875. Talvin Singh - OK

Release Date: 1998
Label: Island

This album was not OK.

Rating: 3/10

821. Sepultura - Roots

Release Date: 1996
Label: Roadrunner

I'm never going to buy this album. I managed to get half way through before I gave up.

Rating: 3/10

804. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

Release Date: 1995
Label: EMI

I couldn't get this album at all. It just didn't do anything for me.

Rating: 3/10

722. Sugar - Copper Blue

Release Date: 1992
Label: Rykodisc

This sounded nothing like I expected to, having read the book review, and unfortunately that's a bad thing. It was possbily one of the least interesting albums I've listened to in a while. It is critically acclaimed however, so clearly I know nothing.

Rating: 3/10

700. Sepultura - Arise

Release Date: 1991
Label: Roadrunner

Sometimes it's nice to hear an album that you'll know you're unlikely to ever listen to again.

Rating: 3/10

625. Metallica - And Justice for All

Release Date: 1988
Label: Elektra

There is no reason to buy this album (assuming you have ears that is.)

Rating: 3/10

603. Laibach - Opus Dei

Release Date: 1987
Label: Mute

Readers of this blog will know I am a massive fan of martial industrial/neoclassical dark wave music, as is Shakira Shakira.

Rating: 3/10

597. Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician

Release Date: 1987
Label: Touch and Go

You'd expect a band with a juvenile name to release an album of juvenile music. And you'd be right. Beavis and Butthead favourites are  never going to be mine.

Rating: 3/10

586. Antrax - Among The Living

Release Date: 1987
Label: Megaforce

 Rating: 3/10

543. Minutemen - Double Nickels on a Dime

Release Date: 1984
Label: SST

After forty-three songs and seventy-five minutes of listening I can conclude this won't be an album I'll be rushing out to buy. Also are they sixty-second men, or tiny men?

Rating: 3/10

486. Black Flag - Damaged

Release Date: 1981
Label: SST

Another hardcore punk album which wasn't necessarily meant for me. This band are pissed off and they want you to know.

Rating: 3/10

482. Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith

Release Date: 1981
Label: Bronze

Do you think Lemmy ever got bored of playing 'Ace of Spades'? Alternatively, do you think most fans only came to hear 'Ace of Spades'? I don't know about you, but as good/bad as this album was, it was definitely poorer than the previous Motorhead album on the list.

Rating: 3/10

466. Circle Jerks - Group Sex

Release Date: 1980
Label: Frontier

There are fourteen songs on this album. The album lasts for fifteen minutes. This review is equally as short. It is music designed to offend.

Rating: 3/10

457. The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us

Release Date: 1980
Label: IRS

The Lord should've taught them different songs.

Rating: 3/10

353. Boston - Boston

Release Date: 1976
Label: Epic

Everyone knows the opening track, and to be honest the rest of the album is even worse. Don't bother.

Rating: 3/10

346. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

Release Date: 1975
Label: Columbia

Sometimes life forces you to go against the grain and make your own judgement calls. This is one of those times. I may be mocked to the end of time, compared to the man at Decca who turned down the Beatles or worse. Some people will tell you this album is fantastic. It's not. I was glad when it finished.

Rating: 3/10

296. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next

Release Date: 1973
Label: Vertigo

Possible one of the worst albums I've heard recently. I'm sure it was good in its time, but it now sounds incredibly dated. There is nothing sensational about it at all.

Rating: 3/10

249. Deep Purple - Made in Japan

Release Date: 1972
Label: Purple

I didn't particularly enjoy 'Machine Head' or 'In Rock', I'm not a massive fan of 'Live' albums, I have no intention of going to Japan, and I have no strong-feelings towards the shade betwixt blue and red on a colour wheel. Quite why the editors of this book thought I would like this plus hour fretwank by Depp Purple is anybody's guess. It even has a drum-solo in it!

Smoke on the Water is a great track, mind.

Rating: 3/10
Favourite Track: Smoke on the Water

237. John Prine - John Prine

Release Date: 1971
Label: Atlantic

John Prine was one of the many 'Next Dylans' that have been around since 1963, and it is obvious as to why. This almost sounds like a parody of Dylan's early vocal style and nothing will ever detract from that. The songs are supposed to be funny but, despite the quality lyrics, it just got on my nerves really.

Rating: 3/10
Favourite Track: Sam Stone

227. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story

Release Date: 1971
Label: Mercury

The second Rob Stewart album in recent weeks, and like all of his work it would be much improved with the absence of his vocals. Yes, there are those who go weak at the knees when hearing his gravelly voice, but I'd rather suck pebbles.

Rating: 3/10
Favourite Track: Maggie May