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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Evolved | 5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
| Only By The Night | 5 | 3.23 | +1.77 |
| Homework | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
| ...And Justice For All | 5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
| Parachutes | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
| Power In Numbers | 5 | 3.48 | +1.52 |
| Hotel California | 5 | 3.6 | +1.4 |
| Highway to Hell | 5 | 3.66 | +1.34 |
| Superunknown | 5 | 3.66 | +1.34 |
| All Hope Is Gone | 4 | 2.7 | +1.3 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Sounds | 2 | 3.93 | -1.93 |
| Street Signs | 1 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| Only Built 4 Cuban Linx | 1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| So | 2 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 3.54 | -1.54 |
| Aja | 2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| Locust Abortion Technician | 1 | 2.39 | -1.39 |
| Beauty And The Beat | 2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| Fear Of A Black Planet | 2 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nirvana | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Metallica | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.2 | 3.75 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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MGMT
4/5
Good opener. Summery vibe.
White stripes feel to it.
I like the electronica with rock.
Weekend wars has a Beatles taste to it.
Arcade Fire
4/5
The Specials
2/5
Not my style. I don't think this album aged well.
Elvis Presley
4/5
You could feel the power in his voice. Truly an icon.
Elvis Presley
3/5
What came first, the Clash or Elvis. Some iconic songs on this one, including some covers he made his own. It's not something I would typically go out of my way to listen to, but I enjoyed the carefree feel of the era.
Bon Jovi
4/5
Era defining album. Some of the tracks are still played today. An album I own on vinyl.
Metallica
5/5
One of the greatest metal albums ever.
The Beach Boys
2/5
Not a fan. I understand it's an iconic album, but I can't bring myself to listen to it. It can stay in that era.
Pulp
3/5
Very 80s vibe to it. Two songs on the album that I recognised. The social commentary of the album is spot on for the time. The Disco 2000 is a song I remember playing on the TV from my youth.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Guitar driven pop. Good album. Would be good driving album.
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Not bad. I enjoyed this grungy indie band.
Michael Jackson
4/5
This was good album. Some defining songs on there for MJ. Still not as good as Thriller, but was a good listen. The Disco sound was a positive.
OutKast
4/5
Loving this album. I don't usually listen to hip hop, but loving the elements of funk and rock. I'd come back to this album again.
Tito Puente
3/5
Feels like I'm playing as an extra in Tropico. A groovy album that made me feel like I was sitting in a hot and sweaty bar in Cuba.
Fela Kuti
3/5
I've never listen to a soul jazz album before but enjoyed this. I think this would be particularly good live. I enjoyed the ongoing rhythm throughout.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Great songwriters. Good album.
The Saints
4/5
This is a solid album. I'm loving the driving force throughout the length of it. The walk of music hits every song.
You can tell this would have gone down well in a sweaty, smoky pub in the 70s and 80s.
Justice
4/5
A more heavier sound than Daft Punk. A good album.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Ozomatli
1/5
Didn't really take much from this album. Very generic and not worth a second listen.
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
A lot of good songs on it. But there were a couple I had to skip.
Elbow
4/5
This album reminded me of Arcade Fire. I'm not sure who came first, but overall it was an enjoyable album. I liked the random, but seemingly normal song titles like the song writer has wrote most of these songs sitting on a bus, taking inspiration from his trip. For example, "Starlings", "The Loneliness of a Crane Driver"
The Rolling Stones
5/5
The album that introduced me to Blues. A great album for a drive. The riff for Midnight Rambler always gets stuck in my head. 👍
Minutemen
3/5
I can see how the RHCP was influenced by these guys. A lot of the early RHCP seem to be directly related to songs from this album. I enjoyed the funk.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Air
4/5
A very relaxing album. I'll add this into the mix.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Having never listened to a Bob Marley & the Wailers album before I was pleasantly surprised. The chill mood of this album that it outputs leaves you surprised when you start listening to the lyrics of the album and the political ideas that they are communicating. I enjoyed it.
The Pretty Things
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Never listened to a Bruce Springsteen album. Wasn't a fan of the saxophone. They should be left in the 70s and 80s. Nothing really stood out for me, except for 'Born to Run' of course.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
One hell of a voice, from one hell of a trashy lady.
Slipknot
4/5
I know what to expect with Slipknot and they deliver on this album. A couple of good songs to sing a long to and a lot to drum your rage away.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Not their best work, but there still delivering in what was their 4th (?) studio album.
The Birthday Party
2/5
Cool album cover. Too bad the production sucked.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
A good album from one of the greatest. He's only just reappeared on Spotify and I can finally listen to an album.
Beck
3/5
I thought it was on. Not a fan of Beck singing though.
Marty Robbins
4/5
This was a great album. Great music to accompany Red Dead.
Peter Gabriel
2/5
I couldn't listen to the whole album. Sledgehammer was great, but I couldn't go much further from there.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Good jazz funk album. No lyrics allows me to focus on the task at hand when doing other things. A great introductory album.
Tom Waits
3/5
Good vibe
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
I love QOTSA. Great album. "If Only" a stand out track. "I Was A Teenage Hand Model" was cool to listen to through my car speakers. Different sounds coming out from all different directions.
CHIC
3/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Easy listening
Elvis Costello
2/5
Nothing really caught me on this one.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Started off well then went down from there. Maybe the impact he was after was in the title to begin with.
Can
2/5
Pretty futuristic. But not digging it.
Suede
2/5
The Band
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
80s music just doesn't sit well with me. I dread it everytime I see it come up.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
A couple of all time classics on this one. A great album that I haven't had the chance to listen to in full.
The Black Crowes
3/5
An enjoyable album.
The Clash
3/5
Classic punk. Good album.
David Bowie
3/5
Prince
2/5
Not a fan of 80s music. I just can't bring myself to enjoy it.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Al and Graceland were the saviours on this album for me.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Soft Cell
2/5
What were these guys smoking?
Willie Nelson
4/5
An album to play around a campfire while sipping port or whiskey. Loved it.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Tortoise
3/5
I liked this instrumental album. Great back ground music.
Roxy Music
3/5
Liked it for the cover. Liked it for the music.
Radiohead
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Yes
3/5
Little Simz
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Fantastic album. "Since I've Been Loving You" is an all time favourite.
Rod Stewart
4/5
Such a powerful voice. Great album.
Underworld
4/5
I really digged it.
Miles Davis
4/5
First time I've listen to Miles Davis and I'm impressed. Haven't heard much jazz before but it's easy to see why this is considered to be the greatest jazz album of all time.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Kanye West
2/5
Coldplay
5/5
Peak Coldplay. It was all down hill from here.
N.E.R.D
3/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Fantastic singing talent. Really enjoyed the Click Song, House of the Rising Sun and the laughter throughout One More Dance.
The Verve
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Fantastic album. Rick Rubin had a fantastic idea to revive his career. Personal Jesus and Hurt are favourites of this album. A beautiful album to listen to via headphones.
Fats Domino
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
CHVRCHES
2/5
Good on small doses, but I couldn't listen to the whole thing.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
The Clash
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Having never listen to ZZ Top outside of their big singles, I must say I was quite surprised with this album. I'll be travelling down the ZZ Top rode to check out what else they have on offer.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Not feeling it. I didn't make it through the whole album.
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Patti Smith
2/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Janis Joplin
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
I can take it or leave it. Nothing special.
The Crusaders
3/5
The Who
4/5
Great production quality for a live album from the 70s
Black Sabbath
4/5
Great album. Up there in their top albums. Changes, Snowblind and Supernaut are highlights.
Pulp
3/5
Good album.
Dr. Dre
4/5
I really enjoy this old school hip hop.
Elton John
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Pretty slow listening
Public Enemy
2/5
Calexico
3/5
It's not bad. I like the laid back Mexican feel. It's good background music.
Ministry
2/5
Pretenders
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Genesis
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Butthole Surfers
1/5
What the fuck was that?
The Beau Brummels
3/5
The Go-Go's
2/5
Too poppy for me.
Paul Simon
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Al Green
3/5
3/5
Some songs hit alright. But I'm not a U2 fan. This would have been a great album back in the day. It would have broke some boundaries.
Nirvana
5/5
Generational defining album.
Arcade Fire
4/5
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Super cheesy
Steely Dan
3/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
5/5
Great album. One of their best.
Nirvana
5/5
Great album.
Raekwon
1/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Pantera
4/5
Proper thrash.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
A bit slow. Popular for the time.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
N.W.A.
4/5
Great album. Can't help but play this one loud.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
The Bees
3/5
Nice and relaxing. Enjoying it.
Blur
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Not a fan of Elvis Costello. His voice always seems to be the same on each track.
AC/DC
5/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
Lost. Stand out track.
The Prodigy
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
The xx
3/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
Not bad for Dave's first solo album. I like how he recorded this himself. They still have better albums to come.
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
Nice and chill. I love listening to this background music.
Steely Dan
2/5
Metallica
5/5
Great album. Only way to pay this is loud.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Important album but they did better than this.
ABBA
3/5
ABBA
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
Stan Getz
3/5
AC/DC
5/5
First AC/DC album I bought on CD. A classic album. No filler in this one. All grunt.
Tina Turner
3/5
Gorillaz
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
How did Tom Waits get this album past anyone?
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Bobby Womack
3/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Still holds up well today.
Barry Adamson
3/5
The Killers
4/5
The Pogues
4/5
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
James Brown
3/5
Travis
3/5
Billy Joel
3/5
Decent album
The Stooges
3/5
Started off strong until the third song.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Leftfield
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
The Associates
2/5
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
The Cars
3/5
KISS
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Classic.
John Lennon
4/5
John Grant
2/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Christine and the Queens
4/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
3/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Great live album
Fairport Convention
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Nas
3/5
The Undertones
3/5
The Auteurs
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
The Smiths
3/5
Laibach
2/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
The Youngbloods
2/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Koffi Olomide
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Jurassic 5
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Judas Priest
3/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Eagles
5/5
Great album. Well paced.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
The Blue Nile
3/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Peter Frampton
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Ian Dury
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
George Michael
3/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Soft Machine
3/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Burning Spear
3/5
Eminem
4/5
Steve Earle
3/5
Method Man
2/5
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Sparks
2/5
Prince
3/5
The Cramps
3/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Kanye West
4/5
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Otis Redding
3/5
B.B. King
3/5
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
3/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Faith No More
3/5
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
SAULT
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Strokes
4/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
Rush
3/5
The Zutons
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
The Who
3/5
Daft Punk
5/5
Garbage
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
Skepta
3/5
The Only Ones
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Joe Ely
2/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Manu Chao
2/5
Slade
3/5
Norah Jones
3/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Blue Cheer
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Kings of Leon
5/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Madness
3/5
Metallica
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Love
3/5
Madonna
3/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Green Day
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Guns N' Roses
5/5
One of the top Rock albums of all time
Dr. John
3/5
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
I couldn't get passed the power tools song. Either should you.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Dead Kennedys
4/5
The band that influenced System of a Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Linkin Park
3/5
On another day, I may have given this a 5 star review. I can't quite do that today though, the angst nu metal rap I'm finding it hard to dig into.
Massive Attack
4/5
James Taylor
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Beach House
3/5
UB40
2/5
Soundgarden
5/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Silver Jews
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Jack White
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
The Man That Sold The World is a 5/5.
Tom Waits
3/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Buck Owens
3/5
The Doors
3/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
"Clap your fucking hands!!" - Ozzy Osbourne
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Queen
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
The The
2/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Ice Cube
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Mj Cole
3/5
U2
4/5
The Yardbirds
3/5
3/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Turn this one up LOUD! Bass explosion!
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Absolute classic
a-ha
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Le Tigre
4/5
Slayer
3/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
Sabu
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
John Coltrane
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
John Prine
2/5
I respect country music as a genre
Paul Simon
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Blur
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
The Cure
3/5
David Holmes
2/5
Doves
3/5
Jamiroquai
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Thundercat
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
The xx
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Cure
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
4/5
The Coral
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
X. It's a no from me.
Brian Eno
3/5
The Streets
2/5
Fit but you know it and dry your eyes mate saves it from getting a 1. I wish the rest of the album had more life like these songs.
The B-52's
3/5
Korn
2/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
The Vines
5/5
2Pac
4/5
Gary Numan
3/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
John Cale
2/5
The Roots
3/5
Björk
3/5
Screaming Trees
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
The Hives
3/5
Lorde
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Donovan
3/5
Fred Neil
3/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Tricky
3/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Aerosmith
4/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Wire
4/5
The Zombies
3/5
Mekons
3/5
The Lemonheads
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Stereolab
2/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Nothing special