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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Yeezus
Kanye West
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5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
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5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Illmatic
Nas
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Follow The Leader
Korn
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4 | 2.65 | +1.35 |
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Slipknot
Slipknot
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4 | 2.67 | +1.33 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
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1 | 3.68 | -2.68 |
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
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1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
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1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Adele
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
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1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
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1 | 3.23 | -2.23 |
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
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1 | 3.19 | -2.19 |
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Brian Eno | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 1.75 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 1.67 |
| Adele | 2 | 1.5 |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 2 |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 2 |
| Beck | 3 | 2 |
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| Ice Cube | 1, 4 |
| Prince | 5, 2, 3 |
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Adele
1/5
Somebody should tell Adele that there are keys other than minor keys that can be used in song composition.
Yes, Adele can sing, I don't think anybody can argue with that but she chooses to sing about the same thing for 11 tracks and honestly by the 3rd track it starts getting old. I question why this album is on this list as it is very bland and boring. 1/5.
9 likes
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This came off as the ramblings of a madman to me.
Did not enjoy.
2 likes
Talking Heads
2/5
Overall if this album is Talking Heads' "magnum opus" then I'm not really impressed. I suppose at the time of release this style of music was more modern, edgy and experimental but listening to it in 2023 I don't find anything in particular that grabs me. It's all just sort of a jumble of sound with some haphazard lyrics thrown in and not mixed well, maybe that's the point, I don't know.
2 likes
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Talking Heads
2/5
Overall if this album is Talking Heads' "magnum opus" then I'm not really impressed. I suppose at the time of release this style of music was more modern, edgy and experimental but listening to it in 2023 I don't find anything in particular that grabs me. It's all just sort of a jumble of sound with some haphazard lyrics thrown in and not mixed well, maybe that's the point, I don't know.
Aerosmith
3/5
It doesn't really get more Aerosmith-ier than this album. If you want Aerosmith nobody would be disappointed if you put this one on.
With standout tracks like "Toys in the Attic", "Walk This Way", and "Sweet Emotion" you'll be having a good ole 70's rock time.
Tracks like "Adam's Apple" and "No More No More" leave something to be desired but hey, not every song can be great.
And then theres "Big Ten Inch Record" (get it? it's his penis!) which I don't really know how I feel about.
All this boils down to a solid 3/5 album. I mean, it is Aerosmith so you can't really expect more than that.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
A pretty solid album, very "early rap" vibes. Lots of good beats on these tracks. I kind of want to give it a 5 but I think this album just falls slightly short of that so I'm giving it a 4.
David Bowie
3/5
I had never listened to a David Bowie album before now and I found this one pretty alright. I found Eight Line Poem in particular to be a standout and I had heard Changes and Life On Mars? before so it's nice to see the album that they sprang from.
Overall I'd describe this album as "middle of the road", nothing spectacular but not bad at the same time.
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Hoo boy, THE Guns N' Roses album. With hits like Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine this album delivers that classic GNR that everybody knows.
It's also GNR at their peak which is kind of funny considering it's their debut album. I don't really know of any other mainstream band that peaked at their debut and released mediocre album after mediocre album but still somehow managed to stay relevant for years to come.
Other than the 3 mentioned hits I don't really see myself coming back to listen to anything on this album so for that this gets a 3/5.
Adele
1/5
Somebody should tell Adele that there are keys other than minor keys that can be used in song composition.
Yes, Adele can sing, I don't think anybody can argue with that but she chooses to sing about the same thing for 11 tracks and honestly by the 3rd track it starts getting old. I question why this album is on this list as it is very bland and boring. 1/5.
Willie Nelson
2/5
I'm not the biggest Willie Nelson fan and considering this is apparently a cover album maybe it isn't the best album to try and turn me around on ole Willie. While he is very talented this album just didn't do much for me. I've never head any of the originals for the songs covered on this album so I have no comparison, maybe if I did this would rate higher but for now this gets a 2/5.
Pink Floyd
4/5
A classic Pink Floyd album. While I do think it is very good I still find that it not their best work, at least in my opinion.
You only have 5 tracks to appreciate here and while they are all good I only find myself coming back for the title track. When I want to listen to Pink Floyd I'm much more inclined to put on Dark Side of the Moon over this.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Another live album, though this wasn't terrible.
I'm feeling generous so I'll give this a 3 today.
Fiona Apple
1/5
I've never listened to Fiona Apple before and after listening to this album I don't think I'll be listening to her again.
Björk
2/5
Having never listened to Björk before I didn't know what to expect with this album. Norwegian throat singing/beatboxing was definitely a surprise but what's more of a surprise was that I didn't hate it.
While this album is almost certainly one I will not return to it was an interesting listen so it gets a 2 out of 5.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Overall not a terrible album. I don't much about Harry Nilsson other than what I've read in other reviews here and I've never listened to any of his albums until now. This one didn't hit me exceptionally hard or anything but it's cool to know that this is where the "lime in the coconut" song came from. Other than that I didn't find anything too memorable on this album.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
I had not heard a single song on this album before today and while I liked most of the songs I would say this is definitely not Stevie Wonders best work.
Boogie On Reggae Woman is pretty damn good though. Everything else sort of blended together.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
No my cup of tea. Sounds too "Garage band-ey".
Sister Sledge
4/5
Disco's not dead! This album is pretty great and not just because of its title track. Would definitely listen to the album again.
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
This album was pretty meh. I like country music but this didn't do much for me.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
This is the first time I've ever actually sat down and listened to a Frank Sinatra album. Of course I've heard Sinatra before but never a full album.
I agree with what a few other people have said here, a full album of crooning is a little too much and they start to blend together. I also discovered that I prefer the covers of Sinatras famous songs such as "You Make Me Feel So Young" and "Makin' Whopee" over the originals.
All in all this feels like a 3 out of 5 album to me.
Nick Drake
4/5
I wasn't really sure what to expect from this album but I was pleasantly surprised. Would listen again.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
This is the first album on this list that I feel deserves a 5 out of 5 rating.
This album is undoubtedly a classic that everybody should listen too at least once but you're going to want to listen to it over and over again.
Every song on this album hits, there are no misses but for me "Go Your Own Way" and "Gold Dust Woman" stand out above the crowd here. Honestly you could pick any song on this album as your favorite Fleetwood Mac song and I couldn't fault you for it.
Paul Simon
2/5
Not a fan of this one. Paul Simon seems to like to write songs about conversations he's had with various people and the lyrics read like a bad story. "I said to her/him" and "he/she said to me" all over the place.
I do appreciate the use of of the accordion on the album as you don't often hear an instrument like that but all in all this is a 2 out of 5.
Anthrax
3/5
I don't have much to say about this album as I listened to it passively while working. Anthrax is pretty alright by me though and I've listened to them in the past, this album felt pretty middle of the road so I'll give it a 3.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
While Jimi Hendrix is undoubtedly a master on the guitar I found listening to a whole album of his a little less enjoyable that I thought it would be.
Bob Dylan
1/5
I tried to like this album but I just couldn't get into it. I guess Bob Dylan just isn't for me.
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
I couldn't get into this band/album. I had never heard of Flamin' Groovies before and I doubt I'll hear about them after today which begs the question why they are on this list to begin with.
Brian Eno
1/5
This is the kind of album you need drugs to appreciate. Lots and lots of drugs.
Unfortunately for me I was sober listening to this and it made for a terrible experience. If I could give 0 stars I would but I guess by default this album gets a 1 out of 5.
Roni Size
2/5
Very very repetitive and many songs are much longer than they need to be. With that being said it's not the worst album I've listened to from this list and I can't in good conscience give it 1 star so this gets 2 stars from me.
James Brown
3/5
I'm usually not a big fan of live albums and this one was no exception to that.
There's no denying James Brown's legendary status but I would much rather listen to a studio album of his than a live album. I can do without the rabid fans cheering constantly.
Otis Redding
3/5
Definitely not a bad album, I think I was just not in the right mood for this one. I wasn't feeling soulful at the time and I just couldn't get into the music.
Patti Smith
2/5
This album was ok, just ok.
It didn't feel very "punk rock" to me, maybe the genre has changed since the 70's.
Culture Club
2/5
This album came out of the gate with the only song worth listening to as its first track.
After Karma Chameleon I would suggest just moving on cause everything else is just 80's pop garbage. I can't in good conscience give this album a 1 start and lump it in with the other truly terrible 1 star albums so for Karma Chameleon alone this gets 2 stars.
Johnny Cash
3/5
I usually don't like live albums but I found this one to be alright, could do without the random announcements though.
Johnny Cash's voice is amazing as always but a lot of the songs have a "samey" feel to them.
Bob Dylan
2/5
I didn't enjoy the first Bob Dylan album suggested to me by this list and I didn't enjoy this one either.
I guess Bob Dylan just isn't for me.
Beatles
3/5
As far as Beatles albums go this one is pretty mid. It does have one of my favorite Beatles songs on it (Eleanor Rigby) but that isn't enough to bring the rating up higher than a 3.
Big Star
2/5
The only notable thing on this album is the theme song from that 70's show. A forgettable album from a forgettable band.
Nico
1/5
This might be the worst album so far on this list and I seriously question why it is on this list to begin with.
I couldn't even get through the whole album, I got halfway through "It Was a Pleasure Then" and had to call it quits.
Do yourself a favour and don't listen to this. Would give 0 stars if I could.
The Prodigy
3/5
I don't have too much to say about this album. I was decent enough and a bit nostalgic for me.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Pretty decent album, essentially a female Frank Sinatra album which is alright by me.
Various Artists
1/5
I missed rating this on Christmas and decided to return to it on October 29th for some reason.
It's Christmas music so I mean, how can you really critique it?
We all know these songs but outside of the Christmas season nobody is listening to this.
An album of Christmas music really should not be included in this list of albums to listen to before you die and on that basis alone I'm giving this 1 star.
Kraftwerk
2/5
Very boring but at the same time I can see how you could just throw this on for some background music.
I wouldn't listen again but it's not the worst album I've heard so this gets a 2.
4/5
A surprisingly good album. Going in I didn't expect to like this one as much as I did but here we are. The last track "We Float" is damn good, I can definitely see myself listening to more PJ Harvey in the future.
Buck Owens
3/5
Some good ole honky tonk right here.
Depeche Mode
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Eh, I guess this was alright but there wasn't anything really memorable here.
Portishead
3/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
I got some James Bond vibes from a few of the songs on this album. Overall the album was fairly enjoyable but not one I would come back and listen to.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
I'm a fan of Hip-Hop and Rap but it's hard to listen to a whole album of this kind of political rap. At some point you just say to yourself "I get it, everything sucks" and then you spend the rest of your day depressed while you watch TV.
4/5
Overall I don't really have any complaints about this album. I liked it and would probably listen to it again.
JAY Z
4/5
A pretty solid album by one of the greats. I prefer other Jay-Z albums but there's no denying The Blueprint is a classic.
808 State
3/5
Classic 90's techno music. A little boring now-a-days but still not bad.
Moby
2/5
And Moby? You can get stomped by Obie
You thirty six year old bald headed
You don't know me, you're too old, let go, it's over
Nobody listens to techno
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
A certified classic. If you haven't already I highly recommend listening to the Dissect podcasts series on this album as they do a great job explaining exactly why this album is a masterpiece.
Anybody who is a fan of rap/hip-hop has this album in their top 10 and it's not hard to see why.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
I can't really explain why but this album came off as ultra pretentious to me. I've never heard anything else by Sufjan Stevens and likely never will after this album. With that being said it wasn't the worst thing I've heard from this list so it gets 2 stars.
The Kinks
3/5
I didn't enjoy this Kinks album as much as Arthur. This one sounded a lot like the Beatles but without the charm.
New Order
3/5
Pretty ok.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
I can dig it
Killing Joke
2/5
Very mediocre.
Side note - What's with the Euro bias on this list? How are there so many underwhelming European artists on this list of albums to listen to before you die?
Nas
5/5
At age 20 Nas released a genre defining masterpiece of an album that is just as relevant now as it was when it was released cementing him as one of the GOATs of rap.
At age 20 I was working at a gas station an blowing my paycheques on weed.
Funkadelic
3/5
HIS NAME IS GEORGE. GEORGE CLINTON. AND HE'S GOT 38 DEGREES IN FUCKIN'
The Isley Brothers
4/5
I can dig it.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I liked this album better than Are You Experienced, something about it just clicked more. Rock on Jimi.
Japan
2/5
This might be one of the most "background music" albums I've listened to so far. All the songs kind of blended together and nothing really stood out to me.
The Avalanches
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
I could listen to Leonard Cohen read a dictionary.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
This is what you get when you prioritize lyrics over everything else in a song.
I guess it's not terrible but I did not enjoy this and it was a chore to get through.
Alanis Morissette
5/5
The more I think about it the more I realize that this album is a banger. 5/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
This album didn't do much for me, The Rolling Stones as a whole don't really do much for me.
Lou Reed
2/5
I did not enjoy this album
Metallica
4/5
\m/ \m/
Stan Getz
3/5
Minor Threat
2/5
Maybe I'm just getting old but all the songs sounded the same on this album.
Nina Simone
3/5
This album wasn't my cup of tea but there is undeniable talent here so I'm giving this 3 stars.
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Elton John
4/5
A pretty solid album from a pretty solid singer/songwriter.
Big Star
2/5
This is the second Big Star album I've listened to on this list and I question why it's here to begin with. #1 Record is the better album but not by much.
Duran Duran
4/5
Duran Duran is alright in my book. Doesn't get much more quintessentially 80's than this.
Beastie Boys
4/5
I don't know if I've ever heard such a genre-spanning album before. Respect to the boys.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
While this is a good album I've always felt that it is way overrated. Lots of people put this album in the conversation of "best hip hop album of all time" and I just don't see it.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Funky but just a tad too long.
Not something I would throw on purposefully but good enough to make me say "huh that's not bad".
Orange Juice
2/5
Another "not terrible, just boring" album. I don't see myself listening to this again, or remembering this band tomorrow.
The Kinks
2/5
This is the THIRD Kinks album I've encountered on this list. I assume by the end of the list I will have listened to every Kinks song in existence.
I find myself liking the kinks less and less with each album. Please, no more.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
There were some good tracks on this album but overall I got a pretty "meh" vibe from it. Not my favorite but I can see how others might like it.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Not exactly my kind of music but still listenable. I'd probably appreciate it more if I could speak Spanish.
Metallica
4/5
You know what, fuck the haters this album rocked.
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Did I really need to listen to this album before I die? No. The answer is an unequivocal no.
Donald Fagen
2/5
Nah, this ain't it.
Neil Young
1/5
Terrible. Tonight was not the night.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Jeff Buckley
3/5
A pretty decent album. I enjoyed the back half more than the front half.
Sepultura
3/5
I liked this album, but I find myself drifting further away from metal.
Prince
5/5
A damn fine album, I can't in good conscience give it less than 5 stars.
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
I feel like you need to be in a certain type of mood to enjoy this album and I just wasn't really in that mood.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Surprisingly I recognized a few old school bops on this album. Would listen again.
DJ Shadow
2/5
Not impressed by this album.
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Is this a pop album? Yes. Is it a good album? Also yes. Much better than a lot of crap I've listened to on this list and Christina has some pipes on her.
Madonna
2/5
The title track is the only one worth listening to on this album.
The Band
2/5
This is the kind of music that plays in a small town bar at 2pm on a Tuesday.
Little Richard
3/5
This the kind of music that makes you want to take your best gal to the malt shoppe and split a soda.
Taylor Swift
2/5
This album was very boring and bland. All the tracks sort of blended together and I couldn't tell you a single song off this album if you asked me. Overall, not very impressive.
The Byrds
2/5
I like country music, but this album missed the mark.
KISS
2/5
Meh, listen to to the first track and move on, you won't be missing much.
Metallica
4/5
Lots of bangers on this album, this might be one of Metallicas best.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Steve Earle
3/5
Twangy and a little corny. A farmers delight.
Frank Zappa
2/5
Yay....more jazz...
This list is doing a good job of turning me off of jazz for the foreseeable future.
Kanye West
5/5
I believe in separating the art from the artist.
Is Kanye West a terrible person? Yes. Is this album a 5/5? Also yes.
Carole King
2/5
Idk, I guess I wasn't in the right headspace for this album but I just did not care for it.
The Killers
4/5
Raekwon
4/5
I dug it, gnome sayin?
Heaven 17
2/5
Couldn't get into it.
The Who
2/5
Giving this a 2 cause it's an unremarkable live album
Public Enemy
4/5
Been Public Enemy since you thought PE was gym.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Not a fan of the Stones.
fIREHOSE
3/5
I'm not really sure how I feel about this band/album. On one hand they have some pretty catchy tunes, but on the other hand there just feels like something is...missing...? I don't know, I guess this all adds up to a 3/5.
3/5
I found this a bit of a chore to get through. I'm not the biggest fan of 15 minute + soundscape-esque songs but I can see how others would like this.
Soundgarden
3/5
I like Soundgarden but I don't know if I really enjoyed this album. Something about it just didn't click with me.
N.W.A.
3/5
An important album in the hip hop landscape to be sure but if I'm being honest the album is pretty mid. Aside from Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police and Express Yourself there isn't much here worth listening too.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
I couldn't bring myself to listen to all 3 hours of this 6 disc(!) set. I listened to the first 2 discs and enjoyed what I heard but 6 discs is just too many for 1 sitting and honestly after 2 discs I get the point.
The Waterboys
4/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Not a big fan of jazz but this was ok.
The Allman Brothers Band
1/5
Why are there so many live albums on this list? Are you telling me that I should listen to a live album before I die instead of a studio album of the same artist? Ridiculous.
Frank Ocean
2/5
Some real sad boi music here.
Missy Elliott
3/5
I don't think this is Missy's best album but it's definitely not a bad one.
John Martyn
2/5
Nah
Ramones
3/5
This album kind of sounded like one long half hour song, each track sort of bled into the next which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it didn't really "gel" with me.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
An album with a lot of straight up bangers and Cyndi Lauper has such a unique voice. I liked this album quite a bit.
Eels
2/5
It was....alright I suppose.
Turbonegro
2/5
Would you believe that I've heard this album before? I don't remember when or where but as each song played a feeling of familiarity washed over me.
Really thats just a testament to how forgettable this album is. I can't wait to forget about it again.
Van Halen
4/5
\m/ \m/
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
I do not get the appeal of this album at all. A 2 hour 2 disc snore fest and some of the worst singing I've heard.
Not a fan of Smashing Pumpkins, even their big hit off this album "Bullet With The Butterfly Wings" is disappointing.
I can't give it a one star cause it's not as bad as other albums I've given one star on this list but man does this suck.
Beck
2/5
Who legitimately decides to put on a Beck album?
This was very forgettable to me
Manu Chao
3/5
ehh, I can take it or leave it.
John Prine
3/5
Good ol twangy country
Richard Hawley
2/5
Music that your great grandparents will like
Booker T. & The MG's
1/5
I find it hard to put into words why exactly I dislike this album. The title song is... fine I guess, I mean, everybody knows the song but that doesn't really make it good. The rest of the album is utterly forgettable and a bit of a chore to get through.
Eagles
2/5
Meh, the Eagles have a couple of good songs that just happen to be on this album.
I'll give them 1 star for each good song on the album.
The Fall
2/5
Not for me
Erykah Badu
2/5
There's something grating about Erykah Badu's voice that turned me off of this album.
Still, not as bad as some of the other albums I've listened to on this list.
2/5
I've never understood the appeal of U2 and this album has not changed my opinion on them.
Dr. Dre
3/5
This is a difficult album to rate because on one hand it is hugely influential and the rap game wouldn't be the same without it. On the other hand the majority of the tracks on here are really not good and don't hold up today.
I guess this gets a 3 based solely on its influence.
Fugees
4/5
I enjoyed this album a lot
James Taylor
2/5
Forgettable, bland and not something I would return too.
Beatles
3/5
Meh, there are better Beatles album. Rubber Soul is not bad by any means though.
Germs
1/5
I guess my punk days are behind me cause I didn't like this at all.
Iron Maiden
4/5
A solid album from a legendary band.
Miles Davis
3/5
Not something I would put on intentionally but still pretty decent to listen to.
Overall Jazz isn't really my thing.
Johnny Cash
4/5
A pretty damn good cover album.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Never would have thought I'd be giving 5 stars to an album that has a whole track dedicated to how the tribe doesn't eat ham and eggs but here we are.
This is a damn fine album.
Underworld
2/5
I legitimately don't remember anything from this album and I just listened to it.
Very forgettable background noise, and that's coming from somebody who enjoys this kind of music.
Garbage
3/5
Not entirely garbage as the name suggests.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
I expected more from you Bruce.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
I'm really starting to dislike the euro bias of this list.
The Go-Go's
2/5
Catchy and poppy but not really my style.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
A solid album.
The Black Keys
2/5
This album is essentially one long song but at least its an ok-ish song.
After listening to this album if anybody ever asks you "Hey have you heard this Black Keys song called-" You can just cut them off and say yes.
Brian Eno
1/5
No
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
A really solid album from Lupe
The Cardigans
3/5
Thelonious Monk
2/5
No so brilliant in my eyes. I'm sure some Jazz aficionados would have my head for saying that but Jazz just doesn't click with me.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Music that will make you want to wrastle an alligator.
The Stone Roses
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
I may be presuming too much here but I think, and this is only speculation mind you, that this Marvin Gaye fella might have been singing about the colloquial act known as sexual intercourse during the duration of this album.
Michael Jackson
4/5
A tight album with plenty of hits. I prefer Thriller over this one but you can't go wrong here either.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Aside from "Take Me Out" there isn't really anything to write home about here.
The Doors
3/5
I didn't hate it but I don't know if I really liked it either.
The Boo Radleys
4/5
A weird mix between actual songs and just a lot of noise.
Oddly enough I kind of dig it...
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Forgettable
Snoop Dogg
3/5
How Snoop Dogg rose to popularity through rap and cemented himself as a culture icon is astounding given the fact that he is a very mid rapper.
Elbow
2/5
Not my taste
Björk
2/5
Definitely not the best album I've listened too. Weirdly I prefer the Mongolian throat singing album from Björk.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Very funky
The Beach Boys
2/5
The Beach Boys are fine in isolation but a whole album, especially one that repeats tracks is too much.
Black Sabbath
4/5
I'm rating this for its impact at the time of release and not necessary its listening value today.
Now-a-days this record is pretty tame and definitely not what the average person would consider metal to be but at the time of release this was probably the heaviest thing a lot of people had ever heard.
I personally didn't enjoy this album as much as I thought I would but I can't in good conscience give this less than a 4.
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
I'm struggling to find the right words to explain just how...hollow...? this album felt.
I don't know, any way you slice it this was not very vood.
Yes
3/5
Eh, it was ok I guess.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Undeniably a 5/5 alongside TPaB
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I've discovered that I really don't care for Elvis Costello.
50 Cent
3/5
As far as debut albums go this one is pretty solid but aside from the hits (and there are quite a few here) I don't see myself coming back to this album.
Michael Jackson
4/5
I liked this album, though you can tell it's a step or two below the "quintessential Michael" that would follow after this album.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Pretentious music to put in your indie movie
Joni Mitchell
2/5
This album didn't really do anything for me and sort of faded into background noise.
Calexico
4/5
This album was actually pretty awesome. A pleasant surprise.
The Clash
3/5
Meh, I guess I've grown out of punk music cause this didn't do much for me.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
Not my style.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
I'm torn, on one had I can see how this album is so highly regarded but on the other hand the music just doesn't resonate with me.
It's good music no doubt, but I personally would never really intentionally play it again.
I think 4 stars is appropriate here.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Dated yet..funky. Not too bad.
Eminem
5/5
Classic Slim Shady. Deserves nothing less than 5 stars.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Surprisingly listenable.
Antony and the Johnsons
1/5
This was....trash. I don't know who told this person they could sing but they need a few more lessons. Warbling all over the place doesn't make you a singer.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
A pretty listenable CCR album.
B.B. King
2/5
Not a huge fan of Jazz or live albums so this is a bit of a miss for me.
Janis Joplin
3/5
A woman with one hell of a voice, sadly her voice can only carry an album so far.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Not as bad as I originally pegged it to be. Surprised to hear that this is where the Scooby Snacks song came from
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Pretty "meh" if I'm being honest.
The Police
3/5
This one was pretty alright if you ask me.
Iron Maiden
3/5
I fuck with it.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
The background music that background music puts on.
Mercury Rev
3/5
I don't really know what to make of this so I'll just give it a three and move on.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Did not enjoy.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2/5
Unremarkable
Fiona Apple
2/5
Not a fan of Mrs Apple.
Ice Cube
1/5
This was....ass. I like rap but I couldn't get through this album. Nothing but the the same recycled beat and lazy lyrics with no substance.
De La Soul
5/5
This was a pretty fun album.
Sonic Youth
2/5
If you like screeching guitars and a whole lotta noise this is the album for you.
Unfortunately for me I'm not a big fan of those things so this didn't do much for me.
Deep Purple
3/5
A little old school but still pretty damn good.
The White Stripes
4/5
A pretty decent album if I do say so myself.
Grizzly Bear
2/5
Did not enjoy
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Bland and uninteresting. Classic Boomer rock.
Laura Nyro
2/5
This album was...fine I guess? I'd never heard of Laura Nyro before and I doubt I will again. Much like other albums on this list I wonder why a forgettable album like this is even on the list to begin with.
ZZ Top
3/5
Bluesy, Rocky and Rolly. Not the best album I've heard on this list but definitely not the worst.
The Black Crowes
2/5
HeylittlethingletmelightyourcandlecausemamaI'msurehardtohandlenowgetsaround
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Did not enjoy.
Captain Beefheart sounds like the worst porno name I've ever heard.
The Prodigy
3/5
Music to OD too.
Baaba Maal
2/5
I don't normally listen to this type of music and after today I'm pretty sure that won't change.
This album was fine, just not really my cup of tea. Maybe I would like it better if I could understand the lyrics.
Air
2/5
Light and fluffy. Like listening to a cloud.
Johnny Cash
3/5
Another prison concert album? Did this man tour exclusively at prisons or something?
I don't know a thing about Folsom or San Quentin prisons but why are criminals treated to a show and why was it recorded not once but twice and at two separate prisons? I have so many questions and not enough answers.
Anyways, this one is fine I guess. Folsom was better. Any other prison concert albums I should know about?
Ash
3/5
Not too shabby.
PJ Harvey
3/5
I preferred Stories From the City over this PJ album.
This one was fine I guess, a bit...I don't know, experimental?
Dion
1/5
Never in my life would I put something like this on voluntarily.
This album was just so bland and unappealing.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Eh, other than Fast Car there wasn't much that I enjoyed here. Fast car is damn good though so this gets 3 stars on that alone.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Something about this was appealing to me. Just a generally nice vibe from this album.
Pixies
3/5
A solid 3
New York Dolls
3/5
This one was alright, though I don't see myself returning to this album any time soon.
MGMT
3/5
I don't know if I'd use the word "spectacular" but this album was pretty good.
Neil Young
2/5
Snooze
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
White Rabbit is the only good song on this album.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Meh, I can take it or leave it.
Wire
2/5
It's funny, I speak English but I couldn't understand a word these lads were singing.
Django Django
3/5
This was fine.
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
ugh, another live album.
Coldplay
2/5
Chris Martins voice really started to irk me after the 4th or 5th track.
I found this album to be very bland and tasteless. Par for the course for Coldplay really.
The Damned
3/5
Short and sweet. I find myself gravitating away from Punk lately but this one hit a sweet spot.
Ray Charles
3/5
More enjoyable than I thought it would be but still not really something I would put on purposefully.
Kelela
3/5
Not terrible but not great either. Another middle of the road album in a long list of middle of the road albums.
Elvis Presley
2/5
Not Elvis's best work.
Adele
2/5
Not as bad as 25 but not by much. Listen to Rolling In the Deep, Set Fire to the Rain and Someone Like You and move on.
Eagles
2/5
Boomer rock. Let the Eagles die already.
Louis Prima
3/5
King Louie finally learned how to become a man from the man-cub and released a decent album.
King Crimson
2/5
When this album first began I liked it a lot, but as it went on it slowly lost me.
The track "Moonchild" devolves into random noises that I wouldn't classify as music at all.
I have to wonder how the recording and mixing sessions for this track went. "So like you want a half of a cymbal hit and then 1 second of silence followed by like two plucks of a guitar string?" "Yea but then it should be half a second of silence and then start the drum line beat that just plays for 30 seconds or so, also pass me one of those xylophone sticks I'll just hit some random notes while all that happens."
I like my music to be musical and not just some avant garde noises thrown together haphazardly.
A potential 4 star album cut down to 2 stars after this ridiculous track.
The Zombies
2/5
This list really does skew towards old British bands dunnit?
So far this sounds like a boring low energy Beatles knockoff. Basically an inverse of The Kinks.
Oh, they wrote "Time of the Season", is that why they are on this list? Do one-hit-wonders really deserve a spot? In my opinion, no.
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
Not a huge fan of the Monkees or their polar variety.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Yet another forgettable band from the 60's that I will never listen to again.
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Are you kidding me? Another 60's band? The 60's were NOT that great guys, how about some music that isn't 50 fucking years old? At this rate I will have listened to every song that was created between the years of 1960 to 1969.
This album starts off really good but takes a sharp nosedive after the second track and ends with the fever dream of a track that is "The Toonerville Trolley" which is so so so bad that it almost turns the corner and becomes good again, almost.
Without the first track this would be a 1 star.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Well at least it's good to know that there's a floor to this list. A reference point or dictionary definition of what a 1 star album should sound like.
Honestly, I get why this is on the list and I agree that you should listen to it once because after you do everything else will sound so much better by comparison.
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
I can only take political music in small doses. Rage Against The Machine is great but a whole album of them at once is a bit much.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Not terrible, but not great either. Truly mid.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
I can take it or leave it. I guess I'll leave it.
The Byrds
2/5
This one is for the Byrds.
Fugazi
2/5
I forgot I listened to this yesterday. Must not have been that great.
Elliott Smith
2/5
For some reason the word that comes to mind to describe this album is "pretentious".
Massive Attack
3/5
Not bad at all
Solange
2/5
Very very bland. The uncooked tofu of music.
The Yardbirds
2/5
Meh, more wannabe Beatles music for the pile.
The Specials
3/5
Not as terrible as I thought it would be but still not something I would put on conscientiously
The Strokes
3/5
I always thought The Strokes were a 90's band. That non-sequitur aside, this album sounded pretty good to me.
Nick Drake
2/5
More sad boi music.
Love
2/5
A sort of odd 60's album that I've already forgotten.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
For some reason 6 out of 11 tracks are not available on this album on Spotify.
Regardless, this album, while hugely important at the time is very very dated by todays standards. If you enjoy simple A/B rhymes then boy will you enjoy this.
Just listen to The Message and move on.
Mike Oldfield
4/5
This "album" plays jump rope with the bad/good line so often but ultimately I think it ends on the good side of the line.
Really it was the guttural singing/grunting/noises in part 2 that brought me round to liking the album again.
What a rollercoaster though.
Bob Dylan
2/5
This is the 3rd Dylan album given to me by this list and I'm still not a fan.
4/5
Muse is alright in my books.
Coldplay
3/5
Listenable. I don't have much else to say about this one.
Randy Newman
2/5
I cannot take an album by Randy Newman seriously.
David Bowie
3/5
Not too shabby
Pixies
3/5
I dig it.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Free Bird and Simple Man are two fantastic songs but I can take or leave the rest.
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Wu-Tang clan ain't nuthin to fuck with.
You wanna talk about a masterpiece of an album look no further than this one. Banger after banger the clan does not disappoint.
Parliament
3/5
His name is George! George Clinton! And he's got 38 degrees in fuckin!
Koffi Olomide
3/5
This was nice background music. No idea what the fella was singing about but it sounded alright.
Joan Armatrading
3/5
I've got nothing bad to say about this album but it's not quite my taste.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
A precursor to modern EDM, the techno stuff of the 90's was often repetitive but damn if it wasn't catchy.
A whole album of repetitive songs is a bit much but there's still lots to appreciate here.
2/5
Sounds like I walked into a house party with a bad band playing in the basement.
The Youngbloods
4/5
Never heard of this band before and likely never will hear them again but I enjoyed this album.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
I'll be honest, I did not listen to this whole album.
After the first couple of songs they started blending together and I just could not appreciate the music properly. It's probably my western bias but I find it hard to enjoy this music.
Green Day
4/5
Classic Pop Punk right here.
Prince
2/5
A bit of a letdown from Prince. Not one memorable song on a double album is wild.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Not bad, but also not that good.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
I don't know why so many people have rated this album as 5/5, it's a mediocre album at best.
John Lennon
2/5
The titular song is fine but I couldn't vibe with anything else on the album.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
As with the other "world music" albums on this list I can't help but feel I would vibe better with the album if I could understand the lyrics.
Still though, this one wasn't half bad.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Smashing Pumpkins is pretty meh in my book but this album was better than average for them.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
Jump, Panama and Hot For Teacher? Hell yea.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I don't know how to put into words the thoughts I have on Led Zeppelin.
They're very enigmatic for somebody who didn't grow up listening to them. I feel like a lot of people say the like Zeppelin because they think they're supposed to.
There's lots of musical talent to appreciate here but there's also something...lacking and I don't quite know what it is.
Charles Mingus
2/5
I guess I'm not a big Jazz guy cause this did nothing for me.
I'd put it on for some background music but that's about it.
Nirvana
4/5
Not as good as Nevermind but still damn good.
Christine and the Queens
2/5
This really didn't need to be a double album. There was enough merde in the first half.
Minutemen
3/5
Oh hey, it's the Jackass theme song!
The Replacements
2/5
If I had to sum up this album in one word that word would be, meh.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Saddle up pardner
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
Music your grandpa will love.
The Beta Band
2/5
I'll be honest, this album went in one ear and right out the other. Just completely did not hold my attention.
Weather Report
2/5
I would not have guessed that this was a jazz album based on the cover art.
Unfortunately the cover art is just as bad as the jazz.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
You know what I've never said to myself? "Hey I could sure go for some murder ballads right about now".
The Who
3/5
Some good songs here but as a whole the album is pretty "meh".
Dolly Parton
4/5
Good golly miss Dolly!
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Very underwhelming
The Shamen
3/5
Not horrible but not something I really want to listen to again.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
Another day another Jazz album.
Look, I get that people like Jazz and I'm not totally against it, it's just not something that I would put on to purposefully listen to and enjoy. Background music? Sure throw on some Jazz, but to sit and listen and try to dissect a Jazz album is very low on the list of things I want to do with my time.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Ya mon.
Blur
3/5
Kind of all over the place but overall pretty enjoyable.
The Bees
2/5
If you want some background music while sitting on your patio on a cozy summer morning this is the album for you. You won't remember it an hour after listening to it but you'll enjoy it well enough during.
Tito Puente
3/5
I'm just here for the Simpsons references.
The album was fine I guess, definitely not something I would listen to on purpose. I can't really rate this fairly cause I have no idea what Mr Puente is singing about so I'll give this a 3.
The Cars
3/5
Lots of people are praising this album as a 5/5 but I just don't see it. I have a feeling nostalgia is fuelling some of those ratings.
There's not really wrong with the album, I just think there's better albums out there.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Not a huge Neil Young fan but this album was pretty alright.
Elastica
2/5
Meh
Massive Attack
3/5
s'alright.
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
The band that made "Come On Eileen" proves to everybody exactly why they are a one-hit-wonder.
In retrospect I would be happier to die without having forced myself to sit through this embarrassment of an album.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Joni Mitchell doesn't do it for me. I just can't get into her music.
Al Green
2/5
Lets not and say we did.
Circle Jerks
1/5
A 15 minute album is crazy, too bad I'm only going to remember this album for its runtime.
Kid Rock
3/5
As I've said before in one of these reviews, I believe in separating the art from the artist.
Kid Rock is clearly not a good person and this album isn't exactly a masterpiece but it is certainly better than some of the absolute garbage albums that this list contains.
The album definitely skews towards the lower end of the rating scale but if you were a teen in the late 90's or early 2000's you absolutely banged your head to Bawitdaba. I mean, the song was included in a fucking Simpsons episode, you couldn't escape it.
Bawitdaba, Cowboy, Devil Without a Cause and Only God Knows Why are really the only songs worth listening to here, mayyyybe Wasting Time as well. The rest is trash and all sounds the same.
All in all this album is about a 2.5 out of 5, I'll be generous and give it a 3.
Kid Rock the person would score a 0/5.
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
Everybody bongo!!
David Bowie
2/5
Low is an accurate description of this album.
Judas Priest
4/5
\m/( >.< )\m/
The National
2/5
The first tag listed for this album is "boring" and boy is that apt.
Billy Bragg
2/5
Some people can't sing, and thats ok.
What's not ok is making me listen to a bloated album from a person who can't sing.
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Not my style of music. I appreciate the lesson but still, no thank you.
Deep Purple
4/5
I enjoyed this one.
Beck
2/5
I've never been able to get into Beck.
For somebody that genre hops so frequently you'd think there'd be at least one song that speaks to me but you'd be wrong.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
Easy to see why Janis went solo.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Not bad but there's something about the album I didn't like and I can't quite put my finger on it.
Missy Elliott
2/5
Missy Elliot would thankfully go on to create much better music than what is present on this album.
This album is fine I guess but it pales in comparison to Missy's later work.
Jack White
2/5
Eh, nothing special about this album. I remember lots of folk praised this as something genius when it first came out but I just don't see it.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Hell yea, this album was a bop.
Miles Davis
2/5
Great, more jazz.
More people should put out 2 song albums, just not Jazz albums.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Meh, nothing special to see here.
A very "middle of the road" album.
The Beta Band
2/5
Underwhelming
Fela Kuti
2/5
Another Fela Kuti album? For a guy I never heard about before this list it seems crazy that he would appear on this list twice.
Anyway, I still don't like Jazz but Fela's brand is more palatable.
Nirvana
5/5
One of the few albums on this list that I feel comfortable giving a 5/5.
Grateful Dead
2/5
How this band became popular is beyond me. Boring song after boring song makes for a boring album.
Motörhead
2/5
I wanted to like Motörhead but the Jailbait song really soured my view of them.
Ace of Spades is the only decent song on the album anyway.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
I found this to be very boring.
AC/DC
4/5
Surprised to see that a lot of folks don't seem to like AC/DC here.
Sure a lot of their songs sound the same, but you can't deny these guys rock and this album in particular holds a good amount of bangers.
Is it perfect? no, but it's still very enjoyable.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
I think you'd be hard pressed to find somebody who intentionally plays this album in this day and age.
It's very much a product of its time and while I can see why people liked it in the 50's nearly 70 years later it just doesn't hit the same.
Justice
3/5
Not too shabby, but I just can't shake the feeling that these guys want to be Daft Punk.
Hole
3/5
Not as bad as I thought it was gonna be.
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Surprisingly decent for a live album. Great singer.
Gorillaz
2/5
Meh, Plastic Beach and Demon Days are better. The only decent song on this album is Clint Eastwood
Amy Winehouse
3/5
A decent album from a pretty damn good singer.
Lorde
2/5
A very boring album
Love
2/5
Just when I was starting to get modern albums from this list I'm thrown yet another boring album from the 60's.
Music from the 60's was not that great, give it a rest.
Travis
2/5
This list should be renamed to "900 or so mediocre albums nobody remembers and 101 actually decent albums you should listen to before you die".
This album falls under the 900 or so mediocre albums and honestly mediocre is being very generous here.
Ray Charles
3/5
Not bad but also not something I plan on revisiting.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Great album of easy listening here.
Wilco
1/5
I just listened to this and I already forgot everything about the album.
I don't think I've ever listened to anything so lacklustre before. At least bad albums are bad, this is just....beige nothingness.
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Ethereal jams that I can get behind.
Silver Jews
2/5
Music for sad.... cowboys? Sad hipsters?
Sex Pistols
4/5
I find myself liking Punk music less and less over the years but Sex Pistols still rock.
Metallica
3/5
Meh, the Black album is better. One is really the only standout here.
Cypress Hill
3/5
Somewhere in the haze of smoke there is a half-decent album here.
Korn
4/5
Fuck the haters this album is great.
Ryan Adams
2/5
Meh, nothing special.
Green Day
4/5
An enjoyable album from a band that has no right to be as good as they are.
Cream
3/5
As far as 60's albums go this one was pretty good.
Bad Brains
4/5
I've never heard Bad Brains before but I liked this album quite a bit.
LL Cool J
2/5
Meh, kind of a let down of an album if I'm being honest.
Pink Floyd
5/5
I gave "Wish You Were Here" a 4 on this list because this album exists.
This is one of the few automatic 5's on this list and after listening to the album again its 100% merited. For this particular genre of music you will be very hard-pressed to find an album better than this.
Nirvana
5/5
Amazing album, no notes.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Not a huge Simon & Garfunkel fan but The Boxer is an amazing song. The rest of this album was pretty alright too. I'm feeling generous so I'll give this a 4.
Steely Dan
3/5
Some decent soft rock, nothing to write home about really.
The Style Council
2/5
Kind of an odd album. Not something I can see myself listening to agian.
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Dark Side of the Beach Boys
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
This came of as very pretentious and I just did not care for that.
Neil Young
2/5
Music your great grandpa loved.
Serge Gainsbourg
1/5
Apparently this album is about a pedophilic relationship between a middle aged man and a 14 year old girl. I didn't understand a word on the album so I'll have to take Wikipedias word for it and if that is indeed the case I have serious questions as to why this album is included on the list.
Anyway, 1 star. Would give 0 stars if I could.
1/5
Music you only hear when you're about to be graphically butchered by a serial killer in the woods.
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Man, I've been fed a string of really bad albums from this list lately.
I don't even know where to begin describing how bad this album was so I'll just give it one start and move on.
The White Stripes
3/5
Some good songs here, and some just ok songs.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I really liked this album.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1/5
This is the 5th(!) Neil Young album served to me by this list. Please, make it stop. I didn't like ol' Neil after listening to 4 of his other albums and this album did not make a fan out of me either.
How many damn spots on this list does Neil Young have? Surely there's better albums out there.
Bad Company
3/5
A straight shot down the middle of mediocrity. This album is the definition of "eh, its alright".
Gram Parsons
3/5
Nothing wrong with some twangy country music.
Funkadelic
3/5
After listening to this album I have just one question. Why the fart sounds on the last track? It's so out of left field and out of place that I'm still dumbfounded.
The last track really ruins the album which is a shame.
Kraftwerk
2/5
Eh, kind of forgettable
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
This was fine I guess. Nothing spectacular.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Surprisingly listenable and quintessentially 80's.
Solomon Burke
3/5
More soul than rock. Not my cup of tea but still listenable.
Radiohead
2/5
Out of the 350+ albums on this list that I've listened to so far this one is by far the most pretentious.
If this album were a person they would absolutely love the smell of their own farts.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO.Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO.
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
Pretty damn good.
Spiritualized
1/5
Another boring album taking up a spot on this list that could have been filled by an actually good album.
Hookworms
3/5
Eh, nothing special here.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Surprised to find out that the "Off with your head" song is by these guys.
I found the album itself to be a little lacklustre but Heads Will Roll is a banger.
The Cure
2/5
Some OG sad boi music right here.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
The music was alright, no clue what the fella was singing about though.
Daft Punk
4/5
Discovery is better but this is still a pretty great album.
Simple Minds
2/5
Boring
Beck
2/5
This list has given me 3 Beck albums now and I'm still not a fan.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Once again with Led Zeppelin I feel like this is an album I'm supposed to like but I don't know if I did.
It's definitely got some decent songs but there were a few tracks where they started blending together near the halfway point of the album.
I think because I didn't grow up listening to Led Zeppelin I missed by window to fully appreciate them. I can see why people love them but for me something is just...missing.
Megadeth
4/5
My face is sufficiently shredded.
Black Sabbath
5/5
I'm not very well versed in Black Sabbath, in fact most of what I know about the band is contained on this album. But man, what an album.
A literal genre defining work of art that hits as hard today as it did 55 years ago.
Not only that but I'm served this album the day after Ozzy dies. Sort of a sad serendipity.
The Monks
3/5
For some reason there is only 1 song on this album available on Spotify and I can't be arsed to use Youtube.
Since I only listened to one song I can't really give this a fair review so I'll just go with a 3 out of 5 and move on.
T. Rex
3/5
I listened to this a few days ago and honestly I don't remember much from it. I think it was worth a 3 out of 5.
David Bowie
3/5
There's some good bops here but also some weird stuff which I guess is to be expected from Bowie.
The more I listen to Bowie the more polarizing I find his music, is it good or is it just the Bowie effect?
The Zutons
2/5
Not terrible but also not really something that's worthy of this list.
Scott Walker
2/5
I gotta be honest, was not expecting the line "I swear on the wet head of my first case of gonorrhoea" to be crooned at me, that really came out of left field.
This man goes on to sing more about underwear and stuff. Honestly, not my cup of tea but I can totally see any of these songs being used in old films from the 50s.
The Cult
3/5
Very generic but listenable.
The xx
3/5
I can take it or leave it. I guess I'll leave it.
Public Enemy
3/5
I can't think of anything witty to say today. I liked this album.
The Offspring
4/5
I'm not as big a fan of punk music as I once was but The Offspring still scratch an itch for me and this album has some bangers on it.
Paul Weller
3/5
Not as bad as a lot of people seem to think here.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
This was surprisingly bad. The first track really turned me off of the whole album, I just couldn't get over the strange sounds and layering.
One of the few albums that just sounds like noise to me and not really music.
Joy Division
3/5
s'alright
The Verve
4/5
I liked this album.
Slayer
2/5
Didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would.
Maybe I'm just an old man now but it mostly sounded like a lot of noise with edgy lyrics laid over top.
I guess thrash isn't really my thing.
The Blue Nile
2/5
Definitely a miss for me.
Can
2/5
An odd album for sure. Not as bad as some people seem to think on here but definitely not something I would return to.
Cee Lo Green
3/5
I get the distinct impression from this album that Cee-Lo loves Cee-Lo.
The music was actually pretty decent but the lyrics left something to be desired.
Dire Straits
3/5
Some tasty guitar on this album but a little too mellow overall for my taste.
The Mars Volta
4/5
This band is very reminiscent of Coheed and Cambria which is pretty rad.
I really liked this album, definitely something I will return to in the future.
1/5
A bad album is one thing, but a bad double album?
I can't believe I sat through 2 hours of meandering uninteresting music. Not a single memorable song on here.
At least Blur is correct in their assessment that modern life is rubbish, unfortunately so is this album.
Gary Numan
2/5
Meh, not a huge fan of synth stuff and this album is all synth.
Ute Lemper
1/5
I'm struggling to put into words how much I disliked this album so I think I'll just say a polite "No thank you" and move on.
2/5
This album has all of the 80's staples with none of the charm.
Boring track after boring track and after a while they all start to blend together. I will say though, the lead singer has quite a voice on him, too bad it's not enough to elevate the album to a listenable spot.
Suede
3/5
This was fine I guess.
The Auteurs
2/5
Yet another dreadfully boring britpop album on the list. Oh well, add it to the pile I guess.
Def Leppard
4/5
This was a fun album to listen to.
Mylo
1/5
Very boring and bland. Why are so many albums like this on this list? Where the good music at?
The Smiths
2/5
Boring melancholic music, did not enjoy.
The Crusaders
3/5
For some reason this gives me Earth Wind and Fire vibes, if EW&F were very toned down.
I don't hate it but I also probably won't listen to this again.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This came off as the ramblings of a madman to me.
Did not enjoy.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Visceral, ragged, disjointed, 2edgy4me, noisy, and still somehow much more listenable than half of the albums I've heard so far on this list.
I think this just proves to show how skillful Trent Reznor is at making music.
I'd gladly put this on over some bland uninspired generic music that seems to make up the majority of this list.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Absolutely hilarious that a soundtrack album is included on this list and it's Shaft of all things.
Isaac Hayes knew how to make some funky music and it's on full display here, that being said I'm not a huge fan of soundtrack albums and this one got pretty boring pretty fast, still though, Isaac mutha fuckin Hayes.
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
I always struggle to rate music who's lyrics I don't understand due to a language barrier.
The music was good but not something I would seek out intentionally.
Ryan Adams
2/5
Similar to the Gold album by this guy I didn't think this was anything special, maybe a bit better.
Apparently Ryan Adams is not that great of a person according to many of the reviews here, I don't know about all that but the guy sure does make some mediocre music.
Fishbone
4/5
This was pretty rad.
Peter Frampton
2/5
To enjoy a live album I have to either really really like the band/artist or there has to be some exceptional musicianship on display.
Neither of those criteria are met here for me.
Beth Orton
3/5
Good singer but the album was a bit boring for my taste.
Fred Neil
3/5
Some folksy tunes right here.
Sigur Rós
3/5
Interesting but not something I would listen to again.
Pavement
3/5
Fairly listenable but somewhat forgettable.
Beastie Boys
4/5
A pretty good album by all accounts, though there's a certain "je ne sais quoi" missing for me.
3/5
A nifty album that I likely won't listen to again.
Pink Floyd
5/5
The more I listen and think about this album the more I'm realizing that this is another 5 star album.
There's tons to appreciate here and some all-time great Pink Floyd songs on this album. Comfortably Numb alone is almost enough reason to give this album 5 stars.
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
Yet another jazz album.
I cannot differentiate this album from any of the other jazz albums I've listened to on this list.
M.I.A.
4/5
This was a pretty enjoyable album. Until now I hadn't heard any songs other than "Paper Planes" from MIA, nice to know she has some other decent songs.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
I can take it or leave it. I guess I'll leave it.
Leftfield
3/5
This was fine. A bit boring, but fine.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
I liked this one more than I thought I would
UB40
3/5
I like me some reggae every now and then so this was pretty nice to listen to.
Duke Ellington
1/5
This is a big no for me.
I'm sure Duke Ellington is plenty talented and I'm sure the folks at the venue had a lovely time listening to him and his band playing but I cannot stand to listen to a double album of live jazz.
It's almost as if somebody set out to make the worst possible record for me to listen to. I made it 3 tracks in before calling it quits.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
The music here is good, really good even, but the lyrics drag the album wayyyyy down.
It's as if the lyrics were ripped straight out of an edgy 14 year olds notebook of "deep thoughts". Just vapid vague lines loosely strung together that sound poetic but ultimately have no depth to them.
I mean, "Beauty finds refuge in herself // Lovers wrapped inside each others lies // Beauty is such a terrible thing". If that doesn't scream "I'm 14 and this is deep" I don't know what does.
4/5 for the music but 1/5 for the lyrics
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I respect Marvin, but I find it tough to listen to a whole album of his and this isn't even his best album.
R.E.M.
4/5
REM scratches a very particular itch for me.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
A rootin' tootin' good time.
N.E.R.D
3/5
Some decent bops from N.E.R.D here.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
This is the 3rd Led Zeppelin album I've listened to on this list and I still feel like I'm missing something. The talent on display here is unquestionable but something about the music just doesn't resonate with me.
I think you had to have grown up listening to Zeppelin to really capture the full essence and if you didn't then you won't ever truly "get" it.
Sugar
2/5
inoffensive 90's rock. I don't have much more to say.
a-ha
3/5
This is the definition of 80's music. Too bad the best song is the first track. The album didn't really hold my attention all the way through.
3/5
I'm not sure how to rate this so I'll give it a 3 and move on.
U2
3/5
I'm not a huge U2 fan but this was some decent easy listening.
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Not something I would listen to again.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Excellent harmonies and a pretty decent album too.
Pixies
3/5
Meh, a bit of a letdown from the Pixies to be honest.
Buffalo Springfield
2/5
How often is Neil Young going to show up on this list?
Slipknot
4/5
This was an important album to teenage me, nowadays I still like it but it's more of a nostalgia thing than an angst thing.
Paul Simon
3/5
Meh, some decent easy listening but not really my speed.
The Residents
3/5
Bizarre but in a good way? I don't know, something about it was hitting me right.
Tom Waits
2/5
I cannot get behind the pseudo stand-up routine in between every song on the album, it really drags it down.
Tom Wait's voice is very unique but the songs themselves are so damn boring.
Skepta
4/5
This was kind of right up my alley. I dug it.
Goldfrapp
3/5
Odd but in just the right way.
SAULT
3/5
This was a really decent, modern entry to this list. For me it falls somewhere between a 3 and a 4 but I think the album is a bit bloated and a few tracks could be cut. For that reason I'll give this a 3.
Soft Cell
2/5
Tainted Love is the only song of note on this album.
Aretha Franklin
2/5
Tainted Love is the only song of note on this album.
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Nice to see some more diverse rap on this list. Overall this album was fine, nothing really stood out but the music wasn't all that bad.
Dirty Projectors
1/5
I knew this was going to be insufferable from the very first "lyrics" on track 1.
You could not make a more "hipster" album if you tried.
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Pretty unremarkable country right here.
William Orbit
3/5
Weird but not bad.
The Fall
2/5
I can't put my feelings for this album into words.
Stephen Stills
2/5
Not really my style of music. After a while all the songs blur together and sound the same.
Van Morrison
2/5
Wait a second... none of these songs are "Brown Eyed Girl".
Goldie
3/5
Good music to code to but not really that great to sit and really listen too.
The Pharcyde
4/5
This album is a bop all the way through. Some of the lyrics are kind of out there but overall I enjoyed this a lot.
Syd Barrett
2/5
Beige Floyd.
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Bland and inoffensive. In other words, boring.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Alice Cooper is a weird dude. This album was pretty much what I expected.
Primal Scream
3/5
The main question I have after listening to this album is, what's going on in Scotland?
Burning Spear
3/5
Thats why I like this project. If nothing else it serves to widen an individuals musical horizons. If not for this list I never would have listened to this.
Hugh Masekela
2/5
There's a lot more jazz on this list than I expected. It's really cementing my dislike for the genre.
The Cure
3/5
Dark and depressing, pretty much what I expected from The Cure.
The musics not bad, but it's not exactly my style.
Ice Cube
4/5
Ice Cube may have been the best rapper in NWA.
This album was great from beginning to end but it's missing a certain je ne sais quoi to really push it into 5 star territory.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
I don't know if it was the mixing or what but the drums sounded terrible throughout this whole album. They have a weird tinny echoey kind of sound and the singers voice doesn't help at all.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Some good songs on this album but also some not so good songs, often is the case with Simon & Garfunkel.
The Cure
3/5
Looks like a lot of people love this album but I just don't see it. The music is good and there is lots to appreciate here but, at least to me, it's not the end all be all magnum opus of mankind that some other reviewers here would have you believe.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Hard to believe some people prefer the Stones over the Beatles. I'll take the Beatles over this mediocre music any day.
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
Eh, more "world music" that I likely won't listen to again.
Bob Dylan
2/5
The harmonica really is an obnoxious instrument isn't it?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Only heard Maps prior to listening to this. This was a pretty good album with a unique sound.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
What a strange album, and not in a good way
Prince
3/5
Prince gonna Prince.
Don McLean
3/5
American Pie is doing an awful lot of heavy lifting here. Without it this album would be much lower rated.