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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Germs
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5 | 2.53 | +2.47 |
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
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5 | 2.58 | +2.42 |
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
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5 | 2.6 | +2.4 |
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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5 | 2.71 | +2.29 |
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
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5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
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5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
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5 | 2.81 | +2.19 |
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
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5 | 2.81 | +2.19 |
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
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5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
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1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
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1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
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1 | 3.34 | -2.34 |
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
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1 | 3.24 | -2.24 |
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
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1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
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Lost Souls
Doves
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1 | 3.16 | -2.16 |
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 5 | 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 9 | 4.56 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 4.5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.75 |
| Paul Simon | 3 | 5 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.5 |
| U2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 4.67 |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 4.67 |
| Prince | 3 | 4.67 |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 4.67 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.67 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 |
| George Michael | 2 | 5 |
| Willie Nelson | 2 | 5 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 5 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 5 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 5 |
| The Police | 2 | 5 |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 5 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 |
| Jane's Addiction | 2 | 5 |
| Coldplay | 2 | 5 |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 5 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 5 |
| The Byrds | 5 | 4.2 |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 4.2 |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 4.33 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.33 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 4.33 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 4.33 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 1.33 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1.33 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 1 |
| Ice Cube | 2 | 1.5 |
| Belle & Sebastian | 2 | 1.5 |
| Blur | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Funkadelic | 2, 5 |
| Kanye West | 4, 1 |
| Miles Davis | 4, 3, 5, 2 |
| Brian Eno | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
5-Star Albums (212)
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Elliott Smith · 3 likes
5/5
Day97 - discovering great albums like this is what i’m here for.
Living Colour · 3 likes
5/5
Day575 - i bet not many albums can mix mick jagger, public enemy and david byrne. im going to put this back into my music rotation
k.d. lang · 3 likes
4/5
Day398 - k.d. lang could sing me the phone book and i’d listen
Dennis Wilson · 2 likes
5/5
Day651 - the lore of dennis wilson just leveled up. beach boy adjacent in the best way possible
New York Dolls · 1 likes
5/5
Day268 - the same boomers who fight against the gays and drag queens we’re listening to the dolls and wanting to be as cool as them. put them in the rock and roll hall of fame before they’re all dead.
1-Star Albums (44)
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Muddy Waters
4/5
Day1- how cool would it have been to be there just to see Got My Mojo Working
Talking Heads
4/5
Day2- i wish i was introduced to the talking heads when i was younger. such a cool album
Iron Maiden
3/5
Day3 - loud and fast. i’ve never been a huge metal guy but if you’re gong to listen to this kind of music it should be good and this is good ps. Iron Maiden should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Zombies
5/5
Day4 - i know the zombies by their hits but now i see why this album is considered a classic. the track list is so good going from song to song and the harmonies are amazing. i remember then touring a few years ago and playing the album live and i’m upset i didn’t see them when i had the chance. if you like pet sounds you’ll like this one
Portishead
2/5
Day5 - not my cup of tea. Sour Times and Glory Box are good but the rest no thanks
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Day6 - the first 2 are great after that i liked yearnin learnin and africano. i wasn’t into the rest of them
Massive Attack
4/5
Day7 - i have never heard of massive attack. definitely worth the listen. blue lines and daydreaming were my favorites. would recommend
T. Rex
4/5
Day8 - not my favorite t. rex album
Stephen Stills
3/5
Day9 - solid album
Nick Drake
2/5
Day10 - i don’t know if this is an album i needed to hear before i die but it was ok
The Isley Brothers
2/5
Day11 - 1 good song 4 bad covers
Van Morrison
4/5
Day12 - what a talent too bad he’s such a shithead but this is an amazing live album
George Michael
5/5
Day13 - maybe it’s not perfect but it’s close six great songs on one album and it’s not even a greatest hits album
Steely Dan
4/5
Day14 - i’m on a hot streak with awesome albums. it’s amazing how well these songs hold up after 50 years
Willie Nelson
5/5
Day15 - glad we have willie and his music
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Day16 - makes me want to dance like christopher walken
Ray Charles
4/5
Day17 - amazing what a great song interpreter can do with already great songs
Dr. Octagon
2/5
Day19 - ridiculous but kinda cool. a crazy concept album that nobody in their right might would think of.
David Bowie
3/5
Day20 - it’s a fine bowie album and if i keep listening im sure it will grown on me
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Day21 - what a voice
Fela Kuti
5/5
Day22 - there’s a good podcast from “who cares about the rock hall” about fela kuti from 2021 when he was nominated. he was an interesting guy and this album is great
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Day23 - other than no woman no cry i didn’t know what to expect from this album. it’s almost 50 years old and still sounds amazing. definitely adding to my library
Arcade Fire
1/5
Day24 - i’ve heard of arcade fire but not their music and it’s not for me. every generation has their moody music but this is pretty terrible
Beatles
5/5
Day25 - this is an easy one. other than michelle which i personally don’t like this is a classic that everyone should hear
TV On The Radio
3/5
Day26 - pretty good album. i like their sound.
Air
2/5
Day27 - never would have listened to this but it’s not bad. kinda spacey, kinda weird like a french fatboy slim or daft punk
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
Day29 - this should be on the albums no one should ever listen to list
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Day30 - theres a reason this album is considered a masterpiece
Bonnie Raitt
5/5
Day31 - i was just a teen when this album came out it was my first intro to bonnie raitt. i remember liking a couple songs then but now i can appreciate this album and see why it was so loved and awarded and if you’ve never heard her version of angel from montgomery you should know.
Roxy Music
3/5
Day32 - i don’t remember roxy music growing up but i’ve been catching up the last 5 years or so.
Janis Joplin
5/5
Day33 - i’ve only heard me and bobby mcgee off this album and it’s not even the best song on the album. her voice is awesome and she can scream like no one else.
Dire Straits
4/5
Day34 - more than just sultans of swing
Os Mutantes
2/5
Day35 - fun weird album
Badly Drawn Boy
1/5
Day36 - i read some reviews before i listened and didn’t have a good feeling. after a couple songs i thought this isn’t too bad, but it just never picked up. it sounds like it was made in a basement with every instrument that was lying around
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Day37 - sly was a genius and this is an amazing album
Jurassic 5
4/5
Day38 - another cool album i wouldn’t have given a chance to. discovering stuff like this is what make this so much fun y
Arcade Fire
1/5
Day39 - i’m blown away that even one arcade fire is considered essential much less two of these turds
R.E.M.
5/5
Day40 - i’m sure this is only the first r.e.m. album that i’ve got and it’s a good one.
The Cardigans
1/5
Day41 - one good song doesn’t make an album worth listening to.
Funkadelic
2/5
Day42 - first of all it’s not on apple music which is a pain. listening to it on youtube just isn’t the same but it seems less funky and more psychedelic
Pavement
2/5
Day43 - i’m a big fan of 90’s alternative but this mumbly slacker garage band isn’t for me
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Day44 - crazy how many stevie wonder songs that i don’t know. what a great listen
Finley Quaye
1/5
Day45 - meh
Julian Cope
3/5
Day46 - sounds like if the doors made 90’s music
The Smiths
3/5
Day47 - it’s a good album and the smiths are great but morrisey is such a a-hole it penalizes the rating
Gorillaz
2/5
Day48 - i was never a fan of the gorillaz but i tried listening with an open mind but other than clint eastwood i couldn’t get into it
The Prodigy
1/5
Day49 - maybe at the club late at night this might be cool but i don’t know who could listen to this on a wednesday
Jazmine Sullivan
1/5
Day50 - this isn’t the worst i’ve heard so far but it’s not far off l. 50 albums in and i’ve heard more bad than good
ZZ Top
4/5
Day51 - thats a big texas sized 10-4 for this one from me
B.B. King
5/5
Day52 - i don’t have the blues everyday but i can listen to the blues everyday
Simply Red
4/5
Day53 - i went in fully expecting to hate this but listening to this on a slow sunday morning was enjoyable
Blur
2/5
Day54 - other than song2 i wasn’t crazy about this one
Digital Underground
4/5
Day55 - shock g(rip) was an under appreciated writer, rapper. doowutchyalike is awesome. this is a fun album and the sound is so much better than the doo doo mumble rappers.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Day56 - it’s not rumours but it’s still really good
Hole
3/5
Day57 - a better album than i remembered. violet is a good one
Prince
4/5
Day58 - the coolest guy making another cool album
Green Day
5/5
Day59 - Probably the best album of 2004
and still great 20years later
Rush
4/5
Day60 - idk if i would listen to any of them except tom sawyer or limelight on purpose again but i enjoyed the album
Björk
2/5
Day61 - i can understand why bjork is on the list. her songs and her voice are interesting
Ash
2/5
Day62 - this is the most 90’s generic rock. silverchair or the toadies would have been a better pick.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
Day63 - thank you tom petty for leaving us with such great albums
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Day64 - he has a smooth voice
The Who
2/5
Day65 - my generation is a classic song but the rest of the album is a lot of soul and blues covers. i want to give it more stars but i didn’t grow up listening to the who so they aren’t as important to me as the beatles or the stones
Elvis Presley
5/5
Day66 - elvis’ voice and the jordanaires singing backup is a recipe for a great album. such a night is my favorite elvis song
The Incredible String Band
2/5
Day67 - that was weird
Tears For Fears
5/5
Day67 - the first record i bought and i wore it out and still love it. curt smith on psych always makes me laugh
The B-52's
5/5
Day69 - what a great band that just got better over time. should be in the rock hall
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Day70. - i don’t know how many pet shop boys albums are on this list but this isn’t the one i would pick
Leftfield
1/5
Day71 - so this is terrible. i know everyone has different tastes in music but who’s listening to this at work or in the car ?
James Brown
4/5
Day72 - here he is mr. dynamite, the hardest working man in show business. this is a fun, short album
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Day73 - i only new 2 leonard cohen songs before this and i wasn’t expecting anything so good and so 80’s
Mekons
4/5
Day74 - genius poets,maybe-bad karaoke, sounds like it-punks with synthesizer and violins, that too. guess who liked it though? this guy
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Day75 - a really good album with 2 classics
2/5
Day76 - crazy that an album was released with just 3 songs
Röyksopp
2/5
Day77 - maybe it’s good for background music but that would be about it
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Day78 - this is a great debut album.hearing al kooper’s story about discovering lynerd skynerd and really making southern rock popular is awesome. jacksonville in the 70’s was like seattle in the 90’s
Nina Simone
4/5
Day79 - beautiful album
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Day80 - sounds like the background music at a wellness store
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Day81 - it sounds like the arctic monkeys singing james bond theme songs
Beatles
5/5
Day82 - can’t say enough about the beatles and what they mean to me
Gram Parsons
5/5
Day83 - i’m glad to see this album on here. truly one that should be heard
Britney Spears
4/5
Day84 - who doesn’t love some pop schmaltz. this album is definitely top heavy, the last couple weren’t great. i just saw britney is in the top 10 all time female singers in album sales so i would think this would be rated higher since most of you own a copy
The War On Drugs
5/5
Day85 - not what i was expecting. sounds a lot like ryan adams to me.this is a good album
Eminem
2/5
Day86 - i wanna like eminem but i think this is such a product of the time it’s hard to listen to.
2Pac
2/5
Day87 - i know he’s culturally significant and he sounds good but the lyrics didnt age well
Radiohead
2/5
Day88 - i think radiohead is one of those bands that you love or hate. i don’t love them
Solomon Burke
4/5
Day89 - smooth, soulful. solomon burke could sing the phone book and make it sound cool
Elastica
3/5
Day90 - I remember connection being a big hit in ‘95 but never listened to the album. better than i expected
Method Man
3/5
Day91 - this is a tough one. method man is great the beat flows well, but it feels long and repetitive
Blondie
4/5
Day92 - a really good album with two monster hits on it.
Adele
2/5
Day93 - i’m not the target audience for adele. her voice is good and i made it through the album but i wouldn’t do it again.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Day94 - if avocado toast was an album
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Day95 - sit back with a drink and relax to the smooth sounds of old blue eyes
Deep Purple
4/5
Day96 - there’s a reason they’re in the rock and roll hall of fame. this is a really good rock album more than just smoke on the water
Elliott Smith
5/5
Day97 - discovering great albums like this is what i’m here for.
Common
2/5
Day98 - common and kanye sound really good together. the music and beats are good to bad the lyrics are lame
Primal Scream
3/5
Day99 - i really liked medication it sounds like an oasis song
Oasis
5/5
Day100 - a milestone day and i get one of my favorite’90’s artists
2/5
Day101 - a strange xtc album to choose when there’s at least two better ones.
The Byrds
3/5
Day102 - a good album just not the best album from the byrds
Radiohead
4/5
Day102 - i was ready to judge this one before i listened. i’m not a radiohead fan but this is a good one
Don McLean
5/5
Day103 - american pie and vincent and masterpieces
Muddy Waters
5/5
Day104 - crazy that this came out in 1977 it seems like it’s from a different era. i don’t know how many muddy waters albums are on this list but this is a great one
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Day105 - if you think mick jagger will still be out there trying to be a rock star at age fifty, then you are sadly, sadly mistaken - dennis hope
Otis Redding
5/5
Day106 - i don’t know who’s voice i like better otis redding or sam cooke but i could listen to him all day
Eels
4/5
Day107 - seems like a big debut song from the debut album hurt the band overall. gen-x can’t help but be pulled to this music after getting raised like we were
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
Day108 - i’m a big fan of first wave on xm radio and i’ve never heard of this group and im a little disappointed.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Day109 - i didn’t think i knew any of these songs but i realized black sabbath is ubiquitous and i hear these songs in tv shows and ringtones
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Day110 - i don’t know the bongo band but i’ve heard these songs In rap and hip hop for the last forty years
The Roots
2/5
Day111 - does this age well? sounds good but the lyrics lame
Justin Timberlake
4/5
Day112 - really talented, a good debut album with at least 3 classic early 2000’s pop hits. i’m sure they would go back and tone down some of the pharrell slickness if they could
AC/DC
3/5
Day113 - obviously a great rock album i’m just not a big ac/dc guy
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Day114 - better than i thought something called super furry animals would be
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Day114 - jesus i can’t even put into words how much i hate this whole album
Stan Getz
5/5
Day115 - funny that this is the second album that has started with “the girl from ipanema” i didn’t know the bossa nova was something you should listen to. it’s really good
Public Enemy
4/5
Day116 - it’s a shame that the same problems that chuck d wrote about 30+ years ago still apply. by the time i got to arizona is a fantastic song
The Darkness
3/5
Day117 - i don’t know if this album belongs on this list but it was a bold album in the early 00’s to try to bring back glam rock.
The White Stripes
3/5
Day118 - i think jack white is really talented and makes cool music
Metallica
4/5
Day119 - one of the best hard rock albums whether your a metallica fan or not. all the people who trash this one are mad this album introduced metallica to the mainstream. on a side note what a bunch of d-bags.
Japan
4/5
Day120 - you can hear their influence on the new wave that was coming
Eagles
4/5
Day121 - if i reviewed this 30 years ago it would be five stars but as good as it is if i never have to hear the eagles again i’ll be happy
Talking Heads
5/5
Day122 - so good that psycho killer isn’t even the best song on the album. uh-oh loves comes to town and don’t worry about the government are amazing.
Moby Grape
4/5
Day123 - probably like a lot of people i’ve never heard of moby grape. i’m sure there’s an interesting history behind this band cause the music is pretty good and i bet they influenced many others
Fairport Convention
4/5
Day124 - electric folk rock right up my alley
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Day125 - how great would it be to be this talented and weird and have the opportunity to make the music you want to without rules
Funkadelic
5/5
Day126 - that’s a good album
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Day127 - not something i would listen to everyday but it really is a beautiful album
Traffic
4/5
Day128 - it blows my mind that 20 year olds were making such great music
Santana
4/5
Day129 - i kinda was ready not to like this one but it’s pretty freakin good
Aerosmith
4/5
Day130 - walk this way and sweet emotion are classic rock staples for a reason they’re awesome
Ride
2/5
Day131 - shoegaze is a term i’ve never heard. ride sounds like oasis and blur had a baby that tried to be different and it didn’t work
UB40
2/5
Day131 - if you told me this was one long song i wouldn’t be able to argue with you
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5/5
Day132 - amazing and timeless
Depeche Mode
5/5
Day133 - it’s 1990 mtv is still huge and this album was everywhere. the top 40 was all over the place musically but this felt like something new and it still holds up today
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Day134 - they said f it let’s go get weird and i’m here for it and im getting that t-shirt
Pulp
3/5
Day135 - much more brit pop on here than i expected. i liked this better than blur not as much as oasis
Beach House
2/5
Day136 - sounds like they should have stopped the list before 2010
American Music Club
3/5
Day137 - why is a must hear album so hers to find? it does sound pretty good, kinda like bruce springsteen and richard thompson
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Day138 - it’s really good but kinda wild i’ve never heard one of these songs before
Yes
3/5
Day139 - i’m not a big fan. roundabout is a classic and the rest aren’t bad just not my cup of prog tea
Donald Fagen
2/5
Day140 - steely dan good , donald fagen solo bad
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Day142 - if you just listen to this album and didn’t know the name of the band or the album name it would probably rate higher. the title song is shockingly good
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Day143 - this is so good and it’s not even in my top five favorite springsteen albums
Kings of Leon
2/5
Day144 - i don’t know much about kings of leon other than their only by the night album but it seems light years better than this mess
Kings of Leon
2/5
Day145 - back to back kings of leon seems like a cruel joke. there’s thousands of artists and these goobers get at least 2 albums on this list
The Offspring
4/5
Day146 - 30 years old and it holds up really well. four really good songs on here
Elton John
5/5
Day147 - madman across the water is one of my favorite songs and levon and tiny dancer are just timeless gems.
Kendrick Lamar
1/5
Day148 - could be a good instrumental album
Frank Zappa
4/5
Day149 - weird is good and this is weird
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Day150 -. you might be tired of these songs but it’s hard to deny how massive this album was/is. sweet child o’mine was a mtv staple and paradise is so good in the “can’t hardly wait” movie
Grizzly Bear
2/5
Day151 - i am always down to get into sad melancholy music but grizzly bear is for a different sad generation
David Bowie
4/5
Day152 - going in blind to this album other than golden years and it’s amazing
Nas
5/5
Day153 - i’m ashamed i never took time to listen to this before now it might be the best 30 year old album i never heard
ZZ Top
4/5
Day154 - i prefer the more bluesy sound of tres hombres but this was a huge album with the iconic car and videos
The Bees
2/5
Day155 - i would rather listen to actual bees
Johnny Cash
5/5
Day156 - the perfect live album
King Crimson
3/5
Day157 - buckle up this is a long album. i have met my flute quota for the rest of the list.
Wilco
5/5
Day158 - great album from beginning to end
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Day159 - take out that goofy ooby dooby song and this is an album worthy of top 100 or better all time
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Day160 - husker dü is not my favorite band that came out of minnesota in the 1980’s but they sound cool and i enjoyed listening to the whole album
The Killers
4/5
Day161 - mr brightside is such a great song, it’s reached levels of ubiquity that not many songs have before and it’s crazy that all these things that i’ve done is about matt pinfield. this album is still good 20 years later
Talking Heads
4/5
Day162 - i wasn’t familiar with these songs other than take me to the river and it might not be for everyone but those three made unbelievable music together
Lou Reed
4/5
Day163 - don’t do drugs kids but if you do, try and be as cool as lou reed
OutKast
4/5
Day164 - i like these foul-mouthed dudes the lyrics are fun and the beats are so good. honestly it has a hand full of really good songs. so fresh,so clean,ms. jackson and b.o.b stood out to me. put them in the rock and roll hall of fame
Bon Jovi
3/5
Day165 - i won’t let my dislike sway my review. 3 huge songs that everyone knows, but it’s really such over produced pop. albums like this i wish you could give half stars cause 3.5 seems fair
The Temptations
3/5
Day166 - i like the psychedelic soul description i was into cloud nine and runaway child running wild but the rest maybe a little to much of sad sack songs
George Michael
5/5
Day167 - one of my favorite albums ever and it has only gotten better over time
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Day168 - another all time great album and i learned that pastime paradise is the music for gangsta’s paradise which was a fun discovery
Gang Of Four
4/5
Day169 - what a great album i didn’t know anything about gang of four previously and i really enjoyed it
Kanye West
4/5
Day170 -i was prepared to hate this and give it one star but it’s good. much better than either kendrick lamar album i’ve had to listen to
Miles Davis
4/5
Day171 - gimme that cool jazz. i wish i would have got this album on a sunday morning but im glad i got it.
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Day172 - listening to different types of jazz is interesting. this is much different than a miles davis but still good
The Fall
3/5
Day173 - i listened before looking at the reviews and they’re honestly higher than i expected. it’s loud,kind of a mess but fun
3/5
Day174 - i enjoy listening to ray davies voice but most of the kinks songs don’t click with me
Elvis Presley
4/5
Day175 - another cool listen from the king. wearin that loved on look was the highlight for me, the momma and daddy songs not so much
Basement Jaxx
1/5
Day176 - they gotta throw in a turd to make you appreciate the good music
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Day177 - the first two songs are all time classics and i really enjoyed “long time gone”
3/5
Day178 - makes me wonder how many war albums are in this list cause this one is just ok
Kate Bush
3/5
Day179 - i can’t wrap my ears around kate bush. i’ve read she was ahead of her time and maybe she still is
Ryan Adams
5/5
Day180 - highly enjoyable album and i don’t think it’s his best album. i never get tired of “to be young”
Wilco
4/5
Day181 - listening to whole albums is the best way to take in wilco. i knew a few songs before this list but now after my second album i can see why wilco is on here.
Queen
4/5
Day182 - i’ve always heard this is a classic queen album but other than bohemian rhapsody i didn’t love the rest of it
Beatles
5/5
Day183 - what a great album full of the songs my mom listened to when i was little
The Triffids
2/5
Day184 - i can think of a handful of ‘80s artists that won’t make the list with better albums, but it’s nostalgic and i watched “the secret of my success” and “beverly hills cop” after listening to this
Nick Drake
4/5
Day185 - second nick drake album and i enjoyed this one much more than five leaves left
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Day186 - these real wordy fun story-telling songs that joni mitchell writes are what i love
Cornershop
4/5
Day187 - very enjoyable. what a great album title. there’s 3 or 4 really fun songs on here
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Day188 - obviously very musically talented and mozart probably would love them but does ever song have to have a synthesizer solo? extra star for the album concept
The Stooges
4/5
Day189 - album title says it all. rock on
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Day190 - i wasn’t expecting a bollywood movie soundtrack but it’s kinda fun and now im gonna try and watch shalimar
Soundgarden
5/5
Day191 - six amazing songs on one album makes it a masterpiece. chris cornell’s will be remembered as one of the greatest front men ever
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Day192 - one of my all time favorites and i’d say a perfect album
Beck
4/5
Day193 - first of all beck is a genius. sea change is definitely more relaxed than most of his albums but it’s amazing how he can keep re-inventing himself
Jane Weaver
3/5
Day194 - a pleasant sounding albium nothing groundbreaking or special but i liked it
TLC
3/5
Day195 - there’s some good songs but also some really bad over-produced crap. looking back those three had tons of talent unfortunately with lots of drama around them. they should release a stripped down version of this like the beatles did with let it be
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Day196 - wasn’t familiar with this group but i thought it was a pretty easy album to listen to
Suzanne Vega
4/5
Day197 - a suzanne vega album with none of the three songs i know, but after listening this is a worthy album full of really good songs
The Verve
4/5
Day198 - better than i thought it would be. more like oasis less like blur. weird strategy to start with the biggest song but there are at least three other songs worth hearing
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Day199 - this freakin guy just oozes cool. this a late night album for everyone
Aimee Mann
2/5
Day200 - aimee mann is a name i’ve heard for thirty years or more. i know the critics love her but it isn’t what i would listen to by choice
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Day201 - classic,nostalgic,influential and just plain fun. it’s like that
Hot Chip
3/5
Day202 - i saw electronica and was ready to hate it but it’s pretty good sort of daft punk meets the pet shop boys
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Day203 - this album is full of wonderful songs. wait until tomorrow, little wing, castles made of sand and bold as love are going into my library
Ian Dury
2/5
Day204 - if bert from mary poppins got a record deal. i don’t hate it and it was kinda silly to listen to
Stereolab
2/5
Day205 - you can keep your beeps and boops
Sex Pistols
5/5
Day206 - it’s wild that the sex pistols had one album and it’s an all time great
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Day207 - i love the new wave punk sound of siouxsie and the banshees, missing persons, berlin. i wish i would have been introduced to more of it growing up.
5/5
Day208 - a genius doing genius things
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Day209 - maybe the best band name i’ve never heard of. It sounds like the revenge of the nerds made an album
Bob Dylan
5/5
Day210 - the word genius is thrown around a lot (by me) but dylan writes these amazing lyrics and thus album is an all time classic
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Day211 - a big band banger
Derek & The Dominos
5/5
Day212 - judging by the music this is a five star album i try not to judge artists personal lifes but it’s crazy what the last four years did to clapton’s reputation
David Bowie
4/5
Day212 - not my favorite but it’s still bowie and to still be making relevant music after six decades is incredible
The Auteurs
2/5
Day213 - whiny nasally brit pop that i hope im about done with
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
Day214 - maybe because i’ve never heard of this guy but it sounds like craig mac or the wu tang clan and that’s not bad but it’s not original sounding
Sigur Rós
2/5
Day215 - i enjoyed the sound but not really the lyrics
Black Sabbath
5/5
Day216 - it’s good to get an album that i know but not all the songs are familiar and it holds up to the reputation
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Day217 - i’m sorta surprised how much i enjoyed this album. i wasn’t familiar with them and they remind me of siouxsie and the banshees
Supergrass
2/5
Day218 - another day another very average brit pop album. i like “alright” well enough but im not adding any to my playlists
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Day219 - almost fifty years ago and still just as relevant and it’s very cool
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Day220 - gen-x is the coolest most melancholy generation and i love it. this is not bad and i really liked madeleine mary
The Doors
4/5
Day221 - rating great bands that you don’t like is tough. this is obviously a great album but something about the doors never clicked with me
10cc
3/5
Day222 - three stars seems generous for this album. 10cc has three songs i know and none on this album but the mob has spoken and three stars it is
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Day223 - from the videos on mtv to listening to the album just for the music this is a masterpiece
Tom Waits
4/5
Day225 - this was a surprisingly good album. the lyrics are fantastic and the music isn’t overbearing. i put it on and just chilled
The Police
5/5
Day225 - the police are definitely in my top fifteen favorite bands and synchronicity is my favorite by them. this album has six hits that i’ve loved since i was nine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Day226 - not many bands get better after fifteen years together but to me this is better than blood sugar sex magik. this album kinda defined their sound since then
Tim Buckley
2/5
Day226 - sounds like this would be the house band in a roadhouse knockoff movie
The xx
2/5
Day227 - generic indie sounds from a forgettable band
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Day228 - not at all what i thought cowboy junkies would sound like. interesting and different the sweet jane cover was good
Rush
4/5
Day229 - if you thought queen was operatic and over the top you haven’t heard the opening song on this album, twenty minutes of wild lyrics and amazing drums and guitars. this isn’t a rush album i would go back to but they’re definitely pioneers in what they do
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Day230 - i enjoy the hits but it happened in monterey was my favorite. the line”broke somebody’s heart and i fear it was mine” is a good one
Massive Attack
2/5
Day231 - i really liked the other massive attack album i had earlier but this one missed the mark
The Doors
4/5
Day232 - sounds like the doors
The KLF
2/5
Day233 - i tried it. i didn’t like it
Hawkwind
3/5
Day234 - any band that can stay active with some original members for over fifty years is impressive especially if one of those members was lemmy kilmeister. this album is long and loud with a couple songs worth listening to
Saint Etienne
2/5
Day235 - the sounds of early nineties electo dance are kinda fun. only love can break your heart is good
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
Day236- sit back with a drink and enjoy this little nugget. jazz doesn’t go out of style and bill evans trio is going into my jazz favorites
Waylon Jennings
5/5
Day238 - i love waylon jennings and billy joe shaver wrote him a classic. ain’t no god in mexico and black rose are fantastic songs
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Day238 - i liked this album, maybe not as much as chaos factory but proud mary alone makes it great
Black Sabbath
3/5
Day239 - idk every great band doesn’t need every one of their albums on this list, but that’s just like opinion man
The Thrills
2/5
Day242 - this was hard to listen to. it’s like the american version of whiny brit-pop
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Day243 - beats are good the lyrics are hit and miss
Beatles
5/5
Day244 - i don’t know what’s better the first four songs or the last four. either way this is an amazing album
The Who
3/5
Day245 - do i need a live album of songs that are on studio albums already on this list? i don’t think so
Harry Nilsson
5/5
Day246 - this sound like the beatles but also like it could have been recorded yesterday. there should be a list of best album names cause this would be on it.
Ghostface Killah
4/5
Day247 - sucks to call this classic old school rap but it’s so much better than 2024 rap. forget kendrick lamar give me the wu tang clan in the super bowl halftime show
Beastie Boys
5/5
Day248 - the best beastie boys album. sure doesn’t seem like it’s 35 years old
The United States Of America
2/5
Day249 - what did i just listen to. i can just hear the parents tell kids to turn down this noise
Elis Regina
3/5
Day250 - another enjoyable bossa nova jazz album that im glad i listened to
King Crimson
2/5
Day251 - 1973 was a heck of a year for music with so many great albums from different genres and i thought i liked prog rock but it turns out i only like it a little bit
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Day252 - what a run of success ccr had. this is the third album and maybe not as good as cosmo’s factory this does have three smash hits
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Day253 - apparently big with the indie crowd it sounds like something you would hear if you were visiting castles in westeros
Hole
3/5
Day254 - i gotta say it was better than i remembered. i think billy corgans writing helped
N.W.A.
4/5
Day255 - not many albums had this kind of cultural impact, half the white boys i knew had raiders hats. listening now is rough cause it’s so of it’s time
Killing Joke
4/5
Day256 - not as hardcore as i was expecting and i can definitely hear the influence they had on nine inch nails. this was a nice surprise album
The Crusaders
2/5
Day257 - this is a forgettable album, the jazz sound is pretty good but just seems generic
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Day258 - this is what i would call an essential album
Dire Straits
5/5
Day259 - the first three are iconic but the song brothers in arms is as poetic as any bob dylan song and probably my favorite dire straits song ever
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
Day260 - music is the best way to get your message to the people so why is this not on apple music?
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
Day261 - i came here hoping to discover albums like this. world music is not something i would normally listen to but this is good stuff
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
Day262 - i wasn’t a fan when this came out and in light of all the puff daddy news coming out in 2024 i don’t think this ages well
Mike Ladd
1/5
Day263 - lyrics are corny, the concept doesn’t work and just because you can use samples doesn’t mean you have to
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Day264 - a fun album that deserves a drink in your hand
Scott Walker
3/5
Day265 - i don’t know if this is supposed to be serious or not but it’s kind of fun. he sounds like martin short singing jackie rogers jr
Duran Duran
5/5
Day266 - there isn’t a bad song on this album good job duran duran
Syd Barrett
3/5
Day267 - if you told me this was an early pink floyd album i wouldn’t argue
New York Dolls
5/5
Day268 - the same boomers who fight against the gays and drag queens we’re listening to the dolls and wanting to be as cool as them. put them in the rock and roll hall of fame before they’re all dead.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Day269 - i enjoyed revisiting hwy61, bob is an amazing wordsmith
Metallica
3/5
Day270 - i guess i just like the hits you can have the rest of their songs
Fats Domino
5/5
Day271 - even though i had to find the track list and search for the songs it was worth it
Milton Nascimento
2/5
Day172 - i don’t know if understanding words would make this album better
The Stone Roses
5/5
Day273 - 1989 had some great albums and this should have been bigger than it was in the states.
Peter Tosh
2/5
Day274 - i listened a couple times cause i want to like this but it’s not happening
Kraftwerk
4/5
Day275. - i’m glad they finally got into the rock n roll hall of fame they influenced so many including the rubinoos
Moby
3/5
Day276 - seems like a win win. the sampled artists get new life to a new audience
2/5
Day277 - if they would just take out half the noises it would be digestible
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Day278 - more than just hallelujah, i was kinda surprised how good this album was
XTC
4/5
Day279 - kind of an underrated band overshadowed by the big 80’s bands like the cute,rem and the smiths but they have some really good songs
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Day280 - this dude really is everywhere. i could do without all the talking before the songs start but it’s a fun album
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Day281 - i thought maybe they would be more than their one hit but then i listened and realized i was wrong
Yes
4/5
Day282 - this is a top tier prof rock album
De La Soul
5/5
Day283 - glad to see this one on apple music now. it’s one of the best rap albums ever
The Police
5/5
Day284 - call it reggae, punk or rock it’s still awesome
Patti Smith
5/5
Day285 - real raw rock and roll
Joe Ely
3/5
Day286 - maybe in 1978 this was something cool and different,not that it’s bad but it doesn’t seem important now.
Jerry Lee Lewis
5/5
Day286 - jerry lee lewis is early rock and roll royalty and this is fun stuff. if the rock hall went back and threw out every piece of crap artist who lived it would empty the place out so i’ll separate the artist from the person
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Day288 - a true legend and worthy of her queen of soul title
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Day289 - to have the talent to make an album like this and not turn out silly only nick cave could pull this off
Arcade Fire
2/5
Day290 - i feel should get an award for having to listen to my third arcade fire album. hopefully this is the last one
The Monkees
4/5
Day291 - i didn’t know these songs but they’re good and how can you not like the monkeys
David Bowie
5/5
Day292 - the real hero
Raekwon
4/5
Day293 - i don’t love every track but my head does bob on most of them.i do wonder if they change the trump lyrics during concerts nowadays?
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Day294 - other than concrete jungle and stir it up i didn’t really care for
Goldfrapp
3/5
Day295 - i read electonic and was ready to hate it but this is more folk and it’s pretty good
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Day296 - the story of superstition being written for jeff beck and taken back by stevie’s management because they knew it would be a hit is crazy and they were right without superstition on this album it wouldn’t be as well viewed
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Day297 - i can hear the strokes and devo listening to this album but i would rather listen to the strokes and devo
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Day298 - i was surprised how good this one was. he definitely had a prince , stevie wonder thing going but i guess he couldn’t follow this up
Frank Sinatra
5/5
Day299 - an album for the broken hearted and melancholy. i’m neither and i loved it
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Day300 - this is the second time i’ve got an album by a one hit wonder and the one hits not even on the album
Pixies
3/5
Day301 - rated knowing how influential the pixies were and where is my mind is a good one
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Day302 - i wish i could put words together like leonard cohen
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Day303 - i really liked the ali farka touré album and this one is almost as good. petit metier was my favorite
Iggy Pop
4/5
Day304 - a real rocker. i took off my shirt and sand along
The Undertones
2/5
Day305 - underwhelming by the undertones
JAY Z
2/5
Day306 - overrated album by an overrated artist
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Day307 - they’re a good indie rock band. they might not be popular but they have put out some good stuff. even though it’s not on this album counting crows covers “start again” and it’s a good one
The Clash
5/5
Day308 - a great album from the only band that matters
Tom Waits
5/5
Day309 - tom waits is becoming my favorite find on this list
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Day310 - a little of this goes a long way but i’ve always liked dinosaur jr. and their sloppy guitar sound
David Bowie
5/5
Day311 - this is another great bowie album other than the across the universe cover that i didn’t care for
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Day312 - i was so into grunge and alternative in 1993 to appreciate how good the wu tang clan was and this one has hit after hit
Pearl Jam
5/5
Day313 - a seminal record in this young man’s life and 33 years later it’s still one of the best top to bottom albums ever
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Day314 - i’ve tried a few times over the years to get into sleater-kinney even though they haven’t clicked with me yet ill keep trying
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
Day315 - this is a fantastic rap album with so many hits and the reason they’re in the rock and roll hall of fame
Jamiroquai
3/5
Day316 - it’s fine, it definitely sounds like a jamiroquai album it doesn’t have the only two songs by him that i know but they all kinda sound the same
Boston
5/5
Day317 - from first to last this a complete rock album. boston should get into the rock and roll hall of fame but it’s too bad brad delp won’t be there when they do, what a voice he had
Talking Heads
5/5
Day318 - i love talking heads and i rated the last album to low but ill make it up on this one
5/5
Day319 - the best oasis album. i can’t wait for the tour next year to see if they can not kill each other
Circle Jerks
5/5
Day320 - this one is going in the most underrated album file. it’s fast,loud and the lyrics are awesome
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Day321 - nothing original or interesting
Iron Maiden
4/5
Day322 - prowler got me and i held on for the whole loud album
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Day323 - can it be influencial and bad at the same time? i do like the bass playing throughout
Beck
5/5
Day323 - the first three songs of this album are awesome and i’m looking foward to more beck albums on here
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Day324 - fifty-five years and still sounds amazing
Guided By Voices
4/5
Day325 - i don’t know how i’ve never heard this band before but it’s right up my alley
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Day326 - the two massive hits carry this but the rest are still good
Blue Cheer
4/5
Day327 -the first two cover songs were good but i really got into it after “out of focus”. the drumming on this album is excellent. i’ve never heard of them but this seems like a pretty influential album
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Day328 - i didn’t know herbie hancock had such a long career. this is perfectly funky
Björk
3/5
Day329 - a happy bjork is already a melancholy bjork, but a mad scorned bjork is gonna tear someone apart
SAULT
2/5
Day330 - monaters is a good one
The White Stripes
3/5
Day332 - this doesn’t really change my opinion of the white stripes, i like them when i hear them but i don’t go out of my way to do it
Mudhoney
5/5
Day333 - a candidate for best album title and it’s an awesome album
Thin Lizzy
5/5
Day334 - one of the best live albums i’ve ever heard. i love phil lynott’s voice. there’s been talk of putting them in the rock and roll hall of fame and im all for it. and one more thing, a young huey lewis plays harmonica on this album
k.d. lang
5/5
Day335 - i guess this is mostly a covers album but what a voice she has.
Van Halen
5/5
Day336 - van halen had some all time great albums maybe none better than this one
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Day337 - i think one leonard cohen album was enough
Cream
4/5
Day338 - listening for the first time and i didn't know jack bruce sang most of the songs. tales of brave ulysses sounds just like suzanna by leonard cohen.mothers lament is hilarious
David Bowie
5/5
Day339 - i loved this the day it came out and it just gets cooler every listen
1/5
Day340 - who did spirit pay to get on this list
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
Day341 - i fully expected to hate this album and boy did i ever
Tori Amos
3/5
Day342 - i wasn’t a fan but i can appreciate her talent
Jethro Tull
2/5
Day343 - i don’t get the praise jethro tull gets their whole sound always irritated me
Ute Lemper
2/5
Day344 - if bjork and barbara streisand had a dramatic baby who was over the patriarchy. it’s funny that nick cave,tom waits and elvis costello wrote songs for this
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
Day345 - an icon. the first six songs are amazing, she’ll be in the rock and roll hall of fame in 2025 and it will be long overdue
Joy Division
3/5
Day346 - i believe joy division/new order is an influential band and they have some pretty good songs but they might even be to depressing for me
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Day347 - i listened. i didn’t hate it but i feel like there was a handful of these ‘80’s-‘90’s groups that sounded like this. and once again this band had one big hit and it’s not even on the album. grrrr
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Day348 - i didn’t like this in the ‘90’s and won’t start now
4/5
Day349 - maybe i didn’t need another bob dylan album. especially a live one but it does have “visions of johanna” my favorite dylan song
Beck
5/5
Day350 - i remember buying this and loving it and now revisiting it really brings it back
The Who
3/5
Day351 - unarguably genius but i’d argue annoying
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Day352 - neil young has at least four albums that i think are amazing and this isn’t one of them. not that it’s bad but it’s a sign of apparently way more neil young to come
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Day353 - i came for the three hits and really liked the rest of them
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Day354 - baby can i hold you us my favorite tracy chapman song and the hold album still feels fresh 36 years later
Various Artists
4/5
Day355 - thanks phil this was a good one for xmas morning
The Byrds
4/5
Day356 - roger mcguinn is the overlooked genius. great lyrics and harmonies
The Go-Go's
5/5
Day357 - not just the hits but the whole album is amazing. they were long overdue for induction into the rock and roll hall of fame
Mudhoney
4/5
Day358 - 17 year old me would have loved this if i would have known about it.
Mylo
1/5
Day359 - there’s 58 minutes i’ll never get back
Prince
5/5
Day360 - his purple greatness. just a great album from top to bottom
Day361 - i was surprised how many of these songs i knew. i like u2 but not necessarily one of my favorites but this is a solid album
Sheryl Crow
5/5
Day362 - any album with four songs that everyone knows is obviously a classic
The Kinks
2/5
Day363 - seemed longer than it was and was kind of a chore. the crazy thing is that this is definitely someone’s favorite album
U2
4/5
Day364 - say what you want about u2 but there’s only a handful of bands that have made arguably great music for over forty years and this was the beginning
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Day365 - i thought i wouldn’t like it but the genre blending sounds works.
Kanye West
1/5
Day366 - it’s not edgy or provocative it’s just dumb
The Smiths
3/5
Day367 -if there’s three or four smiths albums on here this is my least favorite
Violent Femmes
4/5
Day368 - how awesome is kiss off? this album was on heavy rotation when it came out and it was fun to hear it again
Pixies
5/5
Day369 - i listen everyday to be surprised by something cool and this fits
The Doors
3/5
Day370 - roadhouse blues is great but it just falls off after that
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Day371 - my level of appreciation for neil young is what it is , i can’t be swayed anymore
Suede
2/5
Day372 - i’ll keep trying but so far other than oasis you can count me out of the brit pop genre.
Crowded House
5/5
Day373 - i could listen to neil finn sing all day. any album with three really good songs is worth this list
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Day374 - what a career paul mccartney has had,these songs still get played and still resonate with younger generations
Turbonegro
3/5
Day375 - i’m glad that there’s albums from different genres and from different countries cause i wouldn’t have ever listened to this and it was fun
Animal Collective
3/5
Day376 - the whole time i listened i kept thinking how it would be better without the synthesizers
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
Day377 - it was interesting but i was just waiting for it to better
Nirvana
4/5
Day378 - the anticipation for this album was crazy and it mostly lived up to all the hype
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Day379 - corny and campy but pretty good
Missy Elliott
3/5
Day380- it’s a good album but not top 100 all time
Pixies
4/5
Day381 - i’m becoming a pixies fan
Sugar
2/5
Day382 - bob mound is super cool but i wasn’t crazy about this album
Laibach
2/5
Day383 - this sounds like a goofy movie soundtrack
3/5
Day384 - this is one i might need to listen to a few more times to see if i like it or not
Judas Priest
4/5
Day385 - a treat to listen to. seeing them inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame was awesome
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Day386 - here’s a joke for you. what does a french seal sound like?
2/5
Day387 - muse, radiohead put’em in a blender and you couldn’t tell them apart
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Day388 - what a great start to an album but even though it was short i didn’t leave wanting more
Grateful Dead
5/5
Day389 - fantastic album full of my favorite grateful dead songs
Billy Joel
5/5
Day390 - this is such a good album and it might not even be his best album
The Kinks
4/5
Day391 - i had to listen twice. at first i thought it was corny and simple but i think i quite liked it
The Kinks
4/5
Day392 - seems unlikely to get back to back kinks albums but alas. they seem like a better band from the 1966 album to this 1968 album.
Brian Eno
4/5
Day393 - im not sure this belongs on the list even though its good and i’ve had it on all morning and i’ll probably listen again
Fred Neil
3/5
Day394 - you wonder why some make it and some don’t. dude writes his own songs and then they only get popular when someone else covers them. he even kinda sounds like merle haggard
DJ Shadow
1/5
Day395 - first and last time i will voluntarily listen to this
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Day396 - i like his voice and i like the songs but a little goes a long way
Roxy Music
3/5
Day397 - roxy music is probably the biggest new wave band that i never could get into
k.d. lang
4/5
Day398 - k.d. lang could sing me the phone book and i’d listen
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Day399 - this one is on the top hundred albums of all time so yeah you need to hear it
Beatles
5/5
Day400 - a milestone album on a milestone day
Pere Ubu
3/5
Day401 - i’ve never heard of pere ubu and i didn’t know what to expect but maybe they weren’t the best you can tell they are influencing better bands to come
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Day402 - not really important or influential really just a late 80’s pop album and you could find a dozen that sound the same
R.E.M.
5/5
Day403 - their fifth studio album and maybe their sixth best album but it’s still amazing
Ray Charles
4/5
Day404 - there’s not enough big band jazzy albums on here so it’s a treat to hear ray charles
CHIC
3/5
Day405 - i wonder what kind of music nile rodgers would make if he was a twenty something now
Aerosmith
5/5
Day406 - pump has four really great songs and what it takes is one of my favorites
Can
3/5
Day407 - i like the experimentation but not something i would return to
Faust
2/5
Day408 - more experimental german rock and i don’t think i can take anymore
Grant Lee Buffalo
4/5
Day409 - with a name like grant lee buffalo how can it not be cool. listening thirty-two years after its release is seems like it should have had a bigger audience. his sound is similar to the band the waterboys
CHIC
2/5
Day410 - i have nothing but respect for nile rodgers but this is goofy and pretty corny
Suede
3/5
Day411 - i didn’t particularly like the other album by suede but this one was pretty good
The The
4/5
Day412 - is it new wave?industrial? it’s weird and all over the place. i like it
The Beach Boys
4/5
Day413 - if you made a list of great american bands the beach boys would be at or close to the top. we all know their sound evolved to what it would be with pet sounds but the harmonies were always there and this us help me rhonda
Queens Of The Stone Age
4/5
Day414 - not the album from them i expected but it’s fun,kinda gross and it rocks
Bert Jansch
2/5
Day415 - the only thing interesting about this is the story of led zeppelin ripping him off and not giving credit
Wire
4/5
Day416 - this is what i want from my punk music
Heaven 17
4/5
Day417 - we need new wave again more than ever. synthesizers and lyrics that rage against the corruption and the fascists
Destiny's Child
3/5
Day418- who knows how people will judge this in fifty years but it’s better than some albums i’ve heard on this list
Brian Eno
2/5
Day419 - i guess sometimes when you put two geniuses in a room it’s this mess and not abbey road
Soft Machine
3/5
Day420 - first had me thinking that the album would be awful but the second track was really good. unfortunately the third and fourth songs followed the same pattern
Radiohead
2/5
Day421 - did the members of radiohead help make this list?
Bauhaus
3/5
Day422 - i feel like you need to be in a certain state of mind to appreciate this and i’m not in it
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Day423 - i started hearing about john mayall when he was nominated for the rock and roll hall of fame and it’s crazy how influential he was. hearing the blues from british white guys is kinda crazy though
TV On The Radio
2/5
Day424 - i guess it’s fine. their moms and girlfriends are probably the only ones demanding tv on the radio gets two albums on this list
Joy Division
3/5
Day425 - i don’t really love the music, but I think they’re cool. i hope this is the year that joy division/ new order get into the rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Day426 - this album has it all;rock,pop and a political message. one of the boss’ best
Femi Kuti
4/5
Day427 - driving with the window down. what a good vibe
Van Morrison
5/5
Day428 - it sounds like a live album and the lyrics are wonderful. it doesn’t have the hits of moondance but somehow it’s just as good
Suicide
2/5
Day429 - it definitely sounds experimental. maybe take away some of the louder keyboards and it could be pretty good
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
Day430 - i can’t wait to pull this one out on the beach this summer
Hookworms
3/5
Day431 - right out of the gate i was thinking what is this? it got better quickly and i ended up enjoying it
John Martyn
3/5
Day432 - i was surprised it was from 1973. i thought it was good background music
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Day433 - maybe the jon spencer punk explosion would be more fitting. chicken dog with rufus thomas was my favorite song on the album
The Pharcyde
4/5
Day434 - this is my favorite style of rap. jazzy and fun.
Brian Eno
1/5
Day435 - this is the first time an album has made me mad. it’s going straight to the never listen to again pile
Missy Elliott
2/5
Day436 - i come into each day with an open mind but not even ludicris and method man can get me to enjoy missy elliott
Slayer
4/5
Day437 - this is how i should start every monday morning
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Day438 - these guys sound pretty together i hope they stay together
Gillian Welch
3/5
Day439 - an understated lovely album
David Bowie
5/5
Day440 - throwing the word genius around is easy but it’s true with david bowie
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Day441 - maybe not my favorite stones album but gimme shelter is my favorite song
Kate Bush
2/5
Day442 - i try but there’s only so much of kate bush that my ears can handle
Big Star
5/5
Day443 - i love this album. alex chilton was so talented.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Day444 - it’s a good an album and i’m glad it’s on the list. its different enough from being a dylan copy. i don’t think i would return to it though
The Vines
2/5
Day445 - i’m not much of a fan of early 2000”s rock but get free saved this from a one star
Buzzcocks
4/5
Day446 - i’m really getting a punk music education and this is good stuff
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Day447 - i can hear how this could be your favorite band if you were a teenager in the 2000’s. take me out is a good song but overall frank ferdinand sounds like five other bands to me
Sonic Youth
4/5
Day448 - it’s probably the gen-x in me but it’s hard not to think sonic youth is cool as hell
The Louvin Brothers
5/5
Day449 - it’s gangster rap, it’s grunge, it’s awesome.
Neil Young
4/5
Day450 - a top five neil young album for me
The Flaming Lips
5/5
Day451 - this might be the most shocking album from a band i’ve heard. i associate the flaming lips with “she don’t use jelly” but this is so different lyrically and musically
Small Faces
2/5
Day452 - i’m getting a bit worn out on all these weird sixties british rock albums. i like what came out of the small faces just not them together
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Day453 - i was gonna complain about the sloppiness and garage band feel to it but the more i listened the more i liked it
The Jam
3/5
Day454 - you know what they say. that’s entertainment
Ice Cube
2/5
Day455 - i wasn’t really a fan of ice cube then and even less now but this does bring some nostalgia back
David Crosby
3/5
Day456 - this a pretty chill album. i enjoyed it
Coldcut
4/5
Day457 - not at all what i was expecting but ginger said give it four stars cause it brought back dancing days
Dwight Yoakam
5/5
Day458 - dwight yoakam was my favorite 90’s country singer. streets of bakersfield is amazing and i remember buying this cd when it came out
ABBA
3/5
Day459 - i was skeptical since it has none of the hits i know. i wouldn’t say i loved it but i made it thru
Jane's Addiction
5/5
Day460 - from the first line i was hooked. put them in the rock and roll hall of fame
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Day461 - everyone knows genius of love cause it’s great but i can’t say that for the rest
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Day462 - if you told me there would be two dexy midnight runner albums on this list and neither had come on eileen i’d say you are crazy. this is recorded like a live album which makes it interesting. they’re really talented, maybe they shouldn’t have got tagged as a one hit wonder
Boards of Canada
1/5
Day463 - ok who snuck this turd on the list?
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Day464 - the comfortably numb remake was fun and different
Madonna
3/5
Day465 - to have such a long career i know not every album is top to bottom good so i don’t judge this to harsh
Germs
5/5
Day466 - not many albums leave me wanting more but this was awesome
Björk
3/5
Day467 - is it 1 star cause it’s so weird or is it 5 stars cause it’s so weird? i’ll split the difference
Madonna
3/5
Day468 - ray of light is a good fun song. the rest of the album is kinda weak
Elvis Costello
4/5
Day469 - romeo was restless he was ready to kill. mystery dance should have been the first song on the album.
The Who
5/5
Day470 - iconic album with an iconic album cover
Day471 - the rod stewart led songs were the best but the whole album is really good
Screaming Trees
4/5
Day472 - i think screaming trees should have been bigger than they were
Gary Numan
4/5
Day473 - he’s so weird and cool i wish he was my grandpa
Soul II Soul
3/5
Day474 - pretty good head boppin songs
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
Day475 - one of the most forgettable albums i’ve heard
The Zutons
3/5
Day476 - didn’t think i would like it but i did. probably will forget it soon
The Charlatans
2/5
Day477 - i liked them better when they were called oasis
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
Day478 - i was hoping oxygene part 7 would be the ska version but alas
Sinead O'Connor
5/5
Day479 - an amazing album. nothing compares 2 u and emperors new clothes never get old
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
Day480 - lots of people probably enjoy this and maybe in a club it’s fine. listening in the car going to work it gave me a headache.
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Day481 - this is literally music that doesn’t offend anybody. when my youngest was in elementary school they did white winter hymnal in music class. boring at best
Lambchop
1/5
Day482 - it sounds like it’s there’s an inside joke and i don’t get it
The Smiths
4/5
Day483 - i m burned out on the smiths but this is their best album
Hanoi Rocks
4/5
Day484 - it does rock. rip razzle
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
Day485 - maybe being french makes it suck less but not much
The Associates
4/5
Day486 - the way it started i thought it was an instrumental album but then it got very goth-y and cool
The Replacements
5/5
Day487 - the replacements were confident enough to name their album let it be and cool enough to make it awesome
Pink Floyd
3/5
Day488 - i like the thought of liking this album. if this lead to what they would do then it’s worth it
Happy Mondays
5/5
Day489 - normally anything with electronica in the description turns me off but this was a great. everything seemed to blend perfectly
Bad Company
5/5
Day490 - a classic rock staple. paul rogers has one of the best voices. im happy they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame its to bad they’re all to old to perform
4/5
Day491 - this is the country music that appeals to me. silly, pun-y lyrics with great talent in the whole band from loretta to the jordanaires
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Day492 - i was surprised of the range of this album. i really enjoyed listening
Bob Dylan
3/5
Day493 - for an artist to put out arguably good music after thirty years is still a good feat. i remember this coming out and critics loved it but it’s hard for me to listen to.
Queen Latifah
4/5
Day494 - it’s really good old school rap. the ones with de la soul and monie love were my favorites
3/5
Day495 - the music and vocals were good and i had a good time trying to translate
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
Day496 - another fun afro-pop artist. this is one i would recommend because i know nobody has heard it
Paul Simon
5/5
Day497 - who needs a garfunkel
The Adverts
3/5
Day498- i’m glad to hear the bands that help lay the groundwork for their genres
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Day499 - sometimes i question why some albums are on this list. when no one’s heard of it there must have been a reason
Anthrax
4/5
Day500 - i’m feeling thoroughly thrashed and ready for the next five hundred albums
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
Day501 - never was a fan. this is tedious music
Pink Floyd
5/5
Day502 - a masterpiece that’s just as good driving or sitting in your room chilling
Eagles
4/5
Day503 - a great band with great songs but if i never heard them again i’d be ok
Beastie Boys
5/5
Day504 - one of my all-time favorites. rip mca
Merle Haggard
5/5
Day505 - drink hard, love hard and cry about it and don’t take any shit from the man. this is real country music
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Day506 - he has a smooth voice but this isn’t the album of his i would choose for this list
Rod Stewart
4/5
Day507 - rod stewart and his unique voice kept my attention all the way through
Venom
2/5
Day508 - i’m not a death metal fan by any means but i wonder what the reaction was forty years ago. listening now and reading the lyrics it sounds silly
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Day509 - i wasn’t expecting straight up blues then r&b from the captain. all in all i really enjoyed it
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Day510 - iconic opening and then an average instrumental album after
Gene Clark
4/5
Day511 - this would probably be labeled americana now
Mott The Hoople
4/5
Day512 - underrated band. put them in the rock and roll hall of fame
Sam Cooke
5/5
Day513 - this could have been longer and i still wouldn’t have gotten enough
Incubus
2/5
Day514 - i tried to like incubus when they came out but they just seem so pretentious. re-listening didn’t change my mind
fIREHOSE
4/5
Day515 - i’ll be putting this one on my library
Pink Floyd
5/5
Day516 - it’s incredible, one hit after another
Belle & Sebastian
1/5
Day517 - lame artists with mediocre voices and stupid instruments
Rod Stewart
4/5
Day518 - my favorite rod stewart album
The Clash
5/5
Day519 - a masterpiece from the only band that matters
Daft Punk
2/5
Day520 - i don’t know who can just listen to this. maybe it’s good for the club or a party
Mercury Rev
3/5
Day521 - maybe not as good as the flaming lips but still a pretty album
Radiohead
2/5
Day522 - no need for anymore radiohead albim. i’ve had enough
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
Day523 - if your complaint is that too many of the songs sound the same then you’re probably right but anything with mr. blue sky is awesome
Brian Wilson
4/5
Day524 - rip brian wilson a real genius and this album might not have the hits but the sounds made me smile
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Day525 - props for being so strange i didn’t know what was coming next
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Day526 - probably the best of the shoegaze genre. crazy that it’s forty years old
The Damned
3/5
Day527 - it’s punk but not as punk as a the germs
Deerhunter
2/5
Day528 - never heard of this and wish i hadn’t now. the shoegaze sound isn’t sonically appealing
Pavement
2/5
Day529 - i guess one pavement album wasn’t enough
Paul Simon
5/5
Day530 - this is one of my favorites. paul simon was at the top of his game with some help from amazing background singers like the every brothers and los lobos
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Day531 - her voice is better than most and the songs aren’t bad just overproduced. my wife would probably rate it better, but alas
Sonic Youth
5/5
Day532 - the longer i listened the more i liked it. this is the second sonic youth album and i kind of get the hype now
The Soft Boys
3/5
Day533 - there’s probably an interesting story behind a band that makes an arguably great album and then breaks up
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
Day534 - this might make it on the 2000 albums you need to hear before you die list, but come on.
Morrissey
2/5
Day535 - this man has a lot of feelings
Deep Purple
4/5
Day536 - the rock was better than advertised but the prog killed the mood
Jungle Brothers
5/5
Day537 - a bummer it’s not on apple music but it’s a pretty awesome album
George Jones
4/5
Day538 - he took the church hymns and added in some lovin,cheatin and drinking
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Day539 - two all time smash hits and you probably have to be on drugs for the rest of them
Joan Baez
3/5
Day540 - this sounds a hundred years old. it’s crazy how popular and mainstream she was with such a simple sound
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Day541 - i’m a big fan of tom morello for his musicianship and his political views but rage is a band that i couldn’t/can’t get into
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Day542 - i’ll give him credit for quantity, he has over 200 albums on itunes,but not this one.
The Hives
3/5
Day543 - i think compilations or greatest hits albums are kinda cheating but since i have no idea any of their songs i was kinda digging their sound.
Green Day
5/5
Day544 - this album hit hard and still sounds fresh
Kelela
3/5
Day545 - i didn’t have high expectations going in but i was pleasantly surprised
Talvin Singh
2/5
Day546 - as far as background music goes it’s fine
Lauryn Hill
2/5
Day547 - this has to be one of the most overhyped albums. doo-wop is a good one but the rest is blah
Metallica
3/5
Day548 - i didn’t like it when it came out, then it grew on me and now i can listen but only a couple songs are agreeable to my ears
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Day549 - this is an album i’m glad is on the list and i’m glad to listen. janis’ voice is amazing
Solange
1/5
Day550 - that sounded like i’d rather take a beating than listen again
Charles Mingus
3/5
Day551 - awesome jazz. needs less tuba
The Lemonheads
4/5
Day552 - adam duritz had a podcast and really turned me on to the lemonheads and this album in particular. the title track has been in my playlist for a few years now
Pulp
3/5
Day553 - as far as pulp albums go this has been my favorite one. it’s maybe a little slow but melancholy is where i lean
X-Ray Spex
5/5
Day554 - what a hidden gem. it’s ranked in all the greatest albums of all time lists and i’ve never heard it. great listen
Kraftwerk
4/5
Day555 - now’s the time on sprockets when we dance
PJ Harvey
4/5
Day556 - i had to switch back to my 90’s teen angst mode and then this album clicked
Sabu
2/5
Day557 - the longer i listened the less i liked it
Paul Weller
2/5
Day558 - how is this the same guy from the jam?
The Style Council
5/5
Day559 - i was thinking it was gonna be new wave but it was much more. definitely one of the best surprise albums i’ve had so far
50 Cent
2/5
Day560 - i’m what world should this be on any to listen to album. two stars cause i don’t ever want to see it again
Duke Ellington
4/5
Day561 - top tier jazz
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Day562 - i’m a fan of a lot of folk and i gave this a real shot. i might even try it again. down the road.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Day563 - what a great album to end on and what a legacy to leave
Christine and the Queens
4/5
Day564 - if you told me it’s an eighties album that i missed then i’d say it’s better than almost all of kate bush's stuff.
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Day565 - i finally get the rufus wainwright hype. really good album
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Day566 - does it get much better than this? i don’t think so
Parliament
5/5
Day567 - in the car,at work and chilling at home this is good vibes. side note:i always wondered how a band with so many could make any money
AC/DC
3/5
Day568 - not a band i’m a big fan of but no denying their impact on rock and those three hits are classic rock staples
Steely Dan
3/5
Day569 - other than my old school i just couldn’t get into the songs. i love the instruments and the sound just not lyrics
John Coltrane
2/5
Day570 - not enough good to make up for the bad
Frank Black
5/5
Day571 - i was into this right away. if i’ve learned anything from this project it’s that the pixies and black francis/frank black are amazing and should be in the rock and roll hall of fame
Fugees
3/5
Day572 - when your biggest hits are cover songs maybe your a cover band. i’m kind of kidding but as big as this album was their shelf life was short
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Day573 - iconic. lyrically one of my favorite artists. this is just about a perfect album
Sparks
2/5
Day574 - credit for the theatrics and creativity
Living Colour
5/5
Day575 - i bet not many albums can mix mick jagger, public enemy and david byrne. im going to put this back into my music rotation
Manu Chao
4/5
Day576 - its the gems like this that keep me going
David Bowie
5/5
Day577 - such an iconic album cover and bowie’s a genius for sending the ziggy persona out with a bang
Barry Adamson
1/5
Day578 - its like a movie score that no one asked for
Robbie Williams
2/5
Day579 - over produced lame pop. this isn’t even in the same league as prime oasis
Coldplay
5/5
Day580 - i was excited to get this album when it was released and it was so good. the cd came with a live concert recording that we played constantly so that’s a good memory
Willie Nelson
5/5
Day581 - how much courage did it take to make an album of standards at the peak of your career? willie is an icon and these songs will be with us forever
Air
2/5
Day582 - somehow these two goobers managed to get another album on here when one was more than enough
808 State
1/5
Day583 - sometimes you find unexpected treasures and sometimes you find a pile of dog poo. this is the latter.
Taylor Swift
4/5
Day584 - i was a fan of ryan adams cover of this whole album but i’ve never heard the original. welcome to new york isn’t a good first song but it really picks up after that
Neil Young
5/5
Day585 - my favorite neil young album. great songs and good memories from this.
5/5
Day586 - one of the best new wave albums i’ve heard. look of love and poison arrow are classics
Tom Waits
5/5
Day587 - did the people at the club know what they were in for? i don’t know how much of this was improvised but he’s such a great story teller.
Cheap Trick
4/5
Day588 - i’m a fan of live albums and this is a good one. the beastie boys are the coolest for sampling the opening to surrender on check your head
The Jam
4/5
Day589 - you have to wonder why the jam wasn’t a more popular band. paul weller is all over this list but before i started this project i could only name one song by the jam. along with the pixies and tom waits the jam has been my favorite discovery
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Day590 - obviously an all time great
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Day591 - pretty good album title for a pretty basic jazz album
M.I.A.
1/5
Day592 - there should be a zero star rating
Nico
4/5
Day593 - nico must have been something else to get so many greats writing, producing and playing on this album.
The Fall
2/5
Day594 - some say there’s more than one song on this album. but at least it’s long
Jack White
4/5
Day595 - definitely one of the best albums from 2012 and still sounds good in 2025
Billy Bragg
4/5
Day596 - the combo of wilco and billy bragg works great. california stars has been one of my favorite songs for many years.
Ice Cube
1/5
Day597 - this has aged terribly much like ice cubes career
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Day598 - joni mitchell’s voice is a national treasure. i really only knew the help me song but it’s a lovely album
George Harrison
5/5
Day599 - i would have loved just to be in the studio watching all these all time greats record this album
Drive-By Truckers
5/5
Day600 - everything i know about george wallace i learned from the drive-by truckers
LTJ Bukem
1/5
Day601 - boring and long. bad combo
Roxy Music
4/5
Day602 - i was surprised that it was released in 1972 it sounded ahead of its time. as far as debut albums go this is pretty good
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Day603 - i was expecting a little pizzazz but it sounded like a trip to the world of make believe to see king friday
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
Day604 - the best pet shop boys album and a great new wave album
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Day605 - easily my favorite led zeppelin album stairway to heaven and going to california are two songs i just never get tired of
Paul McCartney
5/5
Day606 - some albums leave me scratching my head as to why they’re on this list but this definitely deserves to be on here. paul mccartney is such a genius
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Day607 - i was impressed by the sound and lyrics
Todd Rundgren
5/5
Day608 - it’s so good i feel like jumping in the vista cruiser with all my friends and driving all night
Calexico
3/5
Day609 - eclectic but no song stood out to me
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
Day610 - it’s kinda crazy psychedelic furs weren’t a bigger band when i was growing up. pretty in pink is an all time favorite
Throwing Muses
2/5
Day611 - first of all it’s too hard to find and second it sounds like kate bush and that’s not a good thing
The Streets
1/5
Day612 - everything about this is bad
Elliott Smith
5/5
Day613 - such a talented singer songwriter that was unfortunately mostly overlooked. i’m glad he left some great music behind
2/5
Day614 - make it better or make it shorter. this hopefully will be the last blur album
The Pogues
5/5
Day615 - it’s fun it’s different and i would listen again. the exact kind of album i want to discover
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Day616 - this is definitely 2004,just throw cee-lo, timbaland, pharrell and ludacris in a pot and see what comes out
Def Leppard
5/5
Day617 - pyromania is one of great albums from 1983 in a year full of all time greats, it sold over ten million copies and made def leppard huge. 2019 rock and roll hall of fame inductees
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
Day618 - dark and moody just how i like it
Lightning Bolt
2/5
Day619 - sounds like an audition tape
The Youngbloods
5/5
Day620 - 1969 was such a great year in music that this gets overlooked. this is one of my favorite genres rock,folk,singer-songwriter and i learned about jesse colin young
Talk Talk
4/5
Day621 - the longer i listened the more i liked it
David Ackles
2/5
Day622 - i read comparisons to elton john or james taylor but this sounds like a failed broadway musical. no wonder i’ve never heard of this guy
The The
4/5
Day623 - doing drugs and writing song= good. doing drugs and naming your band= bad
Traffic
5/5
Day624 - everything steve winwood touched for two decades turned out amazing
Deee-Lite
3/5
Day625 - groove is in the heart is so good it makes the album better
Brian Eno
3/5
Day626 - maybe i’m starting to understand the talent that brian eno has. this was an easy to listen to album
Bobby Womack
5/5
Day627 - a really good album but only half as interesting as the singer himself. the story of him with sam cooke’s wife and daughter is wild.
The Avalanches
2/5
Day628 - i was in until about thirty minutes in and then it got old fast
Khaled
2/5
Day629 - take out that awful imagine cover and it gets an extra star
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Day630 - after taking a couple tylenols and topping off my autism i was ready to tackle this album and let me tell you i needed it
D'Angelo
2/5
Day631 - a little bit on the nose with the lyrics
Cat Stevens
5/5
Day632 - what an easy to listen to beautiful album
SZA
1/5
Day633 - this is directed straight at gen z and they can have it
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Day634 - she doesn’t have a very good voice but the songs are pretty good
Queen
5/5
Day635 - i’m ready for my quest now
Ozomatli
3/5
Day636 - i don’t know why the first five songs are on the album but after they are done the album get significantly better
Ministry
4/5
Day637 - loud, fun and kinda dirty
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Day638 - for such a boring album it sure make me angry for it to be on this last
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Day639 - they sound so good together i hope they never break up
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Day640 - it’s good. it gave me concrete blonde vibes
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Day641 - the best rock band ever.
Alice Cooper
4/5
Day642 - this one definitely had more twists and turns than i expected
Baaba Maal
2/5
Day643 - interesting to listen to but not one i particularly liked
Grateful Dead
3/5
Day644 - i would call myself a grateful dead fan but this live album isn’t what i would call priority listening
Lupe Fiasco
1/5
Day645 - fiasco is right
Prefab Sprout
5/5
Day646 - wow what a fantastic album. not a bad song
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
Day647 - pet shop boys management did a good job getting everyone of their albums on this list.
Faith No More
4/5
Day648 - sometimes all you need is one good song
Anita Baker
4/5
Day649 - anita baker has such a smooth voice. rapture and sweet love are amazing
Nirvana
5/5
Day650 - senior year 1991 and nirvana dropped nevermind right after pearl jam released ten. what a great year for music
Dennis Wilson
5/5
Day651 - the lore of dennis wilson just leveled up. beach boy adjacent in the best way possible
Elbow
1/5
Day652 - i spent the first half of the album trying to figure out who the band sounds like and then realized they sound like garbage. they are in the running for worst band names
Doves
1/5
Day653 - pretentious shoegaze garbage
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Day654 - if i could write and sing these dirty gritty songs it’d be all over for you hoes
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Day655 - she’s great, this is great, but my patience were tested and who can listen to this for over three hours
Travis
3/5
Day656 - i will always associate travis with coldplay. i heard yellow and why does it always rain on me around the same time
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
5/5
Day657 - folksy blues singing about love, drugs and prison translates to any era. this one was worth finding on youtube
Steve Earle
5/5
Day658 - freakin guitar town sounds as cool today as it did forty years ago
Big Black
3/5
Day659 - i love me some thirty minute punk albums but some of those lyrics…yikes
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Day660 - i guess thanks to ronald reagan for giving us one of the best springsteen album
White Denim
5/5
Day661 - theres lots of bands they kinda sound like and im diggin it. i yelled”tequila” on river to consider. what a fun album
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Day662 - a fun album. christina aguilera has an amazing voice
New Order
4/5
Day663 - i only ever listen to the joy division/new order hits but this album is really good. another influential band that should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Day664 - i’m an appreciator of elvis costello and i enjoyed listening to some of the non hits
The Coral
4/5
Day665 - perhaps i will listen to more of the coral. they were a pleasant surprise from the early two thousands
The Byrds
5/5
Day666 - just to hear my back pages makes this an album worth this list. their harmonies are so good
The Slits
4/5
Day667 - i can now say i’ve listened to the slits
Slipknot
3/5
Day668 - it takes a special voice to be able sing/scream like that. not my kind of music but i can appreciate the skill the band has
Miles Davis
3/5
Day669 - i think i want to like it more than i do
Blur
2/5
Day670 - i’ve had a few tom waits albums albums and now i’m a tom waits fan. this is my third blue album and now i hate blur
Slipknot
3/5
Day671 - corey taylor is a great singer and this album was a little more digestible than their debut album
Stephen Stills
4/5
Day672 - starts out super strong and doesn’t let up. the guest stars that play with him is just off the charts. i think someday stephen stills should be inducted as a solo artist into the rock and roll hall of fame
Morrissey
4/5
Day673 - i begrudgingly enjoyed this but morrissey still sucks
Taylor Swift
4/5
Day674 - i’m somewhere between hater and swiftie and i’m starting to lean more swiftie
Jane's Addiction
5/5
Day675 - jane says is still one of my favorite songs ever
Minutemen
5/5
Day676 - fun and influential, long but not bloated. there’s a handful of really good songs and i’m gonna have to get a minutemen t-shirt
Miles Davis
5/5
Day677 - this might be my favorite miles davis album i’ve heard so far
The Mothers Of Invention
5/5
Day678 - hits all the marks of being a must listen. strange , fun and smart
5/5
Day679 - love ‘em or hate ‘em this is a fantastic album
Steely Dan
5/5
Day680 - a top one hundred album of all time with four of their best songs. its a foundation of yacht rock whether donald fagen likes it or not
Television
4/5
Day681 - not familiar with television but this was a good album
John Lennon
2/5
Day682 - my least favorite beatle playing his most annoying album
John Prine
5/5
Day683 - i already loved spanish pipe dream and angel from montgomery but to hear how good illegal smile,sam stone and the flag decal song are just makes this a wonderful album.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
Day684 - i think if i was a teacher i would use this to show how things never change
Red Snapper
2/5
Day685 - the song names are way more fun than they should be
Underworld
1/5
Day686 - i got a headache about pearls girl and it didn’t go away
Linkin Park
3/5
Day687 - even though i never liked it i know linkin park and especially this album mean a lot to people.
Dr. Dre
2/5
Day688 - i wasn’t a fan in 1992 and it’s only gotten more problematic
Common
2/5
Day689 - a swing and a miss
Sepultura
2/5
Day690 - are bad lyrics better if you scream them?
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Day691 - i wouldn’t get into an argument over dexys midnight runners being more then a one hit wonder band but i’ve been impressed with both albums i’ve heard so far
The Mars Volta
3/5
Day692 - this album has a lot of potential. the concept is cool. i would give the songs better names and i would tone down the sound effect guy
5/5
Day693 - 13 songs, 33 minutes clever lyrics and a top notch punk album
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Day694 - it’s hard to hear this without thinking about graceland.
Elvis Costello
4/5
Day695 - the more elvis costello i listen to the more i like him
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Day696 - german sounding broadway wasn’t what i expected
Genesis
5/5
Day697 - this album is awesome and drugs would probably make it even better
The Human League
4/5
Day698 - put this in the time capsule to represent the 80’s so no one can forget those sweet synth sounds
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Day699 - i like it but imagine how cool i’d be if this was my favorite band
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Day700 - i would give this one six stars. it’s just better than almost every other album without a beatle on it
5/5
Day701 - ohio sure can put out some of the best music. it’s a shame they’re not in the rock and roll hall of fame already. it was nice of tom brady to get in his time machine and pose for the cover
Alice In Chains
5/5
Day702 - from start to finish this album hit hard. i still can pick it up and binge it for days. now that soundgardengot inducted to the rock hall hopefully alice in chains won’t be far behind
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4/5
Day703 - this must have been cool to listen when it came out in ‘81. joan of arc and maid of orleans really caught my ear
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Day704 - i keep listening to see if any song will stick out. so far no luck
Lorde
2/5
Day705 - oh boy if i had to say one nice thing about this album i guess supercut was ok
Steely Dan
4/5
Day706 - i didn’t like it as much as can’t by a thrill and aja but still very good
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Day707 - now i know i don’t like psychedelic samba so i got got that going for me
The Cars
5/5
Day708 - i love this band, it’s my second favorite cars album behind heartbeat city. bye bye love never gets old.
Joan Armatrading
5/5
Day709 - what a pleasant surprise. i would never have listened to this and i kinda love it
Coldplay
5/5
Day710 - yellow was the gateway drug into coldplay and it’s amazing but i could also listen to trouble,shiver and sparks on repeat
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Day711 - things i learned listening to this : sylvia robinson was a genius, keef cowboy and kool moe dee aren’t the same person even though they sound identical , dreamin and you are shouldn’t be on this album
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Day712 - kings of the wild frontier and dog eat dog are good but i think it needs more songs with ant puns how about, ant flow or trump is the ant-ichrist.
Pantera
3/5
Day713 - walk is on the mt rushmore of heavy metal songs.
Carole King
5/5
Day714 - i love reading everyone’s reviews and hearing other artists talk about the impact of tapestry. this is a 6 star album.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
Day715 - i dropped my guitar down a couple flights of stairs and it wrote a my bloody valentine song
Dolly Parton
4/5
Day716 - their voices together are so beautiful. my mom had this tape when it came out so it’s a little nostalgic. i definitely appreciate all three of them now more than i did then.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Day717 - when you ordered bob dylan from wish. i was able to keep making skip jokes so that was nice
Bob Dylan
5/5
Day718 - i love this album and all these amazing songs and lyrics but individually i like the cover versions of blowin the wind (joan baez), masters of war (pearl jam), girl from the north country (johnny cash), a hard rains gonna fall (edie brickell)
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Day719 - i knew more songs than i thought i would. i’m kinda ambivalent to amy winehouse but i understand what a talent she was and she’s gone too soon
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Day720 - forty five minutes of bells isn’t tubular it’s monotonous
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Day721 - emmylou harris has such a beautiful voice. i love michelangelo and my antonia w/ dave matthews
Tortoise
2/5
Day722 -meh, i don’t care for instrumental albums but it does kinda sound like band of horses if you get rid of the stupid keyboard sounds
Nirvana
5/5
Day723 - the unplugged series was amazing but this album stood out above all the others. as we’re about to say goodbye to mtv we can all look back and agree that this was one of the top performances in the forty plus years.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Day724 - kinda all over the place an every third song wasn’t bad. i want to like it more than i do just cause it’s so different
Erykah Badu
3/5
Day725 - those song minus that dumbass booty song in the hands of a better, less whiny singer would make this a high rated album.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
5/5
Day726 - there are some albums on this list where i don’t necessarily love all the songs but i love the sound and on this one i think gram parsons and chris hillman are amazing.
Sebadoh
4/5
Day727 - starting my last year of this project and my appreciation for all these albums has changed. i like the garage sound. “soul and fire” and “homemade”stood out to me
Chicago
4/5
Day728 - when i was younger i hated the horns and peter cetera’s voice but now i’ve changed my mind about the horns
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Day729 - the late sixties psychedelics is fine and i bet country joe is a lot of old hippies favorite but i’ll take the grateful dead over them
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Day730 - a good start for one of the best. rock bands of all time. i didn’t know how much phil spector did for them at the beginning
Ice T
3/5
Day731 - ice-t was saying the same things in ninety-one as a few others rappers i just liked hearing it from public enemy and third bass better. the new jack hustler is his best song
Buck Owens
5/5
Day732 - i’m a big fan of the bakersfield sound and buck owens. buck’s twangy voice influenced one of my favorite country singers dwight yokum. crying time is a fantastic song
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Day733 - it’s start with one of neil young’s best songs but it’s mostly down hill from there.
Shivkumar Sharma
1/5
Day734 - that my friend was hard to get through. wind chimes and a flute does not make must listen to anything
Butthole Surfers
4/5
Day735 - these buttholes are pretty talented and socially ahead of the curve but 22 going on 23 made me sad
Prince
5/5
Day736 - prince just seems so ahead of his time. this seems as fresh now as it did forty plus years ago. my favorite song on the album is still little red corvette but d.m.s.r. is the best song i didn’t know
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Day737 - i’m not a fan of electronica and every song sounds like praise you and the rockefeller skank but i like those songs so that’s something
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Day738 - in my top five albums from the nineties. i saw them at lollapalooza in ‘94 closing the show right after the beastie boys and it was awesome. this is such a complete album. put them in the rock and roll hall of fame
Neil Young
4/5
Day739 - a top tier neil young album. it keeps getting better throughout the album. it also has the second best song named albuquerque after the weird al one.
Adele
4/5
Day740 - a no doubter from the last fifteen years. just a behemoth of an album with hit after hit.
The Band
5/5
Day741 - i would love to be in the room when these great song writers have to decide what goes on the album, and after that fight who gets to be the lead singer.
Kate Bush
4/5
Day742 - a kate bush album so good i might have to go back and re-review the other two albums i’ve already listened to
The Cramps
3/5
Day743 - a fun weird album that deserves more attention
Ray Price
4/5
Day744 - lets get drunk,tell some stories and get all the way into the feelings
The Byrds
5/5
Day745 - probably my favorite byrds album even though its mostly covers. i’m a big fan of “i’ll feel a whole lot better”
Burning Spear
3/5
Day746 - good for them for making such angry protest songs sound so good. thirty four minutes was the perfect length
Marty Robbins
4/5
Day747 - definitely in on the gunfighter songs, el paso, billy the kid and big iron.
Van Morrison
5/5
Day748 - i could listen to those first five songs everyday. crazy love is extra special since it was our wedding song
Big Star
4/5
Day749 - i’ve never heard this before but i pretty much love anything big star and alex chilton come up with
The Monks
2/5
Day750 - if you could get into sixties garage rock with organs and hand clapping more power to you
Dolly Parton
4/5
Day751 - lyrics that go from sweet to silly and her voice is one of a kind
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Day752 - if i would have heard this in ‘95 i would’ve really liked it. it sounds like it could have been on the empire records soundtrack.
Ryan Adams
5/5
Day753 - new york, new york and when the stars turn blue are already two of my favorites. the rest of the album is very chill and i especially like adam duritz’ backing vocals on la cienega just smiled
John Lennon
3/5
Day754 - the emo beatle sings his sad songs
Morrissey
3/5
Day755 - i thought i would hate it but alas the songs are catchy. darn you morrissey
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Day756 - we got two of their best in paint it black and under my thumb. it’s crazy that it’s been sixty years old and they’re still at it
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Day757 - it sounds like the soundtrack to a farrelly brothers rom-com. i don’t love it but it’s kinda interesting
Simple Minds
5/5
Day758 - definetly an underrated new wave band/album. i can’t get promised you a miracle out of my head
Spiritualized
2/5
Day759 - give me a stripped down version of this and maybe i could be persuaded to enjoy it
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Day760 - after 9/11 was such a crazy time and bruce springsteen captured as well as anyone. lonesome day and the rising are two of my favorites
The Byrds
4/5
Day761 - i love this country rock genre and im grateful to gram parsons and the byrds. lazy days is a good one and you ain’t goin nowhere is one i first heard from the counting crows
a-ha
5/5
Day762 - take on me, sun always shines on tv, hunting high and low this is more than a one hit wonder and it would be album of the year in a lot of years that’s not 1985.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Day763 - if this was a two song album and michael jackson wasn’t such a weirdo it would be perfect
John Grant
4/5
Day764 - i’m a big fan on father john misty and this album travels in the same lane
Ramones
5/5
Day765 - i know i couldn’t write these songs but they’re so simple and fun. second verse same as the first. brilliant. we need some ramones in these trying times
U2
5/5
Day766 - out of the four u2 albums i’ve had so far this has been my second favorite.. really good songs but who’s gonna ride your wild horses stands out
Beth Orton
3/5
Day767 - a good indie album but i don’t think i’ll add any songs to my library
Miles Davis
2/5
Day768 - well i wasn’t expecting a two song album. if there’s a quota on the high-hat i believe we’ve reached it
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Day769 - i don’t go out of my way to listen to jimi hendrix but i think he’s amazing. all along the watchtower and voodoo chile are great. crosstown traffic is really good also. it seems like al kooper is on every album at the time
Sister Sledge
3/5
Day770 - this is more about what a genius nile rogers is.
Soft Cell
3/5
Day771 - tainted love is timeless and sex dwarf is as crazy as it sounds
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Day772 - some of these albums you listen and wonder why the bands weren’t bigger. i think they can blame the dumb band name for breaking up.
The La's
2/5
Day773 - i dont think this makes the list without “there she goes” cause the rest of the album is kinda bland
Tim Buckley
3/5
Day774 - more sad than happy
David Holmes
1/5
Day775 - how did this flaming hot garbage make the list
Alice Cooper
4/5
Day776 - not as shocking as it used to be but i really enjoyed it. no more mr nice guy is a rock staple
The Cult
4/5
Day777 - i started with the cult at sonic temple and went back to this album. i really expect them to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame some day
Shack
3/5
Day778 - not bad but they sound like the opening act for a better band
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Day779 - i’d say elvis costello is one of the more controversial artists on the list. and you know what? its turned me into quite the fan
R.E.M.
5/5
Day780 - i couldn’t pick out a favorite if i had to but i could listen to drive,the sidewinder sleeps tonite, nightswimming , man on the moon, and everybody hurts without ever getting tired of them
MC Solaar
1/5
Day781- they lost me at french hip hop
Roni Size
1/5
Day782 - no way the powers that be listened to this and decided we all should be subjected to it also
Bob Dylan
5/5
Day783 - a lyrical genius at his best. visions of johanna is my favorite bob dylan song
Gang Starr
4/5
Day784 - early nineties hip-hop is the best hip-hop. step in the arena and here today gone tomorrow are classics
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Day785 - now more than ever we need more punks telling us to punch nazis,eat the rich and quit protecting pedos
Dion
3/5
Day786 - a fine album but it seems more like an album dion fans should listen to.
Scott Walker
3/5
Day787 - scott walker is well represented on the list for some reason. it’s just strange enough to be tolerable. he was probably pretty influential cause he does give nick cave vibes
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Day788 - i kept thinking through the whole album that ben folds would do this only better
Morrissey
3/5
Day789 - i wish i knew nothing about him other than his music. suedehead is an amazing song
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Day790 - its indie bands like the afghan whigs that inspire other bands but i wouldn’t say it belongs on any must listen to list
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Day791 - worlds famous is a pretty good one but this is a little too old school for me
Paul Simon
5/5
Day792 - at this point paul simon has been recording for nearly twenty years and isn’t slowing down at all. hearts and bones, train in the distance and rene and georgette magritte are such great sad songs.
Tim Buckley
2/5
Day793 - a fitting time to here an anti-war song. no man can find the war and pleasant street were the only ones i could really stomach. it’s too bad he died so young.
David Gray
5/5
Day794 - i wasn’t expecting to hear this album on the list it’s one of my favorites. babylon is perennially on my end of year most listens
3/5
Day795 - we could all kick out a the jams a little more
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Day796 - i saw a stax records documentary and it’s just amazing how talented these players were.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Day797 - this is how you give the middle finger to the man
Primal Scream
2/5
Day798 - not what i was expecting. it wasn’t all good but movin on up an loaded were pretty good
Madonna
4/5
Day799 - it’s doesn’t seem like this is over thirty five years ago. the three singles were just monster hits
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4/5
Day800 - some of the all time great blue grass legends help on this album to make it wonderful. it’s a bit long but it’s easy to go back to
Haircut 100
2/5
Day801 - seems like they were a one hit wonder for a reason
Machito
4/5
Day802 - a nice change of pace from all the sameness. good job machito
Tina Turner
4/5
Day803 - what’s love got to do with it was my first introduction to tina turner on mtv. this isn’t my favorite album of hers but she’s such an icon. her cover of i can’t stand the rain is one of my favorite version of that song
Neu!
2/5
Day804 - i learned to like kraftwerk but i don’t think i could listen to two german techno bands
Thundercat
3/5
Day805 - funkier than i expected and i thought them changes was pretty good.
Radiohead
2/5
Day806 - five albums into radiohead and i still don’t get it. i can be as melancholy as the next genx-er but come on
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Day807 - i might not have liked this as much if i didn’t get it on a sunday morning. it’s a good vibe even though the songs are kinda depressing
The Dictators
3/5
Day808 - so you’re telling me this isn’t kiss?i might have to listen a few more times cause i like the silliness of it
The Pogues
4/5
Day809 - i would kinda like to join the church of the pogues. the title song rocks and fairytale of new york is just a beautiful composition
William Orbit
1/5
Day810 - strange indeed and not in a good way
James Taylor
4/5
Day811 - a less cynical younger version of me could really enjoy this without thinking it’s corny. still i sang along
Deep Purple
3/5
Day812 - from what i’ve read this is a seminal live album but i prefer the studio versions of highway star and smoke on the water.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Day813 - it may softer than other led zeppelin albums but immigrant song hits hard and i could listen to tangerine and never tire of it.
Fairport Convention
4/5
Day814 - adam duritz had a podcast a few years ago and talked about fairport convention. it was my first introduction to them and i’ve been a fan since. sandy denny’s voice is interesting and richard thompson’s guitar playing is amazing
R.E.M.
5/5
Day815 - some albums just take you back to a time and place and this one had some good memories with it. you are everything is the one of the most underrated songs in their catalog
Lou Reed
5/5
Day816 - the first thought in my heard was “is this the best album on this this list that ive never heard?” this is totally different from the transformer album. if you are into depressing melancholy songs lou reed has just the thing for you.
Def Leppard
5/5
Day817 - this had everything an album needs. guitar heavy hits and eighties power ballads not to mention the videos that kept it around for what seemed like two years. 1987 has to be in the top ten best music years ever