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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
|
5 | 2.59 | +2.41 |
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California
American Music Club
|
5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
|
5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
|
5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
|
5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
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5 | 2.81 | +2.19 |
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
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5 | 2.83 | +2.17 |
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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Gold
Ryan Adams
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
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1 | 4.14 | -3.14 |
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
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1 | 3.83 | -2.83 |
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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1 | 3.75 | -2.75 |
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
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1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
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Aja
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
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1 | 3.44 | -2.44 |
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
|
2 | 4.43 | -2.43 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.75 |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 5 |
| The Smiths | 3 | 5 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 4.33 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| Björk | 3 | 4.67 |
| Prince | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Kinks | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 4.67 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5 |
| Pixies | 2 | 5 |
| U2 | 2 | 5 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2 | 5 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5 |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 5 |
| The Cure | 2 | 5 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 9 | 4 |
| The Byrds | 4 | 4.25 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4 |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 4.33 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.33 |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
| Public Enemy | 3 | 4.33 |
| Morrissey | 3 | 4.33 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Steely Dan | 4 | 1.25 |
| Aerosmith | 3 | 1 |
| Yes | 3 | 1.33 |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 1 |
| Slipknot | 2 | 1 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 1 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 1 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 1.75 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 1.5 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| Funkadelic | 2 | 1.5 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 |
| King Crimson | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 |
| The Stooges | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Paul Simon | 4, 1 |
| Black Sabbath | 1, 2, 4 |
5-Star Albums (153)
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Popular Reviews
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Overwrought, pretentious and cheesy all at the same time. “Everybody Knows” was the best of the bunch.
3 likes
Ryan Adams
5/5
This is another you must separate the art from the artist album. This album is beautiful start to finish. You may not like the man, but the music deserves a listen.
2 likes
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Hard rock + renaissance fair=Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
Brits playing blues - John Lee Hooker = Dazed and Confused x I Can’t Quit You Baby
Hard rock + raga - George Harrison = Black Mountain Side
1 likes
1-Star Albums (69)
All Ratings
The Doors
3/5
I loved this record in high school, but I don’t feel the same admiration today. Jim Morrison is just a little overwrought to me now.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Not really my thing, but I can appreciate why people like it. Homeward Bound is a nice song and I like the juxtaposition of the newscast over Silent Night. It makes a pretty powerful statement.
The Chemical Brothers
5/5
Classic and a favorite!
Fiona Apple
4/5
Great record should not have dismissed it during my music snob period in college
Pink Floyd
2/5
Wankery pretension run amok. Why are the tracks, so needlessly long.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Disco, funk, soul, r&b, jazz all in one record. Nice!
Santana
2/5
He’s a brilliant guitarist, but this isn’t my thing. Long guitar solos don’t do it for me
Pulp
4/5
Little bit Roxy Music, little bit the kinks all British.
The White Stripes
4/5
Billy Joel
2/5
This is the most tolerable Billy Joel record. Some good songs, but the bad ones are really bad. Case in point “Get it right the first time” yuck. He didn’t get it right the first time
Joan Baez
2/5
I liked this more than I thought I would.
Her voice and guitar playing are beautiful. While I appreciate the beauty in her voice, I would prefer it in smaller doses. A whole album of her lilting soprano grated on my nerves a bit, probably the opposite of what this type of music should do for the soul.
Beck
4/5
Genesis
2/5
I love Peter Gabriel solo, but can’t deal with this record. Prog-rock concept record, no thank you. I wouldn’t be surprised if some broadway producer tried to stage this…
Miles Davis
3/5
The Incredible String Band
1/5
I can’t decide if I love this or hate it. Psychedelic folk with entirely too much kazoo. This is an album I most likely will not listen to again, as I don’t do drugs. I’ve decided—I hate it
Kanye West
3/5
Great production, but way too long.
Suede
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Massive Attack
5/5
Liz Phair
4/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
I haven’t listen to a lot of salsa/latin jazz, but I loved this record. Couldn’t help but dance to it
Finley Quaye
1/5
Pseudo reggae, bad pop music
CHIC
3/5
I want your love is my favorite track. Some of the instrumental tracks sound like hold music
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Absolute classic.
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
One of my favorite records of all time. All the singles are amazing and still sound modern today.
The Byrds
4/5
More psychedelic than other Byrds albums. Always love the harmonies.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Reminds me of middle school. Not their best album, but still some fun tracks. Paul Revere is my fave.
John Grant
3/5
Never heard this before. Some songs reminded me of Beck’s Sea Change album.
The Allman Brothers Band
1/5
Ugh! Terrible white guy jammy blues. Hate it!
Burning Spear
4/5
The B-52's
5/5
Best party album
John Coltrane
5/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
“We Will Fall” sounds like a bad doors song. I can hear the influence this record has had on other bands, but I didn’t find most of the tracks very memorable.
Thelonious Monk
5/5
Appropriate title for a brilliantly beautiful album
Talking Heads
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Various Artists
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
This album got me through my awkward teenage years.
ABBA
3/5
Syrupy sweet and a bit hokey, but easy to listen to.
50 Cent
2/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Overwrought, pretentious and cheesy all at the same time. “Everybody Knows” was the best of the bunch.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
The Residents
1/5
This is what I imagine a band made up of oompa loompas with guest vocals from Les Claypool would sound like.
Frank Sinatra
5/5
I love singing along to all these classics. My favorite Sinatra album by far.
Al Green
3/5
Stereo MC's
2/5
I have this on cassette, but alas no working tape deck. I liked this album a lot in HS, but hadn’t listened to it in decades. Still like some of the tracks, but feel a little bored by the bulk of the tracks. The success of this on mainstream radio did open the electronic pop music flood gates, so I suppose that is its legacy, that and funky flute. Younger me would have given it 4 stars, but older me realizes 2 stars is generous.
Eagles
1/5
This did not give me a peaceful easy feeling
Pixies
5/5
That opening Kim Deal bass line on “debaser”sucks me in every time. Every track on this album is pure passion and artistry. It’s an incredible feat to produce an album that still feels fresh and vibrant as it did when it came out 35 years ago.
5/5
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Hard rock + renaissance fair=Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
Brits playing blues - John Lee Hooker = Dazed and Confused x I Can’t Quit You Baby
Hard rock + raga - George Harrison = Black Mountain Side
The Cars
5/5
New wave classic. Great 35 minutes of music that bridged 70s guitar rock with what was going to become the synth laden early 80s.
Raekwon
4/5
I found the interludes unnecessary. Lots of rap royalty here so overall a solid album.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
I found this a little too boring and long.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Without Kraftwerk there would be no EDM.
Klaxons
3/5
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Her voice is annoying but the music is lovely
R.E.M.
5/5
Absolute classic from one of my all-time favorite bands
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Not surprised to find this was produced by Patsy Cline’s producer. This could be a modern Patsy album. Great voice.
The Dictators
1/5
So dumb, so dumb
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
I’ve never listened to an ELO album from start to finish, so this is a first. I found it pleasant enough. It’s hard to not like Mr Blue Sky. And I really liked the last track Wild West Hero.
Dire Straits
2/5
Ok, not really my thing
4/5
Steely Dan
1/5
Rikki please lose my number
Def Leppard
3/5
I saw them get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it was the only time I’ve seen them live. I must admit they were great. I forgot how massive this record was. 7 singles? Crazy. Still not my favorite genre, but this album is a fun listen.
The Avalanches
4/5
New Order
4/5
Oasis
5/5
When this came out I was too much of an indie snob to appreciate it. Now that I’m older and less cool, I realized I was wrong. This is a great album and deserves all the accolades it has received over the last 2 decades.
Don McLean
2/5
His voice is pleasant enough, but this is just a little too light fm for me. I’d rather listen to Cat Stevens.
Steve Earle
4/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Better than Pretzel Logic, but still not my jam.
The Birthday Party
2/5
I love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but never really like The Birthday Party. Too much noise and not enough melody for me.
Nirvana
5/5
The acoustic versions of these songs are beautiful.
Deep Purple
1/5
This is crap. If I could go “Space Truckin” to never hear this again, I’m callin’ shotgun.
XTC
4/5
The Undertones
3/5
Thin Lizzy
2/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Beatles
5/5
The National
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
The Stone Roses
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Mike Ladd
2/5
Os Mutantes
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Alice Cooper
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
Sounds like the 7th inning stretch of a tied baseball game.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1/5
White guy southern rock isn’t my thing.
Gram Parsons
5/5
One of my all-time favorites. Too bad he didn’t make it past 27, can only imagine what his career would have been.
The Smiths
5/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
The Fall
2/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Classic!
5/5
Perfect from start to finish!
The Cramps
4/5
Perfect from start to finish!
The Zutons
3/5
Perfect from start to finish!
Spiritualized
4/5
Yes
1/5
Daft Punk
4/5
Orbital
3/5
The White Stripes
5/5
The Clash
5/5
Portishead
4/5
a-ha
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
OutKast
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Little Richard
3/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
The Thrills
4/5
I loved this album when it came out. I hadn’t listened to it in years, but glad it held up. It is such sunny indie pop that makes me want to take a road trip
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
I find her voice grating, but the songwriting is beautiful. I prefer others singing these songs. I give it a 4 for adding these songs to the canon of popular music.
The Who
3/5
I like The Who, but I find the whole rock opera thing to be a bit cheesy.
Digital Underground
2/5
1/5
This is way too cacophonous for me. I couldn’t get through it, so I listened to Ornette Coleman’s “Change for the Century” instead and that was beautiful.
Blondie
5/5
Saint Etienne
4/5
Björk
5/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
This is just background music for me. I can appreciate the musicality of the tracks, but I just find them long and boring.
Marianne Faithfull
4/5
I had never heard this album before, so went in with no expectations. I really enjoyed it. I wonder if she’s an influence on Cyndi Lauper?
Aretha Franklin
5/5
RESPECT!
Bob Dylan
4/5
MGMT
4/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
5/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Otis Redding
5/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Portishead
5/5
Blue Cheer
1/5
T. Rex
4/5
Led Zeppelin
2/5
Every time I hear zeppelin I imagine a bunch of pimply Bevis and Butthole lookalikes playing Dungeons and Dragons in a damp basement with shag carpeting.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Divine Comedy
1/5
Boring
The Zombies
5/5
Funkadelic
1/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
N.W.A.
5/5
Beatles
5/5
Slint
3/5
Slipknot
1/5
I wish I could give this negative stars.
The Vines
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Metallica
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
1/5
If you like jam bands you can jam this record up your ass. That is where it belongs.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Television
5/5
Eminem
2/5
Jethro Tull
1/5
Yuck!
Jack White
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Neil Young
5/5
Pixies
5/5
Soul II Soul
3/5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Nas
4/5
Living Colour
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Steve Winwood
1/5
Beck
5/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
1/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Underworld
2/5
James Brown
4/5
Rush
2/5
Elastica
4/5
The Cure
5/5
The album came out my freshman year of high school and it definitely soundtracked that period of my life. It remains one of my all time favorite albums. It is both haunting and beautiful. Robert Smith’s voice gives me chills on “Lullaby” and “Prayers for Rain”. “Pictures of You” is my favorite song from the band. Lyrically brilliant and musically engrossing.
Ryan Adams
5/5
This is another you must separate the art from the artist album. This album is beautiful start to finish. You may not like the man, but the music deserves a listen.
Supergrass
4/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Soundgarden
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Elbow
5/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
The Police
3/5
808 State
3/5
Led Zeppelin
2/5
Boston
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Frank Zappa
2/5
Sleater-Kinney
5/5
This album got a lot of play on my college radio show, Fallopian Tunes. My inner riot grrrl never tires of this classic.
Beatles
4/5
Deep Purple
1/5
Why???
Baaba Maal
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Prince
5/5
The Monkees
2/5
The Fall
3/5
The Replacements
4/5
David Bowie
5/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Morrissey
4/5
The Cure
5/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Skepta
2/5
Queen Latifah
4/5
Gorillaz
5/5
David Bowie
3/5
John Lennon
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Electric Prunes
1/5
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Supergrass
4/5
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Coldcut
3/5
The Strokes
4/5
The Black Keys
3/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
The Who
4/5
Frank Black
3/5
Herbie Hancock
2/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
John Lennon
4/5
5/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Blur
3/5
The Kinks
5/5
Scissor Sisters
5/5
The Damned
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
William Orbit
3/5
Supertramp
2/5
Napalm Death
1/5
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The Verve
4/5
2/5
Mott The Hoople
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Queen
3/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Turbonegro
2/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Janelle Monáe
5/5
The Stooges
2/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Nirvana
5/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Heaven 17
2/5
The United States Of America
2/5
MC Solaar
4/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
Prince
5/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Lightning Bolt
1/5
3/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
The Specials
3/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Prince
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5/5
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
Mudhoney
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Tortoise
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
The Offspring
1/5
David Gray
4/5
Black Sabbath
1/5
Sheryl Crow
2/5
Queen
3/5
Hole
4/5
The Libertines
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Meat Loaf
3/5
Violent Femmes
5/5
Circle Jerks
2/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
SAULT
3/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
1/5
I wish I could give this negative stars. What a steaming pile of shit!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1/5
Norah Jones
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
Funkadelic
2/5
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
David Bowie
5/5
Kid Rock
1/5
This deserves negative stars. What a piece of shit album. He’s a disgusting human who creates garbage music.
Parliament
3/5
The Gun Club
4/5
Common
3/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Green Day
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
Lorde
4/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
1/5
I like Bell Bottom Blues, but can listen to any of a number of covers, so no need to listen to this album again.
4/5
King Crimson
1/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
The Roots
3/5
The Doors
2/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Louis Prima
3/5
The Smiths
5/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
Queen
3/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Wire
5/5
Ramones
3/5
Ray Charles
5/5
Carpenters
3/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
Neil Young
4/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5
The Band
4/5
Carole King
5/5
Metallica
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
King Crimson
2/5
Calexico
3/5
Ice Cube
3/5
Steely Dan
1/5
I chugged my big black cow and l’m definitely out of here.
Aerosmith
1/5
The Fall
3/5
U2
5/5
5/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Maxwell
1/5
This was so sexy it hurt.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Pulp
5/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Blur
5/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
The Who
2/5
Green Day
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Ozomatli
2/5
Weather Report
1/5
The Byrds
3/5
Charles Mingus
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
The Hives
4/5
American Music Club
5/5
Leftfield
2/5
Bad Company
1/5
Tom Waits
5/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
The xx
4/5
Ice T
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Taylor Swift
5/5
John Prine
5/5
Japan
3/5
Bon Jovi
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Dr. Dre
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Sade
3/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Gary Numan
4/5
Hugely influential. Just listen to Basement Jaxx “where’s your head at” as a prime example. They used “M.E.” as the soundtrack to create a banger dance hit.
CHIC
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Incubus
1/5
Dion
2/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
The Specials
3/5
The Jam
5/5
Mylo
2/5
Motörhead
2/5
Talk Talk
3/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
Basement Jaxx
5/5
Motörhead
2/5
Jeff Beck
1/5
Bee Gees
1/5
Randy Newman
3/5
OutKast
4/5
Tricky
3/5
Pavement
4/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
2Pac
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
N.E.R.D
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
5/5
Radiohead
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
The Human League
3/5
Bert Jansch
4/5
Big Star
5/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Minutemen
3/5
FKA twigs
3/5
Slayer
2/5
The Police
2/5
The singles are great, the rest of the album is pretentious and forgettable.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
Rush
2/5
Fatboy Slim
5/5
Korn
1/5
Nope.
LTJ Bukem
1/5
Fever Ray
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Sounds like a sexy James Bond soundtrack.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
Pink Floyd
1/5
I convinced myself this was great as a teenager, but now I find it tedious. This wall needs to come crashing down.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
UB40
2/5
Jamiroquai
1/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Röyksopp
3/5
Fishbone
2/5
Arrested Development
3/5
Orbital
2/5
Air
4/5
Megadeth
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Jacques Brel
4/5
Aerosmith
1/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Britney Spears
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
The Magnetic Fields
5/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
The La's
4/5
Fred Neil
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
DJ Shadow
3/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
The Prodigy
4/5
A L7 cover wins me over every time!
Merle Haggard
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Destiny's Child
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Country Joe & The Fish
1/5
Moby
4/5
Adele
5/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
Steely Dan
1/5
It was the countdown to ecstasy of this album ending.
Miles Davis
5/5
The The
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Mj Cole
2/5
Moby Grape
2/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Primal Scream
3/5
The Beta Band
5/5
Thundercat
4/5
The Band
3/5
Ash
3/5
Elvis Costello
5/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Milton Nascimento
5/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
Alanis Morissette
2/5
Slipknot
1/5
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Metallica
4/5
Beth Orton
5/5
Little Simz
3/5
White Denim
2/5
Spacemen 3
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Nina Simone
4/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
As I was reading reviews of this album, I discovered that many of the 1 star reviews came from people who have Red Hot Chili Peppers listed as one of their favorites. They find Billy Bragg’s voice annoying, but love the mediocre vocals of Anthony Keidis? Things that make you go hmmm…
The Bees
3/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
Machito
4/5
Stereolab
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Peter Frampton
1/5
Tori Amos
2/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Sepultura
2/5
The Temptations
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5/5
Doves
5/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Kate Bush
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
The Triffids
2/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Boards of Canada
2/5
ABBA
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Nanci Griffith
5/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
Simply Red
2/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Black Flag
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
ZZ Top
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Guns N' Roses
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Manu Chao
3/5
Morrissey
4/5
Soft Machine
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
X-Ray Spex
4/5
Leonard Cohen
5/5
Suicide
2/5
Anita Baker
1/5
The Undertones
5/5
Death In Vegas
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Method Man
4/5
Ride
4/5
Judas Priest
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Neu!
3/5
John Lee Hooker
2/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Aerosmith
1/5
Björk
4/5
The Prodigy
3/5
Ravi Shankar
3/5
Sebadoh
3/5
Linkin Park
1/5
Björk
5/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Eels
3/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Bill Callahan
5/5
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
Scott Walker
3/5
Big Black
4/5
George Michael
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Bobby Womack
4/5
Madness
2/5
Rocket From The Crypt
5/5
The Charlatans
4/5
The Young Rascals
2/5
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Le Tigre
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
4/5
Dolly Parton
5/5
Mekons
4/5
Donovan
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Alice Cooper
2/5
Pretenders
5/5
Joy Division
4/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Grateful Dead
1/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Red Snapper
3/5
Cornershop
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Tina Turner
4/5
Hawkwind
3/5
Super Furry Animals
4/5
Morrissey
5/5
The Waterboys
4/5
Keith Jarrett
4/5
The Who
3/5
The Streets
3/5
Donald Fagen
1/5
Just when I thought the torture of Steely Dan albums was over…I get served a freaking solo album. This is worse than the band albums. Wuss rock at it’s finest.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Neil Young
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Nirvana
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Beyoncé
3/5
The Darkness
4/5
Suede
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
Sinead O'Connor
5/5
Yes
2/5
Q-Tip
5/5
Paul McCartney
4/5
Elis Regina
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
Soft Cell
3/5
The Smiths
5/5
Patti Smith
4/5
George Harrison
5/5
Chicago
1/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
The Byrds
5/5
The Crusaders
2/5
Marty Robbins
5/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
Slade
3/5
Roni Size
3/5
T. Rex
5/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Django Django
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
1/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Rod Stewart
2/5
Cocteau Twins
5/5
The Shamen
2/5
The Cardigans
4/5
New Order
5/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Travis
4/5
Goldie
3/5
Hookworms
4/5
D'Angelo
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
Ryan Adams
5/5
Rather than an album review, I feel like a critique of cancel culture is appropriate.
The Hypocrisy of Selective Accountability
The disproportionate response to Ryan Adams's alleged misconduct, compared to other famous musicians with similar or even more severe allegations against them, exposes a few unsettling truths about how society applies its moral standards:
1. The Role of Genre and Image
The "Good Guy" Fallacy: Adams, with his indie-rock/troubadour persona, often fit the mold of the sensitive artist. When his actions were exposed, the cognitive dissonance was jarring, leading to a more intense public reckoning and career collapse (at least for a period).
The "Expected Misconduct": For artists in genres often associated with "rebellion" or "bad boy" images, similar allegations can be met with a shrug—as if the misbehavior is already "baked into" their brand and expected, thus mitigating the sense of betrayal.
2. The Power of Public Relations and Scale
A-List Shielding: Musicians who are significantly more famous, financially powerful, and have major label backing often possess the resources to control the narrative, employ high-powered legal teams, and weather the storm. Their celebrity status can act as a shield.
Ryan Adams's Niche: While famous, Adams occupies a smaller, more critical niche in the music world, making him arguably an easier target for the industry to quietly sideline.
3. The Test of Time and Oversight
Historical Privilege: Some older musicians with decades-old allegations continue to tour and profit because their misdeeds happened before the #MeToo movement and the era of instant, global digital scrutiny. Their legacies are largely protected by a pre-internet time of cultural acceptance or willful ignorance.
Immediate Consequence: Adams's reckoning happened in the digital age, where consequences are immediate, collective, and often permanent.
The Inconsistent Scales of Justice
Why does public forgiveness seem to be granted selectively? It suggests that accountability is often less about the severity of the crime and more about the visibility of the individual, the timing of the exposure, and the commercial risk they pose to their corporate backers.
If the goal is true justice and cultural change, then the standard for moral and professional conduct must be applied consistently across the board, regardless of an artist's fame, genre, or the depth of their back catalogue. Anything less is not a moral stand—it's just a popularity contest dressed up as activism.
Example Case
Elvis Presley is a frequently cited example that perfectly illustrates the time-based and cultural shield that protects some famous figures.
When discussing Elvis Presley, the key controversy that draws parallels to modern allegations of predatory behavior is his relationship with Priscilla Beaulieu (later Priscilla Presley).
Elvis and the Shield of the Past
The Core Allegation (Elvis)
The Age Gap: Elvis was 24 years old when he met Priscilla Beaulieu, who was 14 years old and in ninth grade.
The Narrative: He cultivated a relationship with her over many years, eventually arranging for her to move to Graceland (at age 17) and controlling her appearance and image before they married (when she was 21, he was 32). Biographies also contain allegations of his pursuit of other underage girls.
The Modern Lens: In the post-#MeToo era, a relationship started and maintained under these circumstances, involving a massive power imbalance, grooming, and an extreme age difference with a minor, would almost certainly lead to immediate and widespread "cancellation" and potentially criminal investigation for a living celebrity.
The Outcome (Elvis vs. Ryan Adams)
Elvis Presley
Era of Exposure: 1950s/60s (Pre-Internet/Pre-MeToo)
The Allegations: Grooming, extreme age-gap relationship with a minor, controlling behavior.
Career Consequence: None. He was celebrated. The scandal was minimized as a "romantic" story for decades. His legacy is largely untouched, and his image is globally revered.
Ryan Adams
Era of Exposure: 2019 (Peak #MeToo/Digital Age)
The Allegations: Emotional abuse, manipulation, sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women.
Career Consequence: Immediate collapse. Major label contract dissolved, tours canceled, music sales plummeted, and his career was effectively frozen for years.
Why the Difference?
The "Period Piece" Pass: Elvis is viewed as a product of a different, more permissive time. Many fans and institutions apply a historical lens that says, "That was acceptable then, so we don't judge it now." This excuse is rarely afforded to living artists.
Death as Protection: Since Elvis is deceased, he cannot personally profit from new work, nor can he defend himself. This often halts the public appetite for active cancellation that drives digital shaming campaigns. The focus shifts to protecting the brand (Graceland, his estate).
Cultural Deity Status: As the "King of Rock and Roll," his cultural significance is so monumental that questioning his moral conduct feels, to some, like questioning the foundation of modern music itself. It’s harder to dethrone a global icon.
The public's willingness to condemn Ryan Adams for the manipulation of women while simultaneously celebrating Elvis—who had a relationship built on a significant power imbalance with a child—is a striking example of selective morality that depends heavily on an artist's level of fame and the decade they committed the alleged acts.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Solange
3/5
Anthrax
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
John Cale
5/5
Snoop Dogg
2/5
The Kinks
5/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Lucinda Williams
5/5
Coldplay
4/5
The Adverts
3/5
Screaming Trees
4/5
The Byrds
5/5
Elton John
5/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
5/5
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Happy Mondays
5/5
Sparks
3/5
The Youngbloods
2/5
Magazine
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
5/5
Buck Owens
5/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Waylon Jennings
5/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Dr. John
2/5
Gene Clark
2/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Faust
3/5
Paul Simon
1/5
Cream
2/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
4/5
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Pink Floyd
1/5
Brian Eno
4/5
10cc
2/5