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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Date With The Everly Brothers | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| Nighthawks At The Diner | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| At Budokan | 5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
| Hysteria | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Little Earthquakes | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
| Bad Company | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| Kenya | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
| Slippery When Wet | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
| Private Dancer | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illmatic | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Stankonia | 1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
| The Marshall Mathers LP | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| 3 Feet High and Rising | 1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
| The Chronic | 1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
| The Slim Shady LP | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Fishscale | 1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
| In Utero | 2 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| U2 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4 | 3.63 |
| Beatles | 5 | 4 | 3.63 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eminem | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| OutKast | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
5-Star Albums (31)
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Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Didn't know a thing about this album or artist, yet I would listen again.
2 likes
Laibach
4/5
This one's kind of out there, but I'm going back to listen to it again. It went well with yard work, so I'm going to see how it holds up when I'm paying attention.
1 likes
Mylo
2/5
One of those days where I keep flipping back to my player to see how many songs are left. This is probably ok in small doses. "Destroy Rock & Roll", apparently by reciting the names of other artists. Maybe death by association? I'm not sure what these folks are trying to do here, but whatever it is it's beyond my ability to see.
1 likes
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Despite having heard some Peter Gabriel in the earlier 1980s, much of this album was a surprise to me. That may be a condemnation of Top-40 stations. This album wasn't what I was expecting, and I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Another 1k1Albums win.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (12)
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Soundgarden
4/5
Cream
3/5
De La Soul
1/5
Not a hip-hop fan. I can see the appeal in this album but it's just not for me.
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
John Lennon
2/5
Pretenders
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Ride
3/5
Dr. Dre
1/5
I really wanted to like this album. What I listened to was enjoyable if you could get past the lyrics. Maybe I'm just an old white guy, but the pervasive language and incessant n-word is just too much. What you listen to is how you speak, and I just can't be someone who talks like that.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Quite a mix of styles on this album, and a lot more than I expected. I wasn't familiar with the work and have to admit this wasn't quite what I expected when I saw it was from 1966. Overall enjoyable, and never descended into that sameness that a lot of albums do.
T. Rex
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Kanye West
2/5
Dead Kennedys
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
2/5
The Bees
3/5
Tears For Fears
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Justice
2/5
Ray Charles
5/5
Boston
5/5
5/5
Sepultura
2/5
Just not my thing. The things I like best were the things that made it not-deathmetal, so it's really more about the genre than this particular album.
Bob Dylan
4/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
The Cure
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Travis
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Fred Neil
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
The Offspring
4/5
Rush
5/5
The Black Keys
4/5
Lorde
4/5
The Young Rascals
4/5
Mj Cole
2/5
Joy Division
3/5
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Cheap Trick
5/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Hawkwind
3/5
CHVRCHES
4/5
Nick Drake
2/5
The Killers
4/5
Fugazi
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Queen
4/5
Gram Parsons
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
James Brown
3/5
Animal Collective
3/5
Ravi Shankar
2/5
I liked it more than I thought I would, but still not a huge fan of the genre. An entire album is a lot.
Beatles
4/5
Ghostface Killah
1/5
Just no. I just can't do it.
The Smiths
3/5
The Everly Brothers
5/5
Ah, looking back to simpler times. Less thought-provoking and less soul-searching, but a nice throwback.
3/5
GZA
2/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Gillian Welch
4/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
I'm not really sure. I put it on as background music while I'm working and all of a sudden the album ended and we were on to Radiohead. It's good at not grabbing your attention. I may go back and listen to it when I want to hear what it's about, but as background it works.
Radiohead
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Leftfield
2/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
N.W.A.
2/5
Aside from the profanity, obscenity, glorification of drug use, etc. it wasn't horrible. I mean it's a solid 2 and I didn't think it was even going to be a 1.
Marianne Faithfull
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Just chillin'
4/5
Just a fun album
Incubus
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Not having heard of this group, I was kind of dreading it. I figured it'd be some sort of loud screaming or something. It was actually kind of pleasant and relaxing.
The xx
3/5
Chill
Suzanne Vega
3/5
I know the name, but how do I not remember any of these songs?
Adele
4/5
I got this album right after Suzanne Vega. I think Vega would have gotten a lower rating if the order had been flipped. Adele's vocals are just amazing.
Metallica
4/5
I forgot how enjoyable Metallica can be
Yes
3/5
Listened to this while doing yard work. It wasn't really notable one way or the other. Not sure if I missed anything.
The Monkees
3/5
I've never been a huge fan, but this was pleasant to listen to. Except it kept going on and on and on. I mean, there's only so much of this stuff you can listen to at a stretch.
4/5
Anthrax
4/5
I had several days' worth stacked up and noted this in the queue. I'd honestly been kind of dreading it but it wasn't the screaming, thrashing mess that I somehow thought it would be. Vocals are pretty clear, melodies are involved, and the guitar is slappin'.
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Elton John
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
B.B. King
4/5
Van Halen
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
OutKast
1/5
I tried, really.
Duran Duran
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
I'll admit I wasn't familiar with Jeff Buckley until I heard Hallelujah, which led me to search out his other work. Talented musician, tragic story. But the rest of this album just never hit me the way Hallelujah still does. Giving it a 4 just based on that work.
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Beach House
3/5
Dr. John
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Green Day
4/5
The Streets
3/5
The lyrics are a lot more interesting than the music. Suited to mindless work where you can pay attention to what they're singing. Even if it leaves you scratching your head, saying "what did I just hear?" But it's confirmed... I don't like songs that glorify drug use, no matter the genre.
Simple Minds
4/5
The Replacements
4/5
Bon Jovi
5/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Another one I wasn't familiar with, but enjoyed it.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Slipknot
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
The Stooges
2/5
The Who
4/5
Laibach
4/5
This one's kind of out there, but I'm going back to listen to it again. It went well with yard work, so I'm going to see how it holds up when I'm paying attention.
Elliott Smith
2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Billy Joel
5/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The Band
4/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
DJ Shadow
2/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Having been on the road and not able to listen to any of these albums for a couple weeks, I have about 15 days worth queued up and waiting for me. Looking over my list of upcoming albums I'm kind of dreading it because there are a few artists that I detest and a whole lot that I've never heard of. So today is the day to sit down to work while the deferred albums roll forth in the background. How bad can it be, right?
And first up is Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake, who I'm not familiar with. And my first thought is "Wow, this is pretty good!" Enough that I had to go and find out when the album came out, and a little bit about the artist. Don't know how much my expectations (low, based on some of the others in the queue) played into it but I'm really digging this one! I think this is exactly why I signed up for 1001 Albums, and why I keep going even when there are stretches of albums I don't enjoy. This one is a gem.
Machito
5/5
Heck yeah! This album makes me feel like I'm on vacation. A little dancing, a little bourbon, some appetizers... I know what I'm doing after work today!
2Pac
3/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Suede
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Portishead
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Parliament
3/5
David Crosby
3/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
The Young Gods
2/5
Oh yay. Some guy screaming in French.
Neu!
3/5
The Prodigy
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Orange Juice
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Smooth, easy listening
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Stooges
3/5
Pretty decent, but I wound up with the "50th Anniversary Legacy Edition" and the songs just kept going... and going... and going. I can't fault the original album. I could've done with fewer than 34 tracks covering the same 8 or so songs.
Butthole Surfers
3/5
This is one that I'm re-queuing for today. I didn't get to pay enough attention to it yesterday, and I think it merits another playing.
The Dictators
4/5
Ended up listening to this about 3 times yesterday. Definitely a gem from a band I didn't know before.
Air
3/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
Sade
3/5
Definitely got some smooth vocals, but this isn't my taste any more than it was in the 80s.
Steely Dan
4/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
Peter Frampton
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Napalm Death
1/5
nah.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Nas
1/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Daft Punk
2/5
Orbital
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Dire Straits
5/5
The Police
4/5
Taylor Swift
4/5
The Jam
4/5
George Harrison
4/5
Ray Price
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Pere Ubu
3/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
Eagles
5/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
Kelela
3/5
The Clash
4/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Finley Quaye
2/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Prince
4/5
Jeru The Damaja
4/5
This isn't really what I was expecting. It was a great listen, with lyrics that just flowed and were easy to understand.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
The Charlatans
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Not bad. Probably the first part was the outro that never wanted to end.
Little Richard
4/5
Merle Haggard
4/5
Solid tunes, but some of the themes are a little cringey by modern standards
LTJ Bukem
2/5
There's a lot of sameness to this album. Like the background track to a 1980s console video game. It's more than 1 star because I don't actively hate it, but that's the best I can say for it.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
A bit of a classic
The Temptations
3/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
I was listening to the album just kind of letting it float by me and all of a sudden it was over.
Hot Chip
4/5
Easy to listen to, nothing too deep.
Miles Davis
3/5
The The
4/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
I didn't get a lot out of this one. It seemed unnoticed.
Muddy Waters
4/5
This album came on the heels of a lot of instrumental jazz, with more to come, which I enjoy best in smaller doses. This was a welcome change. The vocals are casual, and thoroughly enjoyable. Normally I'm not a fan of albums packed multiple different versions of the same songs but this album was an exception. It's confirmed my appreciation of Mr. Waters.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
This album reminds me of 1980. In middle school in a small town and trying to figure out what the cool older kids are listening to so you can order it from Columbia House's "13 albums for a penny!" deal. And you hear one of these songs on the radio, and you don't really know what's going on in the song because the lyrics are kind of hard to understand, and it's kind of stupid to buy an entire album just for one song so you get something else that you actually know. Now you're north of 50, and apparently you have to listen to this album before you die so you dive in to a creation featuring no less than *39* versions of the same songs, and the lyrics are still hard to understand and they all sound the same.
Dear 1980 Me, it was ok not to order this album from Columbia House. You didn't miss much.
2/5
Miles Davis
4/5
It seems like I've been getting a lot of jazz lately . This album was a little different in that it only had two, rather lengthy songs. It hit me like good jazz is supposed to.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Just good, clean fun.
Mudhoney
2/5
This was about 90 minutes too long
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Beyoncé
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
The Verve
4/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
The Strokes
3/5
Big Star
3/5
Crowded House
3/5
Iron Butterfly
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Wire
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
ABBA
4/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Judas Priest
4/5
The Triffids
4/5
Supertramp
5/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
White Denim
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
New York Dolls
4/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
Louis Prima
5/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Elis Regina
4/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
nah
Solomon Burke
5/5
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
That's a lot. Not horrible, but I didn't overly enjoy it.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Eminem
1/5
I dunno. I wanted to like it. If it was in another language and I didn't know what he was saying, maybe. Or better yet, in a made-up language so nobody knew what he was saying. Yeah, that's the ticket....
ZZ Top
5/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Not somebody I was familiar with, but it was enjoyable. I'd listen again.
Germs
2/5
solid 2
Def Leppard
5/5
The Go-Go's
4/5
Burning Spear
3/5
50 Cent
2/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
I wasn't expecting two albums in a row by Dusty Springfield, but they worked nicely together. Such a good voice, and included sings that I didn't realize were hers.
Pavement
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
I tried to listen, honest. But just no.
Johnny Cash
4/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Some of the songs got a little tedious, but overall not bad.
John Prine
4/5
I guess I don't pay a lot of attention to things I don't know. I saw John Prine, and was thinking some mediocre contemporary elevator-rock artist. And then the first song started and I was like, "Wait a minute... I guess I don't know who John Prine is after all." This album is the kind of music that takes me back to the country I grew up with. Thoroughly enjoyable!
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Elastica
3/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
The Byrds
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Scritti Politti
3/5
I think a solid 3.5 on this one. I vacillated between 3 and 4, and had to filter and review my prior 3 and 4 ratings to decide it was maybe better than the 3s and maybe not as good as the 4s. It's the kind of 80s that I heard a lot of but didn't make an impact beyond sounding familiar. Knowing the name but not what songs they did. Not recognizing the titles but recognizing the songs when I heard them. I don't know that it's in the top 1001 of all time, but definitely better than some of the dren I've heard on this list.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
The Who
4/5
Tom Waits
5/5
Definitely going back to hear this one again.
Various Artists
5/5
Such classics, and on Christmas no less.
Van Halen
4/5
Metallica
4/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
I listened to this entire thing, and I have no idea what's going on. Other than I think she's Bjork's hippie grandmother.
Pearl Jam
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
For me, this album aged well. Or maybe it was just revisiting my teen years.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
The Specials
3/5
Ozomatli
4/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
It's easy to get too much Dylan, but this album was quite enjoyable.
The Undertones
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Steve Earle
4/5
Ian Dury
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Just no. I tried but I'm pulling out one of my infrequent not-gonna-listen cards for this one.
Chicago
4/5
A strong reminder that old Chicago isn't new Chicago. While I grew up on 80s Chicago, it was nice to go back and revisit their beginning.
Kings of Leon
3/5
The Cars
4/5
So many great songs on this album.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Fugees
4/5
3.5, but rounding up to a 4. The absolute best thing on the album is Lauryn Hill's vocals. I'm still not a huge fan of hip hop, so for me the standout songs are Killing Me Softly and No Woman No Cry. I don't think this is a commentary on The Fugees' writing as much as that I like the singing more than the rapping. Other songs I enjoyed are Ready or Not, Zealots, and Fu-Gee-La; especially when Lauryn gets the spotlight.
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Now I want to hang out at a bar in the tropics.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Early Elvis, before all the bad things. Blue Suede Shoes is my favorite.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I saw "electronica" and thought "oh, great." But it wasn't bad.
Neil Young
3/5
Confirmed. Neil Young is mostly inoffensive, but not great.
Santana
4/5
Really enjoyable jam that still plays well a half-century later.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Nirvana
3/5
Jack White
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Inoffensive but that's about it.
Frank Zappa
3/5
KISS
3/5
Slipknot
2/5
Beatles
4/5
Sugar
3/5
Simply Red
3/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
I know she can sing, but there's a lot of sameness to this album.
Kate Bush
3/5
3.5
Mylo
2/5
One of those days where I keep flipping back to my player to see how many songs are left. This is probably ok in small doses. "Destroy Rock & Roll", apparently by reciting the names of other artists. Maybe death by association? I'm not sure what these folks are trying to do here, but whatever it is it's beyond my ability to see.
James Taylor
3/5
Eminem
1/5
The music is good, much better than I expected. The rhyming is good. The lyrics are, as usual, problematic. Going back to my rating for "The Marshall Mathers LP", I think the comments sum it up well:
I dunno. I wanted to like it. If it was in another language and I didn't know what he was saying, maybe. Or better yet, in a made-up language so nobody knew what he was saying. Yeah, that's the ticket...."
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
I never figured out what to do with this album. And I don't know what "shoegaze" is, unless it means they're staring at the floor mumbling?
CHIC
3/5
Not one of my favorite types of music, but this is easy to listen to.
Supergrass
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
Bad Company
5/5
There have been a few albums where I accidentally clicked the deluxe version with so. many. extra. versions of the same songs. And there have been a few where that was the only option available. I've hated it every time.
For this album, I deliberately picked the deluxe version with so. many. extra. versions of the songs. On purpose. And I listened to them happily, and will do it again. Bad Company is pure classic rock. It's one of those bands that I'll listen to over and over. It never gets old. 5 stars.
Related, I also recommend Five Finger Death Punch's cover of Bad Company.
The Undertones
4/5
Not a group I knew before Day 384, but I'd listen to them again.
Joan Armatrading
5/5
Ok, another one I've never heard of. And what kind of name is this? From 1976... great, some kind of hippie nonsense. Well, let's get it over with...
HANG ON--- This lady is fantastic! How is she not more popular? Or is she and I just didn't know it? Regardless, this is one of the best albums I've come across on this projects. A quick count shows that I've rated 26 albums a 5 (including this one) out of 385 played. I'm digging up some of her other work for my playlist.
Television
4/5
An enjoyable listen, but nothing that reaches out and grabs me. Another 3.5, rounding up to a 4 just because I would play it again.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Queen
4/5
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Boy, this is a lot. It started out good (probably 3.5 or so) but then just kept dragging on as the songs got longer and same-ier. So we're going with 2.5, rounded down.
Gary Numan
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Dion
3/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Destiny's Child
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
The Who
4/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
UB40
3/5
Stereolab
2/5
4 more songs after this one, and then I can move on. I didn't really need to hear this album before I die. But at least it's not Eminem?
Janet Jackson
3/5
3.5. Some of these have held up well. Others just seem to run together.
Jethro Tull
4/5
4, unless you get the 40th-Anniversary-Goes-On-For-25-Songs version. Then you fall asleep during the slow parts and forget to give a rating.
3/5
The La's
3/5
Pulp
3/5
It wasn't bad, it just wasn't particularly good.
The Libertines
3/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Driving down the road. Waiting and waiting for this one to end. But not so bad that I just skipped it.
R.E.M.
4/5
Madonna
4/5
Madonna as an adult. It's a good sound.
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Didn't know a thing about this album or artist, yet I would listen again.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is one of those albums that when I listen to it, every song is a joy.
Skepta
2/5
What happened to that girl who was singing at the beginning of Konnichiwa? I heard that and figured it might be pretty good. And then she left, and all we had was... that.
Not horrible; I can go maybe 2.25. At least it wasn't Eminem.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
Never heard this before, but it was pretty freakin' cool! At album #424, it's another that I find myself wishing I'd known sooner. Definitely going back for another, deeper listen.
Stephen Stills
3/5
This was good stuff, probably a 3.5 but I'm gonna round down because it just didn't stick with me.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Gone too soon. Great voice.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Moved this one to my listen-again playlist.
Love
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Still not a huge fan of hip-hop but Latifah's got a good voice and fast delivery. It's also refreshing to have an album in the genre that's not misogynistic, drug-fueled, and using racial slurs every other word. Maybe that's the real reason she's the Queen?
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Soft and soothing, and that's something I need right now. Putting it on the replay list.
The Slits
2/5
I didn't really need to hear this one. 2 stars because while I didn't care for it, I didn't actively hate it.
Dirty Projectors
3/5
a-ha
3/5
U2
5/5
This album is U2 doing what U2 does best. Reinventing itself again, lyrics that make you think--or at least wonder what's going on, and music that you just want to play again.
Favorite songs:
Even Better Than The Real Thing
One
Until The End Of The World
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Mysterious Ways
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Taylor Swift
4/5
Having a teen girl and a pre-teen girl when this album came out means that I heard the album a LOT. And the previous albums, and the future albums. So I know the songs. But one thing that always struck me about Taylor Swift was how she stands up for herself, without becoming a terrible person. She charted her own path and has enjoyed huge success in doing so. And with each new sound, she never went off the rails as so many young female artists have. She was, and is, someone that I didn't mind my daughters listening to, singing along with, and looking up to. Granted, a lot of songs have dealt with more mature themes as she (and they) have grown up, but I'm not a total curmudgeon.
One note though: Rather than this album as originally recorded, I queued up 2023's "1989 - Taylor's Version". Because fuck you, Scooter.
PJ Harvey
2/5
Traffic
3/5
The Darkness
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Manu Chao
4/5
Black Flag
2/5
The Roots
2/5
Pulp
3/5
Holger Czukay
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
Beck
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Incredible String Band
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
3.5, but rounded down.
Hookworms
2/5
Another I didn't really need. Rated a 2 because it wasn't actively bad. But seriously, I seem to be in the middle of a long dry spell with this project. I wonder why I don't seem to have any long spells of great music?
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Megadeth
4/5
Relaxing metal
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
3 songs in and I'm ready for this album to be done.
Goldie
2/5
This album might win the award for longest album. In fairness, I probably wasn't in the mood for ...this. I don't think I've ever been so happy to hear the intro to Steven Stills' "Love the One You're With", signifying that I had finished this one. Or maybe Steve was telling me I should've loved Goldie?
Stephen Stills
3/5
Straightforward music. A refreshing change of pace from some of the more artsy concoctions.
Richard Thompson
3/5
Suicide
2/5
Deee-Lite
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Elbow
3/5
Korn
2/5
2.5 rounding down
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
The Zutons
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Yes
4/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Ramones
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Smiths
4/5
Tina Turner
5/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Soft Machine
3/5
Herbie Hancock
3/5
D'Angelo
2/5
The Jam
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
4.0. Great voice and stage presence.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Christine and the Queens
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Kanye West
1/5
Almost 500 albums into this project, and there have been albums pop up that I didn't want to listen to. Some of them ended up surprising me and I really liked them. Others justified my aversion. But I've always given them a chance.
Until now. This is where I draw the line. This guy is a clown show, and his genre is one I just don't care for. Not gonna do it. Hard pass.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
I just can't get into these guys. But at least it's not Kanye?
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Ash
4/5
I wasn't really sure about this one, but it was easy to listen to.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Oh man. I got this one the day after Brian Wilson died. Coincidence? Sent deliberately to projects that haven't received it yet? Anyway, this isn't my favorite Beach Boys album but it has Sloop John B, which is my favorite Beach Boys song. Plus a lot of other good ones such as Wouldn't it be Nice and Good Only Knows.
Tom Waits
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyable. It kind of sneaks up on you, hands you a beer, and invites you to have a seat and chill with good conversation.
Deerhunter
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
This was a really long album. Good, but might've overstayed its welcome just a little.
Tori Amos
5/5
For whatever reason I haven't heard this album. I guess at that time I was listening to a lot of classic- and alt-rock. She's got a great voice, and beautiful piano. Just a great listen! I'd probably rate a 4 but Happy Album #500... to celebrate I'm going with a 5.
Bee Gees
3/5
Pure Early 1970s. I'd like the album better if I enjoyed that kind of music more.
The Doors
5/5
I know everyone loves The Doors. But honestly, some of their drug-fueled moping is just boring. This album though... this is great! After listening to the complete album, I needed to hear it again despite about 10 more albums in the queue to get caught up on my 1001 Albums project. Awarding this a rare 5.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Blur
3/5
Eh. A few good songs and a few that just drag.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Thundercat
2/5
fIREHOSE
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
The Cardigans
3/5
The KLF
3/5
Le Tigre
3/5
The Go-Betweens
3/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Buck Owens
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Little Simz
4/5
I liked this. I didn't really pay any attention to the lyrics but the music and the voices were enjoyable.
Brian Eno
3/5
First thought when I saw this: "Oh, joy. Experimental trash." But it wasn't Kanye, so I'll give it a 3.
Brian Eno
3/5
First thought when I saw this: "What? Two in a row from this guy? I haven't even listened to the first one! What did I ever do to you?" But really, it wasn't bad. Another 3.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Nirvana
4/5
I've just never been able to get into Nirvana. I can't understand what they're singing and there seems to be a lot of angry or stoned or otherwise incomprehensible to them--both the instruments and the vocals. But this album was pretty enjoyable. Maybe it's the acoustic instruments or the slower-paced vocals instead of usual. For probably the first time, I can see why people like this group.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Some parts were better than others, but I think the industrial noise kind of spoke louder than the inoffensive songs.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Despite having heard some Peter Gabriel in the earlier 1980s, much of this album was a surprise to me. That may be a condemnation of Top-40 stations. This album wasn't what I was expecting, and I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Another 1k1Albums win.
Solange
3/5
Another artist I'm not familiar with, but apparently she's related to someone who's kind of famous? She's got a smooth voice and the album went by very quickly. I'd listen again. 3.5/5.0.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Doves
2/5
OutKast
2/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Sparks
3/5
Gene Clark
4/5
Supergrass
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Fats Domino
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
At least it's not Kanye?
TV On The Radio
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Nico
3/5
Inoffensive
PJ Harvey
3/5
Common
2/5
I'm really ready for this album to be over, but it isn't. Wait... oh, nope. Still isn't.
The Cult
4/5
Beth Orton
3/5
U2
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Tortoise
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
4/5
Another one I didn't know, but I'd listen to them again.
T. Rex
3/5
Another unknown-to-me album, and it was better than I expected.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
This is an album that would be easy to write off, given how much airplay "Relax" got back in the 80s. But I think that would be a mistake. There's more to see here, from the covers of "Born to Run" and "San Jose" to "The Power of Love" and "The Only Star in Heaven". Listening to this album brought back memories, and also introduced me to songs that I missed the first time around.
Tom Waits
4/5
Wow, this album is polarizing! A lot of love and a lot of hate. I come down more on the like side of things. I generally didn't know what was going on, and it's like half-listening to that crazy uncle that you enjoy even though everyone says he's a lunatic. And every now and then you just have to smile at whatever the hell it was he just sang.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
This album is just easy to listen to. And after a listen, I read the story of the group and how the album name fits in. I'm glad we have the chance to hear this group.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Not the 60s psychedelic trip I was expecting. This was pretty enjoyable.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Started out pretty good. Retreated into a lot of sameness.
Turbonegro
3/5
It was promising. And then I was really happy to move on to Led Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I was just sitting here enjoying the album and all of a sudden it was over! Zep has a way of just flowing over you like a cool breeze on a warm day.
Public Enemy
3/5
It was not terrible.
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
JAY Z
2/5
2.5/5, but I'm gonna round down to 2 based on how I've rated other albums. Still, at least it's not Kanye.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Monotonous.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
I mean, it's Sir Paul.
Nirvana
2/5
I never got into the whole grunge scene. Never found a Nirvana song I liked enough to play it on purpose. But yeah, I figured I'd be hearing them on this project and thought maybe I'd develop at least a little appreciation for them? Well, there was the "MTV Unplugged in New York" album, and I enjoyed that (4 stars!) But their regular albums? Looking back, I see that Nevermind got a 3/5 rating from me. This one's going with a 2 so I'll finally have someone on my "controversial artist" list.
Madonna
3/5
The Fall
3/5
Love
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Common
2/5
Can't say I needed this.
Big Black
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5