Nov 11 2021
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
3
Nov 12 2021
Rubber Soul
Beatles
4
Nov 15 2021
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
2
Nov 16 2021
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Nov 17 2021
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
2
Nov 18 2021
All Mod Cons
The Jam
2
Nov 19 2021
Hms Fable
Shack
2
Nov 22 2021
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
4
Nov 23 2021
Parachutes
Coldplay
As someone who rarely listened to Coldplay, felt it was quite forgettable.
Not bad but didn't make a big impact on me.
Best song was: Everything's not lost and shiver.
3/5
3
Nov 24 2021
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
4
Nov 25 2021
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Nov 26 2021
Achtung Baby
U2
3
Nov 29 2021
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Nov 30 2021
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
2
Dec 01 2021
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
3
Dec 02 2021
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
2
Dec 03 2021
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
2
Dec 06 2021
Blur
Blur
3
Dec 07 2021
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
2
Dec 08 2021
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
2
Dec 09 2021
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
3
Dec 10 2021
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
2
Dec 13 2021
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
2
Dec 14 2021
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
4
Dec 15 2021
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
2
Dec 16 2021
Dirt
Alice In Chains
4
Dec 17 2021
Manassas
Stephen Stills
3
Dec 20 2021
Horses
Patti Smith
3
Dec 21 2021
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
3
Dec 22 2021
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3
Dec 23 2021
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
3
Dec 24 2021
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
2
Dec 27 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
3
Dec 28 2021
xx
The xx
4
Dec 29 2021
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
3
Dec 30 2021
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
3
Dec 31 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
A biased 4, this music just brings me a big smile!
4
Jan 03 2022
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3
Jan 04 2022
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
4
Jan 05 2022
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
3
Jan 06 2022
Like A Prayer
Madonna
3
Jan 07 2022
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
3
Jan 10 2022
Illmatic
Nas
3
Jan 11 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
2
Jan 12 2022
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3
Jan 13 2022
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Jan 14 2022
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
3
Jan 17 2022
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
3
Jan 18 2022
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
2
Jan 19 2022
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
Jan 20 2022
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
4
Jan 21 2022
The Specials
The Specials
2
Jan 24 2022
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Never listened to Kanye before. Really Good beats and i enjoy melodic line of the rhymes. lyrical content i mostly ignored, didn't really interessted me.
3
Jan 25 2022
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
2
Jan 26 2022
Elastica
Elastica
2
Jan 27 2022
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
2
Jan 28 2022
Maxinquaye
Tricky
2
Jan 31 2022
Blue
Joni Mitchell
2
Feb 01 2022
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
3
Feb 02 2022
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
2
Feb 03 2022
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
2
Feb 04 2022
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
2
Feb 07 2022
Aja
Steely Dan
3
Feb 08 2022
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
3
Feb 09 2022
The Doors
The Doors
4
Feb 10 2022
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
2
Feb 11 2022
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
3
Feb 14 2022
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
2
Feb 15 2022
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
This is a really great album! And it's a great introduction to jazz if you're new to it. both experimenting with time signatures while keeping the easy listening Cool Jazz vibe. A really Iconic Jazz album
5
Feb 16 2022
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
2
Feb 17 2022
Tical
Method Man
2
Feb 18 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
2
Feb 21 2022
All Directions
The Temptations
2
Feb 22 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
2
Feb 23 2022
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
Feb 24 2022
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
2
Feb 25 2022
Picture Book
Simply Red
3
Feb 28 2022
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
3
Mar 01 2022
Melodrama
Lorde
3
Mar 02 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
3
Mar 03 2022
Basket of Light
Pentangle
2
Mar 04 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
2
Mar 07 2022
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
This album is really ahead of it's time. I can hear so many 90-00 indie/Alternative bands that are influenced by this album. I can se why this is an icon and important album. For me personally i didn't feel i got into it otherwise this would have been a 4 or 5.
3
Mar 08 2022
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
2
Mar 09 2022
L.A. Woman
The Doors
3
Mar 10 2022
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
1
Mar 11 2022
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
4
Mar 14 2022
Young Americans
David Bowie
4
Mar 15 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
3
Mar 16 2022
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
3
Mar 17 2022
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
2
Mar 18 2022
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
3
Mar 21 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3
Mar 22 2022
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
2
Mar 23 2022
A Seat at the Table
Solange
3
Mar 24 2022
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
3
Mar 25 2022
Suicide
Suicide
2
Mar 28 2022
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
2
Mar 29 2022
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
3
Mar 30 2022
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
3
Mar 31 2022
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
3
Apr 01 2022
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
2
Apr 04 2022
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
A good 12 bar blues is never wrong. But it gets a bit repetitive.
3
Apr 05 2022
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
3
Apr 06 2022
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
Apr 07 2022
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
3
Apr 08 2022
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
Apr 11 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
5
Apr 12 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
2
Apr 13 2022
1999
Prince
3
Apr 14 2022
If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
2
Apr 15 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
3
Apr 18 2022
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
For me personally, this is the best album.
5
Apr 19 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
Isn't exactly my style but it was a really good listen. Good beats and interesting instrumentation.
3
Apr 20 2022
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Nice beats to have in the background
2
Apr 21 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
Apr 22 2022
Among The Living
Anthrax
Not the best Trash album i have heard but it's not bad. not a big fan of the vocals, it sounds like Metallica meets suicidal tendencies.
3
Apr 25 2022
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3
Apr 26 2022
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
1
Apr 27 2022
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3
Apr 28 2022
Doolittle
Pixies
3
Apr 29 2022
Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
May 02 2022
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
2
May 03 2022
Pearl
Janis Joplin
3
May 04 2022
Parklife
Blur
2
May 05 2022
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
3
May 06 2022
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
3
May 09 2022
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
4
May 10 2022
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
2
May 11 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
3
May 12 2022
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
3
May 13 2022
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
3
May 16 2022
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
4
May 17 2022
Faith
George Michael
3
May 18 2022
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
May 19 2022
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
2
May 20 2022
Street Life
The Crusaders
3
May 23 2022
Sea Change
Beck
3
May 24 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
4
May 25 2022
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
3
May 26 2022
The Who Sell Out
The Who
2
May 27 2022
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4
May 30 2022
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
3
May 31 2022
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
2
Jun 01 2022
Diamond Life
Sade
3
Jun 02 2022
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
1
Jun 03 2022
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
3
Jun 06 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
4
Jun 07 2022
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
3
Jun 08 2022
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
2
Jun 09 2022
Pink Flag
Wire
2
Jun 10 2022
Da Capo
Love
2
Jun 13 2022
The Man Who
Travis
2
Jun 14 2022
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
3
Jun 15 2022
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
2
Jun 16 2022
Infected
The The
3
Jun 17 2022
Soul Mining
The The
2
Jun 20 2022
Woodface
Crowded House
4
Jun 21 2022
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
4
Jun 22 2022
Sheet Music
10cc
2
Jun 23 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
Jun 24 2022
Eagles
Eagles
3
Jun 27 2022
Disraeli Gears
Cream
2
Jun 28 2022
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
3
Jun 29 2022
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
4
Jun 30 2022
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
2
Jul 01 2022
Ray Of Light
Madonna
Biased to this because im not a madonna fan but the 90s electro beat is really nice so it made me rate it higher
3
Jul 04 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
2
Jul 05 2022
Stardust
Willie Nelson
3
Jul 06 2022
Music From Big Pink
The Band
3
Jul 07 2022
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
2
Jul 08 2022
Technique
New Order
2
Jul 11 2022
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
4
Jul 12 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
Jul 13 2022
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
3
Jul 14 2022
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
3
Jul 15 2022
Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
2
Jul 18 2022
Moon Safari
Air
2
Jul 19 2022
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
3
Jul 20 2022
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
Jul 21 2022
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
Jul 22 2022
Hypnotised
The Undertones
2
Jul 25 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
3
Jul 26 2022
The Last Broadcast
Doves
2
Jul 27 2022
The Band
The Band
2
Jul 28 2022
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
4
Jul 29 2022
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
4
Aug 01 2022
Boston
Boston
This album is for me personally a five. Listened to it allot when i was younger so almost all songs on this album is a banger for me. So a biased five.
5
Aug 02 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Aug 03 2022
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
2
Aug 04 2022
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
4
Aug 05 2022
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3
Aug 08 2022
Ramones
Ramones
3
Aug 09 2022
The Wall
Pink Floyd
If i would rate the album based by songs it would be a 4 but rating the whole album as an experience is a 5
5
Aug 10 2022
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
1
Aug 11 2022
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
2
Aug 12 2022
Tidal
Fiona Apple
2
Aug 15 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
3
Aug 16 2022
Live At Leeds
The Who
Not a fan of live albums but the quality was better than most live albums i heard.
3
Aug 17 2022
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
2
Aug 18 2022
The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
2
Aug 19 2022
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
2
Aug 22 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
3
Aug 23 2022
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
3
Aug 24 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
2
Aug 25 2022
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Aug 26 2022
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Only heard 2 songs before but I enjoyed this album (exeption for the 2 last songs)
4
Aug 29 2022
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
2
Aug 30 2022
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
3
Aug 31 2022
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Sounds like someone recorded a band jamming for 40 min and then released it. Sometimes there are songs others are just random ideas.
Nothing really resonated with me and the recording/mix quality was not the best.
1
Sep 01 2022
John Prine
John Prine
3
Sep 02 2022
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
3
Sep 05 2022
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
4
Sep 06 2022
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2
Sep 07 2022
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5
Sep 08 2022
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
3
Sep 09 2022
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
2
Sep 12 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
What are the odds of getting this album the day after the Queens passing...
It was an okey album, i already liked the hits and didn't really find any new favourites.
3
Sep 13 2022
Suede
Suede
2
Sep 14 2022
Pump
Aerosmith
3
Sep 15 2022
Nixon
Lambchop
Felt like it got repetetive fast and i didn't enjoy him going out of his vocal range.
2
Sep 16 2022
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
3
Sep 19 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
1
Sep 20 2022
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
3
Sep 21 2022
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
1
Sep 22 2022
Gris Gris
Dr. John
2
Sep 23 2022
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
Sep 26 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
2
Sep 27 2022
The Poet
Bobby Womack
4
Sep 28 2022
The Cars
The Cars
4
Sep 29 2022
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
I like Pink Floyd but i have a hard time with avant garde psychadelica.
2
Sep 30 2022
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
3
Oct 03 2022
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
2
Oct 04 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
2
Oct 05 2022
Murmur
R.E.M.
3
Oct 06 2022
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
2
Oct 07 2022
Virgin Suicides
Air
2
Oct 10 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
3
Oct 11 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
1
Oct 12 2022
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
4
Oct 13 2022
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
Oct 14 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
3
Oct 17 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
3
Oct 18 2022
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
Oct 19 2022
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
2
Oct 20 2022
Take Me Apart
Kelela
2
Oct 21 2022
Ten
Pearl Jam
4
Oct 24 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
3
Oct 25 2022
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
4
Oct 26 2022
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
1
Oct 27 2022
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
2
Oct 28 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
I think Linkin Park is a great band and i really liked the majority of the album.
If i had listened to this album when i grew up i would probably given it a 5 but with one listen through of the album i give it a 4.
4
Oct 31 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
5
Nov 01 2022
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
1
Nov 02 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
2
Nov 03 2022
Survivor
Destiny's Child
2
Nov 04 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
2
Nov 07 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
2
Nov 08 2022
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
3
Nov 09 2022
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
1
Nov 10 2022
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
3
Nov 11 2022
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
Nov 14 2022
On The Beach
Neil Young
2
Nov 15 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
3
Nov 16 2022
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
2
Nov 17 2022
Superunknown
Soundgarden
4
Nov 18 2022
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
3
Nov 21 2022
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
3
Nov 22 2022
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
2
Nov 23 2022
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
4
Nov 24 2022
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
2
Nov 25 2022
Third
Portishead
Constant dissonance, depressive soft spoken and sometimes drifting out of key. Minor differences between songs.
If you enjoy that, this is for you.
But this was not for me.
1
Nov 28 2022
The Bends
Radiohead
Never been a big Radiohead listener but i'm gonna listen to this album again!
5
Nov 29 2022
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
3
Nov 30 2022
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
2
Dec 02 2022
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Grew up listening to the hives so a little biased.
5
Dec 05 2022
S&M
Metallica
I like orchestration and i like Metallica but i feel that the orchestration was a bit to experimental for the songs.
3
Dec 06 2022
Elephant
The White Stripes
3
Dec 07 2022
Graceland
Paul Simon
3
Dec 08 2022
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
2
Dec 09 2022
High Violet
The National
4
Dec 12 2022
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
5
Dec 13 2022
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
4
Dec 14 2022
Kala
M.I.A.
i listen to some modern music (mostly after 2013) and i feel as singles its okay to hear at a club but as an album it get stale. i'm also not personally a fan of these types of vocals.
1
Dec 15 2022
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
2
Dec 16 2022
The Visitors
ABBA
3
Dec 19 2022
Close To The Edge
Yes
3
Dec 20 2022
With The Beatles
Beatles
4
Dec 21 2022
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
4
Dec 22 2022
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
2
Dec 23 2022
Risque
CHIC
3
Dec 26 2022
Kid A
Radiohead
4
Dec 27 2022
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2
Dec 28 2022
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
3
Dec 29 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Dec 30 2022
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
2
Jan 02 2023
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
4
Jan 03 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
3
Jan 04 2023
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
4
Jan 05 2023
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
2
Jan 06 2023
Eternally Yours
The Saints
3
Jan 09 2023
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
3
Jan 10 2023
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
3
Jan 11 2023
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
3
Jan 12 2023
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Not bad but Way way to long of an album.
2
Jan 13 2023
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
3
Jan 16 2023
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
3
Jan 17 2023
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
3
Jan 18 2023
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
3
Jan 19 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
3
Jan 20 2023
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
5
Jan 23 2023
Solid Air
John Martyn
3
Jan 24 2023
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
2
Jan 25 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
Jan 26 2023
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
2
Jan 27 2023
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
4
Jan 30 2023
Phrenology
The Roots
3
Jan 31 2023
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3
Feb 01 2023
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
you can hear bits of loveless but it wasn't there yet, both production and Writing wise.
2
Feb 02 2023
Signing Off
UB40
3
Feb 03 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
2
Feb 06 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
3
Feb 07 2023
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
3
Feb 08 2023
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
I grew up during the 00s and even then i hated the sound of 00s pop so this is a very personal rating. music wise it is regular pop nothing extremely good or bad. i had to skip the first 3 songs which are the most famous one's because i involuntary heard em to many times growing up.
1
Feb 09 2023
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
2
Feb 10 2023
Truth
Jeff Beck
3
Feb 13 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
3
Feb 14 2023
Moondance
Van Morrison
3
Feb 15 2023
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
3
Feb 16 2023
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
2
Feb 17 2023
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
2
Feb 20 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
3
Feb 21 2023
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
Feb 22 2023
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
2
Feb 23 2023
NEU! 75
Neu!
3
Feb 24 2023
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
3
Feb 27 2023
Nevermind
Nirvana
4
Feb 28 2023
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
My favourit song/album that tell a story is Rush's 2112 because it feels like i'm watching a 2h sci fi film in 20 min.
This feelt like a 3+ hour slow art drama film and im doing the equivalent of falling asleep halfway through.
2
Mar 01 2023
Gold
Ryan Adams
3
Mar 02 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
3
Mar 03 2023
Future Days
Can
1
Mar 06 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
3
Mar 07 2023
Low
David Bowie
2
Mar 08 2023
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
3
Mar 09 2023
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
2
Mar 10 2023
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
1
Mar 13 2023
Live!
Fela Kuti
2
Mar 14 2023
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
3
Mar 15 2023
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
2
Mar 16 2023
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2
Mar 17 2023
Berlin
Lou Reed
2
Mar 20 2023
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
4
Mar 21 2023
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Mar 22 2023
Chelsea Girl
Nico
1
Mar 23 2023
Scott 2
Scott Walker
3
Mar 24 2023
Amnesiac
Radiohead
3
Mar 27 2023
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
Mar 28 2023
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
4
Mar 29 2023
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
1
Mar 30 2023
Raw Power
The Stooges
3
Mar 31 2023
One World
John Martyn
2
Apr 03 2023
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
5
Apr 04 2023
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
Apr 05 2023
No Other
Gene Clark
2
Apr 06 2023
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
3
Apr 07 2023
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2
Apr 10 2023
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Apr 11 2023
Country Life
Roxy Music
2
Apr 12 2023
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Im not a big country fan but since i played Fallout NV i've developed a kind of nostalgic feeling for 40-50s country. It was pleasant to have in the background when working.
3
Apr 13 2023
Clandestino
Manu Chao
3
Apr 14 2023
Being There
Wilco
2
Apr 17 2023
London Calling
The Clash
4
Apr 18 2023
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3
Apr 19 2023
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
2
Apr 20 2023
Faust IV
Faust
1
Apr 21 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
1
Apr 24 2023
Disintegration
The Cure
2
Apr 25 2023
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
2
Apr 26 2023
D
White Denim
3
Apr 27 2023
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
4
Apr 28 2023
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
May 01 2023
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
3
May 02 2023
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
2
May 03 2023
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
2
May 04 2023
Sincere
Mj Cole
3
May 05 2023
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
2
May 08 2023
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
3
May 09 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
2
May 10 2023
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
2
May 11 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
4
May 12 2023
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
1
May 15 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
3
May 16 2023
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
2
May 17 2023
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3
May 18 2023
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
1
May 19 2023
Queen II
Queen
I like Queen but am not a giant fan and have only heard the last song. It really is the second part that is the real deal and really shows how good of a songwriter Freddie was. Even if it still is a weak album, it is a cool concept album experience and both May and Mercury have their unique sound but the second part really shines a light on how much Mercurys writing impacted the signature Queen sound.
I want to give it 4 but it lacks as an album so consider this a 3.5.
3
May 22 2023
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
2
May 23 2023
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
5
May 24 2023
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
2
May 25 2023
World Clique
Deee-Lite
2
May 26 2023
Odelay
Beck
2
May 29 2023
Eliminator
ZZ Top
4
May 30 2023
Rocks
Aerosmith
4
May 31 2023
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
2
Jun 01 2023
Traffic
Traffic
2
Jun 02 2023
Kimono My House
Sparks
1
Jun 05 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
2
Jun 06 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3
Jun 07 2023
Another Green World
Brian Eno
2
Jun 08 2023
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
Jun 09 2023
Leftism
Leftfield
2
Jun 12 2023
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
2
Jun 13 2023
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
2
Jun 14 2023
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Had been a three if it wasn't too long
2
Jun 15 2023
Bummed
Happy Mondays
2
Jun 16 2023
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
2
Jun 19 2023
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
2
Jun 20 2023
Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
2
Jun 21 2023
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
3
Jun 22 2023
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
2
Jun 23 2023
Black Monk Time
The Monks
1
Jun 26 2023
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
2
Jun 27 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
2
Jun 28 2023
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
2
Jun 29 2023
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
Yeah... this is the worst yet. Often why i dismiss "Art" music is because the goal is not new or inovative ways of making music (bebop was a great example of experimentation that worked and still was accessable to some)
This is wierd for the sake of being wierd. It is made to have people defending it by saying "you just don't understand the complexity" or someting like this. But no it's not complex, it's just wierd random shit made for a specific range of people.
It kinda reminds me of primus so if you want good experimental music in this vein but actually good, listen to them!
1
Jun 30 2023
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
2
Jul 03 2023
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
2
Jul 04 2023
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3
Jul 05 2023
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
2
Jul 06 2023
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
2
Jul 07 2023
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
2
Jul 10 2023
Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
3
Jul 11 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
3
Jul 12 2023
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
It's interesting to se that this either get a 1 or a 5 in the comments.
When it comes to long songs i allways compare them with 2112 by rush which i think is the best 20 min song because of it's structure as a story.
I feel like autobahn lacks a narrative which makes it sound like a 22 min long improvisation. But i guess that it's supposed to simulate the relative monotoni of driving on the autobahn.
As a listener of electronic music i can se the impact Kraftwerk had on the development of electronic music but this is a bit too noodly for me
2
Jul 13 2023
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
1
Jul 14 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
I gave kind of blue a 5, it is my favorite jazz album of all time!
I feel like this one is like a long lazy jam session with no direction. It's not bad it just don't feel like an album.
3
Jul 17 2023
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
1
Jul 18 2023
War
U2
3
Jul 19 2023
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Doing this generator has made me realise that i don't enjoy Costellos music.
I had heard a couple of songs which were okey.
But when you have to listen to more songs his voice becomes whiney really fast and the music becomes very bland, very fast.
It's not bad, it's just not that interesting
2
Jul 20 2023
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
2
Jul 21 2023
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
3
Jul 24 2023
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
5
Jul 25 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
5
Jul 26 2023
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
2
Jul 27 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
3
Jul 28 2023
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
Better than i expected. 3.5
3
Jul 31 2023
Street Signs
Ozomatli
Majority of the album is not available on spotify or on youtube and i did not feel like trying to find more after 3 songs. The music seemed bland
1
Aug 01 2023
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3
Aug 02 2023
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
2
Aug 03 2023
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Like a lot of bands around the 60s who were "complex" they tend to rely on people defending it with "you just don't understand"
I listen to jazz where they in the heat of the moment can go in to frantic passionated solos. But often they can defend that by playing more calmly and focused on other parts.
If you like the style but want more musicallity i would just go with Zappa
1
Aug 04 2023
Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
His voice Sounds like a poor imitation of radiohead. Other than that a very forgetable album but not horrible.
2
Aug 07 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
3
Aug 08 2023
Vivid
Living Colour
3
Aug 09 2023
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
4
Aug 10 2023
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
2
Aug 11 2023
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
2
Aug 14 2023
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
3
Aug 15 2023
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
2
Aug 16 2023
Scott 4
Scott Walker
2
Aug 17 2023
Black Metal
Venom
3
Aug 18 2023
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3
Aug 21 2023
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
3
Aug 22 2023
LP1
FKA twigs
2
Aug 23 2023
Trio
Dolly Parton
2
Aug 24 2023
Kenza
Khaled
1
Aug 25 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
3
Aug 28 2023
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
2
Aug 29 2023
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
3
Aug 30 2023
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
2
Aug 31 2023
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2
Sep 01 2023
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
2
Sep 04 2023
Closer
Joy Division
1
Sep 05 2023
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
2
Sep 06 2023
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
3
Sep 07 2023
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Sep 08 2023
Kenya
Machito
3
Sep 12 2023
Live Through This
Hole
3
Sep 13 2023
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
5
Sep 14 2023
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
The problem with putting disco onto an album is that it can sound repetetive, which is perfect for the dance floor! But can be a bit boring as an album. Solid tracks and some iconic track though!
3
Sep 15 2023
Medúlla
Björk
This music is what i allways put in the category "wierd for the sake of being wierd".
It's the music someone tells you "you just don't get it"
Which moves the focus from the music to the being the person "who gets it".
Like movies have cult followings for being bad but somehow "deep".
Not really for me
1
Sep 18 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Too whiney for my taste
2
Sep 19 2023
Who's Next
The Who
3
Sep 20 2023
Bad Company
Bad Company
4
Sep 21 2023
Permission to Land
The Darkness
Better than i had expected. A bit to much falsetto but the guitar riffs are really nice!
3
Sep 22 2023
21
Adele
Well written and produced album but other than the hits the songs are rather forgettable. Great voice and easy to listen to.
4
Sep 25 2023
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
2
Sep 26 2023
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
3
Sep 27 2023
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
2
Sep 28 2023
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
3
Sep 29 2023
Whatever
Aimee Mann
Was thinking this would be unlistenable due to the rating but it's very bland pop rock. Nothing eye catching but not unlisenable.
3
Oct 02 2023
The Score
Fugees
3
Oct 03 2023
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3
Oct 04 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
3
Oct 05 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
2
Oct 06 2023
Feast of Wire
Calexico
Interesting twist. Feels like country mixed with indie from time to time. Nothing really stands out to me but it's nice to have playing in the background
3
Oct 09 2023
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3
Oct 10 2023
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
2
Oct 11 2023
Arular
M.I.A.
This is very personal taste but do not like the rap style. It sounds whiney and she often go out of key or bend on places that feels wierd. The beats are bland and sometimes annoying. Not an album for me.
1
Oct 12 2023
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
3
Oct 13 2023
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Always loved Billie Holidays unique voice and im also a sucker for lush orchestrations.
But i can understand why alot of people don't like it (saw a comment about no original songs... it's jazz. every one plays standards).
I personally get bored with modern female singers who just copy the bland "pretty voice".
This is a nice album though nothing really stands out to me. But it's really nice to have in the background
3
Oct 16 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
4
Oct 17 2023
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
2
Oct 18 2023
Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3
Oct 19 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
2
Oct 20 2023
En-Tact
The Shamen
2
Oct 23 2023
Tago Mago
Can
2
Oct 24 2023
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
2
Oct 25 2023
Out of Step
Minor Threat
Better than I expected. really nice guitar riffs but i'm not a fan of the quality of the vocals, feels weird that all instruments except the vocals are really nice mixed (I know it's a part of the genre so it's more a personal thing)
3
Oct 26 2023
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
2
Oct 27 2023
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Oct 30 2023
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
I was gonna give this a 2 because i'm not a huge fan of Toms voice. But i think this album really accomplishes to make you feel like you are sitting at that bar. So I rate the experience of the album more than the songs.
3
Oct 31 2023
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
2
Nov 01 2023
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
2
Nov 02 2023
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Like a lot of art/experimental pop, it just feels like a pop band that didn't make it and just starts being wierd for wierds sake. It's listenable.
2
Nov 03 2023
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
Nov 06 2023
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
"The friend who claims he can sing who had enough cash to hire an orchestra - The album".
Sounds very dull and boring.
1
Nov 07 2023
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
3
Nov 08 2023
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
2
Nov 09 2023
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
2
Nov 10 2023
Opus Dei
Laibach
2
Nov 13 2023
California
American Music Club
2
Nov 14 2023
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
1
Nov 15 2023
#1 Record
Big Star
3
Nov 16 2023
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
3
Nov 17 2023
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
They should have listen to their own lyrics because this album is long and boring. I listen to a couple of songs but no way am i listening to 3 hours.
The book of love is an okey track but other than that this feels just like a boring joke about having 69 songs.
Writing songs is not that hard, writing good ones are
1
Nov 20 2023
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
2
Nov 21 2023
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Not my type of music. Beyonces voice has become the template for female singers and it sounds nice but has no uniquness and sounds very bland in the long run.
This came out when i was listening to more mainstream music so i was really surprised that i never heard any of the songs.
I like the production more than the songs itself.
2
Nov 22 2023
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
I consider falsetto a technique sparingly as a dramatic effect because it is not a pretty sound... Kate Bush just hangs on it. I cringe every time she goes into scream mode and not in the modern slang sense. actual closed eyes, contorted face cringe in the traditional sense.
If you exclude the annoying hi-pitched screams the rest of the album is your classic "weird for the sake of being weird" art pop.
The most bearable song was night of the swallow but you can almost hear her shaking from holding back screaming in your ear at the chorus.
1
Nov 23 2023
Is This It
The Strokes
4
Nov 24 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
2
Nov 27 2023
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Better than i expected. Nice voice and a lot of variations between songs. Not exactly my style but it was pleasant to listen to.
3
Nov 28 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2
Nov 29 2023
Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
I listen to ambient almost everyday. So when I Review this differently than other albums.
It's not about how catchy or how well it is composed it is, it's about the feeling you get from listening. I personally feel the tranquility of standing at an empty airport. The juxtaposition of imagining a usually busy place being empty often gives me an odd sense of calm.
I understand why people don't enjoy it or don't know how to review an album that have very little change, it can seem boring and repetitive but that is kind of the point.
I can feel how influential this album been in the development of ambient but i am skeptical on having it on this list. Still a pleasant experience.
4
Nov 30 2023
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
4
Dec 01 2023
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
2
Dec 04 2023
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
2
Dec 05 2023
Zombie
Fela Kuti
2
Dec 06 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
2
Dec 07 2023
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
2
Dec 08 2023
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
2
Dec 11 2023
Face to Face
The Kinks
2
Dec 12 2023
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
This is the second album i got from Nick Drake and i can say im not a fan of his voice. It feels like he's to afraid to sing so he whisper-sings it.
It might be somewhat unique and some may like it but for me it gets old fast because it feels like he's struggling reach notes he want.(it is very obvious in the track fly) when i find my self singing along with songs i sound the same when i hit my vocal limitation.
I still think he deserves credit for singing even with a limited vocal range. I wish i could find the courage to do the same.
2
Dec 13 2023
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
This is from what i hear and read an influencial album.
I had heard cars before and thought it was nice and catchy but a whole album of the same synth patches and exact same voice really made the album boring and monotone.
It is not unlistenable but if you heard cars it is the peak of the album and the rest feels like an extension of that song
2
Dec 14 2023
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
2
Dec 15 2023
The White Room
The KLF
Reading about the group and the things around it were more interesting than the music it self. typical 90s electronica/rave music. it is made for clubs and it don't really stand out to me.
2
Dec 18 2023
B-52's
The B-52's
Didn't know Rock Lobster was 7 min...
I feel like allot of the songs are way too long. They are really catchy the first 2-3 min.
But i hear how the female vocals has inspired other bands, both the good and the bad (not a fan of screaming and shouting female vocals)
2
Dec 19 2023
Quiet Life
Japan
2
Dec 20 2023
Drunk
Thundercat
I've had heard Thundercat due to his insane bass skills and heard some songs on this album and thought i would give this album around a 3-4 but i absolutely loved the album.
It mixes 70s and 80s Funk/soul with a modern touch and a lot of tasty bass lines. I love how he uses allot of more complex harmony ideas from fusion but still keeping it accessible. Also the blend of hip-hop and a bit of nerd humor makes this album is really a interesting touch.
the downsides can be the lack of variations in his vocal style, i think this album had benefited with even more featuring artists. a lot of tracks has a tendency to be more in the background (which I'm fine with!)
Overall loved it!
5
Dec 21 2023
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
2
Dec 22 2023
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
4
Dec 25 2023
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
The best part of the album was the runtime of 15 min.
Like all hardcore punk it don't appeal to me. It's probably more fun to play than listen. The chords feel uninspired, vocals are just shouts and the drums are just all over the place so the title of the album fits the style.
I can handle and enjoy growling in death metal but the shouting and screaming in hardcore punk is just annoying to me.
1
Dec 26 2023
Microshift
Hookworms
2
Dec 27 2023
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
2
Dec 28 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
Seperating artist from the art on this one. Because people has told me that his music was revolutionary. For me it was not that special, mostly forgetable. Beats were okey but there are better beatmakers who use similar teckniques.
As for him, he need to be hospitalized. Immediatelly. I don't know why people around him don't ask for his hospitalisation because he's clearly not functioning and he has had serious mental related breakdowns from what i read. It feels like they keep him untreated for cheap news headlines.
1
Dec 29 2023
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
2
Jan 01 2024
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
1
Jan 02 2024
Reign In Blood
Slayer
I didn't listen to slayer much when i was young but a friend took me to 2 concerts. Im still not a huge fan but i enjoy their riffs and the fast pace. I still think the solos are the worst part (i grew up as a solo guitarist).
I don't think i have listened to a album the whole way through but i realise that most songs kinda sounds the same on this album. Still enjoyed it might be a bit biased though.
As for the imagery and lyrics really shows they knew that it is easier to gain listeners through shock, mysticism and controversy. It is and still is an effective market strategy and they knew it.
But i get why people are put off to it but it's the same as a horror movie in a sense.
4
Jan 03 2024
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
4
Jan 04 2024
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
2
Jan 05 2024
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
It might be because i grew up during the 00s and didn't like pop music that much. This to me peak late 90s - early 00s boring pop.
Not bad, just middle of the road in all aspect which you probably would hear in a 00s movie.
The vocals are going out of tune but not too much. Just enough to give that certain vibe of punk rock but the music is not hard enough to be Punk. Sometimes accompanied by the cheesy 90s drum machine drumbeat and phase guitar that become overplayed by mid 00s.
It really feels nostalgic to me, but boring. I enjoyed the less famous tracks than those i heard on the radio 1 billion times growing up.
2
Jan 08 2024
Vespertine
Björk
When I saw the name i thought that this was an immediate 1 but the beat makers and producers saves this one, mute Björk and this could actually be a nice Electronica album. So i would go listen to Bonobo instead which beats are similar.
I guess i went in with the expectation of your average "Art Pop" artist and was expecting more harsh random noises, annoying vocal techniques and leaning heavy on "you just don't understand art". but i guess they toned it down a bit. the worst tracks seems to be the most popular on spotify "Pagan Poetry"
The instrumental version of this album would might have been a 3-4
2
Jan 10 2024
Machine Head
Deep Purple
4
Jan 11 2024
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Gorgeous voice, forgettable album.
You can hear that her voice had an impact on future female singers.
As someone who liked Billie Holiday's voice I really enjoy the similarities but in a modern style.
The most boring part is the more generic R&B style of most songs. The more Jazzy songs resonates with me more.
Still a pleasant album but nothing i will remember.
3
Jan 12 2024
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
It's the
"Hey, come and listen to the album your uncle recorded in a real studio with the money he won at that poker game last month"
album.
1
Jan 15 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
When i saw Led Zeppelin i thought "Yeah! this is gonna be some great Classic Rock!"
And it was like Immigrant song kick in the door, screaming the iconic
"Aha ahhh Ah"
…and then it kinda trailed off. Like they started to mingle with people leaving the door kicked in on the floor.
This was the opposite experience to other albums on this where they felt like the were gonna be bad but were good/okey.
Really forgettable except for Immigrant song.
3
Jan 16 2024
Forever Changes
Love
Very generic 60s music. Not really that memorable to me. Almost the same type of voice, guitar and brass in every song.
2
Jan 17 2024
Viva Hate
Morrissey
I got to give it to him, he really made a carrier of sounding totally bored and uninterested.
Not unlistenable, just got bored by his monotone voice.
2
Jan 18 2024
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
More listenable than the last 2 PJ Harvey albums from this list.
Why 3??
Before i started this i had never heard of her. The sound is influenced by other bands from the 90s which makes me more inclined to change to those bands instead.
2
Jan 19 2024
Nowhere
Ride
Not bad but not anything amazing. the whole album kinda sits in the background.
2
Jan 22 2024
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
I love when people experiment with combing genres.
It was a cool mix between trip hop and tango, nice to have in the background but i don't know if i will listen to it again. But i wouldn't mind it being played.
3
Jan 23 2024
Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2
Jan 24 2024
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
A majority enjoys lyrics the most. I am not part of that majority and that's why this becomes kinda repetetive for me. I also don't enjoy the harmonica that sounds like a child who just found one laying around and starting blowing.
I like a bit of Bob Dylan, this was more than a bit.
2
Jan 25 2024
Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2
Jan 29 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
3
Jan 30 2024
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
I have a very nostalgic feeling about knights of Cydonia which was a part of a very bizarre 1 year loop where the music video was a part of my morning routine before going to school. same 3 music videos followed by the same episode of a series every morning for a year...
Im am not a Muse fan so except for the hits i had not listened to the album but i enjoyed it! The vocals can get a bit anoying from time to time.
4
Jan 31 2024
Very
Pet Shop Boys
2
Feb 01 2024
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
Started of strong felt like a solid 4... then the singer started schrieking and was a instant -3.
Band and music is a 4
But due to the horrible vocals i have to say no. Hope they moved on and made something great without him.
1
Feb 02 2024
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
My first thought was that this feel like a generic 2010 album and then i saw that was 2003. maybe i'm not not that in touch with hip hop production but it feels ahead of it times.
I barely register lyrics so i judge more on the melodic flow of the rap combined with the beat. I actually like the timbre British rap has. one thing that kinda sticks out to me is, if you wanna appear tough why stutter and rap like you are a middle schooler in a argument.
Enjoyed it more than i expected but maybe it is because i'm more used to american hip hop and this feels fresh because i'm not that exposed to UK grime and Drill.
3
Feb 05 2024
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
I like the Beatles and love a lot of their songs... but i am not a die hard fan that thinks that everything is amazing. because Beatles is not only a musical phenomenon but also a cultural it is often under a heavy bias in from my point of view.
For me the album starts of with a great introduction, some hits then fades into a mix between pop songs and easy listening psychedelic songs and before you know it you end with a day in the life (which i mostly remember the "i heard the news.." parts). Its a great album but i feel that i only remember the beginning and the end and maybe some bits and pieces in the middle.
But hey, that's just my take as a regular listener and a non Beatles fan. it is still a nice album with some great tunes and a significant importance to music history
4
Feb 06 2024
American Pie
Don McLean
3
Feb 07 2024
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
3
Feb 08 2024
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
Feb 09 2024
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
4
Feb 12 2024
Transformer
Lou Reed
Realised that David Bowie was involved in this album. Probably a reason why it is good. Never liked Lou Reeds voice but the music carries the voice.
3
Feb 13 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode
4
Feb 14 2024
So Much For The City
The Thrills
In this list there are som amazing inderstandebal album and also som horrible but significant.
But what i find most in this list are albums like these...
not great, not really bad.
Bland and sometimes boring.
This is another one of those album and im only halfway through... so i guess here is another 2/5
2
Feb 15 2024
American Gothic
David Ackles
As someone who are more interested in music and melodies than lyrics this is a pretty boring album.
i feel the music get's the backseat for the singing (or sometimes more dialogue than singing). if the focus is the lyrics, why not write a book or a poem.
1
Feb 16 2024
Palo Congo
Sabu
To summarise this album: bongo solos and shouting in spanish.
My first thought was "do they allways need one person who sings of key?"
But then i realise that it's probably a cultural acceptance of that note interval. But as a non spanish speaking person it sounds flat.
1
Feb 19 2024
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
1
Feb 20 2024
Chris
Christine and the Queens
2
Feb 21 2024
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
3
Feb 22 2024
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
4
Feb 23 2024
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Revolutionary and sometimes ahead of the times. But the beats and rhymes can be a bit to similar and gets repetetive through a whole album.
3
Feb 26 2024
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
The description says he is a storytelling musician and i can feel a bit of blues influence which is a story driven music style...
Unfortually i don't understand a word that's being sung so i can only review the music which is really nice to have in the background. It really transports you to another place.
3
Feb 27 2024
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
2
Feb 28 2024
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Nice to have in the background! Some solos from Monk can be a bit spicy for me but not too crazy.
I think this type of jazz probably is enjoyed best live but it is really nice to have in the background also.
3
Feb 29 2024
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Mar 01 2024
Smash
The Offspring
4
Mar 04 2024
Mask
Bauhaus
1
Mar 05 2024
Vulnicura
Björk
Like other Björk albums, mute Björk and you have a decent album.
I feel that Björk's whole appeal is the "Experimental" tag that comes with it. her voice is flat, boring and over dramatic.
It's that friend/colleague who insist that they can sing and you can't really disagree because she went to art school and you don't wanna sound like someone who don't "get it".
-2/5
Production wise 3/5 .it has cool electronic touches and beautiful orchestrations. The part in 'Atom Dance' where she don't sing has some cool beats and most of the orchestrations are lush and beautifully composed.
1
Mar 06 2024
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
1
Mar 07 2024
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
2
Mar 08 2024
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
3
Mar 11 2024
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
Think this is the worst one i got yet.
Standard "Wanna be deep", "wierd for the sake of being wierd".
Skipped most due to the singers inability to sing.
1
Mar 12 2024
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
3
Mar 13 2024
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
2
Mar 14 2024
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1001 album generator has really introduced me to a new genre:
"You know your uncle made an album back in the days"-Folk
is it a bad album, not really...
is it a good album, not really...
i really don't see why this should be included on this list.
after 600, this list feels more like here are 1001 random albums
2
Mar 15 2024
OK
Talvin Singh
2
Mar 18 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
As someone who dabble in beat making, this is more interesting than more rap focused albums for me.
I have listened to some of the tracks before and the sampling is on point. Some tracks are more uppfront and others are floating away in the background
but i get why allot of people don't find it interesting.
5
Mar 19 2024
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
2
Mar 20 2024
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
2
Mar 21 2024
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
2
Mar 22 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
2
Mar 25 2024
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
First thought this was from the 90s or 00s, but then saw it was from 83. So i can se that this has had an influence or was ahead of its time. Did i like it.. meh.
Gone daddys gone was alright but this album was not really for me.
2
Mar 26 2024
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
It is what it is. it's not revolutionary but i like Springsteen. some have song i feel have weaker lyrics like 'empty sky'.
3
Mar 27 2024
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
3
Mar 28 2024
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
Mar 29 2024
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
I am not a hip hop listener but i like snoop and i think it's because he know what the average listener like, catchyness.
The lyrical content is like every other rap album but the flow is more laidback and songs like "Gin and juice" are easy to get stuck in your head.
I really like the beats, allot of nice sampling and the now classic hip hop synths.
Overall a solid album beat and flow wise and i listened through it witout any skipping
4
Apr 01 2024
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Very forgetable. His voice fades into the background. Not unlistenable but not for me.
2
Apr 02 2024
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Had heard "Fire and rain" before and liked it. Nice to have in the background but nothing really stands out.
3
Apr 03 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
When people say they don't like jazz i'm guessing this is what they think of. I remember listening to this Album in high school but i seem to have forgotten how avant-garde and free jazzy this was.
I like Jazz and I like some of Coltranes music (Like Giant steps).
But this is a bit too much for me especially pt.I.
Pt.II get more comprehensible and Pt.III gets more easy to listen to at some points.
When i heard Giant steps it felt like Coltrane took a motif and then just calmly and controlled just flew away technically. even the pianist couldn't keep up with it at times.
This feels more uncontrolled and sporadic and the piano feels like the most collected. Almost like they switched roles after Giant steps.
This was way to much free jazz for me
2
Apr 04 2024
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
It is what it is, Chill electronic lounge music.
I'm more into lounge jazz when it comes to lounge music. But this is okey to have in the background
2
Apr 05 2024
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
3
Apr 08 2024
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
2
Apr 09 2024
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
5
Apr 10 2024
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
2
Apr 11 2024
Blunderbuss
Jack White
3
Apr 12 2024
Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
1
Apr 15 2024
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
There have been many albums on this list where i have been thinking "Why is this on here" but this one is on the opposite side.
I would understand that people would think the same thing about this album and if I didn't listen to this type of music daily i would have asked why this was on here too and give it a 1.
Personally I am fascinated with the sound of Hauntology(yes, this is a whole genre. Consisting of mixing nostalgic/haunting recordings and music to give an eerie feeling). I love the back and forth between calm ambient to almost unpleasant.
But this album is what it is. it's ambient. Though i have heard Roygbiv since my highschool days, most of the album blends together.
4
Apr 16 2024
Wild Gift
X
2
Apr 17 2024
Paris 1919
John Cale
2
Apr 18 2024
1977
Ash
2
Apr 19 2024
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2
Apr 22 2024
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
I enjoy to have this type of music in the background. unfortunately it don't stand out very much in terms of variation (maybe that's why it works very well in the background)
3
Apr 23 2024
...And Justice For All
Metallica
4
Apr 24 2024
Highly Evolved
The Vines
3
Apr 26 2024
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
2
Apr 29 2024
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
2
Apr 30 2024
Django Django
Django Django
2
May 01 2024
Homework
Daft Punk
4
May 02 2024
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
3
May 03 2024
Konnichiwa
Skepta
Guess this is what the song 'mans not hot' parodies
2
May 06 2024
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
2
May 07 2024
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
3
May 08 2024
Arise
Sepultura
What i realized going through this list is how much is based on Nostalgia to an album.
Had i heard this album in high school i would probably give this a 4-5.
But to me it mostly sound like Slayer with a different singer. It's not bad by any means i like Slayer but nothing really stood out to me.
But as i said it's probably due to no prior listening of Sepultura more than 'Roots Bloody Roots'
3
May 09 2024
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
"Kind of blue" is a masterpiece!
...but this album is way to free-jazz for me. It becomes more easier to take in halfway through.
But for me to listen to it i have to just let the music flow and not try to keep up with the solos. I feel like this has strayed from technical to "wierd for wierd's sake". Mostly chromatic noodeling gatekept by music critics.
1
May 10 2024
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Very easy listening 90s pop/rock. it got some hits and is listenable but nothing special to me personally.
i got curious why they stopped and found out that the guitarist often works as a producer/song writer and often work with max martin which was interesting.
3
May 13 2024
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Very bland British 80s background music. Not bad, nothing special.
2
May 14 2024
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Beautiful voice and nice to have in the background. for me it was nothing groundbreaking.
3
May 15 2024
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
May 16 2024
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
1
May 17 2024
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
May 20 2024
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Prior to this i had not heard the whole album. But listening to it i realize how very well crafted of a Pop album it is.
It is catchy and even though all tracks not are hits for me, they still flow well.
This feels like a crash course in pop writing.
Personal favorites: She's always a woman, Vienna, only the good die young
5
May 21 2024
Fragile
Yes
I would not consider my self a Progressive rock listener but i have listened to a couple of albums during my high school days.
This is what i would classify as almost crossover prog(introduction albums, i'm no expert).
If you are looking to start listening to progressive rock i would recommend this album, probably not as the very first though.
It blends allot of reoccurring themes with solos and experimentation, which make it accessible yet challenging. The songs are longer than pop songs but are not offputtingly long.
Strong opening with Roundabout which i think that most people will enjoy if they are into rock music. the middle is a collection of experimental songs and segments. Ending with a nod to Art and Garfunkels song in the end
But if you are not interested in getting in to prog rock you probably won't enjoy this album and that is understandable too.
Personal favorites: Roundabout, Heart of the sunrise, Mood of the day, America
4
May 22 2024
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Not a huge fan of Bob Dylan. Mostly because the music get a backseat for the lyrical content (Which is what allot of people think is the strong point and i can respect that).
His voice can become a bit boring in the long run but the album is not listenable but it does not speak to me who often are more interested in melody and harmony more than lyrics.
3
May 23 2024
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
3
May 24 2024
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
2
May 27 2024
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
2
May 28 2024
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Oh boy, i don't mind 90s rap and hip hop but after 5-6 albums they start becoming extremely repetitive.
As someone who listen to the beats more than the raps i feel like this is more on the side of poetry than music. Because every beat is more or less just background music often utilizing dissonance to evoke a scary or unsettling beat. Very little variation in both pitch in the rap and the beats makes it extremely repetitive for me.
It feels like everybody had the same checklist of things that had to be included:
- Self hype and go tripping to ad nauseam
- Gang related small skits with one voice sounding like he just woke up
- 80% of songs need to be about gang violence.
- skits and intros with random "Hard" conversations
I know that it is a part of the genre and the songs are not bad. but you get reeeeeeally tired of the same formula after a couple of albums.
2
May 29 2024
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
When i saw this album i was sure it would be a direct 1/5. But it is surprisingly okey. It is still what you expect from a psychadelic album but the songs are way more listenable than other albums i've heard.
The voice gets a bit annoying but not unbearable. If it had been less expirmental i would have been a 3 for me.
2
May 30 2024
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Well produced Soul-,Funk-, Rock. It's nice, it flows, is it the best album with most hits? no.
Most songs are great and easy to listen to but most i forgot during the day. The most catchy one that i remember was Mr. Cab driver.
An okey rock album to have in the background.
3
May 31 2024
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Cozy but mostly forgettable.
2
Jun 03 2024
Smile
Brian Wilson
A reason i'm not a big 60s fan is because there often are a lot of silly musical ideas used.
The hits are still good but a lot of songs sound like musicals or kids songs which is not really my cup of tea.
Not bad, just not my style
2
Jun 04 2024
The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
Cozy but gets kinda repetitive after awhile
2
Jun 05 2024
Repeater
Fugazi
Not the worst punk i've heard but not the best either. Allot of "Scream" punk but you hear a bit of the type of skate punk i tend to like if i want to listen to punk.
Not my cup of tea.
2
Jun 06 2024
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
very bland modern music. She has the standard good female voice, which to me has kinda lost it's appeal. when everybody is copying the same voice i can't really hear the difference between singers.
The music and production is sparse. Well mixed but when you have just 2-3 elements it is probably not that hard.
Modern music really don't do well with album in my opinion.
Not bad but it just feel like any other modern RnB +Soul + Hip-hop album. It's not my type of music so maybe i just don't understand it.
2
Jun 07 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
3
Jun 10 2024
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
2
Jun 11 2024
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
1
Jun 12 2024
In Utero
Nirvana
You can't argue the immense cultural legacy that was Nirvana. A lot of hits... but also allot of mediocre "hardcore punk"-ish grunge.
This is a much weaker album compared to Nevermind. The hits are nice but i didn't find anything really new i liked when listening to the whole album.
okey listen but to much hardcore punk for me. to much screaming in some parts and simple boring guitar riffs. Best are the hits that stand out from the rest in quality.
3
Jun 13 2024
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
Damn the year 2013...
I didn't listen to chvrches but the Eric Prydz remix of Tether was in my playlists. This type of music makes me nostalgic for when i started going to EDM festivals.
This is why rating albums like this is hard.
Allot of it depends on a small part critical review and a lot of nostalgia or bias. While i don't think this is revolutionary it reminds me of how electronic music were made in an era I was a part of.
4
Jun 14 2024
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the only one i knew before.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the only one i know now.
one hit wonder album. rest is not bad but forgettable
2
Jun 17 2024
Van Halen
Van Halen
The only vinyl i own (it hangs on my wall). For me this is one of those rare album where i like all songs. so this one i very biased for me
5
Jun 18 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
2
Jun 19 2024
Debut
Björk
This is like the third album i heard (this one being more acceptable than the others)
This feels like if that eccentric colleague who say that they are a great singer and when you hear it you internally go "for the love of god make her stop" got a music carrier.
sometimes you hear her voice clear to then jump to a shrieking dissonant note,then to a monotone and finally to a random screaming note.
I don't get Björk. it feels like it's one of those artist that live of the "You just aren't an art critic, like me"-people. To me this just sounds like "Weird for Weird's sake". Instrumentations are okey to pretty decent just drop the vocals and it would be fine.
1
Jun 20 2024
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Okey laid back country. Not bad but nothing i will remember
2
Jun 21 2024
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
As with many records made for dancing, they work better in a DJ set than in an album. I like fat boy slim and listen to his sets from time to time but as an album it blured into the background except for the hits.
3
Jun 24 2024
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Both as a regular listener and as a song writer this album is amazing. both complex harmonically and catchy at the same time without discourage either group.
It is a bit long though and it can be repetitive at some points. Allot of hits but also some less memorable tracks. If I had listened to this album when i grew up it would probably be a 5 but from one listen i rank it a 4.
4
Jun 25 2024
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
When i started 1001 i didn't mind his music, last album i lost all interest in his music and now to quote a song in the album "This is hell".
This is now my third album and realice that there are 3 more...
I get that his music has had an impact on music in some sense but not 6 albums worth. This is kind of insulting to other musicians (even if other artist don't have 6 albums of perfect albums it is still better than this guys personal top 6 Elvis Costello albums you apparently "Must" hear)
if you look at the listens on Spotify i bet they come from 1001 generator listens.
So yeah, the album is probably a 2 in terms of uniqueness and musicality. If all you go on is lyrical content which seems to be the selling point of some of the most, i personally don't care.
1
Jun 26 2024
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Just heard "just like honey" before. But this album was using too much of the garage sound. The over use of feedback and fuzz made me jump songs.
1
Jun 27 2024
Roots
Sepultura
I liked roots bloody roots since before but the rest of the album is pretty good too. Like that they mix in some interesting rhythms.
3
Jun 28 2024
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
"You know, your uncle made an album with his friends"
"..okey, the one who always drinks to much at family gatherings?"
-The album
Reminds me of modest mouse but bad. I don't listen to punk that much, but allot feels out of scope for punk and feels more like avant garde at some points.
The voices are terrible but it might be the point to make the instruments seem like Mozart in comparison.
If you like it, it is fine. For me personally i don't see any significant, revolutionary or important with this album.
Sometimes it feels like 1001 is comprised of allot of albums from the authors personal collection, what was a good album in some magazine and the albums everbody should know.
i'm starting to think that there really aren't 1001 albums you NEED to hear (closer to 200-500)
1
Jul 01 2024
Grace
Jeff Buckley
3
Jul 02 2024
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Started out strong but got pretty tired of the voice and the lenght of each song
3
Jul 03 2024
Purple Rain
Prince
Personlly on the first listen it would be a 4.
But when you think albums you MUST hear this is one of them. The album cover, the style, the music, the impact. The songs are very well crafted and played(prince being both a great stage precence and guitarist) which makes me appriciate the album more, even though some songs are more impactfull and memorable than others.
For me personally purple rain is one of those masterpiece songs there are only a couple of (i am also a sucker for dramatic outro solo sections)
5
Jul 04 2024
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Only heard 'born under a bad sign' in a commercial. But it is a cozy background album but nothing special.
3
Jul 05 2024
Be
Common
Really like the sampling and beats. I like the more laidback hip hop, it gets less repetetive than the gangster thing though the laidback stuff still hits the themes as any other laidback hip hop(from the hood,love family, God, bad habits, still hard but gentle, protect his daughter)
It's a nice album, nothing groundbreaking but nice
3
Jul 08 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
It's okey. Pale blue eyes is a classic but the rest is mostly record filling. Some avantgarde wierd and some just forgetable
3
Jul 09 2024
Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
2
Jul 10 2024
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
1
Jul 11 2024
GI
Germs
The instrumentation is actually pretty decent. Its the "vocals" that are the problem
So in my own head canon im gonna belive that a drunk man broke into the studio and held them at gun point and rambled over the whole recording.
I personally don't like hardcore punk...
1
Jul 12 2024
The Real Thing
Faith No More
Had only heard Epic but this album was way better than i imagined. You get a bit tired of his vocie after a couple of track though... but it has some interesting variety between tracks.
4
Jul 15 2024
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
This album ticks off so many boxes
It's iconic and a landmark for the decade
It's historically significant
It's full of hits
It's influencial to generations
For me personally i was inspired to learn the guitar when hearing Hendrix. Is it perfect, No. But it is one of those albums you would expect on this list and i would probably say it is in the top 10.
5
Jul 16 2024
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
2
Jul 17 2024
Garbage
Garbage
3
Jul 18 2024
Calenture
The Triffids
2
Jul 19 2024
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Nothing noticeable to me. Good, easy listening 60s rock. not many tracks stick out
3
Jul 22 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
It's Stevie Wonder, so it is as expected. Well written soul/pop/funk.
But it is not his best. Allot of songs blend into the background for me but i wouldn't mind re-listening this album.
3
Jul 23 2024
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
1
Jul 24 2024
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2
Jul 25 2024
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
2
Oct 08 2024
New Forms
Roni Size
one thing i notice about dance music when doing this list is that it is not really album compatible. i like DnB but this feels more like i should have listen to in a dim lounge and having a drink.
Dance music is often very loopy especially earlier electronic dance music (but also some disco). It's not bad and nice to have in the background but it don't really grabs you and acts more as good Mood music (actually wished there were a bar near me with this kind of vibe)
2
Oct 09 2024
Protection
Massive Attack
3
Oct 10 2024
Green
R.E.M.
Not bad but nothing that stick except for the underated song turn you inside out (might have been featured in a game and be the reason i like it a bit extra, haha)
3
Oct 11 2024
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
I've heard worse but it's not really that great... from what i read it's value lies in it's satire of hippie culture, which i guess is historically significant in a way... but the music really don't contribute that much so i wouldn't categorize it as musically important.
I still like Frank Zappa and there are allot of good and experimental music by him like "Black Pages", "Apostrophe" and "Peaches in Regalia". Experimental music don't have to consist of only of ideas that only appeal to a small audience. The best experimental artists are the ones that invite regular listeners to expand their horizon's in my opinion.
2
Oct 14 2024
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
had heard "Eple" and "she's so" in the background before but never really listened to Röyksopp before. I really enjoyed the sound. If you like late 90s electronica and trip hop then you will probably enjoy this or allready be aware of it. an unexpected track i hadn't heard was poor leno which i really enjoyed.
As for personal enjoyment this really was a great album. It is probably just background music for most people and might be a bit niche to be in the must listen category but i feel this is better than most I've gotten recently on this list.
4
Oct 15 2024
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Starting of really strong and if you are used to rock you'll recognize the first track. but the second track was still good and i was surprised that the album was better than i expected from the first album i got. the whole album has a angry 90s-00s teenager (movie) vibe.
but it get repetitive after a couple of songs, especially her very special way of singing.
3
Oct 16 2024
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
Catchy, good beats and i saw this album everywhere growing up so it has a big cultural impact for sure.
Whats up with the "you can find me in ___". Is this a where is waldo concept album?
but as with 90% of hip hop the lyrical content is the same. violent and self-aggrandizing. so after a couple of albums i just tune it out
"yeah,yeah your the realest gangsta like the 90 other guys before you"
but in the end it's nice and catchy hip pop.
3
Oct 17 2024
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Well crafted but nothing stood out to me. maybe because of the language barrier. But it's really nice to have in the background and i really like the nylon stringed guitar.
3
Oct 18 2024
Timeless
Goldie
Electronic Dance music generally make for bad albums because they are made for a clubs or bars. I could vibe to this in a small dimly lit cocktail bar but as an album this is just background music.
Goldie as an artist has had a impact on the Dance scene of the 90s but that necessarily don't mean that the album made the same impact as the artist.
Not bad but not a must listen by any means
2
Oct 21 2024
Orbital 2
Orbital
I make electronic dance music in my spare time and what i often find hard is to make it hypnotic without being boring or random.
This album kind of trigger me because the structuring feel very random, the sequencers often hit allot of dissonance.
It really reminds me of what i did in the beginning but i guess this is the start and it was more about experimentation and trying new things.
Most reviews are either people who don't get it or people who are stuck in nostalgia for a bygone era.
I get the cultural impact on the rave culture and i could defiantly listen to "Halcyon and on and on". but is it a must listen, i wouldn't say that
2
Oct 22 2024
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
I'm gonna do 2 reviews of this, one personal and one more critical but the personal will be what i will put down.
I grew up on classic rock, highway to hell is one of the first songs i learned on guitar. So yeah... this will be a personal 5. A no-brainer and this 1001 list really shows that personal attachment is how people usually grade these albums. So onto the more detached and critical review!
The cultural impact: if you say classic rock AC/DC is probably the first band that comes to mind. Most people have at least heard highway to hell and seen the logo whether they want or not. So it deserves a spot here i would say.
Music wise i will say it lacks in variety and when they stray to much from high pulsed rock n roll they kind of fall flat (i feel night prowler and love hungry man are not the greatest on here). But when they do what they do best, it's great and catchy. It don't really challenge you musically more than having impressive solos. So it's main driving point is energy and easy listening.
My detached score would probably be between 3 or 4 so say 3.5. it has a important place and reached allot of people but it don't challenge listeners which can be good in a sense, but i think bands like Pink Floyd is challenging while still inviting.
5
Oct 23 2024
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
I like this, really surprised. but i find irish music soothing and the singer has a pretty easy and calm singing voice.
Will i remember it next week, no. if i had listen to this growing up i would probably remember a couple of songs here (bang on the ear was definitely one that was very catchy)
A very well crafted album but a bit too long.
3
Oct 24 2024
I See You
The xx
I am a fan of Jamie xx's production and this album has allot of sampling and producing in his vein which i guess is due to the success of "In Colour".
It's not as great as In Colour and aren't as memorable. But it is still a great album and well produced.
4
Oct 25 2024
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
A very bland and forgettable album. Not bad just nothing i will remember.
2
Oct 28 2024
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Better than the other circusy album with him i got.
his voice get kinda annoying.
The album kinda feels like 4D experience of sitting in a small bar. it kinda feels like his spit is reaching you through the earphones and you can feel the smell of his cologne with the hint of his previous meal. You can almost imagine the regular sleeping on the bar and couple random cast of people coming and going... so yeah, that's kind of a unique experience.
I like the music and i'm kinda used to the voice so not that bad at least for just 45 min.
3
Oct 29 2024
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
Not bad but not that much variation and the instrumentation is veeeery repetitive . I'm guessing the focus is on the lyrics which is great… but i don't understand a word so this album flies over my head.
2
Oct 30 2024
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
ELO holds a sentimental value to me, i bought this album for my mom as a present as a child.
The combination of slow pop-rock, string orchestras and vocal harmonies really hits me strong. it's easy listening music, for some it might be a bit boring. But the album also has some of their big hits like Mr. Blue Sky
5
Oct 31 2024
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
Not bad, nothing special. late 90s background music.
2
Nov 01 2024
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Excentric, experimental and more made for Tom than anybody else which is fine but as a listener it don't invite the listener.
You can challenge your listener but some tracks are almost alienating the listener(at least for me).
some tracks are standard bar songs which are okey others are people banging on pots and pans while Tom sounds like a goblin.
What also hit me is the awful sound quality, atleast the other albums where mixed. sounds like Tom is standing in the corner of some songs.
Probably the worst of the 3 i had on this list (yeah... if i think unbiased i don't think no artist has 3 must listen albums)
1
Nov 04 2024
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Sounds like an off-brand Iggy pop and like it could be in the soundtrack of a skateboard game.
Not horrible but as with allot of other entries in this list it seems very scraping the bottom of the barrel when finding "Must listen" albums.
Good but really forgettable
2
Nov 05 2024
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
15 min track… i guess that was the one you put on when you desperately needed to take a dump during a DJ set. i guess it's just a pre mix. maybe they should just have made the whole album 1 mixed track instead.
I like Electronic dance music but the problem is that it is dance music. This is made for a club not for a listen at home. Very few albums are good to put on at home (some Daft punk and Apex twin albums probably work)
2
Nov 06 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Three iconic tracks and my favorites by the prodigy!
Haven't heard the rest of the album before but they are still good to vibe to but the hits carry this album for me.
4
Nov 07 2024
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Nice punk but it really comes and goes fast. Great songs but not really memorable and very little diversity.
3
Nov 08 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
4
Nov 11 2024
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
3
Nov 12 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
4
Nov 19 2024
1984
Van Halen
Well i grew up on Van Halens music so this is a biased score. not as good as their first album but allot of hits and a great sound overall. not to long album either so it don't get to repetitive in the sound.
5
Nov 20 2024
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Does he deserve to have 6 very bland and unmemorable albums on this list?
how much did he pay the curator??
Everything sounds the same, nothing memorable, whiney and very static.
Had this been my first album it would have gotten 2-3 but this list has given me a reason not to like Costello music at all so it will be a 1.
I think he deserves maximum of one album because prior to this list i thought he was a one hit wonder and i still don't tolerate more than "watching the detectives"(and tolerate is even a stretch there)
They reeeeeally need to update this list and make it less biased because Costello has not a huge cultural impact (most people will probably not know him), his music is far from interesting or unique and it's so similar and bland that i don't remember any tracks just his awful whiny voice
1
Nov 21 2024
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
3
Nov 22 2024
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
3
Nov 25 2024
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
3
Nov 29 2024
Beautiful Freak
Eels
2
Dec 02 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
4
Dec 03 2024
Justified
Justin Timberlake
Not my type of music, Decade (Grew up in the 00s and didn't like the music then) or genre.
But credits due where it is. He has a great voice and an impressive vocal range. some tracks reminds me of Stevie Wonder in tone.
But it is very 00s and would be better if the cut the last half because it get very bland fast after the hits,
3
Dec 04 2024
Scum
Napalm Death
I kinda get it, music is hard to write and sometimes you just want to scream and bang on things.
My personal least enjoyed genre is hardcore punk and this is like the metal equivalent to it.
Nothing interesting here, probably inspired better bands but this just extremely easy riffs over blast beats in 1 min succession's.
1
Dec 05 2024
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
2
Dec 06 2024
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
He has a good vocal range but it's not my cup of tea. Not bad and clearly a influence to later generations but not for me.
2
Dec 09 2024
Ctrl
SZA
She has a great voice but my main problem is that every female singer sounds the same.
Because I didn't even realise the album was over and it was on radio for 5 more songs...
I did enjoyed the first tracks with travis scott and kendrick lamar.
Not bad, but just one in a crowd of singers.
3
Dec 10 2024
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Really enjoyed this album. personally really easy listened indie rock.
4
Dec 11 2024
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
2
Dec 12 2024
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
3
Dec 13 2024
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
With all the gangster rap on this list this is a fresh breath of air. Nice beats and sampling. the more comic ones feel more interesting than the serious to me.
but what takes of a star is the length of the tracks, most overstay their welcome.
Lyrical content is nothing to speak of, generic hip hop shit so i don't really listen to it. mostly grade it on the flow of the rhyme more than the content.
Would have been 3 if the tracks were shorter
2
Dec 16 2024
Dookie
Green Day
Great Album, never listened to it the whole way through.
Kinda wish I had listened to it when I was young because the best are the ones you already know and allot of the other tracks are really good but don't really stands out.
If I had, I'd probably knew all tracks by heart.
Great Skate Punk/ Pop Punk, revolutionary for both 90s culture (From what I feel) and really kicked off the genre. Really well deserved place for a list of must-hear albums.
5
Dec 17 2024
Goo
Sonic Youth
If the vocals/talking wasn't so cringe inducing i would have rated it higher.
It really got the feeling of rebelling teen band where no one really is a great singer but the guitar quality is decent.
Kool thing is the only song i recognized and it's a Okey track so that's kool.
2
Dec 18 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
3
Dec 19 2024
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Bongo rock by Incredible Bongo Band from the 70s, I guess I was not surprised how it sounded.
It is a unexpected gold mine of breakbeat samples and that's probably what is most famous for.
not much to say about it. nice groove, Bongos, sounds like the soundtrack to a 70s movie, Bongos, a bit too long, Bongos and of course a lot of Bongos.
3
Dec 20 2024
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
i like some songs by Cohen but it's not very variation in his music.
This time he monologues over 80s pop. because i wouldn't call it singing.
i had heard "I'm your man" before and it was okej. Jazz police was surprisingly catchy and a fresh breeze.
not that memorable or interesting to me
2
Jan 06 2025
Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
2
Jan 07 2025
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
3
Jan 08 2025
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
Jan 14 2025
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
I find this more interesting and a bit meditative than great. as someone who likes to learn about music It's fun to dive into other cultures different musical systems like micro tonal music.
as a 1001 album it feels like there are probably more accessible albums to choose. so this is not for people who don't like non-western harmony
I won't claim I'm that it was eyeopening for me but as he said in the beginning "don't expect anything".
If you want to give it a chance just don't focus on the music and just let it wash over you like a sound bed. maybe you like it, maybe you don't.
personally it was interesting and i did enjoy some of it but wouldn't re-listen to it.
2
Jan 15 2025
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
3
Jan 16 2025
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
3
Jan 17 2025
Make Yourself
Incubus
3
Jan 20 2025
McCartney
Paul McCartney
3
Jan 21 2025
Close To You
Carpenters
3
Jan 22 2025
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Video games introduced me to jazz and swing music, which led to me learning about the history of jazz and even though i hadn't heard the album i was well aware of the festival.
It is part of music history and jazz history. in a time where jazz were shifting allot. A well earned spot on the list
It is a bit long but it's enjoyable and pretty easy listened.
5
Jan 27 2025
Imagine
John Lennon
3
Jan 28 2025
Cut
The Slits
It's like a way way worse the police copycat band with allot more vocal experimental outburst and worse instrumentation. And way more Jamaican impersonations than needed
1
Jan 29 2025
Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
1
Jan 30 2025
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
2
Jan 31 2025
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
1
Feb 03 2025
Spiderland
Slint
1
Feb 04 2025
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
nothing special but the last 6 albums I got where all 1-2 , so this feels like a masterpiece compared to them.
3
Feb 05 2025
I Against I
Bad Brains
2
Feb 11 2025
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
Feb 12 2025
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
2
Feb 13 2025
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Average 90s pop rock. nothing that really sticks for me but it's well written and don't make me skip any songs halfway through.
3
Feb 14 2025
Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
3
Feb 17 2025
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
it's something with older country for me. It's not anything amazing composition wise but I just enjoy having it in the background.
Maybe it's because most of my exposure to country comes from having it in the background on the radio in GTA:SA as a kid.
3
Feb 24 2025
Electric
The Cult
Had only heard and loved "love removal machine" before but damn this is my jam.
This is no masterpiece but this really taps into what I listened to as a child so this is really biased.
The energy is really contagious, it's easy listened Hard Rock and for some reason I always thought they were from the 90s or later.
Does it deserve a spot on the 1001 albums you have to listen to?
meh, but it is better than allot of other albums on this list and enjoyed it to 100% so why not if I have to suffer through like all of Elvis Costello's discography
5
Feb 25 2025
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
This is a very obvious one-hit wonder.
"Another girl,Another World" is a nice track but the rest is meh. not bad but nothing that sticks.
3
Feb 26 2025
Dog Man Star
Suede
Heard the name when growing up but never knew any songs and after this I still don't...
The 90s and 00s seem to have a bunch of bands that just existed.
That being said it's not bad but I don't really see anything unique or memorable about this.
3
Feb 27 2025
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
1001 has been better at making me go from tolerate to hate some artists rather than introducing new artists.
It's not horribly bad as far as songs and music but his voice is like eating cardboard. monotone, bland and manages to make a song sound way more boring than without his vocals.
After a couple of albums I started to hate the cadences in his voice.
1
Feb 28 2025
British Steel
Judas Priest
100% Biased. One of my fathers childhood albums and i heard allot of Judas when I grew up.
This album is essential for metal head's I would say, classic British Heavy Metal.
As far as 1001 albums it might be a good representative of heavy metal and pretty easy listened and catchy for the average listener I would say.
If you only heard breaking the law I the tracks United and living after midnight be in the same vein.
5
Mar 03 2025
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Bands that have a singer that "Can't sing" has a very big hit and miss ratio.
I like Interpol and modest mouse because they have "something" in their voices. This is a bit to regular "bad" singer for me.
Often the music and vibe has to carry and compliment the vocals. some songs work and those are pretty easy to spot on the views/listens. but the only one kinda liked was "Cut your hair"
1
Mar 04 2025
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Either you love or hate this vocal style.
I'm in the later category...
1
Mar 05 2025
Cross
Justice
Never listened to the whole album, only the hits. I both listen and make electronic music so this is right up my alley. some tracks are a bit messy for my taste (Let there be light, stress)
4
Mar 06 2025
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
5
Mar 07 2025
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
Really enjoyed this album. it is very soothing.
I was surprised by the solo guitar in the first song and thought "Is that Al Di Meola" ...and it was.
feels like "Allergies" and "Cars are Cars" are extended commercial jingles.
4
Mar 10 2025
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
2
Mar 11 2025
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
5
Mar 12 2025
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
I still remember hearing the commercials when this Album came out. had the album but mostly heard the hits but the rest of the album was pretty good too.
4
Mar 13 2025
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Listen to Thin Lizzy since I was young and most of the hits are here. As a classic rock enthusiast this just hit all the marks and really reminded me of how good of a band Thin Lizzy was.
Not a fan of live albums because the vocals do tend to change. But there were a lot songs i hadn't heard before which I loved and as a guitarist, hearing some variations on the live solos are nice.
I think found another album I love from start to finish(there aren't many). As a Live album it's unbelievable clean compared to other live albums I heard.
5
Mar 14 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead
This is a tricky album for me because allot of the tracks resonate with how I feel about living in our current society. no surprises is defiantly a favourite track of mine
But as music, Radiohead always feel likes it is a band that elitist's listen to and never challenge them self to ask if a track is good because of the music or because it is Radiohead.
That being said it deserves a spot here no questions asked. i get why people wouldn't like it.
Thom Yorke's voice is very special and could be annoying and whiney but i feel like the music complement his voice so good that it don't bother me personally.
In the beginning i was gonna put 4 to make a point that it isn't perfect but i personally really like this album.
So say a unbised 4 and a biased 5
5
Mar 17 2025
90
808 State
Electronic dance music is really not something you sit down and listen to like this list wants.
With that being said allot of the tracks are repetitive and early House music was very chaotic and chromatic.
Pacific 202 is a classic that I heard since I was a kid.
I feel like this has a significant place and historical value for the development of electronic dance music but as a Must listen it feels a bit niche (might be strange coming from a Techno producer)
2
Mar 18 2025
Copper Blue
Sugar
Never heard of, Easy listened, forgettable.
It's not bad but it's not an iconic album or band exactly, so Why is it on a list of 1001 albums i need to hear? did it have any long lasting impressions on the world? well, no... don't seems like it. it mostly sound like other bands.
I guess there really aren't 1001 albums that are "Must listens" and half of this list is just the authors picks.
2
Mar 19 2025
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Excellent guitar playing, iconic songs and a must hear for every guitar player.
That being said, this album is iconic but it is very reliant on the guitar playing and the at the time revolutionary mixing tricks.
Some tracks are more experimental than others and the album has a very 60s psychedelic vibe.
So it is not for everyone, but the album includes some of the most iconic and classic rock music we have. so I would have given it a 4 because if you aren't a guitarist you might just enjoy the hits.
but personally it is a 5 because i play guitar
5
Mar 20 2025
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Influential, historical and pretty catchy.
I heard god save the queen, anarchy in the UK and pretty vacant since I was a kid.
the rest is catchy but forgettable
4
Mar 21 2025
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Better than expected but nothing that stands out.
3
Mar 24 2025
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
way better than I expected. Funky, Jazzy and a lot of energy
Also liked the intro and outro variations on Gymnopédie
3
Mar 25 2025
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Coldplay is one of those bands i was told was band and i shouldn't listen to by the internet and some friends.
But when i listen to them i just feel
"Is it really that bad?"
It's well crafted, easy listened pop,soft indie rock. the Hits are iconic and instantly recognizable. I feel like they are stuck in the nickelback spiral where they are bad because we all decided that it is.
Is it a masterpiece, not really. is it bad or poorly written, definitely not.
I get why the hits have billions in streams but he other songs feels strange to have at least 10M+ each because some are really forgettable.
i'm guessing it is because it is 00s-10s music and people probably loved the album as a whole when they were younger
4
Mar 26 2025
Dirty
Sonic Youth
2
Mar 27 2025
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Wow, never heard of electrical jug before!
…can't say that it is that good or versatile.
2
Mar 28 2025
Sail Away
Randy Newman
Well written and composed. love when music is very harmonically functional, but still adds a bit of spice.
But it don't really stand out to me. it's nice to listen to in the background.
3
Mar 31 2025
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
4
Apr 01 2025
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
As someone who prioritize music over vocals, i kinda scratch my head when bob Dylan is said to be the "greatest songwriter".
Maybe the best lyricist, but if 4 diatonic chords in a loop accompanied by random harmonica blowing is considered the greatest songs then i can just add one chord and steal that place. it's like naming an actor the best film maker for his acting performance.
like a rolling tone is a classic and one of the first songs i learned on guitar.
The lyrics work with the music harmonically. Lyrical content i can't comment that much on. His harmonica playing is as awful as always just a bunch of random huffing and puffing.
More musical poem's than songs sometimes. but it's better than 60% albums i get on this list so why not.
Best tracks were "Like a rollin stone" and "Highway 61"
3
Apr 02 2025
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Very generic late 80s hip hop/Soul. but when i saw the year and cover i kinda expected it.
very bland, except for the opening track.
2
Apr 03 2025
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
this really deserves a spot here because sometimes you need to hear something unmusical, tone-deaf and horribly recorded to the point of clipping (and not in the controlled way... up tempo hard dance music is cleaner than this)
to appreciate well good and well recorded music.
This is some next level "wierd for the sake of wierd". At least the other "Artsy" artists on this list had the decency to record properly and this is coming from someone who listen to liminal music almost every day and is used to things sounding broken! I had to panicky change the second track because it was clipping so bad. this makes lo-fi seem like hi-fi
Almost feel like they should give compensation for every victim who has to hear this
-1/5
1
Apr 04 2025
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2
Apr 07 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
Apr 08 2025
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Heard them first on GTA:SA so a bit nostalgic. It gets a bit formulaic after half of the album("yeah boooi", gets old pretty quick). still I enjoyed it and didn't skip anything.
4
Apr 09 2025
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Iconic and historical album. not all the hits but probably one of the best live albums just because of the recording quality.
I can't say I'm a huge Nirvana fan but I do acknowledge the impact they had which is why this is a real must listen, just for historical purposes.
I like it
5
Apr 10 2025
Liquid Swords
GZA
The flow is great and the beats are okey.
I'm not a big rap fan but enjoy good beats. unfortunately for me this feels like reading a novel with a repetitive beat. some songs feels like they have no choruses which makes this even more like slam poetry.
I can acknowledge that this album has a place here but this type of hip hop feels more like poetry than music, which is okey but it's not my type of music.
...and it get veeeery repetitive when the flow is very linear(even if it is technically impressive)
The best track is the last i would say just by the change of flow and more catchy
3
Apr 11 2025
The Coral
The Coral
A "Oh i think i heard one of the tracks somewhere" album (yeah this feels like a one hit wonder band).
It's okey Indie pop-rock mixed with some random instruments to make it a bit original.
not a fan of the ompa tempo in a lot of the songs. not unlistenable but not my taste.
3
Apr 14 2025
Metallica
Metallica
Not a die hard fan but i heard them since i can remember. Some of the track are so overplayed for me that i tune them out.
But it was a chance for me to listen to some of the other tracks on the album i rarely hear.
Personally i feel like this album is well written, easy listened and part of Metal history. The hits kinda overshadows the weaker tracks on the album (the three last tracks in my opinion)
For me this is not the best Metallica album and is a bit more Safe and pop oriented, but when you can wake most people in the middle of the night and and ask them to sing some of the songs on this album you are writing something right in my book(if you like it or not).
This is one of those albums that are "must include" in a must listen list (like "dark side of the moon" or "Thriller")
5
Apr 16 2025
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Have heard "Keep the car running" before and listened to it during an Indie period.
Personally i enjoy Arcade Fire.
Their chord progressions and instrumentation gives a Epic and Ethereal feel but keeping it in the vain of folky Indie rock. The singers voice can be a bit whiny but for me it works and is not a big issue, but i get that people might not enjoy it.
Fun listen, not really a masterpiece but well written.
4
Apr 17 2025
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
I barely registered this album while i was working. i think there are a bit too many albums of sonic youth on this list. Because it is nothing special about this album.
As i'm closing the end of this list i feel like this has been very biased towards the authors own preferences with an overload of some artist that i don't see as that important or unique. i only heard like 2 songs of sonic youth and after this list i still just remember those 2 but i feel like i have listened to their whole discography after this list. This band is a one hit wonder with a cult following.
1
Apr 18 2025
Different Class
Pulp
2
Apr 21 2025
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams is a 5, a timeless classic. ahead of it's time and work as good on the dancefloor in the 80s(i assume) as it does today. Just modernize the synths and it vibes with the young people. very few songs that translates as good between generations as this one
The rest is .... very dated, uninspiring and very typical 80s. really don't stand the test of time as insanely as Sweet Dreams. allot of the tracks feel like they are inspired by other tracks from the era but more forgetable.
Sweet Dreams 5/5
The Rest 2/5
2
Apr 22 2025
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
very forgettable
2
Apr 23 2025
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
This album came out when i went to high school so i saw it everywhere. So this album has a cultural impact and introduced allot of people to harder music.
Personally Coreys voice doesn't always work for me, it can get closer to hardcore punk than death metal. The instrumentation is crisp and really catchy in some tracks.
Psychosocial, Sulfur, dead meamories and Snuff are tracks i've been enjoying for many years,
but this is definitely not music for everyone
3
Apr 29 2025
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
2
Apr 30 2025
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
2
May 01 2025
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
2
May 05 2025
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
I like the Stones and I like blues so this album nice... but calling it "Hit makers" and be covers(or rewritten with new lyrics) of American blues artists is a bit shameless. but I guess during the time, word didn't travel as fast as it does today and could get away with it.
On the other hand blues is also very dependent on repeating the same progressions( 99% is 12 bar blues with different lyrics) so is it stealing or just following the blues music structure? in other genres it would be clear as day but I guess in this case it has a bit more nuance to it. Though some tracks feel a bit too close...
It's good and nice blues. does it need to be on the list? Nah, listen to the original songs. these are not the greatest stones tracks and I hadn't listened or even come across the album until now. only significant thing is that it is their debut album
3
May 06 2025
Real Life
Magazine
2
May 07 2025
School's Out
Alice Cooper
Schools out is a timeless classic. The rest is really not my cup of tea, not a fan of musicals. Public animal #9 was one i hadn't heard but other than that pretty meh album but i'm not surprised because I always only liked his more rock oriented tracks.
2
May 08 2025
Guero
Beck
"Can we have nirvana?"
"We have Nirvana at home!"
Jokes aside, his voice has a less raspy and smoother Kurt Cobain quality and the music is decent but nothing sticks with me. Feels like he is a defended one hit wonder because the only track i ever remember by him is "Loser".
Not bad but not that special in my opinion
2
May 09 2025
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Sometimes a song is catchy and you deep inside like it... Karma Chameleon is not one of them for me. catchy and annoying that i heard since i was a kid.
Rest of the album is there. it's just there. very 80s
2
May 12 2025
2112
Rush
There are two 20 min songs i can listen to and not get tired of. This is one of them. For me personally it is a masterpiece that really feels like a 20 min journey. as someone who hates musicals this feels like what musicals should be.
I don't like Ayn Rands philosophies (Peart's views evolved over time) but i feel that the text could be interpreted as just being about fascism.
When you look how close we are to listen to AI music generated by companies in order to profit and cut the cost of music writer, we won't notice because we focus on the performers on social media and on events and concerts.
That aside the song is very easy listened due to how it is segmented and is one of my favorite concept albums/songs. The rest of the album is pretty forgettable. passage to Bangkok and the twilight zone i remember.
RIP Niel Peart
5
May 13 2025
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Not my first exposure to prog rock so this was pretty nice. feeling a bit more pop rock on some songs so i'm guessing they were transitioning to the genesis most people are familiar with.
Nice written and some songs are a bit catchy. nothing i will remember but it was a nice experience.
3
May 14 2025
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Voice is beautiful and the Irish influence songs are pretty cool.
mostly forgetable execept for "running up that hill"(it kinda feel like a endless rise with no real chorus, tbh)
not bad as long as she don't go falsetto. a bit wanna be artsy but not to much i'd say.
3
May 15 2025
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
starting of with a unfortunate track they should have not included. I see something very familiar in writing something then halfway through realise that it is too close to some other song. in a non-greedy world it wouldn't have mattered but money is god so pay up. Is statement about it really highlights that he didn't have any bad intentions.
The concept is interesting when you read about it... sadly the music is somewhat similiar and very bland.
even "do you realise" that i heard before, is a bit boring
2
May 16 2025
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Great voice but forgettable and no variation
2
May 19 2025
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5
May 20 2025
Revolver
Beatles
Elinor Rigby, Yellow Submarine and Taxman is the only ones i remember from this album. Beatles is more than just a band, they were a cultural phenomenon but that doesn't make every song a masterpiece and this album really shows that.
3
May 21 2025
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
The reviews made me think this would be a very artsy album but it's just background music with some world influences. nothing more nothing less.
2
May 22 2025
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Not the best but okey to listen to. Easy listened rock.
3
May 23 2025
Let It Be
The Replacements
2
May 26 2025
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
This list sometimes feel like the editor combined 500 albums you actually should listen to before you die with 501 albums in hus personal collection…
Never heard of this band and i'm not surprised i haven't and i will probably forget that i heard them after this.
2
May 27 2025
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
The only tracks i hadn't Favorited was "Leper Messiah" and "Damage, inc." so you can say i'm biased in this one.
I don't consider my self a Metallica fan but this album is really one of their best.
People who don't listen to metal will probably not like this one but this album is a part the late 80s metal culture and does not only serve a musical role but a historical one as well.
So i would say this album really ticks all the boxes of "must hear before you die", because it is not only about being accessible to everyone or amazingly written but the cultural impact.
The only bad about this album is Ulrichs drumming
5
May 28 2025
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
Personally i find it quite nice. like garage ambient.
Is it memorable as the first album, no.
Is it a must hear, no (just listen to the first album).
2
May 29 2025
New Wave
The Auteurs
This is pretty good but no track really sticks. I can se my self liking this type of style, very Indie rock (kinda sound like another indie band but i can't put my finger on which).
But there is no definitive hit. if i had listen to it when i was younger i would probably have som favorites but on a single listen it is just nice background rock.
2
May 30 2025
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Jun 02 2025
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Old country music really has a cozy feeling to me. Not really amazing hit's in this one but i really enjoyed myself. amazing voice and a really nice atmosphere.
I probably won't remember it after this but i would not mind if someone put this on.
3
Jun 03 2025
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
Very forgettable
2
Jun 04 2025
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
This album is iconic and really has a place on this list but half of the album is filler songs I feel. Otherwise it would have been a solid 5.
4
Jun 05 2025
Synchronicity
The Police
3
Jun 06 2025
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
2
Jun 09 2025
Skylarking
XTC
2
Jun 10 2025
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
4
Jun 11 2025
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Really good! Cool blend
3
Jun 12 2025
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
It's nice to experience music from other cultures and less represented music but is this a must hear? it''s nice to have in the background but get's pretty repetitive and forgettable, that is why i wouldn't call it a must hear.
2
Jun 13 2025
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
not bad but not memorable
2
Jun 16 2025
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
If you like this album that's great! But can you unbiased say that this album deservers the "Must listen before you die" tag.
I had never heard of them, This album doesn't even seem to be a favourite among people who listen to the band according to spotify so why would a must hear album not be in peoples playlists?(don't say they use only CDs or vinyl's because that more or less proves the point further)
So what makes this album that ground-breaking or culturally impactful that it NEEDS to be heard. I have given albums 5s that I my self wouldn't say is a must hear.
This list really misses the point of what is a must hear album.
2
Jun 17 2025
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
"I Demand silence!"
Processed's to mumble and moan like a drunk over his own playing…
He is a talented pianist but seems like a elitistic douche but i'm guessing he got it from Miles Davis.
It's a nice improvisation piece and interesting back story. It deserves a spot here but personally it felt like background music.
3
Jun 18 2025
Rapture
Anita Baker
Well… i really like it. Not because it's iconic or very memorable but it does exactly what it was made for, creating a mood. I never heard about the "Quiet Storm" which kinda feels like the chill version of Yacht rock.
3
Jun 19 2025
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
1
Jun 20 2025
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
28 min felt like an hour. lyric heavy music over sparse instrumentation when you don't understand a word of french kinda feel like you walked in to the wrong place.
it is probably important to french music but it is hard when the music don't really do much and the language barrier makes it pretty inaccessible.
2
Jun 23 2025
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
It's nice, well written and beautifully sung. which is more than allot of albums on this list. i Remember this album on commercials and remember the song "Come away with me".
is this an album you need to hear, nah. but this list contains a huge amount of albums that you don't need to hear, so i'd rather hear this than the 30th elvis costello album that only die hard fans heard or an unknown synth pop or hardcore punk album.
Considering all those types of albums this one is probably in the top 500 of this list which makes me Believe that there isn't 1001 albums worth hearing before you die
4
Jun 24 2025
The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
2
Jun 26 2025
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
I grew up listening to this album in the backseat of my parents car so... very biased on this one.
If i didn't knew all the tracks by heart this would probably been a 3-4 and i still do think that with the exception of the monster hits it is a decent album.
Here are my unbiased opinion for each track:
Never was a fan of the tone change in invaders.
Children of the dammed is a bit of a slow burn track.
The Prisoner is a really nice change of pace.
22 acacia avenue is pretty decent.
Gangland is also pretty good and is a bit different. kinda similiar drum groove that VH used for hot for a teacher
Run to the hills,Number of the beast and Hallowed be thy name are all Classics not much to say more.
Unbiased 3
Biased 5
5
Jun 27 2025
Hysteria
Def Leppard
This was probably the album I enjoyed the most on this list and allot of the songs I heard the weekend before getting this album because Def Leppard always comes on at the end at after parties with my brother. So this is as biased as it gets.
It's Peak 80s Glam metal, it's cheesy, catchy and positive. Including almost all their hits in one album. there were 3 tracks I didn't get into out of 12 so personally it can't be anything but a 5
I feel Run Riot is a more unknown banger people miss on this album!
5
Jun 30 2025
Arrival
ABBA
3 albums in a row that actually makes sense being on this list??
Even though I am a Swede I don't listen to ABBA. I like and respect them but I wouldn't put them on ,but I wouldn't turn them off if it came on either. just not a ABBA fan.
That being said, as my family often say, that this is music ahead of it's time and I agree for the most tracks. it's very well written, well composed, beautiful sung and iconic both musically and culturally (most people mention ABBA if i tell them I'm a swede...)
Problem is i only remember "money,money,money ,"fernando" and "dancing queen". So that is why it is a personal 4, but this is something you should hear before you die at least.
4
Jul 01 2025
Bossanova
Pixies
3
Jul 02 2025
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Fun album, really enjoyed it. still mostly remember tricky and walk this way. but it was overall enjoyable!
3
Jul 03 2025
The White Album
Beatles
If this Album i wouldn't have been here i would question this list.
It is a historical album but for me it really is underwhelming. it is well written and a important part of music history but the only tracks i remember are the hits.
it is interesting that an album with like 2-3 real big hits has such a enormous impact. It don't feel that accessible.
5
Jul 04 2025
Pyromania
Def Leppard
Didn't expect 2 Def Leppard albums on this list, but it's way better than another elvis costello album.
Real fun listen, Catchy Cheesy 80s Rock. not as good as Hysteria but i enjoyed it. Maybe not something you NEED to hear but atleast better and more known than some wierd Deep cut from costello
4
Jul 07 2025
Fun House
The Stooges
2
Jul 08 2025
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Repetetive, boring, monotone voice with random french. but it seems to be a common theme in "Art" pop.
1
Jul 09 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
This is is an Iconic metal album. This was a starting point for a lot of metal and the tritone in the intro of Black sabbath was the start of the rumor that tritones were banned by the church and demonic(it wasn't).
I have only heard black sabbath and N.I.B prior to this. It's very bluesy but i wouldn't say this is the strongest album. As a amateur guitarist i really love Iommis solos on allot of the songs but it can get a bit noodly at times.
4
Jul 10 2025
Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Never hear the band, album or even one song. First song was actually really cool but not exceptional. Rest is okey trip hop but this is not something you have to hear.
I like the style personally as background music tho the breakbeats get a bit to busy for me. it's like a jazzier and more experimental version of more modern mellow electronica artist.
2
Jul 11 2025
Play
Moby
Never hearf the full album but it was better than expected.
4
Jul 14 2025
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
Sound very generic 90s so i guess it was leading in that.
Never heard before but the deluxe version was waaay too long and it sounded like he got more drunk at the end for some reason.
1
Jul 15 2025
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
3
Jul 16 2025
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2
Jul 17 2025
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
Not too bad but it really didn't stick for me. Vocals are nice but gets pretty repetitive. Perfect length for the album so it's not so bad.
2
Jul 18 2025
Snivilisation
Orbital
as with almost all electronic dance music albums on this list, it is meant to be played at a club not on Spotify and a 1h album is defiantly not something that won't get repetitive immediately.
a bit too odd to be background music when working.
I can appriciate the dub techno element and 2 step groove but even for me who like electronic music(maybe not as much 90s) this is a bit of a deep cut.
2
Aug 15 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Kids, Electric feel and Time to Pretend are really incredible catchy and iconic songs.
Easy but catchy and memorable melodies/songs are really an art form in it self. it's a fine line between "boring and lazy" and "iconic and catchy". The rest of the album is really overshadowed by these three singles, which proves the very narrow line a melody/song have to walk to not fall into unmemorable or "just fine".
The end of 2000 beginning of 2010s had a couple of these.
Then again i can be a bit blinded by bias.
The 3 singles are 5 but the rest is 3 so i have to give it a 4
4
Aug 18 2025
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
2
Aug 19 2025
Low-Life
New Order
2
Aug 20 2025
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
not too but gets a bit repetetative. Heatwave and Stay stuck out to me.
But a pretty forgetable but short new wave album.
2
Aug 21 2025
Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
Better than expected but probably forgot it by tomorrow.
2
Aug 22 2025
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
bland 90s music that feels like it plays in the background of a clothing store.
2
Aug 25 2025
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
not to bad, like a mix between modern and old school soul especially "sweet life".
3
Aug 26 2025
Want One
Rufus Wainwright
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Nothing special about this tbh, only get Radiohead vibes but more pop friendly and less iconic. this type of voice is very easy to sound monotone and boring in and i think this slips into the boring and monotone category.
So if you like this go and listen to Radiohead instead.
1
Aug 27 2025
Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
Way better than i expected going into this album.
4
Aug 28 2025
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This type of music is more just story telling or a poem over a chord progression. I'm not huge on vocals so this is pretty boring to me.
kind of feel sorry for the bad seeds. "Play these 4 chords for 134 bars while I monologue".
The only nick cave song that i like is that one from peaky blinder
1
Aug 29 2025
The Predator
Ice Cube
3
Sep 01 2025
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
3
Sep 02 2025
Dummy
Portishead
I heard about Portishead but never heard or remembered a song by them...
Yeah, this must be one of those cult following band.
No singing... only whispering. must be horrible for the sound technician that has to lower everything to match the low level.
Do the band perform on a separate venue to not overpower her?
Not for me
1
Sep 03 2025
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
2
Sep 04 2025
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Only heard Bryan Ferrys voice in "let's stick together" and never reflected that much on his voice but man... this album really didn't work for me.
I guess Eno did something in a synth solo but nothing impressive.
Usually like the classic rock era but this was not my cup of tea.
1
Sep 05 2025
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
2
Sep 08 2025
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
1
Sep 09 2025
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Only heard one song before and went in thinking this would be hardcore punk. But growing up in Sweden listening to late 90s early 00s Scandinavian Rock like Hives, Hellacopter, etc; this would have been up my alley.
It really has that specific vibe from just that short period.
Is it a must hear, not really but it really is something i wished i'd listen to when i was young because it is really catchy Scandinavian hard rock(Even though its technically punk but i didn't really label it like that. more like garage rock) and i think i would have loved it.
Being older it kinda just pass me by and i don't appreciate it as much as i would
4
Sep 10 2025
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
2