Reviews by k-dot-r

Good, with a couple of crackers - "every day should be a holiday" for example was one where I had forgotten how much I loved it.
Drags a bit (a lot) towards the end, with way too much instrumental noodling nonsense.

Much closer in spirit and sound to some of the prog that was around at the time, even the big hits made more sense in the flow of the album. Not sure it needed to be a double, but also can't see what could be dropped without making it worse. Better than I expected, but just falls short of five stars for me, even though I can't really explain why!

Decent, but no better than that. Very expensive sounding, and very lush, and very boring

Pleasant but not exciting, classy but not emotive, chilled but not cool. Eagles have always been around, but this doesn't really show why. If each album has 2 or 3 essential tracks, at least they will have a good greatest hits set.

Pish, but better than Nico, or abba, or Morisey. Not by much though!

Classic, one of the foundation stones for pretty much everything that followed. Clear influence on the Beatles and, through them as well as on its own merit, on everyone else.
One of the rare records which is great and interesting and influential and fun (an underrated but important aspect!)

Very very prog, with possibly the best rock drummer of all time. Musically innovative and impressive, but just a wee bit bloodless for me. Enjoyable and interesting, but doesn't move me like the best of the best of the list

Heavier than I expected, more of a grunge feel too, but both of those are good things! More in common with Nirvana than you might think based on the bigger songs by each band - this is also a compliment!

Sonically brutal, lyrically extreme, absolutely not suitable for children or those of a nervous disposition.

I loved it! Takes me straight back to hanging out in the pub with my friends, scaring off anyone who wasn't into "our" music. Not sure it'll do very well with many people, but it's one of my favourite bands and albums

Fairly forgettable, like the music in a nightclub in some third rate soap. Almost entirely devoid of emotion, even the vocalists seem bored and uninvolved. I'm really not sure why this is on the list - someone trying to seem "hip" & "modern"?

Brilliant, loud, punky, glaswegian, noisy, funny, awesome, clever, innovative, exciting and intense.
One of my favourite bands, and possibly their best album.

Wonderful stuff, which changed the music world in ways we can only see years later - without this I don't think Alanis, Tori Amos or Cranberries have the success they did.

Fairly standard post-punk

A very english take on the blues, from what we would probably now call a privileged position. No need for all the bonus tracks - a lot of them are alternate takes of songs, and the rest weren't on the album. Is it too much to ask to have the whole album and nothing else? Apparently it is!

A warm hug of an album, with hints & echoes of a bunch of artists from Clapton to Prince, Funkadelic to Donovan. An artist I had never heard of, but really enjoyed and look forward to listening to again

Fairly standard english folk, much like their previous band but perhaps lacking a little in light & shade and in variety of instrumentation. Enjoyable, but doesn't grab the attention in the way some other albums can.

An album that was everywhere for a while, and rightly so, as it is great! Falls just short of a fifth star, partly cos it is a bit samey, partly cos I prefer their rawer earlier stuff.

Flawless, one of the best hip hop albums I have heard. Flow, lyrics, musical accompaniment, everything is great.
Definitely a new favourite!

Not as good as I had expected expected, given the reputation, but still pretty solid. A great voice, odd songs, strange but interesting production. One I would have loved to have had more time with, to listen a bunch more times

Really pish. Somehow manages to be both very weird and very boring - I'm not quite sure how. An album that is all filler, with "bonus" tracks that just prolong the nothingness. Not Nico or Morisey or abba, so not 1 star, but probably should be!