My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
B-52's The B-52's	5	3.29	+1.71
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	5	3.33	+1.67
There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield	5	3.37	+1.63
Either Or Elliott Smith	5	3.39	+1.61
Blunderbuss Jack White	5	3.39	+1.61
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks	5	3.4	+1.6
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	5	3.47	+1.53
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	5	3.48	+1.52
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	5	3.49	+1.51

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	1	3.66	-2.66
Your Arsenal Morrissey	1	3.05	-2.05
For Your Pleasure Roxy Music	1	2.98	-1.98
Vulgar Display Of Power Pantera	1	2.97	-1.97
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry Billy Bragg	1	2.96	-1.96
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell	1	2.87	-1.87
In Rainbows Radiohead	2	3.85	-1.85
Kid A Radiohead	2	3.71	-1.71
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	1	2.69	-1.69

Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	4.67
Creedence Clearwater Revival	3	4.33
Nirvana	3	4.33
The White Stripes	3	4.33

Artist	Ratings
Pink Floyd	4, 5, 2, 5

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Great voice, nice songs, but I wasn't blown away. Nice shirt album though!

Peter Gabriel

2/5

A real rollercoaster. Some classic bangers (Sledgehammer, In Your Eyes), some nice, mellow atmospheric jams, but then some real 80s experimental wacky songs I couldn't get into. Overall not my favorite.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Bangers from front to back

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Buttery smooth voice, super calming and comfortable. Hard to beat Cat Stevens.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

You know I kind of like how a lot of these songs don't follow a traditional structure. And of course he's amazingly talented. So I'm going four stars

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Great band, great album, some classic rock anthems. Gotta love it.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Does she have a great voice? Yes. Some fun songs? For sure. My cup of tea? Not really. Rating low, not out of hate, but because it's not my style (and too long)

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

I mean, it's Abbey Road.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

He's hard working. He's got energy, but this wasn't my favorite. Good, not great.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

You know, it was better than I was expecting. Some classic hits, but also good flow and beats.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

Found this album very bland. Decent elements, but they didn't come together to create anything of note.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

I'd give this a zero if I could. Unlistenable.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this the whole way through. A big long and dramatic at the end, but overall very good.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

If you're in the mood for Muddy Waters, this is a great album. Classic blues, can't go wrong. My only issue is, that mood only hits sometimes. Is this an album I'd rush out to buy? No. Did I enjoy it? Yes.

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

You know, better than I expected! Some fun early rock, and some standards that I recognized from Derek & The Dominoes, etc. Glad I gave it a try. Not rushing out to listen again, but good background work classic rock.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

1/5

Some male vocalist's voices really don't land with me. The Cure, Morrissey, heck even David Bowie. Billy Bragg falls into this category. The music sounded pretty nice, but that voice, I couldn't get over it. Only made it about 1/3 of the way through the album. Not for me.

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

The way I feel about Dolly Parton's voice is the exact opposite of Billy Bragg - I could listen to her all day. Nice album with some sweet songs, especially To know him is to love him and wildflower

Kid A

Radiohead

2/5

Blahhhh overrated. Winny. I don't get it.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Mellow, pleasant, I've come to appreciate this band over time

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

3/5

An interesting listen! A bridge between the 80s and 90s, some funky tunes. Better than I thought it'd be, but not an all-timer.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

This was a good time!

Copper Blue

Sugar

2/5

Well, it wasn't very remarkable in either direction. Sugary 90s rock. Not going into my typical rotation, but not horrible.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

I actually really liked this album. Powerful music, with beats and lyrics that land hard. Perhaps I'll add to my rotation.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Not too bad, gained some appreciation for Bowie with this one. But wasn't blown away.

Infected

The The

2/5

You know? Not as bad as I thought it'd be! Something told me it would be awful, low-talent, high-anger noise, but it had a certain charm. That being said, it's not for me.

Being There

Wilco

3/5

Classic mellow Wilco if you're in the mood.

Blur

4/5

Above my expectations, I thought it was going to be that one hit song and a lot of filler but there was some nice variety.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Something about her voice doesn't jive with me. Talented, for sure, but not my cup of tea.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

I mean if you love '70s jam Rock, it rocks. My only issue is the 20 minute songs tho

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Not my jam

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

An album I've come to appreciate over the past few years, especially this time around. Way up there in terms of rap albums for me.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Loved this, smooth, chill, ambient background music.

Elvis Presley

3/5

The king, solid classic rock

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

Not going to lie. Only wants to do a couple songs cuz it's 2 days before Christmas and I was shopping and it was already stressful. So I don't need that kind of noise in my life. But hey, they're a popular metal band respecters respects to but not exactly the mine cup of tea.

Dare!

The Human League

2/5

Pure '80s 16-bit synth pop. Not terribly inspired but it a cheese what it sets off to do

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Wonderful Christmas

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

By Beatles standards? Not very remarkable. By anyone else's standards, pretty decent, but a few duds

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

I can't give it a proper objective raining because it reminds me of fun times back in college, but I think it was a great album.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

I mean, I saw another review that said it was classic dad-rock for guys who wear socks with sandals, and I don't disagree. I respect the musical skill, but nothing stood out to me. Maybe I listened to too much WZLX growing up, and the hits are overblown. Ironically my favorite jam was the instrumental East St. Louis Toodle-Oo.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

Then finish it but I'm not sure it was exactly my thing.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Classic CCR, good swampy stuff

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Love her voice and groove.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

Classic turn of the century punk rock.

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

Solid outing, good energy, great vibes

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

1/5

Poor

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2/5

Fine, but not my style

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

She has a voice like Amy Mann and the songwriting skills Bob Dylan but for some reason I can't get into it

Gorillaz

3/5

Funky, poppy flair.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

2/5

I respected for what it is. And of course I like that one song from fight club. But this isn't my jam

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

Gucci muzak vibes

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Some nice mellow jams. I enjoyed the sound

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

Interesting to hear some early grunge. Seems like a proto Nirvana or local H type vibe.

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

You know, not as bad as I was expecting. Not loving the sound of the main vocals, but some fun and decent songs mixed in.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Phenomenal voice, classic soul songs, what more do you need?

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

This was a much melllower and more pleasant album than I was expecting. But nothing really grabs me or makes me come back. So I'm going to have to go with three stars

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

I went in with pretty low expectations and although I wasn't totally blown away my expectations were exceeded. Did I just become an REM fan?

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Solid craftsmanship on this album. Beats. Rhymes, flow.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

Got about a halfway through. Wasn't my thing

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Listen to most of it (was homesick with the baby yesterday) and it was very fine.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Love the slowed down electric eclectic mood here.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Fun album with some surprises!

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

Delightfully weird, but a bit much at points.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

Front to back banger, soulful, flowing, head-bopping & real. 5 stars for sure.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Look, I know it's a highly rated album, and of course there are some great songs, but on the whole it's a little rambly and shambly.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Love some of these songs, bring back great memories of my Bristol days, but the back half sort of drops off, so 4 out of 5 stars

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Love the band, liked the album

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

3/5

A few songs I enjoyed, and she has a great voice.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Pure 90s alt grunge nostalgia. 5 stars, but too long.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

Couldn't quiet get into it, although I respect Janis' voice & passion, and how they pushed musical evolution forward.

Lost Souls

Doves

2/5

Sorry, Doves, but this hits me like untoasted white bread. Bland.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

4/5

This album was a lot of fun. I'm not a country boy but I can respect the classics and I can tap my feet to a great beat.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

2/5

I guess I'll give it a star for creativity because it was so unique but this was just flat weird

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

Classic juvenile rap rock, creative, quotable, funky fun.

Paul Simon

5/5

Biased because I've listened to it so many times in the last year, but I've gotta give it 5 stars for its warmth, comfort, flow and listenabity.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

Respect the talent but not my jam, and no tracks that made me say wow.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

I enjoyed the sax, bass, horns and melodies, but still nothing making me say "oh yeah", so it falls just around average for me.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

3/5

Hyper first half, then cooled off. Very 90s

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

Really just kind of somewhere in the middle and I wasn't expecting a cow voices on that last song

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Night flight, great song that reminds me of college.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

4/5

You know, I'm realizing it's hard to actually love an album after just one or two listenings course of a day. So I got to stick with four stars but this was great

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

Not for me.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

If I loved this band I,'d love this album, but because i'm not familiar with them, it felt a little forced.

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Unique, not too long, funky, a bit weird, but fun!

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Beyond just the cultural impact, this album slaps from front to back (maybe less the final track). Total classic.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Major old man. Classic rock vibes but a pleasant album overall with a couple classics. Brings me back to the WZLX days

Debut

Björk

3/5

For the first time I wish we could rate with halves cuz I think I'd probably give it a three and a half. Hey Jordan, more than I thought I would, but I still don't think I'll be gone back for tomorrow

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Good listen! I'll be adding this to the mix

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

Good, but I still don't see what all the fuss is about with these guys

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Nice album, one or two songs I got into, but not my cup of tea.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Some fun songs, I liked the last 2 especially, but you've got to be in the right mood to get down with this kind of energy, and I wasn't fully feeling it.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Loved this album. Ethereal, calm, folksy and melodic. Glad to have found it.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I mean Brown Sugar alone pops this album into 3 stars, and Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking and the rest bump it up to 4. Not sure I'll listen all the time, but a good one for the collection.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Medium

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Hey Ya might be the song of the early 2000s, but the rest of the album didn't land with me. (Of course B.O.B. and Ms Jackson are bangers tho)

Close To You

Carpenters

4/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Good energy, flow, variety, and sounds. I dig it!

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

A nice sound, and some interesting structure, but nothing really popped for me, or made me say wow.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Lots of talent here. L Boogie's voice and pure 90s hiphop nostalgia bumps it up to a 5

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Amazing songwriter and voice, and sub phenomenal songs

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Pretty medium

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Great, but not quite 5 stars

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Great cover art, one hit. I heard a million times on VH1 but the rest isn't for me

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Big fan of Jack White and his early work, so I gotta go 5 with this one.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

A couple good songs but I still just don't get the hype.

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

Surprising! Absolutely loved mellow stuff, the higher tempo stuff not so much and bringing it down to four stars

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

2/5

You know when you see a used couch, and think to yourself, "Hey that is kind of a nice couch", but then you look closer and realize it's got stains, and no matter how much scrubbing, it's basically trash. That's kind of how I feel about this album.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

None for me, thanks.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Wasn't expecting so many flute solos. Early Simpsons dad-rock vibes, but didn't really click for me. Points for creativity, though.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

1/5

This guy, whine whine whine. A different singer and maybe but blah.

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

4/5

Boppin'! Loved the energy, beats, humour, and flow.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Wish we could go 3.5 with this bad boy, but alas. So tipping it to 4 because of the classics

Tommy

The Who

4/5

Yeah I mean all-time classic but am I going to be listening to it repeatedly on CD? Probably not

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

I think I finally get what this band is about, expectations were exceeded, looking forward to listening to this again sometime.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Plenty of respect for this musician and this album, but I don't think I'm going to be listening to this a lot in the future. It's just not my jam

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Solid listen, I was giving to the mellow vocals, creative sounds and arrangements. Looking forward to listening to it again sometime

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

2/5

Wasn't feeling it

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

I love getting some yacht Rock but nothing stood out at all for me on this one

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Kind of just feels like unremarkable classic rock.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

This is what I'm talking about, I'm all in on these guys.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Not to be harsh but man, this is forgettable.

Fred Neil

2/5

Not necessarily bad but that's just not the groove I'm looking for

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

This is very clean classic rock.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

This gets points for a cool factor, talent and energy and originality but I'm not going to be listening to it on the regular

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Love this album, such a 90s cozy vibe.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

I'm into this album, some good songs, almost like the Kinks.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

1/5

Not for me

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

5/5

It was a great album but I feel like I should listen to every May 1st

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

I mean there's a couple great songs, and I appreciate the production value, but it felt a little repetitive. I don't think I'll be listening to this very often, especially with the kids around.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Look I Love Stevie Wonder, but for some reason this album just didn't hook me like I thought it would.

American Pie

Don McLean

4/5

This was a nice mellow album, had some James Taylor vibes that I'm into.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

I had listened to this album years ago and didn't love it, but this time through I was digging the unpolished, creole soul.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

This is the first time I really sat down and listened to Sonic Youth. I'm not sure what exactly I was expecting other than an alternative band that I believe was referenced on The Simpsons once or twice back in the early '90s. Well it certainly gets points for originality, I'm just not sure I'm going to be returning to this and there weren't any standalone songs that I really got into so I'm going to give it three out of five.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

This album wasn't on Spotify so I had to hunt it down on YouTube. I left the high energy semi-chaotic funk, didn't love the poop centric song, but overall I was jamming out.

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Moondance by Van Morrison is like the freezer pizza you forgot you had—and then it turns out to be the best meal of your week. You throw it on while the oven preheats and suddenly you're slow-dancing with your cat in the kitchen, whispering “It’s a marvelous night…” to nobody in particular.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

This album is the second can of Budweiser, pulled from an ice cooler, at 5:35 on a warm Friday afternoon in the late '80s. Everyone has circled around in mismatched chairs, the kids are playing in the yard, somebody already ordered some pizzas, and all you need to do is take a load off after a long week, enjoy your time with those your, and wait for the fireflies and mosquitoes to tell you it's time to go inside. 5/5.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

Into a blender goes equal parts Sufjan Stevens, Vampire Weekend, a TI-83 calculator and a room-temperature shot of 5-hour energy.

Cypress Hill

3/5

Come on, people. Somebody ordered the London Symphony Orchestra....possibly while high. Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

I was hoping to really get into it with this but I never really clicked. Obviously the songs are way too long.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Too deep for me

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

I probably would have loved this when I was 17.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

3/5

Sounds like the PlayStation 2 loading screen half the time but some decent beats. Don't think I'll be returning to this but nice to break up the mix.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

If I listen to this again in the right contacts, I might be able to find a song that I think is pretty okay, but overall I just was not feeling it

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Nostalgia gives it an extra star

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Uncle Willie sure knows what he's doing

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

I listen to this a few times and just feeling it

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Just didn't nab my attention

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

An extra star because some of it wasn't complete garbage

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Lovely

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Cool beans

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

4/5

Pink Floyd & Daft Punk lovechild, I'm here for it

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

Not impressed

Blood, Sweat & Tears

3/5

Points for variety and great bass lines, but I don't think I'll be returning to this often

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Okay okay so I don’t know where I am right now I think I took a wrong turn after the second scarecrow but this album is playing in my earbuds. The way “Breathe” started just as the wind kicked up in this maze felt like the universe was syncing up with my brain or something. It’s like the album knows you’re freaking out a little bit and is like hey hey man just breathe it’s gonna be okay and suddenly the corn didn’t feel so menacing anymore. But then dude then “On the Run” came on and I straight up sprinted because it sounds like robots chasing you through time and I was 100 percent convinced someone was behind. Like it adds to the thrill, it wants you to feel the chaos and then boom you’re in “Time” and the clocks go off and I swear I ducked because I thought they were real. This band isn’t just making music they’re messing with your soul and your sense of direction and maybe your relationship with mortality. This album makes you feel like a tiny person in a giant swirling galaxy of emotions and it’s terrifying and beautiful and I love it. If I never make it out of here please tell my family I gave Dark Side 5/5 pumpkins because it carried me through this haunted corn dimension and honestly that’s all I could ever ask for.

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

I mean based on a super bowl halftime performance alone, this has got to be at least a four-star

Ys

Joanna Newsom

2/5

Too Björky for me

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

2/5

Disjointed in an unpleasant way. Pass.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Classy, classic and historically significant.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

Wanted to bump this up but it's just not my thing. Appreciate it for what it is, though.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Gotta love Johnny Cash, and he's fully in his element here.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

1/5

This guy sucks there's not two ways around it

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

Welp, that was very 1982. Loved the basslines on a few tracks, and the energy, but this didn't quite bump above a 3 for me to fall into the "add to my digital library" ranks. Fun times, but nothing too memorable.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

I'm here for unique, pleasant music like this.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Respect it, but it didn't pull me in enough to justify more than a 3 star review

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Lovely music and a first-class voice. Nice album to be exposed to.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

1/5

If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad?

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Fine

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

1/5

Slipknot is like Mrs. Rachel if she traded her ukulele for a chainsaw and taught toddlers how to scream in 9/8 time. Both captivate their audiences with intense eye contact and oddly soothing chaos—just depends if you're teething or moshing.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

I just don't get it

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

A few total classics, and pleasant overall (liked the acoustic song). Not enough to put in my regular rotation but something worth having in an extended library.

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

3/5

Liked the variety, but too long, no standalone bangers, too many n bombs, and bravado

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Had some Tom Petty & the heartbreakers and Nirvana vibes, which was surprising, but I doubt I'd return to this now that I'm living that dorky dad lifestyle. 3.5

evermore

Taylor Swift

4/5

Pleasant!

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Nice mix of songs

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Got the led out

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

3/5

A fun snapshot in time, but nothing that made me say wow

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

Fine for what it is, but not my thing

Timeless

Goldie

3/5

Meh

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

All-timer

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

The 80s called and the answering machine tape played this album.

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

3/5

Nice!

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

4/5

You know maybe it's because I'm a child of the 80s but I didn't think this was that bad! Had some Prince vibes.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Hell yeah

Achtung Baby

U2

3/5

U3 in this case

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

It's '90s rip-off Oasis which is rip off Beatles trash and I am here for it

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Almost every track is a winner

Black Sabbath

5/5

RPI Oz

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

4/5

I was blown away by this album and it's honesty, technical ability, variety, everything

The Stone Roses

3/5

Okay

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Something something Big Lebowski reference

1999

Prince

4/5

A purple, pulsating, provocative parade of polished, playful, party-perfect pop.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Solid album worthy of adding to the digital collection

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

4/5

L O V E D this, how has this not been in my regular rotation is a mystery I'm trying to solve.

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Never heard these guys before, in earnest, and was digging it!

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

I'm here for this

Scissor Sisters

3/5

One song smacks, one song strongly taps, the others fall flat

Bert Jansch

4/5

Pleasant folksy background music

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

4/5

A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a gun rack?

25

Adele

3/5

Love Adele but was only caught by a few songs on this album

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Classic S&G

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

(third song in) We're done here.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

Pirate costume on album cover? 5/5. Songs? 3/5. Not my thing, but I did like one song enough to star on Spotify.

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Sounds like the number 13 (Bacon Egg and Cheese with Avo and Chipotle mayo sauce on a hard roll), the "Jack Special" at Lemon Tree Gourmet Deli, on the corner of Grand & Broadway in Tribeca on a hot summer morning. That is to say, good.

Queen II

Queen

4/5

Not familiar enough with this album (yet), but bumping up to 4 because of the powerhouse guitar, Freddie's voice, and because I want to add it to my digital library

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

All these things that I've done, great song. Bangers from the new millennium, holds up pretty good.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

Here for this! Nice mix of funky songs & energy.

Eagles

3/5

Not sure what there is to say that hasn't been said.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Classic Stones

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Some parts sound good but others are too raucous for me

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Fun listen, glad to have given it a try

Nowhere

Ride

3/5

Couldn't really click with this one

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

2/5

Couldn't click with this, but I appreciate that it inspired so much later on.

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Till there was you I got to learn that song on ukulele and sing it to my 3-year-old

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

90s bias here, but love this album

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

I thought this album started off real strong but felt a little single flavor after a while

Le Tigre

2/5

I like the b-52s and I like The go team!, and this kind of felt like a mix but it wasn't landing for me. Maybe I just wasn't made in the mood.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

2/5

Not for me

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

4/5

great album for a Scooter ride LAX to LACMA

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

Ok

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

I love that it feels like the 90s, in the best way, but something about the Flaming Lips just miss for me.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

Love that this brings me back to college but not sure I'll be listening to it on the reg

The La's

3/5

If only there was a 3.5 star option cuz this is right in the middle where I liked it and I liked to listen to it again but it wasn't quite over the top to add to my top albums that I would want to have in my digital collection.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

No for me, dawg

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Fine for what it is

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Love her voice and her contributions to American music but I just wasn't really feeling this (unlike her live album).

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

I'm a simple man. I hear Ray Charles, I upvote.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

You know when you're using an electronic pencil sharpener and you think to yourself, I'm ready for this sound to be over. That's the feeling I got for much (but not all) of this album. 2/5

B-52's

The B-52's

5/5

This was one of my first CDs so I'm a little biased here, but boy this album is fun

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

I'm realizing I like lounge jazz a lot, and "fall down the stairs" jazz very little. I found this album to be lovely. A nice mix of tempos and melodies, and I'm glad to have discovered it.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

If only there was a 3.5. I enjoyed this and some point.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Hate to say it (since I adore some other Kinks work), but this album didn't catch me. Found it a little dull.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

I loved the brass, attitude and energy, and enjoyed the second listen. Nice and short, and punchy.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Na

In Rainbows

Radiohead

2/5

Bro, no thanks. Not for me.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Good for bopping your head, but doesn't quite go over the hump to be worthy of adding to my digital collection.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

2/5

I love burritos, but not these kind.

California

American Music Club

3/5

A fresh but unfortunately untoasted bagel. Fine, but could be a lot better. Second half was interesting, though, so maybe a half toasted bagel?

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Synthpop drum hits off the bat, 80s vocals. First song, way too long. Was not expecting the chorus on This Corrosion - but here for it! Kind of like Rammstein x The Cure vibes going on.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

Not for me

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

One of the best of 2005, The White Stripes prove once again they can make noise sound like art. Piano = joy. Smash-smash = mild headache. But overall a solid album from a great time in my life. 4/5.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Big album! Big sound, big ideas, big creativity.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

Pretty mid as the 13-year-old would say, but it was fun recognizing a few tracks that I've heard on the classic rock stations over the years. Not groundbreaking but not awful

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

3/5

Pleasant background music

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Tempted to go higher, but just didn't quick click with this one.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

3/5

Having stayed at the Robert Moog Farmhouse this past weekend in Ashville, NC (on a trip down to help do some recovery volunteering after Hurricane Helene), you'd think I'd be all about this cacophony of synthy sounds, heck we even spent some time at the Moogseum! But alas, there's only so much I can take. 3/5

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

Na dawg

D

White Denim

3/5

Inoffensive, but mostly forgettable imo

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

Look this isn't which music is the best, and which is the worst. It's which I enjoy most, and which do I enjoy the least, and I enjoy this album front to back. Pure nostalgia, '90s good times. Love it. Five stars.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

1 - Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town. Textbook Bryne vocals, steeldrum, funky but could use more energy for an opening track. 2 - New Feeling. Electric guitar, head bobbing. Sounds like that Eminem parody on YouTube. 3 - Tentative Decisions. Military snare, piano, marching vibes. Fun. 4 - Happy Day. A little more disjointed, but it works. 5 - Who Is It? Knock Knock. Who's there. This short, odd song. 6 - No Compassion. Creative structure and message. 7 - The Book I Read. Why am I doing a song by song review again? 8 - Don’t Worry About the Government. 80s Capitalism, in song form. 9 - First Week/Last Week… Carefree. 10 - Psycho Killer. On the map for good reason. 11 - Pulled U. Bookender, I like the loose guitar riffs. Bryne is really feeling it here, you can tell.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

4.5 but highly influenced by nostalgia & cultural impact as a guy who was 18 when this came out

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

I'm just not a punk guy, really

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

Kind of like driving through Death Valley. Interesting, but all kinds of blends together into a pleasant yet forgettable experience.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

90s childhood staple, not going to listen to it front to back all the time but gotta add it to the digital collection.

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Jazzy funky rock album worth checking out again

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

3/5

Never heard of this band before, and enjoyed this album, but Juuuuust short of a 4 for me (3.8)

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

Love the Kinks. Album off to a strong start, steady songs throughout and of course Sunny Afternoon is a classic. Better than Something Else By The Kinks, but not as great as The Village Green Preservation Society.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

4/5

Nice album, but too long for 5 stars

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Love the intro, and it didn't let up from there. Funky fun.

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Blur is right, went by without much details sticking in my brain. Fine, fun, nice background music.

Highly Evolved

The Vines

4/5

Going with 4 stars because I like the energy, that it reminds me of college, and they're Aussies.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

Parts of this I really liked, but parts I had to skip. Not down with that level of sustained 'noise'. So gotta go 3 stars, but I'm going to listen again and 'like' a few tracks on spotify.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

4/5

Like another reviewer said, a bit of a one-trick-pony on this album, but it's pleasant enough and I'm glad to have given it a shot. Bumping to 4 stars because it breaks the mold of the other classic/brit/pop rock albums on the list.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Love this. Nice break from the routine. Interesting, varied, and not something I'd stumble upon on my own.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Funky and fun, but a few tracks I had to skip so that knocks it down a few stars.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

What a powerhouse start to the album, I'm amazed that this came out in 1969. Not a huge fan of the cover art, but this album slaps front to back, gotta go 5 stars.

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

4 stars mostly because it features a great highway interchange of Hartford, Connecticut on the cover.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

Exceeded my expectations, good stuff. A tad long, but solid stuff if you're in the mood.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

Very 1991. I appreciate what it did musically, but I'm not going to be returning to this any time soon.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Bring It Uh! Ah, ah, ah, ah Ha Haa, Ha Haa What, what, what, what Huuh On your mark ready set let's go

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

2/5

hard pass

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

As my step-son would say, medium

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Nice cover art, some classics from my youth, and I saw Perry Ferrell on an airplane once flying back from Phoenix to LA after the super bow (my Pats won, and his Seahawks lost), so 4 stars.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

Oh yeah that's what I'm talking about

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Short, sweet & sultry

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

1/5

Nope

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Enjoyed this much more than some of his other stuff

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

3/5

What she chooses to do, she does well. But what she does here, isn't for me.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Nostalgia factor is pretty high here, but again what she does she does well, and I'm digging some of these songs, so worthy of my digital collection.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

Moooooogie love it, early Daft Punk vibes.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Brings me back to the VW commercial, but beyond that this is just a very pleasant, warm, folksy album I gotta have in my rotation.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

Not bad, per say, but just not my thing

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

4/5

Here for this. Nice beats, nice rhymes. Not going to be spinning it all the time, but nice to add to the rotation. A bit long, but that's alright.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Alright

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

I think I'm finally getting what the fuss is about

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

3/5

A few classic bops, but not enough pack in the punch to bump to 4-stars for me.

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

4/5

I know this album isn't very highly rated but I found it very listenable. Not remarkable, but not bad.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

Liked this early punchy punk vibe. Not sure I'll be listening to it all the time, but glad to hear it a few times today.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Yep, 5.

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Another review said this is the whitest music ever and I think that's hilarious and hits the nail on the head.

The Who Sell Out

The Who

3/5

Kinda weird

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Loved this album, listened to it twice in a row, and would be happy to again. I hate to say it, but the Rumors radio songs are overplayed in my opinion, so this was a nice fresh alternative. A few funny notes from other reviews - it's the "Live, Laugh, Love" of music, kind of spot on. Also, "the drumming sounds like someone building a shed" - cannot unhear! Funny visual. Anyway, good stuff.

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

Only made it a few songs in before reverting back to yesterday's album (Tusk). Not for me.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Rocks hard, oh to be a student at that show.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

5/5

Nostalgia factor is high here, but gotta be a 5 for JWIII

Sail Away

Randy Newman

4/5

Pleasant jams

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

A classic, but not quite an all-time listen for me

Da Capo

Love

2/5

Like the originality, I guess, but why would you listen to this when The Doors and The The Raconteurs are also available?

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Fine

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

The best kind of funky soul

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

I dunno not for me. Temu Lou Reed vibes sorta

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

Good for the clink, less so for yoga.

Traffic

4/5

Funky classic ambient rock, with a few radio jams for good measure

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Finally a Cure album that I enjoy! Probably because there's so little of the lead singer.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

"Crazy, Crazy World; Crazy, Crazy Times." Not much has change in 28 years, REM.

Music

Madonna

3/5

A few good songs, an honestly pretty decent background music while working, but not quiet enough to bump it to 4

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

4/5

Throwback to when I first heard of Devandra Banhart and it felt like discovering some secret tape from a found answering machine.

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

2/5

Only listened to the first half since it was on youtube and it wasn't as bad as I expected given the reviews but ehh still not going to cut it.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

Talking heads are like.... a car wash. Always around, nice to do once in a while, but not something I'm interested in doing all the time.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Great musicians, great herbs, great use of 28 minutes

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

3/5

Liked the first track but the rest was pretty meh

Mott

Mott The Hoople

2/5

Didn't do much for me

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

Kinda fun but mostly just more brit pop, 3/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

(Reading the news in January 2026) NO, I DO NOT WANT IT DARKER! (An hour later after listening to this twice) WELL, IT TURNS OUT I DID WANT IT DARKER!

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

For some reason I thought this was Flaming Lips, which I was not excited for. But found it to be good background work music.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

MJ vibes off the top. Singalong section in the first track, interesting choice. Clipse? Niver heard of them, but sounds like Mase to my late 90s ears. Cry me a river, banger. Overall too long though.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

4/5

Well, never heard of this guy before. Like the flow, and variety, so I think it's worth adding to the digital collection for a future listen.

I Against I

Bad Brains

2/5

It's not that it's bad, per say, it's just that listening to this type of music makes me not want to listen to this type of music. 2/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

I can't

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Classic Bob, I'm here for it.

Rocks

Aerosmith

3/5

Love Aerosmith (first concert!), and this album was fun, but I don't think I'll be returning to it too often.

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Well that was a bit of a carnival fever dream, a bit all over the place. 2/5

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

4/5

Reminds me of the music we would listen to running down Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood in the mid teens. For that I suppose I'll bump it to a 4

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Great album 4.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

What it does, it does well. Spandex, teased hair & loud riffs.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

Legendary, eh? One of the most popular albums of the 90s for a reason. She exploded on the scene and became a one-name icon with hit after hit. Music videos, car sing-a-longs, and cross-generational appeal.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Mucho respect to George and the contributors to this album, but it's not going in my regular rotation. Too long, and juuust on the other side of what I'm looking for. 3/5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

U2

4/5

Whatever haters, I'm here for this pure millennium soft rock. 4/4

xx

The xx

4/5

Ohhh that's what that song is called. Look, are they more accomplished, talented, or successful than George Harrison? No. But am I rating it higher than All Things Must Pass? Yes. Because I'm mostly rating these albums on whether or not I want to listen and enjoy them in the future, and I'd rather listen to this for 38 minutes in the background than that triple album for 2 hours.

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

42 minutes, perfect length for an album. Some 90s true classics, Dumb, All Apologies, Heart Shaped Box. But also lots of yelling and screeching.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Gotta give some respect to this outing by these legends.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

Brand new for me, and glad to have discovered this. It inspired me to immediately listened to Dennis Wilson's Pacific Island Blue, same vibe.