1001 Albums Summary

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3.44
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33%
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1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Very
Pet Shop Boys
5 2.94 +2.06
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
5 3.16 +1.84
GREY Area
Little Simz
5 3.24 +1.76
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5 3.32 +1.68
Melodrama
Lorde
5 3.32 +1.68
Live Through This
Hole
5 3.32 +1.68
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
5 3.34 +1.66
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
5 3.35 +1.65
The World is a Ghetto
War
5 3.35 +1.65
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
5 3.41 +1.59

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
1 3.26 -2.26
Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
1 2.92 -1.92
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
2 3.89 -1.89
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
2 3.57 -1.57
Moving Pictures
Rush
2 3.56 -1.56
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
1 2.51 -1.51
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
2 3.5 -1.5
Diamond Life
Sade
2 3.47 -1.47
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2 3.47 -1.47
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
1 2.45 -1.45

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Leonard Cohen 2 5
A Tribe Called Quest 2 5
David Bowie 4 4.25
Neil Young 3 4.33

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Led Zeppelin 2, 4, 5

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Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

This was a great album. Smooth as butter, with surprising depth.

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

This was really good. I'm gonna need to listen to it through a few more times to take it all in. Great storytelling.

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

I wish some of the songs were longer. I'd just start getting into them, and then they were over.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

This feels intense, emotional, and oddly dreamy at points.

Very by Pet Shop Boys

A lot of fun to listen to. Upbeat dancey pop with a bit of camp and a dash of melancholy. I liked it a lot.

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At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Jun 23 2023

Fantastic energy. I've heard most of these songs before but never listened to the album the whole way through. Really an experience.

Smash by The Offspring
Jun 26 2023

Until I listened to this I would have said that I'd only heard the radio-played songs off this. As it turns out almost all of them sound familiar and I even seem to know the lyrics to about half. I definitely never owned this album as a child so I think my brother must have, and played it often enough to permeate my consciousness. The good songs are still good, and individually I think they're all decent, but the thrashy energy gets tiring at length.

2112 by Rush
Jun 27 2023

I get why it's on here, and I enjoyed some parts, but overall this just isn't really my thing. I don't see much reason why the 20-minute song couldn't be broken up, since it's obviously separate songs already. Also fuck Ayn Rand.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Jun 28 2023

Radiohead seems pretty divisive, both in general and for me. I'm not a huge fan, I enjoy some of their music but whole albums can really bore me if I'm not in the mood for them. This one landed solidly in the middle for me.

Homework by Daft Punk
Jun 29 2023

The ideal state for listening to this is drunk in a club dancing. Unfortunately instead I am stone cold sober, at home with headphones on. It makes great background music for doing other things, since it's repetitive and doesn't really reward close listening.

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
Jun 30 2023

Really good stuff that set the stage for even more good stuff later on. I enjoyed listening to this.

The Clash by The Clash
Jul 03 2023

A punk classic for sure. Still great to listen to.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Jul 04 2023

I'd never really heard of the Zombies before (shows my ignorance) but this album was fantastic. Just a pleasure to listen to from start to finish.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Jul 05 2023

Packed full of excellent songs, dirty and raw and neurotic. It really feels like it fits right in the 90s alternative era - but it came out 10 years earlier. Truly before its time.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Jul 06 2023

A real classic. Not personally a music genre I love, but I can appreciate the skill and talent that went into this.

Bossanova by Pixies
Jul 07 2023

It felt like pretty standard alternative rock. No real standouts on the album for me, though it wasn't difficult to listen to. Made good background music.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Jul 11 2023

I saw them live once, great energy, great show. Their sound is very distinct and I really enjoy it.

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Jul 12 2023

A lot of fun to listen to. Upbeat dancey pop with a bit of camp and a dash of melancholy. I liked it a lot.

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas
Jul 13 2023

I'd never heard Death in Vegas before. It was solidly ok. Some good tracks like 'Dirge', a lot of less interesting stuff that faded into the background. Not anything I'd listen to again and I didn't feel like it was especially original.

Scum by Napalm Death
Jul 14 2023

I probably could have died without hearing this album and been fine.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jul 17 2023

Great harmonies, great songwriting, classic great stuff here.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Jul 18 2023

Gorgeous voice, very soulful.

Damaged by Black Flag
Jul 19 2023

Didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did, but it felt like a raw and sometimes oddly fun outpouring of anger and teen angst. 35 minutes is about as long as I can handle thrashy music, too.

Jul 21 2023

First time listening all the way through, though I've heard tracks here and there. Revolutionary, of course, and formative, but also really enjoyable even in 2023. Clever, funny, emotional, smart. Good shit.

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
Jul 24 2023

I put off listening to this because I didn't think I would enjoy it, but actually it was pretty good! Solid dad rock. Maybe I'm a dad now?

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
Jul 25 2023

Still such an iconic voice. Classy, up-tempo, fun to listen to. The songs do all sound very similar, though.

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers
Jul 26 2023

I didn't feel like it rewarded attentive listening - essentially, just background music. It's probably a great time if you're fucked up at a club.

Bummed by Happy Mondays
Jul 27 2023

I'd never heard of these guys so I was excited to listen to something new, but it just wasn't very good.

The Poet by Bobby Womack
Jul 28 2023

Good voice, funky beats, but nothing really stood out to me.

Parklife by Blur
Aug 01 2023

Enjoyable beats, fun and sometimes funny lyrics.

GREY Area by Little Simz
Aug 03 2023

Wow, I really enjoyed this. Great flow, insightful lyrics, real skill on display. I'm looking forward to listening to it again and getting more out of it.

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Aug 04 2023

A little over the top and almost goofily dark at points, but overall fun to listen to and well-done.

Aug 07 2023

Real star power, great audience energy. Not great recording quality, though, and pretty short.

War by U2
Aug 08 2023

Sunday Bloody Sunday is a great song. Otherwise, even early U2 doesn't do much for me. Too bombastic.

Aug 09 2023

There's real storytelling in these songs, as well as a great Western spirit. Made me feel like a cowboy listening at a campfire.

Aug 10 2023

It was interesting and enjoyable for the first 30 minutes, but way too long.

Aug 11 2023

Very relaxing to listen to, and definitely the start of a real identity for ambient music. But it's background music, designed not to really be listened to.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Aug 14 2023

Very chill, soothing, interesting to listen to. It was hard to keep my full attention on it but when I did it was absolutely worth it.

Aug 15 2023

Really nostalgic, I heard some of these songs nonstop when I was younger. The ones I hadn't heard before didn't amaze me, though.

Sea Change by Beck
Aug 16 2023

This feels like it should be something I like - I usually enjoy down-tempo sad boy shit. It just didn't grab me.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Aug 18 2023

I didn't like Led Zeppelin before and I don't now. The songs are way too long, even Kashmir, which was otherwise the only interesting one.

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets
Aug 21 2023

A few great songs, and I didn't hate listening to it, but it didn't seem especially noteworthy.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Aug 22 2023

Not my thing personally, but definitely a classic that belongs here.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Aug 24 2023

Funky and really made me want to dance. The man's a legend, apparently, and this was my first exposure. Good stuff.

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Aug 25 2023

White guy blues featuring noted racist Eric Clapton.

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings
Aug 28 2023

Scrolling through the reviews and seeing a lot of 5s for an album I thought was solidly average. I guess everyone has different tastes.

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Aug 29 2023

Really enjoyable. Great to listen to, definitely deserves its spot.

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers
Aug 30 2023

I'm not sure what about this is supposed to be notable. It was fine to listen to but none of the tracks stood out to me.

Dare! by The Human League
Aug 31 2023

I really enjoy synthpop and love that big 80s feeling. There were some really standout tracks on this one.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sep 04 2023

Some really classic songs, but otherwise not my thing.

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Sep 05 2023

Dr. Dre is undoubtedly influential in the history of gangsta rap, as is this album, but nowadays it feels dated. Full of homophobia and misogyny, and only about three things: smoking weed, killing people, and fucking.

Dear Science by TV On The Radio
Sep 06 2023

Decent to listen to, but I have no idea why this is on the list. Didn't seem notable in any way.

Aja by Steely Dan
Sep 07 2023

Well done, but it felt like it lacked any real emotion.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Sep 08 2023

A great album, if not quite as incredible as Rumours.

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Sep 11 2023

Incredible stuff.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's
Sep 13 2023

I liked this one a lot, upbeat and fun to listen to.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
Sep 14 2023

Not really my thing, but I can recognize the skill that went into it.

The Blueprint by JAY Z
Sep 15 2023

Surprised me by being much more enjoyable than I expected. Some of the usual boring rap misogyny, of course, but there's some really great tracks as well.

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles
Sep 18 2023

I've heard plenty of songs from this album but had never listened to it the whole way through before. Really great.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Sep 19 2023

This feels awfully modern and well-produced, I was surprised to find it's their debut album.

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Sep 22 2023

Immigrant Song is fantastic. The rest of the album was pretty good.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Sep 25 2023

Really makes you want to dance. I liked it.

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
Sep 26 2023

Super nostalgic, my brother played this album nonstop back in the day. Listening to it as an adult, I can't say I purely love it - some tracks bored me. But it has a lot of bangers for sure.

Soul Mining by The The
Sep 27 2023

Really interesting, I enjoyed it.

Sep 28 2023

Nice rhymes, good energy, I'm pretty over the intense misogyny.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
Sep 29 2023

I like this genre so I enjoyed it, but it didn't seem especially original or groundbreaking.

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Oct 02 2023

A classic staple of grunge. Chris Cornell really was an incredible vocalist.

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso
Oct 04 2023

I love getting stuff I've never heard of before, but while this was interesting at first, I got bored pretty fast. Didn't really love it.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Oct 05 2023

Such a great album name. The music was fine, but didn't quite live up to it.

Snivilisation by Orbital
Oct 06 2023

Felt like video game background music.

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Oct 09 2023

I'm normally not much for blues, but this was incredible.

Queen II by Queen
Oct 10 2023

Delightfully nerdy. Maybe not the best Queen, but still Queen.

Harvest by Neil Young
Oct 12 2023

It's a little too chill for me, but undeniably influential.

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Oct 13 2023

This came out when I was 15 and it is absolutely perfect for a 15 year old. Listening to it as an adult, it feels very emotionally and musically repetitive.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Oct 16 2023

Springsteen is a legend, and the album is a classic, but it's personally not my thing.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Oct 17 2023

Janis is so amazing to listen to.

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders
Oct 19 2023

Very 60s. Fun to listen to.

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt
Oct 20 2023

Nothing really stood out to me as particularly interesting or notable, but I didn't hate it.

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues
Oct 23 2023

I never would have listened to this on my own, but I really enjoyed it - exactly what I started doing this for.

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Oct 24 2023

A solid, classic album full of great songs.

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Oct 25 2023

Really interesting and unexpected. Beautiful.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
Oct 30 2023

I'm just not the kind of person who can say "Well, he might have been a racist, incestuous pedophile who abused people, but he sure made great music!"

Imagine by John Lennon
Oct 31 2023

It was all right, but he's just not as great on his own.

Wild Wood by Paul Weller
Nov 02 2023

I wasn't impressed. Sounds like easy listening music for dads.

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
Nov 03 2023

Discordant and weird, not in a pleasant way.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Nov 07 2023

Great songwriting, really enjoyable and chill to listen to.

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
Nov 08 2023

Interesting sound, not a huge standout for me but nice to listen to.

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
Nov 09 2023

Decent, but not great.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Nov 14 2023

I would have said I'd never heard of this guy, but he has so many great, classic songs. For me, a hidden gem.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Nov 15 2023

I can acknowledge that this is an important and well-made album while also having no interest in its sound personally.

Nov 16 2023

Most if it was fine, funky, nice to groove too. The 11 minute song that was most variations on poop references was awful.

Ys by Joanna Newsom
Nov 17 2023

I'm gonna have to listen to this a few more times. I think I really liked it, but it's not quite like anything I listened to before. Definitely a unique work of art.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Nov 20 2023

Nice voice, enjoyable to listen to, not life-changing.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Nov 21 2023

Enjoyable to listen to, but it faded into the background.

Green by R.E.M.
Nov 22 2023

I really enjoy REM's sound. Just great to listen to.

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens
Nov 23 2023

Maybe not a timeless classic, but I really enjoyed listening to it.

Nov 24 2023

A little corny at times, but I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expected. Older hip hop is usually too misogynist for me but other than a few gross lyrics I just got the impression he really, really loves fucking women.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Nov 27 2023

Prince was a genius in his area, but it's really not my thing.

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes
Nov 28 2023

Great grooves, songs are way too long for me.

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu
Nov 30 2023

Very modern-sounding, I can definitely see how it was influential for a lot of people and bands. Unfortunately I didn't actually enjoy it.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Dec 01 2023

Prog really doesn't do it for me so most of this was boring. Loved the flute, though.

Tommy by The Who
Dec 04 2023

A classic concept album, and for what it was it did it well.

Station To Station by David Bowie
Dec 06 2023

Not my favorite Bowie album, but even those are excellent.

British Steel by Judas Priest
Dec 07 2023

Not a big heavy metal fan, but I did enjoy this. After awhile it all sounds the same, though.

Dec 08 2023

Every time I started to enjoy it - which was pretty often - he took a little time out to be misogynistic and I stopped enjoying it.

Heroes by David Bowie
Dec 11 2023

Not one of the best Bowie albums, but still pretty good.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Dec 12 2023

A true classic of an album. Gorgeous and melancholy and so smooth.

Diamond Life by Sade
Dec 13 2023

Beautiful voice, but quite boring. Nothing stood out to me.

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.
Dec 14 2023

Sloppy and raw, a lot of fun to listen to.

Blur by Blur
Dec 15 2023

A couple great songs at the beginning, then it kind of trails off into mediocrity.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Dec 18 2023

Definitely an interesting project, but it didn't really appeal to me.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Dec 19 2023

A true timeless classic. I've heard every song on this before and yet listening to the whole album through is still an amazing experience.

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Dec 20 2023

Such amazing vocals. The entire album was great, but 'Four Women' is such a standout.

The Rise & Fall by Madness
Dec 22 2023

Some tracks were great, others were ok, a few were not good.

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Dec 25 2023

I'm not much for jazz, but his skill cannot be denied.

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal
Dec 27 2023

Enjoyable to listen to, and definitely not something I'm used to. However it all felt too long, both the songs and the album itself.

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
Dec 28 2023

I had basically no emotions about any of these songs. They just happened, and then they were over. Boring.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
Jan 01 2024

My favorite Leonard Cohen album. Introspective, incredible lyrics, thoughts from the end of a life.

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
Jan 02 2024

Some amazing talent on display here, dragged down by your standard rap misogyny.

The Coral by The Coral
Jan 03 2024

Solidly mediocre. Not sure why it's on the list, I'm not surprised it was removed.

Paris 1919 by John Cale
Jan 04 2024

My second solidly mediocre album in a row. Nothing about this stood out to me.

Arrival by ABBA
Jan 08 2024

I'm firmly in camp 'hating Abba is hating fun', but I also think they're too overly silly to be truly transcendent.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Jan 09 2024

Great live album, you can really feel the crowd energy.

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
Jan 11 2024

Poetic, melancholy, moody. Just the sort of thing I like.

Fragile by Yes
Jan 12 2024

This is one of those albums where I'm really reminded that this list was made by a British man of a certain age. Nothing about it stands out or seems interesting or unique to me, but I'm sure it seemed fantastic to the author at the time. It's not bad, just mid, as the kids would say. There are a lot of albums like this on the list, and some of them have surprised me, but most are just as average as I expected.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Jan 15 2024

A lovely, haunting album.

On The Beach by Neil Young
Jan 16 2024

Nice songwriting. Big dad music vibes.

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Jan 17 2024

I liked it well enough, but nothing stood out.

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron
Jan 18 2024

A pleasure to listen to. 50 years old and still just as relevant.

Kenya by Machito
Jan 19 2024

Really fun, made me want to dance.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan 23 2024

I don't really vibe with Anthony Kiedis' singing or his penchant for statutory rape. That said, I have good memories of a lot of these songs, and they are still fun to listen to.

Dummy by Portishead
Jan 24 2024

I'd forgotten how much I enjoy Portishead. Impressive, atmospheric, amazing vocals.

Forever Changes by Love
Jan 26 2024

Interesting, and I enjoyed listening to it, but nothing really stood out to me. It just sounded very 60s.

Movies by Holger Czukay
Jan 31 2024

Very odd! But was it good? I have no idea.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton
Feb 01 2024

Lovely voice. It feels very contemplative and peaceful.

Feb 02 2024

Often rap doesn't work for me because of the misogyny, and this had that, but mostly it just wasn't very good.

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Feb 05 2024

This was a great album. Smooth as butter, with surprising depth.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Feb 06 2024

Songs are a little too long and everything feels repetitive. I didn't hate it, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

Headquarters by The Monkees
Feb 07 2024

A lot of fun to listen to, but it still felt a little too derivative of the Beatles. Some interesting stuff in there, though.

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills
Feb 08 2024

Very dad rock. Not my thing, but it wasn't awful.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Feb 09 2024

Some really great tracks on this. My friend is a huge Killers fan so I've developed an appreciation - though I wouldn't call them groundbreaking, they make solid, enjoyable rock.

Guero by Beck
Feb 12 2024

Fun, and not terrible, but nothing really struck me about it. Maybe Beck's just not my thing.

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
Feb 13 2024

Great songwriting, but a little too much harmonica.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Feb 15 2024

Brooding and dark, this gives life to the part of me that always kinda wanted to be a goth.

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp
Feb 16 2024

I enjoyed this, but it didn't stand to me as being especially groundbreaking or noteworthy.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
Feb 19 2024

Prog rock is really boring to me and this wasn't any different.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Feb 20 2024

Loved the first track immediately. The rest wasn't all as good, but there's definitely some great stuff here.

Brothers by The Black Keys
Feb 21 2024

It sounds all right, but it just didn't feel like it had much emotion or heart.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Feb 22 2024

Incredibly influential, and it deserves it. A beautiful album with incredible, introspective songwriting. Delicate and intense.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson
Feb 23 2024

Sometimes it's difficult to rate music because it can be hard for me to separate my knowledge of the terrible things the musician has done from their talent and skill. Luckily, this time it's not hard at all, because Marilyn Manson's music sucks as much as he does.

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Feb 26 2024

Dark, hard, and depressing. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Feb 27 2024

A lot of fun, I bet this was a good time live. A little too much trumpet for me.

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Feb 28 2024

Enjoyable, interesting. I can only handle so much of the Rufus Wainwright Voice though.

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys
Feb 29 2024

I enjoy the Pet Shop Boys a lot. This album felt mellower and maybe more mature than the others I've listened to.

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar
Mar 01 2024

Really interesting. I liked the Western song covers less than the other stuff, they felt a little too gimmicky.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Mar 05 2024

I am too uncultured to properly appreciate jazz, but this seemed good.

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti
Mar 06 2024

Every song sounds the same and that one song is just not very good.

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Mar 07 2024

I feel like he was trying to do something interesting but didn't quite make it.

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
Mar 11 2024

Sounds fantastic, of its time but somehow not dated. Grace Slick should sing all the songs.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Mar 12 2024

What a great performer, and what a voice.

Nowhere by Ride
Mar 13 2024

It was fine. Nothing special, and the sound was pretty samey, but I didn't hate listening to it.

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne
Mar 14 2024

All right. A bit boring after a few tracks.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
Mar 18 2024

Still incredibly relevant, and for classic hip hop has a pretty low level of misogyny and homophobia. Loved it.

Crazysexycool by TLC
Mar 22 2024

I loved this album when it came out. I listened to my copy all the time. It doesn't quite hold up - not as brilliant and classic as I remember - but it's still pretty great.

Kid A by Radiohead
Mar 25 2024

Some great tracks.

Is This It by The Strokes
Mar 26 2024

Solid album, a lot to enjoy here.

Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Apr 11 2024

I guess it was mostly firmly tongue-in-cheek but it just wasn't that good.

Ten by Pearl Jam
Apr 12 2024

A real classic, and set the stage for a lot of other bands.

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Apr 15 2024

This was really good. I'm gonna need to listen to it through a few more times to take it all in. Great storytelling.

Live At Leeds by The Who
Apr 16 2024

I'm not really into The Who and I'm not really into live albums.

Urban Hymns by The Verve
Apr 17 2024

Bittersweet Symphony is great, but the rest is pretty samey. I got bored.

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
Apr 18 2024

My mom loved this album and I didn't realize how many good memories it would bring up. I can't rate it objectively.

Disintegration by The Cure
Apr 22 2024

That melancholy Cure sound. A classic.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Apr 23 2024

I listened to this album endlessly as a teen. As I no longer exist in that state of frustrated anger and hormones, it hits different - but I still found myself really enjoying it. Raw and haunting and angry.

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Apr 25 2024

Very enjoyable, certainly a classic.

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices
Apr 26 2024

I wish some of the songs were longer. I'd just start getting into them, and then they were over.

Play by Moby
Apr 29 2024

Easy to listen to and not bad, but sonically repetitive.

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Apr 30 2024

Love her voice, love her lyrics, love her emotion. I wasn't into this kind of music when it came out, but I am now, and it's incredible.

Remedy by Basement Jaxx
May 01 2024

Feels pretty generic. Not even sure I could dance to this.

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper
May 02 2024

The problem with basing your persona on being shocking is that things rapidly become normal, and your songs about necrophilia get kind of cringey. Not terrible, but not great.

May 03 2024

I can see how this was influential, but it mostly ended up being background music for me.

Machine Head by Deep Purple
May 06 2024

A classic, I guess. Not really my thing.

Protection by Massive Attack
May 08 2024

Very chill. Enjoyed it.

Reign In Blood by Slayer
May 09 2024

This seems very love-it-or-hate it, but I'm in the middle. I don't dislike metal (love the energy) but I want something that will make it stand out to me. This didn't, it all sounded the same.

The Cars by The Cars
May 10 2024

Great songs.

Pretenders by Pretenders
May 13 2024

Great stuff, love her vocals.

Purple Rain by Prince
May 20 2024

Undeniably groundbreaking and influential. Also, a fantastic listen.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
May 22 2024

Some classic songs, some writing that's a little too fond of its own cleverness.

Infected by The The
May 24 2024

I'm sure they felt very clever and revolutionary while writing these songs.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
May 27 2024

Nice to listen to, but nothing really stood out.

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
May 28 2024

Foundational for sure, and an absolute blast to listen to.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp
May 29 2024

Relaxing and pretty, but unremarkable.

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
May 30 2024

I enjoyed this, but I don't see what's so exceptional about it that it deserves a place on this list.

The Renaissance by Q-Tip
May 31 2024

I didn't hate it, but it didn't blow me away. Decent.

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Jun 04 2024

Oasis is really enjoyable, but I have to admit that a lot of their songs sound the same to me. At least it's a good sound.

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Jun 05 2024

I'm not that familiar with the Talking Heads. This was a really interesting album, it felt very unique.

The Libertines by The Libertines
Jun 06 2024

Better than I expected, fun to listen to.

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
Jun 07 2024

Lovely voice, songs that grabbed me, I enjoyed this quite a bit.

Elephant by The White Stripes
Jun 10 2024

Some great tracks on here. They have a distinctive sound that I like.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Jun 11 2024

I recently developed an appreciation for The Temptations, and this is one of their good ones.

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit
Jun 12 2024

Very relaxing. Some bleeps and bloops. Kind of faded into the background.

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney
Jun 13 2024

I like grunge, and this is some formative stuff.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Jun 14 2024

There are a lot of great songs on this, and it definitely deserves its place on the list, but man are the best songs overplayed. I don't really need to hear them ever again.

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Jun 17 2024

A little too much misogyny here for me.

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Jun 18 2024

Really enjoyed this. In my mind Neil Young is firmly dad rock, but I guess that just means I'm a dad now.

Melodrama by Lorde
Jun 19 2024

Great album. It really showed the progression of her talent, and it's a perfect soundtrack for a particular moment - heartbroken in your early 20s, partying to try and deal with it.

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Jun 21 2024

Interesting. Good vibes, but I could not tell one song from another.

Blunderbuss by Jack White
Jun 24 2024

This was fine, but his work in the White Stripes is better.

Rio by Duran Duran
Jun 25 2024

Wow! A lot of fun, and some real bangers.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Jun 26 2024

Some of it was interesting, some of it was really annoying, a little was great.

Who's Next by The Who
Jun 27 2024

I'm not a big Who fan but I cannot deny that this album is full of bangers.

California by American Music Club
Jun 28 2024

I'd never heard of this band before. It was fine, but nothing amazing.

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Jul 01 2024

It's Aretha.

C'est Chic by CHIC
Jul 02 2024

Classic, foundational disco. Disco isn't really my thing but I did enjoy this.

Jul 18 2024

This was a formative album for me and it still holds up all these years later. Regardless of your feelings about Courtney Love, this is a foundational record for so many bands. It's propulsive, angry, and honest. Even now, Violet and Asking For It hit really hard. Also, for the record, I went to school in Olympia.

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band
Jul 19 2024

Unremarkable and uninteresting.

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
Jul 26 2024

This probably would have seemed awesome to a UK teenager in 1968. I didn't think it was that unique or interesting, though.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Jul 29 2024

Undeniably a classic, but personally I'm not a fan. Too loud and dumb.

Sulk by The Associates
Jul 31 2024

Not good, and not even in an interesting way.

Pelican West by Haircut 100
Feb 03 2025

Some fun moments, but it wasn't very remarkable or memorable.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Feb 04 2025

Steely Dan is just all right for me. I don't mind listening to it but their music never sticks.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Feb 10 2025

Really enjoyed this. I've heard some of the songs before but never the whole thing - what a sexy, sleazy blast.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
Feb 11 2025

It's really long, but honestly, I enjoyed all of it. Some of it was just good memories from my teenage years, but I do think it holds up in general.

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Feb 12 2025

Between this and Mellon Collie yesterday we're going through the greatest hits of my teens. This is a very 90s album, but it still hits. Alanis is a legend.

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
Feb 13 2025

Enjoyable to listen to. Jazz still mostly bounces right off me.

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Feb 17 2025

Chill, nice to listen to. Where'd Young go? Did they eat him?

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Feb 18 2025

Paint it Black is great. The other songs are all right, except for Under My Thumb, which is incredibly skeevy.

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Feb 21 2025

Extremely folky, which was entertaining at first but got a little old.

Stankonia by OutKast
Feb 24 2025

Some fantastic songs, great energy. Don't love the skits or misogyny.

American Pie by Don McLean
Feb 26 2025

These are pretty good songs.

Da Capo by Love
Feb 27 2025

I liked it, but it didn’t really stand out.

Fun House by The Stooges
Feb 28 2025

I can see how this inspired a lot of musicians, but it wasn't really my thing.

Ramones by Ramones
Mar 03 2025

Fun and classic. The songs all sound like the same song, but it's got such great energy I can't be mad.

Abraxas by Santana
Mar 04 2025

Chill and great to listen to.

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel
Mar 05 2025

There were only a couple songs that were actually good. The rest was just a mess.

Suicide by Suicide
Mar 06 2025

Early edgelords.

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals
Mar 07 2025

The only song on this album I've ever heard before is Scooby Snacks, which sucked in 1996 and sucks now. As does this whole album.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Mar 10 2025

Some classics, and I'm sure it was amazing when it came out, but it's far too long with far too few interesting songs.

Mar 11 2025

The songs everyone has heard are pretty solid, even if U2's sound is a little over the top for me. The rest were just ok.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Mar 12 2025

Fast Car alone deserves 5 stars. I was delighted to find that the rest of the album was great too, smooth and bittersweet and honest.

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah
Mar 13 2025

Too long, but great storytelling and mostly fun to listen to. Except the skits.

Nixon by Lambchop
Mar 14 2025

Completely unexceptional.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Mar 18 2025

Great songwriting, mediocre-to-bad singing. But that's just Bob Dylan in a nutshell, I guess. I enjoyed it.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Mar 19 2025

A lot of fun to listen to. I liked it more than I expected to!

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Mar 25 2025

Overall fine. I don't like his voice, so In the Backseat was the best song.

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Mar 26 2025

Fun, enjoyable, interesting pop music. Apparently not popular on this site, but I really liked it.

Sister by Sonic Youth
Mar 27 2025

Certainly innovative and inspiring to a lot of later musicians. Not to my personal taste, but it was interesting to listen to.

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman
Mar 28 2025

Fun and interesting. I would love more Bollywood and Indian music on this list.

Low by David Bowie
Mar 31 2025

Atmospheric and interesting, but far from my favorite Bowie.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Apr 01 2025

Two great songs, the rest just okay.

Heavy Weather by Weather Report
Apr 02 2025

As a non-jazz fan, this is the kind of music I think of when I say 'I don't like jazz'.

New Wave by The Auteurs
Apr 03 2025

Another mediocre British band that I've never heard of and will immediately forget about. It wasn't awful, just very unmemorable.

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Apr 07 2025

Not that great. Not that terrible, either.

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5
Apr 08 2025

This was so fun to listen to. Great, positive energy.

#1 Record by Big Star
Apr 11 2025

Enjoyable, but not very memorable.

Achtung Baby by U2
Apr 14 2025

U2 is just too much for me. Album too long, songs too long, too over the top bombastic. I like a song at first, but then it goes too long. I like an album for the first few songs, and then it's 55 minutes of the same.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Apr 15 2025

I enjoyed this! Very funky and smooth.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Apr 16 2025

Superstition is fantastic. The rest was decent.

Truth by Jeff Beck
Apr 17 2025

Pretty boring.

The Man Who by Travis
Apr 18 2025

I listened to this whole album and it's already disappeared from my brain.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth
Apr 24 2025

This is the third Sonic Youth album I've gotten. I enjoyed it, but do there really need to be three?

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Apr 25 2025

Loud, over the top, kinda fun sometimes but overall just too much.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Apr 28 2025

This gets two stars because I like Under the Bridge. It's much too long and too annoying. If it were annoying at a shorter length it might even end up kind of fun, but we do not live in that timeline.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Apr 29 2025

I'd never heard this one before, but I loved it. Really interesting and fun to listen to, with a unique sort of storytelling.

I Should Coco by Supergrass
May 05 2025

Pretty good! I’d never heard of them and wasn’t expecting much, but this was fun to listen to.

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley
May 06 2025

I didn’t have many feelings about this. Suspicious Minds is good.

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev
May 07 2025

This felt dreamy and creative. Very nice.

GI by Germs
May 08 2025

Influential? Sure. Good? Not really.

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
May 12 2025

White musicians do this thing where they write songs about the Native American genocide & try to make it sad and meaningful but also kind of glorify it because they don't want to feel too bad. I'm over it. The rest was fine.

Debut by Björk
May 13 2025

So interesting and unique.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge
May 14 2025

A lot of fun. I bet this was a total blast to dance to when it came out.

Faust IV by Faust
May 15 2025

I thought this would be interesting but it was not.

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
May 19 2025

Very fun and catchy. I'll listen to it again.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
May 20 2025

I guess I was expecting this to really blow me away, since I'd always heard it spoken of as a really important, excellent album. I can see how it was influential, but I just didn't find it that interesting. It felt like the same sound all the way through.

The United States Of America by The United States Of America
May 21 2025

Interesting, quirky. Not really my thing but I enjoyed the oddness of it all anyway.

May 22 2025

Artistic and definitely an experience. I'm not sure I loved it, but I sure didn't hate it either.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
May 26 2025

Wow, this brought back a lot of memories. I've never loved the Foo Fighters, but I've always liked them - just fun to listen to, solid music.

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
May 28 2025

She is undeniably talented. This style doesn’t really do it for me, but her skill takes it far regardless.

May 29 2025

I liked the futuristic/sci fi themes but otherwise this didn't really stand out.

New York Dolls by New York Dolls
May 30 2025

I unexpectedly loved this. Foundational I’m sure, but also just very fun.

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Jun 02 2025

Love that voice. This was really nice.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jun 03 2025

Very crisp and clean. Nice but didn’t stand out.

Vulnicura by Björk
Jun 05 2025

I didn't like this as much as the other Bjork album I listened to, but it was still interesting and unique.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
Jun 06 2025

I’ve never heard of her before, but this was very appealing. Easy to listen to.

The Yes Album by Yes
Jun 09 2025

Kinda boring, not terrible but not amazing.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Jun 10 2025

This feels intense, emotional, and oddly dreamy at points.

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits
Jun 11 2025

He sounds like a bullfrog getting strangled but I don’t always hate it.

The Slider by T. Rex
Jun 12 2025

Fun to listen to, felt like it went on a little too long.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Jun 13 2025

Brian Wilson was a genius. RIP king.

Tapestry by Carole King
Jun 16 2025

Amazing songwriting, strong performance. Definitely deserves to be here.

My Generation by The Who
Jun 17 2025

This is the fourth Who album I've gotten and it doesn't seem any more interesting than the others.

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall
Jun 18 2025

As a longtime enjoyer of dudes who have annoying singing voices, this guy's voice is too annoying for me.

Rapture by Anita Baker
Jun 19 2025

Nice to listen to, but not too much more than that.

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