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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let It Be | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| Sign 'O' The Times | 5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
| Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | 5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
| Guero | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
| We're Only In It For The Money | 4 | 2.47 | +1.53 |
| The Suburbs | 5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
| Hotel California | 5 | 3.6 | +1.4 |
| Sex Packets | 4 | 2.67 | +1.33 |
| Violator | 5 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
| Colour By Numbers | 4 | 2.84 | +1.16 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Moon | 1 | 3.65 | -2.65 |
| Bryter Layter | 1 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
| Rumours | 2 | 4.46 | -2.46 |
| You Want It Darker | 1 | 3.34 | -2.34 |
| Cross | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| Tonight's The Night | 1 | 3.23 | -2.23 |
| Little Earthquakes | 1 | 3.22 | -2.22 |
| Chicago Transit Authority | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| Close To The Edge | 1 | 3.19 | -2.19 |
| The Bones Of What You Believe | 1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Doors | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Drake | 3 | 1.33 | 2.17 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Yes | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Orbital | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
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Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
His voice is not pleasing to me. Kinda marching band like. I thought I'd like it but no. At least it's short
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Elliott Smith
2/5
as some other reviewer said his wispy fairy voice got a little old..
The National
4/5
love it
R.E.M.
4/5
I probably bought this one the week it came out. I've listened to it hundreds of time. good stuff!
Sabu
3/5
interesting. I liked the drums a lot. will probably never listen to it again but it was pretty good
David Bowie
4/5
never listen to this albumn before. I like it!!
Kraftwerk
3/5
I have known of kraftwerk. I have never listened all the way thru an album. I thought it may become repetitive but they always changed it up just before it reached that point. I enjoyed it. interesting.
Jimmy Smith
2/5
not really my thing.. musicianship is great. not that terrible. 2 1/2 stars
Ravi Shankar
2/5
not as bad as I was thinking. never have to listen to this much all together again....instrumental stuff better than words
Kings of Leon
4/5
I love Kings Of Leon.. this is kinda an older stranger one
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
pretty good
Kanye West
3/5
Red Snapper
2/5
wasn't monotonous. not sure what to think. I can see it being influential but I never have to hear it again.
Stephen Stills
2/5
boring not terrible but no thanks
DJ Shadow
2/5
I kept waiting for what was next. Like a song was set up nicely but then never went anywhere.
Moby Grape
3/5
great band name!! it's ok for Eric music
Little Richard
3/5
50's rock. huge influence -better things to listen to these days, but good
The Velvet Underground
4/5
pretty good!
The Replacements
5/5
awwsome!! always loved them!!
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
not as bad as I feared. most people seem to like the harmonies.. I do not. the ones where it's just Cristine singing are not so bad.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
transports you to Woodstock or something. Hippy love!!
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I love 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo' that's not this albumn this one seems a little repetitive but still fun
Black Sabbath
3/5
it's got good quilters and beat. ozzy isn't my kind of singer but I do enjoy the classic ones
Michael Jackson
4/5
mj is classic. hasn't aged that well tho.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
I just can't. I even like a couple songs. simple man is good. but wailing guitars is not my thing more than 3 songs in a row and my ears explode. I'm moving on.....
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
ahh. I last heard take 5 at a band concert at the local park.. very influential. ok for backround
Talking Heads
4/5
I enjoyed Talking Heads.
Slint
1/5
I don't get it. heavy rock and whispering. Huh
Nick Drake
1/5
ugg. didn't enjoy very much boring
The Byrds
3/5
pretty good for the era
Willie Nelson
3/5
not bad
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
not a fan
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
good stuff I don't think I've listened to a whole album before
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
not too bad . kinda boring
OutKast
4/5
I love outkast!
3/5
good
Nick Drake
1/5
his voice is too breathy or something. the guitar style is not my thing. I'll pass
Faith No More
4/5
so good!! I knew a few songs but I really enjoyed it!!
James Brown
3/5
funky I like it
Led Zeppelin
3/5
a great one!
John Lennon
2/5
meh
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Wilco
3/5
better than I remembered. not generally a Wilco fan but maybe thinking about something else
Digital Underground
4/5
funky. lots of drugs
Cream
4/5
pretty good!
The Police
3/5
I like Synchronicity better bur can't go wrong with the Police!
Cypress Hill
2/5
good beats . how many times did they say cypress hill? 10 thousand maybe? a little too many drugs. enjoyable if you're not paying attention
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
good
John Coltrane
2/5
while I recognize the excellence of this music, I find it boring
Roni Size
2/5
english
Culture Club
4/5
fun. I like it
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
credence is great!
Air
3/5
OK. not very exciting I even recognized one song but couldn't have told you who Air was....
Arcade Fire
4/5
love arcade fire!
Supergrass
2/5
once again I had never heard of this band. I did recognize a song.... weird. they are ok
Robert Wyatt
1/5
kinda ok until I git to Sea Song. so whiney! not my thing
Brian Eno
2/5
I've heard of Brian Eno. but didn't know it was so old. weird. but ok?
The Smiths
2/5
meh
David Bowie
3/5
good
Milton Nascimento
2/5
boring
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
pretty good
MC Solaar
2/5
kinda interesting but it's in French
Tori Amos
1/5
ugg
Justice
1/5
hmmmmm nope
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
regae!
Billy Joel
4/5
I like this album it's before he got pretentious
Fatboy Slim
2/5
hmm. some good some very repetitive. interesting but yet whole songs that have 2 phrases huh.
Talking Heads
3/5
I like talking heads
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
kinda boring but good storytelling he used to be cute!
Megadeth
2/5
oh no! kinda good guitar spots maybe
Leonard Cohen
3/5
hmmm.. not too bad
The Doors
4/5
nice!
Elvis Costello
3/5
kinda fun
Louis Prima
2/5
I'm sure it's supposed to be good but so not my thing
Arcade Fire
5/5
love the Suburbs maybe hasn't stood the test of time quite as well as some but I love it
New Order
3/5
kinda interesting
Genesis
2/5
I got distracted and only listened to a few guess it was kinda boring
David Bowie
4/5
Yes
2/5
probably better just instrumental
Rush
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
boring
Minor Threat
2/5
never heard of them. all sounds the same
Carole King
3/5
good
Bauhaus
3/5
intrresting
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
still so good
Tom Waits
3/5
kinda ok not a huge fan of his voice but nice songs
Jethro Tull
4/5
better than I thought actually I quite enjoyed it long tho
2/5
didn't really get into it. too much harmonica
k.d. lang
1/5
yuck torture
Beatles
3/5
not a huge Beatles fan but this is fun
CHVRCHES
1/5
nope no thanks
Talk Talk
2/5
Magazine
2/5
meh
Beck
5/5
Love Beck!
King Crimson
3/5
The Triffids
2/5
So long! Is ok
The xx
4/5
I like xx
Spiritualized
2/5
Weird not terrible
Orbital
1/5
Kind of ok until the peeing noise. And then the ticking noise. I quit
The White Stripes
4/5
Love 7 nation army. The rest is good too
Don McLean
3/5
Kinda mellow and nice
Fela Kuti
4/5
I liked it! Good best don't seem old
The Damned
2/5
Hmm. A little too British punk. Is that a thing?
Fats Domino
4/5
Fun and short!
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Love artic monkeys!
Fiona Apple
2/5
Not as bad as I thought
Adele
3/5
Fine
Bob Dylan
4/5
I like old Dylan best
Sparks
3/5
Doesn't sound like it's from that era
Jack White
4/5
Jack white is awesome!
The Divine Comedy
1/5
What in the world? Cheesy campy. I suppose if you're looking for that maybe
Basement Jaxx
3/5
I hated it at first but it was good. A little too electronic for me but interesting b
Supertramp
4/5
I didn't
know they were British. Never would have guessed. I am very familiar with a later album, but not so much this one. I really liked it!
Al Green
3/5
Kinda ok as background. Not quite my thing. Not terrible
The Soft Boys
2/5
Ok. I don't hear why they are influential. Kinda British, kinda Beatles like. Won't seek them out
Ash
2/5
Never heard of them. And then I knew the second song. Not offensive but nothing special
TLC
4/5
So good!
Brian Eno
2/5
Not sure why but not my thing.
CHIC
3/5
Yay disco! Very fun!
Prince
5/5
LOVE!
Ice Cube
3/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Good background music
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Good!
Eagles
5/5
One of my fav
The Doors
4/5
Nice!
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Not bad
Bob Dylan
3/5
Pretty good. If you can stand his. 'singing'
Eminem
3/5
I like Em.
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Uhh. No
Green Day
3/5
Chicago
1/5
The The
2/5
80's.
Janet Jackson
3/5
Good. And I saw this tour. Not sure it's aged that great
The Black Crowes
4/5
Love the Black Crowes!!
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Morrissey
2/5
Ok. Political
Black Sabbath
2/5
10cc
4/5
Good, weird lyrics. Good!!
Dr. John
3/5
I liked it mostly
Rod Stewart
3/5
Pretty good. A little boring
Willie Nelson
2/5
Does all Willie Nelson sound the same?? It's ok
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Sepultura
1/5
Beatles
3/5
Good
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Pretty good
OutKast
5/5
I am an Outcast fan. Love it
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Good
Kings of Leon
4/5
Love king of Leon. This is their best
Buzzcocks
2/5
Meh. Punky
Steve Winwood
3/5
Heard that first song a billion times. Had no idea that was the title. Huh, who knew
Gang Of Four
3/5
Not really my thing. It was ok
Pink Floyd
5/5
The best
Ozomatli
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
I don't really like harmonizing wailing guitars. But I recognize the excellence
The Hives
2/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Ok I guess.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Who knew? Alice is on the lastest Black Keys album kinda creepy tho
Iggy Pop
3/5
Uhh, look how cute he was in 1977. Yikes, the Lust for life got him.
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
His voice is not pleasing to me. Kinda marching band like. I thought I'd like it but no. At least it's short
Prince
5/5
One of my favorites of all time
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Goid
The Who
2/5
Meh
Can
3/5
Interesting. 1971. Musically seems later
Wild Beasts
1/5
Nope . Not my thing
M.I.A.
2/5
Ok kinda repetitive
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Too dramatic. Kinda boring tho
Frank Ocean
3/5
I own this
Metallica
2/5
Love Sandman. But rest is ok
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Wilco
3/5
I liked it more than I thought. A little slow but interesting
Barry Adamson
1/5
Weird. I don't get it
The Zombies
3/5
Kinda bored until the end. I love Time of the Season
ZZ Top
4/5
Love me som ZZ!
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Interesting
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Meh
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Not quite what I was expecting . Very guitar heavy
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Kinda weird
The Zutons
3/5
Never heard of them. Interesting
Animal Collective
4/5
I own this. I like it
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
Lenny!
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Good voice. Not really my style
The Cure
4/5
I own this. Listened to it lots, back in the day
Eminem
4/5
Yay!
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The Roots
3/5
The Beta Band
2/5
Hmmm
CHIC
4/5
Disco!
Ryan Adams
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Way better than I was thinking
Def Leppard
3/5
From back in my day
Norah Jones
3/5
Not bad
Billy Bragg
2/5
Not my thing
Lambchop
2/5
What is this? Weird.
PJ Harvey
2/5
Screechy....
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Mellow.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Gram Parsons
1/5
Dull
Skunk Anansie
1/5
D'Angelo
2/5
Moby
4/5
Love Moby. I own this and played it to death....
Nirvana
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Mercury Rev
2/5
Strange
Beatles
2/5
Wasn't in the mood. Beatles are beatles
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
No. Not my thing. Noise was bad
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Good vintage stuff
Incubus
3/5
I kinda liked it
Missy Elliott
4/5
Nicce
The Waterboys
2/5
Long.
Beth Orton
1/5
Orbital
2/5
Prefab Sprout
3/5
80's pop. Reminds me a lot of Ben Folds
Deee-Lite
3/5
George Jones
3/5
Tom Tom Club
4/5
I like it
Suicide
2/5
T. Rex
4/5
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
Pretty good
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I don't quite get the"singing"
Beastie Boys
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Love it!
The Strokes
3/5
John Prine
2/5
He's a good story teller.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This is rock bottom
PJ Harvey
2/5
The White Stripes
4/5
So good!
Miriam Makeba
2/5
Not my thing
Santana
3/5
Bill Callahan
1/5
Nope
1/5
Nope
Raekwon
2/5
Britney Spears
1/5
Too poppy
The Sonics
2/5
Kinda good except screams
Rod Stewart
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Lovely 👄
Fred Neil
2/5
Did not recognize Fred but I have heard a song or 2
T. Rex
3/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Jeru The Damaja
2/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Could have been recorded yesterday .. Legalize it. Love some good reggae. Kinda slowish.
Os Mutantes
1/5
Not my jam
The Doors
5/5
White Denim
4/5
Pretty good. Should I see them in July? Playing the Armory
Love
3/5
Mariah Carey
1/5
Not my style
The Beach Boys
3/5
Pretty good for 1965. Score a 3-
Genesis
2/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Not bad
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
2--
R.E.M.
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Thin Lizzy
2/5
Neil Young
1/5
He tells a good story but I don't really like his voice
The Who
2/5
Long.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Ok for 1964
The Monkees
2/5
Long.
Pulp
3/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Horrible
Hüsker Dü
3/5
A Minneapolis band!!
Wire
3/5
British. It's ok
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
So not my thing just noise
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Not terrible. Just weird
KISS
2/5
1/5
Never liked yes much. .too dreamy pretentious or something
Bob Dylan
3/5
I like the lyrics he's a good storyteller. Not a huge fan of the harmonica
Van Morrison
2/5
The Specials
4/5
XTC
3/5
Very good I don't think I ever listened to this before
Tracy Chapman
4/5
GZA
2/5
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
N.E.R.D
3/5
Giant Sand
2/5
Ute Lemper
2/5
JAY Z
3/5
3-
Metallica
3/5
2 hours plus? Yikes. Not as bad as I thought 3-
Shack
2/5
Iron Butterfly
2/5
2+
Heaven 17
2/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Chill
Beck
4/5
One of my favs
Black Sabbath
3/5
RIP Ozzy! Not really my thing but. Very influential. And I do know some songs. Because they're everywhere
Fairport Convention
1/5
No thanks
James Taylor
3/5
The Darkness
1/5
Queen Latifah
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Goldie
1/5
No
Linkin Park
3/5
Not as bad as I thought
Joy Division
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Boring
Hanoi Rocks
1/5
Small Faces
3/5
Kate Bush
2/5
Not as bad as I thought but too much random noise and I don't enjoy her voice
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Same. 80's. But not in a good way
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
The Charlatans
2/5
Aerosmith
4/5
Duran Duran
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Weird. Very.. but kinda cool
Brian Eno
1/5
I suppose it's musically fine. But snooze fest
a-ha
3/5
Pentangle
1/5
Guitars were great. Would be much improved with no horrendous singing
Aimee Mann
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
3/5
Steve Earle
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Weird
Haircut 100
3/5
Queen
4/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Napalm Death
1/5
Nope
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
Tangerine Dream
1/5
Good alien landing music. But I don't get it
Randy Newman
4/5
I could listen to it again. Weird. Something about it was good....
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Sad. Drugs and mental illness... Kinda weird tho
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
Kid Rock
2/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Underworld
3/5
It's ok I guess for electronic. But kinda all the same
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
She has a unique voice. I've heard an interview with her. Very pioneering. Not really my thing
Sonic Youth
3/5
Kinda heavy but good
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
I listened to it all! Nice background music when making Christmas cards
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Lovely
Depeche Mode
5/5
I love it. Very 80's
I like u2. Earlier stuff better
Nick Drake
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Enjoyed it
Boards of Canada
2/5
I kept waiting for something to happen. It didn't
Finley Quaye
2/5
Elastica
4/5
Nice!
Frank Black
2/5
Simple Minds
4/5
Kind of like I thought. 80 s style. Good to me!
Sister Sledge
4/5
Pretty good disco!
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
Stereo MC's
4/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Kinda cool background music
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Good
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1/5
Not my thing
The Clash
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Kate Bush
1/5
Not my thing
Eels
3/5
Love the quirky- ness. I like his voice mostly but sometimes it's like he's underwater or something.