1001 VII

A mix of somewhat tolerable, quite poor and downright horrendous disco tracks make for an album that is most certainly not for me.

Starting off fairly well with Laura, we quickly spiral downwards with the horrendous dance cover of Comfortably Numb, plunging further into the depths with the awful combination of Tits On The Radio and Filthy/Gorgeous.

No thanks.

1001 VI

Progressive and undoubtedly groovy, the Talking Heads released their debut into the already-packed year for music that was 1977.

David Byrne and Co. were certainly livin’ in the future when they dreamt this up.

1001 V

Boppy and at most points very loud alternative rock. In terms of vocals, they range from comforting to seriously screechy, the latter of which is far more prevalent across the 15-song album- condensed into just 38 minutes via a collection of short, energetic numbers.

It's mostly enjoyable, but I wouldn't say it's something to revisit.

1001 IV

Some great acoustic stuff, with some fun numbers intertwined with a few slightly longer emotional tracks.

Certainly an enjoyable and easily-listenable album via its warm atmosphere and short length, with a similar sound throughout despite the variation in emotions.

1001 III

A fantastic example of 80s singer-songwriter pop.

Whilst definitely not to my tastes, I can certainly enjoy the more energetic, synth-based tracks, and can tolerate the more generic ones. I am however quite averse to the slower “love songs” with questionable lyrics.

A tad long, but still really quite enjoyable, with some songs standing out as ones to listen to again.

1001 II

This is what people who don’t like rock music perceive as rock music. Generic thrashing of instruments in an attempt to exert a ‘metal’ rhythm.

Perhaps it works in their studio albums, as this is probably the worst introduction to Metallica someone can have. A 2 hour live album.

I’ve no idea why this is in the list. Hopefully the next Metallica album that comes up is not soon, and is shorter.

1001 I

An average rock-pop album made worse by Mancunian wailing. My listening experience (in bed at midnight) is best described with an excerpt from the final song; "Your music's shite, it keeps me up all night".

I can’t escape how annoying Liam Gallagher’s voice is, and I especially can’t shake the ‘football lads’ stigma this band has. And to my knowledge, it only gets worse from here.