1001 Albums Summary

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76
Albums Rated
3.42
Average Rating
7%
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1960
Favorite Decade
Folk
Favorite Genre
UK
Top Origin
Wordsmith
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11
5-Star Albums
1
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
5 3.05 +1.95
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
5 3.2 +1.8
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
5 3.4 +1.6
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
5 3.45 +1.55
Blue
Joni Mitchell
5 3.49 +1.51
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
5 3.5 +1.5
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
4 2.59 +1.41
Young Americans
David Bowie
5 3.62 +1.38
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4 2.64 +1.36
Pearl
Janis Joplin
5 3.71 +1.29

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
1 2.7 -1.7
Transformer
Lou Reed
2 3.66 -1.66
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
2 3.63 -1.63
Different Class
Pulp
2 3.42 -1.42
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
2 3.21 -1.21
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
2 3.06 -1.06
Smile
Brian Wilson
2 3.03 -1.03

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Beatles 2 5

5-Star Albums (11)

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1-Star Albums (1)

All Ratings (76)

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Jan 15 2021
Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
Jan 18 2021

can hear how influential this has been on the whole rap scene for better or worse.. raisea alot of moral questions regarding lyrical content. want to give it less but that would be somewhat disingenuous

Revolver by Beatles
Jan 20 2021

took a second listen but this album is huge. can only imagine what a revolutionary thing the sitar would of been yellow submarine is hilarious tomorrow never knows im only sleeping

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry
Jan 22 2021

i can bang things and make a lot of noise too, but i would never be so deluded as to call it music

John Prine by John Prine
Jan 23 2021

pretty good not bad cant complain

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Jan 24 2021

good, but abit same same

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Jan 26 2021

i liked it, but didnt leave a last impression on me

Pelican West by Haircut 100
Jan 27 2021

With a name like "haircut 100", how can they be good? I feel a bit dirty liking this as much as I did. Favourite song: Fantastic Day

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
Jan 28 2021

goes on abit, but still knows how to write a tune. the last song is pretty funny very dark melancholic themes throughout

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian
Jan 30 2021

pretty ordinary, lacking lyrical imagination and musical inspiration

Pornography by The Cure
Jan 31 2021

i didnt hate it. musically i thought it was cool, but his vocals started to wear on me by about third song (the hanging garden). another album that makes me think how fascinating london was at that time

Closer by Joy Division
Feb 01 2021

i feel badly misled. you cannot dance to joy division. a bad version of interpol and the editors

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales
Feb 03 2021

a few great songs on here. flight facilities have used a lot of it in there mixes

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads
Feb 04 2021

didnt do it for me i'm afraid. psycho killer stands out but otherwise a bit mediocre. unfortunately the artistic genius that is evident in his live shows didn't come through on the album

Odessa by Bee Gees
Feb 19 2021

i kinda liked this, not what i expected. bit of a beatles vibe there.

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
Feb 21 2021

enjoyed this, the final song was really good but could of gone for way longer

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Mar 10 2021

i found his voice a bit difficult, i recognised one or two songs in there. it was alright, not sure what the big deal is. it makes me think every festival experience anyone has ever had is only half as good as they think

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Mar 26 2021

too long, over 2 hrs long. catchy choruses but the lyrics are pretty silly.. aka - he's a reptile, vegetable man

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Apr 29 2021

coming to this organically via a playlist with maggot brain. an excellent guitar track, listening in stereo is an absolute must. the echoing effect of the guitar is spectacular. there is a lot to like about this album as a whole but it is let down by the final song - wars of armageddon, all the random noises actually makes it almost unlistenable. favourite track: maggot brain

Tidal by Fiona Apple
May 21 2021

great album, slow like honey was a favourite

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Jun 20 2021

obviously mrs robinson is a highlight but a few other good tracks in there

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon
Jun 24 2021

enjoyed the original acoustics at the end. nice storytelling

Transformer by Lou Reed
Oct 31 2022

going to need someone to explain this to me.. besides take a walk on the wild side (which isn't ageing very well tbh) its a pretty boring album.. maybe if i was hanging out with all the other cool kids like andy warhol i might understand should lou reed be cancelled for slut shaming? i don't know, i didn't say that..

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Nov 01 2022

not at all what i expected, probably wouldn't listen again but i enjoyed a few songs. the last bongo in belgium remix is worth another listen perhaps

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
Nov 03 2022

pretty good flamenco-ish style music. probably would listen to it again. slows down around the title track which was abit more sultry but it picks up again after that

Nov 04 2022

starts with a bang, making its intentions clear: strap in boys and girls this is going to be a wild journey and it absolutely delivered. almost lost me with the free form guitar but pulled me straight back in with the punchy bass line on listen.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Nov 07 2022

none of the other songs quite meet the same level as superstition. not to say there arent some good songs in here though Big Brother, I believe, Blame it on the sun

Different Class by Pulp
Jan 25 2023

very 90's. reminds me of Ric's at 3am. Lyrics were pretty creepy in a few songs.

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Jan 26 2023
Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Jan 27 2023

i enjoyed this way more than i thought i would, but im also dont particularly feel like listening to it more ..

Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Jan 28 2023

great album

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
Feb 01 2023

family affair is excellent but beyond that i really struggled to connect.

Feb 06 2023

hardly 'ambient' in the sense i expected. too much going on without there being anything to really grab you and take you deeper

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Feb 08 2023

Jangly guitar and up beat melodies make this much more pleasant than I imagined

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Oct 26 2023

Very nice psych rock guitar

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Oct 27 2023

More of first we take manhattan

Kenya by Machito
Oct 28 2023

Easily my favourite afro cuban jazz album

Nov 21 2023

Not what I expected, good psych rock album. Still can't think where I've heard that opening song '21st century schizoid man' Sounded beatle-ish

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Dec 09 2023

A bit whatever really

Blur by Blur
Dec 10 2023

Disappointed with this one. Expected a lot more, not really worth listening to past second song (song 2)

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Dec 11 2023

Possibly the most honest, heartfelt, raw album ever

Rust In Peace by Megadeth
Dec 12 2023

Not even that heavy, pussies. Actually, was a good energy for the morning at work

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall
Dec 13 2023

I'm going to Spain was the standout, the rest was pretty unremarkable. Is that in part due to an apparent allergy to choruses? I started getting into some of the live stuff which isn't technically part of the album though so isn't reflected in the score

Dec 15 2023

actually felt a lot like a xmas album. this is one of those albums where its pointless to score because its just not to my taste but its ray charles so i know its good

Smile by Brian Wilson
Dec 22 2023
Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jan 03 2024

Sage is probably my favourite song except it isnt representative of the rest of the album. "There is no end to my life, no beginning to my death. Death is life."

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Jan 05 2024

not bad, but not too my taste Fave Track: Rub 'Til It Bleeds

Jan 06 2024

Peaked with Kinky Afro (first song) and downhill into mediocrity from there. Step On stands out at the end. Influence on Oasis/Blur sound is apparent.

Spiderland by Slint
Jan 07 2024

Sonically spooky. Steadily grew on me over two listens. Favourite Track: Nosferatu Man

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Jan 08 2024

This was confusing, I listened to it too many times thinking I was missing something. There is definitely a hint Thunderfox in here with the fused ska metal going on but really it was the (in my opinion) failed attempt at heavy metal killed it for me. Favourite song was Freddie's Dead but minus 1 point because its a cover.

So Much For The City by The Thrills
Jan 09 2024

I didn't mind this. Musically it was pretty good but his vocals are really bad. After a couple of listens each song became pretty indistinguishable from the next. Couldn't pick a favourite song, whichever has the least amount of lyrics.

Jan 10 2024

Loved this. Perfect album to listen to on a road trip to Mars. Favourite song - Golden Skans (obviously)

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 11 2024

This was real good. No filler, like a well executed bank robbery .. they get in, get to the point and get out in 29mins Favourite track: Sinister purpose

Jan 12 2024

4 stars for the audacity of the thing. Ended up being a pretty good cooking album. I really liked the final song, the instrumental rounded out the album nicely. Favourite track: Sex Dwarf - could you get away with this today?

Jan 13 2024

I wrote a long speel about the Beatles and Icarus but realised after Dictionary that it was nonsense. The album started a bit orchestral but then it was like they changed their mind or something and just gave up on that idea.. not sure if that was a good thing or not.. All that being said, it was an okay album which I'll probably never listen to again because its not on spotify. Thanks to Cheese Man. Favourite track - The Last Balloon - great outro song, trumpet?

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith
Jan 17 2024

Hard to get on board with this one, good album title, nice voice and some good lyrics in there. Country just ain't my thing. Favourite song: More than a whisper

Le Tigre by Le Tigre
Jan 18 2024

Belongs on a different list titled '1001 albums with a couple of songs you must hear Favorite track: Eau d'bedroom dancing

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band
Jan 19 2024

Sounded like an early Alt-J demo's album. Didn't quite have enough to keep it interesting right to the end unfortunately. Favourite song: Al Sharp

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