1001 Albums Journey

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95%

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-0.25

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3.13

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1990s

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Albums you rated higher than global average

Album	You	Global	Diff
Haunted Dancehall	4	2.37	+1.63
Pink Moon	5	3.65	+1.35
Master Of Puppets	5	3.73	+1.27
Appetite For Destruction	5	3.74	+1.26
Vanishing Point	4	2.82	+1.18

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Albums you rated lower than global average

Album	You	Global	Diff
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	1	3.73	-2.73
Sea Change	1	3.33	-2.33
In Our Heads	1	3.12	-2.12
Let's Stay Together	2	3.76	-1.76
Abraxas	2	3.72	-1.72

Popular Reviews

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

1/5

Dull dull dull

1 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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Gorillaz

2/5

First ever listen to this. Some good ideas, and interesting styles. I only recognised one tube, the one about a bag. Only got about half way through. It's quite a long album, right? Some sounds seem a bit dated, which is funny, cos I think of this band as being quite recent. Time flies, doesn't it?

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

I enjoyed this. I used it as work-background sound, and had a dehumidifier running, so didn't really give the lyrical content the attention it surely deserved. I wasn't familiar with this album, but will endeavour to re-listen to it. I achieved many annoying work-tasks which have been bugging me for a week or so, whilst listening to this, and am happy.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

1/5

Mostly cringe lyrics. Great voice.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

2/5

Needs a drummer, an analog piano, and a better beat samplist. Or at least a better drum programmer.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

I was unfamiliar with this artist. The first track grabbed me, and I was looking forward to the rest of the album. Sadly, it was relatively disappointing after that.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

2/5

Voice like butter on a warm non-stick. I found many of the arrangements tedious, though.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

I enjoyed this. It's held up well, I reckon. First listen, for me.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

3/5

Was fine. Kinda background. Would listen again.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

Started fine. Decent 70s rock, I thought. Then it went very—and increasingly more so—country. Give me English folk rock / psych, or blues-folk infused rock, but I do so struggle with country. Maybe a dank, dark walk to Lidl wasn't the best of listening conditions. I listened to half of the album. Might finish it in the coming days, but I'm not excited about the prospect.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

4/5

This was really great. Passed me by, until now, strangely.

Sea Change

Beck

1/5

I yawned.

1999

Prince

3/5

I liked this in parts. Would listen again.

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

I quite liked this. Some interesting ideas, given the context. 'Pride' was familiar.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

This was really very good. Mostly unfamiliar to me. Will listen again.

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Superb

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

Problematic seminality. Goes hard, but WTF the sexism is a difficult listen. Can't put it aside.

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

Pretty good

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

2/5

Don't like live albums much. Jailbait problematic.

Abraxas

Santana

2/5

Glad I listened, being mostly unfamiliar with the legend.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

1/5

Dull dull dull

With The Beatles

Beatles

2/5

What they said. 3 or 4 stars given all the context, classics and bangers—but this era is not really my Beatles.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Said before that I'm not keen on live albums. This was great though. I think more 'live' stuff should be produced like this was. Two weeks of studio improvements and polish. Helps that the band were seemingly at the top of their game.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

I enjoyed this. I'm a sucker for guitar and repetition motifs.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

This is good. Kinda knew it would be, but first album length listen for me

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

I liked this more than I thought it would. Would have liked to have had this in my ears in 82... Or would I?

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Perfection

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

3/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The sparseness seemed a strength, this time around.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Was fine

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

A masterpiece of perfection.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Thought I'd already reviewed this. Regardless, I think I remember it was pretty decent. Unknown to me before now.

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

4/5

Enjoyable.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Drums and treble! Needs moar bass. So much treble. Is this why they're called Pixies?! Remember being recommended Pixies in the 90s: 'If you like Nirvana you'll probably like the Pixies'. I think I probably found it a bit too whiney, with not enough crunch, back then—I could not dig. It's kind great this album, somehow, mind—but it's just too treble. Bonus star for time context and the odd magical moment.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

I need to be in the mood for DB, which I wasn't. Nice enough background though.

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

These passed me by at the time. I remember some cool kids at college had Fugazi t-shirts, I think, but how did I not know this album? It's great! Maybe I didn't/wouldn't have dug the punkness back then? I did keep thinking of Jim Howick saying 'I'm a shouty man.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ZkNvMMAfw I do think I missed a trick here, though. Glad to discover now. Cheers, 101-dude.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Always loved it.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

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