A roller coaster of emotions and genres, this felt more like a compilation album as opposed to one artistic piece with a consistent through-line. Best album name of all time.

Drum and bass music really isn't my thing, and while there were some songs that I liked enough, overall I can't say I enjoyed the album, but I can see why others might.

A very fun album, with plenty of great funky tunes.

Hypnotic and mysterious in all the right places. A musically ambitious album, full of risks that mostly paid off.

What a voice! He sounds like he's been swigging whiskey and smoking cigarettes for 40 years. He is great at what he does, but he could be more experimental.

This album is a real casualty to "One Great Song Syndrome" - Rich Girl is an undeniable banger, but nothing else on the album lives up to that quality.

This is a competent album that combines beautiful ballads with upbeat piano rock.

Sunny Side Up sees Paolo Nutini attempt a lot of genres, from reggae and country, to sea shanties and rock and roll. It's not entirely successful, but there's enough good to outweigh the bad.

I didn't always enjoy Gabriel's musical eccentricity, but I have a respect for the variety of styles he tried to master in the album.

Sporadically interesting and fun, I couldn't help but feel upon listening to this that there was a joke that I wasn't getting.

An interesting concept, as Lin's composition contains 12 songs sung in different languages.

For what it is, it's fine. Rap isn't a genre I listen to or like very much, but this was pleasant enough, with some very memorable tunes.

Two albums for the price of one. If pushed to critique it, once could argue that Prince's genius is almost too intense to handle in one go. So many great tracks.

Siren combines crunchy guitar riffs with just the right amount of musical experimentation for this to be a hugely entertaining slice of '70s glam.

Simultaneously bleak and inspiring, this album is perfect lyrically and musically. Its bluesy twang makes this rock album one of the greats of all time.

A baffling oddity of an album. Occasionally funny, occasionally infuriating, always funky, Hill Climber is a wildly inconsistent effort, but it has its charms.

Lennon's solo work is more brash and brazen than anything he did with The Beatles. An interesting two fingers stuck up to existing stereotypes about his former band.

The album is basically fine, with some nice songs, but nothing comes close to Walking In Memphis.

Works better as a film score than an album. Decent quality ambient electronica.

This is a profoundly beautiful album. Hathaway's voice is just perfect, and the songs themselves really encapsulate what the best soul can do