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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
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5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
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Parachutes
Coldplay
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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5 | 3.55 | +1.45 |
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
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5 | 3.64 | +1.36 |
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
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5 | 3.66 | +1.34 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
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1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Horses
Patti Smith
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
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1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
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Third
Portishead
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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OK Computer
Radiohead
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2 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.2 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.25 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Björk | 2 | 1.5 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (23)
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The Killers
5/5
The front of this album is phenomenal, hard to believe they had so many hits on their first release.
7 likes
R.E.M.
4/5
So good, the highs are extremely high, and the lows are fairly high too, to be honest.
2 likes
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Otis Redding
3/5
Nice listen, starts strong. Good relaxing songs, go well together.
Love
2/5
Fine, not really my style.
Kacey Musgraves
1/5
Not for me. Cheesy lyrics, bland.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Blondie
2/5
Ok, not really my style but some good songs.
2/5
He’s a legend for good reason, but there’s only so much Bob you can take in one sitting… prefer Budokan
Elvis Presley
2/5
Some undisputed classics, but Elvis isn’t for me.
The Stone Roses
2/5
Not my favourite style, but some ok songs.
Cat Stevens
5/5
Much more enjoyable than I had expected. Some absolute bangers on here, particularly Miles From Nowhere. Saved 5/11 songs onto my Spotify.
Bad Company
4/5
Can’t Get Enough, Bad Company, and Seagull already some of my most liked songs. The other tracks were good, but didn’t stand out compared to those 3. Still a good album.
Aerosmith
2/5
Don’t really like Aerosmith’s sound. They all blend into one for me.
Fever Ray
3/5
Cool album, interesting sounds. Saved second track When I Grow Up.
Santana
3/5
Great front end of the album, falls off towards the end.
T. Rex
2/5
Meh, Get It On I liked.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
1/5
Really didn’t enjoy this.
Paul Simon
4/5
Nice listen, love Mother and Child Reunion and Me and Julio. Duncan a nice discovery.
Crowded House
3/5
Alright.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Some cool songs but I wasn’t crazy about them.
The Yardbirds
2/5
Nothing interesting in this for me.
Pink Floyd
4/5
I enjoyed this. No songs really stood out as ones I’d like to go back to often in isolation, but it was still a good listen. A real album experience.
The Crusaders
2/5
Starts strong with Street Life, kind of lost interest after that.
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Classic, at least 8 great songs on this album.
Various Artists
3/5
A classic Christmas album, Phil Spector is unfortunate though…
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Some cool songs. I probably wouldn’t listen again, but I also probably wouldn’t skip if they came up again.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Kinda funky but nothing really grabbed my attention.
David Bowie
2/5
Maybe I just don’t get David Bowie.
Heaven 17
1/5
Hated this. Not much more to say, definitely not for me.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
I appreciate the music, but I don’t really enjoy Leonard Cohen.
The Go-Go's
3/5
Meh, all pretty samey.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Cool songs, especially The Passenger.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Meh.
Nick Drake
2/5
Found it kind of bland.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Nice songs, saved one.
The Replacements
3/5
Not really my jam, but some decent songs.
JAY Z
1/5
I hated that a lot more than I thought I would.
Pentangle
3/5
Kinda cool, like Gaudete.
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
I liked it, nice vibes throughout.
Suede
3/5
Didn’t mind listening, but didn’t save any either.
The Modern Lovers
1/5
Not for me.
Bee Gees
2/5
Weird mix of things that I wasn’t expecting. Probably won’t be returning to it.
Green Day
3/5
I generally like Green Day, but for some reason I’ve just never enjoyed Dookie.
Supertramp
5/5
Great album, really strong start with the first 3 tracks, Rudy good in the middle and then Crime of the Century brings it to a great close.
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Nice listen, would happily listen again or put it on for a BBQ, but didn’t save any.
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Don’t like this genre tbh.
Brian Eno
2/5
Not my jam really. There’s one Brian Eno song I know I like, maybe there are more. Not here though.
Erykah Badu
2/5
Didn’t really vibe with this.
Public Enemy
2/5
Fine but not something I'll go back to.
Christine and the Queens
4/5
Quite enjoyed this.
The Cure
3/5
Liked this more than I thought I would. Already liked Lovesong, saved another couple of new tracks. The back end of the album drags though, maybe 10-15 minutes too long.
Portishead
3/5
Pretty meh, though I liked the last song.
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Having listened to what is “routinely ranked as one of the best live jazz recordings of all time”, I think I can safely say I don’t like jazz.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Nothing particularly wrong with this, but I didn’t massively enjoy it either.
David Gray
4/5
Some beautiful songs here which outweigh the weaker points of the album and make it worth it.
Brian Eno
2/5
Brian Eno just doesn’t do it for me.
Pantera
2/5
Didn’t really enjoy anything on this.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Really liked this, some good ones I knew already and a few new discoveries.
R.E.M.
3/5
Other than the two I knew already (It’s the End of the World and The One I Love) didn’t really get into this.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Meh.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Liked this more than I thought I would, saved two songs.
Cream
2/5
First two I enjoyed, after that I wasn’t into it.
Talking Heads
2/5
Not my jam. There are some Talking Heads songs I like, but they’re not on this album.
The Police
3/5
Some enjoyable tracks here, but also some others I don’t really care for.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Nice start, but I was a bit over it by the end.
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Nice chill out music, liked the title track especially.
Mj Cole
2/5
Meh not great.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Great album, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is phenomenal.
The Prodigy
2/5
Not my type of music.
Joan Baez
3/5
Nice music, but none stood out to me.
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
A nice listen, but not something I’ll rush back to.
The Stooges
2/5
Sounded a bit flat and samey.
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Ok as chill out music, wouldn’t really be listening again though.
The Cure
3/5
Ok, but not as good as the other Cure album I listened to.
The Cure
2/5
Still not sure about The Cure, some songs from the first album of theirs I listened to I saved, none since then.
Megadeth
2/5
All sounds kinda samey to me. Something I’ve never clicked with.
Travis
3/5
Nice music, prefer The Invisible Band though.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Great surprise. First track was a banger.
Kanye West
2/5
At least I came to this after he became and out-and-out dick, so I don’t have to pretend to like it.
Fela Kuti
3/5
I liked this, but was probably a one time listen.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Kinda funky, won’t be rushing back to it though.
Roni Size
1/5
The genre isn’t for me. Didn’t enjoy any of these songs.
The Jam
2/5
Bit bland, meh.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Cool stuff, but a bit long to listen through.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Nice, prefer his voice here to his later stuff that I’ve heard, though admittedly I haven’t paid much attention to that yet.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
Nothing particularly special here.
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Not my jam.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Fine, but just fine.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyable, I didn’t think I’d like this.
Sade
3/5
Smooth Operator is great, but the rest of the album doesn’t keep up.
OutKast
4/5
Some really good stuff on here, and I unironically still like Hey Ya and Roses. However, the full 2 hours is a lot.
Underworld
1/5
Fuck that very much.
Elliott Smith
4/5
Really liked this, some cool songs. Never heard of him before.
James Brown
4/5
Fun album, moves quickly, nice flow.
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
This was all just a bit nothing.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Nice songs, but none that I saved.
Beck
3/5
It was ok, but only being familiar with one Beck song before (Loser) this album wasn’t as good.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Nice Bob songs, some good discoveries here.
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Ok, nice listen but didn’t save any.
Simply Red
3/5
I like the hits from this album, but the whole thing is a bit much.
Beatles
4/5
Some undeniable classics on here obviously, but there’s also some incredibly weird tracks (what the hell is Revolution 9?). I appreciate The White Album and it’s place in the top whatever albums, and it has some of my favourite Beatles songs, but are the 31 songs each a great listen, would I be listening to it in full regularly? No, probably not.
Beach House
3/5
This was kind of bland, I don’t really like this kind of indie.
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Nothing Compares 2 U the only one I knew before. Nice songs, didn’t save any though.
Gang Starr
2/5
Not quite my jam, but I could appreciate some of the tracks.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Not my jam really, but nothing terribly bad either.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Cool songs, didn’t save any though.
Public Enemy
2/5
Not really my jam, but not too bad either.
Kanye West
3/5
The first time I’ve ever listened to Kanye West with any real interest, and it was ok. Some songs were good, some songs were bad. Don’t see myself actively going back to it.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Absolute knockout album from start to finish. The first four tracks are all instant classics, and while the second half slows down slightly, it finishes right up at that high again with Free Bird.
Björk
1/5
Fuck that very much.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Very interesting music and some nice tracks I enjoyed.
Green Day
4/5
Really liked this, I knew a lot of songs from it already but never listened to it in full.
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Liked this. More to Dexys than Come on Eileen.
ABBA
4/5
The hits on here are unreal. One or two MFers which bring it down a bit for me, but only slightly.
Elis Regina
3/5
Parts of this I liked. The last track was fun in particular.
John Prine
4/5
I liked this more than I thought I would. In general it was a nice listen, with Pretty Good and Angel from Montgomery the stand outs.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Great stuff all round, the hits are some of their best.
Eels
3/5
Kinda cool, not what I expected. Saved one song.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Some very nice songs here, but a few weird tracks which drag it down to just ok.
The Dictators
3/5
Not memorable, tbh. But at the same time, it was an ok listen.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I liked some of this, but not all of it. Not what I expected from Elvis Costello, I was aware of him but didn’t really know his music.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
A continuation of the last few Cohen albums I’ve gotten. I’m still not sure about him, I definitely prefer his younger voice here though.
Kid Rock
1/5
Jeez this was tough.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
This is fairly inoffensive, but I didn’t like it either really. Won’t be returning to any of it.
John Coltrane
3/5
Nice to listen to, but I wouldn’t be putting it on often.
Black Sabbath
3/5
It was ok, but honestly all a little bit anonymous to me. When it ended, The Seeker by The Who came on and I was instantly more interested.
The Strokes
4/5
Fun album that races along. Two hits (Last Nite and Someday) that I knew already, but a couple of new discoveries here too.
Thin Lizzy
5/5
Thin Lizzy at their best.
Def Leppard
3/5
I like Photograph and a few others were good listens.
David Holmes
1/5
Fuck that.
David Bowie
4/5
I liked this quite a bit. Short and snappy, kinda weird as Bowie often is, but still a nice listen.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Awesome album. Unfortunately no new discoveries for me here but that’s just because I knew them all already.
Johnny Cash
4/5
A great live album, really fun to listen to, I really enjoyed the whole journey it takes you on.
Turbonegro
2/5
Not bad, but a longer album perhaps than they should have done.
Kanye West
2/5
There were a couple of songs here which I knew from being huge, and they were ok. But otherwise I didn’t enjoy this.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Nice sounds throughout. I came close to saving a few but they were just a little long or had something that stopped me.
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
I liked this, but I think 3 or 4 songs should have been left on the cutting room floor. Pulls it down from a 4 for that.
The Smiths
2/5
For some reason I just don’t enjoy this kind of stuff. It’s not really bad to me, but just not fun to listen to.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Grand.
Big Black
2/5
Nah not for me.
3/5
I’ve never fully “got” David Bowie. Starman is great, and there are clearly other good songs here, but it really doesn’t grab me they way I think it probably should. Will need to listen again, but for now it was just grand.
Billie Holiday
3/5
This was fine, no more and no less in my opinion.
Manu Chao
3/5
Some cool songs and a nice listen overall. Nothing jumped out to me so I didn’t save any though.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Not what I’m looking for.
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
This is a masterpiece, particularly Side 3. Great all round.
Van Halen
3/5
This was ok, but nothing stood out to me.
Muddy Waters
3/5
These were a nice listen, but it got to be a bit repetitive.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Meh ok, nothing special.
Eagles
4/5
A great album, but I feel they really front-loaded it.
Peter Tosh
2/5
Not really interested, nothing jumped out at me.
The Killers
5/5
The front of this album is phenomenal, hard to believe they had so many hits on their first release.
Supergrass
2/5
This started ok but got real old by the end. Was a 3 but ended up being a 2 because it got annoying.
Alice Cooper
3/5
It was ok, not what I thought Alice Cooper sounded like, I was expecting something a bit harder. Liked No More Mr Nice Guy
Prince
3/5
Fun album, first time really listening to Prince other than Purple Rain.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Kind of annoying lyrics, the music didn’t work for me.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
This was fine, a nice listen. She has a great voice.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I was not enjoying this until The Model started. I looked at it differently then, kind of enjoyable. Only saved The Model though, so maybe it’s just that.
Dr. Dre
2/5
Not for me.
The Byrds
3/5
I liked these, but nothing that really grabbed my attention.
5/5
I could listen to this again and again.
SAULT
3/5
This was good, some nice stuff here and a few saves.
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
This was ok, but not my jam.
Van Halen
4/5
This flew by, in a good way. They were all enjoyable, with a couple of stand outs.
ZZ Top
3/5
A nice listen, they go well together, front end has some hits.
Solange
3/5
Yeah that was good, I liked that overall.
The Kinks
3/5
I like Sunny Afternoon, but nothing else really.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
A great sound, I don’t like all the songs but the ones I do like drag it up.
Dennis Wilson
4/5
This was a surprisingly cool album, saved one song from it.
The Young Gods
3/5
I liked this more than I thought I would. Some really nice songs here.
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Telling that my favourite was the cover of Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Didn’t love it otherwise.
Roxy Music
3/5
Some weird songs here, but I quite liked em.
Solomon Burke
3/5
Nice slow chill out music. Enjoyed this listen.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Great voice and great music, however I thought for a double album some songs were weak.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
This was fine.
The Young Rascals
3/5
Alright, but I didn’t really get into it.
Björk
2/5
Not as insufferable as the last Bjork album I had to listen to, but still not something I want to listen to again.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Some good songs here, she has a great voice.
Rod Stewart
4/5
Really enjoyed this, plenty of new Rod Stewart songs I’d never heard before. Really nice sound throughout.
Neu!
2/5
Ihh, a bit weird and not really enjoyable. Found myself wondering a few times why I would ever listen to it.
Thelonious Monk
3/5
As jazz goes, I found this much more bearable than usual.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
A great voice, Respect is a classic and saved another.
Cheap Trick
4/5
That was a pretty fun album overall. Saved a few songs.
Ryan Adams
2/5
This really irritated me for some reason. Didn’t help that I looked Ryan Adams up halfway through and read up on him.
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Great Balls of Fire is a fun song, and the others are pretty good. Can’t support Lewis though.
Coldplay
5/5
Classic, a great first album by them. All the tracks work well together, with Shiver, Spies, and Everything’s Not Lost personal favourites.
Oasis
4/5
A solid fun album, Live Forever is an absolute classic and one of my favourite songs. However, there are some tracks on here which aren’t as good, dragging it down from a 5.
AC/DC
5/5
Knock out of an album. Some absolute classic hits, with Bon Scott at his best.
Kate Bush
3/5
First real time listening to Kate Bush, other than Running Up That Hill. I had read somewhere that you either love or hate Kate Bush. I’m not sure I’d go that strong either way, but I could probably leave her based on this.
Air
3/5
Cool, funky, but didn’t save any.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Cool album, though I didn’t like it as much as their first.
Daft Punk
2/5
Not great tbh. Very repetitive, I don’t really see the point. Their hits in isolation are grand, but a full album? No thanks.
Nirvana
2/5
Not really jamming with any of it. The best songs were All Apologies and Heart-Shaped Box, which to my mind were the most unique. The others just weren’t for me.
Sister Sledge
4/5
This was a really fun, solid album.
Q-Tip
2/5
Nahh.
Paul Weller
4/5
This was a nice listen. I found the songs a little indistinguishable unfortunately, but it didn’t really take away from my enjoyment.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Not my jam really, but it was ok.
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Interesting album, saved one.
The Avalanches
3/5
Kinda weird and some cool moments, definitely to be experienced the whole way through.
David Bowie
3/5
Some of my favourite David Bowie so far, but he still doesn’t quite click for me.
Missy Elliott
2/5
Fine.
Nirvana
3/5
I preferred this to In Utero for sure. I’m not entirely into it though.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Great album, flies along.
Janet Jackson
2/5
Nothing in this was particularly interesting, but nothing was overly offensive either.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Ah fuck that.
Meat Loaf
5/5
An experience to listen to, the opening two tracks are masterpieces and the rest is very entertaining.
U2
3/5
Only a couple of songs here I can really appreciate (Mysterious Ways, One), the others don’t do anything for me really.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Really nice groove to this, nice and mellow.
The Pogues
4/5
A nice mix of songs here, most I’d never heard.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Nice music, he has a good voice. I don’t know if I’ll be going back though, but I didn’t dislike listening to it.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
There are some good songs in here, but a good chunk of the middle of the album is really forgettable.
The White Stripes
4/5
Surprisingly more fun than I thought it would be.
Machito
2/5
I think I only like jazz in small doses… smaller than this.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Jeez this just went on and on. If they wanted to start the album off on a bad note and get listeners into a bad mood from the off, they sure achieved it.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
There was just nothing special in this in my opinion.
New Order
2/5
Didn’t vibe with this, which was disappointing because I’ve liked a few songs from New Order before, but never listened to a full album.
Radiohead
4/5
Really liked this. I’d only heard a couple of Radiohead songs before, and seen plenty of memes.
Supergrass
3/5
I liked this for the most part. I hadn’t listened the Alright for a few years and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Lose It and Time To Go were two nice discoveries.
Brian Eno
4/5
I liked this, nice and peaceful and I would definitely listen again in certain situations.
MGMT
3/5
I like the three hits on this, the others I could take em or leave em.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I liked this, very chilled out.
The Who
4/5
Nice fun album, I liked hearing My Generation in mono.
Fiona Apple
2/5
Meh, don’t really get the hype on this. Seems a bit bland to me.
Ride
3/5
Pretty forgettable to be honest, but also inoffensive.
Little Simz
2/5
A fine listen, won’t search it out again.
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Fun, but I already knew the hits and they’re the ones I would listen to again.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Fine, nothing wrong with this but nothing particularly exciting either.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
That wasn’t particularly fun, tbh.
Tom Waits
2/5
Jeez I couldn’t stand this. I don’t like his voice and the music wasn’t enjoyable.
Aimee Mann
4/5
Nice.
Tito Puente
3/5
This was kinda cool, could see putting it on at a party or BBQ, but didn’t save any.
Miles Davis
1/5
Nah fuck that.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
I like a few here, but then a lot of them seem kinda samey.
Fairport Convention
3/5
This was ok, but I won’t be searching it out again in a hurry.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Ooh boy this was a mixed bag. At times I couldn’t stand this, but some tracks were pretty good. Nothing was a knock out.
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
I liked this.
The Isley Brothers
4/5
This is just great. Really fun to listen to, That Lady and Summer Breeze are unreal and should always be listened to in Parts 1 and 2.
Nirvana
4/5
Really nice laid back live recording.
4/5
Pleasantly surprised by this.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Nice album, wasn’t expecting it.
Beastie Boys
2/5
Nah not for me.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Good stuff once again from Neil Young, there’s consistently one or two songs on his albums that I really enjoy.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
This was a really nice listen. The second half of the album fell away a little for me, but it still did just enough for a 4.
Os Mutantes
2/5
Wouldn’t return to listen again.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Basically no filler on this, their output was crazy.
Gotan Project
3/5
Some cool music in here but not quite to my taste.
David Bowie
4/5
Finally a Bowie album that I really enjoyed.
Aerosmith
3/5
Alright but nothing particularly special for me here.
Frank Black
2/5
Had never heard of this, didn’t care to hear of it either.
Eminem
2/5
Some good songs on here, but it feels front-loaded and it gets old.
The The
3/5
Kinda cool.
David Bowie
3/5
Once again, David Bowie and me just don’t click.
Patti Smith
1/5
A bit too weird for me.
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
The song I enjoyed most was Dance Wiv Me, and when I went to add it to my 1001 songs playlist I noticed that it wasn’t on the album, the album had finished and had gone onto that song. Oh well.
Japan
2/5
This wasn’t for me.
Waylon Jennings
4/5
I really liked this, a fun listen and some songs saved.
Burning Spear
3/5
This was fun, I liked the first track the most.
Massive Attack
2/5
A relaxing listen, but no saves.
Boards of Canada
2/5
Nope.
The Cramps
3/5
Fever is great, the rest seemed a bit anonymous.
Adele
4/5
Very impressive. I was obviously well aware of the album before, and heard a good few of the songs many times, but had never listened to it in full before. Crazy that she was 21 here.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Really enjoyed this, particularly Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, and Running Dry. Nice snappy album.
Lou Reed
3/5
Grand, saved one song.
Pere Ubu
2/5
Bit too weird, won’t be returning.
The Who
3/5
I really liked the beginning to Tommy, maybe first 3 or 4 songs, plus Pinball Wizard is great. However it definitely fell off for me.
The Clash
4/5
Really nice, some very cool songs on there that I’d never heard.
Brian Wilson
2/5
Kinda cool, but a bit too weird to be going back to it much, if at all.
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
This wasn’t fun.
3/5
This was fine, one or two songs I liked and the rest were grand.
James Taylor
5/5
Yes! This was great, I’ve only heard Fire and Rain before. Really nice acoustic songs and powerful harmonies.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Big fan of the first couple of tracks, fell off a bit after that for me.
The Zombies
3/5
Time of the Season and This Will Be Our Year are great. The rest is good.
Hole
3/5
This was fine, not really my type of music.
Nick Drake
3/5
This was a nice acoustic listen, short and sweet.
Madonna
3/5
A couple of the hits on this are great. The rest I thought was alright.
Kelela
3/5
Ok, not my favourite but a grand listen.
The Beach Boys
4/5
This was a really pleasant surprise, didn’t expect this from the Beach Boys.
Happy Mondays
3/5
Quite liked this, more than I thought I would.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The front of this is great. The back falls off slightly which for me drags it just down from a 5.
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Great songs throughout, a nice listen all the way through.
Suede
3/5
This was ok, not my favourite type of music but a grand listen.
Orbital
2/5
Electronic is tough. Despite the length of this, it wasn’t the worst, but definitely not for me.
Pixies
2/5
All sounded a bit flat and nondescript.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
Didn’t love that to be honest, not my jam.
The Smiths
2/5
Yeah there was some interesting stuff here, but equally some weird songs I’ve no interest in returning to.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Nice, nothing special but nice.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
This just seemed kinda grating, didn’t enjoy it.
Khaled
2/5
I didn’t hate this, but I couldn’t say I really enjoyed it either.
Eagles
4/5
This was great. The hits are some of their best, and the album tracks go nicely with them and keep it moving.
Stan Getz
3/5
Fine I guess, but nothing I’d return to or really enjoyed.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Well that was fun. A bit weird towards the end, which is a shame because I really enjoyed track 1 and probably would have given it alone a 4.
The Soft Boys
2/5
This did nothing for me. I’ve learned that I don’t really like any kind of Punk music.
Steely Dan
4/5
This was so good, solid tunes throughout. Having said that, nothing jumped out to me as an absolute knock out though, so I think a 4 is fair.
Röyksopp
3/5
Some songs I instantly recognised here, which was kind of surprising, but a nice listen.
Pixies
2/5
Didn’t love this, not going to seek them out again.
The Waterboys
3/5
Strong start with Fisherman’s Blues and the front end continues to be good, but the second half dropped off for me.
Portishead
1/5
Moping along, saying absolutely nothing of substance or interest.
CHIC
3/5
A nice fun listen.
Kate Bush
3/5
I liked Running Up That Hill and Cloudbusting. Some of the others were fairly insufferable though.
Tina Turner
2/5
Her voice is really impressive, but I just didn’t enjoy the music at all.
The The
3/5
Em, nothing amazing here.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Not for me, tough to listen to the whole way through.
Bobby Womack
4/5
Smooth, groovy, catchy. A really nice discovery.
The Kinks
3/5
Alright, but no more than that.
2/5
I didn’t click with any of these. Rambling
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I liked this. Some classics on here which I knew already but also some new ones for me.
Radiohead
3/5
I’m not really sure what to think of this. I didn’t mind listening to it, and at times the songs were pretty good in their own way. But I didn’t feel like saving any or returning to it.
Queen
4/5
Fun, a bit mad, with some absolute classics (Bohemian Rhapsody! You’re My Best Friend!). ‘39 a nice new discovery.
Garbage
3/5
Ok, fairly harmless songs. Didn’t love any but didn’t hate any either.
Billy Joel
4/5
These were good fun songs. I loved the opening. Dropped off a little for me in the middle but it finished strong.
Snoop Dogg
1/5
Not my jam, didn’t enjoy it at all.
Ray Charles
3/5
Undoubtedly a great voice and nice songs, but not really what I’m looking for.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Ok I suppose, but nothing particularly exciting. I kept thinking how Sex On Fire or Use Somebody would liven things up, and when it ended Spitting Games by Snow Patrol came on next and instantly perked things up. Very 2000s album anyway.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Nice, to the point, easy listen. Not that many standouts for me.
Metallica
3/5
I like Enter Sandman. Listening to the album through though, it all starts to sound a bit samey to me.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Not my jam at all. The harmonies got kind of grating and the lyrics are not for me.
The Saints
3/5
Very meh.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Nice smooth tunes. Nothing particularly outstanding to me on that listen, but I enjoyed the whole groove throughout.
The Hives
3/5
Really strong start with Hate To Say I Told You So, but for me it drops off a lot after that.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
This was nice and relatively new to me. The Stones at their early brilliance, I’ve a new appreciation for Mother’s Little Helper, and Under My Thumb is still one of my favourites.
Hole
2/5
I just have a mental block with punk, I can’t get into it.
Johnny Cash
4/5
What a fun album. Love how everything was kept in, the prisoners, the announcements, Johnny Cash asking for water. This and San Quentin are great.
Carpenters
3/5
Surprised by how many songs I knew. However, I don’t think I’d go back to it.
Neil Young
3/5
Some nice tunes here but no bangers unfortunately. I like Neil usually.
Depeche Mode
3/5
A nice listen all together.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Didn’t love this. A few standout songs but overall I found it a bit rambling and frustrating to listen to.
Linkin Park
2/5
Big ol meh from me.
Jeff Buckley
2/5
Besides Hallelujah I just didn’t see much to like in this.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
I struggle with Todd. Some good stuff in here but I think it’s outweighed by the bad, just slightly.
Jean-Michel Jarre
5/5
I thought I’d like this going in as I knew Part 4 from the GTA IV radio station The Journey, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Really good.
I could definitely hear some elements that inspired the Stranger Things score.
Prince
3/5
Some fun songs, but an hour of Prince is kind of tough.
John Lennon
3/5
Actually some nice stuff here, but he always has to go and ruin it somehow.
David Crosby
3/5
I really liked this at the start, but it fell off a bit towards the end for me.
Charles Mingus
1/5
Can’t hack this, or almost any jazz really.
Ramones
2/5
This all sounds so flat and samey.
Getting real sick of punk.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
I like Monday Monday and California Dreamin’, but not the rest.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
All kinda blends into one. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it - definition of a 3.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Didn’t find any standouts here.
The Stooges
3/5
I wouldn’t go any more than fine for this.
5/5
The first Beatles album I’ve really enjoyed from start to finish. Fantastic.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Fine, nothing stood out.
3/5
Pretty nondescript on first listen.
Moby
4/5
This was surprisingly good. I knew I liked Porcelain but I wasn’t expecting much from the rest, pleasantly surprised.
Frank Zappa
1/5
Kind of infuriating. Won’t be returning to Frank in a hurry.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
The reverb was grating, which was annoying because under all of it I think there were some songs I might have liked.
3/5
This was honestly ok, but it was disappointing when towards the end I was like ooh this one with the female singer is cool, nice change of pace - and then I checked my phone and the album had ended and Blondie was playing.
R.E.M.
4/5
So good, the highs are extremely high, and the lows are fairly high too, to be honest.
Pretenders
3/5
Not my favourite Pretenders, but some nice tunes here.
Radiohead
2/5
Disappointing given I quite liked The Bends. No Surprises the only highlight for me.
Air
2/5
Really strong start became a bit too weird for me pretty quickly.
Fiona Apple
2/5
All a bit dull and anonymous to me.
Michael Jackson
5/5
So so good. Feels a little edgier than Thriller.
Gang Of Four
2/5
More and more I’m realising that I just hate Punk. It’s not really offensive or anything, I just find it so incredibly bland. There’s nothing interesting to listen to here.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Some undoubted classics here but not enough to make it a standout for me to be honest.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
So so solid. These guys don’t miss.
Neil Young
4/5
Neil is solid, always seems to deliver.
Justin Timberlake
3/5
This is a few songs too long, which the hits don’t quite make up for.
CHIC
4/5
Solid album.
Paul Simon
5/5
Such good vibes throughout.
The Cars
4/5
Yep I liked this, especially the opening half.
The Pogues
3/5
Ok, but not my favourite Pogues.
The Undertones
4/5
This didn’t feel like the other punk albums on this list. There was a little more to it and it felt like more effort went into it. A nice listen, though they were all very clearly about the same thing.
4/5
Never actually sat down and listened to this album, though I was familiar with the hits. The hits are unreal, but Bono’s ramblings elsewhere aren’t as enjoyable and drag it down a bit.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I really enjoyed this at the beginning, but by the end it was all kind of dragging along. Cut them a little shorter Bob!
Taylor Swift
3/5
Fine, Shake It Off and Blank Space are fun.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Lovely interesting music. I haven’t liked much jazz so far on this, but I knew I liked Take Five already and I wasn’t let down by the rest.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Great fun, really enjoyable listen that flew along.
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
Fuck me, and fuck this.
David Bowie
3/5
Not my favourite Bowie, but some nice tracks regardless.
Little Richard
3/5
Fine, don’t love it though.
Nanci Griffith
2/5
This sound is not for me.
The Sonics
3/5
More enjoyable than I had hoped. Not too samey which I’ve found can happen with a lot of these, some nice stand outs.
Iggy Pop
2/5
Not my vibe, nothing really going on here.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Jesus Christ, more fucking punk.
Blur
3/5
This was ok, but I don’t really understand why the Blur v Oasis thing happened at the time - they seem completely different to me.
3/5
Interesting music, but nothing saved.
The Birthday Party
1/5
This honestly had no redeeming qualities.
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
I was worried this would be more post-punk slop. Not quite that bad, but another that does basically nothing for me.
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Lovely voice.
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Ok, no saves.
Stephen Stills
4/5
Oh damn. So many good songs here. I thought the double LP would be a drag but it wasn’t at all.
Donald Fagen
3/5
Like Steely Dan-lite.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
What a songwriter, what a voice.
System Of A Down
1/5
I gave this a fair go, but it is close to intolerable for me I’m afraid.
The Doors
2/5
Unfortunately I think I’ve discovered (or confirmed) that The Doors aren’t for me.
Jamiroquai
3/5
Fun tunes, none really stood out but all enjoyable to listen to.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Ok, not the most amazing album or interesting songs.
Buck Owens
3/5
Fine, not rushing to come back though. Feel like I’m sitting in a random, empty bar somewhere far from home.
Minor Threat
2/5
This goddamn book keeps feeding me punk, and I keep asking it not to :(
Deep Purple
4/5
Yeah pretty good.
William Orbit
3/5
Sounds kind of like Half Life at times. Didn’t mind this.
Van Morrison
5/5
So many great tracks. Van the man!
Haircut 100
3/5
I thought this was fine, there was enough going on to keep things interesting.
Randy Newman
3/5
I actually quite liked this, but I just really struggle to take Randy Newman seriously, because when I hear him all I can think of is South Park taking the piss out of him.
Goldfrapp
3/5
A fine background listen, no more.
Small Faces
3/5
Good solid rock, could do without the spoken word parts. A great bolshy banda, but slooshing to too much of those warbles reminds me too much of Nadsat. Too bezoomny for me.
Gorillaz
2/5
Some good stuff but 19-2000 Soulchild Remix is and forever will be the only thing I return to from this. And it’s not on the original release so have to factor that in.
Sigur Rós
4/5
Was not expecting the harmonica to show up over halfway through.
What a lovely listen on a cold February morning commute.
Robbie Williams
2/5
Obviously he was/is huge in Ireland, and he’s having a moment now with his monkey movie, but honestly why is this on here?
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is a fantastic single album stretched out into an ok double album.
Faith No More
2/5
Seemed pretty generic to me.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Song for song, the best Rolling Stones album in my book.
AC/DC
5/5
Brilliant from start to finish.
Jacques Brel
3/5
Probably worth it for Amsterdam alone.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Punk strikes again. This is a bit better than others on the list, but I just can’t seem to break through the punk block in my mind.
Slade
4/5
Some of the better glam rock I’ve listened to.
The Who
4/5
I don’t know if you can start an album stronger than Baba O’Riley, and the finish is so good, but the album tracks are a bit anonymous.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Good indie rock. Bit insulting that the final song on a 38 minute album is called 40’.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Fine. I don’t get all the hate for it.