882. Incubus - Make Yourself

Release Date: 1999
Label: Epic

"I quite liked that 'Drive' song when I heard it twenty years ago, perhaps this album won't be so bad."
I was wrong, it was very bad.

Rating: 4/10

880. Khaled - Kenza

Release Date: 1999
Label: Universal Records

This is another 'world music' album which seems to have been chosen to satisfy the commitee and not because of its quality. There must be better examples than this.

Rating: 4/10

860. System of a Down - System of a Down

Release Date: 1998
Label: American

I'm never going to listen to this album again.

Rating: 4/10

853. Mariah Carey - Butterfly

Release Date: 1997
Label: Columbia

In an earlier edition of this book, albums by Britney Spears and Christina Aguelira are included. In a later edition, we have albums by Beyonce and Taylor Swift. The trouble is, pop music (of this sort) is disposable by its very nature, and this is another example that doesn't sound that good 21+ years later.

Rating: 4/10

842. Primal Scream - Vanishing Point

Release Date: 1997
Label: Creation

'Vanishing Point is my favourite Primal Scream album,' said nobody ever.

Rating: 4/10

839. Finley Quaye - Maverick A Strike

Release Date: 1997

Label: Epic

This album reached #3 in the UK Charts, but doesn't even have it's own Wikipedia page.

Rating: 4/10

811. Dr Octagon - Dr Octagonecologyst

Release Date: 1996
Label: Dreamworks

Frankly bizarre, frankly ridiculous.

Rating: 4/10

771. Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime

Release Date: 1994
Label: Interscope

1994 has been a poor year for new albums.

Rating: 4/10

758. Girls Against Boys - Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Release Date: 1994
Label: Touch and Go

A pretty forgettable post-hardcore album.

Rating: 4/10

754. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps

Release Date: 1993
Label: Creation

I was really disappointed with this album. It seemed to me to be an hours worth of half-baked ideas that never quite reached their potential.

Rating: 4/10

730. Alice In Chains - Dirt

Release Date: 1992
Label: Columbia


No thank you.

4/10

729. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

Release Date: 1992
Label: Atco

This album, and there next one on the list are generally much of a muchness to these ears so I'll most probably give them the same rating.

Rating: 4/10

711. Koffi Olomide - Haut de Gamme: Koweït, Rive Gauche

Release Date: 1992
Label: Tamaris

I understand that there is a need to throw the odd 'world' album in now and again, and a lot of it justified in its inclusion, but this just sounded tacky. Also, reading Wikipedia, Koffi Olmomide doesn't sound like a very pleasant person.

Rating: 4/10

701. Slint - Spideland

Release Date: 1991
Label: Touch & Go

I listened to this album whilst driving to the dentist yesterday afternoon and I nearly fell asleep at the wheel. I didn't really, but the album was dull.

Rating: 4/10

698. Pearl Jam - Ten

Release Date: 1991
Label: Epic

When I listened to 'Alive' on this album I thought 'actually this isn't too bad'. Then it was too bad.

Rating: 4/10

665. The Shamen - En-tact

Release Date: 1990
Label: One Little Indian

For better or worse there are no songs that sound like Ebeneezer Goode on this album.

Rating: 4/10

658. Fugazi - Repeater

Release Date: 1989
Label: Dischord

Rating: 4/10

634. Jane's Addiciton - Nothing's Shocking

Release Date: 1988
Label: Warner Bros

Due to a technical error I actually listened to this album before the next one. That's all I have to say on the matter.

Rating: 4/10

623. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

Release Date: 1988
Label: Creation

Sometimes you just have to admit that you don't share your musical tastes with all the critics and tastemakers. I've heard MBV's second album - Loveless - is the most important album in their canon, so hopefully we'll have better luck there.

Rating: 4/10

616. Living Colour - Vivid

Release Date:  1988
Label: Epic

For a few years I used to go to a local club in the town centre that played 'Cult of Personality' every weekend because it has something to do with WWE. I've never liked it.

Rating: 4/10