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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
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5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
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5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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Electric
The Cult
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5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Smile
Brian Wilson
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5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
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Woodface
Crowded House
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
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5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
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5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Paris 1919
John Cale
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1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
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1 | 2.85 | -1.85 |
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
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1 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
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1 | 2.77 | -1.77 |
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Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
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1 | 2.75 | -1.75 |
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Abraxas
Santana
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2 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
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1 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
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1 | 2.62 | -1.62 |
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
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1 | 2.61 | -1.61 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Kanye West | 3 | 4.67 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.67 |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 4.33 |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| Dexys Midnight Runners | 1, 4 |
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Motörhead
3/5
Lemmy sure sang about fucking a lot for a man with a face like a soldering bench
28 likes
Circle Jerks
3/5
There’s longer tool songs than this album. Great little spike of angst.
4 likes
Santana
2/5
Cool cafe sort of music but doesn’t grab me. Don’t get the hype on Carlos’ playing.
3 likes
1-Star Albums (14)
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I enjoyed "almost blue" - his voice is a bit less affected here and has room to breathe. It's almost the oppposite of something like "the loved ones" with the crazy sampled orchestration. The album overall has pretty drastic shifts in tone but flows well overall.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Didn’t know this was the coconut and can’t live guy. Interesting overdubs, on the verge of experimental. Loved the bass on jump into the fire.
Crowded House
5/5
Lots of childhood memories. Love what tims vocals bring to this album, but I understand the dynamics where he couldn’t bring himself to be a supporting character in his little brothers band.
John Cale
1/5
Slow, and kind of a weak voice. Thought it would pick up with “Macbeth” but his voice maintained the weakness even when the band added some edge. Not a fan.
The Smiths
3/5
Great songs, but I still can’t stand Morrissey’s voice. Bass is oddly loud and bouncy considering the mood of the album. Some interesting production with the vocal doubling and synth strings.
Suede
3/5
Found myself listening a lot to Brett Anderson’s vocal squeak on every note. It takes some getting used to. Cool fuzz guitar work and chord parts. Animal Nitrate is a banger.
The Pretty Things
4/5
Really enjoyed this, very experimental sounding psych rock with in my mind clear beatles influence. Have to listen again now knowing it’s all one story.
Frank Ocean
3/5
Not really my style but enjoyed a lot. The hits were all worthy, interested to notice lots of live instruments and non traditional rnb production. Not the biggest fan of the skits.
Grizzly Bear
4/5
Loved the beach boys psych era wall of sound, aggressive guitars doing everything short of distortion contrasting a singer who, not to be cruel, had a pooh bear husk to his voice.
The Band
2/5
Not for me. Oldest sounding band forever, can’t believe they were young when recording.
Screaming Trees
4/5
Loved when the keyboards augmented Lanegand voice. Really atmospheric and quite quiet for how I remember the era.
The Only Ones
3/5
Pleasingly sneery. Liked the punk and noise elements. Hear a lot of the vines in it.
Pantera
5/5
Fuck yeah.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Unbelievable amount of singles. Weird to listen and notice he’s kind of a weak singer that brings incredible energy with a great band. Obviously a classic.
Patti Smith
2/5
I can see the influence, and love the crooning. Not so crazy on the poetry.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
I feel context is important with this one. I didn’t know that it was a three track solo demo by a guy who just got out of a mental home. Having said that, it sounds just like you would imagine.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Short and interestingly noisy. Have preferred other albums by then with more actual “songs” but I guess it’s at least pure.
The Who
3/5
Great, shorter than I imagined. Daltrey often doesn’t sing, even though he clearly can.
The Soft Boys
3/5
Dug the backing vocals, seems a lot of sneer in this list…
Bob Dylan
2/5
Easy listening. Or as much as it can be with that voice.
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Liked this one a lot. Emotion and humour and surprise. Even the instrument introduction came out as funny. Just wish that he’d learned to properly fry scream on side 2!
Ice Cube
4/5
Great, but makes me feel like Michael Bolton from office space
Coldplay
2/5
Just slow
The Young Rascals
2/5
Kinda fun and soulful but lacked a certain something to hook me in
Beatles
4/5
Obviously brilliant, but they’re best? Well, my kids love it. Still a sgt peppers stan though.
Morrissey
2/5
Kinda warbled love poetry, less melodic than the smiths stuff. Kinda liked some of the production. Incel vibe on some of the lyrics.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Never noticed the auto tune until this time around. But I guess that was the price of Anthony’s singing. Still has great Melodies, their third best album.
Can
2/5
Sorta more art noise with a guitar minimal, percussion bent. I thought it had enough attitude to be Japanese, if that means anything.
The Avalanches
4/5
Loved the extended version. Learning it was all made with vinyl samples blew my son away.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Like hearing very hip hop track from the 90s expanded into songs. Loved the songs more than the guitar jams.
Roxy Music
3/5
Less melodic and more chaotic than I was expecting. Felt like the intersection of punk and later art noise bands.
Fishbone
1/5
Kinda white for a black band. Not my thing.
Culture Club
2/5
Sorta light and poppy as I remember. Backing singer is out of tune a lot.
The Go-Go's
3/5
So slick and well crafted I thought they couldn’t have formed on their own.
Nick Drake
4/5
Raw. Amazing playing. Great choruses and structure. Emotional. Loved it.
Chicago
3/5
Fugees
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
1/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Smooth - loved the vocal numbers with nick cave and Jarvis cocker most. Interestingly complex jazz at the end considering how chill the rest is.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Lovely recordings, sweet harmonies, didn’t grab me like I hoped
The xx
2/5
Enjoyable ambience that I sadly now associate with stock music due to how many times it has been ripped off
Tim Buckley
4/5
Loved his voice. Crazy how similar in tone and range he was to his son he had nothing to do with.
Deep Purple
3/5
Really was quite amazing by Ian gillains vocal range. Surprising deep purple don’t get the props led zeppelin and sabbath do.
Primal Scream
3/5
Really appreciated the ambition on this
Fairport Convention
2/5
Just sort of sweet light folk, some times it gets a bit more uptempo for variation which helps…
Animal Collective
3/5
Really enjoyed the jammy vocal layering. Prefer this to the way Chet faker does it.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Classic, especially with Thundercats additions
Pentangle
2/5
Sort of folk jazz with some English earnestness. Some really epic upright bass playing.
Laura Nyro
2/5
Great vocal range, vocals maybe way too high in the mix. Sort of big band jazz.
Steely Dan
4/5
Apex level smooth
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Cool attitude, nice post punk sort of feel, but a bit more minimal than my taste.
Wild Beasts
1/5
Sort of a hodgepodge exploration of the singers admittedly great vocal range but imo a tough listen. Lots of innuendo and cheeky lyrics.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Enjoyable, liked the wu tang guest tracks.
Genesis
3/5
Proggier and more intricate than I expected. Really well recorded, great flow. Songs didn’t really jump out individually but definitely changed my scope of what I thought this band was.
David Bowie
3/5
Quite a stripped down guitar album, more than I was expecting at the time. His voice was showing some age, but still lots of variety
Talking Heads
3/5
More stripped down than later stuff, hangs so much on Byrnes voice. Great bass though.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Voice has all of the ability that it does later, production is nowhere near what Ronson adds. Enjoyed the lyrics and the cheek, insane that she was 20.
AC/DC
4/5
Best debut from a second singer?
Beach House
3/5
Light and dreamy but not as lush as the other album I heard. Didn’t give the emotional punch.
Gang Starr
3/5
Wish this style of rhyming had been more popular. Intelligent and old school.
Germs
1/5
I know this record is important but I kinda hated it. The bandsaw vocals, thin production and terrible bass playing made this a tough listen, and I needed a lot of imagination to picture the live energy.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Really nice sounding record considering the technology. I finished thinking I missed the edge and scream of little Richard etc, like it was a bit safe.
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Lots of range, even some soul. Neil’s voice less offensive than usual!
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
A few cool bits of production.
John Lennon
3/5
All my life I thought John was the best beatle. But after listening to this, I think it was actually Paul.
The Stone Roses
4/5
So much depth, some really pretty moments too. Had never listened all the way and loved it more than I thought I would.
John Martyn
3/5
Really quite enjoyable instrumentation, particularly the synth wobble bass and calypso percussion
Sigur Rós
3/5
Enjoyable if I’m in the right mood. Found the gibberish lyrics kinda grating.
The Streets
4/5
Didn’t realise it’s all one narrative, kinda cool even if I usually find lower class English stories depressing af
Pink Floyd
4/5
Long album but great pace, esp with comfortably numb coming in towards the end
Cat Stevens
4/5
Great songs, interesting recording. Lots of plectrum noise.
The Byrds
2/5
Kinda boring except for the sonic experiments
Silver Jews
2/5
Alt country needs the best lyrics or vocals in the world to earn a pass and these are just ok.
David Crosby
3/5
Good bit of variety
King Crimson
3/5
Can hear so many modern prog bands here
Sepultura
4/5
Classic and so influentual, trad percussion plus metal gave us slip knot.
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Just a beautiful album with so much depth, hooks and range.
Living Colour
3/5
Amazing musicianship, genuine style.
Various Artists
3/5
Hard to seperate from the man.
The Specials
4/5
More attitude than most punk
Linkin Park
3/5
Full of classics but couldn’t get past the Chester Bellow
Pixies
5/5
Still on my playlist today. Timeless.
The Killers
5/5
great bass playing, full of classics, and before what i think is their best album. shame they didnt fire on as many cylinders afterwards.
Scott Walker
3/5
Enjoyable instrumentation, voice a bit straight forward melodically. Clearly a Bergman fan.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Love the grace slick tracks, blues stuff not so much
Jane's Addiction
5/5
Another classic, but a softer jammier album than it was in my memory
Nirvana
4/5
Obviously have a lot of love, hard to believe they went this out there with that much attention on them.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
I’ve heard this album a lot but it doesn’t hit me, I call this genre claratyne house, because it’s all allergic white dudes.
Incubus
3/5
Listening to this album I better understand why my metal loving friends wished nu metal bands would go harder.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
I wish his voice had more variation, silky as It is
The Cardigans
4/5
I think these guys are underrated as musicians
The Cure
3/5
Enjoy the minimalism but the songwriting chops feel like they don’t come til later
Gang Of Four
4/5
Owe these guys heaps for rhcp and songs like damaged goods still get me going
The The
3/5
Pretty great mix of goth and blues and rock, enjoyed.
The Doors
3/5
Decent blues rock, some really impressive guitar playing, but some so so lyrics from Jim
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Enjoyable pop, nothing jumped out
Beastie Boys
4/5
Great album, good balance of jams and bangers
Megadeth
3/5
Love the title track and guitar but I’ll never love mustaine’s gargle
Britney Spears
1/5
Tough one for me. Interesting to hear how low her natural voice is on the filler tracks. Saga more interesting than the music.
Brian Eno
4/5
Got a layered beach boys vibe, surprisingly textured and complex. Great great bass, even though his voice is kinda weak.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The 80s production and backing vocals really suit his style. Really got into it.
Soundgarden
5/5
Brilliant, and timeless
Oasis
3/5
Didn’t hold up as well as I hoped, although I admire how liam can get so many syllables out of the word “shine”
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Sounds like standard jazz to me…
Tom Waits
4/5
Just such damn great writing, and I love the live participation
Duran Duran
4/5
Loved but production is so treble and cjorusy
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Enjoyed the feel but found myself irritated by the looseness, like I was straining for the great moments to break through
Dire Straits
3/5
Great guitar, less great singing. Old before his time.
The Divine Comedy
4/5
It’s sort of histrionic and the lyrics are a bit silly but I got into the proto-elo vibe
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Really love this era of reverb soaked harmonised pop and it’s probably because of David Lynch
FKA twigs
3/5
Unique, but I got tired of the falsetto vocal. Felt like it needed visuals.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Enjoyed the jump in complexity, although still not where it would get to later.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Surprisingly deep and varied, ozzy sounds huge.
Goldfrapp
4/5
Really enjoyed when it got a bit darker and eerier mid album. Great atmospheric production.
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Liked the new wave and hearing her with a band
The Smiths
3/5
Preferred the production but songs got weaker towards the end
Deep Purple
3/5
Great playing, technical, epic but left me kinda empty
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Love the storytelling, the humour, the production
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
A hard listen with small nuggets resembling proto industrial, I guess
Syd Barrett
1/5
So sloppy I kinda hoped this was a mental asylum recording like skip Henderson
Suicide
1/5
I don’t get it. Sounded like amateur ramblings.
Doves
5/5
Underrated band that weirdly didn’t have the staying power of Elbow. As good? Yeah probably.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Was not expecting soft jazz
The Temptations
4/5
These guys really churned out the work. Loved the big band touches. And the long versions.
Mike Ladd
3/5
Slick trip hop/intellectual rap, nice international samples, clever lyrics
Public Enemy
4/5
I just love the djing and this style of sample. And figuring out what exactly flav does.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Kinda hilarious to compare this record to the precision of what the beach boys were making at the time. But the swagger is all there.
Nas
4/5
The clever rhymes come so thick and fast you have to rewind
Iron Maiden
5/5
Legendary and relentless
ABBA
4/5
Crazy complexity for such cheesy songs
Jeff Beck
4/5
I found this more exciting blues than the earlier stones album. And great vocals from Rod.
Barry Adamson
3/5
Pretty interesting and complex from a former punk bass player.
4/5
Not the best blur album, but still super enjoyable
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
I probably prefer the later albums with more lush instrumentation and harmonies, as his voice is sort of lispy on this. Still some great lyrics and tunes.
Mariah Carey
1/5
All the soft loud, trilling, whispering and cheesiness I’ve always disliked about Mariah for a whole album
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Definitely preferred the originals over the standards
The Police
4/5
Impressive how tight the guitar and drums are and how loose the bass is and it still works.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I’ve been sleeping on Karen o as a singer.
Q-Tip
4/5
The smoothest
Depeche Mode
4/5
So self serious. But ahead of its time.
James Brown
4/5
Short and sweet. Really a surprised by how feminine his range sounded when younger.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Was really impressed even though the synths sound so basic. Way ahead of its time, although the first track kinda sucks
Kanye West
4/5
Some great production, but the lyrics of a spoilt toddler
Bauhaus
4/5
Contrary to belief, goths are some of the funkiest people out there
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Enjoyable, always wished it was a bit heavier
Pink Floyd
4/5
I’d never listened all the way through, but that’s definitely the way to do it
The Who
4/5
Long and kind of interesting, especially the really long bit with the molestation. Sloppier in timing and pitch than I expected. An achievement though.
Scott Walker
3/5
Such beautiful arrangements like an old movie, just can’t get over that belted cheesy delivery
Neil Young
3/5
Joe Rogan somehow means I can’t listen
Emmylou Harris
4/5
If this was what country was like I’d listen to country
Simple Minds
4/5
Jammier and simpler than it sounds.
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
Industrial art noise, really not my thing
4/5
Great playing, listenable for prog, didn’t set my heart on fire
Kelela
2/5
Honestly seemed fairly generic, could have been Sza or FKA twigs
Bad Company
3/5
Kinda my dads blues rock band, fairly shakey singing and some decent tunes but not inspiring
Arcade Fire
3/5
I love the structure and felt the journey of the album particularly with the reprise, but didn’t grab me as much as I’d hoped.
Pixies
4/5
Maybe their darkest and sparsest album but still with the great dynamics and guitar creativity that made me love them
Kanye West
5/5
Aside from the dumb lazy religious track, this album is just legendary.
T. Rex
4/5
Really great considering where rock was at when they wrote it
Pearl Jam
5/5
An all time classic, I still can’t believe the chutzpah of eddies vocal sprinklings and Jeff’s fret less bass at their young age. The confidence of youth.
De La Soul
4/5
Full of great tracks but damn do I hate the skits and filler.
Boston
3/5
Amazing voice but the band confuses me whether it’s rock or pop sometimes
ABBA
3/5
I guess this is almost experimental for this band?
MGMT
3/5
Some nice complex arrangements but imo a little overrated
Motörhead
4/5
Pretty nice sounding considering how loud they were. I’m far more inclined to call them a punk band after listening all the way through.
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Lively, smooth, not gangster. I miss hip hop being like this.
Ride
2/5
Sort of forgettable shoegaze drone saved by a bit of vocal harmony and occasional heaviness
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Not much more to be said than it’s a shame they didn’t write more music
Eminem
2/5
Puerile revenge fantasies
The Yardbirds
3/5
Nicely experimental given the era
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Great but I really like the later stuff with more harmony and instrumentation better
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Would like more without the jello biafra warble of the singer every time
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4/5
Really cool, stylish sound with attitude for the time and great harmonies
The Band
3/5
Good but just sounds so old!
Cocteau Twins
5/5
Loved it. Great discovery and so unique.
Fred Neil
3/5
Sort of like a bright Johnny cash?
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Really great, and surprisingly riffy for acoustic guitar. Little experimental bits were unexpected but evocative.
Iggy Pop
5/5
Classic, and can really still hear bowies backing vocals
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Perfect album.
Jethro Tull
4/5
Sort of an odd duck with the religious allegory, flute and smatterings of prog. But it all comes together well.
Green Day
4/5
Doesn’t hold up, given how much I used to thrash it. But clear that what makes this band great is all three are pulling their weight musician wise.
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
One of the best instrumental albums I’ve heard.
JAY Z
4/5
Better than I thought it would be.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Odd and soulful and sometimes meandering but funky
3/5
Energetic. Bluesy and kinda funky but also loose.
Aerosmith
4/5
Virtuoso playing and singing with weirdly inconsistent song writing.
Van Halen
5/5
Not much more to say other than eddies tone makes you feel like he’s in the room there playing through a small amp.
Kings of Leon
4/5
Enjoyable but his voice is just so affected…
Richard Thompson
2/5
Boring folk?
Rod Stewart
3/5
L carried by that sandpaper voice for sure
John Prine
4/5
Was expecting to not enjoy this country blues but he’s a pretty witty lyricist
The Pharcyde
4/5
Great, and the skits were at least musical.
Queen Latifah
3/5
Of its time but interesting to see the more traditional feminism in the lyrics of its era
Lambchop
2/5
Big production, tiny voice
Arrested Development
3/5
Some great moments but a little uneven.
Spiritualized
3/5
Lots of good, lots of stoner jamz
Frank Zappa
3/5
Just lots of jazzy sort of dischordant jams. Had its moments.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Aside from the famous tracks I enjoyed the lead singing from keef, wished there was more lead guitar.
a-ha
3/5
Singer has heaps of range, some of the keyboards are, as they themselves put it, “juicyfruit”
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
If you’re not swept up by the lyrics it kinda falls flat. Maybe just the morning I’m having.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
The mix of rap and soul really made this album feel on the cusp of a big change, like it was. Also sick bass.
The Jam
3/5
Sorta dorky but fun. Backing vocals aren’t exactly Simon and Garfunkel.
Radiohead
5/5
Perfect from start to finish
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Some moments but Bruce’s wobbly howling doesn’t grab me like it should
Eagles
3/5
Fairly limp country with some nice harmonies.
Wire
3/5
Punk without the energy
The Kinks
4/5
Enjoyable esp with the eeriness that creeps in
Motörhead
3/5
Lemmy sure sang about fucking a lot for a man with a face like a soldering bench
Madonna
2/5
Some lame lyrics and sparks of cool production. Overrated.
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Stellar guitar and drum work but not as good as ritual
Weather Report
4/5
Dominated by jaco, just bass playing like no one else can.
Dirty Projectors
4/5
The Clash
4/5
A lot of experimentation only possible with a band this skilled
2Pac
4/5
Almost entirely sad content about a guy scared of dying which was kind of a surprise
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Helped a lot by the guest instruments and bvs
Judas Priest
4/5
So fun and timeless
Leonard Cohen
5/5
Loved the atmosphere and felt like adding melody from the sparseness
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Needs the lush instruments
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Sadly I found it dull and monotonous
Traffic
4/5
Enjoyable folky soul
Love
4/5
Enjoyably chaotic
Roxy Music
4/5
Great energy but could do with less stoner jam outro
Beck
5/5
Nearly flawless, no skips
Beyoncé
2/5
Overrated and boring.
Björk
4/5
Maybe too intellectual for me, but compelling
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Can’t listen due to rogan
The Bees
3/5
Cool background jazz that never calls too much attention to itself
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
Boring jazz
David Bowie
5/5
Loved the emotional intensity and the seemingly twisting chord lines and Melodies. Too short.
Steve Winwood
3/5
Great band but no certified bangers
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Haunting, great playing. Political.
The Temptations
4/5
Timeless
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Some nice Melodies in that dirty 2000 brit fashion
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Love his guitar, less excited about the shoegaze slacker singing
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
Kinda love the idea of a band that only does epic buildups
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Was really shocked by the yodelling
The Thrills
3/5
Inaccurate name
Tom Waits
4/5
I just love him
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
This album will always be funereal for me
3/5
Stylish but kinda hollow for me
Billy Joel
4/5
Really fantastic clear voice, harmonised guitars… sappy tho!
The B-52's
4/5
It’s a unique jam phase for a band but I feel like the songwriting came later
John Lennon
3/5
I don’t get it. Rubbish.
3/5
God this is a dumb band. And a dumb album. But not as bad as I expected? Except the outro. Ugh.
Björk
5/5
Just a flawless album. Not a bad track on it.
The Roots
4/5
Not their jazziest but one of their most consistent
Yes
3/5
Proggy
Stereolab
4/5
I loved how it went from 70s French to soundscape and indie.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
All of the four tracks available sounded pornographic, regardless of scene description
The Black Crowes
4/5
Pure and great sounding, but I missed the solos from other bands in this genre
Deep Purple
3/5
Can’t help but enjoy the vocal histrionics
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Interesting level of cross cultural hip hop, considering the British origin. Really enjoyed the production.
The Cure
4/5
A great soundscape with even greater songs punctuating
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Blocked on spotify
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Some nice tracks but his mid tempo nasal delivery can be a bit samey
The Doors
3/5
It’s a classic but it was interesting to hear all the guitar mistakes listening closely.
Minutemen
3/5
Some cool sketches and rad playing but all over the place
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
I mean…
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Interesting post punk similar to at the drive in
Solange
3/5
Kinda ponderous but still more listenable than her sister
Cream
4/5
Stylistically iconic, crazy how little you can hear cymbals on this whole album, makes the production feel so sparse.
Elliott Smith
4/5
He was sad but, he rocked too.
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
Amazing bass, and great energy from the performance. Was weird that the signature crowd part was a failure but kept in.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Raw and real. But lacking in tunefulness.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Just amazing start to finish
Elton John
4/5
Classics but you know, still piano ballads
Def Leppard
5/5
So cheesy but so damn good
Ute Lemper
4/5
Thought I’d hate it but the humour and gothiness pushed me through
Elbow
5/5
Timeless, brilliant, great production also.
Santana
2/5
Cool cafe sort of music but doesn’t grab me. Don’t get the hype on Carlos’ playing.
Alice In Chains
5/5
Bonafide start to finish classic, actually the best grunge band.
Moby Grape
3/5
Couldn’t listen
Marilyn Manson
4/5
Really no weak points.
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Not their finest due to the recording quality. They improved massively later.
Wilco
3/5
Slacker indie country - I remember hearing these guys and wishing it was Gomez
The Zombies
4/5
Really liked the mellotron playing, and love the more lush arrangements with harmonies
ZZ Top
3/5
Classic and nostalgic but man I have never heard such stuff drumming
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
I love trip hop but this is more 90s cafe music, didn’t make me feel anything
The White Stripes
4/5
Falls off at the end but enough bangers
OutKast
5/5
So many surprising moments and depth.
Madonna
3/5
Better production than others
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Groundbreaking and amazing particularly with how Trent’s production skills skyrocketed
Tom Waits
5/5
His lyrics hit me like few others. And if this is the start of his weird cave marimba percussion then it’s my favourite era.
Nick Drake
5/5
Beautiful without being overwrought. Becks seachange and Jose Gonzalez owe a lot.
Aimee Mann
2/5
Boring 90s solo indie girl stuff
Circle Jerks
3/5
There’s longer tool songs than this album. Great little spike of angst.
Scissor Sisters
4/5
Incredibly strong opening even if the album falls away in quality at the end.
The Beta Band
4/5
I loved the soundtrack feel and instrument experimentation.
Prince
5/5
What more can be said. The production is dated but the sound is so distinctive and the themes so diverse.
Pulp
4/5
The Saints
4/5
The horns and arrangement lift it above others of its genre even if I found it a bit samey
Hole
4/5
Totally underrated in terms of songwriting, even if things fall off on the end of the album.
Kid Rock
2/5
If rap went nowhere since 79 except adding redneck guitar
Django Django
4/5
A little bit African a little bit low fi a lot bit soundtrack
Slade
3/5
Great voice but honestly bored me
Sex Pistols
4/5
So damn tight!
The Lemonheads
4/5
A really great melody writer and an album that improves towards the end
Sonic Youth
4/5
The way they are able to shape noise into movement means there’s moments where it all comes together and makes sense.
Queen
4/5
Love the prog, the vocals from may are just so so, surprised how few singles are there.
Tim Buckley
4/5
Insane voice, and interesting in that English folk tale style storytelling
Slipknot
5/5
Enjoyed way more than I thought I would.
The Stranglers
4/5
Punk sneer, grooves and surprising level of chops. Makes for a really captivating sound.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
The type of lame shoegaze I can’t get into, because it never goes anywhere
Bad Brains
4/5
The tightness and musical skill already puts them above most punk bands of the era
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Gloriously gay with such distinctive production
AC/DC
5/5
Flawless, and impossible to copy
Slint
3/5
Moody post punk rhythmic noodling. Some cool song structure.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Stressful half classical prog
Radiohead
5/5
I never appreciated it enough at the time
James Taylor
3/5
It’s really not my thing, but it is sweet
Thin Lizzy
4/5
I’m really struck by how metronomic and precise they are live, this is almost like a studio recording with live acoustics.
B.B. King
4/5
I never knew how amazing young bbs voice was
Bob Dylan
4/5
This must have been before his voice became the meme he was known for
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Semi experimental post punk with some so so live tracks
Pere Ubu
2/5
Somewhat random art noise that didn’t excite me
Metallica
3/5
Great power but the autotune was kind of a let down, and was kinda underwhelmed with the string arrangements.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Classic, iconic, great bg listen.
Nirvana
5/5
What more can be said? Still classic.
Deerhunter
3/5
Dreary alt country and Lo fi jangle
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Somewhat average rnb helped by guests like paak
Ministry
4/5
Much more listenable than their 1989 release, and it has Jesus built my hotrod
Simply Red
3/5
He really can sing, but it’s a little too white and soft for me
Brian Eno
3/5
Nothing standout for me
Metallica
4/5
Fantastic although not lars best work
Elvis Costello
3/5
Elvis just always sounds the same to me, but this one has Alison which is a pretty memorable tune
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
Was ready to dismiss as southern fried rock but the storytelling and lyrics really are a cut above.
The Stooges
3/5
Sounds suspringly good considering the low fi recordings. But the songs aren’t as memorable.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Couldn’t listen due to blocked on spotify
Holger Czukay
4/5
Enjoyably weird multi genre space funk with great bass
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
I’ve grown up and realised that I underrated Paul massively
GZA
4/5
The sample choices and guests elevated it.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
I love it except for the simultaneous vocal takes. The instrumentation and concept is amazing though.
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
Seems really innovative in terms of style, but what is with the hoedowns?
ZZ Top
4/5
Better and more metal than I realised these guys were capable of
Kate Bush
3/5
It’s a Kate bush album? Airy and a bit cinematic and 80s ish?
Joan Baez
3/5
Just so damn light and folksy and sparse
U2
4/5
Some classics, but bonos sincere yelping can grate in this much later context
Richard Hawley
3/5
Dreamy sad Las Vegas soundtrack music
MC Solaar
3/5
Cool, and diverse in style, but of its time.
Beatles
4/5
Iconic and brilliant. But obviously only the ground work for what they would really do.
Genesis
4/5
Epic and still so english
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Crazy to me how much sloppiness there is in the drums, but the guitar is always rock solid. Defs some indulgent moments from Mick
Beatles
4/5
The first tastes of something more but I’ll take the white album
The Kinks
3/5
Lacks a bit of the spark and danger of the Beatles, and they don’t sing nearly as well
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
One hell of an album of bangers.
The Police
4/5
Way punkier in the later half than I expected. Evolutionary.
Fleet Foxes
5/5
A nearly flawless album.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
So fully formed even at this stage
Gram Parsons
3/5
Fairly standard country to my ears
The Pogues
4/5
Irish music with a hint of punk, extended tracks are far more traditional
Otis Redding
3/5
Super heart felt but I feel like he hits the same voice crack every note.
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
I tend to agree with the interviews calling it a bore…
Soft Cell
3/5
Weird experimental proto electronic punk that I appreciate rather than enjoy
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Enjoyed the proto metal vibes and of course the drumming
John Grant
4/5
Some really beautiful lush moments
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Amazingly skilled vocalist, probably a shame he had to live in princes shadow
Maxwell
4/5
Some great funk, and some cheesy porn music too
Heaven 17
3/5
Interesting experiments but needed guest vocals, and better when it does. Also some sick session bass.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
Cinematic, slow, like the slower gorillaz tracks. But enjoyable.
Metallica
4/5
Obviously awesome but shit recording, no bass and drums sometimes are just bad
Tim Buckley
4/5
Proof voices are hereditary
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Some sophisticated song structure but such a downer
Jimmy Smith
2/5
Lame jazz
The Cure
4/5
Just an endless moody stonery dirge, but some of the changes are really powerful when they break up the repetition
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
I prefer this Irish meets soul take on their sound to the synth of later, a lot more songwriting and interesting takes on manhood
Van Morrison
3/5
Was never my favourite, continues not to be.
Ice T
5/5
Unexpectedly good, skits actually match with the song, different genres and even social commentary beyond gangster
5/5
They were so good once. The right balance of pomp, heaviness and complexity.
Sonic Youth
3/5
The usual off kilter detached cool mush, didn’t stand out for me
The Dictators
4/5
Some depth and even politics!
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Classic although it’s crazy how shredded she will let her voice get compared to say son of a preacher man
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Spanish cafe music to my uncultured ears
Laibach
4/5
Almost hated it but it becomes almost proto industrial rammstein meets Frankie goes to Hollywood.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Karen O sure does a lot with an overdrive mic. Loved the guitar tone, wish they had bass.
D'Angelo
4/5
I miss this sort of rnb, the mix of live and samples and understated vocal
Marvin Gaye
4/5
I liked that he brought back theme reprises from what’s going on, but it is kinda funny to hear him go so sexual after the social conscience.
Tori Amos
5/5
Beautiful, complex and lyrically complex
Grateful Dead
1/5
Just boring jams where cannabis does the heavy lifting
Erykah Badu
4/5
Funny, soulful, jazzy
The Cult
5/5
So simple but done so well. Astbury does the inter lyric yowl better than almost everyone.
Fairport Convention
3/5
Irish folk with some interesting rock syncopation moments
Donald Fagen
4/5
Slick, lush and interesting, in spite of the weird young conservative lyrics
Turbonegro
4/5
A good punk band with great marketing.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
A proper head trip and descent into madness
The Pogues
4/5
Is this the best pogues? Probably.
Jacques Brel
1/5
I guess not everything French is worth exporting
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Interesting in that there’s two concepts, but still plenty of filler. Ok for a pop artist?
Missy Elliott
4/5
Easy to forget all the production novelty here with todays hip hop
Ray Charles
4/5
Just a really classy player and singer
Hanoi Rocks
4/5
Really good bridge to thrash from classic rock
Primal Scream
3/5
As full of 90s cafe jams as actual songs, I guess it was innovative at the time?
The Flaming Lips
5/5
One of my favourite albums about your place in the universe
Ian Dury
4/5
The sex stuff was like being read porn by zippy from rainbow at times. The rock and punk stuff was better.
Haircut 100
3/5
Cool 80s funk, like Duran Duran but less edgy if that’s possible
The The
4/5
Like a slightly cheerier, bluesier sisters of mercy
Black Sabbath
5/5
Obviously classic but can’t help but wonder what it would sound like with modern amps and recording.
The Crusaders
2/5
Standard smooth sax jazz?
KISS
3/5
Some bangers but the diversity of styles doesn’t really work for me
Cee Lo Green
3/5
I don’t rate his rapping, and his singing can be borderline harsh.
Prince
4/5
Classic, diverse maybe a little long
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Foundational and varied
Talking Heads
4/5
Legendary with sick bass
Sonic Youth
3/5
Love the Kim tracks and the vibe but just not for me
Blue Cheer
4/5
Proto metal blues with a bit more soul
Michael Jackson
5/5
Flawless, and it’s a shame we didn’t get this sort of classic production on later MJ work
Television
4/5
Stylish pre punk with some great bass and inventive rhythms
Peter Frampton
3/5
Nice recording, not sure if the songs match the hype
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Just so much prog
Fugazi
4/5
Important to punk but maybe not to me
Love
4/5
Really interesting arrangements and Latin flair
Tears For Fears
5/5
Brilliant but over so soon!
Killing Joke
4/5
Proto industrial with some sick riffs
Elvis Presley
3/5
Sounds like Elvis to me…
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Crazy how much of his legacy is on this one album
The Gun Club
4/5
Kind of a ln attitude laden rockabilly b52s meets Violent Femmes vibe
The Fall
3/5
Arty sneery post punk record collector stuff
XTC
3/5
Wobbly moddy English late 80s pop
Queen
4/5
Still love all the excess and fun they’re having genre wise
The Fall
3/5
More art punk
Common
4/5
I miss this era
Dr. John
4/5
Clearly Tom waits north star
Bob Dylan
4/5
Beautiful opening, still wish he wasn’t singing
The Strokes
5/5
Almost a full album of singles
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Better musicians than I was expecting. Has lost its shock.
Soul II Soul
2/5
I really hated this era of rnb, so it colours my review
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Iconic Americana, but had me wishing it was the beach boys instead
David Bowie
4/5
I was not expecting weird samples and a tubular bells esque soundtrack
The Doors
3/5
Kinda dreary except for riders, which has the dreariest name, ironically.
The Cars
5/5
Dion
2/5
Dreary
Jack White
4/5
Varied, but weirdly nervous
Beastie Boys
3/5
Iconic stuff but with todays ears I find the production tiring
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Undeniable classic but also it’s true that disc two is weak.
Sebadoh
3/5
Weirder and more discordant than the skinny boy whining I was expecting
Alanis Morissette
5/5
Crazily self assured album for her age. Even so far as to make the breathiest song first.
The Libertines
3/5
Was expecting more wasted waif pop rather than the dueling swagger that comes later in the album, although last shadow puppets do it way better
Herbie Hancock
4/5
I never realised all the samplers in the 90s only owned one album
Brian Wilson
5/5
Genius, brilliant, my only criticism is that Brian didn’t get to record it this way when his voice was younger.
Green Day
4/5
I always thought it was too cheesy, and I still do, but just on great singles it deserves stars
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
A very raw album with only samples as backing, which allows you to extra concentrate on Dizzy’s high pitched, gasping flow.
Willie Nelson
4/5
The most I’ve been able to enjoy a country album
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Lush, pretty, lasting, not quite as good as want one
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Twangy electric blues country
Kanye West
5/5
The downfall of a great musician chapter 1
Brian Eno
3/5
Almost stressful in arrangements, without enough relief
Parliament
5/5
Too many classics and famous samples galore.
Nina Simone
4/5
Sad, haunting and pretty
The National
2/5
Musical half erect edging. They muse be able to tour endlessly as their singer so rarely passes a droning mumble. Good drums?
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Some daft soft dance?
Taylor Swift
2/5
If this was the dawn of her eager era it’s about as edgy as a meringue
The Darkness
5/5
Classic and maybe a classic case of peaking too early
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I still heard new stuff even this time around
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Supreme white boy, but at least some variety
Depeche Mode
5/5
People made fun of them before this album
Jeff Buckley
5/5
Perfection. Yes, even the warbling.
Magazine
3/5
Perfectly fine sneery art punk
Gary Numan
3/5
Admit it. A lot of the songs on this album sound just like “cars”
Kate Bush
5/5
Bold, weird and confident
The Charlatans
3/5
I feel like this was just fulfilling yearning from a missing stone roses reunion
The Blue Nile
4/5
Really stylish and funky synth pop
Air
5/5
Beautiful and poignant
Little Richard
4/5
Standard setting
Morrissey
4/5
Moz does a bit of rockabilly which I didn’t mind so much as usual
Arcade Fire
3/5
An odyssey that I couldn’t really join
David Bowie
4/5
A crazy and honest moment in a sad time
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Sexier and sultrier than I expected. Oh and lush production.
Public Enemy
4/5
Flav doesn’t get enough credit