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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready To Die | 5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
| Illmatic | 5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
| Born To Run | 5 | 3.64 | +1.36 |
| Djam Leelii | 4 | 2.79 | +1.21 |
| Dookie | 5 | 3.8 | +1.2 |
| Ctrl | 4 | 2.91 | +1.09 |
| Foxbase Alpha | 4 | 2.94 | +1.06 |
| Imperial Bedroom | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Hail To the Thief | 1 | 3.44 | -2.44 |
| Amnesiac | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
| Pornography | 1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
| The White Album | 2 | 4.18 | -2.18 |
| Elephant | 2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| Violator | 2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Live At The Regal | 2 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| Casanova | 1 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| Superunknown | 2 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| Funeral | 2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
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The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
Bonafide classic, multiple 10/10 songs, not sure there are any skips
1 likes
Taylor Swift
3/5
Sparse to no drums throughout, not really that poppy and no real big hits, but sonically consistent throughout. Could be like 2 songs shorter
1 likes
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R.E.M.
2/5
Very average, 2.5
Ramones
3/5
Pleasantly surprised, can really hear their influence on mid-2000s brit bands
T. Rex
3/5
Beatles
2/5
Extremely forgettable/average, disc 2 clears disc 1
Pink Floyd
4/5
Fire, probably no skips, 4.5
Dire Straits
3/5
Inoffensive cruisin' rock, has one all time banger, like 2.75
Beastie Boys
3/5
Didn't age amazing, has multiple classic tracks
3/5
Its fine, better than the white album. A couple classics
Aphex Twin
4/5
Amazing 4.5, crazy for '85
The Verve
3/5
Surprised to see this on here, relatively unassuming late 90s/mid 2000s brit rock, it's fine
Solange
4/5
This will age amazing, does the interview thing like TPAB
The Smiths
3/5
Not my favorite by them, it's solid
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Just fine, kinda carried by Fast Car
The Divine Comedy
1/5
Heavy orchestral pop influences, not for me had to put it down
Sigur Rós
3/5
Pretty cool, Icelandic post-rock, not sure I'd revisit though
Khaled
3/5
This slaps, not on youtube
Queen
3/5
Easy to see why they're goated, bohemian rhapsody. I'm kinda whatever on it, is probably technically higher than 3
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
He's killing it in a way I probably don't understand, good study/work music
The Crusaders
3/5
Solid, kinda jam-band
Van Morrison
3/5
Finally, one I've heard already. First 6/10 tracks are no skip, then it gets kinda plain. Astral Weeks still better
Pink Floyd
4/5
Pretty definitively no-skips. Little replayability imo - the tracks are better within the context of the whole project
Metallica
4/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Solid, Dylan-esque
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Pretty crazy for 1974, but not my fav
The Cure
1/5
I like shoegaze, this is a precursor - not for me
Van Halen
2/5
Pretty generic, absolutely carried by Jump
2/5
Unremarkable, doing what the Beatles had been doing for the 5 years prior and not as well
The Band
3/5
Not bad for 1968, kinda early Bruce-ish
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Carpenters
3/5
Fine enough, so 70s - nothing too crazy
Sam Cooke
3/5
Pretty modern for 1963
Depeche Mode
2/5
Not for me
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Sounds modern and classic at the same time, will and has aged well
Green Day
5/5
Easy no skips
Sonic Youth
2/5
Meh, kinda shoe-gazey
Grateful Dead
3/5
Live show must be something, very average for 70s
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Strange but unique album, crazy for 1968. Carried by Mrs. Robinson
Stan Getz
3/5
Really smooth
Baaba Maal
4/5
Surprised this is in the generator, really good. Had some saved from this already actually
Neil Young
2/5
This was pretty bad
Britney Spears
3/5
Actually full of bangers
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Cant get into Tribe like that, great production aged pretty good for 91
Saint Etienne
4/5
Wow this is so good
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Not feeling this at all, pretty derivative with no hits
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Not for me, like late Johnny Cash
Buck Owens
3/5
Surprisingly good
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Fine, dance/euro beats mostly
The Coral
3/5
Fine, nothing crazy
Adele
4/5
Bona-fide classic
Willie Nelson
2/5
Pretty hard no, didn't realize how country he was
Cat Stevens
3/5
Really good, should check out more of his stuff
Soundgarden
2/5
70 minutes of this is a crime, Black Hole Sun carries. Couldn't finish
Massive Attack
2/5
Interesting for 1991, didn't age that well
Radiohead
1/5
Never hear anyone talk about this, no wonder - it sucks
Radiohead
1/5
Scaring the hoes music once again, it's like if Jeff Mangum was bad
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Underrated in their discog I feel
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Ahead of its time for 1968, wouldn't return to it
Eurythmics
2/5
Cool for 1983, carried by Sweet Dreams - overall meh
Michael Jackson
4/5
This thing is like all hits damn
Rush
3/5
Surprisingly good, more jam-band than I thought
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Fairly normal rock with some folky-ness, nothing really groundbreaking
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Much better than the other Cohen album that came up previously, still doesn't do it for me
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Beast, didn't know he wrote some of these songs
Metallica
3/5
One is a HOF track, these guys go hard
R.E.M.
2/5
Whiny
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Not the most cohesive, no hits really
2Pac
3/5
Solid all around, no bangers I hadn't heard before
Suede
3/5
Very good and underrated
Fairport Convention
3/5
Really good for 60s folk
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Really good and succinct
JAY Z
4/5
Easy classic
Eminem
4/5
Damn lotta rap coming through now, another easy classic, didn't age as bad as I thought
Led Zeppelin
3/5
This band is really all you need from this era of rock
Billy Bragg
2/5
Not for me, couldn't finish
Crowded House
2/5
Didn't dislike, but there's not much here
4/5
Even excluding Wonderwall this is really good
Frank Zappa
3/5
Nuts for 1969, very experimental, can't see myself returning to it though
Deep Purple
2/5
More blues/jam inspired than I expected, still reductive - doesn't do anything better than Zepplin II even
The Smiths
4/5
Another easy classic
Ray Price
2/5
Country, not for me
Kings of Leon
2/5
Not sure why this is on the list honestly
B.B. King
2/5
Not hearing anything I'd return to. Foundation of the genre, groundbreaking for the time surely
Coldplay
2/5
Nah I'm good on this
1/5
Extremely experimental, wow would not recommend, ~50k listeners
Megadeth
3/5
Basically Metallica-lite
Slade
2/5
The mayonaisse of the genre
Elvis Presley
3/5
Fundamental to modern music, not anything to listen to in a vacuum though
Eagles
3/5
All yacht rock is kinda copying them
John Martyn
3/5
Wow an album that is actually unknown to me and experimental
Orbital
3/5
Even more experimental than the last, almost techno/dnb, kinda catchy - some of the sampling is bad
The Pogues
3/5
Has some bangers, songs kinda blend together
The Who
3/5
Before Baba O'Reily, lotta covers nothing super special here
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Building block for the genre, not a ton of replay value - illmatic and liquid swords are better
Motörhead
3/5
Not as bad as I thought it'd be, all the songs sound the same though
Simple Minds
3/5
Whole band might be slept on, quintessential 80s
The Fall
2/5
Really unremarkable
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Tranacendent for sure, wont return to it but it sounds pretty modern
Frank Ocean
4/5
Classic, Blonde clears it by a mile
The Byrds
3/5
Solid, all 2 minute songs, poppy/folk of the 60s
Willie Nelson
3/5
All slow jams but much better than the previous Willie Nelson album that came up
Keith Jarrett
3/5
All piano, guy's a legend apparently
Elvis Costello
3/5
Cool, has some classics - normal rock
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Better than the other Cohen albums so far
Rush
3/5
Cool, prog rock foundation - kinda all one long song
Marty Robbins
2/5
Country guy, western type songs seem to be bread and butter - first track slapped then fell off
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Didnt realize some of the iconic lines that originate from here, super catchy singles - as a project its okay
The Killers
3/5
Sounds like its time but actually pretty good, couple legendary tracks
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Has Paint It Black, there's a UK Version without it
10cc
3/5
Classic Dilla sample on this one, but this is actually some interesting rock
Nas
5/5
Trying to find a reason this isnt a 5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
First track is a classic, never heard of this guy - this is really good
Fela Kuti
3/5
Cool jazz
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Not really remarkable, kind of a shoegaze/Nirvana type thing
Waylon Jennings
2/5
Huge meh
fIREHOSE
3/5
Late 80s indie, pretty interesting
The Clash
3/5
Influence on early Green Day is apparent
DJ Shadow
4/5
Classic crazy for '96
Pere Ubu
2/5
Thought this would be better, reall not good - avante garde, 2 is generous
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Another classic, probably wont return
Rod Stewart, surprisingly good
Talking Heads
3/5
Pretty crazy for 1979, probably not their best work
Nirvana
4/5
Easy classic
The Who
3/5
Only 9 songs and at lesst 3 are classics
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Horn heavy, not for me
Lightning Bolt
2/5
'Noise', from Providence actually kinda interesting but little replay value
Radiohead
3/5
Meme'd but legit
Nina Simone
3/5
Really good, Story of OJ sample
Nico
3/5
Nothing as good as These Days, kind of has the Vashti Bunyan thing going but doesnt commit
The Band
3/5
This is really good, early Bruce definitely bit their style
Ute Lemper
2/5
Theatrical, meh
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Solid, title is apt
Fiona Apple
3/5
Not sure i get fiona
Minutemen
2/5
So long, not for me
Adele
3/5
Full of classics
The Who
3/5
Cool early rock opera, way too long
Charles Mingus
3/5
Solid, probably sampled 1000 times
ABBA
3/5
Other than Dancing Queen this really isnt great
Billy Joel
4/5
Full of bangers, 4 stars
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Painfully 80s at points, Leonard not clicking for me
David Bowie
3/5
Really solid for a late-career artist
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Easy classic, 4.5 stars. Like 2-3 songs too long
Depeche Mode
2/5
Really not remarkable
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Solid, NMH vibes - not on spotify though
Dolly Parton
3/5
Nothing special, didnt hate it
The Police
3/5
Message in a Bottle, otherwise so meh
Deep Purple
3/5
Much better than I expected, acid rock
Foo Fighters
3/5
Debut record, not really groundbreaking
2/5
Not on spotify, probably technically amazing, but not doing it for me. Would rather listen to Ornette Coleman
Soft Machine
2/5
Really not good, avant garde
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Not blown away by this
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Not as good as back to black
Alice In Chains
4/5
This rocks
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Might as well be Beatles outtakes
Beyoncé
3/5
Fine, doesn't move the needle for me
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Solid, rip
Green Day
4/5
Classic
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Not my thing, rock - interesting vocals
Jamiroquai
2/5
Kind of 90s disco, not doing it for me
Silver Jews
3/5
Liked this quite a bit, like pre-Bon Iver, 3.5 stars
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Nope!
Queen
3/5
It's fine
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Bunch of classics
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Significance is unclear, but its cool
Beck
3/5
Not my favorite Beck
Duran Duran
3/5
Carried by hungry like the wolf
Pixies
3/5
Very solid
Louis Prima
3/5
Don't love it but would feel wrong giving it a 2
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Fine, not for me
Morrissey
3/5
Pretty good, not far removed from The Smiths
Magazine
3/5
Fine but redundant and a copy of everything from late 60s/early 70s UK
Supertramp
3/5
Not bad very cinematic
The Strokes
4/5
Easy 4.5 stars
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
These guys are goated and underrated
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Easy 4 stars
Mudhoney
3/5
Early grunge, not bad
The White Stripes
2/5
Surprisingly not good, Seven Nation Army carries
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Crazy for 1994, yeezus-esque not really for me
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Cool, nothing remarkable
King Crimson
3/5
Cool, prog rock is prog rock
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Nothing really here
R.E.M.
3/5
Not bad for REM who are usually annoying
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Easy classic
Donovan
3/5
First paychedelic album, good stuff
Tom Waits
3/5
Pretty cool, guaranteed it will be rated low
Public Enemy
3/5
The rapping didnt age that well, beats are hard despite being heavily rock influenced
Radiohead
3/5
This will be rated high, but i found it annoying
Carole King
3/5
This is pretty solid
American Music Club
3/5
Not on spotify, solid enough folk rock
Bob Dylan
4/5
Easy classic
Björk
3/5
Yeah i don't get bjork but not bad
David Bowie
3/5
Bowie is sometimes meh
Steely Dan
3/5
They were going crazy on this
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Wanted to like this, not good will surely be rated low
Various Artists
3/5
Full of bangers
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Really not good
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Easy classic
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Too long, good grooves, nothing catchy
Joni Mitchell
3/5
People love this, cool but not for me really
FKA twigs
3/5
Solid, as good as Magdelena
The Who
3/5
Not bad, heavy blues influence
Iggy Pop
3/5
This is fine, David Bowie lite
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Pretty cool, should look into more
Yes
3/5
Rock opera, kinda groovy overall meh
Ozomatli
2/5
Sounds like 2004, kinda corny
Calexico
2/5
Not amazing, folk mostly instrumental
The Yardbirds
3/5
Probably an underrated band
Pulp
3/5
This is like pre-alpha Artic Monkeys
Beatles
4/5
Definitely one of the better Beatles releases, one of the few that's not overrated. Some points reminded me of Nimrod-era Green Day
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Woof, not good. Self righteous, no risks - might as well be AI
Elton John
3/5
Fine, guys a beast - I'm meh on the whole piano thing
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
More solid than I expected
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Pretty cool
AC/DC
3/5
Classic bangers for sure, but kinda for the lowest common denominator
Cheap Trick
2/5
Absolutely nothing going on here, I have bootlegs with better quality
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
Bonafide classic, multiple 10/10 songs, not sure there are any skips
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Goated, multiple classics
Jurassic 5
2/5
Lyrical miracle spiritual - was never going to age well
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Same as every Elvis Costello album
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Same year as For Emma, doesn't hold a candle
Beastie Boys
3/5
Definitely didn't age great
Cream
3/5
Pretty cool for 1967, basic but cool it's only three guys
Eminem
4/5
Didn't age that poorly
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Guitar slaps but not really blown away
The Mars Volta
3/5
Straight rock, long songs, actually pleasantly surprised
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Definitely out there for 1967, interesting
Nirvana
4/5
Probably closer to 5 than 4
De La Soul
3/5
Definitely doesn't sound dated but I'm never gonna love this
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Jeez 2 hours long, it's fine but length is a deal breaker
Turbonegro
2/5
This came out in '98, would've been a massive snooze for' 78
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Cool stuff
Beatles
4/5
One of the better Beatles albums
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Solid, Clapton really is about it guitar-wise
Funkadelic
3/5
Good stuff, jam band esque
The Police
2/5
What a joke, one good song. Song about dinosaurs lmao
The Prodigy
2/5
Literal garageband music
Laibach
3/5
This kinda fucking ROCKS
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Jazz, really solid
Queen
3/5
Before they blew up? Good stuff
Pentangle
3/5
This is like Ren fair music almost, cool
SAULT
3/5
Pretty cool, Doechii and Little Simz clear
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
This sucks
OutKast
3/5
Didn't love this comparatively to other outkast projects, the highs are very high though
David Bowie
3/5
I don't see the genius tbh
Ice Cube
3/5
Meh, it's 90s rap
The Slits
3/5
This is going to get a 2 or worse but this is pretty influential - there's actually some hing here
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
This is very hard
Arcade Fire
2/5
Trash
Linkin Park
4/5
Certified classic, didn't age poorly
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3/5
Mediocre
SZA
4/5
Yeah this is a classic
3/5
Actually cool for '81 but nothing crazy
The Cars
3/5
Fine, held up by a couple big hits
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Probably more influential than "great", still crazy for 1967
Talking Heads
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Cool, nothing crazy
The Offspring
3/5
Some bangers, average overall
U2
3/5
Carried by Bloody Sunday tbh
The Cure
3/5
Liked this quite a bit
Big Black
2/5
This might get 1 star, tough listen
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Guy's jamming
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
They have grooves, but a tough listen
Santana
3/5
Good jams, black magic woman
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Easy classic, but doesn't grab me
Queen Latifah
3/5
She has bars, beats didnt age bad
Al Green
3/5
Carried by title track, fine overall
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Never gonna get it! Although this is most paletable
The Smiths
3/5
Very meh as far as the smiths go
Peter Gabriel
2/5
So bland wow
Sepultura
3/5
Brazilian heavy metal, didn't not enjoy
The Byrds
2/5
"first country rock album", snoozer
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Really not distinctive at all
Ray Charles
3/5
OG goat, good vibes
Muddy Waters
3/5
Fine nothing crazy
Television
2/5
Pretty lame tbh
Paul Simon
2/5
No idea why this is on here
The Doors
3/5
This is fine but nothing crazy
Arcade Fire
2/5
Was this groundbreaking for 2004 or something? Snooze
Yes
2/5
Prog rock, doesn't move the needle at all
PJ Harvey
2/5
Yeah this ain't much, fever ray-lite at times. Songs don't really go anywhere. Lotta 2's lately
The Birthday Party
2/5
Huh Nick Cave's band, lotta 2's lately!!
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
Reviews are gonna be blinded by nostalgia, this isn't really anything
Elliott Smith
3/5
Cult classic but overall it's just fine
Otis Redding
3/5
Good stuff
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Didn't know this was a girl or that she was british, really good - thought it would be country but it's more orchestral
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Pretty weak, Girl from Ipanema singer
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Pre-Eileen let's see if it's better than that one post-Eileen album I got earlier.
Nope lead singer things he's saying some deep shit but this is meh
Fela Kuti
3/5
Best project I've gotten in a while, beast
Neil Young
3/5
Bet this will be rated high but I found it meh
The Beach Boys
3/5
Cool probably earth shattering for 1966 but not the best album ever, although very solid
Tangerine Dream
3/5
German ambient synth, cool stuff - JayDee sample on Sequent wow
Erykah Badu
3/5
Fine, groovy
Van Halen
3/5
Surprisingly not dookie
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Prototype Bob but solid
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Run of the mill
The Byrds
3/5
Haven't heard a good Byrds project yet
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
Two discs, 3/12 tracks missing on Spotify, but no way this doesn't get rated poorly
Yeah not for me, although groovy
3/5
3 bangers off the bat then fades
Ray Charles
3/5
Goat, but no replayability
The Human League
2/5
Gonna be carried by Do You Want Me
Wow even that song sucks
Early synth, this went number 1 in the UK lol
Bill Callahan
3/5
Kinda like a modern Leonard Cohen, fine
Aerosmith
2/5
Oh boy don't recognize any songs here so maybe no hits? Interesting they had a surgance in the 90s
Not necessarily bad but extremely bland rock
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This is just fine nothing crazy
Bob Dylan
4/5
Know I like this already
Yep this is great
The Roots
3/5
Early 2000s, getting a little miracle lyrical spiritual
Too long, yeah this is meh
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
Kind of in the middle of two genres, it's fine
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
This is cool, way more palatable than The Birthday Party, getting closer to Nick Cave clicking
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Ton of bangers on here
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Got the big hits but not better than Survival
ZZ Top
3/5
Quite good, different than the bland rock of this time. Really blues heavy, pretty southern too
Lorde
3/5
Very very good, tight project
The Beach Boys
3/5
Not sure if coincidence this one came up, solid enough too pop for me
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Meh, shes cool but it's like poetry set to music
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Pretty much no skips, Factory is worst song and that's still like 3/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Free bird but this is actually fantastic, unique rock for the time (finally)
Leftfield
2/5
This is bad, typical Euro house - didn't even finish way too long
The Youngbloods
3/5
Really solid and refreshing for the time period, folk influence
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
This was really not amazing
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Kind of subdued
Stephen Stills
2/5
Really not great, no risks at all
Taylor Swift
3/5
Sparse to no drums throughout, not really that poppy and no real big hits, but sonically consistent throughout. Could be like 2 songs shorter
Gang Starr
3/5
Lyrical miracle, early Premier beats show some flashes
The Doors
3/5
Doors might be over rated
Miles Davis
3/5
Good jazz kinda zoned out on it
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Low key kinda bopped
N.W.A.
3/5
Some tracks are really dated, some classics too
Missy Elliott
3/5
Beats are fire, some true classics here - like 3 songs too long
David Bowie
3/5
Might be the first Bowie record I actually kinda liked here
Johnny Cash
3/5
Solid not a lot of replay value
The Adverts
3/5
It's fine enough, typical early punk. Maybe a little more polished than most of this era
Soft Cell
2/5
Total ass
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Good stuff, folk/country
Norah Jones
3/5
Pretty fantastic
The Specials
3/5
Fine, meh
UK ska
The Temptations
3/5
Fine nothing to write home about
Q-Tip
3/5
Pretty solid actually, some dilla beats in here
Violent Femmes
3/5
Early alternative, biting Lou Reed pretty hard. Not bad though
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Rocks hard, didn't even mind it was 90 mins
Common
3/5
Pretty easy classic, KWest beats are top tier, gets a little lyrical miracle at times
Kanye West
4/5
Funny follow up after Be, this is an undisputed classic
Black Sabbath
4/5
Knew this was coming, fire
The Incredible String Band
2/5
Flashes of NMH, pretty ass
Johnny Cash
3/5
Pretty solid, might like San Quentin more
Johnny Cash
3/5
Thought it would be worse for so late in the career
Radiohead
3/5
Really solid, Yorke's voice not that grating on this
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Underrated, these guys rock
Goldfrapp
3/5
Solid, not a ton of replayability
Lambchop
3/5
Sneaky fire
Blue Cheer
3/5
Pretty hard rock, not moving the needle
AC/DC
3/5
Fine, carried by Highway to Hell
Happy Mondays
3/5
Pretty refreshing for late 80s brit rock, still nothing special
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Pretty cool, not a ton of replayability
Eagles
3/5
Good but it's going to be way overrated
Sepultura
3/5
I liked Arise better but these guys are lowkey groovy
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
I've been due to give a 2, good god modern UK rock post-Strokes is a snoozer
David Ackles
3/5
An actual deep cut, <7k listeners on Spotify. Very theatrical, pretty cool
Prince
3/5
This is good, not a to of replayability. Could probably be a 4
Kate Bush
3/5
Always interesting, it's fine
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
More influential than good
Talking Heads
3/5
These guys don't click for me
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Unremarkable, will get a 3 but doesn't have much going for it. Glam rock
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Oh let's go this is so good, might be the best album that's come up yet
The Only Ones
3/5
Quite solid, not one dimensional UK punk
The Beach Boys
3/5
It's pretty cool, cover is sick
Janis Joplin
3/5
Impressive voice, otherwise typical pysch/blues
Cee Lo Green
2/5
This is trash
Muddy Waters
3/5
Obviously a legend but this is whatever for 1976
The Fall
2/5
This actually sucks
The Flaming Lips
3/5
This is fine, kinda ahead of its time for 2002
The Byrds
3/5
These guys are just B tier through and through
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Really solid stuff here, although probably not super high replay value
Sabu
3/5
"World" music is always cool
Peter Tosh
2/5
Crazy how high Bob raised the bar for the genre, carried by one song - almost has some good samples
Wilco
2/5
Hugely overrated wow
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Cool stuff
The Saints
3/5
1978 is way too late to be making this type of music
The Damned
3/5
Fine enough more late 70s punk
Bob Dylan
4/5
Banger
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
One of the bigger sleepers on this list
Deerhunter
2/5
Snoozer, 2010s indie folk
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Extremely millennial-core, don't love this
Buzzcocks
2/5
Oh here comes more late 70s punk... great
Grizzly Bear
3/5
This is OK, more millennial core
Sonic Youth
2/5
Not for me
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Couple big hits, it's fine
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Way better than I thought
Little Richard
4/5
Really good for '57, foundational for so many records on this list
Metallica
4/5
Yeah this rocks pretty damn hard
Kings of Leon
2/5
Ugh
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Way short, not bad
Tortoise
3/5
Ambient, nothing crazy
The Temptations
3/5
Nothing earth shattering
Beatles
3/5
Fine enough, some classics - probably remarkable for the time
The Cure
3/5
Pretty wild how lofi yet synth this is
Stevie Wonder
4/5
All timer
Boards of Canada
2/5
Ambient not exciting at all
Primal Scream
2/5
This sucks, put it down
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
All bangers tbh
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Solid, shoegaze precursor - easy listening pop
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Icelandic, Bjork's band from the 80s - very cool
Beastie Boys
3/5
Beats were groovier than I expected, didn't age that bad
Goldfrapp
2/5
Very boring
Steely Dan
3/5
Pretty run of the mill
Merle Haggard
3/5
Nice country actually, not as good as Marty Robbins
New Order
2/5
Did not dig this at all, very dated - cool cover though
The Cult
2/5
This sucks, sell outs - stylistic change from previous records
Richard Hawley
3/5
Should've been worse based on the cover
Germs
3/5
Pretty cool early punk
Screaming Trees
3/5
Good rock, slightly grunge - it's fine
The Waterboys
3/5
Solid Irish rock
Weather Report
3/5
Cool jazz nothing crazy
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Meh hard girl rock, unimpressive
The Jam
2/5
So many mediocre British bands on this list damn
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Kinda grew on me by the end but just... Yeah never gonna be my favorite
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Cool, Cuban not a ton of replayability for me
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Wasn't nearly as euro trash as I thought
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Mega biased here, but legitimately no skips. Insane this is <40 mins
Miles Davis
3/5
Very good jazz
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Yeah wow pretty much as good as advertised
Cornershop
2/5
Author must be british this sucks
System Of A Down
3/5
Good stuff
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
This is just fine nothing special
Giant Sand
2/5
Bargain bin Leonard Cohen
The Replacements
3/5
Pretty run of the mill
Doves
2/5
Another British act. Ahead of their time unfortunately that time is Imagine Dragons
Dennis Wilson
3/5
This is very solid
Neu!
3/5
Krautrock, interesting
The Flaming Lips
3/5
This is fine, kinda some Death Cab vibes but worse
Bobby Womack
3/5
Run of the mill nothing special
Tim Buckley
2/5
This ain't good
Funkadelic
3/5
Not on Spotify but really good jams
Liz Phair
3/5
Fine, 90s girl rock
LTJ Bukem
3/5
Spotify link is jacked, found on YouTube. Jungle/DnB obviously too long at 2 hours but this is actually really interesting and pioneering
Moby Grape
3/5
Solid, nothing crazy - good late 60s rock
Fugazi
3/5
This is cool, thought it would be harder
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
This sucks, might actually be 1 star
Def Leppard
3/5
Early 80s, actually kinda rocked
Butthole Surfers
1/5
Bad Nick Cave impression
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Not my favorite of theirs, but so solid. More solid than most on this list
Finley Quaye
3/5
Reggae, very whatever. Not unpleasant
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Just fine, Joplin sounds like Marge Simpson at points
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Yeah this is pretty high quality
Chicago
3/5
Good jams
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Very good album, 3.5
Peter Frampton
3/5
Really good
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Fine enough
The Vines
3/5
Rock is rock, meh
Roni Size
2/5
The jungle stuff is fine but this is way too long
Portishead
3/5
Very good, pretty out there for 94
The Libertines
3/5
British indie, unremarkable
Travis
3/5
Paint drying
The xx
3/5
This is an easy 3.5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Way way ahead of its time for 82, not as much rapping as I thought - kinda post disco soul
Living Colour
3/5
Solid, cult of personality
The Beta Band
3/5
British, throw it on the pile
Ananda Shankar
3/5
This actually rocks, an actual interesting album
3/5
Rock, fine enough
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Level above the last like 30 albums
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
Bad British techno
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Actually enjoyable British techno
Maxwell
3/5
This rules wow, 3.5 minimum
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Cool jazz
The Stooges
3/5
This is cool, definitely foundational
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Carried by one song, didn't love it
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
For an aging rocker's album I've heard worse efforts
Blur
3/5
It's fine, is it really a landmark album? Eh