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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
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5 | 2.73 | +2.27 |
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
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4 | 2.11 | +1.89 |
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
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5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
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Solid Air
John Martyn
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5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
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5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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xx
The xx
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Parachutes
Coldplay
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Debut
Björk
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1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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Debut
Björk
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1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
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1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
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Vespertine
Björk
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1 | 3.16 | -2.16 |
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
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1 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
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2 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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1 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
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2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
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2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
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2 | 3.45 | -1.45 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| The Doors | 4 | 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4.5 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.67 |
| Lauryn Hill | 2 | 5 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5 |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.25 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4.25 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.33 |
| Radiohead | 3 | 4.33 |
| David Bowie | 3 | 4.33 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Björk | 3 | 1 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Fleetwood Mac | 5, 2 |
| Pink Floyd | 5, 5, 2 |
5-Star Albums (54)
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Khaled · 5 likes
3/5
Restaurant music
Reminds me of a banging kebab
Youssou N'Dour · 2 likes
4/5
What an album for my last day 🥲 These kinds of albums make all of the dusty boring 60s ones worthwhile
Van Halen · 1 likes
3/5
As 80s rock albums go, this one is pretty damn good
Pink Floyd · 1 likes
5/5
The second best Pink Floyd album for me
Grateful Dead · 1 likes
2/5
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Moby
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Björk
1/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
Queen
4/5
JAY Z
5/5
Radiohead
4/5
The Offspring
4/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Bonnie Raitt
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Laura Nyro
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Alice In Chains
3/5
Duran Duran
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Air
5/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Joan Baez
3/5
The Doors
5/5
T. Rex
4/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
The Monkees
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Ride
2/5
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
The Smiths
4/5
AC/DC
5/5
4/5
U2
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
Def Leppard
4/5
Hell yeahh
Power chords & pre-pubescent vocals what’s not to like
Robbie Williams
5/5
Angels. They just dont teach that. Generational talent.
Queen
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
after a 4-day bender this was exactly what my brain needed.
nice
Aretha Franklin
4/5
For someone to do an Otis Redding song better than Otis Redding
garners my Respect.
Wilco
4/5
1hr20 is too long for an album
I liked this album a lot more until Albert put me onto another album of theirs which is better…
The Prodigy
4/5
Did a lot of IT stuff on Friday
Felt very 90s movie hacker montage
I said “I’m in.” dramatically several times
King Crimson
4/5
Pretty cool all in all
My problem with prog rock is theres always something to ruin it for me
2 minute flute solo being the issue here
Living Colour
3/5
Yeah real weird mix, thoroughly enjoyed though
Tim Buckley
3/5
it was cool, a lot of filler
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
The Police
3/5
2 billion streams on a song about a stalker kinda crazy
weirdly enjoyed this though
Shack
2/5
Essentially if you have a Heroin addiction & write a couple songs you have like a 50% chance of making it into this book
The Stone Roses
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
While I’m a big Kendrick fan and recognise his significance in lyricism and influence on hip-hop as a whole, I dont quite understand the position of this album as supposedly “the best album of all time”.
Perhaps I’m missing something, but I’ve heard it plenty times and enjoy it as a very good album and not much more.
Radiohead
5/5
I wouldnt say I’m much of a Radiohead fan
I am however, an In Rainbows fan
The Black Keys
4/5
Really enjoyed this album, modern blues rock definitely something I have time for
Little bit of filler makes it a 4.5 and I’ll round down.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Yeah it was nice, I’ve tried listening before
I realised the fact that Dylan can’t sing in tune is exactly what makes his music more interesting to me
Ute Lemper
2/5
dead
Ramones
4/5
You can hear a lot of what inspired future artists and for that it seems important
Understandably it seems like everything they did here has been done since, but better
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Yeah I mean it was good
I never get these hugely influential cult-classics: if they are so good, why do they never have any commercial success?
The Smiths
4/5
least favourite Smiths album. Still pretty enjoyable background music
Goldie
4/5
I kinda liked it. Definitely experimental & doesnt fit in with the niche of people that use this - hence why its ratings are so bad.
I’ll bet if this was released by Radiohead everyone would be saying how inspired it is
Billy Bragg
2/5
eh
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Hell yeah
Not quite 5 stars but very solid album
Jethro Tull
3/5
Nas
4/5
Defining hip-hop album & personal favourite. Kinda tough to come out with such a good debut album, not sure Nas ever topped this
Nirvana
4/5
Pretty cool album, still think Nevermind is better.
I’ll bet this is rated twice as highly as the Nas album yesterday though which speaks to the niche of people here
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Something about the bleak depiction of run-down old working towns reminded me of home
It seems this is the music he wanted to be making, except for the fact it didnt sell & no one else liked it…
Coldplay
4/5
Dont think I’ve ever listened through this album in full. Its not Parachutes but much better than expected, easy listening.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Nice album, not too long with some of their most famous songs
Personally I dont think tops some of Simon’s solo work but still up there
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Otis Redding
4/5
I love Otis Redding & this is one of his best.
Supertramp
3/5
I found this rather boring
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
on paper should be my kinda thing. wasnt the biggest fan dont really have a good reason as to why
Carole King
4/5
This was an album. Thoroughly enjoyed
Taylor Swift
3/5
lowkey had some bangers. Hard to argue with the influence of this album regardless if its to your taste. Last 3/4 songs were purely filler though
Sparks
2/5
this sucked
The Specials
3/5
Not really sure why they bothered putting this one on here. Their debut album without question up there but this was very half-arsed
The Pogues
4/5
I was aware they made more than just an overplayed christmas song from my Dad, but had never gone out of my way to listen to much of it.
Definitely a marmite kind of taste but personally really enjoyed this
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
A classic 90s hip hop album, all of my favourite B.I.G songs on.
East > West still, doesn’t beat Illmatic, 2Pacalypse etc.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Of course incredible album, majority of their best songs. Agree that quality towards the end goes somewhat downhill, maybe the drugs catching up…
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Mj Cole
3/5
Ok its way too long but if you skip through the highlights this is a really good example of old school garage
I fw it
Willie Nelson
2/5
Typically I would like this style
This was pretty dull
Common
4/5
Peak Kanye era production
Maybe less well known than College Dropout but arguably just as goood
Aretha Franklin
3/5
I cant argue soul is the most technically advanced genre
This is still a serious groove
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
best album, ever
Charles Mingus
3/5
Pretty enjoyable as a modern jazz album, not really sure why they chose this one over any of his others but not bad
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Lowkey enjoyed this, still an awful early 2000’s pop album
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Cool album
Sister Sledge
4/5
Wasnt sure what to expect from this but pleasantly surprised. Consistently good from start to finish
Groovy
Hole
3/5
I feel like generally I would enjoy this I just wasnt in the right mood for it
Will give it benefit of the doubt & relisten at some point
X-Ray Spex
4/5
really enjoyed this.
Particular shoutout to Genetic Engineering, new favourite work song
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Yeah not bad, I think every member of the band went on to make better work elsewhere but I see why it was significant
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Yeah hard to argue with, pretty damn good album
Green Day
4/5
I think for nostalgia’s sake I will rate this higher
This slapped when i was 15
Simple Minds
4/5
Very 80s, kinda samey but thoroughly enjoyed regardless
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
A bit samey but still enjoyed, definitely inspired a lot of pop music
AC/DC
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
Boring
Jeff Buckley
5/5
immaculate album - production, tone, lyricism, genre-spanning
wow
Primal Scream
4/5
Enjoyed this more than expected. Feels like if britpop met Acid House
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
I used to really like this album when I was younger. Somewhat disappointed to hear it back & realise it doesnt do anything revolutionary.
Still a couple tracks that are bangers
Fela Kuti
4/5
Really interesting genre very enjoyable
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Possibly greatest old school hip hop album of all time?
The Soft Boys
3/5
Definitely progressive, sounds very 90s but just thought it was all fairly mid
Songhoy Blues
4/5
This was awesome. Discovered a whole new genre + the back story made it even cooler
Meat Loaf
3/5
Pretty fun, apart from all the sex noises..
Grateful Dead
2/5
mid
MGMT
4/5
Really cool album, more advanced/ambitious than you’d expect
Enjoyable throughout
Khaled
3/5
Restaurant music
Reminds me of a banging kebab
Michael Jackson
4/5
Un-cancellable
Nick Drake
4/5
Nice minimal album. Bloke and guitar
Eric Clapton
4/5
I dont think its the best music Clapton’s ever made. But it was classic blues & thoroughly enjoyable (to a blues fan)
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Yeah nice one
Ravi Shankar
3/5
Seemed cool, i wasnt in the mood for a music lesson but in the right vibe I get it. The guy literally taught the Beatles
T. Rex
4/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
Better than his last album even. Very fun genre good plate-loading music
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Not their best album, I agree if they didnt go on to be THE Rolling Stones this wouldn’t have made the book.
Regardless, blues covers I’m never against
New York Dolls
2/5
I dont think they can be famous for being the band that inspired the idea of a more famous band
Jamiroquai
4/5
Always meant to listen to listen to them & regret not doing it sooner. This was groovy
OutKast
3/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Pretty enjoyable, got a bit samey by the end but a few classics
Various Artists
2/5
Dead
Janelle Monáe
2/5
dead
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Classic swing jazz, whats not to like?
Frank Zappa
4/5
The only Zappa i knew was some questionable satirical Blues rock. So this was awesome and very unexpected
Public Enemy
3/5
Probably their 3rd best album, not convinced it needed including but still solid album nonetheless
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
A couple of Clapton’s best, shame they never managed more than one album but thats as long as anyone could put up with him I feel
Prince
3/5
Prince is Prince really - some serious funk, some hella weird lyrics and overall a disjointed feel across the album
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Not as good as Californication. Arguably Under the Bridge doesnt match the vibe of the rest of the album at all. Still solid
Harry Nilsson
3/5
That one about coconuts slaps & Reservoir Dogs is my favourite Tarantino so extra credit
Enjoyed the eclectic mix on this one
Morrissey
2/5
All of the Smiths sounds the same. All of Morrissey’s music sounds the same, just slightly worse
The Verve
4/5
Very solidly consistent, a britpop classic. Lucky man one of my favourite songs
John Cale
3/5
Perfectly harmless
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Never heard this whole album, really good
Talking Heads
5/5
Fantastic album, incredibly eclectic but in the best way. Front-loaded but still consistently good
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
I gained nothing from this
The Specials
4/5
Classic album, the best of Ska music
Joan Baez
4/5
I tend to prefer male vocals for folk music (Dylan, Cohen, Tim Buckley etc.)
However really enjoyed this & cant argue with the quality - I always thought Dylan was the first to popularise House of the Rising Sun but she recorded it first!
The xx
5/5
This is a fantastic album. The tone of guitars across the album incredible, simple, effective
5 stars
Stevie Wonder
3/5
The Byrds
2/5
boring
Steely Dan
5/5
Heard this album a lot recently as its my flatmates favourite vinyl. For good reason, its fantastic
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
I actually enjoyed the first 5 minutes of this… until I checked and there were still 5 minutes left…. of the first song
Gorillaz
4/5
I agree its not their best album. But for sheer experimentalism & as the debut for the project I fw it
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Kinda enjoyed this as far as old school rock & roll goes
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Pretty cool
King Crimson
3/5
The Mars Volta
3/5
Probably need to relisten. Didnt do it for me the first time over
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
Better than expected. But I expected absolutely nothing
Dr. Dre
3/5
The Avalanches
4/5
Gonna need to relisten to this when i’m not having the worst day ever but the concept is very cool
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
As 80s Rock goes
this was bang average
Eminem
3/5
Forgot how much weird shit is on this one. Couple bangers though
Björk
1/5
this is wank
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
fan-fucking-tastic
Paul Simon
3/5
M.I.A.
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
The Strokes
5/5
They really could never top this one.
Joy Division
4/5
This is a great gloomy post-punk album & pivotal for the genre
Van Morrison
4/5
Van the Man
Brian Eno
3/5
Kinda fun for a while, definitely very early for this type of music
Got a little repetitive
Dennis Wilson
3/5
If this is the only album of note of post- Beach Boys solo work I’d to hear what the rest of them came up with
Louis Prima
4/5
Never heard this album but knew him as a classic jazz trumpeter & those bangers from the Jungle Book
This was cool
The Doors
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Incredibly dated Folk-Rock kinda deal? Usually yes, this time no
Ozomatli
3/5
I spent about an hour trying to source this album. The only songs I could find were fantastic but unfortunately could not get to the rest
Van Halen
3/5
As 80s rock albums go, this one is pretty damn good
Beck
3/5
Surprisingly enjoyable, I think I expected mainstream and boring and it certainly wasnt either. Inconsistent but some really good things
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
I actually required lock-in music and this wasnt it, but generally I enjoyed
Megadeth
4/5
I think this is the best thrash metal album of all time
Used to be gym motivation music, still does the job to get you pumped
Orbital
4/5
This was fantastic. Brain stimulating, intriguing, varied
90s ambient/ acid house I have a lot of time for
Elvis Presley
3/5
The Clash
4/5
I dont think their best album, definitely got better/ refined their sound somewhat
Still fantastic & a classic in punk
Nina Simone
4/5
not a major album so dont think I’d heard many of these before. Fantastic range on display here and definitely one i’ll listen to again
Les Rythmes Digitales
4/5
I thought this was so cool. Very 90s raver music from an artist I hadnt heard of but several tunes were very familiar. Blend of UKG, trip hop, acid house & more
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Pretty mid
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Actually far better than Dre’s album even if he pioneered the style. Apart from the weird skits/samples this was pretty consistently good
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Dire Straits
5/5
perhaps biased but this is fantastic. The range between first and second songs should be all you need to hear
Funkadelic
4/5
All prog rock type albums are ruined at some point by weird samples. 2 minutes of crying did it here
Supergrass
3/5
eh
B.B. King
4/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
I am incorrect
Love
3/5
Inoffensive, just a bit dull
Meat Puppets
3/5
I liked the songs covered in the live Nirvana album
I liked them more when they covered them..
Pink Floyd
5/5
Ok maybe it is the best album of all time, maybe it isn’t
But the sound & vibe of this album was ahead of its time & shaped a lot of music/ production methods afterwards
Public Enemy
4/5
Enjoyed this one, some cool samples & pretty consistent if a bit long
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Feel like the Stones are either incredible, or painfully average
This album has both
Brian Eno
3/5
Weird. I like
The Beach Boys
3/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
just weird
Nirvana
5/5
Big fan of this album. Raw talent
3/5
Bit of rubbish on there but also some great songs, more interesting than I thought
Beth Orton
3/5
This album kinda went downhill at like the end of the first song?
Barry Adamson
2/5
eh
Syd Barrett
3/5
Fairly inoffensive but nothing exciting
Van Halen
4/5
This was so good
Alanis Morissette
2/5
From the first three songs I thought this would join Bjork in the one-star category.
Saved by that one rly catchy song Ironically
The Young Rascals
2/5
Nothing exciting
Pixies
4/5
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Lorde
3/5
Surprisingly enjoyable. After a while her cursive singing voice gets somewhat irritating
John Coltrane
4/5
Its Coltrane it has to be cool
The Crusaders
3/5
Fairly entertaining, I enjoyed the radio edit of the first song a lot..
The Dictators
2/5
Bit dull
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
Zappa was just weird
Eagles
4/5
There is two fantastic songs on here
Thats it
Still 4-star
Kate Bush
3/5
It was about 4/5 songs too long, otherwise pretty good
Beastie Boys
4/5
This was sick
Remembered why I was suffering through all of these terrible albums
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Some of it was kinda cool
Got boring
Everything But The Girl
2/5
yawn
Depeche Mode
4/5
Kinda enjoyed this
Its Morrisey + daft punk
5/5
Fantastic
Steely Dan
4/5
I dont think its *their* best album, but another fantastic album from them
Crowded House
4/5
I’ve never heard of them. Kinda enjoyed though
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Very easy listening, not her most exciting work
Billy Joel
4/5
Fantastic album
Iron Maiden
4/5
I find a lot of metal albums just sound incredibly same-y across tracks. I thought this one was varied which kept it exciting throughout
Rush
3/5
Bit dull, first song was alright ig
Wire
4/5
Pretty cool, a little bit too long but some great stuff
The Prodigy
4/5
Not as good as Fat of the Land but still awesome
Beastie Boys
4/5
This is so good. Maybe like one or two that stop it being 5 star
Moby
4/5
A bit copy+paste style but honestly if it works it works and it makes the non-formula songs sound even better
2/5
Just not very memorable
Green Day
4/5
This shit went crazy when i was 14
Tina Turner
3/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, got a bit annoying near the end though
David Bowie
4/5
Fantastic
The Police
3/5
A fantastic single followed by a bunch of harmless if slightly uninspired songs. Overall enjoyed but it got a bit background-like
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Has to be in the arguement for greatest album of all time
Oasis
5/5
Unreal
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
They’re like the Doors - if the Doors were from Glasgow and less good
Johnny Cash
4/5
Not quite as good as Live at Folsom but great album & live interactions & the songs are great too
R.E.M.
3/5
I kinda wanted to like this
I didnt
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Quite good actually, very varied to keep you entertained & solid album
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Pale Blue Eyes is really nice. The rest is dull
Radiohead
4/5
Yeah pretty good dont get me wrong. Rly like the synth/ electronic feel of it
No In Rainbows mind
John Lennon
2/5
dull.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought, range if sounds from Pink Floyd to Tame Impala sounding. Pretty cool
Motörhead
3/5
Pretty fun if repetitive
Love
3/5
Perfectly harmless, somewhat enjoyed the first couple but very rinse & repeat
Brian Wilson
3/5
Bit too long, a couple of nice songs and the rest unremarkable. RIP though
Soundgarden
4/5
I really enjoyed this, maybe could cut a couple songs
Metallica
5/5
I think best metal album of all time
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Only heard maybe 1 or 2 of these before. Unreal album, not far short of their best
Madonna
4/5
No idea what I expected from this
Other than a couple of weird ones, really enjoyed
The Who
3/5
I dont get these prog rock albums, a dreary 70+ minutes sandwiching a solid single
Metallica
3/5
This has a couple of really good songs on it but I found it less good than the self titled album
Jack White
3/5
meh
Sebadoh
3/5
Felt unfinished if anything. Good in parts not my favourite
Talking Heads
4/5
Not *their* best album, but nonetheless fantastic
Pulp
4/5
I do enjoy. Bit weird at times but some absolute classics on there
Bob Dylan
3/5
Not my all-time favourite Dylan album. Theres a couple I really like ie Shelter from the Storm
Pixies
4/5
Its got nothing on Dolittle but they have a broader range than I expected so credit for that
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Enjoyed this. Fusion of styles and jazz styles I thought sounded great on this.
One for the jazz heads
The Band
2/5
Irony of how hard this album is carried by the Weight
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
Very 60s. Not in a good way
Beatles
5/5
There doesnt exist a *perfect* Beatles album because they always throw in at least one thats a bit rubbish but this is as good as they come
Pink Floyd
5/5
The second best Pink Floyd album for me
Björk
1/5
that was wank
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Never gone out of my way to listen to a Nick Cave album. Seriously impressed, really enjoyed & it was one of his more minor albums. Cool
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Nothing particularly exciting, not terrible i guess?
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
this was like an espresso and a cigarette at a warm European café
Stan Getz
4/5
One of my favourite albums of all time is a later one from Stan Getz somehow not featured in this.
Still, this album was fantastic and a rare example of appreciation and not appropriation
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
this was so cool. Dont think I’ve listened to a 90 minute album without getting bored as well as this one. OG of jazz house
Bob Dylan
5/5
My second favourite album of his. Sits in a really cool transition of his styles between electric blues and classic folk.
Calexico
3/5
Maybe it wasnt the day for it but I just didnt get it. Will relisten
Kanye West
5/5
This is *the* early 2000s hip-hop album.
Pearl Jam
3/5
I know this is meant to be like one of the best modern rock albums ever but it never grabs me, I’ve listened a few times
4/5
After what I said about not demanding your attention, this album certainly did that. It wasnt all pretty but some parts I really enjoyed and it was a unique sound
Black Sabbath
5/5
While its not their greatest album, everything they did was pure gold & so genre-defining. Hell yeah
Arcade Fire
3/5
Yeah it was alright
OutKast
5/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
I think when I first discovered free will and started listening to Rock music on my own, this is the first album I remember playing on Spotify.
No debate on this one
Faith No More
3/5
Maybe I’m feeling cynical atm. I think it was probably something I’d enjoy at a better time
Norah Jones
3/5
Okay I really like about 2 of them. The rest of the album is exceedingly
disappointing
Elvis Costello
3/5
There’s 6 albums of his in this. They all sound very similar to me, dont really get it too much
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Man this album is awesome
Deep Purple
4/5
Thought this was really good for what can be a slightly monotonous genre of rock albums. Couple of really good songs & the rest quite engaging
Scott Walker
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Smooth as butter
Fiona Apple
4/5
I really couldnt decide between liking and hating this. Certainly wasnt bored
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Quite a nice album, more varied than some of their others. Quite progressive use of synth/sampling that I didnt know they used
Guns N' Roses
4/5
The Youngbloods
2/5
George Michael
2/5
Not a fan
Patti Smith
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
This album is awesome. They cant all be as good as Seven Nation Army but I love the variety of modern - blues rock - acoustic
5/5
Definitely not their best album, Maybe their second
The Pharcyde
5/5
Paul McCartney
3/5
inoffensive, I actually quite liked a couple but a lot of filler
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
This one is like the pinnacle of 90s Jazz Rap
4/5
There is no 5-star Beatles album because even the best ones (not this one) have some absolute waffle in the middle. Still the Beatles, mind
Frank Sinatra
5/5
Frank at his very best. I played this vinyl for my grandad
Jurassic 5
4/5
never heard of these guys. If the album was 2/3 as long I would rate this really highly but it did drag on a bit. Still really cool
Violent Femmes
3/5
more entertaining than expected, liked maybe two of them
Duke Ellington
3/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Fantastic. Real old school rock and roll
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Such a beautiful album. Highly recommend the documentary about the making
Adam & The Ants
4/5
Maybe because I was pissed off and walking an hour but I really enjoyed this
The Kinks
3/5
I love their great songs. The rest just sound like the rest honestly
The Beach Boys
2/5
Bit dull
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
I think this is the best Kendrick album. I’m happy to argue that
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This one grew on me a lot actually
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
What an album for my last day 🥲 These kinds of albums make all of the dusty boring 60s ones worthwhile
Kanye West
4/5
This one grew on me a lot actually
Tracy Chapman
4/5
I love this album
The War On Drugs
3/5
4/5
Got a little samey but actually judged this before listening and it surprised me!
k.d. lang
1/5
irritating
Suede
3/5
Not bad for britpop
Grant Lee Buffalo
4/5
Enjoy this album every time. Then I forget it exists for like a year
Coldplay
5/5
They literally never came close to this album again. Masterpiece
Miles Davis
2/5
Luckily I was busy working on something but that was incredibly background music
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Everly Brothers
2/5
Fairly harmless, not that exciting
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
2/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
1/5
rubbish
Ray Charles
4/5
Real smooth
Laibach
1/5
Thought i’d try this in the gym. I felt uncomfortable listening to this in public.
The Damned
3/5
Surprisingly cool
Justice
4/5
This is so cool. Really well developed and the variety is awesome
Television
4/5
Nice
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
This was good. And old-school, pretty genre-defining
Joy Division
4/5
This is one of those albums that make you really depressed. In a nice way
Basement Jaxx
4/5
Late 90s house parties would have gone craazy
Iron Butterfly
4/5
This was cool. The radio version of the 17minute song was actually really good & early psychedelic-style
Elvis Presley
3/5
I know its from the 50s but this does sound half-finished. Still got a couple heaters on there
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Can’t say I’d have ever gone out of my way to listen to this. But very surprised, I enjoyed this a lot
Roni Size
4/5
old school. That was sick. First two songs were incredible, the rest was still solid
The Auteurs
2/5
The Cure
4/5
Kinda sounds like it should be a movie soundtrack. Some bits are very background-y but creates a great vibe/tension and A Forest is the pinnacle. Cool
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I agree that most of their albums are a bunch of filler and 2/3 really good songs. This album was consistently good cover to cover, and even warranted a repeat
Daft Punk
3/5
this was not their best work
Bob Dylan
5/5
I listen to this album at least once a week. More if I’m sad, or hungover
Steve Earle
3/5
yeah it was alright
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Rush
3/5
I wish these prog rock albums would have more radio edits of their 17 minute songs.
That would I could decide its bang average without wasting 17 minutes of my time
Dizzee Rascal
4/5
hard
George Jones
4/5
I think I’m coming around to Country
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
I dont get it
Nick Drake
4/5
This was a lot more inspired than Pink Moon. Really enjoyed the style, even if it has been re-done many times since
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
I guess I got this on the wrong day but I was uninspired. I’m sure its good
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Particularly enjoyed the one about hanging on a rope
The Byrds
3/5
Quite enjoyed this one. Still sound like some kind of tribute band though
2Pac
3/5
not my favourite 2Pac album but still got some heat
The Doors
5/5
unreal
Depeche Mode
5/5
I thought I was gonna hate this. It was actually fantastic. Pretty consistent and great for a long library session
Miles Davis
4/5
Fantastic album. Smooth without becoming background noise, constantly engaging. Nice
Slipknot
3/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
man I dont know what they were smoking but the one about Gnomes would require some serious substances
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Black Dog and Rock & Roll are my two favourite Zeppelin songs so this kinda has to be a 5.
Frank Ocean
4/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Awesome soundtrack to a movie. Not entirely sure it needs to be in the book but enjoyed it nonetheless
James Taylor
3/5
The blues songs weren’t bad. He should have stuck to those
Donovan
3/5
Nice enough, fairly dull. This was revolutionary, apparently?
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Queen
5/5
has to be a 5. I forget how eclectic it is, I love listening/ watching things where you can tell how much fun they were having making it. A classic
Brian Eno
3/5
I really like his ambient stuff, not a big fan of the boring 60s stuff at the start
Kanye West
4/5
Kanye at his best, second only to TCD
Traffic
4/5
Yet again I’m reminded not to judge a book by its cover. While nothing groundbreaking I actually really enjoyed this - short and sweet
Michael Jackson
4/5
Bit of filler but the hits certainly hit
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I first heard this when I started listening to these albums - I've listened to it hundreds of times since. So good
Cocteau Twins
4/5
nice and depressing. Revision fuel in the library
David Bowie
4/5
Weird and wonderful
John Martyn
5/5
I listened to this back again immediately. Such a cool album & equally cool backstory. First 5 for an album i’ve never heard
George Harrison
3/5
Couldnt be bothered to finish. It was fine.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
The Libertines
3/5
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Slade
3/5
yeah kinda enjoyed. Bit long & samey though
Boston
3/5
Van Morrison
5/5
One of my dad’s favourite. Always love this
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
not as good as the other album of his but still such a cool guy.
Beach House
4/5
Never heard this, very xx-like? Cool.
John Martyn
3/5
not as good as the other album of his
The Cure
4/5
The Doors
5/5
The Doors at their best
Madonna
4/5
Enjoyed this a lot, great 90s house beats
Lou Reed
3/5
Really interesting. Maybe I didnt quite get it but I enjoyed
Genesis
3/5
Still dont get Prog. And this is barely prog
Portishead
5/5
I play this when I get home too drunk and feeling dizzy
ZZ Top
4/5
so incredibly 80s
Kings of Leon
4/5
bit of fluff but largely very good
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Vocals like The Zombies with riffs like The Doors whats not to like?
Bob Dylan
4/5
Pretenders
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5