Reviews by marcusmuck-again

One of the most iconic images in the world today and a legacy that will endure: not bad for a garage band from Aberdeen.

Weirdly enough I was listening to Jimi Hendrix when I clicked 1001 for the next album and whilst I won't say Cobain is on the same level as Hendrix he certainly changed people with his attitude and vision.

I love this album and what it did to people.

This is powerful stuff meant in earnest.

Lots of jagged textures here.

An Industrial Icon.

It's sad, I expected a lot more from Rod than rehashed songs from other people.

It has all the trapping of better albums from him and better things were to come.

This is average.

It's easy listening. I quite enjoyed it but let's face the fact this is aural wallpaper.

Sounds like an interesting mishmash of lots of other great genres and artists.

I'm intrigued to listen further but don't feel like they have their own 'brand'.

This is good listen but nothing special.

Good old fashioned 60's British quirky rock.

Some hits and odd Beatlesque tracks.

A bit dated now.

I've always wanted to like Elvis Costello but apart from his early stuff he just seems to get blander and blander.

It's inoffensive and well played and produced but there's no spark for me.

There are better examples of Bollywood music than this surely? It's so stylised and anglicised I find it awkward.

To add to all this I thought we weren't allowed 'Various Artist' albums.

Never mind.

I like the vibe and I like Neil Young so easy to listen to.

Varied styles and pace- from psychedelic to Country rock.

Sexy, scary and magnetic.

Rocky and loud.

There's something about this Polly Jane.....

I woke up this morning, went to the toilet and used the last piece of toilet paper whilst flicking to see my latest 1001 Album.

Lo-and-Behold it was one i'd eagerly awaited on the list of worst albums on the chart!

Buttholes and Abortions it must be designed to offend.

Well I must say it hit a sweet spot in me and I found myself enjoying it's unabashed in-your-face fun.

Too late for Punk and with a tongue in cheek sensibility it's loud and fun rock at a time people were into Hair-Rock and AIDS hence my score.

Only one hit I'd heard of but the others are accomplished late 60's Psychadelia with satiric samples.

As a whole it's 'bitty' although I think that's the nature of the beast

Sleazy and dirty. Good to play loud with alcohol.

This is tremendous stuff.

It is what it is- no better or worse than other mass-produced products in history.

Very well produced though - slick and professional but maybe at times it's overdone as jumps and starts with no discerable pattern is seems to me.

It grates after a while, not much Rhythm and no blues at all.

Oh dear.

I try to be charitable but this is really bereft of all originality and spark.

Insipid tame lyrics and wishywashy guitars.

It's dreadful.

How has this ever made it into the chart? Under what genre?

I expected to hate it but ended up quite enjoying it.

Flies in the face of all the sensitive liberals and is quite a museum piece now but that's kinda why I like it.

Good beats, flows well and very professionally done.

This is so up my street.

I love the whole genre and can pinpoint signs here that will later blossom and bear fruit.

If only they had realised at the time how influencial they would be but I guess they just played what was in their heads.

I always held them at arms length (put off by the image and merchandise) but I watched a documentary on them that gave me newfound respect and after which I find their music varied and more interesting

The musicianship is impressive and at times quite sensitive before ratching up into the hardcore stuff.

This is a great album although I prefer the eponymously titled album that came a few years later.

Pretty inoffensive band jazz. Representative of what it is and evocative of the times.

Not sure about the shrill trumpet/cornet? Maybe Glen Miller is more my thing.

One of my favourite albums so I'm not unbiased here.

Kinda like a novelty theme and done with glee and style. There are textures and colours here with the emphasis on red.

Every track stands alone with the theme running through it and a tale to tell with a variety of guest stars.

So choose your poison?