Reviews by thomaswmeek

Remember downloading this form Limewire and listening to it so much at uni. Still love it. Melodies and messages and a sense of humour.

Two minutes into the first track... "Maybe a better use of my time would be to listen to Jon Ronson's new series on BBC Sounds."

So much more than (the quite annoying) Love Shack. Great look. Great stuff.

One star off for the unnecessary apostrophe in their name.

Can't believe I've never listened to a whole Chic album before. The hits are HITS and absolutely revolutionary in the history of pop music. Not sure about the slower numbers though.

A lot of Prince's stuff is too sexy for me. This album is where it connects best though; there's a darkness that makes it more intriguing. Proper classic.

Randy Newman is the opposite of how I feel after eight months of fatherhood.

Now this is good rock and roll, uh, music

Another act where I've enjoyed the singles but never done a deep dive. A (very busy) day probably isn't enough to get a decent impression of this. Maybe a bit too gloomy and downbeat for me though, with pretty uninteresting lyrics. I prefer the power of synths to get me on the dancefloor.

Being exposed to albums like this is complete validation of a project like this. Great stuff.

A little too schmaltzy at times, but then there's Superstition.

Franz Ferdinand eschewed the traditional formula and released their greatest hits album as their first record. Instant classic. Every one of these could have been a single.

Tough one to rate. Such an influential and genuinely exciting artist, with some timeless singles they broke new ground and helped pop music become a thing.

His genius deserves to be recognised in projects like this, although I'm not sure it translates to any specific album of his. And this record does get a bit repetitive with most songs following a similar formula (and one that so many artists have copied).

I'd love to know what it felt like to listen to in 1957. Only thing I can really compare it to is listening to Oxide and Neutrino's 'Bound 4 Da Reload' in 2000 and realising the undeniable, raw power of the Casualty theme tune.

Did not need that bonus track. And not enough of a drum nut to appreciate Ginger's contribution (especially that solo in track three). The wider instrumentation is great though (Love. Those. Horns). And those first two tracks are fantastic in particular.

I like Supergrass, but to go from 'In It For the Money' to 'Wild is the Wind' is quite the shift. Like going from a battered, old manual Vauxhall Corsa with only FM radio to a slick, automatic 2014 reg Skoda Roomster with an aux socket.

Proper all-timer this. Magnificent. 5/5, 10/10, 100/100.

Just found out that this is the only Nina Simone album on this list. Aerosmith have three.

One of those bands where I've enjoyed every single but never listened to a whole album. Glad to rectify that. Need a few more listens to gauge how much I like it. Feels like a grower.

Brhgghghg

One day I'll work out the difference between Orbital and The Orb. Today is not that day. Feels like a great version of bleep bloop music in any case.

We've now had as many Radiohead albums as we have had albums by female solo/majority artists. And one more than albums by non-white artists.

Still, it's The Bends.

Is it bonfire night again? Cos it is banger after banger

Can't be many better three songs runs than Last Nite, Hard to Explain, NY City Cops.

Not my favourite Cave (that would be Wookey Hole). Some absolute bangers though, mainly involving someone called Lee.