My 1001 Albums Journey

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1089

Albums Rated

2.85

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Favorite Album

OK Computer

Radiohead

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2020

Favorite Decade

Soul

Favorite Genre

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Tough Crowd

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5-Star Albums

116

1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons	5	2.84	+2.16
A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile	5	2.86	+2.14
Want One Rufus Wainwright	5	2.9	+2.1
A Northern Soul The Verve	5	2.92	+2.08
Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	2.95	+2.05
The Last Broadcast Doves	5	3.03	+1.97
Myths Of The Near Future Klaxons	5	3.05	+1.95
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.06	+1.94
Armed Forces Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	3.07	+1.93
Murder Ballads Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.08	+1.92

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	1	3.82	-2.82
The Atomic Mr Basie Count Basie & His Orchestra	1	3.5	-2.5
...And Justice For All Metallica	1	3.41	-2.41
Synchronicity The Police	1	3.4	-2.4
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	1	3.39	-2.39
2112 Rush	1	3.36	-2.36
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	1	3.33	-2.33
Live Through This Hole	1	3.32	-2.32
Tommy The Who	1	3.3	-2.3
Let It Be The Replacements	1	3.26	-2.26

Artists

Favorites

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	6	4.83
Stevie Wonder	4	5
Neil Young	4	4.75
Van Morrison	3	5
Beatles	7	4.29
Led Zeppelin	5	4.4
Prince	3	4.67
Beck	3	4.67
Michael Jackson	3	4.67
Peter Gabriel	3	4.67
Oasis	2	5
The Verve	2	5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	4.2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	4.25
Marvin Gaye	3	4.33
Kanye West	3	4.33
Tom Waits	5	4

Least Favorites

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Artist	Albums	Average
Baaba Maal	2	1
Barry Adamson	2	1
The Mothers Of Invention	2	1
Frank Sinatra	3	1.67
My Bloody Valentine	3	1.67
Sonic Youth	5	2
The Byrds	5	2
Sepultura	2	1.5
Megadeth	2	1.5
Mudhoney	2	1.5
Rush	2	1.5
Dinosaur Jr.	2	1.5
Public Image Ltd.	2	1.5
Hole	2	1.5
Pere Ubu	2	1.5
Metallica	4	2
Miles Davis	4	2
Brian Eno	5	2.2
The Who	5	2.2
Elvis Presley	3	2
Deep Purple	3	2
The Stooges	3	2
Tim Buckley	3	2

Controversial

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Artist	Ratings
The Smashing Pumpkins	1, 4
LCD Soundsystem	2, 5
Paul Simon	3, 5, 2
The Who	1, 4, 2, 1, 3
Pink Floyd	2, 4, 3, 5

5-Star Albums (88)

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I'm not even sure this album was in the 1001 top albums of 1987.

This bollocks goes on for 2hrs 13mins!

This album comes with a instructions and I still don't get it.

Music for mums 1.5 stars.

Poxy Music

1-Star Albums (116)

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

All Ratings (1089)

Good background music maybe

Bye bye love feels like it was shoehorned in, plus I think Bridge Over Troubled Water should surely be at the end of the album (doesn't feel like an opening track). However this is an undeniable gem of an album.

Shite sandwich

Some moments of greatness but overall a tough listen

Oh dear.

Some decent grooves but not for me

I've tried and failed many times to like Springsteen. However with an open mind I can see this is a classic. Also fair play to having the balls to release an album of home demos at this time of his career.

I'm not sure why I disliked this album so much in the past. It's a belter.

Elvis is very much overrated

Not my thing but some great riffs. And of course Black Night. Two and a quarter stars

I got progressively tired of this album

I wish I liked the Smashing Pumpkins but they make it so hard for me. Meandering songs, terrible production.

A pleasant surprise. Really enjoyed it

Technically an EP, ain't it

Masterpiece. Even if you strip out the seemingly "throw-away" tracks (which actually are an important part of blending it all together) you would still have enough tracks to make a classic double album. Admittedly, this might be a tough listen to a non Beatles fan.

Not for me thanks

I'm not even sure this album was in the 1001 top albums of 1987.

Good solid kinky reggae

I enjoyed revisiting this album. It's been a few years. 4 star

I listened without prejudice and am surprised to say this is a 4 star.

Never heard of them but quite enjoyed this.

Top class

One of the top albums of the 2010's and up there in my top 20 of all time.

Pretty solid

Not the only 5 star album, but this is top class.

Some decent moments but not my thing.

LCD Soundsystem have some good tunes, none of which are on this album.

Meh

A pleasant surprise

Top debut

Half of this album is brilliant

This album comes with a instructions and I still don't get it.

Full of cringe-inducing, problematic lyrics. But if you ignore that, 4-stars.

Grow up

Another masterpiece from Radiohead. Wonderful album

Utter bollocks

Proggy AF

Album? I thought they only had one song!

Beautiful album. Sounds as fresh as it did back in 1998.

Pretty decent. Almost of the verge of being too funky.

This is a gem.

Some top notice pop, but a lot of filler thrown in.

Started with a 4 star and by the end of it I was ready to rip my ears off.

Sexy AF, so it is

Notorious BIG-Byrd. Pretty solid stuff.

If you like this, wait until you listen to "The Queen is Dead".

Very much overrated band. Didn't enjoy their live shows either. This album will not stand the test of time.

Berlin Bowie rip off

This bollocks goes on for 2hrs 13mins!

I do have a soft spot for Pavement, but this isn't great

Do all Brian Eno produced albums end badly?

Out of mind alright.

Still can't stand Billy's voice, however this is pretty solid stuff.

Some classic tracks but the orchestration gets my goat after a while.

A poor man's Pixies

Very much of its time

Close to a 4 star for me

Expected better from some of the greatest rock musicians ever assembled.

Jethro Dull

A real turd of an album. 1.5 stars.

I don't get it

On my first listen - this is a classic.

Some moments of brilliance, but overall just too proggy for me.

Not sure what all the fuss is about

Poxy Music

Gospel, soul and pop mixed together in an intimate sounding live album. Great stuff

Not his best album but still worthy of a 4 star

Mix of jazz, folk, soul, rhythm and blues to create something unique and beautiful. With delightful poetry. Top marks

Not a fan but this is a classic.

I feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over again. And it's not a good song.

I appreciate that Wings might be a bit naff to some people, but this is top notch.

Justice is served. 1 star

Shafted

Beautiful

4.5

"You can almost feel the energy" 😆

The production makes this hard to listen to in parts.

Sick of hearing these songs but it is a classic

Lovely stuff

Decent album but not a band that I could enjoy listening to.

Barely scrapping a 3

One of his classics

Epic sound but falls short on songwriting ability. 2.5

Not what I was expecting

Not their best but still worthy of a 4.

Garbage are a band that I've never found pleasant on the ear. Just can't warm to them. 2.5

Great. And Rod's voice is outstanding.

Music for mums 1.5 stars.

Instrumental dance hip hop is not my genre, but this is pretty impressive.

Bit prunesy for me

Laughably bad

This has not aged well

This fusion of rock, metal, punk, ska and jazz produces the worst of all worlds. Cringe-worthy

Close to a 4 star

Lacks irony

Meh. Shit Sliding Away

Born to run is a stand out track but it's not enough to save this donkey

Poo Order

Chicken chaat

Fascinating

My GOAT

Beautiful stuff

3.5

A few decent riffs and jam-packed with a load of filler.

One star for keeping it to 30 minutes long.

Will never listen to this again, but it was surprisingly solid.

Cack to Bedlam

Close to a 5

Their best album yet.

5 star on first listen

A very underrated band.

Aptly named

Poo metal

Disappointed. Some of the greatest tracks from the 80's mixed with some filler and poor cover versions.

A very generous 3 stars

...see album title

Up there with the worst of the worst

Masterpiece

It's looking pretty bleak out there.

Kind of Poo

You're taking the piss now

Almost unlistenable.

Would make an amazing EP.

Love this

I remember when Julian Cope cancelled a Belfast gig in 2013 because he was scared of the naughty terrorists. He probably did us all favour to be fair.

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