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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
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5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
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5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
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John Prine
John Prine
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5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
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The Predator
Ice Cube
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
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5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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The Slider
T. Rex
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5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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Liquid Swords
GZA
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5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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C'est Chic
CHIC
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1 | 3.34 | -2.34 |
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Achtung Baby
U2
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Homework
Daft Punk
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Risque
CHIC
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1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
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1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
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The La's
The La's
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
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1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 7 | 4.29 |
| Radiohead | 5 | 4.4 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.67 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 4.67 |
| Public Enemy | 2 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 5 |
| T. Rex | 2 | 5 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4.25 |
| David Bowie | 7 | 4 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 4.33 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1 |
| CHIC | 2 | 1 |
| Fairport Convention | 2 | 1 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Police | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Jam | 2 | 1.5 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| The Rolling Stones | 5, 4, 3, 2 |
5-Star Albums (68)
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Dr. Octagon
5/5
This is one of the best concept albums ever concocted. Even the skits on this are worth listening to. It's one of the first underground hip hop albums and showcases the talents of Dan The Automator, DJ Q-Bert, Kool Keith and even DJ Shadow. Unfortunately, due to the lack of taste on this list, this is probably the last time we will see Kool Keith on it, which is a shame, because Black Elvis-Lost In Space is another great album from the twisted mind of Kool Keith, an old school hip hop legend who got his start in Ultramagnetic MCs.
5 likes
The Rolling Stones
5/5
This album rocks so hard and kicks so much ass right out of the gate. It's easily my favorite Stones album. There are maybe 2 or 3 filler songs (Turd On The Run and Just Want To See His Face), and even those are still tolerable.
1 likes
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
The only thing I knew about this artist going in was the line to Lindsay Lohan from her mom in the movie Mean Girls when she tells her parents she's not going out with them: "But you love Ladysmith Black Mambazo!" I haven't seen that movie in maybe 20 years or so and never looked into the music but it ended up being exactly what I thought it would be. I didn't hate it. It's just not my thing I guess....
1 likes
Doves
1/5
I hope this was their last broadcast.
This is so bland it makes British food seem exotic and delicious. It's so boring it makes Coldplay sound exciting. It's so forgettable it makes you think David Gray is a musical genius.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (61)
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Bob Dylan
5/5
Best break-up album of all time
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
My favorite CCR album with Lodi, Bad Moon Rising and Wrote A Song For Everyone
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Miles Davis
4/5
OutKast
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Van Morrison
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Deerhunter
4/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
The xx
3/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Deep Purple
1/5
I don't understand why this is on the list but Machine Head is not, since it's pretty much the same tracklist. A 20 minute version of Space Truckin' is wildly unnecessary.
Björk
4/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Coldplay
3/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
David Ackles
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
It's more of a 3.5
Shack
1/5
This album is wack AF. I want my 47 minutes back
Björk
3/5
More of a 3.5
JAY Z
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
No Surprises is such a dreadfully happy song
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Undertones
3/5
Eagles
3/5
I came in ready to hate this album since I cannot stand the song Hotel California after hearing it a million times (Spotify has it at almost 1.5 billion plays), but enjoyed a few of the other tracks: New Kid In Town, Wasted Time, Victim Of Love
David Bowie
3/5
The Avalanches
5/5
Frontier Psychiatrist was my jam in high school when this album came out and it's still a bop
ZZ Top
2/5
I thought ZZ Top was supposed to rock. How is this album so boring
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
The Dictators
4/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Raekwon
4/5
XTC
3/5
More like a 3.5 since the album sort of falls off after Earn Enough For Us
Aretha Franklin
3/5
It's good but it's no I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
The Young Rascals
1/5
This album is corny as hell. It sounds like a half-assed, wannabe version of so many other good bands of the era. Just do yourself a favor and go listen to The Kinks or Smokey Robinson & The Miracles instead. I hope this album being on the list means that I'm not going to have to listen to the Monkees eventually as well. Listening to this album was a chore, and started to make me doubt my commitment to completing this list.
The National
3/5
R.E.M.
2/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
I enjoyed the album but some of the songs seem to be unfinished demos, and I would have appreciated those more if they were longer than a minute or two
Dr. Dre
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
The second disc of the album is not as good as the first, but still a solid double album
Dire Straits
3/5
Sugar
1/5
This is some real basic bitch shit. I would rather listen to the FRIENDS theme song on repeat for 45 minutes than hear this album again. You're wasting my time, list.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Hookworms
3/5
2.5
Ice Cube
5/5
Robbie Williams
1/5
I honestly couldn't make it through the album. I was hating it from the get go and then had to stop on track 3 after the lyrics "cover me in your golden shower". Why is there so many shitty British 90s rock albums on this list? What a load of piss.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Drive-By Truckers
2/5
Every song sounds the same and the album is so long that I just lost interest halfway through and skipped to the most popular songs to see if they stuck out. They didn't.
Beastie Boys
3/5
I know Paul's Boutique is already on this list, but Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty better be as well, because they are all superior to this one, as iconic as this album is.
The Who
3/5
I know this is the first rock opera but Who's Next is a more rockin' album.
Carole King
3/5
It's Too Late is a bop.
Ray Charles
3/5
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Julian Cope
1/5
Another basic, boring British album on this list. When will it stop
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
One of the best live shows ever recorded
Scissor Sisters
4/5
Sade
3/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
If you gave acid, a bunch of instruments, and recording equipment to an extra on the set of Monty Python & The Holy Grail, they probably could come up with a better album
T. Rex
5/5
Such an underrated band and album. So many great deep cuts. Mambo Sun, Monolith, Lean Women Blues, Planet Queen, and Rip Off are all better songs than their "one hit" Bang A Gong. This album rules and if you haven't listened to it, do yourself a favor and do so.
Common
2/5
Sounds kind of like a watered down Roots. Whoever decided to put a Parental Advisory sticker on this one probably did so to sell more albums, but I can't remember a single swear on this album.
Brian Eno
2/5
When Brian Eno is producing an album, it tends to be a fantastic album. When Brian Eno makes his own music it just sounds pretty boring.
Talking Heads
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Abattoir Blues was rocking hard and then The Lyre Of Orpheus sort of dropped off in quality and wasn't as good.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Another album that's just too British for me I guess. These songs are way too long to be this repetitive. I'm pretty sure one song was just a long drawn out parody of Warren Zevon's Werewolves Of London. Including entire conversations that you have with your bandmates in your 12 minute song is not endearing or artistic or whimsical or cheeky or some other British adjective or interesting or entertaining in any way. Don't do this. Not even once, kids.
Gillian Welch
2/5
The only reason this isn't a 1 is because I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll is a good song
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
CHIC
1/5
So that's where the "Ahhhhh, freak out!" sample comes from. Didn't realize they stretched that out for a whole 5 minute song though. This is some seriously repetitive and basic stuff. Wasn't a fan.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Green Day
4/5
This album came out when I was in high school so it has an extra star for nostalgia reasons. As much as we're all tired of the radio hits on this, and I would rather go back to sleep as soon as Wake Me Up When September Ends starts, the deep cuts on this album still kick, like Give Me Novacaine, Letterbomb and Whatsername. The two 10 minute long tracks are fun as well.
The Pharcyde
5/5
Otha Fish is a masterpiece that transcends hip hop. There are many other great tracks on this but that song is one of my all time favorites.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
The Kinks
4/5
King Crimson
3/5
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Offspring
3/5
TLC
3/5
M.I.A.
4/5
Various Artists
2/5
This would automatically get a 1 from me because it's a Christmas album, but there is a terrific amount of talent behind this. Shame it's wasted on a Christmas album. Christmas (Baby Come Home) is one of the five Christmas tracks or so that I actually enjoy
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Nothing really stuck out. If You're Feeling Sinister is way better
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
B.B. King
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Justice
4/5
Joanna Newsom
2/5
I have been putting this off for literally 100 days because it wasn't on Spotify and based off of the album cover and song lengths/titles, I assumed it was fairy renaissance faire music with lots of lutes and harps, which I wasn't about to go above and beyond to listen to.
But, Steve Albini died today, and I saw that he had produced this album, so in his honor I finally got around to listening to it.
It is pretty much exactly what I expected. See above description. I wanted to like this but just didn't. I gave it an extra star for the Steve Albini hand in it but if the maker of this list felt the need to include this album, then the list better have Big Black's album Songs About Fucking, because that album rocks and is an industrial masterpiece and partially helped define the industrial genre. Steve Albini was a great influence on music and produced some great albums, including Pixies Surfer Rosa, Nirvana In Utero, and The Breeders Pod. Unfortunately, I wouldn't include this album in the pantheon of his best work and would recommend you go listen to anything else that he's worked on.
Finley Quaye
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Life On Mars is one of my favorite songs ever. Between that track, Changes, Queen Bitch and Oh! You Pretty Things, I can't in good conscious put this below a 5, maybe a 4.5
The White Stripes
4/5
a-ha
3/5
This might be the most 80s thing I've ever heard.
Ray Charles
4/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
John Lee Hooker
2/5
Minor Threat
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Christina Aguilera
1/5
This album was the toughest listen on the list so far. Clocking in at an hour and 18 minutes, it might be the most self-indulgent, bloated album I have ever sat through. There's cabaret, pseudo-gospel tracks, other genres that may be considered the bad kind of cultural appropriation, nods to Aretha Franklin, possible comparisons of Christina to Aretha Franklin, and a Steve Winwood feature. The fact that it came out in 2006 scares me because that means there is probably earlier Christina Aguilera albums on this list that I will ultimately end up listening to. I keep telling myself to give things a chance but this one was rough. She has pipes and can sing well, but these are just bad songs. Maybe if it had Dirrty on it, I could understand the inclusion of this album on the list, because that track bangs. But alas, all we get on this one was Still Dirty, and folks, it does not bang. I know I'm ranting and rambling at this point, but just thinking about this album again made me upset.
Nirvana
5/5
Tracy Chapman
2/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Derek & The Dominos
5/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Madonna
2/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Neil Young
4/5
Only Love Can Break Your Heart is a masterpiece
Air
3/5
I've tried getting into this album for years and it's just kind of bland and boring. 2.5 stars
Ice Cube
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Ravi Shankar
1/5
I know that Ravi Shankar influenced the Beatles but this album is a snoozefest. It's more of a recorded sitar lesson than an album. If you want to take a nap though, it's good for that.
Van Halen
3/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
I may be a little blinded by nostalgia on this album but it seriously holds up. Somehow this album can be simultaneously beautiful, angry, sad and joyous from track to track and still be coherent as one of my favorite double albums of all time. 1979 is one of my favorite music videos ever and is like a time capsule of being a teenager in the 90s.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
The Smiths
2/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
There's some decent sampling on this record and I know it's one of the first hip-hop albums, but it's hard to ignore how corny and wack these rhymes are.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Little Simz
3/5
Elton John
5/5
This album rules
Dire Straits
3/5
I thought Walk Of Life was a John Mellencamp song
Prefab Sprout
1/5
Why. Why? Why?! WHY?! Why is this album on the list. So wack. I love George Gershwin too but if I referred to him as Georgie Gershwin, I hope someone is there to slap me.
The Police
1/5
Funkadelic
5/5
Black Flag
4/5
Simply Red
1/5
Another boring British album. Do better, list!
The Shamen
1/5
IS 2 Unlimited not British? Because I'm sure they would be on this list instead of The Shamen if they are. So sick of mediocre and bland British music and I'm starting to hate a lot of these albums.
Johnny Cash
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
The War On Drugs
2/5
They sound like they're trying to be Springsteen so bad but end up just being Sting. I'm not sure why they felt the need to extend each song past 7 or 8 minutes but it was a total snoozefest.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
The Killers
4/5
Elton John
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Beck
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
PJ Harvey
2/5
There's better PJ Harvey albums. I hope they're on this list. I suspect this one was included because it's about England
Billie Holiday
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
2/5
This guy sure loves his horns
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
It's a banger
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Slayer
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
I love me some Johnny Cash, but this is the third album on the list I've come across, one of which was a cover album and the other two are live at prisons. Hoping to get an actual album like One Piece At A Time and not a live from Walla Walla album on his prison tour.
John Cale
2/5
I get this guy is a legendary producer but his actual music just sounds like a bored Ringo Starr
Oasis
2/5
I like their other album a lot and was hoping this one would be good but it was so bland, just generic 90s rock. I can't believe the outro to Columbia was the same guitar riff repeated for almost 2 minutes. 2.5 Stars
The Libertines
4/5
Sounds sort of like a British version of the Replacements. I liked the album enough but it gets an extra star for how awesome Music When The Lights Go Down is. That track is a masterpiece.
The Teardrop Explodes
1/5
This is what it would sound like if the Talking Heads sucked.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Traffic
2/5
Yawn.
MC Solaar
3/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
Ray Price
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
I liked a song or two on this but the 10 minute long annoying songs put a dent in the rating. I get it, it's experimental, but it sucked to listen to. 2.5 stars
Janet Jackson
4/5
Escapade rocks
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Pro tip for navigating this list, I call it the 4 B's rule:
Imagine you're a few songs into the album, so far it's Basic, Boring and Bland. You're wondering why it's on the list. You look up the artist or band and find out they're British. Feel free to skip the rest of the album and give it the appropriate score. I'm only saying this because it's been such a common experience going through this list and more often than not, when I'm not enjoying an album, it tends to be a British artist and this rule applies.
If you think I'm wrong, I want to point out that I wrote the entire paragraph above after listening to the first three tracks. Then I looked up the artist info.
British. Of course. It always is.
Anyways, feel free to use this rule when going through this list as I will not be patenting this system in order to help others.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Despite my badmouthing a good amount of British music on this list, I do enjoy many artists that happen to be British. One of the best to ever do it is Damon Albarn and I am always open to see what he's up to. I wasn't aware of this project before my listen and while it's not up to Gorillaz or Blur levels, I found it to be enjoyable, but not particularly memorable. Paul Simonon from the Clash is also always appreciated. 3.5 stars
Linkin Park
3/5
I was 12 years old when this came out and it was the perfect music for that age. I loved it and would have given it 5 stars if you asked.
Revisiting it is a different story. I was looking forward to it when I saw it on the list and was wondering if it would hold up.
It doesn't.
What it does is perfectly encapsulate the sound of the hard rock / nu metal / rap rock radio sound of 2000.
At my current age, it just sounds like a teenager throwing a temper tantrum in their room, punching pillows and screaming, after their mom took away their N64. I can't help but picture a young AJ Soprano in the early seasons of the show doing this while listening to this album. The lyrics to the three song run of Runaway, By Myself and In The End serve as a trilogy of sorts to this scene and made me audibly laugh out loud to myself as I was listening to it.
Definitely not my scene or sound anymore at my age, but if you want some pure distilled teenage angst, this is it. I gave it an extra star just for the nostalgia of revisiting it but all in all, In The End, it wasn't good and maybe doesn't really matter after all.
Daft Punk
1/5
Ever since I can remember, I've always hated Daft Punk, outside of the tracks Da Funk and Technologic. Around The World, One More Time and Get Lucky are so basic and boring and I've never understood the appeal. I've tried numerous times to get into their music and the best I can muster up is a "meh."
So, since this album has Da Funk on it, I was looking forward to it hoping I would like the other songs.
After listening to the full album, I don't even know if I like Da Funk anymore. I started the album thinking, "this is ok, I'm sure it picks up and gets more interesting further in, maybe changes it up a bit." Nope. It's basically the same beat for the entire hour and 14 minutes. HOW IS IT SO LONG?! My boredom became hate and loathing during Rock N' Roll and stayed there for the rest of the album.
I don't care that I'm going to catch hate for this but this album is not good and I'm tired of people pretending that Daft Punk makes good music. If this bothers or offends you, then you're probably basic and boring, because Daft Punk makes basic and boring music for basic and boring people. But that's ok! It's ok to listen to if you like hearing the same beat for 7 minutes and enjoy counting to 8 over and over again. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not for me.
I'm sure all of their other albums are on this list and I am not looking forward to being bored by those albums either.
Jorge Ben Jor
5/5
I love this album. It's a delight!
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
This album is a classic and I would give it 5 stars if it wasn't for the annoying skits
Holger Czukay
1/5
There's been some really bad music on this list, but I think this might be some of the worst "music" I've ever listened to. I got through 3 out of the 4 songs on this album and fell off. I couldn't bear to endure the last 15 minute song and despite the "artist" asking for more money on the second track, I was not about to give them another fraction of a cent from the Spotify stream.
I'm legitimately angry for the following reasons:
1. This exists
2. I listened to it
3. It's on this list
4. Other people will listen to this
It might be the worst album I've ever heard and the maker of this list should be ashamed of themselves for including it. I hope wherever they go when they leave this mortal plane of existence they have to listen to this album on repeat for eternity. Utterly atrocious. What kind of sick joke is this
Leonard Cohen
3/5
R.E.M.
2/5
Second attempt at getting into R.E.M. Attempt failed. 0/2
Beck
5/5
I'd rock this in the Catskills
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Q-Tip
4/5
Good album but if the last Tribe album is not on this list, then the listmaker missed out and I am disappointed in them
Underworld
3/5
Better than Daft Punk
Iron Maiden
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
It sounds like they can't decide whether they want to be The Killers or The Strokes, and the result is an album that is a pale imitation of either and nowhere near as good. None of the songs stand out, including the big hit, Take Me Out. It's interesting that this actually came out months before Killers Hot Fuss, because it sounds like a rip off version. Or maybe The Killers ripped off Franz Ferdinand. Or maybe this kind of sound just saturated early 2000s rock music after The Strokes and White Stripes led the "garage rock revival" and was ripped off by so many bands named "The <insert plural noun>". At least they didn't follow the band name formula, but I don't know how this band got this big when they sound so bland.
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Rush
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
Love
3/5
Elis Regina
3/5
I hope some of her other albums are on the list because I like them more, especially Falso Brilhante
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Metallica
4/5
Fun game: count how many times James Hetfield does the UGGHYEEEEEAAAAAAAGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! growl on this album. Don't make it a drinking game though or you'll probably die.
At first, the orchestra adds a nice touch to some songs, but then detracts from others, overshadows the rocking and ripping and ultimately sounds like it's looking for something to do while the band is out there shredding.
Orchestra good: Ecstasy of Gold, Call of Ktulu, Hero Of The Day, Nothing Else Matters
Orchestra Bad: Master of Puppets, Until It Sleeps, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Wherever I May Roam, Battery and sadly Sad But True
No-Leaf Clover rips and is the only recorded version of the song as far as I know. It was refreshing to not hear the crowd yell along since no one knew what it was. The setlist is some odd picks out of their catalogue, a little too much Load/Reload and not enough 80s Metallica for me.
This album did remind me of how much Metallica used to shred though before they became rich whiny babies and I hope there's more on this list so I can rock out more. One extra star for No Leaf Clover
The Beach Boys
3/5
Al Green
5/5
Pavement
4/5
OutKast
4/5
The interludes get annoying and Speakerboxxx is definitely the better of the two discs but it's a pretty solid 4 stars. Last Call is a banger
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Homeward Bound is a classic but it's one of the only stand out tracks on this album
Iggy Pop
5/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Third attempt at trying to get into R.E.M. and you know what? I actually enjoyed this album. Stand was the only track I knew going in and it's one of the weakest tracks, despite being a single. I guess R.E.M. are alright
Can
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
What the duck is this doing on a must hear list. Never Mind The Bollocks is classic, but the only good thing anyone in the group ever did. This is absolute garbage and I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be a joke on the listener or not. Duck you, list makers, you suck again!
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This was pretty bad. Rock Bottom is a pretty fitting name
Led Zeppelin
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
The Zombies
4/5
Hot Chip
4/5
I didn't know about this Hot Chip album and it was a nice surprise. The songs ran a little too long but it was decent
Nina Simone
4/5
Cypress Hill
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
Pixies
4/5
The Band
3/5
The Specials
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
I don't understand how this band has three albums on this list. They're terrible. Come On Eileen is their only hit and it's an alright song, but also very messy with the nonsense. The rest of the album sounds like it's trying to make messier versions of Come On Eileen to lesser degrees of success while also trying to sing like Freddie Mercury. Stop trying to make this band happen.
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Parliament
3/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Big Star
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
1/5
Between this and Deep Purple Live in Japan, I'm hoping there's no more boring 70s bands who have long drawn out 10-20 minute live versions of their songs where they don't even really jam out on the tracks, it's just an hour plus of paint-by-numbers rock and roll music that doesn't really rock out on this list. How do you have a 20+ minute of Whipping Post, a great song, but forget to include that triumphant guitar riff in the end? I would have been disappointed if I had payed money for this show
Scott Walker
3/5
I liked it but I probably won't ever listen to it again
Tim Buckley
2/5
The The
3/5
This album is weird but I enjoyed it. What I didn't enjoy was when the album ended and Spotify started playing Dexy's Midnight Runners. Get that band outta here! They suck. This album is fun though
Steely Dan
5/5
I was prepared to not like this album, due to me being exposed to the Steely Dan slander so commonly found in pop culture. This album rules though and it's hard to deny once you actually give them a chance. I had to listen to it again right after it ended because it was that good.
The Who
4/5
I think Tommy is overblown and pretty mediocre. Who's Next rules and was my favorite album of theirs, but I think this album might take the crown now. It's great
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
The United States Of America
2/5
It has it's moments but mostly sounds like a band goofing off with their new casio keyboard settings
Calexico
3/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Blur
3/5
I'm hoping for some more Blur on the list, since there are way better Blur albums
Radiohead
4/5
John Prine
5/5
The Who
4/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Head Over Heels rules the world
The Jam
2/5
Well, what do you know, more boring basic British rock. I wish this list would just cut it out with this crap
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Herbie Hancock
3/5
The Black Keys
4/5
I think this might be their best album and was definitely their last truly solid album. Was gonna give it five stars but I forgot there's a few filler tracks, specifically Black Mud through Ten Cent Pistol and the two tracks after Sinister Kid. The Go Getter has some pretty dumb lyrics. The rest of the album rocks though.
Morrissey
2/5
I didn't hate it
George Harrison
5/5
This is probably the best post Beatles album. No filler. No notes.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Jack White
3/5
I'm about 1/4 through the list and the logic of what is on here vs. what could/should be eludes me. I love most of what Jack White puts out and he doesn't really put out bad music. This album is one of my least liked albums of his though and I do not understand why it was selected over any White Stripes album, any Dead Weather or Raconteurs albums, or even any other solo Jack White albums. He even did a duet album with Loretta Lynn. This album is decent, Trash Tongue Talker is a good track, but it ranks mid or lower tier Jack White and I'm finding myself more often than not disappointed or confounded by the picks on this list.
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
Is it just me or is this album just the same song over and over again at different lengths?
Queen
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Motörhead
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
I love Dinosaur Jr. and this is a decent album from them but don't listen to Don't. It's a rough song
Pretenders
3/5
Beatles
4/5
This could have been a 5-star album based off of the greatness of Dear Prudence, Blackbird, I'm So Tired, I Will, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Sexy Sadie, but they had to add filler and knock it down a peg. The first disc is excellent outside of a couple throwaway tracks but the second disc falters. If they just moved Helter Skelter, Revolution 1, and Sexy Sadie to the first disc and didn't make it a double album, this might have been the best record of all time. Revolution 9 is one of the worst "songs" ever recorded and including it at all really takes you out of the album right at the end. I wanted to give this 5 stars but the inclusion of the nonsense that is Revolution 9 will not allow me to do so
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Cream
3/5
FKA twigs
4/5
Coldplay
3/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
crunchy tunes
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Norah Jones
2/5
There's some decent songs but it's really not my thing
Van Morrison
3/5
An extra star because they didn't play Brown Eyed Girl
Brian Eno
4/5
Portishead
5/5
I love this band so much and hope their live album is on this list as well because it's phenomenal with a full orchestra. Their second album is also a classic but this one is front to back solid and a wonderful debut. Nothing else sounds like this. Beth Gibbons has such a beautiful, haunting voice that I never get tired of.
Stephen Stills
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Oh Baby and American Dream are great tracks but the rest of the album is just ok. They have better albums and I don't know why this was included on the list. 3.5/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
John Coltrane
3/5
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
I'm assuming the artist is British and that's why it's on the list. Not a good listen. Don't recommend. Do better, list!
Kate Bush
3/5
Germs
3/5
Wild Beasts
1/5
No clue what this is doing anywhere near this list. There's nothing groundbreaking, exceptional, or particularly interesting here. I hate the lead singer's voice so much. Get it away from me. My guess is it's British which is the only reason it's included on this list
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Cool album art
The Black Crowes
2/5
This album was so unremarkable and generic that I forgot I was listening to it
ABBA
4/5
This album was so much better than it has a right to be
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
I was excited for this because I have been enjoying the Stephen Stills albums on the list and some Graham Nash songs recently but this was somehow forgettable outside of the doo doo doo doo do, do do doo doo. 2.5 stars
The Rolling Stones
5/5
This album rocks so hard and kicks so much ass right out of the gate. It's easily my favorite Stones album. There are maybe 2 or 3 filler songs (Turd On The Run and Just Want To See His Face), and even those are still tolerable.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Jacques Brel
1/5
What. Why? Just why is this on the list? I'm so glad rock and roll came around or else this would have been the height of entertainment. I can't believe this was recorded live and people paid to see it. ACCORDION MUSIC?! Necessary to listen to before you die? COME ON
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
When you listen to the song Bold As Love, you can hear Jimi making 80s rock in the 60s. Little Wing, Bold As Love and Castles Made Of Sand are 5 star songs but some of the other tracks on this album bring it down to a 4
Neil Young
4/5
Dr. Octagon
5/5
This is one of the best concept albums ever concocted. Even the skits on this are worth listening to. It's one of the first underground hip hop albums and showcases the talents of Dan The Automator, DJ Q-Bert, Kool Keith and even DJ Shadow. Unfortunately, due to the lack of taste on this list, this is probably the last time we will see Kool Keith on it, which is a shame, because Black Elvis-Lost In Space is another great album from the twisted mind of Kool Keith, an old school hip hop legend who got his start in Ultramagnetic MCs.
The Prodigy
3/5
Better than Daft Punk
Madonna
3/5
Also better than Daft Punk
Justin Timberlake
2/5
WHY IS THIS AN HOUR LONG? NOT NECESSARY.
The Waterboys
3/5
I liked a few songs but it's not necessary to listen to before you die. The last few tracks were pretty rough. 2.5 stars
Prince
5/5
Not a single miss on this record. No notes. Perfection
The Blue Nile
2/5
This is what it would sound like if David Bowie sucked and made shitty music
The Soft Boys
1/5
I started this album sort of liking a couple songs but as it went on, the songs got worse and worse. They started sounding like demo tracks for songs, with placeholder lyrics that they would eventually rewrite and double back to, but never did and left us with half-baked lyrics such as "Wey wey hep uh hole" and "where are the prawns" repeated over and over again. I gave up halfway because I had already wasted too much time on this crap and there was no way I could endure the full 2.5 hours that this album lasts.
Before checking the wiki in the global reviews, my prediction is this band is British, which is why it is included on the list, despite being incredibly sub-par and unnecessary. Don't bother with this album. Unless you hate yourself, do something better with your time, like huff some gasoline and stare at the wall for a couple hours. That will be more fun than subjecting yourself to this trash.
The Band
4/5
Extra star because The Weight is an all time classic jam
808 State
4/5
Pretty progressive for techno in 1989. Way better than Daft Punk
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
This album is ok overall, but gets an extra star because Proud Mary and Penthouse Pauper are some classic jams
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
The xx
4/5
Santana
4/5
Brian Wilson
2/5
It's like they just gave Brian Wilson some acid and let him loose in the studio playing with the equipment. PEt Sounds may be a masterpiece, but this is some real half baked sort of songs that wasn't a great listen
Alice Cooper
3/5
SAULT
4/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Frank Black
4/5
I hadn't heard of any of Frank Black's work outside of the Pixies and this was a wonderful surprise. Plenty of great songs but the length of it with some filler had to knock it down a star, but all in all, it's a solid album.
Gene Clark
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Randy Newman
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Extra star for The Killing Moon. That song is so awesome
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Ash
4/5
This might be one of the most 90s records out there but I hadn't heard of it before and enjoyed it more than expected
Stereolab
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
It's Radiohead, so it's decent, but this is the first album of the "boring Radiohead era". Still good though
Pink Floyd
3/5
I'm glad they got better at making music later on. RIP Syd Barrett but maybe recording your psychedelic freakouts wasn't the best idea.
3/5
First off, we all get it, Limp Bizkit sucks, but that's more due to Fred Durst than anything. His rhymes are wack and his voice sounds whiny and petulant unless he's screaming or growling. It's hard to even really call their music "rap-rock", because DJ Lethal is barely phoning it in with some weak samples and scratches. With that said, Wes Borland rules, his guitar riffs rip, and he's the only thing that really carries this band.
Anyways, onto this album:
First off, it doesn't have Break Stuff, which is easily their best song and unironically rocks some serious cock. The intro and outro are wastes of time and basically just filler. The lyrics are so bad it's comical, but they're so comical it becomes pretty fun to listen to, especially after the gas you huff kicks in and your brain shuts down a little bit. The ad libs that Fred Durst does are funny, but not in a hilarious and clever Eminem kind of way. This album is definitely a product of its time, and I'm glad that time is in the past.
After listening to the three punch combo of My Generation, Full Nelson and My Way, I just feel like yelling at someone to shut up as I punch a hole in something. If not a face, then I guess a wall will do.
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) goes hard and is the best song on the album. I unironically love it but it's no Break Stuff. Also, the opening intro to it makes me giggle a little bit before I start headbanging myself into a seizure. You can't help but do so! Wes Borland tears shit up on guitar and those riffs get stuck in your head. I love the part where Fred Durst rhymes the words "I know you be lovin' this shit RIGHT HERE" with "L-I-M-P Bizkit is RIGHT HERE". It's incredible. As a person who don't give a fuck, this track is for me.
I gotta wonder how much they had to pay in royalties to the Eagles for that weak ass Life In The Fast Lane sample.
Getcha Groove On has the best beats on the album but that's due to the legendary DJ Premier being on the track (probably a serious low point in his career that I hope he got paid well for). Xzibit carries the track as Fred Durst takes a backseat, but it's hard to ignore how corny that chorus is.
The Rollin' remix at the end with Method Man, Redman and DMX also goes hard but it's hard to not be a dope track with those heavy hitters on it.
All in all, I have to acknowledge that the music of Limp Bizkit may suck, the stupid absurdity that is Fred Durst probably makes you dumber by listening to him, but the sick Wes Borland guitar riffs kind of make up for it and generally I had more fun listening to this than I did not, so I have to keep my score on the positive side, even just barely so. It's definitely music for when you're bro-ing down with your bro-est of bros and becoming the lowest common denominator possible.
John Lennon
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
George Michael
3/5
I liked this more than I thought I would
The Flaming Lips
5/5
I used to listen to this album and it made me happy imagining Yoshimi fighting pink robots with karate. Ever since I learned that it's about Yoshimi battling cancer, this album makes me cry. I love it
David Bowie
5/5
Every track is a banger.
Massive Attack
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
This getting released around the same time as his death adds an extra level of spookiness to Lazarus.
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Gz up hoez down
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Supergrass
4/5
ABBA
4/5
I never really knew much ABBA beyond the hits but this list turned me onto The Album and then this album. I've enjoyed both albums a lot more than I anticipated and am coming around to being a fan.
Jazmine Sullivan
1/5
This is wack as hell and the lyrics made me physically cringe a few times. The only thing I liked about this album was it was a half hour long
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
I really don't get the hype. It's alright, I guess
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Had to give this one a relisten because it was so good. I think this is the second 5 star album rated on this list that I hadn't heard before. This album rules
4/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Too long and too much filler but it has some gems
Bob Dylan
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Shreds so hard
Jamiroquai
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
System Of A Down
5/5
It's maybe like a 4.5 but I'm just so happy to see this band on the list that it gets a 5. Suite-Pee rips so hard
Joan Baez
2/5
I'm sure it has its place in history or whatever but oof, this was a tough listen
Roni Size
3/5
Songs went on too long but went to some interesting places. Better than Daft Punk for sure. Probably more like a 2.5/5
David Bowie
4/5
Time and The Prettiest Star are two of my favorite Bowie songs but it just falls a little short of a 5 star rating. Maybe 4.5 but there are a few other better Bowie albums out there
Slint
1/5
What is this doing on the list
Goldie
1/5
Timeless?! More like Timefull! It's so long! Way too long for songs that don't really go anywhere and are repetitive. Still prefer this over Daft Punk though
Pink Floyd
5/5
Everyone knows what this is gonna get rated. Never gets old. Always a solid choice.
Gotan Project
3/5
It's basically the Ocean's 12 soundtrack
Happy Mondays
2/5
Another boring, basic and British album that doesn't need to be on the list. One or two songs stood out a little but not enough for me to even check the song titles. Except Rave On, that one has some nice sample potential
Funkadelic
4/5
Not as good as Maggot Brain, but very few is
Black Sabbath
4/5
War Pigs is the best Sabbath song ever. I will fight you if you disagree with this statement
The Verve
2/5
Another Boring Basic British album from the list that brought you all those other Boring Basic British albums we now know and don't love. They sound like they want to be U2 so bad. A handful of tracks weren't terrible
The Beach Boys
4/5
Maybe like a 3.5
Nick Drake
4/5
Maybe like a 3.5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I loved the piano playing the most
George Jones
4/5
The best George Jones songs are the ones where he breaks away from that George Jones pattern of singing where "EveRy TIIIIIIIIIME.......... he sinnngs songs liKE THiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissss". Most of those songs are still good too though
Kelela
2/5
The production was good on a few tracks but the album was way too long and not very memorable otherwise. I'm really starting to doubt the quality of anything on this list that was released after 2010
Beatles
5/5
I listened to both the US version that I have on vinyl and whatever version is on Spotify and my iPod and have to say that I prefer the US track listing with the inclusion of I've Just Seen A Face and It's Only Love. The other version has Nowhere Man, What Goes On and If I Needed Someone and those songs are the weakest on the whole album.
Anyways, Girl, In My Life and Wait are three of the best Beatles songs ever and the rest of the album is great if you go by the US track listing, which is what my rating is for. If you are listening to the other track listing then this is only a 4.
CHVRCHES
4/5
3.5
Minutemen
4/5
The Who
3/5
Klaxons
3/5
I don't know what this is doing on the list. It's got some decent tracks but it didn't really blow my mind or stand out. There's a lot of other bands doing this kind of music from that era but way better.
Eurythmics
3/5
It's about a 3 as you can get
Black Sabbath
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
The summer breeze I needed on this winter day
Beatles
4/5
This album has some of my favorite Beatles songs out there (Something, Oh Darling, Because, I Want You (She's So Heavy and Here Comes The Sun), but man oh man do the filler tracks hold it back and bring the flow to a screeching halt. (Looking at you Ringo!) Octopus's Garden, Maxwell's Silver Hammer Mean Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam are so bad that their inclusion on the album prevents this from being what should be an easy 5/5.
I wanted to give it a 5 so bad but am currently listening to Octopus's Garden and it's irritating me so much. 4.5 stars
Ministry
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Despite the fact that I have heard every guitar riff on this done a million times, it somehow stayed fresh and kept me entertained throughout the entire album. A true master
Grizzly Bear
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
It runs a little too long and lags a bit in the latter half but it's pretty solid otherwise
Boards of Canada
2/5
I have tried to get into Boards of Canada for over a decade now and it's never clicked with me. Maybe I just don't like ambient music or whatever it is but it always comes off as boring elevator background music with repetitive beats. This didn't click with me either.
If you do like downtempo or ambient electronic music I would suggest Tipper, especially his album Broken Soul Jamboree. It's phenomenal and I can't imagine that any of his music is on this list, despite him being British.
4/5
Starlight and Supermassive Black Hole are bangers and give this an extra bonus star
Ute Lemper
4/5
You can't lose with Tom Waits and Nick Cave on it
Lambchop
3/5
I liked it alright enough but I don't think it belongs on the list
Massive Attack
4/5
Slipknot
4/5
I haven't listened to Slipknot since high school and figured this wouldn't hold up and would be a slog sort of like Linkin Park but holy shit was I wrong. The first half of this album goes so hard that it doesn't even matter what's on the second half. This shit rocks.
Before you start judging me or the band or the music, just remember that you would be that angry if you had to grow up in Iowa.
Soundgarden
4/5
Black Hole Sun and The Day I Tried To Live are some of the best songs out there but the album has a little bit too much filler otherwise
The Cars
4/5
Classic
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Band On The Run and Let Me Roll It are fantastic songs. The other songs are ok
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Nine Inch Nails is one of my favorite bands ever and while The Downward Spiral is a classic, I fear that this may be the only NIN album on this list. That would be a bummer, because The Fragile and Year Zero are my top favorite NIN albums with The Downward Spiral coming in at third.
Enough about those other albums though, this one is a total banger from front to back. My favorite songs are Piggy, Closer and Reptile. Hurt, famously covered by the late great Johnny Cash, is a great song to close out the album.
John Lennon
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
This is on par with the Decemberists for that boring mid 2000s indie hipster sound that usually features a unnecessary horned instruments, dull stringed instrumental flourishes and a banjo. Total snoozefest but at least the singer doesn't have an annoying voice like the Decemberists guy . I don't think this should be on the list
Gorillaz
4/5
This is a great debut album and Clint Eastwood is still an all-time jam but Demon Days better be on this list because it's one of the best albums of all time despite the switch up in producers from Dan The Automator to Danger Mouse. Dan The Automator is a legendary producer though and glad he's made a second appearance on this list so far with the other being Dr. Octagon. This is also another Damon Albarn joint and anything he does is going to be decent at the very least. Also hoping to see more Del Tha Funkee Homosapien on this list because he's an underground hip hop legend and I think Both Sides Of The Brain and Deltron 3030 (with Dan The Automator) should easily make the cut for this list, those albums are top tier.
Anyways, onto this album. Despite the powerhouse tracks of Clint Eastwood, Rock The House, Tomorrow Comes Today and 19-2000, there is a lot of filler tracks that aren't that memorable. It probably doesn't need to be an hour long and can trim some of the fat but still a solid effort and definitely belongs on the list just for being a fictional cartoon band with some insane talent behind it.
Metallica
4/5
This shit rocks
Alice In Chains
3/5
I've never really gotten super into Alice In Chains because their songs all kind of sound the same. This album has all of my least favorite hits like Rooster and Them Bones. I will say that Would? rocks though
Scott Walker
2/5
Are these songs from a play or something? I feel like I've already listened to a different numbered Scott Walker and wondered the same thing. I didn't hate it but can't imagine why anyone would think it should be on the list.
Wowza, "Next" takes a turn with the narrative.
"Plastic Palace People" is rough. I think I might hate it now.
"Wait Until Night" might have turned it back around.
Nevermind, the rest of the album is pretty forgetful.
Doesn't belong on the list. More off than on.
The Residents
1/5
Any variation of the song Constantinople is always a disappointing addition to an album but this particular cover of the song was viscerally obnoxious. Starting the album off with it is a bold choice and it is one that does not pay off. The songs somehow get worse as it goes on. I don't know what else to say besides this thing is fucking terrible. Why it's on this list is beyond me but I'll bet you good money that they're British. This supposition is based on a well-trodden trail of missteps on this list that always seem to have that in common. I might be wrong about that but it's sort of impressive how bad this album is. I enjoy a lot of experimental music but not this I fucking hated this.
I saw the song title "Birthday Boy" and thought that if it turns out to be any sort of Happy Birthday song I'm turning the album off. I was right so I did.
Fuck you list for even knowing about this. Every fucking physical version of this album in any form should be burned and buried and all digital storage of it should be wiped by a big magnet.
Only listen to this if you truly hate yourself and do not value your time. There's somehow an extended version of this album on Spotify. Ick! Get it off of everything everywhere I hate it
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
This album rules and Tom Morello is a wizard that does perverse things on guitar. Personally, I like Evil Empire and The Battle Of Los Angeles a little more but they are all five star albums and this is the one band that can be considered rap rock and not suck. Yes, the final lyrics of Killing In The Name have been memed to death but it still rocks.
T. Rex
5/5
This album rules. Favorite tracks are Metal Guru, Rock On and Ballrooms Of Mars. Ballrooms Of Mars is doing David Bowie levels of awesomeness and is one of my all time favorite songs. Glad to see it on the list along with Electric Warrior
The Darkness
3/5
I thought I was going to hate this based off of their hit song since it's been overplayed to death but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and I enjoyed it at times with some good guitar riffs. I don't know if it really belongs on the list though because the music isn't innovative, and sounds like B-Sides from various 80s rock bands. Makin' Out sounds like an AC/DC filler track from The Razor's Edge album.
The Temptations
3/5
Runaway Child, Running Wild did not need to be nine minutes long but the rest of the album was decent
Pantera
4/5
The tracks sort of alternate with a song with some cringe lyrics and then a song that totally rips and makes me want to work out. But, when the songs are rippin', holy shit do they shred. Favorite tracks: Walk, Live In A Hole, By Demons Be Driven
The Adverts
2/5
The Great British Mistake should have been the name of this band
Public Enemy
5/5
Bad Brains
4/5
The Cramps
5/5
This is one of my favorite bands and this is my favorite album from them. Garbageman is a masterpiece
If you don't like this music then you are no fun. Not one person in your life actually likes you because you are so boring and they all talk shit about you when you are not around because of how unfun you are. You need to learn to have some fun and appreciate the great things in life, like this band and this album.
Anthrax
4/5
Le Tigre
3/5
They got annoying after a while, especially when the lyrics were just listing stuff. I liked Friendship Station alright enough but I wouldn't put this on the list it was ok at best
The Triffids
1/5
VERY 80s, not terrible, but it came off as a wannabe Tears For Fears. Some of the repetitive lyrics (Open For You and Holy Water specifically) got obnoxious. I don't know what the song Jerdacuttup Man was on about is that some sort of British boogie man or something? It sounds like a Tom Waits character but not cool.
I take back what I said above, I kind of hate it now after hearing the corniest shit I think I've ever heard that is called Baby Can I Walk You Home. This sounds like a Christian rock band trying to dip their musical toe into Sting levels of reggae.
Please stop with the Gaelic music if you're not actually in Ireland or Scotland or Wales or whatever it's not cute.
This album did not need to be an hour long and I gotta dock it for doing so with such lousy music. Everything I touch turns to time, but I would rather just have my time back.
I was wondering if their inclusion on the list was just because they're British but it turns out they're not. They're Australian, which is just hick British I guess, so still sort of counts since this list just adores mediocre British rock music. This album isn't technically British, but it is fairly bad, not worth your time, and shouldn't be on the list
N.W.A.
3/5
I get why this is on the list but it has not aged well and both Ice Cube and Dr. Dre went on to do better things between The Chronic and The Predator.
Solomon Burke
4/5
The B-52's
2/5
I just realized that I have only heard three songs from this band before listening to this album: Rock Lobster, Private Idaho, and of course Love Shack. I was expecting to like this album digging deeper into their music but somehow I didn't? I don't know why it didn't click with me whatsoever but I would rather go listen to Blondie. Don't know why this is on the list
The Icarus Line
3/5
I had never heard of this band despite it being the kind of music I was listening to around the time it came out. Sounds like it would have been played on 93X, the area's hard rock radio station. It's pretty decent, the vocals reminded me at times of White Zombie era Rob Zombie's, sometimes like Alice In Chains and other times The Black Angels. My highlights were White Devil and Seasick. I was also kind of liking Virgin Velcro and Party The Baby Off if you don't think about the song titles or lyrics.
Orbital
4/5
I only knew the song Halcyon And On And On from having the Mortal Kombat soundtrack on cassette as a kid and that song still holds up. I enjoy the progression that Orbital songs have and didn't even mind the long song lengths. Way better than Daft Punk
Primal Scream
4/5
It's like a mix between general 90s grunge and Massive Attack, with various Damon Albarn projects sprinkled throughout. I can dig it
The Style Council
4/5
I don't know what it is about whatever this type of music is but it's great. It was all over the place genre-wise and I enjoyed everywhere it went.
Kanye West
4/5
I have a soft spot for this album because when it came out when I was living in another country and my friends and I rocked the shit out of this album. It was nice to revisit it.
I forgot how good the hook on Dark Fantasy is and I was totally good with it just going on for the last minute or so on its own.
POWER with the King Crimson sample crushes
Runaway is almost a classic but the last 4-5 minutes of autotune mumbling the chorus is unnecessary.
I feel like this could have been a 5 star album if you cut out the skits tacked onto the ends of a track and beats that just continue to outro for multiple minutes, but alas, Kanye did not. Solid album though
The Prodigy
4/5
Another one that's better than Daft Punk
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
This is one of my least favorite Dinosaur Jr. albums and I'm not sure why it's on the list instead of Beyond, Bug or Where You Been. It's a decent album I just think the band is better represented elsewhere and shreds a lot more on those albums. Great band though.
Faust
2/5
For some reason I always thought The Sad Skinhead was a Ween song. I'm sure this album's inclusion on the list is because it's innovative or ground breaking or something like that but it just really isn't for me.
Guns N' Roses
5/5
I have to admit that I never wanted to hear Sweet Child Of Mine ever again, because it was on Guitar Hero, which my roommate in college suuuuuuuuuuuuucked at. I had to hear this song stutter step whenever he fucked up the notes, which he so often did, so many times for that year that I was dreading having to listen to it once more. But I stuck it out.
Welcome To The Jungle rips as always but I forgot how hard Mr. Brownstone rocks. Heroin never sounded so fun.
Paradise City and Sweet Child Of Mine have been overplayed to death but still remain good songs.
My Michelle shreds and the last three songs finish off a fantastic debut album.
I can't let my biases towards the two mega hits mentioned above cloud my judegment. This album rocks
Slipknot
2/5
I wasn't aware of this album or anything Slipknot after Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (which rules), so I went into this assuming it would suck, but hoping I would be wrong.
Gematria (The Killing Name) starts off hard and showcases Joey Jordison's (RIP) phenomenal drumming, but it starts to get repetitive after that and not much else stuck out.
If the inclusion of a second Slipknot album on this list beyond their awesome debut album is necessary, I would say Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses should be on it instead of this one. It wasn't terrible, just not very memorable.
Chicago
4/5
Taylor Swift
1/5
If you're looking for some inoffensive background elevator muzak to play at Starbucks this is definitely up your alley. Wait, nevermind, she does some swears.
How does the first track have almost a billion plays on Spotify?! Don't these people know there's good music out there?
Don't get me wrong, there are Taylor Swift songs that I enjoy but they're not here. And it's an hour long. This album is so boooooooooooring. It's the same acoustic guitar and the same piano part on every song. Why do the songs all sound the same?
Wire
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
This is laughably bad and shockingly annoying at times. The only reason it doesn't get a 1 is because I liked About Funk once you get past the repetitive first minute. Wait, never mind, there's a half minute outro of people talking. I no longer like it. 1 star it is. BOO THIS ALBUM! BOOOOOOO
The Fall
3/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
The only thing I knew about this artist going in was the line to Lindsay Lohan from her mom in the movie Mean Girls when she tells her parents she's not going out with them: "But you love Ladysmith Black Mambazo!" I haven't seen that movie in maybe 20 years or so and never looked into the music but it ended up being exactly what I thought it would be. I didn't hate it. It's just not my thing I guess....
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Better than Daft Punk
Animal Collective
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Genesis
4/5
The Go-Betweens
1/5
Pretty basic stuff. Not great. No idea what it's doing on the list.
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Megadeth
4/5
This shit rocks
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Listen to any other Velvet Underground album instead of this one. Loaded is great. Their self titled is awesome. The album with Nico is classic. But, this is them at their most annoying and pretentious. It doesn't belong anywhere near the list. I would give it a 1 if I didn't respect the band's other work
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
I have loved this album since I was a kid and the magic of it has never worn off. Mr. Blue Sky, Turn To Stone and Sweet Talkin' Woman are elite tier songs that never get old to me, no matter how many time I've heard them. There are also some deep cuts on this album that I love, such as Starlight, Jungle, and Summer & Lightning. Even the few filler tracks are non-skips for me. This album rules and if you don't like it you just need to listen to Mr. Blue Sky again and cheer the fuck up, loser!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Madness
2/5
This is so British you can hear the crooked teeth
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Ramones
4/5
Beatles
4/5
It's more like a 4.5 with And I Love Her & I'll Be Back. The rest of the album is solid but not spectacular.
Elvis Presley
4/5
I was wondering when I would see some Elvis on this list and was hoping for some actual albums, since all I was familiar with was various #1 compilations. Despite not being familiar with a single song on this album (besides various covers of Fever), I enjoyed it throughout. Thanks, list!
The Damned
4/5
Plan 9 Channel 7 is a jam. I love the Damned. Hoping Damned Damned Damned is also on this list.
The Verve
2/5
Sooooooooooo boooooooooring
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Prince
4/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
It's really just not my thing
GZA
5/5
Ghostface Killah
4/5
2Pac
4/5
The Streets
1/5
If I ever hear someone pronounce the words "think" or "thing" as "fink" or "fing", I am physically unable to respect them in any way whatsoever ever again. They are forever a clown to me and I can't take them serious. I don't know how I made it almost all the way through this album. It's bad and I hate it
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Wilco
3/5
This album is decent but no where near the genius of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or the greatness of Sky Blue Sky or Summerteeth. Those albums are all fantastic and belong on this list more than this one
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Steve Earle
4/5
I was surprised by how much I liked it, especially the last half of the album
Aphex Twin
4/5
Infinitely better than Daft Punk could ever dream of being
1/5
I heard this was a rough listen before I got to it and whoever said that was correct. So far, this was one of the toughest listens on the list. No idea what it is doing on this list but if you like abrasive noise rock, I would suggest listening to Melt-Banana instead and staying far away from this album. It's bad and it put me in a bad mood
Dr. John
2/5
There has to be better Dr. John albums out there that should replace this one on the list. This one is a slog to get through
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I don't know why the UK version has Mother's Little Helper and the US version has Paint It Black but they're two of my favorite Stones songs so it's hard to decide which I prefer. Anyways, solid album with a few bangers but a couple of tracks are filler and Going Home takes way too long for such a boring song.
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Gotta Get Up and Without You are all time bangers
Wilco
5/5
The second best album to come out in the new millennium. This album is a masterpiece and for some reason makes me tear up at the oddest of songs (Ashes Of American Flags, Kamera, Jesus Etc.). I never get tired of any of these songs and there is zero filler in this, even the long outro of Reservations is appreciated for some time to think about the beautiful piece of art I am happy to have experienced.
Lightning Bolt
3/5
I was digging the riffs but they went on a little too long
The Thrills
2/5
We get it you live in California
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
4/5
3.5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Yet another boring basic British album that is forgettable and belongs no where near any list of albums you need to listen to before you die
The Clash
4/5
There seems to be a couple of different track listings but whichever one has (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais is what I would recommend because that song is an all time banger
Incubus
4/5
I haven't listened to this since high school and surprisingly it holds up better than I thought it would, with Privilege and Consequence being my favorite tracks. Not sure why this is on here when Morning View and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. are definitely better, and almost polar opposites of each other when it comes to Incubus' sound. It was fun to revisit this album
De La Soul
4/5
I love De La Soul and there are so many classic tracks on this album but sometimes they can be corny as hell, like in the song Tread Water. The skits are a major drag and completely ruin the otherwise wonderful track Buddy. All in all, still a good album and De La Soul rules
Dolly Parton
4/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
The Cure
3/5
I was looking forward to exploring some Cure because I am not super familiar with their discography and like what I've heard but this one was kind of a dud. There's gotta be better Cure albums out there, right? I hope so
Guided By Voices
1/5
I'm confused. Is this an album or just a collection of what sounds like unfinished demos? The songs end randomly and all sound way too similar. The lead singer's voice was very grating at times. As the album went on I hated it more and more. This album sucked.
Metallica
4/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
Super corny. Super grandiose. I love it.
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) would be a perfect song if it didn't have that intro. My other favorite tracks were Heaven Can Wait and Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
Cornershop
1/5
I don't care if the candyman is back, this shit is corny and wack
3/5
Meat Puppets
4/5
Steve Winwood
3/5
Started out strong with While You See A Chance but then it fell off
Grateful Dead
3/5
If you only listen to The Eleven, Turn On Your Love Light and Death Don't Have No Mercy it's a pretty good album
The Everly Brothers
3/5
How is this on the list but doesn't even have the song All I Have To Do Is Dream
Sepultura
3/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Crowded House
4/5
Pixies
5/5
Maxwell
2/5
This is probably what someone listened to if they had sex in an elevator in the 90s
Billy Bragg
1/5
Coincidentally enough, I was doing my taxes while I was listening to this album. It did not help boost my mood. In fact, it was so boring and British that it put me in a worse mood and I couldn't wait for it to be over. The only reason it didn't get a 1 star was because I support unions.
Nevermind, that cover of Tracks of my Tears was so horrible that I gotta do it. 1-star it is. Couldn't wait for it to be over.
Goldfrapp
3/5
This album was ok but it sort of reminded me of St. Vincent without the rocking guitar and I spent the time wishing I was listening to St. Vincent instead. Not sure how or why this is in any way innovative or belongs on the list, but it's decent I guess
Skepta
4/5
I actually dug this but noticed that it came out in 2016. In a year that had an amazing A Tribe Called Quest comeback album (the first in 17 years, and the same year that Phife Dawg died) and the phenomenal Danny Brown album Atrocity Exhibition, of course this list went with a British rap album. Still good, but come on, we get it, you're British and you like British stuff.
Great album but the skits attached to the end of a few songs dragged it down. I thought we stopped doing that shit a decade or two ago
Nick Drake
3/5
This is the 4th or 5th time I have tried to get into this album, based off of a recommendation and somehow I am still unable to get it. It's not bad. Nice, easy listening, but it just never clicked with me. I am glad that the other two Nick Drake albums were on here, because I really liked them. I would say this is a 3.5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
For some reason I thought this was a metal band. Was a little disappointed
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
This sounds like an Arctic Monkeys album with a little more production. The Meeting Place was a great track but the rest of the album was just ok
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
fIREHOSE
2/5
Kind of sounds like a cross between Primus, Minutemen, Talking Heads and Brainiac. I would rather just listen to any of those bands instead. This doesn't belong on the list and I would have preferred to not listen to this
Small Faces
1/5
Great, just what this list needed, more British music.
I liked a couple songs enough until they would do a spoken part and that accent is so grating and annoyingly whimsical to me I had to dock it a star. I was familiar with the song Get Yourself Together by this band. Why can't whatever album that is on be on this list instead? This ended up sounding like a children's story turned into an album.
Had to dock it another star after the last song, which sounded like a kid's commercial. What the hell did I just listen to.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Could use some trimming. More like a 4.5 with the excellent closing tracks All Along The Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) but there's a little too much fuzz and noise messing around on a few tracks
Aerosmith
3/5
I had fun listening to this album
Green Day
5/5
This is tough because there 2 or 3 throwaway tracks on this at the end of the album and I may be a little biased due to the nostalgia of this album being one of the first CDs I ever bought. Even the songs that have been overplayed are still enjoyable and not skips. Fuck it, it's such a fun album it gets a 5
Lou Reed
4/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Maybe more like a 3.5
Blondie
5/5
Heart Of Glass and One Way Or Another are classic jams but Will Anything Happen, Sunday Girl and Fade Away And Radiate are excellent deep cuts, so don't sleep on those. The whole album is solid from start to finish, down to the Buddy Holly cover
Rush
3/5
Dion
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Tori Amos
4/5
I went in figuring this wouldn't be my kind of music but really enjoyed it. Winter was my favorite track and it's an amazing one. Bonus star for that alone
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
It's like a boring Massive Attack with the lead singer from the B-52s
Beatles
5/5
There's only one rating possible for this album
Fugazi
4/5
Good to see some Fugazi on here but they really missed the ball if the list does not include The Argument or 13 Songs
Doves
3/5
I liked a few tracks but it didn't stand out as anything that's necessary listening. Didn't need to be an hour long
New Order
4/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Haircut 100
1/5
Why do these songs all sound the same? And why do they all suck? How did they stretch this album out to an entire hour? I only made it to Fantastic Day and that song sucked fantastically so I gave up
James Brown
4/5
I was lukewarm to it at first but that extended version of Lost Somebody brought me back
Paul Simon
2/5
I love Paul Simon and had not heard this album before or any of the songs, so I went in excited. I was disappointed. There are so many other good Paul Simon albums that I don't understand why this was included. It was bland. Cars Are Cars is a terrible song.
Kings of Leon
3/5
This didn't hold up as well as I thought it would. Hard to believe there are three Kings of Leon albums on this list when this is what I remember to be my favorite one from them. If they have to be on this list I guess this is the one, but it's a little "meh"
Syd Barrett
2/5
Although the Syd Barrett era of Pink Floyd isn't my favorite part of their discography, one of those albums would be better suited on this list than his solo work.
The Cult
3/5
The Who
2/5
I think this is the fourth or fifth Who album I've come across on this list and don't think this one is necessary to include. The banter between songs was not adding to the experience in a positive way and some of the songs went on too long
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. 3.5
CHIC
1/5
Oh come on, there's two CHIC albums on here???! And this one sounds exactly like all the other songs on the other album??! It's just the Le Freak beat going on for way too long every song. Get the fuck out of here this shit sucks
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Unfortunately this was not on Spotify but is available on youtube. This album was great and the lack of skits was refreshing for a hip-hop record from this era. Solid hour of solid hip-hop
The Kinks
4/5
Decent album, not as good as Muswell Hillbillies or The Village Green Preservation Society, but Waterloo Sunset is a masterpiece that adds a star for being such a classic
Elliott Smith
5/5
WARNING: THIS ALBUM MIGHT MAKE YOU CRY
I might just be deep in my feelings right now but this really hit just right where I needed it. I've spent years trying to get into Elliott Smith and it finally clicked. So many Portland references littered throughout the lyrics which is appreciated if you have ever lived there.
Alameda, The Big Ballad Of Nothing, and Say Yes are my favorite tracks off of the album but every song is solid.
Blue Cheer
3/5
Femi Kuti
4/5
Mylo
3/5
I enjoyed a couple tracks like In My Arms and Guilty Of Love but I don't think this belongs on the list, as it's not super out of the ordinary or ahead of its time. At least it's better than Daft Punk though
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
I think Solid Gold is a better album and belongs on this list instead of this one. I like this one enough but Solid Gold is head and shoulders above it.
The Jam
1/5
Ugh, enough with the boring British stuff already
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
This put me in a fantastic mood to start my day
Alice Cooper
3/5
School's Out rocks too hard for a song about school getting out
Michael Jackson
4/5
Trying yet again to understand why people love Michael Jackson's music so much and I will say that I like the singles off of this one and the last two tracks but I really don't get why this is considered by some to be one of the best albums ever. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I can't say it's worth 5 stars
Leftfield
2/5
There's no way I could put up with this for over an hour. It sounds like Massive Attack and 2 Unlimited had a less talented child. Better than Daft Punk though.
The Young Gods
4/5
It starts out like you're having a bad acid trip with a french carnival barker yelling at you and that's before the thrash metal kicks in. This album is kind of a mess and all over the place but I actually liked it and it was refreshingly unique. Extra star for how wild this was
3/5
I love Blur and think Damon Albarn is a pop genius but this is one of their weaker efforts. I think The Great Escape belongs on here instead, or even Think Tank
Peter Frampton
3/5
Finally, the record that is in every parent's collection. I don't even know if there's any non-live recorded Peter Frampton music and I don't care
The Byrds
2/5
I kind of get why this is included in the list because it's influential or something like that but damn, it's soooooooo booooooooring. Every song sounds the same and it's just plain wack.
Roxy Music
4/5
If It Takes All Night and Prairie Rose are total bangers
The Roots
4/5
This album starts out so strong in the first half but then starts to wander on the back half with songs that run on too long. Solid album but could use a little trimming
Sex Pistols
4/5
Yes, I'm aware that they are considered to be a manufactured boy band version of a punk band and some of its members are total wankers, but goddamn this album rocks some serious cock. Holidays In The Sun, God Save The Queen, Submission, and Anarchy In The U.K. all rip
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
I really can't get past the fact that I do not like his voice at all. I understand it's probably doing talented things but I do not like it at all. If we're going to have to have a whiny boy vibrato voice on the list then I think James Blake is a better candidate. He's probably British too, so that would track with the rest of the list.
Fistful of Love is a good song but then it fell off again for me on the next song and didn't pick up after spiralling. Extra star for the one song I liked
Elvis Presley
4/5
Blue Moon is such a good song
The Go-Go's
3/5
I love Our Lips Are Sealed and was hoping the album would be great but the rest of the tracks didn't stand out as much as I hoped. 3.5
The Youngbloods
2/5
This album was so boring I forgot I was listening to it
The Replacements
4/5
I love this band and this is a great album but I think Tim is their best album. Sixteen Blue, Androgynous, and Unsatisfied are my favorite tracks
New York Dolls
4/5
Personality Crisis is such a rippin track. Trash and Pills also rule
Spacemen 3
1/5
Total snoozefest. This is what I think it would sound like if the band Suicide sucked
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
I was hoping this would be great, because I love Somebody To Love, Today and White Rabbit, but other than those tracks, nothing really stood out
Ian Dury
1/5
STOP IT WITH THE BASIC BLAND BORING BRITISH STUFF. IT'S NOT FUNNY. IT'S NOT CUTE. IT'S NOT WHIMSICAL. IT'S NOT CHEEKY. IT'S NOT GOOD. CUT IT OUT!
I had to tap out after Billericay Dickie. It was way too British and stupid for me and I feel like I now need to go get my teeth re-straightened
Bobby Womack
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Björk
4/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
3.5 but rounded up because Iggy rules
Kate Bush
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Touch Me I'm Sick is a great song but the rest of the album is a little "meh"
Manu Chao
3/5
Buzzcocks
3/5
The Police
2/5
Listening to this album further cemented the fact that I do not like this band one bit
The Fall
3/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
What is this doing on the list? Oh, it's British? Of course it must included in the list. It's British after all. All British music ever created HAS to be on the list. It's a MUST that you listen to ALL British music before you die.
Taylor Swift
3/5
I will admit that I have a soft spot for Blank Space. It's a great pop song and a guilty pleasure of mine. There's a couple other tracks I didn't mind but this music is really not my bag. If there has to be a Taylor Swift album on this list, this should be it. I already listened to evergreen on the list and that one was baaaaaaaaad.
3/5
Sepultura
4/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
Emmylou Harris
2/5
I love her album Pieces Of The Sky, so I was looking forward to this. So disappointing! This album is sooooo boring and the gaelic and french influences were not appreciated! Bummer!
David Gray
1/5
Never heard of this guy but assumed he was British and I was going to be in for a boring time. I was correct. This album is so bland and the basic outros go on for way too long. Almost an hour? No thanks. Don't even bother with this.
Doves
1/5
I hope this was their last broadcast.
This is so bland it makes British food seem exotic and delicious. It's so boring it makes Coldplay sound exciting. It's so forgettable it makes you think David Gray is a musical genius.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
I get that this is ahead of its time and one of the first post-punk music being made but I would rather just listen to Big Black's Songs About Fucking.
Had to call it during Fodderstompf. Annoying track
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I get that this is their debut album but it's so weak compared to almost every one of their albums for the next decade. December's Children would be a better choice
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4/5
Morrissey
4/5
I was prepared to not like this because every Smiths or Morissey album that has come up so far has been lukewarm at best. But I actually enjoyed it. There were only a handful of songs I didn't like and it veered into the type of Brit-Pop I enjoy, like Pulp or Blur.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I love Nick Cave and this album is decent but there are others that belong on here more than this does
Miriam Makeba
4/5
This was a nice hidden gem and refreshingly not British! Good on you, list. It was a pleasant way to start my day
The Birthday Party
2/5
Based on the album artwork, I was excited for this, assuming it was along the lines of Ministry or Butthole Surfers. It sort of was, but in the ways that I don't like. It's a tough listen and I wasn't too fond of it. Cool album art though.
Necessary listening before you die: No.
Mariah Carey
4/5
Despite this album not having the all time banger that is Fantasy, it is a pretty solid pop album. Honey and Butterfly were my standout tracks
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Although I don't like Rehab that much, the rest of the album is pretty much all bangers. Me And Mr. Jones, Love Is A Losing Game and Back To Black are some of my all time favorite songs and this album just all around rules
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
I tend to forget about this Radiohead album because of how much I enjoy the following 4 albums but it's fantastic from start to finish. Not a bad song on it
k.d. lang
4/5
I had no idea who this was going in and I loved it. Phenomenal country album. Thank you, list for doing a good job and exposing me to new music! And it's not even British!
Jesus this is such a good album. She's got such a great voice and it's a wonderful throwback to some Patsy Cline era country music, sadly lacking on this list.
Great start to my day
Kate Bush
3/5
SZA
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Ugh, another Billy Bragg album. I hate bagging on the guy because I would like to be in solidarity with union folks, but seriously cannot stand that dude's voice. The only tracks I liked on this album were always more heavy on the Jeff Tweedy / Wilco side. Those are the only reason this didn't score less
The Human League
3/5
Way too generic 80s for me and when I was wondering why it was on the list, I suspected it was because they are a British band. I was correct. Cut it out with the over representation of every British band ever, list!
Ok I got to Don't You Want Me and I do like this song, so it gets the mid rating
Marilyn Manson
4/5
Genesis
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Can
2/5
A collection of songs that go nowhere for way too long
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Adele
2/5
I only liked one song on this, Send My Love (To Your New Lover). Adele hoots and hollers too much
White Denim
2/5
This album was so generic and boring I forgot I was listening to it. It sounds like it's trying to be M. Ward at times and My Morning Jacket at other times but fails to be as remotely interesting as either. Their albums should take this one's place. Specifically, It Still Moves or Z by My Morning Jacket or Post-War by Matthew Ward
Spiritualized
3/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2/5
I'm all for more 90s hip-hop being represented on this list and have never heard of these guys, but this is pretty wack. Get the heck outta here with this
Soft Cell
3/5
Way too 80s for me for most of the album but I guess I found out who originally did Tainted Love. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye and Where Did Our Love Go? are my favorite songs on the album. If it wasn't such a long album I would rank it a little higher but there's a ton of filler here
Carpenters
3/5
We've Only Just Begun and They Long To Be Close To You are great jams but the rest of the album is just ok. If this were their greatest hits until '73 compilation, now that would get 5 stars.
Pentangle
1/5
This album sucked
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
KISS
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Sabu
3/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Not sure why this is here when there is so much better and exciting country albums from that era that could have taken its place. It came off pretty generic and no songs really stood out. I didn't hate it but wish we had more Kris Kristofferson or Waylon Jennings on here
Destiny's Child
2/5
I understand why this is on the list but it just really isn't for me. A lot of the songs sound similar and even the hits have never clicked with me but that's just me.
Aerosmith
4/5
Last Child and Back In The Saddle rock so hard it makes up for the rest of the album
Eric Clapton
2/5
Pretty boring album
The Stranglers
3/5
Hole
4/5
This is probably on the list since they felt they had to include Hole and they felt the debut album would suffice but I think I like Celebrity Skin better though. 3.5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Faith No More
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
This and their album Funeral are sooooooo much better than The Suburbs. Both are five star albums but it's all downhill from here for this band
Pere Ubu
3/5
More like 2.5
The Charlatans
1/5
Another basic, boring British album that was so forgettable that I forgot I was listening to it. I was going to give it a 2 but then it got so much worse in the back half that I actively started hating it and How High grated my nerves
Louis Prima
3/5
I love the first song, Just A Gigolo, so much but the rest of the album gets a little too repetitive and little bit corny.
Christine and the Queens
2/5
This really isn't my thing. A second disc of the same album, but in French, REALLY is not my thing
Fugees
4/5
This would be an easy 5 if it wasn't for the skits
The Doors
4/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
The Coral
2/5
After seeing the year the album was released, I was wondering why I'd never heard of them. My guess is the band is British and this was going to be another bland, boring British album.
I was mistaken, as it was a little different than the typical boring british bland rock and it wasn't bad. I wouldn't call it required listening though.
Dreaming Of You and Waiting for Heartaches were decent tracks but Skeleton Key and Bad Man were super corny and I had to knock the score down. It sounds a little similar to Murder City Devils with the organ. Go listen to them instead.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
This is one of the lesser Stones albums for sure. Street Fighting Man is the only song I like on it. There are so many better ones on the list and this is just unnecessary. I would add December's Children instead of this one.
Ice T
4/5
Great album but it was a little too long and the skits are unnecessary, but tolerable compared to other 90s hip hop albums. Loved the Black Sabbath sample on Midnight.
Talking Heads
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
I liked it enough but the songs get too repetitive for being an hour long album
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Charles Mingus
4/5
Pulp
4/5
It's basically a 4.5. Only missed a 5 because of a couple weak tracks. This Is Hardcore is also a great album from Pulp. Hope it's on the list as well. This and Blur are what I like about Brit Pop, unlike the other dozens of albums on this list that suuuuuuuuuuuck
Black Sabbath
4/5
I think the generation of this album was trying to coincide with Ozzy's death, but I was out of town and my account paused, so I am catching up as of now. Anyways, the real shame (besides Ozzy dying RIP), is that it is album #667 for me, and NOT #666! That would have been cool.
This album rocks
Cheap Trick
4/5
I saw that they only had three albums out when they dropped a live album, so I was skeptical about it. I think that you can only do a live album only after releasing at least five albums, but this was a pretty fun show
Queen
4/5
Scritti Politti
1/5
This is like a super terrible wannabe Michael Jackson and it being British is the only reason I can think of for it being on this list. Absolute dog shit. Listening to this just made me mad and now I have to go scrub my ears out
Motörhead
4/5
Big Star
2/5
I absolutely love #1 Record by Big Star but this album was so boring and hard to get through
U2
1/5
Bono is a tax dodging wanker who was in the Panama Papers. If he was capable of sucking his own dick, he would be too busy doing that to make more shitty music that all sounds the same.
I still went ahead and listened to this album hoping it would change my mind, but it's just as boring as every other U2 song I've heard. I'm sure the other U2 albums on the list will sound just like this
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Patti Smith
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
The Smiths
2/5
The Smiths have never really clicked for me and this continues that trend. I don't like Morrissey's voice. The band doesn't play anything particularly interesting that stands out to me. Meat Is Murder and multiple Morrissey albums are already on the list, is more necessary?
The Temptations
3/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
Circle Jerks
3/5
I just wish it was longer
Kanye West
4/5
Separating the art from the artist on this one.
The Gun Club
4/5
Sounds like an influence on the Pixies. I really liked this album
Peter Gabriel
3/5
UB40
1/5
How is a UB40 album on this list? How does it not even have Red Red Wine on it? How is it over an hour long? How is it so boring that I had to turn it off after 4-5 songs?
The Sugarcubes
4/5
The only thing I don't like about this album or this band is all the voices that are not Bjork. Fantastic and fun album otherwise
Paul McCartney
3/5
Other than Maybe I'm Amazed and a couple other tracks, this album is pretty lackluster and I'm not sure why it's included besides being Paul's solo debut after the Beatles when Band On The Run is far superior, and already on the list. Not necessary but Maybe I'm Amazed bumps it up a star
Mekons
1/5
This might be the most outrageously British thing I've ever listened to.
I hated it.
The Lemonheads
1/5
This album is so boring. The lyrics are bad and the singing is awful. Nothing exciting going on with the instruments. What is it doing on this list?
The Pretty Things
1/5
Ugggghhh, stop it with the obscure, boring old basic British bands. There is so much better music beyond the borders of that island. This sounds like a dime store Pink Floyd
The Stooges
4/5
The Hives
3/5
I have no idea how this album is on this list but not Tyrannosaurus Hives, the easily superior album. Go listen to that one instead. I guess it's a compilation of songs from their first two albums? Strange choice, and like a lot of albums on this list, it feels like it was included only because the author thought to include a certain band or genre, but not knowing much about the bands or their music, they just put the debut albums on the list and call it a day. Lazy!
Decent album but not as good as their other ones.
Fairport Convention
1/5
I cannot stand the singer's voice and I'm getting so sick and tired of all these sub-mediocre, boring, basic British bands on this list. I don't know who thought it was a good idea to expand the mind numbing tune of A Sailor's Life to 11 minutes, but they ought to lose their license to play music or have any input on music. These 47 minutes felt like hours.
Sheryl Crow
3/5
I didn't expect to like this but I did. Generally. I don't know if I would give it a 4, but 3.5 for sure.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Bill Callahan
2/5
His voice is too dull and all the songs sound the same
Tim Buckley
2/5
I didn't hate it but Gypsy Woman sucked and went on for way too long and I started to hate it
Donovan
4/5
4/5
I liked this album but if it's the only Loretta Lynn album on this list, the author seriously fucked up by omitting Coal Miner's Daughter. That album is easily the best of hers and I am once again doubting the integrity of this list outside of boring, obscure brit pop from every era.
Big Black
4/5
This album is good but Songs About Fucking is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better and belongs on this list. 3.5
Richard Thompson
1/5
As soon as the vocals began in a British accent, I knew I was going to hate this.
My assumptions were correct. This is trash and I am in a bad mood because I listened to it
Pixies
4/5
Aimee Mann
1/5
I am scrambling to come up with a reason for this to be on the list. It's not even British! It's still boring though! And basic! I can't forget bland!
Ananda Shankar
4/5
At first glance, I figured I wouldn't like this, assuming it was just sitar covers of songs. It was what I assumed, mostly, but I actually enjoyed it and it lifted my mood after that boring mayo ass Aimee Mann album I listened to earlier
Boston
3/5
I love More Than A Feeling and Peace Of Mind, but as the album went on I realized that their songs are all a little too similar sounding
The Mamas & The Papas
5/5
All bangers. Not a single miss on this album. Even though Monday, Monday and California Dreamin' have been overplayed, I still don't mind hearing them and that is a testament to the greatness that is the Mamas & The Papas.
Nirvana
5/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
This is one of my favorite concept albums ever. I have spent many cold winter nights listening to this imagine getting snowed in and having to tunnel to my neighbors house and creating our own little town connected by tunnels.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Stereo MC's
1/5
It suffers from one of the 90s hip hop sins of having the beat carry on for way too long after the last verses, and the beats are way too basic to be doing that. The rapping is weak and instrumental breaks are bad. But hey, at least there's no skits.
In the end, this was too boring to be on the list. There's nothing groundbreaking here and not worth you wasting your time on it
Bon Jovi
4/5
I thought I wouldn't like this but I forgot how rockin' Living On A Prayer is. I also thought I would like Boston but I actually preferred this album. For some reason I always thought Bon Jovi was 70s rock but I guess it's 80s, so I learned something new today too. 3.5
Randy Newman
4/5
At least the slurs are not said with a hard R, but I think that's due to Randy Newman's accent.
Good album though
10cc
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Kid Rock
3/5
I had more fun listening this than I expected to but any tracks that incorporated any sort of "old school beat" like Welcome 2 The Party were wack as fuck. It's more like a 2.5 and I think the Limp Bizkit album on the list is actually better than this.
Death In Vegas
3/5
Suzanne Vega
1/5
This is one of the most boring albums I've ever listened to
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
The Stooges
4/5
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
It's wild how they covered so many different kinds of songs and somehow every one of them sounds like the same song
MGMT
5/5
This might be a little nostalgia tinged, but I do remember the first time I heard this album I listened to it three times in a row because I loved it so much. Still holds up
David Holmes
3/5
Sometimes the beat went interesting places but a lot of times it didn't
Billy Joel
4/5
Weather Report
3/5
I guess smooth jazz had to start somewhere
Beach House
4/5
Better Times is an all timer
Tom Waits
5/5
I was debating between a 4 or a 5 because there are a couple tracks that are too Tom Waits-esque, like Murder In The Red Barn, but when it closes out with That Feel, I had to put up another 5. I think this is my favorite Tom Waits album for its experimentation while retaining good song structure. Goin' Out West is a banger and Jesus Gonna Be Here is one of my favorite Tom Waits songs
Everything But The Girl
2/5
I swear the author of this list has the most boring basic electronic picks coming out with only the lukewarmest of beats. The vocals were alright though
The KLF
2/5
Ugh, this list has the worst taste of obscure boring basic British electronic music that should just be forgotten. No More Tears was alright but there's no reason for it to be 9 minutes long. Justified & Ancient was the only song I liked through and through and earned it an extra star.
Not a necessary listen.
Better than Daft Punk though
Fishbone
3/5
Fairport Convention
1/5
This band sucked so Mumford & Sons could blow
The Byrds
2/5
I'm not sure how many Byrds albums are on this list, but it's probably a couple too many. This one can be dropped for sure. Nothing really stood out and some of the songs were experimental to the point of being annoying
Slade
3/5
It sounds like if T. Rex, Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper had a baby, but it made mid music. There's no reason it should take two songs to say "Gudby". The misspelling of the song titles is annoying but Wonderin' Y saved this one from being a two star. 2.5
N.E.R.D
2/5
Breakout and Don't Worry About It were my standout tracks but it wasn't a tall bar to clear to begin with since these are some plain, basic pop beats. Wonderful Place got corny at the end and then the whole album went even further downhill. It's pretty wack
Sparks
4/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
3.5
David Crosby
2/5
I got kind of bored and the 37 minutes felt more like an hour
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Fred Neil
4/5
The Dolphins, That's The Bag I'm In, and Everybody's Talkin' are all five star all time awesome songs but there's a few tracks in here that aren't up to snuff and it's just shy of the 5 star. More like 4.5 since I love those songs soooooo much
The White Stripes
5/5
I listened to this CD so many times when it came out and must admit I am a bit biased, but I must mention that Seven Nation Army has been overplayed for me and I don't really like it or enjoy it all that much. However, the rest of the album is so good, not a miss on it, that my feelings towards their biggest hit won't even stand in the way of this album being nothing short of a 5. All bangers no fluff
Cocteau Twins
5/5
One of the only "shoe gaze" or whatever you call it bands that I'm into and this is easily my favorite album of theirs. No filler and just stays strong throughout the whole thing
Supergrass
4/5
This is the second Supergrass album I've encountered on the list and having never listened to them before, I was surprised to enjoy both. I think the other one was a little better but this was more like a 3.5
The Cure
4/5
Love
4/5
Travis
1/5
This just sounds like Radiohead's album The Bends if it sucked and came out four years later
Björk
3/5
Lorde
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Suicide
4/5
Talk Talk
2/5
The Strokes
4/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2/5
This is definitely the definition of a one hit wonder and while I do love to Relax, the rest of the album is not worth checking out and not very interesting. There is no reason Welcome To The Pleasuredome should be 13 minutes long. Relax is the only reason this doesn't get a 1 star, but it should still not be on the list.
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Raising Hell is already on the list and I don't think Run DMC deserves a second album on there BE-CAUSE all of their songs JUST sound the same! And if you disa-GREE then you're PROB-AB-LY LAME!
Television
4/5
Giant Sand
2/5
They got one thing right, this album sure was a chore
Mike Oldfield
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
The La's
1/5
This one hit wonder band's one hit wonder isn't even good enough to justify making a whole album, much less needing to listen to it before you die. Don't!
Looking Glass is laughably bad and is almost 8 minutes long. It might be one of the only songs I'm aware of that they sing the band's name over and over, so that's some sort of accomplishment?
I hated this album so much
Mudhoney
4/5