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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Car Wheels On A Gravel Road | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Fetch The Bolt Cutters | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| 1989 | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Music in Exile | 5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
| Be | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| Red Headed Stranger | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| The Band | 5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rage Against The Machine | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Automatic For The People | 1 | 3.82 | -2.82 |
| So | 1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
| Different Class | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| British Steel | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| The Boatman's Call | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| Deloused in the Comatorium | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| The Bones Of What You Believe | 1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
| Berlin | 1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| You're Living All Over Me | 1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.25 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.33 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 4.33 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Sonic Youth | 3 | 2 |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
I realized we were fed a version with live versions at the back so went back to find the og album, which is only 29 minutes. 29 minutes is a much more reasonable amount of time to listen to ccr.
1 likes
Janelle Monáe
2/5
Started as a very spooky ride to work, ended confused. Thought for sure this would be my jam. It was mostly not. Sorry Janelle/obama.
1 likes
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Willie Nelson
3/5
So chill and easy listening. Calming, relaxing and mellow Texas
Frank Zappa
3/5
Only one song has vocals, raging background music
Gorillaz
2/5
Didn’t like it as much as I remembered. A couple bangers, the rest was noisy
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Bangers, with some sleepy ones throughout
Fats Domino
5/5
Absolutely.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Smooth and bouncy. Enjoyed but not something I would put on for myself.
Billy Joel
4/5
A classic to be played more around the house! Glad to have it reintroduced.
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Hell yea I want to be in the dog gang
Thin Lizzy
4/5
🤘🏼🤘🏼
Tracy Chapman
5/5
I have always loved this album. One of my all time tops.
David Bowie
2/5
I liked the first song
Cat Stevens
4/5
Deerhunter
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Started promising but got a bit boring
Black Sabbath
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyed
The Who
4/5
The Young Gods
1/5
Anxiety inducing punk cabaret music?
The Killers
4/5
Memories give this one an extra star
Butthole Surfers
1/5
A bunch of cats being electrocuted. Couldn’t finish the album, though I wanted to save the cats.
Gillian Welch
3/5
A bit of a snoozer but good for a chill time
Portishead
3/5
A bit of a snoozer but good for a chill time
Beck
4/5
Funky and weird
Carole King
4/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Hated his voice
Wilco
5/5
It’s great when sentimental music is still good music
Frank Sinatra
4/5
That voice
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Some songs were noise, others were great
Beck
4/5
Some songs were noise, others were great
The Byrds
4/5
I also feel younger than I was back then
James Brown
5/5
Absolutely yes. Bring on da funk
Pink Floyd
2/5
Only liked a couple songs, but the Spotify radio that came on after the album finished was excellent.
The Zombies
4/5
Songhoy Blues
5/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Bored and annoyed?
Pulp
1/5
Flight of the conchords?
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Ragey and effective.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Beautiful but now I’m depressed
The Cure
4/5
The Jam
4/5
Common
5/5
Yes. Yes. Absolutely yes.
Alanis Morissette
5/5
I rode my bike so fast
Neil Young
5/5
Bliss
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Jane Weaver
4/5
The Smiths
4/5
Saint Etienne
4/5
Otis Redding
5/5
Pixies
3/5
Stereolab
3/5
Hole
4/5
Who doesn’t love a little morning rage?
Dinosaur Jr.
1/5
My poor ears
The Rolling Stones
5/5
No notes
CHIC
2/5
Meh, should have stayed a one hit wonder
The Strokes
4/5
The Pharcyde
4/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
So repetitive
The Black Crowes
3/5
Meh
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Just not as good as Let It Bleed
Living Colour
2/5
Next
New Order
2/5
Nah
Miles Davis
4/5
Smooth mellows
Sam Cooke
4/5
Smooth mellows
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
1/5
boo. Went in thinking I’d love it, but boo.
4/5
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
Incredible Bongo Band
2/5
Too many bongos
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Jammy
Yes
3/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Moody and beautiful. Love this album minus the dick sucking audio…
2/5
Very inconsistently medium
Badly Drawn Boy
3/5
First song stunk, I was surprised to like it better after that
The Doors
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
Ay caramba Im into it
Soft Cell
2/5
Had to give an extra star for tainted love. It’s clear they were all in a midlife crisis and trying to take me down with them. Boooo
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
All my problems just float away on a blunt
Deep Purple
4/5
Deep Purple is a great band name
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Lucinda Williams
5/5
The KLF
1/5
Nope. But I did want to use this time to talk about how good Lucinda Williams is.
Cheap Trick
3/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
Frank Ocean
3/5
So clunky. Has a couple of my faves but a lotttttt of duds
The Stooges
3/5
Faith No More
2/5
2 stars is still more than I thought I’d like it
Foo Fighters
3/5
Some yes, some no.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
The Specials
2/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
5/5
Tricky
3/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Lightning Bolt
1/5
Oh no absolutely not
Queen
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
JAY Z
4/5
Ramones
4/5
AC/DC
4/5
CHVRCHES
1/5
Why do I remember liking this?
Roxy Music
3/5
3/5
The Prodigy
2/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
XTC
2/5
Really confused at how much I didn’t like this. Kept expecting it to get better. It did not.
The Dictators
3/5
David Bowie
4/5
Oddly heard Billy Joel in a couple songs.
Janis Joplin
5/5
Pretty perfect. Also love 34 min albums.
Peter Gabriel
1/5
This is just not good? Who voted for this crap?
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
Meh
Syd Barrett
2/5
Meh
R.E.M.
1/5
What a snoozefest
Dr. Dre
4/5
Not as good as 2001 but helped save a brutal music week.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Everybody knows this is an incredible album. I could scream “down by the river” infinitely.
Ministry
2/5
An extra star because it was more listenable than I expected. But still an absolutely not for me.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Felt like a Xmas album
Kanye West
3/5
Meh. Love early Kanye. This wasn’t my favorite. Just dragging the wealth-obsessed while declaring himself God. Good beats, especially Bound 2.
Prefab Sprout
2/5
Overall mediocre, uninteresting more than bad.
Little Simz
4/5
Garbage
4/5
Shockingly but decidedly not garbage
Kanye West
4/5
This is better than Yeezus.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Before this exercise in music I assumed I knew what Black Sabbath was. I was wrong and I love it. 🤘
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Not as good as Black Sabbath, but still good.
The White Stripes
4/5
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Dear lord that was annoying to listen to
Wild Beasts
3/5
Instrumentals are great; wish there were no vocals.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Vibes are immaculate. Energy is tops. Not my fave album of his but holds up.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
I think this is a perfect album and very clearly written by someone with an Eiffel Tower-sized dick.
Iron Maiden
2/5
Too soft to be hard. Too bad to be good.
Radiohead
3/5
I know I’m supposed to like this more…I don’t though
The Undertones
3/5
Listenable but largely uninteresting. Feel truly neutral.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
What a chill, great time I had
Stan Getz
4/5
My whole body relaxed listening to this
Radiohead
2/5
It’s just…not for me. This is one of those situations where I’m pretty sure it’s a me problem though.
John Coltrane
3/5
Liked it but docked a star because one song in the middle gave me anxiety.
Beastie Boys
4/5
If this music came out today I don’t think I would like it as much. But the nostalgia factor + degree of innovation = 4
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
A fine 20 minutes of music but what the Spotify algorithm fed me as a result was fire.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Some real duds mixed in but absolutely classic in the way the Mona Lisa is classic but not my favorite art. Also why did I hear Billy Joel on the back half of ‘One of my Turns’?
Santana
4/5
That was a surprisingly good time. Mellow and funky just like I like it.
Elliott Smith
3/5
I dunno, mostly just not what I was in the mood for
2/5
Despite the fact that I sang along to a lot of it, I don’t care for it or about it. Respect the song writing, disrespect the vibes.
Beatles
5/5
I could listen to this album in any mood. Over and over easy listening.
Fiona Apple
5/5
Flawless front to back. It feels like the brand of angst and kindness I try to embody. Put it on my tombstone.
2/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Most post-punk is not for me and this was no exception.
Beastie Boys
4/5
Did a whole lot of jolly head banging, some giggling, and no skipping.
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Well that was fun!! Amazing walking around snowy New York to these beats and grooves.
The Louvin Brothers
3/5
I just love folk harmony. It didn’t blow me away but was top tier background reading music.
Peter Frampton
3/5
Like sure. Fine. I get it? But maybe the problem is that I don’t? Plenty of bops in here but ultimately left a bad taste in my mouth.
Sabu
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
I’m a sucker for steely dan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Well that was a lot of devotional chanting. An hour in I came to and felt like I had been hypnotized, at which point I turned it off.
Iron Maiden
3/5
It sounded to me like they were making fun of themselves. I laughed a couple times. Maybe it’s because I hear Jack Black singing?
Joan Armatrading
4/5
This is why I love this exercise. It’s so great discovering music that somehow hasn’t made it to your ears. Sure there are some duds here, but I loved the songs where she sounded like piano bar Joni Mitchell. Would listen again.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Had a great time at this party.
Lou Reed
1/5
Confused about how bad this is. You’re telling me multiple people voted for this album to be ranked on 1001ATLTBYD?? Bullshit. Impossible. Not to mention that there’s a song about cutting yourself, which is followed by “Sad Song”. Dude I’m trying to have a good time.
Beck
4/5
Most of the songs are so good that I forgive the others. I love Sissyneck.
Elvis Costello
4/5
All of the songs sound like Welcome to the Working Week, but the good news is that I really like that song. Nostalgic and delightful.
Duran Duran
2/5
Next
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
With every song I was more shocked I had never heard of this.
The Lemonheads
3/5
It’s so 90s it reminds me of the Pete & Pete theme song and Counting Crows. I remember hearing the Mrs. Robinson cover on the radio too. Despite the nostalgia, it’s still just not my vibe.
Taylor Swift
5/5
The pop bangers on this album are all-time incredible—Blank Space, Shake it Off, Bad Blood. Rediscovered All You Had To Do Was Stay. A couple duds there snuck in at the end but not enough to kill the vibe.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
I realized we were fed a version with live versions at the back so went back to find the og album, which is only 29 minutes. 29 minutes is a much more reasonable amount of time to listen to ccr.
Arcade Fire
4/5
I really dug [most of] this. Completely not on my radar when it came out, but then again, my mainstay was reggaeton in those days. Despite my lack of emotional connection to it, it’s so reminiscent of what my 20s sounded like.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Ooof dude. Seems like you’re not ok. I feel for you but don’t know if we needed 6 minutes of People ain’t no Good.
When the last song, Green Eyes, finally came, I laughed out loud at the dubbed echoing of himself. As if I hadn’t gotten the point yet…
The Police
3/5
The truest 3. Wouldn’t kick it out of bed; not mind blowing.
Madonna
3/5
Ray of Light (the song) is a banger. I remember listening to many of the others, but they don’t hold up as well to me.
Miles Davis
4/5
Listened several times this weekend.
Van Halen
2/5
It just sounds so corny. I laughed out loud at one point and then felt bad.
Sonic Youth
2/5
Only some of these songs are songs. The others are noise. Never thought I’d say that the female vocal made this worse? And finally, why did I hear Weird Al so often?
Jazmine Sullivan
4/5
I’m nothing if not an R&B girl
The Verve
3/5
I was excited to see what I was missing but turns out I wasn’t missing much. Lots of potential, never surprised me. +1 star because Bittersweet Symphony is really really good.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Love this album for its humanity and the richness and depth of Cash’s voice.
John Lennon
4/5
Pleasantly melodic. Better morning than night music.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Her voice, attitude, and pain pierce my soul. Unfun fact, I had to wear sunglasses leaving her doc because I couldn’t stop sobbing.
Dion
3/5
I heard it, I enjoyed it generally enough as background music. Nothing particularly interesting or moving.
OutKast
5/5
Usually I dock a star for albums over an hour, but this was great. Complex, fun, deep, nostalgic.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Janelle Monáe
2/5
Started as a very spooky ride to work, ended confused. Thought for sure this would be my jam. It was mostly not. Sorry Janelle/obama.
The Kinks
3/5
Oh look—a concept album. You can’t convince me that Party Line isn’t a Beatles song.
Beatles
5/5
Coldplay
4/5
Damn. New Coldplay annoys me so much I forgot about how much I listened to/loved this album in high school. It held up for me.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Bored but didn’t hate every song. Doesn’t make it out of the 80s genre with many redeeming qualities tho
PJ Harvey
2/5
I want to be her friend but I don’t want to listen to her music 🤷🏻♀️
This is the music Lite FM really thinks we all should like. Some good melodies and even a couple classics here but the corniness makes my body cringe. I remember seeing an a cappella group cover Beautiful Day and that feels exactly right.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Tonight, tonight and a couple others are mesmerizingly good, unique songs. There are just so many that go too hard for me.
The Police
2/5
Listening to Mother was like reading Philip Roth. Ew dude
The Undertones
4/5
A breath of fresh air in its brevity and simplicity. Listened x2
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Certainly not it. Hard to get through.
Pixies
3/5
Hit or miss for me song by song. The 3est 3–I feel quite ambivalent.
Talking Heads
4/5
It all works for me
B.B. King
5/5
Wow
Sepultura
1/5
I can hear you, you don’t have to scream. Can’t/didn’t/won’t finish tho..
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Almost had a panic attack to Three Little Birdies Down Beat. Otherwise, good subway reading music.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Listened twice through. Once for a bangin’ good time and twice to figure out wtf he was saying.
Supertramp
3/5
4/5
Encore!
The Rolling Stones
4/5
It’s no Let It Bleed but a solid 4 nonetheless.
Anthrax
1/5
Gave up after song #1. Just wasn’t born into that thrasher life
Arcade Fire
4/5
Keep the Car Running is so good
Green Day
4/5
Iconic album and album title. It’s not a 5 because I’m not playing this music for my enjoyment, I’m listening to it like I look at art in a museum.
T. Rex
5/5
I love this album. It still sounds so contemporary to me too.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
I liked a few for sure, but it was very inconsistent. Hard to give a rating to the album as a whole because it was so disjointed.
Mudhoney
2/5
Generic music from a genre that isn’t for me
Rush
3/5
Bunch of theater nerds to my ears
Rush
3/5
Two Rush albums in a row was….a lot. I liked it more than Moving Pictures, but not all that significantly.
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Um well, I agree with the message but wouldn’t buy the art. Some songs were better than others; disjointed.
Nas
5/5
It’s all there
Os Mutantes
4/5
Never heard the band or album before but interesting stuff!
Coldplay
4/5
Heavy nostalgia, but Yellow still slaps. Definitely Coldplay’s best album.
Nick Drake
3/5
The first half > the second half
Suede
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Gotan Project
3/5
I thought it was good background music. Didn’t feel like the main act of any experience.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I was surprised how listenable it was given my experience with The Boatman’s Call (1⭐️).
Michael Jackson
5/5
The epitome of a 5. It’s cohesive, but where will it go next? Not all bangers but the sleepers have their place. Extra credit for production and choreographed dances that consumed popular culture.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Wow—let’s fuckin rock 🤘
Kate Bush
3/5
It was great until it wasn’t? Turned into an Irish spooky folk tune? 4 to the first half, 2 to the back half, respectfully
Travis
1/5
Why would we need to listen to this? Juvenile and bad?
Pink Floyd
3/5
Devastating. Unless I want a good cry, I’m not putting this on..so that complicates the ranking. But god it just oozes emotion.
Television
4/5
It’s like punk rock David Byrne and I love it
Slint
2/5
It wasn’t offensive but I’d still rather not. I had to actively unclench my shoulders as they kept creeping up towards my ears.
Depeche Mode
2/5
I don’t think it transcends the 80s. Meaning it has value as a relic but not as good music.
The Only Ones
3/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Where’s Your Head At? is a great song….which isn’t on this album….So I’m left wondering if TWO Basement Jaxx albums made the list….which would be…..surprising…..
Pentangle
3/5
First song did not bode well for the rest of the album, but it captured my interest eventually. A little bit church, a little bit Cranberries, a little bit Irish folk tunes.
Johnny Cash
4/5
As a prisoner, getting to watch this superstar disparage the warden and guards and then be served by them, must have felt really good.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Angsty beautiful. Swings between deep drama and dark poetry
Jacques Brel
3/5
I’m probably not turning it on myself but VIVE JACQUES BREL!! Sounds like he spits a lot while singing…
Sonic Youth
2/5
I expected yelling, which was thankfully absent. But guitar feedback is also not my idea of a good time. I liked some of the blander ones just fine, but nothing to write home about…Still glad to be more knowledgeable in my dislike for the band.
The Beta Band
3/5
I really tried to think about this, but I don’t have anything good or bad to say…this is fine? 🤷🏻♀️
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Zero preamble into The Immigrant Song is so mesmerizing as an intro. Got me pumped.
ZZ Top
3/5
I think this album cover art was made in Word and the pictures and words kept moving every time there was an adjustment.
I liked the music just fine.
Joy Division
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Lauryn Hill
5/5
It’s the fivest five and I will not be hearing any other commentary at this time.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
The first song was awful, what followed improved to unmemorable.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
I don’t see how this album stands out in its category. Extremely mid.
The Clash
4/5
The Doors
4/5
So many movie scenes pop in my head. A solid all around listen.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Coupla bops on here but mostly skippable.
Did not care for “late at night when I want you I lock you in my room”…
David Crosby
3/5
The first and last songs were odd miscues for the rest of the album, which was solid.
Adele
4/5
Screaming at the top of my lungs or nothing
Cream
4/5
Groovy unique good shit
Skepta
4/5
This album felt like the reason this exercise exists. More please.
Yes
4/5
I was confused by how much I liked this. Had to listen twice.
Common
4/5
Common’s voice is so so soothing. The album Be is 10x better, but I would never kick him out of my ears.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Patti Smith
4/5
Absolutely
Judas Priest
1/5
Punk patriotic in the worst way
Justin Timberlake
4/5
I really don’t remember there being skips on this album, but…..there are several. In saying that, many bangers that are important to my core being.
Sonic Youth
2/5
I am not a sonic youth, that’s for sure.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I missed my subway stop x2, engrossed listening
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
A crucial text of my heart
David Bowie
4/5
Easy listening, would listen again
Dolly Parton
4/5
Heavenly harmonies from 3 idols
Beatles
5/5
And I tried to find flaws
Nick Drake
4/5
Who did Nick Drake pay to get every one of his albums on this list? That being said…I’m a fan.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
It’s…eclectic? No one agreed on a vibe. Confusing but had it’s moments? You know an album is good when there are multiple question marks in the review.
The Clash
4/5
It holds up in its simplicity. It’s sweeter than I remember too. But they should really annunciate.
fIREHOSE
2/5
It was like Red Hot Chili Peppers meets Dispatch
Jurassic 5
5/5
Chali’s voice is so unique and vibrates through my brain. Beats are unbeatable.
Fleet Foxes
4/5
I have loved and still love this album.
Goldfrapp
2/5
Meh but spooky, though a pretty good backdrop to me reading Frankenstein right now.
The Temptations
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Talk Talk
2/5
What jimmy fallon and only jimmy fallon wishes he sounded like
Black Sabbath
5/5
That was really really good, and I’m not just saying that as a tribute. Izzy can fuck my ears up any day, but walking around nyc with this in my ears especially made me smile.
Rage Against The Machine
1/5
I listened to all 52 minutes. I appreciated the content but found it the repetitive, angry ramblings of disgruntled teenagers.
N.W.A.
4/5
NWA and Rage Against the Machine sing about the same themes, but NWA is good music.
Randy Newman
3/5
Kanye West
4/5
Unfortunately incredible
Aretha Franklin
4/5
A joy to my ears, just not for every situation, so had to deduct 1 ⭐️
Nirvana
3/5
I understand how iconic it is, and there are a couple absolute bangers, but overall too grunge for my taste.
Cee Lo Green
2/5
He just has no business being this cocky
King Crimson
3/5
Ominous, foreboding, with a real plot line. I’m just not putting this on to listen to music
MGMT
4/5
Hallmark of the Class of 2009 college experience. Still gets me moving
Radiohead
2/5
Cringe. Thom yorke does not do it for me. It’s mostly an hour of him whining? I don’t get it?
3/5
I am true neutral. Not bad, see what you were doing there, am I putting it on? No.
Public Enemy
3/5
I was always curious about the appeal of Flava Flav. I *kinda* get it now.
John Martyn
3/5
I was confused by my own opinion. Maybe it’s just that I didn’t like his voice very much? There were a couple songs (with fewer vocals) that were pretty good. +1 for naming a song Big Muff.
5/5
Wow that was good
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Maybe my expectations were too high, but I was surprised to not connect with this album…
Sex Pistols
4/5
I really enjoyed listening through my headphones at a volume I could choose.
Afrika Bambaataa
4/5
Yea ok sure! Had a good time, would come again.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Highs and lows
Janet Jackson
3/5
I’d consider myself a fan, but I don’t think the few bangers here successfully made it out of 1989. Also always love when uber wealthy musicians sing about poverty and the woes of society…
ZZ Top
4/5
I really surprised myself in my enthusiasm for this album.
The Band
5/5
A1 flawless. The twang country funk vibes are incredible.
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
I was really able to follow the storyline—refreshing, foreboading, and oh so expressive along the way.
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
The noise is ill, but remember when he said he would do an album about each state?
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
I think this album lowered my blood pressure
Van Morrison
4/5
Van makes me smile
Radiohead
4/5
I thought this was noise when it came out, but I get it now. Call it growth or whatever.
Brian Eno
3/5
The album split me. I’ll coming running was #1
The Mars Volta
1/5
Arctic Monkeys meets All American Rejects, and yes I mean that as an insult.
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
I struggle to review albums that are fine. I liked it, but is it good?
Orbital
1/5
Almost had a panic attack listening to “Where Time Becomes a Loop” on the subway to work this morning. Like yes work is stupid and repetitive and maybe I just shouldn’t go anymore? Anyway, after that it became the soundtrack to a future Blade Runner remake set in India.
Pretenders
3/5
I love a raspy feminine lead vocal, but nothing too special here.
Eminem
3/5
The violence towards women is a lot but there is so much genius. How do I vote if I don’t want to listen to most of it again but want to give it its due?
Ps he knew: “little groupie bitch get off me go fuck puffy” -marshal mathers
Soft Machine
2/5
Seems random but sure
Metallica
2/5
My heart pumps extra blood to my ears to soothe them, my sympathetic nervous system tells my body to run, and my body is at risk of spontaneously combusting.
Metal is just not for me 🤷🏻♀️
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
They rhymed a lot of things with Arsenio but that’s not the only reason this was great.
Elton John
4/5
It’s hard to review a classic objectively. With the exception of only a couple songs, I’d say these are confirmed bops.
The Who
3/5
What an unhinged premise. I don’t know how to feel but Pinball Wizard is a great song.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Maybe my expectations were too high or it just feels outdated but 🤷🏻♀️
Stephen Stills
4/5
What a surprise to find I’d missed out on this album in my high school classic rock phase..maybe I should look further into Crosby or Nash too..
It was long, but mostly just some good ole folky classic rock
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
Love the diversity of styles and voices. Also appreciate a 36 minute album these days.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
4/5
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Some people like jerking off more than having sex
The The
3/5
Fun enough 🤷🏻♀️
Solange
3/5
Smooth, evocative, earthy
Violent Femmes
3/5
Some bangers, some mehs
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Some bangers! But very inconsistent
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
I understand why this worked in 1984 but it did not work for me in 2025
Arcade Fire
2/5
I was subjected to this album a lot in 2005. My reaction again is annoyance.
Pearl Jam
3/5
This is not for me, but I had a great time picturing 5 year old Eddie dancing and jamming out. And it’s really clear to see how it molded him into who he is today
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
A lovely dream; a full body massage
Bob Dylan
5/5
A true masterpiece
Faust
3/5
High highs; low lows
5/5
The Libertines
3/5
Thelonious Monk
4/5
This reset my brain?
TV On The Radio
4/5
Nostalgia for this sound and time period are affecting my vote.
Sister Sledge
4/5
Thinking of You is so underrated.