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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche | 5 | 2.61 | +2.39 |
| Roots | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| Leftism | 5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| Ghosteen | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Chemtrails Over The Country Club | 5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
| Tanto Tempo | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Clandestino | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
| Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| Siembra | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
| Brilliant Corners | 5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
| Songs Of Love And Hate | 1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
| Here Come The Warm Jets | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| The Rise & Fall | 1 | 3.05 | -2.05 |
| I See A Darkness | 1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
| Black Monk Time | 1 | 2.94 | -1.94 |
| I Against I | 1 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| A Hard Day's Night | 2 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| American IV: The Man Comes Around | 2 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| Apple Venus Volume 1 | 1 | 2.85 | -1.85 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 5 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.25 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Doors | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1 |
| Leonard Cohen | 4 | 2 |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 2 |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 2 |
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Brian Eno
1/5
Through out history, homosapiens have experimented with sound. There were moments in time when a sound was created that they realised was not required from the evolution of man, and was lost to history. Unfortunately this album was recorded and not lost.
1 likes
Pulp
4/5
Though brit pop is over represented on this list. This album does belong here.
1 likes
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R.E.M.
3/5
Pixies
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Jurassic 5
5/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Portishead
4/5
The Stranglers
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Anita Baker
2/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Duran Duran
3/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Boston
3/5
Sepultura
5/5
The Temptations
3/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
The Stone Roses
3/5
Elton John
4/5
Green Day
3/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
1/5
Radiohead
3/5
Metallica
3/5
Minutemen
3/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
David Gray
3/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Ramones
3/5
Culture Club
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Kanye West
3/5
Motörhead
3/5
Metallica
3/5
The xx
4/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Eurythmics
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
k.d. lang
4/5
T. Rex
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Bebel Gilberto
5/5
Lana Del Rey
5/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
The The
3/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
4/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Little Richard
4/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
The Sonics
4/5
The Verve
4/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
The Streets
4/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Auteurs
2/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Nina Simone
3/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Tina Turner
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Steve Earle
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
The Temptations
4/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Prince
3/5
Ananda Shankar
4/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Yes
2/5
Calexico
3/5
Britney Spears
3/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Pixies
4/5
Janet Jackson
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Motörhead
3/5
Santana
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Kanye West
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Morrissey
2/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
The Clash
3/5
The KLF
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Can
2/5
George Harrison
3/5
Randy Newman
4/5
Björk
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Genesis
2/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Al Green
4/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
2/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
4/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Lorde
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
The Who
3/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Air
4/5
Prince
3/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
Scissor Sisters
4/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
The United States Of America
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Sebadoh
2/5
Finley Quaye
4/5
Soundgarden
4/5
The Replacements
2/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
XTC
3/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
The Cure
3/5
Pentangle
3/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
Hookworms
3/5
DJ Shadow
5/5
4/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Common
3/5
Roni Size
3/5
The Pretty Things
2/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
Garbage
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Machito
4/5
Billy Joel
4/5
Television
3/5
Morrissey
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
The Police
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Genesis
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Dr. Octagon
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Kid Rock
2/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Bill Callahan
2/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Queen
4/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Dagmar Krause
2/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Saint Etienne
4/5
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Soft Machine
2/5
Metallica
4/5
Femi Kuti
4/5
The Specials
4/5
The Adverts
2/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Rush
2/5
Le Tigre
2/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
The Charlatans
2/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Black Flag
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
The Vines
2/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
2/5
Carpenters
4/5
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
Moby Grape
2/5
The Zombies
3/5
Crowded House
3/5
John Coltrane
3/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
The Undertones
2/5
Love
2/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Elis Regina
4/5
Small Faces
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
The Pogues
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4/5
Joe Ely
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Goldie
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
David Bowie
2/5
It seems Bowie didn't age like fine wine.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Perfectly average. Reminded me of the countless pub bands I've seen, but these guys seem to have managed to record an album and be placed on a list.
Spacemen 3
1/5
Just because you learnt guitar when you were 10 and you're mate has a Casio keyboard in the cupboard, doesn't mean you should record an album.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
For hippy story music it was ok.
Red Snapper
2/5
There were many great electronica albums released around the time of the new millennium. Unfortunately, this was not one of them.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
I'm sure their are people that love this album. Alas, I am not one of them.
Foo Fighters
3/5
It's pretty much thirty years since I first heard this album.
I thought it was ok then, and I think it's ok now.
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
Yet another average rock album, by another average rock band.
Carole King
3/5
One of those albums where I knew all the songs, but never heard the album before. It must have been pretty popular back in the day.
Pretenders
3/5
Was this the quintessential one hit wonder album or where they just pretending?
Jack White
2/5
Well.... That was a nothing burger.
Robbie Williams
3/5
It's '90s male pop, that is all.
Green Day
4/5
Say what you will about Green Day, the song transitions on the album at perfect.
Radiohead
4/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Well that was forgettable.
I remember when I was a kid, I'd put the TV on and there would be some non descript hallmark movie on with a forgettable name, forgettable actors and a forgettable plot. But I still remember they kicked that poor dog.
It's been a few hours since I listened to the album and all I remember of it, is a section of one song sounded a little like Cream, but done poorly.
Bee Gees
2/5
I honestly thought I like the bee gees. Initially I thought it was going to be an easy 4, it went downhill quickly from when I pressed play.
Steve Winwood
3/5
I remember the eighties. There was; too much Lycra, too much fluoro, and too much electronic instruments.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Yeah that was cool.
Silver Jews
1/5
I'm sure there's a great album out there that has drunken speak singing over the top of a generic backing track. This is not that album.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
So there was a moment in time in the new millennium when the music industry decided that mediocracy was the new norm this album is proof of that.
The Strokes
4/5
That was cool. I must admit, better than I was expecting.
Radiohead
4/5
There were a few great songs but also half a dozen average ones so not a great album.
Gang Of Four
1/5
To quote Mr Horse.
"No sir, I don't like it."
Bee Gees
2/5
Did the Bee Gees just copy what was popular at the time? As this is the second album in 2 weeks and was just as boring as the other. Still yet to hear their disco album.
Steely Dan
3/5
I guess I liked it, just think it hasn't aged well.
Aerosmith
4/5
Aerosmith are one of those eternal bands. They always sound good.
David Bowie
2/5
I get it David Bowie was an influential artist in the late 20th century. Does that really mean his 2, 000th album should be in this list. As it is far from his best. Like I said before he didn't age like fine wine more like vinegar.
Johnny Cash
2/5
So did Mr Cash only release albums from prison? As both albums I've heard have been the same.
The Darkness
3/5
That was a fun air guitar album
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Well that was a random album with a cool vibe.
Pink Floyd
3/5
It was a bit all over the place, some was good, some wasn't.
Dire Straits
5/5
Grow up with this in the '80s. Never realised all the songs were on 1 album
Black Sabbath
4/5
Reminded me of the '90s wishing I grew up in the '70s.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Such beautiful and haunting voices, ruined by a below average studio band.
Black Sabbath
3/5
The album itself was fine, though I do wonder if those that are religious go pray at church after listening to it.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
5/5
I'm gonna be honest. I'm a sucker for Sumba and similar music. It's my escape and fantasy music.
D'Angelo
2/5
What can I say. I just don't like this type of music. It got an extra star because I know they can sing.
Patti Smith
3/5
Must have been pretty forgettable. Here we are 20 hours after listening to it and I don't remember much.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
More like, yeah nah yeah nahs.
2/5
Travis
2/5
I think this is the first album where I am generally baffled why it is an album I need to listen to. It was just so cookie cutter, mediocre, boring. What a waste of time.
Air
5/5
I was hoping this album would be on the list. Happy days.
2/5
Are you Devo, I don't know. But I'm devo (devastated) this album made the list.
Various Artists
2/5
I'm more of a Kevin's Kristmas kinda guy.
R.E.M.
2/5
I'm pretty convinced that every R.E.M song let alone album sounds the same.
Fats Domino
3/5
I generally love classic RnB, I just vibe as much with this one.
Haircut 100
2/5
So... The instruments were cool, unfortunately the singer was not. Was this a group of friends all talented musicians, bar one, and they couldn't kick him off the band. They should have followed the lead of the B Sharps.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
A nice change from the constant push of British new wave rock. On another day I might have given it 4, but not today.
Sam Cooke
4/5
Sometimes you just need to listen to a feel good album.
The War On Drugs
4/5
This was a pleasant surprise. A cool chill album to ease into 2025.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
When I saw this come up I knew I was giving it 5 stars.
I remember this album coming out, I remember seeing the Rage live as a teenager, I remember cruising down down the country roads of England rocking out to it.
Talvin Singh
4/5
Well that was a cinematic experience. Though I may never listen to it again, it is a worthy addition to the project and I did enjoy it.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
That was pretty cool. Not as melancholy as I was expecting.
ABBA
3/5
Was it this album that inspired the karaoke sound?
David Holmes
4/5
I enjoyed that more than I expected, even added a song to my playlist.
4/5
It's the fucking Beatles! How can you not like them.
Koffi Olomide
5/5
Coming across gems like this, is the reason why I decided to do the project.
Queen
3/5
Yes its Queen, and they're brilliant musicians, but this album was pretty average, boring even.
Goldfrapp
4/5
I enjoyed that.
Otis Redding
5/5
I guess this was one of those albums that were a gift to music, humanity, and the future.
Björk
5/5
There's something about her voice, my ears just can't get enough of.
Beatles
2/5
Not all Beatles albums are created equal, some are quite forgettable.
AC/DC
4/5
Nothing quite like Aussie pub rock to get the heart pumping.
Tears For Fears
2/5
Do people need to hear an album that has some over the most average and over played singles from the '80s? Maybe.
Do I? No. I heard it enough in the '80s and following decades.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
What did I just listen to? It was so generic it's already been forgotten.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Look.... I don't hate it. It reminds of the beats that Thilo and Andi (Kleo) drop. Though I doubt I'll ever listen to it again.
David Bowie
2/5
M'eh
David Ackles
1/5
Was this album trying to be a musical? I'm not really a fan of musicals, like I'm not a fan of this album.
Pulp
3/5
Mmm... That wasn't as cool as I remember Pulp being.
U2
4/5
I'm going to be honest. I enjoyed that more than I was expecting. It was pretty cool. Wasn't really a fan back in the day.
The Lemonheads
2/5
Just another mediocre alternative rock album from the 90s.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
So when the first song started, my initial impression was that this could be a cool album. Sometimes first impressions are right, other times they are wrong. In this instance I was wrong. They tried so hard to be cool, they were not.
Joy Division
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
M.I.A.
4/5
Kala was cool when it was released, and it is still cool now.
Van Halen
2/5
Sure there's some good guitar. I just don't care for big hair '80s rock
Blur
3/5
Peter Frampton
2/5
M'eh.
Bob Dylan
2/5
Well that was pretty boring. His voice sounds like Thomas the tank engine grew up, got drunk after his wife left him, and decided to record an album.
Rush
2/5
I'm sure there are loads of middle aged whites dads from north America that rock out to this album. Alas, I am not from north America, nor did I rock out.
Sigur Rós
4/5
So I'm not sure if I should be pondering my lifes choices with a glass of red wine, or reminiscing about days past with a hot chocolate infront of a campfire.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.
Oscar Wilde
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Shit, as a dude my loins are moist. Yes I'm walking the dog in the morning humidity, but damb dude. What does this music do to the ladies.
Solomon Burke
3/5
The album is fine. It basically sits perfectly in the middle of the bell curve.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Yeah, there are some pretty cool songs on this album, but does that make it a cool album? No.
Beastie Boys
4/5
It was pretty much 35 years ago when I first heard this album. I thought it was cool then, and I think it is cool now.
3/5
Some songs we cool, others were fine. By the end I had lost interest in listening to the album.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Yeah, that's was a cool album. Sometimes you've just got ease in and enjoy the ride.
Iron Maiden
2/5
So I can understand why people love this band. I am just not one of those people, I can appreciate the technical prowess, but that's about it.
Sabu
4/5
Primal. In a sexy Latino way.
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Well, that was cooler than I was expecting.
Adele
3/5
Look. Let's be honest, it's Adele. She's a chick with a big voice and some big hits. But that doesn't make it a great album, as all the songs seem to sound the same.
The Electric Prunes
2/5
When an albums wiki page only mentions when it was recorded, it's single, and that it is on the 1001 list, it doesn't bode well. Honestly, it just got systematically worse with each song.
Brian Eno
2/5
A few seconds into this album I thought to myself "Oh. It's one of these albums. Unfortunately for me I was correct."
Do people actually enjoy listening to this, or do they think they like it because it makes them feel sophisticated?
I understand musicians need to experiment to figure out what is possible, and it gives DJ's and producers a plethora of sounds to use. But I won't be listening to this album a second time.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
This album has got to be a story of a producer with 2 personalities. For the first half it's fine, nice and safe candy music. Then at some point personality 2 takes over and just goes, show us what you can do, any genre, we don't care, do what you want to do.
The listening experience went from this is fine, to, actually this is kinda cool.
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
Shit, I'm not sure if that was depressing, or I'm just in a mood. Maybe time for some Bobby McFerrin.
Buck Owens
2/5
He ain't no Johnny Guitar that's for sure.
The Cure
3/5
The Cure are very talented at making every song sound the same.
Miles Davis
3/5
Skibidi, digabi, doo, it's like it's not about the music man.... It's about the journey through the music, okeydoke, didalee doo. Skibidi.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
There are very few truely great albums. This is one of them.
The Coral
2/5
This is the perfect example of how mediocre and forgettable an album can be. Sometimes I feel like the author of this book just walked into a CD store blindfold and randomly selected CDs.
Johnny Cash
2/5
I'm just not a fan of Johnny Cash. I have know idea why he's so popular. At least this album was recorded in a prison.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
When they recorded this album did they double check that the guitars were plugged in properly.
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
Yet another mediocre follow the bandwagon album
The Velvet Underground
2/5
There are some familiar sounds throughout the album, so it is clear it and the band have been influential for a multitude of bands since it's release. That being said, it was fine, not really my thing.
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
When food and liquor was first released I had it playing on a fairly high rotation. Though now I feel it's slightly over produced, it's still cool.
The Monks
1/5
I don't want to be too negative because I'm sure the band members of the monks are lovely people. But that was shit.
Soul II Soul
3/5
It seems some are enjoying the electronic drum machine and synthesizer they got for Christmas.
Arcade Fire
3/5
It's fine, I can see how they were/are quite popular.
The Pogues
3/5
Twiddle dee doo, twiddle dee dum, this album was a little bit of fun.
Wilco
2/5
What a nothing burger of an album. Probably 2-3 years too late to have any relevance to music of the era.
3/5
Another album, where the question of does a few great songs make it a great album?
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
The first song was novel, the rest were a chore.
Boards of Canada
2/5
I listened to quite a bit of this type of music back in the early naughties. Though I never heard of this duo, probably because there are much better representatives of the genre, for example "A reminiscent drive".
The Cardigans
4/5
Happy sounds.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
That was boring.
Deep Purple
3/5
I guess it's good air guitar music
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Boys and girls here's a perfect example of professional musicians making shit music.
If there's a third album by Robert Wyatt on this list I won't bother listening to it, it will be shit too.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
It's old school cool.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
I've got to the point where I feel this type of music is way over represented on the list. I'm indifferent to it, maybe sooner or later I'll find an album that I like.
Cornershop
2/5
My first impression was this is a bit boring and then I realized hey I know this album it's boring.
Depeche Mode
3/5
That oozes the 80s more than slimer.
Elvis Costello
3/5
It was fine. I have a feeling Elvis Costello is slightly over rated.
Neu!
2/5
30 years ago when I was a teenage stoner, I may have found this album to have a cool vibe. A lot has changed in those years.
Beck
3/5
The album is fine, there are no songs that stand out being good or shit.
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
There's cool, and there's cool, and this was cool.
The Style Council
3/5
I really enjoyed the first half of this album. And then the '80s sounds came in.
Khaled
4/5
That was cool. It's not often I get a non anglo album on this project.
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
M'eh. Let's just put this album in the "Sounds like everything else" box.
Michael Jackson
2/5
Does a few cool songs make for a cool album. No. Having grown up hearing MJ constantly on the radio, I wonder if I'm now indifferent to his music.
David Bowie
2/5
Question 1. How many Bowie albums are on this list?
Question 2. Am I listening to the same album with a different name?
Question 3. Do people think Bowie is great because that's what everyone says.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
I generally don't like this type of music, but this was pretty cool.
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
So this is a cool discovery. I reckon I'm going to listen to this quite a bit over the coming years. It's worthy of being on the list and the accolades that it has received.
The Roots
2/5
The Roots have better albums.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1/5
The best thing about this album, is knowing I'll never have to listen to it again.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
It's clear Kravitz refined his sound over the years.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Just another '80s rock album. Though with the sing-a-long beat and lyrics I can see why its popular.
Madness
1/5
It just isn't very good.
Beatles
3/5
Sure... I guess... But is this really a Beatles album I need to listen too?
Thelonious Monk
5/5
Jazz at its best.
Megadeth
3/5
Well that's a mega air guitar album.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
I didn't realise Eeyore released an album. Maybe he should have asked the rest of the crew from 100 acre Woods to give some constructive criticism, before releasing the album.
UB40
4/5
Starting the day with some cool vibes is always a good thing.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
I think there are a lot of musicians that wish they could write lyrics like these.
Pere Ubu
1/5
Yeah... This is pretty shit.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Gotta be honest, that was some cool rock 'n roll.
k.d. lang
3/5
This is what I imagine a cocktail lounge on a cruise ship sounds like.
Kelela
2/5
It's almost impressive how the music industry has refined modern r&b. Every song, album and artist are pretty much indistinguishable from each other.
Radiohead
4/5
Radiohead always delivers enjoyable albums.
The Icarus Line
1/5
Pointless noise.
Cee Lo Green
2/5
For someone calling themselves "The Soul Machine", the music is definitely lacking a lot of it. How much copy/pasta was done creating this album?
JAY Z
2/5
I am still no closer to understanding how Jay Z is so popular. This is average at best.
Brian Eno
1/5
Through out history, homosapiens have experimented with sound. There were moments in time when a sound was created that they realised was not required from the evolution of man, and was lost to history. Unfortunately this album was recorded and not lost.
The Yardbirds
2/5
It's fine. It just sounds like everything else from that moment in time. It's clear the '60s were an important era for modern music, but I'm starting to feel like some bands were a little over rated. Maybe I needed to be there.
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
This music has no soul, it sounds like they are just playing the notes on a page. Think painting by numbers but music form.
Fairport Convention
4/5
I must admit I've enjoyed this more than I was expecting. I can see myself sitting in an old tavern drinking a mug of ale.
Thundercat
3/5
When I saw the genre breakdown of this album I really thought I was going to enjoy it. At first I was, but as the album progressed, it all start to sound the same. It was cool, just not cool enough.
Saying that, I'll still go check out his other stuff.
3/5
I preferred the first half over the second but overall a pretty cool album.
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
It's one of my favourite albums from the naughties.
Roxy Music
2/5
I'm giving this album a star for each of the ladies on the cover. As at least the band was self aware enough to know that their music won't sell albums.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
I guess the album is fine. Though there is nothing original, nor song to like.
Supergrass
3/5
A great example of mediocracy in music.
The Zutons
3/5
Reminds me of the Violent Femmes, just not as good.
Kraftwerk
4/5
It reminds me of the nihilists Maude Lebowski was talking about.
Violent Femmes
4/5
I thought it was cool when I first heard this album 30 odd years ago, and I think it's cool now.
Common
3/5
That was pretty cool, I knew of Common, but don't think I've ever listened to him. He had rythem and rhyme, so that was a plus.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
There were a few cool songs I remember from my past, but it's not really a sound that has aged well.
Christine and the Queens
3/5
There's almost enough synthesizer and drum machine to convince me this is a demo tape for the Eurovision tryouts.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
The Fall
2/5
Reminds me of when I used to go to the pub and they had open mic night. There was always that one table which was obviously the bands family and friends, while everyone else didn't give a s*** and hoped the next band was better.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
.....in the end it's one of the albums that triggered my love of music.
Pavement
3/5
Yet another me too band from the 90s
James Taylor
3/5
I just don't connect with it. I remember in the early naughties walking out of his concert for the same reason.
SAULT
3/5
I think this album is an example of less would have been more. Though there were sections I liked, they were rinsed and repeated so much it lost meaning.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Are people actually fans of Elvis Costello or do they just say they are because they think everyone else is, he's fine but nothing special.
Ray Price
2/5
It takes a special talent to make 13 songs sound identical.
Eagles
2/5
What soulless drivel, no wonder The Dude fucking hated The Eagles.
Digital Underground
3/5
Ah early '90s rap. With the click tracks, parliament samples and rhymes that didn't take themselves too seriously.
Pulp
4/5
Though brit pop is over represented on this list. This album does belong here.
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
At first I thought it was going to be cool, by the end I was bored. The songs all just merged into one.
CHVRCHES
2/5
The only possible reason this album is on this list is because a member of the band is either family or friend of the author.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Maybe my memory is failing me, but this isn't the LCD soundsystem I remember.
Stephen Stills
3/5
It was fine, there's better though.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
As I get older I've realised I listen to a lot more Stones than Beatles. They just make cool music.
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Definitely cool, and it's clear it has not just influenced the genre, but also cinematic soundtracks.
Talk Talk
2/5
Would this album even make the top 100 new wave albums on this list?
Faust
3/5
There's a lot to unwrap with this album. Some of it was shit but some of it was crazy and cool.
Julian Cope
2/5
Just because you're good at playing guitar, doesn't mean you know how to create good music.
The La's
2/5
The La's maybe the perfect example of a one hit wonder. Overall a shitty album, with one song I recognise.
Japan
2/5
Maybe the reason I needed to listen to this album before I die, is to be able to inform others they don't need to listen to this before they die.
Mudhoney
2/5
Yeah... Nah... There's better grunge.
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Let's all just pause... Take a big breath... and collectively agree 40 years later it's still one of the best rap albums produced.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
As I approach the half way point in this project. I am not surprised that the author included "a short album about love".
...This isn't a compliment.
Paul Simon
2/5
Snoozefest.
LL Cool J
2/5
There's some rap I like, there's some I don't. This is the latter.
It was quite tiring to listen too.
Chicago
4/5
Every now and then a group of musicians will come together and make some cool music. This is one of those times.
The Black Keys
5/5
Here is a a perfect example of when the stars align and a great album is produced.
Mudhoney
2/5
Yeah... Nah.. for another mudhoney album
Pere Ubu
1/5
This album got me thinking about the multiverse, and if in alternate timeline would have I enjoyed this album. After much consideration, the answer is doubtful.
Jane Weaver
3/5
I know what I don't like, and I don't don't like this. Saying that I don't think it's cool either.
M.I.A.
3/5
It was pretty cool, just started to sound all the same.
Donovan
2/5
I can see a parent playing this album to get their kid to sleep, then having a few drinks after, or maybe being played at an opium den.
Manu Chao
5/5
I want to say, "It joins tequila and tacos, as one of my favorite things from Mexico." But the dude is from Paris.
PJ Harvey
3/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Germs
1/5
It's pretty clear why they only had one album, they were fucking shit.
Ride
2/5
If I was going to use one word to describe this album it would be "generic".
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
I'd heard of Tom Petty and the heartbreakers, and I'd probably listen to a few songs, but I'd never heard an album in full. That was pretty cool.
The Beach Boys
4/5
How can you not like The Beach Boys, they just play happy music.
Iron Butterfly
2/5
Well... That was forgettable.
Doves
2/5
...meh
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
The further I progress through this project, the more I am convinced that the author and other contributors to this list, were not qualified for such a task.
Os Mutantes
4/5
Sometimes music offers up a mind melting experience where reality and illusion merge.
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Perfectly forgettable.
4/5
Nostalgia is a hell of a thing.
Traffic
3/5
That was pretty cool, a few songs I recognised.
Coldplay
4/5
Coldplay is bubblegum music, but this album is grape flavoured bubble gum. I like grape flavoured bubble gum
Leonard Cohen
1/5
Boring.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Though I like a few of the songs, most seemed lacking.
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
What can I say? Other than I enjoyed that a lot.
The Smiths
2/5
I was told the Smiths were much better than Morrissey's solo work. I was sadly misinformed.
The Incredible String Band
1/5
If it turns out that this band a part of cult, that was surprised me not.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Pretty cool, don't think I've heard that Marley album before.
2/5
So does anyone know if he ever stopped holding in his sneeze?
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
I get it, I've just never vibed with it.
Bauhaus
4/5
Some of that was pretty cool. Maybe I have an inner goth waiting to get out.
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Some songs reminded me of a place I'd rather be, others of the perfume section of the department store.
Lambchop
3/5
To quote the young lady. "It's mid."
Marilyn Manson
2/5
What can I say... This gentleman seems like a mentally stable, well rounded individual.
The B-52's
4/5
I generally don't like this genre of music, but talent is talent. That was cool.
Fatboy Slim
5/5
Today I learnt that there are people that don't like Fat Boy Slim. I hope they're ok.
Kings of Leon
4/5
Initially I thought this was going to be another mediocre album. Alas, there was something off centre about it I quite enjoyed.
Les Rythmes Digitales
4/5
That was a cool new discovery. I'm a fan.
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Reminded me of watching surf and skate vids in the '90s
The Soft Boys
2/5
I had a choice of watching a feature length movie or listening to this album. It seems I made the wrong choice.
Muddy Waters
4/5
I enjoyed that.
Pink Floyd
5/5
Not all Pink Floyd albums are brilliant. This one is.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
meh.
Big Star
3/5
It's fine. Just another band in an ocean of bands.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Beautiful.
Leftfield
5/5
There's nothing quite like some good old-fashioned doof doof bling bling.
Neneh Cherry
4/5
10 year old me thought this was cool, so who am I to say he's wrong. Though I doubt he knew what most of the songs were about.
Orbital
4/5
Like the 90s themselves, that was quite a ride.
AC/DC
5/5
Did I rock out you ask? Of course I did. It would be rude not too.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
If learning music by numbers was a thing. This is what I imagine it sounds like.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
She's got a voice, that's for sure
Fleet Foxes
4/5
It's hippy music for the modern era. It's pretty chill
Beck
3/5
I liked Beck, he's made some cool music. I liked the first song if this album, but by the end of the album I forgot I was listening to it.
Megadeth
3/5
I appreciate the instrumental prowess, but I'm in different to the type of music.
Black Sabbath
3/5
A couple of cool songs, fine overall.
Madonna
3/5
It's fine, growing up in the 80s and 90s Madonna was played everywhere. It hasn't improved or spoiled with time. Take that as you will.
2/5
Modern life isn't rubbish, this album pretty much is though. Was expecting more and was left disappointed.
Paul McCartney
3/5
It was nice background music.
Sonic Youth
3/5
I thought I was going to rock out to this album. I did not, maybe I'm getting old
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Did Eeyore start taking his meds?
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Though it had rhythm and rhyme, it was still boring.
Jane's Addiction
4/5
I wonder how many '90s surf and skate vids have Janes Addiction on their soundtrack
John Grant
2/5
It's not shit per se, but it's definitely boring.
The Slits
2/5
It may be quirky, but it sure ain't cool.
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Like the name of the band, the album is pretty shitty, but a little cool.
Eminem
4/5
He sure knows how to add rhythm to his rhymes. I hope he learnt to chill a little over the years.
Suede
2/5
I'm unsure if I was bored from the first or second song.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
I knew it would be cool, and it was cool.
Iron Maiden
3/5
I think I said this for another of their albums. I appreciate the technical prowess, I just don't like the music.
ZZ Top
4/5
There are 3 types of people in the world. Women, children, and those with beards.
Radiohead
2/5
I thought I was going to like this. Alas... Wasn't as cool as a I thought it was going to be.
Bad Brains
1/5
Not sure if I had a headache before listening to this album. I do now though.
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
I think the word that best describes this album is... Shit.
Prince
4/5
I'm just impressed with how multi talented the dude was.
The Pharcyde
4/5
Well those gents sounded like they were having a bit of fun.
Alice Cooper
3/5
A bit of a hit and miss kinda album.
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Pretty sure this is how the Good ol' Boys would sound like.
Mariah Carey
2/5
That was pretty boring, her voice deserved more than a basic clic track and keyboard.
Yes
2/5
A prime example of where less definitely would have been more.
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Um... Yeah... Nah... Generic at best.
Nico
2/5
That was exhausting.
The Stooges
2/5
Yeah... I get why it's on the list. Doesn't mean I need to like it.
The Only Ones
2/5
Other bands have created a similar sound much better than this.
Joan Armatrading
4/5
I wasn't sure at first, but it turned into a pretty chill, easy listening album.
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
There is no logical reason why I like this album, but I do.
Happy Mondays
2/5
Oh. Another one of these albums.
Frank Black
2/5
Great rock albums can shine so bright because there is a plethora of mediocricy throughout the genre. This album is a great example of the latter.
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
I think maybe Spiderbait or Frenzal Rhomb would have been a better choice.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Sometimes you just need some happy music.
Steely Dan
3/5
I can sense these musicians have the talent to produce a great album, I'm gonna need to listen to more of their discography.
Update. Yeah they produced some great music.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I feel Missy Higgins album "The Sounds of White" would be a suitable replacement for this.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I enjoyed that. To be honest when I started the project I thought there would be more like this.
Korn
2/5
A whole lot of annoying noise, that is repetitive and boring.
Blue Cheer
2/5
There are just others that do the sound much better than they do.
Bob Dylan
2/5
There's a clear distinction between those that can play the harmonica, and those that can't. bob Dylan can't. Side note. He's still holding in that sneeze.
Mercury Rev
3/5
I wonder if this is what having sex with a prostitute is like. All the actions are there, but there is zero attraction or attachment.
Public Enemy
4/5
When I saw this pop up I wondered how it would have aged. It's still cool.
Fugazi
2/5
I think Regurgitator would be a suitable replacement for this crappy band.
Happy Mondays
2/5
Remember that movie you know you watched but barely remember, and there's the bar scene with music you can't quite place. I bet that's this band.
Duke Ellington
5/5
Just brilliant.
The Verve
2/5
I was enjoying the album, then at some point every song just sounded like the one that preceded it.
The Doors
4/5
It's not my favourite Doors album, but it's still cool.
The Young Gods
2/5
Reminded me of the soundtrack of a french psychological thriller I once watched.
Parliament
5/5
I've been a passenger on the mothership for many years. It was getting a 5 as soon as I saw I was listening to it today.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
The magic of making love to a roadie I guess.
1/5
"Stop daddy, stop. That's not even funny. Why would you listen to that".
My review was going to be about a New York socialite party, eating fried chicken off naked hobos, while watching artist paint modern art using midgets as paint brushes. Alas my daughter somes it up better.
Janis Joplin
4/5
She had a great voice, that was very distinct.
Frank Ocean
2/5
I'm sure he's got a great voice. Unfortunately the album is so over produced I can't tell.
Suede
2/5
Gotta be honest. I'm just impressed the author can find so many albums that sound the same and feels that I need to listen to them all, I can't even tell them apart.
Orange Juice
2/5
It doesn't matter how many albums of post punk and new wave I listen to. My opinion of the genres isn't going to change.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
I think I'm just too old for this shit now days.
Mike Ladd
1/5
There's so many great hip hop artists around the world, and this shit is what the author thinks we need to listen too. Honestly, they should be embarrassed with themselves. Maybe in the next edition of the book replace this with Bliss n Esso.
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
I honestly don't care about the intricacies of the different post punk new wave bands and albums, it all sounds the same to me. How about we swap out one of the many examples of this genre with I don't know. Gregorian chant over the top of electronic music, or maybe some Mongolian death metal.
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
It's not bad, but it's not great. It just is.
Don McLean
4/5
That was pretty chill. I liked that.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
That was very ...meh. I think Josh Pike, or maybe Architecture in Helsinki would be an appropriate replacement.
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
Well that was a bit of fun.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
It's pretty much a perfect album.
Deerhunter
2/5
The best thing about this album is I've already forgotten it.
Bob Dylan
2/5
I still don't understand why he's got the reputation he has.
Sheryl Crow
4/5
This was an important album for me in the past, so it gets an extra star.
Bobby Womack
3/5
It's fine. Just others have done similar previously and since, much better.
Method Man
3/5
Reminds me of the 90s when my mate went through his wigger phase.
Turbonegro
2/5
Did they pay their kid brother to write the lyrics?
The White Stripes
4/5
I'd forgotten how many cool songs were on this album.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
I can't see this type music being popular with younger generatios, but it sure is nastolgic
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Zzz...
Rod Stewart
3/5
Better than expected
King Crimson
4/5
I went in blind with this one, came out pleasantly surprised. Reminded me of the Morning of the Earth soundtrack.
Frank Sinatra
5/5
I'm a sucker for bossa nova.
Pink Floyd
5/5
The old man and I agreed on very few things. This album was one of those few things.
The Cramps
2/5
Did Buddy Holly come back from the dead, lose control on drugs and alcohol, and record another album?
Stereolab
4/5
It's quirky. I like quirky.
The Libertines
2/5
A suitable replacement for this me too band would be Ren.
The Doors
5/5
This was one of the first CDs I bought.
The Waterboys
3/5
Initially I thought I was going to like this album, but every song just got too busy to enjoy.
Björk
4/5
Bjork has one of the few voices that could pull off this album.
Nirvana
5/5
Teenage me loved this album. It's still great 30 years later.
Roxy Music
2/5
It's quite amusing that I just listened to another album from such an over represented genre. As such my replacement recommendation is Tism.
Jethro Tull
2/5
Well, that was a bit boring wasn't it.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
There's a few cool song, but it's far from their best album. Probably why I didn't buy the CD when it was released.
Def Leppard
3/5
I get why people love their big hair, big guitar rock. I'm just not one of those people.
Pavement
3/5
It's fine. Just all a bit same, same.
Pantera
3/5
That was a power chord workout. I'm exhausted.
The Cult
3/5
It's fine, it's just not my thing.
Suicide
2/5
Alright let's flip a coin. Heads it's boring, tails it's annoying.
KISS
3/5
Fun fact: it took me nearly 50 years to listen to a Kiss album.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
Another forgettable album.
The Specials
3/5
That was a fairly fun album.
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
Will always remind me of smoking bongs and playing pool at my mates. Looking back it feels like a lifetime ago, and the album is still chill.
Arcade Fire
3/5
It's fine, I can see why people like it.
Joan Baez
2/5
Folk music can be beautiful if the singer has an amazing voice.
Shack
2/5
Perfectly generic. I wonder if there's Polynesian music on this list.
Ministry
2/5
It was a pleasant surprise to have something off centre. Though not a good example of the genre. Would have been cool if it was Babymetal.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
I'm going to take inspiration from this insignificant album from the overrepresented genre and recommend a sea shanty album, to replace this.
Talking Heads
4/5
I generally don't like this type of music and the project is definitely oversaturated with the like. Alas, this album was cool. Which proves my point about music. Every genre can be cool, you just need to hear the right band play it.
Living Colour
2/5
Yet another pointless rock album.
3/5
I enjoyed this more than I was expecting. It was short and sweet, well maybe not sweet, sounded like someone wronged this lady.
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
I have nothing constructive to say. I can't even be bothered coming up with a replacement.
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Wasn't expecting a music lesson today. That was both cool and informative.
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
Many raspberries were blown while listening to this album.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I'm not sure if it's better or worse than I was expecting. One thing I'm sure of is, I don't think us white folk should play the harmonica, it just doesn't seem to have the right vibe.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
I'm sure there are those doing the project who are quite nostalgic about this album. But let's be honest, it's a bit boring isn't it.
OutKast
3/5
I didn't vibe to it as much as I thought I would. As when this album was released, I had it on a fairly high rotation. Bit if a shame really.
The Kinks
2/5
Sounds like the Beatles, but worse.
TV On The Radio
2/5
Pretty same same wasn't it
The Crusaders
4/5
If your walk turns into a strut as you're walking down the street, you know you're listening some cool tracks.
Klaxons
3/5
I must admit, the album did grow on me the further through it I went. Sort of had a Franz Ferdinand vibe.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Though I know about Willy Nelson, I don't think I've ever knowingly listen to him, out side of movies etc. I wasn't sure at first, but it was cool. Much better than Johnny Cash.
1/5
Do you know the amazing thing about this album? It's a bigger load of shit than what I dropped in the dunny this morning.That was a giant load of crap, so much so I was impressed with myself, and this album out did that.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
At first I was like, "what the fuck is this? Hahaha". As a fan of the golden age of film I didn't mid the tunes.
David Bowie
2/5
Gotta be honest, that was kinda boring. I'm starting to question why Bowie was so famous, sure he had a few cool songs, but....
Traffic
3/5
At first I thought I was going to really enjoy this album. By the end I was bored. It wasn't bad, I guess I was just expecting better.
Van Morrison
4/5
I wasn't a fan of the other Van Morrison album I listened to, but this one was pretty cool.
Slipknot
2/5
When done well, the energy of heavy metal it's awesome, if there is a gimmick, it's generally not so.
John Martyn
4/5
They were some smooth tunes.
There were some cool tunes on that album. Not sure if it was the husky voice, funky bass or cool guitar rhythms, but I enjoyed that.
The Gun Club
3/5
Not good, not bad, just is.
Bob Dylan
3/5
For a while there I thought someone had finally confiscated his f****** harmonica.
Elvis Presley
3/5
It's Elvis, I can't not like Elvis. Is his music cool, no, but I enjoy it.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Did I accidentally have the first song on repeat? Or does every song just sound the same?
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Strangely familiar. (I wonder why?)
David Bowie
3/5
This album is the perfect example of David Bowie, some of it is great, some not so much.
Dirty Projectors
2/5
That was pretentious fluff.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Not good, not bad, very generic.