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2000
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49
5-Star Albums
4
1-Star Albums
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Albums
You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
|
5 | 2.29 | +2.71 |
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Snivilisation
Orbital
|
5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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Yeezus
Kanye West
|
5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
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Tago Mago
Can
|
5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
|
5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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Slayed?
Slade
|
5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
|
5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
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Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
|
4 | 2.02 | +1.98 |
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
|
5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
|
5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
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2 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
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1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
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1 | 2.61 | -1.61 |
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Brothers
The Black Keys
|
2 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
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2 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
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Parachutes
Coldplay
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2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
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War
U2
|
2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
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2 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| David Bowie | 4 | 4.5 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5 |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5 |
| Public Enemy | 3 | 4.33 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Deep Purple | 4, 1 |
| U2 | 2, 5 |
5-Star Albums (49)
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Beck · 2 likes
5/5
A perfect album, the last truly high height from Beck’s discography. Good stuff is still to follow, but this one is stunning.
1-Star Albums (4)
All Ratings
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Definitely free on me the further in I got. Probably need to revisit a couple of her albums. The stream went straight from this into Son of a Preacher Man, reminding me of how much I have loved her musi before.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Soundgarden
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Napalm Death
2/5
The Roots
3/5
Probably more like a 3.5, but at the moment it feels closer to a 3 than a 4. I’ve heard this album a lot, and its pretty good, but its fairly far down the list of releases from the Roots that I’d choose when listening to them.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Love
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Aerosmith
4/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Pixies
5/5
John Cale
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Simple Minds
5/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Beck
5/5
A perfect album, the last truly high height from Beck’s discography. Good stuff is still to follow, but this one is stunning.
CHIC
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
It might be the sort of thing where it could grow into a 4/5 with repeated listens, but the first listen left me fairly lukewarm on the album.
Eagles
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
This is a 4 when I’m in the right mood, but it feels like the sort of thing where i forget that I l enjoyed it as much as I did, and each time I hear it again, I’ll remember “that’s right, this is a 4 star experience!”
Kanye West
5/5
Man, it was so much easier to swallow Kanye when his rabid ego-mania seemed charming rather than disruptive and slightly terrifying. But this album is fantastic. The production really holds up. Its aggressive nature makes it feel outside of time and trend for me.
k.d. lang
2/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
I think this is the first time I’m hearing her music. Probably heard it in the background before, as popular as she is, but this is the first time I’ve paid any attention. Well produced, and I can see the appeal, but not really up my alley.
5/5
Nirvana
4/5
The Mars Volta
4/5
Sheryl Crow
2/5
4/5
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
So hard for me to get into psych rock from this era. It essentially has to wear me down a bit before I can get past the dated sound. White Rabbit is an all time classic, though.
Nas
5/5
Rush
5/5
Fats Domino
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Byrds
2/5
Can
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Anthrax
4/5
Sebadoh
4/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Minor Threat
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Tito Puente
2/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Hole
4/5
Eagles
4/5
Manu Chao
5/5
The Blue Nile
4/5
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Talk Talk
1/5
Madonna
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
The Charlatans
1/5
The National
3/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
N.W.A.
3/5
Slade
5/5
The Byrds
2/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
This is an album which I’ve listened to probably a dozen times s year or more for every year since it was released. Easily one of my desert island discs. It’s as emotional and moving of an experience now as it was back in 97. Rare are the truly perfect albums, but this is one of them.
Muddy Waters
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Coldplay
2/5
There are moments here and there on this album where I can understand why people hold this band in high regard, but every time I’ve listened to them, I largely feel bored by the music.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Machito
3/5
New York Dolls
2/5
I am so underwhelmed by this album, but I can only recall how I felt about other albums which redefined music during that era, such as the Stooges or Velvet Underground. Today, this is a 2. After a couple more listens, I could see that improving.
Ramones
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Al Green
4/5
New Order
3/5
Prefab Sprout
4/5
Queens Of The Stone Age
4/5
The Doors
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Solange
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
This has never been one of my favorite Zappa albums. It’s probably the one I’ve listened to the least over the years, but this listen was a bit of a surprise for me. I’ve warmed to it a bit. It’s still hard for me to imagine this finding it’s way onto my stereo more than a couple more times before I die, but it’s more of a possibility today than it would have been before the latest listen.
The La's
4/5
The Undertones
4/5
Donovan
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
The Verve
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
The Streets
4/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
5/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Raekwon
5/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
The Damned
3/5
Bill Callahan
4/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Can
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
The Who
3/5
Venom
4/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Alanis Morissette
3/5
The Jam
2/5
Sepultura
4/5
Burning Spear
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Genesis
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Eels
3/5
The Fall
4/5
U2
2/5
Pentangle
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Pavement
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Pavement
4/5
The Black Keys
2/5
Daft Punk
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Cornershop
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Beck
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
5/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Screaming Trees
3/5
Method Man
3/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Janis Joplin
3/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
5/5
Sure, I get it. 5 stars for that?!?! Am I saying that out of some sense that this is the “correct” answer? Is this a case of the emperor’s new clothes? Am I on drugs? Am I mentally well? A 5 for an album that I wouldn’t want to listen to more often than not? It just doesn’t make sense.
I promise you, it is sincere. Many years ago I heard Frank Zappa for the first time and my musical world grew quickly. I found that I was drawn to things that stood in stark contrast to the kinds of music that was familiar. I wouldn’t always enjoy it, but I didn’t need to. My fascination with its uniqueness was enough. Of course, the less I enjoyed it, the less likely I was to return for another listen.
Zappa’s album Hot Rats was my introduction to Captain Beefheart, and I loved his vocals on that album. When I found out that Trout Mask Replica existed, I immediately sought it out, and was truly fascinated by what I found. It was awful, and a strange musical mess, but damned interesting. I walked away thinking it was something I never needed to hear again, and thought I was done. A short time later, I tried to describe the experience of listening to the album to a friend, and decided to short cut things by just playing some of it for him. Some time later I repeated this with another friend. Over and over again, I’d find myself coming back to the album and playing it again, and before long the curiosity had been replaced by appreciation. More and more of it had started to click, until one day I realized that I actually enjoyed the thing. It’s still not an album that I can throw on any old time. It’s an experience that can only happen under the uncommon ideal circumstances, But when those elements come together, it’s electric.
The Prodigy
5/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Japan
3/5
5/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Black Flag
3/5
Jane's Addiction
5/5
The Kinks
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
The Dictators
2/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Kanye West
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Peter Tosh
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
50 Cent
3/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Orbital
5/5
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
John Grant
4/5
The United States Of America
1/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Deerhunter
4/5
Van Halen
4/5
Bee Gees
2/5
2/5
Massive Attack
5/5
Garbage
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
The Cardigans
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
Air
3/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Santana
4/5
Red Snapper
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Prince
5/5
The Temptations
3/5
Laibach
3/5
The Specials
5/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Hole
2/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
The Slits
3/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Genesis
4/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
This was the first I’ve heard of this artist, but there is definitely some overlap with some of the more experimental music that I find intriguing. It caught my ear in a way that has me curious to revisit it again in the near future. I’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt and bump up my rating a point to a 4. It fits the pattern of the kind of thing that will grow on me a good bit over time.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Mike Ladd
4/5
The Darkness
2/5
This album seems to nail the sound it’s aiming for. Unfortunately, that sound isn’t something that fits with my taste. Justin Hawkins is clearly a very talented singer, but the falsetto flourishes are too pervasive. This has always been an album that feels so close to a good fit and yet so far away.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
Orbital
4/5
This was a foundational album in my burgeoning interest in electronic music back in the mid 90s. Their Green album was a good start, but it almost sounded too dated when I first heard it way back then. This Brown album, however, is still as excellent as I remember finding it then. This is not their pinnacle. That would come a few years later with In/Sides and Middle of Nowhere. But this is still an album that I pull out every few months.
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
I don’t listen to Industrial music as much as I did in my younger days back in the 90s, but it’s still in the rotation. When this album came up, I was excited to finally check out Throbbing Gristle. Unfortunately, however influential and ground breaking this was in the 70s, I just couldn’t connect with it. Happy with the music that was birthed from it, but this is not for me.
Elvis Costello
2/5
I do not get the appeal.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
The Residents
4/5
This is a band that I discovered 23 years ago and felt immediately drawn to their unique approach and sound. But their sound is something that I’m interested in exploring, but I have to be in a specific mood to enjoy the sound (and even then its very particular albums or songs in their catalog). This is an album that I hadn’t visited in almost 20 years, and I was surprised how well I remembered it, and how much I enjoyed this listen. 4 stars might be a bit too high, but 3 doesn’t really capture my feelings or reaction to this relisten.
Beatles
5/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
ABBA
2/5
T. Rex
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Scritti Politti
2/5
The Cars
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
King Crimson
3/5
Björk
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Wilco
5/5
The Police
3/5
The Police
4/5
Julian Cope
2/5
Pixies
4/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Portishead
5/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Q-Tip
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Le Tigre
3/5
The Band
3/5
Sister Sledge
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Alice Cooper
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Pretenders
4/5
The Replacements
3/5
David Crosby
3/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
The Fall
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Eminem
4/5
The Smiths
3/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Blur
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Steve Winwood
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Deep Purple
1/5
Hookworms
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
Guided By Voices
3/5
Hot Chip
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
Justice
5/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5