Rated 6/10
Very British sounding, with barely a hint of canada, to my ears at least. Fairly bland, but decent background music. Not a band I can see myself exploring much further - they just don't grab my attention like some of the others I have encountered through this list.
Rated 8/10
Astoundingly current and modern sounding, far more than I would have expected for its age. Really clear production as well, especially given the time and scene they were working in. I liked it, and see it as worth its place on this list, but didn't (quite) love it. A great discovery for me though
Rated 10/10
Bomb squad perfection
Rated 10/10
Lyrics, flow and beats all flawless. Everyone since he started has borrowed from him, some more heavily or obviously than others. Even the younger rappers who maybe aren't ripping him off directly, they are influenced by artists influenced by Tip.
He is the Prince of hip hop for me - a genius who had success but has also inspired a generation (or two) of a movement.
Rated 6/10
Bowie influenced jangle pop, so derivative that even the bonus point for being Scottish doesn't help much. Very lush and chilled, with one classic 80s single, but just not very exciting or engaging. Background music for a flashback scene in a drama, when they want to hammer home the "80s-ness" of the situation.
Rated 10/10
One of the foundation stones of all punk and heavy music, linking The Doors and The Beatles to Sex Pistols and the Clash, while also being interesting and engaging on its own merits. I really liked it, enough to round it up to five stars even though some of them are more to do with influence and legacy!
Rated 6/10
Random nonsense with no need for it to be on this list. I quite liked it though - I just don't think it is one of the 1001 best. Prog folk with country influences, but also very artsy. Good, but not great
Rated 6/10
Smoother than velvet, and just as dated. Must have been a head scratcher for fans of The Jam when this came out - it's not actively bad, just very different and not as good!
Rated 8/10
Evocative and enjoyable, without quite hitting the heights I would have hoped for. Fun though, and a band I would be happy to hear more from.
Rated 8/10
Not as good as I had expected, but still very good. Unusually, I think I prefer their later work, as this sounds too much like everything else around at the time.
Rated 10/10
Very good, but very short. Possibly the most Scouse thing ever to exist, which is a good thing! A band I loved when this came out, and will always think of fondly
Rated 6/10
Interesting rather than good, and very very long. I liked it, but didn't love it
Rated 10/10
An all time classic, one of my very favourite artists and perhaps their best collection of songs - although that is obviously far from certain.
Was never going to be anything less than 5, but listening again reminded me why I love this band so much
Rated 4/10
Landfill indie, but from the poorer and later end of the spectrum. Not very good, but not actively offensively terrible. Lacks any real emotion or artistic merit, but still orders of magnitude better than nico, abba, or morisey.
Two dancers, two stars!
Rated 10/10
Camp as Christmas, and a whole lot of fun. A couple of songs I thought I had forgotten, until I heard them again, and some all time classic power pop oddness.
Another album where every track was on in the pubs and clubs of Glasgow, so it feels like an old friend.
Whoever had the bright idea of a disco Pink Floyd cover needs their head checked, but it bloody works!
Rated 8/10
Dated, but not in a bad way -- more "of its time". Not as good as I expected, given the reputation, but still very good. Makes it tricky to rate, but I enjoyed it just enough for four stars -- especially alone again or
Rated 10/10
An exceptional album, with a couple of properly arresting tracks - me and a gun in particular makes you stop what you're doing and listen.
Like a wonderful mix of Kate Bush, Björk and Alanis Morissette, with flawless vocals, wonderful instrumentation and musicianship, and exceptional lyrics.
Rated 2/10
Pish.
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Rated 10/10
Excellent, filling the spaces between skynyrd and zz top, with hints of g'n'r and kings of leon in the mix.
I knew one song before, obviously, but loved many of the others.
I'm not sure how much of their later work holds up, but for a debut, this is close to flawless.
Rated 8/10
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