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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
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5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
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Bad Company
Bad Company
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5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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Achtung Baby
U2
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5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
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5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Diamond Life
Sade
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5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
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Aja
Steely Dan
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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Stankonia
OutKast
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1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
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1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
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1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
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Smash
The Offspring
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1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
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1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
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1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 5 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4.5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 4.67 |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Sepultura | 2 | 1 |
| OutKast | 2 | 1.5 |
| Orbital | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pixies | 3 | 2 |
5-Star Albums (26)
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band · 6 likes
2/5
An hour and a half of agony
OutKast · 2 likes
2/5
Too long, monotonous, mundane, not very enjoyable.
Joanna Newsom · 2 likes
1/5
Goodness sakes what a horrible album. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a worst vocalist. This album seemed like a mashup the chipmunks & other cartoon characters singing.
Kanye West · 1 likes
1/5
I didn’t think I’d like it but listened anyway with an open mind. If you are obsessed with the F & N words, are fond of degrading women, & have a complete disregard for human decency then this is your album. I must pass on it.
The Magnetic Fields · 1 likes
1/5
2 hours & 52 minutes of lethargic, monotonous nasal vocals that was truly a waste of time. I found nothing creative, satisfying or remotely rewarding listening to any of the 69 songs. Why I needed to hear this album before I die is a mystery to me.
1-Star Albums (33)
All Ratings
Arcade Fire
4/5
Good
Dolly Parton
4/5
Good
The Smiths
4/5
Good
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Excellent
Queen
3/5
Average
Fela Kuti
3/5
Okay
Eminem
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Linkin Park
2/5
FKA twigs
2/5
Lucinda Williams
4/5
Very good
King Crimson
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Very good
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Okay
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Good
Joy Division
3/5
Okay
Al Green
4/5
Good
Gorillaz
2/5
3/5
Good
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
Very good
U2
5/5
Excellent
Nirvana
5/5
Outstanding
3/5
Good
Def Leppard
4/5
Very good
Michael Jackson
5/5
Excellent
The Jam
3/5
Good
The Clash
3/5
Okay
Paul McCartney and Wings
5/5
Excellent
Haircut 100
3/5
Pretty good
Dead Kennedys
1/5
Horrible
Daft Punk
2/5
Tedious, monotonous
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Very good
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Björk
3/5
Good
Cocteau Twins
2/5
3/5
Okay
Arcade Fire
3/5
Good
5/5
Superb
Snoop Dogg
2/5
The Specials
2/5
The War On Drugs
2/5
Monotonous, depressing, sounded as if recorded in a tunnel.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Pretty good
Iron Maiden
3/5
Good
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Superb
The Thrills
2/5
Not much depth or variance, a real malaise. Why did I have to listen?
Marty Robbins
3/5
Good
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Very good
Bob Dylan
5/5
Excellent
Solange
3/5
Okay
Ash
3/5
Okay
David Holmes
1/5
Painfully stupid
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Beautiful
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Pretty good
Anthrax
2/5
Okay if your thing is loud incoherent screaming.
Radiohead
3/5
Pretty good
Tim Buckley
3/5
Pretty good
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Excellent
Steely Dan
4/5
Very good
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Pretty good
The Specials
2/5
Long, not easy to listen to, attempts a number of different genres it wasn’t mildly entertaining or special.
Simply Red
3/5
Very good
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Expected to not like this album, surprised me with its nice upbeat tempo.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Very good
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Pretty good
Steely Dan
5/5
Excellent
Bauhaus
3/5
Okay
John Coltrane
4/5
Very good
Elliott Smith
3/5
Fine
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Very good
The Yardbirds
3/5
Good
Thelonious Monk
5/5
Terrific
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
Wonderful
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Pretty good
Laibach
3/5
Different but good
The Slits
2/5
Not horrible but not good either. Perhaps the worst ever cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”
Neil Young
3/5
Good
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Not good, not bad; guess I’m not a SP fan. Track after track of same nasally, whiney, high pitched delivery. Not really original.
Jack White
3/5
Okay
Love
3/5
Okay
Wild Beasts
3/5
Not bad
4/5
Pretty good
ZZ Top
5/5
Excellent
Duran Duran
4/5
Very good
David Ackles
3/5
Okay. Bit of a Pete Seeger clone.
Kanye West
1/5
I didn’t think I’d like it but listened anyway with an open mind. If you are obsessed with the F & N words, are fond of degrading women, & have a complete disregard for human decency then this is your album. I must pass on it.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
If anything this album makes you sad with song after song of melancholy monotony.
U2
3/5
Very good
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Pretty good
Dr. Octagon
3/5
Very different but surprisingly okay.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Beautiful
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Very good
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Very nice
808 State
1/5
Aaaaagh! Maddening hour of techno gobbledygook.
Manic Street Preachers
1/5
2Pac
3/5
Very good
Frank Zappa
2/5
Blur
2/5
The Mars Volta
2/5
Good grief - awful, a lost hour.
Elvis Costello
3/5
Pretty good
Finley Quaye
3/5
Not bad
Taylor Swift
3/5
Pretty good
Iggy Pop
3/5
Good
The Verve
2/5
Okay
New York Dolls
2/5
Blah! Why?
Bad Company
5/5
Excellent
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Pretty good
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Good
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Very good
OutKast
1/5
Another limited vocabulary experience with heavy reliance on the “N” & “F” words. Really not cool regardless of the source.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Pretty good
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Very good
ABBA
4/5
Excellent
Moby Grape
3/5
Very good
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Pretty good
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Excellent
Johnny Cash
3/5
Very good
Pretenders
3/5
Very good
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Excellent
Eagles
3/5
Very good
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Different, obviously because it’s in French. I did like it very much & certainly wouldn’t have listened to it had it not been on the list.
Van Morrison
3/5
Very good
Sister Sledge
3/5
Very good
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Not very good. Didn’t like the music, vocals or arrangement.
T. Rex
3/5
Pretty good
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
Metallica
2/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Pretty good
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Pretty good
Neil Young
4/5
Excellent
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Elvis Presley
5/5
Excellent
Talking Heads
3/5
Very good
UB40
3/5
Good
The Waterboys
3/5
Very good
Björk
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Excellent
Fats Domino
3/5
Very good
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Good
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
Very good
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Good
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Superb
Goldie
2/5
Painful, literally gave me a headache. Confirmed I’m definitely not a techno fan.
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Beautiful
Ozomatli
3/5
Good, pleasant upbeat tempo, mix.
OutKast
2/5
Too long, monotonous, mundane, not very enjoyable.
The Zombies
3/5
Okay, unremarkable except for 2 terrific songs
Radiohead
3/5
Not bad, solid, good listening.
Dagmar Krause
3/5
Different, not your usual, not bad.
Orbital
1/5
Annoying, simply horrible, grating on my nerves.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Good
Willie Nelson
3/5
Good. Nice.
The Cure
2/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Wonderful
Blondie
4/5
Really good.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Edgy. Not good. Not bad
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Superb
Happy Mondays
2/5
Didn’t convert me into a psychedelic music fan but wasn’t too bad.
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Terrific
Bon Jovi
4/5
Excellent
Pixies
2/5
Annoying, irritating, grating, in other words really didn’t like it.
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
Nice, okay.
Patti Smith
2/5
Didn’t like it at all
Rush
3/5
Very good
Steely Dan
3/5
Very good
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
An hour and a half of agony
David Bowie
3/5
Pretty good
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Really didn’t expect to like this, just felt wrong - western techno paired with Indian music. Surprisingly it wasn’t bad.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Good. Not bad.
Common
3/5
Good
Silver Jews
3/5
Okay
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Really good
Gram Parsons
3/5
Very good
Blur
3/5
Good
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Pretty good. Nice.
Queen Latifah
3/5
Music mix is good; the singular, monotonous theme of each song is tiring. Our take away, I guess, is QL is amazingly spectacular; if she says so. I rate this a low 3, possibly 2.9 for that reason.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Excellent
The Strokes
2/5
Okay. Unremarkable.
Radiohead
2/5
Odd, didn’t really like it.
The Pogues
3/5
Pretty good.
Green Day
2/5
Just not a fan I guess.
Khaled
2/5
Obviously very different. This really isn’t my genre but it was nice being exposed to it; I wouldn’t have listened had it not been for this list.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Didn’t care for side 1, kinda weird composition; side 2 - pretty good.
The Who
4/5
Excellent
Lou Reed
3/5
Very good.
Doves
2/5
Tedious; I found absolutely zero entertainment value in this album.
Django Django
2/5
Chicago
3/5
Very good.
Nirvana
3/5
Pretty good
2/5
Fine; unremarkable.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Nice. Not bad.
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Interesting. Definitely a mood piece for either a contemplative or hookah cafe setting. The music mix & arrangement was well done. Again, not an everyday listening genre, obviously, very Indian.
Yes
3/5
Pretty good.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Solid Rolling Stones - excellent
The Avalanches
2/5
Not an enjoyable listening experience. The little variance of the vocals & music arrangements from track to track proved aggravating & monotonous. In short really didn’t like it.
Spacemen 3
2/5
I guess if you have to fill the plate with a 1001 albums there are going to be many that leave listeners scratching their heads asking “why did I have to listen to this one?”
Turbonegro
1/5
Awful! The streak of bad albums continues with incoherent screaming & a great deal of anger. Good grief.
Hawkwind
1/5
Awful continues.
MGMT
2/5
The Cure
3/5
Okay, not bad.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Good grief. Given this artist’s background I guess it’s no wonder this album is a total downer; pretty depressing. Wish I could find something redeemable in it. I don’t listen to music as a vehicle to bring me down but if I did this would be my go to album.
John Lennon
3/5
Very good
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Terrific! Excellent album.
Slade
2/5
Brian Eno
2/5
The purported appeal of this album is it was creative & adventurous; it’s just cooky; bizarre lyrics & a compilation of clambering music annoyingly arranged.
The Jam
2/5
Didn’t love it but didn’t hate it either. Okay, fine. A high 2 or low 3.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
A wonderful album. Superbly arranged music & vocals.
The Offspring
1/5
Could just as well be a 46 minute 44 second song. Once again an album of screaming incoherence with little or no variance between tracks. I am none the better having wasted time listening to this.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
a-ha
3/5
Very good. Pleasant 80s music that holds up nicely.
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
A lovely album with beautiful vocals.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Nice album. While the sound is consistent, I liked that the music was arranged in 6 songs instead of a dozen monotonous sequences. Other artists have copied this electronic style of music but Kraftwerk presents in a truly interesting,unique way.
Jethro Tull
3/5
Really good! Some odd & rather “testy” lyrics but an otherwise masterful, creative work of music. Stands up over the years.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Nice album, different but not a bad listen.
Joanna Newsom
1/5
Goodness sakes what a horrible album. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a worst vocalist. This album seemed like a mashup the chipmunks & other cartoon characters singing.
Slint
1/5
Through this 1001 Album regime, perhaps I am discovering that I am not much of a music aficionado. Once again I find myself listening to an unimaginative, uninspiring album. Thankfully, these Lou Reed wannabes ended their musical sojourn after this album.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Very good album; nice range of vocals & arrangement.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Very good! Nicely done all around.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Very good! A true classic that stands up to time.
Blue Cheer
2/5
Mylo
2/5
Redundant & monotonous
Moby
3/5
Nice album. Good flow of vocals & musical arrangement.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Lovely album done by one of the best!
John Martyn
3/5
Nice, pleasant listening album.
Kings of Leon
2/5
Okay. Good.
Fiona Apple
2/5
Weird, monotonous & not really enjoyable.
The Black Crowes
3/5
Very good!
4/5
Excellent
Stan Getz
3/5
A lovely album, very enjoyable listening.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Not bad; edgy but well done & good representation of this genre.
Ride
2/5
Did not like it. Never heard of Ride before listening to this album. I feel I haven’t missed anything & have determined from the experience that I won’t miss out if I never listen to Ride again.
Prince
3/5
Pretty good. Creative. Imaginative.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Solid all around musical work.
Madonna
3/5
Lovely album; very nice listening.
Pixies
2/5
To each his own. This album received decent critical acclaim which was lost on me. I personally would like to have the 34:07 run time minutes back.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Excellent. Beautiful.
Beatles
5/5
Superb!
The Stone Roses
3/5
A very good album. Has a Byrds, Smiths, Laurel Canyon feel. Liked it.
Fiona Apple
3/5
Pretty good. I surprised myself because I didn’t think I would like this album. However, Fiona’s sultry, velvet vocals were quite nice and a departure from her previous album I listened to.
Elton John
3/5
Very good, after all it’s Elton John.
The Cramps
2/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Very good. Such talent.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Excellent. Among the very best.
The Beta Band
3/5
Good album, surprised me, usually not a fan of the genre but this album was well produced and all elements came together nicely.
Various Artists
4/5
Lovely, simply a terrific album that wholeheartedly captures the spirit of the season.
Joy Division
3/5
Pretty good. I liked it.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Delightful. Jazz perfection.
Louis Prima
4/5
Great listening. Lots of energy with terrific vocals & musical arrangement. Feel certain this music influenced many artists afterwards.
The White Stripes
3/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Wonderful.
The Bees
3/5
Pretty good.
Charles Mingus
3/5
Didn’t love it but certainly appreciated it.
Public Enemy
2/5
Pulp
3/5
Pretty good.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Pretty good.
James Brown
3/5
Very good
David Bowie
3/5
Very good.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Okay, good.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Excellent. Not what you’d attribute to the Beach Boy sound.
1/5
Awful
GZA
2/5
Oasis
3/5
Pretty good
Beck
3/5
Very good
Beatles
5/5
Outstanding!
Minor Threat
1/5
Very little distinction between tracks, could just as well been a 21 minute rant. True to the hard punk genre this album was a presentation of angry yelling & when the “artist” was seemingly at a lyrical impass the “F” word was inserted liberally. Understandably clear why this was their one & only release.
Bee Gees
3/5
Very good
The Killers
3/5
Pretty good
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Not bad
2/5
Ute Lemper
3/5
Very nice; pleasant listening
Ryan Adams
3/5
Very good!
Ray Charles
4/5
Marvelous
Little Richard
3/5
Very good
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Monotonous, unremarkable, depressing
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
An insult to The Blues
Christine and the Queens
3/5
Surprisingly good
Depeche Mode
4/5
Excellent album, extremely well done music, vocals & composition.
George Harrison
4/5
Excellent
Paul McCartney
3/5
A very nice album. Says a lot about Paul McCartney’s talent. Here he is transitioning from the Beatles, not in the best state of mind, and he pulls together this credible piece of work. While not highly acclaimed it nonetheless overshadows many of the works on the 1001 list.
Napalm Death
1/5
The hell was that?
The Lemonheads
3/5
Pretty good, nice.
Eagles
4/5
Outstanding
Nick Drake
3/5
Good
Mudhoney
1/5
Little Simz
2/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
eeehhh
Sade
5/5
A beautiful album; 40 years old but the vocals, musical arrangement & lyrics all are marvelous & hold up superbly. In my view it simply doesn’t get any better than this.
Duke Ellington
3/5
Vert good
Steve Winwood
3/5
Very good
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Really good.
The Kinks
3/5
Good
Parliament
3/5
Good
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
Okay
Peter Tosh
3/5
Not bad. Good.
The Replacements
3/5
Okay, good
PJ Harvey
2/5
Not very good. The cover of Highway 61 was perhaps the worst ever.
David Bowie
3/5
Good
Pink Floyd
3/5
Very good!
Beth Orton
3/5
Before today if I was asked “who is Beth Orton?” I couldn’t have told you. Thanks to 1001 Albums I listened to this very nice album that I’d otherwise wouldn’t. Of late after listening to many of the unfamiliar album offerings I’ve wondered why I torture myself. This album is an exception with an agreeable mix of melancholy, smooth vocals & a nice acoustic instrumental accompaniment.
Syd Barrett
2/5
Okay
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Very good!
Cat Stevens
3/5
Very good!
Paul Simon
3/5
Pretty good.
Massive Attack
3/5
Not bad. Okay.
Björk
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Excellent
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Very good.
Adele
4/5
Excellent
Fairport Convention
3/5
Nice album; pleasant vocals & easy listening musical arrangements.
SZA
2/5
Sebadoh
2/5
The Police
3/5
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
Wilco
2/5
N.W.A.
2/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Nice. Pretty good.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Very good!
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Very good
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Okay
John Grant
2/5
Raekwon
1/5
The only thing this album gave me was a horrible headache.
Santana
3/5
Very good!
Miles Davis
3/5
Very good!
Grateful Dead
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Lovely album; pleasant listening.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Very good.
Green Day
3/5
Good
Pixies
2/5
New Order
3/5
Pretty good
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Tricky one, didn’t love it but didn’t hate it either. It’s better than albums I’ve rated 2 star but not as good as most of the 3 stars. It’s a creative musical arrangement & a mix of genres that works well on some tracks. I’ll error on the high side.
Morrissey
3/5
Pretty good
The Black Keys
3/5
Very good
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Terrific!
John Prine
4/5
Wonderful!
R.E.M.
4/5
Wonderful
Fugees
2/5
Boston
5/5
Superb
The Verve
3/5
Fine. Okay
The Incredible String Band
2/5
System Of A Down
1/5
N.E.R.D
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Very good.
Pearl Jam
3/5
Pretty good.
John Martyn
3/5
Okay. Fine.
Sepultura
1/5
Angry shouting, incomprehensible, difficult to find any redeeming value whatsoever.
AC/DC
3/5
Not my favorite music genre, however, I understand why this album is on the list. AC/DC is iconic & they have masterfully produced fine musical & lyrical album.
Carole King
5/5
A wonderfully splendid album.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Good
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Not bad, good
The White Stripes
3/5
Okay. Good.
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Pretty good
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Quite the obsession with the “F” word.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Excellent
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Okay. Good
Travis
3/5
Okay. Not bad
Common
2/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Very good
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Very good
Mike Ladd
2/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Pretty good
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Wonderful
Janis Joplin
3/5
Very good
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Lovely, beautiful, superb.
Aerosmith
3/5
Pretty good
Stereolab
3/5
Okay, good.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Very good.
CHIC
3/5
Pretty good.
Nirvana
3/5
Pretty good
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Pretty good. Another example of an album I never would have listened to had it not been for 1001 albums. I found it pleasant & enjoyable listening.
Primal Scream
3/5
Surprisingly not bad,
The B-52's
3/5
Okay. Good
Frank Ocean
3/5
Pretty good
The Who
4/5
Really good
3/5
Very good
The Adverts
2/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Pretty good
The Cure
3/5
Pretty good
The Band
3/5
Very good
Dirty Projectors
2/5
An unremarkable album, didn’t hate it but didn’t like it either. Perhaps an unappealing mash up of different genres enveloped with bad vocals. This is a high 2 for me.
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Very good
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Pretty good
R.E.M.
3/5
Very good
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Pretty good
3/5
Very good
The Pharcyde
1/5
Awful
Goldfrapp
3/5
Pretty good
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Wonderful
Cream
3/5
Very good
The Icarus Line
3/5
Very good.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Pretty good
Ray Charles
4/5
Wonderful
Johnny Cash
3/5
Very good
Bob Dylan
3/5
Pretty good
Jazmine Sullivan
1/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Pretty good
The Stranglers
2/5
Okay
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Pretty good
Björk
3/5
Very good
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Okay
Iggy Pop
3/5
Okay
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Pretty good
Dolly Parton
3/5
Very good
George Jones
3/5
Very good
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
Sigh!
Giant Sand
3/5
Okay
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
PJ Harvey
2/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Okay. Fine.
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
2/5
Alice In Chains
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Okay
Can
2/5
Fela Kuti
2/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Excellent!
Massive Attack
3/5
Pretty good
The Stooges
2/5
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Pretty good
Basement Jaxx
2/5
I guess I’m not a fan of mutated mixing. Not a fun listening experience.
2/5
I guess I’m not a fan of mutated mixing. Not an enjoyable listening experience.
Radiohead
3/5
Very good
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Beautiful
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Not bad
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Outstanding! A classic in every regard with masterfully arranged music, creative lyrics and unparalleled vocals.
Doves
3/5
Okay. Not bad
Mike Oldfield
3/5
The ultimate instrumental; bit long & somewhat monotonous.
King Crimson
3/5
Very good
American Music Club
3/5
Pretty good. Another nice album that I wouldn’t have listened to by a band I’m not familiar with had it not been on the 1001 list.
Crowded House
3/5
Pretty good
Talking Heads
3/5
Very good
Machito
3/5
Very good.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Nice. Pretty good.
Paul Weller
3/5
Pretty good
The United States Of America
3/5
Okay. Fine.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Okay
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Good. Okay.
Dr. Dre
1/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Good
Rush
3/5
Pretty good
Yes
3/5
Pretty good
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Pretty good
Beastie Boys
3/5
Okay. Good.
Bill Callahan
3/5
Nice. Pleasant listening.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Good
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Wonderful
SAULT
3/5
Okay, good.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Good
Weather Report
3/5
Pretty good
Q-Tip
3/5
Pretty good
Steve Earle
3/5
Very good
Barry Adamson
3/5
A low 3; an unusual instrumental mix that wasn't appealing nor was it terrible. Not sure why I had to listen to this as it left me feeling nothing really.
The Shamen
3/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Okay. Nice
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Very good
Neu!
3/5
Pretty good
Deee-Lite
3/5
Nice, good
Joan Baez
3/5
Very nice
Ramones
3/5
Very good
Pink Floyd
3/5
Okay
Red Snapper
2/5
Girls Against Boys
2/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Horrible; a junkyard of noice & bad music.
Beatles
5/5
A superb album. The music, vocals & arrangements are outstanding & hold up well over time.
Talvin Singh
2/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Pretty good
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Okay. Good
John Lee Hooker
4/5
Excellent
Cypress Hill
1/5
De La Soul
1/5
Jacques Brel
2/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
Okay, unremarkable.
The Magnetic Fields
1/5
2 hours & 52 minutes of lethargic, monotonous nasal vocals that was truly a waste of time. I found nothing creative, satisfying or remotely rewarding listening to any of the 69 songs. Why I needed to hear this album before I die is a mystery to me.
Norah Jones
4/5
A lovely album from an artist with the most beautiful voice.
Depeche Mode
3/5
Very good album from a terrific band.
Scott Walker
2/5
Okay
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Okay
Heaven 17
3/5
Okay. Good.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Not bad, a creative music mix & vocals.
Ian Dury
3/5
Not bad, certainly a different listening experience but it worked well with Ian Dury’s edgy mix of music.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Excellent. The one & only Led Zeppelin.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Okay. Not bad.
Erykah Badu
3/5
Not bad. Good.
Soft Cell
3/5
Okay. Good.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Very good.
John Cale
3/5
Good. Nice.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Mixed bag to me; some terrific tracks but also some in my estimation bad music.
Justice
2/5
Not an impressive effort.
Roxy Music
3/5
Pretty good; okay.
Holger Czukay
2/5
I didn’t like it; perhaps I’m shallow but I found this album a stupid effort under the guise of creative music.
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Very good album all the way around. Enjoyed listening to it.
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Not bad. Okay
Roxy Music
3/5
Okay. Good
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Excellent
Rod Stewart
4/5
Terrific! The great RS!
Tom Waits
2/5
I really want to like Tom Waits; his music is different & the lyrics unusually strange which demonstrates his creativity & talent. Having said that it just simply doesn’t work for me.
Gene Clark
3/5
Okay. Good.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Pretty good
Ice T
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Very good album. I don’t think I totally appreciated the Pet Shop Boys’ talent before listening to this entire album. Nice experience.
The Auteurs
3/5
Pretty good
The Pretty Things
2/5
It was okay but I really didn’t like it. It wasn’t for the same reasons that I’ve deadpanned other albums I didn’t care for. This one just didn’t do anything for me & I’d be okay not having listened to it.
Elvis Presley
5/5
The greatest!
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Very good!
DJ Shadow
2/5
Didn’t hate it but can’t say I liked it. I guess I just don’t appreciate this musical genre.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Unremarkable. Another “numb” album - not really good nor is it terribly bad.
Orbital
2/5
Hectic, annoying collection of sounds & words I’m certain intended to be clever, cerebral & creative. The end result is none of this. Another album that left me wishing I’d better spent an hour.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Another artist I want to so like & parts I really do. However, this album save his tracks with Kylie Minogue came up short to me.
Beatles
5/5
Stands the test of time regarding artistry, musical arrangements & vocals, song writing - a wonderful listening experience.
Sepultura
1/5
What an awful album; I found really no distinction between the tracks; an annoying compilation of noise that assuredly leaves the listener with a pounding headache.
Eminem
3/5
Surprisingly for me, I liked this album. Like most rap artists the language is pretty saucy, however, the lyrics aren’t repeating the same offensive words over & over. There’s actually a “story” to each song & you can understand what he’s saying. I understand why Eminem is a rare breakthrough artist.
The Cars
4/5
An all around terrific album. Another work that stands the test of time.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Very nice
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Very good
Robert Wyatt
1/5
We’re back to terrible; case in point, the track ‘Blues in Bob Minor’ was an awful attempt to channel Bob Dylan and, in my view, a desperate attempt to legitimize an already unsalvageable album.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Always a good day & listening experience when it comes to Bob Dylan.
Sam Cooke
3/5
Okay. Nice
Van Morrison
3/5
Pretty good
Elvis Costello
3/5
Pretty good
Radiohead
3/5
Okay
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Good
Pavement
2/5
It’s just not very good.
Soft Machine
2/5
Not very good. Seems like half of this 75 minute album is orchestral warmup tuning & just plain noise. This wholly eclipses any of the potentially worthwhile music. An agitated, annoying & unfulfilling listening experience.
Ghostface Killah
1/5
Television
2/5
An unremarkable album that is neither bad nor is it terribly good. It simply just is & leaves no lasting impression.
The Byrds
3/5
Pretty good. Very nice album, enjoyable listening.
Queen
4/5
Wonderful