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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Chocolate Synthesizer
Boredoms
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5 | 2.04 | +2.96 |
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Only Death is Real
Stray From The Path
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5 | 2.52 | +2.48 |
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METAL FORTH
BABYMETAL
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5 | 2.58 | +2.42 |
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City Of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold
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5 | 2.64 | +2.36 |
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AmarElo
Emicida
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5 | 2.74 | +2.26 |
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Afrociberdelia
Chico Science
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5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
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Once
Nightwish
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5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
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Savage Sinusoid
Igorrr
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5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
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O Monstro Precisa De Amigos
Ornatos Violeta
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5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
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Ruin
The Amazing Devil
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5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Damien Rice
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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TRON: Legacy
Daft Punk
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1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
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Mezzanine
Massive Attack
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2 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
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Alopecia
WHY?
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1 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
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Discosis
Bran Van 3000
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1 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
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How to Operate With a Blown Mind
Lo Fidelity Allstars
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1 | 2.74 | -1.74 |
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Come And Get It
Rachel Stevens
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1 | 2.63 | -1.63 |
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Stories
Avicii
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1 | 2.59 | -1.59 |
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Peasant
Richard Dawson
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1 | 2.57 | -1.57 |
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Currents
Tame Impala
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2 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 5 |
5-Star Albums (28)
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Swans · 3 likes
4/5
This deserves a timeline review:
1st song: I'm truly sad for those who have this album as their favorite. It's a bizarre song collection that lacks sufficient experimentation to justify its existence as an art experiment.
Some minutes later... this is the best album I've ever listened to.
Another song... 40-minute song? Are you kidding me? Worst album ever.
"Kirsten supine" started: This is my favorite song of all time.
Finishing the album: I'll probably never listen to it again, despite it being one of the best selections on the list. I'm sad for myself.
Far from a perfect album, but at least it made me think, and it's impossible to say that it's not a good experience.
Ex-Easter Island Head · 2 likes
4/5
I began this listening session with an appreciation for the courage to include a recent album in the list of "essentials." I believe that a certain amount of time is necessary to truly define an album as a must-listen.
However, after finishing it, I can understand why this album might deserve a spot on the list?
Although I'm not particularly into electronic and ambient music, I found that this album captures the spirit of the early years of this decade. I might be feeling overly optimistic today, and the mood may influence my perception of the music, but I am giving it a 4-star rating.
The Stooges · 2 likes
2/5
I really enjoy The Stooges (as it's possible to see in their 3 albums on the original list), but I can't stand this live version with such poor production. Maybe it has a historical value, and I bet it was awesome to be there during the recording, but I'll hardly listen to this record again.
Salif Keita · 2 likes
4/5
I had never heard of it before, the Wikipedia page is useless, and I didn't understand most of the lyrics. Still, after so many albums on the original list and users' list, I'll always praise a good suggestion that takes me out of my comfort zone. For sure, a Malian singer has reached the point to deserve my careful listening and stars!
Snarky Puppy · 1 likes
5/5
These guys can breathe now!!
It's not my favorite style, but I enjoyed it a lot, and I believe that the original list is full of many worse pieces of jazz, so this one deserves some credit.
1-Star Albums (9)
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Shania Twain
2/5
Sometimes, I know it's pretty hard to define what "is worth it to be listened to before dying," but determining what is "at least worth it to be listened to without being bored" is pretty straightforward.
Despite 2 or 3 songs that are cliche but enjoyable, the rest is awful.
Susanne Sundfør
2/5
I think I'm a person in trouble (always). After listening to this album, I'm in trouble but also sad and discouraged. Nice voice, though.
Roky Erickson
3/5
It starts promising, although a bit "dad rock". It reaches its peak and then goes downhill to the most generic songs. At the end, some hidden gems appear for a good farewell. Too unstable to be honestly evaluated. It could be a good addition to the original list, since there is a lot of forgettable stuff there, but it will not add so much value to the already long list of classic rock they have.
Jimmy Buffett
2/5
Is it still a bland country? Yes, but I can't say I didn't enjoy it a bit. It's not enough to be memorable, but I can see qualities on the album.
The Chats
3/5
I'm unsure if the original list was really missing something like that. It's enjoyable but totally forgettable.
Café Tacvba
5/5
I discovered Café Tacvba some time ago while listening to them at NPR Tiny Desk, and I've already enjoyed it a lot, but now, listening to their debut album, I'm officially a fan. Great album of an absolutely great band
Cardiacs
4/5
I know that there is not exactly a rule for user's submitted albums, but I think they almost all follow the line of "this album is missing on the original 1001 list".
When I got this one, it was unavoidable to think: Right, another hidden British 90s rock album was precisely what was missing from a list with hundreds of them.🙄
However, my sarcasm was activated too soon since I enjoyed this album. They have the right amount of 90s energy combined with a pinch of experimentalism that makes it for me. Even after 1089 albums, most of them are British hidden stuff, and there is indeed more stuff to discover.
Tame Impala
2/5
Despite two good songs, it's totally dispensable.
Titus Andronicus
3/5
I cannot say I disliked this one, but you know, when you listen to something and immediately forget about it in the sequence? maybe I should try again another day.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
5/5
More than 1 hour of noise split into 3 songs with a silence of many minutes in the last one? The essence of what I wanted and didn't know how to ask!
Nik Kershaw
2/5
I'm truly sorry, but it's way too 80s for me.
Neutral Milk Hotel
4/5
It's very strange and hard to get, but I did understand really started to enjoy listening to it.
Louis Armstrong
4/5
Although not exactly an album and for the sake of what it is as a collection, it's still crucial and nice to know about, even though it's not exactly pleasant to listen to due to the lack of consistency. It's a 3-star collection, but it deserves an extra star for its importance.
Operation Ivy
4/5
This is the type of album I can rate even before finishing the listening session (for the good old punk, but also the repetitiveness). Good and essential ska punk album from 90s.
Chromatics
2/5
This kind of album starts pretty annoying and pretentious, but since it stays with us for more than one hour, we ended up almost enjoying it. Almost.
The Decemberists
4/5
This one was impressive. When it started, I was not expecting to enjoy it so much, but it ended up being a pretty enjoyable experience. Excellent discovery to add to my favs.
Valerie June
2/5
Huge potential, weak delivery
Billy Squier
3/5
This surely should be included in the original 1001 list. It sounds exactly like the stuff the authors' list love (and I liked it :-P).
Karnivool
3/5
I can admit that some songs really got me. This was very impressive for a band I had never heard of. However, again, the error of going too far. Although it has enormous potential, it starts to sound too generic after more than 1 hour of listening. Even with a great closing song, it still lay in the valley of the 3-stars
Joe Cocker
3/5
I bet it was awesome to watch it live, but listening to the record is an ok album. It was good to know about Joe Cocker.
Sunny Day Real Estate
3/5
The original list and the user's list until now were missing some good ol' 90s hardcore, even better when it's also the prototype of emo-core. The problem here is that it's far from the best produced then. It's a nice album, but it's forgettable despite some novelty.
Freestylers
2/5
Just another electronic album for the list. Maybe it's my fault since it's far from the type of music I enjoy listening to, but the only thing I liked here were the samples from old video games.
Ian McDonald
3/5
It's ok at its best. I enjoyed listening to it, but I can surely leave it behind without problems.
Nuyorican Soul
4/5
I cannot say I love this kind of album, but it's always nice to discover the origins of my everyday "lo-fi girl study and chill" video, so I'll give it 4 stars.
Martha
3/5
It's enjoyable and very 2000-esque, but nothing much more.
Chris de Burgh
3/5
I liked to listen to it, even though I didn't see anything truly remarkable.
TOOL
3/5
It was a matter of time before TOOL appeared here. I have nothing against it, I even know some people who like it, and they (sometimes) are nice people.
MF DOOM
3/5
It's quite fun when I know that something on the list is highly influential everywhere in music. I can also somehow get it by listening to the album. However, when it reached the end, the only thing I can say still is: "mm..it's ok, nothing great, but fun".
Childish Gambino
4/5
I liked almost everything I know that comes from Childish Gambino, so I for sure enjoyed it. However, despite the amazing variety and clever use of samples and instruments, this is not my favourite.
Joe Jackson
3/5
The author(s) of the book probably followed the list using this site, and finally, they found album No. 1002. It was a nice listening session, but I finished it with the complete feeling that it's an album that should be on the original list, for the good and the bad.
Switchfoot
3/5
Pretty standard indie rock. It may be a good inclusion to the original list, but far from essential.
The Amazing Devil
5/5
Even not exactly the type of music I enjoy every day, it's finally a user suggestion that shows something different and enjoyable in discovering (different and newish, but with strong bolds on some kind of traditional music). This is the type of thing that the original list really sticks to achieving, but fails in a myriad of repetitive, hidden British sea of indie albums. If I need to listen to more British albums, I'd be glad for more of this.
Gang of Youths
4/5
It's not perfect and put me in a bad mood at the end, but overall, I liked it much more than I had expected. It was a nice discovery (at least for most of the songs)
Stars
3/5
It started with a nice set and quickly became just a standard indie rock with no soul. Then "He lied about death" comes to save the album, although I still think it's missing something. Good album, but nothing great.
Calibro 35
2/5
I never thought about an album of samples (basically what it is). The concept is interesting, but the execution is not so enjoyable.
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
3/5
It's enjoyable, but I didn't find it anything special. I liked the songs with the Muse-like style more, but I'll hardly go to listen to more from the band.
Kano
2/5
I started to listen to it right now. Now listening to the 4th song, I already know how to rate it with enough confidence. This mix of "traditional" British hip-hop and electronic music is far from my preferences. I respect who picked it for a gap in the original list, but are you sure about it? I'll finish my listening session, but I bet my rating will not change.
GAS
2/5
Thanks for the 1 hour of background music that helps a bit in concentration. I can give it an extra star for this.
Modest Mouse
3/5
It's far from perfection, but I liked it. Nice discovery that I'll probably forget soon.
Jimmy Eat World
4/5
If I had unlimited powers and someone asked me to create an album to represent my vision of 2000s rock, I'd not reach as good results as they did here for the good and bad sides of 2000s rock.
Carly Rae Jepsen
2/5
Target: 80s classic pop. Result: A bit of the time, kind of generic 2010s pop.
Jack Johnson
3/5
This may be a strange thing, but this is an album that I don't like at all, but at the same time, I can enjoy listening to it the whole day. Hard to say why, but that is it.
Arthur Russell
1/5
I love the cello, and I'm the audience for cello versions of famous songs on YouTube. But no, just no!
Cluster
2/5
Was it supposed to be different from the original list or some kind of weird complement to it?
Madvillain
4/5
Even though it is not precisely one of my favorites of all time, I can recognize something important when I see it.
Koritni
4/5
Is it good? Yes
Is it essential? Probably not
My rate of 4 stars makes sense? No, I'm sure
TOOL
3/5
Indeed, there is a lack of metal albums on the original list, especially the kind of metal albums more eccentric like this one. When I got the second TOOL album on the user's list, I expected to fill this gap. It was done, but I was expecting so much more from a band with a significant number of followers and defenders that the failure to achieve my expectations made this album a bit worse for me than it probably truly is.
The Stooges
2/5
I really enjoy The Stooges (as it's possible to see in their 3 albums on the original list), but I can't stand this live version with such poor production. Maybe it has a historical value, and I bet it was awesome to be there during the recording, but I'll hardly listen to this record again.
Pink Floyd
4/5
It's not the best of Pink Floyd to me, but it's an easy classic.
Jellyfish
3/5
Never heard about them and enjoyed it a lot. I don't think it's something essential, but it's worth it a chance on the list
Guy Clark
2/5
Country right? Country for REAL. It makes things a bit tough for me to enjoy, but I'll assume that it is some kind of classic that was missing in the original list and save my 1-star for worse things.
Nightwish
5/5
Nightwish is not my favorite gothic metal band, but Once is one of their best, and the original list indeed misses a lot on metal subgenres, especially on my so-loved gothic side. Great addition, great band, great album
Igorrr
5/5
This is far from something I would search by myself, even as a metal fan (or almost). However, I subscribe to this whole challenge for this kind of stuff.
The Beautiful South
2/5
It's ok, almost good, but far from what I call essential
John Mayer
2/5
I have mixed feelings about John Mayer. Even though I am not a specialist in guitars or guitarists, I understand when I see people praising him for his talent, so why can I not see any of this talent in his songs? They are so generic and bland that I only remember him when I see someone else talking about him, like now on the list.
Mogwai
3/5
Well, they know how to play a guitar, right?
I enjoyed it, but much more as background music rather than something special.
Thee Oh Sees
2/5
To me, all live albums but 2 or 3 give me the same impression. Maybe it was fun to be there, but a record of the presentation made with poor production will almost always be a bad choice for a listening session.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Quite boring. I enjoyed the one picked from the original list much more. Honestly, I'll not get what it's about Sufjan Stevens.
My Chemical Romance
5/5
This is not a 5-star album, but my 15-year-old me will thank me. I thank you for picking this one to complement the original list.
Richard Dawson
1/5
Really? I can understand experimental stuff, but really?
THE SPORTS
3/5
Mixed feelings about this one. At the same time, it's a nice cover band of successful classic rock, and they also released it in 1979, so they are (?) a classic rock band. I'll go on the easy and rate it neutrally. Nice songs, but I won't remember them for such a long time.
Status Quo
4/5
It didn't start so well, looking like a copy of something good, but ended up being quite banging to me. Apparently, the band is still active following the River of Rock history. I'm unsure if the album caught me so much to start to follow them, but I'll sure go back to this album!
Porter Robinson
3/5
Although I learned to respect electronic musicians much more during the last 3 years, listening to new albums every day, it's still a style that I dislike too much. It needs to shine to catch me. Fortunately, this was the case here.
It's not an absolutely incredible album. Sometimes it still sounds like a mix of the background of an advertisement and a child playing with an electronic drum, but I found it interesting.
Marillion
3/5
Modern-ish prog-rock is not something easy to evaluate. I guess I'll enjoy this one much more if I got it in the 90s or early 2000s. For today, I didn't dislike it totally, but I found it a bit hard to get to the end.
Manchester Orchestra
2/5
To listen to a mix of Coldplay and Imagine Dragons, I prefer these 2 rather than Manchester Orchestra, but it's not an awful album, and it's nice to know a new band.
R.E.M.
5/5
The missing R.E.M. album on the original list. It's the best one for me
Protomartyr
3/5
Good enough for what it intends to be.
The Jesus Lizard
2/5
I can see some qualities, but it is generally annoying and hard to finish.
Alexisonfire
4/5
It's far from my preferred hardcore albums, but it was a nice discovery, and indeed the original list misses a lot of hardcore.
Vulfpeck
3/5
I truly believe that Vulfpeck is a great band, but a live album is really bad for identifying it. To me, live recordings (with a few exceptions) are much more for fans and greatest hits collections.
The Sound
3/5
It's something that I usually enjoy, but this one didn't catch me.
Snarky Puppy
5/5
These guys can breathe now!!
It's not my favorite style, but I enjoyed it a lot, and I believe that the original list is full of many worse pieces of jazz, so this one deserves some credit.
The Chameleons
4/5
I got it just after an album by "The Sound". This one is better, but I'm tired. In another day, I can try it again, but today I'm annoyed by 80s goth guys.
New Model Army
3/5
This is the type of thing I would love to have discovered during my teenage years. Now, it's just fun and nothing more.
Tosca
3/5
Good ambient music, but nothing to highlight.
Harmonium
4/5
It was hard to find it online for listening, but I enjoyed the pieces I got (songs from a remastered version of a re-release) a lot. It would be great to have all of it.
Emicida
5/5
This is my pick for the challenge, so it's obvious a 5-star.
I chose this album because, while the original list offers a somewhat decent introduction to Brazilian music, it lacks recent releases and artists. That omission makes some sense given the list's UK/USA-centric lens, but it also leaves a huge gap. So I wanted to bring something from the 2020s to the table, especially for those who aren’t specialists in Brazilian music but want to know more about it.
Particularly, this is not my favorite Emicida's album (probably it is his debut "O Glorioso Retorno de Quem Nunca Esteve Aqui"). However, his most recent release "AmarElo" is quite interesting and appropriate to show the quality of Brazilian music, especially the hip-hop of the last 2 decades in the country.
At the same time that he does not leave the "classic" Brazilian hip-hop/rap in his songs, "AmarElo" brought some new layers to his work. Just looking at the feats and special participation and even ignoring the content, it's evident that it's respectful to the tradition of Brazilian music (songs with Zeca Pagodinho and Marcos Valle), without losing the wave of new talents (Pablo Vitar, MC Tha), also inviting internacional people that talks a lot with brazilian history (Papillon and Ibeye).
Looking at the lyrics, it's clear that he didn't lose his initial anger (almost essential to Brazilian hip-hop as an essential protest kind of song), but he also assumes a more mature way to look at things. There’s protest, yes, but there’s also hope, healing, and celebration.
I could go on about this album, but for the purposes of a list like 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, AmarElo offers an essential snapshot of modern Brazil (musically, politically, and emotionally). It deserves a place.
For those really interested in learn more, Emicida released a documentary-like movie on Netflix with the same name where he explains a lot about the process of creating the album ;-) .
Crash Test Dummies
2/5
Maybe it's my mood, but I found it quite annoying, repetitive, and irrelevant.
Avenged Sevenfold
5/5
Not on my favorite list, but I should give it a 5 due to the lack of more recent heavy metal on the original 1001 list. Especially more melodic stuff
Damien Rice
1/5
Sorry, but no
Screeching Weasel
5/5
Any punk album with less than 30 minutes deserves 5 stars, even if nothing is great!
Courteeners
3/5
Nothing new to see here. Young English rockers doing English rock in the early 2000s (the rockest moment to play rock). They did a good job.
Polvo
2/5
Not specifically to this album, but when I started this 1001 challenge, one of the reasons was to know new stuff with human curation, since I was tired of repeatedly listening to the same thing, and automatic recommendations always tried to fit my own musical taste. The list had problems, but I believe I achieved my goal.
After 80 albums on the users' list, I realize that most people probably had the same reason, since around 80% of the users' submissions sound so generic and uninspired.
This one is also meh...as expected.
Chet Baker
4/5
Hard to evaluate, but I liked it
2/5
Despite 2 or 3 good songs that caught my attention, it's, in general, a quite boring album to me.
Mylène Farmer
3/5
This is truly far from what I enjoy listening to, but it is a good work and it deserves an extra star for being somehow different from the "standard" of the 1001 list (on language, but also on style).
Oingo Boingo
2/5
Not my thing, although I can recognize its importance and why some people enjoy it. Here, my rate is much more my fault than any other technical aspect or more elaborate argument.
The 1975
2/5
Given the cover art and the Wikipedia page, I expected something different. My frustration keeps me from really enjoying it, even though I had some small foot moves on some songs.
Great Big Sea
4/5
This is my kind of folk!
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
3/5
Another day, and I was fooled again by the cover art. Good piece of music, but I'll not remember it for more than 2 days (the loop structure of the album successfully made me listen to it 1 time and a half)
Medeski, Martin & Wood
3/5
Good for my mood today, but I guess I'll not stay with it for too many time.
Jóhann Jóhannsson
4/5
I need to give it some credit
The Breeders
3/5
Some days ago I watched a YouTube video about this album. The video was pretty cool. The album is ok.
Amon Düül II
4/5
Reading the Wiki: Another 70s psych rock? Realy? At least it's a German one and not another copy of the USA scene that floods the original 1001 list.
First song: Did you call it a production? Red flag.
After some time: I think these guys know what they are doing. I can enjoy more 30 minutes of it.
Before the improvisations at the end: Wow! I should check their other albums.
In summary, they should throw out the improvisations, but the album is quite good and does not look like a cheap copy of classical psychedelic rock or progressive stuff. It deserves a spot on the list, and I thank the user who picked this one.
The Tragically Hip
3/5
Meh...good add to the list, but far from great.
Chappell Roan
2/5
It's hard to say if this will be culturally relevant in 3 or 30 years, but I can state that to me in 2025 it's is indeed relevant and it deserves a place on this type of list. However, it's not something I like to listen to myself, and it was not a joyful listening session. Despite some very popular songs that were in the (good) NPR Tiny Desk version, it's a bland album at best.
Rachel Stevens
1/5
I didn't get it, neither the album nor why it deserves to be here.
That Handsome Devil
3/5
I enjoyed it, it was a nice discovery, but it could be much shorter, since it becomes tiring very quickly.
Bad Religion
4/5
Not the best of its kind, but a clear gap on the original list. Great pick
Backstreet Boys
2/5
I'll take it with a pinch of irony, but indeed the 90s/2000s pop music owes something to Backstreet Boys and other boy bands like them, so it's a good pick for a list like 1001. As an album, it's as bland as expected, but I cannot say anymore that I never listened to one of their album fully.
PS: It's much better than the Justin Timberlake one that is on the official list, just for registry
Cat System Corp.
4/5
Honestly, I don't like the album much, but Vaporwave is something important in 2025, and I believe this album is representative and deserves a spot on the list, especially being something from 2016; it's impressive how ahead of its time it was.
Yo La Tengo
2/5
It has some style, but is too bland for another listening
Reincidentes
5/5
Spanish punk and chords? Take my 5
Kashmir
3/5
Given the cover art and the short Wikipedia text, I was expecting something very different, with more experimentalism and innovation. I got something fairly simple, well done, but simple. The only song that gave me a pinch of what I was expecting was the last one ("No Balance Palace"). An album following the line of this last song will be much more impressive and enjoyable, but we have what we have, so it's a competent 3-star album.
ISIS
4/5
From the cover art plus Wikipedia, I was expecting something quite boring and pretentious, but indeed I found something quite fun and enjoyable. If not a masterpiece or something like that, it's a quite competent work for the purpose. Post-metal is something I should explore more.
Chucklehead
3/5
Although I enjoyed it in general and they have a very nice energy, it reminds me too much of something like Jamiroquai, and only the resemblance to it makes me dislike it a bit.
Ween
2/5
quite boring and uninspiring.
Songs: Ohia
2/5
The work is competent, but I've already seen so many people doing the same that it's tough to get something different from this record.
PS: I swear I yawned at least 1 time per song, but I probably should not blame the album for my sleepiness. Or should I?
Ozzy Osbourne
5/5
How the original 1001 list can even be called a list with no solo Ozzy? This is a huge gap now solved by someone good enough to remember the prince of darkness.
Gotcha!
4/5
I think this is the first trip-hop (a music style that I discovered following the original list) that I really enjoyed. It's so energetic, but not in a dancing way. It's more like an energy transfer or something like that. A bit long, but an impressive album.
Harry Styles
3/5
Much more a trend than a classic, it's not a bad album. I liked the upbeat on the initial songs and enjoyed the last songs less.
PS: "Watermelon sugar" should be part of another list like "1001 songs that you may try to do not to listen to before you die (and fail)"
3/5
I enjoyed the Eels' album selected for the original list much more, but this is also a good one. It's my comfort zone, no challenge, and also not much to say about.
Kaizers Orchestra
4/5
Totally unexpected, hardly understandable, and fully enjoyed!
Al Stewart
3/5
Not bad, but after 1100 albums, it sounds quite generic. It's possible to be a pleasant generic singer-songwriter, but it deserves a 3-star rating at maximum.
Amadou & Mariam
5/5
I really love to discover some good albums from different countries and people. Even without full enjoyment (I found it a bit repetitive), it deserves my 5.
Various Artists
4/5
There is a lack of musical theatre on the original list. It's not something I'll listen to without watching the movie, but it was a nice addition. It deserves a spot on my personal list
Avicii
1/5
Almost 1 hour and almost the same song. I learned to respect people from the electronic scene, but not this kind of album. Totally not for me.
Graham Parker
3/5
I've never heard about. Nice album, even though a bit repetitive.
The Weeknd
5/5
I forgot how much I liked this album. Thank you for its inclusion on the extended list.
Angelo De Augustine
2/5
Ok at the beginning, but it becomes annoying very quickly. It was good to know the artist, but I'll hardly come back to listen to it again.
Extrechinato y Tu
5/5
Spanish poetry with good music? It's a 5, even without understanding a single word.
Tori Amos
4/5
They should've picked this one instead of the sleepy "Little Earthquakes" for the original list.
3/5
There is nothing wrong with it, but it's quite sleepy, so it's hard to really listen to it up to the end, paying too much attention.
Transvision Vamp
3/5
A bit repetitive, but it works and has a nice energy.
Boredoms
5/5
One finished the original list and started to think: "From the most exotic albums on the list, which one was forgotten by the original authors? Can I go even further, and pick something even more strange?". Finally, they decided to propose this one to the list.
If an "evaluation" is possible, it should be: 😠😡😨😧😦😱😫😩😮😯😲😳😞😖
My rate? 5, 'cause "why not?", at least I was challenged somehow to reach the end of the album
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
5/5
After giving a 5 to another Godspeed You! Black Emperor on the user list, here I go again!
The Cure
3/5
It is nice to listen to some new The Cure, but it's also a bit of "I've seen all this before". They are great (even though I kind of disliked a bit of some of their album on the official list), but with greatness came also some level of repetitiveness that is hard to skip.
Rodríguez
3/5
His life history and the documentary are much more interesting than this album, but it's enjoyable to listen to, and I believe it deserves a spot on the extended list.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
4/5
I must rate this with a 4, since I've probably listened to the music of this album much more than almost any song in my life, even though I never heard about Herb Alpert and his band. Impossible to listen to it without noticing the pervasive cultural heritage of its songs (also, it's pleasant to listen to a soft jazz sometimes)
Stray From The Path
5/5
This is something the list really needs more!
Savatage
3/5
Although I really enjoy metal, especially its more melodic variations, this album didn't resonate with me much, and I found it quite repetitive. It deserves an extra star from me, as I always enjoy metal versions of so-called "classical music" and they did it well enough for me.
Bloc Party
3/5
Nice, but it gave strong feelings of "I've already listened to it before".
Mary Chapin Carpenter
2/5
Just another day with another meaningless (to me) country album. Not annoying, and the song "Not much to ask" was interesting.
Sports Team
3/5
The first song was amazing, but the album was just not very efficient in keeping the quality. Probably, I won't revisit it soon. 2.5
Baroness
4/5
Despite the low quality of the production, a good heavy metal album always deserves a listening session.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
It's done! I tried ( 3 times, thanks to the original list plus this one), but Sufjan Stevens is not for me. I understand who likes it, but I'd skip almost every song on this album if I weren't motivated to listen to all the albums on the list fully.
Lady Gaga
4/5
Hard to say it isn't important for music history and its qualities are quite clear, both on the catchy singles and on the lesser-known songs. To me, it's still not a classic, but it's a fair inclusion on the list.
Aesop Rock
3/5
It's hard to sound "new" in well-consolidated styles, and although I didn't enjoy everything on the album, I believe it deserves a spot since they tried to sound somewhat different.
Tally Hall
3/5
I like the variety of styles in the same album, even with a clear case of jack of trades, master of none result. I'll give it an extra star for the beat boxing. I believe it is the first (clearly identified) in the whole list.
3/5
It's a fairly good album, but honestly, after 1226 albums, I believe I'm becoming a bit picky with my stars. It need much more to be impressed now
Salif Keita
4/5
I had never heard of it before, the Wikipedia page is useless, and I didn't understand most of the lyrics. Still, after so many albums on the original list and users' list, I'll always praise a good suggestion that takes me out of my comfort zone. For sure, a Malian singer has reached the point to deserve my careful listening and stars!
Les sheriff
4/5
I don't know why they are so angry, but French punk is something I didn't know I was waiting for to listen to.
The Lumineers
3/5
Again? Oh no, it's not the same album I listened to for almost 100 times on the original list every time the Wikipedia page started "it's a American/UK indie band", it's a new one.
Honestely, it's not a bad album and I'm sure whose picked it for the user list love the album, but to me it's quite hard to find real pleasure listening to something so similar to anything on radios around 2010s, not because it's annoying or nor well produced, but just because it hugely lacks novelty so hard that is impossible to really enjoy the album fully.
First Aid Kit
3/5
It's a bit sleepy, but it's also enjoyable. I don't know why, but it sounds exactly as I expect for a Swedish band (I personally know just a handful of swedish people)
Dave Matthews Band
3/5
I always had the impression that Dave Matthews Band was more of a joke (extensively mentioned in many sitcoms, btw), and maybe for this reason, I never gave it a try.
Now that I have finished the album, I understand why people think about this band as a type of joke, due to the maximalism (and maybe magalomaniac) style of the songs; however, I cannot say that I disliked it. It's the opposite, I enjoyed most of my listening session of the album, even though I found it far from being perfect, and also the songs are too long.
Charles Aznavour
3/5
Not a personal preference due to the outdated style that does not convince me anymore in 2025, but it is indeed an essential album not included in the original list.
Courtney Barnett
3/5
You know when you listen to something and immediately forget about it, even before the end of the album? This was the case here. I know that I listened to it, but I honestly don't know what I thought about it. It was probably good; I'll assume this since someone picked it to complement the original list, so I'll go with this belief. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ornatos Violeta
5/5
It's not something I would call a perfect pop rock album, but I truly enjoyed the mix of styles and references. Also, a Portuguese rock album deserves a spot on the list given the lack of Portuguese albums on the original list (There is none if I remember well). Nice inclusion.
Everything Everything
3/5
After listening to more than 1200 albums, when the Wikipedia entry reads "[album name] is the [nth] studio album by [British/UK-based] band [band name]." I start my listening session with a pintch of salt (🙄). The original 1001 list has already covered most of the noteworthy ones (actually often going too far). However, this album gave me something to think about, particularly in its opening tracks. While it's a little longer than it needs to be, I finished my listening with a bittersweet feeling, it might have been even better if it had ended earlier. Still, it’s a solid 3-star album. Maybe the UK has more surprises in store for me after all.
65daysofstatic
5/5
This totally gave me some Toe feelings (which I really like), and I'm amazed by them. I usually don't like instrumental music primarily based on electric guitars (which is why I typically dislike shoegaze), however, this one is pretty impressive. Easy 5-star album (or should I say 65 stars?)
Alexisonfire
4/5
This is the type of thing I enjoyed a lot, but nowadays sounds a bit outdated. Still gold, but not enough for a 5-star rating.
Ex-Easter Island Head
4/5
I began this listening session with an appreciation for the courage to include a recent album in the list of "essentials." I believe that a certain amount of time is necessary to truly define an album as a must-listen.
However, after finishing it, I can understand why this album might deserve a spot on the list?
Although I'm not particularly into electronic and ambient music, I found that this album captures the spirit of the early years of this decade. I might be feeling overly optimistic today, and the mood may influence my perception of the music, but I am giving it a 4-star rating.
Chico Science
5/5
Now we're talking. I'm ashamed to give all my other 5-star ratings before this album on the users' list. This is truly missing in the original list.
The War On Drugs
2/5
I disliked the one included on the original list, so I had nothing to like about this one.
Indeed, I found it quite boring and pretentious, as expected. At least they attended my (low) expectations
Vampire Weekend
3/5
Maybe I was expecting too much from it, but it's not bad at all. A lot of clichés from standard indie rock, but not as much to be annoying.
Depeche Mode
3/5
They are good, okay, but do we really need another one? I don't think so
Jaco Pastorius
3/5
It was only a matter of time before someone on the users' list shared an example of some virtuosity in an instrument (the bass in this case). I feel compelled to please it, as it’s quite different from my usual preferences, and it's one of the enjoyable aspects of being part of this list. However, I must admit that I didn't particularly like it.
Comus
3/5
Everything has its fans, am I right? Listen to this, I enjoyed the vibe, and I only thought how crazy the 70s were to build material for this kind of progressive folk stuff.
Psyche Origami
3/5
It's really hard to sound original these days, and I believe they achieved a good level of originality as far as I can see. It's not exactly hip-hop, nor is it pure electronic music, but it's enjoyable overall.
INXS
4/5
Wow, talk about a mixed bag of feelings! It’s like this album screams 80s cliché, yet I can’t help but vibe with it!
I mean, who knew I’d stumble upon a long list of songs I’ve heard somewhere in the ether? It’s like musical déjà vu! I guess I’ve been a secret fan of this band all along, just lurking in the background like a guilty pleasure! Where’s my time machine now?
Fall Out Boy
3/5
Hum...they didn't save the rock and roll, but it's a nice album. I believe late emo-ish albums are indeed a lack on the original 1001 list, but I prefer others from Fall Out Boy.
3/5
The kind of thing I should like, but I only find it okay. maybe it's my daily mood, who knows?
John Coltrane
4/5
"My one and only love" is among my favorites. However, this album is not as awesome as I expected.
Eric B. & Rakim
4/5
After listening to this album, I regret having called everything else on this list (both the original 1001 and the extended user's list) "old school hip-hop". This is the real old-school. I felt I was back in the 90s during my teenage years while enjoying some random episode of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" on TV or something like that. What scratches, hum?
Bran Van 3000
1/5
A promising first song, but it went downhill from there to a bizarre album. Apparently, they have a good work on soundtracks for movies and games, and it may work better in this context, but for a full-hour album, it's a no-go for me.
Deafheaven
3/5
Black metal is not exactly what I look for when I want to listen to some metal, but ok, I understand that may be important somehow for the scene.
Spinvis
3/5
Impressive story. I'm happy he found his musical talent after 30 and achieved good success.
Additionally, I appreciate his skill, given that he is a one-person band. Despite it, I could not engage. I don't understand the lyrics, but that is not the reason. I can enjoy plenty of stuff without understanding it.
However, the songs sounded too generic to my taste, and except for the last song, which is fantastic, all the others were only good, skilled music with no highlights.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
This is one of those albums I thought I should love, but I like. It souds ike something "essential" and "influential", but for me it's just "likable, what do you have next?"
Yoko Ono
3/5
I can somehow admire the artistry of this piece, but I'll be lying if I say I enjoyed it. Especially the title track, which is better suited for a museum of experimental art songs than for an album. It's a 2.5/5 in my best mood for experimental stuff.
Tom Misch
2/5
It's an okay album, and I can see some qualities, but if not submitted by Tom Misch himself, that is also giving a try to the 1001 challenge, I really do not see how a (component but) quite standard album should be included in a collective all-time best albums of all time.
I recognize that everyone has their favorites, and there’s certainly a lot of awful music in the list.
Some submissions feel like an attempt to enhance the original list, while others come off as more ironic. Then there are those where someone thinks, "I know this isn't a classic, but it's my favorite of all time."
Strangely, to me, this album does not fit into any of these categories, and it leaves me a bit lost on how to evaluate it.
Descendents
5/5
Every good punk deserves a 5!
Screaming Females
3/5
Never heard about the band before. It's a competent work, but I was expecting something much more soulful than what I got. Nice guitar, tough.
Porcupine Tree
3/5
Given the text on the Wikipedia page, I was expecting something much more experimental and/or progressive. It ends up being relatively standard. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing.
Swans
4/5
This deserves a timeline review:
1st song: I'm truly sad for those who have this album as their favorite. It's a bizarre song collection that lacks sufficient experimentation to justify its existence as an art experiment.
Some minutes later... this is the best album I've ever listened to.
Another song... 40-minute song? Are you kidding me? Worst album ever.
"Kirsten supine" started: This is my favorite song of all time.
Finishing the album: I'll probably never listen to it again, despite it being one of the best selections on the list. I'm sad for myself.
Far from a perfect album, but at least it made me think, and it's impossible to say that it's not a good experience.
Mustafa
3/5
Good stuff, amusing and enjoyable to listen to, but nothing remarkable to be remembered forever. Great voice!
Korn
4/5
I was surprised to find another Korn in the user's list, but it ultimately proved justified to me. This debut is very different from what I know about the band and different from the album selected for the original 1001 list. I didn't love all the songs, but it was interesting
Shpongle
2/5
Really? No, I mean...really? This one? Is it not a mistake?
I try as much as possible to be open-minded, and I believe I have been successful until now, but this one was particularly challenging to understand. To me, it's one of the most obvious 1-star albums from both lists, but I'll give it a leap of faith and believe that whoever selected this one had a good motivation.
Duncan Dhu
3/5
I'm unsure if this is something I NEED to listen to before I die, but I enjoyed some songs, which is more than a lot of albums on the original list.
I pass by the whole (too long) album with the feeling that this is not for me, but I know a lot of (older) people who will enjoy it much more. At least I have a new band to suggest to them when needed.
Bright Eyes
3/5
"First Day of My Life" is a good song, but the album is generally competent, with no standout highlights to me. It really sounds like a 2005 album.
Just another day with another indie rock album, but now with a pinch of country(?)
Slowdive
2/5
An indie and unknown (to me) album from 1993? Hmm, it should be something pretty ahead of its time, maybe some forgotten grunge or pop-punk? Female vocals are highly promising. Let's check it now!
Well, it was just another collection of noisy guitars. Ok, you caught me again. The next shoegaze album will be successfully skipped by me. I'm sure it will.
Dolly Parton
2/5
Hard to reach the end (it's my fault, and I know it), but it's one of the best albums from her that I listened to (note that I only listened to the ones presented in the original list in partnership with other artists).
I won't miss the rest of her discography (quite extensive, btw), but it was not painful to follow this one.
Marillion
3/5
Neo-prog is....just prog? I liked it, but didn't get it, I guess.
Robyn
2/5
There is some stuff I'll never get.
Daft Punk
1/5
Datf punk: 👍 (almost always)
Tron: 👎
Current 93
2/5
I like to be challenged sometimes, but I don't believe that's the case today.
Living Colour
4/5
Why is this one not on the official 1001 list? It's much much better than the one selected there. Thanks for the picker of this album.
Chloe x Halle
2/5
It was nice to listen to some new and fresh R&B, but I can't say I really liked it.
Beyoncé
3/5
It is better the second time I'm listening to it, but still not exactly what I can call a classic. I like the idea of paying homage to the creators/important artists from dance pop in a more cohesive album. The entire project idea (RENAISSANCE + Cowboy Carter) looks promising and begs for a third act, but the album alone is a 3-star in its best.
Procol Harum
4/5
I'm often amazed by the hidden gems I've found on this list (both the original 1001 and the user's list). This is a good example!
To the same extent, I'm also amazed by how many English albums the world is capable of producing. Such small island(s) and so many musicians!
Cindy Lee
2/5
The quintessential of a great concept with the worst execution of all time. I don't know if I reached the end, since my player was configured to restart after the end, and I'm unsure if I can distinguish each song from the others.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
2/5
These Prog-guys are now working with electronic music? With a similar album in the original list (in terms of style, release date, and content), this one didn't click with me anyway. Maybe in another day, but today is a 2-star at its best
Built To Spill
3/5
According to the Wikipedia page, this album was selected as the best album of 1999, and this selection makes sense while listening to it now in 2025/2026. For the good and the bad parts of the best albums of 99.
Joan As Police Woman
3/5
I initially found it a bit annoying and pretentious, but after a few songs, I started liking it. However, the last songs brought back the feelings I had when I began the listening session. I believe it's fair to end with a good old 3-star rating for the record. Not great, but now as bad as it could be.
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5/5
"The doctor is in" for anyone who gave less than 5 for this album
NOFX
5/5
Any short album deserves at least 4 stars, but being NOFX, I'll give it a 5 to be fair with my younger self who would have enjoyed it a lot
BABYMETAL
5/5
This is not one album I would have picked by myself as an essential album in such a list of essential albums, but it's so fun that it deserves to be praised. Some of my favorite BABYMETAL songs were on this album.
No Doubt
4/5
Far from being among my favorites, but it's a clear blind spot on the original list. There are many worse 90s albums out there that could be easily replaced by this one. Great closing song (I had never listened to it before)
The National
2/5
Is this not the exact same album from The National that was selected for the official 1001 list? If not, they should really try to sound different and less sleepy for the next ones.
Bon Iver
2/5
It sounds intentionally boring. Well done, I guess!
The Marcus King Band
3/5
Except for the last song, it's a bland, country blues-ish album with little to offer. I can't say I disliked it, but I can ensure that I won't remember it tomorrow.
No matter what I think about it, it already deserves one extra star for giving me the opportunity to know a bit more about a Danish band. I enjoyed the album a lot, especially the banger "She Spider," which made me almost dance while listening.
Noname
2/5
I can get the value of this release, and it was nice to know about it. I can see echoes of our time and trends (lo-fi production and aesthetics, sounds of electronic devices, and short samples are the ones that stood out most to me).
However, maybe for being a 2016 album, I guess a lot of other artists already did the same and did it much better, so it ends up becoming a strange kind of album that is at the same time ahead of its time and sounds so outdated that it becomes annoying.
100 gecs
4/5
Sometimes I forget how pleasant it is to listen to something so refreshing (even when hypercharged with samples and references). It will not become one of my favourite albums, and maybe I don't even give another of their albums a chance, since electronic music is not exactly the kind I love. However, the enjoyment of discovering new and creative stuff resonates a lot with me.
Lo Fidelity Allstars
1/5
I'm so sorry, but no
Magdalena Bay
2/5
This is not the worst thing I have received on the list, but it isn't very pleasant. Except for the last song, it looks like a long song with no variance and a soulless feel.
Mac DeMarco
3/5
Mac DeMarco is one of those singers/bands that become to me almost like a joke/internet meme and it's funny to discover that they actually exist and have real albums.
Good instruments, bland album.
Dead Boys
3/5
I can see the novelty and how they were ahead of their time, but I didn't like listening to it in 2026.
The classic curse of being an innovator: its imitators and successors surpass it.
The Civil Wars
4/5
It was the first time I really enjoyed an unequivocal country album. Point to the user's list since all the country mess in the original list never gave me the same good feeling.
Adam Green
2/5
Truly far from being a great album, but funny enough to deserve a quick listening session. Point for it for being a relatively short album.
Roy Harper
2/5
I don't think I needed a weird Bob Dylan today.
Gerry Cinnamon
3/5
An ok album, but I didn't see anything special about it.
Jason Isbell
2/5
Yeah, the original list, which contains at least 10 country albums per decade, was really missing one from the XXI century. I assume I enjoyed this one a bit, but it's as tiring as almost all country albums have been since forever.
Fontaines D.C.
3/5
Enjoyable, but not especially good.
The Hold Steady
2/5
I swear I listened to it fully 2 days ago, but it's totally gone from my mind now. It means something, right?
Amyl and The Sniffers
4/5
Not perfect, but it's so refreshing and energetic that it deserves a second listening later. I'll keep an eye out for their new releases.
The Posies
2/5
Hard to say how much this album is common. A complete by-the-book rock album and quite soulless to me.
Weezer
4/5
It's not the perfect Weezer album to me, but it's still great
Lady Gaga
3/5
While this album is certainly important, it feels more like an attempt to replicate the success of "The Fame," which has already been included by another user. I think that Lady Gaga's more recent albums would be better choices for the list, since they bring fresher songs and some novelty.
WHY?
1/5
Why? is my question when I tried to understand the purpose of this album and how they fit in any category between alternative hip-hop and indie rock (according to the Wikipedia page). Just strange compositions with not-so-good and repetitive production.
Fontaines D.C.
3/5
A bit better than the "Romance" that I got earlier on the list, but I still didn't get it. Competent, but totally bland rock.
Touché Amoré
4/5
quite frenetic! I liked it, but these guys should rest a bit between songs! So much energy!
The Heads
3/5
It's interesting, but it sounds like what it is: a collection of cover-like songs and improvised (good) gigs with friends.
It was nice to know the project, but I don't believe it's a great album.
Future Islands
3/5
Interesting album. It starts promising, falls into the bland indie-rock void, and ends with a burst of energy and dark atmosphere that makes it interesting again. I'm pleased with this user pick, even though it didn't become a favorite to me, it was a good discovery after so many albums.
Shudder To Think
2/5
The Wikipedia page stated that they didn't want to sound exactly like other '90s post-hardcore bands; however, they ended up sounding like a generic cover of those bands.
The 90s sometimes hide some gems, but it also hides some stuff that is better in our memories, which is just ok in 2026 if we are very positive
HELLYEAH
3/5
I don't think I've ever used this adjective before, but this is so derivative. It sounds exactly like it should sound, and it sounds exactly like a lot of things like(d), but it's hard to care about.
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
4/5
Did I enjoy it? No.
Is it unusual? Yes.
Did I fully understand it? No.
Despite that, I believe it deserves a solid 4-star rating for its unique and challenging proposal. While I certainly won't listen to it again, I know it will stick in my memory.
Jawbreaker
4/5
I'm sure I'd have enjoyed this album much more if I had listened to it 10 or 15 years ago.
Listening to it in 2026 makes it too outdated to be considered a great album, but it's obviously influential and important for the pop-punk and emo bands that came later. We got it from the music and from the great information on the Wikipedia page (one of the most complete ones).
To me, it's always nice to discover these bands with such a capacity of being ahead of their time.
Death Cab for Cutie
3/5
It's a nice indie album, but nothing here excited me. Perhaps in a different mood, I might enjoy it more, but it sounds like it's from 2003, and it's not particularly special.
The Mountain Goats
2/5
The whole album was a good idea, but not so well executed.
Slapstick
5/5
I never expected to like a collection of ska-punk albums so much. I never ever combined all these words in the same sentence. Ska-punk is far from my favorite punk subgenre. I never heard about this band before, and it's quite a long album, but it's enjoyable. Great surprise!
Nic Jones
3/5
Good as a curiosity, but not so enjoyable. It was nice to listen to some traditional folk songs with a good production, though.
Brand New
5/5
Wow! This is an impressive album, and I'm surprised I haven't heard of it. As a 2000 teen, it looks like such an obvious choice for the younger me. I'm happy to have known it now.
Olivia Rodrigo
4/5
It's a very nice album and quite enjoyable. To me, the only "problem" with this album is a feeling of an outdated album for something released less than 5 years ago. I know nostalgia is back in fashion (which is ironic), but I feel this album sounds more old-fashioned than nostalgic.
The B-52's
3/5
Is it the same song for half an hour? Yes, but at least it's a good song! 😊
David Allan Coe
2/5
Even though I was really tired of country, I should say I almost enjoyed this one. The guitar work is quite impressive.
Overall, the album delivers what is promised from the cover to the final song, but given my exposure to so many country albums over the last 4 years in this project, it's not one of the worst.
The Ike Reilly Assassination
4/5
Strange album. At the same time, it's totally a 2004 album with nothing special, but it's also so enjoyable and fun to listen to. Maybe I'm a bit nostalgic for this kind of album today, but I enjoyed the discovery.
Massive Attack
2/5
Do we really need ANOTHER massive attack album on the list? REALLY? I mean, aren't they pretty similar to each other?