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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| I See A Darkness | 5 | 2.97 | +2.03 |
| Smile | 5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
| Kimono My House | 5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
| System Of A Down | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| Kenya | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| The Downward Spiral | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| Music From Big Pink | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Back At The Chicken Shack | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| Hybrid Theory | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
| The Köln Concert | 5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| The Gershwin Songbook | 1 | 3.53 | -2.53 |
| 21 | 2 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| Brothers | 2 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| It's Blitz! | 2 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| Blunderbuss | 2 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Neon Bible | 2 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
| Toys In The Attic | 2 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
| The Wall | 3 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| Under Construction | 2 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
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| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.67 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4.25 |
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Queen
4/5
First Queen album I've listened to that wasn't a greatest hits. So many great tracks I didn't recognise. Campy and goofy in places in all the good ways. Great harmonies, loved the Roger Taylor led song. Brian May saucey boy
1 likes
Metallica
5/5
Probably the best metal album of all time. Orion deserves more respect.
1 likes
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Seminal hard rock. Driving rhythm section combined with virtuoso playing. Foxyyyyyyyy
1 likes
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A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
First album doing this! Liked this a lot very progressive for 1991, jazzy funky samples and Beats, funny and social commentary lyrics, little known Busta Rhymes at the end. Get the toilet paper because your rhymes are butt. Smooth
The Clash
5/5
Punk classics, it's shit living in Britain in the 1970s. Yum
The xx
4/5
I did listen to this as a kid remember Tim had a copy. Appreciate it a lot more now. Beautiful vocals and instrumentation. Possibly one of the best opening songs on an album?
David Bowie
4/5
Short and sweet from Bowie during the big coke years. Lots of funk influences and a ten minute title track. TVC15 and title track my faves
Stan Getz
5/5
D'ya like jazz? Only knew girl from Ipanema from this but my god it was glorious. Silky smooth - interesting reading into the history of bosa nova. Glorious saxophone and vocals.
The Cure
3/5
Dark and gloomy. Didn't know this album. Wasn't my favourite but some great tracks including the title track and A Forest
The Doors
4/5
Bluesy goodness - one of my faves as the opening track. Waiting for the sun felt ahead of it's time. Peace Frog another highlight.
Thin Lizzy
3/5
Bit cheeky putting a live album on this list. But a great live album. All the classics. They own the stage. I wouldn't have put this on this list but no disrespect to Thin Lizzy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
I thought it was okay. Heads will roll great choon
Pere Ubu
3/5
Mad this came out in the 70s.
fIREHOSE
3/5
Folky indie rock lots happening but liked it a lot
Iron Maiden
5/5
One of the best metal albums of all time. And it pissed off evangelical Americans. Pure riffage
Public Enemy
4/5
Political, funky heavy beats, yum
Liz Phair
3/5
Indie pop poetry wasn't captivated by this but liked Fuck & Run a lot
Justin Timberlake
2/5
What were they smoking to put this on the list. Some absolute bangers but a lot of waffle
Slayer
4/5
Short n sweet thrashy goodness. Grim lyrics (id lean on potentially distasteful) but iconic album nevertheless
Jack White
2/5
It's fine. I remember this releasing and it being fine. Can't say you need to listen before you die
Adele
2/5
Adele has always had an amazing voice. Mad this is a debut album. Not really one you need to listen to before you die tho
Billie Holiday
3/5
A voice like an instrument, beautiful musical accompaniments, pulls on the heartstrings. Good stuff
Morrissey
2/5
It's Morrissey.
Blur
4/5
Britpop at its best. A real mix of genres on this one all telling a tale of 90s Britain. Good stuff
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
On paper this is right up my street. Never listed but prime alt rock. Some insane guitar work in particular the solo on Soma. Dreamy vibes meets punchy rock. I think I will re listen as in parts found a bit difficult to get into.
Queen
4/5
First Queen album I've listened to that wasn't a greatest hits. So many great tracks I didn't recognise. Campy and goofy in places in all the good ways. Great harmonies, loved the Roger Taylor led song. Brian May saucey boy
4/5
Under the radar. PJ Harvey is badass.
Kraftwerk
4/5
Synths and trains. On repeat. Very cool.
Don McLean
3/5
I thought this would just be the title track and a load of filler. Some really hauntingly beautiful tracks on here. What a voice. Notwithstanding the title track is a 10/10 sing along classic
Talking Heads
4/5
It's Talking Heads. It's always elite
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Transported me to a Cuban bar. Blissful
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Self indulgent and very average indeed.
Minutemen
3/5
Enjoyed this. Punk with a lot of avant-garde, very raw but fabulous musicianship. Cool vibes surfer escque definitely see the Cali influence. Bit too long for a punk record in my view.
4/5
Oasis and Blur in the space of two weeks. This app knows. Another classic Britpop album with no skips filled with stadium anthems.
Beastie Boys
4/5
Yummy blend of rap, rock, and punk. Some elite samples on this. Goofy in places but in a good way. Great flow between the three of them
Van Morrison
3/5
Nice folky rock fabulous lyrics and saxophone goodness. Loses a star because a man in a record store in a random Norwegian town told me he wasn't a nice bloke when he met him
Nico
3/5
Parts of this were haunting and beautiful, other parts made my ears hurt. Not aged that well for me
The Smiths
4/5
Witty and iconic post punk. Johnny Marr the king. Loses a star because Morrissey but I won't begrudge his genius on this album.
The Band
5/5
Simply lovely. Folk goodness that sounds like some dudes jamming
Metallica
5/5
Probably the best metal album of all time. Orion deserves more respect.
Nirvana
5/5
Not a massive fan of live albums but this is so raw and intimate. Classy covers rock on
Cee Lo Green
2/5
The soul machine lacks soul. I'll be around slaps tho
T. Rex
4/5
Very cool and sexy, nice production. Groovy baby
Sonic Youth
3/5
Loved the noise rock and shoe gaze, some of the vocals weren't to my liking but can see the Sonic Youth influence in a lot nowadays
The Black Keys
2/5
Radio "blues" I remember really liking this as a teenager but it just has no soul or flavour. Mayonnaise
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Lovely folk rock goodness, Joni Mitchell knows how to write songs
Travis
2/5
Me: mum can we listen to Radiohead?
Mum: we have Radiohead at home
The Radiohead we have at home:
Jimmy Smith
5/5
She chicken on my shack till I back
Gene Clark
4/5
A stellar blend of county, folk, and psychedelic rock. Felt very progressive for 1974. Noice.
Coldplay
3/5
Back when they were interesting. Loses points for Chris Martin pretending to be working class
Jefferson Airplane
5/5
Psychedelic grooves, some seminal stuff on here, lots of genres peppered in. Cool man
The Prodigy
5/5
Electro punk goodness. Holds up very well indeed.
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
That was pretty dandy
Metallica
3/5
Second Metallica album on this list. Doesn't hit the heights of Master of Puppets. God awful production. Starts off strong with Blackened, weak until One, continues to not quite hit the mark
Talking Heads
5/5
Hell yeah
ZZ Top
3/5
Beards, beer, and bros
Love
4/5
Flower power baby
U2 will have to listen to this rubbish
Black Flag
4/5
F*CK YEAH
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Essential to this list
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Undeniable influence silky goodness let's gooo
Van Halen
4/5
35 mins of straight fire
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
Seminal british indie. They've never been able to top this amazing debut.
Nirvana
5/5
Fever Ray
2/5
I'll be polite and say it wasn't for me. BTEC Bjork
Traffic
4/5
Slightly more straight edge Jethro Tull with cool jazzy blues vibes. Very cool
Bob Dylan
4/5
Big up the bob. What a poet
Steely Dan
4/5
Cool cats splendid instrumentation I don't get the hate
The Specials
4/5
Life in Britain being shit produces some great albums. Loved this
3/5
Pretty good, liked the rockabilly influence. Can't say it stood out for me
Digital Underground
2/5
Mc Blowfish is the perfect metaphor for this album: cringe and bloated. Gets an extra star for production
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Rolling Stones suffer from same issue as Queen, Greatest Hits-itus. However, this album is still full of silky cool, sexy rock n roll. Has brown sugar aged badly? I dunno
Lorde
3/5
I can appreciate aspects of the minimalist hip hop vibe, but not really my bag, felt a bit dull and not a massive fan of Lorde's voice. Silky production tho.
Adam & The Ants
3/5
This one is nuts, some real driving drums through out. Propa Bri'ish glam rock. It just all sounds the same
Nitin Sawhney
2/5
Nukes are bad
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I only had Sticky Fingers this week. Clear to see the evolution. Aside from Mother's Little Helper and Under My Thumb, this album is just Beatles covers
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Second TCQ album on this list. Pure rhythm and witty flows. Wicked production. Ahead of it's time. A bit too long for me
New Order
3/5
Synth pop goodness shame about the pretty tragic vocals. Can't say I enjoyed as much as Substance
Bob Dylan
3/5
Bob Dylan is a poet and a genius. Love the bluesy somberness on this one. Harmonica way too high in the mix it nearly burst my ear drums. A bit repetitive after a while
Van Morrison
4/5
Hippy folk goodness. Mysterious and smooth. Good shit but a record store owner in Norway once told me he's a prick so loses points.
The Killers
3/5
The first 5 songs of this album are generation defining indie rock. The rest is filler. But my god they have some hits.
Fela Kuti
4/5
Based Afrobeat 🇳🇬
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Bookended by Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get, this is largely run of the mill blues rock, but they do it so well for some British geezers. 3 Stones album in quick succession from this generator. Ive had enough.
Supergrass
4/5
Aggressive and fast paced, clearly big The Clash fans. Underrated britpop. Alright is massive.
Joy Division
4/5
Hauntingly dark. More groovy than a lot of tracks on Unknown Pleasures, more of the post punk than new wave. Struggled with some of the vocal performances but lyrically top notch
Machito
5/5
Unbelievably cool
Judas Priest
4/5
Old school British eavy metal. Rob Halford is a badass.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Seminal hard rock. Driving rhythm section combined with virtuoso playing. Foxyyyyyyyy
Amy Winehouse
5/5
She was that good
John Cale
3/5
The hook in the title track feels like a rip off of Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel. This was fun and had some cool instrumental moments as well some pretty interesting lyrics.
Otis Redding
3/5
Does an album with so many covers belong on this list? I'm not sure. But either way, it's silky smooth and soulful goodness.
The Thrills
2/5
Cheesy noughties indie pop. Country/Americana knock off. The singers voice irks me. I wish this album was that far.
Aerosmith
2/5
Wow this was not good. Sweet emotion is a great tune but the rest of this is boring. I can see why the rerecorded Walk this Way ..
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Melancholy which I'm not used to with Springsteen. Hauntingly beautiful in places. Overall, this was pretty repetitive and dull.
Beatles
5/5
These lads have potential.
Van Halen
3/5
I've only ever heard this album in rock bars. EVH lays down some serious riffage but this album is pretty middle of the road.
John Lennon
4/5
39 minutes of John Lennon really going through it. Deeply personal and thankfully free of Yoko's screeching. I enjoyed this more thank I expected. A lot of grooves. God is one of the most pretentious songs I've ever heard.
Randy Newman
4/5
Witty, political, and well written tunes. I am a certified Randy Newman enjoyer
Elvis Costello
3/5
For a debut this is very impressive. I dig the punk influences, it's just pretty samey
Stevie Wonder
5/5
The depth of this album is ridiculous. The sound is silky smooth, love the synths. Glorious
Jeff Buckley
5/5
He really put his whole Bucklussy into this album.
Gene Clark
3/5
Snooze fest. Top 1001? Not sure Jeff, not unpleasant but nothing special
Le Tigre
4/5
First proper riot grrrl album I've listened to. Liked the mix of genres on this (punk, new wave, electronica). Badass, good shit.
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
Did this guy just get a load of people into a room and claim the credit? Apart from that this album is just pretty ok
Ella Fitzgerald
1/5
A three hour compilation does not belong on this list. Love a bit of Ella Fitzgerald but this takes the micky
The Black Crowes
3/5
This was the okayest album I've had yet. Revivalist blues rock. I really like his voice. Pretty inoffensive but not really deserving of a place on the list.
Radiohead
5/5
Mmmm Thom and Jonny feed me up some of that delicious dystopian alt rock
Fats Domino
4/5
Short n sweet from Mr Large Domino
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
It's Simon and Garfunkel, beautifully written but felt quite unremarkable given some of the other albums of theirs I've heard?
The White Stripes
4/5
Hard rocking experimental blues goodness. Virtuoso playing from JW. What a duo
Al Green
4/5
Coooooooool soul
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
A cool blend of genres on this, soulful beats
Neil Young
5/5
The musicianship, the lyrics, the themes. Cheers Neil
The Offspring
3/5
Cowabunga dood. Fun 90s pop punk, ska twists on some of the tunes.
Ice Cube
2/5
Bruh I can't give an album that includes a track about kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach in order to avoid paying child support anything higher than this. This isn't even mentioning It's A Mans World. Some of a lot of the tracks on this are really good, but Ice Cube comes across as a massive c***
Rod Stewart
3/5
As middle of the road as it gets. A 3 feels generous but a 2 feels harsh.
Elliott Smith
4/5
Melancholy but beautiful. Folk mixed with 90s indie. I dig it. Sad story
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
The music: 🕺
The lyrics: 💀
Led Zeppelin
4/5
A lot of folk and blues on this one with the exception of Immigrant Song and Since Ive Been loving you. Interesting that this was seen as a disappointment at the time. It's no IV but it's still great
k.d. lang
3/5
Lovely voice, smooth tunes, it was okay. Big props for not being the typical country archetype, must have been pretty tough for her
Country Joe & The Fish
3/5
Right on man. Psychedelic acid rock vibes, unknown to me before this. I can see why didn't have the mainstream appeal of Jefferson Airplane but I didn't hate it
De La Soul
4/5
Fun concept well executed. Naughty samples
Nick Drake
4/5
Sad but easy listening, I liked this a lot
The Go-Go's
4/5
New wave but all-female. LETS GOOOOO
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
I literally have no clue what my thoughts are on this album. Is it genius blues rock blended with avant Garde experimentation? Is it unintelligible slop? Definitely requires listening to before you croak it
Johnny Cash
5/5
An album of mostly covers on paper shouldn't be on this list. This is the exception.
The Police
3/5
Why are singing about dinosaurs and having an Oedipus complex . This album took time to get into but some good album tracks. Mother was wild, Synchronicity II and Wrapped Around your finger I enjoyed. Every Breathe You Take I worried would carry the album. I enjoyed it enough but not a standout. TIL Stuart Copeland did the Spyro soundtracks, cute.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
This gave steely Dan but less zazz, then went Free / Bad Company. A lot variety here that ended up feeling a bit beige, pretty inoffensive. Piss Aaron and Black Maria were standouts. Slut has not aged well at all so album loses a point for that
Jurassic 5
4/5
Silky beats, well balanced between all the rappers, cool samples. Good album
Beastie Boys
5/5
I previously thought of Beastie Boys as goofy with a couple of bangers. This album is legit funky jazzy rap goodness
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Compared to Innervisions this lacks flavour. Lovely soul to this and Superstition is naturally the standout, but felt a bit beige from Stevie
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Sorry Neil, I really enjoyed After The Gold Rush, but aside from Down By The River I didn't feel much from this
Joy Division
3/5
Undoubtedly seminal for post rock, but it hasn't aged that well for me. Almost feels sacreligious
John Lennon
3/5
The politics of Imagine has the nuance of a 10 year old. Was this the Smart Beatle? Jealous Guy makes him sound really annoying and insecure. Final track is cringe. Musically, I liked the melodies in this album. Overall, was fine.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
The incestuous love child of the Beatles and Pink Floyd. Loved the stringy motifs. Typical English writring about the weather... And space...
The Stooges
4/5
She iggy on my pop till I stooge
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
Seemed to blend a lot of new wave together, from the jangle rock of the Smiths to the melodrama of Joy Division and The Cure. Felt a bit beige
Arcade Fire
4/5
Melancholy and sad 2010s indie, the title track is the stand out, it's a lengthy album, it's all fairly one note, but that one note is pretty great, a real beautiful sadness. That being said, the motifs border on repetitive.
Linkin Park
5/5
Paper cut is a hell of a way to announce yourselves. Seminal nu metal. Era and genre defining. Aged like a fine wine. Excellent production.
The Charlatans
3/5
More of the Ocean Colour Scene than Oasis. That being said, track 2 has the same keyboard as Champagne Supernova. Had a bit more going on than a lot of Brit pop, hell, even some country influences. Pretty catchy in spots. Not an album of all time for me.
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Horny and angry industrial ??? Hard to pin a genre on this one. Very of era, but I vibes with it. Summer is the wrong time of year to listen to this. I need to be in a dark run down city doing class As. A concept album that doesn't get buried in its concept and excels because of it. Particularly feels alive in current year
Arcade Fire
2/5
Second AF album in a fortnight. This was considerably inferior to Suburbs. Liked the organ and church vibes, cool they recorded in a converted church, but this was pretty boring even by 2000s indie standards
Skunk Anansie
4/5
A real mix of punk rock and more radio friendly pop rock of the era. Almost Primus like in places. Loved the vocals. Some real anger in there. Id be interested to hear more of their punky stuff. Surprised to have not heard of these.
Spacemen 3
2/5
Boring
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Second album in a row that's largely been dull as dishwasher. This seems so far from the FBS that I'm familiar with. First 3/4 tracks were nothing. Second half of the album was better, especially Everybody Needs a 303 and Giv the Po'Man a Break
Brian Wilson
5/5
Cannot imagine the pressure of finishing an album you abandoned 40 years ago. The production on this is immaculate, an almost magical quality. Some real experimental stuff on here especially Mrs O'Leary's Cow. I didn't know much Beach Boys / Brian Wilson before he died. I'm glad I got this and could appreciate this in the sun.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Very personal narrative, Kendrick is a poet. stripped back production, some excellent collabs on this album. In 2025 Drake being on a Kendrick album is hilarious.
Miriam Makeba
4/5
I love days when the generator gives me something I would never have heard of. Awesome sound and some great covers. Amazing this was the soundtrack to the apartheid struggle in South Africa. Solidarity with those around the world still fighting oppression.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5/5
Songs to torn apart by an Appalachian cryptid to. God this was melancholic. Great stuff.
5/5
I'm such a sucker for theatrical concept albums. But this album shines with wall to wall bangers. Fast and furious rock and roll masterfully blended with ballads
David Bowie
3/5
Bowie two days in a row. Difficult not to compare but this was pretty beige, leggy, and generic.
The Who
3/5
The Who are definitely a band that like The Stones suffer from greatest hits itis, this debut shows their blues pub rock style, and the Ox at the end shows Keith Moons ability to drive the band and cause chaos. Not as good as the later stuff
Common
4/5
Never heard of Mr Common but this is a common W, as the kids say. Social commentary, human stories, and smooth flows. Particularly liked The Corner. Go! is very 2005 in that it features Kanye AND John Mayer. Feels very much like a Kanye album of that time, in a good way.
Barry Adamson
3/5
A soundtrack to a non existent movie is novel. Lounge room / noir vibes. Set The Controls For The Heart of the Pelvis is potentially one of my favourite songs titles ever.
And then this album got sinister on Its Business As Usual, is super unsettling. Vermilion Kisses felt self important.
Unsure where I stand on this one
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
This album shows a lot of diverse tunes. Absolutely killed it, super tight. What a trio
Massive Attack
4/5
A very cool album, of it's time but lots of r&B and reggae influences. Creating the genre of trip hop unto itself is impressive. I wouldn't say huge standouts on here, but I particularly liked Unfinished Symphony. The whole album had a mysterious, sexy vibe
Blondie
5/5
My timelines are way off. Blondie were active in the 70s? This album is wall to wall new wave bangers
Pantera
4/5
Some serious riffage laid down on this album. Some of the solos Dimbag plays are face melting. The "groove" label is interesting, comes through on This Love, but the sound is majorly punk / thrash. Sadly, Phil Anselmo is a c*** and I can't see past it. I don't understand what he's trying to say on No Good (Attack the Radical). That people should move past America's history of racism?
Traffic
3/5
Inoffensive blues rock blended with some fun Folky (maybe even proto-prog?) flourishes. Is Vagabond Virgin about shagging a teenager? 1960s were a time. This was pretty good but dragged a bit
The Kinks
3/5
This is one of the biggest time capsules on this list I've had so far. A certain camp charm, very middle English. Nothing really stood out apart from Waterloo Sunset.
Marvin Gaye
5/5
I had no idea how political this would be. A real great example of a concept album. Silky smooth music and vocals combined with strong lyrical story telling. Good shit
Pink Floyd
3/5
This album is really showing its age. I wish I loved anything as much as Roger Waters loves himself (and his out of tune singing). Interesting themes about the cult of celebrity, self isolation, and cycles of violence. Another Brick run, Comfortably Numb, and In The Flesh are barnstormers and super atmospheric. But this is very bloated. Some amazing songs on here but a lot of farting about to get to the point. What's the point? My name's Roger Waters and you've just listened to an hour and a half of autofallacio.
The Dictators
3/5
I did not go girl crazy for this one. It was fine.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Oh goody, another album full of covers. How original. Beautiful iconic voice and wonderfully composed but I can't give it higher if it's mostly other people's songs, which I get was standard procedure if you had a generational talent like Dusty
American Music Club
3/5
Music existed before Spotify so if you can't be bothered to go on YouTube more fool you. This was another okay album. Folky indie which felt quite ahead of its time for the late 80s, but now sounds like a lot of things you'd hear at an open mic. Nothing particularly special but some well written songs. Bad Liquor felt out of place.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Race for the Prize has one of the ugliest drum intros of all time. MY GOD. Thankfully this recovers. I get Wayne Coyne's voice is pretty Marmite but I like his haunty melodies. Beautifully arranged instrumentals, with a mix of traditional indie rock, synth, and orchestral sounds.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Funky side of Stevie Wonder. This was pretty good but it all sounded pretty samey. Fantastic voice
4/5
Very quirky concept album. Writing an album about your brother in law??? Interesting social commentary, especially liked Mr Churchill and Yes Sir No Sir. A lot of the songs are very goofy. I don't think I'm a massive fan of the vibe but can appreciate the talent at work. Ambitious for sure
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
My (late) step granfather based his entire personality on Buddy Holly and coerced me as a 15 year old to play bass in a Buddy Holly tribute night at our local pub. I can't be objective about this. They all sound the same but it's fun.
Keith Jarrett
5/5
The fact that this is improvised is mind boggling AND on the wrong type of piano? I'm not super familiar with this genre but that's the beauty of this list I suppose. Proper gem
U2
3/5
I liked this more than I expected. Bono is so far up his own a*** but I respect the message. A lot of the tunes had a good driving rhythm and some good licks from The Edge (daft stage name) it did end up feeling very samey
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Wow Janis went hard on this one. Such bluesy grooves
David Crosby
3/5
It was fine, laid back psych blues rock. Didn't find it particularly special
Joan Armatrading
4/5
Beautiful vocals and arrangements, sounds very ahead of its time in terms of singer songwriter from the 70s. Good stuff.
Missy Elliott
2/5
At least I'll go to my grave knowing how gushy Missy Elliott's vag is. [Source - Pussycat]
Some stacked features on this. Whilst I joke, Missy E has some good flows on this. Very of it's time.
David Bowie
5/5
Ragtime art rock space age Dreamland
Beck
3/5
An eclectic fusion of genres, that all got a bit lost for me.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Middle of the road, samey stuff
Roxy Music
2/5
Underwhelming, experimental but clashed for me. I only really liked In Every Dream Home a Heartache
Janis Joplin
4/5
Beautiful silky smooth but gravelly voice. Souuuuuuly blues. Jop jop jop
Wilco
3/5
Unremarkable, the Radiohead we have at home. Inoffensive but nothing special
The Only Ones
2/5
Yeah this guy couldn't sing, pretty average
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
About as middle of the road. Decent soulful blues rock
System Of A Down
5/5
Decidedly thrashier than some of their later outputs. Let's goooooo
Jethro Tull
5/5
She woodwind on my instrument till I prog
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
A concept album that doesn't suck and has deliciously constructed indie folk songs.ABOUT A US STATE?? This did become a bit one dimensional, particularly after an hour and 15 mins.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
He had the cleanest, meanest penis.
Some classic hip hop grooves on this, Juicy, Big Poppa, Me and My Bitch are iconic. A real blend of provocative outbursts and a reflective piece on a crazy chaotic life.
Could have done without the annoying pager noises and the shagging
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Your dad's favourite album. Middle of the road blues rock. Some solid guitar work on display but Clapton is no messiah. He's also a cunt.
R.E.M.
5/5
Alt rock pioneers. This is the perfect length and filled with bangers. Jangle guitars with Mike Stripe's beautiful voice. Go on then
Pink Floyd
3/5
Short and wacky. My first of the Syd Barrett albums and fitting it was their debut. A sign of things to come, not my favourite and it felt very whimsical compared to later outputs. Sounded quite close to The Kinks. Any album with songs about Gnomes and little mice gets bonus points
Gorillaz
3/5
Apart from Clint Eastwood, this album offered very little
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Cool funk n soul. Didn't do too much for me but appreciated the groove
Elvis Presley
3/5
Woah momma, pretty standard but Suspicious Minds hits different
N.W.A.
4/5
Seminal hip hop. Hell of a debut. The anti cop sentiment is still strong all these years later. Loses steam part way through. I Ain't The 1 has aged like milk but if you're looking for moral guidance from gangster rappers you're tapped in the head
Little Richard
4/5
She tutti on my frutti. Cool rock n roll vibes
Ash
3/5
Never heard of these guys. Sooooo 90s. Garage rock that sounds more California than County Down. Quality varied with some of the b sides being a bit meh
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Can a couple of horny English boys do a lil hard rocking blues.. 👉👈 mayhaps a sprinkling of lord of the rings. Baby baby baby baby
Garbage
3/5
Only new Only Happy When It Rains. Very experimental and big in terms of production. The variations in genre and sound paid off in places but got lost in others. I liked the dark sound. I'm torn between a 3 and a 4.
Sparks
5/5
This was sick. Incredible opening track. Whacky but intricately put together tunes. I'm Sparks-pilled
The Beach Boys
5/5
Brian Wilson making Lennon and McCartney look like absolute chumps. Glorious composition and magical harmonies
Kate Bush
4/5
Whacky and theatrical. Equally feels ahead of its time and also perfectly 80s. Some really gorgeous songs on here, proper emotional storytelling. I get why people are turned off, it's a thin line of w*nkiness
Arrested Development
3/5
On paper I should like this - progressive hip hop. I found it a bit too spiritual and Jesusy. The beats were cool, a real mix of jazz, not often your hear harmonica in hip hop.
Elvis Presley
3/5
It was fine, all sounds the same but pretty inoffensive
Ravi Shankar
2/5
Virtuosic playing and nice little lessons at the beginning of some of the tracks. Can't say I was mad about the actual music, but by the definition of "albums I should listen to before I die" it belongs on the list
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Short and sweet, beautiful harmonies, ethereal dark shoegazy vibes. Rate this
Black Sabbath
5/5
God they just didn't mess about did they
The Velvet Underground
3/5
I really didn't get this. On paper the lyrical matters and vibes should be something I'm down with. Started out strong with the first view tracks but lost it's legs and got very boring. Not a fan of either Lou Reed or Nicos vocals. Sometimes the influence can be blown out by what comes after and think this may be the case here.
Ray Charles
4/5
Very nice, cool vibes
M.I.A.
2/5
Bird Flu reminded me that I'm pretty sure my sister was the only person in the country to get Bird flu
Boyz sounded like the song that plays at the end of The Phantom Menace when the Gungans beat the Trade Confederation.
Paper Planes is a great song but so jarringly different from the rest of the album