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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’m a Lonesome Fugitive | 5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
| AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted | 5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
| Technique | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
| Fear Of A Black Planet | 5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
| Ágætis Byrjun | 5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
| Eliminator | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
| Opus Dei | 4 | 2.38 | +1.62 |
| Darkness on the Edge of Town | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
| More Songs About Buildings And Food | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
| Sound of Silver | 5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Utero | 1 | 3.83 | -2.83 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| Pornography | 1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| Berlin | 1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| If I Could Only Remember My Name | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| Nighthawks At The Diner | 1 | 3.01 | -2.01 |
| Disintegration | 2 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| Movies | 1 | 2.71 | -1.71 |
| Station To Station | 2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Yank Crime | 1 | 2.69 | -1.69 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4.5 | 3.86 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
Least Favorite Artists
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cure | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
5-Star Albums (26)
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Miles Davis
4/5
Not a big jazz guy, but this was a good listen, know there's more Miles to come on this album journey so looking forward to that
2 likes
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
I wish the Spotify link was the actual length of the album.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (10)
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Funkadelic
4/5
Really like the mix, very enjoyable to listen to. Feels like the songs could've either done with being a minute shorter or had something extra to fill the run time, but had fun listening regardless
David Bowie
2/5
Struggled with this, wasn't anything to draw me into it. Felt quite low tempo and stripped back for what I'd come to expect from Bowie
David Bowie
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Miles Davis
4/5
Not a big jazz guy, but this was a good listen, know there's more Miles to come on this album journey so looking forward to that
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Pretty easy 5/5 for me, the level of energy is infectious thanks to Sam's performance and the live crowd
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Can see why people would love this, but wasn't for me. Grooves were cool but not much else to draw me in
Kelela
3/5
Bit of a hit and miss album for me, some really good tracks but I feel the start and end of the album gets a bit weak
Björk
4/5
First exposure to Björk as an artist, looking forward to hearing more. I have previously listened to Sigur Ros and this reminded me of that a lot, really ethereal.
Television
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
I really like the Allman Brothers studio albums, so this was quite disappointing for me, some classics on this recording but good lord, some of the instrumental/solo sections drag on for some time without doing anything especially interesting.
The Cure
2/5
Really didn't get the appeal of this, have enjoyed a lot of the Cure's material previously but this album was meandering, hookless and each track was hard to distinguish between with it all being at the same tempo. Maybe I need to be in a very specific mood to appreciate it
Lou Reed
1/5
First album where I saw no justification or reasoning to give it another listen, just dull.
Richard Hawley
4/5
Adele
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I tend to like Springsteen's slightly more soulful/ballady songs over the rockier stuff, so this album suited me down to the ground, great to listen to the whole way through
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Air
3/5
CHIC
4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Dire Straits
3/5
It's hard to not be impressed by the almost virtuoso level talents on the Guitar that Mark Knopfler has, but it's a slightly inconsistent album. Tracks like Sultans and Down by the Waterline are high points, a lot of what remains became a touch forgettable
Elvis Costello
4/5
Kate Bush
2/5
It was hard to get into this album, it really was just weird and not in a good way I think. I understand she was being experimental with production and I can see the influence it had on albums such as Hand Cannot Erase. However, I feel Steven Wilson took the foundations of The Dreaming and made it much more coherent and musical (it's one of my favourite concept albums).
I'll maybe give this another go as it feels like an album which works situationally and didn't work for me when I did listen to it to really appreciate it.
Orange Juice
4/5
I was only familiar with the title track before listening, but there are some hidden gems on here! It was like a soup of Talking Heads, Chic and Velvet Underground and the 45ish minutes flew by
CHIC
3/5
As with most Chic records, it's hard to not be impressed by how tight the grooves are, but I found there to be a bit of a lack of variety from song to song to really enjoy this beyond that
Public Enemy
5/5
This was a powerful album, both lyrically and instrumentally. First time listening to Public Enemy and won't be the last, found this album to fly by
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1/5
Didn't get on with this one. An English born musician cosplaying as a world musician and it leads to some paper thin interpretations of the genre. Only person who I think ever has successfully got away with this is Paul Simon
Massive Attack
3/5
Pleasant to listen along to, but all in all a forgettable experience. Nothing to complain about but nothing to grab my attention
TV On The Radio
3/5
ABBA
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I can see why this album belongs on this list and would be so beloved. For me personally the songs side on being too long and too repetitive without there being enough energy to carry my interest. The album went by pleasantly but never grabbed me lyrically or sonically and to me that was its downfall
Nirvana
1/5
I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I simply do not connect with Nirvana. It sounds amateur with production, you can't understand a single lyric due to the mix and Cobain's complete lack of enunciation and the guitar sounds like a tin can full of wasps and doesn't work to be in a way that works for me.
I think Cobain was an okay to good writer but never found the way he delivered them to resonante with me, I tried to listen to the entirety of this album but just couldn't.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Not the strongest work from Costello, definitely prefer his slightly higher energy, hookier content.
Björk
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
First half of the album is great, typical soulful Neil Young goodness. Less keen on the second half where it becomes less so about that and more so drawn out guitar solos which really did drag for me. Would've been an easy 5 if it continued on that path
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Various Artists
4/5
The obvious timing aside, and Phil Spector's indiscretions, this actually was a very fun album to listen to. The wall of sound recording method was on full display here with some very rich instrumentals and tidy production
Girls Against Boys
3/5
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Jack White
4/5
Wasn't expecting this! Thought it would be the slightly mindless noise generation I came to expect from White Stripes but ended up with something quite musical where Jack shows he actually has chops as both a writer and a guitarist, spanning a good number of genres well. Would listen again
Duke Ellington
5/5
Peter Frampton
4/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
I can see why this album was influencial at the time, but I don't think it has aged especially well with the likes of Daft Punk taking this genre and effectively mastering it. This by comparison sounds a bit bare bones, not bad though
Rush
5/5
An easy no skip album, Canadian royalty and always interesting to listen to
Janet Jackson
2/5
All the slick production of her brother's music, without any of the emotional hook and general interesting song choices
Elton John
3/5
Thundercat
3/5
The duality of Thundercat, one of the best bassists around but his lyrics man, they're really quite bad. I honestly feel this could've been amazing if it was just an instrumental album
Radiohead
5/5
First album I had generated I listened to previously, it's a masterpiece, not much more to say beyond that.
DJ Shadow
2/5
Can't say I got this album. I'm not against sampling, but it just doesn't do anything interesting with the samples and left me quite bored
Drive Like Jehu
1/5
Noise. Nothing more to me, could not finish it
The Stranglers
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
All the flashy Beach Boys production, can't say I loved the slightly half hearted attempts at the songs having real world meaning. Pleasant but nothing outstanding
David Bowie
4/5
4/5
Holger Czukay
1/5
T. Rex
4/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Al Green
5/5
Beck
4/5
MC Solaar
4/5
The Cure
2/5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Supergrass
3/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Ethereal, beautiful and a delightful listen
David Ackles
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Sheryl Crow
4/5
Grateful Dead
2/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Kanye West
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Lucinda Williams
2/5
U2
3/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Too short to really get into, had potential though
Nick Drake
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Many songs sound like a bad David Bowie cosplay, despite being before a lot of Bowie's work which is kinda weird. It gets better listening with full headphones instead of IEMs
David Bowie
4/5
The War On Drugs
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Dr. Octagon
2/5
Le Tigre
4/5
The Roots
4/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Blondie
4/5
David Crosby
1/5
Love
3/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
The Residents
3/5
Arrested Development
2/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Bit of a one hit album, odd inclusion
American Music Club
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
I wish the Spotify link was the actual length of the album.
Can
3/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
ZZ Top
5/5
Groovy southern rock goodness, didn't realise how much good b side material ZZ top had. Really good listen
Madness
3/5
Willie Nelson
2/5
Neil Young
4/5
Joy Division
3/5
I know it's an iconic album....but got I just didn't connect with it. Chromatic guitar/bass lines, bumbly vocals, fast drum beat, repeat
De La Soul
5/5
Merle Haggard
5/5
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Yes
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
An incredible 30ish minute EP with 20 minutes of mindless filler thrown in. The section between title track and road trippin is tough.
Sade
2/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Sepultura
3/5
Eminem
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Metallica
4/5
This would be an easy five if the mix wasn't total butts and maybe 10 minutes were cut from some of the crushingly long songs.
10cc
2/5
Finley Quaye
2/5
Your love makes me sweeter is the only highlight for an album of poor Bob Marley impressions
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
3/5
Eurythmics
3/5
Beatles
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
N.W.A.
3/5
Yes
2/5
Roundabout obviously slaps, rest of the album is a bit underwhelming
Arcade Fire
3/5
Brilliant pair of opening songs, a bit of meh, then Sprawl II, more meh.
Cream
4/5
Knocking off a point because Clapton is a complete scumbag, I'm petty like that
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
Garbage
3/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Very difficult album to rate when I think it's probably good from a technical and lyrical perspective but falls completely flat because Waits can't sing
AC/DC
4/5
I had Tom Waits yesterday, and ACDC have basically the opposite thing to him, I don't think from a technical standpoint they're very good. Songs are really formulaic and in many regards quite samey. However, it somehow just still works and kicks so much ass you just don't care. Fun listen.
The Pogues
3/5
The Offspring
2/5
Tangerine Dream
4/5
Have to knock it down a point because it really needs your attention to get the most from it, but it's a great journey when you can give it that
Ice Cube
5/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Didn't finish it but gave side 1 a listen. It's was insanely long, wasn't really my thing as I've never touched psychedelics but I think it does have a place on the list
The Prodigy
4/5
Marty Robbins
4/5
Butthole Surfers
3/5
First "noise" album which I actually didn't mind listening to. Was nothing more than fine but it was at least tolerable
The Byrds
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Really really close to giving this a 5, this is such a cool album with each song doing something new or interesting, just have 5s which I'd reach for first but had a blast
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Laibach
4/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Morrissey
4/5
William Orbit
3/5
50 Cent
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
Springsteen sounding like he's trying to do Dylan after taking a handful of valium. Didn't like it at all
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
The Cure
1/5
I... Really do not get the Cure. Didn't especially like Disintegration and this was no different, but somehow it was more meandering and dull
Frank Sinatra
3/5
4/5
The KLF
2/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
The Who
3/5
New Order
5/5
John Martyn
4/5
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
The Beta Band
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Hate government and/or war, ripping guitar solo, repeat, ???, profit.
Scott Walker
2/5
Pleasant, but all in all forgettable and probably not one I'd go back to
The Rolling Stones
4/5
OutKast
4/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Great album, but Clapton is a dingus
Coldplay
5/5
Faith No More
3/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Carpenters
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Elastica
2/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Eagles
4/5
Prince
3/5
Adele
4/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Billy Joel
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
The Youngbloods
2/5
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
Blur
4/5
Shack
3/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Stan Getz
5/5
The Charlatans
3/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Jimmy Smith
2/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Slayer
4/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Queen
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
Slint
2/5
Ozomatli
3/5
Wilco
4/5
The Smiths
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Shuggie Otis
3/5
Hot Chip
3/5
The Clash
4/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Mylo
4/5
Beastie Boys
2/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
3/5
Actually found this quite fun. It's not especially... musical but entertainment is worth something
Pearl Jam
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Kinks
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Weather Report
4/5
The Stooges
2/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
This album feels like you're overhearing a domestic argument while out in public, uncomfortable in many ways but really interesting listening
Ramones
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
Deerhunter
4/5
Slade
2/5
AC/DC
5/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Orbital
2/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Cheap Trick
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Fairport Convention
2/5
Portishead
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Paul Weller
4/5
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Dr. Dre
4/5
Parliament
3/5
Tortoise
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
2/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Deep Purple
2/5
Neil Young
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2/5