1001 Albums Summary

Really nice this. Just lacking one or two more bangers. Sure I already reviewed this.

Meh

Some reasonable tracks, but this just isn't for me.

Good solid Bowie stuff. Lacking a few more hits but some sleepers on there.

Close to a 4, but the last song and the Dylan pisstake mark it down. 3.5.

A collection of hits to start the album before meandering into mediocrity.

Weird country rock stuff. No thanks

Listenable in the gym but wouldn't listen to it in any other context. Probably a 2.5.

Surprised that I quite enjoyed this. Quite a bit of variety on there. The last song really dragged though.

Very pleasant listen. Good voice, nice music, but a bit backgroundy. Over 3 hours is taking the piss. 3.5 would've fair as there are contexts in which I'd listen to this again.

Very meh. Vocals too low/mumbled to make out the lyrics.

Good stuff. Was going to go 3.5, but a strong finish to the album. Behind Blue Eyes is a great song and a nice change of pace.

Was OK, expected a bit more.

Congratulations Eric, you can play the guitar.

It's ok, voice is a bit too gravely for me. Preferred the album with the band I got last week.

Strange album this. Lyrics seem totally out of place for the style of music. But I quite enjoyed it. Not sure if 2.5 or 3?

Good stuff. Few tracks miss the mark, but overall it's pretty solid.

Managed 2 tracks. As obvious a 1 star as you're likely to get.

Fuck off.

Pretty good pre-punk kinda sound. Borderline 3.5/4.

What the duck is this shite.

Much better album than Self Titled. A bit of guitar wankery, but some interesting stuff going on musically.

Better than I would have expected.

Wasn't bad. But of variety on there, but also a bit of inconsistency as well.

Decent this. Bit too one paced to be anything above a 3 though.

The first beneficiary on the rounding up system. Musically very good. Lyrically a bit all over the place, and I'm not a big fan of Ray Davies' patriotism/nationalism.

Fuck off Sting.

Basically the same as Harness. It's close to be something I would like, without being something I like. A generous 3.

There are a few songs that I'd give a 4, but not enough of them.

The second half of the album was pretty good. The first was just jazzy high notes on repeat. Pretty annoying.

Listened to - whilst trying to feel up the Mrs on the back in of a plane, drunk at 10am. Sound - Ideal for a live album. Good energy, quite short, and no guff between songs that you often get on live albums. Live albums are cheating a bit, as they should basically be a greatest hits up to that point, but loads of bands sounds shite on live albums. Motorhead are metal for punks. Short, sharp, songs, with guitar wankery, generally, capped at about 10 seconds. Relisten - Very likely.

Listened to - on the plane. Sound - Musically it's pretty interesting. Which is more than you can say for most hip-hop/rap. Lyrically it's all over the place.

Listened to - at the airport waiting to board. Sound - about what I expected it's borderline 3/4. Going with a 4, because I think it'd be better on second listen, but it's definitely a beneficiary of the grading up system.

It's not musically unpleasant, but it sounds pretty thin. A lack of lyrics is going to be a big issue for me too.

It's alright. Nothing special. A 5/10.

Pretty good listen this. Some of the lyrics feel a bit dated, or maybe it's just that I'm old. Some of the songs sound a little too similar too, but overall enjoyable.

It's OK.

Speaking of dated.

I dunno, 2? 3? Didn't enjoy it, but it isn't complete shit.

Should have stick to the shorter version. Half this thing wasn't even Johnny Cash.

Gone with a 4, felt the album finished fairly strongly. It's a 7/0 for me though.

It's OK.

Shite.

Did exactly the same as Harness.

Seemed OK, if unspectacular.

First 5. About half of the songs on this I really like. The rest range from OK to good. Nothing I'd immediately want to skip.

It's really good, but few too many songs miss the mark for a 5.

A collection of sound effects.

Fun album. I've given 3s to better stuff, but such is my new grading system.

It was OK.

Better than I expected, but won't listen again.

Not his best work, but a decent album.

Pretty good.

There's a lot more variety here than I was expecting. Didn't like most of it though.

Harness is right. It all sounds the same.

It's ok. Good for what it is I suppose.

Listened to Billy Bragg's Back to Basics instead. Banger.

Quite an interesting start to the album. Glad I listened to it with headphones. No way that song gets made today, even though the message seems to be anti-racist. Overall it was OK. Not something I'd necessarily go looking for, but wouldn't turn off (Rednecks - if in company aside).

My first girlfriend was really into this album. Not listened to it in 20 years. Like it more now than I did then.

On pure enjoyability, it's probably a low 4, but the best songs on the album aren't Beatles songs, and they're generally worse than the original.

Worse than I remember. Can barely hear the guitar om half the songs.

Same same. Nice music, not massively keen on the lyrics/theme.

Pleasant enough in the right context I suppose, but very samey, and the gym was not the right context.

It's ok for what it is. 3 feels quite generous though.

It's not terrible, not great. Expected a little better tbh.

This is probably a 4 after furthing listenings, but it's a 3 after 1 listen. Probably will listen again and enjoy it more.

The album picked up a bit, but a lot of it is very formulaic. Low 3.

Some nostalgia here. Probably not listened to it since I was about 14. The lyrics are all over the fucking place. Almost every song is about him taking crack or smack, until the song where he says he's doesn't so smack or crack. Before rapping about shooting up in the very next song.

It's ok.

Way too angsty. The lyrics are pure aimed at teenage boys. Which is a bit gay.

It's pleasant and boring in equal measures. Probably enjoy an individual song, but an album of it is way too much.

Good solid Bowie stuff this.

It's OK. Not enough variety though.

Quality from start to finish.

Low 4.

The whole album felt like it was building to something that never arrived.

It's just about a 3. Might be getting the benefit of the doubt for just being as shit as expected. It's all a bit bland though.

Had this album on my individual one before I packed that in. It's good, not as good as Paranoid, but decent. The fact I've bothered to listen to it again is a pretty positive sign. Gave it a 3 last time, will go with a 4 on the new ranking system. It's about a 7/10

So so samey.

It's just OK.

No more instrumental stuff please.

Not as "punk" as some of their stuff. Not bad, but not their best IMO.

Yeah, pretty good this.

Almost a 4.

New policy. All instrumental stuff is getting 1 star. Fundamentally, it's not what I listen to music for.

Boring.

It's actually OK

It was a lot less U2 than the other U2 album we had, and that's obviously a good thing.

Very ropey start, picked up a bit, still quite poor. A low 3.

A good, solid 4. Nebraska is a better album and I'm not sure that's a 5.

Mostly just inoffensive. 1 or 2 songs were OK.

Not sure if it's just surpassing some very low expectations. Art rock sounds like a proper wanky pretentious concept. I actually didn't mind this though. 5/10.

Worst of the 3 so far. Still not bad.

Can't fault it for variety. There's a bit of everything on here. Listening to the first song I thought fuck me, I had no idea Van Morrison made country music. Other than that song, apparently he didn't. Overall, didn't love or hate it. Couple of songs were pretty decent.

It's. 2.5 rounded up. It would be rounded down if it wasn't so short.

It's good, but very samey.

I did, it was shit.

It's not bad, but nothing jumped out enough to rate it higher. Possibly better on relistens, but who's got time for that?

Wanted to give this a 5, and I thought I would, but Rotten's voice grates on me more than I remember.

Not sure whether to go 2 or 3. It isn't terrible but there's no chance I'll listen to this again.

Great album.

With Harness in this. Even the instrumental track wasn't enough to drag it down. Couple of songs I wasn't massively keen on, but too many hits to not be a 5.

Meh.

Agree with Harness again. The first few songs were pretty good. A bit of variety but it meanders into pleasant but unnoteworthiness.

The punkier stuff on here is decent. He doesn't have the voice for the slower stuff though.

He's a boring weird try hard.

It's a 3.5 rounded up. It's a pretty silly album. I think further listens would probably lower the score for me, but it was sort of fun as a one off.

Liked this more than I expected. 3.5. Feels too weak for a 4, but there we are.

Not bad, not great.

No

Don't know why I expected this not to be shit.

Suffers from too much hype.

Bit too long. Very pleasant listen though.

Gangster rap is not for me.

Not much of a Kate Bush fan it seems.

Thought the previous VM album was better. Perhaps should have given that a 4. Whatever.

Not on Spotify, can't be fucked searching for it. Where has the did not listen option gone?

Pretty mixed bag. Some songs worthy of a 4, but overall I think 3 is fair.

Heard it said that a man's favourite word is his own name. That's certainly true of Fatboy Slim.

It's decent enough.

I gave it 15 minutes. Fuck off.

Boring.

Better than the first Willie album.

Music for angsty teenagers.

Agree with the others. It's decent, but not a 4.

It's ok, nothing special. Too much distortion.

It's between a 3 and a 4. More a 3.

Boring.

It just is.

Boring.

An obvious 3.

Feels like something I'd like more on relistens.

This is pretty good.

It's ok. I don't really like U2.

There are worse bands to do an impression of. It's a 2.5 rounded up.

Pleasant, but just sort of nothing.

1 or 2 OK tracks, but mostly shit.

Pretty average.

Pretty mixed album. Great in places, average in others. 4 seems fair.

Pleasant enough as background, but nothing more. 2.5

Might have been a 3 if I could understand it.

It's OK, not particularly enjoyable to me.

Found it a bit boring.

Exceptionally bland. Rarely noticed when one song ended and the next started.

The album grew on me.

Boring as absolute fuck.

Pretty average

It's OK.

Musically a 4, lyrically a 2 at best. I'll go with a low 3.

Not as gay as expected.

Punkier than I expected.

Good album. Couple of songs I didn't like.

Didn't mind it at the start, but the sound was quite repetitive.

3.5 rounded up.

There are bits that are ok, but this isn't good.

Pleasant enough, but a bit boring.

Musically it's Oak, but I can't abide all the shitty talking over it.

Quite enjoyed that.

Not for me Clive.

Nice funk-soul mix that. Enjoyed.

"You don't need to listen to that one, trust me."

It's OK. Presumably original at the time. But meh.

Been a while since I've had an album I was already familiar with. Good stuff.

Debated a 1, nothing good about this at all, but it's not quite offensive enough.

OK. Bit boring and repetitive.

It's pretty middle of the road.

Paul isn't happy either

Just don't really get Oasis. It's OK, but nothing special.

Don't hate this. Won't be listening again though. 5/10 so rounds up.

Decent. But nothing special.

It's a low 3, borderline 2. Feel she has some talent, but there's way too much bullshit going on here.

Low 3 musically, but I can't stand the singers voice.

Not sure if I enjoyed that or not. Pretty strange artist/album.

4.5 rounded up. Lot of hits on here. Not much of a dip in quality on the other songs.

A fucking drun solo track? Get to fuck.

Tough to score this. It's not really my kind of music, but it was good paired with a gym session. Probably worth a 4 in that context, but I can't see me listening to it again in any other context. I'll go with a 3.5 rounded up.

Enough hits on here for a 3.5, so rounding up.

Miles better than the last Nick Cave offering. Probably a 3.5.

Would have been a low 3, but 93 minutes of it can fuck off.

I'd call it a piece of shit, but I've definitely made more melodic sounds when taking a shit.

The first song was really good. The rest of the album was OK.

Inoffensive, but a bit bland.

Lyrics were dogshit in places. Musically it's OK in places, and annoying on other places.

Pretty much the same as Harness. Feels like something I could enjoy more, but it's a 3 on 1 listen.

Enjoyed freewheeling more than this. Still, probably a 4.5.

Unsure between a 3 and a 3.5 so going to round down. It's enjoyable, but they have better albums than this.

It's not bad musically, but I'm a lyrics man.

Quite poor that.

It's just alright.

Started fairly well, but didn't really like the second half of the album. Would probably enjoy a greatest hits/selected songlist.

It's OK. Probably better on re-listen, but nothing especially caught be here.

One of my favourite albums.

Judas

It was fine for the gym, but nah.

It would be interesting to compare pre and post death reviews of this album. It's not very good though is it?

We're so hard. We've got massive guns. We fuck all the bitches. Tiresome.

Not sure what to make of that. Didn't hate it, didn't really like it. Will go 2.5 rounded up.

Very pleasant.

Coldplay being Coldplay.

It's OK. Too long, not my favourite style of music, but not actually bad.

It's pretty odd, but I quite liked it.

A couple of songs on there I quite liked, but probably not enough for 3.5.

Probably should have given Nevermind a 4 in hindsight.

Bit boring.

Strange choice of Maiden albums. OK, but no real hits.

Probably better on relisten, but not sure I've got the motivation to listen again.

Doesn't deserve bricking.

Meh.

Absolutely loved this as a kid. Very strong start to the album, but it meanders to a bit of a stop. Some of the lyrics I enjoyed as a 15 year old don't resonate now.

Was intended for this, not the Nick Cave album. Absolutely loved this as a kid. Very strong start to the album, but it meanders to a bit of a stop. Some of the lyrics I enjoyed as a 15 year old don't resonate now.

Dithered between a 3 and a 4. Decided on a low 4, but it's borderline.

Not good

It's OK, I prefer them unplugged, but some poor songs on here.

It's OK.

Pleasant, but very samey.

Low 4 for me.

It's OK. Bit all over the place.

Don't like his voice.

A 3.5 roundes up.

Inoffensive, but not very good.

Found that very boring.

It was ok

Don't get them at all.

It's OK, good in places.

The recording quality takes away from what might otherwise be a 4.

Is that even music? I'm only halfway through, and Harness reckons it's going to get worse. FML.

Boring.

It is not OK.

Not for me.

Not the same without hallucinogens. Still an easy 5.

Was OK.

Load of shit.

Pretty nothing album.

Wasn't bad

Bland and inoffensive.

2.5 rounded up. Didn't think much of that.

Can only think that the sex and drugs talk was controversial for the times. Musically it's crap.

Fine

Not impressed. Expected this to be better. I'll go with a low 3.

Better.

Few songs on here that I really liked.

Pretty bland.

Could understand liking this if you speak French.

Not bad.

Didn't mind it.

Not terrible, but very samey.

A bit all over the place.

A low 4.

Pretty good for what it is.

It's OK.

Bit pastiche. But OK

Anti-music.

It's probably a 3, but I came after elevator music, so gets bumped up.

Just don't get it.

Very dull.

Never got going.

Did not enjoy.

3.5 rounded up for being so short.

It's not bad.

Not bad.

It was fine.

Mostly fine, but I'm ranking it down due to the instrumental track.

No thanks.

Debated a 4, but finishing on an instrumental swayed me.

No way am I finishing this.

"Well, sometimes it's better not to say anything at all." - Should learn to practice what you preach Nick. Pure self-indulgent toss.

Not really a fan.

Thought it was OK. Some of the lyrics were a bit shit. But rounded up to a 3 for the use of the word rascal.

Wow, that was dull.

Better than expected.

Much better than previous efforts, but still inconsistent.

Just about enough for a 4. Don't like the way the vocal are recorded.