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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Electric | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| Woodface | 5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
| Stephen Stills | 5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
| Femi Kuti | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| The Age Of The Understatement | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| Emergency On Planet Earth | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| Countdown To Ecstasy | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
| Shake Your Money Maker | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
| Eagles | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Of Puppets | 1 | 3.73 | -2.73 |
| Jagged Little Pill | 1 | 3.72 | -2.72 |
| Illmatic | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Paul's Boutique | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| Sound of Silver | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| The Fat Of The Land | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Purple | 3 | 4.67 |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 4.67 |
| Eagles | 2 | 5 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.25 |
| David Bowie | 6 | 4 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.33 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.33 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 4 |
Least Favorite Artists
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Public Enemy | 3 | 1 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1.33 |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 1.33 |
| Sepultura | 2 | 1 |
| Ice Cube | 2 | 1 |
| The Prodigy | 2 | 1 |
| Fatboy Slim | 2 | 1 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 1.8 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 1.67 |
| Slipknot | 2 | 1.5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Fall | 2 | 1.5 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Chemical Brothers | 2 | 1.5 |
| Dinosaur Jr. | 2 | 1.5 |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 1.5 |
| Orbital | 2 | 1.5 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 |
| Madonna | 2 | 1.5 |
| Megadeth | 2 | 1.5 |
| Metallica | 4 | 2 |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 2 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 2.25 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 2.25 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Radiohead | 5, 3, 2, 2, 4, 4 |
5-Star Albums (53)
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Lupe Fiasco
1/5
If "Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor" was a restaurant they would serve a well done steak with undercooked fries and old lettuce, paired with a flat beer; unsatisfactory and a total waste of money and time. This is just a total fiasco!
13 likes
LL Cool J
1/5
I'd rather have mama knock me out than listen to this shitload of crap again.
11 likes
The Prodigy
1/5
This is one of the worst things I've ever heard. Repetitive drums, similar in every song, combined with boring and annoying electronic noise.
4 likes
Arcade Fire
4/5
Never listened to a full Arcade Fire album before. I quite liked this. Good energy and vibe troughout the album.
3 likes
1-Star Albums (109)
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
There was not a thing I liked about this album.
Lorde
3/5
I don't like the overdramatic tone of Lordes singing. Not bad, not good.
Talking Heads
3/5
Psycho killer is good. The other songs didn't convince me to vote higher. Don't love it, don't hate it.
R.E.M.
4/5
I like the sound of R.E.M. The album has some ups and downs for me, but overall a nice and easy to listen album.
The Cars
3/5
Worked well on the background. Did not really stand out.
Yes
3/5
I knew Yes only from "owner of a lonely heart", so I knew they were all great instrumentalists. This album shows that as well, but it just does that. It lacks really great songs
Lana Del Rey
2/5
Don't enjoy listening to Lana's singing and dislike the overdramatic feel throughout the album.
Radiohead
5/5
Radiohead in optima forma. Great album!
Radiohead
3/5
A little too experimental to my opinion. I like the overall sound of Radiohead
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
Overall sound is a little too dark. Not my kind of music.
Tim Buckley
3/5
I really liked the guitar, organ and percussion parts in "Devil eyes" and I liked this song in particular, but others I enjoyed less. Probably wouldn't listen to it again.
Brian Eno
2/5
Too experimental. Did not enjoy this
The Smiths
3/5
Some nice songs. Not memorable
Björk
2/5
I like some parts of this album, but more parts I dislike
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
I liked that more than I expected. Has some surprising parts.
Buck Owens
2/5
I'm not a big fan of country. I think Buck Owens executes it well, but it doesn't amuse me.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
That was some terrible noise.
Beck
2/5
Not bad, but I was a little bored after a while.
Judas Priest
4/5
I liked this way more than expected
Eminem
2/5
That was enough Eminem for a while.
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
I liked that
Destiny's Child
1/5
Not my genre. Can't enjoy this.
The Band
5/5
This was nice! Nice harmonies and good music
The Stooges
3/5
A little to Raw for me from time to time, but overall quite enjoyable.
Metallica
2/5
It's just too much of everything. 1 extra star for the guitar solos
Foo Fighters
3/5
Not the best Foo Fighters album, still ok.
Pixies
2/5
Didn't enjoy it that much. I noticed I prefered to do something else, than listen to this
The Velvet Underground
3/5
It started well, but ended up being a little too experimental from time to time.
Sister Sledge
5/5
Great album! Can't go wrong with the funk of Nile Rodgers and the steady baselines of Edwards, but together with the Sledge sisters it is just awesome. The remixes on the remastered album were not my thing, but the original album is just perfect!
The Beach Boys
3/5
Typical beach boys sound. Not exceptional
The Roots
2/5
Hiphop is not really my thing and, although this album has some cool elements, it remains that way. Quite hard to make it to the end
Bob Dylan
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Nirvana
3/5
4/5
Dennis Wilson
4/5
Decent album, with some really nice elements. I did enjoy this one.
David Bowie
4/5
A little different than what I'm used to from Bowie. Nice sound. A little raw. I did enjoy that
Femi Kuti
5/5
Amazing album with a lot of Soul/Funk/Jazz elements. Great use of the percussion and the album has a good energy!
Genesis
4/5
Overall a good album. It showcases the more experimental time of Genesis, when Gabriel was still a member of the group, really well. Personally, I'm a fan of the later albums, but I enjoy listening to the earlier work from time to time as well.
Mike Ladd
1/5
The beginning was really bad. Didn't like that at all. Going further into the album, it got a bit better, but didn't convince me to vote more than 1 star.
Public Enemy
1/5
Didn't like this.
ZZ Top
5/5
Nice blues-rock album. Has some really great songs. The guitar solos and the music itself are not very complicated and quite basic from a technical perspective, but are very well executed. The flow/rhythm/energy in this album is great!
The White Stripes
3/5
I like the sound and music of the white stripes in general, but I struggle a bit with this album. Has 1 or 2 great songs. One of those albums where you notice it becomes really nice when the album has ended and spotify started with recommendations based on this album.
The Auteurs
4/5
Nice
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Here and there, I found some elements I did like.
Slipknot
2/5
Better than expected.
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Didn't listen this album before. Not my favorite, but it was ok.
Pulp
3/5
It was ok. Not exceptional
David Holmes
3/5
It surprised me from time to time and wasn't as expected.
fIREHOSE
3/5
I liked the sound. It felt like a jamsession instead of a proper studio record. Would have been 4 stars if the singer wouldn't sing this much out of tune
Steve Earle
3/5
If they would speed it up a little and make it a rock 'n roll album, it would have been great, but now it's just boring country music. I liked the last song (live) which had a little more energy.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Apart from one or two songs that are a bit too sweet, I really liked this album! With the benefit of the doubt a five star album (thanks to "Almost cut my hair")
3/5
Some parts were too experimental and some parts were really nice. Let's meet in the middle
The Rolling Stones
5/5
A real classic. I liked the album from start to end. Proper blues rock album, with some great hits!
Tom Waits
3/5
Music was good, but eventually I got tired of Toms singing.
Goldie
1/5
Apart from the occasional nice parts, I felt like this album wasted almost two hours of my time.
John Coltrane
5/5
Nice jazz album. Did make my day!
The Mars Volta
3/5
Album left me a bit confused and I'm not sure whether I like it or hate it. It definitely has some good elements, but also a lot of noise.
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
Very nice! I like the sound of Franz Ferdinand!
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
"I bet you look good on the dancefloor" got me listening to the Arctic Monkeys already quite some years ago. After listening to this album the first time I was sold. And although they have made some great music over the years, this first album remains my personal favorite.
Brian Eno
2/5
After 10 minutes I don't remember a lot from this album. Can't be a good sign.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Better than the other MBV albums. Still a bunch of noise
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Catchy tunes, similar vibe throughout the album. I would listen to it again, but on repeat it gets a bit boring after a while.
Daft Punk
1/5
Terrible. At first, I thought I'd give an extra point for the flow of the album, but the songs got worse and worse. It reminds me of those times trying all the sound of a cheap keyboard while playing a pre-programmed drum beat. They should have named the song "Around the Worst".
The Cardigans
4/5
Nice. Easy to listen. I like the bass parts! Kudos for the little guitar riffs throughout the album that makes it interesting. Simple, but effective.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
I like the usage of brass, but together with the strings, lyrics and voice I can picture this music being played in some cheesy musical.
Cream
4/5
Nice album, but the vocal parts of some songs were a little too experimental. I could listen all day to the blues songs with Clapton doing his magic.
Le Tigre
1/5
This was a hard one to finish...
The Temptations
4/5
Nice Soul album. I enjoyed it
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
A versatile album with quite a lot of musical complexity. I'm not very familiar with the songs of ELP, but I definitely dive into this after listening to this album.
Killing Joke
1/5
I didn't like that one. The music lacks creativity and the singer sounds like he is in the room next door trying to talk with his band.
Lauryn Hill
2/5
Not my style of music, but it's not bad. I like the few guitar forward bits.
3/5
I did not listened a lot to Blur before and I mainly know them from "song 2". I really like their sound, but this album didn't convince me.
Bad Company
4/5
I love this album! Love the blues rock sound of it and the mix is flawless. They lost me a bit in one or two songs, but overall a nice album.
Beyoncé
2/5
I don't understand the hype around Beyoncé. It's not my type of music and I never listened to it properly. I now understand why... Overall, I did not enjoy it, but I give an extra star, because not all songs were really bad.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
I don't like the singing. Couldn't find a lot in this album I liked. Luckily, it wasn't that long.
The Yardbirds
3/5
It has it's ups and downs. I really like some songs, but other ones fail to amuse me.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
The songs are ok, but Elvis his voice is really annoying to listen to.
Lou Reed
3/5
Did not hate that, but not a fan of Lou Reeds singing. Some songs were nice.
Tom Waits
4/5
Normally, I don't like background noise on a studio album, and although the laughter was a little much from time to time, it just works well in this "jazz club" setting. I did enjoy the whole jazz feel of the album and I can picture myself listening to this with a nice peated whisky on a cold sunday afternoon. Love the bass and the saxophone sounds!
In the end of the album, when the nice jazz sound was lost a bit, I did get bored. Last song did get me enthousiastic again.
ABBA
4/5
Nice. Quite some songs I didn't know. Clear ABBA sound (but somewhat more matured) throughout the album. This album shows that ABBA has great musicians!
Frank Ocean
2/5
I do like the more soul-oriented songs. There was also a lot of crap found on this album.
The Jam
3/5
Started well. Lost me a bit in the end.
Van Halen
5/5
YES! Eddie van Halens iconic guitar sound all the way through and it shows his the exceptional skills. Amazing album!
Justice
1/5
I went in fully open-minded again, but Electronic Dance Music fails to enjoy me. Some parts were ok. Even a few small parts were nice, but is was mostly terrible. Maybe a 8am train ride isn't the best setting, but I can't image any other setting would make this better.
Bob Dylan
4/5
I knew this album already and it's still a nice one. The simplicity of only a guitar, voice and harmonica, and in this case no need for more, really works. "Blowing in the wind" was one of the first songs I learned on a guitar and it brings me back to those times strumming the guitar until my fingers were fully numb. Nice!
Various Artists
2/5
As a christmas album it's quite ok, but since I like to listen to christmas music only one week a year, I can't give it more stars.
Pink Floyd
5/5
One of the greatest albums of all time and one of my personal favorites.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
I like the harmonies of Paul and Art. Also a lot of unknown songs for me on this album, but I quite enjoyed this.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
I love Jimi as a guitar player, but this album is a little too experimental.
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Unknown artist for me, but it was a pleasant surprise! 80's sound all the way through
Miles Davis
3/5
It was ok. Not exceptional
Nas
1/5
Some monotonous mumbling over an uninspiring beat.
Mj Cole
1/5
This was some boring shit and it was way too long.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Brings me back to an evening on Curaçao at the beach with a beer. Good memories.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Music is fine, but not very interesting.
Kacey Musgraves
1/5
This was just an album full of cheesy, uninspiring music. Bored the hell out of me.
Alice In Chains
3/5
Nice songs, with some great guitar riffs. Songs were a little too heavy and album lacked a bit of variation.
Sepultura
1/5
Nope
Iggy Pop
4/5
Apart from Lust for life and the passenger, I didn't know any of these songs. I really enjoyed this and falls exactly in the genre I would normally listen to. Great album from start to end.
Dion
2/5
Music is fine, but nothing really stands out and it feels a very "flat". Fades quickly to the background.
Wilco
2/5
A weird mix between some cheesy pop songs, country and blues. I did like some parts of this album, but it lacks cohesion.
Neu!
2/5
Not a fan. First songs function well as background music and fade away quickly since there is nothing really interesting happening. The last songs, on the other hand, stay in the foreground but in a bad way. Just a bunch of noise.
Ice Cube
1/5
Boring rap music.
Wild Beasts
3/5
I did like some of the songs. Some others were a little boring. Overall not very memorable.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
I had some mixed feelings with this, but most of the time quite enjoyable
GZA
1/5
Terrible album and hard to finish...
Aphex Twin
2/5
Didn't really enjoy this. Really fades to the background due to the repetition of all elements. Doesn't really stand out.
Tim Buckley
2/5
Ok, but boring
Johnny Cash
4/5
With such an awesome voice, there is not much more you need than an acoustic guitar. I really liked it, but for the covers I liked the original songs better
Santana
4/5
Great album. Enjoyed this from start to end! And Carlos Santana is just a great guitar player with an awesome distinctive sound
Bob Dylan
4/5
Nice album!
B.B. King
4/5
Sound really similar to other BB Kings live albums. Still enjoyable.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Boring music. Fades to the background quickly and all songs on the album sound like any other Pet Shop Boys song.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Nice surprise. Especially liked the more soul-oriënted songs.
OutKast
2/5
I like the overall energy of OutKast, but it just goes on for too long.
The Pogues
3/5
I like the music, but in a specific setting. Now it was just ok.
Love
3/5
Didn't listen to this band before. It was ok. Not outstanding.
Miles Davis
4/5
Nice. I love the way of featuring the guitar and organ. Would have been 5 stars if it stopt a little sooner, because after a while I got a bit overwhelmed with all the stuff that's happening.
Wilco
2/5
The previous Wilco album lacked cohesion. This one is better in terms of cohesion, but I'm not really a fan of the sound on this album.
Taylor Swift
2/5
I can imagine that, when for example played in the supermarket, some of these songs will put a smile on my face. As an album I think it's just overproduced shit without any emotion.
Primal Scream
2/5
Mehh
The Flaming Lips
2/5
The songs are all in such a high key that the singer can't reach the high notes. That's just bad execution of songs that could have worked.
Sade
4/5
Nice feel throughout the album. Overall quite smooth and soulful.
Beastie Boys
1/5
This sucks.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Decent listen. Not as bad as expected
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
This is shitty hiphop on another level. I can't find anything I enjoy on this album.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Great album!
The Dictators
3/5
A little too raw. Fine for once.
Louis Prima
4/5
This whole album feels like a joke, but it did put a smile on my face. Love the double bass going on with the walking bass lines!
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Nice harmonies!
U2
4/5
Nice
Stevie Wonder
4/5
I enjoy some Stevie every moment of the day. What a musician! Great album, but a little too soft and not my favorite Stevie album.
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Listened to this album while working quite focussed. Apart from the first song, I can't recall what was on the album, so it's not exceptional in a good or bad sense.
Fred Neil
2/5
Boring
Fugees
2/5
Killing me softly and no woman no cry are good, because those are great songs. The remaining of the album is just bad hiphop.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Quite boring.
Air
3/5
Not my kind of music. It was not bad.
Kraftwerk
1/5
This is crap
3/5
This is some "in your face" - jazz music. The start was hard to get through, but once you get there the songs get better (or you get used to it). This is far too experimental for me, but I enjoy this more than listening to any hiphop album we've had so far.
2.5/5
T. Rex
4/5
Not very familiar with this band, but I really like the sound and vibe on this album. Great, easy listening rock music!
Duran Duran
4/5
Nice, distinctive sound. Fun to listen to a full Duran Duran album instead of having some Duran Duran songs in a spotify list.
Calexico
2/5
This album has some ups and downs. I did enjoy some parts, but overall it is not my kind of music.
Cornershop
2/5
That was a weird collection of songs put together on an album. Didn't enjoy it that much.
Blur
3/5
Wasn't bad, wasn't great either
Richard Thompson
2/5
Boring
Burning Spear
3/5
I like some reggae from time to time, but a full album is a little to much. This album has some good songs.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Some songs are good and some guitar solo's are great, but now I know why I only knew Navarro from his time in RHCP
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Nice
Prefab Sprout
4/5
Didn't know this band and this album came as a nice surprise. Album has it's ups and downs, but overall quite fun with some surprising elements
Ryan Adams
4/5
That was just the amount of complexity I could use today, during work. Nice and easy listening.
The Waterboys
3/5
Quite nice, but after a while it all sounds the same. Functions well as background music.
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Appetite for destruction was one of the albums at the start of exploring my own taste in music and defininely is at the basis of my preference in music nowadays. GNR created my love for guitar fronted rock and Slash created my love for the high sustained and full bodied sound of the Les Paul. Very nostalgic and this must be the first album that drove my parents crazy. Just awesome!
Minutemen
1/5
Tough one to finish today. Songs are rubbish and the recording sucks.
Germs
1/5
This sucks as an album, the songs suck and also the individual instruments suck. Guitar sounds like the player bought his first distortion pedal and just had his first guitar lesson the day before. Bass player is pulling his strings like he has te compensate for something... Way too edgy sound. And the singing is just the worst of all.
Elvis Presley
4/5
That was quite fun
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Great album!
Sonic Youth
2/5
Meh
The Sonics
4/5
Enjoyable, nice energy
Sex Pistols
3/5
Not bad, not my taste
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
First time it was ok, second time I found more I liked and really enjoyed it!
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Love it!
Lupe Fiasco
1/5
If "Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor" was a restaurant they would serve a well done steak with undercooked fries and old lettuce, paired with a flat beer; unsatisfactory and a total waste of money and time. This is just a total fiasco!
Beatles
4/5
Really like this early Beatles sound. Not the best Beatles album, but still great!
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Nice
Talvin Singh
1/5
OK is not OK. Terrible
Solomon Burke
4/5
Nice! I only knew Burke from his collaboration with 'De Dijk' and I really enjoyed that album. This album is a great combination of soul, rock 'n roll and blues. Awesome!
Bobby Womack
4/5
Love it! The smoothness and soulfulness together with the great guitar tone is just perfect!
Arrested Development
2/5
After 3 years, 5 months and 2 days, they came up with this? Although it has some interesting bass lines, it feels like a waste of time.
Simple Minds
3/5
Very 80's. Don't love it, don't hate it
Hole
2/5
Nope
Deep Purple
4/5
Great music and a great energy, but I am not a great fan of live albums. I really enjoy long drum solos while I'm at a concert, but on this album it is a little too much. Would have been 5 stars if this music, with this energy and without all the background noise, was properly recorded in a studio.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Not bad, just a bit boring.
Circle Jerks
1/5
No
Roxy Music
3/5
Some songs were nice. Others not.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Awesome, only way too short!
George Michael
3/5
At first is was nice, but it bored me a little bit after a while.
Queen
4/5
Awesome album! I love the layers in the recording and all the harmonics and the guitar playing by May is just perfect! Great diversity in songs containing a lot of creativity and without the annoying part in prophet's song, it would definitely be a 5 star album.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
I really like the mood this album sets. Nice surprise!
Steely Dan
5/5
Steely dan is one of those bands I still wanted to look into. After this album I definitely will! Great album, great layers, great guitar solos. Love the sound of rock highly influenced by jazz!
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Not bad, but not my thing
Alice Cooper
2/5
Apart from some hits, this was boring
OutKast
2/5
The first part sucked. The second part was a little better with some enjoyable moments. As an album it was way too long
Sonic Youth
2/5
Music is not bad. I really hate the sound of the singer...
Arcade Fire
3/5
Nice album, nice sound. Some songs were a bit boring
Cat Stevens
3/5
It was ok
Stan Getz
4/5
Nice album. A little too calm to my opinion.
Peter Frampton
3/5
Great music, but I don't like listening to crowds shouting.
The Prodigy
1/5
This is one of the worst things I've ever heard. Repetitive drums, similar in every song, combined with boring and annoying electronic noise.
Hole
2/5
Music is ok, but I don't like the singing.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Fun album, but wouldn't listen to it again. Get a little tired of Costellos voice
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
Not really a fan of the dreamy sound throughout the album and in particular the singing. Some song are nice, but as an album it is quite boring.
Boston
4/5
Great energized rock & roll! Awesome! The organ solo in Smokin' is great
Ramones
3/5
Exactly what I expected from this and nothing more.
Elvis Costello
4/5
Great energy, fun album!
The The
4/5
Very 80's, musically quite interesting and as an album quite enjoyable.
Van Morrison
2/5
Boring...
Queen
4/5
Seven Seas of Rhye is one of my favorite Queen songs. Great album!
Blur
3/5
OK album, not exceptional and a little too noisy from time to time.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Starts of with some weird disco, 80's sound with a poorly, amaturistic arranged synth which is not a good fit with Cohens voice. The last part is what I expect from Cohen, but musically very boring. Not a fan
Beastie Boys
2/5
Some parts of the music are fun, but when they start yelling it is all ruined.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Nice blues, raw sound, good album.
The xx
3/5
At first it was a nice surprise. Great minimalistic sound, but after a while it doesn't stand out and fades to the background a little.
Stereolab
2/5
I can see what they're trying to accomplish, but it all sounds quite messy and the repetitiveness is really annoying.
Deerhunter
2/5
OK album, don't mind listening to it, but also wouldn't mind if I missed this in my life. Nothing special
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Soit
Janis Joplin
3/5
Musically I like it very much, but I get a little annoyed by Janis Joplins voice and overdramatic way of singing.
Black Sabbath
2/5
I knew I wasn't a fan and I'm still not convinced to become one.
Pavement
1/5
I'm glad it was only 39 minutes of junk
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
I can listen to this all day long. Great riffs and solos! Nice album
Fairport Convention
3/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Great!
Nina Simone
3/5
Great voice and smooth sound. Good album, but get's a bit boring after a while.
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Great jazz album. This sets some kind of mood that makes me happy
Otis Redding
4/5
Nice!
The Only Ones
2/5
Good idea, bad execution
Pretenders
2/5
Album with ups and downs. Mostly downs
Willie Nelson
2/5
Musically it was all fine, but nothing really stands out. Very boring
Pixies
2/5
Not my thing.
Motörhead
3/5
Thats a whole bunch of sound going on and on. A little too much for me, but I liked it more than expected
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Music is a bit dull. Just like their band name.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Not their best songwriting. Has some decent songs, but it all sounds a bit flat
Duke Ellington
3/5
Music is very nice, but I don't like the talking in between. I think you must have been there
Jamiroquai
5/5
So much funk and energy together with great bass lines is a five star album for sure!
Paul McCartney
2/5
Being an all time legend in music don't make all your ideas good. Apart from "Maybe I'm amazed", this albums is just boring.
Charles Mingus
3/5
Fun, but it feels a little messy.
Supertramp
5/5
Awesome album by Supertramp! Great musicians and a perfect recording. With "Bloody Well Right" as a personal favorite, I can't get enough of this.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Not really my thing.
Def Leppard
3/5
Some songs are too much on the heavy metal side for me, but I like the guitar sound of Phil Collen.
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Great energetic rock!
The Undertones
3/5
Album with ups and downs
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Good album, but I prefer the rock songs over the acoustic folk songs
Neil Young
2/5
Boring
Good album, with some great hits. I'm more enthousiastic of the beginning and the album loses my interest a bit in the end.
The Offspring
3/5
Fun, nice energy. Got me enthusiastic, but eventually the Offspring is a one trick pony.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
This album is perfection musically, solid recording and great in every detail!
Radiohead
2/5
Not really my thing.
Depeche Mode
2/5
Boring electronic shit.
John Grant
2/5
This went from boring to weird to boring again.
Talking Heads
2/5
After a while, the singers voice becomes really annoying. Also not very memorable
Missy Elliott
1/5
I immediately wished it was over.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Not really enjoyable. Boring music with some annoying repetitive noise. Also quite long
The Verve
4/5
Fun album!
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Awesome!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Mehh
The Soft Boys
4/5
Great surprise! Never heard of this band before, but that's the fun of this list!
CHIC
4/5
Good chic album, but not great. I can't get enough of Nile Rodgers funk
Nick Drake
2/5
Quite boring
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
One of the greatest albums of all time. Awesome from start to finish!
Beatles
3/5
Album featuring some very good songs, with Eleanor Rigby as a highlight. Would be a 4 star album but "Love you to" and "Tomorrow never knows" ruin it for me.
King Crimson
2/5
I'm going up and down in rating this throughout the album. All in all it's to messy.
Steely Dan
4/5
Great album. Very clean recording! Awesome
Eagles
5/5
Awesome album! With life in the fast lane as a personal favorite
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Not really into reggae, but it wasn't bad
Coldplay
4/5
Nice album. Has some great songs!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Great album
Radiohead
2/5
Although some parts are quite interesting, I'm not really a fan of this album. Too experimental and noisy.
Eels
2/5
Big Star
3/5
Not bad, but probably wouldn't listen to it again
The Black Crowes
5/5
Great (blues) rock album! Awesome sustained guitar sound. Simple yet effective!
Grateful Dead
3/5
Not bad, not very interesting either
Parliament
4/5
That was fun(ky)!
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Bored me a little bit, but still ok.
Fairport Convention
2/5
Mehh
Hookworms
2/5
I'm struggling a bit with rating this album. Didn't hate the music, but the synth sounds annoyed the hell out of me. It's like someone is playing old school video games in front of the mic. In the end, not worth listening again.
The Verve
4/5
Nice album! Really enjoyed the overall sound of it.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Smooth
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Decent album. Not a fan of the overdramatic violin.
Beatles
4/5
Nice album! Has some songs I was less familiar with, but I enjoyed it. Especially the very first chord.
Tom Waits
2/5
Although, some songs are quite interesting and fun musically, I don't enjoy listening to Tom Waits voice. Also, at least half of the songs on this album suck.
Nirvana
4/5
Great live album and a nice interpretation of the word "unplugged". Album is good on it's own with some solid covers, but it is placed in a different perspective after Kurt Cobains death.
The Kinks
2/5
It started of a bit boring, but still okay. "Phenomenal cat" and everything after that is just bad.
Sam Cooke
4/5
Fun! Great energy!
Animal Collective
2/5
They set some dreamy mood and in turns into some mess. Just not my kind of music.
Gary Numan
2/5
Nope. I won't be listening to this again.
Ice T
1/5
Album has some nice samples, but it shows once again how good music is ruined by hiphop/rap.
R.E.M.
4/5
Nice
Metallica
1/5
Terrible
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Donald Fagen
4/5
Great album. Awesome smooth sound!
Raekwon
1/5
There is nothing good to say about this album and it feels wrong to even give it one star. What a shitload of crap
John Lennon
4/5
Nice!
Sonic Youth
2/5
Noisy shit
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Great album, great voice, awesome soul!
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Not really my thing. Didn't hate it, but I was glad it was over.
Air
3/5
I think you must have seen the movie to really enjoy this. All in all not bad, but it didn't get me very enthousiastic.
Beach House
3/5
Was ok. Not outstanding
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Although, some parts are quite interesting musically, I can't help but think that it is completely ruined by vocal/rap parts.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Started fun, but bored me a bit after a while. Also, some parts are just bad.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Funky soul! Love it!
R.E.M.
4/5
Enjoyed that one quite a bit. Maybe it helped that I listened to this staring in the dark through a train window.
Elton John
3/5
It was ok. Got a bit distracted, then listened again and got distracted again. So, not really memorable
Gorillaz
2/5
Bunch of noise. Not really enjoyable
Gillian Welch
2/5
Not really a country fan. I can enjoy a country song once in a while, but a full album bores the hell out of me. Musically, it may be good, but it doesn't get to me.
The Cure
1/5
Hate the voice of Smith and has such an influence on the music that I can't enjoy any of the instrumental parts.
The Youngbloods
3/5
Fun, but a little out of control here and there
Fatboy Slim
1/5
I keep getting surprised about the amount of shit that is made. Also, the fact that there is an audience for this crap is mind blowing. This album ruined my good mood.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Never listened to a full Arcade Fire album before. I quite liked this. Good energy and vibe troughout the album.
Metallica
3/5
The first Metallica album I didn't hate, but apart from the hits it is just too much of the same.
Tom Tom Club
1/5
Weird, unpleasant music.
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Not really what I hoped for when generating a Ray Charles album. A bit boring
Violent Femmes
2/5
Nice energy, but it all feels very messy. Bass sounds quite aggressive and definitely contributes to the messy sound. Also the out of key/monotone singing did bother me a lot.
5/5
Awesome album. The use of delay in the distinguishable guitar sound of the Edge is just perfect! Great songs, great recording and an absolute classic!
3/5
Well, that was some experience. At least I'm awake now. According to wikipedia it's genre is "rap metal". Both words make me shiver, but the combination is surprisingly enjoyable from time to time. Especially, "Take a look around" was fun, but most of this album is still a bunch of noise.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Started a little boring. Last songs are more raw and more enjoyable. Not a big fan of Neil Young's voice and from a technical perspective not really outstanding.
4/5
Fun surprise, really enjoyable. Little raw, which is nice.
Metallica
2/5
The concept is great, but the execution not so much. It feels like the symphony orchestra is added after a live concert of Metallica. I think the music would be a great fit for the bombastic, overdramatic sound of an orchestra, if Metallica would have embraced it more and didn't stick to their own versions this much. Also, not every song is a great fit.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
It might be a cultural thing, but I can't enjoy this.
Mariah Carey
2/5
Boring
4/5
Good album, with some really great songs. A little too experimental here and there
Public Enemy
1/5
Another hiphop shit show.
Deep Purple
5/5
Awesome rock album. Personal favorites are Lazy and Highway star. Loaded with organ and I love Blackmore's guitar sound!
The Go-Go's
2/5
Mehh
Portishead
3/5
Dreamy...
Gang Starr
2/5
Some of the sampled music was nice, still not a fan of rap. After a while it was just boring shit.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Great album!
Adele
4/5
Musically quite interesting, solid recording and Adele has a great voice.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Quite fun album, although I'm not really a fan of the singer. The use of brass is nice and the songs have a great energy, but after listening to this album, I think the band is a one-trick pony.
Jimmy Smith
5/5
I started back at the chicken shack and was amused all the way to the sunny side of the street. Then went back to the chicken shack and found myself smiling, while I hate chickens. Amazing, jazzy, bluesy music. I can listen to this all day long!
Suede
2/5
A bit boring
The Who
5/5
Awesome
Van Morrison
4/5
Great album, really like the title track
Aerosmith
4/5
Great guitar sound and great energy. Album lost me a bit on 1 or 2 songs, but overall very good!
David Bowie
5/5
Funky, groovy perfection!
Steely Dan
5/5
Great harmonies, great recording, great everything.
The White Stripes
3/5
Fun, but a little too raw
Pink Floyd
5/5
One of the greatest albums of all time by one of the greatest bands of all time!
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Very soothing, but also a bit boring in the end.
Spiritualized
2/5
Mehh
Aerosmith
3/5
Good music, but it is so raw and unpolished that it sounds all quite amaturistic.
George Harrison
4/5
Good album, but quite long and not everything seems to stand out
Talking Heads
3/5
Creative, but not really my thing
Travis
3/5
Not bad and the singer has a good voice, but it is quite boring.
Mudhoney
2/5
I don't hate superfuzz or bigmuff pedals, but when you try to make your album sound like those effects it is going to be a noisy mess. Mudhoney succeeded in that part.
Jane Weaver
2/5
Not really bad, but didn't speak to me
Dire Straits
5/5
Awesome guitar!
4/5
Not familiar with this band, but it is one to remember. Great soulful, jazzy sound. Interesting one
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Not really my kind of music and listening to her voice makes me somewhat uncomfortable. Won't go there again
The Clash
4/5
Fun, creative album. Quite diverse and interesting
Moby
3/5
While some songs could have lasted for 10 seconds and nothing would be missed, others are quite fun and feature nice samples. Album full of ups and downs
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Very good album, with some absolute classics.
R.E.M.
3/5
OK, but not my favorite R.E.M. album
Heaven 17
1/5
I'm missing some quality here
Iron Maiden
3/5
Sometimes the guitar is quite nice, but the bass sounds terrible on this album.
The Who
3/5
Not the best The Who album
Prince
3/5
It all sounds quite flat. Not Prince at his best
George Jones
2/5
Boring country music
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
This is one for the 2*-boring-album-bin
Baaba Maal
2/5
From a cultural perspective this might be quite interesting, but this Senegalese music is just not my taste. Interesting for once, but I won't listen to this again.
U2
4/5
The War On Drugs
4/5
Dreamy. Nice album
Barry Adamson
1/5
I did not enjoy any part of this.
Soundgarden
4/5
Surprisingly interesting album. I like the odd timings! Not really the thing I would listen to every day, but wouldn't mind to listen to this again!
Fiona Apple
3/5
Not much to say about this one. Not good, not bad
Al Green
4/5
Great!
The Last Shadow Puppets
5/5
Everything that has an Alex Turner signature is gold!
Bob Dylan
4/5
Good Dylan album. Has some great songs!
LL Cool J
1/5
I'd rather have mama knock me out than listen to this shitload of crap again.
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Quite forgettable and I'm not really a fan of the southern American accent.
Linkin Park
4/5
This brings back some nostalgic feelings
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Great bluesy rock!
The Vines
2/5
Sound a little messy.
3/5
I am familiar with the Kinks, but I can't help but think that the studio tried to enlist the beatles, got scammed and got some sort of beatles rip off. Still OK though
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Terrible crap
Miles Davis
4/5
Good background jazz
Beck
3/5
Not bad as background music. Bored me after a while, since every song sounds the same and nothing stands out.
David Ackles
1/5
Like listening to an overdramatic musical.
FKA twigs
1/5
Boring
Bill Callahan
2/5
Nice voice, but that's it
Nick Drake
2/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
Fun unique album. Great!
Weather Report
3/5
Fun tunes
Ananda Shankar
2/5
This left me with the same feeling as the first time ordering an omelette in India. Somewhat unsatisfied by the fact that a perfectly good breakfast was ruined by the soapy taste of (too much) coriander. This album is fine, but has a unsatisfactory coriander sauce all over it.
4/5
Nice!
Muddy Waters
5/5
Blues as blues is meant to be
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Great music and great voice, but then it went on and on for 3 hours...
CHVRCHES
3/5
Quite boring synth music. Doesn't really get me.
Kid Rock
2/5
This album has definitely some parts I could enjoy, but -1 for kid rocks overall contribution and -1 for using auto tune this obvious in "only God knows why".
Nirvana
2/5
Noisy
Neil Young
3/5
Pretty ok, but I'm really not a fan of his falsetto voice.
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
See previous hiphop reviews
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I think I should go to the dentist now...
The Byrds
2/5
Some boring country music. The first songs I liked were the first bonus tracks from the 1997 reissue...
Tina Turner
4/5
Great singer and some great music!
Sigur Rós
2/5
Not really my thing.
Kanye West
1/5
Hiphop, autotune, needless to say more.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Great! I really like "Jamming"
The Byrds
3/5
Nice harmonies
Erykah Badu
4/5
Cool surprise with great bass lines
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Fun, not memorable
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Not bad for once
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Not very good. Musically not very interesting and the vocals are really bad at times.
T. Rex
2/5
Nope
The Saints
1/5
Crap
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Great voice
ZZ Top
4/5
Nice
The Doors
4/5
Good album. I especially like the first and last song
Fiona Apple
2/5
Not really a fan of her voice
The Style Council
3/5
Ups and downs, but overall quite fun
Radiohead
4/5
The Stranglers
2/5
Boring
Muddy Waters
4/5
Great
Suede
2/5
Ups and downs. Not worth listening again.
The Avalanches
2/5
No
Kanye West
1/5
I'm not really surprised that this ends up in my 1-star-shitload-of-crap-dumpster, but I am surprised that there is actually an audience for this... This might be the worst thing I ever heard.
Scott Walker
3/5
Not bad, but not really memorable.
Bee Gees
3/5
Not really what I was expecting. OK for once, not really worth listening again.
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Annoying voice
The The
2/5
Not really my thing.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Has some great songs, but not my favorite Stevie Wonder album
The Fall
1/5
Terrible, noisy shit. Completely out of tune and a struggle to finish the album
Carpenters
2/5
Boring
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Not really my thing, but not bad
Digital Underground
2/5
Another group of arrogant hiphop artists who think they invented the holy grail. The music, on the other hand, is groovy and funky (+1).
Japan
1/5
Boring and out of tune. Unpleasant listen
JAY Z
2/5
Don't hate it, but really don't love it
Robert Wyatt
1/5
That was some complex weird shit. Not my cup of tea
Small Faces
3/5
Started of quite nice and interesting, but they lost me at the fairy tale part.
Roxy Music
3/5
Musically, it had some fun parts. Not really a fan of the vocals
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Quite boring. I was happy the album was over and then I had to listen to the same thing again with french lyrics...
Solange
2/5
While some of the arrangements are musically quite interesting, it all feels quite bland and nothing really stands out. Also, the interludes add exactly nothing.
The Cure
3/5
It all feels quite flat. Only "A Forest" is really standing out for me.
Klaxons
4/5
Nice
Snoop Dogg
1/5
I hate this as much as dogshit on the sidewalk.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Funky!
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
It starts fun and impressive, but in the end all songs sounded the same.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Not my thing
Sepultura
1/5
Album is too long, too noisy, too much screaming and also the last song on itself is too long. So, two stars will be too much for this album. I could have used my previous Sepultura review for this album as well; 'Nope'.
The Associates
1/5
It's just bad and it goes on and on...
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Enjoyed this way more than expected. Especially "Fighter" is a banger! Also "Impossible" and "Underappreciated" are worth mentioning.
The Gun Club
2/5
Quite boring.
Blue Cheer
4/5
Nice album, reminds me of Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Great!
Aimee Mann
3/5
Album title = review
The Beach Boys
3/5
Iconic, but a bit bland
Slint
1/5
Not sure what they were trying, but it didn't work out.
AC/DC
5/5
Solid Rock 'n roll. Just great!
Traffic
4/5
Interesting and great organ!
Stephen Stills
3/5
Enjoyed this quite a bit, but a bit long.
Doves
4/5
Cool surprise!
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Definitely has some good songs. Also, at first I thought that it wasn't that hard to sit through as it works well in the background, but at disc 3 I lost that feeling a bit... The singer has a great low voice
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Here and there some interesting samples, but I still don't like this
The Icarus Line
2/5
Noisy
Joy Division
2/5
What you'd expect from joy division, not more and a bit less.
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Album with ups and downs.
Steve Winwood
4/5
Sound is very 80s. Quite fun and energetic
Venom
1/5
Terrible
The Adverts
3/5
Good energy, little raw, but decent album
Mercury Rev
3/5
Fun, energetic and interesting.
Dinosaur Jr.
1/5
Terrible noisy shit and the singer is way out of tune.
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
Although the album has some interesting and creative parts, it is not really for me. Too dark and not really a fan of the vocals.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
It's all quite mellow. Works well as background music. Exactly what I expected from the Pet Shop Boys. Nothing surprising, nothing outstanding, nothing really bad. The perfect example of a "don't-care-3-star" album.
Funkadelic
4/5
Funky! And way too short!
Patti Smith
3/5
Energetic music, but not really a fan of Patti's voice
SAULT
3/5
Album has a vibe that works well in the background. Fine for once.
CHIC
4/5
Good times!
The Damned
4/5
Nice, energetic and a little raw.
Spacemen 3
1/5
Listening to this I picture the end of a jam session: All musicians are wasted and can't play difficult shit anymore, the audience has left the bar already and there is one regular guest sipping his scotch and shouting "we want more". This would be a sign to go home.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
The vocals in the first song were really bad, but eventually it was not that bad to sit through.
The Who
3/5
It's not great. Album feels rushed and messy. Not what I hoped for with the who, but it's ok for once
2/5
From a musical perspective, there is a lot of good things to say about this album. I won't, because country isn't my genre and I was bored to hell.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Great album!
Morrissey
3/5
Slade
4/5
That was a pleasant surprise, given I only knew them from their christmas song.
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
Not my taste.
Silver Jews
2/5
Bad vocals.
Robbie Williams
4/5
This album is surprisingly versatile. Although it's really overproduced, I did enjoy this way more than expected.
ABBA
3/5
Good album featuring some great songs like "knowing me, knowing you" and "money, money , money". Especially when you look at it from a musical perspective. The basslines are just perfect. On the other hand, "happy hawaii" and "Dum dum diddle" ruin it for me
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Not bad, also not really my thing.
Motörhead
4/5
Motörhead is a one trick pony, but a fun one.
Gram Parsons
2/5
Boring country music
Scissor Sisters
2/5
Thanks for ruining "comfortably numb".
Machito
3/5
I did enjoy this, but it fades quickly into the background. Nothing really stands out
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
The music is groovy, funky, jazzy and smooth. The double bass is awesome, but the vocals doing some 90's hiphop swag thing kind of ruin it.
LCD Soundsystem
1/5
This makes me feel very uncomfortable
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Musically it's ok, but I Neil just isn't a good vocalist
Eagles
5/5
This is just great. Great harmonies, solid guitar playing and great songs executed to perfection.
The Residents
1/5
This might be the worst album on the list and the worst I've ever heard.
The United States Of America
2/5
Alanis Morissette
1/5
Musically it is OK, but I really hate Alanis Morissette vocals from the bottom of everything I have. Not to mention everything I hate in Ironic...
Laura Nyro
3/5
Musically pretty nice, but not really fan of the vocals.
Joan Baez
2/5
Not great.
Dead Kennedys
1/5
Just terrible
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Very relaxing. 3.5/5
Beatles
5/5
One of the all time best!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
The Beta Band
3/5
OK, but quite forgetable
808 State
1/5
This was all very unpleasant.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Quite fun.
Cheap Trick
3/5
Not really a fan of live albums and this one is no exception. Quite noisy and messy, but it does feature the best released version of "I want you to want me", so +1.
Q-Tip
1/5
Nope
The Pretty Things
3/5
Very mediocre.
Thundercat
2/5
Very diverse with good ups and very deep downs. It also feels a little incoherent.
Morrissey
3/5
Very mediocre
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
This is just terrible repetitive shit. I hated this from start to finish.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Fine for once, quite mediocre.
Iron Butterfly
4/5
Very nice!
Donovan
3/5
Ok, but not very memorable
Michael Jackson
5/5
Just great!
Randy Newman
2/5
Not a fan of his singing. Also quite boring.
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
Although the quality is not very good, it was quite fun.
Television
3/5
Very mediocre
The Cure
3/5
It's not bad, but all a little too depressing
Julian Cope
3/5
Start wasn't great, but after two songs it became a little more interesting. All in all quite mediocre.
SZA
1/5
Boring and -1 for autotune
Gotan Project
3/5
Nice background music
Dirty Projectors
1/5
Too experimental.
Madness
3/5
Fun tunes, but a few songs is enough
Johnny Cash
3/5
Nice, but I think you should've been there
David Gray
2/5
It is not bad, it is just really boring
The Everly Brothers
3/5
I imagine this was what every boomer kid came into after school. Not really my thing
Scritti Politti
3/5
OK for once, but won't remember this tomorrow.
The Fall
2/5
Has a lot of flaws and also not very interesting or outstanding parts
Kings of Leon
3/5
Album with ups and downs. Very mediocre
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Nothing surprising, but also not bad
Cypress Hill
1/5
No
Funkadelic
4/5
Funky! And the opening track is great
Tangerine Dream
1/5
Is it music or background noise?
Orbital
1/5
Beep Boop Beep Boop
Neil Young
2/5
I feel like I'm repeating myself in Neil Young reviews, but he just can't sing.
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
Nice
Can
2/5
Boring
The Zutons
4/5
Only knew them from Valerie, but this was a nice surprise
Tricky
1/5
Not for me
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Some great songs. All in all too long and very mediocre. And with an album called "back to basics" I wish Christina kept it basic.
Beth Orton
2/5
Boring
Saint Etienne
2/5
Not very memorable nor interesting
Haircut 100
4/5
I wasn't familiar with this band/album, but it was a nice surprise at first. Great bass and brass, but it all sounded the same. It did make me happy though
Elvis Presley
3/5
Some great songs, but all in all quite mediocre
Jeff Beck
4/5
Good album!
Ozomatli
2/5
Not really my thing.
Fatboy Slim
1/5
Terrible
White Denim
3/5
Quite OK
Mylo
2/5
Some electronic shit... Music is very flat and uninspiring.
Kraftwerk
1/5
Repetitive shit. There's nothing I like about the album
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Ok, but bores me a bit after a few songs
James Brown
3/5
Quite ok, but I think you must have been there
Elbow
4/5
Nice vibe and very interesting!
The xx
2/5
Somewhat boring
Supergrass
3/5
Album with ups and downs. Won't go there again
Khaled
3/5
Although the vocals are really not my thing, it was quite interesting and diverse from a musical perspective
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
"DoA showcased some of our strongest work and established the course we would head in." If this is their strongest work, I'm definitely not listening to the other albums.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
OK, but too long. Could've skipped the talking parts...
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Nice! Great organs and guitar parts!
The Strokes
4/5
Solid album!
Os Mutantes
2/5
Quite messy and boring
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Mehh
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Not all songs are equally good, but this album does show the greatness of Fleetwood Mac!
Elvis Costello
2/5
Not a fan of his voice.
Talking Heads
3/5
OK for once
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Nice
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Ok
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Quite fun
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Very smooth
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Messy, but sometimes fun
The Doors
4/5
Nice
New Order
3/5
Very 80's. More fun than expected
Queen
4/5
Awesome!
The Rolling Stones
3/5
All in all, it is not bad, but also not outstanding. Bit messy, bit raw and not their best work.
Bonnie Raitt
4/5
Simple, bluesy, fun.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
While I was expecting some "avant-gardistic" shit like "Trout mask replica", this wasn't that bad at all. Some fun bluesy parts, and quite interesting. Some songs were a little too experimental for my taste though.
Coldcut
2/5
Not for me.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Madonna
1/5
There was nothing fun about this album. Why would anyone call this "Music"?
Kate Bush
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Has some good songs, but as a whole very mediocre
The Kinks
3/5
Ok, but not very interesting
Elton John
4/5
Very nice!
James Taylor
4/5
Nice album. I liked the blues songs
Pantera
1/5
Noisy crap
The Monks
3/5
Little weird, especially for the time it's released. But decent album.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Nice album!
Pearl Jam
4/5
Solid
Hot Chip
3/5
Not very memorable, but not bad
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Some songs sound a bit like it could be a jamiroquai song and those can be quite fun, but there are more songs that are just shit.
3/5
Creative, diverse and interesting from time to time, but the execution could be better.
The Stooges
2/5
Not very inspiring.
The Shamen
2/5
Uninspiring electronic music
Merle Haggard
2/5
Boring country music. I did enjoy listening to "If you want to be my woman" though.
Kate Bush
2/5
Weird, experimental music which would fit perfectly in some fairytale musical. Also, I don't get the appeal of Kates voice.
Sabu
3/5
Enjoyed this quite a bit, but probably won't listen to this after today.
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
Just great!
Scott Walker
2/5
This man should do musicals and it is not very interesting as an album
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Boring
KISS
3/5
Has some fun songs, but not everything is great. Very mediocre
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Terrible, but +1 for "Tides"
4/5
Solid rock album!
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Quite impressive he wrote and played almost everything by himself. That being said, I liked side 4 of the album (where he didn't play every instrument) better. All in all a decent album, but not very outstanding.
Paul Simon
4/5
Nice
Finley Quaye
3/5
Quite enjoyable.
Beastie Boys
2/5
It is indeed "Ill communication" if you keep on shouting to someone. When the beastie boys don't yell it is quite nice from time to time. So what would be the average of very deep lows and some good samples?
Björk
2/5
Boring
Turbonegro
3/5
Simple, loud and not very inspiring, yet quite enjoyable.
Goldfrapp
2/5
Boring
Big Star
2/5
Not very interesting
The Charlatans
4/5
Fun britpop album. Since I've never heard of this band, this came as a nice surprise.
Leftfield
1/5
Terrible
Jacques Brel
3/5
Not really a fan of this genre. Fine for once
Stephen Stills
5/5
Awesome
The Stooges
3/5
Our house became a little more fun, but also a little noisier
Deep Purple
5/5
Just solid rock. Great
X-Ray Spex
1/5
I see what they are trying, but when the singer starts to sing it's just terrible
Primal Scream
3/5
Not my kind of music, but was fine for once
D'Angelo
4/5
Very smooth
Hawkwind
1/5
Terribly noisy
Faust
2/5
Weird shit
Brian Eno
1/5
This might've been the most boring thing I've ever heard.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Mehh
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Fun for once
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Not really interesting, but fine as background while doing some household chores
The Doors
4/5
Nice
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The Incredible String Band
1/5
I'm glad it's over
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
Nope
LTJ Bukem
1/5
I really don't get the appeal of this...
The Human League
3/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Not bad, but I'm not really a fan. Some honky tonk country songs mixed with some (better) blues songs. Good voice, but it needs some good music.
Red Snapper
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Tortoise
3/5
Somewhat alternative and interesting. But probably won't listen to this again.
The Undertones
3/5
Fun, but not exceptional
TLC
2/5
Mehh
John Cale
2/5
Mehh
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Quite fun
Cee Lo Green
2/5
It's a lot of hiphop for a soul album. Not great
The Pogues
4/5
Great energy!
Roni Size
1/5
Not my thing. Terrible
PJ Harvey
3/5
Little alternative, little weird, but enjoyable.
Massive Attack
1/5
Nope
4/5
Very 80's. I enjoyed it quite a bit
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
The music is not so bad, but the violin is terrible
Great rock n roll album.
1/5
Very unpleasant to listen to and they ruined a great rock song by doing some weird new wave shit
Wire
2/5
Another overrated punk album
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Raw, energetic and great vocals. Nice!
The Thrills
3/5
Little soft, little boring
The Police
3/5
Good album, but lacks cohesion. Album has some great songs!
Megadeth
2/5
Music for angry people. I think I'm not angry enough... +1 for solid guitar riffs/solos
Janet Jackson
2/5
Some albums age like a fine wine. This one definitely doesn't. Just overproduced boring disco/pop. Kudos for "Black cat".
Mudhoney
2/5
Very flat and uninspiring. Just another forgettable grunge/punk band
John Lennon
4/5
Good album. Has some great songs and great producing!
Tim Buckley
2/5
Not very interesting...
David Bowie
4/5
Interesting album!
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Although the harmonics are quite good, their voices are annoying to listen to. Also very boring country music.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
It sounds like elevator music, but I would go up and down all day long in this elevator. Great!
Barry Adamson
3/5
Not very memorable
Morrissey
3/5
Fun for one or two songs, but then it becomes the same over and over.
Stereo MC's
2/5
Mehh
Dr. Octagon
1/5
"Earth people, I was born on Jupiter". I wish he stayed there.
Death In Vegas
3/5
Typical 3 star album
Culture Club
3/5
Good, but not exceptional.
Tito Puente
3/5
Fun and energetic, but after a few songs it's all the same.
Iron Maiden
4/5
Very nice
Carole King
5/5
The title of the 5th track says it all.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Why is there so much Costello in this list?
The Libertines
3/5
Has some nice songs, but the vocals are off too many times for me to get to 4 stars.
AC/DC
5/5
Solid guitar riffs all over! Awesome
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Great album
Caetano Veloso
2/5
According to his face on the album cover he is very angry at everything. Unfortunately I don't understand a word from what he's singing, but it doesn't sound angry. Still very boring though
Korn
1/5
Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, they brought in some hiphop artists... Terrible
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Not for me.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
From a musical perspective it's quite interesting, but a little too much. The vocals are just really bad.
UB40
4/5
Although nothing really stands out, I quite enjoyed this and the recording (especially bass and drums) is very good!
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Quite nice
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Boring country music
Portishead
3/5
Little weird. Albums has ups and downs.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Harmonies, harmonies, harmonies!
Brian Eno
2/5
Weird production. Too experimental
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Not really outstanding
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Nice. Solid guitar playing
10cc
3/5
Fun album, with some fun songs, but also some boring ones
Jazmine Sullivan
1/5
A good theme doesn't make a good album. The positive thing is that it's short
Common
1/5
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH SHITTY HIPHOP IN THIS LIST!
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Mehh
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Quite fun
Kate Bush
3/5
Not bad, but not great
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Energetic rock n roll. Fun
1/5
"Noise rock". Well, that seems to discribe it quite well. I feel like the author of the book puts these albums on the list as some sort of weird prank.
Pulp
3/5
Very mediocre
Pixies
3/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
Little weird
The Black Keys
4/5
Good album.
Soul II Soul
2/5
Boring
Black Flag
1/5
My ears hurt
Jack White
4/5
Really enjoyed this!
Baaba Maal
3/5
Not really a fan of this album, but I liked the guitar solo at the end and that took this one to 3 stars.
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
Noisy
The Cult
5/5
Solid rock record!
PJ Harvey
3/5
Very mediocre.
Eurythmics
3/5
The Lemonheads
3/5
Can
1/5
Weird experimental shit. Terrible
Röyksopp
2/5
Very boring.
John Martyn
4/5
Not really a fan of his voice, but the music is great. Smooth shit, love it
Public Enemy
1/5
Nope
Ian Dury
2/5
Has some fun elements, but overall too weird for me
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
Awesome
Little Richard
4/5
Fun
Jeru The Damaja
1/5
And again: Nope
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Has some ups and downs
The Slits
2/5
Weird shit
Beck
3/5
Bit boring
3/5
Fine for once
Waylon Jennings
2/5
Boring country music
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Nice, energetic jazz
Frank Zappa
4/5
A nice surprise. I expected this to be very experimental, and although it was experimental, it was quite accesible. Solid musical basis, with good and extensive soloing.
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Very 80s and very boring
a-ha
3/5
Ok, but very soft
Love
3/5
Little weird, but not bad
Bauhaus
2/5
Weird, experimental shit. Not really enjoyable
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Not really memorable
Van Morrison
3/5
Fun, but being a live album doesn't make it great.
The Stone Roses
3/5
Mediocre
Oasis
4/5
Nice
Neil Young
2/5
Neil can't sing
Brian Eno
2/5
Not very interesting
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Good album, but a little too soft from time to time.
Ray Charles
4/5
Nice!
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Boring piano music and I'm not a fan of his voice.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Solid Rock
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Musically very good. Good recording, nice layers, solid execution.
N.E.R.D
2/5
Sounds like an unpolished Timberlake album, which isn't a surprise. Good energy, but execution isn't good.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Little too much worshippy. Fine for once, but wouldn't go here again.
Brian Wilson
3/5
It's good, but it doesn't really speak to me.
David Bowie
3/5
Not Bowies best work, too experimental.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Boring
The Police
4/5
Nice
Kings of Leon
4/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
Sugar
3/5
Kelela
1/5
Dr. John
2/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
I was quite curious about what Bongo Rock was all about, and it didn't disappoint. Bongo's all over the place, arranged with some classic rock guitar/drum beats. But like many good things, it may become too much and now I'm just curious about the sound of a bongo being thrown out of a window.
Fever Ray
1/5
The ugly album cover was already an indication...
George Michael
3/5
All very soft. OK for once
Madonna
2/5
It's just not very good
Fela Kuti
4/5
I like the vibe of this album! Great energy
3/5
Anita Baker
2/5
Nope
Slayer
1/5
Terribly noisy.
Simply Red
3/5
Quite fun
The Kinks
4/5
Good album.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Bon Jovi
5/5
Keith Jarrett
2/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
Pentangle
3/5
Garbage
3/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
The Specials
4/5
Blondie
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
New York Dolls
2/5
Title of the 6th song on the album.
Gene Clark
3/5
Not bad, but also not very interesting
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Don't like his voice.
Magazine
1/5
The singer can't sing and the saxophone player can't play the saxophone... Noisy shit
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Musically it was not bad. The singing was a little too soft to my taste
Yes
4/5
Interesting
Megadeth
1/5
Noisy
Traffic
4/5
Nice, bluesy
Radiohead
4/5
Great album
Queen Latifah
2/5
Not for me
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Weird shit. My mind is debating with itself whether I liked it or hated it, so I’m settling on an undecided 3 stars.
The B-52's
3/5
It's a little weird, but not really outstanding. Probably forget this by tomorrow.
Soft Machine
2/5
Quite ok, but a little too much of the same...
Kraftwerk
2/5
Kraftwerk is still not for me. Stupid repetitive shit
Elliott Smith
3/5
OK, not really interesting
50 Cent
1/5
This is just another rap shit show.
The Specials
2/5
Yeah, it is special, but not in a positive way.
Billy Bragg
2/5
That voice is just bad.
Rush
2/5
Not my thing
Boards of Canada
1/5
Terribly boring
Skepta
1/5
Terrible rap album
Miles Davis
4/5
Nice
The Who
5/5
Normally, I am not really a fan of live albums, but this guitar sound is just perfection
Little Simz
2/5
Boring
The Prodigy
1/5
It all sounds the same and it's all very monotonous and terrible
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Very mediocre
Underworld
2/5
Stupid electronic shit
Paul Simon
4/5
Great album. Love that bassline in "you can call me Al"
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Not very memorable
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Little weird and this guy can't sing
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Nice
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
I could listen to one hour of blues variation. Now it was the only highlight for me on this album. ELP all are great musicians, but it's all a bit too classical for me.
Slipknot
1/5
Noisy crap
Orbital
2/5
Boring
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Fine, but not very special
Sparks
2/5
annoying falsetto voice.
Jethro Tull
4/5
Good album.
Randy Newman
3/5
Fine
Deee-Lite
3/5
Little weird. I like groove is in the heart
Terence Trent D'Arby
5/5
Funky, soulful, 80's greatness. Solid production, great voice. Just awesome
Maxwell
3/5
Very smooth. Too smooth for my taste
Soft Cell
1/5
I only knew soft cell from their version of Tainted Love. I wish it still was the case. Everything other than Tainted Love is just bad and the number of times the vocals are out of tune is just sad...
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Not very special
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Just great
The Smiths
3/5
Not bad, not interesting
Ute Lemper
2/5
Not my thing. Very overdramatic
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Fun, but not everything is great
The Replacements
2/5
Little too raw
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Fun for a while, but it all sounds quite the same.
Beatles
4/5
Yes, it's the Beatles and the album does feature some great songs, but it also sounds like they've put just everything they could think of on this album. Lot of lows with some really great highs.
Marty Robbins
2/5
mehh
M.I.A.
1/5
Terrible
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Terribly noisy.
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Don't like the vocals
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Nice
The Pharcyde
2/5
Not my thing
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Not bad, not great.
Happy Mondays
2/5
Don't like it
Elastica
3/5
Not very outstanding. Fine for once
Prince
4/5
Funky
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Ok music, with some nice parts, but it all sounds the same after a while
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Great harmonies. Great songs
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Album has some fun parts, but overall it's quite mediocre
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Quite boring
Iggy Pop
4/5
Fun
Billy Joel
4/5
Nice
The Young Gods
2/5
Angry french music. Someone in the reviews compared it to a baby of french pink floyd and nine inch nails. I think it is more like a baby of Jacques Brel and Rammstein. Not my cup of tea.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
It's REM, but it's not. Not bad, but nothing really stands out
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
As expected: terrible
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Enjoyed this quite a bit
The Killers
5/5
When nostalgia strikes
The Coral
3/5
Didn't know this band/album. Quite surprised me in a good way, but lacked the quality to get to a fourth star
Green Day
4/5
Nostalgic
Rod Stewart
4/5
The quality of Rod's vocals is debatable, but for me it's just on the sweet spot . Great, creative album and a pleasure to listen to.
2/5
Quite noisy, but the start was not so bad, but they lost me half way. Not really a fan of this kind of live albums
Gene Clark
3/5
Fine, but not very interesting
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Lot of repetitive electronic parts. Not very amusing
DJ Shadow
2/5
Not my thing
The National
4/5
Very nice, great singer
XTC
3/5
Ok
Green Day
5/5
Nostalgic
Ice Cube
1/5
Boring gangsta rap
David Bowie
4/5
It's Bowie
Gang Of Four
2/5
Not very good, nor interesting
Adele
4/5
Not really my type of music, but it's not bad and Adele has a great voice.
Crowded House
5/5
Really surprised by this one, great vocals, great music!
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Mediocre
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Not bad
Lightning Bolt
1/5
This sound like a wonderful rainbow being destroyed by a wrecking ball.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Very boring
The Temptations
4/5
Groovy
Ash
3/5
Classic 3 star