Reviews by jay_dub_vinyl

Just a wonderful album from start to finish. Sequenced nicely to give it flow and appropriate breaths.

17 y.o. me would be disgusted with me not giving this 5* but hearing it back it certainly has its moments but probably not as consistent as I remember it.
I still love the production and the bands overall sound.

An interesting collection of (mostly) cover versions. I enjoyed her delivery on these.

Not one I had heard of before. It's OK. A nice bit of variety in there. I wouldn't turn it off but then again I doubt I have the urge to go, I really want to listen to Shack today.

Pleasant enough. Raised On Robbery brings a welcome gear change and is the highlight of the album for me.

Perfectly palatable pop.
Similar to La Roux or Chvrches from the same period.

One I'll come back to. I want to understand this one more. Perhaps a tad on the long side.

40 minutes of my life I won't get back.
I just don't get this style of rap.

They run through their favourite bits of the 60's.

It's hard to know what influence it had on release. Now it seems very much of its time. The "bonus" tracks don't really had much to the experience. The stand out tracks are the most that still get played to death.

This was a pleasant surprise. No surf songs. Spectoresque in its production at times. But as the 1001 book says "...containing what is easily the worst track in this entire book ..", at least in the modern era we can block a track. Definitely an album I'll come back to.
RIP Brian.

Pleasant enough, not something I would be wanting to listen to again.
By then end of the album I was glad there was no more.
Off to listen to some Joy Division to cheer myself up after that.

Their first and best album. Contains the ubiquitous Mr. Brightside (last time I looked 410 weeks on UK chart). Clever sequencing by front loading the album with all the singles to get you hooked in, you can almost forgive Everything Will Be Alright by the end.

A fine example of NWOBHM.
I would probably lose the ballad which seemed obligatory around this era.

Just a fantastic album. Had to play it a second time.

Great rock album, I tend to forget about how good they were before the 80s.

It seems Jack had lots of ideas coming into this album. Some them come off really well, others needed to be more refined.
all the same an exciting solo debut.

An interesting listen, plenty of variety. 'Nice' probably covers it but surprised it's in the 1001 albums we must hear.

Probably their best work, 8 tracks over 55 minutes. Thrash with healthy nods to a more mainstream metal.

I found it a very interesting album musically. Like so many records I didn't really enjoy the voice but it varied enough to keep my interest.