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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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One World
John Martyn
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5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
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Truth
Jeff Beck
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5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
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Let It Be
The Replacements
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5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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The Band
The Band
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Murmur
R.E.M.
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
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5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
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5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
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On The Beach
Neil Young
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Green
R.E.M.
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5 | 3.48 | +1.52 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
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1 | 4 | -3 |
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Bad
Michael Jackson
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1 | 3.81 | -2.81 |
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
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1 | 3.78 | -2.78 |
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
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1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
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1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.75 |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 4.67 |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 4.67 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 4.67 |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 4.33 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.33 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Kanye West | 3 | 1 |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 1 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1 |
| Adele | 2 | 1.5 |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 2 |
| U2 | 4 | 2.25 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Bruce Springsteen | 4, 1 |
| The Who | 1, 4 |
| Beatles | 5, 2, 5, 4 |
| David Bowie | 4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (32)
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50 Cent
1/5
I can't think of anything redeeming about this album. It's an hour that I will never get back.
3 likes
Everything But The Girl
1/5
I'm beginning to wonder who chose these albums to listen to before you die.
I didn't expect to like every album but hoped to at least get an idea of why people liked different genres or thought particular artists were the best thing in the world.
There are some albums that have done this to me but then there are albums like this. I didn't listen to this back in the day and I can't imagine I would ever listen to this album by choice again. It isn't bad (unlike some albums by my favourite artists) but it is just so dull.
3 likes
Brian Wilson
2/5
Maybe this needs a more in-depth listen but other than some glimmers of the genius that Brian Wilson once was, there was nothing for me here
1 likes
Eels
2/5
Not a bad album but not a top 1001 album. If you want to listen to an average indie album just pick one at random.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (50)
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Fela Kuti
4/5
Thought I'd start listening to some new music through this site rather than the same old albums and genres. My plan for 2023 and beyond is to listen to 1 of these albums a day until complete.
I loved Cream and Blind Faith but never really looked any further into Ginger Baker's output.
This album is a great listen but as I was working it was turned down quite low - time to listen to it again cranked up a bit. I've not listened to this genre before but when it finished Spotify played some similar music and I think I might explore it bit more widely.
Black Sabbath
5/5
This album needs no listening, a staple from my days at school, university and beyond. This is a fantastic album and is peak Sabbath with the whole band being on top form.
Some great heavy tracks like Wheels of Confusion, Snowblind and Tomorrow's Dream through to the delightful ballad that is Changes and instrumental Laguna Sunrise and not forgetting Supernaut that has been rejuvenated through Iron Man.
Doves
3/5
Quite an average album for me, listened to it a couple of times - I wouldn't turn it off it it came on again in rotation but nothing to really engage me.
The B-52's
4/5
A great album and it doesn't sound over 40 years old. A reminder of how much fun and inventive music used to be.
Couldn't help putting it on again to listen to as I enjoyed it so much
Joni Mitchell
4/5
A fantastic album from start to finish with great contributions from people like David Crosby and Graham Nash on Free Man in Paris and Robbie Robertson on Raised on Robbery.
If you love Joni Mitchell you will love this album, if you've not listened to Joni before you really should listen to this, and if you don't like Joni I'd suggest one more listen to this album.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
A couple of good tracks on the album, The Message brings back good memories and the first few tracks were interesting to listen to as a change to the music I normally listen to.
I lost interest about halfway through and turned it off; I don't think I'll be listening to it again.
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
I don't think there was anything that I liked on this album but I can't bring myself to give it a 1 :(
The Rolling Stones
4/5
No duff tracks on this album with some absolute classics like Wild Horses and Brown Sugar.
What's not to like about this album
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
50 Cent
1/5
I can't think of anything redeeming about this album. It's an hour that I will never get back.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Wow, what a debut album!
This has some of Sabbath's best tracks on it - the title track, The Wizard and NIB
Give your ears a treat and put this on. LOUD!!!!
Radiohead
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
A lovely album - reminiscent of so many other artists and tracks.
Surprised I've never heard of them before
Joan Armatrading
4/5
I knew the hits of this album from the radio but have never listened to Joan Armatrading - I'm sold, this album was great and she has a beautiful voice.
It's to hear albums like this that I joined the project
ZZ Top
4/5
More bluesy and less commercial than their better-known tracks, this is ZZ Top on form.
Alice Cooper
4/5
Great album, great memories
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Jane Weaver
2/5
Not for me and surprised this is on the list
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
What an album and even more amazingly their debut album.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
The Byrds
4/5
Michael Jackson
1/5
The title says it all, this album is Bad in the real sense of the word.
I'd never listen to this album by choice in the first place and found no enjoyment from it. It needs to stay in the past.
The Smiths
4/5
Didn't really listen to the Smiths back in the day but there are some great tracks on here.
OutKast
3/5
The Roots
1/5
Not for me thanks.
The The
4/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Not an easy album to listen to, there were some tracks that were ok but I doubt I'll ever put this on again
Frank Ocean
1/5
Suede
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
What an album from the opening note of Good Times Bad Times through to the final notes of How Many More Times this album is fantastic.
The driving rhythm section of JPJ and Bonham, Page's guitar Plant's vocals are spot on throughout.
Listen to this and listen to it loud, your ears will thank you
Miles Davis
2/5
This album sums up jazz totally for me, a number of great musicians playing in a band but all playing different tunes.
I'd love to get into jazz but despite trying numerous times it still grates on me.
I won't give this a 1 as I'd rather listen to this than some of the other albums but if I ever play it again it will be by mistake.
Carpenters
3/5
Some great tunes but not my cup of tea
ABBA
3/5
I enjoyed listening to this but unlikely to be spinning it again.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Anita Baker
2/5
Anita Baker has a fantastic voice but I find this type of music just so boring and has nothing to grab me.
Grateful Dead
4/5
I'm not a big fan of Grateful Dead but I've had this album for a few years and it comes out every so often.
Some of their best tracks on this album
Ray Charles
3/5
Adele
1/5
Dull as ditch water to me. Musical beige
Tim Buckley
4/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
The White Stripes
5/5
What a great album from start to finish.
Never listened to them before but this will be the start of listening to them.
Miriam Makeba
4/5
I really enjoyed this album, her voice is amazing and it's great to hear some different beats and languages.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
3/5
Meh - wasn't bothered then, not bothered now
Kanye West
1/5
Not even going to bother listening to this. Very few albums with the explicit content warning have been listenable to so I won't waste any more of my time on them
Alanis Morissette
3/5
3/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Sister Sledge
2/5
Love
2/5
I expected to like this but it didn't really hit the mark.
So many other psychedelic bands did it better and with more memorable songs.
Beatles
5/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
a beautiful album full of cracking songs
The Byrds
4/5
Cee Lo Green
1/5
Parental Lyrics advisory = 0 points
Not wasting my time
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Don McLean
3/5
Vincent and American Pie lift this album up.
The Beach Boys
4/5
So different from the more well known tracks.
I really enjoyed this
George Harrison
4/5
Korn
1/5
Utter crap - should have followed my rule of no Parental Advisory stickers!
4/5
Wow! I wish I'd heard this album earlier
Norah Jones
3/5
Carole King
4/5
beautiful album
Fela Kuti
4/5
I joined this to find music & genres that I'd never listened to before. I've heard 2 Fela Kuti albums now, love them both and they are now in my vinyl rotation.
Definitely exploring thus genre further.
Spiritualized
4/5
Really enjoyed this album - some of it is quite britpoppy and some is a bit more spaced out.
Animal Collective
3/5
Adele
2/5
I'd give this 2.1 to keep in line with the album title. Adele has a beautiful voice but this album is so bland it could have been called magnolia
Dusty Springfield
4/5
What a great album!
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Ella has a great voice and the songs are great but not for me.
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
R.E.M.
4/5
It's easy to say this album isn't as good as some of the older REM albums but it is still a classic and has some cracking tracks on it.
I bought it on the day it came out and it is still in heavy rotation
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Otis Redding
2/5
I think I must have no soul. I can appreciate his voice but it does nothing for me and I find it quite dull.
Nico
2/5
Not an easy album to listen to or like. I had expected to like this album and was so disappointed and probably why no-one had ever recommended it to me.
I think with a different singer I would have rated this album much hight
Kanye West
1/5
Not listening
King Crimson
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
GZA
1/5
Everything But The Girl
1/5
I'm beginning to wonder who chose these albums to listen to before you die.
I didn't expect to like every album but hoped to at least get an idea of why people liked different genres or thought particular artists were the best thing in the world.
There are some albums that have done this to me but then there are albums like this. I didn't listen to this back in the day and I can't imagine I would ever listen to this album by choice again. It isn't bad (unlike some albums by my favourite artists) but it is just so dull.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
I often used to discuss new bands and albums with a good friend of mine and he often replied with it's ok but either Stevie Wonder or Steely Dan had done that only much better.
This album is full of great tracks, ok Isn't She Lovely is a bit cheesy, but that is far outweighed by Sir Duke and Contusion.
This is an album you should definitely listen to
Ice Cube
1/5
I don't need to listen to this album before I die.
Funkadelic
4/5
Great album that I wouldn't have listened to without this site suggesting it.
I need this on vinyl!
The Black Keys
3/5
Not a bad album but I can't see myself ever listening to it again but I would go and see them if they were playing local.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Didn't expect this to be my cup of tea only knowing Without You but totally blown away by it.
I have to go, I need to put this on again
The War On Drugs
2/5
Sound like any 1 of a hundred albums.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
U2
3/5
U2 have some good tracks but I can't listen to them for more than a couple of tracks in a row
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Jazz, nice
Not my cup of tea though
The Damned
3/5
The Cure
4/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
What can you say about Bat out of Hell? It's loud, cheesy and it is fantastic.
There isn't a bad track on this album and I know that having listened to this over the weekend I'll be singing it for weeks.
Put it on and put it on loud - rock out and love it for it's corniness!
Metallica
1/5
Not for me. This music might be great fun in the most pit but not at home
Faith No More
3/5
I enjoyed this album a lot more than I expected to, will I listen to it again? probably not but I wouldn't turn it off.
Highlight for me was War Pigs
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Very enjoyable listen with such a 60s pop vibe to it. There are probably other better bands and albums from the period but I enjoyed it and nearly 60 years ago I can imagine it would have got a lot of air time.
John Martyn
5/5
5/5
Herbie Hancock
3/5
More accessible to me than most of the jazz albums I've heard. I'm going to start listening to this regularly to see if I can get more into it.
Chameleon and Sly were the highlights for me but Vein Melter just sounded like a bit of ambient music.
Hot Chip
2/5
Another album that makes you question this list.
Duran Duran
4/5
A really good album, takes me straight back to the 80s.
Sebadoh
2/5
This album passed me by when it was released and will pass me by now. There are much better examples of this genre
Talking Heads
4/5
Really refreshing to hear this after a long time, not their best but it still rocks
Beatles
2/5
I love the Beatles this isn't my favourite album.
David Bowie
4/5
Rush
4/5
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this album back in the day.
Not enough albums have a single track taking up a whole side these days.
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
Possibly would have liked this when I was a teenager and I can imagine they are great when you are in the moshpit but it's not something I will ever listen to again
Fats Domino
3/5
Interesting album and given its age it sounded great. Again, not sure I'd listen to it again
Stan Getz
4/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
A great album
David Bowie
4/5
Love this album.
Ute Lemper
3/5
I love Ute's voice and the other artists on this album are amazing but in all it doesn't quite do it for me
Santana
5/5
A fantastic album from start to finish.
PJ Harvey
2/5
I can appreciate why this album is on this list and I wanted to like it but it did nothing for me
Turbonegro
1/5
The Specials
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
George Michael
4/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
Much of a muchness - plenty of albums that are similar or better than this
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Not my favourite SW album but still better than most other albums
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
Not for me thanks.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Total shite - if I could score lower than 1 I would.
Marty Robbins
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Very little can be said about this album that hasn't been said a thousand times already.
From the opening beats of Speak to me to the final notes of eclipse this album is 5*
Tracy Chapman
2/5
I remember when this album was everywhere after the Nelson Mandela tribute concert and at the time I didn't see the fuss about it.
It's one of those albums where you know someone else has already done it only better.
I gave it another go but to me it is 11 tracks that are all pretty similar, there's nothing here to keep me gripped
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
What a great concept - more bongoes!
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Part of taking this challenge was to listen to albums and genres I wouldn't pick but choice but the more I listen to jazz the more I realise that I will never like it.
To my ears this sounds like cheesy background music
The Doors
4/5
Great album
N.E.R.D
1/5
No thanks
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Love this album but it doesn't quite match up to the previous albums and would probably have been better as a single album
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Yes
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Bee Gees
2/5
A strange album, I really enjoyed some tracks but yet another double album that could have been a good single album
Nice to hear the Bee Gees before disco
ZZ Top
3/5
A good album that brought ZZ Top to the notice of a lot of people but they have much better albums
The Killers
2/5
I will never get the fuss over Mr Brightside - I can never remember how it actually goes.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Such a great album
Red Snapper
1/5
It's a no from me.
The Clash
3/5
Miles Davis
2/5
I just don't get jazz. I can listen to a couple of minutes and then I just want to listen to something else.
The Doors
4/5
Orange Juice
2/5
The Prodigy
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Genesis
4/5
Probably their finest album
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Pixies
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Prince
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Buzzcocks
3/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Really enjoyed this in a background type of music way but unlikely to put it on again
Depeche Mode
2/5
I didn't enjoy their music in the 80s and I still don't.
The Police
3/5
Ruined by Mother (unlike The Wall)
U2
3/5
Elton John
4/5
A fantastic album and one of my favourites.
Candle in the wind though has been ruined forever by the schmaltzy version that was recorded for Diana.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Eels
2/5
Not a bad album but not a top 1001 album. If you want to listen to an average indie album just pick one at random.
Various Artists
3/5
The Strokes
2/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
This is what I came here to hear. A totally new genre, I doubt I'll ever listen to it again but I can see why some people would
The Specials
2/5
Morrissey
3/5
I've realised I don't dislike Morrissey as much as I disliked the people that like him back in the day.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Prince
3/5
Not my favourite Prince album.
Weather Report
2/5
Sorry, it's a no from me
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Black Flag
1/5
No thanks
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Some real bangers on this album
Queen
3/5
I like Queen, probably the best live gigs I've ever been to but to me they are a greatest hits band. Some great tracks on here but a lot of it passes me by
The Who
1/5
I understand why this is loved but as many have said not sure why a live album is included here
Emmylou Harris
2/5
I quite like this genre but as with many albums on this list I'm not sure why this album is on here. She has many better albums
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
N.W.A.
1/5
No bothering to listen
Nina Simone
5/5
That was an beautiful album, I will definitely listen to this again and more from Nina
4/5
Great album, could definitely listen to more like this
Depeche Mode
2/5
Once again I'm not one of the masses.
Beastie Boys
4/5
I really didn't expect to rate this one so highly, I'd heard bits of it back in the day and didn't really enjoy it but now I can appreciate what a fun album this is.
Paul Simon
5/5
A beautiful album transitioning away from S&G.
Bob Dylan
5/5
One of Bob Dylan's finest
Arrested Development
4/5
Eagles
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Fatboy Slim
1/5
Justice
2/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
One of the greatest albums ever
David Bowie
2/5
Hookworms
4/5
I really enjoyed this album but I'm not sure it is one to listen to before I die although I obviously have
Funkadelic
3/5
Would love to rate this but I can only find the title track on Spotify
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
Would this be here if it weren't for Damon, I doubt it,
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Amazing!
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Daft Punk
2/5
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
10cc
4/5
A really good, fun album with a great variety of tracks.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Sam Cooke
2/5
John Martyn
4/5
Beautiful
Portishead
1/5
Why is this album something that I should listen to before I die. I wouldn't want to listen to this again if it delayed my death by 10 years.
Unfortunately I can easily leave U2 behind.
MGMT
3/5
Not too bad, I knew a fair number of the tracks but wouldn't have known who they were by.
Michael Jackson
1/5
Ian Dury
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
4/5
Blur
2/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
The Police
4/5
Great memories listening to this album. The Police had some great tracks but it's a shame about Sting.
M.I.A.
2/5
Björk
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Really enjoyed listening to this, can't say I was ever a fan in the past but some happy times remembered listening to this.
Probably won't listen again but wouldn't say no
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
The biggest trouble with this list is that music is very much about the context in which it is listened; I did enjoy this much more than I thought but I'm sure if I was sitting in a tropical setting with my wife, a pina colada and able to swing my hips I'd enjoy it a lot more than listening in an office in Devon while it is pissing down outside.
Deerhunter
2/5
Some albums you put on and they make you sit up and listen because they really grab your attention and you either love it or hate it. Unfortunately this one just played on and there was nothing in it to grab me.
I really wonder who puts these lists together, is the top 500 albums ever by sales and then 500 that they bought because they were in the cheap bin?
Stan Getz
4/5
Fantastic, finally found some jazz I can enjoy
Oasis
3/5
Joy Division
1/5
My housemate at uni loved Joy Division and I wouldn't let him play it on my hifi. I was in two minds about listening to this and wondered whether I would realise I had been missing out on something for the last 35 years.
I wasn't; this album is as bad as I thought it was back in the 80s. I've no idea why Joy Division are held in such high regard, maybe it is a live band thing.
I'll try listening to this in 35 years time to see if I've changed my mind but sincerely doubt it.
R.E.M.
5/5
Absolutely nothing bad about this album except it finishes
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Not bad, a slight hint of having heard a lot of the tracks before though
Marvin Gaye
2/5
This album was brilliant - in being very short. Won't need to listen to it again
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Beck
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
I didn't expect to like this but strangely I did.
Jeff Beck
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
A solid album
Duke Ellington
2/5
It's a no from me I'm afraid
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
another average indie album
Dr. Octagon
1/5
No thank you
Björk
1/5
The Icelandic eat fermented shark and presumably like that too.
There's little reason to listen to this other than to say you have. Glad I didn't waste money on buying it.
Queen
2/5
I love them and have seen them live, with Freddie, a couple of times but I think Queen are a Greatest Hits band rather than an album band.
Iron Maiden
4/5
I briefly listened to maiden back in the day and had forgotten how good this album is.
Lightning Bolt
1/5
I can't imagine why you would listen to something like this other than to give yourself some sort of headache.
There were moments in there that I thought I liked it but in the end I couldn't continue listening to it
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Blur
2/5
LL Cool J
1/5
Mj Cole
1/5
Another why is this in here albums
Ray Charles
3/5
The Avalanches
2/5
Steely Dan
3/5
buttery smooth but this album does nothing for me one way or the other.
The Slits
1/5
Quite liked Heard it on the grapevine but tbh the rest is shite
John Lennon
4/5
The Doors
4/5
Prince
4/5
Brian Eno
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Tori Amos
2/5
Tori Amos is obviously very talented, I can appreciate this album but I can't listen to her for very long
Beatles
5/5
One of my favourites from the Beatles. I even like Maxwell's Silver Hammer!
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Not bothering to listen to this
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
What can I say about this album that hasn't been said. It's a masterpiece and thoroughly deserves 5 stars
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
It always surprises me how much I actually enjoy Morrissey when I actually listen to it,
The xx
3/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Shivkumar Sharma
1/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
The Sugarcubes
2/5
Pixies
4/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Quite a nice easy listen. I'll give it 3 but probably really a 2.5
Magazine
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
OutKast
2/5
Beck
3/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
I love some BB tracks but let's be honest they pretty much all sound the same.
Slint
3/5
Lauryn Hill
1/5
It's a no from me
Buck Owens
2/5
Elvis Costello
2/5
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Talk Talk
4/5
The Libertines
4/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
The Band
5/5
The La's
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyable but not sure it is a listen to before you die album
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Too much of a racket for me
Beatles
4/5
Supergrass
3/5
The Replacements
5/5
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
John Lennon
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
3/5
Screaming Trees
2/5
Soundgarden
2/5
Cornershop
2/5
Sigur Rós
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
Travis
3/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Sugar
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
AC/DC
5/5
A fantastic album and a great comeback after the death of Bon Scot
Listen to this and listen loud!!!
Queen
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
This is an amazing album, for so long unavailable but I think it is Neil Young’s finest
Doves
4/5
The Clash
3/5
Massive Attack
2/5
The Undertones
3/5
The Who
4/5
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Having read the reviews I didn't know what to expect but I quite like this album.
I started listening to this list to find music that I wouldn't normally listen to and this is exactly what I wanted to find.
I doubt I'll listen to it again but I wouldn't reach over to turn it off
Van Morrison
4/5
Moby
3/5
Didn’t expect to like this but strangely enjoyed it
The Residents
2/5
I will never listen to this album again but it is exactly the sort of different music I hoped to find when I joined this list.
Some tracks were fun but I can’t imagine I will ever bother to listen again
Robert Wyatt
3/5
I think this album needs more than 1 listen through to get into it. I
Shuggie Otis
4/5
cool album - will listen to again
5/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Skepta
1/5
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Fun and I enjoyed it, I get there might be other better Indian or Bollywood albums but as something to get you into listening it is probably bang on!
2/5
Stuck on what to give this album, to me it isn’t bad but it just doesn’t do it for me despite the first few tracks being pretty good.
I don’t like U2 and this album won’t change that
Rage Against The Machine
1/5
Thelonious Monk
1/5
I live for the day that I find a jazz album that I like enough that it leads me down the slippery slope to liking jazz.
Unfortunately today wasn’t that day.
Mudhoney
2/5
Some good tracks but a band that is much better live than on vinyl
Patti Smith
3/5
I would give this 3.5 if I could, slightly better than average but not up with some of the 4 stars
Primal Scream
2/5
Meh
Radiohead
2/5
Kate Bush
4/5
I enjoyed this far more than I expected.
Some very dreamy songs
Pretenders
4/5
Loved it
XTC
4/5
I never listened to xtc despite friends being big fans.
A great mix of tracks that sound like a lot of other artists
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
I like this album a lot but when you hear Duane Allman playing you really want to just listen to an Allman Brothers album.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
The Verve
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
A great album, thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish
Time to listen to more steely Dan
Jack White
3/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Madonna
1/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Undecided about this one, maybe off is heard it when younger with different influences I might have been able to appreciate it
Solomon Burke
1/5
Yeah, this must have been great in the early 60s but it just sounds like something my grandad would have put in the wireless
Iron Maiden
3/5
Green Day
3/5
Gotan Project
2/5
Interesting - yes
Should anyone need to listen to this before they die - no
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
It's a sin to suggest this needs to be listened to at all and my hifi said it couldn't happen here.
It was like I was in a nightmare, I thought what have I done to deserve this and shouted I want to wake up
I decided to give it one more chance, I paid my rent and caught the train to Kings Cross to head into London to do some shopping but I didn't have the heart to buy some hit music.
That's about the best use of the tracks on this album. Sorry, I don't like PSB and won't be listening again
Pulp
4/5
Public Enemy
1/5
only 1 because there is no 0
Laibach
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
Morrissey
2/5
Finley Quaye
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
I was tempted to give this 1 but tbh I listened to it all which it’s more than summer it the crap on here
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Amazing, really enjoyed this album especially sex machine
Kanye West
1/5
FKA twigs
2/5
I didn’t like this when I first put it in but it grew a bit on me and I found it was ok - I’m not going to listen to it again but there are far worse albums on here
Hawkwind
3/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
This is what I came here from. I wouldn’t normally listen to this sort of music, probably won’t listen again but really enjoyed it
Sex Pistols
3/5
Much better than I remember it, interesting to listen to and think of the times
Aretha Franklin
3/5
808 State
1/5
Probably great at a rave but not sure I need to listen to it on a cold Tuesday by myself!
Genesis
4/5
New Order
1/5
Living Colour
4/5
Mekons
4/5
Wow - not what I was expecting and surprised I haven’t heard it before.
Cyndi Lauper
2/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Air
2/5
The Crusaders
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Ghostface Killah
2/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Parliament
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Dr. Dre
1/5
The Kinks
4/5
Ramones
3/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Deee-Lite
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Brian Wilson
2/5
Maybe this needs a more in-depth listen but other than some glimmers of the genius that Brian Wilson once was, there was nothing for me here
Chicago
4/5
Is thisA really write rock album - yes
Is free form guitars a bit too much - yes
Did I like this album - hell yes!!!
Garbage
3/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Not my favourite period of the stones
Miles Davis
2/5
Meh - a jazz album that I didn’t turn off but can’t say I really enjoyed it it will ever listen to again
Led Zeppelin
5/5
What can be said about this album that hasn’t already been said? It’s fantastic and always takes me back to my youth where this was on the turntable almost permanently.
Happy Mondays
1/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Not for me. These songs have been ruined by all the x factor hopefuls thinking they are as good as Sinatra
Killing Joke
3/5
Billy Joel
4/5
The Kinks
4/5
Simple Minds
2/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Roxy Music
4/5