An album I avoided listening to at the time. At that time I was listening to alternative guitar music. The singles on this album were huge and on constant rotation. Went back to this album for work purposes (music tutor at college) and realised what a great intelligent brilliantly written pop album this is.
Not my favourite Zeppelin album, but see how the link between 1,2 and 3 would make Led Zeppelin 4 the major album it became.
Too folky for me, but perhaps the band needed that change from the big bluesy rock of the first two albums?
However, as with my previous album, having gone back to it now, I have warmed to it.
Not for me.
Like him as a musician and a person, but find his albums derivative and too bland for my own taste.
Love this album. I was a big fan of the Sugarcubes and Bjork in particular.
This was a ground breaking album and cemented Bjork as a special talent.
A groundbreaking album.
Apart from Muddy Waters vocals, you have Pat Hare on guitar, with that overdriven distorted sound and Otis Span on keyboards.
I love Nick Drake and Bryter Layter is my favourite of his albums.
For me it’s the perfect Sunday morning album. Side one is just the most beautiful and sublime of any album.
We are lucky to live in the area that his sister Gabrielle and the Nick Drake foundation are based, and have become friends of theirs.
Nick Drake’s will continue to live on and inspire both listeners and musicians alike.
Not my thing. I can appreciate the musicianship, but to overblown.
This is a visceral piece of work. All the earlier Bad Seeds albums are my favourites. It’s unhinged, noisy, dark, beautiful and storytelling at its best. I have been lucky enough to this band play these songs live and those gigs are some of the most memorable I’ve been to.
I like this album for its weird lyrical stylings. The sound is sumptuous in that baroque pop way Walker was moving towards.
“Jackie” is a great song and I had know no idea it had been banned.
Not my favourite Scott Walker album, but still very good.
A brilliant album amongst an array of Radiohead brilliant albums.
An album that had a huge impact at the time. Not really for me as I found it somewhat overblown, overbearing and sloganeering.
Really love this album. Any album opening with Sympathy for the Devil you k no is is going to be something special.
As usual the Stones musically are ragged and it’s a bit all over the place, but for me it makes it all the more listenable.
Shrouded in Brian Jones decline and eventual sacking on top of that.
Part of a string of albums that truly captures the Rolling Stones at their imperious best.
An unbelievable debut album. Anthony’s spectacular voice, the sparse but all enveloping music marked this out as a special album by a special artist.
Not for me. At this time, 1973, I was 15 and deeply into Bowie/Roxy Music/Mott and not prog rock. I was waiting for the next thing which for me was punk/new wave.
This music did not speak to me at all, especially the emphasis on virtuoso playing.
Good album. Not a massive fan of Neil Young but this second album with Crazy Horse musician’s is good.
A classic album tainted now by Amy’s personal life.
The album barks back to 1960s soul with the production skills of Mark Ronson. The album is littered with fantastic songs, great playing, great singing, brilliant lyrics and fantastic production.
I’m afraid I’m not a fan of Leonard Cohen. I have tried and there’s the odd song I like. I prefer the cover versions or other interpretations. I do appreciate and understand his position in musical history.
A brilliant album. I love Jah Wobble’s infectious love of all music. This really set the tone for music of any genre, any nation being commercial by mixing it all together. Justin Adam’s who went into play with Robert Plant is great and of course Sinead and Natacha’s vocals are sublime.
A fun, exciting, expansive album showing that cross over between guitar and beats.
Shaun Ryders lyrics are funny, poignant making him a very underrated writer.
Still relevant and has not dated.
Loved this album when it came out. Was genre defining and have seen them live and
Glen Gregory had and still has the most amazing voice.
Facist Groove Thing is a fantastic single.
They also get no credit for relaunching Tina Turners career either.
A genre defining album. In particular Grace Slick’s position as a political forward thinking vocalist. A huge influence on female singers.
Debut album and I lucky to see them on that first short tour of the UK to promote it. They were brilliant and this album has 6-7 brilliant songs. This is the only album for me. Each album got less alternative or more mainstream for me.
Their debut album was so good, that whatever came next had a lot to live up to. Unfortunately for me this does not match up.
I love this album.
Fun, brash, exciting. A new voice at the time and still sounds fresh today.
Her autobiography is brilliant as well.
Sorry not for me.
A classic genre defining album. Something I listen to to relax especially on car journeys
Not for me!!
Not his greatest album and the one before Graceland.
Loved this album when it came. A defining album in this genre.
One of the great live albums.
Superb musicianship.
Loved this album.
It’s their breakthrough into the mainstream.
Ms Jackson is a classic song and really set the album off.
Classic album and my favourite Marvin Gaye album
I’d heard tracks before this on bootleg tapes that a friend had.
This is the full commercial version.
I loved the PR campaign around them and these songs especially the singles are brilliant.
Seminal album.
Chock full of classic songs that still sound as fresh and relevant as when they were originally released.
Songs on here have been covered numerous times over the years.
Another in the classic cannon of Bob Marley. This is where Marley’s songs start to gain weight and substance in the music world.
Such a legacy from the original albums. Hard to sustain that quality.
Still, a good album.
Bought this album when it came out and loved it.
Singles were great.
I was/am a huge Husker Du fan, but this was a commercial alternative guitar album which showed Bob Mould’s songwriting skills.
A brilliant album.
Not just in terms of genre defining but big big singles on this album. Videos are brilliant to the songs as well.
One of my favourite albums ever.
Loved the quirkiness, the girls vocals, the weirdness.
Still relevant today.
A brilliant album. Like the B-52s debut. Weird, wonderful but still commercial.
Came to underworld via this album. The best title!! Stayed with this band for four albums. The best for me of this genre.
Great album.
Cut up techniques and odd samples and sounds.
A great album that changed The Cure’s direction. I have been a huge since day and see them probably more times than any band.
One of the best debut albums ever.
Some brilliant songs and some filler. Was a defining album for her. Just overblown a little.
I’m not a Dylan fan but know the esteem this is held in.
Not a fan of Neil Young
Loved this album.
Should have been a bigger band.
This is CSNY alongside the Monkees!!
One of the defining and turn around albums for U2.
I was a huge fan until Achtung Baby.
This album is steeped in Americana from the bands constant touring in attempt to break the US market.
Every track is brilliant and shows how much they as musicians soaked up their influences.
One of the best live albums
Not listened
Not listened
One of my favourite albums ever. Not a duff track on here.
Before he went pop, this album is a rock album. Three huge singles as well.
A brilliant album from a run of brilliant albums by Stevie Wonder
Love the single Music and played it many times!!
One of my favourite albums by one of my favourite bands.
I love CCR. Not their best album but has Proud Mary on it.
Still underrated as a band.
This is a brilliant album.
A second phase for Madonna with William Orbit on production duties.
I felt this transported Madonna into a more contemporary music world.
Not my thing but a standout album.
A brilliant album from start to finish. Great songs, outstanding playing.
A brilliant album from start to finish. Great songs, outstanding playing.
Brilliant album.
Genre defining.
The film alongside was a cultural phenomenon.
I’m a huge fan of the Pixies. This album was more mainstream and commercial, and I felt it unjustly got some disappointing reviews in the press.
Yes it isn’t noisy and abrasive, but I think this was a natural progression for any band.
One of the greatest albums.
A pop band turning into something more significant.
This and Revolver for me are the best two Beatles albums of their whole catalogue.
Having read Simon from Bella Union records account of Fleet Foxes. Their emergence fully formed is remarkable. I personally think this set the whole alt country genre into a new league and copied by many.
Their big album that really cemented their career. Not a fan after the first two albums, but love Jeff Lynne and all his writing and production.
Not a fan of Neil Young I’m afraid. I know his legacy and like some songs but a whole album is not for me.
A big album for the Verve but I’m not a massive fan.
I felt they had tried and failed and this album was their last throw of the dice. The sample for Bittersweet Symphony propelled them into the mainstream.
Loved this album. The singles are brilliant. We got to know they weren’t really a new wave band but older guys jumping on the bandwagon. However, it’s still a great album.
The “whatever happened?” Such a great album. I think there was a second album and I know there were personal issues, but a shame.
Love the band, love this album. So weird but so commercial. Followed Steve Masons solo career post Beta Band. Maybe let down by a couple of tracks.
Not a fan of the Foos. This is probably the one I rate the most.
A brilliant album.
Big singles that set the Who up and became anthems for the young.
Pete Townsend’s writing is fantastic, the playing is great, iconic imagery.
A genre defining album.
I bought this when it came out.
Saw him live as well at Brixton academy and the show was so good.
The first Sabbath album I heard. My age meant I missed the previous albums. All my friends had the album under their arms at school?
A huge album.
Cleverly placed with samples and being available to college and schools.
Very clever marketing.
Some tracks I like and others not so much.
Classic album by this supergroup
Beautiful harmonies.
Brilliant songwriting and playing.
Still sounds great today.
Classic genre defining album.
Big loud anthemic songs.
Not my favourite Queens album but you can hear where this is going to end up l.
Classic from start to finish.
Note that the Walkmen who preceded them had all the same ingredients.
The Office using the title track reminded me to go back to this album.
I wasn’t a fan at the time, but this album and that run of three are brilliant.
A classic album.
Every track is brilliant.
The title track as we know is an indictment of post Vietnam America.
I loved REM. For me, a band that matters to me comes around every ten years. When I heard Radio Free Europe I knew this was one of those. I was obsessed and played those early albums continuously.
Document was the big one though. In terms of better production, more commercial, in a good way. Every song is brilliant.
Iconic album for Aerosmith in their career.
Not a fan at the time, but through work I have revisited them with fresh ears.
I’m a huge Roxy fan. This album doesn’t really hit the mark. The cover artwork is awful, even at the time!! All I Want Is You is a great single but the album lacks the weird and wonderful of previous albums.
What can you say?
Every track is brilliant.
One of the most important albums for me as a teenager.
Bowie and Ronsons contribution is huge.
I don’t know this album very well. The tithe track is a classic song.
Another ground breaking album. Noisy, dissonant and but buried surf riffs, velvets and tribal drums. Shook the world up!!
I’m not a huge fan, but this blew the cobwebs off with its homage to earlier classic songs. Done with exhuberance, vigour and sheer loud rock n roll.
Five singles were great, but too many songs.
I’m not a massive fan, just the odd song.
Not really a fan.
Love this album and as a guitar teacher this album was huge for students.
Not a fan but appreciate his standing in music. So many great songs.
A great album that came out of the blue. Again as a guitar teacher a lot of my students,
Simple melodys but cleverly done.
I don’t know this album very well, as the debut was so good and seemed unsurpassable.
A huge album for the band. Elevating them from Southern boogie to international pop/rock stars. A formula created that along with MYV saw them become unlikely pop stars.
A complete change from Rumours which didn’t meet with approval from all fans. I loved it!!
Classic album.
Low is the one for me in this Berlin trilogy.
An album I’ve only listened to once.
I don’t know this album.
Not a fan but understand where she sits in music and particularly this album.
Classic album that I recently bought. Artwork, songs, playing, and those vocals, stunning.
Not my thing.
I’ve tried and tried.
The Velvets are one of my favourite bands but Nico solo, sorry!!
Country rock sort of starts at this album!!
Such a massive album for Springsteen. I bought the single which I still love.
A great album, but The River was the on for me.
These Kinks albums are worth going back to. Known as a singles band really, there is a run of three or four of which this is one, that are outstanding.
I am a fan but don’t this album too well.
I am not a Clapton fan at all, but this is the best of all his solo albums.
I’m a massive Nick Drake fan, but this is too experimental for me.
The best live album!!
A genre defining album.
Pre Soft Cell and all things electronica. Canned off stage regularly, but stuck to their guns.
Loved this album particularly Wishing Well which is such a great song. Sad that it imploded on the second album.
Fantastic record. Sledgehammer is one of my favourite songs. This is very “pop” but still has his political songs. Plus Ksye Bush!!!!
Love this album.
Defining the original funk genre.
Criminally underrated whist being so influential.
Brilliant album, with such brilliant harmonies throughout.
Beautiful songs and arrangements, highlighting the laurel canyon vibe of the time.
Not my favourite THs album, but still odd, weird and using rhythms and sounds that are not new wave. I prefer the debut and the one after this.
Again genre and groundbreaking.
At the time of release it opened our ears and eyes to this music from Africa.
Paul Simon has since been cast as the villain accused of stealing the music and musicians.
I’m not sure on that subject, but it did make us appreciate the music and African musicians who made it and what followed.
I love this album.
I have this in the car on cd and keep going back to it.
Side one is so good.
This album is highly underrated.
Not really my thing but know the impact this has had.
Again not an artist I’m familiar with, much to my shame!! I know this album garnered a huge amount of acclaim.
Love this album.
Black Steel is one of the great cover versions, which is still played regularly at home.
Martina Topley-Bird really makes these tracks stand out as well.
Production is brilliant with a sense of grimey doom.
Not a fan, but this had a huge impact when released.
I saw them live and they were fantastic,
I do not know this album, but need to investigate.
Love this album.
Read it was a cult classic and bought it and really like it. Some great songs and deserves its status.
Great album and more commercial than previous albums.
Heard More than a Feeling as the first song and loved it. Production was super clean, loud and crisp.
I bought the album and liked some of it. Funny to think that at the same time I was buying the Ramones album.
The album that broke them into the mainstream. I was a big fan, but knew that after October, they were in a precarious position.
New Years Day was a huge song for them as was Sunday Bloody Sunday. I loved this when it came out and saw them in this tour.
Not my thing at all.
A beautiful album by a very shy artist who should have been a bigger. Fast Car defined Tracy but may have been a millstone?
Love this album.
A huge album in terms of bringing electronica to the masses.
Saw David do this in it’s entirety at Meltdown Festival which he curated.
Bought this because of Sweet Jane version and loved this quiet hushed tone of a band unafraid to be this quiet.
So this is always in the top ten of all time albums. Where Radiohead went from alternative to prog/electronica. I like it but The Bends was a huge album for me more than this one.
Massive fan from the very start. Polly Harvey is up there with the best singer songwriters ever. Always pushing the boundaries, always doing her own thing. This is a truly great album from a list of great albums.
Great album. Not a huge fan but this was the start of something really good.
Brilliant cross over of soul/funk/pysch with Papa Was a Rollin Stone dominating the album.
Not my favourite Sonic Youth album.
Has a couple of tracks that show where the band are heading.
Bought this when it came out and loved it and played it constantly.
After punk and new wave came along I ditched this to the back of the pile.
I’ve since gone back and the work and musicianship is astounding, still. This for me was the highlight album of their career.
Royals was a brilliant and outstanding song and set a high bar. This second album is good with a more dance/pop feel to it.
Lorde is an independent forward thinking artist.
