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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Yeezus
Kanye West
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5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
|
5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
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5 | 2.92 | +2.08 |
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
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5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
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5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
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5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
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5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
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John Prine
John Prine
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5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
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5 | 3.23 | +1.77 |
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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The Joshua Tree
U2
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1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
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Hotel California
Eagles
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Moving Pictures
Rush
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1 | 3.57 | -2.57 |
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1984
Van Halen
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1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
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Aja
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
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1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 4.71 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4.5 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 5 |
| Pixies | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5 |
| Isaac Hayes | 2 | 5 |
| Spiritualized | 2 | 5 |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 5 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5 |
| Willie Nelson | 2 | 5 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 4.33 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Cure | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosmith | 3 | 1 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 1.75 |
| U2 | 3 | 1.67 |
| Björk | 3 | 1.67 |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 1.67 |
| Rush | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Specials | 2 | 1.5 |
| Van Halen | 2 | 1.5 |
| Eagles | 2 | 1.5 |
| Goldfrapp | 2 | 1.5 |
| Barry Adamson | 2 | 1.5 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1.5 |
| Alice Cooper | 2 | 1.5 |
| Christina Aguilera | 2 | 1.5 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 2 |
| Morrissey | 4 | 2.25 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Pere Ubu | 1, 4 |
| Steely Dan | 1, 1, 1, 4 |
| Paul Simon | 3, 5, 2 |
| Kate Bush | 1, 4, 3 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4, 5, 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (57)
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Popular Reviews
Stephen Stills · 13 likes
3/5
Is it bad? No. But is it good? Also, no.
Merle Haggard · 9 likes
5/5
There’s a guy who gave this album 1 star and reviewed it by saying “Oh, it's country. Fuck off then.” His favorite music genre is Britpop.
This 5 star rating is for that guy.
Slayer · 3 likes
2/5
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Satanist, something, something, death, something. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
John Prine · 3 likes
5/5
Love John Prine. One of the best to ever do it.
Kid Rock · 3 likes
1/5
Haha WTF
1-Star Albums (62)
All Ratings
Parliament
4/5
8/10, better than expected. Turns out I do want the funk
Adele
3/5
Not my favorite genre of music but Adele has an awesome voice
Daft Punk
5/5
This album slaps
Beatles
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
This is my jam
Dire Straits
2/5
Don’t like this album. Walk of life is a good song though
Brian Eno
2/5
The Fall
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Groovy and bluesy. Love it.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Is it just me or is this Walmart brand Radiohead?
Pavement
4/5
Summer Babe, Zurich is stained, and Here are awesome songs. Love this album
Moby Grape
2/5
Never really got into it
Adele
3/5
Adele again. I get the hype and praise, still not my jam.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Not my style but I get why she’s iconic.
John Grant
1/5
Rush
1/5
Most overrated band of all time
Baaba Maal
2/5
Eminem
4/5
Ozomatli
3/5
Some of the hip hop seems corny. But the horns, guitar, and funky vibes are cool
3/5
U2
2/5
This album slaps until bono starts singing
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Pixies
4/5
Lots of bangers on this album including stormy weather, rock music, hang wire, and Alison.
I wasn’t familiar with this album but ended up loving it.
Public Enemy
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Top tier rap album. Kendrick is awesome
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Queens Of The Stone Age
2/5
Meh
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
I did not expect to like this but boy did I.
Summer and Lightning > Mr Blue Sky > Sweet is the Night > the Whale = 🤯🔥😛
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
Not bad, but I wouldn’t actively choose to listen to this.
Steely Dan
1/5
Steely Dan is yacht rock but bad
Elastica
3/5
Boppy punk. Good not great.
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Shoot this album straight into my veins
Richard Thompson
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
k.d. lang
1/5
A cross between country music and elevator music. Not good.
Frank Ocean
5/5
Isaac Hayes
5/5
Oh shit this album is awesome. How have I never heard of Isaac Hayes before?
Jungle Brothers
2/5
80’s hip hop just doesn’t do it for me
Klaxons
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Good shit
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
2/5
I thought I wanted bongos. I did not
Air
2/5
Tried to get into it but I couldn’t
50 Cent
3/5
This album was awesome when I was in HS. Now in my 30’s it’s still pretty awesome.
UB40
2/5
Reggae but bad
Queen
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
This album is so good and it’s still not a top 5 Radiohead album.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Crazy that this album was released in 1970. Almost gave this a 4 but I’m still not sure if I would put this on randomly to listen to.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Never heard of this album or artists before. Not my favorite style, but glad I learned a new band today!
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Unique and interesting, but not good.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
ABBA
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Favorite album by one of my favorite artists.
This one never gets old. Could be the best album of all time.
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Not an Elvis fan I learned from this album
John Lennon
2/5
Pretentious and bland
Orange Juice
1/5
Couldn’t do it. Made it through a couple songs and had to stop
Dusty Springfield
3/5
I like the 60’s groovy vibe. I’m a sucker for some horns. Not too bad.
William Orbit
3/5
Actually didn’t hate it. Would probably put this on again. 3 stars.
Miles Davis
3/5
Didn’t love it, but I get it, he’s iconic.
The Modern Lovers
4/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Not a jazz guy, but this album is a masterpiece.
Van Morrison
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
🤘🏻🤘🏻
Beastie Boys
3/5
I was vibing to it, but after a while it all kind of sounded the same.
DJ Shadow
4/5
Unique and interesting. I’m here for it.
The Temptations
4/5
Straight up good vibes. Love it.
Beatles
2/5
Just doesn’t excite me
Bauhaus
1/5
Another day, another shitty British rock band…
The Stooges
3/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Actually pretty good and I learned a new band today
Led Zeppelin
4/5
In the land of tired classic rock, this is a breath of fresh air. Love the folksy bluesy do waps
Pavement
4/5
Donovan
3/5
Various Artists
2/5
Not bad for Christmas music.
The Divine Comedy
1/5
Icky
The Specials
2/5
Nas
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Had this album in HS. Good shit.
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Skepta
1/5
That’s a no for me dog
The White Stripes
3/5
That’s a no for me dog
Morrissey
3/5
Good music, bad guy
Fatboy Slim
4/5
All of the sudden I’m craving a Mountain Dew
The Auteurs
2/5
Not so bad that I had to turn it off, but close
AC/DC
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Silky smooth
Rod Stewart
5/5
Mandolin Wind is the best song on this album.
Tomorrow is a Long Time is a beautiful song. Love that Rod Stewart covered it.
Reason to Believe and Maggie May are classics and timeless.
John Lennon
2/5
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
James Brown
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Police
2/5
Culture Club
1/5
Common
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Steely Dan
1/5
I hate Steely Dan
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Steely Dan
1/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
The Monkees
2/5
The Beatles but make it bad
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Rush
2/5
Wire
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Didn’t think I’d like this one, but I ended up vibing to it.
Madness
2/5
The Streets
1/5
Shitty Brit rap. Not good
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Not a fan of Jazz but this was pretty good. Also crazy that this is from 1958.
Van Halen
2/5
The worst of 70’s rock
The The
3/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Robbie Williams
2/5
Shitty Brit-pop. Yucky.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Now we’re talkin
The Strokes
4/5
Spiritualized
5/5
John Martyn
3/5
Pretenders
4/5
🤟🏻🤟🏻🎸🎸
Awesome!
Kraftwerk
4/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
“And every one of them words wrong true, and glowed like burning coal, pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul from me to you”
“And I’m going out of my mind, oh, with a pain that stops and starts, like a corkscrew to my heart, ever since we’ve been apart”
“I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form. Come in, she said, I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
Every song on this album is a masterpiece.
Prince
3/5
The Hives
2/5
This list is really making me hate British music
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
The album cover art and name gave me low expectations, however, this was better than expected.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Sugar
2/5
New York Dolls
4/5
OutKast
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Pixies
5/5
I never listened to the Pixies before doing this list, but they’re now one of my new favorite bands.
The War On Drugs
5/5
This album hits me hard. Makes me feel like I’m floating in an endless void of darkness.
Best with headphones and the volume turned up.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Eagles
2/5
Jethro Tull
2/5
Jethro Dull
David Bowie
3/5
Bill Callahan
4/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Low expectations but damn this album slaps
Pink Floyd
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
Hell. Yes.
You Don’t Love Me and Whipping Post are amazing.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
5/5
Just happened to get this on a rainy March morning. Fits the vibe just right.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Meh
The Go-Go's
3/5
Our Lips Are Sealed is a certified banger but the rest of the album leaves a lot to be desired.
4/5
“play it fuckin loud”
The Killers
3/5
The Kinks
2/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The best stones album
a-ha
2/5
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
Grateful Dead
5/5
Carole King
3/5
Bon Jovi
1/5
Pretty unlistenable
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
The Prodigy
4/5
George Jones
4/5
George Jones is the king of sad country songs.
Foo Fighters
2/5
This feels like what you get when you ask AI to make a rock album.
Scritti Politti
1/5
WTF was going on in the 80’s
Rahul Dev Burman
1/5
David Bowie
2/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Liz Phair
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
The Zombies
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
Sounds like the Beatles, but worse
Bob Dylan
5/5
If you don’t like Bob Dylan, that’s fine, I get it. But you’re wrong and I hate you.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Good vibes and awesome horns
Ray Price
3/5
Beatles
2/5
I know I should, but I just don’t enjoy listening to the Beatles
The Cars
3/5
Ramones
3/5
Boppy punk, I’m into it
Funkadelic
3/5
The Associates
1/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Yes
3/5
Thin Lizzy
2/5
This has got to be my least favorite genre of music. Not unlistenable, but it’s not creative and just boring.
The Smiths
2/5
The Undertones
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I do not enjoy Elvis Costello
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
2/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Awesome and fun
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Crazy this came out in the 60’s
Stephen Stills
3/5
Boring 70’s southern rock. Was debating between a 2 and 3
Q-Tip
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Some highs, some lows. Overall meh
Taylor Swift
4/5
Folklore and evermore are my favorite T Swift albums
Johnny Cash
4/5
Love this album top to bottom except for the song about killing your dog
Megadeth
3/5
Hell yeah thrash metal
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
Raspy, smooth Jazz. I like it
Khaled
2/5
The Cure
4/5
Patti Smith
3/5
Cool concept and it’s definitely raw. Not sure I love her voice for some reason.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Goldfrapp
1/5
The Band
3/5
I feel like I’m betraying the Band by giving them a 3. The Weight, I Shall Be Released, and their version of Long Black Veil are all amazing, but the rest of the album was just good, not great.
Definitely iconic for the 60’s though.
Barry Adamson
1/5
Björk
1/5
Is this what they listen to in Iceland?
ZZ Top
3/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2/5
Corny 90’s hip hop
The Jesus And Mary Chain
5/5
Love this album. Post punk vibes on top of the wild guitar feedback distortion makes this album hit for me. Make sure to turn it up.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Amazing top to bottom. Rocket is my new favorite song.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Some cool guitar riffs surrounded by a lot of garbage
David Bowie
3/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
🤘🏻
Ride
3/5
Vapour Trail is awesome, rest of album doesn’t do much for me. Not bad.
1/5
Gang Starr
2/5
90’s hip hop kinda sucks
Green Day
3/5
3 but a strong 3
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Corny but catchy
The Byrds
2/5
A little bland, I’ll probably forget about this album tomorrow
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Silkyyy smooth
The Zutons
2/5
Forgettable dad rock
Funkadelic
5/5
Neil Young
3/5
Supergrass
3/5
Portishead
4/5
Moody, dark, and beautiful. Can’t believe I’ve never heard of or listened to Portishead before.
The Cure
5/5
Pictures of you is worth giving this album 5 stars on its own, but the whole album is amazing. It’s dark and moody while also hopeful at the same time. I guess I’m goth now?
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Hit and miss for me but The Sound of Someone You Love Who’s Going Away And It Doesn’t Matter is a vibe.
Tortoise
2/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Reminded me of Phil Collins. I was pleasantly surprised with this album. Sledgehammer and In Your Eyes are bangers.
The Doors
4/5
Ministry
4/5
I kinda like it?
I might be turning into a metal head…
Living Colour
2/5
Whatever type of rock this is, I hate it.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Just solid indie rock. Too bad the lead singer is a shit bag.
Primal Scream
3/5
Unique and fun
The Verve
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Deep, experimental, heavy, dark, revolutionary.
Kid A+
Femi Kuti
3/5
The Who
3/5
A couple catchy songs but I just found this album kind of bland overall
Bob Dylan
4/5
I love the smoky, bluesy vibes. Sad Bob Dylan hits so hard.
Make You Feel My Love, Not Dark Yet, and Standing in the Doorway are my favorites.
Sade
2/5
Not good
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Good stuff, but I’m more of a Tupac guy.
Juicy, One Chance, and Big Poppa are the highlights from this album. Legendary.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Frank Zappa is a treasure and his legacy needs to be protected at all costs.
Iggy Pop
3/5
King Crimson
2/5
Too much prog, not enough rock
The Vines
2/5
Lacking depth. Definitely not the second coming of Nirvana or whatever that journalist said.
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Groovy, bluesy, rootsy. Just damn good music.
I wa familiar with their Love and Hate album, but not this one. Glad to get some new music in my rotation.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
I kinda like it? When I saw 80’s pop I was ready to hate it
The Beach Boys
3/5
Kanye West
5/5
I miss the old Kanye.
Yeah he’s a shitty guy now but this album is a masterpiece and the soundtrack to my college years.
Joy Division
3/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
Jazz usually isn’t my thing, but I enjoyed this.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Got this on the 4th of July. Hell yeah Bruce.
Bob Dylan
5/5
How does it feeeeel?
Little Simz
2/5
Not my style
Bert Jansch
2/5
I like the bluesy acoustic guitar, but that’s about it.
Duran Duran
3/5
The 80’s were a vibe
Jacques Brel
3/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
So many bangers on this album.
The Kendrick Lamar Bad Blood on the deluxe album is iconic
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
I’ve never heard of or listened to Marianna Faithful before. Unique. I kinda like it.
Pixies
5/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
U2 has gotta be one of the most overrated bands of all time
Linkin Park
4/5
Loved this album in high school and I still love it
The Soft Boys
4/5
Awesome. Had this on repeat all day
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Could’ve died without listening to this
Joan Baez
3/5
The Smiths
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Green Day
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Hell yea
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Rock N Roll Neil Young is the best Neil Young
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Rock N Roll Neil Young is the best Neil Young
The Band
3/5
Supergrass
2/5
Otis Redding
5/5
Woah this album is awesome. I love his voice and the horns. Definitely adding this to my regular rotation.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Slide guitar hell yeah
Cypress Hill
3/5
I really enjoyed this album, even though I wasn’t expecting to.
Fred Neil
2/5
Boring
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Clapton can rip guitar and I love a good blues riff. Some good songs and some duds.
Also I learned today that Eric Clapton is a shitty guy so that sucks.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
This album goes hard.
Tom Waits
3/5
Tom Waits makes me feel like I should be walking on a dark, snowy street in the middle of winter or I should be drinking a martini in a smoky jazz club.
Getting this album in the dog days of summer did not match with his vibe, but still solid nonetheless.
Isaac Hayes
5/5
I love the way Isaac Hayes’ music makes me feel.
“Do Your Thing” is my new favorite song
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Cocktail party Jazz
Van Halen
1/5
“Hair Metal” is the worst genre of music
The Incredible String Band
3/5
Haha WTF is this. Honestly not as bad as some of the reviews suggest. This has to be satire, right? +1 for uniqueness
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Iconic and fun.
Little Richard
3/5
Tricky
3/5
I love the beats and music, but the vocals/rapping kind of turn me off to it
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Love this. Back when country music was good
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
I get that she’s iconic, but I did not enjoy this
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
This album is awesome. So many top tier songs including:
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Cecilia
- The Boxer
- Only Living Boy in NY
- Bye Bye Love
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Damn what a sad album. I kinda like the atmospheric vibe.
Mj Cole
2/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Beautiful and timeless. Could be one of the best folk albums of all time with one of the best folk songs of all time on it.
Nick Drake
5/5
What a beautiful and haunting glimpse into Nick Drake’s troubled mind
MC Solaar
2/5
The Black Keys
3/5
Solid blues rock. Loved this album in college, but after listening again it seems to be lacking something.
Can
1/5
Yucky
Burning Spear
3/5
Massive Attack
2/5
Not feeling it
The Pogues
4/5
On the surface this is just fun drinking Irish jigs, but the songwriting is also really great.
Awesome album, now I am going to go have a pint.
Fairport Convention
2/5
Boring folk rock
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Angsty punk rock 🤘🏻
Beatles
2/5
Maybe I'm being a hater, but I did not enjoy this.
TV On The Radio
4/5
Uniqueness and creativity on a list of tired classic rock.
Staring at the Sun is a banger.
Tom Waits
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
I bought this album in high school. Loved it then. Still like it, just not as much.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Pale Blue Eyes has got to be one of the best songs of all time.
This album is amazing from top to bottom. Even better on a lonely, dark night.
Blue Cheer
3/5
Awesome new album/band I’ve never heard of before. Guitar is great, but the lead singers voice gets a little old fast. Almost a 4.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Hell yea
Pere Ubu
1/5
The actual music isn’t bad, there are just too many weird noises interspersed to make this album even remotely listenable.
Tom Waits
3/5
I think I’m getting Tom Waits fatigue but Jersey Girl is an amazing song
The Byrds
2/5
Country Beatles yuck
The Clash
4/5
Love this album. Stand by me
GZA
2/5
T. Rex
2/5
Boring glam/classic rock
David Bowie
2/5
Creative, but not my style
Muddy Waters
4/5
Timeless and legendary. Muddy Waters is the man
Frank Black
2/5
Love the Pixies but this album is very meh
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Yes
2/5
I really dislike 70’s prog rock. Reminded me of Rush, but slightly less annoying.
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Silky smooth blues
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The Who
2/5
Baba O’Riley is a good song, but otherwise this is just tired classic rock to my ears. Probably cool in the 70’s though
Morrissey
1/5
🤢🤮
Kings of Leon
4/5
Not their best album but still love it. Soundtrack to my college years.
Brian Eno
3/5
Weird and unique. I like it.
Beatles
3/5
Some good songs, some meh songs. I do not get the hype for the Beatles, I feel like I'm missing something. They're a good band and even a revolutionary band for the 60's, but the best rock n roll band of all time?
Os Mutantes
3/5
Hell yea Brazilian stoner rock
Doves
2/5
Not bad, just boring. Could’ve died without listening to this album.
Boston
2/5
I will never be like “man, I want to listen to Boston today.”
KISS
2/5
Good Halloween costume, bad music.
The Lemonheads
2/5
Good music makes you feel something. This makes me feel nothing.
D'Angelo
2/5
Just not my style. Cool instrumentals and beats, but his singing turns me off.
Pulp
3/5
I was skeptical when I saw this was a British rock band I hadn’t heard of, but this was actually not bad.
John Martyn
2/5
I do not like this guys voice
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Just a good damn good album, especially for the late 60’s.
Pink Floyd
4/5
We’re all just a bunch of lost souls in fish bowls.
Great top to bottom. My favorite Pink Floyd album.
Ghostface Killah
2/5
No thanks
Solomon Burke
3/5
Just a fun album.
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Not my favorite, I never really got into it.
Jack White
3/5
Japan
2/5
70’s/80’s new wave is weird.
Cool Velvet Underground cover though.
Slade
2/5
Walmart brand AC/DC
Tears For Fears
3/5
Some cool songs (I.e. everybody wants to rule the world), some songs that are a slog to get through (i.e. I Believe).
Overall rating: not bad
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Damn I’m in the middle of a run of mediocre classic rock right now.
I’m sure this was good and important music in the late 60’s but it’s just not doing it for me.
Finley Quaye
1/5
This shit sucks
New Order
3/5
Definitely not New Order’s best album but still awesome
The Verve
3/5
Bittersweet Symphony and Drugs Don’t Work are good songs but the whole album kinda blends together.
Overall not bad.
Elvis Costello
1/5
Morrissey
2/5
I do not like Morrisey
Radiohead
4/5
This album is so good, I’m not sure I have ever listened top to bottom before. And it’s still not their top 3.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Pioneering and fun. Would I ever put this on to just jam out? Probably not, but it’s still cool.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Feels like easy listening boat songs. Bonus points for some sax.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Would be better if he wasn’t whispering about his pelvis
Iron Maiden
3/5
Woke up ready to thrash. Hell yeah
10cc
1/5
Yucky
Sonic Youth
4/5
This album goes hard.
The Police
3/5
80’s new wave isn’t my favorite genre but this is pretty good
R.E.M.
5/5
The review that said this album walks a delicate line between an uplifting and heartbreaking hit the nail on the head. I was familiar with R.E.M.'s popular songs, but other than that never really listened to them.
"You're in the backseat laying down, the windows wrap around
To sound of the travel and the engine
All you hear is time stand still in travel
And feel such peace and absolute
The stillness still that doesn't end
But slowly drifts into sleep
The stars are the greatest thing you've ever seen
And they're there for you
For you alone, you are the everything"
I mean, come on, that is 5 star song writing. Absolutely beautiful.
The Stranglers
2/5
Classic rock but make it worse
Scott Walker
3/5
I kinda don’t hate it
Sam Cooke
5/5
Sam adding the line about how he will always be a slave until he's buried in his grave in 1963 on Bring It On Home To Me gives me chills every time.
Primal Scream
3/5
I wasn’t expecting much but I found myself jamming out to this. Definitely unique.
The Style Council
2/5
🥱
Oasis
3/5
Solid 90’s alt rock
Sonic Youth
4/5
This album fucking rocks.
Cream
2/5
Probably cool in the 60's
Nick Drake
5/5
Not as good as Pink Moon, but still worthy of 5 stars. Best for rainy mornings or dark, lonely nights.
Elton John
3/5
Not usually my style but if this was playing at a bar I’d absolutely rock the fuck out to it
Fairport Convention
3/5
I was ready to hate on this album, but actually really enjoyed it.
Boards of Canada
3/5
Kinda cool lo fi electronica.
Björk
2/5
I do not like Bjork
Cee Lo Green
1/5
NOPE
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Dang this album is awesome. Zero is my new favorite song
The Birthday Party
2/5
Damn this album is pretty unapproachable. But +1 star for creativity and the dark lyrics.
3/5
Psychedelic Beatles is the best version of the Beatles
Stephen Stills
3/5
Is it bad? No. But is it good? Also, no.
Metallica
3/5
Kinda cool they tried this but I think I prefer Metallica on their own.
The review that said this sounds like a James Bond soundtrack nailed it
Erykah Badu
3/5
I was grooving to this
Manu Chao
3/5
cool vibes, gotta be in the right mood to put this on though
Elbow
3/5
Never heard this before. Some good songs, the whole album kinda blends together though
The Shamen
2/5
The actual electronica music is cool, but the singing on top is annoying
Iron Maiden
2/5
I thought the Iron Maiden self titled album was better, maybe I'm just not ready to thrash today?
Faust
4/5
Wow I’ve never heard of this before but this album is weird, groovy, lo-fi, jammy, and just plain awesome.
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
About as good as electronica plus jazz can be.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
love a good sitar
Radiohead
5/5
The best Radiohead album
David Bowie
3/5
Heros is a 5 star song. I also really liked the instrumental/soundscape half of this album. The boppy songs are kinda meh.
The Cure
4/5
Dark and Synthy - I like it
Steve Winwood
3/5
Easy listening boat songs. Album goes downhill after the first song. But there’s some pretty sick sax every now and then so +1 for that.
Scissor Sisters
2/5
This album stinks. Was that the chipmunks singing comfortably numb?
Herbie Hancock
4/5
John Hancock? It's HERBIE Hancock!
Van Morrison
4/5
Turn up your radio
Metallica
3/5
Hell yeah
Aerosmith
1/5
Gross
Sabu
3/5
It has some cool groovy and jammy moments. But also some very skippable moments.
Death In Vegas
4/5
Actually awesome and new to me.
Raekwon
1/5
I couldn’t find any redeeming qualities for this album
Wilco
4/5
Hell yeah Wilco
Britney Spears
2/5
I got my first boner from seeing hit me baby on MTV
Fiona Apple
3/5
Coldplay
3/5
A 3, but a solid 3
Deep Purple
2/5
tired and boring
The Sonics
4/5
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this album is awesome and fun. Kinda sounds like the Black Keys at times.
Supertramp
3/5
Björk
2/5
Bjork is annoying
The Pretty Things
2/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Why do you sing with a British accent?
Simply Red
2/5
Lyrics are kinda cringy, but the actual music is okay background music
Giant Sand
3/5
Lo-fi alt country. I’m kinda into it
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Neneh Cherry
1/5
Holy 80’s
Sonic Youth
5/5
Awesome, probably my favorite Sonic Youth album I’ve gotten so far. This will be added to my regular rotation
Songhoy Blues
3/5
David Gray
3/5
The top of this album is very good, but it slogs on and gets boring fast
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Not my style at all, but I actually really enjoyed this album
Van Morrison
4/5
Hell yeah. Just good vibes
Beastie Boys
4/5
3 white guys yelling into the mic to make a blend of hip hop/rock music is a recipe for disaster. But nope, this album fuckin slaps.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Some cool jammy moments, but they’re few and far between
The Coral
2/5
No thanks
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Completely new album to me. This is great, Keith Jarrett can rip the piano
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
The world wasn’t ready for Sinead O’Connor in the early 90’s. I’d like to think that it would be different now, but I may be wrong.
Paul McCartney
3/5
Good not great
Nina Simone
4/5
This makes me want to drink a martini and have a cigarette in a smoky jazz bar
The Beach Boys
3/5
I like the Brian Wilson led, Pet Sounds version of the Beach Boys better. But still not bad.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Not bad, but kinda unmemorable
Can
3/5
Jammy and experimental, in a good way
Madonna
2/5
Not as bad as I expected
Tom Waits
4/5
Despite his raspy voice and heavy percussion, there's something comforting about listening to Tom Waits on a cold winter day
George Harrison
4/5
The best solo venture from any of the Beatles and probably better than any of the Beatles actual albums
Incubus
2/5
Deep Purple
2/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Holy Organ
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Silky smooooth
The Slits
2/5
I wanted to like it, but did not
The Byrds
3/5
Good at times, meh at times
OutKast
3/5
I was in middle school when this album came out. Banger then. It just doesn’t hit the same now.
Deee-Lite
3/5
Not the worst
Meat Puppets
4/5
Whoah this album is great. How have I never listened to the Meat Puppets before?
Maxwell
2/5
90’s R&B is not my favorite…
4/5
Missy Elliott
2/5
Missy Smelliott
Slayer
2/5
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Satanist, something, something, death, something. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Love
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Awesome
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Definitely unique
Billy Bragg
4/5
Bill Bragg is a folk icon. I should really look into his music more.
Coldplay
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
90’s R&B/hip hop isn’t my jam, but this album was very good
The Doors
3/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Pretty good but also kinda boring at the same time?
Dr. Dre
3/5
It’s the year of our Lord 2025, and Snoop Dogg is now in every commercial, best friends with Martha Stewart, and announcing the Olympics.
Suicide
4/5
I can definitely hear Spaceman 3 on this album. Awesome, way better than the global reviews
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Do people actually like this?
Dion
3/5
Actually pretty good. Born To Be With You (song) is a jam
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
The best. Roll down the windows and turn it up loud kinda music.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Not good at all
Nico
3/5
Slipknot
2/5
Too angry for me
Mudhoney
3/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Unique and groovy
Genesis
3/5
Awesome at times, weird at times. Phil Collin’s is a legend.
Fever Ray
3/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
Iron Butterfly
2/5
Probably cool in the 60’s, but to me it’s just boring dad rock. Inagoddadavida is about 16 minutes too long.
The Boo Radleys
4/5
Shoegazie - I’m into it
Justin Timberlake
1/5
Cringe
Super Furry Animals
3/5
There’s so many British bands on this list that I’ve never heard of before and they’re almost all mediocre.
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
I really enjoyed this (except for the song about trying to hook up with an 18 year old, WTF was that?). It makes me wish there was more blues in this list.
Dire Straits
4/5
I can really see myself sitting in my garage and drinking 5-8 beers to this
Small Faces
2/5
Weird at times. Mediocre Brit rock at best.
Gram Parsons
4/5
Just good country music
The Undertones
3/5
The United States Of America
2/5
You probably need to be on drugs to enjoy this. Even then I’m not sure.
Simple Minds
3/5
Actually kinda good, especially for new wave 80’s
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Why does Snoop Dogg always carry an umbrella?
For drizzle.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Ute Lemper
2/5
Soul II Soul
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
David Bowie
3/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
Meh
Madonna
3/5
Starts off hot, then gets bad fast.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
I wish this list gave as much respect to older blues, country, and Americana as it did to new wave music
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Joni Mitchell is a national treasure
The Byrds
3/5
I enjoyed this
Lambchop
3/5
Cool, lofi, and unique.
Madonna
2/5
This cover of American Pie made me angry
Stereo MC's
2/5
90’s roller rink music
Frank Sinatra
4/5
This makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn’t alive for
Pantera
3/5
I’m into it
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Bruce is one of the best story tellers in music
Kid Rock
1/5
Haha WTF
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
I think the Grateful Dead heard this and was like “we can do better”
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
You’re still the one pool, where I’d happily drown
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Definitely not my style, but cool at times
Nick Drake
5/5
This album has really turned me on to Nick Drake. Not as good as Pink Moon, but still 5 stars worthy.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
This album is sad as shit. I love it
Talking Heads
3/5
Not the best Talking Heads album by a long shot. But still awesome.
Elvis Presley
3/5
It’s fun to listen to Elvis’s debut album and the reason I am doing this list. It’s definitely boppy and fun, but it’s not much more than that.
The Cult
2/5
If this was on at the bar I was at, I would leave
Lorde
4/5
Finally some solid millennial bops
Megadeth
3/5
Not a huge metal fan, but this was pretty good.
Aerosmith
1/5
Halfway through this list and my goal is to be less of a hater but holy fuck this sucks
The Temptations
4/5
This is awesome. Funky and smoooooth
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Definitely not one of the best 1001 albums of all time
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Dope
Public Enemy
3/5
Thelonious Monk
3/5
High quality noodling
Brian Eno
3/5
Chill Beats to Study to - 1970’s version
The Waterboys
4/5
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Another boring 80’s new wave album…
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Decent
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Take me out has got to be one of the top “get stuck in your head” songs
Traffic
3/5
John Prine
5/5
Love John Prine. One of the best to ever do it.
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Meh
Tito Puente
4/5
Well this is just a good time
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Decent at times, annoying at times…
Brian Eno
3/5
The Who
3/5
Tired boomer rock, but Live!
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
This knocked me off my socks. Was not expecting that.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Black Flag
3/5
I quite enjoyed this
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Hell yeah CCR
Lou Reed
3/5
Love the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed but this isn’t my favorite. Still pretty good
Willie Nelson
5/5
I’m drunk in the afternoon on vacation in Hawaii and this album is hitting the spot. We don’t deserve Willie
The Cardigans
2/5
Her voice gets annoying after about half a song. Love me love me say that you love me will now be stuck in my head all day.
N.E.R.D
3/5
“Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride”
I had a good laugh with that one.
CHVRCHES
4/5
What an awesome album
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
As Todd Snider says, it’s the counter culture to the counter culture. Not really listenable, but it’s funny, creative, and makes fun of the Beatles. Zappa is awesome
Fugees
4/5
Never really listened to the Fugees before but I love this
Gorillaz
4/5
Good vibes top to bottom
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
Dark but beautiful. Best listened to on good headphones with the volume up.
2/5
I do not like prog rock
The Only Ones
3/5
New to me and kinda punky. I was ready to be a hater but I actually liked it
Ice T
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Poppy and fun
The Bees
3/5
This was fun
Underworld
3/5
This is the type of music that robot guy from Grandma’s Boy listens to
Deep Purple
1/5
Thanks, I hate it
Roxy Music
2/5
Not for me
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Bird on a Wire is a 5 star song. Love the lyricism even if his voice is tough to listen to sometimes.
The Jam
3/5
Talk Talk
1/5
Yucky. Couldn’t make it all the way through.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Sad Nick Cave is the best Nick Cave
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Steve Earle
4/5
Mylo
4/5
I like it
Dr. Octagon
4/5
I was ready to be a hater but this was actually awesome. Love the lo-fi and atmospheric beats especially.
Kate Bush
1/5
Nope. Not good at all.
Method Man
3/5
Meh. Not bad, but I’m okay never listening to this again.
Rod Stewart
4/5
Rod Stewart is just good vibes
Radiohead
5/5
Hell yeah
2/5
Not as bad as I was expecting after reading the reviews.
Violent Femmes
4/5
Unique, ahead of its time, sad, funny. This album is so many things. I love it
The Who
3/5
Boppy Dad rock. Good, not great.
The Stone Roses
4/5
This is awesome, never heard of these guys before.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Mediocre at best
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
Leftfield
3/5
Love the beats, this list has been great for finding cool electronica music I’ve never heard before. Could have gone without the reggae parts though.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Cruddy Brit pop.
Portishead
3/5
Nowhere close to as good as Dummy, but still some cool parts
1/5
I give this 100 courics
Calexico
3/5
Looking back, maybe there was too much indie folk rock in the 2010’s
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Mediocre
Beyoncé
3/5
Not my style but she’s the queen for a reason, and there are some absolute bangers on here.
Grateful Dead
4/5
The Grateful Dead are an acquired taste for sure and a 24 minute Dark Star isn’t the song you want to play for a first time listener. But once you’re hooked, they’re so good. They’re more than just a band, they’re a way of life and culture that is stronger than ever 30 years after Jerry’s death.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
I quite enjoyed this
Aphex Twin
4/5
Cool. I loved this
Dr. John
4/5
Whoah this is awesome. How have I never heard of this before? Crazy that this came out in 1968.
Le Tigre
4/5
Well this is fun
George Michael
3/5
Michael Jackson esq. Cheesy at times (I want your Sex). But not bad.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Well this is annoying
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
God damn this album is funky
The Young Rascals
3/5
Cool. I like the horns.
James Taylor
3/5
Blur
4/5
90’s alt rock, I like it
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Not my style bruv
The Crusaders
3/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
Orbital
4/5
Hell yeah, I was jamming hard to this
Aimee Mann
2/5
Definitely could have died without listening to this
Santana
4/5
Santana can shred
Hugh Masekela
4/5
I was worried when I saw that this was "Afro Jazz" but holy smokes it just works. This is awesome.
Baaba Maal
3/5
Unique and cool, groovy vibes.
Brian Wilson
3/5
RIP Brian Wilson
The KLF
3/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Groovy and fun, especially for the 60’s.
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Bonus points for marrying Andy Samberg
Ryan Adams
1/5
💩
Frank Sinatra
3/5
New Order
4/5
The Blue Nile
2/5
Buck Owens
4/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
🥱
Jane Weaver
3/5
Mediocre indie folk - it’s fine but I’m not sure why it’s on this list.
Pere Ubu
4/5
Wow, I was not expecting to be into this, but it blew me away. Almost gave this a 5.
Gene Clark
3/5
Turbonegro
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
On the surface it’s not bad, but the lyrics are gross and cringy
The Isley Brothers
5/5
Hell yea
Girls Against Boys
4/5
I enjoyed this
David Bowie
4/5
David Bowie's aura is off the charts
CHIC
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Metallica
3/5
4/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
But I don’t want to listen to Janet Jackson
Joy Division
3/5
this should be right up my alley, but it doesn't really stick out to me as great.
Sonic Youth
4/5
Definitely more raw than Daydream Nation, but still awesome
The Triffids
1/5
Nope
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
The Sensationally Annoying Alex Harvey Band
4/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Do people actually like this? Too many bad Brit pop albums on this list
Bobby Womack
3/5
Sexy time music
The Black Crowes
4/5
Awesome top to bottom. Blues rock done right
Bee Gees
2/5
slow and boring, not one of the best 1001 albums of all time
Faith No More
2/5
I hate the “hair metal” sound of some of their songs. It’s like nails on a chalkboard
Kanye West
5/5
Bad guy, but he may be the best hip hop artist of all time.
The Kinks
3/5
I quite enjoyed this album. I am gonna drink to the death of a clown the day Trump dies
Pulp
3/5
Britpop, but alternative!
Dolly Parton
4/5
Amazing. Will be on repeat for the next couple of weeks
Brian Eno
2/5
Cool that they used sampling, but I feel like it could have been executed a lot better? It almost sounds like they’re trying too hard to be weird.
Bad Company
3/5
This genre just sounds so tired to me. Had some good moments too though
3/5
This album came out when I was in middle school. Listening to it again now when I’m 35, it still hits. Almost gave it a 4.
Black Sabbath
4/5
I gave Black Sabbath the album 3 stars, when it’s clearly 4 or 5 star worthy. I won’t make that mistake again.
RIP Ozzy
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Hell yea Freebird! Good old southern rock.
Lot's of people in the reviews are hating on Skynyrd's politics, but Ronnie Van Zant was actually pretty liberal and supported Jimmy Carter.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Not usually what I’m looking for in a musical experience, but this was unique and moody - in a good way.
Hot Chip
3/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
It’s fine, but one of the 1001 best albums of all time? No chance.
FKA twigs
4/5
Oh shit this is awesome
The Pharcyde
3/5
I had fun with this one
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Looking back, maybe we indie rocked a little too much in the 2000-2010’s?
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Doesn’t seem to have the magic of mbv’s other albums
Norah Jones
2/5
Snooze fest
ABBA
4/5
Good vibes top to bottom
The Beta Band
2/5
Nah
Carpenters
2/5
I will never listen to this again. Probably cool for 1970 though?
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
This was super cool and unexpected.
The Jam
3/5
Cool early Brit punk. That’s entertainment
Laibach
1/5
The reason I’m doing this list is to listen to Slovenian metal. I have now checked that box and never have to listen to this again.
1/5
I’m not sure what genre of music this is, but I hate it.
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
This music makes me nostalgic for a time and place I never existed in
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Boobs
Spiritualized
5/5
Put on some headphones and float in outer space
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Magazine
4/5
Awesome Post Punk and new to me.
Aerosmith
1/5
Aerosmith was my first concert in middle school. I now hate them.
The Everly Brothers
3/5
This probably went hard AF in the 60’s
Radiohead
4/5
Radiohead is the best at capturing the feeling of despair/angst/dystopian hopelessness.
The Icarus Line
2/5
Not as bad as the global reviews but still not good
Depeche Mode
3/5
Awesome and new to me. Cool electronica
Digital Underground
2/5
Holy 90’s
T. Rex
4/5
Actually awesome
Jane's Addiction
3/5
By hair metal standards it’s not bad. But the guitar solos where they just try to play as fast as possible really annoy me.
The Monks
2/5
The story of the Monks is really interesting. Their music, not so much.
Korn
3/5
Hell yea Korn with a K
Big Star
3/5
That 70’s show!
Paul Simon
5/5
All bangers, no skips
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Whoah this is cool and new to me
Hookworms
4/5
Pleasantly surprised
Tom Tom Club
2/5
JAY Z
4/5
Hell yea
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Def Leppard
1/5
Gross
Randy Newman
3/5
I know the song comes from a good place, but it’s crazy to hear this white guy just dropping hard R’s
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Cool at times
Beach House
4/5
What a band and album. Still good 15 years later
Travis
2/5
Completely forgettable
Pink Floyd
2/5
Good thing they didn’t give up after this dud
Talvin Singh
2/5
No thanks
Paul Weller
2/5
Meh, kinda corny
Soft Machine
1/5
Prog rock is for nerds!
JK, nerds are cool. I still hate it though.
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
This was awesome, I need to listen to more of these guys
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Puts the fun in funky
Gillian Welch
4/5
Sad cowboy music is my kryptonite
Jurassic 5
3/5
Not my favorite style of hip hop, but I respect it
Guided By Voices
3/5
Indie rock for those with ADHD
Billy Joel
3/5
If I had to listen to this more than once, I might go crazy
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This must’ve blown peoples minds in 1969
N.W.A.
4/5
This goes hard
Kraftwerk
5/5
Probably a 4, but the fact that this came out in 1974 and is such an influential album to all future electronica music, I'll give it a 5.
Kelela
2/5
Meh
Butthole Surfers
4/5
Butthole Surfers - best band name of all time?
Heaven 17
1/5
This album stinks, but also fuck fascism
Alice Cooper
2/5
This type of classic rock/dad rock is just so off putting to me
The National
3/5
I never got the hype for the National 🤷🏼♂️
Neil Young
4/5
Neil Young for president
Justice
4/5
Hell yea
The Beta Band
3/5
Points for being unique
Charles Mingus
4/5
This album makes me want to drink martini’s and smoke cigarettes in a dimly lit bar
Goldfrapp
2/5
TLC
3/5
I’m more of a Fanmail fan myself.
Orbital
3/5
Video game music
PJ Harvey
4/5
angsty, grungy, and raw
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
Haunting at times, bluesy at times, beautiful all the times. I love it
Massive Attack
3/5
Not my favorite genre, but I was vibing to this
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
This album fuckin rocks.
Dagmar Krause
1/5
Found a couple songs on YouTube. Gross
Kings of Leon
4/5
I get the hate (kinda) but I will always have a soft spot for KOL. The soundtrack to my college years.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Unique and interesting, but not good. Actually pretty unlistenable
Alice Cooper
1/5
Nope
Al Green
4/5
I love this
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Absurd and awesome. Can’t believe I’ve never heard of Captain Beefheart before.
I’ve been listening to Getting Killed by Geese recently and you can really hear the similarities between the two. Getting Killed might be the best album of 2025.
Lightning Bolt
2/5
2/5
Kate Bush
4/5
I really enjoyed this album, despite not being my favorite genre. Kate Bush is like an 80’s new wave Chappell Roan.
Sparks
3/5
Catchy and poppy at times
Garbage
4/5
Well this album is super neat
Fishbone
1/5
Unsubscribe
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
I don’t know anything about jazz, but this is some smooth ass noodling.
Ravi Shankar
3/5
This feels like the token Indian guy pick. Still a fun listen though.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
This music is timeless. They will be listening to this 500 years from now be like “damn this is fitting for 2525”
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Beautiful voice
Motörhead
2/5
Damn bro, do you need a cough drop?
Chicago
3/5
Bluesy and jammy. Plus a killer horns section. Better than expected.
Minus a star for Free Form Guitar
Suede
3/5
Haunting and unique
Sonic Youth
4/5
I love Sonic Youth
Eurythmics
2/5
The title track is one of the most annoying songs of all time
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Awesome, laid back, and just a lot of fun.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Meh, not bad but not sure I would listen again.
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Some bangers on here, but by the end of the album it starts all sounding the same.
Still a very good album and is going to make me dive more into early punk.
Alanis Morissette
4/5
I thought Alanis Morissette was the Avril Lavigne of the 90’s. Boy was I wrong.
Slipknot
2/5
I’m more of a Deftones guy
Elvis Presley
3/5
Not his best, but it’s still Elvis.
Ray Charles
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
At times beautiful, at times annoying
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
As a non Jazz guy - this album might turn me into a Jazz guy
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2/5
This album makes me want to assassinate the prime minister of Malaysia
3/5
Coldplay-esq
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
Could’ve done without this
Frank Zappa
4/5
Can hear the influence Zappa has on Phish especially on this album
3/5
Good, not great
David Holmes
3/5
Chill beats to study to
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Just some good old boppy, enjoyable indie pop rock
The xx
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Aw shit, it’s the Wu-Tang Clan
Weather Report
3/5
Groovy at times, smooth jazzy at times. Much better than expected
Scott Walker
3/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
I love Emmylou and anything she does, but this feels like an odd album to include on this list
Billy Bragg
4/5
Love this album. Sometimes getting two legends on the same stage doesn’t work, but here it does.
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
this album stinks
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
I love Bruce, but really? This album?
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Yuck
The La's
2/5
Whiny British mid alt rock
Haircut 100
2/5
This should be on the list of 1001 Mid British Albums It Literally Doesn’t Matter If You Hear Before You Die
The Kinks
3/5
Jamiroquai
3/5
Holy 90’s
Cheap Trick
2/5
Paul Simon
2/5
Just never really landed
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Awsome. Tower of Song is my favorite. Probably my favorite Cohen album on this list so far
Milton Nascimento
2/5
idk man
fIREHOSE
2/5
weird in a bad way
Bee Gees
1/5
This was hard to listen to
Medium like. Stay With Me is a classic though
The Offspring
3/5
Well this is just fun
Johnny Cash
5/5
Haunting and beautiful. Damn near perfect
Killing Joke
3/5
I really love the heavy guitar and drums, but the vocals get a little annoying at times. Still a solid album and better than expected.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Meh
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Do not like
The The
2/5
I tried, but 80's new wave really isn't my style
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Merle Haggard
5/5
There’s a guy who gave this album 1 star and reviewed it by saying “Oh, it's country. Fuck off then.” His favorite music genre is Britpop.
This 5 star rating is for that guy.
Richard Hawley
4/5
I really like this
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Bridge Over Troubled Water is way better, but there are still some pretty catchy tunes on this one
Anthrax
2/5
The Cramps
2/5
Vampire rock opera vibes
The Stooges
4/5
Awesome
Lana Del Rey
3/5
I do like Lana Del Ray and this album, but this seems like an odd pick for this list
John Cale
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Good not great
M.I.A.
2/5
Well this got annoying real fast
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
I should have given Ocean Rain a 4, and this one is probably a 3. So I’m flip flopping them
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
not bad for a bunch of British indie blokes
Donald Fagen
2/5
Beck
3/5
It's a solid album, but it doesn't exactly excite me.
Coldcut
4/5
Not bad, but probably not one of the best 1001 albums of all time...
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Unique and definitely not my style, but there’s something about this album that stuck with me
Fleet Foxes
5/5
Probably the best folk album to come out of the 200’s
2/5
I'd be happy never hearing this album again in my life
Talking Heads
4/5
Talking Heads are a national treasure
LL Cool J
3/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
What a beautiful album
Prince
3/5
This starts off hot with 1999 and Little Red Corvette, but tails off as the album goes on
Red Snapper
3/5
Kinda cool I guess (except for "The Rough and the Quick" WTF was that)
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
3 Kate Bush albums seems excessive
Buzzcocks
3/5
This is fun and I love the Buzzcocks, but this isn’t even their best album
Tina Turner
4/5
Banger city, population Tina Turner
Tori Amos
3/5
I was ready to hate on this, but it’s actually pretty awesome
Nirvana
4/5
Hey, hey, my, my
Rock and roll will never die
Just hang your hair down in your eyes
You'll make a million dollars
The xx
2/5
It’s hard for me to believe that someone listened to this album and was like “people need to hear this before they die”
De La Soul
4/5
De La Soul uses the coolest samples and beats from early hip hop. I really enjoyed this
The Specials
1/5
The not so specials
The Pogues
4/5
George Michael
2/5
Mom, can we have Michael Jackson?
No, we have Michael Jackson at home.
The Michael Jackson we have at home = George Michael
Hanoi Rocks
1/5
I really can't stand this hair metal type of music
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
Can't complain about bonus nachos
Mott The Hoople
2/5
I wouldn’t put this on my list but hey it’s not my list
American Music Club
4/5
This is super cool, slowcore with almost an alt country vibe
The Saints
3/5
okay this was fun
Neil Young
4/5
Oh, Lonsome Me is such a sad song, I love it.
This is Neil Young at his best. Such a great songwriter.
ZZ Top
3/5
One of the many things that bugs me about this list is that it has a lot of these Blues Rock bands, but barely has any true blues artists.
That said, this album is fine. Not great, but not bad.
Christina Aguilera
1/5
This seems like an odd choice…
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
cool ambient music that makes me feel like I am floating in space
Fugazi
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Hell yea
Beck
2/5
I generally like Beck, but this isn't his best work. Sorry about the breakup bud
Syd Barrett
1/5
Anita Baker
1/5
Thanks, I hate it
The Who
3/5
Sure
Eagles
1/5
I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man.
Shack
2/5
????
Beck
3/5
The Dictators
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Someone call the doctor cause I’m officially ill
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
This guys singing is really annoying, but the backing music is actually pretty good
Meat Loaf
3/5
This is catchy as hell and I love a good meat loaf
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I do not get or enjoy this album. But I respect Beefhart and his "break everything" mindset for this album
3/5
Love their S/T album but this one doesnt really stick out as great to me
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Well this is awesome. I can hear the influence they had on The Cure and Joy Division
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
I like Tom Petty but wish they would have included Wildflowers or Full Moon Fever or Into the Great Wide Open instead of this album
The Charlatans
2/5
It's not bad, but I don't think I really needed to listen to this. Very bland pop rock
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
There’s actually some really beautiful and sad songs on here, even though they are delivered roughly. Not what I was expecting after reading the reviews.
Deerhunter
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
weird but good weird
Air
3/5
Dreamy ambient music. Pretty cool
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Maybe I am beautiful
PJ Harvey
3/5
System Of A Down
3/5
Chaos but also hell yeah
The Young Gods
2/5
Big Black
2/5
Bebel Gilberto
2/5
Definitely not my favorite genre so maybe I’m just missing the genius of this album? Or maybe this album shouldn’t be on this list
AC/DC
3/5
The perfect music to play at a sparsely attended semi-pro hockey game
Elliott Smith
3/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
I’ve suddenly got the urge to drink some beers in my garage
Animal Collective
4/5