I love a bit of reggae and this is a good album from the 90s to just enjoy that kind of music. Of course the Elvis cover is a standout and potentially their most famous song, but actually I realised I know and love Higher Ground more… even though I didn’t know I knew it, if that even makes sense. Overall, a good, very listenable album.

I was quite surprised how often 2 Unlimited popped up on the Top of the Pops 90s reruns we’re working through. Obviously, No Limit is a banger, but they kept coming back with other songs - who knew they had a whole career? Turns out they had four albums which blows my mind. Having listened to the album, the good stuff is good, but it’s all very similar. In fact there’s a song on this album that has the exact same beat as No Limit, it just goes up instead of down. So weird. Not a bad listen but not one I’d repeat - the singles are enough.

This album was a bit of a mistake, it turns out. I didn’t enjoy listening to it the first time round and when Mr C asked after it, he was surprised that I hadn’t liked it. Then it turns out this wasn’t the specific Liz Phair album he’d wanted me to listen to, so next week I’ll be doing the correct one! On the second listen, this was better, but I’m still not sure I was totally sold. It’s a kind of mix between Alanis and Sheryl Crowe, but not as good as either of them.

I love a bit of reggae so this was a nice album to listen to, and a change from the pop & country that I tend to lean towards. In a change to most albums, this one peaks in the middle, with It Keeps Raining’ and Dedicated being the two tracsk best known and standing out from the rest, but all of it is good… except the slightly odd instrumental reprise at the end. The full track again with no words… why?

This is another album that has ended up on my list thanks to the 90s Top of the Pops repeats on the BBC. I’m surprised how many of these songs I knew or were familiar, considering it’s really the big What Is Love banger that first comes to mind when you think about Haddaway. The dance numbers are great (although let down by two of them being on the album twice for no good reason), the slower songs are a little bit cheesy, if I’m honest. Fun but not fantastic.

This album is the epitome of hit or mmiss. There are a good few songs on there, although none of those humungous essential U2 hits. I really, really love Numb, it’s one of my OG U2 favourites. And Some Days is a great track too. But the problem with this album is that it really doesn’t fit together. The transition between Numb and the next song Lemon (some kind of disco number) is really jarring. And at the end, we suddenly jump to old school slow and meandering country with the wonder that is Johnny Cash. Getting Johnny Cash on your album should be a highlight but actually I sort of wish it wasn’t there. So mixed feelings from start to finish.

I was taking a bit of a risk here because whilst I enjoy country music a lot more than I ever would have anticipated I would, it’s really modern country that floats my boat and not so much the old traditional stuff. But Tim McGraw is such an icon that I wanted to go back to the start of his career, rather than just cherry pick albums.

This is a really good album, featuring Mariah’s incredible vocals all the way through. I don’t always enjoy it when she goes piercingly high, but you can’t fault the range. Couple of great songs on here, the cover of Without You, and of course Hero. The problem with the latter song is that it comes second on the track list, directly after Dreamlover - and it’s a really odd juxtaposition. But having said that, where would the song fit in the album anyway? It’s such a good one (and great to really belt out while you’re driving) but not one that blends well with others.

It’s a surprise to me that I haven’t listened to an Aerosmith album in the five years I’ve been doing this album adventure, but hey, with music there’s always more to discover! There are a couple of high profile songs on here, particualrly Cryin’ and Crazy, but the whole thing works together as a great rock album. I don’t know if it grabbed me and set the world alight but this is a really good, solid, rock album and I’m interesting in listening to more!

This debut album from Eternal plunges you straight into the 90s and it’s wonderful. There are a few stand out tracks on there, particularly Just a Step from Heaven, alongside a couple of well-done covers, but mostly it’s just those great pre-millennium pop beats.