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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Kala
M.I.A.
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5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
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5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
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Drunk
Thundercat
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5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
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The Visitors
ABBA
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5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
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5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
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5 | 3.4 | +1.6 |
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En-Tact
The Shamen
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4 | 2.43 | +1.57 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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B-52's
The B-52's
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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The Stooges
The Stooges
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
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2 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
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2 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
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2 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
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2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
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Transformer
Lou Reed
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2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
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Slipknot
Slipknot
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1 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Steely Dan | 4 | 4.75 |
| Beatles | 5 | 4.2 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.25 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 4.33 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.33 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Stooges | 3 | 2 |
5-Star Albums (23)
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John Cale
2/5
Meh… sounds like badly jerked-over Beatles tunes, but less interesting.
5 likes
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
I really can't stand this person's voice. The songs are pretty and tender, but the voice ruins it for me.
3 likes
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
I love this album! So good, and Ry Cooder's musical contributions don't stick out.
1 likes
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
I remember listening to these songs on the radio late at night when Nick Cave was on some radio program when I was a teenager. I remember keeping the radio very quiet because I was supposed to be sleeping and these songs were not rated PG :-)
1 likes
Hole
2/5
UGH, I cannot stand Courtney Love's voice. I appreciate the musicality and feel of it, but I just can't take her voice at all.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (15)
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Bob Dylan
4/5
A classic! I have definitely heard this album / all these songs before. Dylan as a singer/performer is not my personal favorite, but I think he's an excellent songwriter and I can appreciate all these songs.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Before I heard Fela Kuti, I heard Femi Kuti (his son). A co-worker then introduced me to Fela. I do really enjoy west African music, and this is classic.
Funkadelic
3/5
Yeah, this album is really trippy for 1971... feels like it's made a lot later than it actually is. Also, for some reason, I expected this to be more like the later P-Funk stuff.
Elbow
3/5
The singer reminds me so much of Peter Gabriel, but the whole sound is so much different. This was an enjoyable listen, but it didn't blow me away or anything.
New Order
4/5
This is pretty great! Haven't heard this album before. I'm hit or miss on whether I like New Wave stuff. I did like this one. Was this before or after Blue Monday? I don't know.
Thundercat
5/5
I love this album. It's intoxicating (pun intended) and delightfully weird.
M.I.A.
5/5
Man, two days in a row with absolute bangers. This is a great album... love the beats... I don't think she's the very best rapper ever, but still very creative, and the album is a good holistic listen.
Deep Purple
2/5
Wow, this goes hard. Not my favorite, but harder than I thought for 1970.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
This is a good album if this is your jam. Interesting the connection to Huey Lewis!
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
I love this album! So good, and Ry Cooder's musical contributions don't stick out.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
This is good if you're in the mood. I'm not usually in the mood.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
meh
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I just cannot get into it. I don't like his voice, and the songs don't do anything for me.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Yeah, not bad... not quite as straight-up funky as I remember, but some cool things happening on this album. Not my absolute favorite, but still pretty cool.
Hole
2/5
UGH, I cannot stand Courtney Love's voice. I appreciate the musicality and feel of it, but I just can't take her voice at all.
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
I would have liked this more when I was, like, 19. Doesn't do much for me now.
Kate Bush
3/5
Not my personal favorite, but not bad.
B.B. King
4/5
If you're into blues, well, this is where it's at. Pretty classic.
The Stone Roses
4/5
Kind of a fun, trippy album from the late 80s! It actually sounds a lot more modern than that to me.
David Bowie
3/5
David Bowie has never been my favorite.
Van Morrison
4/5
Classic album. A good spin.
Haircut 100
4/5
This doesn't sound as old as it is. I enjoyed this album! I wish I had heard it sooner.
Supergrass
5/5
This album is so great! I think I've heard most of these songs individually in other contexts, but had never listened to this entire album before. I can't believe it's as old as it is.
Alanis Morissette
2/5
Well, I never really cared much for her voice. But this album sure does make me feel nostalgic.
George Jones
4/5
I don't like modern country, but I do like the older country. This album is pretty great!
Weather Report
5/5
I love this album! Weather Report slaps.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Alright. Ok.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Yeah, cool... reminds me of someone, but I can't remember who.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
This isn't my personal favorite, but it is cool to think that this is ~40 years old. It doesn't sound that old to me.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
This album is awesome! So endearing that she's not perfect, she makes mistakes, etc., yet just rolls with it!
Alice Cooper
2/5
meh... he's not really my genre/milieu...
John Martyn
3/5
Interesting. I had never listened to John Martyn before. I'm not a big fan of his voice.
Various Artists
5/5
So great! Really representative of the producer and the era and the sound.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
I really can't believe this album is 34 years old. It's not my absolute favorite, but I do appreciate it.
The Shamen
4/5
This is like a proto-NiN...
Pearl Jam
4/5
An album full of bangers.
Supertramp
3/5
Not as good as Breakfast in America... but not bad.
Beastie Boys
4/5
Yep, a classic!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I was never a huge Neil Young fan, but this album is pretty good.
Steve Winwood
4/5
I really like this album. Sounds like so many other influences, yet Steve Winwood is somehow so unique.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
A classic. What a great vocal sound and good band mix.
The Youngbloods
3/5
Ok, interesting. This album varies considerably from track to track.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Classic! Somehow I had forgotten MJ did a duet with Paul McCartney.
The Who
4/5
The Who was never my very favorite band, but this album is full of great energy and compelling performances!
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
I do like some rap, and I do appreciate this, but it's just a little too crass for my everyday tastes.
Nick Drake
5/5
I love this album! Wonderful, relaxing, beautiful, haunting.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Great album!
The Smiths
2/5
Unpopular opinion: I can't stand Morrissey's voice.
Daft Punk
4/5
Great album! Great electronic jam.
OutKast
5/5
This album takes me back! I always really liked this album. Many differences and yet a unified whole between the two parts of this album.
Frank Ocean
4/5
Enjoyed it.
T. Rex
4/5
It's hard to believe this is from 1972. It sounds very modern. It's also hard to believe I've never heard this before.
Michael Jackson
3/5
It's a classic. Not my all-time personal favorite, but still good.
Garbage
3/5
Alright, ok. Not my jam, but I get it.
Traffic
4/5
I have this album on vinyl... had no idea it was Steve Winwood!
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I was never a big fan of Mick Jagger's voice, but there are some great rock tunes on here.
John Martyn
4/5
I really enjoyed this one. There was some other John Martyn album earlier in the list that I listened to and didn't care for, but this one was great!
Willie Nelson
4/5
Nice. Soothing. Great classics.
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Alright, not bad
Gotan Project
2/5
I mean, it's nice, but I feel like I'm in an overpriced fusion restaurant.
Shuggie Otis
4/5
I like this! It feels like a prototype of so much neo-funk to come.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Great album!
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Love it!
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Nice! Love jazz, this is classic.
The Style Council
3/5
Alright, not bad, not my favorite.
Scott Walker
2/5
I was not a fan of this. Didn't like his voice. I had to stop about 3/4 of the way through.
The Stooges
1/5
Not my favorite... a little self-absorbed.
Jamiroquai
4/5
Fun, funky... great precursor to Travelling Without Moving.
Travis
4/5
This album takes me back to the 90s! Great nostalgia here.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Alright, cool... no Pet Sounds, but it's classic beach boys sound.
Björk
4/5
I didn't realized I had heard "Human Behavior" two other places -- one in a jazz cover album, and two, sampled in a Hieroglyphics song. Also, I haven't listened to Bjork much before, but I like her tone and feel a lot.
Sam Cooke
4/5
What a voice, and what a set!
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
I've never heard of this band, nor heard this album before. I didn't like it at first, but the more I listened, it had a certain energy and feel that really started to grow on me.
The Strokes
4/5
Man, this takes me back to the end of college days. Great album.
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
This takes me back too.
The Young Rascals
4/5
Lovely! Great songs!
SZA
3/5
A little raunchy, but some good stuff here. Loved "20 Something".
The Incredible String Band
1/5
What in the name of Timothy Leary is this? This is the kind of stuff that Monty Python would mock incessantly. Not a big fan.
k.d. lang
4/5
I always knew I liked her voice, but this album is so great. Great songs, great band, great arrangements.
Living Colour
2/5
Yeah, ok. Not bad, good energy, not my favorite.
ABBA
5/5
This album is so great! It really holds up!
T. Rex
4/5
Yeah, great band, great sound!
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Pretty classic.
Metallica
4/5
Pretty good... Metal is not my very favorite genre, but this is pretty classic.
Al Green
4/5
Classic R&B! Love it.
Charles Mingus
3/5
I mean, I like jazz, a lot, but this is a lot to take in. A little overwhelming.
The Cars
4/5
There's a little more depth to this album that I thought there was. Some good deep tracks beyond the popular ones.
Silver Jews
2/5
Interesting. Not my favorite, but certainly has a place amongst bands like Cowboy Junkies.
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Wasn't quite what I was expecting. Not bad, but not what I was expecting.
The Pharcyde
4/5
Really classic hip hop... love it!
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Man this album is long...
Bon Jovi
4/5
Haha, well, I was never a HUGE Bon Jovi fan, but this really does take me right back to 1986ish. So, extra star for you. :-)
Orange Juice
2/5
What even is this? It's like Talking Heads but with less whimsy?
Jacques Brel
4/5
This is great! Love it!
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I really enjoyed this. I had no idea how proficient Keith Jarrett was.
Faith No More
2/5
Meh.
Miles Davis
3/5
I know, like, everyone loves this album, and I get it, in my head, but I just don’t get it in my soul.
Paul Simon
4/5
Great classic blues-inspired folk!
The Who
2/5
I mean, it goes on forever and all sounds the same after a while…
Gillian Welch
4/5
Love this. Very beautiful... calming.
The Go-Go's
3/5
Yep, this feels very much set in 1981. :-)
David Gray
4/5
This is a classic album, which I really enjoy.
Genesis
4/5
Some nice drum work on this.
Saint Etienne
3/5
Meh… if I could give this album 2 1/2 stars, I would, but since I can’t, I will give it three because I liked it more than I disliked it.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Pretty classic English blues rock.
Fleet Foxes
4/5
I cannot believe this album is 14 years old. It takes me back to a time and place where I think I was happier.
Neil Young
2/5
I've never been a _huge_ Neil Young fan... his voice is just too nasal-y and annoying to me.
Tom Waits
2/5
What a bizarre listening experience. Am I at a musical circus?
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This album is really bad. This might be the first one star review I have given.
Orbital
2/5
Not my favorite, but interesting.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
It's a bop. A little repetitive, but still fun.
DJ Shadow
4/5
This is a cool album... I like it.
Pixies
3/5
Not bad. Maybe not my favorite, but cool punk-ish.
Joy Division
2/5
Am I the only person on earth that really can't stand Joy Division?
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
I, uh, like this more than I thought I would.
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
What a delightfully wacky record... loved it.
Ministry
3/5
Not my favorite album or genre, but I appreciate it!
James Taylor
4/5
Love this album! Classic, sweet, fun...
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Yep, pretty classic. Not my favorite band or album of all time, but fun.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Yeah, alright.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Love it!
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
I really can't stand this person's voice. The songs are pretty and tender, but the voice ruins it for me.
Santana
4/5
Pretty classic album!
Beastie Boys
3/5
Not the world's biggest beastie boys fan, but this album is pretty classic.
The White Stripes
2/5
Meh... overrated.
The United States Of America
1/5
I feel like I took bad drugs...
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
I like this. Not my all-time favorite, but enjoyable for its time.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Pretty classic rock. Not bad, not my favorite of all time either.
Kanye West
3/5
I like Kanye.
4/5
I've never been a huge fan of Dylan's voice, but this album is very compelling!
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
I love this!
Mike Ladd
4/5
Reminds me of Dan the Automator. I can't believe I had never heard this before!?
5/5
A wonderful classic!
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Another classic!
The Verve
4/5
I like this album. It definitely feels like it was inspired by and inspired other 90s groups and albums, like U2 and Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Black Sabbath
2/5
Meh.
Billie Holiday
4/5
Beautiful! Her voice isn't my favorite of all time, but it's still nice to listen to.
Steely Dan
5/5
One of my favorite albums of all time! If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Awesome!
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Pretty good. Springsteen wasn't always my favorite, but I appreciate this album.
System Of A Down
3/5
Yeah, aggressive and strong. I do like SoD, but not a daily listener, for sure.
Paul Weller
4/5
I like this! Sounds familiar, yet I've never heard it before.
The Kinks
3/5
Meh, alright.
Pixies
3/5
Interesting, but not my favorite.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
I want to give this album 3.5 stars... since I have to choose, I'm going to give it 3. But I do like it!
David Holmes
3/5
Alright
Arcade Fire
4/5
Yeah, pretty good!
Leftfield
4/5
Alright, it's a bop. I was nodding my head.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Good groove, a little repetitive.
Air
4/5
This takes me right back to freshman year of college.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Pretty classic 1969, but not my favorite.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Yeah, I really like this.
David Bowie
3/5
Eh, it's ok. David Bowie has never really been my favorite.
David Bowie
3/5
Again with the David Bowie... it's been a lot of David Bowie on this list... I mean, it's ok, but still not my favorite.
The Auteurs
3/5
Meh.
4/5
A classic. Love it.
The Pogues
4/5
Enjoyable!
Venom
1/5
Nope. Not a fan.
Common
3/5
I like it! I'd give it, like, 3.5, but I'm going to choose to round down on this one.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Meh, ok.
Massive Attack
2/5
Not terrible, but not a big fan either.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
I like this a lot more than I thought I would!
Merle Haggard
4/5
Yes! Love this!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
This album is ahead of its time.
Pavement
2/5
I used to like Pavement a lot more. Maybe I just don't care for this album as much as I thought?
a-ha
4/5
Sounds good!
Leonard Cohen
3/5
I've never been a huge Leonard Cohen fan, but I do like this album. Haunting and beautiful in its own way.
The Clash
3/5
This album is kind of all over the place :-)
Kate Bush
2/5
Kind of a weird album...
Happy Mondays
2/5
meh
Michael Jackson
4/5
Fun bop!
Manu Chao
4/5
I like this album a lot!
Spiritualized
2/5
Meh, I mean, it's kind of interesting, but not my favorite.
Elliott Smith
3/5
I feel like I’m watching a Wes Anderson movie…
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Joni Mitchell was not my favorite singer, but she's a good songwriter, and there's some really good instrumental performance on this album.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
He’s got a great voice, but for whatever reason it was never my very favorite. Some nice arrangements of these ballads, though.
Supergrass
3/5
I'd never heard this before. Didn't even know Supergrass had a double album. I liked it.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Alright... not bad... not unenjoyable, but they were never my favorite.
Steely Dan
5/5
Um, might be my favorite album of all time. Masterful performance, beautiful mixing and mastering, and classic Steely Dan stank.
Pulp
3/5
I mean, it’s ok
Eels
3/5
This takes me back to high school.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Well, EDM and the like is not my favorite. I didn't really mind this, and would have given it 3 stars, except it became very repetitive, so I'm giving it two.
Blur
3/5
Obviously, I remember Song 2, but I had never listened to this entire album before. It’s good, I like it, but not as much as Parklife.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Ugh, not great.
Metallica
3/5
I liked Metallica more when I was a teenager. Now it sounds kind of the same most of the time.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I’m usually not very keen on Bob Dylan‘s voice. But this album is really beautiful – the lyrics are great, the songs are well put together, and his voice is pretty tolerable.
Jurassic 5
4/5
I love this album. I listened to them a lot when I was in college, and this toko me back. :-)
The B-52's
1/5
I did not enjoy this. It's annoying.
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
Who doesn't love some Brazilian jazz?
Grateful Dead
3/5
Sure! Not my favorite album or artist of all time, but an easy, enjoyable listen.
Gang Of Four
3/5
I like this! I can’t believe it’s 44 years old. Sounds like a sort of proto-punk (not sure if that’s a term or not).
AC/DC
3/5
Definitely a very cool sound, fun songs. But they do all kind of sound the same after a while, same chord patterns/voicings.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
This is not my favorite. Not objectively bad, but I’m not enjoying it. Doesn’t seem particularly innovative or beautiful.
The Damned
3/5
I like it. The more I listen to it, the more I like it.
Elton John
3/5
Pretty classic Elton John. Anthemic, melodic, dramatic.
Femi Kuti
3/5
I do really like Femi Kuti. However, his music does seem to get a bit repetitive after a while.
Donovan
3/5
Nice! Not my cup of tea, a little too bard/eastern/medieval, but still nice.
Motörhead
3/5
Definitely a distinctive sound. I enjoyed listening through disc 1, but now that I'm into the deep cuts of disc 2, I think I've had enough Motörhead for one day.
Slayer
3/5
Metal isn't my favorite genre. This album is fine for what it is... a little repetitive, the songs really start to sound the same after a while.
Hole
3/5
Pretty classic late 90s pop. Not my favorite of all time, but really not bad.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
A classic rock album. Above average.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
I got through most of this. Most of it is fine, and sounds like the music of the era. A couple songs are great. A couple songs have, in my opinion, really shoddy drum work. Overall, average.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Yep, feels like 2004 again. :-) Enjoyable rock, but not going to blow anyone's minds, most likely.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
I found nothing enjoyable, admirable, or redeemable about this. It's just a bunch of noise, talking, yelling, etc.
Roxy Music
2/5
The longer I listened to it, the less I liked it. At times it felt like I was listening to Spinal Tap. Below average.
Stan Getz
4/5
What kind of monster doesn’t like Brazilian jazz?
The Stooges
3/5
Ok, not bad. Not my favorite.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Pretty classic! Enjoyed it!
Baaba Maal
3/5
Sure, this was fine. I neither terribly loved nor hated it.
Tricky
3/5
Reminds me of Morcheeba, Emiliana Torrini, and other trippy, poppy stuff from the late 90s.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Really classic blues. Good stuff.
3/5
I love this old classic country!
Bobby Womack
3/5
Great voice. Decent songs/arrangements. Not my personal favorite, but still well done.
Arrested Development
4/5
Love this... takes me back to listening to music in the car on the way to school with my friend Dan.
4/5
I really enjoyed this. Just as good as any Beatles, Monkees, etc. from this same era.
Wire
3/5
I made it through most of this. A few more songs isn’t gonna change my opinion. It’s fine for what it is, but doesn’t really do it all that much for me.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
This album is all over the place. Sometimes it sounds exactly how I expect Peter Gabriel to sound; other times I think I’m listening to Randy Newman.
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
I know the theme of sex is basically the point of this album, but it’s really not my favorite thing to listen to, so that’s going to lower my score. The music itself, however, is really great!
Shack
3/5
I did enjoy this album! I'd never heard it (or this band) before.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Very classic Willy Nelson. Enjoyed this, and enjoyed hearing a couple of good old songs I had forgotten about.
The Kinks
3/5
Pretty classic British pop.
3/5
Enjoyable.
Christine and the Queens
4/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would—great voice, great synth sounds, and the bonus duplicate album in French!
Foo Fighters
3/5
A very classic 90s rock album. Almost sounds proto-Foo Fighters now, as I feel like they matured a lot after this.
Primal Scream
2/5
Meh.
The Modern Lovers
2/5
A couple really good songs; the rest – meh.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
This album is fine. It’s nice, but doesn’t stick out to me as being particularly amazing.
Elton John
3/5
A classic album! Some great hits, but some forgettable songs as well.
The National
3/5
Yep, sounds like The National.
Le Tigre
3/5
Not my favorite album of all time, but definitely some creative elements here.
The Mars Volta
3/5
I remember when this album was popular about 20 years ago. I’m probably in the minority on this, but I am not a big fan of this guy’s voice. The music, on the other hand, is 🔥.
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
This is good—I recognize some influences here.
Man, you can say what you want about U2’s repertoire over the years, but this remains one of their best albums.
Oasis
3/5
Great! I prefer "What's the Story (Morning Glory)", but this album is wonderful as well.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Putting my head back in 1956 (67 years ago!), I can imagine how cutting-edge this was at the time. It’s still fun, enjoyable music that is pretty timeless. Above average, for sure!
2Pac
3/5
Sure, I like this as much as I ever like any gangsta rap...
Billy Bragg
3/5
Classic Billy Bragg…
PJ Harvey
4/5
I really enjoyed this! Took me back to the gritty sound of a lot of 90s bands.
Dolly Parton
4/5
Who doesn’t love Dolly Parton?
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
This might be the perfect album.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Wayne’s voice isn’t my favorite, but it works for this style, and this album and band are still enjoyable.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Honestly, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.
Super Furry Animals
4/5
This album is delightfully all over the place.
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Above average classic 90s rock.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I mean, this is a classic album with classic songs. And I like it. But I really can’t stand Dylan’s voice 🤣
The Who
3/5
This album is fine, it just doesn’t really do much for me.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
This album is fine, it just doesn’t really do much for me.
Gene Clark
3/5
It’s ok. A little sleepy, but not bad.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Interesting, for sure.
The Band
4/5
This band had such great chemistry together and such a great sound and feel.
4/5
This album is great… great sound, well paced, well played. Love it.
Moby Grape
3/5
Meh, it’s ok. I can hear its influence by and on other 60s rock/folk, like the Grateful Dead, CSN, etc.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Yep, this is fine and good, just not my personal favorite.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Classic! Enjoyable. Not mind-blowing, IMHO.
James Brown
3/5
Not my all-time favorite, but James Brown is a very compelling performer.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
+1 for being an iconic sound of my teenage years. -1 because I still can't stand Billy Corgan's voice.
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
I think Ella Fitzgerald is one of the best female singers of all time. And she’s got great source material to work with on this record.
Lou Reed
2/5
Lou Reed was never my favorite.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
I remember listening to these songs on the radio late at night when Nick Cave was on some radio program when I was a teenager. I remember keeping the radio very quiet because I was supposed to be sleeping and these songs were not rated PG :-)
Eagles
4/5
A classic album! Sometimes I get a little down on the Eagles because they can feel a little commercial and overplayed, but they really did have a great sound with tight vocal harmonies.
The Roots
3/5
Sure I dig it.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
It’s not bad, it’s kind of fun. But musically speaking, it’s a bit like Oasis, James Bond, and a spaghetti western had some unholy musical offspring.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
I forgot about this album! I do really enjoy it. But the secret they won’t tell you is that they are a jazz group masquerading as a 60s rock act.
N.W.A.
1/5
This just isn’t my jam. I mean, I can understand some of the frustration behind the lyrics, but it’s just so angry and misogynistic…
The Beach Boys
3/5
Major meh…
Billy Bragg
4/5
Got this album in college and loved it. Still really enjoy it.
Eminem
2/5
He’s such a good writer and rapper… but he’s so angry and crass.
Taylor Swift
3/5
I like Folklore a lot more, but this one is ok.
Burning Spear
3/5
Yeah, it’s fine.
Goldfrapp
4/5
I liked this.
The Doors
3/5
A classic album, for sure; and I can see how it was monumental in its day. But now it’s not my favorite.
Cornershop
4/5
I still remember getting a sampler CD with “Good Ships” on it when I was in high school. And of course, “Brimful of Asha” was my jam around the same time.
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Not my favorite. I know it was a big album, but it doesn’t do anything for me.
Depeche Mode
4/5
I’ve always liked this album.
MGMT
3/5
It’s a bop.
Wilco
4/5
This was on heavy rotation for me in college. I still think it’s a great album that holds up.
R.E.M.
4/5
This was one of the first five or 10 CDs I ever owned. So I have a very soft spot of nostalgia for this album.
Kid Rock
2/5
I'm really not a big fan of Kid Rock... either musically or personally.
Ramones
3/5
Yep, enjoyable.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Musically, I like it a lot. But I just really can’t stand Billy Corgan’s voice… it’s like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Public Enemy
3/5
I did enjoy this.
The Boo Radleys
2/5
There were some interesting moments, but most of this album just really didn’t do anything for me.
Beck
3/5
Interesting.
Van Halen
3/5
Yeah, this is a good jam.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This is fine, as far as Rolling Stones albums go. Most of the songs kind of sound the same to me, and I've never been a big fan of Mick Jagger's voice.
Yes
4/5
I like this album! I feel like there are a lot of musical tropes that are quoted by other musicians, and influences on bands like Genesis, Rush, ELP, etc.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Her voice is amazing. And I really enjoy some of these arrangements and chord voicings. But for whatever reason, when you put it all together, it’s just kind of meh for me.
Ryan Adams
4/5
This album is pretty great!
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
This is great!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Very classic rock album.
Billy Joel
5/5
A true classic. No duds.
Air
3/5
Yeah, this is nice; not mind-blowing, but I enjoyed it.
Big Star
3/5
Nice! Fun.
Derek & The Dominos
5/5
Yes! I grew up on this album. Love love love it.
Neil Young
3/5
I’ve never been a big fan of Neil, Young’s voice, but he’s a good songwriter, and these songs are enjoyable.
Fugees
4/5
I really enjoyed this! I can't believe I'd only ever really listened to the one song.
Snoop Dogg
3/5
I’m not a big fan of all the drugs and sex references, but this sure is an iconic album, and it’s got a great feel!
Wild Beasts
3/5
Yeah, this album is fine. Didn't really do anything magical for me, but sounds like its time period.
The Black Crowes
3/5
Yeah, a fun rock and roll album!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
I grew up listening to this, so it has a very warm spot in my heart and memory!
Queen
4/5
The album as a whole is kind of all over the place, but there are some really great songs here!
Talking Heads
3/5
David Byrne sounds like a gag act, but he’s not—these songs have a secret depth to them. I enjoyed this album, actually.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Well, alright.
Public Enemy
3/5
This album is pretty good. Rap isn't my very favorite genre, but I did enjoy this.
The xx
3/5
Yeah, alright.
Eminem
2/5
He's such a good rapper. Unfortunately I have to take this down a star because he's just so violent and hateful and inappropriate.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
I very much enjoyed this album. It’s masterful.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Yep, a jazz fusion classic.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
It's ok, but all the songs sound the same after a while.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Good songwriting, great harmonies.
Nick Drake
4/5
I do quite enjoy Nick Drake.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Sure, I like Marvin Gaye. Very soulful and enjoyable.
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Some of this reminds me a little bit of early Pharrell Williams / NERD.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Not bad.
The Smiths
3/5
The Smiths were never my favorite. I know some people get really obsessed with them, but personally… meh.
CHIC
4/5
Well this was a lot more enjoyable than I expected... more than just a disco album, there are some cool jazz influences here.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
Not a big fan of this sound.
FKA twigs
4/5
I really enjoyed this! Never heard of it/them before.
3/5
Kind of delightfully weird.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Classic jazz.
The Smiths
3/5
I know this is a classic album, but I think it’s just OK.
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Wow, it's really 69 songs... in 3 albums... ok. I mean, I kind of like this simplified style, and I appreciate the ability to write and record so many songs... but it's a little like going to the Golden Corral--lots of food, but no single item is all that amazing. I'd rather go to Ruth's Chris and get a couple of unforgettable items.
Aerosmith
3/5
Well, it's ok. I've never been a gigantic Aerosmith fan, but it's more than adequate as far as rock 'n roll goes.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I know people really love Joni Mitchell, and there is a lot of brilliance here, for sure. But it's just not my personal favorite.
Guns N' Roses
3/5
This is not my favorite style of music or band, but it does take me back to being about 8 years old and jamming out with my cousin to this on cassette tape.
Green Day
3/5
Not my personal favorite, but it does take me back.
Duke Ellington
4/5
I can see how this would have been a very exciting and popular album in its day!
1/5
I tried. I listened to a few songs, but it’s so bad I can’t stand it.
Beth Orton
3/5
Sure, this was fine. No magic IMHO, though.
Deep Purple
4/5
This album went stupid hard. I don’t think I had ever listened to much Deep Purple beyond Smoke on the Water, but this album really shows off their talent and energy. As the kids say… it slaps!
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I enjoyed this album. I only remember hearing a couple of these songs before. I love all the quotes and musical references.
John Cale
2/5
Meh… sounds like badly jerked-over Beatles tunes, but less interesting.
Pere Ubu
2/5
I really did not care for this at all.
Brian Eno
3/5
This is pretty much exactly how I expected an album by Brian Eno and David Byrne to sound.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Some of these songs are really great. Some are mediocre.
Soundgarden
3/5
I do like this album! I wish I could give it a 3.5, but I’m gonna give it a 3.
Alice In Chains
3/5
Classic sound, reminds me of childhood.
Tim Buckley
2/5
This was not my favorite.
3/5
Yeah, this is fine.
Dead Kennedys
2/5
I didn't prefer this.
The Cardigans
4/5
This takes me back to high school. I’d never heard the full album before… I liked it!
Miles Davis
3/5
Classic!
The Temptations
3/5
There are a couple of pretty great tunes on here… the rest are ok.
The Jam
3/5
Meh, alright.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
When I was younger I used to really like Nick Cave for the passion and expression in his voice. Now that I'm older I find him repetitive and annoying.
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Interesting.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Great album!
Sister Sledge
3/5
It’s a bop
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Meh
Jethro Tull
3/5
Aqualung goes hard! The rest are ok. But I did enjoy the album.
The Waterboys
3/5
It's ok. Not terribly interesting, and some of it sounds a bit repetitive to me.
Television
4/5
This is like Talking Heads and Violent Femmes had a baby…
The Doors
3/5
Yeah, classic rock… I appreciate it, for sure, just not my very favorite.
Dirty Projectors
4/5
There’s a lot going on on this record musically. It makes me think a little bit of The Flaming Lips meets Elvis Costello.
N.E.R.D
4/5
This album takes me back to college, when I first listened to and really enjoyed this album.
Parliament
3/5
It's a whole album of groovy bangers...
The Avalanches
3/5
I did like this.
Queen
3/5
This is an interesting album for sure. There are moments that sound like iconic Queen, but other times when it feels like there’s a nod to, for example, the Beatles or The Beach Boys.
The Byrds
3/5
Cool jangle rock; realized how much Beachwood Sparks sounds like the Byrds.
John Lennon
3/5
Some good tunes, and some, well, musical fiddling around in the style of John Lennon.
Tito Puente
5/5
YES yes yes, love this!
Metallica
3/5
It’s a pretty classic album, for sure.
Otis Redding
3/5
What a great voice for soul! I enjoyed hearing his versions of these songs. I had never heard them before.
The Monks
3/5
This was very interesting, almost a kind of proto-punk.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I know everyone loves this album, but I’m just not a huge fan of his singing. The songs themselves are fine, if perhaps a little long.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Yep, pretty classic album.
Deep Purple
3/5
This also goes pretty hard. It sounds a lot like their live album that I just listened to.
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
This man had, like, one and a half speeds.
The Cure
3/5
Well, ok.
Morrissey
3/5
I know Morrissey is a hill some people want to die on, but for me it's just "ok"... a little repetitive after a while.
Coldplay
4/5
YES! Nostalgia city... memories of doing homework in college with this in my headphones.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Funky fun blacksploitation drug movie music…
Hugh Masekela
3/5
I had never heard of this artist or album before. I definitely enjoyed this.
3/5
Very interesting.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Meh.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Pretty classic, trippy, bluesy rock & roll.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Great!
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Great album.
Talk Talk
3/5
Enjoyable.
The Sonics
3/5
This goes pretty hard for 1965.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Beautiful voice, lovely production.
Violent Femmes
4/5
Man, this takes me right back to college, when I first listened to this whole album.
Fiona Apple
3/5
I forgot how good Fiona Apple is.
The xx
3/5
Not bad.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
This is a pretty great album.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Great album!
Janis Joplin
2/5
I never cared much for Janis Joplin. Her voice sounds like a semi-musical yelling to me.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Alright.
The Human League
3/5
Classic 80s.
R.E.M.
3/5
Yep, sounds like REM.
The Soft Boys
3/5
Yeah, this was a lot. Meh.
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
It's a bop.
Carole King
3/5
Really classic songs.
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Ehhhh, not my favorite. musically harsh and lyrically crass.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Yeah, classic, love it!
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Yeah, she has a very interesting voice, and singing while playing the harp is :fire:
Beck
3/5
I know everyone loves this album. I think it’s just alright.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Enjoyed it.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Kind of a weird album, but not bad.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
I remember this album! I enjoyed it.
Megadeth
3/5
Kinda cool that the live album was recorded in Cleveland!
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Yeah, not bad.
Peter Tosh
2/5
Yeah, alright.
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Ok
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
I liked it.
Grateful Dead
2/5
Ehhh it's ok, but doesn't do much for me.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Sure, I like Elvis Costello.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Not bad!
Giant Sand
2/5
I was not a huge fan of this. A bunch of semi-musical meanderings that felt pointless.
Mekons
3/5
eh
Dagmar Krause
1/5
I did NOT like this at all.
Ian Dury
2/5
I wasn't a big fan of this.
The Specials
3/5
This was ok.
Can
3/5
meh
Elis Regina
3/5
I liked this.
Rush
4/5
Pretty classic!
Talking Heads
3/5
Yeah, not bad
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Enigmatic.
Nina Simone
3/5
very nice
Primal Scream
3/5
Yeah, alright
Duran Duran
3/5
Yes, throwback
3/5
Yep
Lorde
3/5
Yep, not bad
Dr. John
2/5
I didn’t care for this too much.
Coldcut
3/5
alright
Germs
2/5
This is not my favorite.
The Pogues
3/5
Pretty classic, but not my favorite. Not bad.
The Beta Band
3/5
Not bad.
Judas Priest
3/5
This is fine, if this is your genre. Not my personal favorite, but I can appreciate it.
The Byrds
3/5
Yep, some classic tunes.
U2
4/5
Some great songs, and some mediocre ones too.
Pretenders
3/5
Not bad
Bert Jansch
3/5
I'd never heard of him before. Some nice tunes and guitar playing.
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Classic, but not my all-time hip hop favorite.
The Clash
3/5
meh
Eagles
4/5
I know people like to crap on the Eagles these days. But this was a really good album.
The Fall
2/5
This was not my favorite.
Meat Puppets
3/5
I’m really torn on this album. Parts of it are objectively bad, but other parts of it are intriguing and oddly beautiful.
The Monkees
4/5
Love it! I grew up listening to the Monkees, so this one feels close to home.
Rush
4/5
I do like Rush, and this album makes me feel all the nostalgia of first listening to them as a teenager.
Barry Adamson
2/5
This album really did not do anything at all for me.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Yeah, I remember listening to "Want One", and this one is nearly as good.
Ray Price
4/5
I did enjoy this very much.
Les Rythmes Digitales
4/5
This was a bop from top to bottom!
The Libertines
3/5
Meh
Radiohead
3/5
I do enjoy this album. For me, it doesn’t hit quite as hard as Kid A or OK Computer though.
Megadeth
3/5
Yep, classic Dave.
Johnny Cash
3/5
Classic Johnny Cash. I love how raw and genuine he sounds.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Interesting, for sure.
Slint
3/5
I really liked this... I heard the influence on so many 90s bands.
Portishead
4/5
Even though this came out several years before I went to college, I listened to this album in college, so it takes me back to those days.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
I enjoyed this quite a bit.
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Great album.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Yeah, I love anything Brazilian or Brazilian-influenced.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Meh, not my favorite. Interesting themes of faith and family, though.
Ice Cube
3/5
Complicated feelings about this one... but... :shrug:
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Alright
Tom Waits
2/5
Not my favorite…
XTC
3/5
Some nice bits... overall not bad...
4/5
A classic! Takes me back to, like, middle school.
Deee-Lite
3/5
It's a bop.
GZA
3/5
Ok
The Lemonheads
3/5
I liked this.
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Not bad
David Bowie
3/5
Some good tunes on here.
Madness
3/5
Not bad. "Our house" is a classic earworm.
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Yeah, alright, I vaguely remember this.
Butthole Surfers
2/5
I did not enjoy this.
Public Enemy
3/5
Yeah, okay...
UB40
3/5
I had never heard this, their first album, before. I enjoyed it!
Finley Quaye
3/5
Alright
The The
3/5
This was really interesting... not my favorite of all time, but some cool stuff on this record.
2/5
I did not care for this.
k.d. lang
4/5
Beautiful voice, interesting songs/arrangements, lush strings… great album!
Machito
3/5
Who doesn’t like some hot Afro-Cuban jazz!?
The Offspring
2/5
meh, a little too hard/angry for my tastes.
Mudhoney
3/5
Meh
The Charlatans
3/5
Sounds like a poor man's Oasis...
Goldfrapp
3/5
meh
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Not bad.
Queen Latifah
3/5
I mean, not bad... but it all sounds pretty much the same to me after a while.
Big Black
2/5
I did not prefer this.
The Associates
3/5
meh, ok
Stan Getz
4/5
CLASSIC
Guided By Voices
3/5
Interesting.
Radiohead
5/5
A nearly perfect album.
Prince
3/5
Pretty classic, but Prince was never my favorite, so I think it's ok.
Khaled
3/5
It’s a middle eastern bop.
Julian Cope
2/5
Not a fan.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
Alright.
The Doors
3/5
A few gems... the rest, ok.
Traffic
3/5
Classic band and album.
Ice T
2/5
So much, anger and violence… I can’t really like it.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Great!
The Stranglers
3/5
Meh
Anthrax
3/5
I mean, it’s good if you like this genre.
Morrissey
3/5
I mean, it’s fine, even good sometimes. But I don’t understand all the hype and why people get all worked up about him.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Some great songs.
George Michael
4/5
Pretty great
Animal Collective
4/5
Hear me out... the vocal tone, harmonies, instrumentation layering, chord progressions... they all make this sound like the spiritual descendent of the Beach Boys, and specifically Pet Sounds. I'm also hearing Foster the People and Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes.
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Yeah, it's ok. It reminds me a little bit of (but not nearly as good as) John Lennon.
Bad Company
3/5
Sure, ok.
Beatles
4/5
Classic!
Richard Thompson
4/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would!
Joy Division
2/5
Maaaan, I know people love this album with religious fervor, but I just cannot get into it. 😤
ZZ Top
3/5
What a great classic sound!
Iron Maiden
3/5
Classic metal
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
If "Foster the People" existed in 1990...
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Not a big fan.
The Triffids
3/5
Meh
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Classic. Some great tunes here.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I didn't dislike it, but boy was it repetitive.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Classic!
Fairport Convention
3/5
This is, like, the folk you know and you’re not sure why.
Heaven 17
3/5
Interesting
Stereolab
4/5
I used to listen to stereolab when I was in college, so this is nostalgia for me. You can definitely hear their influence on some modern bands.
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Not my jam
Hüsker Dü
3/5
This was different than I expected. I expected more metal, but this was pretty melodic.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Great voice, for sure, but after a while a lot of her songs sound the same to me.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
What a great album!
John Grant
3/5
I’m really torn on this—I like it and I don’t like it at the same time.
Pentangle
3/5
What is this, medieval jazz folk?
The Undertones
3/5
“Wednesday Week” was the only song I knew on this album, and it’s not even the best song!
Gang Starr
3/5
Classic hip-hop.
The Verve
3/5
Pretty classic 90s
TLC
3/5
Yeah, classic album from the 90s. I enjoyed several of these songs as a teen... but not all of them, as they were pretty inappropriate for me back then :-)
Sebadoh
3/5
This is interesting. Not my favorite, but interesting to listen to.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Yeah, not bad.
Brian Eno
3/5
Godfather of modern electronic music
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Weird
Beastie Boys
3/5
Not bad, pretty classic hip hop
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Great!
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Not bad... a little repetitive.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Pretty good
Ride
3/5
Ok
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Such a classic voice!
The War On Drugs
3/5
I liked this.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Not bad. A little bit of 60s kitsch, some psychedelia, and a little punky.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Certainly creative… perhaps a bit of an acquired taste 😂
Bad Brains
3/5
Sure
Massive Attack
3/5
Not bad
Q-Tip
3/5
I like this! Melodic, melodically and lyrically interesting.
Radiohead
4/5
This is a great, classic album from Radiohead.
Tangerine Dream
3/5
I can understand how this would’ve been a very interesting album back in the 1970s. It doesn’t personally do much for me, but it’s not bad.
Randy Newman
3/5
Classic Randy Newman. I actually knew several of these songs.
Love
3/5
This is ok, but didn't do much for me.
Green Day
4/5
A classic album from my childhood. Hard to believe it’s 30 years old.
New York Dolls
2/5
This doesn’t really do anything for me.
Wilco
4/5
I forgot this was a double album. Takes me back to college, when I discovered Wilco.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
I'm not a big Janis Joplin fan. There's still some decent stuff here, and she does sing with big emotion/passion, so that's good.
Elvis Costello
4/5
This is a classic album. Really got into Elvis Costello in college.
Anita Baker
4/5
Great stuff!
Van Morrison
3/5
Pretty great.
Def Leppard
3/5
Brings me back to childhood…
The Velvet Underground
3/5
A little too weird/experimental for me...
SAULT
3/5
I enjoyed this.
Talking Heads
3/5
Not bad!
Madonna
3/5
This wasn't bad.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Ok
Kanye West
2/5
Ehhhh… I liked his earlier stuff, I never got into this one. So narcissistic.
Pink Floyd
2/5
I did not care for this.
The Band
3/5
Pretty classic. Some great songs.
David Bowie
3/5
It’s fine. His voice just doesn’t do anything for me.
David Bowie
3/5
Some really creative stuff here, but again I don’t prefer his voice.
David Crosby
3/5
Wasn’t super compelling
Joe Ely
4/5
Loved it!
Motörhead
2/5
Not my favorite.
Janet Jackson
3/5
not bad
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Sure. It was never my favorite, but I get it. Not bad.
Ryan Adams
4/5
I really like this album. It’s too bad he turned out to be a turd of a person.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
I forgot about these guys!
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Enjoyed it.
Eurythmics
3/5
Classic
Adele
3/5
A classic
Minutemen
2/5
Not my cup o' tea.
The Blue Nile
4/5
I liked this; beautiful, clean sound and a haunting voice.
Tom Waits
3/5
There's something quite compelling and endearing about Tom Waits' songs and his voice. At the same time, listening to him is a bit like rubbing hot sandpaper against your ears while walking on legos.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
I know people go bananas about this album (pun intended) but I am not a big fan.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I like these songs, but I don't like his voice.
Yes
3/5
Yeah, not bad.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
alright
The Streets
3/5
not bad
Cat Stevens
4/5
Love this album.
KISS
3/5
It’s fine, it just doesn’t do much for me.
New Order
3/5
Meh
Slipknot
3/5
I expected to hate this and I did not.
The Hives
3/5
Not my new favorite band, unfortunately.
Killing Joke
3/5
This was not my favorite, but it was ok.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
I did not care for this, like, at all.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Yeah, this is fine.
Steely Dan
4/5
This album is nearly perfect, but still my third or fourth SD album, so I'm gonna give it 4/5.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Great album.
Johnny Cash
3/5
Pretty great.
Nick Drake
4/5
So good, so beautiful and calming.
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Yeah, it's fine. I was just never a huge fan.
Adele
4/5
I think this is Adele's best album.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Very interesting.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Sure, fine, alright.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
A couple of these songs are really interesting, with widely varying global influences. Some of them have just truly awful vocals.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Pretty classic crooner swing...
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Classic, um, classic rock.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Yeah, interesting.
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
I know this album is probably not objectively great, but it has a very soft spot in my heart because I listen to G. Love and Special Sauce obsessively when I was a teenager.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
I do like the late 80s/early 90s R&B vibe.
Method Man
3/5
Sure, ok
Richard Hawley
3/5
A very interesting voice, not my personal favorite.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Yep, great voice.
Steve Earle
4/5
Really good, this is the kind of country music I like.
Dolly Parton
4/5
I really enjoyed this! A very powerful trio with fantastic harmonies.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
It fits its time period.
Johnny Cash
4/5
This album is great. Really original takes on a number of covers.
Suede
3/5
Meh, it's ok.
The Saints
3/5
I’m not a huge fan of the style, but it’s not bad.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Really great classic blues. Got tired of the harmonica after a while.
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Interesting for its time period, but not my favorite.
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Uh, interesting. I liked some aspects... other, less so; their voices, for example, are not all that great sometimes.
3/5
Doesn't do much for me.
Norah Jones
4/5
This album is nearly perfect.
The Beach Boys
4/5
It’s a classic. Love some of the songs, don’t care for others.
David Bowie
3/5
I mean, it’s fine… I’m just not a huge David Bowie fan.
Frank Black
2/5
Meh, not really my jam.
Throwing Muses
2/5
This was not really my jam either.
Elastica
3/5
Not bad
Rod Stewart
4/5
Some good songs here!
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
This was interesting to listen to -- love the Indian influence here.
Beatles
4/5
An absolute classic!
John Lennon
3/5
This on the heels of Abbey Road… that album is awesome, and this one is just “ok”.
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Alright, interesting for its time period.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
People tend to get almost religious about this album. I think it’s fine, but doesn’t get me too excited.
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
I do enjoy a lot of African music.
Lou Reed
2/5
Not a big Lou Reed fan.
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Classic. I’ve heard many of these songs before, and obviously I’ve heard them sampled in old-school hip-hop.
R.E.M.
3/5
Good album. I can’t believe it’s 42 years old!
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
This is so interesting, it’s so different than his later full-band things, almost singer-songwriter. Nice, though!
Missy Elliott
3/5
Besides the explicit language, yeah, not bad!
Fiona Apple
3/5
Yeah, it's a little weird. I like Fiona Apple sometimes, and sometimes she's just too extra.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Ok, sure, alright.
Eric Clapton
3/5
Classic Clapton
Talvin Singh
3/5
I do enjoy Indian music. This got a little repetitive.
Depeche Mode
3/5
Classic
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Meh
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Pretty classic Americana/roots. Her voice does get a little bit annoying after a while.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Classic
Screaming Trees
3/5
Pretty classic 90s album.
Paul McCartney
3/5
Ehhhhh... okay.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
I spotted the singer’s voice right away; I had to read about the other members. Not bad, but not mind-blowing either.
Blur
3/5
This is a classic. And I got this album the day after I got the good, the bad, & the queen.
Spacemen 3
2/5
I thought I might really enjoy this album. But I definitely did not. Way too repetitive.
Dr. Dre
3/5
Not a big rap fan
Digital Underground
3/5
This was weird.
David Bowie
3/5
This is like the fourth David Bowie album that has been on this list. It’s fine, but I’m getting tired of David Bowie.
Happy Mondays
2/5
I wanted to like this. It's ok, his voice is frequently pitchy and annoying.
Taylor Swift
4/5
I do like this album... some earworms, and others have a great synthwave sound that I enjoy.
Dire Straits
3/5
Pretty classic.
Steely Dan
5/5
One of my top 5 albums of all time.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Ehhhh... okay.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Not bad
The Dictators
2/5
Ok, not my favorite.
Tortoise
3/5
Meh
Nirvana
4/5
Pretty classic, love hearing these guys in this format/setting.
The Who
3/5
Yeah, it's ok, The Who was just never my favorite.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Sure, this is fine.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
This may be heretical, but I think this may be Bruce’s best album.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
This album is super weird. And I appreciate it for its weirdness and creativity. But it's not the album I would pull out if I wanted to sit and enjoy myself.
Jack White
3/5
Sure, pretty classic Jack White. He's a great musician, but his voice drives me nuts after a while... so whiny...
Gorillaz
4/5
This is a classic, takes me right back to college.
Sepultura
3/5
I like some of their other albums better. This is ok.
Frank Zappa
3/5
Classic Zappa
Britney Spears
3/5
Straight 90s pop bangers
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Fiona Apple meets Taylor Swift
Klaxons
3/5
This is a mood from start to finish.
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
Not bad.
Elliott Smith
3/5
This is another artist that people get religious about. I like it just fine, but I'm not fanatical about it.
Syd Barrett
3/5
Ok
Van Halen
3/5
Man, EVH was a monster guitar player...
Brian Wilson
3/5
It’s ok… a little over the top
Fugazi
3/5
Not bad
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Pretty great
The Zutons
4/5
I liked this more than I thought I would!
Pavement
3/5
Classic Pavement. Delightfully disjointed.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
It’s the black Beastie Boys!
Radiohead
3/5
Classic Radiohead. I still like OK Computer and Kid A better, but this is also good.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Meh, it’s ok
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Sure, ok
Cream
4/5
I grew up listening to this. Good stuff.
Pantera
3/5
Good album.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Sure, decent
Laibach
3/5
I’m not a huge fan of industrial music, but I did think this was an interesting album to listen to.
The Who
3/5
This is a classic album. I’m not even a huge Who fan, but this is pretty great.
Bee Gees
3/5
Some of these songs are cool… and some are just objectively awful. Oof.
Fever Ray
4/5
I liked this a lot. It sent me down the path of listening to their other albums.
Tom Waits
3/5
What an enigma… not my favorite, but definitely interesting!
Small Faces
3/5
Never heard it before. It’s ok
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Meh, alright.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
I love this. I grew up listening to this. I think Mr. Mussorgsky would approve.
Blue Cheer
3/5
This sounds exactly like Jack White.
The La's
3/5
Wow, lots of influences here, both on them and on others. I can hear REM, Oasis, The Smiths, The Monkees...
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Meh, sure.
3/5
I thought I knew a lot of Blur, but I’d never heard this album before. Not bad.
Os Mutantes
3/5
Sounds cool
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Sure, soulful.
The Thrills
3/5
I definitely remember "Big Sur" and "One Horse Town" from some Paste Magazine sampler CDs back in the day.
The Prodigy
3/5
Classic.
Björk
3/5
I like Björk... I know people think she's weird or her music is weird, but I like it.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Meh
The Cult
3/5
Sure, ok.
Lambchop
3/5
This is alright.
Fred Neil
3/5
Ok
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Why does it sound like a cross between Paul McCartney and Billy Joel?
The Cure
3/5
The Cure was never my personal favorite... but they sure do have a classic sound from that era that I appreciate.
Boston
3/5
Classic rock, great guitar and cool harmonies.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Sure, fine
LL Cool J
3/5
I never really listened to LL Cool J before. This was pretty good.
Hawkwind
3/5
Very long and repeat
The Darkness
4/5
This is a real vibe. Liked it a lot.
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Sure, this was ok.
Spiritualized
3/5
Meh
Hot Chip
3/5
Not bad!
808 State
3/5
This didn’t really do anything for me.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Man, I know people get their pants in a bunch about Joni Mitchell, but I think she’s just ok. The songs are interesting musically, but the melodies are not compelling and the lyrics tend to ramble. To each their own, I guess.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Sure, not bad.
Arcade Fire
3/5
I remember this album, it’s pretty good.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
There were a moments of this album that I really liked, but on the whole I think it was just OK.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Love his voice and guitar!
10cc
3/5
Not bad
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
I liked this.
Kings of Leon
3/5
I've only ever listened to Mechanical Bull, so this was interesting, to hear some earlier work.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I liked this
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Classic guitar rock from Jimi Hendrix
JAY Z
3/5
Pretty vulgar. Some classic songs though
Pere Ubu
2/5
I did not really enjoy this at all.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Great album!
Paul Simon
5/5
This is quite possibly the perfect album.
Radiohead
3/5
Always love some Radiohead.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
I love Brazilian music!
Kings of Leon
4/5
Great album.
Peter Frampton
4/5
Man, what a great player. Powerful album.
Patti Smith
3/5
I know this album was influential on many in the 80s and 90s… but it just doesn’t do anything for me.
Morrissey
3/5
Again, Morrissey is one of these artists that people get all worked up over… to me he’s just ok.
Fishbone
3/5
This album was all over the place. It was hard to categorize/pin down.
Sigur Rós
4/5
I hope Iceland realizes what a national treasure they have.
Aphex Twin
3/5
Sure, ok.
Linkin Park
3/5
I know this is a seminal album for a lot of people, but for me, it’s just alright.
Nirvana
4/5
Hard to believe this was 34 years ago.
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
I am guessing this album is important because it was used as beats for rappers. But it just doesn’t do anything for me at all.
Slipknot
1/5
I listened to about half of this, but couldn’t get through anymore. I really can’t stand it.
Metallica
3/5
I like it... adding the orchestra to Metallica songs is a nice touch.
The Only Ones
3/5
Meh
The Beta Band
3/5
Not bad. Not my favorite of their albums, but it’s ok.
50 Cent
2/5
Meh, a little too vulgar/violent for me.
Suicide
2/5
What even is this?
The Cure
3/5
I mean, it’s ok…
Brian Eno
3/5
Meh
Big Star
3/5
Decent
3/5
I like almost everything Brazilian.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Sure, ok
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
I like it! It sounds different than his later stuff... he almost sounds like Springsteen in some of these.
Roni Size
3/5
Sure, it’s interesting.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Great album.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Classic
Black Sabbath
3/5
This is better than I remember!
The Vines
3/5
Meh
The Byrds
3/5
I’ve never heard this album before. It’s a little bit Grateful Dead meets Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Talking Heads
3/5
Cool 😎
3/5
Honestly, I think this list includes every David Bowie album ever made.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Yeah, great album!
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Fantastic!
Iron Maiden
3/5
Not bad
Beatles
4/5
Truly a classic
The KLF
3/5
Meh, it's alright.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Sounds like Beach Boys meets Randy Newman...
Miles Davis
4/5
Yes, classic!
Beyoncé
3/5
I know I’m supposed to love this album… but it’s just ok…
PJ Harvey
3/5
Sure, ok
The Pretty Things
3/5
Sure, alright, semi-psychadelic 60s rock.
3/5
Meh
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Fantastic blues! I grew up listening to stuff exactly like this.
Stephen Stills
4/5
Great album!
Liz Phair
3/5
A little annoying at times, but not bad overall.
3/5
Meh
Maxwell
3/5
Sure, ok. I feel like I can hear this album‘s influence on other later R&B records.
MC Solaar
3/5
Not bad
ZZ Top
3/5
Pretty good!
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Wonderful
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Meh. Not a big fan.
John Prine
3/5
Great song writing. Not a huge fan of his voice.
Ray Charles
4/5
Great!
Beatles
4/5
Probably my favorite Beatles album.
Def Leppard
3/5
Brings me back to childhood…
The Byrds
3/5
Yeah, nice.
Bob Dylan
3/5
As with most Dylan I listen to, I appreciate the songwriting and don't enjoy the execution.
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Ehhhh ok
John Coltrane
3/5
I know this is kind of a seminal jazz album, and I do love jazz, but this doesn’t do a whole lot for me for some reason.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Nice
The Fall
3/5
Meh
Joan Armatrading
3/5
I did enjoy this, I’ve never heard her before.
Nas
3/5
This wasn’t bad… more old school than I remember.
Bonnie Raitt
4/5
Fantastic album!
Prince
3/5
Classic
Simple Minds
3/5
All the new wave starts to sound the same to me after a while
Hookworms
4/5
Nice!
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Not bad
Erykah Badu
3/5
Nice
Waylon Jennings
3/5
I enjoyed this.
Love
3/5
Not bad, I knew a couple of these.
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Not a fan of this guy.
Beach House
3/5
I liked this
Elvis Presley
3/5
Nice
Elvis Presley
3/5
Wow, Elvis two days in a row!
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Loved some of these covers.
Brian Eno
3/5
Meh
William Orbit
3/5
Weird
Nanci Griffith
4/5
I liked this, nice voice, great harmonies!
Morrissey
3/5
Meh, Morrissey again...
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
I like this! I’ve heard it before and I’ve heard him on other things too.
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Weird
Funkadelic
3/5
Sure, alright
Nirvana
3/5
Classic.
The Adverts
3/5
Meh
Randy Newman
3/5
It’s good, my brain just has a hard time not visualizing Toy Story when I hear him.
Black Flag
2/5
Not a fan
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
I really liked this!
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Meh
Alice Cooper
3/5
Meh
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
This album takes me back to listening to Nick Cave play and talk about his album murder ballads when I was in high school on late night radio.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Ok, not as good as some of his other stuff, but not bad.
Deerhunter
3/5
Not bad
Madonna
3/5
Yeah, this takes me back to late high school.
Buzzcocks
3/5
Meh, ok
The Police
4/5
This is a fantastic album.
The Police
4/5
Another great Police album!
CHIC
3/5
It's a bop.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
I really did not care for this. I had a hard time getting through the whole album.
Carpenters
3/5
Classic
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
It’s ok
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Not bad
Tina Turner
3/5
Not bad
Roxy Music
3/5
Not as good as some of their others.
De La Soul
3/5
Not bad
Dire Straits
3/5
Great!
Kanye West
4/5
This takes me back. Couldn't let my kids listen to it (yet), but I do like it.
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Nice!
Barry Adamson
3/5
Ok, not bad
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Interesting, I’ve only ever heard her later stuff.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
decent
Iron Butterfly
3/5
classic
Iggy Pop
2/5
Not a big fan.
Gene Clark
3/5
Not bad, not as good as The Byrds.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Ehhhhh
Radiohead
3/5
This album is probably #3 or #4 in my list of Radiohead albums, but it's still pretty good.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Pretty standard Elvis Costello fare. But TIL that Elvis Costello coined the moniker "Napoleon Dynamite". #themoreyouknow
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Different!
Fairport Convention
3/5
Not bad
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Never heard such cool music from a man who looks like he could save you a bunch of money on your taxes.
OutKast
4/5
Man, this takes me right back to college.
Ok
Soft Cell
2/5
Not a huge fan.
AC/DC
3/5
Pretty classic. Not personally my favorite, but well done.
Baaba Maal
3/5
Not bad
Jeff Beck
3/5
Yeah, nice.
Kelela
3/5
Ok
The Prodigy
2/5
Not my favorite... a little repetitive.
Mercury Rev
3/5
Why does this remind me of the Flaming Lips?
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Wow. There was literally nothing about this I enjoyed. Worst album I've listened to so far, hands down.
Boards of Canada
3/5
Meh
Björk
4/5
It's interesting -- I was into some other artists/bands around this time that were Björk-like, but never really got into her. I like this!
Japan
3/5
Not bad
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Classic
Blondie
3/5
Pretty classic
Prince
3/5
Sure, if you like Prince.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
I know this is more punk than grunge, but this had to be an influence on Nirvana.
Napalm Death
2/5
Yeah, not a fan.
Tom Waits
3/5
He’s not my favorite – kind of a weird voice – but not bad.
The Stooges
2/5
Meh
Aimee Mann
3/5
Sure, not bad. This is more produced than I remember.
Queen
3/5
Classic
Scott Walker
3/5
Very interesting.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
I did not care for this.
The Undertones
3/5
Meh
King Crimson
3/5
You know, this wasn’t my personal favorite, but there were a lot of interesting musical things going on here.
Ash
3/5
I liked this
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Sounds like I’m in the doctor’s waiting room
Joan Baez
3/5
Classic folk
Little Richard
3/5
Ok, sure
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Yes, nice. Love the older country (newer country not so much).
American Music Club
3/5
Decent
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Classics
Incubus
3/5
They’re not my favorite, but there is some cool musical stuff going on.
Jane Weaver
3/5
It’s giving Stereolab
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Interesting. Very powerful voice!
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Sure, this is what I expected.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Fun rock
Portishead
3/5
I liked these guys when I was in college. This is a little more disjointed than then.
Ghostface Killah
2/5
Not my favorite
Mj Cole
3/5
Decent
Gary Numan
3/5
This guy was ahead of his time.
The Replacements
3/5
Meh
Korn
2/5
Not my favorite.
Röyksopp
3/5
Not bad!
Miles Davis
3/5
Not bad.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
I could spot their sound from the first track. Not bad.
Dr. Octagon
3/5
I think I’ve heard this album before, but it’s been quite a while. It was not bad.
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Not bad
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Yeah, I remember this group. Hard to believe this album is 16 years old.
Underworld
3/5
meh
The The
3/5
Sure, ok
Bee Gees
2/5
I'm pretty sure this is the worst album the Bee Gees ever made.
The Killers
4/5
I love this album. Takes me back to being a bachelor.
R.E.M.
4/5
Great!
George Harrison
3/5
It’s good, but it’s way too long.
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Fantastic
Death In Vegas
3/5
I did like this, but it got a bit repetitive.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Pretty classic Leonard Cohen…
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Repetitive, but takes me back to high school.
Gram Parsons
3/5
I’m not usually a huge country fan, but this was pretty great!
Coldplay
4/5
I wore out the grooves on this metaphorical record in college.
3/5
Not bad
Tim Buckley
3/5
A little too medieval for me.
Can
3/5
I can appreciate the creativity and musical innovation that is here; but this just really didn’t do much for me.
The Specials
3/5
Yeah, I liked this!
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Liked it. This took me back.
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Meh
Robbie Williams
3/5
I can’t believe I had never heard of this person before. Wasn’t bad.
Elvis Costello
3/5
Classic
Doves
3/5
Sure
Nico
2/5
I do not care for her voice.
Pulp
3/5
Not my favorite.
Beck
4/5
I really liked this, actually. Can’t believe I’ve never listened to it before.
Orbital
3/5
This is good if you’re into this sort of thing. A little repetitive for me.
Little Simz
3/5
Not a big fan of rap, but I liked this – thoughtful and lyrical.
Kate Bush
3/5
Sure, this is fine, just not, like, amazing
Justin Timberlake
3/5
This was good, actually…
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Not bad, I’ve never been a huge fan of her (unpopular opinion, I know).
King Crimson
3/5
Not my personal favorite, but I can definitely hear its influence.
Bauhaus
2/5
Not a fan.
Buck Owens
3/5
Nice
The Crusaders
4/5
You know an album is gonna be good when it starts with a saxophone solo!
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Intelligent and interesting, but I just can’t stand his voice
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Some hits on here
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Not bad
PJ Harvey
3/5
Ok
Neu!
3/5
Not bad
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Sounded like angry geese.
Chicago
4/5
One of my favorites from childhood! Used to put this record on often.
Cypress Hill
2/5
Meh, I really didn’t care for this one much.
Slade
3/5
Not bad. Felt like AC/DC and Spinal Tap had a baby at the beginning, but it got better.
The Young Gods
3/5
It’s like Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and Tom Waits had an unholy French baby.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Yeah, not bad if you like Neil Young…