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3.25
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70%
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2010s
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46
5-Star Albums
25
1-Star Albums
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingenue | 5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
| Skylarking | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| White Ladder | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| Pyromania | 5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
| Selling England By The Pound | 5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
| Hysteria | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Time Out Of Mind | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Peter Gabriel | 5 | 3.23 | +1.77 |
| The Seldom Seen Kid | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols | 1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
| Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs | 1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
| Smash | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
| B-52's | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| Ace of Spades | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Celebrity Skin | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Fun House | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| Live Through This | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| S&M | 1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
| The White Album | 2 | 4.18 | -2.18 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 4.43 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4.5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.6 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.75 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 5 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 5 |
| Genesis | 2 | 5 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.25 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4.25 |
| David Bowie | 9 | 3.89 |
| Prince | 3 | 4.33 |
| Yes | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 4.33 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 4 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Motörhead | 2 | 1 |
| Hole | 2 | 1 |
| The Stooges | 3 | 1.67 |
| Metallica | 4 | 2.25 |
5-Star Albums (46)
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Def Leppard
5/5
This is a classic from my childhood. Growing up, by older sister had the vinyl LP. Everything about it, from the music, the cover art, and the videos on MTV, fascinated me. Joe Elliot was the king of cool in my book. I used to love the part of the "Rock of Ages" video when he had the broadsword and it turned into a guitar. Too friggin cool.
It was a fantastic balance of heavy/hard rock and melodic pop. I still love it.
13 likes
Steely Dan
5/5
The title track is worth the price of admission. Add "Deacon Blues" and "Peg" to the mix? Amazing. Fantastic album. The players are just fantastic.
The drumming on the title track has been so talked about that any comment feels redundant. It's just beautiful.
11 likes
Circle Jerks
1/5
I LOATHE this
The only thing that will justify one star is that the longest song is only 1:35 and the entire album is around 15 mins long.
9 likes
1/5
People revere this album. I have no idea why. Someone influential must have once said it's essential and now it's a "the emperor's not wearing any clothes" scenario. I mean, this is utter sh!t.
Tuneless noise, pointless rage.... just... no.
8 likes
John Lennon
2/5
Yes, this is John Lennon (I think by law I'm supposed to genuflect or something). Yes, he's such an icon.... and while there are a few decent songs on here, this is one of the most overrated albums of its time. Some of it is unlistenable. I'm glad primal scream was "working" for him back then (was it? I mean, he was a bit of a mess)... but subjecting listeners to his histrionic caterwauling is a bit much. The end of "Mother" is like listening to a tone-deaf cat being mutilated.
7 likes
1-Star Albums (25)
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Iron Maiden
3/5
"Prowler"
Heavy.
Guitars with interesting double-lead harmonies.
Definitely sounds dated, but you hear the nucleus of a sound that defined the new wave of British Metal.
Can see how they influenced early Def Leppard.
The Drums are killer. Double-kick.
Can hear the Geezer Butler inspired bass-lines clearly.
"Remember Tomorrow" is good.
Interesting changes in tempo and mood.
"Running Free"
Groovy. Production is sparse, but the drums are driving. Got those strong Thin Lizzy-eque guitars.
The lyrics aren't much to write home about. He's runnin' free yeah. He's runnin free.
"Phantom of the Opera"
Cool how the verse melody matches the guitar riff. Interesting rhythmically and melodically.
Ooh, I like this change that starts with "Keep your distance..." The changes make it almost proggy.
[Overall ,the production is tinny and thin. Could do with more mid to low end]
"Transylvania"
Interesting instrumental with the trademark harmony leads on guitars.
"Strange World"
I like the arpeggios in the intro. The lead guitar over the top is fluid and strong. Like it.
Definitely hear a Genesis "Musical Box" influence on this. Has some similarity in feel to a lot of Nursery Cryme.
"Charlotte the Harlotte"
This is a manly rock song. Almost self-parody. Spinal Tap.
"Iron Maiden"
An eponymous song. Like "Black Sabbath".
David Bowie
4/5
My favorite of the "Berlin Trilogy" albums.
-- At least I think. I need to relisten to Lodger
The instrumental tracks are sublime. Especially Warszawa.
Public Enemy
4/5
This will be interesting b/c rap isn't really my thing.
Great listen. Love the flow.
Bob Dylan
4/5
An old favorite!
Prince
4/5
Def Leppard
5/5
Justice
3/5
I enjoyed this. Nice, upbeat, background music.
The Doors
3/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Funny, I've never even heard of this.
Really enjoying it.
Jamiroquai totally ripped this off!
Production is so crisp and bright. It doesn't sound like something that is 46 years old.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
One of my all-time favorites!
Steve Earle
2/5
Off the bat, sounds like Springsteen.
Meh...
The Kinks
4/5
Tina Turner
3/5
I'm actually not even really interested in listening to this one... but I will.
Morrissey
3/5
Okay... but I like The Smiths better
Nirvana
4/5
Classic.
Elton John
3/5
Elis Regina
3/5
I've never heard of this.
Should be interesting.
Nina Simone
4/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Generic
Kinda boring for me
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Another favorite!
Amazing production.
Sounds as fresh and new as it did when it came out.
The Doors
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
The B-52's
1/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Suicide
1/5
This sucks
Scott Walker
4/5
Kanye West
4/5
The Specials
1/5
Not my style... but listening nonetheless
Suffering through this
Don't like
Not my style
"I can't stand it" is nearly unlistenable. The female harmony is f*cking awful.
Circle Jerks
1/5
I LOATHE this
The only thing that will justify one star is that the longest song is only 1:35 and the entire album is around 15 mins long.
Scott Walker
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
The Cardigans
3/5
Portishead
3/5
JAY Z
2/5
Living Colour
4/5
Really good album beginning to end
Primal Scream
3/5
Coldplay
3/5
Prince
5/5
Classic!
New Order
3/5
Michael Jackson
2/5
Neil Young
4/5
Motörhead
1/5
I had to stop.
This was fucking terrible
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Santana
4/5
Ministry
3/5
Eels
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Air
3/5
Yes
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Not really my thang
Fairport Convention
3/5
Like it.
Sandy Denny's voice is beautiful
Suede
3/5
I didn't realize how much they sound like Bauhaus and earlier goth
a-ha
3/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Meh
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
I like this.
Pavement
2/5
Queen
4/5
Megadeth
2/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
David Crosby
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Ray Charles
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The caterwauling in "Child in Time" is laughably horrendous.
"...Some stupid with a flare gun..." might just be one of the worst lyrics in rock history.
Cheap Trick
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Moby Grape
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Pretty good. A little rough around the edges.
Can definitely see how they influenced U2
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
I don't understand a word of it, but it sounds nice.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Cream
3/5
Great opening track: "Strange Brew"
Maxwell
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Rush
5/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Jeff Buckley
5/5
George Michael
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
The Who
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
My favorite track was "Gimme Danger" --
The rest was a little too raw and powerful for my tastes.
Eminem
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
2/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Randy Newman
2/5
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
ABBA
3/5
Spacemen 3
3/5
Turbonegro
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Minutemen
3/5
Soundgarden
5/5
The Undertones
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Classic
Brian Eno
4/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Don McLean
2/5
It was alright. "American Pie" is actually not the best song on the album.
Nick Drake
4/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
CHIC
3/5
The La's
3/5
Gang Starr
3/5
AC/DC
2/5
Portishead
3/5
The Human League
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Soul II Soul
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
The Slits
3/5
Lorde
3/5
The Cars
3/5
OutKast
4/5
The Lemonheads
3/5
Massive Attack
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Slayer
1/5
Kanye West
4/5
Spiritualized
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Beck
4/5
New Order
2/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
TLC
3/5
Madonna
3/5
Boards of Canada
3/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Bauhaus
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
Not really my thing.
Nirvana
4/5
Sex Pistols
1/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Faust
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Cornershop
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
The Who
2/5
The best thing about this album is its 36 minute run-time.
I like The Who, just don't love this album. There are slight hints if what they will become ("My Generation"), but a lot of bland pseudo-R&B.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
The Clash
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Charles Mingus
4/5
John Martyn
4/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Minor Threat
2/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Deee-Lite
3/5
Thundercat
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Ramones
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Björk
4/5
Neu!
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Screaming Trees
4/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
U2
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
John Coltrane
3/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Talvin Singh
4/5
David Bowie
5/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
John Grant
4/5
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Motörhead
1/5
Every song sounds the same. Every song is awful.
The Smiths
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Ute Lemper
3/5
XTC
5/5
Eagles
3/5
The Dude said, "I hate the f*ckin Eagles, man!" But this album is alright. I always wondered why the Dude hates the Eagles. I mean, they seem laid back like him. Maybe he had a bad experience. Or maybe they're too corporate. Maybe they're "a buncha a$$holes" like Metallica (he did roadie for them). Whatever the case, the guitar solo on the title track is worth the price of admission even though they stole the chord progression from Jethro Tull. (Maybe the Dude is a Tull fan...)
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
I'd never listened to this whole album before. When I was younger, Corgan's voice got on my nerves so I never gave Smashing Pumpkins a fair chance. I have to say, I'm glad I gave this a listen. The music is dynamic and interesting. I will definitely listen again. It runs a little long... but none of the songs feel like "filler."
The Temptations
3/5
ABBA
3/5
James Taylor
3/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
The Police
5/5
Great album by a great band.
"Synchronicity II" and "King of Pain" are high points, but the entire album is a classic.
This and Ghost in the Machine are my favorite albums by them.
R.E.M.
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Spiritualized
3/5
The Pharcyde
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Arrested Development
4/5
The Who
3/5
New York Dolls
1/5
I just didn't like this. Not my thing.
The xx
3/5
Madness
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
The Blue Nile
4/5
Eurythmics
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Roni Size
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
1/5
People revere this album. I have no idea why. Someone influential must have once said it's essential and now it's a "the emperor's not wearing any clothes" scenario. I mean, this is utter sh!t.
Tuneless noise, pointless rage.... just... no.
The Pogues
3/5
Steely Dan
5/5
The title track is worth the price of admission. Add "Deacon Blues" and "Peg" to the mix? Amazing. Fantastic album. The players are just fantastic.
The drumming on the title track has been so talked about that any comment feels redundant. It's just beautiful.
Lou Reed
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
2Pac
4/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
808 State
3/5
The Who
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
The Fall
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Suede
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Good album... Production/sound quality is lacking.
The Pogues
3/5
Kanye West
4/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Supergrass
4/5
Travis
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
N.W.A.
2/5
T. Rex
3/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Korn
1/5
I refuse.
There as absolutely ZERO reasons to listen to this album before you die.
Listen to something good instead.
Listen to Tool. Literally ANY album by Tool.
It's a travesty that they're not on this list but this trash and KID EFFING ROCK are.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
MGMT
2/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Verve
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
Ryan Adams
4/5
Louis Prima
4/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
Tricky
3/5
The Stooges
1/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Joy Division
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Sister Sledge
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
The Gun Club
3/5
Fiona Apple
5/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Boring
Dirty Projectors
3/5
The Stranglers
2/5
D'Angelo
3/5
Madonna
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Strokes
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
MC Solaar
3/5
Killing Joke
4/5
Culture Club
2/5
Burning Spear
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Bobby Womack
3/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Suzanne Vega
4/5
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Joy Division
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Big Star
3/5
Various Artists
3/5
Red Snapper
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
4/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Garbage
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Pulp
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
The Monks
2/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Supertramp
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
David Gray
5/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Massive Attack
3/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Television
4/5
Deep Purple
2/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Germs
2/5
Gary Numan
4/5
Beach House
3/5
Moby
4/5
Tito Puente
3/5
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Al Green
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Fishbone
4/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Tangerine Dream
4/5
The Who
4/5
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
The Fall
2/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
The Style Council
4/5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Otis Redding
3/5
Hole
1/5
Loathe.
Horrible.
Overrated.
Trash bag.
Train wreck.
Zero talent.
Yes
5/5
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
The Shamen
2/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Sade
3/5
The United States Of America
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
OutKast
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Mudhoney
1/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Ananda Shankar
3/5
The War On Drugs
4/5
Jane Weaver
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Tortoise
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
The The
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Guns N' Roses
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Metallica
3/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
4/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Carpenters
3/5
Patti Smith
3/5
k.d. lang
5/5
The Clash
2/5
3/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
Meat Loaf
3/5
The Mars Volta
4/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Carole King
3/5
Green Day
2/5
Nirvana
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Love
4/5
The Afghan Whigs
1/5
I really tried. The music isn't so bad. The lead singer is terrible. Like, I was thinking that this had to be a joke.
Hole
1/5
I wouldn't listen to this if you paid me.
Courtney Love is trash. (And a murderer).
Pixies
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Lightning Bolt
3/5
This was.... interesting. Not something I would listen to on my own, but the instrumentation and manipulation of sound is intriguing. Not necessarily my cup of superdupercaffeinated tea... but ... interesting. I definitely didn't hate it.
The Incredible String Band
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Rush
3/5
Common
3/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
John Prine
2/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
The Prodigy
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Parliament
3/5
Blue Cheer
1/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
I really want to rate this higher because of how important it is to the genre... but most of it is dated and cheesy. The title track is worth a full-star bump on its own, but the rest is meh....
Radiohead
4/5
The Doors
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Metallica
1/5
Kid Rock
1/5
I have no idea why this is on this list.
Zero.
If I could give less than one star, I would.
Peter Frampton
3/5
The The
3/5
The Icarus Line
1/5
Hawkwind
3/5
Queen
4/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Faith No More
4/5
The Band
4/5
Jethro Tull
5/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Oasis
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Def Leppard
5/5
This is a classic from my childhood. Growing up, by older sister had the vinyl LP. Everything about it, from the music, the cover art, and the videos on MTV, fascinated me. Joe Elliot was the king of cool in my book. I used to love the part of the "Rock of Ages" video when he had the broadsword and it turned into a guitar. Too friggin cool.
It was a fantastic balance of heavy/hard rock and melodic pop. I still love it.
Japan
4/5
I would give this 3 stars (good), but I'm giving it an extra star because I have such deep respect for the musicians involved. David Sylvian would go on to make some of the most transcendent music as a solo artist. Richard Barbieri will later be a part of Porcupine Tree.
Depeche Mode
4/5
The National
4/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Björk
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Aerosmith
3/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
The Replacements
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Dr. John
3/5
Röyksopp
3/5
Tori Amos
4/5
SZA
4/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Donovan
3/5
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Wilco
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Such an amazing album. Dylan was already brilliant, but this just took his sound and lyrics to another level. "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" sounds as prophetic today as it must have in 1965... it is timeless in its sagacity.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Great, eminently listenable album.
Lindsey Buckingham is quite the talent as a player, singer, and songwriter.
1/5
Can this get zero stars?
Throwing Muses
3/5
Blondie
3/5
KISS
4/5
Kiss was my first concert. Mind you it was the makeup-less era (1990, Hot in the Shade Tour), but it was a religious experience for me nonetheless. There was a giant talking friggin' sphynx. I mean, come on... during "God of Thunder" the damn sphynx spoke ("I am the lord of the wasteland...")!
Kiss was my childhood. Looking back today, with my oh so much more sophisticated tastes, I laugh at the juvenility of most of their stuff, but damn was it fun when I was 13.
This album is probably the best studio offering from their heyday. They wouldn't sound this good on record until Creatures of the Night in 1982.
But on Destroyer, Bob Ezrin has them sounding like actual musicians and not just a bunch of meatheads in mime makeup from NYC trying to gimmick their way to a buck. Lightning, meet bottle.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Boston
4/5
4/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
The Monkees
3/5
Common
3/5
King Crimson
4/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
George Michael
4/5
Pantera
2/5
Megadeth
2/5
The Black Keys
3/5
James Brown
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
De La Soul
4/5
Simply Red
3/5
Van Halen
5/5
Beatles
3/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Genesis
5/5
Steve Winwood
2/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Beatles
2/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
Just a phenomenal album by a highly underrated band. The tastefully understated guitar on "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is sublime. "Broken" into "Head Over Heels" adds even more depth than the stand-alone track that got radio play and is featured on many best-ofs. One of my favs.
Love
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
The title track warrants an additional star on its own. Unfortunately, like so many McCartney projects, the album is uneven. Gems interspersed with pap...
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Pulp
4/5
Doves
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Pavement
3/5
Julian Cope
3/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
The Offspring
1/5
Why does anyone need to hear this before he or she dies?
The Temptations
3/5
DJ Shadow
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
Metallica
2/5
Metallica always had the potential to be a seriously good act, but they couldn't evolve past their caveman machismo. While some songs are strong (Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven), there's too much grunting, and growling... it's a musical version of Tim Allen's Tool Time from Home Improvement. This is taken to the ultimate point of self-caricature in the "ballad" "Nothing Else Matters." The video featured them playing this tender ballad through snarls and sneers. Lars Ulrich beat the drums like they killed his dog while Hetfield sang, "So close, no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart..." Very Spinal Tap-esque :D
4/5
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Green Day
2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Beck
5/5
Amazing album -- great production, songwriting, and orchestration...
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
1/5
I've always felt that Eric Clapton is overrated. I genuinely like Cream... perhaps because of the talent of the other two-thirds of that group.
Derek & The Dominos doesn't have the same effect. If anything, Clapton brings the rest of the group down. Duane Allman was fantastic, but I find his slide-playing on "Layla" shabby and overbearing. Then there's the story of how Clapton screwed Gordon out of a writing credit despite his beautiful piano outro... just a horrorshow of a human being.
Sigur Rós
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Sparks
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Small Faces
3/5
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Not my favorite Springsteen album. It's a bit all-over-the-place, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There are some solid tracks ("I'm on Fire" perhaps my favorite), but there's something about it that doesn't hold my attention as tightly as Born to Run, Nebraska, or even Tunnel of Love (which I consider one of his best and far superior to BITUSA).
John Lennon
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
The Jam
3/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Fats Domino
2/5
Little Richard
2/5
Fugazi
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
George Harrison
3/5
The Police
4/5
Queen
3/5
The Band
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
B.B. King
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
T. Rex
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Wilco
3/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
U2
5/5
The Zombies
3/5
Can
3/5
Weather Report
3/5
4/5
M.I.A.
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Björk
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Metallica
3/5
I would give this 4 stars, but I'm deducting it a star for the horrible mix that all but erases Jason Newstead's bass parts because Lars Ulrich is a total bell-end.
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Genesis
5/5
Easily one of my favorite prog rock albums of all time... maybe one of my favorite albums in general. I love Peter Gabriel... his voice, his musicality, his inventiveness, his emotional depth. I love the impenetrability of this album's story; I never fully get it, but I realize that that's how I get it.
An absolute masterpiece.
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
Radiohead
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Dr. Octagon
4/5
John Martyn
3/5
The Darkness
3/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
5/5
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
Merle Haggard
3/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Talk Talk
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
Scritti Politti
2/5
King Crimson
5/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Beck
4/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Solange
4/5
Jacques Brel
3/5
CHIC
3/5
The Verve
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Sheryl Crow
2/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Billy Joel
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Neil Young
3/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Can
3/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
John Lennon
2/5
Yes, this is John Lennon (I think by law I'm supposed to genuflect or something). Yes, he's such an icon.... and while there are a few decent songs on here, this is one of the most overrated albums of its time. Some of it is unlistenable. I'm glad primal scream was "working" for him back then (was it? I mean, he was a bit of a mess)... but subjecting listeners to his histrionic caterwauling is a bit much. The end of "Mother" is like listening to a tone-deaf cat being mutilated.
Ryan Adams
3/5
The Cure
4/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Incubus
4/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Simple Minds
4/5
Gram Parsons
3/5
Janis Joplin
2/5
Paul Weller
4/5
Fugees
4/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
The Roots
3/5
M.I.A.
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
The Cure
4/5
The KLF
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Eric Clapton
1/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Big Star
4/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
Prince
4/5
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Elbow
5/5
The Smiths
4/5
4/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
The Beta Band
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Beta Band
4/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5