1001 Albums Summary

More Than A Feeling is a true soaring classic but the rest of the album seemed samey FM rock.

So many years on , it’s difficult not to hear the seeds of the classic albums to come. Still a great listen though. Apart from the well known singles, Turn You Inside Out and Hairshirt were standouts for me.

I’m not a big fan of covers/standards albums and this didn’t change my mind. Nice vocals and I enjoyed “ On The Sunny Side of The Street” but won’t return to this album!

Very impressive double album with one strong track after another. I have probably heard the big hits a few too many times but great to discover tracks I never knew like Saturn. A lot of the songs are a bit too long though and I could have done without the two instrumentals!

Not my favourite PS album. Wonderful vocals and some great songs but some songs a bit too whimsical. Run That Body Down is my favourite track.

The intro to Sara is still spine tingling and the title track is an odd, eccentric masterpiece. The rest couldn’t really sustain me through a whole double album though.

Really enjoyed some of the more upbeat songs. Great band and bass sound. A bit dated overall though.

Nice album. Very typical early 90s sound. Very upbeat and fun. Good to listen to Groove Is In The Heart more closely.

I wasn’t really looking forward to listening to this album but really enjoyed it. Quite a variety of different styles. Great musicianship. The two G songs were really good as was Vendetta.

Still fresh and raw after 55 years. True classic album!

That sound - just flows through the album. One great song after another. Such an influential album.

Rhythmically interesting and good for running! I only really enjoyed a couple of songs though - Juicy and Respect. Won’t be coming back to this one.

The hits are familiar and good but not much else to interest me on this album. Don’t Get Mad, Get Even was a bit more bluesy and interesting.

Mostly a covers album but well above average for this genre. Great backing band and soulful vocals.

Hasn’t aged well. 80s pop and nothing really to recommend outside the catchy hit singles.

Every track is strong and well produced. Vocals are spot on and a surprisingly enjoyable album.

Nice album but quite dated now and “of it’s time”. Enjoyed Grace Slick’s vocals.

My first Randy Newman album and quite a treat. Simple short songs with sarcastic deeper meaning in the lyrics. Enjoyed every song.

Started off well with ‘I looked away’ but most of the originals descended into over long doodles. Big Allman influence. The old blues numbers were good.

Music doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective. Each song is a wonderful stand alone vignette. Urgent and refreshing. I enjoyed all the tracks not just the well known couple.

I am a long time big EC fan and I think Alison is one of the best songs ever written. This was quite a debut but the songs are not all as strong as most albums to come. Also, it’s not the Attractions!

All sounds a bit dated and ‘Austin Powers’ now. Quite repetitive. Enjoyed Mo Onions though as a variation on the famous track!

Was really not expecting much(!) but this is a strangely enjoyable album, especially the more upbeat ‘chanty’ songs. Will come back and listen again.

Great album. The second side was a bit of a shock after the gentle acoustic side 1! Loved the guitar work on Powderfinger.

Took a bit of stamina to get through this collection of country crooning. Not for me.

Loved this album even the tracks that Lou Reed didn’t sing. Guitar work, melodies, lyrics. Every song was good.

I have never listened to this album before although the famous songs I know well. Amazing. A lot more psychedelic than I was expecting. What a debut and a classic album.

A bit overrated for me. The famous songs are great but the rest lack variety. Liked My Michelle!

A fun, energetic, eclectic album. Enjoyed every track.

Listened to this on the day of Brian Wilson’s death. I’m not really a Beach Boys fan but this is a wonderful album full of melodic, quirky songs. Some of it reminds me of early 10cc.

Very nice album. The vocals are very soulful and songwriting is high quality.

Was looking forward to this one but a bit underwhelmed by the first 2 tracks on first listen. Then it all took off after the Classic Child In Time. One great song after another and a very nice early example of the genre!

So Beatlesque that it almost seems like a pastiche! Nice melodic songs and vocals though.

Must admit I’ve never heard of this band or album. Great bit of angry, disaffected punk though and obviously a very influential album. Really enjoyed the riffs and guitar work. I think Green Day lifted a lot from this EP!

Good solid early 70s rock. Fell away a bit for me after the title track. Big Free influence. Great vocals (high in the mix).

Haven’t listened to this for years and because of the length never listened to the whole album! Saw Sigur Ros live once and it was quite an experience. This is a beautiful and unique album. Particularly enjoyed the tracks where the rhythm section also were to the fore.

Used to sound really hard and edgy when I was young but now seems very mainstream! Great album though even if it suffers a bit from overplaying especially here in Australia.

Pleasant enough sixties psychedelic rock. Very thin guitar sound. Wouldn’t go back to it.

Intriguing album. Some great songs there and unique guitar sounds. If only the vocals could be a bit higher up in the mix but I guess that’s the point of the production! Definitely a grower and will come back to it.

I know he’s a legend but I found this album boring and repetitive (apart from the second half of Egbe Mi O).

This album was huge and all pervasive when it came out. Hasn’t aged well for me though. Some great tracks but tends to be a lot more repetitive than I remember. The big tracks have been overplayed too!

Wonderful album full of inventive, dark songs. Those lyrics are dark though! Even a Revolution #9 like finale.

Nice vocals and smooth music. A bit like movie soundtrack or background music for me though.

Wow this really works! Great combination of music styles, especially the faster, heavier songs. Would have been great to have been at the concerts.

Not my favourite genre/vocal style but cracking songs. The Costello and Waits songs are easy to spot. Listened twice and will go back to it. I liked it when she rocked out a bit!

Enjoyed the big hits and Lauryn Hill’s vocals. Apart from The Mask, the rest I didn’t really care for.

Great, energetic dance music. Still sounds good. Narayan is a bit too long but otherwise still a great album.

Two all time classic songs. The rest was interesting but I wasn’t tempted for a second listen. Why did Freddie not sing lead on all the tracks?!

As a long time fan of Rufus’ Dad, I had never quite got into the ‘tit man’ before and was initially put off by his vocal style. This album is outstanding though and I listened several times. Echoes of Radiohead and a lot of Beatlesque moments. Oh What A World Is a great opener. Will keep coming back to this album.

Simple country songs with great vocals. I enjoyed every track. Not very 1967 though!

Certainly very funky but I found it quite repetitive and difficult to listen to.

Very influential band I know and it must have been quite something in 1976! Always enjoy listening to a couple of songs by the Ramones but a full album is a bit of a struggle!

Great Fall Album. Loved every track, especially Gut of the Quantifier (what a song title!). There’s always something interesting and engaging in almost all Fall albums. As John Peel said - ‘ always the same, always different’.

Bit of a struggle to get through this double album. A few very good tracks but most of the material felt lightweight and inconsequential to me.

Really enjoyed this one and will come back to it. Full of energetic quirky songs and great (acoustic?) bass sound.

This album rocks (if I can say that about a hip hop album?). Love the variety of music styles and voices. Intelligent lyrics. Not my favourite genre but will come back to this one.

Last listened to this when I was a kid. Thought it was too long then and my opinion hasn’t changed. Obviously some all time classic songs but it could have been trimmed to a much better single LP I think.

Nice album of ambient/trip hop with big Portishead influence although seems to lack the emotional depth of Beth Gibbons.

Listened on the day Ozzy died but of course Sabbath were much more than just Ozzy Osbourne. The playing of Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler is astounding. Worth 5 stars for the opening track alone. That flat 5th on the opening track still dramatic and iconic. What must people have thought in 1970? Not a weak track on this album. Recorded live in 12 hrs and finished in time to get to the pub!!

Can’t believe I missed this one. Loved Dummy and Portishead when they came out in the 90s. I think this might be better. Very different musical styles and every song is quite different but all held together by that voice. The ‘Krautrock’ songs were particularly good!

Classic soul and an iconic voice. Strangely though, not an album that I would listen to again!

Mostly just ambient/background music to me. Was not impressed but the last 2 tracks were much more listenable.

Stunning debut album by a teenager at the time. First 5 tracks almost perfect then the energy fell away a little before coming back with Carrion.

Never heard of this artist or the genre of African blues but this is a great album. Interestingly some of the tracks sound a bit like Indian chanting music to me. Some very nice Richard Thompson like guitar work aswell.

Lovely album and such a familiar sound! Very Beatles influenced harmonies and melodies. Listened a few times and will come back it.

Iconic album! Not a big fan of early JC but this was an electrifying performance. Cocaine Blues was a highlight.

Nice selection of songs and great production by Nigel Goodrich, but I just don’t like his voice!

Great album of spacey rock. Really takes off from Shine a Light to the end.

Can’t get much more 80s than this! All strong songs though and I never appreciated at the time how good John Taylor’s bass playing was.

Not a big fan of compilations like this. Good energetic garage rock though although the songs do all sound very similar!

I was only familiar with the famous tracks before but this is a great, fun album to listen to. Loved the Rick Rubin influence with real instruments!!

Never listened to SS before and this was a pleasant surprise. Somewhat reminiscent of Prefab Sprout! All strong songs nicely produced and I even enjoyed the instrumentals. Very long though and I couldn’t quite get into the concept thing.

Raw aggressive rock and roll, too loud, too many guitars - brilliant!! Hasn’t lost any of its impact 30 years plus since I first bought it on the week of release. Slide Away is maybe the best track? Even the acoustic coda has bite - “yer music’s shite, it keeps me up all night”! One of the all time great debut albums.

Always found her a bit too ‘country’ before but this album is stunning. What a voice (recorded live) and such great songs. I enjoyed the guitar playing aswell and I will keep coming back to this album.

I have tried to get into Ryan Adams including attending a 3 hr secret gig. I listened to the whole album but it still doesn’t do it for me. I find his music and voice very generic and boring.

Was looking forward to this as I’d heard good things about the band. Disappointed though and was a struggle to get through. Just sounded like Mumford and Sons. Won’t listen again.

My first Leonard Cohen album! Obviously profound songs written at the end of his life but I really didn’t enjoy the spoken word vocals.

Very nice album and quite eclectic. Enjoyed all the tracks. The Bob Dylan parody was hilarious!

Very good blues performance (of course). I prefer his playing to his singing though. As someone said in another review, good to have listened but I won’t come back to it.

Haven’t listened to this for ages but it’s lost none of its power or poignancy. One of the all time great vocal performances. He was right not to encore after ‘where did you sleep last night’. How can you follow that!!?

Any album that bookends ‘like a rolling stone’ with ‘ desolation row’ automatically has to be 5 stars. All the tracks in between are either very good or classics. ‘Ballad of a thin man’ may be my favourite but I never tire of listening to all 11 minutes of ‘desolation row’.

More bombast, loud guitars and great songs! Soundtrack to a generation and still sounds good today. Vocals and song writing are a step up from Definitely Maybe and great to hear Noel sing for the first time.

Very nice album. Listened a few times and the songs got better. A bit ‘of it’s time’ but some very strong songs and musicianship.

Found this a bit boring after a while. Some of the songs were too long and Roger Hodgson’s voice started to annoy me after a few tracks.

Great album of soulful rock. Great guitar sounds too. Particularly liked ‘she talks to angels’.

Difficult to be objective about an album I’ve loved since I was a kid in the 70s! Apart from the brilliance of all the songs and Paul’s singing, highlights for me are Paul’s bass work on the Rick and Linda’s unique keyboards and harmonies. One of those albums that sounds just as good now as on release.

Was not looking forward to this but wow this is great music! Lyrics are ‘challenging’ but rhythmically and groove wise this is great to listen too ( especially the first side).

Not bad. Quite listenable electronic pop but her voice doesn’t really do it for me. Slow motion was nice. Never heard of her before either!

Was looking forward to my first Wire album but quite disappointed. Too many songs, all sounding the same! Strange was good though.

Oh no - another Todd Rundgren album. This was even more hard work to get through than the last one. I know he must be a great musician but I found no merit or enjoyment in any of these songs.

Beautiful epic album. The big hits are timeless but every other track is equal in merit. The production is also very good.

My first Nick Drake album! Very good songs, songwriting and production but I didn’t like his ‘Belle and Sebastian’ voice so much. Unusually I enjoyed the instrumentals!

Wonderful album full of strong song writing and nice vocals. Enjoyed every track and will come back to it.

Although very 80s sounding, this is a great album. Enjoyed every track.

Enjoyable listen and nice vocals but so Beatle and Kinkesque that it just sounds like a parody to me.

Takes me right back to the eighties! Somehow doesn’t sound dated though and a classic piece of rock/pop. Great musicianship and song writing. Very eclectic too.

Fine album of grooving rock. Liked every track and even Freebird still sounds good after so many listens/plays on the radio.

The guest artists were very obvious and I’m not sure if that was a good thing or not? May have enjoyed the solo tracks more. A bit repetitive though.

Makes you want to dance! Nice music but I don’t really know the genre so it all sounds the same to me. Would be great to see live.

Almost a greatest hits album! I do find him a little over earnest at times but you can’t argue about the quality of the songs.

Very innovative blending of different genres. Didn’t sound at all dated but the songs started sounding the same after a while. Really enjoyed it though and great melodies and vocals.

With the ubiquity and heavy plays of most of these songs, it is easy to forget how bloody good these songs are - production ,bass playing, vocals. Another album that’s almost a greatest hits collection but the non-hit songs are also great.

Great album with very unusual guitar/synth sounds. Particularly enjoyed the instrumental parts and the end of ‘it’s a bit of a pain’. A challenging but very rewarding listen.

Really enjoyed the vocals and production. A bit too long for me though and a lot of the songs sounded samey. Good but not sure if I will come back to it.

Amazing debut , ahead of its time with the heavy guitar sound. Not the fully developed Who sound yet though. Roger sounds a lot like John Lennon on a lot of the tracks!

Most of this album sounds like Nirvana which sort of surprised me. However the promise of greatness to come is there in tracks like Floaty and Exhausted. Well worth listening for these 2 alone.

Short and sweet and no mistaking its CCR! Great collection of songs though. Particularly liked ‘wrote a song for everyone’.

It’s a mighty long way down rock and roll….! Great album and loved the guitar sounds. Very Bowie like in places but then the last 2 tracks were a real surprise. El Camino Dolo Rosso may have been an inspiration for Dire Straits?! Then finishing with a Dylanesque track. Plenty here to reward repeat listens.

3 great tracks but the rest felt a bit samey to me. Won’t come back to listen again.

What a surprising listen. I only knew Scooby Snacks but this is a great album. Really enjoyed the guitar work and musicianship together with the cool, laid back vocal style.

At first I thought this didn’t have the edge of the live at Folsom but it really took off after San Quentin. More originals than Folsom too. Great listen!

Classic album. Acerbic songwriting and unlike the previous album My Aim Is True, now backed by the Attractions. A highlight apart from the songs themselves is Bruce Thomas’ bass playing.

Moderately entertaining album of transatlantic ‘punk’ with some blues influence. Don’t think I will listen again though.

At first it seemed a bit monotonous and definitely over long. However the second half was much better and overall I really enjoyed this album. Intelligent lyrics and interesting production. Will come back to this. 5 stars from Check The Rhime onwards but let down a little for me by the first side.

Didn’t grab me. Guitars and music were quite good but I didn’t like the vocals. Not planning to listen again.

Another Johnny Cash album and another 5 stars! Never knew I was such a fan! His old man voice is so poignant and some of the covers to me now seem to be the quintessential versions. Touching and powerful. Tasteful use of Fiona Apple too!

Very famous album that I must admit to have never listened to before! I was a little disappointed given all the history and hype though. I can see where Polly Harvey drew inspiration from. Really enjoyed Free Money and Kimberly but not so much the rock and roll songs. Will probably come back to it though.

Never heard of this artist but really enjoyed the slightly Jamiroquai like first side. Then all the instrumentals let the album down.

Really liked the songs, instrumentation and musicianship but the album was let down for me by the weak vocals. Imagine with Robert Wyatt singing for instance.

Great debut album. Enough of a Talking Heads ‘sound’ without being too repetitive. Will definitely come back to this one.

Side one was great but fell away a bit for me on the second side. Ray Davies is a great songwriter but this album felt a little dated to me.

Released a week before I was born and still sounds innovative, fresh and exciting. If the songwriting, production, lyrics, vocals and harmonies weren’t enough for you, then there’s McCartney re-inventing rock bass playing on his new Rickenbacker. Every song apart from one is under 3 minutes and that’s all they needed. Girl still sounds spine tingling and Michelle sounds like it has always been there just waiting to be transported through McCartney’s brain. Can’t find enough superlatives for this masterpiece and there’s more and better to come from this ‘good little band’ as Paul is fond of saying. Easiest 5 stars so far!

Forgot how good this album is. No more cheeky Chappy Britpop (although I liked that too). Now time for Angst and songs about heroin. Great guitar work and vocals and all the tracks are strong.

Very nice album of reggae pop. Ketchy Shuby a highlight. Also learnt all the medicinal properties of the herb!

A bit disappointed. Lots of energy and ground breaking for 1972 but a bit of a drag to listen to the whole album. I need somebody is a standout though.

Nice collection of country songs. Good production and a sort of concept album. Don’t really like his voice though. Can imagine it better with a Nebraska era Bruce or even Jonny Cash.

Stunning debut album. A bit out of step with the trends in 1978 but every song is strong. Wonderful understated musicianship and vocals. A lot more varied than I remember it.

Interesting innovative music which I enjoyed for 2 or 3 tracks but a whole album was a bit of a stretch!

Enjoyed the music and samples but not the style of vocal delivery. Got better at the end with the Bouillabaisse section though - quite liked that.

Classic album that I’ve never heard before! Very Bowie influenced but I loved every track.

Iconic guitar sound and playing. 3 classic tracks and I enjoyed the rest (even the instrumentals!).

Hard rock doesn’t get much better than this and this album must have blown people away in 1969. I think I bought it about 10 years later. I could listen to John Bonham drumming all day. Add to this the fluid bass lines of JPJ and it’s one of the great rhythm sections. The guitar break on Whole Lotta love never gets old.

Couple of classics but struggled a bit with the more bluesy tracks. last 3 were crackers though.

Beautiful haunting voice and great interpretations of traditional folk songs. Particularly liked Donna Donna and John Riley.

A bit spoiled for me having to learn most of these songs to play in covers bands! Some great songs though even if a bit repetitive at times.

Great album of aggressive but melodic rock! Apart from the classic songs, all the other tracks were good.

Side 1 was a bit tooo ‘country’ for me. Enjoyed side 2 though. Great voice!

Never heard of this band but this is a great album. French Rammstein with a bit of Tom Waits thrown in. Very interesting samples and sounds. Looking forward to a second listen.

Why have I never heard this album before?! Loved it from start to finish. Some of the instrumentation sounds a bit dated but can’t argue about the quality of the song writing. Echoes of George Harrison on some tracks too.

Wow - I forgot how good this album is. Every song is a cracker and too many highlights to list. Colin Greenwood’s bass work is great throughout and what about the guitar on Just.

Very good jazz album I’m sure but I can’t listen to much jazz for that long!

Are Cream a bit overrated?! Starts with 2 classic if overplayed songs. The rest seem to be ok blues rock but not ground breaking for the time. Great rhythm section though.

Don’t think I like American ‘punk’ and I didn’t like this album!

Great album - every song like a ray of sunshine! The extended album version of Summer Breeze is much better than the single also.

Sublime, innovative music that rewards repeat listens. Bought it on release but need to listen more now. Great album.

I know it’s Miles Davis and I liked Kind of Blue but I found this album hard to get through. Just shows my ignorance but all the songs sounded the same. Won’t listen again.

Irresistible dance music that sounds a bit dated but still very enjoyable. The bass lines are amazing.

Classic Tom Waits - some tracks melancholic, some rocking, some just plain weird. Good stuff though. Preferred the up beat songs.

High energy and very Britpop influenced. All strong songs and vocals and very enjoyable!

Jordan the comeback is a favourite of mine so I was really looking forward to this album. All well crafted songs and good but not great. When love breaks down is a beautiful song though. The rest don’t quite live up to that.

A bit hit and miss but overall very good and it’s Neil Young so always something there worth listening to. Title track and Revolution Blues were standouts for me.

Wasn’t really looking forward to wading through more jazz but this was a big surprise. Some elements sounded a bit like Gershwin to me and there was so much going on with some dissonance which I enjoyed and tempo changes and weird stuff. Still sounded melodic though. Overall great album!

Must have been a very influential album and some great material. Some of it I found a bit ‘ dirgey’ and less melodic than later albums on first listen. On second listen though I’m sold!

Surprisingly mediocre, especially some of the ballads. Obviously Boogie on Reggae Woman is great and I enjoyed You haven’t done nothing and They will go when I go. Take or leave the rest.

Nick Cave lite with terrible lyrics. Some of the music was ok but I couldn’t get past the lyrics!

Great uplifting music especially the first 3 tracks. Fell away a bit on side too and Sex Machine was far too long. Overall very good though.

Had never heard of this artist before but what an amazing album. So much diversity and talent and even though it’s quite long, I listened again straight after the first time.

Great to hear this album again. Intense music of infatuated love and every song is strong! Loved the sparse arrangements and varieties of vocal styles. Was a great album 25 years ago and still sounds like it now.

Smooth classy soul. Great production and bass playing. Managed to turn a simple repetitive riff into an 11 minute classic!

What on earth was that I just listened to?! Actually quite enjoyed the noise - a bit hypnotic! Dracula Mountain was the best track.

Nice smooth r n b with intelligent lyrics and quite melodic. To my surprise I went back for a second listen to some of the tracks. They Say is a great track.

There’s a lot more to this album than penises the size of European monuments. A richly rewarding listen that is worth persevering with even if you don’t like the genre. Also worth listening the whole way through.

A lot more poppy than I was expecting. Some fine songs and great bass.

Classic album of dramatic heartfelt ballads. Each one unique and interesting in itself.

Fine album of angsty pop rock songs. Still enjoyed the big hits too. Maybe a bit long.

Nice album of multi-layered dreamy pop. Some of the vocals sounded like ABBA! One song tended to blend into another for me though. Enjoyed the second listen more especially when I realised I didn’t have to understand the lyrics! Very good album.

I know this is a very influential band and I was looking forward to my first Pixies album but a big disappointment. Didn’t enjoy it at all and not tempted for a second listen.

Had never heard of this artist before and was a bit worried about wading through such a long album. This is great though. Such good songs, vocals and instrumentation. I can see why it won the Mercury Prize. Will go back to this album and artist.

Great song titles(!) but not such great songs. Good filthy fun for a while but sounded like the same song repeated.

I don’t really like Christmas songs and this album did little to change this. Nice vocals and the wall of sound is iconic but not for me.

Easy 5 stars. Contains some of the greatest songs ever written. Masters of War is still sadly relevant and the imagery in Hard Rain is still harrowing. Some nice love songs and humour too!

Very familiar with the singles but never listened to the whole album before. There’s some great songs here but maybe a bit too long overall. Would have been better as a tight 10 or 11 tracks?!

Iconic sound and I like all the singles but a whole long album gets repetitive for me.

Classic metal album. Amazing musicianship and exciting music. Quite a variety of styles too.

My first Dandy Warhols album and what a pleasant surprise. Didn’t know what to expect but loved the guitar sounds, vibe and variety of the record. Looking forward to listening again!

Better than Surfer Rosa but I just don’t like the band and the vocals.

Great music and a ‘cinematic’ album. Culturally significant and I enjoyed listening to it. Not sure I would listen again though?!

Another great Cure album. Great production and songwriting. Really enjoyed the extended intros to all the songs. Will definitely come back to this one. Pictures of you was probably my favourite

Still as magical as when I first listened to my Dad’s well worn vinyl just a few years after release as a young child. Definitely a contender for the best album of all time. Best Beatles album? Good question! McCartney’s bass playing is worth listening to in itself apart from everything else.

Another Leonard Cohen album and better than the last, more recent one but still didn’t convert me. Just don’t like the vocal style and too many songs in 3/4 time!!

The short songs were great. Brilliantly played blues and iconic guitar sounds. The long songs were toooo long though. Not sure who would listen to the extended versions?!

My first Alice in Chains album and a pleasant surprise. A bit more metal than grunge and all solid songs. Very good album and great guitar and bass sound.

70s American soft rock at it’s finest! Classic album that still sounds good today.

At first I felt this was a bit monotonous Afro beat but it really grew on me and came back to re listen to a few tracks.

Stunning and sometimes slightly disturbing album that I bought when it was released. Such musical and lyrical depth and an album I need to spend more time with.

Sounds like the Fall without the sense of self deprecation and humour. Great driving bass lines though!

Yes it’s a classic album but I never bought it and wouldn’t choose to listen to the whole album. The hit songs everyone knows though and you can’t argue about the quality of songwriting and (over the top) performance!

My first Joni Mitchell album and I’m a little underwhelmed. I find her phrasing not so enjoyable although the voice itself is very nice.

Wonderful prog rock album that still sounds good today mostly due to David Gilmour’s guitar playing. I could listen to him all day!

Still love this album after so many years. Great songs and amazing and innovative guitar sounds. Some of the songs are a bit long but still enjoyed them all.

Nice groove and playing. I just keep hearing Papa was a Rolling Stone though!

Great punk album but their later material was much more interesting.

I enjoyed this much more than Yellow Brick Rd even though there was only one well known song. All good songs, well sung and played.

Haven’t heard this for ages. Nice smooth music with a good groove. Sounds a bit dated now but still good to listen to.

What a great album. Has aged very well. Every track is strong and actually makes me want to dance!!

First thought was - not another Neil Young album but this was very nice. Laid back vibe, great guitar and bass playing. Will come back to this one.

Enjoyed the big hits in a familiar, nostalgic way but the rest annoyed me. The vocal affectations and 80s production haven’t aged well.

Nice Americana/roots album. Everything is free was my favourite.

Very enjoyable trip hop album although sometimes I thought I was listening to EBTG!

Anthemic songs with poetic lyrics. Has lost none of its power or emotion over the years. Fantastic album.

I’m not a great U2 fan and have heard the singles too many times. However, as a complete album this a great piece of work.

Nice enough power pop. Don’t think I’d listen again though.

Not many jazz albums really appeal to me and this one didn’t either. Apart from Take Five which is a great track.

My first Mudhoney album and probably my last! Broken Hands was ok but I found the rest of the album a bit of a drudge.

I’m sure it’s great music and well played and sung but I just didn’t enjoy it!

Although I marginally prefer their debut this remains a classic of dark metal and also contains probably their most well known songs.

A lot more ‘commercial’ sounding than their first 2 albums and not as strong. Great album though and great guitar sound.

Worth listening to just for ‘my perfect cousin’ which I think is better than ‘teenage kicks’. This album is great fun and full of energy. A bit more depth and variety than their first album too.

Great songs, production and playing. Just not too keen on his voice.

Impossible to dissociate from the events around this release but this a moving and powerful record. Still making amazing innovative music to the end.

Really enjoyed this album especially the more blues influenced songs.

Almost the definition of a classic album but for good reason. Stairway is still a great track and the sheer musicianship shines through, especially John Bonham’s drumming.

First half is a cracker and up there with their best work but it falls away towards the end and overall is a bit too long. Would have made a great 10 track album.

First track was good but the rest dragged on a bit. Ok but wouldn’t listen again.

Have heard of the band but never listened to their music. This album rocks though. Really enjoyed the rockabilly style and tremolo guitars. Garbageman was my favourite track.

My first time listening to this famous album. I was expecting folk and flutes but got a very nice folk rock album with some great guitar work. Last 2 tracks were my favourites. Apparently though this isn’t Ian Anderson’s favourite Jethro album.

With his current mainstream fame, this almost felt like a caricature. However great fun to listen to and great musical and vocal delivery as long as you don’t take the lyrics too seriously!

Incredible drum and guitar sound. I prefer the variety of some of their later work but this is still a great debut album in this genre.

I bought this on release and have forgotten how good it is. Dark yet anthemic. Slightly creepy! Epic and a bit Bowie esque. Probably influenced by a great Pulp concert last week but 5 stars for me.

My first ELP album and a pleasant surprise. I was expecting boring prog rock but all the tracks rocked and I enjoyed the great musicianship. Will definitely listen again. Great cover too!

The best of the 3 Pixies albums I’ve heard but I still didn’t really like it that much and won’t be listening again.

Enjoyed this one. Powerful stuff and great rhythms and playing.

Bit of a depressing album and not in a good way. Enjoyed some of the rockier songs but lacked the charm of a VU record. Won’t listen again.

A bit too ambient for me but I enjoyed Time to get Wize.

Nice melodic quirky indie pop although I prefer The Boy With The Arab Strap. Title song is a standout.

An often overlooked Britpop classic. Great energy, humour and rock riffs.

Excellent debut and a few outstanding tracks such as Perfect Circle and Talk About The Passion. Great bass playing too. Always having to compare to their later great work though.

Might sound ok in a club but a difficult listen otherwise. Last 2 tracks were ok but the rest I found monotonous.

Might have worked with Mark E Smith on vocals but he wasn’t so it didn’t!

Only heard the single before but enjoyed the whole album although a bit repetitive in style

Interesting concept but I found the music a bit boring for such a long album.

Very famous album and story. Nice enough to listen to and well played and produced but a bit like background music for me.

Interesting change of style but a weird record that I didn’t really enjoy.

Nice prog rock. Really enjoyed the playing, especially Geddy Lee’s bass and the heavy guitar on Witch Hunt.

Really original synth pop and the first half/side is outstanding. Fell away a bit for me on the second side but I still had a repeat listen.

Starts with 3 late seventies classics and the rest is pretty good too. Moving In Stereo is a really good track. ? Inspiration for Supergrass.

My favourite NY album so far on the list. Apart from the well known, sublime tracks, the rest are almost as good. Great lyrics too. Will come back to this.

Exceptional album - great mix of old and new. Very interesting sounds and rhythms. Gets better with each listen.

Stunning album that rewards repeat listening. Innovative music and affecting vocals. Maybe her best work?

Nice enough but sounds very dated and that title track is toooo long!

Quite enjoyed this with its Prince and Stevie Wonder influences. A bit too long though and probably won’t listen again.

Actually prefer this to Green and the albums that preceded it. Their first more rock influenced album and great to hear the lyrics. Outstanding and particularly enjoyed the last 2 tracks!

Great album. Listened to it twice through. Very unique and eclectic. Some nice McCartneyesque vocals and a really nice vibe overall. Even enjoyed the instrumentals!

Never heard of this artist before but this is a stunning album. Beautiful sometimes funny and often poignant songs. Only let down by the lyrics which can be at times a bit facile and clumsy.

Nice enough indie rock with some good bass playing. Didn’t really like the vocals though and wasn’t tempted for a second listen.

Starts off with an all time classic that never gets old but fails to reach those heights again. Still a good album though.

Quite enjoyed this. Good backing tracks too. Even had a second listen!

Loved this album when it came out and love it now. Can’t pick out a favourite song - they are all as good as each other.

Really enjoyed this. Beautiful, atmospheric music and very innovative for its time. Sounds like classical music at times.

Nice enough electro pop with an early 10cc vibe in places. Nothing exceptional for me though.

What a debut! One of the great rock voices front of the mix from track 1. Able to communicate so many emotions- love, lust, anger, loneliness, desperation. Often all in one song. Side 1 is a lot of fun but side 2 is almost flawless. Lovers of Today may be their best ever track? Only downside was Space Invader?

Another very enjoyable Cure album. Shorter songs and quite accessible. Not a weak track on the record.

Lost track a bit of Björk’s work but this is a great album. Challenging at times and emotionally charged. Really enjoyed the orchestration working well with her voice. Rewards repeat listening.

Music was ok but I really didn’t like the vocals. There were a couple of tracks that sounded a bit early Costello but not enough to make me want to listen again.

Very interesting. Disc 1, I found almost unlistenable. Oversung, overproduced, overlong. Horrendous. 1 star. Disc 2 was a revelation. Wow can this lady really sing and write some great songs. 5 stars!

Very nice but very much of its genre. Great playing and great groove though.

I find The Doors a bit overrated. First and last tracks were really good but I could take or leave the rest.

The first album I ever bought in the mid 70s and to be honest I don’t think anything has bettered it since! A work of pure genius from start to finish and the songs just never get old. Easy 5 stars!

Similar to my last Aretha experience. Great songs beautifully sung and Natural Woman is a classic but I wouldn’t choose to listen again.

My first Lorde album and a bit of a disappointment. I enjoyed the 2 piano songs - Liability and Writer in The Dark. However I found the rest quite overproduced and not making the most of her voice.

Very nice Americana from a band I only knew from their work with Billy Bragg. Will listen again and I think it will grow on me. Jesus etc was my favourite on first listen.

Nice smooth music. Well played and sung. I preferred the variety of Superfly but this is a good album too.

Very influential band and sound of course but this album sounds quite dated and samey to me now.

Impressive and ambitious debut which sometimes reaches great heights. Bought it on release and good to listen again. Catch the Sun is probably my favourite track but the whole album is good.

I was looking forward to this but came away disappointed. Found it slightly annoying and repetitive. Won’t listen again.

Really enjoyed the first 2 funky tracks but the last 2 were too ‘jazzy’ for me.

Never really got into Tom Petty and this album hasn’t changed that unfortunately although American Girl is a very good track.

Beautiful evocative music and vocals. Not really a style of music I would choose to listen to but I enjoyed this (apart from the duet with the child!).

Really enjoyed the vocal tracks. The instrumentals were a bit too ambient for me but enjoyable too. Very good album.

Wonderful album full of energy and emotion and really benefits from Elvis Costello’s ‘Hands off’ production.

Classic album full of great lyrics, guitar work and bass playing. There is a light… is a particularly good song.

Started off just appreciating but ended up enjoying! Although not a real jazz fan, this is obviously a classic album.

Very good ambient/techno album which would have been great in a festival tent but good to listen to in the car. Kein Trink Wasser war eine Überraschung!

What a voice and such influential songs. Essential listening.

Not as consistently brilliant as Are You Experienced but some great tracks. Didn’t enjoy the psychedelic stuff so much. Could have made an amazing single album.

Without Elvis and Lonnie Donnegan, no Beatles and no rock music. Like Little Richard, essential listening.

Nice enough but a bit too MOR for me. Turn Me On was a very good track.

What a weird but strangely entertaining album. Played it twice straight through. Reminded me of The Jurassic 5.

What a great album. Just saw it played live too. British rap opera full of humour and emotion.

I was thinking of skipping when I saw this is a 3 hr box set but I really enjoyed it from the start and finished the whole thing. Despite the (sometimes) corny rhymes, the songwriting is top class (as would be expected) and the vocal performances effortless and perfect. Beautiful, comforting music.

Good solid guitar rock album with nice bass playing too. Surprisingly melodic. Sounds very eighties.

Stunning album. So many layers and so much depth to the music and lyrics. Like his second album it rewards repeat listening and listening the album as a whole.

Wow this is low fi! Difficult listen given the familiarity and quality of Nick Cave’s later work. Several Sins is really good but the rest was a bit of an ordeal!

Another very solid and enjoyable album from CCR. Good Golly Miss Molly was surprisingly good too.

Really enjoyed this - especially Desafinado. Great playing and wonderful sax tone from Stan Getz.

Half of the tracks are classics and the rest are not far behind. Great album!

A couple more classic songs but I didn’t enjoy the long ballads so much inbetween. Innervisions is much better!

Very familiar with Celebrity Skin but this was just as good and a bit more raw. Asking For It was a standout.

Took a second listen but I really enjoyed this in the end. Best tracks Wake Up and In The Backseat

Apart from the 2 big hits, I found this a frustrating and unrewarding album. Quite dated and weird (not in a good way!). Maybe the worst version of God Bless The Child I have ever heard?!

Entertaining album and a lot more Guitar oriented than I was expecting. A bit repetitive sometimes though and the last track went a bit too far! Great lead guitar playing on the opening track.

An interesting historical document but not the energy I was expecting and I don’t think I would listen again.

Haven’t listened to XTC for a while but this is a very good album that gets better with repeat listening. The concept seems to hang together well and all songs are strong.

At first a bit repetitive but got into it after a while. A bit too long but overall good. Title track and Acknowledge… were best tracks for me.

My first Grateful Dead album and a very enjoyable listen (apart from feedback track!). Less psychedelic than I was expecting and a bit more bluesy.

Nice sound and bass playing. Don’t particularly enjoy the voice but strong songs. Likely a very influential album.

Very nice smooth soul. Beautifully sung and has aged well.

Fast and furious. Great energy and song selection for this album. Outstanding live album.

Amazing album. Such complex compositions but an over arching sense of melody. Until those dissonant piano chords…

Bad album for me. Didn’t enjoy this - very non descript.

Never listened to a whole album by the Offspring before and I thought it would grate after a while. Although a bit samey I really enjoyed this album and the non stop energy.

Nice album but very eighties sounding. The falsetto Bowie-esque vocals started to grate a little after a while but overall a good listen.

Wasn’t looking forward to this but what a great album. Quite funky for its genre and intelligent and sometimes humourous lyrics. Enjoyed the slightly cheesy vibe and eighties samples. Listened twice and will come back to it.

Didn’t enjoy this as much as the debut album. Found it a bit repetitive although good groove and rhythm section. Stay Hungry was very good.

Never heard of this group before but very nice music. Reminds me of the Beta Band. Have been listening on repeat all week. Great album.

Undoubtedly one of the all time great voices but I do find the big band arrangements a bit tedious after a while. Some corny rhymes aswell! I wonder what he would have sounded like with a stripped back band/arrangements?!!

They have written some of the best songs of all time (which I love) but I still struggle to enjoy a whole album. Much of this sounds like a (very good) long jam, almost a live album.

I like the music and humourous lyrics but the vocal delivery grates after a while. The two tracks with real guitar (Slayer apparently) are highlights.

Bought this album in the 70s and it still sounds good. So laid back! Nice playing and understated but effective vocals.

Strange, aggressive but very melodic music but somehow compelling. Knew about the album but never listened before. Outstanding.

Stunning album. Very accessible though for early Bowie and very Beatles influenced (Martha my Dear, Lady Madonna). Also contains at least 2 of the best songs ever written. Nice bass playing too!

Back when Coldplay were an interesting new Indie band! Bought the CD at the time and this is still a fine record. Maybe a bit samey but really not a bad song on the album. At this stage, my favourite Coldplay album.

Really works as a concept album about lost love! Preferred the arrangements to swingin lovers. Very enjoyable although a lot of the songs sound the same.