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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkdancer | 5 | 2.59 | +2.41 |
| Good Old Boys | 5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
| Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury | 5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
| Behaviour | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| The Modern Lovers | 5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
| White Ladder | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter | 4 | 2.15 | +1.85 |
| Homework | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
| If I Should Fall From Grace With God | 5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
| Smash | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis: Bold As Love | 1 | 3.79 | -2.79 |
| Violator | 1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| Play | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| This Is Fats Domino | 1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
| This Year's Model | 1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
| The Chronic | 1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
| Teen Dream | 1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| Roxy Music | 1 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
| Dirty | 1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| OK Computer | 2 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 1.5 |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 2 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 2 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| Jimi Hendrix | 5, 1, 4 |
5-Star Albums (23)
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Beastie Boys
3/5
A huge variety here, none of it bad, but it feels like the vast array of styles and genres doesn't really mesh well.
1 likes
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
I wasn't expecting much, but this blew me out of the water.
1 likes
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I like Bruce Springsteen, but this doesn't feel like his best work.
1 likes
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Surprisingly tonefull, this album still hits hard.
1 likes
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AC/DC
4/5
Lots of high energy, though the second half seems slightly more subdued.
Al Green
4/5
Good grooves, very jazzy. The tone shifts from the first half of the album to the second, somewhat starkly?
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Oh hey, that's where the girl from Ipanema comes from.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
It's good, but I'm not hugely excited by it.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Desolation Row goes on for so long without being... good.
Other than that a very good album.
Metallica
5/5
Damn
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Very Country, not really my deal. At least it's old country.
David Bowie
4/5
Supergrass
4/5
Subtle werewolves
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
I am surprised how much I liked this.
Sheryl Crow
1/5
Wow, this is not my taste.
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
5/5
That's a good album, super iconic.
Prince
4/5
Tom Waits
1/5
I do not like this
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Not entertaining
Fairport Convention
2/5
Solid, though not great.
David Bowie
3/5
Why does Bowie always flub the last few songs?
The Offspring
5/5
This is basically my entire 14-17 year old life.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Started really well, but By the Time I get to Phoenix is not a particularly good song.
Wilco
3/5
The Modern Lovers
5/5
Ah hey, Boston.
This band is pretty good, surprisingly so.
Elton John
5/5
Sad and sweet
Beatles
4/5
Classic
The Jam
2/5
Unimpressed
Roxy Music
1/5
Not my taste
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
I was not expecting that brassy section in Keep the Customer Satisfied.
Eminem
3/5
He goes from poet to toilet, which is great, except I don't really enjoy it.
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Didn't finish, not super invested?
Sonic Youth
1/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Wow, very experimental, not very good.
The Darkness
3/5
It was alright
The Smiths
4/5
That was pretty good, rather mellow.
4/5
That's nice!
Iggy Pop
5/5
Unsurprisingly peppy.
GZA
3/5
Not my jam, but good.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Solid, but not my jam.
Ray Charles
5/5
That is very good
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Not my taste.
Fats Domino
1/5
Randy Newman
5/5
Oh hey, it's the toy story guy.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
Daft Punk
5/5
Beatles
3/5
Mid
The Byrds
2/5
Feels very mid? It has some good parts, but I don't want to listen to this again.
Scott Walker
2/5
Very symphonic, not great?
Tito Puente
3/5
Not a huge fan of Latin music, it's good but doesn't really work for me
Charles Mingus
4/5
I do love brass...
Led Zeppelin
4/5
It's very iconic.
Iron Maiden
4/5
Mike Ladd
3/5
It's... alright? Not something I would really recommend.
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
It's good, but the changes in style and tone make it somewhat difficult to enjoy.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Eh?
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Drive-By Truckers
4/5
Ended up liking it much more than expected.
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Meh? This doesn't seem super good?
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Very White Suburban Rage, their first album doesn't really hit the same way anymore.
Lorde
2/5
I'm solidly Meh?
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Got some good funk going
3/5
Peppy!
Van Halen
4/5
Some very iconic songs on this album
Prince
2/5
It's good, but it feels kinda... uninspired?
Radiohead
2/5
Bleh.
Louis Prima
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Some solid bangers in here, damn.
Johnny Cash
4/5
An absolute classic.
Mike Oldfield
1/5
I'm certain there's something impressive about this, but it's just kinda janky noise to me.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Slaps
Beach House
1/5
?????
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Surprised how much I like this, though not really something I would want to listen to in my own time.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I like Bruce Springsteen, but this doesn't feel like his best work.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Great album, with some odd choices.
ZZ Top
4/5
Not their best album, but some solid bangers.
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
Great sound, some fantastic classics in the album.
Violent Femmes
4/5
Pretty good!
Nico
2/5
Forgettable? I listened to it and immediately forgot I listened to it.
Aphex Twin
3/5
Surprised how much I like this, though the later works do have a sort of low, tension inducing noise that I don't really appreciate.
Neil Young
3/5
Pretenders
2/5
Not as good as I was expecting, wow.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
I'm certain this is very nice for someone, but that someone is not me.
Don McLean
4/5
Very solid.
The Who
4/5
Classic
Ice Cube
3/5
It fits the name very well.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
I can see why these guys are so well known.
10cc
3/5
That was... weird. Not bad, just strange.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Pretty good!
Metallica
3/5
I don't know how much the orchestra actually contributed? Good, but feels kinda gimmicky.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
SUPERFLY!
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Very alright, but I feel like her other work outshines.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Wow, that was really boring.
The Police
4/5
Love me some Sting.
Van Morrison
3/5
THIS ALBUM IS LOOOOOOOOOONG
Goldie
1/5
Wow, noise!
Love
3/5
That was fun, the beginning was rather standard, but in the last 6 or so songs they really showed their stuff.
The Temptations
3/5
That was fine?
Depeche Mode
1/5
Egh
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1/5
Again, wow, this is bad.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
Noise!
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
That was good, but not my style
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
It's not bad, but I would never actually want to listen to this again.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
That was pretty good!
Green Day
4/5
Another blast from my teens.
Garbage
4/5
This is my style!
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
This holds up really well.
Pulp
3/5
That was pretty good, but not super memorable.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
That was solid.
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Great groove.
Deep Purple
4/5
Common
2/5
Not my jam, but good.
3/5
This is good. Not great, but good.
Eagles
4/5
Some classic songs
Ministry
3/5
Huh, that didn't start great, but the middle was pretty solid.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
That was alright, not sure what makes it so good? Just an incomprehensible grumbling for the most part.
Khaled
2/5
While it has a good beat, I don't understand a single word.
Sam Cooke
3/5
Wasn't as good as I was expecting.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Another blast from my teenage years, though it hasn't aged as well as I thought it would.
John Lee Hooker
2/5
That was alright.
Tortoise
1/5
Not a huge fan of nothing but bland instrumental.
Dr. Octagon
2/5
This just seems like... bad themed rap?
Metallica
4/5
A classic.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Oh my god this album is long.
What I got through isn't bad though.
Willie Nelson
3/5
That was solidly mid.
Can
2/5
Like, alright?
The Cult
3/5
This is pretty solid!
Paul Simon
4/5
Love me some Paul Simon
Iron Maiden
4/5
Great, a good mix of just ROCK and story telling.
Moby Grape
3/5
This is good, but nothing that makes it a 'must listen.'
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Not my jam.
The Incredible String Band
4/5
This is pretty good!
Moby
1/5
I would rather slowly drown than listen to this again.
Radiohead
2/5
Not what I expected of Radiohead, to be honest.
Erykah Badu
3/5
This is solid.
Baaba Maal
1/5
Not something I find enjoyable.
Nick Drake
4/5
I like this, very smooth.
Van Morrison
4/5
That was very good! Sweet and to the point.
Klaxons
3/5
I enjoyed it, though sometimes it goes a little to hard for me.
Ramones
4/5
Very good
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Eh
Donald Fagen
4/5
Classic good vibes.
Beck
3/5
I was surprised how funky it was, rather enjoyable.
Joy Division
2/5
I do not like Joy Division
Funkadelic
3/5
This is alright?
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Solid Meh.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Enjoyable.
Funkadelic
2/5
Not my style
Bad Company
3/5
Solid first album
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Strange and interesting.
Raekwon
2/5
Not my jam.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
This isn't as interesting as some of there other work.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Peppy! Still not really that interesting, or more than just a kinda OK album.
3/5
Elton John
3/5
It's good, but it feels like it goes on for a lot longer than it should.
The Young Gods
1/5
Ugh
1/5
Country Joe & The Fish
4/5
Funky and fun!
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Love Sinatra.
The Who
2/5
So freaking long.
There are some good songs, but the length just drags.
Wilco
4/5
Funky, interesting enough for its length.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Very solid, but I don't really go with the lyrics or overall vibe.
3/5
The The
4/5
Strange, but good!
4/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
I was not expecting this from some guy in a bathrobe.
Rocket From The Crypt
4/5
These guys are great!
Fela Kuti
3/5
Enjoyable, though not super gripping.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Ending on a resounding note, this is very good, and I enjoyed it greatly.
Massive Attack
3/5
That was pretty decent.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Not bad, but not really best of?
CHVRCHES
3/5
Again, good, but how is this one of the best albums?
Meat Loaf
4/5
Love it
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Some solid bangers, though it ends strangely?
Jack White
4/5
Oh man, this swings! Energetic and fun.
The Black Keys
2/5
Meh?
Holger Czukay
3/5
Started good, then got very experimental in not a great way.
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Not bad by any means, but certainly not my style.
3/5
Alright.
3
Nick Drake
4/5
Fun and soothing, just what I needed.
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Solid album
John Coltrane
3/5
Not sure I really understand?
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Wow, I hadn't realized how many of these I already knew.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Pretty good.
Animal Collective
3/5
Good, but strange?
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Love me some sinatra, brings me back to when I was a teenager.
Kate Bush
2/5
This is very experimental, and not in a positive way.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
This is good!
Metallica
3/5
Good, but it feels same-y?
Mudhoney
3/5
Pretty good, though a fair amount of 'noise'.
Adele
3/5
It's certainly not bad, but I'm unsure how this is one of the best?
Van Halen
3/5
A lot of these songs are basically the same song, but slightly different lyrics? Still decent, at least for the melody.
Peter Tosh
2/5
It's certainly specific.
John Lennon
3/5
This guy is kinda full of himself? Good songs though.
The Band
3/5
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Yeeeeeah!
Dion
3/5
Alright, nothing to crow about.
Spacemen 3
2/5
Interesting, but quite a lot of 'noise'.
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Very solid, I like the theme.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Blech 2/5
Jimi Hendrix
1/5
Horrible screeching in the first song is time I will never get back.
The Cure
2/5
Forgettable.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Very solid.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Pretty good, not really exemplary.
Janet Jackson
4/5
A+
Various Artists
4/5
Pretty solid, nothing exemplary.
Keith Jarrett
3/5
I'm surprised how much emotion this piano has, I was initially dismissive of it but there is obviously a lot of heart here.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Has some great classics.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Pretty peppy!
Peter Gabriel
3/5
It was ok?
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Meh, not bad, but nothing to write home about?
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
Great! I listened to it twice.
Steve Winwood
4/5
Solid
Sade
3/5
Solid
George Harrison
3/5
It's good, but so gods damned long.
Scott Walker
4/5
Surprised how much I enjoyed this, some excellent sampling.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Solid classic, love me some Jefferson Airplane.
Adele
2/5
How is this something that you should listen to? It's just modern pop?! It's not bad modern pop, but that's what it is.
2/5
Herbie Hancock
2/5
Just sort of noise, though not terrible noise.
The Jam
3/5
So, there is obviously a huge amount of history with this album, but given how influential it was, it feels like it just became generic british pop.
3/5
Frenetic and energetic, it's a fun album!
Television
3/5
I don't dislike it, but it doesn't bring a whole lot that is interesting or unique to the table.
Joy Division
3/5
It's fine
Jacques Brel
2/5
Interesting, but I don't understand french.
The Zombies
3/5
Fun, but not something I would want to listen to all the time.
David Bowie
4/5
Classic, amazing bowie.
Dire Straits
4/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Not what I would call the best Joni Mitchell album? But basically fine.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Meh? Feels very generic.
AC/DC
4/5
Classic rock
Portishead
3/5
Eh? Like, the singer has a good voice, but nothing really makes me want to listen to it again.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Some good songs here.
N.W.A.
2/5
Ehhhh, not my jam.
The Black Crowes
3/5
Good! His voice kinda melds the songs into one another?
The War On Drugs
3/5
This is good, but I like there other stuff more.
Tina Turner
3/5
It's pretty good, but I'm not drawn to it.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
This is quintessential psychedelic rock, which means I don't really get it or enjoy, but hey.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Surprisingly tonefull, this album still hits hard.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
I appreciate the message, but it's not for me.
The Strokes
3/5
This album felt very short, and none of the songs really had that huge of an impact.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
4/5
Enjoyable, old school sort of feeling.
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Astounding.
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
I really like this, it's so smooth.
Björk
3/5
Good, though kinda aimless, so I doubt I would listen to it again.
Travis
3/5
Solid Meh
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
Short, and it has some good songs, but overall really boring.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
This was unexpected, funky, fresh, and all around good time.
Beastie Boys
3/5
A huge variety here, none of it bad, but it feels like the vast array of styles and genres doesn't really mesh well.
Some of U2's best work
Suzanne Vega
4/5
Suzanne Vega always impresses. It starts a little anemic, but the end is well worth the price of admission alone.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Classic Marley
Prince
3/5
Koffi Olomide
2/5
Very long, fun, but I didn't understand it at all, so I don't want to listen to it again.
Pixies
2/5
So many of these songs feel like the same line again and again, repeated for 2 minutes.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Surprised how much I liked this.
Ryan Adams
4/5
Very solid, with a great finish.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
That was very listenable.
David Gray
5/5
Love me some David Gray. White Ladder was listened to on repeat in high school.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Ugh, it just kinda rambles and gets close to good, but the fact that it never gets there is worse than something that never gets close.
Miles Davis
3/5
Good, but nothing really stood out to me.
Genesis
3/5
Solid, very entertaining.
Steely Dan
5/5
Love Steely Dan, Aja is an amazing classic.
Culture Club
3/5
It's alright, got some good top 100's, but I won't be seeking it out again.
Lou Reed
3/5
It was solidly OK.
De La Soul
4/5
Not normally my jam, but this is very solid. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Doves
3/5
It's good, has Nirvana vibes, but I'm not in love with the noise aspect of it.
R.E.M.
2/5
Well, I certainly listened to that. Retained nothing from it.
Minor Threat
2/5
Unimpressed
Heaven 17
3/5
Some bangers that hit a lot harder today than expected.
The White Stripes
3/5
Solid, though a somewhat weak end.
The Beach Boys
2/5
It's iconic, but I'm not impressed.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Very solid, very soothing.
Neneh Cherry
4/5
Buffalo Stance slaps, wow.
Simple Minds
2/5
Super boring, nothing in this is particularly worth being an album you must listen to.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Interesting and melodic.
The Smiths
3/5
Surprisingly fresh, it has a good groove that's still fun to bob your head to.
3/5
Reminds me of fallout, in a positive way.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
I was unimpressed.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Unimpressive.
The Stooges
2/5
Felt like a lot of noise and not a lot of music.
Black Sabbath
3/5
It's good, but kinda drags.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
It was long and had a lot of noise in it.
The Killers
3/5
I was originally somewhat reticent, I like the Killers, but something you have to listen to? The entire album is good.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
I'm a fan of swing, but not of pure orchestral, so this is a bit of a toss-up for me.
The xx
3/5
Surprising.
Slade
3/5
Decent
Pentangle
4/5
Surprised how much I enjoyed this.
Pink Floyd
4/5
A classic album. Not my favorite, but very good never the less.
David Bowie
3/5
Very good, but I didn't resonate with most of it.
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Some solid songs here.
FKA twigs
1/5
Wow this is bad.
Kraftwerk
4/5
That was pretty cool, I enjoyed it.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
I honestly didn't notice when the album ended.
Pantera
3/5
Enjoyed it, but not really to my taste.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
An absolute classic.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
I like CCR, but this isn't their best album by far.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Meh
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Very unimpressed.
Radiohead
2/5
Inoffensive, but nothing actually happens.
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Not bad, but very 'art piece'.
Jurassic 5
2/5
Did not enjoy.
Pixies
2/5
Just not very interesting.
The Go-Go's
4/5
Solid album with some excellent bangers.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Good, but certainly not his best work.
Killing Joke
2/5
It wasn't pure instrumental, but it felt like it was, and not in a good way.
R.E.M.
4/5
A solid addition to the R.E.M. canon, I know it best for "It's the end of the world as we know it".
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
This was OK, but nothing stuck out to me.
The White Stripes
2/5
Meh.
Sebadoh
3/5
Very solid.
CHIC
3/5
It was fun, at the very least.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Was... was his voice always that gravelly? Like, I know he was rough, but this sounds like a racoon being dragged through a quarry filled with fiberglass leavings. Still good though.
Richard Thompson
4/5
This was very good, though some of it felt choppy, like it was stitched together.
Neil Young
3/5
It was alright.
MC Solaar
2/5
I'm sure it's great when you can understand it, but I can't.
Ghostface Killah
1/5
Not interested.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Funky fresh!
The Police
3/5
Very fun, and the drummers(?) songs were funny.
The Adverts
3/5
Started kinda weak, but I ended up enjoying it.
Air
2/5
Not super impressed.
B.B. King
2/5
I wasn't particularly impressed by this.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Solid vocals, nice lyrics.
Nirvana
4/5
Classic
Soul II Soul
2/5
It's OK, but I'm not suitably impressed or interested.
The Doors
4/5
It doesn't have some of there best known work, but is a solid addition to their repertoire.
The Byrds
3/5
That was alright.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Not feeling it, really. Feels weak compared to basically everything else he has composed.
Bob Dylan
4/5
I like it, solid songs.
The Undertones
4/5
I was not loving the start, but the album had a really solid finish.
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
I wasn't expecting much, but this blew me out of the water.
Pere Ubu
3/5
Started good, then industrial noise, then pretty good?
MGMT
4/5
I was familiar with them, but damn, this is good.
3/5
Pleasantly surprised. Solidly interesting from beginning to end.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
That slapped!
Green Day
5/5
That was awesome! Brings back memories.
The Everly Brothers
2/5
MEH!
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Man has an great voice, I'll give him that.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
It seems good, but I can't understand a word.
Bob Dylan
3/5
It may just be the voice, but many of these songs feel like the same song, repeated again and again.
Kate Bush
2/5
Started really strong, then just kinda went... somewhere incomprehensible.
Steve Earle
3/5
That was good.
Pearl Jam
3/5
It was OK, it kinda felt like noise mostly, but decent noise.
Korn
3/5
Very angry, without a huge amount of direction.
Wire
2/5
I honestly didn't notice listening to it.
Alice Cooper
4/5
I considered it OK until the end, that was great.
OutKast
2/5
Not my interest.
Songhoy Blues
2/5
Has some good beats, but not understanding a single word saps any enjoyment I can get from it.
Marty Robbins
4/5
I have listened to this album so much due to Fallout New Vegas. It's not actually amazing, but very good.
Depeche Mode
3/5
Pretty good, but it didn't feel particularly interesting?
Les Rythmes Digitales
5/5
Oh wow, that slaps hard, I can not understand why I haven't heard of this band before?
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Very nice and soothing.
New Order
3/5
Screaming out of 1989, it's a solid OK.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
This is pretty good, but why is it a must listen?
Chicago
3/5
Solid, though I feel that it loses a lot of presence on the tail end. The two pure instrumental tracks are unnecessary.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Albarn is very... uninteresting, vocally.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Felt like a lot of noise, not a lot of song.
Ray Charles
3/5
Fun, not the most amazing. Some great covers though.
The Pretty Things
3/5
I don't know if I understand this, though it sounds nice-ish?
Eels
4/5
Solid A, enjoyed it a lot, though I don't know if this particular album will be on my repeat list.
Beck
3/5
I was underwhelmed.
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Very long, but very good, I was shocked how much I enjoyed this.
System Of A Down
2/5
Very noise, not super impressed.
Rod Stewart
3/5
It's all very solid.
Dr. Dre
1/5
When the opening song actively drives me away, I can't appreciate the rest of it.
Arrested Development
3/5
The contrast between this and The Chronic is pronounced. I enjoyed it, it has a fun beat, and it wasn't inherently hostile right off the bat.
Steely Dan
4/5
Love me some Steely Dan, though this one doesn't quite have the level of bangers that their other albums have. The later half is solid though.
The Stone Roses
2/5
Felt very bland, not bad though, just kinda elevator music-ish?
Paul Simon
4/5
Solid Paul Simon.
The Roots
2/5
Good, but very much not for me.
Janis Joplin
3/5
It was alright.
Judas Priest
4/5
A+, very good.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't something I would seek out and listen to again.
Taylor Swift
2/5
Some of this is decent, good even, but the vast majority is just modern pop drivel.
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
A lot of noise and not a great amount of substance.
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Enjoyable.
Rush
2/5
I was largely unimpressed by it.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Very good, a classic for a reason.
Femi Kuti
3/5
It's technically good, but I'm not getting much out of it.
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Interesting, but not that interesting.
Duran Duran
3/5
Has some famous songs, but not the best album overall.
Ride
2/5
I have tried to listen to this 3 times, and not be able to finish it at any point. It's only 50-something minutes, but it feels much, much longer.
D'Angelo
3/5
It's Alright.
The Verve
3/5
I wasn't very moved by it, it just was one long series of mouth noises.
Fela Kuti
3/5
Entertaining, more than I was expecting.
Eric Clapton
4/5
Very solid, highly listenable.
Bee Gees
4/5
I enjoyed that.
Stan Getz
4/5
I can understand easily why this is on here.
Barry Adamson
1/5
Ugh, deliberate unsettling noise isn't pleasant to listen to.
Duke Ellington
4/5
Solid, pure Jazz.
The Cramps
3/5
That was alright, though it ended kinda soft.
James Brown
4/5
Ends on an absolute banger.
Elvis Costello
4/5
I wasn't really going for it off the bat, but it certainly grew on me.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Pretty alright, though mostly for the groove.
Miles Davis
2/5
Sort of bland, not really that interesting overall?
Joan Armatrading
3/5
I was pretty good, though it may be the age, but felt rather generic.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Very enjoyable, solid riffs.
Grateful Dead
2/5
There's good stuff here, but I don't think it's better than their actual studio albums.
The Kinks
3/5
I wasn't incredibly impressed, nothing was exciting or very interesting about it.
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
It's not super interesting, nor does it really do anything particularly new?
Laura Nyro
3/5
I can see why this was impressive for the time, but it doesn't really hit the same way today. That being said, it holds up pretty well.
Pink Floyd
3/5
All the parts that involve singing are decent, all the pure acoustic parts just fly right by me.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Solid album, very fun.
The Louvin Brothers
4/5
Very good old country, though the amount of crooner in it doesn't do it any favors.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Damn!
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Wow, that was really good. Her range and depth of both style and form was fantastic.
Rush
3/5
Good, with solid bangers, but the end just kinda fades away...
DJ Shadow
4/5
That was really interesting and I am surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Fiona Apple
3/5
Pretty good, though it felt like a bit of 'generic female singer.'
The KLF
3/5
Interesting, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it.
3/5
Solid, but not amazing.
The Dictators
3/5
I was positive about the sounds, then it didn't really live up to the beginning.
The Beta Band
3/5
Cool art, neat style, not much substance.
Eurythmics
2/5
Solid MEH, wouldn't want to listen to this again, but not bad, just boring.
Cat Stevens
3/5
Short, good, and sweet. A solid album, but I can't say I really know any of his work, nor does it seem particularly amazing?
Sonic Youth
2/5
There was one or two alright songs, but mostly it wasn't particularly interesting.
Elis Regina
2/5
Nah.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Not particularly interesting.
Beth Orton
2/5
What, how is this good or notable?
Happy Mondays
3/5
That was fine.
Le Tigre
3/5
Pleasantly funky.
Tim Buckley
2/5
Wasn't that amazed by it, rather bland really?
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
It's not horrible, but it did give my girlfriend a headache after 6 minutes.
3/5
Pretty fun.
Paul McCartney
2/5
Random acoustic and instrumental sections does not do this any favors.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Solid, very interesting composition.
Beatles
3/5
Has some classic bangers, but the ending just wrecks it, why would you waste everything on 8 minutes of garbage ambient?
The Youngbloods
3/5
That was fine, not remarkable.
Radiohead
2/5
I tried to listen to this multiple times, it isn't bad, but nothing in it really draws me in or makes me want to listen to it again.
William Orbit
3/5
I surprisingly really liked this. It goes on for way to long, but other than that it it vibes really well.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Solid country.
The Verve
3/5
It is, in fact, a bittersweet symphony, but that's life.
Missy Elliott
2/5
There was good stuff on this, but it felt very self-congratulatory, to the extent that it really wasn't for me.
American Music Club
3/5
Eh, alright.
X-Ray Spex
3/5
I was not super impressed for most of this, but the end really came together, very solid.
Germs
2/5
Thank gods it's short.
Aerosmith
3/5
It was OK. Not amazed by anything on it though.
SZA
1/5
Good singer, terrible everything else, like wow, is that a let down.
The Slits
3/5
Enjoyed it more than I expected.
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
It's OK, but didn't hold my interest enough to keep listening.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Very eclectic, interesting.
Sugar
4/5
Wow, that was shockingly good.
The United States Of America
3/5
Interesting and eclectic.
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Pretty good, probably wouldn't listen to it again though.
The Thrills
4/5
That was pretty fun, I'm surprised they are in the 2000's, they feel like a much older era.
Joan Baez
3/5
Enjoyable.
Bauhaus
2/5
That was interesting, though fairly experimental for my tastes.
The Replacements
3/5
Interesting take.
Boston
4/5
An absolute classic for a reason.
John Prine
3/5
I enjoyed it, though it wasn't amazing.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Technically good, but not really great in any way.
PJ Harvey
2/5
Meh?! What's significant about this, it sounds kinda like the same song over and over? It's not bad, but nothing about it is good.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
5/5
Oh wow, we don't really learn anything at all, do we?
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Solid album, no complaints here.
The Kinks
3/5
Quintessential British invasion.
fIREHOSE
2/5
Meh?
Jamiroquai
3/5
Solid jams
Dusty Springfield
3/5
It was OK.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Solid songs, but rather strange?
The Avalanches
3/5
Lyrical parts are worlds better than the pure instrumental or synth bits.
4/5
That was surprisingly solid, I had to listen to Greenman a few times it was so good.
The Fall
3/5
That was decent, nothing amazing about it.
Sparks
3/5
I was expecting more? Everything was just average.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Classic gettin it on song album.
Cypress Hill
2/5
This isn't bad, but I don't want to listen to it anymore.
Marilyn Manson
2/5
It started OK, then got less good as the album went on.
Taylor Swift
3/5
I wasn't blown away by it, but it was good.
Slint
2/5
Lots of acoustics and guys muttering vague lyrics.
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Absolutely solid.
Miriam Makeba
3/5
I didn't understand a word, but enjoyed it never the less.
The Teardrop Explodes
4/5
Very enjoyable, a peppy sound.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Very good, though some of the imagery is very dated, and wasn't great even when it came out.
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Gets darker and darker as it goes along, that Viva Las Vegas is unhinged in the best way.
The Yardbirds
3/5
That was alright.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
An eclectic mix of styles and genres, it goes hard, and it works for that.
The Pogues
5/5
Fantastic, a bunch of different styles, all great, with some amazing bangers in the mix.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
That was fun, though I don't really know if they do anything particularly unique.
The Temptations
3/5
That was alright, wasn't as good as I was expecting though.
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
It was good, though I'm not sure what about it is so great? I don't really ever want to listen to it again, really.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
It's fun, interesting, and with a variety of styles, though it does kinda drag towards the end, even if the quality stays the same or improves.
Genesis
4/5
That was really good, I enjoyed it. Smooth listening all the way through.
Talking Heads
5/5
Gotta love the talking heads.
Goldfrapp
2/5
Heavily whelmed by this, nothing really good or remarkable about it?
The Residents
2/5
At least it was strange and interesting.
Waylon Jennings
3/5
That was fine. Nothing amazing, some good, soulful notes in it.
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Honestly was not very excited going into this, but that was really good, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Strange, not super great, she doesn't even seem like that great of a singer, and I don't think I would want to listen to it again.
Britney Spears
3/5
While nothing about it other than the time and circumstances in which it was produced is bad, I don't want or feel I need to listen to the entire thing.
Slipknot
3/5
Solid album, though not something I would want to listen to all the time.
Anthrax
3/5
Good, but I found myself less and less interested as the album continued.
Peter Frampton
4/5
Solid jams, this has a lot of classic songs that have become staples of the genre.
Supergrass
3/5
It was pretty good, though it felt like it just kept on going at points.
David Bowie
3/5
I was solidly whelmed by this. It just sounds like a lot of noise, and not even good noise.
Big Star
3/5
Interesting, with a fun style.
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Odd, and not really good.
The Auteurs
2/5
I was wondering if I was missing something about this, but no, there's nothing here. It's not unlistenable, that's the positive I can say of it.
Gang Starr
4/5
I was hesitant to start with, but this was really good, impressive and on point.
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Fun, though I wouldn't call it incredible.
N.E.R.D
3/5
Surprised how much I enjoyed it, though I don't think I really want to listen to it again.
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Not as good as the previous album, by far, though still rather good.
Death In Vegas
3/5
It was good, though kinda samey towards the end.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Love Zeppelin channeling the blues, such a great album.
Justin Timberlake
2/5
While there are good songs on this, this does not feel like a Justin Timberlake album so much as a "Everyone we can convince to sing with Timberlake to fill out this" album.
Arcade Fire
2/5
Nothing about it was terrible, but it was just sort of generic modern indie pop.
Morrissey
2/5
Meh.
2/5
Like Bowie, but without any of the heart or interest.
Red Snapper
2/5
Not satisfied at all. Nothing in this is actually interesting, it's just kinda boring, shock value noise.
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Nothing about this is particularly impressive? It's just a lot, but not a lot of anything.
Elliott Smith
2/5
What am I supposed to... get out of this? It's just boring acoustics where some whiny white guy complains about things in an accent I can't understand. It's mumblerock more than indie.
Billie Holiday
3/5
Solid, though it feels like she could have done so much more than love songs.
R.E.M.
4/5
I really like R.E.M., but this feels like one of there lesser albums. It's good, but nothing really stands out as great.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
It's good, but feels far to long. It could have used a fair amount of cutting down to just the best, rather than the hour+ slog it is.
The Waterboys
3/5
I liked the mix of styles, but the covers were the worst part, it felt like they just did popular songs and jammed random style into them.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
That last song just kinda ruined the entire thing for me. The first part was really good, but that dragged the entire thing down hard.
Pavement
3/5
It was alright, but not particularly remarkable.
2/5
I had to stop listening, it's not pleasant to listen to, nor does it seem particularly Punk, it just seems bad and kinda boring.
Manu Chao
3/5
Didn't understand most of it, but it had a decent rhythm.
Suede
3/5
Not really sure if I'm supposed to 'get' anything from this, because it was mostly fine?
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
It was good, but not to my taste, I think.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
It's good, but I can't help but thinking I'm missing something important in it to really make it hit.
R.E.M.
4/5
Very good, but it feels like there are a bit to many effects, like they were just starting to throw things at the wall.
Cheap Trick
4/5
Very solid, the first live album I've actually liked.
The xx
2/5
Quite a bit to slow and soft for me, it just doesn't have anything that I want to listen to.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Good, but not amazing. I see why he was popular, but it really doesn't hold up today.
King Crimson
1/5
It would be mediocre if there wasn't a 13 minute long instrumental at the very beginning that is nothing but monotonous.
Devendra Banhart
2/5
There's almost something good here, but it is mostly dross and filler.
Ash
3/5
I was momentarily impressed at the start, but ultimately let down.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Very very good, and I really like Tears for Fears, but the non-greats here just drag down everything else ever so slightly. I want to listen to the good songs, not everything.
Maxwell
1/5
Couldn't make it past Somethin' Somethin', I have not encountered anything more trite, something about this feels like nails on a chalkboard.
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
It's OK, I don't understand it, but I didn't hate it.
Ravi Shankar
2/5
It was fine, not a huge fan of pure acoustic.
Madonna
2/5
There are good technical notes, but nothing about this is actually interesting or makes me want to have listened to it.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Bland and not particularly memorable.
Kings of Leon
3/5
It's solid, though nothing really is great about it.
The Cure
3/5
It was OK, not amazing or standout in any particular way, which may be a sign of the times.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
An aweful lot of noise, with nothing else that would really make this enjoyable to listen to.