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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Hour | 5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
| Soul Mining | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
| Stephen Stills | 5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
| Mermaid Avenue | 5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
| Chicago Transit Authority | 5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| Scissor Sisters | 5 | 3.23 | +1.77 |
| Let It Be | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| S&M | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
| Live At The Star Club, Hamburg | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesiac | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
| The Downward Spiral | 1 | 3.34 | -2.34 |
| Closer | 1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
| The Boatman's Call | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| The Hour Of Bewilderbeast | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| I'm Your Man | 1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| NEU! 75 | 1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| Murder Ballads | 1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
| The Colour Of Spring | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| La Revancha Del Tango | 1 | 3.04 | -2.04 |
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Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.8 | 4.13 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 | 4.11 |
| The Who | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| David Bowie | 8 | 4 | 3.73 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 1.5 | 2.14 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1.33 | 2.17 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| The Fall | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Joy Division | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Sepultura | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 2 | 2.43 |
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
5-Star Albums (88)
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Christina Aguilera
4/5
It’s a long album, but you can choose any song and be blown away by her talent. Definitely changed my view of her, since I always just had her a generic pop star in my head. My bad.
9 likes
Neu!
1/5
The first theee songs sound like they could be the background to a guided meditation. Nothing special, but pleasant listening.
The next three songs erase any good will and totally shift gears. More electronic, more upbeat, more lyrics (barely).
Two halves, neither of which did anything amazing for me.
3 likes
Spacemen 3
1/5
Au contraire, I did not have to listen to this before I died.
2 likes
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Eagles
4/5
Hotel California (song) is amazing. Rest is pretty good. Wasted Time is a solid anthem
Motörhead
3/5
Exactly what you expect for an album that starts with Ace of Spades.
The Pogues
4/5
Good Irish drinking music. Felt like what would happen if you gave a pub band from the 1300s modern day instruments.
Missy Elliott
3/5
This is a Missy Elliott exclusive.
Appreciated the monologues and the songs were mostly fine. Not my typical genre but I could see myself throwing this on again.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Just felt pretentious and too much for me. Occasionally a song or two would have good moments, but not enough to bring me back to this one.
Nick Drake
2/5
Just couldn’t get into it. Enjoyed the sound of it, but the lyrics just didn’t grab me.
Elastica
4/5
Talk Talk
1/5
Outside of a few good melodies, I got nothing out of this one.
Fever Ray
1/5
Badly Drawn Boy
1/5
Coldplay
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
Joy Division
1/5
While I understand why some feel strong emotions about this album, this isn’t something I enjoy listening to at all.
N.W.A.
3/5
The energy of this album is terrific. Even if it hasn’t aged perfectly, you get the message of how they felt in that time.
Taylor Swift
4/5
Really love this version of Taylor. Think I prefer Folklore to this one, but the vibe is one of my favorites
Gene Clark
2/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Enjoyable enough, but definitely gets dull at times and doesn’t quite earn the length of the jams.
2/5
It’s fine, but nothing that hasn’t been done better or less juvenilely.
Neu!
1/5
The first theee songs sound like they could be the background to a guided meditation. Nothing special, but pleasant listening.
The next three songs erase any good will and totally shift gears. More electronic, more upbeat, more lyrics (barely).
Two halves, neither of which did anything amazing for me.
The Zombies
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Not my favorite Bowie album, but still a really good album.
Jacques Brel
2/5
A fun listen, just for the voice and the showy feel of it. But it’s pretty simplistic and being another language makes me unlikely to return to it anytime soon.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This is one where I just go really? Really? There wasn’t another album out there more influential or, just better? Hard to believe. It makes me look back at some other 1s I’ve given and realize they should’ve been 2s.
David Bowie
3/5
Not my favorite Bowie, but still a lot to like. The piano rock vibes that come out in this album are really fun.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Great energy in this album and Sabotage is an all time get pumped song.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
AC/DC
5/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Third Beastie Boys in under three weeks. Middle of them, between Paul’s Boutique and Ill Communication
John Prine
3/5
Grizzly Bear
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
I appreciate that when music is in a different language, it’s just a vibe check. And this one passes
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Dennis Wilson
2/5
The Cardigans
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
Kanye West
4/5
First four songs are one of the best album openers ever. Rest of the album doesn’t keep that level but still good overall.
Justice
3/5
Frank Zappa
4/5
Perfect blend of groovy and weird. Will definitely listen again
Eminem
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Orange Juice
3/5
If David Bowie had 50% less lyrics and 150% more sax.
Elbow
2/5
Too gloomy to enjoy that much
Aphex Twin
3/5
DJ Shadow
2/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Just another random songwriter album that fill the thousand albums. It’s nothing special, I’m not sure why it’s on the list, but it’s not bad or anything. Just a resounding meh
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Genesis
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5/5
Maybe a boomer take, but I really love a simple album like this. All songs are straightforward, short, and catchy. Just don’t make them like this anymore I feel.
The Avalanches
2/5
The Stooges
2/5
Definitely before it time. Would never guess this was 1970. But ultimately, not quite my style.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Gang Starr
2/5
The Mars Volta
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Country Joe & The Fish
4/5
The name of the album and the band, combined with the album cover, gave me a pretty clear idea of what the music would be. It did not disappoint.
Soul II Soul
3/5
The Verve
3/5
The Who
5/5
Haven’t listened to this since high school, but man, Keith Moon is a monster in this one. Great energy for the whole thing with a few really excellent songs outside of the titular one.
Adele
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Simple and cool.
T. Rex
2/5
Wilco
4/5
A few really good songs on this one. Love Wilco
Q-Tip
2/5
New York Dolls
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Always loved this album. Paranoid is an underrated all time song.
The Pharcyde
2/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
The Temptations
5/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I love this album for many reasons, but the perfect use of piano and saxophone might be the biggest one.
The Cure
2/5
Björk
2/5
Travis
3/5
If I had heard this in high school, probably would’ve liked it way more.
Beck
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Steely Dan is great but I still feel that I can never name any single song outside of Reelin in the Years.
Pixies
2/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Sabu
3/5
Straight bongo vibes
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Eric Clapton
4/5
3/5
Prog rock is just so weird. Sometimes I’m really grooving to it, and other times I’m rolling my eyes
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Miles Davis
5/5
A perfect jazz album. Great tunes for each song and then the solos are wonderful.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Buck Owens
4/5
Pleasantly surprised by this one. Old style country doesn’t always appeal to me but the lyrics were good and it wasn’t too much a caricature of country either.
Machito
4/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Mj Cole
1/5
Sounded like the music to the Multiplayer levels of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
I can see what they’re going for… but it’s not fun to listen to at all
D'Angelo
3/5
Hole
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
T. Rex
4/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
I always have thought of Sam Cooke as a calm, soothing sound. This was an emery I didn’t realize he had and is making me dive into him even more. Such a fun listen.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Billie Holiday
2/5
Incredible talent but just not my favorite style of music. Feel bad giving this rating
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Various Artists
5/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
The Who
4/5
Madness
2/5
The Doors
4/5
ABBA
3/5
Boston
5/5
Soft Cell
1/5
King Crimson
1/5
Too much meandering, not enough grooving for my prog rock tastes
PJ Harvey
3/5
GZA
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Straight bops
Alice Cooper
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Everything about this album just fits. The name matches the sound. The cover art matches the vibe. Never heard of this one before, but now it’s easily up there.
The Sugarcubes
3/5
The Clash
3/5
The Hives
2/5
Metallica
3/5
The Fall
1/5
Just not very good. There’s a certain angers energy in it, but the voice is just unpleasant and the music isn’t very impressive or enjoyable to listen to. I’m sure teenage angst elevates it but I’m 31 and this just isn’t good.
Arcade Fire
5/5
One of my formative albums. Neighborhood songs are all great in their own ways, but Wake Up is my favorite and a top level pantheon song for me. Goosebumps every time.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Not my favorite Pink Floyd, but still not bad. Just doesn’t have the same memorable songs that my favorites of theirs do.
Steely Dan
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Album woke up after two songs. I got nervous but it turned out to be a pretty solid album.
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Little Richard
5/5
An artist that I’ve never dived into before, and that’s my bad. This is an awesome album.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Many people love his lyrics, but man, the music is just straight bad. Some of the songs are painful and, even if they had the most moving lyrics of all time, I’d avoid. Sorry Leonard!
Def Leppard
3/5
Def Leppard is like McDonalds. It isn’t fine dining, but you know exactly what you’re gonna get and sometimes, that’s exactly what you need.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
If my CRT TV played this instead of white noise, I guess that’d be alright.
Genesis
2/5
Too weird to really love, but definitely able to groove to it at times.
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Pretenders
3/5
Kanye West
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Best Led Zeppelin album in my opinion.
The Young Rascals
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
Fantastic chill vibes.
Lambchop
2/5
Perfectly fine to listen to, but entirely forgettable.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Aerosmith
4/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
4/5
Had no idea what to expect, but this was an excellent soundtrack for a day.
The Offspring
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Bebel Gilberto
2/5
Very pleasant background, but nothing stuck out.
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Was surprised at how many of these I recognized past the top 3. She was much bigger in my childhood radio stations than I realized.
Blondie
4/5
Yes
3/5
The less I pay attention to it, the more I like it.
CHIC
4/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Peter Frampton
4/5
Always thought of him as an average 80s rocker, but I enjoyed the hell out of this live album. Doobie Wah was very fub
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Gil Scott-Heron
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
The hits are fantastic on this one, but the rest of the album doesn’t quite earn the five.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Slint
2/5
The Stone Roses
4/5
Django Django
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Baaba Maal
4/5
My favorite type of album - a slice of music I never would’ve found on my own.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Grateful Dead
2/5
Just too much meandering. Some cool moments, but not enough to make it worth a second listen.
Love
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Charles Mingus
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
The Pogues
4/5
Killing Joke
2/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Metallica
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
ZZ Top
3/5
La Grange is great, but the rest doesn’t stand out at all really. Just fine
Deep Purple
2/5
Too much meandering, not enough actual song for me. Surprised this one gets universally praised as a top live album.
Holger Czukay
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Nothing I could say hasn’t been said about this album. Perfection.
Calexico
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Joy Division
2/5
One of those albums that I’m just not sure why it’s on the list. Nothing terrible, but uninspiring.
Beatles
5/5
Even with Revolution 9, this one gets 5/5 (mainly because I always skip past that one).
Duran Duran
4/5
In my head, Duran Duran always seemed like generic 80s fodder. This album definitely changed that view.
The Band
4/5
Radiohead
2/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Queen
4/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
The B-52's
2/5
B.B. King
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Throwing Muses
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Elton John
5/5
I love when Elton John gets more dramatic and boy, does he in this album. Strings, long songs, and powerful lyrics. Fun stuff.
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Oasis
5/5
Love it all. Slide Away in particular has always been a fave
The Go-Betweens
4/5
ZZ Top
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Circle Jerks
2/5
The length helped the rating because I can listen to anything for 15 minutes.
Johnny Cash
3/5
Beatles
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
This music slaps.
Jurassic 5
3/5
MGMT
5/5
Supertramp
3/5
The Charlatans
4/5
OutKast
5/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
A lot more fun than I was expecting. Angsty, but more of a pop to it and less drab.
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Fun for a moment.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
A bit too self indulgent sounding for me. But Sledgehammer is an all timer.
Foo Fighters
4/5
One of the first albums I ever listened to. Still holds a place in my music heart.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Frank Black
4/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
It’s like a mediocre sandwich with the most amazing French bread.
Moby Grape
3/5
Aerosmith
4/5
SAULT
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Pulp
3/5
Television
4/5
Silver Jews
2/5
I did really “Let’s Not and Say We Did.”
Jerry Lee Lewis
5/5
Short and excellent all the way.
4/5
The Smiths
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
Barry Adamson
1/5
I just don’t get it. You can’t even argue the song writing elevates poor music because there are no lyrics. The music is fine but nothing special and downright weird at times. If I want to listen to a soundtrack, I’ll just listen to one.
The Auteurs
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
It’s a long album, but you can choose any song and be blown away by her talent. Definitely changed my view of her, since I always just had her a generic pop star in my head. My bad.
Suicide
1/5
The xx
4/5
White Denim
4/5
5/5
John Lennon
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Too many “meh” songs to earn 5, but when this album goes, it fucking goes.
Primal Scream
1/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
If anything, this journey has helped me realize Elvis is pretty damn cool, flaws and all.
Alice Cooper
2/5
Prince
4/5
Deep Purple
2/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Radiohead
1/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Queen
4/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
It’s fitting that the song “I Know I’m Losing You” comes towards the end of this album, because that is definitely where he started losing me.
Dire Straits
4/5
Outside of one song, this is a fantastic album for a rainy day.
The Strokes
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
The Stooges
3/5
Joe Ely
4/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Sultry saxophone sounds to sadden the soul.
AC/DC
3/5
4/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
John Coltrane
5/5
Snoop Dogg
2/5
Mike Ladd
3/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Look, you can’t write a misogynistic song, then have it get covered and flipped into an all-time women’s anthem and a top-3 song of all time, and get five stars on the album. You just can’t!
Beatles
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Really thought this would be a five star, but the second half of the album really just drops off in quality. But the first half is sooooo good, so actually, my first thoughts were right.
The Bees
4/5
Ash
3/5
Carole King
5/5
James Brown
4/5
Scissor Sisters
5/5
Queen
5/5
John Martyn
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Doves
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
At least this album wasn’t about murder.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Arrested Development
4/5
Tortoise
1/5
Van Halen
5/5
Just a banger of an album. Jump, Panama, and Hot for Teacher are all such great songs, and the rest of the album doesn’t fumble the five star.
George Harrison
4/5
Janet Jackson
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
CHVRCHES
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Def Leppard
4/5
5/5
I don’t believe there is an album with three better songs together to open. It’s just perfection.
The Jam
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Dr. Dre
2/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Oh I’m sorry, I thought I was supposed to be listening to music.
Soft Machine
2/5
Moby
3/5
Dolly Parton
5/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Bad Brains
3/5
The White Stripes
5/5
The Electric Prunes
4/5
Al Green
4/5
Elvis Presley
5/5
Van Morrison
5/5
The Killers
5/5
People may not like this for generational or pretentious reasons, but you won’t get either of those here!
The Kinks
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
SZA
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
The kind of album that could be a 1 or a 2. I never hated listening to it, but won’t recall a single thing from it.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
The Police
3/5
Fugees
5/5
The Shamen
2/5
Britney Spears
2/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Beatles
5/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
I can see why people love this, but can also see why people hate this. Which means, yup, I’m right in the middle.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Tina Turner
4/5
Beck
3/5
Sister Sledge
4/5
Good time all around.
Red Snapper
2/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Bon Jovi
5/5
Three absolute bad ass songs, and then the rest holds serve.
Pixies
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
3/5
Second half of the album really picked up and was enjoyable. First half… not so much.
Simply Red
4/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The Waterboys
4/5
a-ha
3/5
5/5
Don McLean
3/5
The Fall
2/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Everything about this album is exactly what you’d expect with that title and album art.
Tom Waits
3/5
The Fall
2/5
Not sure how this band got two albums on this list. Not sure why I got them both within a week either.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Femi Kuti
3/5
Scritti Politti
1/5
One of these songs: fun!
All of these songs: insanity.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Vines
3/5
M.I.A.
3/5
As an album to have on while cleaning, it was perfect. Not gonna relisten to this one much I’d wager, but it’s got a specific energy that’s hard to hate.
Blur
2/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Eagles
4/5
Carpenters
2/5
Hippy dippy music.
The Residents
1/5
Slade
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Megadeth
3/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
There have been many times a songwriter-type artist has come up here. Most are fine, but I don’t attach fully to them, or the lyrics go in one ear and out the other. But every once in a while, the songwriter sticks out and totally captures me.
Tracy Chapman is one of those.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Fishbone
3/5
Dion
4/5
So I read the Wiki blurb, saw the album cover with a straight up goober, and saw it was a long one. Got busy and had to skip that day, and was always unexcited at the thought of eventually listening.
Finally got around to it, and I got bit by judging a book by its cover. This is a fun album full of entertaining songs.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Rush
5/5
Black Flag
2/5
Manu Chao
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Small Faces
3/5
Yes
4/5
Honestly, the best prog rock album so far.
Ray Price
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
This feels impossible to rate. Ambient music can’t be listened to and rated, because by nature, if I’m paying attention to it, it is failing. So I guess considering the fact that I played it and got some work done during means it must be okay, I guess. Weird choice for this journey.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
All the respect for his song writing… but his albums just don’t quite hit the mark.
Pavement
4/5
Gorillaz
2/5
Dr. John
2/5
Big Star
4/5
Crowded House
4/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
I really enjoyed this, but why are all the songs so long? I just want a normal 3.30-4.30 version of some of these songs.
Ozomatli
3/5
Shoutout Madden 2005! Hit stick!
Pixies
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Such a mood.
Peter Tosh
2/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
David Gray
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
Do You Compute and Super Unison have TERRIBLE beginnings for normal ears. Not fun, not enjoyable. Don’t care how good it is after, having my cringe for the first 30 seconds is a strategy.
Also, this music raises my heartbeat. Not really what I’m looking for when I’m trying to get through a Wednesday.
Supergrass
4/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
Mekons
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Ah yes, live prog rock. What could be better?
I will admit, Nutrocker was pretty sick.
5/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Nico
2/5
Weird album.
Public Enemy
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
The Young Gods
1/5
Little Simz
2/5
Pulp
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Simple Minds
3/5
Big Black
1/5
1/5
Parliament
4/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
What a lovely adventure of an album.
808 State
2/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
The Roots
2/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Spiritualized
2/5
On the perfect line of never wanting to turn it off, but also never feeling a modicum of emotion or excitement.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Here’s another one of these albums… the vocals suck, the instruments are fine but repetitive, and maybe I can mildly groove to the bass line for a bit. But if that’s all I get, and then the vocals or dissonance brings me out of the groove, what’s the point? Especially when there’s at least 20+ of these albums on this list.
Wire
3/5
Spacemen 3
1/5
Au contraire, I did not have to listen to this before I died.
Waylon Jennings
3/5
5/5
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Morrissey
2/5
Jamiroquai
4/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
What a weird ass album.
Björk
5/5
Intentional and organized chaos-beauty. Did not see this rating coming. She took me in and I was hooked.
2/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Derek & The Dominos
5/5
Slayer
2/5
David Ackles
2/5
The Cars
3/5
Saw the album and thought, “Sweet, those first three songs are all great, can’t wait to hear it all.”
Afterwards, thought “My Dad brainwashed me when I was young.”
It’s good, but nothing special. Just What I Needed still bops.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Julian Cope
4/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Louis Prima
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Velvet Underground has long been the band I feel like I should love, but can never fully get into. There are moments that I enjoyed this album, but on the whole, it just doesn’t click for me.
Traffic
4/5
Weird title, good jams.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Orbital
1/5
Zzzzzzz
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
Incredible talent, but just not my favorite music.
King Crimson
3/5
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
It was fine, but I would always just choose to listen to a Bowie album over this.
The Stooges
2/5
Paul Weller
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Soundgarden
4/5
Blue Cheer
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Common
2/5
Suede
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Destiny's Child
3/5
Rush
5/5
Side A: 6/5
Side B: 4/5
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
There ain’t nothing like a what now?
Ian Dury
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
The Streets
2/5
Ramones
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Skunk Anansie
4/5
New Order
2/5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Big swing with a little bit of everything.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Chicago
5/5
Perfect jams. Thanks Dad for showing me this band in elementary school.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Stephen Stills
5/5
UB40
2/5
Common
4/5
The Who
5/5
Steve Earle
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Thin Lizzy
5/5
The Prodigy
2/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
M.I.A.
2/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Prince
3/5
Every song is about two minutes too long.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Björk
4/5
LTJ Bukem
2/5
“Shoulder shrug”
Röyksopp
3/5
Leftfield
2/5
My third electronic album in a row… give me reprieve.
Faith No More
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
One of the first albums I ever listened to, and it still is awesome. Might be my favorite Zeppelin. Opening riff of Custard Pie is awesome, Houses of the Holy is a Mt Rushmore LZ song, and Night Flight is stupidly catchy.
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Serious loser energy.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
The Specials
2/5
David Holmes
2/5
ABBA
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Tori Amos
4/5
Magazine
3/5
Kid Rock
1/5
Juvenile and unpleasant.
Joan Baez
3/5
Judas Priest
3/5
David Crosby
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
U2
5/5
Man, it’s a shame that they’ll never be able to make music with this type of energy and fire, rooted in struggle, anger, and hope for the future. Got too big, and that fire dies.
Culture Club
3/5
The Zutons
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Koffi Olomide
4/5
Method Man
2/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Herbie Hancock
5/5
More stars than songs. Impressive.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Never as impressed with Stevie Wonder’s albums as I want to be on the whole.
The Dictators
4/5
Just good fun.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
What a strange experience. But hey, I got a history lesson
Ravi Shankar
4/5
The exact kind of thing I was looking for when I signed up for this challenge. I won’t blast this on repeat, but will definitely return to it when I need some sweet sitar sounds.
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
I think it finally happened. I found my first five star rap album. Maybe it’s because I’ve been exposed throughout this process and grown my appreciation. It might be the rock’n’roll influenced felt throughout this album. It might have been the catchy lyrics that land in the perfect zone of “tough” but not harmful. Whatever it is, I dig it.
R.E.M.
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
The Sonics
4/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
Enjoyable while listening, but entirely forgettable within a week.
Finley Quaye
3/5
Laibach
1/5
It’s clear the creator of this list has a bias for industrial rock. While I know that it has its place, I don’t really enjoy it. This one was no different.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Maxwell
3/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
1/5
There is just so much music like this on this list and I wonder why. I get why people might like it, but feels like every week I’m hit with one or two noise/industrial rock albums that are a heavy beat with whateverthefuck over top of it. The beats never bad, but the rest of it usually is.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
When I read “synth-pop duo,” I instinctively rolled my eyes at yet another group that would be repetitive slosh. But, on a grey Monday morning in the Pacific Northwest, this album was perfect for my drive to work. Moody, passive, and an ever-present beat.
Cat Stevens
4/5
Lorde
4/5
Listened to this the first time after a major break-up and it hit hard. Always been a major album for me since.
But this time, it just didn’t hit me the same way. Still good, but guess getting older means some things fade away.
The Byrds
3/5
Kacey Musgraves
5/5
You know how Spotify makes up weird genres? This album is the most “Sunshine Rainbow Activist” album there could be. It’s perfect for what it does.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
CCR is one of a kind.
Sepultura
1/5
Not my cup of tea at all.
Elis Regina
4/5
Looked up her story, and wow. Powerhouse of an artist, and you can feel her life while listening to the music. A shame she’s not still creating music and singing.
Ohh a much less somber note, there are some funky bass lines on this album.
Tom Waits
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Japan
2/5
Just kind of boring.
Metallica
5/5
Not a big metal fan, but something about a rock band and a symphony orchestra playing together just gets my juices flowing. Will I ever listen to this in its entirety again? Probably not, but I’ll definitely return to the Metallica songs I like quite often for this one.
Paul Simon
4/5
The Saints
2/5
When the first song had a fun trumpet section, I was pretty excited. But then the rest was nothing new. Sad times.
Spiritualized
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Silky smooth sound right here. Perfect for the background of a classy party.
Animal Collective
4/5
This came out in high school, and while I’ve never consciously listened to this before, it all felt familiar. Very enjoyable, though a bit too synthy and strange at times.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Always weird to listen to something where I have a relationship with the artist, but haven’t actually listened to much of her work.
Unfortunately, it all tracks with her sad story. Talented artist, no doubt, but her struggles are well documented in her work.
Paul McCartney
3/5
Definitely sounded like potential Beatles song. Very intimate though, which was pretty cool.
Dolly Parton
4/5
I love some good harmonies, and they were in spades in this one.
The Clash
5/5
Think the album is just a bit long, but I also think if you polled people with that opinion, they would never agree on which songs to pull, which just means it’s a solid album overall.
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Supergrass
4/5
Had no idea that the song was called “Alright,” so was a pleasant surprise when a song I recognized showed up. But it was also an interesting juxtaposition to the rest of the album.
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Some very strong “Teen Titan” theme song vibes.
In general though, a bit too chaotic at times for me to fully buy in on the first listen, but I’ll return.
Talking Heads
3/5
FKA twigs
2/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Just pretty generic stuff from a mostly unknown band. Not bad at all, but nothing memorable.
The Cult
3/5
Another one - generic, not bad, but not special.
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
This one got served to me after my newborn kept me up most of the night. So, bad luck.
CHIC
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
He gets better. This feels raw and just not fully Elvis yet. And yeah, he stole some shit.
Beyoncé
4/5
Great little unknown artists are why I love this challenge. Hope there’s more of her!
Lightning Bolt
2/5
Anytime you see “______ Rock,” and the blank is not music related, you know you’re in trouble.
This wasn’t even terrible or anything, but felt like a middle school band who learned to be loud, but they just got good at their instruments.
4/5
Propulsive pop. Had a blast
TLC
3/5
Korn
2/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Very enjoyable background music. Will listen again
John Martyn
3/5
Steve Winwood
4/5
John Cale
2/5
Beatles
5/5
The peak of music.
System Of A Down
3/5
George Jones
4/5
Like a warm blanket.
Donovan
3/5
The United States Of America
2/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Yup, they were on drugs alright.
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
What an obscure choice. It’s fine, but I have to imagine there’s better Bollywood representation out there.
Sepultura
2/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
Apt title.
The KLF
3/5
George Michael
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
KISS
3/5
Billy Joel
5/5
Have never listened to Billy Joel intentionally, but somehow knew all of these songs. He is ubiquitous.
Beth Orton
3/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
The Who
5/5
The bass is bassing here, the drums banging, the guitar fully rocking, and the voice?
YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!
John Grant
3/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Van Morrison
3/5
It insists upon itself.
Venom
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Robbie Williams
4/5
Beck
4/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
The Associates
2/5
The Byrds
2/5
The Doors
4/5
The Triffids
2/5
The Specials
3/5
Daft Punk
4/5
Not an album that I would just randomly throw on some day, but when the mood/activity calls (no more clubbing days for me, but gaming/work), it works damn well.
Goldie
1/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Eminem
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Megadeth
4/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Richard Hawley
2/5
Sugar
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
Linkin Park
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Neneh Cherry
4/5
The xx
4/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Big Star
3/5
The Prodigy
2/5
Boards of Canada
2/5
Raekwon
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Burning Spear
4/5
The Beau Brummels
4/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Hookworms
3/5
Truly random choice.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Ministry
2/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
The Cramps
2/5
David Bowie
5/5
Mott The Hoople
4/5
De La Soul
3/5
Billy Bragg
5/5
The Incredible String Band
2/5
I’m not sure the strings I heard would classify as incredible.
The Replacements
5/5
Ice T
2/5
You know Benson, some people listen to some real twisted shit these days.
Massive Attack
2/5
Liz Phair
4/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Kelela
3/5
Fred Neil
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
It’s hard to give him 1 star, because there’s certainly something in there that I’m drawn to. But also, it doesn’t sound good more often than not. Weird fellow
The Beach Boys
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
The Stranglers
2/5
A really good sound, but hard to dig it too much when the lyrics are all misogynistic crap.
OutKast
3/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Listenable enough, but certainly doesn’t seem like a critical piece of music history.
Mercury Rev
3/5
Budget Flaming Lips (complimentary).
Neil Young
4/5
Jack White
5/5
Ryan Adams
4/5
U2
5/5
Slipknot
1/5
10cc
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Bill Callahan
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
The Coral
4/5
Love
2/5
James Taylor
4/5
Pentangle
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Saint Etienne
2/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
The lofi vibes of this album ranged from being really appealing to painful. But landed more on the latter.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Haircut 100
4/5
Beach House
3/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Randy Newman
3/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
The Libertines
2/5
Roni Size
1/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
The Verve
2/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Butthole Surfers
1/5
The Pretty Things
4/5
Gotan Project
1/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
Not bad, but this exact album has been on this list fifty times, man.
The The
5/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Wilco
3/5
Bee Gees
1/5
As I become more jaded 800+ albums in, this is the perfect example of what’s wrong with this list. One person had too much power and tried to be cool and say, “Hey, the BeeGees were even better without Staying Alive.” And no one was there to say “Fuck off loser” while jamming Staying Alive at full blast.
Kate Bush
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Nina Simone
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Fats Domino
4/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Napalm Death
1/5
Elton John
4/5
Anthrax
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Pretty generic but has a very satisfying guitar sound.
50 Cent
2/5
Pretty generic but has a very satisfying guitar sound.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Solange
3/5
The Slits
3/5
New Order
3/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
The Police
4/5
Missy Elliott
4/5
Blur
4/5
Motörhead
3/5
For someone predisposed to enjoy this music by his Dad, this is just ambient music. After head-banging to “Ace of Spades,” it all blurred into the background. No other song attracted my attention, for better and for worse.
Morrissey
4/5
Solid sad boy vibes.
John Lennon
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Can
2/5
The Band
4/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Morrissey
2/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Lana Del Rey
2/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Ride
3/5
The Monks
2/5
Living Colour
4/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Weather Report
4/5
Eurythmics
3/5
3/5
Cheap Trick
4/5
Pavement
4/5
The National
3/5
The Undertones
4/5
A melodic Ramones? Interesting.
Garbage
4/5
William Orbit
1/5
Green Day
5/5
The first CD I owned. Doesn’t really matter how good it actually is, instant five stars.