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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
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5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
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Bad Company
Bad Company
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5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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The Specials
The Specials
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5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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Fragile
Yes
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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2112
Rush
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
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1 | 3.72 | -2.72 |
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
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1 | 3.19 | -2.19 |
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The White Album
Beatles
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2 | 4.17 | -2.17 |
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Pump
Aerosmith
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1 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
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1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
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1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
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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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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
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2 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
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2 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
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2 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Tom Waits | 4 | 1.5 |
| Morrissey | 2 | 1.5 |
| Aerosmith | 2 | 1.5 |
| Metallica | 4 | 2.25 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| Portishead | 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (20)
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Popular Reviews
Tom Waits · 23 likes
1/5
Now I know why people heat up albums and make lamp shades out of them.
Tom Tom Club · 4 likes
4/5
Proof that Talking Heads was more than David Byrne. The OTHER members keep pushing limits in what is an instrument to song composition.
Coldplay · 2 likes
3/5
Great album to clean your apartment to. Never been a big fan but it's good background music.
SAULT · 1 likes
2/5
Not my cup of tea... hard to get into.
Bad Company · 1 likes
5/5
Paul Rogers is awesome. Probably best voice of the generation. Solid!
1-Star Albums (8)
All Ratings
Metallica
3/5
It is fine. A couple good songs some seem like a repeat.
The Offspring
4/5
Have always been a fan and glad to see Smash get wider love. Very representative of ‘90s-00’s skate punk.
Dire Straits
4/5
Took me back to my youth. 3 hits right off top and then you get to Mark’s bluesier side and I like that.
The Darkness
3/5
I really didn’t like the falsetto before and this is still a bit much but the music is very strong.
Peter Gabriel
5/5
The Doors
4/5
Always enjoy The Doors
Radiohead
3/5
I appreciate the artistry but can take Radiohead only in small doses. In other words I need to be in the mood for them.
Metallica
1/5
I have heard this before
Can not take anymore
Will you please leave me a lone....
Long lost lyrics to Metallica song better than what was released.
Billy Bragg
4/5
This would be great to listen to in a bar - live that is. I can see myself drinking a beer and enjoying this show.
Coldplay
3/5
Great album to clean your apartment to. Never been a big fan but it's good background music.
Carpenters
4/5
Childhood memories of listening to the radio on Sunday morning. Karen Carpenter was very talented, gone way to soon.
Joy Division
3/5
Growing up in Midwest, this wasn’t around much. Very much needed but not as widely known.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Definitely miss the BIG sound of the 70’s
Television
4/5
Simple yet satisfying. I’ve always been a fan.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Very eclectic collection of songs.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Awesome been a huge fan for a long time. This album front to back solid.
George Harrison
5/5
hare krishna, krishna krishna.....
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Protest
Supergrass
3/5
The xx
4/5
Another album that I wouldn’t pull first but for a day of listening, this should be on the stack.
Fela Kuti
2/5
Not too interested.
Dagmar Krause
1/5
wow.
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Glad to not see the radio pushed tracks from VU get some love. Solid, tight playing throughout. Would have liked a different track to open the album though....
Laura Nyro
3/5
The Pharcyde
2/5
Gimmicky
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Power driven tracks somewhat similar but still was able to listen straight through... sometimes you can't get past the first 10 seconds with some of the other artists this site has pushed me to.
Van Halen
4/5
Childhood!
Motörhead
2/5
Everyone should listen once AND THEN MOVE ON!
Iron Maiden
5/5
Hey Rock&Roll Hall of Fame! If you have The Cure and gawd awful Aerosmith in then IRON f-ing MAIDEN should have been in long ago. The length of their career and breadth of their catalog surpasses most of your members.... get off your arse and for this album alone PUT THEM IN!
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Need to be in the mood
Madonna
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
a-ha
5/5
CHVRCHES
3/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Nice change of pace.
Miles Davis
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Good song writer, not a solid singer...
Ice Cube
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Adele
3/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
I want to revisit this again and again.
Hawkwind
2/5
OutKast
3/5
Christine and the Queens
4/5
Never really thought this would be something I would like but there is something in there... something in the rhythm, lyrics, and haunting voice on some of the tracks. I love the way she stays in her vocal range and doesn't press it.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Was not a huge fan when this came out but the musicality of this album will stand the test of time.
Gorillaz
5/5
!
Rush
5/5
A whole side of an album dedicated to 1 song... Stick it up your arse record company and radio stations this is for the fans.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Finley Quaye
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
eh....
CHIC
4/5
Roller rink soundtrack!
Neil Young
3/5
There are better albums but true blues/bluegrass/country
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Solid
Brian Eno
2/5
eh
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Garbage
3/5
A couple iconic songs from the era...
The Charlatans
3/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5/5
Talented
Stan Getz
2/5
Ok
2/5
Where you at? Enough said....
The Band
3/5
Couple of good songs and then a bunch of Phish/Greatful Dead preview
The Stone Roses
4/5
Blondie
4/5
Another one from when I had hair
The Human League
2/5
Too much synth for me.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
There is a time and place and now is not the time and I don't know where that place would be except the early 70's Laurel Hill Canyon
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Those drums!
Jane's Addiction
3/5
At the time, it was big, loud, different. Not sure if whole album ages well but the 'hits' are still good.
Tracy Chapman
4/5
How solid of a job is this album if close to what 30 years later a country singer can win an award with it? Also, how sad that happened? Good for Tracy Chapman - your voice on this album is fantastic and should be listened to as a whole not just one song.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Sabu
3/5
Es ist gut.
Wild Beasts
2/5
Pretentious.
Kanye West
3/5
Haven't listened to 'Ye but this is very well done.
Morrissey
2/5
always looked at him as self centered and not this visionary that others do. more of the same, sorry not sorry.
Beastie Boys
4/5
They really enjoyed making this didn't they?
Radiohead
2/5
Elbow
3/5
Apartment Cleaning Music
Tom Waits
1/5
Now I know why people heat up albums and make lamp shades out of them.
Muddy Waters
3/5
The Fall
3/5
ehh
Arcade Fire
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Various Artists
2/5
The Clash
4/5
The album cover drew me in at first sight. The music didn't fail to live up to the 'mistake' of a picture. Or so the photographer thought....
Can
2/5
I really don't drop acid anymore.
The Young Gods
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
a couple gems in this album.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Childhood.
Missy Elliott
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
People in the 60's were looking for something hard, out came Led Zepplin, Black Sabath, etc. Now fast forward to the 90's and 00's and we are still looking for something new and still hard... out comes Rage. It's not for everyone but for those looking for something HARD you have found it.
Beatles
4/5
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Completely forgot about this band... is that good or bad? Still trying to figure that out.
Neil Young
5/5
Groundbreaking? Not sure but like the play on words. I bet the hardest song for him to sing was only 2:03 long. Reliving losing your friend to such a terrible drug has got to be hard.
Fever Ray
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
JAY Z
3/5
Love The Doors sample
Lorde
3/5
Enjoyable.
U2
4/5
THumbs UP
The Kinks
3/5
Very honkytonk-esque. Kinks really changed through the years too bad the brothers had to fight so much. Maybe that's why they varied musically so much?
Lou Reed
3/5
Never been my cup of tea but it does have a couple good tunes on it.
Beyoncé
3/5
2/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Saw them in mid 80's fuzzy guitars and all.
Fiona Apple
2/5
Fiona Apple is the female Morrisey can't stand either.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Aqquired Taste
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
Thick in the Bluegrass, simple powerful heartfelt.
The Police
4/5
Has me longing for the days in the admin office of Graduate Studies at KU. This 'tape' got me through days of putting applications in numerical order... thank you The Police.
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Really didn’t listen to her back then. Later on discovered her voice was awesome.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Awesome!
TLC
4/5
Blur
4/5
Much more than Song2. Too bad the States didn't grasp this.
Solomon Burke
4/5
FKA twigs
2/5
Eh.
The Who
3/5
Typical for that era, can't wait to see and hear what would develop.
The Waterboys
3/5
Typical fish story a lot bigger until you see it.
Alice Cooper
4/5
'70s at its best.
Soft Machine
2/5
Acid is GReAt!
Johnny Cash
4/5
Iconic
OutKast
3/5
I really enjoy the juxtaposition of the two styles between Andre 3000 and Big Boi.
The Saints
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Enjoyable
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
ELP is like if Yes went to grad school and jazz improve camp.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
I really missed out on a great album
M.I.A.
2/5
3/5
Are they the second coming of The Kinks? Brothers who don't like each other but if they could set that aside - good music comes out. Or is it the hatred that fueled the music?
Public Enemy
4/5
!
3/5
One step away from my personal favorite, Yessongs.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Great bass lines.
Billy Joel
3/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Extension of Television?
Janelle Monáe
2/5
Soundgarden
4/5
I miss Chris Cornelllllllllllllll
Nick Drake
3/5
Very enjoyable.
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Been said several times that it's hard to believe they weren't from the South but like all artists - you find what you like and form your style around it. The Beatles didn't live in the South and hang around the sould/R&B artists of the late 50's early 60's. Get a grip! CCR did it well. Too bad they didn't get along and stay together...
Pixies
3/5
'80s college vintage
Billy Bragg
3/5
Is this just Wilco with a different singer?
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
Take either the voice or melody away and you have crap. Perfect combination.
MGMT
2/5
Blocking out the 'statement' look.
Beth Orton
2/5
Trying too hard to be second coming if J. Mitchell and Joan Baez
The Associates
2/5
ehh.
The Killers
4/5
Amazing! Hard to believe there are so many pop/rock hits on one album. Reminds me of albums released in '73 - not style as much as good solid music.
Cat Stevens
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
It's alright
Otis Redding
4/5
Nina Simone
4/5
This is awesome on vinyl... the depth and warmth vinyl provides makes this a 'drop it on and sit and sip a drink' awesome!
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Another in the long line of Enya? Obviously not my cup of tea.
AC/DC
3/5
Breakthrough? No, just simple blues scales and attitude from drum kit to vocals.
The Coral
2/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Queen
3/5
Almost forget how PROG ROCK Queen was in early days but why? Everything they did was PROG.
Taylor Swift
3/5
For fear of SWIFT retribution... very 'pop-y' and if that's your thing this is great.
Red Snapper
2/5
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Futuristic movie soundtrack.
The War On Drugs
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Internal conflict seems to be a common thread with music.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Time and place. Need to listen later not the time or place.
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Seems like there’s no direction on any of the songs.
David Bowie
4/5
Too bad Hollywood got stuck on ONE song.
The Byrds
4/5
McGuinn's guitar style and choice blended rock music with folk music... maybe this was an influence for Dylan to pick up and 'electrify' his music?
Beatles
4/5
Finally George's song writing broke through the Mcartney/Lennon wall!
Stereo MC's
2/5
One hit wonder in a Wonder Bread time of pop music
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Couple good songs eventually redeemed by trying to keep LaLa going...
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Had its moments.
Wilco
2/5
Vast catalog
Fred Neil
3/5
Kind of depressing BUT great timber in the voice
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
It's alright
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
What you expect but with depth.
Van Morrison
3/5
Solid 70's
Stan Getz
4/5
First introduction to Byrd was very jarring to me. This side and cooperation with Stan Getz is AWESOME. Two legends playing off each other.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Love and Hate this album. Love the songs and samples... hate the resuscitation of Aerosmith's career.
Big Star
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
Knew nothing of this and am glad I found out.
Boards of Canada
1/5
Now I know why the faces are not seen...
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
the power of Christine McVie's songs probably the most overlooked songwriter by people who didn't know and thought Mac was all Nicks and Buckingham...
Miriam Makeba
3/5
What a powerful voice
Amy Winehouse
3/5
It would have been nice to see her career arch...
Metallica
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
The Cars
5/5
Awesome.!
The White Stripes
3/5
2 people? that sound?
Radiohead
3/5
Need to be in mood for it.
Fats Domino
3/5
I wish more traditional blues and rock and roll would come back.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Shouldn't it be Beach Boy?
Death In Vegas
2/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
Two very top Grunge songs - check that - two top songs period.
Django Django
3/5
techno with soft vocals.
The Smiths
2/5
Despise Morrissey - take him away and you have great musicians. Some say he IS the band. Could have been so much more without a pretentious lead singer - no he is not eclectic.
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Proof that Talking Heads was more than David Byrne. The OTHER members keep pushing limits in what is an instrument to song composition.
SAULT
2/5
Not my cup of tea... hard to get into.
2/5
In the mood?
Kraftwerk
3/5
Why, innovative but sooo much more out there.
David Gray
2/5
Folk people come and go....
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
already
Nick Drake
3/5
Folk and again... some much more out there.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
4/5
Fusion of Funk, Reggae, and Latin. Done extremely well.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Good!
Sugar
4/5
About time this list includes brilliant short-lived groups. Hard to believe this was freshman effort by the trio. There was a lot of energy in the 'college' scene in '80s and early '90s.
Doves
2/5
David Grey meets Coldplay...
Nirvana
3/5
Not as groundbreaking as MTV wants you to believe. This and carson Daily are why MTV sucks.
Arrested Development
3/5
The Avalanches
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Love the mono stereo sound. Very unique
Q-Tip
2/5
Bring the Noise
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Yes, Free Bird but better is Simple Man plain and simple.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Conflicted - love the raw driving songs I just wish I hadn't seen pompousness of lead singer this seems counterproductive to the energy and in your face-ness of songs.
The Go-Go's
4/5
Great musicians need more like them.
Tom Waits
2/5
Keep feeding us this whatever it is and sometime I will have a brain fart and appear to like it. 2 Tom Waits albums? Really? Might have to end my listening here.
Pavement
3/5
Too short of relevance.
Yes
5/5
Awesome period end of sentence!
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
It's fine.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Not the Number 1 album according to Apple. It's good but not the best of all time.
Roxy Music
2/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Very popular. Also, seems to be a play toy for McCartney. Outside of a couple songs w=he seemed to be jacking around.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Like the musicality
Elliott Smith
3/5
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
You've heard of Bro Country... here's Chick Country?
Stephen Stills
3/5
Churn churn churn... He must have been something to see in the 70's. All that material, did he ever sleep?
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Amazing album wish my live experience wasn't so bad. Would love to give him another shot.
Carole King
4/5
Musucality through the roof. Note to 2024, get rid of autotune and get back to singing and melody making.
The Cult
3/5
Johnny Cash
2/5
Want more than a cover album. Don't treat his work as an afterthought.
2/5
Music to clean your house by.
Charles Mingus
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Nirvana
3/5
Daft Punk
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Best album of their catalog but still detest this band - lead singer.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Solid apartment cleaning music. No need to focus on it but good enough to actually get stuff done quickly.
Gene Clark
4/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Love it when curveballs come across the plate... a definite shift in music.
2/5
To this day, one of the worst concerts I have ever been to. Not this one but Dylan in general.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
The harmonics and tragic death make this an even greater homage.
Elastica
3/5
Shirley Manson? No? This is Garbage's long lost techno twin.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Small Faces
2/5
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Doses, just in doses. Really good
Miles Davis
3/5
Air
2/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Beck
4/5
When it was released did not like it. Several years later re-listen and acknowledge greatness of this album
Elton John
3/5
If you only had to purchase one Elton album... this one encapsulates his tremendous catalog. Save your money buy this.
Sade
3/5
Ray Price
3/5
This is long lost musical tradition.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Ian Dury
2/5
Janet Jackson
3/5
Way back machine... If you want to hear what 80's pop is listen. This isn't a knock on the album, opposite this is extremely well done.
The Go-Betweens
4/5
Always a shame that good solid bands from 'other' countries don't get a fair shake in countries they don't hail from. Solid song writing and composure.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Hit hard, hit fast, left fast. He will forever be why I hate club DJ's.
Tears For Fears
4/5
XTC
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
I wonder if this type of 'experimentation' with electronic sound is what groups in the '60s did with tape tracks? The looping, the stories of The Beatles drawing the tape around the room and passed through pencils and stuff to 'adjust' the sound...
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
If you are a Saturday Night Fever BeeGee - good luck. The earlier stuff is very much Folk and little falsetto this brings out the musicality of the brothers Gibb.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Awesome
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Over 3 hours?Who could listen to all of this? How could anyone create that much? Bring me a bib! I am down for this buffet - best voice and best arranger... like a fine wine (or whatever your desire wants)
Ray Charles
3/5
Britney Spears
4/5
Jack White
3/5
Eminem
3/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Lauren Hill an influence much?
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
The Incredible String Band
2/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
The Black Keys
4/5
The Only Ones
4/5
The Jam
4/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Oasis
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Fugazi
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Julian Cope
2/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
The aura of the Chairman of the Board but darn it - he delivers.
Spiritualized
2/5
The Soup Dragons were more popular.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Pleasantly surprised. Don't know why. Knew of the power. The energy just simply explodes. There is no wasted note within.
Little Richard
3/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
George Michael
4/5
This was far from the genre of music I listened to at the time but as the years progressed I listened closer and now appreciate this work much more.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Not one thing out of place and the voice has not aged.
Meat Puppets
2/5
Kind of need to be in the mood for Meat Puppets.
The Stranglers
3/5
I find it interesting that - to me - most British punk rock acts seem to be commercially made or created. They lack the earthy rawness
Cheap Trick
5/5
Sometimes LIVE is 'better' than studio. Tracks 'come alive' and this is prime example as well as Peter Frampton. The energy and direction that the band feeds off of creates an historic album.
Nick Drake
3/5
The Pogues
3/5
Cypress Hill
2/5
The Smiths
2/5
Never could get past lead singer. Musicality is great, just move past singer.
Laibach
2/5
Digging the videos for this.
Wire
3/5
Thundercat
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
In a time of dying disco and heavily produced rock... comes a sound that is basic and straight forward. Never truly appreciated this at the time but wow, this is rock and blues at its finest.
Lou Reed
3/5
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Not a heavy rotation but solid soulful melody and voice.
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
The Triffids
3/5
Mylo
3/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Not in the mood for this today.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Hit and miss, there are outstanding songs and songs that are too involved. They are best when just stripped down and straightforward.
4/5
at the time, I didn't like this album but I know it was the commercial success it attained. years later i came to appreciate the album as a whole.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Thank gawd for The Wrecking Crew
ABBA
3/5
The The
3/5
T. Rex
3/5
Basic blues progression... simple is good. Less is more.
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Megadeth
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Great first album and can hear some disco influences with a bit more cutting lyrics.
Frank Black
3/5
Quirky
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
It is amazing at how dated genres of music can get. Doesn't make music bad or great - it all depends on what age you were during that time. It has been said that your music taste is fully developed late high school early 20's... and if you were that age when this was released awesome!
Massive Attack
2/5
Again, one listen and you can tell what decade this was released. Not my favorite decade as far as music is concerned but alright.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Björk
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Interesting musicality.
New Order
3/5
Always enjoy the uniqueness of New Order
The Hives
4/5
Frenetic and a giant push to PUNK and that doesn't mean it can't be good, popular, melodic... it's just good energy.
Scissor Sisters
3/5
What ever happened?????
ZZ Top
4/5
blues progression at its finest
Khaled
3/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Green Day
3/5
Political Punk!?!
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Not as good as Harvest Moon but still solid work.
Beatles
2/5
B.B. King
3/5
Bill Callahan
2/5
The Temptations
4/5
Enjoy the jam. Back when music and songs went as long as the artist felt it should go.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Has my favorite Stones song on it. Wild Horses. Love this album
Beatles
4/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Have always enjoyed the complexity of the simplicity.
David Bowie
3/5
The Who
4/5
Concept album or whole album conveys a story... anyone under the age of 30 will never see this happen.
Pulp
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Love it then and now.
The Who
2/5
I prefer studio albums but some live albums are better than studio so take that for what it's worth....
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Portishead
5/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Energy not matched with this group. Caught a bad rap with the one song...
Primal Scream
3/5
Prince
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Nice
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Orbital
2/5
Coworker overheard this and said, "It makes me want to drive a nail through my eye." Then I told him the group was Orbital.... coincidence? I think not.
DJ Shadow
3/5
The Zombies
3/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
Kind of depressing but... a little too much psychedelia for me in an album dose that is.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Always a big Siouxsie fan.
James Brown
4/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
MC Solaar
3/5
This is an enjoyable album easy to listen to and put together well.
The Pogues
4/5
John Martyn
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
The re-invention - I know it is trite but for lack of a better word - that this group goes through from album to album is amazing. It is hard to pin them down they are ever changing.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Coldplay
2/5
Could never get into this...
The Cure
3/5
The Who
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Circle Jerks
4/5
Smile on my face when I opened to this album. Thank God, finally some general angst and disgust!
Prince
4/5
Iconic album. Unfortunately this one seemed to pigeon-hole Prince and only true fans were able to witness and feel his genius.
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
Dr. Dre
2/5
Deep Purple
4/5
I always forget how HARD they were. This is amazing.
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Digital Underground
4/5
Manu Chao
3/5
The Fall
4/5
De La Soul
3/5
Time warp. If you wish to know what mainstream hip hop was in early '90s then here you go....
Fugees
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
The Damned
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Jamiroquai
3/5
Are we trying to recreate Songs in the Key of Life? Seems that is the formula for this group. Not to say it's bad but grow please.
The Residents
2/5
Big Star
3/5
The Gun Club
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Lambchop
3/5
Sometimes I feel that rating on one listen might not be fair to the artist. If I have never heard them then at first blush, it is difficult depending on my mood. This selection is prototypical... I am in the mood for upbeat/punk aggressive and this is not it. It is melodical and smooth. I will need to come back and re-listen.
Deerhunter
2/5
The Dictators
2/5
Not sure if they are trying to be cute or what.
Le Tigre
2/5
Bad Brains
4/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Cee Lo Green
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Silver Jews
2/5
The The
4/5
Gary Numan
3/5
The longing embrace of techno pop is never more present than here.
Minor Threat
4/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Turbonegro
4/5
Little Simz
3/5
T. Rex
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
Waylon Jennings
4/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
Meat Loaf
3/5
Roni Size
2/5
Hi, I am trying to be a mellow Prodigy. Trying.
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Like it. One of the suggested that actually paid off as in being good and well done.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Ryan Adams
4/5
Far ranging but very solid.
David Bowie
4/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Sandy Denny's soulful voice blends well with the musicality of the players and makes this an easy listen.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Interesting. Good to listen to with a nice German beer in hand.
Spacemen 3
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Donovan
4/5
smooth transition into psychedelica and jazz and RandB
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Never let a style, look, or jam trick you. Outstanding jam record and stands the test of time.
Pavement
3/5
90s version of college rock. Sometimes trying to get the gritty 'low budget' sound you just slightly miss and this could be one case in point. Still Pavement had a few good tunes and shouldn't be swept off of .... the pavement.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Enjoy the ethereal sounds of Echo. The overlapping sounds and breathy singing really hit home.
3/5
The Specials
5/5
I truly enjoy how The Specials were described early one. Reggae pop. I guess Ska hadn't been created yet. No Doubt, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bosstones, Reel Big Fish wouldn't have come around if it weren't for The Specials and Madness. Late 70's they bring a fresh energy to the world of pop music. Thank you.
Gang Starr
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Dare I say better than IV, Symbols, whatever you want to call it?
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Soul II Soul
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
The Bees
2/5
Ice Cube
3/5
George Jones
4/5
I want to buy a riding lawn mower now...
Paul Simon
3/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Maybe not for everyone but if you listen close enough you will hear the rich layers that only he can produce.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
UB40
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Underworld
4/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Ozomatli
3/5
Jeru The Damaja
4/5
Bad Company
5/5
Paul Rogers is awesome. Probably best voice of the generation. Solid!
Rod Stewart
3/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
Smooth voice that doesn't venture far from the 'sweet spot' and that is a sign of a good singer... not needing special post production help to smooth it out.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Of all the Disney kids, she is the voice. Her range and power was/is matched by no other from that era.
Coldcut
3/5
Suede
3/5
Pantera
4/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Nice sidebar to music of those times.
The Stooges
3/5
Can
3/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Fringe, best way to describe Eno and that is NOT a bad thing. His approach makes music fun. Today, it all sounds the same. That is why this era will always stand out.
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
Didn't think I would enjoy this as much as I did.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Awesome.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Not what they will become but you can hear the Syd Barrett influence.
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Time gone by. The harmonies are flawless.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Never a dull moment with Herbie Hancock
King Crimson
3/5
Gene Clark
4/5
enjoyable can see that groups like The Jayhawks drew a lot of inspiration from.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Really enjoyed this and could pick up on some influences.
Grateful Dead
2/5
Never been a dead head so I find it difficult to get into jam bands which is strange because I do like jazz and that's a true definition of jam band.
Elvis Costello
3/5
The Slits
3/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Morrissey
1/5
I do not like Morissey, never have never will. The Smiths would have been even bigger with a different condescending front man.
Metallica
2/5
Still think they are overrated and the drummer stinks
The KLF
3/5
Wilco
4/5
Enjoy the contemplative nature of Wilco.
The Kinks
3/5
Skiffle at its best?
Van Morrison
3/5
Time and place to listen to him. Enjoyable.
The Undertones
3/5
Good '80s style... would that be considered stripped down now? Back then it was all they could afford and wanted to feel the analog.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Verve
4/5
Too bad the Stones were such money grubbers and too bad The Verve didn't do it the right way... This album is awesome and the band should have been launched but crashed...
Buzzcocks
4/5
Not quite Hard Core Punk to me but definite edge to it.
Bon Jovi
3/5
Solid album of crafted pop rock. Can't deny the commercial success that this had but the overproduction gives rock a bad name.
David Crosby
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Not really into techno.
Sam Cooke
4/5
I know there is a bit of editing in this album but long gone are the days of quick smooth transitions...
The Thrills
3/5
There's something here, they certainly have a specific vibe. Wish there was a little more depth in song writing.
Neu!
2/5
eh...
50 Cent
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Enjoyable all the way around.
Cornershop
4/5
I remember when this came out and thought, this is interesting. I wonder where will it go... and as far as midwest US - gone! Thinking most places just played Brim Full of Asha for the novelty too bad. Listen, really listen to the melody and you can find complexity within the simplicity.
The Jam
2/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
David Holmes
2/5
And just like the intro... New York is the s*^t! File this under New York.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
Enjoyable. They appear to want to find 'the one' and ride it in a more mellow sort of Funk and do it well.
Faith No More
3/5
Strong album but seemed to lack staying power.
Genesis
3/5
You can tell that Peter Gabriel had a lot of influence on the group at the beginning and after he left the more commercial/pop came out. That's not a bad thing but definitely two different bands, a lot like the line up changes in Fleetwood Mac - you see and hear the influences.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Beck
4/5
Am amazed at how he can 'change' styles and it still feel comfortable for him. Didn't like him when he first came out but am now finding a place for him.
The Strokes
4/5
Magazine
3/5
Kind of enjoyable. Used to like them back in the day and now they are alright.
Minutemen
4/5
About dang time. Finally seeing some good old fashioned punk music.
John Lennon
3/5
I think John just wanted to get away from the 'pop' of the Beatles and kind of free flowed his muse....
Madonna
2/5
Blinding ray of light
The Shamen
2/5
A little too much 'techno' for me.
Massive Attack
3/5
like the mellowness of the the tracks good for a night with friends.
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Eels
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Fishbone
5/5
It's about damn time! Saw these guys in college at a local bar and it was amazing. Still remember it from mid 80's... There are so many more bands like this that should replace a lot of the crap that has been listed. I'll take Fishbone any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
The Style Council
3/5
Leftfield
2/5
Air
3/5
interesting and etherial not a bad listen.
Method Man
2/5
Yes
4/5
Yes!
Pink Floyd
4/5
Not the best but still way ahead of its time.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Let's take a formula and refine it and polish it to perfection. Marty Robbins is a master and telling the 'old western' tale.
The Band
3/5
A few great songs amongst some mediocre recorded songs in BFE New York.
Sonic Youth
4/5
Were they Nirvana before Nirvana? Some say so but i disagree, they are their own entity and are truly better than Nirvana.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
The Adverts
4/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Dion
4/5
Enjoyed listening to something I haven't heard in a while.
Funkadelic
4/5
Nas
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Not too bad
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Pixies
3/5
I enjoy hearing demos and comparing them to what eventually is released but you can take it too far. I mean if the artist(s) wanted to release the 'demo' then why not?
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Great listen on a cool summer night outside enjoying a beer or whatever beverage you just sip on for a while.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Sometimes he is pretentious and overbearing so I can only take it in small doses.
Basement Jaxx
3/5
Not really my speed but I do see the merit in the style of music. It is executed well.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Seems to be forcing it a bit but...
TV On The Radio
3/5
The Libertines
4/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
David Ackles
2/5
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Not my cup of tea. I can hear the expression just don't want to hear any of this.
Beastie Boys
3/5
A couple of outstanding tracks and you can tell the groove they were in. Is that good or bad? Up to you.
M.I.A.
3/5
Proof that choosing the right sample is the key. Without The Clash's sample would we even have heard from M.I.A.? Not too sure about that.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Steve Earle
4/5
Solid!
Blur
3/5
The joke song becomes the hit and the rest is solid but can see why a little levity/self sabotage can create something better.
Don McLean
4/5
Title song is alright - played way too much. Wish other songs would get more attention... give it a try.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
True to country roots but also straight up stories being told with a melody and harmony to match.
Tim Buckley
3/5
The music is time stamped. There is a melody and tempo that is striking throughout the album.
Kings of Leon
3/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
I remember the 'buzz' around this group, then the collapse from the greater public eye. Not bad for '90s.
Orange Juice
3/5
I don't buy the online buzz that this group is similar to Television, Buzzcocks, The Byrds... They may have been influenced by these groups but sound more like a precursor to Fine Young Cannbals.,
Brian Wilson
2/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Megadeth
3/5
If you look for technicality, look to heavy metal. The technical ability is second to none. With that, sometimes you lose the emotion. Not sure if that's the case here.
Sepultura
2/5
Not a fan but they do have a vibe.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Not the power house but still very solid and an enjoyable listen.
The B-52's
4/5
This was a shock to a boy in the midwest. Stuff like this was hard to find and didn't find any air time on radio stations stuck in rock and roll motion. It took a while to understand and find the groove for me but it is full of energy and life.
Rush
4/5
Never really liked it growing up and glad I gave it another listen. This is a great album showcasing the diversity and creativity of the trio.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Frenetic pace is a nice change.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Elis Regina
3/5
Enjoyable listen.
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
Wow!
10cc
2/5
A far off cry from their biggest hit and you can understand the one hit wonder...
4/5
Always loved PJ Harvey
The Clash
3/5
became more polished but this raw attack is great.
Paul Simon
3/5
The story telling and melody are lost on today's music.
Talvin Singh
3/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Kid Rock
2/5
Don't know what to think of this.... is he just trying to create an image? Is he embracing the 'thug life'? It is schtick and very superficial.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Cool throw back wish I could crawl in the mind at the time and what were they trying to do.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Patti Smith
2/5
Never saw the attraction that 'everyone' else did.
Faust
2/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Why? Why?
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Jethro Tull
4/5
Prog Rock at its finest.
The Fall
3/5
Portishead
2/5
ABBA
3/5
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Aerosmith
1/5
Always did not like this band don't ask me why... Maybe it was the lead singer trying to sabotage other acts when they received more applause. Just ask Kansas.
Saint Etienne
4/5
Enjoyable easy listening and not in that 70's category it's just a pleasurable listen.
Cream
3/5
Korn
4/5
If the only thing you see is Freak on a Leash... you will be a better person for it. Notice I said see... the song is awesome but when you can have a visual concept as well it can elevate both.
Lucinda Williams
4/5
First confused her with someone else and was hovering over the button worried about what I was going to hear. Never been so glad to be confused in my life. This album is dirty, gritty, and a force.
The Cardigans
3/5
New Order
3/5
Motörhead
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Pentangle
2/5
Stereolab
4/5
Holger Czukay
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Favorite album
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
The National
3/5
N.E.R.D
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Maxwell
3/5
2Pac
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Out of the chute strong and then solid.
The White Stripes
3/5
Some really solid songs in this selection.
Goldfrapp
3/5
Incubus
3/5
Singers haunting voice helps drive the 'hip' melody.
Jurassic 5
3/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Tori Amos
2/5
Locked into the timeline it was created. Good? Bad?
Black Flag
4/5
The La's
3/5
There's more to this than There She Goes. yes, that track is catchy and pop-y but listen to the rest and feel a little more depth.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Interesting
Mike Oldfield
3/5
I miss the '70s. The experimentation and 'trippy-ness' of what artists did was amazing but it took The Exorcist to bring attention to this album and the new Virgin label. Maybe this site can expose more one-off artists through time?
Ride
4/5
I really enjoy the aethereal feel to this album and am glad to listen to it and maybe even a better person too.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Enjoyable and a giant throwback
Bee Gees
4/5
If your main taste of the BeeGees is Saturday Night Fever soundtrack... be ready for a more lyrical and musical experience.
Mudhoney
4/5
Dull hum of the reverb miss that in today's music but not this music.
Fairport Convention
3/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Dr. Octagon
3/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Always love the slow groove.
Merle Haggard
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
4/5
AWESOME!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Have always liked Neil Young. Voice is not classically the best but the rawness of the melody makes it work well.
Tim Buckley
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Oddfellows is the best song on this album IMO... the ability to make it sound so 'disregarding' is a trait unique to REM.
Sonic Youth
4/5
The raw emotion and energy of the entire album is infectious.
Richard Thompson
3/5
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Simple Minds
3/5
Madness
3/5
Parliament
5/5
Brought the FUNK!
Iggy Pop
3/5
Solange
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
George Michael
3/5
The Streets
2/5
Raekwon
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Blues
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
I feel sometimes a person's off stage life gets in the way of the performance... Here's one proof of that. Just play and sing, that's what you do best.
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Interesting 'compilation' of songs but a bit too somber for me.
The Specials
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
Mekons
3/5
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Ice T
3/5
Long before SUV the lyrical gangster - I know it's not THE lyrical gangster but someone throwing 2 dollar words into rap music....
Fiona Apple
3/5
Nothing against Fiona but this list is crap. The second album by her on this list and still no Television, no X, very little attention to punk unless it is NYC based.
That said, her voice and angst is warm and welcoming.
Björk
2/5
Well....
Frank Sinatra
4/5
The exacting precision of the instruments and voice make the slightest nuance amazing.
Santana
4/5
The free flow of the songs is truly genius. The closest to Latin Jazz? Not sure about that but the musicians playing off each other is a trademark of Santana and a must listen to anyone who says they listen to all types of music.
The Mars Volta
3/5
Plain cool listen.
Calexico
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Dated but still solid and darn good.
Def Leppard
4/5
In high school when this came out and damn, it was packed and good. Years later, I was able to talk to Phil Collen and I know he wasn't there from the beginning but the thoughtfulness reinforced the straightforward power of the music.
Travis
4/5
Very enjoyable smooth listen.
Deep Purple
5/5
Space Truckin'
Talking Heads
3/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Gotan Project
3/5
The Cure
4/5
The band's sound was developed well before the hair and pasty look of Robert Smith and this is most certainly a band that you either get or you don't - seems to be no inbetween. It took a while for me to see into the noise.
Barry Adamson
2/5
James Taylor
4/5
Amazing voice and composition. Saw him a few years ago for the first time, others who had seen him before said his voice is not what it was but it doesn't matter. The feeling behind every note is still resonating.
Moby
3/5
Big Black
3/5
Germs
3/5
Sometimes there’s something amidst the chaos.
Tortoise
3/5
Enjoyable
Slipknot
3/5
Very aggressive
Hot Chip
2/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
SZA
2/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Napalm Death
1/5
Harry Nilsson
2/5
Never really understood the amazement with this guy. His stuff is good and fit the time but didn't seem to break any ground to my ear.
The Stooges
3/5
You can hear the Bowie influence and it adds to the chaos.
Nirvana
4/5
Talk about a crash to the establishment... brought back rock to an overproduced pop world.
Gram Parsons
4/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Powerfull voice and a bit irreverent. Also, likes to have fun.
CHIC
2/5
Joe Ely
4/5
Klaxons
3/5
Really enjoyed the overdubbing and distortion.
Blue Cheer
4/5
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Bobby Womack
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Sparks
3/5
Interesting and poppy