Rated 8/10
Still good. Basically Creedence for the naughties.
Loads of good songs on here. Some tasty bass lines, particularly Slow Night, So Long. After this they were never the same again. Lost all their lovely grit.
Rated 10/10
Rocking.
Love everything about it.
Drums, guitar, bass, vocals. All rocking.
Not even my favourite Nirvana album (Unplugged just pips it) but still a rock solid 5 star classic.
Definitely a mood on this. I've always really liked it. Very British and glum.
Rated 4/10
Dull. Staid. Brown. The Weight is a good song but this bores the tits off me.
Rated 8/10
I can't do anything else while listening to this. So much going on. Almost avant garde in places. Once I'm locked in, the music becomes mighty impressive, righteous and powerful.
Rated 8/10
Always a welcome listen. Laid back, well produced. Not absolutely top-tier hip hop, but still bloody lovely.
Rated 10/10
This might be one of the best albums ever. It's so delightful. I predict I'll be listening to this for many, many years.
Rated 6/10
Not my usual. I recognise a couple of MF DOOM samples. I won't return to this, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
Rated 8/10
Another surprise. I had assumed I wouldn't enjoy this album. Thought it would be Girls Just Wanna Have Fun plus filler. How wrong I was. The opener is great. The sound is 80s but not completely cheesed out. I am impressed.
Rated 4/10
I have tried. Really tried. Steely Dan remain an irritant to me. The best bit on here was used and improved by De La Soul.
Life is too short for this.
Rated 6/10
Pretty good.
Seems almost quaint how keen it is to shock. It's just distorted glam rock. I do like it, just wouldn't pick it out and put it on.
I think this is the best Elvis Costello album. It rocks, it's weird, it's got good tunes.
Truly, this is 4 and a half stars, its brilliant but I'm not always in the mood for Elvis Costello. Do I round up or down?
Rated 10/10
I ignored this album for too long. Absolutely fantastic. Wonderful melodies, arrangements and playing. Gently psychedelic. This one is a keeper.
Rated 10/10
Incredible. Has grown on me over the years. I take it with me, wherever I go now.
The guitar playing is sublime.
Rated 4/10
Struggled with this one. Found it boring. Didn't like the vocals. Some of the instrumentation was interesting/pleasant, but that's not enough.
Rated 8/10
This had my foot tapping.
The second song has no low-end. This put me off. Apart from that, I enjoyed this dark, lively album
Rated 8/10
Moody. Love her voice. Love the arrangements. Love the mood.
Fast. Furious. I can smell the tobacco and beer. Would've been great to be there.
Rated 6/10
The production is too shiny for my taste. The songs too poppy, too earnest. BUT. This has heart and spirit. It has ambition. Will I listen to the whole thing again? No. Do I respect it for its heart, spirit and ambition. Yes.
Decent. Spirited performances. Better than I expected. I'm not the biggest fan of Janis Joplin. It's the blues.
