1001 Albums Summary

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137
Albums Rated
2.8
Average Rating
13%
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Favorite Decade
Jazz
Favorite Genre
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20
5-Star Albums
29
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
No Other
Gene Clark
5 3.19 +1.81
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
5 3.23 +1.77
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
5 3.24 +1.76
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5 3.3 +1.7
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
5 3.33 +1.67
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
5 3.34 +1.66
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
5 3.35 +1.65
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5 3.38 +1.62
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
5 3.41 +1.59
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5 3.53 +1.47

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
1 3.45 -2.45
Debut
Björk
1 3.39 -2.39
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
1 3.32 -2.32
Clandestino
Manu Chao
1 3.22 -2.22
Vivid
Living Colour
1 3.21 -2.21
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
1 3.19 -2.19
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
1 3.08 -2.08
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
1 3.08 -2.08
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
1 3.07 -2.07
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
1 3.07 -2.07

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Miles Davis 3 5

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Motörhead 2 1.5

5-Star Albums (20)

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Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Weird french music

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Weirdly sexual and bad to listen to

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

I don’t understand how people can enjoy this music.

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Just yelling drums and guitar.

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

FUCKING HORRIBLE

1-Star Albums (29)

All Ratings (137)

Violator by Depeche Mode
Jan 20 2021

Not usually my bag, but not bad for something different.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Jan 21 2021

A good listen. Classic 70s folk sounds.

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
Jan 22 2021

I have heard all (or most) of the songs before, but this was my first time listening to the album as a whole. Good stuff. I get the hype.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Jan 24 2021

Great sound. My fist experience knowing what I was listening to was music by the Zombies. I like it.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project
Jan 28 2021

Did not understand this at all. Not listenable through and through. My first big miss with this service.

Harvest by Neil Young
Feb 01 2021
Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Feb 02 2021

Middle of the road, no “likable” songs for my Spotify catalogue, but a very listenable album.

Being There by Wilco
Feb 04 2021

Very listenable. Almost hit the like button a time or two. Check back on this one

Chelsea Girl by Nico
Feb 05 2021

Started off good then proceeded to get very repetitive and I got bored.

Vivid by Living Colour
Feb 06 2021

I do not like this music. The first track was a song I remember from GTA San Andreas. I found it annoying then, and I find it annoying now.

Copper Blue by Sugar
Feb 07 2021

Did not enjoy. Not my vibe.

Disintegration by The Cure
Feb 08 2021

Like the soundtrack to the most quintessentially 80’s movie ever. I love it.

Debut by Björk
Feb 09 2021

A little too obscure for me

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
Feb 10 2021

An album where every chorus of is the the song title repeated. How is this worth my time? Did not listen through, gave up after like 4 songs. I don’t like her voice, and the chorus’s are far too simplistic for me. Maybe there’s something I’m missing? Who cares.

Manassas by Stephen Stills
Feb 14 2021

Good folk rock album. Good chillin music.

Garbage by Garbage
Feb 16 2021

Meh

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro
Feb 17 2021

Listened to one song. Just metal. Trash.

GI by Germs
Feb 18 2021

Fucking awful punk rock. I will never understand.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Feb 19 2021

It’s Beastie Boys.... it is what it is.

Feb 20 2021

You know, not a big U2 fan but this album does have like all of their hits. It’s a good album with good songs, I just am not a huge fan of the U2 sound.

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Feb 21 2021

90’s. I don’t dislike Alanis, but I have never considered any of her songs to be “ear worms”

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies
Feb 24 2021

Feels like That 70’s Show

Technique by New Order
Feb 25 2021

Miscellaneous 80s techno. Listenable, but not crazy good.

Feb 27 2021

First time listening through this one. Usually not a huge Elton John album fan, though I love listening to his hits. This one has some great deep tracks between the hits that make for a very good listening experience. Would love it on vinyl.

The Bends by Radiohead
Feb 28 2021

Radiohead is still kind of weird for me. Very listenable stuff, but wouldn’t seek it out. Like, not love.

Queen II by Queen
Mar 01 2021

Queen. What else can I say?

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Mar 02 2021

Actually very good to listen through. Had already “liked” some of the songs on this album. Always a good sign.

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
Mar 04 2021

Actually enjoyed this quite a bit. Nothing to compare it to though. Couple catchy songs.

Out of Step by Minor Threat
Mar 05 2021

Just yelling drums and guitar.

Faith by George Michael
Mar 06 2021

First half of this album is gold. Second half is meh.

London Calling by The Clash
Mar 07 2021

Like tiki bar/surfer vibes of the 60s? Idk.

Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Mar 08 2021

60s sound, with some pop songs that you never knew the artist of, until now.

Maxinquaye by Tricky
Mar 10 2021

Weirdly sexual and bad to listen to

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
Mar 12 2021

Weird french music

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Mar 13 2021

Lotta good tracks, and a lot of fun to listen to through and through

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Mar 14 2021

This is blues through and through. Great guitar and electric organ. Blues is great in person, but just is not my bag for headphones listening. I did enjoy the presence of Clapton.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
Mar 15 2021

I certainly do not like the weird deep voiced man (Leonard Cohen) speaking at me. If this is what the whole thing is, I will be disappointed because the music happening actually has some potential. The words also have potential as a brief google search has informed me that this is poetry or spoken word or something. This is not what I’m looking for in “music” so I’m giving it a bad review.

Mar 16 2021

Incredibly funky. Some crazy weird druggy funk lyrics, a pretty great closing track with a Hendrixesque guitar solo.

A Seat at the Table by Solange
Mar 17 2021

A very good album to listen through. Not so much actual ear worms, but just good listening.

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar
Mar 18 2021

Now what in the hell would I do with this? Seems okay if you’re looking for Indian music 101, because they literally explain what is going on.

Ace of Spades by Motörhead
Mar 19 2021

I swear I have listened to this album already on here. It’s hard rock. Idk. Ace of Spades etc.

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams
Mar 21 2021

This was very good folk. Take a listen again sometime with a cup of coffee and really listen.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Mar 23 2021

I may be more of a Black Sabbath fan than I had ever considered... I’d love to have this on vinyl.

En-Tact by The Shamen
Mar 24 2021

Another odd techno electric 90’s album, that feels like what I imagine being in an early 90’s club would be like, and I am thankful I did not have to live through that.

Soul Mining by The The
Mar 25 2021

A group doing their best Bowie. Other groups doing Bowie, does not equal Bowie quality. Not bad, but not inspired enough to listen again. Will probably listen to the whole thing tho. I think I “liked” one song.

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo
Mar 26 2021

Very not my thing

Clandestino by Manu Chao
Mar 27 2021

Latin music. Idk.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
Mar 28 2021

Strange dreamy music that feels like I’ve smoked too much weed in an unfamiliar place with strange people, but in a not completely terrifying way...

Apr 03 2021

Okay, so this is exactly what it says it is. Not sure why this is included in 1001 albums I should listen to before I die. Just straight spa music. I guess if I were in an airport and this were happening I would be pleasantly surprised. I would’ve named this album, “Ambient music for an expensive rub and tug.” I’m talking the type of spa with infused water, and oil diffusers that somehow don’t make the whirring noise.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Apr 04 2021

Afro Jazz I think? Kind of fun!

Dummy by Portishead
Apr 05 2021

Started off a bit spooky, ended with a few very listenable songs. Would consider going back for another listen through.

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper
Apr 07 2021

So this is definitely like the album that made Alice Cooper an icon. It’s very good. Should revisit for the tracks that are really really good.

My Generation by The Who
Apr 08 2021

Just not the biggest The Who fan.

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Apr 09 2021

Absolutely wonderful. A very ownable album that people would enjoy as background music. Feels like a rainy Sunday with coffee type of album.

Ten by Pearl Jam
Apr 10 2021

Very Pearl Jamy... idk not really my bag. Don’t like his voice. Sounds like the 90s. Which despite having lived in, I cannot relate to at all.

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Apr 11 2021

Always Great. JT is wonderful in every way.

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield
Apr 12 2021

A really great album for listening through and through. Without singles, but just good stuff. A copy on vinyl would possibly be desirable. Certainly return back for another listen.

Berlin by Lou Reed
Apr 13 2021

Lou Reed is one of those guys who just talks in a sing songy voice over some occasionally catchy music. Not terrible, but not entirely my bag.

Spiderland by Slint
Apr 14 2021

I hate it. Makes me feel sick and sad inside.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Apr 15 2021

Needs no description. It’s just so fucking good through and through.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Apr 16 2021

June Carters voice makes me want to burn my ears off. Music isn’t all bad tho.

Ray Of Light by Madonna
Apr 17 2021

Not sure what this services deal with the 90s is, but one thing we clearly disagree on is the importance of 90s music in the grand scheme of all music.

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu
Apr 18 2021

FUCKING HORRIBLE

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Apr 19 2021

This is the band that sings “Get it on” and I think some of the other songs on this album are better than that one.

Kenya by Machito
Apr 20 2021

Excellent Afro-Cuban Jazz Album. Would listen again. Great for active or passive listening. Great album to toss on to impress people with some jazz thats fun.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Apr 21 2021

Early 90’s was an awful time to appreciate music. Thank God I was either not alive, or a baby for most of this.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Apr 24 2021

If I were a big blues fan, this would be it. But I’m not. So take that as you may.

The Rise & Fall by Madness
Apr 27 2021

Pretty good listen! Our House is on this album, was not expecting that, but that sound is consistent throughout the album.

Protection by Massive Attack
May 01 2021

Okay so it’s not bad. It’s weird but listenable. Mix between 90s pop and house music?

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons
May 02 2021

A bit of David Bowie vibes, but not bad! A decent listen.

Low by David Bowie
May 03 2021

This is great. It’s like if Bon Iver wrote 22, a million in 1977.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
May 04 2021

Very good. Chill. Pretty good soundtrack for packing up in Omaha.

Crazysexycool by TLC
May 05 2021

TLC is good. Definitely didn’t expect to listen to this all the way through. That’s probably on me though because many people seem to like them.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
May 16 2021

I have listened to this one a few times, and it is good. Would listen a few more times.

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope
May 17 2021

More 90s music that may mean something to somebody, but certainly not me.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's
May 18 2021

I don’t know, I didn’t need that much GoGos in one sitting

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
May 19 2021

Sounds like this is going to be some more strange French whisper music.... what’s the point of this. Some cool stuff happening musically, but still when the Frenchman comes in and whispers into my ear it fills me with confusion.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson
May 20 2021

I don’t understand how people can enjoy this music.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
May 23 2021

10 out of 10. Just a wonderful album. Need on vinyl.

Fragile by Yes
May 24 2021

Pretty good classic rock album. A little out there at times, but a good listen. First track was a familiar one.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
May 26 2021

This will always be a great album. Would be a nice one to have on vinyl.

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley
May 27 2021

Nothing special, soft vocal jazz type thing.

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
May 28 2021

Not memorable in the slightest. Like a less good Joni Mitchell.

May 29 2021

A fair album. Not really worth coming back to for another listen. Folk rock but just not that exceptionally good.

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
May 30 2021

Not bad! Folksy, with some Gordon Lightfoot vibes.

I Against I by Bad Brains
Jun 02 2021

Pretty fucking bad. Didn’t make it through more than 2 tracks. Just yelling rock.

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers
Jun 03 2021

Just okay. Nothing to really go nuts over. Likely won’t listen again.

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Jun 04 2021

Pretty fucking wild 2 hour long Deep Purple concert recording. It’s good to listen to for sure, but like its a whole ass concert. I listened passively and it was solid, but I could not have actively listened to this for that long. So, I guess plan accordingly.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jun 06 2021

A collection of not my favorite CCR songs, but still pretty listenable.

Jun 07 2021

Could’ve gone without this one also. 90’s movie soundtrack vibes. I do not like 90’s music. Why does this website suggest that I do?

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
Jun 09 2021

Some good tracks. Added one to my liked songs.

Infected by The The
Jun 10 2021

Not bad. A pretty listenable album actually.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Jun 11 2021

Great album. Awesome through and through.

The Healer by John Lee Hooker
Jun 12 2021

Blues.

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Jun 13 2021

More 90’s rock stuff. Not fun, but not as bad as some of it.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Jul 03 2021

Okay, had to listen to this like 6 times bc I kept getting distracted. I didn’t like it at first but it’s growing on me. Couple catchy tunes.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Jul 06 2021

Maybe the best album of all time.

Urban Hymns by The Verve
Jul 07 2021

So, not bad for passive listening. Bitter Sweet Symphony is on this one.

Suede by Suede
Jul 21 2021
Kenza by Khaled
Jul 22 2021

I mean…. I don’t know man. I need to find some new music soon but this ain’t it.

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
Jul 23 2021

I think I’m just getting irritated with this website

Critic

Average rating: 2.80 (0.45 below global average).

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