Atmospheric, ambient almost synthy electro. Some guitar/folk jazz elements on Hjartad hamast Actually, soft rock elements throughout. Is this shoegaze? Title track reminds me of Coldplay, so soft indie?' Not too bad Best track - Flugufrelsarinn, title track, Olsen Olsen
Surprising range, country, jazz, latin influences. Slow songs remind me of Floyd Best track - Can't you hear me knocking Last track Moonlight Mile a good closer
Rap/hip-hop with ambient jazz/other conceptual elements. In places breathless and claustrophobic. Builds up to quite intense thematically by the end Reminded me of Floyd's The Wall (trip in hotel room, track called Momma). Not my cup of tea but interesting Best track - The Blacker the Berry Another fun track is 'i'
Folksy soft rock with synthy/ambient orchestration, ahead of its time (considering Mumford and Sons and Lumineers coming some years later). Springsteen-esque in places (Intervention). Killers-like too Not enjoying much in particular though.. Best track - No cars go
R&B/ hip hop with soul influence I don't really get it - better on a second listen! Interesting instrumentation - brass, latin guitar, harps and harpsichord? Best track - Forgive them father, lost ones
Instrumental jazz album, sounds like standard jazz to my ears? Best track - Pt. II - Resolution
At first sounds boring and standard 60s rock. Not much to note until My Generation. Then I notice different influences more: surfer rock, rock and roll, ragtime pianos, funk, barbershop style vocal harmonies. Some good guitar work, reminiscent of the Shadows Best track - The Kids Are Alright
Hard rock/punk/metal mix. Introspective personal lyrics, more reminiscent of later post-punk and even nu metal Best track - TV Party
Interesting pop/soft rock. Sounds kinda 80s without the electro sounds Best track - I dont want to go to chelsea
Another early folksy rock preempting Mumford and Sons, Lumineers. This time with pseudo medieval elements. Better than Arcade Fire Best track - White Winter Hymnal
Country/western but really good actually. Am I crazy or does surfer rock have some similarities? Slides and harmonicas? Best track - Honky Tonk Heroes/Omaha
Just awful. Reverb-heavy, sequenced drums, synthy, clean guitar instrumentation, with the breathy bright clean vocals. Terrible naive lyrics, the whole album seemingly about a relationship? Awful cringey rhymes, like written by a child. It's like Ed Sheeran's Shape of You but a whole album and worse. 1 star Best track - Dangerous/Replica
Rap/jazz/soul fusion. Not for me and not much standing out. Some commentary on feminism and women in African American culture Best track - Payback is a Grandmother
What's to say, it's Sinatra. Classic big band with crooning. Not really my cup of tea, most tracks sound the same to me.. Best track - Anything Goes
Such an important album. Pioneering electro work. Can hear the legacy in everything from club music, Rammstein, Owl City. In some places reminds me of 8-bit/chiptune. Sounds a bit naive by modern standards and the vocal performances are a bit choppy. Best track - The Model clearly, but will choose Neon Lights for playlist as it's a great new track for me.
Bit slow/repetitive. First track full of energy then it falls off a cliff. Kind of jazzy big-band in places, can see the progression from Sinatra yesterday. But still, I find it quite boring... expected more upbeat exciting stuff from Ray Charles Best track(s) - Bye Bye Love, Hey Good Lookin, Oh Lonesome Me.
Instrumental Indian music. Spotify version is not right one! Needed to re-listen! Indian classical music, very relaxing. Can see the influence in works to come! Best track - can't choose since all blend to together and not on spotify Added another version of Ahir Bhairav
Rock/pop. In some places I'm reminded of much later stuff - It's Alright for You reminds me of QOTSA. Also, Caribbean/latin/reggae influences - c.f. Walking on the Moon Some post-punk in there too Best track (ignoring previously known) - The Bed's too Big Without You
Okay, this is 'heavier' than I expected. Definitely metal. Can see link between this and thrash and glam to come afterwards Cowboy Song sounds like metal Springsteen Pretty good really, and a live album too! With super tight performances Best track - Emerald?
Funky/rocky/souly. Incredible wah on e.g. Dont Call Me N*****, Whitey 13 min mainly instrumental funky jam on Sex Machine Pretty interesting album
Generic country... pretty dirgey. Not much for me to enjoy here. Best track - Our Private Life (at least it's upbeat!)
Feminist themes, something about Fred Durst? Latin infused hip hop/neo soul pop Bit of gospel too Funky elements on Underappreciated Source of Fighter, which is a banger! A bit warbly at times.. Best track (previous unknown) - Cant Hold Us Down
80s rock, bit glammy, bit hard, country elements. Bit too Aerosmithy in places for me Best track - TV Dinners/ Sharp Dressed Man
Mellow indie rock - Don't Panic is a great opener! Britpop style vocals in places (Shiver) following up from Oasis/Pulp/Blur tradition Yellow reminds me of the Snow Patrol slow indie to come Best track - Don't Panic
50s rock n roll. Some good tracks, fairly standard otherwise. Lots of 12 bar blues Vocals are pretty impressive. Precursor to James Brown and that style Best track (other than Tutti Frutti) - Rip it Up
Grungey post-punk with some 80s new wave and goth (a la The Cure) sensitivities. Also lots of dissonance and shouty vocals. Mr Grieves even seems to pre-empt later indie a la Libertines/Franz Ferdinand Gets better throughout! Crackity Jones has a cool frantic energy! Best track - Here Comes Your Man/ Mr Grieves/Crackity Jones/Gouge Away
What is this? Light rock, some tinges of psychedelia. Bit of electronic. Britpop ish. Kind of bland, ambient almost. Really starting to drag around the halfway mark Reminds me in parts of Tubular Bells Best track - Angel Sigh
It's Bob Marley, classic reggae sound. Lyrics range from 'political' about typical rastafarian topics to love songs Best track - Baby We've Got a Date (but maybe i just recognise the riff, Ring of Fire?, similar but not)
Rock of course. Lots of country/western influence in this one Some rock n roll and even gospel bits (you cant always get what you want) Best track - let it bleed/ midnight rambler is fun
Country style, (or maybe more folksy?), but more laid-back in places, almost Velvet Underground/Lou Reed style of almost spoken word vocals (She Belongs to Me) Maggie's Farm is a Bob Dylan song??? Famous poetic lyrics, bordering on surreal. Musically not doing much for me. Best track - It's Okay Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
Funky rock, interesting industrial sound on Breaking the Girl! I could have lied is nice, reminds me of Zephyr Song in arpeggios Can see how this came out of left field! Even with funk influences there's nothing else that sounds like RHCP Give it away is a masterpiece Best track (new to me): The Greeting Song? Breaking the Girl? Does start to drag, at 1hr 20
Folksy, hippie rock. Beach Boys meets Simon and Garfunkel. Not a huge fan.. Also country style (Mr Spaceman) Trying to be the Beatles in places? Or does it precede? Interesting dissonant end to I See You Best Track - 8 Miles High, a moody, atnospheric track Picks up from 8 Miles High John Riley is nice
How to describe this? Is it funky? A bit country? Psychedlic? How can it be be all? (Post note: Blues is word I was looking for rather than country) Fuzzy sound, mid tempo funky rock. In some places singer sounds like generic 60s crooner (World of Pain) What is Mother's Lament? Some cockney pub piano song? Weird Best track - Outside Woman Blues
This fun, very quirky experimental songs going on. Housequake is nice and funky, fun It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night is funky and fun too! Best track - Housequake or Sign o the Times or It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
Interesting mix of styles. E.g. Dear Prudence is half traditional 60s ballad, half psychedelic, drone(sitar) inspired prog rock And self referential too (Glass Onions)! Something unsettling/unhinged abouy this album. Like a subversive parody of pop Rocky Raccoon is a funny parody of country Helter Skelter pretty heavy I like Mother Nature's Son Best track - Blackbird or Mother Natures Son
Indie, with psychedelic sound. Nice atmosphere. Reminds me of Beatles in places but more psychedelic. Some folk elements. Some places sounds like KGLW Oddments with slow reverb heavy psych songs (Helicopter) Best Track - Helicopter/He Would Have Laughed
House/trance, but more laid-back with indie elements. Pretty good! Best track - Poor Leno or So Easy or Eple
Synthy electro. First track reminds me of OMD but with that modern closeup breathy vocals. Kraftwerk a clear influence. Very 80s in sound and feel. Ooh I like the end of I Used To, with the guitar! Some indie elements too, like Change Yr Mind Some of the synth lines are so good (back half of How Do You Sleep), but they're too sparsely placed for my taste. Vocals are reminiscent of The Cure Best track: I Used To or How Do You Sleep or Oh Baby
Eminem, you know what it is. Fast, high quality rhymes. Commentaries on fame, causes of violence in children, accusations of stealing black music, other traditional rap topics. Mummy/women issues. Best track (other than Stan/ Real Slim Shady) - Amityville or Criminal?
Indie rock, soul/rnb inspired vocals. Bluesy guitar lines. Funky influence too, wah and fuzz heavy tracks etc. Slower tempo with big basslines remind me of White Stripes. Not very exciting for me. Best track - Black Mud?
Piano vocals solo, a la Regina Spektor. Bit of neo soul style too, say Florence Welch. Industrial/dark sounds incorporated. Not my cup of tea but it's fine Best track - Cosmonauts
Rocky, proggy mid tempo funk? Interesting. Could be influence to RHCP or even RATM? Chunky nice basslines Best track - You and Your Folks, Super Stupid, Back in Our Minds 4 stars
Poppy rocky, bit like the Beatles? Nothing else much to say? Best track - A Rose for Emily or Butcher's Tale
A real collage of an album. Mainly soft slow rock, kinda 70s psychedelic style, Queen style guitar solos in Sigourney Weaver Semi-nonsense lyrics Also reminds me of softer Opeth parts Synthy bits That's the Good News is a Kraftwerk homage and fun Best track - Marz or Chicken Bones 4 stars
Psychedelic country? Not doing much for me Even sounds like early funk in places The Masked Marauder sounds like The Doors Best track - Section 43 or The Masked Marauder 3 stars
Folksy, semi psychedelic. Almost medieval in places. Harpischord too. Multi layered A Simple Desultory Philippic sounds like Bob Dylan Best new track (other than Scarborough Fair)- Cloudy/Patterns 3 stars
First real metal album. Properly metal, can hear influence in thrash, melodic metal, metalcore to come later Best track - Phantom of the Opera/ Prowler Borderline 3/4 stars
Hip hop/rap. Stripped back/jazzy instrumentals. Lots of real instrumentation. Bass on Buggin Out sounds likes double bass, in the jazz tradition, interesting. Political side about blackness and black origins and Africa Verses from the Abstract has instrumentation reminding me of Ice Cube It Was a Good Day Some parts remind me of Crooklyn Clan Best track - Verses from the Abstract/What? 3 stars
Country music, slides abound in first track. Not keen if all is like this! Sara is more like their later stuff, more shimmery and layered That's all for everyone has a nice feel Gets better throughout Best track - Sara/ That's all for Everyone/Sisters of the Moon/Not That Funny 3 stars
First track - Funeral for a Friend - interesting instrumental! Kinda proggy, rocky, synthy, operatic, almost even metal at one point Quite samey throughout otherwise, rock with piano lead Production is nice and guitar tone sounds very modern for 1973 Back end is quite country/western Best track - All the girls love Alice/Funeral for a Friend would be best if it were separate 3 stars
Generic rock, with some blues too. Twice as Hard sounds like an early harder Nickelback. Definitely sounds later than it is (1990). Could I've Been So Blind reminds me of Slade etc in places. Not that impressed overall, mix of Slade and Nickelback! Quite mediocre, except for the era it was recorded when glam, grunge were dominating rock scene Like a more polished version of KGLW Flight B741 Best track - doesnt matter at all, call it Struttin' Blues 2 stars
Post punk, rock, hardcore. Very ahead of it's time! Got a QOTSA feel in places Also reminds me of early Blink 182 with more melodic elements Production is great Although it's very interesting, not many standout songs And a Cure cover, showing influences Ooh that distorted tone on Just Like Heaven reminds me of early Slipknot (MFKR) tone. Bit OTT and clippy Best track - Sludgefeast or Little Fury Things 4 stars
Neo soul, pop. References back to older soul, rnb and funk. Lots of caterwauling gets tiring Bit more experimental/jazz influenced, e.g. Still Dirty Lots of gimmick tracks Disc 2 more orchestral, showy Best track - Slow Down Baby
Classic rock n roll/rockabilly. Already know a few tracks Prefer the faster tracks to the ballad style songs Best new track - Not Fade Away 3 stars
Experimental, proggy rock. Not sure what to say. Think Supertramp vs the Beatles with some more experimental bits. Pretty good, borderline 3-4 stars Best track - A Venture, Your Move
Generic rock, with some questionable lyrics (It's A Plain Shame) Nothing special here. Precedes glam, and glam revival. Vocoder guitar on Do You Feel Like We Do is fun Best track - I Wanna Go to the Sun 2 stars
Disco and funk. None of the big hits on the track list.. are there any hidden gems? Some soul and ballads too. Not exciting me much Jazz mixed with funk on instrumental Africano Best track - Africano 3 stard
First track Do You Wanna Dance sounds familiar! Chorus I've heard before and the verses have the naivety and voicing of a Blink song.. Otherwise sounds like Beach Boys - surfer rock/rock n roll with the characteristic multi-vocal parts and harmonies All tracks in the first half seem pretty solid but nothing jumping out at me. Back half is too ballad heavy, not a big fan. In The Back Of My Mind has some interesting elements - brass, slightly psychedelic Best track - Do You Wanna Dance 3 stars
What to say, the concept is one of the most famous concerts of all time. Cash and his classic outlaw country. Best track - A Boy Named Sue/ I Walk The Line
Classic Stevie Wonder sound, album with Superstition on it. Maybe Your Baby has a similar funk sound. Interspersed with slower ballady songs, like You and I Best track (other than Superstition) - Maybe Your Baby
Already know Reward and Treason from this album. Alt rock with post punk influences from early 80s. Also some experimental instrumentation (synth brass and organish). Some similarities with The Cure (guitar line on Poppies) When I Dream has a nice synth line Strange House in the Snow has a nice creepy industrial feel Solid album overall - 4 stars Best track (not Treason or Reward) - Went Crazy or Books or When I Dream or Strange House in the Snow
Atmospheric, ambient almost synthy electro. Some guitar/folk jazz elements on Hjartad hamast Actually, soft rock elements throughout. Is this shoegaze? Title track reminds me of Coldplay, so soft indie?' Not too bad Best track - Flugufrelsarinn, title track, Olsen Olsen
Indie rock, quite bluesy. Not much for me otherwise Best track (I hate Seven Nation Army) - Ball and Biscuit? Hypnotize 3 stars
Neo soul with jazz elements and in places hip hop beats. No doubt about AW's vocal skills. And the stripped back instrumentation is nice. Not really a AW fan but I can appreciate this Best track - Stronger than Me, Fuck Me Pumps, What is is About Men, Amy Amy Amy Almost 4 stars but not quite my taste
On first track already appreciate this album more than Elephant. Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground has good riffs. More garage-y than Elephant. Also more variety, seems more memorable to me. Best track - Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground or We're Going to be Friends or I Think I Smell a Rat 4 stars
I am not keen on this. Ambient/atmospheric slow tempo piano plus vocal pads for 50mins. What is the point?? Best track - 2/1 (shortest, otherwise they all sound the same!). No, 2/2 is slightly more tolerable and just slightly longer 2 stars
Soft rock/psychedelic, with folk elements. Reminds me of Jefferson Airplane or The Byrds, also a bit Simon and Garfunkel. Better than expected so far (track 3) Hallucinations has a lovely sound, sitars etc. Goodbye and Hello is a crazy collage of songs. Best track - No Man Can Find the War or Pleasant Street or Hallucinations or Phantasmagoria in Two
Moody folksy soft rock. Same poetic vibes as Lou Reed or Bob Dylan. Interesting at first but it does grate after a while. Best track - You Know Who I Am 3 stars
Psychelesic rock. Bit disappointing, expected more from the two songs already known (Somebody to Love and White Rabbit). Nothing else standing out far. Best track - Go To Her or 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds 3 stars
Soft rock. Do i hear mild latin/caribbean influences? Quite easy listening. Not as bad as I expected, but not stellar either. Best track - Only a Fool Would Say That or Do It Again 3 stars but it's almost 4.
Very experimental, funk and jazz elements (basslines, vocal harmonies, jazzy pianos in Uh Uh). With synthy/electro elements. Some chord progressions remind me of Animals as Leaders, so quite unusual keys? Weird lyrics. Is quite draining to listen to the whole album Best track - Uh Uh, Lava Lamp, Them Changes, Where I'm Going 4 stars
Pop/soft rock. First track sounds like Phil Collins but not as good. Second Hand Woman has that sound famous in Valerie. Is is a guitar with heavy FX or a synth with bends? There's not much else here of interest though Best track - Second Hand Woman 2 stars
Punk and post-punk rock. Clear precursor to later alt rock/post punk - Hateful sounds like proto-Pixies! Some ska influence too (Rudie Can't Fail), seems to presage pop punk/3rd wave ska (e.g. Offspring) Actually more variation and interest than I expected. Some Cure-like parts too. Does start to sound samey after a point Best track - Hateful or Rudie Can't Fail Bit samey but still 4 stars for quality of standout tracks
Had big hopes knowing Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me and All Apologies Some faster tempo tracks (Very Ape) and Dumb was pretty good It's a shame I knew the three best tracks already, rest feels not as good Best new track - Dumb
Can immediately hear that 50s rock and roll/doo-wop influence. But why such aggressive panning on track 1? Very distracting Otherwise not very groundbreaking Some covers as well Nothing special at all Best track - Money (That's What I Want) but is it a cover? I Wanna Be Your Man 2 stars
Instrumental, gentle rock/funk/pop/electro. Nice basslines. First track reminds me of Changes by KGLW. I recognise Sexy Boy, but not sure where from Getting some Daft Punk energy from vocoders (also French!), but also reminiscent of Mylo. Best track - Femme de l'argent, Kelly Watch the Stars, You Make it Easy, Ce Matin-la 4 stars
Half is as expected - britpop (which itself is blues inflected post-punk?). Other half is more experimental, sounds like Gorillaz. Best tracks are singles, otherwise have - London Loves and Trouble in the Message Centre
Stripped back house/dance with acoustic instruments and soulful vocals Like the piano on Introduction Nice easy listening throughout Strung Out reminds me of Thinking it Over by Liberty X 2 years later... Some bits are more experimental (Rough Out Here) Disk 2 is just remixes Best track - You're Mine/Introduction/Sincere/Slum King 4 stars for general mood
Ah so this is what Limp Bizkit ripped off more than a decade later. Those sampled beats and the high-pitched whistles/brass with the rap. C.f. Beastie Boys It gets grating quickly, but rhymes are good. Too many 'Yeaah Boy!'s! What?? A Slayer sample in She Watch Channel Zero?! Best track - She Watch Channel Zero 3 stars
60s folk/soft rock. Not much special here other than the singles. What to pick as best..? Best track - You Baby 2 stars? Or 3?'
Already don't like the first song, weak lyrics on a cliche topic. Musically not very interesting. Not a fan of this trap/dream pop and the lyrics are too distracting. Best track - Drew Barrymore Outro synths to Garden (Say it Like Dat) are quite nice 2 stars
Soft, folk rock and soul solo C.f. P.P. Arnold Quite a nice chilled out sound (It's Too Late instrumental). Does get old quite quickly Best track - It's Too Late 3 stars
Country and Western of course. First track is title track, quite a feminist track! And catchy too! Lyrics alternate between female empowerment and love songs - which isn't fully contradictory. Otherwise it's not too bad. Easyish listening. Best track - title track 3 stars
Punk rock, not bad for 1976/77. But not as good as London Calling album Still some reggae/ska influence (Police and Thieves) Best track - White Riot, Janie Jones 3 stars
Rock with blues inflection, with a dark, moody sound. Nice vocals too. I like this sound. Strong opener but rest of album is more of the same? Best track - Big Exit, This Mess We're In, Kamimkaze 4 stars just for the 1st impression. Not the albums fault it's too much of a good recipe
Blue eyed soul with some indie rock, with Babylon and This Years Love. Is anything else as good as these singles? Recognise Sail Away. It's easy listening but nothing inspiring really. Best track (other than those known) - Silver Lining 3 stars (2.5 but I'll round it up)
Early metal. I know I should like it, but compared to what was to come in metal it just sounds a bit weak and flat. Nice vocals though, and it's good to let the bass have space. Interesting how the lyrics have that fantastical/morbid side, probably quite unlike what anyone else was singing about then. Production is good too (yes this is a remaster but the tracks must have been well separated to remaster this well) Actually, with 4/8 songs very good, with others just not my style, I'm appreciating this more. Best track (other than Paranoid and Iron Man) - Electric Funeral, Fairies Wear Boots 4 stars
Early Pink Floyd. It's a bit out there. Totally crazy, too much so. Oh the panning and levels are so distracting.. Best track - Lucifer Sam (it's short and structured like a real song!) 3 stars