Reviews by k-dot-r

Genius. Even the less well known songs are almost perfect, and the bigger hits are among the best of all time.

Reminds me of being 17, but not in a good way - just sounds like everything I had to tolerate on the radio. Could easily be Fatboy Slim or Moby, or any of the other cash-in copyists that followed.

Much more variety than I would have expected. Really enjoyed it, would probably never have picked it out to listen to without this.

Dull

Good, but not great. Doesn't sound like a band who sprung from friends seeing a Sex Pistols concert! Our lips are sealed and automatic were my favourite tracks, but plenty of others were good too.

Very weird, fairly bad, better than a few others.
Sounds like sarcastic Bond themes, sung by someone who has been in every musical.
Not for me

Very prog, but also pretty heavy at points. Title track is my favourite, but not just because of the Simpsons!

Another I loved before this, but tried to listen to 'properly' again when it came up.
Sounda like it was recorded fast and cheap (which it was), and only hints at the variety of styles and influences they would explore on later records.
Some of these songs are all time punk classics, and it's the debut album by one of my favourite bands, so it's got to be another 6 star album!

Wonderful

Great album, very fast, very heavy, very 80s sounding. If Dave had stayed in Metallica, they could have made the same album over and over again as well!

A work of genius, with some all time classics. Even the random bonus tracks are good!

Very distinctive voice and musical style, which can lose impact after a while. No tracks I knew before, and nothing immediate or catchy, but a solid album of classic Neil Young songs.

Nah, not for me. Americans covering bad English folk songs is unnecessary, and the other tracks sound like an attempt to copy the title(ish) track. 7 o'clock news/silent night is the one original thought here, just weird enough to maintain interest.

Very enjoyable, like an early Nirvana with even less focus or production work. Not super catchy, or immediate, but one I will probably come back to.

Really enjoyed this, some of it sounds like early Biffy, or gentle Nirvana, but it is still entirely its own thing. A band I plan to seek out more from.

Wonderful

Very fast, very loud, very funny, and very short. Kind of good, but I'm not sure "good" is what they were aiming for anyway.

Some pretty questionable lyrics, which would probably be changed nowadays, but good music and very interesting to hear such early Clapton work.

Absolutely genius. One of the best albums ever, by one of the best artists ever.

Better than his other album, in that at least this one has actual songs. Not good songs, granted, but still a step up from the random nonsense of his previous effort.
Some sounds like Radiohead, some like Franz Ferdinand, all of it sounds like someone being mightily indulged, with no-one to rein in his stranger creative impulses.