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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
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5 | 2.23 | +2.77 |
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
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5 | 2.42 | +2.58 |
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Suicide
Suicide
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5 | 2.46 | +2.54 |
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
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5 | 2.48 | +2.52 |
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GI
Germs
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5 | 2.53 | +2.47 |
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
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5 | 2.89 | +2.11 |
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
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5 | 3.03 | +1.97 |
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The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
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5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Repeater
Fugazi
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5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Bad
Michael Jackson
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1 | 3.81 | -2.81 |
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Hotel California
Eagles
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Queen II
Queen
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1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
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1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
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1 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
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Fragile
Yes
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The Yes Album
Yes
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
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1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.5 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.67 |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5 |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 4.2 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Kanye West | 3 | 1 |
| Yes | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 1.5 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| The Rolling Stones | 3, 2, 5 |
| The Doors | 2, 3, 5 |
5-Star Albums (55)
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G. Love & Special Sauce · 1 likes
3/5
Kinda fun but a bit annoying
Tom Tom Club · 1 likes
4/5
Super fun party record
Michael Jackson · 1 likes
2/5
Music is ok. I’ve been listening to these songs my whole life. Can’t wait until Gary Glitter pops up here
Nina Simone · 1 likes
5/5
Tremendous voice. Gives you chills!
Frank Ocean · 1 likes
3/5
this is good but not my thing
1-Star Albums (28)
All Ratings
Nina Simone
5/5
Tremendous voice. Gives you chills!
Joni Mitchell
3/5
I like this but only in small doses
Prince
4/5
Killer Album. Two stand outs in When Doves Cry and Let’s Go Crazy. Consistently good.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Ok album. Some good stuff but woof some of these lyrics
Sister Sledge
5/5
Drag queens to the front
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Tremendous band. Powerful stuff.
Beatles
4/5
Best song: She’s so heavy
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Not for me
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Maybe three good songs on this.
Johnny Cash
3/5
Prefer live at Folsom
Cee Lo Green
1/5
Kinda not my thing
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Great album. Not in my top 5 Bad Seeds albums though
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Even when you don’t feel like it, you can’t help but be moved by the words and different chords
Radiohead
3/5
Obviously some excellent songs here but geez a lot of this album is boring
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Doesn’t even have West End Girls on it. Not an album I can say I enjoyed. Jealousy is probably the one I’d rate highest
Bob Dylan
5/5
Genius album. Still powerful 60 years later
Violent Femmes
5/5
An all time classic
Orange Juice
3/5
Pretty good album but if I hadn’t heard it before I died, I probably wouldn’t have cared
Nick Drake
3/5
Fairly pleasant Sunday morning music
Nanci Griffith
1/5
Not my thing
David Holmes
2/5
I can appreciate why this is interesting but not my thing
George Michael
3/5
I can appreciate why this is interesting but not my thing
The War On Drugs
4/5
Great album! Took a while to grow on me but I like it on a summer Sunday afternoon
FKA twigs
2/5
I can see how this was influenced by sounds that I do like, Trip-Hop, for instance. But this isn't for me.
Gene Clark
3/5
This is actually some good Dylan-esque song writing and playing. Not bad at all.
The Band
2/5
Handful of ok songs, handful of godawful songs
AC/DC
3/5
Great riffs. Somehow not hitting the same heights as Back in Black for me
The Prodigy
2/5
Why this one and not Fat of the Land?
Kanye West
1/5
Fuck this guy. This might be good, but I'll never listen to it.
Metallica
4/5
Every note of this is burned into my cortex.
Jacques Brel
2/5
Have to be in the mood for this
Public Enemy
5/5
Yeah boi!
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Great album
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
This is not bad. Some great songs
Randy Newman
2/5
Handful of songs that are alright. Really not my thing
Jurassic 5
3/5
Better than I expected. Never really like What’s Golden. I think I didn’t really like Charli 2na’s voice but on some of these tracks, he’s great.
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Fairly anodyne jazz.
Public Image Ltd.
5/5
Classic album. A statement of intent.
Marilyn Manson
4/5
This is still good. Prescient observations.
Thin Lizzy
4/5
Excellent album!
Oasis
2/5
This is not very good
Milton Nascimento
3/5
Great voice. Not really my thing though
Ice Cube
3/5
Dig
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Great album. Solid 8.5 out of 10. Clear highlights with Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River but also Everybody Knows this is Nowhere and Running Dry are excellent.
Thundercat
2/5
Zappa-esque. Funny in parts. Not my thing
T. Rex
3/5
Solid album.
Pulp
4/5
Somehow these songs are part of my DNA from my early 20’s even though I do not recall being particularly taken with this album. It was just part of the background, a cassette in the car, a CD in the bedroom, in a way that defies explicit listening.
Mariah Carey
2/5
Songs aren’t great here
Little Simz
1/5
Not my thing
The Pretty Things
4/5
This rocks. Pretty Things are awesome.
Neil Young
4/5
Weird and dark album, but great songs
Ozomatli
2/5
This is not great. Some of the Latin stuff is cool but I dislike the party hip hop stuff intermixed with it.
The Undertones
2/5
Mediocre power pop. About two or three decent songs.
Fiona Apple
5/5
Surprising and compelling album.
Brian Eno
3/5
I can only appreciate this intellectually
The Kinks
2/5
This is goofy shit
Radiohead
3/5
This is ok. I can see why Radiohead are a great band but geez they bore me. One thing that was interesting was how much The Drones and TFS were influenced by this album
Steely Dan
4/5
This is great for the first 2/3rds and sorted if loses steam a bit at the end
Yes
1/5
South side starts alright but that bass tone is farty as hell and makes me feel bad. The song also gets hell goofy.
Roundabout - a meme punchline - what can you say.
Oh and then I realised there are more than 4 songs on this. Are they all 10 minutes long? Thankfully no.
5% of nothing is sort of Zappa-esque
I hate this
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
Not a fan of this album
The Flaming Lips
3/5
This is an ok album. I prefer their earlier stuff
Elliott Smith
4/5
This is actually excellent
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Ok yes I get it
Germs
5/5
Looking for the future, the world is my aim
4/5
Definitely digging this
Megadeth
3/5
Not bad when it’s riffing out
Scissor Sisters
3/5
This is pretty good
Common
3/5
Better than i expected
Bad Company
3/5
This was cool. Some great classic rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Then Belly Full is great as is the rest
Gene Clark
4/5
I dug this
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Excellent album
Led Zeppelin
5/5
This starts so strong it blows through the slightly weaker section halfway straight through to the killer end
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Great North African album
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Not as good as it thinks it is
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Fantastic album. This is one I didn’t like as much when it came out because it didn’t pack the punch of Let Love In. But in time it’s revealed itself to have some lovely songs
Common
3/5
I actually dig this a bit
Nirvana
3/5
I actually dislike this album even though I was a huge Nirvana fan at 14. This album was flogged to death after Kurt’s suicide and for as interesting as it is, it suffers by not being the full force of the band. Some great covers here
David Bowie
4/5
Not my fave Bowie but it’s still Bowie. And it would have been impossible to follow up Ziggy Stardust so this is pretty good
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Great album
Ian Dury
1/5
This is trash
Van Halen
3/5
Starts strong. Some stone cold classics here but ends fairly proggy and weak
Peter Gabriel
1/5
This is weird and strange, fitting for an ex genesis member. Fucking hate the song Solsbury Hill. Don’t really enjoy many of the rest
k.d. lang
4/5
Fairly excellent album
Morrissey
3/5
I was surprised I hadn’t listened to this before but then when I did, I understood why. It’s morrisseys voice but doesn’t have the magic of the smiths.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Pretty hippy. Guinevere is a good song
Elbow
2/5
Radiohead lite
Silver Jews
2/5
Not for me
Talking Heads
5/5
One of the best
Raekwon
4/5
Definitely a classic. For some reason, this wasn’t on my radar back in when I was listening to tons of wu. But this is rightfully one of the best
Love
3/5
This is pretty cool.
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
Not a fan
Solomon Burke
5/5
Fantastic album. Hadn’t heard this before
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Great albums mostly good songs
The National
3/5
Not bad national album
Green Day
3/5
Got some hits on here but the rest doesn’t hold up
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
This is probably one of my least fave Bad Seeds albums. Good but not in comparison to the others
John Cale
4/5
I have tried to get into this album so many times but here I am a sunny day, feeling quite happy and this album is brilliant, like everyone says. Love it
David Bowie
4/5
Great album. You can hear the influence of this on Queens of the Stone Age for instance and countless other bands
Bob Dylan
4/5
Good stuff
Ray Charles
3/5
Some of this is great
The xx
3/5
Nice background music
The White Stripes
2/5
In the goal of constant reinvention, they forgot to write good songs
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
I guess this is new wave?
Beyoncé
3/5
Not my thing but bonus cause 7/11 is a banger
Ryan Adams
3/5
Ok...probably thinks too highly of itself
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Good stuff but some of this is damn goofy
Gang Starr
3/5
This is laid back and good. Lyrics on Beyond Comprehension are solid
Black Flag
4/5
Sound of my childhood
The Doors
2/5
This is far from the best doors album so I can only hope that the other doors albums are on this list somewhere. There are maybe three great songs here and a handful of filler.
Van Morrison
2/5
I've never listened to this. Now I know why
TV On The Radio
3/5
This is ok. Can’t really get into it
Solange
4/5
This is good.
Neil Young
4/5
Great album
Sonic Youth
3/5
Great album. Not my fave sonic youth but has White Cross which is a 10/10 song
Laibach
1/5
This is not good
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Stevie is good. I like Stevie, but not all the damn time.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Some decent rockabilly here
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
This is not my fave Nick Cave but you can’t help being moved and that’s enough
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Great album. Not a fan of the cure cover surprisingly
The Smiths
3/5
An ok album. Handful of great songs but few standouts
Bob Dylan
5/5
Five stars for Masters of War but the other tracks are great as well
The Killers
2/5
Over rated
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Now this is the stuff
The Fall
4/5
Masters at work
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Good reggae
The Cars
4/5
Great album
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Somehow I’ve heard this a lot at very periods in my life. It’s good
The Cult
3/5
This pretty good but definitely of its time and this album is missing some absolute classics
Bebel Gilberto
4/5
Sublime
5/5
Obvious 5 star classic
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Not as good as Gish
Dire Straits
3/5
A few good highlights here but some pretty mediocre stuff
Pink Floyd
4/5
Very cool album
Yes
1/5
Lame
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2/5
Not into it
The Verve
3/5
I dig this
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Love this stuff
Janis Joplin
3/5
This is all ok but Summertime is the one
Norah Jones
2/5
Pretty sleepy supermarket music
Queen
1/5
I truly dislike this band
Arcade Fire
4/5
This album is pretty good. Especially the first two tracks
Sex Pistols
4/5
Classic rock to me
The Soft Boys
4/5
Power pop classic
David Bowie
3/5
Look, this ain't my fave; the songs have too much of a gospel/crooner influence and there's not need for the Beatles cover, but goddamn, it's Bowie. It's good. Worth it for Fame alone.
Ash
3/5
This jams. Never heard this when it came out (except for Girls From Mars) but I would have liked it.
Simply Red
2/5
Not my favourite thing
The Clash
4/5
Classic collection of great songs. Not all perfect but damn, Guns of Brixton alone
R.E.M.
3/5
Good album. Couple of classics but not my fave
Lou Reed
5/5
Perfect album
Stephen Stills
3/5
Not terrible
Metallica
3/5
Rawk! I do remember this being more interesting
The Avalanches
2/5
This is ok but I never liked this as much as people seem to think I should
Sonic Youth
4/5
Classic album. There's some hits on here, some real weirdness too
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Used to have this on vinyl
2/5
An ok U2 album
Ice T
3/5
Hardcore yes
Billy Bragg
3/5
A lot of this sounds the same to me, but there’s an earnestness that I appreciate and lyrics like this blow me away
And the cities of Europe have burned before
And they may yet burn again
And if they do I hope you understand
That Washington will burn with them
Parliament
4/5
Let's get funked up
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I'm not a huge Brucey fan. Some good songs on here.
The Icarus Line
4/5
Sick album. Love this.
Fiona Apple
4/5
Great album! Really original stuff
Rush
3/5
I liked this much better than i expected
Bauhaus
3/5
Bit of filler on this
Louis Prima
3/5
Pretty fun; some classics here
Sigur Rós
2/5
I find this music very very dull
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
I should like this more than I do. The britishness of it gets to me after a while. The songs themselves have great parts but jump around a bit too much.
GZA
4/5
Nice
Brian Wilson
3/5
Incredible harmonies. Really great voice and a tragic loss.
Beck
3/5
Pretty good if somewhat forgettable album
The Waterboys
3/5
Starts super strong but is then a bit too trad
Madness
3/5
Ok overall
Depeche Mode
3/5
Some solid gold classics but not as good as violator
Big Star
4/5
Great album. Some real classics. Not one I’ve listened to alot
Frank Zappa
4/5
Much better than 90% of other Zappa I have heard
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Pretty solid overall.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Ok not my fave thing in the world. Sometimes the lyrics are touching
Blondie
4/5
Pretty great album. Classic new wave
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Ooh nihilistic. Still ok but the abrasiveness is less interesting as I get older.
The Doors
3/5
Not the best doors album but there’s a few great songs
Mudhoney
4/5
Superb
Pixies
3/5
Love this album but there’s some lesser songs on side b. First two songs are great though
Faith No More
4/5
Fantastic album! Bonus points for the title track
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Not bad
The B-52's
5/5
Wonderful album
Tori Amos
3/5
Hmm this aged ok
Tears For Fears
2/5
Not a huge fan of this beyond the two songs I know
Tim Buckley
3/5
This ok but this sort of lover boy music makes me want to punch the singer in the face
Michael Jackson
2/5
Music is ok. I’ve been listening to these songs my whole life. Can’t wait until Gary Glitter pops up here
Isaac Hayes
5/5
This is so good. 4 songs of greatness. Recognised Walk on By from the Wu-Tang album The W.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Love creedence! Almost a 5 star album
Madonna
1/5
Uh no thanks
Gillian Welch
4/5
Some songs are sort of standard bluegrass if not better than average but some songs hit you in the soul. The chords and voice coming on like KD Lang or Cortez the Killer, Parting Glass, Mykonos. Just perfect
Michael Jackson
1/5
Woo
Steely Dan
4/5
In the right mood, this is pretty good
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Couple nostalgia hits but pretty repetitive
Sebadoh
4/5
Gloriously ramshackle but more genius hits than misses and an extra star for Flood
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Beautiful album
Kanye West
1/5
No
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2/5
This is an ok album. Sort of background dinner music. Not something I'm super keen on but ok.
Sam Cooke
4/5
Great fun album
Beatles
3/5
1/3 genius, 2/3rds children’s music
The Black Crowes
2/5
There are maybe two good songs on this
OutKast
4/5
Great album
The Temptations
2/5
Didn’t like this as much as I thought I would
The Darkness
3/5
Listenable but the novelty wears thin
The Coral
2/5
Really not a fan of this
Fela Kuti
4/5
Fela still king
New York Dolls
4/5
Great classic album that I sort of ignored back in the day but deserves attention
Black Sabbath
4/5
Classic influential, still rips
King Crimson
5/5
This slaps. The bass tone on 21st century schizoid man is so good
Judas Priest
3/5
Some great classic songs here. Grinder could be Big Black
Cat Stevens
2/5
This is really not my thing
Finley Quaye
2/5
Know nothing about this artist. Sick dub on the first song but the voice is not hitting me. The lyrics are not great. Nothing really sticking out to me
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Clearly some innovative guitar rock. But there are some very weird choices on otherwise good jams here. And then there are just stone cold classics. So good but not perfect
Syd Barrett
3/5
Love the song Octopus. The other songs are ok
Eagles
1/5
This ain’t that good. Hotel California is standout
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Not a single bad song on here
Muddy Waters
5/5
This album is killer but Mannish Boy, goddamn
The Byrds
3/5
This was better than I expected. Laid back sort of psychedelic. A few skippable tracks but yeah good
Talking Heads
4/5
Excellent album
Pearl Jam
5/5
Add this to written on my brain forever albums
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
An ok if forgettable baroque pop album. I just can’t get into Alex Turner but this is ok background music
Nick Drake
3/5
It’s good but I’m still unconvinced
Radiohead
3/5
This is good but not something I’d seek out and I honestly wished it would finish sooner.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
For as twee as this is, I really love a lot of the songs on it
Fairport Convention
3/5
Pretty good folk rock
LL Cool J
4/5
Some of this is throwaway but some of this slams
The White Stripes
2/5
This is not in the same calibre as the first three albums despite having 3-4 good songs
3/5
This is ok but…not super memorable
4/5
Fantastic album. Some absolute classics
Dr. Dre
4/5
This is all of culture now so…
The Specials
4/5
One of the few ska albums that is really really great
5/5
This album rips
Jeff Buckley
3/5
I like a lot of this but it’s a bit overwrought
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Probably my fave stones album. Not a bad song and an above average number of outstanding tracks
Fugazi
5/5
Not even my fave but still 5/5
Cocteau Twins
5/5
Gorgeous album. Never really appreciated it until recently
Holger Czukay
3/5
This is ok. Did not wow me but I liked it
The Offspring
5/5
This reminds me of being 14 so much
Frank Black
3/5
This is ok
Joy Division
5/5
Classic
Paul Simon
3/5
Some affecting songs
Giant Sand
3/5
This is quite good.
Richard Hawley
2/5
Baroque country pop not really catching my ear
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Kick ass
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Very cool
Peter Frampton
3/5
Some great fun songs
Fred Neil
3/5
Some ok songs
Dire Straits
3/5
Three great songs, highly produced, not hitting the spot for me
Os Mutantes
3/5
Pretty cool psychedelia
The Go-Go's
4/5
Not a bad song on this album
Frank Ocean
3/5
this is good but not my thing
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Not as good as Rumours
The Band
3/5
This is ok country rock. The Band has never really been my thing.
Ryan Adams
1/5
Bullshit
John Coltrane
5/5
Wonderful album. Part IV!!
Stereo MC's
4/5
Good
The Byrds
2/5
Wasn’t into this one
Frank Sinatra
4/5
This is pretty good. I would need to be in the mood for it.
The Doors
5/5
Classic
Wire
5/5
One of the best albums ever made. Wire are pop genius
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Lots of great ideas here. Very influential. Borderline unlistenable in parts
The Stooges
5/5
Production on this has always been janky but it’s the Stooges. Not as good as Raw Power but damn it’s the Stooges
The Who
2/5
I don’t rate this. Bit dull for me
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Surprised that I like this
Doves
2/5
Dull sub radiohead
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Ok never a big fan
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Lovely album
Kid Rock
1/5
No
Little Richard
5/5
So good
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
This must be an acquired taste that I have not acquired
UB40
3/5
Pretty average
Mekons
4/5
I dig this alot
The Who
3/5
This is just ok
Sarah Vaughan
2/5
I didn’t really gel with this
Lightning Bolt
3/5
This is energetic and fun but I heard this once years ago and don’t need to hear it again
The Allman Brothers Band
2/5
Whipping post is ok
George Jones
4/5
Liked this better than expected
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Makes me wonder how many Neil Young albums are on this list because this one isn’t even in the top 5
Willie Nelson
2/5
Sort of ok
The Smiths
3/5
Their singles are better than their albums
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Always thought there were a handful of ok songs on this album
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
Classic
AC/DC
5/5
Great album
Jane's Addiction
4/5
I like this but the next album is better
Elvis Presley
2/5
Not really my thing
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Kinda fun but a bit annoying
Miles Davis
4/5
Really great album clearly paving the way for ideas that come out in Bitches Brew. Or not. What do I know?
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Nice
The Human League
3/5
Pretty good synth pop album
Otis Redding
5/5
Great album
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
This rocks
Johnny Cash
4/5
Classic
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
I had assumed that I hadn't ever heard this before, but it turns out that I knew a bunch of the catchier songs. I'm not a huge fan. It is ok. Sort of a one trick pony.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
This isn't really for me and even though it's good, I just wouldn't listen to it
Coldcut
2/5
Not my thing
Malcolm McLaren
3/5
This is sort of interesting world music vibes crossed with early hip hop
Miles Davis
5/5
Lovely lovely album. Wish I was in a mood to listen to jazz more often
Dr. Octagon
4/5
Digging this a lot
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Ok country stuff. Not my thing
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
I dig this and it holds up, but Franti’s a bit dubious now no?
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
Amazing album
Ananda Shankar
3/5
This is kind of good but hits like an Austin Power’s novelty album
Digital Underground
3/5
Not bad. Humpty Dance has nostalgic appeal and is still fun
De La Soul
3/5
Some great tunes on this one but some filler also
Red Snapper
3/5
Interesting electronics/trip-hop
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Expected to hate this. Was better than I thought. A bit repetitive
Orbital
3/5
This ok. Not really my thing
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Brilliant album for the most part
Hole
5/5
Contender for best grunge album
Coldplay
2/5
While there is nothing immediately offensive about this, I don’t dig it. It doesn’t move me
Black Sabbath
3/5
Somewhat mediocre Sabbath album with some real standouts on it. Supernaut again presaging doom/stoner rock. All hail
Radiohead
5/5
I’m not a Radiohead fan but this album is very very good
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Pretty good! I’ll give it a 3
Johnny Cash
5/5
Wonderful albun
The Verve
4/5
Some exceptional songs and some songs which are merely pretty good
Goldie
3/5
This is ok. A little rough in places
Joe Ely
2/5
Wow really not my thing
Beastie Boys
3/5
Some stinkers on here but some classics as well. The following albums are better
Faust
4/5
Bonus point for Sad Skinhead but great album overall
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Funny little album
Klaxons
3/5
This album is ok
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Oddly maudlin for me
Kings of Leon
3/5
Really enjoyed their first album and avoided this one because I was ho hum on the single and then they go in a different direction after this album, but I dig this. It’s pretty good for the most part
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Classic jazz album.
Kanye West
1/5
No
Jamiroquai
1/5
Ew
Tom Waits
4/5
Love this one
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I do have a soft spot for this and This Years Model. Phenomenal bass playing
Joy Division
5/5
Classic
R.E.M.
4/5
Lovely album
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
Very of its time but I could see listening to this had I been born 30 years earlier
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
Good album. Jimi is fantastic when he’s fantastic and then there’s the other stuff
The Sonics
3/5
This is pretty good garage rock. A little dated but good in small doses
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
I liked this less than I expected
Kate Bush
4/5
Lovely album. Not quite as memorable as some other albums
Stan Getz
5/5
Lovely album
Eminem
1/5
I liked this less than I expected
Pere Ubu
5/5
Classic album. The first four tracks are perfect
The Clash
4/5
Almost perfect
Buena Vista Social Club
5/5
Beautiful album
2Pac
4/5
This is really good
Billy Bragg
3/5
Some great songs here
The Black Keys
3/5
I like this better than the Arctic Monkeys but it’s generally the same thing
Nirvana
4/5
Once upon a time it would have been perfect but I see some cracks now but only just
David Bowie
4/5
Great but not the best
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Impeccable album
Soft Machine
3/5
This is pretty good; Robert Wyatt’s voice is an acquired taste. The longer instrumental jams are better
Elis Regina
4/5
This is great
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Lovely
Janelle Monáe
3/5
Not bad but not my thing
Traffic
3/5
Not bad overall
Leftfield
2/5
Not my thing
Al Green
3/5
Really great voice. Title track clearly a highlight
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3/5
The first track is surprisingly good. When the singer comes in the album gets a little locked into a certain time frame and is ok but not my thing
The Adverts
4/5
Great punk album. Nothing standing out as particularly memorable but I dig this
The Police
3/5
Some of this is great and some of it is a little goofy
Boston
4/5
This album slaps
Pavement
5/5
It took a long time for me to understand what was going on here but I’ve developed a deep appreciation of pavement and this is one of the best
The Libertines
3/5
Pretty good. Less catchy than some contemporaries
Miles Davis
5/5
Classic, strange, moody
U2
3/5
Last good US album. Lots of good songs here some forgettable
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Classic album.
Various Artists
5/5
Wonderful. Loved it
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Very enjoyable
3/5
Love theme and the consistency. This is something I might listen to once a decade
The Specials
4/5
Love the specials
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Great album
Prince
4/5
Great album with some great songs
Linkin Park
3/5
Not bad if a little overwrought
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Side 1 is great. Side 2 is two very sappy filler songs and then one classic.
Marty Robbins
5/5
Fantastic country and western album! Timeless
5/5
Perfect album no notes
Spacemen 3
1/5
This really isn’t for me
Deep Purple
4/5
Kick ass album
Shuggie Otis
3/5
This was cool
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
I can understand why this is good but the voice is not one that resonates with me
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Pretty good album. Freebird is a killer song
Marvin Gaye
4/5
4 just for the title track and Mercy Mercy Me. Rest of the album is good but not quite up to those singles
Iron Maiden
3/5
This is pretty sick overall. There are some clear highlights. I’m not a huge fan of this sort of literal story telling in music but I dig this
Tom Tom Club
4/5
Super fun party record
Bob Dylan
4/5
Quite a good album
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
4/5
Great album. Some songs scratch that Leonard Cohen itch. Accidentally had Cripple Creek on repeat and didn’t even notice it had been playing for 20 minutes
Waylon Jennings
4/5
Love this outlaw country stuff
Butthole Surfers
4/5
Brilliant weird menacing plus some cool riffs
The Cure
5/5
Bleak, excellent
David Bowie
4/5
The master at work
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Much better than i expected but very samey
2/5
First off, I have heard and like some of these songs but I expected to hate this album. First track, not off to a great start. Yes meets Radiohead…second song pretty lame. Supermassive Black Hole I kind of dig. Next song is video game music. Then blah and blah. I skipped to Knights of Cydonia which is alright
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
This is awful
Spiritualized
1/5
Incredibly dull music
King Crimson
4/5
Very cool stuff. Gets better as the album goes on
Guns N' Roses
4/5
This is a great album but only about 70% of the songs really soar. The rest are just ok, highlights are Nighttrain, Rocket Queen, and then the obvious iconic singles
Jack White
1/5
Very boring
The Fall
5/5
Superb
Amy Winehouse
3/5
This is ok but every song sounds the same
John Martyn
3/5
Few really good track here.
Rush
4/5
Oh this rocks
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Pretty boring peppered with a few solid gold classics.
The Who
3/5
Good album with some great songs. Bargain is a real revelation here
Can
4/5
Great album. Track 3 a clear highlight. And the drumming on every track is outstanding
Liz Phair
2/5
This is ok. Why did it get so much praise though?
Brian Eno
3/5
Simultaneously sounds like parts of Eno and probably more so Byrne (Talking Heads) without being as compelling as either
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
This starts really strong and then descends into cabaret
David Ackles
2/5
Fairly dull singer song writer stuff
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Thought I’d find this more interesting and compelling than I did
M.I.A.
3/5
This was so much fresher when it came out. The next couple of albums were better and MIA has since gone off the deep end
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1/5
One of the worst albums so far
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
I love this music
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
This is perfectly ok as an album. I would have loved this in the late 90's
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
This is great
Paul Weller
2/5
Not really moving me
The La's
3/5
Totally ok album but borderline filler here
The Beach Boys
3/5
Not super memorable but generally good
The Pogues
4/5
Fantastic album. Almost perfect
The Byrds
2/5
Pretty country album
Kate Bush
4/5
She’s ever so good but this one isn’t my fave, despite having a high quantity of 10/10 songs
Arcade Fire
3/5
In the years since, I find this to be pretty diminished (even though I was only passingly familiar with it at the time). Stomp Clap Hey for the art crowd, skewed by sex allegations, and general monotony of the songs here. There are still a couple that make the grade.
Suicide
5/5
So far ahead of its time and out of time. Just insanely creative and outstanding.
Morrissey
3/5
This is ok, better than I thought it would be.
Terence Trent D'Arby
1/5
Boring MOR rock.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Didn’t mind this. Echoes of Leonard Cohen surprisingly in the first song
Steely Dan
4/5
Cool stuff
Bon Jovi
3/5
Three stars for the three classics on this album. The rest is filler and sounds massively dated
Arrested Development
4/5
This is great actually. I prefer the tracks I hadn’t heard before. The mix of PE/James Brown breaks and 90’s rap is cool.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4/5
This is really good. Shades of Echo and the Bunnymen, moodists, teardrop explodes, early U2.
Jane's Addiction
5/5
Classic album
David Bowie
3/5
Not a spectacular Bowie album but a couple of great tunes
fIREHOSE
3/5
Always wanted to like this on principle but it’s not for me
CHVRCHES
2/5
Fell asleep. Admittedly I was a bit tired but this is pretty monotonous
Happy Mondays
3/5
This is fine. Definitely “happy” sounding. Not incredibly compelling music though
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Some good Sunday morning stuff here
Beth Orton
2/5
Not my thing
Beach House
1/5
This was a very dull lisen
Talvin Singh
1/5
Not my thing
The Modern Lovers
5/5
All-timer