My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
Lam Toro Baaba Maal	5	2.72	+2.28
Signing Off UB40	5	2.97	+2.03
Legalize It Peter Tosh	5	3.07	+1.93
Berlin Lou Reed	5	3.09	+1.91
It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison	5	3.25	+1.75
Femi Kuti Femi Kuti	5	3.25	+1.75
Low-Life New Order	5	3.3	+1.7
The Specials The Specials	5	3.3	+1.7
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69
The World is a Ghetto War	5	3.36	+1.64

Album	You	Global	Diff
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	1	4.21	-3.21
American Idiot Green Day	1	3.76	-2.76
1999 Prince	1	3.6	-2.6
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	1	3.48	-2.48
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	1	3.37	-2.37
1989 Taylor Swift	1	3.27	-2.27
The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES	1	3.18	-2.18
Back In Black AC/DC	2	3.85	-1.85
Medúlla Björk	1	2.72	-1.72
Illmatic Nas	2	3.6	-1.6

Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	3	5
Beatles	4	4.5
The Doors	2	5
The Clash	2	5
Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	5
Funkadelic	2	5
Jimi Hendrix	2	5
David Bowie	3	4.33

Artist	Albums	Average
Prince	2	1.5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

It was alright, not unpleasant to listen to but not very attention grabbing

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

Stupid album.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

It had good beats but was too long and had dodgy lyrics

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Good dose of psychedelic rock

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Some good songs but nothing too special

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

Worked really well as an album, wasn’t too repetitive and listening didn’t feel like a chore

Illmatic

Nas

2/5

Pretty boring and forgettable songs. Acted well as bland background music while I did my homework.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

2/5

Yawn.

Tom Tom Club

3/5

An eccentric album. Some of it’s good but some is just annoying

The Doors

5/5

One of the greatest debuts ever, not a single bad song, despite the lack of a bassist

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

2/5

I could die perfectly happy without ever hearing this album

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Such a good album front to back

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

12 days in and this is the 4th hip hop album already! Tbh I quite enjoyed this one

Close To The Edge

Yes

4/5

First song was weird but I really liked the rest of the album. Some good melodies

American Gothic

David Ackles

2/5

The first song or two was good but it was really quite unenjoyable after that

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

1/5

First few songs I wanted to shoot myself. Then there was one good song. Hurrah! Then I listened to the next few songs and wanted to shoot myself.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Some classic tunes

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

2/5

Well that was deeply unpleasant. Point for uniqueness I suppose

GI

Germs

4/5

Couldn’t decipher a single word of this but I did really enjoy it, especially the last song

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

This never ends

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Sounds like any soulless 2020s pop radio hit. Truly ahead of its time.

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

This is identical to the last electronic album, which was also awful.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

3/5

Was slightly odd but not the worst

Kenya

Machito

4/5

It was really good and nothing like I’ve had before, but did start sounding the same towards the end

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

3/5

Well that was fucking weird

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

First song was really good but it sort fell off from there

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

It was pretty good but I was expecting better

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

4/5

I actually really liked this

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

This was really energetic and had some great tunes

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Thought I hated Bruce Springsteen but there were actually a lot of good songs on here. Sorry Bruce.

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

Thought it was just going to be shitty 80s synth pop but it was soooo good

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Call me a 50 year old man but damn that was good

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

4/5

Thought I’d hate it but it was actually great

Black Sabbath

3/5

Every time I listen to Black Sabbath I expect it to be way better than it actually is.

Ramones

4/5

Great album. Classic. But realistically not five stars

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Uninspired riffs and a bad voice

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

Some really good songs and some really shit songs

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Would have been 5 stars if the album ended after the first song

Eagles

2/5

This has some of the stupidest lyrics I’ve ever heard Whole album sounds like it drives a truck and drinks 26 cans of bud light a day

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Best album so far. Possibly of the whole website. Possibly ever.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

1/5

These are the worst lyrics I’ve ever heard. I actively cringed while listening to this.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

2/5

Started off okay but the last song made me want to rip my ears off

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

3/5

I quite enjoyed it but there are so many more albums that deserve a place on the list rather than this

Dog Man Star

Suede

4/5

Idk what I was expecting but I really liked it

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

This was great, some really excellent songs. Would definitely listen again.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

So much better than I was expecting. Pretty varied stuff

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

2/5

Not my thing.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Uncomfortably American. Not his best work.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

2/5

This was not enjoyable.

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Had low expectations but it was great

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

I hate Kanye and this album isn’t that good either

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Really good voice. Feels like some songs are lacking in something but great album anyway

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

1/5

I don’t get the Nirvana hype; this is just background music to me and I can’t stand his voice on this album. I was begging for this to end. Begging for mercy. The 30 seconds of clapping at the end of each song still echoes through my ears like a terrible memory. Because having to listen to Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York IS a terrible memory.

Bert Jansch

4/5

This was nice and would be even better in the right atmosphere

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

I thought I’d enjoy much more than I did

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Didn’t think I’d enjoy Irish folk music this much

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

5/5

Doesn’t sound like the Beach Boys at times, but it was still a great collection of songs

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Really liked some songs

American Idiot

Green Day

1/5

I’d rather undergo nine years of medieval torture than ever listen to this shit again

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Sounds exactly as I expected Jethro Tull to sound

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

I expected to love it but didn’t really.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Very mediocre.

Palo Congo

Sabu

4/5

Loved the drums on this record

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

One of the more pretentious albums on this list.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Started off nice but got boring

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Loved it, such a great artist and performer.

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Bit of a snore

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

I respect the man as an artist but this wasn’t hugely my thing

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

This had some good songs but most of it doesn’t do it for me

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

2/5

God this is boring. So dreary and inmemorable.

Music

Madonna

2/5

Painful

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

5/5

I was disappointed by the last Kinks album I listened to, so didn’t have high expectations for this one. But it was a masterpiece.

Smile

Brian Wilson

4/5

Solid album with a few classics

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would but didn’t evoke any strong emotions

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

How does one make a 5 minute song and it go absolutely nowhere for its entire playthrough?

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

This had some really good songs

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

Fucking horrendous lyrics, instrumentals, and singing (?)

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

This absolutely did not need to be an hour long

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Legendary. Feel blessed to have seen him live in the action

The United States Of America

3/5

Haven’t really heard anything like it before

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

3/5

Some good beats but there was almost no variation throughout the songs

The Specials

5/5

I’d heard of The Specials before but never really listened to them. This was great though, huge respect to the bass player

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Idk why this is rated so low, there are some fantastic songs in here

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Some pretty innovative songs but not really my thing

Back In Black

AC/DC

2/5

Some songs might be bearable if the singer just shut the fuck up. But this probably wouldn’t be the case, because they’re a boring band.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Any album with the Flea/Frusciante duo is an obvious 5/5. Would be 6/5 had Quixoticelixer been kept on

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

Great funk collection

Sulk

The Associates

3/5

It was alright but there’s nothing notable about it

1989

Taylor Swift

1/5

There is nothing significant about this at all; it’s a cleverly manufactured money grab which somehow appeals to seemingly everyone on Planet Earth. Absolutely no variation in song length, lyrical theme, or musical technique which might make it interesting. The heavily autotuned singing and perfect production rips this album of all soul and human-ness, creating a product rather than a piece of art. The incredibly simple lyrics result in zero thought required to interpret what the song may be about and offers no chance at a thoughtful discussion. This is undeniably a boring experience. Thoughts and prayers go out to all those albums which are filled with talent and musicality and didn’t make the list because the writer of this book probably felt obliged to include a Taylor Swift album to lower the risk of getting attacked by Swifties.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

5/5

I just love reggae. He’s the man!

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

5/5

Incredibly tight band and a great performer

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

You can hear the influence from The Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, and, interestingly, jazz. I’m impressed with how varied the basslines are for a punk band; sold album.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

This had some really nice guitar in it, especially near the beginning. Very passionate and emotional and overall a good album.

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

Oh my god please shut up

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

The second song was great but nothing memorable on the album from there

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Classic. Nothing better than a bit of reggae.

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Nothing to say about this. It just sort of exists.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

Once the generator has produced the 1000th 90s hip hop album, you start to think ‘who gives a shit?’

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Amazing. The title track is so different from the rest of the album but I’ve never heard a song with more emotion

Cross

Justice

3/5

Some parts were good but you can’t credit Justice for any of them

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

I actually preferred this to Back to Black. If it was about 20 minutes shorter it would be close to perfect

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

This was great, especially for its time. Foreshadowing Clapton’s better work to come

25

Adele

2/5

It started off fairly good, but since every song sounds the bloody same it got incredibly tedious and predictable very quickly

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Classic. One of the most influential and important albums ever. Pretty dreadful musicians but still a great record

Fever Ray

2/5

Boring

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

Nice for its time but that was 60 years ago

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Impossible not to love; classic after classic

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

2/5

Bucket of shite

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Great voice, great backing band

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Great songs, unfortunately difficult to listen to as he isn’t on Spotify

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

It was alright but nothing special

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

How are snoozefests like this on the list but so many amazing albums like Combat Rock, Wheels of Fire, and Rejuvenation are totally ignored?

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

4/5

Thought this would just be more shit 60s folk, but it was amazing. Wonderful bass playing

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Classic after classic after classic after classic after classic after classic after classic after classic

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

This mostly felt like background music; in most songs there were some really good vocal melodies which only lasted a short amount of time. I think in a better atmosphere I’d enjoy it more

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

2/5

Shit

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

2/5

Boring as hell

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

2/5

Fucking hell

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

Consistently good with one standout track (see album title)

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

God this was so boring. This is one of the greatest bands ever? Every song sounded identical and equally shit

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

I can respect his genius but not really my thing

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Sort of disappointed because I knew and liked Smooth Operator but the rest of it felt like background music; I spent most the time focusing on the bass which is interesting because it wasn’t exactly mind blowing. Album overall wasn’t too bad.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

I can see why people like it but it seems pretty mediocre to me

Be

Common

4/5

I was expecting another generic boring 40 minutes of the exact same song over and over but this was one of the best hip hop albums I’ve heard so far

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Amazing, I’ve listened to it about 6 times in the past 2 days; emotionally expressed very well and I was shocked to find out this was their debut

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Basically a greatest hits album. Incredible production and instrumentals

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2/5

This is so fucking boring

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

Take away the title track and no one would even whisper a single word of praise about this

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

4/5

Did have very high expectations but I really liked most of it

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

Fairly boring but some songs were quite good

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

Can’t believe I’ve never heard this in full before; found lots of great new songs - it’s just impossible to dislike his music

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

2/5

Sounds like every song was made for a pretentious film

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

A few good parts every so often but this aged pretty badly

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Words cannot describe how much I wanted this to end

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Great record, full of soul

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

This had a few good songs but I preferred the other Common album

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

It was alright but definitely not a vital inclusion on this list

The Clash

5/5

Greatest pure punk album ever. No one matches the genius of Strummer and Jones

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

In terms of Coldplay, not bad. Unfortunately Coldplay is generally bad though

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

2/5

Didn’t satisfy me

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Tried to pay attention but it got boring quite quickly

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

Comically shit in some places. Pretentious in others. I’ll give it a 2 because I liked one song

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

I feel like they’re good musicians but unable to make more than one good song per album it seems

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

I really really hate this singing voice

Violent Femmes

3/5

Appreciate its uniqueness but can’t say I really enjoyed any song

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

Not sure why so many people absolutely hate country. Some of these songs are stupid, but overall pretty fun

John Prine

2/5

Got a good country album yesterday but this is not nearly as good

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

2/5

Hair metal is probably the stupidest genre to ever enter this earth

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

Had a lot of great songs but unfortunately didn’t really flow that well as an album

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Unbeatable. Can’t even begin to compare him to anyone.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

G. E. Clinton, King of Funk. Impossible not to groove for the whole 38 minutes

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Bruce Springsteen does nothing for me; mediocre country-rock.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

3/5

Nice chill music on a Wednesday morning

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

This is a perfect example of 80s shit which has aged terribly and probably didn’t sound very good in the first place. I respect Prince but this bored me to tears

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Most 80s thing ever

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Don’t really know what’s going on here

Berlin

Lou Reed

5/5

Full of emotion and great instrumentals; love the bass and its tone and not surprised to find out it’s Jack Bruce playing!

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

Yet another unoriginal 80s clone which is nothing more than *fine*

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

No amount of words can give justice to this. Perfect in every way

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Nice chill background music

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

1/5

Absolutely horrible. Couldn’t make it more than 3 songs without needing to grab the sick bucket

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

Soppy shit

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

No way this is Radiohead. Sounds like some poorly created electronic music on Garage Band

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

4/5

Fun and high energy

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

2/5

Talented musicians but truly no reason for a song to be 23 minutes long. Don’t need to say anything about Feedback either, that speaks for itself

Guero

Beck

3/5

Terribly boring listen. I supposed it’s ok

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

At first I was going to rate this 4, but after thinking about it there isn’t a single notable song. I think it’s merely tolerable which gives the impression of it being good, but in reality it’s just Fine.

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

2/5

Nothing interesting or original about this

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

2/5

Definitely could live without hearing this

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Absolute classic. Hit after hit, fantastically influential

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Zoned out for the whole thing. Clearly wasn’t anything that notably bad or great then

Faust IV

Faust

3/5

Unusually this got better as it went on, still nothing amazing

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Pretty good

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

This album crossed about 75 genres; definitely made for a unique listen but to be honest I really have no idea what I’m listening to

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

2/5

Bored me to death

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

4/5

Good, wasn’t very Pinky Floyd-y but enjoyed it

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Some excellent songs but others really not. However it was better than I first perceived before listening

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

Some good songs but a very grating voice

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

Not quite Supergrass but still Prettygoodgrass

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Fun but not very impressive

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Some good songs and covers but not really a country fan

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

Shit

Bad Company

3/5

Nothing notable

1999

Prince

1/5

Not sure how to explain this album, just a generally very annoying record. I feel obliged to like Prince’s music but I really hate it

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Very nice

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

3/5

Cool but not really my thing

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

I was surprised at how high the rating was for this, since I thought that Rage Against the Machine was sort of a joke band, but this was so good. Great playing by Tim Commerford

Crazysexycool

TLC

2/5

Not my thing

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

2/5

I usually like jazz but this really didn’t do it for me unfortunately

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

Christ

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Classic. Solidified the fact that Paul McCartney is an insanely good bassist.

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Breaking the Law has a pretty sick riff but other than that nothing very notable

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Definitely different to most electronic albums on here, but I probably wouldn’t listen again

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Not at all what I was expecting but I liked it a lot

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Since I’ve Been Loving You and Tangerine surely give it 5 stars already - all 4 members are one of the greatest of their chosen craft, making for an insane amount of talent concentrated in just 45 minutes

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

Got some bangers like I Shot the Sheriff and Let it Grow but I feel like he has better albums, for example Slowhand

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

This was a pretty great record, had never heard about it or Dr John before but it had a nice chill vibe

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Great album, Neil Young is a talented but somewhat underrated songwriter

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

3/5

Chill. So chill that I forgot that I was listening to it… bit boring

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

I like the chill vibes but it got boring after a while

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Lives up to the name for sure

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Some good blues rock

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Enjoyed the first song but the rest felt the same

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

2/5

Was excited to listen but was disappointed by how boring it was

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Respect him but this bored me

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

Wow I’ve never heard of these guys or any of their songs but some are brilliant

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

Great songs but bloated

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

So damn funky

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

Couple good songs but the rest was mostly forgettable

Foo Fighters

2/5

About as bad as their name

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

A couple songs which stood out but overall too much filler

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Not necessarily bad, but this has very little identity; also don’t see how it’s jazz

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

Give me one reason why this should be on the list

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

Not very many necessarily bad songs, but every one sounded the same

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Great load of songs, I should listen to more Pulp

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

5/5

Gotta get myself to Senegal, they make some good shit. This was amazing

Solid Air

John Martyn

4/5

Very chill and impressive guitar playing, never listened to him much before this

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

I can recognise each of the guys’ individual talents but their songs just don’t click with me

21

Adele

3/5

Boring song structure, goes nowhere, produced to perfection that the soul gets ripped out. Still better than most pop

Konnichiwa

Skepta

2/5

American rap is just so much better

Scott 4

Scott Walker

4/5

Half of it was great songs, other half was forgettable

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Classic soul, great voice

Signing Off

UB40

5/5

Great bit of reggae with interesting lyrics

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

3/5

Not bad but nothing worthy of noting

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

I disliked it at first but it was okay as it progressed

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Absolute monster of a debut

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Just can’t do Queen

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

Not even their best album and it’s still filled with bangers

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Huge amounts of energy, great guy

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Nothing stands out, just sort of exists without much personality. Very generic and meh.

The Cars

3/5

Good grooves but nothing spectacular

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Some good songs but mainly forgettable

The World is a Ghetto

War

5/5

So cool, jazzy, funky. Best kind of music

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

I think I need to be in the right atmosphere to really enjoy this, a bit hit or miss

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Not a country fan but this was amazing, managed to create a great atmosphere while in a prison

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Only a couple moments which I thought were good

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Unoriginal

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

Boring

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

Call me young and foolish, but Bob Dylan just bores me. Where’s Jimi’s version?

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

So funky, great bass, the one and only Larry Graham

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

Forgettable

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

3/5

It’s ok, probably some of the better 80s glam. I feel there is a lack of energy though

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

More than just a pop album I think - lots of interesting techniques like slap bass and harmonics which made it a far more exciting listen

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Great, not entirely sure what the 10 minute speech was all about though

Femi Kuti

5/5

Great rhythms and impossible not to bop your head to everything

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Very good, similar but different to other 90s/00s hip hop

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Had higher hopes than this - I’ve definitely heard some Ellington which I enjoyed a lot more than this

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

Waste of time

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

Was excited by this because it was grunge but this is bottom tier grunge for me. Not necessarily bad but just boring

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Definitely a Christmas album

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

2/5

I was listening to this for what felt like almost an hour, and I was only on the THIRD SONG? Losing my mind listening to this shit

High Violet

The National

2/5

World’s most boring album

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

Enjoyed the chill vibe

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

This isn’t even their greatest album but it’s still a masterpiece - the playing between Andy and Johnny can’t be beaten

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

The first time I listened to this was about a year ago and was disappointed, but now after listening again it’s a bona fide classic.

War

U2

3/5

Sunday Bloody Sunday was excellent but the rest bored me

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

I think you have to be in the right mood to enjoy this, glad I was

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

5/5

George Clinton can’t go wrong

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

2/5

Bored me immensely

Stephen Stills

3/5

Better than I was expecting, had no idea this was Stills from CSNY

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Great album, doesn’t compare to some of their others though - nothing particularly mind blowing on here

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Particularly groovy

Third

Portishead

3/5

Boring

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

One of the greatest and most influential musicians in history - sounds very 60s but simultaneously so ahead of its time

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

2/5

Boring. Waste of time.

Tracy Chapman

4/5

I knew the first 2 songs but had no idea they were Tracy Chapman - 2 great songs at that, and the rest of the album followed in quality

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Can appreciate the fact that it’s on the list but didn’t do much for me

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Has better albums but I was still groovin

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

A bit creepy but had a few good songs

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Enjoyed the listen but very forgettable

Van Halen

3/5

To be honest I had initially thought that Eddie’s guitar playing was a lot worse than this, but there is still a lot of soulless shredding - don’t understand why everyone gets wet over this. Will never forgive them for popularising hair metal

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

2/5

Couldn’t wait to turn it off. Really pisses me off

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

Groovy at times

Ananda Shankar

3/5

Not a favourite but amusing and definitely worth a listen

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

I was not expecting such an interesting and experimental record, especially for its time… sometimes it felt like this could have been made in the 80s or 90s

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

Moronic

Elastica

3/5

Good but as background music

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

Overall a good quality but totally forgettable

The Band

3/5

I accidentally played this almost the whole way through for a second time without realising, says a bit

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

One of the most important acts in music history (makes good songs too)

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

2/5

Could have lived unlimited lives without ever having to listen to this

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Way too long, wasn’t bad though

Killing Joke

3/5

Hasn’t got much to it

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Never really listened to Thin Lizzy before, this was a good start. Nice bass tone

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

Absolute classic by one of the greatest bands ever

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

Don’t see the point in this at all

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

I only knew one R.E.M. song before this (Losing My Religion) and it probably should've stayed like that... this didn't blow me away

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

One great song but irritating vocals

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

Only 36 minutes and it’s still far too long

Survivor

Destiny's Child

2/5

Got halfway through. Just didn't need to hear any more, I was close to losing my mind

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

3/5

Background music, but not unpleasant background music

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

Good songwriting, some solid basslines, overall a great listen. Set the level for post punk

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

Definitely not metal but I really enjoyed some songs. However it suffers from whiney vocals like a lot of bands from this era

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

A lot less insufferable than I was expecting; had some nice instrumental

All That You Can't Leave Behind

U2

2/5

Incredibly boring, everything sounded the same

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

I hadn’t properly listened to much of Lou Reed before this, but he’s a great songwriter with good tunes

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

I have tried so very hard to enjoy listening to Radiohead and have failed yet again

Black Metal

Venom

2/5

I can name at least 1001 albums more worthy of listening to

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Well written songs and tasty basslines

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

She has a very good voice but in the end it is just a generic pop album which I feel like I’ve listened to 10,000 times

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Did nothing for me

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Really shit, every song is identical

Pretenders

3/5

Groovy

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

Truly awful, personalityless, garbage

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

I took a short break from this website and this was the first album I listened to after coming back. Although better than I was expecting, this is still a disappointing album. Not much to it, very similar sounding songs but I suppose there isn’t anything terrible about it.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Great album to chill to

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Got some classics on here but doesn’t compare to some of their other stuff

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Good energy but can’t see myself listening to that again