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523
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3.92
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130
5-Star Albums
48%
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2.8
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1319
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490
Written
94%
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vs Global
0.64
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3.92
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2010s
Favorite Decade
Post-punk
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UK
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opus Dei | 5 | 2.38 | +2.62 |
| Timeless | 5 | 2.53 | +2.47 |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free | 5 | 2.67 | +2.33 |
| Heaux Tales | 5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
| m b v | 5 | 2.71 | +2.29 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madman Across The Water | 2 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| Franz Ferdinand | 2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| Licensed To Ill | 2 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| Raising Hell | 2 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| On The Beach | 2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 4.83 | 4.22 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 | 4.11 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Metallica | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kraftwerk | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 4 | 3.67 |
| The Smiths | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| The Stooges | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
Popular Reviews
Kings of Leon
When it came out I would have given it 1 I hated it so much. Now that time has passed where I'm not forced to listen to it I can concede that at least the songwriting is quite good. It came at the end of and to me represents a full stop to the mid 00's era of bland mainstream indie bands. Now leave me alone and don't make me listen to it again. 2+/5
7 likes
Kendrick Lamar
Another masterpiece from Kendrick. I personally prefer GKMC as an album but this one is perhaps more culturally significant. It contains "Alright", which was then used in the black lives matter movement which started after the killing of Trayvon Martin and others, which is also referenced on this album. The album is densly packed with ideas that will take hundreds of listens to fully un pack. There's so much to discover in here. 5/5
4 likes
The Smashing Pumpkins
This album is excellent. There is not a dull moment on it. It is meticulously crafted, every song sets up the next one perfectly. Every sound is perfectly realised. Billy Corgan pretty much claims the fuzz pedal for himself with this album. The sound he creates with it is thick, gritty but smooth, dense, and immersive but it is never overwhelming and is frequently punctured by beautiful, glassy clean strat-through-valve-amp tones.
I first listened to this Album by renting it out from a library and ripping it onto my PC. I played it a lot in my youth. I bought a fuzz pedal pretty much because of this album. One of my favorite guitar pleasures is to play "Cherub Rock" through a cranked fuzz pedal, the feeling of power is immense and uplifting.
2 likes
Beatles
Another album packed with timeless classics. I love how the Beatles are never happy just making straightforward songs, they're always pushing and experimenting both conceptually and with instrumentation and production techniques. On this album there is frequent use of a moog synthesiser, She's So Heavy has white noise and heavy guitars and a structure that makes it sound 20 years ahead of it's time. Even Maxwell's Silver Hammer is great once you get past your initial reaction to the "granny music" melody and realise it's a song about a serial killer inspired by avant-garde theatre and the writings of French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry. There is so much to un pack with each listen. 5/5
1 likes
Public Enemy
Really great didn't quite hold my attention all the way through
1 likes