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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
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5 | 2.65 | +2.35 |
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Headquarters
The Monkees
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
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5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
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5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
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Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
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5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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Faith
George Michael
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
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5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
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1 | 3.76 | -2.76 |
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
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1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
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1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
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1 | 3.34 | -2.34 |
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
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1 | 3.34 | -2.34 |
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Pornography
The Cure
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
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2 | 4.26 | -2.26 |
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
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1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Van Halen | 2 | 5 |
| Stan Getz | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Simon | 2 | 5 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.33 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.33 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Arcade Fire | 3 | 1.67 |
| The Divine Comedy | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pulp | 2 | 1.5 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Kanye West | 4, 1 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 5, 2 |
| Miles Davis | 2, 5, 4 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 2, 1, 4 |
5-Star Albums (57)
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Sufjan Stevens · 10 likes
1/5
If you're going to make an album that's over an hour long, you need to be a lot more interesting and dynamic than this.
The Notorious B.I.G. · 8 likes
5/5
I could do without the random women moaning in my ear during work hours, but the rapping was great.
Public Enemy · 4 likes
1/5
A hour-long album needs to be a lot more creative and a lot less sonically jarring. I've heard and enjoyed a lot of rap from this time period but this album was a mess
The Band · 3 likes
2/5
Hokey, but not in a charming way.
Depeche Mode · 2 likes
4/5
What if Duran Duran were crunchier?
1-Star Albums (26)
All Ratings
Muddy Waters
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Sounds like a parody of Rock n Roll. Being catchy and commercially successful is great, but it doesn't make the music great.
Van Halen
5/5
The Who
4/5
First song was great. The rest were kinda boring
Cat Stevens
2/5
Wilco
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Immaculate vibes
Grizzly Bear
2/5
Utterly forgettable. I listened through this album twice and I can't recall a single line or melody.
The Monkees
5/5
Reminds me of early Beatles, but less over played.
Morrissey
1/5
The only good thing I can say about this album is that it would be very easy to sing in karaoke since the vocal range is so narrow.
Solomon Burke
4/5
Just a solid R&B album. Not much else to say
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
The songs are good and the musicians are clearly excellent, but live albums are not my thing
Erykah Badu
4/5
The Cure
1/5
Painfully boring. Sounds like Duran Duran at 0.5x speed
Santana
4/5
Enjoyable. All the songs are about twice as long as they need to be, but that's normal for the time.
3/5
Has some excellent moments, but overall is long and meandering. Several times while listening to this album, I forgot I was listening to music
Stan Getz
5/5
Immaculate vibes
The Cars
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Not really my thing, but I always appreciate when an artist commits to the bit
The Black Keys
4/5
All their songs sound the same, but luckily I really enjoy that sound
The Strokes
3/5
It's fine
Funkadelic
4/5
It seems like they had fun making this album
Lana Del Rey
2/5
This album didn't make me feel anything
Green Day
5/5
It's rare to find an album that is credited with popularizing a genre, that also holds up well to modern examples of the genre
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
This is reggae. I enjoy reggae
Kate Bush
3/5
The first song is pretty good. The rest are a bit overwrought.
Killing Joke
2/5
Kanye West
4/5
This album was hit or miss for me. Some songs I couldn't stand, and some will be in my regular rotation for a long time. Overall I'm glad I listened to this album.
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
I enjoyed the sound. Nothing special though.
Beastie Boys
4/5
Sounds like if Rage Against the Machine got sent to Lake Laogai
Steely Dan
3/5
I have nothing positive or negative to say about this album.
The Roots
3/5
This album has some great moments, but overall felt disjointed and overstayed its welcome
Madonna
3/5
I enjoyed it, but I can't think of a reason why it belongs on this list over every other 80's pop album.
Tom Waits
3/5
I admire the dedication to the bit, but the novelty wore off very quickly.
Metallica
5/5
This album goes crazy. Not a single miss.
Pink Floyd
3/5
I feel like I am missing some key element to enjoying this album, like listening to the soundtrack of a musical I haven't seen.
Magazine
2/5
I found myself waiting for this one to be over.
Bad Company
4/5
The Who
2/5
Live music > recorded music.
Recorded albums > live albums.
GZA
3/5
2/5
I really wanted to enjoy this album, but I just didn't.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Boring vocals over repetitive instrumentals
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Beyoncé
4/5
This felt like two different albums. Both could be great in their own right, but together they felt somewhat unfocused.
The xx
4/5
Manages to be mellow without being boring
Elton John
3/5
The singles on this album are really fun and iconic. The rest of the songs are just meh.
Miles Davis
2/5
It's one of the most influential jazz albums of all time, it's one of the most influential jazz albums of all time, it's one of the most influential jazz albums of all time.
...I don't like it :(
Jungle Brothers
4/5
The Sugarcubes
2/5
Parliament
5/5
It feels like they had a really good time recording this album, and that vibe is infectious.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
It sounds alright, but is utterly forgettable.
Queen
5/5
This is my 54th album, 23 of which are from the 70's. A Night at the Opera is like a breath of fresh air. It's so unique from anything else I've heard from the era. I don't think I will listen to this album on a regular basis, but I have to give Queen full credit for creativity and novelty.
Also for Bohemian Rhapsody.
Orbital
4/5
I'm glad to see some ambient electronic music on this list. It's nothing mind-blowing, but gets extra points for being one of the only experimental albums I've heard that still holds up after 30 years.
Soul II Soul
3/5
Technically solid, but extremely forgettable. I accidentally turned shuffle on halfway through the album and never realized that songs were repeating.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Beach House
3/5
According to Wikipedia, this album was critically acclaimed. I'm not sure why. It's alright, but nothing about it moves me physically or emotionally.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
50% iconic and timeless songs, 50% random nonsense
Holger Czukay
3/5
Justin Timberlake
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Technically, Hot Rats is very impressive. The audio fidelity is unmatched by anything I've heard from its time. If you told me it was released yesterday, I would believe you.
Musically there were some great moments as well, but overall it was tough to listen to. I get that it's experimental, but I don't see what useful findings they made, if any.
Duke Ellington
5/5
I usually don't like live albums, but this is an exception because of its age and because the commentaries between songs provide useful information and context.
I usually don't like jazz albums because they tend to be long and meandering. This is certainly long, but it manages to avoid feeling meandering.
Sufjan Stevens
1/5
If you're going to make an album that's over an hour long, you need to be a lot more interesting and dynamic than this.
Tori Amos
4/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Cream
3/5
They had one cool hook on one of their songs.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
The Band
2/5
Hokey, but not in a charming way.
King Crimson
2/5
k.d. lang
5/5
I can hear this being played on a crackly record in a saloon.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
More of the annoying self-indulgent British \"experimental\" pop that plagues this list, although this one is a lot more tolerable than most.
The Isley Brothers
4/5
I really liked it, but why are some of the songs on here three times?
Can
3/5
Mj Cole
4/5
I really like the beats. Very unique and intriguing without being grating. Almost sounds like an early predecessor to breakcore. They do a good job of making each track sound unique.
I could do without all the bonus tracks, but overall it was very enjoyable. It feels ripe for a vaporwave remix.
Bob Dylan
2/5
There are plenty of good singers with a narrow vocal range, but for some reason Bob Dylan just shouts whenever a note gets too high for him. The result is very jarring and frustrating to sing along with. I liked the harmonica parts though.
Bob Dylan
1/5
11 minutes is too long for a song with the exact same melodic and rhythmic structure throughout.
Billy Joel
4/5
It's crazy how many iconic songs are on this album. I guess they had to sprinkle in a few lengthy meandering songs to even it out.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
It's alright, but pretty much any given Gorillaz album is more dynamic and interesting.
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
This is one of those albums that was included because it was groundbreaking, rather than because it was successful or long-lived. I didn't particularly enjoy it, but it's a lot more tolerable than most of the \"ahead of its time\" picks I've encountered so far.
Soft Cell
4/5
Each song is 50% too long and the vocals are subpar, but the beats are just so silly and goofy that I couldn't help but enjoy it.
Calexico
3/5
It's an alright album
Pink Floyd
4/5
Janet Jackson
3/5
Dr. John
4/5
Jazmine Sullivan
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
I enjoyed it. A nice change of pace from all the brit pop and prog rock on this list.
Elton John
4/5
Lucinda Williams
1/5
If we wanted more country on this list I could name a dozen other albums that I would add before this one.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Sade
5/5
This whole album is just so smooth
Nirvana
5/5
Absolutely bangers the whole way through
Iggy Pop
1/5
I don't care for David Bowie, but I cannot tolerate this Walmart version of David Bowie.
The Residents
1/5
I won't judge anyone who enjoys this; I like a lot of weird music too. But if you think this album is anything more than a guilty pleasure, you're as deranged as the people who created it.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Enjoyable the whole way through. You Can Call me Al puts it over the top for me.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Incubus
4/5
The White Stripes
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Jammin
Talking Heads
3/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
If any album deserves to be on this list, it's this one. If not for the music, then at least for its cultural impact. Luckily the music is also outstanding.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I wasn't very impressed by this album until I learned that it was all improvisation. Very cool.
Tracy Chapman
5/5
This album deals with a lot of sad and heavy subjects, but manages to still be enjoyable to listen to
Kraftwerk
4/5
It was weird, but in an enjoyable way
Duran Duran
4/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Weather Report
4/5
Solid jazz
Charles Mingus
1/5
Reminds me of being in the band room in high school before practice started and everyone is just aimlessly noodling
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
So many iconic songs. I didn't realize they were all by Kendrick Lamar, let alone all on the same album.
David Bowie
3/5
The most enjoyable Bowie album so far. At some points I almost forgot I was listening to anything at all
Taylor Swift
4/5
A ton of catchy megahits, but the deep tracks are utterly indistinguishable from each other
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Delightfully chill
The 13th Floor Elevators
4/5
This is the exact kind of album that should be on this list. I don't think I ever would have discovered it on my own, and I don't think it will be in my permanent rotation, but I'm glad I gave it a try. Holds up pretty well for being nearly 80 years old.
Beastie Boys
5/5
Streetrat vibes
Björk
3/5
Buzzcocks
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
This style of music goes down very easy for me, but I can't say I will remember any of it tomorrow.
Dire Straits
3/5
De La Soul
4/5
It was decent. Some of the songs were really fun. I'm sure it was influential at the time.
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
I'll probably never listen to this album again, but I'm glad I gave it a try
The Slits
2/5
I had a difficult time finishing this album.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
I wasn't a huge fan of this album, but the last track ended with an emcee mentioning some of their contemporaries, and I liked this a lot more than anything those bands were releasing around the same time. Pretty good for being well over half a century old.
Oasis
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Marianne Faithfull
1/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Beatles
3/5
They didn't do it best, but they did do it first. I suppose that's worth at least three stars.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Stooges
2/5
An early but hard to listen to example of heavy distortion
Yes
4/5
A little long-winded, but very skillful and fun to listen to
R.E.M.
3/5
Forgettable
Faust
3/5
Pretty good, but way too long
Public Enemy
1/5
A hour-long album needs to be a lot more creative and a lot less sonically jarring. I've heard and enjoyed a lot of rap from this time period but this album was a mess
The Kinks
3/5
The Killers
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Seven Nation Army is awesome. The rest was meh
Silver Jews
2/5
This album was so bland and uninteresting that I didn't even notice when it ended and Spotify started auto-playing other artists
2/5
This is my third Kinks album, and none of them have managed to be interesting
Nina Simone
4/5
Enchanting and oddly haunting. It feels like a vinyl found in the back of a bombed-out diner, coated in a thick layer of dust but still playable.
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Cure
3/5
It was fine
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
This album rips but I have no idea how it made it on this list lol
Black Flag
4/5
I liked it. You can hear the beginnings of punk rock in their style
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
This style of music gets tiring, but at least this album is more positive than most
Ramones
3/5
Every song sounds nearly identical to Blitzkrieg Bop. Luckily it's a really catchy sound and the album doesn't overstay its welcome.
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Alanis Morissette
5/5
Something about Alanis Morissette's slightly unhinged vocal style is very compelling
3/5
Saint Etienne
4/5
I really enjoyed the ambient sound of this album. I feel like I could hear the first inklings of the tropes and techniques that are fundamental to later genres like lo-fi and hauntology
B.B. King
4/5
Big Blues King
Willie Nelson
5/5
Immaculate vibes
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
boooooooooooooooooorrrrriiiiiiiiiing
Frank Black
2/5
The B-52's
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
This is my third Pink Floyd album, and I think I finally get it.
David Bowie
3/5
Inoffensive but not interesting
T. Rex
3/5
Hookworms
3/5
Air
5/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
If I heard this this album without knowing its name, then was asked to give it a name, I would probably name it Superfly
Amy Winehouse
3/5
SZA
4/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Nirvana
3/5
I really like Nirvana, but I'm not a huge fan of acoustic albums, nor of live albums.
Louis Prima
4/5
A fun time
Depeche Mode
4/5
What if Duran Duran were crunchier?
DJ Shadow
3/5
This is definitely one of those albums that is on this list primarily because of its influence. I didn't particularly care for it, but Wikipedia says it was really important so I suppose that's worth at least three stars.
Hanoi Rocks
1/5
We already had Rio when this came out
Beck
3/5
The Go-Go's
4/5
Nothing mind blowing, but solid pop
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Perhaps I was too harsh on Born in the USA...
The Saints
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
He is very good at guitar 👍
Radiohead
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
More like this, please :)
Deep Purple
5/5
In Rock, indeed
Arcade Fire
2/5
It really feels like they didn't know what modern albums to add to the list so they just closed their eyes and threw darts randomly
Led Zeppelin
3/5
William Orbit
4/5
People on this website don't usually jive with this kind of music, but I enjoyed it. Cool ethereal vibes
The Zombies
2/5
This was so nondescript that when the album ended Spotify auto played like 6 songs from other artists before I realized.
Foo Fighters
3/5
Grunge is one of my favorite genres, but this album just failed to move me in any way
Marilyn Manson
4/5
They probably felt really cool and edgy while recording this. The result is a little silly today, but I think the earnestness makes it a better album.
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
I enjoy the distortion effects but overall this album just kinda passed me by
The Flaming Lips
3/5
The Clash
3/5
A good example of early punk. Not particularly interestimg beyond that.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
I feel like I don't know enough about this era of music to know if this album is good
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Crazy that the opening track on their debut album is Welcome to the Jungle. Overall insipid and puerile lyrics, but dang Slash is so good at guitar
Brian Eno
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
It's nice to get a chill album every now and then.
The Prodigy
4/5
Weird but I enjoyed the sound
Talking Heads
3/5
Tina Turner
3/5
Tina Turner does the same thing as the other popular artists of her time, but not quite as well.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
This album is indistinguishable from the one he released in 2016. I like his voice, but it's not terribly creative.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Sounds kinda like White Stripes but with less gusto
Radiohead
3/5
Prince
4/5
There were a lot of good bits in this album, but overall it felt a little disjointed.
Pavement
2/5
I enjoy these kinds of instrumentals, but the lead vocalist is a very bad singer. Not bad as in I don't like his style, but bad as in literally missing notes or falling off of them.
Neil Young
2/5
Hokey, but not in a charming way
Ray Price
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
This is my fourth Bowie album, and I still don't get it.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Genesis
4/5
If I heard this album without knowing anything about it, I would never guess it was Genesis. The guitar solo in Firth of Fifth made me ascend.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Next time someone complains about today's music being too prurient, show them this album.
Johnny Cash
3/5
I prefer when he sings his own songs.
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
I could do without the random women moaning in my ear during work hours, but the rapping was great.
Beatles
3/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
This album started off strong, but descended very quickly into the typical indie nonsense
TV On The Radio
3/5
Typical indie nonsense, but more tolerable than most
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Superstition, and then a bunch of other songs
Pixies
2/5
They probably felt really cool and edgy while recording this, but it's mostly loud and boring.
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Giant Sand
1/5
Unacceptable
The Cardigans
3/5
4/5
This album is really nothing special, but I gotta give it an extra star for Wonderwall.
Dolly Parton
5/5
I've always heard how Dolly Parton is a great person, but I never heard much about her music. Turns out her music is great too!
The Incredible String Band
1/5
I try to be more lenient with older albums but this was just insufferable
Paul McCartney
3/5
Nothing crazy, but I like it more than most Beatles albums
Portishead
1/5
I strongly disliked this album until the very end, then was surprised at the sudden increase in quality. Then I realized that the album has actually ended and Spotify was playing recommended songs from other artists.
Muddy Waters
4/5
I have a special affection for Muddy Waters because one of his other albums was the first one I ever got from this generator. That being said, I still enjoy his ultra bluesy sound
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
I liked good kid maad city better. I'm sure I would appreciate this album more if I had time to research the background and listen through it again, but at first impression it was mostly just jarring.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
It was decent. Not sure why it was included in this list
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Crazy that Leonard Cohen has gotten away with making the same album over and over again for over 40 years. Although I will say this is probably my favorite incarnation of his one album.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
New Order
2/5
How many more Duran Duran knockoffs do we need?
David Bowie
2/5
I don't care for David Bowie, but I had hope that maybe old Bowie would be better than young Bowie. I think old Bowie may actually be worse.
Ice Cube
4/5
Love this era of hip hop. Feels oddly innocent and nostalgic looking back
The Rolling Stones
5/5
This album made me realize why the Rolling Stones are considered to be as influential as they are. And I actually enjoyed it!
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
I would have given this a much lower score, but I think that monologue about George Wallace will stick with me the rest of my life
Fleet Foxes
5/5
I have a soft spot for this style of music, and Fleet Foxes in particular
Sister Sledge
4/5
I could have done without all the remixes at the end, but overall this album slaps
MC Solaar
5/5
I'm shocked at how smooth and jammable this album is for its time and genre. Usually hip hop from this era feels very dated and often jarring. I would have guessed this album was at least a decade younger than it is.
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
A third Dexys album, none of which are the one with Come on Eileen?? How?
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Fugees
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Solid addition to the genre
Steely Dan
4/5
I thought I would be bored by this but it was surprisingly solid
Fela Kuti
3/5
This would be a great album from the 1970's, but only an okay one from the 2000's
Fela Kuti
3/5
Elbow
2/5
What is it about people with this exact vocal style that makes them want to make overwrought hour-long albums?
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Van Halen
5/5
He's real good at guitar
Beatles
4/5
It was pretty good. Several hits, but definitely overstays its welcome
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
It's alright. I enjoy ambient electronica more than the average listener, but this album was a bit too staccato to blend in, but not interesting enough to stand out
Judas Priest
3/5
The Replacements
3/5
Jack White
4/5
I've heard a lot of albums like this one on this website. For some reason this one was much more pleasant than the others
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Holds up quite well. I would have been super into this when it came out
Daft Punk
5/5
Mostly repetitive nonsense and random noise. I love it
Beck
4/5
Solid and unique sound.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
That sure was a lot of sounds
The Verve
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Guitar very very good. Everything else okay I guess
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Nothing new here. Typical low effort talk-singing
The Soft Boys
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
This is the only DMR album that deserves to be on this list.
R.E.M.
2/5
Every single song sounded like it could turn into Losing my Religion at any moment
Radiohead
5/5
If I had known about this album as a teenager I would have put up record numbers on it
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
Did a good job of utilizing loops without becoming annoyingly repetitive
Richard Thompson
4/5
Chill and folky
Finley Quaye
3/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
Incredible survey of the genre
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Ministry
4/5
I enjoyed this early example of industrial rock
Paul Simon
5/5
Paul Simon always feels like a soft blanket and a warm cup of tea
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Elastica
3/5
Aimee Mann
2/5
I swear when they made this list, for every album after 1990 they just threw darts in a record store
3/5
A truly unserious band
Earth, Wind & Fire
5/5
Like a velvet robe
Sigur Rós
3/5
I enjoyed most of the tracks, but I wish they would lean more into their ambient sound
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
We didn't need another one of these
Coldplay
2/5
Elvis Presley
5/5
From the first beat of the first song, it is immediately apparent why Elvis was such a sensation
Beastie Boys
4/5
I liked this album, but it felt like they were still searching for their unique voice
Black Sabbath
4/5
Rough around the edges, but understandable for the first of its kind.
Mike Ladd
1/5
Boring yet somehow annoying at the same time
Elvis Costello
3/5
FKA twigs
1/5
Wack
R.E.M.
3/5
No thoughts whatsoever
David Bowie
3/5
Like all Bowie albums, utterly forgettable
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Extremely preachy, but also very smooth
Ride
4/5
It's shoegaze. Great in certain situations, but ultimately hard to remember
4/5
Oh boy!
It's hard to give this album an unbiased rating, either overly cynical or overly generous, so I'll give it my generic "pretty good" rating
Nick Drake
4/5
A sweet little album
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Marvin never misses
John Grant
1/5
He should have stayed on hiatus
Pulp
1/5
This is not hardcore. Just more of the same tiresome British alt-rock with bellowing masquerading as singing
3/5
Miles Davis
5/5
This albums is the archetype of jazz in my head
Joy Division
1/5
I can't stand bellowing masquerading as singing
Tom Waits
3/5
Respect for whatever weird bit he's going for
The Beau Brummels
3/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Kinda just sounds like more average Beatles
Meat Loaf
3/5
Pretty epic cover for a pretty standard album
PJ Harvey
3/5
Was pretty good until the grating strings near the end
The Flaming Lips
2/5
I expected a band called The Flaming Lips to be a lot more fun
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
I enjoyed this one more than others of its sort. I think it was just the right mix of mellow and vocal
James Brown
4/5
If I had encountered this album early on my journey, I probably would have given it five stars. But after hearing several other fantastic live jazz albums from this time period, this one wasn't particularly impressive. Still fun though
Black Sabbath
5/5
Eight songs, all bangers
Eagles
3/5
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
I have a soft spot for Sheryl Crow's music, but when I put my biases aside, I can't give this middling album more than a middling score
Garbage
4/5
Not perfect, but certainly ahead of its time
The Police
4/5
I never realized how goofy The Police are. It's great
M.I.A.
1/5
Paper Planes was good. The rest was unbearable
Brian Eno
2/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Just a solid wall of solid sound
Arcade Fire
1/5
This album was so unenjoyable that it caused me to temporarily abandon this project after over a year of consistent listening. I always try to listen through the whole album, but I just have to give this one star and move on
Janis Joplin
4/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Sounds like the backing track to a Gorillaz album
Nitin Sawhney
4/5
Pretty good concept album
Bee Gees
3/5
I was excited when I saw this album, but if you hadn't told me I don't think I would have guessed it was the Bee Gees
Beatles
4/5
There is some great stuff in here, but too much dead wood to earn five stars
Jimmy Smith
5/5
Great little groovy album
Kanye West
1/5
LL Cool J
4/5
The Go-Betweens
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Pretty good, but you could have cut half the songs and had an album that was better
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
I have been too harsh on RHCP for too long. This whole albums slaps
Miles Davis
4/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
Arcade Fire did not deserve an album on this list, let alone two
Little Simz
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
It feels almost too obvious to give this five stars. Almost.
Adele
4/5
Good stuff, but all the songs were pretty similar
PJ Harvey
2/5
Generally inoffensive, but that one song with the random bugle interspersed for no reason brings it down to a two
Kings of Leon
5/5
Finally, an album from the 2000's that people actually listened to. The experimental nonsense was getting tiresome.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Pulp
2/5
The Clash
3/5
Decent album. More ska than I expected.
Julian Cope
2/5
Difficult to finish. Might have been 3 stars if it weren't over two hours long
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
The first Springsteen album I encountered was on day #2 of this project. I gave it a poor rating for being excessively poppy and said it didn't belong on this list just for being commercially successful.
350 albums later, I've come to realize that 80% of the albums on this list don't belong on this list. This album doesn't either, but it's definitely in the top half of that set. I suppose that's worth 3 stars.
Meat Puppets
2/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Not quite my jam, but he sounded like he was having a blast making this album, which always makes it more enjoyable.
Booker T. & The MG's
5/5
Absolutely archetypal
Massive Attack
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I can't believe two albums from this combo made it on this list. This one is better than the other, at least.
Steely Dan
5/5
I'm not sure what this sort of rock is called, but I really vibe with it. Show Biz Kids was mind-numbingly repetitive but the rest of the album makes up for it.
Os Mutantes
4/5
This is the kind of stuff I expected to see on this list. I'm not sure I'll listen to it again, but it was super weird and I'm glad I gave it a go.
Minutemen
3/5
This was weird but fun. I am a lot more tolerant of experimental songs when they are this short.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Portishead
3/5
I didn't enjoy this album, but the banger final track and the cultural significance are enough to give it a middling rating.
Missy Elliott
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Respect for whatever weird bit he's going for
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Love Snoop's flow, hate everything else
The Stone Roses
3/5
Pleasant, but forgettable
Peter Frampton
5/5
Sir, that guitar is talking
3/5
The Icarus Line
3/5
The Who
2/5
This album passed me by without me even realizing it happened
Sam Cooke
5/5
These sorts of albums always get a high rating from me because the artists are genuinely enjoying what they are doing. No tortured cynical takes, no postmodern melancholy, just music made to be enjoyed.
George Michael
5/5
The man knows what he's about.
Marty Robbins
5/5
When my daughter was a newborn, she hated being changed and would cry the entire time. Big Iron was one of the only songs that could calm her. Today, she dances around the kitchen to any of the songs on this album, but always and especially Big Iron.
George Michael
4/5
I got his previous album, Faith, two days before this. Interesting to see these two very different albums juxtaposed. I liked the previous one better, but it speaks to George Michael's musical range that he is able to pull off both contrasting tones.
Throwing Muses
3/5
This albums wasn't on Spotify and I could only find scraps of it elsewhere, but I liked the parts I heard
Nirvana
5/5
A lot of grunge and punk is nearly impossible to listen to for me. Nirvana manages to create a listening experience that is grating but somehow still enjoyable to listen to.
Funkadelic
4/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Solid performance, but for a collection of jazz standards it's not particularly remarkable.
Air
4/5
Excellent vibes with a haunting final track
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
This album was weird, but not in a fun way. Being so early saves it from a 1 star
Eels
3/5
Decent album. Randomly hearing the one song from Shrek felt like getting punched in the back of the head
Black Sabbath
4/5
Adele
5/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Django Django
3/5
Justice
3/5
I've loved all of the French electronic albums I've gotten on this list, but this one was just okay.
Gorillaz
4/5
The bangers bang hard, but there are a surprising number of misses on this debut album.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
I listened to this album through my crappy PC monitor speakers, and oddly that felt like the best way to consume it. Weird, psychedelic, and somewhat eerie, but in an enjoyable way.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
I've heard lots of people talk about Cocteau Twins, but nothing about them is particularly interesting to me.
Hawkwind
3/5
I'm sure this album represents some sort of breakthrough in guitar technique or rhythmic structure or something, but none of that came through to me. It was alright.
Madonna
3/5
It's fine, but Madonna does other styles better, and others do this style better than Madonna.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Started out strong but really lost steam in the second half
Bauhaus
3/5
The Who
4/5
Weird without being too gimmicky. I like it
The Lemonheads
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
I relistened to this album through old built-in monitor speakers, and it gave it some of the character it was desperately missing
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
The Who
4/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
boring and drone-y
Supertramp
3/5
I liked it more than the average Brit rock album on here. The epic sax bumps it a step up from meh
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
terribly boring
Aerosmith
4/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Machito
4/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
The singing isn't very good.
The Divine Comedy
1/5
This is my second Divine Comedy album. Just like the first, this album seems convinced it is doing something great and important. All I hear is boring vocals over repetitive instrumentals.
Neil Young
2/5
How much more Neil Young will I be forced to endure?
Malcolm McLaren
5/5
I would listen to the World Famous Supreme Team Show every day
50 Cent
3/5
Most rap albums on this list felt like they came from a place of strong emotion, whether joy and fun or suffering and pain. I got neither sense from this album; it felt very plasticky and over-produced. Extra points for P.I.M.P. and In Da Club though.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
I feel like objectively I should give this album two stars, but the tunes were pleasant enough that I actually went back and listened to a couple songs again. Much more than I can say for most of the albums I've heard here.
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Kelela
4/5
A surprisingly solid album, given this list's track record with entries in this genre and time period.
Radiohead
5/5
I got this album before taking a week off for Thanksgiving. When I opened this website on Monday morning, I forgot whether I had listened to it or not. I popped it on to check and enjoyed it so much that I listened to the whole thing again.
I feel like that is the perfect summary of my relationship with Radiohead.
Stereolab
2/5
Koffi Olomide
4/5
A breath of fresh air in this stuffy list
Butthole Surfers
1/5
wtf was this
Radiohead
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
I think the album art is supposed to depict this album getting obliterated 3 months after launch by Nevermind
Dagmar Krause
3/5
I feel like I'm missing critical history or context that I can't find which explains why this album was included on this list. In the absence of that information, I don't feel I can rate it higher or lower than middle of the road.
Turbonegro
2/5
Tepid
XTC
3/5
Although I don't think I will revisit it, this is one of the few brit-pop albums that actually deserves a place on this list.
The Hives
4/5
More compilation albums should be on this list, at least for the lesser-known bands. Showcase their great stuff and cut the chaff.
Lauryn Hill
5/5
The classroom interludes really elevate this album for me.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Chicago
4/5
Excellent album, although the random ten-minute solos each could have been about nine minutes shorter
System Of A Down
5/5
TAKING THE LIPITOR TAKING THE LIPITOR
Slipknot
4/5
It's good to hear an album made with real passion, even if it is ridiculous and over the top
Marvin Gaye
4/5
From a musical standpoint it's nothing spectacular, but the perspective and subject are unique enough to set it apart.
David Ackles
1/5
Unbearable arrhythmic bellowing. Absolutely unbearable.