Rated 10/10
I'm willing to bet that this was one of the first albums that the author put on the list - it's a legendary album for a reason, and it wasn't just the cover that made it one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Brilliant record.
Rated 6/10
Staggering number of reviews here saying 'Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want = 5 stars!' without considering the mid-quality insipid whiteboyblues between those two admittedly great tracks. They even have to resort to covering one of their own tracks, for fuck's sake!
The Rolling Stones are the second most over-hyped band on the planet. The only reason they are so highly regarded is down to first-mover advantage.
Rated 4/10
If you are planning on putting out a 90s acid jazz revord and are concerned ut may havebtoo much didgeridoo on it, compare it to Emergency On Planet Earth. If your album has even half of the amount of didgeridoo on it as this record, then there is too much didgeridoo.
It's fine. It's forgettable.
JUDAS!
There you go, I've put it here because it was cut out of this recording.
I've never been much of a fan of live albums, but this is different. I love Dylan, but the first disc takes some time to get going. I think that the slower tempos of Visons of Johanna and Just Like A Woman take something away from them, and the studio versions are way better.
Then you get disc two.
Holy shit, what an incredible performance - how anyone could have been upset by it is incredible. Hands down, one of the best records I've ever listened to.
If Prince was a Pick-Up Artist.
(If You Let Me Stay is a banger, though)
Rated 6/10
Yes, it's a good album and I enjoyed it, but I like my punk a little bit more ... punk.
Rated 8/10
A very pleasant album. I only knew Beck from the Devil's Haircut / Loser type stuff, so this was a nice gear change, and much more my groove. Its not one of my most favourite albums, but I would not be surprised if I listened to it again.
Rated 4/10
Dear Gotan Project,
This is just a courtesy note to advise that your album 'La Revancha del Tango' has reached the threshold of accordion content to be authorised as Cliche.
Best regards
The World Bureau of National Musical Stereotypes
Rated 4/10
I quite like Dizzee Rascal's more well known singles (Holiday, Bonkers etc), but this does nothing for me. He seems to have solid flow, but the whole thing feels very repetitive, and doesn't do anything for me.
Rated 2/10
Legend has it that Elizabeth Reed resurrected herself solely to tell this bunch of self-indulgent noodlers to just put a fucking sock in it, please and thank you.
Rated 6/10
This is not really my thing, but it's perfectly fine and by far the best jazz-type (although I would say its a bit of a stretch to call it jazz) album I've had so far.
Having said that, this version of Lilac Wine is absolutely amazing. I knewbthe Jeff Buckley and Elkie Brooks versions, but this one is just spectacular - plaintive, and broken and lost, you really feel the pain of loss and ending. Outstanding.
Rated 4/10
Walter White liked Steely Dan, and that should tell you everything you need to know.
Technically brilliant, but very forgettable, bland and boring, they chose to create one of the great evils in the world in pursuit of money and glory. In a similar vein, Walter White was a teacher who made meth.
This album is shit.
Steely Dan are shit.
I'm grudgingly giving it an extra star because 'Dirty Work' is a great song - it's a bit like if Hitler had painted the Mona Lisa, you can appreciate the painting but it's still a Hitler.
Rated 6/10
It doesn't get much more lightweight bubblegum pop than this. It's OK, but I really don't think it should be on the list.
Rated 4/10
It's not exactly bad, but it's very bland and so bloody boring.
Rated 6/10
Perfectly pleasant indie-pop, but that's about it.
Rated 8/10
I always thought Eddie was holding a syringe on this album cover.
Rated 10/10
One of the great concept albums, and the last great work by Floyd.
Rated 6/10
This may be the most American thing I have ever heard.
Rated 10/10
As far as debuts go, this is one of the very, very best. King Monkey and his court absolutely killing it, start to finish. As a bonus, the Spotify version linked here also has Fool's Gold tacked on the end, which is epic.
Rated 6/10
Decent hip-hop is decent. This is one of the very few hip-hop albums I had heard before, and it's pretty good. It's never going to be my music of choice, but it's totally listenable to.
