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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupid & Psyche 85 | 5 | 2.39 | +2.61 |
| Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite | 5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| Heavy Weather | 5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
| Make Yourself | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Crazysexycool | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Tank Battles | 4 | 2.12 | +1.88 |
| Pyromania | 5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
| Trans Europe Express | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Lost Souls | 5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
| The Sensual World | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marshall Mathers LP | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| The Yes Album | 1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| The College Dropout | 1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| Horses | 1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| Homework | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Cross | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| Live At The Star Club, Hamburg | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| Songs Of Love And Hate | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
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Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Metallica | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 5 |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 5 |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 5 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 6 | 4.17 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.25 |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 4.33 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Kanye West | 3 | 1 |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 1.33 |
| Fatboy Slim | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 1.5 |
| Leonard Cohen | 5 | 2.2 |
Controversial Artists
Artists you rate inconsistently
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Prince | 5, 2 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 4, 1 |
| Eminem | 4, 1 |
| Miles Davis | 4, 5, 2 |
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The Icarus Line
4/5
Usually I don't like the "noisy" type grunge, but this was a good balance, and I enjoyed it.
2 likes
Kraftwerk
5/5
Sounds like video game music at the start of the first track.
Album is very chill and I normally hate electronic. Love it.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (49)
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The Rolling Stones
4/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Elbow
4/5
Yes
1/5
Dead Kennedys
1/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Justice
1/5
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Love
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
Kraftwerk
5/5
Sounds like video game music at the start of the first track.
Album is very chill and I normally hate electronic. Love it.
Laura Nyro
1/5
Truly annoying.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
The Band
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
Neil Young
3/5
Ice Cube
4/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Carpenters
4/5
The Who
3/5
LTJ Bukem
1/5
The Clash
3/5
GZA
4/5
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Mylo
2/5
Gil Scott-Heron
5/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Most of the album was nice and would have received 4 stars, but the last track sounded like a child found those random sound buttons on a Cassio. 3 stars.
1/5
Sebadoh
3/5
Some of this is really good, but some of it is just noise.
Pretenders
4/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Boston
5/5
The Cure
3/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Circle Jerks
1/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
SAULT
4/5
Willie Nelson
2/5
The Hives
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Rush
3/5
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Blondie
5/5
The Byrds
4/5
Blur
3/5
It was chill to listen to, good background music, but nothing really stood out.
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Honestly, kind of annoying.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Common
4/5
fIREHOSE
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Sounds like one long song, not much difference between the tracks. It's chill, but it gets a bit boring near the end.
4/5
Queen
3/5
Air
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Def Leppard
5/5
Soundgarden
5/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Kind of annoying.
Shack
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Duran Duran
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Sugar
3/5
Air
3/5
The Modern Lovers
1/5
The singer's voice is so annoying.
The Band
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
The Cure
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Bon Jovi
5/5
The Stone Roses
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Eurythmics
3/5
The The
2/5
The Police
3/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
The Kinks
4/5
This is just good, silly, fun. Very enjoyable.
The Stooges
2/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Just good ol' nostalgic fun, this one. It's so goofy.
Eels
3/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
Noise
Prince
5/5
David Bowie
5/5
Kanye West
1/5
Nope. Not giving streams to him.
The Doors
5/5
Traffic
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
Gets annoying after a bit.
The Shamen
1/5
Human NRG sounds a little like video game music, so I wanted to like it, but the overall vibe of the album is just not for me.
Lou Reed
3/5
Queen
3/5
Goldfrapp
4/5
Reminds me a little bit of Imelda May. Very chill, with a retro feel. I like it.
Christina Aguilera
4/5
This one has some nostalgia bias from me, but I still love it.
The Who
3/5
I really like The Who, but I don't personally think this is their best album, besides Behind Blue Eyes.
Radiohead
3/5
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Kind of meh throughout, kind of annoying near the end.
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
It's okay. Sec Machine made me feel like I had tinnitus.
Charles Mingus
2/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Oasis
2/5
On paper, I should love this, but... i just don't.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
I don't know if it's beautiful, boring or annoying because it moves between the three so frequently I don't know how to feel. 3 it is.
Tangerine Dream
1/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
This is mostly just random noise and it gave me anxiety.
G. Love & Special Sauce
1/5
The singer's voice is really annoying.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
1000% yes, this is what I've been waiting for. So glad to sit and give this one a listen, I haven't heard the whole album in one go before and loved every minute. Albums like this are why 1001 albums is wonderful.
Van Morrison
4/5
Incubus
5/5
This may be a bias rating because I used to play this album over and over again, but it feels like an obvious 5 to me. The whole album is already in my music library, and they're just as good now as they were then.
Hole
3/5
I love the title song, because it's nostalgic, but honestly, the rest of the album is just kind of... eh.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
I like the jam sessions, but it doesn't feel like a "must listen" album, even though I really like The Allman Brothers' sound.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
Yeah, I tried... I really did. This gave me anxiety.
Jacques Brel
2/5
I find it hard to keep a straight face while trying to listen to this... he's so... spirited?
Isaac Hayes
3/5
I liked the first three tracks, but the last one is not for me.
Marty Robbins
3/5
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Random noise
Travis
3/5
Louis Prima
5/5
Now THIS is a 5-star album!!!
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
It's okay, just kinda boring. Chill background music though.
Gene Clark
2/5
Eh... kind of boring. Okay for chill background music, but nothing special.
Syd Barrett
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
ICONIC
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
hate this
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Weather Report
5/5
Beck
4/5
Al Green
4/5
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I love Dancing in the Dark, but the rest of this album is kind of a snooze fest.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Honestly, this is just annoying.
Paul Simon
3/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Def Leppard
5/5
Ramones
2/5
Cee Lo Green
4/5
The Who
1/5
I don't get it...
Queen
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
It's beautiful and relaxing, but not something I would seek out for any reason, really.
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
Very annoying.
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Machito
3/5
2/5
Alanis Morissette
5/5
This was one of my absolute favorite albums of all time when it came out, and I still adore it. This may be a nostalgia vote, but it gets 5 stars from me. Every single song is amazing.
Tom Waits
3/5
Gene Clark
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Massive Attack
3/5
Tori Amos
5/5
I missed this one growing up, as I was more into rock at the time, but I love everything about this. The piano, her voice, the 80's structure and sound... all of it is perfection!
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Judas Priest
3/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
Patti Smith
1/5
Slipknot
2/5
The screamo is not for me.
Spiritualized
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Daft Punk
1/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
2/5
I like some stuff by The Kinks, but this album is kind of annoying, tbh. Especially "Drivin'"... it's grating. Not to mention, half the songs sound exactly the same. Not for me.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
The songs themselves sound nice... but it's like I'm trying to listen to something I might like, but someone keeps being obnoxious and covering it up with horrible noise, so I can't even hear what's underneath. I guess that was the point, but... it's not for me.
Lucinda Williams
1/5
Her voice is just... kind of annoying, and the songs sound too repetitive for too long. Can't do it. DNF.
Dagmar Krause
4/5
(Listened on YouTube). Sounds like the soundtrack to a German musical play. Not that that's bad in itself... I honestly can't figure out how I feel about this. Like, it's kind of fun and oddly comforting, but it's also just... weird? xD Idk... I THINK I like it?
My first instinct is to give it 3 stars because I'm so hot and cold on it, but because it has me so confused about how I feel... I think that deserves a bump to 4. xD
John Coltrane
3/5
Q-Tip
4/5
I like this, it sounds like it came from the early to mid 90's, instead of 2008. I'm glad he stuck with that sound instead of trying to modernize it.
Bauhaus
4/5
The Temptations
5/5
You're goddamn right!!!
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Definitely "ran away" from Albatross about halfway through.
The sound of the rest gives me a bit of Talking Heads vibes but just... not as good? I'm not sure, I can appreciate the music, and the style of vocals, but I just think the vocals weren't done well enough to work. It quickly just becomes annoying.
This is a shame too, because the music without the vocals is quite good.
Fav track: Poptones
Least fav: Albatross
2.5/5
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Ray Charles
5/5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Pavement
2/5
Some of it isn't bad, but some of it is just too annoying, and brings the whole album down. (Looking at you, Conduit for Sale!)
The Beta Band
4/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
System Of A Down
2/5
Not for me.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Beatles
5/5
I mean, obvi...
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
George Harrison
4/5
The Human League
4/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
3.5 - i like it, but i also don't think it's all that special.
Frank Zappa
2/5
Skepta
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Fiona Apple
5/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Soul II Soul
2/5
Talking Heads
3/5
4/5
Ray Price
3/5
3.5 - not a fan of country, in general, but I find the older it is, the more likely I am to enjoy it.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Some of the songs are not nearly as obnoxious as everything else I've heard from Sonic Youth, but they aren't enough to save this album.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Richard Hawley
3/5
Metallica
5/5
Coldplay
4/5
The Killers
4/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Kate Bush
5/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Not for me.
Radiohead
2/5
The Specials
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Cars
5/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
2.5 - it's mostly okay, but sometimes it's just annoying, like near the end.
UB40
4/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
very annoying
Alice In Chains
5/5
Finley Quaye
3/5
Tito Puente
2/5
It's not bad... it's just not for me.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Paul Simon
2/5
Orange Juice
2/5
The KLF
1/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Meh...
Randy Newman
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
Faust
1/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
3/5
Liz Phair
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Neil Young
2/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
normally I adore him, but this album is just not for me.
Kanye West
1/5
nah
Carole King
5/5
now THIS is an influential album!
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Napalm Death
1/5
Roni Size
1/5
Supergrass
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
Stereolab
4/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
New Order
2/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Dire Straits
5/5
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
The Pogues
2/5
It almost pulled me in, then it just kinda shoved me away again. Not for me, but I can see why someone would enjoy it.
R.E.M.
5/5
John Lennon
5/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Khaled
2/5
Prince
2/5
I do get the significance, and I do know the talent and honestly, he's just an ICON for sure... however... ugh, half this album is so annoying, honestly.
Richard Thompson
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
The Verve
4/5
Magazine
3/5
Pixies
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Beck
4/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
1/5
ugh no more nasal boy pls
Tears For Fears
4/5
Rush
5/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Eminem
4/5
Ute Lemper
2/5
Steely Dan
5/5
R.E.M.
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Portishead
4/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Spacemen 3
2/5
American Music Club
3/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
ZZ Top
5/5
The Icarus Line
4/5
Usually I don't like the "noisy" type grunge, but this was a good balance, and I enjoyed it.
David Crosby
3/5
Eminem
1/5
So... like everyone else, I thought this album was great as a tween when it came out. Thing is... we grow, we learn, we gain perspective. It's not a good album.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Neil Young
2/5
not really a fan of his voice
Eagles
5/5
This one is a no-brainer for me. One of my favs.
John Martyn
2/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
The Verve
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
I really like some of the songs; I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor has been in my library for a couple years. However, a full album of this sound grates a little, as I'm not usually too into the punk/grunge style. They do a pretty good job at not just being pure noise the whole time, though. 3/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
the album itself isn't bad, but there's a constant, repetitive beat under every song that just gives me a headache after a bit. Individually, I did enjoy some of the songs, though. 3/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
The backing beat on "Oh What a World" reminds me of the title music in the game Papers, Please, which is kind of fun. The album kind of sounds like the soundtrack to an on-stage musical play. Is that a bad thing? I'm really not sure. I don't hate it, but... I also don't think I particularly like it, either. His voice can be quite irritating, especially in "Pretty Things".
Best track: Go or Go Ahead
Worst track: Pretty Things
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Don McLean
3/5
3/5
The Doors
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Thanks, I hate it.
The Zombies
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Kanye West
1/5
not even once
Joy Division
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Joan Baez
1/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
The Libertines
3/5
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Death In Vegas
3/5
some of it sounded like the music that would be playing in a nightclub in a video game, which i thought was pretty cool, but then some of it was kind of annoying...
Billy Joel
4/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Pentangle
3/5
Gary Numan
2/5
David Bowie
5/5
Easiest 5-star on the list
Wilco
2/5
Destiny's Child
3/5
Destiny's Child were iconic, obvi, but after "Nasty Girl" I got the ick big time... It's definitely a product of it's time, but recovering from that cringe was a tough one on this album. Kind of brings the bopping to a screeching halt, and never recovers. 2.5/5
Pixies
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Venom
1/5
The xx
4/5
Metallica
5/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Nirvana
5/5
Can't fight the nostalgia rating on this one. <3
The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
🤢
Joan Armatrading
5/5
This one surprised me. I really like it. Especially the jazzy parts. Also, the song People has a nice funk to it, while Like Fire gets a bit country. It's an interesting blend of styles, but still cohesive. You really don't know what to expect next, and I love that. Ending with Tall in the Saddle was fun fun fun!
Fav tracks: Down to Zero, Love and Affection, Join the Boys, Tall in the Saddle
Least fav track: Save Me
MGMT
3/5
It's interesting, I like it. 3.5/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Femi Kuti
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
A LOOOTTT of this album is just... super annoying to me. Like a cosplay or parody of other, better musicians.
T. Rex
4/5
Hell yeah, love this one.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
It was interesting to see this album after I'd already rated his son's album not that long ago. I loved that one, so I expected to love this one too. I do like this one, and I did enjoy it, but I think his son, Femi Kuti, has a style I vibe with a little more.
3/5
Blur
4/5
Ash
3/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
CHIC
3/5
3/5
The Coral
1/5
quite annoying, and far too long
Girls Against Boys
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Scritti Politti
5/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Cardigans
4/5
Anthrax
2/5
PJ Harvey
2/5
Beyoncé
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Alice Cooper
5/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Small Faces
2/5
The Pretty Things
4/5
Fugazi
3/5
The Black Crowes
5/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Moby
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Damned
2/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Sparks
2/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Miles Davis
5/5
D'Angelo
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Fatboy Slim
1/5
I hate this kind of drum and base electronica...
George Michael
3/5
Red Snapper
2/5
Slint
4/5
Jeff Beck
4/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Living Colour
5/5
Ray Charles
5/5
The Thrills
2/5
Lauryn Hill
5/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
noise, just noise
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Everything But The Girl
2/5
I like her voice, and most of the chill music, but there's all this random drum and base thrown in, which I hate, and I think it ruins what could be a really nice and relaxing album.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Wire
4/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
So very beautiful and peaceful. Reminds me of Low Roar and Woodkid - some of these would fit right in to the Death Stranding soundtracks. 5/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
The Jam
4/5
TLC
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
I do love music that heavily features piano. This album is gentle, and his voice is lovely.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
The Pharcyde
4/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
A lot of this album is quite good, but I did not enjoy the dance-electronica vibes of some of the songs. It would be a 4 without them.
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Pretty chill album, didn't like the western twang of Sweet Thang, but the rest was nice.
Doves
5/5
Supergrass
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Lorde
5/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
I like blues sometimes, but this one is very repetitive... it's fine background music, but it's just not very engaging.
Julian Cope
3/5
The Pogues
3/5
eh... i'm sure it has a time and place, but this isn't it for me.
The Mars Volta
4/5
Megadeth
4/5
Röyksopp
3/5
Leftfield
1/5
The B-52's
4/5
Not a fan of Dance This Mess Around, but Rock Lobster is one of my favorites. Overall, the album is exactly the kind of strange, silly fun I expect from The B-52s.
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Beautiful.
Tricky
3/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Koffi Olomide
2/5
The Cure
5/5
Public Enemy
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Bobby Womack
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Definitely not a Neil Young fan, most of his albums here I've rated a 2, except for Harvest, which got a 3. The music itself would give this album a 3 or even 4 from me, but Neil's voice ruins everything. Another 2 star from me.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Santana
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Mike Ladd
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Didn't like the yodeling on Spaced Cowboy, but the rest of it was great.
Lambchop
4/5
I've never heard of Chamber Pop before, but I think I love it. This is so chill. I think it would be 5 stars if not for some of the twangy country vibes that I'm not a huge fan of. 4/5
ABBA
4/5
Buck Owens
1/5
There are songs similar to this that I have nostalgia for because my grandfather had them on a jukebox when I was a kid, and they were silly... I have no such nostalgia for these songs, and so I find it hard to even tolerate them. Definitely not for me.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Korn
2/5
I have nostalgia for Freak on a Leash, but the rest of the album is hard to listen to...
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Some of this I love, some of it I absolutely hate. Sometimes one song has bits I love and bits I hate... that makes it hard to rate.
Deerhunter
4/5
Earthquake is unexpectedly beautiful, and sets the tone for the whole album, which was really beautiful. Reminds me of Low Roar a little bit. I like it.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
gives me a headache...
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Ministry
1/5
Steely Dan
5/5
The Blue Nile
4/5
Ghostface Killah
4/5
It's still got that 90s feel to it, which I love for this genre. Dude is slick.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I like Led Zeppelin, and I really liked Good Times Bad Times, but the rest of the album isn't as good as their later stuff. Like someone else here said, it feels more like a jam session than fully thought out individual songs.
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
The Smiths
3/5
Metallica
5/5
Björk
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
It's okay, but it's a bit boring and a bit long. Fine for background music, though.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
Immigres/Bitim Rew was fun, Pitche Mi is very chill, with a nice jazzy vibe, and after I was ready to give this album 4 stars. Taaw started to grate a little, and by the time I got to Badou I was kind of over it, so I think smaller doses of this album at a time would have been easier. 3.3/5
The Offspring
5/5
Jefferson Airplane
5/5
This is quintessential 60s psychedelic rock. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit alone, would net this album a 5-star rating. 4.8 just because it would have benefited from more Grace singing, rounded up to 5.
Sarah Vaughan
5/5
Not a fan of live albums, but Lord, am I obsessed with her voice. 100/10
3/5
Björk
2/5
I don't think I'll ever "get" Bjork. Just not for me, I guess.
John Cale
3/5
Fats Domino
5/5
hell yeah!
Leonard Cohen
2/5
This dude gives me the ick...
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
I imagine if I had a fever dream where I was walking through actual Hell, trying every door in a panic, this would be the soundtrack. Maybe that's your thing, but I like actual music. This is stressing me out...
I feel like I can SEE this album as it plays, like a Halloween Horror Nights haunted house walkthrough. Sure, it would make a perfect soundtrack for a hell house, but as a listenable album? No. Giving it 2 instead of 1, just because I can so vividly SEE the horror this shit would be backing...
Kings of Leon
3/5
It's okay background music, doesn't really hold my attention, though.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
The Charlatans
4/5
New Order
4/5
I like the second half of the album better than the first half, but overall, quite a good album.
Gorillaz
5/5
It's a nostalgia bias, but I love it.
Happy Mondays
1/5
Truly dumb...
The Replacements
2/5
Fairport Convention
2/5
It's a bit too country for me... not a fan.
Arcade Fire
4/5
It's chill, I like it.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
I like grunge, but not a fan of noise rock, usually... this one is kind of in between the two, which makes it hard to rate. I think if it wasn't quite as noisy, I would have given it a 4, but overall, I think it's a 3.4.
Dire Straits
4/5
I would give it a 5 just for Sultans, but the rest of the songs are like a 3, so the album gets a 4.
The Young Gods
2/5
There are parts of this that are super interesting, but the dude's voice isn't one of them. Makes me think of a random drunk dude getting all in my space being gross... gave me the ick. The rest is like a horror movie soundtrack, which isn't necessarily bad, but not really good for active listening. 1.8, rounded to 2.
The Who
3/5
Really not a fan of live albums. I really thought I liked The Who more than I apparently do, because I haven't given any of their albums here more than a 3. I think they just have some REALLY good songs that I love, but they also have a lot of filler that doesn't really stand out.
Young Man Blues - 4
Substitute - 3
Summertime Blues - 3
Shakin' All Over - 3.5
My Generation - 3.5 (I love this song, but less so live, and it just goes on for way too long)
Magic Bus - 2.8
3.2
k.d. lang
1/5
i really dislike country music
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
The Slits
2/5
Not into punk, but I'm bumping it up from 1 to 2 stars just because it's women, and we need a lot more of that on this list. Really hated the screaming on Shoplifting, though. Fav Track: Instant Hit
Beastie Boys
5/5
I can't help but enjoy Beastie Boys... they're always so much fun. This album is definitely my fav of theirs, that I've heard.
Beck
2/5
Madness
4/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Soft Machine was cool, Damaged People wasn't terrible, but the rest of this album is just annoying, like the majority of electronic music in general. 2/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Madonna
5/5
I LOVE 80s/90s Madonna. Easy 5 star for me.
Depeche Mode
5/5
The Associates
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
T. Rex
4/5
Maxwell
5/5
Arrested Development
4/5
Miles Davis
2/5
I like Jazz, and I like Miles Davis.... but, man does this cacophony of noise make my head hurt. Sounds more like a whole album of them warming up/tuning their instruments.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Gotan Project
2/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
I would have given this 5 for Sympathy for The Devil, but after that, it kinda derails into annoying country, which I don't love. Street Fighting Man was fine, then right back to the annoying.
The National
4/5
Beach House
4/5
Van Halen
4/5
Django Django
4/5
Nico
2/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Big Star
3/5