1001 Albums Summary

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47
Albums Rated
3.77
Average Rating
4%
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1042 albums remaining

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1980
Favorite Decade
Punk
Favorite Genre
US
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22
5-Star Albums
6
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
GI
Germs
5 2.54 +2.46
Damaged
Black Flag
5 2.86 +2.14
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
5 2.92 +2.08
More Specials
The Specials
5 2.95 +2.05
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
5 2.99 +2.01
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
5 3.19 +1.81
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
5 3.2 +1.8
Close To The Edge
Yes
5 3.2 +1.8
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5 3.32 +1.68
I Should Coco
Supergrass
5 3.35 +1.65

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Moondance
Van Morrison
1 3.68 -2.68
Arrival
ABBA
1 3.53 -2.53
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
1 3.43 -2.43
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
1 3.4 -2.4
xx
The xx
1 3.35 -2.35
Very
Pet Shop Boys
1 2.94 -1.94
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
2 3.33 -1.33
Soul Mining
The The
2 3.17 -1.17
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
2 3.12 -1.12

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Radiohead 2 5

5-Star Albums (22)

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Machine Head by Deep Purple

One of the giants of rock and the album that out them there. The legendary first chords learned by a generation of guitar players was the opening riff from the rock anthem Smoke On The Water. Richie Blackmore's guitar icon status aside, the secret sauce of Machine Head is Jon Lord's revolutionary sound design created by piping his Hammond organ through a Marshall amplifier, giving Deep Purple a key component of their signature sound. A landmark album front to back.

Damaged by Black Flag

Have owned this album on vinyl almost thirty years and it still holds up. A classic hardcore album that is intense, humourous and brutally good!

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Easily one of the greatest debut albums of all time. The Beatles influence is strong, but not dominating. Sometimes the layers upon layers of vocal tracks gets a tad overwhelming, but otherwise the technique is used to great effect (a la George Martin). Hands down, the title track is an all-time classic and in today's political and pandemic fatigued world, would be a welcome reminder to be good to one another. Also, Karl Denson's saxophone solo on Let Love Rule is one of absolute greatest in recorded history and a joy to the ears everytime I hear it.

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Maybe not as popular as the their earlier works, but a true masterpiece of song crafting and sound dynamics.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Their best album imo, Bon's best work and one the truly great rock albums of all time.

1-Star Albums (6)

All Ratings (47)

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Jan 15 2021

Great rythm and arrangements. Good vibes.

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys
Jan 18 2021

Fantastic well crafted music! From relaxing and almost soothing to absolute foot stompers.

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar
Jan 25 2021

Not for me. The sitar is a beautiful instrument and the ambition to record a crossover style album is understandable, but it sounded more like muzak than anything fresh.

More Specials by The Specials
Feb 01 2021

Impossible not to get moving to the Specials.

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
Feb 08 2021

Easily one of the greatest debut albums of all time. The Beatles influence is strong, but not dominating. Sometimes the layers upon layers of vocal tracks gets a tad overwhelming, but otherwise the technique is used to great effect (a la George Martin). Hands down, the title track is an all-time classic and in today's political and pandemic fatigued world, would be a welcome reminder to be good to one another. Also, Karl Denson's saxophone solo on Let Love Rule is one of absolute greatest in recorded history and a joy to the ears everytime I hear it.

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Feb 09 2021

Not my thing.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Feb 10 2021

Al Green is a favourite, and this is the album that introduced me to him. Great songs, slick and emotional vocals, timeless classic.

Rocks by Aerosmith
Feb 12 2021

Great album, though I would put Toys In The Attic well ahead of this one.

Machine Head by Deep Purple
Feb 15 2021

One of the giants of rock and the album that out them there. The legendary first chords learned by a generation of guitar players was the opening riff from the rock anthem Smoke On The Water. Richie Blackmore's guitar icon status aside, the secret sauce of Machine Head is Jon Lord's revolutionary sound design created by piping his Hammond organ through a Marshall amplifier, giving Deep Purple a key component of their signature sound. A landmark album front to back.

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Feb 19 2021

Maybe not as popular as the their earlier works, but a true masterpiece of song crafting and sound dynamics.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Feb 22 2021

Always preferred this band with Young onboard. The vocal harmonies alone are mindblowing, but overall just a fantastic front to back album.

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5
Feb 24 2021

Fantastic album, loaded with great tracks. Back to back with Quality Control, Jurassic 5 had two monster albums that should have made them superstars.

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
Feb 25 2021

Have always meant to check this band out. Sounds great and will require additional listens.

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Mar 01 2021

Nina rarely disappoints! I had not heard of this album and thoroughly enjoyed listening to her cover versions.

Mar 02 2021

Interesting, and not to discredit the fine song writing skills of Stewart and Lennox, but other than the radio hits, was pretty bland.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Mar 05 2021

Their best album imo, Bon's best work and one the truly great rock albums of all time.

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
Mar 11 2021

Phenomenal album! Played the hell out of this as a teenager!

Damaged by Black Flag
Mar 12 2021

Have owned this album on vinyl almost thirty years and it still holds up. A classic hardcore album that is intense, humourous and brutally good!

Ramones by Ramones
Mar 22 2021

Punk masterpiece!

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Mar 31 2021

A Waits classic!

xx by The xx
Apr 01 2021

Not my thing. Listened to three songs and turned it off.

GI by Germs
Apr 02 2021

Classic album. If only Darby lived.

Apr 05 2021

Brian Eno is the king of chill and that's what I appreciate about him. His pre-ambient days, like this album are alien to me. Interesting music nonetheless, but not something particularly enjoy.

Soul Mining by The The
Apr 06 2021

Boring. Not for me

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Apr 09 2021

Not a fan

Arrival by ABBA
Apr 12 2021

Awful music, did not listen.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Apr 16 2021

Not a fan.

OK Computer by Radiohead
Apr 20 2021

One of my favourite albums of all time. Radiohead is clearly on another level.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
May 03 2021

One of the greatest poet/lyricists of all time.

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
May 11 2021

This album has not agreed well. Some decent tracks, but mostly boring.

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
May 12 2021

A beautiful talent.

Polarizer

60% of ratings are 1 or 5 stars. Only 11% are 3 stars.

Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.