My 1001 Albums Journey

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

Not for me. Smug French saxophone. Listenable though but not ideal

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

1/5

I'm tried to be impartial, but this is utter tripe

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Very listenable. I do find his voice pretty grating though.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

3. Good but far from their best work

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

1/5

I like Ray Charles but I really don't like this. Big band swing, not my cup of tea at all and I'm not convinced by his singing. So many songs almost identical, same chords, poor man's Georgia.

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

It's very clear where the Libertines got their sound from. It's good, but doesn't blow me away.

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

For some reason it didn't really do anything for me. Some of the sounds actually quite annoying.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

A great album. I prefer the acoustic first half. Less bothered by the fuzz rock side, otherwise would be a 5.

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

2/5

Not for me ta, too much widdly Jazz. Perhaps good if off your head

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

It was very nearly a 4. But just a few too many songs that I didn't rate.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Short and sweet, nice!

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

2/5

The same song over and over ag5

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Pleasant

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

A good listen. Could be a 4 maybe from multiple listens but shall go with a 3 for now.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

Aye alright

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Yep, pretty good, nothing much to say

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Delightfully atmospheric and tuneful. It didn't matter that I don't understand the lyrics. Perhaps I'll listen with the translations at some point but perhaps not! 4

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Prog rock that I don't really get

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Some astonishingly good songs. But can it really be a 5 when it includes I'm in Love With My Car and The Prophet's Song?

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

Nice enough and an easy listen. But this is supposed to be albums you have to listen to. You don't have to listen to this. Pretty average really. Even at it's release unremarkable so seems out of place in this list.

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