Favourite of mine back in college. Page and Bonham are legends and know some of the songs like back of my hand. Easy 10/10
I do not like this. Coming after Houses of the Holy really highlights the difference in songwriting abilities between Led Zeppelin and GnR. Axel Rose's voice eternally grates me, but added points for how timelessly awesome the Sweet Child of Mine rift is. Van Halen is better
"I heard the snake was baffled by his sin, he shed his scales to find the snake within, but born again is born without a skin"
UUURRRGGGHHH
One of the GOATs with his epic conclusion to his incredible life
Probably the greatest collection of music anyone has ever put together. Impossible to overrate. 6/5 and whatever the other 5 star albums end up being are gonna pale in comparison
Tom & Jerry music. Incredible voice and obviously good but not something you’d actively listen to. Nothing too memorable musically or lyrically. Also really fricking long
Second Stevie in 3 days. More mellow and ballad focused than SitKoL but keeps that incredible mix of instruments you associate with Stevie Wonder. You and I is a standout for me.
Damn catchy
Not as crap as I was expecting. There’s some really good songs in this if you can get past the questionable vocals and lyrics. Wish there was a bit more to talk about in terms of guitars, but the drumming heavily carries this album
I love this album because its quirky, good to dance to and fun to listen to the words. I love the beastie boys because they're different and both their voices are different to each other. my favourites of their song are egg man and car theif because i love listening to the words.
An album I imagine it’s impossible for me to appreciate how completely new this sounded for people in the 70s. Kraftwerk have a slightly indescribable charm to them that I’ve always loved. Although I do prefer trans Europe express, this is an all time electronic classic and if you said it was the greatest electronic ever it’d be hard to argue against
Absolutely loved it. Great example of how non binary songwriting can be so captivating. Feels like Cameron Winter took a lot from this guy. Instrumentals are so rich and deep. 6 amazingly unique songs. A genuine surprise 5/5 album. Awful bloke though
Only real critique is it could use a greater diversification of sound. A top 3 grunge album with one of rocks most tragic front men. These guys are the only other grunge band I can place near nirvana. Jerry Cantrell is such a brilliant guitarist
Really solid album. Don’t listen to Elvis much but he is a truly underrated singer. Always a little hesitant to give too much credit to someone who doesn’t write their songs or compose the music, but doesn’t stop this from being a good album. Catchy, swingy and some all time classic songs on this
Pretty rubbish album. Boring, uninspiring
Some nostalgic bangers of here. When we were young and send me love being the two best in my opinion. You can’t really overrate Adele as a singer, but I do think the songs get more boring as the album goes on. Still very solid
Great album. An awesome mix of dance and post punk that you feel cool as fuck listening to. Great bass lines, James Murphy’s vocals are effortlessly cool, and the beats are mesmerising. There is one dance punk album I feel is slightly better though…
Fun album. Odd to think this is only a decade before the White Album or the VU&N. A snapshot into a completely different world from ours now. All the songs are groovy, even if they don’t always go somewhere. Definitely worth a listen
The thing that will always frustrate me with blues is how similar it all sounds. This is clearly great music by incredible musicians but it ends up being some predictable and generically ‘bluesy’. The piano is killer, but when I listen to other artists like Nina Simone and Cream it makes me think how varied and exciting blues can be. Eh
Why has it taken me so long to find this guy. Happy sad was a shock 5/5 for me and Greetings from LA swaps the soft but intricate jazz folk for a funk rock sound. There’s better funk rock out there, but this is still fantastic. Like Jim Morrison, James Brown and the Stones merged into one 40 minute long rocker
Very average compared to what was to come. Fair to say the lyrics on this album have aged poorly, but it’s still the stones and they’re still the zenith of blues rock. Worth a listen if only to see the beginnings of the band that would make Let it Bleed and Exile on Main Street
Banger after banger after banger. An amazing of edm with some rock and really interesting vocals. Really listenable for a long album, and the final track is killer. Also the cover is sick
Probably the best guitar you’ll hear in a punk album. Odd to think punk wouldn’t explode until 1976 when the stooges already had that 3 album run by 1973. This album is Iggy at his best, and the best version of the stooges from a strictly musical point of view. I prefer Fun House, but this is still a classic of that proto punk sound from the 60s and early 70s
Some good soul. Nothing to mind blowing.
Randy Marsh made this? Really great pop album. I should give Lorde and pop in general more of a chance
Like ween and the specials mixed together. Immaculate vibes and some great songwriting. Amazingly creative if a little operative at times. Never heard of them before so this was a great surprise
One of the best ever with one his best.
What a voice. What an album
Very forgettable. Never understood Rod Stewart’s being considered up there with the other British blues greats. Maggie May is a fine song, but there’s nothing here that can hold a finger to cream, the stones, Fleetwood Mac, etc…
Completely surprised by this. Based of the cover and a few descriptions I was expecting a campy Ramones. This is better than every Ramones album I’ve heard. Genius lyricism with lines such as ‘ We don't judge you by your face, First we check to see what you eat, Then we bend down and smell your feet’. Some killer guitar, memorable front man. Even a surprisingly solid cover of I Got You Babe. Just a weird as hell album cover. But that’s part of it I guess
Don’t listen to much thrash other than Metallica but this was epic. Perfect croissant making music
I really think this album is slightly overrated. Obviously amazing harmonies and such a nostalgic vibe but it missing something special for me
I think this is a little too pretentious. amazing sounding considering when it was recorded, and undeniably creative, but just a little aimless at times and a lot of the songs don’t lead to much
Great indie rock album. Awesome humour, flaming lips are a massively underrated band
Stevie being Stevie. Part of the insane 70s run where everything he touched was gold
What an album. Had absolutely no idea what to expect from the cover or the name but was not disappointed. 60s and early 70s routinely amaze me with the creativity in production they were able to do at the time and this is a prime example of that. If you like Jethro Tull, this is a must listen
Dad’s favourite album. The best of British ska and such a brilliant band. A message to you rudy is the background track of my childhood so I’m a little biased. But these guys rock
Nothing dreadful here but nothing mind blowing. Lovely background music if anything
No clue how they made this. Such a lush and dense sounding album that must have been so wholly unique at the time
I hate Kanye. An awful, awful human who’s done many unforgivable things. But begrudgingly it’s impossible to not recognise his genius for sampling and song construction. Just a brilliant album and so wholly unique
Shockingly modern sounding. Not much too memorable but very nice music to listen to
One of the albums I know best. A gateway album for me and I imagine so many others to that incredibly deep rock scene of the mid 90s. Some unbelievable songs on this (FPT, MIL, Black star) and some duds that stop it being a 5. But always a personal favourite
Fantastic. I’ve bumped this up a star for how humanising the little conversations are throughout it. Cash has such a brilliant voice and is such a gifted lyricist. The released tension from all the prisoners watching him is so gripping. Songs are just slightly too repetitive to warrant a 5
Nothing awful here, just a bit bland. Compare this to Tribe or De la and there’s something missing that takes it to the next level
Very much not the 70s rock slop that you sometimes get from classic albums. Plenty of bangers and heart in this album.
One of the most obvious 5 star albums. Revolutionised jazz and still holds up to this day
Bit annoying
Okay
Loud and unapologetically bratty. Which to be honest I respect. I try to go in without any prior judgement but I wasn’t expecting much from this, and it was pretty enjoyable. There are much better modern rock albums that should be on this list, but there’s also much worse rock out there right now (GvF), give it a listen
