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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| São Paulo Confessions | 5 | 2.83 | +2.17 |
| Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle | 5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
| Maxinquaye | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| Lost Souls | 5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
| The Seldom Seen Kid | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| The Downward Spiral | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| Hybrid Theory | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| Get Behind Me Satan | 5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
| Hail To the Thief | 5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
| New Forms | 4 | 2.53 | +1.47 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Lady Soul | 1 | 4.05 | -3.05 |
| What's Going On | 1 | 3.94 | -2.94 |
| Pet Sounds | 1 | 3.93 | -2.93 |
| Parallel Lines | 1 | 3.76 | -2.76 |
| The Low End Theory | 1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| Blood On The Tracks | 1 | 3.68 | -2.68 |
| Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Illmatic | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots | 1 | 3.58 | -2.58 |
| Straight Outta Compton | 1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
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| The White Stripes | 3 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 3 | 4.67 |
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| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 1 |
| Dolly Parton | 2 | 1 |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 1.75 |
| Marvin Gaye | 2 | 1.5 |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 1.5 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 2 |
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| Björk | 4, 1 |
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Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
i knew "green onions" already, acoustic psychedelic organ stuff
The Rolling Stones
4/5
a classic and quite smooth and enjoyable
Motörhead
4/5
already knew that one. initially great, but it gets boring soon.
Duran Duran
2/5
gets plain boring after the first song
Harry Nilsson
2/5
not horrible, just not my cup of coffee.
Bob Dylan
3/5
the music feels quite okay although I usually don't listen to it. I already knew "Masters of War" and loved it.
Deep Purple
5/5
what can i say, this album has "Smoke on the Water" on it!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
very inconsequential album for me. Doesn't stick.
Soul II Soul
2/5
i don't really like soul :D
50 Cent
3/5
very ok for a rap album
Dire Straits
4/5
So many awesome classics!
Depeche Mode
4/5
a few great classics but overall a bit disappointing...
Throwing Muses
3/5
meh
Randy Newman
3/5
big differences. some songs are great! most are not...
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
quite nice and relaxing!
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
really liked the Mars-Volta-vibe!
R.E.M.
4/5
man on the moon <3
The Rolling Stones
3/5
easy, a bit boring in the long run
Violent Femmes
3/5
meh
Prince
3/5
purple rain is nice, the rest is rather disappointing
Common
2/5
meh
Metallica
4/5
ok, it's a classic and it's better than i wanted it to be.
Small Faces
2/5
just no
Paul Simon
3/5
okayish for a singer songwriter
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
not my kind of music, but i honor the effort
Elliott Smith
3/5
some pretty sweet tracks, but overall gets boring while listening the whole album
Various Artists
1/5
i hate christmas
Al Green
3/5
pretty relaxing
Willie Nelson
1/5
i hate country
Elvis Presley
4/5
i understand now how it's become a classic
Led Zeppelin
5/5
awesome!
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
nope
2/5
meh, is this supposed to be punk rock?
Finley Quaye
2/5
except "Sunday Shining" there's not much I enjoy
Fugees
2/5
wow, i knew 3 songs already. nicely done even though it's usually not my most preferred genre
Public Enemy
3/5
musically not my cup of coffee (at all), but i very much understand the cultural significance of this album!
Little Richard
4/5
Nice, quite nice
The Boo Radleys
2/5
booooring
The Smiths
4/5
especially the first part is just awesome, nice new find!
Adele
2/5
too much shouting
The Zombies
2/5
just not my style
Queen
3/5
yes, yes. i see the genius. and i see, they have good songs. but: they also have trash.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
too hippieesque. the two weirdo tracks at the end are interesting, tho
Slint
4/5
washer is one of my favourite tracks! The only thing why I don't give 5 stars is, that the other songs don't live up to this one.
Beyoncé
1/5
couldn't finish it...
Metallica
2/5
boring
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
some awesome songs on it, 4 due to overall likeability
Talking Heads
2/5
gets boring very quickly
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
a few really nice songs, although there's also some trash
Super Furry Animals
2/5
schunkelcore
The Gun Club
3/5
solid punk
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
nope
The Doors
4/5
nice album
Billy Bragg
3/5
pathetic american country music, but it's sorta okay...
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
memories... listened to it very often. didn't age perfectly well, but well enough
Joy Division
2/5
don't understand the hype
Doves
5/5
didn't know them, intriguing and diverse album!
Spacemen 3
3/5
hippiesque droney, okayish!
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
quite diverse, and well, the obvious song everybody knows... it's nice as well!
Brian Eno
2/5
the horror
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
just cozy jazz
Public Enemy
2/5
it's fine, just not my taste
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
säuselpop. ugh. couldn't finish.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
ten years ago, i would have loved this more. now it's okay, but not groundbreaking...
Meat Puppets
2/5
seicht
Linkin Park
5/5
still an awesome album!
Nina Simone
4/5
spectacular!
Wilco
2/5
okay to listen to
Frank Ocean
1/5
this is a wholehearted 1
R.E.M.
2/5
few bangers, rest rubbish
The Stooges
4/5
dark and groovy
Tim Buckley
2/5
space opera 60ies rubbish. starts promising, get's on my nerves quickly
Devendra Banhart
4/5
what a subtle masterpiece, sneaks up on you and swallows you whole...
Marvin Gaye
2/5
mostly "baby baby baby, ohhhhhh, uhhhhhh"
Nick Drake
3/5
a few really sweet songs!
k.d. lang
2/5
there's some mystery in it, overall a bit boring...
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
meh
Bee Gees
1/5
i should have known it, i'm not a bee gees lover
Beatles
2/5
the last song is okay
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
i liked the band, nostalgia helps them gain 3 points, 2 under normal conditions...
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
just doesn't kick as hard as in the old days..
Dolly Parton
1/5
torture
Pavement
2/5
too rough but not an absolute castastrophe
Dire Straits
4/5
I mean, there's sultans of swing on it. Plus: Nice cozy background music.
The Kinks
2/5
happy hippie yuppie duppie, not my style.
Yes
3/5
strangely familiar, very proggy
Nico
2/5
don't like the voice, and way to artsy
Robert Wyatt
2/5
bit of an experimental sentimental mess
Radiohead
4/5
one of my favourites, 4 stars only to leave some space open for my favourite albums of Radiohead.
U2
3/5
it's okay, gets boring quickly
Lorde
2/5
pop
The Go-Go's
2/5
boring punk
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
it's reggae, what did i expect
Queen
3/5
a little too much, but enjoyable
Ray Charles
3/5
enjoyable
Queen Latifah
1/5
noooot my taste
The Hives
3/5
nice punk rock, not very imaginative in the long run, though
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
please, stop, no more...
Paul McCartney and Wings
2/5
meh
Funkadelic
3/5
funky, enjoyable. okayish.
The Crusaders
3/5
street life!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
rough, better than the newer albums
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
what a nice new find that is!
Joni Mitchell
1/5
ugh, boring
The Avalanches
4/5
quite enjoyable as background sound
Portishead
5/5
just grand, so many great songs!
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
some legendary songs on this one, but overall a bit monotonous
The Beau Brummels
3/5
i actually enjoyed it more than i thought i would, wow.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
rather boring
Van Halen
3/5
legendary songs on this one, quite enjoyable but not my favourite
David Ackles
2/5
ugh, almost failed to finish it...
Elbow
5/5
didn't know yet, awesome!
Eminem
3/5
not a disaster but i just don't like that kinda music.
Kanye West
2/5
not that horrible
2/5
for me, a bit too nervous
Living Colour
3/5
solid, but not rock solid
Circle Jerks
1/5
nope, can't listen to that sober...
Roni Size
4/5
can't make up my mind about this one. i sorta like it!
Michael Jackson
3/5
it's quite okay+cool for a m.j. album
Boston
3/5
well, it's a classic. but not one i particularly enjoy.
The Pogues
1/5
golly! totally exchangeable irish folk music...
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Refreshing simple rock!
Bobby Womack
2/5
Sleezy slimey love making music. Eww.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
"Sledgehammer" is one of the best tracks ever made (including the video clip). The rest of the album is okay, not great, not bad.
David Bowie
3/5
artsy fartsy, that's okay, but not more
Frank Black
3/5
inconsequential (but fun) teenage rock
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
crazy little album, i like it
Radiohead
5/5
dreamy and subtle, still one of my favourites
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
apart from the one song everybody knows, not much to see...
The White Stripes
5/5
white stripes - they haven't done one bad album...
The Beta Band
3/5
has some nice songs on it, a bit mediocre
Mudhoney
2/5
grunge lovers may see some distinctive character, to me it all sounds almost the same
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
is this country?
Wilco
3/5
it's okay
Radiohead
5/5
one of the best albums of radiohead (possibly, i'm writing this on every album...)
Soft Cell
2/5
the only reason not giving 1 star is the cover for tainted love, which is brilliant...
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
quite entertaining
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
unfortunately, post-punk often sounds all the same to me. this album is no exception :/
Eagles
3/5
Eagles
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Okay... for a country album...
The National
3/5
no surprises here, it's The National
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
sorry, couldn't finish
Traffic
4/5
yeah, enjoyed listening to it
The Stooges
3/5
that's iggie
Green Day
2/5
funny how basket case became a hit because everything sounds the same, haha.
Billy Joel
3/5
another enjoyable classic rock album
Iggy Pop
4/5
actually surprised that i liked it THAT much
The Who
3/5
strange mix of refreshing and boring
Björk
4/5
i totally spurned björk all this time. how could i?!
Pretenders
2/5
it doesn't hurt but it doesn't stand out either
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
trivial creep rock, her voice makes every song sound the same
Gang Of Four
2/5
just too minimal rock for me
Mercury Rev
4/5
listening to this is a very strange experience (in a good way)
Carole King
2/5
mostly sleeeezy pop with a few rocky pearls in it, but they get drowned by... pop.
The Killers
3/5
bread and butter rock album, get's on my nerves after one playthrough, but doesn't hurt before.
Suede
3/5
starts very promising, but soon sorta drifts off into the softie rockie zone of meaninglessness
Bob Dylan
2/5
wild ricochet between nice and boring, if only he would leave the harmonica alone...
M.I.A.
2/5
nothing horribly wrong, i'm just not very interested in that kinda music...
Nas
1/5
nope
Sister Sledge
2/5
ok ok, it's a classic. that doesn't mean i have to like it...
Def Leppard
4/5
Fun to listen to! Also: The beginning of the most iconic Offspring song is a sample from this album. My life is a lie!
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
solid
Pink Floyd
5/5
beautiful iconic album, no way this gets less than 5 stars!
Keith Jarrett
4/5
solid, enjoyable jazz
King Crimson
4/5
nice proggy album, of course not a listen for every day...
Joni Mitchell
1/5
i can't
Beatles
3/5
yeah, it's all right. doesn't hurt to listen to.
Paul Simon
3/5
ok to nice singer songwriter stuff
Jamiroquai
4/5
one of the classics in my past. the second CD is totally unnecessary, though
Sex Pistols
2/5
ughhh
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
Very cool, laid-back rock album!
Talking Heads
3/5
easy listening, a solid 3
Beastie Boys
3/5
yes, it's the beastie boys. they're okay.
Rush
4/5
just solid fresh prog rock/metal
David Bowie
4/5
enjoyable, lighthearted, "süffig"
The Divine Comedy
3/5
a bit kitschy but okay
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
scawny dirty noise rock, not my cup of coffee
ABBA
1/5
did not puke
Pixies
4/5
sweet album, didn't hear before. quite a few hits.
3/5
not as bad as i thought
Johnny Cash
3/5
first: you pretentious boring **ck.
then: ok, actually, you're quite funny and charismatic. and you play in a prison...
Herbie Hancock
4/5
awesome jazz! maybe the sax is a wee bit dominant...
Brian Eno
3/5
heavily dependent on the occasion you listen to that. background music while working: absolutely. active listening: hell no...
ZZ Top
3/5
solid
David Bowie
3/5
you did well, david. especially on Fascination!
Frank Sinatra
1/5
first i thought of cozy sunday evenings at home reading. but after two or three songs i couldn't, for the life of me, continue listening to it... aghhhhh
The Cure
3/5
awesome tracks inside this one! it's very easy to listen through it!
Peter Frampton
3/5
oscillates between "getting on my nerves" and "yeah, groooovey"
The Stone Roses
3/5
dreamy, rocky, enjoyable!
Neil Young
3/5
surprisingly rich and diverse, still not my taste but i guess i'm getting old...
George Michael
2/5
ugh, i don't know. too much uhhs and ahhs and glamour in that one.
Coldcut
4/5
crazyyy, but good crazy! very energetic driving music... after a while you realize that listening to it strains the nerves somehow...
Laura Nyro
3/5
this sounds so refreshing! although it's not my favourite music, i have to admit that it aged very well!
James Brown
3/5
wow, what an energy! he certainly could move his audience...
Charles Mingus
4/5
what a firework! crazy! nothing to listen to all day, that's for sure. but it's a monumental album that alludes to the film noir genre.
Fugazi
3/5
interesting noise. one can feel their class within that specific genre
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
the cheese is big in this one
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
well, that was too much of everything! but interesting!
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
it's a lighthearted cute little album with few things going on below the surface.
Air
4/5
still in love with "All I Need" - ever will be. i especially enjoy the first part of the album. the only thing preventing 5 stars is the really slow and increasingly boring second part.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
liked "Kracked" apart from that, it's a wee bit noizy and basic for me.
The Adverts
1/5
horrible boring shrum shrum rubbish
Raekwon
1/5
not interested
Cocteau Twins
2/5
it hurts me to rate a band that is considered a shoegaze pioneer that "low". it's just too much dreamy sweetness to bear.
The Band
2/5
just didn't click. not enough melancholic hilly billy in me.
Hot Chip
3/5
quite enjoyable disco music
Tears For Fears
4/5
some all time hit bangers with a lot of cheesy cheesy fillers. almost didn't make the 4-star rating.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
it's not that i hate it, i just don't like this doodley wohoo sound too much.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
perfect example of misunderstood medium vs. message. i don't especially like the musical style but i appreciate his overall work. many iconic songs!
Blue Cheer
2/5
too "frickly" and noisy for my taste
Genesis
3/5
listen, there's nothing wrong with it. i quite like it, even. i like the prog in it. it's just not rocky enough to entertain me.
OutKast
2/5
can't listen to all of it. got enough of it to get a grasp of them. they got a few hits i know but apart from those, there's nothing that would keep me from skipping that band
Paul Simon
2/5
i can't even spell out what i didn't like about this album. it's sounds well crafted. it doesn't get through to me...
The Go-Betweens
2/5
unenthusiastic slow boredom
Cocteau Twins
2/5
better than the last Cocteau album i got here but seriously... two albums in this compilation???
Bill Callahan
5/5
this is a strangely enigmatic and fascinating album. i couldn't stop listening to it, although singer/songwriter stuff is usually not my angle.
The Clash
3/5
must have been one helluva innovative album in the 70ies. can't help but think it fells quite shallow nowadays.
Underworld
4/5
ah the cozy days of the mid nineties when techno-fascism was still a far-off dystopia we read about in books and watched in movie theaters. love it.
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
refreshing to hear non-english non-european music once in a while
Marvin Gaye
1/5
too many "whooooooouuu"s and "eaaaaaaaaaah"s
Neil Young
3/5
goes down like water, but there's not much that stays from this album
Ananda Shankar
2/5
well, who whould have thought that this instrument could be THAT annoying after only 2 songs?
The Cars
3/5
jumps in a triangle from cool to silly to annoying and back and forth and back and forth
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
not bad but a bit repetitive?
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
i'm allergic to reggae. the fact that this is not a one-start review is that i appreciate that this is high-quality reggae...
Beck
4/5
i, for one, quite like mellow sad beck
Elliott Smith
4/5
sweet and soothing, never listened to him before. what a knowledge gap!
Everything But The Girl
2/5
generally i like the combination of edm and her voice but on the long run it just annoys me.
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
it's a difficult listen but i feel them seeping through to me as inspiration to maaaaany bands i love!
Iron Maiden
4/5
the vanilla flavour of metal, everybody loves it.
Fela Kuti
3/5
enjoyable with good energy! Still would not be my usual goto album.
The Specials
2/5
makes me wanna smash faces after 5 or so songs...
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
stopped at "meet at mary's place, we're gonna have a party"
Pink Floyd
3/5
i like them and all but especially the second part of the album is a bit dull and sounds like a monthy-python ethno-hippie doodle-doo improv live record...
Supergrass
2/5
would be a very nice album if you could just strip these boring "beatles" parts inbetween
Jack White
4/5
he rocks and he's a whirlwind and there's nothing you can do about it!
Christina Aguilera
3/5
not as bad as i feared. i think i would quite enjoy the music without her voice :D
Goldie
4/5
trippy break-beat record. a welcome break from the usual genres!
Led Zeppelin
4/5
powerful and furious album. love it.
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
few albums i've listened as much as Downward Spiral. it'll always have a place in my heart.
Wild Beasts
4/5
flowy dreamy album. i can listen through it several times without even taking notice. not sure if this is a fully positive trait, though...
Kate Bush
3/5
i'm really hesitant to give her that 3-star rating. what happened to me? it's just that... it's actually good!
Jimmy Smith
3/5
08/15 smooth jazz, the one that you hear in your 08/15 café or on any spotify jazz playlist
Blondie
1/5
stooped at "just go away". annoying and abbaesque...
Aretha Franklin
2/5
strong! but also quite a bit of schmaltzy...
Buck Owens
1/5
that was the fastest i've ever stopped playback
Steely Dan
2/5
disco, groovey... bit too shaggy
Oasis
3/5
rockier than i thought, not that i'd make any difference. my experience listening to it was rather mediocre
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
straight forward oldschool rock
Jethro Tull
2/5
big name, but wasn't that impressed, although it felt like a solid album and i like prog..
Fairport Convention
1/5
horribile, too much doodleydoo
Lightning Bolt
2/5
wow, that was different! i think past me would have liked it just because it's such a raw experience.
Jeff Beck
3/5
solid bread'n'butter rock
Stephen Stills
2/5
what a shizo record. there are decent rock songs living alongside horrible country jesus hymns. what do i do now?
Coldplay
3/5
loved it in my youth. now it's a tad bit too sleazy for me to fully enjoy. still, solid.
The Smiths
4/5
straight and enjoyable indie album that gets out of the way. somehow everything from that period sounds gothy, maybe that's only the perception from the rearview mirror...
The Monkees
2/5
ugh, boring beatles style rundimentary rock with myriads of 2-minute pop songs one after another.
Sepultura
3/5
i liked them better im my youth when i had to pretend that i liked them to be cool. still, memories...
Prince
2/5
it's just what i'd expected from a prince album.
Otis Redding
3/5
wow, that many classics. he seems to be where the threads come together
Amy Winehouse
2/5
beautiful voice, not my cup of coffee apart from that.
Antony and the Johnsons
1/5
it's exactly the amount of pathos and soul i can't stand
The Soft Boys
2/5
they're ok. but i'm not insanely fond of that kinda beatles classic rock thingy...
The Monks
2/5
basic unadorned rock - not enough complexity for me. it just bores me.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
it's sinatra, neither good nor bad, doesn't get in the way and is easy in the background while cooking or baking christmas cookies. it's just darn toothless
CHIC
2/5
impressive how many known songs are on this record. still, no fan of that funky disco sound.
Pulp
3/5
nice overall, a bit tiring after a while. still, a nice discovery!
Sonic Youth
4/5
what a crazy dreamy trippy walk through a gray wasteland. wonderfully calm but relentless with inspirational riffs and vocials piercing through the void.
Van Morrison
2/5
started enjoyable but boy did it get on my nerves after the first few songs...
The White Stripes
5/5
what's not to love about this oddball
Bob Dylan
1/5
can't remember hating bob dylan that much
R.E.M.
2/5
on a song-by-song level, there are some gems. in total, it's mostly annoying
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
sounds like the soundtrack to "MAGA - the movie"
Pixies
4/5
although not an overall fan of the album, this is an experience from the first to the last song. there's more to love in this album than the (nonetheless awesome) "Where Is My Mind?".
Beatles
2/5
no surprises with the beatles
Stephen Stills
2/5
goes down like a luke warm sip of water and is about that exciting to hear.
Rod Stewart
2/5
another sip of luke warm water...
Joni Mitchell
1/5
ahhhhhhhhhh
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
i'm only at song 3 and it already feels like i listen to this for ages. gotta stop, i'm sorry.
Kelela
2/5
starts promising but it turns out to be just another r'n'b album
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
ok, but nothing that vibes with me
Neil Young
3/5
woah, wild swings between groovy, cool and nice to cheesy and country creep...
Gillian Welch
2/5
promising but never lifts off and dunks into the abyss of country cheese
Big Star
3/5
doesn't hurt but it's a bit bland
2/5
how do they achieve this mix of cool, cheesy and unbelievably annoying?
Dr. Dre
2/5
trying really hard to think about reasons for 1 or 2 stars. guess it's not compleeeetely annoying, so 2 stars...
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
jazz & bebop - cozy for a moment or two - enjoy in small quantities!
Wire
2/5
starts exciting but after a few songs there's nothing new and it becomes mediocre
3/5
first cd: rather rubbish / second cd: quite all right
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
an ocean of annoying country with some pearls of smooth rock
The Kinks
3/5
Some nice ones, but not enough to enjoy the album in its entirety.
The Charlatans
2/5
basic rock, not that exciting
Fats Domino
4/5
such an easy listen. runs down the ear canal like water... figuratively speaking... sorta...
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
crazy how many well-known songs are in this album. although it's not my still, it's still very entertaining music!
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
i actually enjoyed this rap album. wow.
Fleet Foxes
2/5
while it's not bad, it's also very generic apart from a few pearls. most of it i've forgotten it as soon as i've heard it.
Elvis Presley
2/5
as with most other royalty, i don't really care for this king
Pulp
2/5
finally a name to some of the radio songs lingering in my past. still sounds fresh, but it doesn't touch me that much.
Neneh Cherry
3/5
rythmic, fresh and funky, although i'm not very fond of the sound i can't escape it fully either!
Prefab Sprout
2/5
starts very promising and i enjoyed some songs beside them being cheesy sleazy pop hymns. but swiftly, the album fails to deliver consistent quality.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Enjoyed listening through it, but somehow it feels low key annoying over time...
B.B. King
4/5
it's just a pleasure to listen to them playing with so much joy!
Led Zeppelin
4/5
a surprisingly timeless classic!
5/5
fascinating vivid ambient soundscapes. one of those albums i wouldn't have guessed that i would enjoy it that much. one of the tracks reminds me of UT's "Facing Worlds" soundtrack.
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
while the instrumentalization starts out interesting, this quickly turns into a dumpster fire of a series of boring rock ballad after boring rock ballad.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
i agree with the spotify minority that on this album, "Breakdown" is the real pearl while "American Girl" just has a catchy name, guhhhh. straightforward, enjoyable and reduce classic rock.
The Who
2/5
solid classic rock album but i just didn't come into the right mood for that one.
Nanci Griffith
1/5
nope, couldn't finish
4/5
this album is a difficult but rewarding listen. "Siberian Khatru" struck a nerve!
Elton John
3/5
it's cheesy and all and I don't like cheesy. but it has a remarkable quality and a tremendous recognition value!
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
some songs, such as "zero" are dear to me, but times are over when i would pretend that i'd love that thing as a whole.
Santana
4/5
smooth and easy listen from start to finish
Elton John
3/5
the cheese is strong in this one. still, enigmatic in its own way. there's "Madman Across The Water" which stands out for me.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
mostly annoying with a touch of nice rythm
Christina Aguilera
2/5
i wasn't compelled to stop midway into the album so it's better than expected... i guess?
Nirvana
4/5
look what we have here, an overrated album of an overrated band - but not by much. generally, i've enjoyed listening to it and the songs are way better than the studio versions but i haven't had any epiphany or sth...
MGMT
3/5
fresh and flashy, knew more than one song from... the radio?
Dolly Parton
1/5
i'm not dolly parton material
Stevie Wonder
2/5
ughh, basically ok. too much sleazy sexyness.
Beatles
2/5
no matter how hard i try, i just can't muster the strength to like the beatles.
a-ha
3/5
cheesy but very unique and elaborate
Cheap Trick
3/5
new band to me, sounds intriguing and old me would have loved them even more.
Tricky
5/5
what a newfound gem! it runs silky smooth down my throat and i eagerly gulped it all up!
The Rolling Stones
3/5
classic rock that bores me to tears, it's okay in the okayishest sense possible. what else to give than 3 of 5 stars?
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
yeaaa, maybe i can stomach this as background music in a fashion store. but to listen through this, i guess there's not enough hip in me.
1/5
survived it with only minimal damage
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
classic qotsa - you get what you came for, no less, no more.
Amy Winehouse
2/5
i hear the silky jazzy, very enjoyable, voice. it's just not music that resonates with me.
The xx
4/5
soothing dreamy melancholic pop, stuff that let's my heart frequency drop.
2/5
sounds like a slightly better evolution on the beatles. nothing for me, i fear.
The Beach Boys
1/5
i knew that i'd would probably hate them, i only underestimated the amount...
Crowded House
2/5
there's some weird progressive potential buried in that whole mess. but basically it's a happy version of Slint on valium and speed at the same time.
The Cramps
2/5
in certain circumstances, i love that sound. for film music or in between other tracks. one full album? that's too much.
Dusty Springfield
2/5
mostly horrible with some strange nuggets of progressiveness that i wouldn't dare searching in such a soup of pop-ness.
The Pharcyde
3/5
well, not surprisingly, it's not one of my favourites. but as far as my love for rap-ish stuff is able to go, i've enjoyed this as it's downtempo, oldschool and straight-up cool.
N.W.A.
1/5
don't like the rhymes, don't like the rythm, don't like the melodies, don't like the content. and it's a looooooong album.
Pearl Jam
5/5
pearl jam got better albums, but it's still an outstanding one and one i regularly listen to!
Dead Kennedys
1/5
very noisy and tiring listen. besides "Holiday in Cambodia" there's not much memorable stuff inside
The KLF
2/5
what a time capsule. they must have inspired heaps of other artists. not only music, also game soundtracks. that, or the whole decade sounded like that. not something to listen to on a regular basis, though.
Björk
1/5
i've liked some of Björk's stuff in the past, but not that one. not at all.
Moby
4/5
iconic album that i've listened a lot. many tracks that i eagerly sucked up as a teenager. in its entirety as an album, there are some fillers, however.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
oh, kendrick. i usually hate gagsta rap but i have a sweet spot for "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe". i don't even understand why, it's just "hangin' on the sofa and chillin'" music, which i don't even do usually. it's probably what i'd imagin i could enjoy listening to when i'd arrive doing it. ha.
Dr. John
4/5
it's weird. it's fascinating. it's annoying. it's smooth. it's everything at once. i've listened to it more often than most other albums of artists i haven't known before.
The Undertones
1/5
so unbelievably boring
Jurassic 5
3/5
i really love "Thin Line", not sure about the rest of the album but it feels solid enough, i mean, for a hip hop album.
4/5
wow, that oscillates heavily between genius and cheezy. but all in all, it's a finetuned and wondrous album with many different facets to explore
The Flaming Lips
1/5
what a fluffy rosy cheesecake of doom
The Flaming Lips
1/5
two times flaming lips in a row. but today i'm more prepared. stopped playback before half-time...
Rufus Wainwright
1/5
oof, just a tad more music and this could be another Radiohead. but as it is, difficult to listen to.
Liz Phair
3/5
cute little album with a nice mood to it. Nothing spectacular, but ok!
Joan Armatrading
3/5
while it starts out like a classic folk/soul/blues album, it really shines in the end with jazzy and progressive influences, one part even reminding me of modern times nine inch nails!
Steely Dan
3/5
mostly smooth and groovey tracks with some unmemorable fillers inbetween. solid.
The Waterboys
2/5
what starts out as a promising album, especially listening to the grand "We Will Not Be Lovers", slowly but steadily turns into an mediocre folk album. at the beginning of disc 2, the allergic reaction kicks in and i had to stop. sad!
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
what an eclectic journey smoothly gliding over space and time. it's almost a bit too clean and glides right over me at times.
Madonna
2/5
it's madonna, no surprises here.
The Mamas & The Papas
1/5
i wholeheartedly give this record minimal stars, which is 1, which i believe to be one too many. with the exception of "California Dreaming" i'd like to unhear this.
The White Stripes
5/5
i would have given this album 5 stars blindly. love it since forever. "Seven Nation Army" is a classic sublime masterpiece.
King Crimson
5/5
love how the different influences originating from this band/album are palpable in several bands i know (contemporary and older ones). at times it feels like Mars Volta, there's pink floyd in it, Porcupine Tree, Opeth and a myriad other flavours. i could go on and on! still it feels original, because certainly it is - the origin, a cornerstone of prog rock!
Depeche Mode
5/5
mesmerizing flowing goth'n'roll masterpiece
The La's
1/5
maybe wrong generation or wrong age, but i'm not in the mood for meaningless mediocre upbeat dream pop. i never am.
Boards of Canada
4/5
a dreamlike experience i generally enjoyed very much, if only there weren't some nightmarish tracks in between...
Joy Division
3/5
i generally love the monotonous slow meandering instrumentalization of this period. however, this album is just not entertaining enough and it feels like a more boring version of depeche mode
Beck
2/5
i know Beck and i know i liked some songs in the past. but this album just feels bland and mediocre
Aretha Franklin
1/5
crazy how many songs i know despite it being soul. doesn't matter, though. i don't like soul.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
it's not terrible, but i'm just not impressed.
The United States Of America
3/5
what a weird weirdo journey through space and time oscillating between boredom, annoying parts and pure genius. how am i supposed to rate this as a whole??