Apr 12 2025
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Sing A Simple Song was my favourite track.
Funky Album.
3
Apr 13 2025
xx
The xx
Dour. Millennial Blues. As an album it tells its story but there isn't a track here I'd say to someone 'hey listen to this song'
2
Apr 14 2025
Debut
Björk
Brilliant. Great vocals in her unique style and the use of synthesised drums, bass, strings, bells and all kinds of sound samples is amazing. Violently Happy is perfectly placed on the albums journey. There's More To Life Than This, Big Time Sensuality and One Day are also stand outs. Loved it.
4
Apr 15 2025
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Great start to the album with that intro to Like a Rolling Stone. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry is a good track as is Highway 61 Revisited. Nice F Scott Fitzgerald reference in Ballad of a Thin Man. Desolation Row is an eleven minute long poem witha line about Cinderella I loved. Classic Bob Dylan album with harmonica and organ sound and those poetry like lyrics.
4
Apr 16 2025
With The Beatles
Beatles
Released same day as Kennedy was shot. 22nd Nov. 1963. Album cover is a classic. A photo by Robert Freeman. Mix of cover songs like Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry and Please Mr Postman - The Marvelettes. Originals like All My Loving - McCartney and Little Child - Lennon. The song writing is getting more complex after the Please Please Me album. They're evolving.
4
Apr 17 2025
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Lovely vocals. Hard Headed Woman, Wild World and Miles From Nowhere are good tracks. I like the depth of the drums and bass in the latter. I also like the album sleeve.Tea For The Tillermam is a beautiful way to end the album. Father and Son is an all time beautiful song and a classic. What a charming album!
4
Apr 18 2025
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
First track is twenty two mins. Half of the album. Samples, synth. Clockwork Orange sound. Seminal. From here, Gary Numan, Human League, Depeche Mode etc. 80s pop. Genesis for electronic music. Influential and groundbreaking.
3
Apr 19 2025
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Very blues and rock n roll. The classic Jagger vocals and Richards guitar licks. Happy is a track with vocals by Richards which is rare. Rip This Joint is up tempo. Shake Your Hips has that Mississippi Delta feel. All Down The Line a good track, guitar, rock n roll.
3
Apr 20 2025
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
Punk, Funk, even early Grunge. Poems. Punchy short songs. Their 3rd album. 45 tracks. Double album. Bass guitar heavy. Corona is a good track, as are #1 Hit Song, Two Beads At The End, Shit From An Old Notebook and A Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing. Some songs sound like The Sex Pistols, some like Joy Division. Some even sound like early RHCP or Strokes songs. Better than I thought it was going to be.
3
Apr 21 2025
The Joshua Tree
U2
I get that this album is held up in high esteem by many. And the first four tracks are good. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For is good and With Or Without You is a particularly good track. After that great start the album loses me a bit though and I get bored.
3
Apr 22 2025
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Their 2nd album. Recorded at the house where Sharon Tate was murdered by the Manson Family. A concept album, the downward spiral of a man into suicide. Techno, punk, heavy metal. Nihilistic, incel, dark, deliberately abrasive music. 90s rage, school shooter vibes. The concept is fine, the darkness and the journey etc but the delivery is average.
2
Apr 23 2025
Graceland
Paul Simon
His 7th album. African inspired sounds. African backing vocals and choirs. Homeless has good lyrics and a good sounding choir. You Can Call Me Al is the signature track and a great single. Overall, disappointed. Heard so much about this album but I wasn't into it at all apart from one good song.
2
Apr 24 2025
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
His third album..A jazz jam session of sorts. Five tracks for 43mins. If jazz is your thing this is a seminal album. It's still a good listen anyway. Great musicianship. Enjoyable.
3
Apr 25 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Debut album. Many producers turned her down. Eventually it got done and became one of the biggest selling albums ever. Talkin Bout a Revolution has great lyrics and vocals. The whole album does really. Baby Can I Hold You is beautiful and the classic track Fast Car is just wonderful. Behind the Wall is an acapella song about DV. Why? Is a very good political and social track. Amazing album.
4
Apr 26 2025
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Debut album. Rock / metal. Really good guitar licks and bass throughout. Excellent vocals at times. Prowler is a solid intro to the album. Remember Tomorrow, good lyrics and vocals with nice guitar licks. Phantom of the Opera an epic seven minute rock opera track. Transylvania a good rock instrumental. Final track- Iron Maiden a good fun rock, ending track. Fun album, punchy and a toe tapping head banger.
3
Apr 27 2025
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Debut album. Indie / Lo Fi / Grunge. Not a fan of her voice. Clanky music. Poor production. Some good lyrics but also some awful too. Explain It To Me is terrible with a grating sound. Girls! Girls! Girls! Awful monotonous bilge. Tracy Chapman did female angst so much better. No redeeming track on this album. The one and only time I'll ever listen.
1
Apr 28 2025
Moving Pictures
Rush
Their 8th album. Rock / Prog Rock and some synth. Tom Sawyer, Brilliant track and great intro to the song and album. Vocals and bass good on this one. YYZ is a good rock instrumental with nice bass licks. Limelight, a track about fame and quotes Shakespeare. Good song. The Camera Eye, an eleven minute track of rock, prog and synth. I kept waiting for this one to take off but it never got there. I enjoyed the first four tracks of this album, after that it went a little off for me. Nice vocals and lyrics throughout though. Solid album.
3
Apr 29 2025
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Their second album. Metal / Heavy Metal / Grunge. Themes of depression, angst, death, rage, war and drugs. The music is cliche Grungey Metal, the lyrics are okay and an occasional sign of hope. A dark journey overall though. Lyrically there is a story, musically it goes nowhere for me. It's almost a caricature Seattle, Grunge, Metal, early 90s album.
2
Apr 30 2025
Maxinquaye
Tricky
First solo album. British hip hop, urban, groove vibes. Main vocals by Martina Topley Bird. Sounds a bit like Lilly Allen before Lilly Allen. Some good lyrics like in the track Black Steel. It's okay, solid enough album but just not my thing. Decent production.
2
May 01 2025
Manassas
Stephen Stills
First album with his new band. A double album 1hr 12 mins. Song of Love is a very nice opening track with good guitar licks. Jet Set is a nice track. Album is Rock n Roll, Blues, Country, Easy Listening A solid middle of the road album, nothing stands out but nothing here is awful either.
3
May 02 2025
My Generation
The Who
Debut album. Rock. A bridge between the Do Wop of the 50s and early 60s to the harder sounds to come. Bass guitar throughout is outrageous! Out in the Street is a good opening track. My Generation is an all-time classic, that bass ! The Kids Are Alright is another classic. Cool and iconic album cover. Brilliant album.
5
May 03 2025
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Their 3rd album. Smack My Bitch Up and Breathe are two absolute bangers to open up with. Boom! Rave, dance, techno beats, DnB. Funky Shit is good, as is Serial Thrilla. Firestarter is another fantastic 90s dance track. This is Essex' finest dance banger of an album. Energisinh, urban, dirty and very slick production. 👌
5
May 04 2025
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Swing music. Sax, trumpets, piano, double bass. Vocals by Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Some intentional gibberish lyrics, fun. The whole album is very catchy. Some glorious musicianship. Just a Gigolo/Ain't Got Nobody is a good opening.The Lip and Oh, Marie are good too. Basin Street Blues/When it's Sleepy Time and Jump, Jive An' Wail are both superb! A very fun album.
4
May 05 2025
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Their third album. Rock, New Wave, Pop. The first two tracks are a real downer. Especially I Don't Believe You. Dull and droning vocals. This album sounds like hold music on the phone or a Doctor's waiting room music. They're annoyed and pissed off with someone or something but fuck knows what or who. Dull. Goes nowhere musically at all.
1
May 06 2025
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Debut album. Hip Hop. Good beats throughout. Good lyrics at times. A hip hop album that still influences the genre to this day. Good tracks include Wu-Tang 7th Chamber, Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' , Method Man and Protect Ya Neck. Solid album.
3
May 07 2025
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Debut album. Twice As Hard is a nice intro to the album. Followed by Jealous again which is also good. Hard To Handle is an Otis Redding B side cover and the best track on the album. Overall the album has a good start with the first two tracks. Then goes a little generic until Hard To Handle which is a great track but then the album falls back a little again to the end. Rolling Stones vibes throughout. Solid album.
3
May 08 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Debut album. Indie / Pop. Time To Pretend is a banger to open up with and great lyrics. Electric Feel is another really good track, both the melody and lyrics. Kids is a superb track and the best on the album. Pieces Of What and Of Moons, Brids and Monsters are also good tracks. Really good production on this album. Very good, some bangers and some depth.
4
May 09 2025
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
Debut album. Frank Zappa. A commentary on the music scene and society. Satire. Psychedelic rock, concept album. Zany. Lyrically ingenious throughout. Has to be listened to as an overall journey. What is astounding is this was made as early as 1966 ! Gloriously weird, ingenious and maddening. Brilliant ha !
4
May 10 2025
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Their 3rd album. Metal / Heavy Rock. Lyrics are good at times and the themes aren't really dark at all given the album title and cover. Decent drumming and guitar licks. It's a cliche metal album though and almost a parody of the genre at times. It also gets a bit repetitive musically. I enjoyed Iron Maiden's self titled first album more.
2
May 11 2025
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Her 6th album. The production values for this kind of thing are obviously off the charts. More whining and OOoooOOOooooOOs than actual words. She doesn't sing songs, she moans scales. 90s cliche throughout. Like an hour of Dinsey credits music. Musical pollution, in the case of the People v Mariah Carey this is the case for the prosecution.
1
May 12 2025
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Their 9th album. Soft Rock / Easy Listening. Harmonies are great as you'd expect from the Bee Gees. Israel - Awful lyrics, 'Where there's sand, beautiful sand' lol ! The pre disco Bee Gees have great voices but they're wasted here on singing such beige songs. Remembering is a truly awful song which is followed by Somebody Stop The Music which is hilariously ironic. Trafalgar is the best track and very much like a John Lennon song. Not a good album.
1
May 13 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead
Their 3rd album. Airbag and Paranoid Android are two opening tracks that let you know this isn't 'Brit Pop'. The album stands up today with it's themes of media obsession, paranoia and dystopian technology. Karma Police is such an amazing track. No Surprises is also just wonderful. Fitter Happier is a glorious interlude. So alternative for 1997. Beautiful.
5
May 14 2025
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Their 6th album. Heavy metal / Thrash metal and some Grunge type vibes. Walk is a track that's lyrically hilarious and not in a good way. RE..SPECT ! WALK! Over and over again. This album sounds like the same bass and guitar chords played over and over again at either fast or super fast speeds. However you also get a track like This Love which had a clichè Grungey vibe. Hollow- The final track, odd ending to the album. Starts out as a Grunge ballad and cheesy. I get it, if you're a Metal / Thrash Metal head this album is important. Just not my thing.
2
May 15 2025
Back In Black
AC/DC
Their 7th album. 1st album with Brian Johnson. Hells Bells is a great intro track and a track with a great intro. Back In Black and You Shook Me All Night Long are both brilliant rock tracks. Solid lyrics and guitar licks throughout with some great drumming too.
3
May 16 2025
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
Their 3rd album. Psychedelic/ Electronic. Many influences here, including Lou Reed, Pink Floyd and Joy Division plus more. Lyrically poetic, spiritual and melancholic. My favourite track was Suicide, long brooding. It's hard to say much more. The album is a whole, not singles. I liked it.
3
May 17 2025
Dummy
Portishead
Debut album. Won the Mercury prize. Trip Hop. Strangers, I like this track. Nice lyrics and sound. Wandering Star is also a nice track with good lyrics. Glory Box is a lovely track. A mellow album with soft vocals throughout.
3
May 18 2025
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Their 3rd album. Rock / Prog. Struggled with this one. I'm just not into this type of prig stuff. They're a tight band and it's well produced but meh.
1
May 19 2025
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
Their 3rd album. Indie Rock. Under Pressure and Red Eyes are two good tracks to open with. Burning is another good track. The lyrics throughout the album are lovely. Production is tight. So easy to listen to. Such a nice album. Melodic, calm yet deep. Porch, scotch and contemplate life kind of music.
4
May 20 2025
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Debut Album. Rock n Roll Star, what a way to introduce yourselves on track one ! Tunes like that and Live Forever and Supersonic are so punchy and upbeat in an era where moody Grunge was ruling the airwaves. Shakermaker is also a good track ! Supersonic an absolute banger ! Cigarettes and Alcohol spoke to the working classes in the UK so much! Oasis best album and a seminal moment in Indie music in the UK.I love Married With Children as the last track, so funny.
5
May 21 2025
Take Me Apart
Kelela
Debut album. Electronic / RnB. This is a very tightly produced album. I'll give it that. However, musically it doesn't change in tone or pace at any point. It goes nowhere. A boring collection of monotonous shades of beige.
1
May 22 2025
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Her 7th album. In order to rescue eleven monotonous dirges of tracks that have a whispy voice singing standard lyrics, the producer way over compensated and made this poor album even more distant. Female artists have told me their stories and struggles elsewhere with far more soul and spirit. I don't believe you Lana.
1
May 23 2025
Melodrama
Lorde
Her second album. Argh ! Three days in a row. An album of... I love you, I hate you, I'm bitter, I'm better than you, I moved on, I need you, I made out with a guy tonight now I'm crying in the back of the cab. And I made an album about it all using my laptop blah blah bland.
1
May 24 2025
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
His 14th album. Funk / Latin Funk / African Funk. Ponta De Lanca Africano is a very dancy, funky opening track. Taj Mahal is an interesting track. Rod Stewart lost a case for plagiarism of the music for his hit song Do Ya Think I'm Sexy. The Brasilo-Portuguese lyrics are not a barrier to enjoying the funky, soulful energy of this album.
3
May 25 2025
Abbey Road
Beatles
Their eleventh album. Great album cover too! Come Together, what a start ! I love George's guitar on this and Ringo's drums. Something, just beautiful. The best love song ever? Wow George! Octopus's Garden, delightful! Here Comes The Sun, once again George flexes on this album. Oh! Darling, Paul's growling vocals! George Martin's production throughout this album is insanely perfect! Because, such a good track ! Carry That Weight and The End, what a way to go outb! This may be the best album of all time.
5
May 26 2025
Dog Man Star
Suede
Their second album. Alternative Rock. The band's move away from 'Brit Pop'. We Are Pigs, nice track with Bowie esque vocals. In fact Bowie's influence and sound is all through this album. It's grandiose and somewhat pretentious but has depth. Bowie / Glam / Brit Rock. Daddy's Speeding is a good track. The Power is one of the pretentious tracks, Ha! New Generation is nice. This Hollywood Life is gloriously dramatic with a random sax intro. Is this album really good or a huge self indulgent wank whilst doing your best David Bowie impersonation?
3
May 27 2025
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Live album. Folk / Americana. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - Great lyrics. 'It's better to burn out than fade away'. This album is obviously poetic with some great lyrics. It's hard for me to identify with though. The great plains of the US and wondering yonder etc is a world away from working class England, endless grey and urbanisation.
3
May 28 2025
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Their debut album. Fuck The Police is a great track. Nice beats and lyrics. These young men are angry and frustrated. Yes they're violent and misogynistic. So was Johnny Cash or The Rolling Stones when they sang protest songs or about sex. N.W.A. aren't lying, they're pissed off and putting their story in your face. Express Yourself is a really good track. Something 2 Dance 2 is my favourite track.
4
May 29 2025
Want One
Rufus Wainwright
His third album. Oh What A World is a gorgeous opening track. I like the album cover on this album too. The album is a bit like Thom Yorke sings West End tunes. Vocally, after about four or five tracks Rufus starts to grate on you. Nothing here is great but nothinng here is bad either. It's also a well produced album.
3
May 30 2025
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
His fourth album. Tiny Dancer is a beautiful opening track. One of his best songs. Levon is another good track. Elton's vocals and melodies combined with Bernie Taupin's lyrics are in full effect on the whole album. Production is good for 1971. Very good overall. Although I suspect there will be more Elton on this list which will be even better.
4
May 31 2025
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Her sixth album. Four Women is an absolutely mesmerising and haunting track. The vocals are beautiful and the lyrics haunting. Lorde and Lana Del Rey, THIS is how you do it. Dramatic, passionate, soulful, real unfiltered music sung by an intense artist with something to say. Fuck off Taylor Swift! The range of emotion and that voice is magical.
4
Jun 01 2025
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
His second solo album. Sunflower is a good opening. Nice guitar licks. Never heard this album before. I was expecting something more up tempo and The Jam like. This is quite mellow and tired sounding vocally. If you think about the artists and bands around on 1993 this is kind of 'Dad Rock' sounding. As Weller goes this is Diet Pepsi. I prefer the full sugar of Coca Cola that is Weller in The Jam. A tad same. Nice production though.
2
Jun 02 2025
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Debut album. Funk / Hip Hop. This is an important album and a huge step forward for Rap / Hip Hop. The beats and tech used were crazy for 1982. The track Scorpio is a good example of this. A grounbreaking album. Dreamin' has great vocals. The track - The Message is an all time brilliant tune. Great beats and lyrics. Ahead of it's time.
4
Jun 03 2025
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Their fifth album. Ramble Tamble, what an opening track ! Guitar licks, vocals, lyrics and that instrumental. Epic! Before You Accuse Me, good track. Run Through The Jungle is superb ! Fogerty's vocals throughout the album are great. Six of the eleven tracks were singles. Five of which got to the top five in the US.I Heard It Through The Grapevine is a glorious cover. This album is one of my Dad's favourites. A solid collection of good old rock n roll.
5
Jun 04 2025
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
His second album. Electronic / Dance. Right Here, Right Now and The Rockafeller Skank are two quintessential 90s electro tracks. Love the sleeve on this album too. Gangster Trippin is also a good track. A masterpiece of repetition, samples and beats to move to. Praise You, what a banger. This track also has one of the great videos!
4
Jun 05 2025
California
American Music Club
Their third album. Somewhere is a decent track, a bit cheesy. The kind of tune that'd be in an 80s high school movie during a montage sequence. Hhhmm... a pretty bland album. There's nothing awful about it, however it doesn't grab my attention anywhere along the way either. I like my toast with butter and or jam. This is plain brown dry toast.
2
Jun 06 2025
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Their sixth album. Rock n Roll / Blues / Psychedelic. Changling is a great opening. Jim's vocals and that organ ! Love Her Madly is a great second track. Jim's vocals throughout the album are so good, the lyrics poetic, the band is tight and Morrison is dangerously raw sex ! L.A. Woman is eight minutes of perfection, what a track. Riders On The Storm, another epic track ! Seven minutes of poetry from Jim Morrison. The music is so tight. Fantastic song !
5
Jun 07 2025
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Debut Album / Only Album. This album was seismic when it came out. It's a huge punch in the face not only to the music establishment but the UK establishment and society as a whole. It sent out shockwaves ! The entire album so punchy, so busy. Johnny Rotten is ranting at you with a glare. He's young and pissed off with all the bollocks. A seminal album that spawned countless bands and artists in it's wake. One of my top five albums ever !
5
Jun 08 2025
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Their second album. Middle of the road Americana, folky type stuff. The musicianship is great obviously with these guys. Woodstock is a decent track. A hippy long hair song. Our House is a wonderful track. THE outstanding song. I really want these super talented guys to reach out and grab me but they just don't on this album. Well, only on one song.
2
Jun 09 2025
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Their debut album. Hip Hop. Grounbreaking for a Hip Hop album at the time with harder beats and lyrics. Jam Master Jay is a track that's an example of this. A hugely influential album. It's Like That is the satndout and most famous track. I get the album's influence, it just seems a little flat to me now.
2
Jun 10 2025
Hot Fuss
The Killers
Their debut album. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine is such a cool yet dark opening track. The tune belies the dark lyrics. The next four tracks are all 2000s anthems. Mr Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me and All These Things That I've Done. Half an album of bangers! The final track, Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll is also a great track. Such a punchy and dancy album. Brilliant!
5
Jun 11 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Their third album. Hanging On The Telephone and One Way Or Another are two really catchy opening tracks with great vocals. The album cover is cool. Pop Rock / New Wave / Punk Vibes. Debbie Harry can really mix up her vocal delivery to great effect. Heart Of Glass is a fantastic song ! Melody, vocals and lyrics.Will Anything Happen is a good track, could easily stand up today in 2025.
4
Jun 12 2025
1999
Prince
His fith album. Opening track, 1999, is a classic 80s tune. Fantastic track. Delirious another very catchy track. Let's Pretend We're Married, another cool 80s sound. Funky pop throughout the album. Sexy lyrics, naughty vibes, shake your ass music. Little Red Corvette is a funky track too.
4
Jun 13 2025
Smile
Brian Wilson
His fifth album. It's the 12th June 2025, Brian Wilson died today 😢. Brian Wilson is a musical genius. He can hear entire symphonies in his head. He was also a floored man who overcome major mental health issues. This album is him riffing, playing with ideas and having fun. His catalogues of songs will live forever. Thankyou Brian ❤️
4
Jun 14 2025
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Their third album. Irish Folk / Punk. I love the energy of the album and Fairytale Of New York is a classic Christmas No.1 and fantastic song. Other than that the album is a lot of diddley dee, diddley doo over and over again. Great music if you're on the piss in an Irish pub. Fiesta is a well known punchy track.
2
Jun 15 2025
The Blueprint
JAY Z
His sixth album. Rap. The production budget and values are humongous. The other thing on this album that is humongous is Jay Z's ego! We get it, you were poor and now you're not. He's not believable or humble. A couple of catchy tracks but overall it's the bragging of a bell end.
1
Jun 16 2025
Make Yourself
Incubus
Their third album. Rock / Nu Metal. This isn't Grunge nor is it Metal. It's a whiny attempt at nihilism from someone who needs a hug from their Dad. Every song sounds the same. The album doesn't go anywhere. This is one of those cliche 90s sounding albums, a bad mainstream attempt to rock.
1
Jun 17 2025
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
His thirty first album overall and second live one. Classic Johnny Cash vocals and lyrical story telling. Big balls playing in a maximum security prison. I Walk The Line, A Boy Named Sue and Folsom Prison Blues are all great songs. The music is basic but the stories in the lyrics and the vibe of what he's doing and where he's doing it is great.
4
Jun 18 2025
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
His second album. Experimental, Psychedelic Rock / Prog. He became paralysed halfway through making this album. This is an odd, psychedelic, whimsical album that could only come out of England. Gloriously weird in a way.
3
Jun 19 2025
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
His third album. Soul. Those vocals, the horns, the whole sound. A perfect Soul album. Respect, a classic track. My Girl, beautiful. Wonderful World is another classic ! Lovely album.
4
Jun 20 2025
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
Second album. Faux French Electronica. Why is that a genre !? Ha. Not very innovative for 1999. Some of the tracks sound like New Order or the Eurythmics from ten of fifteen years before. Hypnotise for example. I prefer Daft Punk for this kind of thing. Is that a Ski Lo sample half way throug the album Haha! The album is well produced though.
2
Jun 21 2025
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Their third album. Rock / Blues / Folk. Immigrant Song - Track one, Boom !Vocals, rock guitar and bass licks, great drums. Great song. Celebration Day is another good track. Out On The Tiles - A very cool sound. Again John Bonham's drums are great. A solid album but this band are so good they have better.
4
Jun 22 2025
Synchronicity
The Police
Their fifth and final album. This album has an odd pace. It's lyrically dark at times which is no bad thing. This was the final album by The Police and for me it comes across as a band about to go their separate ways. I'm also not entirely a fan of Sting's vocals here. The albums sound is also very generic 80s Pop Rock at times. I prefer their earlier stuff.
2
Jun 23 2025
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Debut solo album after being in The Wailers. Reggae. I don't mind a bit of Reggae. Very much, chill out kind of music. This album is suitably mellow. No single track stands out, nor is anything bad either. A very simple, solid, melodic Raggae album.
3
Jun 24 2025
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Their fourth album. Hard Rock / Rock. Speed King - I love the bass licks on this one. A hugely influential sound that went on to inspire many Hard Rock and Metal Bands. Somewhat "Spinal Tap" at times but also some great drumming. Child In Time - whilst an epic track it is also overblown, pretentious and self indulgent. However that's ROCK ! Right!? Decent album if a little cheesy.
3
Jun 25 2025
Live!
Fela Kuti
Live album. Funk / Soul. Only five tracks for sixty one minutes of run time. An album of jamming and very long solos. The drumming is, of course, fantastic and crazy from Ginger Baker. Great musicianship from a very random collaboration here. It's okay, just not my kind of thing. I prefer Ginger Baker with Cream. Felt Kuti is someone I'll have to look into more.
2
Jun 26 2025
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Their third album..Funk / Rock / Psychedelic / Soul. The opening track is a ten minute long piece of genius level guitar work from Eddie Hazel. Hit It And Quit It - Has a great funk sound. Super Stupid - Hell of a track! Hendrix esque licks ! This album is experimental, funky and book ended by two ten minute tracks. Plus there are even some farts lol !
4
Jun 27 2025
Stardust
Willie Nelson
His 22nd album ! 22 albums! It's an album of cover songs. His persona is 'outlaw country music' This is a departure and an album of pop covers. A very mellow album. Sipping whiskey on the porch kind of thing. There's nothing discernibly bad about this album. It's...umm...nice.
2
Jun 28 2025
The Clash
The Clash
Their debut album. Punk. A seminal Punk album. A lot of peole consider this Punk's best album. The musicianship is far superior to The Sex Pistols. However I prefer Never Mind The Bollocks energy. The Clash do have some slight elements of pop which I think is clever of them and widens their appeal. White Riot is a superb track.
4
Jun 29 2025
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Their fifth album. Folk Rock / Country. A huge band with a huge following. 'Dead Heads' are world famous. This album though, it's very bland, generic, Hippy long hair music. Boringly inoffensive. Diddly Doo, Diddly Dee, far out man, let's get some Scooby Snacks.
2
Jun 30 2025
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Her second album. Sings, writes, produces and composes all her own music. Her voice is haunting. Every single track has gravitas. Sinead O'Connor has something to day and I totally believe her. Nothing compares 2 U is a beautiful track and one of the iconic songs not only of the 90s but by any female artist ever. This isn't 'You Go Girl' type stuff like many female artists today. This is intimate, emotional, raw, poetic and at times confronting.
4
Jul 01 2025
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Debut solo album. Rap / Hip Hop / R n B / Reggae. She has a great singing voice as well as being able to rap. The album showcases her range of talent. It's also a very personal album. Well produced. Doo Wop (That Thing) is a very cool track. It's a decent album, however I'm not blown away by the all time great, genre defining album this is supposed to be.
3
Jul 02 2025
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
Their debut album. Indie Pop. This is twee. Almost offensive by how inoffensive this album is. It's nice easy listening if you're having a quiet Sunday. Folky, Pop, Indie with a cardigan on. An average album, some nice harmonies. A little toe tap here and there. Electronic Renaissance is a decent track. I Don't Love Anyone is also pretty good.
3
Jul 03 2025
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Debut solo album Bossa Nova / Latin / Psychedelia / Rock / Pop. This is something I'd never usually pick out for myself. That's why this journey is so cool. New sounds. This isn't my thing, however I appreciate the musicianship and art. Cool album cover art.
2
Jul 04 2025
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Their third album. Scottish Psychedelic Folk Rock. This album is wildly bizarre. A lot of acid was consumed here. I don't know if they're sincere, fucked up on acid or delivering genius level parody. Maybe a bit of all three. I do get some Monty Python vibes at times. To say this is experimental is an understatement. It makes me want to go live in the forest with pixies. It is somehow whimsically beautiful. Only the UK music scene could serve this up !
3
Jul 05 2025
Aja
Steely Dan
Their sixth album. The production here is so good. Crispy drums, clear bass, clean guitar. A superb job, its just a shame it's done on such a boringly beige album of songs. I was expecting much more from such a revered band. Lyrically boring too. This gets a two out of five purely for the producer. Albums like this are partly why punk happened.
2
Jul 06 2025
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Their second album. British Indie Rock. These guys are one of those bands The NME would drool over as being the next / current band of the moment., like Elbow too. They never quite got there though. This album for example, it's okay and many tracks have promise but end up flat and go on for maybe a minute or two too long. Then Coldplay went massive and ran off with the Doves football.
2
Jul 07 2025
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Their debut album. Hip Hop. Great beats. Fun lyrics mixed with violence and darker themes. Stoner Hip Hop. Good production and funky album. I prefer their album Black Sunday but this is fun and pretty chilled out.
3
Jul 08 2025
The White Album
Beatles
Their ninth album. I am actually emotional writing this. The White Album ! A collection of different styles of song, wonderful poetic lyrics, sounds that were grounbreaking at the time and a production from George Martin that is flawless. This is an example of a perfect album. Too many amazing tracks to write about here. I'll never tire of this album. It's as magical now in 2025 as when I heard it years ago as a child. Best album thus far !
5
Jul 09 2025
Rocks
Aerosmith
Their fourth album. Rock / Hard Rock. A solid rock album. Sexy lyrics, good vocals. They borrow a lot from the Stones and Led Zeppelin. An influential album that probably helped bring along 80s Hair Metal and bands like Van Halen and Moltey Crew. It's a good album. The band are tight.
3
Jul 10 2025
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Their seventh album. Indie Rock / Electronica. A bit experimental, well mixed. Less political than previous albums and more personal. Bodysnatchers is a good track. This is a solid album but I prefer OK Computer and The Bends. For me this one keeps promising you a great time but somehow keeps falling short. Still, an average Radiohead album is better than most.
2
Jul 11 2025
Spiderland
Slint
Their second and final album. Rock / Experimental Rock. A tense, foreboding and anxiety ridden album. Spoken word lyrics and sung vocals. Changes in tone mid song throughout. Let's face it this is weird yet strangely cool at times. I quite like Nosferatu Man. Each song is maybe a minute too long though. A strange one this.
2
Jul 12 2025
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Their third album. As soon as this one opens you're in a musty, smoke filled pool hall / biker bar. By the end of the album your beard is two feet long and you're riding a Harley. Blues infused rhythm that does exactly what it says on the tin. La Grange is a classic track.
3
Jul 13 2025
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Jazz Fusion. Only two tracks for 38 mins of run time. A hugely influential and controversial album on the Jazz scene. Jazz is hit or miss for me. Some albums are cool. The rest aren't. I don't know what to do with this one though. An oddity.
2
Jul 14 2025
Shleep
Robert Wyatt
His seventh album. Prog Rock. See! This is my problem with a lot of Prog. It's self indulgent, pretentious wank ! I love whimsy, I love chaos and eccentricity. However this feels false, forced and contrived. I prefer early Pink Floyd for this kind of thing, it's more authentic. Also Robert Wyatt appears on my list earlier with Rock Bottom from 1974. Which is better.
1
Jul 15 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley
His only album. The circumstances of his death in 1997 are pretty crazy. Hallelujah is a great cover song. Buckley nails his version. This is actually a really nice album. It's very well produced. Buckley maybe over eggs the vocals at times and it's a big sound.
3
Jul 16 2025
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Is there a more chilled out album in existence than this !? Classic Reggae beats. Themes of poetry, religion, faith, love and sex. Jamming and One Love are great tracks. This album takes me back to the 80s and the local West Indian Rastas chilling with a ghetto blaster. Really good album. Waiting In Vain is another good track. This album is just gorgeous!
5
Jul 17 2025
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Their third album. Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Blues. As soon as the opening track, High Flyin', kicked in I immediately thought Rolling Stones ! Also some Elvis rips here too. It's a decent enough album. Standard Rock n Roll and Blues riffs. They do a Shakin' All Over cover which is nowhere near as good as the original.
2
Jul 18 2025
Eternally Yours
The Saints
Their second album. Punk. Very good musicianship for a 70s Punk band. Plus horns !? Horns in Punk !? It works Ha ! Lost and Found is a good track. This is polished Punk. Trumpets and harmonica in places. They make it work though. At times you can hear The Strokes. Brisbane based Punk band. No, Your Product - Cool track. Orstralia, really good track. This lot are The Strokes twenty five years before The Strokes. Really good album !
5
Jul 19 2025
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Their twelfth album. What do you do after making Rumours, one of the best albums in history, you make a twenty song double album whilst on cocaine and rambling, musically, all over the place. FM had a free pass after Rumours and they experimented whilst being fucked up. The production is also very tinny. It's tough to follow up an all time great album but the drop off from Rumours to Tusk is a huge one.
2
Jul 20 2025
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Their second album. Rock. The first few notes of the album hit hard as we start off with Whole Lotta' Love. A classic Rock track ! Very sexual 'Cock Rock' album. Big vocals, big guitars and big drums. Unapologetically in your face. One line from Ramble On says - 'Twas in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair but Gollum and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her.' The album is pure overblown, indulgent Rock and it's good. Ha !
4
Jul 21 2025
Queen II
Queen
Their second album. Rock. Fantastical song lyrics, complex song structures, huge vocals and massive Rock guitar and drums. Yep, this is Queen ! Fuck me, Freddie can belt out a tune eh ! He nails Father to Son. This is an album with a wall of sound. Seven Seas Of Rhye is an absolute banger of a Rock song. Queen can be a bit marmite to some people and although I love my Punk, I do love me some grandiose Queen !
4
Jul 22 2025
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Their second album. Psychedelic Rock. Peak Flower Power / Counter Culture music. Grace Slick has a great voice. Somebody To Love is a classic track! The tracks with Grace Slick on lead vocals are the better and more powerful ones. This is pure San Francisco, Haight / Ashbury Hippy Stuff and I'm all for it. Some of the tracks are 'Groovy Baby, Yeah!' Ha! Some lovely harmonies. White Rabbit - this track is a mushroom infused Alice in Wonderland trip.
4
Jul 23 2025
Zombie
Fela Kuti
A Nigerian musician, this album criticised the Nigerian Government and is thought to have led to the murder of his mother and the destruction of his commune by the military. Funk / Soul / Jazz / Afrobeat. The opening track (there are only two) Zombie, was a metaphor for the Nigerian military. Greatly influential album for the genre. Amazing musicianship.
3
Jul 24 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Their fourth album. Rock / Heavy Rock. Ozzy Osbourne died today. A legend of Rock ! This is a hugely influential album. Sabbath laid the groundwork for Heavy Rock / Heavy Metal / Hair Metal. This album also has melody and shows glimpses of a softer side. Ozzy can really sing ! Changes is an example of this, lovely track. Supernaut, what a track ! This is a really good fucking album !
4
Jul 25 2025
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
His second album. Country. Cornbread Moon - opening track, fuck me that was shit ! Ugh ! This album is corny as fuck. 'The trees bend becuse of the wind, almost all the time' Wow ! Well fuck me ! What lyrics ! The production and tones are all off. Apparently he somehow found himself opening for The Clash at a gig. He had beer thrown on him and was spit on by the British Punks. I don't blame them.
1
Jul 26 2025
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Their debut album. Acoustic Punk !? Ha ! And a Xylophone. Blister In The Sun - Classic opening track. This sounds like an album from 1993 not 1983. Kind of ahead of it's time. Add It Up - liked this one. Very Punky. This album is a great expression of teenage angst and frustration. Very alternative given the 'synth pop' of the time. This.predates the slacker, Gen X, Grunge, Fuck You movement that was to come.
4
Jul 27 2025
Dirty
Sonic Youth
Their seventh album. Grunge / Alt Rock / Avant Rock. Swimsuit Issue, brilliant track. I like how the album alternates between male and female vocals for the journey. I like the Kim Gordon tracks best. She's got the vibe down. Organe Rolls, Angel Spit is a cool track. A solid alternative album.
3
Jul 28 2025
Django Django
Django Django
Their debut album. Art Rock / Indie. Great blend of styles. This album has great production. It's something different and has a brilliant energy and vibe. I want to go see this band. This is cool 2010s Indie. I was hooked right from the introduction, so Groovy and easy to listen to. It does get ever so slightly bloated at times but there was not a bad track on the album. Kind of electronic version of 60s psychedelic stuff. WOR is a fantastic track
4
Jul 29 2025
Brothers
The Black Keys
Their sixth album. 21st century Blues ? I guess. Very good production. Howlin' For You is a decent track. The album is pretty bloated. Twenty one tracks for one hour and seventeen minutes. When does repetition become dogma? This is all very samey. I am bobbing my head along now and then but it isn't really grabbing me, musically or lyrically.
2
Jul 30 2025
Disintegration
The Cure
Their eighth album. Gothic Rock / New Wave. Plainsong, the opening track is very much like Atmosphere by Joy Division. I get that vibe from it. Disintegration is a moody, atmospheric and introspective Goth Rock album. Pictures Of You accompanies the opening song brilliantly. Each track washes over you like a wave seamlessly. Great production. It does get a little bloated, some tracks are unnecessarily long. The Same Deep Water As You is nine minutes.
3
Jul 31 2025
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
His second album. Rock / Punk. Album produced by David Bowie. Opening track, Lust For Life is a well known classic. The Passenger is also another good one. The rest of the album feels like a bunch of Bowie knock offs. A bit Bowie wannabe. A solid album but thats it really.
3
Aug 01 2025
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Their debut album. Punk / Ska / Soul. I like the horns. The band are clearly tight. I'm not exactly sold on the vocals from Kevin Rowland. Musically the energy is there and I enjoy the sound. Its those vocals, they just take me out of it. Geno is a good example of this. Really good band, get a new singer.
2
Aug 02 2025
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Their fourth album. Hip Hop / Rock / Punk / Rap. It's a busy fucking album. Sabotage is a cool track, it also happens to have one of the best music videos of all time. Good production on the album. This is a solid album for sure. It's just that, for me, it had one stand out track and then a bunch of ... meh !
2
Aug 03 2025
90
808 State
Their second album. Electronic / Techno / Dance. Very much of it's time. I see the Hacienda, sweat, ecstasy, bucket hats and Adidas. Or loved up Summer of Love 88 raves in farmers fields. The album sounds like a cliche now but these were some of the pioneers of this sound. Cobra Bora is a good track. Just a good old school techno album. At the time it must have sounded like the future.
3
Aug 04 2025
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
His eighteenth album. Wow, this is a one hour and forty four minute long double album. His eighteenth ! By this stage you'd think that he'd be running out of ideas or just phone it in. Nope. Magnified vocals, production and delivery. Isn't She Lovely is a beautiful song. Sir Duke is another good one. The album is an epic, sprawling mess of genius song writing and musicianship. It's fucking long though.
4
Aug 05 2025
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Their eighth album. A concept album that takes the listener from their first breath in life to their last. Topics include, but not limited to, greed, mental illness, time and fame. This is a true album. You can't just listen to a single track. You have to go on the journey. This is flawless and is easily a top ten album of all time. I do prefer early Floyd with Syd Barrett if I'm honest. However I cannot deny the genius of this album.
5
Aug 06 2025
Damaged
Black Flag
Their debut album. Punk. It's a decent enough Punk album but they're late to the party by four or five years. The sound is also a bit hollow as well as the lyrics. Earlier Punk had authentic and real world, harsh messages. This seems more like an angry fourteen year old pissed off with his parents. There's much better and believable Punk than this from the 70s.
2
Aug 07 2025
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Indie Pop. Their Sixth album. Smith's inspired sound only with less depth lyrically. Very middle of the road, safe and chilled album. Nothing really stands out. I mean, it's nice, but yeah, I don't need to listen again.
2
Aug 08 2025
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Their second album. New Wave / Pop. Everyone knows Karma Chameleon, the opening track. An 80s Pop classic. I always liked Boy George as vocalist. He has a good voice. There's some catchy beats, synth, trumpets and all sorts. A few good tracks to tap your foot to but a lot of filler too. Pretty cheesy. Boy Geroge's voice and Helen Terry's voice do not compliment each other. One huge hit and a bunch of meh.
2
Aug 09 2025
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
His first live album. The best live album ever !? Maybe. Going to a prison and singing about murder, drugs and fighting etc is ballsy. Ha! The audience are as crucial to the album as Johnny and the songs. Great set list and Johnny Cash doing Johnny Cash things.
4
Aug 10 2025
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
His fourth album. Rap / Hip Hop. I can't believe this was 1990. It sounds a little ahead of it's time. Cool beats throughout but the lyrics are pretty crappy. Mama Said Knock You Out is easily the stand out track. The album also too long. It over stays it's welcome. Decent production. Apart from that one track, I lost interest fast.
1
Aug 11 2025
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Their third album. So, yeah, Lynyrd Skynyrd, we get it, you're Southern USA Good Ole Boys and can play an instrument or two but why did you have to bore us for just over ninety minutes ! Dead, Drunk And Naked is a parody right !? Birmingham - Ugh ! What a fucking awful song. The vocals, shit ! This album, hmm, are they serious or is it satire. Ha ! Either way it's fucking bad AND it's 1 hour and 33 minutes long ! I'm 122 albums in and only a Mariah Carey one (Butterfly) was worse so far.
1
Aug 12 2025
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Their sixth album. Indie Rock / Shoegaze. Atmospheric, ephemeral, Indie Pop. Very dreamy, vocally sounds like gibberish. It's na bit same. Nothing here is spectacular but nothing can exactly shit either. A nice album...just..
nice.
2
Aug 13 2025
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Their third album. Rock /:Psychedelic Rock. A concept album. Whimsy and British eccentricity abound on this one. Rene, I liked this track and I don't know why exactly. Song Of A Baker is good one too. Lazy Sunday is classic track. I really like Steve Marriott's vocals throughout the album. Stanley Unwin's narration on the second half of the album is delightful and reminds me of A Clockwork Orange. The entire second half is gloriously bonkers !
4
Aug 14 2025
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Her eighth album. Country. A very short and very sweet twenty seven minutes of solid old Country Music. Nice vocals, nice songs and ...ummm..it's nice. Not much else to say.
2
Aug 15 2025
On The Beach
Neil Young
His fifth album. Rock / Folk Rock. I'd never been a huge fan of Neil Young. I saw him live at a festival in Western Australia. He performed just before the Arctic Monkeys. This was in 2008 I think. He was good and I got him that day. He had an aura and really nailed his set. As for this album. I really like it. I cant put my finger on it. It's simple yet punchy.
4
Aug 16 2025
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
A box set album of Gershwin songs that is three hours and fifteen minutes long ! I've entered the world of Jazz and climbed it's Everest ! Ella Fitzgerald's voice is absolutely enchanting, no doubt about that. This is maybe the ultimate chill out album of all time. Great arrangements. The whole thing is pretty much flawless really. Yes, it's looooong but so what, lose yourself and this world for three hours and relax. Yes, I listened to it all.
4
Aug 17 2025
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Their fourth album. Indie Rock. After yesterday's three hour long epic Ella Fitzgerald journey it was nice that this album was only thirty five minutes long. Otherwise this is a forgettable album.
1
Aug 18 2025
Orbital 2
Orbital
Their second album. Electronica. Hypnotic Dance loops. Repetitive and almost primal in a way. It's a chilled out, come down kind of album. The production is good. HALCYON + ON + ON is a decent track. It's an okay album but most of the tracks are too long and it gets boring. Without chemical enhancement it's a tough listen.
2
Aug 19 2025
Smash
The Offspring
Their third album. Punk Rock. Parody Punk. Utter shit ! Vocally annoying, lyrically pathetic and musically flat. Forty six minutes was forty five minutes too long. No stand out track. I've listened, no need to come back again.
1
Aug 20 2025
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Their second album. Hip Hop. Some funky beats you can bounce along to. Lyrically flat and mostly forgettable album. Nice that it's not Gangsta Rap though.
2
Aug 21 2025
Very
Pet Shop Boys
Their fifth album. Pop / New Wave / Electronica. As always I like Neil Tennant's vocals. The album is also well produced. It misses the zing and urban feel of their previous albums though. The album feels very safe with no stand out banger. I hope some of their earlier albums are on the list as they are far better.
2
Aug 22 2025
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
His third album. Rock / Folk / Psychedelic Rock. The opening track, Sunshine Superman is a Hippy, Swinging 60s classic. Another one of those whimsical and eccentric psychedelic albums I can't help but enjoy. Three Kingfishers is a stand out tune. This whole album is part of the peak 60s Flower Power scene.
3
Aug 23 2025
Pornography
The Cure
Their fourth album. Rock / New Wave / Post Punk / Indie. One Hundred Years is a dense and atmospheric opening track which sets the tone for this album. Very Joy Divison esque. Dark and Gothic too. Distorted guitars sound good. The edgier version of The Cure before they went 'Pop'. A solid album.
3
Aug 24 2025
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Their second album. Electronica. Hmmm, interesting. Ambient Electronica? Rhythmic and maybe even primal at times. The production is crispy clear. Duke Of Earlsfield - This is a track that is almost nine minutes long and goes absolutely nowhere which is endemic of the entire album. One hour and fourteen minutes and you go nowhere, there's no journey here. As I write this 23/4/2025 this is the eighteenth worst album on the list. Seventeen others must be pretty stinky.
1
Aug 25 2025
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Their debut album. Post Punk / New Wave. Uncontrollable Urge is a nice punchy opening. Definitely an odd cover of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction as track two. Ha ! Beach Boys riffs mixed with eccentric Post Punk style and lyrics. Mongoloid, this track's music reminds me of Transmission by Joy Division. Love the quirky side of the album but overall it's a bit hit and miss.
2
Aug 26 2025
21
Adele
Her second album. Pop. Rolling In The Deep is a great opening track. The vocals are superb and a good beat. At the time of recording this album she was only 21 and a talented singer songwriter. The production is as slick as can be. Before Adele became somewhat of a cliche, there was this. Top ballads and a great voice. This isn't even my kind of thing but I can't deny how good it is.
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