1001 Albums Summary

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14
Albums Rated
2.86
Average Rating
1%
Complete
1075 albums remaining

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1970
Favorite Decade
Rock
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
Critic
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2
5-Star Albums
3
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5 3.04 +1.96
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
5 3.6 +1.4

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
1 3.47 -2.47
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
1 3.4 -2.4
Electric
The Cult
1 3 -2
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
2 3.73 -1.73
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2 3.41 -1.41
Close To The Edge
Yes
2 3.2 -1.2

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All Ratings (14)

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Oct 06 2023

I’m trying to set myself in San Francisco at that time. In that context, this must have been pure fire, especially live. That said, bluesy stuff co-opted by white folk is generally not my cup of tea, especially when Janis sings and then all the others bellow the same lyrics behind her. Ok, I’m trying again. Some impressive lead guitar, dynamic and unique lead vocals, and I like the warmth of the amplifier. Envisioning a nice goldenrod or brown amp pumping this out. Ugh. So many hippies surround me in this concert in my mind. They’re shifty, and they smell. Gotta go…

Oct 10 2023

Hard to rate in a vacuum. Some lyrics sound hollow after he sidled up to Trump. Background musical arrangements vary from tinny guitars to warm cello. Interesting at times… Bragging about drinking and driving as well as domestic violence. This is decidedly less interesting and same old shit… So Appalled?! Hahahaha!! This album hasn’t aged well…

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Oct 12 2023

That’s just perfect blues music. Guitar is perfect. Harmonica adds a lot. Couldn’t listen closely to lyrics as I was working while listening, but loved the energy of the whole album.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Oct 13 2023

Really strong album… as always, the co-opting of the blues by white guys is a trigger for me, but they do do it well… Wild Horses is just so good. Feeling nostalgic for the past just listening to it…

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Oct 16 2023

Audible sigh… Hard to give a constructive review. This is just not my jam. Maybe what yuppies listened to at the time?

1984 by Van Halen
Oct 20 2023

Some impressive guitars, interesting drums, and really, really inane vocals. Pretty fun to listen to for a while, and then it starts to wear on you…

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Oct 24 2023

So groundbreaking at the time. Some repetitive themes, but the guitar just rocks…

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Oct 26 2023

Rounding up to 5 stars out of fear that this is the only Siouxsie album on this list. Production is a bit tinny, and her voice isn’t featured as much as later albums. However, Switch is a sign of things to come. Hope Juju is amongst these albums, when she is at the peak of her powers.

Electric by The Cult
Dec 01 2023

This album is trash. Derivative, sell out trash. They were much better when they were goth...

Critic

Average rating: 2.86 (0.54 below global average).

Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.