All the Velvet Underground albums are essential, and this is no exception. Superb.
First time I'd heard it and loved it. Great final track!
First time listen, will do again. Great album.
It's okay, has its moments but not my favourite Pixies album
It ok I thought, another one that had the odd moment but. didn't really grab me. Might require a few more listens perhaps...
First time listen, very impressed. Will be listening again.
Owned this for several years on vinyl, but first time I've listened to it all the way through! Glad I finally did, good album, opening track one of my favourite Elton efforts.
I tried to like it, I really did. Track two makes it virtually impossible to carry on.
I cannot get my head around Tom Waits. Utterly dreadful.
Good grief, did I really use to dance to these tunes back in the day? I must have been off my face. That's right, I was! Haven't heard it since then, so actually enjoyed hearing it again, though not an album I could listen to constantly.
One of the hardest things in rock is to pull off the double album. A lot of decent material required. Led Zeppelin did it with this, outstanding.
A new one for me, in fact I must admit I'd never heard of the artist. But really enjoyed it, a very interesting listen and will definitely be doing so again.
It's okay.....
Started well then went rapidly downhill into generic slow R&B and therefore became a bit boring. Made it all the way through though, so couldn't have been terrible.
Tricky to listen ro and judge with 2026 ears, it did of course sound very basic. Not without its decent bits, and was a quick and easy listen. Also feel there's better from this era and genre.
First time listen, and though it excellent. Only knew one Goldfrapp song before this (I bet you can't guess which one), so was pleased to hear their first LP. Will definitely listen again.
As a mid-80s LP goes pretty decent, three hits with acceptable other tracks. Not quite all killer no filler but perfectly listenable.
A couple of great tunes but the power ballard fillers wore a bit thin.
Really, really not my cup of tea. Never heard of them before this, suffice to say I won't be making further inroads in to their back catalogue.
Pleasantly surprised how good this was. Will be listening again.
Only one song from this album is currently available on Spotify, and did like it. But maybe not enough to invest the time in tracking down the rest of it. An average three is what I'll give, purely in order to move on to the next selection.
Not my favourite Bowie album, but still enough within to keep me engaged. Much preferred side two to one, and obviously the title track is timeless.
Not bad, two absolute classic songs with standard 1970 rock/pop fillers to make up the album. Much better albums were released in this period I feel.
I have listened to this album hundreds of times over my lifetime; suffice to say one of the greatest albums ever recorded and certainly one of the most influential. I can never get my head around it was recorded in 1966, so ahead of its time. One of only a handful of albums I'm guaranteed to listen to at least every few months. A comfy 5 star!
Utterly brilliant! Enough said.
Outstanding garage psych, another album that would have blown people's minds when released in 1966. Quite literally if you followed the advice on the sleeve's liner notes!
Some decent parts, and an interesting listen, but felt it got a bit samey and perhaps a bit long. Okay though.
Would have to be on the mood for this, and quite liked some of it. Not quite sure how often I would be in the mood though, but if I am I'll give it another go.
I was looking forward to hearing this, but ultimately found it a bit dull. Could grow on me I suppose with a few more listens, but not sure if I'm that bothered to be honest.
A mixture of interesting tracks and unlistenable stuff. Not enough to make me listen again unfortunately.
A top three Bowie album for me (along with Ziggy and Hunky Dory) for me, and therefore I think his best outside of the glam period. So an album I love and know very well, so an easy top mark.
Better than I thought and could well be a grower. Will probably return to it at some point.
I wish, I just wish, I could have been at this gig.
Great band, good album. All of their albums are always worth a listen, this included.
Not as bad as I thought it was going to be, recall that there was a lot of hype when it came out back in 2007 which at the time put me off. Good to hear it again with fresh ears nearly 20 years later.
One of those albums that you start to listen to and you know a load of the songs already. And they're all classics. But, but... it suffers from the the problem most double albums have: it's bloody long, with some several tracks. Take out the filler, leave the killer and you've got one of the greatest albums of all time. Still good though!
They got the name of the book wrong. It should really be "101 Albums to Hear Before You Die, 800 that are Very Good but not Essential and 100 Where We Ran Out of Anything Else Worth Listening To, So We Bunged in any Old Tosh". I bet you can't guess which category this one falls into.
Liked it, short and sweet. Kind of eminded me of What's Going On, but obviously no where near as good. Great last track though.
Excellent record. Didn't know this at all and only vaguely aware of later Sonic Youth music. Will listen again and I am now looking forward to hearing more from them.
Bog standard 1980's poodle rock. The authors clearly needed filler to make it to the 1001, this is one of those.
I like Beth Orton, so enjoyed the album. Plus when she's good, she's very good. Some great tracks, especially the opener.
A classic, but not in the top division of the best albums of this area. Have listened to it in the past every now and again, and will always continue to do so.
Was dreading this when it popped up but actually slightly better than I thought it was going to be. Not for the faint hearted though, and I struggled to do the 23 songs and 55 minutes of it in one sitting. Not one I will be returning to any time soon.
Love this album, my go to chill out record.
Whilst there's nothing at all to dislike about Nick Drakes music I find the albums a bit samey without a great deal of variation. A pleasant enough listen but not enough to excite me unfortunately.
Good album, prefer Bruce's 80's output but nothing to dislike here.
Not a lot to add to the other five star reviews to be honest; an absolute classic.
Classic album with some classic songs that everyone will know. Top listen.
Not terrible, just not my cup of tea. Overly long too, with most of the tracks indistinguishable from each other. The opener and Nothing Else Matters are decent enough though.
This passed me by back in the day, more of a Oasis, Blur etc kinda chap back in 95. So was delighted to discover that this is a pretty decent album. An extra star for Beth Orton's cameo at the end!
Brilliant album, loses a star for this odd spoken word thing in the middle. Maybe I don't get it but utterly pointless. America is utterly superb though.
Didn't listen to this when it came out for reasons that escape me. So I was pleased to hear it now and discover that it is actually decent. Someone once said to me that virtually every song could be a single, they weren't far wrong.
It is good, but not my favourite Joni Mitchell album. Have to be in the mood for this one.
Wouldn't have touched this with a barge pole back on the 80s, but now that I actually listened to it it was actually okay. Hasn't aged too badly either.
Never heard of it or them, never even came across it in The Book. So to my complete pleasure I have discovered a gem. Great album, love a bit of psych anyway so right up street. Listened to it twice already!
Not my favourite Stooges LP but still good. Roll on when Fun House gets generated!
The singles are decent enough, but at times felt like punk by numbers. A bit samey. Also rans when compared to the thoroughbreds of the genre, such as the Pistols and The Clash.
I'll give my stock answer for this genre: it's not terrible, just not my cup of tea. At all. Never will be.
Not a band that I'd heard at all before, so a great discovery. Loved it, will be listening to this and more from their back catalogue. Marvelous to discover a "new" band!
First time listen, never heard of John Prine until now. The similarity too Dylan is obvious, but that's no bad thing. So I enjoyed it and thought it decent. Will listen again so it must be alright.
Nice indie pop, I do like a bit of Belle & Sebastian.
Found this album fascinating, never heard it before and I never would have known it was made in the way it was. Very clever, but also very listenable.
I usually avoid all rap since around, say, 1990. But this was alright, and although a bit long, listened to it all this way through and found my self rather enjoying it. Fair play.
Unlistenable.
Knew of them and the album, but never heard a note of it. Therefore I was looking forward to listening to it as I'd heard good things, but ultimately I was disappointed. More a case of not my cup of tea than it's poor, but just found it a bit boring. Shame.
My favourite U2 LP and an album where every virtually every song could be a single. Great stuff.
This takes me back to the summer before I started high school. The singles were on the radio constantly and my mum had bought the record. To honour this I played that very vinyl copy that I first heard in 1985.
Much maligned for some reason, I do rather like it and whilst it's not a bona fide classic album as such and did nothing to further the course of popular music it's still a perfectly enjoyable listen. And there's also a lot, lot, worse included in the 1001 than this.
Not for me thank you...
I have listened to this before, but found it much harder going this time. Still okay though, and first contain the greatest UK Christmas number 1 of all time!
A classic and it's contribution to the history of popular music incalculable. Thoroughly enjoyed giving this a spin once again.
The odd moment piqued my interest, but I found it generally a bit dull.
The second album from Fiona Apple from my first 73 albums on this project, and I much preferred the previous one (Fetch the Bolt Cutters). I found this a bit boring. One of the compilers of the book must be a big fan to include two albums from her.
Not, not bad at all. Fairport Convention are a band I will be exploring further.
Have been meaning to listen to the Beta Band for a while, so good to have my hand forced here. Really liked it and some great tracks, looking forward to hearing more.
Not my thing unfortunately, though liked the odd bit.
Okay as mid-nineties indie rock goes, passed me by back then due to the Brit Pop overload, but no overly concerned that it did.
More of interest as an historical piece than as a killer live album I feel, I bought this when it came out. I still listen to it now and again, so it must be half-decent.
Hated the first track, liked the second bit then struggled to get though the rest. Not for me.
Not bad, not bad, liked some of it so may require a few more listens.
In my opinion utterly brilliant, but I love Talking Heads and this album too. Great band, great album.
Not a massive fan of Bob and the Wailers, probably heresy to say it, but doesn't do a lot for me. Prefer my reggae more dubby
A typical Madness album with great singles accompanied by forgettable filler. Ironic that as they got better at playing, composing and arranging they became less interesting. An extra star for Our House though, which is utterly superb.
I just can't do gangster rap, and this didn't change my opinions at all. Never again.
I've only heard 'the greatest hits' via the radio or TV, so about time I listened to am actual album. Thought it was brilliant. And a smart move moving from folk to glam and shortening the name! A keeper this one.
Very peculiar, even by the standards of 1966. Not an album that is easy to listen to all ths way through but certainly has a few decent tracks. Pet Sounds or Revolver this not.
I was expecting something a bit different, more experimental. So ultimately I'm disappointed. Rather formulaic. Shame.
Rather dull and uninspiring I thought, every song seemed to sound almost the same. I like his singles but find the album tracks just filler.
Easily one of the best debut albums of all time, probably only pipped to that accolade by Hendrix's Are You Experienced. A ten out of ten LP for me, and although I really didn't need to relisten to it to know that, I did anyway. Because it is that good.
I bought this as a Beatles infatuated 14 year old with my birthday money in February 1988. I then listened to it constantly. Within two years I'd managed to get my hands on Rubber Soul, Revolver, the White Album and Abbey Road so I didn't anymore. A pity, because it's decent, and crucial in the story of music in the 60s. One of two keystone recordings in 1963, the other being Dylan's Freewheelin. Within two years the Beatles released Rubber Soul and Dylan had gone electric. An essential part of that transformation.
A charming little album that I enjoyed listening to, but probably won't be one that I will again. Nothing against it at all, just enjoyable without any need to return to. If you follow me.
One of the finest debut albums in the history of popular music. Simple as that.
A modern classic if you ask me, the best songs are superb and the rest ain't bad either.
Awful, truly awful.
Take Five is an absolute banger, but the rest of it I found rather dull. It's okay though, but possibly too sophisticated for someone like me!
Outstanding, a massive return to form for Bob. Very familiar with the album, but another listen couldn't do any harm!
My favourite Radiohead album, a triumph of a follow up to OK Computer.
Never put by far your best track as the opener, it can only be downhill from there. Nothing to dislike, but nothing to get excited about. Should be a two, but Street Life is so good it nudges up to a three.
Love the Clash, and this is an outstanding debut. Ten out of ten.
Good music, appalling lyrics.
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this, a great album from a great artist.
Superb, utterly superb. Enough said.
I've always been somewhat indifferent to the Manics, I like the odd song and not yo fussed about others. This LP follows that tradition, it's okay but not one I'll be returning to. Nothing against them at all, just doesn't get my juices flowing.
Not for me this one, nothing grabbed me. Much prefer the DC's more jaunty creations. Nothing to dislike though, so I won't score it too harshly.
An excellent album, and amazing to think that better was still to come from Bowie.
I haven't listened to this all the way through for 25 years. It still hasn't changed though, done great tracks mixed in with some good ones, and it's a bit long for me. 45 minutes is enough, remove a few of the lesser tracks and you've got a five star album.
