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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Vento De Maio | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| The Holy Bible | 5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
| Junkyard | 4 | 2.15 | +1.85 |
| Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Sound Affects | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| The College Dropout | 5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
| Haunted Dancehall | 4 | 2.37 | +1.63 |
| Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| 3 Feet High and Rising | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
| Play | 5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| E.V.O.L. | 1 | 2.89 | -1.89 |
| Live / Dead | 1 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
| Blood On The Tracks | 2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| The Atomic Mr Basie | 2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Green Onions | 2 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back | 2 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| Rock 'N Soul | 2 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
| Daydream Nation | 2 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| Bitches Brew | 2 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| It's Too Late to Stop Now | 2 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 4.57 | 4.1 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.4 | 3.88 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Sonic Youth | 4 | 1.75 | 2.29 |
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Donald Fagen
2/5
I like some Steely Dan songs, but this is Steely Dan but worse. It's got no bite, it's too yacht rock.
3 likes
The Jam
5/5
Never thought I was into The Jam that much, but I can't knock this album. Tempted to give it 5... aw what the hell
1 likes
Kanye West
5/5
Excellent album. Maybe sags a little in the middle but so many great tracks.
Obligatory disclaimer, yeah he said some bad words but this is a music list not a people pure from wrongdoing list. I'm sure this list is peppered with people who've done worse.
1 likes
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Stevie Wonder
4/5
When Stevie's good he's good. Quite familiar with this album already, some Stevie Wonder tracks can get a little slow, but on the whole i like this album. Living for the City is my favourite.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Pleasant enough listen. Has that typical 60's American middle of the road sound, (orchestral arrangements, backing singers, pretty soft drums) which made me want to know what it actually is. Apparently the 'Nashville Sound' was an attempt to counter the rise of rock and roll, using elements of 'Traditional pop' (think crooners like Frank Sinatra), making quite an easy listening kind of music. Kind of ironic that this was the kind of music the 'King of Rock and Roll' ended up making.
Metallica
3/5
It's not bad. An hour too long though and James sounds autotuned which is distracting.
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Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I found I liked the album but then I don't remember much about it afterwards, not much in the way of hooks. It's generally a kind of desolate americana which maybe you need to be closer to to truly understand, but I think it's still a decent album.
Stan Getz
4/5
Wasn't sure what to expect but I enjoyed this. Nice collection of pretty tunes, made the room feel a bit warmer. Probably a good length though. Seemed to fade into the background and forgot it was on towards the end, not sure if that's a particularly good or bad thing though.
Dolly Parton
3/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Radio friendly rock, but pretty good radio friendly rock. Would be more of a 3.5/5
Pere Ubu
3/5
The first Weird album! I was vaguely aware of this band's existence but never bothered to look into them. Quite listenable for something more 'avant garde', I liked it.
Kate Bush
5/5
Brilliant album. Kate bush is up there with the best of them. This album manages to be enjoyable to a wide audience without compromising on creativity or overall quality.
Iron Maiden
4/5
Don't think I've ever listened to an Iron Maiden album before, also didn't know they had a different singer originally. I liked it though, good listen.
Sonic Youth
2/5
This is one those albums that critics wank themselves silly over. I don't get it. It's like a bunch of middle class american arts graduates who like sniffing their own farts got together and said: 'Why don't we make a Joy Division album but remove all traces of character and make every song double the length? Oh, and while we're at it lets all stand 10 feet away from the mics!'
I tried listening to this album before on a plane whilst half asleep. Even being half asleep I thought it was dragging.
LTJ Bukem
3/5
It turns out the spotify link isn't the actual album... anyway I found the actual one. Wouldn't want to sit down and listen to it end to end, but it's not bad background music for tidying. Probably better at a rave
Koffi Olomide
2/5
Eh, it's pretty jaunty but not amazing.
Megadeth
4/5
I don't listen to lots of metal but I do appreciate it as long as it doesn't just descend into noise. I like this, good guitars, good drums. I'm not completely bothered by the singing either
5/5
Crikey, was unsure of what to expect but from what I've heard of the Kinks had fairly high hopes. What you get is sharp social commentary on the classism in British society with some good music to go with it. I don't think the Beatles ever wrote anything which depicts British life so well.
Funkadelic
3/5
I have listened to this album before and honestly I thought I liked it more than I did this time. Some good guitar playing sure but goes on too long for my tastes.
Finley Quaye
3/5
Never heard of the guy before, guess this album didn't have the cultural staying power of albums of 1997. With that being said, it wasn't bad album! Sounds nice and smooth, as I was listening my main thought is that it was 'Lounge Reggae'. Not groundbreaking but nice enough to listen to
Kid Rock
3/5
I didn't hate it lol. It was cringe and I can imagine any edgy 13 year old at the time loving it, but maybe it's so cringeworthy its fun.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
It sounded like it had potential in the first track, but doesn't really get up and go, veers close to being elevator music at points. Still a pleasant listen, but maybe was hoping for a little more.
Public Enemy
3/5
Less of tuneful piece of work, more a political essay set to an assortment of looped samples. Gets a bit tiresome to listen to. Not my favourite hip hop
Gorillaz
5/5
I do like this album a lot. Probably had some effect on my music taste growing up. Don't love every track, but the majority do resonate with me. Not as good as Demon Days, but still very good nevertheless.
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Velvet smooth voice, music is also in keeping with this. The spotify link is an abridged version, the version that is actually on the list is 3 hours long though. I'm not sure if it's a really an album at that point and I can't withstand 3 hours of the same kind of music, although it is easy to listen to so there is worse music to listen to for that long.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
It opens with Gimme Shelter so it's off to a flying start, bookended by You can't always get what you want which is also great. But the rest doesn't really do it for me. Not my favourite album of theirs, but I'll still give it a 4.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4/5
I find that folk/indie like this can walk a fine line between beautiful and boring. I think this is closer to the former. It's quite gloomy but not everything can be happy and positive.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
This is the 4th album from 1969, seems to like this year or something. Comparing to the stones album from the same year, I'd say it's more consistent but the highs aren't as high.
4/5
This is a blast from the past! I remember having this on in the car first time I went to Snowdonia in 2006. Some of the lyrics are a bit cheesy but it goes hard.
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
I think I like this, but I listen to a few of the songs again and I'm not sure.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Never really get on with Dylan's music. He's an amazing songwriter apparently but I don't have the attention span to bother to get past his voice and listen and I wasn't any good at english lit anyway so can't make out some deep meaning from poetry several layers deep in imagery.
Madonna
3/5
The track Like a prayer is an unmitigated banger. Track 2 is good too. On the 3rd track the Prince beat is pretty cool, but lots of it seemed a bit filler-y.
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Surprised I've never heard of her before.Was a decent record though, pleasant to listen to but with enough there to stop it being boring.
The Temptations
4/5
Some good grooves throughout in this one.
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Do I respect it? Kind of, do I like it? Not really. Some interesting moments but too much noise.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
I've tried listening to Joni Mitchell before but the music's never really clicked. Maybe because she's similar to Bob Dylan in some ways. Although her voice is better, but there's something about it I don't like, can't put my finger on it. Listening to this though I actually enjoyed it, nice production, just nice to listen to.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
With 4 songs two near the 10 minute mark and one nearly 19 minutes I thought they might drag, the near 9 minute monologue on the last track was a bit unecessary, but the way that track builds to a crescendo, as well as the other tracks makes it a good album IMO.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Another album that I've listened to previously but didn't really stick in my mind, thought I wouldn't care for it and it's too damn long. Actually listening I don't recall a song I didn't like, which is quite impressive for a double album.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Pretty good, enjoyable throughout. No bad songs although that Coconut song could be considered irritating, but I learnt that he was where that song came from!
Cocteau Twins
4/5
I cant make out a word that's being said, but like it, it's just a vibe. Some delightfully dated 80's drum machine sounds too
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Classic album. Possibly should give it 5 stars but gonna give it 4 for some reason, maybe for just being too familiar, maybe for saying 'baby' too many times.
Solomon Burke
2/5
Plodding and dull throughout. He's got a decent voice but all the songs are like: 'I love my baby' 'baby come back' 'my baby ain't no good for me' 'baby I love you'
Just couldn't be interested in it
De La Soul
5/5
It's a fun and creative album, breath of fresh air compared to more 'Gangster' hip hop which became popular later. 4.5/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Massive album, with some massive songs of course. Although some songs are pretty standard early 80's R&B, and I do like that kind of music but they're not mindblowing. Mark it down a little as a whole album but no doubt still great for the most part.
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Pretty simple formula, no whizzbang gimmicks but all the better for it. Can't help but belt out Baby Can I Hold You.
Richard Hawley
2/5
He's from Sheffield and has worked with Jarvis Cocker and the Arctic Monkeys, and I can hear how he inspired some of their more boring stuff. I kinda get the feeling he's going for of being lonely in a dark town in the norf but it's still not my cup of tea.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Gratingly dull indie
Little Richard
3/5
Kind of fun, buy gets a little repetitive.
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Pretty good
The Triffids
3/5
I thought it wasn't bad, sounds a bit like echo and the bunnymen at times, which as it had the same producer makes sense.
Mike Oldfield
4/5
Like most people I only knew the first 30 seconds or so. I Liked it though, the sort of thing that could only be popular in the 70's, some good bass licks, some good guitar, some good... bells?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Pretty nice laid back 60's rock
Metallica
3/5
It's OK, nothing to really make me like it but nothing against it either.
Rush
4/5
Haha the pictures are being moved by removal men and the lady looking at them is being moved get it??
Count Basie & His Orchestra
2/5
Any one track taken in isolation is nice enough, the trouble is they all sound the same. Some have a slightly slower tempo, some faster.
R.E.M.
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
It seems personal considering it's mostly covers. Simple arrangements, Johnny warbling over them, and it works.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
The Birthday Party
4/5
It's loud and abrasive and weird. I quite like it.
Brian Eno
4/5
I do respect Brian Eno, but his stuff can often not have much to hook you in, very 'ambient'. I find this an interesting album, has a groove to it, possibly David Byrne's influence.
Cornershop
2/5
1996-97 were good years for pretentious British-Indian one hit wonders from the Midlands. You had Babylon Zoo, White Town, and these guys. Mind you the credit goes to Norman Cook for, ironically, spicing up Brimful Of Asha and making it popular. As for the album, pretty boring, sitars weren't enough to make it interesting.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Holy crap! I went in with the expectation it'd be a nice listen, but it was really good! Not a bad track on it. Powerful voice, good instrumentals, and as the title implies it's got soul.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Whole album felt a bit thin
Green Day
4/5
Lot of great songs on there. Wouldn't say they're all fantastic but still good.
Neil Young
4/5
I thought it was pretty good, laid back in a sort melanchonic way. Sounds like the hippie movement dying. His voice is a bit annoying though.
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Now I like weird music, but this manages to be weird and boring at the same time.
Public Enemy
2/5
58 minutes of headache inducing beats and Flava Flav ocassionally shouting YEAH BOIII
Gram Parsons
2/5
Started out as nice enough gentle country, but was kind of forgettable. Had some moments but not enough to make an impact.
The Police
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
This album sounds so damn nice. Some reviews say it has Bob Dylan like qualities, I might actually enjoy him if he sounded anywhere as good as this.
The Beta Band
3/5
I kinda liked it, has some interesting parts.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Very 70's some good but didn't hold my attention
Nina Simone
3/5
Okay, bit too slow and lounge for me
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Ozomatli
3/5
It was kinda fun and upbeat, the lyrics weren't the deepest and It tailed off a bit at the end.
Calexico
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
It's got some classics, but maybe that's the problem, it's too stereotypically classic rock. Maybe that's because they are one of the bands that pioneered what became 'classic rock' and can't be held responsible for it being played to death.
Björk
4/5
It's a bit unconventional of course. Some songs are great, but it wasn't always feeling it totally when passively listening.
The Undertones
4/5
It was punk but with some of the rough edges sanded off. Was decent enough to listen to.
Louis Prima
4/5
It has pizazz, that's the word.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
I love Stevie Wonder when he's turned the funk on, but some of the slower soul ballad type songs I can take or leave. Still very good overall.
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Definitely an album of the mid 90's
Keith Jarrett
3/5
The back story is interesting, the fact that it's all improvised it mighty impressive, but it's still an hour of piano playing.
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
They obviously were very excited about thier shiny new hammond organ, and I understand but the novelty wears off by the 2nd track.
The Killers
4/5
There were some big hits on this album, lots of nostalgia. Unfortunately they put all of them at the beginning, and some but not all of the later tracks are a bit filler-y. Still good overall.
Yes
4/5
I like prog half of the time, unless it descends into a 12 minute long organ solo, which it didn't fortunately, bit of twiddling but not too much.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I think as an album overall, I prefer it to Let it bleed. Goin' Home was twice as long as it should be though.
Otis Redding
3/5
I wanted to love it, and Otis sure had some great songs, but this just felt a bit too like typical soul music. Aretha Franklin's cover of Respect also blows Otis' original out the water. Maybe a 3.5/5
Genesis
4/5
I thought I didn't care much for Peter Gabriel era Genesis (despite liking his solo stuff), but it was actually pretty good. Long, yes but not too laborious to listen to at least while doing chores.
Alice In Chains
4/5
Alice in Chains > Nirvarna
Depeche Mode
4/5
It's alright but it's no Violator.
The Beach Boys
5/5
I don't see any reason not to give it 5. What more can you want from 60's pop?
Van Halen
4/5
Syd Barrett
3/5
I was never a big fan of early Syd Barret era Pink Floyd. The man inspired better music than he made, which I feel a little bad about saying. This album sounds kind of like a disjointed Kinks.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Far out, man
Tears For Fears
5/5
One of my favourite albums of the 80's. Atmospheric, great singles.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Sade
4/5
Smoooooth
Yes
4/5
Bee Gees
2/5
There were some nice moments but for the most part its 60's mush. I don't think the Bee Gees would've been remembered so much if not for the 70's.
The Gun Club
3/5
T. Rex
4/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
Prince
5/5
Damn good...
M.I.A.
3/5
I've listened to this album some years back and I thought I liked it, but this time I found it kind of annoying. I'll be generous and give 3 cos at least it's not boring.
Taylor Swift
3/5
About what I expected. No nice suprises.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Supposedly Stones' best work but I find it just OK. A bit boring even.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Suffers a bit with the problem a lot of these old swing, jazz or whatever albums suffer of sticking very much to a formula. Still, nice songs and I listened to one half and came back to it later for the other with renewed enthusiasm. 3.5/5.
4/5
Pretty good, better that I was expecting which was usual boring indie. It's quite relaxed but in a kind of dark brooding way.
The Lemonheads
2/5
I struggle to find any enthusiasm about this album. It's not unpleasant but it's so mediocre. The Mrs Robinson cover is the best track but the original is better anyway.
Arcade Fire
3/5
It wasn't bad in fact there were lots of nice touches, but it was lacking a certain something to make it really good.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
I'm not very knowledgable about VU, but from what I remeber it's very different to Nico. Most of the songs are formed around simple loops, and I find it a little tiresome after a while with some of them. The track 'The Murder Mystery' is interesting, sounds well ahead of it's time and like something a post punk band would put out in the early 80's. Not to say I love it, but interesting.
Pink Floyd
5/5
It's THE rock opera. It's one of a handful of albums this long i'll gladly listen to end to end without fatiguing. It's got some all time classics on there. It's just great.
David Bowie
4/5
I think out of the Berlin trilogy, Heroes is best, but this is very good too. That echoey snare drum sound that runs throughout irritates me a bit for some reason. Ambient part does sound good through headphones whilst concentrating on something. 4.5/5
Dennis Wilson
4/5
A bit slow in places, but also really good in others.
Slade
4/5
Good music to listen to whilst enjoying a bostin cup a soup.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
I enjoyed it a fair bit, feels much more positive and optimistic than Darkness At The Edge of Town. Also, it's a simple album cover, but it has a timeless quality to it, for something made 50 years ago it looks like it could've been shot yesterday.
Sex Pistols
4/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Some grooves, and made a big impact on electronic music. But like their descendants, Daft Punk, many of the songs just repeat a bit too much and don't go anywhere.
Donald Fagen
2/5
I like some Steely Dan songs, but this is Steely Dan but worse. It's got no bite, it's too yacht rock.
Ray Charles
3/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
I haven't any idea about a word she says, but I like it. It's ethereal.
Judas Priest
4/5
Meat Loaf
3/5
3 out of 5 ain't bad (nor is it particularly good).
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Pakistan's answer to Bob Dylan or something idk
Beastie Boys
4/5
Pretty good, not as cohesive as Paul's Botique but they were adventurous with it and when it hits it hits
Prince
3/5
Has some good grooves but it's too long and too repetitive in places
Elliott Smith
4/5
This tickles my brain in the right way. It's a good example of how to do indie.
Machito
3/5
Like most of these jazz type albums, it starts off and it's fun and energetic, but it's hard to differentiate one track from another and it just gets downgraded to upbeat background music.
The Byrds
3/5
The Cars
4/5
Very accessible radio friendly rock/pop but very well done.
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Not sure I'm qualified to say what's good jazz, lots of noodling as seems to often be the case with jazz. Nice enough to listen to though, sounds like something that would be playing in a swanky restauant.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Really the only song that gets much exposure off this album is Immigrant Song, but it's an interesting album and I'd say I prefer it to II. 4.5/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Wilco
2/5
Each half would get a 3 by itself, but combined it's so damn long it gets a 2.
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
It's a puzzling album... I'm genuinely not sure if I like it or not? Didn't expect Bearwood to be mentioned.
Beck
4/5
I liked it a lot, it was fun and pairs well with a hot clammy summer's night. Somehow takes me back to 2005 despite not even knowing of the album back then when I was 10.
Pink Floyd
5/5
It seems cliched to say this album is one of the best. Think of the 12 year olds who just discovered classic rock and were 'born in the wrong generation'. But it is one of the best isn't it? It's probably the first album i'd think of when asked to name an album, it epitomises the album as an art form, it's probably about as close to perfect an album that's ever been made IMHO.
k.d. lang
4/5
It's kinda lounge music with the slightest touch of country, but it sounds nice.
Neil Young
2/5
Eh. Not my favourite work by Neil and I'm not a big fan of his anyway.
Blur
3/5
Although I like a lot of Blur's singles I've never been enamoured with any of their albums I've listened to. I'd say the same about this, some decent but too much fuzzy distorted stuff that doesn't amount to much. But special mention goes to 'On Your Own' which is good fun. Damon Albarn said it was basically an early Gorillaz track which probably explains why I like it.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I'm noticing a pattern with stones albums. There are a few hits and then the rest of the album is blues-y mush. The 2nd half was better though.
Pulp
4/5
I dunno about pulp. Jarvis Cocker goes on about being working class and all that, but i'm not sure he really is. Maybe he was monetarily challenged at certain points in his life but spiritually... I mean he's called Jarvis FFS
With all that being said, solid album musically.
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
The Zombies
3/5
Very 60's. Some of the harmonies are reminiscent of the Beach Boys.
The Who
4/5
It's good overall, not all the tracks are great so not 5 stars though.
The Go-Go's
3/5
The Shamen
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Oh good sonic youth. I don't know if I have the same contempt for it as Daydream Nation, they've learnt how to stand near their microphones at least. Unfortunately, sometimes they should stay away from the mics. The female vocalist especially is like nails down a chalkboard. The music is OK, it would get a 3, although it's nothing special and it's long and boring.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
This is like a best hits album almost... but the ones that I don't know are excellent too. There's definitely a formula but I really don't mind in this case.
The Pogues
3/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Probably the first sorta country album on this list I've clicked with. It's a cover album but I'm feeling it.
Spiritualized
5/5
It's interesting to see the average score is close to 3 (it's pi lol) I think it's a marmite album, some hate it, I happen to love it. Having a 17 minute song that depends into noise in the middle is audacious, although then again any prog rock fan should be used to that. But more than that it does pull off it's space-y feel. Just a cool album all round.
Don McLean
3/5
There's american pie, which I dont mind but i've never loved, then the rest of the album is pretty but kinda boring
D'Angelo
2/5
It's the most bland R&B ever.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
Not my favourite album by Bowie, but any 70's bowie is still great
David Crosby
4/5
I was surprised, usually any of this folk rock kind of stuff from the late 60s/early 70's I find to be a bit forgettable, like some of his collaborator Neil Young's work. Not helped by his whiny voice in Neil's case. But I liked this, I think more for the feel of it, very laid back feeling but a bit moody.
Meat Puppets
3/5
Apart from the times the singer tries to sing in the upper register, it's alright.
Paul Simon
4/5
Beck
4/5
Like Most Beck albums, it's good but I don't find it absolutely amazing.
Kraftwerk
3/5
I respect it for what it is and what Kraftwerk did, but I don't love listening to this album, not to say that it doesn't have it's moments.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Reminds me of that Robert wyatt album but more likeable.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Yeah I don't really see the case for this being on the list. It's just generic rock type music for the most part.
The White Stripes
4/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Angsty
Charles Mingus
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Most likely his best known album, and lots of good songs on it for sure. I've been finding his albums a bit hit and miss, but I like this one on the whole, very much part of 80's americana.
Common
4/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
Adele
4/5
I liked this more than I like to admit.
2/5
That was a challenging listen, the sort of music they'd torture detainees with at Guantanamo Bay. If the band was there like 'hehe what if we played like a thrash metal band' for one track as a joke yeah fair enough, but leave it at that. The first half is purely the sounds of a jazz band falling down stairs, the second part lets up a little but still not exactly a relaxing listen. I'll give it 2 stars though cos I respect it for going balls to the wall lol.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Pretty bog standard indie with a few nice touches.
Iggy Pop
4/5
The Stone Roses
4/5
Some good tracks on here, lots of well known songs considering it's the debut. No really weak tracks on here.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
I hate shoegaze for the most part. This album should be called 'Music to induce headaches'.
Nirvana
3/5
I don't know about nirvarna... Never been into them really, and grunge for the most part. It's not that I dislike them or the music, I can't really put my finger on it.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Duran Duran
4/5
Great bit of early 80's new wave
Carole King
5/5
I'd seen this album bought up before about how good it is, but I thought it'd find it a bit plain. It's actually lovely.
a-ha
3/5
Take on me is good, Sun always shines on TV arguably better, but the rest I find a bit meh
CHVRCHES
4/5
Sterotypical electronic indie including the pretentious name spelling. First track was definitely used in an advert at some point. Still, I like it tho.
The Jam
5/5
Never thought I was into The Jam that much, but I can't knock this album. Tempted to give it 5... aw what the hell
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
I enjoyed this a lot
Blur
4/5
Said I didn't like Blur albums, there's parts of this I'm not keen on but the good songs outweigh it somewhat.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I still don't really get Bob Dylan. Leaving the scratchy voice and harmonica aside, he's much vaunted for his lyrical content. Maybe they're just too verbose for me to listen to whilst doing other things, but having read some of them I still can't draw out some great meaning, maybe you need a 200 IQ to really understand Dylan idk.
The Style Council
3/5
I can imagine many Jam fans being a bit bemused by this. It doesn't seem to know what it wants to be, but I suppose there's at least a little bit of something for everyone.
Elliott Smith
4/5
David Bowie
5/5
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
5/5
Pretty heavy album, been a while since I listened to it before and I don't recall thinking it was really good, but this time it really is
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Minutemen
3/5
I've listened to this album once before, when I was on a long drive. My Main memories were that it was a bit tiresome to listen to, also halfway through HAHA JACKASS SONG
This time, I did find it's still a bit exhausting, due to it's length and because it's a bit too discordant in places for too much of the run time, although there were some interesting parts.
PJ Harvey
4/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Ryan Adams
4/5
Surprised how much I liked it. I was expecting it to be pretty boring country, and sure it's got anything crazy, but it's so damn nice to listen to.
The Band
3/5
Truly one of the bands of all time.
Public Enemy
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Sepultura
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Garbage
4/5
Anthrax
3/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Joe Ely
3/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Lots of great stuff but feels like the back part is padded out a bit.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Pulp
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Kanye West
5/5
Excellent album. Maybe sags a little in the middle but so many great tracks.
Obligatory disclaimer, yeah he said some bad words but this is a music list not a people pure from wrongdoing list. I'm sure this list is peppered with people who've done worse.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Nirvana
4/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
I find it quite enjoyable, altough the hollow feeling peace and love lyrics are a bit silly.
The Smiths
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Another band that I've never understood the hype around. Similar to their contemporaries Sonic youth in some respects, but the Pixies don't irritate me half as much.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Not only did Robin Thicke copy the style of Blurred Lines from Gaye, he also copied the idea of making an album complaining about his divorce. Can't say I've listened to Thicke's, but I imagine Gaye's is better.
Tito Puente
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
I've come to the opinion listening to this that RHCP are better when they're not doing their more funk rock numbers. Most song on this album are like that, and IDK it just gets a little annoying, plus the albums too long and has too much filler like material particularly towards the end.
David Bowie
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Excellent, not as well rounded IMO as Dark Side of the Moon, but still magnificent for the most part.
TLC
4/5
Crowded House
4/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Lorde
4/5
Orange Juice
3/5
Frank Black
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Miles Davis
2/5
I'm not quite sure how people hear brilliant rhythms in the chaos. But then again some people hear and see patterns that aren't there, and convince themselves the government aliens are coming for them, so there we are.
The Dictators
3/5
Slipknot
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Supergrass
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Spooky
Digital Underground
3/5
It's pretty fun, got some good beats, but each track could do with 1 or 2 minutes shaving off.
Klaxons
3/5
I like some of the tracks, but the overall effect is that it's a bit pretentious and not in a subtle way. It's too loud too
Metallica
4/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Not bad, but not outstanding throughout. Summer breeze is a jam though.
The Slits
3/5
There's some interesting beats and song structures here, but they're all ruined a bit as soo as they open their mouths and start wailing.
Tom Waits
3/5
Van Morrison
2/5
It's a live album. Not one that seems to be exceptional in any particular way, though the band plays well. But I'm not sure why I needed to listen to it. It was long, kinda boring.
R.E.M.
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Nice elevator music
James Brown
3/5
Pretty good, more blues sounding than his more funky later work. Has good energy for a live album
50 Cent
4/5
Shack
4/5
Not familiar with the band, though some songs ring a bell but I think I might be confusing them for something else. Still, I wasn't expecting a lot going un, but there's some very pretty parts throughout
John Lennon
3/5
Some good stuff, some OK stuff.
The Who
4/5
Traffic
3/5
Django Django
4/5
It's indie but they remembered not to be boring.
David Bowie
5/5
Yeah maybe he's copying black soul music, but I just like it
Beatles
5/5
Not every song is stellar, but lots are and its a historic album
The Temptations
3/5
Bon Jovi
4/5
N.W.A.
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Cream
3/5
For something so psychedelic I fluency, you'd hope it'd be a super vivid cornucopia of sounds. The reality is it's a lot of fairly standard blues with some more psychedelic stuff here and there. But even that sounds a bit derivative of other things done by themselves.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
It has kasmir which is awesome. The albums too long overall though and I was getting bored.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Röyksopp
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
It doesn't knock my socks off the same way Lady Soul does, but it's still good.
The Police
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Nope, still don't like 'em.
Muddy Waters
4/5
I like it unusually for a live album. It's blues done right, just enough variation and good energy too.
The Strokes
4/5
Portishead
5/5
So melancholic. So lush.
Mott The Hoople
4/5
It's store own brand David Bowie, but it's the kind of own brand product that's actually a good alternative.
Can
4/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
It's better than Rock Bottom, I find it tolerable.
The Offspring
4/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
No, still can't gel with Bob, 30 years after his prime. I'll admit he can be a good songwriter, but any covers of his songs are better sung.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
There's some good tunes on here, but overall the albums too long and some tracks too long and repetitive.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Björk
2/5
Björing.
Grateful Dead
1/5
The grateful dead, yeah I bet they're grateful cos they don't have to listen to this shit.
Talking Heads
5/5
Luv me beautiful house
Luv me beautiful wife
Same as it ever was
Simple as
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Neu!
3/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Queen
4/5
It's got some good tracks of course, my problem is with the more saccharine ones
Nirvana
4/5
The Blue Nile
4/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
4/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Nice laid back R&B
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
I don't dislike it. It says it's ambient and it fulfills its brief well. I'm sure its been played in wanky coffee shops and salons up and down the land countless times.
The Cardigans
3/5
Giant Sand
3/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Great album. One that's Kind of pop in places but always it's own thing. The duet with Kate Bush is fitting as Peter Gabriel's the Male version of here in many ways.
GZA
4/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
Haircut 100
4/5
Pixies
3/5
King Crimson
5/5
This is a great album. Except for that bit in Moonchild where the band got up to go to lunch but forgot to stop the tape. Then a bored sound engineer apprentice walks round the studio, idly tapping drums, twanging strings and fiddling with other instruments to pass the time until the band comes back.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Eric Clapton
4/5
Elis Regina
5/5
Damn this has no right to go as hard as it does
Radiohead
3/5
Santana
4/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
The Bees
3/5
Thundercat
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Like early U2 but more dull
Hawkwind
2/5
I don't despise it, but it's 1 hour and 26 minutes (excl. extended edition) of whooshing sounds with the occasional bit of pretentious monologue to break it up.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Beck
3/5
Pretenders
3/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
The Coast Chaps
Femi Kuti
3/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
The Kinks
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Great album. Mid 2000's on Radiohead I don't care too much for. Some say that In Rainbows is on a par with this. Nah, not even close IMO. This is a great mix of the unconventional but still holds on to 90's rock ideas. They hadn't gone too whiny and too far up their own arse yet. Just pretentious enough.
3/5
For Tomorrow is very good. One of my favourite Blur songs. The rest of the album? Eeehh
Scissor Sisters
4/5
I miss 2004
Beatles
4/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
SZA
2/5
I seem to recall this appeared towards the top of many 2017 best albums lists. Just how dire was 2017 for music?
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
What the chances of the generator coming up with a Beach Boys album the day after Brian Wilson dies? I think the algorithm might not be completely random. The album though, it's not their best, but there's good in there.
Talking Heads
4/5
Every following album Talking Heads did up to the mid 80's was better than this, but it's a good start nevertheless.
MGMT
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Great album, somehow despite most of the songs being more than 6 minutes long it doesn't drag on. Except for that smooth sax one, that kinda does.
The xx
4/5
When this dropped, as soon as every televison music director heard it, they all said: "GET THIS SHIT IN THE SHOW RIGHT NOW". I like it though, it builds the right atmosphere.
3/5
Thought it might be a guilty pleasure. It has it's charms but it's too long and a lot of the songs sound alike. Also that cover must be in the running for worst album cover.
Basement Jaxx
3/5
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The third greatest album of all time according to Rolling Stone. Human musical achievement doesn't get much better than this, folks. She's like the female Bob Dylan. I happen to think both are overrated. She, and Dylan, are like crack to bohemian music journos in their Brooklyn studio apartments.
Anyway, the albums alright, I guess.
Johnny Cash
5/5
How do you make a live album with an infectious atmosphere and is actually good? Get an audience that few other options to do, apparently.
Van Morrison
4/5
David Holmes
4/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
Jack White
3/5
Moby
5/5
This one's a bit of a nostalgia trip, which may cloud my judgement. There was a period not long after this was released it would get played a lot in my parent's car. But a lot of the tracks hold up really well.
Jungle Brothers
3/5
The Doors
3/5
Circle Jerks
3/5
5/5
Probably peak Bowie. Fucking fantastic
The Rolling Stones
4/5
George Harrison
4/5
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Cypress Hill
4/5
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Once again bringing up an album in a timely manner. Of course everyone's eulogising Ozzy, but it's a belting album. RIP ya crazy bastard.
Weather Report
3/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Daft Punk
3/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Carpenters
3/5
The middliest middle of the road music that has ever middled.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
The Who
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Big Black
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
The Verve
4/5
The Soft Boys
4/5
Waylon Jennings
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
808 State
3/5
Mylo
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Erryting irie mon
Nico
2/5
George Jones
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Elastica
3/5
Ute Lemper
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Don't have anything new to say. I sometimes get a little bored with led zep, but they're probably at their best here and ths songs are all undeniably classics.
It's better than many a stones album imho
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Yet another example from the 60's where blowing your brain out with acid does not necessarily equal good music
Tom Waits
3/5
Very spoOoky Mr Waits. Great cookie monster and, on the 2nd track, Marge Simpson impressions too.
Talk Talk
4/5
Holger Czukay
4/5
It's a bit mad I like it, can definitely see it's inspiration on Brian Eno later on
JAY Z
3/5
Sugar
2/5
Oh good. Another non descript alternative/post-punk album from the late 80s-early 90's. Just what this list needed. Why is this here, when there's so many better options? It's laughable that this is here, when another album from the same year, Angel Dust by Faith No More, which is a far, far better and more interesting album, isnt.
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Tangerine Dream
3/5
4/5
Björk
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
I like Happy mondays, but the album overall sounds a bit too boomy and 80's, it doesn't quite sound like them
Pentangle
3/5
Nas
3/5
I respect Illmatic, but I don't love Illmatic. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, well produced, good lyrics. But it seems too effortless. No jagged edges to cling onto, it just doesn't spark something in me.
Sonic Youth
1/5
HOLY SHIT THERE'S SO MUCH DISSONANCE AND NOISE WAAOOOW SONIC YOUTH ARE THE MOST INFLOOENCIAL BAND EVER!!!!!1!
Sonic Youth are shit, end of. They didn't do anything that hadn't been done before, nor did they do it well.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
I like it, not the sucker punch of the first 4 tracks of Mezzanine, but more consistent as a whole.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Steve Winwood
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
3/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhe3vSe-mmw
Leftfield
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
The Coral
4/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
I've never liked Kings of Leon really. Mostly due to the singer's voice. If I had to describe it, it's like a particularly itchy wool sweater. Just irritating and unpleasant. I didn't mind the songs themselves though.
Le Tigre
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Dr. John
3/5
Fred Neil
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
The first part up until Life on Mars is amazing, but the rest of the album is very good too
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
S
Pavement
2/5
Japan
4/5
Julian Cope
2/5
Ramones
4/5
Fugees
5/5
Portishead
3/5
Björk
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Ah, the long awaited followup to Rumours. I've listened to this album on multiple occasions and I've tried to like it, but i'm still struggling. There's good songs there for sure, I enjoy the title track a lot, but it's just too long and has too much excess that should be shaved down. There's a good album in there somewhere. I suppose I find it interesting enough to keep coming back to it, maybe one day I'll truly enjoy it. It's not Rumours though.
The Monks
4/5
Orbital
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
2Pac
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
I understand the criticisms levelled against Coldplay. They are a bit beige. But sometimes you want a nice bowl of beige, like weetabix. A nice comforting beige hug.