My User Albums Journey

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User Albums Journey

Exploring beyond the book, one album at a time

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2020s

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nail Scraping Foetus off the Wheel	5	2.42	+2.58
Sing To God Cardiacs	5	2.53	+2.47
Choirs Of The Eye Kayo Dot	5	2.62	+2.38
We Rock Hard Freestylers	5	2.64	+2.36
Game of Fools Koritni	5	2.66	+2.34
Savage Sinusoid Igorrr	5	2.74	+2.26
Discosis Bran Van 3000	5	2.75	+2.25
A City Dressed In Dynamite That Handsome Devil	5	2.76	+2.24
Tomb Angelo De Augustine	5	2.78	+2.22
Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter	5	2.79	+2.21

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Mm..Food MF DOOM	2	3.27	-1.27
Weezer Weezer	3	4.09	-1.09

Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
Childish Gambino	2	5

5-Star Albums (70)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Popular Reviews

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

5/5

I'd heard about this as a show but had never really followed through with finding anything out about it. It's lovely. Thank you!

3 likes

Dilate

Ani DiFranco

5/5

I used to listen to Ani DiFranco often enough but this one came after that phase. It's varied and sophisticated. Thank you for the submission, friend!

3 likes

Loss

Mull Historical Society

5/5

A real treat!

3 likes

Fuzz

Chucklehead

5/5

So fun! Thanks!

2 likes

Café Tacvba

5/5

Y'all are killing it with your selections. No matter what kind of music you like, you'll find something here that appeals to you. Lots of different styles and, maybe not every song is the greatest, but most are darn good. Thanks a lot!

2 likes

All Ratings

"Awaken, My Love!"

Childish Gambino

5/5

This is an excellent start to the User Submitted Albums. I loved the retro feel of it with a more modern take. I will listen again.

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

5/5

I'm so glad someone submitted this one. It means a lot to me.

Control

Pedro The Lion

4/5

Version 2.0

Garbage

5/5

When Smoke Rises

Mustafa

5/5

Nice and short!

Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

SOPHIE

5/5

Much more interesting as it went on. Glad to have heard it.

The Beautiful Letdown

Switchfoot

3/5

Savage Sinusoid

Igorrr

5/5

Wowwwwwww! I did not expect that. How could I expect that? That was amazing! Well done, fellow hall-of-famer. This album has enriched my life.

Ænima

TOOL

3/5

Apparently I tried to get into TOOL about 10 years ago. I found three of their albums in my library, each of which showed a handful of plays. It must not have taken because I have no memory of doing this.

Sublime

3/5

Ultra Blue

Hikaru Utada

4/5

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

5/5

We all know I'm a sucker for a rock opera.

McDonald and Giles

Ian McDonald

4/5

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

4/5

When it started, I kind of hated it. And then Lavender kicked in and hit me in the nostalgia bone, reminding me of some of my best times and best people, and by the end I kind of loved it.

Because the Internet

Childish Gambino

5/5

Yes! I liked it! It's great!

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

5/5

I know nothing of Procol Harum save Whiter Shade... but this was thoroughly enjoyable. Reminded me of Cat Stevens, early Genesis/Peter Gabriel, Jethro Tull, and, yeah, tbh sometimes it sounded just like Whiter Shade of Pale. Liked it anyway. Lots.

People

The Burning Hell

5/5

Holy Moly! Who would've thought that something called The Burning Hell could make me so happy? Super good!

Café Tacvba

5/5

Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Stevens may not be for everyone but he sure is for me. This is lovely and poignant. A new favorite.

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit

5/5

Oh my goodness. So good! Thank you!

Go Farther In Lightness

Gang of Youths

4/5

Hammersmith Odeon, London '75

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

I've never been much of a Springsteen fan and when I saw a two-hour live album I said no way. BUT I loved it. Like the best live albums, it made me wish I was there. I may now be a fan.

Music For People In Trouble

Susanne Sundfør

5/5

Well this was just lovely. Excellent choice!

Home Sweet Home

Kano

3/5

Poesía Básica

Extrechinato y Tu

4/5

Lahai

Sampha

4/5

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

Roger Waters

4/5

Listening to this filled me with a visceral sense of unease, almost fear. I have two analogies: I had a dream once where I walked into a stranger's living room and I somehow knew by their choice of couch that they meant me harm. I didn't know why the couch meant that --- it was familiar in the dream but not something from real life --- but I was sure of it and it was terrifying enough for my partner to wake me up from my audible distress. Or here's a hypothetical: choose someone close to you that you've known your whole life, a parent or a sibling, say. For the sake of illustration, I'm gonna say your dad but you choose your own person if "dad" doesn't work for you. You find out that your dad has a brother that you didn't know about. Then you meet that brother, expecting that he'll have some family resemblance, that he'll look and maybe act enough like your dad that it's obvious that they're related. BUT it turns out that THEY ARE IDENTICAL TWINS! So you're meeting someone that you do not know but they're in the body of someone you know and love. That's unsettling, right? That's how I felt listening to Roger Waters The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. It's The Wall, something I know very well and love, in a different body. The same but unfamiliar. Unsettling. So, did I like it? Hard to assess. I love The Wall and don't feel like I need another one, a lesser one. But also, I love The Wall so does it make sense not to like something that sounds so much like it? I don't know. Ultimately, I like that I listened to it and that's what I'm here for. Not to like everything but to learn some stuff. If I could give Waters one note, though, it wouldn't be about the music. It would probably be to request that we give the lady on the cover some pants, a jacket, and some comfortable shoes.

Racine carrée

Stromae

4/5

Fun!

Gotcha! Gotcha! Gotcha!

Gotcha!

3/5

Afraid Of Sunlight

Marillion

4/5

I'm not sure I needed another Marillion album but Cannibal Surf Babe and Afraid of Sunrise were totally worth it.

Englabörn

Jóhann Jóhannsson

5/5

This was very nice. Distinct from the others. I'll admit that I didn't pay much attention after the first 45 minutes or so but I certainly enjoyed it.

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

5/5

I can't believe this didn't make the 1001 list. Travesty! This is, like the title said, a bunch of absolute delights. Well chosen, friend!

Piledriver

Status Quo

3/5

Kick

INXS

4/5

Again, surprised this wasn't on the list. Nostalgia out the yang!

Nail

Scraping Foetus off the Wheel

5/5

I have loved several tracks from this album for a very long time. Descent Into the Inferno is one of my faves.

Watch Out!

Alexisonfire

3/5

Dogrel

Fontaines D.C.

4/5

A little Billy Bragg, a little of The Pogues, some Stiff Little Fingers, but from 2019? I liked it!

Contra

Vampire Weekend

5/5

A very nice surprise! I loved it!

Korn

3/5

Gemstones

Adam Green

4/5

Wait. What?

A City Dressed In Dynamite

That Handsome Devil

5/5

This is great! It's like Nick Cave + Tom Waits + Foetus + Squirrel Nut Zippers + its own thing. Wow! Thank you!

Game of Fools

Koritni

5/5

This would've fit perfectly among my cassette tapes in college. I would've put it in my walkman for my commute to campus and play it every day. I loved this rocking good time.

Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

4/5

22, A Million

Bon Iver

5/5

Oh, I like this a lot. Thank you!

Before These Crowded Streets

Dave Matthews Band

4/5

Squeezing Out Sparks

Graham Parker

3/5

Carolina Confessions

The Marcus King Band

4/5

The Hazards of Love

The Decemberists

5/5

Amazing. So good. I teared up a couple of times. Thank you!

Eye

Robyn Hitchcock

4/5

Super Ape

The Upsetters

3/5

El Circo

Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio

5/5

So fun! So good! Thanks!

We Rock Hard

Freestylers

5/5

I was a bit put off at first by the long run-time but I needn't have worried. I danced through the whole thing.

Real Life

Joan As Police Woman

4/5

Vedergällningen

Garmarna

5/5

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Tally Hall

5/5

Quirky and fun.

Dilate

Ani DiFranco

5/5

I used to listen to Ani DiFranco often enough but this one came after that phase. It's varied and sophisticated. Thank you for the submission, friend!

Moffou

Salif Keita

3/5

Pop

GAS

3/5

Night Drive

Chromatics

4/5

Djarimirri

Gurrumul

5/5

An absolute gem of an album. Thank you!

Dead Man's Party

Oingo Boingo

5/5

Nostalgic and fun.

Live in San Francisco

Thee Oh Sees

4/5

Based on the cover, I was reluctant to listen to this on a high anxiety day. But on a high rage day, it was just the ticket. It's got a timeless energy and I quite liked most of it.

Loss

Mull Historical Society

5/5

A real treat!

A Deeper Understanding

The War On Drugs

3/5

No.1 In Heaven

Sparks

5/5

Fantastic!

Cleopatra

The Lumineers

5/5

Absolutely gorgeous.

Relatives in Descent

Protomartyr

4/5

This guy wins first prize in the Nick Cave soundalike contest I just held in my head. I liked it.

Don't Throw Stones

THE SPORTS

3/5

Damien Rice

4/5

Gave me Travis Wall memories from Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance. Very nice.

Come And Get It

Rachel Stevens

4/5

Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Steven Wilson

4/5

St. Jude

Courteeners

4/5

Alive Or Just Breathing

Killswitch Engage

2/5

Not my thing, but I'm glad you like it.

Silent Alarm

Bloc Party

3/5

Pushin' Against a Stone

Valerie June

5/5

So lovely. A favorite of mine.

Spilt Milk

Jellyfish

5/5

This album sits very high on my top shelf of albums. It makes me very happy.

We Like It Here

Snarky Puppy

4/5

Different!

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

King Tubby

3/5

You'd Prefer an Astronaut

Hum

3/5

Blue Is The Colour

The Beautiful South

4/5

Piñata

Freddie Gibbs

2/5

Dimanche à Bamako

Amadou & Mariam

5/5

Young Team

Mogwai

4/5

Really good with headphones!

Come On Come On

Mary Chapin Carpenter

5/5

Aside from a couple of songs that sound particularly dated, I really appreciated this. Very nice!

Transatlanticism

Death Cab for Cutie

4/5

Surprised this wasn't on the list! It's nice!

Give Up

The Postal Service

4/5

Enema Of The State

blink-182

4/5

Oh! They're from Poway!

I And Love And You

The Avett Brothers

5/5

Wonderful! Thank you.

The Universe Smiles Upon You

Khruangbin

4/5

Recipe for Hate

Bad Religion

3/5

All Hail West Texas

The Mountain Goats

5/5

So glad this is here. One of my favorites.

Somewhere In The Between

Streetlight Manifesto

3/5

I Need to Start a Garden

Haley Heynderickx

5/5

Lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely.

Apostrophe(')

Frank Zappa

3/5

La cagaste... Burt Lancaster

Hombres G

4/5

Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World

4/5

After Hours

The Weeknd

5/5

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Primus

3/5

Chet

Chet Baker

5/5

Wonderful. Thank you!

Nonagon Infinity

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

4/5

Fuzz

Chucklehead

5/5

So fun! Thanks!

Stranger In Town

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

5/5

Fun and nostalgic and I can't believe he wasn't on the list to begin with. Thanks!

Nuyorican Soul

5/5

Delightful! Thank you!

Out of the Blue

Debbie Gibson

4/5

I appreciate this more now than when it was fresh. Respect!

Human Racing

Nik Kershaw

3/5

Is there anyone my age who doesn't love Wouldn't It Be Good?

Yeti

Amon Düül II

3/5

Rêver mieux

Daniel Bélanger

5/5

Wonderful! Merci!

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

5/5

I didn't think I had it in me to listen to 80 minutes of anything today but I was wrong. Thank you, I loved it!

Nightbirds

LaBelle

5/5

Powerful!

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

5/5

I'd heard about this as a show but had never really followed through with finding anything out about it. It's lovely. Thank you!

Currents

Tame Impala

5/5

Oh! Very nice!

Tomb

Angelo De Augustine

5/5

Well, that's just lovely. Thank you.

I Am

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

Phenomenal! Could not be better.

Frosting On The Beater

The Posies

5/5

A dear friend of mine really loved The Posies but I never bothered to listen. I'm glad I listened today. It felt just right!

Boys And Girls in America

The Hold Steady

3/5

A little Springsteen-y, a little Warren Zevon-y maybe? I warmed up to it.

Forced Witness

Alex Cameron

4/5

Satire? Sure hope so!

Set Yourself On Fire

Stars

4/5

Nice! I like it!

World Of Echo

Arthur Russell

4/5

Unusual and oddly relaxing.

Wild Planet

The B-52's

5/5

Catchy as heck!

Mm..Food

MF DOOM

2/5

Animals

Pink Floyd

5/5

It's been a long time since I listened to this. I forget how much I like it. 🐽

Phantom Power

The Tragically Hip

4/5

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Chappell Roan

5/5

Fantastic!

Come On Over

Shania Twain

5/5

Nurture

Porter Robinson

4/5

Puzzle

Biffy Clyro

3/5

Funeral Dress

Wussy

4/5

Maestro

Kaizers Orchestra

5/5

I put off listening to this for two months convinced it would not suit my mood. What was wrong with me? I loved it!

Stage Four

Touché Amoré

4/5

Zuckerzeit

Cluster

4/5

Things We Lost In The Fire

Low

5/5

Choirs Of The Eye

Kayo Dot

5/5

Well I was apprehensive about avant garde metal but this was a great listen.

Ruin

The Amazing Devil

5/5

Loud and big and theatrical. I can imagine a day when it might seem too much but that day is not today.

Pony Express Record

Shudder To Think

4/5

Goat

The Jesus Lizard

3/5

1, 2, Kung Fu!

Boy Azooga

4/5

Stories

Avicii

4/5

Don't Say No

Billy Squier

4/5

Kind of surprised I didn't own this as a teen. It would've fit into my stuff quite well. Very nostalgic.

Grace And Danger

John Martyn

4/5

Get Fucked

The Chats

3/5

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination

The Alan Parsons Project

5/5

Very musical theater! Love it!

Live At Madison Square Garden

Vulfpeck

4/5

Weezer

3/5

Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise

The Dear Hunter

5/5

F♯ A♯ ∞

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

3/5

Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)

Jai Paul

2/5

Join Us

They Might Be Giants

5/5

Delightful from start to finish! Thank you!

A Live One

Phish

3/5

Daisies Of The Galaxy

Eels

5/5

Heart achingly beautiful. Really touched me.

Continuum

John Mayer

4/5

Emotional Mugger

Ty Segall

5/5

Blink-182

blink-182

5/5

MOMENTUM

Calibro 35

4/5

Madvillainy

Madvillain

3/5

Sing To God

Cardiacs

5/5

Boy, I was not in the mood for this a few months ago. But now that I’m retired, it was just the thing. Maybe longer than it needed to be but I loved it.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

4/5

I have this on CD somewhere, wherever it is my CDs are these days. It's not my favorite from Faith No More --- songs are hit or miss --- but Midnight Cowboy is the song I learned to play on the piano when I was 9 and is still the one I break out whenever I visit my mom and her piano. So that one's a hit. Also, I love the cover of Easy. Who woulda thought?

WORRY

Jeff Rosenstock

4/5

Good enough. And short!

Silence Yourself

Savages

4/5

Discosis

Bran Van 3000

5/5

The Great Outdoors Jam

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong