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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
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5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
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5 | 3.56 | +1.44 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Illmatic
Nas
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
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5 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
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1 | 3.48 | -2.48 |
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
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1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
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Ten
Pearl Jam
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2 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
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Damaged
Black Flag
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1 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
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Disintegration
The Cure
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2 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
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1 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
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2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
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1 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
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2 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
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1 | 2.48 | -1.48 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 5 |
| Beatles | 4 | 4.5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5 |
5-Star Albums (21)
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Arctic Monkeys
5/5
So much nostalgia in this album. Nostalgia from when I listened to it as a teenager, but also a strange nostalgia for a slice of British life I've never lived. Love this album.
1 likes
Pixies
2/5
I don't want to sound too much like Grandpa Simpson yelling at clouds, but this just sounds like generic noise with variably melodic yelling.
1 likes
Nick Drake
4/5
Haven't listened to much, if any Nick Drake, but sounds like a heavy influence for 90s/00s indie folk.
1 likes
Air
4/5
Pretty all over the place. Might need to give another listen. UPDATE - gave this a re-listen, easy 4. Great production, great bass.
1 likes
Otis Redding
4/5
What a voice on this guy. Although Aretha does Respect better.
1 likes
1-Star Albums (9)
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The Temptations
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Sympathy for the Devil is a killer tune and the rest of the album is The Stones where I like them - playing blues. Nothing revolutionary, but good listening.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Bob Dylan has never done much for me. Maybe I'm missing something, but his lyrics don't speak to me and one certainly doesn't listen to him for his vocals. He's fine, but I prefer him in a one or two song dose rather than sitting through a whole album.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
First time really listening to Stevie Wonder outside of his big hits. I enjoy his voice and there were a few good songs on this album, but also a couple of stinkers (ie. Heaven is 10 Zillion Miles Away).
Steely Dan
5/5
Peak dad rock. Came back to give this a five because the more I listen, the better it gets.
Violent Femmes
4/5
I like this. Feels ahead of it's time for 1982. Would listen again
The Only Ones
2/5
These guys sound like a mediocre high school band where no member is able to sing.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
No way, the lime in the coconut guy! Pretty good - sounds kind of like solo Paul McCartney stuff.
Bob Dylan
3/5
The song about everybody getting stoned was pretty good, but 1h 15m is way too much Bob Dylan for one sitting.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Not a fan of live albums, but the prison banter and music are great.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Bob Marley without the big hits. Definitely holds it's own
Kraftwerk
3/5
This is like proto-Daft Punk. Not the best things I've ever heard, but can see how this would be pretty revolutionary for 1978.
Jane Weaver
4/5
I enjoy this. Sound similar to the Canadian indie I listened to in the early 2010s.
John Lennon
4/5
I'm not a John guy. I find him pretentious and arrogant. But I just can't deny that this is good music.
Cyndi Lauper
1/5
This sounds like something they'd use to interrogate terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.
Digital Underground
2/5
Is this like a sub-genre called horny rap or something? The whole thing is very cringe. My biggest question is how did Tupac end up on one of these tracks?
Christina Aguilera
3/5
I was expecting this to be much worse that it is. Can't deny Christina Aguilera has a powerful voice, but I don't think think this album was warranted being almost an hour and a half long.
Queen Latifah
3/5
I love Queen Latifah and wish I could rate this higher, but the whole album is very repetitive. Ladies First is a classic of course.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Just okay. Can see why I haven't listened to much Fleetwood Mac outside of Rumours.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
What a chaotic listen. I enjoyed it for the variety, but wouldn't necessarily put it into regular rotation.
Hugh Masekela
3/5
First album on this list with no preconceptions. Decent jazz for playing in the background.
Al Green
4/5
Very enjoyable. Great voice, great music, nearly a 5.
Magazine
3/5
Totally listenable
Various Artists
2/5
I don't frequently listen to Christmas music, but when I do I prefer it to not be produced by a murderer.
Waylon Jennings
4/5
This is some great classic country.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Turns out these guys are more than just Take Me Out. Would easily give this another listen.
The Killers
3/5
Ah yes the album every drunk British person sings as the bar is closing down.
The Saints
2/5
Just some mediocre punk.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Pretty average early 2000s indie/singer songwriter music.
Kate Bush
2/5
I'm learning I really don't like 80s pop. Slightly less grating than Cyndi Lauper so it gets a 2.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Kendrick does an amazing job of creating a coherent concept while having each song be excellent as a standalone. Amazing album.
Machito
4/5
Funky latin jazz with great horns and drums. Perfect dinner cooking music.
Deep Purple
2/5
Just all around not that good. Child In Time is a decent song, but the rest is borderline unlistenable.
Killing Joke
2/5
This is like a garage band that should have never left the garage.
David Bowie
3/5
Definitely prefer Bowie's early work.
Air
4/5
Pretty all over the place. Might need to give another listen. UPDATE - gave this a re-listen, easy 4. Great production, great bass.
The Bees
4/5
I forgot this was an album of the day for a minute because it's so similar to what Spotify usually recommends me.
Rush
4/5
Rush has got these lyrics about how trees are talking to each other, how different sides of your brain work and outer space bullshit.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
I appreciate the experimental side of this, but it's just not very listenable.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
I appreciate Peter Gabriel, but this is just too much synth and 80s drum beats for my liking.
2Pac
4/5
Amazing lyricist and amazing delivery. There's a reason 2Pac is consistently in the GOAT conversation.
Dire Straits
4/5
Enjoyable listening. I like Knopfler's tone and style although it does sometimes feel like he uses the same 3-4 licks over and over again.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
We're jammin'
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Two Peter Gabriel albums in 5 days has given me more time to think about Peter Gabriel than I ever thought I would have. I will redact my statement from 5 days ago about appreciating Peter Gabriel. I appreciate two of his songs, the rest is more 80s nonsense.
Björk
3/5
This is fine, but nothing extraordinary. Bjork feels a bit weird for the sake of weird.
Goldfrapp
3/5
This sounds like some ethereal lounge music. Not bad, but nothing to write home about.
Coldplay
3/5
This is the first time I've ever really given Coldplay the time of day. It's actually better than expected. Pretty basic and a little repetitive, but still enjoyable.
William Orbit
2/5
Am I listening to a PS1 James Bond soundtrack?
Björk
2/5
Some of these songs are okay, but a lot of them just feel like random noise.
Sigur Rós
4/5
Ethereal and haunting in a similar way to Explosions in the Sky. The Icelandic almost makes it feel more instrumental.
ABBA
4/5
Just fun pop music, totally enjoyable.
Dr. Dre
4/5
It's a shame 90s hip hop was so obsessed with skits. This album defines the genre of g-funk and is filled with masterly produced bangers, but then you have to listen to three minutes of a cringey talkshow parody. Still a great album, but that keeps it from a 5.
FKA twigs
2/5
I can appreciate the production, but too much dubstep style wub wub, buzz buzz for my liking.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
XTC
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Haven't listened to much, if any Nick Drake, but sounds like a heavy influence for 90s/00s indie folk.
Yes
4/5
Turns out I quite enjoy prog rock.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Psychedelic rock is fine, but there's a reason it was only made for like two years
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Very soulful.
Nas
5/5
I never sleep cause sleep is the cousin of death.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Love me some acoustic Zep. Since I've Been Loving you and Bron Y'aur Stomp are two of my all time faves.
John Coltrane
4/5
Hella jazzy.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I like some of these songs, especially the ones with a gospel feel, but too much filler.
R.E.M.
3/5
I can deal with a couple REM songs, but I find the singers voice grating after a while.
Fairport Convention
4/5
Folky, medieval, sea shanty vibes
Beatles
4/5
Funny to think the Beatles essentially started as a boy band.
The Offspring
3/5
This is some basic bro, construction site, NHL video game soundtrack music.
1/5
I don't feel like I NEEDED to listen to this.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Marty Robbins
5/5
Yee haw. This is going on regular rotation.
Boards of Canada
3/5
Simple Minds
2/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Yeah more REM. Totally average rock with the occasional decent song.
Jimmy Smith
5/5
Had to come back to upgrade this to a 5. Another true discovery from this list, I first listened to this album while driving along the west coast of NZ and have found myself regularly coming back ever since. Love the keys and the soulful tone and what a great name for an album too.
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Miles Davis
4/5
The Prodigy
2/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
4/5
Another album I forgot was an album of the day because of the similarities to my regular scheduled listening.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Not particularly a fan of this style of 60s rock.
Fela Kuti
5/5
Love Fela.
Nanci Griffith
3/5
Almost a Dolly Parton/Joni Mitchell blend, but without the allure of either.
The Undertones
3/5
This is bang average.
David Bowie
4/5
Recently watch Bowie's performance on the Midnight Special and I feel like it really gave context to how revolutionary early Bowie was.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Commandeering this review to ask how is Ram not on this list? In my opinion his best solo work, and even if you don't agree at least his most influential.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Not doing it for me. Like a mediocre movie soundtrack.
Maxwell
3/5
Decent R&B, but not fully my jam.
Otis Redding
4/5
What a voice on this guy. Although Aretha does Respect better.
Moby Grape
3/5
Pretty run of the mill 60s rock.
Lorde
4/5
As someone who doesn't like pop music too much, I do enjoy Lorde.
Talking Heads
4/5
I like a good portion of Talking Heads songs and I like their whole vibe, but I don't think I like their music quite enough for a 5.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
More average British rock.
Arctic Monkeys
5/5
So much nostalgia in this album. Nostalgia from when I listened to it as a teenager, but also a strange nostalgia for a slice of British life I've never lived. Love this album.
Judas Priest
3/5
This gets upgraded from a 2 to a 3 solely for Breaking the Law. I love how rebelliously non-specific the sentiment is. Which laws are we breaking? Who knows, we're just breaking em.
Beastie Boys
4/5
Fascinating listen. The production is amazing, some of these beats are top notch. Lyricism isn't quite there, the distorted vocals get old pretty quick and the punk stuff isn't great, but overall a good album.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Outstandingly average.
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
If you take the vocalist out of the equation this is actually decent music, but my god is the singing difficult to listen to.
AC/DC
4/5
AC/DC is a guilty pleasure of mine. There isn't much depth, all the songs sound pretty similar, but when you just wanna rock out they're great.
Mott The Hoople
3/5
Is this knock off Bowie?
Paul McCartney
4/5
I like this stripped down version of McCartney. I will reiterate it is a shame Ram isn't on this list, but I do enjoy this album.
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
This has the vibe of 60s music that is better than this.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Totally fine 2000s rock/pop.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Very average.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
I can see the appeal of this genre of 90s rock, but it just falls a bit flat for me.
The White Stripes
3/5
It's a little to unpolished to stand out too much. I enjoyed it, but it mostly left me craving a better version of this style of music.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
The author of this list has to be English and have nostalgia for the 1980s. This is yet more totally average 80s music by a British group I've never heard of.
Fiona Apple
4/5
I find this quite enjoyable. Nice indie music and a nice voice.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Some more average British music.
CHIC
3/5
A few classics on here, but I cannot listen to this much disco in a row.
David Holmes
3/5
Totally fine background music, but pretty generic.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I find Elvis Costello bang average. Would never go out of my way to listen to this guy.
James Brown
4/5
James Brown is a legend. The dance moves, the screeching, the break beats. Not a fan of live albums, but the man has an undeniable aura to him.
Marianne Faithfull
2/5
What a horrible, whiny voice with 80s synth pop backing.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Yeah I just don't like 80s music. The only good thing about this band is I learnt what Inner City Pressure is a parody of.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Back to back? Hopefully this means I'm done with them.
George Harrison
4/5
George really was sitting on a stack of music that John and Paul wouldn't let him put on Beatles albums.
Genesis
4/5
I am learning I don't love prog rock, but I do quite like prog rock.
Coldplay
3/5
I tried to give this an unbiased review because I have some preconceived notions about Coldplay. I will admit I enjoyed it for the first half and was considering a 4, but it just got too repetitive for me, so it lands at a 3.
Linkin Park
2/5
These guys feel like they're trying so hard to be cool, but are so not cool.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Average grunge that feels like an imitation of the original.
Pixies
3/5
I get some Mother Mother vibes here, overall decent music that can be a bit grating in parts.
The Byrds
3/5
Way more country/western than I was expecting.
Pearl Jam
2/5
These guys sounds like they're trying really hard to be cool, but they really aren't cool.
David Bowie
3/5
This is pretty middle of the road as far as Bowie goes
Green Day
3/5
I had to think about this one a bit. Longview, Basket Case and When I Come Around are all bangers, but the rest of the album is pretty mid. It's a 3, but so very close to a 4.
The Band
4/5
Lots of classics on here, nice honky tonk sounds to the tracks I didn't know.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
A legend.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Epitome of keep it simple.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
I'm pretty lukewarm on Simon and Garfunkel.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Painfully average. This was going to be a 2, but I do appreciate the extensive rock sax, so it gets bumped up a notch.
Roxy Music
3/5
Sounds like another generic Bowie knock off. Inoffensive but not noteworthy in anyway.
Bob Dylan
2/5
3/7 Bob Dylan albums down. I would say this is better than the previous Bob Dylan albums I've had, but it's getting a 2 because I don't like that this project has made the Spotify algorithm think I like Bob Dylan.
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Easiest 5 star so far. Absolute masterpiece. In the running for best album of all time.
2/5
The riffs go surprisingly hard, but Fred Durst sings like he's about to break out in tears. The lyrics are outstandingly cringe, but in a so bad it's almost good way. Any truly objective review of this would be 1 star, but the unintended comedy of it raises it to a 2.
Deep Purple
3/5
Better than the previous Deep Purple album, but not sure why this particular live performance warranted a spot on this list.
Rush
4/5
Hell yeah Rush is sick. Not every song on this album live up to the status of YYZ or Tom Sawyer, but overall a good listen.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Generic, inoffensive and all around average. Basically the Coldplay of hip hop.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Pretty average 00s rock.
Tricky
3/5
Not really sure what this is trying to be. Sounds like a spy movie soundtrack at times with generic lyrics.
ZZ Top
3/5
I supposed there is a reason these guys are more known for their facial hair than their music. It's not bad, and in fact Sharp Dressed Man is a great tune, but it sure isn't great.
Traffic
4/5
I can get behind this. My style of folky 70s rock.
Pixies
2/5
I don't want to sound too much like Grandpa Simpson yelling at clouds, but this just sounds like generic noise with variably melodic yelling.
Björk
3/5
I just find Bjork okay. It feels like she's trying so hard to push boundaries it's just forced.
MGMT
4/5
For about a decade this was the soundtrack to every snowboarding video ever made. Still stands up.
The National
3/5
Pretty generic.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
This is like a bad garage band.
The Beach Boys
4/5
Total classic. Production and harmonies are outstanding. Content is a little shallow, but they're just some boys at the beach right?
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
It sounds ahead of its time, but that doesn't necessarily mean I like it all that much. Not bad, but not great.
Joe Ely
3/5
Just some run of the mill country music.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Overall I enjoyed this, but more as something you'd listen to in the background of a hotel lobby. Nice marimba sounds, but somewhat bland.
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
First true discovery from this project. What a listen. The songs weave together, but they are all distinct and genre bending. Instant download.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
A totally fine and fairly unique sound, but it gets pretty repetitive after a few songs.
Beatles
4/5
You can see how they became The Beatles from a lot of these songs, but there are some fairly mediocre ones too. I always find their rendition of Roll Over Beethoven pretty funny - the intro riff is such a comically simplified version of the Chuck Berry version is sounds like when your buddy is just learning guitar.
Steely Dan
4/5
I'm still a Steely Fan, but I prefer their Can't Buy a Thrill era stuff.
Method Man
3/5
Fairly average hip hop. Felt like the mixing was lacking on some songs and no one song really stood out that much.
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Classic after classic with multiple piano solos that are just the same chord played over and over followed by a key swipe. Oh to be in Hamburg in 1964 to see this live.
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Great voice, nice casual listening music. There's a reason the man is a legend.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Janis Joplin sounds like a female Robert Plant who smoked 2 packs a day. What a voice and what an eclectic album.
Genesis
2/5
I don't really like Genesis too much to begin with, so having to listen to over an hour and a half of them is way too much.
50 Cent
4/5
So many bangers on this album and the production of the beats is amazing. Favourite line is "you shouldn't throw stones if you live in a glass house
And if you got a glass jaw, you should watch your mouth"
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Didn't know what shoegaze was until I listened to this, but I don't like it. Vocals are too ethereal, the drum machine is soulless and why are some songs in German?
The Icarus Line
2/5
The first few songs were okay, but it just got so repetitive. Sounds like knock off Jack White.
Sparks
2/5
Just not very good. The vocals are grating, the singer doesn't enunciate at all and it overall feels like it's trying to be Bowie without the charisma or musical talent.
Black Flag
1/5
I can appreciate some punk, but I typically don't listen for the music but rather the message and the message here is way too on the nose. Yes we get that you're damaged and depressed. If your going to scream about something over mediocre guitar and drums at least make it have some nuance.
The Cure
3/5
I don't get the hype around The Cure. This is just okay.
Joanna Newsom
2/5
I will admit I did not listen to most of this. The music itself is fine but this woman's voice is borderline unbearable.
Motörhead
2/5
Motorhead isn't great. Motorhead live is even worse.
The Cure
2/5
Two Cure albums in four days is too much.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Not bad, but not amazing. I quite like parts of it, but it feels pretty generic at time. Consider it a high 3, almost a 4.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
This is great. The bass is sick and Herbie is just givin' er on the keys.
The Birthday Party
1/5
Just not good. Feels out of tune and out of time for most of it.
Radiohead
3/5
Radiohead is a little hit or miss for me. I find Thom Yorke's vocals too airy-fairy for my liking and on some of their albums, like In Rainbows, the music overrides that for me, but not as much on this one.
GZA
3/5
On the higher end of a 3, but not quite a 4. I enjoy a lot of the beats and GZA has pretty good flow, but I've never been able to get into Wu Tang and Wu Tang adjacent hip hop that much.
Manu Chao
4/5
Nice, chill, easy listening music. Reminds me of the summer me and Lui travelled around BC in my little red truck.
AC/DC
4/5
Bon Scott was one hell of a front man. I still stand by AC/DC being a guilty pleasure, and I especially enjoy their early stuff.
Goldfrapp
3/5
Dreamy, inoffensive music that drifts from one song to the other. Not unpleasant, but sometimes you forget it's even on.
Britney Spears
2/5
This is LONG. Like impressively long. I can see the title track having some cultural significance, but did the rest of this album need to be on this list? Maybe it was influential due to the fact nearly every song seems to have a key change?
Alanis Morissette
3/5
I don't think this is supposed to be funny, but I find it quite humorous. The whiny voice, the various things she has in the hand that isn't in her pocket.
Billy Joel
3/5
I think Billy Joel is overrated. Sure it's fine, but I don't get how people get so worked up over the guy. Like Springsteen, this gets a bump because of the sax.
Sugar
2/5
Generic and unmemorable. Sounds like knock off music written for a movie that couldn't afford the rights for real music.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
My dad bought me this album on vinyl when I was 14 because he wore it out when he was the same age. I've listened to it hundreds of time since and have gone through phases in my life where nearly every song on this album have been among my favourites. As a teen I loved the driving riff to Living Loving Maid, later became enamoured with the face melting solo on Heartbreaker. I used to listen to Bring It On Home on my iPod nano before bed because I thought the bluesy harmonica outro was calming. Even to this day you can find Ramble On on my Spotify most listened playlist. I could write pages about this album. Easiest 5 yet.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
While Physical Graffiti may not be as chock full of radio hits as other Zeppelin albums, the experimentation with different sounds makes it one of their most interesting albums. Polymeter, eastern scales, and influence from folk and gospel music make for a meandering ride that is never dull. Does it hold the same place in my teenage heart as some of Zep's earlier stuff? No, but it's still a masterpiece.
Jurassic 5
4/5
J5 feels like a big inspiration for Sweatshop Union. Big fan of this style of hip hop and love Chali 2na's baritone.
Steve Winwood
3/5
I feel like this is what suburban families played at dinner parties in the 80s. Just some 80s noise to have on in the background.
The United States Of America
2/5
Just cause it's experimental doesn't mean it's good.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I've listened to the hits of this album many times, but never the whole thing. I liked hearing Jimi's deeper cuts - an interesting mix of genres with more jazz influence than I expected.
Mike Oldfield
3/5
This isn't bad music, but it feels like it's trying too hard to be avant garde that it comes off pretentious and overthought.
Suicide
1/5
At first I thought this was just some bad rock music, but some of these songs got pretty unlistenable. I mean one third of the album is just the song Frankie Teardrop, which sounds like it's used to mentally break prisoners during interrogations.
Arcade Fire
5/5
Arcade Fire captured lightning in a bottle with this album. What a debut and something they've never been able to duplicate. This album is part of what introduced me to the whole genre of 2000s/2010s Canadian Indie. I'm forever grateful to this album because it was my gateway to most of the music I listened to during high school and university.
LL Cool J
3/5
Kind of average hip hop.
Donovan
3/5
There's an interesting medieval undertone to some of these songs, but overall it just sounds like average mid-late 60s music personified.
The Beach Boys
3/5
This was a very interesting listen as it deviates so much from what my perception of The Beach Boys is. I enjoyed some of the bluesier songs, but over all it was just okay.
Frank Zappa
4/5
First time really listening to Frank Zappa. He sounds like the musical representation of Tom Robbins. I like the experimentation and jazz influence, but probably not something I'd listen to every day.
Slayer
2/5
Some of these riffs go pretty hard, but I've never heard such unconvincing "satanists" in my life. I feel as though the Calvin and Hobbes strip where he says "Mainstream commercial nihilism can't be trusted?" is based on Slayer.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
This is so outstandingly average. If it was half the length it would be a 3, but how could anyone listen to an hour and a half of this?
Duran Duran
3/5
For 80s pop, this isn't too bad.
Barry Adamson
3/5
Some of these songs were quite nice, but some were just way too weird.
Caetano Veloso
3/5
I enjoyed this as background cooking music, but it didn't stand out enough to be more than that.
New Order
2/5
I will admit I was not in the mood for this style of music today and did not give this the time of day. My instinct is a 1, but for benefit of the doubt it gets a 2 and an "I should revisit this"
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Really nice and soulful.
The Stooges
3/5
I mean it's alright. It's got a cool grimy sound to it that I can see would be pretty cutting edge in 1970, but it's not amazing music.
Sister Sledge
3/5
I'm not a huge fan of disco, but it was fun listening to a whole pile of hip hop samples.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
This is what I feel like people think Bob Dylan is. Yeah he's not the greatest vocalist, but the lyrics and atmosphere are amazing.
Iggy Pop
3/5
It's alright.
Beatles
5/5
I don't listen to this album as much as other Beatles records because it's so long, but what a listen. Such a diverse album and so many good deep cuts too.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
This is like REM, but worse.
R.E.M.
3/5
Again, I just find REM so completely average.
Chicago
4/5
There's a fun improvisational tone to this record and I quite enjoy the horns.
Bad Brains
2/5
I'm not a huge fan of this style of punk and this isn't particularly well done.
The Cure
3/5
I would say there is too much Cure on this list, but to be fair this is the best yet.
I find Bono an annoying twat. That being said Beautiful Day is a great song, rest of the album is pretty meh though.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Super soulful and Son of a Preacher Man is an all time great track.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
Ah it's fine. I appreciate the variety, but none of it was too inspiring.
B.B. King
4/5
BB King is a blues legend. He is the epitome of less is more and plays the guitar with a soul like no other.
The Byrds
3/5
Some pretty run of the mill psychedelic rock.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Why is Peter Gabriel on this list so much? He is so mid.
Nirvana
4/5
Some really good songs on this album. I think All Apologies is my favourite by Nirvana. On some of the deeper cuts Kurt's vocals get a little screamy for my liking, but overall great record.
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
I just enjoy afro beat. This isn't on the same level as Fela, but still good listening.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I'm enjoying the Jimi Hendrix deep cuts. Wasn't expecting songs about mermaids. Love the long bluesy version of Voodoo Child too.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
My favourite of the three Hendrix albums so far. While virtuosic and brilliant at weaving in blues and jazz influences, I just don't feel this album is coherent enough for a 5.
The Strokes
4/5
I really enjoyed this album. I thought the singers voice would get tiring after a while, but it really fits with the crunchy guitar riffs.
Keith Jarrett
3/5
It's very impressive piano noodling, but at the end of the day it's just that - an hour of piano noodling.
Christine and the Queens
2/5
Pretentious, overly artsy, wannabe 80s synth pop.
Pretenders
4/5
This was a lot better than I was expecting. Would listen again.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
I appreciated the idea behind this, but I just don't really want to listen to a full album of sitar.
Elbow
4/5
A pleasant and relaxing listen.
Dr. Octagon
2/5
I enjoy some of the beats, but what the hell is the concept behind this album? And why MUST I listen to it?
Funkadelic
4/5
Just good music. Funky and improvisational, what more to want?
Sonic Youth
3/5
It's fine, but I find it's gritty boarding on grating.
Charles Mingus
3/5
I really wanted to like this more, but it didn't really enthrall me as much as some other jazz albums I've listened to. Maybe a little too avant garde for me?
The Band
4/5
The Band rocks. Just a great folky, rustic sound to them.
The Who
3/5
I think The Who is a very middling group. They put on wonderful performances, but there music just doesn't hold up to their contemporaries. They're worse song writers than The Beatles, they can't play the blues like The Stones and Roger Daltrey sure can't wail like Robert Plant.
Black Sabbath
4/5
RIP Ozzy. Surely not a coincidence this was recommended today. Great proto hard rock and impressive rhythm section.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
God damn Bruce Springsteen. His music is far too mediocre to get the amount of radio play it does, but I guess some people must like it.
Johnny Cash
4/5
He's defiantly playing to the crowd, but I love how Johnny Cash is always making comments about how the guards hate him.
Tim Buckley
3/5
Fine airy fairy 60s acoustic music.
The Roots
3/5
I appreciate a live band playing hip hop and the different genres they weave through this album, but I just find the music average.
Radiohead
3/5
Radiohead has a unique sounds that pulls me in for the first few songs, but gets tiring over a full album. My attention just isn't held by the airy vocals.
De La Soul
4/5
Love it. Great sampling, nice lyricism, not overly showy, just all around good 90s hip hop.
Scott Walker
2/5
This sounds like the soundtrack to a forgotten movie from the 60s. This guy can barely hold a tune and all the songs are super generic.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Just not very good.
Songhoy Blues
3/5
I generally like African music, but I found this to be fairly average.
Motörhead
2/5
So painfully generic and uninspired.
Bee Gees
3/5
Not what I would expect when I think Bee Gees, but it didn't really stick out that much.
Neil Young
4/5
This era of Neil Young is my favourite. Listening to this I learnt John K Sampson's Vampire Alberta Blues is an hommage to Vampire Blues off this album.
Fugazi
3/5
Very average gritty music.
3/5
Eh it's like a not quite as good combination of the B-52s and the Talking Heads.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
The hits on this album are 60s classics, but the rest of the album kind of dragged it down.
David Bowie
4/5
Favourite Bowie album so far. Title track and Fame are great tunes and was pleasantly surprised by the Beatles cover.
Eels
4/5
Just based on the cover art and band name I went into this with low expectations, but actually found it to be a really enjoyable listen.
Tom Waits
3/5
I like his baritone in spurts, but it gets a little tiresome after a while.
Tracy Chapman
3/5
I know there is a lot of hype around this album, and while she does have a great voice it sounds a little like elevator music after a while.
Eric Clapton
3/5
I just don't think Eric Clapton lives up to the hype. He's a fine guitar player but no virtuoso and the mixing makes this sound like elevator music at times.
Morrissey
3/5
Meh.
Joan Baez
4/5
Wow what a fascinating listen. I can't believe I haven't listened to Joan Baez before. I could not believe this was recorded in the 50s. Beautiful voice that shines with a single guitar backing the whole album.
Nick Drake
4/5
Just some very nice acoustic singer-songwriter music.
Madonna
2/5
Just grating and not that enjoyable.
Metallica
2/5
I just don't really like Metallica.
Jack White
3/5
This was a pleasant listing, but there is just something holding it back from being great that I can't quite put my finger on.
The The
2/5
Not that good.
The Smiths
3/5
Just okay.
Throwing Muses
2/5
This singer's voice is so whiny and grating it overshadows some decent instrumentals.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Just an all around amazing album. World class production, jazzy beats, great story telling and all without taking itself too seriously.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
He has a nice smooth, deep voice, but it just feels like a budget version of a Johnny Cash or other more iconic baritone.
Van Halen
3/5
The hits are good songs and Eddie can shred, but it all gets a little repetitive and I find David Lee Roth's vocals pretty uninspiring.
Santana
4/5
Great listen. Very unique drum grooves, nice guitar tone, feels just the right amount of improvisational.
Drive-By Truckers
1/5
If this hadn't been recorded in 2000 I would have assumed this was AI generated with the prompt "create an hour and a half of copywrite compliant Lynyrd Skynryd style music"
Fugees
4/5
As much as I dislike Wyclef Jean and Lauren Hill as people, this album slaps.
Daft Punk
4/5
I've mostly listened to Discovery era Daft Punk, but digging the euro club vibes.
Nirvana
4/5
Amazing vocal performance from Kurt and great to hear stripped down versions of normally grungy songs. The mistakes and imperfections in the performance are also quite endearing.
Turbonegro
2/5
The music isn't horrible, but half the riffs sound plagiarized and the lyrics are nonsensical. What kind of song is "Rock Against Ass"?
Death In Vegas
3/5
Boring background music.
Metallica
3/5
Better than the last Metallic album, but still basic American dad rock.
Nitin Sawhney
3/5
I didn't overly enjoy this, but I'm glad I listened to it. I'm not a fan of this genre of 90s-00s electronica, but I liked the Indian twist put on it.
The B-52's
3/5
I always forget how long Rock Lobster is. Lots more animalistic screaming than the parts you remember. Props for these guys for being quirky, but a whole album of quirky is a lot.
Travis
3/5
Kinda boring soft rock.
Sade
3/5
Smooth Operator is a neat song and I liked the sax solos, the rest kinda sounds like 80s elevator music
Arcade Fire
5/5
If this was my first time hearing this album would it be a 5? Absolutely not, but I can't listen to this album without being transported back to the early 2010s. These songs occupy a unique space in that I haven't listened to that since that time in my life. Yes they are pretentious, yes Win Butler is an asshole, but every single song on this album brings back a host of memories being a teenager and finding out who I was and for that it has to be a 5.
The Fall
2/5
This is some pretty bad garage rock.
The War On Drugs
3/5
This was alright. Pleasant enough background music.
Tito Puente
4/5
Now this was something I needed to listen to.
Brian Eno
3/5
I appreciate how original this is, but not really my cup of tea.
Soul II Soul
2/5
Pretty generic, sounds like music written to avoid copywrite infringement for keywords "hip hop and soul".
4/5
This was a cool album. I liked the music, I liked the theme. At times it felt like there was a major Paul McCartney influence.
John Martyn
3/5
Higher end of 3, but didn't stand out enough from other 70s singer/songwriter music.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I find Elvis Costello to be very whelming.
Blur
3/5
Upper end of three, but got a little boring after a while.
The Verve
3/5
Like Oasis but not as good.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2/5
What have I done to get so many mediocre brit pop albums on a row?
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
This one is hard to rate. On one hand, Ella is one of the greatest singers of all time and some of these songs are great, but it is over 3 hours long and there are some serious snoozers on here...
The Rolling Stones
5/5
This is just a great album. Bookended by two of the Stones best songs, the middle half is a wonderful combination of blues, folk and country.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
This was pretty cringe. Stagger Lee sounds like if a teenager who just learnt the word "motherfucker" rewrote Rocky Raccoon.
Alice Cooper
3/5
This was a surprisingly varied album, but mostly pretty weird. It felt like the titular song followed by a random hodge-podge of other stuff.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
This is the type of music I typically like, but something about Simon & Garfunkel rubs me the wrong way. They just feel overly Americanized somehow I think?
Justice
4/5
Big time Daft Punk vibes here and I actually found it a more enjoyable listen than Homework.
5/5
There are way too many Bowie albums on this list, but this one absolutely deserves to be here. Just hit after hit.
Happy Mondays
1/5
Two hours of 80s garbage.
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Hell yeah.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
This album is nice, but not as captivating as I thought Marvin Gaye would be.
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Hotel lobby, background jazz.
David Bowie
3/5
Another Bowie album that didn't really need to be on this list. The title track is good and the rest of the album is average.
David Crosby
4/5
This sounds like an amalgamation of all other Crosby projects. Love the cameos from Neil and Joni.
The Charlatans
2/5
One of many 90s brit pop bands that sound like an Oasis knock off.
Blur
3/5
Yeah Blur is fine.
Beatles
5/5
An all around brilliant and amazingly experimental album for its time. Their experimentation with stereo sound in this era isn't for me, but pretty much everything else they threw at the wall stuck so who can blame 'em?
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Very enjoyable. Amazing smokey voice.
Kelela
2/5
I like the R&B vibes here, but the electronic beats just ruin it for me.
Nina Simone
3/5
My brain defaults to 4 because the aura around Nina Simone, but if I strip that away this just feels like average lounge music.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
TLC
3/5
Better than I expected. Liked the hip hop stuff and the Phife feat. The R&B stuff wasn't for me.
Sheryl Crow
3/5
Not bad, not great.
The Pogues
3/5
I like the jigs, but the ballads are a little sappy. Too much of that 80s style production.
Nine Inch Nails
1/5
This was horrendous. It's got the cringe factor of Limp Bizkit, but without any humour or decent riffs. How Johnny Cash was able to turn Hurt into what it is has to be a miracle.
Def Leppard
2/5
This is the most generic, boring rock I've ever heard. One of the songs is even called Rock! Rock! No wonder they're able to get by with a one armed drummer, every beat is exactly the same.
Moby
3/5
I only really know Moby from being the butt of many early 2000s jokes, but this really isn't that bad. Some of it is kind of like elevator music, but some of it is good.
Röyksopp
3/5
Sounds a bit too much like N64 James Bond video game soundtrack music.
Tangerine Dream
3/5
Sounds kinda like a full album of Pink Floyd's On the Run.
Pixies
3/5
I enjoy some of theses songs, but on the whole just an okay album.
Ray Charles
3/5
Enjoyable, but sounds like background cafe music.
Cornershop
3/5
Almost a 4. Some of these songs I will definitely listen to again, some are just not good.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Super average hip hop.
The Specials
3/5
Some of these songs are pretty good, but I just can't listen to this much Ska at once.
Elvis Costello
2/5
The more I listen to Elvis Costello the more annoying he gets.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
Did people actually like music like this in the 80s?
Underworld
2/5
Beep boop 90s spy video game music.
Foo Fighters
3/5
So so average. It turned out I'd been hearing Foo Fighters songs for years and just never noticed cause it blends into the background so well.
The Kinks
3/5
Alright, but not as good as the last Kinks album.
Weather Report
2/5
This is REALLY bland. I just don't like this 70s/80s style of parlour music.
Stan Getz
4/5
Now THIS is jazz.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
People talk about Lou Reed like he's the second coming of Jesus and I just don't see it. This is a perfectly average rock album. Am I missing something?
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Two albums leading off with The Girl From Ipanema in three days. Sinatra's voice works well with bossa nova.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
I love old school blues, but the 80s production on this really drags it down.
Supertramp
3/5
The highs of this album are amazing. I mean the intro to Bloody Well Right? Come on, that's brilliant. But the lows leave something wanting.
Ryan Adams
3/5
Yeah it's fine.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Controversial opinion,but Marvin Gaye is just alright. Estate of Marvin Gaye please don't sue me.
The Who
4/5
I'll admit, I'm pretty critical of The Who, but I appreciate the concept behind this album and I really appreciate the skill and unique style of Entwhistle and Moon. Still maintain the other two are overrated though.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
John Fogarty has one of the best voices of all time. What a beauty.
Miles Davis
4/5
Just really good jazz. Can appreciate the skill of the whole group.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Pretty variable. Enjoyable in parts, random noise in others.
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Turns out I like my soul hot and buttered.
ZZ Top
3/5
Rock 101 style classic rock.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Not that bad actually. Run to the Hill is a decent song. Feels less generic than Metallica that's for sure.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Proto-grunge protest music with thought provoking lyrics. Neil Young is a legend for a reason.
Grateful Dead
3/5
I went into this with seriously low expectations after my last experience with The Grateful Dead, but this was actually some okay jam band music.
Anita Baker
2/5
Her voice is nice, but the keys and drums on this style of 80s soft pop is unbearable.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Of all the Bob Dylan I've been forced to listed to through this project, this is the least bad.
Elliott Smith
4/5
Need to revisit this one. Good listen and would like to experience it more deeply.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
This was probably cool in the 90s, but just sounds like dated music from a computer hacker movie now.
Spacemen 3
2/5
Not very good.
Common
4/5
Very good hip hop album. Thought provoking lyrics without being pretentious and top quality production.
Taylor Swift
3/5
I get the early hype for country-pop Taylor Swift, but this is the era where she transitioned to generic, mass produced female pop.
Ray Charles
3/5
This did sound like country and western to me. More like Christmas music without lyrics about Christmas.
Dirty Projectors
2/5
Some of this was okay, but it was mostly pretentious and try hard.
Cream
4/5
I don't like Eric Clapton as either a person or musician, but Cream is an exception. A great blend of late 60s psychedelia and blues.
Slint
2/5
Pretentious noodling with mumbling vocals.
Donald Fagen
3/5
I really like Donald Fagan's voice, but I don't like this style of 80s synth music.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
I love the depth Joni's voice develops later in her career. Just feels so warm and buttery compared to her higher range early career stuff.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
More 80s British nonsense
Neil Young
5/5
I have fond memories of so many songs on this album but hadn't really listened to it in it's entirety until it got put on at a bar in Taiwan of all places. Just a lovely listen.
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Middle of the road singer song writer stuff.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Great jazz, great album cover. Throw this on in the background and just vibe.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Could have been shorter.
The Waterboys
3/5
Higher end of average. I like the change of having some fiddle in there and the guys voice is nice.
Meat Loaf
2/5
How is this one of the top selling albums of all time? So basic and goofy in a not-that-fun way.
Mariah Carey
1/5
How can someone so talented make something so horrible? So many oooooos and everything just sounds like a knock off of her Christmas song.
Minutemen
3/5
Love the bass, but did this album really need 43 songs?
Tortoise
2/5
I just don't know what this is trying to achieve.
Radiohead
3/5
On the higher end for Radiohead, but still think they're pretty average.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Neil Young is pretty dang consistent.
The Human League
2/5
Did people in 1981 actually listen to this and think "I need a whole album of this music"?
Television
3/5
I liked a lot of these songs, but the album as a whole didn't really shine.
Lupe Fiasco
3/5
This album grew on me as I listened. Not quite a 4, but very close.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Aretha has one of the best voices of all time.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Kind of falls into that late 60s, Tom Robbins style of psychedelia. Not bad.
Willie Nelson
3/5
Perfectly serviceable country. Prefer more of a Johnny Cash style though.