Reviews by k-dot-r

Old-school shiny floor Grand Ole Opry style country music. Pleasant enough, but more my dad's taste than mine

UK hip-hop is criminally underrepresented on the list, and this would be a good option to represent it

I could have sworn this was on the list!

A classic, by a band with plenty of albums on the list, but this is probably the best of their work that isn't already there

I could have sworn this was on the list! If not, it probably deserves to be

Très bon

The most prog record ever recorded. Interesting, rather than vital, but plenty of good songs well sung.

Great fun, infectious hooks, nonsense lyrics (most of the time), an absolute joy of an album

Acoustic punk probably shouldn't work, but it definitely hits the spot for me. I like this a lot more than his work with his previous band, and it could justifiable take their spot in the book.
An interesting album i would probably never have heard without it being suggested here - so thanks!

Lengthy, and live, but better than a bunch of the nonsense on the main list. Kudos to whoever suggested it, and thanks for giving me a whole band I knew only by name but who I will now explore (when I have a minute!)

So 80s you can almost hear the filofaxes being riffled and the Porsches being revved, but still a whole heap of fun too. Nice to see another aussie album being nominated; the original list probably underrepresented their music scene.

This is a joke, right? If it is, it's a good one, and fully deserves a second star.
If not, and someone really thinks "brand van 3000 should be in the book", then it deserves one star (at most).
A shambles of an album, with some interesting guests (mostly in a 'how did they convince them to be on the record' way) and no songs I felt the need to hear a second time. Better than the very worst of the original list, but barely.
But it's a joke, yeah? It must be, mustn't it?

Absolute genius, from one of the most interesting artists (and actors) of the last decade.
Sounds like Prince and OutKast had a party in ATL and decided to make a Parliament/Funkadelic tribute album - and nailed it!

Prog metal, with gorgeous meoldies and occasional poppy numbers. Being part four (of six) means I didn't pick up all the nuance of the storyline, but I am a sucker for a concept album - even if I don't fully grasp the concept.
Brilliant, and would be a worthy inclusion on the main list (in place of any one of a bunch of filler!)

THE album of my early teenage years, the first album I bought myself with my own money. I listened to it the whole way through, on repeat, for months, and even managed to wear out the CD - which shouldn't really be possible.
An album where I know every cough, every seagull noise, every burst of radio static, and every note of every song. And even after all those listens, I was excited to have it pop up to listen to again. If this is my final album (and it's pretty close if not), I can't think of a better album to finish up with.

One of the most "one-man-band" solo albums, by an artist capable of so much better. The lack of anyone else helping to polish the songs may explain why some sound unfinished, as will his rush to get things recorded and released. I never knew this came out before the end of his previous band, and was arguably partly responsible for bringing about the end for them. It is solid, but not 'worth breaking up The Beatles' good.

Reminds me a lot of the Ting Tings, but if they were really good (which they were not!). Lots of percussion - just check out the list of instruments played by the four main musicians. Also one of the few albums to feature dogs as credited artists; perhaps the only one on the list?
I really enjoyed it, and have added all her other albums (including the other one on the list) to my after the list listening

Dido, but male. Music, but dull. Emotional, but barely. It's hard to understand why this was so popular, other than the need for mums to have something to listen to when they feel sad but can't have wine.
Bland and inoffensive, other than in its blandness.
Even the decent songs get dragged down by all the beige

From the moment they implied a swear word they are too chicken to use, I knew this would be a wishy-washy disappointment of an album. Well sung, decent musicianship, but boring and heartless.

nonsense