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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Duck Stab/Buster & Glen | 5 | 2.03 | +2.97 |
| Djam Leelii | 5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
| Colour By Numbers | 5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
| Want Two | 5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
| Street Signs | 5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| The Number Of The Beast | 1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
| Different Class | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| Either Or | 1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
| You've Come a Long Way Baby | 1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
| Deep Purple In Rock | 1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Beatles | 5 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Yes | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| The Doors | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Paul Simon | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Amy Winehouse | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Deep Purple | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Pulp | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Suede | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| PJ Harvey | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Björk | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Fall | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
Popular Reviews
Pulp
1/5
The music was a three, but the lyrics were a zero, so I gave it a solid one.
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1-Star Albums (48)
All Ratings
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
The Doors
5/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
Turbonegro
1/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Neil Young
4/5
50 Cent
4/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
The Monkees
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Cat Stevens
5/5
Classic. I love his vibe, his voice, his guitar work, his life's work.
Miles Davis
4/5
Gang Starr
4/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Nick Drake
5/5
The Stooges
2/5
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Nas
3/5
Cream
4/5
XTC
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Pretenders
4/5
Happy Mondays
4/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Neil Young
5/5
Destiny's Child
4/5
Elton John
5/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
Ian Dury
2/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
The Avalanches
5/5
Hole
3/5
Adam & The Ants
4/5
The National
4/5
Rush
5/5
Sade
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
The Black Keys
5/5
Carole King
3/5
Baaba Maal
5/5
American Music Club
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Best album yet. One of my favorites.
Paul Simon
5/5
Yes
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
3.5
Yes
5/5
Kid Rock
1/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
John Coltrane
4/5
The Who
4/5
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Shack
3/5
Blur
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Fats Domino
4/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Alanis Morissette
5/5
Grateful Dead
1/5
The Cars
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Ozomatli
5/5
Absolutely loved these guys! Kind of a cross between Santana, Island music/reggae and rap!
Love
5/5
Really enjoyed this band. I'd give it a 4.5.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Meat Puppets
2/5
Fatboy Slim
1/5
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
3.5 stars. But I do appreciate the song that started out something like I finally met you, now let's never see each other again. Kudos on that one.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
The Who
4/5
Ray Charles
5/5
Even though I had heard a few Ray Charles songs, I was absolutely blown away by this album! So thankful I got to experience it!
Korn
3/5
Korn amuses me, but I couldn't listen to it long-term.
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Scritti Politti
3/5
Green Day
2/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
FKA twigs
2/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Machito
4/5
Otis Redding
5/5
Excellent!
Elliott Smith
1/5
Screaming Trees
5/5
David Bowie
5/5
Stereo MC's
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Ms. Dynamite
1/5
Queen
5/5
The Replacements
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Eagles
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Can
4/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
ZZ Top
5/5
The Soft Boys
2/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Rod Stewart
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
X1000
Love the percussion especially, but Stevie Nicks voice can't be beat!
Billy Joel
5/5
I forgot how much I loved the song, The Stranger. Beautiful piano work.
Sisters Of Mercy
1/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
George Michael
5/5
Hot Chip
4/5
The Killers
4/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Solid 3.5. I honestly was kind of meh about Alice Cooper based on the few songs I'd heard on the radio. This actually impressed me quite a bit. Still not a super fan, but I'm glad it was in the rotation.
Rush
4/5
Eric Clapton
4/5
Sigur Rós
2/5
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Nirvana
4/5
This made me feel some sort of way. Very depressing, but also nostalgic. Weird feeling.
Tom Waits
2/5
Technically, I probably should love this album and artist, but I just don't.
Jane Weaver
3/5
Mudhoney
1/5
The music was probably a three or four, but the screaming was awful.
There are some really good musicians who can scream and make it sound good. These are not one of them.
The Temptations
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Badly Drawn Boy
5/5
Never, ever heard this before. Absolutely spectacular! Definitely going into my "best of music" category!
Supergrass
2/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Little Simz
1/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Calexico
3/5
Caetano Veloso
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Weather Report
1/5
Radiohead
3/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
I feel like this is a band that I'd be super into if I felt like getting super into a new band. Lol
The White Stripes
4/5
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
I really liked the Indian music and Hindi themes, but I did not enjoy the singing.
The Lemonheads
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
This was made when really good albums were made. You don't get ones like this much anymore. It's all crap from TikTok.
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
3/5
The Roots
4/5
3.5
Beatles
5/5
My favorite Beatles album, and just a fantastic album all around.
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The Coral
3/5
I think this would be great background music, but I don't think I could really get into it hardcore.
Radiohead
2/5
Meh. Still just not a fan of Radiohead.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4/5
Really liked this album.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
This was kind of like if the Chipmunks did psychedelic hippie music. But I did find it very catchy and would definitely listen again!
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
Classic. Remember that one time... 😂
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
The Zombies
4/5
The Who
5/5
Classic progressive rock. I love the stories these albums told.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
I love a couple of his songs, but this one just did not land for me.
Moby Grape
3/5
1/5
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
Very sexy. He might be talking about garbage collection, idk. But it's beautiful.
The Cure
4/5
Ahh, nostalgia 💙
Air
4/5
Beautiful, but very tragic.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
11 stars out of 5. One of the greats.
Beatles
4/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Kind of boring in my honest opinion.
Stan Getz
5/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Hard to get too excited about a pedophile.
Buzzcocks
1/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Iron Maiden
1/5
Mekons
1/5
Beth Orton
4/5
Lovely voice. Never heard of this person before, but this was solid.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Solid 3.5. catchy and quirky and fun.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Tito Puente
3/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Beach House
1/5
Every single song son of the same to me. Maybe I'm just old. Lol
Wu-Tang Clan
2/5
Circle Jerks
2/5
I feel like they need to pick a lane. Either be a punk band, or be a rap band. Don't be both.
Ramones
2/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Metallica
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Mylo
1/5
This literally sounded like the same song over and over with the same beat over and over.
Tears For Fears
5/5
Still listen to this album on a regular basis 40 years later. Fantastic!
Sepultura
1/5
Lasted 13 seconds before I wanted to start punching kittens. No bueno.
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
I can see how this would be fun at a dance party, but it's super repetitive and not my style.
Meat Loaf
4/5
I forgot how funny, and varied, and memory inducing album this was.
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Leftfield
1/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Duran Duran
5/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Not sure I'd really heard any of Nick cave before, but I really like this album. A solid 3.7. I will round up to four, because I feel generous today. Lol
The Residents
5/5
This was the most surprising and delightful album thus far! Totally excited about this pic, as I had never heard of them or about them.
The Temptations
3/5
Nina Simone
5/5
Legend
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Christina Aguilera
1/5
Q-Tip
4/5
Pentangle
3/5
The Strokes
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Deep Purple
1/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Jethro Tull
5/5
Marianne Faithfull
1/5
New Order
3/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Parliament
4/5
The Doors
5/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
So fucking beautiful. 🖤
Boston
4/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
Girls Against Boys
1/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Dr. Dre
4/5
Culture Club
5/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Barry Adamson
4/5
Buck Owens
3/5
I'll bet this one is going to be a banger. 🤣
Blur
3/5
Guns N' Roses
3/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Even though this is not my style of music, I can totally appreciate her voice. Absolutely stunning vocals.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Jungle Brothers
4/5
I really like this album. It reminded me a lot of arrested development, although obviously they came later.
R.E.M.
4/5
Mike Ladd
3/5
Oasis
2/5
There's a couple of good songs, but mostly it just all sounds the same.
Eagles
3/5
Classic, but I realize now is an adult that every single song is kind of sad.
Aerosmith
2/5
The Byrds
4/5
5/5
Haircut 100
2/5
Mj Cole
1/5
The Specials
2/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Paul Simon
5/5
David Holmes
2/5
It started off with a song that just kept saying the f word over and over so I kind of lost interest pretty quick. However it wasn't terrible.
Joan Armatrading
2/5
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
Classic. I love this album so much!
Goldfrapp
3/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
William Orbit
2/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1/5
Thanks, I hated it.
Living Colour
3/5
Talvin Singh
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Simply Red
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Led Zeppelin surely is a terrific band, however, they did steal a lot of their music. So for that I docked him a point. Should have docked them too, but they're hella good musicians.
Pulp
1/5
The music was a three, but the lyrics were a zero, so I gave it a solid one.
Bee Gees
4/5
Way better than I thought it was going to be. I was pretty impressed.
Pulp
1/5
If I could read this a zero I would.
R.E.M.
4/5
3/5
Still don't really understand all the hoop and holler over this band. They're okay, I guess.
Duke Ellington
4/5
Devendra Banhart
4/5
Dion
3/5
Jeff Buckley
2/5
The Bees
4/5
The The
3/5
Steely Dan
5/5
The Charlatans
3/5
The Electric Prunes
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
I cringed when I first learned this was my album, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I only knew a couple of their songs in the past, but I was really pleased with the variety of their music.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Kanye West
1/5
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Dead Kennedys
2/5
The xx
5/5
Really like this a lot!
George Jones
3/5
OutKast
3/5
Solid 3.5. loved the music, but I just can't get into calling women bitches.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Van Morrison
5/5
Raekwon
2/5
Van Halen
5/5
Originally, I was going to write this a three. But then I forgot how hilarious some of these songs are. And technically, really good.
The Prodigy
2/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Classic.
Syd Barrett
3/5
James Taylor
4/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Ray Price
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
Joan Baez
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
1/5
The Kinks
3/5
Femi Kuti
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Maxwell
2/5
Lambchop
2/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
GZA
3/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
808 State
2/5
The Who
3/5
David Crosby
4/5
John Lennon
5/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Ghostface Killah
1/5
The United States Of America
3/5
I love the hippie dippiness of this and the lyrics and such, but the high treble was a bit much for my ears.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Eminem
2/5
Heaven 17
1/5
Slint
3/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
There's no doubt that she has a great voice, but I really just cannot stand her music. LOL
Big Star
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Jack White
4/5
Frank Black
2/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
I did not think I would enjoy this as much as I did. Still not probably my type of music, but I was amused by several songs.
Public Enemy
3/5
The Darkness
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Peter Frampton
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Lorde
3/5
I really like her voice, but it was a little too "teenager issues" for me.
The Youngbloods
3/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
John Prine
4/5
I really love the lyrics and the stories, but the music is not necessarily my style. Solid 3.5.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Beautiful and relaxing.
Supertramp
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Janis Joplin
2/5
I really should love Janis Joplin, but I don't. I love her voice, I love her social justice issues and I love her lyrics. But I just don't like her and I don't know why. Sorry, Janice.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Arrested Development
5/5
It was fantastic back in 1993, and it's still fantastic now.
Billie Holiday
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Some of it was catchy, but it was very repetitive. Not my style.
Muddy Waters
4/5
I still remember hearing about muddy Waters when I was a young girl from the hairdresser. Been a fan ever since!
Elbow
4/5
Beautiful.
Talk Talk
2/5
R.E.M.
3/5
I love REM, but this one just didn't hit for me.
Big Black
1/5
Deep Purple
1/5
5/5
10/5 probably one of my top three albums of all time. Excellent!
The Kinks
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Pavement
2/5
The music is pretty good, but I can't stand the guy's voice.
The Blue Nile
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Little Richard
3/5
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Suede
1/5
Nick Drake
5/5
I will never get tired of hearing his music.
The La's
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Elis Regina
4/5
She sounded like Basha. Made me very nostalgic.
2/5
Meh, it was fine. Just not my thing.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
Hookworms
2/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
I wasn't really a Nirvana fan in the 90s, but this was way better than I thought it was going to be.
Common
3/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
The Cramps
1/5
Björk
2/5
The Undertones
1/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
5/5
Iron Butterfly
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Chicago
5/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Television
2/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Can
3/5
Gotan Project
4/5
Really enjoyed this French Riviera in the 1950s vibe!
Laibach
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Cheap Trick
2/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
The Clash
2/5
Bad Company
3/5
Common
3/5
Suede
2/5
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
Missy Elliott
2/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Ice Cube
1/5
The music and the rap was okay, but the misogyny was terrible.
Slipknot
3/5
Tina Turner
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
KISS
3/5
James Brown
4/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
The first listen, I was was a little disturbed by the lyrics. So I read about the album and the history, and then listened again. Musically, I love it. I still feel that the lyrics are a little disturbing, but I appreciate it more after learning about it.
Julian Cope
3/5
Burning Spear
2/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Ash
2/5
MC Solaar
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Elton John
4/5
Cornershop
3/5
Method Man
2/5
Doves
3/5
Very solid album, though not necessarily my musical preference. I could definitely see the appeal.
The Hives
2/5
The Cardigans
3/5
Gram Parsons
3/5
Simple Minds
3/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Rod Stewart
2/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Björk
1/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Scott Walker
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Even if this album was just the song Thriller, it still would be fantastic.
Billy Bragg
3/5
I liked this more than I thought I would.
Blue Cheer
3/5
The Fall
2/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
5/5
Garbage
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Lou Reed
2/5
This one didn't land for me like other Reed albums.
John Cale
4/5
The Police
5/5
Classic.
The Monks
2/5
There was a couple songs I like, but most of it just seemed pretty dull to me.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Solid 3.5. I like the younger Willie. Not sure if I had heard much of his older stuff.
Patti Smith
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
John Lennon
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Steve Winwood
4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
There were a few songs I really loved, but most of it was not my style.
Miles Davis
4/5
The Fall
1/5
ABBA
3/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
Finley Quaye
2/5
Grizzly Bear
4/5
CHIC
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Classic!
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Ute Lemper
3/5
Red Snapper
1/5
Sheryl Crow
2/5
X-Ray Spex
1/5
2/5
Morrissey
2/5
PJ Harvey
1/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
She's not really my style of music, but she does have a very lovely voice.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Wire
1/5
The Divine Comedy
4/5
This is probably not my cup of tea normally, but it was very interesting and I ended up listening to it twice and really appreciating it.
LL Cool J
2/5
Wilco
2/5
U2
4/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
The Beta Band
4/5
King Crimson
4/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
I'm not a huge fan of Sonic Youth in general, but I really liked this album.
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Slayer
1/5
Carpenters
3/5
The Gun Club
1/5
The Byrds
4/5
Solid 3.5. I do really like the Byrds, but this one didn't hit like some of their other albums.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
SZA
1/5
I don't need to hear the word "pussy" 372 times. Couldn't even finish it after that song.
The Beach Boys
3/5