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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opus Dei | 5 | 2.39 | +2.61 |
| Punishing Kiss | 5 | 2.41 | +2.59 |
| Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water | 5 | 2.47 | +2.53 |
| New Forms | 5 | 2.53 | +2.47 |
| Welcome to the Afterfuture | 5 | 2.56 | +2.44 |
| OK | 5 | 2.57 | +2.43 |
| Tragic Songs of Life | 5 | 2.58 | +2.42 |
| Darkdancer | 5 | 2.59 | +2.41 |
| Born To Be With You | 5 | 2.62 | +2.38 |
| Chelsea Girl | 5 | 2.63 | +2.37 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Slim Shady LP | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Winter In America | 1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
| Here Are the Sonics | 1 | 3.16 | -2.16 |
| Modern Life Is Rubbish | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| Henry's Dream | 1 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
| Ambient 1/Music For Airports | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| Hypnotised | 1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
| Swordfishtrombones | 1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| Electric Ladyland | 2 | 3.95 | -1.95 |
| Who's Next | 2 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
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Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Radiohead | 6 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.6 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.75 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 5 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 5 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Simon | 3 | 5 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4.5 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.5 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4.5 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 4.67 |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 4.67 |
| Ice Cube | 2 | 5 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 |
| Dusty Springfield | 2 | 5 |
| Doves | 2 | 5 |
| Common | 2 | 5 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5 |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 5 |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 5 |
| Dolly Parton | 2 | 5 |
| Air | 2 | 5 |
| Taylor Swift | 2 | 5 |
| Ali Farka Touré | 2 | 5 |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 5 |
| The Prodigy | 2 | 5 |
| Goldfrapp | 2 | 5 |
| OutKast | 2 | 5 |
| George Michael | 2 | 5 |
| k.d. lang | 2 | 5 |
| The Beta Band | 2 | 5 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 5 |
| Stan Getz | 2 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4.25 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Cure | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.33 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 4.33 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 4.33 |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 4.33 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.33 |
| Public Enemy | 3 | 4.33 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 1.8 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 2 |
| The Undertones | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 2.2 |
| Blur | 3 | 2 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 2 |
Controversial Artists
Artists you rate inconsistently
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Christina Aguilera | 1, 5 |
| Baaba Maal | 2, 5 |
| Cocteau Twins | 2, 5 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4, 1 |
| Tim Buckley | 5, 2, 2 |
5-Star Albums (374)
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Kate Bush
5/5
Right... I'm guessing this is going to be a bit of a theme but here we go: I know this album is great, but spending one day with it isn't enought. I feel bad rating the album anything without giving it its due diligence... So, I'll give it 5 stars in the hopes that I'm not wrong once I've dedicated the time to the album that it deserves. Again, Kate Bush is a fascinating and revolutionary artist, one that is worth studying and appreciating.
14 likes
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
A surprisingly mellow album. I remember the Pet Shop Boys of my youth being a lot more “disco” so this was a terrific album just to chill and listen to. I love the structure of the songs and the accompanying lyrics. Would like to make the time to revisit this in the near future.
12 likes
Spiritualized
5/5
Wow. I have never heard of this band or this album before but I'm 2 minutes in and I think I'm hooked! I thought it was going to be a dance album by the cover... Well, this has just been an amazing experience. I have fallen in love with this album and discovered a genre I didn't even know existed known as "Space Rock". This album has been added to my high rotation.
5 likes
Billy Joel
5/5
I was already familiar with this one so it was great to have an excuse to put it on the new system at home. Anyone who doesn’t rate this album 5 stars is crazy.
1 likes
Teenage Fanclub
5/5
Completely blown away by this album. Unfortunately, my review is not very original and reflects the others that I have read: Didn't know much about the band so this album was a pleasant surprise. Still incredible to think that this was released in 1991. Even the mixing is a joy to listen to. I've listened to it no fewer than 4 times since it showed up yesterday. I then jumped on ebay and purchased it on CD. A real gem!
1 likes
1-Star Albums (37)
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Duran Duran
4/5
While I appreciate the 80s sound, I've never really "got" Duran Duran. This has been a great excuse to listen to the album in its entirety and... I know it's good music but I'll definitely need to listen to it more regularly.
Spiritualized
5/5
Wow. I have never heard of this band or this album before but I'm 2 minutes in and I think I'm hooked! I thought it was going to be a dance album by the cover... Well, this has just been an amazing experience. I have fallen in love with this album and discovered a genre I didn't even know existed known as "Space Rock". This album has been added to my high rotation.
Donald Fagen
3/5
Well…. I really tried on this one. There’s only a few songs on the album and I literally listened to it 3 times today. I’ll try and give it another listen tomorrow but I just can’t seem to gel with this album. I know this is good music but I can't see me heading back to this album in a hurry.
Alice In Chains
4/5
I have always needed a great excuse to listen to this album and here we are! Well, I’ve got to say, I loved this album. It’ll definitely be on high rotation.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
I know this is a great album but it’s going to take me a while to get into enough to really appreciate it. Love the melodies and the talent and I can’t wait to listen to this on high rotation.
Billy Joel
5/5
I was already familiar with this one so it was great to have an excuse to put it on the new system at home. Anyone who doesn’t rate this album 5 stars is crazy.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
I've listened to this album a great deal during my twenties and thirties so it was great to have an excuse to listen with "older" ears and hear some things I hadn't heard before. Why 4 stars? Just because I think the album could "flow" a little better.... be a bit more cohesive maybe. Also, I've never been a fan of the number of covers on the album. Still a classic for very good reason.
Teenage Fanclub
5/5
Completely blown away by this album. Unfortunately, my review is not very original and reflects the others that I have read: Didn't know much about the band so this album was a pleasant surprise. Still incredible to think that this was released in 1991. Even the mixing is a joy to listen to. I've listened to it no fewer than 4 times since it showed up yesterday. I then jumped on ebay and purchased it on CD. A real gem!
Manu Chao
2/5
Not for me.
CHIC
5/5
Loved it! Super funky and great with the new setup at home. Amazing to hear the clear line of sight towards the bands that would this album would go on to influence. Definitely putting this one on high rotation.
Thelonious Monk
3/5
I’m sure this is great. I’ve just never gotten into jazz so it’s hard for me to judge! Seems a bit unfair on both accounts so I’ll give 3 stars
Janelle Monáe
5/5
LIstening to this album and reading about Jenelle Monae in the process was an absolute joy. What an artisit, with this album reflecting someone who may just be one of the more underrated artists of the 21st century. I can't wait to spend more time with this album and for it to be a part of my long term listening repitoire.
Kate Bush
5/5
Right... I'm guessing this is going to be a bit of a theme but here we go: I know this album is great, but spending one day with it isn't enought. I feel bad rating the album anything without giving it its due diligence... So, I'll give it 5 stars in the hopes that I'm not wrong once I've dedicated the time to the album that it deserves. Again, Kate Bush is a fascinating and revolutionary artist, one that is worth studying and appreciating.
The Pretty Things
4/5
To me, this is the definition of an album "you must hear before you die". This album was just fun... And, although I'm going to pre-empt the significant number of people who will mention the similarities and idea taken from The Beatles, once you delve into the history of the members the album takes on a life of its own. One of the more interesting links being the members' connections to The Rolling Stones for example. I just had heaps of fun listening to this album and managed a good 3 listens over the past 24 hours with each listen becoming more and more enjoyable. Added to my ever-growing high rotation playlist!
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Kinda cool... Didn't really grab me but I enjoyed having a predominately instrumental rock album for a nice change.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Great for historical reasons but I can’t say with confidence that it will be on high rotation.
Neil Young
5/5
Loved it! Nice and short and classically Neil Young. I've only really ever listened to Harvest and Mirrorball so it was great to have another little piece of Neil Young history to add to the rotation.
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Really enjoyed this album. I was familiar with the singles so it was cool to go through and listen to the less popular songs. Love the balanced use of acoustic and electronic instruments. A great album to listen to with headphones… when all else fails, just concentrate on the haunting melodies and lyrics. A great find!
The Charlatans
5/5
Loved it! Great songwriting and overall vibe. Favorite track is number 10: Get it on. Can’t wait to play this one on high rotation.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Well... this is first album I couldn't get through and I feel terrible. Unfortunately, this is just not my type of music and it's also a double album to boot. I spent a lot of time on Wikipedia reading about the history of the album and it still wasn't enough to reel me in. I guess you could say... The circle has been unbroken.
The Roots
4/5
A great classic that has been a pleasure to sink my teeth into. There were a few songs that have been on high rotation for many years so, again, to go back and here those singles in the context of a whole album has been a real joy. 4 stars as there are a few songs that are a bit "grating" and it's hard for me to place those songs as neccessary additions to an otherwise well considered and highly influence album.
2/5
I'm sure this is great for someone but it's not something I'll revisit any time soon.
Gillian Welch
4/5
Not usually my taste but this album was great! I can imagine putting it on when someone comes over for dinner / chill
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Pretty cool... but I can't imagine going back too often.
Cypress Hill
3/5
Bit of fun.
Travis
3/5
Given my obsession with NME and Q magazine during my Australian high school tenure, I was familiar with a few of the singles from this album so I would have been surprised if I was surprised by the overall tone of this album and… I was not surprised. I enjoyed listening to this album a few times over the past 24 hours and could easily see myself putting it on if we need some chill music in the lounge room. I didn’t make the time to sink my teeth into the history of the album so that my be a bit of my downfall as well. Great songwriting, melodies and overall musicianship.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Great to listen to for historical reasons but I'd probably need some more time with it to fully appreciate the musicianship. Don't fret, I'm as dissapointed as anyone given how much I was looking forward to listening to this album.
Tom Waits
5/5
This is the Apoclypse Now of ablums you need to hear! Maybe it was the rain coinciding with one of the opening tracks being a weather report but I was immediately hooked on the vibe of this album. Mostly amazing poetry but it was also funnier than most other comedy albums I've heard over the past few years. And the fact that it's all live was the icing on the cake. Someone once told me that Apocylpse Now is such a good movie but it's a shame you can't put it on all the time... You have to SET aside time to really soak it in, and that's how I feel about this album. Definately time well spent. A real treat from a geniuine and honest artist.
The Who
4/5
I accidently let the negative reviews influence my initial reaction to getting this album. Boy was I wrong. I had a blast listening to this album on my "main" system in the living room. The energy, the banter and the overall artistic approach to this live album was a real joy to experience. Well ahead of its time and it 'almost' convinced me that live albums should form part of this list.
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
A surprisingly mellow album. I remember the Pet Shop Boys of my youth being a lot more “disco” so this was a terrific album just to chill and listen to. I love the structure of the songs and the accompanying lyrics. Would like to make the time to revisit this in the near future.
Brian Eno
3/5
This should definately be on the list but it wasn't for me.
Supergrass
5/5
Great album. Not a lot of time to listen but I can’t wait to sink my teeth into it a bit more!
The Young Rascals
3/5
Bit of fun!
Sam Cooke
3/5
Great fun to listen to on a Sunday afternoon.
The Undertones
1/5
Not sure how this made it on the list.
Fred Neil
3/5
It was decent. Will listen to again but probably need a bit of context with this album.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Wow. This was beyond dreadful.
Gene Clark
3/5
Great album Added to my "country chill" playlist.
Parliament
5/5
Great album. Listened to it three times already and will be listening to it a lot more!
Elvis Presley
2/5
Q-Tip
5/5
Loved it. I've listened to it like 4 times already. No time to dig into the history but that's coming for sure!
David Gray
5/5
So much nostalgia it hurts.
Mercury Rev
3/5
Prince
4/5
I dunno. It’s fun and it’s Prince.
Eminem
1/5
This did not age well.
Pulp
5/5
I love this album.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Bit of fun.
AC/DC
3/5
Not my taste but pretty classic.
Joy Division
5/5
The The
3/5
Not what I was expecting and, as much as I’d like to, I don’t think I’ll have the time to really digest this.
Dirty Projectors
3/5
I really wanted to like this album but it didn't give me anything to really grasp on to. This history was fascinating - including the stories behind the band members and the art work - so I would love to spend more time in the space of this album but in the meantime I'm giving it 3 stars. Mainly becuase I can appreciate the experiemental nature of the album and the fact that the Dirty Projectors tried to do something a little different... It just may be a little TOO different for me.
Pearl Jam
5/5
So damn good. Loved delving more into the history of the band and the of this album. Eddie Vedder just keeps getting better with age.
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Super fun.
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Stooges
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Surprisingly loved this one.
Venom
1/5
Nope
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Frank Zappa
2/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
I’m always torn with Badly Drawn Boy. I want to love it but I just can’t seem to grasp where he’s coming from. I think if I had have been into it when it was first released that might have changed things but for now I just dang see myself returning to this too often.
Meat Loaf
4/5
ABBA
4/5
Amazing. Couldn’t believe how much I loved this album.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Judas Priest
2/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Ice Cube
5/5
This was amazing.
The Doors
5/5
Rush
4/5
ABBA
3/5
Didn't enjoy this as much as The Visitors.
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Lorde
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Kanye West
5/5
Prince
4/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
I wanted to love this but couldn't quite get my head around it.
Soft Cell
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
The Triffids
3/5
Arrested Development
4/5
Santana
5/5
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Laura Nyro
2/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Green Day
5/5
Ramones
2/5
Cream
5/5
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Buck Owens
3/5
The Doors
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Grateful Dead
5/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
4/5
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Alanis Morissette
5/5
Beatles
4/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Doves
5/5
Kid Rock
1/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
The Stooges
5/5
Basement Jaxx
5/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Van Halen
3/5
Eels
4/5
a-ha
3/5
The Replacements
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Björk
3/5
This is a lesson in why you shouldn't read the less favourable reviews of an album before diving in. Perhaps becuase we are predisposed to focus on the less positive aspects of, well, everything, it was difficult to shake the thoughts of the most negative reviews while listening to this album. In particular the 2 star Rolling Stones review published by Tom Graves on September 2, 1993. After hinting at the public excitement that Bjork had finally broken free of her too-arty-for-the-art-world band, The Sugarcubes, Graves lamented that, "Producer Nellee Hooper has sabotaged a ferociously iconoclastic talent with a phalanx of cheap electronic gimmickry. Björk’s singular skills cry out for genuine band chemistry, and instead she gets Hooper’s Euro art-school schlock — and we do, too." Despite being a long-time fan of Bjork's work, the phrase "cheap electronic gimmickry" stuck with me, along with the other detailed descriptions given for the somewhat mishmash of ideas on the album. There's still a lot to love about this album, and, MUST you hear before you die? Absolutely... If for no other reason that to get a glimpse into what reviewers might say about many popular albums if you strip away an artists current or potential fame. How many positive reviews are written with a hedging-our-bets mentality so that they are not looked upon too unfavourably when the album they're about to give 2 stars ends up becoming a classic?
The Go-Go's
5/5
Steely Dan
3/5
New Order
4/5
PJ Harvey
2/5
The Who
3/5
Fishbone
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Julian Cope
2/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Dr. Octagon
5/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Common
5/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
Faith No More
5/5
The Cure
5/5
Napalm Death
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Burning Spear
3/5
Miriam Makeba
5/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
5/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
The Style Council
4/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
5/5
Various Artists
4/5
Kanye West
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Deerhunter
5/5
Carole King
5/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Metallica
2/5
N.W.A.
5/5
Wilco
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Saint Etienne
2/5
Kanye West
5/5
Sabu
2/5
Missy Elliott
4/5
Queen Latifah
5/5
Silver Jews
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
Suede
3/5
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Megadeth
5/5
I, um, surprisingly really this album 👍
Tito Puente
5/5
Felt like I was in a soundtrack for a movie about elevator music. 5 stars.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Machito
3/5
Prince
3/5
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Damn.
Fela Kuti
2/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Suprisingly chill album that was the perfect fitting for a rainy afternoon.
Super Furry Animals
5/5
Al Green
5/5
Richard Thompson
5/5
Alice Cooper
2/5
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Motörhead
3/5
Madness
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Well that was amazing.
Mariah Carey
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Massive Attack
5/5
Rod Stewart
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Stereolab
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
Elbow
5/5
Nina Simone
5/5
Röyksopp
5/5
Maxwell
5/5
Minutemen
2/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Louis Prima
5/5
Dire Straits
5/5
Magazine
3/5
Thundercat
4/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
5/5
Gene Clark
5/5
Sheryl Crow
5/5
Television
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Little Richard
3/5
Massive Attack
5/5
1/5
10cc
2/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Tina Turner
2/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
Randy Newman
3/5
1/5
Def Leppard
3/5
System Of A Down
3/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
5/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Anthrax
1/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Tim Buckley
5/5
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
Gorillaz
5/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Moby
5/5
The Monkees
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Iron Maiden
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Dolly Parton
5/5
SAULT
5/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Orange Juice
2/5
Fugees
5/5
Air
5/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
T. Rex
5/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Taylor Swift
5/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
3/5
Eminem
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
5/5
Fats Domino
5/5
The Cars
5/5
The Crusaders
4/5
The Zombies
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
Fleet Foxes
5/5
Portishead
5/5
The Cure
4/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
The Dictators
2/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Eurythmics
4/5
Black Flag
2/5
Air
5/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
The Who
3/5
Circle Jerks
2/5
Metallica
5/5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Elis Regina
4/5
Rocket From The Crypt
1/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
5/5
Mott The Hoople
4/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Orbital
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Brian Wilson
2/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
Gang Of Four
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
The Verve
4/5
Solomon Burke
5/5
Femi Kuti
2/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
T. Rex
3/5
The Go-Betweens
4/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
D'Angelo
5/5
Ice T
4/5
Boston
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Jefferson Airplane
5/5
Morrissey
4/5
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Pulp
4/5
The Doors
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Booker T. & The MG's
5/5
2Pac
5/5
Aerosmith
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Rush
4/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
5/5
Adele
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Traffic
2/5
Songhoy Blues
5/5
Justice
3/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Blur
2/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Suede
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
John Prine
4/5
FKA twigs
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Method Man
5/5
The Jam
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Killers
3/5
Cat Stevens
5/5
Nanci Griffith
4/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Crowded House
5/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
Hole
3/5
Iggy Pop
2/5
Eagles
3/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Ryan Adams
5/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Tom Waits
1/5
The Prodigy
5/5
Baaba Maal
5/5
Steve Winwood
3/5
Elastica
5/5
Mudhoney
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Roni Size
5/5
Little Simz
5/5
Weather Report
3/5
Love
4/5
The War On Drugs
4/5
Eric Clapton
4/5
Syd Barrett
1/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Wilco
3/5
Dead Kennedys
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Stereo MC's
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
The Temptations
5/5
TLC
3/5
Tortoise
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
John Martyn
5/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
The Smiths
2/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
John Grant
5/5
This album is a great example of why I signed up for this project. I'm just going to post the lyrics to the chorus of the track, Sigourney Weaver, which nestles itself as track #4 on John Grant's glorious album, Queen of Denmark. That way, you'll know instantly if you're remotely interested in engaging with this acoustic rock masterpiece released in 2010 or if you're happy living a life of mediocrity and disappointment.
And I feel just like Sigourney Weaver
When she had to kill those aliens
And that one guy had to bring them back to earth
And she couldn't believe her ears
Note: However you imagine the song sounding, you're wrong. Check it out while researching the incredible backstory of this amazing artist.
Deep Purple
4/5
The Black Keys
5/5
The Smiths
3/5
King Crimson
5/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Miles Davis
2/5
I want to like Miles Davis, I really do, but I struggled hardcore to get through 1 hour and 46 minutes of this syle of jazz. More than happy to chalk it up to my lack of culture, I just don't think it should feel like such a drag to get through any of the albums on this shortlist...
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Brian Eno
1/5
If you’re not going to have a chorus in your songs, you better be Sigur Ros.
Garbage
4/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Pavement
4/5
Britney Spears
1/5
Nick Drake
5/5
5/5
Fuck it. I love it.
Blue Cheer
1/5
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
Mj Cole
3/5
The Police
3/5
Dolly Parton
5/5
Public Enemy
5/5
The Prodigy
5/5
The Pharcyde
4/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
The Damned
2/5
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Linkin Park
4/5
The Hives
3/5
Roxy Music
2/5
George Harrison
3/5
The Mars Volta
5/5
MC Solaar
2/5
Beatles
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
4/5
MGMT
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
The Offspring
5/5
The Byrds
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Dr. Dre
5/5
Ride
4/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Tori Amos
4/5
Nas
5/5
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
John Cale
3/5
The La's
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Slayer
3/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Steve Earle
2/5
PJ Harvey
5/5
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
George Jones
5/5
Pixies
5/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Sade
4/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Bad Brains
5/5
Goldfrapp
5/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Missy Elliott
5/5
Donovan
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Beck
4/5
Queen
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
The Fall
3/5
Neil Young
5/5
Pixies
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Yes
5/5
Jamiroquai
4/5
Red Snapper
5/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Boards of Canada
4/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
Peter Frampton
2/5
Nirvana
3/5
Lenny Kravitz
5/5
OutKast
5/5
Jethro Tull
5/5
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
5/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Carpenters
5/5
Iggy Pop
2/5
CHIC
4/5
Pavement
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Coldplay
4/5
The Saints
3/5
Harry Nilsson
5/5
The Byrds
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
50 Cent
5/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Can
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
The The
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Suzanne Vega
5/5
Finley Quaye
4/5
Yes
4/5
The Clash
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
The Who
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Van Halen
5/5
Janis Joplin
5/5
Laibach
5/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Gotan Project
3/5
B.B. King
3/5
Beyoncé
4/5
The Only Ones
3/5
The Cardigans
4/5
Culture Club
3/5
De La Soul
5/5
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Frank Sinatra
5/5
David Crosby
5/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Cee Lo Green
2/5
Joan Armatrading
5/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Gram Parsons
3/5
Lightning Bolt
3/5
Oasis
2/5
Daft Punk
5/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Shack
5/5
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Erykah Badu
5/5
Ash
5/5
Soul II Soul
4/5
Dire Straits
5/5
Foo Fighters
5/5
Turbonegro
4/5
2/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The Pogues
2/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Orbital
3/5
Elton John
5/5
The Kinks
2/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Frank Ocean
5/5
Fugazi
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Otis Redding
5/5
Rod Stewart
5/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
White Denim
5/5
The Young Gods
2/5
Goldfrapp
5/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Fall
2/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Scott Walker
4/5
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Metallica
3/5
The xx
4/5
Nico
5/5
Raekwon
5/5
Chicago
4/5
Ryan Adams
5/5
Morrissey
4/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Iron Butterfly
5/5
The Gun Club
3/5
George Michael
5/5
Jane Weaver
5/5
The Stooges
4/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
5/5
Screaming Trees
5/5
Skunk Anansie
5/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
Talvin Singh
5/5
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Tom Tom Club
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Beach House
5/5
Eagles
4/5
The United States Of America
2/5
4/5
Aphex Twin
4/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
Slipknot
4/5
The Undertones
2/5
Sparks
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
The Streets
3/5
5/5
John Lennon
3/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
5/5
Beck
5/5
Death In Vegas
5/5
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Khaled
3/5
Shuggie Otis
5/5
Traffic
4/5
Slade
4/5
The Auteurs
5/5
Pretenders
2/5
Tom Waits
3/5
The Vines
4/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
The Residents
1/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
The Louvin Brothers
5/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Country Joe & The Fish
4/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
5/5
George Michael
5/5
Dion
5/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
CHVRCHES
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
The Soft Boys
2/5
Beck
4/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Jeru The Damaja
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Deep Purple
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Hole
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Don McLean
5/5
The Pogues
2/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Talk Talk
5/5
Dr. John
3/5
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Soundgarden
5/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
M.I.A.
2/5
Liz Phair
5/5
Ray Price
3/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Korn
5/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Spacemen 3
3/5
The Specials
3/5
Incubus
5/5
Lambchop
5/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
Christina Aguilera
1/5
N.E.R.D
4/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Ice Cube
5/5
Pentangle
5/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
Ozomatli
1/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Ravi Shankar
3/5
Faust
3/5
Giant Sand
2/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
3/5
Scritti Politti
3/5
Big Black
1/5
The Zutons
3/5
The Youngbloods
5/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
5/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Simple Minds
5/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
The Beau Brummels
5/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Jazmine Sullivan
5/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
3/5
Throwing Muses
5/5
Mike Ladd
5/5
David Holmes
5/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
JAY Z
5/5
Moby Grape
2/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
OutKast
5/5
Blondie
2/5
Living Colour
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
k.d. lang
5/5
Radiohead
5/5
M.I.A.
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Mudhoney
4/5
Minor Threat
3/5
Bert Jansch
5/5
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Motörhead
3/5
Solange
4/5
Beth Orton
5/5
Coldplay
5/5
Beatles
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Deee-Lite
3/5
Merle Haggard
5/5
KISS
4/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
The Strokes
3/5
Lana Del Rey
5/5
The National
5/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
The Slits
5/5
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Doves
5/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Taylor Swift
5/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Adele
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
Kelela
5/5
The xx
4/5
Leftfield
5/5
Bauhaus
2/5
Genesis
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
John Lennon
3/5
Can
2/5
Cornershop
5/5
Mylo
5/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
The Band
4/5
Christina Aguilera
5/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
The Monks
3/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Björk
2/5
Joy Division
3/5
New York Dolls
2/5
SZA
5/5
American Music Club
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Peter Tosh
4/5
Patti Smith
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
4/5
GZA
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Django Django
5/5
The Adverts
2/5
Frank Black
3/5
The Cult
5/5
Iron Maiden
2/5
The Police
4/5
Big Star
4/5
U2
3/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Queen
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Supertramp
5/5
Björk
5/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
The Beta Band
5/5
5/5
Madonna
3/5
The Boo Radleys
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
4/5
The KLF
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
The Darkness
2/5
The Waterboys
5/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
ZZ Top
4/5
808 State
5/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Hot Chip
5/5
Justin Timberlake
5/5
Serge Gainsbourg
5/5
Sebadoh
1/5
The Isley Brothers
5/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
Soft Machine
2/5
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Blur
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Wire
2/5
Björk
2/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
The Cramps
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Calexico
5/5
Love
4/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Cowboy Junkies
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
The Thrills
5/5
Coldcut
5/5
Germs
2/5
The Bees
5/5
The Jam
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
The Specials
3/5
The Kinks
4/5
Sugar
5/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Ian Dury
2/5
James Brown
2/5
The Band
4/5
5/5
Japan
5/5
The Clash
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Hookworms
5/5
Fatboy Slim
5/5
Neil Young
4/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Marianne Faithfull
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
fIREHOSE
4/5
Os Mutantes
4/5
Bad Company
4/5
James Taylor
5/5
Elton John
4/5
Fairport Convention
5/5
The Coral
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
5/5
Jacques Brel
3/5
New Order
4/5
Madonna
2/5
Jurassic 5
5/5
Ms. Dynamite
5/5
Tricky
5/5
The Lemonheads
3/5
Heaven 17
3/5
Ray Charles
2/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
The Beta Band
5/5
David Bowie
2/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
XTC
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
5/5
Killing Joke
3/5
The Avalanches
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Stan Getz
5/5
UB40
3/5
Pantera
2/5
Slipknot
2/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
The Libertines
5/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Kinks
2/5
X-Ray Spex
4/5
Jungle Brothers
5/5
Def Leppard
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Sepultura
3/5
Klaxons
5/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Bill Callahan
4/5
Butthole Surfers
1/5
I am so sick of hearing albums on this list that are less melodic than listening to a human being trying to shit out a rusty tin can.
AC/DC
4/5
Scissor Sisters
4/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Genesis
2/5
Ghostface Killah
5/5
Keith Jarrett
3/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
4/5
Supergrass
4/5
Slint
5/5
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Todd Rundgren
5/5
The Sonics
1/5
Gil Scott-Heron
1/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Simply Red
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Joan Baez
5/5
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Madonna
3/5
Skepta
3/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Metallica
4/5
David Ackles
3/5
Meat Puppets
2/5
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
The B-52's
3/5
Cocteau Twins
5/5
The Black Crowes
5/5
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
The Incredible String Band
3/5
The Human League
5/5
Adam & The Ants
5/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Dennis Wilson
5/5
Underworld
3/5
Big Star
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Goldie
2/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
The Associates
2/5
The Dandy Warhols
5/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
The Byrds
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Hawkwind
2/5
William Orbit
2/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Neu!
3/5
U2
2/5
Digital Underground
2/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1/5
The Verve
5/5
Primal Scream
5/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Jack White
5/5
Drive-By Truckers
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Brian Eno
1/5
Joe Ely
3/5
k.d. lang
5/5
Morrissey
2/5
The Fall
3/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Queen
3/5
Waylon Jennings
5/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Lou Reed
5/5
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
The Shamen
2/5
Snoop Dogg
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Christine and the Queens
5/5
Suicide
4/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Grizzly Bear
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Bobby Womack
5/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Beatles
5/5
The Magnetic Fields
5/5
Green Day
5/5
Ali Farka Touré
5/5
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
Paul McCartney
2/5
Gang Starr
5/5
Small Faces
5/5
Radiohead
5/5
Sinead O'Connor
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Sister Sledge
5/5
Mekons
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
The Who
4/5
Ministry
4/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Ute Lemper
5/5
Gary Numan
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
5/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Fever Ray
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Common
5/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Morrissey
2/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Destiny's Child
5/5