Reviews by pops

Yesterday, I marked an album down for being too same-y, and here I am today giving four stars to the Ramones. In my defence, it’s catchy as hell, is too short and snappy to wear out its welcome, and no one said I had to be consistent.

I’d never heard of them, and at first I thought I’d made a real discovery as I loved the mix of punk and horns. However, by the end of the album I did feel like the songs were all bleeding into each other.

I had a couple of Stereolab singles in the 1990s, but had never listened to a full album before. I don’t feel like I was missing out - I liked this but nothing really grabbed me like French Disko.

I quite enjoyed this, but I do have a soft spot for showtunes, and as a non-French speaker, this was quite musical theatre in feel and delivery. The audience is certainly into it.

I’d always thought of Abba as more of a singles band, and this hasn’t entirely changed my mind. Those singles are pop masterpieces though!

I bought this album when it was released but hadn’t listened to it in full for a long time. It’s really held up - what a talent and what a loss.

Some great tunes, but a bit front-loaded.

I wasn't looking forward to this one as I'm not a big prog fan, but it wasn't
a slog to listen to and I liked a couple of the songs. Don't think I would revisit it though.

I first listened to this album as a teen when I played my parents’ vinyl copy, which sparked a (mild) argument about who bought it - my mum or my dad. I can see why they both wanted to claim credit, because it’s a masterpiece.

Some absolute bangers, but a couple I would skip on a re-listen.

I’ve been listening to this album on a regular basis since the 1990s and I never get tired of it.