My 1001 Albums Journey

Count Basie & His Orchestra

2/5

2.5. Some solid grooves, but a little...boring. Didn't hate it, but couldn't quite get my blood pumping past the first track

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

Dark and moody with sultry vocals. A little dreary for my taste, but pretty solid

Achtung Baby

U2

3/5

Big, fun, and catchy.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

3.5. Got my head bobbing several times

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Hell yeah

Tracy Chapman

4/5

The music itself is pretty bare, but her voice and lyrics are just so impactful and affecting. Feels very raw and real

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Love me some Costello, 3.5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

1/5

1.5. Maybe 1. Really not doing it for me. I actively despise the vocals

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Solid, no real notes

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Fine, just didn't do much for me

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Smooth

The Cars

3/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Pretty stupid

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Mostly holds up!

American Pie

Don McLean

2/5

Fine, pretty boring though

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

All these things that I've done is still a jam

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Mellow but catchy

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Fine, some memorable staples

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Kinda meh, but some fun. 2.5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

3.5 the beats don't always do it for me, but it's so solid

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Boring

The Modern Lovers

3/5

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