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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
|
5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
|
5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Debut
Björk
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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Different Class
Pulp
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
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5 | 3.48 | +1.52 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
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1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
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Hotel California
Eagles
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Aja
Steely Dan
|
1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Synchronicity
The Police
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1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
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1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Tommy
The Who
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1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
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Fragile
Yes
|
1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 5 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.67 |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Steely Dan | 3 | 1 |
| Eagles | 2 | 1 |
| The Police | 2 | 1.5 |
| Queen | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 |
| Eminem | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Who | 4 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Paul Simon | 2, 5 |
| Björk | 2, 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 2, 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (31)
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The Vines · 21 likes
2/5
I mean, it's fine, but doesn't belong on this list.
David Holmes · 16 likes
2/5
Sounds like a soundtrack from a bad, low budget 90s movie about hacking.
Pulp · 12 likes
5/5
I'm getting married next year and we're having Something Changed as our first dance.
Even without this fact, it's still 5*.
Jerry Lee Lewis · 2 likes
1/5
Today I learned that Jerry Lee Lewis was a nonce.
Fuck him.
Radiohead · 2 likes
2/5
Someone just needs to say it, Radiohead are pretty shit.
1-Star Albums (42)
All Ratings
Radiohead
3/5
Much better than I remembered. Never been a fan of Yorke's voice, but works well here and this was when Radiohead were good before they started putting out all the weird shit later on.
The Stooges
3/5
Loud, early punk.
The Go-Go's
4/5
Really enjoyed this. Early pop-punk sound with lots of attitude and still sounds fresh
Amy Winehouse
3/5
The Police
1/5
Awful. The Police have to be one of the most overrated bands ever. Sting's dreadful whiny faux-reggae voice screeches over every song. Terrible, terrible record.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Never been a huge Dylan fan.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
cool and funky.
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
Shite.
The Zombies
2/5
Decent.
The Monks
2/5
Bonkers
The White Stripes
2/5
Some good, some bad. Can't see me listening to the whole album again.
Queen
1/5
Don't get the fuss for Queen. Apart from one or two songs, they are seriously overrated.
Tortoise
1/5
Dreary nonsense. Like a shite Boards of Canada.
Ute Lemper
1/5
Guff.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Enjoyed this. The opening track sounds exactly like Moving On Up by Primal Scream.
Neil Young
4/5
Incredible record.
Miles Davis
2/5
Just cannot get into jazz. It's just people dicking around on instruments.
Metallica
3/5
Alright, I guess. Never been a huge metal fan, but it works well with an orchestra although it's almost 2hrs long!
Supergrass
4/5
Great album from a permanently underrated band.
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Batshit.
Nick Drake
2/5
Folky background music. Fine I guess, but can't see me listening again,
Dr. Dre
4/5
Hip hop classic
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Classic hip hop. Full of humour, social commentary and incite.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
loud, angry and vital.
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Masterpiece.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Some classic rock n roll.
The Band
2/5
Meh, not for me
Rush
2/5
Bland MOR rock.
John Prine
1/5
Can't stand country music
The War On Drugs
3/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
Still sounds great
The Who
1/5
Awful
Minor Threat
3/5
Short, loud and shouty. Like Kevin Hart.
Garbage
4/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Violent Femmes
2/5
Thought it would be good based on Blister In The Sun, but the rest is just a dreary carbon copy. Dull.
Various Artists
5/5
Greatest Christmas album of all time.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Better than other Dylan records I have had on here. Nice bluesy sound to some of the tracks.
Beatles
2/5
Hit and miss.
The National
3/5
Beck
3/5
Enjoyed this.
David Bowie
2/5
Hit and miss. Some good stuff, lot of guff too.
The Pogues
4/5
Fantastic and poignant.
Joe Ely
2/5
I have a Pavlovian response to hearing a slide guitar - I immediately want to punch the speakers and listen to anything else.
That I didn't do it for this record says something I guess, but it's still too twee and country for me.
The Cure
4/5
Dark, moody and magnificent
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Fine.
Steely Dan
1/5
Steely Dan are dreadful.
The Strokes
4/5
Beck
3/5
New York Dolls
2/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Duran Duran
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
2/5
Not on Spotify
Khaled
2/5
Not really for me. Some cooler disco sounding tracks, but not really my thing.
The Band
3/5
Beatles
2/5
Too many covers on here to be on this list. Sounds great but doesn't belong on here.
Supergrass
4/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
Louis Prima
4/5
this was great!
Tears For Fears
3/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Fiona Apple
1/5
AC/DC
3/5
every song sounds the same, and this is not a criticism.
Eagles
1/5
It's just so dreadfully bland.
Fats Domino
2/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
The Fall
2/5
The Vines
2/5
I mean, it's fine, but doesn't belong on this list.
Doves
3/5
The Who
3/5
The xx
2/5
Pixies
4/5
Method Man
4/5
Prince
5/5
There will come a day when I don't cry listening to the guitar solo on Purple Rain.
Today was not that day.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Mott The Hoople
2/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Gene Clark
1/5
Dreary country nonsense. Only decent track was One In A Hundred. The rest all sound the same.
Talking Heads
2/5
Iron Maiden
2/5
Some good moments, but too much self indulgent guitar wanking going on. Also they were right to bring in Bruce Dickinson as lead signer at a later date.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
This is everything I hate about prog. 20 min long 'songs', bullshit cover art, shite lyrics when they can be bothered to look up from their instruments for more than 20 seconds, keyboard solos that hurt your ears, guitar solos that last for 23 years. Fucking unbearable.
I HATE PROG.
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Absolutely sublime.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Jeru The Damaja
4/5
Great sounding New York hip hop
Eminem
1/5
Just awful. I love hip-hop, but this is just a poor attempt at shock to get a reaction from people and be controversial. His nasal, whiny voice grates on me so much, and if it wasn't for the great Dre beats, I wouldn't have lasted more than three tracks.
David Bowie
3/5
10cc
2/5
Starts off well, but got bored pretty quickly. Enjoyed spotting the J Dilla samples in Worst Band In The World.
Dr. John
2/5
Bonkers
Steve Earle
1/5
Awful, twee, country bollocks.
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
Waaaaaay too long.
Nick Drake
3/5
Hot Chip
4/5
Really enjoyed this. Forgot how many good tracks were on there.
Mike Oldfield
2/5
One or two parts are OK at best. The rest is just the usual self indulgent prog twaddle.
Madonna
3/5
Hit and miss, but Like A Prayer is one of the greatest pop songs of all time, and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
Probably a record that needs several listens and concentrating on the lyrics. As a background record it was fine, but didn't really do anything for me.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Fine. Nothing special.
John Lennon
2/5
Imagine is one of the most overrated songs ever, by one of the most overrated artists ever.
The Police
2/5
Fucking hate The Police. The faux reggae and his awful voice just grates on me. Such an overrated band.
Talvin Singh
2/5
OK is an apt name for this, because it is exactly that. OK.
Before listening I was interested in the concept - merging traditional Indian folk music and techno, but it just never got going for me.
Taylor Swift
4/5
Just a great pop record
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Stone cold hip-hop classic.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Some great tracks on here, but a bit of filler. Definitely a break through record for them though and one that propelled them into the mainstream.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Not really my thing. Too much wailing from Lydon and overly long. Some decent instrumentals at times, but otherwise just a bit shit.
Can hear some PiL influences in music by The Rapture who are much, much better.
Al Green
4/5
Fantastic!
Supertramp
1/5
This album should be up for crime of the century. Dreadful.
Beatles
3/5
Fine I guess. Like a lot of their stuff.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Worth 4* just for The Cutter, but the rest of the record is also great.
Beatles
3/5
Some great stuff on here, but some guff (Bungalow Bill for one) and it's too long.
Radiohead
2/5
Someone just needs to say it, Radiohead are pretty shit.
Michael Jackson
5/5
One of the greatest pop records of all time, and it's not even MJ's best record.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Pretty forgettable. Juxtaposed with you is a great track though
Carole King
4/5
Some absolute classics on here, and really shows off what an incredible songwriter King is, but I often find myself preferring the covers of her songs to the originals.
Calexico
1/5
Mince.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Some great songs on here, nice short and snappy rock and roll record.
Simple Minds
2/5
Just a bit forgettable. Glittering Prize is a tune, but the rest just passed me by.
Steely Dan
1/5
It's just shit. Like everything else they do.
Sam Cooke
5/5
Absolutely loved this!
Johnny Cash
4/5
Never been a huge Cash fan or of live albums in general, but this record is great. The sound is fantastic and you can hear the energy from the inmates, especially during San Quentin. the chat between the tracks is great too, shows that Cash wasn't just doing the show and then moving on. He takes his time to joke with them and pay them respect. Really enjoyed it.
Paul McCartney
2/5
Just a bit bland.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Probably a record you need to listen to intently with headphones on. I didn't. There's some good stuff on here, but nothing really grabbed me.
Always found it remarkable that a band so experimental had such huge sales.
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Not really for me.
Blur
2/5
Starts off strong, but I soon lost interest.
The Black Keys
3/5
grungy and swampy. Decent, but not sure why it' on this list.
Brian Wilson
4/5
This was excellent and the backstory makes it even more special. A record of pure joy but tinged with sadness knowing what went on when Wilson first tried to record it, but also just hearing his voice, changed by time and sounding older struck a chord with me. A really beautiful record.
Slipknot
2/5
More melodic than I was expecting, but not really my thing.
George Harrison
3/5
Some really nice stuff on here, but does not need to be two hours long!
4/5
slow and funky. Really enjoyed this.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Just a classic.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Enjoyed this, a bit too long but some great tracks
Shuggie Otis
4/5
This is super funky. Enjoyed it a lot. Strawberry Letter 23 was the highlight.
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
Pixies
4/5
Great album. Doolittle will always be my favourite, but this is still really enjoyable.
The Doors
3/5
It's ok, nothing special. I preferred their self-titled record.
The Libertines
2/5
Nowhere near as good as I remembered it to be.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Lovely dark post punk
Finley Quaye
1/5
Dreadful, faux reggae. Love Gets Sweeter saves it from being a complete abomination, but it's awful.
Deep Purple
3/5
A lot heavier than I thought it would be. Can really hear the heavy metal influences that the like of Deep Purple and later Sabbath had on what followed.
Sigur Rós
4/5
Stunning.
The Jam
3/5
Never really got into the Jam. Couple of good tracks, but nothing special.
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
I would have been about 22 and living in Sheffield when this first came out, and it just perfectly encapsulated what it was like being a young man in the mid-00s.
Fights in taxi ranks, swapping clothes to try and get past a bouncer, the hot girl in the bar you actually can't stand but would go home with in a second if she asked you to, not having the confidence to speak to any girl in a bar so you just stand there and hope she makes the first move. The references go on.
All of this delivered with a razor sharp wit, pounding drums and clanging guitars which was absolutely on the button for that time.
The best debut album of all time in my opinion.
Neil Young
2/5
Usually like Neil Young, but couldn't really get into this one.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/5
Just a bit bland.
Coldplay
2/5
Just a bit boring. This is the era of Coldplay that most people seem to think of when asked whether they like them or not. Or it is for me anyway.
All the tracks are just 'there' they don't get any response from me either positive or negative. It just exists, like cottage cheese.
Mudhoney
2/5
One or two tracks were ok, but very repetitive.
Neu!
3/5
First half was very boring. But from 'Hero' onwards, it's great.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
The man with the permanent blocked nose.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Stone wall hip hop classic.
Steely Dan
1/5
God, I hate Steely Dan.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Loud, intense and dark. Absolutely love this record.
Always blows my mind that it was able to shift millions of copies in the pre-internet age and with no radio play.
Living Colour
2/5
Couple of good tracks, but not sure why it's made the cut.
New Order
4/5
One of my favourite New Order albums. The opening three tracks are sublime. If ever there was a band where the sum is greater than the parts, then it's New Order.
3/5
Like, it's ok. But nowhere near worth all the hype. Jumps all over the place musically and you have the usual Lennon nonsense track that loads of people probably think is genius, but it's actually shit. Just don't see where all the hype and acclaim comes from.
Eminem
2/5
Never liked Eminem. Even as a lover of hip-hop I just don't get him. Can't stand his whiny nasal voice and it just feels like he's trying too hard to be controversial to get attention. There's some great beats on here, but that's all down to Dre. Stan is a classic and one of the few times this rises above the puerile shock factor shit on the rest of the record.
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Annoying whiny voice, but a couple of good tracks on there. Sounds like some early rap-metal cross over.
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Dark and moody post-punk. Loved it.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
The Queen. That's all you need to know.
Funkadelic
3/5
Funky, but a little same-y after a while.
Queen
2/5
Struggled to get into this. Too much prog.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Doves
4/5
Some fantastic tracks on here.
Pere Ubu
1/5
Noisy nonsense. Shite.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Some great beats, but after a while the shouting and whining starts to grate.
The Smiths
3/5
Some great tracks on here, but Queen Is Dead is the better record.
Also forever fuck Morrissey.
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Never been a fan of re-imagining of tunes on different instruments. Reminds me of those god awful pan pipes albums my dad used to play all the time.
This one is a little better.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Better than I expected. I thought it would be a lot more like the title track, but a few highlights lifted this from bland to slightly seasoned.
Maxwell
2/5
This is baby making music.
Blur
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Don't usually like prog, but this was decent. The title track is great, but didn't need the usual self-indulgent 5min drum solo in the middle. Why do prog bands think we want this?!
Richard Hawley
3/5
Green Day
4/5
Pretenders
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
That's some funky shit right here!
Ghostface Killah
3/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Fun 60s pop
David Holmes
2/5
Sounds like a soundtrack from a bad, low budget 90s movie about hacking.
Gorillaz
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Some absolute gold on here, but it's a little too long.
Anita Baker
1/5
Just so dreadfully bland.
Deerhunter
2/5
Bit dreary, this.
Deee-Lite
4/5
Loved this!
Public Enemy
4/5
Loud, angry and important.
Chuck D's remains one of the greatest MC's to have ever picked up the mic. His lyrics and flow hit clear and true time after time. The beats strike like a punch to the chest and Flavor Flav, whilst at times annoying, adds his own je ne c'est quoi to many tracks.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Still waiting for the day that I hear a Dylan record and something 'clicks'. Today was not that day.
Billie Holiday
3/5
Nice background music, but not sure I would listen to it very often.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Nice and bluesy, I enjoyed this
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
It's fine, but a pretty bland record. if it wasn't a Springsteen record it would be nowhere near this list.
Ray Charles
4/5
What a voice.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
So many memories from this record. Some sublime stuff and a bit of filler. Maps is one of the greatest love songs ever written.
Paul Simon
2/5
Big Black
2/5
Not really my thing, but didnt mind it.
D'Angelo
2/5
very smooth, but very forgettable.
Jerry Lee Lewis
1/5
Today I learned that Jerry Lee Lewis was a nonce.
Fuck him.
Nirvana
4/5
Such a great album and a sign of what Nirvana may have evolved into over time had Kurt stuck around.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Planet Rock still sounds great, but the rest is garbage.
Cheap Trick
1/5
Just unspeakably shit.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
After a while Keidis' "whoop-hap-gap-plop" lyrics get a bit annoying.
Eagles
1/5
Awful, bland, soulless.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
A little over-produced, but of it's time. Great voice and a few good tracks.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Shite.
The Prodigy
4/5
Classic.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Sympathy For The Devil and Street Fighting Man are the standouts, some decent other tracks on here, but nothing close to those two.
The Thrills
3/5
Enjoyed this. Not sure it belongs on this list, but nice listen.
Kings of Leon
2/5
It's not even the best KOL album, so no idea why it's on this list.
Meat Puppets
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
If only Radiohead made more records like this, rather than the twaddle they have come out with since.
Cream
3/5
Cream: Decent.
Clapton: Permacunt.
50 Cent
2/5
Takes me back to first year of uni. At the time, I loved this record, but the years haven't been kind.
The beats are still killer, but a lot of 50's bars just sound dated now. In Da Club is and always will be a banger, but the rest is forgettable and way too long.
Ride
3/5
Strong start but gets a little same-y and too long.
Elvis Costello
2/5
Aim might be true, but this record is boring.
Van Halen
2/5
Jump is still a tune, so is Panama, but the rest is pretty MOR and forgettable.
Nirvana
4/5
CHVRCHES
5/5
Was lucky enough to be at their first ever gig at The Art School in Glasgow. You could tell right away that they had something special.
All the singles leading up to the album being released were brilliant and I was concerned that it would be a record with three good tracks and the rest filler, but the whole album is great.
Under The Tide and Science and Visions were both good enough to be singles, and Lies is just one of the best tracks released in the 2010s.
Haircut 100
2/5
Bit funky, bit shit.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Pretty good. Always enjoy punk bands with a female lead vocalist.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Probably a record you need to really listen to and give is a few goes, but I still enjoyed it.
The Who
2/5
Live albums are whack.
Lorde
4/5
Really good, modern pop music. Excellent.
Circle Jerks
3/5
Gotta admire being able to fit 14 songs onto a 15min record. Short, angry and sweet.
The Stranglers
2/5
Peaches is still a tune, not really digging the rest.
R.E.M.
2/5
OK I guess, but a little forgettable compared to later records.
Yes
1/5
God I hate prog.
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Even as a huge LCD Soundsystem fan, I was a little surprised to see this record on the list, and can only assume that Sound of Silver must be laying in wait for me on another day.
This record came a little out of nowhere at the time after the band had announced their effective break-up some years before. Whilst it doesn't quite have SoS's (or any other LCD record for that matter) stand out banger, or even as much of a 'club' feel to it, this record instead captures James Murphy contemplating aging what the future will hold.
It still has the usual LCD trademark sounds - cowbells, 80s synths, nods to musical heroes such as Bowie &The Fall but doesn't quite reach the heights of SoS, but let's be honest, very few records do.
Little Richard
4/5
Oh, to have seen him live at his peak!
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
No drugs were hurt in the making of this record.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Absolutely loved this.
Bee Gees
2/5
Robin Gibb sounds just like Barney from the Simpson's when he sings!
The Gun Club
2/5
Probably one of those records that was considered groundbreaking at the time, but just sounds a bit generic now.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Absolutely incredible voice, but an album of mostly covers, even if that was the norm back in the day, should not be on this list.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Deserves four stars for Enjoy The Silence along. The rest of the record is great too.
The Kinks
3/5
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Unspeakably bland.
The Doors
2/5
Starts off good, but loses it's way.
Sade
3/5
Smooooooooth.
Derek & The Dominos
1/5
Bland album from an awful human being.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Screechy, twaddly nonsense.
Bee Gees
1/5
Had two Bee Gees records in under two weeks, and have both been shite.
Heaven 17
3/5
Starts off strong but loses it's way, but some great stuff at times.
Beatles
4/5
Always find myself torn with Beatles records. There's no doubt some amazing songs and song writing on them, but also a lot of nonsense that people either wrongly attribute genius to or just overlook the fact they are not very good.
Yellow Submarine is a shit song. There, I have said it. It's nonsense and childish and doesn't flow with the rest of the record. Sure it's a catchy chorus, but it's shit.
But then there are tracks like Tomorrow Never Knows which is just fantastic and I go back to being confused by The Beatles all over again.
I guess what I am trying to say, is The Beatles have some incredible songs, and no doubt hugely influential, but they also did a lot of shite.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Fantastic
Metallica
2/5
How to make a Metallica record.
Guitars: dug-a-dug-a-dug-a-dug-a-dug-a
Lyrics: "humay-uh-soh-wah-ayo-meeeeeee"
Repeat for 8 mins.
Scritti Politti
2/5
All a bit meh, really. Couple of nice shiny 80s pop songs, but ultimately forgettable.
Spacemen 3
2/5
Can't decide if I like this or it's a load of drone-y bollocks. Probably both.
King Crimson
2/5
Does nothing to alter my view that all prog is just a steaming pile of wanky toss.
Gets a star for 20th Century Schizoid Man, but otherwise just fuck off with the self indulgent twaddle.
Pearl Jam
3/5
One of those records I like in parts, and I'm sure it means a lot to some people, but a whole record of Eddie Vedder grunting gets a bit much.
The White Stripes
3/5
It's fine, but not sure I would listen again.
The Mars Volta
3/5
Saw the word 'prog' in the album description, and was prepared to hate this, but actually enjoyed it.
(70s prog is still balls though)
Kanye West
4/5
Masterpiece.
Elliott Smith
2/5
It was fine. Sounds like a lot of indie music from the mid-late 2000s. Probably one where if you know the backstory you will appreciate it more.
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Little too jazzy for me.
2/5
Just a bit boring.
The Pharcyde
4/5
Hip-hop classic
Norah Jones
2/5
Like does anyone really, like reaaaallly need to hear this before they die?
Arcade Fire
3/5
Decent, but not a patch on Funeral or The Suburbs.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Just one of the greatest pop records of all time.
Dire Straits
2/5
Starts off strong, then gets very shit very quickly.
Frank Black
3/5
Not sure I really needed to hear this before I die, but not a bad way to spend an hour.
Dolly Parton
2/5
I just can't stand this twee, slide guitar country music. I don't care if this was the original, it's still shit.
Dolly is a saint though and must be protected at all costs.
The Beach Boys
5/5
Just sublime.
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Loved the first track, but the rest was pretty bland.
Basement Jaxx
4/5
Such a great record. Full of innovative samples. Very ahead of it's time and still sounds great now.
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Starts off really strong. Nice, polished pop music. Sounds a lot like Michael Jackson, and I think a few of these tracks had been written with him in mind. It fades in the middle though and is just too long.
Elton John
3/5
A little less rocky than I expected, but enjoyed it.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
SAULT
4/5
Oh, Lord grant me the confidence of a white man telling me that current race events are blown out of proportion.
I remember first hearing Wildfires and was blown away by it. I bought the vinyl having not heard any other track and absolutely loved it. It's thought provoking and important but with a theme of love and pride running through it.
Love the "Black is..." voice overs between tracks too. Nice nod to The Warriors which is a dope movie.
FKA twigs
3/5
Some really good stuff in here, but not sure there's a full album's worth.
LL Cool J
3/5
A little too long, but some absolute bangers on here.
The Temptations
5/5
This is why I am doing this project.
I was aware of the Temptations, but had never considered listening to a full album of there's, but now I don't see me listening to anything else but Temptations records for the foreseeable future.
David Bowie
3/5
Probably my least favourite of the Berlin trilogy, but "Hero's" is one of the greatest songs ever written.
Chicago
3/5
There's some really good stuff on here, but let down by seven minutes of screeching guitars in the middle for no reason.
Brian Eno
2/5
Nah.
John Grant
3/5
Definitely didn't 'need' to hear this. But it's ok.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Some great stuff on here, but some pretty whack filler tracks too.
AC/DC
4/5
All the songs sound the same. And this is in no way a criticism.
Guns N' Roses
2/5
Has to be one of the most iconic opening tracks to any album ever.
But let's be honest, GnR are whack. It's metal for people who don't like metal.
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Shite, twee country bollocks.
Joan Baez
3/5
Beautiful voice and some nice tracks, but a whole folk album is always going to be a tough listen.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
I love hip hop but have always struggled to get into Kendrick. For every track I hear that catches my ears, there's two I just can't get into. His flow is fantastic, but I find the broken, stop/start beats interrupt my listening experience.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Sublime.
John Martyn
4/5
I adore this record.
Scott Walker
2/5
Can hear how this must have influenced the likes of Nick Cave and Divine Comedy, but not really one for me.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Thunder Road and Born To Run already make this brilliant. The rest is decent but not up to the same standards.
David Bowie
2/5
I feel like if this wasn't Bowie's last record and released days before he died, it doesn't make this list. I'm a Bowie fan, but this isn't his best work. But the circumstances around the album make it very poignant.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Some decent grungy stuff on here. Not sure I would listen again, but quite enjoyed it.
Culture Club
2/5
Just pretty bland 80s pop.
Marilyn Manson
2/5
not really a record for a 41 year old man.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
This was great. So many tracks sampled in future hip-hop tracks. Loved it.
Miles Davis
2/5
I just can't get into jazz. It's fine in the background, but otherwise it's just irritating.
Julian Cope
3/5
It was fine, I guess. A lot of Suicide/Nick Cave influences in here. Quite enjoyed it in parts but it's too long.
The Dictators
3/5
A lot of fun.
The Cars
2/5
Appropriate that the record and band are called The Cars, because this record is middle of the road.
Marty Robbins
2/5
This roots and toots in equal measure.
Dire Straits
2/5
Walk Of Life aside, Dire Straits are guff.
The Byrds
3/5
Lou Reed
4/5
It's just great, isn't it.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Quite simply the greatest pop album of all time.
The Offspring
3/5
It's a lot of fun, but gets a bit samey and not sure it belongs on here.
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Nah
Judas Priest
3/5
Some cool metal on here, but also a little dull in parts.
Nick Drake
4/5
Hauntedly beautiful.
Ray Charles
4/5
Genius is correctly used in this instance.
Ramones
2/5
Blitzkrieg Bop x 14
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
This dude has over 300 albums. Not sure how we can be certain this is his best.
The Who
2/5
Every time I hear the start of Baba O'Riley, I think it's going to build into one of the greatest ever rock songs.
But it never does.
Faith No More
4/5
My word, this slaps.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I want to like this, but after two songs her voice just grates on me. Fine in isolation, but not a full record.
Willie Nelson
2/5
Starts of ok, but then just descends into mumbling country twaddle.
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
My Reward is still fantastic, but the rest is a little same-y.
Björk
2/5
I like some stuff by Bjork, Army Of Me is a banger, and I want to like more, but I didn't find it on this record.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
A lot darker and grittier than I was expecting and I love it for that.
Pulp
5/5
I'm getting married next year and we're having Something Changed as our first dance.
Even without this fact, it's still 5*.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
I mean, it's the Queen.
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Good short, shouty punk rock.
Fugazi
3/5
Scuzzy.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Some good blue-sy stuff on here, and some nice psychodelia but it's a bit long a quite a bit of filler.
Kraftwerk
4/5
This still sounds like it's from the future.
Bob Dylan
3/5
One of those albums you really need to listen to, and not when you're also trying to work.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
It's hard to listen to this in 2025 and imagine this as being ground breaking and new. The beats and rhymes sound so dated and twee, but you cannot underestimate the group's influence.
5/5
I mean, it's Peej so min 4* for that fact alone.
The Beach Boys
5/5
RIP Brian Wilson, and thank you.
Paul Simon
5/5
Just beautiful.
Neil Young
2/5
I like a lot of Neil Young stuff, but found this hard to get into.
The Byrds
2/5
Couldn't get into this.
Björk
5/5
What an incredible record!
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Camp, 90s electro pop. What's not to like?
R.E.M.
4/5
My cousin had Everybody Hurts as the first dance at his wedding.
They divorced a few years later.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Never been a fan of live albums, or particularly a fan of Cash, but that's now changed!
What an incredible record. Raw, visceral, violent and very, very funny.
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Even with the instructions, I still couldn't get it.
Beyoncé
1/5
No idea why a record written by 583 different people belongs on this list.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Go from thinking this is brilliant, to thinking it's a load of shite.
Guess that's what makes them so unique.
Otis Redding
5/5
The voice. Oh man, the voice!
Nas
5/5
I used to watch CHIPS now I load Glock clips.
That bar alone is enough to give this record 5*
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Swampy.
N.W.A.
3/5
A record I liked when I was young and someone swearing in a song was enough for me to love it, but over time it hasn't aged well at all.
I understand it's importance in the evolution of hip-hop, and there are a couple of decent Dre beats on here, but the bars are pretty low brow except for a lot of Ice Cube's bars when you can see why he went on to be a star in his own right.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Powerful, thought-provoking but also full of joy.
Traffic
2/5
Just kind of washed over me, nothing special.
Black Sabbath
5/5
RIP Ozzy.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought, although his accent does start to grate after a while.
Black Sabbath
2/5
Not their strongest record by any means, but sews the seeds for what was to follow.
Arcade Fire
4/5
I have always preferred Funeral when it comes to AF records, and this one took me a while to really 'get' even though there are some really strong tracks on here. But listening to this again today and it really hit home what a great record this.
I still maintain Funeral is the best record AF have done, and a contender for best debut album of all time, but this was fantastic.
Kate Bush
5/5
Genius.
The Cure
3/5
A dark and moody album, although not their best record, but A Forest is an incredible.
The Beta Band
1/5
Why did I need to hear this?
The Smiths
4/5
Such a shame Morrisey is a monumental bell-end.
Jimmy Smith
2/5
Bit too jazzy for me.
Portishead
2/5
Not a patch on Dummy. We Carry On is sublime, but the rest is pretty bland.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
It's OK, some good stuff on here but also just kind of washed over me.
The Clash
2/5
Never really got the fuss about the Clash.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Just sublime.
The Boo Radleys
3/5
The only thing I had heard from these before was the song Wake Up, Boo. I expected this to be a load more of the same, summery 90s guitar-pop, but it was very different and I kinda dig it.
The Cardigans
3/5
Some great stuff on here. Started slow and I wasn't convinced but it really grew on me.
Love Fool still absolutely slaps, too.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
WHAT A VOICE!
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Only the band the Beatles could have been.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
This could have been written last week. It's still so depressingly current.
White Denim
2/5
Bit boring. Great musicianship, but didnt really get me.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The lyrics for Brown Sugar are a little, er.... interesting with the passage of time. Some great bluesy stuff on here though.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Nice, easy listening. Never really done a deep dive into Joni Mitchell but what I hear is pretty decent, but probably not enough to make we want to listen to loads more at once.
Mekons
3/5
I read some of the reviews before I played this, and was expecting to hate it. But it was surprisingly... ok. Nothing earth shattering, and doubt I would listen again, but some neat musicianship on some of the tracks. Not so sure on the lyrics themselves, but I enjoyed the overall sound.
Madonna
2/5
I love Madonna, and Ray of Light is well deserved a place on this list, but this, not so much.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
This is just noise. Shit noise.
Green Day
4/5
Short, sharp and brilliant.
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Not a huge fan of live albums, or Thin Lizzy - at least I thought....
This whole record slaps!
Digital Underground
1/5
Shite.
CHIC
4/5
Disco does anything but suck.
Beach House
4/5
Really enjoyed this. Cool, dreamy pop.
R.E.M.
3/5
It's fine, not my favourite REM record, not sure it belongs on this list.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
I've never wanted to ride on one of those boats with a massive fan on the back more than when listening to this.
Swampy as fuck.
The Adverts
3/5
Decent. But no punk album should be over 35mins in length.
The Beach Boys
4/5
What an album, what a band.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Buttery.
Beth Orton
4/5
This was great. What a voice!
Radiohead
2/5
Oh, good. Another record of Thom Yorke wailing over a backing track which people will tell me is seminal when deep down they all know it's shit.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
1hr and 40m of pure genius.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Never been a huge Bruce fan, and this hasn't changed my mind.
Funkadelic
3/5
Funky shit.
Röyksopp
3/5
Early 00s advert music.
Make of that what you will.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Yeah, this was great.
Django Django
2/5
Default aside, this is pretty forgettable.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Masterpiece.
Sounds more relevant today than ever.
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
Just incredible 80s pop. Sublime.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Some good stuff on here at times, but like a lot of Dylan records, it's just too long.
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
Kick, Push is such a tune.
The Young Gods
3/5
Bit weird, but I quite like it.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Like a lot of Springsteen's stuff, I am just indifferent to most of it. Dancing in the Dark is a tune, but the rest just kinda happens
R.E.M.
3/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Fine if you like Beck and shoegaze-y stuff.
I don't.
Cee Lo Green
1/5
Fucking hell that was shite.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
The opening track is called Being Boring. That tells you a lot about the rest of the record.
It's fine, just a little dull.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought. A lot of Moog noises on the opening track took me by surprise but then settled into more of what I expect from a S&G record, but still very enjoyable.
The Coral
3/5
Feels a little bit confused as a record in it's entirety. Some really nice stuff on there, but there's a few weird gear shifts. Overall doesn't really work for me as a record to listen to in one go, but if you pick and choose the good stuff it's great.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
The run of It's Tricky, My Adidas, Walk This Way is an incredible three tracks.
The rest of the record sounds dated now and gets a little repetitive, but it's hard to understate how important this was to bridge the gap of hip hop to the mainstream.
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Just very, very boring.
Sonic Youth
3/5
I got from thinking this is an incredible record, to thinking it's a bunch of arty wank.
It's probably somewhere in the middle. Incredible arty wank.
Bonnie Raitt
1/5
Sometimes you should judge a book (or album) by it's cover, because this was shit.
The Specials
3/5
This was fun, but not really a record I would go back to repeatedly.
The Youngbloods
1/5
I listened to this a few days ago and didn't give it a rating. Forgot I had, and then listened to it again today thinking I hadn't heard it before.
That tells you everything.
Tori Amos
1/5
Bjork/Kate Bush/PJ Harvey for people who don't like Bjork/Kate Bush/PJ Harvey
Pantera
3/5
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought.
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Only on this site do you go from Pantera to the Everly Brothers, and I absolutely love it!
The Roots
4/5
Just an iconic hip hop record by an iconic hip hop group.
Morrissey
1/5
Forever fuck Morrissey.
The Damned
4/5
Short, fast and fun. Loved it.
5/5
Perfect.
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Starts strong, but loses it's way pretty quickly.
OutKast
4/5
Some exceptional stuff on here, Outkast really are unique, but it didn't need to be this long.
Red Snapper
4/5
This is why I'm doing this challenge. Never heard of the record or the band and I loved this.
Lots of late 90s/early 2000s trip-hop beats like Massive Attack/Tricky/Portishead.
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Hadn't realised this had ended until Spotify played an REM record afterwards.
Giant Sand
1/5
Utter shite
Killing Joke
4/5
Dark, dark dark.
Loved it.
Spiritualized
2/5
Just kind of washed over me, preferred his later records.
The Fall
2/5
Great musicianship-uh, spoiled-uh by the inane ramblings-uh of Mark E. Smith-uh.
Nina Simone
5/5
What. A. Voice.
Talking Heads
4/5
The bassline for Psycho Killer alone is enough to make the record a min 4*
Billy Joel
4/5
His initials might be BJ, but this record doesn't suck at all.
Hole
4/5
OK I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did!
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
I can't think of one single reason why I had to listen to this before I die.
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
Man I adore this record. So many memories of being at parties with one LCD tune or another in the background.
All My Friends is quite simply one of the greatest songs ever written.
Bill Evans Trio
1/5
I'll die on the hill that jazz is nothing more than people dicking around on instruments.
GZA
3/5
It's a classic, but I didn't find myself enjoying this as much as before when I first heard it.
Primal Scream
4/5
Not sure if it works as an 'album' as such, but as a collection of singles there's no denying that this is just sublime.
Venom
2/5
Sounds like Gandalf's gothy younger brother.
The Darkness
2/5
A record even the most glam rock of bands would say is on the nose.
It's a lot of fun if you take it for what it is - a group of guys just having fun with some big riffs and silly lyrics.
Does it need to be on this list? Probably not.