1001 Albums Summary

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145
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2.83
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13%
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1960
Favorite Decade
Funk
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14
5-Star Albums
10
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
5 3.03 +1.97
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
5 3.37 +1.63
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5 3.53 +1.47
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
5 3.59 +1.41
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
5 3.6 +1.4
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5 3.66 +1.34
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
5 3.77 +1.23
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
4 2.8 +1.2
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
5 3.8 +1.2
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
5 3.81 +1.19

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
1 3.5 -2.5
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
1 3.35 -2.35
OK Computer
Radiohead
2 4.12 -2.12
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
1 3.07 -2.07
Future Days
Can
1 3.02 -2.02
A Northern Soul
The Verve
1 2.92 -1.92
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1 2.88 -1.88
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
2 3.8 -1.8
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
2 3.79 -1.79
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
2 3.78 -1.78

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
The Rolling Stones 3 5
Jimi Hendrix 2 5

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Nick Drake 3 2

5-Star Albums (14)

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Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Crunchy guitars and heavy beats mixed with machismo, bravado and misogny. The Beasties boys used the same formula but didn't take themselves seriously. This is the kind of thing that gives ignorant white trash a bad name.

Rough and sometimes repetitive, but the best cuts are big sassy punk rock cornerstones. I bought this CD along with Toni Childs "Union" at a used disc shop one day. The clerk claimed it would be the only time ever somebody would purchase those two albums at the same time.

1-Star Albums (10)

All Ratings (145)

Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Nov 29 2024

Thanksgiving Day = Mostly short songs, 35 minutes. The hits are okay, other parts sound dated.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Dec 02 2024

More doesn't mean better, but this is still okay as a double album. The slow songs wander, the fast ones are frantic. "That's Enough For Me" is my take and also one of the better songs.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Dec 04 2024

This always seemed like an introduction the the next five Rolling Stones albums. Very listenable for a Sunday morning jam.

At Budokan by Cheap Trick
Dec 05 2024

Good pop songs, lots of energy. The hits are the best part

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Dec 06 2024

A bunch of short songs, some with catchy hooks, mostly sounding about the same.

White Ladder by David Gray
Dec 11 2024

Slow and kinda sad. Good sounding overall

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
Dec 12 2024

Sounds Springsteenish. Waitin'on a Sunny Day is my favorite

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Dec 13 2024

Mostly slow and sad with some good Pop touches.

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Dec 16 2024

Good smooth and happy

Queen II by Queen
Dec 17 2024

Lotsa music. Individual songs are okay, but not in a play-it-again way.

Is This It by The Strokes
Dec 18 2024

Bouncy songs, good hooks and a clean happy song. Kinda punk, kinda pop. This was a fun ride.

D by White Denim
Dec 19 2024

Some clean songs, some messy ones. Back at the farm was my favorite

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Dec 20 2024

Good full pop songs, the longer tunes aren't too much

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Dec 23 2024

This has better production values and a cleaner sound than their first couple of albums. The songs are tighter, but there's less of the boogie sound that makes ZZ Top fun.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Dec 24 2024

Not the best Dire Straits album, but still good. Very clean. Some of the slow songs on the second side are less enjoyable

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne
Dec 25 2024

Smooth, beats, nice for a relaxed day

The Yes Album by Yes
Jan 06 2025

Bouncy, lots of notes. Then dreamy and kind of thin.

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
Jan 08 2025

Macho swearing, misogyny, loud beats. Still fun.

In Our Heads by Hot Chip
Jan 09 2025

Bouncy synthesizer, a couple of trippy slow songs. Okay for both housework and just sitting there jams.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 10 2025

CCR getting their sound together. Not as innovative as the upcoming flurry (4 more albums in 2 years) just good solid, chunky music. The begining of Lean Clean & Bluesy

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Jan 13 2025

Well produced dance music.

Bossanova by Pixies
Jan 14 2025

Bouncy pop, guitar driven. Down to the Well is good.

John Prine by John Prine
Jan 15 2025

Story- songs about regular people.

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal
Jan 16 2025

Good beats and smooth synthizer grooves. Not as earthy as Sly & Robbie dubs, but still okay

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney
Jan 17 2025

Short grungy songs. Chunchy and fun, but vocals aren't great

The Who Sell Out by The Who
Jan 22 2025

Very Whoish. Mostly short, fun pop songs, good guitar riffs. The commercial jingles are clever bits but dated.

Like A Prayer by Madonna
Jan 23 2025

Not as many vocal gymnastics as later big poofy pop. Big beats, catchy rhythms.

California by American Music Club
Jan 24 2025

Reminded me of Gram Parsons, only with more pop and punk influances. The upbeat songs work better

Jan 30 2025

Lightweight, all over the place with thin vocals. "Needles in the Camel's Eye" is an okay pop song, the rest is an uneven mix of bouncy and spacy.

Jan 31 2025

"Morning Will Come" and " Animal Zoo" are upbeat and fun but aimless, the rest is lightweight, spacy and dated. Okay for a sleepy jam

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Feb 04 2025

Long songs and some country sounding short songs

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
Feb 10 2025

An hour of loose rock-n-roll jams. All the ingredients, blues, soul, and attitude.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Feb 11 2025

Two disc set but with some short sides. It's good Souther boogie rock with a strong LIVE feeling.

Abraxas by Santana
Feb 17 2025

A couple well known 60ish songs with long keyboard and guitar jams, plus other songs with multiple rhythm changes

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Feb 18 2025

Mostly solid songs, dated but still a good collection

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Feb 20 2025

A bunch of British rock stars playing classic American blues. Good gritty guitar jams

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
Feb 21 2025

Good songs and mellow music. Kind of sad but okay

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Feb 24 2025

a dozen short songs that have held the test of time

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Feb 25 2025

smooth groves, easy bass driven dub

Trio by Dolly Parton
Feb 27 2025

mostly slow songs, some country swing.

Achtung Baby by U2
Mar 04 2025

This is a good full album,. Less industrial than some U2

Illmatic by Nas
Mar 07 2025

Smoother and poetic, thhis has aged well

Play by Moby
Mar 10 2025

The bluesy, mid-tempo songs are good. Techno in a personal way

xx by The xx
Mar 11 2025

Lightweight techno pop. Okay for easy days

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock
Mar 12 2025

Crunchy guitars and heavy beats mixed with machismo, bravado and misogny. The Beasties boys used the same formula but didn't take themselves seriously. This is the kind of thing that gives ignorant white trash a bad name.

Cut by The Slits
Mar 13 2025

Bouncy pop with lots of rhythm changes

Fun House by The Stooges
Mar 14 2025

A mix of fun frantic blues-rock and slow muddy guitars. Sometimes both in the same song.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Mar 17 2025

Mostly sad songs, well-structured and interesting. "Man In A Shed" is the most upbeat of the bunch

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Mar 25 2025

Smooth long jams with interesting solos. Not too heavy

Mar 26 2025

A dozen short Electric Country songs, the classic tales with a twang. Solid structure, a bridge btween Hank Williams and Gram Parsons.

Mar 27 2025

A bunch of short, mostly fast songs. A lot of ideas and energy, like Costello's first couple albums, but not quite as structured. Still real tasty hooks and like Sublime, an the entire collection is greater than the parts.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Mar 28 2025

One long, wandering spacy song. Relaxing and melancholy, disjointed,

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Mar 31 2025

Some longer songs with sound effects, some short songs with sound effects. Very British, solid beats

Apr 02 2025

Youtube had a Clean version, so that's what I listened to. There's lots of anger, but the upbeat parts are fun and the slow parts are comfortable. Innovative and influential, so it still sounds fresh.

What's That Noise? by Coldcut
Apr 03 2025

The rhymic parts with less electronic parts are okay.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Apr 07 2025

Weird unfun arrhythmic. Not Steve Goodman.

Orbital 2 by Orbital
Apr 10 2025

Thumping electronics. Driving beassts with some light voices.

1999 by Prince
Apr 15 2025

Bright bouncy synthesizer and breathy vocals. The hits are okay, the rest is the same

In Utero by Nirvana
Apr 21 2025

More good grunge

Kimono My House by Sparks
Apr 23 2025

Sometimes crunchy and frantic, sometimes playful. Not too serious

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega
Apr 24 2025

Breathy vocals, lightweight songs but some good guitar

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Apr 25 2025

More gritty and bluesy than the latter stuff

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Apr 28 2025

Great blues. Solid songs.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Apr 30 2025

A lot of diffrent styles, sometimes all over the place. The upbeat songs work best and there's catchy hooks and good songs everywhere.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
May 06 2025

More accessible than Pink Moon.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
May 07 2025

Upbeat electronic songs are good. The slow stuff is less fun.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
May 09 2025

Sloppy sometimes, silly most of the time. More blues based than their latter stuff.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
May 19 2025

Lightweight, kinda sounds like make it up as you go

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
May 20 2025

A little harder edge than My Aim Is True, and a little less accessible. The songs are catchy but not with the same punch as some other stuff. Good solid punk

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
May 21 2025

The Best CCR album. Like the sign says "Lean Clean and Blusey"

OK Computer by Radiohead
May 22 2025

Sometimes kind of REMish, but the slower parts are less catchy and the fast parts are more frantic.

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
May 23 2025

Such Great Music, but SO slow and retrospective with lots of sad words. Maybe a 2.5

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
May 26 2025

A few short mostly real slow songs. Sometimes sad pop music, sometimes bouncy pop music. Strings and horns and singing.

Electric by The Cult
May 28 2025

A lot of the same type songs. Decent guitar rock but it wears

Tidal by Fiona Apple
May 29 2025

She seems upset. Sometimes angry, mostly sad. Someone sould dend her some flowers

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
May 30 2025

A bit different from the Folsom Prison album. Only 30 minutes of music and talking. "Wanted Man" is good.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Jun 02 2025

Smooth and dreamy, this is Hendrix at his best. Little Wing is so sadly short

Pornography by The Cure
Jun 03 2025

They're angry about something, hard to tell from the lyrics what it is. Really good bass lines and some nice guitar, but the Oh so spooky lyrics are distracting

Scum by Napalm Death
Jun 04 2025

Messy and frantic, which is what Grindcore is supposed to be, I guess. A couple of the "songs" are structured, but it's mostly short blasts of chunky anger. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
Jun 06 2025

At first this was a1.5 stars, then one song kinda stuck with me, so I listened again. So maybe a 2. Nice guitar and interesting structure on some songs, but too slow and sad for that many oh so deep and thoughtful lyrics.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Jun 10 2025

Jersey Jersey Jersey. Good rock music with a full sound and Dylan-ish lyrics

Debut by Björk
Jun 16 2025

Spacy with lots of thumping. I enjoyed this more than expected, the vocal gymnastics are interesting, some songs sound incomplete

Different Class by Pulp
Jun 17 2025

Lightweight, popish, not all that catchy. But nice smooth vocals and the angst and happy are well balanced. Not my thing but enjoyable.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Jun 19 2025

This was okay at first, then some songs were less pop and more emo and sounded the same. But it was a decent enough sound.

Rough and sometimes repetitive, but the best cuts are big sassy punk rock cornerstones. I bought this CD along with Toni Childs "Union" at a used disc shop one day. The clerk claimed it would be the only time ever somebody would purchase those two albums at the same time.

Young Americans by David Bowie
Jun 24 2025

Quirky soul beats, fancy vocals. Better than the glam Bowie

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Jun 25 2025

Mostly loud and frantic, all over the place and dated, but still decent rock

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman
Jun 27 2025

This had some nice spacy moments, but at times was crowded with extra noises.

Diamond Life by Sade
Jul 08 2025

Liked this more than expected. Steady stream of smooth and driven grooves. Vocal gymanistics with feeling, nice horns. Yeah

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
Jul 10 2025

Little less punk, little more production. There's good beats in here, along with some "huh?" lyrics and some extra odd sounds, but Graveyard and No Birds are solid

C'est Chic by CHIC
Jul 14 2025

SMoooth and bouncy. Okay

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers
Jul 16 2025

Good mix of pop and punk. Catchy songs with British vocals, guitars, keyboards, some thick bass. Almost four stars

Ingenue by k.d. lang
Jul 18 2025

Like a really laid back lounge act. Relaxing and both sad and happy at the same time

Jul 21 2025

Gets everything right, individual songs, overall sounds, REM at their best

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Jul 22 2025

Thought we had some Nick Drake before. Great fancy guitars and well structured songs. Just too slow and sad and complicated for my taste

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

My roomie had this album and played it constantly. At least the band didn't seem to take their image too seriously. Thump thump chunk chunk, but in a fun sorta way

Ten by Pearl Jam
Jul 29 2025

This group of songs convinced me that Grunge was good.

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Jul 30 2025

Big guitars over the top on almost every song. Pop music that sounds like real rock.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Aug 04 2025

Bunch of good crunchy songs with pop sensability. Not overpowering but smart and fun.

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Aug 07 2025

I enjoyed Junk Culture, this is a little darker sounding. But still rich and the songs as a whole make this good from start to finish

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Aug 11 2025

Probably the best solo effort by an ex-Beatle.

Guero by Beck
Aug 12 2025

Chompy Chompy beats and guitars with cryptic lyrics. Gotta be in the mood for this and I wasn't, but it's still fun and jamming

Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Aug 15 2025

Lotsa flavor

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Aug 18 2025

A good full tasty treat

Leftism by Leftfield
Aug 20 2025

Thumpy and Zingy. Where does it go ?

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Sep 01 2025

Spacy electronics, breathy vocals, some catchy lightweight pop

Future Days by Can
Sep 05 2025

This was better than Revolution 9 by the Beatles

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
Sep 12 2025

I've got the first three Waits albums on CD and enjoy them. This is messy and sounds like he's just making it up as he goes.

Harvest by Neil Young
Sep 16 2025

Old slow stuff that old guys like me listen to

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Sep 17 2025

Fancy music, echos, beats. Not lightweight, mostly happy sounding

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Sep 22 2025

Think I had this on CD, nice folky songs

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson
Sep 29 2025

Good old country. Dated but still classic songs

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Average rating: 2.83 (0.49 below global average).

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