My 1001 Albums Journey

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1089

Albums Rated

3.13

Average Rating

100%

Complete

Favorite Album

Boston

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

1950

Favorite Decade

Latin

Favorite Genre

Other

Top Origin ?

Balanced

Rater Style ?

101

5-Star Albums

1-Star Albums

Breakdown

By Genre

Top Styles

By Decade

By Origin

Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Shalimar Rahul Dev Burman	5	2.64	+2.36
Vincebus Eruptum Blue Cheer	5	2.8	+2.2
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	5	2.82	+2.18
Go Girl Crazy The Dictators	5	2.84	+2.16
Among The Living Anthrax	5	2.86	+2.14
Cafe Bleu The Style Council	5	2.87	+2.13
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	5	2.88	+2.12
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy	5	2.88	+2.12
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Maxwell	5	2.91	+2.09
Lazer Guided Melodies Spiritualized	5	2.92	+2.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dummy Portishead	1	3.71	-2.71
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	1	3.53	-2.53
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys	1	3.46	-2.46
Play Moby	1	3.45	-2.45
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden	1	3.4	-2.4
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	1	3.38	-2.38
Bossanova Pixies	1	3.38	-2.38
The Band The Band	1	3.34	-2.34
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	1	3.3	-2.3

Artists

Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Stevie Wonder	4	4.5
Jimi Hendrix	3	4.67
The Doors	3	4.33
Arcade Fire	3	4.33
Bob Marley & The Wailers	3	4.33

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Tom Waits	5	1.4
Beastie Boys	3	1.33
Jane's Addiction	2	1
The Mothers Of Invention	2	1
Slipknot	2	1
Leonard Cohen	5	1.8
Bob Dylan	7	2
My Bloody Valentine	3	1.67
Rufus Wainwright	2	1.5
Sepultura	2	1.5
The Band	2	1.5
Pere Ubu	2	1.5
The Jesus And Mary Chain	2	1.5
Happy Mondays	2	1.5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	2.2
Nick Drake	3	2
The Fall	3	2

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Spiritualized	1, 5
The Chemical Brothers	1, 4
Portishead	4, 1
k.d. lang	2, 5
Missy Elliott	2, 5

5-Star Albums (101)

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Popular Reviews

This was one of the least memorable albums I’ve ever heard

I feel bad rating this only 2 stars but for whatever reason Talking Heads has always been a band I like the idea of more so than their actual music. I find David Byrne’s singing voice annoying but I respect him as an artistic talent. Not everyone can like everything!

I’m kicking myself for not listening to this sooner!

4-Star Albums (329)

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

1-Star Albums (79)

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

All Ratings (1089)

I don’t love this genre of music, I am simply trying to listen to things I haven’t heard before. I can appreciate the quality of the production and lyricism but personally I wouldn’t listen again. Phenomenal samples, “Can I kick it?” is a great song.

Awesome album, would highly recommend.

Easy to see why he’s so revered, his crowd work was phenomenal and the tone of his voice comes across crystal-clear despite it being a live album.

Great musicianship, I didn’t connect with the narrative of the album. This is a great record to listen to in the background.

Really didn’t like the singers’ voice and the album was a bit overstuffed. The guitar-playing is captivating.

I did not vibe with this album at all, couldn’t understand the singer and a few of the songs really sounded similar. I am not generally a fan of rock from this era and this album really was grating to me.

Try listening to this album as two albums, one with all the even-numbered tracks and one with all the odd-numbered tracks. Honestly, this may be one of the more overlooked albums for an artist that had a prior number one album. It’s not Rumours and that’s okay. Tusk is one of the best “weird” songs, shout-out to the USC marching band.

Rap is my least favorite genre of music, I don’t have any critical comments to make but I did not enjoy listening to this.

Super unique voice, this would be a perfect record to put on when it’s a rainy evening. I wish more contemporary artists made albums like this.

I’m kicking myself for not listening to this sooner!

What a fun eclectic mixture of tunes, did not know that he popularized the “lime in the coconut” song.

One is a phenomenal track, as they noted later in their career they were pretty coked out during the recording process and it shows in spots. The bass is turned wayyyyy down in the mix. Not my favorite of their albums but better than most.

The singer has a bit of a reedy voice but otherwise I really enjoyed this album.

Musicians? Great! Rod Stewarts’ voice? Dylan-esque.

I liked the album but the constant distortion effect present on most tracks gave me a headache.

Really didn’t enjoy “You can’t fade me”, but liked this album more than most rap I’ve listened to.

Very very very mellow album, I’d recommend for background listening or something to put in while you read. Not my cup of tea but pretty solid overall.

Great prog-rock, I miss this genre a lot

Wow, I was blown away by her voice! I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Miriam Makeba before. Really emotes in her singing.

I really don’t get the hype with Clapton outside of his stuff with Cream.

Blown away by this, really incredible.

This album is a classic, wide variety in the types of songs, witty lyrics and the best non-disco DISCO track of all-time in “Heart of Glass”. This album is in my top-10 all-time.

This was one of the least memorable albums I’ve ever heard

A little too mellow for me

2nd sonic youth album, also not my cup of tea. Too much ambient nothingness for me

I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone unless they are determined to listen to as many works by Janis Joplin as possible.

Don’t get why you would close your album with a 16 minute ambient nothing track but otherwise a pleasant surprise. Love the long track run times.

Cars are cars, thanks rhymin Simon

I’m sure someone loves this but this album made me feel like I was running full speed into a wall

Elevator easy-listening, not my cup of tea but it’s well made for people who like this type of stuff.

A bit too mellow for me but dang what a powerful voice that cuts through the malaise of your morning.

Just don’t make me listen again please

Competent but a bit overstuffed, kinda like The Rolling Stones in 1972.

I just cannot get past his voice, I do appreciate the instruments but life is too short to listen to Bob Dylan’s son sing with razor blades in his windpipe.

I get what they were trying to do with “Suicide” but maybe don’t make a song that makes you want to while listening to it.

Sounds okay but dang that’s some TWANG and I mean “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” should be thrown in the trash with any other American media that paints the confederacy as anything but domestic terrorists. Yuck

Was not expecting to like this as much as I did, would recommend for sure!

A little too ambient but very fun to listen to!

I never used to understand why the Byrds were so popular but this album finally is helping me see why.

I did not love or hate this, I was always curious why the Brits love him and he had not become popular here but it’s probably the same reason Justin Timberlake is not that huge over there. Perfectly fine but not my cup of tea.

Probably would have liked it more if I was French, oh well

This sounded like something I would discover on my computer randomly in 1995, not my cup of tea.

I can see why this was influential but at the same point I do not think I would seek this out to listen to it again. Pleasant sounding and melodic though!

I just listened to this album and I remember nothing, not a fan.

While I do not personally enjoy this as much as “Transformer” I was blown away by the emotional depths Lou Reed was willing to explore. Always should commend someone for not just making a sequel to their greatest commercial success.

I always wanted to enjoy punk rock from the 70s but had not particularly enjoyed much of it besides The runaways… this album was eye-opening

What a fun album with a variety of styles, moods, tempos and emotions. Would recommend to anyone!

It was competent but not very memorable to me. I certainly won’t forget the name of the group/album though sheesh

It was pleasant enough to listen to in the background but ultimately it left me wanting a bit more, hard to remember any particular songs.

I wish country music sounded like this now, then maybe it wouldn’t be my least favorite type of music.

Sounds a bit like if Fiona Apple did this instead of her own thing, very low key but enjoyable!

Who and what is arcade fire? Is a question I used to ask myself back in high school. I now realize those ppl had a MUCH better taste in music than me and my “dad rock until I die”. Superb!

It sounds nice but not for me and I can see why this was a shocking departure from “Born in the USA” for some

Ugh I cannot stand his voice and how every song sounds like he just lost his dog in a fire, lighten up a little yeesh

I wish I liked this more, you had me at Psychadelic rock from Brazil but lost me. Still glad to have heard this though!

Serviceable, full of covers.

Indian sunset was certainly a choice but otherwise this is a nice underrated gem of an album. Much respect to anyone who can make deeper cuts worth listening to.

Pleasantly melodramatic

This is like listening to cough syrup sing, relaxing but makes me want to fall asleep.

Nothing personal I just hate this man’s’ voice.

I try these albums and even if I think I won’t like a genre I haven’t liked I really do give every song a good 30-second listen… but sometimes life is too short and you need to enjoy 5 minutes of your life that much more and go listen to Prince instead… sorry gents props to you and your music career but it’s a no from me

Locust Abortion Technician indeed… been hearing great things about this band for years but this is what they are? Shit, this was really disappointing and about as fun to listen to as nails on a chalkboard.

Maybe if you repeated the choruses just a couple more dozen times then you would have achieved your goal of putting me to sleep.

Pleasantly fine

Sounds nice but disposable.

Look, if I were smarter I’m sure I’d appreciate the hell outta Bob Dylan’s lyrics but if I listened to music for lyrics then I’d read a book or some poems. I do not hear a cat in a blender as my inner voice while reading so why subject myself to that in music?

Listening to Elvis cover “Fever” makes me break out in a cold sweat. It’s a shame the Dutch KFC Col. made Elvis be a gigantic sell-out for the majority of his career. He sings well but it’s creepy since it’s directed to teen girls.

This album got me through one of the darkest periods of my life, I would give it 6 stars if I could.

I found this to be abrasive.

Some great tracks but also some spaced out 60s strangeness, turns out some of these lads were on drugs!

Some of my favorite samples I’ve ever heard on a hip-hop album!

I was too young to appreciate this when it first came out, it was something my friends’ “cool older siblings” listened to. I’ve been looking forward to this listening experience for a long time and frankly it was just… fine? It feels like a really well made album, it just doesn’t pique my interests too much… besides “Latin Simone” but that’s due to the feature from a member of “Bueno Vista Social Club”. Not everything can be special to everyone but I appreciate it exists!

Fine but a little boring

Why the hell is this included? It’s like he went into the studio trying to create music that would drive someone insane within seconds. It felt like random fast saxophone notes paired with someone doing a shitty impression of Alex Van Halen’s drum intro for “Hot for Teacher”. Worst album out of the 800+ recommended so far

I don’t enjoy live albums very much, respect to the band but not my cup of tea.

I get it now, I used to not understand why I was supposed to respect a band I hadn’t heard of and couldn’t name any songs from but this was such a delightful find this late into the 1001 albums! Really wish my first exposure to Lou Reed wasn’t through Sawdust track 1 courtesy of the Killers…

Fred Durst is, was and will always be hilariously lame.

If an album gives me a headache I give it one star, ‘nuff said.

I have been depressed, I have lived in Washington state most of my life and boy do I sure not like Grunge. Much love and respect Kurt but not my jam.

The album cover somehow exactly lets you know what you’re in for, a little weird, pretty bold and very fun! Great music to hang out with

I just really can’t stand their voices or the sound of their music.

Makes me wish I had grown up in Illinois to appreciate this even more! Great album to relax to.

Look on YouTube to find the tracks that weren’t available on Apple Music or Spotify. Definitely worth seeking out for the whole picture!

Kept waiting for something more to happen in a lot of these songs, pleasant enough but seems surprising this is considered one of the 1001 to listen to in my opinion.