Not super into reggae in general but it was fine. Listenable and all.
Great folky sounds. Probably too depressed to really take it in properly
Man out of time. But solid outing in terms of what I would expect a post rock and roll Elvis album to sound like
It’s just jazz, if that’s your thing
Pretty good. Makes me want to listen to more Cohen
Man, it goes on far too long. Even more misogynistic than I remembered
McCartney writing hits. Some fun songs but a lot of granny music
Absolute classic of my teenage years. Probably Pavement’s best record in my book.
Interesting harmonies and a couple of neat studio tricks. Otherwise exactly what you’d picture from a beach boys record
Pretty cool, but the production is too smooth. Irons out any life it could have. I don’t remember, maybe that’s the point
Pretty much as I remember it but which the benefit of being twenty something years older I can see how juvenile the whole thing is. Well put together but ultimately nothing to say
Great record. Mix of country/ folk/ space sounds
Awesome record, first time I’d listened to it and it’s exactly what you would think it would be in the best possibly way
Pretty good record, production is a good example of post ill communication hip hop. I dug it more than I thought I would.
I want to like this album more than I do. I think there’s a basic level on which Prince operates that doesn’t work for me somehow. The mix is terrible. Ah well
Not my thing. The dude with the deep voice always sounds like he’s going to say “rubber baby buggy bumpers.”
I would have enjoyed this more if I’d not listened to the Kick Inside by Kate Bush recently. Good record but impossible to review on its own merits
Really enjoyed this. Beautiful vocal melodies. The nuclear powered snare drum took a little to get used to but otherwise great
I find this sort of stuff soulless and forgettable. But, you know, different strokes for different folks and all.
Cruisy lowkey groove for a Monday. The best song is the most well known but otherwise nice and relaxed
Picture a Metallica album, that’s And Justice for All. Well played, gets samey after a while. One is a still a tune though
This was perfect. Right on the line of insane and danceable.
Seriously what an album. Iggy at his peak, Bowie at his peak. Goddamn it, so alive and perfect
Not as fun as the title track suggests. Pretty cool record though, fun grooves but as with all prog bands has a tendency to drag after a while
There’s nothing about this album that can be said that hasn’t been said before. It’s a masterpiece of sixties pop and well worth your time. Every time another McCartney song has you wondering if the whole record is going to be this twee Lennon arrives with something perfect
Reeling in the years is a tune, the rest of it was fairly nondescript
Super solid record with some absolute classics on it.
I’ll have to give this another spin in the morning. It sounds like the kind of record I’d actually like to sit down and listen to free of distractions
I’ve listened to some other Kate Bush before, and it feels like this is the album that a lot of her reputation from when I was a kid comes from. It’s ok, but not as good as some of her other work. You can see the massive influence this one had on Tori Amos and the swine Amanda Palmer. Also her Australian accent on the song The Dreaming might be considered a hate crime
Absolute classic of my youth. We’re not supposed to and strange ones are go tos here outside of the singles.
This is one of those records I’d heard the single off of a million times, absolutely loved, and yet never listened to the album. It’s ok, but not as good as “Dreaming of you” would suggest
This album is firmly of an era, and unfortunately it’s a horrible era. Terrible sounds, awful mix, boring yacht rock grooves.
What an album! Several greatest hits tracks on here. Part of the second great run of the Stones. Get amongst it
Great groovy record for a Friday afternoon. I know this isn’t anything that hasn’t been said before but even outside of the power of her voice, the smoothness of it is incredible
I don’t think I’d ever listened to a full Michael Jackson record before. Couple of all timer songs on here too. Maybe not my favourite genre or anything but the sheer confidence of this record is so impressive
Solid record which you can hear the influence on everything else it had. Sounds dated now but that’s due to everything else ripping it off
Peak Sabbath. The fourth record in their unimpeachable five album run it’s a perfect distillation of once they’d settled into being stars and started hovering up all the coke in the world, but hadn’t let any of that destroy them yet. Supernaut is a phenomenon
The first album on this list to actually make me angry I had to listen to it. Absolute dreck
Maybe I don’t have the context as to why this is seen as so groundbreaking but it did nothing for me.
Nice record, really soothing and pretty
It was fine. I dunno, left me cold
This was pretty cool, very smooth. Undoubtedly a record that is supposed to be listened to at night. I wonder what drugs it was written with in mind? Certainly not a takeaway coffee on your morning commute
Very tough, of the times and all. The last track particularly was groovy as balls
Obviously this is regarded as some of the greatest jazz ever but I just can’t do it I’m afraid
One of my all time favourite records.
I really enjoyed this. I’ve not listened to a lot of ENO so I was expecting this early album to be a lot more glam but it’s already moving on from it. Grouse stuff
Such a great record. Teenage werewolf is an all time classice
Tom Waits is one of those artists that I feel like I should know more of their work just don’t. After listening to this I’m just going to continue on thinking that I should definitely listen to more of his work one day. In the future.
I’m going to give this four stars for the title alone. The music is fine, sort of that big bandy stuff you’d hear in the background of bewitched
I’ve enjoyed this album in the past but it just annoyed me today. It’s so wordy and for some reason that’s an issue today. Anyway
Some real tunes on here. The problem with it for me, and it’s not unusual of albums of the era is that it just goes on too long.
Muse are never quite as good as I want them to be. This is probably their best record too. Knights of Cydonia is a tune though
Look, very exciting when it came out but it’s lost a lot of its punch over the years
A fun and smooth way to start the day. Not really my thing but I quite enjoyed myself. Excellent musicianship
Hell of an album. One man’s quest to make the perfect record. He just about does it too.
Some nice stuff on here but man it dragged
Very nice, obviously his voice isn’t what it once was, but great work nevertheless
My first DNF. It’s not on Spotify, and dear lord it was not worth the extra effort to listen on YouTube. It’s rare that an artist or group lives up to its reputation but this is an incredible exhibition of complaining over middle of the road jangly guitars. Blergh
I do the love Buzzcocks. This is a little rougher than their later stuff yet so perfect as power pop
Ahh the darkness, man this record is not great. Too unfunny to be parody, too contrived to be sincere. Boo.
To be honest it barely registered with me. Maybe I’ll give it a spin another day
Good times, fairly standard of what you’d expect
I’ve been avoiding this album for years because I had a bad first impression of it back in the day. Surprisingly brilliant. Maybe I just had to grow up a bit to appreciate it
Obviously a classic but had started getting a little too bluesy for mine.
Dour, sparse, boring. Maybe this was pop music in 2013 but it hasn’t aged well. Stripped of context it’s just dull
It was alright. Nothing to write home about
Musically beautiful, a little too “artsy” for the morning commute but it was quite nice
Incredible debut. This and the next album are classics
Nice for a morning coffee
Alright I guess. None of the energy of their debut and awful 80s production.
Overwrought garbage, which I suppose is what people like about it. I don’t think it’s even well put together though.
I haven’t heard this record since I was a kid. A lot weirder than I remembered. Hurts the album a bit that Bohemian Rhapsody is so over played as it takes away the highlight
Nice vibe for a Tuesday morn.
Really not my thing, from the mix to the singer’s voice
Cracking album. Not at all what I expected
DNF, just couldn’t do it.
It was pretty good. The keyboard can sound so dinky on this record
Grouse grooves, surprising covers
Yes get so much better than this, and also so much worse. It’s fine
Man, Lennon particularly was on fire here
This was pretty good. Not as good as Amenisac but here we are
Unfortunately this record made literally no impact on me at all. I’m writing this an hour after it finished and I can’t even remember what it sounded like
With the singles from this album it’s basically a classic of the genre. But the remaining songs sound very much like an afterthought. When it works it works, but otherwise extremely forgettable
Boring, overwrought 50s pastiche baloney
Great record, always been a fan
Pretty fun. Great players
One of my least favourite genres, overproduced goth.
You know what? As classic as this is I just don’t think I like guitar god music
This is great. Perfectly moody
Man I love deep purple. Best line up
Sounds exactly like you’d think a Randy Newman album would. Your enjoyment is based solely on what you think of that sentence
Swamp voodoo boogie shit all over the place here. Fun stuff
I remember thinking this record was dull when it came out and man, I wasn’t wrong. Outside of the singles is just warmed over pop music.
Excellent and moody record. You can hear exactly where Josh Homme got influenced for the back half of his career
A wonderfully weird pop record. Octopus is a classic
I think this record has the same issue with it now as when I originally heard it back in the day, it’s just too long. There’s some real highlights but it gets bogged down
Hard work getting into a live album of a band you’re not super into. Rocking and all but here we are
I’m afraid this wasn’t for me, I’m sure everyone involved will be crushed
You can definitely see where she’s going musically here. Not as good as back to black but good nonetheless
All time classic. Lennon is on fire, and Michelle is one of McCartney’s best
I’d always meant to listen to this and now I have. Not as good as the first four albums but a great record in its own right
I’d always heard about this record featuring African sounds quite prominently however I didn’t realise how little he does with them. Like it’s just standard Paul Simon songs with some bongos.
I’d always meant to listen to Arcade Fire. I think I might have seen them at some stage. It was alright
Not my scene really. Well made and all
Middle of the road garbage that just doesn’t stop. The song Tusk is great and that’s it
Man, I’m sure this is great but it just doesn’t tick any boxes for me.
Lovely, melancholy way to start a day
Cracking rock and roll album
This was fun, a twist on some western hits
Truly awful. Boring, slow to the point of dragging, no energy to even sustain the vibe they’re going for
Classic of the era. Mostly holds up but it was explosive when it came out
What can you say, the start of the next wave of rock and a view into what they’ll do going forward. Not perfect but they get there
I’m not a jazz fan and so I can’t judge this on any real level of expertise, but shockingly I couldn’t get into this. I quite like instrumentals, but nothing here grabbed me
It’s alright, Pink Floyd leave me a bit cold in the main. Couple of tunes that are great. Otherwise just kicks along
Second best Lennon solo record. Oh yoko and Gimme some true being highlights
Surprisingly good record. I remember when it came out and it was massive, but I never listened to it. Could do without the rambling sections but otherwise cracking
I’d never actually listened to this and it’s surprising how much better the rest of the record is over rock lobster, and I don’t even mind rock lobster.
Man, I wish the smashing pumpkins worked for me just a little more. This is the their best album in my opinion and the singles are incredible. There’s just something not quite bang on about the album tracks. Thankfully shorter than Melancholy and the infinite sadness though
Pretty unmemorable. Like it literally finished ten minutes ago and I couldn’t tell you anything about it
Yeah, I’m sure this is good if it’s on the list but it did nothing for me
Classic of the era. It was hard to believe that they were going to top white blood cells and yet here we are
Janey’s got a gun is such a weird song. They clearly NEEDED a hit and they just throw everything at it.
Always wanted to listen to more Mudhoney. Fairly disappointed by the result. Fairly standard album
Nothing really memorable here.
The highs on this album are so high, and then the rest is fairly middling. Great drum sound though
What an amazing album. Great tunes, production is perfect
Such a brilliant album, shame he didn’t do more like this
I’ve tried over the years to figure out why these guys don’t really do it for me and I’ve never been able to quite put my finger on it. Listening to this I think it’s maybe that I’ve heard other bands do what they do better than this. A lot of this album is somewhat reminiscent of Supergrass’ first album but not as catchy or immediate.
Good record but one of their more meandering efforts
Not catchy enough to be good, not metal enough to go hard. Just a dirgy middle ground
While not a huge RHCP fan this record reminded me of what I liked about them back in the day. A lot more fun than later offerings, and it sounds like a million bucks
I listen to a lot of these records while I’m working. Sometimes it really drags me away and sometimes it’s so low key I don’t even notice them. It’s not this records fault but I just don’t remember it at all
I remember a pal bringing this record to a party after we’d heard fire starter and everyone being thoroughly disappointed that it wasn’t on there. In fact outside of a copy of singles it just proper dance music. It’s very solidly done but nothing in the way of tunes if that’s what you’re looking for
I do enjoy bossa nova. Just a cruisey way to start the day
Fun record. The dictators are one of the better punk bands of the era
I don’t know why, but XTC just don’t work for me. Like so great songs, but I think in general it’s just the singer’s voice
I don’t mind a bit of ole Frank. This is a more down beat record than some, but perfect for an evening
Really great grooves and playing. Strong voice but there’s something about the tone that doesn’t quite work for me on some of the songs.
True classic. The first side and a fair bit of the second are unimpeachable classics. European son goes on a bit but I think we can forgive that
Great pop record, I think I’ve heard it too much for it to still knock my socks off but an incredible example of the psychedelic era
Wasn’t as interesting as I’d hoped, sort of a watered down suicide.
I really love the who. Everything that makes them great is already apparent here, but unrefined
The highs of this record are high indeed, but there’s a little too much blues noodling. Riders on the storm is still phenomenal
I missed trip hop the first time around and I’m loving these albums as they come up
Pretty fine folk rock sort of thing. Too many guitars make all the songs fairly busy. It was alright, nothing you can’t hear better versions of elsewhere, but there’s certainly worse out there
