Rated 8/10
Great fun, with a handful of classics and a fair bit of (still pretty enjoyable) filler. Huey has such an engaging presence that it elevates any mediocre tracks, and the music moves between genres with great fluidity.
Rated 10/10
Classic, perfectly evocative of the early part of the century. I loved it at the time, and I love it now.
Rated 8/10
Really good, but maybe not quite up to the standard of their previous couple of albums. I still enjoyed it a lot, but feel it falls just short of the fifth star.
4.499999 stars!
Rated 10/10
Genius
Rated 4/10
Pish background music, more of a producer showing his skills than a coherent album. Not offensively bad, just dull and emotionless.
Probably shouldn't be on the list; perhaps wouldn't be if Billy Circle hadn't gone on to have the career (as a producer) that he did.
Rated 4/10
Background music for some sort of cheesy wine bar. Like Hot Chip without the imagination. Truly forgettable songs. I have no idea why this made the list, and can only guess they were owed a favour.
Not my kind of thing (obviously!).
Rated 4/10
As boring as you would expect from an album named after a circular motorway. Ok background music, but not engaging. Endearingly odd a couple of times, in quite a dull way.
Rated 8/10
Probably the greatest female MC (with apologies to many old skool and a fair few modern artists - shout out to salt n pepa, Queen Pen, Ms Dynamite, Rico Nasty and little simz). Production is flawless, samples expertly chosen, and yet the whole package falls just short of her later works of genius.
Very close to another 5 🌟 album, but (in my opinion) drags a bit towards the end, so just falls short.
Rated 10/10
I *love* Bjork, and pretty much anything she has done. This is great fun, as well as an interesting view of the early work of a wonderful artist.
Rated 8/10
Noisy, in a good way! Clearly a massive influence on a bunch of bands I love, without quite making the jump to all time classic (in my opinion). I really liked it, and hope to hear loads more from them
Rated 8/10
Startling and arresting, a moving and emotional depiction of mental fragility.
Rated 10/10
Brilliant, genius, lyrically and musically flawless.
Rated 6/10
Very odd, slightly silly, but massively enjoyable. An artist I didn't really rate before, and still don't quite get, but I'd be intrigued to hear more of his stuff.
Rated 10/10
Genius, from one of the all time greats.
Rated 6/10
Mid tier - good but not great, with a few songs slightly better. Still falls short of a fourth star, mostly cos it feels a bit false and affected - Americans trying (and nearly managing) to copy the British invasion bands.
Rated 10/10
Genius - even Yellow Submarine
Rated 8/10
Much more light and shade than I would have expected from their more famous songs, with ballads and bluesy numbers mixed through the classic rock staples and only a couple of schlocky pantomime horror tracks. Not quite a five star album, for me, but a solid 4!
Rated 8/10
Really good, bordering on great. Crosses from afro beat to funk and soul, with hip-hop influences popping up as well. An interesting and engaging listen, from an artist I had not encountered before
Rated 10/10
Part of the golden age of hip-hop, perhaps one of the last masterpieces before the lull. Harsh, loud, violent and angry, justifiably in all cases. Absolute genius, with some metal guitar thrown in for good measure.
Rated 6/10
Good but not great, interludes work well, decent but forgettable songs, a worthy inclusion but not one I am likely to come back to.
