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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitte Orca | 5 | 2.69 | +2.31 |
| Throwing Muses | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Treasure | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Seventh Tree | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Rattus Norvegicus | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Vespertine | 5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
| Technique | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
| Fetch The Bolt Cutters | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| Ritual De Lo Habitual | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marshall Mathers LP | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| Ready To Die | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
| The Predator | 1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
| Me Against The World | 1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
| Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) | 1 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
| Reign In Blood | 1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
| AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted | 1 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| Bone Machine | 1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
| Yeezus | 1 | 2.77 | -1.77 |
| Atomizer | 1 | 2.72 | -1.72 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5 |
| Beatles | 7 | 4.57 |
| Björk | 4 | 4.5 |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 4.67 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5 |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.2 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.25 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.25 |
| David Bowie | 7 | 4 |
| U2 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Prince | 3 | 4.33 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Ice Cube | 2 | 1 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1.67 |
| Eminem | 2 | 1.5 |
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Led Zeppelin
4/5
Good album. Liked it more than I expected
Beatles
5/5
Been a while since I listened to this one. Still a classic.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Deep Purple
3/5
Starts up fast and never stops until the end. Not a bad listen.
Radiohead
5/5
So very good
The Rolling Stones
4/5
More bluesy than I expected but still had some nice rock throughout.
Meat Loaf
4/5
Pretty catchy mixture of heavy metal and showtunes. Paradise by the Dashboard Light was quite amusing
Madonna
3/5
Beck
3/5
An enjoyable listen. Back half started to run together though
Radiohead
5/5
One of my favorite albums
Queen
4/5
Really good album. Short enough that I listened twice.
The Stooges
3/5
First album of the 70s delightful punk and rock. Some songs were interesting but the back half got a bit repetitive and then it just devolved into noise.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
What a great, deep voice. My son said, this guy's cool
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Enjoyed this one.
The Who
3/5
This is a weird album
Alice Cooper
3/5
I liked the first song and then the rest wasn't bad but wasn't great
Garbage
3/5
Enjoyable 90s alternative
Coldcut
4/5
It's an hour in the dance clubs. How did I never hear this as a teenager?
5/5
I really liked this one.
Heaven 17
3/5
Early 80s electronic. Sounds very similar to every other 80s New Wave.
The War On Drugs
4/5
Nice and mellow
Fred Neil
3/5
There was one familiar dong
Tim Buckley
3/5
Decent
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Cool album.
The Smiths
3/5
All the Smiths songs start to sound the same. But there were some good ones here.
Röyksopp
2/5
Kind of boring electronica. One or two songs I liked
Johnny Cash
5/5
Really good album
Portishead
4/5
A nice album. Felt like an hour of relaxing spy movie soundtrack
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
I like OMD but this one was kind of meh. Still had some great tunes and a solid album
Genesis
4/5
Enjoyable set of songs. Would listen again
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Solid album with several good songs. Sledgehammer still a favorite.
Scott Walker
2/5
Edgy lyrics set to showtune music makes for an odd album
Barry Adamson
2/5
Kind of boring
Richard Hawley
2/5
not for me
David Bowie
5/5
I liked this one.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Music is good
Bert Jansch
3/5
yes, it's folk music. not bad but not memorable
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Really nice album - better on headphones
a-ha
3/5
Aside from the hits, kind of generic 80s new wave
Violent Femmes
3/5
I liked Blister in the Sun but by the end of the album, it was starting to grate and I'm OK not hearing it again.
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
Meh to the hip hop
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Not bad. This guy might be good at guitar
Leftfield
3/5
Decent club music
Pretenders
4/5
Decent
Moby
4/5
First listen it just seemed pretty mellow. 2nd time through I enjoyed it more. Pretty good.
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
OK rock. Vocals started to be annoying though at points.
Paul Simon
4/5
Solid music.
Blondie
4/5
Some disco, some punk, some new wave. Liked this one
Fugees
4/5
Better than I expected. There are a couple nice songs. Still not a hip hop fan but this was better than average.
Metallica
3/5
Underneath the thrash there's a lot of musicality that I liked. But the thrash gets in the way for me.
Elbow
3/5
Kind of boring
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Some famous songs here. Most are good
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Smooth songs.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Maybe being familiar with the studio versions would make this better for me. Some interesting bits but a solid middle of the pack experience.
Animal Collective
2/5
It wasn't bad. It wasn't good.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Hints of disco morphing into 80s pop
Big Black
1/5
The ads YouTube served up between tracks were better than the songs.
The Temptations
4/5
Love the funk
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
There are a lot of catchy tunes on this one
Pink Floyd
4/5
First time listen - a bit long but there's some good stuff here
John Coltrane
5/5
It's quite saxy
The Icarus Line
2/5
Slightly less annoying noise metal than the one from a week ago. I did like Getting Bright at Night
Gorillaz
3/5
It's ok
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
Still not into the lyrical "genius" of most rap.
Incubus
4/5
pretty good on first listen
Nick Drake
3/5
Nothing really memorable here for me
Leonard Cohen
3/5
2nd Leonard Cohen album. I liked You Want it Darker better but this was good too
Morrissey
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Interesting album, especially the back half. No standout song but as a whole, very good
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Bunch of classic songs. The stereo mix is a bit extreme
CHIC
3/5
Enjoyed the basslines.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Live Blues are fun
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Funky jazz. Solid album
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Good songs
The Beau Brummels
4/5
Sepultura
3/5
Liked the rhythm section. Didn't care for the yelling.
The Police
3/5
Message in a Bottle is the highlight. Otherwise kind of average
Aerosmith
3/5
First song is best.
Björk
5/5
Great vocal range. This is an interesting album. I liked it a lot more than I expected to for sure.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Smoky campfire vibes
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Didn't jump out and grab me but I liked the title song
The La's
4/5
It's a soundtrack to Friends
Television
3/5
nothing really stood out on this one for me
Supergrass
3/5
Decent 90s punk/alternative fun
Alice Cooper
4/5
This was unexpected. Some very cool songs
Liz Phair
3/5
Some decent songs.
The White Stripes
5/5
Great collection of songs
Primal Scream
2/5
Didn't care for this one
The Verve
4/5
It's OK. Some angsty cover images though
Slipknot
1/5
Some good sounds and the the vocals drag it down
Sonic Youth
4/5
Cool sound
Fishbone
3/5
Fun album
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Music to chill
Various Artists
4/5
Nice collection of Christmas songs
Roni Size
2/5
Way too long
Suicide
1/5
Not a fan of this one
The Byrds
3/5
Nice set of songs
The Smiths
4/5
Strangely strong strumming
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Southern Rock that's too long.
Dire Straits
4/5
Love the guitar on this one
Steely Dan
3/5
Pretty good stuff
one of my favorites but in their 2nd tier
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Interesting. Nice organs though
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
rap but not rap
Radiohead
5/5
Not my favorite Radiohead album but still so very good
Tortoise
2/5
Music to fall asleep to
Machito
4/5
I liked this
Sigur Rós
4/5
Don't know what they say but enjoyed the music
3/5
This was OK but nothing jumped out at me
3/5
It grew on me but this was very unique
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Average at best
The Stooges
3/5
Listened to the Bowie mix and started the Iggy mix. Interesting
Little Richard
4/5
bunch of 50s classics. not bad
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Unpleasant album but the music is very good
Oasis
3/5
everything sounded the same. It's not bad by any means but nothing is jumping out on first listen
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
songs went on too long
The Soft Boys
3/5
Sounds like 80s college rock station staple
Khaled
3/5
Fun collection of songs
R.E.M.
4/5
Solid album. The One I Love was the song that got me into R.E.M. Still, probably 3-4 other albums I'd pick to listen to over this one from them.
The The
3/5
Couple good songs here
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Funky soul
ABBA
4/5
70s Swedish Pop goodness
4/5
Pretty good stuff
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
So weird but strangely enjoyable
Def Leppard
4/5
Glorious 80s heavy pop.
Beatles
4/5
Really nice
Elvis Presley
3/5
It's some crooning pop or something
Frank Ocean
3/5
not bad for this genre which is probably saying something
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Great set of songs
Bad Brains
4/5
There were some catchy tunes on this one
Steely Dan
3/5
Nice sound but nothing spectacular about the music
Simply Red
3/5
Pure 80s smooth listening here
R.E.M.
5/5
A very good album
Lightning Bolt
2/5
There was a rainbow of sound. It was not wonderful.
Black Sabbath
5/5
I'm not a metal fan. This is a straight-up banging album.
Elliott Smith
4/5
nice mix of songs
Can
4/5
I liked this
American Music Club
3/5
perfectly mid
Slayer
1/5
Anger for angry's sake.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Nice music on this one
Robert Wyatt
4/5
interesting stuff
Genesis
4/5
odd story but music was good
Al Green
4/5
Lot's of soul in this one
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Weirdly enjoyable
The Byrds
3/5
Standard 60s stuff
Joe Ely
3/5
It's Honky, it's Tonky, and it's wearing a mask
Nick Drake
3/5
meh
Dusty Springfield
2/5
Didn't care for this one
The Specials
4/5
This album is fun
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
sometimes it was really good and other times it was average
The Velvet Underground
3/5
some brilliance, some cacophony
T. Rex
3/5
decently good
The Electric Prunes
2/5
2-3 good songs + nursery rhyme filler does not make a great album
Boston
4/5
Solid Album
David Bowie
5/5
Really cool music on this one
The Roots
2/5
There were parts that the music and the vocals played well together but the lyrics are a distraction for me
George Harrison
3/5
A bit long
Led Zeppelin
4/5
pretty good stuff
The Clash
4/5
Solid punk fun
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Fun album
Janelle Monáe
5/5
Great album. Lots of cool stuff hear
Goldfrapp
3/5
This was ok
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Better than average. probably 2nd best of his I've got so far.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Jazzy Jazz
5/5
Classic Album
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Early 90s rap in full force. One of the more listenable offerings of the genre
George Michael
4/5
80s pop goodness
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Kind of long
Radiohead
5/5
Fancy free music
Prince
5/5
Disc 2 is better than disc 1
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
this was a nice album
David Bowie
3/5
Some good songs but didn't really connect
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
funky fun
U2
4/5
Several strong songs but a lot of average ones too.
Julian Cope
3/5
not too sure about this one. OK at times and tedious at others
Kanye West
2/5
Musically there's some interesting things. Lyrics are a big turn-off.
Bob Dylan
4/5
He's kind of whiny
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Don't care for this
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Some classics on here but kind of all over the place
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
probably 3rd best of the ones I've heard so far
The Strokes
4/5
Pretty good but a bit repetitive
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
muito divertido
The Who
3/5
It's OK
Jurassic 5
3/5
John Lennon
4/5
Enjoyable but not the Beatles
The Fall
4/5
Kind of fun punk
David Bowie
4/5
Decent David Bowie album. 2nd best of the 3 in the past month
Blur
3/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
It's a long song
Jungle Brothers
3/5
not bad for hiphop
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
50s Bop
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Great voice. Long album
Tim Buckley
3/5
Kind of there. A bit of funky
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
80s fun
King Crimson
5/5
Scary looking schizoid album cover
Neil Young
3/5
Decent album
The Flaming Lips
4/5
interesting but enjoyable too
The Band
3/5
It's got some OK stuff hiding betwixt the twang
Laura Nyro
2/5
Meh
Spiritualized
5/5
This is really good
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Pure 90s rock
The Black Keys
4/5
Very nice album with a splendid cover.
Django Django
5/5
Good stuff
Hole
3/5
slightly above average
The Isley Brothers
4/5
some good songs on this one
Talking Heads
4/5
Singing Mouths
R.E.M.
4/5
Solid debut
Kate Bush
4/5
Weird and wonderful
David Bowie
3/5
Side 1 is great. Side 2 is filler
Prefab Sprout
3/5
not sure where this falls on the scale. Not bad and some catchy tunes.
Roxy Music
3/5
Couple of bangers on this one
The Cure
5/5
Such a good one - melancholic masterpiece
The Clash
4/5
It did not live up to my expectations from all I've heard of this album. That said, it was good and I could hear how it was very influential
4/5
It's got that one song on it
The Doors
4/5
Pretty nice album
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
this was a fun one
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Nothing super special here for me
Dire Straits
3/5
Hard one to assess as there are highs and lows. Parts that drag but parts that move.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Interesting Story about this one
Gene Clark
2/5
Others did this better
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Decent set of songs
Kanye West
2/5
Music was good but everything else about this was nonsense.
Neil Young
4/5
Interesting music
Beyoncé
3/5
Parts were good and interesting. Parts, not so much
The White Stripes
4/5
The first one on the list I did was better but this is still good
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
Still nope
Frank Black
3/5
Way too long
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
It's angry music
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Hmmm. This is what it is
Michael Jackson
3/5
It's pop
Gillian Welch
4/5
Not bad stuff
Joy Division
5/5
Closer is Better
Willie Nelson
3/5
Decent
Björk
4/5
More Bjork - strings are fun
Can
4/5
1st half great, 2nd half a bit of a chore
Little Simz
3/5
British rap, yep
Eminem
1/5
Disturbing stuff
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Decent stuff here
Janis Joplin
3/5
Descent stuff here
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I liked this one
The United States Of America
3/5
Some really weird and wonderful stuff
OutKast
4/5
An interesting take
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Soul Ma-sheen
Depeche Mode
5/5
All-time classic
Taylor Swift
4/5
pretty mellow stuff
Eels
3/5
OK 90s music with freaky eyes
Thin Lizzy
4/5
It's a fun concert
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
This is average I think
Thelonious Monk
4/5
some nice piano jazz
Stereo MC's
3/5
Common
3/5
Ok
Dr. John
4/5
freaky weird stuff here. Enjoyable goofieness
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Liked this one.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Nice tunes here
The Bees
3/5
Not really memorable
Tom Waits
3/5
Interesting
Peter Frampton
4/5
The Police
5/5
2nd half is very, very good
Beatles
5/5
Yes
Missy Elliott
2/5
Supa Dupa Nopa
Aretha Franklin
4/5
soulful goodness
Steely Dan
3/5
More Steely Dan. It's fun.
Robert Wyatt
4/5
So weird
Pavement
3/5
Very 90s here
5/5
Classic U2. Probably 2nd best by them
The Who
4/5
Pretty solid set of songs
Hugh Masekela
4/5
More nice jazz
Arcade Fire
5/5
It's fire!
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Actually not bad
Saint Etienne
3/5
Pleasant 90s
OutKast
4/5
There's interesting music here. One of the better hip-hop I've heard so far but still not my cup-o-tea.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
pretty good
2/5
These guys are angry at everything
Blur
3/5
scary looking dog on the cover
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Classic tunes
The Triffids
3/5
so generically 80s
3/5
3 songs
Air
2/5
meh
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Dude really earned that parental warning label
John Martyn
3/5
inoffensive music from the 70s
The Cult
3/5
Spicy stuff
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Smooth listening with an extremely efficient earworm hook
Iggy Pop
4/5
Lust for Life!
The Verve
4/5
A bit long but some nice songs
The Sonics
2/5
Didn't care for this
DJ Shadow
4/5
surprisingly fun
Meat Puppets
3/5
Interesting
The Birthday Party
3/5
It''s certainly unique and that album cover is fantastic. I enjoyed the couple of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums but this one didn't hit as well as the others.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Solid album
Elvis Presley
3/5
This is Elvis for sure
Buck Owens
2/5
It's very country and western. Don't let go of the tail
Everything But The Girl
3/5
80s Easy Listening
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Some solid classics on this one
The Pogues
4/5
Sounds like I should be throwing darts at the pub and getting hammered
Christine and the Queens
3/5
Sappy French pop
Nick Drake
3/5
About the same as the other 2 I heard from him
Tears For Fears
5/5
The big chair is comfy and warm
The Band
3/5
Ok
CHVRCHES
4/5
Nice set of songs
Paul Simon
5/5
I remember this being all over the place when it came out but never listened to it. It's very solid
Grateful Dead
3/5
more country sounds than I expected
Ray Charles
3/5
This was just there all day...
5/5
This is good stuff
Willie Nelson
3/5
Willie covers stuff
Van Morrison
3/5
It was OK
The Beach Boys
4/5
2nd half was quite interesting
Coldplay
4/5
this is a good album
GZA
2/5
Good samurai
Cypress Hill
2/5
One or two interesting tracks
Jethro Tull
3/5
Flautas, yum!
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Some nice songs but nothing really stands out
CHIC
4/5
Solid disco fun
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
This was a pleasant surprise. Solid tunes here
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Funk fun
R.E.M.
4/5
A fine album
Richard Thompson
4/5
I liked the guitar on this one
Elliott Smith
4/5
This one was better than the other one
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Very generic 80s
David Ackles
2/5
What they say about this is true
The Fall
2/5
Some ok music and dreadful vocals
Iron Maiden
4/5
not really a bad track on this
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Top 10 album of all time
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Original Album on YouTube - nice background music
Rush
4/5
Solid group of songs
Sheryl Crow
4/5
Better than average
4/5
Loved the beat
TLC
3/5
not terrible
Green Day
5/5
An hour of high octane joy
Scissor Sisters
3/5
not really feeling this one
Fugazi
3/5
a bit better than average
The Avalanches
3/5
Interesting electronic visit to the dance club
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Halfway through I decided that there is a lot of grating vocals here. Still some good songs, especially on the back half
Hot Chip
3/5
Some decent songs
Stan Getz
5/5
Smooth joy
Pink Floyd
5/5
Quite good
Gene Clark
2/5
Sounds like an 80s movie road trip interlude
Tricky
4/5
Nice beat
Beastie Boys
4/5
The one guy is whiny and annoying but the weave it all in to make it work somehow
Deerhunter
2/5
ended up being unmemorable background noise
The Cardigans
3/5
Swedish Pop!
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
time after time is a classic.
Nirvana
5/5
Should have kept the last track off cause that drags the album down. Otherwise, great but it's a weak 5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
It's not a bad album but, I got Rumours 3 weeks ago and this does not even compare.
The Byrds
2/5
Meh
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Better than many but many better than this.
Fats Domino
4/5
Pretty solid but only half the album on the Spotify. Other songs are out there though from different compilations
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Slightly above average
Parliament
4/5
So funky
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
A nice suprise
The Who
3/5
Some decent songs
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
lots of popular songs on this one
Frank Sinatra
3/5
They all sound the same.
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
He looks so serious
The KLF
3/5
weird
Adele
5/5
Nice voice
ZZ Top
4/5
We all have beards!!
Orbital
2/5
it's electronic, yeah. It was background music while clearing the Leyndell, Royal Capital Outskirts. I'm going to burn that tree.
Primal Scream
2/5
another meh
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Early 90s hip hop, yes
The Libertines
4/5
some interesting music but sort of lost me halfway through
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
slightly above average
Missy Elliott
3/5
upper-tier of hip hop so far but still not something I'd listen to
Miles Davis
4/5
Pretty chill
The Offspring
4/5
Bits were catchy
Beatles
5/5
Solid album
Carole King
4/5
Is it really a cover if you're the songwriter?
2Pac
1/5
2Much 2Pac 2Give 2
Judas Priest
3/5
It's heavy. It's metal
Butthole Surfers
1/5
This one is clowning us
Pulp
5/5
First time through was interesting. Second time through was still interesting
The Zombies
3/5
First and Last songs are the best. Sometimes great, sometimes average
Madonna
3/5
Strange, poppy music
Led Zeppelin
4/5
A bit long but nice bluesy hard rock
Peter Tosh
2/5
Probably made the list based on the title track and its historical significance
Ray Price
3/5
Not as good as Marty and his Big Iron
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Average
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
This is what the Peter Tosh album wanted to be
Lorde
3/5
hmm
Dennis Wilson
3/5
the history on this album is the most interesting part
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
It's Jimi H
Astor Piazzolla
4/5
Unexpected and somewhat interesting
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Didn't care for this one
Beck
5/5
Definitely unique
Norah Jones
4/5
super mellow
George Michael
3/5
This one is OK. Faith was more fun
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I've heard a lot about this guy. 1st one at #387
Ray Charles
3/5
Decent
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Some good songs
Supertramp
3/5
Not really
B.B. King
4/5
Live Blues yeah
Metallica
3/5
Might be a grower but liked Master of Puppets better
Suede
4/5
Suprised me
Sonic Youth
3/5
Too much sonic for me
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Live jams
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Gimme Shelter is my favorite
Traffic
4/5
Better than average
50 Cent
2/5
Not good
Black Sabbath
4/5
Pretty solid
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Interesting album but not one I'll go back to
M.I.A.
2/5
There was a lot of staccato in this
The Temptations
3/5
Motown fun
Elvis Costello
3/5
2nd Elvis at 404
Elvis Costello
3/5
Back-to-back Elvis at 404
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Nice sounding album - Enjoyed it
White Denim
5/5
This album grabbed me and didn't let go
Finley Quaye
2/5
Decent
PJ Harvey
4/5
Not as good as the last one from her but still a nice album
Throwing Muses
5/5
Found on YouTube. Really good and fun album
The Everly Brothers
2/5
not going back for a 2nd date
Steve Winwood
3/5
Sterile pop music has no soul
3/5
OK
Living Colour
3/5
Cult of living colors
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Elektrik
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
This was pretty good
This was pretty good
pretty good
pretty good
good
good
good
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
ok
The Pharcyde
3/5
sounded very 90s
The Charlatans
3/5
Britpop. Some bops though
Slint
4/5
this was interesting music. I enjoyed it
Marvin Gaye
4/5
groovin
The Thrills
3/5
Another soundtrack to Friends
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Not what I was expecting but solid blues rock
Haircut 100
3/5
Disco morphed to new wave pop
Joy Division
5/5
Long-time favorite which I prefer to Unknown Pleasures, but only just a bit.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Smooth Pet Shop Boys
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
This one was better than I thought it would be
The Associates
2/5
In the end, I just didn't care for this one
Wilco
2/5
long and country = meh
Faith No More
3/5
Epic Album
The The
4/5
Nice album
Travis
3/5
mid
The Prodigy
4/5
90s clubbing
Taylor Swift
4/5
Catchy poppy
Fela Kuti
4/5
A nice jam
Led Zeppelin
4/5
That's a guy with sticks on his back
The Crusaders
2/5
Jazzy elevator music
Bon Jovi
4/5
It's fun and full of bops
The Smiths
4/5
The Smiths are an odd one
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Quite a fun album
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Been a while. There's a lot of really good songs on this one.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
I liked the previous Bunnyguys album better
Spacemen 3
2/5
The fire was like that roaring blaze you watch on Netflix when it's cold outside
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
this was not the best album of 1991
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Starts off strong and then coasts a bit
The National
3/5
better than average by a bit
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Average
Alanis Morissette
4/5
It was pretty good and I've heard many of these before
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Interesting music killed by the words
Orange Juice
3/5
Not offensive
Napalm Death
1/5
It's a thing
The Monkees
3/5
Getting this the day after Napalm Death got me to wondering if those two chaps and the old guy were just imagining things after all?
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Some good
Supergrass
3/5
There were some interesting tunes
Femi Kuti
4/5
Which Kuti is the best Kuti?
Neil Young
4/5
Pretty chill
Small Faces
4/5
Probably between the walnut and the peanut in the hierarchy of nuts
Morrissey
4/5
Better than I expected
Mudhoney
4/5
The birth of grunge
Lou Reed
4/5
kind of liked this one
Dirty Projectors
5/5
Kind of catchy
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Is it pop? Is it rap? Who knows but it's 100% 80s
Massive Attack
3/5
Soothing and can sleep to this
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Hisssssssss
Brian Eno
3/5
This is so perfectly balanced for the background that it can only be a 3
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
More ambient noise this week
The Modern Lovers
4/5
early punk goodness
808 State
2/5
bouncy dancey music
The Dictators
2/5
this just annoyed me
Drive Like Jehu
4/5
Bass joy
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
No bueno
Cornershop
3/5
Kind of catchy
Yes
3/5
Yes, it's an album
Randy Newman
3/5
The soundtrack to Pixar's early release dream shop
Marvin Gaye
3/5
A bit on the long side but still funky
Erykah Badu
3/5
Not at all what I expected. Mostly good but way too long
The xx
4/5
Enjoyable and catchy
Basement Jaxx
4/5
enjoyable club music
Ramones
4/5
What a BOP
Funkadelic
3/5
Gotta groove and jump through hoops to hear
Eagles
4/5
got the hits - an enjoyable listen
Mercury Rev
3/5
Eclectic collection of songs
Digital Underground
2/5
Everything was 4 minutes too long
3/5
It's a mood
Prince
4/5
Funk
The Jam
3/5
Had a hard time getting into this one.
The Who
5/5
The original 6 song album is really good.
Bill Callahan
3/5
mid
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
This was odd
Ride
3/5
Surprised this was 1990
Justin Timberlake
3/5
The look of a guy about to do a wardrobe malfunction
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
4/5
the vibe is nice on this one
The Saints
3/5
I liked the horns
Ozomatli
3/5
Pretty good
The Coral
4/5
Kind of a fun album
Buzzcocks
3/5
It's Britpunk
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
The music is a bop
Common
2/5
same old stuff
John Grant
4/5
I enjoyed
Queen Latifah
3/5
It's kind of goofy
Kings of Leon
3/5
it wasn't bad but not sure what I think
Sam Cooke
5/5
This album slaps
Fairport Convention
4/5
What a delightful young couple on the cover. Delightful songs too
The Beta Band
3/5
Ok
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Kind of long
John Prine
2/5
too much country for me
The Darkness
3/5
It was kind of fun
The Vines
3/5
sounds like every other album coming from this time
Beatles
5/5
First full listen of this one but I've heard most of the songs. It's solid
Billy Joel
5/5
Solid
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
Not too bad
Otis Redding
4/5
Classic covers here
Deee-Lite
4/5
Funky joy
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
pretty good stuff
The Replacements
3/5
Nothing special
Grizzly Bear
4/5
There's something weird here.
Waylon Jennings
3/5
It's got honky and tonky
Soft Machine
3/5
2>4>3>1
Frank Sinatra
2/5
I've learned i don't care for Frank
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I don't know what to think about Elvis. This is #4
N.E.R.D
3/5
Interesting
Rush
4/5
I like the music
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Not on the Spotify. played while bonking things with a brick
Justice
3/5
It's got a groove
Talking Heads
5/5
Very solid
Def Leppard
3/5
Not as good as Hysteria
Miles Davis
5/5
smooth
Sade
2/5
Smooth Elevator
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
So weird it's good
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Joyful music
Lou Reed
4/5
slightly better than average
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Interesting
Ministry
4/5
2nd half stronger than 1st
Black Sabbath
5/5
I like the heavy blues sound
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Could have skipped this one
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
bongo bongo
Q-Tip
2/5
Meh
Duran Duran
5/5
That smile
John Lee Hooker
3/5
got a good vibe
Fiona Apple
5/5
Such a unique album
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Different
Spiritualized
4/5
Pretty good
Jimmy Smith
3/5
the cover is dope
Fatboy Slim
3/5
I wanted to dance but it was not safe in the car
Dead Kennedys
4/5
better than expected
Death In Vegas
3/5
Had it's moments
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Got stronger as it went along
Bobby Womack
3/5
Lots of soul and funk
Björk
5/5
I like it
Cream
3/5
some good songs
Randy Newman
2/5
It's not bad but it's not my thing
Dolly Parton
2/5
Harmonies good. Good that it was short
Aerosmith
3/5
100% 80s glam rock
Donald Fagen
3/5
80s jazz pop is an adequate descriptor
Big Star
3/5
cool album cover
Motörhead
3/5
High octane fuel required
James Brown
3/5
I feel good about this
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Indie pop rock fizzes
Jane's Addiction
5/5
Really good album
Jamiroquai
3/5
Bring that funk and soul
The Residents
2/5
Wow, did I hear a kazoo?
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
Sounds like the 60s
Arcade Fire
5/5
Solid album
Kelela
3/5
Better than average but not great
The Byrds
3/5
Just like the other byrds
Hookworms
4/5
This shouldn't be as interesting as it is
Ice Cube
1/5
Didn't care for this
Nirvana
5/5
Wonderful Unplugged
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Ok
The Gun Club
2/5
Some punk is good, some punk is not.
The Human League
3/5
sterile 80s synth pop
The Young Gods
3/5
It was somewhat interesting
Don McLean
3/5
I liked the first song
ABBA
3/5
abbadabbadoo
3/5
ok
Doves
3/5
Started OK but then seemed to coast
Lauryn Hill
3/5
bit long. when she sings, she has a good voice
Pere Ubu
1/5
Hot garbage
New Order
5/5
Just as dancy and a bop as it was the first time I heard it
Sonic Youth
4/5
It's a sticky kind of substance
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Strange in a good way
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Not bad
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
These lads are fun
fIREHOSE
4/5
Pretty fun listen
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Purple haze
Madonna
4/5
lots of pop
Brian Wilson
4/5
Feel good music
Moby Grape
2/5
Half an album on Spotify is sad
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I went to Nebraska for harmonica
Elton John
4/5
Piano galore
Ian Dury
2/5
this is quite odd
Steve Earle
2/5
I don't like country. I got Nebraska a couple days ago and that State Trooper song sounded familiar though. It was decent enough.
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
I'm chillin. you chilllin?
Kate Bush
5/5
She's unique
David Bowie
4/5
Soulful Bowie
Le Tigre
4/5
Maybe valley girl punk-lite?
Brian Eno
3/5
some nice tunes here
New Order
4/5
Perfect Kiss and Elegia are my favorites. Good album but not my favorite from them
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
So much hair
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
not really floating my boat
Guided By Voices
2/5
28 musical thoughts crammed into 41 minutes with a song sprinkled here or there.
Janet Jackson
3/5
It's pure late 80s R&B pop
David Holmes
2/5
Electronica...
3/5
More interesting than I expected
The Stranglers
5/5
Groovin bass
Syd Barrett
2/5
Didn't do anything for me
The Kinks
3/5
Starting to tire of the 60s
Scritti Politti
3/5
The 80s was a powerful time
David Gray
4/5
Nice Vibe on this one
Sepultura
3/5
Better than Roots Bloody Roots
Pearl Jam
5/5
10 of 10
Tim Buckley
4/5
Such a nice groove
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
just a bit better than a 3 I think.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Decent
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Elvis over some lounge music was better than expected. That's #5
Duke Ellington
4/5
There was some serious squeak on this one
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Really picks up after track 4
Foo Fighters
4/5
Wonder why I never listened to this before..
Goldfrapp
5/5
Nice puffy shirt but i don't wanna be a pirate
Frank Zappa
5/5
Don't know what I expected. This wasn't it.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
After 3 albums, I don't care much for the boss
Merle Haggard
2/5
Nope
Manu Chao
4/5
Fun album
Britney Spears
3/5
Sappy
Raekwon
2/5
I really didn't need to listen to that
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Weird
The Style Council
2/5
Bland 80s pop
Kraftwerk
2/5
There were parts I liked but a large part where I was not having fun on the autobahn
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Stuff to listen to at a picnic
The Beach Boys
3/5
Harmonius
The Hives
3/5
Not really
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
unremarkable but jazz is good
Madness
4/5
Fun romp
k.d. lang
2/5
The twang of the steel guitar.....
Depeche Mode
5/5
Bong
Bob Dylan
4/5
Slam on the brakes
Fever Ray
4/5
Interesting
Kings of Leon
4/5
bopity-boop
John Cale
3/5
Feels like France a hundred years ago
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
non-threatening pop
Iggy Pop
3/5
So idiotic but not idiotique
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I am not rust, I'm sleepy
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
It's on YouTube
Bauhaus
4/5
I did like Love and Rockets after this
SAULT
3/5
Started OK but then went about 20 minutes too long
Radiohead
5/5
4th favorite of what I've heard on the list so far
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
It was OK
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
It's fun
Wilco
4/5
There's a lot going on here
LTJ Bukem
2/5
What's with this genre dropping 2-3 hour albums?
4/5
Kind of liked this but why not on the Spotify???
Cat Stevens
4/5
Wild
Eurythmics
4/5
Sweet joy
The Cars
5/5
vroom, vroom
Wire
3/5
So strange
Christina Aguilera
4/5
she has a nice voice
The Fall
3/5
I've fallen three times now and I can't get up
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Perfectly mid
Talking Heads
5/5
It's so bright 🌞
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
Quite entertaining
Pixies
3/5
Decent
Led Zeppelin
5/5
I like
The Incredible String Band
2/5
There was much kazoo
The xx
4/5
A strong 4. It wanted to be a 5 but it just didn't quite get there. It really tried though
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Enjoyed it more than I should have probably. Would be better with about 10 minutes of fluff cut off
Traffic
4/5
Nice end to the week
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
swell
The Rolling Stones
4/5
enjoyable
Baaba Maal
3/5
I liked the vibe. Really
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
some funk, some jazz, some social commentary
System Of A Down
4/5
It's Ozzy Day on the generator and I got System of a Down. It is the right genre I suppose
Beastie Boys
5/5
Kick it!
The Cramps
3/5
It pains me
Circle Jerks
3/5
They weren't messing around
Louis Prima
4/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Gah - I forgot to give a comment about King Louis Prima. What a bop.
This one is more interesting than another 70s folk Celtic get together that sounds like everything else. And she has a great voice
Pulp
3/5
The random "bye" in the 10 minutes of dreamy noise at the end of the album was certainly a thing. A Day in the Life did it better.
Queen
5/5
Overall, very solid
Mariah Carey
3/5
Breathy pop
Shack
3/5
not too memorable to me
Pixies
3/5
I don't care for the Pixies
Love
3/5
I didn't hate it. The long song was long.
Steely Dan
4/5
What's the number again?
Jacques Brel
2/5
Lyrics gotta lyric and HS French wasn't quite enough
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Quite chill
Gary Numan
3/5
It's the same song over and over
Sex Pistols
4/5
Never heard this one before but better than I thought
Caetano Veloso
4/5
Que divertido e cheio de alegria
The Auteurs
3/5
Meh
Jeff Beck
4/5
bluesy rock socks
David Crosby
2/5
...my name, my excitement, my will to live...
Skepta
2/5
Great album cover
Tito Puente
4/5
Good fun
Funkadelic
4/5
Funktastic
James Taylor
3/5
Mellow and smooth
The White Stripes
5/5
Solid album
Mike Oldfield
4/5
That was a thing. Grunt, grunt, rrrawrrr!
Screaming Trees
4/5
That 90s sound
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Who doesn't love and armed-a-dilllo?
On Spotify the turret turrets and the red eye blinks. Brilliant
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
At times it was interesting. Something to listen to in the background
Chicago
3/5
Some tracks are pretty solid. And then there are the ones where they could, but never asked if they should
Prince
4/5
Pretty good
D'Angelo
3/5
A bit too smooth
Tom Waits
1/5
Did not enjoy
Arrested Development
3/5
Festive hip-hop
The Slits
4/5
It really shouldn't be so entertaining. It makes no sense at all.
Talking Heads
3/5
The other 3 I listened to were better.
Nina Simone
3/5
Interesting
The Specials
3/5
Not really
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Kind of a bop
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The synth is strong with this one
3/5
No whips here
Klaxons
4/5
I heard the klaxons klaxoning
Ice Cube
1/5
The beat is catchy but a polished turd is still a turd
Ryan Adams
2/5
I wanted the Canadian guy with a B
Aphex Twin
3/5
chillaxin
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Thank you
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
genuine fun on a live recording
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Two Leonards in a week is too many Leonard.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Sounds like early 90s from the 80s
Neil Young
3/5
Bluesy
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
It's world music
Kraftwerk
3/5
I'm on a train, going around in circlez
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Lots of guitar
Daft Punk
4/5
Takes me back to the time I was in Paris and went to the dance clubs. Highlight of the week when we were riding around the Arc de Triomphe on a scooter getting ready for the club beats.
Burning Spear
3/5
It's a vibe
Massive Attack
3/5
dub dub dub
MGMT
4/5
Better than I expected
The Beach Boys
5/5
bah, meow, ruff ruff
Anthrax
3/5
thrashy thrash thrash
The Lemonheads
3/5
typical 90s indie gets typical score
The Damned
4/5
Good beat
Aerosmith
4/5
A bop
Eminem
2/5
Slightly better than the last time I had to listen to this guy
Soundgarden
5/5
Solid and interesting
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Didn't really connect with this one
Elvis Presley
3/5
Meh
Cocteau Twins
5/5
Dreamy
Joni Mitchell
3/5
So blue
JAY Z
2/5
The music is decent but not good enough to get out of the way of the lyrics
Mudhoney
3/5
Ok
The Rolling Stones
3/5
They did improve from here
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Jazzy pop
The Undertones
3/5
Kind of fun
Ash
3/5
Enjoyed some of this
Beatles
3/5
Early Beatles is not bad
Soft Cell
2/5
There's a vibe on this one.
Mj Cole
3/5
It's a flaming bag of ??
Portishead
4/5
Solid vibe
Linkin Park
4/5
Better than I expected
Todd Rundgren
3/5
nice album cover
The Stooges
3/5
it's more stooges
Sebadoh
4/5
decently fun
M.I.A.
4/5
Dancy, dance dance
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Gud ol suthrn rok
UB40
3/5
Regaepopbadoo
Metallica
5/5
I didn't know what to expect with the variety of reviews. I always love live albums and this was a pleasant surprise
The Black Crowes
4/5
Good album
Sonic Youth
4/5
The most interesting Sonic Youth album I've had so far
Björk
4/5
Some greatness and some weirdness
Sugar
3/5
Generic
Billie Holiday
3/5
Background lounging and chatting music
The Waterboys
3/5
It's quite green
Simple Minds
3/5
I wanted to forget but it wasn't there
The Stone Roses
4/5
Solid album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
it's not bad. last one by Elvis I think
Bob Dylan
4/5
A decent Bob
Stephen Stills
3/5
Liked some of it
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Sweet spot for length and fun
Beach House
3/5
Background music
Happy Mondays
3/5
meh
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Should have listened to this yesterday, lol
Underworld
3/5
kept it on in the background
Todd Rundgren
3/5
A bit too long
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
That was a thing
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Angry blokes
PJ Harvey
4/5
Love the hair
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
There's a certain drum pattern that screams reggae
Public Enemy
3/5
fell asleep to this last night but had a good vibe
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Interesting album
FKA twigs
4/5
Kind of a chill record
Isaac Hayes
5/5
I feel like a biscuit
Kanye West
1/5
I'm not a lyrics person. They sure do get in the way
Giant Sand
3/5
bits of goodness
Deep Purple
4/5
that was fun
Fairport Convention
4/5
These guys have a nice vibe
Laibach
4/5
Strangely cathartic goofiness
1/5
It's country AND western
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
another generic 60s classic rock
N.W.A.
3/5
Corny vulgarity
Johnny Cash
4/5
Great live album has great interactions between performer and audience
The Blue Nile
3/5
Never heard of them. Definitely 80s. Not bad. Not great
Brian Eno
3/5
Ho hum
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
It's a grower
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Weird stuff
Van Halen
4/5
High energy glam
Bee Gees
3/5
I heard a harmony
The Byrds
3/5
I think I'm byrded out
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
C'est melodie
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
funky smooth tunes
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Cheese
Public Enemy
3/5
Good old 80s hip hop