1001 Albums Summary

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15
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3.47
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1%
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1980
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Rock
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3
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1
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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
5 3.4 +1.6
Graceland
Paul Simon
5 3.72 +1.28

You Love Less Than Most

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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
1 3.1 -2.1

5-Star Albums (3)

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IMO this is a genuine modern masterpiece. Gets better everytime I listen to it, matures like a fine wine. Oozes with creativity, uniqueness, influence, soul and is chocked full of bangers and the most amazing set of featured artists (eg. All of the Lights). If this isn't a 5* album then nothing that we get from the 2010s should be.

Doolittle by Pixies

Expected filler. Got bangers. I was a fan of the lyrics and the vibe, but unsure how quickly I'd run back to this one. Solid. Ps. Here Comes Your Man is the most out of place song on any of the albums so far.

1-Star Albums (1)

All Ratings (15)

Feb 19 2021

A proper album. Not just a collection of songs. Us & Them onwards was the 5* kicker.

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
Feb 22 2021

This made me feel things in my plums. An album with a sunny disposition. Could be 4 songs shorter, and it won't inspire you to go be the next Bowie, but I'm very happy that it exists and that I now know about it.

Feb 23 2021

Some absolutely wildcard tunes in here (some miss, some bang), but actually quite impressed that the album doesn't just fade into a cloud of Irish jigs. Happy with it.

Feb 24 2021

IMO this is a genuine modern masterpiece. Gets better everytime I listen to it, matures like a fine wine. Oozes with creativity, uniqueness, influence, soul and is chocked full of bangers and the most amazing set of featured artists (eg. All of the Lights). If this isn't a 5* album then nothing that we get from the 2010s should be.

Doolittle by Pixies
Feb 25 2021

Expected filler. Got bangers. I was a fan of the lyrics and the vibe, but unsure how quickly I'd run back to this one. Solid. Ps. Here Comes Your Man is the most out of place song on any of the albums so far.

Feb 26 2021

Makes me appreciate just how good Metallica were at this kind of shit I must. I really like Walk, Regular People & This Love. Overall it's absolutely solid and I can't say that I didn't consider going to 4. Instead, I plan to sit firmly on the fence.

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Mar 01 2021

Why is there something about these albums that shouldn't be as good as they are? Wish I could inject these vibes straight into my soul on a rowdy pub day in the sunshine.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Mar 02 2021

There's a reason that this is on the key stage 2 music curriculum and the exorcist only used the first bit where there were barely any instruments for him to ruin the riff with. A wankfest of pretentiousness and uninteresting anything.

Violator by Depeche Mode
Mar 03 2021

I wish there was a 3.5 option. I think this is a really cool vibe. Impressed that they kept the moody vibe interesting for 47 minutes.

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian
Mar 04 2021

Solid - thought the lyrics were quite clever, title track was excellent. Would go nicely with a cuppa on a Sunday morning.

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Mar 08 2021

I didn't listen to this as much as I might have. There are some stunning tunes on here and Bowies creativity is irreplaceable, but overall it didn't get me as excited as I hoped it would.

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
Mar 09 2021

Bruce in his rawest form - shame the first album we got wasn't with the mighty E-Street band, but his lyrical genius is on show here. I'd give my left ball to be able to tell stories as well as this guy with just a guitar and a harmonica.

Graceland by Paul Simon
Mar 12 2021

What a journey ! A nailed on 5*.

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Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.