Mar 02 2023
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Rest in peace sensitive soul
4
Mar 03 2023
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
5
Mar 04 2023
American Pie
Don McLean
2
Mar 05 2023
Is This It
The Strokes
1
Mar 06 2023
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
3
Mar 07 2023
The Clash
The Clash
2
Mar 08 2023
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4
Mar 11 2023
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Atrocious
1
Mar 12 2023
Bossanova
Pixies
Much better than expected
4
Mar 13 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Unremarkable, stressful, and it gave me a big headache.
1
Mar 14 2023
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Both volumes are pretty quirky though the first volume is just too silly for my taste. Volume 2 is a lot better and I think the first volume is better left ignored.
3
Mar 15 2023
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Great ambient tunes for the mad (like myself)
3
Mar 16 2023
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
I'm not sure if this is supposed to pass for music, as to me this sounded more like a terrible audiobook or radio drama.
That is, if one can understand what they are saying at least because I couldn't understand more than half of it.
I would rather I heard this after I was dead.
1
Mar 17 2023
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
Listening to this made me question whether I felt more sorry for Bono or my ears, as both felt like they were in pain.
2
Mar 18 2023
Aja
Steely Dan
Not bad but boring
3
Mar 19 2023
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Everything must go yes, like this album. Please stay away from me with all your hundreds of guitars.
2
Mar 20 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
Really good
4
Mar 21 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
These are the legends.
5
Mar 22 2023
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Sounds like a work of genius. This is the first album in the two weeks or so I've been rating albums here I had to listen to more than once as it was so good. What a fantastically enjoyable wild ride!
5
Mar 23 2023
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Kids having fun. Not terribly boring but also not terribly exciting. I'm not a fan of rap to begin with but at least the piano was good.
2
Mar 24 2023
Tommy
The Who
It's alright.
3
Mar 25 2023
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Really beautiful
5
Mar 26 2023
Copper Blue
Sugar
Shallow shite
1
Mar 27 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
A voice somewhere between that of a punk and a crooner which just doesn't really work for anything but Chelsea, at least on this album. I respect the guy since he wrote Chet Baker's Almost Blue which requires some talent but this is just slightly embarrassing.
2
Mar 28 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
David Bowie showing off his skills as one of the most versatile artists who ever lived. I needed to check if I was still listening to the same album a couple of times as the songs are often so different in style and substance.
"I'm closer to the Golden Dawn Immersed in Crowley's uniform"
This album is a fantastic treat for fans and non-fans alike.
5
Mar 29 2023
Savane
Ali Farka TourΓ©
For the most part this album just consists of some standard typical African music, although there are moments when some brilliance comes shining through, especially in the guitar parts. There are 2 beautiful songs, Savane which the album is named after, and then there's Banga which sounds really hypnotic. The rest of the album is okay but not great.
3
Mar 30 2023
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Combine two of the greatest and most talented American jazz artists who ever lived, Ella Fitzgerald and George Gershwin, and you get this masterpiece of an album. I used to listen to Ella all the time but hadn't enjoyed her sparkling voice on these new cans yet so thanks for that!
5
Mar 31 2023
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
It's really good poetry, and enjoyable to listen to with a glass of wine. But strictly musically speaking one would need another Jeff Buckley to turn these songs into 5 star songs.
3
Apr 01 2023
Tapestry
Carole King
3
Apr 02 2023
Bad Company
Bad Company
Just some classic rock from the 70's. Pretty uninteresting compared to a lot of other music which was created around that time.
2
Apr 03 2023
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
I was sceptical at first but this one is really beautiful
5
Apr 04 2023
Suede
Suede
Pretty good.
4
Apr 05 2023
Revolver
Beatles
The Beatles here in full force. I'm not sure if this is my favorite Beatles album but it's certainly up there.
5
Apr 06 2023
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Dull!
2
Apr 07 2023
Low
David Bowie
Definitely not Bowie's best and the album is a bit of a mess. I was listening to the remastered edition, and I'm not sure if the mastering of the original was any better but here it was utter crap. Putting the bad mastering aside however (which is difficult to do), this still sounds like an experiment gone horribly wrong. While we expect nothing less than wild experiments from Bowie, this one just misses the magic of a lot of Bowie's other works.
2
Apr 08 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
It's hard to rate this album objectively because I absolutely love John Lennon, and this album also. And Imagine is a beautiful song which will no doubt stay relevant for the remainder of our time on this planet.
Setting my emotions aside however, none of The Beatles produced a lot of great music after they disbanded, and this album taken as a whole is unfortunately no exception.
3
Apr 09 2023
The ArchAndroid
Janelle MonΓ‘e
This is, quite something. We've strayed pretty far from my own musical tastes here and I would be lying if I said I liked it. Sure, there were parts which I liked, beginning with the overture which was pretty impressive and well done. But as a whole it was just all way too manic for my tastes.
At the same time I would be remiss if I gave this anything less than 4 stars. It's incredibly creative and original in the way it blends various genres. And while various different influences are often strongly and unmistakably present (like Michael Jackson to name just one), it still manages to come across as authentic.
4
Apr 10 2023
Funeral
Arcade Fire
If the people who invented and created recording equipment knew it was going to be (mis)used this way they would have never gone through with it. I hope they called it funeral to celebrate the end of their musical career because they realized they should have never even begun to try and make any music.
2
Apr 11 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
God Put a Smile upon Your Face is the only good track here. If the next album is going to be a 2 hour recording of crying cats in heat, then I'm certain to enjoy it more than all the other tracks on this album.
2
Apr 12 2023
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
For myself it's a bit plain, but my grandad would have loved this so I wanted to give it 3 stars. But then I noticed that they stole a song from Nirvana, which cost them 0.5 star. 2.5 stars gets rounded up to 3 stars.
3
Apr 13 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Nice
3
Apr 14 2023
Hysteria
Def Leppard
As I'm writing this I'm praying to Chronos, the God of Time, to make it so the 80's never happened, so that neither would this album, or any albums like this one. Unfortunately that would also mean I'd never have been born, but as much as I love my life such is the sacrifice I'd be willing to make to spare people's ears from these horrible kakophonias.
1
Apr 15 2023
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
This is what you listen to if there's not enough stress in your life.
1
Apr 16 2023
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Not exactly revolutionary but it's ok
3
Apr 17 2023
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
2
Apr 18 2023
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
Really good
4
Apr 19 2023
Boston
Boston
I'm giving this 3 stars because I'm feeling generous. But honestly, it's not as bad as I initially thought it was going to be.
3
Apr 20 2023
World Clique
Deee-Lite
I wish they would scrap all the one hit wonders from this 1001 albums list and I wonder how many albums would be left. This one is just like listening to the same boring song over and over again, except for Groove is in the Heart which is actually good. But do I really need to have heard this before I die? Even with the one okay song on the album, I very much don't think so.
2
Apr 21 2023
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Not spectacular
2
Apr 22 2023
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
3
Apr 23 2023
Yeezus
Kanye West
I'm sure if you got no soul you'll love this, as I've never heard anything more lifeless.
1
Apr 24 2023
21
Adele
Pretty good
3
Apr 25 2023
London Calling
The Clash
4
Apr 26 2023
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
3
Apr 27 2023
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
I liked this.
4
Apr 28 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
Apr 29 2023
Different Class
Pulp
4
Apr 30 2023
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
I don't like it when they growl, and while the growling isn't the worst I ever heard here it can still get a bit much sometimes. Otherwise I would have given it 4 stars.
3
May 01 2023
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
It's not terrible but it quickly becomes very boring. I just can't give this 3 stars as it's too boring and unoriginal to take seriously.
2
May 02 2023
Queen II
Queen
4
May 03 2023
Horses
Patti Smith
5
May 04 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3
May 05 2023
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
Even for punk this is kinda shit
2
May 06 2023
Murmur
R.E.M.
I was surprised how much ahead of their time they were.
4
May 07 2023
Permission to Land
The Darkness
I just couldn't wait for it to end.
2
May 08 2023
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
If this list was called 1001 of the most average albums you've ever heard in your life, I would have given it three stars. But it's not so I can't give this more than 2 stars. Absolutely nobody misses out on anything if they don't hear this album before they die.
I don't know who makes these lists but they have an objectively bad taste. It reminds me of the Indians who out of national pride vote 10 out of 10 stars on every shitty Bollywood movie they can find on IMDB. Who wants to hear some guy blabber on about some basketball town?
There's a million different albums I can think of which would actually be worth listening to before you die, which would never appear on a list like this. Loads of classical, current day jazz, yes even a lot of lesser known shoegaze albums are better than this crap. Go listen to some Saint-Saens violin concertos and avoid this album.
2
May 09 2023
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
It's alright
3
May 10 2023
Vivid
Living Colour
Waiter I found a hair in my music.
2
May 11 2023
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Surprisingly good!
4
May 12 2023
Dare!
The Human League
I imagine this is what people have no choice but to listen to in places like Guantanamo Bay.
1
May 13 2023
Homework
Daft Punk
This is pretty bad. A whole album of horrible music with a mediocre hit somewhere in the middle.
2
May 14 2023
Real Life
Magazine
It's pretty bad, but in this case that's a good thing.
3
May 15 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
This is pretty great
4
May 16 2023
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
4
May 17 2023
Debut
BjΓΆrk
I'm not a fan of Bjork but this is pretty good.
4
May 18 2023
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
2
May 19 2023
The Stranger
Billy Joel
1 good song and pretty lightweight otherwise
2
May 20 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
It's ok
3
May 21 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3.5 stars
4
May 22 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Boring country music
2
May 23 2023
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Missing the magic. Sorry.
2
May 24 2023
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
3
May 25 2023
Cut
The Slits
Interesting
3
May 26 2023
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
Raw and honest
4
May 27 2023
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Pretty great
4
May 28 2023
Elastica
Elastica
3
May 29 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
3
May 30 2023
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
3
May 31 2023
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5
Jun 01 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
3
Jun 02 2023
Palo Congo
Sabu
4
Jun 03 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
Jun 04 2023
The KΓΆln Concert
Keith Jarrett
boring
2
Jun 05 2023
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
It's fun
3
Jun 06 2023
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
4
Jun 07 2023
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
Jun 08 2023
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1
Jun 09 2023
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Jun 10 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
Jun 11 2023
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
2
Jun 12 2023
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
3
Jun 13 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
Jun 14 2023
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
2
Jun 15 2023
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
3
Jun 16 2023
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
Jun 17 2023
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
5
Jun 18 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
2
Jun 19 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
2
Jun 20 2023
British Steel
Judas Priest
2
Jun 21 2023
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
3
Jun 22 2023
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
2
Jun 23 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
1
Jun 24 2023
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3
Jun 25 2023
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
2
Jun 26 2023
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
2
Jun 27 2023
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
2
Jun 28 2023
This Nationβs Saving Grace
The Fall
2
Jun 29 2023
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
Jun 30 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
5
Jul 01 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
2
Jul 02 2023
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
2
Jul 03 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
3
Jul 04 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3
Jul 05 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
2
Jul 07 2023
Liquid Swords
GZA
2
Jul 08 2023
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
Jul 09 2023
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
4
Jul 10 2023
90
808 State
1
Jul 11 2023
With The Beatles
Beatles
4
Jul 12 2023
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
2
Jul 13 2023
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
3
Jul 14 2023
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
4
Jul 16 2023
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
3
Jul 17 2023
SΓ£o Paulo Confessions
Suba
2
Jul 18 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
2
Jul 19 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
2
Jul 20 2023
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
3
Jul 21 2023
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
3
Jul 22 2023
All Mod Cons
The Jam
2
Jul 23 2023
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
1
Jul 24 2023
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
3
Jul 25 2023
In Rainbows
Radiohead
5
Jul 26 2023
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
2
Jul 27 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
Jul 28 2023
Music
Madonna
2
Jul 30 2023
#1 Record
Big Star
3
Jul 31 2023
xx
The xx
2
Aug 01 2023
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
Aug 02 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
2
Aug 03 2023
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
3
Aug 05 2023
C'est Chic
CHIC
2
Aug 06 2023
Teen Dream
Beach House
1
Aug 07 2023
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
4
Aug 08 2023
Rio
Duran Duran
4
Aug 09 2023
Sail Away
Randy Newman
2
Aug 10 2023
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
3
Aug 11 2023
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
2
Aug 12 2023
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
4
Aug 13 2023
Hypnotised
The Undertones
2
Aug 14 2023
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
4
Aug 15 2023
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Aug 16 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2
Aug 17 2023
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
1
Aug 18 2023
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
4
Aug 19 2023
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
5