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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
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evermore
Taylor Swift
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5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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Tommy
The Who
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5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
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5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
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5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
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Arrival
ABBA
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5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Raw Power
The Stooges
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
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1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
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1 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
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NEU! 75
Neu!
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1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
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1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 5 | 4.4 |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Fall | 2 | 1 |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 2 |
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Joni Mitchell | 2, 5 |
| Prince | 2, 5 |
| The Who | 2, 5, 4, 5 |
5-Star Albums (26)
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The Residents
1/5
WOW WE FOUND THE WORST ALBUM this album is fucking weird. also two hours long. This stressed me out to listen to. If I could give less than one star, I would
2 likes
The Smiths
4/5
I always heard people talk about The Smiths with reverence and after we got our first Smiths album, I was like eh I don’t get it. We just got the wrong one first, this album was really good
1 likes
Blur
3/5
Woo hoo (this album is overrrr) woo hoo (I don’t have to listen to blurr). This album was fine and rather uneventful
1 likes
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The Rolling Stones
4/5
I'll be brave and say that this is a good album
King Crimson
3/5
Listened to this late but I kind of liked it more than I expected
Keith Jarrett
3/5
I really enjoyed, nice piano soundscape but not the most interesting
The Strokes
4/5
Very good album, reminds me of Veronica Mars and middle school which is fun
AC/DC
2/5
Super not for me. Has its highlights but otherwise a genre I don’t care for
R.E.M.
3/5
Not the quintessential REM but a pretty good sampling of their work
Madonna
2/5
Instrumentals are cool and vibes are good but this album is fine
The Stooges
1/5
This was not good lol. Mostly just noise
Carole King
5/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
Too reminiscent of Daft Punk for my taste (of which I hate per Grant)
Johnny Cash
3/5
Great album, classic songs. Not my go to music but solid songs
The Verve
3/5
Not as good as Oasis but definitely the vibes and influences are there
Neu!
1/5
It’s giving U2 Achtung Baby which I don’t like. Not my vibe
Traffic
3/5
I liked this one! Vocals and instrumental was fun with the flute and the saxophone
The Cars
4/5
Really enjoyable! No skips album reminiscent of childhood
Iron Maiden
4/5
Surprisingly really enjoyed. Great vocals and solid instrumentation
David Bowie
2/5
This felt like a retread of Bowie. Recognizable melodies and themes but nothing super unique
TV On The Radio
3/5
I actually liked this album a lot! Kind of reminded me of Muse. Might not come back to very often but I enjoyed it
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Familiar sounds from Joni! The album was pleasant to listen to but not my favorite
Elliott Smith
3/5
I really liked this album. I felt Elliott's influence for current music that I enjoy and it feels like a time of tv and movie soundtracking
Pink Floyd
5/5
Oh I love this. The drama of the rock opera but also incredibly listenable music. So good
Dusty Springfield
3/5
I really liked this album. Odd mix of covers that felt like only songs that I listen to but I was a fan
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Reminded me of The Wallflowers in a way but also kind of boring
Eminem
4/5
Once you get over the shock of crassness, it’s a great album. Minimal notes other than I felt verbally assaulted
Fugees
4/5
Great vocals, great songs
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Very enjoyable listen. Great for vibes
Dusty Springfield
1/5
WHOMP this was a dull album outside of Son of Preacher Man
Def Leppard
1/5
Grant’s favorite genre of hair band. Recognizable songs that I liked some but otherwise don’t love this kind of music
Eurythmics
3/5
Loveeeee Annie Lennox. New wavey vibes are fun but felt a bit repetitive
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
I really liked this one! Never heard of them but I enjoyed the album and artist radio on Spotify
Prince
2/5
Pretty average Prince album. Super long with none of the big hits
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
Instrumentals were great! A fun listen of a genre I don’t often listen to
Burning Spear
2/5
Fun reggae album! I liked the drums and beats
Frank Zappa
3/5
Loved this one! Thought that it was a very fun mix of songs
Bob Dylan
4/5
I love this album, such beautiful songwriting and iconic sound that influenced a lot of other music and media that I enjoy
Stevie Wonder
5/5
So so good. Easily no skips on this album.
Sonic Youth
1/5
Meh not for me. I actively thought that it sounded like noose
Jeff Buckley
2/5
Very moody. Not what I was necessarily expecting going into it. Lyrics and instrumentals were good
Bad Company
2/5
I do love some overly earnest sounding arena rock. Not as good as others examples of it. Perhaps a bad sign that The Cars Just What I Needed came on after and was 100% better. Still fun though
Beatles
4/5
Very fun album. Felt like a lot of covers that I enjoyed but also a lot Beatles classics. Definitely one that I would revisit
Massive Attack
2/5
To be honest it reminded me of ASMR get focused music playlists and the music is fairly undistinguishable from one song to the next. Except the House theme
Britney Spears
4/5
What a fun blast from the past. Of course, the first three songs are the stars of the album and the rest is definitely filler for this album but I don’t care, I had fun
Coldplay
2/5
It’s not good fight me
The Monkees
3/5
Well I enjoyed it. I thought that it was nice music of the time
Moby
3/5
Eminem improperly prepared me for Moby. I actually quite liked this. More like chill focus music than techno that I thought
Neil Young
3/5
I’d give this a solid 3. Pleasant to listen to but nothing that stuck with me
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
Chill background music. Tbh didn’t notice it while doing other things around the house. Probably wouldn’t seek it out but would be surprised if this artist had come up in my sleep music category before
James Brown
3/5
Oh this is fun. Familiar voice with mostly unfamiliar songs to me but you can hear the exuberance of the performance though the recording. Not something that I might seek out all the time but enjoyable nonetheless
Frank Black
2/5
Not my favorite. Kept thinking that this was used on Veronica Mars at some point because it reminded me of the vibe of the soundtrack to that.
Portishead
3/5
Sultry spy movie sounding tones. This all reminded me of early 2000s movies and I enjoyed it
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
This is objectively a good album. It doesn’t hit for me quite as much as it seems others but this wasn’t necessary the music that I grew up on so I don’t have that background. The lack of annunciation really got me because I don’t know what he’s saying most of the time but it’s an album that I would put on again
Tricky
2/5
Another one of this genre??? I liked it well enough
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
A good debut of Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers. American Girl really cemented the follow up albums from this.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Loved this one! First off so many hits, Proud Mary, Born on the Bayou, I mean cmon. And then it’s only roughly a half hour. Should probably give it a five but I’m giving it a four because I know that there will be better CCR to come
Garbage
3/5
Solid 3 album. Definitely feel the grunge vibe and a better representation than some that we have had come up in here. I like
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
I liked this as far as background listening while doing tasks (Grant seems to feel the same way though I wrote this before reading his review)
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Very good album for The Rolling Stones. Gimme Shelter is such a great rock song
Faust
1/5
I feel like I could’ve died without hearing this album
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Very good listenable album. Fun change from mostly 90s music
Paul Simon
3/5
Perhaps not the most exciting but quite pleasant and I love Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.
A surprise for me to learn that this was #984 out of the original 1000 when I know of at least 16 albums from our project that are worse than it
The Residents
1/5
WOW WE FOUND THE WORST ALBUM this album is fucking weird. also two hours long. This stressed me out to listen to. If I could give less than one star, I would
The Yardbirds
3/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Really liked this one! I had listened to this one before from a recommendation from Pop Culture Happy hour and really enjoyed the relisten. Great features
Queen
3/5
Loved this album! A look at Queen music that I had never heard before but could see all the pathways that led to the music that I know and love
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
An enjoyable reggae experience
Miriam Makeba
2/5
An enjoyable listen but not the kind that will cause me to come back
Screaming Trees
2/5
More enjoyable that I had expected it would be (I was worried about nooo not another random 90s rock adjacent album) but still likely not to return
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Sounded a lot like the Superbad soundtrack to me which I liked
David Bowie
3/5
The Icarus Line
1/5
I can't say that I liked this very much...
Calexico
3/5
I really liked this one! Unexpected considering the genre but just a really cool vibe
Richard Thompson
2/5
This album had a slight Irish feel to it which was fun
The Who
2/5
I feel like this is where The Who most sounds like the Beatles in a good album but not a great album
Van Morrison
4/5
Core memories from childhood of my dad warbling Moondance off key. I think that this album is great straight through. Do I support Van Morrison? No. Have to separate the art and the artist
Dennis Wilson
3/5
This was an interesting album that I enjoyed more than I usually would a two hour album
Eagles
3/5
Enjoyable album by a band that I have ignored for years
American Music Club
1/5
This album was fine
Fela Kuti
3/5
This was a cool album, I enjoyed the beats
Michael Jackson
5/5
An excellent album from top to bottom for a truly talented artist.
The Smiths
2/5
Not something that I loved but was listenable
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Wow I did not enjoy this but it is a better example of noise rock than other ones we’ve listened to
Joy Division
2/5
Most of these songs blended together for me. Don’t necessarily understand the hipster love this group has
Elton John
4/5
Solid Elton John hits. Did NOT know that Indian Sunset is also used in Ghetto Gospel by Tupac. I think that it works better in that song lol
Iggy Pop
3/5
Knew more of these songs than I gave myself credit for. Thought I just didn’t know any Iggy Pop by the unforgettable What Happens in Vegas commercials featured Lust For Life
Janis Joplin
4/5
A great album. Awesome hits and just the feeling of a gone too soon artist
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
I think that I must’ve listened to this album more than I thought as a kid because most of it came back to me while listening. Bridge Over Troubled Water has a very annoying theater kid association to me but I love it
3/5
I always think of The Martian when Starman comes on and it is a highlight to me on the album. I think that I don't love David Bowie music, it kind of all sounds the same, which vocally is not as fun, but instrumentally is nice.
Deep Purple
2/5
Not really my vibe for an album but it was nice to hear more music by Deep Purple than Smoke on the Water
John Martyn
3/5
This was a cool album. In the last song, I asked the question of is that a theremin which is fun. Listened to at the airport on an early Monday morning
Willie Nelson
3/5
I liked this album quite a bit, I thought it had some nice covers and enjoyed Willie's voice
Nas
4/5
I enjoyed this album
Finley Quaye
3/5
I don’t know that I’d classify this in best albums but I enjoyed it
The Smiths
4/5
I always heard people talk about The Smiths with reverence and after we got our first Smiths album, I was like eh I don’t get it. We just got the wrong one first, this album was really good
Ice T
1/5
A nice look at early hip hop but it all sounded the same. Stick to SVU
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
When I waited in line on Ticketmaster in February 2020, I wouldn't have ever thought that I would have funny tales about my experience with Rages Against the Machines but wow, I really like this album and I really like them. I saw most if not all of these songs live and there really is such an electricity that I didn't expect
Pretenders
2/5
Very 80s, I liked a song or two but I don't think I'll be returning
Bee Gees
2/5
Quite cool to listen to pre-Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees but not my favorite
3/5
I liked this album, I spent a lot of time trying to think of why they sounded so familiar and Grant said the song America and it allllll clicked
k.d. lang
3/5
Very cool standards album. Great voice and an easy listen
Metallica
4/5
I liked this album a lot. It definitely sounded more commercially appealing and I understand how it was successful in that
The Kinks
3/5
This album was pleasant. Very reminiscent of the Beatles and a fun read on why they weren’t allowed to tour in the United States
Janet Jackson
2/5
I have more of fond memories for the album than fondness for the album. Music really sounded the same throughout and was really one note
Boards of Canada
2/5
This mostly just sounded like noises but it was a pleasant car album
The Offspring
3/5
Not the best version of its genre but is fun
The War On Drugs
2/5
Fairly boring music that all sounded the same to me
Supergrass
2/5
Similar to other British pop of the time, unremarkable but listenable
Aretha Franklin
4/5
This album is great with a lot of standouts and familiar music that was fun to listen to going up and back down Mt Etna
The Only Ones
2/5
Not very exciting or interesting
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I liked this, pleasant for afternoon drive. Vaguely sounded like Lenny Kravitz at points?
The Who
5/5
Childhood bias for this album but I love this music so much. I used to sing these songs as a kid with my parents
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Could not get the voice of Nick’s sports song guy out of my head but I liked the tunes
Hawkwind
2/5
Space and psychedelic. Probably didn’t need to be over two hours but it was a nice listen
Missy Elliott
3/5
Very nostalgic music for me (at least the stuff that I knew). Otherwise, a fun listen to other Missy Elliott songs that I didn’t know
Isaac Hayes
4/5
This album sounds so much more modern that it is and so does the album art. Really liked this and it was fun to find out he’s Chef from South Park.
De La Soul
3/5
This album was fun! Don’t know how much I’ll return to it but an enjoyable listen
4/5
Great album of classics and fun songs from the Beatles. Not the most cohesive, but a fun mix of songs that I love. Grant finds When I’m 64 to be relatable today.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Forgot that I listened to this and then had a refresher. Not a good album
Jamiroquai
3/5
I enjoyed this album a lot more than I expected to. I thought that the composition was very fun
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This album was very good. Amazing how fast their production was
Iron Maiden
2/5
Not as good as the other Iron Maiden album that we had but I liked it enough
The Byrds
3/5
My knowledge of The Byrds is Turn Turn Turn and to me, everything sounded like that song. Which isn’t the worst thing
Al Green
4/5
Very enjoyable quick album
M.I.A.
2/5
Paper Planes was probably the only MIA song I knew before this album and though I enjoy that song and that vibe, the rest of the album just sounded like a lot of the same and just not as good.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
This is an excellent album wow. Just hit after hit
Coldplay
2/5
I’m so sorry to the Coldplay fans but I just found this so dull
Pantera
1/5
I think that I like metal and not heavy metal, this was too much yelling for me
Caetano Veloso
2/5
This was some fun Brazilian music. Made me want to dance along.
ZZ Top
3/5
This album had some good vibes. ZZ Top just has fun music
Daft Punk
2/5
Conveniently named album for how I felt about this album!!! Tbh daft punk are just not the robots for me but it was okay
Pulp
2/5
I kept getting confused the this album was from sometime in the 70s/80s rather than 1995 because it was so New Wavey and not Blur/Oasis brit pop. Pleasant listening though
Jacques Brel
2/5
Oui oui, hoh hoh hoh. Very French and something different. Probably won't return but I had fun
Deep Purple
2/5
I would say this album is fine. Heard a bunch of the songs on the other Deep Purple album so might’ve leant to some of the staleness for me
Queen
3/5
Killer Queen is one of my long time favorite songs so loved that representation. The rest was pleasant and fun
Stevie Wonder
4/5
I grew up listening to this album a lot and honestly never realized just how long it is which may be the only mark against it that it could be shortened. But still incredible songs
The Temptations
3/5
Pleasant listen but very similar to most of the other Motown varietals on this list
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Well we missed Cherub Rock in trivia so it shows how memorable I thought that album was after listening. Pretty unremarkable
The Fall
1/5
This album was quite boring and dragged on too long
2/5
This album mostly sounded like knockoff of the Beatles. Not bad, just similar
The Beach Boys
5/5
I loved this album
Solange
4/5
This was a pleasant listen of a lesser represented genre on this list
The Cardigans
3/5
Even though I always loved the song Lovefool, I never dug any deeper into the tunes of The Cardigans. I can mostly see why, nothing really remarkable but the singer has a good voice that translates to other songs. Sexy Iron Man was interesting
William Orbit
3/5
Even though I always loved the song Lovefool, I never dug any deeper into the tunes of The Cardigans. I can mostly see why, nothing really remarkable but the singer has a good voice that translates to other songs. Sexy Iron Man was interesting
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I’ve liked the song Immigrant Song since the girl with the dragon tattoo movie which does a cool cover of it. We woke to this album on the day that we were supposed to go to Iceland where ironically, the song was written. Great composition but not the best of Led Zeppelin
Duke Ellington
2/5
Not the biggest jazz fan most of the time but I liked having this as background while playing fetch with Alfie at the park.
Kate Bush
3/5
Kate Bush paved the way to be a 15 year old musical genius. I had really only heard Running Up That Hill when it was on Stranger Things but listening to this whole album was a cooler experience than I had initially thought
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
I enjoyed the start of this with a more traditional classic piece and then followed up with the more modern interpretations of the rest. I dug it
Sheryl Crow
3/5
So many hits from the 90s that I love and additionally some other very interesting almost spoken word tracks that were deeper than anything I expected from the singer of Soak Up the Sun
Marvin Gaye
4/5
A great horny album but devastating back story. Learned a lot about Marvin Gaye on my flight
Arcade Fire
3/5
Wake Up has definitely been in commercials before. Reminds me a lot of Bleachers but perhaps not as good.
Faith No More
2/5
I really thought that the song Epic came out in like 1994 because it just feels of that time. We also missed that song during trivia the other week so I am now less likely to forget it. However, I did not enjoy this album lol
Beastie Boys
3/5
Honestly couldn’t help but think every song sounded the same but I love Sabotage and Flute Loop
Adele
4/5
Beautiful voice beautiful gowns. There are a few lulls on the album but overall an excellent listen
Blur
3/5
Woo hoo (this album is overrrr) woo hoo (I don’t have to listen to blurr). This album was fine and rather uneventful
The Mars Volta
2/5
Little screamy for me. Reminds me of Coheed and Cambria and tunes of that genre so I like that aspect but wow did this stress me out while working
Gorillaz
3/5
an enjoyable listen, love Clint Eastwood
Sepultura
1/5
I could tell by the name of the band that this would be metal or screaming and I was correct on that assessment. Not enjoyable
Marty Robbins
4/5
Really enjoyed all of the references that go back to this album which was very cool and weirdly coded for Grant and me.
A really pleasant listen though. I actively said while listening that I never would consider myself a fan of the genre but I enjoyed listening to it a lot
Janelle Monáe
3/5
It is funny to me that I don’t really think that I’ve ever listened to that much Janelle Monae music. I associate her so much more with acting so music from her has been a blind spot. However, after listening, I don’t think that my thoughts behind that weren’t true. This album had some fun spots but otherwise was an uneventful listen
Miles Davis
2/5
Wow this was long. Nice enough as background but not super resonant with me
The Prodigy
1/5
I couldn’t tell if these songs were a million years long or just that repetitive. Very much feels like music that may have been in The Matrix or movies of that time period.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Honestly often forget about this variety of 90s trancey club music. Not my favorite but decent as background noise. Very randomly and coincidentally I had heard the song Missing by Everything But the Girl on the radio and I swear it’s one of those songs that I know deep down because it was on so many CD infomercials growing up and I still will mess it up if I hear it in the wild
Sigur Rós
5/5
I really enjoyed this album. Very pleasant listening. Five stars
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Honestly a very good album with some standouts
Leonard Cohen
2/5
This album was really boring lol, didn’t particularly enjoy but I see the merit for the lyrics to jack off to
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
2/5
Fun global music but nothing that stands out to me
Ray Price
2/5
Eh probably will not revisit but it was fine
Ray Charles
3/5
Nice listening for the evening. Nothing ground breaking but pleasant
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Excellent example of the genre and great hits to boot. I enjoyed this while wandering the Charlotte airport
Korn
3/5
Weirdly I kind of liked this album
Neil Young
3/5
Okay I like southern man but otherwise, why did we let this man become a solo artist? I think that the songs would be better not sung by him
The Go-Go's
3/5
Enjoyable album to listen to around California. Fun and familiar songs but outside of the singles, not the greatest songs
2/5
Reminded me of romantic comedies and movies from the early 2000s where these songs were probably featured
Willie Nelson
3/5
I liked this album as far as easy listening. I liked his other album better though
Gene Clark
4/5
Had to laugh that shortly after I said that I really liked this album, I read the Wikipedia where it said the following- ‘it was largely ignored or lambasted by critics and was a commercial failure’.
Bon Jovi
2/5
Ugh the prom king rock. I did not enjoy this album as a whole. I liked the singles aka the ones society pushed on me but everything else is dribble.
Elvis Costello
3/5
I liked this overall as a sound. I always find it interesting to listen to Elvis Costello because I never think the music makes sense for when it is coming out (1977).
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
This album made me fire off my hot take of not really liking Bruce Springsteen. I understand my minority take but most of the time I can’t really understand what he’s singing.
Overall though, listenable album but outside the singles, I find the music repetitive
Paul McCartney
3/5
Very pleasant listening. Not sure that any of these songs besides Maybe I'm Amazed are super great but I had fun
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Pleasant listening and I liked it well enough.
R.E.M.
3/5
Outside of Stand and Orange Crush, I didn’t really know much of the other songs but I could see where it was building from here with the mandolin that eventually leads to Losing My Religion that I love
Lorde
4/5
A great album that is basically the magnum opus of what Jack Antonoff can do. Truly not a bad song on the album and vibes that are nearly unmatched
David Bowie
2/5
Eh I can’t say that I am a fan of this album. As said in an earlier Bowie, I don’t think that I am a huge Bowie person and this album just seemed superfluous and added just because it’s Bowie.
Mekons
1/5
At first I thought that this sounded like an Irish Bruce Springsteen cover band, but it went downhill from there
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Truly a near perfect album. Bangers left and right
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Nostalgic album that reminds me of the 90s but not super my vibe
Sam Cooke
2/5
Fun upbeat album. Not always the biggest fan of a live album but I had a good time
Pink Floyd
5/5
Yeah it’s really good
Missy Elliott
3/5
This was a fun album. Didn’t know that Timbaland was producing at this time but I can see the influences
Cream
3/5
Enjoyable psychedelia rock. I, for whatever reason, thought Sunshine of Your Love was a different song so interesting to me
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Fun beats that I would come back to listen to again
MGMT
4/5
A fun album that provides a good level of nostalgia for college years
3/5
A lot of songs that I liked with the element of a live album
B.B. King
3/5
I had a lot of fun with this one. I don’t consider myself to be vey knowledgeable of BB King’s music but I liked it all while we put up Christmas decorations
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Feels very influenced by Joan Jett in a fun way. Grant made reference to the singer sounding like the singer from Rush which also felt similar sounding
Silver Jews
2/5
Can’t say that I enjoyed. It was pretty standard early 2000s alt that is not really my jam
Bob Dylan
3/5
Fairly standard Bob Dylan. Everything besides Mr Tamborine Man sounded very similar
Red Snapper
2/5
This goes along the line of now how but why does something like this make this list? It's fine, enjoyable enough, but as far as staying power on me, it lacks anything special that makes me want to return to it.
Dire Straits
4/5
As I told Grant many times, I have done a deep dive on Walk of Life earlier because I could not remember the name of it for the longest time. Otherwise, a very enjoyable album!
Radiohead
3/5
I think that I’ve always had the opinion that Radiohead was kind of boring. Like their biggest song is Creep which is pretty boring. I kind of liked it though
Fever Ray
4/5
Vibey, reminded me a lot of The xx. Nice for beach listening as we did
Laibach
3/5
The entire time, we said that this is a Nick Lupinetti album. It was quite fun and quite German. Not my favorite type of music but I had a good time listening to it on the beach
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
Honestly could not distinguish any of the songs from one another
Prince
5/5
A classic album with great songs and fun
George Michael
4/5
Fun and frothy 80s. Grant made a comment that it sounded like George Michael was trying to do Prince which I think is a fair assessment but I had a lot of fun
The Smiths
2/5
I'm back to the stance of The Smiths not being my vibe and I don't have a great understanding why so many people revere them
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Another album that I listened to a lot as a kid. Everything still holds up to me except the song Almost Cut My Hair which now feels like a song by the sports guy
The Doors
4/5
I enjoyed this album, The Doors are very much aligned with music that I enjoy so always open. Grant and I laughed when realizing that this album was recorded in the bathroom of the hot dog shop we went to in Los Angeles.
The Crusaders
2/5
Decent jazzy music if I was waiting on the phone for something
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
Very pleasant spa music. Would be great for a bath
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Funny coincidence in the radio post album that they sang All the Young Dudes when there was a song called Hymn for the Dudes on the album. Otherwise, I found this album to be an enjoyable listen while not being super interesting
Elton John
5/5
Truly an excellent album. No skips listening (though I don’t love Bennie and the Jett’s)
Leonard Cohen
2/5
I just still don't get Leonard Cohen...
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
A little whiny but still pretty good
Wilco
3/5
Reminded me a lot of my brother in law. I think as a music, it takes itself very seriously but overall pleasant to listen to
The Stone Roses
4/5
Really liked this album! Very reminiscent of Oasis and that age of alternative which is kind of hit or miss for me
The Pogues
4/5
I liked this album and the songs are some that I remember hearing. See Hozier’s coincidentally playing the one song on SNL this past weekend
The xx
3/5
Tbh kind of boring to me but not the worst listen
Linkin Park
4/5
Honestly a great album. What Linkin Park did to mix hip hop and commercial metal music is an interesting feat and still are bangers
Various Artists
5/5
Probably one of the best Christmas albums for a certain style of music, non stop bangers
Turbonegro
2/5
A solid two for me. Nice to listen to something new but not for me
Beck
2/5
I think that Beck is not my vibe, I found it boring
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Didn’t realize that Superstition was on this album going into it! Thought that all of the bangers were on Songs in the Key of Life. This album was really good though, great cheerful songs
Lambchop
2/5
Roni Size
2/5
I don't think that I enjoy when electro songs are all over 7 minutes long and repetitive
Dire Straits
3/5
Bonus points for Sultans of Swing but a 3 overall
Frank Ocean
3/5
Very nostalgic for college years with this album. I definitely had more of a fondness in my mind for it loving the song Thinkin’ Bout You. Everything else was not quite as memorable but still a good listen
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
A deep dive I had once done in high school and one of the most quintessential psychedelic pieces rock albums. Very fun
Air
3/5
I was so confused listening to this album, I swear that we had heard this music before and then I couldn't find anything on the web that references it being similar so I don't know. Super easy listening though and enjoyable
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Beginning of album sounded very Sheryl Crow but further in feels almost like a Janis Joplin meets Lilith Fair style.
MC Solaar
1/5
Ehhh another French electro album. Very repetitive, liked least of the genre I think
Van Halen
3/5
Not my favorite music but I had fun
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Very Killers vibes, had to honestly look up when Hot Fuss came out to make sure there was some distance and was kind of surprised to see it. Very much a retread but the music is pretty good.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
NO MORE LEONARD COHEN PLEASE
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
This album was fun. Solid rap album
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Eh this was fine
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
A great album to listen to while in labor. Might’ve stressed the nurses to listen to
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Super solid album with fun hits
Koffi Olomide
3/5
I had fun with this one, lots of dancing around the house
Queen Latifah
2/5
Cool to hear the groundbreaking female rap star from her time but not my favorite
Meat Loaf
5/5
My personal favorite album. I grew up on Meatloaf and Jim Steinman so this is perfection to me. The over the top nature of the music is fun
Duran Duran
4/5
Honestly very enjoyable and kind of corny music of the 80s. I liked.
Beth Orton
3/5
Reminded me a lot of the moody songs they would put over the game of thrones season trailers. I liked it enough that I would revisit
Gene Clark
4/5
I really enjoyed this. The covers were nice and all of the music was solid easy listening
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Wow she really meant the whole songbook. Great vocals with music that felt a little boring but I did know a lot of the songs from chorus or band in high school
Elliott Smith
3/5
I enjoyed this one more than the other Elliott Smith albums that we have had.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
A better album than I would’ve thought for an artist I only knew one song from. Take Me Out is the biggest bop though
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Fun timing from hearing him at the Grammys. Fun funky album
R.E.M.
2/5
Kanye West
5/5
The haters will hate but this is a very good album containing my favorite Kanye
Cat Stevens
5/5
Biased but I love cat Stevens. Nice album that we listened to waking up with Lottie
Justin Timberlake
4/5
This album is fun with great bangers of my youth
Guns N' Roses
3/5
The most 80s sounding album that was kind of fun
The Doors
3/5
Not the greatest of The Doors but still a solid album
Santana
4/5
Incredible guitar playing and great hits
Queen
4/5
Love the hits and the theatrical nature of the album
System Of A Down
3/5
This reminded me of middle school boys
Motörhead
2/5
Eh can’t say that I loved this but not the worst
Talking Heads
4/5
I enjoyed this album as far. As far as the Talkinh Heads go, I still don’t really understand them as a phenomenon
Public Enemy
3/5
Not really my vibe but a fun listen
Femi Kuti
4/5
This is a genre that anytime we’ve had it, I’ve had a lot of fun!
The Who
4/5
Not a huge proponent for live albums but I love the Who
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
I liked the first song and could’ve sworn that I knew it from somewhere. I still might but I don’t know where
Fairport Convention
2/5
Very Joni Mitchell vibes but not as poetic but with better singing. Don’t know if I’ll return but liked it well enough
Björk
1/5
I had guessed that I wouldn't enjoy Bjork without ever listening to her. Listening then confirmed it
Nirvana
4/5
Not big on live albums but I’ll make an exception because this one was really good
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Excellent songwriting with a good voice to match. The beats of the other songs didn’t really super stand out but I would revisit
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I really enjoy the Yeah Yeah Yeahs style and this album was a good listen
Kings of Leon
3/5
TBH did not know that they had music before Sex on fire
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
Very nice background music but nothing super noticeable
SZA
4/5
SZA is great
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Fun and soulful album. Lots that I recognized with some that I didn’t know was them
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Childhood memories of parents playing
The Byrds
3/5
More psychedelic than I expected from the creators of Turn turn Turn but a nice blend of folk and other music from the time
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
I love Shining Star and a few others
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Funky but not the best Gaye
Songhoy Blues
3/5
This was cool! Don’t know how much I would revisit but it was good
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
It had some good songs but in the end most of it sounds the same
The Cure
3/5
My preferred of the two Cure albums
The Cure
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Good vibes to listen to around the house
Afrika Bambaataa
4/5
I had a lot of fun but made me question why is this on the list
Billie Holiday
3/5
Vibesy. Overall pleasant music but not really my genre
The Clash
2/5
I just wanted there to be a song called The Clash to triple up the name. Eh this music is fine. I took a class on Punk Rock in college and I just never really enjoyed the music
Black Sabbath
4/5
All of the Black Sabbath hits with me singing Move Bitch throughout War Pigs
Arcade Fire
3/5
Felt like Arcade Fire meets Bruce Springsteen, I liked it
Laura Nyro
4/5
Funner album than I anticipated. Album art was pretty moody. Very Carly coded music from an artist I had never heard of before
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
This album was so weird but it was fun
Boston
4/5
Banger after banger
The Band
3/5
Big dad music vibes, I recall my dad asking me to get The Weight from iTunes when he was new to the program. Anyway good solid album
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
The highs are very high on this album with some eh’s in there too
Leftfield
2/5
Kind of fun but forgetable
Traffic
3/5
Hardcore dad music, I enjoyed
Aerosmith
4/5
Eh it was fun, I liked it
Common
2/5
I don't think that I enjoy Common in either way that I've consumed his content lately - musically or acting in Silo
Miles Davis
3/5
Nice jazz album but probably not revisiting
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Kind of droned by the end of it, not a fan
Eagles
4/5
My dad used to put this on during roadtrips so everything about it is familiar and it is a good album
John Lennon
4/5
You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not.
You can see what Lennon did for the Beatles in this album while also seeing where the others could’ve stepped in to brush up some of the edges
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Easily one of my favorite albums with bangers that I grew up loving
Wild Beasts
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Not a fan of the sonic youths. Quite boring
Depeche Mode
3/5
A change of pace for 80s music. I feel like I haven’t heard a ton of their music and it was adequate
Sister Sledge
4/5
Funky fun
Van Morrison
4/5
Dont love the man Van but love his music and voice
Robbie Williams
3/5
I would like to know more about why the Brits have such an affinity. This was fine??
Beatles
5/5
Inarguably one of the greatest albums ever. Simple songs that are just forever resonant
AC/DC
2/5
Eh I did not enjoy
Taylor Swift
5/5
I love this album. I like the collaboration between her and bon iver for this album
Otis Redding
4/5
This was very fun
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Apropos album title
Beatles
4/5
Mostly great
T. Rex
4/5
The realization that this is the group that did Bang a Gong hit like a gong. Very fun music
John Coltrane
3/5
Jazz but jazz that I enjoyed? I don't have a discerning palette to jazz music
Adele
4/5
Fantastic hits. Only ding that there’s a few boring songs on here
Gram Parsons
3/5
Strictly only really remember Love Hurts from Veronica mars. Fairly enjoyable album
3/5
Probably the best that U2 has to offer but I find them annoying
Tears For Fears
3/5
Overall solid album for me
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Just a lot of audible groaning sounds to me
Gang Of Four
2/5
ehh
Peter Frampton
4/5
Enjoyable album! I recognized many! Baby I Love Your Way was on our short list for first dance songs at our wedding so appropriate for it to fall on our anniversary
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
When the haters come for me for saying that Bruce Springsteen is not really my thing, this is the Bruce that is my thing...for the most part
David Bowie
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Kind of weird and drone-y. A little longer than I wanted it to be but hey there's that random song from Harry Potter
PJ Harvey
2/5
ehh not my fave
New York Dolls
2/5
Eh punky, not my jams
The White Stripes
4/5
I liked this album for the most part. Nominated for Best Album at the Grammys amongst all other albums that are on this list and Fallen by Evanescence which WOW WHAT A MISS BY THIS LIST
Green Day
4/5
Me singing When I Come Around with the lyrics of Be Our Guest quite annoyingly
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Pretty subpar of the Neil young experience
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Interesting album. Clocked the horror theme to begin with
Brian Wilson
3/5
I feel like I'm being gaslit that Brian Wilson is actually a genius because I thought that this was fine
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
v fun
Black Sabbath
3/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought that I would
Brian Eno
2/5
Big Star
2/5
Funkadelic
4/5
This album was so hard to find but was very enjoyable!
Cocteau Twins
4/5
I liked this a lot ! Had never heard of it prior but very much enjoyed
D'Angelo
2/5
I think this is just not a genre that I love. I thought that this album was fine
Travis
2/5
This album once again shows the creator’s interest in 90s alternative albums. This one was okay
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Great vocals but bored without a stand out song
Paul Simon
4/5
Album contained Alfie’s theme song. Brought a lot of childhood memories 🥰
The White Stripes
2/5
Kept waiting for Seven Nation Army that never came (idk any other white stripes music). It was okay I guess
The La's
3/5
There She Goes holds a deep love for me from The Parent Trap (much like any millennial girl). Everything else was fine to enjoyable
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
I thought that this album was pretty cool. Not something that I'm necessarily revisiting a ton but I had a good time.
Radiohead
2/5
Ehhhhh
Metallica
3/5
Very much enjoyed a lot of this but dinged points for being a bit too long
The Who
5/5
5 out of 5, 10 out of 10. Easily one of my favorite albums ever
The Temptations
3/5
Papa Was A Rolling Stone is a classic, otherwise everything else was okay
Björk
3/5
I always thought that Matt and Bowen on Las Cultch had a lot of reverence for Bjork but couldn't understand it with the other album that we got. This one makes more sense with the more euro dance pop genre. I had fun
Gillian Welch
4/5
Pleasant laid back music. Kind of reminded me of the vibes of Joni Mitchell though not quite as good. Enjoyed
The Fall
1/5
2/5
Ehh very 80s, not really my kind of music
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
I loved this! Great feels and vibes while also having a super enjoyable radio on Spotify after
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Pretty good album without any standout hits. As Grant had mentioned to me that Paint It Black is on this album but not the UK version and it feels like the part that was missing
Black Sabbath
2/5
RIP Ozzy but I didn't like this as much as Paranoid
Nirvana
5/5
excellent album through and through
ZZ Top
3/5
Great hits with moderate filler
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Mostly just jazz that I cannot distinguish from other jazz but I thought that it was nice
Baaba Maal
3/5
This was a fun album but I don’t know how many times I’d revisit
Dr. Dre
4/5
A fun rap album
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Funky. I liked
Venom
1/5
I don't think that I found any redeeming quality in this album. Sad.
Dion
2/5
Accidentally listened to the double album so I need to rate this based on the real album. It was fine. Very reminiscent of Runaround Sue that I knew this guy from. Preferred the back half of the double album but that doesn't count!!
Deee-Lite
3/5
Well I had fun with this. I don't know that I would describe it as an album you must listen to but GROOVE IS THE HEAAAAARRRTTTT
Michael Jackson
3/5
Good Michael Jackson but not the best Michael Jackson
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Having heard Trent Reznor do so many movie soundtracks has made me way more open to the music of NIN and though I prefer the movie work, this is still good
Tom Waits
1/5
🫠 I don't need anymore of his music
U2
2/5
YAWN. I don't feel quite as strongly about U2 as I do about Coldplay but it's pretty close. Never forget my choir's rendition of One (derogatory)
Mariah Carey
2/5
Honestly not that great of an album. Vocals are obviously very good but overall not an album I want to listen to
Barry Adamson
3/5
This album had some ups and downs. I liked a lot of the beginning and then it got kind of weird. Mixed reviews
Pearl Jam
4/5
Smells like the 90s.
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Less than one star, wanted to stop listening
Beck
3/5
I still don't know if I get Beck but I liked this better than most of Beck
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
A lottttt of screeching
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
This was quite fun. Now I get the reference from Mean Girls
The Darkness
3/5
This album from a band I had only ever heard one song was fine. That one song, excellent
Destiny's Child
4/5
A blast from the past that has super fun hits.
2/5
Very Joan Jett adjacent music
The xx
4/5
I liked this album more than i thought that I would. I don't know much from the xx but very vibesy
CHIC
3/5
Le freak, ces chic!
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Eh not my favorite but kind of fun
Jane Weaver
3/5
Pretty one note through out the whole album. Pleasant but why is this on the list?
Incubus
3/5
More than just Drive I suppose
John Cale
3/5
I enjoyed this while cooking
Did not know that Rod Stewart was in a band. Really liked the album
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Led Zeppelin is good. Groundbreaking.
The Specials
2/5
Brian Eno
3/5
This album was very fun and nostalgic. I liked
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Did I like this? Yes. Did I need 90 minutes of it? No.
George Jones
3/5
Sappy wife guy singing to his wife
David Bowie
2/5
Honestly outside of Heroes, kind of a bore
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
I enjoyed this. Very nostalgic and old timey
Stan Getz
3/5
Had me singing Girl From Ipanema for hours
Sonic Youth
3/5
I don't know if I get the love for Sonic Youth but it was good enough
Brian Eno
4/5
Extremely pleasant for working
Scritti Politti
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
My preferable Bowie. I had gotten very bored by many of them but I liked this one
Iron Butterfly
3/5
I remember playing this song in marching band. Luckily not the 17 minute version of it
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Excellent album
Aphex Twin
3/5
Excellent work music, otherwise I don't think that I would listen to it
Stephen Stills
4/5
Stills trying to distinguish the Crosby, the Stills, the Nash and I've got the Young. I liked this album
Mike Ladd
1/5
Mike Badd
Primal Scream
1/5
Very forgettable
Haircut 100
3/5
Very Duran Duran vibes but not as good so pretty mid.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
This album was fine. Nothing as good as Come on Eileen
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Excellent tunes. I understand why Lauryn Hill just tours one album
Pixies
2/5
Eh not my kind of music
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
To be honest, the composition and everything is pretty good but this could not keep my attention
Beatles
5/5
GROUNDBREAKING OF ME TO SAY THIS WAS GREAT. Made even better right before seeing Paul McCartney in concert
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
Eh pretty 80s and not really my interests
Dirty Projectors
4/5
I had never heard of this group or album but it made for a really good work background soundtrack (complementary)
Justice
4/5
Sounds a lot like Tron, I liked!
New Order
2/5
This was fine
Kings of Leon
3/5
I need some answers as to why the UK loves Kings of Leon. When their other album came up on here, I was like oh cool whatever, this is no Sex On Fire. But now we’re here and I still am wondering why they’re here. I like this album but I’m just confused!!!!
Supertramp
2/5
Unremarkable but listenable
Ray Charles
4/5
To say it’s genius would just be agreeing with the album title
The Beach Boys
3/5
This was interesting to be a Beach Boys album. No the usual Surfin Safari but not for the better
Butthole Surfers
1/5
I can’t say that I enjoyed this
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Excellent album. Joni at her peak. The others that have come up were okay to good but this one shines
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
I can't say that this album made any impression on me
Metallica
4/5
I enjoyed this a lot. This list has helped me realize that I like Metallica
Radiohead
4/5
I still don't know that I get Radiohead but I liked this one I suppose
The The
1/5
Eh?
Hole
4/5
Definitely a cool album. I had never actually heard of anything by Courtney Love (constantly got Hole confused with Garbage - common mistake I'm sure) but this was better than I had expected
Orange Juice
2/5
Ehhh another British adjacent pop punk. Nothing special but listenable
The Cure
3/5
Rather repeatable from the other Cure examples from the list
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
5/5
I liked this!!!
ABBA
5/5
Five stars, excellent album. Bring out Meryl and Lily James
Can
3/5
Interesting background music but slightly too interesting to work to.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Pieces might be better than the whole but overall very pleasant. I love Scarborough Fair
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
The reviews gave me a lot of questions because I liked this lol
Talvin Singh
2/5
Fairly boring
Johnny Cash
4/5
This album is a wild ride of is this cover going to be brilliant or insane
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
I once again do not necessarily understand the Neil Young experience. I like Crosby, Stills and Nash more
The Byrds
3/5
I remember thinking as Grant started playing that this sounds like The Byrds and I cannot say if that is a good or bad thing but pleasant enough