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Album	You	Global	Diff
Metal Box Public Image Ltd.	5	2.42	+2.58
Sex Packets Digital Underground	5	2.67	+2.33
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	5	2.82	+2.18
Bone Machine Tom Waits	5	2.85	+2.15
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard	5	2.86	+2.14
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	5	2.86	+2.14
More Specials The Specials	5	2.95	+2.05
Bert Jansch Bert Jansch	5	3	+2
The Scream Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.04	+1.96
Kimono My House Sparks	5	3.06	+1.94

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dire Straits Dire Straits	1	3.72	-2.72
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	1	3.47	-2.47
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.41	-2.41
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	1	3.36	-2.36
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	1	3.32	-2.32
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	1	3.09	-2.09
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	1	2.98	-1.98
Heavy Weather Weather Report	1	2.98	-1.98
Destroyer KISS	1	2.86	-1.86
Among The Living Anthrax	1	2.85	-1.85

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	5
U2	3	4.67
Kendrick Lamar	2	5
Neil Young	2	5
Coldplay	2	5
Hole	2	5
Stevie Wonder	2	5
Deep Purple	3	4.33

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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

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1/5

Not for me.

1-Star Albums (15)

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Gorillaz

4/5

4 Voices and vices combine for a worthwhile album experience. Not gonna love every song, but that’s not the point of this music. Repetitive lyrics and beats taken to some extremes—but both are catchy and reward multiple listens. Simple here means stripped down. In a good to the point way.

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Not my cup of tea, and a lot like tea, I drink these songs once in a while for change of pace and to see if my taste has changed. My opinion of these songs have not changed: good musicians playing some catchy hooks, lyrics that are banal, and not especially moving. I enjoy Peg and and couple other songs. But not gonna cry or fuck to the album. Ever.

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Classic rock in a classic album. Since I live at The Hotel California (in Hollywood, where the album sleeve was shot), I have listened to it numerous times. It holds up. I also love The Big Lebowski. Of their types, each is great.

British Steel

Judas Priest

5/5

Shocking in all its metal edges! Fun, triumphant, ecstatic, a hell of a good time. I forgot how good this really is. Classic!

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Before reviewing this album in its entirety, I thought Billy Joel nothing but schmaltz. Tasty for a nibble, but not something I would make a whole meal out of. I was wrong. It is a great album. With the exception of "Just the Way You Are", I loved each song. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" great lyrics, the first section manages to not become saccharine and in the second section uses pace and new instruments to build upon the early theme. Likewise "Vienna" mimics the same structure. This structure of slower, more deliberate, more sparse performing followed up in the second part as something more complete, more whole, more energized seems to be his "hit song" formula. It works well, like the best Broadway songs do. He is less strong when he keeps emotions vapid and strangles the rhythm of a song. Overall, a very fine album (really a 4.5)

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Good, not great.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

4/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

5/5

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Despite the glow from press, and the classic song, Help Me Rhonda, the album is not a classic. Many of the lyrics don’t hold up well (misogyny throughout) and the arrangements redundant. On the plus side, the harmonies and vocals remain very solid.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

I posted a review and it’s not here? What happened?

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

5/5

One if the few live albums I love—the songs of my youth. As is typical, a studio album has cleaner sound and sharper harmonies. But Ian Gilliam is a hell of a live singer—operatic or metal in style—he blended this into his own finest moment (apologies to JC Superstar). Individually, all the musicians crank. Lord on keyboards and Blackmore on guitar especially stand out. The songs are some of the finest hard rock songs I’ve heard and I now want to find this album for my collection.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Remarkable album—glad to hear it again after decades. It’s Progressive Rock, at its finest, whatever that means! Musically strong and well sung and the compositions very good. That’s what comes out now—the compositions are very fine, indeed. That said, I grew less and less interested in the album as it went along and by the end, I had enough of it.

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

One of the best albums ever-with brilliant song craft and top production, albeit stripped down to emphasize the purity of this masterpiece. Each song is superb, and I especially enjoy “It’s Too Late” the finest break-up song ever.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Moments

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

When these songs hit they’re extremely good, like a top vintage cru—but some of the songs are well below a standard of excellence associated with an all time great album. Great moments: Message in a Bottle, Bring on the Night, Walking on the Moon, and The Bed’s too Big Without You. I enjoyed less than expected because of the clunkers.

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

4/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Third

Portishead

5/5

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

intrigued at first, it became boring after a couple of songs.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Classic in all possible ways!

Bert Jansch

5/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

Paul Simon

3/5

Wanted to love this more as some classics on here showcase his writing and singing in finest form

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

Not to my taste-and it’s not nostalgic or fun, either. Hard no.

I See You

The xx

3/5

Using Spotify, I liked four of the songs especially. It seems at first listen to be an album that I might like over subsequent listens. Their is a lack of dynamic tension between songs--some may view this as a strength; to put it differently, most of the songs sound the same. I appreciate most the vocal harmonies that sound almost like "parallel organum" in Latin chants.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

White Ladder

David Gray

3/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

4/5

Sometimes pure poppycock, yet always interesting and worth multiple plays. I recommend being drunk on whiskey when listening to it.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Hits as hard now as ever—I did not predict this would last. And I’m sooooooo glad it remains vital.

No Other

Gene Clark

4/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Odessa

Bee Gees

2/5

Dire Straits

1/5

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

A fun revelation—Iron Man and other heavy metal moments done in Swedish pop style. Not just a one hit wonder, but an interesting and dynamic band. Excellent vocalist. Why don’t rock bands have female vocalists? This one does and it’s all the better for it.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Some good songs and some crap—I’m less and less interested in the band and its music.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

1/5

Not a fan or even an amused bystander-flat out painful to listen to an entire album of this mediocre music. The vocalists also provides the least inspired introductions I’ve heard from a major band. Seriously, why is this album selected? It is trash.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

Movies

Holger Czukay

2/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

One of the best albums, of course. It might be the best ever. The final song, A Day In The Life, may also be The Beatles finest song. Listening to it again in 2025, it remains timely, perhaps because it is timeless. The compositions impeccable, including lyrics. The production is a masterclass. The musicians at peak. Even the album art extraordinary. Possibly flawless.

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

Moments of glory don’t make up for a lack of new ideas, sonically or lyrically.

Debut

Björk

5/5

One of the best debut albums. And or amazes still.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

Black Sabbath

3/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

5/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

The Doors

5/5

As good as it gets

Ramones

4/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

4/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

5/5

Kimono My House

Sparks

5/5

So good and still so damn good!!

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

4/5

Moments of brilliance and moments that should not have found their way to this vinyl. Uneven in the extreme—but some songs are now “new classics”

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

Not for me.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

This album won me over despite some negative bias—and becomes the first surprise of 1001 Albums. Great songs, meaningful songs, with quality in all other dimensions. I especially liked Teach Your Children, and loved Almost Cut Hair. I feel like letting my freak flag fly—Yes, I feel like I owe it to someone.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Masterful soul music!!

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

1/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Peter Gabriel

2/5

I’m just not a fan-and I’ve enjoyed him in concert too.

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

1/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

5/5

Doesn’t get much better than this.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Joan Armatrading

5/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

Horses

Patti Smith

5/5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Top Pop

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

4/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

1984

Van Halen

2/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Live Through This

Hole

5/5

In 1994 when this came out, I thought this album far better than any by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. It’s 2025 now, and i STILL believe this to be true! Bangers include: Violet (I wanna give my violent more violence), Miss World (I am the one you want, can’t look you in the eye), Plump, Asking For It (If she was asking for it, did she ask you twice), and of course, Doll Parts (I am doll parts, Big veins, dog bait…I want to be the girl with the most cake). Reading the lyrics doesn’t do them justice. Courtney Love has the perfect voice to sing these words. This album still crushes all that listen to it. Epic, out of control, paradoxically restrained at times—should be owned on vinyl, too.

Palo Congo

Sabu

2/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

2/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

War

5/5

Brilliant and timeless

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

Closer

Joy Division

5/5

Dog Man Star

Suede

2/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Already an all time classic

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Suicide

1/5

Roxy Music

5/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

1/5

Why?

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Talvin Singh

2/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

5/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

5/5

One off my most favorite albums.

Guero

Beck

4/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

Repeater

Fugazi

2/5

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

5/5

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Despite the artist being something of a monster, beyond what Vincent Price himself might have played, this album is an all-time classic

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

Arise

Sepultura

2/5

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

As good as it gets

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

2/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

Bad Company

5/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

4/5

Violent Femmes

5/5

I played this album in 1983 and 1984 as a college DJ—and it’s as vital now as then. Pure rock from a teen perspective- still perfect after all this time.

Night Life

Ray Price

4/5

Many brilliant songs-would have improved with some faster tempo songs mixed into the whole enchilada. And the intro was sincere and compelling.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

2/5

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

3/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

Like many Nick Cave albums, it can be maddening, inconsistent, even frustrating. Yet its brilliant moments are worth all of that and more. This could be my one desert island album.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

2/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

4/5

Adele

5/5

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

5/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

More Specials

The Specials

5/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

5/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

1/5

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

4/5

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

5/5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

2/5

Among The Living

Anthrax

1/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

5/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

5/5

When I first discovered this, it was 1985. I loved it without knowing why. Now it’s 2025 and I love it. Still, I don’t know why!

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

1/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

4/5

Uneven album but the highs are remarkable!

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

2/5

Achtung Baby

5/5

The Grand Tour

George Jones

4/5

Sheet Music

10cc

2/5

Destroyer

KISS

1/5

Like a SNL parody of hard rock-with some of the worst lyrics ever sung by someone who can’t sing. Horrible.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

808 State

2/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

Really more like 3.5. I much prefer the song Would? than the rest. Layne Staley can really sing (or he could when he was Alive!). Many of the lyrics seem to spring from the mind of a sixteen year old guy. Still the singing and musicians make up for that.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

5/5

Elvis Presley

5/5

Haters gonna hate but Elvis is now the most underrated artist in rock history. Sad. This album is essential in every way.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

2/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5