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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
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5 | 2.12 | +2.88 |
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
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5 | 2.43 | +2.57 |
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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5 | 2.58 | +2.42 |
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
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5 | 2.63 | +2.37 |
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
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5 | 2.67 | +2.33 |
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
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5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Palo Congo
Sabu
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5 | 2.69 | +2.31 |
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
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5 | 2.69 | +2.31 |
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
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5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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My Bloody Valentine
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5 | 2.72 | +2.28 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
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1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
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2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
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Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
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1 | 2.48 | -1.48 |
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
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2 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
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The White Album
Beatles
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3 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
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2 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| David Bowie | 9 | 4.78 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4.83 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 5 |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 5 |
| Leonard Cohen | 5 | 4.8 |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 4.57 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.75 |
| PJ Harvey | 4 | 4.75 |
| Björk | 4 | 4.75 |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 5 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 5 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 5 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 5 |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 5 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 5 |
| Prince | 3 | 5 |
| The Stooges | 3 | 5 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 5 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 5 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 5 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 5 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 5 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 4.4 |
| Morrissey | 4 | 4.5 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.5 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4.5 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 4.67 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.67 |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 4.67 |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 4.67 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.67 |
| Public Enemy | 3 | 4.67 |
| Echo And The Bunnymen | 3 | 4.67 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 4.67 |
| Paul Simon | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.67 |
| Beatles | 7 | 4.14 |
| Cocteau Twins | 2 | 5 |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 5 |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 5 |
| Curtis Mayfield | 2 | 5 |
| Belle & Sebastian | 2 | 5 |
| Fela Kuti | 2 | 5 |
| Dolly Parton | 2 | 5 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | 2 | 5 |
| Missy Elliott | 2 | 5 |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 2 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5 |
| Elton John | 2 | 5 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5 |
| Iggy Pop | 2 | 5 |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 |
| Coldplay | 2 | 5 |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5 |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 5 |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 5 |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 5 |
| CHIC | 2 | 5 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 |
| k.d. lang | 2 | 5 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 |
| M.I.A. | 2 | 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 4.2 |
| Tom Waits | 5 | 4.2 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 4.2 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.25 |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4.25 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4.25 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.25 |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 4 |
| The Cure | 3 | 4.33 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Smiths | 3 | 4.33 |
| Madonna | 3 | 4.33 |
| Yes | 3 | 4.33 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.33 |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 4.33 |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 4.33 |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 4.33 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Who | 5 | 4 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 4 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Dire Straits | 2, 5 |
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5/5
I hate when republicans are talented
37 likes
Sonic Youth
5/5
Goo has *everything*. A punk ode to Karen Carpenter, a fuck-you/come-on feminist anthem, a robot absolutely screlting the name Mildred Pierce, but most importantly it’s got Goo herself. Slay yas goo mama boots
22 likes
1-Star Albums (2)
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Al Green
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
What an incredible first album, only giving it 4 instead of 5 because I know what’s coming for the band but this is pretty close to flawless
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Probably the least timeless Springsteen has ever sounded but also the most hooky. Some of these songs are smashes right out the gate, while the worst of them just sound like retreads of similar material. Overall solid in my opinion
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
Like the Goodfellas of rap albums
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Yeah yeah it’s boring and yeah the vocal spin is WILDly incongruous with the music but at least it’s pretty (but wow this is too long)
Muddy Waters
4/5
Damn that opening track is a stunner, the production on this is so loose and great, it reminds me a lot of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah—another comeback album that’s loose and hard and a pared back career revitalization
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
I kind of forgot I was listening to this as I was listening to it but it has everything you could want in some good old guitar Brit rock. I definitely hear it’s influence over the second half of the 90s and early 2000s. Plus the tragic backstory is so compelling and mystifying
Little Richard
5/5
Can you imagine the confidence
The Cure
4/5
So much of a vibe that the hooks get kind of buried, but there are so many hints of inspiration and legacy hidden throughout and it’s so daring to go over a minute before any vocals are heard
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
What the Straight White Man™️ Did to Marley’s legacy and reggae as a whole is unforgivable. This is an album of musicians at the peak of their craft, the tones alone across this are so sumptuous and warm and joy-giving.
The Offspring
3/5
I’ve never been able to get on The Offspring’s wavelength. I respect the idea of melding punk, metal, and grunge in theory but in practice it just doesn’t do much for me. It kind of makes me feel like I’m about to get bullied. Good hooks though
Sonic Youth
5/5
Goo has *everything*. A punk ode to Karen Carpenter, a fuck-you/come-on feminist anthem, a robot absolutely screlting the name Mildred Pierce, but most importantly it’s got Goo herself. Slay yas goo mama boots
Common
4/5
I’ve always thought of common as kind of corny but this is so smooth and soulful, he has one of the best voices for hip-hop ever and I’m so glad I listened to this. More hip hop albums should be 43 minutes long
4/5
Only a meme because it’s actually good. It takes a lot of skill to make hooks out of lyrics this nonsensical. More of a 3.5 but I’ll be generous
Baaba Maal
4/5
Dreamy
The Verve
4/5
Never realized how in-the-same toy box The Verve and Radiohead were at this time
Cocteau Twins
5/5
One of the best sounding records I’ve ever listened to
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Wish there were a little bit more standout moments but overall was a really engaging listen and can see it being groundbreaking at the time
Elis Regina
3/5
A mystifying choice—including a compilation is not something I expected nor really appreciate but I did enjoy my listen somewhat
Queens Of The Stone Age
4/5
I’m hot and cold on QOTSA but this is a strong collection of songs, they sound confident and seductive and they always know how to sequence albums in a way that takes you on a journey
Aerosmith
4/5
Solid blues rock, catchy hooks, amazing production. Not a ton to be mad at
Frank Sinatra
5/5
How pleasant and warm
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Beats are good, energy is there, just sounds really dated and the lyrics are not quite there for me
Gang Starr
4/5
My favorite type of hip hop
Fever Ray
4/5
Feels timeless and locked in time at the same time, definitely pushes the envelope and is confrontational and comfortable at the same time
The Saints
4/5
More punk records should be this lush
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Oh my god boys let me breathe
Kraftwerk
4/5
Cool and poised and wry, like the most well-dressed cyborg reading haikus
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Just never gonna be my cup of tea, but the skill is definitely apparent
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Long in a positive and negative way, Gaye is always listenable and compelling but this doesn’t have the ease that I relate with him
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
How many times have the Killers listened to this album weeping enviously
Ryan Adams
1/5
I didn’t and won’t listen to this
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Queen stays queen
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Very solid, sounds so great and lush
ZZ Top
3/5
Is “I got the six” about a size queen looking for a gay hookup?
Marvin Gaye
5/5
A classic for a reason
Finley Quaye
3/5
Totally fine and listenable but not sure why it’s on this list. More of 7 out of 10 but bumping it down just to being a bit bland
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Dripping in acid haze and California heat wave, so damn cool and confident
Ride
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Steviieeeeeee
Bob Dylan
4/5
I don’t really have anything to say, very solid. Dylan doesn’t inspire a lot of passion in me but he does inspire respect
Steve Earle
4/5
Just solid working class country
John Martyn
3/5
This had some great textures but nothing grabbed me
Incubus
4/5
I never got the love for this band until listening to this album
Beck
4/5
Beck’s combo of ennui and irony really depresses me but this is one of his strongest albums so I’ll be kind
Radiohead
5/5
Stone cold classic
Mudhoney
3/5
Competently made but stirred nothing in me
Sonic Youth
5/5
This feels so weighty but never collapses or bores. Pretty impressive
New York Dolls
4/5
Cool and edgy
David Crosby
4/5
So lush and warm
Lou Reed
4/5
Not the Lou Reed I know but one that I did enjoy
Beatles
4/5
Probably the best Beatles album? Right?
Eagles
3/5
Fine
Cat Stevens
4/5
Father and Son 😢
Tina Turner
4/5
Loses steam in the second half but this has some bangers on it
Thundercat
4/5
Boozy and loose, very listenable
Mekons
3/5
This didn’t do it for me
Elbow
4/5
I really enjoyed this, it was right up my alley and something I’d never heard of!
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Not really my thing but very listenable
The Cardigans
4/5
Nothing else really sounds like this, I love hearing rock with a feminine edge to it. The sonic palate is so comforting
Queen
4/5
This rocks
Depeche Mode
4/5
That voice, that mood
FKA twigs
4/5
I love this album so much, what a debut
The Byrds
4/5
Nice and comfy
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
When you become a meme it’s usually because you’re iconic
Cream
3/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Live albums really aren’t for me but thin lizzy are great
Tom Waits
4/5
Thought I was out but he pulled me back in
Public Enemy
4/5
Like an underground train rattling the grate beneath your feet and blowing hot summer city heat up into your face
T. Rex
4/5
Oozes cool and talent
Happy Mondays
3/5
Enjoyable enough but didn’t really wow me
Elliott Smith
5/5
The blueprint
Saint Etienne
4/5
Vibessss
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
❤️
Orbital
4/5
I vibed with this, fun and heady
Pearl Jam
5/5
Alternative radio is actually legally required to play all 11 of these songs at least once a day
B.B. King
5/5
He is the king after all
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Solid but didn’t grab me
Happy Mondays
3/5
Listenable and vibey
Pulp
4/5
I enjoyed this, had some definite hallmarks of other Brit-pop/rock bands
Iron Maiden
4/5
Surprised at how much I loved this. If the lyrics were better this would be a 5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Incredible. One of the best voices ever
Ramones
4/5
It’s a skill to make songs that all sound the same be compelling
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
So sexy and cool
Violent Femmes
4/5
Scrappy, fun, and hooks for days
The Undertones
3/5
Like belle and sebastian’s bratty younger brother
The Stranglers
4/5
Fun and funky early punk
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
5/5
Timeless
4/5
Undeniably confident and charismatic, soars when it should, whispers when it must
Goldfrapp
3/5
I liked the idea of this more than I enjoyed listening to it unfortunately kinda gossamer thin
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Pretty enjoyable but entirely too long
The The
4/5
Cool and sexy and fresh even now
The La's
4/5
I reeeeally liked this
Death In Vegas
3/5
Like a fine score to a Zach Snyder movie
The Waterboys
4/5
I really enjoyed this! Like a precursor to Arcade Fire or a lot of other indie rock of the late aughts
Wilco
4/5
Not their best but revolutionary in its own way. Wilco does patience better than most rock bands of their time and this is one patient album. Mixed to the gods per usual
The Replacements
4/5
Solid and more varied than most punk outings
The Who
5/5
Hey these guys are pretty talented
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
Classic two handed country
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Liked this much better than Exile, an enjoyable creative rock album
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Björk band!!
Gene Clark
4/5
Pretty good singer-songwriter fare
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
The compositions here are obviously impressive this thing could’ve cut two whole songs though
ABBA
4/5
Abba goes nu-wave
George Michael
4/5
Maybe one too many ballads but overall a great listen and he sounds amazing as ever
Muddy Waters
5/5
Muddy waters is probably the king of live music
Wire
4/5
Wire rules
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Such a nice blend of noise and hook
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Solid, inventive, and timeless
Roni Size
4/5
Strong but why is this SO long
Radiohead
5/5
Iconic. Infinitely iconic.
The Smiths
4/5
Storytelliiiiiiing. This album is great
Paul Weller
3/5
Fine I guess, not insulting or bad just didn’t really excite me
Scott Walker
4/5
Spooky, beautiful, and classic
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I’m loathe to say I don’t really care (I’m sorry)
Madonna
5/5
Top tier mid-career Madonna. Confident, composed, and coooool
Beatles
4/5
Hey these guys are kinda good
Brian Eno
4/5
Pretty cool and interesting but surprisingly funky
Morrissey
4/5
Regrettably this is pretty great
Sleater-Kinney
5/5
Like a cherry bomb of emo punk energy
James Brown
4/5
Albums like this make me understand the appeal of live albums
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
This album is so good it’s actually staggering. It really has everything and sounds unbelievable
The Kinks
4/5
I liked it!
Dr. Octagon
4/5
Not necessarily my favorite thing but I really respect it and am glad it exists
Shack
3/5
Fine!
Dire Straits
2/5
I got almost nothing out of this. Granted my brain turned off after the f-slur in track 2
Elvis Costello
4/5
Did Elvis Costello invent pop-punk?
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Guys where’d the edge go...
Hole
5/5
For my money probably the best grunge album
Os Mutantes
4/5
This was cool as hell, feels like dropping an alka seltzer into a cocktail
The Avalanches
4/5
This was a party!!
Ray Charles
5/5
Genius indeed
Sepultura
4/5
Ok this thing RIPS. I love the ambient sections between songs it really gives a sense of space
Miles Davis
5/5
Miles! MILES!!
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Imagine being this talented
4/5
Maybe the only Talking Heads rip-off band worth a damn
Supertramp
4/5
Possibly the most 70s sounding album of all time
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
I’m not so sure about this one—but I’ll be generous cause it seems more enjoyable than I normally find this genre
Sugar
4/5
This is such a blueprint
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Y’know it is what it is
Maxwell
4/5
Pretty cool and sexy, Maxwell is just a classic classy guy with a solid voice. Hard to be mad at him
Foo Fighters
4/5
Man nobody makes modern rock sound as *correct* as Dave Grohl
Laura Nyro
4/5
Right up my alley
4/5
I liked it!
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
Pretty mesmerizing by the end
Peter Tosh
5/5
Amazing, lush, melancholy, relaxed
Lauryn Hill
5/5
American masterpiece
Faith No More
4/5
Pretty much what I want out of a rock album, swaggering, full of personality and high energy. (Maybe would’ve cut a few songs for length but hey)
Milton Nascimento
5/5
Lovely
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Didn’t really do anything for me, sorry Neil
TV On The Radio
4/5
Pretty solid and surprising
Public Enemy
5/5
Shifts and mutates like it’s working stream-of-consciousness
Eurythmics
5/5
So cool, so good
PJ Harvey
5/5
This was my first PJ, I feel like a fool
OutKast
4/5
Speakerboxxx is almost a 5/5...the love below is...not
Tim Buckley
4/5
Lived up to its title
Rocket From The Crypt
4/5
Rock and roll is coooool
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Legend. The art teacher is one of the best songs ever
Jeff Beck
4/5
Does it’s job
Pavement
4/5
I love the way this sounds
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Solid dad rock from the most dad rock guy around
Van Morrison
5/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
I love ELO, I would’ve cut a few songs but also it sounds so good it’s hard to complain
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I guess I get it
The Fall
3/5
This was fine but unexciting to me
Animal Collective
5/5
A masterpiece of folk psychedelica
Queen
5/5
Lives up to its name, Bohemian Rhapsody is worth the price of admission alone
Sonic Youth
4/5
This rewarded my patience I wish I had more to give
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
I. Love. Tom. Petty.
Donald Fagen
5/5
I really dug this, it sounds amazing and the songs have just the right amount of cheese to balance out how smooth they are
Joan Baez
4/5
Amazing vocals and writing
Fugees
4/5
Lauryn is a one of a kind talent
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
Ethereal and grounded at the same time
David Bowie
4/5
A Bowie high mark
Tom Waits
4/5
I don’t get why this is considered lesser Waits, he seems so comfortable here and the atmosphere is so thick and palpable
Stereo MC's
4/5
This was pretty vibey and cool
David Holmes
4/5
Viiiiiibes
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Solid pop exceptionalism
Bad Brains
4/5
Singular, muscular, badass
Stephen Stills
4/5
Everything is right
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Raggedy, smart, and ahead of the curve
Fairport Convention
5/5
This album rips, one of the best sounding records of the decade
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Genre defining. I wish it lasted 24 hours
Led Zeppelin
4/5
It’s Led Zeppelin
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
I really dug this, cool atmosphere, a hint of danger, good songs
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Regrettably this didn’t do it for me
Kid Rock
3/5
Okay his flow sucks and he has approximately 2 things to say over this hour long album but I have to say this has ~atmosphere~ and the production is really good
Louis Prima
4/5
C’mon Lou!
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I really thought this was gonna be The Rolling Stones lp that grabbed me but no it wasn’t…whyyyy did bands do this tongue in cheek Americana bullshit around this time it’s so disingenuous
Stan Getz
4/5
Delivers exactly what it says it is
Nick Drake
5/5
Nick Drake’s cannon is immaculate
Brian Eno
4/5
Does its job
The Flying Burrito Brothers
5/5
I reaaaaally liked this
Van Halen
5/5
What an effort, the conversation between rock music old and new on this is so good. They also balance technicality and fun like no other band
Primal Scream
4/5
Pretty cool, pretty listenable
Dr. John
5/5
I have some qualms about the Dr John phenomena from a cultural standpoint but this is such a testament to his talent, taste, and personality
The Icarus Line
4/5
This is pretty much exactly what I want rock music to sound like
Leonard Cohen
4/5
One of our best
4/5
Gotta respect it don’t gotta love it
Billy Bragg
4/5
Solid as hell, inventive and comfortable
The Specials
4/5
Like Belle & Sebastian if they weren’t the whitest band in the world
The Cure
5/5
Perfection
Black Sabbath
4/5
Iron man really slows this whole thing down unfortunately
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
Like the best collection of short stories, achingly beautiful
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Yes boys
Steely Dan
4/5
I guess I love Steely Dan
Metallica
3/5
I really don’t care for this, there aren’t enough levels to it
Deee-Lite
5/5
This thing is so vibrant, artists spend years chasing the highs of “groove”
Beastie Boys
4/5
I feel conflicted about this, there are parts I love and parts I hate but overall I’m left with ENERGY so I’m leaning positive
Manu Chao
5/5
This rules
David Bowie
4/5
A great Bowie era
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Didn’t make as much of an impression as I anticipated
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Probably my fave stones album we’ve listened to on this
Pixies
4/5
Shaggy and cool
5/5
A live album that earns its worth by capturing one of the most influential aesthetic shifts in music history basically in real time
Neu!
4/5
Funky and fun, brooding
Black Sabbath
4/5
Pretty timeless, lyrics are a little wonky but the energy is infectious
Adam & The Ants
4/5
I really really dug this
The Pharcyde
4/5
90s rap is so comforting
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Starts strong but kind of fizzles for me
Common
4/5
Solid! Self aware! Smooth!
The Band
4/5
It’s the band!
5/5
I hate when republicans are talented
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Spooky, raw, indebted to history
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
I really enjoyed this, inventive production and really solid songwriting
Mott The Hoople
4/5
Rock! And Roll!
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Why so long though
Sade
5/5
Nearly perfect
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Legendary
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Okay maybe I like the flaming lips more than I thought
John Grant
4/5
Beautiful, queer as hell, and so we’ll written
R.E.M.
4/5
Solid
Fela Kuti
5/5
Afrobeat legend
Michael Jackson
5/5
Even the bad song is great
Sam Cooke
5/5
Sounds like the best party ever
The Crusaders
3/5
The first song rips, the rest is kind of sleepy
DJ Shadow
4/5
Vibey and skillful
Michael Jackson
5/5
Okay this album rips
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Literally this rocks
Portishead
4/5
Moody and dark and sexy
Machito
4/5
The production on this is great, those horns sound CRISP
Steve Winwood
4/5
Pretty good cheese rock
The Stone Roses
4/5
So influential and solid
I forget that this band existed
Dolly Parton
5/5
Clear and beautiful as a bell
Ice Cube
4/5
Really strong but gets kind of one-note towards the end for me
Simple Minds
4/5
Beautiful, energetic, cutting edge
Tears For Fears
5/5
Perfection
808 State
3/5
I liked this, it must’ve been cutting edge at the time
The Go-Go's
5/5
Musicianship, hooks, energy. Perfection
Amy Winehouse
5/5
One of the most perfect pairings of songwriting and production of the 21st century
Miles Davis
5/5
Delivers what is promised
The Prodigy
3/5
It’s really hard to come back from “smack my bitch up”
The Temptations
4/5
It’s the temptations!
Tom Waits
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
Can
4/5
Funky, soulful, genre bending
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Revolutionary and playful
ZZ Top
4/5
Pretty good pretttttyyyy good
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Volatile moody unpredictable
Bauhaus
5/5
Groovy haunted and so well paced
Bon Jovi
4/5
The boys are wet, what can I say
Rod Stewart
4/5
Solid
Mariah Carey
4/5
Imagine singing like that
Green Day
4/5
Overblown in the best way
Funkadelic
4/5
Worth the odyssey it took to find it
Buzzcocks
4/5
So much energy and inventiveness
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
Solange
5/5
One of the great spiritual balms in this life
Massive Attack
3/5
Mild and chill but executed better by orhers
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Pretty unrelenting, I needed a little bit more to grab onto
Jimmy Smith
5/5
The chops on this
Todd Rundgren
4/5
A tour-de-force kaleidoscope of psych folk pop gems
OutKast
5/5
It makes sense they had to virtually split up after this, they had become too powerful
Ray Price
4/5
Sensuous and bold
The Band
4/5
As generic and workmanlike as the name suggests
Culture Club
4/5
My boyfriend had a Twitter fight with boy George anyway this album is pretty good
Steely Dan
4/5
Guess I’m a steely Dan man
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
So cool and poised and raucous
Tim Buckley
3/5
Didn’t leave an impact really
Underworld
4/5
I really enjoyed this, haunted, the perfect blend of electronic and acoustic elements
The Only Ones
4/5
Good
5/5
Perfection
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Songs to live inside
Pink Floyd
4/5
Up its own ass in an incredibly compelling way
Nick Drake
5/5
Nick drake is one of the all time greats
SAULT
4/5
I loved this, I don’t know how I’ve never heard of this
The Adverts
4/5
Solid
The Cars
5/5
10cc
4/5
Good!
Bobby Womack
5/5
Neil Young
5/5
One of those albums that you hear about all the time and you think “surely it can’t be that good” but then it’s better than you ever imagined
Pink Floyd
4/5
Bloated but solid
Talvin Singh
4/5
Missy Elliott
5/5
Maybe the best flow of her generation and the production on this is immaculate
Aphex Twin
4/5
Delivers on the name
Frank Ocean
5/5
One of the best albums of the last 20 years
Tangerine Dream
4/5
I think I prefer their film work, this left me a liiiittle cold but it’s still competent. More of a 3.5
Beach House
4/5
One of their best
Björk
5/5
A masterpiece
Haircut 100
5/5
This rules. I had never heard of them and I loved this
Alice Cooper
4/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
Just perfect
Earth, Wind & Fire
5/5
Chicago
5/5
Ok this rips
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
So amazing
Madonna
4/5
Banger after banger
Bert Jansch
4/5
UB40
4/5
Amazing songs, great production, a little long
New Order
4/5
The Doors
4/5
Took me a while to get on Jim’s wavelength on this one but the music itself is so strong that I didn’t mind so much
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
I had listened to this before and didn’t get it but this time I LOVED it. TUSK!
Ute Lemper
4/5
Haunting and visceral
Nick Drake
5/5
Nickkkkkk 😭
Paul Simon
5/5
This album is amazing
Sheryl Crow
4/5
Good!
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Charisma out the ears
Air
4/5
You can hear the roots of Beach House and Tame Impala in this
Randy Newman
4/5
Femi Kuti
4/5
The Lemonheads
4/5
Solid
Van Halen
4/5
I’ve heard this album probably 100 times but it’s still great (thanks dad)
The Monks
4/5
Scrappy, rough, and energetic
Orange Juice
4/5
Such a strange amalgam of genres but this really worked for me
Tricky
4/5
Sexy and truly dark sounding, a perfect blend of skill and atmosphere
Pulp
4/5
Always meant to give them a chance and happy to listen to this
Meat Loaf
4/5
Pretty singular and excellent even though it oozes toxic horniness
Charles Mingus
5/5
Stunning
Doves
5/5
This rips
Beatles
4/5
Pretty good preeeetty good
Sonic Youth
4/5
Noisy, edgy, exciting
Elton John
5/5
A classic
Janis Joplin
4/5
Janis doesn’t do much for me but I can’t deny the power and charisma
Barry Adamson
3/5
This didn’t really do anything for me
Jurassic 5
4/5
Strong and accessible
The Prodigy
4/5
Unrelenting and hypnotic. Not my genre but undeniably crafted
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
I was a little disappointed with how much this sags in the middle, the covers don’t work for me
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
I miss when mainstream records could be this successful and this shaggy
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
This album is amazing for how layered and solid it is. It’s rare for a band to sound this fractured yet this together
Carole King
5/5
One of the most quintessential singer-songwriter albums of all time
The The
4/5
Cool, arty, yet accessible
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Profane, grimy, and messy
The White Stripes
4/5
Not a huge fan of jack but have a lot of respect for him. This is solid
Living Colour
4/5
I really loved this, it was a few songs shy of being a ten out of ten for me
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
5/5
Lush and beautiful
Soundgarden
3/5
I was kind of disappointed by this, Chris is obviously amazing but the rest of the band sounds in the pocket but kind of bored?
Various Artists
4/5
Regrettably very good
Orbital
4/5
Pretty revolutionary and unique
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Surprisingly diverse for this era of hard rock
Screaming Trees
4/5
I loved this, this feels so foundational
Cornershop
4/5
Really liked this
Wilco
5/5
A foundational text of indie rock
The Cure
4/5
The force of the rhythm section is honestly breathtaking
Don McLean
4/5
Okay, I really liked this. The cutesyness threatens to overpower everything but Mclean’s clean vocals keep everything centered
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Maybe the best album by a band with mostly great albums
Blur
4/5
This thing is paced…horribly? Song 2 is good enough to carry this further than it deserves but whew this felt interminable
JAY Z
5/5
It is a pure joy listening to someone this on top of their game
Kate Bush
5/5
Very possibly one of the best albums ever
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Zappa is bold always, crazy this came out when it did
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
The goats
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Scrappy and lived in and cool
Ryan Adams
3/5
I was underwhelmed. This is try-hard and lazy at the same time to me
Joan Armatrading
4/5
So assured
Lorde
5/5
One of the best albums of the last 20 years
Germs
4/5
Nasty and heavy
Cocteau Twins
5/5
Still being copied by beach house to this day
Paul Simon
5/5
Go off Paul
Iggy Pop
5/5
This is pretty exquisite, varied and confident
Echo And The Bunnymen
5/5
Spooky, retro, edgy, solid
Beatles
5/5
It’s abbey road
Hawkwind
3/5
This left me so cold. I’m already half out with the live album aspect but it’s also sooo long
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
No one else really sounds like Corgan at his best
Neil Young
5/5
Neil said 😤
Iron Maiden
5/5
Rips
Keith Jarrett
4/5
The best part are the little noises you hear in the background
Robbie Williams
3/5
Solid enough, I’m just not as taken with the charisma here as I think I need to be
Supergrass
4/5
Really strong
Cypress Hill
4/5
It was really hard to get past all the casual homophobia but this is undoubtably a really strong album
Ananda Shankar
4/5
5/5
One of the biggest sounding albums ever
Miles Davis
5/5
A classic for a reason
The Charlatans
4/5
Cool and edgy still
Aerosmith
4/5
I really liked this
David Bowie
5/5
I miss when superstars were just weird and bold and put whole ambient halves of records out
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Electronic in substance, hard rock in spirit. This is confrontational and challenging
Black Flag
4/5
Nasty, raucous, incisive
Roxy Music
4/5
I never knew how Bowie-y they were towards the beginning. This was great
Prince
5/5
Maybe his greatest work
Gorillaz
4/5
This is all over the place but the highs are high
X-Ray Spex
5/5
Just incredible
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
This album has everything
Ozomatli
4/5
The English lyrics leave a little something to be desired but this is great
William Orbit
4/5
I liked this, textural and cool
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Joni
The Incredible String Band
3/5
This was… a lot
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Experimental and catchy
Tito Puente
4/5
This was great
Killing Joke
5/5
This rips. 9/10
Talking Heads
5/5
The Style Council
4/5
So eclectic I kept checking to make sure it was the same album
Stevie Wonder
5/5
This albummm
The Stooges
5/5
Imagine hearing this in 69
Supergrass
4/5
Pretty solid, seems foundational
MGMT
4/5
The bloom is off the rose with this knowing that nothing after really stands up but the highs are SO high here
Arcade Fire
5/5
I’ll never forget how baffled my famil was when this won album of the year
Slipknot
4/5
Ruthless and skillful
Frank Sinatra
5/5
Damn Frankie
Suede
4/5
Reeeeally strong. Could see this becoming a 5 with more listens
Bonnie Raitt
5/5
Maybe the best sounding album of its kind/era…Bonnie’s voice could ground anything
King Crimson
5/5
Pleasantly surprised by this
Johnny Cash
5/5
What a guy
Boston
5/5
This is so rad
Incredible Bongo Band
2/5
Made virtually no impact on me
Donovan
5/5
What a cool guy
Herbie Hancock
5/5
God I love music
Björk
4/5
My least favorite Bjork album but still a stunning achievement
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
One of the best debuts ever
The Kinks
5/5
Damnnn
Van Morrison
5/5
An all time classic
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Nebraska Nebraska I love youuu
Janet Jackson
5/5
Girl.
Radiohead
4/5
It’s crazy to listen to this knowing what’s about to come
Coldplay
5/5
Pretty much flawless
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
The Who
4/5
Hey they’re a good band
PJ Harvey
4/5
A damn incredible debut
Missy Elliott
5/5
Another incredible debut
Nina Simone
5/5
I’m screaming
David Bowie
5/5
Damn
AC/DC
5/5
The energy! The chops!
Liz Phair
5/5
Liiiiiz
The Undertones
4/5
Solid pink, amazing vocals
Genesis
4/5
Go off kings
Beatles
3/5
Girl she’s messy
Alanis Morissette
5/5
How good is this
Neil Young
4/5
Not my favorite neil
Barry Adamson
4/5
Spooky lil freak
Talking Heads
5/5
Jagged and edgy and lived in
The Black Keys
4/5
Love how sludgy this sounds but it is a bit overlong
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
Love a good production showcase
T. Rex
5/5
Walks such a fine line between folk stomp and rock
Fiona Apple
4/5
A wise-beyond-her-years vocal tour de force. De facto her weakest album but so so strong and beautiful
Joy Division
5/5
Menacing and cool as fuck
Iggy Pop
5/5
This was haunting and so atmospheric
Television
5/5
Truly one of the best
Sex Pistols
5/5
Pretty cool
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
Fine enough blues rock
Green Day
5/5
Pretty flawless pop punk
Pentangle
4/5
Lush and beautifully arranged
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Pretty solid, these songs mutate as they go which keeps things dynamic and interesting
The Triffids
4/5
I ressslly dug this. Solid Melodies
Lightning Bolt
4/5
Equally influenced by jazz as noise and punk. Inventive and brutal.
David Bowie
5/5
So great
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
Jammed full of ideas and sounds and textures. Sounds like discovery
The Divine Comedy
4/5
The drama
Prefab Sprout
5/5
I LOVED this
Bob Dylan
4/5
I wish I didn’t have such a blind spot for bob Dylan
Patti Smith
5/5
A classic for a reason, bolstered by two art-punk epics in birdland and land
Baaba Maal
4/5
Loved the flecks of classic rock in this
Crowded House
4/5
Tasteful and well composed
Merle Haggard
5/5
Classic
Richard Thompson
4/5
Layered and beautiful
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Girl that first song… 😒
Norah Jones
4/5
Sparser than I remember, so sweet
Ghostface Killah
4/5
Layered and immaculately produced
Grizzly Bear
5/5
One of the best
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
One of the best sounding albums ever
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Beautifullll
Basement Jaxx
4/5
Cool
Kanye West
5/5
Regrettably still amazing
David Bowie
5/5
What a swan song
Slipknot
4/5
The nu-metal ages poorly but otherwise this is great
The Doors
4/5
My vinyl of this is weed green which fees appropriate
Nirvana
5/5
Pretty undeniable I have to admit
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Pretty incredible
Marty Robbins
4/5
Beautiful and classic
Guided By Voices
4/5
Lo-fi yet full
Paul McCartney and Wings
5/5
For my money better than any Beatles album (sorry)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
Whyyyy is this so long
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Maybe the best guitar tone ever?
Jorge Ben Jor
5/5
Love. This. Album.
Peter Frampton
4/5
Pretty electrifying as far as live albums go
Magazine
4/5
This was fine, nothing hooked me but it was listenable
Bob Dylan
5/5
This is a perfect album
Pretenders
5/5
Bomb
Rod Stewart
4/5
Scrappy
The 13th Floor Elevators
4/5
Edgy for the time
Otis Redding
5/5
One of the most incredible voices of all time
Kelela
5/5
Arrested Development
4/5
Pretty fine!
Jeff Buckley
5/5
❤️
Bob Dylan
4/5
A great late album entry
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Didn’t do much for me but it was solid
KISS
4/5
Goofy and high energy but with levels of self-awareness
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Go whitegirl go
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
So soft and sexy
Leonard Cohen
5/5
Beautiful and cool
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Moody and interesting
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
Maybe the best of this era of new-new-wave guitar pop
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
The hoooks
Parliament
5/5
Hell yes
Harry Nilsson
5/5
Surprised how much of this I knew
The Mamas & The Papas
5/5
Mamas AND papas? In this economy??
Ice T
4/5
Crazy that this guy is an actor now
Kate Bush
5/5
I’m so glad I’ve listened to this many times before because my appreciation for it has only grown with each listen
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Classic
AC/DC
4/5
Nonstop rock
Elvis Presley
4/5
Harumph
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Bob Dylan was wrong
The Who
3/5
I did not care for this
Laibach
4/5
Okay I was skeptical but this was VERY cool
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
Lame but impressive
Moby
4/5
Moody and immaculate
Minor Threat
4/5
Cool
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Incredible
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Like a party that hasn’t quite fizzled out yet
Alice In Chains
4/5
Perfectly blends 80s and 90s hard rock into something fresh and pummeling
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Solid
Daft Punk
4/5
Amazing
Dr. Dre
5/5
Such a bold record
Little Simz
4/5
I really liked this!!
The Afghan Whigs
4/5
Emotional and raw
Adele
4/5
Not her masterpiece, but a really solid follow up
Koffi Olomide
4/5
Really solid
Joy Division
5/5
So great
Santana
4/5
Conflicted feelings on this one but overall it’s solid
Billy Joel
5/5
Ya got me billy
Fleet Foxes
5/5
Immaculate
Le Tigre
5/5
The coolest album of all time?
Nirvana
5/5
Truly an eerie and haunting media-shifting moment
Bad Company
4/5
Solid
Public Enemy
5/5
So incredible
Air
4/5
Mesmerizing
James Taylor
4/5
Beautiful
Cee Lo Green
4/5
Too bad he’s a rapist
Turbonegro
4/5
This is so raucous and fun
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Truly peerless
Suzanne Vega
4/5
So singular and strange
Taylor Swift
4/5
Nearly perfect
Can
4/5
The parts of this I liked I really liked
Metallica
3/5
Hmmmm
Talking Heads
5/5
Amazing
Arcade Fire
5/5
What a debut
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
The Smiths
4/5
Regrettably very good
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Not my thing
Steely Dan
5/5
Yummmm
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
Sooo insanely good
Johnny Cash
5/5
Haunting in retrospect
The Sonics
4/5
Solid
George Michael
4/5
A couple of bangers and a lot of good vibes
Antony and the Johnsons
5/5
Haunting
Kraftwerk
5/5
Coooool
The Strokes
4/5
This is good, I don’t get the rapturous reception it received but it’s good
Röyksopp
4/5
Dreamy
Anita Baker
4/5
So cool and sensual
Eminem
3/5
A shot across the bow of hip hop, maybe the last truly transgressive mainstream pop act. Unfortunately I find him so annoying and tuneless even despite his obvious talent
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Probably my favorite stones record I’ve heard so far
The Slits
4/5
Cooler than I’ll ever be
XTC
4/5
Kooky and catchy
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Confident, smart, singular
Elvis Presley
4/5
I guess she did alright 🙄
The Everly Brothers
5/5
So dreamy
The Beau Brummels
4/5
Solid
The Temptations
4/5
So great
The Pogues
4/5
Raucous and emotional
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Perfection
Tom Waits
5/5
Incredible piece of mood setting
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
I liked this more than any arctic monkeys record
Suicide
4/5
So cool
Nitin Sawhney
5/5
Loved loved loved this
Stevie Wonder
5/5
❤️
The Boo Radleys
5/5
Really liked this
Deep Purple
4/5
Meh
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Hey boys
Oasis
5/5
Yeaaah pretty great
The Hives
5/5
Successfully brings the ethos of punk into the new millennium
Blue Cheer
5/5
This rules
2Pac
5/5
Hey this guy is pretty talented
Isaac Hayes
5/5
Iconique
Bee Gees
4/5
A little long but sooo listenable
Radiohead
5/5
An aural feast
Lana Del Rey
4/5
There are some university good songs on here
Miles Davis
5/5
I’m just gonna give this a 5 even though a lot of it went over my head. One listen was not enough
Minutemen
4/5
This is really great
Coldplay
5/5
Lightning in a bottle
4/5
I reaaaally loved this
Def Leppard
5/5
Incredible
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Probably the zeppelin album I like most
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Classic
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I feel like it’s actually brave to sound good?
Leftfield
4/5
Cool
Justice
4/5
Very if it’s time but still solid
Emmylou Harris
5/5
Stunning
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Very good
Adele
5/5
One of the defining albums of a generation
The National
5/5
Stately
Queen Latifah
5/5
What a talent
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Okay sure
The Zombies
5/5
Loved this
Hanoi Rocks
4/5
Chips and hooks and charisma
The Yardbirds
4/5
Pretty cool
Primal Scream
4/5
Coooool
Pavement
4/5
Could honestly have Modest Mouse’s career
CHIC
5/5
Iconique
Megadeth
4/5
Good!
The White Stripes
4/5
Pretty solid if a little long
The Beach Boys
5/5
Beautiful
Deerhunter
4/5
Dreamy
The Mars Volta
5/5
Unrelenting and whip-smart
The Stooges
5/5
Fire
Faust
4/5
Pretty cool but it did just sort of wash over me
The Jam
4/5
Assured
Solomon Burke
5/5
Stunning
The Fall
4/5
Sure
ABBA
5/5
Nearly perfect
Caetano Veloso
5/5
Beautiful
Tori Amos
5/5
One of the rightful heirs to the Kate Bush throne
Bob Dylan
5/5
Stellar
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Pleasant enough
The Black Crowes
4/5
Rock and roll bb
Rush
5/5
A pillar of prog rock excellence
Fiona Apple
5/5
Perhaps THE lockdown art
Genesis
4/5
So long, interminably long, but good
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Weird as fuck but really good
Linkin Park
5/5
Genre defining—(how do I still know 90% of these words
Mylo
4/5
Really great
Beastie Boys
5/5
Their opus
The Jam
4/5
Kinda washed over me
Eric Clapton
3/5
Kinda solid kinda boring
Aerosmith
4/5
Does what it says
Leonard Cohen
5/5
Stark and stunning
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Cool!
Ministry
3/5
Geez okay guys
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Okay this is pretty good
k.d. lang
5/5
I wish all music sounded like this
Yes
4/5
Sure
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Pretty music but that voice
Deep Purple
5/5
Okay this does in fact rock
The Blue Nile
5/5
Looooved this. So moody and beautiful
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Why is almost every blues album on this list made by a bunch of white guys
Ray Charles
5/5
Hey this ray guy is pretty good
Jane Weaver
3/5
Fine I guess, didn’t really grab me
Gotan Project
5/5
Stunning
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
So great
Metallica
4/5
Okay I get it now leave me alone
John Coltrane
5/5
A stunning achievement
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Plaintive and less “freak folk” than I remember—but still a singular statement
Sister Sledge
5/5
Partyyyy
Alice Cooper
4/5
She does what she does best she gave it a character
3/5
Meh
Nico
5/5
Could not have listened to this on a more perfect day
Taylor Swift
4/5
Pretty gooood
Arcade Fire
5/5
My favorite AF record
Beastie Boys
5/5
A collage of sound
Yes
5/5
I dug
The B-52's
5/5
So singular—you know who it is from the first notes
Slayer
3/5
Too bad that that dude is probably a n*zi
Morrissey
5/5
Unfortunately he’s very talented
Sigur Rós
5/5
Interesting to hear them wear their influences so blatantly on their sleeve in this way
Dusty Springfield
5/5
She’s amazing
4/5
Eclectic and listenable
Cheap Trick
4/5
Captures the mood of a love performance well
Red Snapper
4/5
Very cool
50 Cent
5/5
How did I know all of these songs
Kate Bush
5/5
My favorite Kate
Beatles
5/5
Pretty goooooood
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Tender and romantic
The Verve
4/5
Kind of samey but enjoyable
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Bluesy, lush, and emotional
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Rough around the edges but instantly recognizable
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Why doesn’t Grace just write and sing every song?
Carpenters
5/5
Lush and huge
John Martyn
5/5
This was actually a gift
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Did nothing for me
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5/5
Solemn and moody
The Kinks
4/5
Kinky
Khaled
4/5
Beautiful
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Really good
The Clash
5/5
Nothing else has ever really sounded like this
Miriam Makeba
5/5
Amazing, like judy garland
Kraftwerk
5/5
Cooool
The Dictators
4/5
I didn’t know I knew some of this!
Lou Reed
5/5
A classic for a reason
Gillian Welch
5/5
An amazing songwriter
Frank Black
4/5
Whyyyy is this so long
Mudhoney
4/5
Really solid stuff
Sarah Vaughan
5/5
Hot take, good voice!
4/5
I found this baffling, intense, gut wrenching, and cool as hell
Billy Bragg
5/5
Incredible
Love
5/5
Fucked up that this isn’t more famous
TLC
5/5
Waterfalls is good enough to give this a 6/5
Throbbing Gristle
3/5
This has its moments I guess
Tom Waits
4/5
Baffling, beautiful, haunting, weird
Grateful Dead
3/5
Im so sorry dead heads I’m so sorry
Sonic Youth
4/5
Cool
Ice Cube
5/5
Why are there two “gorillas in the mist” references two songs in a row?
Nirvana
5/5
Doesn't get more deservedly iconic
Pixies
5/5
A journey of an album
Fairport Convention
3/5
Hmmm
Les Rythmes Digitales
4/5
Rad
Elliott Smith
5/5
Stunning
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
A classic for a reason. Full of sex and longing and abandon
The Auteurs
4/5
Cool and catchy
Jamiroquai
4/5
He wants to be Stevie wonder so badly
Burning Spear
5/5
Excellent
The Clash
5/5
Elemental
LL Cool J
4/5
Simply too long
U2
5/5
Okay this rules
Dizzee Rascal
4/5
Pretty groundbreaking if occasionally too much
Pere Ubu
3/5
I want to respect this but I just did not like this
The War On Drugs
4/5
I feel like I knew this before I heard it, whether from cultural osmosis or because it is steeped in so many cultural touchstones
Tim Buckley
4/5
Okay Tim likes to rock out
John Cale
4/5
Good!
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Insanely good
Gil Scott-Heron
5/5
One of the strongest voices in history
Skunk Anansie
4/5
Loved this
Queen
5/5
Epic in every sense
Pixies
4/5
Classic, raucous, loud
Beyoncé
5/5
A game changer
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4/5
Love the concept of blowing a song up this much but a lot of it winds up sounding samey
Anthrax
4/5
Relentless and punk and grand
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Pretty stunning
The Young Rascals
4/5
Does groove
Hookworms
4/5
Solid but unremarkable
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Sure!
Q-Tip
4/5
Wish it wasn’t so beholden to trends of the time (it wants to be Graduation so badly) but it’s a concise and diverse effort! Love hearing tip sing so much!
Willie Nelson
5/5
So purely willie
Frank Zappa
4/5
The prowess is so evident, it’s fun and funky but a bit ephemeral
Mike Oldfield
5/5
Sooo wide ranging and interesting
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Neil!
Dion
4/5
Beautiful
Thelonious Monk
5/5
It’s monk
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Moby Grape
4/5
Pretty solid
Weather Report
4/5
Fun and funky
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Curtiiiiis
Erykah Badu
5/5
A vibe
Kanye West
5/5
Unfortunately it slaps
Duran Duran
5/5
RAD
Lucinda Williams
5/5
Stunning
Paul Simon
4/5
It’s paul
The Who
5/5
Much prefer this to latter stuff
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
The tenderness in his music is so stark
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
So very British
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Chaotic
The Roots
5/5
Absolute professionals
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
My preferred jimi
John Lennon
3/5
Meh
R.E.M.
5/5
Jangly masterpiece
Gary Numan
4/5
Iconic
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Cool!
Sabu
5/5
Love how loose this feels
Motörhead
4/5
Kinda samey but I’m the way that you wanna just drive around with it blaring
Portishead
5/5
Love love loved this
Prince
5/5
Perfection
Astor Piazzolla
4/5
Beautiful
The Killers
5/5
Iconic, genre defining
The Gun Club
5/5
Really cool
The Byrds
3/5
Fine
MC Solaar
4/5
Pretty solid
Christine and the Queens
5/5
I love him
Mike Ladd
4/5
Kind of won me over by the end! A high 4/5
The Damned
4/5
Pretty solid
The Youngbloods
3/5
I did nottt dig this
The Beach Boys
5/5
Woohoo boys!
Radiohead
5/5
They can’t miss really
De La Soul
4/5
Playful and strong
Björk
5/5
And what a debut it was
Love
4/5
Preferred their next album but this is solid
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Epitome of classic rock to me
Eagles
4/5
“I hate the fuckin eagles man”
The Pogues
4/5
Why would anyone listen to Dropkick Murphys when the Pogues exist
Elastica
4/5
Cool as hell
The Rolling Stones
4/5
There is something insidious about this British Invasion boys becoming famous off of black music. That said this is fine/good
Elton John
5/5
Hey this guy is talented
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4/5
Okay admittedly this kinda washed over me
Travis
4/5
I actually really enjoyed this even though it feels like they’re chasing Radiohead
R.E.M.
4/5
Jangly
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Cool! Rad! Edgy!
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Made zero impression
Garbage
4/5
Moody, cool as fuck
Silver Jews
3/5
Didn’t grab me
Roxy Music
4/5
Ultimately really liked this
Syd Barrett
3/5
What’s up with the bad vocals there syd
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Kinda same-y but iconic and genre defining
David Bowie
5/5
Hunky dory!
Pantera
5/5
Pretty amazingly varied for this type of album
The Byrds
4/5
Jingle jangle
Hot Chip
4/5
The first half of this is a perfect stretch of songs
Ash
4/5
Solid
Dire Straits
5/5
I was surprised how much I loved this
Immaculately arranged and produced
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Exactly what you’d expect
CHIC
5/5
Rad
Randy Newman
4/5
Randy shooting buckshot into American culture
Prince
5/5
Perfect
The United States Of America
3/5
Did not connect with me
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Beautiful
Beck
5/5
A home run tbh
Fela Kuti
5/5
One of the greats
Small Faces
3/5
Hmmm
Britney Spears
5/5
C’mon now
The Who
3/5
Hmmmm
Robert Wyatt
4/5
This was pretty inscrutable but impressive
George Jones
5/5
George Jones made a legacy out of being down BAD and I think that’s great
The Fall
4/5
Kinda blended together but I enjoyed it
David Bowie
5/5
This record is unreal
Stereolab
3/5
Too long, but inoffensive
Judas Priest
5/5
Pretty much all I want from hard rock
The Specials
4/5
Cool, ramones-esque rock
Gang Of Four
4/5
Good
PJ Harvey
5/5
Beautiful aggression
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
So great. What a comeback
Madness
4/5
Oh hey Our House
Shuggie Otis
5/5
Rad
Aimee Mann
4/5
Jon Brion you crazy bastard
David Gray
4/5
Chill
Janelle Monáe
5/5
What a debut
Einstürzende Neubauten
4/5
Weird
Gram Parsons
3/5
I’m one ear and out the other
Fats Domino
5/5
Amazing
Radiohead
5/5
One of the best ever
Richard Hawley
4/5
I really dug this
Pink Floyd
5/5
Honestly really loved this
Blur
4/5
Blur doin their thing
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
I can here this in any blues bar in America
Fatboy Slim
5/5
A perfect example of the genre
The Isley Brothers
5/5
Perfection
Julian Cope
4/5
Too long
Megadeth
5/5
Pretty rad
Joe Ely
4/5
Fine and polished
Blondie
5/5
What a tour de force
The xx
3/5
What a time
Method Man
4/5
Solid
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Fine blues
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
5/5
Iconic
Kings of Leon
4/5
A great bridge between two eras of pop rock
Kacey Musgraves
5/5
What a gem
The Byrds
4/5
I liked it!
Dolly Parton
5/5
Women
Slade
4/5
Rock n roll
Calexico
4/5
Beautiful
Simply Red
4/5
Really dug this
N.E.R.D
3/5
Pharell is my enemy
N.W.A.
5/5
A perfect Lightning in a bottle moment
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
A magnum opus
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Loose and dark
Traffic
4/5
Pretty straightforward
CHVRCHES
5/5
A modern classic
Buck Owens
4/5
Pretty soliiiid
Jack White
4/5
Sorry Meg this is my favorite Jack white project
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Soft and lovely
Meat Puppets
4/5
Really dug this
Jazmine Sullivan
5/5
Perfection
The Associates
4/5
Like if Morrissey joined Devo
The Young Gods
4/5
Le thom waits
Klaxons
4/5
Energetic but kinda derivative
The Electric Prunes
4/5
A few songs swaps from being perfect
Scissor Sisters
4/5
Loses steam towards the end
GZA
5/5
Loved this, miss when hip hop could be this vibey
The Birthday Party
3/5
Really not my thing
John Prine
5/5
The king
Big Black
4/5
Coool
Johnny Cash
5/5
They were wild back then
Def Leppard
5/5
I was raised on this
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Probably my fave Elvis
fIREHOSE
4/5
This reaaaally impressed me
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Beautiful
Big Star
4/5
Loved it, these guys rule
Super Furry Animals
4/5
I forgot about them
Ian Dury
2/5
Well I didn’t like this
k.d. lang
5/5
She’s the best
Metallica
3/5
No thoughts
Sparks
4/5
Cool and silly at the same time
The Darkness
4/5
Pretty rad
Michael Jackson
5/5
A classic
Neneh Cherry
5/5
Rad
Afrika Bambaataa
5/5
Iconic, elemental
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Loved it
The Shamen
4/5
Quite liked this
Kanye West
5/5
Regrettably an extremely important album for me
Django Django
4/5
Sounded how I expected
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
4/5
The highs just BAREly make up for the lows
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Beautiful
The Vines
3/5
Some good songs some boring songs
Neil Young
4/5
Solid neil
Public Image Ltd.
5/5
Post punk bands are still copying this homework
Gene Clark
4/5
Solid
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
5/5
Beautiful
Brian Eno
4/5
Noisy and cool
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
One of my ALBUMS
Snoop Dogg
5/5
So good
King Crimson
3/5
Didn’t do much for me
Fugazi
5/5
Loved this
The Stooges
5/5
A perfect second album
Iron Butterfly
4/5
Groovy
George Harrison
5/5
Beautiful
Jeru The Damaja
5/5
A near perfect rap album
Fishbone
4/5
Loved the production on this
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Very strong
Billie Holiday
5/5
One of the best albums of all time
Marianne Faithfull
4/5
Cooool
Goldfrapp
3/5
Enjoyable enough
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
A little over-long but more personal than their first album
The Pretty Things
4/5
Enjoyable
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
Beautiful
5/5
So good
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Lightning in a bottle
M.I.A.
5/5
A feast for the ears 9/10
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Hmmm
Tortoise
4/5
Cool as hell
Kings of Leon
4/5
Such a solid record
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
4/5
Muscled and angsty
Suede
5/5
Soooo coool
Björk
5/5
Devastating
4/5
Loved this
The Streets
4/5
Love how authentic the lyrics are but the start-stop delivery isn’t my favorite thing
D'Angelo
5/5
Genre defining
The White Stripes
3/5
Not my fave
5/5
So fierce
Van Morrison
5/5
Spellbinding
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Gorgeous
Joni Mitchell
5/5
One of the most perfect things ever made
Funkadelic
5/5
Incredible
Dirty Projectors
5/5
Lush, complicated, fresh
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Cool
The Cult
4/5
Rock n roll bb
Rufus Wainwright
5/5
Lush and gorgeous
Morrissey
4/5
The guy makes good music
Stephen Stills
4/5
Solid
Lupe Fiasco
5/5
Just a towering achievement
2/5
Hmm
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
Cool
The Cramps
4/5
Interesting
a-ha
4/5
Grwat
Traffic
4/5
Pretty solid
Skepta
4/5
Solid
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Solid but didn’t make an impression at all
The Human League
4/5
More low-key than the single would have predicted but still a vibe
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
Really cool and solid but feels a little stylistically late
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Good
Beth Orton
4/5
Cool smokey and catchy
Kings of Leon
4/5
Ummmm wtf is that song 17
The Beach Boys
4/5
Experimental and hefty
Eminem
5/5
Pretty brilliant, offensive, strange, vulnerable
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Cool
5/5
An essential record
Japan
4/5
Cool, kinda nondescript
Brian Eno
4/5
Early eno, love hearing what’s to come
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5
Great!
Massive Attack
4/5
Sooo good
Giant Sand
4/5
Good sound, a little long
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Raw and bold for pop music then and even more so now
Big Star
5/5
Pop perfection
The Bees
4/5
Smooth and fresh
Dagmar Krause
5/5
Wish the whole thing was available somewhere but loved what I could find
Paul McCartney
5/5
This dude loved his wife
I love this era of McCartney there’s just no fat on any song, in and out, all hooks
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
A seminal album
The KLF
4/5
Really cool
Doves
4/5
Really dug this
New Order
5/5
Super strong
U2
5/5
Against all better judgement I loved this
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
I really just find this so boring I’m sorry Lenny
Black Sabbath
5/5
Lush and powerful
Joanna Newsom
5/5
One of my favorites of all time
Grateful Dead
3/5
Just kinda washed over me
Venom
4/5
Loved the mood and instrumentals, lyrics were meh
Jacques Brel
4/5
Brel yeah
LTJ Bukem
3/5
So. Long. So. Similar.
The Doors
4/5
Meh songs played by incredible musicians
Nas
5/5
Totemic
Korn
3/5
Yikes
4/5
Jangly
The Monkees
4/5
Cute
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
What…is this
Mj Cole
4/5
So good
The Go-Betweens
4/5
Cooool
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Solid but same-y
Dennis Wilson
5/5
Oh I know Brian was MAD
Duke Ellington
5/5
A miracle on tape
Bob Dylan
5/5
Iconic
Jethro Tull
4/5
Funky!
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
PJ Harvey sprung out fully formed from a Siouxsie album
4/5
Cacophonous but pretty goood
Steely Dan
4/5
Smooth
Scritti Politti
4/5
Cool
Leonard Cohen
5/5
A poet
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
Fun indeed
Soft Machine
3/5
Impressive but too jammy for my taste
The Libertines
4/5
Really dug this
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Like if Wilco and flaming lips had a baby
System Of A Down
4/5
Aggressive and inventive
Ali Farka Touré
5/5
Sooo good
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Strong
Nanci Griffith
4/5
Beautiful. I love this era of country
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Very much a Nick cave album
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4/5
Really cooool
Mercury Rev
4/5
Moody and cool. Like flaming lips on downers
Echo And The Bunnymen
5/5
Loved this
White Denim
4/5
Really cool
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Charming, innovative, and masterful
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
I get it but also ugh shut up but also I’m into it?
Pere Ubu
4/5
Lost me a bit towards the end but overall boundary pushing and solid
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
Political and raw
Brian Eno
4/5
Less singular than his later albums
Eels
4/5
Formative for the bright eyes era
Robert Wyatt
4/5
Kinda nondescript yet lovely
Elvis Presley
5/5
For my money the definitive Elvis
Spiritualized
4/5
a strong debut
Girls Against Boys
4/5
Def rocks, pretty nondescript
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
Sprawling—hard to judge with just one listen tbh
Justin Timberlake
4/5
Hate the man but he makes great music
Elvis Costello
4/5
The best Costello I’ve listened to
Spiritualized
5/5
Revolutionary
American Music Club
3/5
There are 1000 bands that sound just like this
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
Really great
Roxy Music
5/5
So cool
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Made very little impression
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Rips
Lambchop
4/5
Pretty!
Sebadoh
4/5
Obviously influential as hell
The Thrills
4/5
Pretty good
Rush
5/5
Hook after hook
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
A gift
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Haunting
Soft Cell
4/5
Sexy and cool as hell
The xx
5/5
So cool, some of my favorite songs, great production
The Police
4/5
Like the singles
Beck
4/5
Beck is cool
Hole
4/5
Doesn’t live up to that monumental single but still really solid
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
Love this era of country so much
Digital Underground
4/5
Pretty frothy? Songs go on way too long
Goldie
4/5
Too. Long.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Pretty iconic
The Police
4/5
Pretty good
Throwing Muses
4/5
Solid
Sepultura
5/5
Loved this, raw, exciting, innovative
SZA
5/5
A modern classic tbh
Everything But The Girl
4/5
A viiibe
David Ackles
4/5
Solid if over-produced
Marvin Gaye
5/5
One of the finest albums ever
4/5
Pretty good
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Really loved this
Brian Wilson
4/5
Prefer the smile sessions release but glad this exists
Leonard Cohen
5/5
An icon
Slint
5/5
Loved this
Bill Callahan
5/5
Beautiful
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Production is too busy, mostly over-sung but the talent is undeniable
Soul II Soul
3/5
Smooth
Holger Czukay
4/5
Really liked this
Circle Jerks
4/5
Lean and mean
The Residents
3/5
Kind of interesting kind of annoying
The Coral
4/5
Solid
Deep Purple
4/5
Solid
Heaven 17
4/5
Fun and cool
Destiny's Child
4/5
So many hits
Napalm Death
3/5
A little hard to pin down
The Smiths
5/5
Perfect
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Really solid stuff
Raekwon
4/5
Solid
Morrissey
5/5
So. Stupid. Good.
The Byrds
4/5
Classic
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
Solid
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
Really enjoyed this
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Not for me
The Zutons
4/5
Twas fine
The Beta Band
4/5
Very cool vibe, interesting sound
Coldcut
4/5
Very chill and well made
R.E.M.
4/5
Solid
Fred Neil
4/5
Solemn and sweet
The Soft Boys
4/5
Really dug this
Motörhead
4/5
A quick muscular set
Pretty soggy, sounds great but god those lyrics
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Solid
TV On The Radio
4/5
Dug this, weird and confident
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
Smooth if a little boring
Stan Getz
5/5
So. Fucking. Smooth.
Talk Talk
4/5
Loved this
4/5
Beautiful
Madonna
4/5
Really reaaally solid
Wild Beasts
4/5
Loved this
M.I.A.
5/5
Perfection
Scott Walker
3/5
Liked this but it tried my patience
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
Solid
Boards of Canada
5/5
Iconic
The Beta Band
3/5
Overstuffed but solid
John Lennon
4/5
Begrudgingly appreciate it
Spacemen 3
4/5
Rocks