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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Teen Dream
Beach House
|
5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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Melodrama
Lorde
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Parachutes
Coldplay
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Guero
Beck
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
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5 | 3.48 | +1.52 |
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
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5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
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1984
Van Halen
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5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
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5 | 3.55 | +1.45 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
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1 | 3.62 | -2.62 |
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Debut
Björk
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1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
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1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
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1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
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Protection
Massive Attack
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1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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Third
Portishead
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1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.75 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.25 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 1.33 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 1.67 |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 1.5 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 |
| Björk | 2 | 1.5 |
| Metallica | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Blur | 1, 4 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2, 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 4, 3, 1 |
5-Star Albums (23)
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Frank Zappa · 1 likes
2/5
What a strange ass album. Grateful that Borno sent me down the path to listen to his congressional hearing on parental advisory music. Additionally, Linc Dawg showed me one of this better songs: Watermelon in Easter Hay
Kraftwerk · 1 likes
1/5
Not. Really...into it :?
Jane's Addiction · 1 likes
4/5
I was always kind of anti-Janes Addiction. This was a pretty decent album, I will admit.
1-Star Albums (41)
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Queen
3/5
The start of this album feels NOT very Queeny. Killer Queen might be the only song I know on this album. I suppose this album is surfacing to me that I don't know Queen all that well! Super interesting and unexpected album.
Bon Jovi
4/5
Nice coming off of the Queen album onto this. A handful of recognizable tracks compared to the single Queen track. I think this is a fairly listenable album. My gripe with something like this album is this: it feels like they are really trying to go hard vs. ACTUALLY being hard.
Queen
3/5
Queen to Bon Jovi to Queen? Worried that I am going to get over-Queened. Half a track in and I am already feeling that this is much Queenier ;). This Queen album is wildly better than Sheer Heart Attack. Crazy that these were put out the same year. This one is loosing steam for me. I liked the album to start and it started to fall off for me.
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Yes! Listening to the first track now and thinking about the hip hop songs that have sampled this. This is a jammy album. I could throw this on and groove. Okay, now they are getting a bit excessive.
Green Day
4/5
At first I was surprised to see this one. Now, I am good with it. Will be my highest rated album thus far because it definitely was a piece of my youth.
Santana
3/5
Fire! But also a little jammy
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Shoot, my rating didn't take. I had hesitations coming into this album. I remember making fun of my mom with my dad singing Joni Mitchell. It was listenable, but not tremendously enjoyable.
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Anger in an album. It was revolutionary at the time. Great workout album. Love that I can picture the matrix when wakeup comes on.
FREEDOM!!! YEAHHHHHHHHH RIGHHHTTTTT
Parliament
4/5
This fucks!
The Smiths
4/5
Reminds me of 500 days of summer...mmmmm Zoey
The White Stripes
3/5
Fell in love with a girl is a JAM! I used to vilify this album because I thought it was too popular. I will admit that it is pretty good.
David Bowie
3/5
Yessss! I loved this album when it came out. It is so interesting how albums are associated with memories. This album (particularly the Lazarus song) is haunting because it came out 2 days before he died. From what I remember learning about this album is that he knew he was at the end when he recorded these songs. I always take this album in from the perspective of a dying man.
Lazarus carries this album from a 2 to a 3 for me.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Thought I would like this album a lot. It was just kind of meh.
The Velvet Underground
1/5
I think I went into this album with a pretty negative attitude about getting two Velvet Underground albums in a row. I was not pumped on yesterdays album and I think I like this one even less.
Air
3/5
Interesting. Feels like the precursor to Daft Punk. Less refined, but certainly glimpses in there.
Frank Zappa
2/5
What a strange ass album. Grateful that Borno sent me down the path to listen to his congressional hearing on parental advisory music. Additionally, Linc Dawg showed me one of this better songs: Watermelon in Easter Hay
Japan
1/5
Poor mans David Bowie + Depeche Mode + The Cure? Don't love it.
The Beach Boys
2/5
I think it was fine. Didn't get through the whole album, but not offensive.
Muddy Waters
3/5
This album/Muddy Waters has a vibe! This album feels like NOLA to me (musically prolific, full of emotions, full of an energy).
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Hard to argue with the boss! Not super familiar with this album, and it was pretty solid. Glad this was on the list on a Friday. Very listenable.
Fugees
4/5
This is a 4.4. Going to have to round down because of the skits and because some of the non-hits don't strike me as hard as the hits do.
R.E.M.
2/5
I suppose I am not sure why this album makes it over Out of Time or Automatic for the People.
Jacques Brel
1/5
What are we doing here? What album did this knock out? Whos man is this?
5/5
Could it be the first 5? Am I rating things based on nostalgia vs. quality? Maybe.
Talking Heads
3/5
I of course love Once ina Lifetime, but the rest of the album was just kind of okay to me.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Is Exodus the only track that I actually know on this album? Ohhhhh we jamming! What are the first 4 tracks of this? Everything after that is FIRE!
Bauhaus
1/5
Effectively the bridge between the B52s and NIN. What are we doing here? If I never heard this again that would be indication of a life well led.
Queens of the Stone Age
4/5
Awesome album! Didn’t get through a lot of it.
Nick Drake
3/5
Haters weren’t into it, but I think I liked it
David Bowie
2/5
No hits! What’s up?
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
When someone great is gone!!!
The Lemonheads
2/5
Not great, wouldn’t listen again
Frank Black
3/5
Haven’t listened yet, but I will on this drive!
New Order
2/5
I find myself getting upset when the hits I like from people on this list aren’t on the albums :/
Jurassic 5
5/5
Smoking extreme spinach!
Bob Dylan
2/5
I have always been pretty neutral on Bobby D. Listenable but not necessarily enjoyable from my seat.
Billy Joel
5/5
So funny how we view these albums through the lens of what memories they trigger. I am rating this album well because there are so many songs that I recognize and have solid memories of.
Thelonious Monk
1/5
Love and remember the beer fondly. I can say that there is a lot of talent on this album, but I am not going to seek it out necessarily because it is more of technical listen than I typically enjoy.
2Pac
3/5
2Pac is an interesting one for me. I feel like I SHOULD like him more than I do. Coming off of Thelonius, it is a weirdly similar feeling in the sense that I know I should appreciate him more. Still pumped on listening to this one today.
Violent Femmes
4/5
God, I saw the Violent Femmes live right before covid. It was not an enjoyable show. Outside of blister in the sun, I feel like they are kind of a hard listen. Okay, Kiss Off is grreat too. I am eating my words, this whole album is pretty dank. I think a live version of ~50/60 somethings singing this stuff is just lost on ya boy.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I feel like this album is a good album, but I am expecting a Bob Marley album and it fell short of the one we listened to a few weeks ago. The story behind how this album came to be was interesting though :)
The Temptations
2/5
Listenable. Not the best album, but not the worst.
The Beta Band
3/5
I feel like there are 10 more albums that came out in 2004 that are exponentially better than this one. What are we doing here?
I spoke too soon. It is an okay album. Liking it better than the temptations yesterday.
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
What in the world?
Fiona Apple
3/5
Criminal makes this album go from 2 to 3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
I thought I would love this more. Maps really makes this, huh?
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
I think the quote on the first song that really stuck with me: It kills me to think, that I'm no longer living just looking for excuses to drink. It hits especially hard coming off of a bender from this past weekend.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Yoshimi and Do You Realize are fantastic. Most of the Flaming Lips stuff is so weird. This is no exception. I saw them live in my early 20s and thought it was one of the strangest shows I have ever seen.
1/5
Am I really embarking in a 2 + hour album today? Here goes! Yeah, I got through the first album of this double disc'n. I am done here.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Not going to seek it out again. Getting a better understanding of why folks rate these things the way that they do (legacy over quality sometimes).
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Whose that lady?! Listenable. Baby making music for sure!
The Jesus And Mary Chain
1/5
Somewhat unlistenable for me. I get that this kicked off shoegaze, but man it was a lot of noise.
Ice T
3/5
It was fine. I thought it felt a bit jokey.
fIREHOSE
1/5
There are simply some albums that I won't understand the reason they made the list. This is one of those albums.
The Cars
4/5
Let the good tunes roll! This is a banger of an album. That is all.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Tribe is awesome...but I am a bigger fan of other albums. I left my wallet in el segundo and can I kick it are the clear winners of this album. You know, I think I was just put off by the first long song on this album, it is actually better than I was originally thinking.
Meat Puppets
1/5
Not sure what this was, but I knew my uncle CK was a fan for some reason. For me...this ain't it!
Mudhoney
1/5
Meatpuppets Mudhoney, what will they come up with next?
Fred Neil
3/5
A strange welcomed change from the other stuff we have been hearing. Y'all make it to the end of the album? What?!
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The perfect album does not exi...
What a treat of an album to tap into on a Friday. It is effectively a Led Zeppelin greatest hits album if you ask me.
Deep Purple
3/5
This (candidly any) album is tough to jump to after letting the Led out. I would appreciate it more if it were on the heels of a crappy album.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Not what I expected. Good working music.
ABBA
3/5
I mean, I get it!
The Who
2/5
Christmas sounds like the Beatles! This album is just a bit too meandery for me. All songs sound like a derivative of the pinball wizard. I am kind of over this one.
Metallica
2/5
A little intense for a Friday at 8 AM. Also, I have a coworker that has hitched his entire identity to Metallica...he kind of sucks so I am not really listening through an objective lens.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
The highs are high enough that it deserves a 4.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1/5
Quite the departure from yesterday. We will see how much of this I can get through. Made it through the first album. Whatever.
Jethro Tull
2/5
I am into it. Had no idea this was a concept album. Okay. I think I can only handle like 4 consecutive Jethro Tull songs.
Mike Ladd
2/5
Its kind of a confusing album, huh?
Adele
4/5
The marketing genius of this album is so sick!
Elliott Smith
3/5
Couldn't take all of the sad yesterday. It was an okay album.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Where are my boss hits on this one? Okay, reading what it was in response to made me appreciate more.
Stan Getz
2/5
Not my cup of tea, but the story makes it more palpable.
3/5
I get so excited when I know the first two songs and then so bummed when I don’t know the rest. Boosting it up because of the story in 1,001 albums
Aretha Franklin
3/5
A classic. Hard not to like Aretha! Shaped my date night music on Friday night.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
The highs were high. Good enough album.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Not for me. I suppose I see a version of the world that is clubbing to this stuff.
Johnny Cash
2/5
story makes it cooler
Fugazi
2/5
Still need to read the stuff about this
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Interesting album. I was more excited for it before devouring the whole thing. Still really solid.
Public Enemy
2/5
The description in the book made me like it a bit more. However, fight the power might be one of the only listenable track on here.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Really really enjoyed this. Should maybe be 5
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
Still need to read the description. Didn’t love
The KLF
3/5
I suppose this style needs to be represented. Isn’t necessarily for me, but I still respect it.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
It is a fine enough album is what I will say. I like that they call out in the write up that they are a "nature band"
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
I didn't realize the Allman bros were so jammy! I didn't love this album, but I certainly loved the story on how it came to be.
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Going to say the first two songs were great. Not as interested after that.
Stephen Stills
3/5
I dare say pleasant
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
Some albums are just a mystery to me as to why they made it into the list.
Steely Dan
2/5
First couple tracks were bangers! Then it kind of fell off for me personally.
The Clash
2/5
Found myself skipping through a lot of this album. I miss my book so I can read why these are so important.
Massive Attack
1/5
Not a fan. I am sure when I read the write up my opinion might change.
Haircut 100
2/5
Acceptable, not exceptional.
Suzanne Vega
1/5
Not a Suzanne Vega fan sans Tom Diner I guess...
Jack White
2/5
I know that folks have a hard on for Jack White. I think he is fine...that is all
Marvin Gaye
4/5
It is a nice sensual album, but hard not to compare it to whats going on. Like that it was made for love.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Not bad. I actually think it increased my likeness for Elvis.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
A little haunting. I don't know what to say on this one actually.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Severely not a fan!
The Stone Roses
3/5
Felt almost really familiar. I was impressed.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The bangers bang hard on this one. The backstory on this album too is clutch!
4/5
What a great album. I have no complaints.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The bangers really carried this album in my opinion.
Raekwon
3/5
A little TOO much gangsta for this sensitive soul ;)
Beck
4/5
Pleasant/chill album. A few songs that I have revisited since listening.
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
Solid album! I think that I am a fan. I can't imagine what the world was like when this came out.
Van Morrison
4/5
This album hit SO GOOD for me yesterday.
Pixies
2/5
They are highlighting this as the album that everything fell apart. Why profile it then? Maybe into dig for fire.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
The highs are high enough on this album that it makes up for some of the skits and dumb stuff on there.
King Crimson
4/5
Meant to snag a picture of who this influenced and send it to Jesser. Cool album with a good amount of notable inspirations for other bands to come.
The Prodigy
3/5
The hits on this one rip. I am excited to read about that one when I am back near my book :)
Robert Wyatt
2/5
This is the second Robert Wyatt album that has appeared on this list. Not sure who is selecting this weirdness to be part of this list, but here we are. Fell asleep listening to this one.
Mercury Rev
3/5
Feels like the Flaming Lips want to be this band.
Killing Joke
2/5
Some albums I just need to see the write up of why it makes it into this list...
Lou Reed
3/5
Hmmmmm how do I want to rate this one. Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side and Satellite of Love are such fantastic jams. Otherwise I am kind of neutral on this album.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Take Five is so recognizable, but I am not sure from what...nice Monday morning work music.
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Mids. Just mids.
Lorde
5/5
I have had the debate for years if it is this album or her first album is better. Both are so fire.
Hookworms
3/5
Very neutral. Not bad or good
Duke Ellington
3/5
Really actually pretty pleasant.
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Anxious to read why this one made it. I am looking for the hits, but none in sight.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Listenable. Good background music.
Brian Eno
1/5
What are these noises? Why?
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Just...weird!
Coldplay
5/5
Is this a 5 star album on it's own? Probably not. Is it a 5 star album because it was pivotal in my upbringing? Absolutely.
Songhoy Blues
1/5
Definitely going to need to see the write up on this one. Can't say I am tremendously into it.
Wire
2/5
Can't say that I was terribly into this one...
Julian Cope
2/5
Another one of those "what are we doing heres"
Kelela
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
I go out of town once and I miss a banger like What's Going On?!
Soundgarden
4/5
Could be edited down a bit, but great album nonetheless.
The Monkees
3/5
Kind of like a poor mans Beattles...except with weirdly more pedo vibes.
Bert Jansch
2/5
I understand why it makes the list. Doesn't mean that I have to enjoy it.
Radiohead
2/5
Can't find the write up in either book :(
Neil Young
4/5
Really liked it more than I thought I would. Neil has been in my life a bit more recently for whatever reason.
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Pretty deep and sad album!
The Auteurs
2/5
I heard a few bands being inspired in there. Thought it was okay.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Knowing this was so inspired by the Beattles and how it came about boosted my rating.
Jeff Beck
4/5
Pretty damn good. I like Rod Stewart as a rocker.
New Order
4/5
Surprised at how much I like this album.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
A few bangers but wasn't all THAT impressed overall.
Joy Division
2/5
Mmmmmm nore of a New Order guy. Did like the piece of the write up that talked about how this was an album one would listen to right before committing suicide! Dark.
Basement Jaxx
2/5
A little jarring and a little much, but really liked the origin story in the book.
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Surprisingly decent.
Rush
3/5
It was pretty decent. The super long tracks were a little frustrating, but still happy I listened.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Damn good album.
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Enjoyed thuro!
Michael Jackson
3/5
Less hits than I thought, but still great.
DJ Shadow
3/5
Great album! Just what I needed that day.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
The bangers bang hard. I wish I could read about why this one made it.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
What a fantastic album.
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Decent. Made me revisit some Wu Tang :)
SZA
4/5
I want to give this album a 5 because it is awesome...but I can't put it in the same category as the all time greats. 4.4
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Felt like the precursor to Jurassic 5 which I was very into.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Outside of No Cars Go this album preceeded my fandom.
Massive Attack
2/5
Nothing that is really catching my ear in particular.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Fell off after Girl from Eboneba
Various Artists
3/5
Crazy to hear the Phil Spector story!
Holger Czukay
2/5
I suppose I can appreciate from a, "where the sample craze started", but for the most part...nah.
Beatles
4/5
Great album interesting to read about all of the differences in there.
Sex Pistols
3/5
Good! The highs were definitely high :)
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
This one probably shouldn't be on the list.
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
You can't appreciate somewhat bad music until you hear REALLY crappy music like Birthday Party. There were a few headbangers on this one.
The Birthday Party
1/5
Pretty unlistenable for this guy.
The White Stripes
3/5
Never have been a white stripes type of fella.
Paul Simon
2/5
Fine. It was fine.
Radiohead
4/5
Everything….in its right place.
Robbie Williams
3/5
I suppose the "I'm loving angels instead" song was a surprise to me that that one is him. I am not sure how I feel about this album in all honesty.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
I suppose I am still confused how this made the list, but whatever.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Shockingly good!
4/5
Geeze, listening to this album is taking me back to seeing them at the Sphere and crying like a baby during With or Without you. Miss you Dad!
2/5
Kind of odd, but whatever.
Britney Spears
3/5
I mean....I get it. I am fine with this being on the list. I would be fine if it wasn't on the list. Switzerland over here.
PJ Harvey
3/5
A little whiny, but here we are.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Fun to read WHY this album matters at all. Lots of racial cross over
The Police
4/5
I'll send an SOS to the world! I can confidently say this is an album that truly belongs here.
The Hives
4/5
This album is objectively not a 4, but it was pivotal in my upbringing.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
There are some bangers on this album. Have always been more of a fan of AM, but this one deserves more credit than I was giving.
The Cure
3/5
A little meandery, but not bad.
The Doors
4/5
What a great week in music! This album was maybe a 3.5 for me, but I am feeling generous and we are rounding up.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Some bangers on this one!
The Smiths
3/5
I wanted to like it more. The highs are high with The Smiths...lows are pretty low though.
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Good journaling tunes, but not really following it otherwise.
John Cale
2/5
Going to need to read about this one to really appreciate it.
Beastie Boys
3/5
I thought I was going to like this more...however, there is A LOT of weird on here. Gotta give it a solid 3.5
Kate Bush
3/5
Not bad. Cool to see the running up that hill resurgance over the last few years thanks to Stranger Things.
Television
3/5
Surprising! Really decent album. I had never heard of these folks.
Marty Robbins
3/5
Surprisingly pleasant, actually.
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
WIld journaling music!
Beatles
3/5
I suppose I can appreciate it for what it was and why it was on the list, but was pumped to have some Beatles bangers on a Friday and was disappointed with what I got :/
Carole King
4/5
Not sure why I like this so much. Found out my mom listened to this record so much that she actually destroyed it. Perhaps it is generational.
Todd Rundgren
3/5
I truly don't know how I feel about this album.
John Lennon
2/5
I think I understand the Yoko breaking up the Beatles sentiment now.
Pink Floyd
3/5
What an odd collection. Interesting to read the why behind it though.
Elton John
3/5
Surprised by a few bangers. But the album overall...mids.
N.W.A.
4/5
Gutsy to be doing something so avant garde. Lotta respect for these guys. They shaped hip hop as we know it.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
Fun to talk with Kevin Peaslee on this one. Good stuff.
Slipknot
1/5
What are we doing here? The fact that this nixed another album off of the list is so maddening to me.
Miles Davis
3/5
I wish the tracks were separated out. It would have been a 4 star with that.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
So pumped on it I had to find a peloton class with some Curtis Mayfield.
Public Enemy
2/5
Decent. I know that this album was much more influential than I am giving it credit for, but I just wasn't feeling it necessarily.
Elis Regina
2/5
Good background music. Need to read why this one made it.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
Didn't love...
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Just not...into it.
Deep Purple
3/5
I feel like I am getting more critical. I did target a Deep Purple themed peloton ride after this one.
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Haven't given a 5 in a while. This one is just about a flawless album. Also...Stevie Nicks went to Skyline sooooo you gotta support.
D'Angelo
3/5
I want to go 4, but it is just shy of that. I bet Mikey is going to rate this well.
Skepta
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
This was a tough one to get through.
Van Halen
4/5
Awesome walking around tunes for FtL
Arcade Fire
5/5
Iconic for my youth
The Roots
3/5
Need to read more on this one! I love the seed.
Sister Sledge
4/5
I’m going 4.4 on this one! Solid ass album.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Better than her other album on this list! Was a son of a preacher man!
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Soundtrack of a few of my high school/jr high years.
Green Day
4/5
Great ass album!
Tom Waits
1/5
Virtually unlistenable in my mind.
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Liked this more than I thought I would.
Depeche Mode
3/5
Outside of that one hit, this wasn't sitting with me well yesterday for whatever reason.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Didn't mind the listen and also didn't mind the tracks that popped up after.
The Boo Radleys
3/5
Listenable! Inspired Straylight Run and Connor Oberst, no doubt!
The Zombies
3/5
Time of the season!!
CHIC
4/5
Just what I needed!
Stevie Wonder
4/5
It was very superstitious...kidding! Great album you could hear a young and lovestruck Stevie pretty well on there.
Boards of Canada
1/5
They say it takes a couple listens...call me impatient.
Death In Vegas
1/5
I don't want another ambient album. I wanna rock!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
We are due for a good album. C'mon algo!
Neil Young
4/5
Got to listen to this while working on The Lagerithm and chatting with my love. It was nice.
James Brown
3/5
I suppose fine. I want some of the James Brown hits. Cool to read the story of how it came about.
Suede
3/5
I am going 3.5 on this bad boy. Can't quite push it to a 4 but I was pleasantly surprised on it.
Serge Gainsbourg
1/5
Albums like this that nix another great album from being on the list are really maddening to me.
JAY Z
4/5
I wanted more hits. Otherwise…SOLID
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Not bad. Similar to the Jay Z album, I was hoping for more recognizable stuff to me.
David Bowie
2/5
Not my favorite Bowie album.
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
I think I liked this more than I thought I would!
Eagles
3/5
The highs are high! Otherwise, it is relatively listenable.
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
Definitely heard the sounds of funk. I can see how this was the foundation.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Feels like a lifetime ago that I listened to this!
The Kinks
3/5
Interesting listen knowing that the creator wanted to basically capture his childhood into music.
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Reminds me of CK. I didn't hate this album.
The Smiths
2/5
I find it weird to celebrate these albums that were like, "this band was about to breakup. They were fueding and this is what they created. It isn't that good but it was the last one." really don't like that great music is being pushed out because of stuff like this.
Nirvana
4/5
The highs on this album are all time!
Moby
4/5
2 albums in a row that really got me excited. Can we make it three?!
Kanye West
4/5
I desperately want to give this a 5...but there are one or two throw away tracks and Kanye is also just one that I can say is a primo individual.
John Martyn
3/5
Really interesting reading this fellows story. I thought the album was okay. The story was better.
The Saints
2/5
Not quite sure on that one...
Silver Jews
1/5
Why did this make the list though?
The Doors
2/5
Fine. Interesting backstory I suppose.
Carpenters
4/5
I am really surprised only one Carpenters album is on here.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
This is a coldddd war, you better know what you're fighting for. I like a handful of tracks enough to bump this rating up.
John Lee Hooker
2/5
I know that I should appreciate this more, but alas...here we are.
The Band
2/5
Maybe a little left of neutral.
Steely Dan
4/5
It is a good album. Mom enjoyed singing it too.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Uhhhh this was all fine and good until Jeremy Bender came on. WTF kind of song was that?
New York Dolls
2/5
Meh. T'was okay I suppose. I like the comp of Rolling Stones in drag.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Crazy that this was the breakout for Janis Joplin. Would have been cool to see this one stick together.
The Who
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Swear I listened to this one. But good one to run back
Brian Eno
3/5
Interesting listen as I was hiking up a new mountain
John Lennon
4/5
I really enjoyed this. Myriad of different styles and textures in one album.
Radiohead
4/5
Idioteque is an undercelebrated song. The album art inspo is so eerie.
2/5
I guess I would maybe say unremarkable...? Not unlistenable, but pretty unmemorable.
Paul Simon
3/5
Not sure why, but I have never really been a Paul Simon fan.
Ali Farka Touré
1/5
I am going to have to read why this made it.
Merle Haggard
2/5
I think my dad was a fan. I had a hard time getting into Merle...
Big Black
1/5
The hell?
Meat Loaf
3/5
Not what I was expecting. But still pretty listenable.
Norah Jones
5/5
Makes me think of Dad.
The Gun Club
2/5
Not my brand.
Dion
3/5
I am tempted to give this a 4 because I was so pleasantly surprised.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Fine. Listenable. Not as edgy quite yet.
The Verve
4/5
Lucky Man and Bittersuite Symphony are pretty damn impressive songs.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Nice to get the Led out from time to time.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Fine. Nothing revolutionary here.
Beatles
5/5
One of the greatest! Excellent album
The Beach Boys
3/5
Eerie that this was the album yesterday after Brian Wilsons passing.
Ray Charles
3/5
Mids. No complaints, no big highlights for me
David Bowie
3/5
You know, for this being the cover...I would have expected more. But alas, here we are.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
It's a classic! I get it.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Why is this a top album? I even like Belle and Seabass, and I am kind of disappointed in this one.
Ryan Adams
4/5
Great album
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Does heads will roll pick this up to a 4? I think maybe not.
Pixies
3/5
Find
Travis
3/5
I should have paid it more attention. I didn't mind it but it was background noise for the most part.
The Mars Volta
4/5
THE BACKSTORY ON THIS ALBUM THOUGH!!!!
Ozomatli
3/5
Great features! Excited to read up on this one.
Metallica
2/5
Maybe I’m weird but….nah
Metallica
2/5
Am I not a Metallica guy? I can appreciate the talent, but man...not my style.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Pretty middle of the road for me.
The Jam
3/5
Poor man’s Bowie?
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Not as great as I was hoping, but here we are.
Van Halen
5/5
This was surprisingly awesome
Arcade Fire
4/5
I love wake up! Great song. But I don't know that this album deserves to be on there outside of that song. Perhaps rebellion as well?
Pink Floyd
1/5
What are we doing here? Sincerely.
Portishead
1/5
Exceptionally depressing!
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Solid ass album!
Sade
4/5
Reminds me of my youth!
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Great surprising album
Hole
4/5
Was surprised at how much I liked this album!
Eurythmics
3/5
I was kind of neutral on it.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Listenable, sad story though
OutKast
4/5
Great album! Skits tho :(
Pretenders
4/5
It's special! So special.
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Not my style per se.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Long live Ozzy
The Fall
2/5
Not really for me.
Pearl Jam
4/5
Pretty damn good album
AC/DC
5/5
The write up maybe kicked this to a 5 for me.
Soft Machine
1/5
What the hell? What the helly?
The Police
4/5
One of those rare albums where the back half makes it special...not the front.
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Can I givethis a -10 perchance? What is this doing here?
Foo Fighters
4/5
Listened whilst running!
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Pretty pretty solid!
Steve Earle
3/5
It was fine
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Pretty good for the oldies!
Beck
5/5
The highs are high enough on this album. Surprised it isn't in my book
Joan Baez
2/5
Not for me :/
The Doors
4/5
Traffic
3/5
Listenable, not all that offensive.
T. Rex
3/5
It was...goodish. Close to a 4 for me
Tracy Chapman
5/5
teetering between a 4 and a 5. Should maybe be a 5. I am going to push it to a 5
Tears For Fears
4/5
Another teeterer between 4 and 5
Sheryl Crow
4/5
Cool how it was made/the tribute to them
Spiritualized
1/5
This was torture
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Great album!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
I think I got served two 5s in a row...dare we make it 3?
Lambchop
3/5
What a strange series of sounds.
Slayer
1/5
Kanye West
3/5
Not the best Kanye. It is serviceable, but not stellar.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Solid!
Tom Waits
2/5
Not my scene
Kraftwerk
1/5
Not. Really...into it :?
Randy Newman
2/5
Didn't love the N word, but I always dig a concept album. Conflicted on this score.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Surprisingly good.
Beastie Boys
5/5
pretty great album
Mekons
2/5
Won't be targeting that album again.
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
I want to say 5 but my personal listening experience wasn’t ideal
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
Lotta noises on this one.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Kind of neutral on the album. Pretty jazzed on the story though!
Deee-Lite
3/5
I wasn't offended! Crazy mix of humanity there.
MGMT
4/5
I want to give this a 5, but I just can't
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Nah. Not the greatest.
Charles Mingus
2/5
A little chaotic. I can recognize the talent, but not my jam per se.
George Harrison
4/5
Really solid. I wish I had time to listen to the full thing.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
I wasn't mad at it, I wouldn't turn it off, but I wouldn't willingly seek it out.
1/5
Why are we here?
Pavement
3/5
Giong middle of the road. Mostly as a nod to CK.
Björk
1/5
I wish I was sophisticated enough to understand why this is a top album at all.
OutKast
4/5
This album kind of meanders. Otherwise, the highs are exceptionally high!
The Velvet Underground
1/5
Had to listen to this AND Bjork yesterday. Not my finest musical day.
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Not unlistenable, but you know...not...seeking it out?
1/5
Unlistenable.
Nick Drake
3/5
Fine Monday morning tunes.
Rush
4/5
Todays Tom Sawyer...mean mean pride!
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Castles made of sand fall back in the sea...eventually.
Aerosmith
4/5
Van Morrison
5/5
The highs are so high on this album
David Bowie
5/5
What an awesome way to end the week.
B.B. King
3/5
Listenable! Not my genre perse
Ryan Adams
4/5
Great album! Even better knowing what was going on in his life at the time.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Middle of the road. Didn't hate but didn't love
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Elvis Costello has always been intriguing to me...I don't know why.
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Pleasant little Friday listen.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I will give it up! I understand why my mom was a fan.
Jane's Addiction
4/5
I was always kind of anti-Janes Addiction. This was a pretty decent album, I will admit.
Röyksopp
4/5
Surprisingly quite enjoyed this.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Won't seek it out again, but wasn't terribly upset by it.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Gotta get the Led out from time to time. Great way to end the week.
Funkadelic
4/5
Pleasant durprise
Marilyn Manson
2/5
I was always kind of scared of Marilyn Manson. I wouldn't say this was a pleasant experience, but I also wouldn't say it was insufferable. Sometimes you gotta lean into your antichrist ways.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
Who is this artist and why?
The Cure
3/5
It was okay. I oddly like the new Cure album more.
Pixies
3/5
Where the hale is my mind
Sonic Youth
2/5
Never been a sonic youther :/
Love
3/5
Fine. Listenable I suppose.
Beach House
5/5
This album reminds me of graduating college and trying to figure out my life. I travelled to see them in SoCal once. Love beach house to an uncomfortable degree.
Miles Davis
4/5
Optimal listening for a Friday afternoon. I miss chatting with my pal, Kelly about these tunes :/
Michael Jackson
4/5
Hard to separate the art from the artist. Fantastic album, but bringing it down a notch because of what he may have done to kids.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Skits man! I would rate it higher if it wasn't for skits.
Steve Winwood
3/5
That opening song can only take you so far.
Who is all making up this band? Is this a super group?
Yes
3/5
I have seen all good people turn their heads...;) it was an okay album I suppose.
AC/DC
4/5
I found myself comparing to back in black...this was great but black is a notch better.
Justice
4/5
Let's get weird!
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Don't even know if I finished the album. Cool that it only cost $250 to make and only one microphone.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Just what I needed for the day. Was able to crank out some work and have this going in the background.
Miles Davis
3/5
Kind of a slog to get through to be honest.
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Couldn't find the write up on this one. Must have been in an early version of 1,001. Pretty neutral on it. I did find myself checking, "is this over yet?" many times hence the lower rating.
Cocteau Twins
1/5
One cocteau twins album is enough for this list. This one was not all that pleasant to me.
The Cult
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Didn't finish it, mostly because it is kind of tough to access.
Gorillaz
3/5
The Bees
2/5
Annoying when it isn't in the book and you can't really see the reason it came to be.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Not really a Lenny Cohen guy.
Jane Weaver
1/5
None of the last 3 albums have been in my book :(
Kacey Musgraves
4/5
4 Albums in a row that actually weren't in the 1,001 book. My playlist is incorrect!!
Tito Puente
3/5
Easy listener!
Kate Bush
2/5
Unique is what I will say.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
It was fine, I suppose.
Laura Nyro
3/5
Having trouble believing this album came from the 60s
Animal Collective
3/5
It was fine I suppose.
Baaba Maal
2/5
Suffering my way through this one.
Barry Adamson
2/5
What TF was I listening to?
Sugar
3/5
I can certainly tell some of the bands that have been inspired here.
UB40
3/5
Pleasant. Not what I was expecting, but certainly not bad.
Dennis Wilson
2/5
It was too long, but I slogged through.
Scott Walker
2/5
Unremarkable in my opinion.
Living Colour
3/5
Non-white front man for a rock band that crushes. Cool to read about him being on the forefront of that.
Madonna
3/5
Fine. Listenable. didn't hate it.
Tom Waits
2/5
Kind of not a great christmas eve album?
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
Pleasant surprise
Björk
2/5
mmmmmm hmmm bjork hasalways been tough for me.
The Yardbirds
2/5
This wasn't in the book. Still...whatever I suppose?
The Specials
3/5
Fun. I see what this inspired for sure.
Queen Latifah
3/5
Can appreciate what she did for the female rap game.
Blondie
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Didn't realize that they didn't use any equipment past the 70s to capture this record. That is cool to me.
The Sonics
4/5
Shockingly really liked this. Definitely set the stage for so many genres.
Muddy Waters
3/5
Mad decent! Wasn't mad at it.
Neil Young
3/5
Not unlistenable Neil! I am impressed
Le Tigre
3/5
Outside of the hit, nothing really jumped out at me. Still a good listenable albume
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Just a bit long.
Tina Turner
4/5
Bumping to 4 because of Dad :) he enjoyed Tina and Private Dancer specifically.
The Monks
3/5
Strange album. Well ahead of its time. It certainly laid the foundation for punk and other genres. Cool cool to see.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Not in the book. Wonder if this hit earlier.
Blur
4/5
Song 2 might raise this one whole star