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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ys | 5 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
| Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury | 5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
| Gentlemen | 5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| Kollaps | 4 | 1.9 | +2.1 |
| The Dreaming | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| I See A Darkness | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Fuzzy | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| Emperor Tomato Ketchup | 5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
| Exile In Guyville | 5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
| Duck Stab/Buster & Glen | 4 | 2.03 | +1.97 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marshall Mathers LP | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| Parachutes | 1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
| A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| The Doors | 2 | 3.95 | -1.95 |
| Call of the Valley | 1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| Exodus | 2 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| The Stranger | 2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| Bad | 2 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Basket of Light | 1 | 2.76 | -1.76 |
| Pearl | 2 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| PJ Harvey | 4 | 4.75 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.5 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 4.67 |
| Belle & Sebastian | 2 | 5 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5 |
| Leonard Cohen | 5 | 4.2 |
| Björk | 4 | 4.25 |
| Public Enemy | 3 | 4.33 |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 4.33 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.33 |
| Tom Waits | 5 | 4 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Coldplay | 2 | 1.5 |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 2 |
| Madonna | 3 | 2 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 2 |
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Eminem
1/5
This is music for dorks who think they're tough. Eminem is an uber dork.
18 likes
John Lennon
3/5
The best part of the song God is where he lists in things he doesn't believe in like cinnamon and yogurt. My man, I assure they all exist and don't care if you believe in them.
17 likes
Talking Heads
5/5
Is it the best album about buildings and food? Yes.
5 likes
1-Star Albums (13)
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The Rolling Stones
3/5
I enjoyed some of the songs but felt that much of the album was generic. It was still interesting to listen to it.
Louis Prima
4/5
The album sounded like primo 1950s in a good way. I was surprised by how many songs I recognized but had heard performed by others.
Fugees
5/5
I don't know the last time I had listened to this album start to finish and it was so much more than I remember it being. This definitely belongs on the list.
Janis Joplin
2/5
Miles Davis
4/5
This was a challenging listen. Jazz is not normally my main squeeze but I did enjoy it knowing how influential it was to artists that I love
Stevie Wonder
4/5
This was an enjoyable jam.
The Dictators
4/5
I liked it! It was like being serenaded with covers and new songs by a proto punk band.
Ananda Shankar
2/5
It was fine. I was not particularly into it. It seemed to have fallen into the trap of influential at its time but I've heard it so far after its release. I've heard who they have influenced and enjoyed that far more.
Guns N' Roses
3/5
This was a complicated listen. I thoroughly enjoyed it but the artist's personal life ruins it some.
Motörhead
2/5
This was another complicated listen. It rated a 2 to me because it was so long and very samey.
Duran Duran
3/5
I enjoyed it but it seemed very much a cocaine fueled product of its time.
Herbie Hancock
2/5
It was jazzy but not really my jam.
Jane's Addiction
4/5
This takes me back to MTV and Perry Farrell's screechy voice. I still love it.
Mudhoney
2/5
This is a distinct difference from the hair metal rock that came before it. I wouldn't call this album great but it was an okay listen.
U2
2/5
Blech. This is not my favorite of U2 albums. 2/5
Billie Holiday
5/5
Absolutely stunning.
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Cool but dated
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
It was a pleasant listen but not one that I will likely listen to again.
Queen
4/5
A lot of great songs but interesting to hear the album as a whole with many songs that were not as strong.
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
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Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
What more to say than legendary?
Anthrax
4/5
Previously, I had dismissed Anthrax as bog standard metal but that was refreshingly progressive.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Just a delightful listen.
Waylon Jennings
4/5
The first song was a banger. I liked this far more than I expected to.
The Cars
3/5
There were many excellent songs on here but this one falls into the trap of being too popular and becoming generic.
Paul Weller
2/5
So boring 2/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Many great songs and many so-so songs. This album could have used an editor.
Sepultura
3/5
This sounds like the granddaddy of metal but very current. I'm impressed, though it's not my typical listen.
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
This was a twangy cosmic horror. Country and some songs had polka accordion. Why.
The Band
2/5
Funky but in a kind of generic way. Looking at the date, it seems like similar music that I'm familiar with from the 70s originates with this album making it proto-70s funk. neat.
Blue Cheer
2/5
There were some songs I had heard by other groups but this was fairly meh.
Os Mutantes
4/5
Absolutely enjoyed this and had never heard it before. A few of the songs sounded like proto-Stereolab
Supertramp
2/5
I was ambivalent to this but the piano ending to Crime of the Century (last song) was beautiful.
Dr. John
3/5
It was a solid 3/5 stars.
T. Rex
3/5
Solid 3/5. Not necessarily anything that I need to revisit but not terrible.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
It was a-ok. There were a few songs to enjoy but mostly filler to me. 3/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
It was an okay listen but not likely to repeat it.
Sleater-Kinney
5/5
This is a mega fave!
Deep Purple
2/5
Very meh
Public Enemy
4/5
This was immensely enjoyable.
The Who
2/5
Who liked this? There are a few songs that are bangers but most of it is awful.
Röyksopp
5/5
This album is one of my all-time-faves.
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Nice to listen to this again
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Solid listen
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
A lot of fun poppy songs on here.
Michael Jackson
2/5
Some of the songs are great but I just can't with MJ the person. Rating it 2/5 BAD
JAY Z
3/5
There was a lot to unpack with this album
The Yardbirds
3/5
This seemed like the precursor to acid rock and was an enjoyable listen
Kate Bush
3/5
Not a bad album but not my fave Kate Bush album.
Love
3/5
This was an enjoyable listen and I recognized several songs as covered by others
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Enjoyable, hip album
Nick Drake
5/5
What a great reminder on how much I love this album.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
I felt like I was deeply immersed in the cool 60s until Lou Reed start singing about dingdongs. Still an enjoyable listen.
MGMT
4/5
Some high hits and some misses.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
That took me back to the 90s
4/5
Continuing with the 90s, this album was more tolerable to listen to than when it was on repeat.
Death In Vegas
3/5
I had never listened to the entirety of this album before. It was an okay listen but will not likely listen to again.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Absolutely enjoyable
4/5
Jazzy, funky fun
It wasn't on spotify, I listened to it on youtube.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Hot beats and casual misogyny. It's enjoyable but there is definite cringe
Willie Nelson
4/5
His understated voice is beautiful.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
It wasn't great and wasn't terrible.
a-ha
2/5
This would not have been my pick for 1001 albums.
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Her voice is beautiful.
Beach House
5/5
So dreamy
Beck
3/5
It's nice background music.
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Fun listen
Travis
3/5
Another nice background listen.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Rhymes and good flow coupled with talking about difficult social issues
Pink Floyd
3/5
Why was it so long.
The White Stripes
3/5
Standard White Stripes
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
Great listen again.
Boards of Canada
4/5
Excellent background chill music
Ryan Adams
2/5
This is music for dudes to try to get laid, right? Meh
The Jam
3/5
I liked how this just seemed very 1980.
Foo Fighters
4/5
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this album when it came out.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I think I need to admit I am not a Bob Dylan person. It was okay.
The Doors
2/5
The older I get, the more I dislike this album
The Smiths
4/5
It's been a long time since I listened to this.
The Roots
4/5
The only thing not making this a 5 is the rampant homophobia.
Ice Cube
3/5
Another album with great beats and infused with steady homophobia and misogyny :|
Michael Jackson
3/5
Bops and weirdness because Michael Jackson.
The Divine Comedy
4/5
What a delightful weird listen
Coldplay
1/5
Ugh, Coldplay.
Ute Lemper
2/5
Thoroughly did not enjoy it
ZZ Top
2/5
Very much not my jam and kind of boring.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Still not a Bob Dylan person but I did enjoy this one more than the last album. The lyrics are great and I've enjoyed these songs performed by others.
OutKast
4/5
I had almost forgotten about hip hop inclusion of joke/skit tracks
R.E.M.
4/5
This album has stood up!
Björk
4/5
I enjoy this album and it's so soothing to listen to. Her other albums are even better, though.
The Verve
3/5
Mostly a ho-hum but fine album.
4/5
What a fun listen
Daft Punk
5/5
Another great re-listen
New Order
4/5
So many great re-listens this week.
Simple Minds
3/5
It seemed very dated but an okay listen.
Sex Pistols
2/5
So close to good but Johnny Rotten is such an edgelord.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Fun & jazzy album
Gene Clark
2/5
It was inoffensive but nothing special
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
I still dig it.
Chicago
3/5
More rock than I had expected with my little knowledge of their later soft pop career.
3/5
Some good songs, some schlocky schlock.
Japan
4/5
Super enjoyed this proto new wave album
Joy Division
5/5
This is a fave
Jane Weaver
3/5
Beautiful background music.
Steely Dan
3/5
Best band named after a pneumatic dildo.
Christine and the Queens
4/5
Another excellent relisten. I appreciate that it is aggressively bilingual.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
An enjoyable listen to the classics
Various Artists
1/5
Christmas and Phil Spector, an abysmal combination. The voices are beautiful but the music is blech.
Anita Baker
2/5
Beautiful voice but seems dated and very adult contempo
Santana
3/5
For the sick guitar licks it is a good listen
Rod Stewart
3/5
That was a fun listen.
Radiohead
4/5
I enjoy this album but still not my most favorite Radiohead album.
Stephen Stills
2/5
Very cliche 70s though based on the inclusion, I assume this was the start of it
Sigur Rós
4/5
Great relisten!
Marty Robbins
3/5
Dudes pretending to be cowboys will never not be funny. Still an enjoyable listen.
Thundercat
4/5
What a weird, wonderful listen.
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
I found this boring
Missy Elliott
4/5
How could you not enjoy this?
Wilco
4/5
<3
Brian Eno
3/5
It was okay but not anything I will likely listen to again.
Alice Cooper
4/5
This was far better than I had anticipated. I would relisten.
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Smooth jazz. It was so smooth but I'm not smooth enough to enjoy it.
Goldfrapp
4/5
I'd heard samples but not listened to before. Enjoyable and will relisten for background music.
Massive Attack
4/5
An excellent introduction to chill triphop
Alice In Chains
4/5
This album is one of my top 90s picks.
The Mars Volta
3/5
I'm singing high. I'm singing low.
-this album
It's not a bad album but I'm not going to be extolling its virtues on high.
Frank Black
3/5
I enjoy Frank Black immensely. No one song stood out but I would relisten to this as an album
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Indie album with a few honorable mention songs. I wish this was a 10 point scale because 3.5 is where it belongs to me.
Hole
4/5
Courtney Love is problematic. This album is a gem.
Beatles
4/5
I both like and dislike this album. I think it's the issue that I've heard all of these songs innumerable times and they've become banal. I tried to imagine what it would be like to hear this album for the first time and it's solid.
Beastie Boys
4/5
I understand why this is sampled so frequently.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Every single song is excellent.
Lambchop
3/5
I didn't expect this to be such a chill listen
Wire
3/5
This was a fun punk listen.
Muddy Waters
4/5
These blues didn't make me blue
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Jam bands are not my jam.
The Soft Boys
4/5
Note, if you're listening to this on spotify, one of the versions of this album is listed as 2+ hours long. Only the first 10 tracks are actually from this original album. It also says 2010 but the original album was released in 1980.
I thoroughly enjoyed this album and could hear its influences in Lou Weed, err Reed, REM, and even a Minutemen track.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
This album was a sampler's dream. Great beats and lyrics.
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
I had never heard of this album before. It was a wild trip to listen to it slide through triphop, jazz, and back around again.
Genesis
2/5
Peter Gabriel was much improved by breaking out solo. Genesis was made even worse by making Phil Collins their lead singer.
Killing Joke
3/5
An okay listen. It was an interesting combo of 70s rock and 80s punk. I probably won't relisten, though.
Miles Davis
4/5
Chill jazzy background music. I dig it.
The Shamen
3/5
It sounded like dated late 80s/early 90s dance music but it did sound like the pre-cursor to a lot of music that I have enjoyed.
Queen Latifah
3/5
A nice fresh listen for a Sunday evening.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Solid early hell metal. Rock on.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Almost every song is a banger.
Portishead
5/5
Love everything about this album
Alice Cooper
4/5
This album was so much better than I anticipated. There were rock songs, nods to musicals (not my fave but an interesting take), and even a brass send off.
King Crimson
3/5
A little jam, a little rock'n'roll.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
A haunting listen!
Pentangle
1/5
This was unlistenable drivel. I felt like I was trapped in folk concert hell and the only way out was through a patchouli hurricane.
Patti Smith
4/5
Powerful rock anthems!
Bauhaus
3/5
Some of the songs were groundbreaking. Some sounded like a dude with a synth on a dare.
Pixies
4/5
An essential rock album
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Mediocre but not as terrible as I feared it would be. I'd give it a 2.5 but 3/5 is close enough.
The Isley Brothers
3/5
This was an a-okay listen. For how much after it sounds like this album, it's so difficult to think of a timeline without the Isley Brothers.
Mylo
2/5
Indifferent on this one. Nothing struck me as interesting or catchy about it.
Iggy Pop
4/5
It's impressive that this is from 1977 and yet it sounds so contemporary for many of the songs.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Relaxing, deep vocals and jams. This sounds like a beautiful 60s-70s throwback but with a modern twist. An unexpected wonderful listen.
Incubus
2/5
Not particularly interested in boring nu-metal or what started the boring nu-metal phase.
Elis Regina
3/5
This was satisfactory background music for me.
Adele
4/5
Music to rue your ex to
David Bowie
3/5
I need to admit to myself that I love David Bowie's fashion sense but am mostly indifferent to his music. This album is fine but not exceptional.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Sounds like I also need to add that I must admit I am not a fan of the Boss. I understand his significance but I don't have to enjoy it.
Judas Priest
4/5
This was thoroughly enjoyable!
Suede
2/5
I do not understand the fuss for this album.
KISS
2/5
Blech
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
So good. So 60s.
Kanye West
4/5
This album is a superb mess. Separating the artist from the work gives it a 4/5. Throwing in the current scandals makes some of the songs like Monster incredibly chilling.
The Replacements
4/5
This was a fun listen.
808 State
3/5
I did not find anything super exciting about this album. It was fine.
Kraftwerk
4/5
The title song is 22+ minutes of Germans being weird and I loved every minute of it.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
I enjoy MBV but I'm not sure there was a single song that I would say was exceptional on this album.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Legit great album.
Jurassic 5
5/5
This was an important listen.
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
This album is a little dated but still a joy to listen to. Beth Orton providing some of the vocals is also A+
LL Cool J
3/5
Some songs were very powerful (title track, Illegal Search) while others were dated and did not age well (6 Minutes of Pleasure that clocked in at under 5 minutes, casual sexist mentions.) A conflicted 3/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
It's tricky not to rate this a 5, it's so close.
The Style Council
3/5
Perhaps this was instrumental in that quintessential 80s sound but it just sounded like generic 80s music to me.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
This was a lot of Bob Marley for a person who does not care for Bob Marley.
Small Faces
2/5
This is the Irish version of the 60s. Highly indifferent to it.
Sade
4/5
The songs + her voice are absolutely beautiful. This is not my style of music but the merit rates it
The Stone Roses
4/5
Some great songs
John Cale
3/5
1970s weirdness personified is John Cale.
The Avalanches
5/5
The sampling on this album continues to be divine.
Sam Cooke
4/5
Beautiful voice and it was like being wrapped up in cozy songs that I already knew.
Don McLean
2/5
Unsure if I find this album banal or that I've heard American Pie so many times it is a trite 8 minute slog.
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Treating this as a tutorial of Indian music made it fascinating.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
This was very much a slice of a day for 1968
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
A fun listen!
Tom Waits
4/5
Listening to Tom Waits is like getting sucked into a time vortex where all music is a step off, vaguely threatening, and could be played in a seedy bar called Ole Scratch's. But also, you love it.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
This was a nice a goth listen on a cloudy day
Sepultura
3/5
Intricate metal that sounds like the start of later metal. A decent listen.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
This album overwhelmingly aged well
Steve Winwood
2/5
Music for dorks by a dork.
The Clash
4/5
Still as enjoyable as the first time I heard it.
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
Yuck. It's the worst of all worlds: Christian music and country.
The Specials
4/5
That was an unexpected joy to listen to. It had nice hints of 80s weirdness + proto-ska
Violent Femmes
4/5
This album screams high school to me even though it was released well before I was in high school.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
I really enjoyed listening to this album. I had heard individual songs but never the entire album in a listen-through.
M.I.A.
4/5
The album has some good sampling on quite a few songs.
Peter Tosh
2/5
It's like an album devoted to god & weed.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
This was an a-okay listen.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
70s boring listen.
David Bowie
3/5
The songs were okay but again, I am just not a big Bowie fan.
Beck
4/5
This was an enjoyable relisten. I forgot how many songs were on here that are absolute bangers.
Aerosmith
2/5
It's an okay rock album but not high on my list.
Pearl Jam
5/5
One of my all-time favorite albums!
Ice T
4/5
It's interesting listening to this with the knowledge that he ended up on Law & Order SVU.
Stan Getz
3/5
Relaxing background music.
Lou Reed
3/5
This one did not draw me in as much as I expected it to.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
It's an okay background listen.
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
This album continues to be infinitely replayable.
Pretenders
4/5
Such a fun listen and does not sound horribly dated!
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Generic mid-90s, precursor to the ska revival
Cheap Trick
3/5
This album smells like ditch weed and polyester
Wilco
4/5
Another great relisten!
Black Sabbath
3/5
An a-ok rock album
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Super guitar licks!
Frank Ocean
4/5
This is a great example of an album that is meant to be listened as a whole and not just individual tracks.
Crowded House
3/5
1.) The album cover is a cosmic nightmare.
2.) Chocolate Cake drops a lot of names that were relevant in 1991 and have resurged in relevance in 2021/2022.
3.) The fadeout track I'm Still Here is like a coke fueled taunt song to the audio recording staff.
Talking Heads
5/5
Is it the best album about buildings and food? Yes.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I feel like I was transported to an elevator; a sexy, sexy elevator.
Sonic Youth
4/5
It's a daydream worthy album!
Fred Neil
3/5
I found the first song, Dolphin, unlistenable but the rest of the album was an a-ok listen and I'm glad I didn't turn it off. I hadn't realized that Everybody's Talkin' was by Fred Neil and not Harry Nilsson
Funkadelic
4/5
I recognize a few songs that have been sampled and the licks are good.
ZZ Top
3/5
Not a bad 80s rock album.
Nico
4/5
Nico is like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket on a brisk morning while having a cup of tea.
Baaba Maal
3/5
It was a cool listen with modern and folksy elements.
Missy Elliott
4/5
Missy Elliott can do no wrong.
R.E.M.
4/5
Solid 80s rock with lyrics that will make you want to sing along and rebel
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Some of the songs were bangers and sounded like the 70s. Other songs were extra cringe and sounded like the 70s.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Acid rock with a little influence of folk peeking through.
Janelle Monáe
5/5
That album was amazing. The supporting artists on it, the song choices, just everything.
David Bowie
3/5
While I am not the biggest Bowie fan, I was impressed by how modern this album sounds.
Screaming Trees
3/5
This was a high-five from the 90s and sounds like the granddaddy of albums that came later.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Another great relisten
The Rolling Stones
3/5
It was an okay rock album.
Morrissey
3/5
I enjoyed it but not my favorite Morrissey album.
Manu Chao
3/5
This was jazzy, cool background music.
Nirvana
4/5
I had forgotten how much I had enjoyed this album
The Undertones
3/5
That was far more enjoyable than I had expected. It was a little proto ska, punk, rock album
AC/DC
3/5
Another solid rock album.
Ice Cube
3/5
A lot of misogyny in here but also a lyrical slice of life.
Steely Dan
3/5
Another weirdo high-five from Steely Dan.
4/5
Is the title a lie? Maybe a little but the album is anything but rubbish
The Flaming Lips
4/5
This album was an unexpected love when I listened to it the first time
The Pogues
3/5
Some great songs and some mediocrity in here.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
This was an interesting listen. I liked it.
Sugar
4/5
I love Bob Mould!
Scott Walker
2/5
This was a rough listen and sounded like dork music.
David Bowie
2/5
Hohum listen
2Pac
3/5
Another challenging listen. From singing a song about his drug-addicted mother who struggled raising him to rapping about murdering people, this was tough.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
It was an enjoyable background listen.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
I just love this album; no hate involved.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
I had never listened to the whole album. I hadn't realized the extent of rock and jam that was combined.
3/5
What a weird, weird album
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
I really enjoyed it. I hadn't heard this before. What a treat!
Van Halen
3/5
A fun listen with rock and a little blues tossed in for good measure.
Television
4/5
I had forgotten how long the title track is. Good jam.
PJ Harvey
4/5
I love everything PJ Harvey
Paul Simon
3/5
It was an a-ok listen. This album was never my jam but I'd never actually listened to the whole thing in a go.
Suicide
3/5
I can't say enjoy is a term I would use with this album but it was a really interesting listen. I noticed that the first song has been sampled by MIA. I also recognized that several songs had been covered by other bands.
Elton John
3/5
A lot of good songs but it was also quite long
Tim Buckley
3/5
This was ho-hum and solidly 3/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
Sick guitar licks and it had become easy to ignore how talented Clapton was in the 70s on how ridiculous his personal life is now.
10cc
3/5
That was a far funnier album than anticipated. The self deprecating humor of Worst Band in the World was primo.
Kraftwerk
3/5
An enjoyable background listen
Willie Nelson
3/5
Country will never be my fave but I can understand why people like Willie Nelson
Radiohead
4/5
I enjoyed this even more on the relisten
Radiohead
4/5
Somehow, I had never listened to this in its entirety
The Youngbloods
3/5
This album was so folk, it should have named itself Moonchild
Faith No More
4/5
I had a teacher in college who loved Faith No More. I did not enjoy that teacher and had avoided Faith No More. It turns out that they were right about one thing and this album was a banger.
Steely Dan
3/5
The creator of this list has quite a thing for Steely Dan. It's fine but surely there were other artists in the 70s?
Charles Mingus
4/5
This makes me understand why people enjoy Charles Mingus so much and is often listed as so influential.
5/5
I love everything about this album and have since I first heard it.
Beatles
3/5
There were a number of enjoyable songs but also a lot of chaff.
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Pure guttural rock
Butthole Surfers
3/5
The album is better than the album title would imply!
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Not as terrible as some country albums.
The Stooges
3/5
It was an okay background listen
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
This one didn't speak to me
B.B. King
4/5
60s blues with a little jazzy backdrop.
Shivkumar Sharma
1/5
This was grating and unenjoyable. If you're into boring instrumentals, this is for you.
Venom
3/5
This sounded far fresher than expected.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
It was an okay album but there are other Fleetwood Mac albums that I enjoy more.
Yes
3/5
This album reminds me of elevator music in that I have definitely heard these songs as elevator music.
Elvis Presley
2/5
Maybe I'm broken but I have never cared much for Elvis.
Ryan Adams
2/5
Not a fan.
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Excellent music from an absolute trashcan of a human.
The National
3/5
Bloodbuzz Ohio is still one of my faves.
ABBA
5/5
It's basically an album of absolute bangers
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Groundbreaking with rap & rock.
The Doors
2/5
Just ugh
Madness
4/5
You could say it was Madness that I had never listened to the full album.
Listener note, Spotify wasn't showing a lot of the tracks so I listened on youtube instead.
Tito Puente
4/5
This album didn't have to go so hard but it did.
Billy Bragg
4/5
I am often indifferent to Billy Bragg but being tempered with Wilco and some Natalie Merchant, it's very enjoyable.
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
A peppy background listen
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
It was a good listen to the whole album when I had only heard a few songs before.
The Icarus Line
2/5
I don't understand the praise for this album.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
I had forgotten how much I liked this album considering my copy was stolen 15+ years ago.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
They parented the hell out of the 60s
Paul Simon
3/5
Paul Simon is an okay listen but has never been my fave.
Beatles
4/5
Eleanor Rigby is one of my fave songs ever.
Madonna
3/5
It's fascinating how fresh some of the songs sound but the album as a whole is dated to the 80s
The Human League
3/5
This album is like getting roped into an 80s dance hall filled with Tab
Faust
3/5
Is this the beginning of krautrock?
Taylor Swift
3/5
This album must have moved seemlessly from this to kidzbop.
Brian Eno
3/5
This didn't do much for me. It's was okay.
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
I <3 <3 <3 this album
The Verve
4/5
This was far better than some of the bland pop that mimicked it.
Elvis Costello
4/5
It's an album of cool and collected bops
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Manic Street Preachers just sounds like whiny preaching to me.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
I'm not saying it was a bad album but it was very much setting the tone for the 80s.
Def Leppard
4/5
The drummer from Def Leppard only has one arm.
But, this album is an asskicking jam from start to finish
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Bonnie Raitt has a beautiful voice but her music doesn't really draw me. Still a solid album.
Aerosmith
3/5
The only song on here that I would relisten to is Janey Got a Gun
Moby
4/5
I love the music. I have loved this album since I first heard it. Moby is a creep.
The La's
4/5
This sounds like transition from the 80s to the 90s but in a delightful way.
Buzzcocks
3/5
High speed punk
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Messy people make great albums.
The Cure
4/5
Darkwave for days
The The
3/5
Boppin' 80s!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
This was an interesting listen since I'd heard many songs from this album but never the complete album
Steely Dan
3/5
The year is 1973. Things are bleak. The only thing you have to look forward to is another damned Steely Dan album.
Green Day
4/5
This album stood up better than it had any right to
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Can You Forgive Her still hits so hard
The Strokes
3/5
When I think of The Strokes, I will forever think of The Onion article "That Guy From the Strokes Accused of Looking Like That Guy From the Strokes"
Depeche Mode
5/5
One of my fave albums of all time
Mj Cole
3/5
An easy background listen
Mudhoney
4/5
The guitar riffs are sick.
It may be an issue with the spotify album but 2 hours of many of the same songs was a bit too long. The core songs are phenomenal, though.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Leonard Cohen never went into dotage. This album is beautiful and powerful.
Everything But The Girl
4/5
From before they hit the US!
Julian Cope
3/5
What a weird interesting album
Bert Jansch
3/5
I don't know that I would ever listen to this album again but it was neat to hear a 1960s take on blues.
Justice
4/5
This album seems like it has been largely forgotten but it's worth a relisten.
The Who
3/5
The Who songs are fun to listen to but this live album has the added creepy old man hitting up a young girl. If you can ignore that part for the songs, you're good. If not, pass.
The Auteurs
3/5
This really did remind me of a lot of artists that came out like Arctic Monkeys, etc.
Otis Redding
4/5
This album hits hard and is full of hits.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Joni Mitchell has never been someone I've listened to. Generally, her music does not draw me in. Her voice is absolutely stunning, though
Morrissey
4/5
Great album, too bad it had to be Morrissey the person.
I will never stop laughing when I see Morrissey wearing his own swag.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
This struck me as 60s de rigeur
Le Tigre
5/5
This album is so tight and a great relisten
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Solid listen
Eminem
3/5
I don't think I had listened to the whole album before. There were catchy lyrics but also OTT horrorcore
The Crusaders
3/5
None of the songs on this album really drew me in. It was your average 70s album.
Aimee Mann
4/5
I hadn't ever listened to this particular album which is ridiculous because Aimee Mann is amazing.
The Pogues
3/5
It was exactly what I expected
k.d. lang
4/5
Queer country, queer 50s ballad. Nice listen.
Fats Domino
4/5
This is an album of classics
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
This was an interesting listen of Bongo covers.
George Jones
2/5
George Jones had hair that said Philanderer and music that left me asking "Why am I not skipping this entire album?".
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is basically the 70s in an album
Raekwon
4/5
Fresh lyrics
Iggy Pop
3/5
There are some bangers on here.
Elton John
3/5
I hadn't realized this album was this old!
The Smiths
4/5
A fun re-listen and I'm guessing this album was pushed because of the death of the queen.
3/5
Imagine a harmonica blowing in the wind for long stretches at a time. That's this album.
Supergrass
4/5
Quite the rumpus. Mansize Rooster is also quite the name.
Prince
4/5
Prince was a weird due but this album is jampacked with hits
The Waterboys
4/5
Interesting listen. It combined Irish folk and modern rock. The album was released in the 80s but sounded very 90s.
Hüsker Dü
4/5
This not the Husker Du album that I expected on this list but still enjoyable.
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Hardcore emo math rock. It was interesting to listen to.
Tricky
4/5
One of the best house albums
Slint
4/5
Another nice proto hardcore emo album
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Party boy sad dance music. I love it.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Solid album from the og drummer from Genesis
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Seems like an album about a pervy 70s star
TV On The Radio
4/5
Another good relisten
Hawkwind
3/5
Interesting acid rock album
4/5
While I feel like there is too much Bowie on this list, this is the one that I would include.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Return of the hip hop comedy sketches!
Bob Dylan
3/5
Bob Dylan was out-dylaning himself
George Michael
3/5
Less rock than I had expected but still an enjoyable album.
The Lemonheads
4/5
It's a shame about Evan Dando?
Nirvana
4/5
If I had rated this when it was released, it would have been an easy 5 stars. It's hard to know if excessive playing has diminished the value, but it's at a 3.5.
Lucinda Williams
2/5
She has a beautiful voice and this album did nothing for me.
Tom Waits
4/5
It's guttural but also somehow ethereal old timey punk. Tom Waits could sing about dirty socks and it would be fascinating.
Magazine
3/5
This album was surprising to me that it was from 2007 and not the 70s
The Gun Club
2/5
Yikes. Some of the lyrics on here are purportedly from the perspective of a psycho but they're like 8 different kinds of racist and not effective.
Hole
3/5
Live Through This is my fave Hole album but this one isn't half bad.
Solange
4/5
The songs and the interludes are very effective storytelling
The Stooges
3/5
You can hear the migration from rock to punk
The Undertones
2/5
The worst of ska?
The Killers
3/5
It's weird how this is one of the top selling christian albums of all times.
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Was this a K-hole?
John Coltrane
3/5
Nice background music. I'm too much of a plebe to appreciate much jazz.
Blur
4/5
Damon Albarn is still a fave
Sister Sledge
3/5
The sisters sledged this one.
Orbital
4/5
A great relisten
SAULT
4/5
I hadn't listened to the full album and it was interesting to listen to it given the context of the summer of 2020.
The Clash
4/5
This album has everything: punk, funk, and a bit of ska
Deep Purple
3/5
This is stoner rock with electronic organs. The album was not what I would have expected from Smoke on the Water alone.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Not my jam but beautiful music, nonetheless
Gorillaz
4/5
Somehow, I had never listened to the whole album before. It was a long album but surprisingly solid throughout
Eminem
1/5
This is music for dorks who think they're tough. Eminem is an uber dork.
Dizzee Rascal
4/5
This slays from beginning to end
Britney Spears
3/5
In retrospect, this album is incredibly sad. A young teen singing songs for teens but also older adults :|
Nirvana
4/5
A good relisten
Big Black
3/5
An enjoyable punk romp
Elastica
4/5
This album is a solid fave.
Arcade Fire
4/5
If you can separate the artist from the group and this album, the album is phenomenal.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The album is mostly a standard Stones album but it bookended by greatness.
Billy Joel
2/5
Blarf
Aretha Franklin
4/5
She was so talented!
Prince
4/5
This was filthier than the radio cuts would have led me to believe.
Linkin Park
2/5
Another album of anthems for folks that loved rap rock. Not my style but I can see why they would have really enjoyed this particular album.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Surf music and a political song. This was not what I was expecting.
Megadeth
3/5
The album was an a-okay listen. Then I remembered that Dave Mustaine got in a fight with Men's Wearhouse to the point of a lawsuit and I couldn't stop laughing.
Gene Clark
2/5
Lady of the North was an okay song but most of it was forgettable. Not my style.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Great blues, great guitar.
Tom Waits
4/5
Dirty singing done right
The Beach Boys
3/5
Surf rock has invaded my bones
Lorde
3/5
An a-ok listen
The Temptations
4/5
It was an interesting listen, as I had heard many of these songs covered by others first.
The Zombies
3/5
This was an okay album.
Elvis Costello
2/5
Not my fave Costello and did not enjoy the casual dropping of the n word
Radiohead
3/5
This was an experimental album with our money as target.
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
How much can I damn this with feint praise? It would be on repeat in purgatory for how bland it is.
Pulp
4/5
A fun bop of an album
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Less blues, more explosion
Slayer
3/5
I felt bloodsplatter listening to this metal album
System Of A Down
3/5
The song title Suite-pee is hilarious.
Solomon Burke
3/5
Another album of songs that I have heard before but didn't know who sang them!
Ministry
3/5
This album is so industrial, grease flooded out while I played it
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The 70s called and wanted you to listen to a good album
Nina Simone
4/5
Stunning
James Brown
3/5
James Brown being primo James Brown
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Rock on, Echo. Rock on, bunnymen.
Green Day
3/5
Better than I expected!
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Amazing guitar and blues influences
Basement Jaxx
4/5
This album is the remedy to boring music.
Buck Owens
3/5
Yippee ki-yay, mothertruckers. This is boot scootin', if you're into that. I'm not but I can appreciate it for what it is.
The Byrds
3/5
I liked this more than expected
CHIC
3/5
Fun disco rhythms
Thin Lizzy
2/5
An hour of listening to 70s dorky rock. No thanks
Rush
3/5
I maintain Rush is dorky but it's dorky in a fun way
Megadeth
2/5
You can't convince me that this isn't about Dave Mustaine's war with Men's Wearhouse.
Blur
4/5
Damon Albarn was the ultimate Britpop guy.
Moby Grape
3/5
Your '60s rock band.
Note this is not fully available on spotify but can be found on youtube.
Neil Young
4/5
This was an awesome 70s rock jam
Neneh Cherry
4/5
So perfectly 80s
Aphex Twin
3/5
Richard D James wants you to listen again
Jamiroquai
4/5
Funky and hip
Stevie Wonder
4/5
What a beautiful double album.
Supergrass
3/5
It was a decent album to listen to but I will not likely listen to it again.
GZA
4/5
A lyrical story from start to finish
Alanis Morissette
4/5
This is one of the most perfect 90s albums
Cypress Hill
3/5
Impressive early 90s rap rock with beats.
John Prine
4/5
I'm not a fan of twang but the lyrics were hilarious.
Johnny Cash
3/5
I'm mighty surprised they let him play at a prison given the lyrics
Elvis Presley
2/5
I'm a hater but I don't really care for Elvis.
Fever Ray
4/5
Karen Dreijer is a musical genius
Pink Floyd
4/5
I feel like I should have been watching The Wizard of Oz with this.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
It was a-ok background music.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Every time I listen to mbv, I want to like them more than I do. It's not bad, I just expect more.
Iron Maiden
3/5
It's fascinating how this album is classified as metal but is so much later than much of the newer metal albums. The progression is interesting.
The Cure
4/5
Robert Smith is a mopey genius.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
This album made me want to never listen to music again. Even a song with a punny name Nutrocker did not change my opinion.
Tori Amos
5/5
This album defined the 90s for me.
Roxy Music
3/5
This was like listening to dreamy music in an otherwise empty sensory deprivation tank.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Funky soul that has some long cuts and I recognize at least one song that has been heavily sampled
Roxy Music
3/5
More dreamy background music
Radiohead
4/5
A solid 4/5
Q-Tip
4/5
This was a great album to have running in the background!
Dire Straits
4/5
I had always made fun of Dire Straits as music for dorks but this was actually a fun one to listen to.
Sonic Youth
3/5
It's interesting listening to this earlier album
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Instead of spending valuable time with a therapist, Nick Cave sang about murder for nearly 59 minutes, including a 14 minute murder song. I'm not saying I disliked it, more setting the scene for what you're about to hear.
Pulp
4/5
These disaffected youths grew up to be disaffected middle agers.
Sebadoh
3/5
Light grungy rock from slackers. I liked it
Tangerine Dream
4/5
I enjoyed it. This was the precursor to all electronica music and it's interesting to hear.
Def Leppard
3/5
Rock, rock, and more rock
3/5
This album isn't bad but I likely won't listen to most of the songs again
The Fall
4/5
I feel like I fell because I missed out on this album.
The Kinks
4/5
This was an interesting combination of fun music and fascinating lyrics.
Metallica
3/5
I still don't love Metallica but combining their music with a symphony does give it a sense of place that I had not expected.
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Jazzy background music!
Brian Eno
3/5
An a-ok listen
Bad Company
3/5
Angsty rock.
Dolly Parton
3/5
Her voice is great and while this is not my style of music, it was still a fun listen.
Miles Davis
4/5
I don't think this was the rebirth. This was just the straight up birth of the cool.
Neil Young
4/5
I liked this quite a bit.
Note: the album is not currently available on Spotify but you can find the full album on youtube and elsewhere
Joy Division
4/5
I feel like I should be listening to this in a dungeon.
Public Enemy
4/5
I was too young to have listened to this as a kid but still feel like I slept on it.
Cornershop
4/5
I enjoyed the seamless inclusion of English and Punjabi
George Michael
4/5
Last Christmas (not on this album) puts a damper on my George Michael appreciation. This album is absolutely a great first half.
The Beach Boys
4/5
While I don't feel the need to listen through both the mono and stereo versions of the songs, I did appreciate that they were included. Great album.
Kanye West
2/5
It's sad to hear powerful anti-racist songs when he's become an unhinged antisemite. Then he hits out with misogynist songs and diminishes how great this album should be.
Dr. Dre
3/5
Return of the 90s hip hop and rap album prank calls!
New Order
5/5
One of my fave of all time albums
Garbage
4/5
Shirley Manson hunts you down if you don't enjoy this album.
Suede
3/5
An a-ok background listen
Pavement
3/5
Alt 90s dropping by
The Monkees
4/5
I really appreciated the deep cuts and one in Italian.
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
While not currently available on spotify, it is found on youtube.
This was an interesting album to listen to with unexpected flute
The Who
3/5
I could have continued sleeping on most of this album
Rod Stewart goodness
PJ Harvey
5/5
Another Fave of All Time Albums!
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
A toned down 80s John Lydon
Deerhunter
2/5
I don't understand the hype behind Deerhunter.
XTC
5/5
This is another fave album of all times. I enjoyed the linked version of the album that included Dear God at the end. It's a great song but it breaks up the continuity of the album. For those not aware, it was added at the last minute and was not initially in the set roster. It's a great song, again, but does not fit the flow of the rest of the album.
SZA
3/5
An enjoyable album
The Slits
3/5
Raw punk!
The Velvet Underground
4/5
It still sounds hip and fresh
Soul II Soul
3/5
The album release year on spotify shows as 1995 but it was in '89. Not super useful other than to explain why this is considered groundbreaking because it was for '89.
Sonic Youth
3/5
The album title fits the dirty punk rock well
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel will personally hunt you down and give you Clockwork Orange-style concert if you claim you don't enjoy them.
Kid Rock
1/5
Should be called Album Without A Cause.
The United States Of America
3/5
The intro to the first song was utter cacophony but further in the album had quite a few enjoyable songs.
The Saints
2/5
I was bored for this album.
Machito
3/5
Nice 1950s jazz album for the background
Beyoncé
3/5
Beats and lyrics to listen to
Gotan Project
3/5
This was a nice upbeat background jam for me
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
It's been a bit of time since I last listened but it holds up
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Rock for the 70s and beyond
Spiritualized
4/5
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are still loving this album
The Young Gods
3/5
An interesting take on French 80s rock
Primal Scream
4/5
A good rockin' 90s album
The Flaming Lips
4/5
This album still sounds fresh
Bee Gees
3/5
I wanted to hate it because Bee Gees but this was actually not too painful to listen to.
Femi Kuti
3/5
A rad listen
Ride
3/5
It's like a preview of what the 90s would be
The Byrds
3/5
Another 60s folk rock album
Eurythmics
3/5
Sweet tunes are made of this
Metallica
2/5
Metallica doing their metallica thing. I'm not a fan.
3/5
This is a me-thing, but I'm very meh on The Beatles. This album is fine-ok.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Nice & chill background listen
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I enjoyed it more than I had expected I would.
Radiohead
4/5
This album holds up
R.E.M.
4/5
Michael Stipe commands a 4 star review
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Dark, gothy, and mysterious
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Bruce Springsteen doesn't do a lot for me but some of the songs on here are more compelling than others.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
As far as religious songs are concerned, this was not too bad. This may be partially influenced that since I do not speak the language of the singing, I could just vibe with the music and ignore any proseletyzing.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
A jazzy background listen
Ray Charles
4/5
Genius is not an overstatement here.
Fiona Apple
4/5
I enjoy this album even more than when it was first released.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
More psychedelic 60s
Stereolab
5/5
When I first heard Stereolab, I was instantly hooked. They're like nothing I had heard but they've had plenty of influence since.
Django Django
4/5
I had heard a few songs off the album and am questioning why I hadn't listened to the full album before. It's a fun neo-up beat album!
DJ Shadow
4/5
A good background listen
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Funky Garfunkel and Folky Simon.
Van Morrison
2/5
Van Morrison doing his Van Morrison thing. If you like that, you'll like this. It's not my thing.
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Proto 80s new wave in the 70s!
4/5
Proto punk in the 60s
New York Dolls
3/5
Proof that punk and drag are not new
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
70s south rock strikes again. Congrats to them for denouncing the confederate flag.
Portishead
4/5
I like but not love this album
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
I can hear the influences in this 80s album. Not my fave, not my least fave.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Perry Farrell rocking the late 80s. The video for Jane Says is a core memory.
Joe Ely
2/5
This was not a great listen for me, an adherent of "Any Music but Country".
Joan Baez
3/5
70s folk dialed in
The Go-Go's
4/5
This album is a great listen. I hear the influences in Bikini Kill and others!
Soundgarden
3/5
Soundgarden was never high on my list but not a bad album
The Streets
3/5
Further exploration of chavs
Elliott Smith
4/5
Elliott Smith is still a favorite
The B-52's
5/5
This album showed me as a teen how weird and wonderful music can be.
Culture Club
3/5
Boy George proving that drag is not even remotely new.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Grimey grungey goth industrial
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Individual songs I liked but as an album is was just okay. I do hear the influences on other albums, though
Gang Starr
3/5
An interesting listen
Mott The Hoople
3/5
It sounds like David Bowie influenced them and he was influenced by them because that's what happened.
Bad Brains
4/5
This was rad as hell
Bob Dylan
3/5
Bob Dylan doing his Dylan thing
Beatles
3/5
This is an album that exists. I'm not much for the Beatles. It's fine.
The Triffids
2/5
Based on it being on this album, I'll assume this was influential on other albums. But, having not heard this on release, it seems 80s bland to me.
Lou Reed
4/5
Here's an example of an influential album that certainly influenced folks but still sounds fresh
T. Rex
3/5
This was very clearly heavily imitated.
Fugazi
4/5
Seminal is over used in reviews but it's appropriate here
Cream
3/5
Heavy guitar
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Timeless
Ian Dury
3/5
What a weird but fun album
UB40
3/5
I'm not generally a reggae fan but this album was not half bad
The Boo Radleys
3/5
A weird little stop into the 90s.
Oasis
2/5
Definitely maybe not a favorite album
David Holmes
3/5
Party dj music
Can
3/5
Can Can can a more jam band album? Probably but this is for you folks that like 20 minute jam songs. It wasn't a bad album but not really my thing.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
This album is just a pleasant hit of my late 20s
The Byrds
3/5
The 60s are alive and well in this album
Madonna
1/5
Her version of American Pie is one of the worst things I have ever heard. The rest of the album is hohum but fine and if it had stopped before that track it would have been unremarkable.
Van Halen
3/5
Rockin' 80s
Cat Stevens
3/5
Yusuf/Cat Stevens is here to steal your folk girl.
Talking Heads
4/5
Talking Heads give me a reason to believe weird is good
Laibach
4/5
The German link between Kraftwerk and Rammstein
Slipknot
3/5
So angry, so loud.
Jethro Tull
3/5
It's rock with a flute
Dr. Octagon
3/5
Filthy filthy filthy hilarious
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Their look and their music don't completely line up
Fairport Convention
3/5
60s folk and jam band.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Y Control is still a fave
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I don't understand what is happening here. This seems to be fairly contentious with some people loving it but it's not my jam.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Okay 60s folk
Haircut 100
3/5
Forgettable 80s
Wild Beasts
4/5
Wild Beasts is always a good time
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Fine background but I'm just not a Springsteen fan.
Bee Gees
3/5
There's a lot more BeeGees than I had expected of zero BeeGees albums on this list
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
The incomparable Elvis Costello
Super Furry Animals
3/5
An a-ok 90's background rock listen
Circle Jerks
3/5
Speed punk that sounds like the precursor to later raunchy punk
The Police
4/5
This album was so entrenched in my brain as an 80s album, I was surprised it was 79. Not a big difference but still.
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
This album has great blues undertones
Joan Armatrading
4/5
This sounded unbelievably fresh and modern.
Pixies
5/5
Killer bass, killer lyrics
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I'm thinking Joni Mitchell has a beautiful voice but her music is just not my thing
The xx
5/5
This is one of my fave albums.
Prince
4/5
Prince was a talented & complicated weirdo
Björk
5/5
What a perfect Bjork album
Traffic
2/5
It was a fairly forgettable album to me.
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
This was not what I was expecting based on the album. Nice chill listen
Orange Juice
3/5
A fun early 80s album to listen to
Minor Threat
3/5
A good and quick punk album
Destiny's Child
3/5
Early Aught's Pop is fine
The Cardigans
3/5
Quiet and loud background listen!
Richard Thompson
3/5
Folky background music
X-Ray Spex
4/5
This was a great listen!
Tortoise
4/5
This is great music to work to!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
A nice 70s listen
Al Green
4/5
Excellent jams
Leonard Cohen
4/5
While this is not my favorite LC album, it's still a great album.
Fela Kuti
4/5
This was a rad listen
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
This one didn't do much for me
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
It sounds like a lot of other 80s music but this was from 1980. Fairly forgettable other than some great song titles.
Rush
3/5
Rush is rushing through this album but still fun
William Orbit
4/5
Electronica Classical!
Little Richard
3/5
Little Richard doing his Little Richard thing
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
70s blues is not really my thing
Coldplay
2/5
Coldplay is sort of my nemesis so I hate to say that while I didn't enjoy this album, I can understand why others do.
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Rad listen
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Another great Marvin Gaye album
The Residents
4/5
70s weirdo punk!
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Australian 80s. The album leads more into the sound of folk bar music than I had expected.
Genesis
2/5
I already have a strong distaste for Phil Collins (love Peter Gabriel, though) and this rambling 70s clusterfuck did nothing to change that distaste for Phil Collins and Genesis.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
I enjoy Pet Shop Boys but this is just fine.
Ozomatli
3/5
An interesting combination of styles and activism. I don't know that it wholly worked for me, but it was very fascinating to hear.
Air
5/5
It's just a great excellent for chill listening
Suzanne Vega
4/5
A sweet and haunting 80s album
David Bowie
3/5
Still not a Bowie fan but this is a pleasant background listen.
Turbonegro
3/5
Fun punk rock album with heavy metal overtones on some songs.
Ash
4/5
A high powered vibe to listen to
Throwing Muses
4/5
Throwing Muses is always a good time
Beastie Boys
3/5
This album had some unexpected punk drops. Nice.
Ray Price
2/5
'60s nightclub country is not my thing
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Amy Winehouse was exquisite
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
How dare they sully the good name of burrito with this pseudo 60s country rock album
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
I was indifferent to this one.
Grant Lee Buffalo
5/5
I had forgotten how much I adore this album
Nick Drake
4/5
Beautiful album to listen to
Barry Adamson
4/5
90s cool experimental jazz
Janet Jackson
4/5
Ms Janet if you're nasty kills it on this album
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4/5
I didn't expect to enjoy this album as much as I did!
Arcade Fire
4/5
Music is great. Lead singer is a creep.
Red Snapper
3/5
This was more of a background listen than anything else for me
Dennis Wilson
3/5
*Listening notes* as of when this was written, this album is available to listen on spotify as part of a double album with his Bambu.
This album has the beginning sounds of the early 80s solo light rock that became so prevalent.
Stan Getz
3/5
Ambience for some jazzy 60s music
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5/5
This is still a great album
Scott Walker
4/5
The content did not match what I expected from a late 60s songwriter album.
Merle Haggard
3/5
He seems a wee bit lovesick, no?
Dolly Parton
4/5
They are all powerhouses in their own right, but I believe I prefer them separately. Still a good album, just not entirely my cup of tea.
Mekons
3/5
This was a fun listen
Napalm Death
3/5
Imagine stuffing a bunch of pillow stuffing in your mouth and screaming along to a speedcore band but it sounds like you're screaming that people should look at you while you have pillow stuffing in your mouth. Singing-meh. The guitar and drums are great hence 3 stars
Burning Spear
3/5
Interesting listen
1/5
It like someone singing through their chocolate starfish.
The Vines
3/5
It was an okay listen.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
What a weird but fun 70s listen!
The Cure
4/5
Great album!
Scritti Politti
3/5
Most of this album did not do much for me but not terrible
MC Solaar
4/5
Chill vibes with preview undertones of triphop.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
A nice singer songwriter to listen to!
Digital Underground
3/5
Party music, covering drug epidemic, and health issues? Rad
The Cramps
4/5
Goth psychobilly is apparently my jam
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Americana via New Jersey
Korn
1/5
Another homophobic and sexist album. Boo.
fIREHOSE
3/5
This was an interesting late 80s listen to hear the influence on the future alt-rock of the 90s
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
It's a little depressing how much the content of the songs holds up still.
Barry Adamson
4/5
Po-mo music
The Stooges
4/5
High energy punk rock
Carpenters
4/5
Sappy in a sweet way. Karen Carpenter was a rad drummer!
Animal Collective
3/5
Indie weirdness abounds.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Some of the songs are more folky than others. But overwhelmingly, it is very country and that is not for me.
Spotify does not have the complete album on there but there is a playlist was created to mimic it.
Black Flag
4/5
Another seminal punk album
Fairport Convention
4/5
Folk and whatnot that overwhelmingly sounds fresher than expected.
4/5
Liars are great!
John Martyn
3/5
This album is like a continuous of Nick Drake.
Boston
3/5
Every 70s radio station is legally required to play Boston at least 7 times a day.
-fake fact
Fiona Apple
4/5
Piano + lyrics= superb
The Pretty Things
3/5
What if you listened to a Beatles album not by the Beatles?
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
I bet marching band teachers love this album
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Trance hop dance music!
Deep Purple
3/5
70s bro party rock
Hookworms
2/5
Of all of the albums added for 2018, why was it this rehash album?
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
A fun early 80s album
Rod Stewart
3/5
So Rod. Very Stewart.
Doves
3/5
It's unclear how much Coldplay copied Doves or Doves copied Coldplay.
Liz Phair
5/5
This album is a nice exile from ho-hum music
David Bowie
3/5
A more mature Bowie for those who love him
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Mega funk!
Common
3/5
A nice listen
Black Sabbath
3/5
70s hard rock
Arrested Development
5/5
Still a great early 90s album. I definitely rocked this on my tape player.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Cool 70s!
Caetano Veloso
4/5
Cool Brazilian fusion pop
Kate Bush
5/5
Haunting music about mundanity and more
Little Simz
4/5
An absolute treat!
PJ Harvey
5/5
In the album list that got me through college, this is on it.
Tim Buckley
4/5
He can really hit some of those high notes!
King Crimson
3/5
The start of some jam music
The Kinks
4/5
A hopping 60s bop
CHIC
3/5
Disco fun fest
Baaba Maal
3/5
Cool background listen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Rating based on the album quality and not Kiedis-creep level.
Marilyn Manson
2/5
I was not exactly feeling this album or Marilyn Manson for many reasons.
Roxy Music
3/5
An a-ok album.
Shack
4/5
This one snuck past me when it was released. I may have heard a few songs before. Ultimately enjoyable.
Dion
2/5
This was a sappy 70s album
Leftfield
3/5
This was fine in the background.
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
A much slower album than expected. Beautiful music and singing.
John Lennon
3/5
John Lennon with more singing about Yoko Ono
Björk
4/5
Vulnerable Bjork!
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
The music is phenomenal and the lyrics are fascinating to know that he was stealing his best friend's wife.
John Martyn
3/5
Chill background music
Pink Floyd
4/5
Still a good album on relisten
The Darkness
4/5
I liked this far more than expected! More rock than anticipated, too.
Blondie
3/5
Fun late 70s light punk pop
The Byrds
2/5
Two of my least favorite music genres all rolled up into a dung beetle snack: country & christian music.
Elbow
3/5
Forgettable background music
Van Morrison
2/5
I suppose it's possible to hear how it influenced what came after it, appreciate it for that, and still not enjoy it.
Neil Young
4/5
This further adds to my appreciation for Neil Young. Great Lyrics.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
I like it but I also feel like listening to Nick Cave is going to give me tetanus.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
More country than I prefer but I am appreciating Neil Young more than I did before
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Nico is a distraction but the Velvet Underground are *chef kiss*
Gillian Welch
4/5
I really enjoyed this album that I must have missed when it was first put out!
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Just fine background music.
Donald Fagen
2/5
Attack of the smooth jazz
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Jam rock bands aren't my jam but this is definitely for someone else.
The Incredible String Band
1/5
This was painful to listen to. It had all the worst elements of the 60s and jam bands. I am worse for having listened to it.
Donovan
3/5
60s alleged dreamboat music
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Fun listen!
Silver Jews
4/5
Lyrics are incredible
Devendra Banhart
3/5
It's that patchouli-scented guy you knew from college. Not a bad album
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
Still a great album
Kings of Leon
2/5
The vocalist is pure angst
Parliament
4/5
so funky
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
5/5
This was incredibly rad and I hadn't heard this album before.
Cee Lo Green
3/5
The beats are cool but CeeLo Green is a creep
Erykah Badu
4/5
A beautiful and witty album
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
It's fascinating how contemporary some of the songs sound and some are firmly of the era.
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
*Listening note* If you don't get the link to spotify, search for the movie soundtrack for Shalimar.
An interesting foray
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
This album missed me when it was released. I enjoyed it.
Peter Gabriel
5/5
This is my fave Peter Gabriel album.
Paul Simon
3/5
None of the songs drew me in but I suspect this is an album that would benefit from multiple listens.
Spiritualized
4/5
Lazer guided for your ear holes.
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Some of the songs are fun, some sound incredibly dated.
Metallica
3/5
Rock metal
Kings of Leon
3/5
They sound like every band you've heard in a bar that thinks that they're going to make it big. Somehow, Kings of Leon pulled it off.
Underworld
4/5
Second best of their albums, too. Still enjoyable.
Pantera
3/5
metal metal metal
Gram Parsons
3/5
Country AF but not a bad listen
The Coral
4/5
This was a fun listen
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Hello, today I learned that many of these songs were older than I thought they were.
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
Who Shot Ya? definitely plays different now.
The various sex skits plays like a middle schooler with unrestrained access to youtube.
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
This was an enjoyable romp into Southern fueled rock.
Paul McCartney
3/5
McCartney leaning into solo after the Beatles.
Pink Floyd
3/5
It's fascinating listening to the morph from 60s bands to what they released in the 70s
Stereo MC's
3/5
It sounds so dated now but it sounded so fresh at the time.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
So messy, but such a great album.
Gary Numan
4/5
I hear a lot of samples that came from this album and influences on later albums.
Kanye West
2/5
The mixing is superb and the lyrics are channeling big Mr Yuck face energy.
Tracy Chapman
5/5
I love everything Tracy Chapman has done and this is no exception
Super Furry Animals
3/5
An a-okay background listen
The Byrds
3/5
A spacey 60s jam
The Cult
4/5
Hard rock and I'm not sure why I don't hear more about The Cult now.
Billy Bragg
3/5
So lyrical
The Specials
4/5
Hear the big band influences, island jam band influences, etc. It's a fun listen.
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
I've never been a big g. Love fan but it was an A-ok listen.
Their foray into dad golf rock
Sabu
3/5
This was a fresh sounding 50s album!
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
While jazz is not my favorite, her voice is undeniably gorgeous.
The Associates
3/5
Here is the influential goth synth album
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
There are so many great songs on this album.
Pixies
4/5
Pervy rock with great bass lines
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
This reminds me how I missed a pocket of music for a time!
The Band
3/5
Based on the sound of the album, I had assumed this was from later than 68.
Soft Machine
3/5
This was fairly forgettable for me.
Les Rythmes Digitales
4/5
Less disco more trip in this super sweet French album
Tom Waits
4/5
It's a drunk hard scrabble lounge singer album and I love it.
Antony and the Johnsons
4/5
Still a beautiful album
Funkadelic
5/5
*Listening Note* Not available on spotify but available on youtube.
Absolute guitar gods
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
*Listening Note* This is available on Spotify but the artist has changed his name: Senanda Meitraya.
The album was a smooth bump in the late 80s.
Justin Timberlake
2/5
This was from his prime "hair looks like ramen" days. I did not love it.
Robert Wyatt
3/5
What a strange 90s art jazz album
Skepta
4/5
British rap that still sounds fresh
Living Colour
4/5
Rad rock with a few songs with some ska influences
Jeff Beck
4/5
I can't believe it's not Rod Stewart. It sounded like a harder rock Rod Stewart.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
I can imagine how this would have sounded different from music at the time but now sounds so similar to other albums of the era.
Adam & The Ants
3/5
It was a fun 80s listen
Madonna
2/5
I was bored with this album when it was released but can see how others loved it.
Pavement
3/5
It was a fun listen
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I don't feel like I can fairly rate Bob Marley
Peter Frampton
2/5
Thrift stores around the world weep at the thought of one more Frampton Comes Alive record.
ABBA
4/5
ABBA is always a jam
Bon Jovi
3/5
Bon Jovi bringing mall rock into place
The Adverts
3/5
I feel like I'm missing something with this album.
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Another album of great music and problematic artist
Coldcut
3/5
*Listening note* This was not available on Spotify but could be found on Youtube.
Interesting samples but not likely to listen to it again.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Swinging standards
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
This album is still this year's model.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
It starts with tubular bells and ends in a what may be a drug-induced daymare.
Dead Kennedys
4/5
I still love how this album punches at nearly everyone.
James Taylor
3/5
James Taylor serves up some catchy tunes that I can't say I personally appreciate but I definitely know by heart.
The xx
4/5
I love nearly every song from The XX
Nas
3/5
NY State of Mind is my favorite NY song
Koffi Olomide
3/5
French language congolese music
The Only Ones
3/5
I can see how this would have been influential at the time but so many better bands have improved on this since then that it seems banal now.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Jam bands aren't a favorite of mine but I can understand why folks who are jam band friendly would like this album.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Before they were dirty old men, you had dirty not-old men
Goldie
3/5
It was a nice background listen but be prepared that you're in for almost 2 hours.
Brian Eno
3/5
One of the most appropriate titled albums possibly ever
Fleet Foxes
5/5
It evokes strong folky feelings and it's an excellent of singing in the round done well.
The War On Drugs
4/5
This album is a dreamy ride into the sunset.
U2
4/5
It is wild to think how well this combines political messages and rock.
Simply Red
3/5
It's interesting how some albums sound like they are fresh and this one sounds like it is very 1985 due to the heavy brass.
Neil Young
4/5
*Listening Note* It's not currently available on Spotify, but you can easily find playlists of the whole album on youtube.
I had previously eschewed Neil Young because I find his nasal singing voice offputting. However, this album from singing to songwriting is a real treat.
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
This is what the DARE program warned us of.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
The stark differences between the songs made this a pleasure
Kate Bush
5/5
This album has a beautiful combination of the ethereal and uplifting.
Kraftwerk
4/5
This album makes me feel like I've moved to ROBOLANDIA.
Morrissey
4/5
Morrissey is ever present and fully full of him self on this album; why is it still so enjoyable to listen to him be pedantic and whiny?
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
It was a nice combination of pop rock with a little more emphasis on the rock.
Duke Ellington
4/5
Great album, but be forewarned that it is 2 hours long and benefits listening through in one go!
Pere Ubu
3/5
This was an absorbing listen and while it's not my speed, I could understand why this would be so influential.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Evaluating this for influence and enjoyability, leads to a low rating.
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Listening note: this can be found on youtube, if spotify does not currently have it.
This was a very long listen. Not great for active listening but excellent for background listening.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
The samples that have been taken from this album!!!
Sinead O'Connor
5/5
It's still a beautiful album
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Surprisingly boring!
Randy Newman
3/5
This is Randy Newman in his prime.
Kings of Leon
2/5
There's not just one Kings of Leon album on this list, which would be too much for my taste. This album is stale and whiny.
Traffic
2/5
This is a lot of Steve Winwood. For some, this would be a draw. For me, it is the opposite.
Khaled
3/5
For anyone dismayed that this album only has one song available on spotify, youtube has playlists of this album.
Listening notes, some of the songs were interesting takes, many of the songs were not my speed.
Richard Hawley
3/5
A few songs were highlights
Bill Callahan
4/5
What a lovely album
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
It's more Captain Beefheart. You can hear the transition into more wackiness in this album.
3/5
An interesting listen
Minutemen
4/5
It was an entertaining hour of short punk songs.
White Denim
2/5
A fairly banal indie entry with fairly forgettable music.
The Pharcyde
4/5
The far side of the Pharcyde
Spacemen 3
4/5
Funky and great listen
Big Star
3/5
Not my #1 record but an alright background listen
Taylor Swift
3/5
I wouldn't have expected that this would be the album that would be on the list. It's listenable.
M.I.A.
4/5
While I didn't love the skit interludes, they were musical and better than many album skits I have heard. They're typically so interrupting but not so on this album.
Aerosmith
3/5
How very 70s
Common
3/5
It was a good listen
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
This was a fascinating listen but sounded a bit dated
Love
3/5
I wouldn't say I loved it but I didn't hate it either.
The Doors
3/5
That's So Doors
Jeff Buckley
5/5
I love the covers and the originals on this album
Norah Jones
3/5
Jazzy, easy listening
The Afghan Whigs
5/5
This album was a scuzzy revelation when I first heard it and I loved it for that.
Johnny Cash
4/5
An album of covers done in the Johnny Cash style.
Nick Drake
4/5
There are some haunting songs on here.
Air
4/5
The soundtrack matches the movies fugue-like state.
Scissor Sisters
4/5
High energy, high camp!
TLC
4/5
This album still crushes it!
Talking Heads
5/5
I love hearing the influences from this album on other albums!
The White Stripes
4/5
It's amazing how great most of the songs on this album are in comparison to how terrible Jack White was the first time I saw them in concert in the early aughts.
The Beta Band
4/5
Excellent chill music
Giant Sand
3/5
It's a desert-rock band with jazzy influences.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
This album sounded so different to the dance music being spun up at the time.
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
This album was not for me. The beats were great, though.
R.E.M.
4/5
I appreciate how this album is still listenable.
N.E.R.D
4/5
This was a fun jaunt into 2004
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Great album, great samples from this album, too.
John Grant
4/5
Witty and blunt!
Dire Straits
3/5
:( I don't think I had heard the unedited Money for Nothing iteration. Yikes. I looked it up and there was a whole debate on whether it was appropriate to air the unedited song. You can look into it more but it's an interesting aside to whether it should be viewed from the point of a working class stiff talking or whether the audience will find it appropriate to use that particular slur.
American Music Club
3/5
*Listening note* Available on Youtube if not available on Spotify.
This album sounds like much of what was to come in the 90s.
Big Star
3/5
You can hear the changing influences in rock from the late 70s.
Doves
3/5
This would have sounded different from what was coming out at the time but now it sounds banal.
The Black Crowes
3/5
The bluesy rock works on this album
Beatles
4/5
It's wild to think how much their music changed over the 10 years of albums.
Laura Nyro
3/5
While this album was too much for me, I could hear the musical shifting from much of what was happening in the 60s to what became the singer songwriters of the 70s. I did hear influences on Kate Bush, which was interesting to compare how much I enjoy Kate Bush and did not greatly appreciate this album.
3/5
These were not the War songs that I was familiar. It was an a-okay listen.
Christina Aguilera
3/5
She has a beautiful voice. This was the revamp of the belting singers!
John Lennon
3/5
The best part of the song God is where he lists in things he doesn't believe in like cinnamon and yogurt. My man, I assure they all exist and don't care if you believe in them.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Less outlaw, more laidback country
Michael Jackson
3/5
Imagine listening to this album without any of the now known scandals? It would have been a banger.
Massive Attack
4/5
Instrumental for trip hop and fascinating to hear the reggaeton inspired song at the end that I hadn't heard before.
Björk
4/5
A mature weirdness from Bjork!
TV On The Radio
4/5
It sounded so different to what was on the radio at the time!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Bringing the feels with the rock
The The
3/5
An a-okay 80s listen
Beth Orton
5/5
This album had constant rotation for years and that only stopped when it was stolen.
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Early nineties naughty rap!
Holger Czukay
4/5
Art music meets cool tunes
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Trombone heavy and worth a relisten
Robbie Williams
2/5
I didn't like the album then and have not gained greater appreciation for it now.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Such a funky album
Brian Wilson
4/5
*Listening note* If you can turn on a moderate amount of crossfading, this album warrants it.
Harmonies! Brian Wilson!
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Her voice was stellar
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
I liked this far more than expected!
3/5
Sit down and prepare yourself for an 18 minute long progrock song as the opener.
Beck
4/5
Hell yes
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Frankie goes to Coverland!
Brian Eno
4/5
This is a great mood setting album
Neu!
3/5
This was mostly background music to me.
Guided By Voices
4/5
Jumping back into the mid 90s with this album
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Buckle up, buckaroos. This is 2+ hours of country. If you're into that sort of thing, it is likely quite good. If you're not, it's 2 + hours of country :|
Miles Davis
4/5
Great atmospheric jazz
Soft Cell
3/5
I won't spoil it for you but it has a song titled "Sex Dwarf". Previously, I had only known Soft Cell for two different songs but now they will be known for this song.
Jacques Brel
3/5
Swinging 60s French
Heaven 17
3/5
Hipper than hip early 80s electronica
Tina Turner
4/5
Tina Turner is masterful in this album!
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
A fun listen of their music and covers!
The Blue Nile
3/5
It was neither great nor terrible
Goldfrapp
4/5
Chilling with Goldfrapp
3/5
This would have been so refreshing at the time and now sounds so similar to what came after it.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
A solid album
Eagles
2/5
To quote The Big Liebowski "Fuck the Eagles"
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Beautifully produced
Arcade Fire
4/5
The album is best experienced listened to from beginning to end
Led Zeppelin
4/5
70s rad rock
Elvis Presley
2/5
If you love Elvis, this album is for you! Not for me, sadly.
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
The beat and the flow were great. Listening to Da Bichez though took me out of it.
The Stranglers
3/5
Grimy garage with a sleazy bent
Sonic Youth
5/5
Kooler than kool
Sonic Youth
4/5
Grungy late 80s alive and well
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I consider this music that Nick Cave is planning on using to haunt people.
The Hives
4/5
Ready for slightly polished garage punk
Hot Chip
4/5
Romantically inclined dance pop with an edge
Steve Earle
4/5
I'm not typically enamored with country but this was an enjoyable country guitar focused album.
The Bees
3/5
Dreamy background music
Slipknot
4/5
Are you ready for gruff angry music?
Can
3/5
Ladies and Gentleman, in this corner, we have an experimental 70s album. In the other corner, we have your ears. Who will win this battle royale?
The Thrills
3/5
Cool songs with a somewhat annoying voice
Johnny Cash
4/5
It's time for prison bangers
Stephen Stills
3/5
It's your grandad's sing-a-longs
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Get ready for manic preaching on streets or rock with a purpose
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Edgy bro music for the hippie set.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Nick Cave is prodigious with his bad seeds
Orbital
4/5
The evolution of electronic music!
Calexico
4/5
Cool fusion album
Depeche Mode
5/5
This album really ushered in the 90s to me. For me, it has held up for decades.
David Bowie
3/5
David Bowie reinvented for the 2010s
The Divine Comedy
3/5
This was a ho-hum background album that blended too much into what I've already heard.
N.W.A.
4/5
If you can get past the slurs, the album is great.
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Dreamy background music
Talk Talk
3/5
The sounds of the 80s
Joanna Newsom
5/5
*Listening Note* While not available on Spotify, it is available on youtube.
What a beautiful album with harp and accompaniment. I appreciated the appearance of Bill Callahan, even if it seemed brief.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4/5
Take a ride with this album
Lana Del Rey
4/5
Hauntingly beautiful music
Peter Gabriel
5/5
So Peter Gabriel is so Peter Gabriel. This is still great
Lupe Fiasco
5/5
Great beats, great rhymes
David Ackles
3/5
Expansive story telling in dated format
Jack White
3/5
Jack White's Blabbermouth
Public Enemy
5/5
Socially conscious and great lyrics
Morrissey
4/5
Morrissey is so musically talented and personally vile. He embodies the title.
Queen
5/5
Can Queen do any wrong?
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Socially conscious and great beats
The Young Rascals
3/5
It sounds dated now but I would have guessed this was a 70s album and not a 60s album
The Monks
4/5
*Listening Note* While spotify does not currently have the full album available for US residents, it is available on youtube in various forms.
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Cool proto punk album with garage sound.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Possibly the most accessible Grateful Dead album yet. Not my jam, but definitely a jam for others.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Are you ready to rock?
Christina Aguilera
3/5
While the music was nothing special to me, her voice is powerful and wonderful to hear.
50 Cent
3/5
He did the former
Maxwell
4/5
Are you ready to groove because that is what this album is dedicated to.
George Harrison
3/5
Definitely hits some jam band elements
Eels
4/5
Beautiful freak album!
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
A little buffalo, a little springfield
4/5
Loretta Lynn didn't have to go this hard
Badly Drawn Boy
5/5
I don't mind being reintroduced to this album
Ray Charles
4/5
An enjoyable album of Ray Charles singing standards and classics
Motörhead
2/5
Ace of Spades is incredibly catchy and recognizable even to those that don't know Motorhead. Jailbait is despicable and taints the whole album.
Iron Butterfly
3/5
You, too, can forget what you're playing and create a 17 minute epic of rock history, complete with church organs.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
I dare you not to enjoy this album.
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
An interesting listen
Pere Ubu
3/5
35 minutes of jamming with instruments they found in a cupboard
4/5
Wild punk!
Beatles
3/5
Iterate through the classics
Happy Mondays
4/5
It was a happy Monday listening to this
Cocteau Twins
4/5
A beautiful fever dream of an album
The Libertines
3/5
This album started a mad surge of imitators
The Go-Betweens
3/5
They even sound like the go-betweens of 80s to early 90s music
The Kinks
4/5
When the Kinks were Beatles influenced
Bob Dylan
4/5
Bob Dylan at his best
Klaxons
4/5
Inventive use of instruments
Germs
3/5
Late 70s grime punk
Carole King
5/5
It's wild to think how many of the songs on here became hits or were already hits for other artists, too.
Queen
3/5
This reminds me of Queen meets Rush!
The Fall
3/5
Interesting post punk album with Sex Pistols influence
Dagmar Krause
3/5
*Listening Notes* This is not currently available on spotify but is available on youtube.
The 1980s meets the Weimar Republic music scene.
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
It was very ahead of its time!
k.d. lang
4/5
Such a remarkable voice and timing
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
The Dandy Warhols are still not passe, imo.
The Prodigy
4/5
Are you ready for mid 90s inventive music?
The Police
4/5
They started a wave of imitators. So many memorable songs on here.
Finley Quaye
3/5
I wasn't previously familiar with this album but it was an interesting foray into mid-90s reggae.
The Temptations
3/5
An enjoyable 70s funky listen
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Supreme guitar and singers!
Mercury Rev
3/5
It's giving me big Flaming Lips vocals, but an okay listen.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Great lyrics!
Kelela
3/5
Adult contempo with an edge
Skunk Anansie
4/5
I had passed on listening to this in the past as Skunk Anansie was described as hard rock but they are so much more than that!
Tom Waits
4/5
Tom Waits in his coarse glory
Gang Of Four
4/5
Fast tempo rock!
Deee-Lite
4/5
This album continues to be an absolute delight
Frank Sinatra
2/5
If you like Sinatra, you will like this album
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Smooth background jazz
Talvin Singh
4/5
An interesting electronica album
Black Sabbath
3/5
Are you ready for some transitional rock?
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Jazzy rock!
Frank Zappa
3/5
A less weird Frank Zappa
Ramones
4/5
A blast from the punk rockin' past
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
A country western light rock album entry
The White Stripes
4/5
The White Stripes at their best.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Drop into the groovy 70s
Van Morrison
2/5
Get ready to be punished by Van Morrison.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
She's so unusual makes for a great album
The Birthday Party
2/5
Nick Cave has grown on me but this hasn't. If you're interested in gritty gothy rock, this is for you.
Bobby Womack
3/5
A slightly jazzy background listen
The Damned
4/5
Fast & hard punk!
D'Angelo
4/5
So smooth
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Yeah, you better Freak Out
The Prodigy
4/5
It's wild relistening to this and thinking of how influential The Prodigy has been.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Smooth and jazzy
Roni Size
3/5
Interesting chill music
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
Covers of songs you will recognize
Primal Scream
3/5
This one did not really draw me in. I suspect it falls victim to my having heard albums based on it that I enjoyed more.
The Smiths
3/5
Meat is murder and so is listening to non-singing Morrissey.
Einstürzende Neubauten
4/5
Influences of Kraftwerk are pervasive throughout
The Charlatans
3/5
For people who think there are not enough Oasis albums.
Eagles
2/5
To quote The Big Lebowski, "Fuck the Eagles.".
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Early stones sounding a little rock but not as hard rock as they became.
The Who
3/5
Who? The Who.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
It's definitely Led Zeppelin but not my favorite Led Zeppelin.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
A fun background listen.
Method Man
4/5
Bring the pain and sit a spell
Happy Mondays
3/5
This one didn't catch me but I didn't hate it either.
The Zutons
3/5
It's like post-ska pop band. If that's your thing, you'll dig this album.
Slade
4/5
British arena rock. It will sound like a lot of other bands that came after it.
Fishbone
4/5
Great 80s rock
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Forgettable soft country
Elliott Smith
4/5
His swan song into the unknown.
CHVRCHES
4/5
Jump into dreamy pop
The Who
4/5
The Who songs that you know and like
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Kick out the 2000s jams
Saint Etienne
4/5
Only Love Can Save Your Heart is a great cover.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Simultaneously sad and joyful
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
This album starts off so strong and some of the songs fade off towards the end. Still a fun album
The KLF
3/5
Rave music coming at you
The Sonics
3/5
A fun iteration through covers
Talking Heads
4/5
A good but not great Talking Heads album
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Be prepared to bliss out with the 80s!
Meat Loaf
3/5
Meat Loaf opted for the maximum length of songs and added flourishes where they were not necessary. It does give it a charm.
David Gray
3/5
So smooth, so aughty
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
If you are a reggae fan, this album is for you. Not my jam.
Weather Report
2/5
The Weather Report today: disco with some smooth jazz later in the evening.
3/5
Not my favorite XTC album; it's not bad but it did not draw me in.
Meat Puppets
4/5
You're going to recognize so many of these songs as covered by other bands!
2/5
Perhaps it was groundbreaking at the time. It now sounds rote.
Frank Sinatra
2/5
This is yucking someone's yum but: ehh. If you like jazzy covers and smooth singing, you will love this.
The Black Keys
2/5
Blues for the suburbs. If that's your thing, you'll like this.
Leonard Cohen
5/5
What's not to like? It's Leonard Cohen and bangers
Lightning Bolt
2/5
Are you ready for... some noise metal?
Mariah Carey
3/5
Is this album one that I will ever listen to again by choice? Nope. Mariah Carey has a beautiful voice and the songs are very exacting, though.
Yes
2/5
This album is a no for me. If you enjoy prog rock, it will be a yes for you.
Sparks
4/5
A little treat on Monday for me.
The Offspring
4/5
Fun, puerile, and mall punk
Bob Dylan
3/5
It's Bob Dylan and exactly what you would expect. Bob is Bobbin'
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Be prepared to dance
Metallica
3/5
...And Metallica For All
Whether you want it or not
David Crosby
3/5
If I Could Only Remember Any of The Songs After Listening.
It wasn't unenjoyable but none of the songs stuck out for me.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
It's an album devoted to TMI.
De La Soul
4/5
Who likes this album? Me, myself, and I (and a lot of other folks)
The Jam
3/5
This definitely helped bring along the early 80s albums
Adele
4/5
Do you want to feel sad about yourself for a few songs? Pop this on.
Randy Newman
2/5
It's Randy Newman: singing what he sees.
David Bowie
3/5
I wouldn't say this album is hunky dory but it might just be dory.
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Are you up for some psychedelic rock? This links to the remastered double album, so hope you're ready for 90 minutes of it.
The Beta Band
3/5
Not a bad album, but forgettable for me.
Syd Barrett
3/5
Semi-psychedelic
OutKast
4/5
A great album with inclusions of the dreaded rap album comedy skit.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
This album is hoppin'
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
It's an album of stoner rock
FKA twigs
4/5
Beautiful music that is NSFW
AC/DC
3/5
Fill your pockets full of rocks. No, more rocks.
No, still more rocks.
Now you're ready to rock for the highway to hell.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
A chill background listen
Tim Buckley
3/5
Aptly named album
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Beautiful scene setting music
The Fall
3/5
Moody music to play in the background
Mike Ladd
4/5
An interesting foray into lowfi beats
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Sit down and listen a spell