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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite | 5 | 2.91 | +2.09 |
| Only By The Night | 5 | 3.23 | +1.77 |
| The College Dropout | 5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
| Joan Armatrading | 5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
| Red Headed Stranger | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| 25 | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| At Mister Kelly's | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
| Sound of Silver | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
| Arrival | 5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
| Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | 5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dark Side Of The Moon | 1 | 4.43 | -3.43 |
| Born To Run | 1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
| Blonde On Blonde | 1 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| Tidal | 1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| Green Onions | 1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| British Steel | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| Selling England By The Pound | 1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
| Rattus Norvegicus | 1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
| The Holy Bible | 1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Johnny Cash | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Adele | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Manic Street Preachers | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| The Byrds | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
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Beatles
3/5
It was ok. Had 4-5 songs that were hits
Elton John
4/5
It was eh. Not too impressed
Isaac Hayes
2/5
Booker T. & The MG's
1/5
I need words
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Greatest album
Radiohead
3/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Very good
OutKast
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
His voice was odd, but after a while it was relaxing and enjoyable
Eric Clapton
4/5
I’m surprised I enjoyed this album
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
This was a good album. Unique sound
Run-D.M.C.
5/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Soothing music but felt similar to Radiohead at times
Johnny Cash
5/5
First time listening to the entire thing. It’s great. It’s a living album.
Maxwell
5/5
A classic album. More jazzy than I remember
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Eh. High pitched
R.E.M.
3/5
It was an ok album to listen to. Not too impressed but can see it’s relevance
Joan Armatrading
5/5
This is a very good album. Has a Tracy Chapman vibe
4/5
This is an album with such a good start and ends with a whimper
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Not my bad. Intense rock music
Willie Nelson
5/5
This was a phenomenal album. I’ve never listened to Willie Nelson but now I see why people love him. This was so good.
3/5
It was alright. Dated. I still don’t get the DB hype
Van Halen
4/5
The hair band era wasn’t as bad as they said. This was an album that could be easily released in the 2000’s and would be a hit. I enjoyed it
MGMT
4/5
its mgmt’s first album. I’ve never listened to the whole this but it was good.
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Eh. Not my kind of music
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Once in a while there are songs albums or artist you know you should enjoy but just don’t fully hit. This is of them. I enjoyed a few songs but not the complete album
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
i love Ella but this isn’t her best album. I hope there will be others
Fiona Apple
1/5
Not my type of music.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Just not me.
Manic Street Preachers
1/5
I didn’t like this one bit
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
This is a good album. The end is absolutely the best
Jeff Buckley
3/5
It was alright
Bob Dylan
1/5
Nope. Not for me
Dr. Dre
3/5
Classic album with a few hits. There are a number songs I wasn’t familiar with
Sepultura
1/5
Not my type of music
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
This is a classic album. I could only listen to half of up. And I listened to Hurt. Johnny Cash really did it justice
U2
4/5
I knew one song but this album rolled along very well.
Kanye West
1/5
Not my bag.. I’m out in this guy
The Auteurs
2/5
It had a death cab vibe
Portishead
4/5
A very chill but techy album.
Wilco
3/5
A very soft album. It was ok though
Nina Simone
3/5
A beautiful voice. An interesting album
Alice In Chains
2/5
Too intense for me
Fairport Convention
2/5
eh. to soft
The Divine Comedy
3/5
I kind of enjoyed this. It was short.
Jimmy Smith
4/5
A chill record.
The Beach Boys
4/5
I liked this album. It is safe
Madonna
3/5
Eh
David Bowie
2/5
Not my type of album. I’ll never listen to this again
fIREHOSE
3/5
Ok album
Leonard Cohen
4/5
I wasn’t expecting this album. It was better than I thought.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is a pretty cool album. So many tracks that are used everyday.
ABBA
5/5
I loved this album!
Hugh Masekela
3/5
An acoustic album with no words is hard but I knew where it was going
Fairport Convention
3/5
I didn’t give it the proper listen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
This album was alright. Towards the end it was very repeative.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
It's too slow. That said there are two or three songs that were just amazing. Pale Blue Eyes is an amazing song.
The Byrds
2/5
Eh
Terence Trent D'Arby
1/5
This is 80s trash
Oasis
2/5
Not my kind of music
Amy Winehouse
3/5
This was a very mid album. All the songs sounded the same.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Enjoyable album. BD was a great lyricist but the meaning in the lyrics were there.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
This was alright. I feel there are better album a and better Fleetwood Mac albums
Adele
5/5
Classic!! Such a great album!
Barry Adamson
2/5
I didn’t like this album. It was a bit intense.
Johnny Cash
5/5
One of the best albums ever
David Bowie
2/5
I did not like this album. It seemed experimental.
Sister Sledge
4/5
This was an enjoyable / classic 70’s album
Dead Kennedys
2/5
I did not like this album.
X-Ray Spex
2/5
The Verve
4/5
This was a cool album. Chill, nice vibes.
Ray Charles
5/5
So much fun. A great album.
Sigur Rós
2/5
I didn't like this album at all.
The Stone Roses
4/5
The first few songs weren’t my taste and the last few songs were long but overall this was a good album
Patti Smith
2/5
I wasn't too impressed by this album.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
It was ok
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Not my type of music but I can dig it.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/5
Eh album
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
I didn't like this album. It was very 'soft'
Elton John
3/5
This was ok. A few songs I knew
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Very good album
The Byrds
1/5
This album was awful
Lauryn Hill
5/5
Awesome album
Billy Joel
3/5
This was enjoyable. I actually knew a bunch of songs
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
First time listening and I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be from all the talk about it
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
This a French album with a sexy beat and sounds very French.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
I don’t like this album.
Method Man
3/5
Lorde
3/5
I don't think this was her best album. It was decent though. The 2nd half was better than the first half.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
LBM is a great group. This was a a good album
Korn
3/5
This was better than I expected
John Coltrane
5/5
Great album
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
This was a cool chill album
Dusty Springfield
4/5
This album was pretty good. Soulful
Peter Gabriel
2/5
I liked some songs but not the best Peter Gabriel.
Brian Wilson
2/5
I didn’t like this at all
Genesis
1/5
Eh. Intense rock album
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
A very good album. I’d listen to this multiple times
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Really great album
The Smiths
3/5
This was like an early 200’0’s rock album. Not offensive not innovative
Klaxons
1/5
This was a very mid album. Like everything else
Steely Dan
3/5
A few famous songs this album was ok
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
A good listen
Beck
2/5
I’m not a big fan of Becks music this album was ok. (2)
The Stranglers
1/5
Lame
Franz Ferdinand
5/5
That was a goood early 2000’s album!
The Waterboys
3/5
I listened to most of the first album, it took a while but this grew on me
Judas Priest
1/5
Not my kind of mudic
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Can’t go wrong with CCR
King Crimson
1/5
I’m surprised that was voted a good album
Arcade Fire
5/5
Love this album
R.E.M.
3/5
Acceptable album
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Most songs I knew. I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be
Blur
2/5
Early 2k rock
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
Crappy
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This was a good rock album. Not something I would play again but still good
The Pogues
4/5
I was ready to not like this but I enjoyed it. Upbeat, fun
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Not my kind of mussic
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
A decent album.
AC/DC
3/5
I enjoyed this
Nick Drake
3/5
A 60’s album that could have been done in the 2000’s
Fugees
4/5
Great/ classic album
The Who
3/5
Wordless. Not my type of album
Boards of Canada
2/5
Not my type of music
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
More 60 s music which wasn’t great
Deep Purple
2/5
Beatles
3/5
Lame Songs - 1, 15
Eh Songs - 2,3,5,6, 8,10,12, 20, 21, 22, 24
I’m feeling it , 7,9,13, 14, 16,19, 23, 25
Great - 4, 11,
It was a decent album.
Black Sabbath
3/5
This is a pure 70’s rock album. Not my type of music but it wasn’t bad
Nirvana
2/5
Call me old but there was a lot of yelling. I wonder what their first album was like.
Happy Mondays
2/5
This was a long bad album
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Eh album
CHIC
3/5
Decent background music
Cornershop
4/5
An eclectic album that was all over the place. I liked it
Nanci Griffith
3/5
A soft county album. I heard a song not on this album by the artist that I thought was amazing
Tim Buckley
2/5
This isn’t a good album
The Strokes
4/5
This was a good album.
Nick Drake
3/5
A chill semi timeless album
Grizzly Bear
2/5
Only two good songs on this album
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
80’s music
Ananda Shankar
3/5
I’m not a fan of this music but the album grew on me
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
The album is great!
3/5
Alright bum
Nick Drake
3/5
Interesting sound. Nick cave and nick drake are like the difference between the C and D keys
Calexico
2/5
This was 2 album with no direction
Alanis Morissette
2/5
I remember this album. Not my type of female music
Miles Davis
5/5
Two songs but a flawless album
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
This album sounds familiar. It may just be british
The Hives
2/5
Lots of yelling. I didn’t like this album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I just didn’t think there was anything special about this albun
Metallica
3/5
Heavy metal isn’t my thing but I could see the appeal
Yes
2/5
Another 60/70’s rock album with not much substance
Mariah Carey
3/5
Classic Mariah
Röyksopp
4/5
This was a good album
Beck
4/5
This was a chill good album
Arcade Fire
4/5
Great album
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Good music
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Interesting but odd
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Eh
Violent Femmes
3/5
Ok
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I’m not sure what the hype is about
George Michael
3/5
This was alright. It was between a 2 and 3
Electric Light Orchestra
2/5
Very 70,”’s
David Bowie
3/5
This is the best if the Bowie albums
Eagles
3/5
It’s not a bad album but I understand why people are like warm on the Eagles
Adele
5/5
Great album
Kings of Leon
5/5
A banger front to back.
Paul Simon
4/5
This is a great album
Michael Jackson
4/5
As mush as I hate to admit it this is a good album
Radiohead
3/5
Ok album
Kings of Leon
3/5
Ok album
Happy Mondays
2/5
This is so bad.
The Pharcyde
3/5
A fun but dated album. 3 bangers though
Snoop Dogg
4/5
A fun but dated album. 3 bangers though
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Another 80’s album. This wasn’t too bad. Very average
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
I liked this album. Not a country person but it flowed, and was an easy listen
Pink Floyd
1/5
This is the 2001 space odessy for me.
The Beach Boys
2/5
This was alright. I’m not sure if the BB hype is what everyone says it is.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
It was ok
Beatles
4/5
Classic album that I had never listened to
Red Snapper
3/5
Not my type of music but it was pretty good
The Jam
2/5
70’s music
Brian Eno
2/5
I didn’t finish this album and I’m fine with it.
Green Day
3/5
This was an decent album
Pixies
2/5
Not sure why this is viewed as good
Prince
4/5
This is a very 80s album. That said, prince does thr damn thing
Sex Pistols
2/5
I’m not sure why this is such a popular album. One famous song. Nothing of substance
Death In Vegas
3/5
??
Sarah Vaughan
5/5
An incredible album. Sarah Vaughn sounds so much like Ella Fitzgerald
Elliott Smith
3/5
Soft rock album that seems a bit timeless. Not my bag but it wasn’t bad.
Neil Young
3/5
I don’t really like many Neil young songs
Alice Cooper
3/5
I just listened to Neil Young, this should be interesting. Honestly this wasn’t that bad.
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
This is a good album.
Funkadelic
4/5
A very pleasant and funky album.
The Prodigy
3/5
I’d like this album at certain times.
Brian Eno
4/5
This is not an album I would ever listen to. That said, I can see how people like it.
Gang Starr
3/5
Old school album
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
This album is brutal. I hope his others are better because if this is the best of the Boss, he may be the most overrated artist.
Tracy Chapman
4/5
This was a very good album.
Kanye West
5/5
Such an amazing album. The guy sucks ass but this is one of the best rap albums front to back.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Not an album I was into but it wasn’t bad
Taylor Swift
4/5
This album was so good. My first TSwift album and I liked it a lot
Talking Heads
3/5
This was a good sounding album that could be placed in the mid-2000’s
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Interesting bluesy album. The album had up and downs
Bad Brains
3/5
This wasn’t my kind of music at all.
Black Sabbath
4/5
Surprising that was the start to heavy metal. I don’t think it got much better than that. Served to me on the day Ozzy died.
3/5
Short and sweet album. This didn’t have the WAR songs I didn’t like
Michael Jackson
3/5
This was a mid album. Thriller was much better
The Kinks
3/5
They sound very similar to the Beatles.
Laura Nyro
4/5
I liked this album. A bit jazzy a bit Adele. Lots of vocal range
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
This was an off key album that sounded familiar
Giant Sand
2/5
I enjoy a singer songwriter or even a folk album but boy this one is brutal.
Al Green
3/5
I had higher hopes for this album. It was good but ok, wasn’t great.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
This an unbelievable album. It has such a bluesy tone.
The Cure
2/5
I thought the cure had chill music, this was weird demonic stuff
Songhoy Blues
3/5
This was ok. Would have been better in english
Fugazi
2/5
This rock sucks
B.B. King
4/5
Very good album
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
This is a decent album but not CCR’s best
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Not the best bob marly album obviously but it came around.
LL Cool J
4/5
Classic album that I enjoyed on my first listen. Held up
David Bowie
3/5
I am not a Bowie fan.
Ray Charles
3/5
This was a good album.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
This is a great album. Listened while watching a replay of golf. My wife even enjoyed it
The Jam
3/5
This was a mid- album. One song I knew from the movie the Gentlemen
Bob Dylan
3/5
This was not what I expected from a bob dylan album. It wasn’t bad
Moby
4/5
Listening to this was like watching classic heist / action movies from the early 2000’s
Guns N' Roses
3/5
This was a decent album with big time songs
Foo Fighters
2/5
This is just Loud noise.
The Prodigy
4/5
I’ve never listened to prodigy but this me ready to workout.
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
Love this group and love this album
The Blue Nile
4/5
A surprising interesting album. This sounded like something but i couldn’t place it
The Band
2/5
This sounded like a cookie cutter band from the 60’s
Johnny Cash
4/5
It’s Johnny cash!
Mott The Hoople
3/5
This sounds like another group I can’t put my finger on.
Slade
3/5
Another British hair band. Sound wasn’t bad but it wasn’t distinct
Justin Timberlake
4/5
This was a good album. This was a clear 3.5 but I’m rounding up to 4.
The War On Drugs
4/5
This was a very good album. Towards the 2nd half a lot of albums sounded alike but it was stilll a good listen
Miles Davis
4/5
Miles Davis’ Kinda Blue is one of my favorite albums. This was miles trying something different like Picasso not painting an apple as an apple. This was different, tough, satisfying, wandering. It felt like experimentation. It is somewhere between a 2 and 4.5.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I don’t know Joni Mitchell but she has a late 90s type of sound yet sounds very 60’s.
The Saints
2/5
I can’t do another one of these hair bandesque type
Pixies
2/5
From what I had heard about the pixies this was a seminal band, this didn’t sound like that at all.
Supergrass
3/5
This was alright. I didn’t listen to the whole thing.
R.E.M.
3/5
Good change from some other music. A few of the tracks were on guitar hero.
Blue Cheer
3/5
Short. Had a Rolling Stones vibes. I’m surprised at the length of this album
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
I didn’t get through all it. It was ok
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
I didn’t get through all it. It was ok
Miles Davis
5/5
I love this album. It’s one album everyone should own and listen to.
The Doors
4/5
Peace fog mentions the 2 cities I’ve lived in the longest. I enjoyed this album. It’s a simple good sound.
Simple Minds
3/5
I was surprised at this album. The cover screams hardcore rock but when you listen it is a chill low key album. I’m listen to this again.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
It’s Aretha Franklin! There were a number of covers on here that were so good even though they were songs for men.
Sebadoh
2/5
This was a very odd album. There would be 3 bad songs then a really good song. I cant even tell the tone or type of music this is.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Impressive album! This album had went in many cool directions. I got to listen to Freebird in its original context
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Impressive album! This album had went in many cool directions. I got to listen to Freebird in its original context
David Gray
4/5
This is a good album. It has a late 2000’s sound that is familiar
Simply Red
3/5
This was a good album. Another album that wasn’t too dated
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Solid album. A juxtaposition of different guitar techniques
The Velvet Underground
3/5
I was expecting something more life altering based on what has been said about the velvet underground
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Not my kind of music. Never was a RHCP fans, never will be.
The Young Gods
3/5
That is a hardcore French album. It was good, just a little too frech
Jethro Tull
2/5
Never listened to jethro till and I wasn’t impressed.
Faust
2/5
At some point a collection of sounds does not make a good music. This album is so random im unsure why it’s in the list.
Blur
3/5
It’s alright. It’s very average
Cat Stevens
4/5
Cat Stevens has such a sad sound. Every time I listen to his songs it sounds like he is remember a time / moment that has passed that he wanted to get back. Father and Son is good song from this album.
4/5
This album explains a lot as it leads to the Beatles. There is a new sound there are different rhythms. There are different feelings from song this song I understand why so many people like this album
Ghostface Killah
4/5
This was a classic good album. I never listened to ghostface like that. It was on from the first sing
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
This is such a weird album. It sounds so experimental. There are times where it could be good but it isn’t.
The Who
4/5
This is such a weird album. It sounds so experimental. There are times where it could be good but it isn’t.
Neil Young
2/5
I didn’t like this at all. I actually dreaded it after about 3 mins in.
Supertramp
3/5
This album felt familiar but not in a i have listened to way but in a this sounds like someone else
Peter Tosh
3/5
Smooth reggae album
Elvis Presley
3/5
I believe it was ray charles or some other black musician that threw crazy shade at Elvis. I’ll never forget it, and ever since I don’t see him as a try hard.
ZZ Top
3/5
This wasn’t a a bad album. I know more ZZ Top songs than I thought.
The Temptations
4/5
This wasn’t a a bad album. I know more ZZ Top songs than I thought.
Manic Street Preachers
1/5
This sounds like an album of the 90’s but not the good parts of the 90’s. It wasn’t good and I truly didn’t like a single song
Little Richard
3/5
Little Richard had some great range. The last song on the album was a demo and it was probably the best
Killing Joke
2/5
This was too hardcore for me. I just couldn’t get through the whole thing
Stan Getz
4/5
This samba was so good. I could listen to more or this. I listened to it twice.
Frank Zappa
3/5
I don’t know how to explain this except for saying it was a lot of guitar solos.
The Cardigans
2/5
I knew1 song the rest wasn’t good. High pitched out of key singing
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Issac Hayes may have been a nut but he maid some good baby making music
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
I had not listened to a lot of my bloody valentine. I had thought it was hard core rock, but was surprised that it was much chiller and was pretty good
Pixies
3/5
Another well known band I wasn’t that into
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
By far the most druggie album I have listened to.
Janis Joplin
4/5
By far the most druggie album I have listened to.
Pink Floyd
4/5
This as muuuch better than the other Pink Floyd album. It’s good tunes to start than it is turns into a rock-opera at one point then gets back on track.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Elvis costelllo has a timeless sound. Listening to this I had to check to see if the album was 2004 and not 1968
The Who
3/5
This was not a bad album.
The Police
3/5
The police sound like the police. It’s an unmistakable sound
Femi Kuti
3/5
I think this was his first album. I’m hoping there are others as well as Fela albums
Astrud Gilberto
3/5
I felt like it was the 60s in brazil
Paul Weller
3/5
Paul Weller = 1990’s John Mayer
Elliott Smith
3/5
This is the most OC soundtrack sound I have ever heard.
Boston
3/5
I’ve heard the sound before but didn’t know it was Boston. I liked it
The Style Council
3/5
This was an odd likable album. It took me on a journey through classical, rock, weird hippie.
James Brown
3/5
It was a good album. I’ve never heard James brown as a young guy
Aerosmith
3/5
It’s a rock album from the 60’s. It was good not great.