My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
Pyromania Def Leppard	5	3.13	+1.87
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	5	3.24	+1.76
Liquid Swords GZA	5	3.28	+1.72
C'est Chic CHIC	5	3.34	+1.66
Tommy The Who	5	3.34	+1.66
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	5	3.35	+1.65
Garbage Garbage	5	3.38	+1.62
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	5	3.45	+1.55
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	5	3.48	+1.52
We Are Family Sister Sledge	5	3.48	+1.52

Album	You	Global	Diff
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	2	3.92	-1.92
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo The Byrds	1	2.82	-1.82
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	1	2.81	-1.81
The Grand Tour George Jones	1	2.79	-1.79
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers	1	2.58	-1.58
The Wildest! Louis Prima	2	3.54	-1.54
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	2	3.42	-1.42
Blue Lines Massive Attack	2	3.38	-1.38
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	2	3.38	-1.38
The Band The Band	2	3.37	-1.37

Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	7	4.86
David Bowie	5	4.4
Van Halen	2	5
Black Sabbath	2	5
Prince	2	5
Pink Floyd	2	5
Nirvana	2	5

The Doors

3/5

Love Her Madly, LA Woman, and Riders on the Storm are the only good tracks. Everything else is forgettable at best.

Queen

5/5

This album is complete, interesting, iconic, and has a wide range of emotional affects that make for a near perfect listening experience. 4.7 stars

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

I understand that this album was groundbreaking in its time and place, and in my opinion the blending of electronic, rap, and reggae among other genres kind of works. However, this album is absolutely not to my taste and the vocals do almost nothing for me. 2.3 stars

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Not even an interesting album in context

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

I don’t normally listen to blues/jazz but this was an amazing live album. It must’ve been an absolute blast to see this live especially given that it was probably the first time a lot of white people heard blues. 4.0

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

I’m sorry, this sucks. I did enjoy the song wham bam though for its lyrics. I mildly dig the honky tonk parts of some of the tracks, but god damn that whiney country twang just pisses me off. 1.3

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

4.1

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

Solid 4.0 for Michael Stipe

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Still a good album, not quite as good as the other 3.7

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

This album is so fucking smooth. Absolute classics all around. 4.5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

A decent mixture of some great songs and some forgettable songs. I love his energy level and charisma. 3.5

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

I hadn’t been exposed to much of Paul Simon’s solo stuff and I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Musically it was pretty great but I didn’t really enjoy the vocals as they seemed pretty rambling. Listening to this kind of made me feel like I was going a little insane. 2.6

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Amazing live album. I love how it delivers to you a slice of history. I even watched several of the songs from the performance on YouTube and am blown away. Not a huge fan of the country twang by any means, but his vocals are perfection and very complimentary for this kind of music. 4.4 stars

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

4.5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Decent enough with a couple of legendary tracks. 2.8 stars

Van Halen

5/5

Now this is rock! This album fucking shreds with Eddie’s A+ guitar work and David Lee Roth’s charismatic energy in his voice. Eruption might STILL be the best guitar solo of all time. Immensely enjoyable if not a short album. 4.5 stars

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

Wasn’t very engaged by this album, it all had the same boring vibe and the songs got less good as the album went on. 2.3

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

Very odd, but some minor points for creativity I guess? 1.7 stars

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

This was so amazingly good! I had never knowingly listened to Carol King before and I had no idea she was behind some of these great songs covered by other artist. Incredibly talented and an absolute joy to listen to. 4.5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

The guitar on this album was on another level! The jazz influences made for a great listening experience. 3.5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Definitely a lesser Dylan work. Seemed like a lot of filler with a couple of high points. Never been a huge fan of his vocals, but his song writing is pretty great. 3.3

Dust

Screaming Trees

4/5

Much better than I thought it would be. The hard rock/grunge transition sounded pretty great to be honest. 3.5

The Band

2/5

Not my cup of tea 2.4

Foo Fighters

4/5

Not my favorite Foo Fighters album, but it still rocks. The energy is infectious. This is an album that sat in my cd player in my car for a long time, but when I took it out I never intentionally put it in over other albums again. Solid though. 3.6

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

1.5 stars for the vocals, but not a lot here for me.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

A decent enough album by Bowie, who is obviously the GOAT but probably not even within his top 10 albums. 3.6

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

4.6

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

This is some great folky Irish punk, definitely wasn’t expecting the middle eastern vibes of Turkish Song of the Damned. 3.5 stars

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

I enjoyed the weirdness and the guitar action this album. 2.6

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

3/5

Generic beats that were 100% meant to be enjoyed while under an altered state of consciousness. I enjoyed it as background noise. I guess I would listen to this if I were forced to do homework or creative writing? 2.5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Legit Motown sound. 3.2

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Interesting album, I really liked the vocals and I ended up listening to the whole album 2.5 times. I probably wouldn’t recognize their songs if I heard them again though. 3.0

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

4/5

I’m not sure what genre to classify this as. It was obviously heavily jazz influenced but I got a bit of a Yes vibe to some of the tracks as well coupled with blues/soul. Glad was a fun track, dug the jazz flute on Freedom Rider, the guitar and organ were fun all the way through. Pleasantly surprised! 3.5

Roxy Music

4/5

This was a surprisingly fun album to listen. I definitely said “how come I’ve never heard of these guys?” out loud. 3.5 stars

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Zeppelin is so incredibly overplayed, and I genuinely never want to listen to them again. That said, this album starts off so strong with Immigrant Song and then never really reaches that high again on this album. Quality music, but it’s not even close to Zep 4.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

This album satisfies my inner goth greatly. Starts out a little slower but not in a bad way and Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, and Policy of Truth are such amazing tracks. 4.3 stars

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

I could myself listening to this.. sitting at Disneyland waiting for my beignet order to be fulfilled. 2.5

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

Very interesting early punk that I hadn’t really listened to before. 3.4

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

The fact that this is like the 4th best Beatles album should emphasize how they were truly masters of their craft. 4.7 stars.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Well done album despite it not necessarily being my kind of music. The B-side tracks are all pretty good and I particularly liked Ambulance Blues’s lyrics. 3.5

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

I enjoyed the lyrics, but this album didn’t really speak to me at all. 2.4 stars

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

I liked the songs with funk elements, but I do not like the vocals or lyrics and I fucking hated the multiple songs about Jesus. A generous 1.5 stars for the Sax player.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

Very repetitive songs and there isn’t a huge difference between the tracks. I think there is a very special place in music hell for songs that use the sound of kids in their tracks. I wanted to like this album way more than I did, and I think that is because of how dated it sounds. Oh did I mention it was repetitive? 2.1

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

A lot of bops on this album. The musicianship is top tier and having not listened to The Smiths much I was surprised by how funny the album was. Also is that last track supposed to be about titties??? 4.2

The Libertines

3/5

Seems like relatively generic, if not enjoyable indie music. Although one would expect a singer that was addicted to crack to have a little bit more realness in their voice. Solid 3.0

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

4/5

The first three tracks sound like James Bond opening songs. And that’s not a bad thing! The vocals are beautiful and the music is interestingly weird and haunting. I really liked ‘Human’ and ‘Utopia’. The electro sound can definitely be interesting when paired with good vocals like this. 3.6 stars

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Every other track on this album was fantastic! Superstition is obviously an all time great, but I also really enjoyed Tuesday Heartbreak & Big Brother. The funk elements were great, the more soul-soundy stuff were pretty mid. 4.0 for that synth

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

This is easily both the best heavy metal album of all time and the most influential heavy metal album of all time. War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man are obviously beyond legendary tracks, but tracks like Electric Funeral still absolutely rip and I’m still surprised by how they got away with putting a mellow track like Planet Caravan between Paranoid and Iron Man while still maintaining a coherent sound. The music and vocals are top fucking tier coupled with the genre defining sound and aesthetic that kicked off a whole generation of metal. Not to mention the ironclad tearing down of pro-war sentiments. This is truly one of the most perfect albums of all time for me. 4.8 stars

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

I mean, as far as an album with a song about necrophilia, it was pretty decent. 3.4 stars

Slayed?

Slade

2/5

Sort of generic, partly annoying, but mostly forgettable. The Joplin cover and the other cover were the only tracks I really enjoyed. Also I’m mildly triggered by all the track title misspellings. 2.4 stars

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

I’m sorry this is kinda boring. I felt like I was waiting for the album to kick into high gear the whole time I listened to it. Maybe this album was the pioneer of the boring generic New Wave genre as a whole? 2.0

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

I don’t think anyone does gothy-synth-pop better than Depeche Mode. The flow of the album is great, and I love how simple everything is. I do prefer Violator to this album, but it’s still a great one. 4.0

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Excellent guitar work but I must say that everything was instantly forgettable. Obviously highly talented, but kind of a a slog to sit through a 25 minute guitar recital. 2.5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

2/5

If you enjoy repetitive sounds, loud dissonance, and the occasional sound of seagulls you might enjoy this album. There were one or two tracks that I enjoyed like ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’, but it was too much like the experience of an ADHD brain trying to understand a strange world for my liking. 2.2 stars

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

The album starts off on a really high note with Gimme Shelter which is an all timer for me. Unfortunately, it quickly loses most of its momentum and never really builds it back until You Can't Always Get What You Want on the very last track. I sincerely hated the country songs and a lot of their bluesy ones seem inauthentic and boring. The Stones are legendary, but I’m just not really a huge fan of most of their work. 3.4 stars leaning heavily on their two massive hits.

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

I absolutely hated the falsetto shit with the vocals. It’s like a bunch of theater kids singing an obnoxious version of Hapoy Birthday two tables down in a restaurant. They tried too hard to be like ABBA, Elton, or Freddie and completely failed at the emulation. 1.9 stars

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

Fantastic album! Her vocals are charismatic and powerful. So many of these songs are hits and even the non-hits are still great. This is probably the best 80’s pop album, and I’d listen to this album any day. 4.6 stars

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

An album that truly shows their mastery of song writing. Great album with sharp, witty lyrics that has something to say. Not their strongest album though. 4.4 stars

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

This album really shows off the growing strength of the Lennon/McCartney duo. While not my favorite Beatles album or even in the top 5, this album really delivers and I think the simplicity of their earlier more-pop influenced sound makes it almost infinitely replay-able. 4.6 stars

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

Minstrel-esque folk rock. Meh. 2.4 stars

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

2/5

The first couple of songs showcased some nice vocals and component music, but as the album went on it was kind of all over the place and very boring. 2.4 stars

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Too much of a good thing with the harmonies, make this album mostly sound dated and boring. California Dreamin’ is a fantastic song (take a moment to go listen to the Bobby Womack version) but there’s not much else here except a couple of other songs that sounded okay. Listening to this album made me want put on the Beach Boys or the early Beatles instead. I’m sure it was a little edgy for the time, but it seems very tame, repetitive, and milquetoast today. 2.5 stars

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

This album is a fun one that brings back memories of listening to this on repeat with a portable cd player on long car trips. Rockafeller Skank, Gangsta Trippin, Praise You, and Acid 8000 are some of my favorite tracks on this albums. 3.7 stars

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

3/5

Recently well done music with bizarre lyrics and weird punk aesthetic vocals that seem to be boarding on a joke album. 2.5 stars

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

Strong vocals, but nothing else stands out too much 3.0

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Great album with several stand out hits. I feel like this album gets more and more British as it progresses. 4.4 stars

Throwing Muses

4/5

This album was an absolute treat to listen to to. I’ll have to check out their career highlights 3.7

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

Someone tell them that is not, in fact, a live album. 2.4

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Would’ve been a great show to see during the era, but listening to this in the year of our lord twenty and twenty-four leaves a lot to be desired. 3.0 stars for a jazz great.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Not a huge Talking Heads fan, but it was decent. 2.8

Killing Joke

4/5

Very interesting mixture of punk and industrial, I dig it! 3.8

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

I fucking love this album! No Fluff trackless: Burnout, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, Coming Clean, In the End. 4.6 stars

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

4/5

Not a big fan of this live album, but I did enjoy a lot of the tracks. 3.5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

When i read that they pieced this live album together from multiple performances, i was a little disappointed. 3.3 stars

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Very personally conflicted by the amazing counter-culture lyrics and his vocal style and the abundance of harmonica. I feel like this is what people think white music sounds like. I still think I overall enjoy it because his voice goes well with his style, and those fucking lyrics carry so much meaning! 4.0

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Another great REM album, 3.8 stars.

Cypress Hill

3/5

Classic West Coast hip hop with homegrown Latin vibes. I love the silly tone. 3.4 stars

Guero

Beck

4/5

Beck is a consummate musician with very unique lyrics. Though not his best album it was a fantastic listen and fun! 3.7 stars

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Not the strongest album by the Cure, but A Forest is an absolute banger. 3.4 stars

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Such a powerful and charismatic voice. Engaging performance sound quality issues aside. Though I don’t prefer live albums, you can tell that the crowds energy really heightens the experience. 4.1 stars

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Wasn’t super engaging to me. 3.0

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Well, if I’m ever interested in listening to an hour long sitar solo I now know where to look. 2.0

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Pinnacle of Simon & Garfunkel’s talents, what a fantastic album! 4.6 stars

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

The vibes are off the fucking charts on this album. 4.7 stars

I See You

The xx

4/5

Lovely indie album. A lot of the tracks are ethereal with a dreamlike pleasant quality. The vocals (especially the female vocals) are quite lovely. My favorite track on this album was I Dare You. 3.6

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Definitely caught a 🔥 on this one. 4.5!

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Take on me is really amazing but the rest left a lot to be desired. 3.0

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

3/5

Not my cup of tea, 2.5

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

3/5

Decent, but i wasn’t too into it. 3.4

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Didn’t click with me at all. Boring. 2.4

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Cash register gunshot song good, the rest of the album forgettable. 2.6 stars

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

Not bad, but not very memorable. 2.7 stars

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Pleasant sounding but not engaging. Background music at a garden party at best. 2.5 stars

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Decent background music. Not super stimulating or profound. 2.7

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

A bunch of nostalgic songs my dad would listen to when I was little. Better than I remember it being, to be honest. Might listen to a few of the tracks again occasionally! 3.6

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

5/5

This album grooved like crazy! This disco and R&B combo is soooo soooo good. 4.5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Some fantastic classics, still would prefer them not be on a live album though. 3.9

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

This is an amazing album and it’s very difficult to believe that they released 3 hit albums in the same calendar year. Bad Moon Rising alone is such a staple. 4.6 stars

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Fan of the Kinks, but this isn’t anything to write home about. 2.8

C'est Chic

CHIC

5/5

This album fucking rules! The disco with the r&b added into really made for some catchy and entertaining songs. Bring this type of music back! 4.6 stars

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

2/5

Didn’t really care for it. 2.4

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

1/5

Disgusting country twang. 1.4

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Fantastic rap album that stands in sharp contrast with some of shit that runs rampant these days. 4.1

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Very chill music, but I’m not going out of my way for this. 2.5

School's Out

Alice Cooper

4/5

Schools out is a pretty decent album, with the titular track being a great one. 3.6

The Stone Roses

3/5

Pretty decent, but not my thing. 3.3

Be

Common

4/5

Pretty decent album, although I think the Kanye stuff was a bit weaker. 3.6

Solid Air

John Martyn

2/5

Interesting music, but the mostly mumble vocals are not to my liking. 2.0

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

2/5

It was definitely interesting background music, but definitely not something I’d put on again. 2.4

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

This is such a fantastic and influential album! Easy 4.5 for me

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

4/5

Some great nostalgic tracks on this. The hits will be heard again whether you like it or not. 3.9

Parklife

Blur

4/5

I liked some of the songs well enough, but too many that didn’t click with me. 3.5

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

3/5

Relaxing music, but I’m not gonna turn this on for ambient music. 2.6

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

Pretty great album! 4.3 stars

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

3/5

It was alright, I guess. Won’t listen again though. 3.4

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

Edgy anti-religion metal. Not my fave album from them. 3.5 stars

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

1/5

I hated this so so much and I am irrationally upset that this album is included while nothing by Weezer is. 1.3 stars

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Entertaining album! 4.0

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

Was a very interesting sound considering I don’t think I’ve heard African Blues before. That said. Except for a few tracks, I couldn’t get into it that much. 2.4

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

Recently funky, but definitely not enough to unite a nation. 2.5 stars

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Who would’ve thought the best selling album of all time would also be one of the absolute best? This album is magnificent from start to finish. 4.7 stars

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Piqued my interested in Jazz Orchestra. 4.2 stars

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

Decent if not generic indie 2.6 stars

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

A pretty chill listen. 3.5 stars

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Bowie is fantastic and the emotions in this album are really raw. 4.2 stars

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Not my favorite album due to the religiosity. 3.4

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

3/5

Its okay 3.0

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

The best of the Stones, easily. 4.5 stars

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Way too much patriotism and country twang. 2.1 stars

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

2/5

Flashes of brilliance bogged down by about a tedious extra SEVENTY FIVE MINUTES! 2.4 stars

21

Adele

5/5

Great voice, fantastic songs, this is an incredible album! 4.5 stars

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Difficult to fully rate since I don’t speak Portuguese, but I enjoyed it anyway. 2.5

Liquid Swords

GZA

5/5

Wu‐Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta Fuck wit. 4.5 stars

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

This album was a lot of fun and so far is my favorite album by a band I’d never heard previously. 4.3 stars

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

Not nearly as good as the other Dylan albums I’ve heard. 3.1 stars

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

2/5

Pure background music that not interesting enough to merit another listen in the future. 2.4

Debut

Björk

3/5

Very good voice, music is too experimental and weird for my taste. 2.7 stars

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

The only song of them I had heard before was Come on Eileen, and none of the songs on this album are nearly that catchy. 2.4 stars

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

This is my favorite Beatles album, just slightly beating out Abbey Road. From start to finish it’s non-stop gold. 4.7 stars

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Slightly better than the other African Blues album, 2.5 stars

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

3/5

Sounds pretty decent for an album that’s clearly just some friends fucking around making music. 3.4 stars

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Fantastic album full of hits. All time chill music. 4.6 stars

Tommy

The Who

5/5

This album is an absolutely fun journey that shows of great music and a cool rock opera story. 4.5 stars

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

Pretty decent music with good lyrics. A lot of vibe songs. 3.6

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Very straightforward bubblegum pop music with a couple of great songs, some great covers, and the rest only decent. Not the best of the Beatles, but better than most of the shit out there. 4.4 stars

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Some relaxing Bossa Nova with excellent vibes. 3.6 stars

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Great vocals with catchy tunes. I feel like all of the big hits from Blondie are on this one album. 4.1 stars

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

2/5

I didn’t hate it (even if they did have a Buck Owen’s cover) but I would have no reason to ever intentionally listen to this again. 2.3

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Really catchy instrumentals coupled with quirky and surprisingly (or not) violent lyrics makes this album really unique and endearing to me. I prefer Surfer Rosa to this album, but it’s a great album. 4.1 stars

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

Goth. Sounds super sloppy and incoherent and the vocals were wholly unenjoyable. Some passable beats occasionally. 2.0 stars.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

This was okay Indie, with a slightly dark sound to it. Better than I expected 2.6

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

Not much here except the title track. 3.3 stars

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

One of the few artists that can make enjoy some country staples. 3.8 stars

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Too slow for me to really enjoy, and the likability dropped off significantly after the first track. 2.4 stars

The Only Ones

3/5

I really liked the punk edge to this in the music, but I found the vocals lacking. Not bad though! 3.3

Eagles

3/5

Not a big fan of the fucking eagles 2.8

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

4/5

This was a nice surprise, although it sounds like the author of the book fucked up and put the wrong year and included a compilation album. 3.9 stars

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

I wanted to like this album much more than I actually did. Seemed to go on too long and wore out its welcome. 2.4

A Northern Soul

The Verve

3/5

Pretty decent album, if not a bit dated. 3.3 stars

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Good album, but not as good as my favorite White Stripes albums. Much slower. Still enjoyed it though. 3.6 stars

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

2/5

I think their special sauce is just ketchup with extra sugar mixed in. 2.1 stars

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

2/5

These guys could’ve used some prunes, they sound constipated. 2.3 stars

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

Album could’ve used more skits of him fucking. 2.3 stars.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Smart, a lot of catchy beats, and several tracks where women are respected?? 3.8 stars

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

A whole bunch of Home Depot commercial sounds. Glad this album made it onto the list with 0 Weezer representation. 1.2 stars

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Classic and fun as hell. 4.5 stars

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Great album with a lot of fun tracks. one of the best for Bowie. 4.5 starz

Me Against The World

2Pac

2/5

A couple good tracks, but this album did not age well. 2.4 stars

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

I love Tom Waits, but dear god. This sounds like it was recorded in the shitter. Some of the ballads sound okay, but most of it sucks. 2.1 stars

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Not a huge fan. 3.8 stars

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

Fun album, but probably won’t revisit. Not as great as their other stuff. 3.9

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

This album almost made me go back to sleep. Pretty vocals, just kind of a drag. 3.1 stars

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

5/5

Great solo album, with a great raw sound to it. It’s the opposite of overproduced and the emotionality of it is just *chef’s kiss* 4.6 stars

Metallica

5/5

One of the best and most influential metal albums of all time. This baby holds up really well. 4.6 stars

1984

Van Halen

5/5

So many classic tracks, and not a down track. 4.5 stars

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Great prog rock, but some tracks make me literally feel like I’m going insane. 4.3 stars

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Probably the finest jazz album I’ve ever heard. Jazz is causal listening to me at best, though. 4.3 stars

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

3.2

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

2/5

Boring country album, not horrific or pandering though. 2.1 stars

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

It was okay, 3.1 stars

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Surprisingly great! 3.8 stars

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

So bad. 1.4 stars

Pretenders

3/5

Pretty mixed album but overall pretty decent 3.1 stars

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

3.4 stars

Bad Company

3/5

I remember my dad listening to this a lot when I was growing up. High nostalgia, decent tracks! 3.4 stars

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Didn’t care for it too much. 3.0

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

3/5

Such a unique sound. Not 100% what I’m into but I enjoyed it. 3.1 stars

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Pretty good Stones album, some very forgettable extra tracks make this lose its 5 star status. 4.4 stars

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

3/5

A bit too hipster for my taste, sorry dudes. 3.3 stars

Close To The Edge

Yes

4/5

Progressive paradise. 4.3 stars

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

This album speaks for itself. 4.4 stars

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

Kanye under-delivers on enjoyability. 2.1 stars

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

2/5

Too much country bumfuck twang. 2.0 stars

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Forgettable even though I heard this album a bunch growing up. 2.5 stars

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Snoop always has a good sound and style, but I found it tedious and unchallenging. Too much misogyny as well 3.2 stars

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

2/5

Not worth the time to listen to. Slightly better than the other album. 2.2

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

Clapton’s guitar on this album is a breath of fresh air in the cookie cutter world of English blues albums. 4.2 stars

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

An all time great album! 4.6 stars

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

How many milquetoast British rock albums from the late 90s need to be on this list? 2.6 stars

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Great punk album! The music side is more middling but this is some good shit. 4.3

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Not my favorite thing. 3.1 stars

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Very enjoyable! 3.7 stars

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Some actually good indie music! 4.4 stars

Street Life

The Crusaders

2/5

Forgettable smooth jazz. 2.4 stars

Blur

3/5

Wooo-hooo. Well at least for the first half of the album. 3.3

Fever Ray

2/5

2.3, *yawn*

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

My favorite kind of depressing. 4.0

Sulk

The Associates

2/5

I don’t like it at all. The album is titled appropriately though. 2.3 stars

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

The self importance permeates this one all the way through. 2.3 stars

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Very fun album. Unique modern sound. 3.6 stars

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Not really my genre, but it was super interesting with a strong fuck the establishment vibe, which I dig. 3.7 stars

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

It isn’t my favorite Prince album, but it blows the hell out of most. Sexy, and catchy. 4.5 stars

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

I’m sorry, this is just a middle of the road Indie album and I’m not into the vocals at all. 2.4 stars

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

I generally like Cheap Trick, but this album certainly didn’t need be Live. 3.0

The Joshua Tree

U2

3/5

Super front loaded, the first few tracks are great but the rest really drag the fuck out of this album. 3.4 stars

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

2/5

Not really my genre, but enjoyed listening to it. Killer sax, for sure. 3.4

Pyromania

Def Leppard

5/5

One of my 80’s rock albums. A lot of hits in this one. 4.6 stars

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Component if not interesting British Invasion also-ran. 2.7 stars

The Cars

5/5

So many classics packed into one album. 4.6 stars

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

This might be the epitome of underwhelming 2.2 stars

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

I really wanted to like this but the cacophony just made me feel anxious. 2.0

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

This album was fucking slick and exciting. We need more bongos to make this world a better place. 4.3 stars

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

A lot of nostalgia carrying these tracks. 4.2 stars

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

My favorite Prince album! So damn good. 4.6 stars

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

3/5

The vocals were just a biiiiit much. 2.5 stars

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Obviously great guitar work and composition but I feel this album suffers from excessive length and could’ve been cut down and made tighter. 3.7 stars

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Not into it but I can see why he was successful 2.7 stars

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

4/5

Impressive amount of slurs for a Toy Story sound track! 3.5 stars

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Well, okay, but here where it says, "What I got you gotta get and put it in ya," how about just, "What I'd like is I'd like to hug and kiss ya." Classic Chilly Willie, 4.2 stars

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

The vibes on this album are off the charts. 4.1 stars

I Against I

Bad Brains

4/5

This might be one of the best albums I hadn’t ever heard before! The hardcore punk mixed with some reggae vibes really fucking rules. It’s pretty blistering and sounds very tight. 4.3 stars!

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

I’m sorry, this is boring. 2.2 stats

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Not my favorite Bowie, but it’s still pretty great. Not my favorite Across the Universe cover but I enjoy it well enough. 3.9 stars

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

3/5

As far as electronic stuff goes, this was pretty chill to listen to on the way to work. 3.0

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

Not a fan of this kind of electronic music. 2.3 stars

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

3/5

Weird to see a Bollywood soundtrack on this list. It was definitely a competently done soundtrack, with some parts better than others. Kind of want to watch the film now. 3.1 stars

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

When this album first came out, people went apeshit and I never really got it. I still don’t, I just hear a decently done R&B album with some rap elements. 3.3 stars

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

Did not like this at all. 1.9 stars

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Definitely a GOAT contender 4.6 stars

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Very good and visceral, you can tell all the early punk rockers listened to Iggy and the Stooges. 4.4 stars

D

White Denim

3/5

Kind of generic sound indie music 2.9 stars

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

2/5

Didn't care for it too much. 2.4 stars

John Prine

2/5

I fully approve of his lyrics, and that is about the most praise I can give this. 2.3 stars solely for telling the truth about the world.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

One of the few amazing live albums. The raw sound really goes with their aesthetic and adds to their authentic sound. Excellent covers in the set list. 4.6 stars

Sheet Music

10cc

2/5

Honestly I found it a bit irritating to listen to. It's trying to do way too much. 2.0 stars

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Like, I get that it was inspiration proto-punk. But, YUCK. 2.1 stars

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Such a fantastic album, 4.7 stars

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

2/5

Good vocals I guess, but super 80s in the worst possible ways? 2.2 stars

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

This album is a breath of fresh air and surprising how good it its! 4.3 stars!

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

A couple of solid tracks, but it doesn't really jive with my tastes. 3.3 stars

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

This album straight up reminds me of driving in the car with my dad in the 90s. 4.3 stars

2/5

I hope someone got fired for this band naming blunder. 1.9 stars

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

I like a lot of the tracks on this album but I also find it to be pretty repetitive. 3.0 rating from me.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Pretty hard hitting album. 3.8 stars

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Love the synth and the vocals! 4.3 stars

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Pretty decent album. Interesting punk influences 3.9

The Grand Tour

George Jones

1/5

Way too much disgusting twang. 1.3 stars

Black Sabbath

5/5

The birth of Heavy Metal right here! 4.6 stars

Garbage

5/5

This album is Garbage. 4.5 stars

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

The music was interesting in a way, but my god was that hard to listen to. 2.0 stars

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

Fantastically fun album that keeps you reeled in the whole time. 4.5 stars

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

Nothing unpleasant but nothing memorable. 2.5 stars

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

As far as country-flavored music goes, this wasn't too bad. 2.4 stars.

Bert Jansch

3/5

I dug the simple nature of this album. Sort of Bob-Dylan esque. 3.0

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

3.8 stars

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Very fun, reminds me of playing Fallout. 3.3 stars

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Fantastic album. 4.6 stars

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

One of my personal favorites. 4.7 stars

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

One of my favorite all time albums. It’s the full package of killer melodies and the powerful voice of Matthew Bellamy. 4.6 stars

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

My third favorite Beatles album. What else is there to say about this powerhouse? Revolver - Abbey Road - Sgt Pepper. 4.7 stars

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

First time listening to Taylor on purpose but I have definitely heard all the tracks before. 3.8 stars

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Damn this album is good, how come they aren’t touring anymore? 4.7 stars

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