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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
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5 | 2.58 | +2.42 |
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
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5 | 2.74 | +2.26 |
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
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5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
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5 | 2.83 | +2.17 |
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
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5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
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Spiderland
Slint
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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Copper Blue
Sugar
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
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5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
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5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
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Hotel California
Eagles
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1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Aja
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Eagles
Eagles
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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Pump
Aerosmith
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1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
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1 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Bob Dylan | 6 | 4.67 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.75 |
| David Bowie | 8 | 4.25 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4.5 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.67 |
| Prince | 2 | 5 |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 5 |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 5 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.25 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.25 |
| The Byrds | 4 | 4.25 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 4.33 |
| Beatles | 5 | 4 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Steely Dan | 4 | 1.25 |
| Eagles | 2 | 1 |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 1.67 |
| Aerosmith | 2 | 1.5 |
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Machito · 2 likes
5/5
Put this on , make a cocktail, cook dinner, enjoy life
Sisters Of Mercy · 2 likes
5/5
HEY NOW, HEY NOW N NOW. Gothic Meatloaf is absolutely glorious.
The Beach Boys · 1 likes
5/5
harmonies.
Incredible Bongo Band · 1 likes
3/5
3.5 The highs are high. Its fun. It is the basis for a thousand hip hop and breakbeat samples.
Liz Phair · 1 likes
5/5
Top 5 album of the 90s. If you don;t like this you probably loved some pure shit like Aerosmith or the Eagles. It's true.
1-Star Albums (12)
All Ratings
The Beach Boys
5/5
harmonies.
Jeff Buckley
3/5
He sings
Kanye West
3/5
One of a couple of the decent Knaye records.Production is timeless but the older it gets the more deficient as a rapper he sounds, imo
Yes
2/5
Air
5/5
Ive heard it. They wrote sexy boy about me
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Beatles
4/5
ive been workin. like a dog
Frank Sinatra
5/5
fly me to the moon!
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Classic for a reason. True story. Mick wrote Monkey Man because he wanted a banana
Aerosmith
1/5
Aersomith is good for Sweet Emotion. No when this came out. Life is too short to ever have to listen to this again and i will not re-do now. No, Nope, Puke.
Adam & The Ants
4/5
I think I got this on cassette from Columbia 12 for a penny. "You might not like it now but you will"
Stone cold killer. Dirk wears white socks.
Fiona Apple
4/5
i skipped this when it came out because, indie rock snob, but i got into her by the next one and it was good to sit down and re-listen to this with focus. Solid debut!
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Soul n funk and politics oh my! So good.
Richard Thompson
4/5
The Stone Roses
5/5
ive listened to this album 1 million times. I own a set of garden Gnome Roses. Never a bad listen.
R.E.M.
5/5
Motörhead
4/5
all the songs sound the same but in the best possible way (hi neil young, ramones, mark kozelek)
Elvis Costello
5/5
Kinda decent debut
David Bowie
4/5
Its totally hunky dory
Lou Reed
4/5
the subject matter on this album is scary.
Holger Czukay
3/5
All over the map. Should be sold w a bong. Need to listen a couple more times, i think.
The Temptations
4/5
Great stuff. Odd sequencing, imo. Every dong is a jam or a make out session
The Go-Go's
4/5
Really dug this. Knew the hits, of course. Can't believe this is thew first time ive listened to it cover to cover. Timeless and great
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Suave danceable psb
Sepultura
3/5
I liked it better then i thought i was gonna. Kinda in the thrash metal, slayer mold in my mind. Not a bad one to have on while working out.
Daft Punk
5/5
Classic
Parliament
4/5
funkity funk funk, funkity funk funk, look at Georgie go.
Various Artists
5/5
The only xmas album worth listening front to back besides the Low Xmas EP
Chicago
2/5
Right about now, the prog funk brother. This album sounded like proto-phish. Not a fan.
T. Rex
4/5
Honestly we need half stars. 3.5 is legit. Fun record that launched a thousand glam rockers. Pretty great even if I never need nor want to hear Bang A Gong again. It's a nice day-starter this morning, hadn't put in on in a minute.....
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
im gonna need to listen to this 2 or 3 more times i think. there were moments that rubbed me wrong and moments i really loved. My snap judgement would be a 3.5. I could see it growing with repeats though. I'd love to hear a Nick Lowe produced version.
Steely Dan
1/5
The only steely dan i ever wanna hear is Tony Soprano singing "Dirty Work" This is a big bowl.of suck.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Cant lie
Paul McCartney
3/5
proto 90s indie rock. 3.5 really. Repeated listens are rewarded. GBV and early Sebadoh fans will find common ground.
Pentangle
2/5
Maybe no vocals would make it better for me. Its like unicorns and castles. Isk. Was hard to get through for me.
Aerosmith
2/5
Sweet Emotion is all I need from this band. Fine, sure. They are a solid/great bar band. Just can't stand Steve Tyler's voice and delivery and I already own the good Rolling Stones records so I fail to see the point. 2.5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Yasssssss. Its a good un
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
dope af.
Eagles
1/5
nope. Proof that sales do not always correlate to quality
The Black Crowes
3/5
but i already own all the good Rolling Stones albums
Beastie Boys
4/5
kick it!
Bob Dylan
4/5
it really starts to come together on this one and Dylsan os the BEST
Moby
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
jagged pop. i love this record.
Neil Young
5/5
bleak never sounded so good. "Bruce Barry was a working man he used to drive that Econoline van"
Love
3/5
Adele
3/5
solid commercial pop
The Clash
4/5
im lost in the supermarket. i can no longer shop happily. 4.5
The Cardigans
4/5
Love me love me. say that you love me. Like cotton candy.
The Go-Betweens
4/5
just super pop. never a bad call to spin this one
Gary Numan
4/5
Good stuff. This electronic thing might be a fad tho
The Zombies
4/5
PERFECT POP
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Nebraska, Western Stars, Darkness, BITUSA, Born To Run, The River.....
This is a really good rock record
Aretha Franklin
5/5
David Bowie
4/5
A pretty great return to form. A late career solud set up for Blakstar
Guided By Voices
4/5
3.5 Bee Thousand is the best!
Iron Maiden
4/5
Run to the hills. Run for your life! Such a great record. Riff city
Pink Floyd
3/5
3.5. It has moments of great and turd but mostly solid.
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
If you can't find the groove the problem is you
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Get stoned 1st
Jeff Beck
4/5
Classic blues rock. Quality. I had never listened to this before but i'm glad i did
Deep Purple
2/5
Meh. 2.5
Willie Nelson
5/5
Flawless end to end. Keep your hands off the bay!
5/5
What a fantastic record. I have no idea how this never came to my attention in 2009.
Beck
4/5
devastating break up record. maybe one of the best ever. 4.5
King Crimson
3/5
A little to prog/noodley for my tastes but had a lot of good moments
5/5
Kate Bush
4/5
First time listening and was surprised at how good it is. Thought it would be dour and i was so wrong.
Raekwon
3/5
I think this would benefit if it were shorter. 3.5
Aphex Twin
4/5
changed the game for ambient forever. Good shit.
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Staten Island came to get down. Cash ruins everything around me.
Nina Simone
4/5
So good
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Pulp
3/5
GZA
4/5
Best of the solo records better than everything except 36 Chanmbers
Elvis Costello
3/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
Stone Cold Classic, all killer, no filler
Frank Zappa
2/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
it's not bad chugga chugga
Dusty Springfield
5/5
such a great morning driving album. Well, anytime, really but especially great at the break of dawn :)
Pretenders
5/5
What a debut
White Denim
3/5
Roxy Music
4/5
2nd best RM
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Love the Native Tongue stuff.
Pixies
4/5
4.5 would be 5 if not for Silver. They should have put Into the White or
Manta Ray on instead.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
OG classic. If you don't like this after a few listens, it's you.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Some bright spots, mostly turgid. I bet Phish fans would find a lot to love here. That was a slog
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
I think this is my fave EC. Today, at any rate.....4.5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Very pleasant. Will spin again. 3.5
Judas Priest
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Famous jazz
Tom Waits
5/5
Such a perfect record.
The xx
5/5
One of the most perfect driving around the hills of Los Angeles at night albums ever. It's true
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
So good. You forget he's so much more than the overplayed tunes sometimes. At least I do. Subtle and direct. Not just stoner music but i was high when it was on
Dire Straits
3/5
First time ever listening to this and it's remarkable that Sultans of Swing was sequenced so deep in the mix. Solid. 3.5
Eminem
4/5
Great record. Especially when placed in the context of its time, what else was popular/prevalent. My only quibble is i think it is a touch too long and could have benefited from a lil trim.
DJ Shadow
5/5
Such a momentous leap in turntable culture.
The Kinks
3/5
solid. up and down. some great tracks and some dodgy ones.
The Pharcyde
5/5
perfection
The White Stripes
3/5
3.5
Prince
5/5
Not many artists can release not one but 2 essential double albums with all killer, no filler, but we're talking Prince here. If you dont understand how amazing this is life is wasted on you
Slayer
3/5
3.5 for me, really. I love it and it's also kinda just the same song sorta. Lyrics sure are rainbows and sunshine too lol
Deep Purple
1/5
i couldnt force myself past the 5th track. And i feel like i endured enough to make me put on a Minor Threat record as a cleanser
Happy Mondays
2/5
zzzzzzzzzzzz
Miles Davis
5/5
Genius level stuff.
Little Richard
5/5
Classic shite. The beating, bleeding heart of rock and roll's birth.
David Crosby
4/5
I never listened to any of the solo CSN stuff before untill this one (ive listened to PLENTY of NY) I was really surprised at how much i liked this. Will get into the mix now for sure. 4.5
Madness
3/5
It was ok. I'll giver it another go because sometimes records are growers.
Radiohead
5/5
Perfect
Prince
5/5
Purple perfection. Rock style
Marvin Gaye
5/5
bliss
The Mars Volta
2/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
3.5 really. fun record
Simply Red
3/5
2.5/3.0 Not my bag but has it's moments. Super competent and if you like a light Jazz, early to mid 80s style, this might click for you. I liked the more downbeat tracks best. The dub vibe on the title track at the end was a pleasant diversion
The Doors
2/5
The 2 singles (LA Woman, Riders of the Storm) are great. Otherwise, a lot of wank. The Doors Greatest Hits is the only Doors one needs.
David Bowie
5/5
My Favorite Bowie record.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Lick my legs, I'm on fire
Missy Elliott
4/5
So good. If you weren't alive at this time it might be hard to understand how foundational this one has been for the last 2 decades..... 4.5
Metallica
4/5
4.5 It's a good un
Queen
5/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
solid 3.5 Sunny 60s
Elbow
3/5
3.5 Cast of Thousands best Elbow, imo.
Mudhoney
4/5
I probably play the S/t and SuperFuzz BigMuff more but this is probably their best. 4.5
Nas
4/5
4.5 Boom Bap, NY Gritty
The White Stripes
3/5
It has moments and then it doesnt. The weakest most inessential white stripes. Prob 2.5
Ozomatli
3/5
fun. fine.
Rush
2/5
2.5 that 1st song lasted a day and the Ayn Rand lyrics at the end were funny. Freedom isnt free!
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
the lyrics are very moving
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
4.5 "Well, I stand up next to a mountain and I chop it down with the edge of my hand" FUCK YEAH!
Muddy Waters
4/5
Its a good set but rather subdued for his live stuff thats out there.
Mylo
3/5
3.5. The first track is grating but it's a delightful Sunday afternoon listen
Scott Walker
4/5
No covers, no filler.
The Temptations
4/5
4.5
OutKast
4/5
4.5 Would be a 5 if not for the of the time but still ill advised skit trend between songs.
Air
4/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Beatles
5/5
THE BEST
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Such a good listen and a great bookmark of its time. I think i actually like it more now then i did when it came out
Steely Dan
2/5
i dont wanna listen to Steely Dan, no mooooore.
Mekons
4/5
great stuff!
The Smiths
4/5
if you think peace is a common goal that goes to show how little you know
Pavement
4/5
A special new band
Beatles
4/5
4.5 ya gotta ding a bit for Maxwell and Octopus
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
butterflies and zebras, and moonbeams and fairy tales.
Ian Dury
3/5
Solid. A weird, surprisingly compelling pastiche. And funny
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
BOTH VERSIONS RULE
David Bowie
4/5
I heard this Eno guy he worked with is ok too. Clasic goodness
Eagles
1/5
Big bowl of nope.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
I was expecting not to like this but it was rock solid
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Pretty stellar 4.5
5/5
Its a perfect pop record. All killer, no filler
Rush
3/5
It was fine enough
Bon Jovi
3/5
It's a time capsule w one super clunker (social disease) and just a string of hits. Not my bag, nothing i'd ever put on myself but I grew up in North Jrz was in HS when this came out and pretty much could sing along to all of these. If you gotta do an 80s hair band this (and Poison) is the one
The Kinks
3/5
3.5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Great stuff
Metallica
4/5
Enjoyable riffs. When they were still prime.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Portishead
5/5
One of the all time, stone cold.classics. utterly timeless. ESSENTIAL
Megadeth
2/5
i can't stand Mustane's voice. rhythm section is tight. 2.5
Hot Chip
3/5
I kinda neglected/dismissed this when it came out for some reason. It's super. Not my favorite or 2nd favorite Hot Chip but still. 3.5
OutKast
3/5
The Verve
3/5
i liked this much better in 2024 than in 1997. A Storm in Heaven is still their best, by far imo, but this was good.
Def Leppard
2/5
3 decent songs and a whole host of boring dross.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
4.5 classic
Barry Adamson
3/5
I hadn't listened to this since it came out. That's a shame. I don;t think it's a must hear sorta thing but i personally really dig it. 3.5
Beck
4/5
Top 4 Beck for sure! 4.5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Such a great time in hip hop!
Van Morrison
5/5
A masterwork
Steely Dan
1/5
The most over rated bamd in the history of music.
5/5
Historic and sounds great too
R.E.M.
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Its spotty but rhe spots are really good
Frank Sinatra
5/5
Someone described this as "middle age Pet Sounds" so good
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4/5
I havent spun this in so many years. What a mistake. A devastating great album. 4.5
Bob Dylan
4/5
4.5
B.B. King
4/5
4.6 great stuff
Fela Kuti
4/5
try not to shake yo ass
Syd Barrett
3/5
some great, some meh, compelling tho. With some gems
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
3.5 really. Pretty good stuff. Aged well
Dirty Projectors
4/5
The Doors
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Alameda. (SIGH)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
3.5. Bottom of Neil Youngs top tier by my ears. Some good, great, and a lil monotonous at times.
Dead Kennedys
3/5
3.5 love thw DKs
Bert Jansch
3/5
3.5 super great guitar work. Never heard this before but will listen again
Joan Armatrading
4/5
That was really good. Glad i finally listened to her and will check out more for sure
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
maybe a 4.5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
3.5 solid
CHIC
3/5
chill, easy, groovy
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
3.5 70's AM funk grooves. stoner summer jams
Louis Prima
4/5
Fantastic!
Alanis Morissette
2/5
No in 95, NO in 2024.
The Young Gods
4/5
4.5 Some of the cream of the first wave Industrial class. I don;t speak French so for all i know the lyrics are about ducks and spiders but it POUNDS hard and gets drunk in a late night cabaret. Plays Kurt Weill is probably my fave YG but this is superb
The Crusaders
2/5
it's 1981 and you are in Great Neck Long Island listening to the greatest ever Bar Mitzvah cocktail hour band, trying to grab those tiny pig in blankets before the server disappears.
Lambchop
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Liz Phair
5/5
Top 5 album of the 90s. If you don;t like this you probably loved some pure shit like Aerosmith or the Eagles. It's true.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Eminem
4/5
That slim shady character is a menace
Blur
3/5
song 2 is annoying af but this has its moments
Amy Winehouse
5/5
It's a flawless album
Living Colour
3/5
I hadnt listened to that in full in decades. More stylistically diverse than i had recalled. Solid. The singles are fantastic.
Faith No More
3/5
Not really my thing but it's decent. Epic is the worst track by far.
The Waterboys
3/5
This was my first listen through and I'll go back to it again. Solid 3.5. That Van Morrison / Beatles cover mash up is its own thing and is pretty great.
Coldplay
3/5
The Police
4/5
There are a couple of misfires but otherwise classic
Soft Cell
3/5
3.5, really.
The Byrds
4/5
Great stuff; groundbreaking too
Supergrass
3/5
solid
Stevie Wonder
4/5
the middle child.
Nick Drake
5/5
Perfect.
Solomon Burke
3/5
3.5 Pretty great
D'Angelo
4/5
This guy should be so much bigger than he was/is. Great record
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
3.5 some filler but some of the greatest singles. Lodi will be in my head for a minute
Funkadelic
4/5
The Velvet Underground
5/5
pretty much the foundation to 2/3 of my favorite things.
Kanye West
3/5
as always, great production, horrendous vocals.
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
good stuff. foundational
Tim Buckley
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
3/5
MC Solaar
4/5
some pretty good boom bap! He could be rapping about cheese and pencils for all i know of French but it sounds real good. Hadnt put it on in 30 uears but it held up rather nicely
The Cars
3/5
3.5. Such strong singles
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
3.5. Perfect depending on time and setting
Metallica
3/5
The last listenable Metallica. Still, I'd sooner put on / recommend Ride the lightning or Masters of Puppets
Pixies
4/5
4.5 The most under-rated Pixies album
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
Would be a 5 star record if it was edited down to 2
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I like this less than a lot of others, i know. I'm much nore apt to drop a diff BM album. But obv solid stuff. 3.5
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Just a a nice record.
The Smiths
5/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Muddy Waters
5/5
Everything from production to performance is perfect. Chicago bluesxat its finest
R.E.M.
4/5
A couple of clunkers but night swimming alone makes ammends
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Their one essential album
Paul Simon
3/5
Call Me Al is unlistenable but it was ok overall.
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
A wonderful album.
Girls Against Boys
3/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Some very good, some meh
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
Glam, protopunk, cabaret. It was ok but not rely my bag.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
4.5. Their peak.
The Offspring
2/5
2.5 for me.
Tina Turner
2/5
Y this 80s cheese when there is so much better from b4?
Ice Cube
3/5
Listening to the lyrics now it seems IC was anticipating 2024 in the USA.
Slint
5/5
One of the best records of the 90s. Post punk, minor key, existential dread loud and soft style. A litmus test for excellent taste.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
No filler, all killer!
Björk
4/5
4.5
The United States Of America
3/5
Odd. Challenging. a rock record with no guitar. I enjoyed it and will spin it again. Weed required. 3.5
The Blue Nile
3/5
this was pleasant. More mellow than i was anticipating. Def wanna give it another spin. Heatwave is a great song.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
it had some good some bad some mediocre. 2.75
Dr. Dre
5/5
OG. Gangsta. Never fails.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
1/2 of the songs were hits and the other half is moody wonderfulness. IMO his one essential album.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I prefer both singles band Stones and blues rocker Stones to mid 60s Stones but the songs are solid. Not essential IMO but also not a problem.
Public Enemy
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
5/5
Wild. Wish i could time travel w todays Blue Dream to this club for this show. Hot dawg
Nirvana
4/5
I wish i could eat your cancer when it turns black.
The Birthday Party
3/5
3.5 really. Super aggressive and angular. RELEASE THE BATS!
Alice Cooper
3/5
3.5 surprisingly entertaining.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Ethereal loveliness
The Cure
4/5
4.5. tell me i'm wrong, i dont really care
Coldplay
3/5
3.5 a solid, enjoyable thing. The last of the listenable Coldplay....
Big Black
3/5
3.5 aggressive industrial post punk. "There's kerosene around there's something to do"
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
EZ listening.
Shuggie Otis
4/5
stoner bliss
Wilco
3/5
3.5 check out the Bill Fay cover of Jesus etc
Tears For Fears
3/5
The singles are so great. 3.5
Ice T
5/5
Simply one of the greatest hip hop records of all time. The beats, his voice and flow, and the NARRATIVES he writes - perfection
Animal Collective
4/5
Stoner headphone bliss
David Bowie
4/5
Leonard Cohen
5/5
an impeccable late career masterpiece
Queen
3/5
3.5 some enjoyable stuff
Brian Eno
3/5
3.5. I know many think this is the best album of the 70s. I think it's just really good.
4/5
Superior orchestral pop/folk.
The Young Rascals
3/5
3.5 groovy
Radiohead
4/5
The first of a great run
Sex Pistols
3/5
3.5 on songs. 5 on import and impact.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Steve Earle
4/5
perfect "Americana"
Blondie
4/5
4.5 almost flawless
Talking Heads
4/5
Beck
4/5
The Streets
2/5
I'll never understand The Streets' appeal. Maybeyou have to be British to get it, idk. Musically it's fine but not stellar. File under "Not for Me" but also not wretched. 2.5
Nick Drake
4/5
Big Star
4/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Boston
2/5
2.5 i get y people like it. People are lame
Tito Puente
4/5
Try not to dance. I recommend the 2 disc remaster release. 2hrs of awesome
Billy Bragg
4/5
I like these 2 artists paired on this album better than anything theyve done before or since. Just great roots rock
Ramones
5/5
Hey Ho. Let's Go!
5/5
Not a bit of filler. Just perfect
Fats Domino
3/5
3.5
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
4.5 stars. Very Very Good stuff. Pour a bourbon and sit back.
The Byrds
4/5
jangle pop rules
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Probably Clapton's best. 3.5
5/5
Top 3 Bowie for me.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Devendra Banhart
2/5
This is a good record. I should love it based on a lot of things I love. BUT I HATE IT. I think it's the vocals. IDK. Too much vibrato for me?
The Prodigy
3/5
A foot in industrial, metal, and breakbeat "electronica" Perfect videogame soundtrack for sure. 3.5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
4.5 it's wonderful
Pink Floyd
3/5
some really great tracks and a bunch of notsomuch
Beatles
3/5
3.5 harmony and early rock energy
The Beach Boys
3/5
there are some really great moments mixed with some awkward misses. Still, Top 7 Beach Boys, prob Top 5. 3.5
Machito
5/5
Put this on , make a cocktail, cook dinner, enjoy life
Spiritualized
5/5
One of the greatest albums of all time. Best break up album ever.
Iron Maiden
3/5
decent. Like Bruce D vocals better, personally
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Give the poor man a break. 4.5 big beats
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Lord this is is such a perfect sip your coffee on a weekend morning album. 4.5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
4.5 Lorelei is perfect. Such a good album
Funkadelic
4/5
4.5. That solo.
Frank Ocean
3/5
3.5 truly. Perhaps his peak.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
swamp rock. is this their best? could be
Le Tigre
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
No expectations going in. Super great. Easy to get lost in the sauce.
Blur
3/5
I HATE the single.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
4.5. An essential album
N.W.A.
4/5
Seminal. Always good to drive to.
Gorillaz
3/5
Kinda middling.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
This was the first time i heard this album. Some cringe moments but a lot of really great stuff. 3.5
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Their best, imo. So good
Beastie Boys
5/5
One of the greatest albums of all time.
Bob Dylan
5/5
The transition album. "She says shes 68 but shes really 54"
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
3.5 The highs are high. Its fun. It is the basis for a thousand hip hop and breakbeat samples.
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
The spiritual more mellow bookend to DJ Shadow's "Introducing" great stuff
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Hard to make a double album about a failed relationship sound so listenable. Imagine having to put this record out when it's your sister getting the shiv.
Alice In Chains
2/5
Steely Dan
1/5
Stop
Christine and the Queens
3/5
catchy pop fluff.
Joni Mitchell
5/5
you either love Jaco or not I guess. The chords and lyrics are ace. It's a masterwork
George Michael
3/5
3.5 really
Talking Heads
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Just a solid record
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Perfection
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
3.5 solid psych blues. youll either totally get or totally hate the JJ vocals.
Talking Heads
4/5
Linkin Park
1/5
I deserve restitution for that. Abomination.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
4/5
So good
Genesis
2/5
Bloated
ZZ Top
3/5
id like to hear a remastered version w no synths. it suffers from bad 80s production.
David Bowie
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
There is 1 good record here but not 2. Too much bloated filler.
Neil Young
5/5
essential
Lightning Bolt
2/5
Progmetal aint my bag. If it's yours this will be a winner
Ray Charles
5/5
Supergrass
4/5
I dont know how/why i missed this when it came out! Far superior to any of their subsequent output, imo. Great one to start the day with.
Lorde
3/5
A decent follow up to the vastly superior debut. It kinda peters out for me the last few tracks. Boom boom boom boom
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
FUCK YEAH 4.5
Soft Machine
3/5
Get high first, then get super comfy on the couch, then melt into it all. Was surprisingly good. 3.5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
This was much better than i anticipated based on the only other Beefheart record ive heard (trout mask - ick)
Slightly twisted blues based stuff. Ry Cooder brings some magic.
The Prodigy
2/5
Very one note
Johnny Cash
4/5
Hurt alone. Such a towering icon. That late period voice, dripping with wisdom and sadness seen.
Dr. John
4/5
a singular and special vision
Brian Eno
4/5
I nwver listened to this before but will again. Really, really good, innovative stuff. Even the remastered w extra tracks seem to go by fast 4.5
Paul Simon
3/5
some gems and some middling dross worthy of a Dr waiting room
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
A perfect Sunday afternoon listen
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Its this and hissing of the summer lawns for me. But this is just lovely
ABBA
4/5
never listened to anymore than the greatest hits. this was a surprise, a revelation really. Surprised how good it its and what a nice growth in sound
Giant Sand
4/5
it's s subtly great record
JAY Z
4/5
4.5. Its got amazing pre crazy production and Jigga is on fire here. The soundtrack to 2001
Led Zeppelin
3/5
The highs are high, the lows are middling.
Charles Mingus
5/5
4/5
i don't listen to X enough and i dont know why. this is so good.
Pere Ubu
4/5
classic post rock. Separates the men from the boys as they say. You could be forgiven for being turned off by the insane vocals. But this is seminal
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4/5
That was a dubby good time. Im glad i finally heard this.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
3.5. The songs are all strong. Im on fire is top 15 Bruce. The production brings the affair down. Too much 80s, too much synth in front. Id like to hear demos/rough mixes of these songs, personally. 3.5
Deep Purple
2/5
My 3rd Deep Purple album was alas, not the charm. The vocals make my skin crawl, the prog keys make my eyeballs hurt. Not for me.
Burning Spear
4/5
Rock solid and steady
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
hip hop foundations with some 70s light soul. It;s a mixed bag.
The Adverts
3/5
solid
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Good fun.
Van Halen
3/5
Great sigles. Top jimmy, panama. Drop dead legs and hot for teacher are stand outs. Jump the big single. Some.filler but solid
Arcade Fire
4/5
Fantastic anthemic indie debut
The Jam
4/5
KISS
2/5
mediocre 2.5
Van Morrison
4/5
4.5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
not my favorite Kendrick (Mad City, then Damn) but his magnus opus so afar, no doubt.
Big Star
4/5
Power pop and jingke jangle. Sweet stuff
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
3-4 standouts, some ok stuff, filler, a reprehensible closer. Honestly, the album from this band is ORANGE and then Extra Width. Just google the video for "Bellbottoms" - Orange is fun. This. Notsomuch fun.
Ray Price
4/5
Classic
James Brown
5/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
straight up og country rock w a velvet voice.
The Band
4/5
Good stuff
The Louvin Brothers
5/5
gawd those harmonies.
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
there is some really good stuff and some meh stuff.
Janis Joplin
3/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
classic shit.
XTC
5/5
the US version w Dear God is the superior sequenced album.
Goldie
3/5
3.5 It's chill.
Stan Getz
5/5
The OG! Put this on. Fix a cocktail. Prep dinner. Have a jazz cigarette. If you don't dig it youre just taking up space
R.E.M.
4/5
4.5 sadly, exhuming mcarthy is more relevant to 2025
Coldcut
3/5
Pleasant
Super Furry Animals
4/5
a great debut album from a consistently solid band
Lou Reed
4/5
Repeated listens are rewarded w deeper meaning and grower tracks
Peter Frampton
3/5
I was really not looking forward to listening to this in its entirety familiar w the singles as a middle aged person in 2025 would be. Honestly, it was way better than i thought it would be. Totally solid rock. Not really my cuppa but also not bad.
Miles Davis
5/5
Simply one of the greatest albums of all time.
Sisters Of Mercy
5/5
HEY NOW, HEY NOW N NOW. Gothic Meatloaf is absolutely glorious.
Iggy Pop
4/5
If you only own one Iggy album this is it. Dave and Ig get off heroin in Berlin and getting clean never sounded so good.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
am i the only one that is always disappointed when the levee breaks opens and it's not the Bestie Boys? Stairway is a fast forward but otherwise it's oretty solidly good. 3.5
Hawkwind
4/5
Live fir crissakes! Lemmy is a machine on bass. Can, Neu, Hawkwind amirite? I am. Get high af and halfway thru, double up. Oh yeah. Feel the pulsing groove.
Doves
4/5
it's a 4.5/4.75
LTJ Bukem
3/5
pleasant drum n bass. varied. If repetition and groove isnt your thing youll hate this. 3.5
Bill Callahan
5/5
All thoughts are prey to some beasts would be enough but the whole record is flawless.
Brian Wilson
4/5
The Clash
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
3 meh borderline 2.5
The Strokes
3/5
Solid but waaaaaay over hyped
The White Stripes
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
1/5
I hate everything about this. I just finished "invincible" and am questioning the logic of riding this wave to the shore.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Yes
2/5
Prog. If that word makes you tingle go 4 it. If not, settle in for the slog. There will be moments where youre like, this is ok. But those moments will be interrupted w inexplicably annoying turns. Not my bag
Weather Report
3/5
Bee Gees
4/5
Solid
Slade
2/5
Patti Smith
5/5
Perfect. Masterpiece
Baaba Maal
5/5
A fantastic record to puff a j-bird to. Just sit back and melt into it. Bliss.
Tom Waits
4/5
Deee-Lite
3/5
3.5
Neil Young
4/5
Near perfect
Leftfield
3/5
The Byrds
5/5
they key to so much jangle pop
Milton Nascimento
5/5
What a gem. One of the best things i never heard of the gennie has chosen. Great stuff
Violent Femmes
5/5
Has there ever been a better album to describe teen years yearnings?
The Style Council
3/5
Starts off decent and for awhile but takes a huge inexcusable nosedive on song 8 i believe ("a gospel" maybe it was called) Like listening to Dee Dee Ramone try to rap. The rest of the album after this track was meh.
Elton John
3/5
The Cramps
4/5
1/5
Im impressed i made it through so you dont have tio. Trash
MGMT
3/5
Morrissey
4/5
Its a winner even if the artist himself is a bigot
Madonna
4/5
Digital Underground
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Top 5 stoner rock of all time
Serge Gainsbourg
5/5
Neil Young
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
solid but they really feel like a superb singles band more than anything to me
Richard Hawley
3/5
3.5 - this was my first listen to this and i will certainky spin it again. It might be even better w repeated spins. It's a nightime album
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Meat Loaf
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
3.5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Sometimes i think this is decent and sometimes utter 70s MOR garbage. One song in the mix would be great. All of it together makes me question things.....
Sugar
5/5
Ray Charles
4/5
One of the greatest to ever do it. Side one is hirns and side 2 is strings. Big band and orchestra. Vintage.
Buck Owens
4/5
Bakersfield sound in full effect. The sound of the dusty hot desert when youre sad and lonely. Pedal steel and heartache
Ananda Shankar
3/5
I dig the rock covers and enjoyed the longer stoner sitar pieces too. I'm glad ive heard this - never had. Probably the only version of Light My FIre I need to hear again, lol.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Blue Cheer
3/5
3.5 stoner rock!
Van Morrison
4/5
It's a great live album though i quibble that it's a combo of multiple shows over different nights. I prefer one show as opposed to this kind of chery picking. On the other hand, this is a dude at the height ogf his powers with a backing band that elevates all the songs
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
3.5 top tier american folk from the fifties. If you hate woody and early bob youll hate this too
Christina Aguilera
3/5
3.5. Half star ding for being slightly bloated
Laibach
3/5
Really good but not something id listen to often. I bet the live touring of thisnis spectacular. 3.5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
kinda great, eh?
Paul Weller
3/5
i thought it was ok. Im gonna need a few more listened because a lot of folk who's opinion/taste im usually in line w keep insisting on this albums brilliance. I found it "solid" but also not essential. Will try again a few times but for now a 3.5
James Taylor
3/5
MOR
Traffic
3/5
3.5 really
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Perfection
Black Flag
3/5
3.5
Mike Ladd
3/5
I didn't hear this on release. Funny enough he's all over features in a few of my favorite hip hop albums of the last few years. 3.5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Expected to hate this but it wasnt horrible. I dont need to listen to it again but i wouldnt be tortured if it was on. Like, say, that gawdawful Muse shite :) Anyhow, rock flute is hit and miss
Norah Jones
3/5
It's pleasant. Don't bother unless you have kids or are over 35 :)
The Byrds
4/5
My wheelhouse 4.5
Nirvana
4/5
The album that changed/ruined/challenged everything. Holds up but I wish there were a grittier version
Sepultura
3/5
I LOATHE the vocals on the 1st track but I'm ok w the rest of the album. I could see this on a long run.
Fleet Foxes
5/5
what a debut! timeless, instant classic. Pour a glass of wine. Have a spliff. Don't do anything else but fold into the tunes.
The Zutons
3/5
solid.
The Replacements
4/5
How can Tim and Dead Man's Pop (the dont tell a soul "correct" version) bor be on this list? Boo to the 1001.
Ministry
3/5
Idk. 3 may be too high. Its a massive drop off from the 2 + live album that came before. Not essential at all
Television
4/5
This ranking may be too low
Joy Division
5/5
Classic
The Sonics
3/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
3.5
Skunk Anansie
1/5
Hard no
Beyoncé
3/5
solid and i get why people are down with her. i find Beyonce to be bland, boring, over produced and a bit LCD. GREAT entertainer - live, sure. this bored me.
Goldfrapp
4/5
50 Cent
2/5
Boring and one note
The Isley Brothers
4/5
So many gems
Donovan
3/5
season of the solid.
Kraftwerk
4/5
4.5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
3.5. Enjoyable
The Monkees
3/5
Solid
Robert Wyatt
3/5
3.5. Not an every day sorta listen but enjoyable. Off kilter.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Perfect
Joanna Newsom
4/5
Genesis
2/5
No
Carpenters
3/5
3.5. Quite enjoyable
CHIC
3/5
Fugees
4/5
Aged well minus the pointless Marley cover and skits
The Auteurs
3/5
Its fine
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
A masterwork
Q-Tip
3/5
Fine but no business anywhere near this list
SAULT
4/5
This is great and i think the other one, Rise, from same year is even better 4.5
The La's
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Im super on the fence, hot n cold. I like this and i hate this.
The Thrills
3/5
3.5. Breezy guitar pop
AC/DC
2/5
I nevet need to hear ACDC again.
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
So good
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Solid
The Pogues
4/5
Mj Cole
3/5
3.5 brunch n bass ;) probably a lil over long
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Perfect
Mariah Carey
2/5
She can sing, clearly. I just didnt like many of the songs. Not terrible but also for me unnecessary 2.5....
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Wanted to love but honestly didnt
Spacemen 3
4/5
Get stoooooned
William Orbit
3/5
Pleasant. Backgroundy
Britney Spears
1/5
Fuck this extremely bland pop w crap vocals.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Fugazi
4/5
4.5 dc hardcore at its finest
Slipknot
2/5
I dont believe i needed to hear this. Do i get a badge for enduring it all?
The Avalanches
5/5
A towering work of music. Classic.
De La Soul
5/5
Genius
The Charlatans
3/5
3.5. I never gave the charlatans much time and after hearing this one i realize that was a mistake. Will repeat.
John Grant
4/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
3.5. a really good, interesting soundtrack to an imaginary film.
Taylor Swift
3/5
Id probably like this much more if i was a 12 yr old
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Really just didnt feel it
The Stooges
4/5
4.5. Pretty much the prototype of everything good that Sabbath or VU didnt I FEEL ALRIGHT
Kraftwerk
3/5
3.5.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Small Faces
3/5
Solid. The spoken word/skit parts should have been rap's red flag warning....
New Order
4/5
4.5. In the end you will submit its got to hurt a little bit
The Youngbloods
3/5
Solid 3.5. Really enjoyable glad to be introduced to it
3/5
3.5. Pretty good. I was surprised. Wine and weed recommended
Green Day
4/5
Hit after hit.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
This isn't worthy. There are much better moz albums
Jacques Brel
3/5
Good stuff. No idea what he is on about.
Bob Dylan
5/5
All world stuff. If you dont get it the problem is you.
Jane Weaver
3/5
3.5 super enjoyable
fIREHOSE
3/5
Kanye West
2/5
Great production but the lyrics are garbage and he is the worst rapper in the game. His whiny ass delivery is garbage. Please keep him in the production room amd away from the pen and mic
Radiohead
4/5
4.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
Don McLean
3/5
Fine. A bit meh. Title song i never want to hear again.
Bad Company
3/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Needles in the red! Sister ray!!!!
Beatles
4/5
Its all over the place and thats the charm
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
That pure voice and vibrato. What a live set. Do yourself a favor and get the extended reissue. Muddy waters at mr kellys is pretty great too. I hope that gets served up.....
Sonic Youth
4/5
4.5 So great. If you know evol and bad moon rising you know this is the bridge from there to Daydream Nation.
Roxy Music
4/5
4.8 almost perfect
The Only Ones
3/5
3.5 good stuff
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Oasis
3/5
Solid
Mudhoney
4/5
Scuzzy perfection
Orbital
3/5
Solid. The start of a great run.
Green Day
4/5
Masterwork 4.5
Baaba Maal
3/5
I have no reference how to rate this vs other albums in this genre. It's pretty great but something about the production feels too clean to me. 3.5
The Bees
3/5
3.5 i really enjoy this one w a spliff at golden hour
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Flawless
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
3.5. Their best
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Solid
New York Dolls
3/5
The Police
4/5
Justice
4/5
Dance!
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The Damned
4/5
4.5. Crackin!!!!
Circle Jerks
4/5
20ish excellent minutes
The Black Keys
2/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Traffic
3/5
The Slits
3/5
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