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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| We're Only In It For The Money | 5 | 2.47 | +2.53 |
| Bright Flight | 5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
| Happy Sad | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| White Light / White Heat | 5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
| Merriweather Post Pavilion | 5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| Spiderland | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Safe As Milk | 5 | 3.01 | +1.99 |
| Duck Stab/Buster & Glen | 4 | 2.03 | +1.97 |
| Slanted And Enchanted | 5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
| Autobahn | 5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metallica | 1 | 3.79 | -2.79 |
| Brothers In Arms | 1 | 3.74 | -2.74 |
| Hotel California | 1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
| Get Behind Me Satan | 1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
| Eliminator | 1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
| Shake Your Money Maker | 1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| Queen Of Denmark | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| Make Yourself | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| The Bends | 2 | 4.01 | -2.01 |
| American IV: The Man Comes Around | 2 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Steely Dan | 2 | 5 |
| Fela Kuti | 2 | 5 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Metallica | 2 | 1.5 |
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| Artist | Ratings |
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| Radiohead | 2, 5, 4 |
| David Bowie | 3, 5, 2, 4, 5 |
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David Bowie
5/5
Don't need to relisten, ceritifed hood classic. Every song after Life on Mars could be Bowie farting into a microphone and it's still a Top 50 all time record
3 likes
The Beta Band
3/5
Liked it more than I was expecting, post Britpop sound with some decent songwriting
2 likes
Incubus
1/5
Hoo boy
The nihilistic themes of Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins in the early 90's seemingly caused a rift in the music industry where popular music got a little dark for a second so labels freaked out and reacted by finding blase, tepid bands that write songs about how life is worth living and that everything will turn out okay. Incubus is that reaction and I can't say it resonates with me. It's not even the sentiment of life being worth living, it's preachy nature of that sentiment mixed with HARD ROCK AND DJ SCRATCHES. There's the occassional moment where this record works (Pardon Me despite being a single IS a stand out track) but you could do so much better, even in nu-metal.
1 likes
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Eagles
1/5
Holy mother of god that sucked.
Try and Love Again was the closest to some level of quality and soul, rest of the album felt like trying to take a fly out of a soup with tweezers
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
It’s audacious, mean, full of skeletons. Not massive on a lot of the skits but they paint a tapestry of a violent upbringing in 80’s New York. It’s a classic for a reason, ahead of its time and for its time simultaneously.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
I used to adore this album in my early 20’s and as time’s gone on, that love is still there however slightly diminished. The production is spunky and bright, the performances are snappy and assured, but something about the end product leaves me a little dry and I can’t put my finger on it. Still an album that should be considered essential listening to any music fan.
Air
2/5
This did nothing for me. Nice to listen to but I’ve never been a massive Air fan and this one didn’t sway me.
Violent Femmes
2/5
A little bubblegum for my liking. Definitely fits in it’s own microcosm of 80’s indie pop but man does this record drag for me
David Bowie
3/5
Not his best, but a welcome addition to a catalogue full of great 70’s pop music. Doesn’t quite have the identity of Ziggy or the Berlin trilogy
B.B. King
3/5
Really does feel like a relic from a different time. Never been a huge blues guy but there is something truly comfy about this record.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
I’m torn on this one. I would say it genuinely took me by surprise on some tracks with sweeping but understated arrangements like Sara, unbelievably gorgeous. The very next track is Lindsey Buckingham yelping like a Pomeranian over a bad power pop riff. When it’s good, it’s some of the best music of 79. When it’s not, it’s not.
Janis Joplin
2/5
Ehhhh I don’t really know what to say about this one. I feel like a lot of 70’s music transcends it’s era and time and has a universal message that still really sticks the landing (something like Electric Warrior or Ege Bamyasi) but this one never left 1971. Or even the 60’s for that matter.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
I’m realizing I should be less critical to some degree. This album is quite good, great guitar work, definitely drags at some points. Hometown treasure of an artist for me, go jets
Kraftwerk
5/5
One of the best electronic albums of all time, it’s immaculate
Gillian Welch
4/5
I listened to this album a few months ago and it didn’t really stick with me. This time around, really enjoyed it. Earnest songwriting, straight forward instrumentation, real vulnerability on display.
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
On one hand, the musicianship is top notch and the idea behind the main theme is great. On the other, at a brief 35 minutes, it really loses steam halfway through when it shouldn't. Used it's best idea first and it shows.
The Beach Boys
5/5
It’s perfect
Justice
4/5
BAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGEEEEEERRRRRSSSSS
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Not a record for me, but he’s clearly quite talented and knows how to arrange a god darn song
Dire Straits
1/5
Is it better than Hotel California? Yes. Is it as good as Green Onions? No. Will I ever listen to it again? Not deliberately.
Stephen Stills
4/5
Liked it more than I thought I would, excellent guitar work and thoughtful songwriting
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Didn’t hit when I listened to it a decade ago, still isn’t now. I still think it’s good, just not amazing
Steely Dan
5/5
God I love Steely Dan. Sardonic lyrics, incredible playing, just masterful
Can
4/5
It's phenomenal. Only criticism, and this isn't on the part of the record, I don't know if this is a record to constantly revisit, and misses the staying power of something like Pet Sounds.
Radiohead
2/5
Used to listen to this a bunch when I was younger and remember quite liking it. This time I'm not so sure... something about it dragged, something about felt whiny in a way it hadn't previously. I do think it's a good record, just not for me at this point in my life.
Small Faces
4/5
How have I never heard of this before, Kevin Parker eat your heart out
Arcade Fire
3/5
It’s a good record, not much else to say honestly
The Beta Band
3/5
Liked it more than I was expecting, post Britpop sound with some decent songwriting
Simple Minds
2/5
I wanted to like this so much more than I did. There’s some great moments, specifically synth tones, but there’s something sleepy in the songwriting that pulls me out of it.
Leftfield
3/5
This would be EXTREMELY fun live, idk how it translates to an album, but I see the appeal
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
5/5
Blues rocks master work, one of the best
The xx
3/5
Time hasn’t been immensely generous to this record for me, but in a cool August evening in 2012, it’s home
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Great players, great album art, but wanted more from this one
Elton John
4/5
It’s a classic for a reason, although suffers a bit from double LP syndrome
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Production is a little too muddy for the songs to really shine
The Roots
4/5
A raucous, emphatic statement that should be seen as one of the best of their catalogue
James Taylor
3/5
maybe I gotta stop listening to msuic on spotify
MGMT
3/5
Clearly some level of songwriting prowess on display, some great moments, absolutely REEKS of high school for me
The Vines
2/5
Totally ehh on it
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Is it clearly a revolutionary reggae record? Yes. Is it as good as Funky Kingston? No.
3/5
oh boy
here's what I absolutely will say after years of retrying this album and hating it: the drum sound on this album is MY SHIT. The acoustics and timbre of the the snare are incredible. The manipulative songwriting and watery guitars do nothing for me
PJ Harvey
4/5
Elegant and provocative
Johnny Cash
2/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
I already listened to this one wtf
Beyoncé
4/5
Sexy, sensible, slay queen energy
Coldplay
3/5
Parachutes is better, also this band is overhated
The Fall
4/5
Imagine if Yard Act had a set of testicles and wasn't a product to be marketed
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
For a pedophile, pretty rockin and hip record dude
Pink Floyd
5/5
Oh Jesus like I need to relisten. Not my favourite Floyd record, not in my Top 50 of all time, arguably overrated, BUT I would be completely remiss to say that isn’t one of the most rewarding album experiences you can have. Get it on vinyl, pop a tab of acid, close your eyes, and let those clocks before Time scare the ever loving shit out of you.
Jean-Michel Jarre
2/5
If I was 15 in 1976, this would have blown my mind. Since neither are currentlt true, it's alright, you can do better within the genre
Silver Jews
5/5
NOW WE'RE TALKIN', ABSOLUTE BEAST OF A RECORD HERE
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Their best album? Possibly
Green Day
2/5
Oh geez alright. The drumming is undeniably some of my favourite for the genre, I feel like Travis Barker gets more than his fair share that should be redirected to Tre. This album just doesn’t hit like it used to for me. Maybe I’m just old now
David Ackles
3/5
If Scott Walker hadn’t done so many drugs and was pretty okay
ABBA
2/5
Never listened to an ABBA record, can confirm they are a singles band
Eminem
2/5
Liked it more than MMLP, but goddamn do I not care of Eminem.
Carole King
3/5
Pretty bangin album
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
OutKast
4/5
Torn on this one. The high points some of the best songs of all-time, the low points aren't bad so much as forgettable. Turn it from a double LP to a single and it's basically perfect. As it stands, it's good enough for an 8/10 but it could be so much more
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Big album from a big band. In what it lacks in memorability from its predecessor, it makes up for in audacity and avant garde tendencies
The Auteurs
2/5
Completely meh, might feel different on a second listen
White Denim
3/5
Like it a lot more than I was expecting, some of the best indie rock drumming I've heard in some time. Kind of a mix between Sufjan and Gizz. One major nitpick would be the vocals, very dated
Blur
4/5
I've tried this album so many times, and this is the time I've enjoyed it the most. Varied and sparkly production, great songwriting, worth its weight in gold. Also, probably one of my favourite album covers.
David Bowie
5/5
Don't need to relisten, ceritifed hood classic. Every song after Life on Mars could be Bowie farting into a microphone and it's still a Top 50 all time record
Goldfrapp
3/5
A&E was a pretty big standout. The whole record is nice sounding and clearly heartfelt, but the lack of any bigness kinda holds it back. Liked it more than I thought, might revisit
Incubus
1/5
Hoo boy
The nihilistic themes of Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins in the early 90's seemingly caused a rift in the music industry where popular music got a little dark for a second so labels freaked out and reacted by finding blase, tepid bands that write songs about how life is worth living and that everything will turn out okay. Incubus is that reaction and I can't say it resonates with me. It's not even the sentiment of life being worth living, it's preachy nature of that sentiment mixed with HARD ROCK AND DJ SCRATCHES. There's the occassional moment where this record works (Pardon Me despite being a single IS a stand out track) but you could do so much better, even in nu-metal.
George Michael
4/5
His Sign O the Times, pretty great record
Elvis Costello
5/5
Incredible record, still in love with it after all these years
Björk
5/5
Her best album probably
Beastie Boys
5/5
Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassic
Fela Kuti
5/5
CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIC
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Kinda sounds like coming 3 America, there’s better Koffi records
Talking Heads
3/5
Idk what 4 talking heads records are on this thing, but if this replaced more songs, fear of music, remain in light, or speaking in tongues, absolute blunder. Good album, pales in comparison to what would come next for the group
The Go-Go's
3/5
Catchy, breezy, but ultimately a little unremarkable for me. Other all female bands of yonder have done it better
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Obviously Fast Car is one of the best songs of all time, the album on the whole doesn’t do a lot for me
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
The scat song kinda made me hate this, but there is something to jazz lounge that feels nice. Idk, I’m torn
The Human League
3/5
Elbow
4/5
Public Enemy
5/5
5 stars, perfect record
LL Cool J
3/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
American Music Club
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Taylor Swift
2/5
Pfffffbbbbbfffffttttt
Al Green
4/5
Great to make dinner with your honey to
Jacques Brel
2/5
I was hoping for more french lounge like Gainsbourg than musique francophone. It's fine
Korn
2/5
BOOOOOM DADA BUM DADA
Ministry
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Yes
4/5
Marred by the fact that there's a better Yes record and that the first track outshines the rest of the record
Buzzcocks
4/5
Listening to this while driving to something you’re late for is a good idea
Green Day
3/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
4/5
AC/DC
2/5
Coldplay
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Beck
3/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
CHIC
3/5
Parliament
3/5
Pixies
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
David Holmes
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
UB40
3/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Steely Dan
5/5
Bauhaus
4/5
John Grant
1/5
James Brown
4/5
The Young Rascals
2/5
Dr. John
2/5
The Monkees
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Minutemen
5/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Frank Ocean
5/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Funkadelic
4/5
New York Dolls
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Metallica
1/5
Cocteau Twins
5/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Primal Scream
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Jamiroquai
3/5
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Gene Clark
4/5
Otis Redding
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
King Crimson
4/5
Garbage
2/5
Slint
5/5
The Band
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Black Flag
4/5
Eels
2/5
Anthrax
2/5
Judas Priest
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Little Richard
4/5
The Residents
4/5
Van Morrison
3/5
4/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
2/5
Van Halen
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2/5
3/5
Orange Juice
4/5
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Pavement
5/5
The Replacements
5/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
Tori Amos
3/5
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Richard Thompson
3/5
Orbital
3/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
Duke Ellington
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Charles Mingus
5/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
The La's
3/5
Primal Scream
2/5
Santana
3/5
Pulp
4/5
Television
5/5
Japan
3/5
The Avalanches
5/5
Patti Smith
4/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
The Clash
4/5
The Coral
2/5
Trailblazers for the Hoosiers and Fratellis. Embarassing.
Roxy Music
4/5
Marilyn Manson
2/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Solange
4/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Q-Tip
4/5
Elliott Smith
5/5
The Streets
2/5
Haven't checked out OPM which might be a better place to start, but idk
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
Pretenders
3/5
Orbital
2/5
First, great album title. Second, mid album
Beach House
4/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
The Adverts
2/5
Competent but unremarkable
Lou Reed
3/5
Talvin Singh
2/5
If I have to listen to another record like this I swear to god
The Kinks
4/5
It’s a shame sonically it’s not quite as ambitious as the songwriting. But it does prove the Kinks stand a bit above other British Invasion bands in their own right
Billie Holiday
5/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Trailblazing to be sure. An hour of bronze age hip-hop is a bit much
Dr. Octagon
4/5
The Black Crowes
1/5
Didn’t finish, 4 tracks was enough
The Mothers Of Invention
5/5
A remarkable, poignant work
Dr. Dre
4/5
The Smiths
2/5
contender for the most overrated band of all time
Chicago
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Raekwon
3/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
The B-52's
4/5
David Bowie
5/5
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Wish I could vibe with this album more, something about it falls apart
The Sonics
3/5
Burning Spear
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Beatles
3/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Prince
5/5
Arguably the best album on this list
Nirvana
4/5
Bobby Womack
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The White Stripes
1/5
Holy mother of god that was laboured. Every toothless song feels like half an hour. Not for me
George Michael
3/5
Happy Mondays
4/5
I WILL TAKE HAPPY MONDAYS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
Hookworms
2/5
The Stone Roses
5/5
Functionally perfect
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Slipknot
4/5
pleasantly surprised
Cat Stevens
4/5
Laibach
2/5
This album has personality and I don't like that personality. I like my industrial real gay not fake gay
Animal Collective
5/5
I don’t think it’s a perfect record, but the nostalgia I have for this album and period of my life is immense. If you listen to this album and don’t feel anything, re-evaluate your relationship with pop music.
Pulp
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
David Gray
2/5
grocery store music
Blur
3/5
still such a hit and miss band for me
OutKast
5/5
REAL SHIT
Deerhunter
4/5
Miles Davis
5/5
The Offspring
2/5
Feels like I visited an old high school friend and they still work at Ikea
Ray Charles
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Mid French electro pop
The Pogues
3/5
Wasn't expecting the 80's sheen on this, pretty good but not totally my thing
Alice Cooper
2/5
Living Colour
3/5
Suede
3/5
John Lennon
2/5
Sabu
4/5
Soft Cell
3/5
George Harrison
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Not totally my thing, but I like the chutzpah
ZZ Top
1/5
it sucks and is gay
Throbbing Gristle
3/5
Love the experimentation, don't know about the day to day practicality of this record. 20 Jazz Funk Greats is more my speed
The Triffids
2/5
Totally eh, maybe so should give it another listen
Bee Gees
3/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Jurassic 5
2/5
Reeks of "I'm tryna philosophize"
Johnny Cash
4/5
The recording is decidedly bad but idk if I can get on it's case too much for that. The songwriting and energy are great, it's a fun listen
The Fall
4/5
The Clash
2/5
Punk from this time is so hit and miss for me
Van Halen
2/5
IT's a bad album but it feels like the best album of all time
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Madonna
4/5
It’s best ideas are from someone else, but still quite a good listen
Robbie Williams
3/5
I see why this didn't take off in America
Motörhead
4/5
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The Who
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
2/5
god i hate muse
Faith No More
3/5
pleasantly surprised but not as good as what would come after
Tim Buckley
5/5
BOUT TIME
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Love
3/5
the songwriting is great, the production is annoyingly outdated
Bob Dylan
5/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Arrested Development
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Hot take: it's too fucking long
Metallica
2/5
The Doors
3/5
morrison sounds less like a hungry 20 something trying to prove his worth as a writer and more like a hungry 20 something trying to get his hands on a big 'ol bucket of chicken