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621
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2.83
Avg Rating
57
5-Star Albums
57%
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39
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vs Global
-0.4
Avg Diff
2.83
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1970s
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Grunge
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31
1-Star Albums
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkus | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| Arc Of A Diver | 5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
| Rapture | 5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
| Swordfishtrombones | 5 | 2.95 | +2.05 |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic | 5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
| The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| Seventh Tree | 5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
| The Hissing Of Summer Lawns | 5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | 5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
| The Sensual World | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stranger | 1 | 3.86 | -2.86 |
| Licensed To Ill | 1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
| ...And Justice For All | 1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
| Siembra | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| Rum Sodomy & The Lash | 1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
| Hysteria | 1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
| The Boatman's Call | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| Marcus Garvey | 1 | 3.19 | -2.19 |
| Pyromania | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo | 1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.E.M. | 4 | 5 | 4.14 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| The Who | 5 | 4.4 | 3.88 |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Queen | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Genesis | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Coldplay | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Radiohead | 5 | 4 | 3.63 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Def Leppard | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 1.8 | 2.25 |
| Metallica | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Billy Bragg | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Björk | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
5-Star Albums (57)
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1-Star Albums (31)
All Ratings
Peter Gabriel
5/5
FOUR OUTSTANDING SONGS EXCLUDING SLEDGEHAMMER AND BIG TIME.
IN YOUR EYES
RED RAIN
HEAR THAT VOICE AGAIN
DON'T GIVE UP
T. Rex
3/5
3 stars
Oasis
3/5
Excellent debut
Roxy Music
4/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Good
Bob Dylan
4/5
4 stars
Miles Davis
2/5
Not an easy listen. Probably lives up to its accolades but requires multiple listens and I'm not willing given the 1000 other albums I have to hear.
Blue Cheer
1/5
Not good.
TV On The Radio
4/5
That was surprising. Enjoyed it.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
2/5
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Ok
Ray Charles
3/5
3-stars
Pixies
4/5
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
John Prine
3/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Steely Dan's most consistent album.
David Gray
4/5
That was surprising.
Sugar
3/5
Good.
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Not particularly enjoyable. The definition of vanilla.
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Lucinda Williams
4/5
James Brown
2/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Not my cup of java.
The Yardbirds
3/5
Enjoyable. Never really listened to Beck before.
4/5
2/5
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
Wire
2/5
I guess I'm not a punk fan. Why is anybody?
OutKast
3/5
Not bad.
Miles Davis
4/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Missy Elliott
2/5
John Lennon
4/5
God. There I said it.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Björk
2/5
Didn't quite get it.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
I just don't get reggae.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Frank Black
3/5
Wore me down. Really began to enjoy this after a second listening.
Minutemen
3/5
Queen
5/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Moby Grape
3/5
MGMT
3/5
Def Leppard
1/5
Do the hair bands represent the nadir of good music? This album makes a strong case for such proposition.
David Holmes
2/5
Paul Simon
3/5
Metallica
2/5
I've been told that this is the Revolver, the Beggar's Banquet, the Who's Next, the Led Zeppelin IV of heavy metal. I don't see it.
The Stooges
2/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
George Harrison
5/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Hawkwind
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Neil Young
5/5
To give a love
You've gotta live a love
I really need a maid.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Solomon Burke
2/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Jungle Brothers
2/5
The Bees
3/5
Duran Duran
2/5
The Roots
2/5
Kid Rock
1/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
I can't give anything David Byrne does a 1, but I was really tempted.
Alice Cooper
2/5
The Who
4/5
So good.
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Tom Tom Club
2/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Elton John
3/5
Blondie
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
The Police
3/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Sparks
2/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
The Replacements
3/5
ABBA
2/5
Nick Drake
4/5
The Icarus Line
3/5
The Who
3/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
The Specials
2/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Machito
2/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Judas Priest
2/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Incubus
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Big Star
3/5
The Doors
4/5
Pantera
1/5
Scritti Politti
3/5
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Lost the Grammy to Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard. That alone makes this a 5.
Beatles
5/5
Baaba Maal
2/5
Keith Jarrett
2/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Billy Joel
1/5
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
I've seriously listened to music since 1971 but never listened to this album and never been much of a Hendrix fan. Now that I've listened to Electric Ladyland I'm happy I made both decisions 53 years ago.
Killing Joke
3/5
What a great album. Who knew?
The Who
5/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Stan Getz
2/5
Eagles
5/5
Aretha Franklin
2/5
Mike Ladd
1/5
Germs
2/5
ZZ Top
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Mott The Hoople
2/5
The Specials
2/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Norah Jones
3/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Metallica
1/5
I really don't like Metallica. I kinda wish I did given the reviews of people whose tastes I respect. Sadly, after And Justice for All finished, Spotify played Would? by Alice In Chains and I thought to myself "Finally."
N.W.A.
2/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
The Killers
3/5
The Cure
4/5
Parliament
2/5
Queen
5/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Joe Ely
1/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
The Cardigans
4/5
Surprise.
The Prodigy
2/5
Black Flag
2/5
Gene Clark
2/5
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Tori Amos
3/5
Billy Bragg
1/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
BUNK.
Supertramp
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Aphex Twin
2/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
k.d. lang
3/5
Funkadelic
2/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
The Incredible String Band
2/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
The Afghan Whigs
4/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
Pentangle
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Eminem
3/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Van Halen
2/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Britney Spears
2/5
Kanye West
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Thundercat
2/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Adele
3/5
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Jamiroquai
2/5
I didn't think the Love Boat theme could serve as a template for an entire album. I guess I should never underestimate the inventiveness of true artists.
Paul Simon
3/5
Don McLean
4/5
Fred Neil
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Pixies
2/5
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
I always found this album to be the definition of ponderous. I prefer their pop efforts with a touch of pondering; y'know, like Eat a Peach or their first album.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Manu Chao
2/5
The Stooges
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Nanci Griffith
2/5
The Beta Band
3/5
The Offspring
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
The Pogues
1/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
The xx
3/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
5/5
David Bowie
5/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Depeche Mode
2/5
FKA twigs
2/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Bee Gees
2/5
Louis Prima
3/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
Kate Bush
5/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
Leftfield
1/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Soundgarden
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Herbie Hancock
2/5
The Stooges
3/5
Eels
4/5
Metallica
2/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Morrissey
2/5
Bee Gees
3/5
The Band
3/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
Rush
2/5
U2
4/5
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Basement Jaxx
1/5
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
Massive Attack
2/5
Waylon Jennings
2/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Air
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
Dr. Octagon
1/5
The Auteurs
3/5
The Who
5/5
Björk
2/5
Soul II Soul
2/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Missy Elliott
2/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
1/5
X-Ray Spex
2/5
The Go-Go's
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Janis Joplin
3/5
De La Soul
2/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
Shuggie Otis
2/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
John Grant
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Jethro Tull
5/5
Hole
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
Stan Getz
2/5
Laibach
1/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Eminem
3/5
Dr. Dre
2/5
Björk
3/5
Linkin Park
3/5
AC/DC
2/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Joanna Newsom
2/5
Common
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
5/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
a-ha
2/5
Various Artists
2/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
American Music Club
3/5
Nina Simone
2/5
Rage Against The Machine
3/5
Doves
4/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
Lauryn Hill
3/5
The Libertines
2/5
The Temptations
2/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Joy Division
3/5
Nico
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Tom Waits
5/5
The Smiths
2/5
CHIC
2/5
The Coral
2/5
Dion
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Wilco
4/5
John Lee Hooker
2/5
John Lennon
5/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
George Jones
2/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
Nas
2/5
Prince
4/5
Gram Parsons
2/5
The Temptations
3/5
MC Solaar
1/5
The Prodigy
2/5
Iggy Pop
2/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
2/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
Roxy Music
4/5
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Beck
4/5
Iron Maiden
2/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Supergrass
3/5
Beck
4/5
Haircut 100
2/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Blur
3/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Can
2/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Songhoy Blues
2/5
Destiny's Child
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
Tricky
2/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Orbital
2/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Frank Sinatra
2/5
The Cure
3/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Genesis
5/5
The Smiths
2/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Minor Threat
2/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Pavement
5/5
Tina Turner
2/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Pixies
3/5
David Bowie
5/5
Sister Sledge
2/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
The Associates
2/5
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Television
3/5
Eagles
4/5
R.E.M.
5/5
Gillian Welch
2/5
DJ Shadow
2/5
Van Halen
4/5
Buck Owens
2/5
Laura Nyro
4/5
Massive Attack
2/5
Willie Nelson
3/5
Fugees
2/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
The Cars
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Scott Walker
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Nirvana
5/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Bad Company
4/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
Derek & The Dominos
5/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Method Man
2/5
Megadeth
2/5
Lupe Fiasco
2/5
The Hives
2/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Skepta
2/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
4/5
3/5
Green Day
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Steve Winwood
5/5
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Slint
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
The La's
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Beatles
5/5
Assuming the lead vocalist is the principal songwriter, this album clearly shows how much better John Lennon was than Paul McCartney as a songwriter/artist. Back in the USSR, Blackbird, I Will (sorta), Mother Nature’s Son, Helter Skelter, were good but the rest of McCartney’s compositions were pap. Compare his output to Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, I’m So Tired, Yer Blues, Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, Sexy Sadie, and Revolution 1, and it’s no contest. McCartney was good at novelty and a catchy tune and that added to the Beatles popularity and influence. But Lennon made the Beatles transcendent. Even the two song where Lennon and McCartney share lead vocals – both of which are very good – Birthday [McCartney with Lennon] and Cry Baby Cry [Lennon with McCartney] reveal Lennon’s superior talent. Hell, on this album Harrison’s contributions were more significant than McCartney’s.
The Notorious B.I.G.
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Belle & Sebastian
4/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Duke Ellington
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Mekons
2/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Mike Oldfield
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Portishead
3/5
Coldcut
1/5
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Eurythmics
3/5
Goldfrapp
5/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Madonna
2/5
Thelonious Monk
2/5
The Verve
4/5
Burning Spear
1/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Gotan Project
2/5
Prince
5/5
Mj Cole
2/5
Leonard Cohen
2/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Deee-Lite
2/5
Richard Thompson
2/5
Madonna
3/5
Green Day
4/5
Queens of the Stone Age
2/5
Donovan
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
James Taylor
5/5
David Bowie
3/5
John Cale
4/5
The Band
3/5
The Clash
3/5
The Mars Volta
3/5
Coldplay
5/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
Mercury Rev
3/5
Ministry
2/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Girls Against Boys
2/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Sam Cooke
3/5
Chicago
4/5
Iron Maiden
2/5
Justin Timberlake
2/5
King Crimson
5/5
Korn
3/5
Goldie
2/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Prince
3/5
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Dizzee Rascal
2/5
Genesis
5/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
4/5
Suede
4/5
U2
4/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Ray Price
2/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Beastie Boys
1/5
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Lambchop
2/5
The Cult
2/5
Adam & The Ants
2/5
The Gun Club
2/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Sheryl Crow
3/5
2/5
Devendra Banhart
2/5
CHIC
2/5
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
Ramones
2/5
Radiohead
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Bert Jansch
2/5
The Birthday Party
1/5
Faith No More
2/5
Sepultura
1/5
LL Cool J
2/5
The Fall
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Jacques Brel
2/5
Cee Lo Green
2/5
Meat Loaf
2/5
Hookworms
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Beck
4/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Caetano Veloso
2/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Bill Callahan
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Wilco
3/5
M.I.A.
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Bauhaus
2/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
The National
3/5
The Thrills
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Anthrax
1/5
Metal tolerance exceeded. Chelation, please.
Coldplay
5/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
5/5
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Motörhead
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
The Who
5/5
Anita Baker
5/5
The Monks
2/5
Gang Starr
2/5
Neil Young
4/5
Madness
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Steve Earle
2/5
The Boo Radleys
4/5
George Michael
3/5
Mylo
2/5
Frank Ocean
2/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Def Leppard
1/5
Björk
2/5
Love
3/5
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
Ice Cube
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Kraftwerk
2/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
The Young Gods
1/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Billie Holiday
2/5
The Only Ones
2/5
Cream
4/5
Spacemen 3
2/5
2/5
R.E.M.
5/5
William Orbit
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
I used to be ambivalent about Nick Cave. Now I hate him. Four albums? Pardon me while I blow my brains out.
Slayer
1/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
Jeeze that was good. First 5 I've given to an album that I knew absolutely nothing about.
Rod Stewart
4/5