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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kollaps | 4 | 1.9 | +2.1 |
| Joan Baez | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| The Blueprint | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
| Kenya | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| Wonderful Rainbow | 4 | 2.28 | +1.72 |
| The College Dropout | 5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
| Fragile | 5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
| Red Headed Stranger | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| Endtroducing..... | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Hot Rats | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violator | 2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| L.A. Woman | 2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| With The Beatles | 2 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| Follow The Leader | 1 | 2.65 | -1.65 |
| Gorillaz | 2 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| Unknown Pleasures | 2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| Hybrid Theory | 2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| Garbage | 2 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| The Downward Spiral | 2 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus | 2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.75 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.5 |
| David Bowie | 6 | 4 |
| Yes | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| Beatles | 2, 4, 5 |
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Beatles
2/5
Of all the Beatles albums, why is their weakest offering on this list? As far as early 60s pop goes, it's pretty average. Aside from "All I've got to Do" all the other tracks are pretty boilerplate forgettable or written by other people. Nothing offensively bad, but one of the albums you NEED to listen you before you die?
10 likes
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Each song conveys and incredible warmth and depth. Infectious beats, sweet melodies. Absolutely fantastic.
3 likes
The Prodigy
4/5
What a monster this album is. Great beats throughout. Would have been absolutely bonkers in the club. For me also great to focus while working.
1 likes
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John Lennon
4/5
The title track does a lot of heavy lifting of this record towards "classic" status. It has all the hallmarks of a John Lennon record: strong melodies, folksy sound, one or two honky tonk tunes with a little bit of goofiness, a track about Yoko, you get the picture. Other than "Imagine" I would say its a perfectly average record from the early 70s, but the weight of that track elevates it just a touch.
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Overall the album has a very strong first half, the driving funk/electronic grooves are infectious and fun. However the second half gets a bit long in the tooth as the repetitive nature of the tracks leaves the listener fatigued by the 1 hour run time. I can tell this one will grow on me over time.
George Michael
3/5
Faith and Father Figure are decent tracks. I want your sex sounds like it belongs on PBS but instead of being about the virtues of reading it's about sex. Many of the beats have not aged terribly well. A very average 80s pop record. Kissing a fool was a nice way to end the album.
Scissor Sisters
4/5
Pretty fun album. Lots of energy.
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Each song conveys and incredible warmth and depth. Infectious beats, sweet melodies. Absolutely fantastic.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Felt like a 3 different artist making their own collection of Rumours B-sides, and then those were cobbled together. Not offensive but not great either.
Bad Company
4/5
Absolute classic from front to back. Brings me back to my teenage years. Great vocals throughout, powerful if sometimes formulaic songwriting. Seagull is a hidden gem at the end of the album
Paul McCartney
4/5
Very charming and quaint listen. I've always been a fan of the McCartney sound and Junk and Teddy Boy are great examples of it. There's a lot of love and heart in these simple songs.
John Martyn
2/5
Aside from Over the Hill and The Man in The Station, very forgettable songwriting. A very soft album, and the various attempt to strike a harder sound (like on I'd Rather Be The Devil) come off as toothless. A style like this relies on catchy, powerful melodies. This does not have that. Many of the songs sound familiar, but not in a good way.
Metallica
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Some great tunes on here. Very much a McCartney record. Doesn't quite have the heart of his self titled solo album and only Band on the Run, Jet, Ret Me Roll It, and 1985 have staying power. Overall a fine record
Black Sabbath
5/5
DOOOOMMMM!!! What a dark, gritty, cataclysmic album. Every track make you want to grow your hair out, bang your head, and yell at the world. So much dark energy. Fantastic
Pixies
4/5
The Doors
2/5
The Doors attempt to make a blues album with this one. The album ends up long overstaying it's welcome. The aside from bright spots in L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm, the songs are just exhausting and not very memorable. Even those are far too long for the musical ideas they bring. On top of that one of the WORST album covers of all time. Looks like it was designed by an AI whose prompt was "give me the most un-inspired 70s blues rock cover possible."
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
An amazing look into what is essentially an extended jam session from some of the best to ever do it. Some may criticize for it's long play time but I'm glad they let the songs breath and live for a while. Just some artists living through the music in 78 minutes. The extended versions are worth a look as well.
Madonna
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
This one is really tough. On the one hand it is a scathing and pointed satire of the music, politics, and insincere counterculture of the late 60s. The commentary still holds up today. On the other hand it's a pretty uncomfortable listen. It's sort of genius and brave while also being pretty unpalatable. Normally the innovative and jagged parts of the album would cancel each other out. However, it's meant to be divisive. Giving it a 3 is missing the point and would probably make Frank Zappa more disappointed than a purely negative review. No fence-sitting with this one.
Orange Juice
4/5
Carole King
4/5
Beatles
2/5
Of all the Beatles albums, why is their weakest offering on this list? As far as early 60s pop goes, it's pretty average. Aside from "All I've got to Do" all the other tracks are pretty boilerplate forgettable or written by other people. Nothing offensively bad, but one of the albums you NEED to listen you before you die?
The Smiths
5/5
Hilarious, well written songs. Infectious melodies. No low points. Fantastic
Depeche Mode
2/5
The Adverts
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Overall not a bad album. A bit edgier and bluesier than their contemporaries
Beach House
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Not a bad prog rock album. This was wasn't super compelling for me but I did look through more of ELP discography and found that Trilogy and their self titled album to be a bit better
James Taylor
4/5
Compact album with catchy, infectious tunes. I'll probably be coming back to this one
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
3/5
A fine album. Not offensive but didn't strike me in any way. Maybe additional listens will spark something. The Thom York feature was nice
Cat Stevens
4/5
Some absolute gems on this one
Elvis Presley
2/5
Your run-of-the-mill Elvis record which doesn't have the same draw as it likely did in 1960. I can appreciate that this album was probably HYPED when it came out as it was the first since Elvis was in the military, but it's just a standard pop record from the time period.
Ian Dury
4/5
Incredibly weird and fun. The melodies and grooves are varied and well written. Billericay Dickie is hilarious. Blockheads is a punk banger. His voice is extremely distinctive and doesn't lend itself to everything. Definitely takes a couple listens to get into this one
Stevie Wonder
5/5
The Who
3/5
Better than some of it's contemporaries. A bit of a harder edge. Outside of the title track and "The Kids are Alright" a pretty forgettable album. One wonders if without those songs it would be considered for this list.
JAY Z
5/5
A monster album that would live up to it's name and would define hip-hop's sound for the next decade. Bombastic, braggadocious, and bad enough to back it up. The instrumentals on this thing are legendary. The lyrics tight and sharp. A classic from day one.
In the context of this list a hip-hop album has to essentially be perfect or earth shaking to be counted. While not perfect, this album rises head and shoulders above table scraps from The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Unlike many on this list, this one is required listening.
Spacemen 3
3/5
Jane Weaver
2/5
This is a strange one for me. It's not bad by any means but it doesn't break ground in any significant way. It didn't capture my attention at any point in my 3 listens. This one will fade into obscurity as time passes
The Stone Roses
4/5
A great swan song to the 80s.
Sister Sledge
3/5
Disco would be dead by the end of 1979 and you can kind of hear why in "We Are Family". While chock full of great danceable hits, you could say the same about the past decade. This album doesn't do anything to rise above its contemporaries and aside from it's title track has not left a huge impression on the music landscape. This album would feel right at home in 1977 or 1973 and is sort of a testament to how stale everything had gotten by the end of the decade. Taken at face value this album is great. Short, sweet, danceable. But then again, so was everything else.
Scott Walker
2/5
This one is hard to get into. Voice sounds like a white Gil Scott-Heron but with less compelling songwriting. Overall the lyrics are pretty meandering. The backing music saves this album but doesn't do enough to elevate it to something that bears repeated listening.
The Police
4/5
Creative and catchy. Lots of hits and not many misses. The Police's Reggae infused Pop Rock still sounds good today.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
This one is not for me. I like prog rock but it just lacks a compelling melody. Who knew that an album about an armored armadillo fighting a mantacore would be a little self indulgent? I probably won't be coming back to this one. In the context of the era, the early 70s are chock full of great prog rock. Fragile by Yes, Aqualung by Jethro Tull, and Meddle by Pink Floyd are all higher quality and came out THE SAME YEAR.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Stereo MC's
4/5
A fun album with a lot of sick beats. You can hear the influence this would one day have on artists like Ibibio Sound Machine. Connected, Fade Away, and Step it Up are new favs
David Ackles
2/5
This feels like a collection of showtunes for a long forgotten musical. The production on most of the songs feels empty. Not my thing
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
A true country western album from one of the best to ever do it. No frills, no flash, just good old western story telling. The song writing is authentic and charming and sad in just the right way. Absolutely required listening
Norah Jones
4/5
If you're just listening by yourself 3/5. Not a ton of substance here but the tracks are nice to listen to.
Listening with your SO on a rainy Sunday morning 5/5. Norah Jones knows her audience and the context in which they will listen to it. No better album in this context.
Happy Mondays
3/5
The Byrds
2/5
I found it to be un-inspired. On songs like "The Christian Life" the performance is almost a mean-spirited parody of Country-Western culture and music. I can see why this record didn't go over well with Country fans when it came out. Given the rest of their catalog it seems insincere.
The Prodigy
4/5
What a monster this album is. Great beats throughout. Would have been absolutely bonkers in the club. For me also great to focus while working.
Fiona Apple
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Varied and quirky. Doesn't overstay it's welcome. Classic Bowie
Alice Cooper
3/5
Not my favorite songwriting but the album was cohesive and had some interesting ideas.
The Only Ones
3/5
Writing this before I listen: these guys are some punk/alt-rock group from Northamptonshire or something like that. They are generally unhappy and the album is lauded for speaking to a disaffected British youth. Lead vocals will either sound like the singer is drunk or is Cockney personified. How'd I do?
Update: I was completely wrong!! They're from South London not Northamptonshire. Perrett's vocals leave a lot to be desired and sour what are otherwise great tracks. Like a worse Lou Reed. If this album were released without vocals this would be a 4/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
It's nice to hear something new... or rather old on this list. Taken at face value, the album isn't incredibly special but I suspect it's included on this list as a bridge between Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. Overall a collection of nice folk tunes. It's clear Jack walked so Bob could run.
Beatles
4/5
I won't be able to say anything that hasn't already been said. Certainly required listening
Deep Purple
3/5
This one really feels like a parody of itself. It's so over the top. Kinda love it kinda hate it. Probably won't come back to it very often
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Singing is the uncanny valley of Thom York. Might not be Rufus fault but with Radiohead at the height of their powers here it's just too similar. Otherwise some nice tunes on the album. I may come back to this in a couple years and really like it
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Not quite as good as their sophomore album but still quite good
2/5
At one point a song came on and I started jammin'! Took a couple seconds to realize the Devo album was over and something else had started auto-playing. This is album is pretty hit or miss; and aside from Gut Feeling and Uncontrollable Urge, it's mostly miss. The production just feels so empty and raw.
Steely Dan
4/5
Steely Dan's 3rd best album. Still solid, smooth, and tight.
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Overall not my sound, but I can understand why they are so popular. The lyrics are sharp, the guitar work is interesting and varied. Really seems like an evolution from a lot of the punk in the 70s
Air
3/5
Very meh in a lot of ways. I really like the first track La femme d'argent but otherwise not super notable. Too engaging to be ambient music, too mellow to be electronica, not catchy enough for pop.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
George Harrison
4/5
First I need to clarify the length of this thing. The eye-watering 2hr 5min version on Spotify is the 2014 Remaster which includes 20 minutes of bonus material. So take that out. Also the album was originally released with a 28 minute bonus album "Apple Jam". So if you don't like jam-music, think of it as skippable. I think of it as a bonus.
What remains is 1hr 17min of sweet tunes and gentle melodies. Consistent quality throughout. In my opinion, the best of The Beatles after The Beatles. If you don't like the fab four, this won't be for you.
Funkadelic
4/5
Garbage
2/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Sounds like a female Tom Petty
The Killers
3/5
Very much a tale of two albums. The first half incredibly good. The second half incredibly forgettable
The Prodigy
4/5
Liked Jilted Generation a bit better but this is still a great album and will probably make it's way into my regular rotation
The Mars Volta
3/5
Definitely an interesting listen. Probably won't make it into my regular rotation but I liked the jagged grooves
Korn
1/5
Ice Cube what is you doing on this thing!!! Turns out it was just a phase.
Made it to All In the Family and couldn't go any further.
Radiohead
5/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Radiohead
3/5
A fine album but not quite up to the quality of Radiohead's classics. Doesn't do much that the other albums aren't already doing better
Elvis Costello
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
Never heard of these folks before but truly a delightful album. Great songwriting, great melodies.
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Short and sweet
Willie Nelson
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Taken at face value a solid blues record. Great solo work by Clapton and would give a glimpse of what was to come. Very well produced for '66. Little Girl is quite a dud and the album suffers from it.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Kind of a weird one. Not really my thing but it wouldn't surprise me if this went on to influence many other artists throughout the 80s
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
Sounds like Trent wrote the lyrics for these songs after getting stood up at the freshmen high school dance, sat on them for 15 years and said "Nah, this is perfect" and then made this album.
Talking Heads
3/5
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Just reviewed More Songs About Buildings and Food yesterday. I liked this one better somehow. You can definitely tell where a lot of Talking Heads sound comes from. Not afraid to let the tracks breathe a little bit.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
A mixed bag this one. Tom Waits is known for his weirdness and his creativity. If you like songs written by a drunken carney then this is for you. For me it's just alright
Neil Young
4/5
You can hear the origins of grunge lurking just below the surface
Prince
4/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Above average but they don't do anything that Pixies wasn't already doing better at the time
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
A very strong 3. The album has some great disco pop rock but is dragged down by its bloat. There is a really great album hiding in there.
The Go-Go's
4/5
Short, sweet, fun
Hot Chip
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
I'll probably never listen to this one again. 80 min of songs that really don't compel me at all
The Gun Club
2/5
The punk - blues fusion is cool but I don't think I'll be coming back to this one
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Definitely more interesting than a lot of their contemporaries, it's almost proto-grunge. Still very unrefined but good
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Gorillaz
2/5
Bloated and pretty meh
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Very strong first half. If you just look at that disk 1 it's probably 8/10. The second half makes the album pretty bloated. A lot of highs, and a lot of filler
Björk
2/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
His masterpiece
KISS
3/5
Album starts strong but quickly descends into a parody of itself. When the songs on Spinal Tap hit harder you know it's not a good sign
The National
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Sometimes Tom actually sound like he's in pain while singing. Not like emotional pain but that singing actually hurts. Some interesting tunes toward the beginning. Not bad but his "singing while finishing up on the toilet" sound still doesn't appeal to me
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Maybe Davis' 5th or 6th best album but still very good. In my opinion if you wanted a great example of Bop or Davis on this list you could have chosen others.
Faust
3/5
Liked the first track but was otherwise not taken by it. Not so bad as to earn a 2 but a weak 3 for sure
Adele
3/5
A very nice album. Not groundbreaking or striking but nice
Eagles
4/5
I think this album should be played in reverse order. It's first three tracks leave what is otherwise a fine rock album feeling inadequate.
Ice T
3/5
Truly the OG of gangster rap. Monster album. Too long
Dire Straits
4/5
Just a really solid album. Great for road trips
Fiona Apple
4/5
Definitely one that grew on me over time. It's not one I can listen to often but dusting it off every year or so is refreshing
Ray Charles
4/5
Very strong beginning and end. A classic
Motörhead
3/5
I can see why it would be significant to the story of metal music but not my thing. It just doesn't sound good enough. You can get the same feeling of rage and thrash with more compelling rhythms and melodies with something like AC/DC
Suede
2/5
Really just felt like heavily Bowie influenced filler without adding much new
Talvin Singh
4/5
A very light 4. I just think it's super interesting. A really earnest mix of south Asian classical music and electronica. Not great but definitely one I'll be going back to
The War On Drugs
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
perhaps lyrically one of the best albums ever made. But it just doesn't sound that good. Tombstone Blues and Desolation Row are great as folk tunes but Dylan's voice and ceaseless honking on the harmonica put too much salt on the french fries
ZZ Top
3/5
ZZ Top is a greatest hits band. Their best stuff is really good, fantastic maybe. Great grooves, makes you feel awesome. The rest....
Genesis
3/5
A good prog rock album. "Selling England By the Pound" from the year prior is better and shorter. Probably only need 1 Genesis mid 70s prog-rock album and this ain't it.
Incubus
2/5
Drive is essentially the single bright spot on this one. Still better than Korn
Scott Walker
2/5
Sir, a second Scott Walker album has hit this list
David Bowie
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Great example of early 80's pop. Fun, short, sweet.
Yes
5/5
It's on the Mount Rushmore of Prog Rock for me. Really quite short and sweet at just 41minutes. Not overbearing, very melody driven, great album artwork. Superb
Machito
5/5
Really brilliant, one of the best Afro-Cuban albums I've come across. This is going to enter my regular rotation
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
David Bowie
5/5
Incredibly strange and incredibly good. Ignoring the context of it's release I still think it's among Bowie's best, most interesting work. Takes you out of your comfort zone
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Common
4/5
The Roots
4/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
A lesser band's greatest hits
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Santana
5/5
Manu Chao
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Soul II Soul
3/5
John Prine
4/5
Soft Cell
2/5
The only memorable song (for good reasons) is a cover.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Various Artists
4/5
Goldie
2/5
Just too long. Not repetitive enough to put on a background working music. Not interesting enough to just listen to. It may be a clinic of drum and bass music but that doesn't make it enjoyable
Kanye West
4/5
Some of Kanye's best. Some tracks (So Appalled, Blame Game) overstay their welcome, but this would go on to shape hiphop for the decade to come
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
A solid album, but so far the 6th Bowie album that I've seen. Not every one of his albums is a masterpiece or a MUST listen. But as always, very good stuff. Rating 3 stars just for the Bowie fatigue. At this rate a full 37 albums out of 1001 will be Bowie
Bob Dylan
4/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Alice Cooper
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
A perfectly average album. There's probably only one "must listen" album in Aerosmith's catalog and it ain't this one.
Mudhoney
3/5
Yes
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Simply Red
2/5
It's not bad, just very boring and forgettable. Won't be revisiting. It's essentially worse Sade
Brian Eno
4/5
Quirky and good
Throwing Muses
2/5
Blur
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Tangerine Dream
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The xx
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
U2
4/5
The Replacements
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Sounds way ahead of its time
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Roni Size
3/5
In small doses quite good. Listening to 2+ hours of drum and bass is just so tedious. I'd never listen to this unless I needed to focus for 2 hours. I'm tired after listening to the hour initial release. I'd never make it through the 5 hour extended cut
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Dr. Octagon
2/5
Super weird. I kinda like it, kinda don't. This project is eclipsed by Deltron 3030. Likely won't be in the regular rotation
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Pretty good
3/5
Not bad but nothing that Radiohead wasn't doing better 10 years earlier
The Verve
3/5
Bauhaus
2/5
Magazine
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
One of the best road trip albums
John Cale
3/5
N.W.A.
4/5
Witness the strenth of street knowledge
Nirvana
5/5
Common
4/5
Bert Jansch
4/5
Reminds me a lot of Terry Reid who may have been influenced by Jansch. A good album for a rainy day in the woods. I'll be coming back to this one
The Rolling Stones
4/5
B.B. King
4/5
The Zombies
3/5
A fine album but not essential except for time of the season. Butcher's Tale is a gem though. White's vocals sound like an Arctic Monkeys lost demo
Paul Simon
3/5
It's fine. Some good tunes but I'm not a fan of the rambling lyrics and the instrumentation hasn't aged well. I've always thought it odd that this is often lauded as one of, if not the best album of all time
Love
3/5
It's got some very interesting stuff. Just not my thing
Elis Regina
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Pixies
4/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Screaming Trees
4/5
Surprisingly good
The Smiths
4/5
The Black Keys
3/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
It's ok, not great. Probably 4/10
James Brown
3/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Iconic 60s album
Johnny Cash
4/5
the second best johnny cash live prison album
The Slits
3/5
This album is more a testament to the fact that Heard it Through the Grape Vine is such a good track that anyone can make it sound good. In all seriousness, I hear the shape of feminine punk to come within this album. Not the easiest listen but probably influential
Queen
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
AC/DC
4/5
This album has 5 songs with lyrics only appealing in a middle school boys locker room, and 5 other songs where that's also true but rock so hard it doesn't matter.
Stan Getz
5/5
The pinnacle of Bossa Nova. When two great minds come together 1+1=3 and you get this.
Big Star
4/5
Lightning Bolt
4/5
Some good tracks in here. Definitely has a time and a place
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Nina Simone
3/5
Not my favorite Simone album but still good.
Arcade Fire
4/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
Definitely grown on me overtime. Gorgeous
Wilco
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Very good but Getz/Gilberto is better. Don't need both on this list
The Band
3/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Cheap Trick
2/5
There are two notable songs, both worse versions of their studio album counterparts.
Röyksopp
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Eminem
4/5
This album better than most captures the angst and powerlessness felt by young men who feel they need to last out and bring people down in order to bring themselves up. It sounds immature because that's the point.
Lorde
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Brian Eno is one of those artists that you need to tip your cap to. His music is so creative and out-there. It's never stuff that gets into my regular rotation (aside from the Ambient series) but I appreciate that it has been made.
Justice
4/5
Definitely front loaded, first 3 tracks are HYPE but looses momentum. Stress is also very good. Fun album
UB40
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Joy Division
2/5
I know it's supposed to be one of the greats but I just don't get the hype
Napalm Death
3/5
Honestly not as bad as I was expecting given the review. Much better if you imagine it's being performed by a small dog. Still better than Korn
OutKast
5/5
Expansive and vibrant. Endlessly interesting with plenty of variety.
Bon Jovi
4/5
I'm gonna rate this a 4. Why? I think this list should in some way serve as a cross section of all music. 1001 albums should give the listener exposure to a bit of everything. Such a list should include at least 1 selection from the hair metal era of the mid 80s, maybe not for its inspiration, its complexity, or its quality; but because it was such a product of its time. If you are going to pick one album this is it.
Eagles
3/5
The Clash
5/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
The Undertones
2/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Essential for lovers of the piano
Kraftwerk
3/5
I'm sure very influential but this is museum music. In other words, music that you'd want to see immortalized in a museum for electronic music but not music you'd actually listen to in the real world. Still good
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Like if a liberal arts degree became an album
Metallica
2/5
I'm sure it was a great concert to go to but who is this album for? I think only the most hardcore Metallica fans go for this one over any of their studio albums. Folks that don't like Metallica probably won't like it either. Plus at over 2 hours long it's just fatiguing. I couldn't finish it
Bob Dylan
3/5
It's a bob dylan album
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
A strong 3 but the weakest of Jimi's albums
Blondie
3/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Skepta
4/5
I should 'ave rated Boy in Da Corner higher. Grime is growing on me
T. Rex
3/5
Not bad, sounds like it kicked off the hair metal movement.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Radiohead
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Billy Joel
4/5
Ash
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
OutKast
4/5
I liked The Love Below a bit better but both albums have their moments.
ZZ Top
3/5
La Grange is a legendary song but the rest isn't the strongest. I prefer this to their 80s stuff but still not amazing
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Cypress Hill
4/5
Joan Baez
5/5
Soft, careful, beautiful
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Musical comfort food
Queen
4/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Neil Young
3/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
A gem I would not have come across otherwise
The Pogues
4/5
Nico
2/5
I can hear why people are so down on this one.
The Temptations
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Buck Owens
3/5
David Holmes
2/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Not quite as good as his big 3 but still incredibly good
The The
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
The Offspring
4/5
2/5
It's pretty hard to listen to. Almost rated 1 but still not as bad as Korn
Lou Reed
3/5
The Specials
3/5
Fugees
4/5
Loses a bit of steam after "killing me softly"
The Doors
3/5
Megadeth
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
The Cramps
2/5
Missy Elliott
4/5
Very strong start but overstays it's welcome. Some real classics
Supergrass
4/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Way more than a hip hop record. So eclectic, still sounds great today
Arcade Fire
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Django Django
3/5
John Lennon
3/5
John does his best Bob Dylan impression on Working Class Hero
Foo Fighters
3/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Great album, Fela should get way more love on this list. So much great music, even if this isn't my favorite of his. Still a 9/10
Big Black
2/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Animal Collective
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
3/5
The The
2/5
The The literally has one song worth listening to and it on another album ... already on this list. The Teardrop Explodes is almost the same thing and its already here. Non-essential. Music is alright I suppose
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Kanye West
5/5
The Triffids
2/5
Traffic
3/5
Prince
4/5
CHIC
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Soft Machine
3/5
Soundgarden
4/5
Good album but boy is it long
Miles Davis
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Motörhead
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Should have rated Harvest higher
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Pretty decent live album
John Coltrane
5/5
The Cars
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Gotan Project
4/5
smooth, nice background music
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
A pretty solid pop album. Still don't know how this beat To Pimp a Butterfly at the 2016 grammys
Elvis Presley
4/5
The only Elvis album you need to listen to. Moreso as an historical artifact than something that's worth listening to today. Stick to the greatest hits
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Disintegration is better
Michael Jackson
4/5
Sade
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Burning Spear
3/5
XTC
2/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Least amount of fluff in any live album I've listened to. Great energy all around
Frank Zappa
5/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
GZA
4/5
The Sonics
3/5
Not bad, kinda fun for '65 and +1 for Tacoma Boys
Stevie Wonder
5/5
MGMT
3/5
Boards of Canada
4/5
Olson and Roygbiv bangers
Genesis
4/5
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
The Duality of the Southern thing. If this were a soundtrack to a movie I'd like it better. The south has got something to say...
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Eminem
3/5
Marshall Mathers LP is better. Unless you really like it MM is the only one your really need to listen to
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Q-Tip
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
U2
3/5
Linkin Park
2/5
Pretty cringe but I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would. At least it was short
George Michael
4/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Van Halen
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Gram Parsons
3/5
The KLF
4/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
The Kinks
3/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
Björk
3/5
If Werner Herzog made music
Gary Numan
3/5
Klaxons
3/5
Pretenders
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Mike Ladd
2/5
Not great but interesting underground hiphop record
Ryan Adams
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Not bad, just too long
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
3/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Death In Vegas
3/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
This one was pretty rough
Peter Tosh
3/5
Hawkwind
2/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Beck
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Always liked this album but there is quite a bit of bloat
Small Faces
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Judas Priest
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4/5
4/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Massive Attack
3/5
Not bad but not their best
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
Hüsker Dü
3/5
4/5
Pretty good actually. Surprisingly good protopunk
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2/5
Didn't know what it wanted. Not worth the time
Circle Jerks
3/5
Not the worst, pretty punchy punk
Beck
4/5
Daft Punk
4/5
Sparks
3/5
Kinda nice, not something I'd listen too all the time. It's a bit like a discount Queen where you can't understand what their saying
Paul Simon
5/5
Honestly great
Supergrass
4/5
Very strong start, a bit weak at the end but a great album. Influences of jazz in there
The Fall
2/5
This was a tiring one, couldn't make it through it
Taylor Swift
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
4/5
Very hard to rate. It's pushing the boundaries of what I'd actually call "Music". Glad I listened though. It's like traveling to the edge of the known world and finding a dragon or some beast. Good to know that it's there. Glad to have heard it. Don't need to go back.
Merle Haggard
3/5