Reviews by k-dot-r

Good, but not great. Fairly derivative from their earlier stuff, but not to the point that it feels like a "last album"

Very 90s, and very young sounding - just a bunch of lads having a laugh. Plenty of filler, which ultimately stops it getting full marks from me, but a solid debut with a couple of classic classic singles

I love Björk, even her weird stuff is brilliant. I reckon anything she does will get 5 🌟 from me. The world is a better place because Björk exists.

Very very good, especially after a couple of listens. Influenced loads of great bands, but just falls short of a five star record for me.

Not my kind of thing, although it sounds like the audience absolutely loved it! I'm not even sure what genre to put it in - jazz, classical, pure tango, something else - never mind what rating to give it.
Pleasant enough, even if I don't really get it.

Meh

Brilliant, and probably not one I would have heard without this.
Punky, grungy, sort of metal at points, with a prog undercurrent. A clear influence on loads of bands I love - obviously Nirvana, but also At the drive in, Biffy, Royal Blood, and loads more.
A new favourite for me!

Decent, especially the John Lydon song, but dance music albums often drag a bit. I prefer their later stuff, ii think, but didn't hate this.

Very chilled, very smooth, not much light and shade, but a pleasant soundtrack to a warm summer evening

Between pavement and Nirvana, between lo-fi Blur and At the drive in. Great, tricky to see where it could be improved. Slightly odd to read that the band didn't really like it

Proto metal, with proggish elements and some of the best classic rock staples. Just makes 5 stars, but too many bangers

Flawless as an album, and interesting as the building blocks for the towering behemoth that the Foos became

Weird, not always in a good way. Absolutely no need for this to be on the list, I can only guess the editor is a friend of, a fan of, or actually is Mr Cope.

Classic punk, without the legacy of the two biggest bands perhaps. A few all time tracks, but even the surprising covers and less famous songs are great.

Very old sounding, but in a good way.

A great voice, and many great songs. Sounds just a wee bit dated, but in a way that might be fairer to call "of its time". He was certainly a big fan of himself, but he was talented enough to back it up.

A wonderful mix of genres and styles, tied together by a silky smooth voice and a consistent sort of vague 'feel' - which is hard to quantify!
Much more interesting and textured than most of his band's early saccharine pop efforts, while (obviously) not to the height of their best stuff. A tragic tale too, which doesn't hurt the mythos of the album.
I had only heard a couple of songs before, but now struggle to pick a favourite track.

Very weird and pretty funny, in a musically interesting way. Not at all what I expected, from what I knew of Frank Zappa's later work, but maybe it should have been!

Wonderful British blues, with many future megastars. Expanded version is not overly necessary, but the core work is great.

Boring and repetitive, as most dance or EDM tends to be. Any music that needs you to be off your face to enjoy is not for me.
Not even up to the standard of their later work, absolutely no need for this to be on the list.