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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
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5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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Goo
Sonic Youth
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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S&M
Metallica
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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Parachutes
Coldplay
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
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5 | 3.53 | +1.47 |
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Follow The Leader
Korn
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4 | 2.65 | +1.35 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Berlin
Lou Reed
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1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
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1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
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1 | 3.01 | -2.01 |
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
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1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
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2 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
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1 | 2.9 | -1.9 |
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
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1 | 2.88 | -1.88 |
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
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1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
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1 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
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1 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.6 |
| Metallica | 4 | 4.75 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.5 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4.17 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Waits | 5 | 1.4 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 1.5 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 2 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 2.25 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Paul Simon | 1, 2, 4 |
5-Star Albums (33)
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Minutemen
2/5
I didn't hate this, but it began to wear thin. You get the sense that this was just buddies playing whatever weird idea came to mind and it goes way too long
4 likes
The Bees
4/5
Chill vibe. Enjoyable, though actually disliked the Minha Menina one that was so popular
3 likes
Skunk Anansie
4/5
Couple heavy riffs, pissed, melodic vocals. Really liked this one.
3 likes
Jamiroquai
2/5
Doesn't do much for me. Maybe a song or two, but the whole album is a bit much of the same.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (17)
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T. Rex
2/5
Knew Bang a Gong. Pretty standard early 70's sound with some bluesy riffs. Lyrics mostly nonsense, annoying at times.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Already knew this album. Sympathy for the Devil alone makes this a fantastic album.
The Kinks
2/5
Has that 60s folky vibe. Appreciate the influence, but too many la la las. Not my style for this era.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Super fun beat. Great energy.
Frank Ocean
4/5
Listened to Ocean off and on. Strong album, with some great tracks. Not my usual style/genre
Iron Maiden
5/5
Fantastic album. Can definitely see the influence that they expand on in later albums.
The 13th Floor Elevators
5/5
So good. Plenty of that dirty 60's sound, strong vocals, and amplified jug. Roller Coaster is my favorite of the album.
Morrissey
3/5
Melted into the background a bit. Pretty subdued pop rock sound. Definitely some Bowie influences. Pleasant, but nothing special.
4/5
Great album. Everyone knows this one.
The Go-Go's
4/5
I had only really listened to We Got the Beat. The rest of the album was surprisingly solid. Feels like there were some punk rock influences underneath an otherwise bright sound.
Minor Threat
3/5
Decent punk album that clearly served as an inspiration for later bands. Nothing overly standout. Very short album at only about 21 minutes, but on brand for punk songs.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Good overall. Some very Talking Heads bits throughout. Not one that I would listen to with regularity.
Metallica
5/5
No comments necessary.
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
For whatever reason, I went into this album assuming I wouldn't like it. I was wrong and ended up really liking the chilled, almost indie, sound.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Good album. Not my favorite from Mayfield.
Richard Thompson
3/5
Found this album after watching The Night House for the use of Calvary Cross. Calvary Cross is easily the best on the album, but decent overall (minus Beggar's Girl).
Rod Stewart
3/5
Nothing inherently wrong with the album. I just don't like Rod Stewart.
Lana Del Rey
4/5
Great sound. Not sure why this is not higher on her popular albums.
David Bowie
2/5
No idea why of all the Bowie albums this one is featured on the list. This may be my least favorite of them all and offers little to nothing new or influential compared to other albums.
The Stooges
3/5
Overall good album. Iggy never quite did it for me, but I can appreciate the songs.
The Byrds
3/5
It's Byrds. Mix of some weird psychedelic stuff with bland storytelling.
Skunk Anansie
4/5
Couple heavy riffs, pissed, melodic vocals. Really liked this one.
Eminem
3/5
Hard to believe that this was his first big album. He had already developed storylines and personas that appeared in later albums. Not a huge Eminem fan, but solid album.
The Who
3/5
Never have I looked up the supposed story of Tommy. It is bonkers. I've listened before without really paying attention and the album is much better knowing the rough storyline.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Good stuff. Solid live album.
Thin Lizzy
4/5
For not being a huge Thin Lizzy fan this live album has a lot of energy. Still in Love with You and Emerald are great on this album.
Bonnie Raitt
1/5
Very little I found enjoyable in this album. From country sounds to generic synth, just seemed to represent the worst of the 80s. Not sure why this is so acclaimed.
Missy Elliott
2/5
I like the beats on the album, less crazy about the vocals. For whatever reason I never developed an appreciation for that 90s R&B and rap sound.
Sister Sledge
2/5
Hard to stand listening to the song We Are Family at this point. Rest of the album is boring.
Soundgarden
5/5
RIP Chris Cornell
The Who
3/5
Nothing spectacular. I generally like live Who albums since I like the crowd interaction and their demeanor, but music on this one just isn't that special. With that said, the sound is good for a live album.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Nice alternative band. Good non-tuned type sound with lots of feedback and spacey vocals.
Paul Simon
1/5
Feels like a children's school album. Would much prefer listening to Simon and Garfunkel. This has all my least favorite of the 80s elements in the album.
Elastica
4/5
Great new wave/garage sound. Really liked the tempo of the whole album.
The National
4/5
I don't listen to the National often, but enjoyed this album. They aren't super dynamic, but what they do they do it well. Bloodbuzz is obviously a standout, but also liked Anyone's Ghost and Conversation 16.
Coldplay
4/5
Great album.
The Replacements
3/5
Good mix of that new wave punk. Few good tracks and a short album.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Bit of a darker sounding album, lots of intense songs. Really liked it.
R.E.M.
2/5
Definitely not my favorite from R.E.M. Nothing really stood out.
Sparks
3/5
Interesting to hear where This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us came from. Very odd album overall, but kind of fun.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Good album. For some reason I recalled this one being more dynamic vocally, but still powerful.
Elton John
3/5
Tiny Dancer is obviously great and Madman is also good. Indian Sunset is certainly a product of the times.
Justice
4/5
Great electronic album.
King Crimson
3/5
Trippy 60s music
Radiohead
4/5
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Always a good album. One of the few rap albums I like entire thing.
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Pretty much love everything Alex Turner does, so this was great.
The Prodigy
4/5
The Undertones
3/5
Not an overly special new wave type album. A lot of songs with a short run time.
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Pretty good for a new wave 80s album. Treason and Second Hand are good songs.
The Verve
3/5
Not sure why this is the album to make this list. It's fine, nothing standout.
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Interesting listen. Seemed like at least one of the songs was maybe a traditional song that served as the inspiration to A Lion Sleeps Tonight.
The Avalanches
4/5
Very much enjoy Avalanches. Not crazy about the expanded deluxe version of this album, but the standard stuff is great.
Air
3/5
Interesting to get a soundtrack. I liked the hook used in the electronic tracks and the last track is a cool sounding summary of the story.
Herbie Hancock
2/5
Nothing wrong with, just have to be in a mood for it.
Beatles
4/5
Black Flag
3/5
Punk albums are a mixed bag. I like the raw element to them, but production always seems lacking, even when intentionally rough sounding. I want to like it more, but it's just good.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Hard to believe how old this album is considering how many synthwave albums there are now. Great sound.
Alice In Chains
4/5
Great album.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Not a big Dylan fan. I found a few on here I liked, but so much is just nonsense folk music.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The Young Gods
2/5
I really wanted to like this. Weird industrial type rock and a lot of noise is always good, but something about the repetition of the backing track just gave me a headache.
Nina Simone
4/5
Very enjoyable listen. Unique styling and some powerful songs.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Paper Bag and Human were great. Definitely a mix of like a Bond theme and cabaret. Pretty good.
Kate Bush
2/5
This was a weird album with and often weird cadence, almost like marching music. Kate really likes to exaggerate her voice, which also adds to the weird.
Korn
4/5
One of my first experiences with "heavy" music was this album. Don't quite remember All in the Family being as bad as it was, but still a good album.
Femi Kuti
2/5
Fun beat, but overly long with very little distinction between songs.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Hazy Shade of Winter and America are great songs, but not enough to save the album for me.
Moby Grape
3/5
Annoying that most of this album is not on Spotify, but easy enough to listen. I like the sound, but sort of generic. Not sure what makes this one a standout.
Raekwon
3/5
Few decent songs, but just couldn't get fully into it.
The Who
3/5
There are some all-time songs on the album. Won't Get Fooled Again is incredible and Baba O'Riley is a favorite for most.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
I like this one more than most rap albums of the same time. Still not totally my music, but have to respect the production and lyrics.
Joy Division
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Excellent album. Impossible not to feel good listening.
Beatles
3/5
Some classic songs on the White Album, but I feel it is overly long with too many of the weird concept songs to listen all the way through on a regular basis.
Metallica
5/5
The symphony element to all of these songs is awesome. Very enjoyable listen.
Beck
3/5
Beck is good in small doses, like sprinkled through a playlist. Listening to a full album is like sitting in a Guitar Center and listening to kids try every setting on a synth.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Enjoyable listen
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Good energy. Started sounding like a standard punk album, but had a few interesting songs
Robbie Williams
2/5
Pretty vanilla.
KISS
3/5
Never my favorite band, but decent songs and a lot of energy. Detroit Rock City is great, everything else is decent.
Arcade Fire
4/5
I have listened to this one many times. Good album.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Not a fan of Costello. That said, not a bad album.
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Surprisingly fun album. Some dark lyrics and samples mixed in to an upbeat sound.
Small Faces
2/5
Good 60s rock, but pretty standard 60s rock (when they actually play). The story time pieces of the album are bizarre, and not in a good way.
Hole
4/5
OutKast
3/5
Couple great songs. Otherwise listening to a double album can get long.
Eagles
4/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
This seems to happen a lot - why is this the album that makes the list? It's good and I am sure there are more from Foo Fighters on the list, but this one doesn't highlight a lot of what has made Foo Fighters so great.
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
I can respect what he's doing, but the self-important talk singing just doesn't hold a lot of appeal for me.
The Doors
3/5
I used to love the Doors when I was younger. I can't say I like them as much, but Break on Through and The End are still great songs.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Well composed album. Chill listen.
The Band
3/5
The Weight is still a great song. Rest of the album is okay.
ABBA
4/5
I almost want to dislike it, but it's good. Almost every song is catchy and varied enough to keep the album interesting.
The Temptations
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Never heard of them before. Pretty enjoyable.
Happy Mondays
3/5
Felt like I would have liked this more, but it just didn't grab me for most of the album.
Arcade Fire
3/5
This is the third Arcade Fire album I have gotten on this list. They're a good band, but I don't know about three albums out of 1,001. That said, this is another good album.
Kanye West
3/5
Respect the music, but dislike Kanye.
Fred Neil
4/5
Relaxing album, even if I was eaten by flies while listening.
Boards of Canada
4/5
Cool electronic album. Lot of dark tones and use of static voices
Beatles
4/5
One of my favorites of the bunch.
Johnny Cash
3/5
The cover of Hurt gets a 5, rest of the album not so much.
Cat Stevens
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Heroes is good, the rest of the album is fine.
Bad Brains
3/5
Above-average punk album.
Violent Femmes
4/5
Actually never listened to this full album. It's really good.
Steely Dan
2/5
I would guess Can't Buy a Thrill is in the list, but still not sure why this the pick. Just seemed a little bland
Lorde
3/5
Great sound. Lorde still not one of my favorite. Pure Heroine is probably the better overall album.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
I have enjoyed most of the 90s electronic albums on this list so far. Not so much for this one.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Beatles
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
This album is ridiculously good. Especially for a debut.
Linkin Park
5/5
Quite possibly my favorite album of all time.
Carole King
5/5
Really strong album.
De La Soul
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Better Dylan than most albums, but still not super interesting.
Joy Division
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
Solid album. Little weird to have it come up the day after the Queen actually dies
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Good blues album
Alice Cooper
2/5
I used to listen to the song Schools Out when I was younger. Rest of the album doesn't match the energy.
Jeff Beck
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Better than I thought it would be.
Pixies
4/5
Awesome album. I like this one more than Surfer Rosa.
Peter Frampton
3/5
SZA
4/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Friends would probably be mad, but I just do not like the Beastie Boys
The Black Crowes
3/5
Listened to this one a lot growing up.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Don't care much for jazz, but it was good jazz
Ryan Adams
2/5
No hate to Ryan Adams but this album has no business on this list. This is so generic and boring that it is hard to imagine why anyone would need to listen to this. I can only imagine this became culturally significant given it's release around 9/11.
The Cure
3/5
I like the Cure, just not too many standouts on this album.
Ray Charles
4/5
The Sonics
4/5
Short album, but it is packed with either independently awesome songs or the bases for covers
Donovan
3/5
Season of the Witch is great. Rest of album is good
The Pogues
4/5
16 year old me probably would have been obsessed with this album. Still enjoyable.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
It sounds nice, just not for me.
Beastie Boys
2/5
Eminem
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Nothing wrong it, just plain. Come on Eileen isn't enough to save a whole album.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Respect for the old country. Still not something I would go back and listen to
CHIC
3/5
Enjoyed at times, but honestly maybe a little long for the genre
Portishead
3/5
Not bad, but yet another 90s electronic-type album. Not sure why there are so many
Elton John
4/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Pretty decent. I don't think it's an album that everyone needs to hear, though
Brian Eno
1/5
I must not be cool enough to understand this album. It makes sense that it's weird with Byrne involved, but just too much for me.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Better than the other Dylan albums so far
B.B. King
3/5
Pentangle
2/5
It's Ren Fair-Rock with songs mixed in that have nothing to do with the medieval themes. It doesn't sound bad, but an odd album.
Jamiroquai
2/5
Doesn't do much for me. Maybe a song or two, but the whole album is a bit much of the same.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I somehow did not know this band did Stay with Me and not just Rod Stewart. Recognized vocals immediately on starting the album.
Nick Drake
2/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
It's just boring. Just makes we want to listen to proper Pink Floyd
Faith No More
3/5
Queen Latifah
2/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Beatles
4/5
John Martyn
3/5
Didn't hate it. Distinct voice.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Strange album. Kind of all over the place from a style perspective.
AC/DC
5/5
3/5
Weirdly pretty good
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Solange
3/5
I think I liked it enough. May be worth another listen
Sonic Youth
3/5
Big Black
4/5
Unhinged, but I like it.
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
It's interesting and pretty much sounds like the stock music to every movie set in India. Not something I would listen to on a regular basis.
The Byrds
4/5
Pavement
4/5
Very solid album. This is my sweet spot, so probably biased.
Janis Joplin
3/5
Good album. I had never really listened to anything but the hits and Me and Bobby McGee never really did it for me. This was pretty good.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Doves
4/5
Enjoyable album. Maybe not a must-hear. Had a Coldplay vibe to it.
Brian Wilson
2/5
Generally dislike Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. I can only handle the sound for so long.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Good 80s album. Not something I would listen to on a regular basis
Bobby Womack
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Great album
Nirvana
5/5
Really great collection of songs and you get some jokes from Cobain.
The Fall
3/5
Kind of a weird one. Restrained punk sound with a bit more melody than you would expect.
Taylor Swift
3/5
I don't listen to Taylor Swift very often. Didn't know she had an album this somber
JAY Z
2/5
Arrested Development
2/5
I really just don't care about early 90s hip hop.
k.d. lang
3/5
Mj Cole
2/5
Yet another 90s/early 2000 electronic album...
Green Day
4/5
John Grant
2/5
Awful album. An occasionally interesting hook, but didn't enjoy the vast majority of this album.
Lou Reed
1/5
I just do not care about Lou Reed. Boring album
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Never really gave Def Leppard a chance. Thought it was lame, but that was actually a pretty good album
Various Artists
2/5
I can't stand Christmas music, but if I am going to listen to it, this is probably the best of it.
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
George Michael
2/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Suede
4/5
T. Rex
2/5
Ice Cube
4/5
3/5
Fishbone
2/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
This would have been a blast to attend, but limited appeal on an album
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
The Band
3/5
Anthrax
4/5
Primal Scream
2/5
Not pure electronic, but yet another 90s electronic album
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Very relaxing
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Oh look, another 90s electronic album
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Somewhat interesting. Liked some of it, some was irritating. Mostly unhinged
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Just doesn't do anything for me. It all sounds similar and very sappy lyrics
50 Cent
3/5
Better than I expected. Surprised there is nothing mentioning that the song "Back Down" just uses Goblin's "Suspira" as a backing track.
Billy Joel
3/5
A few good Joel songs. Just hard to listen to a straight album of Joel
2/5
I like Yes, but did not enjoy this album
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
The Triffids
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
New Order
4/5
Leftfield
2/5
Not even the worst one, but continuing to strike down the multitude of 90s electronic on this list.
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Neat album. A lot of variety.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Great Deep Purple album. Child in Time is awesome
FKA twigs
4/5
Chicago
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Gang Of Four
4/5
The Boo Radleys
4/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
Just didn't do much for me. Pleasant for a few songs, but gets old
Willie Nelson
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Adele
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Fame is an all time song. The rest just lack something
Pantera
3/5
First thing, fuck that Nazi Anselmo. The album is still a classic, but definitely thinking twice about listening
Elbow
3/5
ABBA
3/5
I am most impressed with how clean and loud the production is on ABBA albums. It's always so crisp
David Bowie
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Nice album. Pretty different from what I have heard previously from Nick Cave
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Steely Dan
2/5
This one doesn't do much for me. Definitely prefer Can't Buy a Thrill
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Cypress Hill
3/5
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Maybe for tripping in a basement, but this album just doesn't hit at 10am on a Tuesday.
Goldie
1/5
This list far far far over values the significance of 90s electronic. So many of these sound so similar without offering anything new or groundbreaking to the genre. Album isn't as bad as this rating, but it's just too much of the same on this list
The War On Drugs
4/5
Pixies
4/5
The Offspring
4/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Gotan Project
3/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Not sure why this one just hit me the right way. I normally can't stand most country
Miles Davis
4/5
Excellent
The Zombies
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Very good. Particularly impressed with The Windmills of Your Mind.
Suicide
2/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
SAULT
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Definitely has influences and influenced later music. Felt it fall a little flat.
Queen
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Couldn't get it into this.
Sugar
4/5
The Adverts
5/5
Really good. Felt ahead of its time for a punk sound.
Cream
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Hole
4/5
Little Simz
4/5
Little Richard
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Unique and a little weird, but cool album
Tito Puente
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Better than I was anticipating
Mercury Rev
3/5
Neu!
2/5
Perfectly pleasant to listen to, but why does it make this list?
Tina Turner
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Prince
3/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Eagles
4/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Fiona Apple
2/5
Did not enjoy this at all
Brian Eno
3/5
Shack
3/5
Liked it, but just didn't have the something unique to take it over the top
The Smiths
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Koffi Olomide
2/5
The Residents
1/5
Weird
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Good jazz album
The Cars
4/5
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
U2
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
Pleasant
Beck
3/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
I remembered this album being corny, but it was so much better than I remember
Blue Cheer
4/5
The Cure
3/5
Calexico
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Really good. Pretty mild for a psychedelic album
Metallica
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Fall
2/5
Slipknot
4/5
Pavement
4/5
Frank Zappa
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
5/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Better of the ones so far. Still not my favorite artist
The Police
2/5
Message is great, rest of the album wasn't
Goldfrapp
3/5
Pleasant listen. Nothing really standout
The Killers
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Pleasant jazz album. Little bland
Dolly Parton
3/5
Solomon Burke
4/5
Dead Kennedys
3/5
The Clash
3/5
Buzzcocks
3/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Good, but bland. Hard to believe anyone could put this ahead of Nevermind
The Doors
4/5
I've cooled on the Doors a lot over time, but this album still has classics
Steely Dan
4/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Funkadelic
3/5
The xx
4/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
The Cramps
2/5
This should fit for me, but the album just didn't hit.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Solid for a first album, but know what comes leads to a lower overall rating as their style developed
Pixies
3/5
George Harrison
4/5
The Bees
4/5
Chill vibe. Enjoyable, though actually disliked the Minha Menina one that was so popular
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Certainly a vibe and style. Enjoyable enough to listen, but maybe not a full album
John Lennon
3/5
3/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Undoubtedly a good vocalist. Just not for me.
Finley Quaye
3/5
Gene Clark
2/5
Nothing wrong with it. Just boring
Ute Lemper
2/5
Supergrass
3/5
AC/DC
5/5
Santana
4/5
GZA
3/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Ramones
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
I recalled this being a better album
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Bruce Springsteen is not my favorite, but this is a good overall album
Eels
3/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
3/5
This was almost a 4. Good album, some of the more theatrical songs bring it down a bit
R.E.M.
4/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
The Incredible String Band
2/5
This was a struggle to get through for 49 minutes. At times felt like a joke.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Elvis Costello
2/5
Didn't like him when I saw him live and still don't
Blondie
3/5
Heart of Glass is a standout, but overall just good not great
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Boring, overlong songs. I get Springsteen's thing most of the time, but these just felt like pretty generic country/rock songs
Bob Dylan
3/5
Pretty good for a Bob Dylan album. I usually get tired of it pretty quick, but this was the right mix of music and incoherent lyrics
Deep Purple
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Great sounds. Near a 4, but just not quite enough to get over a 3
The Slits
2/5
Not as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be, but not great. Heard it Through the Grapevine was a solid cover
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
There is jazz worth listening to, but this just feels so bland
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Excellent jazz album
Ray Price
3/5
Not bad for an old-timey country album. Still not my favorite, but good for what it was
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Lots of big band and jazz lately
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Why are her albums so long?
The Crusaders
2/5
Pretty boring for a jazz album.
Parliament
3/5
Tortoise
2/5
I can recognize the influence, but just not all that interesting. There are better examples of post-rock that take the idea to the next level
R.E.M.
4/5
Excellent album. Don't know how I missed "I Remember California", but instantly had to play those riffs on guitar.
Oasis
4/5
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
This was a lot more enjoyable than I thought. A few great riffs throughout
Tom Waits
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
I get the significance. Just overall boring
Thundercat
3/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Pleasant. Interested to see ratings since music compared to elevator/lobby music is always shit on, but this is like the original elevator/lobby music
Black Sabbath
4/5
Common
2/5
The Damned
3/5
Yes
4/5
The Fall
3/5
A bit experimental, but never went too far into the weird
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Minutemen
2/5
I didn't hate this, but it began to wear thin. You get the sense that this was just buddies playing whatever weird idea came to mind and it goes way too long
PJ Harvey
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Supergrass
4/5
Duke Ellington
2/5
George Michael
2/5
Unfair to George Michael, but this album gave me a massive headache. Even at its best, though, still not great
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
System Of A Down
4/5
Love this album
Ride
4/5
Surprised I had not heard this before
The Vines
4/5
Gram Parsons
2/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Joanna Newsom
1/5
Dear God, save me from this
Bob Dylan
2/5
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Pretty, but not for me
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Found this annoying
Ray Charles
3/5
Pleasant, but sounds relatively the same throughout.
Napalm Death
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Not totally sure why this album is on here. There are other bands that sound almost identical and made a much larger impact
James Taylor
3/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Van Morrison
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Very theatrical sounding, not in a good way
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Good tone. Overly long with some really weird ideas thrown into the album
Prince
2/5
I can fully recognize that Prince is talented. The album is just painfully 80s.
Heaven 17
2/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Really strange, but better than the other album
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4/5
David Crosby
3/5
Ravi Shankar
3/5
The explanation of the music and themes in the album actually upped the rating for me
Germs
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
2/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
OutKast
3/5
There are some greats on this album, but dragged down by length and some filler
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Impressed with sound quality and production
Morrissey
4/5
Love The Smiths and Morrissey solo still scratches that itch
Tim Buckley
2/5
Fugees
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Kanye West
3/5
Erykah Badu
2/5
Van Halen
3/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
So much background mouth harp.
The Pharcyde
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Steve Earle
1/5
Seriously sounds like the most generic country possible. Is it the first of the generic country so it makes the list? Very much doubt it
Common
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Just didn't work for me
Simply Red
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Mott The Hoople
2/5
Not terrible, but didn't sound particularly impressive
The Verve
4/5
Richard Hawley
2/5
Haircut 100
2/5
Tears For Fears
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
U2
3/5
U2 just doesn't do much for me
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Vocal really let this one down. Instrumental was fun, but just too long
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Who
2/5
I Can See for Miles is great, but the rest of the album is lacking
Radiohead
4/5
Marilyn Manson
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Rush
3/5
Television
3/5
Nico
1/5
This has to be like the 6th to 7th Renaissance-core album that is on this list. This album really sucked
The Beta Band
3/5
This could be any number of bands. Pretty generic, but not offensive
Turbonegro
3/5
Britney Spears
3/5
George Jones
3/5
Still don't like country, but this is the stuff I have an easier time tolerating
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Nico already got a 1 for the solo album, and she further reduced the rating on this one
Jurassic 5
3/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
No clue why this album is included. This is also super weak to be classified as hard rock and metal
TV On The Radio
3/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
CHIC
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
I still find it hard to understand why so many bands of this era were into the renaissance-core sound, but this was at least better than the others
Daft Punk
3/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
The Doors
3/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
It's not bad music, it just does nothing for me. It all starts to blend together outside of a few standouts
Laura Nyro
2/5
The Who
3/5
Röyksopp
2/5
Very boring electronic
ZZ Top
4/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Honestly a pretty pleasant surprise of an 80s album
Elliott Smith
4/5
Rufus Wainwright
1/5
I don't know if it is just fatigue after 500+ albums, but I don't have time for this uninspired bullshit. What does this album offer that sets it with the 1,001+ you need to hear? It's like a bad one-man play mixed with early 2000 alternative. Sorry if I am being too harsh, Rufus.
The Cardigans
3/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
TLC
2/5
The Coral
3/5
Not the worst. Very pirate-y in feel
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
The Youngbloods
4/5
This may have been mood-dependent, but this was nice
Prince
2/5
Feels dirty, but I struggle so much to get into Prince. There was so little I enjoyed to this album
Doves
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Orbital
2/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Green Day
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Loving the cover and didn't hate the album
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Roni Size
2/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Just feels like one long long song. Hardly goes anywhere throughout the album
Black Sabbath
3/5
Not my favorite
Nirvana
5/5
American Music Club
3/5
Madonna
2/5
Of all the Madonna, why is this one to make the list
Method Man
3/5
Jungle Brothers
2/5
Does nothing for me
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Sick of this experimental shit
The Stone Roses
4/5
Didn't do anything particularly special, but I like it
Pretenders
3/5
Madonna
2/5
Gorillaz
5/5
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Super 80s, but the right kind for me
The Associates
2/5
Faust
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Little psychedelic, but pretty enjoyable
Dusty Springfield
3/5
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Ozomatli
2/5
Paul Simon
2/5
The Monkees
3/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Felt disjointed stylistically. A little boring
Nirvana
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
Never knew who did Groove is in the Heart. Still not enough to make me care about this one.
Jacques Brel
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Not 36 Chambers, but pretty decent
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Question a concert in a prison, but sure sounded like everyone was having a good time
Living Colour
4/5
John Prine
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Yep, still don't like Elvis Costello
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Blur
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Calming. Makes sense to include if this is basically the first of its kind.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Thought it would get old fast, but actually was enjoyable all the way through
Beach House
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Wire
3/5
Otis Redding
4/5
The Specials
4/5
Bad Company
3/5
N.E.R.D
3/5
This was way different than I was expecting. I liked it
Don McLean
3/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Beck
3/5
MGMT
4/5
Screaming Trees
3/5
Van Morrison
2/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Pulp
3/5
4/5
Oasis copies are probably overrepresented on this list, but won't penalize Oasis for doing it the best
Deep Purple
2/5
Not out of dislike for Deep Purple, this was just a weak album. Usually from a live album you want more of the energy, but this feels hollow
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Cheap Trick
4/5
MC Solaar
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
4/5
Crazy long, but I liked it
John Martyn
2/5
The Kinks
2/5
Maybe just the day, but this was annoying almost the whole way through
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Number and Run to the Hills are solid classics
Pere Ubu
2/5
Fugazi
4/5
Björk
3/5
Weird, but not not enjoyable
3/5
I like it out of nostalgia reasons, but most of this album is terrible
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Not a bad album. Just not particularly exciting
Merle Haggard
3/5
The xx
3/5
4/5
A very long live album, but probably the most enjoyable I have heard for Bob Dylan. Maybe just in the right mood for it
Massive Attack
3/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
Revelator was a great song, rest of the album was okay
Beth Orton
3/5
Not quite a 4, but liked it
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I'm sure there is an audience, but just can't stand Costello. Not unlistenable, but no good for me
The White Stripes
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
3/5
John Coltrane
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
So dark. So good
The Libertines
3/5
Not bad, not particularly special
Skepta
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
This sounds like a parody album on South Park. How did people take this seriously
Baaba Maal
3/5
Destiny's Child
3/5
So long, but still pretty entertaining
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Supertramp
3/5
Red Snapper
2/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Holy shit this is long and pointless. This is why editing is required when you have an idea. Can't just throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
Dion
2/5
Doesn't really do anything of note
Randy Newman
3/5
For some reason wanted to hate this. It's a bit shocking at times, but the satire is there
Love
2/5
Steve Winwood
2/5
Absolute snooze
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Yes
4/5
Al Green
3/5
Dr. Dre
4/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
I'm sure this came from a place following the accident, but not particularly fun to listen to
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Just okay. In Your Eyes was not as good as I remembered.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Why so much Kings of Leon on the list?
Stan Getz
3/5
Perfectly pleasant to listen to
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Just nothing on here was interesting. Overall bland
Air
3/5
Weather Report
2/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
Japan
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
5/5
This was great. Honestly hard to believe this is from late 80s
Tom Waits
1/5
Oh, look! Fucking Tom Waits again. How can this be enjoy unironically?
Tim Buckley
4/5
Don't know that this was that significant, but for some reason I enjoyed the vibe(raphone)
Robert Wyatt
2/5
The Charlatans
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
The Gun Club
3/5
Have heard multiple albums similar to this on the list so far, but this was still enjoyable
Happy Mondays
2/5
William Orbit
3/5
Calming vibe, but doesn't feel special in anyway
Cornershop
2/5
That was pretty terrible
Machito
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
This was solid. Tough call between 3 or 4, but a fun rock blues sound, good energy, and the hour length doesn't overstay its welcome
The Divine Comedy
1/5
I couldn't take it. This sounded like the worst attempt at creating mildly offensive show tunes. Not a single thing works on this album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I do not like Elvis Costello, but this probably the most tolerable of his works
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Didn't hate it, but hard to take Cohen's "thing" seriously at times. Especially during Jazz Police
The The
3/5
Dr. Octagon
3/5
Weird how many sci-fi hip-hop albums are out there. Not bad, but overstays its welcome a bit
David Ackles
2/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Laibach
2/5
2/5
This pace was stressful
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Still one of the worst live performances I have ever seen. Album not terrible
Motörhead
3/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Had heard some of the bigger songs before. Overall good for an 80s album
The Auteurs
4/5
This wasn't groundbreaking, but I did enjoy it. Gave a Death Cab vibe before Death Cab.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Worse REM
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
The Police
3/5
Some weird songs on this one
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Paint it Black and Under My Thumb almost feel out of place with the rest of the album.
The Modern Lovers
3/5
David Holmes
2/5
Not very interesting electronic
Anita Baker
3/5
Saint Etienne
2/5
The Specials
2/5
Klaxons
4/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Not bad for some psychedelic folk. Hard to not hear this as just Bob Dylan
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Madness
2/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Lightning Bolt
2/5
I once saw an opener who wailed on an electrified bassoon for 20 minutes. It sounded a lot like this
Norah Jones
3/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
Always happy to hear Damon Albarn
Pink Floyd
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
This felt like multiple bands in one. All over the place in terms of feel and genre.
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Can
2/5
Hot Chip
3/5
Carpenters
4/5
Heard this a lot growing up. Enjoyable listen
The Soft Boys
3/5
Cool influences, but all sort of blended together due to length of album
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Slipknot
3/5
Listened to this a lot back in high school. Still like heavy music but this just didn't quite hold up
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Not offensive in any way. Just kind of boring. Might take a random song here or there, but a whole album just blends together
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Mike Ladd
2/5
Not sure who was working on their album first, but Deltron 3030 did a future trip-hop album so much better than this
Missy Elliott
3/5
Definitely not the target audience for this, but not bad
Beyoncé
2/5
Surfboard. Surfboard
Björk
3/5
Django Django
4/5
fIREHOSE
3/5
Lambchop
3/5
The Shamen
2/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
The Stranglers
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
On one hand I didn't hate it, but it also sounds like a number of other country western albums
10cc
3/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
I don't usually like Elvis. That was good
Eric Clapton
3/5
Spiritualized
3/5
The Black Keys
4/5
This was a big album for me. Lost some of its luster
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Length lowered the rating for me, but still enjoyed. Felt like driving with my mom
Johnny Cash
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Kind of nice to get an album with some of the deeper cuts. Overall good, but not amazing
Talking Heads
3/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
Definitely tried something.
The Smiths
4/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
The Pogues
3/5
3/5
U2 does nothing for me. That said, this had some of the better songs
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
I like this style. Just felt over inclusive to add this in addition to Loveless
D'Angelo
2/5
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Marvin Gaye
2/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
The Dictators
2/5
I guess this is earlyish in 1975 for this kind of attitude, but not a great album
M.I.A.
2/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Maxwell
3/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
Big Star
2/5
Weirdly sexual, boring, uninspired
Sabu
2/5
Magazine
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Blur
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Darkness
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
Liked it at the beginning. Overstays its welcome.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Delightful
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Sonic Youth
5/5
Spacemen 3
2/5
Nas
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Culture Club
2/5
Ian Dury
2/5
Maybe just accent, but sounds weirdly like Damon Albarn
Peter Tosh
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Randy Newman
2/5
Multiple albums from Randy Newman does not seem necessary
Michael Jackson
3/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
Slade
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Beep boop
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Not incredible, but inoffensive chill electronica with good vocals
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Such a calming album
Metallica
4/5
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Not that there was anything wrong with this, but doesnt feel crucial as an album. Guy is a talented musician, but there seem to be a lot of these types of albums
Barry Adamson
2/5
Glad he got a job out of this, but if we need to include a soundtrack, why not include a legendary one to an actual movie?
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Like Beck and Sublime combined. Not the best, but it seems like a window into the 90s
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Bill Callahan
2/5
On the boring side. Felt like Cohen. Definitely did not give a country vibe - more folky.
The La's
3/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Unfortunately very boring. The Dead seriously benefit from live energy, the ability to jam for 15 minutes, and drugs
The Lemonheads
2/5
Not that bad, but is pretty boring and does nothing to establish itself as a must-hear album
Sebadoh
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Hives
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
The Byrds
2/5
Silver Jews
2/5
Motörhead
4/5
All gas, no brake
CHVRCHES
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Had some songs and styles I didn't expect from the Beach Boys
Aerosmith
3/5
Slint
3/5
Venom
3/5
Joan Baez
3/5
Fatboy Slim
2/5
No idea why there needs to be another Fatboy Slim album on this list
The Beach Boys
2/5
Mekons
2/5
Morrissey
2/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Very lounge feel
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
Big Star
3/5
Love
2/5
Stand out for Live and Let Live, but the rest was just okay psychedelic stuff
XTC
2/5
Jeez, this was annoying
Roxy Music
2/5
Sade
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
The Streets
2/5
DJ Shadow
2/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Talk Talk
3/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
Rod Stewart
2/5
The Thrills
3/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Did not do much for me
Orange Juice
2/5
808 State
2/5
Queen
3/5
Tricky
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Lovely album. Surprised me how good this was
a-ha
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Underworld
2/5
Another 90s electronic. Surely one of these mattered more than others
3/5
The album grew on me as it went. Pretty good overall
The Byrds
3/5
Didn't know The Byrds went country
Digital Underground
2/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Sounds fine. Unremarkable. Kind of sounds like Men at Work and other 80s contemporaries.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Totally recognize and appreciate the foundation that old hip hop set, but it is not for me. Boring lyrics, boring backing track, boring delivery
Hawkwind
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
The Clash
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Suede
2/5
2Pac
4/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Absolutely fucking not. A third one of these pieces of shit?
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Gold track after gold track
Wilco
4/5
The Roots
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Not good, but it could work as ambient if you're hardly listening
Adele
3/5
Well produced, just isn't as interesting as some of the earlier albums
Ash
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Ice T
2/5
Khaled
2/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Sort of a fun album
Coldplay
5/5
Tori Amos
3/5
Björk
3/5
It's not bad by any means, but it is shocking that it became relatively mainstream
Portishead
4/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Burning Spear
4/5
The The
2/5
John Cale
3/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Doesn't sound bad, but certainly not interesting. Plus seeing this guy is terrible
Marty Robbins
3/5
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Kind of sounded like the same song over and over again.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Buck Owens
2/5
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Pulp
3/5
Julian Cope
2/5
Can't find a single reason why this would be an essential album to listen to
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
3/5
N.W.A.
4/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Garbage
4/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Kanye West
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Stereolab
4/5
Orbital
2/5
Incubus
4/5
Bon Jovi
3/5
M.I.A.
2/5
So many noises. The fact that there are two M.I.A. albums is insane.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Better than the other album, but still terrible.
Janet Jackson
2/5
Wild Beasts
2/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Dr. John
2/5
The Monks
2/5
Ministry
3/5
Simple Minds
2/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Boston
4/5
This one plays like a greatest hits
The White Stripes
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
This was a lot more fun than I thought. I was close on giving it a 4
Eurythmics
3/5
Genesis
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Stereo MC's
3/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Genesis
2/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Cool to get Exorcist and then just isn't that interesting
Massive Attack
4/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
The Mars Volta
4/5
James Brown
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
UB40
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Van Halen
4/5
Slayer
3/5
Hookworms
3/5
Enjoyable enough but doesn't sound wildly different from any other indie album.
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Wilco
3/5
Doesn't do much for me
The Temptations
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Dirty Projectors
2/5
New Order
3/5
David Gray
2/5
So boring. What is influential about this?
Megadeth
3/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
The Style Council
2/5
Moby
3/5
Nostalgic for a few of these. Still ends up repetitive