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Album	You	Global	Diff
OK Talvin Singh	5	2.56	+2.44
The United States Of America The United States Of America	5	2.61	+2.39
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby Girls Against Boys	5	2.66	+2.34
Bitte Orca Dirty Projectors	5	2.69	+2.31
Odessa Bee Gees	5	2.72	+2.28
Third/Sister Lovers Big Star	5	2.79	+2.21
Songs The Lord Taught Us The Cramps	5	2.84	+2.16
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	5	2.85	+2.15
Millions Now Living Will Never Die Tortoise	5	2.88	+2.12
Giant Steps The Boo Radleys	5	2.88	+2.12

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The College Dropout Kanye West	1	3.31	-2.31
Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk	1	3.15	-2.15
Done By The Forces Of Nature Jungle Brothers	1	3.04	-2.04
Atomizer Big Black	1	2.72	-1.72
Dr. Octagonecologyst Dr. Octagon	1	2.69	-1.69
Nevermind Nirvana	3	4.37	-1.37
There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield	2	3.37	-1.37
C'est Chic CHIC	2	3.34	-1.34
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	2	3.31	-1.31
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	1	2.23	-1.23

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	4	5
David Bowie	5	4.8
Black Sabbath	3	5
The Who	3	5
Pink Floyd	3	5
Yes	3	4.67
The Rolling Stones	2	5
The Cure	2	5
Motörhead	2	5
Amy Winehouse	2	5
The Prodigy	2	5
U2	2	5
Adele	2	5
Joni Mitchell	2	5
Beatles	4	4.25
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
Kraftwerk	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (132)

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Popular Reviews

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood · 15 likes

5/5

My wife says she feel like I was cheating on her with Spotify while listening to this.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead · 10 likes

5/5

Five starts. No sleep it's a must in any list of the top live albums of all time.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy · 9 likes

5/5

Wow, so all those came from this album? It is a headbanger. This took me way back.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron · 8 likes

5/5

I also do not know if this should be in the miscellaneous, jazz, or on which shelf. I know it should be on my shelf.

Fragile

Yes · 3 likes

5/5

From all the first 3 seconds on all albums, this must be one of the best.

1-Star Albums (6)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

All Ratings

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

I can listen to this album on repeat. High-level vocals, great melodies, easy to listen.

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

5/5

This album is dated in a good way. It's all greens and yellows, with cringy falsettos, silly performative singing, trompettes, church organs, and cough, cough, cough.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

You should never look this album's cover too close, it may poke your eye out.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

5/5

Electronic whips that crackle with a melancholy fondness.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

5/5

They are in a real hurry to get somewhere where they already are, and the traffic sucks.

The Only Ones

5/5

Soft jazz for cowboys.

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

Mind-bending. I could spend some time writing more about this album, but I rather listen to it again instead. It's R.E.M., I mean, what else can I say?

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

Paraná lá, paraná lê, buê. Paraná-nara, lá-ra. Paraná-nara, lá-ra. An overall upbeat yet very emotional piano.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

It's rural rock 'n roll and I kind of like it. But maybe this is not my jam.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3/5

Fragile

Yes

5/5

From all the first 3 seconds on all albums, this must be one of the best.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

This healed my soul a little bit.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5/5

My wife says she feel like I was cheating on her with Spotify while listening to this.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

5/5

I listed to it many times in a row.

Solid Air

John Martyn

5/5

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

5/5

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

4/5

This is some uplifting, upbeat, refreshing music. I listen to the album twice in a row.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

I love the opening of "Money Changes Everything." Does it sound a bit like David Bowie? Also, "When You Were Mine" sounds like it belongs in the Umbrella Academy soundtrack.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Not my style.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Very good. I am very into 1980s music and this is a great representative of that era. Spellbound is obviously a fan favorite but I really liked Arabian Knights.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

5/5

This has long been one of my favorites.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Oh, so that is where that song comes from!

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

4/5

It's weird in a good way. I would listen to it again for sure.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

It's Talking Heads. I am not qualified to judge, these people are legends.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

5/5

This is is, an album to make you smile. This is really fun.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

5/5

I cannot believe I never listened to this album before.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

This guy supports some weird stuff that makes his music sound horrible.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

5/5

It took me 3 seconds on the first song to know this was worth 5 stars.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

5/5

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

5/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

3/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

Golden years indeed.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

5/5

I also do not know if this should be in the miscellaneous, jazz, or on which shelf. I know it should be on my shelf.

Truth

Jeff Beck

3/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Pump

Aerosmith

5/5

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Tea in the Sahara and Murder by Numbers are so good and I have never heard them before. Mother is weird and disturbing, though...

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

The Joshua Tree

5/5

Iron Maiden

5/5

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

4/5

It's nothing something I would listen to over and over again, but that is just because of my own cultural and generation biases.

Da Capo

Love

3/5

"Seven and Seven is" and "She Comes in Colors" are very good tracks and made me into a fan.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

1/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

5/5

The Specials

5/5

I loved it. This is a great ska album.

Odessa

Bee Gees

5/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

5/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Tommy

The Who

5/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Play

Moby

5/5

This album is quite nice, very nice. Wow. This album is quite nice, very nice. Yeah. This album is a bit repetitive, perhaps. Wow. But just some lyrics, though. Just some. This album is quite nice, very nice. Wow. This album is quite nice, very nice. Yeah. This album is a bit repetitive, perhaps. Wow. But just some lyrics, though. Just a few, babe.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

This is not my style, so the number of stars has nothing to do with the quality but has everything to do with how much this album resonated with me.

Adele

5/5

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Who am I to give less than 5 stars to this?

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Wow, so all those came from this album? It is a headbanger. This took me way back.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

This time I am giving it five stars because I really like it, and not just because I respect the artist's work too much to take any stars from it. But I also truly respect the work to put this album together. What a blast.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

1985, what a year! And Mark Knopfler is still rocking!

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

3/5

This is dated on the best possible way and I see no future where I would not like to listen to The Way We Sing.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

5/5

This is just a great album title. This is the type of album that you don't even realize you are listening to in a loop.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

I can't believe I have never listened to this album before. This is a classic.

Rio

Duran Duran

5/5

I love this album and I listened to the band playing live many of the songs in here. Big fan.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

This is a good album but did not resonate with me that much. Daniella is my favorite track and it is very different from the remaining tracks.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

A champion even outside the main stage. 5 stars all over.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

This album sounds like an old fashioned under a tree, feeling the breeze of a hot summer day.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

I am a big fan of this band throughout the many stages of their long career. This is something interesting for anyone who likes rock.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Who do you think you are to give this album less than five stars? You better have, I don't know, some kind of award you won somewhere for curing cancer through music or something.

The Band

4/5

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek" are my favorite tracks. This is a timeless album.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

The album looks like your car broke, you are lost, and the only people that can help you live in this weird mansion close to you but away from anything else. These weird guys invite you in and some kind of private party is going on inside. Everyone looks at you, checking you out as you are taken to a hot cup of tea and a landline. Next thing you know you are all sweety, smelling like smoke and cuddling with a taxidermized animal that looks oddly familiar.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Five starts forever.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

3/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

4/5

Sounds like The Smiths met Legião Urbana.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

It sounds amazing and the bits are great but my English and knowledge of the artist's background are too limited to fully appreciate his album.

Common

4/5

Incredible bass lines. The lyrics are brilliant and the music can definitively keep you going. Has she made it to California?

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

It's very, very good. Just not necessarily my favorite.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Wild Gift

3/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

5/5

Roger Daltrey is especially saucy in this album, and we can smell Peter Twonshend for miles and miles.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Delicious, chill jams. Upbeat vibes all over. Very easy to listen to.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

3/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Hahaha, what a great name and album cover. I thought I was going to listen to punk music.

Nevermind

Nirvana

3/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

Is this Jazz + Rock'n Roll on the piano?

Eagles

3/5

United Stated vibes.

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

This is my jam. Timeless progressive rock.

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Well, this answers the question: What do serial killers listen to in the car on their way to your home?

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

5/5

I listened to it twice, then I let it roll on the background for a while to keep me company.

Pink Flag

Wire

5/5

Great!

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

I read that this is Cale's most beautiful and accessible album. They say it grows in depth and resonance with each successive listen, which seems accurate. Quoting other people, "the songs are richly poetic, enigmatic period pieces strongly evocative of their time and place."—Paris 1919 Review by Jason Ankeny, available from https://www.allmusic.com/album/paris-1919-mw0000100610, accessed on Aug. 7, 2022.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Technique

New Order

3/5

This is too Ibiza for my taste.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

This is a gem, and the album cover is ideal for it.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

4/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

5/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

The Clash

4/5

Le Tigre

4/5

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

I am giving it three stars. I am not evaluating the history or the culture behind this album because I do not know it well, and that is likely why this album does not resonate with me that well.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

5/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

5/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Based on this album's technical and artistic achievements, it is hard to imagine that it is a debut album. But that can be explained by the experience and talent of the artists that put it together. The album is a mosaic, not a melting pot, of musical styles that come together to form a colorful, vibrant picture. A Tribe Called Quest elevated all hip-hop by dropping sounds with so much weight that it is not hard to understand why so much of the alternative hip-hop scene orbits around them.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

2/5

Nixon

Lambchop

4/5

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

1/5

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

The keywords here are creative, distinctive, fun, memorable, and timeless. I am very happy to have listened to this.

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

Conor Lochrie once reviewed the 40th-anniversary version of Closer. Conor had a quote to summarize it all: "A terrible beauty is born." – Easter 1916, by W. B. Yeats.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

I don't know where that fair is, but text me the details, and I'll be there. I read that many critics have considered it a breakthrough in recording for the duo and one of their best efforts. I agree.

Gorillaz

4/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

3/5

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

5/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

4/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Spiderland

Slint

3/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Beautiful Freak

Eels

5/5

Soul Mining

The The

4/5

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

1/5

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Talvin Singh

5/5

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

3/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

5/5

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

5/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

This album is great but some songs are fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, better than others.

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Pretenders

5/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Cross

Justice

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

3/5

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

5/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

4/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Faith

George Michael

3/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

5/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

4/5

This is not the Eels, but it is novocaine for the soul. Sunday Shining is a bright song that felt like a ray of sunshine on a particularly rainy day when I listened to it. Reggae, Soul, Jazz, and Funk are mixed to make... what? A Dance Pop album? I'm not sure, but this is probably sold close to where you find the Jamiroquai albums.

Suicide

3/5

If interested, check out the article about this album in Pitchfork. Basically, the álbum is a tuned-down version of how the band sounded live. Live, it seems that their sound would melt the flesh from your bones. This album cannot do that but still shakes with tension.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Hors concours! Giving this one five stars feels wrong, The album is in a league of its own. This is Aretha's first classic album and it did nothing less than open up a brave new world of emotional possibility for pop music.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

The Killers could not have asked for a better Las Vegas-inspired debut. Hot Fuss electrifies with dance-tinged rock anthems and brooding synth-driven tracks. However, I did just listen to The White Album, and everything else kind of pales in comparison to the Beatles (I'm biased towards the Beatles). Three stars.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

This is a historical Jazz album. I listened to the (complete) 2-hour and 7-minute version on Spotify, and it definitely does not fill that long. I loved that Duke is introduced by the Jazz Priest, Father Norman O'Connor, on track 2. The Jazz Priest comes back later because there are some conversations and introductions recorded. It helps imagine (a little) how it would be to be there.

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

4/5

This is an interesting listening. The term "new rave" was coined by the band to refer to their sound in this album. The Guardian described the genre as "an in-yer-face, DIY disco riposte to the sensitive indie rock touted by bands like Bloc Party." I second that.

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

The White Album explodes with raw energy, a hodgepodge of styles from psychedelic rock to country ballads. Each Beatle shines with individual songwriting, showcasing their evolving talents.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Deep.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

The United States Of America

5/5

Thiis is The United States Of America's only album. After all these years, it is still receiving praise. It is sad that disagreements between band members, particularly leader Joseph Byrd and others, about the band's future direction led to a break-up shortly after the album's release. It is also said it had limited commercial success at its time. But the album has stood the test of time for its uniqueness, to which I attribute its enduring relevance and elevation to a cult classic status.

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

4/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

2/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

Now this is a jazz album! This seminal jazz album by the legendary pianist Bill Evans has been praised for the symbiotic interplay between musicians. No wonder why it is often regarded as one of the finest live recordings in the genre.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Timeless militant reggae. I had never heard of Marcus Garvey and his work with UNIA. So it was a good listen and a history lesson.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

Channeling acid electronica, Kabbalah, and motherhood, Madonna’s 1998 reinvention stripped away the controversy of her past and became one of her most unexpectedly successful albums ("a mystical look at the universe and how small we are"). " Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/madonna-ray-of-light/ (accessed on June 1, 2024).

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

3/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

Murmur is the debut album of Athens, Georgia jangle pop quartet R.E.M. It was released on April 12, 1983 to major critical and popular acclaim – Rolling Stone magazine named it the top album of the year and it peaked at #36 on the Billboard album chart. Michael Stipe’s enigmatic singing and mysterious lyricism coupled with Peter Buck’s Byrds-esque guitar work turned into one of the most interestingly introverted albums of the 1980s alternative rock movement. The front cover depicts a field of kudzu – “the plant that ate the South” – a weed which grows so rapidly and aggressively that it overtakes any area it grows in and kills off all other plants around it. The back cover depicts a trestle in Athens which has since become famous for its association with this album – becoming known as the “Murmur Trestle”. It was saved from demolition in 2000 and again in 2012 due to its claim to fame. Source: https://genius.com/ (accessed on June 1, 2024).

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

5/5

This is a post-hartdcore sort of thing that represents the epitome of 90s lethargy. Cryptic lyrics, cool bass, f-ing great noise. I dig rockets are red the most.

Dire Straits

4/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

Skylarking

XTC

4/5

I really like the Beatles and creative music that escapes from the mainframe. Therefore, this album sounded like home.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

5/5

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

It has rhythm, it has poetry, it is fun, it is original, and it is unique.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

I loved this. I only knew one song, so it was nice to place it in the album. I listened to it in a loop while working and did not even notice it going around.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Peter Gabriel

3/5

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

Basket of Light

Pentangle

3/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

3/5

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

5/5

Five starts. No sleep it's a must in any list of the top live albums of all time.

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

A joy to listen to and a classic for the new millennium.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

4/5

A variety of sounds. Everything sharp.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Metallica

4/5

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

3/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

You can never go wrong with this one.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

2/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

2/5

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

4/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

Reminds me of the Brazilian band Bidê ou Balde.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

5/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

3/5

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

Lost Souls

Doves

4/5

Lost Souls provides a gentle electric massage to the ears and to the heart. It's a slightly acidic melon, to be appreciated with patience during a deliciously long train ride. You can definitely hug someone to this album, maybe brush their hair, and rub their back.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

You may not like the style, and you may not like to admit it, but this is, in fact, a historical album, and its tracks do pack a punch. Stan (feat. Dido) is hands down its most memorable track, and perhaps the one that best stood the test of time. But that opinion is polarizing. Like the album is.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Oh, the drama!

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Fresh and atemporal rock that puts many more popular rock albums to shame.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

This is very creative and original. Plus, it is fun to listen to. I really liked it!

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Although not my vibe, this album is beautifully recorded and packs several timeless hits. Sister Sledge has a unique style. Jump right in if you are looking for some dance-floor escapism.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

This is a historic album that any fan of heavy metal should listen to.

War

5/5

After making a name, U2 makes a point with War. This is their most confrontational album. A slap in the face of the audience, and a kick in the butt of the band that propelled it further. Plus, it sounds amazing.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

5/5

If anything on this album makes you think "huh, this sounds like a bunch of other stuff," that may be because this album influenced a bunch of other stuff. More than new music trends, they brought a whole aesthetic with them. Plus, it's super fun to listen to. Play this at your Halloween party.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

5/5

I got into a deep rabbit hole to figure out why people say this album is such a big enigma, and the fact that I spend so much time on it probably means I love it. Shoegazing vibes, not pop at all, and that is a good thing.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

This album sounds soooooo goooood! You can use it to test your stereo system.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

This is different, and I like it for it. Not my favorite style of music, but it has crisp strings, clear voice, and good beats.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

4/5

Some of the finest 1990s sounds.

Microshift

Hookworms

3/5

Very electronic, very fresh. Does not sound too obvious or predictive. Instead, it sounds unique.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

It is brilliant. No more to say. Five stars.

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

I feel like this is a quintessencial USA album, but in a good way.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

5/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

5/5

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

5/5

Historical!

New York Dolls

4/5

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

5/5

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

3/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

This is an album with diverse flavors and textures. And although you can guess the decade when it was recorded just by how it sounds, it also sounds pretty timeless. I listened to it many times, back-to-back, and it feels like a shame to listen to only a song at a time.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

I knew most of these songs but had never listened to the full album, which was a mistake I was happy to rectify.

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

Adele

5/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

5/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

3/5

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

2/5

A few tracks are memorable, but as a whole, I do not know enough music to appreciate their value.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

It sounds like the period it was recorded, but I would not call it dated. After all, it defined an era more than it was defined by it. It reminds me of progressive rock with lyrics. It feels fun and energizing, and the songs roll nicely, just as you want them to when you listen to an album in order.

Kenya

Machito

5/5

This album is a party!

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

I have been listening to this album for years, and it always feels fresh. I find it mysterious, seductive, and very captivating.