Awful. I realise using the phrase makes me sound old but this really is “just noise”. And far too long. Boring and unimaginative. No idea why this exists on this list. I guarantee there are 1001 better albums out there on the world. Insert Sean Dyche meme here.
Mighty boosh. Not something I would ever listen to normally but not bad. I can appreciate the musicianship but jazz isn’t my thing
Bowie’s best ever vocals on title track. Ending track Fame (with Lennon on vocals) also very familiar but never heard album in its entirety before. Had no idea Bowie covered All Across The Universe, albeit nowhere near as good as The Beatles. Great album, cool as always. Bit short.
Very 80s, very very Sting. Of its time. Not awful but I think you had to be there. Song with Kate Bush was decent despite being about suicide. He’s got a much better voice than I realised.
The sort of tunes that appear in a Tarantino film. El Paso is the best track here (and appeared in Breaking Bad) but all the songs have merit. Great example of why this site is so valuable. I wouldn’t have listened to this album in a million years otherwise. Very much of its time but great stories in each song. Enjoyed it.
Tony hawks PlayStation is what this brings to mind for me. Understand that this album is culturally significant and still referenced in popular culture to this day but just not my thing. Appreciate I’m in the minority because this regularly appears in Top 100 album lists. I don’t believe the hype boyeeee
Funky as hell. If only hip hop followed this route throughout the 90s. Joyful and laid back. Songs about worrying about high cholesterol and eating enchiladas rather than any criminal activity. I’m no connoisseur of the genre but for a debut this sounds confident and assured. Enjoyed it far more than I expected it to.
One of the best albums of all time. How they made this while relationships in the band were falling apart is a mystery. Fa purity track changes almost daily. No filler whatsoever. Essential.
Joy division without the atmosphere or tunes. Still better than most music these days. Monitor and Spellbound were highlights.
Awful. I realise using the phrase makes me sound old but this really is “just noise”. And far too long. Boring and unimaginative. No idea why this exists on this list. I guarantee there are 1001 better albums out there on the world. Insert Sean Dyche meme here.
Weird, annoying, couldn’t tell if next door were having building work done or if it was this album. The last album I was given on here was purely instrumental and after 30 seconds of the first track of this, I was wishing this was too. Not the worst I’ve been served up on here but close to it.
Of its time. Generic 60s pop hits apart from Monday Monday and California Dreamin, both of which are superb. The latter has a case for the best pop song of the decade in all fairness
Iconic. Title track is one of the best tunes ever written. Shine on you crazy diamond is a sprawling space epic and Pink Floyd at the ethereal best. Have a cigar and welcome to the machine are their digs at the music industry and, to be honest, are nowhere near as good as the other 3 (!) tracks on this album. Really hard to rate because when it’s good it’s untouchable but a couple of relative duds in an album of 5 tracks means it can only be a 4 star.
Typical Stones album. One minute rock n roll, then blues, country and gospel. First time listening to it in its entirety. Superb. Sympathy is possibly the best tune they ever did. Micks vocals don’t sound quite right to me though. Can’t put my finger on it. Not quite as good as Exile but a blueprint for what was to come. Still a great collection of tunes. Unbelievable this came out at the end of the sixties. Sounds much more contemporary.
I hate prog rock with a passion. If an album takes multiple listens for you to get the “tune” then it’s not for me. Not a single track is in what you would call ”normal” timing. That said, the drumming on this album is unreal. Good musicianship, shite songs.
Overblown, overhyped pretentious pish. Took 3 attempts to get through the whole thing. Nowhere near DSOTM or WYWH. Don’t understand this at all
The best album by the best lyricist of all time.
Beautifully arranged songs delivered with an intensity that makes you take notice. You can’t listen to this album casually because his unbelievable voice demands your attention. He gives everything to every song. A little too freeform and jazzy in places for me maybe but overall superb
Seminal. Trippy and brilliant. Defined the band despite them being a Stonesesque rock band up until this point (and reverting back after this album) Although Movin On Up and Damaged still hark back to these roots. The definitive Madchester acid house album despite them being from Scotland. 4.5 stars
Greatest rock band of all time. Much heavier sound compared to the first album which was more bluesy. Heartbreaker is one of the greatest riffs in rock. Maybe only bettered by led zeppelin 4, this is a great album. But a bit short at only 9 tracks.
What in the Peepshow is this all about? State Of Mind wasn’t a bad tune but the rest….not for me. Meh.
2 songs in and I’m gonna struggle with this one. Slow songs that sound like they’ve been lifted from a Disney cartoon. If I’m not asleep by the end of it it will be a miracle.
Surprised me this. Listened a couple of times and it really grew on me. Got Biffy Clyro vibes from the tunes with the male singer. I like it. But the spelling of the band name is pretentious and annoying.
You know when Alan Partridge is asked what his favourite Beatles album is and he says “best of”? That’s me with The Who. When they are good (won’t get fooled again, baba o’Riley, behind blue eyes) they are in the very top percentage of rock bands. But then they do rock opera bollocks and I lose interest. Similar to Pink Floyd’s The Wall where I’m waiting for the belters and sitting through songs from a musical bored silly. Iconic album cover though.
Blew me away this. At least 10 years ahead of its time in sound. Sounds raw and dangerous. Like Lou Reed fronting Weezer with lyrics by Kurt Cobain. Everyone has heard Blister In The Sun even if they don’t know the band but as a whole this is immense fair play.
A unique blend of John Martin and Stevie Wonder but I’m not sure the songs are strong enough. Certainly no memorable ones after 1 listen.
Not my thing this but I can appreciate the (mostly) laid back beats and I love an album that has a theme running throughout rather than being a collection of songs. Lyrics are off putting to me though. Won’t listen again.
Wish I hadn’t read what this was about before I listened. Vocal delivery (no singing here) is not for me even if I did understand what was being said. Actually, it’s a blessing I didn’t in this case. Background music was ok in fairness and it was mercifully short at 30 mins
Crazy concept to record an album in a prison but it works. Just good Country songs with johnnys personality coming through too
Liked this more than I thought I would. Unique ethereal vocals and very laid back tunes. Not much in the way of a change of pace though but if slow ballads are your thing then you will prob like this more than I did
Pleasant background noise but nothing memorable. Meh.
Great example of the value of this site. Never heard of these guys before but enjoyed this. Like The Stooges and The Stones in parts. Good stuff.
Essential. Unreal talent similar to Jeff Buckley but 20 years earlier (too similar in one respect - both taken far too soon). Not many albums on this list (so far) that you can comfortably play from the start again as soon as it finishes but this is one of them. Easy 5 stars this.
As hip hop goes I can get along with Run DMC because (like The Beastie Boys) they incorporate rock riffs. Obviously Walk This Way and Tricky are the standout tracks here but I also thought Raising Hell was decent.