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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boy In Da Corner | 5 | 2.57 | +2.43 |
| Take Me Apart | 5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
| Histoire De Melody Nelson | 5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
| Goodbye And Hello | 5 | 2.83 | +2.17 |
| Gris Gris | 5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
| Supa Dupa Fly | 5 | 2.92 | +2.08 |
| The Dreaming | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Future Days | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| A Seat at the Table | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Onions | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
| System Of A Down | 1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
| Brutal Youth | 1 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
| Planet Rock: The Album | 1 | 2.79 | -1.79 |
| Boston | 2 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| The Number Of The Beast | 2 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| Moving Pictures | 2 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| Parachutes | 2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| Tres Hombres | 2 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 2112 | 2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 5 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.75 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.75 |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4.5 |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 4.67 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.67 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5 |
| ABBA | 2 | 5 |
| The Stooges | 2 | 5 |
| Björk | 2 | 5 |
| The Kinks | 2 | 5 |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5 |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.33 |
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Nirvana
5/5
Few albums can be said to truly define a generation but Nevermind is one of them. Just iconic song after iconic song.
4 likes
Happy Mondays
5/5
I loved every minute of this album! Fun funky and fresh. A new favorite from a group I'd never even heard of!
3 likes
Liz Phair
5/5
This album is badass and awesome. Required listening for young women.
3 likes
Tim Buckley
5/5
Wow, I absolutely loved this album. The writing is amazing.
3 likes
1-Star Albums (8)
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Wonderful writing and a true spirit of Americana. Like looking in a mirror and seeing America looking back at you. However, I think I prefer the acoustic songs to the electric ones.
Turbonegro
3/5
It's good, but not really my thing. It also sounds a lot like other hard rock albums that came before it. I can appreciate it though.
U2
4/5
I know U2 get meme'd a little bit, but this album is unironically great. Cohesive sound and great writing. I also love the cover. I can see how this is a highlight for them.
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
Incredibly honest, personal and well-written. Heartbreaking and has me absolutely floored. Perfect use of sampling. This album was really the blueprint.
Steely Dan
4/5
Ooooh it's jazzy! I liked it. It was kind of whimsical and I think the writing is fun.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
This album is fine, but I don't particularly care for it. It feels like a more boring Chili Peppers record. I liked the bottom half more than the top half, though.
Nick Drake
5/5
This album is beautiful, simple and magical. It feels so intimate and really makes you think about the true emotional power of music. I'm a huge fan.
Sigur Rós
4/5
Beautiful music. Wish I knew what the lyrics meant. My only criticism is that after about 45 minutes in, it gets kind of same-y. However it is beautiful and relaxing. Great for working.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Oh man. What a fun and whimsical little piece of psychedelia. It's odd and silly but I really enjoyed it. And obviously the debut of an incredible band.
The Smiths
4/5
I didn't want to like this album, but it's very good, what can I say
Billy Bragg
4/5
I liked it! They really brought Guthrie's songs to life. Good stuff.
Aerosmith
2/5
Some catchy songs but I mostly found this album derivative. It's mostly fluff.
Happy Mondays
5/5
I loved every minute of this album! Fun funky and fresh. A new favorite from a group I'd never even heard of!
David Bowie
3/5
I wanted to like this more than I did. I appreciate how important it is, but I didn't fall in love with it.
Dr. Dre
5/5
This album is so good. The sampling is amazing. And it really laid the tracks for all of the great rap that has come after it. Loved it!
4/5
I've only really heard of Yes in passing and I was so glad to say I really enjoyed this. It's certainly foundational to prog rock as a genre and was a great listen.
Miles Davis
5/5
This album is amazing.
The War On Drugs
4/5
Very good indie music. I liked it.
Napalm Death
1/5
Oh boy. I hated this! It didn't even sound like songs! I think this is a subculture that I simply don't get.
Common
4/5
I really enjoyed this. It's smooth and strong.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
I think this was good and technically really strong, but big band simply isn't my thing!
The Prodigy
3/5
This is sort of up my alley but I honestly thought it was just mids. Not awful but not really special either.
Pulp
4/5
Really good Britpop, I really enjoyed it
Dr. John
5/5
I find this album to be unique, magical and local to Nola flair. Loved it.
Massive Attack
4/5
I liked this a lot. Pretty great stuff!
Cypress Hill
4/5
I really enjoyed this one. Super easy to digest and enjoy hip-hop. Funky stuff can't complain
Deep Purple
3/5
It's not bad but I didn't find it particularly interesting either. I can see how Smoke on the Water is such a famous song, though
Hole
4/5
Such good grunge music. I liked it a lot
Lightning Bolt
2/5
This was definitely interesting but really not my style. I have a lot of love for the experimental aspect of it though but I will not revisiting.
Tim Buckley
5/5
Wow, I absolutely loved this album. The writing is amazing.
Nirvana
5/5
Few albums can be said to truly define a generation but Nevermind is one of them. Just iconic song after iconic song.
Elliott Smith
5/5
Absolutely loved this. Just beautiful writing and music. RIP.
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
This was interesting. Not entirely my cup of tea but I liked it more than I expected to.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it as much as I wanted to, so I gave it a second listen. I can appreciate it for what it is, but I don't need to listen a third time, honestly.
Bob Dylan
5/5
One of my favorite Dylan albums! Some of his best writing
OutKast
4/5
So good. Full of classics!
The Beach Boys
4/5
Not The Beach Boys best but also not bad! I've been listening to Help Me Rhonda non stop :)
Isaac Hayes
3/5
It's cool but more like background music. I liked the vibes though
The Triffids
3/5
There was some good writing on this album but sonically it didn't do it for me
Sparks
4/5
I enjoyed this. Really fun, poppy melodies and obviously a real precursor to the fantastic art pop we have today.
The Zombies
5/5
Wow, I absolutely loved this one. It's refreshing, fun, and the perfect mix of psych and pop. I also knew a lot more tunes from it than I expected.
So good.
R.E.M.
3/5
I don't love this album, it was just an okay one to me.
The Fall
3/5
I didn't care for it.
Beatles
5/5
This album is so great! One of the best of their earlier works
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Not their best but it is still really good. I love the latter half run from Gallows -> Bron Y Aur. So solid.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
I think this album sometimes gets hidden behind Rumours, but it's really fantastic and triumphant. One of the best listening experiences I've had in a while.
Cat Stevens
4/5
I love this album. It's simple, whimsical and beautiful.
The Cars
4/5
I love this album, especially the last three tracks. It's so good.
The White Stripes
4/5
This album is so good. Just wonderfully quirky with incredible guitar parts.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
I like CCR, but I thought this one was just okay. Kind of forgettable. Born on the Bayou is the standout track.
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Oh how I wish to live in the alternate universe where he did all 50 state concept albums...
Minutemen
3/5
Wayyyy too long and not interesting enough to sustain
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
I appreciate this as being creative but I didn't connect with it. And it felt like it was a million years long.
Rush
2/5
I've always wished I liked Rush but I just... don't. I think it's because of Geddy Lee's voice. It's a shame
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
This is one of my favorites yet. So fun, witty and fresh as fuck.
David Bowie
3/5
I liked the first half, but the second half kind of lost me.
Boards of Canada
3/5
This was kind of spooky and off-putting, but I liked parts of it.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Boring. Didn't do it for me.
ABBA
5/5
If there's one thing I know about music, it's that I fucking love Abba.
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
I loved this album. It was so much fun. Their music is so interesting.
Radiohead
4/5
This album is beautiful, I really enjoyed it.
Ray Charles
3/5
Am I going to hell for thinking Ray Charles is boring? Incredibly talented but boring. And the choir sounds exactly like an old Disney film.
4/5
Oasis are a band I always shat on but I can't lie, I really enjoyed this album. Some absolute bangers.
Cee Lo Green
4/5
Funky, I liked it.
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
I loved this one! Such witty writing.
Solange
5/5
One of my favorite albums ever! It all flows together perfectly and has such interesting and important commentary.
Pulp
3/5
I didn't like this one as much as Different Class, but it had some good songs. A lot of it felt like filler though.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
This sounds like funeral music. I like it.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Eh. Most of the songs were boring. Fever and It Feels So Right were highlights
Doves
4/5
I liked this. It's good indie rock though it definitely has a 00s sound. Still enjoyable though
Gary Numan
3/5
Eh. It's robotic and kind of cool but very repetitive and not very evocative
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Great stuff.
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
This is my favorite in a while! Wow this was so good. I loved how intoxicating the music and guitar parts were. So beautiful and tragically underrated.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
GOAT
Boston
2/5
Some recognizable songs but this album as a whole is so one-note. It's only 8 songs long and it reuses melodies constantly. Kind of a dud to me
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Such a good album! Obviously a precursor to Bridge but Bookends holds its own.
T. Rex
5/5
I love this album!! One of my favorites. Bluesy, sexy, fun.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
I didn't like it as much as some of the other East Coast stuff I've gotten on here, like Biggie and Tribe Called Quest, but I did still like it.
Travis
2/5
Holy snoozefest. This album was so boring.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
This album is so ridiculously good. The writing is witty, the production is innovative, just fantastic
Herbie Hancock
4/5
I really enjoyed this, such cool stuff!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Elvis Costello is just not my thing, but I do think his writing is good.
Soul II Soul
4/5
I really enjoyed this! Super fun, funky jams
Liz Phair
5/5
This album is badass and awesome. Required listening for young women.
Leonard Cohen
5/5
What a beautiful and heartbreaking album. Released just a few weeks before he passed. Ugh. He still had it til the end.
5/5
This is definitely my favorite Bowie album that I've gotten so far (the first two were Blackstar and Heroes, which I didn't particularly care for), but this one is so good. I loved it.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Loved it so much! Not my favorite from Stevie but definitely a good one. The closing track is amazing, especially the last 1:30.
Bob Dylan
5/5
5 stars. This album is so fucking good. It's witty, it's poignant, it's just perfect.
Fairport Convention
4/5
I really enjoyed this. Good classic British folk. Some of it had like a medieval vibe that I really enjoyed.
Slint
3/5
I liked it. I didn't love it, but I did like it.
Tito Puente
2/5
Well done, but not very interesting. I guess just not my thing.
The Who
4/5
Here's the thing-- the narrative behind Tommy is weird and perverted. But, damn, do they commit to telling a story, and it's pretty entertaining to listen to. Definitely a unique piece in the canon of classic rock but I can't help but think it's the concept album that launched a thousand other concept albums.
The Smiths
4/5
I think The Smiths are a really specific type of music but I really like it, personally.
Eagles
4/5
Is it a classic? Sure. Is it also kind of boring? Definitely.
David Holmes
3/5
I actually really enjoyed this as background beats. It's cool stuff.
Jurassic 5
4/5
Really good! I enjoyed this a lot.
The Crusaders
3/5
I found it bland after the opening track, which I loved.
The Pogues
2/5
I'm usually pretty open minded, especially about world music, but I just did not enjoy this at all
Bon Jovi
2/5
Certainly catchy, but also shallow and not creative
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
It has a vibe, lol, but I don't need to listen to it again
Don McLean
3/5
It's not my favorite folk album ever, but I did enjoy it. American Pie is an amazing song.
Gene Clark
4/5
I enjoyed this album-- good writing and a cohesive sound.
Nick Drake
4/5
In this household, we stan Nick Drake
Big Star
2/5
Did I really need to hear this before I die?
808 State
2/5
I honestly can't find it in myself to care about this album at all.
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
I appreciate this for what it is, but it isn't my thing.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Such a good album-- really defined their sound.
Ray Price
3/5
I can appreciate this for what it is, but it's really not my speed.
ZZ Top
2/5
Honestly, just very blah, hyper-masculine music. Not super creative. La Grange is a great song though.
John Cale
4/5
I liked this a lot. Really unique and sophisticated.
The Pogues
2/5
Please... no more Pogues...
Fela Kuti
5/5
Fantastic music.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Best album ever.
Finley Quaye
3/5
I thought it was fine. I liked the back half more than the front
Kraftwerk
2/5
Ughhhhh I hated it. Sorry.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Not as bad as Autobahn but still not for me.
Beatles
4/5
I love the Beatles when they do more legit rock. Such good stuff on this one.
Sam Cooke
5/5
Amazing! I loved this one.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Eh, this didn't really stand out to me in any way.
Pink Floyd
4/5
This album is obviously epic and intense, but I also found it bloated and rambling. It's still good though
Megadeth
2/5
Just not for me at all
The Jam
3/5
It was fine but mostly boring.
ABBA
5/5
Abba are GOATS
Roxy Music
3/5
It was fine
Ice Cube
4/5
I appreciate this for what it is, but I don't like it as much as other East Coast stuff from the same time
Aerosmith
3/5
It's better than the other Aerosmith album I got, I guess
Grizzly Bear
4/5
I liked this one! Good 00s indie.
Michael Jackson
3/5
I get that this album is iconic and influential but also the intro to PYT almost made me throw up
The Prodigy
2/5
This went on forever and was somehow unsettling yet boring at the same time.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
I really liked this one. Just zany stuff.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
My favorite Zeppelin album and one of the best albums of all time.
Fugees
5/5
Absolute fire.
Faith No More
2/5
I liked this slightly more than most metal I've gotten on here, but I didn't really like it very much.
Van Halen
3/5
Fine, not particularly interesting.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I can see why this album is important, I just don't personally *love* it, you know? Not my favorite from Brucey.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
I really liked this one! :) Funky
Gang Of Four
3/5
I can see why it's significant even if it's not so much my thing!
Traffic
3/5
Mostly meh but I liked the title track a lot
John Martyn
3/5
I liked this one fine enough!
Kanye West
4/5
This is kind of a weird one but I respect it. Definitely one of this generation's most important provacateurs.
Sex Pistols
4/5
While this album isn't exactly my thing, I have to appreciate it for what it is-- it was so influential, and the fact that it's their only studio album is mindblowing!
DJ Shadow
3/5
I thought this was mids.
Elbow
4/5
Pretty similar to every 00s indie band, but I like that stuff, so I enjoyed this too.
Talking Heads
5/5
This is such a fucking fantastic album.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
This album is fine, like pretty good, but holy crap is it long. It felt like it was a million years long.
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
I can appreciate this album for what it is, even if it's not totally my thing
Pretenders
3/5
I can see why this is on the list, even if I wasn't super into it.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
I loved this one :)
Laibach
1/5
The way that this is on the list but Lana del Rey isn't...
Isaac Hayes
5/5
This one was so fucking awesome. Hot, buttered and oh so smooth!
Lauryn Hill
5/5
One of the best albums of all time. Just fantastic all around.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
I like them, but I thought this album as a whole was just okay. Nothing really special to me.
5/5
i stan PJ Harvey
Throwing Muses
3/5
This album was incredibly difficult to find-- I'm not even certain that I listened to the right one. I liked it but I won't seek it out again
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
I like the name more than I like the music, unfortunately. The last song was cool though.
Deep Purple
3/5
Ngl it went kinda hard though it was repetitive.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
My favorite Springsteen album by a lot. So beautiful.
Blur
3/5
Thought this was kinda bland. Guess I didn't get it.
Erykah Badu
5/5
Amazing album; one of the greats.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
I wanted to like this much more than I did, unfortunately.
Arrested Development
3/5
So preachy
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Wow, this album was so long. I liked some songs
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
I have a cultural respect for this, but yeah, not for me.
Justice
3/5
I didn't love it but it was a good vibe.
Miles Davis
4/5
Obviously extremely impressive, but it didn't do it for me the same way Bitches Brew does, unfortunately
Moby
3/5
I found this enjoyable, though I'm not too in love with it or anything
Pixies
3/5
Mid
Guns N' Roses
3/5
It's an iconic sound, but a very repetitive one at that.
John Prine
4/5
Very good writing. Stylistically kind of samesy.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
I'm really not a huge fan of her voice, sadly.
The Smiths
4/5
Funny timing, another 4 star album from The Smiths for me
Miles Davis
5/5
Really unlike anything else you'll ever hear, just amazing
Dizzee Rascal
5/5
Wow, this album was fucking fantastic. Love love love love.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Look, I'm not really an opponent of the avant-garde. I can get down with some weird, experimental shit more than your average Joe. but I have my limits.
Kelela
5/5
Perfect and innovative RnB. Still sounds very fresh 5 years later. A favorite of mine.
The Verve
4/5
For some reason I had to listen to this twice to decide how I felt about it. I think it's good but not great, it's too long and kind of blends together
Meat Loaf
5/5
I love this absolutely theatrical and ridiculous piece of work.
King Crimson
5/5
This is a weird album. I loved it
CHIC
4/5
Solid disco album
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Great album
The Last Shadow Puppets
5/5
Love, love, love, love.
JAY Z
4/5
A good and definitely important album, though not a fave of mine
Elton John
4/5
It's pretty good, Elton is Elton, you know? Not like amazing but pretty good.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
It's jazz
Fiona Apple
5/5
Fantastic fantastic fantastic!
Television
5/5
Wow, I had never heard of this but I really really loved it. Fantastic stuff.
Air
5/5
I loved this album! It made me feel like a sexy spy or something.
Neil Young
5/5
I love Neil Young. This album is just stunning.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
I like The Allman Brothers in doses, but 80 minutes of it is just sooo much
The Undertones
3/5
Boring
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
whitest blues music ever
The Avalanches
5/5
I love this album. Such a fun and unique listen.
Alanis Morissette
5/5
One of my favorites. I just relate to her.
The Human League
3/5
When will I find an album from the 80s that I actually like... Don't You Want Me is a banger tho
Scott Walker
4/5
Theatre kid core
Paul Weller
4/5
There were actually a lot of things I liked about this album, but it definitely fell short in other ways.
Orbital
2/5
This album sounded like the music that plays during the end credits of a techie 90s action movie
Iron Maiden
2/5
Better than most of the metal on this list I guess
The Stooges
5/5
I LOVEDDD this album!
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
It's a pretty good one, but I'm not really in love with it for whatever reason
The Byrds
4/5
Pretty cutesy 60s psych pop
Dirty Projectors
3/5
This was the most 2009 Williamsburg album to ever 2009 Williamsburg
Willie Nelson
3/5
Not totally my vibe but it's definitely solid.
Black Sabbath
5/5
Not my usual vibe but I absolutely loved this album!!
Judas Priest
2/5
This is like the most boring pop music if it was metal. And I like pop music!
Serge Gainsbourg
5/5
This is a really fascinating album and piece of art. It's disturbing, perverted, poetic and sonically unique. I really enjoyed it.
Parliament
5/5
Best album of all time wbk
System Of A Down
1/5
Wow, I am glad that this is over. Not even a little bit enjoyable.
Elliott Smith
3/5
I was a little disappointed in this. I like Elliott Smith a lot but this unfortunately didn't grab me like XO and Either/Or have.
Burning Spear
3/5
It's good reggae, but a whole album of it just feels repetitive. Very powerful message though.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
If... is the weirdest song I've ever heard in my life holy shit
Somehow managed to be creepier than Dante's Divine Comedy. I'll stick to that next time, thanks.
The Band
5/5
Makes me think of my dad. I love this album.
Supergrass
3/5
There are like 30 different albums already on this list that sound exactly like this one
Elvis Presley
4/5
I liked it, but I really don't think Elvis is much of an albums artist. Like there's no glue holding the songs together, they feel so individual.
Prince
5/5
Perfect album. 10/10 no notes. RIP
Sonic Youth
3/5
Pretty fine punk album
Jeff Buckley
5/5
I love this album so much!
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
I kind of liked it, though I probably won't revisit. Siouxsie is obv an icon though
Jamiroquai
2/5
I usually love funk but I did not care for this at all, completely shallow and derivative
Sonic Youth
4/5
I enjoyed this, pretty fun punk album
Adele
4/5
I enjoy this album but it isn't her best. 21 is her best.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
I like the sound but I think the album as a whole fell a little stagnant and flat
OutKast
5/5
Such an ambitious, awesome, and FUN album
Aphex Twin
3/5
It was fine to work with in the background, I guess, but it still felt extremely boring to me
Björk
5/5
damn this bitch horny
Can
4/5
I really enjoyed the front half of this, but the back half kind of lost me, taking it down from a 5 to a 4
Rush
2/5
To my core, I am a Rush hater
Cocteau Twins
5/5
I have no idea wtf she's saying but idk I'm living for it!
Beatles
5/5
How can you give it anything but a 5 c'mon now. If you give it less than a 5 I'll take you out with the silver hammer
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
This felt fluffy and unnecessary.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Okay, I've now listened to all three MBV albums thanks to y'all, and this was definitely my least favorite. They are not my thing and I'm glad there's not more.
Pearl Jam
3/5
It gets three stars because the first half of this album is really recognizable and iconic, but after nearly an hour, it all blends together... honestly all of these songs sound the same.
Coldplay
2/5
Literally the world's blandest music
Stevie Wonder
5/5
I really think this is the best album of all time. It's literally just so perfect.
Public Enemy
3/5
I can definitely see how this is an important album to rap as a whole, and I did enjoy it, though I think the beats and sonic aspects are a bit outdated.
The Kinks
5/5
I loved this album! So kooky and psychedelic and fun.
Queen
4/5
I've always felt like I was perhaps eligible for a public flogging because I've never totally felt like I "get" Queen-- but I can appreciate this for what it is!
Van Morrison
5/5
Van Morrison himself may be a bit of a c u next tuesday, but this is a perfect album, and one of the best of all time.
Thundercat
5/5
Definitely not everyone's cup of tea but I have a pretty strong personal connection to this album, it was one of the soundtracks of college for me, so therefore I love it-- I've also seen Thundercat live and he's incredible!
Foo Fighters
4/5
I respect this for what it is-- I didn't love it and don't need to return to it, but I have a lot of love and respect for Dave Grohl for making it.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
I liked this, but I wanted a few more upbeat songs-- this album is pretty ballad-heavy.
New York Dolls
4/5
I liked this-- I think it sounds really ahead of its time!
Various Artists
5/5
Now that Phil Spector is safely locked away in the deepest pits of Hell, I feel comfortable giving this fantastic Christmas album 5 stars.
Miles Davis
4/5
Obviously technically perfect but to me just not as interesting as some of his later work.
Elvis Costello
1/5
I have listened to two Elvis Costello albums thus far and recently learned there are SIX on this list. This is not good news to me.
4/5
I thought this was pretty good, but it didn't resonate with me in any major way or anything.
Patti Smith
5/5
I loved this. I think it's absolutely amazing.
The Kinks
5/5
I never knew how much I loved The Kinks until Village Green a few weeks ago and now this. They are awesome.
Machito
3/5
I respect this culturally, but it's just not really my thing.
Britney Spears
3/5
I'm a huge pop fan and have always loved Brit, and therefore, I have to appreciate this album on some level. Not only did it introduce America's beloved pop princess, it also introduced Max Martin to the public through the title track-- the most influential pop writer of the last 30 years.
That being said, the majority of this album does not live up to the first two tracks, which are fantastic. Britney has better albums-- particularly Blackout.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Some of his best writing on this one.
Otis Redding
4/5
This goes so hard lol, I only docked one point because I liked the original songs more than the covers
Steely Dan
5/5
This album isn't my typical type, but I really love it. It's just a fun listen.
The Specials
2/5
Ugh, ska. No thanks.
CHIC
4/5
A good disco album, though for some reason I didn't feel like I was able to get all the way into it
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The idea of being like "hey let's check out this new band" and hearing this album for the first time is fucking insane. One of the strongest debuts of all time.
The Sonics
3/5
I respect this for what it is, solid 60s garage rock, but it could really use a remaster.
Booker T. & The MG's
1/5
Probably the most boring music in the world
Adele
5/5
Honestly I'm not the world's biggest Adele fan but this album was such a cultural moment I can't help but appreciate it
Lana Del Rey
5/5
This one finds me in a tough position-- I absolutely love Lana, like I'm the type of fan who will stay up until midnight for new releases and stuff like that. I've been following her trajectory for over 10 years! And I do personally like this album and have probably listened to it hundreds of times at this point, so for that I give it a 5 because I'm a stan.
However, I don't really agree with the inclusion of this album on the list. If you're unfamiliar with Lana and this is your first foray into her work, I really recommend checking out more worthy choices for the list, like NFR (her magnum opus), Honeymoon or Ultraviolence. Even her first album, Born to Die, is very flawed but has also had a lot of impact on the last 10 years of pop. I love Chemtrails but I think most fans consider it a valley in her discography-- one that has plenty of worthy peaks for this list.
Alice Cooper
3/5
I genuinely had no feelings about this album. Like it was obviously trying to be provocative but I couldn't be bothered to care at all.
3/5
This really did nothing for me. Much prefer Albarn's work with Gorillaz
David Gray
2/5
This is the kind of music I usually really like, but instead I just found this horrifically boring
Missy Elliott
4/5
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Genesis
3/5
I love the concept, but in actuality this is long, repetitive and very weird
Michael Jackson
3/5
Obviously this album's singles are some of the defining songs of the 80s but the deep cuts are extremely cookie cutter and I'm just not an MJ gal at heart
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
This album is so good and absolutely changed rap
Kate Bush
5/5
Art pop queen
Minor Threat
3/5
I've discovered I'm very particular about my punk. Didn't like this at first but it grew on me
Missy Elliott
5/5
Absolutely shocked by how negative these reviews are. Maybe just because I'm a huge fan of Timbaland, but I think this album is fantastic
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Definitely a fun listen. Turns out they are more than just Take Me Out!
Peter Frampton
4/5
Definitely a pleasurable listen, though certainly does grow a bit long.
Mercury Rev
5/5
I loved the whimsy and experimentation of this. A new favorite!
Wilco
4/5
I was really feeling this at first, but it grew a little tiring as it went on. The writing is very strong but maybe I don't love his voice very much?
John Lennon
5/5
Yes I know he was a bad guy but I think this album is good. Lots of strong songs
Alice Cooper
4/5
This was better than I expected, it has a very wide variety of sounds and a strong concept with the school thing. Obviously the title track is the most famous but it's not a bad record all around
R.E.M.
5/5
Wow, I was incredibly impressed with this. I was familiar with REM's later work but this was like everything I liked about that without being as annoying. Loved it.
The Jam
5/5
Wow, another one I was not expecting to love so much. I gave a previous album of theirs three stars but this is an easy five. Very solid work and ahead of its time.
Billy Bragg
3/5
I usually love singer-songwriter stuff but I could not connect to this at all
Iggy Pop
5/5
An amazing Friday album after a week of hit after hit. Absolutely adore this one.
The Pharcyde
5/5
Definitely a little immature and silly but I also thought it was tons of fun and the music was genuinely strong
The Killers
4/5
Mr. Brightside is one of the best songs ever. Somebody Told Me goes pretty hard too. The rest of the album is just ok
Lou Reed
3/5
I like Lou Reed but jesus this was fucking depressing. I cried at the track with the children :(
Baaba Maal
4/5
I really enjoyed this, though I did lose some interest after a while
Morrissey
2/5
Not a huge fan in the first place but this is a huge step down from his Smiths work
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Who can't love this album? It's a beauty.
Ice Cube
5/5
Still relevant today.
The Damned
4/5
Decent enough punk album, but not a lot stands out
The Beach Boys
4/5
Love me some Beach Boys, but wow, this was a weird one. Not even sure what to make of it.
Mudhoney
3/5
I don't really have feelings about this one! I think it's great early grunge but I also felt a lot of the songs sounded the same and it just didn't hit for me.
Beach House
5/5
One of my favorites of all time. Lush, immersive, romantic. Perfecto.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Who doesn't love this album, it's perfection!
Grateful Dead
5/5
This album legit impacted people's lives, and I can't help but respect that
Can
5/5
This is next level awesome. Still sounds fresh and cool today.
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
This is like world music lite. Just a taste of all different cultures smushed together. I'd rather listen to the real thing but I appreciate it for being forward thinking among British/American peers. And that it has Keith Haring art.
Pixies
4/5
Definitely a good album just not totally my thing. Can hear how influential it was though
Louis Prima
3/5
Loved the first track of this but it just didn't keep the fun going for me unfortunately
4/5
definitely some fun 80s pop
Neneh Cherry
2/5
wow, i really thought this would be right up my alley but i didn't end up liking it at all. pretty bummed about this one.
Kanye West
5/5
Awful man. Amazing album.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Who doesn't love this album?
Yes
4/5
I didn't hate this at all but I'm just not sure I can get to total love with Yes. 3.5 stars
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Lots of recognizable songs but pretty boring as an album experience
George Michael
3/5
I respect this for being really popular at the time, but yeah, it didn't do much for me.
Black Flag
3/5
For sure I respect this for what it is but I didn't enjoy listening to it. Except TV Party that song is hilarious
Steely Dan
5/5
I just love me some Steely Dan
Eurythmics
3/5
This album felt like it was just a step back from being amazing, but it just didn't quite get there
Aerosmith
2/5
Maybe I'm just uncomfortable with the recent news around Steven Tyler, but I didn't think this was a particularly great album. Sweet Emotion is the only very strong song in my opinion.
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Legit this album is everything, it is perfection
Sonic Youth
4/5
Had to listen to this one twice and I'm still not sure how I feel about it
Marvin Gaye
5/5
One of the best !
Nina Simone
5/5
Amazingly beautiful record, a new favorite for sure
Prefab Sprout
4/5
This was interesting. I kind of liked it but it wasn't love
Muddy Waters
5/5
So good
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
I can't lie, I kind of rolled my eyes when this was generated, but I enjoyed it much more than I expected to.
PJ Harvey
4/5
I liked this, but a concept album about WWI England is just not aligned with my interests.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Oh how I love me some Stevie
Femi Kuti
4/5
A really good listen, good afrobeats
The Residents
2/5
This was a trolling attempt right
Ghostface Killah
4/5
I liked it
2Pac
3/5
I used to like this record, but now that I'm a bit more knowledgable about rap, I don't feel that Tupac is within the caliber he's often hailed to
B.B. King
5/5
I just love these classic live albums so much
R.E.M.
4/5
I liked a lot of these songs, but for whatever reason this didn't hit as a full album for me
Fred Neil
2/5
Whose child got kidnapped for the making of this album
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
This album is such a moment, just banger after banger
The Undertones
4/5
This was a fun and cute punk album
Crowded House
3/5
I'm absolutely obsessed with the cover art for this so I wanted to love it but I found it very generic
Iron Butterfly
3/5
This is the kind of thing I usually really like, but I found this a little mids. That last song is sick though.
The Cure
5/5
This album is sooo good. I always knew that if I got into The Cure, I'd love them and I was so right
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
I usually like this stuff but man this sucked
Björk
5/5
Thank you mother Bjork for inventing art pop
Joni Mitchell
5/5
How can you not love Joni
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
A really smooth and lovely listen, even if I may not regularly revisit.
Sleater-Kinney
5/5
I loved this so much, such great girl rock
Bobby Womack
3/5
Feels kind of stereotypical of the time, but not bad at all
The Modern Lovers
5/5
I LOVED this, literally from the first note. A new favorite of mine.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Good jazz, liked it a lot
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
Brilliant world music, really beautiful
Arcade Fire
4/5
Definitely very good 00s indie but not my favorite 00s indie.
The Flaming Lips
5/5
The Flaming Lips are a band that the internet has been telling me I'd love for a long time, and honestly, the internet was right
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Wow, this is one of those moments where you listen to an album and are just immediately infatuated with it. I see this being a regular spin for me.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I thought this was fun
David Bowie
4/5
Quite enjoyed this, though much of it is very reminiscent of his earlier work
The Soft Boys
3/5
Nice in the background, but it doesn't grab you
Tricky
3/5
I can appreciate this for what it is, but I didn't really connect with it
Led Zeppelin
5/5
This album is such a victory lap
Kate Bush
5/5
This is a forever favorite of mine. So innovative and interesting and feminine.
The Stooges
5/5
it's everything and more
Santana
3/5
Fun in the background though I wasn't like mind blown by his guitar chops or anything
The Who
3/5
I'm not huge on most live albums-- this one certainly isn't bad, but I don't feel like I got something I couldn't get from the studio version
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
I loooove me some Neil Young
David Bowie
3/5
This is not Bowie's best
Scott Walker
3/5
As a writer, I prefer some of his contemporaries, like Cohen, Drake or Buckley
Gram Parsons
4/5
I thought this was a very good country album-- I love Emmylou Harris-- but not something I see myself revisiting
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
This is like... fine but it's kind of frustrating how many seminal pop albums were excluded in favor of random British dudebands
Queen
4/5
I'm not huge on Queen, but this a pretty good. Probably the best I've heard from them so far.
5/5
This my desert island album-- it's all I ever need to sustain me
Janis Joplin
5/5
This is a perfect album from a great voice.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
I wasn't majorly in love with it, but can definitely see it being a grower
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
This album turned me into one of those conservatives who always complain about modern art
Lou Reed
5/5
I lov lou