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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
|
5 | 2.69 | +2.31 |
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
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5 | 2.89 | +2.11 |
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Drunk
Thundercat
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5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
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5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
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5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
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5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
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GREY Area
Little Simz
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Virgin Suicides
Air
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1 | 3.24 | -2.24 |
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Dog Man Star
Suede
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1 | 3 | -2 |
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
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2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
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1 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
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1 | 2.65 | -1.65 |
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Suicide
Suicide
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1 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
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1 | 2.39 | -1.39 |
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
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2 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
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2 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
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2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 5 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.5 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.5 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| Steely Dan | 2 | 5 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 5 |
| OutKast | 2 | 5 |
| Yes | 2 | 5 |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 5 |
| Amy Winehouse | 2 | 5 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 5 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 4.33 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 4.33 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| Air | 1, 4 |
5-Star Albums (102)
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Metallica
4/5
This is a cool concept. I imagine that every person who went to this show brings it up in the most annoying way possible in every conversation.
2 likes
Kings of Leon
5/5
Don't care what anyone thinks about KoL but this album is so good
1 likes
Travis
2/5
Thom Yorke: "He copied my whole fucking flow! ... word for word! bar for bar!"
1 likes
Happy Mondays
4/5
INXS did it first and better. Sounded pretty good though.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (7)
All Ratings
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
An absolutely solid 34 minutes of zero filler. Didn't realize how many bangers were on this album.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Little Simz
5/5
This kid got the juice. Still not sure if a guy or girl.
Lorde
4/5
Solid album. Don't remember enjoying it this much when I first listened
Gorillaz
4/5
Santana
5/5
An absolute classic. Had to follow up with some Moonflower
The Who
3/5
I thought this album rocked more than it did before listening back. Didn't realize how much the Who sounded like the Beatles in their early days
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Sounded a lot like Radiohead. Album closer is strong
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Certified classic. Stephen Stills killing it on the bass. Couldn't listen to half of the album because of Spotify though.
Isaac Hayes
5/5
LET"S FUCKIN GOOOOO. Gotta watch this movie. Do your thing goes so hard
Michael Jackson
5/5
Fantastic album. in my opinion better than Thriller
George Harrison
5/5
10/10
ABBA
5/5
Great album. Full of bangers
AC/DC
5/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Fine. Seemed a little too English
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Never really listened to Christina Aguilera but this album is pretty solid
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Norah Jones
3/5
Good music but feels like one long song lol
Why is this album on this list? Joshua Tree is so much better, but if Joshua Tree is also on this list, that means there are two U2 albums which is far too many. I didn't check this but I have a sneaking suspicion that the Br*tish made this list
Richard Hawley
4/5
Never heard of this guy but it was a pretty solid album. Need to be in a specific mood for it though.
R.E.M.
4/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
RIP Phife
Joy Division
3/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
We talkin' Aretha. We talkin' the mf queen of soul. RIP
Fugees
5/5
Big ups to Ms. Lauryn Hill for not giving af about any of her fans
Tim Buckley
3/5
The gulf between the best and worst on this album is immense.
Janet Jackson
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Bob Dylan
4/5
Really like a 4.9/5 but I simply cannot say 5/5 based on voice
Eagles
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
4/5 because if Kid A and OK Computer at 5/5 this has to be lower
The Clash
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
The Who
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
CHIC
4/5
Nile Rodgers giving heat
Eminem
4/5
Beatles
5/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
5/5 for Merry Clayton alone
Air
1/5
Neil Young
4/5
Simply Red
4/5
This list is still a little too Br*tish for my liking but this album's not bad
Alanis Morissette
4/5
I'd never go to bat for her vocals but god damn this album has some bangers.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
5/5
Hell yeah brother
Sigur Rós
5/5
The Boo Radleys
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
I have no way to prove this, but it's possible that Robert Plant has said the word "baby" more than any one else who has ever lived. 5/5 no notes
Jack White
5/5
Pavement
4/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Pulp
3/5
Various Artists
4/5
Classic Christmas bangers. Thank you, Phil
Al Green
5/5
Sugar
3/5
American Music Club
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Scott Walker
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
New Order
3/5
Adele
5/5
The Temptations
3/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Ramones
3/5
Mercury Rev
2/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Laibach
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
yee haw
Air
4/5
Metallica
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Fats Domino
3/5
The Strokes
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Really wasn't feeling it today
Fever Ray
2/5
I could see how this influenced music trends for the next 10 years but wasn't feeling it
Pink Floyd
5/5
Beck
4/5
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
The Waterboys
4/5
The Mars Volta
3/5
a little too emo honestly
Michael Jackson
5/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
OutKast
5/5
Metallica
4/5
This is a cool concept. I imagine that every person who went to this show brings it up in the most annoying way possible in every conversation.
Happy Mondays
4/5
INXS did it first and better. Sounded pretty good though.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Elton John
5/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
In a very unlikely turn of events, neil young was back on spotify 2 days after I got this
The KLF
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Gillian Welch
2/5
Fine but not really into it
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
It's good music but god damn jazz is hard to get through sometimes
Nirvana
4/5
The National
4/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
MGMT
5/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
I would almost say this album's a little long but still 5/5
The Offspring
5/5
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
The Beta Band
2/5
Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of great British music, but this list definitely has a bias
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Pixies
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Ray Price
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Blondie
4/5
Pavement
4/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Common
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
The Black Keys
5/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Blur
4/5
Aphex Twin
5/5
Yes
5/5
Have you ever heard a song kick ass so hard, it makes you wonder how a song could kick so much ass? ...But at the same time still suck a little bit?
A song that goes on so long that it's quite possibly the last song you will ever listen to before you expire.
The kind of music that drives your girlfriend to the brink of insanity. Well my friend... that's prog rock.
5/5 no notes. fantastic album
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
The Cure
3/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
I don't care if it's showtunes. I still love it
Massive Attack
2/5
Pixies
3/5
Suicide
1/5
This honestly sounded like the preset buttons on a casio
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Thin Lizzy
2/5
Genuinely curious why this is here
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Big Black
3/5
Yes
5/5
Yes is really just prog Crosby, Stills & Nash. 5/5 no notes
Adele
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
2/5
I deeply respect Bob Dylan but man... some of his live stuff is hard to listen to
Incubus
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
The Cars
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Yeah it's jazz
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
KISS
4/5
There's some goofy stuff on here but still solid
Stan Getz
4/5
Garbage
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
Giving this a 2 not because it's not good but because it feels like a hipster ass pick for this list
Blur
3/5
SAULT
3/5
Kings of Leon
5/5
Don't care what anyone thinks about KoL but this album is so good
Black Sabbath
3/5
It was so short
Wilco
3/5
Wilco is the definition of "fine"
Ride
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Dire Straits
2/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Beyoncé
4/5
Fiona Apple
2/5
Regina Spektor clears by a mile
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Beatles
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Suzanne Vega
4/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
OutKast
5/5
Kate Bush
4/5
I wish Ms. Bush the best of luck in her quest to kill god
Grizzly Bear
4/5
Bad Company
4/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
Why is this 2 1/2 hours long
Bob Dylan
4/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
The people that call this a "hidden gem" just want to act like they're some kind of music reviewing gods. This is an average 80's album.
Beck
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The White Stripes
5/5
I love Jack White. I'll apologize to no one
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
Good but every song sounds the same
Simple Minds
3/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
James Brown
4/5
This is the crispest live recording I've ever heard. I don't know how they taped this but it sounds like James Brown is in my head.
GZA
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Crazy that Bleach came out only 2 years after this
Jimmy Smith
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
I think this is the most stereotypical 80's album in existence. If you asked AI to write an 80's album, it would just be this album
Missy Elliott
3/5
Kanye West
5/5
I don't care if he's a villain
The Band
4/5
Stellar A-side
John Coltrane
3/5
this cat's really putting it down
Pretenders
3/5
Mike Ladd
2/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Dion
3/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
ehh still jazz but it's got that one song that kind hits
Beatles
5/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
3/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
Wow, what an inspiring and thoughtful album. I hope there is nothing sinister lurking just below the surface of this fine gentleman
Red Snapper
3/5
Skepta
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Just another pretty typical mid-80's album
Little Richard
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
2Pac
4/5
Having grown up as a middle-class white boy, this album strongly resonates with my lived experience
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Weird edgelord pick
Faith No More
3/5
My mom knows the drummers mom
Steely Dan
5/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Ray Charles
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Deep Purple
2/5
Is the author of this list a former Deep Purple member?
Eminem
4/5
Queen
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Buck Owens
3/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Queen
4/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Gary Numan
4/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Tom Waits
3/5
I would be okay if there weren't anymore Tom Waits albums on this list
Arrested Development
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Parliament
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Easy 5/5. One of my favorite records of all time
Muddy Waters
4/5
Tori Amos
4/5
Oasis
4/5
5/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Eh, there's better music
Green Day
5/5
Personally, I'm more of a dookie guy. But c'mon, it's american idiot. 5/5
MC Solaar
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Linkin Park
5/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Already know this one is getting a big fat 2
George Michael
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
T. Rex
5/5
Travis
2/5
Thom Yorke: "He copied my whole fucking flow! ... word for word! bar for bar!"
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
I like Zappa but man that one is tough at times
Billy Joel
5/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
The Stooges
3/5
Saint Etienne
4/5
I wasn't convinced at first. Ended up being pretty vibey
Coldcut
4/5
Almost didn't listen because it wasn't on spotify. Glad I did cause this was solid
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Moby
4/5
Moby is a little insufferable as a person, but pretty solid album
Os Mutantes
3/5
Donovan
3/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Prince
4/5
Erykah Badu
4/5
The Adverts
4/5
Thought this was another trash British punk album that this list is rife with. It kinda was... but a little better than the others.
King Crimson
2/5
Jefferson Airplane
5/5
I don't think it's one of the best albums of all time but it has too many bangers to not be 5/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Moby Grape
2/5
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Rod the Mod, baby. hell yeah
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
I just think that every song doesn't need to be 6 minutes. It's good music but come on, I already heard that riff 30 times. Chill
Portishead
3/5
I had zero concept of what kind of music Portishead makes
The Rolling Stones
4/5
More of a 4.5/5
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Bert Jansch
2/5
whatever
Neil Young
4/5
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Hard to argue a 5/5 on this one
Underworld
4/5
At first I wasn't feeling this cause I wasn't in the club. But then by the end I wanted to be in the club
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
happily surprised by this one
The Stranglers
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Wow, another unremarkable British alt/punk album. Incredible.
I hope this list has a few dozen more albums that sound the exact same and are entirely forgettable.
Arcade Fire
5/5
Any Arcade Fire haters in here can fight me in hand to hand combat
Nas
5/5
Not even a huge fan of Nas, but hard to deny this album
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
hit... after hit... after hit... after, not songbird... after hit
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Not the biggest indian music fan but come on... it's Shankar
Marilyn Manson
4/5
I have to apologize for my 12 year old self for mocking Mr. Manson. I was unfamiliar with your game.
The Roots
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
James Taylor
4/5
I've never really liked James Taylor that much but there was some good stuff in this album
Pink Floyd
3/5
Just because Pink Floyd made some great music, doesn't mean that ALL the music they made is great
Beastie Boys
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Magazine
3/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Madonna
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Not even a huge Springsteen fan
Suede
1/5
This isn't out right bad... It just feels so uninspired. It sounds like every other late 80s/early 90s Brit alt rock albums that this list is rife with. I've gotten so many of these, I think I hit my breaking point.
Also, 1994? This album sounds both behind and ahead of the times, in the worst ways. I like this line from Wikipedia:
"In contrast to their debut album 'Suede', which exhibited the influences of David Bowie and the Smiths,[1] Dog Man Star exhibits a more varied aesthetic and draws from a wider range of influences."
No it doesn't. It sounds like a cheap knock off of both the Smiths and Bowie. There is nothing special about this album and listening felt like a waste of an hour.
Duke Ellington
5/5
Not super into jazz, but this had my ass locked in the whole commute home.
And loved that little easter egg of young Quincy Jones being mentioned
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
forgettable
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Joy Division
3/5
I really don't think this album is as good as it's perceived in media
3/5
I don't get Britain's obsession with Damon Albarn
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Yeah this was kinda cool I guess
The Kinks
3/5
Not my favorite Kinks
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Yeah he kinda cooked with this one. I see the vision
X-Ray Spex
4/5
Best album of all time? No way
Very fun and from an extremely specific time in history? Absolutely.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
This is my second Nick Cave album in 3 days and I gotta say, he's kinda nice with it
New York Dolls
3/5
The Prodigy
5/5
This shit slaps
Led Zeppelin
5/5
All timer. Easy 5/5
Bee Gees
2/5
I'm so glad the Bee Gee stopped trying to be the Beatles and became disco
Julian Cope
3/5
Deerhunter
5/5
4/5
B.B. King
3/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Eels
3/5
This had some decent songs on it. But I really thought I would like it more than I did
Dire Straits
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
U2
4/5
God, Bono sucks so hard
Love
3/5
Really nothing special
Mylo
5/5
Can't find any fault with this one
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Nirvana
5/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Delightfully wacky. I think I'm a little Nick Cave'd out after my 3rd in the last month.
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
the white people go crazy for come on eileen
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Really over all of this mid British albums
Fela Kuti
4/5
The Killers
5/5
Am I supposed to act like this isn't one of the best albums of all time?
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
Actually can't believe this goes on for an hour... and that I continued to listen for an hour.
Giving it two stars because I can appreciate a good bit.
Ice Cube
4/5
New Order
3/5
De La Soul
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Carole King
5/5
An absolute all timer. Anything less than 5/5 is lame
Wilco
3/5
This was great but should've been like 30 minutes shorter
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Never really listened to Amy Winehouse outside of the hits but this is great
The Pogues
5/5
The Irish go crazy for this stuff. So do I
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
The Only Ones
2/5
Please god, don't let this be another completely forgettable 80's British pop band....
Oh and the vocals on this one are terrible? Awesome, thanks.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Not a huge Willie Nelson fan. Good though
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Klaxons
4/5
Never really heard of these guys outside of one song. Really enjoyed the overall vibe of this album
Beach House
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
You know, I've just always had something against Bruce. Don't get me wrong, I think he's one of the best songwriters of his generation. Just never liked the guy. Maybe it's his voice? How much I heard his music as a child? Could just be the fact that he's from New Jersey. No clue, but could never really be team Springsteen. Kind of rubs me the wrong way that he's so talented. Seriously, all time songwriter and one of the best American musicians ever.
Love Van Zandt's general demeanor though.
Slipknot
2/5
I waffled a lot on this one. It's not exactly my style by I do like some punk and hardcore. There's some alright stuff on this album. A lot of it just runs together.
So I was going to give it 3 stars but deducting one point for how silly the masks are. And if you can't acknowledge that then I'm sorry but there's no helping you.
Van Halen
5/5
An all time classic
Death In Vegas
2/5
Not bad but there's a lot better out there
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Never heard of these guys but big ups to Finland. I didn't think the album was that great though, pretty good for the time
Hawkwind
5/5
yeeeeah oh yeah, yeeeahhhhh
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
The B-52's
5/5
What an absolute banger of a debut album
The Crusaders
3/5
This was elevator music, but decent elevator music
The Undertones
4/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
This was pretty cool. I think it's hard to appreciate albums like this without having lived it.
Public Enemy
5/5
The Who
3/5
Why are there live albums on this list
Can
2/5
I have a hunch that these guys smoked a lot of grass...
M.I.A.
4/5
Love that this is included
Miles Davis
3/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
Aerosmith
4/5
Jane's Addiction
5/5
Thought about this for a while. Really enjoyable listen
3/5
Neil Young
5/5
Okay so I don't think this is the best Neil Young album. I don't think it's necessarily a 5/5 even though it's pretty great. The problem is that I gave all his other albums a 4/5 and I'm not sure if he has any more on this list. So this 5/5 should really be applied to Rust Never Sleeps. I wasn't really focused on it the first time I listened but I've listened to that album a lot since I got it on here. Neil Young isn't a 5/5 overall but definitely higher than a 4/5.
He's always been really corny to me, and trust me, he still is. But sitting down and listening to most of his albums has really brought me around.
I see him as the everyman's musician. You see him and listen to him and think "man, if this guy can become a superstar, maybe it's not that hard. Maybe he's just like me fr." His vocals aren't other worldly, mostly simple acoustic guitar, average looking guy of his time. Every blue collar alcoholic from the 70's can dream that one day maybe they can be Neil Young. That's what makes him great. Maybe one of the most realistic superstars around. Plus he does a lot of good outside of music so it's hard to diss him.
He might not be the most technically advanced musician, but there's just something special about what he does. Can't put my finger on it. But even when he kinda sucks, I don't mind.
Patti Smith
4/5
Ryan Adams
4/5
I'm surprised I never really knew about this guy. I guess he was just before my time and slightly outside of music taste. Maybe he didn't have as much staying power as some other acts of the time.
All I know is that anyone who was married to Mandy Moore has to have some game.
Beatles
5/5
Easily one of my top albums all time
The Beach Boys
4/5
Got this 2 days after Brian Wilson passed.
One of the best to ever do it.
Alice Cooper
4/5
Jeru The Damaja
4/5
The Replacements
4/5
David Ackles
3/5
I wasn't sold at first but was still a decent listen
The Dictators
2/5
I really don't get this pick at all. If they're the start of punk rock then what the hell are MC5? Or the Stooges? This list doesn't get to include every shitty experiment from the 70's because "it's foundational for rock and roll." You get a couple of the good ones for vanity then skip these and include actual good music. These just feel like tryhard picks.
Dr. Dre
4/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
So quintessentially 80's in all the best ways. Outside the obvious big hits, I forgot how good of an album this is.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Cheap Trick
4/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Frank Black
4/5
I've never actively listened to Frank Black before but this album cover was buried somewhere deep in my memories. Pretty good overall
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Discovering albums like this almost makes listening to all those generic 80's Brit Pop albums on this list worth it.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Femi Kuti
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Incredibly fun album. Love the "Go West" cover.
And also some of these reviews are insane. How have you never heard of the Pet Shop Boys? Even if you don't know this album, c'mon.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Alt Title: Malcolm's Awesome Mixtape #4
Prefab Sprout
2/5
This album is fine, but that's it. Just fine. Not much different than half of the other Brit Pop albums listed.
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Primal Scream
2/5
One decent song doesn't equal a great album
Bob Dylan
4/5
ZZ Top
5/5
Nick Drake
4/5
All time sad boy album. If anything, just a little short in my opinion.
The Coral
2/5
Aggressively average 2000's British rock music.
Also, 1001albumsgenerator conspiracy theory. Two 5/5 ratings for this with identical reviews. Different profiles for each. Is it a computer glitch? Did someone simply decide they liked the other review and copy/paste it? Are The Corals are trying to game the system and boost their 1001 albums rating? Or is it a British psyop to try and convince the world that Brit rock isn't just the same 5 songs over and over? Maybe this entire list is British propaganda.
Primal Scream
2/5
Look me in my eyes and tell me I need to listen to this before I die.
Not a terrible album, I thought it picked up on the B-Side but c'mon people.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Jeff Beck
4/5
Got this right after Roger the Engineer which is pretty funny. It almost has that generic 60's/70's guitar rock sound to it but I'm saying that in 2025. A really solid all around album.
Minor Threat
3/5
The Fall
2/5
1/5
Sorry chief, couldn't do it. No clue if this turns into something more cohesive at some point. But I wasn't hanging around to find out.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
Graceland is one of my all time favorite albums so this was pretty sweet
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Tina Turner
5/5
Never knew how stacked this album was
Brian Eno
4/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Prince
5/5
5/5 Easy. Next question
The Who
4/5
The Incredible String Band
3/5
The Smiths
5/5
Dr. Octagon
4/5
What white bread, silver spoon honkies are giving this 1 or 2 stars? This is pretty solid hip-hop. We have a mini satanic panic going on in the reviews here. "disturbing" "disgusting"... how about you grow up and quit crying about naughty language.
Jamiroquai
4/5
Excuse me, you've "never heard of this artist before"... Get the hell off this egotistical British musician list, take a walk, and think about where everything went wrong in your life.
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
XTC
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Never listened to My Bloody Valentine in my life. Didn't even have a concept of what they sounded like. Kinda surprised me
Soft Machine
3/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
The last Tim Buckley album I got on this list was dog shit. Wasn't expecting much going into this but damn I was impressed. White boy kinda nice with the sauce.
Lupe Fiasco
5/5
Great pick. Even if this isn't your thing it's such a solid album.
Also, so many people got a shout out in the Outro, I'm a little offended I wasn't included. Granted I have never met Lupe Fiasco, but still.
Scritti Politti
2/5
This list never ceases to amaze me with how many forgettable Brit Pop albums it's able to include. There is not one person in the world that would say this album is their favorite of all time.
Maybe it's to teach a lesson about what albums you shouldn't listen to? The list also included some pointless ones so it makes the good ones look even better.
Mudhoney
4/5
The Jam
2/5
One good song doesn't make an album
The Verve
4/5
A lot better than I was expecting
The xx
3/5
Was never a big fan of xx. Just always sounded "fine"
The Doors
5/5
Also loved this album. Surprised by the low scores
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
The Triffids
2/5
Was already over this album halfway through the first song. I want someone to defend their reason for why I must hear this before I die.
Jane Weaver
4/5
I didn't really have any expectations going into this. Was pleasently surprised.
Butthole Surfers
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Solange
4/5
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Khaled
3/5
Barry Adamson
4/5
Not totally my kind of music, but absolutely love the concept
Coldplay
4/5
Kids these days forget, but Coldplay actually used to be good
Paul Simon
3/5
Weird choice of Paul Simon albums to include
The xx
3/5
Still do not get the hype around The xx. It's fine music but nothing groundbreaking.
Thundercat
5/5
50 Cent
4/5
This album is great, albeit a little long
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
whatever
Joanna Newsom
4/5
I almost didn't listen because this album wasn't on any of my convenient apps. I'm very glad I ended up looking for it. This is much more unique than 90% of the albums here and was really refreshing after the slog of britpop. This did come in right next to The Sugarcubes album and honestly, comparing this against Bjork does hurt it a little. Plus, she was doing it at least a decade prior.
Although, I do take issue with the overall rating of this album. You're free to rate however you feel fit, but I think people just rate albums based on if it's their favorite or not. A lot of really unique and well constructed albums have low scores simply because people don't like the genre.
I'd also be really curious to get demographics of the people on this site. If I had to guess I would say it's mostly middle class, middle aged, white men.
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Great pick
Peter Gabriel
4/5
The Beta Band
3/5
k.d. lang
5/5
Never listened to k.d. lang before but this kicks ass. If anyone says otherwise, I'm sorry but you're wrong
Justice
4/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
N.E.R.D
4/5
Britney Spears
3/5
Crazy what they had a 17 year old singing about lol
Iron Maiden
4/5
Django Django
4/5
Kind of a sucker for this era of music
Minutemen
3/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
23 minutes of noodling on dark star is wild
The Temptations
4/5
The Gun Club
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
The Jam
2/5
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Rush
5/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
The Streets
1/5
I was really feeling a 2 on this but haven't given many 1's. And this isn't really undeserving of it....
Iron Maiden
4/5
Method Man
3/5