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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Devil Without A Cause | 5 | 2.06 | +2.94 |
| Grievous Angel | 5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
| The Last Of The True Believers | 5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
| White Ladder | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Close To The Edge | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| All Mod Cons | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| 1989 | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| Kenya | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| American Pie | 5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Kid A | 1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
| Violator | 1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
| Moon Safari | 1 | 3.58 | -2.58 |
| Blackstar | 1 | 3.48 | -2.48 |
| Unknown Pleasures | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| Play | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| The Fat Of The Land | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
| Amnesiac | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
| Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea | 1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 5 | 4.4 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.5 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.67 |
| Stan Getz | 2 | 5 |
| Adele | 2 | 5 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 | 5 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 |
| Van Halen | 2 | 5 |
| The Who | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| PJ Harvey | 2 | 1 |
| The Prodigy | 2 | 1 |
| Radiohead | 5 | 1.8 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 1.67 |
| Mudhoney | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 2.17 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| King Crimson | 1, 4 |
| Dire Straits | 2, 5 |
| The Beach Boys | 5, 2 |
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The Libertines
2/5
I couldn't stop thinking about how much they're like a shittier version of the Kooks
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Lou Reed
3/5
Creative mix of styles. Definitely ahead of its time.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Pretty sick
Sigur Rós
3/5
If gave me feelings and I do not appreciate it
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Loved this album. Huge variety of moods among the tracks. All In Love Is Fair is hauntingly good, I had to stop working and pay attention then it came on. I was legitimately dancomg to Don't Worry 'Bou A Thing. The jazzy chords and melodies add a unique flavor that make the songs stand out from other songs in the same genre. It goes without saying that Stevie is an amazing singer.
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
This album is angst and nihilism incarnate. Maybe I’m just a normie, but I think music should be pleasant/enjoyable on some level. This was the music equivalent of modern art – it’s there to make you think or make a statement, but nobody would use it for their own enjoyment. The mixing/mastering was weird too. Tons of oversaturated guitar making the vocals totally drowned out (which I’m sure is on purpose). The most unpleasant sounds were the loudest in the mix.
Closer and Reptile were interesting and had some fun electronic sounds, But I think I only liked them in comparison to the other stinkers. Hurt is actually a good song, but it can’t redeem that godawful album. By the end of I was annoyed that it was even included in the 1001.
Neil Young
2/5
There's some decent song-writing here, but I just couldn't get past his singing. He has such a strange voice. It almost sounds like a joke. I've never heard much Neil Young before; probably because he refuses to put his music on Spotify because Joe Rogan is on there - pretty hilarious reason. Either way, I'm not mad about it because I think other artists in the same genre are much better.
Norah Jones
4/5
Enjoyable but very slow. I got halfway through and had to take a nap. Norah's voice is orgasmic.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Some of these songs just sounded like basic blues to me. I was impressed that the songs are longer than they felt. A 7 minute song that doesn't over stay its welcome is a rarity. I just don't enjoy Bob's singing. The music itself is good. This album almost would have been better as an instrumental. Haha.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
Impressed by the way they combined rock, hip-hop, and jazzy vibes together. I enjoyed almost every song!
David Holmes
2/5
Each song is fun for about 30 seconds. Then they're obnoxiously repetitive. I did like the voice clips at the beginning tho.
Massive Attack
2/5
I was done after the first two minutes of each track. Five Man Army is pretty good, but has 3 filler minutes at the end.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
I'm a sucker for good harmonizing. And also for folk music.
Germs
1/5
So nice of them to let that autistic deaf guy do the singing
Peter Frampton
4/5
Nas
5/5
So many classic hip hop beats came from this album. Nas is a master of creating intricate rhyme schemes that for effortlessly. The album captures that gritty ethos that can come only from a legit gangbanger, but also contains the true artistry of someone who works hard at the craft.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
More experiemental than expected. Not sure I like guitar solos enough for this.
Stan Getz
5/5
Relaxing as hell, smooth as you like.
Buck Owens
4/5
I like this album a lot more than expected. Simple songwriting, fun harmonies, something about the production quality itself is enjoyable. His voice comes through clear and bright like it was recorded today. Big in Vegas is an actual slapper.
Burning Spear
3/5
I don't have much good or bad to say about this album. It's your classic reggae sound, which has its time and place.
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
This album was pretty basic to me. Nothing was particularly good nor uniquely bad. Something about the mix is too washy for me. Hated the last couple instrumental tracks.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
None of the songs were unenjoyable, but the only one that stood out is Superstition.
Taylor Swift
5/5
As far as pop music goes, this album is a 10/10. Great production quality and a shocking number of bangers.
Goldfrapp
2/5
I can't think of any situation where I want to listen to this music. It sounds like it's part of a 2000s James Bond soundtrack. It's not bad, it's just an oddly specific genre. Some of the tracks sounded like they took perfectly good music and added obnoxious electronic sounds to it. The one positive thing I can say is they mixed genres together in a way that is unique.
Joanna Newsom
1/5
This one was impossible to get through. Another album that is the musical equivalent of haphazardly splattering paint on a canvas and selling it for millions. I enjoyed the artistic lyrics and rhyme schemes until I tried to read and comprehend the nonsense lyrics. It's the kind of art that people pat themselves on the back for enjoying. Its halfway between the Skyrim soundtrack and a Shakespeare play with monologues that won't end. She has such an oddly accented, lispy way of singing for somebody with a totally normal American speaking voice. She does seem to be an impressive harp player from the videos I saw, but her popularity peaked 8 years ago and seems to have been understandably short lived.
Elvis Presley
4/5
This is my first time listening to Elvis. I liked it a lot but his singing style bothered me after a while. I did enjoy the variety of moods and instruments throughout.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Very groovy. A lot of tracks were missed in my opinion though. Got a bit monotonous.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Loved a lot of this album. Lots of songs were middle of the road, but there are a couple seriously good ones
Prince
1/5
A few of these songs are catchy, but that's the only positive thing I have to say. Every song is way too long. Prince's voice is over the top melodramatic and just sort of weird. My favorite was Lady Cab Driver until the sexual part ruined it.
The Jam
3/5
There are a couple obvious standout tracks in this album that I really liked. However, the rest of the album was just basic yacht rock to me. Not enjoyable nor unjoyable.
LL Cool J
2/5
Good old fashioned "yes, yes y'all" rap. Most of the beats are super boring The rhyme schemes aren't clever or interesting. Mama Said Knock You Out is a pretty good one. Lots of energy. I also liked the Farmer one. If a song with a boring beat like that is going to be 5 minutes long, it needs a catchy hook.
Nick Drake
5/5
Beautiful and haunting. Each song feels meticulously crafted and a chock full of emotion. This is the first album out of the 20 or so ever viewed that I'm actually glad to have discovered. It's interesting that Nick Drake is categorized as folk/rock. Doesn't seem to be anything rock about it except the guitar.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Take Me Out is a certified street banger. That being said, none of the other songs shine as bright. Most got my foot tapping though. Maybe I was just enjoying the respite from artsy fartsy 10min 7 minute long songs on some of these other albums.
Tom Waits
1/5
This guy is the Insane Clown Posse of artistic, experimental bullshit
Mercury Rev
1/5
Leave it to critics to choose hot garbage made by absolute nobodys. A lot of the songs sound like they're made for kids? I just have no idea what I was supposed to feel listening to that. Uncomfortable. That's how I felt.
Judas Priest
3/5
This is the type of music that comes to mind when I think of "Rock". All of these songs are decent, but none of them are particularly memorable aside from Breaking The Law. The Old to be Wise song is pretty good too. I think it's funny how the album started out talking about breaking the law and then ends with patriotic praise of the thing that makes the law.
Queen
5/5
Queen paints with all the colors on the palette. I really liked multiple songs in this album, most of which I'd never heard before. The worst songs on this album are better than the best songs on a lot of renowned rock albums, and it's older than a lot of them too, which is insane. Killer Queen is an absolute slapper.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Every song is decent, but nothing is memorable. I'm sure the composition is genius in some technical ways that I don't understand, but Stevie just wasn't doing it for me this time.
Miles Davis
3/5
Not my tempo
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Felt like a unique combo of punk rock and heavy metal. Something about the singing was off-putting to me. There was also some fun experimentalism to the instrumentation. I think there's plenty other rock that I would listen to before this.
Missy Elliott
3/5
I really like the couple songs off this album, but a lot of the tracks felt like filler. I also didn't like how the vocals are so quiet in the mix, maybe that was just the style of the time.
Queen
5/5
This is basically peak music right here. Queen basically created their own genre just for themselves. Their sound is so unique in the best way. That's an experimental tracks in there, but none of them really overstayed their welcome.
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Fairly basic indie. Hated the unnecessary addition of electronic bleeps and bloops.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Didn't hate most of this. Nothing stood out as something I need to listen to before I die. He sounded like Phil Collins if he was less talented.
Heaven 17
4/5
This album got my foot tappin'! I'm a sucker for that upbeat type of electronic percussion especially paired with that groovy/funk vibe they got going with the guitar. Also sick bass lines. I have no nostalgic feelings for this style of music, but somehow it all worked for me. It seemed like the band is self-aware of the silly/playful nature of the music. The songs are definitely too long though.
Adele
5/5
Almost every song of this album is a hit. The only one I didn't like very much is Don't You Remember, because it's a a little cheesy. She's also one of the best singers alive probly. If this doesn't deserve five stars, nothing does.
Beatles
4/5
This band has incredible range. They live up to the hype. Rock, swing, folk, blues, this album has all of it. With such a long album, a handful of the songs feel like throwaways. It's nonetheless impressive that they're able to write and perform in so many different genres. I would give us five stars, but the album as a whole felt disjointed because of the huge shift in style and mood between tracks. There are also some weird ones that not sure why they were included.
Nirvana
2/5
Warning: hot take ahead!
This kind of punk rock does not translate well to acoustic. The heavy distorted guitars tie together Kurt's raspy, strained vocals and give the music the energy it needs. I think completely restructured their instrumentation of the songs, maybe adding some more piano or strings or something, it would have worked for me. It's like they're trying to highlight Kurt's vocals over any instrument. His vocals are definitely not the highlight of Nirvana's music. Eerything just sounds sad and very slow. It literally sounds like a mediocre band that you might hear playing in the corner of a dive bar.
Kurt was somehow able to develop an aura of illustrious musical genius after his death. IMO, if he didn't kill himself, his fame would have faded over the years and he wouldn't be more famous than 3 Doors Down or something. It also helps that he's hunky.
Eagles
5/5
Incredible. Love the harmonies, awesome guitar riffs, easy listening. I've said it on a couple other albums, but this is peak music. Didn't know the Eagles were so good tbh.
Calexico
2/5
Creative? Yes. Technically impressive? Probably. Enjoyable listening? Not really.
Most of the tracks sounded like emotional montage music from a 2000s action movie.
The Saints
3/5
Decent punk rock. Not sure what makes it more special than other alternative groups like The Strokes. The vocals bothered me at first but grew on me by the end.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
I'm sure there's something genius going on, but it's lost on me
Charles Mingus
3/5
This music just gives me anxiety for some reason. Very talented musicians, but the sound is so frantic that I don't like it much.
4/5
Classic stuff. Great quality recording, solid all around. This style has a pretty low ceiling imo.
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
The obligatory "you've probably never heard of em" album.
David Bowie
2/5
There are a couple mildly catchy tracks, otherwise not much going for it. Something about the mix made everything run together.
Depeche Mode
1/5
Policy of Truth isn't bad. The rest felt extremely bland. I recognized Personal Jesus, but this version is significantly worse than the radio hit we are all familiar with.
Solomon Burke
5/5
I'm a sucker for this style of old soul. Reminds me of Sam Cook. And I love Sam Cook. Love this guy's singing style. I saw in his bio that inspired the Rolling Stones singer.
Talking Heads
2/5
Very funky stuff. Loved the intricate percussion. Also interesting guitar riffs thoughout. Once in a Lifetime is a jam. A lot of the other tracks felt like filler though. Artsy weird stuff that I did not vibe with. As a whole it was meh.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
5/5
Folksy. I like it.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Absolutely blasts.
The Pogues
2/5
Couldn't get past the singing. Most of the songs sound the same. The instrumental songs weren't bad.
Pixies
3/5
Crazy how this album sounds like it came out in the late '90s. Has a seriously original sound that many artists seem to have copied and later years. That said, the album as a whole was a little more experimental than I prefer.
Stereolab
2/5
This album fluctuated between basic indie and elevator music. Could not get into it.
The Boo Radleys
4/5
Definitely an original sound. Very modern structure with the quiet then loud parts. I enjoyed many tracks on this album. There are a few throw away songs as well, I couldn't stand the ones with the shaky voice at the end.
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
I'm a big fan of both hip hop and blues, so I thought I would like this more. I did enjoy the first few songs a lot, but the songs all started the sound the same after a while. Cold Beverage is a slapper. They seem sort of like a one trick pony. Loved the style though, cool combination fo genres.
Supergrass
5/5
Catchy choruses, high energy, all together fun. None of the tracks felt like filler, and nothing was too experimental. Feels like they focused on making good sound. Loved the harmonies and layered vocals going on. If I discovered this in high school I would have been jamming it a lot.
Eagles
4/5
This album was way more basic than Hotel California. Sort of a normal classic rock sound through most of it. Without Take It Easy, it would only deserve three stars.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Not a soft song in the bunch. Easiest 5 star album yet. Absolutely love the gritty vocals, super original sound, powerful guitar rhythms. This song had me on the edge of my seat to see what was coming next. I'm surprised this album is so old, I expected more like late 90s or 2000s.
The Killers
5/5
I'm super biased on this one. There is a 6-month period when I played this album probably daily in Middle School. But gyat damn this album slaps. I sang along to every song. This time around I realized how complicated drums are, which seems to be a characteristic of alt rock. Every song is unique af from all the others. I could go on and on.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Production quality is horrible on this one. The vocals were also annoying. Each song felt weirdly unstructured.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
I guess the blue rock sound was pioneered by these guys. The problem is I'm not a fan of blues rock, probably because so many later bands sound exactly the same as this. It sounds great for a live album, but it just doesn't keep my interest very well. The last song was my favorite because it embraces the sort of background ambient music lane that the genre seems geared toward.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Muddy has a good voice. I just can't get past how similar all the songs sound.
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Can't decide how I feel about this. The songs are super long, which can be good or bad depending on the song. The upbeat ones got me goin'. I added a couple to my cooking playlist. But as a whole it was meh.
The Thrills
2/5
Having a hard time putting into words why I don't like this album. It sounded kind of like a less interesting Plain White Tees or Relient K. The breathy vocals put me off as well.
The Stone Roses
3/5
I liked the folky vocal harmonies. Pretty easy listening in general. Yacht rock esque.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Mowed the lawn with this album going. 10/10 would recommend.
Not a bad song in the bunch. They mastered the classic rock and roll sound while mixing in blues and country in unique and memorable ways. Every song has a life of it's own. This is probably in my top 10 albums that I can listen to straight through.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
This album is very much a mixed bag. There are some obvious bangers, but some definite duds as well. The good ones are REALLY good. Hence 4 stars.
Bad Company
3/5
Great vocals. they have a simple, clean sound. This album has sleepy Hozier level of energy, which I found doesn't match with the electric guitar riffs and other rock music trappings when they're basically singing ballads.
The Police
3/5
Super unique blend of pop rock and reggae. Immediately recognizable and wholly creative. The song seemed to drag on and had a weird structure that I couldn't vibe with.
The Doors
2/5
These guys took everything I don't like about rock and blues and put them into one album. The songs are slow and repetitive, and sort of predictable. Riders on the Storm is a decent song.
Meat Loaf
4/5
It's like listening to a rock musical. But a good one.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
They do a good job of having a full sound with only a few instruments. Also they do have an original sound, even if it gets bland quickly.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
This is definitely what the druggo guy from The Breakfast Club listens to
Red Snapper
1/5
Unfortunately, cool drum rhythms does not good music make.
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Very cool sound. Disjointed at times.
Sam Cooke
4/5
Like heavy metal for the 60s
Neil Young
2/5
If anybody else in the whole world was singing this might be a decent album
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
The Sugarcubes
2/5
Air
1/5
T. Rex
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
1/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Very experimental, but a lot of the tracks sounded good/interesting enough to keep me entertained. It's a wholly unique experience. Like watching a indie movie or something. I understand why druggies would like this.
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
Literally just videogame music. Was probably very cool in the 70s.
Songhoy Blues
2/5
No idea why this is included in the 1001, but it's not bad. A little repetitive.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Some of the best ever rock songs are on this album. The last couple songs were misses for me, but I'm sticking with the 5 stars because the good ones are REAL good.
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Large variety, catchy stuff. Good stuff as far as pop goes.
John Cale
2/5
Interesting large orchestral sound. Somehow none of the tracks are memorable.
Ray Charles
5/5
Nice and smooth. Might add this to my rotation on a rainy day.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Great sound for a punk trio. Maps is a great song. The vocals were pretty annoying in some of these songs. I guess she's too punk for me.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
A few of the songs dragged for me, mostly bangers. Good Times Bad Times is basically drum porn.
PJ Harvey
1/5
Didn't make it through most of these songs. Very unenjoyable listening.
Fiona Apple
2/5
The "spread like strawberries" song lowkey slapped. For Her had some sick harmonizing. The rest was very hipster-experimental, occasionally in a good way, but mostly in a bad way.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Reveals the true power of ann electric drum track
Michael Jackson
4/5
I was surprised by how much I disliked the tracks that weren't recognizable bangers. But the good songs are REAL good
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
I only enjoyed one track on this album. I'll let you guess which one. The rest are borderline boring. I do have a urge to wear jeans and a leather jacket now though.
Joy Division
1/5
Basically every track is either boring or unlistenable. The guitar riffs are almost cool enough to award 2 stars. Almost. The monotone, off key singing is just unbearable to me. Also, I don't appreciate starting a song with 30 seconds of silence.
Coldplay
4/5
Pleasant listening all the way through. It's a pretty sleepy album, but Sparks, Yellow and Trouble are super solid songs imo.
The Bees
4/5
I made the mistake of listening to this while tired and sick WFH. Loved the sound, but I would need to be in a very specific mood for it. Great for background music while cleaning or working.
Coldplay
4/5
Coldplay gets a bad rap for being basic soft rock, but I think they have some decent songwriting going on. There's a reason it's such a crowd pleaser. I think this album has enough hits on it to earn it four stars.
The Black Crowes
4/5
Solid rock album. The songs immediately put me in a good mood. There's nothing super unique about it, but all together it's a solid album.
Mudhoney
2/5
Most of the songs are just unpleasant, angsty noise. This must be how my dad felt listening to my music growing up. I might have liked this album if the production quality wasn't complete garbage.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Basically the Talking Heads meets The Killers. If this came out in 1988 I would be impressed.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Tough to rate this one. All the songs are fairly solid but almost every song is cover of a more talented black artist. Weird they did that for a self titled album. The original songs are basically trash.
The White Stripes
3/5
The vocals started to bother me toward the back half of the album. There are a couple really good tracks on here, but the stinkers brought it down for me.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Another album full of covers that aren't as good as the originals. It did get my foot tapping though.
Duran Duran
5/5
Easy 5 stars. Every song is unique, fresh and most are catchy. No artsy bull crap. Straight for the point, enjoyable.
The Yardbirds
3/5
These guys had a fresh spin on the blues rock sound. I like the sort of jam band feel, organize chaos. A couple of the songs were unique enough to stand out, but some of them just did nothing for me at all.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
This is a tough one. There are a couple classics in here, but those weren't my favorite tracks. Maybe it's because I've heard them too many times. I also felt uncomfortable with all the horny-ness. A whole song about his amazing dick was pretty off-putting and juvenile. It sounded like somebody who has never had sex wrote that song to prove a point. And then the skit that followed actually grossed me out. The whole braggedocious nature of the album doesn't come across in the popular songs. It just felt over the top as a whole. Oh and the misogyny was excessive as well. With that said, there are some legitimate boppers on here and I enjoy some of his creative lyricism.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Just reminded me of Neil Young, in that the music itself is nice but the vehicles are very distracting and unpleasant. The songs have a interesting structure and the lyrics seem probably artistic and meaningful. Most of that was drowned out by Bob Dylan sounding like a caricature of himself.
Björk
1/5
I like the part where it sounds like she corners you at a party and starts speaking tongues. There's absolutely no question what decade this album came from. It sounds like the music at a rave in a Sci-Fi movie. Like a classy rave for the elites in society. I really enjoyed the first track but they're all basically the same. I actually really like her voice.
Elton John
5/5
Love it. Not every song is a bangor, but they are all unique and there are lots of good'ns.
Elvis Costello
1/5
I guess we were letting any body get famous in the 90s. This is the sound I expect to hear when my uncle's cover band starts writing originals. Dude sounds like he's singing with his nose plugged. The only redeeming quality is that some of these songs could sound decent if another band covered them.
AC/DC
5/5
Bangers all the way through. My one complaint is that there are lots of horny lyrics in here.
2/5
Super repetitive. Loved the sax solos though.
King Crimson
1/5
Super annoyed by this one. They're clearly great musicians, but they insist on adding a bunch of bullshit noise to sift through before the music starts. So much potential squandered.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Rocked all the way through. Has all the best qualities of rock.
The Damned
2/5
Altogether monotonous. Too much noise happening at the same time in most tracks. Favorite song: Plan 9 Channel 7
2/5
Surprised by how much I disliked this album. They basically like the Beatles but crappy. Favorite song was Arthur.
Black Sabbath
5/5
Really showcases how good ol drums and electric guitar can get the job done. I also like the anti-war sentiments throughout. There are some stinkers in the middle of the album, but I don't think they're bad enough to knock it down to four stars.
Talking Heads
4/5
Pretty crazy this album came out in the '70s. It sounds like it's from the 80s or 90s. I loved what they do with the beachy guitar sounds. The vocals are weird but for the most part endearing. Favorite song was Pull Up
Michael Jackson
5/5
The first two tracks are absolute classics. Most of the other ones got my foot tapping. Full album is imminently listenable.
Hot Chip
2/5
A few tracks have that daft punk quality where they repetitive yet catchy. But all together their sound just isn't original to me. If this album came out in the 90s I would be more impressed. Also, every song was WAY too long. Maybe it's a European thing.
Steely Dan
2/5
They clearly have a very talented group of musicians. Somehow all the songs sounded the same? I didn't know Steely Dan was a jazz group basically. The repetitive nature of the ridiculously long songs had a lullaby effect on me. Sort of like elevator music.
Metallica
3/5
Somehow, best guitar riffs don't impress me much. This kind of rock starts to bore me pretty fast. Metallica definitely pioneered the sound, but it's not one I particularly like.
Donald Fagen
4/5
Little funky, little jazzy, altogether nice on the ears. I'm a sucker for those layered vocal harmonies. Some of the songs are freaking long.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4/5
Amazing they had the sound in the '60s. Sort of a alt Rock sound that stands out as unique to me. Lots of recognizable songs in this album. stepping stone is a banger. There are also some misses. I don't like the girl in the fourth row song at all.
Nick Drake
3/5
It's almost like this dude formed his own genre of music. Orchestral folk pop. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Some of it came off like Disney movies soundtrack or something. But I absolutely loved One Of These Things First, it still had the intricate interwoven melodies, but it also had a sort of typical song structure and it also didn't over stay it's welcome. Sunday is also pretty to listen to. Pretty sleepy album altogether though.
The Temptations
3/5
Nothing to complain about here. Decently groovy with some good vocals. Nothing stood out as great though.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
American Scum is pretty good. That's about it.
The KLF
1/5
Sounds like somebody made this in their bedroom.
The Doors
2/5
These guys have a distinct sound of Rock with spooky organ keys mixed in. It reminds you Halloween or something. Maybe it's the time of year. Mostly songs are slow and sleepy. And the recognizable ones are sort of worn out and immediately bland halfway through the song.
David Bowie
1/5
In the 80s this album might be acceptable. And the 2010s it's absolute trash.
Bob Dylan
2/5
A few decent blues songs here, but I can't stand some of the nonsense lyrics and Bob's voice in general.
Ramones
5/5
These guys don't beat around the bush. Straight to the rock. Love the energy. My only complaint is that it's sort of a one-note album.
Patti Smith
1/5
Another example of where the music is fine but the vocals are unbearable. Like Neil Young.
The Band
3/5
Little bluesy, little funky. Crazy how modern this album sounds. A lot of it is slow and sleepy for my liking but in general not bad.
Neu!
1/5
Surprised by the production quality on this since it came out of the '70s.
Sade
5/5
Smooth as you like
OutKast
5/5
Creative and super catchy. Didn't know what to expect with each song which is cool.
Raekwon
3/5
I expected to like this more.. there's so many lyrics it's like they didn't give the songs room to breathe. The rhyme schemes and production quality were both way worse than Nas, which I felt like I was constantly comparing them to because of the sound similarity. The voices were kind of muddled with the beat too. The little intros where they're just talking and stuff are pretty cringy. The old movie sound bites also felt forced. The songs were all extremely similar in tempo and tone.
John Martyn
3/5
Nice jazzy sound, nice melodies. The vocals were generally off-putting.
Gram Parsons
5/5
Thoroughly enjoyed this all the way through. I love the male female harmonies. This guy is described as the father of country rock, but I didn't see as much Rock influence as folk and country. Maybe my concept of country has rock elements in it.
Otis Redding
4/5
I love otis's voice and I grooved all the way through the album, but I don't like albums completely full of covers. A lot of the songs he covered are done better by the original artists.
Paul Simon
3/5
I liked the upbeat African influences. Didn't enjoy the repetitiveness. The goofy lyrics and cadence is charming at first but gets old.
Baaba Maal
2/5
As far as obscure African albums go, this one is probably fine. No idea how to write something like this. I have no concept of how to compare it to others in the same genre. So I'm going to rate based off how much I liked it. Glad I listened while doing chores because listening to this while driving would have been a much work experience.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Kendrick is generally considered the lyrical, insightful rapper of our generation. It upsets me because there's so many other artists making Hip Hop with more meaningful themes and subjects. Some of the songs were so full of nonsensical, abstract lyrics that it was difficult to follow exactly what was being communicated. There was a mix of profound ideas side by side with run of the mill sex drugs and money songs. With that being said, this album definitely deserves five stars. It has so many bangers and the production quality and style are fresh and unique. There was a consistent Jazzy undertone that worked really well with the different beats.
Kings of Leon
4/5
All together solid album. The last three tracks at the end drag it down to four star territory. Nothing exactly innovating going on here.
Kanye West
5/5
Chalk full of legendary hip hop beats.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
This one is tough to rate. There are two or three songs I really enjoyed, but it seemed like they went for quantity over quality here. Most of the tracks are formulaic and lost my interest pretty quick.
Sonic Youth
3/5
They did some really interesting stuff with electric guitars. Showed the instrument's versatility to the fullest. Sometimes the amount of wild guitar noise was distracting. That one song where he sounded like the AC/DC guy was ewwy. All together not bad. Wouldn't listen again though.
Venom
1/5
Goth kids in the '80s probably ate this shit up. All the hell, satan, demon talk got old reeeally fast. Every song sounded so similar and repetitive. There were a couple cool guitar solos, but that's it
Also the production quality is absolute trash. Maybe that's just the style of the music. I'm sure Venom was genre-defining in the 80s, but this album does not hold up today imo.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Not much there to keep my interest. Again, to do some interesting stuff with guitars. That's the only redeeming quality.
Beatles
5/5
So crazy to me that these guys were making absolute boppers in the 60s
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Love the diverse array of instruments and super fun percussion. Some of the songs are longer than they need to be and others are just repetitive. Altogether a fun album.
Randy Newman
3/5
Randy has a real knack for writing pithy little songs. Some are hits, some are misses. All of them sort of wistful.
Eels
2/5
Like a lot of The melodies, but I'ddescribe most of the tracks as boring. I also don't like the vocals at all. Mostly just forgettable email alternative to me.
Mudhoney
1/5
Production quality is so terrible it's impossible to judge the music itself. Sounds like I'm hearing it through a cell phone speaker.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Absolute snoozefest. Basic guitar rhythms + pretentious artsy lyrics. The dude is barely singing.
Moby
1/5
So damn repetitive. Three or four of the tracks got my foot tapping but I got sick of them halfway through. Second half of the album is absolute trash.
Willie Nelson
3/5
Pretty and relaxing! Also boring. I'd have to be in a very specific mood to listen to this.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Pretty basic indie rock. I didn't like how the vocals were mixed so much louder than the guitars and stuff since the vocals were the worst part. Ian is going to love this one.
Radiohead
3/5
I like the songs that were fast-paced and rock-ish. Not a fan of the slower stuff, too much angst for me.
Dire Straits
2/5
Imagine going to a dire straits concert and sitting through 45 minutes of lullabies to hear Money For Nothing
Carole King
3/5
The good ones are really good in the bad ones are really boring
ZZ Top
3/5
Generic blues-rock to me. Nothing stands out as especially unique. La Grange blasts tho.
Orange Juice
3/5
I like that I didn't know what to expect from song to song. I didn't like the goofy vocals and whatever that foreign language was. A lot of those songs started to get repetitive also.
The Libertines
2/5
I couldn't stop thinking about how much they're like a shittier version of the Kooks
Queen
4/5
Queen never fails to be unique and surprising. This isn't my favorite Queen album. The production quality is worse than usual, but still beats the best album by a lot of other bands.
Paul Simon
4/5
Paul Simon's voice is always recognizable, but his music style is pretty much amorphous. He seems like a true artist who follows the sound wherever it leads him. The one through line is "folk". I really enjoyed the blues songs and obviously loved Julio. Didn't like some of the slower stuff.
Paul Simon
3/5
Paul has a very unique style but it's not one that I enjoy. It's got too much 80s vibes and slow songs for my taste. But I do appreciate the variety he mixed in here. He writes some pretty guitar melodies.
Dagmar Krause
1/5
Critics can sincerely go fuck themselves
The Avalanches
2/5
I like sampled music, but this stuff is simply too repetitive for me. I need some more structure or somebody rapping verses over the top of it too mix things up. Makes me feel like I'm going crazy. It might be a better listen if I was doing dishes or something.
The Clash
3/5
I feel extremely apathetic toward this album. I wonder if they intentionally bookended the album with their best songs. Idk how every song felt too long even tho they were only like 3 minutes long each.
Alice In Chains
2/5
I like the harmonizing vocal melodies, but they also sounded the same from song to song. They sort of felt like a one-trick pony, each track has the same sort of instrumentation and structure. Maybe if I loved repetitive grungy electric guitars chords I would love this album. Fav song was Rain When I Die.
Van Halen
5/5
Okay these guys shred. Catchy choruses, sick guitar solos, vocals that don't suck, and it didn't seem like they were trying to pass off the covers as their own song. Almost every song is a hit. Atomic punk is the only song I didn't like. This is classic rock at its best.
Miles Davis
4/5
I don't know much about jazz so I'm just going to break the space on how much I enjoyed it. My only real complaint is that some of the improvisation was more frantic than I would have preferred. Miles Davis's parts were always smooth as butter tho.
Muddy Waters
2/5
Most songs are the exact same formula with slight variation. This album could be three songs long and would probably get a better rating without the feeling of redundancy.
Fugees
2/5
Beats are fairly bland and lyrically nothing unique going on. Lots of better hip hop albums from the 90s. The covers were kind of annoying too. My fav track is Family Business.
B.B. King
4/5
This is probably as good as the blues gets for me. I like the big band sound and there's plenty of variety even though it all sticks to the blues theme. King's guitar solos are cool as well.
Rush
3/5
Album started out strong they got worse with each song. Tom Sawyer is a clear standout.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
I like the variety and that I couldn't predict what would come next. The vocals are pretty annoying and ruin a lot of the tracks. Interesting mix of 60s rock and elements of blues. Definitely unique. I really like the song I'm Glad. The whole record is in need of a remaster.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Classy and surprisingly relaxing. They're not doing anything mind boggling but the simplicity is refreshing.
Supertramp
3/5
I like their sound but nothing stood out as memorable for some reason.
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
This is exactly the kind of jazz I like. Super chill yet upbeat. Can get your foot tapping or calm you down. The instruments are well balanced and the improvisation is dynamic but not overwhelming.
Prefab Sprout
4/5
This is a pretty enjoyable listen. It's difficult to categorize these guys into a genre. Bonnie sounds like it could have been released this year, it's a slapper. Iconic line "I'm turkey hungry, I'm chicken free".
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Nice easy listening. I wasn't a big fan of her stream of consciousness lyrics sometimes. I really dig that '70s folk Pop style.
Elis Regina
2/5
Halfway through the album I realized it's from 1998 and not 1978 or something. I enjoyed the funky songs well enough. The vocals are very front and center I didn't particularly like them. It's hard for me to give a star rating foreign music so I'm just going to go with my gut.
1/5
Straight up boring. Maybe if I was depressed and high this would sound okay.
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Really only enjoyed the two recognizable songs. The whiney vocals are difficult to get past. The grungy guitars only worked sometimes for me.
The Smiths
2/5
Stop Me If is the only song I enjoyed. Weird combination of bouncy rhythm and melodramatic vocals. I did like the way the layered guitars sounded throughout.
Grateful Dead
4/5
These guys straddle perfectly between folksy and rockish. I thoroughly enjoyed the upbeat songs. I did not enjoy the slow songs at all.
Soft Machine
1/5
The most positive thing I can say is that there are some listenable sections.
The Verve
3/5
Lots of long, drawn out songs. Some were much too sleepy for me. One obvious stand-out. I honestly didn't really like any of the other tracks. Majority were meh, a few are just boring. Ten minutes of silence in the last song sealed it's 3-star fate.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
I'm pretty biased because I love this style of hip hop. This album is proof that you don't need anything fancy to make enjoyable music. Just a beat with crispy drums and some smooth lyrics over top. I like artists that start with what sounds good and work backwards to make music out of it.
The Hives
3/5
First song is great, the rest are too spastic for me.
Magazine
1/5
75% of the album is absolute trash. Annoyed I had to listen to this one. There are about 3 tracks I didn't hate.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
They got so experimental that they almost made music
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Action Bronson definitely stole the guy's voice. I loved a couple songs but hated most of them. RAGU and Be Easy have such solid beats that you can say pretty much anything and it would sound good. That being said, I didn't care for Ghostface's flow in general. It felt like he said a lot without saying much somehow. It's a difficult one to rate for me.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Big band music rocks. Enjoyable all the way through.
R.E.M.
3/5
I only really enjoyed the two recognizable songs here. But even those are a bit repetitive for me. Nothing glaringly unpleasant, but also nothing that I enjoyed very much.
King Crimson
4/5
Schizoid Man blasts so hard that I was able to look past all the super experimental BS in the latter tracks. I Talk isn't bad either. The drums have that awesome tempered 70s sound that I love.
SAULT
3/5
Definitely a product of the year it was produced. Some of the skit tracks are so cringy they made me chuckle. I'm generally not a fan of hip-hop beats without somebody rapping a verse, they tend to get repetitive. A handful of these tracks managed to keep my foot tapping regardless, with simple yet catchy beats that make good background music. Very torn over this album as a whole. Just going with my gut here.
The Jam
5/5
All around solid album. 100% of the songs got my foot tapping and were pretty catchy. Nothing stood out as a definite hit, but this level of consistently good songs in a single album is rare.
Mekons
1/5
Oh this? Yeah it's by Mekons, you probably haven't heard of em.
The White Stripes
4/5
This is a tough one to rate. Doorbell is a certified banger, along with probably Denial Twist and Instinct Blues. But they also mixed in some balads and funky ones that felt like filler. I really enjoy the simplicity use to make awesome sound.
Beastie Boys
5/5
Literally packed full of iconic tracks. I admit it got a little tiresome listing straight through the album. Also I think I'm getting too old for stereotypical rap lyrics.
D'Angelo
4/5
I'm really not a fan of R&B, but these really did get my foot tapping. Made for good background music while working. Would not be as good on a roadtrip. Sort of repetitive from track to track. Altogether though I was vibing.
Willie Nelson
3/5
Very sleepy album. Relaxing but also boring. I really don't understand why Willie Nelson is famous.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I enjoy the simplicity of the instrumentation and the pretty guitar plucking. I'm a big fan of singer-songwriter stuff. The melodies were oddly meandering in this album and not many felt structured enough or something. I was honestly just bored through most of it. Surprised by how little I enjoyed this. Very lullabyish
James Brown
5/5
This is an easy 5 stars for me. Incredible vocals and it lives at the intersection of rock and roll, funk, big band, and Motown. It's like this album was cooked up in a lab to tickle my eardrums. Some of the songs went a little long but I enjoyed them all the way through. The few of the songs toward the end also sounded too similar. Altogether tho it slapped and magically improved my mood.
The Band
2/5
Interesting folksy style. The vocals weirded me out. Very Randy Newman. And the harmonies fell flat for me. I only really liked cripple creek, and that's mostly because of the drums.
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Enjoyed the twangy guitar licks. Every slow song sucked, and any songs that had the organ in it wete no bueno. I don't feel bad rating it poorly because almost nobody listens to this artist.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Weird melodramatic singing. Pretty generic rock generally. Not Bruce's best.
Doves
2/5
Who album felt like background music, but like sad background music. Not sure when you would ever want to listen to this. Didn't like that the lyrics were relegated to the back of the mix so you don't really hear them.
Bob Dylan
2/5
This is another artist whose level of Fame I just don't understand. This genre should be right up by alley. He seems like a great musician and songwriter but the purposeful stylized, dissonant singing absolutely kills me. I really enjoyed the single song in the album where he decided to sing on pitch all the way through: Meet Me in the Morning.
The War On Drugs
3/5
Halfway through I realize this album wasn't released in the 80s. Really put a damper on my enthusiasm. I wanted to hate the whole album but I couldn't. Red Eyes is a banger. I bought the long pretty good to a couple others. And general I didn't mind the excessive length of the songs. It's somehow fit the style. In general though I didn't like the vocals, they sounded like Bob Dylan crossed with Paul Simon and drowned in reverb. Also kind of pissed that they had a whole song of just ephemeral ambience.
Thundercat
2/5
Friend Zone slaps. Them Changes is pretty good. The whole rest of the album is fun but not at all enjoyable to listen to. It all sounds the dang same. Specifically the vocals. Very tiresome.
Anthrax
1/5
Very generic metal to my ears. I'm sure they were pioneers of the sound and everything but I just can't get behind it. Indians wasn't bad for the first half or so. There's almost no bass in the mix of this whole album. Odd choice.
Lana Del Rey
1/5
Basically one lullaby after another. I need some more coffee before I listen to another Lana del Rey album. The whispery and mumbly vocals got annoying after a while. Every song sounded the same, I can't distinguish between them at all. Exact same tone, peace and subject matter.
Pulp
2/5
Definitely a one-hit-wonder artist. I thoroughly enjoyed Common People. His horny whisper voice made me laugh a few times. Legendary line: "I've kissed your mother twice and now I'm working on your dad." I liked the orchestral sound in a couple of the songs, added some depth. If this was released in the 80s it would get 3 stars.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Big Iron and El Paso are classics. Some of the songs are sleepy but I appreciate the simplicity and stellar vocals.
Fiona Apple
3/5
Bunch of songs are way too long. The slow ones were putting me to sleep toward the end. Did enjoy the originality though. She's basically a more punky Regina Spektor.
Gotan Project
2/5
Sounded like I was shopping in one of those boutiques downtown that charges $200 for a blouse. But seriously I just can't get down with repetitive music like this. Each track is interesting for the first minute or so. By minute 5 I'm losing my mind. Fav track was Epoca.
Turbonegro
4/5
Solid album. Love punk energy and had some pretty sweet guitar solos. Nothing exactly revolutionary going on here, but it made my ears happy.
Arcade Fire
3/5
These guys have a unique alternative style. Keep The Car Running is a great song. In general the album has a little angsty and nostalgic feel to it. Some of the songs really seem to drag. Not sure when I would ever want to listen to this, but it's not terrible. I feel sort of neutral about it.
Miles Davis
3/5
I just get so bored of this stuff after like 20 min. The sort of meandering nature isn't my thing. I like more structure i guess. Even if it's just like each guy solo-ing for a while around a common melodic theme. Something to tie stuff together.
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
Mostly boring and or unpleasant to listen to. 90s trance is definitely not my thing. Maybe if I was running or doing the dishes?
Hole
4/5
I was going to say she's basically female Kurt cobain, but then I looked it up and found out she was married to him at one time haha. Love the rage and the angst in these songs. Enjoyed the aggressive vocals as well. There are a few sleepy tracks near the end of the album, but lots had me banging my head. Fav track was Plump.
Lambchop
3/5
So much potential ruined by god-awful singing. The jazzy style with strings and horns on top got me going. Then the dude opens his mouth. Who Could It Be could be an incredible track. I was literally laughing at his singing. What a shame.
Deep Purple
3/5
Fairly typical classic rock. Definitely sounded way newer than 1970. Didn't like when it devolved into the cacophony of sound occasionally. Overall not bad. Got my toe tapping sometimes.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Vocals are obviously the highlight here. Got a little tired of the singing style toward the end of the album, but generally really enjoyed it. Also some of the tracks toward the end were a bit lame but the front half of the album is pretty great. Definitely a unique voice that makes you want to hear more.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Classic soul right here. Aretha's voice is smooth as butter on these songs. Sultry where she needs to be and powerful when you want her to be. The slower tracks are my least favorite as usual but even those were good. This album will make its way into my cooking playlist.
GZA
2/5
For an album where the lyrics are the highlight, they sure lost them in the mix. I had to blast the volume just to make out what anybody was saying. The beats are pretty repetitive if you can't enjoy the lyrics. I usually love dark and gritty New York rap. Some might say I'm a sucker for it. But geez this was a huge miss for me. Fav track was Shadowboxin'.
Sex Pistols
4/5
God Save The Queen absolutely blasts. Problems is good too. Some of the tracks are a little monotonous, especially when listening straight through the album. I felt like the weird vocals worked well in some songs but not others. Sometimes it was just distracting. That's pretty amazing this album came out of 1977, it would sound right at home in the 90s. Loved the aggressive energy and other tracks were phoned in. I understand why this is a classic punk album. My biggest gripe is the muddy mixing, but again it was the '70s.
Kate Bush
3/5
Had a pretty modern pop sound. Like a Billie eilish precursor. Didn't enjoy the weird experimental aspects. I feel pretty neutral all together about it.
Neil Young
3/5
This would be a really good album if anybody else was singing. I bet there are some good covers of these songs. Old Man and Heart of Gold are pretty decent songs.
Small Faces
3/5
These guys got so close to making good music. For the 1960s, these guys do sound very modern. The story book narrating was really annoying and ruined what could have been a couple good tracks. Love the drums in a few.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
All together pretty boring. The horns added a little pizzazz but not enough to make it interesting. Found myself skipping every song before it finished. Also didn't like the singer. Sounded like an Elvis caricature.
Nina Simone
3/5
Love this lady's voice. I got bored of some of the longer songs before they finished. Very pretty piano melodies throughout. It bothers me that they picked her least popular album, as usual.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Probably the best, most iconic live album ever
Arcade Fire
3/5
I feel extremely neutral toward this album. Sort of has that modern indie / alternative sound. Wake Up is obviously the standout track.
Pentangle
4/5
Very unique blend of folk, rock and foreign influences. I enjoyed the complicated string melodies. They have some talented guitarists in their troupe. I like the last couple songs the most because they didn't sound like they're from medieval times. I appreciate this music for what it is but I don't know when I would ever have occasion to listen to it.
Kid Rock
5/5
I really wanted to hate this album but just couldn't do it. It struck a good balance of enjoyable hip Hop and solid Rock. The lyrics are absolute cringe. The tracks are all pretty similar in theme and tone, mostly painting kid Rock as a rock and roll gangster badass. Each track was unique enough to stand out. Very few misses.
Madonna
2/5
Could basically guess the release year off the electro-pop elements, which were mostly cringe. Some of the buzzing and beeping is straight up unpleasant in the ears. What It Feels Like is a pretty good track.
Van Halen
5/5
Classic rock done right. Multiple serious classics in this album. My only complaint is the last couple songs felt a little phoned in. Pretty cool guitar solos if you are into that.
Common
4/5
The Corner and They Say go mega hard. I like the sampled beats a lot. The vocal samples are annoying as hell though. Common has some sweet rhyme schemes where he will stick with the same rhyme for a whole verse which is pretty impressive. Especially when he's actually saying stuff is not just drugs and money. The lyrics also tend to be sort of preachy though, he literally compares himself to Jesus at one point. All together , solid album but I don't think it quite deserves five stars.
Peter Tosh
3/5
Pretty cool to hear such a modern sound come out of the '70s. The singing is pretty good and the music is all together pleasing to the ear. It's largely similar sounding and repetitive, but I think that's a feature of reggae and not a bug.
Don McLean
5/5
Beautiful songwriting and vocals. I'm a sucker for this style of folk music. Awesome piano and guitar melodies. The heartfelt ones hit home without being cheesy.
Beck
3/5
Lots of creative weirdness going on. I enjoyed the percussion and a few of these songs. Definitely didn't know what to expect next. Too much filler to get four stars.
Alanis Morissette
3/5
A very hit or miss. the recognizable tracks are pretty good. I can bop along to Ironic and a couple others that are catchy and the vocals aren't too obnoxious. About half the tracks are just unenjoyable mostly because of the wacky singing.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
This is music for people who wear fingerless gloves
Black Flag
1/5
Rise Above is decent. The rest sounds identical and I just can't deal with those shitty vocals.
Korn
3/5
There's a handful of mosh worthy songs on here. They got in early on that 2000s metal sound. Really not my favorite genre.
De La Soul
3/5
There are a couple of bangers in this album. Lots of throwaway tracks as well which was annoying.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
The bluesy songs a pretty boring to me. I did enjoy the sound of the more rock and roll stuff.
Joan Armatrading
5/5
Consistently interesting and fresh. Nothing stood out as a hit necessarily, but it felt like serious thought was put into each song. Large variety throughout as well.
David Gray
5/5
Really interesting mix of electronic, pop, and folk music, but it's singer-songwriter all the way through. Very unique sound and lots of catchy choruses. Great variety of sound too. I honestly have no complaints.
The Strokes
5/5
Consistently boppable. Catchy guitar melodies. Sort of a consistent style, but I wasn't bored. I didn't like the songs where he sounds like he's singing through a walkie-talkie.
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Not bad for a electro-trance type album. Songs went long sometimes. Didn't hate it but didn't like it much either. Not a fan of drum n' bass stuff really. Mirrorball might have been my favorite song.
Snoop Dogg
3/5
I'm no shrink, but I think Snoop Dogg has some sort of complex. The skits are all mega cringe about how cool and hot he is. The beats are cool I guess but they get old and the lyrics aren't especially witty or interesting. Gin and Juice if the clear standout but I've heard it so many times that the magic is lost. there's no chance you could forget what artist you're listening to because he said it's name like a million times by the end. Very similar experience to the Biggie album.
Janis Joplin
2/5
Music is regular, nothing special blues. Her voice is kind of interesting and enjoyable at the beginning but got pretty annoying toward the end. Wouldn't say I'm a fan.
Sabu
1/5
The best I can say is two songs don't suck.
Leftfield
1/5
This would be really good for 1992
Jungle Brothers
3/5
High highs and low lows on this one. Some of the samples got pretty annoying. There are a couple bangers at the beginning of the album though.
Cream
3/5
Little boring to be honest. Sort of a generic rock and roll '70s sound, I'm sure they're one of The originators though.
AC/DC
5/5
Easy 5 stars
David Crosby
4/5
Cowboy Movie absolutely rocks. The other tracks are pretty as well, but they generally beat around the bush too much.
Erykah Badu
2/5
Not a fan of this lady's voice. Can't really put my finger on why. It's otherwise basic R&B which
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Chock full of year-defining hits
Fats Domino
5/5
These cats are swingin!
The Beach Boys
5/5
Tons of memorable tracks. Very unique sound, love these guys.
Billy Joel
5/5
Lots of top tier songs in this album. And the man can sing. I like the complexity of some of the compositions.
The Prodigy
1/5
Ffs people in the '90s would listen to anything with an electronic drum track
Elbow
3/5
A middling album. Grounds is the only track I full enjoyed. Lots of boring tracks. They do have a unique sound which is cool.
Janelle Monáe
3/5
I really enjoyed the funky percussion driven songs. So many artsy throwaway tracks drag down what could have been a decent album.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
The problem with repetitive music like this is if it's not done perfectly it's really annoying. There are a couple obvious boppers in here, but altogether I found the album obnoxious. He made some really catchy loops, but a four second loop for six straight minutes will get pretty annoying no matter what.
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
I'm 90% sure my grandpa used to have a record of theirs. Huge fan of the harmonizing vocals. Unfortunately, if you hear one you've heard them all. Very consistently relaxing and easy to listen to. It also a little sleepy and boring.
The Cure
2/5
A Forest is the only good instrumental imo. The songs with vocals are pretty decent.
David Bowie
3/5
Little poppy, little chaotic. The songs are generally too long. Not a fan of the singing style. I feel pretty indifferent overall.
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Consistently catchy and pleasing to the ears. The washy sound is unique and doesn't get annoying. Not quite five star worthy but thoroughly enjoyable.
Boston
5/5
Easiest review ever.
Roxy Music
2/5
Love those 70s drums. Didn't mind the psychedelic aspects but the experimental goofy tracks bothered me. Also the vocals are pretty bad throughout. Really enjoyed the few good songs there are though. Tough one to rate.
Soundgarden
2/5
Wow I really did not like this. Spoonman and obviously Black Hole Sun are decent. The slow emo songs I just can't handle. Not really sure why this late 90s, early 2000s rock sound makes me cringe.
The Go-Go's
5/5
Great listening all the way through. Punk yet popy and melodic. Not a bad track in the bunch.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Groovy with great vocals, what more could you want? The songs all did sound very similar, that's my one complaint.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Pretty crazy this was released in 1969. Dude was into something, sounds like it could have been recorded 5 years ago. That said, there are lots of snoozers in this album.
Minutemen
3/5
I like the simplicity of the guitar and drum combo. The singing is trash. Drums are pretty cool. Nothing super memorable here.
Ministry
1/5
No thanks
The Beach Boys
2/5
Amazing that they decided to put the worst Beach Boys album on the list. The protest song is pretty great. The rest is depressing and boring.
Pixies
3/5
Nothing really set out to me. Not a big fan of the singing. Down to the Well was good.
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Not the most exciting jazz I've ever heard. Nice and chill. Trumpet player is good. Sort of flat to me though. Good background music for a coffee shop or something.
Foo Fighters
4/5
Pretty solid album. Seems like hard work was put into each song. Consistent feel throughout but not boring.
Carpenters
3/5
Started strong but the formula played itself out by the end. Love the style though. I'm a sucker for this 70s sound. Far too many lame tracks to get above 3 stars.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Who is this music for?
The Who
4/5
Pretty good stuff. The drums really carried it for me. Solid throughout, got a little sleepier toward the end.
Arcade Fire
3/5
I feel very indifferent towards this album. The first couple tracks are pretty good but there are lots of monotonous songs throughout the album. By the end I was done.
Deep Purple
4/5
Awesome drum solo. Really talented group altogether. It all started to sound the same by the end of the album. Songs are way too long in general and I didn't like the "live" aspects of the live album. Good album but not one of my favorites.
Ute Lemper
1/5
Shitty Disney music? That's an album I must listen to? Miss me with this crap.
Public Enemy
3/5
Pretty repetitive stuff which gets annoying at the 5min mark. There are a couple goodies in here though. My fav was Shut It Down.
John Coltrane
4/5
Not a huge fan of this sort of intentionally disorganized sounding jazz. Obviously very talented musicians, but much of it is lost on me. I enjoyed it but it gave me anxiety.
The xx
4/5
Pretty chill and moody. Really stacked the front of the album, the back half sucked. Didn't enjoy the singing style where they soft of half enunciate. I felt very neutral toward the end because of the good tracks are at the beginning. Deserves 4 stars though for having three really solid hits.
M.I.A.
2/5
In what circumstance would someone want to listen to this? It seems tailor made for a trippy movie scene or something. I did enjoy the beats in a couple songs; fun and bouncy. Would be much better album if all vocals were removed.
ABBA
5/5
"The perfect 70's album doesn't exi-"
The Who
4/5
Too many basic songs in the middle of the album to earn five stars. Feel like lots of filler bookended by a couple bangers. They're sort of basic Rock in general, but when it works it works.
Talking Heads
3/5
Unique as always. Few songs in the beginning of the album got my foot tapping. Felt like they were just throwing everything at the wall to see what would stick.
David Bowie
3/5
I have almost no feelings toward this album. Didn't like it but didn't dislike it.
Gorillaz
3/5
High highs and low lows. Thought I liked Gorillaz but maybe I just like Del the Funky Homosapien.
The Byrds
2/5
They made some interesting choices the production of this album. Super washy and the instruments are panned super wide. It made a difficult to listen to somehow. This could have been a good one. I also noticed his album has none of their hits on it. There are like 10 other albums more popular this one.
Beatles
4/5
Pretty solid like most Beatles albums. Had a consistent sound but enough variety not to be bored. I would say there are to not enough stand out tracks to be a five star album, but a few did get my foot tapping.
Kraftwerk
1/5
I'm sure this was a pioneering sound in the 70s.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Carry On and Almost Cut My Hair are boppers. Lots of slow and sleepy songs as well that seem to drag. Love the harmonies. Mixed bag altogether. Very close to a 5 star album but just didn't have enough consistency.
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
This s*** got me movin
Kings of Leon
3/5
Yup that's alt rock. Also, why does he sing like that?
Barry Adamson
1/5
Weird, I thought this was a list of music albums.
Wilco
3/5
There are some nice sounding tracks in here. Lots of cerebral experimental stuff too. Altogether felt like the album was fine.
Rush
4/5
Good ol' fashioned rock. Great vocals as well. Not a fan of the 20 minute mashup of multiple songs, makes it harder to skip the lame ones. Haha.
5/5
Each song takes you on a wild journey without failing to be surprising and also pleasing to the ears.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Nothing to complain about here. Slightly generic as well.
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
Every song felt like an eternity. Way too repetitive and boring for my taste. A couple tracks don't suck.
Radiohead
2/5
Artsy fartsy and annoying. I vibed with a couple. It's the sort of music you experience once and then never return to.
Cat Stevens
3/5
I enjoyed this less than expected. Sort of bored most of the time. Wild World is pretty great, but man I couldn't get into some of the slower stuff. I like his singing and I'm a sucker for this 70s folks style.
Nanci Griffith
5/5
This shit makes me wanna two-step. I positively jammed to multiple songs. The end of the album got a little less interesting but not enough to lose a star.
Pixies
3/5
There a few catchy songs in here. Trying too hard to be punk with the weird screaming and talking interludes
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
Beats are pretty sweet, I like the big band sound. Lyrics are fairly wholesome for hip-hop. Something about his rap cadence is annoying though. Fav track was I Gotcha. Bordering on 5 stars but it just didn't quite reach that level for me. The Intro really set the bar high when it claimed this was the start of new black revolution or something.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Unique sound and compelling stuff altogether. I like how some of the songs rolled from one to the next seamlessly. A formula started to emerge toward the last third of the album.
Iron Maiden
3/5
And only be described as cheesy. They remind me a lot of Tenacious D. I really just don't like the vocals I guess. Heard one song heard them all for this album. None of them are bad, just very similar. It's a difficult one to rate.
Cheap Trick
3/5
I was so distracted by poor quality the recording, especially toward the beginning of the album.
Coldcut
1/5
Whiny guitars absolutely drowned in reverb was a bad choice. Also, Elvis did it better. I bet 80s punks loved this crap.
The Cramps
1/5
Whiny guitars absolutely drowned in reverb was a bad choice. Also, Elvis did it better. I bet 80s punks loved this crap.
Jeff Buckley
2/5
The one positive thing I can say is that his songs had an interesting structure. I liked nothing about them otherwise. Hallelujah is pretty decent but it's really hard to miss that song up.
DJ Shadow
1/5
Yay another album of 5 second loops that go on for 7 minutes straight. A couple of the tracks would be cool if somebody rapped a verse over them or something.
Maxwell
3/5
Ascension got my butt movin. The slow songs are pretty cheesy. Also every song is too long. Pretty mid overall. Couple goodies though.
David Bowie
3/5
There's too much going on in every song or something. Nothing sounded bad but everything was just weird enough to be not great. I feel very neutral toward this one
Tears For Fears
5/5
Great album. Very '80s.
Radiohead
2/5
Started out really strong with 15 Steps and Bodysnatchers, then it was back to Radiohead's regularly scheduled programming; slow, haunting, boring, artsy alt rock.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Anti-war song goes hard. Everything else is extremely mid. He's what I would call a right place right time superstar.
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Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Not much to complain about here. Pretty enjoyable throughout. Sort of generic though and not super memorable. The recording quality had been better this would have been four stars.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Pretty annoying singing. Music itself is fine.
Radiohead
1/5
Pretentious BS
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
This bored me to tears. A few songs sounded pretty identical. Also wasn't able to glean any especially meaningful lyrics. Surprised by this one.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I like the rock and blues mixture. Had enough variety to keep it interesting. Not enough to stand out tracks to earn five stars though.
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
I enjoy the music but a whole album of the same stuff is pretty excessive.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Definitely a funky album. Not sure when I would ever listen to this, everything sounded nice though. I guess it's just not my tempo.
Morrissey
3/5
This album is fine, there's nothing really wrong with it. Somehow I still couldn't get into it.
Miles Davis
2/5
Offbeat, dissonant stuff is not my vibe
Dire Straits
5/5
Consistently listenable with a couple of actual bangers
The Prodigy
1/5
Imagine listening all the way through that 9 minute song
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
Interesting collection of instruments and variety. The whole vibe of the album was very cheesy to me, I might have liked this more in high school. Not a fan at all of most of the instrumental tracks.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Difficult one to read. Songs are obviously super long, probably as a cultural difference. I arrived a little to a couple tracks in the beginning of the album. Not sure I can say I disliked it so I guess I'll give it three stars.
Funkadelic
2/5
They took good music and made it bad. I did vibe to one or two in the middle. Definitely funky. Repetitive however even in the good songs.
Eminem
5/5
Not as best album but there are enough bangers to give it five stars
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Whispery vocals aren't my favorite. Pretty chill and groovy though. Almost a 4 star but not quite.
Beatles
4/5
Consistently decent, no misses at all, but somehow lacking a bit. Maybe it's a fact the vocals got slightly annoying halfway through the album.
Brian Eno
1/5
So so boring. 1 or 2 of the tracks are listenable.
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
"The perfect '80s album doesn't exi-"
Radiohead
1/5
I like Pyramid Song. The rest was like a big fuck you to my ears.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Wow
The Mars Volta
3/5
Loved the first couple tracks. The whole rest of the album got a little too artsy for me. The long musicless interludes are pretty annoying.
The Charlatans
3/5
Strong start with North country boy, started to fall off in the middle of the album
Bob Dylan
3/5
I really only enjoyed the first and last tracks on this album. The music is meh, his voice is shit. Bob Dylan is best when he's reciting anti-war slam poems over some folky chords. Definitely not a good album but better than his others.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This is probably some great rock and roll in 1966. I was bit bored by most of it.
Frank Sinatra
5/5
Smooth as you like
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
This album is mostly a shitty '80s fever dream. Souvenier is okay.
The Fall
1/5
Cruiser's Creek couldn't bring it to 2 stars. Vocals were so annoying.
Oasis
5/5
Consistent and good.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Couple of goodies sprinkled in. Wasn't into the slow ones.
Sepultura
2/5
A couple songs are all right, mostly because of the percussion which was fun.
Common
3/5
The 6th Sense is a banger. The rest felt pretty flat. The beats are okay but something about his flow is lame
The Vines
3/5
Strong start but became pretty mid by the end
3/5
I like the orchestral nature of a lot of these songs. Overall didn't love it and didn't hate it
Baaba Maal
2/5
Not the worst music in the world. It got better as I listened. Still not my cup of tea.
Adele
5/5
Adele could fart into a microphone and I would rate it five stars
Fugazi
2/5
I do not like this Sam I am.
Stan Getz
5/5
I needed this
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I'm surprised this was released since 1975 because it sounds like it's from the '80s. Ahead of its time I guess. I don't really like how he sings. Fav song was Freeze Out.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1/5
What the hell is even that
1/5
Nah
Supergrass
4/5
Not a big fan of how this one was produced. The mix is very washy. Not many other complaints, almost five stars.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Top tier Americana
The Who
5/5
Timeless sound. I maintain that the best thing about The Who is the drums. Almost knocked them down to 4 stars since three of the best songs on the album are covers.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
As always, every song is way too long. That being said, there were some serious hits on here for me. Got my butt moving. There were also some major misses.
The The
4/5
Very funky, mostly in a good way. Very much Talking Heads-ish.
Laura Nyro
2/5
Her voice isn't bad but her style of singing is cheesy as heck. Got very bored halfway through this album.
The Cure
2/5
The whole album sounds identical. Of course they would pick the least popular Cure album. Ugh.
Beatles
5/5
Incredible. Literally peak music. These guys are GOATs for a reason. Wish I could give 6 stars.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Decent folk-country.nVery chill and sleepy. Boring as well.
Spiritualized
2/5
This music is tailor made for an emotional montage in a movie. Doesn't even seem like it's for listening. Enjoyed their sound on a couple tracks, but it really is like ambiance music, sad nostalgia.
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Literally checked to make sure my speakers are working right.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Surprised by the year this was released, sounded like 90s punk. The production quality is trash. Every song sounded pretty much the same as well.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Can't stand how this guy's sings. So sick of this band.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Pretty basic rock. I thoroughly enjoyed a few of the solo sections, but some of these are slog to get through the repetitive parts. Mixed bag for me. Hard to rate.
New Order
3/5
Classic 80s sound. Singers were generally too long and very similar sounding. I like the bounciness though. Randomly off key singing was annoying.
Machito
5/5
Never a dull moment. As far as jazz goes, this is pretty close to the peak for me.
The Doors
3/5
Only a couple good tracks here imo. Largely boring.
Moby Grape
4/5
Great mix of folksy and rocky. 8:05 is incredible. Very close to 5 stars but it was missing the x factor.
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Did not enjoy this one. Whole thing felt cheesy. It's trying so hard to be catchy and it's absolutely not. Singing style isn't my favorite either. L
Digital Underground
3/5
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