My User Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
Korn Korn	5	2.62	+2.38
10,000 gecs 100 gecs	5	2.9	+2.1
Join Us They Might Be Giants	5	2.93	+2.07
Fear Inoculum TOOL	5	2.99	+2.01
Inside Bo Burnham	5	3.01	+1.99
How To Be A Human Being Glass Animals	5	3.06	+1.94
Blink-182 blink-182	5	3.1	+1.9
Highway Prayers Billy Strings	5	3.1	+1.9
Hello Rockview Less Than Jake	5	3.14	+1.86
Speak for Yourself Imogen Heap	5	3.25	+1.75

Album	You	Global	Diff
An Empty Bliss Beyond This World The Caretaker	1	2.94	-1.94
Silent Alarm Bloc Party	2	3.47	-1.47
Dimanche à Bamako Amadou & Mariam	2	3.32	-1.32
El Circo Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio	2	3.26	-1.26
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown King Tubby	2	3.25	-1.25
No.1 In Heaven Sparks	2	3.21	-1.21
Hadestown Anaïs Mitchell	2	3.21	-1.21
Canciones 1989-2013 Extremoduro	1	2.2	-1.2
Pushin' Against a Stone Valerie June	2	3.17	-1.17
Nuyorican Soul Nuyorican Soul	2	3.14	-1.14

Artist	Albums	Average
TOOL	4	4.5
Weezer	2	5
blink-182	2	5

Eels

4/5

Really liked this one. I like the singers voice and I remember this band from the Beautiful Freak album that was on the list. Will check out more of their stuff.

Fuzz

Chucklehead

4/5

Exceptionally funky. Grooved a lot to this while doing yard work.

Vedergällningen

Garmarna

2/5

Oncle Jazz

Men I Trust

4/5

Ok this is a tough one. On one hand I really dug the vibe and I looooved the singer's voice. But on the other, it was submitted by someone who I vehemently disagree with musically. I mean, look at their worst rated artists! What??? Hooow? But it’s not about that, it’s about the album. And I hate to say it, but I agree with the submitter. This was a great album and I’ll listen to their other stuff. I really wanted to hate it though. I do hate the album art though. Ugh.

Control

Pedro The Lion

4/5

I love concept albums! This had a very early Death Cab for Cutie sound (musically, not vocals), which I dig. Makes sense since he has connections to the Seattle indie band scene. These lyrics hit HARD in the opening song: "But for now, I need you But it was only in my head Because no one ever says What they really mean to say When there's so much at stake So I told her I loved her And she told me she loved me And I mostly believed her And she mostly believed me" Oof, man. That hits hard.

Discosis

Bran Van 3000

3/5

Spilt Milk

Jellyfish

4/5

I actually really liked this album; loved the orchestral nature of it. I was all set to give it a 3, then the album ended with Brighter Day, which I loved. Bumped up to 4 stars. Never heard of Jellyfish before and I thought I knew most alternative from the 90s.

Give Up

The Postal Service

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time. A perfect mix of electronic and indie made completely by sending burned CD-Rs in the mail across the west coast of the US between Dntel and Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie). This album IS my college years and I probably listened to this album a few times per week for nearly 4 years. "Natural Anthem" is chaotic beauty. "Nothing Better" is a heart breaking break-up song between 2 people who used to love each other, but now unrequited by the female narrator. "Sleeping In" is my favorite song on the album; a song about dreaming and here in Texas, we can swim any day in November. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" and "Such Great Heights" are pop classics. If you like this, I recommend listening to the 10th Anniversary Edition from 2013; it has a great collection of extra songs like "Be Still My Heart", a cover of John Lennon's "Grow Old With Me" and "Suddenly Everything Has Changed". Just a masterpiece. Instant 5/5; 6 out of 5, really.

Maestro

Kaizers Orchestra

3/5

Zuckerzeit

Cluster

3/5

Bloody Kisses

Type O Negative

4/5

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Before These Crowded Streets

Dave Matthews Band

4/5

After Hours

The Weeknd

4/5

I really wanted to dislike this album. I really did. It's a 3/5 easy but Blinding Lights and Save Your Tears and legit pop bangers worthy of an extra star. 4/5.

Weezer

5/5

Well this certainly takes me back to middle school! Quite possibly the best alternative album of all time. It's a shame what Weezer turned into, because at one point (well, at 2 points) they were the best alt band in the world. This is certainly a Gen X/Older Millennial must-listen.

A Live One

Phish

3/5

It's...fine I guess. Nothing remarkable, and I don't think I'll ever re-listen to this ever again. Phish just does nothing for me. Very talented and the recording is super crisp for a live album. Just not into their music or jam bands in general. I found myself skipping around the 15+ minute tracks searching for interesting licks and sections. My favorite tracks were the "normal" (5 min) tracks, but I couldn't name them if I tried because this album was forgettable to me. Not hating if you like this band or genre. I totally understand why they're relatively popular (although I imagine their core audience is rapidly approaching retirement age). Super talented musicians.

No.1 In Heaven

Sparks

2/5

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit

3/5

Blink-182

blink-182

5/5

One of my all-time favorite bands. Whoever submitted this, thanks! Haven't listened to this particular album in a couple of years, but it's as great as I remember. I Miss You is my favorite Blink song of all time. This album immediately takes me back to the Summer after HS graduation; the unknown excitement of getting ready to move to a new city for college, saying goodbye to friends in hindsight you likely will never see again. Wow, what a time capsule of emotions. Fate fell short this time!

The Beautiful Letdown

Switchfoot

3/5

I remember this band and album growing up. I don't remember them being all that remarkable to me. I really do like some of their stuff, especially Dare You To Move and Meant To Live. That's top tier early 2000s pop rock right there. But the rest of the album left me slightly bored. Honestly, they all kind of sound the same to me. Psuedo-Christian rock hiding in pop clothing. As far as Christian rock goes, it's up there with the best of the best. However, musically, it's just lacking something that I can't put my finger on. Maybe it's the singer's voice, which to me gets grating more and more after each track? The fact it can't decide if it's Christian rock or general pop rock? Sort-of generic early 2000s easy to play rock sound? I don't know. Far from the worst album in the book or user-submitted. 3.5/5, but rounding down to 3 stars because I wish it would decide what it wants to be.

Don't Throw Stones

THE SPORTS

3/5

Enjoyable from this Yank, but not super memorable. Never heard of this band or any of the songs before. Kind of dug "Hit Single" and "Who Listens to the Radio".

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

4/5

Music For People In Trouble

Susanne Sundfør

4/5

This was unexpected. Honestly, I was a little bored in the first half, but the second half really caught my interest until the finale. I believe, if there is an afterlife, the last track on the album, "Mountaineers" with John Grant (who I love), will be playing as you ascend into Heaven. What a wonderful song that almost had me in tears it was so beautiful. Was a 3.5 for me at first, but easy 4. Great album.

F♯ A♯ ∞

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

3/5

Not my kind of music at all, but I did sort of enjoy parts of it. 3.5/5, but lowered to 3 since its re-listenability is low for me. Thanks for sharing; was an experience for sure and way better than a lot of albums on the actual 1,001 list!

Madvillainy

Madvillain

3/5

The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings

Louis Armstrong

4/5

Oh it's tight like that Louis. No it ain't tight like that either. What a baller. Dude was straight killing it in the 20s-30s. Some awesome playing all around.

Version 2.0

Garbage

4/5

Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Steven Wilson

4/5

I was totally surprised by this album. Never heard of the artist, but I was hooked just from the Wikipedia article about the album and the trail it led me down about the inspiration of the characters in this album. Such a tragedy that befell Joyce Vincent. I think its re-listenability is hindered due to its concept nature, but I really enjoyed this album and glad for the submitter to have shared it with us. 4.5/5, but downgraded to 4 stars based on re-listenability.

McDonald and Giles

Ian McDonald

3/5

Apostrophe(')

Frank Zappa

4/5

One of the few Zappa albums I actually somewhat like. He's generally not my thing, but some catchy stuff here and the talent is undeniable.

Recipe for Hate

Bad Religion

4/5

Tomb

Angelo De Augustine

3/5

Not gonna lie, not really my style at all. But generally dig concept/theme albums. The theme of breakups are pretty much universal and we can all relate. Understand why someone would really like this album, but the soft-spoken folksie-ness of it is a turn off for me.

Continuum

John Mayer

4/5

A1A

Jimmy Buffett

4/5

Pretty nostalgic. My parents used to always blast classic Jimmy. Reminds me of my childhood.

Relatives in Descent

Protomartyr

3/5

Poesía Básica

Extrechinato y Tu

4/5

Kind of dug this a lot. Never heard of any of the musicians or the bands, but I understand this is a Spanish supergroup of sorts. I wish I understood what they were saying, but still enjoyed it nonetheless.

Because the Internet

Childish Gambino

4/5

This is a great album, but not his best work. I remember when this album came out. This was back when he was "that actor trying to rap". Honestly, out of his four studio albums, this is mildly better than his debut album, and far behind Awaken, My Love. But the songs are catchy and memorable. Well written, too. Pretty much every song gets my toe tapping and my head bobbing. No denying Donald's talent. Sad that he says that he's done making music. Hope that's not true. He said back in 2020 that his next "musical project" would be huge. Hoping that's another CG album. 4.5/5, but rounding down to 4 because only because Awaken, My Love! is better at a 5/5.

Kick

INXS

4/5

Nonagon Infinity

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

3/5

Nuyorican Soul

2/5

Emotional Mugger

Ty Segall

2/5

I absolutely HATE the cover art. I mean, absolutely horrible. Mostly just dissonant noise with a hint of melody with no hook, which is not my bag. No hate if this is your thing, I can see musicality in it. It's just not what I enjoy listening to.

El Circo

Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio

2/5

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

King Tubby

2/5

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Tally Hall

3/5

I had no expectations of this. I've never heard of this band, and in my research, they are a college band from Ann Arbor, MI. Quirky and well produced. The lead singer made that Shia LeBeouf cannibal video from 10+ years ago. Nothing super memorable but it was enjoyable. Little to no re-listenability for me though. Still, enjoyable listen. 3.5/5, but rounding down to 3 because I rated many better albums than this as 4/5.

Dimanche à Bamako

Amadou & Mariam

2/5

Night Drive

Chromatics

4/5

Cool ambient music to work to. Dug it a lot.

Dogrel

Fontaines D.C.

3/5

I Need to Start a Garden

Haley Heynderickx

4/5

Rêver mieux

Daniel Bélanger

3/5

Piledriver

Status Quo

3/5

This was nearly impossible for me to find (YouTube Music or Apple Music). Was able to piece together YouTube videos in a makeshift playlist to be able to listen to the songs, and even 1 or 2 was only able to find live versions. In any event, it was fine. Typical blues rock of the early '70s. I would have rated this much higher in my youth when I "discovered" my dad's Led Zeppelin LPs and went down that rabbit hole. But for now, it's no longer my favorite genre, but was still decent. 3.5/5, but rounding down for the difficulty and time spend finding the songs (for me).

Cleopatra

The Lumineers

3/5

Racine carrée

Stromae

3/5

I Am

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Forced Witness

Alex Cameron

3/5

Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

3/5

Not bad at all. I'm not familiar with this band at all. At times the bass lines were killer. However, for the most part, it was sort of familiar pseudo-psychedelic Britpop that this book was already full of. Cool to be introduced to, though.

Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

SOPHIE

2/5

Oh boy, this is a choice...for sure. I am far and away NOT the target audience of this one. This is so not my genre of choice that it's almost not fair for me to rate it. I really want to hate it, but it seems to be well produced, at least. There are so many worse albums in the book than this one, too, so it's far from a 1/5 to me. Respect if this is your jam; it's just not mine. Sad to hear about the artist's death and I do remember hearing about it when it happened.

Enema Of The State

blink-182

5/5

If there is any other album that came out that spoke directly to 15 year old me, I don’t know what it is. I spun this album so many times in my discman (parents wouldn’t approve if I played in my stereo) that I swear I was going to burn a hole through the CD. The greatest pop punk album of all time. They mastered the genre.

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

3/5

Ænima

TOOL

4/5

Frosting On The Beater

The Posies

3/5

Come And Get It

Rachel Stevens

2/5

Currents

Tame Impala

5/5

Yeti

Amon Düül II

2/5

The Hazards of Love

The Decemberists

3/5

Englabörn

Jóhann Jóhannsson

3/5

22, A Million

Bon Iver

3/5

Sublime

5/5

Caress Me Down, What I Got, and Doin' Time are some of the best songs of the '90s, no doubt. This CD made the rounds in my middle school when it came out. I remember having a taped copy of it because my friend let me borrow his CD. All-time great and takes me back right to my friends in middle school and the memories of adolescence (and not truly understanding all the lyrics back then) :D

I And Love And You

The Avett Brothers

4/5

Nurture

Porter Robinson

4/5

Pleasant; not an artist I'm familiar with, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Enjoyable to work to.

Peasant

Richard Dawson

3/5

Until I read the Wikipedia article for this, I had no idea what was going on in this album. Avant-garde folk music is not really my jam. I was ready to give this a 2 until I understood that each song is from a different perspective/narrator. Sort of neat, so bumped it up to a 3, but I definitely have heard better 3/5 albums in this list (to me).

Boys And Girls in America

The Hold Steady

3/5

A City Dressed In Dynamite

That Handsome Devil

2/5

Live in San Francisco

Thee Oh Sees

2/5

Lahai

Sampha

3/5

When Smoke Rises

Mustafa

3/5

Gotcha! Gotcha! Gotcha!

Gotcha!

4/5

Really catchy! Never heard of this band before, but I really dug it.

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

5/5

Hammersmith Odeon, London '75

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Watch Out!

Alexisonfire

2/5

The Animal Years

Josh Ritter

4/5

Game of Fools

Koritni

3/5

Korn

5/5

Oh man, I'm not particularly proud of this, but I straight up LOVE this album. It takes me right back to middle school and thinking this was the edgiest stuff in existence. Brings back a flood of memories and sort of holds up 30 years later. 5/5 for me.

1, 2, Kung Fu!

Boy Azooga

3/5

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

2/5

Blue Is The Colour

The Beautiful South

2/5

Join Us

They Might Be Giants

5/5

Soft spot for classic TMBG, but this is not their best album, although it is really really good. Quirky lyrics and deliver coupled with engaging musicianship (pretty much the story of their careers). I was entertained for sure. 4.5/5 but since it's TMBG, I feel compelled to round up to 5.

Funeral Dress

Wussy

3/5

Nail

Scraping Foetus off the Wheel

2/5

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

Roger Waters

4/5

St. Jude

Courteeners

3/5

Silent Alarm

Bloc Party

2/5

10,000 gecs

100 gecs

5/5

I have no idea what I just listened to but I LOVED it. It’s pure chaos and I’m here for it. I did NOT expect to like this as much as I did. I’m questioning everything I know. Lyrically, it’s pedestrian; amateur at best. But that’s not the point. It’s anarchy in 28 minutes. Almost mocking every aspect of pop to borderline parody levels. 4.5/5 but rounding to 5. 5 stars for this is insanity. I’m embarrassed but also don’t care. I don’t even know who I am anymore. Do I think it’s as good as Sgt. Pepper? No. Not even close. But i just can’t give this a 4 as I enjoyed it way more than most 4 stars I give out. This is coming from an older Millennial (Xennial) who gave pretty much every 70s rock and folk album 5 stars.

Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Super relaxing and serene. Enjoyed it.

Stranger In Town

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

4/5

"Awaken, My Love!"

Childish Gambino

5/5

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Primus

3/5

Carolina Confessions

The Marcus King Band

3/5

Don't Say No

Billy Squier

3/5

Wild Planet

The B-52's

4/5

La cagaste... Burt Lancaster

Hombres G

2/5

Silence Yourself

Savages

2/5

I really want to like post-punk, but I just can't. It was fine, but totally forgettable. The over-vibratto of her voice (like Gwen Stefani but an octave lower) was really grating after all the tracks were done; I wanted it to be over. Although I kinda liked Husbands.

Transatlanticism

Death Cab for Cutie

5/5

The greatest indie album from the greatest indie band of all time. Instant 5/5.

Afraid Of Sunlight

Marillion

3/5

People

The Burning Hell

3/5

Gemstones

Adam Green

2/5

What a weird album. I didn't hate it, but didn't love it. Neat to listen to, but probably never again.

Re

Café Tacvba

3/5

Home Sweet Home

Kano

2/5

Grime music does nothing for me, but I liked it a little more than the disaster that was the Dizzee Rascal album included in the book.

Loss

Mull Historical Society

3/5

Nightbirds

LaBelle

3/5

Piñata

Freddie Gibbs

2/5

Goat

The Jesus Lizard

4/5

I'm a sucker for interesting cover art. Added a half star just for that. Neat noise rock artists from Austin, TX. I had heard of them, but never listened to an entire album of theirs. This was pretty good, I must admit. 3.5/5, but rounding up to a 4 due to solid cover art.

Savage Sinusoid

Igorrr

3/5

I didn't hate it, but didn't really love it. Some really neat operatic elements that I dug, but overall it's likely something I'll never listen to again. Cool to discover, though.

Super Ape

The Upsetters

4/5

Super chill; great working music.

Go Farther In Lightness

Gang of Youths

3/5

Orchestral arrangement were really nice, but it was just too long. 3.5/5 but rounding down because I was slightly fatigued by the end of it. Still a good listen.

Contra

Vampire Weekend

5/5

This is a classic indie-pop album. Instant 5/5. Should be in the book.

We Like It Here

Snarky Puppy

4/5

Ultra Blue

Hikaru Utada

3/5

Early 2000's sound in 2006; not my thing, but I can see why someone would dig it.

Squeezing Out Sparks

Graham Parker

3/5

I really wanted to give this a four as I like Graham Parker for the most part, but this was a little on boring side to me. Boring as in it was 10 tracks (not including the live versions that were way better) that were more or less a continuation of the same exact style. Almost like 1 song with different movements. 3.5/5 for me, but downgrading to 3. The live songs on the "Live Sparks" version of the album are way better, but grading on the album versions only.

Dead Man's Party

Oingo Boingo

4/5

What a neat album and cool that it's a Danny Elfman project. I never knew that! Really enjoyed this album.

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

4/5

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination

The Alan Parsons Project

3/5

Interesting. Not something I'd ever listen to again, most likely, but it wasn't unenjoyable.

Out of the Blue

Debbie Gibson

3/5

Pushin' Against a Stone

Valerie June

2/5

Singer/songwriter is one of my least favorite genres. She has talent, for sure, but it's not my jam. Worth a listen though.

Eye

Robyn Hitchcock

3/5

Phantom Power

The Tragically Hip

3/5

Dilate

Ani DiFranco

4/5

Thought this was pretty enjoyable. I grew up listening to Alanis, not sure how I missed this. Female, semi-angry singer/songwriter is a guilty pleasure of mine. Every song was enjoyable, except for Amazing Grace, that was likely one of my least favorite renditions ever, but was probably pretty original in the mid-90s.

Chet

Chet Baker

5/5

Awesome album. Really set the mood. Love Chet.

Moffou

Salif Keita

3/5

Hard to rate this one as I couldn't find it anywhere. I have Youtube Music and Amazon Music Unlimited. I did find a video on Youtube with samples from all the songs, but not the actual album itself. It sounds like it would be rather peaceful. Hard to rate, so I'll go 3/5.

A Deeper Understanding

The War On Drugs

4/5

Really good. Best track for me was Strangest Thing. Good stuff.

Mm..Food

MF DOOM

3/5

Human Racing

Nik Kershaw

3/5

We Rock Hard

Freestylers

2/5

You'd Prefer an Astronaut

Hum

4/5

O

Damien Rice

3/5

All Hail West Texas

The Mountain Goats

4/5

Really dug the lo-fi recording of this. Being from north Texas, liked the several references to areas around me. Cool album from someone I'd never heard of.

Pop

GAS

2/5

A little too repetitive and ambient for my taste, but I see why people like it. 2.5/5, but rounding down.

Djarimirri

Gurrumul

4/5

Really enjoyed this. Quite melodic and epic. I wish I knew what was being said, but I'd give this album another spin.

Real Life

Joan As Police Woman

3/5

World Of Echo

Arthur Russell

2/5

Ruin

The Amazing Devil

3/5

It was fine. It felt...I don't know...pretentious? But I didn't hate it. Harmonies were nice. It's not something I'd ever listen to again, but it wasn't bad at all. I guess indie folk isn't my genre. Inkpot Gods was nice, though.

Diary

Sunny Day Real Estate

3/5

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

3/5

Young Team

Mogwai

3/5

Alive Or Just Breathing

Killswitch Engage

3/5

Sort of liked it, but man, my ears were TIRED by the last few tracks. I could take a song or two of them, but a full album, all at once, was a bit much.

Come On Come On

Mary Chapin Carpenter

4/5

Generally enjoyable. I remember hearing some of these signs on the radio in the 90s.

The Universe Smiles Upon You

Khruangbin

4/5

Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)

Jai Paul

4/5

Really liked this! Never heard of the artists, but the Wiki page is incredible. Music slaps hard. Really cool find. Thanks for sharing.

Set Yourself On Fire

Stars

3/5

Boys And Girls In America

The Hold Steady

3/5

Somewhere In The Between

Streetlight Manifesto

4/5

Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World

4/5

Really hard not giving this a 5. Lots of memories with this album: college years. Relistening after all these years does bring back some college memories, but Bleed American just doesn't hold up as much as I thought it would. Easily a 4, but really thought I was going to give this a 5.

God Shuffled His Feet

Crash Test Dummies

4/5

Stage Four

Touché Amoré

3/5

Come On Over

Shania Twain

3/5

Animals

Pink Floyd

4/5

Things We Lost In The Fire

Low

4/5

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

2/5

Wasn’t for me. I can see why people would like it, but just not anything I would ever want to listen to again.

MOMENTUM

Calibro 35

4/5

Cool vibes. Liked it.

Sing To God

Cardiacs

3/5

This was weird but not terrible. Kinda liked it a bit. 3.5/5 but rounding down because I’ll like a lot more 4/5 albums more than this one.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

4/5

Kick ass. Cool groove. Awesome bass lines. Loved it.

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Chappell Roan

4/5

Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise

The Dear Hunter

4/5

Ok, I liked this and it was unexpected. It's probably because I'm a HUGE Incubus fan and the lead singer's voice sounded almost exactly like Brandon Boyd's at times. It's like if Incubus made a true Prog Rock album. If "Is There Anybody Here?" played and I had no idea who it was, I would swear it was Incubus (well, young Incubus). What a head trip. I'll be checking out their other stuff, thanks for sharing this one.

Puzzle

Biffy Clyro

3/5

L'Heptade

Harmonium

2/5

Rose Mountain

Screaming Females

3/5

Under The Pink

Tori Amos

3/5

Boxer

The National

4/5

Get Fucked

The Chats

4/5

REALLY wanted to give this a 5, just because I loved it so much, but man, I give out 5s only to all-time-greats and while this is awesome, it's no ATG. 4.5/5, but rounding to 4. Cool as hell.

Pop Art

Transvision Vamp

3/5

Hmmm...not my cup of tea, but I didn't hate it. Was pretty repetitive, but kind of unique (for 80s music anyway).

From The Lions Mouth

The Sound

3/5

The Great Outdoors Jam

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

4/5

OK, jam bands aren't normally my thing, but I dug this. Really talented and I bet these guys are a blast to see live. Cool stuff.

Stories

Avicii

3/5

Really well produced. Shame what happened to him. Seemed quite decently talented.

Live At Madison Square Garden

Vulfpeck

4/5

Pony Express Record

Shudder To Think

3/5

Grace And Danger

John Martyn

3/5

I gave both previous John Martyn albums a 3 and so will this one. It's good, just not my style.

WORRY

Jeff Rosenstock

4/5

Cool find. Never heard of him before, but I really liked it and will check out his other stuff. Thanks for sharing it.

Choirs Of The Eye

Kayo Dot

2/5

Brat

Charli xcx

3/5

The Evil One

Roky Erickson

4/5

If you have GHOSTS, you have everything! Was pleasantly surprised to hear the original from a cover from one of my favorite bands, Ghost. Ghost's cover version is better IMO, but that's 40 years later of polish. Cool album, thanks for sharing.

Symbolic

Death

3/5

Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

4/5

Really like this. Not a huge The Cure fan, but this was a good listen. One of the better recent albums from a "legacy" band in a long while.

Grand Prix

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Mad Dogs & Englishmen

Joe Cocker

4/5

Operation Ivy

3/5

Not Animal

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's

3/5

Les deux doigts dans la prise

Les sheriff

3/5

Homogenic

Björk

4/5

The more I listen to her, the more I like her stuff. Not sure why I never listened to her before, but I dug this album more than I though.

Once

Nightwish

4/5

Metallic K.O.

The Stooges

2/5

Man, I couldn't wait for this one to be over. Sorry to whoever submitted, but this was a chore. I like a few Stooges/Iggy songs, but not these. I didn't hate it, but was watching the clock.

Sound Awake

Karnivool

4/5

Lateralus

TOOL

5/5

Man I just really like Tool. I'm not smart enough to understand the lyrics, but boy do I love the music. I love playing "Guess the Time Signature!" on all the songs.

Look Sharp!

Joe Jackson

3/5

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

3/5

Bob Mould

3/5

The Monitor

Titus Andronicus

3/5

The Lonesome Crowded West

Modest Mouse

4/5

HELLYEAH

2/5

Weighing Souls With Sand

The Angelic Process

2/5

All Hour Cymbals

Yeasayer

4/5

Cor-Crane Secret

Polvo

3/5

Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit

Courtney Barnett

4/5

Souvlaki

Slowdive

3/5

Clarity

Jimmy Eat World

3/5

I love J-E-W but this is my least favorite of theirs. I didn't hate it, obviously, but it's a solid 3.5/5. Rounding down to 3 though due to it being somewhat repetitive.

City Of Evil

Avenged Sevenfold

4/5

RIP The Rev. This is a classic pop prog metal album. Good stuff, nostalgic, and catchy.

Emotion

Carly Rae Jepsen

3/5

Fashion Nugget

CAKE

5/5

This album is one of my absolute favorites of all time by my favorite band of all time, Cake. It’s so underrated, it’s a crime! I personally think it’s their second best album behind 2001's Comfort Eagle, but it was more important historically because it had their biggest hits from the 90s and helped build their fanbase (not including Motorcade of Generosity). 5 stars instantly.

In Between Dreams

Jack Johnson

4/5

Ultimate Frisbee. Before we get started, a quick announcement, be on the lookout for Ziggy, my escaped pet gecko in a fleece jester hat. Ziggy's unique in that he can both roll and smoke doobies, and he is very much at large. Vegan cookies. That went down easier than a frosty hochata. Now another quick announcement, please keep a look out for my pet ferret, Mr. Coconut. You'll know him by his Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses, and of course, he can roll and smoke doobies. Well, this has been fun. One last announcement. Keep your eyes peeled for my pet Komodo Dragon, Professor Munchie. Note his trademark fedora and Tiva sport sandals. If you do encounter Munchie, do not buy weed from him, as it is laced with PCP.

L'autre...

Mylène Farmer

2/5

An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

The Caretaker

1/5

Oof. Don't get it. Even after reading up on Wikipedia. Just not something I ever want to listen to again.

Ungodly Hour

Chloe x Halle

3/5

Comfort To Me

Amyl and The Sniffers

4/5

Discovery

Daft Punk

4/5

Argus

Wishbone Ash

4/5

10,000 Days

TOOL

4/5

Like most Tool albums, I like it a lot, but aren't smart enough to understand it without memorizing Wikipedia.

For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver

3/5

"I don’t know, but White Butler’s really into it." - Maya Rudolph as Beyonce. https://youtu.be/ELXbZsYHhpQ?si=l8iP5fp1tIdpseJg&t=294 If you get that reference, first of all, you're my people, but second, you'll understand how I feel about most Bon Iver albums and tracks. Talk about sticking to your style. It's the dictionary definition of white people music. Every song sounded like the last. Not horrible, by any means, and I was somewhat surprised when I recognized a couple of tracks. This is the epitome of a 3 star album on my scale. 1 star = absolutely terrible. No redeeming qualities. 2 star = not my jam/style, decent, but nothing to hook me at all. 3 star = I actually liked a couple of elements/songs, but likely would not re-listen again 4 star = would re-listen again, really liked it 5 star = all-time great, historically significant, etc.

Up

Great Big Sea

3/5

Romance

Fontaines D.C.

4/5

Really surprised by this group when they "burst" into the US in 2024. Really dug this. Cool stuff.

Fully Completely

The Tragically Hip

3/5

Spanish Train And Other Stories

Chris de Burgh

2/5

Millennium

Backstreet Boys

2/5

Geogaddi

Boards of Canada

2/5

The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman

4/5

Please Don't Take Me Back

Martha

3/5

Being Funny In A Foreign Language

The 1975

4/5

Alive 2007

Daft Punk

4/5

Stretch 2

Arca

2/5

Frengers: Not Quite Friends But Not Quite Strangers

Mew

3/5

What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

The Vaccines

4/5

Alexisonfire

3/5

The Lioness

Songs: Ohia

3/5

Toxicity

System Of A Down

5/5

One of the best Alt Metal/Nu Metal albums of all time. This band was HUGE from 2000-2005, just mental how popular they were. Every song on this album is solid, even the worst song is awesome. Just an easy 5/5, no question.

GUTS

Olivia Rodrigo

4/5

Deep Down Happy

Sports Team

3/5

Stop Making Sense

Talking Heads

4/5

A Beginner's Mind

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Triage

David Baerwald

3/5

Rip It Off

Times New Viking

2/5

My Brain Hurts

Screeching Weasel

3/5

The Shape Of Punk To Come

Refused

4/5

This rocked. Loved it.

Old No. 1

Guy Clark

4/5

Good stuff. Found myself tapping my toes and interested in the story telling.

A Black Mile To The Surface

Manchester Orchestra

3/5

Crystal Castles

4/5

AmarElo

Emicida

3/5

Portishead

3/5

Telefone

Noname

3/5

Repetition

Unwound

3/5

Spirit of Eden

Talk Talk

3/5

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

The 1975

3/5

John Dawson Winter III

Johnny Winter

3/5

Out Of Time

R.E.M.

4/5

Last Splash

The Breeders

4/5

Fear Inoculum

TOOL

5/5

How to Operate With a Blown Mind

Lo Fidelity Allstars

2/5

Get Rich Or Die Ryan

Spose

4/5

This was overall sort of forgettable. The definition of a 3 star album (for me)... ...EXCEPT "Dudes". That was an awesome song and I had to stop what I was doing and read the lyrics. What a banger. Great lyrics and samples. Rest of the album was not as good, but "Dudes" alone is worth an extra star. "Motherfuckers (Bring You Down)" was a fun song too.

Take to the Skies

Enter Shikari

3/5

Year of the Cat

Al Stewart

2/5

Probably because I have no nostalgia for him, nor am I British, but I was mostly unimpressed. It's an album style I've heard a thousand times. 2.5/5 but rounding down since there are 3 star albums I like way more.

Bon Iver

4/5

Latin Mass

Os Mundi

2/5

Chocolate & Cheese

Ween

4/5

Weird but I kind of liked it. Not what I expected. I’ve heard Ween songs before but never an album. Will check out more.

Young, Loud And Snotty

Dead Boys

3/5

Thunder And Consolation

New Model Army

2/5

People Watching

Sam Fender

4/5

Foxes in the Snow

Jason Isbell

4/5

Script Of The Bridge

The Chameleons

3/5

Norther

Ex-Easter Island Head

3/5

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Yo La Tengo

3/5

Suzuki

Tosca

4/5

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman

John Coltrane

3/5

Johnny's voice is awesome, but I can't help thinking I would have liked this album better as an instrumental-only. After a couple of tracks, I began to notice patterns in his cadence and note choice that became distracting.

The Fame

Lady Gaga

4/5

Not many 21 year olds jump out of the gate this strong for a debut, especially since she was principal songwriter for every song. Always had a soft spot for "Paparazzi" and "Poker Face". It's not my preferred genre, but I recognize talent. She'll be famous for a very long time, thanks primarily to the quick start she got with this album.

Shack-man

Medeski, Martin & Wood

3/5

The Midnight Organ Fight

Frightened Rabbit

3/5

Mouth Sounds

Neil Cicierega

2/5

Listened to about 20 minutes on YouTube (full album is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjWkO15-gcE) and had to stop. It's basically Girl Talk with memes. I would normally give it 1/5, but since I can recognize that there is some talent here, bumping up to a 2/5.

Has A Good Home

Final Fantasy

2/5

Blade Runner

Vangelis

3/5

Is Ellipsis

Psyche Origami

4/5

TEKKNO

Electric Callboy

2/5

Imaginal Disk

Magdalena Bay

4/5

Autobiografia

Duncan Dhu

2/5

You & I

Rita Ora

3/5

Deltron 3030

3/5

WE ARE

Jon Batiste

4/5

Oceanic

ISIS

3/5

People Who Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World

AJJ

3/5

Vs.

Pearl Jam

5/5

Just complete grunge perfection. Instant nostalgia. I still prefer the polish of Vitalogy, but this is pretty much just as good.

Ocean Avenue

Yellowcard

4/5

News at 11

Cat System Corp.

3/5

Quadrophenia

The Who

5/5

Pretty awesome. Should have been on original list.

Thank Christ for the Bomb

The Groundhogs

3/5

The Impossible Kid

Aesop Rock

4/5

Y Ahora Qué?

Reincidentes

2/5

No Balance Palace

Kashmir

3/5

BABYMETAL

3/5

Promises

Floating Points

3/5

Blizzard Of Ozz

Ozzy Osbourne

4/5

Prince of Darkness! Such a different sound than Black Sabbath. It's been a long time since I've listened to this album. It's pretty damn solid, although the first half is better than the second half. You Looking at Me, Looking at You is a downright pop song....and I didn't hate it. Pretty solid first solo album.

Harbor Lights

Bruce Hornsby

3/5

Fine Line

Harry Styles

4/5

Images and Words

Dream Theater

4/5

Fly

Yoko Ono

2/5

The highlight of this album for me was learning that John Lennon's guitar on "Mindtrain" is the sample used for Death Cab for Cutie's "Gold Rush". As a huge DCFC fan, that was neat to hear. It had its moments and I actually enjoyed it more than most 1 star albums I rated in the book, so that's worth an extra star from me. It wasn't the worst I've heard and I KIND of hear the artistry in it.

Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

of Montreal

3/5

The Mantle

Agalloch

4/5

Kinda dark. Kinda good. I’m kinda digging it.

Sunbather

Deafheaven

3/5

Little too much screaming but I liked the big sounding instrumentals. Probably won’t listen to them again though.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

4/5

While I don’t believe it’s aged nearly as well as his later albums, it’s still iconic. Definitely my least favorite of his, but I understand why someone would want to include it. Dude is a legend.

Yellow & Green

Baroness

3/5

Kinda dug it, not my favorite vocal performance but instrumentation and overall sound were solid.

Polygondwanaland

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

4/5

Cool album! Will listen to more of theirs.

Time's Up

Living Colour

4/5

No Talking Just Head

The Heads

3/5

I mean, it's not Talking Heads, but it had its moments. As a huge Live fan, it was neat hearing Ed Kowalczyk providing vocals in a song I'd never heard before. That alone is worth a star to me.

METAL FORTH

BABYMETAL

3/5

I can't believe there are TWO BABYMETAL albums on this contributor list. This one was worse than the original one, although I kind of dig Poppy's vocals on the opening track. And I pretty much dig anything Tom Morello is involved in, so those are worth 2 stars alone. 3.5/5, but rounding down to 3.

The art of Amalia Rodrigues

Amália Rodrigues

3/5

The Hypnogogue

The Church

3/5

Chocolate Synthesizer

Boredoms

1/5

That’s a no from me, dog. Yikes.

Once Upon a Rhyme

David Allan Coe

4/5

Some of the best background vocals ever by the Nashville Edition. Just pure sonic comfort. This should have been in the book. 4.5/5. Rounding down only because there are some 4 star albums I like more than this but it’s a solid album.

Diamonds & Gasoline

Turnpike Troubadours

4/5

Having lived in Texas my entire life, I have a soft spot for red dirt OK country. This kind of music isn't my go to, but whenever I hear it, it feels nostalgic, even if it is a relatively recent album (when I rated it). It feels authentic.

Piano Bar

Charly García

3/5

Ida Con Snock

Michael Hurley

3/5

The General Electric

Shihad

3/5

Save Rock And Roll

Fall Out Boy

3/5

Speak & Spell

Depeche Mode

3/5

O Monstro Precisa De Amigos

Ornatos Violeta

2/5

Up To Here

The Tragically Hip

3/5

The Grass Is Blue

Dolly Parton

4/5

It's not my typical jam, but I love me some Americana and I love Dolly's personality so much. I'll admit my toe tapped a few times. 3.5/5 rounding up to 4/5 because she's an amazing person.

Gordon

Barenaked Ladies

4/5

Takes me back to middle school. BNL was popular and many of CDs ripped to tapes were distributed. I have fond memories of this album and the time it takes me back to. Good stuff.

Afrociberdelia

Chico Science

2/5

St. Louis To Liverpool

Chuck Berry

4/5

Fantasies

Metric

4/5

Didn’t realize I’d like it as much as I did. Love her voice.

First Utterance

Comus

2/5

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Various Artists

3/5

OK, I swear I'm no prude or anything, it's just that this movie didn't do anything for me. Didn't hate it, even tapped my toes a few times. The story just isn't my preferred genre; although I understand its significance in musical history. If you haven't seen the movie, do yourself a favor and watch it before listening to the soundtrack (or just watch the movie instead of listening to the soundtrack itself). The soundtrack won't make any sense otherwise. Anything with Tim Curry and Meat Loaf is worth seeing, too. That being said "Time Warp" is a pretty fantastic and fun song.

10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

4/5

II

Espers

3/5

Alopecia

WHY?

4/5

Exile On Coldharbour Lane

Alabama 3

4/5

Katamari Damacy

Various Artists

3/5

Kinda fun to work to, but I have never played this game, so I have no context for anything, nor speak Japanese, so I was a little lost. Still, kind of liked it.

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

Brand New

3/5

Black Devil Disco Club

4/5

Only Death is Real

Stray From The Path

4/5

One Time for All Time

65daysofstatic

4/5

One Life

Malibu

4/5

Could have listened to a full album's worth of this. Very relaxing. Good to work to.

Que c'est triste Venise

Charles Aznavour

3/5

Jaco Pastorius

4/5

The bass GOAT. What a shame what could have been had he (and a security guard) not made a series of very poor choices one evening that led to his very early death. Robbed us of some amazing music that we'll never hear.

Neon Golden

The Notwist

3/5

California

Mr. Bungle

3/5

Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

4/5

Get To Heaven

Everything Everything

4/5

Beautiful Midnight

Matthew Good Band

3/5

Circles

Mac Miller

3/5

Nia

Blackalicious

4/5

Hall of the Mountain King

Savatage

3/5

Revolution

Q65

2/5

Pulse

Pink Floyd

4/5

Modal Soul

Nujabes

4/5

Psychic

DARKSIDE

3/5

TRON: Legacy

Daft Punk

4/5

Are You Shpongled?

Shpongle

3/5

Singles

Future Islands

3/5

Smell No Evil

Ookla The Mok

4/5

Ok this wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I remember downloading the Hockey Monkey song on Limewire back in the day. Never heard of the genre but was a fun Wiki read. This was fun, go easy on it. Curb Your Dogma was wild.

Quebec

Ween

3/5

Paid In Full

Eric B. & Rakim

4/5

Body Talk

Robyn

4/5

To Be Kind

Swans

3/5

Wildflowers

Tom Petty

5/5

Geography

Tom Misch

3/5

Brand New Eyes

Paramore

3/5

The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads

Lift To Experience

3/5

Diamond Jubilee

Cindy Lee

2/5

Not available on Apple Music. Found a playlist on Youtube/Youtube Music though. Was pretty long. Kind of shoe-gazy, which I find disinteresting. Decent background music while working, but was somewhat forgettable to me.

Wet Leg

5/5

Cool new group. I love this album, but not so much their new one that came out in 2025. But this album is a banger. I was singing Chaise Loungue for months after I heard it first.

How To Be A Human Being

Glass Animals

5/5

Heard their hits before but I really dig this style. Cool stuff.

Pinkerton

Weezer

5/5

My favorite Weezer album, even though that's not a controversial opinion. Just 90s alt rock perfection, although River's infatuation with full and/or half Japanese women is a little creepy, but hey, it was the 90s.

Odyssey Number Five

Powderfinger

4/5

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

4/5

Cold Fact

Rodríguez

4/5

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Bright Eyes

4/5

Tomorrow Belongs To Me

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

3/5

Excitable Boy

Warren Zevon

4/5

Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown

3/5

Voice is distracting to my ears but lyrics are killer.

I Had a Dream That You Were Mine

Hamilton Leithauser

4/5

Cool album from a new to me artist. I can totally hear the passion from Hamilton while he sings. Cool Vampire Weekend vibes.

Penguin Eggs

Nic Jones

4/5

I felt like I should be near the sea with an accordion. Lovely album.

Sunset Mission

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore

4/5

What a vibe wasn’t sure at first as I was putting up Christmas decorations. Kind of made it melancholy but nostalgic at the same time. Cool stuff.

The Feeding of the 5000

Crass

3/5

Highway Prayers

Billy Strings

5/5

Oh man this was a surprise to me. Very very catchy. My toe was tapping the entire time.

Witness

Modern Life Is War

3/5

Too much screaming. How on earth do you your like that? Kidding aside, poignant lyrics really a testament to the time it was recorded. Just hurts the ears after a while.

Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Denzel Curry

4/5

Spittin fire. Love it.

Erratic Cinematic

Gerry Cinnamon

3/5

Nearer My God

Foxing

4/5

Tragic Kingdom

No Doubt

4/5

GLOW ON

Turnstile

3/5

Ram

Paul McCartney

3/5

Moa Anbessa

Getatchew Mekurya

3/5

Transmissions

STARSET

2/5

All the Pretty Little Horses

Current 93

2/5

Inside

Bo Burnham

5/5

The best thing that came out of the pandemic. What a masterpiece.

Fear of a Blank Planet

Porcupine Tree

4/5

Stella

Yello

2/5

Magnolia Electric Co.

Songs: Ohia

3/5

Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws

Bruce Cockburn

3/5

This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!

Pop Will Eat Itself

3/5

Six

Mansun

3/5

Joy as an Act of Resistance

IDLES

3/5

RENAISSANCE

Beyoncé

4/5

The Simple Plan

August is Falling

3/5

I like Pat Finnerty and this was a fun little EP. I don't think EPs should count for this list though. I want to give it a 4 because I enjoyed the 14 minutes of it, but docking a star because it's so short.

Take It From The Man

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

3/5

Reconstruction Site

The Weakerthans

4/5

Slip

Quicksand

4/5

Uncovered

Zamilska

3/5

Auri

3/5

LUX

ROSALÍA

5/5

LOVE it. One of the biggest surprises and I have The Lonely Island to thank for recommending this album on their podcast.

Origin of Symmetry

Muse

5/5

Songs For The Deaf

Queens of the Stone Age

5/5

Speak for Yourself

Imogen Heap

5/5

Dear sister, By the time you read this, I’ll be dead. This is how I think it will happen. Dave will shoot me, then I’ll shoot dave. Then Eric will enter and get shot by Dave, then you will walk in and get shot by Eric, Dave and I multiple times. Love, your brother, Keith P.S: Then two cops will read this letter and shoot eachother.

Separation Sunday

The Hold Steady

2/5

I just can’t get over the voice. 1 octave range. And the songs all seemed to be catholic themed and about hoodrats. Just not my style at all.

Barton Hollow

The Civil Wars

4/5

The Decline

NOFX

2/5

Some of the best albums ever still available and the user submitted a single track 18 minute EP? Brave for sure. It’s pretty good. I’d probably give an album of NOFX a 4, but I always take away 1 star for people that submit EPs as this is an ALBUM list. In fact, I’m subtracting 2 stars since it’s only 1 track, even if 18 min. I really like NOFX too. No disrespect meant. I looked through the submitters history and I agree with a lot of their opinions. But come on! Submit an album!

Love Is Hell

Ryan Adams

2/5

Hate ragging on someone’s entry, but meh is all I can say. Every song sounded similar to the next.

Older

Lizzy McAlpine

3/5

Really great voice. I’m not a teenage girl, so not her typical audience. Every song is about a toxic relationship and sad. Kind of dig her sound but don’t relate to the lyrics at all.

Reachin'

Digable Planets

4/5

Cool album. Dig the sound and the characters. Good messages that reverberate today.

The Sunset Tree

The Mountain Goats

3/5

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Vince Guaraldi Trio

4/5

It’s Christmas. I’ve listened to these songs for over 40 years. Can’t go wrong.

Ruby Vroom