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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
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5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
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5 | 3.59 | +1.41 |
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
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4 | 2.64 | +1.36 |
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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4 | 2.64 | +1.36 |
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Dummy
Portishead
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5 | 3.71 | +1.29 |
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
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4 | 2.8 | +1.2 |
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
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5 | 3.83 | +1.17 |
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Disintegration
The Cure
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5 | 3.85 | +1.15 |
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Infected
The The
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4 | 2.92 | +1.08 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Rio
Duran Duran
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1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
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1 | 3.48 | -2.48 |
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
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2 | 4.46 | -2.46 |
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
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1 | 3.44 | -2.44 |
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Diamond Life
Sade
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1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
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1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 1.67 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 |
| Eminem | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 1.5 |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| Metallica | 5, 4, 2 |
5-Star Albums (11)
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The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
I fancy some country-folk stuff but these burritos are far too fatty for my taste. Just boring and I can't figure out why this album is on list 1001 list.
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1-Star Albums (47)
All Ratings
Nirvana
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Compared to my basic idea of Beatles this is a fine piece. Much better and much bigger arrangements that I expected also including totally surprising stuff like Oh! Darling. Much more edge and balls majority of Beatles stuff like classic tunes like Here Comes The Sun.
Blur
3/5
Solid stuff without unnecessary twists.
Buena Vista Social Club
2/5
Rush
4/5
Public Enemy
2/5
Ei meinaan ropissut juuri yhtään. Lajissaan varma klasari, mutta se laji ei ole minun laji.
10cc
2/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Neil Young
3/5
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
I assumed I would fancy this but not. Plain boring.
Can
2/5
Eminem
1/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Fucking awesome!
Hookworms
1/5
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Just a click or two more to reach 4 starts,, quite a runner-up. I just wonder why this band hasn't ever fallen to my playlists earlier.
Brian Eno
2/5
Fats Domino
2/5
Solomon Burke
3/5
Wonderful signing style! I fancy more of his later work when his sound has got more age. Boring to give only 3 stars
Black Sabbath
4/5
Immediately when I saw the album cover, I thought this would be my first 5-star review. But no. Although this album contains a few of my Sabbath favourites, the album as a whole doesn't reach the highest peak of these reviews. Uneven album, contrary to my memories, surprisingly stale sounds. Still shining 4 stars.
The Smiths
1/5
I did listen while writing. I'm not sure did I hear anything. That describes this experience.
Baaba Maal
1/5
I just can't get a grip of this stuff.
Arcade Fire
2/5
This album floats on waves that don't rock my boat. Most important word is ok. This is ok and particularly end part of album. First part of album starters yawn me so much that I started cleaning the house.
Sister Sledge
1/5
Dr. Dre
2/5
I hear old funk vibes. I hear really high production quality and sound that must was copied a lot. I also hear utmost boring gangsta rap. Who's dig is longest and who has Desert Eagle. Rather difficult to imagine more boring lyrics. Two stars goes to how old funk is respected and modified carrying that flame forward.
Various Artists
1/5
There isn't many things in music world that would make me feel more irritated and uncomfortable than Xmas songs. I just can't handle those. Sixteens sound and style makes Xmas songs tolerable but only that. One star.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
For quite awhile I was trying to figure out who's singing style comes to my mind about bands vocalist. On the last tracks Chrissie Hynde's name finally popped into my mind. Kudos to that. Otherwise Fever to tell doesn't make create big emotions and same time it has good vibes through whole album. Nicely raw sound and vibes.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Simple, airy, gotta like. Apparently I have some kind of soft spot for this kind of folk stuff. More power to singing harmonies and this 4 stars would have been reality. Now only 3.
Michael Jackson
2/5
This is perfect reminder why I don't like Michael Jackson. Majority 2/3 of time I felt bored, wondering his weird speaking style, wondering why this record is so popular. One third is pure groove attack and it isn't difficult to figure out is it first, middle on last three songs. Pure gold and drumming from other world. For the classics I would give 5 but first and last part will reduce this to three. And Xtra star goes away for hideous duet discussions with Macca.
The Human League
1/5
Joy Division
3/5
I have never intentionally listened Joy Division. Some songs I have heard and overall sound is familiar. Sparse start and gaining speed towards end and getting me more and more hooked but without final crescendo.
American Music Club
1/5
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
I assumed that I would have liked industrial sound more. Not. I assumed this album would have been greater joy for me. Nope. Is this album good? Yes but after two full album listening I know there won't be third.
Songhoy Blues
2/5
Dire Straits
3/5
This was much better than I expected. Sound is almost too clinical to my taste but surprise factor cover that. Otherwise there isn't much to say. Album rolled smoothly and than it ended, this as a positive thing.
The Police
4/5
808 State
3/5
First shock was the sounds of the album during few starting tracks. Second shock was that this tracks stay rather similar. Third shock was a notice that I quite like this. I's cool to hear albums that are kinda starting point for so many familiar tracks. Solid three stars
AC/DC
2/5
So recognizable anthem and the rest of the album goes with copy-paste production method. Simple is good but I listening this album makes me question the value of this album. Nope.
Prince
2/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
If someone would tomorrow ask me something about this album... I would be rather troubled. I listened it without any memory created.
Khaled
1/5
This was heavy. After amusement it has just heavy and showed how little one can understand.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
I'm not sure would it bee even possible to give anything else than 5 starts. Pure gold!
Depeche Mode
3/5
This one is good but lacks some balls. Everything is in right places but album as whole does not rise to the same heights as its few star moments. I would have liked to give more starts but just can't.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
This album stated and after 10 tracks it was over without really noticing. Yes, I was doing other things in the same time but still this didn't catch my attention basically at all.
The Doors
5/5
Some albums are whispering to you, some speaks to you. This one roars to me. Album full of great songs and Roadhouse Blues is a killer start. Quuen of the Highway lifts the end part of the album to where this belongs. This album belongs to constellation of five stars.
Tito Puente
2/5
Bob Dylan
2/5
Duke Ellington
2/5
I really cant review this album with objective mind. First time during this project personal feelings are so crappy that it affects this a lot. This album would have needed a better mood to concentrate into it. I recognize the talent on this but cant help.
Rush
4/5
Solid gold, Geddy Lee makes my day every time!
Guns N' Roses
3/5
Quite a debut album and I recognize why it's on this list.
Hole
2/5
Totally fine album but doesn't leave much to remember.
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
I thought that maybe this album will gather more of something when getting to closer to it's end. I was than listening second to last track. I gotta admit that I was rather focused on my writing tasks while listening to this album and distraction played significant role on this occasion.
The Cars
2/5
I didn't know what to expect and honestly didn't get much.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I fancy voice of Elvis, even this one. Issue with this album is that it didn't throw enough hooks ti water to catch me. Again, like with so many albums lately, it started, gave few good vibes and ended.
Megadeth
1/5
Quite a disappointment, simply that.
Pixies
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Iconic album that's not quite my taste
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
While listening Lick Summer Love one can hear the origins of vocal style on Guns N Roses. This doesn't provide more credibility than 3 stars.
The Vines
2/5
Quite blaah, lukewarm.
Aretha Franklin
3/5
The Pogues
3/5
Beatles
2/5
Never liked Beatles and most likely never will.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Post-punk classic? I think this was just bad.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
I read the description of the album before starting to listen and almost vomited. Semi-concept album, dear lord.... Majority of albums during this listening exercise hasn't raised a need for second listening to give an opinion but this one did. After first run I didn't know was this good or awesome. After second run I know this wasn't 5 star awesome level and after third run I don't know do I have any reason to give this anything less than 4 stars. There is something freaking intriguing that I cant exactly point what it is.
Pixies
2/5
Few ups, some downs, mostly somewhere at low fourths. Doesn't give much.
Wu-Tang Clan
1/5
There is a book called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It says that this album still sounds unique. It also says this album can be a master piece or full off well-made nonsense. I strongly lean on later option. To me this is certified garbage.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
I fancy some country-folk stuff but these burritos are far too fatty for my taste. Just boring and I can't figure out why this album is on list 1001 list.
Ozomatli
2/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
This album is roots for so much and just pure gold.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Giant Sand
4/5
From one perspective there isn't much on this album. And in the same time this fascinating album that hit some nice vibe moment in me.
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
Plenty of ups: cool arrangement, signing harmonies etc. Partly tool folly.
Mike Ladd
2/5
Herbie Hancock
3/5
This album digs itself to essence of coolness. So cool that it got boring during third track. Despite its technical excellence I cant give more than 3 stars
Neil Young
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
There's just something fascinating on Bowie's style and also this album proves it. Almost every song sound somehow familiar throughout I haven't listened this album before. Sign of repetition or good song?
This doesn't reach Bowie's highest level but such a great album.
Paul Weller
1/5
Boring
M.I.A.
1/5
Stylish well produced stuff. I just happened to hate almost every second of this listening exercise.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
U2
3/5
U2 has always been non-appealing to me. Plenty of cool tracks but something doesn't click to me. War defines this quite well, almost perfectly.
Tim Buckley
2/5
Air
4/5
Concept albums and soundtracks are close relatives from my point of view. And both are difficult to judge. This album falls to silo of better ones on soundtrack scene and momentarely I forgot the point that I was listening a soundtrack. I haven't seen the movie and this gives some distance idea of soundtrack.
Aerosmith
2/5
Sounds and feels like 80s in all possible non-appealing ways. Before this I haven't liked Aerosmith and this experience didn't give new perspective. Mostly bored and that feeling started already on second track.
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
Nope, just no.
Radiohead
2/5
Prince
3/5
If I listen funk I would like it sweaty and edgy. 1999, and whole production from Prince, doesn't fit this approach. This is just too clean, almost sterile. Anyone can appreciate amazing skills of Prince as superb multi-instrumentalist and as a artist doing his stuff only on his own way. This demands 3 starts throughout I don't like this album.
The Associates
1/5
Sounds, bad. Style, annoying. Total listening experience, also bad.
R.E.M.
4/5
My preconceived notion was that this album would be quite pop and I don't remember liking it. That wasn't the case. I liked it quite a bit!
Arcade Fire
2/5
Wilco
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
Just solid without any surprises but would except those from this kind of album
Grateful Dead
2/5
I like singing harmonies but that's all
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Same time ok for it's genre and time but kinda makes me giggle
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Man is great and his sound is great, but album isn't. After fifth song it felt absolut repeat of itself.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Again one one these albums I don't know what to think about. Style+, singer + and -, sounds old and flat -, mood +. Tough to rate.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
One friend said yesterday that he wants to like reggae but no success. I fit to same category. All cool but infact too cool and slow.
Suede
4/5
I'm sucker for voice of Brett Anderson and string arrangement, I admit.
Goldie
1/5
Uuh... One of rare albums that I couldn't listen through.
Foo Fighters
3/5
Some songs more pop than I assumed. As positive/neutral comment would be that somehow lukewarm album.
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Feels like repeat. At release time of this album I would have given more starts but now this just feels like same old same old.
Pantera
3/5
Such a welcome surprise on this listening exercise. Also really cool album but it contain one major flaw from my point of view. While reaching sixth track I was rather sure that I would already mentally be on last tracks. Album doesn't evolve or kinda go anywhere. And sounds bother me also as s representation of time.
The Stooges
4/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
This belongs to the stars.
Talking Heads
2/5
This album would demand several rounds of listening and result might vary based on that. With one run-through this falls to two stars level.
Common
1/5
Super Furry Animals
4/5
This is same as Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by Flaming Lips. Absolutely mess in one sense and same time this whispers to me attractively.
Spiritualized
3/5
Patti Smith
2/5
The Who
2/5
As a soundtrack / concept album this is really heavy to listen to. Most likely I just don't understand this album without seeing the movie. If I think this just as album, I didn't fancy this at all throughout few really cool tracks.
Buck Owens
1/5
I thought that I would have a small soft spot for country stuff but no no no. I almost quit listening this album because I was so bored and irritated.
Taylor Swift
1/5
I tried, I really did but couldnt really listen this
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Gottalove, nuff said
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Almost sleepy stuff
Hugh Masekela
4/5
From first notes I knew this is going to my personal Spotify list. Highly enjoyable album.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1/5
Justice
2/5
Certified boredom, that’s what this album is
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Keep it simple stupid, that what. this album states. I also think it does it also rather well and also on the way that it was expected. Only song that more or less surprised me was the track Sinister Purpose, hard to say why it caught me off guard but it did.
The Strokes
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
I don't do campfire sing-alongs but still I acknowledge the value of this album. Easy listening and I pleased that I listened it.
Orbital
1/5
One pealing song but otherwise shit.
The White Stripes
3/5
The The
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
The Who
2/5
I wanted to like this much much more but nope. Almost whole album just faded to background.
Mudhoney
3/5
I think style doesn't mean repetition even on context of one album. After 10 songs I thought these songs starts to be rather repetitive. Good album though
Lucinda Williams
2/5
On folk/country/rock category thai album is easy listening. Still slightly boring
3/5
Arrangements with strings and all kind of variations pushed into one album. Still it somehow stays together as an entity.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I couldn’t listen this through. Yhteen songs and I was borderline bored to death
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Ultra sleek and almost too sleek to my taste. Big credits for amazing multi-instrumental Wonder.
New York Dolls
3/5
Not bad. Hard to say what this albums tries to be but. I kinda like it.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Plenty of albums (and artists) have hype around them and I tend to be allergic for hype. This weirdness proves me absolutely wrong with this allergy and my prejudices. This album is packed with cool weirdness!
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Willie Nelson
1/5
Just plain boring
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
Cool signature style guitar sound but that doesn't leave with much as a bottom line.
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Partly nice and partly really annoying. I can't make up my mind how I really feel about this album but for notable time I was somehow bothered / annoyed etc that I can't give more than two stars. Hard to point the reason why this just didn't entertained me more.
Venom
2/5
Portishead
5/5
Some albums feel to fly on their own heights and this is one of those.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Haven't listen this album since it's release. Then it didn't raise any of my attention basically and now listening it I just wonder why. Maybe I was too focused on STP...
Elbow
4/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
How ironic that this album came to listening on the following day after death of Brian Wilson. I think Beach Boys fits perfect to following: happy, non-bothering, feel good backgroud music.
The Cure
5/5
First I need to complain little. I so dislike singing style and also a bit the voice of Robert Smith, not my cup of tea. Putting that aside I get to my short opinion of Disintegration.
Wow. Just wow. This is album full of excellent songs and by listening this album two times already I can't find weak links. I also notice that I'm apparently a sucker for string arrangements that pops up on multiple songs on this album.
When trying to be an adult and putting my opinion of Robert Smith's voice aside, I just have only one option. That I called 5 stars
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Harmless, happy and mostly meaningless. Just because it gave me some happy vibes I take this to two stars.
Nirvana
3/5
This is good but not excellent. Famous good tracks but for me there's something missing. At times of release I really didn't listen to this and most likely I won't listen to it again for a while.
Tom Waits
2/5
Not sure at all what to say. Kinda cool, kinda not cool and hard to get a grip of.
Metallica
5/5
A kind of landmark album. Needles to say more.
Fela Kuti
3/5
I would fancy this more as instrumental
Adele
2/5
I remenber this better. Now listening this I van only say that every song is goodish but album is somehow boring.
The Temptations
2/5
I was relatively sure that I would fancy this album, but I was partly wrong. I did like this but in the same time this didn't rise to level I expected, not even close.
Faust
2/5
Pleasant floating around experience without any hooks. At least I didn't find hooks.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
OutKast
3/5
And mental half star…
Charles Mingus
5/5
Well…. Just amazing. Imagine how this would sound live!
2Pac
2/5
This album didn’t provide anything new or interesting to me. I assume that I felt the same 1995. Production value is high, that gives another star.
PJ Harvey
3/5
Not much to say. Solid nice album
Sonic Youth
2/5
Slant Magazine wrote after release of this album: "one of [Sonic Youth's] strangest albums" and "a difficult album that's nonetheless one of the best latter-day invocations of no wave chaos."
This says nothing to me and neither says this album
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2/5
I respect singing in harmonies. Otherwise rather dull album
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
First song = second song = third song…. I quited on six because heard it all.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Kinda liked this and mostly not.
Lupe Fiasco
2/5
Stylish, nice flow. Still really empty album for me.
Daft Punk
2/5
Many enjoyable tracks but was on wrong mood with this album. After few drinks and speakers pumping loud I would value this more. Even notably more.
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
David Bowie
4/5
I guess this is a situational listening experience. I listened to this while driving on a quiet, dark highway and it was a momentarily hypnotic experience. Lying on a sunny beach, there would hardly have been an album nearly as impressive.
Queens of the Stone Age
3/5
This was a start towards something great but this isn’t yet great
Flamin' Groovies
2/5
Badly Drawn Boy
1/5
Listened this album yesterday and everything is forgotten. Apparently not really good album
Public Enemy
2/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Classic stuff with crazy voice.
Deep Purple
3/5
Big Star
2/5
Some points nice and mostly too much Beatles and pop. Liked string arrangements
Justin Timberlake
1/5
Just shit and time hasn’t treated this shit well
Radiohead
3/5
I have always felt that I don't want to listen to Radiohead just because of all the hype surrounding the band. I have a similar aversion to many bands. So, I am basically a completely new Radiohead listener and I liked the album a lot, the strings work wonders. However, this album doesn't rise to the stars in my category, because while listening, I realized the album had gone around and I hadn't noticed. This indicates either poor concentration or repetitive songs.
The Cure
3/5
Earlyer during this 1001 project I was stoked about Disintegration. Based on that I had really high hopes. Seventeen seconds doesnt raise to same hights as Disintegration, not even close.
Depeche Mode
3/5
Sabu
2/5
Little Richard
2/5
Classic but doesn't bite me.
The Clash
2/5
Duran Duran
1/5
This encapsulates a lot of what I don't like about 80s pop. It would be nice if the music gave some kind of feel, but this doesn't offer anything at all. Empty, cheap pop
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Weirdly amusing on its raw power. Not my cup of tea but album tickles some undefined point in me. Amusement, humour or something like that...
The Band
3/5
I have known The Band by name for a long time but few years ago I watched a documentary Once Were Brother telling their story. That touched me rather deeply which is weird. Since that I have liked this band even more. Listening to out demand certain mentality or feeling and that feeling wasn't present yesterday. I liked this but there is notably better albums from The Band like Music from Big Pink.
Fiona Apple
2/5
Somekinda poor man’s singer-songwriter version of Hooverphonics? Not really make any real impact to me.
Metallica
4/5
2/5
Ella Fitzgerald
2/5
I don't like this but I respect this. Respect gives star number two
Lou Reed
2/5
Slint
4/5
I think this would even better album listened while being little drunk.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2/5
Cheerful and nice. Not much to say.
The Go-Go's
1/5
Liz Phair
2/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Blue Cheer
4/5
This sounded so nice after records we have been listening during last day!
Van Halen
2/5
Few good tracks and others empty stuff with 80s sounds. Next week I wont remember much about this album.
Tracy Chapman
2/5
This genre makes me really bored. After 4 tracks I was ready to give up. I didn't make it to the end eventually. This is not bad but still boring.
The Jam
2/5
Koffi Olomide
1/5
This could have been better experience for me but hit me on totally wrong day.
Talking Heads
2/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
I would count playing with stereo image as useless feature that just annoyed me. Otherwise neutral shit.
Boston
2/5
For two first songs I was sure I won't be able to finish this album. Those songs were pain and agony for me. Luckily rest of the album had better vibes and even little progressive moments.
The Byrds
2/5
Lame but not bad at all.
Dead Kennedys
2/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2/5
Close but no cigar. First thought that this is Nico but after four songs I dropped out on what comes to being interested.
N.W.A.
2/5
I almost got bored during first thee songs. Eventually I continued and after six songs I got bored. I aknowledge value of the album but just can't finish this album.
Eminem
2/5
SAULT
4/5
Major surprise, liked it a lot!
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Let’s note that this album was made in the same years as man landed to moon. This album belongs to stars!
Alice In Chains
4/5
Staley and Cantrell singing together is rather golden combo. For me this band is Jerry Cantrell with good lead vocalist. Cantrell's riffs an occasional slowness takes this album to its own position. Could this be a five star album? Yes it could be but now listening it as whole for a long time I feel that some last step is missing.
X-Ray Spex
2/5
Relatively boring album that leaves me empty of words. No good things and in the same time nothing really bad to say, except the boredom.
R.E.M.
3/5
Slippery like soap and hard to take a solid grip. This bar of soap is located in the middle of the road
William Orbit
1/5
Major flaw of this album is that I can't find any movement in it. It just goes on and goes on. If I want' ambient background I could make much better choices and if I want upbeat electronic I still could find better options. I don't know what purpose this album would serve on my music likings.
The Cure
4/5
Previously during this project Disintegration made a huge impact to me. This isn't such level experience, probably because expectations were really high. Still a great album
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Dusty's first debut album was a big hit to me and it put a bar rather high for other Dusty records. Dusty In Memphis goes high but does not reach heights of debut album. Style and production varies naturally during career of any artist. This album takes Dusty towards phil-spector-mood. Cool and good while losing some rawness of debut.
Throwing Muses
2/5
Roxy Music
1/5
A rare confusing album, from which I didn't get anything out of a single listen. It may be an unfair assessment, but this doesn't deserve more than one star. Maybe more listens would change the situation.
Elastica
2/5
Not bad but so similar as so many oil this era. Album changed to other artist and I didn't even notice
Arcade Fire
2/5
Clean and cool pop album.
The Beach Boys
2/5
This doesn't fit into my idea of Beach Boys. Happy joyful nonsense is my basic picture of Beach Boys and even artwork of this album goes off from this image. Basic concept can be found throughout this album but takes band to rather different direction. Not bad, not good.
Todd Rundgren
1/5
Mixed feelings with this. After two first songs I was going to give up. After about eight I still was really willing to give up on this. After that this over sized album stayed as background music and for some moments I realized that this sound almost nice.
Nico
1/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
Queen
4/5
Like many other albums from Queen, A Night At The Opera is a rather uneven whole. A more accurate term might be mixed in a positive way. The songs drift from one side to the other and at times it feels like the album is a collection rather than a coherent album. Despite this, it's hard for me not to like this.
Paul Simon
2/5
Nice rhythms and a few familiar songs, but this album doesn't resonate with me.
Minutemen
3/5
Every album with 45 songs makes me really suspicious. This album was such a weird thing that I decided to overcome my doubts and say it's a decent album.
It's also funny that a band and album that I'm completely unfamiliar with have a familiar song called Corona. I recognized the song and it took me several hours to figure out where it was from. How can a person remember the theme song from the Jackass series?
Sade
1/5
I thought Sade is artist not a band. Learning new things every day. I also learned that this album is high quality production nonsense to me.
Einstürzende Neubauten
2/5
Listening to this album in the middle of a workday probably won't do it justice. I suspect the only time I'd enjoy listening to it would be when I'm a little drunk.
The Killers
2/5
I have heard this album or version of this several times and from plenty of bands. Polished, goodish, somehow enjoyable and won't make a long lasting memories. Still I somehow like it debating with my self is this 2 or three star album.
Kanye West
2/5
Really sleek and well done. I'm also well done after listening The Collage Dropout. No edge or anything that would speak to me. Regardless of that this was really easy listening stuff.
Buzzcocks
2/5
This is pure English punk from era when English punk sounded just like this. Not good, not bad but I have nothing bad to say about this album.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Fugazi
3/5
Solid 3 without mind-blowing experience. Good stuff.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Notably nicer than expected and partially even enjoyable.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
That's 5 stars, nuff said.
George Michael
2/5
First song gives good vibes and promises cool album. However, the album does not deliver on this promise at least to me.
Method Man
2/5
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
I didn't survive until the end of the album... brains melted.
Steely Dan
2/5
Frank Ocean
2/5
Really well made stuff but balls are missing.
The Young Gods
2/5
Stan Getz
2/5
If we talk about great background music this is really great one.
Gram Parsons
1/5
Just bad
Jurassic 5
3/5
Here's a broad genre, within which my own assessments and preferences vary a lot. Even on a daily basis. All gansta rap goes to trash and the loose-rolling stuff can even be exhilarating, depending on the day. Jurassic 5 fell into this latter slot.
Adele
2/5
Too polished
Dolly Parton
2/5
A fascinating album just because of the singer. At the same time, a rather annoying album, as the genre doesn't really shine, with a few exceptions. The whole album doesn't rise to a very high star level in my books.
Donald Fagen
1/5
This sounds like a poor man's version of a 80's Sting. So, not good.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4/5
Weird but just great and partly hilarious!
Snoop Dogg
2/5
Blur
3/5
Solid stuff with lowering quality when album reached its end. I started to feel repetation in songs but rather good feeling continued throughout album
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Not my cup of tea.
Brian Eno
3/5
Previous Eno album hit me totally different compared to this album. Most likely timing is better for this one. I can't say that this would be a great album for me but todays mood somehow supports this listening experience.
Billy Bragg
2/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Once again, another surprise. I was absolutely sure that Bob Dylan's folk wouldn't sink in for me at all, and again I was wrong. A decent vibe.
Yes
3/5
Proge as it can be. Mix of everything in nice way but includes also lows.
Coldplay
2/5
Sterile, pompous and boring album to listen to in the background.
John Martyn
3/5
3/5
3/5
Isaac Hayes
2/5
All the songs feel stretched out and actually quite a bit. I would have liked to like this album more, but I can't. Really great album cover!
Wire
3/5
The Slits
1/5
I'm pleased that managed to listen this through. This way I had an opportunity to hear two best tracks of this unpleasant album. I Heard It Through The Grapevine is true classic and Liebe and Romanze - Slow Version is fine track compared to the rest of the tracks because it's instrumental.
Hole
2/5
It's hard to imagine that Hole was classified in the alternative rock category. The whole term alt-rock just seems so vaguely stupid. The whole album is pretty pop. Halfway through the album I wondered if this album could offer anything new or interesting. It didn't, even though it's a perfectly decent album in a category that's nice to listen to without the need to ever return to the album again.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Better than expected.
De La Soul
2/5
I like the band purely because of a few songs. That doesn't really make this album very good in 2025. It's a decent album in itself, which rolls in the background in its good mood without any special ups or downs. In other words, very flat for my taste.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
I recognize the singer's talent and was pleased with the absence of the usual Aguilera brilliance. The album was crammed full of everything and I mean way too full. The whole thing was massive and at the same time somehow sterile.
Pavement
2/5
Can
1/5
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Cream
3/5
Stereo MC's
2/5
Manu Chao
1/5
Ministry
2/5
Kinda good but generally a bit too much for me.
Stan Getz
4/5
Blondie
2/5
The xx
2/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
Small language barrier is present but I loved floating with this.
Metallica
2/5
I usually have a soft spot for big arrangements, but this album makes a notable exception. I couldn't listen to it to the end because it sounded meaningless.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2/5
Cocteau Twins
2/5
The Isley Brothers
1/5
Balls are lost
Norah Jones
2/5
This just doesnt speak to me
Britney Spears
1/5
Certified carbage
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Solid stuff
George Jones
1/5
Certified carbage
Kings of Leon
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
1/5