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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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evermore
Taylor Swift
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5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
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5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
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4 | 2.86 | +1.14 |
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Who's Next
The Who
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5 | 3.9 | +1.1 |
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Ctrl
SZA
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4 | 2.92 | +1.08 |
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
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5 | 3.95 | +1.05 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Play
Moby
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1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
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1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
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1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
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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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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 3 | 4.67 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 2 |
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The Rolling Stones
3/5
The Strokes
3/5
A frequent flyer on the radio station I listened to in high school - pretty formative for expanding my music taste
AC/DC
2/5
Nostalgic because one of my friends went through a not-like-other-girls phase in middle school where she wore ties to school every day was obsessed with AC/DC. Idk why this album doesn’t start off with Back In Black.
R.E.M.
3/5
Nice soundtrack for working. Admittedly when listening to this I forgot that REM and Radiohead were different bands
Madonna
3/5
I liked this more than I expected to, would be good work background music. Spotify gave me dancing on my own after the album ended which was an added perk
Carole King
4/5
No complaints
Kraftwerk
3/5
German Tomorrowland ambient music
Johnny Cash
3/5
real jailhouse rock. a bit distractingly fun to work to (did more dancing than working). also Johnny Cash really loved coke
The Verve
2/5
Objectively fine but I think I have enough moody British men in my Spotify that I don’t see this being something I repeat, but I wouldn’t skip if it came on an artist radio.
Neu!
1/5
neu thank you
Traffic
3/5
This was fun, I like the jammy-ness with instruments you don’t really hear in this kind of music.
The Cars
3/5
Textbook boomer dad rock (in perfectly fine way)
Iron Maiden
2/5
A little too heavy for my taste but I can understand why it’s well-regarded
David Bowie
3/5
Probably a 2.5. Wouldn’t seek out before other Bowie albums but I did enjoy it and would enjoy it on an artist radio shuffle. Rounding up because I like the artist
TV On The Radio
2/5
Felt like background music for a restaurant. Fine enough but probably won’t go back to
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Youtube commercials between every song definitely messed with the experience here, but this was all new to me and I generally really enjoyed it. Still hoping she and Spotify make up one day
Elliott Smith
3/5
I hadn’t heard of Elliott Smith before this but I really enjoyed the album, it makes sense how he’s influenced other artists I do listen to regularly.
Pink Floyd
4/5
This is something I heard a lot as a kid and it was my first time revisiting it in full as an adult. Listened a few times this weekend and I really enjoyed eat with each go
Dusty Springfield
2/5
There were a few songs I liked but generally I’m not huge on 60s pop
The Afghan Whigs
1/5
I never need to hear that again lol
Eminem
2/5
Two only because compared to other Eminem albums I wouldn’t pick this one, but I do generally like him even if some of it is 🥴
Fugees
3/5
First time hearing the whole album and not just the radio songs, really liked it. Lauryn Hill’s cover of Killing Me Softly remains the GOAT
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
This was fun. Very boppy. Good music for walking around an airport
Dusty Springfield
2/5
Better than the other without the doowap stuff. Good plane napping music so if we’re judging by that, it’s still not my favorite.
Def Leppard
2/5
Replacement level power rock, but fine enough. I don’t understand why bands from this era write songs about how much they need to rock
Eurythmics
3/5
This was fun. Definitely a bit repetitive but good focus music for me and I love Annie Lennox’s voice
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
This reminded me of early Lennon/McCarthy and Rolling Stones rejects. They sound like about five different bands depending on the song but I enjoyed it
Prince
2/5
I wanted to like this more than I did
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
Fun but not really for me. All kind of blended together
Burning Spear
2/5
Nice chill background music for working but wasn’t a huge standout for me
Frank Zappa
3/5
I don’t think I had ever actually listened to anything Zappa before this, but this was good! Not a huge fan of his vocals but I liked the instrumentals
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Another album I enjoyed that very much made me wish I was listening to the Beatles
Bob Dylan
4/5
I like
Stevie Wonder
4/5
This was really great, no complaints.
Sonic Youth
1/5
Meh, not for me. Not a great sign when I was happy for it to be over
Jeff Buckley
3/5
This really grew on me while I was listening.
Bad Company
3/5
Prototype boomer dad rock. Nothing stellar but enjoyable enough
Beatles
4/5
Not my favorite Beatles generally, but this album has a few songs that I really love among the broader catalog. It’s a really sonically cohesive album - something the band definitely moves away from later in their time together as they begin to branch out their own writing. It’s not the best (by far) or most interesting Beatles album for that reason, but it’s a pleasant listen and I think it perfectly captures the energy the fueled that initial Beatlemania (says the person born in 1992 but whatever).
After I listened to this I went into the Across the Universe soundtrack and man that movie is such a fever dream
Massive Attack
1/5
Meh, also felt like moody dark restaurant music. Liked it a little but really tired in me quickly. 1.5
Britney Spears
3/5
I still remember when I got this album as a kid, and it was something I listened to a lot when I was really young. The standouts hold up but the manufactured-ness of it is pretty clear compared to more personal pop music that’s more ubiquitous these days. It’s also hard not to feel like it’s a bit of a cautionary tale now.
Coldplay
4/5
It’s good fight me
The Monkees
2/5
Boring Beatles
Moby
1/5
Opinion still a bit colored by Eminem being a hater
Neil Young
2/5
I wanted to like this more than I did but generally found it pleasant but boring. Wouldn’t skip but wouldn’t seek out
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
Sleepy video game music
James Brown
3/5
Frank Black
2/5
Pretty fine. The best parts of this reminded me of early Arctic Monkeys. I probably won’t revisit but not a terrible listen
Portishead
2/5
I liked it more than I expected to but overall probably won’t listen again
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Hits perfectly with every listen (I listened like five times yesterday so)
The Boo Radleys
3/5
This was a pleasant surprise considering I had zero expectations.
Tricky
1/5
Meh
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Filler be filling, hits be hitting
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Shout out to Uncle John
Garbage
3/5
Something I vaguely remember hearing when I was young, enjoyed despite my general apathy towards all this random 90s bands were getting
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Jammy video game load screen music (also would fit in a bad 90s spy movie)
The Rolling Stones
4/5
This is the first time I’ve listened to full Stones albums and I get it now
Faust
1/5
Kraut did not rock for me
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Nice and jammy (especially on a day that feels summery) but not stand outs from Marley’s music
Paul Simon
3/5
Pleasant but not super memorable
The Yardbirds
2/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Good!
Queen
4/5
Was surprised to find a Queen album that was entirely new to me, but this was great (less surprised by that part)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Pleasantly jammy
Miriam Makeba
2/5
Respect the impact and cultural importance but not something I’ll come back to
Screaming Trees
2/5
Fine but unremarkable
Shuggie Otis
2/5
DJ Shadow
1/5
Wasn’t over fast enough
David Bowie
3/5
This album was mostly new to me but enjoyable because Bowie
The Icarus Line
1/5
More like Ick-arus amiright
Calexico
2/5
This was kind of all over the place. Not necessarily in a bad way, but a lot of different sounds. Parts I liked but probably won’t revisit
Richard Thompson
3/5
Makes me want to be in a dingy dark pub in Ireland. Also I assumed Linda Thompson was Paul McCartney’s wife until I read the Wikipedia article after I finished it. Oops.
The Who
3/5
It’s really interesting to hear how similar all of these bands were when they first started out. 2.5 but I’ll round up
Van Morrison
4/5
V pleasant, no complaints
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Enjoyed this more than I expected. Vocals reminded me of some of the non-falsetto Bon Iver sounds (especially on his first two albums)
Eagles
3/5
Fine but unremarkable
Michael Jackson
4/5
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this album front to back before, but I knew pretty much every song save one or two. It’s solid all around without feeling bloated by filler. Not something I see myself dipping into often but definitely understand why the album had the impact it did
The Smiths
2/5
I think in another life I’d really like the smiths but I don’t need them
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Middle school garage band noise
Joy Division
2/5
Boring
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2/5
Not much of a casually listen to jazz by myself person but I can respeck
GZA
3/5
Elton John
4/5
This isn’t my favorite Elton John work but it gets 4 stars because it’s Elton John
Iggy Pop
3/5
Fine enough
Janis Joplin
4/5
Fine enough
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Generally really enjoyed but standouts were still the songs I already knew
4/5
Deep Purple
2/5
this was so long
John Martyn
2/5
Yawn fine
Willie Nelson
4/5
really pleasant and simple. Hadn’t heard before but I really enjoyed this and see myself coming back to it
Nas
3/5
i feel like I’m not knowledgeable about the genre enough to really review this but I enjoyed it for not knowing much about Nas (aside from a general awareness of him)
Finley Quaye
2/5
I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Pleasant background music. 2.5
The Smiths
3/5
Also liked this more than the other Smiths album we had. Morrissey has an interesting voice and I don’t love it, but it’s growing on me
Ice T
2/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Great soundtrack for working for the government
Pretenders
2/5
I think there’s a reason only one of these is really known
Bee Gees
1/5
Boy was this a slog. These are not The Bee Gees you’re looking for - they’re much worse
3/5
This was really great considering I had no expectations going into it. Really enjoyed their version of America
k.d. lang
3/5
Great vocals and songwriting and I appreciated that there was almost a jazzy vibe to this at certain points. Good background music
Metallica
2/5
They’re talented musicians and good at what they’re going but man are these lyrics dumb af
The Kinks
2/5
Really struggled to get into this one
Janet Jackson
2/5
Respect it for what it is but not really something I vibed with
The War On Drugs
4/5
I like
Supergrass
2/5
Fine enough
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Beautiful gowns
The Only Ones
2/5
Meh didn’t hate but probably won’t revisit
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The Who
4/5
First time listening all the way through. I’m not sure how much I’ll go back to it but I did enjoy it
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I think one of my biggest takeaways from this project is I enjoy The Rolling Stones more than I thought I did
Hawkwind
2/5
I started out enjoying this but it became increasingly plodding as it went on. I didn’t mind how it all flowed together at first but when my work day ended and it wasn’t background noise, I couldn’t do it anymore. 2 only because maybe if it was just music for when I have to write I would enjoy it more
Orbital
1/5
no more Tomorrowland background music I am begging you
Missy Elliott
4/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Really enjoyed this
De La Soul
3/5
Not the best for listening in the office
5/5
This album feels like a bunch of musical side quests of each Beatle starting to hone their individual styles. Not my favorite Beatles album overall, but a very solid listen with a perfect ending in A Day in the Life
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Hated it
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Aside from the music being top notch I think Robert Plant has one of my favorite rock frontman voices
Iron Maiden
2/5
Still in the category of not really my taste but there’s some really good guitar work on this that was fun to listen to
The Byrds
2/5
Fine but unremarkable
Al Green
4/5
highly enjoyable
M.I.A.
2/5
I listened to this and forgot to rate. It’s cool to hear the fusion of hip hop and eastern sounds but overall not something I return to outside the 2-3 times of year I hear paper planes in public or on the radio. 2.5 rounded down because weirdo
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
This was great. First time listening to a full RHCP album and I really enjoyed it.
Coldplay
5/5
This album came out when I was in my peak time of spending weekend mornings watching VH1’s music video countdown, aka a fairly formative time in me discovering music. I vividly remember seeing The Scientist on there and loving the video, and for a song that’s pretty highly rated, I still find it a bit underrated. This music is simple but (IMO) impactful. Green Eyes is special to me as a person with green eyes and occasional main character syndrome. Love this album haters be damned!!
Pantera
1/5
Good for not falling asleep on the train when I didn’t want to, not good for lyricism
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Pleasant background music
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2/5
ZZ Top
4/5
ZZ Top is definitely a blindspot for me aside from La Grange and I really liked this. Will definitely explore more
Daft Punk
2/5
Better than I expected but there’s better daft punk out there
Jacques Brel
2/5
2.5? Rounding down because doesn’t inspire me to seek more
Deep Purple
3/5
Much more enjoyable with more focus than the live album
Queen
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
I’ve always enjoyed Stevie Wonder but after the two we’ve had through this so far, I really see myself seeking out and repeating these more.
The Temptations
3/5
V pleasant
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Enjoyable but what I liked most I already knew
The Fall
1/5
Meh
2/5
I really should probably give this another listen because it was fine but unremarkable but the fact that I won’t feel like it means 2
The Beach Boys
4/5
Solange
4/5
I saw Solange at a festival when she was touring for this album and don’t feel like I really got to appreciate it because the venue did not do it justice. Her voice is great and this album is understate but a really pleasant listen, will definitely revisit
The Cardigans
2/5
I wanted to like this more than I did. Lovefool is great and I hoped the rest would hit similarly but I was really underwhelmed by most of it. 2.5
William Orbit
2/5
Perfectly fine background noise for working
Led Zeppelin
5/5
I’ve always liked what I knew of Led Zeppelin but I’ve definitely been sleeping on them because I really loved this album. Their guitar work, particularly the acoustic, is very *them* and I think Robert Plant has one of my favorite voices in rock. Tangerine was a standout for me on this
Duke Ellington
4/5
This album reminded me of my grandpop so while I don’t see myself listening to the genre more, I do have an appreciation and affection for it. This was a really cool time capsule and I appreciate that the narration wasn’t removed. Also cool to hear a Quincy jones name drop. Good fantasy draft background music.
Kate Bush
2/5
I genuinely really like Running Up That Hill (shout out to The Vampire Diaries soundtrack) and I ironically love a Kate Bush song not on this album (Wuthering Heights music video 5ever) but the rest of this is very meh for me. For someone who loves theatre and over the top music, the vast majority of this is too out there for me
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
Meh
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Sheryl Crow is a much more interesting artist than any song of hers best to death by commercials for resorts and this album was pleasantly surprising
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Arcade Fire is a blindspot for me, so Wake Up was the only track from this that I knew. The album lived up to its reputation for me, and I really loved the instrumentation and general sound. I found the lyrics a little hard to discern at times, but I will definitely be revisiting this/exploring more of their discography
Faith No More
1/5
The War Pigs cover was the only enjoyable part of this
Beastie Boys
3/5
Beastie Boys are generally fun but I wasn’t expecting the direction this went in with the instrumental tracks. Really pleasant surprise and led to an interesting post-album shuffle
Adele
4/5
I haven’t listened to this album a ton (or maybe even all the way through ever tbh). The first two singles didn’t hit for me like her first two albums did, so I didn’t give it the time it definitely deserved.
Blur
2/5
Fine but generally fairly boring
Lou Reed
2/5
This was fine but unremarkable. 2.5 if I could
The Mars Volta
2/5
This wasn’t bad but it’s just not a subgenre of rock that I particularly enjoy
Gorillaz
3/5
I liked this! More than I was expecting to honestly. Still not over that it is the Blur guy
Janelle Monáe
3/5
This was different and fun. Would revisit
Miles Davis
2/5
This all kind of blended together for me. As background music for work it was fine, but that product wasn’t as engaging as the titles
The Prodigy
1/5
I was happy when this ended
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Another fine, didn’t dislike, didn’t inspire me to pursue more
Sigur Rós
4/5
I think I’ve listened to this two or three times now and never rated it. I’m not usually one for ambient music but this is great reading on the train music for me and I can see myself branching out to more Sigur Rós
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Parts of this I enjoyed and it was an interesting bookend to a life and career but not really for me generally
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
2/5
Not my genre but pleasant background music
Ray Price
2/5
I’m meh on the Night Life
Ray Charles
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Bob Marley was the perfect good mood chaser after Korn
Girls Against Boys
1/5
Another utterly uninteresting miscellaneous rock album from the 90s
Korn
2/5
I actually didn’t wholly hate this, probably a but because my brother used to listen to this album a lot when it first came out, I have a soft spot for freak on a leash. Didn’t mind it but things went downhill when Fred Durst showed up
Neil Young
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
This is fine, a little boring and repetitive. More enjoyable to me than the new wave 80s pop. Probably actually 2.5 but I’ll round up
3/5
I wasn’t sure how I felt at first but this really grew on me. I liked the song with Thom Yorke a lot. The album kind of reminded me of a more chill Liz Phair
Willie Nelson
2/5
Agree that the other Willie album was better.
Gene Clark
2/5
Pleasant but again, was mostly just above average background music and not something I expect will send me on much of a journey. 2.5
Bon Jovi
3/5
Tbh I didn’t hate it. Should have ended on Livin on a Prayer though
Elvis Costello
4/5
Not a ton of standouts to me (aside from realizing about halfway through one of the songs that it was called Alison and also spelled my way, so kudos), but this was pleasant. It’s interesting to hear what sounds like early ska influencers in his music
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I’m biased but bangers front to back
Paul McCartney
4/5
Songs from this usually end up in my Spotify shuffling, but this was the first time I’ve listened to the album in its entirety. Not a hot take but I really love Maybe I’m Amazed
Emmylou Harris
4/5
This was great would definitely come back to this.
Goldfrapp
1/5
The ambient lo-fi music just isn’t for me
R.E.M.
2/5
REM is objectively fine and I don’t have any major qualms with them - I don’t mind listening, but I probably won’t be back aside from the songs I already knew. Soft 3, hard 2
Lorde
4/5
I love this album to begin with, so always happy for a reason to listen to it. It’s an emotional journey that breaks with Supercut - a song that lyrically/musically you can really feel yourself in. Perfect Places feels a bit out of place at the end after the rawness of Liability, but I really like that song so it’s fine. Sorry Lena Dunham
David Bowie
2/5
Not my favorite Bowie but it was fine. 2.5 but probably wouldn’t repeat so rounded down
Mekons
1/5
I don’t need to come back to this
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Scorned people singing about the people that scorned them and/or the people that assisted with the scorning + some coke made some beautiful music. Justice for Silver Springs forever though, we are scorned for that being withheld from the original release
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
It’s sooooo long and my favorite track is Tonight, Tonight so there’s a lot to get through after that
Sam Cooke
2/5
I enjoyed this but realistically it won’t be something I repeat.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Holds up!
Elvis Costello
2/5
Just fine, nothing I need to come back to
Missy Elliott
2/5
I found this v boring compared to our other missy album. Nothing stuck out from this
Cream
3/5
Good but kind of dragged towards the end. 3.5
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
I probably could benefit from a second listen to really judge this, but I also don’t particularly feel like it. When listening as background noise the thing that caught my attention most was the random sex interlude, which doesn’t bode well for the rest of the album
MGMT
3/5
I like some of it but there’s a disparity between what was commercially successful and the rest of the album (kids vs. the youth, imo). It does feel out of place though. There was a lot of this more electro-alternative coming up around this time, and I’m not sure MGMT is quite so formative for that genre
2/5
I don’t dislike Bob Dylan but this felt superfluous and the live element didn’t add anything for me
The Undertones
2/5
Fine but unremarkable
B.B. King
4/5
I really enjoyed this - calling BB King talented is not a hot take but I had never really listened to it before. His voice really pulls you in an this was a fun listen
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Meh
Silver Jews
2/5
Fine but a little boring
Bob Dylan
4/5
For whatever reason, this album hit more with me than the other Dylans we’ve gotten so far. They should make a movie about this guy
Red Snapper
2/5
Meh. Fine background music for working but not something I’ll come back to ever
Dire Straits
3/5
Enjoyable but unremarkable
Radiohead
3/5
This was fine but I’ve never gotten the hype of Radiohead. Above average background music for me
Fever Ray
2/5
I do not vibe with vibey ambient restaurant music
Laibach
1/5
I’m sorry if I could give this 0 I would
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
More video game music
Prince
3/5
I really enjoyed about half of this album, and the rest of it is probably a 3 for me. 3.5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
I don’t think I knew any Thin Lizzy aside from the Boys Are Back in Town, but I enjoyed this more than I expected. Not sure why this specifically was on the list, but it was good. Also the Tower Theatre is in Upper Darby not Philly
Tom Waits
1/5
This was largely unpleasant unfortunately. I’ve never listened to Tom Waits and had heard good things but I was underwhelmed
George Michael
3/5
Would have been a four if this had Careless Whisper on it
The Smiths
2/5
I am pretty neutral on the smiths. They’re fine and I can see why people love them, but they’re solidly in the wouldn’t seek out category for me
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
A very member berries 4 but any iteration of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reminds me of childhood. Holds up
The Doors
3/5
I’m not huge on the doors but this was enjoyable enough. They’re not a skip for me
The Crusaders
3/5
This was fun but I liked the vocals on the first track and wanted more of tht
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard some of this at yoga. Also, good focus music for work writing
Mott The Hoople
3/5
This was fun! I don’t know why they’re so lost in the history of similar bands. They’re good enough imo
Elton John
4/5
Very solid, though memorability of the second half is mixed. 4.5 for me probably
Leonard Cohen
2/5
The most enjoyable (for me) Leonard Cohen thus far. Probably 2.5
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Fine enough but unremarkable and nothing I’ll come back to
Wilco
3/5
Enjoyable, but mostly because I generally enjoy 2000s indie. I wouldn’t say it’s a standout in the genre or unique enough to be on this list, but it’s certainly not close to the worst we’ve gotten
The Stone Roses
4/5
For a band I knew nothing about, I really really liked this. At times it reminded me of a 90s alt rock play on 60s psychedelic rock.good listen and pretty engaging the entire time
The Pogues
4/5
I too love being Irish
The xx
3/5
Not quite sure where to put this one. I loved (and overplayed) this and their 2012 album quite a bit in college. 3.5 stars feels right but rounding down because it doesn’t reach a 4 for me
Linkin Park
3/5
Eh, the songs I like on here I really like, but that’s pretty much limited to singles and the rest wad more meh for me. Respect the talent though just not a personal fave
Various Artists
4/5
Darlene Love’s White Christmas deserves more airplay
Beck
3/5
Pleasant but fairly boring. Other Beck music that I know is more interesting, but I like it for work background music
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Not my favorite of the Stevie Wonder albums we’ve had, but still really great
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
My dad was very happy to hear this one when I was trying to find albums from the list that he’d like for our road trip
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
LCD Soundsystem is a blindspot for me in terms of artists who people I think have good taste like and I’d guess that I’d enjoy as well. I was a little underwhelmed in that sense, but generally would say I did enjoy this and would explore further
Leonard Cohen
2/5
LC is a really talented lyricist but again this really feels like spoken word poetry set to background music moreso than cohesive music
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I love Karen O’s voice and have always liked the handful of Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs I knew, but this album really hit for me, especially the acoustic versions of the songs at the end of the special edition. Great album that I will definitely come back to
Meat Loaf
4/5
So very fun to sing along to while making French onion soup, also the first time I heard all of this in the album context which was also fun
R.E.M.
2/5
I don’t remember a ton about this, which I guess should inform my review
Kanye West
4/5
I saw Kanye in concert in 2014. It was pretty cool. It was a few days after the 10th anniversary of this album so he played a lot from this album. He also yelled about Charlamagne a lot.
Weird how no one pays attention to him anymore. Anyway, fuck nazis.
Cat Stevens
2/5
1. The entire time the album was on I was waiting for the cats in the cradle song (what I expected Father & Son to be) and boy was I confused when it was not that and, because I was mid-flight, I couldn’t look this up. A later Google validates that I’m not the only one to make this mistake.
2. I can appreciate that this album gave us Wild World, making the really random musical ending of Skins season one possible
Justin Timberlake
3/5
The popular songs are good, the back half was a bit flat for me
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Love me some sweet child o mine
The Doors
3/5
This was fine. I like the doors enough not to skip, but idk if I’d ever seek out
Santana
4/5
I can appreciate guitar playing that doesn’t make me miss a vocal line because it’s so smoooooooooth
Queen
4/5
A four tilted towards the hits if im being perfectly honest
System Of A Down
2/5
Sorry to my neighbors
Motörhead
1/5
Not for me
Talking Heads
3/5
I think it’s because I wasn’t exposed to them a ton growing up, but Talking Heads is fun but not necessarily something I ~get~ per se. Happy to get more exposure tho
The Isley Brothers
4/5
The Who
4/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Love this album and Kurt Cobain’s voice, I wonder what their work would have turned into if hadn’t died so young.
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Rounding up to a 4. Enjoyed it more than a 3 but a lot of it is almost a bit too musically understated for my taste. Talking About a Revolution and Fast Car slap of course
Kings of Leon
3/5
Fine enough, I was very into Kings of Leon in like, 2008-09 like a lot of people were. That hasn’t really stuck but it’s not bad listening
Abdullah Ibrahim
1/5
I’m sorry but so boring
SZA
4/5
How many times can you say pussy in one song
The Byrds
2/5
Reminded me of less interesting George Harrison
The Cure
2/5
Spooky tbh
The Cure
2/5
Artist radio after this album ended made me realize that I do like The Cure, but moreso their upbeat stuff than this album. Lovesong was really the only standout. 2.5 rounded down because realistically I won’t seek out
Marvin Gaye
3/5
The Clash
3/5
What Grant said about someone saying I don’t mind this but it’s not my preference
Black Sabbath
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Idk what rock I was under when Arcade Fire was at their peak but I could see myself being insufferably annoying about it had I caught the wave at that time
Laura Nyro
2/5
Admittedly half paying attention but this dragged for me and I was ready for it to end
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
confused how this is funk (but I know nothing about funk)
Boston
4/5
The most soundtrack of my childhood sound track of my childhood album yet. Best way I can describe this is music that feels like it would sound good in a stadium that doesn’t sound like it was written for a stadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Eagles
4/5
John Lennon
2/5
Personal disdain for the artist aside, no one loves John Lennon as much as John Lennon loved John Lennon and I think that sums up his work without the Beatles
Van Morrison
4/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Fun
Beatles
5/5
This album has my favorite George Harrison tracks, my favorite Ringo song, and my favorite Paul work (seeing Paul do the Abbey Road Medley live twice are core memories for me). This is a comfort album for me and it’s definitely my favorite Beatles album all around, even if that’s a boring take
John’s there too I guess
Taylor Swift
5/5
i think I do prefer this album over folklore
Adele
4/5
Turning tables and the lovesong cover are *chefs kiss*
3/5
Where the Streets Have No Name and With or Without you are two of my favorite favorite songs but I could not bring myself to care about the rest of this album
Tears For Fears
3/5
Peter Frampton
4/5
Oooh baby I love baby I love your way
Green Day
3/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Ramones
3/5
Every song kind of sounds the same but it’s fun
Radiohead
2/5
I don’t get it
Metallica
4/5
I was not expecting to like this at all and wow. This was really cool and I can definitely see myself listening to it again, especially on a run
The Who
5/5
So many good csi theme songs
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Stereo MC's
2/5
Yawn
Black Sabbath
3/5
Not a personal favorite of mine generally/of the Black Sabbath I’ve listened to, but still fun
Nirvana
4/5
Back half falls off a bit for me
ZZ Top
3/5
3.5
U2
2/5
Once again not very memorable with two or so songs that are either enjoyable or fine
Soundgarden
3/5
I think I like Chris Cornell’s voice more than I actually enjoy soundgarden but this was decent
Brian Eno
1/5
George Jones
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Fine but didn’t need the long instrumental section
Kings of Leon
3/5
Supertramp
2/5
Fine but boring, wouldn’t revisit
Ray Charles
3/5
Suicide
1/5
Not for me