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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Want Two | 5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
| Os Mutantes | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Ray Of Light | 5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
| Music From The Penguin Cafe | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Architecture And Morality | 5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
| Vespertine | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
| The Visitors | 5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| Little Earthquakes | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
| Beautiful Freak | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
| A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign 'O' The Times | 1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
| It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
| Tommy | 1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
| The Slim Shady LP | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| The Wall | 2 | 4.15 | -2.15 |
| Led Zeppelin II | 2 | 4.12 | -2.12 |
| 461 Ocean Boulevard | 1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
| Teenage Head | 1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
| Fire Of Love | 1 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Public Enemy | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Prince | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Happy Mondays | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
5-Star Albums (28)
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Janet Jackson
2/5
I saw Janet Jackson at a grocery store in Charlotte yesterday. I told her how cool it was to meet her in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother her and ask her for photos or anything. She said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but she kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing her hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard her chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw her trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in her hands without paying. The guy at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Ma'am, you need to pay for those first.” At first she kept pretending to be tired and not hear him, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When he took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, she stopped him and told him to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After he scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, she kept interrupting him by yawning really loudly.
46 likes
Os Mutantes
5/5
I normally can't stand weird and psychedelic shit, but I guess all you need to do is put it in Portuguese and I'm all in.
13 likes
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Well the best part of this album were the intermittent YouTube ads offering short relief from the chaos lmao. I might have thrown an extra star out for experimentation/originality if it were short, but damn this is way too long to be so messy. Tbf I didn't really hate anything but I also didn't enjoy absolutely any song so
1 likes
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Parliament
3/5
Eminem
1/5
Gary Numan
2/5
a-ha
4/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
Queen
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
The second half is more rock influenced and stronger than the first half, but overall it's very fun and light-hearted.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
5/5
Challenging at times but captivating and effortless. A great example of an album I never would have even heard of before this project.
Lambchop
2/5
Great laid-back sound and orchestration (especially the brass). However, I'm unable to rate it any higher because of the unintelligible lyrics and the grating falsetto throughout.
Tina Turner
2/5
Public Enemy
1/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
Lmao I feel dumb but I never realized that the Talking with T-Bird theme from RHAP is a parody of Free Bird
Supertramp
2/5
Pretenders
3/5
Grizzly Bear
4/5
N.W.A.
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Bobby Womack
2/5
Jamiroquai
2/5
Flamin' Groovies
1/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
B.B. King
4/5
12-bar blues doesn't do as much for me as free-form jazz does, but this is something special. Love both his vocal tone and the instrumentation. Was kind of limping towards the finish line, but the closing song brought it back to a 4 for me.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Prince
2/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
The Saints
2/5
I was immediately gripped by the brass section and became more and more disappointed as I realized how little it would be featured on the rest of the album.
The Residents
1/5
Buck Owens
2/5
Unlike my ranking partner, I think the songs I responded to were the slower ones that showcased the steel guitar (and the instrumental). A lot of the songs ran together and didn't have much of their own identity.
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Charles Mingus
4/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Gimme Shelter is probably the best song I've heard on any album so far, and I have no idea how I've gone almost 25 years without ever hearing it before. Ultimately though, the album as a whole isn't anything I'll be rushing to revisit anytime soon.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Green Day
4/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Really enjoyed the cover of Mona. The rest was forgettable. At least, I hope I'll be able to forget it.
Eels
5/5
Wasn't expecting to like this so much. Not sure why it resonated with me so much, but I loved it. Great songwriting and overall sound.
Ash
3/5
Several songs that I really responded to, but also quite a bit of filler. Loved all of the instrumental breaks/solos.
Genesis
2/5
Nirvana
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
M.I.A.
4/5
I think it's too frontloaded to scrape a 5 (other than Paper Planes lmao). But it's so fucking good.
Nick Drake
3/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
A couple of catchy songs, but it took me probably 8 attempts to make it through the full album. Physically impossible to listen to while sober.
Motörhead
2/5
4/5
Daft Punk
2/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
The Stone Roses
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Tangerine Dream
3/5
Eagles
3/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Sacred Attention singlehandedly saving this from being an easy 1.
Really like the line "I am here to say what's done is done / Serving shark's fin soup for everyone" though lmao
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Stirring, comforting, mysterious, magical. Easily my favorite album so far.
Taylor Swift
4/5
Wow, what a pleasant surprise! Love the literary references (Rebecca is my favorite book and Gatsby is probably top 3) and the overall cozy atmosphere. Will definitely have to check out folklore now.
Iron Butterfly
2/5
Patti Smith
3/5
This one is challenging.
It took me about a song and a half to realize I had listened to this album before in a previous album listening project. I had given it a 5.4/10, which at first I thought would be way too low, but may have been just right.
The first two songs are easily the most captivating of the whole album, especially the excellent opener. While I am so impressed with her songwriting, there weren't really any songs that emotionally resonated with me or that I would be quick to listen to again. Perhaps part of that is because I tend to like abstract lyrics, but the delivery here was often too quick and incoherent to appreciate.
Ultimately, I think this deserves to be on this list, but I can't say I loved it or even *really* liked it. Several good songs and one great track, but most others I found myself waiting eagerly for them to end. Maybe I'm just not smart enough for this.
Alice In Chains
3/5
I'd listen to Down in a Hole and Rooster again. The rest are pretty rough.
Foo Fighters
3/5
The Band
3/5
Big Star
2/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Really really really pushing a 5 but just too front-loaded.
I absolutely adore the use of the electric piano (higher/lighter) synth taking the melody accompanied by the lower string-like synth on chords. Like around 8:30 of Chameleon.
Miles Davis
3/5
The Gun Club
1/5
Blur
4/5
Orbital
2/5
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Thought about giving an extra star because of the Terry Wogan namedrop, but it probably doesn't deserve *that* high praise.
Pixies
4/5
I don't enjoy the majority of songs here, but there's enough solid ones to barely scrape a 3.
Mott The Hoople
2/5
Hole
4/5
I don't really miss God but I sure miss Santa Claus
Janet Jackson
2/5
I saw Janet Jackson at a grocery store in Charlotte yesterday. I told her how cool it was to meet her in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother her and ask her for photos or anything. She said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but she kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing her hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard her chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw her trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in her hands without paying. The guy at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Ma'am, you need to pay for those first.” At first she kept pretending to be tired and not hear him, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When he took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, she stopped him and told him to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After he scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, she kept interrupting him by yawning really loudly.
Alanis Morissette
5/5
Fucking fantastic
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Dead Kennedys
1/5
Hated listening to it from the start. Lyrics were fascinating at first but then they just got fucking weird
James Brown
3/5
Mike Oldfield
4/5
It was competing for a 5 before the random tribal grunts kicked in. But an excellent listen nonetheless.
Radiohead
4/5
High 4 but have to save room on the S tier for other Radiohead albums
Bob Dylan
2/5
Obviously I'm missing something here, but it does absolutely nothing for me. Hopefully the 6 other Bob Dylan albums won't be this excruciating.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Heard this one before. Good concept, good execution, good length. Nothing more, nothing less.
Fishbone
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Talking Heads
2/5
My expectations were kind of high for this one so I may have messed myself up here because it did not meet the mark. At all. I guess Air is alright but. Bleh.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is a tough one to rate. On one hand, I'm really not a fan of the overall sound and the influence of 12-bar blues. On the other hand, there are so many elements that make it such a solid album that it's hard not to respect.
This album utilizes the best organ (both in sound quality and technique) that I've heard so far. I also love the instrumental track and the vibe there. And Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is masterful enough to elevate the album on its own.
While I may not be as quick to listen to this again as other albums I put on this tier, the quality is undeniable.
And if nothing else, we'll bump it up to a 4 because of the cover art.
Leftfield
2/5
Don't we already have like 3 John Lydon albums on this list? Why do we have to be subjected to him on a featured song on an already overly-long album?
ABBA
5/5
I'll start this off by saying that ABBA is my favorite musical artist, so this will be more biased and analytical than any previous review.
While I wished there were more than 2 albums on the list, I do admit that ABBA isn't really an album-strong group and is much better when just listening to singles and Best Of collections.
As far as The Visitors, their true "last album" before Voyage, I used to avoid it like the plague. Whether it was the album as a whole or the singles off of it, it seemed beneath me as an early ABBA fan. I would relish in the saccharine nature of their older songs and wince at the notion that anything could be dark and moody without being a melodramatic power ballad (The Winner Takes It All).
I suppose Arrival is a logical inclusion on the list - after all, it would be hard to pass on the album that birthed Dancing Queen. I do think that Super Trouper is the best representation of the band's hit singles and overall sound, but Arrival is still a decent choice. The disco-laden Voulez-Vous is my personal pick, but I acknowledge that it carries a pretty dated sound.
Even then, when I saw that this was one of the sole inclusions for an ABBA album, I was stunned and even confused. How could the album that I had looked down upon for years be one of the most essential for not only the group, but for all of modern music history?
And then it hit me.
Well, for the most part. It's still not my favorite ABBA album and probably doesn't even scrape top 3, but I have a new appreciation after finally listening to it in full in this setting.
The Visitors is the perfect opening track, with such an impressive arrangement. I never paid too much attention to the lyrics and dismissed them with some of ABBA's cheesier excerpts, but they ring clear in a world that is becoming more paranoid and tense. It's still not one of my favorite singles, but the instrumental climax is classic. Frida is also likely my favorite vocalist in the group and her delivery here is impeccable.
Head Over Heels is one that I've liked for a long time but has become a guilty pleasure that I often skip on shuffle. Hearing the full synth intro and slick melodic downward progression really made me appreciate it again though.
When All Is Said and Done has to be my favorite track on the album. A bit lyrically clunky now and then, but it does what it's supposed to do and excels at it. The bass synth coming back in after the dropout in the third verse gets me every time.
Soldiers is..... not good.... don't get me wrong, I appreciate the message here and how timely it was, but it's hard to justify it sonically. This is part of why ABBA is tough to appreciate in album listens - even with hard-hitting tracks, there's always going to be some obvious skips. I will say that I always viewed this at surface level of advocating for soldiers for risking their lives etc., but it's very interesting to view it from a metaphor of a troubled couple (thematic to the album) not being in sync and willing to sacrifice for each other like soldiers are.
I don't remember ever hearing I Let the Music Speak before, so I had to pay closer attention than I did to the others. The intro is so dark and glorious and I can't believe I am usually so quick to skip over it. I understand why it hasn't broken through as much, but it's a real treasure and I'm glad I got to relish in it here. It feels more raw in a heavily-produced album and lets Frida's technique shine. The chorus does make it feel a bit too dramatic show-tuney though.
One of Us is the biggest hit here, and for good reason. What else is there to say?
Two for the Price of One is hilarious, but hard to deny that it's one of the weakest ones here. Similar to Soldiers, though, not quite as cheap as I remembered. Maybe I'd disagree if I was sober.
Slipping Through My Fingers isn't my favorite, but I completely understand how it's become a favorite of the masses - it has to hit hard with any parent. Beautiful chord progression too.
Looking at the Spotify streams, I'm really surprised that Like an Angel Passing Through My Room is so low. Yes, the production is a bit odd, but it's really special. It's perfect cover material as well, as evidenced by Celtic Women's effort.
I listened to the bonus tracks but didn't count them in my review - but I will emphasize to any listener to check out The Day Before You Came.
After listening to this, The Visitors still isn't my favorite album, but it has to be ABBA's most consistent. A worthy inclusion, and I appreciate any opportunity to explore their art.
Billy Joel
5/5
This one's for you, Nick <3
Air
4/5
A bit of a grower, but still feels right. A huge relief to hear an actually decent electronic album after several swings and misses.
Lou Reed
2/5
Tom Waits
2/5
I really want to like this because it's so interesting, but I can't lie to myself.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
I actually really like the production! But the songwriting isn't really memorable at all
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
I surprise myself sometimes
Van Morrison
3/5
a little disappointing. but still pleasant and inoffensive
Missy Elliott
2/5
The Thrills
2/5
Pretty boring but perfectly fine background music
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Joy Division
2/5
Beatles
4/5
I didn't think I would actually rate this one so high after a road trip listen, but I guess all it took was a second try, a pair of headphones, and a couple glasses of chocolate liqueur.
After listening in the car with my parents yesterday (including my dad who is a Beatles superfan) I was pretty unimpressed, save for the standouts of "Blackbird," "Piggies," and "Mother Nature's Son." There were very few songs that I disliked, but it just felt like a lot of filler.
My mom had a rather impassioned review, saying "all these years, I've questioned why everyone loved the Beatles except me and have asked myself 'what's wrong with me?' After this, I'm asking 'what's wrong with them!?'"
I was ready to give it a 3 after yesterday for the standouts alone but gave it another attempt today. While those are still by far my three favorites, I found myself smiling along to the goofy lyrics and musical diversity, especially on disk 1. Songs that I thought I disliked, like "Ob-La-Di..." and "Rocky Raccoon" were actually really enjoyable. And of course, that doesn't speak for the great songs like "Dear Prudence" and "Back in the USSR."
I'm still not fully convinced to be a Beatles fan, and it may not be my favorite album, but there's definitely something special here.
CHIC
3/5
Ok so obviously the singles are the highlights, but who made Savoir Faire sound like the most nostalgic options menu theme from a video game soundtrack lmao
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
Really loved the instrumentation and his voice, but I would never listen again unless there was an instrumental version? or just like him scatting for an hour? these lyrics are horrendous
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Todd Rundgren will probably be my most-listened-to artist this year solely because of how many attempts it took me too get through this. Around three really solid songs....... but they're literally the first three of a slog of an album.
Beatles
4/5
fuckin cockroaches
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Enjoyable and atmospheric, but annoying that the lyrics are unintelligible
Death In Vegas
3/5
T. Rex
2/5
I don't get it, sorry
2/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
The opening track is absolutely masterful. While the rest of the album is fine, it struggles to match it. The Dangling Conversation and 7 O'Clock News are songs to save as well.
Gang Starr
2/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Really interesting, but not particularly enjoyable. Pull out the Pin, Night of the Swallow, and Houdini stood out the most, but I don't think the rest of the album justifies a higher rating.
Nas
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Fantastic execution
Adele
5/5
why did adele cross the road?
to say "hello" from the other side
Happy Mondays
1/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Solid. Will definitely revisit several of the singles (Don't Stop, She's Out of My Life) but probably not the whole package.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
The Hives
2/5
Iggy Pop
2/5
China Girl is pretty strong, but nothing else caught my attention.
Barry Adamson
3/5
A pleasant surprise.
3/5
Jurassic 5
2/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
remarkable
Killing Joke
2/5
ZZ Top
3/5
better than expected
JAY Z
2/5
Os Mutantes
5/5
I normally can't stand weird and psychedelic shit, but I guess all you need to do is put it in Portuguese and I'm all in.
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Strong sound. No idea what any of the lyrics are about.
TV On The Radio
2/5
Don't wanna give too detailed of a review, because it would date the listening time more than usual (based on current headlines vs. lyric content). But it wouldn't have been higher than a 3 regardless so I'm not that pressed.
4/5
Heard before, but I liked it a lot more than I remember.
(Think I'm preferring Blur so far, but keeping an open mind).
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Fantastic singles and production, but a little long. And not as jazzy as TPAB
Scott Walker
2/5
Started off really promising but became a bit of a chore.
Pink Floyd
3/5
A surprisingly enchanting nine-part epic cushions everything I fucking hate about Pink Floyd. Holds its own. But don't expect any PF scores higher than this.
Cat Stevens
3/5
Really liked Longer Boats and Father and Son. The rest were fine I guess
Aphex Twin
2/5
we are the music makers. and we are the queefers of queefs.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
damn he really had a bad life huh
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Might change this after I hear his other albums on the list (because surely at least one deserves a 5, right?) but I'll leave this here for now.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Bonus track is great too!
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Burning of the Midnight Lamp was the only real standout for me.
Radiohead
4/5
Probably the weakest Radiohead album I've heard but still excellent. Could move down later since it's only the 2nd on this list for me, but I'll leave it here for now
Rod Stewart
2/5
The Darkness
2/5
Moby
4/5
master of the genre
Bob Dylan
2/5
i guess i'll have to start distinguishing these bob dylan albums soon enough. but maybe i can start with #3
The Verve
2/5
Boring yet pretentious. History is the only semi-standout for me.
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Tom Waits
1/5
I don't know why anyone legitimately likes listening to this guy, and am even less sure on how I'm gonna make it through 3 more albums
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Judas Priest
2/5
Grateful Dead
1/5
The soundtrack to when you finally decide to tackle a house project that you really didn't want to be doing, but it's better than sitting around and listening to this shit in silence, and then you realize that you're doing the project wrong and it's all going to shit and it's worse than before and at the same time this ABSOLUTE GARBAGE is blaring and stressing you out and wasting your fucking time
Not speaking from experience or anything though haha
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
AC/DC
3/5
A bit too much filler, but the hits go HARD
Rush
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Love the organ. Subject matter often isn't the most relatable but super impressive classical solos. Not a great album but worth it just for Smoke on the Water.
Japan
3/5
Shack
2/5
Some really catchy songs here towards the beginning (especially Captain's Table) but teeters too much on the bland side to rate higher. Especially finishing with a song that contains the lyric "I know you love meat"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Yet another artist that I need to start really ranking their albums next time he comes up. But it's tougher to do so without him on Spotify. Fight the good fight I guess.
Dire Straits
2/5
Oh ok I have heard Walk of Life before... but idk if that's good or bad...
Overall it's ok but tainted by some slurs :\
The Rolling Stones
2/5
maaaaaaybe a 3, not sure
TV On The Radio
3/5
stronger than Dear Science
Ice Cube
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Boston
4/5
A bit same-y towards the end, but having so many organ solos kinda cancels that out for me
Kanye West
4/5
Fuck Kanye. And fuck me for liking this. Production, samples, and features are brilliant with some great hooks too.
2/5
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
The The
4/5
Not what I expected at all? Maybe I don't hate post punk lmao?
Elliott Smith
5/5
Such an awesome find! So gripping and meaningful.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Pavement
3/5
This one is tough. Really enjoyed the first few songs but it failed to keep my interest throughout. Kind of disappointing. Still loved the nod to Take Five though.
Beach House
4/5
majestic and powerful
4/5
I just spent several days in The City but am not sure if I was inspired enough to be moved by the theme of duality. Either way, the songwriting is excellent, and Thom Yorke is never an uninvited guest.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Too bad there wasn't a Heavy Metal tribe on Survivor: Cook Islands (aka Survivor: Race Wars). Maybe Billy could've won.
Sleeping Village was interesting I guess?
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
Making a mental note to relisten and compare this to the Count Basie album when it comes up so I can get a good sense of big band music. I thought I would have liked this style more but it was quite tedious (and felt a little disingenuous to know that so much of it had been “faked”). Definitely disappointed (by jazz standards) but not counting it out yet
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Damn the French have disappointed me. Not bad if I didn't know what it was about. Well even then, I maybe would have given a polite 2, but "En Melody" had to fucking ruin that.
Yeah whoa I can't believe I'm giving a EUROVISION WINNER and the songwriter of "Poupee de cire, poupee de son" such a low rating but this is rough.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Not quite as good as Licensed to Ill but they seem pretty comparable
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Haven't been a fan of any of their albums so far but this was really enjoyable pretty much all the way through. Loved the Bob Dylan-esque song without the annoying voice of Bob Dylan
Was gonna start with a 3 but I think I'll need to give a 4 to a Stones album when I'm done with all six and it's probably gonna be this one so
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Well the best part of this album were the intermittent YouTube ads offering short relief from the chaos lmao. I might have thrown an extra star out for experimentation/originality if it were short, but damn this is way too long to be so messy. Tbf I didn't really hate anything but I also didn't enjoy absolutely any song so
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
Absolutely beautiful, if a bit same-y
Carole King
5/5
Absolutely incredible. Fantastic songwriting, vocals, and instrumentalists including several legends. Not a dull moment.
Blur
4/5
Definitely prefer their Britpop sound but this is a worthwhile listen. I recognize Song 2 from Lego Rock Band lmao
Various Artists
5/5
I fucking LOVE Christmas music. I know most musicians hate it (and probably for good reason) but there's just something about it that gets me every time.
When I was younger, I was never really interested in the hits from this album when they'd come on the radio. It wasn't until I listened to this with headphones that I could tell the huge power behind the procuction. And any album that originates Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) has to be an easy 5 stars.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Really liked No More Trouble but there's quite a bit of filler for a short album. Could be a 3
The Only Ones
3/5
Kinda reminds me of The The but more new wave-y. And not as good lol. But the jazz shit is great.
Björk
5/5
Absolutely incredible, especially the first half. Didn't think at all that it would be better than Post but holy shit. Love the celeste and harp and production.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Really special. Some unexpected covers and classics as well - I think the modern ones are the most effective but will never scoff at anyone paying tribute to the Eagles. A few songs towards the end lost my interest, and Nick Cave’s weird attempt completely took me out of the mood.
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Pretty hit or miss. Not big on his voice but the instruments kind of make up for it. Idk, I really like the sound but no one song really seems to work.
The Damned
3/5
actually not bad considering it's apparently my least favorite genre or whatever
Beth Orton
4/5
American Music Club
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Really not into his voice, but the instrumentals are compelling. Definitely benefits from the wall of sound treatment.
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Television
2/5
Nice Hitchcock shoutout lol
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
I've had to sit through so much mediocre synth shit on this project so far and this is just leagues ahead of all the others
Green Day
3/5
Not as consistently good as Dookie, but still classic
R.E.M.
3/5
Cream
2/5
The Young Gods
2/5
not very good but at least it's not in english
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Therapist: Leonard "synth" Cohen can't hurt you, he's not real
The Prodigy
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I remember being a little kid and always asking my parents to check out a kids "world music" CD (maybe Putumayo) and it had Three Little Birds on it - that's the only one I remember, but I would always want to listen to that one.
Gave up on listening to this a couple of times because of the weaker beginning, but there's a lot of meat in the latter half. Obviously some big hits, but I also really like the more R&B/pop inspired songs too.
King Crimson
3/5
Don't fully understand it but there's definitely something here. Will definitely revisit.
Joan Armatrading
4/5
The Stooges
2/5
I have been so thankful for the countless albums I’ve discovered through this project that I probably never would’ve run into before. Then there’s some discoveries like Iggy Pop that I wish had remained undiscovered
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
really clever. strong writing but a little inconsistent
Louis Prima
4/5
Fun and charming. Love the medleys and the Italian bits
Mudhoney
4/5
I liked it but I feel like it would’ve overstayed its welcome if it was much longer
Stan Getz
5/5
Definitely gonna be a candidate for my favorite album on the entire list
Happy Mondays
2/5
nice coke jingle reference i guess
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
Solid sound throughout, but somehow not very memorable. Standouts are Pyramids, Bad Religion, and the Street Fighter startup music
Coldplay
4/5
Maybe I should feel guilty for rating them so high but I feel no shame. Guessing that Parachutes will be a 5 for me though, so reserving that slot for now.
Michael Jackson
4/5
i'm not afraid to say that his career as a whole is overrated, but it's impossible to deny how remarkable this is
Heaven 17
2/5
lyrics have aged like wine... shame about the music
The Kinks
3/5
Not as good as Arthur for me, but it's still thematically strong
Elton John
3/5
Cheap Trick
2/5
To be fair, I do really like Surrender, but not enough to save the rest of the album
The Coral
3/5
Not sure if I'll ever want to listen to this again, but I did really enjoy some of the genre fusion & featured instruments
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Donovan
3/5
MORE SITAR
The La's
2/5
The hit single is really strong but that's really the only thing of note
Richard Thompson
2/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Short but sweet
Super Furry Animals
3/5
The Beta Band
2/5
Gone is really beautiful. The rest is really forgettable.
Ananda Shankar
4/5
this is the kind of shit i came here for
Metallica
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
might be a 5 bc I don't think there's a miss? (maybe Baby Driver?) - will revisit this
The Crusaders
3/5
Promising sound, but ultimately feels too cheap
Sonic Youth
3/5
rip chapel hill
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Great piano shit. No real standout tracks though except maybe H20gate Blues lmao
Taylor Swift
3/5
Can't believe she wrote Wildest Dreams about Hugh Neutron
Bob Dylan
2/5
Gene Clark
2/5
actually nothing really wrong with this, but just pales in comparison to the other 3s I've rated recently
Ray Charles
5/5
Astor Piazzolla
4/5
Harry Nilsson
2/5
mariah carey did Without You better
also in 6th grade science one of my friends (gay icon sam thorn) kept singing the coconut song and so another friend finally snapped and said "i'm gonna put your head in a coconut and shake it all up"
Meat Loaf
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Adam & The Ants
1/5
i can sexy cure ant cancer
Talking Heads
2/5
Kate Bush
5/5
The second half is actually what pushes this over the edge for me. An innovative narrative, an Irish jig, and Gregorian chants lmao? I’m so predictable
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
I think this is what I want Bob Dylan to be lol. Probably better than Transformer, but I'll have to relisten and compare
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
oh this generator has had us eating GOOD with all this world music lately hm
Funkadelic
3/5
Title track is epic, but the rest doesn't do much for me. Was thinking about a 3 until the fucking fart noises at the end. Definitely prefer Parliament
Soundgarden
3/5
Very, very high 3 - not quite a 4
R.E.M.
4/5
points for being the first(?) album on the list to reference classic board games
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
yet another instance of the first song or two being solid and then the rest being a bunch of filler
Fela Kuti
4/5
Zombie is superior, but this is still rad
Julian Cope
2/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Not sure if they are genius or cringe. But I was kind of falling asleep towards the end of my listen this morning.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Strokes
4/5
more of a 3 at parts, but marking up in honor of Mikey
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
I think I would like other albums like them. I generally enjoyed the sound but struggled to connect to this
Adele
4/5
25 is more consistent, but there's too many hits here to ignore
Steve Earle
1/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
The Vines
3/5
John Coltrane
3/5
I love jazz but I’ve really struggled to connect with this one for some reason
Duran Duran
4/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Really interesting but also pretty one-note throughout
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Might grow on me
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Supergrass
5/5
Definitely have to make a note to check out Life on Other Planets
Beatles
3/5
Definitely some standout hits but not as consistent imo
The xx
4/5
Intriguing but a bit one-note. Eager to compare it to their debut album
Led Zeppelin
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
often forgettable, but the heavy piano songs made me happy
The Rolling Stones
3/5
OutKast
3/5
Speakerboxxx - 2
The Love Below - 4
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Roxy Music
2/5
James Taylor
4/5
Really more of a 3, but I have a good amount of childhood nostalgia for James Taylor (especially Christmas CDs) and this is the only one we're getting. My favorite tracks are probably the ones with brass instruments throughout
The Who
1/5
absolutely atrocious
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Otis Redding
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Actually really enjoyed this and was pushing a 4 - until that last song lmao yeah
Stevie Wonder
3/5
not sure how this will stack up in the big picture
Eagles
4/5
I hope I made my parents proud
David Bowie
3/5
Didn't think too much of this one until the instrumental songs near the end
The Divine Comedy
3/5
I think I'm only giving it a 3 for the Sound of Music reference and maybe the last 2 or 3 songs. I really want to like it but it's a little weird
Hawkwind
2/5
Pretty good for a jam band, but still a jam band. Might be higher if not for the awful monologues
Black Sabbath
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
I miss the vocals but still love some fucking bossa nova
Tracy Chapman
4/5
powerful
Christine and the Queens
3/5
I think I would buy the French version of this album, but I have no idea if I'm supposed to base my review on the English version, French version, or double album
Frank Black
2/5
You chose Pong, I chose Kong
John Grant
2/5
Not really any standouts here, but I think I might like some of his other work
ZZ Top
2/5
worse than expected
The Doors
3/5
Probably a 2 without that last track
Blue Cheer
2/5
noisy
The Smiths
2/5
Neu!
2/5
disappointing
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
I think I want to like this more than I actually do
Nina Simone
4/5
Hot Chip
4/5
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Pentangle
4/5
The traditional songs do it for me
Metallica
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Love the bonus tracks!
Kraftwerk
3/5
The Roots
2/5
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Wanted to like this more but it was pretty exhausting by the end
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
This feels blasphemous but I really wasn’t entertained
Pearl Jam
3/5
Good but not fully sold yet
Peter Frampton
2/5
Probably would be a 3 if it wasn't live
Jethro Tull
2/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I think I prefer Zeppelin I but this is still a huge standout
Soft Machine
2/5
Venom
2/5
I think Countess Bathory saves this from an otherwise easy 1
The White Stripes
3/5
The Smiths
2/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 is probably my least favorite song of all time, so all things considered, it's not that bad of an album. But the full package just hasn't convinced me yet
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Could be a 4 on relisten, but I feel like it's a pretty long listen for just a small payoff of two or three strong songs at the very end
3
Blondie
4/5
Traffic
2/5
probably would be a 1 if not for the harpsichord
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Epic
Neil Young
3/5
Koffi Olomide
3/5
MGMT
4/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Pretty good but Glory Days ruins it
Lauryn Hill
4/5
excellent featured artists
The Style Council
3/5
Orange Juice
2/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
The Who
2/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Heard this one before
The Black Keys
3/5
good but most of the songs kinda sound the same
Public Enemy
2/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
George Harrison
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Yes
3/5
Need to hear the other Yes albums to fully compare it, but guessing that this will have an edge bc of the Portuguese guitar in I've Seen All Good People
Deep Purple
2/5
Snoop Dogg
3/5
really more of a 2 but bumping it up bc of the Sukiyaki callback
The Band
2/5
Public Enemy
2/5
I think this is the best Public Enemy album I've heard, but not fully sure
Mekons
2/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Thai song saves this one
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
William Orbit
2/5
Good to hear from Beth Orton again, but kind of lame otherwise
Talk Talk
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Santana
4/5
their debut album is a contender for my user album, but we have this in the meantime
I have strong memories of playing Donkey Konga to Oye Como Va
Al Green
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The Doors
2/5
The Temptations
2/5
I do really like Love Woke Me Up This Morning
Muddy Waters
2/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
The Avalanches
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
4/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
parvati mentioned
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
The Who
2/5
probably the best album I've heard from them so far, but still kind of a slog
Radiohead
4/5
was so excited to have this one show up when I refreshed
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Digital Underground
1/5
Mercury Rev
3/5
Kanye West
3/5
Bad Company
3/5
SZA
4/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
kind of a guilty pleasure
Le Tigre
3/5
Prefab Sprout
2/5
I wanted to like this more but it's pretty dull
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
The Who
4/5
probably a hot take, but this is more captivating and convincing than anything else from them so far. Love the radio concept
Kate Bush
3/5
Ministry
2/5
Massive Attack
2/5
the album was mostly boring but fine, and then they absolutely butchered Light My Fire
Skepta
2/5
Goldfrapp
4/5
wannabe Cocteau Twins but still pretty good
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Not quite the best Radiohead album, but it's my introductory one and I'll always have a higher opinion of it for that (plus it's jazzy as shit)
Aimee Mann
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Milton Nascimento
4/5
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
KISS
2/5
I thought the theme on Pathetique would have helped this but I think it hurt it lmao
John Prine
2/5
N.E.R.D
2/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Machito
3/5
The Shamen
3/5
Living Colour
2/5
public enemy cameo...
Basement Jaxx
2/5
maybe Jazzalude is the best track here
Stephen Stills
2/5
Turbonegro
3/5
The Police
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
LL Cool J
2/5
really liked Milky Cereal lmao but the rest was kinda whatever
Eric Clapton
1/5
Tortoise
3/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
I usually don't like live albums but this was just seamless and fun
Saint Etienne
3/5
Linkin Park
4/5
I think this was my first time ever listening to them, and I can really see that bands like Smash Into Pieces were heavily inspired by them lol. But I really enjoyed it
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Slipknot
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
a white claw surge made this slightly more bearable but I could still tell it was dreadful
George Michael
3/5
Pantera
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
probably the strongest Smiths album here but I need to relisten
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Germs
2/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Soul II Soul
2/5
I had high hopes for this one but it really didn't deliver
Pixies
3/5
Thin Lizzy
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Screaming Trees
4/5
Proggy grunge? It got kind of boring towards the middle but was still enjoyable
The Who
3/5
Bad Brains
2/5
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
The xx
2/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
The Doors
3/5
3/5
The Undertones
3/5
Madonna
5/5
is this the best album ever made, or am i just gay
TLC
4/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
David Ackles
2/5
Beatles
3/5
Small Faces
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Arrested Development
4/5
A Schoolhouse Rock reference? You'll have to wake up really early to fool an old cat like me.
Baaba Maal
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Beyoncé
1/5
It's a 2 but I'm marking it down for the Lewinsky line
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
The Sonics
3/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Thundercat
4/5
Fugazi
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Paul Weller
2/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
XTC
4/5
Richard Hawley
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Wilco
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Steve Winwood
2/5
Kind of fun but painfully dated
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Manu Chao
3/5
Slipknot
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Underworld
2/5
Fine but can't justify the length
The Cure
2/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Possibly one of the most compelling artists of all time
Faith No More
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Could be a 4
Traffic
3/5
UB40
3/5
Was prepared for a 4 but the Strange Fruit cover felt a little distasteful
The Stranglers
2/5
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
took me over 4 months to get to this but it was well worth it. Probably more of a 3 but I have no problem giving it a 4 due to the ambition and genre differences
Ray Price
3/5
The Clash
4/5
Tricky
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Sepultura
1/5
Rufus Wainwright
5/5
Cee Lo Green
2/5
The Cars
4/5
Gillian Welch
2/5
Laibach
4/5
Hell yeah
U2
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
good but who tf signed off on this kids' choir
Erykah Badu
3/5
Love r&b but not the weird political shit
Pink Floyd
4/5
Nanci Griffith
4/5
The Human League
3/5
fIREHOSE
2/5
Prince
1/5
Ray Charles
4/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
the title track is one of the best songs I've heard in a long long time, but the rest of the album doesn't really stack up
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
The Zutons
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Röyksopp
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
love the electric piano but the hokier songs brought it down
Common
3/5
I don't really care about this album, but gotta give it an extra star bc the math guy gave Mariah Carey a 1
Lorde
5/5
forgot how strong this is
Guided By Voices
1/5
Megadeth
3/5
50 Cent
2/5
won me over but then just went on and on and on
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Don McLean
4/5
kind of like if Dylan was actually good. love love Vincent
Beck
2/5
The Serge Gainsbourg sample was really the only thing that made me pay this any attention
Funkadelic
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Definitely his best so far
Iron Maiden
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Van Halen
3/5
MORE SYNTH
The Pharcyde
3/5
I liked the Snoopy and Woodstock reference lol
Justice
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Worlds Apart is pretty interesting
Magazine
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Culture Club
2/5
Dr. Octagon
1/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
I guess it’s an extra star for Greensleeves
David Gray
2/5
The War On Drugs
5/5
it's a rare day when there's an album with a 1 hour+ runtime and I don't get bored or agitated
Supergrass
4/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Tori Amos
5/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
i have no clue wtf that was but i think i liked it
Method Man
2/5
I appreciate the nods to Pictures at an Exhibition and Schoolhouse Rock but idk
Mylo
3/5
I did enjoy the sermon sample lol
Doves
4/5
The Fall
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
The Associates
2/5
Doves
3/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Buffalo Stance is amazing but it's doing all the work here
Elton John
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
I mean it's not good but I'm confident I've heard worse on this list
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Massive Attack
3/5
Can
3/5
Kanye West
4/5
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Queen Latifah
4/5
and the queen stays queen
Neil Young
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
a little long but very little filler
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Ute Lemper
4/5
reminds me of Patricia Kaas
The Go-Go's
4/5
would be an easy 5 if Vacation was on this album too
Gram Parsons
2/5
definitely counting this as an Emmylou Harris album
Sonic Youth
4/5
Sylvia Plath and Karen Carpenter mentioned
10cc
2/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
The Killers
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Can
4/5
Minor Threat
2/5
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
The Byrds
2/5
Django Django
3/5
The Fall
2/5
The Replacements
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
The Verve
3/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
5/5
Gonna be thinking about this one for a while
Emmylou Harris
3/5
beautiful sound but kind of irrelevant
Sparks
4/5
pretty funny
Portishead
2/5
Joy Division
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
SAULT
3/5
feels more like something that should be in the library of congress rather than something I'd put on in the car. but it's worthy of being on the list
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Suede
4/5
convincing
Tito Puente
4/5
Great start to the work week
Ice T
3/5
normally I take off a star for homophobia so I guess I should add one for his defense lol
George Jones
4/5
one of the best country albums we've had on the list so far
2/5
David Holmes
2/5
Wanted to like this one but it’s pretty irrelevant
Yes
2/5
Scott Walker
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Solid but almost entirely a cover album
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Fugees
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
The Black Crowes
2/5
Nico
3/5
The Bees
3/5
Wasn't prepared for the Os Mutantes cover
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Hole
4/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
I'd say AB/7A saves this from being a 1
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
could be a 1 ngl
The Lemonheads
3/5
The Clash
3/5
Mj Cole
2/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
lyrically strong
Kraftwerk
2/5
I like the band but not this album
Elbow
3/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
I really don't know how to feel about this
Klaxons
2/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
De La Soul
2/5
nice Schoolhouse Rock sample but the orgy song kinda ruined it
Steely Dan
2/5
The Libertines
2/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
A bright spot in a pretty dire week with the generator
Everything But The Girl
3/5
I thought this would be irrelevant electronic music when the first song started but it was a pretty nice listen
The Pogues
4/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
The Prodigy
3/5
Björk
3/5
Everything But The Girl
4/5
The Specials
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Finley Quaye
2/5
Bordering on a 1
Van Halen
3/5
Jacques Brel
4/5
MORE CHANSON
Shuggie Otis
2/5
Need to check this one out again but wasn't super impressed. The instrumental tracks at the end kind of remind me of what The Weather Channel played in the early 00's.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
The Auteurs
2/5
Sugar
3/5
Suicide
2/5
was kind of vibing until *that* song
Metallica
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
you're telling me they have 2 albums on the list and Mariah Carey can only get 1?
Motörhead
2/5
The good news is that it sounds quite similar to their studio tracks, so they’re obviously talented
The bad news is that almost every song sounds the same
Ryan Adams
2/5
Korn
1/5
George Michael
3/5
ABBA
4/5
Probably the most commercial ABBA album, even though it's not in my top 3.
My main argument for this album was that the weakest songs (Tiger, Why Did It Have to Be Me?) weren't as egregious as other albums, but I think Super Trouper may have this one beat even in that sense.
Dancing Queen is probably the greatest ABBA song even with its popularity, but I don't think the other big hits here are S-tier. I tend to gravitate more towards That's Me.
Not a bad inclusion, but I'm wondering if the editors just forgot which album had Dancing Queen on it and then looked for that one.
The Byrds
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Stereolab
3/5