Reviews by k-dot-r

Decent but hardly groundbreaking.

Flawless - one of my favourite albums before, and even more so now.
Three all time classics, including possibly the best song ever - simple man.
Even the bonus tracks kick ass!

Good but not great, catchy but not super long lasting in the memory, mostly decent but also plenty of filler, a cool concept that doesn't actually add anything to the album.

Sounds like 3 to me!

Interesting and important, but not actually that good.
Obviously "the exorcist" blah blah blah, but the hornpipe section is weirder to me - not sure why though!

What a voice! Album is perhaps a bit longer than it needs to be, but I'm not sure what I would drop. His songs and patter are so funny, when he chooses, but also really musically engaging.
The idea of a 'live' album in a studio (read the wiki page) is such simple genius, I am going to rip it off for future recording projects.

Wonderful world music - if that's still there right term. Nothing but voices, but absolutely beautiful and uplifting.

Loved it! Old school country with a gentle rock edge - with catchy tunes and engaging lyrics.

Pish. A poor facsimile of the real thing, copied so many times any meaningful emotions have been lost. He can sing, but I'd rather he didn't.
Just listen to some old soul and R'n'B records instead - this is not worth your time.

Probably the most prog thing to ever happen - pretty good but very strange. I liked it, but preferred his work with his former band.

Sounds very expensive and overly produced, and very very explicit (for a Bey record). Plenty of good songs, but nothing really interesting going on. I didn't love it, but can understand why it is on the list.

Lovely songs for driving or chilling in the garden. Songs sound familiar - like you know them already - but in a good way! Sounds effortlessly cool, although I appreciate there was probably a lot of work put in to make it sound so chilled.
Exceptional work

Top tier hip-hop - like the Radiohead of rap. Crossed with pretty much all other styles of music too, making for a really varied and interesting album.
Wonderful

A wonderful surprise, from an artist I had never heard of before, and a genre I had never listened to.
Makes me more determined by than ever to visit francophone north Africa - perhaps the only place where Albert Camus and Andy Mcnab both set books!

Probably the weirdest album I have listened to, at least since his other one. I didn't know what was going on about half the time.

Probably doesn't deserve to be on the list, but interesting at least.

Heavy as hell and twice as loud

Really interesting, although I didn't understand a word! I always like albums by drummers and percussionists, as a drummer myself.

Beautiful background music for a lovely sunny day. I could listen to it all day (and I did!).
Hard to pick a favourite, but the song latterly sampled by De La Soul (Peg, used in Eye Know) was a wonderful surprise

Brilliant and really interesting to hear what was going on in the US at a time I was getting into music from the UK. An influence on loads of bands I love you, without actually sounding like any of them.
A new favourite for me, and exactly the reason I started this project!

One of my daughter's favourite artists, but not someone I knew well before this - other than the hits.
A good album, but too poppy for my taste. Better than a lot of the nonsense around now though!

Very weird, but adored by a bunch of bands I love. Not my favourite, but pretty interesting