry”) – amazing. Love the whole call and response thing in general; great lyrics. All of My Thoughts – like the chaotic nature of this. Stay with Me – pretty nice, but quite samey. Electricity – too rock for me. Home of the Brave – pretty forgettable but I like how it runs into the next song The Individual – love the primal sound on this but due to said sound I wouldn’t be going back to bump this on the regular. Broken Heart – gorgeous sad start to this. Fucking beautiful throughout. Ethereal. Transcendent. No God Only Religion – VERY cool but too experimental for a revisit. Cool Waves – fairly boring. Cop Shoot Cop… - pretty dull.

Welcome To The Working Week - Still struggling with this man's voice arghhhh but the song's alright. Miracle Man – alright, pretty boring. No Dancing – pretty good. Old school. Love the end-of-chorus key change. Blame It On Cain – not bad but bit B A S I C. Alison – quite sweet. Sneaky Feelings – not bad. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes – I like the call and response. Less Than Zero – the best so far. Mystery Dance – very Time Warp. Not bad but pretty formulaic/tune-less. Pay It Back – alright – I like the key changes. I’m Not Angry – I like the opening – reminds me of the Beatles I’m Happy Just to Dance With You. “I got you talking with your hands, got you smiling with your legs” is great. Waiting For The End Of The World – banal enough. Watching The Detectives – very cool and love the harmonies and reggae style but if ONLY HE DIDN’T SING THAT STYLISED WAY.

Pretty good but samey - only stand outside are Someday, Last Nite (of course) and Hard To Explain

Not my thing generally; too plodding. But Cool Water has nice harmonies. "The night's are cool and I'm a fool" is great.

Love every song except Midnight Show. W H A T an album. Special shout out to Change Your Mind which I feel doesn't get talked about enough. Also Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll is so sweet.

Listen his voice isn't the best, is it? Most songs are too meandery and sleepy for me. Love the key changes in Story of Isaac. Cool dark energy to The Partisan, but the backing singer annoyed me. Love the reverb on Seems So Long Ago, Nancy. I like You Know Who I Am - more great key changes. Tonight Will Be Fine sounds like it's from the Juno soundtrack which is interesting. Lovely end to the album.

What a classic. Didn't know Sad Lisa - SO good. Miles from Nowhere and But I Might Die Tonight were also new - not bad. Great ones all round.

Hard for me to get excited about jazz, but this was very...pleasant?