1001 Albums Summary

The sound of the Buffalo Club, Baldock on any given Sunday in 1990, the songs sound better played live, by someone else.. Not a bad record, but Southern Blues Rock is best appreciated by drunk 17 year olds.

A record i. loved back in the day......relistering now the love hasn't faded much, but I wouldn't be upset if I never heard 7 Nation Army ever again. Still very good, but not something I'd go out of my way to.put on these days....Gotta love Meg though.. Have always liked the Dusty cover. In a word; Crunchy. 3 stars, point removed for 7NA

My 3rd or 4th favourite EC record, (Brutal Youth is a mid/late period highlight) possibly because theres no Pete Thomas on this one, but its still a fine way to introduce yourself to the world.....better stuff awaits..

Bland, Music for 00's indie kids who still go on holiday with their parents, and dont really like music very much, (but its nice to be in a gang isnt it) they probably also like The Killers and Bloc Party, high chance of veganity. A record to be ignored and or forgotten, which is fortunate.... Best track; couldn't say, i can't remember any of them 30 seconds after listening. It's not unlistenable, but why would you bother?

Starts stronger than it finishes, side 1 is great if you.like this sort of thing, side 2 is pretty much Rush by numbers (and those numbers are 13/7). Having said that this IS one of their more consitent records and it is regarded as a prog revivalist classic by the sort of people who like this sort of thing if only for the first 4 tunes..... I have always preferred their live albums, (Exit Stage Left was recorded whilst touring this album) i even went to see them once (the support act was much better). Geddy Lee's singing style is an acquired taste an not really one that I ever truly acquired, they would be alot better with the deep baritone of Fish as a vocalist, although this would make them Marrillion Neil Peart was a phenomenal drummer and it is his playing that stands out on this (and all other Rush) record/s. 'What about he voice of Geddy Lee? How did it get so high? i wonder if he talks like a regular guy? I know him and he does" I have a love/hate relationship with this band and i rarely miss an opportunity quote Malkmus

The favourite of a friend of mine, historically one of the few things that we did not agree on....I have always considered her to be wetter than an otters pocket and a low rent Kate Bush, (an artist who i have tried so many times to.love, but just can't bring myself to). Here goes..... First impressions after 4 tracks, i was wrong (see i am prepared to admit this), shes much less annoying than Kate Bush, Trying to work out where I have heard Precious Things before.........love this track, plenty of prog bombast. Got it. Sample used on somewhere on Sasha & Digweed's - Northen Exposire (a true classic of its time) It is drippy though, undoubtedly music for sensitive boys and girls......like Jim.....and so it appears, me! Final thoughts; I think I owe Jim an apology, i may need to buy this... In a word, Idiosyncratic

An artist i have never really got into (especially the tunes of the early 90's) which were unclean but not in a good way) Will try and give it a fair hearing, even if I have never understood what the fuss was about. Christ nothing dates a record like syn drums, and they're all over this album, horrible. Really struggling with this one. I'm just not enjoying it. I get that he's an immensely talented man and a fantastic guitarist (his solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the concert for George is phenomenal) bit i just dont get it.. Not entirely sure that this album was meant for me. Its soaked in hot sweat and bodily fluids, which isnt my bag. Will persevere but my.mind is made up, i dont.like this record and it will remain unplaced in my racks. . An artist to be respected but not necessarily liked...

Have always liked the Manic's more than I liked their music , (much like.Billy Bragg) I .havent heard this it 30 years....and li've largely ignored them since their "If You Tolerare This" era (i liked the line about being allowed to shoot rabbits but not facists) .....it will be a nice trip down memory lane...perhaps. This has none of the pop sheen of their later records and it is all the better for its rawness. The horrific mental state of Richie Edwards is obvious and it makes a slightly harrowing listening at times (if you can actually make out what the fuck JDB is yelling about). It's all a hit samey though, and i'm struggling to stay interested despite my love of shouty vocals and punk pop.l, The guitarist is clearly a fan of Steve Hackett , despite their punk leanings..it's what I like best about this record.... They were written about as beung the new The Clash at the time (or at least keepers of their flame), i didnt think so then and I still dont. Not fo me I'm afraid, but there's not a syn drum in sight, which is nice. Motorcycle Emptiness is a great tune, but its not on this record....

Making herion addiction cool again, after all that 80's "just say no" nonsense, and a whole 7 years before Trainspotting (film, only swotty edgelords read the book) to boot. I went to see them at the O2 a few years ago (a friend had a spare. I was in the area) they were shit. Depeche Mode in the 80's were sparkly and fun....they clearly didnt want that for their band anymore....dreading this, 36 years ago it was massively overated. I wonder if the passage of time has changed my opinion. Let's get my baggy black jumper on and dive in. Some of thw rhyming couplets are a bit rubbish, so far i prefer the non vocal passages almost as if the lyrics were added after the tunes were written. I suspect Martin Gore is 90% of the talent in this band..... Ooh one i know, the one about Jesus,, rightly chosen as a single, its the strongest track so far. Overall impression, its not a bad album, just nor particularly memorable, apart feom the 2 big singles, which may only be memorable because I have heard them so many times....

I am not looking forward to this, everything i have previously heard has been tedious and forgettable.. Horrible corporate pop for dinner parties you really didnt wa t to go to......never trust and Adele fans judgement they're the sort of.peole that think american sitcoms funny. Track 1. Nope Track 2, quite catchy but smacks of the ginger fencesitter Track 3. Tedious Track 4. Forgetable Track 5. Piano sounds expensive Track 6, rinse and repeat Track 7, Do I really have to finish this? Track 8. Hard drugs seem.like a really good idea, Adele should take them, lots and lots of them. Track 9. Losing the will to live Track 9. This song is no different to any of the others. Kill me now Track 10. Is it over yet?... Track 11. Thank fuck I made it to the end Utterly terrible, this gives music a bad name. If it was an ECG it would be a flat line. Nothing of interest here.......one star for effort...I hope to.never hear her (singing) voice again. This record is playing on a loop in hell

I think i may have heard a total of 2 of his songs previously, but what songs they are genuine masterpieces of modern music, and one of them is on this record, so looking forward to.wailing along.... Things I know about Harry Nilsson, 1. He recorded 2 of the finest songs ever recorded. 2.. He was great mate of John Lennon and Keith Moon, one of the original Hollywoord Vampires drinking gang in the 70's. 3. He really liked the booze and coke. 3. So much that he literally couldn't live without them. 4. It killed him Here goes. 3 tracks in and all I can think about is Paul MCartney, nothing else springs to mind, quite nice but nothing special.... Track 4 is nice, in a "clearly on ta comedown after a heavy session" kinda way, either that or he's stoned out his.mind.. Track 5 is my favourite song so far, but it's going to be a short reign, here comes the banger. What can I say about track 6..... a song so good not even Mariah Carey could ruin it Pure gold,.. ... although I accept that some will absolutely loathe it as I suspect he did after a couple of years. This is to Nilsson what Streets Of London was to Ralph MacTell or Creep to Radiohead... It's a solo car journey wail along classic, but I thought it was longer and more impassioned than it is... Oh god its the Coconut song, I didnt know this was one of his, i hate this tune for any number of reasons, point removed. Overall impressions are its OK,...not something I will revisit, it doesn't light up the mental dashboard.......Without You excepting.

Confession, I'm into Sleater Kinney., and this is my favourite record of theirs. It's been a while since I put it on so my thoughts may have changed, as my tolerance for Riot Grrrrl has probably waned since I stopped trying to get off with lesbians.... Its still good. Boisterous and fun, not groundbreaking by any means, (i can name a number of man bands that sound quite like this) but not everything has to be groundbreaking. It doesnt veer far from a ftried and tested formula so can sound quite samey. Tbh I got bored towards the end. the soundtrack to ate 90's feminism is either your thing or it isnt.... Will now see how many HMHB references i can get into my album reviews..... 2 so far.... hope you"re paying attention Piers.. is there Dean Friedman on this list?

I'm looking forward to this, being generally a fan of late 60's early 70's American rock music....in fact if I could live anywhere in time it would be the canyons area of L.A. during this period.......although not near Cielo Drive...for obvious reasons...... Yep, i quite like this., very much a product of its time and place, no wonder they've been used in every Vietnam Wasr film ever made (possibly not true but you get the point.... Piers is entirely correct when he describes this as "Swamp Rock" yoi can feel it in every tune...but perhaps that's just the harmonica...... Some.tunes are a bit dull, mainly the slower ones....everything's coming up smokestack lightning...give it some bollocks and cut loose....music for the very stoned for sure.. A sold 3 from me......but not something I need to invest in, the album cover suggests psychedelic but its not really, not in my book....

I only know Dusty's big singles, which are true pop classics., but have never heard a while album its a departure from my usual listening. Liking so far, this is lushly orchestrated and she has an undeniably fabulous voice. Lazy Sunday morning coffee music for sure. It's not an album pf great variety or contrast (sadly she never had a sparse dub-step period), but thats not the point, it's all about that buttery smooth voice and US radio airplay. I may well buy this record just so I dont have to play Paul (bloody) Simon and Cat (flippin) Stevens whenever Nina's parents come for dinner, Oooh, Windmills Of Your Mind, i didn't know she did this. Love this song and this version. Had a slight panic when I thought In The Land Of Make Believe was The Land Of Make Believe (the anti Thatcher polemic recorded by Bucks Fizz , written by Pete Sinfield from King Crimson bizarrely) but it isn't, which is a very good thing. "Hey Dusty, we're a tune short of a full album" "Just stick Preacher Man on again at the end, it's a proper banger, i doubt anyone will notice and anyone who does won't care" A solid 4 stars, it would probably be 5 if I drank more than one cup of coffee on Sunday mornings... Fnal thought: What is it about ride cymbals in the 60's that made them sound so much better than those today?

I think it's fair to say that I know far more about the Go Go's unruly behaviour than I do their music since I'm not American and it didnt get much UK radio.play at the time. I'm quite looking forward to listening.. Starting off with a Terry Hall tune (love him to bits), I think i prefer the Fun Boy 3 version, but its still a good track and a fine opener. Track 2 sounds like the mighty HMHB. I like this. So does track 3.... Track 4 ditto Track 5, yup more of the same. I.listened to this whilst at work and let it wash over me, I've never been good at focusing on lyrics (its all about the music for me) so not really sure what the songs are about. Musically it all sounds a bit samey, although familiar f(or the reason provided above,) it's nice enough, but wouldnt have said it was smsomething that I NEEDED to hear before I died, even though I now have I could have played drums in this band if i wasnt 7 at the time of recording and had tits. Update, it was a Terry Hall co-write....credit to the other writer, (whoever they were i couldn't be bothered to remeber)

JUST FUCKING NO. I think we've entered some strange multiverse where he's not a fame hungry smug faced little prick with a wandering penis, and is instead to be taken seriously as a genuine artist FUCK OFF, he's no more an artist than I am an architect. This squeaky voiced unjustifiably narcissistic manchild would so dearly love to be Michael Jackson its comical. Did nobody tell him that aspiring to be a paedophile is not a good thing? I dont care how expensive the producers were or how many hits they've had, this is cynical bullshit for the simple minded (which reminds me, Street Fighting Years had also better not be on this stupid list) Update; Piers has privately informed me that under our "friendship agreement" drafted by his mum in 1985 (if i wanted a friend i had to refarin from barking at mopeds and defecating in public amongst many, many other things) I am comtracturally obliged to do everything he says, and he says I have to.listen to this record... So here goes Justi fucking fied by Justin fucking Timberlake, and at this point we must pause to take in the monumental shitness of the title. Let the "music" begin! Track 1. Pharrel, take your silly hat and fuck off.....I hate Justin's voice, he's got less soul than a dancing Chinese robot. Track 2. I quite like the snare sound , this is quite possibly the only positive thing I will say for the next 55 minutes...oooh a Moog. (Or Moog emulator) Track 3. Christ his voice is annoying, i need to turn this down. Oh Oh Oh Oh I think you're shit Oh Oh Oh Oh I think you"re shit Track 4. Nope, next Track 5.. This single that i remember...Nina plays this in the car. horrible falsetto, no more to be said about this except..... #FREE BRITNEY Track 6. Ooh another single, there's Pharrel again, he really is musical herpes , i despised this at the time and my thoughts haven't changed, OFF Track 7. Like Stevie Wonder covering Paint It Black, only shit. (For the record I qould quite like to hear Stevie Wonder. Over Paint It Black) Track 8. More of the same, the snare sound getting g annoying now. How many times.does the word "Girl" appear on this record? Track 9. Back to the 3rd rate Stevie Wonder nonsense. Awful. Track 10.. Frank Zappa recorded a song i n 1977 mocking the soft rock love ballads of the time, it was called "I Have Been In You" nothing has changed. I have to stop listening whilst I change trains, I've never been more grateful to be in Newport. Track 11. Wrong for me. Track 12. If he makes that "Ahh" sound just one more time....The Neptune's by numbers Track 13. The most aptly named song for the final.track.... Oh how i dislike slushy piano ballads Finally it's over!!!! If you've read this far you might have guessed that I do not like this record one.little bit, and you would be correct. The spoken word vocalisations are particularly awful. The best thing about Justin Timberlake is that you'd never get tired of punching his face . Slickly produced early noughties pop for trainee rapists..

Confession, I am not, have never been and never will be a fan of disco. It's tedious drivel for cokeheads.. And dont get me started on Nile Rogers, that repetitive strumming rhythm guitar thing used on every disco tune ever must have sounded fresh at some point, but it's well past its sell by date by 1979...I dont know whethrr Nile actually came up with it but he certainly fucking uses it on everything he does, usually accompanied by the shit eating grin of a grifter who can't believe they're getting away with it, again! So I wish I could say I go into this with a completely open mind, but I can't, I will however try to give it a fair hearing. I know the first track and I hate it. I have no urge to hear it again, skip. I also know the second tune, this isnt so annoying but, oh look there's that strummy guitarr again, so perhaps it is. Track 3 awful. Was everything on this record released as a single ? Cue annoying guitar part, the bass player is good on this one, it almost makes the song interesting, almost. Oh look another disco smash. With the SAME FUCKING GUITAR PART!!!! One man, one session, 10,000 royalty cheques, no wonder he's grinning. I'm going to sound like Richard Wilson here (am past the Meldrew point so it is allowed) "I Don't Believe It" There it is again, its starting to spoil an otherwise entirely ignorable record. This record is one song played at 12 different tempos. Joking aside (I wasn t joking) putting 2 of those songs on the same album 3 times each is fucking desperate and I refuse to listen to them more than once. 2 Stars because ot was at least twice as good ss yesterday's but still an unpleasant listen and utterly naff.

I think this may have been the start of a run of album titles with terrible puns...not that I mind terrible puns...but some of them were truly abysmal...or abyss small as they might say in Public Enemean Republic.. I generally hold Public Enemy in the same regard as the Manics in that i appreciate their existence more than I do their music which i wish i loved more than i do as it would make me much cooler than)I am. But like the Manics they really do have a couple of era defining monster smash killer tunes that represent the best of whatever hiphop sub genre they 'e part of. I haven't listened to much of this sort of thing since I stopped hanging around in fuggy living rooms drinking tea and eating my body weight in biscuits, I am really looking forward to hearing Bring The Noize again, I still have the 12" knocking about in the racks...whoever thought that late 80's heavy rock/metal and Hip Hop would be a great marriage was a genius (see Aerosmith/Run DMC ....this genre pair up eventually evolved into the Judgement Night Soundtrack, which was without doubt (in my mind) the grestest soundtrack to the shittest film ever...oh and the awesome Tool/Taylor Swift mash up on YouTube... It's a bit early to dive in just yet so will wait for a quiter moment at work, (of which there are many.) Any band that contains at least 1 batshit crazy member can't be all bad....and although I really want to like this it's a bit of a struggle. It speaks of a world that i am not part of, so will mean .a lot more to some than it does me...as a great band (this one) once said. "Elvis Presley was a hero to most But he never meant shit to me" Its undeniably powerfully articulate stuff and I do like it, just in smaller doses than this. Not sure its their best (i always preferred Fear and Ir Takes A Nation) Bring The Noize is still awesome but i had to turn it down cos it was scaring a dog.. Ice Cube and Bodycount is similarly fantastic, but I doubt it features on this list. .

Aka the one of his that I do not owm....I wonder if I will end up acquiring it later this afternoon..... Although I have his 2 other records, i have never really got 'into' Nick Drake, possibly because so many regard him as the pinnacle of British folk music, whereas have resolutely been team Harper (for which Floyd, Zeppelin and Lee Crossman are to be blamed) i also have suspicions that the reasons people bang on about Nick include... A. It's a quick and easy way to gain Kudos from those that genuinely adore him (like wearing a Ramone's T Shirt when you.prefer M People) B, The sadder the ending the bigger the draw (see also Elliot Smith, Kurt Cobain, Ian Curtis to name a few) C. Many who champion him never seem interested in other folk musicians, (if you rate Nick Drake and dont know of John Renbourn then you a poser). However, there is a reasonably good chance that all of the above is correct AND that I have been foolish to overlook this album. Let's find out! I AM A TWAT.... Oh god this is so far up my street I would only have to pop next door to steal his milk. Pass the king sized slims, we have work to do and i have an over priced repress to buy. If I could give this 4.5 stars I would, it's the best record on this list to date by some distance. Did I tell you about how much I love Nick Drake?

I used to love this record, but it must have been 25 years since I listened to it. For some reason I decided that he was a bit of prick (looking like a tortoise didn't help) I wonder if my thoughts have changed I'm the intervening years.. Nope it's still a cracker, Perfect Day remains as beautiful as it ever was, it would get 4 stars for that tune alone.. An overall 4 stars, had to remove half a star for Walk on The Wild side. It's much tougher for me to describe why I love something than why I hate something. I hace always liked this one, bit sure what else needs to be said

I only know the big hit single which has appears on every punk and new wave compilation album, and with good reason, it's a banger. On closer inspection it's revealed that the engineer on this record was John Burns, who is best known by me for being Genesis' engineer (and later producer) of Foxtrot and the following 3 lps......so I have high hopes for this... Not sure why this is classified as a punk album, if the first song on a record features a saxophone, then its not punk... nice opener though TUNE !!!!!!! Time to dose up on E111 and bounce around the furniture....perhaps the best tune glorifying Herion use ever written, and that includes Lou Reed's entire catalogue.... Track 3 is nice Track 4, another up tempo sofa jumper...I would have loved this as a hyperactive 8 years old, my parents less so.. Bass player is really good .. Track 5, this record is good Track 6. Punchy, nice Track 7, Was the vocalist fucked out of his tree throughout the recording of this, i suspect so. Judging by the standard of musicianship i'd be amazed if the other guys were..... "You see, I think drugs have some good things for us. I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favour. Go home tonight, take all your tapes and your CD's and burn them. Cause you know what, the musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years were rrrrrrreal fucking high. The Beatles were so fucking high they let Ringo sing a few tunes" Bill Hicks. I will definitely be referencing this quote again in the next few weeks. Track 8, back to the sofa! Track 9, Has a Stonesy feel, languid. This record is really very good. Track 10, Favourite tune that isnt track 2. The Libertines must absolutely adore this band.. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and all. Noisy messy fun... Track 11. Doesn't veer from the formula, but who cares.. Track 12. This album is essentially a blueprint for The Libertines...and I have a soft spot for their raucosity. Track 13, 14, 15 see above comment. This album is rightly regarded as a classic, its fingers of influence spread far and wide, mainly to UK pubs 2000-2010, no wonder they had a renaissance in 2009....I remember seeing them on Jools, they played the single and some new material which paled in comparison. Another re-issue to be acquired, this could get expensive. Three 4 star reviews in a row, perhaps this.list isn't all bad after all.

I dont think I have ever heard of XX music, but i do know they were much feted at the time, so this will be a voyage of discovery.. Oh I.do know this one its been used a lot on telly, nice enough intro to the album. Tune 2 Again this is nice enough, but nobody could call it exciting. Tune 3..I know this one too, probably because it has been used in countless tv dramas, 4. Once more I know this, not sure you'd differentiate it from the last track, it sounds exactly the same. This is clearly the go to record for lazy tv music supervisors. 5. More of the same, its not bad, but its non descript, not sure that is much of anything. 6. Back to the TV music......I guess its because it's atmospheric but unlikely to make anyone look up grom their phones... ..like a particularly drab M83 (who i like very much and who are also used on telly a lot) 7.See no 6. 8. Not sure which genre this would be classified as (Dullstep perhaps?) but they're phoning it in now. 9. I am becoming as bored as they sound Is that a Chris Isaack guitar part? It sounds very "Wicked Game" i didn't like that tune much either. 10. Seriously bored now 11. You are feeling very sleepy 12. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Unispiring music for uninspiring people. Dnner party tunes for hipsters. Not terrible, but neither is it interesting enough for anyone to stop shovelling Kale imto their mouths whilst they wang on about favoured beard waxes, cold brew coffees or show off their new ironic tattoo. Now playing in a boutique clothes emporium (don't call it a shop) near you (if you live in London, or Brighton) 2 stars, its on a par with The Pointer Sisters

Confession, i like some of Taylor Swifts music (i own all 12 vinyl variants of Life Of A Showgirl*) but have previously avoided this one it was co written with one of the chaps from The National, another band I could never get into (boring). So this doesnt bode well. My preconceptions of this album are that it is souless cynical bandwagon jumping of limited interest to anone except her rabid army.of "Swifties". Maybe it was an attempt to woo 'serious' music fans, prove she has depth as an artist, oh and open new revenue streams. A cash register in folk's clothing....... Even the album cover reveals so much about her intentions here, the hair styling, the clothing, the fact that this is the only album without her face on the cover. It literally screams "I AM NOT A POP STAR"....newsflash, you are a pop star, so stop arsing about and get back in that dressing up box....and dont get me started on the significance of the.lower case e in the title! But who knows, it might surprise me. Taylor might have sequins underneath that checked shirt (i refuse to use the word plaid), and this might be great. Travk 1. Limp, like old spring onions Track 2 I hate it when she lowers her pitch to emphasise a point , these subject matter means less to me than Public Enemy' at least could appreciate that they actually faced adversity, this just sounds like a rich girl with issues...all of these songs sound the same. 3. I'm going to stop reviewing each track, i got as far as track 7 and decided that this was intended for a younger female audience, it's not terrible, but its not for me, it's boring, and I can't be arsed to go into great detail as I have suddenly become very busy at work, I have it on but nothing has made me look up from my spreadsheets. Didn't make it to the Bon Iver track, not that it matters, he's never excited me either... It's a bit of a dreary whinge isnt it...entirely lacking her usual energy, bit perhaps an acceptable soundtracilk for a cry wank. Footnote, Releasing the same record in "12 unique colorways" was perhaps the most cynical marketing stunt in the history of recorded music.....I only bought them cos previous experience has told me that they will be worth 3 times as much as I paid for them 24 hours after release as her insane fanbase decides they have to own them all..........so I guess this makes me an equally cynical, gullible, hypocrite.

An absolutely fantastic record. A joy from start to finish, although I could never understand why some consider it to be prog, just because something is musivally accomplished and multi layered it doesn't make it progressive rock. Very well.produced too... 4 stars which mea s it will take something really special to be awarded 5, Cos I love this.

I only really know 2 of their songs, and have previously avoided them as they seemed to lean into "zany", like a musical "you don't have to be mad to.work here, but it helps" sign Well this is good fun so far, likr the soundtrack to a1960's spy with a surfboard caper movie starring the Munsters, and you place Rock Lobster within the context of the album, it isnt so crayzeeeee. An unexpected delight.. Update, the yelping and whooping got kinda annoyingafter 7 tracks, point deducted.

1967 was the best year for music since 1966. Pop music was on a golden streak that continued until the end of the decade, when it all wentt a bit weird This record represents the darker side of the hippy dream, and i think it is wonderful and has been a favourite for years. It's hard to be objective when you know something so well.... As strong an opening track as any from this era, the mariachi trumpets, the strings, the guitar work, it's just fucking lovely. God they were good, its a shame that Arthur Lee (wait for it Piers, I'll get it in before the end) went a bit crazy from the drugs , sacked the band, and never wrote anything as good (as this again like Brian after Pet Sounds).... Great though this album is, nothing on it is as good as the opening track, which is a bit of a let down after the excitement and expectation it generated. Had there been one more perfect tune, then it would receive 5 stars, but it doesnt. Of course if you don't enjoy superbly produced folksy psychedelic pop, then this album is not for you, but this is very much my bag...and I wouldn't prefer some Arthur Lowe instead (totally shoehorned that one in)

Oooh time to get sophistamacated Not really aware of any his tunes apart the obvious one (and I prefer the John Cale version) Christ this is tedious, is he soundtracking death's waiting room? I'm not a fan of introspective albums about one's own impending demise (see also Johnny Cash and David Bowie, i'll bet they're both on this list as well) it's just self indulgent This reminds me of Roger Waters singing about the horrors of war...and that's not much fun either. I can't get over his voice and his singing style and the music, so not much to contend with other than everything about it. Not awful, but not for me....the musical equivalent of an ECG machine flatlining. If I went to someone's house and they put this on, then i'd wonder what they were trying to tell me, I'd obviously interpret it as "Never come to my house again" and i'd be more than happy to oblige. If you put this on late at night, then it's God's way of telling you to stop drinking and go to bed. Update...it is awful, just frickin die already.

I have never listened to a New Order album, I know the singles, but was never sure I could manage a whole record of essentially the same song over and over again...factor in their fans and it was a big NO from me. To paraphrase Will Self. Not everybody that liked this band didn't like music , but everybody that didn't like music but wanted it to appear as if they did, liked this band. Track 1. I am immediately struck by how fated this sounds, and the stereo phasing is really really annoying. The vocals are a bit non description, but the music is at least interesting, ah theres the loss slung, high pitched Ricky bass, i wonder if we'll hear it again....(smiley face emoji) Track 2. This is better......like an electro Wedding Present...with worse lyrics...i like this tune.... Track 3. This sounds like the New Order I do know....not going to set thw world on fire but nice enough. Track 4. Sounds like World In Motion Track 5. They certainly have a style, but its starting to sou d a bit samey. Track6. Ooh, a pleasant surprise this is Big Countryesque .Dunfermline's greatest band. .....nice.....my favourite tune so far... Track 7. Back to the dated sounds and kid in a toy box approach. Track 8...quite nice, but i prefer the Primal Scream tune with the same name... Track 9. Another good one,. Overall i quite liked this, but i don't "regret" previously avoiding. The album would have benefitted from a smash hit single, but you can't write True Fatih more than once, even though they tried......lightning in a bottle and all that. A solid 3. .possibly 3.5 , better than the Depeche Mode offering from a few weeks ago

I know the 2 singles so well, I'theyre so umbiquitous that i"m not sure that I need to hear them again, standard issue mid 60's pop, an advertising agencies dream cut and paste in to sell a bit of California sunshine to dreary old Britain. The US answer to The New Seekers. The rest of the album i don't know at all....in 1966 (before Bob Dylan invented pot) most US pop albums were a couple of hit singles, and a couple of covers surrounded by filler... Teack 1. Big hit single Track 2....it becomes apparent that this was recorded after Bob Dylan etc etc.. Travk 3. Oooh nice harmonies. Sugary but cute.. Track 4. More of the same Track 5. Not sure this was a good idea, genuine filler.... . Track 6, Ooh another advert soundtrack. This song has always irritated mel, no idea why it's just annoying. Track 7 The REALLY big single, i wonder how many ads is has been used in? Google says hundreds...which isnt surprising. Track 8. Is this one of theirs or a cover ? Track 9. This is beginning to wash over me now. Track 10. Have mostly stopped paying attention, its all the same. Track. Another pointless cover and a missed opportunity to rhyme "immitators" with "masturbators" This album is so unthreatening it makes the Simon and Garfunkel sound like The Happy Mondays. How it got on this list i will never know.. Not truly terrible but i'm never going to listen to it again, apart from the singles which i will doubtless be hearing on telly until the sun collapses (if I live that long) 3 stars for the singles, 1 star for the rest...a solid 2 overall.

Perhaps the single.most important record in popular music cultural history (which means the Uk and US, nowhere else counts) More minds were blown as a result of this record than any before or since... I'm not even sure it it possible to fully comprehend its impact 60 years on, suffice to say that If you were a kid in 70's Britain then you almost certainly had a comprehensive education in Beatles songs by the age of 4, and anyone who claims otherwise cannot be trusted, they are either a liar or had alternative parents.......both of which are unforgiveable.......even the mums and (or) dads that didnt listen to pop music liked The Beatles...... As such I am not sure i even have the credentials to comment on this...if I criticise it then I am clearly an edgelord trying to be controversia, and f I bang on about how wonderful it is then I am just following the crowd,..the truth is I am somewhere between the two. Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band was not the first, or the best of anything but if an entire decade could be repesented by a single object then this record would prpbably be it. But do I really have to.listen to.it again ? I always found this one twee and slightly to full of victorian music. hall whimsy. I prefer at least 3 of their other records.....(not including the red and blue compilations).

Ooh a new band, have never got involved previously as their reputation precedes them.....and much like Blast Beats. Some things just aren't for me... Was it wr9ng to avoid ? Ooh this owes a debt to Ministry doesnt it...it certainly clears the cobwebs, and perhaps just as well that I waited until after work to.liste ln, a sunday morning coffee album this is not... Trying to think of something to say other than, fuck this is noisy. 3 tracks in and i an already checking how many more to go. 7 It's not bad when they turn it down a bit and lessen the assault.. Track 4 is making me smile, not sure why...the Ministry comparison is still standing up. ...toes starting to tap.. thank God its in 4/4 otherwise it would be mayhem.. Track 5 is rather nice too....once you've tuned in/warmed up this is good. They clearly having a fun time... which is possibly all that matters.. Track 6..love the piccolo snare, it really cuts through.. . Track 7, this is more like stuff that I actually.listen to...oops maybe not it's collapsed into chaos. Track 8, a bit of a palate cleanser. Track 9. Back to the full throttle silliness...well titled. .. Travk 10. Ok so I actually rather enjoyed this, perhaps a little too aggressive for repeated listening and there is no way on earth I can give this the same score that Sgt Pepper received, and I am not as likely to.put in on when aged parents visit. 3 stars.....

One of Nina's favourite albums, I only kn know the single from drunken discos at the football club. Was never my thing, hearing it instantly transports me back to 89/90, and the smell of stale cigarettes, cider and regret. Listening ba k now it sounds a bit S/A/W. LNot that this necessarily bad, they gave us Rick Astley after all..... Ooh I know the second tune too. ...i think I like this more now than I did back then...Casio keyboard present a d all... Does anyone remember The Hitman and Her ? All day glo and Michaela... Travk 3....Whenever she sings "boys, boys" I'm expecting a 3rd "boys" .........mmmmm, Sabrina. Getting bored by track 5.. . I diont really like this, it comes from a time when actual musical instruments were considered old hat...now it just sounds dated and cheap... 2 stars...

Just about as close to perfection as tjey ever got. Without this album the would be no Pet Sounds. 4.7 stars, rounded up Footnote, Run For Your Life is so bad its almost a parody of itself its so rapey and wrong. But then John Lennon always was a wrong un.

Just Fuck Off, NO, Vol 2, Zero interest in listening to this again, it was a feature of the fuggy living rooms of my youth. I didn't enjoy it then and I suspect i won't enjoy it now. Track 1.... I hate hip hop "preludes/interludes" just stop it. Track 2. Not really sure I'm in any position to judge this, it just sounds like bog standard 90's rhip hop, and it's just not my thing I couldn't tell good from bad pr average, and this seems.pretty average. I mean I love swearing, but this is just ridiculous and relentless, the language has aged as well as yestersay's Run For Your Life Stopped listening after 5 or 6 tracks.i doubt it gets any better or more interesting..it's not hateful, i just didn't like it 2 stars for effort.