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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| You Want It Darker | 5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
| Tidal | 5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
| The ArchAndroid | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
| Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche | 4 | 2.61 | +1.39 |
| Honky Tonk Masquerade | 4 | 2.68 | +1.32 |
| Live At The Harlem Square Club | 5 | 3.76 | +1.24 |
| American Idiot | 5 | 3.76 | +1.24 |
| Tracy Chapman | 5 | 3.78 | +1.22 |
| LP1 | 4 | 2.8 | +1.2 |
| A Little Deeper | 4 | 2.81 | +1.19 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Blood Sugar Sex Magik | 1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| Since I Left You | 1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
| Selected Ambient Works 85-92 | 1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
| The Bends | 2 | 4.01 | -2.01 |
| Rage Against The Machine | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| In Rainbows | 2 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| Let It Bleed | 2 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| Bad | 2 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
| Arise | 1 | 2.73 | -1.73 |
| Californication | 2 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
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A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Push it along --
- freaky baby intro but I liked it
I like luck of Lucien
After hours is too repetitive
Wasn't as into can I kick it as I thought I'd be.
I like Mr. Muhammad
Description of a fool is my favorite on the album
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Meh:
Sledgehammer
Don't give up
We do what we're told
This is the picture
Like:
Red rain
That voice again
In your eyes
Dislike:
Mercy street
Big time
Added to a playlist:
Fiona Apple
5/5
Meh:
Slow like honey
Pale September
Like:
Sleep to dream
Shadowboxer
The first taste
The child is gone
Carrion
Dislike:
Added to a playlist:
Sullen girl
Criminal
Never is a promise
Alice Cooper
2/5
Dislike:
My stars
Meh:
Gutter cat vs the jet
Street fight
Blue turk
Public animal #9
Grand finale
Like:
School's out
Luney tune
Alma mater
Added to playlist:
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Dislike:
Meh:
Quiet
Sweet sweet
Like:
Cherub rock
Today
Hummer
Rocket
Disarm
Soma
Geek usa
Spaceboy
Silverfuck
Luna
Added to playlist:
Mayonaise
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Michael Jackson
2/5
Dislike:
I just can't stop loving you
Dirty diana
Meh:
Bad
Speed demon
Liberian girl
Another part of me
Leave me alone
Like:
The way you make me feel
Just good friends
Man in the mirror
Smooth criminal
Added to playlist:
The Avalanches
1/5
At times fun, but really not for me. Electronic gives me such a headache that it's hard to enjoy.
Favorite: frontier psychiatrist
Least favorite: live at dominoes
James Taylor
3/5
Enjoyable but few songs stuck out.
Emmylou Harris
4/5
I enjoyed this album a lot. It made me feel nostalgic and reminded me of the kind of music I associate with my mother
I didn't dislike any song, though most faded to the background. Standouts were My Baby Needs a Shepherd and Michaelangelo
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Amy, Amy, Amy. Gorgeous sound and gorgeous voice. Some of the lyrics are a little tough but it feels raw and honest.
Low: know you now
High: in my bed, you sent me flying/cherry, fuck me pumps, amy amy amy
Peter Frampton
3/5
Great music for a warm spring day. Reminds me of the music my dad and uncle played outside on a nice day. No song sticks out but I'd also put any of them on again. Very impressive guitar playing.
The Incredible String Band
1/5
Uniquely terrible
Kraftwerk
2/5
Not bad but really not for me. Electronic in general just can't hold my attention.
Solomon Burke
4/5
Really pleasant listen. It got a bit repetitive at times. Still, he has a wonderful voice and you can hear the influence he has on later artists.
CHIC
3/5
It's fun disco music and I appreciate it for what it is. I probably wouldn't put it on as anything other than background.
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
It feels like it should be more exciting but the repetition and vocals just make it boring.
John Coltrane
2/5
I'm just not that into jazz. Pleasant sometimes but I really hated the long drum-heavy portions.
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Delightfully weird but mostly filled with songs I won't revisit.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Such a fun album. Amazing live recording and one of the few albums I'd relisten to in its entirety.
Koffi Olomide
4/5
Fun and danceable. I don't know how often I'll seek it out, but I thoroughly enjoyed my first listen.
Morrissey
3/5
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Long, boring, and grating.
Steely Dan
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Really surprised by how much I liked this.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Pretty decent. Some really electrifying stuff, some skippable stuff too. It's cohesive but I was a little tired of the sound by the end.
Miles Davis
2/5
Orbital
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Strong start but repetitive towards the end
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Janelle Monáe
5/5
Gorgeous. Loved most of the songs and the android concept comes through in a way that doesn't default to a robotic sound.
Love
2/5
Few songs deserve to be 18 minutes and Revelation knocks this down to a 2.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Aphex Twin
1/5
So much noise
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Somebody to love and in the morning were great. There were a few other good songs but I won't revisit most of this album.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Strongly agree with the all caps review
Carole King
5/5
Gorgeous from top to bottom. Feels just like the album art
Elis Regina
4/5
Kanye West
4/5
I really wish I could give this a 3.5. It's varied and interesting and exciting. That said, I see glimpses of Kanye becoming who he is today in a few of these songs. Sometimes the lyrics feel weak. That said, even when I'm rolling my eyes at what he says, the composition of the cong always makes up for it.
Jamiroquai
3/5
Who are Jamiroquai's people? It's funky and fun but inauthenticity is bleeding through the album.
Metallica
3/5
The Triffids
3/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Really surprised that I ended up thinking these songs were mostly just meh. I liked white winter hymnal but everything else ended up just too boring to make much of an impression
Sonic Youth
2/5
Crowded House
2/5
Pulp
3/5
The Shamen
2/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
I feel nostalgic about this album because I remember my grandpa putting it on. He loved Maggie May.
I think that's what saves this from a 2. I can tolerate bad singers (I even like some) but his voice was pretty rough at times.
Wilco
3/5
Consistently good but too long and not ever amazing.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
A mix of good and great
FKA twigs
4/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
Definitely a unique voice but really enjoyable
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Really dragged by the end. Not really bad but definitely not for me
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
Eh--i can respect the influence of the album but it's not the best modern listen
The Blue Nile
4/5
Great music for a shitty day
The Cure
3/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Beth Orton
3/5
Supertramp
2/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
A few good songs but a lot of bad
Talking Heads
2/5
2/5
2.5
It's fine but it's just not that interesting
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1/5
I'm not sure if this is fair because I did enjoy under the bridge but I just hated this so much more than I anticipated. Too long and too self-indulgent. Took me days to get through.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
The murderer mystery was so uniquely grating that I can't honestly rate this above a 2
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Much better than expected. A bit rougher in some songs but ultimately fun.
Blur
4/5
Mj Cole
3/5
Too many remixes
Depeche Mode
2/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Kinda cheesy but enjoyable. If it had been the same quality and about Virginia, I would give it a 5. As I don't care for Illinois, let's go with 3
Pink Floyd
4/5
Really really good. Long enough to fall from a five though
The Offspring
3/5
I'm really mixed on this one. At times, it's really enjoyable but I also think he has a pretty bad voice and some of the lyrics are very middle school angst
Pearl Jam
3/5
I like the sound but it all blended together. Felt kind of like one 45 minute song
Gorillaz
3/5
I like Gorillaz but they get much better in subsequent albums.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
Beautiful voice but the album was boring. 3.5
Frank Ocean
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
I was shocked by how much I liked this
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
There were good moments but it always became unpleasant within 30 seconds
Radiohead
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Ranges from good to horrible
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Elbow
4/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Haunting in a scary way
Roxy Music
2/5
Very very meh
Leonard Cohen
3/5
I really like Leonard Cohen's voice and style but there weren't many standouts here. 3.5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Dolly is such a a star and it comes through in this album. It's probably a true 4.5--it's not all for me and I do like her pop a bit more but I love a distinct voice and style
Taylor Swift
4/5
It's not my favorite Taylor Swift album but it holds up really well.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
Def Leppard
2/5
This really didn't grab me. It sounded fine, but I won't revisit
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Eh, it's fine. I see how it was impactful at the time but it's just not that interesting now
Steely Dan
3/5
Fine but pretty boring. 2.5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Pleasant. Nice to hear his voice back in the day
The National
4/5
Nice and broody. 4.5
PJ Harvey
2/5
Too warbly
Coldplay
3/5
It sounds nice but it kind of all blends as background music. I doubt I'll listen to much of it again
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
I can't really put a finger on why this felt so unenjoyable
Ravi Shankar
4/5
Instructive
Patti Smith
4/5
Love her bad voice
Radiohead
4/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Violent Femmes
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
David Bowie
3/5
This was fine? Some good songs but overall not very impressive
Frank Black
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Elvis Costello
2/5
Some good songs but mostly just wailing
Santana
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
Slipknot
2/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Nanci Griffith
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
If this isn't a 5, what could be?
Kate Bush
4/5
The Police
2/5
This was not it
The Sonics
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Higher than I ever thought I'd rate funk
Caetano Veloso
3/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Some of these songs were great but others felt self-indulgent or just too 60s for my taste
Air
3/5
The Vines
3/5
Bauhaus
2/5
I was really not into this
Beck
3/5
Kinda boring
Ice Cube
4/5
True 3.5
Red Snapper
2/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
3.5 -- very meh most of the time
D'Angelo
4/5
Big Black
2/5
Mike Ladd
2/5
John Lennon
3/5
Meh
Buzzcocks
3/5
3.5
I liked it but not enough to revisit
The Prodigy
3/5
I liked it more than I thought I could like electronic but it was too long
3.5
4/5
3.5
Not much id revisit but pretty solid
ZZ Top
3/5
Cool guitar, boring voice
2.5
The Prodigy
2/5
*raspberry*
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
It's not bad-bad but it's pretty boring
2.5
MGMT
4/5
Super nostalgic
Justice
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
3.5
Iron Maiden
3/5
3.5
I liked this much more than I thought I would
Holger Czukay
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
I kind of liked it? I also stretched listening to this out over 3 days because I got immediately burnt out after one song
Pixies
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Erykah Badu
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Machito
3/5
Morrissey
4/5
The Kinks
2/5
I didn't like this but there's nothing that bad about it
Yes
3/5
3.5
I liked this way more than I thought I would but the songs can just be so so long
Neil Young
3/5
Strong start, weak finish
The Who
3/5
Dad rock. Not bad but I was ready for it to end
Fela Kuti
3/5
It's good but it's not for me
Bobby Womack
3/5
2 good songs and some mess
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
3.5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
2.5
Cass Elliott is better alone
Queen
4/5
3.5
Good but not quite my taste
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Liked it way better than I thought I would but it's so repetitive that it would be hard to listen much more
2Pac
4/5
3.5
Prince
3/5
I hated the first two song but the rest ranged from good to meh
Cypress Hill
3/5
Eh 3.5
James Brown
4/5
George Harrison
3/5
2.5
Sometimes good but often dull and far too long
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
This felt like one long song
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
2/5
Just way too long and boring for me
Leonard Cohen
5/5
Without context, this would be a 4. Knowing he wrote it as his final work while preparing for the end of his life makes it stand out as a gorgeous final goodbye
4/5
Movie soundtrack
Jane Weaver
4/5
I really liked this! It got a little weaker at the end though. A true 4.5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
I liked it more than I thought but something about it felt unsubstantial
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Pretty boring
CHIC
3/5
Pretty but repetitive
Sepultura
1/5
They seem like great musicians but it was pretty unbearable. 2 if I could have suppressed the vocals. 1.5 as-is
Oasis
3/5
I get why people would love this but it didn't do much for me
Steve Winwood
3/5
Cheesy but fun
Dion
2/5
Too long. 2.5
Tom Waits
2/5
This is sad mime music
Green Day
5/5
Roni Size
2/5
I did not enjoy this but I guess I get why someone would
Arrested Development
3/5
Green Day
4/5
The Undertones
2/5
Cat Stevens
3/5
Tori Amos
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
2.5
So much better than their earlier album and a solid start but a painful end
Radiohead
2/5
This was really all background music for me. 2.5
Common
3/5
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Blur
3/5
Blur is sometimes good but always so repetitive
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
3.5
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Blondie
4/5
Way better than I would have guessed -- you can really hear the influence she had on the 80s
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Van Halen
3/5
Enjoyable but repetitive
David Bowie
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Joy Division
3/5
Spooky
Muddy Waters
2/5
Japan
4/5
Wilco
3/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Don McLean
4/5
3.5
I liked this much more than I thought I would
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
My truth is that I don't get Radiohead.
David Bowie
3/5
John Martyn
4/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
The Pharcyde
3/5
I enjoyed this but whenever I tuned in and caught what they were saying, I cringed a bit
The Band
3/5
The Style Council
3/5
The Killers
4/5
4.5 really
AC/DC
3/5
Sick guitar, annoying voice
Nirvana
3/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
I get that it's innovative but it's not for me
Bert Jansch
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Fine but not great. I get that they changed music but the Beatles just don't do much for me
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
I finished! It was mostly lovely background noise. Really put me in the mood for Christmas
The Stooges
2/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
The Coral
3/5
I already liked one song off this album and it's still the only song I'd play again
2/5
Boston
4/5
Surprisingly good
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Joy Division
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
This is all over the place but when it's good, it's good
Deep Purple
4/5
Songs are just way too long for me but the talent is clear
Depeche Mode
2/5
Meh, 2.5
Scritti Politti
3/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Anothe Beatles album....
The Mars Volta
3/5
So emo
Mekons
3/5
3.5
Suzanne Vega
4/5
Soundgarden
2/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Pretty but each song felt long
Bob Dylan
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Ride
3/5
Fine but boring
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
The Stooges
3/5
Eh
Rush
2/5
2.5
The Smiths
4/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Jethro Tull
2/5
No thanks
Ghostface Killah
2/5
Enough with Tony Stark
David Crosby
3/5
Moby
4/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I could. 3.5
New Order
2/5
Love love vigilantes but the iron and wine cover is more my taste
The Jam
2/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
I thought I liked the rolling stones but I really wasn't into this album
The Rolling Stones
3/5
3/5
Fine, but not for me
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
The Band
3/5
High highs, low lows
Donovan
2/5
Simple Minds
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
The album art got me excited but most of the songs were just alright
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
The outro knocks it down to a 4 but I really loved most of it
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
The Cult
2/5
Metallica
3/5
Turns out I know more Metallica than I thought I did
The Replacements
4/5
Various Artists
4/5
Miriam Makeba
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Spiritualized
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
Nas
3/5
Joe Ely
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Steve Earle
4/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
I was shocked how much I liked this! Really strong first half but I didn't feel as captivated by the second half
KISS
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Pentangle
2/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Paul Weller
4/5
Kudos for a really strong ending
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Burning Spear
4/5
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
The Who
3/5
Sugar
4/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Napalm Death
1/5
3/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Kate Bush
4/5
Spooky
The Beach Boys
3/5
Bad Brains
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
Good music for a late night
Rush
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Really good playing--I just wish the lyrics and vocalist could keep up
Germs
1/5
Parliament
4/5
Q-Tip
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
This put me to sleep in a nice way
Baaba Maal
3/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Beatles
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5