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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
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5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Odelay
Beck
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
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5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
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4 | 2.63 | +1.37 |
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
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5 | 3.67 | +1.33 |
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
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5 | 3.68 | +1.32 |
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
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1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
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2 | 4.3 | -2.3 |
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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Lost Souls
Doves
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
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2 | 4.14 | -2.14 |
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
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1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
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1 | 3.04 | -2.04 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.67 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4.25 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Kraftwerk | 3 | 1 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 1 |
| Orbital | 2 | 1.5 |
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Megadeth · 1 likes
3/5
Not my style but a solid album.
Kanye West · 1 likes
1/5
0 stars. Get this terrible human off of this list.
1-Star Albums (17)
All Ratings
Beatles
5/5
Lorde
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
3/5
Blur
3/5
Pretenders
2/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Kings of Leon
4/5
The Slits
2/5
Morrissey
3/5
Herbie Hancock
2/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Portishead
3/5
JAY Z
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Digital Underground
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
The Zombies
4/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
4/5
AC/DC
3/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Worth the search for it on YouTube. The sound is well before its time! But gotta be real, I'm never drawn to discordant sound and there was a bit too much of it for my taste.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
This album was a bit low energy for me.
Black Plant was my fave song on the album.
Bob Dylan
5/5
I still remember discovering Bob Dylan through my parent's vinyl collection when I was around 8 or 9 and how stoked I was to find out he was still alive. It was this very album I first heard. It's a treasure. He's a treasure.
Eminem
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Santana
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
UB40
3/5
Kate Bush
3/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Living Colour
2/5
Yes
2/5
The Cramps
2/5
This list of albums seems to be heavily weighted towards one genre...
The Cars
4/5
More bangers on this than I realized.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
New to me but dang, that was good.
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
Super fun.
Meat Loaf
3/5
Surprisingly really liked this.
Hole
2/5
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Alice Cooper
3/5
Discovered I had a wrong impression of Alice Cooper.
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
Glad to be introduced to different genres. But... not a lot here.
k.d. lang
2/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Love this ish.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Love SP, but they have better albums.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Crowded House
3/5
Wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did.
Pink Floyd
2/5
Eh. I know its a classic but very hard to get into. The songs just wouldn't end.
Yes
2/5
Meh. Didn't hook me.
The The
2/5
John Coltrane
3/5
Big fan of Coltrane but this isn't my fave album of his by a long shot.
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Surprised this album was chosen. Like the Talking Heads, but this album isn't their best.
The Pogues
3/5
Fairytale of New York carried this album.
Turbonegro
3/5
Not bad.
The La's
3/5
Not bad. But another one where one song carried most of the album.
The Boo Radleys
2/5
A little lost listening to this. Nothing to hang my hat on though I can tell they're talented, of course. Just not for me.
Blondie
3/5
King Crimson
2/5
10 min. long songs aren't my jam.
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
It's hard not to rank albums higher because you have good memories with it. However, just a couple of songs carried this one.
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
She's got better albums... but this was more than a one-hit album.
Animal Collective
1/5
Oh.... no. Not for me. Really unpleasant and discordant.
Beatles
4/5
Beck
3/5
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
I like the Allman Brothers, but this album didn't showcase what's best about them. And the live format didn't add anything....
Megadeth
3/5
Not my style but a solid album.
Prefab Sprout
4/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Such a classic!!!
Johnny Cash
4/5
Eagles
4/5
Raekwon
3/5
Alanis Morissette
5/5
No skips. 10/10. First album I ever bought at a used CD shop in middle school. Perfect then and perfect now.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Love Sufjan's creativity and story telling.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Prince
3/5
Not bad... but really carried by the few hits.
Hawkwind
1/5
So low energy... really didn't hook me at all. Kind of forgot it was on.
John Cale
2/5
Pretty lackluster.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
The Kinks
4/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Björk
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
The Shamen
3/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
The Verve
2/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
I appreciate what they were attempting with this album... but there are better S&G albums for sure.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Massively low energy. I just can't vibe with it.
Fugees
4/5
Portishead
3/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Black Flag
2/5
Sepultura
2/5
Eminem
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
3/5
Lambchop
3/5
George Harrison
4/5
Van Halen
4/5
5/5
3/5
Jack White
4/5
Bee Gees
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Radiohead
4/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Bauhaus
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Massive Attack
2/5
Rush
3/5
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
The Gun Club
3/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Common
4/5
The Who
4/5
Richard Thompson
4/5
Slade
4/5
Sade
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
The Who
3/5
Not a massive fan of live albums.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
The Police
4/5
Pixies
3/5
T. Rex
3/5
Gotan Project
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Little Richard
4/5
GZA
4/5
Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would!!
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
SZA
2/5
Kanye West
1/5
Can't listen to Kanye and give him another cent in royalties.
The Doors
4/5
N.W.A.
5/5
Destiny's Child
5/5
Lucinda Williams
4/5
Television
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
Emmylou Harris
3/5
The Fall
2/5
Boston
3/5
Elton John
4/5
Meat Puppets
2/5
Only one song really hooked me the whole time. "Lake of Fire" was great but the rest was okay.
Coldplay
4/5
So many good songs on one album. But something about it is a little cringe.
David Gray
4/5
I bought this album at a used CD store in my youth and it still slaps.
Nas
4/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Solid. But really only one or two songs I go back to.
The Who
2/5
Loooong album without much.
The The
2/5
Dead Kennedys
2/5
David Bowie
2/5
Violent Femmes
3/5
Carried by two songs. But those two songs... wow.
Robert Wyatt
3/5
I think I need a better sound system to fully appreciate this album. But some really gorgeous stuff nonetheless.
Prince
4/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Pretty fun and very 90s.
Solomon Burke
3/5
Love the quality of his voice. A very easy listen as well.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
I dunno, man. I love the Artic Monkeys but literally every other album of theirs is better.
The Only Ones
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Love the Beatles. This album isn't their best. Their innovation and energy is missing in it.
Tom Waits
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Pearl Jam
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Honestly, easier listening than I expected and enjoyable from start to end.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Just not my jam.
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
Very easy listening.
Various Artists
3/5
Hard to judge a Christmas album objectively... but these are hits and its solid from beginning to end.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Love Joni but this is not her best album.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Iconic.
Supertramp
3/5
Guided By Voices
4/5
"As we go up, we go down" was a song I heard once and loved... and never found again until now! Was not familiar at all with this band, but I really dig the absolute 90s of it all.
Joy Division
3/5
This album is more of a downer than I remember. Hah! A classic, for sure, but just not my personal speed.
Leftfield
1/5
Oh....
The War On Drugs
3/5
Groovy. Enjoyed this one more than I imagined I would.
Kraftwerk
1/5
I just find this stuff cold and uninspired.
Orbital
1/5
Not terrible... but definitely not a genre I can sit and listen to a whole album in one go. Bored to tears.
Tricky
1/5
I am trying hard to have an open mind. But, damn this give me the sads.
Radiohead
4/5
Forgot how good this album was. We used to make collages in High School with this album on heavy rotation. Good mems.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
The Stooges
2/5
Perfectly pleasant.... but nothing really stood out to me.
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
LOVE! So fun. But... it could've used with a little editing. hah. Or maybe I listened to a DEEEluxe version by accident.
Deerhunter
3/5
Mellow with some fun gems.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Until this exercise, I did not know I liked Black Sabbath.
R.E.M.
4/5
Absolutely slaps.
Billy Bragg
3/5
Carried by the one song... but what a song.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Fun and highly listenable.
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Solid album. Enjoyed having it on and picked up a few new songs to go back to.
Rush
3/5
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Damn. She was so good. No misses. Perfect album.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Classic. Maybe not my fave but I get it.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
So, so 80s. But enjoyable.
Nirvana
5/5
My God, they were soooo good.
Elliott Smith
4/5
Beautiful album.
U2
4/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
1/5
Talentless.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Enjoyed this.
The Offspring
2/5
The voice.....
The Youngbloods
4/5
Now I'm mad I'd never listened to them. This rocked.
Os Mutantes
3/5
Super fun. I had a good time and listened to more beyond this album.
Ray Charles
4/5
What a sound. And so much packed in.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Beautiful.
The Beta Band
3/5
Tina Turner
4/5
Go Tina! A CMBC artist too. Mad respect to her after that ep.
The Roots
3/5
Lovin the energy.
Dire Straits
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Some really beautiful tunes.
Pentangle
3/5
Okay, had never heard of these peeps but I dig. Could see myself turning on the "radio" for this group on spotify and jamming all afternoon.
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Metallica
3/5
Good. But dang, it's long.
Parliament
4/5
Really fun album.
Mercury Rev
2/5
Not bad... but kinda boring.
PJ Harvey
4/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
What a party of an album. THIS is how a live album should be.
R.E.M.
4/5
Really epic sound. This album helped me survive middle school.
Iggy Pop
4/5
I needed this positivity. Really fun album experience.
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Nothing compares to Poses.... but this one is pretty alright. Love the quality of his voice and the quirkiness of his everything.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Truly iconic. (Could've done with a little editing tho....)
The Smiths
4/5
Billy Joel
5/5
So many hits. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant will forever be a fave of mine. And Movin Out!!! I remember listening to this album on my iPod my first time in NYC in high school because it just seemed like a New York soundtrack.
Ice Cube
3/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Solid... But, I'll be real. Me and Texans do not vibe.
Steely Dan
4/5
Dirty Work is such a banger. And Reelin' in the Years.... the rest were pretty dang enjoyable as well. But those two... genius.
Can
2/5
Meh. Kind of a wandering disjointed mess.
Ash
3/5
Very easy to listen to the whole thing... but kind of all blended together.
Gang Starr
3/5
Not my usual genre, but this was really easy to get into.
Nick Drake
4/5
Gorgeous. But what a downer. Hah.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
He has much more iconic albums... This one is really carried by the title track, no?
The Pogues
4/5
You know what? Hell yea.
Johnny Cash
5/5
10/10 energy. 10/10 advocacy. 10/10 talent. And this is why we got Merle Haggard. What is not to be wowed by?
The Mars Volta
3/5
No strong feelings about this one. But, 'twas a good listening experience.
Beck
5/5
So gooooood. Total 90's dream.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Love Wild Horses so, so much. The rest was kinda.... just alright.
The Who
3/5
3/5
Really fun sound.
The Specials
3/5
Okay! Fun AF.
Willie Nelson
3/5
I like Willie... but this list has A LOT of Willie, no? haha
The White Stripes
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Good but the sound was a little repetitive.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
New to me. Some fun lyrics.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Some really fun shii on this one.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Electronic sounds in music is really, really not my jam. Heads Will Roll is really damn good tho.
Pixies
3/5
The Pixies' sound has always been a bit too busy for my taste. So much happening.
Spiritualized
2/5
Totally forgot this was playing in the background. A snoozefest.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
Grew up playing the banjo in Appalachia, so appreciated hearing the classics. But, I greatly prefer all of their 80's stuff more.
Slint
3/5
New to me! This is why I love this project. Very cool sound. Glad for the introduction... but, gotta admit there was no particular song that hooked me. Still, a fun listening experience.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Meh. Felt like the instruments overpowered the voice/lyrics on my most songs.
The Cure
3/5
Lovesong was my fave. But, I'll be real, their songs go on way too long.
Scritti Politti
3/5
Okay 80s vibes.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Bit too much electric guitar wailing for my taste. But some good lyrics and jams for sure.
Spacemen 3
2/5
It's okay... really baffling why this is on the list though.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
4.5.... RESPECT is an insane banger. I can only imagine hearing if for the first time. Damn. Also, Change is Going to Come is sooo good. But, the rest of the songs on the album didn't really match the vibe of those two and so album-wise it's missing a bit of glue.
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Much more consistent album than I Never Loved a Man The Way I Loved You. Damn good jams start to finish.
The Waterboys
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Loved the energy and expression.
Duke Ellington
3/5
Hella long. Wow. Not my style, but I recognize the talent.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Really distinctive sound.
Talk Talk
2/5
Wow. I was bored outta my gourd with this one.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
The talking stuff was kind of.... interesting. But, the rest were good jams.
Van Morrison
3/5
The xx
3/5
Kanye West
1/5
0 stars. Get this terrible human off of this list.
Mylo
2/5
I was pretty bored by this one. Hard to finish.
David Bowie
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
The Pretty Things
4/5
Loved this. Felt very fresh and not at all like it was from 1968.
MC Solaar
3/5
Very fun. Don't know if I will revisit, but definitely enjoyed it playing while I was working.
The Prodigy
2/5
Just not my style. Very busy and dischordant.
David Bowie
4/5
I think my fave Bowie album.
Steely Dan
3/5
I'm a fan of Steely Dan, but this album falls a little flat for me.
Grateful Dead
3/5
They know how to live album.
Carole King
5/5
Hit after hit after hit.
Jeff Beck
3/5
He's got talent. I was just a smidge bored.
The Prodigy
2/5
Prince
3/5
Prince is excellent. This album isn't my fave.
Mudhoney
2/5
Hard to find the plot of the album through the noise.
Gillian Welch
4/5
Can't wait to see her this Summer. Love Gillian's voice.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Apt it came up yesterday. RIP. (Not my fave album of theirs tho.)
Sex Pistols
4/5
Loved the heck out of this.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Really fun sound and some phenomenal songs. However, definitely felt like some of the songs were just fillers.
Madonna
4/5
Cherish was a new one for me! But, the whole album is so poppy and fun.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
A fun one to put on. Enjoyed the whole thing but no one song grabbed me.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Chills. I love every one of these songs (literally, no fillers), but don't think I have ever sat and listened to the album in one go. HOLY WOW. I'm continually jealous that Stevie Nicks got to sing devastating break up songs right to her ex's face.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Cat Stevens
5/5
New Order
2/5
Got kind of tedious after a time.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
Um, how have I never heard of her? Very enjoyable experience.
Green Day
5/5
This album forever reminds me of my older brother.
The Strokes
3/5
Magazine
3/5
Fun sound and an easy listen.
Michael Jackson
4/5
The title track isn't my fave... but the rest of the album is bangin'
Q-Tip
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Not my usual genre but highly listenable.
Stan Getz
4/5
I was obsessed with this album one Summer road tripping through Italy. Found it from the first track but the whole album is such a vibe.
Stereolab
2/5
Meh. Very confusing this is on the list.
The Temptations
4/5
Quite the sound. And so many bops.
The Style Council
3/5
A fun and enjoyable experience.
Alice In Chains
2/5
ngl, a lot of that was painful on the ole' ears.
Coldplay
4/5
Some good deeper cuts on this album I had never considered.
The Fall
2/5
Meh. Kind of repetitive after a long while....
Madness
3/5
Super fun sound. Curious why it's not on spotify?
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
I can tell they had fun. Glad the album wasn't longer tho, I'll be real. There is only so much guitar wailin one can take.
Eagles
4/5
More hits than I realized!
Nick Drake
3/5
Conflicted on this one. Nick Drake has some bangers... but this album as a whole experienced in one sitting really dragged on for me.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Definitely some enjoyable hits. But as a cohesive album, it's just pretty alright.
Foo Fighters
4/5
Real 90s nostalgia. Glad to be re-introduced to this one. Docked a star (and a half, tbh) for some of the songs in the middle of the album that did not vibe.
David Crosby
3/5
Pleasant and at-times ephemeral. Probably won't go back for much of the album, but glad for the introduction.
David Bowie
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Damn. That was good.
Alice Cooper
2/5
Meh. I get lost in the noise on most of these songs. I kept finding myself turning the volume lower and lower and lower.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Very pleasant! But, not all that memorable.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
Iconic.
Fats Domino
4/5
Okay, took me ages to find this exact album. BUT, my high school boyfriend was OBSESSED with Fats. This album takes me right back to his pickup truck. I'm sufficiently impressed with this dude and always have been. The swagger in the music is off the charts.
Marvin Gaye
2/5
While he certainly has some great stuff... this album wasn't it. A real snooze fest.
Pixies
4/5
The hits kept coming on this one. I can't explain it, but the Pixies occupy a nostalgic place in my brain that is also occupied by the hit Nickelodeon show "Pete & Pete".
Pulp
3/5
Lol. This was a fun, quirky ride.
Norah Jones
5/5
I wore this cd OUT when I was younger. It felt like a revelation. The lyrics, the music, the vibes, all of it.
Frank Ocean
4/5
The absolute chokehold this album on me had on me the summer it came out....
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Fun jams.... but nothing I go back to. After a while they all kinda sound the exact same too, no?
Laibach
1/5
I get its art. But, wow, so painful.
Orbital
2/5
Sometimes I forget how dated this list is. I'd be curious to see if this one stood the test of time if this list were made today. Anyway, it was fine for background music as I worked today. But, I wondered at one point if I accidentally had "repeat track" on. I hadn't.
Guns N' Roses
4/5
This album occupies a very fuzzy part of my childhood memories. I think all the adults in my life as a kid loved it and it's in the background of so many memories. For good reason.
Dr. Dre
4/5
I listen to all these albums while I work but I had to save this one for the gym because I couldn't hear myself think with all of the words they were droppin. The energy was off the charts, though.
Air
2/5
I don't really get why this was on the list...
2/5
Would've loved it without the electronics inserted in. But... I get that is the whole point of the album. I just don't get electronic music. It makes me feel big sad.
Def Leppard
3/5
Some real hits. But the album, as a whole, didn't gel for me.
The Cure
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Meh. I understand this album was significant in Bowie's artistic journey... but there are already SO MANY Bowie albums on this list. This one doesn't stand out for me.
James Taylor
5/5
This album is really a cohesive one and he's a master of words.
Maxwell
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
Meh. Not a huge fan of the campy, dark genre.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Richard Hawley
3/5
This album was really sweet.
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Enjoyable album. This is the reason why I wanted to do this project- to discover stuff like this!
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Blur
2/5
Can't believe this list has four (4)(!!!!) Blur albums on it. Not to tell too obvious of a joke, but these songs really blurred together with all the rest of their stuff.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Good... but nothing special. I did, however, appreciate the curation/editing. A tight album seems rare from what I've noticed.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Pleasantly surprised by this one. 3.5
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
Fine.
Rod Stewart
4/5
Really enjoyed the guitar on this one. And I felt it was really well curated.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Icon. This is so cohesive as an album experience.
Green Day
4/5
Still get chills from "When I Come Around". This album is very much of its time... and transforms me right back there.
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Some good, bland 90s pop rock. Meh.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
I like an album that tells a story. And his voice is always so haunting. Solid.
Kraftwerk
1/5
Just found out there are THREE (3!!!) Kraftwerk albums on this list. Insanity. One could perhaps make some semblance of sense... but so many baffles the mind. Talentless, meandering blandness.
The Byrds
4/5
Fun, cohesive album.
Thundercat
3/5
That was really fun.
Waylon Jennings
4/5
LOVE. Picked up some new ones for the rotation (Black Rose and Ride Me Down Easy). Honestly, this list is sorely lacking on country albums, imho.
Doves
1/5
Kept wondering when the songs would actually begin. Did they ever begin?
The Sonics
4/5
Okay, go off. So many bops!!
Jane Weaver
3/5
Super mellow but very pleasant experience.
The 13th Floor Elevators
4/5
Incredibly fun and listenable. Also, didn't realize this was the start of it.
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
I get that this is boundary-pushing and experimental. The stars are for the creativity. But, wow.... makes me feel like my brain is on a cheese grater.
Lana Del Rey
4/5
Breaking Up Slowly gets me every.damn.time. Lyrically, I love the hell out of this album.
Ice Cube
2/5
I get why its on here... It's an important album. But, dang... every song sounds the same after some time. And holy misogyny.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Really dig their sound.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Incredible voice! Appreciated all of the banter as well. :)
Radiohead
3/5
Not my fave album of theirs, but still solid. I do always love "Knives Out" when I encounter it.
John Martyn
3/5
Fun and interesting. Probably won't go back for re-listens but enjoyed it nonetheless.
David Bowie
3/5
Look, it's sad and deep. Very poignant. But NINE David Bowie albums on this list? Come on....
System Of A Down
1/5
I understand why it's on here but, pretty painful on the ole ears nonetheless. Many skips.
Dr. John
3/5
Kind of a fun Halloween album. I bet in 1968, stumbling upon this was probably trippy AF.
John Lennon
4/5
James Brown
4/5
Love a good live album of someone who can really sing.
2Pac
4/5
Iconic.
Korn
2/5
Not as unpleasant as I feared. Some songs I even listened to the whole way through without having to exercise much self control. But still not my scene and struggling to understand the appeal. The voice!!
The Cult
3/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Moby Grape
3/5
Kraftwerk
1/5
Insanely too much Kraftwerk. And Bowie. Make it stop.
Pavement
4/5
One area where this list really excels is 90's rock/indie.
Pink Floyd
2/5
Wish You Were Here is bangin'.... the rest of the album is such a snooze. Shoulda' been a single.
Steely Dan
2/5
Falls kind of flat as an album (and I'm a Steely Dan fan). I'm discovering that there are four Steely Dan albums on this list! All that is needed is "Can't Buy a Thrill", imho. The rest on here is kind of insanity.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Enjoyed the absolute hell out of this.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Just okay. Crazy that this album made it on the list over Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Love the Flaming Lips... just a baffled by this selection (though knowing what know about this list's love for electronic, I guess it makes sense). This album, for me, is one my least favorite of theirs if not the least.
Arrested Development
3/5
LL Cool J
4/5
I knew I was going to enjoy this album for the nostalgia factor... but it was even better than I remembered. Really fun listening experience from start to finish.
Grateful Dead
5/5
Not a single miss. Box of Rain was my first introduction to the Grateful Dead in middle school and I've been a gigantic fan ever since. The lyrics, the vibes, the everything....!
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
The Icarus Line
1/5
Are they okay?
PJ Harvey
3/5
I'm a bigger fan of her solo stuff. But really liked 50ftQueenie off of this album.
Grizzly Bear
4/5
American Music Club
3/5
Really fun unexpected find for me.
The Stooges
3/5
Really fun, rich sound.
Van Morrison
4/5
Hot Chip
3/5
Not the worst. Dare I say the best electronic album I've encountered? I didn't feel like my soul was being surgically extracted from my human body while listening. A win.
Manu Chao
4/5
Okay, such a vibe! I loved this one.
Soul II Soul
3/5
Such a vibe!!!
Spiritualized
3/5
Cool. Can't say I was very familiar with "Ambient Rock" before this album. I can dig.
The Streets
2/5
Several transitions in the songs were really awkwardly abrupt. Didn't get it.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Simple Minds
3/5
Steve Winwood
2/5
Ella Fitzgerald
4/5
Ice T
3/5
Appreciate Ice-T.
TV On The Radio
3/5
Absolutely respect what they're creatin'
The Byrds
3/5
An important album for sure. But really the only song that hooked me was "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
Soft Cell
4/5
Such a vibe.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
2.5 A bit too cheese.
Wilco
4/5
Judas Priest
3/5
Honestly liked it more than I thought I would.
Ryan Adams
3/5
He's a misogynistic jerk.... but dang this is a good album.
Neil Young
3/5
The B-52's
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Beatles
5/5
So many good ones on this. But dang, Helter Skelter always hits and I don't know why I ever forget it.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Meh. Kind of all blended together.
Billie Holiday
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Django Django
2/5
Life's a Beach was okay. The rest was kind of discordant and blah.
The United States Of America
1/5
The Triffids
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Icon. But, not my fave album of his.
Tortoise
2/5
Fine background music. But overall a real yawn.
The Lemonheads
3/5
Really ended up enjoying this one and checking out their other stuff as well.
Def Leppard
3/5
The Killers
3/5
CHIC
4/5
Okay, loved this.
Solange
3/5
Some really solid songs on here. Gotta admit, however, that the interludes didn't add much to the experience for me.
Suede
2/5
Yep. It's britpop. Kind of really yawn.
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Another baffling inclusion. It was... fine.
Mekons
2/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
My fave of hers still remains Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.
Slipknot
2/5
Get why its on here... But my watch told me to relax three times while listening to this because my heartrate was spiking. I absolutely don't get the desire to fray your nerves in this manner.
Aerosmith
4/5
Some real gems on here. Listening to this instantly transported me back to being babysat in the 90s by my older cousins (especially remember being terrified in the back of their cars with Aerosmith blaring).
The Clash
3/5
Undoubtedly carried by the title track but I also really enjoyed a couple of others-most notably Train in Vain (Stand by Me).
Adele
5/5
Her talent is insane.
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
Enjoyed this way more than any other I've heard in the genre. Felt like it had a story.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
I have complicated feelings about their personal stances on certain issues.... BUT, I'd be lying if I said this album didn't slap. When I was learning to drive in my dad's old beater pickup truck, this was one of the cassettes we'd listen to and Three Steps never fails to remind me of the taste of freedom.
Sebadoh
2/5
This genre is very yawn. Nothing offensive about this album... but nothing grabbing either.