My 1001 Albums Journey

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

3/5

At first I thought “man I forgot how great this album is!” And then I thought “man, I forgot how hard this album falls off after Polly.” This is a very good album, but the second half just doesn’t have the oomph to get it over to great. It’s no Ten by Pearl Jam.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

Aggressively fine

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Ok so I know Kate had her big resurgence with Stranger Things, but I first heard her thanks to a unique—and excellent—cover she did of Elton’s “Rocket Man”. This is exactly the sound I want—like she’s writing an album specifically for the weird outsider teenage girl in a John Hughes movie.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Classic.

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

Love the boll weevil song. Yee effin’ haw, Gawd bless thee US of A.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

Man… I just can’t get into Bob Dylan. Great instrumentals, some good lyrics… bUt the WAy he siNgs cOmplETELy throwS Me ofF.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

1/5

No thanks. I already don’t like Rush. This is Rush but worse.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

1/5

This aged like milk. The lyrics are cringe and the beats are repetitive and uninspired. No wonder his lyrics had to be shocking—without them, this is boring.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Excellent. Inventive. Fun. Reminds me why I love rock and roll.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

2/5

Yee haw I guess.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

2/5

Eh. Overhyped. Like I get why this was a hit, but it’s not Bowie at his best nor does it really feel like a rock opera—or all that spacey.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

This was a slog of beeps and boops. There were some pleasant moments, but I just couldn’t get into it. I like mellow electronica… or maybe I don’t.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Oh yea I like this. Get me a Ford Pickup, the plains are calling.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

1/5

Maybe I just wasn’t on enough drugs on a Monday afternoon to fully appreciate this album… but I found the majority of it to be really, really annoying.

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

It’s perfect.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Great. What an ending.

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