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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
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5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
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5 | 3.4 | +1.6 |
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
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4 | 2.4 | +1.6 |
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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American Gothic
David Ackles
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4 | 2.48 | +1.52 |
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Young Americans
David Bowie
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5 | 3.62 | +1.38 |
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
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5 | 3.62 | +1.38 |
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
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2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
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2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
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Marquee Moon
Television
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2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
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2 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
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2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
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2 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
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2 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
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Pretenders
Pretenders
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2 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
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Be
Common
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2 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
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Teen Dream
Beach House
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2 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 5 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 6 | 4.5 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 5 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.5 |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Doors | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Kinks | 3 | 4.33 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.33 |
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Youssou N'Dour
3/5
It was a new experience for anyone who primarily listens to American or English music, and a good foot in the door.
2 likes
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I wasn't jiving with this one. It was interesting, but not something I'd listen to regularly.
1 likes
Beatles
5/5
It's one of The Beatles best albums, containing some of their most iconic tracks. At the risk of sounding like every other 5 star review, it really marked a new era that had started to peak out during Rubber Soul, but really hit hard by Revolver. I honestly can't gush about it enough.
1 likes
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John Coltrane
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is classic mid 70s metal. Kashmir is the best track but the rest still get you were you're going.
Jack White
3/5
Not my go to, but not bad rock. I'd listen again.
Radiohead
3/5
This album was way chiller than I expected. I hadn't listened to much radio head before, so I was surprised at the said back tones of the music. Not bad.
Sonic Youth
3/5
If you're curious about how music shifted from the late 80s to early 90s this is pretty much it.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Look, it's Stevie Wonder. Superstition, Sunshine of my Life, I Believe. This album just gets it done.
Sparks
2/5
While I wouldn't call this bad by any stretch of the margin, it didn't really click with me. I didn't even notice when the album looped back around to the first tracks.
Soundgarden
3/5
Some good mid 90s grunge.
Iron Maiden
4/5
Some pretty heavy listening for my Monday morning. It definitely sets an energy level though. Solid guitar and pounding drums really elevate this album.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
I'm almost too relaxed right now.
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
I dont like hiphop and yet im still giving this album 5 stars. If you don't know, now you know.
SZA
3/5
It's not bad, but I wasn't hooked.
Green Day
5/5
This unironically is one of the best rock albums of the 2000s and problem the best protest album of that decade.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
This is some solid hard protest metal. I dig it.
MGMT
3/5
"Time to Pretend" made me kind of nostalgic, for that reason 3 stars.
Alice Cooper
4/5
You know, I really like classic rock. I like the tone, I like the musical instrumentation, I like the general vibes. I also like that the albums tend towards 36 minutes long so during say, a project to listen to 1001 albums, I'm not stuck on the same one for an hour and a half.
About this album in particular, it rocks. What else is there to say. It's Alice Cooper.
TLC
2/5
When I started listening to this my buddy told me about how one of the band members burnt down her cheating boyfriends house then got away without criminal prosecution.
"Waterfalls" was the only song in this album I could've picked out from a lineup.
David Bowie
5/5
During the mid 70s Bowie was moving away from his earlier glam rock work and found himself enthralled with the r&b scene in New York city. This is the point when he stopped dressing in spandex and started wearing loose fitting suits to emulate the culture around that music. It represented one of several major shifts he made in both visual, and more strikingly, audio style over his career.
Cue running into John Lennon and a team up on the song "Fame" and you've got a strong album in what was Bowie's in a decade of strong albums.
The Doors
5/5
Look, this album is just good. Like really, genuinely good. Listen to the whole with nothing but a neat glass of bourbon keeping you company and be enthralled the entire time good.
John Grant
3/5
This is an example of one of those albums that lulls you into a sense of tranquility until you realize how dark the lyrics are. Pretty good all things considered.
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
It was some nice easy listening. The only reason it doesn't stand out more to me is probably because the influences this album had on contemporary western artists at the time has resulted in the sound feeling less revolutionary to modern ears than it would've back then.
3/5
Alllllll that jazz
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
I mean, it was pretty good mid 2000s rock. I don't have a super strong opinion on it though.
The Smiths
3/5
Some pretty good smooth listening
4/5
I was going to say this is an example of music from Bob Dylan's best era, but he had a lot of best eras so that's hard to narrow down. The only reason this is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is because I like the studio version of these songs better.
Well, that and the electric half of the album being a bit weaker than the acoustic.
3/5
It's got a groove that I can dig.
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
I'm not feeling this one. If I wanted to listen to something inspired by Lynyrd Skynyrd I'd listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd.
One star awarded back for some good political commentary
Van Morrison
4/5
This is some feel good music. My moods lifting just listening to it.
Sister Sledge
4/5
This has got a nice soul sound and some complete classic tracks. 4 stars
Frank Black
3/5
This feels like a prime example of skatepark rock.
Tom Waits
4/5
This album was described as giving the feeling of a night in a jazz club and delivered that excellently
The Byrds
5/5
I like this album quite a bit, it's one I listened to semi frequently before I started the 1001 albums thing and it's one I'm going to continue listening to after.
It's fascinating to listen to music from a birth of a genre and that's exactly what you get from 5th dimension with psychedelic rock. Tropes that would become staples are first taking shape here.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Not my cup of tea
The Clash
5/5
One of my favorite albums and possibly the first punk rock album I listened to on repeat, which is ironic considering its much more than just a punk album.
London Calling achieves what few albums can, it makes you want to check out the rest of the bands works based on this one experience.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
You know, it was a pretty good listen.
Beatles
5/5
I mentioned to my coworker that Rubber Soul was today's album and he asked me where I'd rank that among beatles albums. I told him that's tricky.
I love the rolling stones, but there are some really bad rolling stones albums. I love David Bowie, but there are really bad David Bowie albums. There aren't bad Beatles albums.
Rubber Soul came when the Beatles were transitioning from the earlier pop rock style to a more experimental kind of music. Let's just say it came out after they met Bob Dylan.
Jeff Buckley
3/5
I kind of liked, "Lover l, you should've come over". Other than that I didn't click much with this album.
Boston
4/5
I mean, this is a classic. There are some songs that can stop feeling special because you've heard them a million times. This album reminds me that they got played a million times because they are special.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Not much to say, Californication is just good.
ABBA
3/5
I mean, it's Abba. The soundtrack of my family roadtrips growing up when my mom had control of the radio.
Merle Haggard
4/5
I'll often say I don't like country, but I like old country. This is old country.
Nick Drake
3/5
I usually like folk music, but this one doing it for me in a major way. Very middle of the road.
Nina Simone
4/5
Alot of soul, some jazz sensibilities, and excellent vocals. This is a solid album.
The Zombies
5/5
One of my favorite albums a reason why the zombies have a spot in my top ten favorite bands of all time.
It's honestly tragic to me that the zombies didn't get more financial success in the 60s and ended up spending much of the subsequent decades not officially together. This was a the album they left on, an album absolutely full of creativity and a sound uniquely there's.
For a British rock album, it feels pretty American, which of course there's constant cultural overlap in music but it still struck me as interesting.
Miles Davis
4/5
I never get tired of Miles Davis.
George Harrison
5/5
An absolute banger of an album and possibly the best by any beatle in their post career. George Harrison's pent up creativity from his later beatle years is finally let out in a truly memorable double album.
Moby
3/5
I wasn't sure I was going to know anything off this album, then the first song started.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
I'm not feeling this one
The White Stripes
3/5
I mean, I love 7 Nation army if only because of the fact that it's one of the 5 five songs I ever learned on guitar, so points there.
Tom Waits
3/5
This is a strange album that circled all the way to being engaging to me.
The The
2/5
I didn't feel very strongly about this album.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
This album feels ahead of it's time, which for an album that came out in 1969 means it feels about mid 70s. It's got some groove and some soul that I can get down with.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
It's Exile on main Street, I mean, do I even need to justify giving this album 5 stars. It's one of the rolling stones best works and at double the length of a standard LP there's even more to love.
Jeff Beck
3/5
Honestly. A pretty weird album. I liked it.
Turbonegro
3/5
Generally a very good listening experience. Good energy, a heavy sound that isn't too intense as to be off-putting. Bonus points for the David Bowie cover.
Queen
5/5
I love this album. I love its theatrical style, I love the songs themselves, I love how disjointed they can be from one to the other.
I could bring up Freddy's vocals, but you already know.
Queen
4/5
Seven Seas of Rye is my favorite song off this album. It's generally quite good.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Some generally solid indy rock.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
This gives "doctors waiting room".
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
This was a bit strange. I think I'll stick with punk over post punk.
The Fall
3/5
No real strong feelings here on this one.
David Bowie
4/5
One of the Berlin Trilogy albums, Heroes displays a Bowie doing what he does best, experimenting. The titular song of the album is the most well known and arguably the best, but that shouldn't discount the creativity on display throughout the rest of the tracks.
While the first half of songs are more typical to what you might expect from Bowie in this era, the second half opens up to some atmospheric instrumental tracks that I really enjoy. All in all, a solid listen.
Taylor Swift
4/5
What can I say about Taylor Swift that hasn't already been said. She's good at what she does and unlike many artist who perform the same genres of music, she has only gotten progressively better as her career has gone on.
1989 is a great pop album. The tracks when from new to iconic on a dime and several of them are going to be in the popular consciousness for years.
AC/DC
4/5
This album rocks, there's not much else to say.
Brian Eno
3/5
I hadn't heard any Brian Eno before this. It's pretty good, I might check out some more.
Sheryl Crow
3/5
I have no complaints about this album. A couple songs stood out I remember hearing a million times on the radio.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
A classic album by Marvin Gaye
Prince
4/5
A fantastic album. No notes
John Lennon
4/5
I could say alotbabout how much I love this album, but instead I'm just going to give the hot take the "How Do You Sleep At Night" is rhe greatest dis track of all time.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I wasn't jiving with this one. It was interesting, but not something I'd listen to regularly.
Elliott Smith
3/5
In general this was a pretty decent album.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
I waited to write my review until the Monday after the Friday I listened to the album now I can't remember anything about it. That means it wasn't bad enough to get two stars but wasn't good enough to get four.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
I love the mama's and the papas so there's no way this was going to get less than four stars from me and with songs as iconic as "California Dreaming", there's no reason it should.
Beach House
2/5
Nothing about this album really popped out at me.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
I'm not a rap guy, but this is pretty good.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
A bit generic to be honest.
Television
2/5
Not particularly memorable
Metallica
4/5
This album absolutely shreds. It did the best thing an album can do, it left me thinking I need to listen to more Metallica.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I always love to hear some bob marely, and No Woman No Cry is an absolutely fantastic song.
Boards of Canada
2/5
I don't typically find this style of music very engaging and this wasn't an exception.
The Cult
3/5
Some reasonably good late 80s rock.
Billy Joel
4/5
Arguably Billy Joel's best album. "The Stranger" really strikes alot of chords with me. The thematic elements, the inclusion of some of his finest songs from "Anthony's Song (moving out)" to "Vienna", the fact that the rollicking story of a song that is "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" was his attempt to emulate the beatles, there's a lot here I like.
Duran Duran
3/5
While Duran Duran isn't my first choice to listen to, this album is full of absolute classics.
Steely Dan
3/5
Generally enjoyable, not mind blowing.
Killing Joke
2/5
I didn't find this one particularly memorable.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
It's "Rumours", I can't say much about this album that hasn't been said. It's one of the best selling records in history and it deserves it.
Janis Joplin
4/5
Love some Janis Joplin.
5/5
This is the album that began my obsession with David Bowie's music. I bought it at a book store because I recognized the song "Starman" and figured if that was on there the rest ofnthe tracks had to be pretty good too.
Ironically, it wasn't love at first listen. I played it once or twice right after getting it, but didn't immediately feel the magic. Cue a couple months later when something clicked in my brain and all of a sudden I had it playing daily. Then I began a deep dive of Bowie's discography that lasted the rest of that year and catapulted him to a firm spot in my top five artists.
Needless to say after all that, I dig it.
Joy Division
3/5
I'd never heard Joy Division before this, so it was a novel experience for me. All in all not terrible.
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
There's some really iconic music in here. You really get a sense that the 60s were starting to come grow up out of the 50s musical origins in these tracks
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
I've often said I don't like country. But I do like old country.
Frank Ocean
3/5
Non offensive not memorable though.
Coldplay
3/5
A couple memorable songs effectively lure a listener into hearing more Coldplay than whatever the radio decides to put on.
Eagles
4/5
This is an absolutely classic piece of rock and roll. A couple of hits, a couple or tracks I haven't heard before, all good.
Jethro Tull
4/5
I've never much listened to Jethro Tull, I may listen to more after hearing this album.
Ice Cube
3/5
Not my flavor, but I recognize good when I hear it.
Otis Redding
4/5
I do genuinely like Otis Redding, so this rating was a forgone conclusion.
R.E.M.
3/5
A couple of really solid songs make for an enjoyable listen even if alot of the tracks didn't resonate with me.
Dire Straits
4/5
I mean, it's got "Sultans of Swing", who could ask for anything more?
Dr. Dre
3/5
This album does a pretty good job telling stories through its songs and in-between bits, which I always appreciate.
Paul McCartney
4/5
I'm not even going to deny I'm a bit biased when giving this album 4 stars. There are some genuinely good tracks here, Paul was fresh of the beatles and looking to experiment a little bit. That meant there were also some ok tracks. I really like the album though, so four stars it is.
R.E.M.
3/5
An enjoyable listen.
Pretenders
2/5
Nothing was really popping out for me on this one.
The Lemonheads
3/5
Some reasonably good 90s rock.
Elbow
3/5
An interesting sound.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The velvet underground feels like something I should like more than I do, but I always feel just kind of meh when listening to it.
Beatles
5/5
This album gets you from the first note on the titular song.
Talking Heads
3/5
There were some good, recognizable songs here and some equally good ones I'd never heard before.
Paul Simon
4/5
I genuinely like paul simon, so no surprise I enjoyed this album.
Billy Bragg
2/5
Honestly, I found this one to be a bit too generic to be memorable.
The Sonics
3/5
A generally enjoyable album with some versions of songs I like.
Pulp
3/5
No strong opinions on this one.
Supertramp
3/5
I can dig it.
DJ Shadow
3/5
I liked it more than I thought I would.
The Who
4/5
An all time classic album.
Neil Young
3/5
It's alright, it didn't jump out at me that much though.
The Go-Go's
3/5
Oh. So that's where the soundtrack from every movie I grew up with came from.
Arcade Fire
3/5
It's alright
Johnny Cash
5/5
I don't like country music, but I love this album. I can't really give a higher compliment.
2Pac
4/5
Genuinely well written rap. Rap will never be my favorite genre, but I recognize good when I hear it.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
I like it, not much more complicated than that.
U2
3/5
It's something I can listen to, but not something I'd pick out of a line up to listen to.
B.B. King
4/5
I'll never say no to some B. B. King
Kraftwerk
2/5
I mean, if I wanted to listen to german influenced experimental music from the late 70s I'd put on Bowie's Berlin trilogy
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I solid album that led to even greater ones down the line.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
There are a lot of all time classics on this album. Even if the lyrics for "brown sugar" haven't aged well, the sound has.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Let me share something with you. I'd purposefully avoided listening to this album for a couple years now, not because I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but rather because I know I would.
A few years ago I received a copy of Paul McCartney's RAM on vinyl for Christmas, an album I'd never heard before, and proceeded to pull my record player into the bathroom so I could drink beer in the shower while listening to it for the first time. Christmas of course being one of the two days a year I indulge in that most tantalizing of vices known as shower beer. I've been chasing the high of that morning ever since.
I'd planned on not listening to The Wall in a similar fashion, which brings me back to my avoiding it for years. That said, engaging in the challenge of this app isn't about some personal goal of musically shangri-la, it's about hearing new music you otherwise might not have been exposed to due to your own biases. So, instead of listening to the wall for the first time on my terms, I listened at my desk at work at 7am before anyone else is usually in the office. It was spectacular.
Tim Buckley
3/5
That's all folk
Brian Eno
3/5
I mean, it's exactly as advertised. If I could give it 2.5 stars I would, because it's neither exceptionally wonderful or dreadfully bad. It is what it is.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
A certified classic if I'd ever heard one, the only problem with this album is how short it is.
Sex Pistols
4/5
I do really like this album, it's one of the three that first got me into punk rock.
The Thrills
3/5
Well, it was something I'd never heard before, but I can't say it made a tremendous impression in the sea of albums on this list.
Linkin Park
3/5
Alot of people might get annoyed if I call the sound of this album nostalgic, but it came out when I was five, so sue me.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
A bit of good hip hop, no complaints here.
The Doors
4/5
Look, I properly love the doors. Having this album pop up basically prompted me to listen to three others by them right after. That's definitely worth 4 stars.
American Music Club
3/5
It's alright, my only complaint has nothing to do with the music, just that I couldn't listen to it on spotify
Sugar
3/5
You know, it's amazing how many albums on this list I'm just kind of mid on
Mudhoney
3/5
I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I'd never heard of it, had no expectations walking in, and found it a pretty good listen. It's got this nice hard rock feel that borders on grunge before grunge was a thing that just kind of works.
Johnny Cash
4/5
I always love some johny cash and this album is no exception. Not quite as strong as Folsom, but still fantastic.
The Killers
2/5
Now is probably a good time to confess to the class that I don't like Mr. Brightside
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
This is from that era after punk had hit the scene, but they weren't really sure what the next big wave of music was going to be and it shows.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
It's weird and I'm here for it.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
Three stars for just the great dichotomy of the album jame and band name. Also because while I don't like modern country, I'll mess around with some old school country that hasn't forgotten it's blues roots yet.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Is three stars too high for albums I feel indifferent to? Because I give a lot of albums I feel indifferent to three stars
Songhoy Blues
4/5
OK, but this kind of slays. No expectations going in, and absolutely chuffed.
Slade
3/5
Slayed? Is a question. The answer is yes.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Look, this could be pretty much any elvis content and it's getting high marks. He's the king.
The Prodigy
2/5
A guy I know was so excited to hear I had hit this album. He said it was one of his all time favorites. I didn't have the heart to tell him I don't like techno.
Garbage
3/5
For an album called garbage by a group called garbage, it isn't garbage.
Yes
4/5
The question: should you listen to this album?
The answer: Yes
Christine and the Queens
3/5
It's some pop music, that's all I've got to say really.
The The
3/5
There's nothing inherently spooky about this album, and yet, it feels like it'd fit in well on a Halloween Playlist
David Bowie
5/5
This is one of my favorite Bowie albums, possibly my number 1 favorite. He didn't have his big break until Ziggy Stardust, but I can only imagine how thrilled his new fans were after discovering that album to realize he already had this gem in his backlog.
Portishead
3/5
Another one of those albums that I more or less enjoyed listening to, but didn't get a strong impression from.
Calexico
3/5
This was different in a good way
Common
2/5
This one didn't speak to me.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
What can I say about this album? It starts out strong with "mothers little helper" then doesn't lose pace from there. It's got some of the earlier stones best tracks on it and it's probably what I'd play for someone if they hadn't ever heard much of the stones and I wanted to intro them to their work. Enough said.
XTC
3/5
Is alright
The Smiths
3/5
I was a pretty good listen, but falls into that category of I probably won't go out of my way to seek it out again.
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
I keep forgetting I like the yardbirds and then every once in a while get something like this to remind me.
Fiona Apple
3/5
This was an enjoyable listen. I might come back to Fiona Apple at some point.
Pixies
3/5
Another one of those, I can take it or leave it albums.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
What can I say, I'm a sucker for jazz
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young hit just right every now and then. This was every now and then.
Sade
3/5
Not bad listening, but it almost felt a bit like waiting room music.
Butthole Surfers
2/5
I mean, it was as weird as the name suggested. Not my kind of weird though.
The Kinks
4/5
I'm always here for the kinks, every day of the week
Elvis Presley
4/5
I mean come on, it's Elvis. Who doesn't like Elvis?
Beastie Boys
2/5
So this is how I find out I don't like the Beastie Boys. Well, it was bound to happen eventually.
Grizzly Bear
3/5
That was the best album named after a small island off the coast of Massachusetts I've ever heard.
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Not bad, not mind blowingly amazing either.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
This album is one of the all time greats. Everytime it comes across my path I have a great listen.
Rush
3/5
Rush isn't my favorite band on the planet but by god they are good at what they attempt to acomplish.
Ray Charles
4/5
This was short but sweet. I always like some Ray Charles
Shack
3/5
Sort of mid, but that's not always a bad thing.
Ray Charles
4/5
The algorithm fed me two Ray Carles albums in one week, and I've got absolutely no problem with this.
Madonna
2/5
Turns out I don't like early 2000s pop style Madonna, who'd have guessed?
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
This is a classic in all the right ways. Now if only the majority of the listening public could realize the song "born in the USA" is a protest song and not a patriotic anthem, it'd be perfect.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Earth, Wind, & Fire is one of those groups that really does hit just right on occasion, but only on occasion.
3/5
Kick out the jams was alright, but not really my jam. Still good enough for 3 stars though.
M.I.A.
2/5
You know, not my favorite.
Venom
3/5
I mean, it certainly was black metal.
Jurassic 5
2/5
Not exactly my favorite album on the list so far.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Another fine album from Springsteen. Not my favorite of his discography, but a good listen nonetheless.
The Gun Club
3/5
I always like a bit of punk in my day.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
I kind of like this one, maybe it's because I'm listening to it in October so it just felt thematically right, but it's had a solid sound and we'll developed themes.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Some 60s music I hadn't heard before, pretty good.
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Generally unmemorable.
The Isley Brothers
4/5
This album hits just right. Some really smooth listening.
Beatles
5/5
It's one of The Beatles best albums, containing some of their most iconic tracks. At the risk of sounding like every other 5 star review, it really marked a new era that had started to peak out during Rubber Soul, but really hit hard by Revolver. I honestly can't gush about it enough.
Bob Dylan
4/5
I really have developed a love for Bob Dylan's music recently and this album is a fine example of some of his better work.
3/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
I think this was my first experience with nine inch nails and, pretty solid
Al Green
4/5
I took a rare day off work in late October just for myself, went from a long run, came back tired as a dog and collapsed on my couch. I opened this app and this album popped up. It's hard to really describe if you weren't here with me, but it fit this moment in time so well.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Another day, another album that I wouldn't object to if it came on the radio but probably wouldn't specifically seek out when trying to decide on what to listen to that day.
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5
Now this is what I'm after. Something completely different than what I hear on the day to day. It's a pretty interesting combination of jazz with a unique flair from the more traditional Indian sounds included.
The Roots
3/5
This album did prompt me having to explain to somebody what phrenology was and why that's a cleverly ironic title for a hip hop album, so I got a free pass to be a know it all.
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
This just felt kind of nostalgic for what my mom would have playing in the car during ling road trips.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
What can be said about this album that hasn't been said. It has some all time great tracks that have more than stood the test of time.
The Triffids
3/5
It was good, but in a nothing particularly stands out kind of way.
50 Cent
3/5
I'm still not the biggest rap guy, but I recognize good when I hear it.
Minor Threat
3/5
Nothing to write home about, but still an enjoyable listen.
Charles Mingus
4/5
I always like when jazz pops up on this list and this was no exception.
Guns N' Roses
4/5
I really do like guns n' roses and this album has always been a little special to me.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Stevie Wonder always makes me smile.
Mariah Carey
3/5
I mean, it's Mariah. It been in the public space for so long it makes me feel like I'm wandering a mall listening. That isn't exactly a bad thing.
Laibach
3/5
This was an enjoyable kind of weird.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
An enjoyable listen. It really feels like a solid representation of a mid 60s music
Lauryn Hill
4/5
This is one of those albums you hear about and think, "surely it can't live up to the hype". Then it does.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
This one was a surprise. I'd never heard of it before, but the creativity involved got my interest right from the start.
The Shamen
2/5
Not my cup of tea
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Pretty smooth listening.
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
A very enjoyable listen that I wish had been longer.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Curtis Mayfield did not have to go as hard as he did for a movie soundtrack, but we're all lucky he did.
Dolly Parton
4/5
It's always a good day with Dolly
Scritti Politti
2/5
I wasn't really feeling this. It may have felt novel when it came out, but came off as a bit generic to my ears on this listen.
TV On The Radio
3/5
I listened to this album through a busy morning, it didn't hit me too hard one way or the other, but kept me going, so that's worth 3 stars.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Dark Side of the Moon is legendary for a reason.
I have this thing we're I don't fully appreciate a good album the first time I hear it. The only time I've ever felt love at first listen was with the beatles, so I was initially a bit dismissive when I heard Dark Side, or really any Pink Floyd in general. The sounds they lay out early in the album seemed odd and hardly anything like what I would've considered a proper song. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.
Each subsequent listen let me pick up more bits and details. It let me really appreciate the tone the band created, the emotional tension they build up that is then released in all it's glory on the back half of the album. So yeah, 5 stars.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Always love when zeppelin pops up on the list
Motörhead
3/5
A solid live album. This rocks hard.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Times like this I think to myself, I should really listen to more Alice Cooper
Red Snapper
3/5
There aim was to satisfy and they did
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
It's alright.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
I was surprised to recognize a song from this album. In general ite solid.
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
There are some English bands that when you hear the first time you don't quite pick out a distinct English accent from the vocals so you can't immediately pin point where they're from. There are other English bands that have such a strong accent you can pinpoint their origin down to the county. This is the latter
George Jones
3/5
Old country is good country
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
This would've been 4 stars but it had that early stereo technology trait of vocals in one ear instruments in the other that just doesn't work.
Duke Ellington
4/5
I always love some Duke Ellington
R.E.M.
3/5
It didn't wow me, but I enjoyed it.
Joan Baez
4/5
A really good folk album. It made me want to listen to early Bob Dylan.
Roxy Music
3/5
Not terribly memorable but still pretty good.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Very soulful, but not my favorite Curtis Mayfield album.
5/5
Often referred to as the first concept album, or bare minimum an inspiration for more concept focused concept albums to come, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is a certified banger.
What do the beatles do when they're tired of being the beatles? They slap on some marching band uniforms and they be someone else. And who can blame them? At this point in the 60s the beatles were already experiencing the back breaking weight of their own legacy, so the notion wanting to at least pretend to be a different ficticious group if only as a creative exercise made sense. At least it did to Paul McCartney, John Lennon never really like the idea, but then John didn't like alot of Paul's overarching album plans.
As for the music itself, there's a little bit of everything that made the Beatles special in here. You've got some of their harder rock inclinations coming out with the title track, John lays out some psychedelic imagery "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Paul gets to play some of hisbalways charming "granny music" with "When Im 64", George brings in Indian influences with "Withing You Without You", possibly the best textbook example of Paul and John's unique style differences is on display with "A Day in the Life", and "A Little Help from my Friends" is just the best Ringo song, I don't even think that's a controversial take.
Tastes change as time progresses and this album no longer sits as number one on the rolling stones top albums of all time list, but there's a reason it's still in the top 20 despite most of the people who voted on placements being born after its release. This album is an all time banger.
Depeche Mode
3/5
The more I hear depreche mode the more I'm like "I wouldn't be mad if this was on, but also I'm not putting it on"
Wild Beasts
2/5
This album left no impression on me, which is in some ways worse than a bad impression.
Public Enemy
3/5
Is good
The Kinks
5/5
Did I buy a vinyl of this album purely because of the songs I recognized from the buddy cop comedy "Hot Fuzz"? Yes.
Was that one of my best album purchases? Also yes.
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Absolute classic
The Stone Roses
3/5
Pretty solid
k.d. lang
3/5
It's pretty solid
Various Artists
4/5
I mean, I don't like Phil Spector, but it's a really good christmas album.
Hot Chip
3/5
It's alright
Foo Fighters
4/5
They really did fight those foos
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
What can I say? It's an all time great.
Deep Purple
4/5
Smoooookkkkeee on the waaaater
Oasis
4/5
Very solid. The kind of album that makes you want to check out more of a bands works.
Beastie Boys
3/5
It's not my jam, but that doesn't mean it's not a good jam.
The Band
4/5
I've been on a major Bob Dylan kick lately and having The Band pop up on this feed just synergies really well with that. It's a great album by a great group with a terrible name.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
I always love Aretha Franklin
The Soft Boys
3/5
Not bad, but it didn't make a tremendous impression on me.
T. Rex
4/5
This is one of those albums I always forget I like until I turn it on.
Anita Baker
4/5
This had something good going on. It was too bad it was so short.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Not a bad listen
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
This album has so much going for it. CCR pretty much at the height of their career and they leave no crumbs.
SAULT
3/5
Some solid contemporary music. There's a whole vibe going on here.
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Some mid 70s rock that delivers about what you'd expect it to. It's good, probably somebody's favorite, but just ok to me.
Klaxons
3/5
Short, sweet, and to the point. An album worth checking out.
Muddy Waters
4/5
A real good sound. I enjoyed this one.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
No major complaints, a pretty solid listen.
The Adverts
3/5
Another one of those "I'm not in love with it, but I like it" albums.
The Slits
3/5
It was different, I'll give it that. Different in a good way even.
Sepultura
4/5
I did not understand I single one of the words sung in this metal album.
4 stars
Kanye West
3/5
You know, I don't like Kanye as a person, which is annoying because he's actually really good at this.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
I always enjoy some jazz and this was no exception.
Simple Minds
3/5
Good, but not outstanding
The Incredible String Band
3/5
Psychedelic folk, never thought I'd see the day.
Cat Stevens
3/5
Not bad
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Absolutely great. Simon and Garfunkel never failed when it came to beautiful harmonies and captivating lyrics.
Fats Domino
4/5
We all get our thrills up on blueberry hill from time to time.
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
It was a new experience for anyone who primarily listens to American or English music, and a good foot in the door.
Bon Jovi
4/5
What can i say? It's bon jovi
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
It had a nice sound to it
Public Enemy
3/5
It's good, but I still don't like tap
Slipknot
3/5
I don't dislike slipknot, not my favorite though
X-Ray Spex
3/5
The good girl rock
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
A good listen
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Real nice listening
The Specials
3/5
Reasonably enjoyable
Incubus
3/5
That overly memorable on the first listen, but the kind of thing I might like more the more I here it
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Another one of those albums that aren't my style but I'm glad I heard
N.E.R.D
3/5
Honestly, didn't expect to find nerd rap. It's alright
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
This just something about this album. It bops
R.E.M.
3/5
Once of those tracks that I enjoy but in a background kind of way.
Ice T
3/5
Growing up after Ice T had shifted away from music it is a little wild to hear some genuinely good work from his early career
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Pretty solid, though I'm putting it in the "Nevermind" category of album covers I probably don't want on my phone while at work.
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Reasonably good
Kraftwerk
3/5
It's pretty solid
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Turns out I kind of like Kendrick, who would've thought?
Meat Puppets
3/5
Heck yeah, proto grunge
Kanye West
3/5
Kanye sucks, this is a good album
Devendra Banhart
4/5
I kind of dug this one. Sort of folkish but more modern
Pixies
3/5
Solid
Black Sabbath
4/5
This album is just iconic. The kind of thing that makes you want to listen to more of an artists discography
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Love some Bob Marley
ABBA
3/5
ABBA is not my absolute favorite, but they are always a fun listen
Grateful Dead
3/5
Pretty chill, pretty good
The Temptations
3/5
I really do like the temptations.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Pretty good listen.
Kanye West
2/5
Well, we can narrow down when Kanye went crazy between when he released College Dropout and this album.
Napalm Death
3/5
I didn't understand a single word sung, so pretty good metal.
Le Tigre
3/5
I'm sort of neutral on this one. It was by no means bad, it just didn't spark a ton to me.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I like Joni Mitchell, but in doses.
Dolly Parton
4/5
I always love some Dolly
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Pretty good. I didn't except the nod to bob dylan, but it was welcome.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Pretty iconic album cover and good music.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Surrealistic Pillow is absolutely accurate, this album is very surreal and very comfy
Bob Dylan
4/5
I've really grown to like Bob Dylan over the years. This album is a good example of his transitional period from folk to rock. He's not quite at Highway 61 revisited yet, but he's bringing it home
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Immigrant Song alone would net this album 4 stars, it helps the rest of the album also rocks.
Liz Phair
3/5
Generally solid
The Flaming Lips
3/5
I good listen
Doves
3/5
Kind of good, but not super memorable
Willie Nelson
4/5
OK, this album is actually really chill in a great way. Go Willie go
Willie Nelson
3/5
What did I do to deserve such an honor? I got two Willie Nelson albums in a row.
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
I don't know what it was about this album that just really didn't not vibe with me, maybe because it's more recent so I just hear more music like it in my day to day life, but it had a generic sound to me.
Suicide
3/5
I'll give it this, it had a unique vibe about it
Billie Holiday
4/5
I always love to hear Billie Holiday sing.
Radiohead
4/5
Well done
Tears For Fears
4/5
The 80s is so strong with this one in the best of ways.
Stephen Stills
3/5
Not bad
King Crimson
4/5
This is a wild album that I don't properly have words in my vocabulary to describe, but I like it.
Peter Frampton
3/5
I like Frampton, but I'm not crazy about this one
Radiohead
3/5
It's alright
Nick Drake
3/5
Very chill, very relaxed. I good mood
Cypress Hill
3/5
Pretty solid
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Decent
Cocteau Twins
3/5
This one had an interesting vibe to it.
Elvis Costello
4/5
Elvis Costello surprised me. It's a pretty solid album
David Bowie
4/5
A really solid album from Bowie's Berlin trilogy. Special highlights to "Sound and Vision" for being just a while vibe unto itself.
Neil Young
4/5
Neil Young does it right
Saint Etienne
3/5
Pretty interesting
FKA twigs
3/5
It's alright.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Jimi gets it. His studio albums ate always such an experience.
Pixies
3/5
Not bad
Sabu
3/5
This had a sound to I don't hear often. It's a good listen
David Ackles
4/5
There is a kind of banal melancholy about this album that is just kind of hitting right today.
Like, I was having a depressive episode and this pulled me out of it.
The Jam
3/5
Decent
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Jimi always gets it.
Metallica
4/5
This album has some all time bangers on it. Worth re listening to.
Beck
3/5
Very chill, very relaxed
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Pretty good
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Solid
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Not bad
Stan Getz
4/5
I always love when jazz pops up on this list and Jazz Samba is no exception
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Could not understand half the things they said and in generally found the music kind of dull.
The Jam
3/5
Not bad
James Brown
4/5
James Brown can get it
Joy Division
3/5
A good listen
Fishbone
3/5
Solid
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Good vibes
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Air
3/5
Good vibes
Elton John
4/5
Always a pleasure to get an album by sir Elton. Madman Across the Water isn't my favorite of his album, but it's top 3.
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
I often describe these albums of having chill vibes, but this one especially has chill vibes, plus the shear quantity.
Bill Callahan
3/5
Decent
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
A good sound
Talking Heads
3/5
Petty good
Frank Zappa
3/5
Some good tunes by Zappa
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Pretty good
The Blue Nile
3/5
Good vibes
The Beach Boys
4/5
Maybe it's because it is beach season right now as I listen, but I can't get enough of these boys
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
My favorite rap album, and that says alot because I usually don't even like rap.
The White Stripes
3/5
Solid sound from the White Stripes
Kate Bush
3/5
Pretty good
Deep Purple
3/5
Pretty solid concert recording
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Kendrick is pretty good, I think this was my first time going out of my way listening to his music and it leaves a good impression.
Blondie
3/5
Solid
Björk
3/5
Chill vibes from Björk
fIREHOSE
3/5
Ozomatli
3/5
A nice change of pace
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
A good album from Stevie Wonder, not my favorite of his works, but still very good.
Van Halen
4/5
This album rocks
Thundercat
3/5
This was certainly different. In a good way I think
Barry Adamson
3/5
Good stuff
New Order
3/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
Meatloaf rocks, no question about it.
LL Cool J
3/5
It's alright
Heaven 17
3/5
Not bad
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Very solid
Beck
3/5
Beck is a bit of an odd duck, but still pretty good
Santana
4/5
There's an undeniable vibe to this album that hits just right
Herbie Hancock
3/5
This was an interesting ride
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Another interesting album
Eurythmics
3/5
Sweet dreams are made of thee, who am I to disagree?
Dire Straits
3/5
Good stuff
Pearl Jam
3/5
That lovely era of rock where you can barely understand a word said
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Soothing
Black Sabbath
4/5
RIP Ozzy. This album is one of Black Sabbath's best. Definitely worth coming back to.
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Pretty good
The Police
3/5
Always like hearing the police... well the band, not the law enforcement so much
Paul Simon
4/5
Paul Simon really knocks it out of the park with this one
The Cars
3/5
Alright
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Pretty good, some nice funk to it
Caetano Veloso
3/5
A nice change of pace
The xx
3/5
Good vibes
The Bees
3/5
A really interesting album for the era it came out in
M.I.A.
3/5
Good sound
Orbital
2/5
I'm not the biggest techno fan
Spiritualized
3/5
Its alright
Hole
3/5
Pretty good
Beatles
5/5
What can I say about Abbey Road? It's one of the Beatles finest albums. It's filled with some of the best music they ever recorded and also Maxwell's Silver Hammer is there. Joking aside, the B side medley is legendary and created a high that many, including the beatles themselves I later post breakups solo albums couldn't hit again.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Not bad
Coldcut
3/5
Solid
Barry Adamson
3/5
Pretty good
The White Stripes
3/5
I always enjoy the White stripes
Gene Clark
3/5
A pretty good vibe
The Birthday Party
3/5
It has a different energy than a lot of what I listen too, not bad
The Offspring
3/5
Solid
Arrested Development
3/5
Not really my thing but well executed
John Martyn
3/5
Good vibes
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Fantastically done album by Springsteen
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
Not bad
Giant Sand
3/5
Its ok
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
Genuinely solid. Not an everyday listen for me, but Lenny sings sweetly
Lorde
3/5
Lorde is pretty good, I should listen to them more
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
I genuinely enjoyed this album.
Miles Davis
4/5
I always love a good jazz album. It pulls me into a pleasant mood
T. Rex
4/5
T. Rex is one of those sleeper artists who I've never listened to much but always like more than I expected to when I do.
Megadeth
3/5
Not a bad showing by megadeath
Frank Sinatra
4/5
An early prototype of the concept album. A real good listen too
Norah Jones
3/5
Some genuine nostalgia fodder in here for me
Bad Brains
3/5
Not bad
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
A calm little music to listen to. I like it
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Very chill
Gillian Welch
3/5
Not bad
CHVRCHES
3/5
Qualifies for the category of better than expected
Miles Davis
4/5
I never get tired pf Miles Davis
Pavement
3/5
I nice bit of grunge to wake you up in the morning
The Strokes
3/5
Not bad
808 State
3/5
Not bad
Michael Jackson
4/5
What can I say? Its Michael Jackson, the album slaps
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Its alright
Pantera
3/5
Lively
Ute Lemper
4/5
This was actually quite and enjoyable listen
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Not a bad listen
The Doors
4/5
Absolutely a banger. I never get tired of the doors
Justice
3/5
Its a good sound
Alice In Chains
3/5
A solid listen
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Its alright
Travis
3/5
Not bad
Jacques Brel
3/5
Fairly enjoyable
ZZ Top
4/5
Can't get enough of Hank Hills cousin
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Not my usual style but still pretty good
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Ok
Elastica
3/5
Ok
Ryan Adams
3/5
It was an album
Randy Newman
3/5
You know what, for as fun as it is to make fun of Randy Newman, he's not too bad at this
Doves
3/5
Not bad
The Crusaders
3/5
Pretty solid
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Enjoyable
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Solid
The Divine Comedy
3/5
A genuinely enjoyable listen
Amy Winehouse
4/5
While I don't like this album quite as much as Back to Black, its still an incredibly good work of art
Talking Heads
3/5
Not bad
The Byrds
4/5
I genuinely like The Byrds, even if half there claims to fame are Bob Dylan covers
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Pretty good
PJ Harvey
3/5
Pretty solid
Lana Del Rey
3/5
Smooth listening
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Solid
Gotan Project
4/5
I very enjoyable listen
The Rolling Stones
5/5
An absolute banger of an album. From the moment sympathy for the devil kicks on you get swept in.
Morrissey
3/5
Fairly good
Suede
3/5
Alright
Wilco
3/5
Not bad
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Pretty solid
4/5
Recently I've developed a pretty good appreciation for The Kinks. What started with just a fascination with some of the songs I heard in the movie "Hot Fuzz" has really blossomed into full Fandom.
It helps that Arthur is a concept album and I'm predispositioned to love any music with the faintest wiff of a narrative attached to it. The rough througline is right in the name as the album takes you through the highs of the Victorian era through the then modern day all with a bopping late 60s British invasion sound.
I'll give a particular call out to the songs "Victoria", "Shangri-La", and "Mr Churchill says" as my three favorites on the album, though that last one less because I think it's a grand piece of music and more because its kind of silly and fun about a serious topic.
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
A surprising and engaging listen
The Beach Boys
4/5
A very chill if occasionally melancholy listen
Eagles
4/5
A very solid album
Soft Machine
3/5
A fine listen
Grateful Dead
3/5
Solid
Radiohead
3/5
Pretty solid
Leftfield
3/5
Its alright
Baaba Maal
3/5
An interesting listen
Kid Rock
2/5
I honestly can't stand Kid Rock
The Pharcyde
3/5
You know, its not my thing but its not bad
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Its decent
Muddy Waters
4/5
Muddy Waters is a true original. A classic in the best sense of the term. I like this album.
Lou Reed
4/5
A very chill and enjoyable listen
The Pogues
4/5
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Really solid, genuinely quality 90s angst
Steve Winwood
3/5
Not bad
Jamiroquai
3/5
Solid
Kings of Leon
3/5
Pretty good
Deerhunter
3/5
A good listen
David Bowie
4/5
This is the album of a man who knows he's about to die.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Pretty chill
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Fleetwood Mac has an undeniable style. Thats half of what makes a band great, just being able to hear a bit of their music and have no doubt its them.
Bee Gees
3/5
A surprisingly interesting album from the pre disco bee gees
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Lovely as always
The Prodigy
3/5
Solid