Jul 15 2022
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Seriously I don't even understand what this list is anymore, if I did in the first place. Why is this album there, what is it about this that I need to listen to. In terms of music, we'll if you like a bloke gargling white spirit whilst singing about his flip flops being made from paste this is for you. One piano note rolls out every 4 bars to be dramatic, I guess. This album is like being made to cut the lawn with a pair of blunt scissors whilst birds peck at you and the cat can't even be bothered to piss on you, she has such contempt in her eyes.
1
Feb 21 2022
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I don't like folk music.
Therefore this isn't folk music.
It must be some obscure subset of punk.
5
Oct 12 2021
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Partly of my hope with doing the 1001 albums was to find a hidden gem that I hadn't heard of before... I think this is one of them.
From my first listen, I enjoyed it, no idea of the lyrics meaning, but felt really good. Musically it's a great mix: vibrant, pleasant, upbeat, dreamy and (in places) hauntingly beautiful.
5
Sep 26 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
I'm so glad someone is taking Spinal Tap seriously.
1
Aug 10 2022
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I very much doubt that I'm the target audience for this album. Initially I enjoyed the beats and there's some really nice progressions in there. What I disliked is the politicking, sure it's contemporary, but damn does it pull its punches. Listening back to Public Enemy, NWA, RATM - they went for the jugular, they meant it with a passion. This album had the potential, but somehow got watered-down with lightweight easy-to-swallow commercial chants for an ASMR generation.
2
May 11 2022
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Overhyped, overproduced, self-indulgent pretentious tosh!
1
Feb 15 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
U2 seem to be the band everyone loves to hate, mainly due to Bono. I never really felt that is particularly fair but I've never really previously found a good reason to ignore this viewpoint either.
A further listen today hasn't changed this. I tried to be open minded and enjoy it, but I just cringed. Bono over-sings every line like a 3 years old who hasn't got his or her own way.
Some people are just born to be really annoying and you can't quite pinpoint exactly why. With regret Bono, that's you.
1
Jan 18 2022
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
They blended electronic with rock not the first to do it but the first to do it well. Every song here is a banger. Every song something new and exciting sounds as awesome as it did at the time and blows a lot of contemporary music up.
5
Oct 03 2023
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
Who killed the Zutons?
No-one killed the Zutons.
Everyone was too ambivalent about their generic ill-advised genre-hopping middle of the road nonsense to get passionate enough to think about killing the Zutons.
2
Jan 24 2022
Diamond Life
Sade
Like being stuck in a hotel lobby in the 1980s.
1
