My 1001 Albums Journey

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Odessa Bee Gees	5	2.71	+2.29
Oedipus Schmoedipus Barry Adamson	5	2.78	+2.22
Colour By Numbers Culture Club	5	2.85	+2.15
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	5	3.1	+1.9
Close To The Edge Yes	5	3.19	+1.81
Lady In Satin Billie Holiday	5	3.24	+1.76
B-52's The B-52's	5	3.3	+1.7
Tommy The Who	5	3.32	+1.68
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	5	3.33	+1.67
The World is a Ghetto War	5	3.35	+1.65

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Surfer Rosa Pixies	1	3.49	-2.49
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.46	-2.46
Let It Be The Replacements	1	3.26	-2.26
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	2	3.61	-1.61
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	2	3.54	-1.54
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	2	3.38	-1.38
Urban Hymns The Verve	2	3.36	-1.36
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	2	3.33	-1.33
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	2	3.31	-1.31
The College Dropout Kanye West	2	3.31	-1.31

Artists

Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	5
David Bowie	4	4.5
Michael Jackson	2	5
Stevie Wonder	2	5
The Who	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (48)

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1-Star Albums (3)

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Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Not for me, but a fine album for some I am sure.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

2/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

4/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

5/5

Wasn't expecting this music from The Cure, it was delightfully "down tempo".

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

I wanted to like it more but there was just something lacking that I can't put a name to.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

2/5

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. The sounds on this album were quite unsettling. I nearly stopped listening as it was making me physically ill.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

A good mix of genres, some tracks were unsettling, but most were listenable.

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Black Sabbath

3/5

I can understand why those just a few years older than I am were in love with Black Sabbath it was ground breaking for the times. I don't know what came first wizard murals on vans or Black Sabbath, but I am sure there is some correlation.

Nixon

Lambchop

4/5

Cool tones, had trouble making out the lyrics but I think that they would be profound.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Nice chill listen while your work music.

Rocks

Aerosmith

3/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

4/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

4/5

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

4/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Guero

Beck

4/5

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

This one was all over the musical map, some tracks were great some less so. The one that sounded like Bobby McFerrin was my favorite.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

2/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

5/5

Very repetitive, but that was the norm for the time.

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Not all hits, and a couple of tracks sound like bad Beetles.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

4/5

Sail Away

Randy Newman

4/5

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

S&M

Metallica

4/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

5/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

5/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

5/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Good Ol' Western music of it's time. Reminds me of hard times trying to relate to my step dad, and of my sister singing on the porch.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Some good covers of known songs

Destroyer

KISS

4/5

Brought back memories of my misspent youth.

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Straight up Latin music

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

4/5

On her way to Divadom

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Some innovative beats for the time that are repeated throughout the album

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

I had no idea how versatile an artist they are, wow!

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

I was surprised that I never heard of this group, as I was into this vibe back when the album was released. In the end it started to sound like it was a generic form of the music from this time.

Technique

New Order

4/5

Better base than I had expected, but in the end sounded like generic soundtrack for the time.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

Well I listened to it, not a bad album, I didn't like the "warbling", but that could just be due to it being a sign that something isn't right when setting up audio circuits.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

4/5

Having been a big Alice Cooper fan, I found myself overwhelmed by this album, perhaps it was the head space I was in at the time of re-listening to it. I cleared my head with some Tubular Bells.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Poignant lyrics by a beautiful voice

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

2/5

Not for me.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

Latin rap, for a guy who is meh about both genres

Let It Be

The Replacements

1/5

There have and always be angry young men, I think more so in Great Brittan, this album is that in audible form.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Give me some of that ol time rock n roll

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

4/5

I was the surprised by the way this album walked between jazz and soul.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

A lot of screaming, I wasn't in the right mood for this album.

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

2/5

I am looking for background music with these 1001 albums, I found this album to be background noise. Perhaps if I was in a different mind set at the time of listening my evaluation would be different.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

If you were wondering where the cross were it is right her on this album, blues meets jazz. As a baby baby boomer this is one of the groups I knew existed but never really experienced.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Loved it, a lot of that is because I never heard of the artist before, the other part of it was that it fits my soundscape quite well.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

The Stone Roses

4/5

There were ups, and there were downs. Some awesome bass, and some definite Beetles vibes.

Repeater

Fugazi

2/5

Did not like, angry screaming young man.

Smile

Brian Wilson

4/5

Great old school harmonies, and instrumentals. While listening I heard how music transitioned from 50's be bop, to 60's surfer music. I never made that connection before.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

40% of it was okay, the rest was showing off guitar skills.

Leftism

Leftfield

4/5

Great grooves, chilling and pumping somehow at the same time.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Exactly what one would expect, with a nice cover thrown in.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Straight ahead rock n roll from the early 70's

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

2/5

Some of these song lyrics have not aged well. This takes me back to driving out to the farm as a kid.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

4/5

Take Me Apart

Kelela

3/5

Some nice female vocal neo-soul

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

I had heard this distinctive voice before but never knew who it was.

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

3/5

Tommy

The Who

5/5

This is a classic album for a reason!

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

3/5

Better than I was expecting

Play

Moby

5/5

These tunes slotted themselves right into my aural esthetic.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

Meh

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

Very much hear some Bowie in this album.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

Quintessential Blues

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

This album was perfect for it's time, and every time. The harmonies are superb.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

The right music for the mood I wanted to be in.

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

A classic with only a couple of C grade tracks.

Odessa

Bee Gees

5/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

only 6 tracks, pity.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Some now classic hip hop.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

2/5

This game me a headache

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

A great album, without too many surprises.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Still finding his feet but better than a lot of albums recommended on here.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

1.5 unfamiliar tracks on this one, I personally thought he peaked with "The Wall"

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4/5

After a while all the tracks became the same. How fast can you pic a banjo string. I didn't realize this was a 2 disc set, then bonus tracks. I liked the Joni Mitchel cover.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

3/5

Meh

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

Sounds good, we were all young once.

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

Pretty good album, but hasn't aged well in my opinion. Listen to One Of Those Things and not think about Werewolves in London, I dare you.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Back in the day when pot was less potent, but the penalty was much worse, is when this album is from.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

Has a good beat, easy to dance to, unfortunately my Anglo-Saxon hips would embarrass the rest of me if I were to try to dance to this. Fortunately I was alone in my office. Unfortunately the window is transparent. Fortunately I don't care.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

My reviews often talk of angry young men making recordings, well this is a breath of fresh air from an angry young woman making a recording. As I am no longer young a lot of this music isn't for me.

Violent Femmes

4/5

Surprisingly good.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

I had never heard of this group, and I can't say I am sad about it. Not my cup of tea.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

5/5

A treasure to the ears.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

So this is who the Smiths are, I had heard of them, but wasn't sure if I ever "Heard" them.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

One hit, the rest was background?

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Not for the me I am now. but maybe for the me that was?

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Not as good as I had hoped.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

4/5

Good old fashioned music to listen to. I am sure the lyrics are deep, but I didn't listen for them.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Some nice vocals.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

This is what pop music should be.

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

Familiar voices, familiar instrumentation, just no familiar songs to sing along with.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Wow that album was short. Good things come in small packages.

B-52's

The B-52's

5/5

Pure retro, retro gold.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

5/5

There is more depth in this album than I remember.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

1/5

Not a fan of real rock, I like mine softer.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

Pure joy

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

Silliness throughout.

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Some fantastic bass lines

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

Didn't like

A Northern Soul

The Verve

2/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

They still needed some work at this point, but are well on their way to greatness.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Good but maybe not for me, getting old you know.

Me Against The World

2Pac

2/5

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

I have heard of this artist, but I don't think I have heard this artist, thank you for this opportunity.

Adele

5/5

A great voice, a great message, and a great person!

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

Another band I have heard of but not heard. They have a lot of range.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

Excellent, energetic album!

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

4/5

Pretty good stuff for a an old guy like me.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Seven solid tracks of it's time

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

Not all of them were hits, but they could have been.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Not for me, but good for what it is.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Still holds up after all this time, I had no idea that the drummer was that good.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Overall I preferred Breakfast in America but this is a good one too.

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

4/5

Pretty darn good album.

Dry

PJ Harvey

2/5

Not for me.

Pretenders

5/5

Elvis Presley

4/5

The beginnings of something new, that is very old.

Wild Gift

2/5

This must have been what all the other kids who were into "alternative" music were listening to while I was in high school. I guess I was more into the new wave to have discovered this then. If I had my life may have been different, or I would have just tuned it out?

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

An excellent album

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

Never heard of them, the music was good, just not great.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

This is a great album for letting music wash over you while doing something else. I think it would be a great album if you were doing nothing else as well.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

2/5

It is alright.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Why has it taken so long for me to hear this album? The width and breath of her talent is amazing, very cinematic at times.