Transportative psychedelic blues rock, that sounds classic but still ahead of its time considering this is from the 60s. Hendrix is undeniable on the licks, and the songwriting is great here too. A pair of 15 minute epics immerse you in his sound, and they are separated by a great run of rock tunes.

Favourite Tracks:
- Voodoo Chile
- Long Hot Summer Night
- Come On
- Gypsy Eyes
- Rainy Day, Dream Away
- Still Raining, Still Dreaming
- House Burning Down
- All Along the Watchtower
- Voodoo Child

There's not much for me to come back to here. It's skate punk/Ska that has been done better by many others. I can't be too harsh though, as it's a debut from a young band still finding their feet. I'm sure the following releases will improve on this, given they are inspiration few some of my favourite bands.

Pretty good Metalcore album here, with a bit more nuance and variety than their contemporaries. The transitions between songs are seamless, and flow and pacing of the songs themselves is great. Rating mat increase with further listens.

Favourite Tracks:
- Nurture
- The Haze
- Coven
- Where We Go When We Die

A pretty fun psychedelic rap album. Bronson laid back delivery flows well over these unique beats. His lyrics are goofy and charming as ever, and there's some pretty good features throughout too.

Favourite Tracks:
- OLYMPIC VINCE CARTER
- TRICERATOPS
- PEPPERS
- MANDEM

Classic Thrash album that sits comfortably in second place in Metallica's discography for me (behind Puppets). Great pace on all of these songs, with great reprieve in Fade to Black. Great riffs, great solos, the only thing for me that could be improved is the vocals. Not so much the performance, but the way it is mastered.

Favourite Tracks:
- Ride The Lightning
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fade To Black
- Trapped Under Ice
- Creeping Death

It's a dark album, compounded by Curtis' death the following year. It's a case of an album and a band being forever stuck in the small window of time that they were active, and that always makes for an effective listen (similar to Jeff Buckley and Her's). I don't think it's a perfect album, but it has that intangible quality that gives it that classic status.

Favourite Tracks:
- Disorder
- Day of the Lords
- New Dawn Fades
- Interzone

God damn, this album came out of nowhere. First time listener to these guys, and they may have just put out my favourite album of the year so far. Hints of 2000s rock and metalcore, but still sounds very modern. Aggressive and abrasive in parts, but the slower sections work just as well.

Favourite Tracks:
- Pharmacy Film
- Adapter
- Nostalgia Kills
- Lip Critic
- Male Bomb
- Classic.Death.Pose
- human props
- Treading

A near flawless combination of Prog Opeth, and Death Metal Opeth. It's epic, it's depressing, and its all performed perfectly. The songs are long but they are a journey and never overstay their welcome. The understated section where you can hear every note, culminate well into clean Death Metal, with Mikaels vocals being perfectly suited for both.

Favourite Tracks:
- Ghosts Of Perdition
- Baying of the Hounds
- Beneath The Mire
- Reverie/Harlequin Forest
- The Grand Conjuration

First time listening to Peggy since Veteran, which i enjoyed at the time. This album was okay, but got a little tiresome at points. The vocal performances really don't have much flavour, and there's nothing really memorable here that isn't a sample. The production is where he usually shines, and there is some good moments here. I was pretty done with the Riddim inspired beats by the end though.

Favourite Tracks:
- babygirl
- $
- The Ghost of Emmett Till
- Yen
- New Era

Classic/10. It really is just a flawless thrash album, with no wasted moments. Every song here can reasonably be considered some of Metallicas best, and the best in the genre over all. It's easy to scoff at Metallica these days as the poster boys of heavy metal, but revisiting this shows that that blew up for good reason. No skips.

Bit of a hard on to rate. Disc one comprises an unfinished album that had all the potential to be great. It's stands well enough as it is, but we'll never really know how Jeff intended foe the final product to sound. The second disk is a mixed bag of demos, b-sides, and live recordings. Not all of it connects for me, and I think some of these could have stayed unreleased. There is value in some of the track here though.

Favourite Tracks:
- Everybody Here Wants You
- Nightmares By The ... read more

A great 4-track taster, sounding a bit grungier than their later releases. Those signature rolling grooves carry the album along, feeling particularly groovy during Can't Get It Up. Research Chemicals is really the highlight, and it's easy to see why they end their sets with this tune.

An album of two halves. The first, the classic Neil Young folk sound he is known for. This half features great songwriting, and fun guitar work. The second half is more rock oriented, bordering on grungy at times, and its great.

Favourite Tracks:
- My My, Hey Hey
- Thrasher
- Sail Away
- Powderfinger
- Hey Hey, My My

Recorded in the mid 70s and kept on the bench until 2009, this Punk album was ahead of its time and completely unnoticed for too long. It's not perfect, but it's shows great potential for a band that never got a chance to reach it.

Favourite Tracks :
- Keep On Knocking
- Rock-n-Roll Victim
- You're A Prisoner
- Politicians In My Eyes

I appreciate the foundation that this lay for hardcore, and there is some good tunes on here. I also like the Straight Edge themes throughout, making for some unique lyrical content. I just don't think it has aged as well as other hardcore albums of the era. A little repetitive, even with most of the tracks being very short.

Favourite Tracks:
- Seeing Red
- Screaming At A Wall
- Minor Threat
- In My Eyes

Sweet and sad indie folk, that is a little overlong but easy to listen to. It's pretty minimal in it's sound, with most tracks having plenty of breathing room which is nice. First half is definitely the stronger half.

Favourite Tracks:
- Black Crow
- For You
- Big Jet Plane
- Santa Monica Dream
- Yellow Brick Road
- I'm Not Yours

Great music to get the blood pumping. Chunky riffs and breakdowns, with aggressive vocals don't overstay their welcome on this brief album, making it ideal for repeat listens.

Favourite Tracks:
- Don't Need
- The First Test
- Kill Cap
- I Mean It
- Caught In A Craze

It's a relatively 'safe' offering, when compared to his previous 3 albums. It almost works as a reset after the scope of Pure Comedy, and I think it works. The album breezes by with the smooth songwriting and introspective lyricism that you expect.

Favourite Tracks:
- Mr. Tillman
- Date Night
- Please Don't Die
- God's Favourite Customer
- We're Only People

Damn this is good stuff, love that feeling of discovering a band that instantly clicks. Great hardcore/metalcore that scratches that turnstile itch, while also standing on its own. Looking forward to diving into their earlier albums for sure.

Favourite Tracks:
- Cold 2 The Touch
- Zero
- Dust
- Man On Fire

Cro-Mags go pretty much full Thrash here, and its pretty good. It doesn't reach the highs of the first two albums, but it's still a fun listen with some great head-bobbing riffs throughout.

Favourite Tracks:
- Eyes of Tomorrow
- Apocalypse Now
- The Paths of Perfection
- Kuruksetra