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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingenue | 5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
| The Trinity Session | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| I'm Your Man | 5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
| Mama's Gun | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| Achtung Baby | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| At Mister Kelly's | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
| Sincere | 4 | 2.38 | +1.62 |
| Back At The Chicken Shack | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| Tusk | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed To Ill | 1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
| Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| The Pleasure Principle | 1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
| Rage Against The Machine | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Vulgar Display Of Power | 1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
| Copper Blue | 1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
| Damaged | 1 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| Bone Machine | 1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
| In Utero | 2 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| Is This It | 2 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
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Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Leonard Cohen | 5 | 4.2 | 3.75 |
| U2 | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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John Coltrane
4/5
Love it. And Coltrane such a force.
OutKast
3/5
Could use as interval training music or workout music. Haven’t listened to the lyrics. Not generally my music of choice. Though I do like some of OutKast music.
Dirty Projectors
1/5
Not my jam…
Erykah Badu
5/5
Love it! Love her!
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
I enjoyed listening especially while cooking. And truly appreciate his social commentary in his lyrics
B.B. King
4/5
The King.
The B-52's
4/5
Love this and then. Artistically, are they on same level as Coltrane? Nah. But based on their impact on music and culture, I understand why they are included. Personally, too many fond memories of dancing and partying to their music not to love!!! ❤️
Nirvana
4/5
The Who
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
I know people love but not my favorite. Weren’t back in the day and aren’t now.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Loved them then; love them now.
Jimmy Smith
5/5
Loving the groove. Must have inspired Allman Bros, Sly…maybe not but jus’ sayin’
Aerosmith
3/5
When I am in the mood for them, I enjoy. Not generally in the mood for them and this is not my fave of theirs. There were a couple of songs that were pleasant surprises.
Pixies
3/5
Fun at times.
Talvin Singh
4/5
Interesting. Liked it.
Gang Of Four
2/5
Meh. Not so much.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Any day, all day! Love them - always have.
Fugees
4/5
In the right mood and right place…yes, I like and will listen to them again.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
No.
R.E.M.
4/5
Loved it then; love it now. Nice trip down memory lane.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Interesting.
DJ Shadow
4/5
A bit of DJ Rekluse vibe.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Very, very interesting. Never heard of them before. Wish there was a 3.5 rating.
Sarah Vaughan
5/5
Very well done. Soothing. Classic.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Good ‘get things done’ music
Beastie Boys
1/5
No. Just no.
Björk
3/5
Ok. If in the mood. Quite eclectic
The United States Of America
3/5
Intriguing.
ZZ Top
4/5
Hell, yes!
Adele
5/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Interesting. Have to be in the mood
Beyoncé
4/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Gillian Welch
4/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Not my jam or wasn’t in the mood
The Beach Boys
4/5
U2
5/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Elastica
3/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Classic
Spacemen 3
4/5
Intriguing. If I did drugs, would be even more fascinating to listen to…
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Great honky tonk music. And I know he was such an inspiration musically and performance-wise for so many artists. Not my fave.
Eagles
5/5
Yaaas.
Eurythmics
3/5
Love them.
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Just not my jam.
David Bowie
4/5
Overall enjoyed. Not his best but def in keeping with his quirky…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Love a lot of it. Not so much on some of it.
The Temptations
3/5
Mostly enjoyed
Baaba Maal
4/5
Sex Pistols
2/5
Not my jam.
Brian Eno
2/5
Not in the mood.
Stan Getz
4/5
Great album. Especially for right mood.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Classic. Enjoy most of the songs.
Tangerine Dream
4/5
Loved it. And the songs that followed on Spotify.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Loved it. Great running and dance music.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Overall, I like Jefferson Airplane (and Starship). This album just so-so.
Shack
3/5
Interesting. Had never of them. Not my favorite and not bad. May listen again.
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Interesting. Totally missed them back in the day. Not particularly in the mood for them this morning, but will listen again at another time.
Napalm Death
1/5
Not interested and every song started the same. 1star
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Chicago
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
Machito
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Dr. John
3/5
Ok
Coldplay
4/5
A fave
Beck
4/5
Surprised. Loved it. Will listen again.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Not in by mood today.
Pere Ubu
3/5
Ok.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Interesting.
3/5
Huge David Bowie fan and love some of the tracks, but Not my favorite overall.
Sister Sledge
4/5
Fun memories…and even soothing at times. Feel good album.
De La Soul
3/5
Interesting and fun.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Love it
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Enjoy his lyrics, his musical styling.
George Michael
4/5
Loved it then; love it now
David Bowie
3/5
I enjoy David Bowie. Not one of his best but enjoyable.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Fun. Liked it. Will listen again in the mood for the mood.
The Doors
4/5
Loved it. Good memories.
Abdullah Ibrahim
4/5
Oasis
2/5
Not really.
The Dictators
3/5
Interesting.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Nah. Ok. But nothing grabs me.
Joan Baez
4/5
Love her. Love her voice. Loved listening to the album.
George Harrison
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Faith No More
2/5
not my jam.
The Byrds
3/5
Liked it
The White Stripes
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
He’s good. Don’t care for some of his songs. And not someone I listen to generally.
Sam Cooke
4/5
Enjoyed!
Steve Winwood
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Loved it then: love it now
Fiona Apple
3/5
Beck
4/5
Didn’t like every cut but overall enjoyed
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Janet Jackson
4/5
A classic - she rocked it.
The Clash
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
. Classic.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4/5
I couldn't find album on Spotify. Played the title track and other songs. Liked it.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
I think it is good. Just not my jam.
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Classic
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Loved it. Needed it.
Prince
4/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Loved it.
Astrud Gilberto
4/5
Enjoyed.
The Stooges
2/5
Not my jam.
Lou Reed
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Liked some of it but not my jam
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Stellar and classic
Slipknot
2/5
I am sure they are good, but not my jam at all. Or at least not today.
Leonard Cohen
5/5
No words needed.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Classic
Tim Buckley
3/5
Interesting. Maybe as background at a chill party.
Gary Numan
1/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Easy to listen to and intriguing. Early Neil Young - what's not to love.
John Martyn
3/5
Like some and don't like some. Voice reminds me a little bit of Joe Cocker.
Brian Eno
3/5
Interesting and at times fun. Really liked the suggested songs from Spotify after the last song on this album played.
Q-Tip
3/5
Interesting. Liked it.
FKA twigs
2/5
Not my fave
Waylon Jennings
4/5
Honky Tonk is not my go-to genre but I do love some Waylon Jennings. Loved this album
The Clash
2/5
Nah - not today at least
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Not my favorite of the Stones but really enjoyed their country and R&B influences
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Culture Club
4/5
Not the best album ever recorded, fun, counter culture (no pun intended) and enjoyable back day and still is.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
The Smiths
3/5
Pleasant surprise.
Radiohead
4/5
Mournful. Couldn’t hear the lyrics but liked it overall.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Liked some - some not so much. And good music to get going this morning.
The Smiths
3/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Japan
3/5
Interesting. liked some of the songs.
Love
4/5
Missy Elliott
4/5
Loved it. I had forgotten.
Simple Minds
3/5
It was ok.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Björk
3/5
Intriguing.
Van Morrison
3/5
Love Van. Not my favorite album.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Who doesn’t like Bob Marley?
Ray Charles
4/5
I give it a 4 for musicality and influencing. Sounds like Mancini meets C&W.
George Michael
4/5
The Strokes
2/5
Joy Division
3/5
Was in the mood today. Kind of fun. I wish there was a 2.5 - not convinced the musicality of it was that great.
k.d. lang
5/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Love KD. Not my favorite album but certainly liked many of the songs especially Black Coffee.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Carole King
5/5
Classic
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Enjoyed
The Cult
2/5
Not my jam.
Donovan
3/5
The Auteurs
3/5
Ok. Nothing exciting.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Nah. Like the messages - not the music
Beatles
3/5
System Of A Down
2/5
Coldplay
4/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Radiohead
3/5
Wish there was a 3.5
Lana Del Rey
4/5
Eagles
3/5
Again, wish there was a 3.5
Scritti Politti
2/5
Really 2.5
Ute Lemper
3/5
The Stranglers
2/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Wish there was a 4.5.
ABBA
3/5
Not as bad as I expected. And interesting the songs Spotify streamed after this album…
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Typical Gabriel quirkiness
Adam & The Ants
3/5
They are ok. Have to be in the mood.
The Streets
3/5
Fun at times. Good gardening background music?
Guns N' Roses
2/5
2 songs. Not so much for the rest of album. So many sound the same.
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Interesting and intriguing. Appreciate the change ups in vocals. Not my jam.
Billy Joel
4/5
One of my favorites
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Orbital
2/5
4/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
Liked some of it and some of it absolutely grating
Stephen Stills
4/5
Classic SS,
Sabu
2/5
White Denim
2/5
Not so much. Maybe later in the day.
The La's
2/5
Not may fav but ok.
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Enjoyed
The Smiths
3/5
Interesting.
Sheryl Crow
4/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
Jacques Brel
4/5
Niiice.
Wild Beasts
3/5
Enjoyed.
The Young Rascals
3/5
Enjoyed. Wish there was a 3.5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Genesis
2/5
Not so much.
3/5
He is a great lyricist.
Bill Callahan
4/5
Niiice
Bob Dylan
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Scott Walker
4/5
Kind of sleepy. Good for a rainy day when nothing to do. Good voice.
Hookworms
2/5
Not my jam
Paul McCartney
3/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Not my jam.
Elton John
5/5
All good. Classic.
Public Enemy
4/5
Got the groove…and the messages
U2
5/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Doors
3/5
Love it
Justice
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Neil Young
5/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Loved all the barriers and ceilings she has and is breaking .
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Madonna
4/5
George Jones
2/5
Not my jam. Wish there was a 2.5. And I assume for George Jones fans the rating would be higher. What I do like is it just stripped down, back to basics country. Nice steel, also
Queen
4/5
The Gun Club
2/5
Not my jam.
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
5/5
Loved it!
Korn
2/5
Nah.
Eric Clapton
4/5
Crowded House
4/5
I like them.
Silver Jews
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Röyksopp
4/5
TLC
4/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Travis
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Randy Newman
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Soft Cell
2/5
Uggh
Meat Loaf
3/5
Mj Cole
4/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Joe Ely
3/5
Norah Jones
4/5
Loved it back in the day and loved it today
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
CHIC
3/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Barry Adamson
4/5
Really enjoyed it. Pleasant surprise!
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Pantera
1/5
I get it that are quite the inspiration in the metal world, but just not my jam
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Peter Tosh
4/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Bad Company
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
2Pac
4/5
M.I.A.
2/5
Moments but not so much
Cheap Trick
3/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
4/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Common
4/5
Kanye West
4/5
Spiritualized
3/5
Metallica
2/5
Ice T
3/5
The Crusaders
4/5
Loved it!
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Bee Gees
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Like his ‘Are you experienced?’ Album better.
Sugar
1/5
Wilco
2/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Enjoyed.
Gorillaz
3/5
Different. Kind of fun.
Solange
4/5
Destiny's Child
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
4/5
Loved it. A couple of songs - not so much. Overall, a big yes
R.E.M.
4/5
Enjoyed
Enjoyed
Nico
2/5
Interesting
John Prine
4/5
Classic
The Style Council
4/5
Grew on me…
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Little Simz
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
New Order
2/5
Soft Machine
2/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Joy Division
3/5
Manu Chao
3/5
The Undertones
2/5
Uggh
Nirvana
2/5
2/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Hole
3/5
Some of interesting.
The Divine Comedy
4/5
Interesting
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Sepultura
1/5
Nah.
Paul Simon
4/5
Love the Paul Simon
Rocket From The Crypt
1/5
The xx
4/5
I wish there was a 3.5. Weird but liked it.
Radiohead
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
In the right dance setting
Songhoy Blues
3/5
3.5 more accuratr
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Not my faves but good.
The Waterboys
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Meh
Calexico
3/5
3.5 - liked it then lost the mood
Van Halen
3/5
3.5 - liked it then lost the mood
Morrissey
4/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Not my jam. One or two songs were ok
Tom Waits
1/5
Not so much
Elvis Presley
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Just what I needed this morning.
Morrissey
3/5
Black Flag
1/5
No, just no.
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Not my favorite of his. A few songs I like. The others are meh.
Solomon Burke
3/5
Enjoyable.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Another ‘what I needed today’. Not sure this is her best. Wish I had a 3.5 option.
Suzanne Vega
4/5
3.7. Pleasantly surprised. She has another album that I like better, but enjoyed this one this morning.
Depeche Mode
3/5
Good for driving… started out well and then tired of it.
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Nah.
Elliott Smith
3/5
2.7 didn’t offend, didn’t excite. And mostly easy to listen to…
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
John Cale
3/5
Ok
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Kind of Sade vibes.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Nah.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
i love me some Leonard Cohen
The Prodigy
2/5
2.5 - some songs were interesting.
Sebadoh
2/5
No.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Thoroughly enjoyed. Maybe just in the mood for it.
Beth Orton
4/5
Thoroughly enjoyed. 3.5
a-ha
3/5
Enjoyed listening. 3.5
Lou Reed
3/5
3.7 Love Lou Reed in small doses. He is weird and interesting AF
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Not my fave of hers…and still, it is Joni. 3.7
Neil Young
3/5
3.7 really enjoyed
Dead Kennedys
1/5
I appreciate their protest and anti-establishment lyrics but their music - no!
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
When in the right mood and environment…
Beatles
3/5
Loved some. Enjoyed some. Skipped some.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
I found them interesting today. Nothing great but kind of fun as I did yard work.
Killing Joke
2/5
I appreciate what they are doing, really. And even like some of their lyrics but not my jam. I’m rating a 2 but really probably a 1.5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
I do love her work. 3.5 for this collection.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Surprisingly good. I don’t think I’ve ever heard them. Will keep them in mind next time I am cleaning, weed-eating, gardening, or just wanting to move.
The Zutons
2/5
Intriguing. Liked parts of it.. 2.5
Sade
4/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Interesting and quirky. Surprisingly pleasant and fun in the background.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Orange Juice
2/5
Interesting. 2.5
The Saints
2/5
Maybe just not in the mood.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Really enjoyed.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Not my favorite of theirs and yet it is still Pink Floyd. 3.7
The Slits
1/5
Nah. Tried twice - just couldn’t get into it
Gang Starr
3/5
Venom
1/5
Nah.
The Band
3/5
Not quite. I know they were very influential for the rest of Americana and I like Robbie Robertson‘s other work. I just didn’t quite do it for me this morning.
Tears For Fears
3/5
3.3. Nostalgia