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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
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5 | 2.65 | +2.35 |
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
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5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Snivilisation
Orbital
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5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
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5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
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Mask
Bauhaus
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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Damaged
Black Flag
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Stripped
Christina Aguilera
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5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
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5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
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5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
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Spiderland
Slint
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Kid A
Radiohead
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1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
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1 | 3.62 | -2.62 |
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
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1 | 3.52 | -2.52 |
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
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1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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1 | 3.48 | -2.48 |
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Play
Moby
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 4 | 5 |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4.75 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.75 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 5 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 4.67 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5 |
| OutKast | 2 | 5 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 5 |
| Van Halen | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 5 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 |
| Queen | 2 | 5 |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 5 |
| Muddy Waters | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5 |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 5 |
| King Crimson | 2 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.25 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 1 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 1 |
| Everything But The Girl | 2 | 1 |
| Morrissey | 4 | 1.75 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 1.75 |
| Björk | 3 | 1.67 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 1.67 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 1.5 |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 1.5 |
| Barry Adamson | 2 | 1.5 |
| Tim Buckley | 2 | 1.5 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 4, 2, 5, 1 |
| Nick Drake | 1, 4 |
| Ice Cube | 2, 5 |
| Massive Attack | 2, 5 |
| Lou Reed | 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (152)
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Popular Reviews
Rufus Wainwright · 13 likes
2/5
I made it to Peach Trees before I got tired of the looooonnnngggg draaaaawwwwnnn oooooouuuutttt wooooooorrrrrrrddddsssss
Kanye West · 9 likes
1/5
Hey, remember high school when Kanye still made good music and wasn’t a POS nazi?
Yeah, me too. I used to have this on repeat back in the day, but I refuse now to give any streaming revenue to this a**hole.
Eat shit, Ye.
Neil Young · 4 likes
3/5
I’ve never really been into Neil Young, it was okay but probably won’t listen again
The Kinks · 3 likes
5/5
I fucking love The Kinks.
Daft Punk · 3 likes
5/5
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1-Star Albums (74)
All Ratings
The Who
2/5
Too long, not very interesting
The Damned
4/5
Love the punk style
Madonna
3/5
Classic Madonna, took me back to my childhood listening to 80s music
Al Green
3/5
Classic soul, easy to listen to but I feel like it is not exactly what I want to listen to while working which is when I listen to these albums.
Gary Numan
4/5
I enjoyed the synth music, got a little too repetitive after several tracks
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Beautiful music, not so much of a fan of the ambient noise alongside the music
Dusty Springfield
2/5
Too boring to listen all the way through
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Groovy, easy to listen to, great voice
Björk
1/5
Not my taste, the music isn’t bad but I can’t really stand her voice for long
Gillian Welch
1/5
Too slow for my tastes
The Black Keys
5/5
Cool bluesy feel, added to my music
The Kinks
5/5
Classic Brit 60s rock
3/5
Beautiful voice, I’m not much of a country fan
Paul Revere & The Raiders
5/5
Fun 60s rock
Basement Jaxx
2/5
I usually enjoy electronic music but there are too many high pitched squeaky noises for me to make it through many of the tracks
Megadeth
5/5
Love starting my day off with some good old thrash metal
Public Enemy
5/5
Classic 80s rap, the music isn’t the greatest by 2023 standards but it’s all about the lyrics
Laura Nyro
1/5
Jazzy, voice goes up and down constantly and it’s just not my taste
Stan Getz
5/5
Today I learned I actually do like bossa nova
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Nah
Pink Floyd
5/5
Wish You Were Here will forever be one of my absolute favorite songs.
This album is incredible from start to end.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Some catchy guitar riffs, grungy vocals
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Classic glam metal, saw them live a few years ago and they still rock hard, this album took me right back to that concert
The 13th Floor Elevators
4/5
Pretty much exactly what you expect when you think 60s psychedelic rock. I didn’t know the electric jug is an instrument but that definitely adds a unique sound to the album
Mj Cole
1/5
*yawn* I’m only 3 songs in and already bored out of my mind. Let me play the title track and see if it’s any different.
Nope, still bored.
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
He’s called “The Boss” for a reason, Born to Run is definitely one of the reasons.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Relaxing piano music, great for background music while working.
William Orbit
2/5
Strange definitely sums it up. Not really my cup of tea
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Groovy. Wish this album was longer than 4 songs.
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Recognized the band name from my emo days in high school but never listened to them before. I love this pop-rock sound.
Neil Young
3/5
I’ve never been too big of a Neil Young fan. This is very raw and kind of catchy at times but just not my thing.
The Monkees
4/5
High energy, fun to listen to
The Jam
4/5
Catchy, very pop Beatles-ish
Rush
5/5
Absolute classic, easily one of the best albums of all time
Circle Jerks
4/5
Classic punk, what more can you say
Morrissey
3/5
All the songs sound the same, nothing too exciting
John Lennon
5/5
Absolute classic
Wilco
4/5
Wilco is a band name I’ve heard many times and never listened to for some reason. Im glad I finally took the time to listen to this album, very 90s alternative.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
5/5
Added to my music after listening, I previously only knew The Message but the whole album is great. It’s A Shame hits so hard even 40+ years later.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Meh. Nothing too exciting in my opinion.
The Kinks
4/5
Classic 60s Britpop. Nothing too exceptional but still a fun listen
Brian Eno
5/5
Groovy. Experimental done well.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
It’s always great to see albums already in your collection show up on here. Classic 90s prog rock
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Chill hip hop
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Fun album, recognized Roadrunner from School of Rock with Jack Black
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Not really into the vocals, can’t stand to listen past the first couple of songs
Neil Young
4/5
I normally don’t like Neil Young but this album is pretty good, I actually enjoyed Vampire Blues enough to add to my music
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Went into this only knowing the title track, okay album but probably won’t give most songs another listen
The Stooges
3/5
Good beats, not a huge fan of the vocals on all of the tracks
a-ha
4/5
Take On Me will forever be a nostalgia favorite so this is off to a good start. All catchy songs, exactly what I expected from a mid 80s album.
OutKast
5/5
Solomon Burke
4/5
So full of soul, great listening.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I’m just not into being told a long story while listening to a song. Beautiful voice but just not my cup of tea.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
The singles are really the only songs on this album worth a second listen, everything else is boring with how similar it all sounds.
Missy Elliott
4/5
Old school, I love it.
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Lovely for background music, but kind of boring for 20+ minute long songs.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Groovy
Radiohead
5/5
I previously have only heard Weird Fishes, I’m glad to hear the whole album. Very well done, chill music.
Hole
4/5
Very 90s. I’m not a huge fan of Courtney’s vocals but the music is good for a one time listen.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Nothing exactly groundbreaking to come out of the 60s
Billy Joel
2/5
Beautiful instrumentation but so boring otherwise
Randy Newman
1/5
I couldn’t make it past the first two songs, I feel like I’m listening to a depressing Disney movie soundtrack
The Stranglers
5/5
Love the keyboard and grungy vocals
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
Full of energy, sounds like a fun concert. But that doesn’t excuse JLL being a racist pedophile, I can’t see past that.
Air
4/5
Great album, have only heard one song previously in a movie but definitely worth the listen
Pretenders
5/5
Love The Pretenders, great album
The Smiths
2/5
I normally don’t like The Smiths that much but I haven’t heard this album so let’s see…first song and Morrissey is growling at me? Oh wait, he’s still doing it in the second song. He finally stopped growling but my opinion of The Smiths hasn’t changed, nothing incredible or groundbreaking.
Motörhead
5/5
Aimee Mann
1/5
Meh. Whatever.
Gang Starr
5/5
Parliament
5/5
Super funky!
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Nothing too exciting besides Sympathy for the Devil
Foo Fighters
4/5
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
Buzzcocks
5/5
High energy Brit punk. Personally I love it
Metallica
5/5
The Pogues
5/5
Two words: Irish punk. I love it. Mountain Dew is my favorite track, it’s just fun.
Iggy Pop
2/5
Not my cup of tea.
10cc
3/5
Maybe not the worst band in the world but nothing too exciting
ZZ Top
4/5
Great hits, the rest of the songs on the album are pretty good. I’m a sucker for that wailing guitar.
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
Not my thing
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Definitely prefer to modern day country but still a little too clean sounding for my tastes
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Fun listen but probably won’t listen to it again, sounds like pop radio rock for the time it came out
Slade
4/5
Fun album
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Booooooring. Mrs. Robinson is the most energetic song on this album.
“Wish I was an English muffin about to make the most out of the toaster”
Grade A lyrics.
Metallica
2/5
I’m really really not into live albums, I don’t want to hear audience screaming for 20 minutes.
Orchestra is great, songs are classics, but the audience ruined the vibes for me.
Baaba Maal
4/5
Cool African beats
Green Day
5/5
Green Day had a huge influence on the music I liked growing up, this is one of their best albums.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
30 years later and the lyrics as meaningful as ever
The Cardigans
4/5
I’m usually not a fan of female vocalists but this isn’t bad, a few catchy songs with Lovefool of course being the most catchy.
Yes
4/5
Great album !
Pulp
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Fantastic
Iron Maiden
5/5
Love it
Heaven 17
4/5
Good album for the most part, catchy songs but starting to get more annoying than enjoyable towards the end
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
It’s like The Kinks, but a worse American version
Frank Zappa
4/5
I’m not a Zappa fan so let’s see how this goes…honestly pretty groovy
Ramones
5/5
Perfect punk album
5/5
Haven’t heard this album before, let’s see how it is.
Love it, catchy songs
Daft Punk
5/5
Classic
Bob Dylan
4/5
5/5
A couple familiar songs, but otherwise very jazzy. I’m all about this.
Favorite song on the album: The World is a Ghetto
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Folksy and catchy but all the songs are pretty similar.
Nick Drake
1/5
Yawn. I’m already tired this morning and this almost put me to sleep.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
4/5
I love glam metal
Fairport Convention
3/5
Not a bad album, just kind of boring
Maxwell
3/5
Smooth is the only word I can think of to describe this album. Smooooth
Neil Young
3/5
I’ve never really been into Neil Young, it was okay but probably won’t listen again
Blur
4/5
Very 90s rock, felt super nostalgic listening to this album even though Song 2 is the only song I’ve heard before
Love
2/5
Based on the reviews, I expected this to instantly be a new favorite for me but honestly I was bored listening to this album. I’m also not sure where the “psychedelic” part came in to play…
Talking Heads
5/5
Easily one of my favorite bands, fantastic album
AC/DC
5/5
Absolute classic
Ice Cube
2/5
I can see why this is included in this list, but some themes are too misogynistic for 2023.
The Killers
5/5
Massive Attack
2/5
Pretty boring
The Charlatans
4/5
If you think “90s Brit-alt rock”, this album is basically exactly what you’d expect. The only thing that kind of irked me is that the vocalist sounds like he wants to be Billy Corgan but doesn’t have that voice.
The Who
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
So much soul in one album
Beatles
5/5
I’m a massive Beatles fan, not their best album but still 5/5
Christine and the Queens
3/5
Some catchy beats but lyrics are a miss
David Bowie
3/5
I’ve never been a huge Bowie fan. Heroes is a jam but the rest of the songs aren’t spectacular.
David Bowie
4/5
Two Bowie albums in a row. This album is also not that bad, but I’m not a fan of the Beatles cover.
Taylor Swift
3/5
The hits are nostalgic for me from college but the other songs on the album are just okay.
Digital Underground
2/5
Very 90s
Björk
2/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
I couldn’t understand all of the lyrics but it’s still a fun album. I was dancing the whole way through. My only complaint is the squeaking in the background of several songs, I hate that sound.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Decent album, I enjoy the instrumentation, but I started getting bored after a couple of songs.
Venom
2/5
I understand why this album is on this list but I’m not really into it.
Gotan Project
3/5
Like other people have said, it’s good background or hold music but nothing life changing
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Absolute classic. Pacing of the album is perfect, love the hits, and have a couple new favorites to add to my playlist.
R.E.M.
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
1/5
I’m not a fan of female vocals, especially the terrible cover of Helter Skelter
Grateful Dead
2/5
I hate live albums
Eurythmics
4/5
Van Halen
5/5
One of my favorite albums of all time. Instant 5/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Ice Cube
5/5
Aphex Twin
1/5
Boring
Ministry
3/5
Lou Reed
5/5
Why have I never heard this before? I love it!
Joan Armatrading
2/5
Wilco
5/5
Instant 5 out of 5
Silver Jews
3/5
I like the music and lyrics but not too big of a fan of the vocals
3/5
Never gave Muse much of a chance in high school. It’s not terrible but not the best thing I’ve ever heard
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Easiest 5/5 so far. Them Belly Full hits so hard even almost 40 years later.
Black Flag
5/5
The Thrills
3/5
I feel like I’ve heard this same album by countless other bands. If I found this album back in 2003, I would’ve loved it but 20 years later it doesn’t feel unique.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Smoooooth
Boston
5/5
I love getting these banger albums on Fridays so I can go into the weekend with good music
Eminem
5/5
The Who
4/5
I’ve never been a HUGE fan of The Who besides listening to their hits every now and then but I enjoyed this album more than I expected.
The Residents
1/5
I feel like my ears are actually bleeding. I wish I could give this 0 stars
Steve Winwood
2/5
I feel like I was transported into an 80s romcom movie while listening to this
The Cars
5/5
The Stooges
2/5
Not a terrible album but the 10 minute drone of We Will Fall was basically the worst part
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Funky but I felt like it was missing something
Goldfrapp
2/5
Boring
Destiny's Child
4/5
I was taken back to being 11 years old and jamming out to this cd on my Walkman, I still love it after all these years
Adele
3/5
She’s so talented and has a beautiful, powerful voice, but this isn’t really my taste.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I usually don’t like Young’s voice too much but this was easy to listen to and just relax, except for Running Dry. The violin makes me want to rip out my eardrums.
Echo And The Bunnymen
5/5
I really like this, I’ve never heard of this band before but it feels similar to The Talking Heads.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Not a fan
Thelonious Monk
5/5
Brilliant. There’s no other word to describe this album.
David Bowie
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Ray Charles
5/5
FKA twigs
1/5
She has a nice voice but everything else was just not good.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Johnny’s rendition of Hurt has made me cry many times, this whole album was so beautifully painful. I’m a huge Beatles fan, but this is now my favorite version of In My Life.
Deep Purple
2/5
First impressions just looking at the album, 1. I hate live albums. 2. 10 songs and over 1.5 hours? I love Smoke on the Water but 7 minutes of that chord progression is a little much.
The Isley Brothers
3/5
The Cramps
4/5
Not what I expected at all from the title and album cover, fun rockabilly/punk mix.
Morrissey
2/5
I’ve tried so hard to like Morrissey but everything is just so one note.
The Police
5/5
Cream
3/5
I love Sunshine of Your Love, the rest of the album is pretty good. It makes me sad that Eric is so talented but also an anti-vaxxer.
Moby
1/5
I’m 5 songs in and tapping out, it’s already too repetitive, I can’t handle 2 hours of this…
Pink Floyd
5/5
“The Dark Side of the Moon is a little like puberty: Feel how you want about it, but you’re gonna have to encounter it one way or another. Developed as a suite-like journey through the nature of human experience, the album not only set a new bar for rock music’s ambitions, but it also proved that suite-like journeys through the nature of human experience could actually make their way to the marketplace—a turn that helped reshape our understanding of what commercial music was and could be.”
Perfect description. This is what I truly think this list of albums to hear before I die was made for.
Can
4/5
Pearl Jam
2/5
This is what I think of when I hear the phrase “dad rock”.
Pixies
3/5
Bauhaus
5/5
Great album to get in October, definitely get spooky vibes. Great album overall.
Deep Purple
4/5
Much better than the live album I had a couple of weeks ago with a 7 minute long Smoke On The Water. This is the kind of music I grew up and I’ll always love it.
Radiohead
2/5
I’m not a Radiohead fan but this album is just mediocre. It’s completely forgettable, definitely not Radiohead’s best.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Boring
Brian Eno
4/5
Definitely experimental. Some hits, some misses but I enjoyed it overall.
Slint
5/5
I love the grunge
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Not my favorite Springsteen album but he’s still The Boss.
N.W.A.
5/5
Instant 5/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I’m not a fan of female vocalists, and nothing about this album felt unique.
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Fun album but a voice like Cee Lo’s can only be handled in small doses, not over an hour.
Joan Baez
4/5
Not my usual taste in music but with some light rain outside and heartache, I enjoyed her warbling voice.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Live album, 2 hours for only 13 songs…already not the best first impression. I’m sure being at the show was great but I prefer studio albums
The Go-Go's
4/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
Fun album but a voice like Cee Lo’s can only be handled in small doses, not over an hour.
The Associates
4/5
Extremely 80s, I love it.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Not terrible but not the greatest thing I’ve ever heard. Mid 90s punk was great but this wasn’t the best
The Prodigy
3/5
I feel like I was transported into scene in a crime drama tv episode from the early 2000s when they show the characters doing quotidian tasks with no dialogue.
T. Rex
2/5
With the exception of Bang A Gong for the fleeting second of “Oh that’s who sings this song!”, I was pretty bored listening to this
The Pogues
4/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
Growing up with family that frequently played 70s-80s metal means there’s no way I can rate this album anything other than 5.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Reminds me of Morrisey, but if Morrisey had a more tolerable voice
Portishead
4/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Not the best, not the worst. This gets a middle of the road rating for how uninspired I feel after over an hour of meh.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Coming into this album with the only Kate Bush song I know is Running Up That Hill due to Stranger Things. In general, I find female vocalists difficult to listen to. This album was no different for me. The music for the first couple of tracks was the only reason I’m not rating this 1/5.
Elton John
5/5
Absolute classic. This is the one of the albums I’m sure was an instant pick for this list.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
I love getting bangers on Fridays. Hip hop isn’t my usual genre but this has had so much influence in the 30 years since it was released. I also love the jazzy twist mixed in.
Beatles
5/5
Anything by The Beatles is an instant 5/5 for me, but especially Revolver. It’s all over the place with different styles but it works. If you rate this anything other than 5, you’re wrong.
Magazine
5/5
First impression: this is groovy.
Overall, this was a fun album. I really like post-punk like this.
Favorite track: The Great Beautician in the Sky, the eeriness gives me Danse Macabre vibes.
Throbbing Gristle
3/5
I can see why this is so lowly rated and the reviews are how they are. It pushes boundaries sometimes to the breaking point of conventional recorded material. I felt like I was having heart palpitations at certain points due to the noises.
Nirvana
5/5
Beatles
5/5
Two Beatles albums this week? I’m all about that. I’m going to listen to my vinyl of this instead of listening from my phone.
Abbey Road is probably the most recognizable album of The Beatles and my second favorite. Another case of if you rate this less than 5/5, you’re wrong.
Talking Heads
5/5
Psycho Killer is my jam and I love the rest of the album. Instant 5/5.
Kelela
2/5
R&B isn’t my usual listening. Saying that, this album sounds like something I’ve heard a million times before with more polished production, probably due to the recent release date.
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
My 2005 self would’ve loved this.
Dirty Projectors
2/5
As the vocalists say in Temecula Sunrise: AAAHHHH
This is so hipster that it’s painful, even for this former tumblr hipster.
Favorite lyrics: Your hair is like an eagle.
Massive Attack
5/5
I feel like I was transported back to the 90s with this album.
Favorite song: Be Thankful for What You’ve Got
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Smoooooth
Favorite track: Pick Up Sticks, it makes me want to practice piano more often to try to be this good.
White Denim
5/5
I liked this way more than I expected from the album artwork. I could’ve done without the flute, but otherwise this was right up my alley.
I think I have a new favorite band.
Favorite track: Is and Is and Is
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I’ve never been too big into The Rolling Stones but I know they’ve had an influence on some of my favorite artists today so I have to give them that. I probably won’t listen to this album again but it wasn’t awful.
Rush
5/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
5/5
Starting the album off with Shining Star is fantastic, gets the energy pumping from the get go.l this whole album is so full of soul, not normally my genre of choice but they make it accessible.
Little Simz
5/5
I didn’t expect to like this so much. There are some moments musically that I could do without but I like her flow and how raw the lyrics are. I love Michael Kiwanuka too, so that brought this album from 4 to 5 for me.
Favorite track: Venom
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
The Clash
5/5
It’s The fucking Clash. This is the only punk band that matters. For an inaugural album, this absolutely sets the tone for all of their music that follows and has had a huge impact on the world of music in the 30+ years since.
Elvis Presley
5/5
I’m not even going to try to be “pretentious music critic” about this album and just give it the rating I think it deserves.
Queen
5/5
“As Brian May later noted, Queen II certainly wasn’t a perfect album—but it was the single biggest step the band ever took.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1/5
My phone was stolen during RCHP at ACL Fest 2017 so that’s something about this band that I’ll always remember.
Under the Bridge is the only somewhat okay song on this album.
Common
2/5
I enjoyed the background music and his voice but I couldn’t really get into the rapping.
R.E.M.
3/5
In my millennial mind, this is dad rock. It’s not terrible, but probably won’t listen again.
Kings of Leon
1/5
I see why Use Somebody was the hit off this album, the rest is just meh.
Neil Young
4/5
I usually don’t like Neil Young but his voice isn’t so offensive in this album. Still prefer Johnny Cash’s cover of Heart of Gold.
Radiohead
1/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
“Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just coverin' up
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son, don't you understand"
You’re a complete idiot if you think this song is patriotic at all.
Also, Dancing in the Dark is always a bop.
Beastie Boys
5/5
Judas Priest
5/5
Classic 80’s metal, I love it
George Jones
4/5
This is the kind of country that I actually like, not the meaningless pop that comes out now.
The Shamen
2/5
It went from being “Okay, I can bop my head a little to this” to “How much more of this do I have to listen to?”
Not the worst I’ve ever heard but definitely forgettable. I would’ve preferred to hear their psychedelic rock that supposedly came before this garbage.
Minutemen
5/5
Not what I excepted with the album cover.
I love it
The Doors
4/5
I love the bluesy feel of this album
Sigur Rós
5/5
I don’t know a single word of Icelandic but this band’s music always sends me on an emotional journey.
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust was frequently on repeat during my college years, but this is my first time listening to Ágætis Byrjun. I’m so glad I took the time to hear it.
Muddy Waters
5/5
I don’t usually listen to the blues but Muddy Waters is where it is at.
Sebadoh
5/5
This is right up my alley, nostalgic indie lo-fi rock with a hint of grunge.
Time to listen to Sebadoh’s whole discography…
Culture Club
3/5
Not exactly my cup of tea but a couple songs got my head bopping.
Pixies
5/5
B.B. King
5/5
I’m usually not a fan of live albums but you can just tell everyone there is having the time of their lives.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Everyday People - I finally figured out the song my mom used to sing when I was child with the “Scooby-Dooby-Dooby” part.
Overall, this is a fun album and I know it was a huge influence for so many musicians to come.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
5/5
This was so relaxing to listen to while working. Very soothing a capella.
Lenny Kravitz
1/5
I got 3 songs in and got a headache from being screamed at.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Paint It Black carries this album
Madonna
1/5
Boooooring. I couldn’t even make it through the first track without dozing off.
Van Morrison
3/5
Very well recorded for a live album, but not my thing
David Bowie
2/5
Bowie songs are always hit or miss for me. I’m normally a lyrics person, but being classically trained in music theory I notice when things don’t exactly fit the “norm.”
Overall, the long minutes with a pre-made beat from GarageBand and various instruments going all over the place was a miss on this album.
Dollar Days is the only song I would willingly give a second listen.
Elvis Costello
1/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
I made it to Peach Trees before I got tired of the looooonnnngggg draaaaawwwwnnn oooooouuuutttt wooooooorrrrrrrddddsssss
Stan Getz
4/5
M.I.A.
2/5
I appreciate the different styles and everything going on musically in this album, it’s just not really my personal taste.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Boooooring
2/5
Anyway, here’s Wonderwall…
Dennis Wilson
2/5
Good musicianship but I just couldn’t get into it
Shivkumar Sharma
5/5
This was beautiful, relaxing instrumental Indian music. Apparently the version on Apple Music is not the correct album, I had to find it on YouTube.
Jane Weaver
1/5
Why is this on here?
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
John Martyn
2/5
Boring
Os Mutantes
5/5
The Verve
1/5
Bittersweet Symphony is the highlight, putting it as the first song meant the last hour of my time wasted
Muddy Waters
5/5
This is the kind of album I’m looking for on this list.
As much as I never saw myself as a blue enjoyer, the blues had a baby and they named the baby Rock & Roll.
Bob Dylan
2/5
I just can’t get into it
Pavement
3/5
I’ve never heard this band before but I feel like I’ve heard this album hundreds of times
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
I think I would have to be in a specific mood to enjoy this and I’m not there currently.
ABBA
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
The cover of I Heard It Through the Grapevine deserves 5 stars on its own
The Avalanches
4/5
Loop after loop after loop after loop after…
Whatever, I liked it for the most part except the wispy female vocals.
Haircut 100
4/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
This must be on the list of albums I have to hear before I die just to give perspective to how bad it can be.
Hookworms
4/5
De La Soul
4/5
Radiohead
2/5
Am I allowed to call myself an alternative music fan if I don’t really like Radiohead?
I’m a lyrics person and I can’t understand what Thom says 99% of the time
Peter Gabriel
1/5
I can’t even finish the first song without wanting to turn it off.
The KLF
1/5
To me, this sounded more of a compilation of dance songs than an album by one band. I couldn’t really get into it.
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Marianne Faithfull
1/5
I guess not everything on this list can be bangers
The Youngbloods
4/5
Traffic
5/5
Sarah Vaughan
1/5
John Coltrane
5/5
Taylor Swift
1/5
I’ve specifically avoided listening to any TSwift after 2016 because I knew I wouldn’t like it. I’m not going to listen to this album because I already know what to expect. I know she’s had a huge influence on popular culture, but that’s not what I’m looking for on this list.
The National
4/5
This would’ve been right up my alley at the time it was released, I’m surprised I haven’t heard it before.
Mylo
2/5
House has never been my choice of EDM, too repetitive imo.
I wanted so hard to like this but there are only so many times I can hear about someone finding a new way of life and taking off on their bicycle.
Kanye West
1/5
Hey, remember high school when Kanye still made good music and wasn’t a POS nazi?
Yeah, me too. I used to have this on repeat back in the day, but I refuse now to give any streaming revenue to this a**hole.
Eat shit, Ye.
MGMT
5/5
Major nostalgia from this one, instant 5/5.
Favorite track: The Youth
Queen
5/5
Easiest 5/5 ever.
Spacemen 3
3/5
Spacemen 3 already predicted what I’m going to rate this album. It’s okay but a little too boring to listen to while working when I’m trying to stay awake.
Radiohead
3/5
Prince
5/5
Snoop Dogg
5/5
The Cure
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
GZA
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Joy Division
3/5
Ash
2/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
This has 2 things I’m not a fan of: live albums and Neil Young.
Faust
2/5
Elbow
4/5
All I can think is Justin Furstenfeld with the vocals. I enjoyed the album overall.
Coldplay
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Guilty pleasure synth-pop. I kind of love it.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
I think I got pregnant just listening to this
Madonna
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
I love getting absolute classics on Fridays.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Barry Adamson
1/5
No thanks
Love
2/5
The Hives
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Automatic 5/5. Such a great first album.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Not my favorite Sabbath album but still not terrible.
John Prine
1/5
I could only get 4 tracks in before his voice got too annoying. No thanks!
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Skepta
2/5
Meh
Fela Kuti
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Green Day
5/5
This came out in my freshman year of high school and greatly shaped my music taste after. Always a no-skip album for me.
Kate Bush
1/5
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
I was only able to find one song from this album on YouTube since it’s not available on Apple Music. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do, even though I can’t understand the lyrics, it’s full of energy and spirit.
Isaac Hayes
2/5
I’m normally a fan of longer songs but this is too much.
Sam Cooke
5/5
I'm normally not a fan of live albums but this was 40 minutes of greatness.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Thus album is very 2009
The Smiths
3/5
High school emo kid me is so satisfied right now. Adult me is less impressed.
The Kinks
5/5
I fucking love The Kinks.
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
As a child in the 90s, this was one of the cassette tapes my mom would play in her van often. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was our JAM when I was in elementary school.
Listening now, I feel like this album has held up over time.
Johnny Cash
5/5
I love the songs, but especially the interaction with the audience.
PJ Harvey
1/5
No thanks
Baaba Maal
4/5
Completely different from anything I've heard before, very relaxing.
The Beach Boys
5/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Music is not bad, but listening to his voice makes my throat hurt.
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
I've never heard of Ms Dynamite but I feel like I've heard this same album hundreds of times. There's nothing exactly groundbreaking or notable about this album imo.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
What have I done to deserve this?
PJ Harvey
1/5
Nah.
Ryan Adams
2/5
In my college days in the late aughts, everything by Ryan Adams was gold to me. Now that I know what a piece of trash he is, it’s hard to want to listen to it again.
Morrissey
1/5
Two days in a row of controversial artists. Unlike Ryan Adams, I've always struggled to like Morrissey so I have no problem giving this one star.
Songhoy Blues
5/5
I didn't understand a single word but I was dancing the whole time.
Killing Joke
3/5
I like it, but probably wouldn't listen again.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1/5
Not available on Apple Music but from the reviews here it doesn’t seem like it would be worth it to look for an alternative.
Laibach
2/5
The guitar solo in the middle of Lieben HeiBt Leben was completely unexpected. I couldn't bring myself to list to the rest of the album though. To me, it sounds like monks chanting.
Television
5/5
I love this, after a disappointing week last week I hope this is the start to more great albums.
Beatles
5/5
I would say this is one of my favorite Beatles’ albums but all of The Beatles’ albums are my favorites.
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
Not terrible but I’m just not really a fan of female vocals.
Ride
3/5
This album sounds like the background music in a cafe scene of a B tier movie.
2/5
I can live with or without U2
The Pretty Things
5/5
I love this
Coldplay
5/5
Yellow will always be one of my absolute favorite songs. The rest of the album is just okay, but I’m giving 5 stars just for Yellow.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Not on Apple Music and based on other reviews, not going to try too hard to find it.
Garbage
3/5
I’m just not a fan of female vocals
The Stooges
5/5
I love getting great albums like this on Fridays. I can hear the influences this album had on other artists from one listen through.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
I didn’t think I was in the mood for this when I first started listening but by Locked Inside I was grooving.
Janis Joplin
5/5
A true classic, gone way too soon
The Zutons
5/5
I was fully prepared not to like this but I can’t help but loving it honestly.
The Beta Band
3/5
This reminds me of an 80s sci-fi movie, where they imagined the world would be like in 2025.
Dire Straits
5/5
Sultans of Swing is a classic, and the rest of the album is just as good.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1/5
No.
Fela Kuti
5/5
I was hesitant at first because I usually don’t like live albums, and this album is only 5 songs and over an hour long. I ended up loving it. Super funky!
Fever Ray
1/5
Not into it.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
I expected I would give this one star after the intro sing started, but the whole album wasn’t terrible.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
We all know Jimi’s musicality is unparalleled even now, 60 years in the future, but this album did feel a bit disconnected just due to the length.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Not terrible but probably won’t listen to it again
Prince
2/5
Emmylou Harris
1/5
I have to be in the right mood for country, and apparently 7am on a Wednesday is not the right mood.
Dire Straits
5/5
This takes me back to being grade school aged in the 90s’s riding in the back of my aunt’s 80-something Mustang listening to rock music from her collection of cassette tapes. Money for Nothing was a pretty instant favorite, and remains one of my favorites today.
Instant 5/5 for nostalgia’s sake if nothing else, but really this is a great album.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
The past few days have been all about nostalgia which I’m totally here for. This takes me back to hanging out with my super cool older cousin watching him play Civilization II.
Fantastic album 5/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
This reminds me of something I would’ve listened to in 2008 trying to listen to anything and everything to figure out what I liked. Now, not so much.
The Fall
1/5
Yikes.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Good enough for one listen through
The xx
2/5
Good enough for one listen through but it’s kind of boring
Klaxons
3/5
Brit trash rock, but I actually kind of liked it. Except Atlantis to Interzone, I’m surprised my ears aren’t bleeding after that one.
Lou Reed
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Although not as good as Thriller, the hits from this album are still bops. Man in the Mirror is a personal favorite.
Ravi Shankar
3/5
I didn’t expect to learn Indian music theory today but here we are. This was actually pretty calming to listen to while working.
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Kind of silly but I kind of liked it
Peter Tosh
4/5
Kind of silly but I kind of liked it
Pantera
3/5
Metallica
5/5
A few of the songs are a little too long but still a classic
The Undertones
4/5
I liked it except the singer’s warble got to be too much
Stereolab
3/5
So this turned out to be exactly what I expected from the album name, aside from the French. Euro alt pop isn’t my genre of choice, but it’s not terrible for one listen through.
Joe Ely
1/5
I’m from Texas and enjoy Texas country sometimes, but any album with the words “honky tonk” in the title just isn’t for me. I got to Fingernails and I couldn’t take it anymore. Nobody wants to hear your fingernails clicking on the piano.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
This turned out to be a big nothing-burger. Loveless stands alone as the only really significant MBV album imo.
The Mars Volta
3/5
I’ve never heard this album but I feel like I’m back in high school just from the sound. Not terrible but the songs are too long so probably won’t listen again.
Hot Chip
3/5
Yet another album that I wonder why it’s on here. There were a few catchy songs but nothing super exciting or groundbreaking.
Doves
2/5
This is so boring. I wouldn’t recommend listening to this at all, but especially not first thing in the morning before your coffee kicks in.
k.d. lang
1/5
This is so boring. I wouldn’t recommend listening to this at all, but especially not first thing in the morning before your coffee kicks in.
Morrissey
1/5
Frank Black
3/5
This is absurd but I actually kind of liked it. It started getting old at around the halfway mark though.
Alice Cooper
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
I guess we all got Beach Boys related content today due to Brian Wilson’s death yesterday. That being said, I normally enjoy The Beach Boys in small doses, but this was the first time I heard this album and I appreciated hearing a more subdued sound from the band.
Roxy Music
5/5
I love everything Brian Eno, what else can I say?
Kanye West
1/5
To repeat my review of The College Dropout: Eat shit, Ye.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
No thanks
Scott Walker
1/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
I guess this week for me is the week of not great vocalists. This sounds like something from a local band in high school, and I loved that nostalgia feeling.
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Nanci Griffith
4/5
Female country singers aren’t usually my cup of tea but this was actually pretty good
David Crosby
3/5
When smoking and jamming with the boys in your garage becomes an album.
DJ Shadow
1/5
Booooring
Everything But The Girl
1/5
50 Cent
4/5
This was so nostalgic, especially “In Da Club”, but over an hour was too long.
The Sugarcubes
3/5
The music is okay but I’m not a fan of Bjork’s vocals
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
This is normally not my choice of music but there were some catchy songs.
Common
2/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Funky but racist
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Shack
1/5
Sounds like the background music in a family movie from 1999. I don’t get why this album is on this list.
The Blue Nile
1/5
Spiritualized
4/5
I can already tell the reviews for this album will be divisive. I enjoyed it, probably won’t listen again though.
Jamiroquai
2/5
I’d rather listen to Stevie Wonder.
Giant Sand
2/5
I wanted to like this so bad, but I just couldn’t find a hook to make it stand out to me. Sorry, but I’m not listening to 2 hours of what sounds like the same song.
The Dictators
4/5
Kind of dumb but fun, just what I’d expect from a punk album.
Steely Dan
4/5
Orbital
5/5
I enjoyed the repetitive-ness of the songs with no lyrics, it helped me to focus on my work tasks for today. Several songs remind me of video game background music.
Red Snapper
1/5
Another album that I don’t know why it’s on this list. I can combine samples from GarageBand too.
Halfway through the album, I saw a meme about Wu-Tang Clan and decided to listen to Wu-Tang Forever instead. No regrets.
Aerosmith
4/5
How did I know this was the album with Love in an Elevator without hearing the album before? I know some people (my husband) HATE Aerosmith but I think the songs are catchy and I’m a fan of Joe Perry’s guitar work.
The Coral
3/5
Solid middle of the road rating for this one. A couple catchy songs, several wtf songs, and the rest just mediocre.
Carole King
4/5
Not my normal taste in music but there are some classics on this album.
4/5
Yeah yeah yeah, you don’t like how sloppy this album is. Whatever, I loved it.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
I like Genesis but not really a fan of his solo work.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Darkness
5/5
Hell yeah. “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” has been one of my favorite songs for 20+ years but this is my first time listening through the whole album and I loved it.
The Divine Comedy
1/5
“Everybody knows that no means yes”
Yikes, no. This whole album made me very uncomfortable. I wish I could give 0 stars.
Travis
3/5
Lambchop
1/5
I couldn’t get past the Randy Newman-esque vocals enough to listen to the actual music.
OutKast
5/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
His story is tragic but I’m struggling to listen to the whole album.
The Roots
5/5
Christina Aguilera
5/5
The year is 2002, I’m a preteen girl still figuring myself out. To say “Beautiful” was a fixture in my room is an understatement.
This album holds a special place in my heart. 5/5
Beck
2/5
I wanted to like this so bad but it was almost an hour of what sounded like the same song and I just couldn’t get into it.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
The Fall
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Primal Scream
4/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I’m too tired to listen to this, it’s just going to make me fall asleep at my desk.
2/5
I’m the kind of person who enjoys the Avant-garde, but this was too much. I feel like the sax is screaming at me to make it stop.
The Who
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
4/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
She has a beautiful voice and the production value for this album is really good, but man that was so boring.
Calexico
5/5
This is right up my alley. As someone from southwest USA, I loved the Latin flair to alt rock. This kind of stuff is what I’m looking for on this list.
The Lemonheads
3/5
Queens Of The Stone Age
3/5
John Grant
1/5
Kraftwerk
5/5
Moby Grape
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
The Byrds
1/5
The Only Ones
5/5
TIL that blink-182’s “Another Girl, Another Planet” is a cover.
“The Whole of Law” is a drag and almost turned me off from listening to the whole album but I’m glad I stuck around because it really picks up after that.
Norah Jones
1/5
She has a pretty voice but I don’t understand why this is on this list.
Solange
3/5
Beck
5/5
The Undertones
4/5
Sparks
2/5
Living Colour
4/5
Bert Jansch
1/5
Nirvana
4/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Heartbreakingly emotional but goddamn the vibrato takes so much away from the listen-ability
Björk
2/5
Sade
4/5
This is so clean for a debut album, I love it.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
5/5
Underworld
4/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Ephemeral: check
Atmospheric: check
Understandable: not at all
Otis Redding
5/5
The Smiths
4/5
It hurts my elder emo heart to say it but this is The Smiths’ only good album. I wish Morrissey wasn’t such a piece of shit so I could enjoy it more.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
I love dad rock from time to time
Bob Dylan
1/5
I could never get into raspy Dylan songs
Tears For Fears
5/5
This sounds like the soundtrack to a movie set in the 80s.
The Everly Brothers
4/5
John Cale
1/5
Booooring
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Tim Buckley
1/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Yes
5/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Fugazi
3/5
Crowded House
1/5
The Clash
5/5
Genesis
2/5
Faith No More
4/5
Definitely a precursor to 2000s nu-metal. Also, I’m usually not a fan of covers but I think War Pigs is well done.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Rod Stewart
2/5
Blondie
5/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
It takes a few songs to get going but by the end I really enjoyed the album.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Pulp
3/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Goldie
3/5
King Crimson
5/5
This is usually right up my alley, but it’s a lot to take in first thing in the morning.
Incubus
2/5
This takes me back to high school, pretending to love Incubus since they were my crush’s favorite band. Not worth it, definitely not an album you need to hear before you die. Drive is the only song I truly enjoy from this one.
Stephen Stills
3/5
MC Solaar
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Paul Weller
4/5
Marilyn Manson
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Dr. John
3/5
Soft Machine
3/5
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Van Morrison
2/5
Suede
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Zappa just isn’t my thing.
The Libertines
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
Why is this on this list?
Stereo MC's
2/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
1/5
She has a beautiful voice, but I’m not into jazz enough to listen to it for 3 hours.
The Bees
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Elastica
3/5
Sounds like generic background music in a movie
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
I couldn’t even get past the opening feedback noise, that was uncalled for.
Afrika Bambaataa
4/5
The Doors
4/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Anita Baker
2/5
Traffic
2/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Le Tigre
4/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
The Temptations
4/5
This version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine is now my favorite cover. Great album besides that.
Wire
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
R.E.M.
2/5
I never could get into R.E.M.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Very 2004
The Rolling Stones
4/5
King Crimson
5/5
Tori Amos
3/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Didn’t I get enough of her during Christmas time?
The Incredible String Band
1/5
I wish I could give this 0 stars
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
The Byrds
4/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
The Temptations
4/5
Korn
3/5
Oh hey, middle school memories. The only song I really liked off this album back then was Freak on a Leash, and that hasn’t changed over time.
Gene Clark
4/5
The Slits
4/5
I actually enjoyed this more than I expected.
Fairport Convention
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
The B-52's
4/5
True story: I was once caught in big city after work traffic in an uber that had this album on repeat for the whole two hour drive and I didn’t mind at all.
The Icarus Line
1/5
This is so 2004, it actually is painful.
Queen Latifah
4/5
I liked this so much more than I thought I would. Who would’ve thought I’d be nostalgic for late 80s hip hop?
Willie Nelson
3/5
JAY Z
4/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
If the first time I heard this was in 2009, I would’ve been completely obsessed. It’s still enjoyable, but I feel like I’ve heard all of these songs before although I’ve never listened to this band.
Koffi Olomide
2/5
Roxy Music
3/5
3/5
SAULT
3/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Sooo coool
2Pac
2/5
I was getting into the music but listening to some of the lyrics is giving me rapey vibes and I can’t get behind that.
David Bowie
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Van Halen
5/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Britney Spears
5/5
I’m a woman who was 10 years old when this came out, so basically the target audience for all things Britney at the time. To say this album didn’t shape at least a portion of my childhood would be a lie.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Slayer
2/5
Hey, remember that kid in high school that wore their Slayer jacket like it was part of their body? Yeah, that wasn’t me.
Unsurprisingly, this isn’t the worst album I’ve heard from this list though.
Joni Mitchell
1/5
Ozomatli
3/5
System Of A Down
5/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Groovy
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Jeff Beck
4/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
I’m sure this is a great album if you’re in a certain mood, but I’m not in that mood currently.
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Sex Pistols
5/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
I feel like I’m in a psychedelic 80s movie.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Not bad if you like songs about boll weevils and bed bugs
Barry Adamson
2/5
I couldn’t make it all the way through the first track. It was like a major creep trying to be Jemaine Clement.
There were some okay points in this album but mostly it gave stalker vibes.
The The
3/5
Bon Jovi
3/5
Animal Collective
4/5
I love this album, but I wish I was high listening to it right now.
The The
4/5
Ryan Adams
4/5
This was my first Ryan Adams album. I picked it up at a used records store back in 2009, before any allegations against him. It still hits the feels listening to this album all these years later.
Eels
4/5
I thought I was going to hate this from the album art but I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
Nina Simone
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
I wasn’t expecting trash metal today but I’m not mad about it.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
The only Yeah Yeah Yeahs song I know going into this is Maps so let’s see how the rest of the album is.
That was simultaneously exactly what I expected and a complete surprise. I love it.