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Album	You	Global	Diff
Reign In Blood Slayer	5	2.96	+2.04
I See A Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy	5	2.98	+2.02
Dust Screaming Trees	5	3.16	+1.84
System Of A Down System Of A Down	5	3.27	+1.73
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	5	3.29	+1.71
Live Through This Hole	5	3.29	+1.71
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	5	3.45	+1.55
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys	5	3.47	+1.53
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	5	3.58	+1.42
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Revolver Beatles	1	4.24	-3.24
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	1	3.65	-2.65
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.63	-2.63
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.62	-2.62
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	1	3.56	-2.56
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	1	3.54	-2.54
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	1	3.49	-2.49
Blue Joni Mitchell	1	3.49	-2.49
Aqualung Jethro Tull	1	3.44	-2.44
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	1	3.43	-2.43

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Popular Reviews

Moondance

Van Morrison · 1 likes

3/5

I thought I loved Van Morrison, until I listened to this whole album. Love Moondance & of course Brown Eyed Girl (not on this album), but this album was a bit same same!

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts · 1 likes

1/5

Same, same British Punk

A Seat at the Table

Solange · 1 likes

1/5

I really have this one a good go, think I got halfway before tapped out. Really uninspiring, another album that somehow made this list.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits · 1 likes

1/5

What a shit show of an album! My ears bleed from the start of the first track to when I turned it off halfway thru! Hopefully no more Tom Waits albums.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads · 1 likes

3/5

Really thought I’d like this album, love Once in A Lifetime. Album was meh, some songs just sounded the same

4-Star Albums (23)

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1-Star Albums (53)

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

All Ratings

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

1/5

Uninspiring!

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Stan is a literary masterpiece!

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

A great country album with a bit of rock from one of the greats!

Bad

Michael Jackson

2/5

I would’ve given it 4 stars but well it’s Michael Jackson

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Not for me!

Street Signs

Ozomatli

1/5

How does this fall into 1001 albums, surely there was better?

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Love Zeppelin but this one was not for me. Take out Immigrant Song and this would get a 2.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Solid album almost a 5!

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

1/5

After listening to the 10 seconds of the opening song I new this was trash!

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

Only know the ABBA hits which are great! Having never listened to an album in full this was a pleasant surprise.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

What a great discovery, enjoyed it!

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

I had never heard of Nick Drake, what a beautiful album. Such a shame we lost him so young

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

2/5

I am not a fan of Leonard Cohen, he sounds like he’s reading a book!

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

2/5

What a snooze fest!

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Not a huge hip hop fan and only know two Beastie Boys songs (Fight For Your Right & Sabotage). I loved this, what a Banger!

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

What a shit show of an album! My ears bleed from the start of the first track to when I turned it off halfway thru! Hopefully no more Tom Waits albums.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

What a Deeeliteful album! A real Groove in the Heart!

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

I had never heard of Rush, it was pleasant without being outstanding!

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

1/5

Flog of a human and flog of an album!

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

I’m a RHCP fan, so I’m biased!

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

2/5

I only know one of The Flaming Lips songs (not on this album) and I find that one a bit strange. I’m not really sure how to describe this album.

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Really enjoyed this album!

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

1/5

What garbage! I cannot believe this is the same band that wrote Come On Eileen.

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Sitting on the fence with this one! Didn’t hate but didn’t get excited about it!

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

I’m not a fan of the Gallagher brothers but this album blew up summer 95 in Australia. I was only a young man and this album rocked. I believe this album ignited the fuel of Britpop!

A Seat at the Table

Solange

1/5

I really have this one a good go, think I got halfway before tapped out. Really uninspiring, another album that somehow made this list.

Dust

Screaming Trees

5/5

I’m 48 and grew up with Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden. I knew very little of those grunge bands that came before them. Only discovered Screaming Trees in the last year and I love them, so this is a biased rating!

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

It’s the Beatles! I’ve never listened to a full album before and I only know the hits. Every song on this album almost sounded the same, a bit ho hum really. A 3 because it’s the Beatles!

Gris Gris

Dr. John

2/5

Not a Magic Mushroom Music kinda guy and that’s what this album is!

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

I only recently listened to my first Def Leppard album Hysteria and I loved it. Didn’t like this one as much but still an ok album.

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

A funky & wacky little album.

Pretenders

4/5

My first full listen of a Pretenders album and I loved it!

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

Another, never heard of album review. Little Simz, you little gem!

Moby Grape

2/5

The whole album wasn’t available and I only got to listen to three songs. That was three too many!

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Great album, almost a 5! Lost its way a little as the album went on.

Femi Kuti

3/5

I found this to be a great background play, whilst cooking dinner. Great!

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

I found this to be a great background play, whilst cooking dinner. Great!

Konnichiwa

Skepta

1/5

Rubbish!

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

As a teenager of the 90s I was hugely influenced by the Seattle Sound! I never got the chance to see Chris Cornell live, for me he is the greatest alternative/grunge vocalist!

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

This album did very little for me. First few songs sort of ok, but went downhill quickly!

Palo Congo

Sabu

1/5

Nope, Nope, Nope! Surely a better album than this could have been found.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

This album still bangs! I saw Green Day earlier this year, they played Dookie and American Idiot in full. Probably the greatest concert I’ve seen.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

1/5

Elvis Schmelvis! Boring!

Close To The Edge

Yes

1/5

I really tried but this just doesn’t do anything for me

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

1/5

Could not get into this!

Led Zeppelin

5/5

I was sheltered with music as a very young teen. Only really introduced to Led Zeppelin by a school friend when I was 17. I Went out and grabbed a Zeppelin compilation tape that was on constant play in my car. A couple of songs from this album on that compilation. Brilliant album, one of the very best

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Could never get into the Pet Shop Boys and couldn’t get into this

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

5/5

Brilliantly Solemn and Dark!

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

1/5

The following duos are only a small handful of duos better than Simon & Barfunkel: Starsky & Huch, Itchy & Scratchy, Tom & Jerry, Beavis & Butthead, Bert & Ernie, Calvin & Hobbes, Smokey & The Bandit, Abbot & Costello, Darstardly & Muttley, Pinky & the Brain, Ren & Stimpy, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Wallace & Gromit, Laverne & Shirley, Cagney & Lacey, Dharma & Greg, Jake & the Fatman, Kath & Kim, Mork & Mindy, Scarecrow & Mrs King, Simon & Simon,

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

I’m a casual Sonic Youth fan, I find this album misses the mark!

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Bowie is a music god but this felt like Temu Bowie!

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

1/5

This was more like Lemon Juice, very sour tasting album!

Disraeli Gears

Cream

2/5

The Cream is supposed to rise to the top, but not on this occasion!

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

3/5

I wanted to hate this album after the first song, but the more I got in deeper the more I started to enjoy it. Then I hit Card, did not know this was Numan’s song. I love that song!

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

1/5

Dropping the Garfunkel didn’t help this album!

Blue

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Apparently this is a loved classic but I couldn’t get through it.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Some good songs mixed with ok songs but I still enjoyed it!

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

2/5

Didn’t like Pantera in the early nineties and I still don’t like them

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

1/5

Can’t believe how many shit albums are in this list.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Really thought I’d like this album, love Once in A Lifetime. Album was meh, some songs just sounded the same

Bert Jansch

3/5

I don’t how to rate this one! I started off disliking this and then got Needle of Death where it picked up.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

Vibrant, funky album! Great to have on in the background while doing chores

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

I don’t see how influential this album could be, boring as bat shit!

Technique

New Order

1/5

Same same, next album!

Eternally Yours

The Saints

4/5

As an Aussie I’m embarrassed to say I’d never heard of The Saints. To be fair I was only 2 yrs old when this album came out. I absolutely loved this album, it’s a funky/punky album.

Joan Baez

1/5

Could only manage one and a half songs. Terrible sound and her voice really annoyed me

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

I just didn’t enjoy these covers, but I’ll give an extra star cause it’s Willie!

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

1/5

How on earth did this make it in to the 1001 list!

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Take a Load Off is good the rest not so much

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

A very funky album, kicked off with a great 10 minute hendrix like guitar solo

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

It’s just passable at 2 stars!

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

1/5

This was awful, another 1 star! Bring on the next

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

As a teenager & young adult I loved Hotel California the song. Now more matured (in age only) it doesn’t have the same hold it had on me. It’s more of a nostalgic feeling when I hear that song. The rest of the album had a more nauseous feel to it. Extra star for nostalgia

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

A couple of good songs but I feel overall it’s a pretty mediocre album considering it’s the mighty Beatles!

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

1/5

I had low expectations with this album and I was correct!

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

It takes a great song to get me excited about ED music. Personally I didn’t find any on this album. Hard to rate cause I’m just not into this genre.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

I thought I loved Van Morrison, until I listened to this whole album. Love Moondance & of course Brown Eyed Girl (not on this album), but this album was a bit same same!

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Don’t mind the opener but the rest is bland. Just not a Neil Young kinda guy!

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

1/5

Supermarket Home Brand boring!

Close To You

Carpenters

1/5

Sounds like a church band and that’s a nope from me!

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

I find this a very vanilla album!

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

1/5

Another album I can’t believe is on the list! One minute in I new I was wasting my time!

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

I was 8 when this came out, very much into all things big that came out of the US of A (As were my friend group)! I loved I’m Fire (with no regard to its meaning) and I think it’s the best on the album. I was into Born In The USA but over time that has diminished significantly and I can’t stand hearing it anymore.

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Absolutely love Common People, the rest of the album is a bit boring & repetitive!

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

I didn’t know anything about Tom Waits before this album but what I do know now is that this album is rubbish!

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Couldn’t really get into it but it wasn’t awful!

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

1/5

I cannot get into this, just plain boring!

Boston

3/5

It’s ok, not awful but not great!

Bad Company

3/5

Started off promising but got bland later on!

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

I thought I really liked The White Stripes, I mean I love Elephant but did not really enjoy this one the same.

Orbital 2

Orbital

1/5

I appreciate that it takes all kinds of music to make the world go round, but this was utter garbage! Didn’t make it past Where Time Becomes a Loop, over and over again!

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

I found this one pretty smooth and easy listening. Just put it on in the background!

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Until a year ago I couldn’t have told you a single Pixies song. I discovered that they were an influence on some great bands, namely Nirvana. I listened to a random album before seeing them open for Pearl Jam in Sydney. I must admit that I was late in and only saw them play 3 or 4 sings. I just didn’t feel it. Then I listened to this album and it blew my mind wide open, what an album!

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

Had some good qualities but sounded repetitive!

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

1/5

Rubbish!

With The Beatles

Beatles

2/5

Don’t get Beatle Mania!

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

1/5

I couldn’t even get past the first song!

Talvin Singh

1/5

Awful!

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

I love The War On Drugs and only discovered them in recent times.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Better than some of the other rubbish albums on this list

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

My mum passed away last week and I had 4 or 5 rubbish albums to get thru. Not really a fan of this genre, but this one just seemed to be what I needed and it helped put my soul at ease.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

2/5

It just sounds all the same, not a fan but I’ll give it 2 stars because of Bobby McGee.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

5/5

I have listened to this album only once before and I thought it was just ok. But listening to it this time round I’m in love with this album. What an intro Teen Age Riot has, just sets up the whole album nicely. Now this is a 5 star album and it couldn’t have come at a better time as I’ve had shit album after shit album I thought about quitting! Not now, thank you Sonic Youth

Suede

2/5

Is Suede considered Britpop? This album smells like it and it stinks!

Faust IV

Faust

1/5

I could not finish this album Faust enough! Thank you, I’ll see myself out

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

1/5

I preferred Doughboy in Boyz n the Hood!

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

It’s no Are You Experienced! Fairly mediocre for me

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

Didn’t know much about Morrissey or The Smiths. I’m happy to not find out anymore.

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

1/5

Not for me, sounded dull and repetitive!

Revolver

Beatles

1/5

1 good song, so 1 star!

Third

Soft Machine

1/5

I just don’t get this style of music!

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Enjoyed the sound, lyrics & singing not so much! Don’t see this as a classic album.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Not a big Metallica fan, enjoyed Enter Sandman & Unforgiven early 90s but that that was the extent of it. This album was great really enjoyed it, going to listen to more Metallica!

Rubber Soul

Beatles

2/5

Another Beatles album, I’ll give it 2 as I feel generous today!

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

2/5

Another rap album I couldn’t get into but it was better than others I’ve listened too

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

What a stellar album, very cool!

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

I don’t mind the Blues but this one just didn’t smack me in the face. Maybe there’s better Muddy Waters albums?

Follow The Leader

Korn

4/5

Another 90s metal band I could not get into as a teenager but I enjoyed most of this album (didn’t care for the Ice Cube collab). Solid album!

System Of A Down

5/5

Hated metal bands of the 90s but really appreciate them now. I think this album is chaotic and beautiful, loved it!

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

2/5

I knew nothing about this band until today and I hope I never hear from them again

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1/5

This was no good, overrated artist

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

This is not the Jimi I love

The Yes Album

Yes

1/5

Boring

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

My early 20’s kids think he’s great, I find him dull and uninteresting

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

1/5

Same, same British Punk

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

1/5

Almost elevator music but not as good!

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

I’m a new Maiden fan, this was brilliant

I Against I

Bad Brains

4/5

I had never heard of Bad Brains until I recently discovered Kurt Cobain was a fan of their debut album. I really enjoyed this and then promptly added another album to my collection.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

This was cool and pleasant

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Never listened to a Bob Marley album before and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I’ll give it a 3 & move on

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

5/5

I was introduced to this album at 13 (nearer 50 now) and it blew my mind, in particular Anarchy in the UK. I ended up buying the album and must have almost worn out the CD. I am an Antichrist!

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

I don’t get it

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

1/5

Did not listen, not interested in Spector nor Christmas songs!

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

It’s a classic Bowie album

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

4/5

Another Heavy Metal band I really knew nothing about and for 30 years refused to listen to. This was banging, loved the guitar and drum work. I preferred Iron Maiden which I listened to only a week or so again, but looking forward to listening to more Megadeath!

Rio

Duran Duran

2/5

Not a Duran Duran fan, couple of ok songs and the rest a bit bland

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

One good song, I prefer The Strokes!

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

1/5

I was confused that this album was already in my library, I had no recollection of listening to this album. After the first minute my brain jolted into gear and I recalled how shit this album was

Live Through This

Hole

5/5

I was 17 when this came out and I had a preconceived idea that Hole, more so Courtney Love was not up to scratch. My thinking was probably warped by the media and being a Nirvana fan I saw Courtney as the enemy. I only knew one Hole song Celebrity Sin, I refused to like it even with it being played over and over again on the radio. This album slapped me in the face so hard it factory reset my brain and I now have a new found love for Hole!

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

2/5

If Manson was really Kevin Arnold’s best friend I’d have given this 5!

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

It’s pretty good but just not my type of music

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

I couldn’t get into this!

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

I really enjoy Royals but I cannot get enthused about any songs on this album

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

This album was neither inspiring or uninspiring!

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

Opens with a masterpiece and then the music dies

Real Life

Magazine

1/5

I seemed to be only getting rubbish albums lately and this was another one!

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

1/5

This stank just like America today!

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

I didn’t really appreciate R.E.Ms music as a younger lad but I sure do know. This was the first time listening to this album

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

I just got bored!

Opus Dei

Laibach

1/5

WTF did I just listen too! Absolute garbage, this album has no right to be in the 1001 list!

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Brilliant! Just Brilliant! I grew up only really knowing Fight For Your Right and have never listened to a full album. I’ve been missing out.

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

I really thought I liked The White Stripes, turns out I really only like a couple of songs. But I’ll give them 3 because of those songs

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

2/5

Ordinary, I couldn’t get halfway through

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

Couldn’t get into this album, not one of their best

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

One big the greats!

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

1/5

Nope, just nope!

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

This was really weird

Black Sabbath

5/5

Brilliant, love this album. I’m a recent Sabbath convert

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

1/5

This is not for me and I’ll leave it at that

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

2/5

Not his best

The Only Ones

1/5

Yeah, Nah!

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

It’s kind of ok and then it’s not at the same time. Not for me!

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

This is just what I needed after a run of rubbish albums.

Closer

Joy Division

2/5

Just not a Joy Dvision kinda fella, but I’ll give it 2

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

I don’t mind Radiohead but this is not one of their better albums

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

1/5

Thankfully I had never heard of the Brothers Byrd and hopefully I never do in the future

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

The Cure is not for me and this album proved it!

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

2/5

Started off ok, but every song ended up sounding the same

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of the best doing what they do best! Wish You Where Here is one of my favourite songs.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

2/5

Just another boring Britpop band!

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

2/5

I can’t warm up to The Flaming Lips

Guero

Beck

2/5

I love Loser which is the only decent Beck song. The rest are weird

Reign In Blood

Slayer

5/5

This was the first Slayer album I only listened to 5 months ago. I loved it, it was hard and fast, just what I needed at the time I was in a difficult head space

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I had never heard of John Coltrane until a year ago. I don’t even remember how I found him, I’m not generally a jazz fan. So I looked him up and played this album, I was blown away. What a beautiful peace of music. Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t listen to this in the car but it’s great to have on in the background while prepping dinner. What a shame John was lost so young. I’m giving it 5, it is so much better than most of the garbage I’ve listened to so far.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

1/5

I wasn’t into Jane’s Addiction during my teens (80s/90s) and I’m still not into them! Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Bad!

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Another band I had no time of day for as a teenager. When Everybody Hurts came on our Video Hits channel I couldn’t wait for the clip to finish. Didn’t get the lyrics, fast forward 34 years and 10 years battling depression, I finally fucking get it. “Everybody Hurts Sometimes”. Oh and I now think R.E.M are sublime!

My Generation

The Who

2/5

My Generation is stand out of a very boring album.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

As a 12 year old my favourite tv show was Tour of Duty. Paint it Black was the opening theme & it rocked. I knew nothing about the song until my late teens when I rediscovered Paint it Black. Now nudging 50, battling depression (undiagnosed & diagnosed) for 20 years this song slaps even harder. It’s easily in my top 10 of all time songs. The rest of the songs this album stink. It’s not a good Stones album. I’ll give it a 3 purely on the shoulders of Paint it Black, without it I could easily give it a 1.