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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
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5 | 2.48 | +2.52 |
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
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5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
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5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
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5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
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5 | 2.74 | +2.26 |
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Damaged
Black Flag
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5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
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5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
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Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
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4 | 1.9 | +2.1 |
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
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1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
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2 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
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Graceland
Paul Simon
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2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
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2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
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2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
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2 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
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2 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
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Tommy
The Who
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2 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
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Melodrama
Lorde
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2 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
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2 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 6 | 4.33 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 4.4 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.67 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3 | 4.67 |
| Yes | 2 | 5 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 | 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5 |
| The Cure | 2 | 5 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.25 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4.25 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.25 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
| Radiohead | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| The Who | 2, 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2, 5 |
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Joni Mitchell
5/5
4.5/5. This def feels like an essential Joni album, and I think it’s gonna grow on me more
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Santana
5/5
4.5/5 Quite a bit of variety, consistently exciting. Still coming around to Oye Como Va.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Fucking legends
Beatles
4/5
Kinda underrated band ngl. Not their best, but it’s the Beatles so… 4/5
Solomon Burke
4/5
Daaaaamn, dude’s one of the best soul singers and is from Philly? Who knew? Album kinda one-note, but every performance is great 4/5
Jeff Buckley
5/5
Classic. Predicted the Bends perhaps… 🧐
N.W.A.
4/5
Classic, essential, a little dated and clunky, but still very fun. 4/5
5/5
ALMOST their best. 5/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Indeed a mighty big band 3.5/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
3.5/10 Country Dead is pretty good
Massive Attack
5/5
4.5/5. Can definitely hear the influence on Radiohead and NIN, and how it expanded use of samples. British rap tho 😬
The Prodigy
4/5
8/10. Kinda hype tho ngl
Elton John
4/5
4/5. I recognize the talent and importance but not really my thing
Peter Frampton
4/5
4/5. Why’d he have to put “it’s a plain shame” on there? Coulda been next level
Mudhoney
4/5
4/5. Underrated fo sho, not my vibe rn, but great dynamic (ftmp) grunge
Kate Bush
5/5
4.5/5. Almost every track slaps, and it’s the Wall for Women. Can’t go wrong 👍.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
4.5/5. Nice definitive statement from the 60s acid rock scene. Quite solid
Queen Latifah
5/5
4.5/5. Essential early hip hop. Nothing else to say.
Wilco
5/5
4.5/5. Nice early 2000s low-key, richly textured indie classic. Good stuff
5/5
5/5. Holy cannoli, I kinda slept on this one. Might actually be better than ITCOTCK
The Beach Boys
5/5
5/5. 😤 heat
Jane's Addiction
4/5
4/5. Better than GnR, and a lot of the funk rock at the time, but it is kinda responsible for ushering it in so… 😬
Frank Black
5/5
4.5/5. Very consistent for so many songs. Can definitely see it influencing Toadies, POTUS, etc.
Fela Kuti
5/5
5/5. Historical, crazy backstory, great percussion n bass. Might be fav Kuti
Sade
4/5
4/5. Easy listening indeed, only one snoozer or so, tasty sax ngl
Roxy Music
4/5
4/5. Proto nu-wave. Not every track totally slaps, but I get it
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
3.5/5. I mean, it’s a vibe I guess but they didn’t have to make Just Like Honey every song
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
5/5. Holy smokes, it doesn’t get funkier.
D'Angelo
4/5
4.5/5. Very swag, very good production
UB40
5/5
4.5/5. Very cool sound effects and backstory behind album + band name. 👍
Buffalo Springfield
5/5
4.5/5. Actually noticeable musical inspirations, and good flow. Kinda slept on Bud Spring ngl
David Bowie
5/5
Classic. Bowie’s a god
John Lennon
4/5
4/5. Good. Classics on there fo sho, but kinda long and meandering sometimes. Bit underwhelming
Suede
3/5
3/5. Mid. Next album’s better
Ray Charles
5/5
5/5. Ray Charles’s singing is pretty dynamic actually. Lowkey better than Sinatra 🤭🤫
Slayer
4/5
4/5. Solid, kinda sloppy sometimes, self-indulgent, pretty fun though
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Heat. 😤. Early Sabbath can’t go wrong
Neu!
5/5
5/5. Lowkey inspirational doe. Still futuristic
The The
4/5
4.5/5. Very solid nu-wave/synthpop. Will def check more out
Dr. John
4/5
4/5. Entertaining, and unique especially for ‘68. Dr. John reminds me of Tom Waits
The Cure
5/5
9/10. Definite vibe change from the debut, and can def hear the influence. Can’t go wrong with the Cure.
Various Artists
4/5
4/5. Christmas jams, Spector was talented, but literally the worst
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
4/5. Elvis Costello can make a banger sometimes
Alice In Chains
5/5
5/5. 👍 Kinda sad doe
The Jam
4/5
3.5/5. Some definite bangers and cool ideas, but kinda underwhelming
Beth Orton
3/5
3.5/5. Can def see the importance, and there are some bangers, but the folk tacks are so mid
Le Tigre
5/5
4.5/5. Fun, informative, mostly heat
Stevie Wonder
4/5
4/5. Nice and jazzy at some points, prob not gonna end up being my favorite SW, but still very good
Ray Price
3/5
3.5/5. Some nice tracks here and there, but it’s very one note
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
3.5/5. American girl is the biggest banger here, rest I could take or leave
OutKast
5/5
4.5/5. Very impressive album, very unique, great shit
OutKast
4/5
4/5. A great one, but Long long long
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
5/5. Short n’ sweet. Great performances, packed with bangers. One of the best CCR.
David Bowie
5/5
4.5/5. Has Bowie ever missed?
Sam Cooke
5/5
4.5/5. Very raw performance, lot of energy. Very very good.
Rush
4/5
4/5. There are a couple bangers, but like, Yes is better
The Human League
4/5
4/5. Don’t You Want Me is an all time banger, album is kinda inconsistent tho
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
5/5. Ngl, kinda gorgeous doe
Roxy Music
4/5
4/5. Favorite Roxy Music, Eno goes off. Ferry’s vocals are irritating still
Stephen Stills
4/5
4.25/5. Very versatile, rockin, but too much country :/
Dolly Parton
4/5
4/5. Country usually ain’t my think but Dolly drives a hard bargain
Neil Young
4/5
4/5. Solid folk mr Young :)
The Specials
4/5
4.5/5. Shit had variety and energy, I like
Megadeth
4/5
3.5/5 Guitar is good, vocals/lyrics take or leave
Elvis Costello
5/5
4.5/5. Quite good, prob my fav Costello
The Style Council
4/5
4/5. Pretty varied, but a lil awkward sometimes ngl
The Who
2/5
Musical theater in a bad way :/ much much much prefer the wall
Ice T
4/5
4/5. Actually pretty swag, got some attitude, pretty aight
Supertramp
4/5
4/5. Shit had bangers, but BRUH they can be annoying
Miles Davis
4/5
4/5. Bumpin jazz album, some fire Davis
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
4.5/5. Ok I kinda get it now, thanks Ilya
Bobby Womack
4/5
4/5. Quite Smooth 😎
The Beach Boys
5/5
5/5. God-tier
Syd Barrett
4/5
4.5/5. Dude definitely had vision and talent. Rip Mr. Diamond
Japan
4/5
4/5. The 80s are back baby 😎
Common
4/5
4.5/5. Very solid, very catchy, very woke, very Kanye
Moby
3/5
3.5/5. Listen, it’s decent, but also annoying ass commercial gen-x/millennial workout music
Joni Mitchell
5/5
4.5/5. This def feels like an essential Joni album, and I think it’s gonna grow on me more
Beach House
5/5
4.5/5. Shit was LOVELY but dummy hipster indie
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
4/5. Sounds good, but why’d he have to do Lolita bruh, I can’t endorse that
Eels
4/5
4/5. I mean bruh it’s got a Shrek song on it. Automatic classic 👍
Marilyn Manson
4/5
4/5. Manson sucks, Trent’s a god. Musically it’s great but Manson needs to shut up
Depeche Mode
4/5
4/5. Too Nasal, good tunes doe
Heaven 17
3/5
3.5/5. Twas a neat a funky synth my, nu wave. Lots of good bass. Very 80s
Guns N' Roses
4/5
4/5. Might just be the most overrated album of all time.
Blur
3/5
3.5/5. Couple bangers, but The Bends is king of Brit-Pop
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
4/5. Kinda bumps. Ben Gibbard’s favorite; no surprises there
Wilco
4/5
4/5. Ya know, country CAN be experimental without Sturgill
X-Ray Spex
4/5
Gotta love first gen punk/new wave, and sax :)
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
4.5/5. Quite great. Siouxsie good
Deee-Lite
4/5
4/5. Kinda fire. No guilty pleasures.
SAULT
3/5
3.5/5. Def alotta great and powerful ideas/affirmations here, but imo a lil too sparse and meandering sometimes
Spiritualized
4/5
4.5/5. Kinda a classic. Solid rocker
Alice Cooper
5/5
5/5. Hard rockin rager man 😎🤘
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
4.5/5. Fire 🔥😎🤘
Jeff Beck
4/5
4/5. Dude sorta shreds 🤘
Can
4/5
4.5/5. Freakin wild🤘
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
5/5. Easy dub 😎👍
The Temptations
5/5
4.5/5. Quite solid. some lengthy cuts, but no skips
Tim Buckley
4/5
4/5. Tim Buckley has a funny voice 👍
Ananda Shankar
4/5
4/5. Banging, love that sitar
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Great stuff 👍
Kanye West
5/5
5/5. Best Kanye (so far) IMO
William Orbit
4/5
4.5/5. Very 90s’ laser tag, but low key a banger
Talvin Singh
3/5
Pretty neat. Little lollygagging going on, but lotsa cool ideas
4/5
4/5. Very Patti Smith, kinda U2 too. I dug it
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
5/5. Historical, very lovely, nuff said
Sonic Youth
4/5
4.5/5. Pretty epic, pretty wild. Great youth
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
4.5/5. QotSA. Ofc it’s epic 😎🤘 (not as good as rated r or sftd or like clockwork doe)
Beatles
5/5
5/5. Top three beeduls 🤘
Gang Of Four
5/5
5/5. Oh yeah 🤘
Beck
4/5
4.5/5. Very nice, soothin.
Queen
4/5
Very good stuff, queen is so talented
Bob Dylan
4/5
4/5. Not my favorite Dylan, but it’s friggin B Dyl
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
4/5. Pretty soft, nice, and chill
The Cure
5/5
5/5. Most vibey, Tim Burtony Cure so far, and one of my faves 🤙
Neil Young
4/5
Very good, raw and nice 👍
Circle Jerks
5/5
5/5. Kickass early hardcore man 😎🤙
The Rolling Stones
4/5
4.5/5. Exile on Main > but still got some undeniable forever classics
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
5/5. Doesn’t get much more classic
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
4.5/5. Prob my fav Costello so far. Quite zany
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
5/5. Truly legendary
Dirty Projectors
4/5
4/5. Pretty experimental/out there indie. Lots of cool highlights 🤙
AC/DC
4/5
4/5. Ac/cd be ac/dc 😎🤘⚡️⚡️🔋🔋
Cypress Hill
5/5
4.5/5. Quite classic and essential. 👍
Tom Waits
4/5
4/5. ZANY. All over the place. Probably a grower. Gonna have to revisit this one
Black Sabbath
5/5
5/5. 2 legendary 😎🤘
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
3/5. Very sparse, I want more beats in the beats
The Charlatans
4/5
4/5. Psychedelic oasis Radiohead Brit-pop pretty good except for Big Girl song
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Very cool salsa, def gonna read up on the history of this record. lotsa bops
Spiritualized
4/5
4/5. Spiritualized comes through 🤘
Pearl Jam
3/5
3.5/5. Nirvana > Soundgarden > AiC > Pearl Jam. Doesn’t quite hit as hard as it used to 🤷♂️
Brian Eno
4/5
3.5/5 Very cool and innovative Byrne and Eno, but it’s no Talking Heads 🤷♂️
Fiona Apple
5/5
4.5/5. Very good and nice and lush and chill
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Beautiful voices 👍
Van Halen
4/5
Pretty damn fire. Might be peak hair metal (not saying much) 🤷
Wild Beasts
3/5
Pretty decent actually. Prob wont return soon. U2ish, a lil post-punky. Glam vibes
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Liked it 👍, but I'm kinda a jazz dummy. Explorative, and chill
Tears For Fears
5/5
5/5. Unrelentingly 80s, holy shit. Masterpiece 😎
Tito Puente
3/5
3.5/5. Very enjoyable while it lasted but not my expertise 🤷♂️
The Pharcyde
4/5
Sometimes a lil too silly goofy for me but, definitely great songs too
The Blue Nile
3/5
Pretty decent Peter Gabriely art pop. A little meandering sometimes.
Deep Purple
5/5
5/5. Face-melting 😎🤘
Radiohead
4/5
4/5. In Rainbows > OK > The Bends are all better, but this still bangs cause it’s Radiohead 🤷♂️
Lucinda Williams
4/5
Pretty dang good roots country. Consistent from front to back 👍
Michael Jackson
3/5
MJ's grocery store era. Very 80s. Still great songs tho.
Johnny Cash
5/5
5/5. Legendary. Iconic. Thanks Johnny 🤠
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
4/5. Delightful little Celtic-pop/soul that I’ll visit on Paddy’s Day
Super Furry Animals
4/5
4/5. Solid pop rock/ a lil experimental.
Metallica
4/5
4/5. Most certainly not their best, but still better than Rust in Peace 🤷♂️
Thin Lizzy
4/5
4/5. Solid, hard-rocking, and pretty proto-maiden. Can’t ask for much more
The Crusaders
3/5
Nice and listenable and good
T. Rex
4/5
4/5. Non-Bowie glam-rock can only be so good 🤷♂️
ABBA
4/5
4/5. Objectively pretty good, but I can only endure so much 🙏
Missy Elliott
4/5
4/5. Solid girl-boss hip-hop 👍
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
A few undeniable bangers, surprising dub elements in there, and not too long. Still a little grating and dated tho
David Bowie
4/5
4.5/5 This one’s a grower for me. Bowie really gives you a lil taste of everything with this one, and I’m all for it 👍
Os Mutantes
5/5
5/5. Musically innovative and wild and very ambitious for its time. Couldn’t ask for more 👍
Goldfrapp
4/5
4.5/5. Very trippy, and def reminded me of Bjork. Neat listen 👍
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Pretty damn fantastic. Basically a concept album. Really interesting vibe
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Classic rock classic. Full of banger and instrumental nuance. Love it
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
2/5. Not a fan of country/Christian rock Bruce :(
The Velvet Underground
5/5
5/5. One of the greatest 😎🤙🤘
The Prodigy
4/5
4/5. Pretty epic ngl, thought it would blow more 🤷♂️
Jazmine Sullivan
4/5
4/5. Good modern current trendy? nice lil album right here 👍
Merle Haggard
4/5
4/5. Classic country trope, but done well by one of the greats 👍
TV On The Radio
4/5
4/5. Eclectic, soulful, rocking. Nice 👍
The Offspring
3/5
3.5/5. Schmid tier as far as pop-punk goes. There are def good cuts, and it might be the Offsprings’ best, but there are too many “way-ohs
4/5
Kinda iconic. Gotta admit it's good
a-ha
2/5
Lotsa mid on here. Very grocery store. Mostly shmeh with a standout banger
Gang Starr
5/5
90s rap classic to my ears 🤷
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Excellent, fuzzy, exciting.
The Sonics
4/5
4/5. Great covers record, proto-punk classic. I don’t love every track, but there are many goodies
The Black Keys
4/5
4/5. Good ass burger music 👍
Herbie Hancock
5/5
5/5. Undeniable all-time classic :)
The Shamen
4/5
Very good, cool early electronic album. Very Trainspotting coded 👍
ZZ Top
2/5
Good solos, pretty good synth incorporation, but no where near peak zz top
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Very nice chill jazz to study and relax to :)
Lana Del Rey
2/5
2/5. Pretty-ass ngl. Lana do be toxic and have an annoying musical aesthetic and style doe 🤷♂️
The Icarus Line
5/5
4.5/5. Right up my mf alley. Bruh it’s got NiN AND Ink + Dagger members. Post hardcore rules
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Great 😃👍
The Damned
5/5
5/5. A blast of a record. Very dynamic, ahead of the curve, and an interesting snapshot of a unique turning point of the band
R.E.M.
4/5
4.5/5. Very solid. Nicely draws the line between heady lyricism and catchy, jangly pop-rock. Also very predictive of 90s bands like Lemonheads and Gin Blossoms
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
4.5/5 Very dancy, and groovy, and well produced. I dig it
Miles Davis
4/5
4.5/5 Very nice and smooth, and I can hear that modal difference 😉
The Temptations
4/5
Very lush full funk sound with the strings. I like it a lot 👍
Deerhunter
4/5
3.5/5 Pretty experimental and out there and dreamy for the most part. A little meandering too doe.
Cream
4/5
4/5. Nice n psychedelic rock music. Earned it’s rep
Prince
4/5
Def bloated and kinda inconsistent, but there is definitely a ton of great stuff to get into here
Bob Dylan
5/5
5/5. Probably my favorite Dylan. It’s got such a diverse set of songs, yet they also all feel so definitively and personally his.
Beastie Boys
4/5
4/5. Very neat sampling all over it. The boys have good chem too. Pretty fun
Pink Floyd
5/5
5/5. Best Album objectively 👍
Beatles
3/5
Early Beatles is still good, but not the greatest out there 🤷
Nico
4/5
4.5/5 Quite the interesting and unique singer-songwriter album of the time. I can see how it influenced Bjork and Siouxsie + extra TVU vibes 👍
Nirvana
5/5
Goated. Flawless. 🤘. 👍. 🤩.
The Everly Brothers
5/5
If you influence the Beatles and Simon + Garfunkel, you're kinda important
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Lowkey incredible, jungleland is such a great closer 👍
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
I am not well versed enough in tango or Nueva tango or music theory to properly rate this, but it def has evocative beautiful moments, but was a little meandering 🤷
Thundercat
5/5
4.5/5. Kendrick knows a good bassist 👍
The Go-Betweens
4/5
Kinda like REM meets Smiths, nice and listenable. Streets of Your Town is a banger tho
The Verve
4/5
4/5. A bit overblown, and stuck in the 90s, but definitely one of the most impressive and gratifying Brit-pop albums
Jamiroquai
4/5
4/5. Funky, fun, very Stevie Wondery. Damn enjoyable
Big Star
4/5
4/5. The tracks that hit, hit dumb hard, but the ones that dont, kinda weak
Koffi Olomide
4/5
Quite enjoyable, pretty lengthy, but very nice to listen to
Bauhaus
4/5
Very good, not as good as the debut tho 🤷
John Grant
3/5
3.5/5. I mean, I was chillin with some singer-songwriter piano tunes, and dude drops the n-word hard-r. Sus
Sonic Youth
5/5
4.5/5. Sister was very good. Kinda feels like their most definitive moment before Daydream
Pantera
4/5
Def some sus lyrics here, aged a little ugly. BUT, full of banger tracks, amazing solos, killer riffs, and fire vocals
Prince
5/5
4.5/5. Great stuff, not much more to say
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Nice and playful, but too long. Wolfman Jack is fantastic tho
Stan Getz
4/5
4.5/5. Tasty sax and guitar, + creative well done renditions. Can't ask for more really
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
It's alright, def better than kid rock
Sonic Youth
4/5
Quite good, common Sonic Youth W
Jane Weaver
3/5
Pretty good and catchy 70s folky, synthy throwback. A bit broadcasty too. Not bad 👍
Pink Floyd
5/5
Floyd goated 🤘 but 3rd best of top 4
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
4.5/5. I really can't say anything about this that hasn't been said, except that GKMC has more straight up bangers
Supergrass
4/5
4/5. Supergrass made quite a good Brit-pop album here, might be as good as the Bends
Mott The Hoople
3/5
3.5/5. Very typical classic rock done well for the most part, with a lotta Bowie worship
Eminem
3/5
Lot of repetitive rhymes tbh and poorly aged jokes. Pretty fun time capsule tho and some good songs
Radiohead
4/5
4.5/5. Melon's wrong, this might be top 3
Sonic Youth
4/5
Solid SY. Not my fav tho, too long :)
John Martyn
5/5
4.5/5. Very interesting ideas for the time on a lot of these songs, and good variety
Country Joe & The Fish
5/5
4.5/5. Might be low-key some of the best stuff from 60s Cali psych at the time
Gene Clark
3/5
Pretty decent Americana folky country. Not much more to add 🤷
Black Flag
5/5
Undeniably essential, classic, and historical hardcore. Black Flag 🤩
Elvis Presley
3/5
Overall pretty good, but ya know, it's Elvis 😬 👍
Judas Priest
4/5
Solid metal. AC/DC meets motorhead, with fire vocals and soloing. Campy fun 👍
Sugar
3/5
It's alright, seems like Mould was keeping up with the Pixies on a lot of these tracks. Can't complain
Muddy Waters
5/5
Excellent concert, great stuff :)
The Jam
3/5
Some good songs, but I kinda like all the other first wave punk more 🤷
Caetano Veloso
4/5
Very dang cool Brazilian psych-y album. Short and sweet too 👍
Sonic Youth
5/5
Pretty dang solid 90s sonic youth
Chicago
4/5
Effective use of horns, def marching band vibe. Kinda jammy, psychedelic soft rock before Chicago was corny
The Isley Brothers
5/5
So dang good, guitar is so tasty 🤤
The Fall
3/5
Definitely grating, mark e smith is not a beautiful singer. Good ideas here tho, and can be exciting. Wish the album on Spotify wasn't full of extras 🤷
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
It's ok, not much variety in lyrics/music. Performances are good. Prefer some of the other 50s stuff
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Some dated parts, but I'm a sucker for new wave. Quite good for the most part
Aimee Mann
4/5
Pretty dang solid pop rock country album. Proto-sheryl crow
Fugazi
5/5
Flows incredibly. Absolutely essential
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Very good, not my favorite 90s hip hop, but it's very classic 👍
Prefab Sprout
4/5
Very good pop album actually, definitely see what Destroyer was going for 👍
Rod Stewart
3/5
Lotta Roddy Stew doing Stones cosplay here, but a few true great moments 👍
Iron Maiden
5/5
CLASSIC. 🤘. LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL 👹😈
AC/DC
3/5
It's an AC/DC album. Not bad, some great moments, very samey 🤷
Hole
5/5
Pretty damn solid grunge album. I admit I slept on it 😔
Motörhead
4/5
Pretty good, some peak motorhead for sure
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
5/5
Absolute classic 👍
New Order
4/5
Late career New Order still positively wonderful
Devendra Banhart
3/5
It's pretty decent. Too long tho, and no song here is as good as shampoo shalom
ZZ Top
4/5
Tasty tasty guitar and solos. Classic rock w 👍
Morrissey
3/5
Pretty decent, but might as well listen to the smiths 🤷
The Young Gods
3/5
Pretty cool symphonic industrial, with a lil cabaret. Might not return super soon, but def neat 👍
Paul McCartney and Wings
2/5
There's like 3 good songs on here :/ non Beatles McCartney is not for me no sirree 👎
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
It's alright. Prefer st. Vincent for the arty dance-rock stuff
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Idk it's aight, kinda like lou reed meets b dyl ig. Prob need to revisit.
Röyksopp
4/5
Good catchy inviting stuff. A bit whimsical too
Michael Jackson
4/5
Great pop album, not a huge fan of ballads tho
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Excellent stuff, Stevie is goated 👍
The Smiths
4/5
Some iffy shmeh songs, but I can't not like the smiths 😔
Pulp
3/5
Not my cup of tea, prefer Blur for brit-pop. It's aight 😐
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Very sparse and rudimentary, but the energy and personality is there
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Excellent final sendoff album. Gonna need to revisit 👍
Meat Loaf
5/5
70s camp fest in the best way possible. I'm a fan 👍 His name was Robert Paulson rip 😔
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
4/5
👍
Billy Bragg
4/5
Very well executed. Some fantastic songs. Might be my fav Wilco 🤷
Cat Stevens
3/5
Not a huge fan of his voice, but definitely some great songs on here 👍
The Killers
4/5
Fantastic singles, don't totally care for the whole album
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
good prog, but not my favorite
Erykah Badu
4/5
👍
Brian Eno
4/5
👍
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Nick Cave W 👍
Joy Division
4/5
Good goth. New order better doe
Jethro Tull
4/5
I do like a lil prog here and there, and Jethro tulll does not get their flowers 😔
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Very 90s electronic music. Cool and exciting for the most part tho
Fred Neil
5/5
Super atmospheric and vibey. Fred Neil has a fantastic voice. Great folk record
Neil Young
5/5
Top notch folk rock. Love it :)
Holger Czukay
4/5
👍 little German boy is experimenting
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Pretty fun lil queer pop album, some bangers 👍
Elvis Presley
4/5
Liked it quite a bit 👍 the drums and bass sound incredible. Peak Vegas Presley?
TV On The Radio
4/5
Pretty good, I like dear science more tho
Kings of Leon
3/5
Some good songs, but def full of burger and car commercial music
Liz Phair
4/5
Pretty damn catchy, and good songs. Can't complain
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Great stuff, not their best. Feels like we're finally moving away from the 80s hip hop sound
Soundgarden
4/5
Fire. 🔥 RIP Cornell
Gorillaz
3/5
Great production, but too long, and not as catchy as later gorillaz 🤷
Parliament
4/5
Excellent funk, gotta dig into the rest of the Parliament discog 👍
Digital Underground
4/5
Wild concept, fantastic production. Some dated stuff, but very fun and cool.
Joy Division
4/5
Very good goth. More eclectic than UP. The seeds of New Order are here. nearly as good as UP but second half's quality dips
Kacey Musgraves
1/5
Not a fan :( sounds like an expensive grocery store. Music for babies 🤷
Amy Winehouse
4/5
I like it, nice album 😊
Elliott Smith
4/5
👍
Napalm Death
4/5
Extreme, heavy, influential, based 😎🤘
The White Stripes
3/5
Home Depot burger indie. Not my fav genre, but good for that genre 👍
Jungle Brothers
5/5
Fire classic rap 👍
David Bowie
3/5
It's no blackstar, but very respectable late career project 👍
Steve Earle
4/5
Quite good 80s country rock actually 👍
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Fire classic rock dad moment, ramble on indeed 👍
The Electric Prunes
4/5
Kinda quirky and whimsical hardish psych rock. Def pretty cool and innovative, but also a lil goofy
Arcade Fire
4/5
It's good, not much to add.
Linkin Park
3/5
More innovative than other numetal, and def influential, but still kinda cringe
Basement Jaxx
5/5
Pretty dang cool and exciting house album, def need to revisit
Pere Ubu
5/5
Very wild and eccentric post-punky, ridiculously influential
Queen
4/5
Quite good, love Killer Queen :)
Einstürzende Neubauten
4/5
Pretty dang neat and cool and avant garde for the time 👍
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Prob their most consistent and maybe my fav, but I'm not a huge Stones guy
The Clash
4/5
Tremendous opener and closer, and some bangers in between 👍
George Michael
4/5
Very good pop record, love some GM
Sister Sledge
4/5
Fire disco, def need to revisit. Very fun and joyous. Pride month 🌈 :)
The Kinks
4/5
Good lil kinks album
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Really liked the jamminess of this one. The band sounded really good 👍
The Lemonheads
2/5
Mid meh early 90s jangle rock, catchy to some extent, but mostly quite basic
Meat Puppets
5/5
Excellent stuff, really unique for its time
Willie Nelson
5/5
First Willie, and it's great :). Beautiful record, absolutely will revisit. Title track is fantastic 👍
Def Leppard
4/5
Quite entertaining and catchy hair metal album :)👍
Stephen Stills
4/5
Very good songs on here, stephen stills is indeed quite a good guitar player
King Crimson
4/5
Very good. Whimsical, and instrumentally intricate. Prefer Close to the Edge tho
David Bowie
5/5
Love experimental synthy proto new wane Bowie 👍
Foo Fighters
2/5
Quite mid. Weak songs/songwriting. Gotta start somewhere 🤷
Funkadelic
4/5
Lots of great guitar work and very fun.
Big Star
3/5
I mean, yeah its a nice record, with pretty harmonies sometimes, but i don't get the hype behind this album. It's aight
The Who
5/5
Very fire, hella nostalgic. Love it 😁
U2
4/5
More consistent than Joshua Tree, but not as many highs
Eagles
3/5
Very good singles, lotta mid otherwise. The vocal harmonies carry
GZA
4/5
Liked it a lot. Cool ominous beats. Some sus lines here and there, but it was the 90s ig 🤷
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Really neat record. Would love to check out some more vintage African albums 👍
Primal Scream
4/5
Pretty cool. Screamadelica is better, but this should not be slept on 👍
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Shows that David Byrne is not the whole force behind the Talking Heads sound. Very cool and Genius of Love is iconic
Boston
4/5
Most classic of classic rock. Still a LITTLE filler in there tho
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Goated. All-timer. We love you Trent 🖤
Animal Collective
4/5
Lot of cool sounds and moments and I call tell it's influential, but a little annoying in some aspects
Blur
4/5
British pavement. I liked it 👍
Elvis Presley
3/5
Decent, like his debut and Memphis Elvis more tho
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Hard rocking and breaking ground on the debut, love to see it :)
John Martyn
4/5
Honestly quite a cool and musical dense album. Lot of interesting stuff going on
The Stone Roses
5/5
Knocked it out the park on the first one, shame they couldn't keep it going 🤷
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Cool, chill, nice album but long and a little meandering. Prob should revisit
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
I mean, def one of Chili's best, but I'm not chilis fan :/
Björk
5/5
Fire, inventive, bold. Amazing debut
Don McLean
4/5
Very good folk rock album. Very Dylany songwriting, but that's not really a bad thing. McLean has a great voice.
The Byrds
4/5
The Byrds basically set the template for the Eagles here. Not sure if we should thank them for that tho. Very good album
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
Idk there's a couple decent tracks here. Love the Philly rep, but it's pretty corny ngl
The Doors
4/5
Very good, prob not best Doors, but obv very influential
John Lennon
5/5
Wow. Excellent. Can def tell Kurt Cobain listened this. Prob one of best Beatles departure albums. Fantastic 👍
Johnny Cash
4/5
Very very good album, almost on par with Folsom Prison. Great stuff 👍
Beck
4/5
Very cool array of sounds tbh. Very 90s, but not in a bad way 👍
Metallica
4/5
Pretty solid commercial metal album. Can see how it influenced much shittier bands tho
Paul Weller
3/5
Decent for a Jam solo record. Admittedly some cool and good musical moments.
Common
4/5
Fantastic production. Def need to check out more Soulquarian work. Great stuff 4/5 👍
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Pretty good singer songwriterish album. Liked it a lot tbh 👍
Kings of Leon
3/5
Southern strokesy indie rock. Its good but not my fav rock of the era
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Epic, innovative, creative, psychedelic. I am now experienced :)
Kraftwerk
4/5
Pretty damn innovative, undeniably groundbreaking, but nevertheless, a little sonically sparse
Ute Lemper
2/5
I mean, Ute can sing and these songs sound good as musical numbers, but this project seems lil unnecessary. Couple standouts, but I'd kind rather listen to a regular musical soundtrack 🤷
JAY Z
4/5
Very good, fantastic production, some lyrics haven't aged great, but very enjoyable and mostly great songs
Hookworms
3/5
Meh. Foster the People × Passion Pit × Animal Collective. Kinda derivative of better 2010s indie groups. Neat electronics tho
Joni Mitchell
5/5
I think I like this more than Blue and Hejira. Really interesting arrangements and engaging songs, and very personal writing. Pretty fantastic
White Denim
2/5
Mega XPN-core album. Sounds like if Cold War Kids were psych-rocky, folky, grateful-deady. Great instrumentation, but kinda bland tbh
Lou Reed
4/5
Very dark, bleak, stark, but very captivating. Definitely want to revisit this one, but it's a very interesting provocative rock opera indeed
Yes
5/5
This was great. Love this and Close to the Edge. Great great great prog rock. Some of the best ever
The Band
3/5
Not really fan of these dudes voices for the most part. Some very good songs tho. Hope I will like the follow up a bit more 🙏
Charles Mingus
5/5
Very evocative and conceptualized. Does not feel meandering or indulgent at all. Very intentional and interesting orchestration. I quite enjoy Mingus 👍
Coldplay
3/5
Turns out watering down Radiohead makes for some grocery store classics 🤷
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Wonderful. Incredibly easy to get into despite the length, very musically detailed. Always something interesting going on. Pretty spectacular 👍
The Thrills
4/5
Sweet ear candy. Sometimes the California city references were too corny. Still good tho
The Beach Boys
4/5
Big fan of freaky deeky sad beach boys. The feet song sucks tho 👎
Beastie Boys
4/5
Quite good, but very disjointed. The hardcore tracks suck, but the jammier rockier songs fuck 😎. Also too long doe 🤷. Sabotage is a classic tho. 🤘 4/5
The Stooges
4/5
Not as good as fun house. Still very good, but lowkey kinda campy in a bad way in some spots. Less of gritty, sweaty vibe, but still very fun and rockin
Neil Young
4/5
I quite dig some introspective, moodier, sparse country rock Neil Young. Quite the good album
The Roots
4/5
Fantastic, inventive, progressive. Very very cool conceptual album
The Verve
3/5
It's aight. I prefer other shoegaze/britpop/British music. They owe Achtung Baby a lot of credit with this one tbh
Can
4/5
Quite the strange, freaky trip. Very forward thinking. I see why the hipsters like it 👍
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Classic as hell. More to appreciate with each listen 👍
The Zombies
4/5
Very very solid psychedelic baroque pop. Up there with Sgt Peppers for sure. Some corny sing-songy stuff, and they are hugely indebted to the Beach Boys, but besides that splendid indeed 👍
Hot Chip
3/5
Very dispensary-core. Very 2012 Foster the People, but indietronic type beat. Not my favorite, but pretty inoffensive. Every song is too long
Cheap Trick
4/5
Pretty fun and energetic live album. Appreciate cheap trick a lil bit more 👍.
Elliott Smith
4/5
Incredibly solid. One of the best singer songwriters of his time. Melodies are a bit samey, but still a fantastic record
The Clash
4/5
Pretty great debut. A lil one note, but still some killer songs on here
Kraftwerk
4/5
Obviously very good and impressive and influential for the time, but just a bit too sparse and repetitive to fully get into sometimes. Many great tracks tho
Richard Thompson
4/5
A couple smeh songs, but mostly very very good folk, country rock. Love the guitar, and Celtic influence 👍
4/5
Quite good. Prob the best glam rock (def like it more than t rex,) but Blackstar is prob my favorite Bowie
The Byrds
4/5
A lot of unique and interesting ideas here. Def a little too indulgent sometimes, but really interesting to hear them experiment.
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
Honestly some very beautiful tunes and harmonies and playing here. Very much enjoyed this one
Todd Rundgren
4/5
A lot of very interesting ideas and great sounds, but a bit of a lack of standout Songs overall. Still very enjoyable, but I think I prefer the debut as a more cohesive piece
Ramones
4/5
Very classic, great songs, def one note but the spirit and energy carry 👍
The Fall
3/5
Mark E Smith can get considerably grating during an entire album, however, the beats/instrumentation on this one fits his style very well.
The Coral
3/5
Instrumentally sounds really quite good, but the lyrics and songwriting I didn't love as much 🤷
2/5
I mean, it's catchy, but not impressive or versatile in anyway. It's very bland one-note ear candy. Not exactly a shocker that AI can easily churn out Oasis songs 🤷
Nick Drake
4/5
Beautiful, great arrangements, very iconic album. Only a little bit of mid in there
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Great, instrumentally diverse, fantastic performances and songs.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Instrumentally decent, good playing on this. The singing sucks ass. Very passionless. All in all, not an impressive album
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Not as heavy/stark as Siouxsie, not as light as the Cure. A solid gothy album as a whole piece, but not many standout tracks. I like their later work more tbh
James Brown
5/5
Great live show, hella energy, audience reactions are very entertaining and the transitions are fantastic. Would love to revisit
Kid Rock
2/5
Musically, genuinely not the worst thing, but the album is too long. Lyrically aged horrifically in some places and atrociously in others🤢.
Mudhoney
4/5
Great debut. An excellent blueprint for the Seattle grunge scene. Well conceived for the most part. May be my favorite Mudhoney album
Slint
5/5
Masterfully crafted, hella influential, and ahead of its time. Engineering sounds fantastic. Creative use of dynamics. Engaging storytelling. Very classic 🤘
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Really cool album. Sounds like it basically set the blueprint for Swervedriver to continue this sound. Very cool effects throughout it. I should definitely revisit
The Beta Band
3/5
Sounds a lot like dispensary-core indie music. For me, the standout is the final track. It's good, not my favorite, not the most impressive thing
The White Stripes
2/5
Honestly very grating and mid. I'm not necessarily a Jack White hater, but this was kinda a slog for me. Too many annoying basic songs. Not the White Stripes best 🤷
Aerosmith
3/5
Sounds like Aerosmith in the late 80's. Energy and performances are def there, but most songs here are too long, and horned up. It's good for a comeback album 🤷
Drive Like Jehu
5/5
I could not be happier that the list includes this one. Genuinely a top 5 album of all time. These guys are masters of tension + relief, and expert song craftsmen. This thing as held up spectacularly. Still sounds heavy to this day. Can not praise this enough 🙏
Iggy Pop
3/5
Bowie's fingerprints are all over this. Sounds like Bowie but less restrained. I like it, but prefer the Stooges work for sure. Title track is fantastic tho
Radiohead
5/5
Yeah idk I guess it's ok, almost as good as Coldplay and Muse 🤓
The Police
3/5
Every Breath You Take kinda sticks out like a sore thumb as the least shrouded in the world beat/80s grocery store music sound. And also prob the best song on the album. Sting is annoying as well, not my favorite :/
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
This one is a close personal favorite of mine, however, Disarm is kinda a stinker (SP aren't as good when you have can't avoid Billy's shitty lyrics) 🤷
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Very intriguing, I can hear where Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have taken a lot of inspiration from this. Loved Diamonds in the Mine, quite unhinged. Will def try to revisit 👍
U2
4/5
Honestly, one of their most consistent albums so far. I think Joshua Tree has higher highs, but this one is better throughout. Also it's got New Year's Day and Sunday Bloody Sunday 👍
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Some interesting ideas on display. Quite liked Fodderstompf. Not a huge Johnny Rotten fan, and he is definitely pretty obnoxious on a couple tracks here. Not my favorite post punk, but still worth listening to
Faith No More
4/5
Honestly a very fun listen. It's like a more palatable version of RHCP (fuck Anthony Kiedis.) Quite good indeed.
Paul Simon
2/5
Putting the dubious nature of this album's creation aside, the best tracks on this are some of the better 80s worldbeat (not even close to Talking Heads tho.) Ultimately, I like the stuff that this album influenced more than this album itself (Vampire Weekend.)
Lorde
2/5
I mean, it has a few more quirks than late 2010s pop music, and it's clearly got more personal lyrics than a lot of it, but it doesn't really stand out to me as being all that much more innovative or unique. Very Tumblr-core
Primal Scream
5/5
Classic 90s alt/dance album. I pretty much enjoyed every song on this one. Very vibey and chill. Would go hard live 👍
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Obviously it's great and all that, but it is not as good as the debut or Physical Graffiti. I absolutely love When the Levee Breaks tho, and they do pull off a great mix of folk and rock here.
Doves
3/5
Meh. I wouldn't disagree that this is kinda an impressive debut, and it's cool that the band sort of pulled off a reverse "Kid A" (before Kid A even came out,) but like, the sound of this thing is very indebted to Radiohead, but with overall less impressive songs and is less engaging throughout than almost all RH albums. The production is still good tho. Maybe I should revisit idk 🤷
Dire Straits
3/5
This album was slightly less sleepy than I thought it would be, which I appreciated. Mark Knopfler is a great guitarist of course, but this kinda felt like "Bob Dylan sings Grateful Dead," and not in a good way. Mark Knopfler is no Bob Dylan. Sultans of Swing is pretty undeniable tho
The Black Crowes
3/5
Solid early 90s rocker. There's a couple great songs (Hard to Handle is too corny for me tho :/). I will probably always have a soft spot for She Talks to Angels. It's a bit standard for 70's rock revival, but they sell it pretty well and their vocalist is quite good
Living Colour
4/5
Quite a good, rockin album. Cult of Personality is a classic song. Doug Wimbish is on fire here, great bass lines. Very Princey in some spots. 👍
Hüsker Dü
2/5
This album is just too long and samey for me to get into all that much. I think Hüsker Dü's are at their best when they're sounding a bit gruffer and lean more hardcore. Zen Arcade is peak
Lightning Bolt
3/5
Definitely pretty challenging and chaotic. I think it's pretty undeniably impressive, but I prefer my noise rock to be a bit more structured i.e. Jesus Lizard, Drive Like Jehu, etc.
George Michael
4/5
Pretty decent 80s pop album, some bangers. Dude's got a great voice for sure 👍. Definitely some dated 80s production tho
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
California Dreaming and Monday Monday are definitely the standouts here. The rest of the songs I could kinda take or leave. Definitely not the most impressive or innovative 60s record
The Byrds
3/5
Cooler than some people give it credit for. I appreciate the experimentation and the mix of styles going on here. Would like to revisit 👍
XTC
4/5
Very very good considering this is many albums deep in their career. The material here is very distinctive and inspired, it holds up very well for it. The band's charming quirkiness is still very present here. I prefer their earlier work overall but this did not disappoint 👍
Milton Nascimento
4/5
This was a very pleasant, interesting listen. Will definitely need to revisit. Despite its length, it really didn't overstay it's welcome. Very detailed and intriguing 👍
Skunk Anansie
4/5
Wow, I wish I had heard of this band sooner. The mix of electronic music and metal on this album is some of the most inspired and well conceived I've heard from its era. The singing is incredibly powerful and engaging too. I will definitely be returning to this one 👍
Ash
4/5
Surprisingly great 90's rock record. Never heard of this band before this list, but this album was full of catchy songs, with great riffs and hooks. Could quite possibly become a regular listen 👍
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Underated overall in the Zeppelin catalog in my opinion. Not the most consistent, but the highs are very high here. Can't go wrong 👍
Fela Kuti
4/5
Always glad to hear some Fela Kuti. Very lively indeed. Very groovy, great for a drive. Quite an intriguing musical collaboration as well. Good stuff 👍
Al Green
5/5
Absolutely classic. Not much more I can say about it that hasn't been said already. A great voice singing great songs on a great album. Can't ask for much more 👍
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
Surprisingly pretty dang good considering I've only heard his singles and they aren't my favorite. Definitely appreciated how raw and kinda guttural the singing could be. The music is quite enjoyable but the lyrics are kinda basic. Overall a very good debut.
Tortoise
3/5
Very interesting production. Definitely could hear and appreciated how it influenced post-rock. Could be kinda boring at times, but there's a lot here to enjoy.
Steve Winwood
2/5
This kinda just sounded like uninteresting 80s grocery store music. I can appreciate that it was probably sorta innovative for the early 80s, but it was unfortunately pretty underwhelming