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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fragile | 5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
| Hot Rats | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Opus Dei | 4 | 2.38 | +1.62 |
| Funeral | 5 | 3.57 | +1.43 |
| Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots | 5 | 3.58 | +1.42 |
| 3 + 3 | 5 | 3.59 | +1.41 |
| Lust For Life | 5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 5 | 3.62 | +1.38 |
| After The Gold Rush | 5 | 3.64 | +1.36 |
| Bringing It All Back Home | 5 | 3.65 | +1.35 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bones Of What You Believe | 1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
| New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) | 1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| Dookie | 2 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Brothers In Arms | 2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| Hot Fuss | 2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| The Queen Is Dead | 2 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| Morrison Hotel | 2 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Franz Ferdinand | 2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| So | 2 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| Electric Warrior | 2 | 3.54 | -1.54 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 4.2 | 3.75 |
5-Star Albums (13)
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The Smiths
2/5
I never dislike the Smiths, but it does all run together for me. Fairly clever lyrics, and I certainly see the impact on alternative music.
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Frank Sinatra
2/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Van Halen
3/5
Didn't hate it.
The Cars
3/5
It was fine. One or two jams.
Radiohead
4/5
I'm going to give it 4. Doesn't have any edge. It's not passive, it is aggressive, but it doesn't bite.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Didn't make it through. Timing wasn't great.
Air
3/5
Very solid ambient. Would listen again.
The Prodigy
3/5
Liked it better than Fatboy Slim. Too long.
Peter Frampton
2/5
V lame.
New Order
2/5
This was fine. I won't listen to it again on purpose.
Incubus
3/5
Little Simz
3/5
Will listen again. 3.5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
V solid. Liked it a lot. Will pursue further.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Almost went with the 4 cause Venus in Furs, but I convinced myself in the end.
The Kinks
3/5
Not bad. Will revisit.
Iggy Pop
4/5
Really great. Didn't stick around for the end.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Not gonna be my fave Boss album.
Dire Straits
2/5
You know, fuck Dire Straits.
Le Tigre
3/5
Liked it fine, would've probably liked it more at the time
Iron Maiden
2/5
No thank you.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Got some bangers, pretty bloated though.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Will listen to more, great debut.
Coldplay
2/5
Imagine my horror as I realized I once had this album downloaded to my parents' PC, through Napster I'm sure. I didn't know better then. I do now.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Is it fucked up to give this a two? It's fine. I like Joni. I do. This just didn't do it.
Pixies
4/5
Like, one too many songs. Otherwise tops.
The Incredible String Band
2/5
I'm glad these guys are doing their thing, but jesus christ
Mariah Carey
2/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
I would have enjoyed it far more with less organ. Definitely has an audience, it's just not me.
Various Artists
2/5
Would rather the originals.
Meat Loaf
4/5
Rock solid.
Fred Neil
3/5
Solid easy listening. Respectable man-with-a-guitar old school country music.
The Undertones
2/5
Enjoyable early punk rock record without a whole lot to say. Seemed derivative, but I'm no expert. The single was catchy.
Radiohead
5/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
Held up surprisingly well for the first full listen in probably 20 years. Surprised to give it a 3.
Prince
3/5
I don't think I get it but I wish I did. Instrumentals are fantastic.
The Waterboys
4/5
Really enjoyed this one, especially the first half. Intricate, well produced authentic folk rock.
The Smiths
2/5
I never dislike the Smiths, but it does all run together for me. Fairly clever lyrics, and I certainly see the impact on alternative music.
John Grant
4/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
George Michael
2/5
Do not care for, didn't finish. Prefer Jeff Buckley.
T. Rex
2/5
Better than the last one (George Michael), still pretty straightforward. Would give 2.5 and listen again without being mad about it.
Laibach
4/5
This rules.
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Enjoyed the listen. Good intro to early hip hop for someone who knows next to nothing.
Beatles
5/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Boo. If there are somehow two Steely Dan albums on this list, they could have just cut UT down to Can't Buy A Thrill. If there aren't two, this is the album you went with?
The Birthday Party
3/5
Definite 3.5, will listen again
Suede
2/5
Not for me! Musicianship seems to be there and I'm sure someone likes it.
Fela Kuti
3/5
I've always enjoyed listening to Fela Kuti, but the catalog was too intimidating. This was a good pointer on where to start. Will listen again.
Elvis Costello
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Great Bobby D album, got it all - folk, rock, songs about lost love, "story songs," and some good ol' eff you tongue--in-cheek diatribes.
Janis Joplin
3/5
Intro to Janice was a beat up Cheap Thrills vinyl I played on a Brother turntable/radio/8-track 20 years past its prime. I'm glad it went down that way, but I'm also glad to listen to the Legacy version of Pearl now with high quality sound. A classic for more than one reason.
Fairport Convention
4/5
This is good! Almost too folky but not quite.
Talvin Singh
2/5
Not my thing, hard to rate.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
So I accidentally listened to Born in the USA, which I'm going to rate. Obviously can't argue with The Boss. Mainly thought about Boomers and their ironic love of Bruce.
Paul Simon
2/5
I prefer S&G, but the real issue is all I can think about when listening is how many Boomers who were probably cool suck now.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
"McCulloch has cited...Leonard Cohen and particularly David Bowie as influences for his work. He has described Cohen's song "Suzanne" as "the perfect lyric with the perfect melody" and Bowie as "so influential and the greatest solo artist of the 20th Century in any walk of art" is something I found on Wikipedia and that's exactly what this album sounds like. Almost a 4.
Parliament
4/5
Classic.
William Orbit
4/5
Will fall asleep to again!
Arcade Fire
5/5
An all-time fave.
M.I.A.
3/5
Dancier than I realized, not my style but clearly solid musically and culturally notable.
ABBA
2/5
I will make if all the way through, but I don't want to.
Roni Size
2/5
I can't imagine the second hour held anything more than the first did.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Apparently there are somehow two Steely Dan albums on this list.
The only reason it's a 3 and not a 2 is that this would be a banger if it was a punk rock album. Speed it up, cut the production, get real with the vocals and bam. Punk album of the decade.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
The Doors
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Air
2/5
Weird. I dint know if it stands alone.
Beatles
4/5
4.5
Just the tiniest bit of filler that, ironically, keeps it from being on par with Abbey Road.
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Classic jams. Glad I listened. Will listen again.
Motörhead
3/5
Sure.
Dr. Dre
4/5
3.5 really.
Heaven 17
2/5
This is very bad.
Death In Vegas
2/5
Another club album, and a pretty good one. Just not for me.
Wire
3/5
My new favorite 70s punk band. Will listen again. 3.5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
I don't have anything interestimg to add to the general discourse re: Eric Clapton.
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Iconic but I would never play it, for reasons both sonic and cultural. But I mean, it's great.
Dr. John
3/5
The Night Tripper indeed!
Beck
4/5
Used to be on my heavy rotation. Solid all the way through, and a legit concept album.
Tom Waits
2/5
I like Tom Waits, but this is just a record of him talking.
Prince
4/5
I enjoyed this all the way through way more than I thought I would. I get it now.
Miles Davis
3/5
I can't imagine I have anything valuable to add to the conversation.
Paul Weller
2/5
This sucked. Forgettable singer-songwriter self-serious fluff.
The Band
3/5
I don't know how Bob met the Band, I realized that while I was listening.
Pink Floyd
4/5
I don't even really like Pink Floyd, but you can't argue with it.
The Sonics
3/5
I didn't know about this album and I'm glad I di now. Will listen again, would be a four if they weren't all clearly derivative of a Black music, etc.
Frank Ocean
2/5
This isn't my genre and it didn't pull me in.
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
Seemed indicative of the genre, pretty good for what it is.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Of the three I've now heard, Funeral is still my #1. This one lacked the punch.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
In my opinion, the best combination on a studio album of everything Bob's got. Gates of Eden almost pulls it to a 4.5, but It's Alright Ma makes up for it.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Solange
3/5
Frank Black
3/5
Way too long, a couple very solid tracks.
Tom Waits
2/5
Honestly, it's maudlin and not particularly musical.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
ABBA
2/5
Didn't make it all the way through. Pop ballads. They're fine.
Lana Del Rey
2/5
I did not hate this like I thought I would. Definite 2.75.
CHVRCHES
1/5
I'd rather listen to Lana Del Ray
3/5
Not my favorite live Bob by a long shot, but a good snapshot of a moment in time. 3.5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Really enjoyed this, glad I listened!!
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Mainstay on my rotation. Pithy perfect pop music.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Circle Jerks
3/5
Neu!
3/5
Pleasant surprise! Will add to my ambient options.
The Killers
2/5
Very, very close to a 3, then that last song hit. Wtf guys.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Blur
3/5
Only a 3 for the number of times I thought "huh, I didn't know this was a Blur song."
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
I will listen again, I think it will take a few for me to get it.
Ice Cube
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Top 3 LC albums.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Classic
Def Leppard
2/5
How tf is this an hour long.
Pulp
2/5
I want to go higher than a 2 but it's pretty forgettable. Single in a banger though.
Ash
3/5
This is good! If I had heard it 20 years ago I think it would have been a fave.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Didn't want to give him the airtime, so didn't actually listen. A 2, but only for the role it played in pop culture.
The Temptations
4/5
Robbie Williams
2/5
I didn't like this.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
I'd rate the documentary higher than the album itself. Sex-crazed Kiedis hasn't aged well and it isn't going to get better, plus the instrumentals overall don't make up for what's lacking lyrically.
OutKast
4/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Bobby Womack
2/5
Meh
Massive Attack
3/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Sinatra does bossa nova? I don't know.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Röyksopp
3/5
Liked this more than expected, will listen again. Reminded me for a moment of that Lemon Jelly album I like.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
I don't know, it's not for me. Didn't make it through.
10cc
2/5
ZZ Top
3/5
This is a rock and roll album that's fine and kind of dumb.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I thought this would be worse! For some reason I expected something more industrial. Not bad at all!
Jimmy Smith
4/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
CHIC
4/5
Goldfrapp
2/5
Big Star
3/5
A little too long, some solid emo up front, got too droney by the end.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Classic staple. This listen was much better than the awful thrift store vinyl I bought when I was like 16.
Rush
4/5
Hell yeah.
Joy Division
4/5
Adding to the rotation.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Sure
Emmylou Harris
2/5
It's fine
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Liked it more than I thought I would, last two tracks v solid.
Green Day
2/5
I thought maybe I might be like, "hey, this album's alright." But I wasn't.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Coulda skipped Sad Eyed Lady, Bob.
The Cardigans
3/5
This is a good album and I like The Cardigans now.
Haircut 100
3/5
I get why it's here. Not for me, but I warmed up to it.
Brian Eno
4/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Sure!
Deep Purple
3/5
Lupe Fiasco
2/5
Didn't do much for me
Michael Jackson
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
I don't hate that I listened to this.
The Isley Brothers
5/5
This rules.
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
The Who
3/5
New Order
2/5
Did not do it for me.
Yes
5/5
Turns out I like Yes.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Like Jeff better
Van Morrison
4/5
3.75
Neil Young
5/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
The Clash
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Ian Dury
3/5
I think I liked this, very demanding though.
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
Steve Winwood
2/5
Why does this exist?
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Meh
Miles Davis
3/5
I don't understand jazz enough to have any idea, really. You know what though? Sounded cool.
2/5
Is this the one that beat Oasis? Who is this even for? Boooo.
System Of A Down
3/5
3.5
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Very meh as an album, presumably better as an experience
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Garbage
3/5
More about the zeitgeist than the music. Good enough though.
Hawkwind
2/5
I am not listening to two discs of this. It *did* give me some contextual perspective on This Is Spinal Tap.
Simple Minds
1/5
For this phase of 1K+1AtLtBYD, I'm not wasting my time for the sake of the project. I hate this.
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Turns out I'm into Hüsker Dü! Would be a 5 but there's a couple new wave-y tracks and one weird one with Springsteen vibes.
The Band
4/5
Harry Nilsson
2/5
No thank you?
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
Beck
2/5
This is not a Beck album that I like.
Richard Thompson
3/5
Live tracks saved this one.
Deep Purple
3/5
Didn't hate it, really. It's dumb
Sade
2/5
DNF. Light disco jazz. :(
Raekwon
3/5
I don't know man. I would like to abstain. So, 3.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
3.5, woulda gone for 4 but it's too long. Will listen again
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
The Triffids
2/5
Dnf. No thank you.
Eels
3/5
Been awhile since I listened all the way through. Still solid.
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Dnf, rather listen to Bjork
Queen
3/5
Tears For Fears
3/5
It's not their fault I don't like new wave 🤷♀️
Ozomatli
2/5
Sounded great! Not for me.
Neil Young
4/5
The Pretty Things
4/5
I like these guys!
Ray Charles
3/5
Sure!
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Cant argue with rock n roll
Cypress Hill
4/5
Sugar
2/5
I do not like this at all.
U2
2/5
I made it halfway through One. I don't want to listen to this.
Rush
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
Wanted to like it more than I did. P boring, dnf.
The Flaming Lips
5/5
5 for the memories, 5 for the jams
Billy Joel
4/5
Nas
3/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
I like this! Would listen again.
The Gun Club
3/5
Very dope
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Classic, 3.5
David Bowie
3/5
Not my fave, but hey
Shack
2/5
P basic, some REM vibes on the better tracks
Dion
2/5
I get it
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
I'm not mad about it.
Duran Duran
3/5
You know, I really didn't hate it.
Beatles
5/5
Don't be dumb about it. There's no nuance here.
Baaba Maal
2/5
Another solid one
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Punky's Dillemma is an old fave, but overall album is not
Soundgarden
3/5
Iggy Pop
5/5
Pavement
4/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Frank Zappa
5/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
Sure
The National
2/5
Didn't do it for me. Dude's just kind of talking.
Mercury Rev
3/5
Yes
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Beach House
3/5
I like this more than I thought I did. Will revisit.
Blur
2/5
Oasis is better