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Breakdown
By Genre
Top Styles
By Decade
By Origin
Albums
You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Crazysexycool
TLC
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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Crazysexycool
TLC
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
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5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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Cross
Justice
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
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5 | 3.4 | +1.6 |
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1984
Van Halen
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5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Parklife
Blur
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Garbage
Garbage
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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B-52's
The B-52's
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
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1 | 3.23 | -2.23 |
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
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1 | 3.17 | -2.17 |
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
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1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
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1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
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Kimono My House
Sparks
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1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 |
| TLC | 2 | 5 |
| N.W.A. | 2 | 5 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Rufus Wainwright | 2 | 1.5 |
| Supergrass | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 2 |
| Blur | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 2 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Pink Floyd | 4, 1 |
5-Star Albums (33)
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As much as I love electronic, it can never destroy rock & roll. Second half of the album was much better than the first.
Do my ears deceive me? An industrial rock album that actually resembled music? Don't get me wrong, it still had its fair share of sheet metal being scraped and clanked, along with shrieky feedback. But, as a whole, I didn't hate it. I almost actually...liked it. I don't think noise rock can get any better than this.
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Probably the worst album I've ever listened to.
Good background music, but got repetitive
I was very close to turning it off in the middle of the album. Hard to hear anything else besides guitar feedback.
There were moments where some rhythms weren't too bad, but they were completely offset by the fact that most of this album is just instruments making noise instead of music.
I’m not really a fan of country music, but I found myself tapping my foot to pretty much every song.
I read on Wikipedia that this album was voted 954th on a separate top 1000 albums list. I'd imagine that's an accurate ranking for this list too.
Some great rock hits on this one
Ashamed to be an NJ native that doesn't like Bruce
Kind of reminded me of a Joni Mitchell album, enjoyed the acoustic style of the album.
At times I enjoyed it, at times I felt like I was on hold waiting to speak with a representative.
Great riffs from top to bottom.
I'd rate it a 6 if I could.
Close to giving it a 3, but felt like nearly every song had too much going on at once.
Love the rock sound, don’t really like the vocals.
Surprised that I hadn't heard of this band previously. Nothing jumped out to me that made them distinctive from other 80's rock bands, but still thought the music was good.
Enjoyed the upbeat sound of this one
Surprised how much I enjoyed this one, her vocals were some of the best I've heard so far.
Early on I thought I was going to enjoy this album a lot more, but I couldn't fully get into it.
Got better and better as the album progressed.
Heartland saved this from a 1 star rating
Stronger than a 3, not completely certain it's a 4, but I'll bump it up considering Dave Grohl recorded the entire album himself
Great hard rock sound throughout
Recognized The Weight. Enjoyed Chest Fever, but everything else was just ok.
Have heard better hip-hop from this list
Very rough listen.
Recognized "Maggie May". The others weren't great.
Enjoyed the hard rock guitar riffs, but some of the rhythms seemed too out there
Great production quality, and some rhythms were catchy, but some songs were not good in the slightest
I'm normally a fan of hip hop, but couldn't get into this one as much.
Surprised that I had heard of a few of these previously. Fun listen.
Take On Me is a classic, the others were ok too
The vocals on this album were great, but none of the songs really grabbed my interest.
Great to hear some rock classics again, along with some new songs that I enjoyed just as much
I could respect the history behind the making of this album, but I wasn't a fan
Pretty disappointed with this one. Tried really hard to like it, but ended up just being ok. The last few songs bumped it up from a 2.
A lot of his best all on one album. Discovered some new ones I enjoyed too.
Reminded me of the Doors at some points, but overall it wasn't great
This one started off absolutely terrible and I was convinced I'd give it a 1, but I was caught off guard when I heard some pretty solid songs thereafter. Average it all out and it gets a 3.
The celtic sound of this album felt like a nice change of pace. Fairytale of New York and The Broad Majestic Shannon bumped this to a 3.
Maybe Dinosaur Sr. would've done a better job.
Felt too minimalistic
Starts off strong with Bittersweet Symphony, the rest had a good rock sound throughout
I've heard and enjoyed the title track previously. Hurt was a such a powerful song, especially in the context of Cash's career coming to a close.
Random ambient noises gave this one a strange sound.
Had a feeling this wouldn't be great, good instrumentals on a few songs saved this from a 1.
The mix of Indian and electronic was an interesting change of pace. Outside of a few tracks, it was consistently good overall.
The name is more than fitting.
This one felt like a step back musically compared to some of her prior albums I've heard from this list.
Slow paced and overall unexciting.
Pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this one. This list has showed me that I enjoy older country music.
This one takes the title of Worst Album I’ve Ever Listened To.
The fast tempo and heavy metal guitar riffs brought me back to the days of playing Guitar Hero
Enjoyed their electronic synth sound.
Always heard of Nas but hadn't listened to much of his music. His hip hop is really smooth and I recognized some of the rhythms were sampled for other songs.
This list has produced a lot of strange albums that sound bad, but this is the first album I've heard that sounds good.
Great classic rock riffs with quite a few hits.
A little slow for my liking, but I can respect his songwriting and acoustic ability.
Was good at times, but thought I'd enjoy it more.
There's better electronic out there.
Strange at times but fun overall.
The first hip hop album that I didn’t like in the slightest.
A great take on rock/blues with an African ancestral sound
Have heard his name often, and I'm sure I've heard more of his music, but this was just ok.
Recognized Smoke on the Water.
Decent sounding at times, but it was pretty strange and way too long.
Was going to give it a 2 because I just couldn't get into it, then after hearing Late Night it had to drop to a 1.
Kept me engaged right from the start with its euphoric sound.
First Grateful Dead album I've heard. Didn't really grab my attention, but not bad either.
First three tracks were solid and ones I've heard before (So Far Away/Money for Nothing/Walk of Life).
Had Tainted Love, but that was it.
Not a punk fan, but the guitar riffs seemed a little better than usual.
Surprised to have recognized Genesis and Stress. This was a fantastic electronic album that grabbed my attention right from the start.
Recognized Drive, other than that nothing stood out
Surprised how much I enjoyed this one. Great blues rock sound from start to finish.
I was prepared to rate it worse, it felt like the vocals and instrumentals didn't mesh well together. But as the album progressed, it grew on me enough to give it a 3.
Pretty catchy tracks, and the lyrics had some depth to them.
A fun album with a lot of his greatest hits.
Thought I was going to enjoy this one more. While nothing was particularly bad, every song sounded the same to me.
Strange lyrics on some tracks and couldn't get into it from a musical perspective either.
Cult of Personality, but not much other than that.
Weird how it kept repeating "Where time becomes a loop" for the entire first track. After reading on Wikipedia about their reasoning, it makes more sense to me, but still pretty annoying. The other songs were fine, with the Lush tracks as my favorites.
Part of me feels it's unfair to give this one a 1. It didn't necessarily sound bad, but it was so unbelievably boring. Considering I didn't enjoy a single track, I have no other choice.
Good overall, Black Hole Sun is an awesome track.
Some of his best on this one including All Falls Down, Jesus Walks and Through the Wire. This album may be closer to a 3, but I'll bump it up since I enjoy the hits so much and discovered a few new tracks I liked.
Today I learned why they were known as one of the best. I'm not normally a fan of grunge or alt rock, but I enjoyed this album a lot. Especially the first 5 songs or so.
Uninteresting
I was expecting their high pitched vocals from Saturday Night Fever, but I was pleasantly surprised with softer rock instead. The first few songs were powerful, but the album weakened as it progressed.
The only interesting thing about this album was the optical illusion on the cover.
Improved marginally as album progressed, but sounded way too raw for my liking.
Liked this one much more than the other album of his from this list.
Enjoyed the beginning more than the end, but I thought it was great overall. Favorite track was Can I Kick It?
Boring and forgettable.
This sounded very 80s. Not really good or bad.
Pretty standard 90s rap, but they did it well.
Was getting Beatles vibes from this one, it felt fairly average.
Have heard much better country from this list. Didn't hate it, but wasn't great either.
Just like If I Should Fall From Grace With God, the celtic sound that The Pogues bring to the list is unlike most of the other genres on this list.
Enjoyed this more as the album progressed, especially It Was A Good Day and Check Yo Self.
Got sick of this very fast, didn't dislike it enough to give it a 1, but it was close.
I enjoyed So Fresh So Clean and Ms. Jackson since I heard them previously, but nothing else got my interest.
Enjoyed the electric guitar, but didn't get a strong feeling one way or the other.
The title track completely carries this album. A few others are ok, but not much else to it.
Side three was my favorite, and all of Stevie Nicks's songs were clearly the best tracks.
I'm not familiar with Captain Beefheart, but hoping to not hear from him again. Maybe General Porkbrain would've done better.
It was fine. Have heard better hip hop from this list, but didn't hate it.
I have a lot to say about this one. I was warned that there was a comically bad album coming, and during the first track, I knew it was this one. By the end of the first track, I was laughing at how absurd and disjointed it sounded. But then the underlying instrumental started getting catchier. And after reading on Wikipedia that this was designed to tell a story, I started paying closer attention as each song progressed. Even though this album is horrible from a musical perspective, it ended up keeping me engaged more than any 1 I've heard on this list. And that has to count for something.
Liked this one more than other Britpop I've heard so far.
Includes some all-time Van Halen hits including Jump, Panama and Hot For Teacher. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing their best and discovering some new ones too.
A little slow paced, but not bad.
Even Flow took me back to playing Guitar Hero as a kid.
This was great background music to listen to while working. Not quite a 4 to me, but a strong 3.
It's nice to finally know who sang Coconut.
Recognized My Sweet Lord and What is Life. The album was a little long to me, although my favorite tracks were the instrumental ones towards the end.
Fun and catchy pop tracks, especially the hits Our Lips Are Sealed and We Got The Beat.
Not very exciting, so much so that I forgot it was playing as I was working on other things.
Fun to hear some Christmas classics that I've listened to for as long as I could remember.
Painful listen, the instrumental being ok in a few songs saves this from a 1, although the horrendous vocals tried their hardest.
Some tracks were catchy, but didn't have strong feelings about the album as a whole.
As much as I love electronic, it can never destroy rock & roll. Second half of the album was much better than the first.
Unexpectedly enjoyed this one. While a few songs were too long and/or uninteresting, the drumming and guitar kept me hooked for most of the album.
After some Wikipedia research, I can understand why this album sounds like an important driver of what is known as punk rock today. But, that doesn't make it good.
Vocals didn't sound great to me, and instrumentals were alright.
Art rock (a genre of this album that I saw on Wikipedia) sounds like an accurate characterization. It reminds me of a painting that is way too abstract than it needs to be.
A good mid-to-high 3, easy 60s rock.
This was terrible. There's much better electronic on this list and elsewhere.
This one started pretty good. Had a melancholic, soft rock sound that I enjoyed. It really slowed down in the second half though.
I'm not sure why I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. It could be because it was a double live album where some songs would drag on longer than they should. There were a few cool guitar riffs, but overall not too exciting.
A lot of instrumental especially in the beginning of the album, but didn't mind at all since I enjoyed its progressive rock sound. The album cover is pretty cool too.
Was looking forward to a complete listen of this album as it's acclaimed by my peers. Overall, the tracks had a nice, smooth R&B sound to them. Recognized Thinkin Bout You and Lost.
Solid from start to finish with a few of their best in between.
Very bri'ish.
It sounded like she wasn't really trying vocally, and there wasn't anything exciting instrumentally.
This is normally not my genre, so I was surprised that I generally liked this one.
Their hit "Don't You Want Me" was a good conclusion to the album, but everything else was just ok.
That first disc was tough to get through, and by itself I would've given it a 1. The second disc was more upbeat with a little less harmonica and more guitar.
Pretty good indie rock. Not completely blown away, but good.
That wasn't pleasant. Their lead singer just isn't good.
Interesting how this was considered an early influence on heavy metal, and you can hear that in the music since it sounds more tame but rhythmically similar to today’s metal.
Started out horribly, but grew on me as it progressed.
This one falls into an interesting category for me. I don't think I needed to hear this before I died, but I still enjoyed this jangle rock album nonetheless. I only recognized the Mrs. Robinson cover, but actually enjoyed the other tracks more.
This was slightly more tolerable than their other album from this list, even though the overwhelming amount of guitar feedback tried to convince me otherwise. The underlying rock rhythms were better this time around.
Nice to learn that Genius of Love was sampled for a few more recent songs.
Good background music for a department store.
Another album that has no business being on this list. This wasn't even the best album recorded in its studio, as the Human League was recording Dare simultaneously. And even Dare was average at best.
No song should ever be 22 minutes long. This album was horrible overall, but the few moments that got my foot tapping saved this from being a 1.
It was ok. Metal bands really know how to shred a guitar, and this band was good at that too. It didn't really hold my attention beyond that.
Didn't know any of the songs besides Mysterious Ways. No complaints, but not much enjoyment either.
This album confirmed that I can't stand Syd Barrett's "music". While there were some ok tracks in the beginning, the second half was utterly horrible. A lot of tracks towards the end felt aimless and lacked any structure. As someone who enjoys Pink Floyd's well-known works, I am disappointed to rate it this low. I even listened to this album twice in case there was anything remotely positive. Unfortunately, there wasn't.
Very enjoyable album! Pleasantly surprised to hear tracks I knew like I Feel the Earth Move and It's Too Late. It put me in a positive mood from the start and never looked back.
When I saw how I rated "Third", I thought I was in for another long listen. Thankfully, I enjoyed this album much more. The comparison that keeps crossing my mind is that it's Lofi but make it 90's and add a vocalist. The drum and bass goes hard too.
Good tracks throughout, but what elevates the album is starting with Gimme Shelter and ending with You Can't Always Get What You Want.
Generic indie album.
Great transition from acoustic on the first side to Crazy Horse joining in on the second. I had heard My My, Hey Hey previously, and that's probably still my favorite track, but solid album overall.
This is another album where I can't understand why it needed to be included on this list. It was not a memorable album. I liked the hard rock sound on a few tracks, but overall it was neither bad nor good.
Just uninteresting to me.
Admittedly, I was fully prepared to trash this album. When an album has a relatively light Wikipedia page, I get a slight bias that it will end up being bad, which I acknowledge is not very fair. However, I genuinely had fun listening to this one. The saxophone elevated nearly every track.
Solid album. They're not one of my favorite rock bands, but still enjoyed overall.
Some good moments, but mostly boring.
Some good tracks, but monotonous overall.
I'd consider myself a fan of Daft Punk, albeit a casual one. However, this album was not great. Around the World brings me back to the days of playing NBA 2K13 on my PlayStation, so that alone gives it another star.
Yet another Morrissey album.
Hard to believe that this album is nearly 10 years old at this point. Had some of his greatest hits, but the other tracks weren't as strong as his previous album.
I couldn't wait for this one to be over. I knew Freak on a Leash already, but couldn't get into any of the other tracks.
Just an awesome album, starting and ending with its best tracks.
I shed a tear every time I have to listen to britpop again.
I nearly gave this one a 5. It had a few of his main hits and that classic Elvis sound throughout.
Pretty good guitar riffs, sounded like an interesting precursor to Led Zeppelin. It kind of felt like Rod Stewart's vocals were out of place on this album.
I can't imagine there was much money to be made from this album.
There was a lot of emotion in this album. I actually thought the vocals were pretty good. The backing instrumental was ok at times as well.
A little disappointed it didn't have Wonderwall, but it was ok.
I knew that she had written Fast Car, but didn't know her work besides that. I enjoyed her vocals on this album.
This one was a little out there lyrically, but musically it was actually decent.
Solid rock album. I knew 21st Century Schizoid Man, but the rest was new.
Thought I'd enjoy it more. It started off with some hits, but fell off fast.
Nice and easy jazz rock. Unexciting, but pleasant.
I'm pretty sure this is the last album of his that I will be forced to listen to, and for that I'm grateful.
This was the most country (in both time and quality) I've ever heard in my life.
An upgrade from regular background music.
Generic drum and bass album that had no business being 2 hours and 20 minutes long.
This is the third album I've heard from them, and I just don't get the appeal. The instrumentals are alright, but the vocals are terrible.
Overall, that was an unexciting album. Bang a Gong was the best song by far.
This was an awesome album. Band On The Run brings back memories of Guitar Hero. I had heard Jet, Let Me Roll It and Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five before, but didn't realize they were from this album. The other tracks were good as well, but the ones I already knew elevated the album for me.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Normally, I've found thrash metal albums get repetitive or sound like they're going too fast. This one didn't feel that way, I enjoyed pretty much every track.
Interesting instrumental album with African & Middle Eastern rhythms at times. Brian Eno collaborated with David Byrne for this album, who I learned was the frontman for Talking Heads. This compels me to say: this was better than any Talking Heads album I've heard.
Almost bumped it up a star just for Our House, but that'd be letting the other 12 bad tracks off the hook.
It was fine. The Fat Of The Land was definitely better.
Just uninteresting. Have heard better singer-songwriter from this list.
Standard 90s electronic album. Could be better or worse depending on what you're doing or where you are as you're listening.
It might as well have been one 38 minute song to me.
Cool to learn that David Crosby was in this band. But, it was just ok.
Sounded whiny and went on twice as long as it should've.
It isn't Moving Pictures, but it was still a great album nonetheless. It feels like this is where they formed their signature sound that made them successful for so many years.
I'm not a big Bob Dylan fan, but I actually liked this album. I still don't like his voice, but I was enjoying the instrumentals on a lot of tracks. I learned it was one of the first double albums in rock music, which is also pretty cool.
Wasn't very engaging for me, kind of forgot I was listening to it as I did other things.
Pretty repetitive, but fun overall.
Random critique beyond this being not a great album: it felt like they were saying "Cypress Hill" way too many times per song. I know it's not uncommon for rap groups to say their name in the songs, but it felt like it was excessive in this album.
The highlight of this album for me was realizing The Beautiful People came from them. Unfortunately, that was the only highlight.
The reggae parts were pretty good, but the punk? Not so much...
It insists upon itself.
This might've been the first electronic album I've heard where just about every track was slower than elevator music. In fact, I think I would've rather listened to elevator music.
Very solid album, especially the first half. I haven't heard of this group previously, but glad I've heard them now.
Just an all-around great metal album. Not super high tempo or too thrashy, and awesome riffs throughout.
Very mid. Predominantly instrumental. Wasn't pleasant nor unpleasant.
I liked the last song the most, but unfortunately that was my only enjoyment from this album.
Sounded strange throughout, but the second half grew on me a little.
Impressive how this album is almost exclusively acoustic guitar, creating a raw and melancholic sound.
I'd heard that this album was very acclaimed, and now I understand why. The two tracks I'd heard previously were my favorites: The Boxer and Cecelia. The title track was pretty powerful as well. The remaining tracks felt just ok, which knocks it down slightly to a 4.
This one felt a little more "yee haw" than other country albums on this list.
Not bad, but forgettable.
Morrissey must have some dirt on the author of this list for there to be so many of his albums on here.
Boring
It was fine. There's so many better hard rock options on this list though.
Didn't start out great, but grew on me a little as it progressed.
An interesting dance/pop album with some jazz mixed in.
Have heard of the group, but unfortunately didn't recognize any tracks. It was good though.
Once I saw experimental/noise rock on the Wikipedia, I knew I'd be in for a tough one. I'll admit there were moments where the rhythms weren't too bad, but can't ignore how dreadful it was otherwise.
The first track felt pretty powerful, underlined by the fact that he passed away three weeks after this album's release. It started to feel repetitive in terms of tone/sentiment, so while I don't feel the urge to listen to it again, I'm glad to have listened to it.
It was ok, but nothing too impressive and there’s much better electronic from this list.
The coolest part about this album was that the whole thing was recorded in just one day. That's the only cool thing about it though.
It wasn't until the end of the album that I realized this is the Brown Eyed Girl guy. It's dumbfounding to me how this album is rated so highly. No two songs should ever last 16 minutes consecutively like Madame George and Ballerina are.
Absolutely atrocious. I didn't think anything would be worse than Duck Stab, but this now holds the title of the worst album I've listened to.
I was between 3 and 4 for this one. I had only recognized Somebody to Love, but most of the other tracks were good. Part of me feels like I want to give it a 4 since I just went through a dreadful stretch of albums, but I feel like I'd be undermining other 4s I've given. So 3 it is.
This was a great debut album. Break on Through and Light My Fire are solid tracks.
I haven't heard much from Common, but I did recognize GO!. All in all, the other tracks were mostly solid.
90s-00s movie soundtrack music.
What stood out to me was how early this album was made compared to its electronic counterparts on this list. It wasn't particularly exciting, but it wasn't bad by any means and interesting in how it helped lay the groundwork for electronic moving forward.
It was ok, some of them seemed to blend together.
Actual elevators could've made something more engaging than this.
It wasn't bad, but didn't set itself apart from other late 80s/early 90s hip hop.
Turn Blue moved this down a whole star.
Definitely a little slow, but it felt like this kind of indie pop was a nice change of pace on this list.
Pleasantly surprised that I liked this one. His voice blends really well with the acoustic guitar. The title track was probably my favorite.
Generally sounded ok, felt repetitive though.
It was interesting to hear how they got started before developing into an iconic group. That said, I wished it was more than just covers.
After the first 5 seconds, I thought I was in for another 1 star album. Thankfully, it improved very quickly. I was surprised to have recognized Remind Me, probably from a commercial or something. Poor Leno might be one of my favorite songs I've discovered from this list so far.
I never enjoyed listening to UK rap ever since it rose to prominence in recent years. Therefore, you could imagine the immense disappointment I felt as I realized that's what this album is.
It was fine, kind of like a second-rate Prince.
This is another that falls into the category of understanding why it is on this list, as it seemed influential in indie rock's rise in popularity. However, that doesn't require me to enjoy it.
It was like hold music but better. It got a little repetitive, but I enjoyed it in the beginning.
Hard to believe he's a soul machine when this wasn't really a soul album. The beats were decent though.
The guitar work was pretty good, but nothing stood out much beyond that
The music was pretty good, but I just can't seem to get overly excited about Rod Stewart and that cheese grater voice.
If you love random instrumental noise and questionable grunts/groans, this is the album for you.
The first half of the album is a no-doubt 5, but it kind of tapered off towards the end. I'm going to round up since I enjoyed the hits Scar Tissue and Californication so much, and the back half was still pretty good.
A very strong 3. Maybe the most enjoyable 3 I've heard.
One of the better double albums I've heard so far. Side four was my favorite, which is interesting since I started to get slightly bored on side three. In The Cage and Colony of Slipperman were my two favorites, which is unlike me considering these were the two longest tracks on the double album.
If you told me the album with the Humpty Dance would be on this list, I'd call you crazy. But overall, the album was pretty good. It creeped up to a 4 in the front half, but reverted back to a 3 in the back half. I think the title track was the worst one.
Straight mid. Kind of reminded me of the Smiths, although this singer was better than Morrissey to me.
Was looking forward to finally getting a Metallica album, only to be left slightly disappointed. One is an awesome track and the riffs were cool, but there's not much else to the album.
This author's UK bias is clearly showing on this one.
This felt more enjoyable than a 2, but not as good as a standard 3. I guess by rounding I have to give it a 3, but I don't feel good about it.
What am I missing for this album to rated so highly? It's filled with random technical sounds throughout the album and none of the tracks are very engaging.
It was pretty good. Nothing show-stopping, but good.
An album of ups and downs. It sounded fine on the first half, These Hands was a terrible track that nearly made me drop the album a whole star, then the second half was such an improvement.
What an awesome album. Between War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man, this album is loaded with Sabbath's best. Thank you to the algorithm for queueing this one up in the wake of Ozzy's passing. RIP Ozzy
At times, the lyrics were dumb and/or vulgar, but the beat went very hard on most of the tracks. Great job by the DJ on this one.
It was ok but pretty repetitive, which made the album feel even longer than it already was.
Nothing special, and certainly not something I needed to hear before I died.
An album with quite a few classic rock hits. Love Bites is an underrated track. It’s easy to overlook Pour Some Sugar on Me given how often it’s played on classic rock stations/playlists, but it really is a solid track and the band’s best.
I respect that it helped pioneer the genre of hip hop, but it wasn't very engaging.
Didn't know Iggy Pop was originally in a band, unfortunately it's just as bad as his solo work.
More art rock nonsense.
The old time feel to it felt nice. California Dreamin' is above the rest, but fun overall.
Wow that was rough. Gave me minor flashbacks to Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten, which no album should try to compare itself to.
It sounded fine, but why something this plain on this list is beyond me.
I'm a little surprised at myself for not giving this a 1. It's not great, and definitely not my genre, but was a slightly catchy at times.
A 53 minute long anti-smoking ad.
A lot of droning, but musically it could've been worse. I could see how it snapped Tiny Rick out of his optimism.
This was probably his best I've heard, which unfortunately is still slightly below average.
Cool blend of latin electronic.
There's been better electronic on this list. It just wasn't engaging.
Cool to learn how impactful this album was for the rock genre. The title track by far the best, but had other good instrumentals to it.
Felt like I was enjoying it more as the album progressed. Liked the instrumental, not as much his vocals. I'd put it high 3, but I'll round up.
What a fun album! I wouldn't have thought I'd rate a folk album so highly, but I enjoyed the vocals/instrumental so much on nearly every track.
Solid album top to bottom. Never realized they made Scenario. Really liked first few tracks too.
The rhythm was good overall, but wasn't really attention-grabbing. The classic, Izzo, was definitely my favorite. Beyond that, it seemed plain.
An art rock album that I actually kind of liked?! This album improved as it progressed, and the tracks without vocals were the highlights.
Way. Too. Long. Would've been worth it if Corgan could actually sing.
A mishmash of random nonsense
The instrumental is a high 3, vocals are a low 3.
Cool to learn Janis Joplin had a band before going solo.
If it didn't have any lyrics it'd be at least a 4, but killing an ex for breaking up with him felt unsettling to listen to.
Every dog has its day. And today, indie rock had its day.
Instrumentals were good, otherwise not great.
Man, definitely mixed feelings on this one. The groove metal instrumentals were no less than a high 4 for me. But the guttural screaming on each track kind of killed my vibe, especially when compared to Iron Maiden or Megadeath. Averages out to a mid to high 3, but I'm going to round down.
There's been much better folk than this. Just didn't feel like there was much substance.
Pretty good pop album that exudes an 80's vibe. Sledgehammer and In Your Eyes are great tracks.
This was ok. Both vocals and instrumentals were decent. So by indie rock standards, it was pretty good.
I'd consider Metallica among my favorite groups, so I was waiting patiently for this album. It definitely did not disappoint, with so many of their hits and a few of my personal favorites.
This one should prob get a 3, but I had more fun than I would on a standard 3. I'll put it on the low end of 4.
Not that bad, but not really interesting either.
Rhythmically it was a good one, I enjoyed the early rock vibe they were experimenting with.
This one gets bumped up marginally since it has the only two songs I've heard from them previously. I still can't understand the author's fixation with this group.
I could respect how it was a precursor to what became punk rock, but it just sounded like a mess.
Repetitive at times, but the 80s synth pop was fine.
Sounded a little better than their other albums I've heard. Still a little too punk for my liking though.
Normally punk rock isn't my genre, especially if its British, but this one was fairly good musically.
Some of the lyrics were a little out there, but musically it was pretty good.
Maybe I'm just a fan of Metallica, but this felt like it worked better than I expected. It's tough to mix orchestra music with something else, but they played off each other well.
It was ok, heavy on Brazilian psychedelia.
Easy listening with soft yet powerful instrumentals.
A fun pop-punk album with a few of their most popular tracks.
Interesting blend of feeling "old-timey" and celtic, but still had aspects of 80s.
I think I was anticipating this one to be better. Janie's Got A Gun and Love In An Elevator are popular rock hits, but nothing else was engaging beyond that.
La Grange was clearly the highlight, but the rest of it was just ok.
This one was fun. I recognized Heart of Glass and One Way or Another, and I liked the other tracks too.
The instrumental wasn't terrible, but the gruff vocals were rough.
My hopes were low since I wasn't a fan of Autobahn, but this one wasn't too bad. Still slightly repetitive, but enjoyed the early sound of electronic.
Overall not bad, catchy at times.
Very slow electronic. Wasn't necessarily bad, but definitely not engaging.
She has a great voice, and the rhythms are good, but it doesn't elevate beyond an average R&B album to me.
Ehh. I didn't want to rate it this low given Willie's notoriety, but it was pretty boring and there's been better country from this list.
Had a happy, positive vibe to it.
Wasn't into it at first, but started to grow on me in the back half. Nothing groundbreaking, but still ok.
They may be called The Jam, but they are not my jam.
Sounded like ambient noise, which I'm not sure they were intending given that the genre is post-rock. Didn't really make me engaged.
I thought it had a cool unique sound. It was an interesting blend of rock and electronic.
It was a decent album. Not sure why it's held in such high regard, but I wouldn't consider it bad. The only track I recognized was Can't You Hear Me Knocking.
It was ok. Also, I'm not sure it could be considered a solo album when his fellow Wu-Tang member is featured on nearly every track.
Isn't it ironic?
Some tracks went on a little too long, but overall it was pretty good blues rock. And Layla is a solid track.
Nothing unique about it, but it wasn't bad.
Good 80's synth, but nothing special.
Pretty forgettable and not very engaging.
This was a repeat album for me since I first heard it before the start of the group. It was also the first album I gave a 5. After ~450 albums and a much broader sample size, I was curious to relisten and see if I'd still rate it that highly. And to my surprise, it still holds up. All of the tracks were pretty catchy. And if it didn't have any interludes, it'd be even better.
At least it was only 30 min long...
This may be the grooviest album on the whole list. Definitely felt a little played out at times (especially the first track), but I'd get over it by the time the next song came on.
As far as art rock goes, it wasn't bad I guess. I didn't have strong feelings one way or the other.
A solid album with a lot of hard rock classics. Shoot to Thrill is an underrated track.
I liked Seven Seas of Rhye since I'd heard it already, but the rest was fine.
Pretty good riffs and decent sound overall.
There were brief moments that saved this from being a 1. Definitely rough overall, but occasionally had its moments.
A standard folk album, but the balance between the male and female singer was good.
The album's only notable track is Song 2, which I should have realized was foreshadowing for its rating. This one felt like a very mediocre roller coaster: the beginning wasn't great beyond Song 2, the middle improved a little bit, then the end brought it back down to Earth from its small peak. How this band has any albums on this list, let alone three, is a mystery to me.
Easy country listening.
Definitely had its ups and downs, decent overall. This album is what people who hate country think all country sounds like.
I would've thought I'd enjoy it more given that I've heard Detroit Rock City and Shout It Out Loud previously. But truthfully, if it wasn't for those two tracks, this album would probably be no more than a 2.
Happy that this is the last Smiths album I have to listen to, but disappointed that there's two more Morrissey albums.
Man, that was tough. I don't mind songs/albums that don't have much vocals to them, but the instrumental has to be actually good for that to work. There were a couple decent sounding moments that prevent this from a 1.
First song was good, fell off hard thereafter.
I may have some sentimental value to this album since it was played frequently in my house growing up, but I hadn't revisited it on my own until now. Although punk rock is not my genre, it cannot be ignored how nearly every track on this album is great. The first four tracks are among the best consecutive songs I've heard on any album so far.
The title track is an all-timer. The others were good, nothing outstanding though. I don't think I can give it a 4, but I'd consider it a high 3.
I could see how people my age like her music, but it's just not for me.
I wish I could've 'skipped' this one...
A little faster paced than what I normally like, but still shreds.
I feel like I should've disliked this more, given the singer's Shatner-esque vocals. But for some reason, it was kind of pleasant. The easy, smooth guitar melodies kept this as a 3.
It was ok. I recognized It's The End Of The World As We Know It and The One I Love, and even those aren't anything spectacular.
Much closer to my least favourite band.
Nice to recognize Cherub Rock and Today. Overall, it was just ok.
Yeah, this rocked.
This one seemed tougher to get through than his usual droning.
Just couldn't get into it.
My belief is starting to solidify that new wave is an uninteresting genre.
I never realized that most of their best were all on their debut album. It's hard not to love Free Bird. Plus, Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps and Simple Man are great tracks too.
I appreciated how he gave this album a more modern sound for the time period, but it still felt like he was more so speaking than singing.
Nothing exciting.
I don't speak French, but he has a pretty good singing voice.
Neil Young definitely elevates the group.
No idea how a one-hit wonder was able to get three albums on this list.
I couldn't really tell what genre it was, but it wasn't bad.
All I Wanna Do bumps up this otherwise unentertaining album by 1 whole star.
Definitely not bad, but nothing remarkable.
Cool to learn that Björk was in a band before her solo career.
Great album with quite a few yacht rock staples.
In all honesty, listening to them try to sing/rap is like nails on a chalkboard. But from a musical perspective, I enjoy it enough that it earns a 4.
One of his most complete albums before he lost his mind. This was made a little after what most refer to as "old Kanye" albums, but this may be better.
It reminded me of TLC at some points, but smoother and more lowkey. That doesn't necessarily make it worse, as it was nice to listen to. But, none of the songs really caught my attention.
Besides the hits Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane, not very engaging beyond that.
Store-brand Joni Mitchell (non-derogatory)
Surprisingly didn't dislike it as much as I thought I would.
Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine carry this album, but that's ok since all three are great songs.
Pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed this one more than I thought. Nice chill beats.
Time for the monthly, unpleasant dose of British punk.
A repeat of the first album I listened to for this challenge. I'd say I assessed it right with a 3, but the title track alone makes it a strong 3.
Felt just as repetitive as the others. I'd actually say I enjoy electronic in general, but something about this group just doesn't do it for me.
There's a reason why this album has the highest global rating. It's because it's an outstanding album from top to bottom.
Even in Australia, alt rock still isn't good.
Once this slog was over, a few similar songs autoplayed. Some from this band, some from others. All of them were better than this entire album. And for an already crappy genre, that's saying something.
It sounded good vocally and rhythmically, but nothing spectacular.
It may not necessarily be an album I needed to hear, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
She has a great voice, but the album wasn't anything special.
The Real Slim Shady is a classic and Stan to a lesser extent, but like The Slim Shady LP, this one just seemed to disappoint. I get that his first two LPs propelled him into pop culture stardom. But, in my opinion, The Eminem Show is his best album and it's surprising that it isn't on this list.
Beyond the title track at the start of the album, it doesn't do much else for me.
To describe it in one word: aimless.
This album just kind of existed in the background, which isn't necessarily bad.
It was fine overall.
I anticipated this to be a rough listen, but actually ended up ok.
I normally like ambient electronic, but this one felt kind of forgettable.
Insanely boring. Disappointing since I normally enjoy ambient/background music, but this had a stronger "I didn't need to hear this before I died" vibe than usual.
I was between 2 and 3 on this one. To help break the tie, I recalled that I gave Sticky Fingers a 3, and decided this album can’t be better. Mick Jagger may claim that this album was better than that, but I don’t agree.
1 exact year since listening to Achtung Baby. Unfortunately, this album was not a great way to celebrate,
A lot of droning, but could've been worse.
This album tricker me into liking a Rod Stewart album. The rock sound was solid.
Musically, it was pretty good. It's amongst the better indie rock I've heard, but not quite a 4.
Above average instrumental, below average vocals. No wonder this album is averaged right around 3. The definition of mid, which I think is good for punk rock standards.
Not on Spotify? Sad. Being subjected to even more alt rock? Double sad.
Man, that was rough. I should've known off the bat when that Wikipedia page was among the shortest I've seen.
I don't know what to make of this group. They have good songs, and it was nice how this album had a jazzy vibe to it. Yet, I don't feel compelled to give it anything higher than a 3.
I've definitely heard worse punk rock, so that's something.
The A side was unexpectedly great, while the B side felt a lot less interesting, especially Next. I still enjoyed it enough to place it in the low 4 range.
Tough to decide which I like more between this album and Hysteria. Photograph is one that's been a little overplayed to me, but Foolin' and Rock Of Ages are a few of my favorites they've made.
Definitely was ok. Nothing groundbreaking, but it was alright.
"Freedom!" was what I said when this was finally over. Unfortunate that it was the only good track.
Right on the line between 3 and 4, but I'll to opt to round up. May have a slight bias since I enjoyed the film with Timothee Chalamet, but I still enjoyed the music enough to feel comfortable with a 4.
There were shades of Murder Ballads in here. Thankfully, history isn't repeating itself since there was enough there musically to avoid a 1. But, it still rhymed.
It was ok. Title track was clearly the best. It also might be my favorite Bruce song.
Just felt like a waste of time. The music itself was fine, but not sure why they felt compelled to put him on this list instead of other hip hop artists.
It's funny how the line between liking and not liking metal is so thin for me. If it gets too screamy, then I'm out. This one was on the wrong side of that line, so I was leaning 2. But, it shredded just enough to get a 3.
Eh it was alright. King of New York might've moved it up a whole star for me.
It was good, I enjoyed Mothership Connection a little more though.
There's been better electronic from this list, I just didn't vibe with it.
This album has forced me to ask a question that I'm surprised to be faced with: "Is Prince overrated?" His hits are fantastic, but he may be one of the most extreme cases from this list where an artist (and therefore his albums) was carried by his hits. It's surprising, and borderline shocking, that the Wikipedia page not only states this is widely regarded as his best album, but highly acclaimed in pop music as a whole.
For some reason, the singer was giving off a combination of Sting and Morrissey. Not sure how to interpret that, but the album didn't sway me strongly one way or the other.
Just monotonous. Paint It Black had it on the precipice of being a 3, but the overall weakness of the rest of the album combined with the fact that it wasn't even included on the UK album caused me to settle on a 2.
One of the first albums I listened to in its entirety. Some of these tracks still pop up for me on Spotify to this day. If I rated with bias, I'd give it a 5 purely because of nostalgia. I'm content with accepting it as a 4 since I've heard quite a few albums from this list that I enjoy more.
Interesting quote from the Wikipedia page: Bandwagonesque was voted "album of the year" for 1991 by American music magazine Spin, beating R.E.M.'s Out of Time and Nirvana's Nevermind; the magazine has subsequently both apologized for and defended the selection. When I initially read this, I'd imagine it'd be a crazy take. However, they not have been as far off as I thought. While it doesn't come close to Nevermind, it was still pretty enjoyable.
This is the first time I've come across a "pre-group" album where my original rating felt totally off base. It was only the second album I listened to, so I'll give myself a minor pass. Of course Killer Queen defines the album, as it's Queen's first true hit. However, it's also filled with solid tracks I've known like Brighton Rock and Stone Cold Crazy, as well newfound tracks like Now I'm Here and Misfire.
I listened to this album twice because I was torn between 4 and 5. It includes a top (if not THE top) millennial anthem in Mr. Brightside. Smile Like You Mean It and Somebody Told Me are also underrated tracks. Between those three, it set a solid floor for its quality. I enjoyed the other tracks just enough to give it a 5, especially how it closed with Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll.
Nothing extraordinary one way or the other.
It was alright. Now I can say I've listened to the real Buddy Holly, not just the Weezer song.
It's not like it was necessarily bad, but it was really boring.
Probably one of the more extreme examples of one-hit wonder I've come across on the list. When Groove is in the Heart came on, it felt like a passing rain shower in the middle of a drought. I thought I could've bumped it to a 3 after that, but I spent the remainder of the album just hoping it'd be over.
I sort of forgot I was listening to them as I was working. The album kind of just existed, which is a compliment for Blur.
"Post-Britpop" is just as bad as regular Britpop.
It was good, but something just wasn't clicking compared to his work with A Tribe Called Quest. His lyricism was still great, but just felt like a step back musically.
It was unremarkable, but not with the negative connotation of the word. It just seemed ordinary, but not necessarily bad.
As far as alt rock goes, this was definitely among the more tolerable. Maybe even kind of enjoyable?
I could see how it's influential due to its 1979 release. It sounded ahead of it's time for pop/electronic, but that doesn't make it musically appealing by default.
The sense I'm getting is that these guys were the Beatles of rap/hip-hop. Interesting to read how influential they were for artists I'm more familiar with. I wish I enjoyed it more, but I'd put it in the high 3 category.
Standard and plain, outside of some random vulgar language. This looks like the lowest AllMusic rating I've seen for an album on this list, just 2.5 stars. Yet, I've heard plenty more that were worse.
Just one more Elvis Costello album and I'm free. Hopefully, it happens soon so I could get it over with. Although it wouldn't be surprising if just enough time passes for me to forget about him, only for that last album to appear towards the end of the list.
A repeat that I rated correctly on the first pass. Blister In The Sun was great, but beyond that it was just ok.
I might've been slightly harsh on first pass, but not by much. It's better than a 2, but I'd keep it as a low 3.
Fairly neutral on this one. Slight skew towards the downside, but not enough to fall to a 2.
I definitely respect the impact this album had on the future of rap and hip hop. It sounded just okay, but I could feel how it laid the groundwork for the artists that came after them.
This one exceeded my expectations. I assumed I'd only be interested in the title track, but Mr.GoodBar and To Da Break of Dawn caught my attention. While sometimes the lyrics got cringey, the flow was pretty solid throughout.
I will say the one interesting thing about this album is it's part of a subgenre called math rock. I like math much more than I liked this.
Giveitaway giveitaway giveitaway now!
Slayed? Yes, my interest was slain pretty quickly.
Generic and plain, but didn't dislike it enough to be a 2.
A lot of tootin' and hollerin'.
It was pretty good. The Wiki makes some comparisons to Dummy by Portishead. I don't think this album was as good, but not bad by any means.
I considered being merciful with a 2 since the tracks were going by quickly. Then, the 9:40 closing track played.
Felt like a far cry from Running Up That Hill. I was getting Elvis Costello vibes, which is never a good sign.
A painful compilation of punk that mercifully only lasted 15 minutes. In return, I'll mercifully give it a 2.
Walk On the Wild Side underlines the significance this album had on rock music. Unfortunately, the vocals were pretty much just talking instead of actual singing. I don't typically like rounding up purely based on its influence, but the album feels important enough and its best single feels successful enough to be nothing less than a 3.
The lyrics didn't necessarily age well, but the beat goes hard. Especially on the first few tracks.
The album that jumpstarted his career with a lot of his best tracks. If I enjoyed heartland rock more it'd be a clear-cut 5, but still a good album nonetheless.
Wanted to give it a 1 just due to the pure uselessness of it being on this list. Especially when another track of theirs that autoplayed was better than anything from this album. But, there were a few tracks in the second half that were decent enough.
Pretty good for 1960s standards.
Purely mid, and definitely not important enough to listen to before you die.
I didn't realize it until I read the Wikipedia, but he also sang You've Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story. So that's pretty cool. As far as this album goes, it didn't make me feel one way or the other.
Do my ears deceive me? An industrial rock album that actually resembled music? Don't get me wrong, it still had its fair share of sheet metal being scraped and clanked, along with shrieky feedback. But, as a whole, I didn't hate it. I almost actually...liked it. I don't think noise rock can get any better than this.
I recognized a few songs in the beginning. Overall, it was fairly meh.
I enjoyed this one much more than I anticipated. The sound was easy to get lost in.
Just generally uninteresting.
Pretty standard piece of 60's music.
Here Comes the Sun may be George Harrison's best work.
This one just existed.
Cool to have recognized a few of these tracks, whether it be from the song itself or as a sample from another. Enjoyed the 80s/90s synth sound.
How can he be both fat and slim?
Another abomination that's a product of the noise rock genre.
While it wasn't anything special, it had a calming sound to it.
Could definitely feel the emotion as she sings.
This was certainly borderline between 4 and 5, but the number of hits (and how good they are) is what makes it so great.
Waterloo Sunset almost bumped it up to a 4 on its own, but the rest of the album wasn't quite there.
It would've been a 1, but at times it made me feel like I should go on a heist, so at least I got something out of it.
Felt like it improved over the course of the album. However, it was nothing spectacular compared to other R&B artists from recent years.
I don't know how someone could say with a straight face that this music is actually good. Hero Worship single-handedly solidified my decision to lower this from a 2 to a 1.
Off-brand American version of Rolling Stones, but worse.
I couldn't shake the feeling that I've heard songs like this before. And then Cars came on. That song alone bumps it up to a 3, although I'm not sure it's necessarily deserved.
Cool to hear the inspiration for the That 70's Show theme from "In The Street".
*sigh* another British punk band that somehow has a spot on this list.
A solid album with a strong Latin sound throughout. Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va were the highlights, but the album held up well otherwise.
It somehow felt like each song was a different genre. I recognized Buffalo Gals only from Eminem.
Kind of surprising how she's on this list not once, but twice. I really only thought she had that money song and that was it.
It wasn't massive, but not necessarily attacking either.
As someone who doesn't watch horror, I couldn't put my finger on where I had heard the start of the opening track from. It makes sense it was used for the Exorcist given the unsettling, repetitive nature of the piano. Around the 8 minute mark, it felt like I missed the transition to a different track. You could imagine my surprise when there were 16(!!) more minutes left on it, along with the fact that the second track is also 20+ minutes and it's just named Pt II. Interestingly, I liked the second one a little bit better, and somehow didn't get sick of the length of either track.