Sabotage aside easily the less of the two other Beastie Boys albums on this list
Enjoyed this but thought it was quite front loaded. Cecilia was the best track IMO
A 4.7 but let’s be generous. Riffs for days and really liked Layne’s pained vocals. Bit of a somewhat overlooked grunge gem
I liked some of the storytelling but the instrumentals felt too samey and bland
Went into this with no knowledge of the artist at all. Enjoyed this, especially when it went full bends era Radiohead on Go or Go Ahead
Front loaded but goes toe to toe with the other big hitter grunge records from that time
Never attached listened to U2 properly just had a lot of questionable feelings about anyone who would call themselves “the edge” but this was a pleasant surprise. Nice post punk twang mixed with more contemporary stadium rock vocals. Favourite track: New Years Day
Really liked the dark vibes, reminded me of the acoustic mid era Swans output
If Dolittle is their Nevermind, this is their bleach
Enjoyable in the background, it’s no Aphex Twin or Boards of Canada but I’d probably put it on again
Really enjoyed this, thom yorke guest vocals a nice touch
Enjoyable but more of a relic of a time before the band started doing more interesting things instrumentally
Incredible production on this
Loved it, especially how forward in the mix the guitars and bass are for a rap album
It’s not bad bad but it’s always in these sorts of lists and I’ve never really got what the hype was
3
Copying from my other account, this is the best of the three beastie boys accounts on this list, Fight for your right easily being there best song
Enjoyable, feel like I’d actually heard more of this passively before that I thought I had going into it
Some bops on this for sure but didn’t really see the hype for the most part
Some fun moments of glam excess but not really essential listening
Some bangers on here, even the most overplayed song of all time is still quite charming in the context of the full thing
Step down from the walls of sound in the first album and I never need to hear supernova or wonderwall ever again but there’s some bangers on the tracklist
3 Beatle-ish smooth fun. Sunny afternoon and Party lane are complete bangers
GOATed
Had no context to these guys, enjoyed it! Quite a varied bit of classic rock
Really like the riffs on this one
Never need to hear come on Eileen ever ever again… yet it was cool to hear it in context. His vocals really remind me of Robert Smith. Good pop rock
Yes it’s quite an unoriginal record label reply to the Beatles, nevertheless thought there were some great tunes on this and really liked the drum sound. Great
Strong 3, fell off abit in the middle but enjoyed the vocals and range of themes. Clocking that Cypress Hill had sampled the start of preacher man was abit jarring…
Reviewing from a rammed aircoach in Baltic -2 Dublin which has probably influenced the score abit here but outside of a few stand out tracks “Birmingham Blues, Jungle and Sweet is the night” I found this is pretty tedious, over long and vocally poor. A light 2
Quite unoriginal but not awful, some of the guitar tones were quite nice
These vocals are like chalk and cheese. It worked on the Christmas song. It falls firmly flat on its face here
The guitar tone on this is just gorgeous. Five stars
Very good but I thought I’d like it more than I did. Heroes tops this quite firmly, found the instrumentals quite dull and basic at points. Suffragette City was my favourite track
Instant five no notes, okay some notes: this is easily there most consistently brilliant album, there are moments on the bends and in rainbows that individually top this, and even some of the modern stuff… really love “burn the witch” from moon shaped pool and “spectre” their go at a bond theme… but this is lots of things, but most of all it’s consistent
Some of their best tracks (Norwegian Wood) and the first great album from them
Coldplay are overrated IMHO, this has some total bangers on it
Loved it, big fan of shoegaze and whilst others would go on to top this it was really cool to get around to listening to one of the first albums in the genre
3
Not awful, awful but tediously long and instrumentally bland. A strong 1 star
I want to keep consistency between my other account so I’ll keep it at a 4.. but it’s really a 4.5, love how whimsical this record is
Some of the most gorgeous vocal performances put to record, such a strong album
A great time all round
Good chemistry between the drummer and the synths
There isn’t a double album in existence that justifies its length, and this certainly didnt change that
Incredibly dark yet not even in their top two best..
Liked his energy and storytelling
Liked the glampunk instrumentals… lyrically……. Urmm “dated”
It’s no Scott 2 but it’s still pretty bloody great
Enjoyed the storytelling , especially on the second half
Bit over technical for its own good but enjoyed it
Kendrick’s no stranger to incredible output but GKMC is a step above the rest. The consistency of insane production, lyricism and vibes perfect combo with a 100% hit rate roaster of features (yes, even drake) and top tier storytelling. Perfect
Impressively boring zzz
Awful vocals
I’m very hit or miss with prog. This is a hit
What a Bjanger. Didn’t expected this to be as dance-focused as it was. She really did just start her output as Bjork great and just get greater…
First half of this was decent but not great, everything born to run onwards is top tier stuff though
It’s abit wishy washy at points but the debut Coldplay id call solidly “good”. Trouble being the stand-out track
This took me my surprise, great collection of pop folk with clear and creative lyrics that lean country in a tongue in cheek way. Great album
Too long but love how weird it is
Lackluster, some of the soloing was cool with the first and last track being the highlights… but god do I loathe proud marry as a song
Loved the vibes and lyricism but found the instrumentals quite bland. Gloria was the easy highlight
The back story here is more interesting than the end result but there still ends up being some moments on here. Feels abit proto libertines in its ramshackle-ness
Was very impressed by the range of instrumentation and she’s got a nice voice. The songs are so-so, but I’d call it good overall
Proper yuppie stuff this, reminds me of dead or alive, vocals abit iffy in places but it grew on me as it went on
Watched there glasto set on the bbc and thought it was incredibly boring but the album itself, solidly good stuff, best stuff is the reprisal of stranger ones throughout.
The boss at the height of his powers, the bangers, bang and the whole thing is just very consistently high bar
Strong vocal performance, so so songwriting though some real highlights
Loved it, Bjork’s killer vocals combined really nicely with the more traditional post punk monotone of the male vocalist, the songs were varied and constantly interesting. Great album
Good and solid but I’d always pick mezzanine over this if I wanted to listen to some massive attack
“Dumb” bombastic and overblown yet extremely technical this is a lot of things, but mainly it’s fun
The 3 track that’s elevate this are the obvious stand outs and to be honest that isn’t helped by the track ordering but there’s some hidden gems outside of singles to be enjoyed here too. Pretty great album, would have been an outstanding ep
Enjoyed this, felt a lot like something Neil Young might have recorded around the time he was making Harvest Moon
It’s better than Back in Black but my general thoughts on Winehouse’s music is it’s the equivalent of driving a Ferrari down the road to Tesco. Golden plated vocals without the songs to really back them up as impressive as they are
I didn’t connect with this much to be honest but there were some interesting moments
Floored by this, the creative production, the story telling but most importantly the bangers… outstanding. Lovely stuff
Liked the genre blending but ultimately thought it was too long and did trail off at points, decent
Solid and deeply 90s. Connections is a banger for sure
Scott walker without the edge, that said I did enjoy this a good amount there are some lovely all be it cheesy passages and the instrumentals are sufficiently swiping
Crazy good, it’s an over used term but this is very much lynchian, complete fever dream of an album. All timer
Bit sauceless but well performed
This really took it time with me, had listened a while back and dispute loving loads of the post-hardcore that it went on to influence I just didn’t get it, but as times gone on the vocals have clicked and with that the rest of the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, blissful chaos
Rubbish
Worts and all this feels proper king crimson, there’s some nice ritualistic drone passages, some really interesting solo-ing on the first half but it does feel abit too Moonchild at points and the vocals are weak. Good overall
Some bangers on here for sure, solidly good
Venus in furs aside this didn’t really do loads for me. I appreciate it was very ahead of its time but If this is proto-punk it’s also proto-great songs. Lou reed has his…magic moments… but IMO isn’t this one of them
In a word..”smooth”
Had never heard of this but then I read the bloke (who is called start and from reading….) wrote a load of Confessions on the Dancefloor and that made a lot of sense because this is full of BOOPS
Not bad by any means but it makes sense this the last album as a lot of the sparks clearly gone at this point
Has more than just the one ten out of ten banger on it, the self titled Franz Ferdinand is equal parts angular and danceable. Great album
+: The Dark of the Martinee
Very strong, preferred the more experimental second half
Liked the energy on the earlier tracks but really not my thing. Okay for what it was but did feel myself watching the clock
Epic noise, really strong album that ends on a bang
Thought this was super mid, had none of the charm of Face to Face. Very gcse drama vibes to its narrative
It’s considered a classic for a reason. Alt rock cornerstone with strong pop senseabilities . Alanis walked so Paramore, Olivia Rodrigo etc could run. (Think all three are great)
Other than that only other thought is head over feet really *really* sounds like Today by The Smashing Pumpkins
+: Mary Jane
Good fun this, the drum solo at the end goes crazy hard
Abit on the nose a points…? No, it just slaps you in the face and demands your focus. Everyone is on top from here, Zach’s pained screams, Tom’s riff. No skips, total rager, perfect 10
Solid punk album, nuff said
The biggest sin here is the fade outs, the lack of proper endings to the songs makes it hard to shake off the vibe you are listening to essential and dressed up collection of loading screen music
Some incredible material on here (Helter Skelter and Piggies being my favourite here) but this is also the textbook example of record that didn’t need to be a live album. Would have been up there with Abby road with a more robust editing process….
Bowie’s swansong is less about bangers and more about one last little push towards the bleeding edge. Really enjoyed it
Really pushed the boundaries of what you could do with a synth at the time. Enjoyed this a lot
Really liked this, like a proto-1975
Audio equivalent of giving yourself a pat on the back, very technically impressive but as a collection of songs… decent at best
Dark side is the wall’s antithesis, it rejects bloat and narrative shoehorning in favour of a tight, direct and purposeful tracklist of a prog all timers
Really fun soundtrack, proper sleezy in a good way
It’s about as subtle as a sledgehammer but ultimately a good collection of pop rock
Ridiculous album to be honest, this is what peak maximumlism should sound like. Outstanding
Some truly terrible vocals on here
Really solid this, liked how moody the synths were. Great stuff
Thought this was really quite poor, basic beats and quite corny bars
Summers background music
Enjoyable and well performed if abit samey
Outstandingly gloomy
Abit long but love the production
Nothing but respect for Bjork and her ability to make the most outlandish concepts work
Modern indie staple, so much vocal chemistry between Oliver and Romy
Their best, full of complete bangers
Really funky. Young Americans and Fame are the highlights here, fame might actually be my favourite Bowie song. Great
It’s abit long winded but the experimentation is impressive given its release window. Pretty good overall
Great collection of tracks, feel way shorter than the run time suggests
Near prefect, Zepplin 4 is just hit after heavy hit
Bit underwhelmed but this to be honest give how much it’s held up as a classic album. The singles are solid but there’s a lot of filler
Really liked this, especially Jackie but the whole thing had such out there, ballroom at the end of the universe energy which I loved. Can really see in the lyrics and delivery how Scott influenced a lot of the windmill bands, really cool, great album
Not awful but didn’t connect with it
Not normally my thing but this has such infectiously positive energy that really carries it forward. Love how much of the crowd you can hear too
So incredibly hazy, probably one of the best one-two punches of a closing run. The summers heat probably helped too… Outstanding
Big fan of this, used to get played a lot in the car growing up
Decent just nothing here too noteworthy or grabbing me
Really well produced and high quality across the board - at its best when it lets its hair down in the crescendos. Feel like it will grow on me but great for now..
Really rich sounding record, sophisti-pop masterclass
The most I’ve enjoyed a who album to date. Really liked how the drums are at the forefront of the mix on this live cut
Very strong, really solid production wish it was as consistently good as the last two tracks
Put the lime in the coconut
Not awful, awful, but boring enough for a one star rating
Crazy high quality record from Macca, all the good bits of the Beatles with ballzier production. Loved it, outstanding. Best track: Jet
Whilst not there peak. The debut DT shows the band exiting the oven fully formed with their signature soft rock sound. Great
“All the gear, some of the ideas” - So naff like a fishhook it bends around into being pretty good
rated Jerdacuttup man, but it couldn’t save this album for me, just too wishy-washy. Like jangle pop written by management consultants. Okay at best
It’s a fun album for sure, they pull of the glam revival thing for the most part but ultimately after the first five tracks they’ve run out of steam and any other new ideas
A strong 3…. Some really nice moments here, enjoyed the more shoegazey guitars but some filler too
Really strong collection of chunk synths and modern pop ballarding. Great
Perhaps a bit of an odd choice for the list but I really liked this. Snarly garage rock revival with lots of post punk edge thrown in. Really great
Thought this was great and packed full of charm, the duet vocals worked really well
Maybe if you are on a beach and this is on in the background… maybe… otherwise found it a total chore to get through. Awful name too
Really enjoyable, felt effortlessly technical, great stuff
Standard Jack white affair high quality rock that doesn’t blow you away
Surprised at how much I ended up enjoying this as the title track was always bit overdone in my view, but there is some really solid stuff across the rest of the album, especially the final two tracks
Outstanding, foundational to so much modern post punk, the whole Brixton Windmill thing directly owes its existence to Spiderland. The drums are so raw, the riffs so angular and biting. Really does sound like swimming in a Quarry in a flyover state
Takes a while to get going but once it does this is a treat, still feels fresh and innovative now. Great
Enjoyed this a lot, maximum whimsy
Frontloaded but great
Enjoyed the chaotic energy of this, solidly good
Queen gizzard and the lizard wizard, a great, raspy performance
Great album, deeply wholesome and uplifting - well constructed through basic but well thought out instrumentals
Decent but ploddy
Thought I’d like it more than I did, vocals were a blocker for me
Decent if quite one note
Cool listen, really liked Build a fire
Didn’t blow me away but enjoyed it. Impressive how much “size” they get out of the broadly acoustic sound set here. Good album
Pretty great, for as lynchian and dreamlike as it was I thought I’d connect more but still an impressive listen.
Fun post punk album, really like the guitar tones
Some great stuff in here but way too long and definitely not two albums worth
Decent for what it was if abit underbaked
Technical and fluid without being (too) stuffy, it’s a yes from me
Bit odd to have two prison live albums from the same artist on the list but this one’s great too.
Felt abit like listening to Scott walker without the sauce, didn’t hate it by any means but wasn’t particularly grabbed either, strong decent.
Liked this, like if Placebo wrote the bends, good album
Bit slow and drawn out for my tastes but ultimately quite good
Solid “dad rock”
Nothing bad on here but the instrumentals do feel abit “light” at times which dilutes the impact
Completely ridiculous album, the guitar work is second to none. Television make all the most techy bits sound easy. Progressive but aggressive, perfect
As with other Stevie Wonder entries on this list I think this is very solid but I don’t really understand the critical praise
it’s good, very good in fact and probably the most coherent of their albums, that said IMO it’s a fair bit weaker than LTI all be it with some clear standout moments (Egg man). Some really great production moments too
All time banger right here’, crazy visionary organ work combos with a thick general sense of haze.
Sort of thing I’d imagine they would play on the main menu of a come dine with me dvd box set. I can imagine vibes where this would work well as background music, but as an album? Meh
Great listen, packed with bangers and interesting synth work
Painfully boring, an almost complete chore to listen, any vague notions of energy are snuffed out by fade outs and the goofy showtunes add insult to injury
Great British dance record with killer singles and pounding beats throughout. Couple of skips in here for me, especially Diesel Power
+: SMBU
-: Diesel Power
Trent’s first magnum opus this is a beautiful, tragic work of art that solidifies the prior NIN works and puts Trent’s name down as an all time great. Production is insane on this, could have been a 2026 release.
