1001 Albums Summary

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322
Albums Rated
3.25
Average Rating
30%
Complete
767 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

2010
Favorite Decade
Blues
Favorite Genre
UK
Top Origin
Balanced
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38
5-Star Albums
8
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
5 3.14 +1.86
In It For The Money
Supergrass
5 3.23 +1.77
Dry
PJ Harvey
5 3.24 +1.76
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
5 3.25 +1.75
Sound Affects
The Jam
5 3.25 +1.75
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5 3.3 +1.7
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
5 3.39 +1.61
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
5 3.4 +1.6
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
5 3.41 +1.59
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
5 3.45 +1.55

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1 3.31 -2.31
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
1 3.16 -2.16
Kimono My House
Sparks
1 3.06 -2.06
Who's Next
The Who
2 3.89 -1.89
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
1 2.8 -1.8
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
2 3.77 -1.77
Doolittle
Pixies
2 3.74 -1.74
Violator
Depeche Mode
2 3.7 -1.7
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
1 2.65 -1.65
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
1 2.58 -1.58

Artists

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Led Zeppelin 3 5
Simon & Garfunkel 2 5
Fleetwood Mac 2 5
Bob Dylan 2 5
The Rolling Stones 2 5
Miles Davis 3 4.33
Beatles 5 4

Least Favorites

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
The Divine Comedy 2 1.5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions 2 1.5

5-Star Albums (38)

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Popular Reviews

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Not much variety but hints of the better things to come.

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Grew on me. Not sure I'd listen again though.

1-Star Albums (8)

All Ratings (322)

Smash by The Offspring
Aug 30 2021
Gold by Ryan Adams
Oct 08 2021
Zombie by Fela Kuti
Oct 18 2021
Tommy by The Who
Nov 16 2021
Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Nov 19 2021
Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Nov 25 2021
Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Dec 01 2021
Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Dec 10 2021
Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Dec 14 2021
Murmur by R.E.M.
Dec 24 2021
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Jan 14 2022

Not their very best, but still fantastic. Actually prefer the Nicks and McVie contributions to the Buckingham ones.

Actually by Pet Shop Boys
Jan 17 2022

One or two good tunes but very lightweight.

Your Arsenal by Morrissey
Jan 19 2022

Very poor compared to the excellent Vauxhall and I

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
Jan 20 2022

Feeble start but strong finishing track.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Jan 21 2022

Great, but lacking the edge of What's Going On.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Jan 25 2022

Not much variety but hints of the better things to come.

Space Ritual by Hawkwind
Feb 02 2022

Sound not great but good atmosphere.

Be by Common
Feb 07 2022
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Feb 08 2022

Nice sound but low energy

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys
Feb 11 2022

Big improvement on Actually

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Feb 14 2022

Grew on me as I listened

Achtung Baby by U2
Feb 15 2022

Some good tunes but weak production and not much variation.

Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Feb 16 2022

Not quite the heights of his work with Garfunkel, or his later solo work.

Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Feb 18 2022

Nice sound but bit samey through the album

Kid A by Radiohead
Feb 22 2022
Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Feb 24 2022

Nice voice, good production but a bit flat

S&M by Metallica
Feb 25 2022

The orchestra didn't really mesh with the band.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Mar 02 2022

Decent but not very interesting

Harvest by Neil Young
Mar 11 2022
1977 by Ash
Mar 17 2022
Dry by PJ Harvey
Mar 28 2022
Low by David Bowie
Mar 31 2022
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Apr 01 2022
Brothers by The Black Keys
Apr 04 2022
Truth by Jeff Beck
Apr 06 2022
Faith by George Michael
Apr 22 2022
Closer by Joy Division
May 04 2022
Roots by Sepultura
May 06 2022
1989 by Taylor Swift
May 10 2022
Suede by Suede
May 31 2022
Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Jun 17 2022
Kenya by Machito
Jun 23 2022
KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Jun 27 2022
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jun 29 2022
Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jul 06 2022
Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
Jul 29 2022

Ultimately quite dull.

Yeezus by Kanye West
Aug 17 2022
Debut by Björk
Aug 23 2022

Fantastic but weak ending

Eagles by Eagles
Aug 24 2022
Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Sep 20 2022

Great. Similar throughout but not worse for it.

Maxinquaye by Tricky
Sep 21 2022

Good - similar to his work with Massive Attack.

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten
Sep 30 2022

Grew on me. Not sure I'd listen again though.

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill
Oct 03 2022

Ok, but done much better by others.

Melodrama by Lorde
Oct 04 2022

Professional but samey and dull

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Oct 10 2022
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Oct 13 2022

Definitely improves the world.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Oct 14 2022

Not great.

The Poet by Bobby Womack
Oct 17 2022

Bit slow and not so keen on his voice.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Nov 01 2022
Drunk by Thundercat
Nov 02 2022
Dirty by Sonic Youth
Nov 09 2022

Nice guitar sound

London Calling by The Clash
Nov 11 2022

Excellent. Great variety, clear and catchy songs.

The Bends by Radiohead
Nov 15 2022

Their best work in my opinion.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Nov 29 2022

Bit dull, in contrast to the album cover

Live At Leeds by The Who
Jan 16 2023

Nice contrast to their insipid studio sound.

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Jan 23 2023
The Real Thing by Faith No More
Feb 03 2023

The contrast between War Pigs and their self-written material is quite stark.

2112 by Rush
Feb 21 2023
L.A. Woman by The Doors
Mar 07 2023

Solid blues. One star off for vocals and guitar.

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Mar 09 2023

Nice production. Not much variety in the songs.

Play by Moby
Mar 13 2023

Slow start but some good tracks on here.

Third by Portishead
Mar 22 2023

Atmospheric.

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Mar 27 2023

Solid.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Apr 06 2023

Fantastic voice and great songs

Van Halen by Van Halen
Apr 10 2023

Still sounds great.

Balanced

Average rating is within 0.15 points of global average.

Other

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.