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3.41
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108
5-Star Albums
29
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
5 2.26 +2.74
Basket of Light
Pentangle
5 2.76 +2.24
One World
John Martyn
5 2.81 +2.19
Tago Mago
Can
5 2.81 +2.19
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
5 2.82 +2.18
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
5 2.84 +2.16
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
5 2.85 +2.15
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
5 2.9 +2.1
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
5 2.92 +2.08
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
5 2.98 +2.02

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Doolittle
Pixies
1 3.74 -2.74
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
1 3.67 -2.67
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
1 3.44 -2.44
Murmur
R.E.M.
1 3.42 -2.42
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
1 3.36 -2.36
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
1 3.32 -2.32
Being There
Wilco
1 3.23 -2.23
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
1 3.13 -2.13
Sail Away
Randy Newman
1 2.96 -1.96
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
1 2.94 -1.94

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Beatles 4 5
David Bowie 7 4.29
U2 4 4.5
Miles Davis 3 4.67
Funkadelic 2 5
Led Zeppelin 2 5
Depeche Mode 2 5
Deep Purple 2 5
Van Morrison 2 5
Ray Charles 2 5
Fela Kuti 2 5
Yes 2 5
Queen 3 4.33
Pink Floyd 3 4.33
The Who 5 4

Least Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Randy Newman 2 1
The Smiths 2 1
Sepultura 2 1
Public Image Ltd. 2 1
Pixies 3 1.67
Mudhoney 2 1.5

Controversial

ArtistRatings
The Beach Boys 5, 2
Stevie Wonder 2, 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 2, 5
Wilco 1, 4
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 4, 1

5-Star Albums (108)

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One World by John Martyn

This was really refreshingly new to me, never heard of this artist before. I just loved the tape-loop guitar sound with kind of jazzy, bluesy sounds layered throughout. I'm definintely going to revisit this.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

I've never heard of Fairport Convention before but really liking this celtic kind of rock from the 60s. Matty Groves was really a great song, Tam Lin was also very good too, and Sir Patrick Spens. I like the vocalist, she sounds sort of like Grace Slick. I think I'll be revisiting their albums again and I think it's a 5 star for me. I learned a little bit about the singer, Sandy Denny too and didn't realize she sang with Led Zeppelin on Battle of Evermore, one of my favorite songs.

Being There by Wilco

Way way too long and boring. It jumped styles a lot and not to my taste and I guess I don't really like the vocals. I own YHF from Wilco but that is a lot more experimental I think. Definitely skipped many tracks on here and was annoyed by it by the end.

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Wow this album was really good, I especially liked the guest vocalists and her unique singing voice. "Bird Guhl" was especially moving and I recommended this to my kid already for her to listen to. Really a great album for me today.

Tago Mago by Can

I loved this, even the crazy weird moaning and Halloween like screaming of it. I had never heard of CAN before but I will be listening to this again here shortly. I loved the grooves of this, especially Halleluhwah and Paperhouse. 5 stars for me.

4-Star Albums (145)

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Low by David Bowie
Jul 29 2024

The first 1/2 of this album was pretty OK for me but the 2nd half, around Warszawa and beyond is amazing but that's probably my love of 70's Brian Eno showing through.

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jul 31 2024

This was alright, I had not heard most of these songs. Unfortunately I'm going to go with a rating of 1 I think, and I'm unlikely to revisit it as opposed to "Live!" London, 1974. That live album is probably a 4 for me - edited, bumping this up to a 2

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Aug 01 2024

This was better than I expected it to be and I gave it a fair listen without skipping. Even though, going in I knew it was not for me since I believed it to be way outside of my cultural experience. I am completely unfamiliar with this genre and themes but I can see how it was so apparently influential. There were some rhythms and samples that were pretty good and included much more styles from RnB than I expected. I'm glad to have heard it but I know I'm not revisiting this.

Nevermind by Nirvana
Aug 02 2024

This is already more approachable to me than when this first came out. This was so huge when I was \"coming of age\" as a Gen X'er in the 90s in high school, but the popular culture of that era always seemed to pass me by. (ha! even today) I'm familiar with most of these songs already because they've apparently permeated into my core being because of my age and when this album came out. I watched a TON of MTV leading up to this time too, and I definitely remember this \"Smells Like Teen Spirit\" video, it was played all the time. There were a few tracks new to me but I'd say I enjoyed this more than I expected to and would probably revisit it.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Aug 05 2024

This just OK for me, I only recognized 1 or 2 songs off this album and I didn't enjoy it as much as Nevermind from Nirvana but there were a few memorable tracks like Big Me and Exhausted. I probably won't revisit this either, but I read that Dave Grohl recorded a demo of this album all by himself after Cobain's death, so that was really impressive.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Aug 06 2024

I've never been a huge fan of the vocals of the singer. This album was pretty uninspiring for me, and not memorable. A few things here and there were interesting to me but nothing worth coming back to for me. Maybe 3 but probably more like 2.5

Make Yourself by Incubus
Aug 07 2024

This is a solid 4/5 for me and I had no idea what to expect from this band. The vocals and guitar are really pretty good and I think it's tastefully heavy with just a nice hint of Jamiroquai for me. I can definitely see the appeal and will be revisiting this for sure. I think I've heard Drive before but it was just so-so for me, but Pardon Me was a great song. Lots of things for me to come back to on this album for sure.

Aug 08 2024

2 or 3 for me. It's kind of a baseline corny English \"Herman's Hermits\" feel for most of the album and then some psychedelia thrown in some spots and some fun and weird tracks. favorites so far: opener - title track last of the steam powered engines sitting by the riverside all of my friends were there wicked Annabella people take pictures of each other

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Aug 09 2024

There is undeniable energy on that opening track that I have definitely heard before, but maybe not this original recording. An overall 3 for me I think. This reminds me of when I stayed up late listening to "Blues Before Sunrise" on my local radio station with my walkman as a kid, I probably fell asleep to that show every Saturday night for a few years. liked, distorted harmonica sound! i want to be loved blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll cross-eyed cat

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Aug 12 2024

A couple of good gems on here but not my favorite Talking Heads album. 3 I would think.

The Stranger by Billy Joel
Aug 13 2024

This was a lot better than I thought. Such a great storyteller and I recognized most of these though I tend to skip past Billy Joel on the radio thinking it's not for me. I listened to this whole album and have a much better appreciation for him afterward. definitely a 4 I think for me

Transformer by Lou Reed
Aug 14 2024

Instant 5 star for me. My wife and I danced to Perfect Day at my wedding. Love this album and all its glam-rock quirkiness. Favorites are Satellite of Love, Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, I'm So Free, Wagon Wheel, and basically the whole album.

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley
Aug 15 2024

Opening track was really pretty nice and chill, perfect for the rainy/overcast day when I listened to it. I'm impressed with his vocals for sure. Next track was a bit more bluegrassy/country that has never been my jam but he's a great singer. throwback '50s sound for the 3rd track for Hotel Room The Ocean was a pretty chill vibe too, I did like that. Some things on here I did enjoy but probably an overall 3 for me.

The Who Sell Out by The Who
Aug 16 2024

I'm a fan of The Who but this album did little for me, I think this isn't something I'll return to. I've heard only 1 or 2 of these tracks before

Abraxas by Santana
Aug 19 2024

This is a great album, I've already owned and listened to this a lot

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Aug 20 2024

also one of my favorites that I own. I love the sound of this album and Brian Wilson's lyrics of course. Definitely a 5 star

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Aug 21 2024

Massacre is pretty cool song, the rest is alright. Not a fan of the slower ballads but prob a 3 here. I've just never really liked their sound much, and can't stand some of the radio hits; boys are back, etc. I think mainly it's the vocalist.

Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Aug 22 2024

I did own a compilation CD back in the day with some Donovon on it, and I haven't heard it in years, I love the title track. Legend of Girl Child Linda not so much. Lots and lots of sitar Bert's Blues is pretty good Love Seasons of the Witch The Trip is pretty good too, the Fat Angel is pretty groovy maybe a 2 for this album, not my favorite but some hidden gems in there and 2 tracks I love.

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
Aug 23 2024

2 stars for me. not my speed really, kind of catchy 90's brit-pop but nothing I'm coming back to really.

Moon Safari by Air
Aug 26 2024

I really like the chill vibe of this album, I have this CD still somewhere.

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela
Aug 27 2024

I had never heard of him before but something about this album just was the perfect soundtrack to my morning. I listened to it twice back to back. 5 stars for me.

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
Aug 28 2024

pretty meh and boring on this one. i'm not inspired by any of the tracks and I haven't heard any of them before. I might go with a 1 on this album, nothing redeeming here for me.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Aug 29 2024

son of a preacher man is wonderful and that song is 5 stars. it's one of my wife's favorite songs of all time. song's I really enjoyed: "don't forget about me" "so much love" "I don't want to hear it anymore" I love her voice and the motown sound of this album and it's a strong 4 for this overall I'd say.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Aug 30 2024

wow. this is just bonkers crazy. I've not heard anything quite like this or anything from this band before. It's not something I'd put into my music listening rotation, but it was fun to listen to all the way through. Each track I was saying "what the hell?" This is a strong 4 I think for how fun, crazy and unpredictable it was. Change was really good

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Sep 02 2024

This came out in 2002 and was popular as the "CD of the month" when my wife and I were dating, so this has a lot of memories for me. We both really liked this album, and especially the title track. The Flaming Lips were actually touring recently in our town too but we sadly couldn't make the show. That was every bit as fun, weird, sad, and wacky as I remember it being. "Fight test", and the album's title track, and "do you realize" are my favorites and a strong overall 4 now that I listen to it again after so long.

American Idiot by Green Day
Sep 03 2024

Boulevard of Broken Dreams brought this from a 1 to a 2 for me, but I'm not a green day fan.

Let It Be by The Replacements
Sep 04 2024

sixteen blue is good, and androgynous, and answering machine. I'd say this is an overall 3 for me. some tracks I didn't mind

The first few tracks are really amazing but I was less impressed with the rest of the album, even calling myself a U2 fan. I'm at a 3 I think.

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.
Sep 06 2024

Kracked wasn't too bad. I'm not a huge fan of the vocals. I do like a lot of noise and distortion but some of this is getting to be a bit much for me. Interesting Cure cover on Just Like Heaven, stopped really abruptly. I'm probably at a 2 here.

Murmur by R.E.M.
Sep 09 2024

I just wasn't in the mood for REM today. I have a couple of their most popular albums and enjoyed listening to those back in the day but I'm not really impressed with this album. Maybe a 1 for me, nothing really memorable at all in my first listen.

Document by R.E.M.
Sep 10 2024

I had this CD back in the day, I really enjoyed it at the time, along with Automatic for the People. This seems edgier and sharper than Murmur, which I did not care for.

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan
Sep 11 2024

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I have never really cared for much of the Steely Dan I've heard in regular radio rotation, and never really enjoyed the harmony of voices that they have but listening to this album had really changed my mind on how talented they are. A couple of things on here were corny and twangy I'd say but a lot of this was really good and I listened to it twice in a row!

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills
Sep 12 2024

Quite a bit better than what I thought this would be. Much rockier and funkier and quite good. I new the opening track, Love the One Your With of course, and I'm kind of tired of that song so I think I was expecting more tracks like that. But this was much better, I'm probably 5 stars here.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Sep 13 2024

67 years later and still amazing. I really liked that they included the out-takes. Her voice is amazing and I loved listening to this. I torn between a 4 and 5 for this album. Thinking back on this after listening I'll go with a 5

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Sep 16 2024

This was better than I expected and my recent harder listening habits have made Black Sabbath more tolerable to me. Easily a 4

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
Sep 17 2024

Not really feeling this album today. I'm probably going with a 2 so far. There's some tracks that I thought were alright, Bird of Beauty and You Haven't Done Nothin' but most of this album wasn't memorable for me.

Doolittle by Pixies
Sep 18 2024

Not really excited about this band. I'm not a fan of the vocals for sure. I've heard "Here Comes Your Man" before and didn't realize that was the Pixies.

Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Sep 20 2024

The strings and the horns are fun in this album. I've obviously heard the theme song but nothing else from Isaac Hayes before, enjoying it so far. Some really groovy stuff on this so far, especially like the 20 minute "Do Your Thing". Oh I forgot he was Chef in South Park! Prob a 4 for me

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Sep 23 2024

Instant 5 for me. Love his album and I don't even have to listen to it to rate it.

Van Halen by Van Halen
Sep 24 2024

I've heard most of these songs before, and this was better than expected. I've never been a huge Van Halen fan but after listening to this album, I'd definitely call it a 4 out of 5.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Sep 26 2024

Overall a 3 I think. I was not really inspired by this but I didn't dislike it. Some of beats were good for working with it on in the background.

Group Sex by Circle Jerks
Sep 27 2024

Not a fan of this hardcode punk sound. Some interesting things here and it was really short! Only a 15 minute album on Spotify. I'm going with a 2.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
Sep 30 2024

Highlights for me are few on this album. This isn't really jiving with my mood for the day and pretty depressing that this is his last album. "Traveling light" - is alright "It Seemed the Better Way" - sounds like something from Twin Peaks I'm probably at a 2 for this album.

Blunderbuss by Jack White
Oct 01 2024

This was pretty good, I hadn't been much of a White Stripes fan in the past so I wasn't sure I'd like this but it wasn't too bad, I'd say a 3.5 but I'll rate it a 3

Oct 02 2024

Meh. These were OK: - Your own back yard - Born to be with you / streetheart - Good lovin' man 2 definitely for me on this album, was really pretty boring

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream
Oct 03 2024

I was really surprised by this. It was a fun groove to have on this morning while I worked, not at all what I expected. I think I'll be returning to this album for sure, and maybe look into other albums by Primal Scream if they're like this.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project
Oct 04 2024

This had a really nice groove to it that was fun to work with having it on in the background.

Can't really stand the vocals and sloppiness and buy into the hype around this album. Submission and Pretty Vacant weren't terrible and Anarchy was ok. I've heard Anarchy and God Save the Queen before. 2 star for sure for me.

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Oct 08 2024

Amazing voice, a really good album

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope
Oct 09 2024

There is some interesting things here. but it's all over the place, and I really don't like the vocals but I do like weird music. I'm not sure how to rate this one yet, but I might be a 2

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Oct 10 2024

This was just OK, I had heard Rooster since that was really popular, some of these tracks I had to skip because I really disliked them, but some weren't so bad, overall a 3 I think.

Oct 11 2024

Wow the live song they did as part of this album was really good, definitely a 5 star album here. Had to listen on youtube

My Generation by The Who
Oct 14 2024

Wow I can't believe this was recorded in 1965, they had a pretty rocking sound much earlier than I thought. I listened to the mono remastered release and heard a lot of songs I'd never heard before. Obviously My Generation and The Kids Are Alright are great but heard several more songs on here that I liked. Overall a 4 I'd say.

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Oct 15 2024

Always an interesting sonic experience with Radiohead. I never had listened to this album before, I had OK Computer and Amnesiac. I'd probably go back and listen to this again being a fan of those older Radiohead albums. Tracks I liked: All I Need Reckoner plus a few more

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie
Oct 16 2024

Wow, this singer is great! Not at all what I expected, a really good listen that has a ton of hard energy to it. 4 stars

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill
Oct 17 2024

I was between a 2 an 3 here, some good beats and head-bobbing moments. Definitely not my taste but probably a 2.5

I started reading the reviews before listening so I knew what I was in for but they had no way to prepare me for this. It is every bit as insane as I was led to believe and more. I listened to the entire thing in 1 sitting without interruption. It’s got really great moments of jazz in this, 5% of the time. The rest is like a firetruck siren and the musicians were in a giant blender. This has altered my ears and my brain permanently. Now I can taste music. Now I can see through time.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Oct 21 2024

I know So Far Way, Walk of Life and Money for Nothing of course. That's a pretty iconic song, and I remember the video and Weird Al parody. I really dislike Walk of Life though. Money for Nothing is great Your Latest Trick is really sappy and most of Why Worry was too. Why Worry was really boring until the last few minutes and it's a pretty chill vibe for this morning. Around the 6 min mark though. Ride Across the River is pretty cool, I like the guitar in that song and the guitar in One World. Overall a 3 probably but Money for Nothing holds this album up. I keep thinking I'm listening to Steely Dan, which I did enjoy listening to when one of their albums came up. I was hoping this album had Sultans of Swing, which is a really great song, but no.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Oct 22 2024

Wow, loved every minute of this album, it was great! 5 stars for me and will listen again certainly.

GI by Germs
Oct 23 2024

This is what I imagined an album made by the Looney Tunes cartoon character Taz, the Tasmanian Devil, would sound like. Not my jam today nor will ever be I'm afraid.

Horses by Patti Smith
Oct 24 2024

Overall I thought this was really good, I'm a fan of Lou Reed and I feel like she was similar to him. I'll go find more Patti Smith to listen to, apparently Because the Night is popular of hers, but not on this album. I liked: Gloria Birdland Free Money Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dancse/La Merde Pretty solid 4 star album for me.

Oct 25 2024

A tiny bit of jazz underneath some of these tracks but definitely not for me. Some good beats but unfortunately not a fan.

Synchronicity by The Police
Oct 28 2024

I know most of these songs and I do really enjoy The Police but haven't listened to them in a long time. I think this is overall a 4 for me for sure. Favorites: Murder By Numbers Synchronicity King of Pain Wrapped Around Your Finger (I remember that MTV video with the candles) Least favorite track is absolutely Mother!

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
Oct 29 2024

I think I prefer older Police than Synchronicity, though I gave that a 4. Coming back to the Police after a long time, I'm enjoying it so far, I think this is another 4 album for me.

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Oct 30 2024

Just Like Honey was pretty good, I did enjoy that song. Also found these OK: - The Hardest Walk - Taste of Cindy - Some Candy Talking (reminds me of Velvet Underground) - Sowing Seeds I do like a trashy, distorted guitar sound, but this is a bit much. Plus a lot of the songs sounded very much alike. I had to skip a few songs where the background distortion was so crunchy. Going with a 2 for this album

Oct 31 2024

I'm coming back to Nirvana after years of avoiding listening to them. I ended up really enjoying their early studio albums, and of course I remember when this live album was recorded. It was just played everywhere. I'm not a huge fan of the unplugged series of albums. I think this was pretty good but I'm going with a 3 on this one, not super inspiring to me.

Moby Grape by Moby Grape
Nov 01 2024

Never heard of this band. Only a few tracks off this album are available to me on Spotify so this is a partial review. I do like 60s psychedelia but not a big fan folky-rock or country-rock like 8:05 and Mr. Blues. Indifference was pretty good. Rounder also I liked, and Sweet Ride was pretty good. Overall a 2 from what tracks I could review.

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
Nov 04 2024

Not at all a fan of Elvis and the cult that followed him around. The vocal styles are irritating and the mix of rockabilly is just uninteresting to me.

Young Americans by David Bowie
Nov 05 2024

Definitely a 3 star album for me, some of these tracks I've never heard before. Fame and Young American's really carry this album and I love a lot of David Bowie.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp
Nov 06 2024

Pretty mellow and chill downbeat vibe today, kind of reminded me of Air. It wasn't too bad, I think this was a 3 for my mood today.

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo
Nov 07 2024

This was really good and I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, really smooth R&B and he has an amazing voice! I think it's a solid 4 star for me.

Madman Across The Water by Elton John
Nov 08 2024

There was a lot of really interesting songs on here that I had never heard. I've heard Tiny Dancer of course and do enjoy that. Indian Sunset was really powerful, and Razor Face was really silly but fun. Overall a solid 4 star album for me and I'll probably revisit this one for sure.

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Nov 11 2024

Wow that was super funky, and a really fun album. I had never seen the movie before and know that this was a soundtrack, so it makes me want to go watch it now.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Nov 12 2024

This was sort of catchy, I see the Take Me Out song is hugely popular on Spotify and I think I've heard that before in a tv show or movie maybe. Some good guitar licks in here and some catchy beats but overall not too memorable for me by the end, decent background music by that point. Maybe a 3 star for me.

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes
Nov 13 2024

This was a good 3 star album for me. I had never heard of them before and I was kind of reminded of really early The Cure but maybe a bit more boring. Strange House in the Snow was totally bonkers, and the live track at the end of Sleeping Gas was pretty good. Several pretty good tracks on here that I may return to, or may look into their other albums, so I guess that means a 3 star album.

Nov 14 2024

Well I got to say I did not expect to enjoy this album as much as I did, very emotional and moving and I really enjoyed the covers of Hurt and Personal Jesus, plus a lot of other songs on here I'd heard of before. Unexpected 5 star album for me, especially after going back and watching the music video for his cover of Hurt.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
Nov 15 2024

I know their popular songs on here but never listened to this in it's entirety. Wow they just harmonize so well on Scarborough Fair. A Simple Desultory Philippic was a fun poke at Dylan. Homeword Bound is also a great song, and 59th St Bridge, but I'm pretty bored with this rest of this, not a huge fan of folk and there's not enough folk/rock here for me. I'm probably at 3 just for those tracks I already knew.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Nov 19 2024

I'm pretty uninspired by this album, minus the wonderful track: Bang a Gong, which I love.

Forever Changes by Love
Nov 20 2024

There was a lot of interesting listening going on here, with the strings and horns. Really interesting late 60s rock that I had never heard of before, I'll probably revisit some of this group as well.

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
Nov 21 2024

absolutely not into this. I really dislike his style of singing and vocals. it's just not for me. 1 star

Illmatic by Nas
Nov 22 2024

Really not for me but I'm not it's audience obviously. I've never visited hip hop and rap as a genre. This had some good beats but not for me.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Nov 25 2024

I do enjoy Radiohead, I did back in the day and it's been fun to revisit it. I dug this CD out so I could listen to the physical copy. I'm having a hard time telling this album apart from Kid A so I'll go back and listen to that at some point.

Play by Moby
Nov 26 2024

I have this on CD and I haven't listened to it in a long while. I ended up listening to the extended 2hr version on Spotify while playing some video games and it actually complimented the game quite a bit. A lot of this was repetitive but I think that was just the extended mix, overall a 4 as I enjoyed it, I have another Moby CD that I'll have to dig out.

Traffic by Traffic
Nov 27 2024

Pearly Queen is really good don't be sad was just ok who knows what tomorrow may bring is cool feelin' alright is a great cover Roamin Thro The Gloamin was pretty cool too Means to an end, good Overall I really enjoyed this album, I've never heard anything from Traffic before besides Mr Fantasy, which was not on this album. I think I'll be revisiting this for sure.

Since I Left You by The Avalanches
Nov 28 2024

This was pretty groovy and a lot of fun! I recommended this to my kid to listen to as well, the latter part of the album I was losing interest but overall I'd say a fun 4 album.

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
Nov 29 2024

I do really like Miles Davis and I guess I hadn't heard this album before, being earlier than Kind of Blue. While this was really good, it didn't grab my attention like other recordings of his but overall a 4 for me.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Dec 02 2024

This was a pretty solid and fun Rock album that I know I've heard tracks off of, and maybe my kids played for me before. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth
Dec 04 2024

About 1/2 way through and really liking this so far, it's really resonated with my mood for the evening. I'll definitely revisit Sonic Youth and this album I think. I certainly would have listened to this a lot when I was younger, I'm not sure why I didn't discover them until this album challenge. Not super thrilled with the word-jazz of In The Kingdom #19. My 14yro son accurately described this as "sounds kinda goth" Bubblegum is a lot of fun

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Dec 05 2024

Wow the messages are still extremely important and relevant today, and wasn't what I expected it to be. I'm going with a 4 since I'm definitely not a hip hop fan but the lyrics and his emotion he's delivering is really good.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Dec 09 2024

I love Lou Reed, and I own White Light, White Heat so I'm pretty familiar with this style. I have not heard these songs on this Velvet Underground release at all. Pale Blue Eyes is great and I think I've heard that before Beginning to See The Light was fun I'm Set Free I liked The Murder Mystery was good too, some crazy things going on in there and got kind of long.. oh I've heard After Hours before too, that's a great song. Definitely a 4 star album for me.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's
Dec 10 2024

Surprisingly catchy! I've heard the 2 popular songs on there, We Got the Beat and Our Lips Are Sealed. This was pretty good have on in the background without focussing too much on but I did enjoy this

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Dec 11 2024

I've never heard of Fairport Convention before but really liking this celtic kind of rock from the 60s. Matty Groves was really a great song, Tam Lin was also very good too, and Sir Patrick Spens. I like the vocalist, she sounds sort of like Grace Slick. I think I'll be revisiting their albums again and I think it's a 5 star for me. I learned a little bit about the singer, Sandy Denny too and didn't realize she sang with Led Zeppelin on Battle of Evermore, one of my favorite songs.

Low-Life by New Order
Dec 12 2024

I own some of these tracks on New Order Singles, I haven't heard these: This Time of Night Sunrise Sooner Than You Think Face-up I own Singles, Substance and Get Ready on CD so I'm a New Order fan. I learned a little bit about Joy Division looking this album up too, so I think I'll explore their work more since New Order was founded from the remaining members. I love this sound and the vocalist, and this is definitely a 5 star for me.

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
Dec 13 2024

So I completely thought Pavement was somebody else. I'd never heard this before, and it's just OK for me. I guess a 3 so far listening about 1/2 through the album. Nothing has really grabbed my attention yet. Loretta's Scars is alright "Here" sounds a lot like Lou Reed to me Jackals, False Grails is alright I think this is a 3 for me.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Dec 16 2024

wow, this was an amazing album. 5 stars all the way

Queen II by Queen
Dec 17 2024

I have no idea why I haven't listened to more Queen before. This album was great, a lot of prog rock themes going on here which I love. Reminds me of some Rush and Led Zeppelin, I'll definitely be revisiting this and pretty soon too.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dec 18 2024

Own this, love this, own other Dave Brubeck albums too.

Leftism by Leftfield
Dec 19 2024

I've listened to it for more than an hour, it's a 2 hour double CD and I'm not super inspired by this album. I do like electronic music and this was a decent fit into my workflow this afternoon but I've heard and enjoy better electronic music than this. I think I'll go with 2 star.

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett
Dec 20 2024

I'm a Pink Floyd fan, even an early PF fan and knew of some of the stories of Syd Barrett but never have listened to his albums. I had heard of Golden Hair, and did enjoy that song, there was a cover of that song done really well by Slowdive. The rest of the album wasn't my favorite, I'm going to go with 2 star I think.

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Dec 23 2024

This was a fun album, not really my interest but I have heard the Aerosmith collaboration before. Overall fun 3 star for me.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Dec 24 2024

I whole lot of love this album

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Dec 25 2024

wow this whole album was amazing, I especially loved Solid Ground.

Risque by CHIC
Dec 27 2024

Definitely some good grooves in here but I felt like the tracks were dragged out too long and wasn't too inspired and skipped around a bit. 2 star for me.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Dec 30 2024

I was pretty sure I rated this one before but I guess not? Really good beats here and great to have on in the background for working. easy 4 stars

Sail Away by Randy Newman
Jan 01 2025

I hate Randy Newman's singing. Automatic 1 star

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents
Jan 02 2025

Wow. I really do like "weird" music. But there is enjoyable weird music, and weird music that is trying to hard to be weird. This is trying too hard. 1 star.

What's That Noise? by Coldcut
Jan 03 2025

Pretty fun album that I listened to on Youtube. Fun late 1980s samples

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Jan 06 2025

Pretty accessible to me, not being a hip-hop fan. Overall pretty good, I like some of the jazz samples and beats. 3 stars

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 07 2025

I was pleasantly surprised by this album, even though there were some corny rockabilly tracks and I've never liked Fogerty's singing. I went into this not really enjoying what I've heard from CCR before but changed my mind to a 4 for this album.

The Undertones by The Undertones
Jan 08 2025

Not great for me but not a 1 star album, some moments of enjoyable catchy tracks but i'll go 2 star here.

White Light by Gene Clark
Jan 10 2025

Originally thought this was boring and not for me, but I did start to warm to this slightly this morning. I liked "Because Of You" and "One In A Hundred" so far. Pretty light hearted, lullaby like music with guitar and some harmonica. "Where My Love Lies Asleep" is a very soothing, sleepy like old time cowboy music. Not really in the mood for this today and musically it's not my favorite but I'll go with an overall 2. I skipped the last couple of tracks.

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
Jan 13 2025

Definitely enjoyed this, I had never listened to Iron Maiden before and will be checking out more of their albums on some more friends recommendations

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jan 14 2025

Carry On, Almost Cut My Hair, Woodstock, Deja Vu, I really like and have listened to those on a compilation album a long time ago. I love their harmony of voices. I never cared for the slide guitar on Teach Your Children. Overall a really great album with just a few misses for me, 4 star.

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys
Jan 15 2025

I really can't quite classify what I just listened to there. I enjoyed this for sure, very unique mix of styles here. I think I'll go with a 4 overall

Django Django by Django Django
Jan 17 2025

This was really interesting to listen to, and I had just listened to the Spirtualized album "Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space" which I think was similar to this in a lot of ways. I'm going to go with an overall 3 and maybe not quite as good as the Spirtualized album but a fun listen

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Jan 20 2025

Really great stuff on here, I had never heard some of these tracks. Love Cloud 9, overall a 4 for me.

Jan 22 2025

There were some really interesting and pretty songs in this album, it was really a unique listen for me. Broken Heart was really pretty and I did enjoy that track plus "No God Only Religion", "Cool Waves" and several more on here. Cool, "Cop Shoot Cop" is a nice 17 minute jam so far that I'm kind of enjoying. Overall though I think this isn't much beyond a 3 for me. Interesting though for sure

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Jan 23 2025

I've heard enough of this to decide it wasn't for me. I love PJ Harvey though so I'm going to give this a 2 star. - edited, a pretty low value of 2 star though

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu
Jan 24 2025

Wow if it weren't for the vocal styles, I'd be in the 3 range here, there's some really weird and interesting things going on. It's a bit too noisy (and I love noise) for me and the squawky vocals take this down to a 2.

Jan 27 2025

I did enjoy this, there are some hugely popular tracks on here that I've heard before, and I'm reminded of Radiohead when I listened to this and I do like Radiohead. I think I'll come back to this and recommended this album to someone already.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Jan 28 2025

Overall a pretty pleasant listen! I knew of "Ricky Don't Lose That Number" of course but I never thought I enjoyed that song. Listening to it again I thought it was catchy and enjoyed the album overall. I think I'll go with a 3.

Jan 29 2025

Definitely not feeling this, not for me and I'm getting nothing from it. I actually can't stand the vocalist and the beats aren't enough to hold my attention

The Blueprint by JAY Z
Jan 30 2025

I've listened to it enough to know it's not for me. I definitely like this better than the album from The Streets in this album challenge but I'll give this a 2.

Dirty by Sonic Youth
Jan 31 2025

I didn't care for some of the growling and screaming here but this album was alright, overall I don't think I'm going to come back to this and have it at a 2.

Feb 03 2025

This was quirky and fun and I absolutely recognized some tracks on here but the rest was pretty obscure. I like a bunch of these even though the lyrics were pretty corny but I think I'll come back to listening to Queen again. 4 star

Disintegration by The Cure
Feb 04 2025

I love this album, I own it from a long time ago. It's not my favorite Cure album but I really love the doomy vibe I get from the 2nd half of this. 5 star

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Feb 05 2025

this had a really nice groove to it and I had heard the first track for sure. I've always been meaning to listen to Al Green so I'm glad this came up today. 4 stars for sure

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot
Feb 06 2025

Couldn't make it through it, nothing for me here.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Feb 07 2025

Thunder Road and 10th Ave Freeze-out and the title track were actually pretty good, and I know I've heard some of those before. Jungleland I also enjoyed too Overall I think I'll give this a 4, I enjoyed a lot of this album.

Be by Common
Feb 10 2025
Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
Feb 11 2025

Overall pretty good, I didn't expect this to be super great from what I hear on the radio but I was nodding a long to some things here. Rudy was great and there was a nice hidden theramin in Hide In Your Shell, overall 3 stars I think, but maybe a mid 3.

Feb 12 2025

Nothing super interesting here, I mostly listened to this in the background and didn't enjoy the sound much. I think 2 star

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Feb 13 2025

Overall a great album, a bit less energy than my all time favorite Bob Marley album, Live! 1975.

Pink Flag by Wire
Feb 14 2025

Ex Lion Tamer is ok. I enjoy the tempo changes I hear a lot in these songs in the beginning. then it got of repetitive. Mannequin is alright too, and Champs. I recognized Strange too from the REM cover, I never knew that version was a cover of Wire's version. So far I'm thinking a 2.

Feb 17 2025

This was amazing, super cool, long play Santana-like vibes on some tracks. love this.

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Feb 18 2025

Tony's Theme was fun, but mostly I didn't find much inspiration here. 2 star I think. Brick is Red is also ok.

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy
Feb 19 2025

This was an interesting listen, and I sent this to my college kid thinking they might like it. Overall I enjoyed it, and laughed at some of the wacky lyrics. Maybe a 4?

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
Feb 20 2025

"I Don't Know" was alright, and I enjoyed some of "What You Do To Me" but I did not like "Metal Baby", "Pet Rock" is ok. Overall I'm not a huge fan, it was alright but I don't think I can give this a 3 and a 2 instead.

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear
Feb 21 2025

This was pretty good, I can only compare to Bob Marley with my limited raggae listening but it was overall pretty good, I'd go with a 3 I think.

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Feb 24 2025

Overall a sold 3, great harmony and many of the tracks I know and love

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Feb 25 2025

Really groovy stuff, I instantly recognized the opening track. Lots of great grooves on here and a lot of elements I've heard elsewhere too, a strong 3 here for me.

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds
Feb 26 2025

I really liked the psychedelic rock here and had only heard a few of these songs. Very fun for me and a strong 4

Feb 27 2025

A fun journey into the 1980s for me, and I've heard those famous tracks "Shoot That Poison Arrow" and "The Look Of Love" a ton. This was a fun album for me that got my mood this morning up and running for the day. I'd say a fun 4 star!

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
Feb 28 2025

Pretty amazing, I hadn't listened to this whole thing before but I recognized something from it being KC fan. I loved the weirdness of this, plus the album cover is so interesting! easy 5 star.

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Mar 03 2025

No doubt that Southern Man is a powerful song. I like "Birds" too and "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", and "When You Dance I Can Really Love". Overall a good 4 album, I'm just not a huge fan of his vocals but appreciate the song writing for sure.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Mar 04 2025

I recently was introduced to this album before and thought it was amazing. His song writing, vocals and music are great, this is an immediate 5 star album and I'm glad to revisit listening to this today.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Mar 05 2025

Definitely a 5 star album. His voice is so smooth and the song writing is amazing. I heard Mercy Mercy Me before and What's Going On but nothing else before. I loved that all the tracks blended together really nicely after Mercy Mercy Me and I really liked the extended Right On. I'll be revisiting this in the future for sure.

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders
Mar 06 2025

Came back to this album after a long time off listening to the first half. Overall a 3 star album I think, some of it sounded just like the Beach Boys

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Mar 07 2025

I just love the sound of the Sultans of Swing, In The Gallery is also really good. I recently listened to another Dire Straits album in the album challenge and discovered that I kind of like them. I think overall this is a 3 star album for me.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Mar 10 2025

This was alright for me but it just didn't match my vibe today. I think the song writing was really good but I'm going to go with a 3 today, a little too melancholy for me.

NEU! 75 by Neu!
Mar 12 2025

Hero, E-Musik, and After Eight were ok on this album, they had a simple repetition that I kind of liked, might be good to have on in the background while working and not concentrating on it. The beginning of this album felt very ambient and minimalist to me and then picked up quite a bit. There's kind of a punk feel to the distortion and tempo in a bunch of these songs that I didn't mind plus electronic wind sounds and backmasking voices with flangers

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
Mar 13 2025

didn't care for the opening track. sound kind of too busy, almost trying too hard to sound unique there with all the layering going on. 2nd track had a good acoustic guitar part in the beginning The Bride was alright and Stillness Is The Move had a unique sound, I liked the sound of the vocals. I didn't care for Useful Chamber at all and skipped it half way through overall this isn't for me I think, possibly a 2 today.

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Mar 14 2025

A Sailor's Life was really good, I enjoyed that song and Cajun Woman was alright. I just love her voice too, I had listened to another Fairport Convention album in this challenge a few weeks back and really liked that one. 3 stars overall

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Mar 17 2025

This was better than expected, you can kind of hear that she's burning herself out in the lyrics of this album, sad that she deteriorated like she did. Overall a 3 in my book.

The Cars by The Cars
Mar 18 2025

I enjoyed this and knew most of these songs of course. Some of the songs I hadn't heard were pretty catchy too. I originally didn't like The Cars much but I've grown to appreciate them a bit more now. 4 stars

Cut by The Slits
Mar 19 2025

This was certainly an interesting listen, and I enjoyed this kind of punk-raggae. I'd never heard of this band before. Overall a good 4 star record

Diamond Life by Sade
Mar 20 2025

Really great voice and this was funkier than I expected it to be, only knowing "Smooth Operator" ahead of time. I thought it was going to be more boring adult-contemporary but it was a nice listen and really smooth. I don't think I can go to 4 though, a strong 3.

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton
Mar 21 2025

Pretty sleepy easy listening for me this morning. I Shot The Sheriff was the obvious highlight for me, Steady Rollin' Man also good, Let It Grow a lesser extent. Overall probably a 2 here, I'm just not feeling this today. For Clapton, I do really like Derek and the Dominos and Cream especially but not so much his solo work. I did own 24 Nights which I thought was really good too.

Mar 25 2025

I made it through almost 1/2 of the album and I knew some of these songs but definitely not my speed even growing up listening to Bob Dylan from my parents.

...And Justice For All by Metallica
Mar 26 2025

I liked Blackened when it slowed down about half way through. This feels like the Quake II video game sound track. The title track is alright. I'm sure this was pretty epic when it was released. I avoided Metallica and metal in general when I was finding my own music tastes in high school <%large_number%> years ago. I think I've listened to this album before though. One isn't bad either or Harvester of Sorrow and Frayed Ends of Sanity So far I'm at a 3 overall, not my super favorite but I can understand the appeal.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Mar 28 2025

Time of the Season is a wonderful song, most of this was pretty average late 1960s rock for me, and a 3 star

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode
Mar 31 2025

I own this on CD so it automatically gets bumped up, listening to it again I've really enjoyed it, my favorites are Nothing, Behind the Wheel, Never Let Me Down Again. I also learned that the CD might have a hidden track on it, which is interesting! Overall 5 star

So by Peter Gabriel
Apr 01 2025

I really enjoy listening to Peter Gabriel, and I know this album really well, an easy 5 star listen for me.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Apr 03 2025

Well not my favorite but undeniably good music on here. I knew of some of these popular tracks and enjoyed a lot of the other ones, super funky!

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Apr 04 2025

This was overall enjoyable, and I hadn't listened to it before, though I had heard Pump It Up from somewhere before. I think his voice is sort of annoying but overall this was better than expected.

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Apr 07 2025

Well I was pleasantly surprised at this and I knew several of these songs already. Pretty solid 70's rock and I shouldn't have dismissed them by not listening before. Overall a solid 4 star album for me.

Apr 08 2025

There's really not a lot here that appeals to me. Sure it was influential I bet, and I immediately recognized Hey Ya! with 1.5 billion listens. "My Favorite Things" was really an interesting take on that jazz song too that was enjoyable but overall a 2 for me.

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons
Apr 09 2025

Wow this album was really good, I especially liked the guest vocalists and her unique singing voice. "Bird Guhl" was especially moving and I recommended this to my kid already for her to listen to. Really a great album for me today.

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Apr 10 2025

This was really fun and silly as I expected Flaming Lips to be, I am a big fan of Yoshimi vs The Pink Robots but I've never listened to this album before. I recommended it to my wife since she's a fan too, I think this is a fun 4 star album for me.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Apr 14 2025

Well this surprised me, I've kind of looked down my nose on the Stones mostly but this was a pretty solid 4 star album.

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Apr 15 2025

Well I'm definitely not a country fan but I have a lot of respect for Dolly Parton. It was listenable for me for sure but I'm going to go with a 2 since country is not for me.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Apr 16 2025

I've heard enough of this album (probably 2/3 of it) to go with a pretty solid 3 for me. I'm not sure hugest fan of the vocals but it certainly was undeniably influential.

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Apr 17 2025

I listened to almost all 2 hours of this, it was really awesome! I haven't heard Deep Purple in a long time but they really had a great show in Japan for this live album. Ian Gillan can really belt it out, very impressed with this album.

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Apr 22 2025

eays automatic 5 stars for me

Apr 24 2025

Another 5 star album that I've listened to many, many times. It's not my all-time favorite Pink Floyd Album, that would be Meddle, but this is a great one.

Apr 28 2025

Everybody Hurts is a really good song. I enjoyed this so far knowing most of the music. Man On The Moon is also great. I didn't have this album on CD back in the day but I had several other REM CDs and enjoyed them, though I think I prefer older REM. This is a pretty good 4 star for me with some really great popular tracks.

The Score by Fugees
May 01 2025

There's certainly some fun samples going on in this r&b record, Killing Me Softly was really pretty good, I didn't realize that this was Lauren Hill singing. It's not for me but a pretty good 3 album with the samples and Lauren's voice was really good, and a nice cover of No Woman No Cry.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
May 02 2025

I love 60's psychedelia, and never heard anything from this band besides obviously In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Some pretty solid psychedelic rock on there, and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida just gets an automatic 4 star for me, a stark contrast to the opinion of my album challenge partner :)

May 05 2025

Well this album was a fun ride and all over the place! I had never heard The Pogues before, and I think I'll listen to more of their albums. Definitely a good 4 star album.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
May 06 2025

Well the highlight is certainly the title track, really love that song. Great album overall, and a good 4 stars for me.

At Budokan by Cheap Trick
May 07 2025

I know the 3 popular tracks on this album and have never listened to anything from Cheap Trick that I haven't heard on the radio. I do enjoy Surrender quite a bit but overall an ok 3 star album for me.

Destroyer by KISS
May 08 2025

Not my favforite. I had heard Beth before and had no idea that was Kiss. Overall ok but not my speed.

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies
May 09 2025

Bluesy? Folksy? I really enjoyed this album and loved their sound and the vocalist. It just fit my mood pretty well today and I think I'll look up more of their recordings, especially the 20th Anniversary recording of this Trinity Session album. Definitely a good 4 star album for me.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads
May 12 2025

Tentative Decisions is pretty good, the first couple of tracks were super corny. Happy Day was ok and I did like No Compassion. Don't worry the government I've heard before and enjoyed, along with Love Building on Fire. First Week and Pulled Up are kind of catchy. I do like the groove of Sugar On My Tongue. This is kind of hot and cold, jumping between corny and pretty good so far for me. I do love Psycho Killer track and know that one really well. I think I'm between a 2 and 3 on this album.

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
May 13 2025

I don't really know where to go with this album. I like some of their sounds. The vocals were really strange and unintelligible. I'm torn between a 2 and a 3 with this but I think I'll go with a 3.

May 15 2025

"Stop me if you think you've heard this one before" isn't bad. "Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me" was ok but nothing in here for me beyond a 1.

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian
May 16 2025

Mayfly was pretty catchy but overall I'm not a fan of the whispy vocals much. Judy and the Dream Horses I've heard somewhere, a movie soundtrack maybe? I do kind of like that song but not overall enough to raise this album beyond a 2.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
May 19 2025

I did enjoy this and recognized some of the popular songs. I'm between a 3 and 4 here

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
May 20 2025

This was pretty groovy and enjoyable but not much above a 3 for me.

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens
May 23 2025

This didn't do anything for me. I'm going to go with a 2

Urban Hymns by The Verve
May 26 2025

I just love Bittersweet Symphony, and The Rolling People is pretty good, I've never heard anything from The Verve besids Bittersweet Symphony. So far I'm liking their sound, sort of a throwback to 1960s rock. Some of the slide guitar songs like The Drugs Don't work aren't my style. I feel like I've heard Catching The Butterfly before, that's kind of a good groove. Weeping Willow is good too, overall I think this is a better version of Oasis

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
May 27 2025

I'd never heard this before and I just love the sound, the keyboards, and saxophonist especially. I'll be revisiting this certainly, and it had a nice relaxing vibe to my morning this morning that meshed well.

Mothership Connection by Parliament
May 28 2025

That was so funky! Like Muppets From Space level of funkiness! Really pretty good, but I'm going with an overall 4.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
May 29 2025

Undeniable that this is a 5 star record. So many great hits on here and I never considered myself a Fleetwood Mac fan, only heard things on popular radio but what I did hear I enjoyed.

Violator by Depeche Mode
May 30 2025

Automatic 5 star for me, I own this and loved listening to this on headphones in my bedroom in high school.

The Clash by The Clash
Jun 02 2025

I know some of this album, but this is much earlier Clash than I've listened to. I've always enjoyed Combat Rock and I just love Sandinista so I recognize some of these tracks probably from there. Overall enjoying this, I think I'm at a 3 or 4 at the moment.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jun 03 2025

Strangered in the Night is pretty good and Fooled Again, I've head the popular tracks of course, but I've never been a Petty fan. I do remember some of the MTV videos he did in the 1980s but I'm going to go with a 3 I think.

One World by John Martyn
Jun 04 2025

This was really refreshingly new to me, never heard of this artist before. I just loved the tape-loop guitar sound with kind of jazzy, bluesy sounds layered throughout. I'm definintely going to revisit this.

Jun 05 2025

Waterloo Sunset is a great song, but the rest of this wasn't very memorable for me. I'm going with a 2

Fever Ray by Fever Ray
Jun 06 2025

I'm getting a strong Björk vibe with this artist. Really cool and intersting mixes going on here, and I recommended this to my teenager too.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors
Jun 09 2025

Overall I think this was pretty good, maybe a mid 3 star album. I haven't listened to The Doors in forever and a lot of these songs were new to me.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Jun 10 2025

Hard to believe that this is one person playing all this and that it was all improvised as well. It is definitely impressive for sure

Machine Head by Deep Purple
Jun 16 2025

Great stuff, and great classics on this album.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Jun 18 2025

Kind of a trippier Icelandic version of Radiohead? pretty good, I actually had to go back and edit my review, I might come back to this, it's pretty long at 1h 10m though.

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Jun 19 2025

Really great, I loved this and I listened to about 2 hours of the extended mix! I'm going to revisit this again.

#1 Record by Big Star
Jun 20 2025

Some fluffier tracks on here but overall a solid 70s rock album that I really enjoyed

Jun 24 2025

A lot of unique and interesting variation in between songs, Moon Birds was OK too, I think I'll go with a 3 here

Being There by Wilco
Jun 26 2025

Way way too long and boring. It jumped styles a lot and not to my taste and I guess I don't really like the vocals. I own YHF from Wilco but that is a lot more experimental I think. Definitely skipped many tracks on here and was annoyed by it by the end.

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings
Jun 30 2025

Band on the Run is really good, and I love Jet but those were not enough to elevate this album above a 2

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
Jul 08 2025

Pretty middle of the road here, great percussion and marimba though

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney
Jul 09 2025

Nothing for me here, really screamy and grungy.

Mask by Bauhaus
Jul 10 2025

I found some of this appealing and I like their doomy sound in some tracks, but overall not enough to bring it past a 2 for me. Interesting for sure but not quite there.

Heroes by David Bowie
Jul 11 2025

Heroes, the title track is just an amazing song. I've always loved that song from Bowie. I'd never heard a lot of these tracks, Black Out is also good. I love Brian Eno as well and I can hear his influences for sure on Moss Garden and Neokoln. Definitely a strong 4 for me.

The Next Day by David Bowie
Jul 14 2025

I listened to 90% of this and pretty impressed with it as it's a solid 4 star album for me. Some really great musicians in this album, though Bowie's voice seemed to have more limited range but that's understandable since he was in his 60s. Overall really pretty good.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Jul 15 2025

I do love The Cure, especially the later 80s and 90s albums. I'd never heard this one before from 1980, overall a pretty decent mood and some experimental sounds going on that I enjoyed. I think a 3.

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Jul 16 2025

Kind of reminded me of a slowed down Dandy Warhols maybe? Overall not too bad for me.

I Should Coco by Supergrass
Jul 18 2025

There was some fun things on this album but overall a 2 for me and not too memorable.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas
Jul 22 2025

I'm just not in the mood for this today, the vocal harmony is really good but I'm going with a 2 for now.

Garbage by Garbage
Jul 23 2025

This was a pretty fun album that I enjoyed, I had heard Stupid Girl before, it's probably used in a movie or TV show at somepoint. Overall I thought it was pretty solid 90s rock and maybe a 4 star album and I'd recommend it to my kid.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

This was pretty iconic. I never thought I was a Black Sabbath person, I'd always dismissed them and Ozzy. It turns out this is just my speed. 5 star.

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Jul 28 2025

Automatic 5 star album for me. I own this on CD and love "That Lady"

Jul 29 2025

I have this on CD from back in the day. It was hugely popular when I was younger but I'd go with an overall 3 now.

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper
Jul 30 2025

Overall pretty good, Sick Things was really pretty cool and Unfinished Sweet (minus the drilling sounds) and I've heard No More Mr Nice Guy of course. Overall a pretty good 4 star. Reminds me of Frank Zappa and maybe Sensational Alex Harvey Band?

Eternally Yours by The Saints
Jul 31 2025

This was an interesting blend of kind of punk and rock from 2009 that I'd never heard of before. It did start to get a bit repetitive for me but it was overall a decent 3 star album.

New Wave by The Auteurs
Aug 01 2025

Nothing really standing out here for me as interesting. 2 star, it's not bad but not holding my interest.

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Aug 04 2025

Was not a fan of this, there were only some moments of 2 star quality for me but overall a 1

Achtung Baby by U2
Aug 05 2025

I love this album and have it on CD. I played the heck out of this and really thought this was a heavier sounding U2 that I really enjoyed. 5 stars for me

Rapture by Anita Baker
Aug 06 2025

Undoubtedly a great singer, just not really excited about this 1980s smoothness here. 2 stars

Tago Mago by Can
Aug 07 2025

I loved this, even the crazy weird moaning and Halloween like screaming of it. I had never heard of CAN before but I will be listening to this again here shortly. I loved the grooves of this, especially Halleluhwah and Paperhouse. 5 stars for me.

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon
Aug 08 2025

This was just alright for me, I think it would have been a 3 if it weren't for the vocals that I really didn't care for. I listened to about 2/3 of the album and gave up. 2 star

Blur by Blur
Aug 11 2025

warbly, screechy, whiny, noisy, harps??, cringy. It's not a 1 star album since I did make it through listening to all of it, but it is a significantly low value of 2 Whoo-hoo! That's over.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Aug 12 2025

"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" and "You've Got The Look" are pretty good but overall I'm not excited about this album beyond a 2 for me. I do enjoy the earlier popular radio play songs that Prince did earlier than this work.

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré
Aug 14 2025

This was really great! I had never heard this artist before and really liked the sound

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Aug 18 2025

A 5 star famous album. I had skipped around this to the more popular tracks that I had heard before.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Aug 19 2025

I've seen the movie on VHS, and my friends and I snuck into the theater underage to see it playing at my local theater in the 90s. I own this as CD #1 in my collection and listened to this many, many times. It has been a while since I've listened to it again, but this is an automatic 5 star listen for me, brought back a lot of memories.

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
Aug 20 2025

I'd never heard this really early Miles Davis before, but I'm really familiar with Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, etc. This was really matching my mood today but was too short! Overall 5 stars for sure

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council
Aug 21 2025

Never heard of them before or of this genre of 'sophisti-pop' Overall really enjoyed most of this album, it was a wild ride of styles though. Overall a 4 star I think.

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices
Aug 22 2025

Not for me today. It's a trashy, noisy cacophony.

Imagine by John Lennon
Aug 25 2025

I had never heard this album. I've heard Imagine of course, and Oh Yoko. I really liked Oh My Love as well, a good 4 star album for me that I may come back to

25 by Adele
Aug 26 2025

Wow I had never listened to Adele before, definitely a great voice and catchy and emotional tracks. I'm not sure I'll go and seek out more Adele, but a solid 4 star album for me.

Vulnicura by Björk
Aug 27 2025

Really interesting and enjoyable, I was a Björk fan in the 90s and early 2000's but haven't revisited any of her more recent albums. Definitely liked this, at 4 stars. My favorite was Post in '95

Highly Evolved by The Vines
Aug 28 2025

Kind of a high energy Brit-pop, and grungier. I've never heard it before but it was a good listen today. So far maybe 4 star?

Ray Of Light by Madonna
Aug 29 2025

Pretty alright, dance music with Madonna's singing. A 3 star overall for me.

Guero by Beck
Sep 01 2025

I thought this was pretty interesting, I have his Sea Change album from 2002 and this was a bit edgier and different in a good way, overall happy with it and a good 4 star album.

Sep 03 2025

"The Weekend Starts Here" and "Song For Lindy" are really awesome so far. "Everbody needs a 303", "Give The Po' Man a Break" also good. Overall a 3 though for me.

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Sep 04 2025

Overall pretty good listen but did not match my mood today, I'm pretty sure I've heard one of these songs before. Salsa isn't my fav genre but overall a solid 3 for me today.

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada
Sep 05 2025

Well this was really good, it matched my mood for the day pretty well actually! I love this kind of sound, and some of it reminded me of a few Aphex Twin albums I own. Overall really good, and I'll revisit this sometime I know. 5 stars from me.

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Sep 08 2025

I've been meaning to listen to more Soundgarden, having missed them in the 90s. Overall a really solid 4 star album, some really good tracks on here, and Black Hole Sun was just super popular I remember and had heard it a lot before, also Spoonman too.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sep 09 2025

I was very surprised at this. I just absolutely could not get into Murder Ballads, my only Nick Cave listening experience before so I was going into this double album with some bias, but it was really really good. I went all the way to 5 stars on this one. I'll be listening again, don't let Murder Ballads turn you away from this one!

High Violet by The National
Sep 10 2025

I'm at a 3 here, it was pretty easy listening today and blended into the background but I couldn't really pick out anything that caught my attention. Not bad, but pretty average for me.

New York Dolls by New York Dolls
Sep 11 2025

Well I like glam rock, and I like a little punk. But this combo here doesn't really work for me and going with a 2.

Technique by New Order
Sep 12 2025

I really do enjoy New Order going back a long time. I've heard probably 3/4ths of these songs from the Substance 2 disc compilation that I've got.

Tommy by The Who
Sep 15 2025

I do enjoy this but I think I prefer the movie's soundtrack to the studio album

Blackstar by David Bowie
Sep 16 2025

5 stars, I really like the last track "I can't give everything away" and "Lazarus". Really sad to learn he passed away only 2 days after this album was released :'(

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Sep 18 2025

Much heavier and darker than the PJ Harvey I'm familiar with in the later 90's and 2000s. Overall a 3 but not something I'll really come back to.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Sep 19 2025

This was great. I really enjoy Fela Kuti's music and didn't know his son was a musician too and this is also really good. Definitely 5 stars for me.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Sep 22 2025

Pretty good, she has a great voice for sure and some of these I've heard before. Overall a 3 for me

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
Sep 23 2025

Pretty great. Definitely a genius and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 5 stars.

Marquee Moon by Television
Sep 24 2025

This was pretty interesting, I recognized the first track and reading about the band on wikipedia read about their initial bassist, Richard Hell, that I own a CD of. Good 4 star album for me.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Sep 25 2025

Really good, I have never listened to Count Basie before and enjoyed it, overall a 4 star album for me.

Hypnotised by The Undertones
Sep 26 2025

Not my favorite for sure, and I really disliked their version of "Under the Boardwalk" but a 2 star album for me.

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Sep 29 2025

5 stars. Really enjoy Fela Kuti, and only a few days ago learned about his son Fema Kuti and his album. This is definitely an iconic album.

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Sep 30 2025

Never been a 80's MTV era ZZ Top fan. I know their popular hits of that time and can remember some of the videos but not for me. I had never listened to earlier ZZ Top before because I never liked them in 80's, but Tres Hombres is great. I had listened to that as part of the album challenge a few months ago and really enjoyed earlier ZZ Top; just not 1980's MTV ZZ Top.

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt
Oct 01 2025

Kind of like a grungy punk with horns? Not my jive today, at 1 star

Sheet Music by 10cc
Oct 02 2025

This album was really quite unique and really weird at times. I had never heard 10cc before that I know of. There was such a wide range of styles here, almost proggy rock and then some approaching countryish towards the end? Not unpleasant for sure, I think I'll listen again and look for more 10cc in the future so I think that makes this a 4 star album.

Oct 03 2025

I'm impressed enough with it for a 4, which is really unusual for me since I've avoided most hiphop in my music listening. It's got really high energy and great samples, plus poignant lyrics that must have been hugely influential in 1988. Flava Fav was kind of cringeworthy most of the time though. I went back and revisited "Bring The Noise", "Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos", "Caught, Can We Get A Witness" and I really liked the harder rock of "She Watch Channel Zero?!"

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Oct 06 2025

Sympathy for the Devil is the only shining moment here, though Salt of the Earth is alright but this is 2 stars for me.

Tapestry by Carole King
Oct 07 2025

I knew so many of these songs and didn't realize that I enjoyed them until I listened to this. Pretty easy 5 star album of recognizable hits.

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Oct 08 2025

Wow so funky! This was a really fun trip and I really enjoyed about 90% of this, the last few tracks were crazy noise. Overall a solid album

Oct 09 2025

This was interesting, I really like the retro synth sound of this and I went back to listen to a few tracks on headphones for a better experience. Whenever I have to do that to an album, I ratchet up a star! 4 stars for me.

90 by 808 State
Oct 10 2025

Meh, on this. I do like 80s electronica but this was not very memorable for me. 2 stars

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5
Oct 13 2025

Overall pretty good! I really like the funky samples and instruments like flutes and things in it. Overall a decent 4 star album, another surprise for me for a hip hop album, not really being a hip hop listener.

Live At Leeds by The Who
Oct 14 2025

Well this was a great live album, with a ton of hits and tons of energy. I really enjoyed this one, I haven't revisited The Who in a long time but glad I listened to this.

2112 by Rush
Oct 15 2025

Insta-5 star for me. I love this album and it was my first cassette tape of Rush that I got from a friend. Side A of the cassette was all of 2112 and I would listen to side A all the time and rewind it, skipping side B a lot. Side B is really great as well with Something for Nothing being an amazing song. The whole album is amazing and was my gateway drug to Rush in high-school. To this day I proudly wear my faded black naked-man 2112 T-shirt much to the rolled eyes of my wife and kids.

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Oct 16 2025

Photograph is pretty good, and have heard it a bunch before. I remember watching some Def Leppard videos on MTV back in the day, overall pretty solid 4

Pornography by The Cure
Oct 17 2025

I'm a fan of later The Cure for sure, but I have never listened to this album. Wasn't my favorite.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Oct 20 2025

Overall pretty good, i'm not a huge jazz fan but I'm a casual jazz listener. I think the 2nd half of the album was more interesting and I'm going to go with a 4 overall

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
Oct 21 2025

Pretty boring for me, a great singer for sure but I'm going to go with a 2

Headquarters by The Monkees
Oct 22 2025

This is better than I thought the Monkees could do for sure. I had heard 1 or 2 of these tracks before, but if I jumped right into the middle of the album without knowing it, I wouldn't have guessed it was the Monkees. 3 star for me.

Like A Prayer by Madonna
Oct 23 2025

Overall pretty good and catchy, recognized a lot of these songs and I think the Artist formerly known as Prince was included on some songs? Overall a 3 for me however

Green by R.E.M.
Oct 24 2025

Meh, not my favorite REM album, I had never heard this one before. Orange Crush is really good though. 2 stars

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Oct 27 2025

Never been a NiN fan, and listening to it was like listening to a horror movie soundtrack. Some bits in here were entertaining, so I'll go with a 2 star.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Oct 28 2025

"All My Friends" is a decent enough song, but not really above a 3 here for this album so far

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Oct 29 2025

Angst level of 5 for sure. Definitely respect that she made this when she was only 21, which was about the same age as I was at the time this came out. Pretty much the sound of 90s and Gen Xers. Listening today for the first time years was alright, definitely some cringy moments and overall a 4 I think for me. "You Oughta Know" is pretty great, so many iconic hits on this album.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Oct 30 2025

Overall really great, I've always enjoyed listening to Van Morrison, especially his 1974 live "Too Late To Stop Now" album. This had a few studio versions of tracks I hadn't heard before, only knowing the live performances. I'm probably at a 5 star on this album

Sea Change by Beck
Oct 31 2025

I own this on cd and really enjoyed it when it came out. I haven't listened to it again in years and was a pretty solid 4 star album I think

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Nov 03 2025

The first part was really boring with all the harmonica but My My, Hey Hey is always good. The 2nd half of the album picked up quite a bit to raise my raiting to a 3

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Nov 04 2025

I have this on CD but it's been ages since I've listened to it. I remember enjoying this and it was good to revisit it.

Goo by Sonic Youth
Nov 05 2025

Most of this was 3 stars for me, some pretty annoying vocals and noise but the peaks and valleys evened out to a 3 I suppose.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Nov 06 2025

Love this, own it on CD, and pretty much an automatic 5 stars. (though it sort of slowed down towards the end but the first 1/2 is definitely on fire)

xx by The xx
Nov 10 2025

This was alright, I recognized the intro track from a commercial or radio maybe. Maybe a 3, it was kind of a dreamy background music.

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Nov 11 2025

Overall alright, definitely a 3 star album for me. Nothing to exciting here but I found some snippets here I liked.

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Nov 12 2025

This was really good, I had listened to some Tangerine Dream a few times before and this really complimented my focus for this afternoon. I ended up listening to the 2.5 hours 2018 Steve Wilson remastered version of this album and enjoyed it. 4 stars for me.

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy
Nov 14 2025

well that was pretty awesome. some less interesting songs in there like 1959 but the rest was 5 stars for me! I listened to it twice!

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Nov 17 2025

A lot of this is new to me, even being a modest Bowie fan. Really good stuff, and a 4 star album for sure but then the remaining tracks at the end brought this to a 5 for me.

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Nov 18 2025

Well I made it through most of this not being an hip-hop fan at ALL so I definitely was not the audience here. It had some good beats for sure but absolutely not for me, but 2 stars.

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti
Nov 19 2025

Pretty meh. The was some interesting characteristics of stereo sounds on headphones but overall found it cheesy. 2 star

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead
Nov 20 2025

Huh. Well that was something different. I really enjoyed the energy from most of this and was leaning towards 5 stars but it lost steam about 2/3 through and I couldn't listen to any more feed back noise :). So I'll go with an overall 4 here.

Arise by Sepultura
Nov 21 2025

Couldn't do it. made it about 15 mins and I suppose that means it's a 1 star for me. The speed metal style is just not to my liking. :)

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
Nov 24 2025

Definitely a 5 star album, fit my workflow and mood perfectly today. I really like the casual dinner sounds in the background too, glasses clinking, etc. Really soothing and relaxing.

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
Nov 25 2025

This was really good! I never thought of myself as an Iron Maiden fan

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu
Nov 26 2025

Headache inducing noise

Konnichiwa by Skepta
Nov 27 2025

Couldn't finish, didn't like this or the skits they'd have in between each track

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Dec 02 2025

This was tricky, some of this I enjoyed to the extent of a 3 but mostly found it 2 quality.

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Dec 03 2025

This was pretty meh for me, I was never a fan of Linkin Park when they came out, an overall 2 for me.

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
Dec 04 2025

Meh, I listened to previews of most of these tracks so I didn't hear the entire album but I've heard enough of it to form a 2 star opinion. I recognized a few songs that were covered by Nirvana.

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age
Dec 05 2025

This was refreshingly different. Really enjoyed their sound and as I kept listening, my rating went up and I'll give this a 5. I'll definitely revisit this

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
Dec 08 2025

Pretty easy 5 star album for me today, I remember watching some of the documentary too

Dec 09 2025

Overall pretty solid 4 star album, I really liked the first 1/2, but I've never been a huge fan of Killer Queen before. I'll probably revisit this as I've enjoyed being reintroduced to Queen for the album challenge.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
Dec 10 2025

Very frenetic punk folk that I didn't know I'd be enjoying today, overall 4 stars, I really liked the slower Waltzing Matilda at the end.

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Dec 11 2025

"Animal" is alright. Mostly meh here for me, I'm in the 3 category. I remember the video for "Pour Some Sugar On Me" though.

Odelay by Beck
Dec 12 2025

I remember listening to this before and found it pretty chaotic but entertaining. 4 stars for sure

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Dec 15 2025

Loved this, I knew 1/3 or so of the songs from various compilations I think, always been a Lou Reed fan. Never really liked Nico's vocals though but overall a great 5 star album from me.

The Yes Album by Yes
Dec 16 2025

Own this: ✅ Love this: ✅ 5 stars for me, it's been too long since I've revisited Yes.

Dec 17 2025

Never heard of them before. Overall I thought it was a poppy kind of Radiohead (which I do like) with a few heavier tracks in there. I've recommended it to my kid, and will prob revisit this, but 4 stars for me.

Treasure by Cocteau Twins
Dec 18 2025

This was a really strange listen but I overall enjoyed it. 4 stars is my guess on this album since I went back to revisit it and went on to explore other Cocteau Twins albums

Phrenology by The Roots
Dec 19 2025

much better than I thought, I like the less sample-driven, more musician performing hip hop here.

Bossanova by Pixies
Dec 22 2025

Veloria had cool theramins. Not a fan of the screaming vocals so far on some tracks, or weird whispery voices. Only a few interesting parts so far, probably a 2 here. Historicaly, I haven't been a fan of the Pixies, having 2 other albums on this list of theirs.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Dec 23 2025

America, Mrs Robinson and Hazy Shade of Winter, are just great songs, easily 4 stars here.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Dec 25 2025

It was ok for sure, I enjoyed the popular hits and it had it's moments, but overall 3

Dec 26 2025

some interesting nuggets in here but not a fan of their vocals for sure. i'm at a 3 here.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Dec 29 2025

I actually saw her in concert for this album in 1984 as a 7 year old kid :) No doubt that her voice is amazing, but this kind of 80's cheese isn't my jam in 2026. I'll go with a 2 star overall

War by U2
Dec 30 2025

Own this on CD and love it, 5 stars

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Dec 31 2025

had a hard time rating this one as it waffled quite a bit. cool to hear Sinead O'Conner in some of these but really disliked Jah's spoken word... 3 stars??

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes
Jan 01 2026

5 stars for Björk, Björk, Björk!

The Idiot by Iggy Pop
Jan 02 2026

i couldn't make it all the way through, about 2/3 done and rating this a 2.

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Jan 05 2026
Harvest by Neil Young
Jan 06 2026

This was better than expected

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
Jan 07 2026

I've heard some of these songs from Big Time, a live CD I've had before. Overall really good, a 4 I think.

Dummy by Portishead
Jan 08 2026
Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys
Jan 09 2026

pretty boring and sleepy, few interesting tracks for me.

Who's Next by The Who
Jan 12 2026

Some great stuff on here that I know really well. I just love Behind Blue Eyes. 5 stars

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Jan 14 2026

"Cinnamon girl" is great, I've always loved that song, "Down by the river" was pretty good when he wasn't singing but the rest of this album is not for me, I really dislike his singing voice. Some of the jam sessions were kind of boring and wandered around but it was better than I expected it to be. I think i'll go with a 3 here

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Jan 15 2026

definitely a lot of noise in the middle of this album but 'blister in the sun' and 'gone daddy gone' are the songs i heard and enjoyed. I loved the xylophone in 'gone daddy gone' and parts of 'confessions' was alright. I really did like 'good feeling' though, that's a really nice and sweet song. I think the songs I liked didn't take this to beyond a 2 though for me.

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
Jan 16 2026

Well this was... okay? 'bonny' was really nice, and 'when love breaks down' but overall nothing too inspiring here. Nice 1980s pop and an overall 3? I guess?

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Jan 19 2026

This was really good, I had never heard this before besides My Sweet Lord. Hear Me Lord, and the Out of the Blue jam session at the were really good. I think this is a 5 star album for me.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Jan 20 2026

Some ok things on here, 'Feel Flows' is a pretty nice and psychedelic which I did enjoy, but the rest of this was a strange mess. 2 stars

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers
Jan 21 2026

really good! I recognize several of these tracks that I used to have in my mp3 collection

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners
Jan 22 2026

Well interesting for sure but not my speed today, I really disliked their banter that they would break into. Some interesting and catchy tunes here but overall a 2.

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson
Jan 23 2026

Pretty good, I'd never listened to it before. The last few tracks were kind of boring for me and skipped them but overall a solid 4 I think.

Stankonia by OutKast
Jan 26 2026

Some okay beats here but not for me. Gasoline Dreams was kind of good and Xplosion, Humble Mumble, Red Velvet. probably going with a 3 here.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Jan 27 2026

Overall really good, I think I just can only appreciate Janis in smaller doses. Easily a 4 star though

Jan 29 2026

that was pretty good! I didn't like Starship that much but I loved their energy and that really early punk sound, definitely 4 stars here

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Feb 04 2026

Really good, I enjoyed this more than the Big Brother album that came up for us recently. 5 stars

Central Reservation by Beth Orton
Feb 05 2026

Really great voice and sound, my wife owns this CD so there was a lot of nostalgia listening to this and it just matched my mood well today, 5 stars for me.

The Healer by John Lee Hooker
Feb 06 2026

Just alright for me today, the backing bands were great and JLH is always good but this album was just alright for me.

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Feb 09 2026

Great album, I have this CD from back in the day and another of hers. 5 stars

Back In Black by AC/DC
Feb 10 2026

Well this was a fun listen, I knew most of these of course but a few were new and I've been warming up to AC/DC over the years. I think I'll come back to this which means it's 5 stars for me.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Feb 11 2026

Well I really kind of liked their sound, but the vocal style really grated on me with the vibrato technique that they use. Solid sound though brought down by that. I'm at a pretty decent 3 stars though

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Feb 12 2026

well fantastic song writing, and a great voice. No doubt Fire and Rain is a fantastic song. I'm just... not in the mood for James Taylor. Maybe ever in the mood? I'm going to go with 4 stars here

Autobahn by Kraftwerk
Feb 16 2026

I really liked that! I hadn't listened to early Kraftwerk before, I had the CD called "The Mix" which I really enjoyed and this was a pleasant surprise.

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Feb 17 2026

The horns on Dubious were pretty good. And Come on Eileen is certainly catchy, but that much couldn't bring anything beyond a 2 here. Some of it was so screechy and cringey that it was hard to listen to. And the vocalist is kind of like a silly version of Robert Smith that was grating on me. I ended up happily skipping the final few tracks

Feb 18 2026

Really weird, partially enjoyable? I had heard that Staring at the Sun song from somewhere before. Overall a 3

Metallica by Metallica
Feb 19 2026

I finally got around to this, been putting it off. It was alright, 3 stars. definitely some catchier moments here and I've heard a lot of these tracks before but I've always steered clear of Metallica before. My view have softened to them in recent years but not super impressed with this album.

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon
Feb 20 2026

Total snoozefest. Not unpleasant but not interesting

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
Feb 23 2026

Really pretty good. I listened to it again for better sound and enjoyed it more the second time. A pretty solid 4 stars. I had no idea that this band originally recorded It's My Life (not on this album) and that was covered by Gwen Stefani

Truth by Jeff Beck
Feb 24 2026

Pretty solid 4 star rock, could have done with a bit less Rod Stewart on there but of all the Rod Stewart I've heard, this is the least annoying Rod Stewart for sure.

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
Feb 25 2026

Nostalgia brought this to a 2 for me, even owning this CD I couldn't make it really through this. Yeah Bob Dylan is a wonderful songwriter but sticking with a generous 2 here.

Bad Company by Bad Company
Feb 26 2026

Pretty alright 70s generic rock. I've never listened to them beyond the popular radio hits. Solid 3 here I think.

School's Out by Alice Cooper
Feb 27 2026

This was pretty fun! Wild for sure, sort of Zappa like and I enjoyed it. easy 4 stars

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury
Mar 02 2026

Well this was awful. If there was anything interesting in the music it was very slight and was overshadowed by the stupidity of the lyrics and and obnoxiously annoying singer. 1 star

The Grand Tour by George Jones
Mar 03 2026

Not a country fan at all, so that's knocking this down a star or so unfortunately. This reminds me of my grandmother since she would listen to music like this. It's a 2 star for me only because I'm not a country fan and dislike slide guitar.. Good quality production though

Black Metal by Venom
Mar 04 2026

Not bad! I was surprised at this, there was some things in here I enjoyed but a lot of grunting like vocals. I'm really not a fan of the cookie-monster like growl of other metal but this didn't quite get to that level. Overall a pretty solid 3 for me

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Mar 06 2026

Haven't heard this in forever, and love coming back to it. Strangely, I don't already own this album on CD. Pretty much an automatic 5 star for me but even more definitively 5 star when I listen to now.

Not a country fan at all, this was alright, the production was pretty good for 1967. She has a nice voice but a bit too much vibrato. Overall a 2 I suppose just since I'm not a country fan.

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Mar 10 2026

Alright, I'll go with a 3 on this album. Some catchy synth sounds and the vocals are really smooth but nothing too special here for me. Though Go West was pretty good, wacky and fun for sure.

Mar 12 2026

Really great, her voice is lovely and I really enjoyed many of these tracks. I had recently been introduced to Fairport Convention which she was the singer. 5 stars

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies
Mar 13 2026

Overall a 2. Some catchy songs here but nothing I'm too excited about.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Mar 16 2026

Not bad! I like their heavier, gritty kind of sound and may revisit this

Rio by Duran Duran
Mar 17 2026

Really great CD, I've owned this forever.

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris
Mar 18 2026

Listened to most of this, not a country fan at all again, but her voice is really great. Overall a 3 here I think which is pretty good for me being classic country and western

Signing Off by UB40
Mar 19 2026

This was alright, mostly sounded a lot the same from track to track, it was good beat and I liked the saxaphone. I'm overall a 3 here

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Mar 20 2026

Overall really good just kind of repetitive, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed was really good. I'd go with a 4 on this album, it was a bit too long and guitar-noodly but good.

Aja by Steely Dan
Mar 23 2026

This was alright, I'm not a huge fan of Steely Dan, I think I enjoyed another album of theirs more than this one, but overall an OK 3 star album

Mar 24 2026

It was ok, not my liking but I can see some of the appeal if you like 90s grunge. 2 stars for some small highlights in that album

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson
Mar 25 2026

Really surprised by this, had no idea he had a solo album, it was quite different than I expected! A solid 4 star album here that I might re-rate and come back to

Close To You by Carpenters
Mar 26 2026

Solid 4 stars, maybe more if I listen again. Amazing talent, pretty cheesy in parts but overall really great. Her voice was fantastic and great harmonizing throughout. I didn't know she was a drummer too, and watching some videos of her performance in the late 60s shows she was super talented singing and drumming.

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Mar 27 2026

Never heard him before! I'm sort of familiar with Frank Zappa so I've heard Beefheart's name but never listened to this, quite unique! Some of the later tracks dragged on a bit but overall a pretty good and weird 60s rock, I'm going with 4 stars

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Mar 31 2026

3. Never been a huge fan from what I had heard before, it was alright but pretty cheesy to my ears now.

Apr 01 2026

Wow I consider myself a PF fan but I have not heard most of this album before, or if I did I forgot it. It was certainly interesting to me but I would say it's a 3 star album on it's own.

Apr 02 2026

What a refreshingly weird and awesome album! I loved this, consumed it all in 1 sitting. I've never heard any early Genesis before but I'll be revisiting for sure. easy 5 stars

Apr 03 2026

Actually this was pretty great. I only knew her one really famous track so so this was really great. Not 5 star but a high value of 4 for me for sure

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
Apr 06 2026

I'm just lukewarm on this album, it's a 3 for sure, but there's some kind of grittiness about her voice that I just didn't like over the album. It's a classic for sure and a solid backing orchestra from what it sounds like, but I'm going with a 3 here.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Apr 07 2026

Ok not for me and not to my taste for sure, but I appreciate their musicianship here and skill, I listened to most of the first disc which was enough for my 3 rating here.

Spiderland by Slint
Apr 08 2026

This was alright, pretty doomy and screechy guitars that were ok, but I really dislike spoken-word. I'm going with a 3

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal
Apr 09 2026

This was a surprise, it was a quite pleasant listen to have on in the background, overall I enjoyed this and may come back to this artist

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
Apr 10 2026

Meh. 2 stars, not really grabbing me.

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Apr 13 2026

Overall pretty good, I do enjoy Rufus Wainwright, I have his self-titled CD but haven't heard it in a long time. Overall 4 here I think.

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
Apr 14 2026

This was refreshingly different! I'm glad to have listened to this, really weird kind of rock punk? I was on the fence between 3 and 4 but I'll go 4 for this one, pretty good

Ace of Spades by Motörhead
Apr 15 2026

Pretty meh here, I had heard the title track before but nothing special here for me.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Apr 16 2026

Really smooth and good. Nice for a long road trip today in the background

New Forms by Roni Size
Apr 17 2026

Just ok. I thought I'd enjoy this more but I was sort of waiting for it to end.

Fromohio by fIREHOSE
Apr 20 2026

Overall interesting, I think I can go for a 4 here. Kind of a rock/punk REM sort of sound

Fragile by Yes
Apr 21 2026

Always have loved this, I have this on CD from back when I was in High School (a long time ago). Listened to the Steve Wilson mix of this was amazing

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Apr 22 2026

Wow this was great! I never listened to Joni Mitchell before and my impression of her before this was adult contemporary sappy romance but this was really interesting and fun! I'll go for 5!

Apr 23 2026

5 stars, I love this and have it on CD but not listened in a while. Second half isn't as great as the first, but still 5 stars overall

Slayed? by Slade
Apr 24 2026

I think this was alright, nothing too special but had some moments I liked. I had never heard of them before. 3 stars.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper
Apr 27 2026

Pretty interesting, I might come back to this later, sort of a morcheeba/massive attick/portishead sort of sound.

Apr 28 2026

Pretty interesting stuff for me and I love psychedelia. That weird gargling, booping sound that they used was super annoying. I'm told this was an electric jug? Not a fan of that but overall this was 3 stars. Would have been 4 without that annoying thing.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Apr 29 2026

This is amazing. I'm a fan of Fela Kuti but never knew this album existed, really great.

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry
Apr 30 2026

Just alright, I'm not a 80's hiphop fan. I recognized the Buffalo Stance song before. I'll go with 3 here

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
May 01 2026

It was music. it was alright, Springsteen is not my thing normally but this was ok.

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
May 04 2026

Overall really great, just didn't reach that 5 star quality for me. Solid 70s funk that is a great 4 star album

The Visitors by ABBA
May 05 2026

I'm a big fan of ABBA Gold (who isn't?) but I wasn't really digging this. I'm going to go with a generous 3 here.

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
May 06 2026

Overall really great, 5 star quality

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear
May 07 2026

A nice and pleasant listen for my afternoon. Some of the later tracks were really nice, sort of a mellow, chill Flaming Lips kind of vibe. I'll go 4 stars here and may revisit this?

OK by Talvin Singh
May 08 2026

This was alright, some parts of it were fun to listen to in the background, others were sort of cringey and skippable. Overall a 3 but not something I'll come back to

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans
May 11 2026

Lovefool is an overall catchy tune, but the vocal style just became annoying after a while to me. 3 stars.

May 12 2026

A 3 here for me, nothing very special, 'God' and 'Look At Me' were pretty good. Did not like the screaming in Well Well Well

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
May 13 2026

As it is, standing on it's own and not knowing any French, it's a pretty groovy and chill 4 star album. I recognized something in here from Beck's Sea Change album which I did enjoy and saw that Beck and many others were inspired by this. Yeah the story behind it from what I read in wikipedia is creepy for sure but I enjoyed the sound of this album not knowing any of that ahead of time.

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey
May 15 2026

That flute solo in I'm Not Sorry was good! Other than that this album is mostly boring and pretentious. Definitely a 2 star album and I'm pretty over Morrissey by now. Paraphrasing a track from this album here for my review: I've had my ears dragged in 12 tracks of shit, and I do not, and I do not, and I do not like it.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
May 18 2026

This was a refreshingly new album for me. I have one of Grant Lee Phillips solo CDs from a long time ago. Overall a really strong 4 star album

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams
May 19 2026

Alright, a little boring for me but not bad for sure. 3 stars

May 20 2026

Definitely didn't think I would enjoy this but I saw I rated another Public Enemy 4 stars, and this was pretty good not being a hip hop fan. Found myself revisiting some of these tracks later so that's a good sign.

McCartney by Paul McCartney
May 21 2026

An overall 3, pleasant enough. Maybe I'm Amazed is great song though

Kenza by Khaled
May 22 2026

This album challenge is a neat way to hear tons of music I would never be exposed to, like this album. El Bab is kind of a fun song and so is El Aadyene. Overall an ok 3 star album for sure.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
May 25 2026

Never listened to this and never thought I would enjoy it but it was pretty alright. Solid 3 stars.

The Man Who by Travis
May 28 2026

Pretty solid 4 star album for me, yeah kind of snoozy for part of it but overall I really enjoyed it, and I liked the hidden track at the end the most actually.

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Jun 01 2026

Loved this, will come back for more for sure.

Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Jun 02 2026

Overall really interesting! I enjoyed this for sure, a decent 4 star album

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp
Jun 03 2026

Pretty and pleasant! nice 4 stars for me.

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys
Jun 04 2026

Meh, it was kind of gritty and dirty but the "Let Me Come Back" track was pretty good. Overall not moving the needle from a 2 star though

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye
Jun 05 2026

Some of this was funky enough to be enjoyable and an overall 3 for me, he had some really hard times there for sure.

Hotel California by Eagles
Jun 08 2026

2 stars. The title track is pretty great, and Life in the Fast Lane also alright but nothing drags it beyond a 2 star.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Jun 09 2026

I really do like this album, I became a fan of them when I heard their LIVE DRUGS 2020 live album on the radio and that has a lot of these songs, so I knew many of these going into this listen. I do enjoy the live album more than this studio one but I'll go 5 stars here, it just matched my mood today

Dare! by The Human League
Jun 10 2026

Synthy 80s goodness, easily a 4 star album for me.

The Dreaming by Kate Bush
Jun 11 2026

Very avante garde and experimental which is totally my jam. I found a lot of this interesting but my gut tells me that this is a 3 stars for now. I may revisit this though and update later

Black Monk Time by The Monks
Jun 12 2026

Well. I'm glad to participate in this album challenge because I never would have been exposed to The Monks before. Proto-psychedelic which is my jam for sure but this was so-so at a 2 star.

Jun 15 2026

This was just alright for me, had to skip some of the classroom banter and I wasn't super enamored with the album as a whole but it's ok.

Pump by Aerosmith
Jun 16 2026

Fun 3 star album, I had never listened to Aerosmith beyond the top 40 radio highlights but there was some enjoyable moments and some unexpected surprises here.

Homework by Daft Punk
Jun 17 2026

Yeesh I'm tired of this. 2 stars but barely

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul
Jun 18 2026

Back To Life was something I remember and I think Keep On Movin' but this was a 2 star album for me.

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
Jun 19 2026

Wow. 5 stars. Couldn't have this list without Little Richard

Permission to Land by The Darkness
Jun 22 2026

Super high energy and a fun listen, only brought down in my vote by the extreme falsetto style that I found really cringey. Which is a shame because this album really was fun, I'll say it's a charitable 4 stars.

Tical by Method Man
Jun 23 2026

Ultimately couldn't finish this, boring and repetitive to me.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Jun 24 2026

Good but nothing really grabbing my attention here

Calenture by The Triffids
Jun 26 2026

Hmm, there were moments here that were alright, but I thought overall it was pretentious and over produced. A pretty low value of 2.0 stars for me.

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull
Jun 29 2026

Not my fav and didn't like the voice cracking. I had heard Broken English the title track before

Jun 30 2026

Pretty alright electronic music for my workday today, I'll call this a 3

Jul 01 2026

Nostalgia here earns a point, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would since I'd be revisiting this, I own it on CD but haven't listened to it in years. I really did not like the other Wilco album on this list but I did find myself enjoying YHF more after so many years.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
Jul 02 2026

Hits really hard and was a great listen while I was angry mowing my lawn. 4 easy stars

The Sensual World by Kate Bush
Jul 03 2026

Really impressed, I really liked Woman's Work and Rocket's Tail. Easy 4 stars.

Ctrl by SZA
Jul 06 2026

I'm absolutely not the audience for it. Overall not for me, some good beats, but 2 stars.

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp
Jul 07 2026

Really liked this, an eerie Portishead-like album that I really enjoyed. 4 stars.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
Jul 08 2026

This was a fun listen, it was a nice downtempo kind of electronicy-poppy music that was good to get my day started, really solid 4 stars that I recommended to my kid too.

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.
Jul 09 2026

Pretty trashy and noisy punk for me, the title track is the best of them but not enough to bring this away from a 1 for me.

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
Jul 10 2026

Love this, I think Jonathan Richman is so funny, I've got his best of CD that I've always enjoyed so I knew many of these tracks. I'll go with 5 stars, it was a funny and fun listen for sure

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
Jul 13 2026

Really pretty interesting to me, a bit long though and started to get boring. But I'd say a good 4 star album, a cool sound for sure. Sound a bit like Elliot Smith for a bit.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Jul 15 2026

I really enjoyed this, haven't heard this particular Joy Division album before but I was always more of a New Order fan for sure. This was good and dark though and a solid 4 stars for me.

Celebrity Skin by Hole
Jul 16 2026

Meh. It was alright, slightly better than a 2 star album for me but i'll stick with 2 stars.

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans
Jul 20 2026

Meh. I was squarly in the 2 category here but I found some of the later tracks pretty groovy, and I'll give it a charitable 3 here.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
Jul 22 2026

Overall pretty good but I didn't enjoy it as much as the other Public Enemy albums I've had so far on this list.

Roots by Sepultura
Jul 23 2026

Yeesh, sorry 1 star. Couldn't make it through the growl-screaming

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
Jul 24 2026

Boring, too much harmonica and the recording quality seems pretty primitive.

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
Jul 27 2026

"Total Trash" was alright. Overall so far I'm 2 stars and this is my 4th Sonic Youth album on this list.

Rocks by Aerosmith
Jul 28 2026

This was ok. I'm not a huge Aerosmith fan but it was some good classic dad rock.

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax
Jul 29 2026

This was pretty alright, nice to have on in the background and some good grooves. Not very memorable for sure though

Debut by Björk
Jul 30 2026

Really great, I've always enjoyed listening to Björk and I had not listened to this album completely before. 5 easy stars.

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
Jul 31 2026

That was bonkers. I'd consider listening to this again so probably 5 stars here.

evermore by Taylor Swift
Aug 03 2026

Overall really good, great vocals and great song writing for sure. I'm not a TS fan at all but this was surprisingly good, but I doubt I'll come back to it.

Aug 04 2026

This is great, I own and just love Everything, Everything which seems to be a live album of this studio album. 5 easy stars.

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses
Aug 05 2026

I listened to the 1986 version of this from youtube. I'm going with a 3 here, it was alright.

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Aug 06 2026

Um. wow. I appreciate that this exists. It's not to my liking. I'm almost 50 years old having heard this for the first time. I'll wait another 50 to come back to this again but for now. 1 star.

Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Aug 07 2026

Funny in parts, a decent crooner voice, but mostly too corny to for me to get into. I enjoyed A Short Album About Love from the Divine Comedy but not this one. 2 stars

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
Aug 10 2026

Couldn't wait for this album to be over with, only redeeming track was "Socialist" which was an instrumental. 1 star

Different Class by Pulp
Aug 11 2026

Mostly catchy and never heard this band before. I'll go with a 3.5 rounded up to 4.

Aug 12 2026

really good, I liked 'Grounds for Divorce', 'One Day Like This', and 'Friend of Ours' a lot, I think this is a good 4 star album I'd never heard of before

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello
Aug 13 2026

2 stars. Some minimally catchy moments but not a fan of his vocals

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band
Aug 14 2026

Fun and weird and enjoyable. I've had The 3 EPs before and remember enjoying that on CD but I'm torn between a 3 and 4 here.

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