2/5. A National Front Disco indeed. A couple of slower ones are decent but the big sound at the start just doesn’t work.

Stone cold classics to start with, but gradually tails off before a dismal ending.

Magnificent

At the height of their popularity Pulp shunned the radio-friendly stuff and created a much darker record that endures with some of their best songwriting

Big hair, big tunes, but too much filler.

All very beautifully arranged and played but the songs themselves are average.

Smooth as, lads.

Really immersive listen, playful but smooth

When it’s good it’s very good but lacks consistency and overdoes it at times.

Cracking sound and full of tunes, but points off for what is in effect a compilation, not an album, and notably dubbed, so not really live.

Lovely stuff that still sounds fresh today

Their first album full of original tunes is one where they start to come of age. It’s a delight to listen to.

Some great songs but someone needed to step in and add some direction, and an editor. Sprawling, meandering, over indulgent.

An epic sound- it could have been over indulgent but it genuinely does add something to their sound and gives a fresh take on old classics.

My gateway drug to the greatest of all. Sure it has flaws but they’re part of the whole, and the likes of Old Man and The Needle And The Damage Done are among his most essential cuts.

Lush sounds but lacks variety

Just magnificent. The Weight is among the greatest songs ever recorded, and then throw in the likes of Tears of Rage, Chest Fever and Long Black Veil and you’re on to a winner.

Overall, great fun but you need to be in the right mood for this sort of thing - not really my comfort zone. Reckon my Iron Maiden collection will start and finish with The Number of the Beast.

Now this is a proper live album. The atmosphere really comes across, Cash plays it perfectly and the back-to-back performances of San Quentin seal the deal.

An album of two halves, which is one of the few things to count against it. If they’d carried on in the groove of Side A it’s a solid 5/5, but seems weird they returned to the old playbook on Side B. Not that there was anything wrong with the old playbook - but it does end up feeling like they lost their nerve.

Four (California) stars from me, and very nearly five because there’s so much to love. Hits the sweet spot for the balance between reverence for the source material and the irreverence of so much of Guthrie’s writing. Joyful.

Some nice tunes - lots of funky bass and a big sound - but I ended up being more interested in a lot of the source material than the end product. Lyrically not my thing.

I was about to give this three but screw it - let’s go with what might be an unpopular opinion. Kind of remembered it as being Mr Brightside and 10 others but to be fair they know how to write a tune and stuck plenty on here. Nothing deep and meaningful of course, and significant points off for the “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier” refrain, but if you’re out to write an art-rock/new wave influenced indie pop album you’d be hard pressed to do it better than this. Fair play.

A veritable mixed bag of a record. Some great stuff - mostly for me the heavier stuff on the second half like Mother’s Daughter and Hope You’re Feeling Better, but also some cheesy bits and a lot where it’s too smooth for its own good. Definitely stuff to revisit though

Another all-time Neil classic, packed full of great songs, delivered as live for a real raw punch.