Long, samey and rather shouty.

A few good 3 bar tunes, on each occasion repeated over and over 50+ times over 4 minutes and swamped by mysogenistic and racist (yes, I understand the word has apparently been rebranded but I still find it uncomfortable). Times have moved on and this outdated offensive shit should be consigned to landfill along with tunes like this https://open.spotify.com/track/61NcooPUwSPSwSyzF8UfYv?si=f141a54383c54e23 once loved by the similarly misguided.

Happy Birthday Punk. Literally. So what if all the tracks sound the same? It's punk innit. Fack off you prog dinosaur wanker.

Never heard this before even though I have seen the Who live and like their studio work. This is a great album. The individual musicianship is all high but superlatives cannot describe Moon. Surely a man who was born to die young. If not from the drugs, then surely from exhaustion! perhaps the legend wouldn't have been so great had he lived, because the man surely couldn't have continued to drum with this energy into his 40s. Extraordinary

The crowd seemed to love it. So something good must have been happening on stage during the long tedious tracks. Good tight solos, though the "wind box' effect sounds like he's cleaning his teeth. Should have been a single album. Jumping Jack Flash is awful.

Would agree with previous reviewers that the album was a little too long. Many of the tracks were a bit samey, but it was a quality set. 3.5 but seeing as I'm stuck with integers I'll give it 4.

Never heard this before even though I have seen the Who live and like their studio work. This is a great album. The individual musicianship is all high but superlatives cannot describe Moon. Surely a man who was born to die young. If not from the drugs, then surely from exhaustion! perhaps the legend wouldn't have been so great had he lived, because the man surely couldn't have continued to drum with this energy into his 40s. Extraordinary

Long, samey and rather shouty.

Fairly simplistic school-band standard songs. Not helped by listening on headphones as the mix isn't great so there is a lot of singing in one ear and guitar in the other. My assumption is that this album is on the 1001 list because they were an influencial band. However as a standalone album, although interesting, it's something I won't be listening to again.

I love hard rock and metal. But never been into the superfast thrash metal that this album represents. No real melody, indecipherable lyrics. On many occasions it seemed the band couldn't manage to keep in rhythm with itself!!. I assume it's on the 1001 list because it was "groundbreaking". Possibly in the same way as an album of white noise would be, or 45 minutes of drilling? However! I gave this album 3 listens and it did grow on me a bit. Besst track Jesus Saves

Not what I'd generally listen to on Spotify, but then that's what this is for isn't it - to broaden your horizons. Great BIg Band music. Fantastcally talented musicians. It will stay on my list.

She has a lovely voice, slightly wavering and sometimes even a little off key but beautiful nonetheless. (The auto tuned abomination of today could learn a lot here). Nice gentle songs. I've never heard this version of Parade before but have definitely heard the tune somewhere can't think where. Don't know why this is on the 1001 list but I really liked it.

I tried REALLY hard with this album. 4 listens. The first 3 tracks are a dirge, Album doesn't really start until Heart of Gold which, with Old Man are by far the best tracks. Side two drags the album up to a 3. Pleasant background music, but just too much country lap steel guitar and harmonica for me (yes I know Heart of Gold has it - but it's such a great song)

I hate 60s music. But this album is a corker

The album that launched a million other CDs. I remember this was almost the "test" release for new fangled CDs (a bit like "Journey into Stereophonic Sound" a 1950s record that my dad had). As such pretty much every one I know bought it. Stands the test of time. All good songs. Still a bit sick of it though.

Meh. Not bad. Not great. Roadhouse Blues sucks. Ship of Fools saves. Middling 2.5

The crowd seemed to love it. So something good must have been happening on stage during the long tedious tracks. Good tight solos, though the "wind box' effect sounds like he's cleaning his teeth. Should have been a single album. Jumping Jack Flash is awful.

Good album. Monitor & Head Cut great. Voodoo Dolly poor. Definitely more good than bad. Solid 3.5. Wife hated it so 4.

The haters gonna hate. But I don't give a fuck because this was and remains one of my favourite albums of all time. So I'll have a day's break from objective listening to stuff I've mostly never heard before and fill my boots with this absolute joy. Best track The Cinema Show. No, wait, Firth of Fifth. No... Battle of Epping Forest. Fuckit the whole damn lot. 6/5

I'll say now that I'm not into hip hop. A lot of shouting about guns and "da hood" and "n**gaz this and hoes that. I've obviously heard 'Fight for your Right' before (a banger) but that's about it. So is this album Hip hop? The first 4 tracks are awesome. Then it drops in quality a tad for the next 2 until Fight for your Right and No Sleep pick up the quality until the end. In places it sounds like it's the cast of South Park. So its a novelty record? just with great lyrics and great tunes? After 2 listens I still dont know if this is Hip Hop or Rock What I do know is its a great big piss take and I love it.

Who the fuck is Shuggie Otis? Never heard of 'im. This album is what I might expect to hear if I was tied up in a hotel lobby for 55 mins and 54 seconds. Background music. Kinda mello jazzy funk fusion. Some tracks too long. Some tracks ironically too short! Some tracks fade out in weird places. Some tracks just a fucking mess. I really needed to be doing something else when this is on because it struggled to hold my attention. Not awful but I can live without it. I know now why I’ve never heard of Shuggie Otis. Not quite bad enough for a 1 though. 1.5

I've rated a few albums 5* in the last week so I've started to think maybe I'm setting my bar too low? This is an album that passed me by back in the day. But such great songs, really good lyrics (and I'm definitely no poet) and no filler. I'm still listening to it the next day. Cocker you're such a perv.

Cool, Daddyo. Virtuoso musicianship. Spoiled a bit by all the chatter. I don't need to hear the long intros, and I'm definitely not interested in some priest talking about the rain, and where every member of the band lives. I can understand that this is a historical record of the complete concert that day, and that's great if you were actually there - but for the casual listener there's too much padding and not enough music. I didn't really like the sung songs either. So, in summary:- Instruments outstanding. Voices no thanks.

Listened to this twice. It's "ok". But there's no wow factor. Nothing toe tapping or singalong. Not that 'relaxing' either for so-called ambient music.I did recognise the theme tune to BBC2's Arena in there which I liked probably more from familiarity. The album seems to have been made primarily for the artist rather than for an audience. And 'experiment' as others have commented. Lucky he didn't need the money TLDR : Ok. But it won't be going on my playlist

Good album. So much better that the Slayer album I had last week - more melodic, rhythm section kept in time together more accomplished playing. But just another (good) thrash metal album, nothing "special" so I wonder why it's on the list. Was it groundbreaking? I'd rather see some of the NWOBHM albums on here (Diamond Head/Lightening to the Nations or Girl/Sheer Greed) that really WERE groundbreaking.

A few good 3 bar tunes, on each occasion repeated over and over 50+ times over 4 minutes and swamped by mysogenistic and racist (yes, I understand the word has apparently been rebranded but I still find it uncomfortable). Times have moved on and this outdated offensive shit should be consigned to landfill along with tunes like this https://open.spotify.com/track/61NcooPUwSPSwSyzF8UfYv?si=f141a54383c54e23 once loved by the similarly misguided.

A pleasant set of tunes. 'Superstition' a classic (which I tire of). 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' another classic (though ruined by 'Rhodes abuse'). 'Maybe Your Baby' drags on 3 minutes too long, 'You and I' is sweet and 'Blame It On The Sun' is a gem. The production is horrible. Has the boy Wonder just discovered stereo? He keeps oscilating the Rhodes piano between left and right channels like a kid. It's the equivalent of a strobe on the ear'oles and is unlistenable on headphones. 'You Got It Bad Girl', 'Lookin For A Pure Love' and unfortunately 'You Are The Sunshine' are all ruined by this fiddling. And then he goes and plays the mouth organ on Big Brother. An affront. I used to quite like Stevie Worder. Until he wrote two of the worst songs in the history of popular music, 'Happy Birthday' and 'I Just Called To Say I Love You', banal dross, the latter which could have been written by a 2 year old, and the only song that actually makes me angry when it comes on the radio. Did he suddenly lose his talent in 1980 or did he just become lazy ? But I'm reviewing this album. 4 stars for the toons. But loses a star for pissing around with the channels and use of the mouth organ. And another because I can never forgive him for IJCTSILY.

It grew on me. First listen a 2, second listen a 3

Pleasant chilled funky sounds spoiled by whiney voice

I tried SO hard to like this. The guitar is great. The lyrics are thoughtful and interesting. Why spoil things by singing and playing that fucking mouth organ? As the album went on I got more used to his voice and by the end it was ok. Almost like a pastiche of himself. The mouth organ was a bit more difficult to love. You got lulled into a false sense of security and then... oh shit here it comes again! But a bit like a screeching child a you do kinda get numbed to it in the end. How old was he when he made this? 22? He sounds sounds like an old man. I tried so hard to like this and I think in the end I did.

Entertaining record of historical concert, but I wouldn't listen to it again as a complete package, except for "San Quentin" and "Boy Named Sue". Generally too much chatter and audience noise. Loses a star for bleeping out "rude" words.

50 seconds into the first track I started laughing. Which isn't a good sign. The vocal performance takes a bit of getting used to - a cross between the Buzzcocks and They Might Be Giants. But then the second track. hey I know that!? 'Another Girl, Another Planet`. Great song. Never knew it was them. Album grows on you. Excellent for a first album. Shame they never pushed on.

Hated it after the opener. But it improves. Then it doesn't. Paul Simon writes some good songs. And then he writes some shite. A lot of the lyrics sound like he got them from a Christmas cracker. No Bob Dylan there. Better tunes though. Overall a "nice" album.

Rocky, hard,, tuneful, good

I was 18 in 1980 and bought 'Sounds' (a music paper) every week, yet I've not heard of them or this album. Maybe it's the naff name? (certainly not up there with Joy Division or Echo and the Bunnymen) or the unmemorable tunes ( after 3 listens yesterday, I can't remember one track this morning). Still at least I gave it 3 listens so it can't have been that bad.

I used to like Madonna back in the old days but went off her when she started her psychodivabitchslag period and I haven’t listened to a Madonna album since about 1990. 
 I think it helped that this album popped up on a chilled Sunday evening. It’s full of great tracks ; exquisite, atmospheric, ambient, trippy, rave electronica . The production is brilliant and her voice sounds great. I’m listening again on a Monday morning and it’s still awesome (Shanti is a dud, but everyone's entitled to one). I need to re-evaluate Madonna perhaps. Nah perhaps not she’s still a batty old fruitcake. 

5*

Happy Birthday Punk. Literally. So what if all the tracks sound the same? It's punk innit. Fack off you prog dinosaur wanker.

I forgot how good this album was/is. Some bangers from NWOBHM. But I think both the debut Iron Maiden album or Killers (with Paul Di'Anno) were better and either should have been on this list instead of TNOTB. Di'Anno was a 'character' and so got the boot. LIke Van Halen and AC/DC who changed frontmen (of course AC/CD had no choice) I think Iron Maiden were poorer for it.

Influential Punk album my arse! Released practically in 1982. So only 3 years late to the party then. Punk had burned out by 1979 you twats. Listen to Ramones, UK Subs, Sham 69, Sex Pistols, Damned if you want to be influenced. This album isn't at all bad, but influential? or something I need to hear before I die? Do me a favour, mate!

An album of 2 halves. or more accurately alternating killer/filler. Lovely melodic songs intertwined with more repetitive long formulaic "woke up this morning..." blues songs. I liked this album a lot more through headphones than listening in the car. Also very glad there was only one song with 'harmonica' (why is it called that? harmonic it definitely isn't). 'Lovesick' 'Tryin to get to Heaven' (yes even with mouth organ), 'Not dark yet', 'Make you feel my love', 'Highlands' great. Other stuff less so but still a solid 3.

So similar to the other Johnny Cash "prison" album which came a year later. Very much a "warts and all" live set, voice was creaking in places and the guitar hopelessly out of tune in others. But that adds to the appeal. Better than the San Quentin set. But not quite a 4