My 1001 Albums Journey

539

Albums Rated

2.05

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49%

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1990

Favorite Decade

Reggae

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5-Star Albums

154

1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	5	3.44	+1.56
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	4	2.67	+1.33
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	5	3.68	+1.32
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.71	+1.29
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.81	+1.19
Elephant The White Stripes	5	3.84	+1.16
Fever Ray Fever Ray	4	2.96	+1.04
Rings Around The World Super Furry Animals	4	2.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Stranger Billy Joel	1	3.86	-2.86
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet	1	3.82	-2.82
Live At The Regal B.B. King	1	3.66	-2.66
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	1	3.64	-2.64
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.64	-2.64
Birth Of The Cool Miles Davis	1	3.64	-2.64
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.62	-2.62
Young Americans David Bowie	1	3.62	-2.62
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	1	3.61	-2.61
Illmatic Nas	1	3.61	-2.61

Artists

Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Nirvana	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
The Byrds	4	1.5
Pet Shop Boys	3	1.33
Baaba Maal	2	1
Barry Adamson	2	1
King Crimson	2	1
Pavement	2	1
Kanye West	2	1
The Mothers Of Invention	2	1
The Smiths	2	1
The Jesus And Mary Chain	2	1
Sonic Youth	4	1.75
Bruce Springsteen	3	1.67
Tim Buckley	3	1.67
Bob Dylan	5	2
Paul Simon	2	1.5
Morrissey	2	1.5
My Bloody Valentine	2	1.5
Big Star	2	1.5
Motörhead	2	1.5
Cocteau Twins	2	1.5
Kate Bush	2	1.5
Billy Bragg	2	1.5
Madonna	2	1.5
John Martyn	2	1.5
Fela Kuti	2	1.5
Lou Reed	2	1.5
Frank Sinatra	2	1.5
The Cure	2	1.5
Scott Walker	2	1.5
Christina Aguilera	2	1.5
Miles Davis	2	1.5
Simon & Garfunkel	3	2
The Who	3	2
R.E.M.	3	2
Leonard Cohen	3	2
Echo And The Bunnymen	3	2
Tom Waits	4	2.25

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
David Bowie	2, 4, 1, 2, 2, 5
Radiohead	3, 5, 2
The White Stripes	5, 2, 4
The Rolling Stones	4, 3, 2, 1

5-Star Albums (11)

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I work, and work, and trucks, and work. My daddy worked and worked, and I'm tired, baby, trucks.

1-Star Albums (154)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

All Ratings (539)

A couple catchy fun tunes. Singer hits some great ghost notes, and I like the background vocals, soulfullness, melodies. Same artist that does the Pata Pata song the kids like in just dance.

Decent guitar work. Very vibrato vocalist, to the point where it was sheep-like. 1997...at that point lots of other similar grunge albums out doing similar things, arguable w better writing so not sure why this one was on list compared to similar others from the era. Still liked it all things considered.

Interesting use of vocal harmonies, w 80s synth drums. Lots of instruments. Overall not styles I seek out, but can't deny the talent, creativity, and how this album captures and defined 80s sound. Didn't hear any single song i wanted to hear again immediately tho.

Solid up tempo songs, some catchy tunes clearly influenced the darkness.

1st song is a great driving groove of a tune, followed by many songs of aimless singing melodies and droning electronic noises and beats nowhere near the groove, energy, and coolness of first song.

Hated it, baby girl.

Respect +2

Sounds like a lamb, bit more gratuitous use of voice vibrato than Jeff Buckley or alt J, but if you can get past the voice, there is nice guitar picking in the album. 2 stars for that.

Ok background music. Singer voice and coughing mid song not my thing. 2 star

Classics like Wild Horses, can't you hear me knocking, brown sugar. +4

Not a fan

Pretty great and fun. Laughed at some of the lyrics. Like this group. +4.

2 star, decent songs, tired of hearing dude's whining voice.

Interesting, somehow never heard them before, and there are at least a couple songs I'll revisit and enjoyed. +4.

4 stars for thriller, billie jean, and beat it, classics, played to death known songs.

Kind of grates after a few songs. plus 2 for rock lobster

2.5 stars for wanting the funk

1 star, not even their best album and even if it were, there are still many better albums that could be on this list.

I work, and work, and trucks, and work. My daddy worked and worked, and I'm tired, baby, trucks.

Smmmmoth Jazzercise. 2 stars for them memorable 80s mom hits.

4 stars, plenty of great tunes, beetlebum, song 2, killer for your love, several others.

0 stars. Garbage noise, nothing worth relisten. Beginning to question the criteria used to make this list.

1 star, Way more bland than rolling stones, no comparison.

3, wow dude can sing and wonderfully perform live. Couple awesome tunes

2 star, honda of cash, decent acoustic guitar sound, couple nice tunes.

3.5, gimme shelter is amazing.

Some catchy jams. Made me want to revisit them. 3 star.

Heard this one when it came out... hard listening then, hard listening now...he knew he did not have much time left while creating/recording it. No track really stands out, especially compared to many great albums and songs Bowie left us. 2 stars for it being Bowie, there are quite a few other albums that better be on this list if this one is.

2 star

2.5 stars

3 5 stars. wish you were here, have a cigar

Liked this more than I thought I would.

2 stars

3.5 stars. Nice melodies, guitar, vox, relaxing. Everything is free is amazing songwriting.

3.5 don't you want me and a few other nice electronic 80s tunes

Reckoner, 3 stars. The bends and OK Computer are peak 5 star radiohead albums.

2.5

1 star, bored

Derivative, bland, annoying harmonica, stock music.

I guess I like cat Steven's. It's a wild word. 3 stars.

Liked it as background music while working. 3 stars

3.5, need to revisit. Like the writing, arrangements, and production

Is great. 4 star.

2.5, don't know French, but some nice cooking background music

2.5

3 star, revisit

Can't really stand jazz, man. 1 star for technical appreciation.

Worth a relisten

2 star, i like a few other waits albums far more than this one.

2 star

Great Bowie album. 4 stars.

1 star for Salisbury Hill

2 stars

1 star

5 stars for nostalgia, some great tracks, and a few i will always skip, but the amount of and quality of the good songs far exceeds the lesser ones. One of the greatest double albums.

2 star

2.5

Battery, master of puppets, welcome home, and Orien had such a huge influence on my guitar playing style. 5 stars for those tracks.

A must listen

2.5 revisit

2 5 revisit

2.5, revisit

2.5 80s bowie clone revisit

2.5 revisit

2.5

2.5, revisit for mellow CSNY vibe, mix w some pink Floyd

Classic build ups, wonderful writing.

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5-Star Albums (11)

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1-Star Albums (154)

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