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2020
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Soul
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30
5-Star Albums
7
1-Star Albums

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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Ultra Blue
Hikaru Utada
5 2.56 +2.44
10,000 gecs
100 gecs
5 2.88 +2.12
Please Don't Take Me Back
Martha
5 2.94 +2.06
Come On Over
Shania Twain
5 3.04 +1.96
Emotion
Carly Rae Jepsen
5 3.05 +1.95
Up
Great Big Sea
5 3.05 +1.95
Deep Down Happy
Sports Team
5 3.05 +1.95
Continuum
John Mayer
5 3.09 +1.91
Pushin' Against a Stone
Valerie June
5 3.11 +1.89
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Joe Cocker
5 3.11 +1.89

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Stage Four
Touché Amoré
1 2.93 -1.93
Symbolic
Death
1 2.78 -1.78
Eye
Robyn Hitchcock
1 2.71 -1.71
Korn
Korn
1 2.65 -1.65
Alive Or Just Breathing
Killswitch Engage
1 2.46 -1.46
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire
1 2.45 -1.45
Nail
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
1 2.43 -1.43
Go Farther In Lightness
Gang of Youths
2 3.34 -1.34
The Evil One
Roky Erickson
2 3.19 -1.19
People
The Burning Hell
2 3.16 -1.16

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Daft Punk 2 5
Bon Iver 3 4.33

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Alexisonfire 2 1.5

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blink-182 5, 2

5-Star Albums (30)

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HELLYEAH by HELLYEAH

It was mildly horrifying to learn that there’s a country, hard rock, nu metal supergroup. Like the traveling wilburys but for music that’s bad. And the music is bad, like as cringe as you’d expect for something like that. Unfortunately alcohaulin ass will be a guilty pleasure for me from now on.

Alive 2007 by Daft Punk

This is the rare live album that actually enhances the listening experience by being live. It really feels like you’re at one of the best dj sets of all time where every song is club classic as soon as it starts. It’s even better when you’re high.

Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo

Hey this is my submitted album! I suppose this is a good time to explain why I chose this one. It wasn't an easy choice but I wanted something that was undeservedly left off the list while also having a low chance of having been chosen by someone else. Obviously, everyone criticizes weezer and neutral milk hotel being left off and as much as I personally love stuff like 100 gecs I don't think it quite deserves inclusion on the list so I settled on this. Not only is this a childhood favorite of mine but I think danny elfman deserves at least some representation on this list. This album in particular is the best of 80s music and is endlessly catchy and relistenable for me. Weird science is great but I like the title track and no one lives forever even more. Honestly, this is the closest thing to hyperpop like 100 gecs I can think of for the 80s which also might be a factor. Who cares if some of the songs are a bit long or the production gets overwhelming, that's the fun of it.

Up by Great Big Sea

This is one of those albums that I listened to at the exactly perfect moment in my life. Or I’m just really high. It’s jovial 90s Celtic punk/alternative that’s super catchy but buying time, the song about making a big decision, hit right as I was putting down my deposits to go to law school in the fall. Then it’s nearly followed by the joyful old black rum about being intoxicated and being super happy, which is what I am right now. Wild that this random album is going to be forever associated with this moment for me. I’m reading this back and its easily the most insane review I’ve ever written, I’m sorry.

Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell

I get major theater kid vibes from this pick despite this technically being the concept album version. It’s a good album though with a solid mix of jazz and blues applied to Greek mythology which is super unique. Also why we build the wall feels a bit too literal now despite it being written almost two decades ago.

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Sep 07 2024

This is my first user album and I’m excited by this concept because I’m expecting some great albums that even I noticed were missing alongside some total shitpost bullshit. As for this one, I definitely liked it more than the eels album on the list but I also only really remember novocaine for the soul, which was better than any songs on this one. Tiger in my tank was my fav from this one.

St. Jude by Courteeners
Sep 08 2024

This was a fun one! Definitely a millennial that just really liked this in his formative years and wanted it on the list, not meant as a criticism. It was just a solid 2000s alt rock killers type album.

Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Sep 09 2024

Not one but two songs that have been completely separated from its origin. We got ladyfingers the most nostalgic/romanticized tik tok sound and whipped cream which I’ve heard a million times but never really thought of too much. Overall not bad.

Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo
Sep 10 2024

Hey this is my submitted album! I suppose this is a good time to explain why I chose this one. It wasn't an easy choice but I wanted something that was undeservedly left off the list while also having a low chance of having been chosen by someone else. Obviously, everyone criticizes weezer and neutral milk hotel being left off and as much as I personally love stuff like 100 gecs I don't think it quite deserves inclusion on the list so I settled on this. Not only is this a childhood favorite of mine but I think danny elfman deserves at least some representation on this list. This album in particular is the best of 80s music and is endlessly catchy and relistenable for me. Weird science is great but I like the title track and no one lives forever even more. Honestly, this is the closest thing to hyperpop like 100 gecs I can think of for the 80s which also might be a factor. Who cares if some of the songs are a bit long or the production gets overwhelming, that's the fun of it.

Poesía Básica by Extrechinato y Tu
Sep 11 2024

Sure why not. Poems set to Spanish/rock fusion are cool I guess.

Goat by The Jesus Lizard
Sep 12 2024

This is one of those albums just like scum by napalm death that I can't say I liked but I couldn't stop listening. It's the kind of post-hardcore punk that makes me feel like I'm in the movie Green Room and gives me the urge to take a shower but something keeps me from turning it off and idk what.

Nuyorican Soul by Nuyorican Soul
Sep 13 2024

This might be one of the more eclectic songs I've heard even counting the main list. Went from sault-type soul to pure jazz a little disco like on runaway, which was also a banger of a song. Thought this one was pretty fun.

Funeral Dress by Wussy
Sep 14 2024

I have a well documented soft spot for girl rock like what was on most of this album and I couldn’t resist this. 00s indie rock will some gems like airborne on here.

The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists
Sep 15 2024

This started out as almost too generic 2000s indie rock but man it really picked up in the middle third. Leaned more into garage rock stuff then ended with some country-type stuff all with great lyrics and great vocals. I guess the later parts of the album being stronger makes sense with the concept since it starts as kinda bland happy music when the couple meets then pretty intense grungy stuff as they argue with the Queen and deal with the other lady then bittersweet at the end when they drown themselves. So pretty cool from that perspective. Wanting comes in waves and hazards of love 4 were my favs which are also the two biggest plot points I guess. The more I listened the more I loved this actually. Like I can’t stop listening to it now.

Silence Yourself by Savages
Sep 16 2024

I loved this album in theory. It's female rock stuff with great instrumentals but something about it didn't work for me. I started to get tired of it halfway through and it felt way longer than 40 minutes but I'm not sure what exactly it was. I think it's because the vocals didn't really change much through the whole thing and stuck with the operatic modern heavy rock sound.

Wild Planet by The B-52's
Sep 17 2024

Kinda crazy that someone listened to 1089 albums over 3 years and chose another B-52's album that also doesn't have love shack on it lol. This was good B-52's music but not terribly memorable except for give me back my man and maybe private Idaho. Honestly I just wanted to get back to listening to the hazards of love because holy fuck its only gotten better.

Come And Get It by Rachel Stevens
Sep 18 2024

This was some great mid 2000s pop. One of those where I didn’t have a bunch of standout songs (except nothing good about this goodbye) but I really enjoyed my time with it from start to finish.

El Circo by Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio
Sep 19 2024

This was like Mexican Debo. Super funky and catchy rock that was a great time throughout. Mare was my fav song.

Currents by Tame Impala
Sep 20 2024

This was a defining album of my college experience despite it coming out when I was starting high school. I get why it’s not included in the main list but I’d fully expect to see it there 10-15 years down the line because it’s awesome. Let it happen, only go backwards, and new person old mistakes are all classics and the rest is great too.

10,000 gecs by 100 gecs
Sep 21 2024

Lmaooooo im so glad someone used their user album on a 100 gecs album and I didn’t use mine on 1000 gecs (the superior of the two albums imo). This my or may not be a troll pick but idc because I genuinely think their music is great in its own right. Hyper pop to the extreme that’s very short and diabetically sweet because if it went a minute past 30 minutes it’d probably be too much. If you don’t like it go back to listening to Neil young for the millionth time grandpa. I love basically all the song but Hollywood baby is my fav ***also I said only go backwards instead of less I know the better in my currents notes which is kinda embarrassing oopsie.

Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews Band
Sep 22 2024

I hope this one was an actual troll because someone who chooses a 70 minute long Dave Matthew’s album that doesn’t even have any of his big hits on it deserves to be drawn and quartered. This was so boring and the more edgy heavy vibe does not work with Dave Matthew’s.

We Like It Here by Snarky Puppy
Sep 23 2024

I had really high expectations for this because I wanted it to sound awesome when I was stoned but it just sounded alright—except for sleeper which was great. I still really liked it as a jazz fusion album but it wasn’t mind blowing like I was hoping which is on me for being to hopeful I guess.

Nail by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
Sep 24 2024

This is either a shitpost or a submission by the most pretentious man who ever lived. Like I get that it’s super eclectic and goofy or whatever but that doesn’t make the shitty final sound and god awful vocals worth it. Oh wow you put in the hall of the mountain king in your weird song congrats. There’s literally an interlude that’s just metal chairs dragging on the floor and pots clanging.

Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 by Bruce Springsteen
Sep 25 2024

This is definitely some divorced dad who fell in love with this as a kid and decided to add it to the list because there’s no reason for this to be here even if it’s a good live album. Yes it’s energetic and exciting and he’s a good performer or whatever but I don’t need more Bruce Springsteen in my life. My last 2 user albums are making me very scared that the next 100 albums are all gonna be lame 70s rock stuff a bunch of boomers have fond memories of.

Englabörn by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Sep 26 2024

I appreciate the explanation of why the user chose this album because it made me rethink what I was expecting from the user albums. I've been getting mad at these boring bruce springsteen live albums and 80s shitposts but my personal enjoyment of my user pick heavily influenced my choice. I was kinda thinking about danny elfman being left off the list but there's no shortage of new wave and I just really liked it. After listening to 1089 albums I think we've earned the right to pick whatever we want to add to the list and if foetal wheel or whatever is their pick then so be it and it's just something I'll have to endure until i get to something like the decemberists again. Either way, I agree that modern classical is underrepresented on the list and this is definitely a good example of that even if I found it somewhat boring. His scores are better but I appreciate someone trying to fill a gap in the list with something even they aren't a massive fan of.

1, 2, Kung Fu! by Boy Azooga
Sep 27 2024

This was a super fun one. Just some solid contemporary indie rock. It's very eclectic and some of it blurs together for me but I really liked the last song and I listened to the album radio for about 4 hours while I worked on law school applications lol.

Relatives in Descent by Protomartyr
Sep 28 2024

This felt like something straight out of the early 80s. Pure post punk that I didn’t love but it wasn’t terrible I guess. It all blurred together but that was kinda by design on this one with each song running into the next.

Sep 29 2024

What a hoot hollering good time. I was playing this while I did chores and walked around and it was super motivating and made me feel like I was walking through Central Park in the middle of the day in the 1940s.

A1A by Jimmy Buffett
Sep 30 2024

I’m glad I finally heard some non-margaritaville Jimmy Buffett music but unfortunately I thought it was bland easy going soft rock for the most part. It just sounded so generic to where I felt like I’d heard this album a million times on the main list. However, the last song was catchy and fun and the highlight of the album.

Enema Of The State by blink-182
Oct 01 2024

I remember hating the blink-182 album that’s on the list so I’m baffled why they didn’t choose this one instead. It has all of their hits, still holds up today, and is a pretty important album of the 90s so why not choose it. Everyone knows all the hits from this so I won’t repeat them here but almost everything rocked on this album. This would’ve gone even more crazy if I had been born 15 years earlier or discovered this when I was like 14. Also pretty decent walking around the park high music surprisingly.

Peasant by Richard Dawson
Oct 02 2024

Apparently avant- garde for this album means a pleasant folk album with some great tracks with an occasional spurt of bullshit noise. Really liked ogre and the end of masseuse but overall enjoyed the mix of medieval folk with more modern vibes. Like I think I heard a synthesizer a couple times.

Oct 03 2024

Before I talk about this album I wanted to mention that I’m dumb for being so glib on Siamese dream way back when I got it. I’m listening to mayonaise and idk how I could’ve ever not loved it. I said today was overrated but man now that it’s almost fall it’s great. This was good but not great. Definitely interesting mix of funk and hip hop but obviously not American. Higher was my fav.

A City Dressed In Dynamite by That Handsome Devil
Oct 04 2024

What an odd album. It’s very hard to describe because it’s a mashup of like 10 disparate genres. Like there’s Tom waits type stuff mixed with hip hop and some psychedelic stuff almost and I don’t even really know what rockabilly is but just hearing the word describes the music tbh. Not something I’d listen to regularly I don’t think but will def remember.

A Salty Dog by Procol Harum
Oct 05 2024

What an odd album. It’s very hard to describe because it’s a mashup of like 10 disparate genres. Like there’s Tom waits type stuff mixed with hip hop and some psychedelic stuff almost and I don’t even really know what rockabilly is but just hearing the word describes the music tbh. Not something I’d listen to regularly I don’t think but will def remember.

Oncle Jazz by Men I Trust
Oct 06 2024

It’s weird to get an album that I’ve never heard before yet feel very familiar with. Men I trust is all over the bedroom pop playlists that I use to relax, study, and/or sleep so I’ve never actually listened to them as an artist until now. Honestly I think they work better as a part of a genre playlist because while I love bedroom pop like this, this was overlong and got slightly monotonous in a way that a playlist doesn’t. Still enjoyed it all the way through but was kinda impossible to stay actively listening the whole time. Also congrats to the submitter for being a generational music hater. Spent 3 years listening to 1089 albums they apparently hated except like 20 of them. I need to look at submitter projects more often.

Live in San Francisco by Thee Oh Sees
Oct 07 2024

This was a unique live album. Probably one of the rawest albums I’ve heard throughout almost the whole list because you really get the vibe that they’re in a sweaty abandoned building going crazy to their like 9 fans. Super hardcore but very bluesy and grungy.

Version 2.0 by Garbage
Oct 08 2024

I vaguely remember the garbage album on the list so I’m pretty sure it’s pop punk dance type stuff and this felt more electronica and techno but still similar to the first album. Nothing stood out too much to me but I’ve been very outspoken on my enjoyment of this type of female rock. The thirteen cover would make a cool duet with the original tho.

Oct 09 2024

According to the wiki, this movie is basically the B side to the wall and after listening to it I couldn't agree more with everything the wiki said. Picking the wall to be the pink floyd release was definitely the smart commercial move because this is a bit more out there and has a weirder concept than the wall. However, there's some stuff on here that far outshines almost everything from the wall like the title track and gone fishing. Really interesting album that I think does a pretty good job of bringing across the oddness of a bad? dream.

Dimanche à Bamako by Amadou & Mariam
Oct 10 2024

I'm glad there's still world music like this in the user section because this shit slapped the same way that songhoy blues slapped. Honestly don't have much else to say about it. I could definitely tell Manu Chao helped out and really liked the first track.

Afraid Of Sunlight by Marillion
Oct 11 2024

this was some of the blandest music I've heard throughout the entire list. I can guarantee I will remember nothing about this except that it's the most unmemorable stuff I've ever heard. Definitely feels like an album someone's parents had and they just happened to latch onto this one for no reason other than it being the first thing they threw in their boombox as a 10 year old.

I Need to Start a Garden by Haley Heynderickx
Oct 12 2024

Usually I don’t like folk music like this but something about this one worked for me. Well written with haunting/beautiful production and vocals what more could u ask for. Not many songs stuck out but was a solid half hour overall

Vedergällningen by Garmarna
Oct 13 2024

I busy most of the day so couldn’t listen to it all the way to the end but I got the gist of this album after like the second song so I don’t feel bad writing this without having heard the last couple songs. Traditional swedish folk songs turned into a modern rock album; fun sound and concept.

22, A Million by Bon Iver
Oct 14 2024

I’ve only ever listened to for Emma so it was cool to hear non wistful sad stuff and listen to cool electronica type stuff instead. Fun to listen to while high too.

Don't Say No by Billy Squier
Oct 15 2024

I’m surprised this wasn’t on the main list because there were a million other bland 80s power rock albums on there that were far less deserving of this. This might be the quintessential bland pop rock album but it also has the stroke which is still a great hype song. Glad someone chose to include this.

Forced Witness by Alex Cameron
Oct 16 2024

I came to like this more as I listened to it but the more I listened the angrier I got about there being no Weird Al on the list. I'm glad that there was a decent number of comedic albums on the main list and this was a good user pick but I hope someone chose any weird al album at some point. Sure his music is more outright parody but if Beatles ripoffs can make the list why can't he. Anyway, this had some great 80s pop production with basically every song being morally gross in one way or another, mainly predatory on underage girls. Studmuffin96 is a banger of a song that I feel bad enjoying so much but hey it's obviously a joke and plenty of the albums on the list were made by people who actually did the things in these songs so who cares.

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
Oct 17 2024

Just as worthy of being on this list as illinoise imo. Great songwriting Great singing and a great time to listen to it in mid October. Death with dignity was my fav.

All Hail West Texas by The Mountain Goats
Oct 18 2024

This has grown on me since I listened to it. At first I was rolling my eyes at the shitty sound quality and the rest of the production and vocals but the more I think about it the more I think it fits the lyrics and overall vibe they're going for. As someone from Nebraska, it captures the feeling of growing up in a small rural area pretty well even if I didn't relate the exact things they were singing about.

I And Love And You by The Avett Brothers
Oct 19 2024

My basic ass mother in law loves the Avett brothers and now I know why because this was incredibly bland. Just like her Christmas food, this album didn’t taste terrible at first but kick drum heart was the turning point into the actual chewing and swallowing of unseasoned green bean casserole. That was a somewhat tortured metaphor but you get the idea, I hope whoever chose this after listening to 1089 albums enjoys their mac and cheese and chicken strips while they watch the Big Bang theory reruns.

Korn by Korn
Oct 20 2024

I’m sorry I can’t be bothered to force myself to listen to over an hour of Korn. At least follow the leader had freak on a leash but after 20 minutes of yelling I decided it wasn’t worth it for a user album. If I missed some amazing Korn song in the second half of this I think I’ll live.

Racine carrée by Stromae
Oct 21 2024

French rave music. If you're into this kinda stuff I'm sure it's great but not for me.

Gemstones by Adam Green
Oct 22 2024

Okay comedy albums are fun sometimes but they can get old. This one just rubbed me the wrong way because it wasn't particularly fun to listen to and was more vulgar than funny to me.

Sublime by Sublime
Oct 23 2024

This was a classic 1001 albums experience. An album I've heard about but never got a chance to listen to that has a couple classic songs and introduces me to some I never would've heard on my own. While I wouldn't say this is a great album and this streak of crass, crude records is getting old, I could at least enjoy what i got santeria and caress me down (a middle school classic for me). I also had no idea that this is the original doin time instead of the much superior lana del rey version.

Ultra Blue by Hikaru Utada
Oct 24 2024

I listen to Japanese city pop every once in a while but every time I hear it or something similar I find myself enjoying it even more. This is shit was so good. Mix of j pop and early 00s dance pop; sounded greag while I was high.

Blink-182 by blink-182
Oct 25 2024

After enema of the state I thought I’d heard enough blink 182 on this list and that’s pretty much how I still feel after hearing this. Less exciting than that album and where are you isn’t enough to make it worth it. Less punky than before and more mature in a not good way.

Djarimirri by Gurrumul
Oct 26 2024

There's some really cool orchestral/African fusion stuff on here but the whole time I was listening to it I couldn't stop wondering who loves this so much that they'd put it on this list. Most of the other albums I can see why it would be someone's fav but this is by far the most niche. Glad it's here because its an interesting album but still befuddling to me.

Recipe for Hate by Bad Religion
Oct 27 2024

This definitely felt like a nostalgic/sentimental pick. Punk with a bit of a country twist that didn’t really resonate with me but was interesting to listen to.

Moffou by Salif Keita
Oct 28 2024

I didn’t really get anything out of this but it was only 16 minutes so there’s not much for me to even say or have a feeling about.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. by Steven Wilson
Oct 29 2024

There were a couple interesting mixes of 70s and modern prog rock but overall it was just whatever. I’m beginning to realize that it’s hard to sit through these 70 minute albums when they don’t even have the 1001 album stamp of approval. At least there I’m guaranteed some reason for why I should listen to it beyond “some guy thought it was really good”

Real Life by Joan As Police Woman
Oct 30 2024

This one was good. Reminded me of a more modern joni mitchell even though joni still holds up. I really liked anyone.

Join Us by They Might Be Giants
Oct 31 2024

For some reason I always associated they might be giants with the 2000s indie crowd like car seat headrest or neutral milk hotel but after hearing this one my assumptions must be totally wrong. This was closer to like the bare naked ladies than anything else.

The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
Nov 01 2024

I honestly don't get why this was left off the main list. It was the anthem for a whole culture in the 2000s and has great crossover rock appeal. The title track is like the weakest hit out of the album imo because dead, teenagers, i dont love you are all even better. It's the peak of emo rock before it became annoying screaming like bring me the horizon. Thank god 9/11 happened because we wouldn't have this album without it.

Discosis by Bran Van 3000
Nov 02 2024

This is by far one of the most eclectic albums I’ve gotten on this list. It felt like every genre from the 70s to 00s was showcased at some point. Loop me in was my fav.

Misplaced Childhood by Marillion
Nov 04 2024

when I got this I thought “marillion sounds vaguely familiar I wonder if I’ve gotten an album from them” and when I looked my review of the other album said it was the most forgettable music ever so I guess I was right. This was also pretty whatever but slightly better I guess.

Frosting On The Beater by The Posies
Nov 05 2024

This was a nice enough 90s grunge/alt album. One of those like the first queens of the Stone Age album where the slow songs at the end is my favorite part for some reason.

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.
Nov 06 2024

This was just as uninteresting to me as all of the main list post punk albums except this one doesn’t sound like it was recorded in a basement with radio shack equipment, which makes it lose what little charm it could’ve had.

Lahai by Sampha
Nov 07 2024

It’s been a rough 24 hours after the election but at least this album was really good. It was like a less whimsical/goofy version of thundercat. Lyrics were great and the production is right up my alley.

F♯ A♯ ∞ by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Nov 08 2024

This falls in the category of albums I’m glad I listened to and will never ever revisit. It was a solid hour of unsettling atmospheric ambient music and nothing I really need to hear again.

Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate
Nov 09 2024

This is the type of emo that I’m not a huge fan of. It doesn’t have the excitement or power of something like my chemical romance and just sounds like a bland 90s grunge/indie rock album

Don't Throw Stones by THE SPORTS
Nov 10 2024

Yeah whatever. Seen it a million times by now

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project
Nov 11 2024

Alan parsons read an Edgar Allan Poe collection and was inspired to make a completely passable 70s prog rock concept album about it.

Re by Café Tacvba
Nov 12 2024

I was skeptical of the “Beatles white album of Latino music” but honestly it mostly lived up to that. I’m not a huge fan of the white album in the first place so the expectations weren’t super high but it was an eclectic mix of genres just with a Hispanic twang to all of it. The heavy metal song wasn’t even my fav but it was the most memorable one just because it caught me off guard.

Madvillainy by Madvillain
Nov 13 2024

Absolutely deserves to be on the list and is one album along with stuff like daft punks discovery whose exclusion undermines the credibility of the list in general. It had cultural impact, is a unique hip hop album in basically every aspect, and objectively rocks. I don’t even personally love this album but I can acknowledge how good it is.

People by The Burning Hell
Nov 14 2024

Okay I’m ready to declare a plague of cutesy, clever, insufferable albums on the user list. From this to Adam green to even Alex Cameron and 100 gecs who I liked it feels like a majority of these albums are just goofy more than anything else. There’s nothing wrong with that on its own it’s just turning into the user version of the over saturation of new wave and post punk on the main list. Taken on its own I just wasn’t into the Cake-like vocals and I didn’t find the lyrics to be particularly funny like I think I was supposed to.

Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
Nov 15 2024

I’ve always heard good things about death cab for cutie and specifically this album but never listened to it until now, and I gotta say the hype was real. Very early 2000s indie music that’s endlessly listenable and fun. Enjoyed the first couple tracks the most.

Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative
Nov 16 2024

Every time I thought I had this album figured out it ended up taking another totally unexpected turn. I was settling in for heavy emo rock at first but it started as a mix of like 5 finger death punch and Depeche Mode THEN got to the heavy Metallica stuff before becoming somewhat more mainstream rock and ending with a fucking sitar. Probs wont listen again for a long time but definitely memorable if only for the Halloween song and the death to all white people song.

"Awaken, My Love!" by Childish Gambino
Nov 17 2024

2:04 me and your mama tells you all you need to know about this album.

Cleopatra by The Lumineers
Nov 19 2024

I’m very susceptible to the stomp claps of this album. The lyrics are cringe tragedy and it definitely sounds like a 2010s album but goddamn if sleep on the floor and Ophelia aren’t total bangers. They’re so good they carry the rest of the album. Also just realizing that there’s not much difference between this and Noah kahan.

We Rock Hard by Freestylers
Nov 20 2024

I think I’m starting to become nostalgic for the main list because usually when I would get a breakbeat electronica album like this I’d get a sense of unease but now the memories of actually listening to them aren’t as bad to me, even tho I know I was mostly annoyed as I listened (anything by the prodigy is excepted from these feelings). This one was whatever, not terrible not something I’d listen to again and I’ve already forgotten most of the specifics of it. I remember a lot of it being very beastie boys sounding.

Out of the Blue by Debbie Gibson
Nov 21 2024

This is the most 80s album I’ve heard in a long time. Mainline, unadulterated Olivia newton-john type 80s pop. Shake your love was my fav.

Music For People In Trouble by Susanne Sundfør
Nov 22 2024

At first I thought this was gonna be a gillian welch type country album but then it went in about every direction a singer-songwriter album can. It started country but went into folk, jazz, fantasy, even ambient stuff at times which was cool.

Carolina Confessions by The Marcus King Band
Nov 23 2024

I got really excited when I saw southern rock but was mildly disappointed when I realized it was the slower, quieter, bluesy stuff instead of the black keys/gary Clark jr type garage sound that’s super heavy on the electric guitars. This was still good tho don’t get me wrong.

Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World
Nov 24 2024

This is about what I expected from a Jimmy eat world album. It has one of the best anthems of the 2000s then one or two other hits then the rest is pretty alright 2000s alt rock.

Young Team by Mogwai
Nov 25 2024

Shoegaze ambient post rock type stuff. Not bad.

Rêver mieux by Daniel Bélanger
Nov 26 2024

It’s been a while since I’ve had some good French music like this. Not ambient house or any weird shit, just solid French music.

Mm..Food by MF DOOM
Nov 27 2024

Equal parts dumb skits and the best production you’ve ever heard on a hip hop album. I get why the inserts are there but man sometimes I just wanna hear the good shit. Guinnessez and rapp snitch knishes are my favs.

Piñata by Freddie Gibbs
Nov 28 2024

Once again Madlib proves he can do no wrong and the flow of every verse on this album is great but there were also quite a few corny lyrics (mainly the La song) and in general I didn’t vibe with it as much as the Mf doom I’ve been getting recently. I think watts is my fav, I think

Nov 29 2024

For coming out in 2018, this sounds quite a bit like a Covid album. Stripped back production with the lead singer just singing about whatever problems they see in the world. Wasn’t a huge fan of this and honestly am just waiting until AM shows up.

Phantom Power by The Tragically Hip
Nov 30 2024

Very much an album of its era and its genre. One of the reviews called it educated rock and I couldn’t agree more. The neutral milk hotel brand of turn of the century indie rock.

Fuzz by Chucklehead
Dec 01 2024

The first song made me think this was a shitpost album but it actually turned out to be ultra 90s funk which was pretty fun to listen to. The typical 90s production tropes made the 70s funk style sound new and fresh and somehow not that dated.

Apostrophe(') by Frank Zappa
Dec 02 2024

This was more great Frank Zappa music. I get why the main list chose hot rats over this but this one also had some bangers mainly uncle Remus.

I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire
Dec 03 2024

It's earth, wind, and fire; of course it's good.

A Live One by Phish
Dec 04 2024

I listened to this for the entirety of one balatro run then tapped out. Didn’t need to listen to another hour of some of the blandest music ever. I get why the Grateful Dead has a huge live following but I don’t really get this. Like it doesn’t sound bad and would probably be fun to hear live but idk man, listening to it on my couch sucked.

Nurture by Porter Robinson
Dec 05 2024

Why is this on here? Lo fi beats to chill/study to ass music. Maybe if I was a cringe theater kid when I was in middle school I’d appreciate this more.

Come On Come On by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Dec 06 2024

I was worried this was gonna be 100% generic singer songwriter boredom but the middle chunk was pretty good country music which made it bearable.

It’s definitely overlong in a genre that’s overdone now but honestly this was fine by me from start to finish. Yeah I zoned out a couple times and a few of the songs were duds but there were also some pretty good ones like lovex3 so I can’t complain.

Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera by Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
Dec 08 2024

Wow this might be the most blatant Beatles rip off I’ve heard. Like it’s straight up taking bits and pieces of each Beatles album and mixing and matching and sometimes just emulating. It’s not bad music but it feels so derivative.

Silent Alarm by Bloc Party
Dec 09 2024

This was a fine 00s alt rock album that was simply outshone by its contemporaries. Like this is what you listen to when you’re tired of the strokes and lcd soundsystem. Forever destined to have helicopter be the song people hear on Spotify playlists and think “that was pretty good” then not save it.

Dilate by Ani DiFranco
Dec 10 2024

This was a weird/interesting one. It felt like a split between fiona apple and gillian welch or something. Very punkish rock mixed with singer-songwriter folk. I didn't love it but was glad to have listened to it. The reviews reminded me that alanis morrisette is another great comparison for this. So thanks user reviews.

Dec 11 2024

I’m beginning to see a trend of 90s alt rock type stuff like this in the used albums which makes me think that this user base is skewed toward hipster millenials and pretentious music redditors. Don’t get me wrong this music is good but the overrrepresentation of user picks is definitely insightful.

Savage Sinusoid by Igorrr
Dec 12 2024

This music is total bullshit but for some reason I found myself enjoying it. It’s arty heavy metal dubstep and I liked the production of it even tho it’s tacky and the screaming is annoying. Americans had skrillex in the 2010s and this is the French equivalent I guess.

Home Sweet Home by Kano
Dec 13 2024

There’s the lil simz and the dizzee rascal brand of British rap. This one falls in the latter category which is a bad thing but is at least listenable (even if it still sucks) unlike dizzee rascal.

Chet by Chet Baker
Dec 15 2024

The quintessential sultry, smoky, noir lounge music. I just imagined I was Humphrey bogart solving the mystery of a missing New York socialite and it fit the vibe perfectly

The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot
Dec 16 2024

I would probably be pretty down on this dated lame pop punk stuff but it hit different listening to it stuck in the Atlanta airport at 10 pm for some reason.

Dec 17 2024

Yeah this was weird and annoying hardcore funk or whatever. Maybe I’m just basic but I want my fucky noise to be cool and groovy and fun and not staccato and harsh.

World Of Echo by Arthur Russell
Dec 18 2024

This is what I imagine Jack Dorsey or Aaron Rodgers listening to when they’re doing weird ayahuasca experiments in the wilderness. I wasn’t into it but I think if I did any intense hallucinogens I’d either love it to the point of it positively changing my life or hate it to the point of ruining my life. Also why does every song abruptly end.

Stranger In Town by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Dec 19 2024

I loved old time rock and roll as a middle schooler and I’m sure that’s the main reason why it’s on this list but the rest is just alright. Bob seger has a great voice and the production is like a cozy unchallenging blanket but I’ve heard songs like Hollywood nights and even old time so many times that I can get more excited about hearing the whole album.

MOMENTUM by Calibro 35
Dec 20 2024

I yoyo’d between enjoying and hating this album from track to track. It started okay then I didn’t love the rap stuff then it just became interesting instrumental contemporary funk stuff but there were still some annoying bits that kept me from really getting into it. I got a solo flea song once the album ended and I had no idea he made shit like this so that was pretty cool to hear.

Emotional Mugger by Ty Segall
Dec 21 2024

I listened to this while doing a shitload of chores at 11 pm and it kept me going the whole time. Honestly can’t even speak to the quality of the music except that I was vibing out to it the whole time. I remember being glad that it was just a straight up garage rock record and not some weird French funk metal thing or whatever.

Continuum by John Mayer
Dec 22 2024

John Mayer is a very interesting person to me because I perceive him as a total cultural pariah despite not knowing of anything bad he did because it was before my time. Like his controversies page on Wikipedia isn’t even that bad in this age of Trump. Just a fascinating example of cancel culture before that was really a thing I guess. Anyway this album rocks and I love this type of blues pop stuff in general. Gravity is an all time song for me whenever I’m sad and the rest of it is like a massage for my inner ear.

Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell
Dec 23 2024

I get major theater kid vibes from this pick despite this technically being the concept album version. It’s a good album though with a solid mix of jazz and blues applied to Greek mythology which is super unique. Also why we build the wall feels a bit too literal now despite it being written almost two decades ago.

A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
Dec 24 2024

This was a solid listen. Everything you could really want from modern indie rock music for this style. While this might not be super memorable for me it made me relisten to the x albums after this ended and came out with a lot more appreciation for those. Honestly excited to relisten to this in a couple days and see what I think then.

Pushin' Against a Stone by Valerie June
Dec 25 2024

I started listening to this and loved it, got high and loved it even more. Just immaculate voice and immaculate vibes from start to finish.

Weezer by Weezer
Dec 26 2024

I’ve been expecting this one for a while. On the subreddit it’s probably the most talked about for being left off the list and for good reason. Even if I don’t love this album it had a huge cultural moment and weezer ruled a huge chunk of the alternative scene in the 90s plus songs like say it ain’t so and buddy holly are still popular today. I don’t get why this got left off.

Loss by Mull Historical Society
Dec 27 2024

At first I thought this was gonna be shitpost given the name and the first ~minute of the album but it turned out to be pretty enjoyable. A really nice indie rock/alternative type thing. Instead and I tried are my favs.

Tomb by Angelo De Augustine
Dec 28 2024

I normally don’t have a problem with wispy sad indie music like this but this one didn’t do it for me. It was elliott smith non over stuff but without the unique vocals or writing that makes those artists stand out.

Maestro by Kaizers Orchestra
Dec 29 2024

This was a decent change up from the past week or two. Just some Swedish alt rock out of nowhere is fine by me especially when it’s fun like this one was.

Eye by Robyn Hitchcock
Dec 30 2024

After that Swedish rock thing this was a change of pace in a bad way because I could’ve gone without hearing another folksy political British/Irish album like these for a very long time.

Kick by INXS
Dec 31 2024

I was surprised by how many 80s hits were on this given that I’ve never heard of inxs. Like I’ve heard the big hits and like them but never knew the artist really. Also the album cover looks like a 90s hip hop r&b thing.

Jan 01 2025

Thank you to whoever put this on the list. I love this album and honestly think that this and brat could make it on the real list in a couple editions. The 80s anthem influence mixed with creative songwriting and a charismatic vocalist are the reason two songs from this album were on my spotify wrapped this year.

O by Damien Rice
Jan 02 2025

Honestly got too high when I listened to this and don’t remember much of it. I vaguely recall the last song being really different from the rest of the album but that could also have just been whatever song came on after the album ended lol. It was alright, I think?

Jan 04 2025

This reminded me a lot of death cab for cutie. I had the chance to do a second listen of this today and each song got better on relisten. I was also playing balatro the first time and probably wasn't paying as much attention as I should've.

Yeti by Amon Düül II
Jan 05 2025

The vocals on this album are so ass that it prevented me from enjoying any other part of this album.

Contra by Vampire Weekend
Jan 06 2025

Can’t hate vampire weekend but I also never get into their music as a lot of other I know that listen to them. They’re catchy and fun and all but something about them doesn’t fully click with me. Don’t get me wrong this was still a good listen.

When Smoke Rises by Mustafa
Jan 07 2025

It’s been a while since I’ve had such a huge disconnect between my expectations from the covert art and the reality. I was expecting contemporary hip hop but got a lowkey singer songwriter type thing instead. It was a nice snack but didn’t really stick with me.

Sing To God by Cardiacs
Jan 08 2025

This was better than I expected it to be by taking some fun turns into pep band and bombastic theater sounds. Still not sure if the second disc was super necessary.

Because the Internet by Childish Gambino
Jan 09 2025

Once again there's a childish gambino album that has some cool stuff on it like 3005 but it also feels like Donny Glover couldn't resist putting quirky, dumb bullshit in there too. Either way, probably only needed awaken, my love on the user list.

After Hours by The Weeknd
Jan 10 2025

While I'm more of a Starboy person because that's the one I saw live and was informational to my early high school years, I have to admit that this one has more sauce. The 80s synth sound--while he can't quite escape Michael jackson--really fits his voice and it sounds great. Blinding lights, save your tears, heartless are all super fun hits.

Alive Or Just Breathing by Killswitch Engage
Jan 11 2025

I'm sorry this kind of music sucks and I can't even listen to it objectively. The double whammy of cringe and screaming is just too much.

Squeezing Out Sparks by Graham Parker
Jan 12 2025

This sounded so generic I felt like I’d already listened to it despite never having heard of graham parker. I now realize why it’s so familiar because it sounds exactly like the dozen Elvis Costello albums I was made to listen to on the main list.

God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies
Jan 13 2025

This one really grew on me. I was uneasy about the disturbed-esque baritone vocals at first but it turned out to work really well with the indie soft rock kinda vibe. Swimming in your ocean was my fav, had some great lyrics too.

Come On Over by Shania Twain
Jan 14 2025

Drunkenly going nuts to man I feel like a woman on my 21st birthday is a core memory for me so I can’t really give this any less than a 5. The rest of the songs are good too.

The Animal Years by Josh Ritter
Jan 15 2025

At this point I’m getting tired of describing the albums so I remember what they are later so I’m just gonna say this was a decent 45 minutes of listening.

Night Drive by Chromatics
Jan 16 2025

I only know chromatics from their awesome song on the twin peaks revival and this isn’t exactly what I was expecting. I was hoping for vaporwave like shadow is but this was more electronica with some ambient stuff. It was fine and the running up that hill cover was interesting but it was a bit too long with quite a few songs that didn’t really add much to the album.

Rose Mountain by Screaming Females
Jan 17 2025

At this point I’ve accepted that I’ll enjoy basically every female punk rock album that I get on this list. Listening to this was a nice hit of crack for me.

Under The Pink by Tori Amos
Jan 18 2025

Very unmemorable to me. As in I can barely remember anything about it since I listened to it like a day ago.

Get Fucked by The Chats
Jan 19 2025

This was a refreshingly pure punk rock album. Just half an hour of energetically complaining about whatever mundane shit annoys these guys in their daily lives.

Control by Pedro The Lion
Jan 20 2025

Is this the guys from the doves? The vocals sound very similar but the music is more rock centered overall. I ended up liking it quite a bit particularly magazine and second best.

Jan 21 2025

For being incomplete this sounded really good. Bedroom pop type stuff with electronica vibes too.

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Jan 22 2025

This is one of the expected ones to the point where I honestly just assumed I had already gotten it on the user list. Not much I need to say about the actual album. It slaps

Pop by GAS
Jan 23 2025

Idk what it was about this one but I hated it so much in the first 20 minutes that I was about to dnf it before skipping ahead a bit and kinda enjoying where the album ended up. It’s no aphex twin but it definitely set a mood.

Spilt Milk by Jellyfish
Jan 24 2025

This is one of the weirdest albums I've heard not because it's experimental or anything but because it somehow pulls off combining a billion different sounds and eras of popular music. Sometimes it sounds like the Beatles, sometimes it's high school musical, sometimes it's queen, sometimes it's a barbershop quartet but it all mostly ended up working for me. A couple songs were a bit too much but the picking up a falling star song was really good.

Somewhere In The Between by Streetlight Manifesto
Jan 25 2025

I didn’t so much enjoy this as I did tolerate it for 47 minutes. It wasn’t bad enough for me to turn off but I was glad when it ended.

Angel Dust by Faith No More
Jan 26 2025

Really don't think this one needed to be added when the official list Faith No More album is far superior in every way and this one lowkey sucks.

WORRY by Jeff Rosenstock
Jan 27 2025

Sometimes I think I’m going crazy and hear Elvis Costello in every rock album I listen to on this list because I heard it here and nearly had a violent response until I realized that I was actually enjoying the music. It’s like a power pop rock that has yelling without being grating. We begged to explode and staring out the window were my favs.

Super Ape by The Upsetters
Jan 28 2025

Reggae has been hit or miss for me through the whole list but I quite enjoyed this one. Very groovy and fun without getting annoyingly repetitive.

Ruin by The Amazing Devil
Jan 29 2025

Okay so why do I like that decemberists hazards of love album but not this. Like why is hazards of love a great concept album but this sounds like theater kid cringe to me. Must be something with the production since this sounds like it’s from a stage musical but my ears rejected this even though the sound isn’t that far off from music that I really enjoy.

Choirs Of The Eye by Kayo Dot
Jan 30 2025

Somehow this managed to beat the stigma placed on it by being avant- garde metal with jazz and noise rock inspos by being actually good and interesting to listen to. It had melodies and actual sounds beyond grating screams. Also, it probably helped that I listened to this while reading through all of trumps new executive orders because it fit the vibe pretty well.

Game of Fools by Koritni
Jan 31 2025

-Look at the cover art -looks like lame rip off of megadeth -listen to first 15 seconds -it’s a lame rip off of megadeth with less metal and more lame rock sound -keep listening, nothing changes -turn off

Pony Express Record by Shudder To Think
Feb 01 2025

This album restored balance in the world because after liking an avant garde post rock jazz album I get this post hardcore bullshit that I don’t like at all.

Watch Out! by Alexisonfire
Feb 02 2025

My best friend loves this band and we normally have similar tastes in music but this is one that I’ve never been able to get into no matter how many songs he recommends. This album was just as lame with the power screamo emo thing going on this I’ve never liked.

Nonagon Infinity by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Feb 03 2025

King gizzard is one of those bands I always meant to start listening to but never got around to it so I’m glad the list finally forced my hand. I’m also pissed because this was really good and I should’ve gotten into it sooner.

No.1 In Heaven by Sparks
Feb 04 2025

I remember listening to this when I watched the sparks documentary and thinking tryouts for the human race was a criminally underrated song. Now, after over 3 years of this list, I continue to think that except I disagree that it’s what created techno music like the documentary said. An equally worthy submission to kimono my house except kimono probably showcases more of the sparks than this one.

Nightbirds by LaBelle
Feb 05 2025

I listened to this while I was high and it was a heavenly experience. A perfect all female Motown vibe. Somebody somewhere and it took a long time are my favs.

Ænima by TOOL
Feb 06 2025

Honestly shocked I ended up listening to to all 77 minutes of this. Some of it was annoying but I was actually enjoying quite a few of the songs that were like artsy prog metal.

Grace And Danger by John Martyn
Feb 07 2025

Honestly never thought I’d listen to this guys after the last album of his I got. I think I liked the other one more but this one was also decent.

Blue Is The Colour by The Beautiful South
Feb 08 2025

Another album doing the all genres any% speedrun and I hate to admit that I enjoyed the Tom waits segment but I could also just be really high.

The Evil One by Roky Erickson
Feb 09 2025

I got Derek and the dominos flashbacks from this because this is also the most generic form of its genre, or genres in this case. Got nothing out of it.

Go Farther In Lightness by Gang of Youths
Feb 10 2025

There was like one song that I found myself enjoying but the rest of this was the definition of 2010s artsy fartsy indie rock that kinda sucks.

Human Racing by Nik Kershaw
Feb 11 2025

This sounded both ultra 80s with all the synths and new wave stuff and 90s dance but most importantly it sounded incredibly British.

Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker
Feb 12 2025

I’ve only ever known Joe cocker as the guy that spazzed out at Woodstock but god damn this was a great live album. Really passionate soulful blues rock and as a sucker for blues rock I ate it up.

Zuckerzeit by Cluster
Feb 13 2025

This is stupid but sometimes it feels like a subplot of the main and user list is trying to find who really made electronica first. First it’s some no name 80s American band, then it’s tangerine dream then it’s kraftwerk then it this, which I think is a kraftwerk contemporary. Like I’ve heard “this is electronica in its earliest form” at least 3 times now. Anyway this was mostly mid but fotschi tong is such an insanely catchy banger that I have no choice but to give it a 4. Can’t wait to listen to it on drugs.

Stage Four by Touché Amoré
Feb 14 2025

Fuck off with this corny screamo bullshit. I could’ve been listening to fotschi tong another 10 times instead of this trash.

Boys And Girls in America by The Hold Steady
Feb 15 2025

I didn’t realize how far reaching the Elvis Costello plague is. 2006 and it still sounds like his music.

From The Lions Mouth by The Sound
Feb 16 2025

This is the type of British post punk I normally would’ve shit all over on the main list for being too similar to a million other albums on the list but it’s actually kinda unique to the user list. I still don’t fully enjoy listening to it but it’s been long enough since I’ve heard one of these I’m not annoyed by it.

Brat by Charli xcx
Feb 17 2025

Hell fucking yeah man. Thanks to whoever put this on the list already. I will say that I highly recommend listening to this in the right situation. I first listened to this while doing dishes just to see what the hype is all about and didn’t like it that much, but then I listened to it while drunk and blasting it through my headphones and it became my album of the year instantly. It’s an album that’s meant to be danced to and used for specific moods and situations, which lists like this are bad at getting across. Like if I was listening to this just in the name of the list I’d probably have gotten annoyed by it but I actually spent some time with it and then xcx became my top artist of 2025.

Operation Ivy by Operation Ivy
Feb 18 2025

I mean it’s ska punk, I’m not sure what else to say.

Give Up by The Postal Service
Feb 19 2025

If you’re a millennial I feel like you’ve heard this album even if you’ve never heard of the postal service. This is just the default sound I hear in my head when I think of early 2000s indie rock and I’m not even a huge fan of this. Actually it might just be the death cab for cutie vocals, I think that voice is the defining sound of 2000s indie rock

Stories by Avicii
Feb 20 2025

It takes a special kind to not choose true as the avicii album to put on here (maybe it was taken already idk) but god damn we really did have it good in the early 2010s with him. Not all of this was amazing but overall it’s really solid edm that’s just light and kinda optimistic in that 2015 way. Maybe that’s just nostalgia goggles though.

Boxer by The National
Feb 21 2025

Sure I’ll listen to some more National. I get tired of the deep monotonous vocals after a while but it’s still good music.

Songs Of A Lost World by The Cure
Feb 22 2025

This felt like classic cure but for some reason it hit on a completely different level for me than classic cure does. Not sure what it is but I really enjoyed this one.

Grand Prix by Teenage Fanclub
Feb 23 2025

I get that a lot of the user list is just people’s preferred picks from their favorite artist instead of what actually made the list but I gotta disagree with this one. Bandwagonesque was way better than this one. This felt a lot more generic alt 90s rather than the sonic youth ish alt vibe of the other one.

The Lion's Roar by First Aid Kit
Feb 24 2025

Good modern folk music. Definitely didn’t have a Swedish vibe to me though. Just assumed that they’re from the same place as Haley heynderickxs

Puzzle by Biffy Clyro
Feb 25 2025

Yet another album that I’m almost certain is from a millennial Reddit user. This felt like a mix of death cab for cutie and neutral milk hotel or something.

Animals by Pink Floyd
Feb 26 2025

This is a childhood nostalgia one for me. My dad had the cd for this and I downloaded it onto my iPod touch 4 and dogs has always been one of my fav long songs ever. Everything else is also great, perfect songwriting about how oppressive capitalism and industrialization can be.

Piledriver by Status Quo
Feb 27 2025

I’m bummed to admit I actually enjoyed this because it was a pain in the ass to listen to on YouTube. Gotta take a star off over that but otherwise it was some solid British blues.

McDonald and Giles by Ian McDonald
Feb 28 2025

I've generally liked King Crimson and this felt like it was in the same vein as that stuff but it definitely felt distinct. I didn't love it but there were a couple moments that were pretty cool.

Pop Art by Transvision Vamp
Mar 02 2025

Idk what it is about female led rock and punk from the 80s and 90s that I love so much but this is yet another great addition to that genre.

Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise by The Dear Hunter
Mar 03 2025

I was wary of another long concept album at first, especially one that made me feel like I had to 3 albums of homework to understand. I didn’t do that but after listening to the album I’m thinking about listening to the rest of the rest of the series. It wasn’t my thing at first then found its groove and I was loving it by the end. It’s not better than hazards of love overall but there are peak songs on here that match it, namely bitter suite 4&5 and is there anybody there.

Symbolic by Death
Mar 04 2025

I think it really says something that I still have no interest in listening to music like this even after my fiancée dumped me three months before the wedding. If I can't get in the right headspace for grating angry death metal with my current mood I don't think I ever will.

Mar 05 2025

Now this is the right type of music for someone who just had their heart broken. Melancholy dream pop that’s vaguely sad but still easy to listen to.

Homogenic by Björk
Mar 06 2025

Yeah I'm not sure why this wasn't on the list instead of some of the other bjork albums because this seems to be one of the most popular and, IMO, one of her best albums. Still has the trademark weirdness and everything but it's just catchy enough to have something to latch onto for me.

Bob Mould by Bob Mould
Mar 07 2025

I dont remember anything about husker du but I feel like this is very different from that type of music. It felt like the live music you’d hear at a local boomer lounge. Not super complex and nothing super special but it’s still sounds decent.

Not Animal by Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
Mar 08 2025

Maybe it’s because I’m high but it’s been over 24 hours since I listened to this and I honestly couldn’t tell u a single thing about this album. I vaguely remember not liking it a ton and that’s it.

HELLYEAH by HELLYEAH
Mar 09 2025

It was mildly horrifying to learn that there’s a country, hard rock, nu metal supergroup. Like the traveling wilburys but for music that’s bad. And the music is bad, like as cringe as you’d expect for something like that. Unfortunately alcohaulin ass will be a guilty pleasure for me from now on.

L'Heptade by Harmonium
Mar 10 2025

I listened to this while I was packing and while it didn’t annoy me when I was listening passively I wasn’t too impressed when I was listening actively either. Also I’m still not in the mood for music like this let me go back to my sad breakup music.

The Monitor by Titus Andronicus
Mar 11 2025

This one started really slow but gained a ton of momentum and ended firing on all cylinders. It could also have just been that I paid more attention closer to the end but either way I ended up really enjoying this. It’s the 2010s iteration of the early 2000s indie rock and it’s one of the good parts of that genre. Not quite fitting thematically with my current major life changes tho.

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Mar 12 2025

For me this album became a great example of how you sometimes just have to be in the exact right situation for any given piece of music to click. I didn’t appreciate this very much on my drive to work or while shopping at target but the end of sleep came on as I was driving down an empty street at night, leaving behind the last 3 years of my life and it really hit different. I love this list but it lives and dies by the randomized. Some days it misses but days like this it really transcends.

The Great Outdoors Jam by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Mar 13 2025

Idk why I was mostly okay with this but didn’t like phish. There was some good shit on here and some weird covers that at least made it memorable.

Mar 14 2025

I’m a sucker for hyper pop post modern shit like this so this one got to me especially because I don’t think brat or 100 gecs would’ve existed without shit like this. Also rip.

Metallic K.O. by The Stooges
Mar 15 2025

Louie Louie must be like crack to any band performing live. I feel like it’s a track on literally every live album I’ve heard on this list. As for the rest of the music on this one it felt like a standard live punk album except with a lot more interludes of eggs and bottles being thrown at iggy pop

Look Sharp! by Joe Jackson
Mar 16 2025

This was good. Felt Elvis Costello inspired a little bit also had its own thing going that I’m too high to explain rn.

Mar 17 2025

It’s French rock/ska so not super my thing but there were moments where it shined for me.

All Hour Cymbals by Yeasayer
Mar 18 2025

I think this album petered out in the final third but overall it was super catchy and a solid art rock album. The first 3-4 songs were great.

Once by Nightwish
Mar 19 2025

After metallicas S&M I thought I might be into orchestral metal but this album made me realize that the genre can also be pretty lame. This just felt like they slammed electric guitars and orchestral strings together so neither really got the chance to shine.

Weighing Souls With Sand by The Angelic Process
Mar 20 2025

I was definitely judging a book by its cover on this one (weird cringe emo stuff) and ended up being somewhat correct (ambient emo noise rock). Honestly I got excited when I saw that it was inspired by mbv but I hear more sad ambient noise than anything overtly shoegaze. Bet this goes hard at satanic heroin raves tho.

The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
Mar 21 2025

As someone who’s only ever really listened to float on, this wasn’t completely my jam but it was good enough to at least hold my interest the whole time.

Cor-Crane Secret by Polvo
Mar 22 2025

I listened to this about 24 hours before writing this and I honestly can’t recall anything about this album anymore. I think it was good idk.

Souvlaki by Slowdive
Mar 23 2025

I tried to get into slow dive shortly after mbv finally clicked for me. I didn’t love them, didn’t hate them but I definitely didn’t listen to this album because holy shit this was so good. Apparently I just have to stick with any given shoegaze artist for like 2 hours and I’ll end up loving it. It also helps that it perfectly fit the vibe of when I listened to it.

Lateralus by TOOL
Mar 24 2025

Honestly I’m shocked. I never thought I’d enjoy a tool album but this one was actually pretty good. Just the right mix of metal and prog rock. Honestly I’m surprised I slept on tool for this long. Every time I’ve tried to listen to them I didn’t like it but this really worked.

Sound Awake by Karnivool
Mar 25 2025

Ah yes more cringe emo music exactly what I asked for. Wasn’t as terrible as some of the other ones I guess.

Clarity by Jimmy Eat World
Mar 26 2025

This didn’t come close to bleed American at any point but I still mostly enjoyed it until the last song went on for 16 minutes in the most annoying and repetitive way possible and left an incredibly sour taste in my mouth. I don’t remember the last time a final song ruined so much goodwill.

City Of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold
Mar 27 2025

This falls into the theory of a deadman category of “music that’s cringe and sucks with terrible vocals but nostalgia and decent guitar work force me to be nice to it”. Bat country is the closest this gets to being actually good but even that isn’t great. Also the album art goes hard; can totally imagine it being on a cutoff of the most white trash person you’ve ever seen.

Mar 28 2025

I listened to this once high and once sober and it was completely euphoric both times. The perfect type of straightforward female led rock that I love so much. Everything on this was good from the spoken word type stuff to the slower, chiller stuff to the countryish stuff.

Apr 01 2025

As a survivor of listening to everywhere at the end of time, this was light work. 45 minutes of music that's easy to listen to on the surface but sad conceptually instead of 6 hours of noises that make me want to kill myself. While this is more accessible, though, I do think that the long form version is far more clear in its intent. Like by the end of that I really felt like I had gone through 6 stages of memory loss and could tease out the metaphor much easier than this. However, just as a proof of concept this was pretty good. Also didn't know that Libet's delay was what the tik tok sound came from.

Comfort To Me by Amyl and The Sniffers
Apr 02 2025

Another pretty straight forward neo punk album. A bit fuller sounding but the 70s punk spirit is still there. I liked this one.

In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson
Apr 03 2025

Honestly, I listened to 15 minutes of this and just turned it off. It was even that bad, I just wasn’t interested today. Not the vibe I was going for in the moment and I didn’t wanna subject myself to it when I wasn’t in the mood. I’m sure it’s okay.

Fashion Nugget by CAKE
Apr 04 2025

I last listened to this before I saw cake live last year and I honestly don’t feel like I need to relisten quite yet. It’s not great but the distance is just *so* good man.

Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen
Apr 05 2025

I was really enjoying this until I got to when I needed you. Once that song ended, I stopped listening to the album and put the song on loop for about 2 days straight. Carly really deserved so much more than what she got. Call me maybe is still great but all of her music is just so good.

Up by Great Big Sea
Apr 06 2025

This is one of those albums that I listened to at the exactly perfect moment in my life. Or I’m just really high. It’s jovial 90s Celtic punk/alternative that’s super catchy but buying time, the song about making a big decision, hit right as I was putting down my deposits to go to law school in the fall. Then it’s nearly followed by the joyful old black rum about being intoxicated and being super happy, which is what I am right now. Wild that this random album is going to be forever associated with this moment for me. I’m reading this back and its easily the most insane review I’ve ever written, I’m sorry.

L'autre... by Mylène Farmer
Apr 07 2025

Decent french electro pop stuff. I'm still stuck on my last two albums, honestly.

Apr 08 2025

Didn’t love it didn’t hate it. 70s storytelling rock about as straightforward as it gets

Romance by Fontaines D.C.
Apr 09 2025

Even tho fontaines has an online reputation of “bruv music” because of favorite going viral on tik tok, i was surprised by how varied this album is. It wasn’t just their normal Irish stuff but heavier and more melodic rock and electronic sounding.

The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
Apr 10 2025

I feel like I’ve heard of this album before but I don’t know anything about it so it just sounds like normal ass jazz to me.

Millennium by Backstreet Boys
Apr 11 2025

Can't go wrong with this album. The defining late 90s boy band album along with NSYNC. You already know the good songs from this album.

Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle
Apr 12 2025

This is a great album but Halle’s ass being noticeably bigger than Chloe’s on the cover was very distracting.

Argus by Wishbone Ash
Apr 13 2025

This felt like a mashup of basically every 70s prog, psych, and art rock album I’ve ever listened to. Either they influenced everybody or stole from literally every other rock artist.

Geogaddi by Boards of Canada
Apr 14 2025

Maybe there’s a theoretical day where I’d be in the mood to listen to this but today was certainly not that day.

Apr 15 2025

This album is tons of fun. Every song is just undiluted mainline power pop punk and it hits like crack for me even if some of the lyrics might be a little eye roll worthy.

For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Apr 16 2025

The user list has been dropping some heaters recently; I’d say this is worthy for main list contention at this point. Just like that pop punk album hit the spot for just having fun, this one hits the spot for making me very very sad.

Discovery by Daft Punk
Apr 17 2025

This is another one that I’m shocked didn’t make the list (and took so long to get on the user list). It’s peak daft punk and is endlessly catchy and exciting what more could you want.

10,000 Days by TOOL
Apr 18 2025

This felt more mainstream than the other tool album but that could also just be because the pot is a nostalgic song for me (also a very good song).

Fully Completely by The Tragically Hip
Apr 19 2025

I liked this album well enough. Good cross between nick cave and Alice In Chains or something like that. Unfortunately it will forever be overshadowed by sinners and it’s soundtrack which I saw basically right after I listened to this.

Apr 28 2025

I've never gotten into the 1975 so I was looking forward to listening to this. Unfortunately, I found this album to be incredibly bland and uninteresting. I can't even describe it, it just felt soooooo generic.

Alive 2007 by Daft Punk
Apr 29 2025

This is the rare live album that actually enhances the listening experience by being live. It really feels like you’re at one of the best dj sets of all time where every song is club classic as soon as it starts. It’s even better when you’re high.

Stretch 2 by Arca
Apr 30 2025

This has to be a troll and if it’s not I’m sorry but u just don’t understand this music at all. A couple of the songs have an ambient trip hop vibe to them but the rest of it was just annoying

Alexisonfire by Alexisonfire
May 06 2025

Once again, I just can't with this band. Every time I listen to one of their albums hoping it'll be different even though deep down I know it'll be the same screamo as always.

The Lioness by Songs: Ohia
May 07 2025

I personally found most of this album boring but I can see why it’d be a personal favorite I suppose. Being in love stood out though

Toxicity by System Of A Down
May 16 2025

I’ve never been a huge fan of System of a Down but I’ve always appreciated them. chop suey and the title song are undeniable classics plus they have a much more thoughtful approach to nu metal than a lot of their contemporaries. Plus serge is just a cool dude. Hold up forgot that the last song turns into the white lotus lmao

Deep Down Happy by Sports Team
May 17 2025

This was solidly enjoyable 4 but as it went on it took off to the moon. Camel crew and the last 4 songs are all amazing.

Rip It Off by Times New Viking
May 18 2025

I have a soft spot for these types of albums because they feel so earnest and scrappy. For 30 minutes I’m just imagining 3-5 friends in a garage covered with blankets and each of them has enough talent and skill to make something good despite it sounding like it was recorded on a Nintendo ds. Very dinner in America vibes (great movie btw)

Triage by David Baerwald
May 19 2025

I appreciated the groove on some of these tracks but the Bruce Springsteen kinda vibe was not for me in this moment.

Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
May 20 2025

I didn't relisten for this because I'd rather just watch the documentary again whenever I feel like it. I already know this is one of if not the best live album ever

My Brain Hurts by Screeching Weasel
May 21 2025

One of the less exciting pop punk entries in the user list. Nothing super unique about it to me tbh

A Beginner's Mind by Sufjan Stevens
May 22 2025

I think this is my favorite sufjan album now. The other person he made it with really seemed to turn his sound into something I personally enjoy even more than his normal stuff. More Elliott smith and slightly less folk.

GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo
May 23 2025

Still not sure if this is gonna stand the test of time like I think brat will but I still love this album. So catchy, so fun and probably better than sour. I went to the concert for this album and will always remember people sitting down/leaving while Chappell roan opened lol.

Jun 05 2025

0% my thing but I can respect that it has the song from the bear that they play whenever all the characters lock in.

Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk
Jun 06 2025

At first I thought this was gonna be some lame ambient music but then the blues hit and it got much more interesting. Didn’t stick around the whole time but it was an overall pleasant experience.

Repetition by Unwound
Jun 07 2025

Mix of shoegaze and sonic youth? It was alright

AmarElo by Emicida
Jun 08 2025

I understood maybe 10% of the lyrics on this album but man it rocked. It’s like groovy spanish hip hop/r&b and it’s catchy as hell.

Portishead by Portishead
Jun 09 2025

I’m glad someone put this on here because even though this doesn’t beat out dummy, I think it’s better than 3. There are a couple songs on here that’re just fantastic. Humming was probs my fav. Beth gibbons is just too good.

Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles
Jun 10 2025

This ended up being pretty eclectic and I think overall it was a net positive album. Stinkers here and there but quite a few good songs too, especially the ones that went into synth or shoegaze type stuff.

A Black Mile To The Surface by Manchester Orchestra
Jun 11 2025

Yeah this was overblown and a little generic for this type of indie rock but sometimes that's completely fine. I had a good time listening to it even if I probably won't remember it at all in a day.

Old No. 1 by Guy Clark
Jun 12 2025

Ngl I barely remember this past thinking that it was some pretty good country music and that the Wikipedia page sounded self written.

Telefone by Noname
Jun 13 2025

I really liked the chill dreamy bedroom beats and I think the lyrics were there but man I just don’t think this lady had any consistent flow. Features were also really good.

Jun 14 2025

What an insane, fascinating album; I have so many thoughts. First, spose music that is not called I’m awesome is something I did not know existed. Second, this is one of the corniest rap albums I’ve ever listened to rivaling only tom Macdonald and hopsin. Third, it’s the most shallow and obvious “I’m gonna speak my mind on everything going on in the world” that’s more of a window into Ryan’s psyche than anything Rather than just recount all of the dumb stuff he talks about I’m gonna try to describe spose based on this album: He’s a recently divorced father of four who really likes tennis and smoking weed. He apparently had a rough childhood (that I thought sonically sounded straight out of illmatic right before he name dropped nas) and struggles with mental health and being a father and seeing hot women on instagram. Rather than actually engage in politics he takes the teenage redditor position of “everyone’s evil and bad” Finally, he likes to think he respects women with a song dedicated to how cool they are then undermines that with literally every single bar on the Instagram model song. Normally, cringe like this would’ve made me turn it off right away but the beats and flow were just good enough and the lyrics just funny and ridiculous enough that it kept me going through 96!! Minutes. Basically

Out Of Time by R.E.M.
Jun 15 2025

This feels like one that could be on the main list so I’m glad it’s here. A solid rem album.

Last Splash by The Breeders
Jun 16 2025

I've long been outspoken about my love for female-led grunge/rock, and this certainly falls into that category with a heavy shoegaze influence. I liked it quite a bit but honestly my main issue with it is that the vocals were just too quiet. I get that that's what they were going for but i think some of these songs would've been so much more fun if they were belting out those lyrics. Regardless, cannonball and the entire middle of the album are all great.

Bon Iver by Bon Iver
Jun 17 2025

Another solid 40 minutes of bon iver music. Somewhat less sad than for Emma forever ago.

Latin Mass by Os Mundi
Jun 18 2025

What a bizarre mashup. A West Berlin early krautrock band decides to do Latin American music. Surprisingly not that memorable though, just felt like a normal krautrock album tbh.

How to Operate With a Blown Mind by Lo Fidelity Allstars
Jun 19 2025

Against all odds, I really enjoyed this British big beat edm album. I think the mix of traditional edm and instrumental stuff really helped since most albums like this I just get tired of them so fast.

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Average rating: 3.41 (0.36 above global average).

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