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5-Star Albums
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23
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-0.09
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2000s
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Indie
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| If I Could Only Remember My Name | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Clandestino | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
| Cross | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
| Amnesiac | 5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
| Parachutes | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitches Brew | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 2 | 4.27 | -2.27 |
| Heavy Weather | 1 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
| Elephant | 2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| The Stranger | 2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| David Bowie | 5 | 4 | 3.63 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Waits | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
Popular Reviews
Norah Jones
3/5
I started off with the idea I'd hate the blandness of the songs, but I had to admit to myself that I actually enjoyed the relaxing vibe the songs bring. Her voice has a great range and the jazzy arrangements give that voice the right podium.
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1-Star Albums (7)
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Beastie Boys
3/5
Beastie Boys are iconic for a period in which rap slowly became popular in a broader public. Their controversial crossover with punk was new and exciting, and the lyrics were ballsy. They inspired many artists, but for me I can't help but feel like this was just a joke that got out of hand. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy the joke. I like hearing the album, but next day I've forgotten all about it again.
PJ Harvey
4/5
If you want to listen to some birthday party bangers, I wouldn't go for this album. Eery chords, high pitched voice and very into your face. The first World War is an intriguing subject and she has definitely dived into it. High rating because of the artistic and historic value, but not an album I'll put into my high rotation.
Miles Davis
3/5
The bebop jazz crossover to makes it easier to digest when you hear it for the first time. It's just so many notes....
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
The Smiths
5/5
The Queen is Dead appeared to be the pinnacle of The Smiths, although people didn't recognize it as such at the time of release. Probably partly because Morrissey felt like they were entitled to this success. Each track has some form of brilliance, the bassline creating a tension, the drums surprising you or the witty lyrics expressing a sense of belonging / not-belonging.
Wire
3/5
It certainly has some moments of brilliance, but it feels at moments more like a demo album with song ideas than complete songs.
Joan Armatrading
4/5
The Mars Volta
4/5
This is one of those albums that took me a few times to really get into. Which I've luckily done already a few years ago. If I had heard it for the first time today, I might've written it off as prog rock that is trying too hard to make as many sounds as possible.
The whole fusion of jazz, experimental, latin, sound manipulation and straightup hardcore matches so remarkably well that the whole album feels like a storytelling.
The switching between spacy, balladlike singing and fullblown machinegun drumming keeps you on your toes the whole time.
Fugees
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
4/5
Unmistakable 80's sound with so many songs you forgot you knew. Not every song is as good as "The Look of Love" or "Poison Arrow", but the album is definitely iconic.
The Who
3/5
Interesting concept album with a controversial topic, so this must have stirred up some emotions back then. It was a very bold move to make a rock opera, but it somehow is a bit tedious to listen to. At many times more of the same, building up tension but it hardly ever comes to a real explosion.
Ute Lemper
1/5
This type of cabaret music requires an acquired taste, I guess. I can't think of any reason for this album being in the 1001 albums list, other than the list of big names that were part of making this album.
Kraftwerk
4/5
bleep bloop, a new era of electronic music arrived, in which Kraftwerk played a huge role. While discovering the possibilities of electronic technology, they still manage to keep a certain elegance in the songs.
Tom Waits
2/5
Tom Waits has an amazing voice but the songs cant’t awe me.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Fantastic album
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
George Jones
4/5
Beck
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Always fun to listen to Talking Heads. Their funky signature style gets you dancing every time.
Al Green
4/5
Funky!
Kid Rock
2/5
SZA
4/5
GZA
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Full of fantastic feel-good songs. Really enjoyed listening to this album.
808 State
1/5
Listened to it twice while at work, but times I didn't even notice it playing. Nothing on it draws my attention.
Steely Dan
4/5
DJ Shadow
4/5
Megadeth
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Great inspiration for so many rock 'n roll, rockabilly, psychobilly bands.
Lou Reed
4/5
Liz Phair
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Norah Jones
3/5
I started off with the idea I'd hate the blandness of the songs, but I had to admit to myself that I actually enjoyed the relaxing vibe the songs bring. Her voice has a great range and the jazzy arrangements give that voice the right podium.
Public Enemy
2/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
Santana
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Gary Numan
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Metallica
2/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
This album has a few very strong, captivating songs. However if it were not the follow up of Rumours, I don't think it would've gotten as much attention.
Nas
2/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
A few great songs but then it becomes a bit more of the same. Good disco vibes though.
Talking Heads
2/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Love the way The Velvet Underground experimented with styles and technics. The lyrics were very controversial and absurd, especially for that time. They just went a bit over the top with the distortions.
The Who
3/5
B.B. King
4/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Kanye West
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
The Cars
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
The Style Council
2/5
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Adam & The Ants blend art-rock, punk and new wave and add some tribal drumming and chanting on top. And that's where it all seems to start feeling plastic and kitschy. It makes it very suitable for movie soundtracks and it might've worked incredibly in concerts, but listening to this album on its own is like you're walking in on a lot of weird theme parties where people used enough substances already and you're the only one sober.
Nirvana
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Queen
4/5
Silver Jews
2/5
Little Richard
3/5
The B-52's
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Supertramp
4/5
Janis Joplin
5/5
David Bowie
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
5/5
Weather Report
1/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Various Artists
3/5
Pulp
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Anthrax
2/5
Metallica
3/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
Nitin Sawhney
1/5
Jungle Brothers
2/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
Rod Stewart
4/5
Portishead
5/5
Roni Size
4/5
The Smiths
4/5
Adele
3/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
3/5
Miles Davis
1/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Japan
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Billy Joel
2/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
3/5
Love
2/5
Coldplay
5/5
Fishbone
2/5
James Brown
2/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
Rush
2/5
The Strokes
5/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
The Kinks
3/5
John Lennon
4/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
John Lee Hooker
2/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Thundercat
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Oasis
5/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Judas Priest
3/5
2/5
Harry Nilsson
2/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
De La Soul
3/5
Boards of Canada
4/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Le Tigre
2/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
King Crimson
3/5
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
The Doors
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Justice
5/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Wilco
3/5
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
Nirvana
5/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Manu Chao
5/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Scritti Politti
1/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
Daft Punk
4/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
The Pharcyde
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Gorillaz
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
Orbital
4/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Dr. John
3/5
Hole
4/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Carole King
3/5
CHIC
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Donovan
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Herbie Hancock
2/5
OutKast
3/5
Ice T
2/5
The Flaming Lips
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Beck
4/5
Solange
2/5
Girls Against Boys
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Björk
3/5
Pixies
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Peter Tosh
2/5
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
David Crosby
5/5
Beatles
4/5
The Verve
4/5
Parliament
4/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Elton John
5/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Neu!
4/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Throwing Muses
4/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Lorde
2/5
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
The Fall
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Beck
4/5
John Grant
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
The Undertones
2/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
The Adverts
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Beach House
4/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Slipknot
3/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Elastica
4/5
Traffic
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Laibach
2/5
Fats Domino
4/5
Great music, but why is there a compilation album in this list?
Miles Davis
2/5
Cheap Trick
2/5
Duke Ellington
2/5
Lucinda Williams
3/5