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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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GI
Germs
|
5 | 2.54 | +2.46 |
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Slipknot
Slipknot
|
5 | 2.67 | +2.33 |
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
|
5 | 2.69 | +2.31 |
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Damaged
Black Flag
|
5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
|
5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
|
5 | 2.92 | +2.08 |
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
|
5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
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5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
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Kimono My House
Sparks
|
5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
|
5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
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1 | 3.9 | -2.9 |
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Revolver
Beatles
|
2 | 4.25 | -2.25 |
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Real Life
Magazine
|
1 | 3.05 | -2.05 |
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Future Days
Can
|
1 | 3 | -2 |
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
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1 | 2.91 | -1.91 |
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
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1 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
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1 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
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Night Life
Ray Price
|
1 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.8 |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 4.8 |
| David Bowie | 9 | 4.33 |
| Metallica | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.5 |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 4.67 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.67 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.67 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Stooges | 3 | 4.67 |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 5 |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 2 | 5 |
| Van Halen | 2 | 5 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 |
| ZZ Top | 2 | 5 |
| George Michael | 2 | 5 |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5 |
| Björk | 4 | 4.25 |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4.25 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3 | 4.33 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Who | 5 | 4 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| The Byrds | 4 | 1.75 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| Scott Walker | 2 | 1.5 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 2 |
5-Star Albums (129)
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Korn
4/5
... better than the Beatles. Sorry, this came out at a very formative time for me. This album is a part of me and I'd rather listen to it than any Beatles album any day.
2 likes
The Byrds
2/5
I'm Wayne's World, there is a joke about a band playing called The Shitty Beatles and that they live up to the name. I imagine that band is actually The Byrds
1 likes
1-Star Albums (27)
All Ratings
Cream
5/5
An absolute classic. Great start
Screaming Trees
3/5
The northwest grunge scene was never my thing but this has some pretty good stuff. It's 3½ stars but I can't bring myself to round up to 4.
Jane Weaver
2/5
Just not for me
Bad Company
5/5
Big Star
4/5
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Beatles
3/5
There are some all time bangers on here. There's also a lot of just ok to not good songs. It's a 3.5 but that 8 and a half minute track of noise is making round down.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Orbital
2/5
It's fine background music I guess
Elvis Presley
4/5
The Go-Go's
5/5
Incredible
Slipknot
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Ray Charles is one of the all time greats. Why pick his album of, admittedly fantastic, covers of country songs?
Johnny Cash
4/5
The Young Gods
4/5
David Gray
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
fIREHOSE
2/5
Le Tigre
4/5
Can't believe I'm just now finding out about this band
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Ice Cube
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Great album cover
3/5
I mean, there are some bangers in here. There's also a fair amount of "we got high and thought this was funny"
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
I mean. This is one of the greatest albums of all time. Love it when I already have an album on vinyl.
The Residents
1/5
Of course the longest album (almost 2 torterous hours) is also experimental unlistenable garbage. This is the soundtrack to Joker (2019)
Ride
3/5
It's fine
Baaba Maal
4/5
Great vibes
Kings of Leon
5/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Beatles
3/5
The songs you know you know for a reason. However, the rest of the songs just fade into the background. Now I don't know, I haven't studied music theory and evolution so maybe they are doing something groundbreaking and revolutionary but to me it just sounds like middle of the road pop music. It's fine, it's far from bad but it's also far from the religious experience people describe. They know what they're doing but it's fine. Truly, this only confirms to me that in the movie Yesterday, if someone started playing these songs and nobody had ever heard them before, he'd get some fans but by and large nobody would care.
Supergrass
4/5
Randy Newman
4/5
Can
1/5
The Smiths
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
The Shamen
2/5
Portishead
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Lightning Bolt
1/5
As far as "experimental" music goes, this is almost listenable. I would even dare say there are a few riffs that are pretty good. That said, I can't in good conscience give this anything above 1 star.
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
The Monkees
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
The Who
4/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Not his best album but damn good
Iron Maiden
5/5
I mean, come on! Not my favorite album of theirs but it's undeniable
The Roots
4/5
This would be a 5 star album but now I'm fighting myself from giving it 3 because I'm tired of bands making albums with 10 minute long random noise tracks. You're not edgy or doing anything new and you're definitely not saying anything by making these. They are not creative, enjoyable, thought provoking and they're definitely not music.
The Hives
4/5
All bangers
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
The Cars
4/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Daft Punk
5/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Patti Smith
4/5
Pixies
3/5
The Electric Prunes
3/5
CHVRCHES
4/5
I loved this way more than I thought I would. Tempted to give it 5 but can't quite
Orbital
3/5
Green Day
5/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Khaled
3/5
5/5
Laibach
3/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
It doesn't get much better than this
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Deerhunter
2/5
The Strokes
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Judas Priest
4/5
ABBA
4/5
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Gene Clark
2/5
Santana
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Method Man
3/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Goldfrapp
2/5
Love chill vibes music but this is so chill it's asleep.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
I kind of loved this
Iggy Pop
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Roxy Music
4/5
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would
Neil Young
3/5
The Bees
2/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
I mean, I want to like this but it's just so uninteresting and kind of full of itself.
Radiohead
2/5
This is one of those albums I feel is a prank. I have heard a few radiohead songs and like them quite a bit. There's only 2 songs on this album and 1 is quite good. The rest feels like competent, though still uninteresting and frustrating, experimental music.
4/5
Manu Chao
4/5
I enjoyed this way more than I thought
Robbie Williams
3/5
The Specials
3/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
Stick with Crosy, Nash and sometimes Young.
Machito
4/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
During the first track I was worried that I wasn't going to like this much as Girl from Ipanema has become the basis of elevator music. Though quickly I got on this album's wavelength and this is very much the kind of record I want to put on then pour myself a glass of scotch and light a cigar. Fantastic.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
I guess if by post-hardcore you mean heavily distorted guitars and zero energy, sure...
Saint Etienne
2/5
Otis Redding
5/5
Joy Division
3/5
Anthrax
4/5
Metallica
5/5
This was the first CD I ever bought and is in contention for the album I have listened to the most times in my life. It's not their best album but every song is possibly the best song on the album. One is one of the greatest songs of all time. Dyers Eve, Frayed Ends of Sanity, Blackened and Shortest Straw are simply some of the greatest metal/trash songs out there. Truly one of the best albums of all time.
Mudhoney
2/5
Was kind of excited for this one as, despite my distaste of grunge, I've heard some mudhoney before and liked it, but this just didn't work for me.
Suede
3/5
X-Ray Spex
4/5
An English, female lead punk band with a sax!? Don't know if a band has been more for me.
Michael Jackson
5/5
The Pogues
5/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
The best Paul McCartney album yet. Still don't think he deserves 6 albums, so far, on the list.
The Prodigy
5/5
This album still rips
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Why is post-punk as shit as punk is good?
This sounds like some people were listening to The Talking Heads and decided "we should start a band kind of like them'" then they all got way too drunk and high to be able perform in any way. In their heads, they are killing it, but we the audience are suffering through their incoherent mishmash.
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The Monks
3/5
I'm giving this 3 stars because there are moments of real talent and possibility. Overall, though, it's mostly basic oompa loompa music.
Cat Stevens
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Why is there more than 1 Dexys Midnight Runners albums on this list? You're picking 1001 essential albums from all of music around the world and you just have to include 2! Dexys Midnight Runners albums!?
That said, this band is so much more than the one hit wonders we all know them as. Still... 2 albums on this list is insane.
The Byrds
2/5
How dare you call this any kind of rock. I truly hate twang
John Lennon
2/5
1001 essential albums of all time from around the globe. I'm 160 in. This is my 8TH! Beatles/Beatles adjacent album!? Why? WHY? I was already thinking they were overrated. This album is making me think they were straight trash. 1001 essential albums and 8, so far, are from the same 4 fucking people!? No. Just no.
As for a review of this specific Beatles adjacent album: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
Elton John
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Mid
James Taylor
3/5
Parliament
5/5
Radiohead
3/5
This album has music on it! Still, a few tracks keep it from being 4 stars but I really enjoyed a few tracks on this one
The White Stripes
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
I see now why people say that not everyone listened to The Velvet Underground but everyone who listened to the velvet Underground started a band. Listening to this it's easy to think "these guys are successful? If this counts as music, I can do that!" Murder mystery keeps this from 4 stars and almost knocked it all the way down to 2.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Cee Lo Green
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Q-Tip
3/5
a-ha
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
I mean as far as "experimental indie" goes, this is at least music. But there's not much there. This is the kind of thing I don't mind having on in the background because it's pleasant enough but you don't need to pay attention to it.
Lou Reed
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
I knew I was in trouble when I saw it was a live album with only 7 tracks but nearly an hour 20 in length....
M.I.A.
3/5
Given how much I hate Paper Planes, I was surprised at how kinda good this was
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Eels
3/5
John Grant
3/5
Common
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Napalm Death
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Tortoise
2/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
King Crimson
2/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Pulp
4/5
Venom
4/5
Blur
3/5
Song 2 is an all timer but the rest of the album is ok
Bob Dylan
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Frank Black
2/5
The xx
3/5
Adele
4/5
Nirvana
3/5
Nirvana is just never going to be for me. The best songs were covers
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
The Human League
4/5
Björk
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Madonna
4/5
Thelonious Monk
5/5
A masterpiece
The Byrds
2/5
Ok. So The Byrds are The Frey to The Beatles Coldplay. A band doing an extremely similar thing, yet somehow even more less interesting version, to an overrated band.
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Blur
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
So there's stuff on here that I kind of like and would get 4 stars. 2 problems, it's still a genre in general I'm not big on and while I enjoy some of this, I enjoy it in small doses... over 2 hours and 40+ songs is the opposite of a small dose. I had to do something listening to this that I have yet to do on this 1001 album journey and something I didn't want to do; I took an intermission and listened to something I enjoy. I needed a break. 2 stars
AC/DC
5/5
AC/DC are the all time supreme heavy weight champions of "all killer, no filler" albums
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The National
3/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Pulp
3/5
Queen
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
Hey! This Radiohead album resembles music!!!
Deep Purple
5/5
Various Artists
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Buzzcocks
4/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Coldplay
2/5
Linkin Park
5/5
I haven't listened to this in 12+ years yet I still know every word.
Blondie
5/5
All hail Debbie Harry
Arcade Fire
3/5
Billie Holiday
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Julian Cope
2/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Madonna
3/5
The early 2000s auto tune trend was rough
Slipknot
5/5
Yes
Björk
4/5
I liked this way more than I should
Aerosmith
4/5
Boston
5/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
David Bowie
5/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Genesis
3/5
Bee Gees
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
10cc
4/5
This was surprisingly goofy and fun
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Every time I hear the name Massive Attack I think it's some kind of thrash metal band or something then I put it on and it's the most chill trip hop imaginable.
Keith Jarrett
5/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
... his name in American Fiction makes more sense now
Coldplay
2/5
Mmf, wha? Did somebody slip me a tranquilizer? No? Oh, you just put on Coldplay. That makes sense. Best sleep I've had in a while.
Queen
5/5
I mean... it's one of the greatest albums of all time
Calexico
3/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
It's a 2.5 but I'm rounding down
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
Even though this is the kind of hip hop that I tend to enjoy this album has no energy to it.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
The Charlatans
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Nick Drake
2/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Van Halen
5/5
Eminem
2/5
Eminem was never my guy but this album aged like milk
Neil Young
3/5
SAULT
2/5
< The Beatles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
I really tried to give this less than 5 stars but... I just enjoyed listening to this so much
Fever Ray
3/5
The Who
4/5
Stereo MC's
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
New Order
4/5
Aerosmith
4/5
Nirvana
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
I prefer his work in Crank
Japan
4/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Nina Simone
5/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Dennis Wilson
2/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
The Stooges
5/5
Pretenders
4/5
The Birthday Party
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
The Associates
2/5
Rush
5/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
John Prine
2/5
Rod Stewart
4/5
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Violent Femmes
5/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
The Auteurs
2/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
I can't deny, I spent years blindly hating on Swift. Over the last few years I've been trying to get rid of that mentality. In terms of her specifically, seeing the things going on at and around the eras tour is cool. This is the first time I've actually bothered to sit down and earnestly listen to her music.
With all that said, I do think she's not for me, and that's ok. I will also say, this album is a ton of fun. That's ok too. Music can just be fun. Shake it Off is an undeniable banger. So while I don't see myself buying her albums any time soon, I will have fun whenever her music comes on.
Deep Purple
4/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
AC/DC
5/5
Hookworms
2/5
OutKast
4/5
This might have been a 5 star album if it wasn't for the interludes
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
The Specials
3/5
I want to like the specials but they just don't get there for me
The xx
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
The Doors
3/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Fugees
4/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
The Stooges
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
No
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
CHIC
4/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Tangerine Dream
3/5
N.E.R.D
3/5
Love
3/5
DJ Shadow
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Bill Callahan
3/5
ZZ Top
5/5
Mariah Carey
4/5
Rules
Chicago
4/5
The Young Rascals
2/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
The Killers
4/5
Fun through and through
Pixies
4/5
The Lemonheads
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
Spiritualized
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Carole King
4/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Madness
3/5
Solange
2/5
Joan Baez
3/5
Eagles
4/5
Skepta
3/5
The Waterboys
4/5
Garbage
5/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
I wanted to love this but it's just ok. Also, I can't believe I'm saying this, Nirvana's version was better.
The Temptations
5/5
Basement Jaxx
4/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
Sister Sledge
5/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Hey! This Radiohead album is all music and real songs! Wow
The Fall
3/5
Raekwon
2/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Minor Threat
5/5
Peter Tosh
2/5
Nas
2/5
Dire Straits
4/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Little Simz
2/5
4/5
Little Richard
5/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Oasis
3/5
Mekons
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Television
3/5
The Pharcyde
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Simply Red
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
The Sonics
2/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
The Streets
2/5
The Vines
4/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Goldie
2/5
De La Soul
4/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Common
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
2Pac
3/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
The Doors
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Suede
2/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
I mean, there's no denying this is one of the greatest rock albums of all time
Finley Quaye
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Massive Attack
3/5
Heaven 17
2/5
I feel every sketch making fun of synth pop bands is making fun of this band.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Once again... why is post punk as shit as punk is good
Dr. John
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Gorillaz
4/5
George Michael
5/5
Bee Gees
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Eurythmics
4/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
The Offspring
5/5
MGMT
4/5
Stereolab
3/5
Def Leppard
5/5
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Beach House
3/5
Blue Cheer
3/5
XTC
2/5
Mylo
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Jack White
4/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
Frank Zappa
4/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
The Zombies
3/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Def Leppard
5/5
Music snobs can hate all they want. This album rules
Fishbone
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Doves
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
5/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
The Style Council
3/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Rules
Hole
2/5
Mike Ladd
2/5
M.I.A.
2/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Janet Jackson
3/5
Scissor Sisters
5/5
Hell yes
The Isley Brothers
5/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Yawn
ZZ Top
5/5
TLC
4/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Wire
3/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
The Replacements
4/5
Django Django
4/5
Holger Czukay
4/5
Started out interesting, then....
The Beta Band
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
George Harrison
3/5
Silver Jews
2/5
I will never understand albums/bands like this that seem to think music is a joke or something. The singer doesn't seem to care about any of it so he just maybe purposefully "sings" in the most low effort shitty way. If you don't care about your music, why should I?
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
No. Absolutely not. No.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
4/5
Klaxons
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Undeniable
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Femi Kuti
5/5
Wow. This album is a blast.
David Bowie
4/5
The Thrills
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
I mean... the title says it all, I guess.
The Prodigy
3/5
Ice T
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Red Snapper
2/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Christine and the Queens
3/5
David Crosby
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
David Ackles
2/5
No, thank you
Sepultura
4/5
Queen
5/5
Simply one of the greatest albums of all time
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
The Stone Roses
2/5
Getting pretty tired of all these English "rock" bands that sound basically like this. For the 1001 albums you should listen to before you die, 500 of them are kinda the same album
The Cure
2/5
Another Radiohead like experience. I see the album and get excited. "Oh, I've listened to plenty of this band, this will be fun to listen to a whole album." Then the listening experience: "ohhh... oh... this isn't so much music as ambient noise to play quietly in the background when you just need something to ignore. "
The Who
5/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Talk Talk
2/5
Brian Eno
2/5
This man has way too many albums on this list. Especially for how uninteresting he is.
Moby
4/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Shack
2/5
More uninteresting mid English pop rock.
Bauhaus
3/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Loved this
Beatles
2/5
Mj Cole
2/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
The Damned
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Ray Charles
5/5
The Incredible String Band
2/5
Tori Amos
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
It's fine
Duke Ellington
5/5
Suicide
2/5
Ananda Shankar
3/5
The Byrds
2/5
I'm Wayne's World, there is a joke about a band playing called The Shitty Beatles and that they live up to the name. I imagine that band is actually The Byrds
The Cramps
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Dion
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Van Halen
5/5
A triumph
Beck
4/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
The Adverts
4/5
Giant Sand
2/5
This was homework
Joni Mitchell
3/5
808 State
2/5
The Sugarcubes
5/5
Ended up loving this
Soft Cell
3/5
Elbow
2/5
UB40
3/5
Why is this on here. I like ub40 but why this album
The Avalanches
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
The Libertines
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Prince
5/5
David Bowie
4/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Kid Rock
2/5
I normally try to push politics aside when reviewing albums but... for just so many reasons... fuck kid rock. That said, I did relisten hoping to have some of the fun I had in middle and high school when this album was popular but... fuck this thing aged like eggnog in the sun in July.
Thundercat
4/5
4/5
Better than the Beatles
Prince
4/5
Way better than the Beatles. Starfish and coffee almost kicks this to 5 stars
Cheap Trick
4/5
Much better than the Beatles
Nick Drake
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Pixies
3/5
Better than the Beatles
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Better than the Beatles
Pink Floyd
4/5
Better than the Beatles
Circle Jerks
4/5
Much better than the Beatles
David Bowie
4/5
So much better than the Beatles
The Rolling Stones
5/5
So insanely much better than the Beatles. Sympathy for the Devil alone is better than any song by the Beatles.
Ryan Adams
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Not as good as the Beatles
Gram Parsons
2/5
Not nearly as good as the Beatles
Korn
4/5
... better than the Beatles. Sorry, this came out at a very formative time for me. This album is a part of me and I'd rather listen to it than any Beatles album any day.
Wild Beasts
2/5
Not as good as the Beatles
Skunk Anansie
5/5
So much better than the Beatles. Skin fucking rules.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Tiny bit better than the Beatles
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
Much worse than the Beatles.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Black Flag
5/5
Henry Rollins barefoot stomps the Beatles
Fairport Convention
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Hot Chip
3/5
On par with the Beatles
American Music Club
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Röyksopp
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Stan Getz
4/5
Better than the Beatles
Pantera
5/5
Pantera is waaaaaaay better than the Beatles. Sorry. This is an incredible album start to finish.
Morrissey
3/5
Little better than the Beatles
Pentangle
2/5
On par with some of the Beatles.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Worse than the Beatles. Why is this on here
The Go-Betweens
3/5
On par with the Beatles
2/5
Not as good as the Beatles
Richard Hawley
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Better and more innovative than the Beatles
1/5
Way worse than the Beatles. This is everything I hate about country
The Band
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Public Enemy
4/5
Fight the power alone makes this album better than the Beatles
Love
3/5
Another Beatles sound alike
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
Better than the Beatles
The Dictators
4/5
Better than the Beatles
Miles Davis
5/5
Much better than the Beatles
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Not as good as the Beatles
The Youngbloods
3/5
On par with the Beatles
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
On par with the Beatles
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Better than the Beatles.
Miles Davis
5/5
So much better than the Beatles
Moby Grape
2/5
Basically the Beatles but a little less interesting
Maxwell
3/5
On par with the Beatles
The Byrds
1/5
Worse than the Beatles. I briefly got excited thinking this was a Fifth Dimension album. Then I saw it was the fucking birds. The absolute worst Beatles wannabe band.
Fiona Apple
4/5
Fiona Apple > The Beatles.
Beatles
2/5
The Beatles = The Beatles
Taxman and Eleanor Rigby are great songs. The rest are typical Beatles, straight down the middle. However. Yellow Submarine is the WORST. SONG. OF. ALL. TIME.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers > The Beatles
Tim Buckley
2/5
Tim Buckley < The Beatles
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Cocteau Twins ≈ The Beatles
Nick Drake
3/5
Nick Drake > The Beatles
Scott Walker
2/5
Scott Walker < The Beatles
k.d. lang
3/5
> The Beatles
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
> The Beatles
2/5
< The Beatles
I didn't like this album at all... but i can't deny it's at least interesting.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
> The Beatles
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
> The Beatles
Steve Earle
2/5
< The Beatles
The Kinks
2/5
= The Beatles
I usually like the Kinks but this one is uninteresting
Slint
2/5
<the Beatles
Metallica
5/5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Beatles
Don't need to relisten by will. I own this on multiple formats including vinyl.
This album means so much to me and was probably the biggest shift in my music taste growing up. I was lucky enough to go to S&M² in SF. Incredible. All the music snobs and Beatles fans who don't like this can shove it. Give me this album a thousand times over any Beatles album.
Elvis Costello
4/5
> The Beatles
Os Mutantes
3/5
= The Beatles
It's interesting, I'll give it that
The Cure
3/5
= The Beatles
Van Morrison
3/5
>The Beatles
Taylor Swift
3/5
I'm not a big swift fan but this was pleasant. I like her higher energy stuff more
U2
4/5
> The Beatles
The Kinks
3/5
= The Beatles
This band wants to be the Beatles so bad
The Who
3/5
>The Beatles
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
>The Beatles
Sade
4/5
>The Beatles
Digital Underground
3/5
=the Beatles
Led Zeppelin
5/5
>>> The Beatles
Kelela
4/5
> The Beatles
I was unsure of this album at the start but I ended up vibing so hard with this
Leftfield
2/5
= The Beatles.
If there's one thing this list loves as much as the Beatles and bands that wish they were the Beatles from the 60s and 70s, it's mid as hell British electronic duos from the late 90s and early 00s
Alice In Chains
5/5
>> The Beatles
Bob Dylan
4/5
> the Beatles
Led Zeppelin
5/5
>>> the Beatles
Aerosmith
4/5
>> The Beatles
The Gun Club
3/5
= the Beatles
The Crusaders
4/5
> The Beatles
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
> the Beatles
Joe Ely
2/5
< the Beatles
Paul Simon
3/5
> the Beatles
Solomon Burke
4/5
> the Beatles
Elastica
4/5
> the Beatles
Really enjoyed this one
The Triffids
3/5
=The Beatles
Shuggie Otis
3/5
≠ the Beatles
Some of this is really interesting and great but a lot of this is elevator music.
Donovan
3/5
= the Beatles
Pink Floyd
5/5
> the Beatles
Not even much of a pink Floyd fan but this album is great
The Black Keys
4/5
> the Beatles
Christina Aguilera
3/5
= The Beatles
There's a great 45 minute album in here
Everything But The Girl
3/5
= the Beatles
Relaxing
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
= the Beatles
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
> The Beatles
Dig this more then expected
The White Stripes
4/5
> the Beatles
There was a time when I couldn't stand Jack White. His voice bothered me for some reason. This is the first time I've listened to anything he's done in at least a decade, other than his bond theme which I still say is bad, but something changed. This hit. It's great
Sleater-Kinney
5/5
>>> the Beatles
Fuck yes. This rules
Kraftwerk
3/5
=The Beatles
Tricky
3/5
>The Beatles
Good vibes
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
> The Beatles
I mean... come on
Louis Prima
5/5
>> the Beatles
Songhoy Blues
5/5
> the Beatles
This rules
Robert Wyatt
2/5
< the Beatles
The first track would make a nice instrumental piece. The rest feels like a prank.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
> The Beatles
Not his best outing but still petty good
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
>The Beatles
Really enjoyed this
Supertramp
3/5
=The Beatles
Big Black
4/5
> the Beatles
This kinda rules
The The
3/5
= the Beatles
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
= the Beatles
Gene Clark
2/5
< the Beatles
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
> the Beatles
Ghostface Killah
4/5
> The Beatles
Pere Ubu
2/5
< the Beatles
I will never understand the genre of music "what if I/we just fuck around in my basement and call it music and release it as an album as a goof." Like this, the residents and Radiohead
Björk
4/5
> The Beatles
Björk rules
Billy Bragg
3/5
= the Beatles
Butthole Surfers
2/5
< the Beatles
I like the butthole surfers... Just not this album
Orange Juice
3/5
= the Beatles
Big Star
3/5
= the Beatles
Beatles
3/5
Is the Beatles.
Perfectly middle of the road background ignorable music
Paul Simon
4/5
>The Beatles
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
> the Beatles
Can I Kick It? Is an all timer
Justice
4/5
> the Beatles
Also, apparently French electronic duos
>>> English electronic duos.
Steely Dan
4/5
> The Beatles
The Undertones
4/5
>The Beatles
Beyoncé
3/5
= the Beatles
Missy Elliott
4/5
>The Beatles
David Bowie
5/5
>>> the Beatles
The Rolling Stones
4/5
> The Beatles
Michael Jackson
5/5
> the Beatles
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
=the Beatles
Ramones
5/5
>>>>>>>>>>> The Beatles
Can
2/5
Sometimes I have a real issue with this list. It's bad enough that it has every album ever made by a Beatle as well as at least one album by every mid as fuck English band trying to be the Beatles and a few American ones, but it's got multiple albums by "bands" like Can. Is Weezer on the list? No but we got 3 albums by one hit wonder Dexys Midnight Runners. Any Blink 182? No, but we got multiple albums by an "experimental" band that is virtually unlistenable. Any Sevendust? Drowning Pool? Hell, any Selena? No, but we've got so many Byrds albums you'll want to run head first into a wall.
By the way, I'm not against these bands having albums on the list. I think the point of the list should be to show the breadth of music. But I TRULY believe every band should only be allowed ONE album. Metallica is my favorite band of all time, but it should be Master of Puppets, the end. Beatles, it should be the white album and nothing more. Maybe, MAYBE, some bands that truly changed their sound can have more than one like Fleetwood Mac or something. But this is insane.
Portishead
2/5
< the Beatles
Part of the Wikipedia about this album is that Geoff Barrow became uninterested in music... And I think that describes this album.
The Who
4/5
> the Beatles
Randy Newman
4/5
> the Beatles
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
=The beatles
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
= The Beatles
I was prepared for so much worse given the name but this was fine. Typical 60s rock
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
>>> the Beatles
Jane's Addiction
4/5
> the Beatles
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
> the Beatles
Was previously unaware of this album. It's great
Supergrass
4/5
> The Beatles
Surprisingly good
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
> The Beatles
Marilyn Manson
3/5
> the Beatles
Scandal noted and separating the art from the artist, this music was a big part of my life in middle and high school. There are some all timers on here but I acknowledge quite a few uninteresting songs.
Small Faces
3/5
= the Beatles
The Rolling Stones
5/5
>>>> The Beatles
SZA
3/5
= the Beatles
Interesting album
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
> The Beatles
Eric Clapton
4/5
> the Beatles
Scandal noted
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
= the Beatles
I like Springsteen but the albums on this list so far are his least interesting in my opinion
Elton John
5/5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Beatles
Simply one of the greatest albums of all time.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
< the Beatles
I'm a defender of Nick cave but this album was pretty uninteresting to me
The B-52's
4/5
> The Beatles
Minutemen
4/5
> the Beatles
N.W.A.
4/5
> the Beatles.
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
> the Beatles
Fun
Leonard Cohen
3/5
= the Beatles
Mercury Rev
2/5
< The Beatles
Radiohead
3/5
= the Beatles
Radiohead up there for most overrated bands of all time. Every time I get a Radiohead album I get excited to listen and hear what everyone else does but I always end up disappointed. This album is at least music. That said, I got excited when the first song was pretty good but then the next track started that sounded like hotel lobby music and that continued for the next 40 minutes... It's fine. It's ignorable. It's the definition of 2.5 middle of the road passable music.
Elliott Smith
3/5
= the Beatles
This is different. Most of this list is bands from the 60s and into the 70s trying to be the Beatles, here's a guy in 2000 trying desperately to be the Beatles. Much like the Beatles, some of it is enjoyable
Lou Reed
5/5
>>>>>>>>>> the Beatles
A perfect album
The Kinks
3/5
= to the Beatles
Trying hard to be the Beatles
Ian Dury
2/5
< the Beatles
Why does this album sound like it should be performed at a circus?
Isaac Hayes
4/5
> the Beatles
The Beach Boys
5/5
>> the Beatles
Sonic Youth
4/5
> the Beatles
Boards of Canada
1/5
< the Beatles
Continues the trend of British electronic duos being pretty shit
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
= the Beatles
Dagmar Krause
2/5
< the Beatles
Lauryn Hill
4/5
> the Beatles
Nirvana
3/5
= the Beatles
This might be the second most over rated band in history.
Sparks
5/5
>> the Beatles
I only in recent years came across Sparks. Been loving the journey as they are so very much my vibe. This is the best album I've heard by them yet.
Drive-By Truckers
1/5
< The Beatles
Keep driving, away from me.
Why are the least interesting albums also the longest?
The Rolling Stones
5/5
>>> The Beatles
Kanye West
1/5
<<<<<<The Beatles
Fuck this guy. I try to leave politics and scandal out of my reviews but Nazis will not be tolerated.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
= The Beatles
Kinda post modern Talking Heads
Turbonegro
5/5
>>>>> the Beatles
Such a shame this is getting rated so low. It's so much better than half this damn list. Sorry the lyrics aren't as brilliant as
"We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine"
Magazine
1/5
< the Beatles
Last album I got was a punk album by a band I had never heard of. It was incredible but it was pretty low rated because... It was punk, I think. This album, also by a band I had never heard of before, is higher rated than that album yet is.. bad. It continues the trend of post punk being as shit as every other kind of punk is good. Holy shit. Just got to the Goldfinger cover... Fuck this band
The Fall
3/5
=The Beatles
This is far and away the best "post punk" album on this list.
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
>>>>>>>>>The Beatles
Roni Size
1/5
< the Beatles
Why is English electronic music so bad and why is this album on here at all
Talvin Singh
1/5
< The Beatles
Ugh, 2 shit English electronic albums in a row, neither of which should be on the list.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
=The Beatles
I mean it's fine but... why
Scritti Politti
1/5
< the Beatles
I'm not rewarding this British boring completely unnecessary bullshit with kind ratings anymore. Albums like this prove that the people who put this list together worked decently hard for about 30 minutes coming up with albums from around the world that are unique and worth listening to and then for the rest of the 786 albums put their favorite British band albums that they remember from their childhood.
The Mars Volta
2/5
<The Beatles
The Mars Volta opened for SoaD once when I went to see them live... tmv was the most uninteresting and frustrating live performance I've ever had to suffer through
Metallica
5/5
>>>> The Beatles
Soft Machine
1/5
< The Beatles
Calling this rock is a fucking stretch. Track 1 is abysmal. The rest has something going for it but... not enough
Lana Del Rey
3/5
= the Beatles
Dead Kennedys
5/5
>>>>> the Beatles
Fuck yeah
Hawkwind
1/5
< The Beatles
No
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
> The Beatles
Surprisingly good
The KLF
1/5
< the Beatles
"British electronic" is a music phrase I've learned to fear as much as "experimental"
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
> the Beatles
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
> the Beatles
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
= the Beatles
Hey, instead of someone trying to be the Beatles it's someone trying to be the rolling Stones
Arcade Fire
3/5
= The Beatles
The Fall
3/5
= the Beatles
Scott Walker
1/5
<< the Beatles
Hey, what if that cheesy and cliche music in 60s movies, ummm.... Sucked and had no charm?
Dusty Springfield
4/5
> the Beatles
I don't know why I thought Dusty Springfield was someone/something else but this was pretty good
4/5
> The Beatles
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
= The Beatles
Everything But The Girl
2/5
< the Beatles
The Cult
3/5
= The Beatles
T. Rex
5/5
> The Beatles
Weather Report
3/5
= The Beatles
Black Sabbath
5/5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Beatles
Ok. Lets have this conversation. I'm sure it's no coincidence I'm getting this album the day that Ozzy died but in general I've been steeping myself in Black Sabbath the last month or so.
I want to put to rest that The Beatles are the greatest/most influential band of all time. I've never agreed with that but listening to more Sabbath lately has truly proven it to me. The Beatles created/influenced the boy band and mid tier pop. Black Sabbath created and influenced dozens of sub genres of rock and metal including, I dare say, they created the very genre of heavy metal. All while having not just one, but at least two of the greatest vocalists to EVER do it. As well as some of the most talented musicians ever to be in the band including the extremely iconic original lineup.
Now, I'm not saying Black Sabbath is the greatest band of all time but I do think they deserve to be in the conversation more than the band the wrote We All Live in a Yellow Submarine. This band, this album in particular, are incredible masterpieces the likes of which we'll probably never see again. All praise the prince of fucking darkness.
Fugazi
5/5
>> The Beatles
Laura Nyro
2/5
< The Beatles
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
> the Beatles
Rush
5/5
> The Beatles
Wilco
3/5
= the Beatles
Pavement
4/5
> The Beatles
King Crimson
2/5
< the Beatles
Buck Owens
1/5
< the Beatles
No thank you
MC Solaar
4/5
> the Beatles
Beatles
1/5
Is the Beatles
.... Most Beatles I find to be the definition of middle of the road... This album sucks and absolutely did not need to be on the list... Granted I feel they should only have one or two albums on here
Ravi Shankar
4/5
> The Beatles
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
> The Beatles
Eagles
4/5
> the Beatles
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
> the Beatles
Deep Purple
3/5
> The Beatles
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
<<<< the Beatles
Fuck people who record bullshit then have the audacity to release it and charge actual money for it.
I can't tell if the positive reviews I saw for this are a joke because they describe things that simply are not on this album, like music, for instance.
This would be zero stars if I could do that
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
< The Beatles
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
= The Beatles
Despite some powerful lyrics, not Nick Cave's best and also no need for this many nick cave albums especially since none so far have had red right hand
Lambchop
2/5
< the Beatles
No thank you
The Zutons
3/5
= the Beatles
It's fine... I guess.
Talking Heads
4/5
> the Beatles
Culture Club
3/5
=The Beatles
Air
4/5
> the Beatles
Continuing the trend of French electronic music >>> English electronic music
John Martyn
3/5
=The Beatles
Yes
4/5
> The Beatles
Yes, indeed
Green Day
4/5
> The Beatles
The Stooges
5/5
>>> the Beatles
Frank Sinatra
4/5
> The Beatles
Sabu
3/5
= The Beatles
It's fine but nothing i really want to seek out
Johnny Cash
4/5
> The Beatles
I hate country but Johnny cash and this album are undeniable
Queen Latifah
3/5
= the Beatles
Björk
5/5
Beck
4/5
> the Beatles
Living Colour
5/5
>>> the Beatles
James Brown
5/5
> the Beatles
50 Cent
2/5
< The Beatles
Sarah Vaughan
5/5
>> the Beatles
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
= to the Beatles
As far as post punk goes, this is listenable
John Lee Hooker
4/5
> the Beatles
Ray Price
1/5
< the Beatles
No thank you.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
> The Beatles
Never heard of these guys before. This was great.
Incubus
5/5
>>>> the Beatles
Possibly in my top 10 albums I've listened to the most. Fuck the haters, sorry it's not as genius as We All Live in A Yellow Submarine.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
=The Beatles
Bert Jansch
3/5
= the Beatles.
Pleasant enough
Grateful Dead
2/5
> the Beatles
The dead are talented but...I fucking hate jam bands.
Ash
3/5
= the Beatles
5/5
>>>>>>>> the Beatles
One of the greatest
5/5
>>> the Beatles
This rules
Morrissey
3/5
= the Beatles
He's very talented but also fuck him
Radiohead
3/5
= the Beatles
The best Radiohead album yet
Traffic
3/5
= The Beatles
This list really is 70% middle of the road English Rock and pop from the 60s and 70s
The Slits
4/5
> the Beatles
Good
Crowded House
3/5
= The Beatles
Perfectly fine
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
> The Beatles
Finally a good English electronic album
Bobby Womack
4/5
> The Beatles
Al Green
5/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
= the Beatles
This is more folk than country and for some reason I can swing with folk but can not stand country. The best song is about a good genre.
Jamiroquai
4/5
> The Beatles
Very fun
Arrested Development
2/5
< the Beatles
Good beats and whatnot but it goes on too long and I'm just not into super christiany music.
The Smiths
3/5
= the Beatles
The The
2/5
< the Beatles
This just isn't for me
Pavement
4/5
> The Beatles
David Bowie
4/5
> The Beatles
2/5
< The Beatles
No thank you
Beastie Boys
5/5
>>> the Beatles
2/5
< the Beatles
ABBA
3/5
> the Beatles
Ministry
5/5
> the Beatles
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
< the Beatles
As many people have pointed out already, why the fuck are there THREE DMR albums on this list. The first one was enough to show that they were more than one hit wonders. This is the biggest evidence yet of the extreme English/UK/Ireland bias this list has.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
>the Beatles
John Lennon
2/5
< The Beatles
1 or 2 decent songs. Kind of a who gives a shit album. Tired of listening to every album made by any needle beatle. For the record, the ranking of beatles goes
1. Ringo Starr
2. George Harrison
3. Pete best
4. John Lennon
5. An actual beetle
6. Paul McCartney
Baaba Maal
4/5
> The Beatles
Very pleasant and enjoyable
Black Sabbath
5/5
>>>>> the Beatles
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
< The Beatles
Muddy Waters
5/5
>>>>> the Beatles
System Of A Down
5/5
> The Beatles
Yeah I said it
The Coral
3/5
= The Beatles
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
> the Beatles
Interesting
Ice Cube
3/5
= The Beatles
Sugar
3/5
= The Beatles
Stephen Stills
3/5
= the Beatles
Should stick with Crosby, Nash and sometimes Young
4/5
> the Beatles
More like this on the list and less like the Beatles, please
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
= the Beatles
Cypress Hill
4/5
> the Beatles
John Cale
2/5
< the Beatles
Love velvet underground but why is he trying to be a Beatle?
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
< the Beatles
Another album in the category of post punk is as shit as punk is good
Goldfrapp
3/5
= The Beatles
Perfectly fine
Sigur Rós
3/5
= The Beatles
Ozomatli
4/5
> the Beatles
This rules. People who rated it low I'll bet love yellow submarine
Charles Mingus
4/5
> The Beatles
Harry Nilsson
4/5
> The Beatles
I enjoyed this way more than expected
Anita Baker
3/5
= the Beatles
Perfectly fine
Dr. Octagon
2/5
< The Beatles
Interesting vibes but kinda shitty
Tito Puente
4/5
> The Beatles
Fela Kuti
5/5
> the Beatles
Very good
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Just barely > the Beatles
I haven't heard the words G. Love and Special Sauce in forever. Was pleasantly surprised. It's fine. It's unique. There's something there, it's not fully for me but I respect it. If they were English, there would be 3 albums on this list.
The Verve
3/5
= The Beatles
George Jones
1/5
< The Beatles
The very kind of country i hate
The United States Of America
1/5
< The Beatles
No... just... no.
Rocket From The Crypt
4/5
> the Beatles
If you can listen to Yellow Submarine and say "masterpiece" but scoff at this, I don't want to know you, please leave my party.
R.E.M.
4/5
> The Beatles
Aimee Mann
4/5
> The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
> the Beatles
Slade
3/5
= the Beatles
Perfectly fine but why is this on here? There are tons of bands exactly like this but better
Burning Spear
3/5
= The Beatles
k.d. lang
2/5
< the Beatles
I like some k.d. lang but... Not this
Koffi Olomide
3/5
= The Beatles
Primal Scream
2/5
< The Beatles
I have listened to Primal Scream before but never this album. I see why.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
= the Beatles
More interesting than I thought
Tom Waits
5/5
> The Beatles
George Michael
5/5
> The Beatles
Duran Duran
4/5
> The Beatles
The Beach Boys
4/5
> the Beatles
4/5
> The Beatles
Meat Loaf
5/5
> The Beatles
Joy Division
3/5
= The Beatles
Germs
5/5
> the Beatles
People who give the Beatles 5 stars but give this 1 or 2 stars think mayonnaise is spicy.
Happy Mondays
3/5
=The Beatles
Goes on too long
The La's
3/5
= The Beatles
Hole
3/5
= the Beatles
Team Kathleen Hanna
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5
> The Beatles
It's so nice to be reminded occasionally that the people who made this list are aware that music outside of the UK in the 60s and 70s does, in fact, exist
Elvis Presley
3/5
= The Beatles
Suspicious hearts is an all timer. The rest is fine
New York Dolls
4/5
> The Beatles
The Police
3/5
= the Beatles
Brian Eno
2/5
< the Beatles
Brian Eno, the world's foremost elevator and hold music composer, has far too many albums on this list. Admittedly, this is easily his best album but I give all credit for the "enjoyable" and borderline listenable parts to David Byrne.
Fats Domino
4/5
> The Beatles
KISS
4/5
> The Beatles
Gene Simmons sucks, but KISS rules
Elliott Smith
3/5
= The Beatles
Doves
3/5
= the Beatles
Todd Rundgren
2/5
3/5
= The Beatles
Robert Wyatt
1/5
< The Beatles
This is the kind of album I'm conflicted about, in a way. For one thing, it sucks, is annoying and I'm struggling to see why it's "essential" in any way. However, on the other side, the book/list SHOULD be a wide variety of music and should include all kinds of stuff, even experimental/fuck around randomly hitting a piano bullshit. That said, I'd be more open to bullshit like this on the list if so much of it wasn't taken up by every album ever made by a Beatle, 3 fucking Dexys Midnight Runners albums, copious repeats of other artists, often English, and the metric shit ton of 50s and 60s English bands that desperately wanted to BE the Beatles and a shitload of 70s mid as fuck English rock bands.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
=The Beatles
Simple Minds
3/5
= the Beatles