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New Forms
Roni Size
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5 | 2.52 | +2.48 |
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Yeezus
Kanye West
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5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
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5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
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5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
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5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
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Forever Changes
Love
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5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
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Cross
Justice
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5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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4 | 2.28 | +1.72 |
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
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1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
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1 | 3.02 | -2.02 |
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Cut
The Slits
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1 | 2.71 | -1.71 |
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
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1 | 2.69 | -1.69 |
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Follow The Leader
Korn
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1 | 2.65 | -1.65 |
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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1 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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1 | 2.52 | -1.52 |
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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2 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 6 | 4.33 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.67 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.2 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.25 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Cure | 3 | 4.33 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.33 |
| David Bowie | 5 | 4 |
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| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 1.5 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1.5 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3 | 2 |
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1, 4, 4, 3 |
5-Star Albums (38)
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Jacques Brel · 4 likes
5/5
A lot of complaints about “too much dadrock” only to give this album 2.5 stars on average
5/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · 2 likes
2/5
Noisy with bad vocal performance. I could live without this album
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 2 likes
4/5
Wow, this is excellent. I was not familiar with Nick Cave before I started this project and the first album of his I received was "Ghosteen" which rubbed me the wrong way. This is very good.
4/5
Otis Redding · 1 likes
4/5
Verg good. There is a reason rappers still make songs about Otis.
4/5
Beastie Boys · 1 likes
4/5
Very good Beastie Boys album. High 4*
4/5
1-Star Albums (12)
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ZZ Top
3/5
3
Excellent road trip tune as an opening. Stereotypical rock music with not much experimentation.
Tame guitar solo on second tune with the same rock and roadtrip sound.
Same sound, solo starts off strong but tapers down. General note is that the lyrics are incomprehensible.
Now the guitar shines! With a more ballad-like sound and slower rythm. Smooth track.
More roadtrip vibes with fuzzy lyrics. Not that it matters because they sound great.
Now experimentation starts with a rythmic synth throughout this more 80s track!
First song were lyrics are understandable is about a tv dinner.
Synth rythm with great guitar is back.
Bad girl has great vocals!
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Little Child Runnin' Wild has an exciting ensemble of instrumentals that feel underused. The strings, trumpet and sax show a lot of promise and are not fully developed (yet?).
Pusherman dials these instrumentals further back but adds a very fun drum line.
Freddie's Dead comes back stronger but as with all tracks on this record it feels like something, like a solo, is missing.
Junkie Chase has amazing instrumentals but is not fully developed as a full song.
Give Me Your Love is a nice enough song that sounds like background music (which it is for a movie?).
The next songs are nothing special until one of the hits on the album "Superfly". This song is lacking something extra as well but is probably the strongest track on this record.
The entire project feels like it was held back by being used for a movie.
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Mojo Pin is a beautifull crescendo of a song. A perfect album starter.
Grace is an even more powerfull crescendo with screams like Led Zeppelin.
Last Goodbye is quieter song. Almost an album filler.
Lilac Wine is even quieter, but is a very nice ballad-like track.
So Real is a double crescendo with a mid-song guitar sound I wish was expanded on.
Hallelujah is a beautifull cover of the popular song.
Love, You Should Come Over is the strongest track on this record, weaving a beautifull soundscape of a song.
On Corpus Christi Carol Jeff shows excellent control of his falsetto voice on this dreamy lullaby.
In contrast to the previous track, Eternal Life starts off with howling guitars that made me check if the album had already ended and Spotify started playing random stuff. A nice wake-me-up of a rock song.
Dream Brother has oriental inspired guitar sounds that remind me of 60s psych rock (what’s in a name?).
Forget Her is what now feels like a typical Jeff Buckley song. A strong ending to the album.
4/5
Gorillaz
4/5
Re-Hash shows signs of the sonic identity of Gorillaz whereas not fully developed. Lyrics are weak too.
5/4 experiments with time signatures in a very interesting way but is vocally weak as well.
Tomorrow Comes Today is the first strong tune on this record.
New Genius (Brother) is weak.
Clint Eastwood is their biggest hit by far on this album and it combines the Gorillaz sound very nicely with rap. It's easy to see why the Gorillaz-style with decent lyricism becomes a hit.
Man Research has nice instrumentals ruined by the ya-ya-ya.
On Punk they do a punk song very well but infuse it with Gorillaz-elements.
Sound Check (Gravity) is sonically very good but with weak lyrics.
Double Bass has nice bass.
Rock the House again shows the versatility of Gorillaz and how they are comfortable in many styles.
19-2000 is very fun, bubbly (literally) track.
Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) is a good track.
Starshine manages to weave a spacey-soundscape.
Slow Country is good. The instrumentals are as good as any on this album but this track is lyrically stronger.
M1 A1 is a strong end to the album.
Very strong debut album, shows amazing versatility but some filler songs.
4/5
OutKast
4/5
Rought start to the record that gasn’t held up at all.
First decently aged song is Bowtie, with that fun Outkast style.
The Way You Move sounds like a 2000s club banger of a club I’d stay far away from. I wish they developed the hushed rap further.
Love the maximalist beat on The Rooster.
Outkast got on the Rock-Rap train with Bust. I’m not a fan of the genre but this was executed well.
War is an amazing song with amazing lyricism. Best song so far, sadly still relevant.
Church is an okay song. Gospel addition is good.
Tomb of the Boom is very 2000s as well but is not a bad track.
Knowing has a dark, gangster beat with good lyricism.
Flip Flop Rock has very good Andre 3K lyrics that outshine Jay-Z on this track.
Reset is a smooth song with good rap over it. It just is not my style of song.
Last Call has Lil Jon screaming all over the 200s beat. Not the best song.
Second half of the album has aged better.
Love Hater is okay.
Happy Valentines Day lacks rap.
Spread features better rap and is a better song overall.
Interludes are mega cringe.
Prototype sounds like music to a porn movie.
She Live in my Lap is also not the best.
Heya and Roses are so good they give the whole album +1. Literally.
Back to mid songs with Behold a Lady.
Pink & Blue manages to weave a very pleasing soundscape.
Love In War is a decent song as well.
She’s Alive is a slower, mellow song, with a weak falsetto.
Dracula’s Wedding has a fun and funky beat with good rap in a theme.
My Favourite Things speeds up and adds nice drums to the famous song. Very jazzy, amazing song.
Take Off Your Cool is an amazing song. I’m loving the experimentation they are doing.
Vibrate is a very strong song as well.
Albums ends strongly with A Life In The Day Of Benjamin Andre.
Not a bad album, first half has aged poorly. Not Oukasts strongest record but some absolute pelters save it. Second half is definitely stronger.
4/5
Alice In Chains
1/5
Them Bones is a bit droning.
Dam That River has the same problem. Droooning Lyyyriiiics.
Rain When I Die is the worst culpris (so far?), especially the ending.
Down In A Hole combines this horrible sound with slower emo music.
Sickman is the same. I am the sickman sick of this.
On Rooster even the guitar is infected with lethargy.
Angry Chair has a mini guitar solo that is not developed.
Finally it is over.
I understand that they are decent musicians but this is not my thing. No epic guitars make up for this horrible “singing”. Terrible lyricism.
1/5
Van Halen
4/5
Strong opening song in Runnin’ With The Devil. Excellent instrumentals with a nice chorus.
Followed by an absolutely mint solo.
You Really Got Me is just an amazing track.
Ain’t Talking Bout Love is also really strong.
I'm the One is a bit weaker in the vocals. Sounds slightly messy.
Slightly slower song in Jamie's Cryin'. Still quite good.
Atomic Punk still has amazing instrumentals.
Feel Your Love Tonight has the same problem as some of these songs on the second half. Somewhat weaker vocally.
Little Dreamer is slower again and features a very good guitar riff. Good track.
Real pallet cleanser with Ice Cream Man. Unexpectedly fun song!
On Fire is on fire!
4/5
John Lennon
3/5
Not a fan of the vocal performance on Mother.
Hold On is better and has fun instrumentals. Not the best track either.
I Found Out is okay.
Working Class Hero is an excellent track.
Remember is quite fun.
Love is unremarkable.
Well Well Well is ruined by Yoko Ono-esque screaming.
Ending of the album is mid as is the rest.
3/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Excellent vocal performance by Christina and it is an easy listen. Not hard to understand why this style was so popular at the time even though it is not my thing.
3/5
Louis Prima
4/5
Amazing and influential album with excellent musicians tearing up their solo’s. Very fun!
A few tracks are duds though, holding this album back at times.
4/5
The Beach Boys
5/5
Influential, experimental and yet angelic.
Absolute gem, 5/5.
Barry Adamson
3/5
Very experimental, at times brilliant and at times hard to listen to.
Touches of jazz, blues, even Stravinsky.
3/5
The Police
2/5
The high is high (Every Breath You Take) and the lows are very low (Mother, Miss Gradenko, Tea In The Sahara).
One huge hit does not carry this album.
2/5
T. Rex
4/5
Experimentak, excellent album. Jazz, blue, rock and even some hits!
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Dreamy, lovely, excellent music and filled with hits. What more do you want?
The Verve
4/5
Beatles
5/5
One of the albums I give 5 stars before listening to (again).
Black Sabbath
5/5
I never listened to a lot of Black Sabbath, but this was an amazing experience. Listened to it multiple times and enjoyed it a lot. The album also had huge influence on the metal scene.
5/5
The Monkees
3/5
Music is okay, songs are same-y. This album came out in the same year as Sgt. Pepper, so it isn’t very experimental either.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Not my thing
Redux review: I was too harsh on this album, on relistening it is still not my favourite genre but the musicality is there. Upgrading to 3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Sticking the name "Radiohead" on something increases expectations massively. I am now using the edit mode to give this 4*, which feels like a better score inside the Radiohead discography. This puts it on par with Amnesiac for example, whereas I will reserve the 5* for OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
The project developed some good songs under Zappa’s guidance. Very strong record that also does not take itself serious.
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Only bangers on this experimental record. Smooth music with choirs, strings, the whole orchestra is here for it!
5/5
The Specials
3/5
A-side is the studio side, so I am reviewing that.
The tracks on this record sound very same-y. Some of them are quite fun, but I feel like this band is a better live experience.
Record feels lacking.
Kate Bush
4/5
A very interesting listening experience that is presented as one single sound with variations. Kate Bush's haunting voice beams over this record as it starts with one of her biggest hits; "Running Up That Hill".
This album should definitely be included and is very good, but not in my personal top ~100. Therefore 4/5.
Ministry
1/5
Sub-par album with cringeworthy lyrics.
1/5
Eric Clapton
3/5
461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton features everything you'd expect from a Clapton record. I Shot The Sheriff became a hit but this is a cover. I feel that, considering Clapton is one of the best guitar players ever, this album is a bit lacking in that regard. The songs are fun and are a real american road trip vibe, but the album is not the most experimental or guitar-heavy.
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Tribe has one of those sounds that makes it hard to stand still. Overall an excellent and funky album.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Experimental, political, filled with bangers from back to front and, to me personally, nostalgic.
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Pretty forgettable, elevator music.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Very good album overall. Sympathy is SUCH an amazing start to an album. Experimental instrumentation really shines!
Shuggie Otis
1/5
Having to restart an album multiple times during the day is a bad sign.
The beginning of the album sounds like elevator music or being on hold with your health insurance. The ending (last two songs) are stronger but jeez, before you even get there…
1/5
James Taylor
3/5
Easy listen, mellow sound but also not that special.
New York Dolls
4/5
Excellent album with a huge influence. Very varied instrumentals that create an interesting sound. If only the band could have developed further.
The Clash
5/5
Excellent album.
Coming back in with the new edit mode to upgrade this to 5*
The Offspring
3/5
Although this album was a big success for the band, it sounds lacking. A mediocre vocal performance by the lead singer and instrumentals that are not creative. The band surfed the wave of grunge and punk and only took from the genre, not adding to it.
Besides this the album is an alright listening experience.
3/5
N.W.A.
5/5
Album so good they made a movie about it.
Singlehandedly made west coast hip hop huge and defined gangsta rap up untill this day.
5/5
Prince
2/5
This album is not for me. It was quite boring and I have no interest in returning to it.
2/5
The Youngbloods
3/5
The opening sounded so promising. I was half expecting a folk rock mix album. But alas this was not developed enough.
There are some great songs on this album, like Sham, but not enough to make it a top album.
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
When does the music start?
1/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
The album is definitely not as good as some people and critics hype it up to be.
3/5
5/5
Perfect album front to back. All songs are bangers and its influence is beyond comprehension.
5/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
On multiple listens the album became somewhat listenable but I cannot shake the thought of a 5-year-old with a soundpad.
2/5
Stereolab
3/5
Enjoyable background music.
3/5
Nas
5/5
I don’t know how to start this shit
Nas made the mistake of releasing Illmatic too early in his career.
In fact, this being your debut album at 20 is insane.
Sometimes artists just catch lightning in a bottle.
Absolutely 5/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
What to rate an album that is carried by the guest musicians?
The songs where John Lee Hooker plays alone are much weaker.
Overall not bad.
3/5
Bee Gees
2/5
An unfinished concept album, without concept, that tries really hard to be a Beatles album.
2/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
The music is nice but it also did not blow my socks off.
3/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
During multiple listens the album really grew on me. There are really nice songs on this that have a really clear political message as well!
4/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
This album has the sound of a chill friday night pub where some bloke is playing excellent music in a corner but noone is paying attention. I might put this on on a slightly hungover sunday brunch.
So Long, Marianne is my favourite track of the album.
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
It is honestly genius how you can copy paste 8 bars to make a song.
2/5
Little Richard
4/5
This album took me back to the very well designed world of Mafia 2.
I would give this album 5 stars for influence but I feel that this sounds more like a “Greatest Hits” album where some songs sound alike a little too much.
4/5
Carole King
4/5
Excellent album
4/5
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
The instrumentals are decent but the vocal performance is horrible.
A slight plus of the album is how it slowly lures the listener into accepting more and more noise. It starts off quite tame but at the end, it becomes very noisy.
2/5
Burning Spear
3/5
Enjoyable
Dr. Dre
4/5
Hugely influencial project with classic songs. Not exactly my type of hip-hop though.
Still hate skits in an album.
4/5
Soul II Soul
2/5
In my 1-5 star rating system I use 2 stars for music that is not bad, but just not my thing. Therefore 2/5
Dr. John
3/5
Album is very experimental, to the point where making random noises to be “edgy”. Music is good though.
3/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
I really enjoy Dusty’s music. The only downside to this album is that is just a collection of songs. While that is not bad, concept albums really raised the bar.
4/5
The Undertones
4/5
Very enjoyable punk record
Traffic
4/5
I was pleasently surprised when I hit play. With this album cover, title and artist name I was expecting metal, but I was hit with groovy jazz tunes.
Albums like this is why I love this website.
4/5
The Who
4/5
This album really taught me the importance of reading the wiki. Upon first listen I thought it was a Beatles-inspired double album, but it is actually a rock opera! Really made me appreciate the album more.
4/5
Cat Stevens
3/5
Enjoyable album with two huge hite. Rest is kinda mid.
3/5
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
The songs sound all the same and the vocal performance is not quite there, very nasal.
2/5
Crowded House
3/5
Nice album, some boring songs, some hits.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Ofcourse the comparison to TPAB is made. I do think TPAB is better, therefore a very high 4 stars.
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Without some silly coincidences, this album never would have been and with that the sound of a country would have been lost. These amazing musicians and their music would have never been saves for us to enjoy.
Amazing album front to back. It’s even better with translated lyrics next to it.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Nice album but some cringe on it.
The Temptations
3/5
Very solid and groovy album. The songs are a bit same-y and the album is rather short. Enjoyable though.
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Beautifull songs, extremely catchy and an amazing vocal performance.
5/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Mid
Tim Buckley
4/5
I got the perfect sunday morning album on a perfect sunny sunday morning.
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Very good album, I just think Led Zeppelin has even better ones.
4/5
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Solid bossa nova record. I love getting international stuff.
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Second Cohen album and this one is weaker than the first. The album does not really get going. The instrumentals are very good but I feel like Leonard Cohan is breathing, not singing, into my brain.
3/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Excellent electrionic album
Bon Jovi
3/5
This album is both very mid and huge. Songs are super famous and everybody knows them, but the quality is not the highest. No experiments, just safe pop metal music.
3/5
Joanna Newsom
3/5
That was a very interesting experience! Very nice music and lyricism. Only dislike is the timbre of her voice.
4/5
CHVRCHES
2/5
Edgy 2010s hipster music with edgy spelling. They even dare to say “fuck”.
Album has not aged well.
2/5
Beatles
4/5
Solid Beatles album from before their more experimental projects.
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Second Dusty album. I feel like “Dusty in Memphis” is better but this album is nice as well.
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Second Simon and Garfunkel album. This one is not as good as Bridge but shows signs of their greatness.
4/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Album os pretty mid. Never heard of Ryan Adams and will not be returning.
2/5
Frank Zappa
4/5
Very nice album with howling solo’s.
4/5
Joe Ely
3/5
Okay country album. Starts off promising.
3/5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3/5
The first song is SUCH a banger that it makes me sad the rest of the album is not more like it.
3/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Voice like a bazooka and songs to go with it.
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
Wacky album with blues and rock inspirations. Not as unhinged as trout mask yet.
4/5
Pulp
3/5
The tracks are fun but forgettable like one of those cooking videos.
I will not return to this record.
3/5
Genesis
3/5
I understand what they were trying to do. A lot of rythm switches and experimental time signatures, but it also has to sound good.
3/5
B.B. King
4/5
Very solid for a live album.
4/5
Kanye West
5/5
Amazing album that still sounds futuristic! Hugely influential, sparking a new genre!
5/5
3/5
I understand what they were trying to do. A lot of rythm switches and experimental time signatures, but it also has to sound good.
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
I understand what they were trying to do. A lot of rythm switches and experimental time signatures, but it also has to sound good.
3/5
Pantera
2/5
Not my usual thing but I cannot give it a 1. I understand this albums place in music.
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
So much better than Ghosteen.
4/5
Eagles
3/5
I understand what they were trying to do. A lot of rythm switches and experimental time signatures, but it also has to sound good.
3/5
Blondie
4/5
Really good pop album! Not all songs bang as much as Blondie’s biggest hits off this record, therefore 4/5.
Air
3/5
You can really tell it is music for a movie. I was missing sonething in every song.
3/5
Sinead O'Connor
2/5
Not really my thing. Takes a while tto get going.
2/5
The Clash
4/5
I regret giving London Calling only 4/5 and this should be lower. But it’s still 4/5 for me.
The Black Crowes
3/5
Pretty mid rock album.
3/5
Spiritualized
5/5
Really blown away by this album.
Amazing!
5/5
Paul Weller
3/5
Pretty mid, though enjoyable.
3/5
Air
4/5
Really enjoyed this! A lot better than the previous Air album I got.
4/5
The United States Of America
4/5
This is what you get when you turn psychedelia up to 11. Very good album with just one downside: it is a bit incoherent.
4/5
The Stranglers
3/5
Okay rock album
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Not my favourite style, but still some bangers on this album.
3/5
The Band
4/5
Decent album with one huge hit. Enjoyable listening experience
Common
4/5
Very refreshing to get some hip hop.
Produced by a prime Kanye and decent rap.
4/5
The Verve
4/5
Really enjoyed this album! I will have to return to the 3 hour deluxe version some other time, but this album sounds like more.
4/5
George Harrison
4/5
Probably the best solo album to come out of the Beatles.
4/5
Björk
2/5
I know Bjork gets hyped up by music fans but this ain’t it.
Genesis
3/5
Kinda mid album, some bangers bring it up to 3/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
Makes me wish I was there. Amazing musicians!
Using the edit mode to give this 4* which is a better score in the grand scheme of things.
Magazine
3/5
Okay album
Madness
3/5
Huge hit in Our House. They added like 5 versions of this song to the album. The rest of the songs sound very similar.
Okay listen but will not return.
3/5
The Thrills
3/5
Kinda folky, but very mid.
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Very good jazz album. Loved the theme.
4/5
The Style Council
3/5
It’s quite fun listen but stays very safe.
3/5
Kinda enjoyable but will not return. Album tries to be a bunch of things at once.
Pixies
4/5
Very nice album, kinda punky/grungy.
Mj Cole
3/5
Some Ibiza-type club music after a lot of rock and blues. There was some variation in the songs but overall it felt a bit long.
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Excellent jazz album.
Röyksopp
3/5
Music for a spy thriller, enjoyable though.
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Excellent album. Paul Simon is great.
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Very enjoyable. I'm always a big fan of live albums that are this good.
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
That was decent enough. A lot of big sounds from the guitar and distortion. Reminds me of a tuned up Joy Division.
3/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Oof, in the way I listened to this album, that is, catching up after a vacation, this came in RAW. I do not dislike it but I will probably not return to it.
The Beach Boys
3/5
This album is a lot weaker than Pet Sounds. Very decent but boring poppy music for girls to scream to.
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Not his strongest record. Some covers and all that.
3/5
2/5
Not for me, a lot of boring songs...
2/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Really enjoyed this! Very good.
4/5
Elis Regina
3/5
Very fun album! Not something I would find on my own, but similarly something I will probably not return to.
3/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
This album had some nice songs but most of them were quite boring to me. Not my thing.
2/5
The Go-Go's
4/5
Reading up on this album I now know why I never heard of them; they sadly never became big in Europe. I like the punky/wave sound they have going on.
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Very strong start and end to the album. Middle is meh.
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Very good rock record!
4/5
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
Quite boring
John Lennon
4/5
Very good album, fuck yoko ono
Anthrax
2/5
Not my thing
Blur
4/5
Good album. Funny how making fun of Nirvana makes you famous
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Such a shame we never got more music…
Pink Floyd
5/5
An album so good it’s a cliché saying it’s good.
Calexico
4/5
Decently surprised!
4/5
Elastica
3/5
Kinda mid album
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Very nice live album!
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Very good album. It’s easy when you stick the best musicians at the tome together and let them jam!
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Very mid, very tame rock pop tunes
3/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
It was over before it really got going
DJ Shadow
2/5
Overproduced, too many samples
David Bowie
4/5
Very enjoyable. Ziggy Stardust is still his best work.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
Mussorgsky spinning is his grave can solve the energy crisis
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Very nice album
Koffi Olomide
2/5
It all sounds the same
Jane Weaver
2/5
Not enjoyable
Kraftwerk
3/5
Interesting album
Butthole Surfers
1/5
I am the clown for listening to this
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
I have a fever dream but someone left on the radio
Yes
3/5
I was wondering why I had the first song saved…
Talking Heads
4/5
Groovy, though not their best project
Lenny Kravitz
2/5
Mid
Primal Scream
4/5
Not what I expected with that artist name and album cover. Quite enjoyable.
4/5
Very enjoyable album!
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Enjoyable though not his best project
Justin Timberlake
2/5
So this album came out when I was 5. Kid me didn’t like Timberlake and kid me was right.
PS. Too many whispery “girl and baby” phrases.
2/5
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
Very enjoyable and albums like these are precisely why I like this project.
Beatles
4/5
Luv me Beatles
They made this AFTER Sgt. Peppers and MMT and that somehow feels like a step back
The Byrds
3/5
Okay dad rock album
The Human League
3/5
Somewhat enjoyable. Very same sounding
Sex Pistols
4/5
Punky
Rod Stewart
2/5
Horribly mediocre
Björk
4/5
Wow
Just like with reading Ulysses, I’m going to need several relistens and cutlery to get to the bottom of this.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Very mid, all sounds the same
Beastie Boys
4/5
Not their best (yet)
Janet Jackson
3/5
This is just mid. Not very good and never was.
Lupe Fiasco
2/5
Just a worse Kanye
Charles Mingus
5/5
Straight 5*
Justice
5/5
Back to back 5*
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Really doubting between 4 and 5 stars. I feel not every song is for me…
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Decent album, a bit short
The Who
3/5
Pretty mid
Weather Report
3/5
Cartoon chase music
3/5
Common
4/5
Enjoyable enough
Never really got into Common
The White Stripes
3/5
They built upon their one hit nicely enough but never really caught that lightning in a bottle again.
3/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Too slow
Stereo MC's
2/5
Not good
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Instrumentals are okay but vocals are like nails on a chalkboard
Fela Kuti
4/5
Very enjoyable!
Orange Juice
4/5
Very enjoyable! Never would have found this on my own.
4/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Repeat guitar riff 500 times
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Feels like a mall album, for mass consumption
Can
3/5
Sometimes trying too hard
Willie Nelson
3/5
Lots of covers, a bit on the slow side
Tricky
2/5
Didn’t quite enjoy this
Michael Jackson
4/5
It's "Bad", it's good
The Killers
4/5
Decent album with lots of hits
Moby
3/5
Enjoyable enough
Metallica
5/5
One of the best metal albums ever
4/5
Enjoyable live album
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Kinda boring at times
My Bloody Valentine
5/5
Whenever I'm in between 4 and 5 stars, I always regret giving 4
Sister Sledge
4/5
Groovy
Digital Underground
3/5
Hip Hop was further than this in 1990.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Enjoyable sunday morning vibes
Cream
4/5
Good album
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Very solid rock record
The Cure
4/5
Decent album
Baaba Maal
4/5
Very enjoyable and out of comfort zone for me
4/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
Straight bangers front to back. Perhaps not the most groundbreaking or deep record on this list; it is basically a teenage love and sex album, but the album has zero skips
5/5
The Triffids
3/5
This was mid even in the eighties
Cee Lo Green
2/5
Feels like a filler album to get to 1001. No place on this list.
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Quite a fun listen
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Makes me nostalgic for a time I never experienced
Linkin Park
2/5
This is album is overhyped by people who listened to it as angry and troubled edgy teens. It wasn't good and still isn't.
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Feels like a fan-made copy of Loveless
Iggy Pop
3/5
Decent album, enjoyable but nothing amazing
The Temptations
3/5
The inclusion of this album obviously hinges on the song "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone". The rest of the album was enjoyable enough though.
3/5
Motörhead
4/5
Very nice album. One downside is that the songs sound the same
4/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Wow, no idea this album had so many bangers
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Nice album, though there is a lot of Cohen in this list.
Fugees
4/5
Classic rap album
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Squeaky voice annoyed me to no end. Music for hipsters.
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Good start but tapers off in the second half. Shame that the last song are only instrumentals.
4/5
Elliott Smith
3/5
Millenial emo music that all sounds the same. Tough getting this album the day after Kendrick dropped GNX.
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Very enjoyable quintessential 80’s sound
4/5
Elton John
4/5
Ever listened to a full Elton record and it was very enjoyable!
UB40
3/5
Very similar sounding songs, though enjoyable
3/5
The Cure
4/5
Very strong album, not the best by The Cure.
4/5
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Enjoyable early hip hop album
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Amazing album, very high 4*.
The Kinks
3/5
Nice britpop album
3/5
Ute Lemper
3/5
>Ute Lemper album
>Looks inside
>Nick Cave
>Robert, you’ve done it again
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Essential reggae listening
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Okay album
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Went on a bit too long. I got the point after 4 songs.
3/5
Queen
3/5
Not their best, notably all hits are absent
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Enjoyable reggae record!
4/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Decent metal album!
3/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
This is a new sound to me but around “Wilmot” I started getting into it. Afterwards it became bad again.
2/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Verg good. There is a reason rappers still make songs about Otis.
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Decent album, Smoke on the water +1.
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Neil is sometimes off key. Instrumentals are nice but I feel they are dated for 1990.
3/5
Fishbone
3/5
Decent album
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Enjoyable
3/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Paved the way for the female mc’s though is a bit dated.
3/5
The Shamen
4/5
Like this way more than I thought I would
4/5
The Cure
5/5
Lovely album
5/5
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Just a bloke with a guitar
2/5
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
Enjoyable rock album, if a bit repetitive
3/5
Ghostface Killah
3/5
I like Ghostface but this album is mid.
3/5
Pixies
4/5
Very good alt rock album!
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Never heard of this, very enjoyable though.
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Decent metal album, I'm not the biggest metal fan but this was not as horrible as metal can be.
3/5
Miles Davis
5/5
One of the top jazz albums of all time
5/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
This ain’t it
2/5
Various Artists
4/5
Filled with christmas bangers!
4/5
Django Django
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyable
4/4
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Decent album!
4/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Enjoyable album
3/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Eh, I don’t know. Not horrible but not for me.
2/5
The Band
3/5
Decent
3/5
Coldcut
3/5
Not on spotify, sometimes weird
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Starts and ends slow but has one of the best runs of three songs.
4/5
The National
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyable
4/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Banger
4/5
Method Man
3/5
Did not grab me the way other Wu member projects do
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Bumaye
4/5
Eminem
2/5
The worst thing about rap albums in this era is the skits.
This album is one big skit.
2/5
M.I.A.
2/5
This album is only added because of Airplanes.
2/5
The Zutons
3/5
Nice enough album
3/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
I raitt this 2/5
The Who
4/5
Good live album
4/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4/5
That was nice, I hear Geordie Greep
4/5
3/5
Decent album, experimental sounds in some places
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Radiohead never disappoints though they do have better albums than this
4/5
The Dictators
3/5
Unexpectedly nice
3/5
Ravi Shankar
3/5
Divisive
The music is both for me, an introduction to the sitar, and not. I never would have found this on my own.
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Nice enough
3/5
U2
4/5
Very good album about touchy subjects
4/5
Leftfield
2/5
I got the gist after the first CD. That is not a compliment.
2/5
Cheap Trick
4/5
Always love a good live album
4/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
As 80’s as it gets
4/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Beatlecore for 90 mins. A bit on the long side
4/5
Aerosmith
2/5
Meh, Steven should stick to making daughters
2/5
The Smiths
4/5
Very enjoyable listen, I prefer their debut though
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Started picking up after Personal Jesus but kept hovering around a 3/5
Britney Spears
2/5
Peoples opinion on this is clouded by how hot they thought britney was
2/5
Fever Ray
3/5
Decent album, too hipstery
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Good album, not Bowie’s best
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
Nice album, Eight Miles High is a banger but it sounds samey
3/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Nice album by Barry again. Sometimes a bit out there
The Specials
3/5
Decent album, reggae vibes, love the concept of the band
3/5
King Crimson
5/5
Very few albums will get the same visceral reaction upon reveal
If this came out today it would be futuristic and not out of place, but it came out in 1969
5/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Got the gist in the first half. Some good song, some bad
Country Joe & The Fish
4/5
I knew this group and even had some songs liked. Really enjoyed this
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Weaker than I, II and IV. A low 4/5
The Pogues
4/5
Irish bangers.
4/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Instrumentally very strong
4/5
Suzanne Vega
2/5
This music is not made for me. I discover a lot of music through this website and some of it is just not it. It's not bad, I just like different things.
2/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Nice album, not his best
4/5
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
A bit too raw for a saturdaymorning
2/5
The Saints
3/5
Just a decent punk album. Has its place in music but it does not feel like a world-changer
3/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Ironic that they sing about a lack of identity and make the most personalityfree music
3/5
The Slits
1/5
Sounds like a bad high school project
1/5
Van Halen
3/5
Decent and mid rock record
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Nice album
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Bruce Springsteen is very overhyped by Americans
3/5
William Orbit
2/5
Elevator music
2/5
Hawkwind
4/5
That was really something... Some cringe lyrics but the music was good
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Very good Beastie Boys album. High 4*
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
Enjoyable
3/5
Throwing Muses
3/5
Okay punk album
3/5
Very decent, I can hear how this inspired Coldplay
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Wow, this is excellent. I was not familiar with Nick Cave before I started this project and the first album of his I received was "Ghosteen" which rubbed me the wrong way. This is very good.
4/5
T. Rex
2/5
Badly mixed, instrumentals too loud. Vocals are not good.
A bad follow up on "Electric Warrior"
2/5
Parliament
3/5
Funky album, too short.
3/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Before this project I would never listen to live albums. Live songs being different from the album version would throw me off…
This was a very good live record again
4/5
Mudhoney
2/5
Quite hard to finish, not very good overall.
2/5
Christine and the Queens
2/5
This album went on for three hours and then CD 2 started...
2/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Okay album
3/5
Soundgarden
3/5
Okay album
3/5
The Jam
3/5
Another okay album
3/5
Metallica
3/5
Not their best…
3/5
Rush
3/5
Nice enough
3/5
Jacques Brel
5/5
A lot of complaints about “too much dadrock” only to give this album 2.5 stars on average
5/5
Ash
3/5
Kinda mid album
3/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Lyrics are very on the nose. Beats are not the best, even for 1992.
3/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Very good album, funky
4/5
Beach House
4/5
A perfect album for a sunny saturday morning.
The The
3/5
Decent record, not what I expected with that album cover
3/5
The xx
3/5
Nice enough, the songs blend together a bit. I remember the tumblr girlies being obsessed with this when it came out.
3/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Very good rock record.
4/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
The only standouts of this album were when the singing annoyed me.
2/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Kinda mid, overhyped
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Milestone album, this came out in 1991. Insane!
5/5
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Very high Beatle-core vibes. Not really adding anything to the music.
2/5
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Album tries to do a lot but does not do a lot well
2/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Good album, not their best
4/5
Q-Tip
4/5
Looking for your soul and WMD’s
You find nothing cause it’s empty
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
The music is not bad, comparable to an easy pasta; something everyone is okay with but it will not get any Michelin stars. I do feel like these songs are outdated for 2002, but okay, give the boomers something to jam to.
Stand out song for me is "Worlds Apart"
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Well, is there life on Mars?
4/5
Rush
3/5
Okay album, some experimental stuff
3/5
Hole
2/5
Went on a bit with very similar songs... Not a fan
2/5
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Bible redneck music
2/5
Wilco
4/5
Very decent!
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Miles is always great
4/5
Mekons
3/5
Okayish punk record
3/5
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
I enjoyed this album! The music is mid and rock but okay.
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Very mid, nothing really stands out
2/5
John Grant
2/5
I wish they hadn't convince this guy to make new music
2/5
Death In Vegas
4/5
That was actually quite decent! Very shoegazey
4/5
Elton John
4/5
Never listened to Elton John's albums, man did I miss out.
4/5
Supergrass
3/5
Okay album
Buzzcocks
2/5
Didn’t vibe with this
2/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Surprisingly good!
4/5
Oasis
3/5
Not too bad, enjoyed some songs even though they sounded the same
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Very high 4*. If this album stays in my rotation, I might come back to give it 5*
4/5
Goldie
3/5
Feel like I should enjoy this more but everything sounded the same
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Very good! Although I didn’t like the 5 minute monologue
4/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Not good
2/5
Aerosmith
2/5
I wonder if the toys in the attic are for Steven Tyler’s girlfriends…
2/5
Coldplay
3/5
You can hear the Radiohead
3/5 somewhat enjoyable
Pixies
4/5
Quite decent
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
Beatlecore copy cat
3/5
ABBA
4/5
Say what you will about ABBA, but the vocal performance and instrumentals are always on point and they have a great legacy.
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Quite decent
4/5
Aphex Twin
4/5
I really enjoyed this!
4/5
Eagles
4/5
Tapera down after the title hit
Still nice though
4/5
Pretenders
2/5
That was not very good… weak vocal performance and mid instrumentals
2/5
Sade
4/5
Very enjoyable
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Okay
Gene Clark
3/5
It was okay, I will not return to it and I could have done without it
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
This album is not as strong as Paranoid, but it is insane to think this came out the same year.
4/5
Elvis Presley
4/5
4 stars by virtue of "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds"
4/5
Slade
2/5
Meh that was not very good
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Very nice album!
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Excellent album
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Free bird, four stars
Roxy Music
2/5
Not very good
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Excellent album that does stretch a bit. The instrumentals are amazing but I do feel the vocals are a bit weaker. Excellent end to the album thought; a very high 4 stars.
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Back-to-back excellent albums. A bit long and eclectic but overall very good.
High 4*
Ride
4/5
Nice album! Really picked up on the MBV.
James Brown
3/5
Nice album, a bit short. I do hope he played longer than 30 minutes or else I would've feel scammed in the audience.
3/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Not quote as good as their debut
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Okayish
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
The songs all sound very similar and it comes across as mixed poorly. The instrumentals are louder than his voice, maybe they tried to hide his raspy voice? Not sure, but not great.
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Nice and groovy tunes
4/5
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
Just really really good. Some of the best musicians playing their best.
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Meh this was okay. Not sure we need W Pet Shop Boys albums in this list
2Pac
3/5
There are some very good songs on this album; Me Against The World and Dear Mama, but also so many filler and poorly aged songs
3/5
Kanye West
5/5
As a review from 2021 put it; Classic. Sadly, he’s crazy now
If only they knew how bad it would get.
The same man who created one of my favourite albums of all time is now a swastika touting twat, to the point I rarely return to his older work. That is a real shame, because I love MBDTF and TLOP.
Thank you, 1001, for return me to this album.
5/5
David Crosby
3/5
Enjoyable if a bit short
3/5
Suede
4/5
That was actually quite good!
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Decent album, sultans of swing does pick it up a bit
4/5
American Music Club
3/5
Decent album, does become background music
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Nice enough
3/5
Nico
2/5
Not really the same without the velvet underground
2/5
Norah Jones
2/5
Not really good, too slow
2/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Noisy with bad vocal performance. I could live without this album
2/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
This is very noisy and the vocals are very bad.
Could hardly finish it
1/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Nice album for 1990
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Nice album, kinda mid
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Very good debut album!
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Excellent psych rock album!
4/5
The Cramps
3/5
It's not as bad as the title would suggest. Just a mid album I will probably not return to.
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Eh this is just very mid. I feel like this will probably get removed to make room for a better album in a next edition.
2/5
Def Leppard
3/5
The music is not bad, instrumentals are good but they just don’t bring that certain “new” energy…
3/5
The Police
3/5
Nice album, not every song is equally strong
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
It was okay, very experimental at times
3/5
The Waterboys
3/5
Actually somewhat enjoyable if a lot of the same.
I likes the brass on “World Party”
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Very good debut, if a bit short
4/5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Okay album, a bit slow burn
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Okay album, not for me
3/5
Tom Waits
4/5
An excellent ecclectic album. Very high 4*
4/5
The Gun Club
2/5
Yeah I could've died without this
2/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Nice enough early rap album, bit awkward at time, not as flowing
3/5
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Okay album
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Finally something different! However, songs sound very similar
3/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
Good album with some bangers. “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” is an excellent psych rock song but the Ya Ya Ya’s on “Hot House of Omagararshid” do get tiring.
4/5
Skunk Anansie
3/5
The album was okay, not my style and I will not return to it. Still an okay listening experience.
3/5
R.E.M.
2/5
This is a very bland and forgettable album. It's like the greige of music.
2/5
Aerosmith
3/5
Energetic but short and questionable lyrics
White Denim
4/5
Found another gem, thanks 1001!
Very high 4*
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Nice album!
4/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
Sad to see the maker of such good music go :(
4/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Good album with some bangin’ solo’s!
4/5
3/5
It was acceptable in the 50’s
3/5
808 State
3/5
That certainly was something else!
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Excellent album, love all of their work
4/5
Metallica
4/5
About what you’d expect. High energy!
4/5
U2
3/5
Quite generic U2 album. One nice song and the rest okay.
3/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
You can tell it is made and produced by drummers. There seems to be a lack of melody where the songs are merely a collection of rythms.
+1 for the novelty I guess
2/5
The Jam
4/5
About as British as it gets. I was unfamiliar with them and I’m glad I discovered them.
4/5
Randy Newman
3/5
A nice album. I kept waiting for “A Friend in Me”
3/5
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
I was only exposed to the bangers on this album, being “Monday, Monday” and “California Dreamin’”. However, the album does have some duds.
3/5
Billie Holiday
4/5
Amazong voice, but the songs do blend in a little.
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Very good album, if a bit short. Excellent preamble to “Bridge”
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Eh not my thing
2/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
TV On The Radio has a unique sound. The album starts off with a low static drumming sound. This style returns several times on the album but I feel it is never developed to the full potential.
Decent listen but some songs are lacking.
3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
I’m on a bit of a roll with “okay” albums. I don’t hate that de website recommended them to me, but to say they are absolute must hears - no.
Stills and his other work with Crosby & co. is always pleasant on the ear and this album is no different. Just a good folky rocky record, with not too many standouts.
3/5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Wacky stuff, not very good but entrancing at times.
Just about mid because it stands out
3/5
3/5
Instrumentals are nice but vocals are lacking. Songs have a new wave sound that is unpolished.
3/5
The Strokes
5/5
Wiffs of velvet underground and joy division, what an amazing debut album to skyrocket to fame with…
Features very highly on “music connoisseurs” list and in many topster but never got further than a few of their hits.
Even though the song structure is not always very complex and the album is only 35 mins long, this was an amazing listening experience. The music that “liberated” millenials.
Absolute banger
5/5
Yes
3/5
They try some experimental stuff that does feel very after the fact. They attempt some dreamlike socal hippie songs but are too late for the summer of love.
3/5
Santana
4/5
Very good album, experimental while creating actually enjoyable songs
4/5
The Kinks
4/5
Decent Beatlecore album! Quite enjoyable for the 60s!
Tom Waits
4/5
Very enjoyable album. Slightly weaker than Rain Dogs but still good.
4/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Oof, this has not really aged well… but a lot of the music I love would not exist without this. 4* on account of the influence.
4/5
Jack White
3/5
It’s a decent rock record but it is also forgettable.
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
The music is by no means bad, but is not a stand-out album either. Just some good tunes with an oddity mixed in here and there.
Looking forward to Transformer
3/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
This album is just “out there” enough to remain interesting. Though I feel they are trying too hard sometimes, it is overall an enjoyable listen.
3/5
New Order
3/5
Decent synth-pop dance record. Not much more to say.
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
The music is okay, I hear he is a cunt but I don't really know his personal stuff.
3/5
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Decent album
3/5
Violent Femmes
3/5
Another okay album.
Nothing too crazy…
3/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Banger. They weave musical dreamscapes. Not understanding the language really helps in appreciating the music more abstractly.
5/5
Eurythmics
4/5
Classic album with a banger of a lead single!
4/5
The Bees
2/5
Really quite forgettable and I am unsure of its place on the list
2/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
It’s a decent disco album. I feel they have better music out there.
3/5
Beck
3/5
Ecclectic mix of styles that meanders everywhere, yet goes nowhere. Nothing really stands out and I will probably forget this album soon. The songs themselves are not horrible.
3/5
The Coral
3/5
Yeah it’s not groundbreaking, but it’s an ecclectic mix of music that did quite well on a friday afternoon on the beach.
3/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
I thank the generator for giving me something outside of my comfort zone, but this was not for me. The vocal harmonies of these three singers are very good though, I am just not a country fan. 3 stars on account of the vocals.
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
I guess the music is revolutionary, I wasn’t alive to witness it. The music doesn’t really stand on its own and it feels like they are being experimental for the sake of it…
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
It’s a decent, dreamy, 60’s album. The unique sound of The Byrds with their dual voices of which one is falsetto was born.
3/5
Travis
2/5
Weird how the secret song at the end of the album is probably the best song. Very bland and background musicy.
2/5 could’ve done without
Scissor Sisters
2/5
The falsetto does get old rather quickly. Without that quirk, not a lot is ledt. Ironically the extra songs on the UK album are better than the album itself.
2/5
10cc
3/5
That was an okay experience. Album is all over the place.
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Just a very good album!
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Very good album with one obvious mega hit.
4/5
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Amazing album with a sad story. The music is really good and I thank the algorithm for giving me this. A very high 4 stars and if I find myself returning to the album, I will come back to give it 5*.
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
RIP Bowie, you went out with a banger
4/5
Ozomatli
4/5
A score below 3 is not deserved for this. Too many "not on spotify" reviews. Like, yeah of course I would rather listen to the studio version than to a drum cover version on youtube. The music is fun but not groundbreaking and some songs are lacking. Overall very good
4/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
One of these “not really a must listen”.
3/5
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Very slow burn, not my thing
2/5
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Last dance at the high school prom type music
2/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Absolute banger! It formed a generation of angsty girls. Decade-defining.
4/5
Simply Red
2/5
Started off interesting and dropped off quite a lot.
2/5
Bobby Womack
4/5
Banger! Whirling music fron to back
4/5
3/5
A very raw and industrial record. I wouldn't have found this on my own, so that's what the list is for!
3/5
The Black Keys
3/5
Featured in playlists such as "Music to walk like a badass to"
3/5
Gram Parsons
3/5
By no means bad, just not for me
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
A very good album for it’s time. Wuite enjoyed this!
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Actually quite good, just will not return.
3/5
Supertramp
4/5
Good album! Very symphonic at times.
4/5
Kid Rock
1/5
I always knew this would happen someday and I was quite prejudiced towards this album, but it really is that bad.
1/5
Maxwell
2/5
Elevator porno music
2/5
Prince
3/5
There is some nice experimentation on this album and it's overall not bad.
Enjoyable listen. 3/5
Randy Newman
3/5
The music is fine and has a jazzy sound to it. Vocals are decent as well. A nice album that doesn't stand out too much.
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
An excellent debut album for the Talking Heads. This band never had the strongest vocals and that becomes evident on this album as well. I feel like on later projects they figured out how to hide this flaw better, almost using the vocals as percussion. You can definitely hear some of the Punk influences while adding that New Wave synth sound on top.
4/5
CHIC
4/5
Good instrumentals and good vocals. What more do you want? Interesting how their weakest song intrumentally became their biggest hit: Le Freak. The follow up song, Savoir Faire, is a lot more interesting. I like the tubular bells on I Want Your Love. Overall very good!
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Quite enjoyable! I love the small parts of brass instruments. Not a fan of his vocals though.
4/5
fIREHOSE
3/5
The album features some nice instrumentals, vocals are slightly lacking. Overall, not bad. I would not have found this on my own but will not return to it.
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Another album that got a visceral reaction out of me when it came out of the algorithm.
Thanks for making me listen to this again.
5/5
Ooh now I get why I got it today :(
ZZ Top
3/5
Separate the art from the artist. The whole aesthetic is very cringe to me, but the music is good. Who cares, I listen to them so I didn’t have to see them. There is a lul in the quality, album goes up and down.
3/5
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
Energetic and raw. Music for a mood, not my usual mood though. Allright for a while but went on too long.
3/5
Donovan
4/5
Excellent psych rock album. Season of the Witch is a huge banger of course. Weaves amazong soundscapes while alluding to Hades, Arthur and other esoterics. Very enjoyable!
4/5
Blur
3/5
It was okay
3/5
Bauhaus
4/5
Decent 80’s album. I hear some Joy Division through it all. Instrumentals are good and all over the place.
4/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Instrumentally good, vocally weak. There is a certain energy to it all though, not bad.
3/5
The Cars
3/5
Fun but forgettable, not too many things that stand out or shock
3/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
I have the sneaking suspicion this whole album was included because of “Without You”… and rightly so! What a banger. The rest of the album is good as well.
4/5
Suicide
3/5
Quite a futuristic sound for 1977. Not all songs on the album are strong, "Girl" had vocals that are too moany. Incoherent shouting on "Frankie Teardrop", really wastes a decent instrumental.
Overall not bad.
3/5
Korn
1/5
My first exposure to Korn was a collab with Notorious BIG of all people. I hated it. Now I get to listen to over an hour of it.
It's for edgy teens who do poorly in school. Any high reviews are of those edgy teens that are now adults.
It really is horrible.
1/5
Heaven 17
3/5
The song eponymous with the album is the stand-out song. Rest is mid.
3/5
Culture Club
3/5
For me, the question that always arises with these albums is if the huge hit song on it merits its inclusion. In this case, probably yes, as this style had its moment and influence.
As an album, it's okay.
3/5
Metallica
3/5
It's an interesting idea, combining metal with a symphony orchestra, but my god does it drag on. I really think it would be improved when cut back to 1 cd.
3/5
Machito
4/5
Yes! Exactly what I use this project for!
Hugely influential and a joy to listen to.
4/5
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Christ the generetor is on fire. The Afro-Cuban album “Kenya” yesterday and today it’s straight to Africa with Miriam Makeba.
As said yesterday; this is what the generator is for. Lovely album. “One More Dance” is a very weird song though…
4/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
That was okay. Robbie Williams was huge in Europe and I was surprised he wasn’t as well-known in the States. There are some huge hits here but overall it’s just okay.
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
More Costello. It wouldn't be as bad if this was the first album, but why is he so overrepresented on this list. This is another utterly forgettable album which I will never return to.
2/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Enjoyed this way more than the previous Joni album.
4/5
Deee-Lite
4/5
That was an unexpectedly nice and groovy album! Quite enjoyed that!
4/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Okay album, didn't stand out too much
Public Enemy
3/5
Very sample driven, to the point of sounding messy. Not nearly as good as Nation of Millions.
3/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
Decent album, some crunchy guitars and a squeaky voice. I wonder how his voice lasted this long, perhaps he did learn to sing at some point.
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Decent 80s album.
3/5
The Boo Radleys
4/5
Actually quite enjoyable if a bit on the long side. I hear some elements of later bands (Radiohead, MBV)
4/5
The Associates
2/5
Quite a forgettable record. Not sure about its placement.
2/5
Pentangle
3/5
Decent folk album. Started not good and picked up from there
3/5
The Roots
4/5
Amazong hip hop album. Way ahead of its time! Thoroughly enjoyed this. I was already a fan of The Roots, Black Thought specifically, and this just cemented that.
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Just trying to be psychedelic for the sake of it. Not really good or enjoyable.
2/5
Tortoise
3/5
Quite an interesting listen! This is what this project is for.
3/5
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Incomplete version on spotify… what I did hear was not very good…
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Excellent album, though not as strong as “Thriller”. If Thriller is a high 4*, I feel this is a low 4*
4/5
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Enjoyable en quite influential in the early 2000's. A bit repetitive musically but a good listening experience.
4/5
Love
5/5
Excellent psych-rock album. Really quit enjoyed this. I was familiar with some tracks but never listened to the whole album.
5/5
Don McLean
4/5
A nice singer-songwritery album full of americana. 38 minutes of chill tunes.
4/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
Wow that is some opening…
The first two songs are instrumentally identical with bad vocals. Then the ear rape continues on “Laughing”. I am not laughing.
No redeeming qualities on this album and very hard to finish.
1/5
Boards of Canada
4/5
Actually quite decent!
4/5
Wilco
3/5
Lovely, dreamy album. Yes it’s long and some of it sounds similar, but still, very nice.
It does fade into the background though.
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Decent album, it is just a jam sessions of which one became a huge hit.
3/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
Decent album, musically good. I just never got into the R&B sound.
3/5 not for me I guess
3/5
The album comes in raw and unlubed. If you get past the initial friction you can actually start to somewhat enjoy it.
3/5 no i won't return to it
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Oh god it finally happened to me. So he set out to write 100 love songs but got stuck at 69. Honestly I wish he limited himself to a lower number. Just writing funny number amount of songs for the sake of it, is not good.
The songs that do stand out could be condensed to a 4 or 5 star album.
For now 3/5
Al Green
4/5
Lovely album, very good instrumentals and nice vocals
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Decent electronic album, honestly not enough on this list
3/5
The Crusaders
4/5
The lead single is amazing. Overall very good.
4/5
Dennis Wilson
4/5
The chorus work is quite nice. Overall quite decent!
4/5
Ray Charles
3/5
Decent project, expansive and quite enjoyable
3/5
Richard Hawley
4/5
Surprisingly nice album!
4/5
Skepta
4/5
Ladies Hit Squad is a horrible Drake-impression. Overall a very good ajd i fluential album and as with all hip hop albums, underrated on this list.
4/5
Lucinda Williams
4/5
Enjoyable folky album.
4/5
Joy Division
5/5
Absolute banger!
5/5
Iron Butterfly
4/5
Excellent psych rock album with an expansive title track to close it off.
Very good 4/5
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Amazing album. Wu forever
5/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Decent album, banger in Come On Eileen.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Overall quite nice, one of these old school albums that is basically a collection of songs.
3/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
4/5
Quite enjoyed this! Lovely brass, always a good addition.
4/5
Suede
3/5
Decent album
3/5
The Undertones
3/5
Yeah it's okay, nothing horrible but fades into the background
3/5
Sparks
2/5
Not very enjoyable
2/5
Japan
2/5
Meh this was too slow and brooding for me
2/5
Dead Kennedys
4/5
High energy album with extremely based lyrics. However it is still lacking something...
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Okay album, kinda forgettable
3/5
Traffic
3/5
Decently enjoyable album
3/5
Serge Gainsbourg
3/5
Instrumentals are very interesting but the french bloke wispering in my ear does get tiring.
3/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
Overall banger and an easy listen. Don't look for deeper meaning here.
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
It was allright. Musically was marginally better than the vocals, which were bad.
2/5
Slipknot
2/5
Physically cringed when I pulled this. Physically cringed when I listened to it.
2/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
This is very good. I expected nothing less from Clapton.
High 4*
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
This was supposed be right up my alley. I like rap and I think grime is very undervalued... but this is just not that good of an album.
3/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
This R&B is not for me. Not bad music to say but not my thing.
2/5
Guided By Voices
3/5
Like leaving the radio on while in a dream.
Small Faces
3/5
Decent tunes probably most famous for GTAV
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Yeah it's good... but the songs are already good. There are better albums, heck, there's even better live albums.
3/5
Boston
4/5
Actually quite enjoyed this! High on the americana-score but very good.
4/5
Lightning Bolt
2/5
Almost couldn't finish this, very rough listen. Not good en never return.
2/5
3/5
Decent album
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Good album, Bob is an excellent songwriter.
4/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
This album pretends to be a high-octane energy album but falls short.
2/5
Ice Cube
3/5
Decent album, "It Was A Good Day" is a banger. Leans heavily on (un)sampled interviews as skits, which, regardless of message, distracts.
3/5
Cypress Hill
3/5
Black Sunday would have been a better inclusion. The lyrics are never very strong with Cypress Hill (haha weed, get it?) but at least that album is catchier and better production.
3/5
Roni Size
5/5
Really loved this! Right up my DnB alley.
5/5
Janis Joplin
4/5
That was actually quite decent, if a bit shouty.
4/5
Raekwon
3/5
A decent rap album, not really a standout but nice to hear from the Wu.
3/5
Primal Scream
3/5
Eh it's okay. Very forgettable but a nice enough listen.
3/5
Deep Purple
4/5
Excellent album, rock icon
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
So I gave "Elephant" a 3 and this is worse... Scraping through to another 3, but barely.
3/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Yeah this is not very good. Too much gibberish
2/5
Badly Drawn Boy
4/5
Never judge an album by its cover, or its title for that matter. This was very good and I enjoyed it, contrary to my expectation when I got it.
4/5
GZA
4/5
A very good album. Shadowboxin’ is an amazing song. Very high 4*
Fairport Convention
4/5
Legendary sunday morning album pull. Went on a nature walk with this album and it was an amazing experience. Might return for the 5th star but for now high 4*/5
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Decent enough
3/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
It's nice if a bit short. If you remove all the talking you are left with very little music. It's cool that it's in a jail but if you'd have paid for 20 minutes then you'd feel miffed.
3/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Decent dark and broody album
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Lovely album!
4/5
Minutemen
3/5
Yeah that was both expansive and forgettable
2/5
3/5
Decent album
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
That’s quite enough banjo and fiddle for one lifetime.
3/5
The Pogues
4/5
Love a bit of Irish tunes
4/5
Television
4/5
Actually quite enjoyed that.
4/5
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Food album, folky.
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
It's a nice album but maybe hasn't aged the best.
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
Very good, very popular
4/5
XTC
3/5
Quite enjoyable but not very noteworthy
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Quite enjoyable and very influential
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Decent, nothing bad nothing amazing
3/5
The Beta Band
4/5
Shitty album cover, good music. Lovely
4/5
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Insane for a debut. If i liked hard rock more it would be 5* for sure
4/5
Hot Chip
3/5
That was okay, not a stand out
3/5
Ryan Adams
3/5
Quite fun but forgettable
3/5
Gillian Welch
2/5
Yeah this got old about two songs in. Not my thing
2/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Actually a banger
4/5
George Michael
3/5
Eh it’s good just not my jam
3/5
Sepultura
2/5
There is a basic question for music. Regardless of influence or novelty, do i like this? The answer here is no.
2/5
Red Snapper
3/5
Spy movie ass music
3/5
4/5
Kind of a guilty pleasure album. Still bangs.
4/5
Doves
3/5
Swans, Doves and lately Geese. Post-rock is flying.
I heard some Radiohead influences and overall quite enjoyable.
3/5
The Who
4/5
Decently wacky album
4/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Decent album, not really a standout
3/5
Julian Cope
2/5
That was not very good
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Vocally not very strong but that is made up by excellent songwriting.
4/5
50 Cent
3/5
This album is again confirmation that popularity =/= quality.
3/4
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4/5
It finally happened. Not sure why people hate it, but I don't love it for the sake of contrarianism either.
Really liked the experimentation though.
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Lovely, lovely Beatles.
Always a joy
4/5
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Quite decent
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Absolute banger, top jazz album
5/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Quite a nice dreampop album.
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Oof, I like Tom Waits’ other stuff but this one is rough. I like it the least of the albums on this list therefore a low 3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Excellent singer-songwriter album
4/5
Beatles
4/5
The Beatles are always good, which onr is your favourite is a matter of taste.
This is not my favourite therefore 4/5
The Fall
2/5
Oof, spotify serves you a 2,5 hour version and safe to say I was very relieved that the album generator links to a 30 minute version.
2/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I can tell it’s good. I can also tell it’s not for me
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Very decent!
3/5
Dion
3/5
Eh okay and forgettable
3/5
Merle Haggard
3/5
It’s no Marty Robbins, but it’s allright
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Costello is such an “eh”.
This album is particularly “eh”.
2/5
The Adverts
4/5
Never heard of this or this band. Pleasantly surprised!
4/5
Thundercat
4/5
Seen this album art pop up now and again, very enjoyable. Song with Wiz Khalifa is embarassingly bad writing though
4/5
The Birthday Party
2/5
Horrible vocals, musically okay
2/5
Tori Amos
2/5
Very mediocre, not a bad voice just not used well
2/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Decent album, quite raw and politically heavy
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
Just an amazing album, beautifully written with great music
4/5 might come back for 5*
Deerhunter
3/5
Decent listen!
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Fantastic album, added to collection and saved for later listening. Might return for that fifth and final star but for now 4/5
Daft Punk
4/5
Banger!
4/5
Milton Nascimento
4/5
Very good album, this is what I’m here for!
4/5
Hookworms
4/5
Loved this! Just the thing I want from this project.
4/5
Frank Black
3/5
Kind of a whacky ecclectic album. Vocally not the strongest but musically very nice.
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Quite enjoyed this!
4/5
Moby Grape
3/5
That was allright, not a standout and I feel there was better stuff out there by 1967.
3/5
Liz Phair
1/5
This is ass
Bad vocals and just some guitar strumming accompanying?
If it's some cool response to something, it could've just as well been good music.
1/5
The Beta Band
4/5
Not as strong as their other project "Hot Shots II" but still quite good.
4/5
Bert Jansch
3/5
Songs blend into eachother. I check my Spotify to see if the album restarted. Overall not bad
3/5
Soft Machine
3/5
It took 7 minutes for something resembling music to start.
I do like the flute
It’s very jazzy in chords and progression,
Not bad
3/5
Gang Starr
4/5
Very clear delivery of lines, I can understand everything without needing to read the lyrics. Of course Rap has moved way past this, but it is almost 30 years old!
4/5
The Doors
4/5
Love the Doors but this is not their best album
4/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Hey this reminds me a lot of the Arctic Monkeys, a band I like a lot
Oh!
4/5
Taylor Swift
2/5
Yeah this makes you the biggest popstar in the world.
I guess that says something about the average person.
2/5
Fairport Convention
4/5
Lovely album, I discovered it through their other album on the list “Liege and Lief”
Liege and Lief is the better one though
4/5
Black Flag
2/5
Oof, not a fan of this
Noisy, bad vocals, “insightfull” lyrics
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
Just an amazing album. Experimental while not just for the sake of it. Really trascends the genre.
5/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
This album is all kinds of allright. Quite ecclectic without really standing out anywhere specifically.
3/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Excellent discovery, just not my favourite genre. Good voice though!
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
This is it, my favourite Zeppelin. What a debut!
5/5