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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Calenture
The Triffids
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5 | 2.56 | +2.44 |
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
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5 | 2.63 | +2.37 |
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
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5 | 2.69 | +2.31 |
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
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5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
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5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Leftism
Leftfield
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5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
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5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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Trio
Dolly Parton
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
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1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
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Microshift
Hookworms
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1 | 3.02 | -2.02 |
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
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1 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
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1 | 2.91 | -1.91 |
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
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1 | 2.9 | -1.9 |
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
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1 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
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1 | 2.79 | -1.79 |
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
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1 | 2.65 | -1.65 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 4.8 |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 4.6 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.5 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.5 |
| Public Enemy | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
| Manic Street Preachers | 2 | 5 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 |
| The Police | 2 | 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 5 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 5 |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 5 |
| The Smiths | 2 | 5 |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 5 |
| Iggy Pop | 2 | 5 |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 5 |
| The Cure | 2 | 5 |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 5 |
| U2 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.33 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Frank Sinatra | 2, 5 |
| The Byrds | 2, 4, 5, 5 |
5-Star Albums (158)
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Emmylou Harris · 1 likes
5/5
This was a country album that I found truly invigorating. I loved it, a big, big (perhaps the biggest!) surprise I had in this project. I never thought I would like a country album so much — this was the one <3
Elbow · 1 likes
5/5
What a wonderful album this is, one of my best discoveries on this project! Keeping this as favourite, that's for sure :-)
1-Star Albums (18)
All Ratings
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Well, it's not my type. Anyway, I fully understand it's value and importance.. Herbie Hancock surely was/is very innovative ;-)
Arcade Fire
5/5
Very nice, it surely help me go through the day at work ;-)
Neil Young
5/5
Very good! I understand why this is recommended
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
Great album ;-)
Manic Street Preachers
5/5
One of my favorite bands
Dennis Wilson
4/5
Brian Wilson
2/5
Does not suit my "type" of listening. But a good album, anyway, always thankful for your suggestions ;-)
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Doesn't make my type (but good, anyway) :-)
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Fantastic album, great suggestion, thank you very much, so many memories ;-)
Death In Vegas
4/5
Beatles
5/5
A classic
James Brown
4/5
The Clash
5/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
David Bowie
4/5
Ice Cube
4/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Yes
3/5
Van Halen
5/5
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Amazing album, still holds it's originality, power and controversy!
This is a 5 star, for sure ;-)
Doves
3/5
I liked it a lot; very pleasant to listen to, in fact ;-)
However, it wasn't the most appropriate choice for listening to at work, it's quite melancholy
4/5
I really love PJ Harvey, the tone of her music is so dark and so "fuck off, leave me alone" that I really enjoy listening to her
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
It's not my thing, so to speak; nevertheless, it's fun and interesting ;-)
Portishead
3/5
Definitely, not their best ;-)
But, since I like Portishead, my 3 stars rating
B.B. King
4/5
George Harrison
5/5
Beautiful... It certainly helped me get through a strange day at work ;-)
Seriously, George Harrison had something very special when it came to writing and composing songs, they never lost their beauty and intensity
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Doesn't fit my taste, sorry :-(
Blue Cheer
4/5
Well, that turned out to be interesting!
I didn't know anything about it (neither the group nor the songs) but I liked it because it's blues... and good blues at that!
A 4, no doubt ;-)
Fugees
5/5
Wonderful album ;-)
Otis Redding
5/5
It's Otis, man! What could ever go wrong with this?!?!
I had a calm and lovely day, how about you?
Carole King
5/5
A classic, a pleasant listen ;-)
I can't say much more, I didn't usually listen to this kind of music when I was growing up, but now, as an adult in my 50s, we've come to appreciate something truly unique and rich
The Police
5/5
Listening to this album brought back good old memories of my teenage years, of getting together at a friend's house to listen to this band and others that were so important to us growing up! Back in the days of cassettes, walkmans and pirate radio ;-)
The Who
3/5
Only rating 3 stars because listening to live albums it's not my kind of thing! About the band and their music, nothing to say: absolute classics ;-)
The Associates
1/5
Had to stop after the 3rd song; all this seemed pretty weird! Than I read some previous reviews and, yes, I had to agreed with those smashing this album! There was a lot more and better music from this year, why this album is on this list became a mistery to me :-(
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Fleet Foxes
2/5
Neu!
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Tom Waits
3/5
While I have the utmost respect for Tom Waits and love many of his songs, I had a hard time listening to this album! Maybe the day wasn't the best, but I wasn't helped by the cacophony and experimentalism it contains. So only 3 stars. Sorry, Tom ;-)
Meat Loaf
3/5
Well, it's become a classic, hasn't it?
The Strokes
4/5
5/5
It is, indeed, a masterpiece ;-)
The Beach Boys
5/5
A masterpiece, truly survived the test of time, it become a classic ;-)
Beatles
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
This was a milestone in my/our adolescence: who doesn't remember being stunned by the video, practically a short film by John Landis? And the handful of songs that you could listen to from one end to the other and put the needle back to the beginning and repeat? God, we were so happy and we didn't know it :-)
MGMT
3/5
A very pleasant, original and danceable album. It put me in a happy, relaxed mood and my work definitely went much better ;-)
And that's why I consider it very positive - as I've been listening to this list while working, it's very important how much an album helps me (or not!) get through the day :-)
Bob Dylan
4/5
Traffic
2/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The more I know this band the more I respect them and learn to love it ;-)
Jack White
4/5
I really enjoyed this album, great tunes, Jack White is really a very talented guitar player, one of the very best ;-)
Johnny Cash
3/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
It brings back great memories. Although I find it a bit repetitive in terms of rhythm and melodies. Anyway, the RHCP are a group I always listen to with great pleasure ;-)
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Very good album, as usual, coming from "The Boss" ;-)
Muddy Waters
5/5
Wonderful album. I enjoyed it immensely :-)
Steely Dan
4/5
Arrested Development
5/5
I think this is an excellent rap/hip-hop album! In fact, along with De La Soul's “3 Feet High and Rising”, they're the only two albums of this genre that I've bought. Every now and then, I revisit them ;-)
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
No words needed to this; just enjoy it!
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
The only Boss who never disappoints ;-)
The Stooges
3/5
4/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
I like Willie Nelson, like him a lot... but yesterday wasn't the right day to listen to such a melancholic and quiet album! Other than that, I would love it :-(
N.E.R.D
2/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
Truly a great classic...
It's incredible how well these songs have aged, it's almost like if they're Porto wine or a pure malt. Delicious ;-)
Black Sabbath
4/5
I've always known and heard Black Sabbath, but it's only now, in my 50s, that I've heard a full album of theirs. Anyway, I think music is like books, they come to us and choose us when they think it's most appropriate (and not the other way around, as many people think!).
Good album, I liked it... but now, for me, it's much easier to appreciate “heavy” music anyway :-)
The White Stripes
5/5
Deee-Lite
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
T. Rex
2/5
Gotan Project
5/5
I just love it, I find this fusion of styles very interesting and very well done.
This project in particular is very, very good... but I also like Bajofondo and a few others who explore the same path! 5 stars, “porque me encanta!”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
5
Because it brought back memories of a time when we couldn't get enough of hearing this...
Oops, I guess we still can't get enough ;-)
It's so, so good <3
Supergrass
5/5
Very good, these guys know how to make great songs ;-)
The Cardigans
3/5
The Beta Band
4/5
A nice surprise, didn't knew this band, I enjoyed a lot listening to this album ;.-)
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
I rate the albums I listen to not on the basis of their musical quality (I'm not a musicologist, or an expert, or anything like that!) but on how much I like them and how they make me feel! This one came on a day when I needed something funky and it really made the day better, so my solid 4
It'll go on my 1001albunsgenerator favorites playlist, that's for sure ;-)
Soft Machine
1/5
I rate these albums based on how much I like them and how good they make me feel (I'm not a musicologist or an expert, so it couldn't be any other way!).
This album is definitely not my thing, sorry; I know it's considered by many to be a perfect 5 but, for me, I can't give it more than 1 star :-(
Next :-)
Nas
3/5
A pleasant surprise, I've never heard a complete Nas album, this one left me shaking my shoulders at the rhythm of the songs, hmm, hmmm :-D
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Great listening, wonderful memories ;-)
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
A classic, always a good listening, like in every classic :-)
The Band
5/5
Pixies
4/5
Basement Jaxx
3/5
Ray Charles
5/5
There are simply artists and songs that are on another level - even a 5 doesn't seem enough to distinguish such works!
Foo Fighters
3/5
Ash
3/5
It was really refreshing. And, in some ways, pioneering, because it sounded like a lot of what you hear nowadays... Anyway, good songs to spend some time with
A solid 3 <3
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
For someone who practically only knew DMR from “Come on Eileen”, listening to this album was a beautiful and very pleasant surprise. A solid 4 (and maybe I'm being a bit greedy here)
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
When life was good and we were young, there were groups like this who made albums like this and made us happy to be able to listen to them and share them...
Then, I don't know how or why, things changed and the only thing we're left with is nostalgia. And many thanks to this project and its authors for reminding us and allowing us to relive it ;-)
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
The Who
4/5
Solomon Burke
4/5
Lovely, a wonderful surprise (I didn't knew this), I greatly enjoyed it, it helped me a lot through the working day ;-)
Queens Of The Stone Age
5/5
Just loved it... what's more to say?!?!
;-)
Supergrass
4/5
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Jamiroquai
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
5/5
Le Tigre
2/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Nirvana
5/5
Amazing performance, quite intimate, and an excelent album. Masterpiece ;-)
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Prodigy
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Metallica
5/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Boston
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Easiest 5 so far; amazing record, a masterpiece ;-)
Missy Elliott
2/5
The Coral
3/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Meat Puppets
4/5
The Human League
4/5
OutKast
4/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
I didn't know anything about this artist or this album. I liked it a lot, a solid 4 from me - my evaluations being as subjective as possible; if an album and/or an artist makes me feel good, then I'm good ;-)
Cheap Trick
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Blur
4/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
Sorry, not for me, I skipped it after a while! I guess it's a cultural thing, I don't know; for English native speakers I understand the storytelling can be fabulous but for me, meh... let's just say, doesn't make my type ;-)
Stereo MC's
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
The Smiths
5/5
Always loved The Smiths, this is so, so good. A solid 5 stars from me, it brings such wonderful memories ;-)
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Animal Collective
1/5
Queen
4/5
The Youngbloods
5/5
Al Green
5/5
The Byrds
2/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
Lorde
3/5
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
After listening more and more I became a fan of this guy, great songs, great music, absolutely wonderful. Updated my rating from 4 to 5 ;-)
4/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Joy Division
5/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Harry Nilsson
5/5
KISS
3/5
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
Not for me, sorry... I wouldn't think of this as one album to listen before die, as a matter of fact :-/
Also, can't remember a thing from McLaren worth listening :-(
Anita Baker
3/5
The Zombies
4/5
The Verve
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
2/5
Just discover that "Hot Dog" has verses stolen from NiN "Closer" and also "Take a look around" has underlying "Mission Impossible" theme; I'm really surprised how these guys didn't suffer consequences as, for example, De La Soul, one of my rap favorites band, whicj were one of the most sued bands for sampling :-(
Unbelivable! And they went to become nu-metal heros?! Wtf... I can listen to My Way, Rollin and such but on a second listening they're not so great anthems, after all. A 2, just for their effort and fame :-/
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
4/5
The Isley Brothers
5/5
American Music Club
3/5
The Undertones
4/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Holger Czukay
4/5
This was so strange... but I had so much fun with it!
A total discovery for me! I mean, this project is becoming a big part of my working days, because I'm listening to so many albums I didn't know anything about! And then I get to revisit the ones I've always liked ;-)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Patti Smith
4/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Deep Purple
5/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
5/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
It was something back in the day... Nowadays, I kind felt that it didn't aged well, you know? I mean, songs like "Buffalo Stance" and "Manchild" are great, but the rest I felt like meh :-(
Giving it a 3 because it brought happy memories, nevertheless ;-)
R.E.M.
5/5
Saint Etienne
4/5
Todd Rundgren
5/5
David Bowie
4/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
New Order
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Ministry
4/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Iggy Pop
5/5
Shack
4/5
The Doors
4/5
Television
5/5
Fantastic album, an album you can easily listen to it on loop! One of the easiest 5/5 on this project ;-)
Christine and the Queens
3/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
The Doors
4/5
Gorillaz
2/5
With exception of 19-2000 (and to my surprise, I must confess!), I found this album quite boring :-(
Giving it a 2, because boring is not the same as bad, IMHO, and there were a few good ideas here, we can tell
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Definitely not my kind of music; respect for the legend, for the icon, great artist... anyway not for me, sorry!
The Cars
5/5
U2
5/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Bee Gees
5/5
The KLF
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Deerhunter
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
5/5
The Who
4/5
Barry Adamson
4/5
M.I.A.
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Van Halen
4/5
Fats Domino
5/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
The Killers
5/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
5/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Travis
4/5
Pere Ubu
4/5
De La Soul
5/5
Judas Priest
4/5
Sugar
4/5
The Police
5/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Napalm Death
4/5
Lenny Kravitz
4/5
Rush
5/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Primal Scream
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Pavement
4/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Primal Scream
4/5
Deep Purple
5/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
Not the kind of music that I usually listen! The only reason I gave it a 3 ;-)
Nothing against her, nothing against her music, she's obviously a talented woman... but this music is, for me, the kind of music I compare to a gum, you chew it and you through it away when finished!
Soul II Soul
3/5
Caetano Veloso
5/5
Depeche Mode
5/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
The Kinks
5/5
The Offspring
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
Absolutely disposable, background music for pret-a-porter store :-(
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
5/5
Absolutely marvelous album! Songs that are as fresh as in the day they're released. I had a wonderful time listening to this album and reliving old memories, memories that go back to when I was a young teenager and we got together in groups, at some friends house, listening to this and having a great time <3
Can we go back in time, please?
Sister Sledge
4/5
Beck
4/5
Kraftwerk
5/5
Absolute pioneers of a genre, Kraftwerk at their best, wonderful masterpiece :-)
Morrissey
5/5
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Paul Weller
4/5
Love
2/5
Not my kind of music, sorry! After a sequence of great albums, it was some how difficult for me to go through this. But, as I stated, this is a purely subjective opinion, I'm not into this particular kind of music, this definitely didn't stuck with me
Sigur Rós
4/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Ramones
5/5
George Jones
1/5
Please, not for me, absolutely no country... This is something that will make me die if I have to listen to it!
So yes, I think it's apropriate to say that with a record like this on this list, if you're not dead afterwards you'll survive pretty much anything :-/
Johnny Cash
3/5
The Go-Betweens
5/5
It captures the 80s very well, great songs, great melodies, something you listen to and listen to and can't get enough of. I was undecided between 4 or 5 and then I started thinking about other albums I'd given 4 to and, naaahhh, this one's going to get a 5
Faith No More
5/5
The Libertines
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Jacques Brel
5/5
Donald Fagen
2/5
Common
3/5
Merle Haggard
3/5
The Fall
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
808 State
2/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
King Crimson
1/5
Not for me, sorry! I went through the whole thing but it was too much strange so that I could really enjoy it! I know this is not a popular opinion since I saw the high ratings around here... but I can't go for such, not my thing. Once again, sorry, all the KC lovers :-(
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Perfect album... in fact, I didn't remember that it had so many perfect songs: Bad, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, The way you make me feel, Man in the mirror... Come on, how many artists/bands have such a line up album?!?
Only rating possible by this criteria has to be 5/5
Jorge Ben Jor
5/5
Pantera
4/5
Duke Ellington
5/5
Sabu
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
At some point, one has to ask himself: "is this original, does this contribute somehow to our happiness, does this add some value to whatever"?!?!?
The start was not bad but after some minutes the repetition ad nauseam really got me headaches! And from that point on the amount of repetitive beats, songs and themes was such that I struggle to keep listening to it.
I do love electronic music but please, there's a limit to what you should praise in it :-/
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
William Orbit
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4/5
Joan Baez
3/5
Nina Simone
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Leftfield
5/5
What a show, it brought back the energy I thought I didn't have to enjoy such a vibrant album! You feel like moving to the sound of every beat... and it never stops, it's always pumping!
John Lennon
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
Pere Ubu
3/5
Little Simz
4/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
A fantastic album! I really loved this band and was fascinated by Eddie Vedder's vocals, their lyrics and their sound. I enjoyed listening to them so much that they became my favourites and I put aside a lot of the stuff I was listening to at the time (80s and mostly mainstream pop and electronic bands at the time).
It reshaped my taste, opened my mind to other genres and I believe it partly brought me to the music listener I am today.
The singles here are all spectacular, from the first to the last, real bangers <3
10/10
Ghostface Killah
1/5
It was painful to go through the entire album... It quickly became repetitive IMHO! And yes, we can, and is refreshingly awesome, that we do have different opinions!
The Kinks
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Orange Juice
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Fred Neil
4/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
A pure gem, a wonderful listening - Games without frontiers and Biko, on their own, are amazing! But the rest of the songs doesn't get behind. I loved it, one of my favs
Simple Minds
4/5
k.d. lang
4/5
Peter Frampton
5/5
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
5/5
It was a joy to listen to this album, what can I say? I'm no expert but this sounds so refreshing, different and beautiful. 5/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Killing Joke
4/5
Cee Lo Green
1/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Skepta
4/5
The Bees
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
The Hives
4/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Elton John
5/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Dwight Yoakam
1/5
Please, no more country, I'm begging you! I know, I understand, I respect the big names on this genre: Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson... I mean, I can and will listen to those, they're amazing, almighty talented people!
This was just unbearable to me; call it cultural differences, whatever, I couldn't go over the entire album, skipped past the 3rd or 4th track! Who knows, can't remember a thing but the whining, a solid 0 from me (oh, wait, can't give 0!!!)
Calexico
2/5
It gets boring pretty soon! I can't even remember any song past 4th or 5th :-(
Also, like the country albums I'm getting, I'm totally sure these are not for my taste
Queen Latifah
2/5
Paul Simon
5/5
I remember this, it was so amazing... and we were taking knowledge (at least in my country, anyway!) of the tragedy/crimes of apartheid and what was going on in South Africa! Listening to several artists showing their art and their collaboration and showcasing what wasn't being told (at least, once again, not in the country where I live!) was an eye opener and a maturing process.
If I recall, later on, in 1987, Paul Simon did a tremendous gig in New York's central park, which was nothing ever seen at that time, such a large amount of people went there :-)
Overall, I really love this album and "Diamonds on the sole of her shoes", alone, it always will be a masterpiece IMHO
Donovan
5/5
I knew a lot of these songs but I didn't knew which artist was... So, after all this years, I'm glad that I had this opportunity!
Overall, a master classic, really enjoyable album
R.E.M.
4/5
The Cure
5/5
My favorite band from teenage years - every song still "clicks" with me!
I'll give it a 5/5 easily:
- great songs,
- lovely memories,
- everything is as it should be ;-)
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Haircut 100
3/5
Adam & The Ants
1/5
This is the 80's that I don't miss not even a bit of it :-(
It could be something back in the day but it certainly didn't aged well. Total waste of my time
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Justice
2/5
Another repetitive french electronic... some themes are great but, after a while, everything seems the same! And you're reading this from a guy who really enjoys electronic music :-(
Portishead
5/5
Baaba Maal
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
The Undertones
5/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
Air
4/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Dolly Parton
1/5
Sorry if I offended anyone! As much respect as I have for Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, I can't listen to any more country music! I can understand why this album is on a list of albums to listen to before you die—it's definitely a killer!
Seriously, it's one thing to listen to everything and keep an open mind and blah blah blah... but no one can be criticized for saying enough is enough, I can't listen to any more! Country music is definitely not my thing, I already feel depressed sometimes without needing this help.
1 because yes, it didn't make me feel good, unlike so many other albums :'-(
Minor Threat
4/5
Very nice punk album: fast, furious... I was thinking in giving it a 3, as an average, but then I thought: "well, it made me feel great, it kinda energised me!" And a 4 it is, yes sir
Sade
4/5
Beautiful album...
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
5/5
This band was pointed to be the 80's Beatles...
Don't know what happened but I remember they're huge and some of their songs we're playing every day on the radio!
Two Tribes and War are always great tunes and listening to them nowadays is scary, considering everything that's going on
Queen
5/5
Absolutely lovely! And I just discovered that, in the beginning, all the members of Queen did everything—so it was a wonderful surprise to hear the voices of Deacon, Taylor, and May.
I feel like every year we see fewer and fewer of these complete, multi-talented artists :-(
John Coltrane
4/5
Slayer
4/5
Robbie Williams
4/5
Usually I'm not a consumer of this genre/artists, it's a kind of music that, if I had to choose, I would pass. But I must say it is a very, very good album!
It was fun, it had many hits and, overall, I was entertained ;-)
The Pharcyde
4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
5/5
Iggy Pop
5/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
The Byrds
5/5
Goldie
2/5
Hole
5/5
Skunk Anansie
5/5
Hookworms
1/5
Forgetable. One of those that I would dismiss :-(
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Youssou N'Dour
5/5
Moby
5/5
ZZ Top
4/5
fIREHOSE
4/5
Machito
5/5
Emmylou Harris
5/5
This was a country album that I found truly invigorating. I loved it, a big, big (perhaps the biggest!) surprise I had in this project. I never thought I would like a country album so much — this was the one <3
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Parliament
5/5
Manic Street Preachers
5/5
Richard Thompson
5/5
Lovely album, a great surprise for me since I didn't knew nothing about it nor the artists. 5/5, couldn't be any other way
Elbow
5/5
What a wonderful album this is, one of my best discoveries on this project! Keeping this as favourite, that's for sure :-)
Sonic Youth
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
This is so weird I can't even think of how to grade/eval this. Well, let's give it a shot:
1/5 for the result (one listening is enough for a lifetime)
5/5 for the bravery in creating this; althgough I think it's not original, it still needs a lot of courage to go and publish such work. It's one of those things "it's so bad it's actually great"
3/5 for getting into this list - yes, I get it, why not to be open minded and experience this? One time? Yeah, I get it
0/5 for the cover art, horrible and I guess it works as a warning for what is inside (which, on the other hand, might worth a 5 fot it's honesty?!?!?)
0/5 for the talent that, aparently, these musicians wasted on this! Everyone tells they're genius, I would love to listen to something great from them, not this :-D
Oh God, I'm so divided... nah, I'll give it 1/5! No one should suffer with this
The Smiths
5/5
Nico
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Violent Femmes
5/5
Always found this band and their music so original! Can't think of anyone else doing something like it - and for that alone my 5/5
Also, the humor, the energy, I don't know, I can't explained it; I simply love this :-D
Stereolab
4/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Gary Numan
5/5
What would be electronic music without this guy?
The pleasure principle was a simple pleasure to listen to, 5/5, no questions asked ;-)
Cowboy Junkies
4/5
Drive Like Jehu
4/5
The Avalanches
4/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Dire Straits
5/5
5/5
Couldn't be any other way, so, why worry?
David Crosby
3/5
Björk
3/5
I listened to it twice; the first time was too strange, it was difficult to listen to! And, as has been customary in my approach to this project, I was at my workplace. So it wasn't an easy listen.
Then, later that night, I listened to it again at home, with proper headphones, and the experience was totally different. What I'm trying to say is that it's a good album, a very good album, but it's not an album for all moments, you know?
I'm giving it a 3 for the whole experience, Bjork has many better albums and songs, IMHO, and I'm only not giving this one a higher rating because of its “strangeness.”
Anyway, you'll be amazed by Bjork's unique and fantastic vocals, she is undeniably a great singer, a great artist, and a great performer - a 10/10 kind of artist <3
Jurassic 5
5/5
Elis Regina
4/5
Suicide
4/5
Another excellent punk album: difficult, strange, unsettling, slow to digest, requiring patience and attention! But undoubtedly very, very good
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
M.I.A.
4/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Wild Beasts
3/5
TLC
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
Q-Tip
4/5
2Pac
3/5
Milton Nascimento
5/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Lou Reed
5/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Big Star
5/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Totally subscribe a rfeview that I read after listening to it. I identify so much with this line that I'm pasting it here as is:
"I don’t feel as though I can give this album a fair rating at this time. I did not immediately dislike it, didn’t love it either."
So, in order to not be unfair, I'll try to listen to it one more time and see how it goes :-)
The National
4/5
The White Stripes
5/5
They could have made an album with average songs, but the fact that it includes Seven Nation Army alone makes it worthy of note.
So, a 5 it is :-)
The Cure
5/5
My favorite band from my teenage years; how can I not give this album a 5?
Wonderful album, never disappoints, never gets old, just becomes a classic :-D
Traffic
3/5
The Triffids
5/5
Beatles
4/5
Shivkumar Sharma
2/5
Although I love listening to world music in this project (and I think it's missing a little bit of that, somehow!), this wasn't for me. It's not that I don't recognize the merits and talent of the artists, but it's just not my kind of preference. And I'm giving it a 2 because I really don't understand or know anything to be able to evaluate it properly.
Hey, I know it's my fault, okay?
Germs
4/5
Fever Ray
4/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Will the construction on this street ever end?!?!?!? I'm sick of this noise :'-(
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Cream
4/5
Dire Straits
5/5
Steve Earle
3/5
Actually, I quite liked this country album. Is there something wrong with me? Is all the country music I've been listening to starting to have an effect? :-(
David Bowie
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
AC/DC
5/5
A classic, what else can be said?
Truly an album to listen to before you die :-)
Britney Spears
2/5
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
After listening to it a second time later that evening, I agreed with many users who wrote that this was a 5-star album.
The truth is that sometimes it can be really depressing, and it's certainly not an album to listen to on all occasions. So when I listened to it at night, when everything was quiet and it was almost time to go to bed, that's when it worked for me — calm, with great stories, sad stories, for sure, but well constructed and presented — a kind of great work of art that really matched my mood and made me love it!
I'm adding this singer to my favorites, as he's on another level, far removed from the singers out there who write songs to be consumed and spat out in the moment. No, not Sufjan Stevens, this guy is more like a craftsman and knows his craft well ;-)
White Denim
4/5
Björk
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
This lady is from another dimension; what a wonderful and powerful voice; what an energy; I have all the R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Aretha, I believe she still is delighting all the heaven souls 🥰👍
Roxy Music
3/5
Sepultura
4/5
a-ha
5/5
Bad Company
5/5
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Kacey Musgraves
5/5
The Saints
5/5
Kelela
2/5
The Everly Brothers
4/5
A classic. Not something I would listen to on a regular basis but, as I'm getting older, I do understand the importance and the value of these classics... it's like confort music, you know?
Circle Jerks
5/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
MC Solaar
5/5
George Michael
5/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Leonard Cohen
5/5
wtf?!?! It's f*****g Leonard Cohen, of course it has to be a 5
Raekwon
3/5
Although it's not my favorite genre, this is a good album. My rating of 3 is mainly because it doesn't quite fit my preferences.
After a few listens, I get really tired of the swearing and slang, which I don't always understand :-)
Slade
4/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Frank Sinatra
5/5
What a wonderful way of ending 2025! Maybe I'm being biased on this evaluation because of this, but I really enjoyed all this "bossa nova" thing on my last morning of 2025.
Absolute brilliant partnership between Sinatra and Jobim, 5/5
Hole
4/5
Crowded House
5/5
So much beautiful tunes and songs that keep popping on your head; I think my 5 rate it's mainly because this is the sort of music that always make you feel good, you know?
Like a medicine that puts you back on track, no side effects, just great
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Someone said "I'm too old to pretend I give a shit about pop music."
I have this same feeling. Anyway, giving it a 3 for her vocals, she definitely has a great voice ;-)
But all wrapped up, this ain't my genre :-(
Ice T
3/5
The The
4/5
5/5
I don't understand the metrics of this project: samba appears as one of my favorite genres when, for me, it's more than clear that it's punk that I'm really passionate about!
I've liked all the punk albums I've found here, to the point that they're among the highest scores I've given—only 4 or 5.
This one is fantastic, a solid 5/5 from me.
The Cult
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
The Roots
4/5
Billie Holiday
3/5
Def Leppard
3/5
It brought back some memories; I didn't listen to this kind of music back then! It's fun to listen to after all these years, and some songs really get us going, lots of energy... but my tastes have evolved and the metal I listen to now is something more mature and heavy!
But it was fun, so a solid 3/5
Kid Rock
2/5
Well, I understand (I think I understand!) all this hatred. I listened to this album trying to keep an open mind, but unlike many other albums on this list, this time I focused on the lyrics, trying to pay more attention to them, influenced by many opinions I read.
The truth is that, in the end, my opinion is:
- I think it's much ado about nothing;
- the guy is (was) an idiot trying to act tough;
- this never had any impact here or in my life and experience in the 90s (I'm talking from Portugal), we were all very interested in listening to other things;
- the lyrics, at least many of them, are ridiculous;
- once again, everything about this album and this artist is much ado about nothing;
- this is definitely not an album you have to listen to before you die! You can die in peace if you've never heard it, you haven't missed anything;
That said, I give it a 2 because it didn't make me feel anything, but I don't give it less because I think I've had much worse here, OK?
And that's it ;-)
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Wonderful album. Stevie Wonder is, for real, an extremely multi talented musical genius. This is an album that will make you a very happy person whenever you listen to it <3
Easy 5
The Byrds
5/5
Prefab Sprout
5/5
Kanye West
2/5
Not for me, sorry.
All the swearing and slang tire me out—even though certain songs are truly original and have an excellent beat!—I even get headaches and feel physically sick. And then there's all the misogyny, omnipresent... thanks, but no thanks!
Japan
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
It didn't fit my mood; a classic, for sure, but I'll give it a 4, 'cause has "No woman no cry" but it was not the best day to have this!
I will have to come back to it in the future, so that I can make it proper justice... maybe!
Ian Dury
5/5
Funny, entertaining, with a sharp sense of humour, and featuring the classic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll... how can anyone remain indifferent to this?
UB40
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
5/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Some classics, overall a great album, but I was reluctant to give it full marks - I'll stick with 4, to see if I can “escape” this hippie era a little :-)
John Grant
5/5
Wow, what a wonderful surprise! I knew the song sung by Sinead O'Connor... finding out that this guy was the author left me speechless.
Overall, a fantastic album and, from now on, undoubtedly one of my favorite discoveries in this project.
And I feel like singing in the face of some colleagues, loud and clear, “Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?”
Frank Black
3/5
The Clash
5/5
Classic. Still kicks ;-)
Mekons
3/5
A drunk English band pretending to be Irish with a Scottish musical touch... I don't know, some reviews compare them to The Pogues and others, but in no universe or dimension would that be true! Anyway, I enjoyed listening to a few tracks, so it wasn't a total waste of time. I give it a 3 because, in my opinion, there are much worse things on this list
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
I give it a 4 because Wishing Well, Dance Little Sister, and Sign Your Name still bring back fond memories of better times (although I got tired of hearing Sign Your Name, as radio stations played it so often—and excessively!).
In fact, there are only two songs, that I can remember, that I can't listen to much anymore (even though I consider them brilliant songs that were huge hits): Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh and I Just Called (To Say I Love You) by Stevie Wonder.
But anyway, in honor of those times, as I said, I give it a 4.
Funkadelic
4/5
After giving it a 2nd listening, because there was too much things distracting me while listening to it the first time - I always enjoy nice grooves and funk genre had always a strong appeal on me! - I ended giving a 4.
Probably it deserved more, as with many of my ratings here, but I missed the acid part of the listening, with that on, I would probably give it the maximum :-D
Alice Cooper
5/5
Madonna
3/5
Yep, it was important back then, Madonna was a big gigantic star, yes, yes, I'll understand and agree with you all - but back in the day I didn't listen nor I really enjoy Madonna's work and it seems nothing has changed for me!
I could die without listening to this, I don't think it's a game changer nor anything like that :-(
So, a 3, considering its importance back then
Joan Armatrading
5/5
Lucinda Williams
5/5
Good find, I thought this album was really good... And I noticed that many people refer to it as country! So, yes, surprisingly (if this fits into the country genre!), I'm enjoying some country songs, who would have thought? :-D
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Forgettable! Music you might hear in an elevator or a perfume shop... It was a bit difficult to get to the end and it certainly wasn't the best day to listen to this!
Anyway, I give it a 2 because, as it was forgettable, it didn't do any harm either ;-)
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Silver Jews
3/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Liz Phair
5/5
Quite a surprise, this album, a solid 5 from me ;-)
Talk Talk
5/5
There is something about Talk Talk's music that transports me to another dimension: the calm I feel, the sense of well-being and communion with the universe, the way my body and spirit react to the melody, my body wanting to dance and my mind escaping to an open space free from the rules of our physical world... I don't know, revisiting this album was great and listening to it at the end of such a busy day! A solid 5 for all that.