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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | 5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
| Drunk | 5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
| Your New Favourite Band | 5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
| Selected Ambient Works 85-92 | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Hysteria | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| British Steel | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Live And Dangerous | 5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
| Endtroducing..... | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| 2112 | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| Ellington at Newport | 5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dummy | 1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
| Surfer Rosa | 1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
| Fear Of Music | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea | 1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
| Debut | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
| The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady | 1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
| The College Dropout | 1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| Bitches Brew | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| The Soft Bulletin | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Crooked Rain Crooked Rain | 1 | 3.24 | -2.24 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.67 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 |
| Van Halen | 2 | 5 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.25 |
| Metallica | 4 | 4.25 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Björk | 4 | 1.25 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 1.33 |
| Portishead | 2 | 1 |
| M.I.A. | 2 | 1 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 1.75 |
| Morrissey | 4 | 1.75 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 1.75 |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 1.75 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1.67 |
| Echo And The Bunnymen | 3 | 1.67 |
| Barry Adamson | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pavement | 2 | 1.5 |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 1.5 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 1.5 |
| Roxy Music | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1.5 |
| Rufus Wainwright | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 1.5 |
| XTC | 2 | 1.5 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 2 |
| Tom Waits | 5 | 2.2 |
| The Fall | 3 | 2 |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 2 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 2.25 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 2.25 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| King Crimson | 2, 5 |
| Miles Davis | 5, 3, 3, 1 |
| Pink Floyd | 5, 5, 2, 5 |
| Radiohead | 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3 |
5-Star Albums (49)
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Brian Eno
4/5
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 likes
Raekwon
2/5
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 likes
Adele
4/5
Well written and produced album but other than the hits the songs are rather forgettable. Great voice and easy to listen to.
2 likes
Björk
1/5
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
2 likes
1-Star Albums (92)
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R.E.M.
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Motörhead
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Jane's Addiction
2/5
The Jam
2/5
Shack
2/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Coldplay
3/5
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
Cypress Hill
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
U2
3/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
The Lemonheads
2/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Blur
3/5
Dusty Springfield
2/5
The Byrds
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Neil Young
2/5
Traffic
2/5
Public Enemy
4/5
2/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Prince
3/5
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Various Artists
3/5
The xx
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Louis Prima
4/5
A biased 4, this music just brings me a big smile!
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Bon Jovi
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Madonna
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Nas
3/5
Janelle Monáe
2/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
The Avalanches
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
B.B. King
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
The Specials
2/5
Kanye West
3/5
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.
The Mars Volta
2/5
Elastica
2/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Tricky
2/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
Minutemen
2/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Primal Scream
2/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Steely Dan
2/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
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
Brian Eno
2/5
Method Man
2/5
Steely Dan
2/5
The Temptations
2/5
Massive Attack
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Morrissey
2/5
Simply Red
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Lorde
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Pentangle
2/5
Carole King
2/5
Joy Division
3/5
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.
Burning Spear
2/5
The Doors
3/5
The Young Gods
1/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
3/5
Peter Frampton
3/5
2/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Solange
3/5
Tangerine Dream
3/5
Suicide
2/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Pavement
2/5
The Sonics
3/5
A good 12 bar blues is never wrong. But it gets a bit repetitive.
Genesis
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Michael Kiwanuka
2/5
Prince
3/5
David Crosby
2/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
For me personally, this is the best album.
Little Simz
3/5
Isn't exactly my style but it was a really good listen. Good beats and interesting instrumentation.
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Nice beats to have in the background
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Anthrax
3/5
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.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Fiona Apple
1/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Blondie
4/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Janis Joplin
3/5
Blur
2/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Jungle Brothers
2/5
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
The Stone Roses
4/5
George Michael
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Sigur Rós
2/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Beck
3/5
Dr. Dre
4/5
Simple Minds
3/5
The Who
2/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Sade
3/5
Barry Adamson
1/5
Chicago
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Wire
2/5
Love
2/5
Travis
2/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
The The
3/5
The The
2/5
Crowded House
4/5
N.W.A.
4/5
10cc
2/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
Eagles
3/5
Cream
2/5
Tina Turner
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Madonna
3/5
Biased to this because im not a madonna fan but the 90s electro beat is really nice so it made me rate it higher
The Cure
2/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
The Band
3/5
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
New Order
2/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Joan Baez
3/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Air
2/5
Fats Domino
3/5
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
The Undertones
2/5
The Temptations
3/5
Doves
2/5
The Band
2/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Boston
5/5
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.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Laura Nyro
2/5
Megadeth
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Ramones
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
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
PJ Harvey
1/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Fiona Apple
2/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
The Who
3/5
Not a fan of live albums but the quality was better than most live albums i heard.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Only heard 2 songs before but I enjoyed this album (exeption for the 2 last songs)
James Brown
2/5
De La Soul
3/5
Guided By Voices
1/5
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.
John Prine
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
The Prodigy
3/5
Dr. Octagon
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
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.
Suede
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Lambchop
2/5
Felt like it got repetetive fast and i didn't enjoy him going out of his vocal range.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
1/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
John Grant
1/5
Dr. John
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Bobby Womack
4/5
The Cars
4/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
I like Pink Floyd but i have a hard time with avant garde psychadelica.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Pulp
2/5
Public Enemy
2/5
R.E.M.
3/5
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Air
2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Charles Mingus
1/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Dennis Wilson
2/5
Kelela
2/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Gorillaz
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
1/5
The Yardbirds
2/5
Linkin Park
4/5
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.
Rush
5/5
1/5
Q-Tip
2/5
Destiny's Child
2/5
Gang Starr
2/5
Beach House
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Spacemen 3
1/5
Elis Regina
3/5
Parliament
3/5
Neil Young
2/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Grizzly Bear
2/5
Soundgarden
4/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
Beatles
4/5
The Streets
2/5
Portishead
1/5
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.
Radiohead
5/5
Never been a big Radiohead listener but i'm gonna listen to this album again!
a-ha
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Not bad but why are there so many albums of her? it's not as bad as Costello and way more listenable but i don't get what so extremely "Must Hear" about it
The Hives
5/5
Grew up listening to the hives so a little biased.
Metallica
3/5
I like orchestration and i like Metallica but i feel that the orchestration was a bit to experimental for the songs.
The White Stripes
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
X-Ray Spex
2/5
The National
4/5
Aphex Twin
5/5
Jethro Tull
4/5
M.I.A.
1/5
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.
Goldfrapp
2/5
ABBA
3/5
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
CHIC
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
The Pretty Things
2/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Ray Charles
4/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
The Saints
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Not bad but Way way to long of an album.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Tito Puente
3/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Maxwell
3/5
Pretenders
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
John Martyn
3/5
Femi Kuti
2/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
The Roots
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
you can hear bits of loveless but it wasn't there yet, both production and Writing wise.
UB40
3/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Eminem
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Britney Spears
1/5
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.
Ministry
2/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
George Michael
2/5
Talk Talk
2/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Soft Cell
2/5
Neu!
3/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
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.
Ryan Adams
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Can
1/5
David Bowie
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
The Damned
3/5
Fairport Convention
2/5
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Fela Kuti
2/5
Elton John
3/5
Fairport Convention
2/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
Lou Reed
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Nico
1/5
Scott Walker
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
Brian Eno
1/5
The Stooges
3/5
John Martyn
2/5
Oasis
5/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Gene Clark
2/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Roxy Music
2/5
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
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.
Manu Chao
3/5
Wilco
2/5
The Clash
4/5
Stan Getz
3/5
The Soft Boys
2/5
Faust
1/5
The Flaming Lips
1/5
The Cure
2/5
SAULT
2/5
White Denim
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Primal Scream
2/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Mj Cole
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
King Crimson
2/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Pixies
1/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Jane Weaver
2/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
Queen
3/5
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.
Talking Heads
2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
Beck
2/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Aerosmith
4/5
D'Angelo
2/5
Traffic
2/5
Sparks
1/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Leftfield
2/5
Moby Grape
2/5
Super Furry Animals
2/5
George Harrison
2/5
Had been a three if it wasn't too long
Happy Mondays
2/5
Cornershop
2/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Motörhead
3/5
2/5
The Monks
1/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Mike Oldfield
2/5
The Residents
1/5
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!
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Arrested Development
2/5
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
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
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
1/5
Miles Davis
3/5
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.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
U2
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
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
The Fall
2/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
The Byrds
2/5
Al Green
3/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Better than i expected. 3.5
Ozomatli
1/5
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
Queen
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
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
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
His voice Sounds like a poor imitation of radiohead. Other than that a very forgetable album but not horrible.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Living Colour
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
The Bees
2/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Venom
3/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
FKA twigs
2/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
Khaled
1/5
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Scissor Sisters
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Tortoise
2/5
Joy Division
1/5
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Machito
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Hole
3/5
5/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
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!
Björk
1/5
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
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Too whiney for my taste
The Who
3/5
Bad Company
4/5
The Darkness
3/5
Better than i had expected. A bit to much falsetto but the guitar riffs are really nice!
Adele
4/5
Well written and produced album but other than the hits the songs are rather forgettable. Great voice and easy to listen to.
Saint Etienne
2/5
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Neil Young
2/5
Elton John
3/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
Was thinking this would be unlistenable due to the rating but it's very bland pop rock. Nothing eye catching but not unlisenable.
Fugees
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Paul Weller
2/5
Calexico
3/5
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
The Kinks
3/5
MC Solaar
2/5
M.I.A.
1/5
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.
Van Morrison
3/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
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
Queen
4/5
Meat Puppets
2/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Supergrass
2/5
The Shamen
2/5
Can
2/5
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
Minor Threat
3/5
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)
2/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
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.
Jamiroquai
2/5
Van Morrison
2/5
Animal Collective
2/5
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.
Soul II Soul
2/5
The Divine Comedy
1/5
"The friend who claims he can sing who had enough cash to hire an orchestra - The album".
Sounds very dull and boring.
Funkadelic
3/5
Common
2/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Laibach
2/5
American Music Club
2/5
The Sugarcubes
1/5
Big Star
3/5
Gram Parsons
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
1/5
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
The Cramps
2/5
Beyoncé
2/5
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.
Kate Bush
1/5
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.
The Strokes
4/5
Wilco
2/5
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Better than i expected. Nice voice and a lot of variations between songs. Not exactly my style but it was pleasant to listen to.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
Brian Eno
4/5
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.
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Adverts
2/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Fela Kuti
2/5
The Zombies
2/5
Rod Stewart
2/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
The Kinks
2/5
Nick Drake
2/5
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.
Gary Numan
2/5
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
2/5
The KLF
2/5
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.
The B-52's
2/5
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)
Japan
2/5
Thundercat
5/5
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!
Finley Quaye
2/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Circle Jerks
1/5
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.
Hookworms
2/5
The Zutons
2/5
Kanye West
1/5
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.
Ian Dury
2/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Slayer
4/5
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.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
The Byrds
2/5
Alanis Morissette
2/5
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.
Björk
2/5
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
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The Music, especially Jaco made this more interesting and enjoyable. we already have like three joni mitchell albums which is way more than needed.
Three stars for Jaco and the band. 2 for joni
Deep Purple
4/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
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.
Bill Callahan
1/5
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.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
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.
Love
2/5
Very generic 60s music. Not really that memorable to me. Almost the same type of voice, guitar and brass in every song.
Morrissey
2/5
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.
PJ Harvey
2/5
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.
Ride
2/5
Not bad but not anything amazing. the whole album kinda sits in the background.
Gotan Project
3/5
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.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
2/5
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.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Big Black
1/5
Wtf...
I mean it gets a bit more listenable but i feel gaslit by all the reviews and being on the "Best album of 86s" list.
Just seems like Edge lord material when I read the wiki. Not finding a criminal record on his wiki makes me guess it is an excuse to say triggering things and saying it is a message of the opposite.
Just like people say "It's just a prank, bro!" today.
This reminds me of a song a friend sent me of a 12 year old screaming obscenities, recorded in a garage that was on spotify... I wouldn't really call that a masterpiece or the best Swedish album of 2000.
David Bowie
3/5
4/5
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.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Wild Beasts
1/5
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.
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
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.
4/5
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
Don McLean
3/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Little Richard
4/5
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Lou Reed
3/5
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.
Depeche Mode
4/5
The Thrills
2/5
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
David Ackles
1/5
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.
Sabu
1/5
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.
Mike Ladd
1/5
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
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.
Baaba Maal
3/5
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.
Ice T
2/5
Thelonious Monk
3/5
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.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
The Offspring
4/5
Bauhaus
1/5
Björk
1/5
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.
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
The Pogues
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
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.
Elbow
3/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
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
Talvin Singh
2/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
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.
Miriam Makeba
2/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Ghostface Killah
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
Violent Femmes
2/5
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.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
It is what it is. it's not revolutionary but i like Springsteen. some have song i feel have weaker lyrics like 'empty sky'.
LL Cool J
3/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
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
Spiritualized
2/5
Very forgetable. His voice fades into the background. Not unlistenable but not for me.
James Taylor
3/5
Had heard "Fire and rain" before and liked it. Nice to have in the background but nothing really stands out.
John Coltrane
2/5
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
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
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
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Spiritualized
2/5
King Crimson
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Jack White
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Boards of Canada
4/5
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.
2/5
John Cale
2/5
Ash
2/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
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)
Metallica
4/5
The Vines
3/5
Joanna Newsom
1/5
oh boy.... this is going be my personal take. if you like this... that's great.
Sounds like she improvise everything and the orchestra is frantically trying to score her on the spot. horrible voice, always hated this timbre, cadence and Accents of this type of voice.
It sound like someone who can't sing that has learnt how to nail the notes but still can't sing... I guess that is impressive in a way, to be technically skill and still sound horrible.
...Yeah couldn't stand the album. everything sounded the same and every song was waaaaaay too long
The United States Of America
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Django Django
2/5
Daft Punk
4/5
T. Rex
3/5
Skepta
2/5
Guess this is what the song 'mans not hot' parodies
Morrissey
2/5
The Police
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
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'
Miles Davis
1/5
"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.
The Cardigans
3/5
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.
Orange Juice
2/5
Very bland British 80s background music. Not bad, nothing special.
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Beautiful voice and nice to have in the background. for me it was nothing groundbreaking.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Mudhoney
1/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Billy Joel
5/5
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
Yes
4/5
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
Bob Dylan
3/5
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.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Style Council
2/5
Deerhunter
2/5
Raekwon
2/5
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.
Syd Barrett
2/5
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.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
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.
Grateful Dead
2/5
Cozy but mostly forgettable.
Brian Wilson
2/5
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
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Cozy but gets kinda repetitive after awhile
Fugazi
2/5
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.
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
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.
CHIC
3/5
Hawkwind
2/5
The Velvet Underground
1/5
Nirvana
3/5
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.
CHVRCHES
4/5
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.
Iron Butterfly
2/5
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
Van Halen
5/5
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
Erykah Badu
2/5
Björk
1/5
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.
Gillian Welch
2/5
Okey laid back country. Not bad but nothing i will remember
Fatboy Slim
3/5
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.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
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.
Elvis Costello
1/5
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.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
1/5
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.
Sepultura
3/5
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.
Pere Ubu
1/5
"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)
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Started out strong but got pretty tired of the voice and the lenght of each song
Prince
5/5
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)
Richard Hawley
3/5
Only heard 'born under a bad sign' in a commercial. But it is a cozy background album but nothing special.
Common
3/5
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
The Velvet Underground
3/5
It's okey. Pale blue eyes is a classic but the rest is mostly record filling. Some avantgarde wierd and some just forgetable
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Germs
1/5
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...
Faith No More
4/5
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.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
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.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Garbage
3/5
The Triffids
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Nothing noticeable to me. Good, easy listening 60s rock. not many tracks stick out
Stevie Wonder
3/5
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.
The Incredible String Band
1/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Roni Size
2/5
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)
Massive Attack
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
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)
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
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.
Röyksopp
4/5
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.
Hole
3/5
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.
50 Cent
3/5
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.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
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.
Goldie
2/5
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
Orbital
2/5
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
AC/DC
5/5
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.
The Waterboys
3/5
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.
The xx
4/5
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.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
A very bland and forgettable album. Not bad just nothing i will remember.
Tom Waits
3/5
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.
Koffi Olomide
2/5
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.
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
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
Beth Orton
2/5
Not bad, nothing special. late 90s background music.
Tom Waits
1/5
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)
Girls Against Boys
2/5
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
Underworld
2/5
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)
The Prodigy
4/5
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.
Buzzcocks
3/5
Nice punk but it really comes and goes fast. Great songs but not really memorable and very little diversity.
Eminem
4/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Van Halen
5/5
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.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1/5
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
The Pharcyde
3/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Merle Haggard
3/5
Eels
2/5
Eagles
4/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
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,
Napalm Death
1/5
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.
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
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.
SZA
3/5
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.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Really enjoyed this album. personally really easy listened indie rock.
Giant Sand
2/5
Ice Cube
3/5
Digital Underground
2/5
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
Green Day
5/5
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.
Sonic Youth
2/5
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.
Taylor Swift
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
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.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
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
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
Ravi Shankar
2/5
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.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Incubus
3/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Carpenters
3/5
Duke Ellington
5/5
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.
John Lennon
3/5
The Slits
1/5
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
Kid Rock
1/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Slint
1/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
nothing special but the last 6 albums I got where all 1-2 , so this feels like a masterpiece compared to them.
Bad Brains
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
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.
Randy Newman
3/5
Buck Owens
3/5
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.
The Cult
5/5
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
The Only Ones
3/5
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.
Suede
3/5
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.
Morrissey
1/5
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.
Judas Priest
5/5
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.
Pavement
1/5
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"
Talking Heads
1/5
Either you love or hate this vocal style.
I'm in the later category...
Justice
4/5
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)
Michael Jackson
5/5
Paul Simon
4/5
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.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
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.
Thin Lizzy
5/5
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.
Radiohead
5/5
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
808 State
2/5
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)
Sugar
2/5
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.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
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
Sex Pistols
4/5
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
The Dictators
3/5
Better than expected but nothing that stands out.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
way better than I expected. Funky, Jazzy and a lot of energy
Also liked the intro and outro variations on Gymnopédie
Coldplay
4/5
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
Sonic Youth
2/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
Wow, never heard of electrical jug before!
…can't say that it is that good or versatile.
Randy Newman
3/5
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.
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
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"
Neneh Cherry
2/5
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.
Devendra Banhart
1/5
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
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Public Enemy
4/5
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.
Nirvana
5/5
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
GZA
3/5
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
The Coral
3/5
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.
Metallica
5/5
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")
1/5
The orchestrations are actually pretty nice here and there but the vocal and structuring sounds like a mix between beach boys and a musical. From other comments this was the singers solo project which makes sense.
I wouldn't say XTC is a amazing band and not worth 2 albums on this list but this was pretty mediocre compared to the last (i think, most albums on this list are either: obvious picks, Insufferable or extremely forgettable).
Arcade Fire
4/5
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.
Sonic Youth
1/5
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.
Pulp
2/5
Eurythmics
2/5
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
Big Star
2/5
very forgettable
Slipknot
3/5
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
Ryan Adams
2/5
The Beta Band
2/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Dagmar Krause
1/5
you know it's a bad album when you had enough after a couple of minutes... seems like most albums that aren't on spotify have one thing in common. they are all pretty bad.
This is another one of those albums that sounds like some amateur scraped together money to make an album. Like an over acting aunt who think she is a misunderstood star of Broadway
I really felt I get nothing more out of listening through the whole album. She got her point across pretty fast what the rest would sound like.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
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
Magazine
2/5
Alice Cooper
2/5
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.
Beck
2/5
"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
Culture Club
2/5
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
Rush
5/5
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
Genesis
3/5
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.
Kate Bush
3/5
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.
The Flaming Lips
2/5
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
Tori Amos
2/5
Great voice but forgettable and no variation
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Beatles
3/5
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.
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
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.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Not the best but okey to listen to. Easy listened rock.
The Replacements
2/5
Throwing Muses
2/5
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.
Metallica
5/5
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
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
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).
The Auteurs
2/5
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.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
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.
fIREHOSE
2/5
Very forgettable
Dire Straits
4/5
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.
The Police
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
XTC
2/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Really good! Cool blend
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
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.
The Beach Boys
2/5
not bad but not memorable
Mekons
2/5
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.
Keith Jarrett
3/5
"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.
Anita Baker
3/5
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.
Sebadoh
1/5
Jacques Brel
2/5
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.
Norah Jones
4/5
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
The Fall
2/5
Coldcut
2/5
it's okey if you like electronic music. totally get why people don't like this.
Personally it's okey, nothing ground breaking for me.
Heard better 90s Trip hop / House. Probably revolutionary for it's time but nothing special for me
Iron Maiden
5/5
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
Def Leppard
5/5
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!
ABBA
4/5
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.
Pixies
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Fun album, really enjoyed it. still mostly remember tricky and walk this way. but it was overall enjoyable!
Beatles
5/5
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.
Def Leppard
4/5
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
The Stooges
2/5
Stereolab
1/5
Repetetive, boring, monotone voice with random french. but it seems to be a common theme in "Art" pop.
Black Sabbath
4/5
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.
Red Snapper
2/5
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.
Moby
4/5
Never hearf the full album but it was better than expected.
Julian Cope
1/5
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.
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
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.
Orbital
2/5
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.
MGMT
4/5
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
Joe Ely
2/5
New Order
2/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
not too but gets a bit repetetative. Heatwave and Stay stuck out to me.
But a pretty forgetable but short new wave album.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Better than expected but probably forgot it by tomorrow.
Sheryl Crow
2/5
bland 90s music that feels like it plays in the background of a clothing store.
Frank Ocean
3/5
not to bad, like a mix between modern and old school soul especially "sweet life".
Rufus Wainwright
1/5
Budget Thom York, now 30% off!
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.
Klaxons
4/5
Way better than i expected going into this album.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
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
Ice Cube
3/5
Cat Stevens
3/5
Portishead
1/5
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
Missy Elliott
2/5
Roxy Music
1/5
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.
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
The Gun Club
1/5
Turbonegro
4/5
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
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
Beautiful voice but very forgettable to me.
It sounds like a soundtrack to a 90s-00s rom com movie. nice background music and she is a name you know, so I get why it would be on the list... still nothing stuck out to me.
At least it wasn't "All I want for Christmas"....
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
I'll admit his voice is a bit annoying but the music is pretty catchy at times. I would categorise them as a One hit Wonder and the album featuring Come on Eileen has already appeared on this list so...
Are deep cuts really must hears? Well the list features half of Elvis Costello's Discography for no good reason so i guess why not
Richard Thompson
2/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
It really is great for what it is, a great mood!
It don't stand out or have catchy memorable melodies but I almost feel transported by it playing.
I really enjoyed it!
AC/DC
5/5
Once again very biased... the only song i hadn't favorited was "have a drink on me" so almost a perfect album for me personally
But, most people have heard the titel track, the band and seen the album. It kinda ticks the boxes for a must hear album even though it's not your style.
It's Easy listened rock, gets a bit repetitive if you're not into it (I'll admit, they use the same 4 chord power progression... but hey, who doesn't)
George Jones
3/5
The Fall
2/5
When started listening i thought i heard the voice before even though i did not enjoy the sound so i'm guessing this dude has 2 albums on this list...
think it was the drunk dude that couldn't sing but were elitistic about it.
The band outshines him but the style but his vocal style has influenced other artists who actually made it better so i guess there is a silver lining. the 2 stars are for what came after this and the actually good band that had to play over his ramblings.
Korn
2/5
"Freak on a leash is such banger, wonder why i haven't listen to more of their music?"
"...Oh"
Everything kinda sounds like a lesser version to me. The vocal quirks get a bit tiresome for me. Almost sounds like the guy from Police academy joined a metal band.
It is iconic from the era, I'll give it that and freak on a leash is actually pretty good. But as a whole it wasn't for me (even though I remember seeing them in concert once)
The Libertines
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
1/5
Steve Earle
2/5
It's not great but there is something with Country for me. Nice to have in the background.
Is it significant to music history?
Is it important for the genre?
Do you need to hear this?
Like with most entries in this list, No.
But it's at least easy to listen to or have in the background.
System Of A Down
4/5
Only heard the hits by SOAD so this is the first time hearing the first album. It is way harder than other albums I feel. But Sugar I heard before.
I can get if people have a hard time with them. Serj has a very unique way of singing and the music shifts from almost Death metal to Operatic verse with a lot of unregular drum beats.
Probably wouldn't have enjoyed the album if I hadn't heard them before. Don't think I found much new because I'm not a huge SOAD fan. Spiders was pretty good.
They do deserve a spot here in my opinion, they had a big impact on 90s-00s alternative rock music and seemed to be bit of fresh air in the scene
Eric Clapton
2/5
Separating the art from the artist because he is a ignorant asshole with shit values.
Just because music is written by a human does not make it human so it should get a chance to be critiqued by it self. Lyrics can be hateful but melodies are just sounds and don't have values or opinions. Probably why I often don't listen to lyrics.
Kinda like, don't judge a kid by it's shit parents.
Maybe it's because I always liked music more than people
Rant over, so how does the music hold up?
It's fine, I always thought he was overrated. not really an amazing guitarist so I'm not really sure why he is praised for his guitar skills.
The best track is I shot the sheriff but why not just listen to the original instead.
The other tracks are fine, nothing revolutionary. mostly mediocre blues and some forgettable ballads.
Dolly Parton
3/5
Like with most Country on this list for me, it's cozy and reminds me of Fallout New Vegas and GTA San Andreas. Make me nostalgic. have built up a Pavlovian response to slide guitar haha
It's not amazing composition wise for me. It is a Story based genre like blues, folk and similar genres; and I'm not a big lyrics listener. But the music put me in a nice mood and Parton has a beautiful voice. She definitely influenced allot of country singers
The Monkees
2/5
It's okey but way to long (Might have been the deluxe version). mostly Cheesy 60s music parodying the Beatles.
This album does not contain the hit's they're known for so I don't really know why it's on here but one album should be enough for a short lived fun cultural phenomenon
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
It's pretty good, not amazing but good.
I'm curious why they choose the first album and not the one with at least one hit song. the first is not always the best or most important for a band.
If I was at a festival and there wasn't a band i had to se I would stay and listen to these guys
Stan Getz
5/5
Not going to lie, I Love Bossa. Can barely remember any song but the groove and mood of it sets me in a good mood. This album is a perfect introduction to the genre and probably the most well known.
TLC
1/5
Only heard Waterfalls because someone made a reference to it and apparently there is a EDM track using the Creeping Acapella.
Other than that, very dated 90s pop. a bit too long felt done after waterfalls but yeah, not my type of music.
...finishing this album it fell from a generic 90s pop 2 star to 1 star diddy production
The Charlatans
2/5
very generic 90s rock. feel like the 90s was either hit or or miss when it came to rock. Sounds like a B-version of another 90s band.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Haircut 100
3/5
This feels Peak 80s. Synths, Sax, plucky guitars to chorus chords and high voiced singer. It's Cheesy but i kinda like it. Don't really stand out to me but nothing
k.d. lang
2/5
The Human League
3/5
Ahead of their time for being the 80s. Personally not a big fan but I se the appeal and impact it had on future electronic music
Neil Young
3/5
Growing up listening to the classic rock radio station, I've heard Heart of Gold to many times.
Still not a Neil Young fan. It's not bad, it's very well written but I'm just not a fan of his voice
Adam & The Ants
2/5
My mom mentioned this band and after hearing this album... I have know idea why. I was certain that they had at least one recognisable track but nothing stuck.
It's not unlistenable but I feel like there are other band that does this style way better.
Joni Mitchell
1/5
this is the 4th album of Joni Mitchell..... WHY!!!!
Every song sounds the same nothing amazing, extremely mediocre. Even her most famous song is not even holding up to allot of other one hit wonders.
The author of this list is insanely biased to Joni and Costello. Before this list I thought they were one hit wonders if barely that, but after this list I now feel they are extremely overrated artist that I now hate instead.
There are soooo many more famous artist that only got 1 album. Wish I could edit all the other entries to 1 star.
As an artist she is a 2 star because it is listenable as background music if there isn't anything other around but she will get a 1 star for being extremely overrated and don't deserve more than 1 album TOPS!
Madonna
2/5
Not a Madonna fan, the music is mostly meh.
Never really got the appeal. yeah she can sing, so what many people can sing.
Very generic 2000s music, remember hearing the singles on radio and thinking they weren't that good even as a kid.
Missy Elliott
2/5
Extremly repetetive after 5 songs. really didn't need to be 1h. Not bad but nothing wow about it either. also think this is the second album on this list...
Le Tigre
1/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
i though the first tracks were intros and i thought it would be industrial techno untill i realised this is it...
Peak "weird for the sake of being wierd"
If you alienate the listener you can't be profound in my opinion. sure, music can be more hard to get into but it should at least try to invite a listener to try and understand you subcontext instead of having to write it so people can quote it from wikipedia and sound smart. this just sounds like an angry german screaming in a factory.
Wierdly enough i recognized their logo but never heard any music i guess this album explains it. This "band" don't desrve the logo.
Doves
3/5
Not bad but there were no track that really caught my attention. really great sound, voice and overall music though. It really flew past me in the background while working
Frank Black
2/5
sitting through two 1 stars where one was only noise and angry screams might make this sound way better than if i had heard this first.
His voice can be a bit anoying at parts but for the most part it is well written but way too long i think
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Even though it is not really my type of music i can really appriciate well written and catchy music. Didn't expect to hear a catchy song about shopping.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Some Cohen songs are okey but the first song really show he can't really sing and he is more of a story teller than a singer.
So the question is, Is lyrics more important than the voice. i would say it don't matter if the music is interesting and the singer knows his limits. Cohen tries to sing out of his range and the music is only background chords.
If you like everything Cohen makes, ask yourself this truthfully:
If you heard a guy singing like this and he was not famous, would you be as impressed? or would you leave?
2Pac
3/5
Just out of music historical reasons i agree that 2pac deserves a place on the list...
but the 90s hip hop scene was so oversaturated that everything sounds the same. The beats and sampling are a bit better than other albums i heard on this list and sound really crisp. his voice is nice and has it unique sound, smooth yet agressive.
Even though im not remebering any of the songs as a first listener of this album. Sure i had remebered songs if i listened to this as kid. It's way better than allot of other albums here atleast and works as background music too.
Iggy Pop
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
There are a couple of iconic Bruce Springsteen albums and songs. This is not one of them.
As mentioned by others it sounds like an album of campfire songs. It is not anything special but it's not bad. I have an issue with the mix though... it sounds like some songs are recorded in a cave (and here i though i was the only one who drowned my sorrows in Reverb).
Not the best, not bad, not something you have to hear.
The Verve
2/5
Always remeber this band as the one hit wonder that got sued (always thought thats why they stopped).
Not the album with the hits. The album is okey, very date 90s brit pop. Same time as Oasis so i guess it was all the rage for the 90s and then faded after Oasis broke up.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
I like Fatboy Slim. his Live sets are a delight to watch and one album here is okey to showcase the impact he had on early electronic dance music... two is a bit much.
Most of the tracks feel pretty dated and some tracks feels like music made for a commercial.
Also no hits on this album, feels like it was added only because it was his first album.
Kate Bush
2/5
When your pop music is too boring just call it Art and Voilà, a masterpiece.
Everyone who disagrees is just uneducated in the fine arts.
it's not unlistenable but boring background music that sound similar from start to finish. At least Gilmour saves a bit of it with his solos
Mylo
3/5
Personally this was up my alley. Chill electroinc dance music but i have never heard of Mylo. Some tracks are more annoying than others when i continue listen. The ones without vocals are best and blends well as focus music.
Is this a must listen... nah.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
Psychadelic guitar noodling. get boring very fast
The Stooges
3/5
I wanna be your dog is the only notworthy track on this album. But i guess it is a big influence on the Punk scene.
Rest is okey early punk("no fun" is pretty good) and "we will fall" is veeeery boring Psychadelic rambling a la 60s.
Not that interesting to me but as a historical album to the development of punk i think it has a place on the list
Kanye West
1/5
Even before he went of the rails and needed serious help from a mental healt professional (feels obvious that this man is delusional and not fit to even spend a second on social media) he was praised for his production skills, so does it hold up... nope.
He has a lot of help from very famous producers and his sampling can be random and break the tone. his rap is your average rap but a bit angrier, so nothing special.
Last track made me wanna listen to the way better song by Sigma that sampled some of the bits.
Overall, Overhyped. Get this guy to a therapist and stop giving him a microphone and a twitter account.
Tim Buckley
2/5
OutKast
3/5
I divided it into 2 listenings and i must say if you listen to only one take the second.
Speakerboxxx was very forgetable and sounded like every other 90s hip hop album while the other was at least bit inovative and andres voice gives a more unique touch. Both albums are well mixed and produceced. but all hits are in the love below
Subject matters are as you'd expect from hip hop so i just disregard that.
Better than expected but the hits are still the only ones i remember.
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
2 R.E.M. tracks i like on this album.
I'm not a huge fan but the rest of the album really feels really well polished and well written
Santana
4/5
Short and well written. Allot of latin influenses well blended with Rock. I'm a bit biased because i play a bit of guitar and think Santana is a great guitarist.
The Stranglers
3/5
The Killers
5/5
4 tracks liked on this album going in so this one is gonna be a bit biased.
The first half is amazing and the rest just roll past. even from i young age i realised that albums kinda sucked because of that reason. the first half is a solid 5 but the rest is around a 3. but the first half is worth the 5 star imo.
but i found 2 new songs i liked being the first and last.
Overall i like the sound and quality of the songs. Their music seems to have a really unique melancholic but upbeat vibe.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Iconic intro and the rest is okey as background music (which it is main purpose to begin with).
Do your thing is my only issue because it is waaay to long for how uninteresting it is. A good long song need a clear structure otherwise you can just put a repeat if you wanna hear the same thing for a long time.
Nothing special music wise but a part of music history in a way.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Iconic, full of hits, well written and a part of music history. This is one of those albums you actually expect to be on this list.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Even as a kid i did not like her music. there are allot of good music from the 00s but the pop was awefull. so I admit im a bit biased.
She has a unique voice because it is a bit lower than the usual singers and she is a talented singer. but that is it.. everything else is generic 00s pop. it's not bad it's just nothing that stands out or impress me. it uses allot of interesting influences to and mix it up.
But she has made an impression on music history so i don't think this album don't have a place on this list, regardless of my subjective feelings about the album. but im also not a good enough critic to give a confident higher score.
Happy Mondays
2/5
"One of the most influencial groups of the 90s"...
Never heard a song, never heard about the band, never heard anyone mention them. So i think that's a bit of a stretch to have in their bio.
Don't get me wrong, it is pretty good and sounds like it might have hade a influence on the british sound of the 90s-00s like Oasis and such.
Scritti Politti
2/5
as many reviews noted, this is generic 80s music. like if you ask someone to make a 80s album but with only filler tracks.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
If i had gone in blind to this it would probably been pretty low. but in my highschool time i had 2 20min songs that i listen to: Tarkus and 2112.
I really understand people would not like tarkus but i almost remember all sections by heart. so it is a bit nostalgic for me. Best i can describe it is as organised chaos, and you might have to hear it multiple times.
I probably had given this low if i hadn't heard it so many times. the rest of the album... i never listened to. But it is good easier to process and showcase Emersons amazing playing. I never heard of a pianist so dedicated that he rather die than dissapoint his audience (might be a exageration made by his wife, we'll never know).
It's not a 5 but i bump it up from a 3 beacuse of tarkus.
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
The sound is Great... but there are no hits i recognize and no new songs i can remember. Some of the instrumental noodelings can be a bit much.
It is just the first album.
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Very forgetable background music to me. nothing that really grip my attention.
I can't say im a fan of storytelling music. it feels like just write a poem or a book if you want to tell a story and only have the music as a background element. I listen to music for the music not for the lyrics so i can't judge this album fairly.
Bee Gees
1/5
Yes, Bee Gees! The quintessential disco music with a lot of memorable hits...
...This was before that, but not their debute album... so why does this deserve a spot here? the other album i got by them had one of their very small hits. this has none. this list is very confusing with its critera for what needs to be heard.
Sounds like generic 60s background music and is very clearly inspired by the beatles. There is a reason why no one knows about this album (if they're not hardcore fans, i guess)
Astor Piazzolla
1/5
Most of it sound like a soundtrack to a french art film or something (just guessing, never seen one).
Some is frantic, some sounds like doom jazz and allot of tracks are way too long. If i heard this in high school i might have been able to maybe like some of it but now i have too short attention span to process it.
Radiohead
3/5
I like Radiohead but im not a fan. So i can't just blindly give it a high score eventhough it might be more profound than i can understand in one listen.
The whole album is well written, deep and has a unique melancholic touch.
Despite that, i can't recall any songs just minutes after listening through it.
David Bowie
4/5
Seeing the reviews im surprised it got this high.
My mother been a Bowie fan all her life and hated this album. It is a very personal album probably because it was his last. It is very different and more rooted in progressive rock(Not as inaccessible as some prog rock though) and sounds like a last chance to explore a genre he never really got to do when it was at it's peak in the 60s-70s.
It is a historical album but a personal and quite inaccessible to the avverage listener so i can't give it a 5.
The Verve
3/5
Their sound is good but they really feel like a one hit wonder. No other track really stuck out and sounds a bit like a budget version of oasis.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
I never been a big fan but i think she really proves that the 50s-60s sound still works in a more modern era and still can sound fresh and new.
Was a bit dissapointed about track back to black because i remember this album from when it came out but i only remember Rehab.
All and all, she is a great singer and this is a great produced album that sounds old and new at the same time. Not exactly my style and might not hear this album again but a 4 it is worth just from the quality and historical importance for the 00s
The La's
3/5
Hot Chip
3/5
I listen to electronic music and Indie but have never heard of them.
Pretty good indie dance music. feel like i recognise the vocalist from some other group.
Nothing that stands out and i will probably not remember any of the track but it's well produced.