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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEYONCÉ | 5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
| The Trinity Session | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
| Channel Orange | 5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
| 25 | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Rock 'N Soul | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Beauty And The Beat | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| Coat Of Many Colors | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
| Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | 5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
| Bat Out Of Hell | 5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) | 1 | 3.76 | -2.76 |
| The Queen Is Dead | 1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
| The Marshall Mathers LP | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| The College Dropout | 1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
| The Slim Shady LP | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Live At The Star Club, Hamburg | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| OK Computer | 2 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
| Ambient 1/Music For Airports | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| Viva Hate | 1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
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| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Prince | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Adele | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Beatles | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Kanye West | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Eminem | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
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The Afghan Whigs
1/5
The cover is really gross. The music is not good to meh. I could tell the album was over when a much better Pixies song came on. 1.
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1-Star Albums (35)
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Blur
3/5
They had some fun with this album and I like that. Rating 3 stars.
Radiohead
3/5
Whiny and somewhat boring overall, but fairly inoffensive. Rating 2.5.
Nirvana
3/5
Some of these are unlistenable and some are great. Rating 3.
David Bowie
3/5
The Offspring
4/5
Either my nostalgia is STRONG or the hits are just much better songs than most of the rest, but I was only feeling the middle/end of the album. That said, those tracks are great. Rating 3.5.
David Bowie
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Rating 3.4.
The Cure
3/5
Decent background music. Rating 3.
Little Richard
5/5
Fantastic. Rasting 5.
Big Black
1/5
Not on spotify, so I had to listen on youtube. I've never looked forward to an unskipable ad more than when I was listening to this album, as the ads were a nice break for my ears. To be fair, I'm sure it was very influential. In fact, it influenced me to turn down my volume level. In all seriousness, some parts of some songs were listenable. Rating 1 star.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I knew the hits, but I'd never sat down and listened to a whole album of theirs. I understand why people are obsessed. Rating 3.8.
The Temptations
4/5
The Temptations have an impressive number of good albums and timeless songs. This wouldn't be the album I'd expect to see on this list, but it's solid. Rating 4.4.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
It feels like they're right behind me whispering into my ears. Rating 3.4.
Portishead
3/5
Wandering Star slaps. It gives early 90s. It's a bit slow and creepy, but I can listen to it while I work. Fun record sounds.
Madonna
4/5
Obviously iconic. Four stars for Like a Prayer alone. I don't know that I'd have this whole album on repeat, but it made me want to listen to more Madonna.
James Brown
3/5
I enjoyed listening to this one because it was funky and I could feel the energy of the crowd. Good stuff. Three stars.
R.E.M.
4/5
Really digging this. I'm only halfway through and it feels like 4 stars. In this case, all the songs are good, I'm not just pulling up my overall rating based on the big hit(s).
The Black Keys
3/5
It's Monday morning and I'm grumpy about having to be in the office, so apologies to this album. In general, it's fine. There are some catchy songs. I think this would be one of the best possible scenarios to listen to when a dude is in charge of the music. Three stars.
Elvis Presley
2/5
I don't like Elvis and I think it's the vocals. I tried to give this a fair shot, but I probably didn't because he's corny. The songs are obviously listenable, sometimes catchy, and sometimes iconic, but I wouldn't go out of my way to choose this. And now that I've gotten to Tutti Frutti, I can say he took the work of Black artists and made it worse. Two stars.
Gary Numan
2/5
It's interesting, but not for me. I think it would work great as a soundtrack for a movie, tv show, videogame, etc. In insolation, like just sitting and listening to this whole album, it's a bit too much. Rating 2.4 and rounding down to 2.
Richard Thompson
3/5
Linda's vocals and the instruments carried. A good folky time. The album is appropriately titled because that song was when I went from 'meh' to 'oh'. And maybe because I really felt the not wanting to work lyric. I did go back and listen to a few again. Rating 3 stars.
Beastie Boys
3/5
4 and 3 and 2 and 1! Call me Dave Grohl because I can't remember being more nostalgic for music video-era mtv first thing in the morning in a while. I don't know if I'd like it as much without it though. Rating 3.4 rounded down to 3 stars.
3/5
It's giving a less-boring Coldplay. I can't think of anything but Twilight when I hear SBH. This music is not bad on a Monday morning. Rating 3 stars.
The Adverts
3/5
I liked this more than I expected. On No Time to Be 21, I realized I was getting some Rocky Horror vibes and that's a compliment. Rating 3 stars.
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Just when I was thinking this is good music to ride an elevator to, or fall asleep to, or get brainwashed to, a PARADE slapped me in the face. It's listenable and the instruments used are interesting. I wouldn't need to listen to it more. Rating 2.4 and rounding to 2.
Blur
2/5
Only 1001 albums on this list from the entire history of recorded music and two are Blur? Sure, Jan. Song 2 slaps, but the people who made this list need to check themselves. I kept on thinking the last song would end, but it never did. It was 8 minutes long. Rating 2 stars.
MGMT
3/5
I didn't feel much listening to this, but a few of the songs are decent. Rating 2.5 stars and rounding up to 3.
Björk
3/5
I wasn't surprised that I really didn't like a few of these songs, but I was surprised that many of them were decent and dare I say jammy. Rating 3.4 stars rounded to 3.
LL Cool J
4/5
It's weird that this felt like easy listening at some points, but most of the songs are catchy and he's a good rapper. Some didn't hold up and that's to be expected. Rating 3.5 rounded up to 4.
The Fall
2/5
Maxwell
3/5
I had high expectations because I really like his cover of This Woman's Work, but none of these songs hit me like that one. Great vocals and chill vibes for background music. Rating 6.9, I mean, 3.4, rounded down to 3.
4/5
I think this is the first time I'm listening to these songs and they're pretty good! Rating 3.5 rounded up to 4.
Moby
2/5
A number of these songs sound like hold music. It's listenable, sure, but do I want to listen to it? Not really. Rating 2.
The Cramps
2/5
The album title is great, but punk Elvis? Pass. I liked the cover of Fever the most, but there are much better versions of it out there. Rating 2 stars.
Jurassic 5
4/5
I'm kinda shocked I've never heard of them. This was a solid album from start to finish. I'm not running to add these songs to my playlists, but I really enjoyed listening to the album as a whole. I'll give it another listen for sure. Rating 4.4.
The Shamen
2/5
Slightly more clubby hold music. Maybe if I had glowsticks to twirl I'd give it a higher rating. Rating 2.2 stars.
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
I'm not feeling like rating this piece of shit's album.
Fiona Apple
4/5
A monster hit and a bunch of other good songs. Made me want to listen to more of her albums. Rating 4.
Elvis Costello
2/5
I find his vocal affectation really annoying. Otherwise the music is fine. Rating 2.4.
Brian Eno
3/5
This was all over the place, but kept me interested for the most part (dragged at the end). Rating 3.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Huh. They needed all that diverse instrumentation because that man sang literally 1 note. That's when you just have somebody else be your lead singer. And he kinda knew that because he brought in the ladies to do some actual vocals. Rating 2.
Ramones
3/5
Blitzkreig Bop has always been a lot of fun. Raing 2.7.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Not bad for Monday morning. Rating 3.
Rush
3/5
Decent. Rating 3.
Boston
4/5
I guess I'm in my Dad Rock era? Rating 4 stars.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Rating 2.5.
R.E.M.
4/5
I like R.E.M. Rating 3.8.
Beach House
2/5
The album cover represents the music very well. Almost nothing exciting. I couldn't tell when one song ended and a new one started. Rating 2.4.
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Pretty good! Rating 3.5.
Adele
5/5
It's a 5.
Songhoy Blues
3/5
I enjoyed it! Rating 3.4.
Eels
3/5
I usually go back and forth on liking an album from song to song. For this one, I was going back and forth within the songs. Rating 3 (I think).
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Stellar.
Pulp
3/5
Strong start and finish. Rating 3.
Ravi Shankar
2/5
What I can say about this is that I did listen to it.
Louis Prima
5/5
A lot of fun!
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Who is that lady?? 3.6.
Michael Jackson
5/5
This album is STACKED. 5.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Not the Amy Winehouse album that I would have picked, but it's interesting to hear her earlier stuff. Some of these lyrics are a real mess. 3.4.
The National
3/5
Despite quality production and some cool instrumentation, this album is boring. I think it's because of the lead singer's bland vocals. It's fine if I'm listening to just one song, but drags when I'm listening to a whole album. Give me some emotion in the vocals because when I zone out the lyrics, I need something else to connect with.2.8.
Ute Lemper
3/5
The drama!! The absurd lyrics!! I guess this is as close to a cast recording as we're gonna get. The music is good and some parts of the songs are really good, but original musicals take like 10 years to make and I'm guessing these lyrics didn't get that treatment. It's giving a decent original song from a musical tv show vibe. 3.
Queen
4/5
Fun! 4.
Charles Mingus
4/5
I'm not going to pretend like I know anything about jazz, but this was fantastic. 4.
Kanye West
1/5
I don't need to listen to any albums by nazi sympathizers before I die.
Metallica
3/5
No Napster link? 3.
Screaming Trees
4/5
I enjoyed this! 4.
Iron Maiden
3/5
3.
Various Artists
5/5
It's Christmas. 5.
Fairport Convention
4/5
Some bangers on here. 4.
Neu!
2/5
This is not for me. The tracks with vocals made me want the instrumentals back. 2.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
3.
Stan Getz
3/5
Makes me feel fancy. Thought there might be a parade, but no dice. 3.
The Kinks
4/5
I went back and forth, but I know some of it was really good.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Not the vibe for me. 2.4.
a-ha
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
3.4
Green Day
4/5
How timely lol. I know all the songs on this album because of the musical, which is atrocious story-wise, but a fun concert. It's banger after banger. 4.4.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Good stuff, but apparently this band is full of tools. 3.4.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
3.
Baaba Maal
3/5
Giving some fun vibes. 3.
Elliott Smith
3/5
I got more into it as the album went on. I think I've heard Rose Parade before. I wanted to re-listen to some of the tracks. 3.4.
The White Stripes
4/5
Some pretty good tracks.
Daft Punk
2/5
Some of this was fine and some of it was ass. 2.
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
The good stuff is really good. 3.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
I enjoyed this. Perfect vibes for the morning. 3.4.
The Smiths
3/5
What don't we eat? Why don't we eat it? 3.
Kanye West
1/5
Does it matter if the album is better than last time if he's still pro-nazi? 1.
Steely Dan
4/5
I had no idea what they sounded like before today. It was good! 4.
3.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
If I had nostalgia for any of these songs, then it could be a 4. Since I don't (and the back half dragged), it's a 3.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1/5
I'm at a loss for how to rate music by people that are demonstratively shitty. This is gonna keep happening with this list and I go back and forth each time. Great music for a Klan rally, I guess? 1.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Now I finally get that one Tommy Boy joke reference. 4.
Foo Fighters
4/5
Full of bangers. 4.
The xx
3/5
Chill album with some good songs. 3.4.
Barry Adamson
1/5
I started listening to this while I was making coffee and I thought my oven was broken until the screaming started. I was relieved that my oven wasn't making that noise, but wtf? Some parts of it were good, but I'm not going to sit down and listen to this. 1.
Django Django
3/5
Some decent songs.
Duke Ellington
4/5
Legend. Very long. 4.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Great! 4.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
This album reminds me of when you're on country back roads and listening to the only non-conservative talk radio channel that comes in, which is 60% fuzz. There seems to be a decent band here, but I suppose the only reason it's in this list is because the producer decided to be innovative and cover up the band with the sound of forks in the garbage disposal. 2.
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Who are the artists singing on these tracks? Couldn't know from the song credits. 2 for white nonsense.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Not bad.
OutKast
5/5
Great!
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Not sure I was in the mood this morning. 3.
Nas
3/5
I'm not familiar with this album, but it was solid and middle-of-the-road. 3.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Bangers. 4.
Johnny Cash
3/5
So these aren't the best versions of these songs. Like we're def not talking "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston or "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley levels of good, but there is something there. And I think that something is giving the rooster from the Robin Hood cartoon. 3?
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
3.
Sheryl Crow
4/5
Ok, Sheryl! 4.
New Order
4/5
I'm feeling this!! 4.
Pixies
3/5
3.4.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Not a fine house, but a fine album. 4.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
3.
The Cure
3/5
3. Got to be a little too much at the end.
Venom
2/5
Where was this last week when I was summoning Satan? 2.
3/5
Nobody hates men like straight women, whew. It's funny bc she'd gladly play a Trump rally in 2024 and they wouldn't like her lyrics from the 60's. 3.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
There were parts I really liked and parts that dragged a bit. Fantastic voice. 3.
David Bowie
3/5
I feel like I should like this more than I do. 3.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Not for me. 2.
Tom Waits
1/5
This is ass. 1.
U2
4/5
This is probably the most I'll like U2.4.
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
3.4.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
3.5.
Peter Frampton
4/5
Enjoyed this. 4.
Snoop Dogg
3/5
3.
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
3.5.
Pixies
4/5
Good stuff. 4.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
The lead singer sounds like he's making a bowel movement on most notes. 2.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
I wanted it to be over and it was only halfway done. 2.
The War On Drugs
2/5
Literally disappeared into the background while I was working. Not bad, but certainly not good enough to be on a list like this. 2.4.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Some good stuff. 3.5.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Good stuff! 4.
David Gray
3/5
Some of these were pretty good. I'm surprised I haven't heard any of these songs. 3.4.
Silver Jews
1/5
I didn't like this. 1.
John Coltrane
4/5
3.8
Gorillaz
3/5
I zoned out in the middle, but some good ones. 3.4.
Queen
4/5
Come on. 4.
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Not bad. They must have been the first to sound like this to make the list. 3.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Some decent songs. 2.8.
Fred Neil
2/5
Meh. 2.4.
Radiohead
3/5
3.
Dire Straits
3/5
2.5.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Keep on WHAT? 2.5.
Soundgarden
4/5
Good stuff. Just a little late for the eclipse. 4.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Ok. 3.
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Stunning. 5.
Calexico
4/5
This was different in a good way. Glad I got to discover it here. 4.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
They had me at the beginning and then it kind of fizzled. 3.
Burning Spear
3/5
2.5.
Blondie
4/5
Classics. 4.
Common
4/5
4 for Testify.
She's shaking, looking like she took it the hardest
A spin artist, she brought her face up laughing
That's when the prosecutor realized what happened
All that speaking her mind, testifying and crying
When this ***** did the crime
The QUEENpin
Ray Charles
4/5
Yes! 4.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
I can see why they're on the list. But other bands do what they do better. 3.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Great stuff!
Beatles
5/5
Great stuff! 5.
Joan Armatrading
4/5
I would've probably never found this album without this list and I do think is worth listening to before I die! Glad it was included. 4.
Nick Drake
3/5
The Clash
5/5
I've never listened to this whole album and I'm impressed. 5.
Sugar
3/5
Not sure it's worthy of being on a list like this, but I enjoyed it! 3.4.
The Smiths
1/5
Again having to rate the performers for being terrible people. 1.
Metallica
4/5
I think I made my Napster joke on their last album, so I'll just say it's good music for when I'm feeling a certain kind of way. And it reminds me specifically of that show from MTV Spring Break when they sang karaoke and the song was selected by spinning a wheel. 3.5.
R.E.M.
3/5
Not my favorite R.E.M. album. 3.
The Police
3/5
Message in a Bottle is great. The rest is meh. 3.
Fugazi
3/5
2.8.
Brian Wilson
3/5
I don't hate it, but I don't need to hear this again. Good vibrations tho. 2.5.
GZA
3/5
3.
Taylor Swift
4/5
Extremely solid album with a bunch of huge hits. 4.
Wilco
3/5
Chill and enjoyable. 3.4.
John Cale
2/5
It's fine, but boring? 2.4.
Tim Buckley
2/5
Yikes. 2.
Beatles
5/5
Easy 5.
Sex Pistols
4/5
I'm not in the mood, but I can hear how this influenced other bands. 3.5.
The Who
4/5
Good stuff. 4.
Ice Cube
1/5
Nah. 1.
2/5
This is the album that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends. Some people started playing it not knowing what it was, and they'll continue playing it forever, just because...2.4.
Eminem
1/5
Before there was Lin Manuel Miranda, there was Marshall Manuel Mathers. Need a palate cleanser. And maybe a STI test. 1.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Jam session. 3.4.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Good stuff! 4.
The United States Of America
2/5
No. 2.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Jesus Christ. Another one?? Worse than multiple Blur albums. 2.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Say what you will about her, but can't say much about the music besides TALENT. 4.
Nirvana
3/5
Made me want to see what other unplugged albums are out there. 3.4.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
This was kinda fun. 3.
The Prodigy
2/5
I was not in the mood for this. 2.
Cream
2/5
Eh. 2.4.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Shrug. 3.4.
Air
2/5
Turned out better than I thought based on Sexy Boy, which made me want to turn it off. 2.4.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
I was having fun in the Penguin Cafe and then they lost me at double suicide. Needs more cafe. 3.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
4.
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Mostly not feeling it. 2.4.
The Temptations
4/5
This is what I'm talking about! 4.4.
Johnny Cash
4/5
The music is not for me, but there's really something here. 4.
Pere Ubu
1/5
This shitty music must have influenced a lot of other shitty music to get included on this list. 1.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
4.
The Birthday Party
1/5
Actual junk.1.
Prince
4/5
It's Prince. 3.7.
Elvis Costello
3/5
This album is better than the other one on the list. Hoping there's not a third by him on here. 2.7.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Eh. 2.8.
The Lemonheads
3/5
That's so 90's. 3.
The Mars Volta
2/5
That was what that was. 2.4.
The Pogues
3/5
Went back and forth on this one. 3.4.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Good stuff! I'd give it 4 just for Maps tbh.
Mike Ladd
3/5
It's interesting, but underwhelming at the same time. 3.
The Darkness
3/5
It's fun and fine. 3.
Kate Bush
4/5
Running up that Hill gets this to a 4.
Radiohead
2/5
Snoozer. 2.4.
The Police
3/5
Yikes to some of these. 3.
Motörhead
2/5
Music is fun, but singing and lyrics are atrocious. 2.4.
The Verve
3/5
A lot of the same, and that same was fine. 2.8.
Pentangle
3/5
Not bad! 3.
Pink Floyd
4/5
4.
Yes
3/5
This could be played in the grocery store. 3.
Kraftwerk
2/5
I could have walked away from the first song for 20 mins and missed nothing. 2.
3/5
There are some good songs on here. 3.4.
Carole King
5/5
Stunning. 5.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Had some really good tracks. 3.4.
Stereo MC's
3/5
It was pretty fun! 3.4.
Tracy Chapman
5/5
You already know! 5.
PJ Harvey
3/5
2.7.
Miles Davis
4/5
If listening to Miles Davis is cool, then consider me peeing my pants. 3.7.
B.B. King
4/5
Pretty fantastic live album. 4.4.
Metallica
4/5
Title song is a banger. 3.7.
Cocteau Twins
2/5
I was waiting for it to be over. 2.4.
Pantera
3/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Liked it! 4.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
These lyrics are terrible. 2.4
Alanis Morissette
5/5
Bangers on bangers. 5.
Aerosmith
3/5
Solid. 3.4.
Laibach
2/5
I appreciate the drama, just not the literal sounds I'm hearing. 2.
Alice In Chains
4/5
I loved playing Them Bones on Guitar Hero. On easy. By myself. 4.
OutKast
4/5
Some brilliant music. 4.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
A legend, but these songs bled together and dragged on after a while. Strongest emotion I felt was nostalgia for Christmas. 3.
Hot Chip
3/5
Don't know if I need a whole album of this, but it's a pleasant listening experience. Definitely some hipster shit tho. 3.
Napalm Death
1/5
The album was sitting at a 1.5 and then it got worse. 1.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Not as good as his other album, but fine. 3.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Pleasant. 4.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Vocals were so annoying that I wanted to turn it off immediately. I suppose some of it wasn't terrible tho? 2.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Ooh, this is nice!! 4.
Guided By Voices
3/5
3.
Elton John
5/5
Adele
5/5
So good. 5.
Korn
2/5
Freak on a Leash got nostalgia points. But I didn't love this music then and I don't like it now. 2.
David Bowie
3/5
3.
Goldie
1/5
I felt like I was held hostage by this long ass album. 1.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Wow! 5.
Billy Bragg
4/5
Interesting. Made me want to listen to Frank Turner. 3.5.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Ok.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I'm not happy that ANOTHER one of his albums is on this list. And even more unfortunately, it's definitely the best one so far. 3.
Nick Drake
3/5
Sleepy, but nice. 3.4.
ZZ Top
3/5
More interesting than I thought it would be. 3.
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
She could sing the phonebook, and she just might have on one of those discs. 4.
Lorde
4/5
Green Light is a banger! I can guess why they picked this one for the list, but I like other albums of hers better. 3.5.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Hypnotic. 3.
Talking Heads
3/5
Some of these were great, but I'm not going to sit around listening to this whole album. 3.4.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Just for the major hits, this gets a 4. Without those, its a 3.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
3.
The Associates
2/5
That was what that was. 2.
Judas Priest
4/5
Vocals! 3.8.
The xx
3/5
Pleasant enough, but why are we listening to it? 2.5.
Michael Jackson
5/5
I want to know which girl Michael and Paul we're fighting over. 5.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Wtf was that? Not the worst on this list got sure, but hmm. 2.4.
Lucinda Williams
3/5
2 kool 4 me. 3.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
2.8.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Another one of these albums? I guess. 2.5.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Now we're talking! 3.7.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Not sure what I was expecting. I guess I've never really listened to them. 3.
U2
4/5
This was the best I've heard from U2. 4.
Koffi Olomide
1/5
Googled the artist. 1.
Depeche Mode
2/5
Don't know what I would have done without the "Glitter Mix". 2.4.
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Fine background music. Didn't make me feel much. 2.5.
Pulp
3/5
Every time I started getting into it, the lead singer did something whack. 3.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Some phenomenal tracks. 4.
Supergrass
3/5
It was fine. 3.
Coldplay
3/5
I think this is on the list for "Yellow" and that's not a good enough reason. 2.5.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Some beautiful songs. 3.5.
Happy Mondays
2/5
2.4.
Pavement
3/5
Eh.
808 State
1/5
This so wasn't the vibe today. 1.
Wilco
3/5
The first song was really bad and I was concerned. Glad it got better. 3.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
I enjoyed most of it, but I'm not really listening to the lyrics. They could be signing about anything. 3.4.
Funkadelic
3/5
3.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
What in the county bears hell is this?? 2.4.
Fever Ray
2/5
It's giving nothing I want. 2.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
3.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Not my favorite Stevie album on this list, but undeniable quality. 3.5.
Public Enemy
3/5
3.
Björk
2/5
Another one. 2.4.
1/5
About 1 minute into the first song, I checked the run time and decided 40 mins of this was too much. 1.
Linkin Park
2/5
Must be the nostalgia. 2.4.
The Who
4/5
I wish all the songs were as good as Pinball Wizard. 3.5.
Butthole Surfers
1/5
MamaThisIsGarbage.gif
3/5
This is a mess, but kinda fun? 2.8.
The Prodigy
2/5
I don't feel anything when I listen to music like this. Except that I don't want to hear a man (or anyone) talking about smacking his bitch up. 2.
The Killers
5/5
Iconic hits, solid all the way through! 4.5.
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
This was great music and I enjoyed the journey of the album. Played it several times. Will likely keep playing it. 5.
Billy Joel
4/5
A lot of great hits that are cover magnets. 4.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
3.4.
Sepultura
3/5
It's very interesting conceptually, but that doesn't mean that my ears enjoyed all of it. 2.6.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
3.5.
The Stone Roses
4/5
I enjoyed this! 4.
Syd Barrett
2/5
Why is this on this list? 2.
Genesis
4/5
This is interesting. 3.7.
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
3.4.
Beck
4/5
3.5.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
3.5.
David Bowie
3/5
The beginning was good, but you lost me at the end. 3.3.
Pink Floyd
5/5
So mellow, but still so interesting. 4.5.
Tortoise
2/5
I forgot to write my review for this and I can't remember anything but not wanting to listen to it again. 1.5.
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Hey Saxy! 4.6.
Pixies
3/5
3.4.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4/5
Some of these were legit! 3.6.
The Saints
3/5
Yikes, the lyrics. I can hear how this album could have been influential. Had to turn the RDMH cover off because it wasn't it. Three, for the number of times each song was on this album. 3.
TV On The Radio
3/5
This was fine. 3.4.
CHIC
4/5
I'm feeling it. 3.8.
Funkadelic
4/5
I could tell from the first song that this was something special. 4.4.
Fugees
4/5
Lauryn Hill is so talented. 4.4.
The Icarus Line
2/5
This was what it was. 2.
Method Man
3/5
3.
The Cars
4/5
4.
Dire Straits
3/5
This was really uneven. A couple great songs, but more blah than wow. 3.
Ray Charles
4/5
I know most of these sound better than the originals. The background vocals are creepy sometimes though. 4.4.
Goldfrapp
3/5
I was concerned during the first song, but I was interested by "Human". Lost me again a few times though. 2.7.
Grateful Dead
2/5
I think I'm still listening to the first song. 2.4.
Steely Dan
3/5
Steely Dan is always better than I expect. 3.4.
Fela Kuti
3/5
3.4.
Black Sabbath
4/5
I'm the Prince of **********ing Darkness!! 4.
Marilyn Manson
1/5
On Christmas? No.
The Afghan Whigs
1/5
The cover is really gross. The music is not good to meh. I could tell the album was over when a much better Pixies song came on. 1.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Pretty great. 3.5.
Beastie Boys
3/5
The music is really interesting, but the vocals are way too much for a full album. Especially because I don't have nostalgia to balance them out in this case. 3.
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Never heard of this group before. Listenable for sure. 3.4.
Roxy Music
3/5
Interesting music, painful vocals. 2.9.
Ray Price
3/5
More fun when I picture it sung by the country bears. 3.4.
The Go-Go's
5/5
Definition of bop. 4.5.
Van Halen
4/5
Really fun! Surprised by how much I enjoyed it, but I should have known based in the hits. 4.4.
Air
3/5
So soundtracks are allowed? Hmm. 3.4.
Traffic
3/5
Never heard of this album before, but not shocked it made this specific list. No clue if it's on anyone else's list. 3.
The Stooges
3/5
I need a shower, not in a good way. 2.8.
David Bowie
3/5
I guess the Labyrinth soundtrack is really Bowie's best. 3.4.
Parliament
4/5
I never go out of my way to listen to funk, but I always really enjoy it. This was really fun. 4.
Big Star
2/5
Not getting much from this. 2.
Mudhoney
3/5
What did you call me?? 3.
The Byrds
4/5
3.8.
Neil Young
3/5
3.4.
Prince
5/5
5.
The The
4/5
This was interesting. Don't know if I'd say I need to listen to it again, but I was enjoying the journey. 3.6.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
3.4.
Shack
2/5
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug for this list maker. 2.4
Solomon Burke
5/5
This was smooth af! 4.5.
Radiohead
3/5
Interesting. 3.4.
Deep Purple
3/5
Is it too long? Yep. But, I enjoyed parts of it. 3.
The Who
3/5
The sound quality of this album is ass. I don't think it's necessary. 2.8.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Ok, I'm more interested in the show now. Got VERY slow at the end and I had to knock down the score. 3.4.
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
5.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
I think this album is better than the last one. 3.
Erykah Badu
4/5
Some great tracks. 3.6.
Def Leppard
3/5
Fun stuff. 3.4.
David Bowie
5/5
If Bowie recorded a series of farts, it would be on this list. This has bangers though. 4.5.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
I need more than 5 stars for this one. 500 stars maybe.
ZZ Top
3/5
The quality and my interest really petered out towards the end. 2.8.
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Fun! 3.8.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Fantastic. 4.5.
Tom Waits
3/5
Say it, don't spray it. 2.6.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Hell of a debut. Missing my fave song of hers tho. Summer is Over was a banger. 3.8.
Janis Joplin
4/5
Good grit. 4.
Bert Jansch
3/5
3.
Pere Ubu
2/5
2.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Love Joni. 4.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Eh. 3.
Kanye West
1/5
Nope!
Public Enemy
4/5
3.5.
Janet Jackson
4/5
4.
Red Snapper
2/5
Why am I being told to listen to this?
Guns N' Roses
5/5
4.5.
Pink Floyd
3/5
3.4.
Cornershop
2/5
Something was off about this. 2.
Serge Gainsbourg
1/5
This is nasty.
Tim Buckley
3/5
2.8.
Coldplay
4/5
I'm a hater, but this is good. 4.
Joy Division
4/5
3.5.
Minutemen
4/5
Jackass. 4.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
I don't like this kind of music and that's just what it is. 2.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
I can imagine my kin throwing unwashed ass to this at Jamboree in the Hills. 2.4.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Bops! 4.
N.W.A.
3/5
Not in the mood for this, but yeah, it's foundational. 2.5.
King Crimson
2/5
Prog rock...2.
The Residents
1/5
This is ass. 1.
The Strokes
4/5
I liked it! 4.
Beastie Boys
4/5
Interesting mix. 3.8.
Van Halen
5/5
I can smell this. 4.6.
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Woah. 4.8.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Certainly influential, but it's it really that good? 3.4.
Solange
4/5
Beautiful vocals and Cranes in the Sky is getting added to my playlists. 3.6.
5/5
5.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
3.8.
PJ Harvey
3/5
3.4.
Giant Sand
2/5
Temptation of an Egg?? In this economy??? Pretty much unlistenable tho lol. 1.5.
The Auteurs
3/5
The music is better than the vocals. 3.
Supertramp
3/5
3.3.
Love
2/5
It got better, but it wasn't good. 2.
Suede
2/5
Hate the production choices. There's probably a good cover of The Wild Ones. 2.4.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
The Wagon autoplayed after I listened to this album and it was much better than these tracks. 2.6.
Big Star
3/5
2.9.
Madonna
3/5
The 2000s were really a time. I'm feeling both nostalgic and annoyed from this lol. 2.9.
The Dictators
3/5
3.
Arcade Fire
3/5
There's too many Arcade Fire records on this list. 3.
Tears For Fears
4/5
It has the "x" factor, these are hits. 4.
Hugh Masekela
3/5
There's better jazz on this list. 3.4.
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
I enjoyed it, but that's probably because I didn't understand most of the lyrics. Except Tipper Gore is a friend of mine. 4.
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
I expected this to be better based on his hits. 2.4.
DJ Shadow
2/5
This isn't for me. 2.4.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
The last song was fun, but overall meh. 2.8.
Bill Callahan
2/5
Old white man says. They all end up here, huh? 2.4.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
I liked some of it, but not enough. 2.5.
Slipknot
2/5
Hate that cover. 1.5.
3/5
Cool surprise! 3.4.
Kelela
3/5
I liked it, very much Janet vibes. Not sure if it's something that belongs on this type of list. 3.4.
George Jones
4/5
He did eat a little on Mary Don't Go Round. I believe that all the women who left him were in the right. 4.
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
There's too much electronics on this list. I liked this better than Fatboy Slim, so that's that. 2.
Missy Elliott
4/5
"Pussy don't fail me now." 4.
Depeche Mode
4/5
I was digging this. 3.7.
The Monkees
3/5
A few songs were really good, but some were creepy. 3.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I think this is better than some of his other stuff on here, but it's still a chore. 3.
Aimee Mann
3/5
Hawkwind
2/5
So long and only some of it entertaining. 2.
The The
3/5
They had me in the beginning and lost me a bit in the middle. 3.
Afrika Bambaataa
4/5
Never listened to this, but I recognize a good bit of it from other songs. 4.
Otis Redding
5/5
Wow! 5.
Justice
2/5
I wanted to turn this off 2 songs in. I'm sure there's a time and place, but it's not here and now. 2.
Jack White
2/5
I thought I wasn't digging it bc the vocals aren't great, but it ended up fine enough. 2.4.
Brian Eno
3/5
3.
System Of A Down
3/5
Sure. 2.5.
The Cardigans
3/5
3.3.
William Orbit
2/5
Mildly interesting elevator music. 2.4.
Eminem
1/5
Misogyny and homophobia doesn't make bops. 1.
New Order
3/5
I like it more than I probably should. 3.
3/5
2.5.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
The music is interesting, but the vocals are so whiny. Monster hit though. 3.
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Every time I started liking it, something made me dislike it. 2.8.
4/5
4. We are DEVO.
The Pretty Things
3/5
Beatle-like and The Who-like, but not as good as either. 3.
The Fall
2/5
Not feeling it. 2.4.
Don McLean
3/5
Sing-along for the ages. 3.4.
Love
3/5
2.9.
The Specials
3/5
3.
M.I.A.
1/5
Over her. 1.
Mercury Rev
2/5
2.
American Music Club
3/5
Not sure why this one is included. It's a hard ok. 2.5.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
"Oh Boy!"? Happy Pride! 3.
Brian Eno
3/5
This has as much emotional impact as elevator music. 2.5.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
After this album was over, Spotify played Joni Michell. I realize they're doing similar things, but I prefer her by a mile. 2.8.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Great voice and a few outstanding songs. 4.4.
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Joanna walked so Anais could run. 2.8.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Scooby Dooby was right there. 4.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
This was weird as hell and I'm glad that it was on the list. 3.8.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
It's giving mid. 3.
The Young Gods
2/5
2.
Jacques Brel
3/5
Idk what he's talking about, but it sounds like a good time. 3.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
3
Prince
5/5
Come on, Tipper! Live a little. 4.5.
Germs
2/5
I can tell it was very influential. 2.
Mudhoney
3/5
3.
Beyoncé
5/5
It's wild how Lemonade, Renaissance, and Cowboy Carter should also be on this list. Giving this a 5 because the rating on here is way too low.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
3.8.
Slade
3/5
Still not sure if they slayed? 3.
XTC
3/5
I wouldn't put this on a list like this, but it's listenable. 2.5.
Cowboy Junkies
5/5
Wow!! This is one of the times that I'm grateful for this list because I wouldn't have found this album on my own. 4.5.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
The intro and the random song that spirit shuffled to were my favorites. Hmm. 3.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
This isn't for me, but I can imagine music critics eating this up. 2.
k.d. lang
4/5
I learned today that I've never heard a k.d. lang song. This made me gayer. 3.7.
Van Morrison
4/5
3.8.
Black Sabbath
5/5
I never heard this album before Guitar Hero/Rock Band. A bunch of these are bangers. 4.5.
Fiona Apple
4/5
Some of it is brilliant and some of it is awful. 3.5.
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Not the worst thing on the list, but oof. 2.
White Denim
3/5
Very listenable. 3.4.
The Young Rascals
2/5
Inoffensive background noise. Nothing you have to listen to before you die. 2.4.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
3.8.
Anthrax
3/5
I like this in small doses. A whole album is a big dose. 2.6.
Meat Loaf
5/5
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do Bat). 4.5.
Elbow
3/5
Had to wait until the 4th song to hear something good. 3.
Mariah Carey
4/5
This album has low ratings on here, shocking. 4.
Brian Eno
1/5
You're kidding. 1.2.
Crowded House
3/5
Some of these sound like hits, but I've never heard of them or the songs. 3.4.
Cee Lo Green
1/5
Not rating this.
Randy Newman
3/5
3.4.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
That was that. 3.
George Michael
4/5
Whew. 3.7.
The Doors
4/5
3.6.
Orbital
1/5
No. 1.4.
John Martyn
2/5
2.3.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
3.4.
The Cure
3/5
3.
Tom Waits
1/5
Constipated man growls while someone bangs on a pot in the background. 1.
Morrissey
1/5
It was getting a 3, but these lyrics earned a 1.
The Libertines
2/5
The visual is off-putting and the music is fine. 2.4.
Brian Eno
1/5
Ain't no way. 1.
Frank Ocean
5/5
I wore this album out. 5.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
3.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
I was too young, so I have no nostalgia for these songs. They're bangers though. 4.5.
Joe Ely
3/5
Was it awful? Yes. Was it understandably included? Yes. 3.
Soft Machine
1/5
I wanted to turn this off 20 seconds in. I'd even take more Honky Tonk. Ugh. 1.
Kings of Leon
2/5
Stay away from children. 2.
The Jam
3/5
Fun. 3.4.
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
Not it. 2.
Garbage
4/5
Dug it! 4.
Pink Floyd
3/5
I'll never have enough drugs in my system for this. 2.5.
Mj Cole
2/5
Way too long. Nice vocals, repetitive, no hits. 2.2.
Elvis Presley
2/5
He's just not for me. 2.4.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
One of the worst on the list. 1.
Death In Vegas
2/5
Forgettable. 2.
Dion
3/5
Bland. 2.5.
Nanci Griffith
4/5
Here for it. I wish there were more like Fly By Night. 3.8.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
2.8.
Gang Starr
4/5
I know I've heard samples from this. 4.
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Not the one I would have picked. Fine, but a snoozer. 2.5.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
The singing is awful! The music is a little interesting, but woof. 1.5.
Animal Collective
2/5
This is some hipster nonsense. Perfectly fine, but why? 2.4.
Sabu
3/5
Did I enjoy it mostly because it was a change of pace? Probably. 2.5.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
The layering was effective on some songs and meh on others. 2.8.
Bad Company
3/5
This is the medicore white dude music that I enjoy. 3.4.
Tricky
3/5
It was fine with just her. 2.5.
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Idk who the terrible man is that she's singing about, but the D must be insane. Great vocals, horrific content. 2.4.
Fairport Convention
4/5
I knew A Sailor's Life was gonna hit. 3.5.
Dr. Octagon
2/5
The music sounds so good even though the lyrics are so awful, confusing. 2.4.
The Electric Prunes
2/5
What is this??? 2.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Imagine how good this would be if he could sing. 3.8.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I feel like they put a curse on me. 2.7.
Ian Dury
1/5
Is this on here because it's so bad? Paved the way for bad music?? 1.4.
Mylo
2/5
I didn't need this. 2.
Billy Bragg
3/5
One of the leads sounds OK, the other sounds like the times at a concert during the 2nd encore when the drummer takes a verse and everyone is amazed. Doesn't work well for a lead singer. That said, I enjoyed the upbeat songs. 3.4.
Grizzly Bear
3/5
What makes this hipster music so special? 3.
Talking Heads
4/5
This music has the X factor. I was interested in hearing the next track, but I don't think I'd have it on repeat. 3.8.
Radiohead
2/5
I don’t get it. 2.4.
Massive Attack
2/5
There's only 1 Heat Miser song I want to hear and this ain't it. 2.4.
Incubus
4/5
Enjoyed it. 3.5.
Dirty Projectors
2/5
I could smell the hipster on this from a mile away. 2.3.
Muddy Waters
5/5
4.5.
Deee-Lite
3/5
I could hear this album as soon as I saw the cover. 3.
Beck
2/5
Bleak, but Paper Tiger was great. 2.4.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Great music, but ew!
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Very nice! Need to add this to my Halloween playlist. 3.5.
The Roots
4/5
3.5.
Wild Beasts
2/5
I wish someone didn't tell him that his falsetto was impressive. This album could have been avoided. 2.
Dolly Parton
5/5
Fantastic! If all Country music was like this, I'd listen to it! 5.
The Monks
2/5
Only a few of these songs were available on Spotify and the few that were there weren't great. 2.4.