1001 Albums Summary

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326
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2.83
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30%
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2010
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40
5-Star Albums
60
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Take Me Apart
Kelela
5 2.76 +2.24
LP1
FKA twigs
5 2.81 +2.19
Picture Book
Simply Red
5 2.87 +2.13
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
5 2.9 +2.1
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
5 2.9 +2.1
A Seat at the Table
Solange
5 3 +2
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
5 3.08 +1.92
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
5 3.25 +1.75
1989
Taylor Swift
5 3.26 +1.74
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
5 3.27 +1.73

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
1 3.91 -2.91
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
1 3.87 -2.87
Elephant
The White Stripes
1 3.84 -2.84
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1 3.82 -2.82
Harvest
Neil Young
1 3.8 -2.8
Doolittle
Pixies
1 3.74 -2.74
Station To Station
David Bowie
1 3.69 -2.69
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
1 3.66 -2.66
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
1 3.64 -2.64
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
1 3.62 -2.62

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Nick Drake 3 4.67
R.E.M. 3 4.67
U2 3 4.33

Least Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Bob Dylan 2 1
M.I.A. 2 1
Leonard Cohen 3 1.67
Johnny Cash 2 1.5
Joni Mitchell 2 1.5
The Divine Comedy 2 1.5
Neil Young 2 1.5
Radiohead 3 2

Controversial

ArtistRatings
PJ Harvey 5, 1
The Beach Boys 2, 5
Sepultura 4, 1
Adele 2, 5
David Bowie 4, 5, 2, 4, 3, 1

5-Star Albums (40)

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Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Okay, halfway through the first track, I'm already tired of this album. Not looking good. Into the second song... this album had to have been chosen out of a hat of random albums. This has no redeeming qualities as of yet. 4th song... what even is this mess? ... Just make it end. Dudes, I promise you can make a song shorter than 5 minutes. Seriously, you can even make a song under 3 minutes. Your songs would benefit from being cut down. A lot. Like by over half. Maybe just cut half of the songs on this album too. By half, I mean all of them. Just delete the album entirely. I made it to No Birds and have to throw in the towel. There is nothing good or redeeming about this album. If these recordings were destroyed, nothing of worth would be lost.

I can only imagine that this made it into the list of albums you must listen to before you die as an example of terrible 90s music. By the end of the album, I feel utterly trolled with how bad it is. The guitar work around minute 3 of Stop Breathin is very nice, but that's the only redeeming quality about this album. If I could rate it negatively, I would. Unfortunately, the lowest I can give is a 1.

This is fine, but nothing to write home about. It captures the 70s vibe that would be appropriate for the movie. I'm really not sure why it's on this list. There's nothing particularly interesting about it. Standard 70s sounding album that's been done, and done better, a million times before.

Take Me Apart by Kelela

This album is pretty damn fantastic.

1-Star Albums (60)

All Ratings (326)

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Aug 30 2022

Album intro isn't my cup of tea. Deep Blue seemed okay. Sounds like it's from the 70s, not the 10s. Likely wouldn't listen again.

Elephant by The White Stripes
Aug 31 2022

This... isn't that great. Seven Nation Army is a good song, but the rest of the album is just.. more of it and not as good. This album is just kind of sonically annoying.

Sep 01 2022

This is a typical 70s atmospheric album that you would expect from Pink Floyd. You need to be in the mood to listen to it. I think me being in that mood will be rare. It's not bad, just not for me on a normal listening basis. Also, ending the album with Bike was an awful choice.

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Sep 02 2022

The only reason I am listening to this album is because it's on this list. I'm not sure why the creators of this list like Arcade Fire so much, but oy. Same issues as the previous Arcade Fire album. It sounds like it's out of the 70s and trying to be Pink Floyd... and while that's fine music, I'm just not into it. I can forgive the 70s stuff because it was new at that time, but this is in the mid-00s. I don't understand why they're continuing to use this sound.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Sep 05 2022

I don't think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it's inoffensive to my ears and easy to listen to.

Sep 06 2022

I thought I liked Lana Del Ray. Apparently, I don't. This album started off terrible. The choice to sing as if you'd lost your list was a poor one and the music went terribly with her voice. It got marginally better through the rest of the songs.. at least the music started to work with her voice. And then it got bad again at the end. Wouldn't recommend.

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit
Sep 07 2022

Trance music is one of the main genres I listen to, but I'm just not a fan of Orbit's mixing, at least on this album. It could also be because it's an early entry into the genre and just doesn't know what it wants to be yet.

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon
Mar 10 2023

This album is a bunch of b-sides that someone decided was worth listening to. It's not. I mean, it's okay once, but nothing in here is worth a relisten.

Mar 13 2023

I can only imagine that this made it into the list of albums you must listen to before you die as an example of terrible 90s music. By the end of the album, I feel utterly trolled with how bad it is. The guitar work around minute 3 of Stop Breathin is very nice, but that's the only redeeming quality about this album. If I could rate it negatively, I would. Unfortunately, the lowest I can give is a 1.

Hotel California by Eagles
Mar 14 2023

Great album. Easy to listen to. Has one of the most iconic songs of all time.

Tago Mago by Can
Mar 15 2023

This album started out good, but just got kind of strange. Seems like more of a thought experiment than a coherent album.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Mar 16 2023

Hard to go wrong with some of the most iconic songs in music.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Mar 17 2023

So far surprised by this. First song sounds much more modern than 1969. It sounds like it belongs in the 90s. Okay, this album sounds literally timeless. I could see it being made today.

May 22 2023

This is fine, but nothing to write home about. It captures the 70s vibe that would be appropriate for the movie. I'm really not sure why it's on this list. There's nothing particularly interesting about it. Standard 70s sounding album that's been done, and done better, a million times before.

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
May 23 2023

Good album. Nice to listen to.

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
May 24 2023

The lead singer is just sort of an out of tune mess and not in a way where his voice works with the music. It's actually sad because the instrumentals are actually quite nice, but the lead singer makes this unlistenable. It's like I'm watching Memento, but instead of Guy Pearce as the lead, they cast Tommy Wiseau. I definitely understand why I've never heard of these guys though. There's something here, but that lead singer ain't it. This only gets two stars because the music itself is so good, but that lead singer, man. Y'all needed to replace him.

May 25 2023

This is actually a cohesive album. The first two tracks are relatively unnecessary, but it's not bad.

Blur by Blur
May 26 2023

The album is fine, but nothing to write home about. Seems like a filler album for this list to pad out getting to the 1,001 number.

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
May 29 2023

Every song on this album is good.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Jun 14 2023

The album is fine. Not sure I'd call it great, but it's fine to listen to. Solid 3.

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jun 15 2023

This is just a good album. Nice background music. I like that it doesn't have that overly atmospheric sound that you find in a lot of 70s albums. Just a nice piece of electronic music.

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
Jun 16 2023

Okay, halfway through the first track, I'm already tired of this album. Not looking good. Into the second song... this album had to have been chosen out of a hat of random albums. This has no redeeming qualities as of yet. 4th song... what even is this mess? ... Just make it end. Dudes, I promise you can make a song shorter than 5 minutes. Seriously, you can even make a song under 3 minutes. Your songs would benefit from being cut down. A lot. Like by over half. Maybe just cut half of the songs on this album too. By half, I mean all of them. Just delete the album entirely. I made it to No Birds and have to throw in the towel. There is nothing good or redeeming about this album. If these recordings were destroyed, nothing of worth would be lost.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Jun 19 2023

I'm not really sure why this Rolling Stones album is in this list. It starts off as an okay album and degenerates into drivel. The album is coasting entirely off of the Rolling Stones name and I'm disappointed in the creator of the list for including it, especially when the Stones have so many albums and there are so many good albums that didn't make this list. If you're looking to introduce someone to the Rolling Stones, don't start with this album.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Jun 20 2023

If you like jazz, you should check out this album. If you are like me and don't like jazz, you should skip this album.

Microshift by Hookworms
Jun 21 2023

It's not good. It's not bad. It's average, maybe. Some parts are annoying. I'm not sure if it's worth listening through for the decent parts.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Jun 22 2023

I'll be honest. I had this album on and nothing about it caught my attention as good or bad. I barely remember it, even while I'm listening to it. Solid 3 for background music.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band
Jun 23 2023

So... the vocalist is just bad. Can't hold a note, just offkey through everything. I wish autorune existed in this era so that at least they could have fixed that. There has to be other albums that are actually good that showcase the techniques found in this album. At least I know that if I see this album on a list of best albums of all time, I should dismiss the list as trash.

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
Jun 24 2023

I'm not sure why this Police album. Don't The Police have better songs than this? This is another album that made the list solely on reputation of the artist and not on merit for the work itself. At least this album brought about the awareness that The Police also made bad songs.

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Jun 24 2023

I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. This album is kind of if a pirate met the Dr. Demento. I'm not sure what they were smoking on Midtown.

Document by R.E.M.
Jun 25 2023

Solid album.

Since I Left You by The Avalanches
Jun 27 2023

This album was made in 2000, but it sounds like it belongs in the 70s. I'm not really sure why this is on the list. It's just another 70s album in the 90s. Nothing to write home about. At least the nice thing about 70s albums in the 90s is that the formula was perfected twenty years prior, so they tend to be easier to listen to and are less offensive to the ear because they already know what doesn't work. That said, there's likely a better suited album for this list that was made in the 70s rather than this album that wasn't.

Movies by Holger Czukay
Jun 28 2023

No. This is just bad. Shame on whoever put this on the list for other people to listen to. May fleas infest your armpits.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
Jun 29 2023

Nothing to write home about, but nothing overly offensive to the ears either.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Jul 01 2023

Classic Marvin Gaye. Good album.

Whatever by Aimee Mann
Jul 02 2023

This is better than most of the albums I've listened to so far, so while I'm not sure why it's on the albums you must listen to list, it's still a 4 just for being listenable.

Viva Hate by Morrissey
Jul 03 2023

Overall fine.

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
Jul 04 2023

I don't understand putting orgasms on an album and releasing it as part of a track. Talk about self-indulgent nonsense that adds nothing to an otherwise superb album. While the album is good overall, women are so objectified, I don't think I would go out of my way to listen to it again.

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Jul 14 2023

I can see why it was the day the music died. Good album. Unfortunate his time was cut short.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Jul 15 2023

Sometimes I don't know if I like David Bowie's music so much as I just like David Bowie, but this album wasn't bad. I don't know if I'd go back to it, but I wouldn't turn it off either.

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Jul 16 2023

Had no idea what to expect from this. It sounds more 90s than early 80s this far. This is basically a parody album. Not bad. I only listened to the original album 36 minute album and not the bonus tracks that were added at a later time totaling almost 2 and a half hours long.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jul 17 2023

Classic CCR.

...And Justice For All by Metallica
Jul 18 2023

Can you go wrong with Metallica? I prefer their 90s albums over their 80s ones, but this is still a solid album. One, in particular, is a fantastic song.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jul 20 2023

This rating isn't the fault of the album. I just hate jazz and this is unlistenable for me. I think if you enjoy jazz, you will enjoy this album.

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill
Jul 21 2023

This is fine. It's not really my thing.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Jul 22 2023

It's jazz. If you like jazz, you will likely like this. I was unable to make it through most of the tracks.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Jul 23 2023

It's alright. It's just kind of an album. Nothing to write home about.

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
Jul 24 2023

I like the Beach Boys, but this isn't really a good album of theirs. Only song worth listening to is Help Me Rhonda. They have much better albums than this one.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Jul 25 2023

I prefer Five Leaves Left, but this album is also quite good.

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters
Jul 26 2023

Oh, I really don't like Comfortably Numb. It's like they tried to do a Weird Al polka and miserably failed. It Can't Come Quickly Enough is quite nice though. I also like Return to Oz, but my cat won't stop meowing during it, so I think she has the opposite opinion.

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
Jul 27 2023

This sounds like an evolution of 50s rockabilly music. Kind of like how kpop sounds like what boy/girl bands from the 90s would if they hadn't died out in Western music. This sounds like what I imagine 50s rockabilly would sound like in the 90s if the genre hadn't died out. Though, I can say as a 90s kid, I've literally never heard of this group, album, and recognized none of the songs. Also, Spin magazine must be run by the same folks who voted for Jethro Tull.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite
Jul 28 2023

This album is mostly just boring. Basic beats. Flow is mid at best. The themes are nice, but there has to be songs with similar themes that are better to listen to.

Guero by Beck
Jul 29 2023

It's okay. Nothing to write home about.

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel
Jul 30 2023

Yet another troll addition to the list. This is not good.

Spiderland by Slint
Jul 31 2023

This sounds like some kind of early punk, but the mixing on this album isn't good. The instrumentals are so much louder than the vocals, it makes it difficult to understand anything. Maybe this is a good album, I wouldn't be able to tell you.

Murmur by R.E.M.
Aug 01 2023

Sounds like R.E.M., so if you like that, you'll probably like this. Didn't have any songs that I knew on the album, but it was still good.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Aug 02 2023

I might have liked this better in my teen years. It's fine.

Dog Man Star by Suede
Aug 03 2023

Not sure why it's on the list, but it's better than a lot of other albums I've listened to so far. Apparently they did stuff in the 90s, but as an 80s/90s kid, I've never heard of them and knew none of their songs.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Aug 04 2023

If you like CCR, you'll like this album.

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Aug 05 2023

Just a good album.

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Aug 07 2023

I'm familiar with the follow-up to this album, in fact, Bat Out of Hell II was one of the few albums I bought as a kid. But I've never gone back and listened to this album. Just a solid rock album. There's not a bad song on this album. Just good solid music. I wish every album this list has given me were this good instead of the incessant drivel it's been sending my way.

Aug 08 2023

I don't understand why people like Bob Dylan. In the words of Bob Dylan, this just kinda wasted my precious time.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Aug 09 2023

I hate the blues and this didn't make me want to jam ice picks into my ears.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Aug 10 2023

Fantastic album.

McCartney by Paul McCartney
Aug 11 2023

It's alright. Like most things with the Beatles, the worth is inflated because of the name attached to it, not because of the merit of the product.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Aug 12 2023

Solid album. I didn't care for all of the songs, but the majority of them were good. Skip 'I need a Man to Love'. I know that's Janis Joplin, but goddamn is that an awful vocal performance. It was hard to listen to. Rest was good though.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Aug 15 2023

Not sure why it's on the list, but I listened to it and it was alright.

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley
Aug 16 2023

There are better Elvis albums, surely.

Street Signs by Ozomatli
Aug 19 2023

It was alright. Not sure I'd listen to it again. Also not sure why it's on this list. Not anything mind blowing.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Aug 22 2023

Not anything to write home about. Typical 70s music.

Lost Souls by Doves
Aug 23 2023

It's fine. Nothing to write home about. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry
Aug 24 2023

It's just kind of screamy for the sake of being screamy or otherwise annoying music choices. Not something I would seek out. The guitar and drum work is cool, but whatever it is that they decided to do for vocals makes this a pass.

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl
Aug 25 2023

It's everything but the girl, but not the album with the song people know from everything but the girl.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Aug 26 2023
Brothers by The Black Keys
Aug 29 2023

It's okay, but overstays it's welcome. Would benefit from being cut down to a shorter album.

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Aug 30 2023

It's not terrible, but it's not for me.

Ctrl by SZA
Aug 31 2023

Honestly, there are songs on here that I have absolutely no interest in listening to. I just don't need a song that repeats pussy a thousand times. Call me old fashioned, but I just prefer double entendres or something a little more veiled than just pussy in my face constantly. Give me some variation in the lyrics. I got what you were talking about the first five times you said it. Just seems lyrically lazy a d just trying to attention grab because they can't get attention any other way. That said, if you ignore all of the songs that have featured artists on them, the album's pretty good, but the featured artists really did this album no favors.

Sep 01 2023

I felt like I was listening to my own music and not an album from this list.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Sep 02 2023

I'm not sure why I'm listening to this, but it's fine. Sounds like 60s folk music.

Third by Portishead
Sep 06 2023

It's fine.

Sep 07 2023

Omg, this is awful. Old man that can't sing in old men voice and country on top of it. Also, wow, can he murder Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Like, absolutely butchered. I really don't like his version of Hurt either. I don't get why people like it so much. Dude can really murder a song. I've always said the best person to ruin a Johnny Cash song is Johnny Cash himself. Seems it holds true here too. Added bonus of being able to ruin other people's songs too.

Sep 08 2023

I had no idea what to expect when clicking on this one. So far, I'm pleasantly surprised. Not sure what I would call this, it if I'd listen to it again, but it was enjoyable enough.

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Sep 09 2023

This was basically fine, then just gets fucking weird at the end. The end of this album drops the rating.

Bossanova by Pixies
Sep 11 2023

Forgettable and audibly inoffensive enough that I forgot I was listening to an album on this list.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Sep 12 2023

The only reason this album is on this list is because it says Led Zeppelin.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Sep 13 2023

Just really boring and tinny. It doesn't know if it wants to be jazz or classical, but there's not really anything interesting to listen to here. Might be okay at the lowest volume in a coffee shop and by lowest volume, I mean muted.

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sep 14 2023

It's a capella. That's about what it has going for it. I don't think it's significantly any better or more industry changing than any other a capella group.

Palo Congo by Sabu
Sep 15 2023

What possible contribution to music could this have possibly given to make this a 'must listen' album? I imagine the person making the list must have been smoking something very good to give this anything other than a 1 star. It's albums like this that make me want to trash the idea of finishing this project.

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Sep 16 2023

Not my thing and too difficult to listen to.

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sep 17 2023

Okay enough.

Moby Grape by Moby Grape
Sep 18 2023

Sounds like an average 60s album.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
Sep 19 2023

There was one song on the album worth listening to. I'm not sure if that warrants inclusion on the list.

Arise by Sepultura
Sep 24 2023

It's fine if you like death metal. I'd have to be in the mood for it to listen for more than one or two tracks. Would've been something I'd have listened to a lot in college.

Berlin by Lou Reed
Sep 25 2023

This album gets worse as you listen through it. I managed to make it through, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Sep 26 2023

I'll preface this with the comment that I hate Bob Dylan. His music is atrocious and I don't understand why people give him money to make it, let alone why they continue to do so or how anyone could like the music he comes out with. We'll see if this album changes my mind. I think I've figured it out. Bob Dylan lets people who are tone deaf and can't carry a note believe that they too might be able to get paid to make music. I can't make it through this album. This is torture.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Sep 30 2023

Not super impressed with this. It has a lot of 'they'll pay me to shit on stage' vibe. It takes over halfway through the album before anything really worth listening to comes on and that's after the song 'If 6 Was 9', which makes you want to turn the album off. Folks can give this one a pass.

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
Oct 01 2023

Standard 60s album. Not bad, but also nothing to write home about.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Oct 02 2023

Johnny Cash is not a good singer. He constantly sounds like he's about to cry. His wife is worse. Boy Named Sue was amusing, but I could have lived without listening to this album.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Oct 03 2023

There are a lot of sonically annoying things going on in this album. I would call them poor dissonant choices. There are ways to do dissonance well and this isn't it. You can really tell they're trying to be an updated DEVO and they just suck instead.

Oct 19 2023

Sunworshipper is a poor use of spoken word to music. The songs on this album are pretty skippable and by skippable, I mean annoying and overstaying their welcome. Also, if you're going to use a bunch of names in your songs... at least bother learning how to pronounce them.

Queen II by Queen
Oct 20 2023

It's not my favorite Queen album, but it's still good.

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Oct 21 2023

It's fine.

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Oct 22 2023

It's fine

The Healer by John Lee Hooker
Oct 23 2023

Starting out, this is smooth af. Oh, the vocals started. They kinda ruin it. Let's see how this goes. Would be a better album without the vocalist.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Nov 16 2023

Why am I listening to this? It's awful. Whoever put this album on this list either needs their ears checked or is a troll. I'm not finishing this. This is terrible.

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon
Nov 17 2023

I'm not sure why I had to listen to this before I died, but it's fine to listen to.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Nov 18 2023

I really don't care for her voice.

Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Nov 19 2023

The only comedy is that this list has gotten so many people to listen to this album.

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
Nov 20 2023

It's fine

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Jan 12 2024

I've been purposefully not listening to this album in hopes that it would show up on this list. Fives Leaves Left is the reason I continue to listen to albums on this list. Drake's Better Layter wasn't quite as good, but I am looking forward to hearing his final album. I hope it lives up to my own personal hype. Nick Drake was so far ahead of his time. I'm sorry that his candle was snuffed out so soon in his young life.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Jan 13 2024

Just kinda boring. Didn't finish it.

Eagles by Eagles
Jan 17 2024

Classic album. Worth a listen.

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy
Jan 18 2024

The last album from these guys on this list, I turned off for being trash. This is as bad as Casanova was, but I still don't understand why I'm listening to it. There's way better comedy or parody albums out there. Maybe their label paid to be included in the list.

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Jan 19 2024

This album should be removed in favor of an album you should listen to before you die.

Ramones by Ramones
Jan 20 2024

I remember these guys from Rock & Roll High School. I like the Ramones, so I enjoyed listening to the album, but I don't understand why it's in this list.

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Jan 21 2024

I forgot I was listening to an album on this list, so it's got that going for it. I'm not sure why it's on this list, but it didn't make my ears bleed.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Jan 24 2024

Mid album added due to artist popularity rather than merit. If you want a good Fleetwood Mac album, listen to Rumors, which is also on this list.

The Clash by The Clash
Jan 25 2024

I expected this to be good. It is not.

Jan 27 2024

Not something I would typically seek out, but it's easy to listen to.

Feb 02 2024

I think you had to be there in order to understand the hype around the Beatles. This is my first listen of the album. I don't know if I've heard any of these songs before, but it's possible. It's the Beatles. This is the absolutely worst rendition of 'With a Little Help from My Friends' that I've ever heard. They should have sold it instead of recording it themselves. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is just trash. Skipped half of Fixing a Hole because it was just boring. That's really the issue with The Beatles. A lot of their songs are just... boring. Most of them sound empty and devoid of life and I know that's not an 'era' thing because other songs recorded during that time don't have that issue. Within You Without You finally sounds like a song that has something going on that's aurally interesting. Too bad you had to wait until the 8th track on the album to have something worth listening to. When I'm Sixty Four is at least catchy. Lovely Rita brings us back to bad music. Completely skippable. This is supposed to be one of The Beatles greatest albums, isn't it? Well, it has one song worth listening to and one song that's catchy, though I'd prefer to listen to someone else perform it. Maybe that's the issue. Maybe they should just be songwriters shopping their music instead of performing it themselves. Also, the choice at the last two songs to go into utter dissonance was awful and unnecessary.

Harvest by Neil Young
Feb 04 2024

Just bad.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Feb 08 2024

First song sounds like a goat being choked. Or maybe a chicken being choked. Oh, that's just the way the lead singer sounds. I can't listen to an entire album of this.

Stankonia by OutKast
Feb 10 2024

It's okay. I wouldn't listen to it again.

25 by Adele
Feb 14 2024

No where near as good as her previous albums. This album should not be on the list. It's included solely based on name recognition.

The Score by Fugees
Feb 15 2024

It's alright to listen to a song or two, but the entire album just sounds the same, so it gets very boring. It would benefit from being cut in half or changing up or doing.. something different. It's just the same beats over and over and over again. Do something interesting. I made it up to Cowboys before I threw in the towel.

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré
Feb 16 2024

It's easy enough to listen to, but it's just kind of boring. Why are we listening to this?

Kala by M.I.A.
Feb 19 2024

Just kinda terrible.

Rapture by Anita Baker
Feb 23 2024

Good enough to listen to.

Metallica by Metallica
Feb 25 2024

This album is an absolute masterpiece.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Feb 29 2024

Started off fine, but just became boring. Songs are too long and start becoming unlistenable.

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
Mar 01 2024

It's fine.

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Mar 02 2024

Nothing to write home about, but it's fine.

Hypnotised by The Undertones
Mar 04 2024

It was fine.

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Mar 05 2024

Started out fine, but You Shook Me overstays it's welcome. The harmonica solo is entirely unneeded and skippable. It's good, but the songs are really too long on a lot of places.

Aja by Steely Dan
Mar 06 2024

Just a basic 70s album. Not really anything worth listening to.

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Mar 07 2024

Someone needs to take the cotton balls out of this guy's mouth. uh uh uh uh I am in pain? Wow, what lyrics. They perfectly catch the feeling of the listener. This is a no from me. I'm not going to bother finishing it. It's terrible.

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour
Mar 08 2024

It's a little too jazzy for me.

1999 by Prince
Mar 09 2024

It's an okay album greatly bolstered by 1999 and Little Red Corvette.

Vespertine by Björk
Mar 14 2024

I remember Bjork from like, the 90s? But this album is 2001, so I'm sure it's going to be all new for me. Oh, I guess the swan dress is from 2001... Maybe I do know something from this album. I like new age stuff, but I think I like a different kind of new age. I should really like this, but there's something that's just a little bit... grating aurally. I think I just don't like her voice.

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Mar 18 2024

I'm not caring for the country vibe of this album. Now it's gone to jazzy... which I also don't care for.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Mar 22 2024

I actually own this album. It's got two great songs and the rest are fine.

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Mar 23 2024

Every song on this album is good. Some are better the others.

Mar 24 2024

Well, this album has one of my most hated songs of all time on it. Let's see how this goes. This is just rather terrible. I'm down to Behold a Lady and I'm done I'm throwing in the towel

School's Out by Alice Cooper
Mar 25 2024

School's Out is a great song, but the rest is just meh.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
Mar 26 2024

The first two songs are typical 70s tripe. Child in Time is nice. Back into 70s tripe on track 4. There was an extreme penchant in the 70s to think people wanted to listen to albums full of nonsensical instrumentals. No one cares about your self-indulgent interludes. Please make your songs shorter. To top it all off, the album ends in... whatever that was. A star for Child in Time, but really, that's the only thing worth listening to.

Doolittle by Pixies
Mar 27 2024

30 seconds in. WTF is this? Oh, it doesn't get better. Okay, skip that song. This base line slaps, too bad the rest of the song sounds like... this. Couldn't make it to the end. 3rd song is the charm, right? So far it started nice.... Wave of Mutilation is actually quite nice. That's not a sentence I had on my bingo card. Crakity Jones... we're back into the trash from the beginning of the album again. Not nice enough to get two stars.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Mar 28 2024

This feels like a precursor to techno. Some very strange choices at times, but that genre hadn't really been figured out yet. I could honestly live without the hacking a loogie sounds in Pt. II.

Mar 29 2024

Normally, I don't care for Bellamy's vocals, but it seems to work in an album format.

Heroes by David Bowie
Mar 30 2024
Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Mar 31 2024

This album is like if The Beatles were actually good.

Bone Machine by Tom Waits
Apr 01 2024

This is a flaming turd slapped on top of a pile of throw up.

The Sensual World by Kate Bush
Apr 03 2024

I'm really just waiting for the album to end. It's kind of terrible.

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand
Apr 04 2024

According to wiki, the only claim to fame this album has is being included on this list. Given this list's other entries, my expectations are low. Yeah, this is just bad.

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Apr 05 2024

This really wasn't worth listening to. I was going to give it a 2 because there were parts of it that were listenable as background noise, but then Green Eyes came on and it dropped it down to a solid 1 again.

With The Beatles by Beatles
Apr 07 2024

The best songs on the album are the covers, but these versions are kind of lacking. At least it's listenable.

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers
Apr 09 2024

Whenever I think this album might be a 3, it does something to make me want to rate it a 1. The end of the album kind of trips over its own dick.

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian
Apr 11 2024

It was fine.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Apr 13 2024

It's okay, but could have lived without listening to this album. Honestly, it feels like taking a bunch of Motown hits and saying, hey, you don't need to listen to black artists, a white girl can sing these adequately for you. Seems to fit in with what was going on in the 60s.

Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Apr 15 2024

I would have been fine without listening to this.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Apr 16 2024

First song is banging. So far the right mix of funk and mood. Not a bad album at all.

Mothership Connection by Parliament
Apr 17 2024

This started out nice, but it might be a little too funky & jazzy for me. I wouldn't listen to all of the songs again, but Give Up the Funk is iconic.

Phrenology by The Roots
Apr 24 2024

It was alright. Some nice beats.

I Should Coco by Supergrass
Apr 27 2024

Why is this album here? Just absolutely generic.

All Directions by The Temptations
Apr 29 2024

Honestly, it was difficult for me to listen to Run Charlie Run and I skipped through half the track. I just personally don't care to listen to songs with heavy n-word usage. It wasn't a bad song, I just prefer not to listen to it. Otherwise, the album was fine.

Low by David Bowie
May 01 2024

I don't hate it, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
May 02 2024

It's milquetoast fine. Dusty doesn't emote much emotion with her voice, so the entire album is kind of flat to listen to.

GREY Area by Little Simz
May 06 2024

Sounded good.

Zombie by Fela Kuti
May 07 2024

Yeah, I still hate jazz.

Triangle by The Beau Brummels
May 09 2024

Not my thing.

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley
May 10 2024

It's okay, but I don't know why it's on the list. Nothing to write home about.

John Prine by John Prine
May 12 2024

Too country for me.

Illmatic by Nas
May 13 2024

It's fine.

2112 by Rush
May 14 2024

It's fine.

Arular by M.I.A.
May 16 2024

I don't care for this.

Parklife by Blur
May 18 2024

It was fine.

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper
May 19 2024

This teeters between meh and bad.

Boston by Boston
May 25 2024

I'm more surprised about a good album on this list than I am about this album being good.

American Pie by Don McLean
May 29 2024

It's basically an album of American Pie, which isn't a bad thing.

1989 by Taylor Swift
May 30 2024

Great album.

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.
May 31 2024

WTF is Don't and Keep the Glove? Wow, those ruins an okay, but passable album.

Tommy by The Who
Jun 01 2024

It's mostly good, but Fiddle About doesn't fit with the rest of the album. I'd be okay never hearing it again.

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Jun 02 2024

Not my thing.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Jun 03 2024

More than anything, it's just boring.

Is This It by The Strokes
Jun 04 2024

It's not that great.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Jun 08 2024

Top tier.

Jun 09 2024

I really like Motorhead, but the live versions of their songs are lacking. The album that should be on this list is one of their studio albums, not this.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Jun 10 2024

It's a good album.

Dookie by Green Day
Jun 11 2024

Good songs on the album, but the b-sides I wrstay their welcome.

LP1 by FKA twigs
Jun 13 2024

This was unexpectedly good.

xx by The xx
Jun 15 2024

eh

Melodrama by Lorde
Jun 19 2024

It was good.

The Bends by Radiohead
Jun 23 2024

It was alright.

Live At Leeds by The Who
Jun 24 2024

I like The Who, but this was a subpar offering. It shouldn't be on this list.

C'est Chic by CHIC
Jun 25 2024

Has a good song, but otherwise boring.

Stardust by Willie Nelson
Jun 29 2024

Not a fan of Willie Nelson's music and I didn't need this cover album. These are just a bit derivative.

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Jul 04 2024

If you like jazz, you'll probably like this. I don't like jazz.

Being There by Wilco
Jul 05 2024

I can't finish this one. It's just... no.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Jul 06 2024

What is this trash?

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth
Jul 07 2024

meh

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jul 08 2024

I didn't care for this. I wouldn't listen to it again. I must just like their newer stuff.

Station To Station by David Bowie
Jul 12 2024

Oh no. Another David Bowie. I either love his music or I don't and there's not much in between. Given that this is 70s Bowie, I'm probably going to lean toward not caring for it. So far, this is leaning towards the not caring for category. It just gets worse as it goes.... It sorta got better in the end? But not enough to really matter, especially when there's only six songs and most are bad.

Roots by Sepultura
Jul 14 2024

I can't.

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Jul 16 2024

I don't need to listen to this album to know how fantastic it is as I've owned a copy since the 90s. But I'll take the excuse to listen to it anyway. 5 stars, 100%.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Jul 31 2024

This started off okay, but went downhill toward the end and fell off a cliff.

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Aug 01 2024

Good album.

Sulk by The Associates
Aug 02 2024

Typical for 80s music trending toward the bad end.

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne
Aug 04 2024

It's alright, but I could have lived without listening to it.

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Aug 05 2024

Sounds like your typical 60s album. I don't know why I had to listen to this over other albums. It's pretty basic.

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
Aug 06 2024

Maybe if I were alive when it released, it would mean something.

War by U2
Aug 27 2024

Sunday Bloody Sunday is iconic. The rest of the album is good.

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles
Aug 31 2024

It starts off strong, but starts sounding very 'one note.' I feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over again.

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix
Sep 01 2024

There's some iconic songs on this album, but that's about what it has going for it.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Sep 02 2024

Fantastic album discussing generational poverty and life in the inner city.

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley
Sep 03 2024

In The Ghetto through the end of the album is what's giving this 4 stars. Without those songs, it's just a meh album.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Sep 06 2024

This was painful.

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Sep 07 2024

Wasn't the best.

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Sep 08 2024

I don't even know what this was trying to be.

Debut by Björk
Sep 12 2024

It was alright.

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg
Sep 13 2024

So far, it's started off awful. At song 3.. it's still awful. And there are a lot of people who can sing like you because lots of people also sound terrible, just like you. No, this is just terrible.

Imagine by John Lennon
Sep 15 2024

Imagine is a fantastic song. The rest is meh or worse. I'd give this a 1, but Imagine bumps it to a 2.

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sep 17 2024

Not for me.

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Sep 18 2024

Bad 90s music needs to stay in the 90s and forgotten.

En-Tact by The Shamen
Sep 20 2024

I enjoyed it.

Take Me Apart by Kelela
Sep 22 2024

This album is pretty damn fantastic.

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Sep 26 2024

It's not bad, but very one note and falls down at the end.

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Sep 27 2024

This album is on this list solely to demonstrate why Dexys Midnight Runners is a one hit wonder. This album only gets 2 stars because Come On Eileen is on it.

Sep 28 2024

I do like The Court of the Crimson King (the song), but overall, this album is just rather boring to listen to. I had to skip the end of Moonchild entirely because it just goes into that 70s style of 'long stretch of almost dead air' that just isn't worth spending time to see if it ever stops.

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Sep 30 2024

It's okay. Couldn't listen to everything all the way through.

Machine Head by Deep Purple
Oct 01 2024

I think we all love Smoke on the Water. The rest was alright.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
Oct 02 2024

It's okay, but the last minute of the album is just god awful, so deducting a star for that. Is that fair? Probably not. However, it was the artist's choice to have me listen to whatever that ending was and that wasn't fair either.

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Oct 03 2024

It's okay. Not an album everyone needs to listen to though.

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello
Oct 04 2024

There's a song on this album called 'This is Hell' which repeats the lyric 'this is hell' countless times. I have to say that I agree.

21 by Adele
Oct 05 2024

Fantastic album.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Oct 07 2024

2 great songs don't make a great album.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Oct 08 2024

This is the worst Radiohead album I've ever listened to. I couldn't make it through most of the songs.

Solid Air by John Martyn
Oct 09 2024

Not great.

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Average rating: 2.83 (0.46 below global average).

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