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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonderful Rainbow | 5 | 2.28 | +2.72 |
| Roots | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| Faust IV | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| Tago Mago | 5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
| Live / Dead | 5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
| Millions Now Living Will Never Die | 5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
| D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle | 4 | 1.88 | +2.12 |
| Spiderland | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Duck Stab/Buster & Glen | 4 | 2.03 | +1.97 |
| Autobahn | 5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul's Boutique | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| John Prine | 1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
| Hysteria | 1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
| Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
| Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) | 1 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
| The Gilded Palace Of Sin | 1 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| All Hail the Queen | 1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
| Grievous Angel | 1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
| The Stranger | 2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| Californication | 2 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Davis | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Stan Getz | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Blur | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Radiohead | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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Blondie
4/5
Parallel Lines by Blondie stands as an intriguing blend of artistry and pop sensibility. This album is a testament to the band's ability to seamlessly intertwine the sexy and the brainy with a musical landscape heavy influenced by the 60s and adorned with elements of 70s art rock and even prog at times. However, the album feels disjointed, with individual songs shining brightly but failing to coalesce into a cohesive whole. Each track seems to exist in its own sonic universe, showcasing the band's diverse influences and their willingness to experiment. The album, while not harmonious, is a celebration of Blondie's influences, marked by their daring spirit to push musical boundaries.
Stand out are household tracks One Way Or Another and Heart of Glass.
The Stooges
4/5
Eels
3/5
Although delightfully eery and at times heartfelt this album is ultimately tedious and at time sound pretentious.
Highlights: Novocaine for the soul, Walking to Susan house, Your lucky day in hell.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Absolutely beautiful, Suzzane just fills me with longing and melancholy it's crazy
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Classic guitar riff rock&roll silly at times and sometimes fun. Does nothing special really and drags in places.
Highlights: Gimme Your Lovin, Sharp dressed man and Legs
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I don't know what I expected but it wasn't sea shanties. But the shiver me timbers so all good there. it gets darker soundwise and it's full of angst which is what i imagined I would find. Pretty good album
Funkadelic
4/5
Incredible funk fusion album. There are times when it gets so full on that it sound messy, a little too self-indulgent. But the musicianship is great and it rock and it funks.
Highlights
One Nation Under a Grove
Promentalshitbackwashpsycho enema squad.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Wow this is really nice, perhaps not ground breaking but full of characer, emotion and groove. I am rounding uo to 4
Supergrass
5/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Classic! The title song adds a full star on its own. I feel however that there is no single album by Marvin Gaye that reaches far enough. He has so many incredible songs that a compilation would almost reach perfection exept it would feel disjointed. Anyway, as it is this is great album and wonderful concept.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
I remember liking this album when it came out. It seemed like the most cohesive and sophisticated album by the band. It seemed to marry their style with the grunge and alternative scene more than their previous albums. Even had little hints at nu metal.
But listening to it now it feels extremely silly and incredibly cheesy. No wonder I listened to it heavily for a while and then forgot it for 23 years while Blood Sugar Sex magic and The Uplift Mofo Plan, however rarely, continue to reach my ears.
The Doors
4/5
The Doors is one of the greatest bands of all time and although this is one is not one of their best albums it is still better than most.
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Not my cup ot tea but I understand the appeal. Great production and some of the songs are genuinely nice. He sounds like a discount Michael Jackson but not unpleasant.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
No need to make an effort to listen. This is one of the best albums ever made and I have been listening to it for more than 30 years
Suede
2/5
I used to like Suede, I don't know why, man was this boring.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Beautiful and soothing. Their voices dig deep into you to the point of feeling spiritual. My ear isn't accustomed to this style and I find it very repetitive. I do not feel equipped to make a proper judgement so I'll give the album a 3. I do not see myself listening to this very often.
The Police
4/5
It is surprising how old it sounds. It has not aged particularly well, but you can still hear the sheer brilliance of its pop appeal and its experimentation.
John Prine
1/5
Donovan
4/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Isaac Hayes is a genious, this album is so soulful and dripping with sexappeal.
Talking Heads
5/5
The Mars Volta
5/5
Absolutely exceptional. Beautiful, trippy, emotional and so very tightly realized without loosing its raw energy.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Quite nice but nothing special
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Beastie Boys
1/5
Good energy but ultimately repetitive and uninteresting. Alright, if you like 90s rap but with annoying voices.
Dire Straits
3/5
Classic, great solid songs.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Funky as hell, blaxplotation at it's best. Pusherman and Superfly are two of my favourite tracks of all time.
Janelle Monáe
3/5
What a weird record. Tight Rope and Come Alive are wonderful tracks for example, but those are mixed in some generic sounding ones like Locked Inside. Overall, however, it is a well crafted album, creative and with wonderful performances.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Not their best work but great album by this classic band. Kashmir alone makes it worth it.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
a very competent effort of funky rock and roll.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Fantastic rhythms full of flavour, great storytelling too. Great album
Roxy Music
4/5
Some how I have gone through life without listening to Roxy Music until now. I would regret not having had them being part of me except I now have an exciting your ey ahead of me.
Miles Davis
5/5
Neil Young
3/5
Sepultura
5/5
Pretenders
3/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Love
4/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Kate Bush
3/5
The Offspring
3/5
Various Artists
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Roni Size
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Cream
4/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Incubus
3/5
The War On Drugs
2/5
Duran Duran
2/5
John Lennon
3/5
Talk Talk
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Beck
2/5
Def Leppard
1/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Supertramp
3/5
Moby
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Funkadelic
5/5
Fugazi
4/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Blur
5/5
The Kinks
2/5
808 State
2/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Laibach
2/5
Violent Femmes
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Tortoise
5/5
Janet Jackson
1/5
Beck
3/5
The Residents
4/5
Fugees
3/5
4/5
White Denim
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
James Brown
2/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
2/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
The Associates
2/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Dire Straits
3/5
4/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
DJ Shadow
3/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Joy Division
3/5
Prince
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Portishead
5/5
Aerosmith
2/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
KISS
2/5
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
Jeff Buckley
2/5
Os Mutantes
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
AC/DC
3/5
Queen Latifah
1/5
Gary Numan
3/5
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Coldplay
3/5
Metallica
2/5
Boards of Canada
2/5
Kanye West
2/5
Sister Sledge
4/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
Adele
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
50 Cent
2/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Yes
5/5
TLC
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
Don McLean
3/5
2/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
John Grant
3/5
Eagles
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Gang Starr
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Aphex Twin
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Travis
2/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
5/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Digital Underground
3/5
1/5
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Faith No More
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
New Order
2/5
Nirvana
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Jimmy Smith
5/5
Taylor Swift
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Elton John
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
The Pogues
3/5
3/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
The Style Council
3/5
Garbage
4/5
Sonic Youth
5/5
M.I.A.
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Brian Eno
4/5
The Black Keys
3/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Soul II Soul
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
FKA twigs
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Crowded House
3/5
Bill Callahan
3/5
Ozomatli
4/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Anita Baker
4/5
King Crimson
4/5
Marilyn Manson
4/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Pulp
3/5
5/5
Beatles
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
MC Solaar
3/5
Tito Puente
3/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Blur
4/5
Soft Cell
2/5
Rush
3/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Orange Juice
3/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Gram Parsons
1/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Wilco
3/5
CHIC
2/5
Slint
5/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Red Snapper
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Beatles
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Ash
2/5
Joy Division
3/5
The Soft Boys
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
SAULT
2/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Arrested Development
4/5
OutKast
4/5
Britney Spears
2/5
Suede
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
The Adverts
3/5
Bad Company
3/5
King Crimson
5/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Carole King
3/5
Charles Mingus
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Mercury Rev
3/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Madonna
2/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
Parliament
4/5
Slipknot
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Elis Regina
2/5
Metallica
4/5
Moby Grape
3/5
Kraftwerk
5/5
ABBA
3/5
Circle Jerks
3/5
Boston
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Primal Scream
4/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Blue Cheer
4/5
Culture Club
3/5
Robert Wyatt
4/5
Gang Of Four
4/5
The Strokes
3/5
The Pretty Things
4/5
Björk
3/5
The Coral
4/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
John Coltrane
5/5
Sparks
3/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Kanye West
3/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Can
5/5
The Specials
2/5
The Triffids
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
Scritti Politti
1/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Astor Piazzolla
4/5
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Pavement
4/5
Carpenters
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Motörhead
4/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Gene Clark
2/5
The Shamen
2/5
Common
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
The Verve
4/5
The xx
3/5
Mylo
3/5
Barry Adamson
4/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
Daft Punk
3/5
Queen
3/5
Hookworms
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Soft Machine
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Holger Czukay
4/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
4/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Common
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Television
4/5
Even the boring bits are fun.
Slade
3/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
Every song in this album compels you...
To skip it.
It starts OK but by song 3 it is painful, each song is 4 minutes too long, only Rebellion is fine in its entirety.
I am giving it two stars because songs in isolation could be bearable and here and there there are some interesting sections (in Power Out, Kettle and wake up) but I would rather pay thousands in quarters playing a Mortal Kombat clone while on fire than listen to the whole album again.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Pere Ubu
4/5
Eurythmics
3/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Air
4/5
This was a weird one for me, at first I thought "alright" but felt unlikely to listen to it again. And decided it deserves two stars specially compared to the outstanding Moon Safari.
But as it went in it grew on me, it started to feel like a 3. A solid 3 by the time Ghost Song came along, reminiscent of Mike Oldfield in general a nice homage to 70s space rock but in keeping with Air's brand of trip-hop.
However, a couple of tracks after it started to feel like a 4 stars album, not because any individual song brilliance but because of the compound experience, now I knew I would definitely be back for that haunting but beautiful atmosphere.
I wasn't too keen on the title track at the end due to the speaking part but didn't feel too out of place and when it ended I was yearning for more feeling the album was too short. So definitely a 4.
Lightning Bolt
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
The Dictators
2/5
Calexico
4/5
Queen
4/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
So evocative and beautifully ethereal. Strange intriguing melodies and intricate harmonies. Pretty amazing although you need to be in the mood.
T. Rex
4/5
Little Richard
4/5
Laura Nyro
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
Stan Getz
5/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Bobby Womack
3/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
George Michael
3/5
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Wilco
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Metallica
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
The The
2/5
Anthrax
3/5
Mekons
3/5
The La's
3/5
Metallica
3/5
Chicago
5/5
Adele
2/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
In theo to y I should love this album and Peter Gabriel, I love progressive music, I love art rock, and I like post punk, of which this album has a hint, but I just didn't enjoy it.
And I have a hard time like Peter Gabriel in general.
I can appreciate the experimentation and some of the textures created are very interesting but it is never satisfying in fact it's kind of boring and at times even cringe.
It is strange, if I approach it rationally I think his music is alright, but if I approach it emotionally I feel it lacks. Perhaps it's the quality of his voice and the tone of the instrumentation.
I can't pinpoint what it is but I listened to the whole album 3 times and 3 times I got excited by what I heard and looked to see what song it was and it turned out to be a Spotify suggestion after the album had finished.
Oh well...
Soundgarden
3/5
Nice example of grunge but nothing special. Black Hole Sun is pretty self indulgent which makes it a stand out track.
Wire
2/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Grateful Dead
5/5
The Youngbloods
4/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
The Monkees
3/5
Leftfield
3/5
The Fall
3/5
The Jam
4/5
XTC
4/5
Elton John
2/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Absolute masterpiece
Norah Jones
4/5
4/5
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Peter Tosh
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Their best album, this the formula they were working towards since the stat and simply what they have repeated since.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Got this the day of Ozzy 's death. RIP
Ravi Shankar
3/5
Billy Joel
2/5
The Damned
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Al Green
3/5
Mj Cole
3/5
Cool background music but absolutely tedious to actually listening to.
The The
3/5
The Cars
3/5
So much new wave in this list. These guys are pretty good though
Mudhoney
4/5
David Gray
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
The Pharcyde
3/5
Genesis
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
The first half deserves 5 stars but the second 3, so here, have 4
Frank Black
3/5
The Undertones
2/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Almost every song is intriguing but they all feel undercooked
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Love
3/5
The Specials
3/5
Big Star
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Every few years when I listen to them again I get surprised at realising how bizarre they are
Venom
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
Rush
3/5
Björk
2/5
Love the music but Bjork's vocals despite her beautiful voice are so tedious and some times even laughable
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
Faust
5/5
Materpiece
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Bon Jovi
4/5
Stereo MC's
4/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
The Thrills
4/5
The Streets
3/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Kanye West
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Doves
4/5
Japan
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Roxy Music
4/5
Lou Reed
2/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
The Hives
4/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Justice
3/5
Silly fun
The Lemonheads
2/5
Can
4/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
The Boo Radleys
3/5
New Order
2/5
Silver Jews
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Minutemen
4/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Frank Zappa
5/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Air
4/5
Rod Stewart
2/5
Spiritualized
4/5
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Morrissey
2/5
John Lennon
3/5
The B-52's
4/5
Simply Red
3/5
Throbbing Gristle
4/5
The Young Gods
4/5
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Röyksopp
4/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
The Icarus Line
3/5
Burning Spear
3/5
Nirvana
3/5
Elbow
4/5
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Lana Del Rey
3/5