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Album	You	Global	Diff
Here Are the Sonics The Sonics	5	3.16	+1.84
School's Out Alice Cooper	5	3.2	+1.8
Smash The Offspring	5	3.38	+1.62
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	5	3.39	+1.61
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	5	3.56	+1.44
The Score Fugees	5	3.69	+1.31
Doolittle Pixies	5	3.75	+1.25
Strange Cargo III William Orbit	4	2.77	+1.23
Metallica Metallica	5	3.79	+1.21
A Little Deeper Ms. Dynamite	4	2.81	+1.19

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Grace Jeff Buckley	1	3.71	-2.71
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.61	-2.61
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	1	3.5	-2.5
Blackstar David Bowie	1	3.48	-2.48
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	1	3.39	-2.39
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	1	3.38	-2.38
The College Dropout Kanye West	1	3.31	-2.31
Feast of Wire Calexico	1	3.29	-2.29
Siembra Willie Colón & Rubén Blades	1	3.29	-2.29
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu	1	3.25	-2.25

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Artist	Albums	Average
Metallica	3	4.33

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	4	1.5
Baaba Maal	2	1
Brian Eno	3	1.67
PJ Harvey	3	1.67
Genesis	2	1.5
Kendrick Lamar	2	1.5
Madonna	2	1.5
Emmylou Harris	2	1.5
The Cure	2	1.5
Manic Street Preachers	2	1.5
Leonard Cohen	3	2
Neil Young	3	2
David Bowie	6	2.33

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Pixies	5, 2, 3

5-Star Albums (9)

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Being There

Wilco

2/5

Another album that I'm not sure how it made this list. It was fine. Nothing memorable or noteworthy, personally. No genre defining, trend breaking, just decent music.

2 likes

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

1/5

Shouldn't be on this list, in my opinion.

2 likes

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Didn't really care for it

1 likes

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

1/5

Simply generic country pop. You can see the influence Taylor Swift has had on this genre as this album closely follows a similar formula/vibe popularized by Swift.

1 likes

4-Star Albums (81)

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

1-Star Albums (62)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

All Ratings

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Liked it, but didn't love it. There's a few tracks that were already in my library, but the rest were just fine imo.

Guero

Beck

3/5

Beck is an artist's musician. That is to say there's a lot to unpack from a technical perspective, toying with different techniques and concepts, but as a casual listener I don't find it particularly interesting. If I were a musician, I could probably better appreciate the music more than just the occasional catchy track or two. Something about the pacing of his music just doesn't do it for me. It's slower, he draws out words, it's often lacking energy that I'm looking for when actively listening, but it's fine as something to throw on in the background. Inoffensive static that won't override conversation in the room or distract you if focusing on a task.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

You can definitely tell this was the influence for much of the hater edm/electronic/synth music. It was a pleasant listen, though doubt it's one I'll revisit.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Pivotal, iconic, and hard hitting bangers from start to finish.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Nothing to say other than it's just so many classics masterfully covered by an iconic voice. Not a single track I'd change.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

1/5

I was so incredibly bored by this that I couldn't even finish. I skipped through the last seven tracks listening to excerpts and it was all so generic and dull. No energy, lyrics didn't strike me as particularly interesting or clever. 0 stars should be an option for albums such as this.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4/5

Loved it. You can definitely feel it's influence in later synth pop type music. With a few exceptions, reminded me a lot of OST for the movie "Drive", which was composed by Cliff Martinez, and drew heavy inspiration of synth europop of the 80s. For sure adding this album into my library.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

1/5

Honestly was so disinterested I don't recall listening to this album. I know for a fact that I did, and the only thought I recall is "this is a lame Bowie knock off".

Grace

Jeff Buckley

1/5

Arguably has a good voice, but I didn't find any of these songs particularly deep, interesting, or enjoyable. The cover of Hallelujah was fine, but nothing to get excited about.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

What's there to say about so many classics performed live? It's a fantastic album and a great slice of history.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

It was pleasant, and I like the history behind the album, but the album itself as a listening experience is just so-so in my opinion.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

It was fine. Nothing really stayed with me afterwards. It was just something that was on while I worked for a bit.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Solid 3/5 would listen to again but wouldn't necessarily seek it out.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

5/5

I'm biased, because I bought this when it came out and listened to it on repeat until I knew just about every single track by heart. 10/5 amazing album from a voice we'll sadly never hear again.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

5/5

An absolute bop!

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Solid rock album. Great drums, iconic guitar, and intense vocals.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

RHCP heavy bass-forward tracks are on full display here. Lyrically fun and entertaining, but it's the bass that ultimately carries this band for me. Must of the songs don't really hit, with a few exceptions that went on to become his such as "Under The Bridge", where there's a little more depth and vocals are less rap style. 3/5 for the nostalgia and bass.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

My judgement is skewed on this one due to nostalgia. Banger. 100 out of 10. I listen to it from start to finish probably twice a year? It's just good, dumb fun. I enjoy music that's story telling, and all of these are telling stories about party life and being young shitheads, unapologetically.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

I was only presented with the Ella Fitzgerald "best of" album, but the full song book version. She's got such an amazing voice, and each track was just beautiful.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

It was okay. Nothing stellar, nothing I disliked. It was just fine.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

2/5

The popular TV show "Parks and Recreation" features a character named Oren who is creepy in subtle but mildly interesting/entertaining ways. He is the human form of this album. Primus vibes Left Rights vibes Splash of Tom Waits

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Solid jams. Always enjoy a well done live version of anything, and this fits the bill. Felt like I was in a smoky, rowdy venue with front row seats to the show.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

The Cars

3/5

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

Good, not great. Mostly just something I'd throw on in the background, not actively seek out to listen to.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Nothing really hit me. It was fine, but not exciting or particularly interesting to me, personally.

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Mix of bizarre and fascinating original pieces and some wonderful covers of a few classics.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Starts off very mellow and slow, gains a little speed towards the end. Overall 3/5. There weren't any tracks that jumped out at me as particularly memorable or exciting. Compared to most of their other albums, 2/5.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

Solid album. 4/5. Just a few songs I wasn't on fire for, but we still pleasant.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Not my favorite, but of course it's Bowie, so at least a 3.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

1/5

It was fine. Scooby Snacks is a classic, but not a great song. Nothing really remarkable here. 1/5

I See You

The xx

1/5

It wasn't awful or anything, but it also was completely unmemorable.

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

I can already tell this is going to be 10/5 for me. Can't tell how much is nostalgia and how much is because it's genuinely a banger of an album.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

1/5

For me, this had a lot of the right ingredients, but somehow came out half baked. Music is solid, lyrically I wasn't feeling it. I could tell there was passion and intent, and maybe I'm just not in the mindset to appreciate it, but this was a dud for me.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

4/5

I could listen to Tom Waits sing the ingredients from the back of a package of Oreos.

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

1/5

Egads this was... nothing. Even with a fresh cup of coffee flowing through me I could hardly keep awake through the first half of this before being forced to throw in the towel. There needs to be a zero stars option for albums such as this.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Surprisingly just fine. Thought I'd enjoy Flaming Lips more, but this album just falls a little flat for me. Not bad at all, not skipable.

The United States Of America

1/5

Not sure I'll finish this one. It's whacky, slightly interesting, but somehow also just kind of boring.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

It was fine. Not my typical jam. Kind of fun but just didn't vibe with it.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Surprisingly meh for Beastie Boys.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

2/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Not for me. I want to like Frank Zappa but it's all just too random for my liking.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Solid bops, great lyrics, fun album all around.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

A bit slower, softer than I was anticipating, but good.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

So good. Paul Simon tells great stories and has such a unique style/sound.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Very underwhelmed. Pump It Up might be the only good track. The rest are just... fine at best. I'm sure it's cited as inspiration behind some other acts, but I just couldn't get into it.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

It's fine. Few little jams, but not much to get excited about.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

Vespertine

Björk

2/5

Meh

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

2/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

So-so at best for me.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Straight banger

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

1/5

1977

Ash

3/5

I flip back and forth between liking the energetic riffs and harder rock, and disliking the vocals. First track drops like a bomb but as soon as the lyrics come in the energy disappears it seems, and I find myself disinterested. That continues throughout most of the album. Girl From Mars is kind of nice Kung Fu is fun, and I'm pretty sure it was used in a Jackie Chan movie during the credits/bloopers, so it gets a bonus nostalgia bump. Overall not a terrible album, but not sure I'd put it on my 1001 must listens.

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

I love me some daft punk, but this ain't no Interstellar 5555/Discovery. It's going to get a reluctant 4.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

It's fine.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

It was a fine album. As in "just fine". Music was great, but found the lyrics/vocals uninspiring.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Absolutely fine synth wave, but I'll stick to Duran Duran.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

Loved it. Just good fun and energy, not taking itself too serious. Just my kind of jam.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

2/5

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

1/5

Hot traaash

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Sting/Phil Collins vibes

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Just good fun.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Didn't really enjoy this one. I wanted to, but so much of it was rumbly and winding and slow and boring, I just couldn't get into it.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Solid listen with some great classics.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

Very generic, not very memorable.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Unavailable on any streaming service I could find.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

No Common People, boo! Overall a hum-drum of an album.

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

1/5

Going to need someone to explain to me why this isn't hot garbage, because that's exactly what it feels like to me.

Virgin Suicides

Air

2/5

Movie was interesting, album not so much

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Who doesn't love a little Willie Nelson? Sadly it was all covers, so docked a star for not being his original work, which there's so much of! Honestly don't know how this 1001 list ever got made sometimes.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

Woodface

Crowded House

1/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Solid Christmas album. Nothing more, nothing less.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Solid boppable album.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

A fine collection of well done covers, but not sure why it's on this list

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

Meh

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Disappointed.

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

2/5

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

1/5

This was painful to listen to, to be honest.

Nevermind

Nirvana

3/5

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

2/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

It was fine.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Solid.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Very much enjoyed.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

4/5

Lovely.

Music

Madonna

1/5

One or two notable songs (as in, I recall them being a big deal on the radio, not that I actually enjoyed them) but overall nothing special with this album.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

Very much enjoyed.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Delightful.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

Nice, pleasant, but nothing that really spoke to or moved me.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Didn't really do it for me, though I can appreciate the historical/cultural importance.

The Band

3/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Easy listening.

White Denim

3/5

It was interesting but didn't find it very memorable or striking.

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Meh

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

2/5

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Pleasant, but not my jam.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

3/5

A Seat at the Table

Solange

2/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

Shorter than I thought it would be. Solid rock opera.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

1/5

So many boring tracks that sounded so similar I couldn't really tell when one ended and the next began.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

The Coral

3/5

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Dire Straits

3/5

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

1/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Solid.

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

2/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

Decent album with some nice bangers. Won't be listening to it on repeat, but enjoyed it quite a bit!

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

Salem does not approve. I don't understand what the appeal is for this type of music. Sure, maybe what they were tinkering with could eventually evolve into something meaningful, but this is just a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters until something meaningful is accidentally produced.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

2/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Yes it's another band I frequently forget about despite really enjoying their music.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

4/5

Cypress Hill

3/5

Good fun.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Live a good live album, and this was a great one!

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

It was fine. Nothing too exciting for me.

Being There

Wilco

2/5

Another album that I'm not sure how it made this list. It was fine. Nothing memorable or noteworthy, personally. No genre defining, trend breaking, just decent music.

Spiderland

Slint

2/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

1/5

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Couldn't get behind it. Only giving it two because the instrumental portions were actually kind of interesting, but the rest was not something I could get into. I'm curious if this was included mostly for a cultural impact it had that I'm not aware of or don't have context to appreciate?

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Strong album, especially the first half, around the middle it starts to drop off for me.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

1/5

Shouldn't be on this list, in my opinion.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

2/5

Meh. Easy listening. Reminds me of Childish Gambino but not nearly as good. Not my genre to be fair, so not one I can talk about with authority, but just didn't quite vibe with it.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Common

2/5

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

1/5

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Solid classic.

The Predator

Ice Cube

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

Instrumentally good, lyrically meh.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

Faith

George Michael

2/5

One classic, one classic that I find questionable, and the rest just generic music for the era.

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

2/5

A lot of instrumental breaks that go on for far too long, making it difficult to distinguish between tracks. Clearly talented people, but not a great album.

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

2/5

Fine. Just fine. Nothing that blew my hair back. My Body Is A Cage is a favorite, there's really nothing else from this album I enjoyed.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

1/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

I dig Lou Reed

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

1/5

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

1/5

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

2/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

2/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

808 State

1/5

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

1/5

What is this? This is awful. How it made this list is beyond me.

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

2/5

Mott

Mott The Hoople

4/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

2/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Surprisingly good.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Funky, not terrible. Not my style, so didn't enjoy it, but giving it the benefit of a 3 star rating because even for something I didn't love, it was still technically good.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

1/5

I couldn't finish this. It was entirely too slow, boring, and meandering. It might be someone else's cup of tea, but it sure isn't mine.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Pretenders

4/5

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

3/5

Risque

CHIC

2/5

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

Joanna Newsom

1/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

1/5

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

1/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

2/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

2/5

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

This is straight up 90s vibes in a beautiful nutshell.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

2/5

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

4/5

Disintegration

The Cure

2/5

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Heroes

David Bowie

2/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

1/5

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

Better than I expected but not great.

Joan Baez

3/5

Solid.

Abbey Road

Beatles

3/5

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

1/5

Snooze fest

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

1/5

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

4/5

The Doors

3/5

Stankonia

OutKast

2/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Rocks

Aerosmith

4/5

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

4/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

1/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

4/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

1/5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

2/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

2/5

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

1/5

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

1/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

2/5

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

2/5

Picture Book

Simply Red

3/5

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

1/5

This was uninteresting at best.

Phrenology

The Roots

2/5

Bummed

Happy Mondays

1/5

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

Elastica

3/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

Bert Jansch

3/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

The Stone Roses

3/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

4/5

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

2/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

2/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

2/5

Garbage

3/5

McCartney

Paul McCartney

2/5

Infected

The The

2/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

2/5

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

1/5

Never understood his appeal.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

Maxinquaye

Tricky

2/5

The Joshua Tree

3/5

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

Tago Mago

Can

1/5

Hot trash.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Liked it now than I thought I would!

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

It was fine.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

Not completely awful, but did not enjoy it.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

This one gets that nostalgia bump. Is it actually a 4? I didn't know, but it is for me.

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

3/5

Lived up to it's name.

Lost Souls

Doves

2/5

Underwhelming.

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Purple Rain

Prince

2/5

It was fine. Must have been a bigger deal at the time, but by current standards it's just fine.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Pleasant.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

1/5

No clue what was going on here.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

1/5

Roots

Sepultura

2/5

The first track is a straight up banger and a great into to the album. However, I feel things taper off, become almost repetitive, until the last track. The final track is just warbling and screeching nonsense. Sad finish.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

Nah, man... just... nah.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Love a good live album that really captures the time the recording was captured in. Also, full of bangers!

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

3/5

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

2/5

Very dull, couldn't get into it.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

1/5

I'll never get the appeal of Dylan.

The Clash

3/5

Dry

PJ Harvey

2/5

Another one I'll never understand. Once, maybe two songs of interest in their entire catalog, 2 albums on this list.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

1/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

2/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Didn't really care for it

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

2/5

So much mumble

The La's

3/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

1/5

I kept asking myself, "when is this album going to end?!" Couldn't tell you a single track that stood out or interested me.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Suicide

1/5

Achtung Baby

3/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Metallica

5/5

Solid.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

2/5

Caetano Veloso

1/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

2/5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

3/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

I actually really enjoyed this, and I can't even explain why. I think usually because it was a live album, and I tend to enjoy those more, especially when the artist tells some back story or engages the crowd.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

evermore

Taylor Swift

1/5

She's cosplaying someone kareoking a cover of a Joan Baez song.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

I liked the music, even if the words meant nothing to me.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

4/5

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

This was fine. Not their best work, I didn't think, which begs the question as to why this one was included. Nothing ground breaking, not their biggest album, and judging by the other reviews, hardly anyone here counts it among their favorites.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Kala

M.I.A.

1/5

One song of note, and only because it blew up, not even sure why.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Better than I expected!

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

1/5

Simply generic country pop. You can see the influence Taylor Swift has had on this genre as this album closely follows a similar formula/vibe popularized by Swift.

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

A fun listen, ultimately just not my jam.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

One or two good ones, but overall meh

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Boppable.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

2/5

Connected

Stereo MC's

1/5

Movies

Holger Czukay

1/5

Cross

Justice

4/5

I can't explain why I enjoyed this so much, and I'm probably giving it a WAY higher than it deserves, but damnit... it slapped for me!

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

1/5

Only 1 track available on Spotify, and it was hot trash. Maybe it is unfair to score this based on the one track, but judging by some of the other reviews, they're all the same.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

2/5

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

Gorillaz

3/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

One or two good songs, the rest, typical Dylan 🥱

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Chelsea Girl

Nico

2/5

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

3/5

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

2/5

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

1/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

2/5

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

1/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

Another album I feel without any sort of context just doesn't make any sense. Was it important to a movement or a pivotal album in a specific genre or scene? Without doing research on it, I have no clue. As it is, standing alone, contextless, it's pretty uninspiring and uninteresting.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

2/5

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

2/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

2/5