Reviews by k-dot-r

I'm still not sure if live albums should be in the list, but if they are, this is a good one! Messy and poorly recorded, but fast loud and fun. A clear influence on pretty much all of punk and most other rock that followed

Very smooth and very chilled. Falls between soul and hip-hop, while not moving me as much as either. Not my favourite

Not their best work, in my opinion, but still better than most other bands! Really interesting to hear some of the deep cuts from their early years, including Brian and Roger taking a turn on lead vocals, as well as seven seas of Rhye, one of my favourite Queen tracks.

Decent, but not a band I love, and only a handful of good songs.

Dull, but not actively bad. I just kept waiting for the song to start!

Absolutely brilliant, like comfort food for the ears. A few classic rock staples, and a bunch of other great songs. I loved it

Flawless, barely a note out of place. Could listen to it all day (and did!).

Consistently good, but falls just a wee bit short of great, in my opinion. Wear their influences on their sleeves, in a good way, but I hoped for more from them, perhaps because I had liked everything I had heard from them previously. A solid 4 stars though, which is better than most!

Absolute genius

Classic - influenced everything from metal to prog, and most other rock of any sub-genre. Great driving music

Great, even if I'm still not sure live albums belong on the list. The final track - a 77 minute (or so) version of whipping post is an all-timer.

Boring and very 80s. Not for me

Filthy, funny, and very very funky. From before Gnarls Barkley, but with certain similarities. I enjoyed it, and love his voice, but would have liked a bit more light and shade.

Very odd - in a good way! Extended jazz-like improv, recorded live (mostly), but note perfect (as far as it can be for songs largely made up on the spot!).
Not one I immediately loved, but there is plenty there for repeated listening. The kind of album that is the reason for me doing this project - I'd never have heard it any other way.

Bridges the gap between garage and grime, without fully falling in either. Changed the game for UK hip-hop, not entirely for the better.
Biggest song was then sampled by scroobius pip for a song about songs, which was better than anything here!

But without his success, there may not have been scroob, or akala, or low-key, or stormzy - so thanks dizzee!

Brilliant outlaw country, by a member of the Highwaymen - the supergroup of the genre. I loved it, and am pleased to see Waylon get recognition as a solo artist (not just alongside his brothers in the band).
Wonderful

Meh. Bland, over produced, shiny and expensive. Not her best work.
Also includes her cover of American Pie, which is so bad it is virtually a hate crime.

Prog country - which I didn't know existed before! Really interesting and enjoyable, although it's tricky to pick out a best song as it works best as a single piece.
Loved it!

Boring

Only really two different songs - the piano one and the guitar one. He's a clear influence on a bunch of more engaging and successful bands and artists.
I think I liked Pink Moon more, at least a little, but I'm not listening to it again to check!