My 1001 Albums Journey

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

Overrated pap from a once great blues band turned backing unit for a pair of American songwriters whose private lives proved more exciting, even incendiary, than their compositions.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Some great tracks, some less so.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

A very strong album with an amazing cover

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

1/5

No!!!

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

The novelty of their sound wore off very quickly. The songs aren’t bad but something about their sound grates.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Fantastic !

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Sublime

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

Decent effort, particularly side 2

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

4/5

Really good

Elvis Presley

2/5

Not really my cup of tea although I can appreciate that in the context of those times it would have seemed radical and very exciting.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

That’s what I’m talking about!

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Very good

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

That’s what I’m talking about!

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Fun but so dated

The Man Who

Travis

3/5

Very pleasant

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

Nice

Elephant

The White Stripes

1/5

Meh!

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Superb

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Intriguing

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Very good

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

2/5

Tedious

The United States Of America

2/5

Not for me

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Not bad

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Appropriate name for filing location

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