Reviews by henry-winchester

I was fully expecting to hate this, but it was better than I expected. What's interesting is how Skin kind of kick-started UK hip-hop artists such as Stormzy and Dizzee Rascal, even if the genre is different.

How is this 12 years old!? Definitely a 21st-century album that deserves its place here. Delightful and texturally unique.

I have no recollection of this woman or her album. But it's pretty good.

Found this a bit meh. Just sounded like Dylan.

If I had a time machine, my priority would be making my 16-year-old self listen to this absolutely masterful recording. After that I'd go back and kill Hitler etc.

Is Kate Bush always this prog? It's great!

This was the first album I ever bought. Eight years old, WHSmith in Barnstaple. It terrified me (I was a sensitive kid). I rediscovered it about 12 years ago and appreciated it more. It's anthemic stadium rock delivered so slickly that you don't realise how moronic the whole endeavour is.

Gets points for somehow straddling riot grrl, grunge, and britpop; loses them for some truly dreadful album filler tracks. "Queer" and "Vow" are their best songs.

Almost 60 years old, but you just get an immediate sense of BB King's power and what he was doing differently.

So far ahead of its time that I don't think its time has come yet.

This was massive in the UK for a bit, but somehow it completely passed me by. It was better than I expected; the connective tissue between Oasis and Elbow.

Two PJs in one day! This one was great, grunge with a distinctly British and feminine twist. Absolute legend.

I've always liked PJ Harvey, but never enough to listen to her albums. This changed my mind, in a good way.

This was a few days ago. Obviously didn't make much of an impression.

30 minutes of Elvis. Doesn't outstay his welcome.

Very middle of the road trucker music.

This is great, not sure how I hadn't heard it before. Reminded me of George Michael in a lot of places.

Very much a nostalgic album for me. I have a bizarrely specific memory of driving to Hartland Point with my parents while listening to this. Which isn't to say it's good. Beetlebum is better than I remember; Song 2 is worse, time has softened its grunge punchiness. The rest is patchy as hell, often irritating, and low on ideas. Still better than Oasis though.

Absolutely loved At The Drive-In, so I'm not sure how this passed me by. It's great though, lots of scope and variety on top of ATDI's distinctive sound.

Definitely growing on me, it gets more interesting every time I hear it. Love the unpredictable key changes and the way the whole thing is out together.
I listened to this on YouTube Music, with ads. Totally respect Neil's decision to avoid Spotify.