Very samey. I do not like jazz and albums like this only vindicate my opinion of it.

Skits kill the flow of the album. Lauryn Hill saves many of the songs.

This feels very much 'of its time'. I wasn't around when this first came out, and I don't like it now. It would probably be a good album to get drunk to if I were 18 and out with friends.

It's OK. I can see why my Northern friends go on about the Stone Roses, easy and unchallenging. Very retro considering this was released in 1989. It's halfway between the Beatles and the... Turtles?

This is not to my taste but clearly a very good album by a talented artist. It has stood the test of time.

I didn't realise a lot of these tracks were by Moby. This music is good for listening to while working. Would I play it to listen to intentionally? Probably not.

Some interesting things going on here. Was that a sample of Everyday back there? Guitar notes jarring at times but it works somehow. Some good tracks in amongst what sounds like a bunch of surfers mucking around in their garage.

She has such a great voice, one forgets she's still a teenager on this album. While the music style & delivery vs the lyrics can seem a little incongruous, you can't deny the talent.

Sometimes folk, sometimes blues, always metal. I didn't realise there was so much in common between Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple - all forned in England in 1968. Must admit I was wishing for a bit of War Pigs towards the end there.

Well. It makes sense why I have never heard of this band or album.

Is this the soundtrack to a West end show? If so then I'm on board. If not.. what are tracks like Mother Beimleim doing in there. Either way this is not a musical I would enjoy.

Prior to listening to this album I couldn't have named a single Elvis Costello track. I still can't. This is mildly better than the dross from the past few days but really am starting to wonder who came up with the 1001 albums. Reading through other reviews, there are 8 more EC albums to go :-( On a list of 1001 they made space for nine albums by the same artist? NINE?!

Energetic and still relevant

Come out and play is the stand out track, obviously. I remember headbanging to this in the alternative section of clubs in the 90s, great times.

Ratamahatta was fun. Always good to have Mike Patton popping up unexpectedly. That being said, it's all a bit monotone for me.

I came late to the Muse party so I don't know which tracks belong to which albums, prior to Drones. So this was an interesting listen, hearing these songs in this order on 1 album. Almost every playlist I've made has Map of the Problematique & Take a Bow. Lots of other tracks here that I should listen to more. Loved it.

Not a fan, but I'll give it a 2 for being marginally better than that John Zorn thrash jazz atrocity from a few weeks ago.