Even better than I remembered, brilliant.
If you only buy 1 Scott Walker recording then this is it. Worth it for the bass line in the 'Old man's back' alone
Its ok, pop and a little lightweight but they did ok on it so good for them
Great album, totally immersive listening
Gimme some truth is good and obviously imagine and jealous guy are big songs but not moved by rest of it.
Tina and Chris really stand out on this album
Enjoyed it, tripped out late 60s isnt an easy listen but its fun
The kind of 1st album where afterwards the band splits and goes onto better things
Not for me but the band can play
Arty pop is my best discription. Very good in places
Music is good but he cannot sing
Hasnt aged well, Billies voice sounds rough and I dont think it pairs with the style of music. But hey thats just me so 3 stars just because its Billie Holiday
Great album, captured the band really well. Prefer this to the studio albums
Sounds older than it is but I quite liked it.
If Carlsberg made Christmas albums then they'd be hard pressed to beat this one. 5 Stars all the way
For me it's the production values that save this record. Some outstanding tracks but also some filler. The Everley brothers cover shows they had run out of material and ideas
You just know that many UK Punk bands must have heard this and took its energy.
Dross, must be a generational thing
If indie did prog rock then this is it, self indulgent with nothing for the mob. I imagine a lot of critics will love it for that but for me it's an album you are supposed to like and you end up clinging to snippets of excellence.
OK some dodgy lyrics but really enjoyed this album, some great music
Great album, as soon as it finished I put it straight back on
Can't believe I missed this 1st time around, fantastic album.
Yesterday I had Maxinquaye by Tricky, it's hard to grasp that both albums were from the same year. This one is empty, devoid of originality and sounds very old
Good album, a genius at work
Following Rattle and Hum was always to be difficult but this album is almost a different band. Thoroughly enjoyed this classic
Not one for me, it became wall paper music after a while, probably better suited to a Starsky and Hutch episode
The band thought this album was sub par, they were right. Just shows what an inflated ego and cocaine will produce. Utter tripe
The only acceptable metal band, love it
Excellent album, I havent listened to much Grime but really enjoyed this.
There are good moments, for me their day had passed and the reinvention seems superficial
There are a couple of gems on here but too many instrumentals plus a guest appearance from Everything but the Girl (who I do like) push this album down to a 3 for me
Great album, even though I find Axl a bit shrill I can see why this was a huge album
A fledgling band playing and exploring sound. Not one I enjoyed. Maybe you had to be there
I can hear the musicality but not one for me, a little bored to be honest
Is it good, yes. Do I want to buy it, no. So a 3 for me
Owes as much to Arthur Baker as it does to Afrika. Hip hop from the dawn of time
Truelly a great album, it's hard to think of a better one
Music to match a pc screen saver. It literally does sound like a teenager in his bedroom
These days it sounds like an old movie sound track but I imagine in 56 these was top notch stuff with swing, jazz and a great band
Watch out Frank, Elvis is coming and its all about to change
It's a bit of a nerds album and I can see them playing Dungeons and Dragons afterwards, or maybe they've been to a Glastonbury gift shop and loved the vibe
All the nonsense aside it's a solid album
Obviously heard of them but hadn't heard much by them, really good
Not an artist I enjoy listening to. I see others really rate this artist but for me it's a miss
Throwback soulful music with a rapper whose style and lyric have impressed.
Great album, Tina wiped the floor with this one. Would have been a straight 5 but the Beatles and Bowie covers smack a little of lack of confidence. Saying that I prefer Tinas version of help
As debut albums go this takes some beating but I'm biased, aged 13 with money from my paper round this is the 1st album I ever bought. Still play it and play it loud!
Love it
Actually much better than I remember it.
I never cared for 'something for the weekend' so wasn't looking forward to this album but boy was I wrong brilliant album, witty, wry, and who doesn't love brass. 5⭐ from me
I still don't care for something for the weekend!
It's a product of it's time line where Jazz was being used in Rock and this gives a funky feel to this album. To it's credit it's expertly crafted with top session players and the production is top notch
But overall it's devoid of emotion that leaves me cold. Not a band I'd want to hear again
Whatever I was doing on 2005 I totally missed this. Utterly brilliant LP and only the second time I've gone out and bought an album based on this aps suggestion.
Thank you 1001
Not one I'd listen to again
Is it good, yes. Would I buy it, no. 3
Not one I'd listen to again. Pleasant enough but did nothing for me
Sometimes Bryne feel very indulged. But Heaven is one of their absolute best and I loved the seldom seen heavyiness of Memories.
Stunning album, took me a couple of listens to appreciate it but then Spotify listed a live version and it blows the doors off showing what a band they were
It's 1956 and the American teenager has been presented with a heady mix of rockabilly rebel and slushy ballad. Coupled together with a banging cover and you're on the way
Ol Parker knew what he was doing
Rated for its historical significance and for opening ears to the original artists
Praised for it song writing but for me it's lost the bravado of Rum, Sodomy and the lash. I found it a bit samey, all right for a night at the pub but that's about it
Hard to listen to, maybe you had to be there and tripping.
Not a style of Jazz I enjoy, post bop, free jazz, are technically brilliant but not for me
Enjoyable enough, competent band who I'm sure in 1956 would have the room jumping
Enjoyed it, which was a surprise after reading some of the reviews. It's a great example of capturing a bands live essence.
The spoken conversations don't work but there is still enough to make this a good album. But would I buy it full price? no but I'd pick it up second hand.
Great cover photo
50s albums suffer in comparison to the production values of later records but there's no denying the influence Little Richard had on the world. This album jumps off the disc and into the room. Fantastic
A bit heavy on the saccharine for me. No denying there is talent but it's cloying
Decent enough for a first album but it's not a knockout
Irritating. And that's from someone who has a couple of Suede records from back in the day!
Judging this album alone without comparison to what came before or after it's still a 5
I'm one of those who has listened to Neil Young and failed to see the attraction... Until this, listened once, intrigued, twice loved it, third time blasted it out
His passion comes pouring out of him as he steps a different path to consumerism and greed.
Keep rocking the free world Neil. 5⭐
I know Sarah Vaughan is a significant artist in the Jazz world but this album does nothing for me.
A 4 dragged down by one of the worst album cover photos. Respect to Mike Love at the back for having nothing to do with the Goats
Quite why this made the list is beyond me. Let's all go to Ibiza, look at the sunset and listen to some beats
I think Blitzkrieg pop is apt for this band, it's for those who like their punk without an ounce of aggression. If it was toss up between these and the Shrang-ri-las for the most punk outfit then I think the girls win it.
2 stars as its a great cover
Nothing outstanding or remarkable, it's another in the 1001 albums that you wonder why it's included
Great voice and commendable for his song writing. Some of the production is of it's time especially on 1st listen but the talent surfaces above this and the album is a positive experience
For gods sake Paul, give Art a call!
Boy in the bubble is spot on, no amount of explaining exonerates the classlessness of this work
Apartheid aside, I find the work mixes and merges musical styles well but leaves an empty feeling, and an unease that feels like somebody trampled all over your mother's best linen.
2 for me
The temps start with a answer to the direction taken by Marvin, but it's all a bit full on. Luckily they resort to type after the horror of Runaway Child spoken part and Grapevine filler
Remarkable album and an absolute wall of sound. Described as experimental and it's not wrong. Human Cannonball proves they can knock out a good classic, it's just they choose not too
Loved it
Accusations and a threatened court case brought this lot to a halt, shame really as I loved this noise
5 from me
The West Midlands had it nailed in the late 60s, so much music pouring out
Everyone but the drummer had the right idea, leave!
Talk of filler is nonsense, I found side 2 perhaps more appealing as it's without the big walloppers on side 1. As debut albums go it's very good
Imagine its 1958 and you are sitting at a table in a Cuban club watching a band playing. The band are good, the atmosphere is hot and people are dancing but you leave as its nothing you haven't heard before.
30 years later you wander into the same bar and the band are still playing, only this time everyone is wildly applauding them, you drink your drink, listen politely and bid the bar staff goodnight.
As you walk out the music makes you remember 1958, and you reflect on what isolation does to a country, frozen in aspic with nothing moved on
Still the band were fairly decent
Ride made great snowboards. My all time favourite was the Timeless, a beast of a board that you had to be in control of or it would hurt you.
Retired to my loft it sits there longing to be let loose, its not interested in tricks and jumps and only wants to carve and go very, very fast
Ride the band are not in this catagory, Nowhere is good and the band can play but it needs volume to be heard at its best. A stronger singer would have taken this band off piste and into the deep stuff
Conclusion: The Ride Timeless is in the 1001 Snowboards you must try before you die. Nowhere isnt
I bought this but it's telling that it never gets selected for a replay, it's very good and well produced but there's something melancholic about it that's slightly depressing. Still a good album and I don't feel absorbed by it
Her 8th album in 4 years and it doesn't disappoint, the musicianship is superb and her songwriting is getting stronger. 4⭐ for me
The music is excellent, as is the production, it's just every time he opens his mouth it all goes wrong,
The harmonies are stuck in time and a bit overdone, the ballads are sickly sweet. If you like the Beach boys then it will hit the mark
A three who don't fill out the sound, that or the producer didn't know how to dial the drums down.
One of the greatest albums of all time? Well it's nowhere near and instantly forgetable
Not sure why this was so popular as the music is a bit samey and the vocalist comes across as not really enjoying himself. Maybe it's me as I've noted I mark metal bands lowly
I can hear the direct correlation between this and it's predecessor The Bends but find it doesn't stand repeated listening as it starts to sound a little earnest. Good but not great
Pick a genre and throw it in. There's even a bit of Spaghetti Western!
Surely there is an Indian artist that demonstrates this culture better than a film soundtrack.
Whether I'd select it later for listening pleasure is highly debateable
I found it warmed up around track 3 but overall it's one for the critics to drool over
The French age of consent is 15 and Gainsbourg draws on this to create a new Lolita. In today's language he 'grooms' Melody and hearing his lust play out over this LP is uncomfortable.
So is the LP any good, musically it's a yes but his voice takes some getting used to. Unfortunately the subject matter should have consigned this LP to the dustbin of time.
Saville would have loved Serge
Beautiful album full of UK soft soul. Deliberately smooth and mostly themed around love it's not without depth or social commentary.
An absolute classic that stood out in 85 and still sounds good today
Masturbation, just because you've put some effort in doesn't mean you're going to hit the pillow, sometimes it barely ejects. That latter effort is my summation of Steely Dan
It was ok but became background music, I only realised it had finished when Police and Thieves came on and that I did enjoy
The second album is never easy, here limitations of the band are exposed and it seems to have lost it's edge. Maybe it was the Honey but more likely it was Gillespie leaving
2 for me
Loved the music, don't care for the rap
Unashamedly rock in a kitschy style with influences from rock, pop and punk. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these tracks turned up in a movie soundtrack
This album cashes in on the 50s cowboy nostalgia and feeds memories of the old West. The Indian wars were within living memory when this album was made and makes you realise how young a country America is
If you like Neil Young then this hits all the right buttons.
Great burst of energy, totly enjoyable
The album flies between good and awful. It's too long and needed pruning. It's not all Gold
Great album, blues rock and roll
Overblown and it's a big stadium filler album but that doesn't mean it's any good. Centrist rock pop hitting all the bases. It's 80s big hair music and it's pretty terrible.
Cue guitar solo or was that drum solo
One dimensional noise. If you like your punk as an onslaught to the ears then this is for you. Don't think, just bang your head
Quite why it's one of the 1001 is a mystery!
Couldn't find album on Spotify, but having heard a couple of tracks it sounds just like 60s Garage
I can see why it was massive but it doesn't break new ground and Liams vocal style grates on me
The most unfortunate thing about this album is it sounds like a compilation album from different bands of the same genre. There isn't much tying the album together
Having said that there are some good tunes
Lovely background music for a shopping centre, safe, bland and nothing to get anyone excited
Title ain't wrong, commercial suicide
Bowie has always had a edge where he borders on commercial failure, not this album it's straight rock and, for me, his most enjoyable work since scary monsters
Hard to believe people bought this
It's acknowledged as a high point in his career. I'm not a fan as it's not a vocal that intrigues me
It's a mixed blessing, some superb material that shows his talent but then some tracks that should have stayed in the studio.
It's a 5, raw, garage, throw in Iggy, punk, blues and Rockabilly influences and go for it.
But at least we know who Frank Blacks dad is, and it sounds like he may have been responsible for Jack White as well 🤣
Just the right side of full on saccharine, Maria nails it
Blokes voice grates and barely tuneful, music is uninspiring so I'm unsure why this is classed as a great album.
The plus point is the bands name is good, albeit misleading, and it's got a good cover
After some pretty uninspiring albums here comes one where the musians can play. A tight solid album with an excellent production. It's a 5 from me
A perfect blend of a very good band with a vocalist that blasts the top layer off of you and pulls out the core of your being. Janis isn't a pretty listen but has something so pure it goes deep inside
It's good, it's very good. Its the production that stands out
There go the Sonics!!!!! never to grace my turntable again
OK for a garage band but a host of covers drags the score right down
It's beige background music, you can put it on and forget its playing. Not awful, just uninspiring
Bit arthouse so I suppose typical 70s New York, she is an inspiration for others and some tracks really click but for me the album is limited with moments rather than a body of great work
Let down by so many covers
1978, who would have believed it!, I hear so many later bands in this work you just know everyone listened to this
It had its time, my copy nevers gets played. Suppose that tells a story
Terrible, wouldn't believe it went down a storm in 58 either
The skits are of their time and the music is a bit full blown and tends to slap you around the chops, but when Lauren decides to sing then her great voice comes across well. Overall I'd say OK crossing into good at times.
If Ozzy and Spinal Tap spawned a tribute act that verged into comic parody then Venom is it's name
Some pretty good playing and some bearable singing but dives into arthouse and the spoken word track probably works better when played to a room wearing sunglasses and berets
But there's no denying the influence of tracks like Sister Ray on later music
Up there with Steely Dan as artists to avoid!!
This is my 3rd Steely Dan album, wow someone really likes bland shit!!
Loved this high energy record, live must have been something else. Not a phone present just folk getting down and dirty jitter bugging the house to it's rafters
Ok she can hit a high note but she can't carry a tune, voice was all over the place. Yes I know she's acclaimed and praiseworthy but I just can't see it
Great album from one of the great voices and I love this period of his career. It gets a solid 6 from me
found the album limited/ samey, the standout is the quality of vocal but it's headache music, it won't clear one but likely to bring on on
There is no denying the Bunnymen made overcoats cool, secondhand shops in the early 80s became a huge resource but I'd add a lot of this was economic, rather than pure fashion
But style isn't enough. Porcupine is a great album by one of Liverpools big bands of the time, and is best played with the volume up. The influences shine though on this album as the Bunnymen offer a lot more than just being a good post punk band.
Possibly their darkest album but this isn't surprising when we remember Liverpool in the early 80s. The very high unemployment, the decimation of tradional industry, and the fight between the newly elected hard left council and the Conservative government all influence this album
But they do say great music is born of unrest, loved it then and love it now, (goes and fetches overcoat for a walk to the shops)
A symphony written for the 20th century. It's OK but sounds of it's time. Personally I think it a little boring
The more I listened the better it got, two obvious huge songs but the whole of this blue driven album comes across as a great body of work
That is an album!!, loud, proud and pure adrenalin it's an unbelievably great album. Motorhead always stood out amongst the Metal bands as core rockers without the gimmickry, poodle perms and soft rock of others they just let loose and that, for me, makes them the greatest of all the metal bands
Lemmys ghost for president 🍺 🏍️ 🎸
The Who can really play, a solid very tight outfit who know how to blast the doors open. The sheer quality of the playing shows what a great live band they were
The album sleeve is a piece of art and captures the beauty and faded glory intended. The album is a record that transcends a band and becomes one of the truelly great bits of Americana
One of the greats and that's from someone who doesn't care for the Eagles!
It's dark, somewhat disjointed and sounding jaded. But with some massive tunes
Neil Young can be hit or miss, there are tracks on this album that soar to the sky's but there's others that you wonder was he padding the album. It's a 4 but that's only because Harvest Moon doesn't deserve less even though some of the other tracks do
