Fav Song: Isn't She Lovely Notes: Waaay too long (and somewhat boring) but out of respect for its legacy and influence, going with a 3. RIP Coolio.

Have on vinyl: Yes. Rating: 8.15 Fav Song: hard not to pick the title track, but going with If You Want Blood (you've got it)

Have on vinyl: No Rating: 7.9 Fav Song: My Doorbell Notes: Like a lot of White Stripes, I want to like it more than I do.

Have on vinyl: No Rating: 8 Fav Song: Tiny Dancer Notes: Indian Sunset...did not age well

Have on vinyl: Yes Rating: 9.2 Fav Song: Mardy Bum Notes: Fucking great. Pre-Hanna when this came out. A lot of Blackout (pinball), beer, and this with Kruz

Have on vinyl: YesX2 Rating: 7.5 Fav Song: Castles Made of Sand Notes: 1st track is annoying. Overall it's OK but pretty meh. Would go 2.5 stars if that were an option

Have on vinyl: No Rating: 7.5 Fav Song: Son of a Preacher Man Notes: Harder to like an album when the singer wrote none of the songs.

Have on vinyl: No Rating: 7.7 Fav song: The League of Bald-Headed Men Note: James Murphy called this band "his Beatles" and you can hear the influence; this increases my rating as a lot of it is rambling.

Have on vinyl: As of today, Yes. Rating: 8.4 Fav Song: Smoke on the Water is iconic, but I'm digging Lazy today. Notes: Bangers

Fav Song: Isn't She Lovely Notes: Waaay too long (and somewhat boring) but out of respect for its legacy and influence, going with a 3. RIP Coolio.

Have on vinyl: No Fav Song: The Hardest Walk Notes: Early Shoegaze

Have on vinyl: Yesx2 Fav Song: Lost in the Supermarket Notes: All timer

Have on vinyl: Yes Fav Song: Hot Burritos Notes: I love Gram Parsons. Was at 4.5 stars but rounding up. Big time influence on the 70's soft/country rock scene.

Have on vinyl: No Fav Track: Big Time Sensuality Notes: The cover song is unnecessary.

Vinyl: Yes Fav Song: Strangelove Notes: I want it to be better than it is. Violator is 5 stars.

Have on vinyl: Yes. Yellow colored Fav Track: Like picking your favorite kid...but going with Underwear. Notes: Top 5 album

Have on Vinyl: No Fav Song: All I Ask Notes: Great voice just not my style

Have on Vinyl: No Fav Song: Bussing Note: Interesting; had not heard this before

Have on Vinyl: No Fav Song: Get it Together w/Q-Tip Notes: Falls off towards the end

Have on vinyl: No Fav song: Modern Dance Notes: Takes some getting used to. I was at one point at a 1, then a 2, ended with a 3 after more listens.

Vinyl: No Fav Song: Weep Themselves to Sleep

Vinyl: No Fav Song: The Healer Notes: Good but a bit disjointed.

Fav Song: Elvis Blues. Notes: Great story telling but a bit sleepy.

Vinyl: No Fav Song: Freedom Notes: There is some downtime on it but nostalgia clicks this over to a 4 for me. Chali 2na is great

Vinyl: Yes Fav Song: All of it

Vinyl: Want Fav: Blues Had a Baby

Vinyl: No Fav: Voodoo People

Fav: Lost Notes: Some bangers. Takes some getting used to

Vinyl: Want Fav Song: So Cruel

Fav: What I Don't Know

Fav: Fall Notes: Not for me.

Fav: You Want It Darker Notes: Powerful shit. Released just before his death. If I Didn't Have Your Love is a tear jerker for me.

Fav: Take Me Out

Fav: Fuck Wit Dre Day Notes: Nostalgia runs high with this one. Relistening, this seems a bit too long and as a kid I didn't realize how much he was sampling from P-Funk. Main songs still hold up for me.

Fav: Blue Monday Notes: It's good. Would do 3.5 if that were an option

Fav: Just What I Needed Notes: Some bangers, some down tracks for me.

Fav: Trainspotting Notes: Some good grooves

Vinyl: Yes Fav: Jeepster Notes: This is a top 10, maybe top 5 album for me

Vinyl: Yes Fav: Little Red Corvette Notes: Cut some this shit down and it's probably 4 stars.

Fav: Meh...Freak Scene Notes: Nah, at least it's relatively short. "Don't" kicks it down to a 1 star

Fav: Wall Street Shuffle

Fav: Whatsername Notes: A lot of good/great tracks.

Fav: Tiro Ao Alvaro Note: Good lounge singer vibes. Who knows, might even be a 4 if I could speak Portuguese

Fav: You Oughta Know Notes: High school flashbacks with this one...scared to talk to girls who were Alanis-heads. Shame really. Some good tracks but not one I'll likely come back to.

Fav: I'm Goin Down Notes: Holy hits. Classic. 4.5 = rounding 5

Fav: California Dreamin' Notes: Lots of nostalgia on this one. Good but not great. Vinyl: Yes, but not the cover actually showing the toilet. Those are rare and worth hundreds; it was apparently a big scandal at the time to show a toilet on an album cover. After the first run, the subsequent releases had it covered up.

Fav: Fast Car..gotta be Vinyl: Yes Notes: Mountains O' Things sounds a helluva lot like an Ed Sheeran arrangement...I always knew that guy was a fraud 😄

Fav: The One You Really Love Notes: This one takes some getting used to. Clocking in at nearly 3 hours, it's hard to do that in one day as this exercise demands. Def could have been cut down but then you wouldn't have 69 songs I guess. Good bit of song writing nonetheless.

Fav: Mr. Magic Notes: Great voice. Good vibe on this previously unheard album for me.

Credited as the first hard punk album and produced by Joan Jett. I can appreciate what it's doing but I don't really dig it. 2.5 stars but rounding up today

Fav: Why Did It Have To Be Me? Notes: Ups and downs.

Notes: Interesting and unheard until today.

Fav: Barbarism Begins at Home Notes: Probably my least favorite Smiths album but still pretty, pretty good.

Fav: ayeyaiyai, they all seem so pretentious. Praise You is probably the most listenable.

Fav: The Sound of Someone You Love Who's Going Away and It Doesn't Matter Notes: I surprisingly enjoyed this 70's classical shit. Played on repeat yesterday on the disc golf course and it was quite right.

Fav: He Won't Go Notes: Some really good songs. Cure cover is unnecessary.

I like Who Do You Love...but an entire album of it? It's too much. Jam-bandy. Not bad but not that interesting to me.

Some bangers. Got a bit too long IMO.

25 years ago I was all in on this. 25 years later...it feels more awkward than anything.

Hot Mess.

Not my thing.

Some daft funky vibes but the title track I can't stomach anymore

On the first 5 listens, this one is OK. On 10, it's even better and by now my ranking is a 4.5. Which puts me over to a 5.

It's a lot.

Tight. Really listenable.

Will for sure be back to this one for more. Good shit

Close to a 4, but this doesn't quite hold up to their other albums Surfa Rosa and Doolittle