Bookended by two great tracks. Not my kind of music but definitely had something to give. Enjoyed down the middle of the road.
Raw. A first foray into a solo album for Grohl with an insight into Foo Fighters before their existence as we know it. Cookie cutter rock so meh from me. A couple good songs save this from a 2. Shoutout Weenie Beenie.
Wow. Unexpected gem. Guitar work on this record is absolutely phenomenal and the sound is so creative. Was between a 4 and 5 but the TASTEFUL guitar swung me.
I didn't dislike this as much as I thought I would have.. ABBA are so overplayed but the fun police didn't arrive and I actually enjoyed this. First half is way stronger than the second though.
Perfectly pleasant but not much else to it. Easy listening but Willie can be a bit dreary. Did almost send me to sleep. Liked the jazzier parts.
Exceeded my expectations, wasn't expecting the blend of mellow indie and upbeat dance/electronic. Simple stuff but kept it versatile - lead vocals especially good. The acoustic versions are also a treat. Slightly reminiscient of Wolf Alice.
Nirvana's best album. Love this as an intro to the genre. Only a four because I think so many of that era do it better.
Drivel. Geometry dash ahh. There's a reason you need to have temporarily have lost half your brains cells to listen to this beep boop crap
Bad. Production is so poor, vocals unintelligible for the most part. Some good instrumentation makes this album listenable, I didn't hate it but certainly didn't like the majority of this record.
Prog frogs do not get girls. Elite incel music
EDGY PROG FOR EDGY FROGS
Some proper catchy basslines. Felt like being on hold for 45 minutes but in a funky way
So annoyed I'd never stumbled across this beforeZ Unfiltered, melodic rage with incredible punk attitude. Superb vocals from Love and this hits HARD. Will add to the rotation.
Classic Bob. Such a great vibe to the record, but would hardly play it over Exodus, as this tailed off a bit towards monotony the end. Much stronger start.
This was good at what it does, - I really like Caleb's vocals and this album was way more rock n roll than I expected from (in my eyes) a radio-approved pop rock band. Definitely prefer this kind of stuff to their big singles. Don't think it converted me though.
A classic from my iPod Nano days (pre 10 years old). Nice to revisit as a grown man. There are so many BOPS on this record. The Killers' formula of overly dramatic camp pop space rock works a charm for me. A band I'd love to see live and it still bothers me that they're not British. A couple of filler songs bring this down to a 4 but enjoyed a trip down memory lane.
They need to choose a more cohesive sound. Some good songs but sounds genre-confused. It was OK.
Iggy Mix. 5/5, felt cool asf listening to this.
A really unique Irish folk sound with some hard-hitting subject matter. I'm sure this sounds better after the seventh guinesss
Dull, non-dimensional, mellow indie. Not horrible
Album has two all-timers that can go unnamed. Simultaneously loved and hated his voice. Great lyrics and was just the right vibe for the moment. A STRONG 4
Standard Aerosmith. Camp and glam.
This was objectively bad. Dated bars, dated beats. But I had a wail of a time listening to it. Visibly and audibly cringed at moments. Literally terrible and overlong but loved it (kind of) parodically. Entertaining for sure.
Dark and brooding and moody. I liked it
This isn't polished Maiden but it's still exceptional. Early era has some real punk elements that really work. Not a weak song on the album - Running Free is such an addictive song. Legends. Up the irons
I'm sure I may have enjoyed this on another day, but it felt like I was slogging to the finish. Only really liked The Battle of Epping Forest. Prog rock can hit, this was not one of them days.
Decent stand up routine. Found it jokes that a bunch of cons were losing their mind at a swear word. Think if if wasn't live I wouldn't have been that arsed though
Hadn't listened to AC/DC in yonks. Forgot how bluesy they are. Beating Around The Bush riff was a smash. Probably my third favourite record of theirs. Hard choice between 3 and 4 but going 4 for nostalgia bias.
A couple of songs on this record were Talking Heads at their best - Life During Wartime was a highlight. A lot of filler, though, every song melded into one. Not bad but not great.
Some super cool, chilled out soul. I liked it but it wasn't something I'd go back to of my own accord. Maybe a bit 21st century of me but I wanted more songs with more direction and less meandering. Enjoyed
Painful listen. +1 star for making me laugh with incredulity that this went 14x platinum, two songs were entertaining and the production was good, the rest was unlistenable
Transported me into a Tennessee jazz/swing bar in the 50s/60s. Such an immersive record, full of energy. Great listen.
Yeehaw slop. Was so boring and samey that I didn't even realise it had ended
I could only listen to the 45 minute 'best of'. She has a great voice but jazz is not my cup of tea and certainly would die of boredom over a behemoth 3 and a half hours.
Disarm is a masterpiece. Great angsty and raw record. Could have been ~15-20 minutes shorter and kept me wanting more. Sometimes Corgan's vocals can get grating, but I liked it so much I went back for a second listen.
Just boring for me. Some great psychedelica guitar licks and atmosphere but I prefer the more lyrically driven, upbeat parts. Some of this album really drones on.
Not a fan of punk really. An entertaining and biting record but it lacks any change of pace. Not bad but didn't convert me either
This album increased my aura points by one million. If every song were La Grange this would be a 5.
I said at the start I don't want to be too liberal with 5s but this was so unique and full of sonic flavour. I would have never even known this record existed without this challenge so wahey
A lot of early punk is too 1-dimensional for me and this was no exception. If you like it, I get it. But this felt like a 40-minute song and was not memorable.
Standard Stones. Some belters, some guff. Good listening experience but nothing blew me away. Woo woo
The Beatles b-sides, is that you???
I understand powerful grief is entrenched in this album but it didn't make the listen any less excruciating.
Complete nostalgia bias. One of my favourite albums on the bus to school in my teens. Not even their best album and full of screamers. Iconic
Fantastic album throughout. Perfect for a rusty hangover.
Bruce Springsteen: depression edition. Some good songs. Don't think I'd come back
Immersive and phenomenal. Can't help but bust a move. For sure a guilty pleasure record.
Christina has an unreal voice. Shame that this record is a clusterfuck of overproduced poo. Could have been half the length, and feel like her talent is wasted on some of these numbers.
Simply a really nice, thoughtful record. Some really clever arrangements and complexity in especially the guitar playing. His vocal sound doesn't pull up trees but a great album.
Was like The Smiths without Johnny Marr. Mid but do appreciate the uniqueness of Morrisey's voice and I enjoyed it. Shoutout out to You're The One For Me Fatty
Listened to the whole thing yday morning and can't remember much. Not a bad listen but not memorable by any stretch.
Pinnacle of a genre
This guy can really drone on. Who told blud he could sing or play guitar
A good album. Oasis clearly ripped a few of these riffs off lol. For its time, impressive but wish it gave me just a bit more in terms of variation and risk
Easy access jazz. Defo all stolen from Brazilian artists (speculation). The right length for a jazz album. A groove
Quite surprising but I f w this a lot. Not my kind of jam but sounds like it stood the test of time to me.
The safest rock n roll bet. The banker
PURE CHEESE. Never heard so many unnecessary pinch harmonics. Musically genius? No. A blast to listen to? Absolutely.
She has a great voice when singing. Squeals like nails on a chalkboard. Some bangers brings this up to a 3 for me.
This was like if Happy Monday, Pet Shop Boys, and Daft Punk had a threesome on acid and MDMA. Felt a bit dated but some songs had a serious groove to them. The album was too top heavy, but I was interested throughout despite its length.
This was really dissapointing. Maybe my expectations were too high, Heroes is a great song but the rest of the album felt so so dry.
I don't know why I expected more but this was painfully manufactured and lacked any soul past song two. Email my heart is a contender for the worst song I have ever heard. Music like this is not designed for albums, may as well just release two hit singles and be done with it. Sorry Britney. Bad.
Was so so close to a 5 for this one, but a couple of weak songs and pretty bad mixing kept it a 4. So many anthems, imo their most cohesive record. These guys took the 4 power chords blueprint and ran with it to make such catchy pop /punk rock. Holiday is still one of my favourite songs to play on guitar, as well as one of the first. Good stuff.
Great flow and attitude on the mic. Interesting to hear how this represents the transition from 80s to 90s hip hop/rap. But my god some of the bars stink. Terribly dated. Some good tracks interspersed with nonsense, too long.
Now that's what I call PROG. Insanely cool basslines that you get a full feel for and a lot of effort clearly goes into each song. Everytime it was just instrumental I was dialed in, but I can't get past the over the top melodrama vocals. They're bad. Would never play this in front of a girl lest she thought of me as severely uncool.
This was good, but didn't get me grooving like a lot of others 50s stuff. Recognising sampled bits was cool
Interesting guitar work but this is pseudo-intellectual nonsense. Elephant pants gap yah final boss. Pants
The highest praise I can give this is that it really didn't feel like a 25-song, 90-minute drag. The four sides being so different kept this fresh and the record was so versatile and elegantly arranged. The mixing was superb but this was a 2015 remaster, not the original. Could have definitely skipped 1-2 songs per side and tightened it a lot.
This steadily grew on me. This would be top tier 'intense study tunes' but as an album listening experience these IDM albums are way too long. And once you've heard 2 minutes you've heard the whole 8. 2.5 but veered to a 3.
Run of the mill mid 2000s fedora-donning, red and black flannel hipster nonsense. Some passable lyricism, strong instrumental on the organ. But its mediocrity left me unbothered.
Not my jam but I love German accents so much. They really like trains
Beats were funky as hell. Bars were fine for the most part, some pretty questionable stuff. Most performative bro ever. Way too long. Song for Assata a highlight
Went into this with demand avoidance thinking it would be underwhelming or overhyped. It sounds primitive but so fundamentally different to popular rock music at the time that I can see how influential it ended up being for grungier 70s/80s punk and rock. Clearly pushed boundaries on subject matter and didn't have a notably weak song. 5 whole stars
I liked her Gritty voice. She sounded cool
Some groovy electronica. Some a bit dull. Really liked the vocals moving with the tunes.
MORE GAIN. MORE REVERB. LETS MAKE THIS 1 MILLION DECIBELS. Sounded like a primitive and darker Stone Roses demo.
disc 1 only. Rest of the album can't reach the heights of the first three run. I get Bono is insufferable but these guys have a fantastic sound.
So close to being my first DNF. Complete shit of the highest degree. Bad enough I had to stand on the packed train from Bristol to London - this made my suffering infinitely worse. Literally unlistenable but at least it was consistently shite. At least it wasn't like anything I'd heard before but maybe that's for a good reason. Album art was fun
Pretty dull but a welcome enough break from 'The Birthday Party'
Adaquately depressing for a grey Monday morning
An iconic hip hop record. Such a sick representation of East Coast rap - bars are clever and there isn't a weak song. I'd say the only problem is it's a bit one note - that one note is great but it doesn't venture far outside Nas' box. Still awesome though.
Ya like jazz
Really liked this - sarcastic Britpop but didn't lose it's edge through the album. Not as strong as some contemporaries but this is up my street. Would go hard in the sun 4 pints down.
REM have such an interesting sound. So layered and the end result is a DELIGHT. So impressive how every song is the perfect mix of happy and sorrowful. What a record
Mr Cohen, I was not familiar with your game. This felt like when I'd deliberately make my voice deeper when calling a girl.
I could listen to Beth Gibbons' voice all day mannnn. So smooth and seductive. Instrumentally I groove with it, but it stays firmly safe in its Portishead box. Bristol represent
This is just Zappa showing off for 45 minutes. One for the guitar folk, but wouldn't say it's his most enjoyable album.
Overlong and a bit all over the place really. The drums are mixed pretty badly, some lyricism is meh but I couldn't help but enjoy most songs - Fleetwood Mac are just that captivating. Sisters of the Moon a highlight
Fake Blues. Fake Rock. Fake Blues Rock? It's not musically awful but it sounds like an American advert / the better songs should be on a FIFA soundtrack. Fun in a pinch but not for a 15-song stretch. every song that followed the last felt so derivative of that last song
Horrifically bloated and not musically interesting enough to make up for it. Glam rock is already on thin ice and this is a bad example of it. Massive respect for Rick Allen though.
Simple but effective - full of bangers
Really strangely enjoyable. Take Mother far away though. I've always thought that The Police were quite an acquired taste and that hasn't changed
The most FIFA 12 sounding album in the best way. Interesting and makes you want to listen. Doesn't get old throughout the album. Will need to give a relisten as this had the potential for a 5, and I don't feel I appreciated it enough until the end.
Me in the shower when I control the shampoo dead with a first touch
Surprisingly refreshing and conscious British RNB. First half is way way stronger and the album ends up dragging a bit
AN ELECTRONIC ALBUM I ACTUALLY LIKED! SERIOUS GROOVE (if a bit long)
Back to front iconic. Every song has potential to be a lead single. These guys perfected thrash and that's why they broke the mainstream. Fitting as I saw them only last week and boy do they still have it
Probably the Stones' peak IMO. It's good but I'm just not really too much of a fan
Incredibly socially relevant - hard hitting, such talented rap and rightfully deserves its critical acclaim. It isn't the most digestible nor is it my favourite Kendrick LP for the reason it's just not that enjoyable for some parts - despite how good the music actually is. i, King Kunta, and The Blacker The Berry are three of my top rap songs. You really need to be in the mood for this to listen
Not sure I needed more non descript 60s rock but this was listenable and runs for a nice 30 minutes. That song with the plane in the background was a terrible choice though
Suicide music but at least this one didn't drag. He still can't sing
Superbly boring but with some nice moments. Felt like I was waiting for something to turn, alright to listen to and felt a bit more 'retro' than early 200s
Boring but not as boring as leonard cohen
One of my favourite albums of all time. If this wasn't on the list it would have been a strong contender for a suggestion. Such a creative metal band, Mike sounds like Spongebob, the basslines and riffs are a serious groove and FNM had such a massive influence on the genre in the 90s and early 00s. Not to everyone's taste but the comparisons to RHCP are so stupid and only hold because they were contemporaries. Seriously fantastic album with no weak songs. What a blend of metal, hip hop, electronic, prog. Beautiful. Somebody put me together !
Lovely but I couldn't tell you a stand out track. On the duller end
The strongest parts of this album are absurdly good, but some parts didn't feel too original - would definitely return as there isn't really a weak point
Exceeded all my expectations - trippy and dreamy concept album that stayed captivating. Really different, really fun
Some big hitters on this one. Really cohesive and captures Aerosmith in a nutshell. Walk This Way original is so much better than the Run-DMC collab.
Jesus that was a snooze. Lobby music for when you haven't loaded a new game in 45 minutes. Fine (probably) as background music, but that's it
Good and simple punk. Every song does blend into the same 4 power chord syncopation and sound but at least it isn't completely intelligble. Short enough to be fun
It just has to be. Brought me right back to Wembley 2025 and one of the greatest gigs of my life. Not for the music purists but 90s Oasis will live forever (get it?)
