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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
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5 | 2.64 | +2.36 |
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
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5 | 2.66 | +2.34 |
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
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5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
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5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
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5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
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5 | 2.81 | +2.19 |
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
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5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
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1 | 3.93 | -2.93 |
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
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1 | 3.86 | -2.86 |
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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1 | 3.74 | -2.74 |
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The Joshua Tree
U2
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1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
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1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
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1 | 3.58 | -2.58 |
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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1 | 3.54 | -2.54 |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Abbey Road
Beatles
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2 | 4.45 | -2.45 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Fiona Apple | 2 | 5 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 5 |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4.25 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Who | 5 | 1.4 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1.33 |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 1.33 |
| Mudhoney | 2 | 1 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 1.75 |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 1.67 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 1.67 |
| The Undertones | 2 | 1.5 |
| Suede | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Fall | 2 | 1.5 |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 1.5 |
| Scott Walker | 2 | 1.5 |
| Stephen Stills | 2 | 1.5 |
| Todd Rundgren | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Byrds | 4 | 2 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 2 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 2.2 |
| The Doors | 3 | 2 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 2 |
| Aerosmith | 3 | 2 |
| Metallica | 3 | 2 |
| PJ Harvey | 4 | 2.25 |
| U2 | 4 | 2.25 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| The Kinks | 5, 1, 2, 2 |
| Depeche Mode | 1, 4 |
| Common | 2, 5 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4, 4, 1 |
| The Byrds | 2, 4, 1, 1 |
5-Star Albums (41)
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Elbow · 5 likes
3/5
Boring album. Aggressively fine.
Little Richard · 5 likes
3/5
alright. weirdly stressful bc so high energy. solid 3+ almost 4.
Sonic Youth · 2 likes
2/5
evol, huh? im open to it.
Manic Street Preachers · 2 likes
4/5
fun! upbeat. a surprising listen because of the terrible album art.
The Flying Burrito Brothers · 1 likes
3/5
meh. I'm an anxious mess today. inoffensive enough.
1-Star Albums (88)
All Ratings
Muddy Waters
3/5
Fine. A little slow. Im sure its influential but its dry and dated.
Grateful Dead
2/5
Meh. reminded me of a cell phone ring tone
Traffic
4/5
meh. not bad, but is been too long. i dont really remember it.
I don't like rod stuart
Dire Straits
4/5
Really fun! I'd never heard them before.
The Rolling Stones
1/5
Awful.
Devendra Banhart
2/5
meh. I wanted to like this more than i did.
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Not my usual jam but I recognized a few songs.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Fun! very chill
The Youngbloods
3/5
Fine. I dont really remember it?
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Pretty fun. I see why he's legendary.
The Roots
4/5
surprisingly fun. i listened twice.
Joan Armatrading
5/5
She's so chill and fun! Like Joni Mitchell but more R and B
N.W.A.
1/5
Unlistenable
Cream
2/5
Boo. 2 stars
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Unlistenable.
Nirvana
2/5
meh
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
hard to listen to at work.
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
Inoffensive. Minus 2 stars for whitewashing black peiople
The Doors
2/5
I don't remember them at all?
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
fun! upbeat. a surprising listen because of the terrible album art.
Miles Davis
4/5
jazzy! two songs takes 45 mins!
Talking Heads
2/5
Fine. annoying at work
The Cure
3/5
reminds me a little of light asylum. not my favorite album though.
Ravi Shankar
3/5
this first track is really hard to listen to because he keeps speaking during the opener. the rest was ok.
Jurassic 5
4/5
good opener! regular sounding mid nineties hip hop but not bad to listen to.
Steely Dan
2/5
omg I'm so over the way this makes me feel like an old man.
Killing Joke
3/5
Appreciate them for beign fast paced. not an every day album but a fun one.
Pavement
1/5
Turned it off halfway through too sad.
3/5
quite a crooner. a female bing crosby or frank sinatra. Dolly's brunette cousin.
Public Enemy
4/5
A good upbeat listen.
Kraftwerk
3/5
techno pop upbeat and fun. Didn't make it all the way through but that's to do with my stress levels.
Prince
4/5
How can you not give it a minimum of 3 stars with that smoldery look from prince.
Frank Ocean
3/5
Gotta love frank ocean! Something doesn't click for me for his music though, maybe i just like the jazz covers
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
fun and upbeat. idk
The Specials
4/5
four star album! fun poppy rasta
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
very mellow and fun. also a little plunka plunka which spiked my stress response.
Neil Young
3/5
chills me out in a good way. kinda like the annoying brother you never had.
The Undertones
1/5
Catchy toxic masculinity. I made it to the song boys will be boys.
Blondie
3/5
fine. theyre iconic. Sunday girl is realyl pretty.
The Go-Go's
3/5
Fine. A little overplayed.
Madonna
4/5
classic. overplayed. inoffensive
Yes
3/5
so much guitar.
The Police
3/5
im expecting to sorta know it.
Peter Tosh
2/5
fine couldn't finish though not hs fault.
The Icarus Line
1/5
cant stand one star.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
meh. I'm an anxious mess today. inoffensive enough.
Elvis Presley
1/5
couldn't listen. it's like aggravating my anxiety.
The Black Crowes
4/5
catchier than i thought. Like a more down-to-earth inspiration of the decemberists.
Simply Red
4/5
not what i expected. very soulful.
3/5
bleh. not a relisten. fine. 3 stars?
Sonic Youth
3/5
high concept initial impression. reminds me a little of something youd hear on buffy opening theme song. 3 stars so far.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
ehhhh... 3 stars or 2 so far?
Robbie Williams
3/5
fine. almost a 4. maybe with the music we're not allowed on spotify its better. Just another generic deep voiced white guy.
Carole King
3/5
<3 but still 3 stars. a little overplayed in my childhood.
The Temptations
3/5
funky. i dont think its memorable yet but maybe in a few.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Fun. pretty janis joplin forward in a fun way.
Baaba Maal
3/5
OK? it was not what i was feeling
Drive-By Truckers
2/5
not sure if ill make it through this...
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
eh. 3 star.
Sepultura
3/5
its pretty intense. made it most of the way there. i dont get angry enough for this music, but its almost a 4.
Beatles
3/5
fine. fun. not what id listen to normally.
David Bowie
3/5
fine. meh. it played 80s music for the rest of the day. i want to like bowie more.
Van Morrison
4/5
very musical! like it so far. contender for 4 *?
10cc
3/5
fine one. a little boring.
Wire
4/5
all these remastered versions. hope its pretty instrumental or todays gonna be long. Surprisigly decent. maybe a 4?
Animal Collective
2/5
cool name. idk if i like the first 15 seconds tho.... i ended up quitting bc it was weirdly stressful
Sex Pistols
3/5
cover is pink in spotify but yellow here? idk
Paul McCartney and Wings
2/5
2 stars so far eh. overplayed.
Depeche Mode
1/5
very 80s 🙄 Terrible couldnt finish. one star? 80s is not my genre and this one in particular.
Mike Ladd
3/5
i think i liked it?
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
eh? i think i skipped most of the record boourns. its fine for background
B.B. King
4/5
fun! made it through without looking at the clock more than once or twice. he's the og.
The Byrds
2/5
ug... this is going to be painful. its fine. aggressively fine. still two stars at best though. IDK why it rubs me the wrong way so much.
Little Richard
3/5
alright. weirdly stressful bc so high energy. solid 3+ almost 4.
Sebadoh
3/5
idk. eh.
Morrissey
3/5
meh. very 80s. low 3. almost a 2 but at least its not as overplayed.
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
very 80s already. might be rough. but at least its decent working music. i made it to song 8 two stars.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
fine. 2 stars its smooth but forgettable.
Love
3/5
haha theres a modern rapper with that name but idk about the 1966 version? this would be more fun if i were stoned. Solid 3 stars so far though, i dont hate it.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
eh. 3
R.E.M.
3/5
high hopes for this one.
eh disappointing. 3 barely, basically a 2.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
upbeat. solid 3. 4?
The Sonics
3/5
very retro beatles vibe. very banging sound. pretty sure they whitewashed black music though.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
bleh
The Beach Boys
1/5
blech. a victim of their own success.
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
I love this album! lets see how it holds up.
Soundgarden
3/5
ok. 3. not offensive. not transformative.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
fine. almost good i think?
2/5
this is alriht but not my favorite album.
New Order
4/5
its good. poppy and fun and way les overplayed
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
sounds vvvv intense at first listen. Its got a lot of techno. may not make it through it. has a curious sort of vibing with my anxiety though
Björk
3/5
eh. this is so intesne it can be difficult to listen to. 3
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
i think imma like it 3 or 4? but rumors is the one with landslide.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
catchy. almost a 4.
Sonic Youth
1/5
Not my jam at all. made it 1 minute in. yuck.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
digging it so far. -1 star for being a little too brassy. its funny how easy it is for an all instrumental piece to be my jam. last song is in an african language and is stressful.
Spacemen 3
3/5
very accoustic. never heard of em though. Good listens but onhe song `suicide` is really really painful vomit.
Green Day
4/5
classic. easy 4. almost a 3 cause overplayed
Frank Zappa
4/5
good jazzy music
Cocteau Twins
4/5
very 90s.solid listen
Living Colour
3/5
fun and a little sassy
Khaled
3/5
gonna be interesting. reminds me of the music they play in middle eastern restaurants.
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
ok. very 90s. This is actually super fun and angry. 4stars.
Air
4/5
its good. a little repetitive but nice to put on background +1 star for being mostly wordless. I wish it were their other albums though.
The Byrds
4/5
Im pretty sure i did this one but forgot to leave feedback. 3-4 range IIRC.
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
portuguese jams are what i need in the morning I hope. V v v refreshing. also a little too much so we'll see.
James Taylor
4/5
OMG! i was certain i wouldnt like this. but I think I do.
Neil Young
1/5
I cant stand neil young
Lambchop
3/5
alright, kinda makes me feel like an old man
3 or 4 stars because its not bad easy listening just kinda bad in general.
John Cale
4/5
fun! upbeat! poppy! everything i want in a good daytime music working cd.
Ministry
2/5
idk if i like this guess it helps with anger. 2 or 3?
Steely Dan
4/5
unwillingly catchy. Sigh.
3s?
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
fine. very repetitive 90s rap to me.
Finley Quaye
4/5
Pretty catchy smooth jazzy.
Nitin Sawhney
5/5
indian jazz/electronica. Might be too distracting for work but i hope not. I love it! not all his stuff but a great surprise and my first 5 star album <3
Joy Division
2/5
I always judge albums by when they are minted. maybe i want some way to preview what htey will sound like.
Love
1/5
ooh i hate this music.
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Slightly embarrassing almost 130 albums in, but I think this is the first one ive ever listened to before. Kinda digging it. Easy 4 during work. Almost a 5 but my college years were too painful. also there are some boring songs.
Alice Cooper
3/5
worried about rock. Fine. Catchy but outside my comfort zone.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1/5
nope
John Martyn
4/5
Sounds low key and mellow what i want today.
fIREHOSE
3/5
I cant remember. i think it was meh.
Lorde
3/5
3 stars so far.
OutKast
2/5
ok? i kinda stopped listening
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
i like elvis i think. 4 stars. easy listening even if he is a tool of the patriarchy.
PJ Harvey
3/5
catchy! solid 3 stars. angry eli is pleased.
Orange Juice
2/5
meh. 2 or 3. striaght white boys.
Queens Of The Stone Age
2/5
bored i think.
Pixies
4/5
its a lot but gonna try it? 2-3 stars maybe. kinda catchy. 3.5!
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Easy listen! 3 stars but only because I like some of the people inspired by him better. -1 star cause the album art creeps me out a little.
Ray Charles
5/5
jazz music! big, brassy intense. digigng it. great listen. easy 4 or 5!
Van Halen
3/5
surprising easy listen. 3 for being overplayed tho
The Black Keys
2/5
fairly intense start. not really my thing
Queen
4/5
fairly intense start. Fun! 3.5
UB40
3/5
this took a 80s turn. 3 stars solid. very classic rasta vid.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
meh. didnt make me feel anything, but pretty catchy
Spiritualized
4/5
chill and melodic so far. hoping it keeps up and its a solid 4.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
meh. dont remember it.
Erykah Badu
4/5
looking forward to it but also idk.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
meh. hard to listen to.
Tom Waits
3/5
John Martyn
4/5
good at work listen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Meh. I didnt finish
Aerosmith
2/5
v classic. v rocky. maybe too much? also maybe v overplayed
The Zombies
3/5
oh dear.
Eric Clapton
4/5
really calming and nice! i think i got clapton mixed up with neal diamond
The Clash
3/5
very different from the classical. not so bad so far. 3 or 4? in and out like wisps of smoke. 3
Tricky
5/5
really digging! 4 or 5 so far
Tom Waits
5/5
Was not expecting this album to be as great as it was. Clap Hands, Downtown train, Tango Till They're sore, Singapore. Tom Waits ran so Hadestown could fly, but I loved discovering what a remarkable musician he was.
Blue Cheer
2/5
yuck
wasnt remastered so it sounds tinny and terrible
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
sounds important i guess. fun and short! 4 stars
Robert Wyatt
4/5
poetic and weird i kinda like it like if the beatles did too many drugs.
Jeff Beck
2/5
terrible. i still dont like guitar solos. 2 stars at best.
Funkadelic
3/5
i dont thing spotify has this album so im listening to maggot brain whatever that means. good work listen tho.
Dire Straits
3/5
meh? omg so 80s. 3 stars.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
sassy fun latino.
Eagles
2/5
meh. old man music
Dusty Springfield
2/5
the album is just called dusy in spotify. thats weird. the year is right. its very very 60s though bleh.
Joan Baez
3/5
expecting to like this. 3-4?
Definite 3. a little wailey. Standout is Dona dona dona tho.
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
love it.
Billie Holiday
3/5
solid just not that memorable.
Led Zeppelin
2/5
William Orbit
4/5
fun! very techno. Solid 4.
Meat Loaf
4/5
not what i expected! reminds me of rocky horror, maybe because hes in that movie. solid 4.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
hope it'll be a good listen, was good but not a 5 thats owing to his sucessors
Queen
3/5
big big.
Jane Weaver
5/5
she looks like a british kylie. idk. we'll see. i really liked this! like how i wish that Joan Baez album had sounded.
The Specials
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
I liked it i think! very jazzy and soulful.
Brian Eno
2/5
Ive heard his name before but have no assumptions.
edit this is so bad. two stars. I had to skip a song of theirs also it sounds like im at the dentist.
Radiohead
4/5
sassy and fun 3? 4
The Flaming Lips
2/5
~DJ Khaled button sound effect~ (Another one). They did their best as Flaming Lips, and the music was fine. I think in my life it's overplayed.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
promises fun! 3. not my favorite e costello, but great, high energy music overall.
Suede
2/5
uhh... 2strs? skipped a few songs. props for the semi-creepy art tho
Leonard Cohen
2/5
boring and slow. Leonard Cohen is a mood.
5/5
fun so far. like a less overplayed beatles. is it a 5? time will tell.
Os Mutantes
2/5
a little bit too much for at work. but maybe funner for it. too much for workday never finsihed down to 2
Heaven 17
1/5
when am i gonna have a modern album. this is bad.
The Afghan Whigs
1/5
not loving so far but it could surprise.
nah im gonna quit 2 songs in. not for me.
The Cars
3/5
expect 3. not offensive not terrible.
The Kinks
1/5
still a fun less overplayed beatles. edit: this album is terrible. 1 star? 2? its like they're stoned the whole album.
The Smiths
2/5
idk never heard of em but i like the sentiment. Pretty boring tho
Foo Fighters
3/5
should be fun?
Slipknot
3/5
creeped out from the album cover art. might not make it trhough this. Liked it more than i was expecting. a little punky.
Portishead
3/5
meh
Jethro Tull
4/5
i think i liked it! giving 4 stars based on a strong first few trax.
The Who
1/5
Finally the last WHO album i have to listen to on this GORAM project. 5 albums was too many, despite apparently their great prowess as songwriters. i like their album cover art this is the best of the items.
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
2 stars is generous. some songs were way too long.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
more funk. I'm here for it.a little too chill at times to get higher then a 3 but not that bad
Nina Simone
3/5
a little too retro but i like the throwback cover
Dusty Springfield
4/5
faster pace then her other album which is good
Metallica
2/5
retro city.
The Human League
4/5
very 80s.... kinda sassy growing on me tho!
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
idk.mostly ignored.
Screaming Trees
4/5
pretty art but expecting a 3
was better than i thought. went quickly
Billy Bragg
1/5
I didnt make it two songs in. too much. twang, blech. such a good name too.
The Shamen
3/5
some real bad and hard to listen during day. but not the worst.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
i just listened to this! 4?
Frank Sinatra
3/5
a little boring. 3
The Kinks
2/5
we'll see... ug. 2?
David Bowie
2/5
curious & excited cause its my first bowie. a little afraid. took elvis costello to have me realize i like elvis better.
Sonic Youth
2/5
evol, huh? im open to it.
Joy Division
3/5
i like how easy listen it is even though it's not what i would call good. 3 for being easy? else 2.
The Doors
2/5
a struggle 2.
Pixies
3/5
fun
Nick Drake
4/5
so 60s...
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
jazzy! finally something without words.
A little too uptempo for work but an easy 4.
Funkadelic
4/5
ive listened to this one
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
oh man this is a long long album. +1 for book of love. -1 for bad songs.
The Stone Roses
4/5
angsty and nice
Barry Adamson
4/5
This particular album stressed me out because of the horror theme. was a great gateway to a bunch of stuff i like better like jazzier music so raised a star.
Gene Clark
2/5
twangy. but i love the album cover. buti still kinda hate it.
Beastie Boys
3/5
this one was big in my childhood. at least upbeat
Bee Gees
3/5
decent work listen. fast. Reminds me of how they evolved into disco superstars.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
funky, fast paced, decent. -1 star for being straight people but idk if thats really fair
Deep Purple
2/5
No memory. 2?
Wild Beasts
3/5
excitedly but actually bad. 3 stars.
Television
3/5
funky. 3?
Saint Etienne
3/5
punky and fun! euro. possible 4? eh. 3.
Fela Kuti
4/5
jazzy!
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
Oo this is an easy 5 cello gets me every time.
Stan Getz
5/5
oo another 5?
OutKast
4/5
Great listen especially Andre 3000's part! Almost a 5.
David Bowie
2/5
weird. 2 stars? at best.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
lets see if i can stand it
Beastie Boys
4/5
4 +1 for the mashed potatoes song.
Miles Davis
5/5
smooth like butter. not his fault that i was super sleepy yesterday.
The Crusaders
4/5
jazzy i hope
Amy Winehouse
4/5
I've listened to this SO MUCH. but let's see what the songs that aren't rehab are like.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
i like the idea of this album
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
ug. i wish there were actual women in this band. 2 stars. skipped a few songs. only reason not 1 is few clever things.
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
so 80s boo. 2?
Orbital
2/5
idk what to expect from the cover. its good but boring i think
Stevie Wonder
4/5
good! 4 star because there were a few moments that were too much but still
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
wow. painfully slow and bad. i gues they originated that one song in the pines, but i dont like it.
The Prodigy
3/5
probably bad but idk
Not as bad as all that! in a certain mood its exactly what i want
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1/5
not on spotify.
its a good album but a pain in the ass to get on streaming.
Black Sabbath
2/5
ittl be lucky to beat a 1
Cypress Hill
2/5
i listened all the way throug but i didnt like it. 2strs
2/5
looks melodramatic. I have no memory of it.
T. Rex
3/5
chill and nice. 3 or 4 stars. not a relisten soon though.
Crowded House
5/5
this is a 5 for me! woof.
Arcade Fire
2/5
3 stars? ug these songs are so boring might be 2 stars.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
solid 3 or 4. its smooth but a little forgettable. i'm in a pretty low stress place though.
Richard Hawley
3/5
smooth singer but low key. 3 or 4?
but its so slick.
3 because its heteronormative but might work to keep me calm.
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
soulful. good?
Donovan
3/5
its good i guess? 3 or 4 somewhere in there. nice guy but the songs make me a little sleepy.
Femi Kuti
3/5
Ug. 3 altjhough thought it was five. Just found it annoying after a while.
Radiohead
4/5
oof really love fake plastic trees and high and dry.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
curious i accidentally played the weezer song with the same naame its weird.
the album is inoffensively bad. 3. so poppy and fragrant like a rice cake.
Björk
4/5
intense and weird like all bijork
almost religiously pretty. 4. maybe a 3 if im having a shit day tomorrow.
MGMT
2/5
ive heard of them. idk if it matters tho.
eh. 2 or 3, leaning toward 2. Its not offensive but its so boring.
Chicago
4/5
big and brassy. 3 maybe? Bump to 4 for some good songs and chicago branding ofc.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
moody and sad but should be an easy listen 4? sad about the fight with spotify.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
sounds like bijork
Sade
3/5
smooth. sleepy
Beck
4/5
i give it 4 surprisingly! i usually dont like 90s music but this worked.
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
probably too much 3? no. 2 at best. 1 if im cranky
Beck
2/5
i cant stand this stuff. 1-2 bc i just didnt listen really.
Mariah Carey
4/5
overplayed but catchy haha. +1 star because its easy to listen to at work.
Skunk Anansie
4/5
might be too much but idk
.kinda liked it.
David Gray
3/5
ugggg.... maybe? 3?
Al Green
3/5
oh man this album. definitely 3.
Adele
4/5
oh. just what i wanted to listen to today.
Orbital
4/5
funky i like the worf song
Solange
4/5
pretty rnb
The Velvet Underground
3/5
hoping this is as pretty as i hope
Rush
4/5
oof
so much rock. a fun listen
Ride
3/5
sounds like early chumbawumba.
Baaba Maal
3/5
sounds intense. 3.
Miriam Makeba
5/5
i hope shes a 4! No this is probably a 5 star album.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
good jazz, if a little basic
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Bad. 2 stars.
Megadeth
3/5
idk if i enjoy their sound but we will see. heavy metal?
TV On The Radio
2/5
ive heard of em but i think i didnt like it? not realyl fair
Brian Wilson
1/5
i cant stand this album. 1 star. like a bad cover of beach boys.
Black Sabbath
3/5
it could be worse. 3? solid 3 because i dont actually want to listen to it again but i dont mind it.
Sonic Youth
2/5
didnt click i think? painful
Beatles
2/5
inoffensive but boring
U2
3/5
bleh
The Fall
1/5
bad. sounds like bob dylan. i couldn't listen
Coldplay
2/5
tedious and overplayed. 2 or 3 depending on how generous you feel.
The Pogues
4/5
punk and weird i like it I think
Marvin Gaye
3/5
good work music
Milton Nascimento
4/5
looks preachy but first song sounds nice. portuguese I think?
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
couldnt do
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
couldnt listen.too country.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
that first song is so famous.
Bonus star because it putme in a funky place all weekend.
2/5
early punk is right.
MC Solaar
3/5
I like the name. Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo. Makes me think im getting french jazz.
so far so good.hes very straight but im sure he's good? maybe not for me though.
3?
The Isley Brothers
3/5
chill but very very repetitive.
3
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
so slow.
Fiona Apple
5/5
ooh
Carpenters
2/5
expect to be very 70s but maybe a 4?
Nah. way too slow
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
🤮 3? catchy but terrible
Public Enemy
3/5
jammy
Minutemen
3/5
catchy
Supergrass
3/5
i dont rememember 3?
Justice
4/5
fine. 4? better than i was expecting with such biblical reference. very house.
Tom Waits
4/5
A bit of a bummer immediately after rain dogs. Still good, but nothing that spoke to me like it did.
Pearl Jam
3/5
idk overrated but catchy 3.
k.d. lang
2/5
Awful.
Kanye West
4/5
I think its a good album?
Garbage
3/5
decent. almost a 4. empowered white ladies.
Lou Reed
3/5
eh. 2, but catchy for 3.
Caetano Veloso
3/5
old school brazillian music
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
1 unlistenable
Roxy Music
3/5
eh? ambivalent. i think they were fine but i waited too long to review
The Who
2/5
I thought this was the best who album I've heard yet, though I certainly consider that a very low bar to meet. It's like calling something the best root canal.
in all seriousness, some of the songs were toe tappers.
Anthrax
3/5
afraid...
not so bad. fast and metal. 3? it's annoying but fine.
Elton John
2/5
excited but busy day.
oof. i dont like it its too 70s and not real. 2?
Public Enemy
3/5
sounds like it'll be intense.
Roni Size
4/5
omg, this album makes me anxious
Almost 5 stars but -1 because the songs are too long.
Travis
3/5
sounds like late 90s nonsense.
Kanye West
3/5
boring. atonal.
Rush
2/5
trying it but 2 or 3 is early guess.
Dead Kennedys
4/5
punk 3 or 4 maybe?
not my fave but a fast listen and +1 for being badasses.
The Auteurs
3/5
trying it. bracing for early 90s.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
seems like a lot from a modern band.
fine.like any other mid 2000 sound. fine.
Prince
3/5
v 80s?
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
good beat
Herbie Hancock
4/5
very funky. hope its good
4! i think it has the white lotus theme in it!
The Smiths
3/5
oof
2?
One star for being catchy i think especially for bigmouth strikes again.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
ug. 2 i think.
yea straight people are terrible lol.
John Lennon
3/5
it's not the plastic ono band necessarily.
but im curious.
It's a dated version of everything. Probably edgy in the 70s but boring now.
Faith No More
2/5
high energy at least. kinda nice having acid rock in here.
Tears For Fears
3/5
so 80s. I predict three but it could be a surprise. they look VERY different on their album cover.
Tito Puente
3/5
Fun! I dont always want it, but I don't mind this forsure.
Yes
3/5
Good! one song i repeated.
Rocket From The Crypt
1/5
0 stars if i could
Björk
4/5
good. trippy af though. kinda made my whole day weird.
Bon Jovi
3/5
gross.
Tortoise
4/5
this has to be sarcastic right?
pretty opener to the opening song, but a little hard to listen to while working.
Started a 3, but +1 star because it's accoustic.
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
i remember bleh? but idk if i even listened to any
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
woohoo another almost dead white man... ...
2 stars (its a 3 but -1 because)
Coldplay
3/5
catchy 3.
Massive Attack
4/5
i like teardrop but IDK their other songs.
AC/DC
2/5
bleh. like crossfit with tommy.
Waylon Jennings
3/5
catchy if shallow. 3?
Pink Floyd
2/5
classic but anxious?
Def Leppard
2/5
like tommy's class again. 2 or 3?
Kate Bush
3/5
glad she got her due. 3? 4?
Ranking a 3 although I like her stuff, because she's clearly an icon.
The Kinks
2/5
this is terrible. Just boring white boys singing boring white music. 2 stars if I'm honest because its decent elevator music, but man doesn't male privilege make me want to rate this "1".
Minor Threat
1/5
oof
intense and fast
Suede
1/5
oof. this might not be SFW.
I dont remember this which is a bad sign.
I think it gave me strong david bowie vibes that i was not here for.
CHIC
3/5
ooh disco yasss. 3?
definite 3. overplayed and dated, but i love the album cover.
Supertramp
2/5
ummmm. ok. im an adventurous sort. I have no memory of this album though
The Jam
3/5
trying it but not sure I'm feeling it.
Won me over with sweet harmonies but i still dont like it quite
Aimee Mann
3/5
i like lilith but this might be too rock n roll for me. lets see.
yea. its a fine album but not always my cup of tea. The playlist it recommended like it i dug.
Sepultura
2/5
i didnt hate it as much as i usually hate heavy metal.
Dr. Octagon
4/5
i liked this a lot more than i thought i would 4 stars!
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
The Pogues
3/5
i love the pogues. nothing that memorable, but not bad.
Green Day
3/5
fun. fluffy. 3? 4? overplayed i think and v straight.
Nick Drake
4/5
woah! weird deja vous with belle and sebastian.
4stars.
Simple Minds
1/5
looks super jesusy.
Not great I didn't wanna finish it. 1 star for that. maybe 2 for at least not being too noisy but depends on my mood tomorrow.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
I hear they're good!
Tom Waits
4/5
no idea. 3? 4? i love jazz
The Strokes
3/5
let's see. 3 is my defautl assumption. fast and catchy but not especially memorable.
3/5
ookkkkkkuuuuurrrrrr.... thank you boomers.
Common
2/5
expecting to either love or hate this, no idea what to expect.
Kinda in between alas. 2 star cause i skpped a few but like the effort. Just not my music.
Aretha Franklin
3/5
some really classic songs. maybe overplayed? IDK. Always a worry. but a fun one.
yep. boring.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
WOAH PIANO MUSIC??? Hard to think this will be less than a 5.
It's less because the music is pretty intense but its ALMOST a 5.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
3 or 4 i listened to it a lot but then again.
Talk Talk
4/5
very 80s so far. let's see.
A solid 4 im going in for a relisten! especially the first few songs on the album scratch an itch I didn't know I had.
4/5
... david bowie shades.
Catchy though I would listen again.
I dont want to get lost in 3's so ehres me ranking it 4 against my better judgement.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Chill mellow early aughts.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
pretty. early suzanne vega maybe my jam?
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
oo would appear ambient or otherwise nonverbal, maybe.
But then the intense music kicked in and i was meh
3 stars but I kinda wish it was more.
Gorillaz
4/5
fun! upbeat. solid 4, minus points for having that one weird song.
Bob Dylan
2/5
could be fun. Certainly early bob dylan is better than late.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Jamming, like an old happy uncle . 4 stars, maybe 5.
Brian Eno
2/5
i dont like it but not so bad.
im close to rage quitting this. 2 stars or 1. at least there are long instrumental parts.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
let's see. hard to top my FOLK FOR FOCUS.
the first song is almost seamless, but with jarring other instruments in there. so glad it's wordless.
Megadeth
2/5
too intense for me today. its not bad but eew.
Jamiroquai
5/5
sassy! i like it so far.
i know he's a stevie wonder ripoff but he's fun.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
I like elvis costello! he is one of my biggest happy surprises from this whole project.
This one wasnt my favorite, but it made a fun conversation at work yesterday.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
idk if i care about this much. 3 so far.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Fun album. 4 only because there were no surprises, but it was easily a 5 for enjoyment.
Paul Weller
3/5
soulful but not especially personal for me.
Led Zeppelin
2/5
blech. its fine but -1 star for being too famous.
Fishbone
3/5
rockin and also nonwhite but not really for me.
Good sound. probably a 3. I can hear the future grunge and whatnot in it.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
cool name but 67? ehh
I don't really remember this album tbh.
The Monks
2/5
3 if im generous but probably a 2. really dreary.
It's like if a word could rhyme they would try to rhyme it.
Thundercat
3/5
i like the beat but i think the cover art is creepy as hell. Still undecided.
4/5
18 minute song? 3 on the album? and this is the deluxe edition? man the 70s were weird.
I kinda like it. good background music and short. and the voices aren't too distracting while working.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Elevator music in the extreme. Not bad to listen to but also completely devoid of an emotional connection. 3. the definition of 3.
UPDATE: Oh man, this album's radio station is pretty rad and useful when I need an upbeat, not-too-heavy soundtrack. All music that's fun, e.g. Buffalo Springfield FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.
Gang Starr
3/5
Not my thing but not bad? reminds me of alexander hamilton's son.
Abdullah Ibrahim
5/5
Jazzy!! good so far!
5 star - maybe not specifically this album although its not bad but all the low key jazz piano music that comes after listening to this is (chefskiss)
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
So unusual I'm just not sure I enjoy listening to her that much. She might get an extra star for being a feminist icon.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Not even bad. just "fine"
Little Simz
4/5
like rnb and rap together, it's fun! maybe a 4. reminds me of tiny tempah.
I love a good british rapper.
John Coltrane
5/5
5. Perfect work music.
David Bowie
3/5
vascillates between annoying and fun.
3 or 4 stars idk.
Wilco
4/5
Fun! definite 4.
I liked that i personally didn't listen to a lot of wilco growing up, so it was really fun to discover.
The Slits
2/5
i like what they represent but not sure I like their music.
I compare it to eating a tuna fish sandwich (RIP) with too much mayonnaise. Like, you see how it could be good, but don't actually like the texture, like, at all.
3 stars.
1/5
I appreciate the artistry and effort that went into this and I 100% do not enjoy listening to them.
1 star.
The Temptations
4/5
solid 3 or 4. Upbeat enough and innocent enough, that although i didn't feel anything I also wasn't too annoyed by it.
The Fall
2/5
"A drunkard singing pub songs" -- lol. Figures.
um 1 or 2. I didn't finish the album and I don't really care to.
Pink Floyd
4/5
pretty good! not what i expected
PJ Harvey
1/5
I like it in theory especially after the melodic noise that is pink floyd.
but where that was easy to tune out, PJ Harvey has this way of raising her voice up and down in register that I find very hard to tune out during my day. I turned it off, but I guess that's reason enough to give it 1 star.
Willie Nelson
3/5
hopefully chill. i like his voice i think.
er... wait. oof.
Nah just my internalized anti willie nelson. 3 stars solidly. great cover of unchained melody, ok everything else
2Pac
3/5
old-school hip hop i see.
The Pharcyde
4/5
good so far. like rnb rap i think doron used to cite this album so points for nostalgia
Iggy Pop
1/5
couldnt be bothered
Roxy Music
1/5
I dont know and i dont care.
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
I think they reminded me of FASTBALL. Gonna keep listening to this album but give it a mediocre rating because life ain't fair.
Charles Mingus
3/5
Yas! Jazz!
Very cowboy bebop. not the greatest for listening at work.
Alice In Chains
1/5
1 star. not my thing. Didnt even try to listen beyond 10 seconds.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Awakrd to find on spotify because Neil Young's estate hates us. Let's see.
Duran Duran
3/5
I dont remember or miss at all.
CHIC
4/5
I swear ive heard this one but its another album from them. It's catchy and fun though.
The United States Of America
3/5
very intense, like the beatles on quaaludes.
Nas
3/5
fine. nothing really clicked but nothing terrible.
3? But I'm sure it was a 5 in its day.
Aerosmith
3/5
Got swagger, sure. I like the blues element. that "suck my 10 inch record" or whavever offended me in a fun way.
Sheryl Crow
2/5
overplayed, but authentic i guess.
Fine for listening at work but i think boring as heck.
2 Stars? 3?
Daft Punk
1/5
seems intense.
I Give it one star. something about the noise of the service. It's just not the vibe for when I'm generally pretty high strung during my job anyway.
ABBA
3/5
Poppy and upbeat, hopefully what I can have.
The Doors
2/5
IDK Not terrible but a little over it..
Peter Gabriel
1/5
Actually really freaky sounding. this music makes me vvv anxious
The Lemonheads
3/5
upbeat and fun.
The xx
4/5
Classic. So, so sad. but very easy listen at work.
Bad Brains
3/5
3 stars or maybe more. Not something I really wanna listen to, but its easy listening when I'm thinking about other stuff.
Solomon Burke
2/5
very reto and chill. 3? pretty boring tho.
Aphex Twin
2/5
really ambient but really really repetitive. maybe good focusing music but at the moment kinda makes me uneasy.
KISS
1/5
blech
Lauryn Hill
3/5
looking forward to this album.
I liked it but didn't think id wanna go back to it much besides the nostalgia factor.
Gang Of Four
3/5
not sure if this is my jam but i also don't mind it. like an upbeat thing.
Tina Turner
3/5
Fine work music if a little prone to sleep after lunch
The Libertines
3/5
Eh. Like every other mid 90s alt wave band.
Happy Mondays
1/5
I don't like this music.
Dr. Dre
3/5
neutral. Some standout tracks and some shocking fun ones but not really my scene.
Guns N' Roses
2/5
every guns and roses album ever made. s catchy but also why.
Brian Eno
4/5
Snoozefest but i guess i like it as far as it's ambient so boosting one star.
hopefully this will be as good as the name sounds.
Deerhunter
4/5
Weirdly excited for this one.
very chill. 3 or 4. rounding up cause ive had some stinkers lately.
Arrested Development
4/5
fun! good sampling. i could see why this album is influential.
Kelela
4/5
People are mean about this album, but I like it well enough. Good background music for getting my work done.
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
I understand why some people like this, but it's not for me.
Steely Dan
3/5
intense opener, let's see if the rest of the album is as fun.
Beach House
4/5
Following it. cool album cover, and not an album made in the 80s!
I like the hazy dreamy quality that was easy to listen to at work
The Waterboys
3/5
Normally celtic music is my jam but this wasn't
Billy Joel
4/5
really catchy.
Talking Heads
3/5
for a 70s album sounds contemporary sofar.
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
Sigh. Springsteen again. 1 star bc religious white dude.
Goldie
4/5
better than i thought it would be.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
very 70s lol. but pros for sitar.
forgettable, 3 stars imo re how it connected with me.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
pretty catchy music. Feeling liek a 4 star.
The Young Gods
2/5
french songs? nice. I don't think I finished it, the post-industrial sound is pretty harsh.
Elis Regina
1/5
I don't like this music at all. I know it's sad she died young and everything. I just can't connect with the style of music or the dated Portuguese pop.
Steely Dan
3/5
funky, dated. guessing 3 unless it surprises me.
It's chill but boring. Like wallpaper paint music.
Doves
3/5
pretty name for a band. IDK if ill like it.
Its very 90s. but could be worse, definitely, although it didn't make me feel anything I bet if I listened to it enough I would.
D'Angelo
4/5
won a lot of acclaim I guess.
I listened to it twice! not bad.
The White Stripes
4/5
Wow one I'm actually familiar with. No complaints, catchy.
Don McLean
3/5
Easy listening. No faults here. Minus one because it's a little too cliche.
Tom Tom Club
2/5
Not convinced I'll like this, but wahtever haha.
I listened to Carey's "Fantasy" and liked it a lot better.
Neu!
4/5
A good listen for work. Relatively wordless. Not 5 because its a little too fast paced.
Pere Ubu
1/5
Can't stand this music
The Cure
4/5
better so far.
Like a chill version of stuff. almost a 5.
The War On Drugs
4/5
Good album! very listenable. Almost a 5.
Red Snapper
3/5
Techno stuff. Fine to listen to while working. The reviews kinda drag it down
Mj Cole
3/5
This would be badass if it's all wordless.
I think its fine. Lots of ripping on it for being too explicit but I didn't especially mind it.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Sad 90s music pass.
Radiohead
2/5
after the album Spotify linked ones that are more my jam. It just kinda made this one seem "meh" by comparison.
The Byrds
1/5
OMG this is gonna be so 60's.
Santana
3/5
fun album, if guitar riffs arent really my thing.
Dennis Wilson
1/5
terrible. I didn't finish
Deep Purple
1/5
This is dad rock to a T :chefskiss:
Sonic Youth
3/5
Good! fast paced, angry. I liked it better than I thought I would, and almost (?) a 4.
Guided By Voices
3/5
They're catchy. woudl be a 4 but these extended editions have too much music.
Michael Jackson
2/5
Eh. I know people love him, but it's not my thing
The Gun Club
3/5
chill. like a punkier version of bruce springsteen.
Stereo MC's
4/5
pretty album. maybe a 4? its very early 90s.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Good not unlistenable.
Blur
3/5
Eh. 3 stars.
Moby Grape
1/5
1 star. i can pass on ever hearing this album.
4/5
surprisingly i like this. very quick and listenable.
Scott Walker
1/5
I don't really have patience for you scott walker.
Ash
4/5
Pretty good listen. 4 stars! keep a good beat and don't relent.
Hawkwind
1/5
IDK dude. I mostly hated it. 1 star.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Decent romp. Fast paced.
Basement Jaxx
3/5
fun. intense. coming to Chicago. Am I interested?
Bauhaus
1/5
depressing. painful listen. 1 star.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Pretty and sad. Jazzy. A sleepy album, 3 stars. Just a little too slow for a workday.
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Reminds me what i think grateful dead must sound like. 3 stars is generous.
Oasis
2/5
Bleh.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
I have no memory of this album :shrug:
2/5
OK i listened to most of it, its like proto queen but not as catchy. Alright album but pretty forgettable. 2 stars
The Cult
2/5
Innocuous enough but decidedly a 2. Just kinda like human wallpaper.
U2
2/5
I think i know what im getting but IDK.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Sounds like accoustic stuff but I could be wrong. Hopeful about it being a good one!
The verdict: It's pretty good, and I see why it was popular back in the day, but I also don't connect with it.
Dolly Parton
2/5
no strong feelings.dollys fine but not for me.
Death In Vegas
4/5
pretty good album. fast paced eurotrash.
4 stars.
Small Faces
2/5
this seems bad but we will see?
I think could be 1 star but I'm feeling generous.
The Clash
3/5
Some catchy songs but overall I couldn't connect with their anger and melody.
Gary Numan
2/5
IDK If i remember listening to this, but it's too high energy to be backround music. I'm sure I'll go to **** for saying this, but 2 stars.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Ambivalence abounds. 3.
Stan Getz
4/5
Famous songs. hope this will be fun to program to.
a little repetitive but DAMN what soul. 4-5 stars easy.
Patti Smith
2/5
Didnt connect with me.
4/5
pretty good background music. listened to it all day.
The Dictators
4/5
uhhh...but surprisingly fun and catchy!
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
Early indian pop?
blech. its like a terrible combo of 50s and 60s dance music with an indian flavor. really unlistenable.
1-2 stars.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
3? fine, fast but boring.
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
i dont really like his swagger and toxic machismo. not unlistenable but pretty close. 2 stars.
Kings of Leon
2/5
melodic. dull.
Fairport Convention
3/5
some songs really slap. its just filled with a lot of stuff i wouldnt listen to as well. 2 or 3 stars.
Joni Mitchell
1/5
1 star bc i cant listen to it. im sure its a great album but i cant find it.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
3? i like his voice kinda deep and intense.
I downgrade to 2 because a few later songs were so dreary it was tedious.
M.I.A.
4/5
4 stars. A fun album, but I knew that already.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
chill. 3 star. maybe more. some good songs and some duds. very chill overall. IDK if it stands out really for me. Like a male fiona apple. I found I liked songs during the violin parts.
Taylor Swift
4/5
oh! might be easier to listen. Solid.
Antony and the Johnsons
5/5
Immediate 5 star album. The best.
Elbow
3/5
Boring album. Aggressively fine.
The Band
3/5
soft, mellow funk so far. I think i like it. 4? 3 for later songs.
John Lennon
2/5
This album is so boring. About the only good thing I could say about it is that it's easy to tune out. 1 or 2 stars. I'm no beatles fan though.
Nico
4/5
good. dreamy, reminds me of belle and sebastian.
Tim Buckley
3/5
easy listen. easily forgotten. 3
The Style Council
3/5
jazzy so far. lets see how it holds up.
eh. 3 . some fun ideas but not really an earworm to me.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
not for me. 1 star.
Violent Femmes
3/5
Blister in the sun is catchy but idk about the others yet.
It's exactly what I thought it would be. I wouldnt listen by choice but it didnt suck either
Air
3/5
Oh man I expect this to be all the feelings
Mostly the feeling was boredom haha.
ABBA
3/5
Not many bands hit 50 years. Kinda feel like it is 3 stars for longevity, but not enjoyability.
Fiona Apple
5/5
I love fiona apple. 5 easy ,maybe 4 if i don't jive.
this has to be a 5 because I just listened to it 2x through.
Kid Rock
3/5
3 stars.
I can see why it spoke to a generation of dudes, and also at the same time I'm not the target demographic for this music so I don't owe him a single star more than I want to give him.
David Crosby
2/5
plunka plunka.
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Not my favorite. Joan Armatrading came on 5 minutes later, and I feel like while she has a retro vibe + melody, Marianne Faithful had more a "friends mom who likes to sing" energy. I wanted to rank it higher I just didn't think it was my cup of tea.
Ute Lemper
3/5
Ute Lemper’s Punishing Kiss is a bold, ballsy showcase of her strong, theatrical voice. While she brings real power and personality to the songs, she isn’t weighed down by the larger-than-life fame of someone like Streisand — which is honestly a plus. The album is mostly pretty inoffensive and easy to listen to, with a few genuinely great melodies shining through. 3/5.
Japan
2/5
weird-ass 70s band with two many synths. Putting in the 2-3 range preliminarily.
American Music Club
3/5
pretty! minus one star for being hard to get on spotify so... 3?
Roxy Music
3/5
jazzy so far! might be ahead of its time.
I agree with the reviews that say a cover this excellent deserves a better album.
Morrissey
4/5
I think Morrissey is a bad human but I did think his album was annoyingly good.
Kings of Leon
3/5
nothing wrong with this album, fast and poppy. just not my mood today.
Thin Lizzy
2/5
i don't like this band. Not un-listenable but so 70s and not even sounding Irish.
Dolly Parton
3/5
it's not as catchy as kesha, but i'm sure it was brilliant in its day. 3 for me.
Judas Priest
1/5
too much. 1.
White Denim
2/5
oof. 2 star album so far.
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Very very weird. Not bad but no slappers unlike Gaelynn Lea
The Blue Nile
4/5
Good. weird I think very very 80s.
Kate Bush
3/5
just a *little too much* like most of Kate Bush for me. 3.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
I couldnt STAND this album. Because i was in office I listened to it, but this band is not my thing.
Bill Callahan
4/5
thunka thunka cowboy songs.
His voice reminds me a little of josh ritter's though.
I like the music a lot! 4 stars.
John Grant
4/5
i liked this album! Like keane but in the 80s.
Girls Against Boys
1/5
I couldn't make it through this album. I found it painful to listen to and irredeemable.
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Ambient which was nice.
Ultimately bloodless.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
eh. Like the 90s all over again .I expected to hate it more!
Aerosmith
1/5
vomit
ZZ Top
3/5
bluesy and sad but hitting me at a bad day
David Bowie
4/5
Fun! 4 stars. I like Bowie not the least for its queerness.
Genesis
3/5
I don remember this but i think i hated it
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
new age is always welcome but hopefully this isn't ... too much?
Nah not bad!
Gram Parsons
3/5
honky tonk blues.
Emmylou Harris is great and also still not enough.
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
OK Best album cover ever
I rarely describe music as awful, but. oof.
Culture Club
3/5
sassy and fun I hope
a definite bop. 3 stars. If I'm feeling more generous later maybe it'll be 4.
Ryan Adams
5/5
who knows wtf is ryan adams.
His later work doesn't do it for me, but I'll admit to listening to this album mmore than once!
Q-Tip
2/5
Not to my taste, but that doens't make it bad. 2 or 3 in that it wasn't terrible to listen to.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
I expect to be poppy and very very het
2 or 3. Some catchy music and hes definitely a heart throb, but man is it forgettable.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
Thunka thunka thunka cow boy music.
Donald Fagen
1/5
1 star. Unlistenable.
Turbonegro
3/5
fine. catchy and upbeat, but not personally meaningful to me. 3?
Gillian Welch
4/5
shes pretty! i hope her album is as pretty as her album cover is.
It's good. Solid 3 or 4 stars. I dont crave it necessarily, but I see why shes an icon.
The Coral
4/5
Pirate rock! i kinda like it. 4?
The Young Rascals
1/5
Unlistenable for me. Some groovy moments, but not to my taste.
Randy Newman
3/5
I imagine this will be a 3.
It was. Chill, mellow, a little dumb and forgettable, but easy at work.
N.E.R.D
4/5
jazzy start
I listened to this music all day, rnb plus rap was a good combo.
Steve Winwood
4/5
decent. lot of smooth jazz. plus the album art is a piece of my childhood which bumps it to a 4 from a 3
Michael Jackson
3/5
iconic. Just boring.
Hot Chip
2/5
eh.
SZA
2/5
I dig rnb at work! hope shes good listening.
Nah i didnt like it. Gimmie some india or similar any day 2stars
Jack White
3/5
its pretty, but empty, like candy or pop music.
The Who
1/5
About what you'd expect from.a.who.album
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Thinks rhunka cowboy music. Catchy. 3 stars.
A precursor to magnetic fields I think.
Stephen Stills
1/5
cheesy. idk if i listened to it all but i listened to enough.
Ian Dury
3/5
cute.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
expecting 3 stars. fun and weird at once.
nah, too boring and overplayed, 2 stars.
Deep Purple
1/5
it sounds like someones dad has a band. Not for me. 1 star.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Original proud mary! expecting a 3 but maybe that's my default rating for non-dad-rock-albums.
I gotta say a toe tapper.
Big Black
3/5
Better than I expected for a slam screamo band, but not really my thing.
The Byrds
1/5
Plunka plunk music. It must be ...Tuesday.
I gave up after three songs. 1 star. Might have gotten more on a different day, but it was not to be.
Elvis Presley
1/5
He's a cultural appropriator i feel like I'm crossing a picket line. but hey! music.
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Sassy. I think for personal reasons I prefer Carole King, but this is a 2 or a 3 for me.
The xx
5/5
Wow! i think i like them!
Crystalized is the one of those ive heard, but theyre all good so far.
Ill give em a rare 5. Sometimes it just hits right.
Stereolab
2/5
Like a more boring air supply 2 stars.
Iron Butterfly
3/5
a simpsons punchline
a begrudging 3 stars. its catchy even though its all white dudes.
mercifully short.
50 Cent
2/5
I didn't enjoy this. Not quite skippable, but definitely not what I look for in rap.
The Saints
2/5
One of australias most important rock bands. Also boring to me.
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Oof. 1 or 2? Time will tell.
5/5
Excited for this one! Finally.
Janet Jackson
3/5
shes so young! i hope it's something I can get behind.
Kinda a bummer, her music is overwrought for me. 3.
I can see why it's top rated though. its like, so much of music now.
Machito
4/5
Classic jazz. I dig so far.
The Beach Boys
2/5
Ug one star dad rock no even going to listen.
Wasnt quite that bad but oof.
Madonna
2/5
im not sick of it, but i forgot what an early adopter of autotune she is.
Leftfield
4/5
creepy fish eye camera cover but music is like a new age bob marley so far which is nice.
Actually a good mix of pop, new age, electronic, wordless etc. Almost a 5! but today is a sad day personally.
The Residents
1/5
Dubious honor of being my least favorite album in a while. 1 star.
Joe Ely
2/5
idk very very country western.
2 stars. Just not part of any culture that gives me feels. A good album to line dance too, but thats where it begins and ends for me.
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Noise rock. bracing myself for a 1 but unclear.
Yep 1.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Catchy but I'm not a fan.
TLC
3/5
respectable. easy to ignore. Not really craved.
3/5
catchier than i thought it would be.
The Beta Band
3/5
this sounds intense and fun.
Maybe a 4? I just think it sounded kinda samey.
Gotan Project
5/5
Fun! a little too much for a work day but I can't fault a 5 star album, too bad they were one and done.
Pantera
2/5
screamo. IDK I'm not wanting to listen to this. As always 1 star if I can't finish it.
I think its 2 star i made it through!!
Peter Frampton
2/5
Dreary dad rock at its finest. Almost a 3rd star for Baby I Love Your Way.
The B-52's
3/5
Good, queer just not craveable personally.
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Funky, thunky, jazzy. Some very out there albums too.
I hate to say it but this album was boring.
Destiny's Child
3/5
Finally one I don't dread playing!
Too bad its dull for me. The good songs are overplayed and the bad ones are has-beens lol.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Dad rock the album.
That's mean, it's a fine album and a catchy one.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Meh. Bob Dylan's less catchy album, although everyone says its among his best.
Kings of Leon
3/5
So so many albums by this band. This one's a catchy one, 3. They must have really great fans among critics though.
The Zutons
3/5
Reminds me of white stripes.
3? 4?
Primal Scream
3/5
OK the opposite of what it claims to be?
Taylor Swift
3/5
Hearty, upbeat, hard to flaw.
Beatles
5/5
oof. ive not been looking forward to beatles albums.
Hard not to rank a 4 or 5. it's just very very listenable.
Even moreso than the ones I thought I liked Let it be, e.g.
The White Stripes
3/5
Like a sad little floppy fish, not really my thing (but the album art is amazing and they have 1 or 2 bangers). Maybe its just the feeling this makes in me, like a ping of anxiety.
De La Soul
4/5
early hip hop! cool.
Very listenable. 4 star, bonus star for "De La Orgee" which would be embarrassing if I worked in a physical office, but funny as hell by myself.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
no recollection. 2 or 3.
Genesis
4/5
catchy! 4 if all songs are like the first one.
Yea! I like their stuff.
Dizzee Rascal
4/5
I think this is a fun pallet cleanser. 4s.
Hookworms
2/5
This music is creepy and weird. It's fine but creepy and weird
Theres nothing wrong with it but toward the end my anxiety spiked and I had to turn it off. Giving it a 2 stars because maybe I'm having a bad day.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Meh. Some good songs but a lot of slog.
The Stooges
2/5
I don't remember connecting over it.
Mudhoney
1/5
This big muff thing feels like blatant false advertising. I really wanted this to be a Dyke band and it is not.
Oof. I think this is not to my taste, like early nirvanna or soemthing. Also the extended cut has 9k tracks which is too many tracks.
catchy. -1 star on principle.
Motörhead
2/5
Almost quit it a few times. Like a drill to the brain of music.
The KLF
3/5
I really like that it played me bijork after this album finished. And I liked a few songs but its too intesne to listen to at work.
Elvis Costello
4/5
I like elvis. 3 or 4 likely.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Wailing and intense. a fun listen. Not really craveable though.
Fela Kuti
3/5
I think there's good jazz and African fusion music.
Unfortunately I wasn't feeling this one. It was a little too raucous and loud for my vibe yesterday.
Soul II Soul
3/5
listenable, but not my favorite. A little too 80s.
Miles Davis
4/5
Good working music. A little too much for me for yesterday but that has to do with my mood.
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Like beats for focus but a little more spastic and a little less chill. A fine album but very niche
King Crimson
4/5
oh i dig this album so far. Easy 4, maybe a 5 if the quality continues.
Not quite a 5 but definitely, definitely home run on that first track or two
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Whoever he is I've heard his name. hopefully not too rock.
Tedious dad rock. not unlistenable but not great
Lightning Bolt
2/5
Not really my thing but I listened through it bc it's from Providence, RI.
The Beta Band
3/5
I think theyre catchy? TBH dont remember.
Duke Ellington
3/5
A deep, long listen. Lots of interrupting vocal announcers, and I didn't find I could lose myself in it as much as I could with cello or piano or irish music.
808 State
4/5
Lol and then the synth beat kicked in and I realized I was deep in the 80s here.
Not too many words.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Like a drunk hippie sauntered into my living room and serenaded me. 2stars.
LL Cool J
3/5
Decent. upbeat but the lyrics are unrelatable hetero bs. Easy listen though.
The Hives
3/5
Like the white stripes slammyjam but pretty catchy.
Tori Amos
4/5
Good james for listening to stuff while working. 3 or 4 stars especially after the music it pulls.
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
Uhhh.. let's go for it. bottom left looks eerily like prince.
Vocal masturbation at its finest. 2 stars.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
I think I like Peter Gabriel (I'm sure he likes you too Eli).
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Like one giant obnoxious hold music binge. Not bad, but definitely not a re-listen
Calexico
4/5
Their first song is a lot like bob dylan if he were modern. Not bad!.
solid 4. especially for some of the music it played afterwards.
The Associates
2/5
Early 80s music is fine I say.
Eminem
3/5
Decent album. The lyrics are bullshit but the hooks are great.
Queen
4/5
Is every queen album considered a classic?
This ones good. Fun, grandiose.
DJ Shadow
5/5
there we go.
Easy listen. A stressful day, but one that was easier by this and similar music. Not what I want to listen every day, but I'm feeling grateful for this project.
Van Morrison
3/5
like someones drunk dad singing along with a gorgeous celtic band. Good enough, but 3 stars.
Mylo
4/5
he's handsome enough, and not from the 80s or 90s which feels rare! let's see.
Good music, almost a 5 bc it was a nice way to finish the week I think.
Beatles
3/5
some bangers' and nostalgic bits but i cant see myself ranking this above a 3.
Todd Rundgren
1/5
Starts out fine enough two stars but hits 1 around "I WENT TO THE MIRROR" where it's just random keyboard clumps and muttering. I quit there with over half the album to go.
The Boo Radleys
2/5
like 80s mixed with nirvanna. It's fine. Is the band name a TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD reference?
Fred Neil
4/5
A good, soulful blues man. Not bad, but definitely one that takes some getting used to. A bonus point for playing dinks song and another 1-2 that were also in INSIDE LLEWIN DAVIS.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Boring.
Paul Simon
2/5
whiney and boring. Hard to flaw musically. Two or three.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
techno and bumpy.
Fine but some songs are downright not for me.
Merle Haggard
2/5
He's the foundations of country but he's not my music.
Bee Gees
3/5
It's got a few catchy songs and it inspired generations but I don't wanna listen to it again.
Morrissey
4/5
This guy is SO 80s. And so british. I feel like I'm watching an episode of MSIFITS.
a fun listen very british "elvis costello" energy.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Their prior album is much more famous. Let's see if this one is tolerable.
Buzzcocks
3/5
LOL I gave this band a bad review cause I really don't like the Dexy's
I probably dont like this band either, but at least I can come by it honestly.
Reminds me a lot of the white stripes!
XTC
3/5
Very 80s. Distracting cricket music. but I'm glad someone likes em?
Innocent enough music, i like some of the suggested songs but the base album is a 3.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Not my favorite album.
David Ackles
4/5
I like it, a solid 4. Singing his heart out. I understand why some people think it's schmaltzy.
Prince
4/5
easy listen! almost a 5!
Elvis Presley
3/5
catchy music but i dont think for me Elvis can ever get above a 3 for cultural appropriation.
Tim Buckley
3/5
It's not the worst, but I won't listen again.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Eh. two tim buckleys back to back. It's adventurous and fun, but silly
Björk
1/5
Oof. not my favorite bjork. Rather painful to listen to. i had to turn it off midway through, in part because of a planning meeting.
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Not available on spotify.
Very weird music.
Madonna
3/5
Some good songs. I have a beef that her voice sounds like a little girl's sometimes, but I can live with it.
Moby
3/5
Easy 4 star, maybe more. I remember liking Moby. plus he's vegan, which should mean nothing for his music but it does to me.
OK -1 star for being a douche to Natalie Portman when they "dated"
4/5
Some good ones! I love greenman. Very zen. I wish it was easier to find! Not on spotify.
Slint
3/5
I dont crave it, but I don't hate it either. Father to all the grunge bands. 3?
Wilco
2/5
This is so sad. I can see why some people would like this but it just makes me want to bridge jump. 2 stars. I stopped at the first disk cause it was just gonna be more of the same.
Randy Newman
3/5
I think i won't hate this so much.
It's alright. not my favorite of his. 3 stars maybe.
The Thrills
4/5
I'm happy to hear a female lead singer here for a min.
Nice mix of bluegrass/banjo and girlpop. Easy 4.
By the end got a little samey, so I think 4 feels right. Also I realize it's just a high pitched dude, not a lady, so shame on me.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Jazzy 4 at least. a very listenable bop.
M.I.A.
4/5
Wow she's not just one album hit, she's very talented. Let's see if it is good work music but I cant see this getting less than a 3.
Richard Thompson
4/5
pretty like irish country, but slows down a bit.
Gonna bump to a 4 because I really like one of the songs.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
A little gross and 80s. 2 or 3.
Soft Cell
3/5
oof. so many 80s albums. 3? But tainted love is a banger.
The Adverts
3/5
Catchy and upbeat. Let's see if it lasts beyond the first track.
a 3 is generous. Not a bad album, but boring and not personally relevant to my life at this time.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
I love a Belle and Sebastian album! Let's see if this one holds up.
It's not my favorite, but I listened to a lot of their music afterwards so that was nice.
Bad Company
2/5
Innocent enough. An easy listen if boring a.f.
Nick Drake
4/5
Wow, overplayed but classic. I'm guessing a 4.
Neil Young
2/5
Not bad, but I don't love the tambre of his voice. 3 ish.
Definitely a 2 star actually. I feel like his voice reminds me of a cat in heat. Hard to resist the urge to turn him off, except when he's not singing it doesn't bug me as much.
The Triffids
3/5
so 80's. 3?
The Electric Prunes
2/5
a flat two stars. almost a 1, but a 2. I found nothing redeeming about this album except relief that there wasn't a godawful tribute bit at the end with raw demos of the songs.
Adam & The Ants
3/5
3. Another new wave, um, experience.
Like pirate rock. I think three stars is right, but I'm glad I heard em.
Christine and the Queens
5/5
wow modern and queer? Might be fun. if the music isn't too 80s.
French 80s pop! weird
4 stars! she does it all in english first disk, and french second disk.
Ok upgraded to 5 because she's collabed with CAROLINE m.f. POLACHECK
The Rolling Stones
1/5
paint it black gets a 3. the rest. meh.
Nope this is one star. its catchy but I think I'd rather go to the dentist than listen to this music. I'd rather do mandatory HR Training than listen to this music. If I never hear another Rolling Stones album I will be fine.
Venom
1/5
I tried two songs. It's just not my thing.
Fever Ray
2/5
In the same vein as portishead, this soulful band is a nice chill friday blues. I don't love it, but it's fine music for working to.
Jazmine Sullivan
5/5
I love a good sex-positive rnb rant. 4.
The Yardbirds
2/5
basic 60s stuff. Fine, but not re-listenable. 2 or 3.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
I bet they walked so other bands could run with their music, but it's like, they became a cliche of music. 2 stars, sorry.
Miles Davis
4/5
Always a fave.
The Verve
4/5
its a 4?! Not my usual music type at all but I was glad to listen to it last week.
Marty Robbins
2/5
Did you ever hear the Gilligan's island theme song and say "Wow, this is a great song but if only this was 2 hours long and about Texas instead!?!"
If so, this is the album for you, and it can be all yours for the low, low price of all of your self-respect.
George Harrison
3/5
A melodic sound jam that made me miss the Girlyman cover I loved of the Hare Krishna song. 3 stars. I like it way more than most Beatles albums I've listened to.
I am tempted to dock a star bc of how freakin' long the album is, but maybe it'll wash over me like summer rain.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
I hear they're popular.
I think a 3 for me. Not a bad album but olivia rodrigo came on after, and it was so much more my thing, though I'm sure she owes such a debt to Souxie.
The Dandy Warhols
1/5
I guess 1 star? I got bored of this and clicked away quickly, but I put on some modern stuff of theirs and like it better, so I might let it ride some.
Jacques Brel
3/5
This is a lot for 10AM on a Friday, but not a bad alot.
Like 3 stars? An easy listen, but man, he's so stuffy and formal.
Sugar
3/5
3! i didnt like at first but it grew on me. Or maybe I am just delirous with cold medicine
Frank Sinatra
3/5
His bio has very hyperbolic language, but I predict a three.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
His bio has very hyperbolic language, but I predict a three.
IDK. I don't remember enjoying this, and I can't tell if I even finished the album bc of computer glitches, but here we are.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Sunday morning is a really famous song. IDK about the rest.
some bangers! 3 or 4 depending on how generous I feel.
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
reads like early rock and roll or jam band. Not bad, especially bc its wordless, but is a little too like cowboy music to catch me humming along to it.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
I turned it off when it started affecting my ability to focus. Not for me.
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
All the feelings at once. Aggressively fine.
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
very very early rap. Not bad, 3 I think.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
boring.
Scritti Politti
2/5
Sounds like reggae? weird. I didn't love it, but I see why some do.
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Thank goodness its short. Also, racism!
IDK. I listened to it but felt nothing.
Kanye West
3/5
He's catchy though this isn't my favorite. 3s.
The Birthday Party
1/5
This is awful. 1. Cant event make it past the first song.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Alright. Not my favorite of his, too big and flowery.
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
catchy!
4s?
Reminds me a lot of jack johnson.
Johnny Cash
2/5
A slog, but I knew that going in. I'm glad he existed to inspire future musicians, but I don't volunteer to listen to him if I can help it.
James Brown
2/5
Meh. 2. Its a fast listen but still a bit of a slog. I wish I could relate to those folks swooning and fainting when he sung, b.c. I just felt neutral. He walked so Beyonce and Mnek could run though.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/5
Another stinker 2 stars. i like the idea of this music, but the reality is I'm bored with how slow and inoffensive it is. It's I guess a fine listen at work, but I find it also boring as sin. Oh well.
The Sugarcubes
4/5
oh! its bjork's baby band! cute! Very Poppy. Easy 4.
Van Morrison
4/5
I like van! not at all as toolish as i thought. 4
Can
1/5
The album art is dumb, like a can of spaghetti-os.
This got increasingly unnerving to the point where it became a 1 star. Sorry, but eerie wailing during my music at work is not what I'm looking for on a Monday morning.
I turned it off 15 minutes into track 5. I'm good never hearing this one before I die.
Portishead
5/5
I liked this one a lot! I might have to rate it a 5 just bc anything i listen to twice in one day gets a bonus star.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
2 star. Listened to the end, but reminded me of a straighter, slower version of orville peck.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
I made it through about half of it, but i liked it I think? Not for lack of trying. Mindless enough to listen to at work and fast enough not to get boring.
2/5
Oy. 2 stars predicted?
Burning Spear
2/5
rasta "heaven"? 2 stars maybe.
Big Star
2/5
easy listen but slow. Harsh critic I'm giving it a 2.
The Psychedelic Furs
1/5
Vomitrocious
Haircut 100
1/5
Ooof its not offensive just boring. Other days I'd want to listen to it through to be competitionistic but i don't like it.
i guess for me it's like the worst of the beach boys meets 80s pop. 1 star.
Metallica
2/5
not really metal. not bad, but not really for me.
Everything But The Girl
4/5
edm dance hop. at least a 3.
pretty good but got a little samey at the end. 3, or if I'm generous, 4.
R.E.M.
4/5
Im sure this is a great album!
3 or 4. Fun listen, not especially memorable
Deee-Lite
3/5
this is fun! very silly and bathhouse-y. 3 or 4 stars. I'm getting a lot of those this week.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Yet another hair band. Not a bad one. 3.
The Who
1/5
I turned it off halfway into the first song. Besides, and perhaps notwithstanding my generation, I didn't feel like listening to this.
Ray Price
3/5
honky tonk. lets see how much patience I have for it.
Simple enough. 3.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
At best 2 stars i really don't click with this dude.
He's an easy listen at least.
Slayer
2/5
screamo but its oddly satisfying right now. Let's see if this is tolerable.
Madness
2/5
2. It's not unlistenable, just pretty much a slog. I like all their instruments and harmonies.
Ozomatli
4/5
Funkadellic.
I think i like the weird fusion of fast paced music and rap.
Cornershop
5/5
Catchy and very fun. Not one I'd heard before, but I'm a sucker for indian inspired pop.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Its decent! very dad rock IIRC.
Beck
2/5
Suicide
1/5
I don't feel the most confident about an album with this name, but the time period is at least tolerable
IDK i skipped a song not the worst ever but not one I'll listen to again.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Jazzy
R.E.M.
4/5
Another REM. this ones a classic
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
I've never heard of them, but they seem sad and pretty which kinda matches my mood.
I guess this is british music? but I don't really understand the lyrics except that its got a gorillaz sound.
basic becky sleepy. 3 stars. Not horrible but not memorable.
Elliott Smith
3/5
aggressively fine. even with the bonus star for BETWEEN THE BARS it still runs a 3.
Maxwell
2/5
funky smooth jazz. 4? unless it really impresses me.
I should enjoy this more, 2 or 3 I think if it stays this elevator.
Blur
2/5
this is so annoying. like an emo beatles. 2 stars.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
A fine album. 3 stars. Not great. just Wonder doing his thing.
Radiohead
4/5
should be catchy, i like Radiohead, to my surprise
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
I'm all for riot girl, I just don't think this album is really enjoyable to listen to.
Syd Barrett
2/5
boring and slow 2 stars.
Eminem
4/5
Stan hits hard, even 24 years later (!).
4 stars. I'd listen again, but still guilty pleasure for being a piece of poo.
Sparks
4/5
weird and cheesy and fun
4s? Time will tell.
The Divine Comedy
5/5
Wow. I really enjoy the divine comedy! who knew they'd be a fun poppy band I'd listen to more of.
Butthole Surfers
1/5
for every good there must be bad and this is a 1 star for me dog
Sabu
4/5
very african. I've heard this before I think. It's intense and high energy. 4 maybe?
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
This is a weird one. I expected to like it, but found it was more of a slog. I like jazz, and I like pop, but this felt too 70's to me.
Depeche Mode
4/5
idk, ive heard personal jesus I think but not the others, but I might just not want to listen to this today.
Actually, i eat my hat. This has a bunch of 80s bangers. 4 stars.
Ryan Adams
3/5
very pretty and also very long. whoof.
Morrissey
3/5
it was fine. fun even. 3 stars
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Oof what a slog. made it 2/3 of the way through so 1 or 2 stars.
I like this quote from a top review
"I can fast forward through any song and wherever I stop sounds exactly the same as where I started."
Mudhoney
1/5
Not for me.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Less overplayed than BACK TO BLACK. RIP
The Cramps
3/5
decent. peppy and silly.
Klaxons
3/5
Poppy and silly. fast pacted and an easy listen. 3.
The Pretty Things
2/5
Like the beatles if they were even less good than their already-hyped selves.
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
What a slog. I wasn't stoned enough for this album.
Barry Adamson
4/5
4 stars. Almost 5 except for the weird middle part.
I loved this though.
Stephen Stills
2/5
I'm not looking forward to thi. but sure.
a wall of really annoying music. 2s
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
This is a classic album. let's see what people think about it, especially myself.
Sometimes you just wanna listen to old white dudes sing fairy music.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Catchy as hell, but very, very Jesusy.
Magazine
2/5
2. An unabashed slog, and I didn't even stick around for the last one.
Norah Jones
3/5
Snoozy but easy to listen. 3.
Coldcut
3/5
-1 star bc its not on spotify, but itis a fun disco-ey 80s album.
hovering at 2 stars cause ater the first track it gets much more aggressive and 90s, sadly.
damn they earned an extra star, 3, at being a catchy middle bit.
Britney Spears
3/5
It's fine. Just fine.
Arcade Fire
2/5
The Undertones
2/5
I listened to this but I dont remember it at all. 2 stars.
Stinks to be a boring white band haha.
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Nice, her fast car is great.
I like her album a lot! Giving it a 5 cause I'd happily listen again.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Awful, I stopped after the second disk. More of the same. Not unlistenable, but not for me.
JAY Z
2/5
musically fine, but asthetically not me
The Streets
3/5
Hmm very pretty and poetic.
I like his accent.
Soft Machine
3/5
Normally ambient music works for me but this was a little too much.
3
The Divine Comedy
5/5
This is a good album. I don't like all their stuff, but I surprisingly have to give this one a 5. Kinda like a happier magnetic fields, or a piano-forward jam band.
Elton John
3/5
catchy pop but not songs that particularly spoke to me or even really were earworms. i had to put on antony and the johnsons (or just ANOHNI) for what a good catchy piaano ballad was for me.
John Prine
4/5
I like it. Not really creaveable music, but I gotta give 4 stars to my hometown boi.
Fugees
4/5
cinematic, I really love killing me softly.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5/5
Like how I wish the BETWEEN THE BARS album from Elliott Smith sounded. A great album, probably 5 stars. I'm not always in the mood for sad, moody music, but when I am this hits that spot. Even the lack of Spotify didn't make me too mad.
Ali Farka Touré
5/5
I guess this is a 5. Catchy enough for a re-listen, and transportive to me outside of boring old hometown.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
A decent album, 3 stars. The piano is fun and I wish i knew what that ode-to-joy soundalike is about. I listened to the music that came from the album for a good half hour afterwards.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
too much xtina. I had to turn it off midway disk 2.
Elastica
5/5
solid 4 day, maybe a 5.
Reminds me of an angrier version of the lilith music I usually listen to.
Talking Heads
2/5
Serviceable. Not the worst to listen to. Not a band that clicked for me.
Beastie Boys
2/5
Ive had other beastie boys. 2 or 3? It's not my favorite listen, but it is different from my usual routine.
Holger Czukay
3/5
weird. not bad, atmospheric, but I'd be hard pressed to remember a single song I heard even if I listened ot the "sounds like" for a long time.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Ambulance is my favorite song on the album. I've never heard anything like it. I don't dig their other stuff, but i can't get ambulance out of my head.
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
Wow. That mining for gold song is haunting. I can't speak to the rest, but what a good start.
2 or 3 banger songs and the rest I didn't click with. 4 for "heart of gold" alone.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Like the beatles but dumber
Justin Timberlake
4/5
haha nostalgia. but have I ever listened to it? IDK.
way more fun than I remembered. 4s. It's pretty generous, sure, but I was feeling it.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
its fine. 3 stars. they are a band I want to like more than I do, cause I normally love Irish music, but this is like a lounge singer in the 80's doing it, and it's too much for me.
Everything But The Girl
4/5
A little too heavy and slow, but some pretty songs there. I'm sorry about the guitar players autoimmune issue.
King Crimson
4/5
its a fun album. I like their other one and I like this one. 4 stars.
Shack
3/5
It sounds like the beatles did a lot of drugs. not bad, just boring. 50 seamen lol.
3.
CHVRCHES
2/5
oof. whiny and shill. 2
Faust
2/5
A literal snoozefest. I'm sure some rock nerds like it, but I thought it was slow and sleepy music. 2s.
Bobby Womack
3/5
Allllll the soul (sung in Bobby Womack voice)
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Classic hiphop album clearly. Let's see how it goes.
It's a decent listen. She was ahead of her time. I like the remixes 20 years later even more on her album VERSIONS that I listened to after this: https://open.spotify.com/album/2J0cL2vNheuVAuVJ5XPQRQ?si=M_hbrbagSt2hVByZ9iv13A
The The
3/5
The album art is much, much different than what I thought the album would sound like.
Digital Underground
4/5
4 stars! I really like the FREAKS OF THE INDUSTRY song.
Boards of Canada
3/5
I like that it's accoustic, but the music is a little too weird and stressful to be in the background for my kinda work music.
Mercury Rev
2/5
Hardcore stoner rock from the early 90s. Reminds me of air supply or whatever that other one is (they might be giants? Pink Martini? that other band? idk)
OH! no it reminds me of a more annoying (by comparison) `YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS` from flaming lips.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
A slog of an album, not bad but not memorable. Tempted to give em a like for the homoerotic album art, but I'm good.
Goldfrapp
4/5
You gotta love an album that doesn't have a DELUXE EXTENDED SUPER PREMIUM $$ EDITION.
Pretty good. Bonus star for that, but I don't think I would seek out a concert or anything.
5/5
This album is great! It even had stephen dancing to its songs. At its worst it sounds like a bad deep focus song, but then the fiddle shows up in Antropofagos and it reminds you why you like this. 5 stars. Listened to it twice.
Primal Scream
3/5
Pretty catchy. 3 or 4. May need to be in the right mood.
Missy Elliott
4/5
I like it! I've heard her music a lot. 3 or 4. Standout track was the cameo from Beyonce cause she's famous now lol.
Ice Cube
2/5
2 stars.
Did I like this album? No. Does that matter? No. It's incredibly important for the history of rap.
Kraftwerk
4/5
good listn. not my usual, but a fun consume
The Cure
4/5
run of the mill. 3 stars maybe.
I liked their melodic music, almost a 4.
Mott The Hoople
2/5
like a straight rocky horror. 2 or 3.
The Mars Volta
1/5
I skipped a buncha songs toward the end. The first few i remember kinda enjoying, but I dont think the album is for me on the whole. 1 star.
Giant Sand
5/5
It's a good album. Like early Josh Ritter.
Def Leppard
1/5
Oof this was a slog. Barely a 2, maybe a 1 if I'm annoyed on Monday. Happy Monday!
Bob Dylan
4/5
classic. does it hold up or is it overplayed?
Nah its good. a little sleepy and old-school, but classic.
The Who
2/5
Speaking of old school, oof.
NGL, although I listened to the whole album it was a total slog. In particular there was a little too much talk of r**e and soforth in what is basically a fancy pop song.
2 stars, sorry buds.
Muddy Waters
3/5
I don't wanna say he bores me because I've not heard this album before to my knowledge but I've heard enough similar stuff to feel like I'd already heard this album before. 3 stars.
Blues is a part of the soul of Chicago, but doesn't mean I have to love it.
The Replacements
2/5
I could be kind about this but i wont. its bad.
2 stars.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
I think there's a certain class of straight person and/or guitar fan that likes his work. For everyone else, this album is a slog.
New York Dolls
2/5
Lovely message, punk as hell, and hard to see how they fit.
I just wasn't feeling the music though
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
very ghostly and pretty.
Kate Bush
4/5
At first I was like "meh" but then it put on a ton of Bjork, so I had to bump the ratings here too.
Julian Cope
3/5
3. reminds me of a bad lounge singer. Pretty inoffensive though.
The Prodigy
4/5
at least a 4. A great listen during the workday very energizing and fun.
Django Django
4/5
great trip rock! 4 stars.
David Bowie
4/5
pretty good. 3 or 4? its pretty energetic.RIP bowie.
PJ Harvey
2/5
ok. kinda a lot.
Lucinda Williams
3/5
C o u n t r y. okurrrr.
Beth Orton
3/5
sounds a lot like dido but 15 years earlier.
Meat Puppets
2/5
like an angry sock monkey.
catchy beats but nigh incomprehensible lyrics or vibes. Would not recommend. 2 stars at best.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
They have catchy jams but I predict a 3. I don't skip past it, but I also don't feel like for me it was a "must hear".
Ice Cube
2/5
Multiple ice cube albums wow
Weather Report
4/5
A decent work listen because it involves no real thinking or words, just letting the smooth smooth jazz hit you. Almost a 5?
Slipknot
1/5
Not my cup of tea ☕️
The Bees
4/5
Very catchy. Almost 5 stars.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
pretty fun. jammy, upbeat. a solid listen, even if i feel dead inside. 3 stars
Common
5/5
Solid jams! very listenable and fun. At least 4, maybe 5 if I relisten.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
relentless pop. A fast listen, if boring. 3.
Scissor Sisters
4/5
sassy and fun. 4 stars, partially for being queer.
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
2 stars. Not bad exactly, but definitely not an album I'll return to.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
chill to the point of exhaustion. 2 or 3 stars idk.
Eurythmics
3/5
Its a fine album. 3 stars.
Scott Walker
2/5
old and basic becky. IDK. 2
Napalm Death
2/5
easy to have on in the background and terrible to listen to, which is about routine for death metal/grindcore. 2 stars.
Silver Jews
3/5
Woof. 3 stars I mean I appreciate hometown pride but its so so sad.
k.d. lang
4/5
easy listen, 4. Not my usual music but + for queer fam.
Ice T
2/5
Long braggadocious slog. I was not aware how much of an impact Ice-t had. 2 stars for me, T.
Korn
1/5
dropped an f bomb or two in ALL IN THE FAMILY and I dropped it right down to 2 stars, maybe 1.
I've never been so relieved to hear Bridgerton start again.
Dion
2/5
Points for looking so, so gay.
Too bad the music is like generic-brand elton john. Not bad to listen to, but ephemeral and a snoozefest. 2 or 3 depending on if I'm feeling generous.
Tom Waits
3/5
3 stars. I didn't like the music personally except as it reminded me of Hadestown, but I did like the music that it inspired musically if that makes sense, the spotify soundalikes or whatever.
Hole
2/5
IDK. shes been very influential, but I wouldn't say she's my jam.
Pulp
3/5
Like Bruce Springsteen does power ballads. An interesting thought experiment, but too dad rock for my taste.
Lou Reed
3/5
Jazzy. Silly. 3
Germs
1/5
nothing redeeming here. moving on.
Otis Redding
3/5
Foundational for a lot of music. Not really my thing though.
Kraftwerk
3/5
3. fell into a long rabbit hole of having trans europe express repeated over and over.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Without her nickel creek wouldn't have happened, but I'm still meh about her music.
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
Like a more annoying cher.
Elvis Costello
4/5
I like the music that came after this more than the original stuff.
Not a bad album though.
Beatles
2/5
(farting noise)
The Damned
2/5
I liked it better than the beadles. Not more than a 2 though I appreciate the high-energy nature.
Metallica
2/5
pretty music. the symphony orchestra is very grand. If this isn't 2 hours of BS though.
I made it halfway through which is about the length of a real album, so good enough to get a vibe I think.
Beyoncé
5/5
5, very listenable and fun. Incomparable.
The Charlatans
2/5
like blink 183. IDK. 2 or 3? Their sound is tinny and weak.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Alright. Not offensive, not emotional. Fine
Skepta
4/5
I like British rap a lot. Tiny Tempah was my first. 4 stars.
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
fun, 4
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Not a bad listen but then I let the recommended songs play and ended up in 80s nightmare land so maybe not right now.
Radiohead
3/5
heavy. 3. Like a sadder adele.
Karma police is almost worth an extra star by itself, i love that song.
The Beach Boys
2/5
The best beach boys album to date but that's like calling something the best root canal. 2.
System Of A Down
3/5
At least they still have their non-deluxe edititon available.
Not a bad listen. I thought it would be too angry for me, but I see why their popular even if they're the tramp stamps of music.
The Soft Boys
2/5
man for having such a chill album cover their album is a sonic assault 🤨
The Smiths
4/5
I've started this a bunch of times and always liked em. 4 stars.
Throwing Muses
1/5
Not available on spotify, so it seems unfair to not even give it a shot, but I listened to a bit of it and felt it wouldn't have connected. The two sisters make it sound like it will be lillith, but it's not
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Fun listen. 4 stars because we wrote a larp about it.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Drugged out nonsense.
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
sure. she makes pretty music. 3 stars.
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
OMG this song. It's in like every movie and commercial since forever. Apache. I wonder what it means.
3 stars bc its overplayed, but its fun, maybe a 4 if generous.
Ms. Dynamite
5/5
She looks badass and also the album cover is way cooler here than it is there.
WOW! this is like, a 5 star album. Good job Ms. Dynamite.
Eels
3/5
Some bangers on here, like susans house which reminds me of something Fred again would write, but he will always be the shrek-adjacent guy to me.
Traffic
2/5
oof. too 70s.
Doves
2/5
Pretty and sad. is bringing me down though. The first few songs in particular were excruciating too.
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Meh. Too much for a workday.