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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Atomizer | 5 | 2.72 | +2.28 |
| Arise | 5 | 2.73 | +2.27 |
| Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge | 5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
| I Against I | 5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
| Superfuzz Bigmuff | 5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
| The Dreaming | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| Post Orgasmic Chill | 5 | 2.99 | +2.01 |
| Fishscale | 5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
| Frampton Comes Alive | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| Little Earthquakes | 5 | 3.22 | +1.78 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| All That You Can't Leave Behind | 1 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
| In Rainbows | 2 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| Guitar Town | 1 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
| Graceland | 2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| Honky Tonk Masquerade | 1 | 2.68 | -1.68 |
| The Suburbs | 2 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| Illinois | 2 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| War | 2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| A Rush Of Blood To The Head | 2 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| Fleet Foxes | 2 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| Beatles | 5 | 4.8 | 4.13 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Mudhoney | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Prince | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
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| U2 | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
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Giant Sand
2/5
Aggressively mid. Is this guy related to the author, why is this here? I almost want to give it a 1 because its so bland and uninspiring. But its not solely bad, its just not good either. Disappointing. Why is this on the list?
9 likes
Big Black
5/5
This one is a surprising I think blind spot for me having never listened to the band previously. And that’s to my detriment because this album rules.
1 likes
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Eh...its fine. This one felt strange to listen to just on a Tuesday morning given its subject matter and all. This album likely does not benefit from this format of listening to the music daily.
1 likes
Beatles
5/5
5/5 album, a classic, there's a reason its number 2 on the global rating across lists. This is a front to back soli album. Bangers everywhere.
1 likes
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Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Didn't think I'd really heard anything from the album before but definitely have. Some classic movie tracks over time. Everyday people has been used a LOT. I enjoyed it overall, though the two big songs I've heard so much their impact was much less.
The Killers
3/5
This was an album that came out in my senior year of high school and for a reason I can not understand, I hated the singles on sight (or listen). In retrospect I was completely in the wrong. While I had come around on the singles over time, this is the first time I am listening to the full album and its good!
The Stooges
3/5
It’s a fine album, the sound for sure would have influenced a whole slew of people in the 70s.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Aretha got bangers for sure, can’t help but move to some of these songs.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Started pretty strong, I felt it kind of flagged in the center, but pulled back up at the end. A Hazy Shade of Winter brought it back for a solid end.
Arcade Fire
2/5
The era feels like a weird spot where I wasn't listening to at least the swath of bands like this that hit it big. Kings of Leon, Alt J, etc. At first I was feeling it overall, some good tracks, but the album then just kept going. This album feels every minute of its length. I don't hear where it really pushed any particular thing sonically either. This is a miss for me personally.
The Beta Band
3/5
I had no idea who this was, the first on the list so far. It was fine, nothing exciting but I liked it overall. I don't get its place on this list though.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
This is a good one that while liking the stuff I've heard I don't know when I'd have gone and listened to an entire album. What a classic story telling album. Maybe it is hitting at a good time for me, but the stripped back simplicity of the album I really liked. I really liked it overall.
Pretenders
2/5
I remembered the single from the album. Overall it was okay but to me not very memorable, I wasn’t really feeling it overall.
Pink Floyd
2/5
Not everyone’s debut album has to be great and this one to me just didn’t hit. They for sure figured it out and became amazing but this just wasn’t it for me.
Eminem
4/5
One that I listened to when I dropped. This was 5/5 on the school playground lol. I still really liked it. Just don’t give a f*** and As the World Turns are my standouts.
John Lennon
3/5
I grew up around a lot of this music since the Beatles are clearly my dad's favorite artists. I don't think I'd listened to this album in full though. There was always a "they were better together" mentality. But it’s true. This is a good album overall I think, but it highlights where the rest of the group really provided and great push pull to make better albums.
CHVRCHES
2/5
I don't believe this album is really for me overall. Did not really enjoy it. Made me think of Gunship, which I enjoy far more.
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
First song is a banger. Rest of the album was good overall.
Louis Prima
4/5
New Orleans own Louis Prima! I enjoyed it quite a bit, big throwback.
Elvis Costello
3/5
A good album overall. The big hit Allison was my favorite song.
The Cars
4/5
I love an album where there are better songs than the hits or singles and this was one of those. Real proto weezer type vibes. Compact album as well.
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Good album overall. Another one where I can see where a lot of later things were inspired further!
Sam Cooke
3/5
At first I didn’t like the live sound, but when I came back and listened a second time I was feeling it more.
Joe Ely
1/5
Country for me is either love it or hate it, and this is unfortunately a hate. This is the country music I grew up not liking, very radio country. Worst album I've gotten so far, and only a half hour I checked how much was left several times.
Prince
4/5
Prince is a surprising blind spot for me in terms of his entire discography but I was excited to listen and this did not disappoint! A double album that i easily listened through and then another time.
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Hooooo that first song came in with the horns, immediate banger. It’s a 4.5 for me pretty easy, I was feeling this album. Great!
Sister Sledge
3/5
This one unfortunately from the jump can't be 5/5 because of we are family. I can't listen to that song another time, I'll be forced to so many more times over my life because movies use it as an easy go to. It was a fine album, good overall.
Big Black
5/5
This one is a surprising I think blind spot for me having never listened to the band previously. And that’s to my detriment because this album rules.
New Order
3/5
Never listened to an entire New Order album before, just the isolated bangers. The album as a whole was good though, I enjoyed it.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
This is another one I would have never likely listened to an entire album, having heard a few isolated tracks. Its good overall, nothing amazing to me.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I just did not get this album. I don't hate it actively, but I just would not listen to this normally.
The Verve
3/5
The album is fine, I didn't hate it but I don't see where its an album everyone MUST listen to really.
Otis Redding
3/5
It was good, good but not the quintessential versions of some of the songs. I enjoyed it though!
Bob Dylan
3/5
It was an okay enough album, don’t see the hype behind it. I think the cohen album I got earlier was better overall.
Mariah Carey
3/5
The album is good, I miss that 90s sound of the beats and rhythm. What was not good was the cover of Prince’s The Beautiful Ones. Like if you’re going to do it, do it right? Otherwise why bother. Lacking emotion especially during the pivotal part.
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
This album is fine, it feels a bit long for sure. I don’t see really why it would be on the list but it’s good. This one seems like a more clear sign of one of the authors being based in the UK. I had never heard of her from the US.
The Who
3/5
A quick aside, I hate when there's only the Deluxe editions of albums available on Spotify, this one's "expanded edition" doubles the size of the album and rearranges the tracks. I found the original on Youtube. Anyway, I think the set is fine, I don't really think live albums should be on the list, I'll likely have a higher opinion of a straight up album of the Who.
James Taylor
3/5
Fire and Rain a classic.
Beatles
5/5
After a solid week of 3/5s this album came through like a breath of fresh air! Every song has something in it, listening on headphones elevated this album even more.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
I enjoyed the album overall, really good playing and singing.
Joni Mitchell
5/5
I had never heard Joni Mitchell prior to this but immediately heard her influence on some of my favorite singers like Sean Nelson. I enjoyed this album a lot!
Daft Punk
3/5
This is not really for me overall, it was entertaining enough though felt a bit long. Around the world would be so much better without that part of them.
Eminem
4/5
Another 5/5 from middle school. I think this one actually holds up worse than the slim shady lp. It’s strange looking back and the legend he now and listening to him do two separate lame gay jokes to ICP in this album. So not 5 now looking back but I think it eeks out a 4 still.
The Police
4/5
The album has a few bangers on it and feels pretty tight length wise! Definitely will come back to various parts of it.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
One thing this list has done for me so far is appreciate the art of making an album feels tight and complete. Feels like in the majority 35-45 minutes seems perfect. Every album so far I've gotten over an hour has felt over and hour and too long. This album is included in this list. Better than I thought because I knew I didn't like Praise You but its fortunately not on this album. But its just okay for me overall.
Kings of Leon
2/5
This band was EVERYWHERE for this album when it dropped. And I do not really know why? Like its...fine. Is it because its like the most middle of the road rock? Like I don't hate it, its fine, but why is this an album I should hear before I die?
Radiohead
2/5
I've tried, I swear I've tried so many times, where is the 5/5 coming from. Other than Jigsaw Falling Into Place which popped up near the end like "oh hey this is good" the album is all the same, nothing distinguishing itself from the other songs.
Little Richard
3/5
A legend and massive influence on a lot of music following. Album was quick and toe tapping!
Bert Jansch
2/5
Forgettable songs interspersed with quite good guitar instrumentals that could be the same one each time for all I know. It’s…fine.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Overly long, not very distinct song to song.
Steely Dan
5/5
You done it! You done hired the hit maker Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie! Indeed they did and the drumming is immaculate. The Purdie Shuffle rules. Don't worry about those ghost notes! AIN'T NOTHING BUT REBOUND! This is probably as diametrically opposed to Big Blank's Atomizer as you can get but its wrapped back around to great anyway. Pristine playing, clear production, even a tight compact album at 39 minutes.
Gene Clark
3/5
Lord save me from the 3/5 mid “dude with a guitar” albums.
N.W.A.
3/5
Undeniably a majorly influential album. Could have been trimmed down a bit to not feel tired near the end. Still enjoyed it but its not an album I would come back to as a complete album. Better than "dude with a guitar" albums overall.
Fugazi
4/5
This type of punk is the type of punk I like! Enjoyable, noisy, short songs. I really liked it!
The Pogues
4/5
Solid upbeat sounding album! I enjoyed the the combination of instruments, the singing all of it worked!
Devendra Banhart
2/5
For real though, lord save me from these dudes and these albums of just the m and the guitar. For only 40 minutes I checked if I was close to the end a whole lot.
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Nice jazz listen, rolled along nicely, I enjoyed it overall.
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
First song is about as iconic as you can possibly be. I didn't know this until I heard it and immediately knew the song from the Sandlot. The rest of the album was good but sounded like lesser versions of Green Onions. Overall good.
Scott Walker
3/5
Scott 2 is fine and all but what about that cover for Scott 3! What a great cover! And his compilation is called Fire Escape in the Sky/ the God Like Genius of Scott Walker?! Who is this man?!
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
I was surprised by how much I didn't think it felt aged. Especially comparing it to NWA though I think on a 5 scale its a 3. High 3 vs a low 3 for NWA. Sucker MCs on notice!
Julian Cope
3/5
Too long, overly pretentious. Its fine, nothing bad overall, but don't see it being some amazing thing.
Beatles
4/5
Closest I’d say a double album could come for a 5 so far. That Revolution 9 kind of throws it at the end, 8 minutes of whatever, that’s the part that lost the 5 for me. But fantastic album overall and it doesn’t feel its length there.
Steely Dan
5/5
Another banger album from Steely Dan, even despite Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie not being on this one. The playing is just so top notch here that’s what drives it, and the album doesn’t overstay its welcome at all. Great.
Korn
4/5
5/5 on the playground lol. I wouldn’t say this is one of Korn’s 5/5 albums though in the entire discography they’ve amassed at this point. A nice wave of nostalgia, I enjoyed it! This was my first live concert just after they dropped the next album after this Issues. Amazing.
Rush
5/5
I don't even need to listen back to it, but I'm going to anyway lol. 5/5 BANGER. I go see it every year in lasers at my planetarium. 38 minutes, tight album of which 2112 is 20 minutes of it. Doesn't feel that as all. There’s something here as strong as life!
Blue Cheer
3/5
Proto metal, it was cool to listen to, but i wouldn’t go back to it really.
The Doors
3/5
I think the Doors are quite overrated in most aspects. The album is fine overall but nothing really outstanding here.
Nanci Griffith
3/5
This was fine for me as a country album, given my current only 1/5 is a country album. This one was much better than that overall, not outstanding but I enjoyed it.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Couldn’t help but get into this with the beats and rhythms, doesn’t feel like almost an hour at all. Really enjoyed this one!
Tortoise
3/5
The album kind of lulls you into it. It started but once the first song ended then it was like the album was done. Not necessarily bad but also not a great sign overall. It was fine.
Tom Waits
4/5
Especially for an over an hour album, I really enjoyed this rambling over jazz playing lol.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Baby I'm Gonna Leave You is one of my favorite Zeppelin songs. I enjoyed the album, its got some bangers. I'm not sure how I feel this band gets overplayed more than the Beatles but to me its true. Maybe the songs don't stand up to as much replay for me. Solid, classic album though.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Eh...its fine. This one felt strange to listen to just on a Tuesday morning given its subject matter and all. This album likely does not benefit from this format of listening to the music daily.
Giant Sand
2/5
Aggressively mid. Is this guy related to the author, why is this here? I almost want to give it a 1 because its so bland and uninspiring. But its not solely bad, its just not good either. Disappointing. Why is this on the list?
Elliott Smith
2/5
Jingle jangle dude on the guitar, save me please from these mid dudes with guitars. Boring album, not painful to listen to but come one, there's better dudes with guitars doing this same music even. Harvey Danger came out this same year in 1997 and their album front to back is better than this whole thing.
Sade
4/5
Weird reviews on here like saying this is "too smooth" as if that's a negative. Also hating on the sax. Insanity. I really enjoyed the album overall. When I listen to Sade I'm not expecting Mudhoney's raw, noisy sound.
Motörhead
4/5
I’m not the biggest fan of live albums in general unless there’s something different the live show is doing (unplugged for example). Overall this is a solid show, audio is clear. Obviously Motörhead are legendary.
Charles Mingus
4/5
I do love to circle back on some jazz every once in a while and this was a welcome day for it. Very enjoyable!
Rush
5/5
Easy 5/5, it’s Rush! What a great classic album, playing is immaculate and interesting. Always enjoyable!
Super Furry Animals
3/5
It was fine. Few songs pretty good. Overall good. Nothing astounding.
Blur
3/5
Never listened to a lot of Blur beyond the couple of singles. I thought it was good!
a-ha
3/5
Take On Me is a timeless banger. Rest of the album just fine. This to me would be more suited for Top Songs with that one than an entire album. The album doesn’t stay consistent with the opener.
Garbage
5/5
What a great album! Iconic album of the 90s, a band that has not changed members ever. Songs not just the singles that are great, whole album felt cohesive.
ZZ Top
3/5
I enjoyed it, solid overall and didn’t feel too long or anything. Straight forward rock.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
25 minute album and it blazes through! I enjoyed it overall.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Great album, great blues, it just works!
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
This one had some interesting sounds. Not enough to bump it to a 4 but I’m interested in the next album, which is the bigger one and I assume on this list at some point.
Kate Bush
5/5
In other reviews before and for sure in the future I've made the comment "lord save me from the mid guy with a singular guitar music" and the answer to that is THIS album. Bert Jansch or Gene Clark could never hope to be this interesting.
I'd never heard this album prior to today but this album is FANTASTIC. Its so incredibly interesting in musicality and vocal performance. There's so much here, but I will happily listen to it multiple times to dig into it further.
Talvin Singh
3/5
Rolling into the second track I felt like there was a solid bit of momentum but at an hour long the album just felt long by the end. Overall good.
Metallica
4/5
I'm listening to the REMASTERED version on Spotify (with 10 extra hours of content I won't be bothering with) but even in this version why are the drums so LOUD in the mix! Its so unnecessary. Bro thinks he's Neil Peart or something, no one is looking for Lars' drums in this.
I feel how I feel about Metallica in today's day and age but I did really like this album back in the day and while I discovered much better metal since I still have fond memories of finding these albums. A better mix with lower drums would help.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
It was a good album overall, some of the song got repetitive with him just saying the songs name repeated over and over but it was always still a groove.
Tom Waits
3/5
Solid album overall, nothing particularly standout but it was good.
The Smiths
4/5
I have the same experience most do nowadays with the Smiths where I really like the music but also “yeugh Morissey”. Still the album is very good.
Spacemen 3
2/5
Three songs in currently and boring is the first word coming to mind. Where is the music? Eight tracks in and I've forgotten at times music is even playing. Eleven tracks in and I really do not at all understand why this is on the list. Nothing stand out here. I like other examples of psychedelic, other examples of shoegaze, but this just doesn't meet the mark.
Various Artists
3/5
The name of this album is instant OOPH. The Xmas music itself is solid enough, it’s Xmas music so it’s fine.
The Young Rascals
3/5
Had no idea who this was at first. The titular song I of course found out I knew. Good song. Rest of the album kind of just rolls by overall, nothing too stand out. Good album overall.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
While the message is still very prescient to this day, I feel like its impact is shown to be less as time goes on. Contorted and ignored, somehow misinterpreted. The band off to the side not interested in continuing the message just coming out every now and then to make money playing the same old songs again. And songs played so much in so many places they just don’t hit the same. It’s a great album overall though honestly.
Iron Maiden
4/5
Even being first these songs I kept waiting to hear Bruce to be honest. Good songs, solid album, surprised an Iron Maiden album without Bruce made it on the list, surely his are more appropriate overall.
Ride
3/5
This is an album is HAVE TO LISTEN TO BEFORE I DIE?! It’s…fine…
Coldplay
2/5
“What if we engineered a 3/5 album to appeal to the broadest group of people that don’t much listen to music.” Pop trying to disguise itself as rock or alternative. Technically it’s no worse than any other album on the list I’ve called “fine” and given a 3, but there’s something to the sum of its parts that just causes a dislike in me.
3/5
I enjoyed it overall. Universal Cover is the clear banger out of the whole album.
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
I enjoyed the album overall, kind of samey song to song but nothing bad or to dislike about it.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Its a light 4. Its better than the albums I normally give 3/5 to which is basically "its fine, didn't dislike it but its whatever". 73 minutes is crazy for the length of this album, it has no reason to be this long.
3/5
Really hit me on Album 100 with "anyway here's Wonderwall" lol. Its a fine album, good even. It is dwarfed and failed by its own hype though. Imagine someone telling you this was the next Beatles.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Their biggest album and maybe strongest as a whole album? Strong first half, the singles, a bunch of songs that could have been singles. Second half falls off though not as strong. Could have been a 5/5 kept to like 35-40 minutes, instead it’s a 4/5.
Ghostface Killah
5/5
A big return to form by Ghostface, I remember this coming out and listening to it. So many great songs here, though long it doesn’t weigh the entirety of the album down.
The Clash
3/5
It’s good, probably a bit too long, to me it’s always felt a bit over hyped. But it’s not bad.
Can
3/5
The beginning of the album was quite good, the experimental waffling starting with the 18 min track then kind of lost me for the rest. But overall it was fine.
Django Django
3/5
Nothing exciting here, but nothing to dislike either. Its whatever, its fine. Why on the list though?
Stephen Stills
3/5
As much as I talk about "dude with guitar" albums on this list, this one was fine, I'll be more surprised when one rates above a 3 though. Overall I enjoyed it.
Dire Straits
4/5
Solid album overall with a couple great songs!
Common
3/5
Ooph this album is LONG. And strangely homophobic I did not expect that to be honest. Edited down some it could have maybe been a 4 but it just doesn’t meet the mark overall.
Guided By Voices
3/5
Seeing the sheer amount of tracks I immediately thought it would be a slog because overly indulgent long albums often are. But the album is only 41 minutes! For good and sometimes a little bad the songs are so short each if I didn’t like one it was over really quick, but that also happened for ones I did like! I could see coming back to digest this one more possibly.
Depeche Mode
4/5
Strongest song opens the album, never reaches that height again but the rest is still quite solid!
Supertramp
4/5
I'm not sure what I was expecting going into the album but it wasn't this. This is a great album! The playing, the lyrics, the album feels cohesive.
Billie Holiday
4/5
Billie Holiday is such an amazing singer. The album is great!
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Its fine overall, I liked it throughout but wasn't really blown away with any particular song. Good. Not great. I'm interested in how the entire Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young contingent fairs overall with me now, I'm a Stills solo and this in now and both 3s.
Johnny Cash
4/5
This is the type of Live album that should be on the list in comparison to some of the other ones I have so far listened to on this list. Solid banter, amazing control over the audience along with just a great performance!
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
4 classics and 4 good songs, the album is solid. Just Freedbird is enough for this album really. Banger. Band themselves a bunch of losers though now.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
It’s good, I enjoyed it overall, it’s not as much my lane but I can appreciate the playing still.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I haven’t listened to a lot a of reggae overall except the songs that have been played to death. I actually did enjoy this album overall, solid length and great playing and singing.
Bob Dylan
3/5
I was surprised for a bit, Tangled Up in Blue might be the best song I’ve heard by Bob Dylan. I thought i finally saw what people see in him but the rest of the album was the 3/5 Bob Dylan that I know. But a spark! Still!
Suede
3/5
I love the style and sound of 90s music in general. So I was excited I had never heard of this one but ultimately it’s just whatever. It’s fine, it want to be David Bowie while failing to do so.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Like many others have said the album lack cohesion. It’s a bunch of random songs put together. Some are quite good and other are out of place and not that great. Overall it’s a fine album.
David Bowie
4/5
Not my favorite David Bowie album, but still a great album! Obviously Heroes is a classic banger.
Black Sabbath
5/5
Nothing really needs to be said about this classic album. It’s great, it holds up, it launch a thousand ships. Bangers.
Doves
3/5
This was good, it was fine. I enjoyed the album throughout, a bit long but overall fine.
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
A classic! A super influential album! A lot of bangers! They would go on to make better solo albums but this album was huge for hip hop.
Mudhoney
5/5
MUDHONEY LFG!!! Not my favorite Mudhoney album but still full of bangers and solid front to back. Maybe the most underrated of all the grunge bands but I can see why they wouldn’t have been one of ones to fully break out. This album rules.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I just wasn't feeling this slice of americana overly literal story telling to be honest. I didn't hate it but it just didn't resonate with me.
AC/DC
4/5
Don’t ask me why this overly in your face lyrics and playing works so much better but some just have it. Probably one of the most overplayed albums in rock. It works.
Violent Femmes
3/5
I feel like I should have liked this more but I just didn’t. It was fine overall.
3/5
Why is it this album? Significant Other is objectively their best album and there’s no way there’s two limp bizkit albums on this list right? Definitely too long could have cut at least 15 off if not more. I have a soft spot for My Way because I’m a wrestling fan. 3/5
Stephen Stills
3/5
This one is better than the first one that came up from him on the list. It has theme holding it together but that also kind of makes all the songs sound to similar to distinguish themselves overall. It’s good, it’s fine.
Talking Heads
4/5
I enjoyed this one overall, ran it back immediately to listen twice. Solid album front to back.
Elvis Costello
2/5
I'm now two Elvis Costello albums in on this list and I don't think I'm a fan overall. The album is fine, a bit long, but nothing overall stood out to me as a banger or song that I really latched onto. Its fine, but whatever. 1994, you know what kind of absolute bangers were going on in this time period?! Jar of Flies, Unplugged in New York, Superunknown, Vitalogy, like this year was STACKED.
Machito
4/5
I really enjoyed this overall!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Great album! Short, great songs, everything worked!
Solomon Burke
4/5
I’ve always really enjoyed that soul sound, the playing, the singing, great!
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
This genre just doesn’t really hit for me, the songs tend to blend together for me. Nothing really to dislike but nothing I’m impressed by.
Happy Mondays
2/5
First impression: Ehhhhhhhh. Final impression: it didn’t get any better.
Cat Stevens
4/5
I enjoyed this album, I expected it to be even more low key than it actually was. Several singles and solid songs overall!
The Roots
4/5
The Roots are so great! A very ambitious album, not perfect but very enjoyable.
Michael Jackson
4/5
I wasn’t even really in the mood for this today but the amount of bangers is undeniable.
Suede
3/5
ANOTHER Suede album?! How, why, seriously? Its fine but two Suede albums to listen to before I die? No way. Its mid.
The White Stripes
4/5
I expected to dislike this album a lot more than I did, I was not a fan when they first came out, but it was enjoyable!
Sepultura
5/5
I did not expect this album at all! BANGER! I guess I can see why it’s rated low because metal but come on!
TV On The Radio
3/5
I’d only heard the one big hit they had which looks like it was prior to this album. That hit I really like! This album felt a bit long as a total, some enjoyable tracks but nothing that really stuck in my head.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
The first of the various iterations of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young I've gotten on the list that I didn't find to be whatever or bland. These songs are catchy, the album flows easily and enjoyable. Maybe Neil was the talent. I'm sure I have 20 more albums of various pairings and solos of these four to test the theory.
Bad Brains
5/5
Global rating UNDER 3? INSANE. This album rules!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
We are being held hostage by an Elvis Costello stan. I’m only half joking, this is probably the best one that I’ve come across so far (I believe this is album 3). Maybe by the last one I’ll have stockholms and I’ll give one a 4. It’s not today though. Maybe had it ended ten minutes sooner.
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
I enjoyed this album, but apparently less than the person on here that said they uses it to have sex to lol. But I enjoyed it! Solid, moving jazz.
Moby
3/5
I thought I would hate this, but honestly it was pretty good. A bit overly long, could have been tighter had it been shorter but enjoyable.
Manic Street Preachers
2/5
Very bland but like somehow sounds like it’s trying to sound like more? Does that make sense? Every song sounds like the singer is trying to make it sound like emotion is there but there somehow isn’t. Like when you see someone smile but it doesn’t reach their eyes.
Portishead
3/5
I enjoyed this album overall and it seemed to roll along easily!
The Kinks
3/5
60s British band being goofy about jam, a dime a dozen at this point. Almost strange in a way, why does it come up so much? The album is fine.
Waylon Jennings
3/5
Early outlaw country! And an album so fast it’s over very quick! I enjoyed it overall.
Frank Ocean
5/5
This album is the definition of "a whole ass vibe". Great album, favorite track is probably Pink Matter but there’s so many here. I expect Blonde will be on the list somewhere as well.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
I enjoyed it well enough!
Miles Davis
5/5
Masterful playing, interesting throughout, the tracks change and morph while keeping the same theme. Wonderful.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Solid album! Classic Rolling Stones. A few bangers, the rest nice.
Badly Drawn Boy
2/5
In no way did I need to listen to this 2000s mid white dude music before I died. Whose lane is this in? BORING.
Blondie
4/5
Blondie is here to save me from my previous days mid uninspiring album! What a great voice, what great catchy tunes!
Pere Ubu
3/5
Why is this rated so low overall? This isn’t bottom 15 of the 150 albums I’ve heard so far let alone the 1001 total which will undoubtedly include more stuff that doesn’t deserve it.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
This album really makes me wonder why the debut album was very mid would even be included on this list when an album like this is on here as well. This was a very enjoyable album, catchy, easy to listen to!
Big Star
3/5
Its fine, its whatever, I wont be going back to any of this but I didn't dislike it. Meh.
OutKast
5/5
Certified Classic. Great album, not even my favorite Outkast album, but its so good.
Iron Butterfly
3/5
The whole album? Is it because it was the first this was done or something? No one is holding up the whole album vs just the song. Song is a banger, no doubt.
Billy Bragg
3/5
I love the message of the music even while not fully vibing with it overall. It’s a fine album.
Beatles
5/5
5/5 album, a classic, there's a reason its number 2 on the global rating across lists. This is a front to back soli album. Bangers everywhere.
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Impossible to listen to in one sitting seemingly lol, but I never once thought “why isn’t this over yet?” Which is a classic tell tale for me with long albums. I enjoyed the whole thing.
Gillian Welch
3/5
This had some solid songs on it! The title track was a great start to the album! Solid!
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Solid album, several classic Stones bangers on it!
David Bowie
4/5
Ending the album with Fame is crazy work. Another solid album from David Bowie, still haven't gotten my favorite but always an enjoyable listen.
Japan
3/5
First song was solid enough but the album just kind of petered out overall. It’s fine.
GZA
4/5
A classic! Lyrical genius at work throughout the whole album!
Stevie Wonder
5/5
It’s just so good!
The Lemonheads
3/5
It’s fine, among the amazing music of the 90s especially with grunge, it just kind of feels whatever. It’s a shame about ray might be the worst song too somehow.
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
This one would have hit better had I not gotten it after getting a Little Richard album. Wish.com version of Little Richard's songs really.
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
I was not aware of this one prior to the list but i enjoyed it!
David Bowie
4/5
I’ve enjoyed every Bowie album on the list so far. Even not being my favorites still puts it above so many on this list.
Metallica
3/5
Can an album feel potato? I gave it a clean shot, and some of it still hits some, but overall the album just feels dated, old, played out, it doesn’t hold up. Better bands doing it at the time, bands blowing them out the water in sounds to this day.
Slayer
4/5
Way to make this one hit as hard as possible, putting it after Metallica’s black album, an hour long drag, where this as an expanded edition is a crisp 35 minutes. Banger.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
What an album, starting off with Gimme Shelter, a top tier banger. A good album overall with several high highs.
Queen
4/5
I enjoyed it! Surprised I don’t remember any of these songs in particular but they were all good!
Lou Reed
3/5
I expected to dislike this to be honest, but it was fine, I enjoyed some stuff while overall not really vibing with his lyrics overall. I enjoyed it musically more than lyrically.
Neil Young
3/5
This continues Neil Young's streak of being the clear talent amongst Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Not as good as the other one of his that has come up for me previously but enjoyable.
Frank Zappa
4/5
I really enjoyed this! Captain Beefheart even sounds better and more focused here with Zappa than on his solo album. Some great tracks on this and a great feel!
Bon Jovi
4/5
80s hair metal as distilled I think than it ever could be. Bangers here.
Tina Turner
3/5
80s hair metal as distilled I think than it ever could be. Bangers here.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Elvis is whatever. Another Little Richard cover not half as good. Certainly not a must listen.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
In no way is this much Elvis Costello a must listen. Its so many albums already and so many of them are barely mid. Did Elvis Costello write the book? I just do not see the appeal.
Sparks
3/5
Pretty good, I enjoyed it overall.
2/5
For the most of the album I thought it was pretty good. Your Dictionary is SO BAD though, good lord what a shit song! Tanked the album for me. Wow.
Nas
5/5
What a solid, tight album. No wasted space. You can easily just find you've listened to it 3 times back to back. A classic for a reason. Defining.
Tears For Fears
4/5
Three tear the house down bangers on this album in Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, and Head Over Heels. Broken leading in is crazy good as well. The album only falters in the center with Mothers Talk and then the even worse I Believe. Those keep it from 5/5 status but a great album overall none the less.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
The one amazing hit and a lesser hit I was aware of, the rest of the album is fine but never holds up to the banger.
Paul Simon
2/5
Clean, sometimes interesting, the album feels wrong.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Another solid album from Stevie Wonder, you can’t help but enjoy the songs!
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Big band music is always just quality. Such phenomenal levels of playing. A full vibe all on its own.
4/5
PROG! I enjoyed it, it didn’t overstay its welcome or get to in the weeds which can be the case sometimes.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
I was honestly surprised by how many of the songs I had heard before, I didn’t realize going in. Though like some other albums I wondered whether they were covers.
The Stranglers
3/5
I enjoyed this, punk, new wave, sometimes the lyrics felt a bit weak but overall a good album.
Circle Jerks
3/5
14 songs, 15 minutes, the punkest of the punk. It was solid overall.
Santana
3/5
It was good. Enjoyed it well enough.
The War On Drugs
2/5
You like Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan? Well this guy obviously does and he's drawn out the songs to over 5 minutes so you can make sure you hear it! Like its fine but then it was a struggle to get through because the okay song then lasts past five minutes for no reason, not changing at all just still going the same... The album is a drag in more ways than just one. Tired. I'm glad its over.
Cheap Trick
2/5
Never saw the appeal of Cheap Trick, Surrender is a lame song. Crowd is hype but the live album itself isn't a great one either. I suppose now I've at least given their big album a shot and it did nothing for me. Cheap Trick sucks.
Iggy Pop
3/5
Why do so many 70s rock stars have to have a song called Sixteen. Good lord. Overall the album pretty good that song left off. My favorite song was Neighborhood Threat.
Duke Ellington
4/5
Duke Ellington! Hell yeah.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The album is too long and they can’t hold it interesting enough to carry that length. Led Zeppelin just hasn’t held up for me overall. Like it’s better than a lot of these 3/5 “fine” albums here but I’m not likely to go back to it any time soon
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
I hadn’t heard this one before but really enjoyed it overall! Goth music for the win fuck yeah!
Foo Fighters
5/5
My favorite of the Foo Fighter albums, still really had that 90s sound that I've always been very partial to. Much less there sound but you can still hear where they would later reach. Next album was more theirs but more polished and I really like the rougher edges here.
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Its far too long, hour and 15 minutes and needs to be 45. The songs are too similar overall to justify the length, or to make the album feel tight. Much like some of the songs, the album just. keeps. going. A perfect example: Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix is a PERFECT song at 2:24. Gorgeous, fleeting. Little Wing on this album is 5:33, needlessly drug out, overly indulgent, RUINED, OVER DOUBLE the length?! YEUGH. Its 3/5 because its still better than even some things I've rated 3 on here but there's so much fumbled on this album.
The Cardigans
3/5
Nothing of particular note in this album. Its fine. Iron Man cover I imagine was novel at the time but doesn't land in this age of a million "what if *insert song* was sung in *insert different genre*". Underwhelming ultimately.
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
I think this is Hanoi Rocks number 2 on the list. Its not bad overall, just shy of getting a 4 just in that the sound doesn't carry the whole album.
Songhoy Blues
5/5
Here we go, THIS is what this list is for, who knows if I would have found this otherwise and it is GREAT.
Ian Dury
2/5
This is bad, I mean the lyrics are sub sophomoric. The playing saves it slightly but my god why is this on the list. Shit.
U2
2/5
Who likes this stuff? Its boring, its not good. Yuck.
OutKast
4/5
More two albums than a double album, a lot of very good songs on each, but separate they don’t reach to heights of together. Still enjoyable but not their best.
Janis Joplin
3/5
I was underwhelmed to be honest, I expected to really enjoy this album and looked forward to it, but overall it was good.
Kate Bush
5/5
Kate Bush has so many bangers! Cloudbusting! Bangs! That’s two for two on the list for Kate Bush.
Wire
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
“Stop me if You think that You’ve heard this one before” is an absolute banger! Rest of the album is quite solid as well.
Beatles
5/5
I love Beatles days because the baseline is a 4/5 and mostly 5/5 days. Just always top notch.
Talk Talk
3/5
It’s fine, I didn’t dislike it but it wasn’t great.
Ray Charles
4/5
I enjoyed this overall, Ray Charles is so good!
2/5
If this list has done anything, its proven to me that I do not like Bob Dylan.
The Slits
3/5
I enjoyed this overall!
Christina Aguilera
3/5
I was surprised to see this on the list, but it was fine overall. Long, it took a while to get through, but I don’t think at any point I didn’t like it.
Fleet Foxes
2/5
End of the 00s was rife with the jingle jangle bands like Fleet Foxes. Some were better than others, but overall not a great era. It sounds like it wants to have depth but it doesn't. It's fine overall, but its hollow to me.
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Pretty solid overall, I enjoyed it.
The Yardbirds
3/5
I enjoyed this song to song. Nothing blew me away but solid.
Deep Purple
4/5
Deep Purple! On TBU!
Duran Duran
4/5
This album bangs, short and sweet and catchy!
3/5
UB40
2/5
Pretty boring overall to be honest. Every song sounds pretty same-y.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Album bangs, listened to it a few times today!
Baaba Maal
4/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
I was enjoying the album overall at the beginning but it became a struggle more at the end to finish.
Van Morrison
3/5
Pretty solid! Agree with others that after the first few songs you know what to expect for the rest and it’s not quite as gripping.
Public Enemy
4/5
This still holds up! I really enjoyed it, a throwback for sure with the progression of language and terms over time. Hearing Flava Flav say cold medina so much was a trip in 2025. A classic!
Miles Davis
5/5
A banger, a classic, an amazing album. Effortlessly cool.
Brian Eno
3/5
I enjoyed this album, definitely some movie soundtracks vibes at times.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Yeah yeah yeahs bang hard. I am surprised to see this one here, even more excited because then Fever to Tell is somewhere as well. Sick.
JAY Z
4/5
There's some bangers here for sure like Heart of the City, but ultimately this album I feel is overrated. Minus a full star for just Girls, Girls, Girls and how it sucked when I first heard it and its only gotten worse since to be honest. Fun hearing all the moments that Nas later took to cook him on Ether, and the moment on album where Eminem cooks him on Renegade.
4/5
I didn’t expect this to be as good as it was!
3/5
A band solidly in the pocket of 3/5. Either insanely overrated or hated, it’s a true mirror of hyperbole. You can hear sometimes the band they are using to mid success within the album. It’s fine.
Dolly Parton
3/5
I honestly expected to enjoy this more overall but it was still good.
Mudhoney
5/5
FUCK YES! Mudhoney rules. The noise. The crunchiness. All of it is so fantastic. I suppose I can see where people wouldn't like it from the reviews but those people are still objectively wrong. Easy 5/5.
The Byrds
3/5
It's fine, nothing super interesting here over all. Not the best version of Will Ye Go Lassie, Go?, definitely not the best version of Hey Joe, just okay.
Radiohead
2/5
"Oh brother. If Amnesiac made the list, prepare for like 4 more of these." And that is coming from a Radiohead fan friend of mine. I had never listened to this one in my attempts to figure out what it is people lose their sense of self over Radiohead over maybe because it really isn't one constantly talked about. Even as someone who is not a fan of Radiohead overall I can see why. There's even less here than the other albums had. The search continues.
Marty Robbins
3/5
Pretty solid overall, actual songs about gun fighting.
Throbbing Gristle
3/5
More interesting than a solid amount of some of albums I’ve gotten on the list prior. Strange, noisy, off putting at times, not without its merits and there’s something to it to be honest.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
It took me a while since this came out to come around to it but it’s an amazing album. I think a bit too long overall but some straight bangers here!
k.d. lang
3/5
I enjoyed this, and this is one I don't think I'd have gotten around to listening to this.
T. Rex
3/5
Its fine, nothing mind blowing here. Likely a lot more ground breaking back then than it sounds today now.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
I had actually never listened to this one prior but I really enjoyed it!
The Clash
3/5
Solid punk album overall!
Van Halen
4/5
I’m admittedly not the biggest Van Halen fan but this hit pretty hard this morning. There’s no denying the talent here.
Judas Priest
5/5
Crazy amount of bangers packed into this album! And it’s Judas fucking Priest! Rapid fire into metal gods into breaking the law?! Insane! Slight dip at the end but I won’t even penalize that because banger after banger after banger.
Lauryn Hill
4/5
I see why this album is so lauded overall for me it tapered off a bit at the end, but it’s very solid overall!
Pearl Jam
5/5
I don't have to listen to this one again to give a 5/5 but I will be anyway. Banger after banger. Classics. A band still going to this day and still putting out great music. A tent pole band and album since at least high school.
Liz Phair
3/5
Its hard to judge this one based on what it was in 1993. Overall this is just alright. Nothing I need to listen to before I die. Its fine.
The Beach Boys
3/5
The was a solid album overall and you can head where Brian Wilson was evolving.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Running the gauntlet of all the different iterations of these four guys. Still just alright for me. Solidly 3/5 across almost every version.
Michael Jackson
5/5
Nothing I can really add to this discussion. This album is wall to wall bangers. Thriller into Beat It into Billie Jean is a crazy sequence!
Fats Domino
5/5
I will grant you that it might be genetically impossible for me to give this any lower than a 4 because I’m also from New Orleans but I would say it’s impossible to give the album that objectively anyway. Listen to that piano! That singing! This album is so good!
Depeche Mode
4/5
This Deoeche Mode album was solid!
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
This was enjoyable overall, maybe not necessary before I die, but nothing wrong with it.
The Velvet Underground
2/5
I think at this point its that I don't like Lou Reed and his lyrics. I love the instrumentation, the noise, the discordance. A lot of it is then made worse by Lou Reed and his dumb lyrics over top of it.
U2
2/5
This is admitted a lot better than Achtung Baby which was not good at all. Not too bad at the start but then just stops being interesting. U2 aren’t very good are they? Still have the one everyone holds up the highest somewhere on the list maybe that will fare better.
Pixies
4/5
I did not expect this Pixies album to be present, I expect to still see Surfer Rosa and Doolittle somewhere on the list. That said, this is a great album!
Sheryl Crow
3/5
I don’t have the exact description beyond 90s sound but I always love hearing. This was good overall.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
So far the best velvet underground or lou reed project I’ve gotten yet on the list. Still dripping in pretension and art house self importance, but not nearly as much as the second album or his later solo work. I can hear where it would have been huge for the time and where the influence springs, almost entirely in the music itself though. It reminds me of the episode of Spaced with Vulva on it, only it’s exactly what they were making fun of.
Fugees
4/5
A great album that didn’t feel its length at all. Bangers and classics here. My one thing was the skits pulled it down a bit.
The Byrds
3/5
The Byrds are like the Beatles if you take the stuff that's interesting about them away. I don't even know how that works.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Probably too horny to be listening to at 6am at work, but banger after banger still!
Dire Straits
4/5
Dire Straits rules. Listen to that playing! Bangers!
Michael Jackson
5/5
The Kinks
4/5
Justin Timberlake
2/5
Blah, this was not only not great but also way too long!
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Nothing mind blowing here but all of it is well done. Quintessential 3/5.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
I made it through 2 discs and a had so far. It’s solid stuff but 6 discs and 3 and a half hours just takes time. I will continue to work through it but based on the third I’ve heard I don’t expect it to turn higher. I am appreciative from listening to it though!
Khaled
4/5
The beats and music behind this is undeniable bangers. Straight up grooves.
Bee Gees
3/5
Nothing could have prepared me for this album lol. I had NO IDEA the history of the Bee Gees prior to disco, and I am BAFFLED to find out there's like 11 albums prior to their switch to disco.
Beastie Boys
3/5
I have never liked Brass Monkey and for the most part don’t like Fight for Your Right either. Don’t sleep till Brooklyn is a great song and the rest of the album is definitely more solid than those two songs.
Raekwon
4/5
A classic! These dudes were undeniable in this early run, full group, solos, just bangers after bangers. The only thing with these older albums in general is the skits never hold up for me.
Portishead
5/5
Another classic, what an incredible vibe this album sets and ending with Glory Box which is such an S tier song, what an album!
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Just crazy good piano jazz!
Laibach
3/5
I enjoyed this well enough, the bit did wear thin closer to the end but I believe the version I listened to had 4 tracks tacked on which would do it.
Burning Spear
3/5
I've never been the biggest reggae fan overall, this album was fine, nothing wrong with it muscially.
The Who
4/5
Bangers like Baba O Riley and Behind Blue Eyes here with some fine other songs. Very much enjoyed it!
Supergrass
4/5
Bangers like Baba O Riley and Behind Blue Eyes here with some fine other songs. Very much enjoyed it!
Sarah Vaughan
4/5
Solid old time jazz singing.
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Some solid tracks, the instrumentals not as interesting and could have been cut for better time.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
I really enjoyed this!
TLC
4/5
The sounds of these 90s albums is just something different man. Nostalgia maybe I don’t know, but it slaps.
Nick Drake
3/5
The sounds of these 90s albums is just something different man. Nostalgia maybe I don’t know, but it slaps.
Sex Pistols
3/5
It’s whatever. I think it’s overrated even in context.
Prince
5/5
5/5 banger. Front to back no skips. Beautiful Ones I think is my favorite track. I mentioned in the Mariah Carey album the original version has so much feeling and emotion I didn’t think the cover captured.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
I’ve come around a lot more on the White Stripes in later years. Blue Orchid is a banger. The rest is pretty good.
Gary Numan
4/5
I didn’t know what to expect with this album and surprisingly didn’t put two and two together until getting to Cars lol. A great album though!
Black Sabbath
5/5
Easy 5/5, what a foundational classic. RIP Ozzy.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Good enough but a bit too long for the type of music.
Willie Nelson
3/5
John Martyn
3/5
Nico
2/5
Nah
The Doors
3/5
I think any Doors album itself would be a 3/5 with a greatest hits making it to 4/5.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Pretty boring overall, but its fine. This album seems like one you have to be in a certain mood for.
Buck Owens
3/5
Its fine, I've heard better versions of most of the songs, but I didn't hate it.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Its fine, its whatever, its 3/5.
MGMT
4/5
A more recent banger! Even given it’s now almost 20 years old, still!
Aerosmith
2/5
It’s whatever, Aerosmith has always been mid.
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Previous day before this album was Aerosmith, and way to make them sound even worse. This is a great album, so many hits.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
What exactly is this missing? I can't figure it out. All the pieces seem to be there. I'm not a fan of the run time overall but that wouldn't affect the music if it was there. Something isn't there and the album just pushes forward without a hook, there's nothing to grab onto. It's weird, there's a core draw missing that make this just whatever.
The Only Ones
2/5
Before I die?! Naaaahhhhh. This is one that shows the UK lean this list has. A bit of British waffle.
Wild Beasts
2/5
This album is very of the time it was made. Everyone seem to be doing this sound. Given that I'm not sure what's really different in this album from any of those others from this era. Its okay.
Sonic Youth
4/5
Its all the good noises that scratch some part of my brain.
The Stooges
3/5
It was pretty good.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
I was really feeling this overall! Doesn’t sound its age at all!
Sepultura
4/5
Not as good as the other one on the list but still enjoyed it!
Steely Dan
4/5
Can’t go wrong with Steely Dan! This is their most popular album, the debut and my least favorite so far on the list. Possibly for the reason everyone seems to like it? It’s the most accessible straightforward one, but just not as interesting. Still great though!
The Beach Boys
4/5
I did not expect this type of sound from The Beach Boys it was interesting!
Bonnie Raitt
4/5
Some really enjoyable songs here overall!
The Isley Brothers
3/5
A lot of classic songs on this album wow! I enjoyed it!
Al Green
4/5
A lot of classic songs on this album wow! I enjoyed it!
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
This was straight up accessible compared to trout mask. I enjoyed this overall!
Laura Nyro
3/5
It’s good, nothing crazy, pretty standard 60s singing and music.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Oh brother another one of this guy. How? So repetitive, explicit to no gravity or reason, sophomoric. This guy stinks.
Basement Jaxx
3/5
This album benefited from coming after that trash Fatboy Slim album. I was surprised this wasn’t the one with the one hit I knew. Overall it was fine.
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Do you like when Radiohead does that whiny kind of wail but don't want the music building and crescendo'ing and for the whole album? Then this album is for you! I don't even like Radiohead let alone someone doing one of their bits but worse. Slow piano whiny wail.
The Zutons
3/5
Almost painfully unremarkable. The okayest of okays. Its fine, its whatever, these sometimes make me more aggravated than bad albums.
The Temptations
3/5
Can’t go wrong with the Temptations.
Nightmares On Wax
2/5
What are we doing here? It makes me want the book in order to read the blurb about this album. What could they possibly have said about this background music? Is it a bit to be called Nightmares on Wax and name this video game loading screen music Smokers Delight? Goldeneye’s pause screen has a bigger banger.
Leonard Cohen
3/5
This one was fine, mostly very similar songs.
Pink Floyd
4/5
Finley Quaye
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
If this is a "return to form" I'd almost like to hear the bad stuff. It's all the same Mid Dylan to me.
Steve Earle
1/5
Late 80s, early 90s country like this is why for years I said I hated country. This stinks.
Adele
4/5
Tori Amos
5/5
This list is full of crazy bangers from genius female musicians. They really stand out amongst some mid musicians.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Especially compared to Either Or this album was good! I expected another bad album. This one has a few solid tracks and a lot more musically behind it!
Steely Dan
4/5
Can’t go wrong with Steely Dan! The fourth on the list for me, similar to the first album I think this falls short of the 5 but still an easy 4!
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Background music, an hour and 17 minutes that just disappeared in the background with the occasional "Is this still going? Am I done with it yet?" Not necessarily dislike but very much whatever. What could the book have said about this album in terms of needing to hear it before I die? This actively pushed another album out of the list somewhere. How?
Queen
4/5
Elastica
4/5
I did not expect to see a US one hit wonder listed as an album I needed to listen to before I died, but the whole album is quite good! I would classify this higher than some of the weaker albums like Suede thrown on here for no reason.
Hugh Masekela
4/5
The album title is correct and the music is in this album! Great music only feels a little long and overstays near the end.
Aerosmith
2/5
Aerosmith have managed to create a situation where I says Aerosmith rocks back to back. It does not in fact rock. Aerosmith sucks. Positives: it’s only 34 minutes
The National
3/5
Did every indie band during this time get a pamphlet telling them how to sound? It’s fine, it’s just not interesting or different.
The Cure
4/5
A whole vibe. This album is great!
Morrissey
3/5
Eh it’s fine. Nothing nearing the Smiths, it went fast enough and wasn’t unpleasant.
Miles Davis
5/5
Third Miles Davis album, third 5/5. Miles hasn't missed yet.
Peter Frampton
5/5
This is a live album that belongs on the list, gotten a few so far that were just worse versions of the artist or worse. This album is great!
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Tumbling Dice and Sweet Virginia! A solid banger album all around!
The Adverts
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
This album was great! Like I had never heard this before and this is what i listen to the list for!
5/5
Great way to start the week, an easy banger, listened to it three times back to back.
Sonic Youth
4/5
Sonic Youth just has such a great sound!
White Denim
3/5
Another whatever 2010s indie band to me. Its fine, just not particularly notable.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
This a just a great album!
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
I was surprised how much I was feeling this one. Solid 90s album!
Pixies
5/5
Pixies are so god damn good!
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
I've never been told a song is so influential as much as Walk This Way, it is incessant. Its fine. Aerosmith sucks. This version is better for having less Aerosmith in it. The rest of the album is better overall.
Lightning Bolt
3/5
This was a more out there album for sure but I definitely find moments of vibing with it!
George Harrison
5/5
3 LPs is a lot but it makes sense given the context. And wow for almost two hours it doesn’t feel it, even the jam part flows pretty easy. So many great songs!
Bob Dylan
4/5
We did it guys, I found a Bob Dylan album I would give a 4! Maybe I've been worn down after another 4 albums, but this one actually resonated with me.
Björk
4/5
I expected this to be more out there than it was for the first time I ever listened to Bjork. It did at times but overall I really enjoyed it!
The Verve
3/5
1001 albums and several editions and there’s (at least) TWO Verve albums amongst the entirety of music albums. Condensed to 1000. And there’s TWO. That is BUCK WILD.
Dion
2/5
Props to the reviewer that pointed out they combined this album with another that let me know how many tracks to actually listen to rather than mistaken my listen to two albums of this mid music.
Kanye West
4/5
The skits don't really hold up overall, pretty standard.
Fred Neil
3/5
Prince
4/5
King Crimson
4/5
Alice In Chains
5/5
Front to back bangers. A perfect album from a band that didn't miss. Vocal harmonization at a master level. The crunchy, the noise, the bass, 5/5. Just under an hour, doesn’t feel it at all, leaves you wanting to pull up the other Alice In Chains albums to listen to more. Strong contender for best album on the list.
Soul II Soul
3/5
Tito Puente
4/5
This was just an enjoyable album to listen to. Got me moving, high energy, a real nice quick one!
Elton John
5/5
This one goes fast it’s just enjoyable front to back. I think I listened to it three times today!
Happy Mondays
2/5
Appropriate album title. More British waffle. Its just whatever, nothing special here.
Billy Joel
4/5
Buzzcocks
3/5
The Who
3/5
This one was pretty weak as a whole Who album.
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Some albums I’d love to read what they say about in the book, I’ll likely end up getting a copy to do this. What would they say to this over hour same song?
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Been a while since I listened to this one, but I was really feeling it overall. It was fine.
Mylo
2/5
The only bonus these 00s UK dance albums get is that they remind me of the show Spaced, which is a masterpiece. None of these albums are though. The song where he just lists off rock stars was particularly insufferable.
Slade
2/5
I will say one thing immediately, I said read the band name and said the album title out loud unknowingly and then laughed. Thats the most enjoyment I think I got though, overall it’s just whatever. At least it wasn’t the one with Surrender (though it shows up in the background at the end), the song is no good in the original or when Cheap Trick badly covered it.
Maxwell
3/5
An album of songs about having sex doesn’t tonally work as well at 5:30am at my job.
Jeff Buckley
3/5
Pretty mid overall, it was fine but nothing amazing here.
PJ Harvey
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Minus one star for Rock and Roll, might be my least favorite zeppelin song. Great album.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Solid enough.
The xx
4/5
4/5
2/5
Bad live album, not a great recording. Proto punk ok but so what. I’ve heard black metal recorded cleaner than this and that genre aims for it sounding like it was recorded in a tin can.
Radiohead
3/5
Ugh Radiohead. This one was fine.
Ozomatli
3/5
SAULT
4/5
Dr. Dre
4/5
De La Soul
4/5
The Birthday Party
3/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
David Ackles
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Van Morrison
3/5
It’s whatever, boring
Skunk Anansie
5/5
This is one case where the clear leaning to the UK is completely justified. That this band didn't hit big in the US is a god damn crime. Every album in the discography is a banger. Skin is electric! Front to back amazing. I love this album and this band. Candidate for best album on the list and I am confident saying it only 400 albums in.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
Unadulterated pure crystallized 80s mid.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
A bongo cover album from the 70s was NECESSARY before I die?
Rocket From The Crypt
4/5
The Young Gods
2/5
Lame
Erykah Badu
4/5
This album is an entire vibe. I very much enjoyed it.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
In no way do you need NEED to listen to this background music before you die. Pioneering is fine and it’s well made but it is not essential listening.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Love
3/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Aphex Twin
3/5
Calexico
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
The Saints
3/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
We switched lists, this is 1001 Albums I'd have rather died than listen to
Kings of Leon
2/5
The 00s was full of this heavily promoted "revival" of rock music. The vast majority of it was garbage. This isn't an exception. I have a strong feeling that bands like Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Skunk Anansie only have one albums each on this list while I already know Kings of Leon have more than one. It objectively makes no sense.
Roxy Music
3/5
Small Faces
2/5
Christina Aguilera
3/5