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Joe Elliott recommended Clash by The Clash in Music (curated)
Rolling Stone's 441st greatest album of all time (498th in the 2020 list)
The punk-rock ethic but without the music. The album of noise starts quite well, but in the end is just a monotonous noise with someone muttering and then screeching over the top. I'm all for noisy experimental music but this was just generally unlistenable noise (I realise I sound like an old man saying that),
Carrie Brownstein recommended track My My Metrocard by Le Tigre in Le Tigre by Le Tigre in Music (curated)
Ezra Koenig recommended Expensive Shit/He Miss Road by Fela Kuti in Music (curated)
Mick Hucknall recommended Doors by The Doors in Music (curated)
Brian Fallon recommended track (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais by The Clash in Clash by The Clash in Music (curated)
Ross (3282 KP) rated Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys in Music
May 13, 2020
Rolling Stone's 371st greatest album of all time
Absolute belter of an album. If you can get past the rock and roll cliché that Alex Turner has become (generally more coked-up than the soft drinks aisle of Tesco at Christmas), this is simply a load of well written fast rock songs with punk ethics. There are so many excellent songs here that it is easy to forget, from their smash debut single I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, and Dancing Shoes to the slower paced Mardy Bum and Riot Van. A great band (at the time!) loving their time in the studio.
Ross (3282 KP) rated American Idiot by Green Day in Music
Jun 5, 2020
Rolling Stone's 225th greatest album of all time
For some reason I wasn't looking forward to listening to this. It became cool to hate Green Day not long after this album and I haven't tried much of their subsequent material, despite being a massive fan when Insomniac and Nimrod came out. This album was a very pleasant trip down memory lane. When September Ends isn't great but the sprawling Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming are rock operas to rival Queen and Meatloaf. There are enough stomping diet punk anthems to satisfy their fans plus enough masterful songwriting in those songs to please any rock fan.