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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
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5 | 2.15 | +2.85 |
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
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5 | 2.61 | +2.39 |
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Cut
The Slits
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5 | 2.71 | +2.29 |
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
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5 | 2.89 | +2.11 |
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More Specials
The Specials
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5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
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5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
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5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
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1 | 3.84 | -2.84 |
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
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1 | 3.72 | -2.72 |
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
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1 | 3.57 | -2.57 |
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Make Yourself
Incubus
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1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| OutKast | 3 | 5 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 4 | 4.5 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.5 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.67 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 4.67 |
| Songhoy Blues | 2 | 5 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5 |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 5 |
| Nick Drake | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Buddy Holly & The Crickets | 2 | 1 |
| Motörhead | 2 | 1 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| Radiohead | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 2 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 2 |
5-Star Albums (48)
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The Incredible String Band
5/5
I cannot believe how low people have rated this hear. It shows that they're not in this to appreciate different kinds of music. As a huge fan of Syd Barrett Pink Floyd, this was a great revelation for me. There's just something so calming about this kind of trippy folk music. It makes you think of simpler times, and I don't see how the silliness of it doesn't just make you smile. Sure, it wasn't as put together lyrically or musically as early Pink Floyd, but it gives a great sense of whimsy and is just generally good.
5 likes
Pink Floyd
5/5
One of my favorite albums ever, does that make me sick
2 likes
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
This is just good music, also helped me to find out janis joplin sounds like robert plant when she wants and can sing really well when she wants
1 likes
Aerosmith
3/5
This was actually pretty good for what it is, I just wish they didn't sing about sex so much especially with young girls! But hey, that could just be me!
1 likes
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
This was actually really fun, I'm surprised I'd never heard of them before this
1 likes
1-Star Albums (22)
All Ratings
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Frank Zappa
1/5
The Cure
2/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Songhoy Blues
5/5
Queen Latifah
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
David Gray
2/5
Jurassic 5
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Jack White
2/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1/5
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
U2
2/5
Traffic
3/5
Elbow
4/5
Television
3/5
Various Artists
3/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Incubus
1/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
Kanye West
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Eurythmics
2/5
Beatles
4/5
Talk Talk
4/5
OutKast
5/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
Fishbone
4/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Motörhead
1/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
Bill Evans Trio
1/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
LL Cool J
1/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
4/5
Ice T
4/5
Raekwon
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Prince
3/5
Orbital
1/5
Beatles
3/5
The Clash
5/5
Best album ever
Supertramp
4/5
Ray Charles
2/5
Radiohead
1/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Coldplay
2/5
Bonus star for clocks otherwise it bored me
Fela Kuti
3/5
Can't fault a man for jamming but I would've loved to see this without 8 minute intros to each song too
CHVRCHES
5/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
B.B. King
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
So much good about this album, but it was so long and there was as much that I didn't love.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Iconic
Pink Floyd
5/5
Stevie Wonder
1/5
The Pogues
5/5
Television
3/5
Motörhead
1/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Nick Drake is really one of the gems of this for me. I liked five leaves left a little better but this has such a nice chill sound too.
The Cure
2/5
Boring and monotone but not bad
Michael Jackson
4/5
Contrary to my last review this was bad
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Didn't realize they just sounded like Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
It's hard to believe this was ever good, but it certainly didn't age well
The Human League
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Crowded House
2/5
Potential but didn't get near it
2/5
One great song surrounded by terrible ones, though Starship at the end was at least interesting
Hot Chip
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
Not bad, but I don't understand why it has so many listens. I guess you had to be there maybe
Taylor Swift
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
So talented but not something I'll come back to probably
Snoop Dogg
5/5
Bad Brains
2/5
Some good songs in the middle surrounded by complete garbage
Happy Mondays
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
OutKast
5/5
The Slits
5/5
So cool
Songhoy Blues
5/5
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Eric Clapton
2/5
Jamiroquai
2/5
Brian Eno
5/5
So cool and pretty, glad he's not just a crossword clue anymore
Beatles
3/5
She said was a nice new song for me along with my old favorite eleanor rigby but the rest is just good, nothing special
Joan Armatrading
3/5
She must be Tracy Chapman's mother
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Xtina, how and why did you make this so long?!
D'Angelo
1/5
Not the music for me, of course it was made in Sacramento
Thin Lizzy
3/5
The Band
3/5
Really good music backing loads of cheesy rhyming pairs. Also weird song about the confederacy especially when I thought these guys were Canadian
Suicide
2/5
So unsettling. It’s only on here for “artistic merit” cause otherwise it is not a good album by any measure. Loved walking around town while he was screaming and killing his family and himself.
Slipknot
1/5
Just horrible
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Blondie
4/5
George Jones
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
The Who
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Can't explain why I love this so much, but the first song is just incredible
Aerosmith
3/5
This was actually pretty good for what it is, I just wish they didn't sing about sex so much especially with young girls! But hey, that could just be me!
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
5/5
Incredible ambient music with even more incredible cover art. It just makes me happy and want to stay at the penguin cafe for as long as I want
Le Tigre
5/5
I thought it was too much noise at first, but I ended up loving the album with its unique sound
DJ Shadow
2/5
Garbage
3/5
Good not great
Justin Timberlake
3/5
This will ruin the tour
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
So boring and almost bad, at least there were one or two good songs near the end
New Order
3/5
3/5
U2 but a little different
Arcade Fire
3/5
I still don't know if I like them or not
Beatles
4/5
Nirvana
4/5
This is one that has to be on the list cause it defines a whole genre. It's not my favorite but it's still great.
Arcade Fire
4/5
This was great stuff, I liked it a lot better than funeral
Prince
4/5
10cc
4/5
Really fun band I had somehow never even heard of. I love when bands are funny and good at music even if they’re the worst band in the world
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Some of the worst songs I've ever heard in among some really good ones that have a weird energetic sound. Just sometimes they let the sound get too weird and energetic and sounded like a dad that had many, many different drugs
Frank Sinatra
3/5
It's definitely Frank Sinatra, can't argue with that
Foo Fighters
3/5
Amazing first song followed by samey sounding songs
Eurythmics
2/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
I don't really like this type of music but it was still good, especially lost in music
Elliott Smith
4/5
Just like his other album I’ve gotten, it really is great music. Still not my style but I did get attached to Lost and Found so it’s a good day.
The White Stripes
3/5
Another one with one great song and lots of mediocrity
Muddy Waters
2/5
Very difficult to get through, it was all the same
The The
4/5
Good tunes
Pulp
4/5
4 stars, and I wanted to like this more. The beginning just did not inspire me with the music but the vibes really were there. Even when he was explicitly sexual (it happened a lot) it didn't put me off or anything. Sounded kinda like Blur at different points
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Decent for Stevie
TV On The Radio
1/5
This was genuinely horrible. It made me think of Suicide (NOT a double meaning) just in a different time with different drugs. And by that I mean it was genuinely horrible.
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
This album gradually wore me down song by song until I was resigned to give it just one star. I was bored out of my mind. Then in the last song she didn’t know how to sing it and talked about Ella Fitzgerald singing it in a crazy way which made me laugh. Don’t say I didn’t give it a chance
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Enjoyable to listen to, they’re very talented
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Very beautiful music and lyrics unfortunately sung by a much too old Lenny
Sade
2/5
Some great songs but mostly ones that weren't good at all
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
This was honestly fine, maybe better than I thought it would be. It was actually insane to hear the clear influence from Suicide on "State Trooper." That's definitely one of the coolest parts of this experience. Although why he chose to imitate that I'll never know...
Baaba Maal
3/5
This was really good stuff but not rating it too high because I won't be coming back to it later
Solomon Burke
4/5
Great voice and good music. Just dropped off a bit through the album.
Eagles
3/5
Perfectly adequate; that is to say, not bad
The Doors
4/5
I was hoping this was better since I had already liked some songs on this, but it was just more of the same
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
What
Stan Getz
1/5
Intensely boring and the sound of the samba shakers nearly drove me insane on some songs
Jimmy Smith
2/5
This is pretty good for jazz, but it’s jazz
Neil Young
4/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Pretty fun and unique, but also not especially good
AC/DC
2/5
Wow that was really something
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Perfect music for walking around the city on a rainy day, particularly if you're sleuthing
David Bowie
2/5
"F 2016, 2016 SUCKS" they said. It turns out people die. There were worse years to come that weren't ruined by old, heavily drugged people dying. I hope all the people who pretended to have loved David Bowie as soon as he died listened to this album as punishment. It's not even the worst, but nowhere near what this list should be.
Supergrass
4/5
This has one obvious hit single, but the whole album is full of fun, energetic, good music
Queen
4/5
Very good album throughout with only 1 real hit song
OutKast
5/5
CHIC
2/5
Did not like this one
Jean-Michel Jarre
5/5
Absolutely love this synth stuff, great music and sounds a bit like Mamman Sani my love
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
I was a bit surprised by this, there was a lot I liked in it. But it wasn't really that good except for American Girl
The Smiths
3/5
Really not bad, but it tailed off about halfway through. Would love to hear this with a real singer supporting the band
Elvis Costello
3/5
I think I would only listen to his greatest hits, this sounded like a bunch of the same songs back to back to back. It wasn't bad at all, but just a bit boring to listen to the whole thing.
Mylo
2/5
Fine but a bit boring
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Really like this. I already liked Cathy's Clown but the whole album was very nice
Stan Getz
3/5
One of the classics that missed me
Public Enemy
3/5
Good samples, great social issues addressed. But I just didn't care for some reason, maybe it was outdated for me. Definitely not enough to keep me interested
Madness
4/5
A ska band trying to move beyond ska. I didn't really like it as much as I like their previous album, 7 probably because of that. Not as much upbeat fast tempo music but there were some great hits here like Our House and Madness
The Incredible String Band
5/5
I cannot believe how low people have rated this hear. It shows that they're not in this to appreciate different kinds of music. As a huge fan of Syd Barrett Pink Floyd, this was a great revelation for me. There's just something so calming about this kind of trippy folk music. It makes you think of simpler times, and I don't see how the silliness of it doesn't just make you smile. Sure, it wasn't as put together lyrically or musically as early Pink Floyd, but it gives a great sense of whimsy and is just generally good.
Green Day
4/5
I seriously don't know if it's a 3 or a 4 for me. This is obviously an iconic album, but it doesn't really grab me. I've never liked their pretend punk attitude and sound, but this album has some real classics that everyone should know for a reason.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Jethro Tull
4/5
Very close to being an all time great album, but the part between mother goose and locomotive breath just didn't interest me. Started and ended so well
Cat Stevens
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Hated this at first, it felt like the beastie boys trying and failing to make their way into techno. By the end though there were some real jams
R.E.M.
4/5
Not the best REM album, but Laughing is such a good song
ZZ Top
2/5
Somewhere between a 2 and a 3
The Specials
5/5
Really good stuff
Starts with a great song then it becomes usual U2, nothing too interesting
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
This was actually really fun, I'm surprised I'd never heard of them before this
Little Richard
3/5
Just a bit repetitive (some songs are exact copies), but definitely a step in the right direction toward good music
The Who
2/5
I'm very sad to not like this one. Maybe it will hit later in life, but I didn't really enjoy any of this. I'll definitely try again another time.
The Shamen
3/5
Listening to this album was like being a kid where there’s an adult trying to be cool and you can’t help but make fun of him with your friends as he seems just way out of touch but then you grow up and realize he may have actually been cool in his day and you start feeling a little bad for him. You’re left with a smile as you reminisce on the good and bad times
Skepta
4/5
This shit is so good
Oasis
3/5
I expected better from them
Nirvana
2/5
Wow, this was really bad. It was like subpar high school garage band music with either mumbling or screaming on top of it.
Green Day
4/5
This is definitely one of the reasons i’m doing this. I used to think Green Day was on the really bad side of punk where you couldn’t believe they would actually do anything punk whatsoever. That may still be true but I have a lot more respect for their music and band as a whole
Jeff Beck
2/5
Really big stinker, Jeff!!!! Not a one star cause it does seem like it led the way to better things like led zeppelin
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I didn't used to like Bob Marley cause he was the only Reggae artist known to white people, but this is pretty good stuff and I especially appreciate the songs from peter tosh (without even knowing they were written by him until now). Not so much into kinky reggae
Talking Heads
5/5
I was always scared of listening to Talking Heads albums cause I thought they'd be too weird but I keep being proven wrong. This is another great, fun album and the core of Cities - Life During Wartime is incredible
ABBA
4/5
Not all hits, but it's just good music with silly lyrics so you can't be mad
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
Just not very good
Patti Smith
5/5
Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. I love Patti Smith, especially Redondo Beach
JAY Z
4/5
I was ready to hate on this 9/11 classic, but everything except his rapping was actually so good I just can't hate
David Bowie
5/5
My favorite of his albums just because of golden years and word on a wing
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Really good stuff
Pentangle
4/5
Some really good stuff, this experience is definitely improving my view of hippies and psychedelic music
Megadeth
3/5
Really not bad at all
fIREHOSE
4/5
Really good punk music without just being loud
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
This is just good music, also helped me to find out janis joplin sounds like robert plant when she wants and can sing really well when she wants
Lorde
3/5
It had a nice, consistent sound. But it’s not one I really enjoy that much
The Jam
3/5
I really like the idea of this band, but the music didn’t really show me anything great. I love that’s entertainment anyway
Suzanne Vega
4/5
I really appreciated what she was doing on this album even though it isn’t my vibe
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Music for a wine-drunk mom: bad poetry set to bad music
AC/DC
3/5
It would be nice to hear different songs
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
He hurried through this album like he remembered his wife was going to get out of high school soon, sounding like a white little richard
Lightning Bolt
2/5
I wouldn't really call this good music
Happy Mondays
3/5
I could defend this album more if it was half as long, but it just wasn't good enough to justify
Thundercat
2/5
Exactly the kind of thing I can get behind to show off some originality and self expression. It only needs lots more originality and better self expression.
The Verve
1/5
This is so bad! I don’t know how they made it past being a one hit wonder, they sound like a much worse U2
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Some really beautiful songs but didn’t keep my interest the whole album
The Stooges
2/5
They clearly jumped on the loud, raw music early, but that doesn’t mean they did it well
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Really one of the all time great albums
Big Black
3/5
I can’t relate to the boringness of the midwest making you want to die, but I can empathize
Nina Simone
5/5
Incredible singer sings great songs
Isaac Hayes
4/5
I was expecting scary long jazz, but his voice is good enough to carry the long songs
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
The maker of this list had the responsibility to realize there weren't 1000 good albums and save us all some time. This was horrible, I laughed out loud at the end of the first song when stupid johnny rot started wailing or something. Not even Jah Wobble could save this
Soft Machine
3/5
Not exactly my style, but I can see how other people would like it. Moon In June was definitely nice, but each song was 20 minutes
The Go-Go's
5/5
A really great new wave album, lots of hits and the lesser known songs didn't drop the level
Kanye West
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
One of my favorite albums ever, does that make me sick
The Undertones
3/5
I was trying to figure out why I hadn’t heard of these guys before I realized they don’t know how to write a chorus
The White Stripes
3/5
Man they really get boring quickly, not a good band for albums
Elvis Presley
3/5
Mediocre early rock n roll and love songs
Marty Robbins
4/5
El Paso is one of the greatest songs ever. The rest were some very good country and western songs too.
Neil Young
4/5
Not Neil's best, but I did still quite like it
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
If someone put this on the aux I would crash
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Not very good for listening to, but it was interesting to hear him explain things and it was probably important at the time
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
This was pretty good, especially for its time, but not one I'll be going back to
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1/5
Bad
Tim Buckley
3/5
Some of this stuff is great and way better than happy sad which was extremely boring. Just lacking some consistency and direction
Gorillaz
4/5
The only Gorillaz album that feels dated to me. Still great with a lot of nice music that really captures the time period
Steely Dan
3/5
I don't really get it. I can't understand why there are so many passionate five star reviews defending this mediocre album. It was decent funky jazzy rock, but completely uninspiring. Any lyrics that stood out were just lame rhymes
3/5
As a fan of X, I'm not really sure why this album made it onto this list. It's really not great
Mercury Rev
4/5
I really liked this album a lot. It started very strong but kind of went up and down after. They kind of hurt themselves with how many instrumentals there are, but you can tell that’s just what they wanted to do. Very flaming lips sound
Frank Ocean
4/5
Some of these reviews are insane. Definitely deserved as one of the top albums of that decade. Pyramids and lost back to back is just crazy
Willie Nelson
4/5
Really good old country music. The highlight was the title track where a woman dies cause a man loves his horse too much.
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Nit nit ni nit foley baloley
Radiohead
2/5
whining set to noise
The Temptations
3/5
Good music
4/5
Not as weird as they were trying to make it. The vocal distortions on lucy in the sky were just ridiculously bad and ruined what would otherwise be a great song. I did really enjoy Being for the benefit of mr kite.
The Beta Band
4/5
I had never heard of them, but I really liked this album. Not something I will listen to again and again though.
Goldfrapp
2/5
Boring as hell early electronic for the most part. Utopia was a banger though
Aretha Franklin
3/5
This sounded pretty dated, but she has an amazing voice
Björk
4/5
Some great stuff by the queen. Not as incredible to me as the sugarcubes, but really interesting music and she kept it solid throughout.
Neneh Cherry
4/5
Wow, I actually really liked this one. It's like a better Queen Latifah. Definitely dated quite a bit, but still lots of fun
Deep Purple
2/5
Just not great
Fatboy Slim
2/5
There are definitely good parts of this, but it’s absolute torture to have to listen to an hour straight of this. Nothing but samples
Beck
3/5
I’m sure this is good music if you’re sad
The Darkness
3/5
Started off scared that this will be any other rock album, but it was a good album overall
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
This is the arctic monkeys
PJ Harvey
4/5
I really liked her, despite never hearing her before. This was a nice surprise. It was a bit like an updated patti smith with less swagger
Sex Pistols
3/5
Better than i used to give them credit for. They started something but the best is yet to come
Janelle Monáe
5/5
Wow, I really loved this album. Definitely one of the best albums that's been new to me. I especially loved Faster.
Traffic
2/5
Disappointed because I really liked the album I had before called "Traffic" by a stroke of genius. Although this title is amazing, the album is pretty lackluster.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Pretty good music, especially for its time
The Black Keys
3/5
Not a bad album overall, and some all time great songs as well
Nick Drake
5/5
Beautiful music
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Pretty good album overall, some great songs at the start
Neil Young
4/5
Another banger from Neil, he can't stop
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
I gave this two the first time, but that was harsh. Here's a three
Steve Earle
3/5
Guitar town!!! Great name for an album Steve, very cool. The music was pretty good and he had a good twang, but the lyrics were very dumb
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Some of the best rap songs ever but the album is too bloated!
The Velvet Underground
5/5
LOL I love this stuff
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Nilsson, you could have had it all. One or two great songs but the rest is mediocre
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
I absolutely loved the first half of this album, but it really dropped off. Easy five stars if it were half as long
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
Are we serious? Five hours of songs and it's not even the Gershwins' best. Really disappointed because as an album this is not even listenable
Portishead
2/5
It's an album full of james bond songs but none are THE bond songs
George Michael
3/5
Not my favorite but it's alright
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Didn't know a white woman from england was singing that
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Man, John sucks. His voice ruins this album. One of the good things about this process is turning from a hater into an educated hater. I was previously a hater, but now I know the music is actually pretty good and it's just John ruining it. Even on the last song after I had been warming up to the album, John shows up to sing like a grandma. That song had really interesting, pretty good music too. But it also had John
Ray Charles
2/5
Bold to take songs from the likes of Hank Williams and transform them into an album where everything sounds the same
Ryan Adams
3/5
Maybe the closest we'll get to the Platonic Form of singer-songwriter on this earth
Dr. Dre
2/5
Not a good album, it was just a worse version of doggystyle. This can be forgotten by history
Van Halen
4/5
Never listened to them before but this was awesome. Eruption especially and it's just a guitar solo
Sigur Rós
2/5
Some good parts, but nothing to justify listening to an hour and 10 minutes of it
Deee-Lite
2/5
I was bored about 5 minutes in. We should remember their single, not the whole album
Beatles
3/5
It's hilarious how average this is
Pink Floyd
4/5
Beautiful album
Stevie Wonder
2/5
My favorite part of any of Steven's albums are when they're over and I can return to my life
Ice Cube
4/5
Really liked this album, potent with good songs
Rush
2/5
They got me, I listened to it. I won't be doing it again though
Kings of Leon
4/5
Honestly this is really good for what it is. Not in your face rock but good music. It did continue the theme of rock albums having ambiguous songs about underage women but this one was ambiguous enough!
Blur
5/5
One of the few albums I have every song liked on Spotify
Funkadelic
3/5
Not great
4/5
This was awesome, started and ended very strong. A great, fun way to spend 30 minutes
Traffic
3/5
I remembered this album fondly from my first listen, but I'm glad I listened again to remember how mid it is apart from some good songs
Cornershop
4/5
I was really not expecting to like this album other than the first two songs, but I was impressed throughout
Meat Loaf
4/5
I was actually sad none of the other songs were as fun as paradise by the dashboard light, but that was still enough to bump the album to a four
The Cure
3/5
I can see why people really like this album, the music is a step above the other Cure albums we've had. Still not really for me though
The Beach Boys
5/5
YES I LOVE THIS. I love the range of the beach boys
PJ Harvey
3/5
It's poetry, but not very good poetry. Really liked the music too, but it's a bit ruined by PJ's singing
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Wow, I was really expecting a lot since this is the highest rated album here. It absolutely does not justify that position, but I guess this album just has no haters. There are definitely 3-4 great songs, but the rest is really nothing specially
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
A lot of HUGE hits, and the ones that weren't were still good. I usually think Duran Duran is the most stereotypical 80s sounding band but these guys give them a run for their money
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Completely mid
Arrested Development
4/5
A unique part of the world of music
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Interesting and mostly good but way too long you damn truckers. A love letter to alabama and the south will all its flaws
Skunk Anansie
3/5
So hard to rate this i’m gonna not even try
The Streets
4/5
How did this make the list? It’s good though
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
Wow, this was really great. I didn't expect much but this is pretty amazing 70s pop music, I loved the electronic parts and especially jungle
R.E.M.
5/5
One of the best albums ever. I'd always heard good things, but I was still shocked how much I liked it
Simple Minds
3/5
Totally average new wave music
Yes
4/5
I knew nothing about yes before this, I was usually a no man. But this is really good. Some songs are really amazing, but it's a bit hampered by being prog without progressing much (just making songs long)
Janis Joplin
2/5
This was a big disappointment. It's just utterly boring, like if you took the most uninteresting songs from led zeppelin's career
Bob Dylan
3/5
Ramones
4/5
This is one of the all time great bands that I was raised with. This album starts great but sort of falls off a bit. At least you don't have any time to be sad about it
Björk
4/5
An interesting listen for sure, very good musically but not something to come back to
Depeche Mode
5/5
One of the best ever
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
A good album, but more in like a listening as a documentary way rather than an enjoy the music kinda way. A lot of good beats, but a lot of the same funky jazzy music which i don't really enjoy. The lyrics are nice though and I liked him repeating a few lines over the course of the album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Decent album altogether with one or two very good songs
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
I didn't really know anything about Cyndi, but this album is a bit of a powerhouse. I really enjoyed it altogether, but some songs in the middle fell flat
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
If they cut out half the guitar solos, it’s a great album!
Metallica
2/5
Couldn’t wait for this to be over! But they made me wait a longgggg time
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
This is one of the nice things about this album, getting to hear paul who is otherwise forgotten. 60s pop by somebody not the beatles
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
don't get the hubbub
Jack White
2/5
Not something i want to listen to as an album
The Byrds
2/5
I like the vibe of this album and the opening song is incredible, but there’s too many duds
The Who
2/5
2 stars not cause it’s bad, it just doesn’t need to be on this list. Nobody needs to hear this
The Stooges
3/5
Good early punk sound, but pretty average
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
The cutter is some tune. The rest of it was alright, it sounded a little like a better version of the cure
Brian Wilson
4/5
For a heroes and villains MEGAFAN, this was really, really cool to listen to. I do think it should be optional listening for us BBheads rather than mandatory, but I didn't make the list
R.E.M.
5/5
I listened to this right before starting the generator, and it's even better than I remembered.
The Beach Boys
5/5
I can see why this is in the GOAT debate.. my kings
William Orbit
2/5
Not bad for what it is, but I generally don't want to listen to an electronic album
Erykah Badu
2/5
Started off with promise but it got old so quickly. I really rarely skip songs but i had to to get through this
The Thrills
2/5
I was really prepared to give this a three because the first few songs were good. But they somehow kept this album going for what seemed like an eternity with nothing else interesting. It was kind of like if Neil Young was born in Donabate but somehow found his way to California for one week only
Billy Joel
2/5
I was expecting to like this more because I loved Moving Out when I heard it in Glee. This was like he took the worst parts of the beatles feel good era but put a piano at the forefront
Van Halen
5/5
Wow, I'm very impressed by this. As someone who's not a big fan of classic rock, this is definitely the best album of it's kind I've heard so far. I'll give it five stars for having so many hit songs as well
Queen
3/5
Decent album, sounds very 70s. Has a lot of weirdness, but not of the variety i'm really into. Seven seas of rhye has always been incredible though
Django Django
3/5
Fair enough, this is decent music for 2012. I forgot about the song Default, so it's cool to hear it again
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
I liked the remix by his son more, such boring music you really can't listen to it as an album unless you're really trying to become a beatle
Blur
3/5
Even as a big damon fan, I find listening to most Blur albums is not really for me. I would say about every other song on here is good though
Kraftwerk
4/5
Such a good album, it absolutely deserves to be on this list
Beyoncé
1/5
Wow, this was so dull. It's so badly overproduced with hardly any interesting substance. If she wanted to show how much she likes sex with Jay Z, she could have saved everyone's time and released a sex tape
Robert Wyatt
2/5
This guy is just so weird. I did love the heaps of sheeps though. If all his music was like that I would be a fan. But it's not all like that...
Bob Dylan
2/5
Not much of worth in here other than a few funny rhymes. Even like a rolling stone, which should be a good song, is 6 minutes long for absolutely no reason
Radiohead
3/5
I guess I'm listening to something else. This just feels lacking substance. It did seem to be a sign of where alternative music was headed though
Black Sabbath
4/5
I can absolutely see why this is rated so high. It's really impressive that this is from 1970. Very good early metal music, but I can't give 5 stars to an album with rat salad
Tom Waits
3/5
This is so difficult to rate cause it's so unique. His voice is very strange but the music was fun most of the time and I enjoyed it
Fishbone
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
This was one of the most forgettable albums so far, but it did end well
Guns N' Roses
3/5
The heights like welcome to the jungle are counteracted by the terrible singing, especially on songs like mr brownstone
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
I was not really enjoying this until it got to good kid, but even after that it was just alright
Dion
3/5
I don't really get the hate for this album, I'm glad I listened to it
Merle Haggard
3/5
Started off with a great song and great promise, but the rest of the songs didn’t follow through. Good guitar and good voice
The xx
3/5
I have really liked a few of these songs for a while now, but the album is just too plain and boring
Cocteau Twins
2/5
In each song, one Cocteau Twin makes up some new gibberish while another Cocteau Twin plays the same music
The Only Ones
4/5
I like this album a lot, but probably won’t be coming back to it much. Think they really could have made it big with a different singer…
Black Sabbath
3/5
Not as good as paranoid but still good music. Changes was a standout
The Byrds
2/5
The best of these samey songs are the country sounding ones, so it makes sense they followed with a country album
Pixies
4/5
This was really a great album, very enjoyable early alt rock
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
I guess I just don’t like the funk cause this didn’t do it for me. There were two fun songs for me but the rest was not my style
Elvis Presley
3/5
This isn't a great album, but it's easy to listen to and had some really fun songs
Bert Jansch
4/5
This is a really nice album, some good ole geetar strummin. Somewhere between tim buckley and nick drake in my mind, I really enjoyed listening to him
Alanis Morissette
4/5
An all time classic 90s album. I don't love it, but it's so quintessentially 90s I enjoyed listening to it
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
This is a really decent album, kinda sounded like SZA but with more classic r&b
Buzzcocks
2/5
This one had some good songs, but as an album I can't say it was good
Pretenders
2/5
I never liked hearing the pretenders on the radio, mostly due to chrissie's voice. But, I gave them a fair shot here
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
As much as Alex tried to get me to hate this, I couldn’t
Sonic Youth
4/5
A little too much sonic, just the right amount of youth. Somewhere between a 3 and a 4, but I’ll give a four since I liked it
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
I don’t really think elelctronic/ dj albums like this and fatbot slim are for me. Especially the looping spoken word or vocals
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
A great voice over good punk music
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
I really like music and harmonies like this
Amy Winehouse
2/5
I guess she saved the best for last, this was not very enjoyable
Led Zeppelin
4/5
It was just a mediocre led zeppelin album, but from gallows pole on it gets a new dimension that improves it and makes it more unique
Björk
3/5
Not the most engaging Bjork album for me, but I still liked it
The Temptations
3/5
Very good music, but I won't be going back to it
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
All this, but no surprises for this year's elvis costello album
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
I really enjoyed listening to this, it's a piece of history
Korn
1/5
Laughably bad... at least i was able to laugh at the rapping efforts and some random noises
The Cult
3/5
Not bad, but very generic hard rock at a time when everything had already been done
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
I think there's a lot of good stuff here. It has a sort of melancholy that reminds me of nick drake or radiohead, but it's his own brand and it's unique. Still a little long and not many if any standouts
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Not great listening for me. Just sounded like a lot of early rock and roll covers which is not my style
Megadeth
3/5
This was a little worse than the other megadeth album. Not sure how I came to this conclusion since it sounds exactly the same
Machito
3/5
It was very forgettable african inspired jazz but it was decent
Femi Kuti
4/5
proves he isn't a nepo baby
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Not sure what was in here that I had to hear
Kraftwerk
4/5
They're so iconic. Loved the first song, and the atmosphere created throughout was so well done
The Dictators
5/5
Wow I really loved this. Funny and a great early punk sound
George Michael
2/5
This just isnt very good. Freedom is fine but following with a lil stevie cover is unforgivable
Robbie Williams
1/5
Terrible derivative of blur and oasis with cheesy rhymes on every line. Alternate title: Music For a Troubled Second Grader
Everything But The Girl
2/5
This was alright, the woman reminded me of the XX
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Pretty good music most times but I did not enjoy the singing
Iggy Pop
3/5
Nothing special here but a good sound
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I didn't enjoy this too much, but it's a good old school sound
Janet Jackson
4/5
This was definitely heavily produced in the studio and a little long, but I like the ideas
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
I think I fought Tarkus in Donkey Kong 64
Donald Fagen
2/5
It’s nice he could make this passion project, but sadly I don’t share his passion for mediocre jazz easy listening
4/5
Good classic country music with bad classic womens roles
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
interesting that this is on here cause i'm not sure why, it's a period of progression between the 80s and jack white that's easily forgotten
Minor Threat
4/5
Really great punk album. Even if you didn't like it, it's over soon
Lou Reed
5/5
I loved the sound of this album, it came to me on the perfect day
Steely Dan
4/5
Lots of good/decent popular songs on here, but I will never be going back to this most likely. Gets an extra star for tony soprano
Joe Ely
4/5
This was a really enjoyable album even if it's not perfect. Great guitar and singing, I understand why the Clash liked him
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
I got tired of being preached to after 3 minutes and luckily that was the end of their over the top lyrical messaging telling us how bad everything is. Oh wait
Mariah Carey
3/5
The first song “honey” was lit but the rest was just alright to pretty good
Genesis
3/5
This is an hour and a half long. I would say I enjoyed the music a lot, but it was an hour and a half long.
Big Star
5/5
I’m not sure this deserves five stars because there was a pretty big fall off after four songs. But those first four songs were just incredible and it felt like falling in love
Love
2/5
Great first song, but imo there’s no reason to listen to the album if you’ve heard the byrds and other 60s music
Amy Winehouse
4/5
She did save all the great songs for this album, but the first half is so much better than the second so I can’t give five stars. Could have been balanced better
Morrissey
3/5
I started off liking this album, and I was prepared to be nice but then it was a full album of morrissey, he couldn’t help it
Fiona Apple
2/5
This just isn’t music made for me
Metallica
2/5
The music isn’t bad at all. But a 2+ hour long album is a huge ask and I definitely don’t think this mash up helped anyone. The orchestra could have been integrated a lot better
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
This album as a whole is pretty aggravating. I liked the vibe better when I was 20, but I think it has aged poorly and isn't really cool at all now. It's a long album filled with similar funky rock and a masterclass in Kiedis rapping. There are enough good parts to save it, but I really don't like this personally.
2/5
This was so boring to me, but there were some decent parts in the second half
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Utterly forgettable
Iron Maiden
3/5
Nothing really stood out to me
Neu!
3/5
I liked this as an atmospheric album, it can definitely hit on its day. I especially liked some parts of Seeland
Nico
4/5
Just the kind of old interesting music that I LOVE. I’m completely unable to rate objectively
Don McLean
4/5
I would have enjoyed 36 minutes of just American Pie, but this was good enough
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
How were we not tired of this same formula by now. It is a good formula, but this is the same as his other albums with I Want You sandwiched in
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Simply Red
2/5
Certainly not an album I had to listen to but not the worst thing ever. I would be worried if someone said Simply Red was one of their favorite artists thiugh
Beth Orton
4/5
Really impressed with this, feels like she should be more well known
Mekons
5/5
Absolutely love this album. It's so weird and blends punk and new wave with country instruments. Really love how original it is
The Byrds
3/5
This is some crazy 60s experimentation, especially with the aliens I was laughing my butt off. I liked the different sounds but i only really liked one or two songs
Nirvana
3/5
Not my favorite album, it's fine but pretty same-y. Not a fan of the jokes between songs