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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trinity Session | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| The Healer | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| Darkness on the Edge of Town | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
| Diamond Life | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
| War | 5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | 5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
| Logical Progression | 4 | 2.52 | +1.48 |
| New Forms | 4 | 2.53 | +1.47 |
| So | 5 | 3.55 | +1.45 |
| Idlewild | 4 | 2.57 | +1.43 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| OK Computer | 2 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
| Vulgar Display Of Power | 1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
| Reign In Blood | 1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
| Damaged | 1 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| Roots | 1 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
| Alien Lanes | 1 | 2.75 | -1.75 |
| Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | 2 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| Arise | 1 | 2.73 | -1.73 |
| Slipknot | 1 | 2.68 | -1.68 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4.17 | 3.78 |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Sepultura | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
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1-Star Albums (14)
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The Stone Roses
4/5
First album of the journey for me. This should be fun if they're all half as good as this.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
This is the grandfather of all breakup albums
The Cardigans
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Rock-Jazz or Jazz-Rock?
I have never heard some of these sounds before.
The Undertones
3/5
Early punk rock
Tina Turner
4/5
Unique Voice. Great '80s sound.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Until I started this journey, I had thought surprisingly little about how influential some of these albums were at the time. I've heard Green Onions a thousand times but never knew it by name.
R.E.M.
4/5
Full of hits, and even a couple more that probably could have been hits too.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Isn't really for me.
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
Reminds me a bit of Fluke. Less melodic than I usually like my electronica but still good.
Queen
5/5
Magnificent album.
Bohemian Rhapsody is still a Top-25 song on Spotify after all this time.
Burning Spear
3/5
John Grant
3/5
Definitely some attention-grabbing lyrics in here.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Sinatra's voice is perfection.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
More folky and even bluesy than their prior work. Not my favorite album of theirs but definitely some hidden gems.
Pink Floyd
4/5
I like Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1 more than Pt. 2.
Honestly feels a little unsettling in parts
Tears For Fears
4/5
The sounds of the '80s
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Smooth and funky. "I Believe" doesn't get enough airtime.
Elvis Presley
3/5
No wonder he was so controversial back in the 1950s.
Radiohead
3/5
Fine but I don't get all the fuss about Radiohead. Seems a bit overrated.
Miles Davis
5/5
Legend. So smooth.
Pentangle
3/5
I don't hear a lot that's even reminiscent of this Flower Power sound much anymore.
R.E.M.
4/5
Pretty solid debut album
CHIC
3/5
Definitely makes you want to dance
4/5
Classic British Invasion sound. Apparently they were banned from touring in the USA? Did not know this.
Madness
2/5
Couple good songs but not loving this one. Sounds a bit too much like a circus.
Neil Young
4/5
Such a mournful voice
Lana Del Rey
4/5
Haunting voice.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Actually a lot of variety in this album. Some noisy mid-90s hard rock, but a ton of different moods and sounds.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Early hip-hop. Really wish I had listened to this genre more when I was younger. I guess that's why I'm doing this project though.
Elton John
4/5
Isn't quite my favorite Elton John album, but really good.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Doesn't get more classic than this.
The Temptations
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Little Simz
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Some vaguely Rolling Stones sounds
Death In Vegas
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Yes
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Television
3/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Funky. I like it.
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
Never been a huge fan of this sound. Maybe 2.5 stars, it's OK.
Tom Waits
3/5
Unmistakable voice
Screaming Trees
3/5
Rush
4/5
The Stooges
3/5
You don't really think of this style being out there in 1969. Easy to see how it evolved into The Ramones.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Pleasant to listen to.
Green Day
4/5
This is actually pretty good. I had listened to some earlier Green Day and didn't particularly like them, but I'm liking this.
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Hated some of these songs. Found a couple that I liked but I don't think I'd listen to this album again.
Muddy Waters
4/5
This genre is so good. Why isn't it played more?
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Atlantic City is one of my all-time favorite songs of his. Great album. Of his acoustic works I might rank The Ghost of Tom Joad a little higher, but I liked this one a lot. Definitely would listen to again.
The Clash
3/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Poetic. Reminds me some of Tom Waits
Supertramp
3/5
T. Rex
3/5
One-hit wonder
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Really like some of the samples in here
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Nice late-60s rock
Jacques Brel
3/5
The Charlatans
3/5
Khaled
4/5
Glad this finally popped up on Spotify. Favorite was C'est La Nuit
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I didn't listen to the re-released tracks, just the original (disc 2). Classic reggae, and really good message if you listen closely.
Foo Fighters
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
I really did not like this.
Bauhaus
2/5
Not too wild about this one either
Pere Ubu
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Groovy.
Makes you think about the magnificent work we've lost from so many artists who died too young.
Arrested Development
3/5
Röyksopp
4/5
Very smooth and relaxing
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Couple great classics on this one.
Mylo
4/5
Upbeat. I'd listen again.
Various Artists
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Fantastic album. Stands the test of time, no question.
Ute Lemper
2/5
So-so. I liked it better than The Divine Comedy's solo albums but still not my cup of tea
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
The Police
4/5
Includes their all-time greatest hit, but lots of other greats too. I especially liked "Walking in Your Footsteps" and "Synchronicity II"
Steely Dan
4/5
Really solid debut album
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
One of my favorites of his. And one of the few albums in this list that I already owned.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
The Youngbloods
4/5
Somewhat jazzy. I like it and it's not necessarily what I expected when compared to their biggest hit.
Drive-By Truckers
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Metallica
2/5
It's so...edgy. Not really a fan.
Waylon Jennings
2/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Alice In Chains
2/5
Björk
3/5
Ananda Shankar
4/5
Groovy. The couple of covers are good but just different enough where you don't immediately recognize them.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Aerosmith
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Slipknot
1/5
yeah four minutes of that is plenty.
Did not know Rod Stewart was once part of a band. Good sound.
Coldplay
4/5
Great debut album
The xx
3/5
The War On Drugs
4/5
Tom Waits
3/5
The Who
3/5
Supergrass
2/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Great '90s sound. A lot of reviews are calling this "dated" and that may be, but in another sense it was ahead of its time.
Maybe "timeless" is a better word?
Miles Davis
4/5
Sugar
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
I quite enjoyed this one. "Slow Like Honey" is excellent
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Metallica
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Favorite track was Where the Wild Roses Grow
George Michael
4/5
This is really good. Definitely would give this album another listen. Or two. "Hand To Mouth" was a favorite.
Fred Neil
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
Favorites were "I'm a man you don't meet every day" and "Sallie MacLennane". Some of these sound like an influence for Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Genesis
3/5
Wasn't wild about this. I much prefer their later work.
Roxy Music
2/5
CHIC
3/5
Nina Simone
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Haunting. Appropriately dark for these tragic and uncertain times.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Garbage
3/5
Femi Kuti
4/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
The Pharcyde
2/5
Didn't care for this one. Doesn't really stand the test of time.
Al Green
4/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
I don't usually love this genre, but this has a pretty distinctive sound and I found myself surprised at how much l liked it.
The Zombies
3/5
Mercury Rev
3/5
The Band
4/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Good debut album. Some songs with huge staying power right off the bat.
John Cale
2/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Fats Domino
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
The Adverts
3/5
Napalm Death
1/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Funkadelic
2/5
Didn't really grab me. Probably wouldn't listen to again.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Fugazi
3/5
Wilco
3/5
John Lennon
4/5
Pretenders
3/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
John Lee Hooker
5/5
This is gold. Not a bad one in the bunch. I listened through twice.
King Crimson
3/5
N.W.A.
3/5
It's provocative, no doubt about that.
Elbow
3/5
Reminds me of Peter Gabriel.
ABBA
3/5
I wouldn't say it has much depth, but it is fun.
U2 was already well-established by the time I really started discovering music. I knew them from various radio hits, but this was the first full album of theirs that really grabbed my attention. This is mid-late high school for me and I'm sure I'll always enjoy this one, at least the first half.
Van Morrison
4/5
I wonder what we'd think of Van Morrison if we didn't have Brown Eyed Girl. Personally I like his 1979-1991 period the best, but this is a great, great early album.
Miles Davis
4/5
I could listen to this all day.
The Cars
4/5
Even the non-radio hits are pretty good. Solid album and I was pleasantly surprised.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Nirvana
3/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
4/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
I Really liked "Sum of Us"
John Martyn
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Parliament
3/5
The Specials
2/5
Just can't get into ska
Lorde
4/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
We have fixed nothing since 1988.
The Band
3/5
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Really smooth. I'd definitely listen to this one again.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Masterful, and so late in life. "Hurt" is haunting.
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Disc 2 was actually pretty enjoyable in places, but two whole hours of this was a bit of a slog.
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Short and sweet
Sister Sledge
4/5
Tori Amos
4/5
Genesis
2/5
Just not getting into this early Genesis stuff, isn't for me.
Ramones
3/5
These kind of all sound the same. But they are good.
David Bowie
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Another reason to switch to Tidal is that you can hear Neil Young.
10cc
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Mellow. I liked this a lot, especially "August Day Song"
Soul II Soul
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Liked the title track a lot.
Jamiroquai
3/5
The Doors
4/5
T. Rex
3/5
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Very bluesy.
Def Leppard
4/5
Oasis
3/5
The Fall
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Blur
3/5
Donald Fagen
4/5
I.G.Y. doesn't get enough love.
Dr. Octagon
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Nas
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Favorite track was "First We Take Manhattan"
3/5
Steve Winwood
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
ABBA
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
The Waterboys
4/5
Really enjoying their cover of "Sweet Thing"
Grateful Dead
3/5
Faust
3/5
OutKast
3/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Red Snapper
3/5
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Venom
2/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Despite what critics said, neither is it a career-ending failure nor the greatest album of all time. Somewhere in the middle.
Mekons
3/5
Travis
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
"Desire Lines" was my favorite song.
Fever Ray
4/5
Favorites were "Triangle Walks" and "Keep the Streets Empty For Me". Solid album overall.
Depeche Mode
3/5
The Hives
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Soundgarden
3/5
AC/DC
3/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Elis Regina
4/5
The National
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Motörhead
2/5
Elton John
5/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Sabu
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
MC Solaar
3/5
New York Dolls
3/5
The Undertones
3/5
John Prine
3/5
Paradise is such a great song.
Dire Straits
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
Very good album, still a great listen. Personally I'd rank X&Y a little higher.
Beyoncé
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Usually isn't my favorite genre but I really liked this. Sounds something like an evolution of the 1970s R&B sound.
Dire Straits
5/5
Not a bad one in the bunch. Great album. Will always remember the season 2 finale of West Wing when I hear the title track.
Van Halen
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
George Harrison
4/5
The little ode to Johnny B Goode on "Thanks for the Pepperoni" was a nice surprise.
Julian Cope
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
This one was kind of a slog.
U2
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Nico
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
Nothing new under the sun.
Peter Frampton
3/5
But it is neat to see a minimum of five copies in every single record store.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Air
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Listened through twice. Very nice.
Pantera
1/5
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Vaguely has an early CSNY sound. Listened through twice.
Fugees
3/5
The Electric Prunes
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Doves
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Haunting. Echoes of Leonard Cohen.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Solange
3/5
Eminem
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Bon Jovi
4/5
The usual hits were good, also liked "Wild In the Streets"
The Cure
3/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
3/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
The Killers
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Had no idea he wrote some of these.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Joan Baez
4/5
Queen
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
The Verve
3/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
The Clash
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Faith No More
3/5
Ravi Shankar
4/5
The Streets
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Eric Clapton
4/5
Of course some good classics on this one. Also liked "Willie and the Hand Jive"
Green Day
3/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
Honestly a pretty fun album. Listened through twice.
The Go-Go's
4/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Eurythmics
4/5
"This City Never Sleeps" is great. How have I never heard that song before?
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Wasn't expecting the vaguely country sound of a few of these. Good album.
Daft Punk
3/5
Small Faces
3/5
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Prince
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4/5
This is surprisingly cool. Although maybe that's just because I finally switched to Tidal.
If any listeners are still on Spotify, might be worth making the switch to any other service that has lossless.
Favorite tracks were "Visions of You", "Bomba", "Erzulie"
Stereo MC's
3/5
Favorite track was "Step it Up"
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
This is tedious. At least is sure started off that way. Didn't get much better throughout.
Wilco
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Beach House
3/5
Suede
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Finley Quaye
3/5
The Fall
2/5
Suicide
2/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Cream
3/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
This is really energetic. I like it!
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Killing Joke
3/5
The Replacements
3/5
Pixies
3/5
The Incredible String Band
1/5
Is it over yet?
Good lord this is bad.
Syd Barrett
2/5
Janet Jackson
4/5
Yes
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Sade
5/5
This is so smooth. In addition to the more well-known favorites, "Cherry Pie" was great.
Alice Cooper
3/5
David Gray
4/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Paul Simon
5/5
One of my favorite albums of all time.
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
Violent Femmes
2/5
Beatles
4/5
The Gun Club
3/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Maxwell
4/5
The pinnacle of smoothness.
Willie Nelson
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Raekwon
2/5
Sepultura
1/5
nah
System Of A Down
2/5
nah again
does this not give you a headache. it gives me a headache.
Talking Heads
3/5
SZA
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
The Cramps
3/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Thundercat
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Kanye West
1/5
.
David Bowie
3/5
Primal Scream
4/5
Favorite track was "Damaged".
Ryan Adams
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
New Order
3/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Joy Division
4/5
Favorite songs were "Disorder" and "I Remember Nothing"
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Orbital
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Prince
4/5
"Little Red Corvette" is of course a classic. Also liked "International Lover"
Merle Haggard
2/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
Portishead
4/5
"Pedestal" and "Glory Box" were my favorites
Eels
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Prince
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Title track was my favorite.
Beck
4/5
Didn't necessarily love any one track but overall a solid effort.
Missy Elliott
3/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
fIREHOSE
3/5
UB40
4/5
Circle Jerks
2/5
Nanci Griffith
4/5
Favorite songs were "One of These Days" and "Fly By Night"
Gram Parsons
3/5
David Holmes
4/5
Favorite track was "Rodney Yates"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The Strokes
3/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Slade
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Favorites were "Guiding Star" and "Is This Music?"
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Avalanches
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
Suede
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
George Jones
2/5
Elastica
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Little Richard
3/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Absolute masterpiece
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Favorites were "Dance Little Sister" and "Sign Your Name". Honorable mention to "As Yet Untitled"
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
3/5
Richard Hawley
3/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Hole
3/5
Favorites were Malibu and Petals
Guided By Voices
1/5
Not listening to this one again. Regardless of the content, which already isn't my cup of tea, technically it's just a poor recording.
yay it's over
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
The Prodigy
3/5
Leftfield
4/5
I was unfamiliar with this one. Glad I discovered it. Great '90s electronica sound.
Big Star
2/5
B.B. King
4/5
Classics, all of them.
N.E.R.D
3/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Magazine
2/5
Slayer
1/5
Holger Czukay
3/5
X-Ray Spex
3/5
The Cure
2/5
Black Flag
1/5
Underworld
4/5
Favorite was Banstyle / Sappys Curry
5/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Favorite was "Little Babies".
The Residents
1/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Whatever movie this hypothetically goes with, I don't really want to see it.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Beck
3/5
Chicago
3/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Buck Owens
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Roni Size
4/5
Cypress Hill
3/5
Spiritualized
4/5
k.d. lang
4/5
Favorites were "Don't let the stars get in your eyes" and "Busy Being Blue"
The Roots
3/5
Favorite track was "Break You Off"
Goldfrapp
4/5
Favorites were "Road to Somewhere" and "Cologne Cerrone Houdini"
Grizzly Bear
3/5
David Crosby
4/5
Favorite was "Laughing"
3/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Orange Juice
3/5
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Amazing debut album.
The United States Of America
2/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Favorite was "King's Cross"
2/5
Traffic
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
My dad loved this album. RIP, Dad.
Slint
3/5
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Sebadoh
2/5
The Saints
3/5
Megadeth
2/5
Sparks
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
a-ha
4/5
I can see the music video in my mind
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
Favorites were "Gomni" and "Ai Du"
Deee-Lite
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
Would not listen again.
Happy Mondays
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
New Order
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
White Denim
3/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Blur
3/5
3/5
3/5
Favorite was "Green Man"
LTJ Bukem
4/5
Favorites were "Night Train" and "Music"
FKA twigs
4/5
Favorites were "Lights On" and "Kicks"
Mudhoney
3/5
Pavement
2/5
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Honestly his voice sounds a little bit like Lenny Kravitz.
Morrissey
3/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Favorites are "Makes Me Wanna Pray" and "Here to Stay"
MGMT
4/5
The Who
5/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
The Auteurs
3/5
Silver Jews
2/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
Favorite was "Father and Son"
The Offspring
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Blondie
3/5
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Minutemen
2/5
This was tedious.
Neil Young
4/5
Favorite was "On The Beach"
Destiny's Child
4/5
I did enjoy hearing the 3 big hits again. Also enjoyed "Brown Eyes"
DJ Shadow
3/5
Ray Price
3/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Always enjoy a good Jazz album.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
American Music Club
4/5
Hidden gem
Baaba Maal
3/5
Method Man
2/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Favorite was "Get On Top"
5/5
A masterpiece.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Favorites were "Coat of Many Colors" (from Dolly) and "Queen of the Silver Dollar"
Don McLean
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Plenty of gems but also a bit of experimental filler. Perhaps would have not been a great loss if it were a single album.
The Young Gods
2/5
Klaxons
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
GZA
3/5
Favorite was "B.I.B.L.E"
Weather Report
4/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Not a ton of variety here but it was an enjoyable album.
Dolly Parton
4/5
Favorite was "Wildflowers"
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Favorites were "oh baby" and "black screen"
Bob Dylan
3/5
Dylan went electric
The Crusaders
4/5
A fun listen. Favorite was probably "Carnival of the Night"
Joanna Newsom
4/5
It's highly unusual, but I enjoyed it more than I expected. Her voice reminds me a little of Emiliana Torrini, maybe with a hint of Deb Talan. Favorites were "Sawdust and Diamonds" and "Cosmia"
Spiritualized
3/5
Favorites were "Broken Heart" and "Cool Waves"
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Fishbone
2/5
Maybe 2.5. Probably wouldn't listen again.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Favorites were "Without You", "Coconut", "Jump Into the Fire"
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Favorite was "Rainbow"
The Fall
2/5
Bill Callahan
3/5
TLC
3/5
Favorites were Diggin' On You and Take Our Time
Heaven 17
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
I didn't like this as much as I remember liking it when it first came out. Still a few greats, like the title track, "My City of Ruins", and "Worlds Apart".
"Paradise" would fit well on his earlier album "The Ghost of Tom Joad"
Solid album but hasn't held up quite as well as I thought it would.
Traffic
3/5
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
Shame what happened to her. One of those artists who will only be fully appreciated posthumously.
Favorites were "I Am Stretched on Your Grave", "The Emperor's New Clothes", and "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Supergrass
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Favorites were "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Take Five"
Massive Attack
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
nope
Talk Talk
3/5
Favorite was "Give It Up"
Cowboy Junkies
5/5
This was awesome. Listened through twice.
Favorites were: Blue Moon Revisited, I Don't Get It, Sweet Jane, Walking After Midnight
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
I did like "I'm Sorry I Love You" but was that really worth it for 68 others?
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Eminem
2/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Favorite was "Jo's Lament"
Skepta
2/5
Janis Joplin
3/5
4/5
Quite liked this rendition of "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Anthrax
2/5
Beatles
4/5
James Brown
4/5
Tortoise
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Favorites were Love in an Elevator and Janie's Got a Gun.
Billy Joel
5/5
Hit after Hit
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Favorites were "Stand" and "Orange Crush"
Ash
3/5
Anita Baker
4/5
Always liked this album.
Favorites were Sweet Love, Caught Up In the Rapture, Mystery, No One In the World, Same Ole Love
My dad had "No One In the World" on a mixtape of his favorites, so my appreciation of this one goes back to an early age.
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Didn't love the sound overall but "F***ing in Rhythm and Sorrow" was solid.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Laibach
2/5
I've heard worse on this list, maybe.
The Prodigy
3/5
Favorites were "Voodoo People" and "Speedway"
The The
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Favorites were Blue Orchid, Little Ghost, I'm Lonely
Sepultura
1/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Not a bad one in the bunch. Excellent album.
Butthole Surfers
2/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Student Demonstration Time goes pretty hard for a Beach Boys song.
Giant Sand
2/5
U2
5/5
Listened through twice. Favorites were "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day", "Drowning Man", and "40"
Björk
2/5
Eagles
4/5
Sex Pistols
2/5
Kelela
3/5
Favorite was "LMK"
Rating a 3 but really probably more like 3.5.
Pearl Jam
3/5
Favorite was "Porch"
Justice
3/5
Favorite was D.A.N.C.E.
Radiohead
2/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Favorites were "Being Boring", "This Must Be The Place I Waited Years to Leave" and "My October Symphony".
Nice album.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Favorites were "Too High", "Higher Ground", "He's Misstra Know-It-All"
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
5/5
Lot of greats here but don't overlook "You Don't Have To Cry"
The Police
4/5
Frank Black
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
Unique-sounding fusion of electronic and traditional.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Nirvana
3/5
Some big hits, yes, but honestly seems a bit overrated.
LL Cool J
3/5
Paul McCartney
4/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Favorite was "I've Got My Mojo Working (pt 1.)".
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Technically it's a DNF but this one set the record for how quickly I reached that point.
Madonna
3/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
Some very thought provoking lyrics here. Favorites were "There Is Power in A Union" and "Help Save the Youth of America"