Jul 08 2025
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
This Is a Call is such a great album opener.
I think it's easy to rag on Foo Fighters for becoming such a formulaic arena rock band over the years, but that first 10 years was, mostly, very good. I came to this album late as was a little too young at release but with the wider context of knowing where Dave was and what he had experienced I think this is a really great little solo project. Not sure many would have predicted it growing into the biggest rock band in the world.
3
Jul 09 2025
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
I knew more of this than I thought. It was better than I expected, usually thinking of Thin Lizzy as a bit dad-rock. Dragged a bit through the back half.
3
Jul 10 2025
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Am I putting this at a four? Maybe......... It's not my favourite Led Zeppelin album but I really enjoyed it and Kashmir elevates anything. Fuck it, FOUR STARS!
4
Jul 11 2025
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Fantastic. Energetic. Unique. Just bloody brilliant.
5
Jul 14 2025
Rio
Duran Duran
Hmmmm. I liked what I knew already, the rest didn't do a ton for me. A bit samey in places.
2
Jul 15 2025
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
I struggled with this. Prog is not my thing at all and I didn't really particularly enjoy anything here.
1
Jul 16 2025
Amnesiac
Radiohead
I am putting this at a four as I enjoyed it without ever really getting hooked. I do plan to return to this though and I feel like it's an album that is likely to grow on me more over time.
3
Jul 17 2025
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Just not my thing. I got through the album but nothing really grabbed me.
1
Jul 18 2025
Kenya
Machito
Never heard of the songs, the album or the artist. Not a genre I am really familiar with either, but I loved this. Enough so that I listened to it four times and then left spotify on auto play for similar content the rest of my work day. I think the scoring system makes it hard to go above a 3 without intimately knowing an album, but I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna bloody do it.
4
Jul 21 2025
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
So I didn't include the egregious final four tracks in my listens or rating. It's not my taste but it was uber fucking funky. The bass and those disco drums make it impossible not to tap along at your desk.
3
Jul 22 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Tough. It's good at what it does but a little samey for my liking, even some of the songs themselves. This feels a bit harsh but going with a 2 as it just doesn't feel like something I'd reach for again.
2
Jul 23 2025
Fragile
Yes
Me and prog. A never ending rivalry. It wasn't terrible.
2
Jul 24 2025
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Trying very hard to be objective and not let recent events cloud my rating. Not a massive Sabbath fan but this album is great. Riffs all over the place, opening with probably the best Sabbath song (maybe the best Ozzy song).
4
Jul 25 2025
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
There is only so many bongo covers I can take in a way before seriously questioning my state of mind and how I got here.
1
Jul 29 2025
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
That stereo mix dates this so much. Really good song writing though.
4
Jul 30 2025
Reign In Blood
Slayer
I found this tough. I can take thrash metal in small doses but an entire album is too much for me.
1
Jul 31 2025
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Decent music, very fun lyrically
2
Aug 01 2025
Guero
Beck
Absolutely fantastic
5
Aug 04 2025
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Going in I thought this was an immediate 5 star but the length of the double album was a bit much at times and I didn't love everything as much as I remembered. The highlights are very high though.
4
Aug 05 2025
Purple Rain
Prince
Brilliant pop music. I never want to be friends with a person who does not sing along to Purple Rain.
4
Aug 06 2025
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
I should love MC5. They are loved by many of my favourite artists. They have just enough chaos in their sound to sit amongst similar artists that I love. Instead I just kinda think they are fine.
3
Aug 08 2025
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
I have always hated Aerosmith and thought of them as a terribly cheesy act. I guess that is strongly influenced by my age and mostly knowing their latter output. This was really good though.
4
Aug 11 2025
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Critical darlings but this just passed me by. Listened a few times over the weekend but nothing really grabbed me outside of the singles I already knew.
1
Aug 12 2025
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Didn't hate it but a bit cheesy in places
2
Aug 13 2025
The Specials
The Specials
Just wonderful music
5
Aug 14 2025
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Just a really good rock album. It's not Led Zep 2 though.
4
Aug 15 2025
LP1
FKA twigs
This feels harsh, and I suspect with more listens this would definitely increase. The song writing and production were really unique and fascinating BUT it didn't really hook me.
2
Aug 19 2025
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
I've never listened to as much Dylan as I probably should. Really, really enjoyed this though. Will be returning to this one.
4
Aug 20 2025
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
It was alright in places but I often found it just kinda filling the background.
2
Aug 21 2025
Raw Power
The Stooges
This should have been my thing but it just really didn't work for me at all.
2
Aug 26 2025
Parachutes
Coldplay
One of those bands where it has become really boring to build your personality around stating that they suck. When actually their first 4/5 albums were really solid. This wasn't their peak but is a really strong debut that hinted at what they would do on the next album which is a 5. Some wonderful basslines on this album.
4
Aug 27 2025
The Wall
Pink Floyd
It's tough, I acknowledge this is amazing for a lot of people but I struggle to engage greatly with it.
3
Aug 29 2025
21
Adele
Brilliant. Just absolutely brilliant. Writing something this strong at age 21, the strength of her vocals. Someone Like You ranks somewhere in my favourite, most powerful songs of all time. Flawless.
5
Sep 01 2025
Blunderbuss
Jack White
This was really great
4
Sep 02 2025
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Just a bit bland
2
Sep 03 2025
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
This is really hard. Clearly a great song writer, a really unique style and voice that is recognisable BUT when listening to the album it just drifted into the background of what I was doing. I feel like this is an album that greatly suffers from the setup of this, an album like this isn't going to work in a single day of two listens whilst working. I expect if you come back to me in twelve months time this will have grown on me greatly.
2
Sep 04 2025
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Not really for me
1
Sep 05 2025
Connected
Stereo MC's
It's not been a great week for albums has it?
1
Sep 08 2025
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Yeah, this was pretty brilliant.
5
Sep 09 2025
C'est Chic
CHIC
A bit bland and forgettable
2
Sep 10 2025
The Poet
Bobby Womack
Just didn't grab me at all
2
Sep 11 2025
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Very 80s
1
Sep 12 2025
Funeral
Arcade Fire
So good, but not their best album. I really hope The Suburbs is on this list at some point.
5
Sep 15 2025
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
4
Sep 16 2025
Urban Hymns
The Verve
I always thought of The Verve as brit-pop for your Dad, this didn't particularly change my mind. Some good moments but not for me really.
2
Sep 17 2025
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
The freneticism of System of a Down is so enjoyable. I think Toxicity is their most listenable album but this is still really damn good.
4
Sep 18 2025
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
This was a really pleasant surprise. Entirely unfamiliar with the artist but will seek out more.
3
Sep 19 2025
The La's
The La's
Never listened beyond There She Goes which is an all timer. This was good though, will return.
3
Sep 22 2025
Brothers
The Black Keys
I'm supposed to like this because I know so many other folks that do and have similar tastes to me, but every time I try with The Black Keys I come away thinking it was fine.
2
Sep 23 2025
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
I don't love this as much as a lot of critics do but it is really good. The only thing that would improve it would be sitting in a Range Rover and singing along with Rob Brydon on a Spanish country road.
4
Sep 24 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
All that I really know about Tracy Chapman is that I cannot stand Fast Car. It's not a bad song, it's a very good song, but I can't stand it. Too many open mics, too many boring and samey cover versions, too many times on the radio, too many times on my tv. Any potential for that song to ever move me in any way has been eroded from over exposure.
Decent album though and I found out a Reel Big Fish song that I like is actually a cover.
3
Sep 26 2025
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
This was so samey that to be honest at the end of my second listen I just came away feeling tired. Not for me at all.
1
Sep 29 2025
Ramones
Ramones
This was the first album I ever owned, it influenced so much.
5
Oct 01 2025
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I listened to this a lot at middle school and looking back I'm really not sure why. Shock value maybe? This really is not for me, but I can acknowledge that it isn't terrible, it definitely makes me cringe though.
2
Oct 02 2025
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
This is a tough one and feels like the kind of thing that probably suffers from this format of listening in a day and then judging. I wonder if I would rate this higher had it been a Friday entry? It faded out on me at points but there was some stuff I liked and would like to really properly listen.
2
Oct 03 2025
The Real Thing
Faith No More
I'm trying to not be influenced solely by how damn good Epic is. I listened to this album a ton in my late teens and was massively into Faith No More. It doesn't quite do as much for me these days, but they do have a real unique sound. Mike Patton verges on being a musical genius.
3