Reviews by owen

I enjoyed this a fair bit. Alison Goldfrapp has a good voice, and the music has a nice Bond-style vibe. Three, but right on the upper end.

This is pretty decent, but not outstandingly so, except for (obviously) "There She Goes", which is head and shoulders above everything else. If this were "1001 songs ..." that would be a top level five, but overall the album is a high three.

Perhaps not as bad as some other nu-metal, but still absolutely not my kind of thing.

I quite liked "Embryonic Journey", mainly as a relief from Slick's (and others) vocals which I can't stand. Shame it's immediately followed by "White Rabbit" which showcases that vocal at maximum Slick-ness

I'm not averse to a bit of melancholy, and in general I liked the music here, but I don't particularly care for Oldham's wavery voice.

This doesn't really appeal to me. The version (original) of "Feeling Alright?" is decent, but Joe Cocker's version is clearly superior.

This is a pretty great album. Standouts obviously the title track and "The Passenger", but really, the whole thing is enjoyable. Love Bowie's backing vocals too. Some dubious subject matter but unfortunately that seems to be par for the course with seventies albums.

Had never heard of this album or artist before, but it's almost as if it were created especially for my taste. Love the motorik beats; sounds like a mixture of Can, Stereolab and Lush. I've already listened to this multiple times over the past couple of days, and I'm excited to explore more by this artist.

Poe's law in album form; Cauty and Drummond took the piss out of 90s dance music, but in the process made one of the best examples of it . I think you had to be in the UK in the nineties to understand the cultural impact of this album. And you know, despite sounding _very_ of its time, it's still a solidly enjoyable listen for me. At least a high four, and I think there could be days I'd give this a five.

I liked the last track more than most of the rest of it. Fine overall, but doubt I will revisit.

Like other Stones stuff, there are a couple of great songs on here, and the rest is pretty filler-y.

Transcendent! I can see, though, how this might rub some people the wrong way; Wyatt's voice is probably not for everyone (though I love its delicate fragility). But for me, this is close to perfect.

I was ready to hate this, primarily I suppose because Green seems like a jerk. But it wasn't too bad, TBH; I generally liked the production. Green may still be a jerk, but on the basis of the music, this is a three.

Well, this was delightful. I was aware of this from its original release (and film) but hadn't ever sat down to listen before. High four.

Distilled essence of the nineties. And sure, maybe it's nostalgia goggles, but this is a five for me.

A reasonably solid three. I liked this, but not as much as some of its contemporaries.

There are bits of this that are excellent - the My Generation medley, for example, and Substitute - but also a few bits that are lumpen and stodgy - like Summertime Blues. A solidly high three overall.

Sounds pretty dated these days, but at least it's not the Shamen of a year or so later when they were churning out rubbish like Ebeneezer Goode. Drags on far too long though. Sorry boys, I can't give this more than two even if you are from Aberdeen.

This is the nineties equivalent of yesterday's inessential sixties record. Listenable but unmemorable.

Absolutely unexceptional sixties pop; no reason for this to be on this list. Title track is pretty decent though.