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5.1
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Reviews
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Written
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-0.33
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1970s
Favorite Decade
Blues
Favorite Genre
UK
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Harsh
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47
1-Star Albums
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movies | 5 | 2.71 | +2.29 |
| Sheet Music | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic | 5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
| Dog Man Star | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| The Nightfly | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Duck Stab/Buster & Glen | 4 | 2.03 | +1.97 |
| Murder Ballads | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| Truth | 5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
| D | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Little Earthquakes | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | 1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1 | 3.62 | -2.62 |
| Ready To Die | 1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
| Live And Dangerous | 1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
| Being There | 1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
| John Prine | 1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
| The Blueprint | 1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
| Permission to Land | 1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
| Trio | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| It's A Shame About Ray | 1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bowie | 7 | 4.57 | 4.1 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| The Police | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| King Crimson | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 1.75 | 2.29 |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Dolly Parton | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
5-Star Albums (55)
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Popular Reviews
Guided By Voices
2/5
This is not an album. It is a catalogue of song samples. Less is not always more....
9 likes
Orange Juice
2/5
Music mostly allright, with hints of Talking Heads and Style Council. But the vocals are terrible....
2 likes
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Yes, industrial experimental music can be too experimental.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (47)
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Miles Davis
3/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Van Halen
5/5
Very energetic and vibrant
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Great album!
Blur
3/5
The Verve
3/5
Pearl Jam
2/5
To me every song sounds the same.....
as do the tormented vocals ....
Johnny Cash
2/5
Snoop Dogg
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Half the album oké, the otter half not very special
Sam Cooke
5/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
SAULT
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
Madonna
3/5
The Police
5/5
The Stone Roses
2/5
The Black Crowes
2/5
Solid rock, yes, but not a single song stands out. Not an album to listen to again.
Al Green
3/5
Thin Lizzy
1/5
Nico
1/5
This album should be on the list '1001 albums that make you wanna die'
The Jam
4/5
Air
3/5
The Velvet Underground
1/5
Carole King
5/5
Don McLean
2/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
DJ Shadow
3/5
2/5
Traffic
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Red Snapper
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
The Doors
5/5
The War On Drugs
2/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
Brings back happy memories 😀
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
They've made better albums....
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Interestingly weird, weirdly interesting.
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Except 'Theme' mostly a bit boring and clueless soundscaping
Röyksopp
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Jeff Beck
5/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
5/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Gotan Project
3/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Jacques Brel
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
MGMT
3/5
The Isley Brothers
2/5
Elbow
5/5
The Darkness
1/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Wilco
1/5
Hardly anything special or noteworthy about this album.
Neil Young
5/5
Astrud Gilberto
1/5
The Police
5/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
2/5
Prince
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
King Crimson
5/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
This is not an album. It is a catalogue of song samples. Less is not always more....
Syd Barrett
1/5
George Harrison
3/5
Steve Earle
2/5
Even when country meets rock, in the end you're still left with saddle pain.....
Sister Sledge
4/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Destiny's Child
2/5
Beatles
4/5
Orange Juice
2/5
Music mostly allright, with hints of Talking Heads and Style Council. But the vocals are terrible....
Public Enemy
4/5
Van Halen
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
The Band
5/5
Solomon Burke
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
AC/DC
4/5
Ramones
2/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Napalm Death
1/5
This nonmusic is why noise cancelling was invented
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Moby Grape
4/5
Merle Haggard
1/5
Suede
5/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
GZA
2/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Green Day
2/5
Tangerine Dream
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Yes, industrial experimental music can be too experimental.
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
The Zombies
2/5
Blur
3/5
Doves
4/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Partly tolerable
10cc
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
The Cars
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Underworld
3/5
The Cure
2/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Adele
3/5
A great voice largely wasted on risk-free pop songs....
Frank Sinatra
3/5
The Go-Go's
2/5
Aretha Franklin
2/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
James Brown
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Eurythmics
5/5
Garbage
4/5
The xx
2/5
Germs
1/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Cheap Trick
2/5
American Music Club
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Eminem
2/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Simply Red
4/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
White Denim
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Bert Jansch
2/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Leftfield
3/5
John Lennon
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Holger Czukay
5/5
Meat Puppets
1/5
Joan Armatrading
4/5
1/5
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Jurassic 5
2/5
New York Dolls
2/5
UB40
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Megadeth
3/5
Alice In Chains
2/5
Bad Company
2/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Cornershop
2/5
Metallica
2/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Dire Straits
5/5
Gorillaz
3/5
Lana Del Rey
2/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Kanye West
4/5
Burning Spear
3/5
Khaled
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Saints
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Portishead
3/5
Tori Amos
5/5
Throwing Muses
2/5
Yes
5/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Ute Lemper
2/5
Two stars, mainly because of The Case Continues and Split.
Bob Dylan
1/5
As boring as it is iconic
Steve Winwood
2/5
David Bowie
5/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Faith No More
3/5
Yes
4/5
Björk
2/5
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Kate Bush
5/5
Björk
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
The Who
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Bon Jovi
2/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Pavement
2/5
Dion
1/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Oasis
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
X-Ray Spex
2/5
Radiohead
3/5
The Killers
2/5
King Crimson
5/5
De La Soul
4/5
The White Stripes
4/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Billy Joel
4/5
Small Faces
2/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
T. Rex
2/5
Richard Hawley
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Slayer
1/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Too much big band and strings for me
Drive-By Truckers
1/5
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Neil Young
2/5
Grateful Dead
2/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Soul II Soul
3/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
Joe Ely
1/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Sonic Youth
1/5
Just a lot of noise
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Taylor Swift
2/5
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Funkadelic
3/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
David Bowie
5/5
The Prodigy
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Janelle Monáe
5/5
Donald Fagen
5/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
The Roots
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
Anthrax
1/5
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
The Triffids
2/5
The The
2/5
Little Simz
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Iron Butterfly
2/5
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Orbital
2/5
Bebel Gilberto
2/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Pixies
2/5
Robbie Williams
2/5
John Prine
1/5
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
JAY Z
1/5
Television
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
The Libertines
2/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
The Streets
1/5
Willie Nelson
2/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
Elvis Costello
2/5
Queen
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Soft Machine
2/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Little Richard
4/5
Elastica
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Elton John
2/5
The Smiths
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Refreshingly different from all these grunge, indie, Britpop and whatever soundalikes thst somehow made it to the 1001 list
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
The Crusaders
3/5
The Gun Club
2/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
This album will catapult a lot of people out of their anglo-american musical comfort zone!
Simple Minds
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Queen
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Def Leppard
2/5
The Kinks
2/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
Lorde
3/5
Eagles
3/5
Maxwell
2/5
50 Cent
3/5
The Temptations
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Incubus
4/5
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
The Stooges
2/5
ABBA
3/5
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
Radiohead
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
The Lemonheads
1/5
Must hear ????
The only song that made some impression was a cover and not even a good one
Morrissey
1/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Thelonious Monk
2/5
Butthole Surfers
4/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Jack White
3/5
Nina Simone
4/5
Neil Young
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Stereolab
3/5
TLC
1/5
Charles Mingus
2/5
Neu!
4/5
5/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
David Ackles
3/5
Johnny Cash
2/5
Pentangle
3/5
Motörhead
1/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Goldie
1/5
The Residents
4/5
M.I.A.
3/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
Skunk Anansie
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
George Jones
1/5
Sparks
4/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
5/5
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
Dolly Parton
1/5
4/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Gillian Welch
1/5
Pulp
4/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
The Only Ones
1/5
Very forgettable.....
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Jethro Tull
5/5
Animal Collective
3/5
Scritti Politti
2/5
CHIC
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Janis Joplin
5/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Jefferson Airplane
2/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
George Michael
3/5
The Charlatans
3/5
Big Star
2/5
Talking Heads
5/5
James Taylor
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
The Byrds
1/5
Boards of Canada
1/5
The Pogues
2/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Stereo MC's
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
4/5
Gene Clark
1/5
Buck Owens
1/5
The Replacements
2/5
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
Alice Cooper
4/5
B.B. King
3/5
Raekwon
1/5
The Specials
5/5
Björk
1/5
Otis Redding
4/5
George Michael
2/5
Tricky
3/5
a-ha
2/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Jeff Buckley
5/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Boston
4/5
Skepta
1/5
Duran Duran
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Beck
5/5
The Stranglers
4/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
Beyoncé
2/5