Feb 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
War
                                U2
                            
                    
                    
                            It's fine. As rock goes, a bit dull, but listenable. Meh out of 10.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Feb 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Let It Be
                                The Replacements
                            
                    
                    
                            Meh
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Feb 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Paul's Boutique
                                Beastie Boys
                            
                    
                    
                            Not for me
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Feb 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
At Newport 1960
                                Muddy Waters
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Feb 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
                                Sex Pistols
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Feb 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
                                Public Enemy
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Feb 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Lazer Guided Melodies
                                Spiritualized
                            
                    
                    
                            Dull
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Bends
                                Radiohead
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
Aqualung
                                Jethro Tull
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
xx
                                The xx
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
Imagine
                                John Lennon
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
                                David Bowie
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
                                Lana Del Rey
                            
                    
                    
                            Boring really, forgot it was playing 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Astral Weeks
                                Van Morrison
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
I Should Coco
                                Supergrass
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
Violator
                                Depeche Mode
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
Pretzel Logic
                                Steely Dan
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Oracular Spectacular
                                MGMT
                            
                    
                    
                            Boring. What I imagine people with no personality listen to. Not sure what the target demographic is meant to be. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Daydream Nation
                                Sonic Youth
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Ritual De Lo Habitual
                                Jane's Addiction
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
Rings Around The World
                                Super Furry Animals
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
Aja
                                Steely Dan
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Idiot
                                Iggy Pop
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Shalimar
                                Rahul Dev Burman
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Doggystyle
                                Snoop Dogg
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
Phaedra
                                Tangerine Dream
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
Africa Brasil
                                Jorge Ben Jor
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
Happy Sad
                                Tim Buckley
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Reggatta De Blanc
                                The Police
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Arc Of A Diver
                                Steve Winwood
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Seventeen Seconds
                                The Cure
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Red Headed Stranger
                                Willie Nelson
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Nevermind
                                Nirvana
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
We Are Family
                                Sister Sledge
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
                                Stereolab
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
She's So Unusual
                                Cyndi Lauper
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
Step In The Arena
                                Gang Starr
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Mar 31 2025
                            
                            
                                
Blood, Sweat & Tears
                                Blood, Sweat & Tears
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Velvet Underground & Nico
                                The Velvet Underground
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
Purple Rain
                                Prince
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
Shaka Zulu
                                Ladysmith Black Mambazo
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
Slanted And Enchanted
                                Pavement
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Harvest
                                Neil Young
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Whatever
                                Aimee Mann
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Planet Rock: The Album
                                Afrika Bambaataa
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Born In The U.S.A.
                                Bruce Springsteen
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
Fifth Dimension
                                The Byrds
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
Wild Is The Wind
                                Nina Simone
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Dusty In Memphis
                                Dusty Springfield
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Sign 'O' The Times
                                Prince
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tellin’ Stories
                                The Charlatans
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
Damaged
                                Black Flag
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
Brothers In Arms
                                Dire Straits
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
Junkyard
                                The Birthday Party
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Gold
                                Ryan Adams
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tusk
                                Fleetwood Mac
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
Highway to Hell
                                AC/DC
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
A Seat at the Table
                                Solange
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
Hotel California
                                Eagles
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Frank
                                Amy Winehouse
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
                                Girls Against Boys
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tracy Chapman
                                Tracy Chapman
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Maverick A Strike
                                Finley Quaye
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Melodrama
                                Lorde
                            
                    
                    
                            If I could rename this album, I'd call it 'Misphonic Triggers'. Alternating between straining to defecate and attempting to summon a cat, her whiney tone makes me want to pierce my own eardrums. How on Earth is Lorde in the top 300 artists on Spotify? 
                    I suppose 'popular' has never truly equated to 'good'.
                    
                    To sum this album in a word: horrible. It's the first album I've encountered so far that I have had to turn off. I tried. I really did, but by the time I got to the fourth whispering whinge, I'd had enough.
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tapestry
                                Carole King
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Nixon
                                Lambchop
                            
                    
                    
                            Nothing about it was bad, in fact, I quite enjoyed what I heard. I just ended up zoning out from it.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
American Idiot
                                Green Day
                            
                    
                    
                            An absolute favourite of mine, and has been for the past 21 years. This album influenced my life in a sense, and it has shaped who I am today. Got me through those tough late-teens. 
                    The messags feels more relevant than ever in 2025. The highlight for me is Homecoming: clearly inspired by The Who's A Quick One. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Apr 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
S&M
                                Metallica
                            
                    
                    
                            Hell fucking yeah!
                    
                    This is THE album I didn't know I needed. 
                    I've always been a passive Metallica listener, never really given them much time nor thought, though wouldn't ever skip a track or turn them off. Even saw them at a festival once, and didn't realise they were this damn good. 
                    
                    I wasn't sure at first. The intro had me questioning if I'd put the right album on. It gave 'geeky' vibes. I realised I was digging it before the end of the second track. By the end, I felt like my mind had been blown. Why haven't I given Metallica my time or thought?
                    
                    I listen to most of my albums in the car. Today, it felt like I was driving into battle rather than work. Really set me up for the day. 
                    
                    \m/
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
Miriam Makeba
                                Miriam Makeba
                            
                    
                    
                            Wasn't bad. She has a lovely voice but not my sort of thing overall. Nice to hear, but won't be in regular rotation. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
                                The Incredible String Band
                            
                    
                    
                            I ironically love this. I already know of The Incredible String Band, and can never tell if it's intentionally or accidentally hilarious. It's so bad it's good, especially when the kazoo comes out.
                    
                     I haven't taken shrooms or acid for years, and this reminds me why. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
                                PJ Harvey
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
Gentlemen
                                The Afghan Whigs
                            
                    
                    
                            It was alright. Not much else to report. Lyrics are a bit... childish? Odd? Probably won't listen again but it was okay. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Dirt
                                Alice In Chains
                            
                    
                    
                            Soundtrack to my youth. Quality.
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Thriller
                                Michael Jackson
                            
                    
                    
                            I gain more appreciation for Jackson as I get older. This is a solid album that I've never listened to in its entirety before.
                    
                    It may not be my go-to music, but it's damn good.
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tubular Bells
                                Mike Oldfield
                            
                    
                    
                            Objectively, this is a great album. He is certainly good at playing instruments. He is not good at being an artist.
                    
                    I just can't get into it. Albums like this should take you on a journey, and make you feel a powerful roller coaster of emotion with the transitions. I don't feel any emotional connection to this whatsoever. I felt more of a connection with Pingu playing icicles in the cave (which is what the first ten minutes or so remind me of). I did enjoy the sound of the electric guitar - though the demonic grunts were unwarranted. It was a disappointing listen.
                    
                    I want to like it, but just don't.
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Murder Ballads
                                Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
                            
                    
                    
                            I'd never listened to Nick Cave until I was given the Birthday Party (aka Vulva from Spaced, the album) album a few weeks ago. That was my first introduction and this is the second. I can't see a love blossoming any time soon. 
                    
                    The music is good enough but his vocal is painful. The guests were crap too. It reminds me of slam poetry. I imagine the average fan is a depressed and unemployed English Literature graduate. 
                     
                    I don't get it. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
At Folsom Prison
                                Johnny Cash
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
Gorillaz
                                Gorillaz
                            
                    
                    
                            It's quite good. 19-2000 Soulchild Remix is the best track, and has been a regular listen since I played Fifa 2002. 
                    
                    One of the band sounds like Will Smith on tranquilisers though, so those bits were pants compared to the rest.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Wall
                                Pink Floyd
                            
                    
                    
                            Not the best of Pink Floyd but still brilliant. Love their sound. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Apocalypse Dudes
                                Turbonegro
                            
                    
                    
                            A name I've heard many times yet never listened to. Turns out I really like it. It was a fun listen. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Debut
                                Björk
                            
                    
                    
                            I don't hate it. It actually started to grow on me by the end.
                    
                    It still sounds incredibly early-90s; perhaps you had to be there (I was 5) to get the most out of it. Might try again one day with a side of MDMA. 
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
A Girl Called Dusty
                                Dusty Springfield
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
Ocean Rain
                                Echo And The Bunnymen
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
Underwater Moonlight
                                The Soft Boys
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Get Behind Me Satan
                                The White Stripes
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
                                Fiona Apple
                            
                    
                    
                            Vegetable cutters. I can't unhear it.
                    
                    This sounds like every other modern woman who doesn't sing properly, but with added artsy fartsy. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Fat Of The Land
                                The Prodigy
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
                                Simon & Garfunkel
                            
                    
                    
                            It's obviously not a bad album. I wasn't born for another 20 years though; it doesn't click with me. 
                    
                    I enjoyed Homeward Bound, and the Dylan parody. The rest fell flat. 
                    
                    Probably more meaningful at the time, the Silent Night felt very clichéd.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
Blue Lines
                                Massive Attack
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Toys In The Attic
                                Aerosmith
                            
                    
                    
                            I like Aerosmith. I just feel like it's missing something that other 70s hard rock has about it. Not quite a 5. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Illinois
                                Sufjan Stevens
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Ill Communication
                                Beastie Boys
                            
                    
                    
                            Better than the other Beastie Boys album on here. Some tracks weren't just shouting! 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Steve McQueen
                                Prefab Sprout
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Who Sell Out
                                The Who
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
You've Come a Long Way Baby
                                Fatboy Slim
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Live Through This
                                Hole
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
Violent Femmes
                                Violent Femmes
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
Street Life
                                The Crusaders
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            May 31 2025
                            
                            
                                
Led Zeppelin IV
                                Led Zeppelin
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tragic Songs of Life
                                The Louvin Brothers
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
Straight Outta Compton
                                N.W.A.
                            
                    
                    
                            I liked the beats. I enjoyed the music. I found it hypnotic.
                    
                    But there are far too many N-words and misogynistic? - Sexist? Alpha-male? whatever it counts as -lyrics for this middle-aged white woman to feel comfortable with. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
Live At Leeds
                                The Who
                            
                    
                    
                            Oh my god. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
Power In Numbers
                                Jurassic 5
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Here Are the Sonics
                                The Sonics
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Village Green Preservation Society
                                The Kinks
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Innervisions
                                Stevie Wonder
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Blue
                                Joni Mitchell
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
All Directions
                                The Temptations
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
                                Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Time (The Revelator)
                                Gillian Welch
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Sound of Silver
                                LCD Soundsystem
                            
                    
                    
                            It was...okay. It reminded me of a lot of other bands, and also of late-80s video games. Probably won't listen again if I'm honest, but not rushing to turn it off either. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Surf's Up
                                The Beach Boys
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Score
                                Fugees
                            
                    
                    
                            Good just not my sort of thing
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
I'm Your Man
                                Leonard Cohen
                            
                    
                    
                            Wtf
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
Abbey Road
                                Beatles
                            
                    
                    
                            It's fine. I'm either too young to 'get it' or spoiled by knowing that better things exist. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
                                Aretha Franklin
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Paul Simon
                                Paul Simon
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
Songs The Lord Taught Us
                                The Cramps
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
                                Spirit
                            
                    
                    
                            Very pleased with this one. 
                    I only know of their biggest hit but have never bothered to listen to them otherwise. Very much what I came to this project to find - something that I REALLY enjoy but have never heard. Consider me a fan.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
Court And Spark
                                Joni Mitchell
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Metal Box
                                Public Image Ltd.
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
This Is Hardcore
                                Pulp
                            
                    
                    
                            Loved the opening track. The rest was still good, but I feel like I was set up for better. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Disintegration
                                The Cure
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Rip It Up
                                Orange Juice
                            
                    
                    
                            Dated background music. Nothing more.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
                                Otis Redding
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
Led Zeppelin II
                                Led Zeppelin
                            
                    
                    
                            Iconic. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
                                Charles Mingus
                            
                    
                    
                            Boring 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
Wish You Were Here
                                Pink Floyd
                            
                    
                    
                            One of my favourites. Shine on you crazy diamond is perfection
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jun 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
Mermaid Avenue
                                Billy Bragg
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
Bookends
                                Simon & Garfunkel
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
Run-D.M.C.
                                Run-D.M.C.
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
Deep Purple In Rock
                                Deep Purple
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
Mama's Gun
                                Erykah Badu
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Horses
                                Patti Smith
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Shake Your Money Maker
                                The Black Crowes
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Ramones
                                Ramones
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Stand!
                                Sly & The Family Stone
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
                                John Lennon
                            
                    
                    
                            Zoned out if I'm honest
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
All Hope Is Gone
                                Slipknot
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Revolver
                                Beatles
                            
                    
                    
                            It was okay.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
A Love Supreme
                                John Coltrane
                            
                    
                    
                            Jesus Christ! This goes on a bit, doesn't it? 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Floodland
                                Sisters Of Mercy
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
Truth And Soul
                                Fishbone
                            
                    
                    
                            This album was fun. I love Ma and Pa and will be adding it to regular listening! 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
Elvis Presley
                                Elvis Presley
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
Hard Again
                                Muddy Waters
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Safe As Milk
                                Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
                            
                    
                    
                            Enjoyed it. Some a bit "out there" but liked it. Great voice.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Goo
                                Sonic Youth
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
Elephant
                                The White Stripes
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
Superunknown
                                Soundgarden
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
Madman Across The Water
                                Elton John
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Nebraska
                                Bruce Springsteen
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Dr. Octagonecologyst
                                Dr. Octagon
                            
                    
                    
                            I enjoyed some of the beats. I liked the backing to that ridiculous Earth People rap, but overall it's a no for me
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Paranoid
                                Black Sabbath
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
                                The Flaming Lips
                            
                    
                    
                            I'm not sure how I feel about this and will need to listen again. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Remain In Light
                                Talking Heads
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
Pacific Ocean Blue
                                Dennis Wilson
                            
                    
                    
                            Boring. Two hours of absolute nothingness.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Music Has The Right To Children
                                Boards of Canada
                            
                    
                    
                            Music like this always reminds me of 90s demo disc background music. Like I should be listening to this when loading up Virtual Pool on the PS1
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
Birth Of The Cool
                                Miles Davis
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
Roxy Music
                                Roxy Music
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Jul 31 2025
                            
                            
                                
Cloud Nine
                                The Temptations
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
Two Dancers
                                Wild Beasts
                            
                    
                    
                            Quite liked this, though it wasn't drawing me in so much as pleasant background music. There's a certain time and place I have in mind to listen again to see if I am drawn in. Last track was my favourite.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
Bryter Layter
                                Nick Drake
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
                                Neil Young & Crazy Horse
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
Mama Said Knock You Out
                                LL Cool J
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Rumours
                                Fleetwood Mac
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Happy Trails
                                Quicksilver Messenger Service
                            
                    
                    
                            This has some really good bits. It also has some long and unnecessary bits. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Can't Buy A Thrill
                                Steely Dan
                            
                    
                    
                            More Steely Dan. This is the third I've had now, and I'm only 160ish albums in. It's what I imagine my grandad would have listened to. Too boring for me
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Viva Hate
                                Morrissey
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
Meat Is Murder
                                The Smiths
                            
                    
                    
                            This feels like a cruel joke after pulling Morrissey yesterday. What a whinger! Every song sounds the same, and whilst not terrible musically, the vocal absolutely kills any pleasure I could find from it. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
Exit Planet Dust
                                The Chemical Brothers
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Fear and Whiskey
                                Mekons
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Bat Out Of Hell
                                Meat Loaf
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Colour Of Spring
                                Talk Talk
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
                                Loretta Lynn
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Rise & Fall
                                Madness
                            
                    
                    
                            This was an aural funfair - a summer feeling of carefree fun. Never listened to a Madness album before, and had no expectations whatsoever. I don't quite know when I'd listen to it again, but I really enjoyed the ride. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
Channel Orange
                                Frank Ocean
                            
                    
                    
                            My first thought was, 'I wonder if he's Billy's crap cousin or something'
                    
                    This somehow manages to sound more dated than some of the albums I've had from the 1970s. Why is the first track just a PlayStation booting up? It improved as it went on, but the voice was annoying. 
                    
                    There's no way they're related.
                    
                    I'm sorry, Billy. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Trout Mask Replica
                                Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
                            
                    
                    
                            Um. Watching my man's face was the highlight of this. 
                    
                    Hair Pie gives off Zorn and Ono vibes. 
                    
                    I kinda dig some of it though. Moonlight On Vermont was my favourite. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Parachutes
                                Coldplay
                            
                    
                    
                            I'm not keen on his voice, unfortunately. 
                    
                    I dismissed this album at the time, having had it gifted to me. I wish I liked his voice more because this album is actually great for a chilled out evening. Really good tracks, consistent and well-produced. Love the subtle psychedelic guitar. Quite nice to listen through again, 25 years on, with a more open attitude to music than my grumpy 13-year-old self. The reviews I've scanned here remind me of her 😆
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
The College Dropout
                                Kanye West
                            
                    
                    
                            I'd never heard a Kanye album before, and now isn't the time to start really!
                    
                    That said, I still listened. 
                    
                    What a damn shame. Some excellent tracks.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
Wonderful Rainbow
                                Lightning Bolt
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
This Nation’s Saving Grace
                                The Fall
                            
                    
                    
                            I know of this band. My ex was in their cult. 
                    
                    This album is nothing more than okay at best. The 60s garage sound I like, but seems like they manage to diverge from it just enough to become 'meh'. It's a mix of good songs and terrible ones, but, ultimately, all were forgettable. 
                    
                    Maybe I'm being harsh because my ex was a pretentious twat, but that's what it is. Music for pretentious twats. 
                    (And if that isn't convincing, my ex went to see Einstürzende Neubauten)
                    
                    I would not actively put this album on, but admittedly wouldn't turn it off either. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Deserter's Songs
                                Mercury Rev
                            
                    
                    
                            I think I like this, but I'm not stoned enough to fully enjoy this style of music. 
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Here's Little Richard
                                Little Richard
                            
                    
                    
                            Okay... 
                    
                    Imagine being some miserable 50s housewife then hearing this?! Bet the pinny never hit the floor so quickly. Every other song screams 'let's have a party'. Husband, schmusband. 
                    
                    Somewhat ironically, this modern woman can see herself cracking this album out to do the housework to; this would make any menial task upbeat and enjoyable. 
                    
                    I was giving this a 4 from the start, but hearing the origins of all of my favourite music within this solidifies the 5. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Odessey And Oracle
                                The Zombies
                            
                    
                    
                            This was disappointing for me. I had higher hopes. Still, it was good, I liked it more on second listen, and I have nothing bad to say about the songs.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
                                Leonard Cohen
                            
                    
                    
                            Jesus Christ, this made me want to throw myself off the Tyne Bridge 💀 
                    
                    If this has to be on this list, it needs to be album 1001, because you'll want to end it all before it's finished.
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Led Zeppelin
                                Led Zeppelin
                            
                    
                    
                            Is there a better opening to an album out there? 
                    Is there a better debut album out there? 
                    Fuck it, is there a better album out there? 
                    If there is, I can't wait to find it on this list. 
                    
                    The only downside to it is how you can look at your own life and realise how useless and talentless you are.
                     
                    Closest thing I've heard to perfection, and they're not even my favourite band. 5 all day long. 
                    
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
All Mod Cons
                                The Jam
                            
                    
                    
                            My experience with the Jam is hearing the odd song, thinking 'oh, I know this one', semi-enjoying, semi-singing along, but not really caring if I hear it again. 
                    
                    I'm not fussed on this either way. It's not great, it's not terrible, it just is. 
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Scream, Dracula, Scream
                                Rocket From The Crypt
                            
                    
                    
                            Where's my PlayStation controller? If this isn't a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack, then I don't know what is. 
                    
                    Part of this felt nostalgic to me, even though I only knew On a Rope. Reminds me of discovering this sort of music in secret, and misspent youth in grungy rock clubs. 
                    
                    Great fun; great doots.
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
Music
                                Madonna
                            
                    
                    
                            Ah, 2000. A time when well-established icons (and Victoria Beckham) disguised their ageing voices with that robot autotune sound. 
                    
                    When you hear the name Madonna, nobody - absolutely nobody - thinks of this album. Title track might be considered after a while, but this couldn't sound more bland and dated if it tried. 
                    
                    A reminder that not everything pre-9/11 was sunshine and rainbows.
                    
                    It's 8 hours since I wrote the above, and I only just got to see other reviews. Considering the number of references to 9/11 in them (not something I ever do) I'm going to say that this album is not just terrorism on the ears, but contains some form of subliminal terrorism within.
                    
                    Madge did it.
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Number Of The Beast
                                Iron Maiden
                            
                    
                    
                            If you don't like this, simply, you are wrong.
                    
                    I fucking love Iron Maiden, and every track on this album is amazing. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Aug 31 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Joshua Tree
                                U2
                            
                    
                    
                            I can't think of a band I am more impartial to. I have a vivid memory of hearing U2 in Kwik Save as a child, and I've really sort of only associated them with no frills shopping and walking through plastic flaps ever since.
                    
                    They are okay. Their music is okay. War (my first album on this) was okay.
                    
                    This was okay. 
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
Maxinquaye
                                Tricky
                            
                    
                    
                            I can never tell if I like trip hop or not. 
                    
                    My busy brain can't really fully focus and relax to enjoy it. I feel like it would be more my thing with a little 'influence', but in reality I'd fall asleep on the sofa.
                    
                    It's got all the right elements, it's just me who can't piece them together. I did enjoy Black Steel and You Don't.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
Play
                                Moby
                            
                    
                    
                            This is an album full of songs you have heard bits of somewhere before. Video games, adverts, etc. 
                    
                    Thing is, you really don't need to hear any of them in full; nothing else is added.
                    
                    I don't mind it though. It's quite reminiscent of a time. Bodyrock y'all.
                    
                    Game of Fifa 99 anyone?
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
Armed Forces
                                Elvis Costello & The Attractions
                            
                    
                    
                            Oliver's Army la la la la shoooooot the whole day down. Always get those two confused. Sunday's Best because he doesn't like Mondays. They were either in cahoots or competition. 
                    
                    A lot of this sounds like someone practising vowel sounds to a cute litte tune. Ahhehhihhhohhuuuhhh. 
                    
                    Sounds like I hate it, but I don't. It was alright, if a bit long.
                    
                    Unfortunately, instead of humming Costello all day, I had I Don't Like Mondays wedged in my head. 
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
                                Sinead O'Connor
                            
                    
                    
                            First miserable weather we've seen in England for literally months and this is what I get today? I may as well drive off a cliff. 
                    
                    I'm cominggggg Sinéaaaaaad! 
                    
                    Seriously, this was dreadful. Just because she's dead doesn't make it haunting or powerful. 
                     L
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Rock 'N Soul
                                Solomon Burke
                            
                    
                    
                            Fun old timey stuff. Pleasant listen 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Ágætis Byrjun
                                Sigur Rós
                            
                    
                    
                            I enjoyed this once I got into it. Made for a nice drive, decided to diverge off my route down the coast to soak it up. Not sure when I'd listen again, but this was way better than I expected. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Spiderland
                                Slint
                            
                    
                    
                            Yeah, it's okay. 
                    
                    It's the sort of music that comes on through random recommendations on Spotify while I'm busy doing something, and doesn't quite catch me enough to give my attention to nor turn it off. 
                    
                    It's fine, nothing special, nothing I'd go out of my way to hear again. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Hearts And Bones
                                Paul Simon
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
There's No Place Like America Today
                                Curtis Mayfield
                            
                    
                    
                            I'm not American, I don't believe in Jesus, and some of this was better suited to the bedroom than my morning commute, but I really liked this.
                    
                    The recommendations on Spotify afterwards opened my ears to a whole bunch of new tracks too! 
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
Good Old Boys
                                Randy Newman
                            
                    
                    
                             The first song going straight in with the slurs made me uncomfortable, and I didn't particularly feel any more positive towards the rest. 
                    Feels quite relevant to the current flag shagging going on here in the UK - you can almost picture the gammons singing 'Every man a King' at the great city of Birmingham's EDL meets.
                    
                    I'm not sure what exactly this album influenced beyond more Randy Newman albums...
                    
                    Could Family Guy be more accurate in their parody? Left foot, right foot. 
                    
                    Try it. Observe your surroundings and sing them Randy Newman style. I've been having fun doing it all day.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Achtung Baby
                                U2
                            
                    
                    
                            Another unremarkable U2 album. 
                    
                    This is the third one so far, and I'm yet to hear any discernable difference in sound across them. This one was my 'favourite' of the three, but I'm not sure if I'm just becoming used to hearing U2 so often. 
                    
                    Just like the other two: it's okay, it has a couple of recognisable songs, you can sing or bop to one or two of them...
                    
                    But I really struggle to view it as rock music. It's easy listening with a  guitarist wasted being in U2 (sure he's not complaining though).
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Signing Off
                                UB40
                            
                    
                    
                            Seen these live. Always a good show but never listened to an album.
                    
                    I guess I hoped for more, a bit more upbeat. 
                    
                    The same beat for every song including the little gap before a doot made me wonder if the album started over again a few times. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Appetite For Destruction
                                Guns N' Roses
                            
                    
                    
                            Classic. Every track enjoyable. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
Unhalfbricking
                                Fairport Convention
                            
                    
                    
                            I have never heard a Fairport song in my life. I've heard of them but know nothing of them.
                    
                    Was pleasantly surprised. If I knew ahead it was female-led folk music, it would have sent shivers down my spine, but I actually got quite into it once I realised it was quite psych rocky.
                    
                    Still conjures up imagery of hippies in a circle, but yeah, enjoyed it.
                    
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
White Ladder
                                David Gray
                            
                    
                    
                            I'd quite like to hear this fella sing some rock music. I think his voice would be suited to it.
                    
                    It's a bit generic 90s singer songwriter, but his voice I like. Babylon was a good song. If the songs had a bit more oomph, I reckon I'd really like it.
                    
                    As it progressed, it felt more like a precursor to wet music like James Blunt and his ilk. This isn't wet, so has the edge over those. Shame though: I was hoping to get more into it.  
                    
                    It was okay. 
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
Arrival
                                ABBA
                            
                    
                    
                            This is brilliant. 
                    
                    ABBA is so much more than cheesy 70s pop. Something about the music makes me feel something I can't even put into words. It's almost evocative of something I never experienced. I can't explain it. 
                    
                    Dancing Queen is possibly one of my favourite songs ever, and I'm a rock and metal kind of girl. Knowing Me Knowing You and Money Money Money are also really banging songs.
                    
                    I did get a laugh at Why Did it Have to be Me, because it sounds like The Wombles could have sung that one... not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. 
                    
                    They truly deserve their place in music history. What a wonderful album. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Brutal Youth
                                Elvis Costello
                            
                    
                    
                            This is my second Costello album. I thought I preferred this one to the other at first, but then it didn't seem to end.
                    
                    His vocal is annoying. 
                    Why doesn't it fit with any tune? And that's every single song. The more I hear, the more it gets on my nerves. After so many songs it just sounds like "uh uh-uh UHH uhH UH-uh-uh uHHhhh." 
                    
                    I don't even know what the guy looks like, but I get the impression that he looks like a tosser and moves annoyingly when performing.
                    
                    He'd be good if he was somebody else, because the music isn't bad - I dare say it's even good in places - I can hear the influence on skater punk rock which I love, and that's the only reason this isn't getting a 1 star review.
                    
                    Two of his albums down and I'm really not convinced. Four to go (sigh)...
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Led Zeppelin III
                                Led Zeppelin
                            
                    
                    
                            Ooh, I've had the full quadrilogy now.
                    
                    Zeppelin are the masters of the art of the album. They have a balance of rock and blues that keeps you hooked. It's a whole mood.
                    They suck you in, and this is as close to perfect as I think you can get. I said the exact same for the other three. And I don't even consider them one of my favourite bands...
                    
                    I think I might do now. 
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
Live At The Witch Trials
                                The Fall
                            
                    
                    
                            People who like The Fall are loner alcoholics who think their drunk rambling is deep and profound. They want to be Mark E Smith - and they sort of are: pompous with a face like a wilting pumpkin. 
                    Just an observation.
                    
                    This album was bollocks.
                    
                    
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
                                Bob Dylan
                            
                    
                    
                            I liked this more than I expected, especially Masters of War. I really liked the bitterness at the end; it'll stick with me so I can pass it on...
                    
                    I'm not really turned on by lyrics. I prefer my music to be loud, upbeat and fun, but actually this did make me pay attention. Probably because not a lot else is going on. It works though. It's even quite annoying, but I get it.
                    
                    Hateful old bastards ought to listen and remember what it was like to care about, well, anything besides themselves. 
                    
                    It's not something I'd actively stick on, but I'm glad I listened. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
                                The Byrds
                            
                    
                    
                            I liked *some* of the weird noises in this. The rest was a bit dull. Was thinking I was getting some trippy hippy fest, then it turned into a whistling stove kettle and a synthesiser falling down some stairs. 
                    
                    It's like they're trying to capture an acid journey, but they just pretended to take it for cool points in the hippy circle. 
                    
                    Could be better; could be worse. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
Bayou Country
                                Creedence Clearwater Revival
                            
                    
                    
                            This is awesome. I really like CCR, solid and consistent. Finally an album where the fella and I can agree on a rating. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Aladdin Sane
                                David Bowie
                            
                    
                    
                            Not liking Bowie is like not liking vegetables. You have to try plenty to find what you like, but you will definitely like something. If you say otherwise, I won't believe you. 
                    
                    Sadly, this album was peas. I don't love them, but would still have them. I prefer others. Just as dinner wouldn't be complete without peas, Bowie wouldn't be complete without this iconic phase.
                    
                    Middle ground. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Lust For Life
                                Iggy Pop
                            
                    
                    
                            This sounds more Bowie than yesterday's album... which was Bowie.
                    
                    Enjoyed it.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Maggot Brain
                                Funkadelic
                            
                    
                    
                            Did what it said on the tin. Lovely mix of funk and guitar. Thought Super Stupid was a brilliant track. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Gris Gris
                                Dr. John
                            
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
                                Derek & The Dominos
                            
                    
                    
                            I'm left wondering why Layla is the title track. The other assorted love songs were way better. Gorgeous guitar, obviously. Bit long in places, but overall a very enjoyable album.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
Cross
                                Justice
                            
                    
                    
                            First track was fine. Then in the second, someone jammed the printer and dropped their mobile phone in some coffee trying to contact IT. I picture a badger in a tie, having been employed as a clumsy admin assistant. 
                    
                    Then we take a trip to Sesame Street for D.A.N.C.E - I knew the song, but it sounds like it should be called 'My First Electronica'. Badger must be on a break.
                    
                    Badger is back, fucking around with the fax machine for a bit. Oh no, it's on fire. He's set the fire alarm off... panic ensues. 
                    I sort of liked this part of the album. It's slightly anxiety inducing, but I'm fine with that. Stress, Waters of Nazareth, One Minute to Midnight definitely were the 'best' bits. To call it good would be a stretch though.
                    
                    But, no, this was pretty terrible. Office has burned to the ground. Badger is dead. 200 employees have perished.  My ears are bleeding.
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
Pink Moon
                                Nick Drake
                            
                    
                    
                            This is total nothingness. Bland voice, bland guitar.
                    
                    I've also had more tuneful farts than 'Know'. 
                    
                    I could just tell before looking at the Wiki that he offed himself. Miserable. 
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Sep 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
Band On The Run
                                Paul McCartney and Wings
                            
                    
                    
                            There are some decent songs on this. I like Jet and Mrs Vandebilt. Some others had their moments. Bluebird and the Picasso one were a bit boring and dated. 
                    
                    McCartney's voice doesn't really ever change, which might be part of what makes him him, but it's not something I can listen to for a long period. 
                    
                    Not bad overall. 
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 01 2025
                            
                            
                                
Eliminator
                                ZZ Top
                            
                    
                    
                            Banging album. Good fun. Every track was a bop - probably very underrated in the grand scheme of things.
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 02 2025
                            
                            
                                
KIWANUKA
                                Michael Kiwanuka
                            
                    
                    
                            Well, that was a pleasant surprise.
                    
                    This was smooooth. I think it's more suited to a lazy Sunday morning lie-in than my morning dash. 
                    
                    I imagine lying in bed, fella brings me a coffee, we snuggle for a bit, and if we fall asleep, so be it, we enjoyed it anyway. 
                    
                    I really enjoyed the last few tracks - Hard to Say Goodbye onwards had such a feel to it. I only wish I wasn't driving during that bit. 
                    
                    Genuinely pleased with this one and will listen again on Sunday morning.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 03 2025
                            
                            
                                
John Prine
                                John Prine
                            
                    
                    
                            What in the Hillbilly Dylan?
                    
                    Sick of hearing the word Jesus. 
                    
                    Jesus indeed. This is crap. It didn't seem to end. To be fair, I didn't turn it off so it's not a 1.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 04 2025
                            
                            
                                
That's The Way Of The World
                                Earth, Wind & Fire
                            
                    
                    
                            I like it. It doesn't pull me in as much as I'd hoped, but I can't fault it. I'd happily listen to any of the individual tracks again.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 05 2025
                            
                            
                                
Tom Tom Club
                                Tom Tom Club
                            
                    
                    
                            It sounds like a collection of music and sound effects from platform games of yesteryear. 
                    
                    Didn't feel either way about this, but it's not for me. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 06 2025
                            
                            
                                
Psychocandy
                                The Jesus And Mary Chain
                            
                    
                    
                            I used to frequent a rock club which only had regulars, and a few of them loved The Jesus and Mary Chain, so I was excited to hear this. That sharply changed. 
                    
                    So much reverb noise, it sounded like the shower was running and I was in the next room trying to listen to a song, only to hear the chhhhhhhhh of running water. In a Hole reminded me of trying to tune into Channel 5 on the kitchen telly in the late 90s. Ahead of its time, maybe? 
                    
                    More songs in, it feels like I've put in a full shift on a construction site. I can't believe this album is only 40 minutes long.
                    
                    I felt like it would be okay if it wasn't so intense. There's nothing wrong with the tunes themselves. But Jesus Christ, I've now got tinnitus.
                    
                    Might be worth keeping in mind in case I get yet another neighbour who blasts Adele on repeat. 
                    
                    
                    
                            1
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 07 2025
                            
                            
                                
Dummy
                                Portishead
                            
                    
                    
                            Lose the vocal, hand me a joint, and it's a 5 all day long.
                    
                    I know it was the 90s and all, but the singing and music don't match up. That gets on my nerves after a while and spoilt it. It's why I'm always unsure if I like trip hop or not. In theory, I suppose.
                    
                    Decent enough to snooze to though.
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 08 2025
                            
                            
                                
Bluesbreakers
                                John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
                            
                    
                    
                            Like Mayall's vocal. A good listen. 
                    
                    I see the reviews complaining about white boy blues and Clapton, but, like, who cares? It's great music,  whatever it is or isn't.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 09 2025
                            
                            
                                
Low-Life
                                New Order
                            
                    
                    
                            Pretty decent. I know nothing of New Order except Blue Monday (who doesn't) and this was a lot more than I expected, I guess. I listened twice because I suspected it would be better on second hearing. I was right. 
                    
                    Subculture was the only one that didn't really do it for me. 
                    
                    It sounds very 80s, but it was a great listen. Loved the way the guitar came in at the end of Elegia - that was my favourite bit.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 10 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Age Of The Understatement
                                The Last Shadow Puppets
                            
                    
                    
                            I only have terrible memories of 2008. I literally lost interest in everything, so the year completely passed me by. So did this, and what a shame...
                    
                    This is well good. I really enjoyed some of the songs on here. Separate and Ever Deadly, The Chamber then In My Room later on all pricked my ears. Great 60s quality with added cleanness. Interesting listen. 
                    
                    Not quite a 5, because some tracks didn't grab me as hard as others, but definitely a strong 4.
                    
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 11 2025
                            
                            
                                
Moondance
                                Van Morrison
                            
                    
                    
                            I wish this was a bit more upbeat. I like it, the voice is good, just a bit slow for a Friday morning in October. Not feeling it.
                    
                    It needs to be played late on a Summer's day. Driving home: you have a touch of heatstroke and you're anticipating crashing out on the sofa when you get back. Feet slightly aching, you decided to play this because you were in the mood after hearing a busker singing Brown Eyed Girl and you want some REAL Van Morrison. 
                    
                    One to keep for those occasions, but not today. Still decent but without that mood, I can't give it any higher. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 12 2025
                            
                            
                                
Billion Dollar Babies
                                Alice Cooper
                            
                    
                    
                            Camp. Glam. Banging.
                    
                    Right up my street. Every song rocks. Good fun, and even though I laugh, I Love the Dead is a great song that has it all.
                    
                    Anyone else noticed all the best albums are 40 minutes long? Enough to get a good taste of it, and to leave you wanting more.
                    
                            5
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 13 2025
                            
                            
                                
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
                                Maxwell
                            
                    
                    
                            There's nothing wrong with it. I think the reviews are being dramatic; I did get a laugh from a good few of them though. It's not really my bag, it's too slow, and R&B mostly sounds the same, but it's not terrible.
                    
                    It didn't make much of an impact either way. Bit dull. I suggested I contextualise it by having sex, but my fella needed a poo. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 14 2025
                            
                            
                                
Fear Of A Black Planet
                                Public Enemy
                            
                    
                    
                            Yeah boiiiyyyy.
                    
                    This is great. The sound is a bit dated, but the themes are still relevant. I love Chuck D's voice, it hits hard.
                    
                    How sad that 35 years on, the attitudes they rhyme about are still rampant. Quite thought provoking.
                    
                    I love driving to this too. The anger makes me feel cool. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 15 2025
                            
                            
                                
São Paulo Confessions
                                Suba
                            
                    
                    
                            Solid mid. Nothing wrong with it, nothing stands out about it. Slightly wine barish. Could do menial work to it. Inoffensive. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 16 2025
                            
                            
                                
L'Eau Rouge
                                The Young Gods
                            
                    
                    
                            Hmm...
                    It reminds me of when you get to the dingy rock club a bit too early. You don't know what's playing, the floor is still clean-sticky instead of spilled-drinks-and-vomit-sticky and the atmosphere is still a little uncomfortable. You get a drink and look around to see a pair of weird goths already on the dance floor, and nobody else, so you stand around for a bit, occasionally bopping your head. It's not bad, you've got something heavy and you're a few drinks into the night, but really, you're just waiting for the club to fill so they play the songs you know and love. 
                    
                    It's certainly not the worst thing I've heard, it sort of works. Indeed, these are my favourite 80s French Industrial band. I'm not in any rush to hear it again.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 17 2025
                            
                            
                                
Bad Company
                                Bad Company
                            
                    
                    
                            I like this, it's a nice soft rock with great vocal. Heard it before, so nothing surprising or mind-blowing here.
                    
                    I fail to see it as anything special, and it feels a bit 'dad rock' today. Straight Shooter does it more for me personally. 
                    
                    Still enjoyed it.
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 18 2025
                            
                            
                                
Coat Of Many Colors
                                Dolly Parton
                            
                    
                    
                            Given these sweet little ditties, why are American hillbillies so, 'muh guns, muh racism, muh Trump'? Obviously not Dolly herself, she's a sweetheart. They ought to take notes from A Better Place to Live.
                    
                    This was surprisingly much better than I expected. Quite upbeat and because it was short, it didn't become repetitive and annoying as country is. Not something I'd choose to listen to, but really, she's okay. 
                    
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 19 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
                                Badly Drawn Boy
                            
                    
                    
                            Was alright. I fell asleep the first time around - that to me means it's not something terrible and annoying. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 20 2025
                            
                            
                                
Vanishing Point
                                Primal Scream
                            
                    
                    
                            Assorted 90s sounds. So, like, I can't particularly fault it, and I like that trippy Indian instrument they use, and the range of instruments is good, but it just doesn't do much. 
                    
                    It feels like waiting music. I don't mean hold or lift music, more like a loading screen; I get a sense of anticipation. It's weird. 
                    
                    Maybe I need a joint first. I'd like to like it, but in a solid sober state, it's not great. Would watch them at a festival rather than listen to an album.
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 21 2025
                            
                            
                                
Sea Change
                                Beck
                            
                    
                    
                            Boring background music. His voice is alright but this could use something. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 22 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Lexicon Of Love
                                ABC
                            
                    
                    
                            If I was alive in 1982 this might have been a nice nostalgia trip, but I wasn't. This just sounds like every other 80s pop to my millennial ears. Poison Arrow is quite fun, I guess.
                    
                    I don't dislike it, it's just nothing special and of a time. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 23 2025
                            
                            
                                
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
                                Devo
                            
                    
                    
                            Eh, not keen. Some moments are alright and others are pants. What was that we are Devo thing all about? Mongoloid with a chromosome too many? Wtf?!
                    
                    Maybe it's going over my head, but I don't really get how that's considered hear-before-I-die-worthy.
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 24 2025
                            
                            
                                
Untitled (Black Is)
                                SAULT
                            
                    
                    
                            I don't do whispering, this isn't good music, and the message a little too on the nose - albeit important and relevant in 2020. 
                    
                    I appreciate why it's considered for the list given the context, but, musically, it's crap. Too many references to goddy stuff too. Racism and god-bothering. In 2020. What a strange, backwards world we live in. 
                    
                    I thought Wildfires was something of a song, and Bow had a more interesting sound, but nah, this doesn't do it at all. 
                    
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 25 2025
                            
                            
                                
Green Onions
                                Booker T. & The MG's
                            
                    
                    
                            In the first three tracks, I'd plotted to steal the Mona Lisa, visited Blackpool pleasure beach and run away from Benny Hill. 
                    
                    The guitar is pretty good. Classic 60s sound. Rock and roll with an organ. Can tell this influenced a hell of a lot. I'm just not that keen on organs.
                    
                    It's not exactly something I can invest in, but it's high quality, and Green Onions is a fantastic bit of music. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 26 2025
                            
                            
                                
Countdown To Ecstasy
                                Steely Dan
                            
                    
                    
                            They're not a great listen. Four is excessive. At least they're done now. I'm too young and too female - this is proper grandad rock. 
                    
                    Best of the Steely Dan albums I've had though. It's was short and felt a bit more varied than the others. They're not bad musicians, they're consistent. I just find them consistently dull. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 27 2025
                            
                            
                                
Mr. Tambourine Man
                                The Byrds
                            
                    
                    
                            It's boringly pleasant I think. Upbeat entry level 60s rock. There's better out there. Sounded a bit samey but not too much that it became tedious. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 28 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Chronic
                                Dr. Dre
                            
                    
                    
                            I liked the beats. Especially in NWAG (don't wish to write that) Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat and Lyrical Gangbang. Not so keen on that keyboardy organ thing, and skits. 
                    
                    The sex skits and mentioning dicks brings out the Mary Whitehouse in me. I'm a white 40 year old woman from England - definitely not the target audience - so a lot of it sounds childish to me. 
                    
                            2
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 29 2025
                            
                            
                                
The Poet
                                Bobby Womack
                            
                    
                    
                            Funky, smooth and a little cheesy. Yeah, don't mind it at all. Has a late 70s hangover sort of sound, not quite fully transitioned into the 80s yet, but with some hints of synth-yet-to-come. 
                    
                    I felt like I was watching Top of the Pops listening to this - every song sounded like it could have been a featured song from the charts. As each track faded, I imagined the clapping and  a little introduction to the next song, which is weird, because I wasn't even born yet. 
                    
                    I listened before 6am even hit. It really suited the time of day with nothing too intense and a lovely clean sound to pull myself round to.
                    
                    It's not my go-to type of music, but I'm certainly not complaining about it. I enjoyed hearing this. 
                    
                            4
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 30 2025
                            
                            
                                
Rid Of Me
                                PJ Harvey
                            
                    
                    
                            I somehow like and dislike it at the same time. It's simultaneously rock and artsy bollocks. Her vocal style is bizarre, but I quite like how it's quiet one second then BANG BANG BANG the next. 
                    
                    A bit too 90s maybe, but kind of appealing to my blatant undiagnosed neurodivergence. "Hey, you're starting to drift away from focusing on this, aren't you? HAHA NOW YOU'RE NOT! LISTEN TO MEEEEE! LOOOOUUUUUD!" 
                    
                    Is this another where I need to try again on drugs? I say that evey 25 albums or so, but I promise I don't have a habit. 
                    
                    I feel like I probably won't listen to it again. I think I'm fine with having experienced it. Confusion. That's what this album is. 
                    
                            3
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            Oct 31 2025
                            
                            
                                
Back At The Chicken Shack
                                Jimmy Smith
                            
                    
                    
                            Sounds like a loading screen on The Sims or something. That's pretty much all I can say about it. It exists. 
                    
                            2