My 1001 Albums Journey

595

Albums Rated

3.49

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55%

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1950

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon	5	2.84	+2.16
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	5	2.98	+2.02
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.19	+1.81
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	5	3.24	+1.76
Me Against The World 2Pac	5	3.25	+1.75
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	4	2.26	+1.74
Ace of Spades Motörhead	5	3.28	+1.72
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.3	+1.7
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	5	3.32	+1.68

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Aqualung Jethro Tull	1	3.43	-2.43
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	1	3.4	-2.4
Close To The Edge Yes	1	3.2	-2.2
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	1	3.19	-2.19
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	1	3.08	-2.08
Sail Away Randy Newman	1	2.96	-1.96
Street Signs Ozomatli	1	2.88	-1.88
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	1	2.82	-1.82
One World John Martyn	1	2.81	-1.81
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	2	3.72	-1.72

Artists

Favorites

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	4	5
Beatles	6	4.67
Bob Dylan	5	4.6
Beastie Boys	3	5
Black Sabbath	3	4.67
Pink Floyd	3	4.67
Bruce Springsteen	3	4.67
The Rolling Stones	3	4.67
The Clash	2	5
Aretha Franklin	2	5
Kendrick Lamar	2	5
John Lennon	2	5
Miles Davis	2	5
Radiohead	2	5
Nirvana	2	5
My Bloody Valentine	3	4.33
Kanye West	3	4.33

Least Favorites

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Artist	Albums	Average
Genesis	2	1

Controversial

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Artist	Ratings
John Martyn	4, 1
Yes	4, 1
Paul Simon	2, 5

5-Star Albums (89)

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Popular Reviews

Someone said this sounded like Mario Kart as if that's a bad thing.

Def a twee quality that's aged poorly but overall a fun art pop album. I'd give it 3.5 but I can see why the pitchfork crowd swooned over it back in the day. The band is pretty sick, some wild polyrhythms and harmonies

1-Star Albums (12)

All Ratings (595)

3/5 Competent straight forward jazz

Fun disco

A classic, maybe a little overrated?

A flawed masterpiece

Some bangers with some filler

The music is pretty fun but it's very 70s hipsters with Bela Lugosi singing

Yeehaw 4.5

Fun 60s British invasion rock n' roll. 3.5

The gift is murder

A couple absolute bangers and a tiny bit of filler. 4.75

Classic electric blues sound

4.5

"golden years" and "wild is the wind" are bangers but most of this album feels like a warm up for the Berlin trilogy. 3.5

Grunge classic. Bit repetitive and too long

Not their best album but still a classic

Few bangers, too much filler

I've always bounced off country, so I was hoping this album would help me appreciate it more. It was ok but nothing stood out to me.

I can see this being influential for it's time but parts sound dated to my ears. McLaren is also insufferable. 2.5

Zzzz

An influential album that sounds pretty tame to modern ears. A few bangers that have aged well.

Lots of bangers with a bitta filler

Like if Zap Branigan made an album

Dated but not in a bad way. Bit too long at parts.

3.75

Bit too far afield for me.

Some fun percussion arrangements but the gushing from critics really baffles me.

Modern, maximalist classic

3.5 rounded up

Masterpiece

2.5 rounded up. A couple standouts but mostly meh crooners.

This is what pink floyd sounds like to people who don't like pink floyd

This album has a lot of bloat, but I can't help find this indulgent 70s maximalism endearing. Just a couple of guys being dudes.

3.5 rounded up

Can be used to fight zombies.

4.20/5

I didn't hate it. 2.5

Some of the ambitious compositions work, other times it's not so successful. For that I'd give it a 3 but there's a couple tracks that are trying to be funny that have aged terribly. Too bad it didn't all sound like video game music

3.5

2.5

4.5

I enjoyed this a lot more than I would've expected. A bit too long and bloated at times nonetheless.

Fun album with a couple bangers but too long 3.5

3.5 will probably get higher on repeated listens

3.5

Bit long tho innit

3.5 rounded up

3.5

Not for me but I get the hype

3.5 rounded up

3.5 rouded up

Possibly too adult contemporary for some but if you can't at least appreciate the musicianship on display here then you might have ADD.

People describing this as "lager rock" as if that's a bad thing

Can't say I loved it but it was fun and am glad it's on the list

Great sounding production, and a cool blend of electro and R&B with a nice voice, but there were no hooks--just vibes.

I enjoyed the raw production but the vocals and lyrics were tedious. Maybe this hit different in its time, but it hasn't aged well to my ears.

Someone said this sounded like Mario Kart as if that's a bad thing.

Possibly the greatest one-two punch to start an album.

I actually enjoyed the radio friendly tracks. The kinda album best enjoyed at low volume while driving. Way too long tho and the deep cuts aren't rewarding. If it were ten mins shorter I'd give it three stars. As for its inclusion on this list, I can tell you as someone who lived through this period of pop music, David Gray, particularly "Babylon," was ubiquitous. It's an accurate snapshot of its era. For better or worse.

The singles are fun but this album is 1h17m long??

I really like the title track and "Vincent," but had never listened to the full album, so I was actually pretty excited. Unfortunately, the filler tracks are too saccharine for my taste.

The opening track is a jam, and there's scattered tasty 90s moments, but too much of this bloated album sounds dated

This is definitely not for me. Very over the top cabaret. But the singer is strong with sophisticated arrangements and great production, so I'm glad it exists and def belongs on this list.

Few bangers. Disappointed by how top heavy it is

I liked the production and arrangements but too much of the album sounded unremarkable

3.5 rounded up to correct the low global average. Would've benefitted from more direction but it's like being part of a fun jam session with some very talented friends.

People seem to get confused about why albums like this are included in "1001 albums you must hear" because it's kinda mid. But I think it deserves to be included because, as a millennial, I can tell you these guys and bands like them were ubiquitous. This album is a great snapshot of the era, warts and all.

This album was like a breath of fresh air when it was released. Nu metal has aged better than anyone could've imagined but at the time it felt very four. While on the other spectrum of rock music was too cool for school garage rock like the strokes. So it was very refreshing for a band like the darkness come in with some levity. That being said this album is pretty top heavy. 3.5 rounded up.

Some of you dorks need to lighten up

One of the stronger late 90s Britpop efforts to remake "The Bends."

Few bangers with too much filler

Some bangers with a bit too much filler. This has certainly aged better than anyone could've guessed twenty years ago. A lot of people have criticized LB for being agro/frat boy music, but to me they sound like the usual sorta lovable weirdos who made nu-metal and maybe lost themselves a little bit in the unexpected wave that lifted so many of those guys to mainstream success. For that reason I'll always have a soft spot for them. Still, I would've chosen "Significant Other" as the one LB album on this list.

3.5 rounded up