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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
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5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
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5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
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5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
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New Forms
Roni Size
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4 | 2.53 | +1.47 |
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
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4 | 2.53 | +1.47 |
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
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5 | 3.55 | +1.45 |
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
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5 | 3.58 | +1.42 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
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1 | 3.83 | -2.83 |
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American Idiot
Green Day
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1 | 3.76 | -2.76 |
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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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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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John Prine
John Prine
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1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
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1 | 3.16 | -2.16 |
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
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1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
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1 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 6 | 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.5 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 1.4 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1.67 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 1.5 |
| Everything But The Girl | 2 | 1.5 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 2.25 |
5-Star Albums (27)
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Klaxons
4/5
I had never heard of these guys. Enjoyed this album from start to finish.
2 likes
Grateful Dead
3/5
Truckin' is the best song on the album by far. The rest if pretty good.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (30)
All Ratings
Black Sabbath
4/5
Dusty Springfield
2/5
Preachers son... classic! Talented artist, but not for me.
Violent Femmes
3/5
Started off strong with blister in the sun. Great first song! Overall, it was fine.
Bobby Womack
3/5
Fun album, I was hoping I would recognize more songs. Overall, it was good.
U2
2/5
One of the most overrated bands. I didn't hate the album, but I sure didn't enjoy it.
Johnny Cash
4/5
I didn't know about this one. I know the classic Johnny Cash songs, but had never listened to an album from start to finish. Really liked it! I enjoyed how it was a live album where he made mistakes, he cracked up, he had conversations with the audience. Great album. Will listen again for sure.
Kanye West
1/5
What kind of trash is this? So long and so bad. Can I get my time back?
Primal Scream
2/5
Enjoyed first couple of songs. Then don't fight it, feel it happened. What an awful song.
Higher than the sun was good.
Inner flight was a bit boring, but made me think of a song that would play in a video game. Nice background music.
Come together was catchy, but probably 5 minutes too long.
Loaded was kind of funny? Definitely 5-6 minutes too long.
Damaged came out of nowhere. Was unlike most other songs. Very early 90s.
I'm coming down was 6 minutes that could have been 30 seconds with the same result. This last line sums up the last three songs.
Overall, didn't hate it. Not for me though.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Very 90s. Not great, but not horrible! Won't listen again though.
I'm like the clock on the wall.
Cornershop
3/5
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow.
I enjoyed this one! Shocked I knew a song. Catchy music, that I would put on again.
I liked their version of Norwegian wood too! It was different, but well done.
I also listened to the extended songs. All so different from the originals, but enjoyable!
Overall, I really liked this album!
Iron Maiden
5/5
Bunch of awful albums in a row to lead up to this gem.
This was one I knew from high school, but it was nice to revisit it.
First listen I thought children of the damned and the prisoner were OK songs, kind of a break from great songs. But as I kept listening, I realized how wrong I was. This is a great album from start to finish.
Beck
4/5
Big fan of this album.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
The first listen, I wasnt impressed at first. But then once I got to the second half I really liked what I heard.
On the second listen, I enjoyed it a lot more. What a solid album!
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Huge fan of the first half of the album. So many hits! Great songs.
Second half... Definitely lost me a little with the deep tracks.
If the album had ended at kashmir, would have been much better!
Because of the second half, I'd rate it 3.5 if I could do half stars, but I can't so I'll round up.
Kraftwerk
2/5
By the sounds of it, this album will get a lot of hate.
I didn't hate it. I will never listen again, but it was good background music while working.
I'd give it 2.5 of I could. Rounding down.
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Lucratia was a great song!
AC/DC
3/5
This album has all of their hits. I had never listened to an AC/DC album from start to finish, and I didn't hate it.
I'm definitely not a fan of the band, and I will continue to change the station when they come on the radio. But not the worst.
Cat Stevens
4/5
Such a solid album. Really enjoyed getting back to this one. Great songs from start to finish.
Ryan Adams
1/5
After the first few songs, I would have given it a 2.5/5 (but I would have rounded up to 3). As the album progressed that rating slowly went down.
Shakedown on 9th street was pretty good.
Overall, just a big nope from me.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
I really enjoyed this one! Fun lyrics, classic 90s rap.
I wish 'can I kick it' was on this album!
I will definitely listen to this album again, and have added some of the songs to my regular Playlists.
The Clash
2/5
Meh. Didn't hate it, but didn't overly enjoy it. Big meh.
Gorillaz
4/5
Overall, I enjoyed this album. Some songs lost my attention, but for the most part it was really good!
The Specials
4/5
That was a fun album! I had never heard of them before this, and I really enjoyed listening to this album.
Brian Eno
3/5
I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. Nice background music to work. I didn't even notice but the album had finished and new ambient music started. I'll listen again while working.
k.d. lang
2/5
Great voice. A bit too much farm emo for my liking.
Dr. John
2/5
Not for me.
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
Nope.
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Huge fan of this album. I started listening to it on the train, and unfortunately fell asleep. Not because I wasn't enjoying it, but because I was dead tired. Round 2: unreal.
I really enjoyed the last 7 songs. So good.
a-ha
3/5
Overall, I likes it. I thought it would go downhill after take on me, and it certainly did, but not as bad as I expected.
I was surprised to recognize a song from the 90s, the sun always shines on TV!
Overall, I would have given it a 2.5 if I could. I'll round up because I did enjoy it.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Where's my damn dominoes!?
Big fan of Kendrick. I only knew a few songs from this album, and enjoyed listening from start to finish.
R.E.M.
4/5
Can confirm, the first song was not the finest worksong.
I like this album! Many of the songs remind me of the tragically hip.
Gene Clark
4/5
I wasn't aware that he had solo stuff. I liked it!
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
I really enjoyed this album! Reminded me of mcnally Robinsons.
Skepta
3/5
It was all right. I didn't hate it, but didn't love it either.
2.5 rounded up
Duran Duran
3/5
Rio and hungry like the wolf are amazing songs. The rest of the album... kinda lost me.
Eels
4/5
I liked this album overall. Very 90s, but some of the songs I added to playlists.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Simple man is absolutely my favourite song by them. This is a great album. None of this sweet home Alabama trash.
Fiona Apple
3/5
She has an amazing voice. I likes this album.
Klaxons
4/5
I had never heard of these guys. Enjoyed this album from start to finish.
The Dictators
3/5
Handsome dick manitoba!
I ended up liking this one. Never heard of these guys though.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Besides the first 9 minutes of the last song, I really liked this one. Go chef! Shaft!
Judas Priest
3/5
I liked the album more than I thought I would. Unfortunately, the singers voice got to me over time.
Two awful songs, united and red, white and blue. I guess red white and blue isn't technically on this album, so that's a positive.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
So good!
Deep Purple
4/5
Not so into the long drum solos, but it was still a great listen. Enjoyed the extended edition too.
Beatles
5/5
So good!
Madonna
2/5
Album took a massive nose dive after like a prayer. Such a good song, and the rest if the album is... trash.
Nah, not for me.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Suuuuch a good album. When shine in you crazy diamond is the worst song on an album, you've made an amazing album!
The Monks
3/5
This album ranged from songs I enjoyed, to songs that annoyed the hell out of me.
I liked Monk time, thought it was a good start to the album.
Shut Up was a bit of both - annoying but also catchy.
Boys are Boys and Girls are Choice is a great song. It's a classic.
Higgle-Dy - Piggle-Dy - catchy instrumental.
I hate you - annoying.
Oh, How To Do Now - super annoying.
Complications and We Do Wie Du - Annoying
Drunken Maria - kinda catchy.
Love Came Tumblin Down - I liked it.
Blast off and That's my Girl - Very annoying.
I would have given it a 2.5 if I could have. I'll round up to 3 I guess.
The Roots
4/5
Solid album! I had never heard of them before, and added some of the songs to playlists. The seed (2.0) is a great song!
Milton Nascimento
3/5
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would!
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Really enjoyed this one! Great voice. Reminded me of music they play at mcnally Robinson. An album I'll go back to for sure.
TV On The Radio
4/5
Really into TV on the Radio. Great album, and happy I listened to it - since I had never heard this one from start to finish.
Some songs they kind of lost me. Also, Non-Musical Silence... why was it 4 minutes long?! The songs after that weren't that great - I feel like they should have ended the album at Lover's Day.
Still, a great album overall!
Nas
4/5
I really enjoyed this one! I had never heard anything by Nas, and this was probably a good introduction.
Wild Beasts
4/5
I did like All the King's Men. Seems like I just didn't like hooting and howling and when I'm sleeping. The rest I didn't mind on the second playthrough.
The singers voice is kind of annoying. But at times, the band reminded me of Arcade Fire.
This is a booty call; my boot up your arse hole.
This is a Freudian slip; my slipper in your bits.
The Who
4/5
Such a good album! One of the earlier ones I have on vinyl. So good!
Supertramp
5/5
Such a great album! Two in a row that I have on vinyl. This one is just perfect from start to finish. All great songs, no filler.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
ABBA
3/5
They gave us an ABBA album with none of the hits. It was better than I was expecting. This concerns me that we may see another ABBA album though...
Prince
2/5
Oof. I was excited when I saw it was a Prince album. Oof. After the first two songs it went downhill incredibly fast. What awful songs. And so damn long too.
David Bowie
3/5
I was skeptical when it came to a new David Bowie album. It was actually pretty good!
Elton John
4/5
It was longer than necessary. It kind of lost me around Jamaica jerk off for 6 or 7 songs until Saturday nights all right. Good album though!
If I could do half stars, I would say 3.5. I'll round up.
Wilco
3/5
I knew a couple songs on this album. That was enough to give it a good rating. Outside of those two songs... meh. Big meh. I'd give it a 2.5 if I could.
Primal Scream
3/5
Another Primal Scream album... doesn't seem like they deserve 2 albums in the top 1,001, but maybe that's just me.
I did enjoy some of the songs. Trainspotting was a good one! On the second playthrough, I did enjoy this album a lot more.
It was OK. Very 90's.
Solid 3.
Kid Rock
3/5
OK, so I used to think that kid rock was white trash. I still kind of do, but I didn't hate it. Though I won't listen again. A solid 2.5 round up.
The Specials
3/5
I can't say I was expecting another album by The Specials. Wasn't bad, I can dig it. Not as good as the first one, but had lots of catchy tunes.
3/5
Adele
4/5
I had never listened to an Adele album from start to finish. Obviously, a very talented singer. I thought it was good! Enjoyed it a lot more than I expected.
The Beach Boys
3/5
I was excited about this one. Outside of wouldn't it be nice, sloop john B, and God only know, this was a very meh album.
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
I had no idea what to expect with this one. Was in the mood for some cool jazz on a Tuesday.
Al Green
3/5
I had heard of a few of these songs. Pretty good!
Charles Mingus
3/5
It's kinda like something they would play at a house of burlesque. I did enjoy it, though!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I only knew one song on the album. But maybe that was a good thing. I liked it!
Pixies
3/5
Considering it had none of their big songs on it... not bad!
Erykah Badu
3/5
Not bad!
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
I had never heard of Marianne faithful before. Poor man's Stevie nicks. Big meh from me.
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
I didn't realize that this was a real band. Had never heard anything by them. Big meh.
Bob Dylan
4/5
I had never heard a Bob Dylan album from start to finish. I really enjoyed it!
Ray Charles
3/5
Not bad. Not a 4, but definitely a solid 3.
Aerosmith
2/5
I do not like Aerosmith. This album was meh.
John Lennon
3/5
John Lennon is great. And the majority of this album is great. Not a fan of don't wanna be a soldier, how do you sleep and oh yoko... those really dragged the album down.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
This album... unreal! So good from start to finish.
The Jam
3/5
Never heard of them before. Not awful.
Cream
3/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Great background music.
Le Tigre
3/5
I liked it! I'm torn though. Was it a 3? Was it a 3.5? I'd say 3.5, round down. Tough call. Fun album.
T. Rex
3/5
Better than I was expecting!
Pixies
4/5
So good!
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
The rolling stones suck.
Now that that's done, this album wasn't great. I didn't realize that they did a version of "Stop Breaking Down." So did the White stripes, and their version is better.
Just meh. 1.5 - I'll round up to 2.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Never heard this album before, but knew the cover. Pretty good! Reminded me a lot like the pixies.
808 State
3/5
Not terrible. Decent background music. Not good for much else.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
This is exactly what I needed today. Super into this album.
Oasis
3/5
Hate the singers voice. Album is all right though.
Pixies
3/5
Another pixies album! Didn't like it quite as much as the last one, but still good.
Joy Division
2/5
This was... not very good. Woof.
The Byrds
4/5
I enjoyed that one.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
William Orbit
4/5
Very into this one. Great background music during work.
Can
1/5
What the hell was that?
The Who
3/5
I like the who. This album, besides my generation and the kids are alright, was very... generic? I'd give the entire album a 2.5, and rounding up.
Parliament
4/5
Into it. What a fun album. A bit short, but really good!
Public Enemy
3/5
Mylo
3/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Not a 5 star album. But close. Has a lot or nostalgia to angsty 13 year old James.
Lauryn Hill
2/5
Meh. Other than 'that thing' this album is completely forgettable.
Dire Straits
4/5
Very good album. Lost be a bit at the end, but that wasn't enough to take it down too much. I'd say 3.5 round up to 4.
Sultans of swing is an unreal song. Mark Knopfler is such a great guitarist!
Ice Cube
4/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Ok. I was more into it than I expected
Queen
5/5
The best album doesn't exi... fuck. Here it is. This album is so good.
Embarrassing I don't have this vinyl.
Bit I know every word of every song. This is the best album.
Funkadelic
3/5
The Band
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
I never knew how much I enjoyed black sabbath before this!
Queen
4/5
Not a night at the opera... but it was great!
Solomon Burke
3/5
Metallica
3/5
14 year old James would have loved this album. 33 year old James... meh. The last half was pretty bad.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I like Bob Dylan, but his albums get a bit old partway through.
Mudhoney
3/5
Not bad.
Eurythmics
2/5
Sweet dreams made it a 1.5. Otherwise. Woof.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I was somewhat into this one.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Let the bells ring is OK. Otherwise... not for me.
Big Black
2/5
Bit annoying it wasn't on Spotify... it was on YouTube so at least I could listen. Not for me, it was a bit... raw?
Brian Eno
2/5
Not the Brian eno that I was expecting from the last one. Not bad, but not great.
Britney Spears
3/5
Full disclosure: not the kind of music I generally listen to.
That aside, obviously the hits are good - but the album goes downhill pretty quickly after soda pop.
Beatles
5/5
So good!
Paul Simon
3/5
Paul Simon is pretty good. Just gets a bit old after 5 or 6 songs.
Marty Robbins
3/5
Classic Farm Emo™ band.
Knew Big Iron from Fallout NV! And El Paso! Classic song about tacos.
Otherwise, a lot of the same. Didn't love it, but didn't hate.
Kanye West
2/5
Someone needs to tell him that 300 wasn't the Romans...
I didn't dislike this as much as the last one. But meh overall. Plus he's just so angry all the time!
There were some catchy tunes on this one though. So I would say 2 - 2.5. I'll stick with 2 because fuck Kanye.
Red Snapper
3/5
I had never heard of this group.
It ranged from nice background music to extremely annoying background music. Overall, it was fine.
George Harrison
4/5
I only knew two songs going in. Such a great album though! Worth listening to the entire two hours.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
I'm interested to hear everyone else's reviews. Do people actually like Bruce Springsteen? I mean outside of New Jersey. They seem to love him there. Everywhere else he just seems to be enjoyed ironically? I don't know. I don't get it.
Dislike his voice. Don't care for his music, overall.
Elvis Costello
2/5
I want to like Elvis Costello.... I just can't. It's not great.
Madonna
3/5
Actually not bad. Probably because I remember many of these songs from the radio - Ray of Light, Nothing Really Matters, and Frozen specifically.
Much better than the previous Madonna album! Maybe a few tracks too long.
The Jam
3/5
This is a new band for me. I enjoyed the bass!
3/5
Had never heard of PJ Harvey before this. Decent album. Including Thom Yorke in a couple songs was pretty great.
Overall, not really my kind of music. But not bad.
Fleet Foxes
4/5
I got into this album and fleet foxes because I got one of those free cards at Starbucks with a song on it. The song was Mykonos - which was only on their single, unfortunately.
I'm not very familiar with anything they did after this album. So I have some catching up to do with their newer stuff.
This album is so good! I do think that the album falls off a bit with Meadowlarks and Oliver James, which are OK - but the rest of the album is great! Love the artwork too!
Nick Drake
3/5
CHIC
3/5
Faust
3/5
When I first saw this was the album of the day I thought it was Feist. VERY different from what I was expecting when I started listening.
Album was all over the place. Overall, I enjoyed it!
Jurassic 5
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Decent. Not my favourite, but not terrible.
John Prine
1/5
The first two songs were king of funny, seemed to not be too serious on the country side. Then it went downhill and got pretty bad.
From his voice, he reminded me of Bob Dylan. But otherwise, way too country for my liking.
Morrissey
2/5
This album wasn't terrible. Just lots of the same...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
This is a great album! Its unfortunate that many of the songs aren't available on spotify (likely Neil Young's songs). Which is too bad, Woodstock is definitely one of the best songs on the album. I was able to find them on YouTube though.
The Go-Go's
3/5
This is a fun album. I was surprised I knew more songs than We Got the Beat (from Rock bank). Good album, overall!
Willie Nelson
3/5
Not my favourite kind of music. Overall, not bad. Nice and short too.
New York Dolls
3/5
Not really music I would listen to regularly. I enjoyed the album thought!
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Love this album!
David Bowie
3/5
I like David Bowie... but this album is all over the place. Maybe a bit too eccentric for my liking, overall.
Obviously Heroes is a great song though! I guess I'm a bigger fan of David Bowie's hits and not his full albums.
Sister Sledge
3/5
The War On Drugs
4/5
Great album. I knew the first couple songs, which are awesome. The album goes down slightly after that, but us fairly consistent.
Talking Heads
3/5
Voice kind of got annoying. Not bad overall though.
Baaba Maal
2/5
Not really my kind of music. Not bad overall, and some catchy songs too!
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Interesting album. Kind of all over the place, but overall pretty good!
Black Sabbath
3/5
Not as good as the other sabbath albums. Still good though.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Good album. Better songs at the end.
Fiona Apple
2/5
The piano was neat in the first few songs. Not enough to redeem the album. Too much of the same? Lyrically, meh.
The Thrills
3/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Garbage
3/5
Grungey weekend
The Band
3/5
I enjoyed this album! Not so much of the annoying guys voice.
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
A bit too preachy... heh heh.
But actually, I enjoyed this album. Great instrumentals. Good album, overall.
Portishead
3/5
I liked it! Nice background music.
Donovan
3/5
I enjoyed this album up to Season of the Witch - everything after that wasn't great.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Love CCR! Great album from start to finish.
Beck
3/5
Mostly great songs! Novacane is by far the worst on the album, but otherwise enjoyed this one.
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Such a fun album! Come on Eileen is obviously a classic, but the rest of the songs were enjoyable.
I assumed they would be a one hit wonder band and the rest wouldn't be worth listening to... I'm happy that I was wrong!
Liz Phair
3/5
Ray Charles
3/5
I like Ray Charles but... over an hour of ray Charles is way too much ray Charles.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Really enjoyed this album. Perfect for a snowy day in Winnipeg.
David Bowie
3/5
Not terrible.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Very into this album. Damn. That was good.
The National
3/5
Lots of the same. But not bad, overall.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Like the pixies? But bad. Not into this one.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
GZA
4/5
Really enjoyed this one!
The Killers
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
It's a lot of Brian Eno. But it is good background music.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
ELO is good! Kind of a long album, but enjoyable overall!
Paul Simon
4/5
This album is great!
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
OK overall. Time after time and girls just want to have fun are classics. The rest are very 80s.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
I didn't really like the first few songs, but it picked up after She's Losing it, and by Electronic Renaissance I was into it!
Elton John
4/5
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Just what I was feeling today! Really enjoyed this album.
Dusty Springfield
2/5
Not my kind of music. Not terrible? But nah.
R.E.M.
3/5
A bit too much REM. Drive and Man on the Moon are good.
Pretty decent album, overall.
Madonna
2/5
Started off strong with Music. Took a bit of a nosedive. Recognized Don't Tell Me as well. Also What is Feels Like for a Girl.
Not my usual music taste, but not bad. Kind of fell off after the hits.
The music at the start of Amazing sounded liker stick RPG.
Buzzcocks
3/5
I'm into it
Tina Turner
2/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Now Running Up That Hill is going to be stuck in my head all weekend!
Running Up That Hill is a great song. The rest is very... 80's. But pretty good! I didn't dislike any songs. Waking the Witch is a weird one.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Ling album... but the hits are great!
The Libertines
3/5
Dead Kennedys
3/5
ABBA
2/5
The hits are great. The deep cuts... not so much.
Beatles
5/5
Love this album. From start to finish - what a great album!
Paul Simon
2/5
A Paul Simon album with no hits, where most songs are named after things he sees or his allergies... not great.
Madness
4/5
What a fun album! Really enjoyed this one. Too bad it wasn't on Spotify!
OutKast
3/5
Great album. Way too long though! Over 1.5 hours to get to Hey Ya! Whats that about!?
Frank Sinatra
3/5
I like frank Sinatra... but it's a lot of the same.
New Order
3/5
Lots of the same sounding. Not bad, but not my favourite.
T. Rex
3/5
Ozomatli
3/5
This was all over the place. After the first couple songs, I thought they were an east Indian boy band. Then they threw in a bunch of genres. Not bad though.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Couple good songs (mothers little helper, under my thumb) but lots or filler. I'd 2.5 it if I could.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I liked it!
Aretha Franklin
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Love the doors! Great album start to finish.
Tito Puente
4/5
Revenge? Of course! But why wound his body with bullets, when I can set his soul on fire with a slanderous mambo?
-Tito Puente
Kings of Leon
2/5
Kings of Leon... Guitar - great. Drums - sound good. Bass - awesome. Then the singer starts and it all goes downhill. I do not like that guys voice. like a cat scratching a chalkboard.
Otherwise, not bad.
Duke Ellington
5/5
Really into the Duke! Very long album, but so good!
Various Artists
4/5
This album is great. Unfortunate that it isn't on Spotify.
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Very 80s. Some ok songs. Lots of the same.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Blondie
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Guided By Voices
3/5
Very 90's. All over the place with short songs. Not terrible, but had a very garage band feel.
10cc
4/5
Really liked this one! Fun band.
Funkadelic
3/5
I really enjoyed this one. It's a shame it isn't on Spotify.
Johnny Cash
4/5
The Cult
3/5
No she sells sanctuary!? No hits? It was OK.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
... What the hell was that?
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Not really my kinda music. Not terrible. Maybe a 2.5
The Smashing Pumpkins
1/5
What a bad album for the weekend.
Nirvana
3/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Little long, but overall it was good!
PJ Harvey
4/5
So much PJ Harvey!
This album was good. Very different sound from the last one, which I think I enjoyed more.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Yes
4/5
Hell yea! Great album.
Orbital
3/5
Enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Lush 3-1 is great!
3/5
A blur album without Song 2! It wasn't bad, but got a bit repetitive. I imagine that if I listened to the special edition that was double the length that it would be even worse.
Overall, pretty good. Not the one hit wonders I was expecting.
Weather Report
4/5
I'm into it
Green Day
1/5
Green Day sucks!
Public Enemy
4/5
So good!
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright.
Got a good voice, sounds kind of like Thom Yorke. Not bad, but a lot of the same. Won't listen again. That being said, not bad.
Mudhoney
3/5
Loved the album cover and name. Decent album.
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Good ol willie
Frank Zappa
4/5
Big fan of Frank Zappa! Didn't know they did a (mostly) instrumental album. They have great live albums, hilarious. Though sometimes odd lyrically. Great overall though!
Grateful Dead
3/5
Truckin' is the best song on the album by far. The rest if pretty good.
Beth Orton
3/5
Not bad. Not really my kind of music, but overall OK.
CHIC
3/5
Second chic album. Had their biggest song! Not terrible? Still disco.
Eminem
2/5
I do not remember Eminem being so angry! The hits are great! The rest of the songs, especially the ones about abuse... yikes.
The Cure
3/5
Enjoyed it more than I thought! Even better on round 2.
Arrested Development
4/5
Never heard of them, but really enjoyed this one! Catchy music, great bass!
Bob Dylan
4/5
Bee Gees
3/5
This was... unexpected? I figured it would be classic BeeGees and it was not. Surprising. Not bad at all! I'd say 2.5 round up.
Boston
4/5
Amazing!
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Japan
3/5
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Maybe a 2.5, but I'll round up.
The Who
4/5
Metallica
3/5
Meat Loaf
2/5
Hopefully this doesn't bring on another Springsteen conversation. I do not like meatloaf. All his songs are 80% too long too.
The Police
2/5
The hits are decent. The rest... not so much.
Little Simz
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Short album. I really enjoyed it though!
The xx
2/5
Not terrible, but maybe a bit boring. I would call it a 2.5 if I could. Lowering to a 2.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Can I kick it?
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Not bad!
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Hear one song hear them all... not bad, annoying voice. 2.5 if I could, round down
The White Stripes
4/5
Huge fan of the white stripes! It's unfortunate they chose this album - I would rank this as their 4th best album - and I assume it'll be the only one they see. Very unfortunate.
Overall, this is a great album! Blue orchid and denial twist are great songs, the rest are decent with some filler.
If I had to choose one album by the white stripes, it would be white blood cells or elephant for sure!
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Calexico
4/5
I really enjoyed this album! Added a few songs to my playlists too.
The Hives
3/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
Love this album!
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Blue suede shoes!
Depeche Mode
3/5
Couple good songs. The rest was a lot of the same. Solid 2.5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
A neil young album without the major hits. Still pretty good!
The Pogues
4/5
Had never heard of these guys... big fan! This is a great album!
James Taylor
3/5
Tears For Fears
3/5
Very 80's... but better than I expected!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Neat!
4/5
I like Bob Dylan... but 1.5 hours or him is a lot.
Bill Callahan
3/5
I had never heard of Bill Callahan before, and I really enjoyed this album! Ended up listening to a couple of his other albums too.
Albums like this one are why I wanted to get into the 1001 albums!
Pretenders
3/5
They kind of sound like a typical opening act. Not bad, but nothing really stands out.
Adele
3/5
Not a fan of Adele's music, but she is very talented.
The Cars
4/5
Love the hits on this album!
Motörhead
3/5
They got their best song out of the way first. Then the rarest kind of sounded the same.
Drive-By Truckers
2/5
Not for me. Too long with a couple OK songs mixed in.
Joy Division
2/5
A joy division album with no hits? Meh.
Elvis Costello
3/5
I enjoyed this one!
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
Super weird concept album
Meat Puppets
2/5
What the hell was that?
Nirvana
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Enough said.
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Some good songs, but overall kinda boring.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Sepultura
3/5
Not bad!
Radiohead
4/5
Love this album!
Daft Punk
4/5
Some songs were a bit long and tedious, but overall, really good!
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Covers were interesting. Otherwise, ok album.
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
I was nervous about the name, but actually pretty good.
Massive Attack
2/5
Kind of all over the place. I'd give it a 2.5 if I could.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
M.I.A.
3/5
Not really my kinda music, but not bad.
Justice
2/5
Ehhhhhh
Cheap Trick
4/5
Pretty solid! Some great songs on this album.
Television
3/5
4/5
Loved this album in high school. Still quite good!
The Zombies
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
Nope.
Billy Joel
4/5
Great album.
Supergrass
3/5
Prince
2/5
It was OK. There are way better prince songs.
Suede
3/5
It's OK. Solid 2.5.
Air
3/5
Never saw the movie. Soundtrack is pretty decent background music.
Lambchop
3/5
Actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would!
Neil Young
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Mix some generic 80's background music, and a healthy dose of Springsteen's YellSinging™️ and you get this album.
I still don't get it. Music to protest the plant shutting down.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Common
3/5
Common! I had never heard his music but knew him from Hell on Wheels and Silo. Decent.
Mariah Carey
2/5
The Doors
4/5
Love this album!
The Who
3/5
Some hit in there, but mostly not. OK I guess.
Joe Ely
1/5
Nope. Farm emo bad.
The Temptations
3/5
Norah Jones
2/5
Nice voice. Songs all kinda sound the same.
B.B. King
4/5
U2
3/5
Bono is the worst. Thus album has some pretty good songs on it though.
3/5
It's too bad it's not on Spotify (why it took me so long to listen to it). Not a bad album, with a few songs I would definitely listen to again.
The Fall
3/5
Slipknot
3/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Talented for sure, not really my kind of music
Radiohead
4/5
One of the better radiohead albums.
Dr. Dre
3/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Pretty catchy
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Not really for me. 2.5.
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
The Police
3/5
Weak start. But synchronicity II, every breath you take, king if pain and wrapped around your finger are good songs!
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Talk Talk
3/5
3/5
Some OK songs. Annoying voice. I'd say 2.5, but I'll round up.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
I like Leonard Cohen, but not listening to an entire album. Good songs generally.
The Zutons
3/5
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Beautiful people is a decent song. The rest... eh.
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners had more than one album!? Actually, pretty damn good! Lots of catchy songs.
Coldplay
2/5
"You know how I know you're gay? Because you like Coldplay."
Some ok songs, but overall not for me.
Dolly Parton
2/5
Not for me.
Queen Latifah
3/5
Actually pretty good.
Radiohead
5/5
By far my favourite radiohead album. Just great from start to finish.
N.W.A.
4/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Kinda boring. Lots of the same.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
The hits are good. The rest are... meh. Deep cut tolling stones is nit worth listening to.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Never heard of these guys. Not bad.
David Gray
3/5
AC/DC
3/5
As much as I don't love ACDC, all the songs are pretty catchy.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Love this album. Great from start to finish.
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Actually enjoyed this album more than I thought. Despite Axl Rose being the worst, and GnR being overrated as hell. Not terrible.
Mott The Hoople
2/5
They were OK.
The Beta Band
3/5
Weird mix of Beck and David Gilmour. Not terrible?
5/5
So good.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Unreal!
Van Halen
4/5
So good! EVH is unreal. Damn good album for the bands first release.
Bad Company
3/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
A fatboy slim album with no hits. Actually, not bad.
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
Ugh. This guy again.
The Prodigy
3/5
He just keeps saying he's the Firestarter.
Lots of the same? Some decent songs though.
Cowboy Junkies
1/5
Fever Ray
3/5
Kinda weird. I was into it.
Jane Weaver
3/5
Ended up really enjoying this one! Never heard of her, good songs. Good album.
Steely Dan
4/5
So good!
Kanye West
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
The hits are good. The Beatles cover... woof. Loses a star for that.
Jacques Brel
2/5
Interesting
The Prodigy
3/5
The prodigy have a second album!?
Kidding. Actually not bad.
Prince
3/5
Couple hits. Rest were OK.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Solid background music.
Gillian Welch
2/5
Gill has a nice voice. Not my style of music, but not horrible.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Eh. Not for me. Kind of annoying after a couple songs.
Little Richard
3/5
Fugees
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Lana Del Rey
2/5
She has some decent songs. Not on this album though.
Stereolab
4/5
This was a good album. Had no idea what to expect going in, and enjoyed it!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Frank Ocean
2/5
Not really my kind of music.
D'Angelo
1/5
What an awful album.
The Young Gods
3/5
Very odd album. Not bad though.
Goldfrapp
3/5
Started poorly, but got a lot better. Ended up listening a couple times and enjoying it.
Ramones
2/5
First 3 songs or so are good. Then you realize they all sound the same. Exactly the same.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Maps is an ok song. The rest... not s'much.
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Enjoyed it more than I thought... even after listening to the 3.5 hour version. Good background music.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Very 80's. Great singer, not bad music. Wouldn't listen again, but worth listening to once.
Fred Neil
3/5
Killing Joke
2/5
Not really for me
Travis
2/5
The man who what?!
Kind of boring. Nothing special overall.
The Waterboys
3/5
Pretty good! Would be a fun band live.
Rod Stewart sucks. This album was OK.
JAY Z
3/5
I had never listened to a full Jay Z album before. Not bad, 2.5 for sure. I didn't realize Izzo was by JayZ. Brings me back to the junior high dance days.
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
The Streets
3/5
Fit and you know it is a classic - I think from FIFA? Otherwise, it was fine. Won't listen again.
Spoiler: at least he found is thousand quid.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Woof.
The Slits
2/5
What an annoying album.
2Pac
4/5
Never listened to this album. Enjoyed it!
Beach House
3/5
I'm into it!
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Had never heard of them. They were OK. 2.5 maybe.
Jack White
4/5
Considering how much I like the White Stripes, it's surprising that I never really got into Jack's solo and other bands until recently.
Solid album, overall. Some of his newer stuff is better, but a few of these are his solo hits.
Nirvana
3/5
Method Man
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Like the last Goldfrapp album, had to listen to it a couple times and I really enjoyed it on the second listen.
Great background music. A bit odd. A few songs sounded like James Bond theme songs, which I thought was pretty cool.
Björk
3/5
A bit artsy for me, but good background music. I will give Bjork more of a chance with their other albums.
Good overall though.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Actually pretty good
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
I guess that this is beatnik music... I had to pause the first song because I thought that something else was playing in the background.
It sounds like a bunch of people stroking out with instruments. Woof. Big Woof.
What a terrible album.
k.d. lang
3/5
Way better than the last one. Solid 2.5.
Sebadoh
2/5
Big meh on this one.
Lou Reed
4/5
So good.
Mekons
3/5
The Cardigans
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Got over my hatred of the last Captain Beefheart album and gave this one a chance.
Actually pretty good. Very 60's - but none of the Avant Garde bullshit from the last one we listened to. A bit weird, lyrics were interesting. But the background music was really good.
They should have stuck with this sound. Solid debut album before they decided to get terrible.
The Smiths
3/5
Buck Owens
2/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
A third Stevie Wonder album in the list! Crazy.
Started pretty weak, but after Superstition it was pretty solid.
Don McLean
3/5
I thought it would be awful after American Pie. Actually, a good album!
CHVRCHES
3/5
Lots of the same, but enjoyable overall.
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
So good!
3/5
Decent background music. But a must listen album? Not so sure.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
VERY 80's. Not horrible.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Ive wanted to listen to them for a while. This one was... weird. I didnt hate it. But it was something else.
Lupe Fiasco
2/5
Ice T
3/5
Good. But way too long.
Sugar
2/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Neat that it's based on Philip Dick. Interesting about all the copyright issues with their cover.
I don't know much by Sonic Youth - enjoyed this album.
I'd say a 3.5. I'll call it a 3.
Eagles
3/5
It's OK. Some hits - Take It Easy, Witchy Woman, Peaceful Easy Feeling - but some deep cuts that were meh.
Solid 2.5 - I will give it a 3.
Witchy Woman > Desperado
Fela Kuti
3/5
Bit long, but a solid album - great background music.
Beck
2/5
Bit long for an album where every song sounds the same. Big meh from me.
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
That was interesting. Not really my kind of music, but not bad.
Beyoncé
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
I was thrown off by Rod Stewart on vocals, but the guitar work is definitely great, and made the album worth while to listen to.
The songs are decent, but it’s not a total standout, so I’d say it’s a solid 3/5.
Gotan Project
3/5
Solid background music.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
I won't listen to this again, but did enjoy it, overall.
Donald Fagen
3/5
I know it's a solo album, but this is basically Steely Dan.
Good album, overall! I'd say 3.5 - I will round down.
The Young Rascals
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
So good!
The Blue Nile
3/5
It was ok. 2.5.
Slipknot
2/5
Drums: awesome. Guitar: great. Bass: into it. Vocals: no. Lyrics: Hell no.
I'll day 2? Maybe 2.5. Definitely a round down.
The Only Ones
2/5
No... I don't get this ones inclusion in the list. Makes no sense to me.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
What a boring album. Must listen!? I don't think so. So generic and boring. Nothing special.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
It's OK I guess. No hits. Some catchy songs, decent background music. Lots of the same?
I wonder if it was done by anyone else if it would have even made the list.
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Kinda boring. Too long.
The Byrds
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
I like Frank Zappa but... What the hell was that? I'll add one star because the lyrics were funny.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
So good!
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Solid. Enjoyed this one. The "little bit of irish" joke at the start was funny.
Fishbone
2/5
Miles Davis
4/5
So good!
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Great album! Listened to the very extended edition and all. Into it!
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
3 BS albums on this list?! Fuck that.
Roxy Music
4/5
Pretty solid! Reminded me of bowie.
SZA
3/5
Pretty solid
Butthole Surfers
3/5
I can safely say I was not expecting the butthole surfers to make this list. Knew them from guitar hero.
Not bad! Weird, but not bad!
KISS
3/5
Beau would be proud.
I know, kiss is basically a fake band that was made to sell merchandise, but they're actually pretty good.
Ryan Adams
2/5
Not really for me. Bit long too.
David Holmes
3/5
It was interesting. Not amazing, but not bad.
Public Enemy
3/5
Not as good as the other two albums, but still solid!
The Clash
3/5
Bit long, with a massive dropoff after about 9 or 10 songs.
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Kinda boring. 2.5, round down. I dont get why this was on this list.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
I don't really get why this one is on the list. Is this classic country? It's not great. Same background music, different lyrics. Big meh.
Doves
3/5
It was OK. Some songs were good, some kinda boring.
Morrissey
2/5
This album was so annoying.
The Byrds
4/5
Pretty solid album! A bit folk-ish, but still all the songs were worth listening to. Even listened to the extended version for a few different versions.
Solid 3.5/5 - will round up.
The Stranglers
3/5
Not s'bad.
Black Flag
3/5
Actually ended up enjoying this one more than I thought I would. Solid backup instruments, pretty generic sounding punk singing, but that's OK!
3/5
Anything but conservative!
Very 80s, loved the bass.
Soft Cell
3/5
Way too much 80s this week. Some solid songs, but some absolute misses.
2.5/5. I'll round up.
Incubus
3/5
Very 90's - couple classics in here. Not bad.
Solid 3.
Anthrax
3/5
Solid.
Dire Straits
4/5
So good! Money for nothing is an unreal song! Surprised they haven't adjusted the F* bomb though...
It did go a bit south from there, but not by much.
Solid 4!
Tom Waits
2/5
Tom Waits is basically an anti-smoking ad (at least I assume that's why he sounds like that...).
It was an OK album, nothing special.
5/5
Such a great album! So many hits, and the secondary songs are great.
I'd say 4.5 - but will round up.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Big fan of this album! From start to finish - cool sounding songs, great vocals. Overall, great album, that I will 100% listen to again.
The Smiths
2/5
Morrissey sucks. Even with another band. Big meh for this one.
Pantera
3/5
Solid.
Bert Jansch
2/5
Boooooring.
Heaven 17
3/5
Very 80's. The album cover is pretty funny.
Not horrible. Short album, if it was any longer it would likely get old fast.
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Alanis Morissette
3/5
OK, I get it - this is a very popular album. There's a musical about it!
But this is my review. The hits make the album pretty solid, with a mix of nostalgia. You oughtta know, hand in my pocket, you learn, ironic. All pretty solid songs. Some of the non-hits were good too.
Solid 3.
MGMT
4/5
Album #500! Crazy.
The hits from this album were huge when I graduated high school - lots of nostalgia here.
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Ok, pretty catchy songs overall. Not my kind of music.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Lucille #1!
Not bad, overall! Some catchy songs that I enjoyed.
Culture Club
2/5
Karma chameleon adds a star. The rest is trash.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Pretty cool!
Fairport Convention
2/5
OK folk music. Some catchy songs, some not. 2.5.
Everything But The Girl
1/5
...what the hell was that?
What an awful album. Also, possible incestuous relationship with her brother in Oxford Street.
Big woof. 1 for sure.
Portishead
2/5
Eagles
4/5
Thought it would be bad after hotel California, but it was actually a solid album from start to finish!
Air
4/5
I was skeptical going in, but ended up really enjoying this album. Solid background music, that I will revisit and listen to some more.
I'd say 3.5 as a result, will round up!
Doves
3/5
Ended up really liking this one!
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Neat
The White Stripes
5/5
This is the album that got me into the White Stripes originally. Still love listening to it from start to finish.
It's a great album - very different from their blues-rock prior albums, and starts their transition to being a rock band with this garage rock style album. So good! From start to finish, I can't get enough of this album.
David Bowie
3/5
Definitely solid first 5 or so songs, then it went downhill with some of the deep cuts. Overall, not bad. 3.5 for sure.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Pretty solid. Second song was meh, otherwise good!
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Kind of long, but some good tracks early on.
Bad Brains
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Pretty catchy - good background music.
At times sounded a bit like The Killers.
No complaints on this one, nothing too special, but a solid 3/5.
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Very 90's. Fairly meh - Nothing Compares 2 U is a popular song that was recognizable, but otherwise, not much going on here.
Fugazi
3/5
Started out unsure with this one, but enjoyed it more and more as it went on. Solid album, overall!
Pavement
2/5
I'm not sure if this band is considered influential, and that's why they were included? The sound is very raw, like nobody involved knew how to mix tracks and clean things up.
Maybe they're influential? But it wasn't for me. I'll be nice and give it a 2, but I would say 1.5 at best.
Woof.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Bit on the long side, with some duds in the middle. Hello it's me is great, and the first 6 ish songs are too.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Solid album, really enjoyed listening to this one. I'll go 4 on this one - some big hits, but it was all enjoyable.
Talking Heads
2/5
Psycho Killer is great. The rest of the album is all kind of... the same? So I will give this one a 2.5 and round down.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Short and sweet. Even though I didn't know many of these songs, they were actually quite good! I probably would have hated it if it was any longer of an album as it might get old.
Solid album, I'll say 3.5 - round up.
Def Leppard
3/5
Historically, was never a big fan of Def Leppard. Actually enjoyed this album more than I thought I would! Solid 3.
The United States Of America
3/5
Was iffy about this one at first, but it grew on me. Not my favourite, and a bit weird at times, but overall - pretty good! Really liked the Winnie the Pooh inspired song!
I'll give it a 2.5 - round up to 3.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Pretty cool guitar (this Cooder guy has played with a ton of big artists! Interesting Wiki read).
I'd say a solid 3.
Steve Earle
1/5
Nope. Doesn't belong on the list. What the hell was that?
Orange Juice
3/5
They were OK. Nothing special. 2.5.
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Faith No More
2/5
Not terrible, except the singer. What an awful, annoying voice.
Lou Reed
2/5
I liked his last one... this one was not so great. Pretty boring overall. Big meh.
Queen
4/5
Solid!
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Bjork, neat! They were pretty good. I'd say 2.5, round up.
R.E.M.
3/5
Stand and Orange Crush are good songs. Started pretty weak, and sounded a lot the same. After Orange Crush, the album got quite good.
I will say 3, maybe 2.5 but rounded up.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
This is one I hadn't listened to. Pretty solid album! Definitely a 3/5.
M.I.A.
3/5
Decent background music. Solid 3/5.
Soul II Soul
2/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
It was OK. Overall, not for me.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Great album. Interesting wiki read too - added a lot to the album.
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
What the hell was that
Bob Dylan
3/5
I was concerned when it was a Bob Dylan album from 1997.
It was actually OK- Highlands was an awful song though, and just never ended. Just 16.5 minutes of nothing.
I'll give it a 2.5 and round up.
Can
3/5
I was very surprised to see this band with another album on this list. Despite that, I liked this one a lot better than the last! Decent background music, nothing too crazy.
2.5 - round up.
Van Morrison
2/5
Its decent background music... but every Van Morrison song sounds the same. Because of that, I'll give it a 2 - because I enjoyed it, but every song sounds exactly like "Into the Mystic"
Death In Vegas
4/5
Had never heard of these guys - really enjoyed this album. Great background music too.
Solid. I'll say 3.5 -round up to 4.
Common
3/5
Pretty solid album. A bit long - maybe should have been two separate albums. Still good.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Roger Waters at his best! This album is amazing from start to finish.
5 - no question in my mind.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Not terrible - not great though. Should it be in the top 1001? Maybe? Tough call.
I'll say 2.5 - round down.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
TIL that Booker T and the MGs have more than one song...
Actually, a pretty solid album for background music. Catchy songs, some covers.
Solid 4.
Taylor Swift
3/5
It's not really my kind of music. But, she has a nice voice, and overall it was good. I will never listen to it again, and that is OK - I still enjoyed it.
Solid 3.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
50 Cent
3/5
I knew the hits, and there were some pretty big ones on this album. Even the songs I didn't know were pretty good.
Solid 3.
4/5
Classic Yes... really long songs! Great bass, drums and guitar! Singer gets a bit old, but it's still good.
3.5 I will round up.
Incredible Bongo Band
5/5
I've gone 35.5 years without knowing this group existed. This album was amazing! I was worried when I saw it was bongo music and over an hour long... but not once I started listening!
Unreal. Absolute 5. I could listen to that all day.
TV On The Radio
3/5
I really like TV on the Radio, and also big fan of Tunde Adebimpe.
This is their first album, and I wasn't as big of a fan of this one as I was every single other album of theirs. Not sure how I had never listened to this one, despite enjoying all of their other albums... that makes no sense.
Solid 3.
Deep Purple
4/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Catchy music, not generally for me but enjoyable!
Solid 3.
George Michael
2/5
Freedom!
Not really my kind of music, and a lot of the same.
2.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Good ol' blue eyes.
Catchy, and short. I enjoyed it.
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I don't generally like the rolling stones - but this was pretty solid. From start to finish, all pretty catchy music - a bit raw - which makes sense since it was their debut album. Enjoyable overall.
I'll say 2.5, round up to 3. I really wish there were half stars....
Tricky
2/5
OK. Not really my kind of music - but not bad. Pretty decent background music.
I'd say 2.5, I will round down.
Merle Haggard
1/5
How did this make the list? Huge nope from me. I'd give it a 0 or 0.25 if I could.
The Triffids
1/5
Yeesh, using this analogy twice in a day - about as interesting as a white bread sandwich with no toppings and its crusts cut off. Nearly two hours of this!? Come on.
Aimee Mann
3/5
Very 90's - and fairly generic. But she has a nice voice, and I didn't dislike listening at any point.
I will say 2.5 - round up to 3.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Ended up really enjoying this one, despite the folky-ness of it. Definitely will listen again!
Solid 3.5 - will round down.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
So good! Great album from start to finish - solid 4.
Tom Waits
2/5
Not sure how I feel about this one. I still don't like his voice and many of these songs sound like they belong as the soundtrack for a weird Tim Burton movie.
2. And I feel like that's being generous.
Mercury Rev
3/5
Overall it was OK - but after Goddess on the Hiway I thought it got really good! The last 4 songs were great.
Overall - maybe a 3, wish it had more of the final few songs!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Not really my kind of music. Also a verrry long album.
That being said, obviously a very talented singer - her range is pretty crazy. That alone makes it at least a 3-3.5.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Nit bad, but also lots of the same.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
I never realized Janis was part of a band - I even thought that some of the songs on this album were her solo stuff. Pretty solid album, overall! Great singer, and really good backup band.
Definitely a 3.5 - round up.
Wire
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
What the hell was that.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Solid. Enjoyed this one. Now I need to watch the movie.
The La's
3/5
John Coltrane
5/5
Huge fan of this album! Solid from start to finish. Only complaint is that the album was too short! I would have enjoyed more of that.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
I had never heard of this group. Pretty good! Enjoyed that one from start to finish.
Solid 3.5, will round up.
Elastica
2/5
Pretty generic 90's music... not horrible, but a lot of the same.
Maybe a 2.5? Round down to a 2, because I don't really get why its on this list.
Miles Davis
3/5
Short album, kind of boring though. 2.5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
All his songs kinda sound the same. Two albums on this list!?
Aerosmith
3/5
I was concerned - Back in the Saddle and Last Child are decent songs, then I hadn't heard of any of the other songs. Altogether, a pretty solid album. I don't really like Aerosmith, but this one was worth listening to.
3/5
American Music Club
3/5
Shack
2/5
Roni Size
4/5
Ended up enjoying this one. Nice background music - upbeat.
Arcade Fire
5/5
This album... UNREAL. First album that got me into Arcade Fire - saw them live getting asked last second to take a ticket to their show on this tour.
Such a great album!
Hookworms
4/5
I had never heard of this band. I enjoyed the album! Great length - I think any longer and it might have gotten boring.
Solid album, I'd say 3.5 - rounding up.
Sigur Rós
4/5
The Verve
3/5
The classics are great! Bittersweet symphony, lucky man. But they also kinda just sound like Oasis with a touch of 90s Radiohead.
I'll go with a 2.5 and round up for the hits.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
5/5
So many good songs on this album! Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express, Guinnevere, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping, Long Time Gone, Everybody's Talkin, and Teach Your Children! So good!
OutKast
3/5
There are some of their huge songs in this album.... but also a lot of filler. A 1 hour 13 minute album that probably should have been cut down to maybe 30-40 minutes.
That being said, the hits are great. I'd say maybe a 3.
Otis Redding
4/5
Solid.
Brian Wilson
4/5
It was quite a bit better than I was expecting. RIP!
Moby Grape
3/5
Pretty generic 60's kind of music. Decent guitar, but overall generic... not sure why it would be on this list.
Barry Adamson
4/5
The concept is weird, but the album is good! Really enjoyed this one.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Second album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds... not sure how I feel about this one. It was OK. Kinda weird.
Dr. Octagon
4/5
Had never heard of this group or album - big fan! I definitely plan on listening to more by them. Great lyrics - fun album overall.
Finley Quaye
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Amazing album. From start to finish.
System Of A Down
3/5
Bit of a long album, but quite good. Gets a bit screamy in the last 5 ish songs for my liking.
Solid 3.5; I'll round down.
The Adverts
3/5
Holger Czukay
3/5
Weird, but kind of cool. Fun background music.
I'd say solid 3/5 - and I think I will listen again.
Beatles
5/5
Unreal.
Dolly Parton
2/5
Not for me.
Ray Price
2/5
Not a big fan of the honky tonk (-3), or this weird cuck situation on the album cover (-2).
Willie Nelson is pretty cool (+1), Hank Hill likes Willie (so +0.5), and the album is short (+0.5, because why not).
So let's go with 2.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
This was a new group for me. I really enjoyed this album, even if it was a bit long.
Solid 4.
Napalm Death
1/5
...What the hell was that?
No. Just no. How the hell did this album get into the list of 1,001 albums you must listen to before you die?! Pretty talented musicians I guess... then the singer just starts spouting gibberish.
No. Absolutely not. I'd give it a 0 if I could, so I guess it's getting a 1. Thankfully it was a very short album.
Screaming Trees
4/5
Had never heard of this band - pretty solid! Early Josh Homme band too! Enjoyed this album - and added a few songs to playlists I will listen to later.
Solid 3.5 - I will round up.
Van Morrison
4/5
So good!
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Decent album. Good background music, but nothing special. I'm not sure what sets it apart and puts it on the list of 1,001 albums I need to listen to before I die though. Some good songs in here - and a fairly short album. Shame it wasn't available on Spotify - I would listen to some of the songs more if it was.
With all that, I would say 3.
Happy Mondays
2/5
Neat album cover. They were OK otherwise. Seems like nothing special.
2.5, I will round down.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
It was an interesting album. Some good songs on there.
I'd say 2.5 - I will round up.
Kings of Leon
2/5
The band itself isn't bad... but his voice. Woof. Nails on a chalkboard.
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
"Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll"
Pretty decent album. First half was OK - some pretty interesting stuff, and some meh. In-a-gadda-da-vida though... hell yea - so good.
Solid 3.5 - I will round down to a 3.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It was different from their other albums - all piano. But still weird like the others.
There have been three of their albums on this list so far... this makes 4. That seems crazy to me. They're OK - but 4/1,001 albums seems like a stretch.
I'll say 2, because 3 feels too high. So that makes it a 2.5 round down situaish.
Blur
3/5
Blur has an album that is nearly an hour long! They have more songs than Song 2 after all.
But actually, this is a pretty solid album. There is another song I know by them that isn't on this album... Blur had a second album! Who knew.
I'm going with 3.
The Cure
2/5
What an awful album. Not quite a 1, but 2 feels too high. I'll say 1.5 and round up.
Genesis
3/5
Coldcut
3/5
It sucks that it wasn't on Spotify. Not a bad album, overall. Decent background music.
I'd say solid 3.
Ice Cube
3/5
Solid. I'll say 3.
Underworld
3/5
Kinda weird. Decent background music though. So 2.5 but I will round up.
David Bowie
3/5
Simply Red
2/5
Sounded like a shitty band that would play at an 80's social. Some catchy ish songs, but nothing special. Don't really understand how it made the list.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Unreal album! So good from start to finish.
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
Another Springsteen album? And zero 'hits'!? Woof. Why? No.
I'd go zero if I could - so 1. What a waste of space.
Joan Baez
3/5
She has a great voice. Folk music is a big meh, but it was still a good album despite that.
The Kinks
3/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
Many of the songs sounded a lot like Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Not bad overall.
Really interesting Wiki read - Gilmour and Waters basically forced this album to exist.
Not great, but not bad. So I'll say 2.5 round up.
The Auteurs
3/5
I thought I would get annoyed by his voice, but that didn't happen. Catchy songs from start to finish.
John Martyn
3/5
This was a new one for me. Really interesting album - decently short.
I'll say 3.5 - not quite a 4, but definitely better than a 3.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Started off OK - the last song - Don't - was a big no from me. What the hell was that?
I'll say 2.
fIREHOSE
3/5
Pretty decent group, but nothing overly special. 2.5 I will round up.
Cypress Hill
3/5
Solid album. Definitely a 3 in my books.
Come on, people. Somebody ordered the London Symphony Orchestra... possibly while high. Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction.
Bee Gees
2/5
Couple decent songs, but mostly a lot of the same - meh. One song with 80 million plays... then a lot of nothing.
I'll give it a 2.
Emmylou Harris
1/5
She has a nice voice, but it's still farm emo and I don't like it.
The Youngbloods
4/5
Had never heard of these guys... solid album! Listened a couple times, and really enjoyed it, overall.
Solid 4. Really was into the instrumentals!
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Not sure about this one. Kinda weird, bit annoying at times.
The Kinks
3/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Amazing album - from start to finish. Solid 4.5 - will round up.
Wilco
3/5
I like Wilco as much as the next guy but a double album.... that's a lot of the same. Despite this, it was still decent.
Solid 3.
Stephen Stills
4/5
This is a really good album! Reading the wiki, it's impressive how many big names were part of it.
Definitely a 4. really enjoyed this one.
Django Django
2/5
It was... interesting. Not my favourite, and a lot of the same. Given that, I will say maybe a 2 - 2.5 - I will call it a 2.
Girls Against Boys
2/5
They are OK - but odd at times. I'd say iffy if they should be on this list - they don't really seem like anything special.
I'll say 2/5.
Scott Walker
2/5
That was OK I guess - not sure if he's trying to be Frank Sinatra, but he does a decent job of it.
I'll say 2.5 - round down.
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Sledgehammer is a good song... the rest of the album is a bunch of filler. "So mid" as the kids say.
Maybe a 1.5? I'll round up, I guess.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Hell yea.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Generally, not my kind of music. That being said, she has an amazing voice, and some of these songs were huge when they came out. Completely makes sense that this album is on the list.
Solid 4.
The Yardbirds
4/5
The Yardbirds are so good! And this album is no different. Solid from start to finish.
Randy Newman
3/5
I was expecting a lot of "You've got a friend in me" - but that was not the case. Pretty solid album!
Gets a 3 in my books!
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Such an overrated band. The voice is like nails on a chalkboard. Not a fan, despite them having a few OK songs. Those will raise it to a 2.
The Crusaders
4/5
Solid
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Corey's favourite - an Avant Garde album!
It has some OK songs, and some weird ass shit. So I will say 2.5 - round down because WTF mate.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Fast car is a classic.
Hole
2/5
Not really my kind of music. But a few decent songs.
N.E.R.D
2/5
Some ok songs, overall not for me and I don't get why its on the list.
Joan Armatrading
3/5
This was a new artist for me. Pretty solid, great background music. Great voice, awesome backup bank - really enjoyed the song 'Tall in the Saddle.'
Solid, overall. 3 for sure.
Jungle Brothers
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Higher Ground is obviously an amazing song. The rest of the album was pretty solid too.
I'd say 3.5 - will round up.
Dion
2/5
"Make a woman love me" has a very different meaning these days...
There were some OK songs - but for the most part this was trying to be Paul Simon with a mesh of Paul McCartney. Maybe he wishes his name was Paul?
I'll give it a 1.5 and round up because it's not horrible like a 1. But I don't understand how it made this list.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
Hell yea. Thats a fun album.
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Really enjoyed this one! Reminded me of the background music for Sigur Ros, or Brian Eno. Solid background music.
Definitely a 4 in my books.
The Incredible String Band
1/5
Jesus. Wut? Why? No.
Venom
2/5
Not for me.
Santana
5/5
This album is amazing! Just great from start to finish. No filler, all great.
Big Star
1/5
This band is just awful. Why did this make the list?
Crowded House
3/5
They were OK - some catchy songs, but nothing special. Maybe a 2.5? I will round up.
Stan Getz
4/5
Some classics here. Great background listening.
UB40
4/5
Bit on the long side, but overall pretty good album!
Definitely a 3.5 - round up.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Some interesting sounds... but so damn 80's it hurts.
Maybe a 2.5 - I will round down though.
Elis Regina
3/5
2/5
Soft Machine
3/5
Little bit of Thought Gang (less weird) and King Crimson. Robert Wyatt was actually not bad.
The Black Keys
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
This artist was new to me - pretty good!
Solid 3.
R.E.M.
2/5
It's OK I guess. Probably too much REM on this list.
2/5.
Goldie
3/5
A bit on the long side. Might have received an extra half star if it was half the length.
I'll say 3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
This was OK - not bad, but nothing special.
Solid 3.5 - I will round down.
Blue Cheer
3/5
Pretty solid album. Not sure if I could listen to a much longer on.
3/5
Nanci Griffith
1/5
Barf. Nope.
Nice voice, but so generic. I'll say deserving of a 1.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
The Exorcist theme song! Neat.
Otherwise, pretty solid background music.
I'll say 3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Solid album. Skits were weird at times, but overall really enjoyed it!
Yes
4/5
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Definitely not for me. Some catchy guitar throughout, but farm emo on top. Big nope from me.
I'll say 1.5 / 5 - round up.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Pretty solid album.
I'll say 2.5 - round up.
Grateful Dead
4/5
I've never really given The Grateful Dead a chance. I really enjoyed this album, so maybe I need to change that!
4.5 - I will round down.
Aerosmith
3/5
There's a time and a place for generic shitrock - and 8AM at work while drinking a coffee is not it.
That being said, not bad. Solid 3.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Decent album. Very interesting WIKI read - especially Dennis' personal one.
I'll say 3.5 round down.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Pretty solid album.
Elvis Presley
2/5
It took way too long to get to Suspicious Minds. Otherwise, lots of the same? Pretty meh.
I'll say 2.5 - round down.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Maybe a couple songs that were hits, but seemed to be a lot of filler for an album that was over an hour long.
Because of this, I will say 2.5 - round down.
Röyksopp
4/5
Listened to this one twice, and once on my way home from work. Solid album, some really catchy songs - and great music for working to.
Absolutely a solid 4. I fully intend to listen to more by them.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Eduardo: You are now carrying my child.
Lisabella: But how?
Eduardo: It is the mystery of the dance.
Jane's Addiction
2/5
The band is pretty solid. The singer though... yeesh... like a dying cat.
Band: 4, singer 1. AVG 2.5. I will round down.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Long album, but pretty good overall. Ill say 2.5, round up.
The Offspring
4/5
Solid album. Some of their hits. All great.
Solid 4.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
I really dislike this band. Not for me, and no really catchy songs.
2/5
Blech.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Decent
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Solid album. Fun listen.
Definitely a 4.5/5 - round down for crazy Eric Clapton.
The Black Crowes
3/5
The most generic-sounding early 90's rock you can get. Hits on the album for sure, but just so generic sounding. Music you would expect to hear at Home Depot in the early 90's.
I'd say 2.5 - I guess I will round up because 2 seems low. 3 it is...
The Replacements
3/5
I wasn't sure what to expect from these guys... pretty solid.
Definitely a 3.
PJ Harvey
2/5
Woof. Too much like the first album that came up here, and not enough like the second. Not really for me.
The Saints
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Pretty solid for an album with zero hits. Probably the best known album cover, and no well known songs.
Not bad though! I'll give it a 3.5 - and round up.
Carpenters
3/5
Grizzly Bear
5/5
This album - so good! I listened to this one a lot just after high school - great album from start to finish.
I'll say 4.5 - and I will round up. Nostalgia and being an awesome album.
Bauhaus
2/5
What the hell was that? Top 1,001 albums I need to listen to before I die - really? This one is on the list?!
It's not the worst album we've seen here... but it's pretty damn bad.
I'll say 1.5 and I will round up to 2...
Peter Gabriel
2/5
It was an OK album, but it's still classic Peter Gabriel - lots of filler.
Neat that Kate Bush was on this album. Cool album cover and the wiki read on that was interesting.
I'll say 2.
Anita Baker
2/5
That was craptacular.
Waylon Jennings
1/5
Outlaw Country? More like extra garbagey country.
Maxwell
3/5
Frank Black
4/5
Pretty solid! SInger from the Pixies. Enjoyed this one - despite it being really long.
Peter Tosh
3/5
I was going to say 2.5, round down. Till your well runs dry is a pretty solid song though - round up for that.
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
This was pretty solid.
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Meh.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Sonic Youth are such a weird band. Sometimes they are good, other times they are annoying and awful. They just can't figure out what they want to be.
TLC
2/5
Lots of filler surrounding Waterfall.
Ministry
2/5
This album is... a lot. Not horrible? But not great for sure. Maybe a 2.5? Round down?
Orbital
3/5
Decent enough album. Good background music.
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Some catchy songs, but for the most part.... wat?
2/5
Not terrible - but not great.
Van Halen
4/5
14 year old James would be very happy.
This album is pretty damn good, and gets one of the most iconic guitar solos to boot.
I'll say 4/5.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Pretty solid album. No hits, but that doesn't matter.
Korn
3/5
Pretty long album, but actually pretty solid! I'd say 2.5 round up.
Steely Dan
4/5
Bodhisattva! So good. Pretty solid album too.