The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
95

The Smiths third studio album is by far their best, with infectious guitar lines and Morrissey's trademark lyrics.
Perhaps this would've been a 10 if Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others wasn't on here.
Favourite Track(s): Everything apart from Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others.
Least Favourite Track(s): Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others.

Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
60

Unimpressive lyrics and flat sounding production make this a dissapointing QOTSA release.
Favourite Track(s): Villains of Circumstance, Feet Don't Fail Me.
Least Favourite Track(s): The Way You Used to Do, Domesticated Animals, Head Like a Haunted House, Un-Reborn Again.

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
75

Witty and thought-provoking lyrics make this album an enjoyable listen.
Favourite Track(s): Dead Fox, Debbie Downer, Kim's Caravan.
Least Favourite Track(s): Elevator Operator, Pedestrian at Best, Small Poppies.

Talking Heads - Remain in Light
90

If this album were released today, people would still be hailing it as the groundbreaking masterpiece that it is.
Favourite Track(s): The Great Curve, Born Under Punches, Once in a Lifetime, The Overload.
Least Favourite Track(s): n/a

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
80

Josh Homme's production and Alex Turner's lyricism combine to make one of the moodiest AM records to date.
Favourite Track(s): Fire and the Thud, Dance Little Liar, The Jeweller's Hands.
Least Favourite Track(s): Dangerous Animals, Secret Door, Potion Approaching.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
80

An absolutely haunting album with a great sense of atmosphere. Joy Division truly were pioneers in post-punk.
Favourite Track(s): New Dawn Fades, Shadowplay, Interzone.
Least Favourite Track(s): She's Lost Control, I Remember Nothing.

New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
80

Classic synthpop, one of the best of the genre.
And the album cover is 100.
Favourite Track(s): The Village, Your Silent Face, Leave Me Alone.
Least Favourite Track(s): Ecstasy, Ultraviolence.

Radiohead - The King of Limbs
60

After a very chaotic first half, the album redeems itself with a much more melodical second half.
Overall worse than I remembered, but not a terrible album by any means.
Favourite Track(s): Separator, Give Up The Ghost, Lotus Flower.
Least Favourite Track(s): Bloom, Feral.

Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
95

The cheeky, poetic lyrics and acoustic guitars make this far and away one of my favourite albums of the 90s.
Favourite Track(s): Mayfly, The Boy Done Wrong Again, The Fox in the Snow.
Least Favourite Track(s): n/a

The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
65

A classic album let down by a couple of bad songs and recording errors.
Essential listening for any music buff.
Favourite Track(s): All Tomorrow's Parties, Femme Fatale, Venus In Furs, Sunday Morning.
Least Favourite Track(s): There She Goes Again, The Black Angel's Death Song, European Son.

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