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Album	You	Global	Diff
Back to Basics Christina Aguilera	5	2.75	+2.25
Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective	5	2.9	+2.1
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession Laura Nyro	5	2.94	+2.06
Meat Puppets II Meat Puppets	5	3.01	+1.99
Drunk Thundercat	5	3.11	+1.89
Elvis Is Back Elvis Presley	5	3.18	+1.82
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement	5	3.24	+1.76
High Violet The National	5	3.24	+1.76
Cross Justice	5	3.27	+1.73
Figure 8 Elliott Smith	5	3.33	+1.67

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Band The Band	1	3.35	-2.35
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers	1	3.05	-2.05
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	1	2.94	-1.94
Rip It Up Orange Juice	1	2.9	-1.9
Graceland Paul Simon	2	3.73	-1.73
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	1	2.69	-1.69
L.A. Woman The Doors	2	3.66	-1.66
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	2	3.63	-1.63
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	2	3.62	-1.62
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	2	3.61	-1.61

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Artist	Albums	Average
Pink Floyd	3	5
Radiohead	3	5
Elliott Smith	2	5
Beastie Boys	2	5
Steely Dan	2	5
David Bowie	4	4.25
Beatles	3	4.33

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Elvis Presley	2, 2, 5
Miles Davis	2, 5, 3

5-Star Albums (62)

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Popular Reviews

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley · 3 likes

2/5

elvis? more like “shelve this” album. I got bored.

Cross

Justice · 1 likes

5/5

damn 2007? this has been in regular rotation for years. certified classic.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington · 1 likes

5/5

this concert went so hard the crowd was ready to riot for JAZZ of all things

1-Star Albums (6)

All Ratings

Gorillaz

4/5

There's a couple 10/10 tracks on here, and Clint Eastwood is a 12/10 for me, but the quality is not consistent, so a lot of the album feels like weird experimental Albarn filler. Bonus star for the entire virtual band concept.

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

the energy and guitars on this are incredible, but I cannot get into the rush guy's voice

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

You can call me unimpressed

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

this album is really good. these guys should do another one like this

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

I think I still prefer Doolittle but this is better than I remember. Lots of fun songs. Pixies are just not really something I would ever put on as an album personally.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

now this is jazz! loved it but have to dock a star for the last track which completely killed the vibe for me

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

you gotta hand it to em

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

this one's just not for me!

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

it's fine. lorde is fine.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

1/5

The Manyika tracks are the highlight for me. The rest is crazy bland and boring.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

OK, look, it's a really good album. But for me this lives in the uncanny valley where it's too old to be novel but too new to evoke nostalgia. I can't separate it from the twee hipster bullshit of the late 2000s, and I've personally heard enough Sufjan for a lifetime already. If you're hearing it for the first time I'm happy for you. Maybe listen to it 1000 times this year and then come back in 20 years and see if you're still giving it 5 stars or whatever.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

felt familiar even though I've never heard it

The La's

4/5

FINALLY a british rock band

Cross

Justice

5/5

damn 2007? this has been in regular rotation for years. certified classic.

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

this album is like learning a villain's origin story and then you feel bad for them

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

2/5

not beating the allegations that the editors ran out of albums and were scrambling to hit 1001 with this one. perfectly serviceable 70s folk rock, if you're into that. some of these songs are depressing as hell. +1 for the fun medieval horn, -1 for including a christmas song.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

crazy that this was as influential as it is unlistenable. "can't listen to this sober" ok that's because it's bad. every album is better on drugs, that's why people like drugs.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

5/5

Important depression music

LP1

FKA twigs

3/5

would be 5/5 as the soundtrack to metroid prime

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

3/5

brian eno considered harmful?? click here to learn more

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

doesn't get much more 80s than this. we should all aspire to be tiny turner at age 45.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

if you think you're too good for coldplay you should see a doctor

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

4/5

what if there was a whole band made out of neil cicierega? now you know.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Remember Pandora? I used to play this game with an ex-partner where we put on a samba station while we were cooking and kept track how often it would just re-play Girl from Ipanema, or Só Danço Samba, or any cover of those. Usually once every 5 or 6 songs.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

2/5

I tried to listen to this while working and it stressed me out too much.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

I don’t get the hype.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

5/5

the sun listens to this to get motivated to rise on a cloudy day

Violent Femmes

5/5

this is hands down one of the best albums about being horny

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Every time I listen to Pixies I have to stop and think, is this the Pixies album I like? They kind of blend together for me. Anyway, better than Surfer Rosa, but still prefer Doolittle probably. Wish I could give 3.5.

The Modern Lovers

1/5

this is the meeting-that-could-have-been-an-email of albums

Germs

1/5

this kicks ass, these guys rule, and I will never listen to this again. 1 star, but like, in a good way. 1 star is what they were going for.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

I'll admit sometimes an album gets a better rating from me because I was high

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

the backing tracks feel kinda dated

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

4/5

this is like, the best you can hope for in terms of soundtrack music

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

for the record I was moderately stoned.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

well my name's COFFEETRON and I'll MAKE SOME NOISE I gave five stars the BEASTIE BOYS

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

this shit works on me. it's the kind of music that makes me do a little dance in the kitchen while I'm making breakfast. maybe give my partner a lil kiss. I guess I'm a swingin lover! with that said I don't think sinatra works in an album format.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

I dunno man, there's flecks of gold in there but it's really hard to listen to in 2025.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Better than expected. I think if you go in sort of knowing what to expect from Bob Dylan, this is really good Bob Dylan.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

elvis? more like “shelve this” album. I got bored.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

RIP David Bowie you could have been an incredible vtuber

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

4/5

I didn’t care for this much back in the 2010s but listening now I get a different vibe. Beautiful album to sleep to.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

fitter happier walked so that nano could call himself a dirty little bitch

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

5/5

wow. the chance to discover albums like this really makes the whole 1001 list worthwhile.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

2/5

We could replace these guys with AI. I’m actually OK with it in this one case.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

what if they made the whole plane out of solos

Van Halen

4/5

this is what they used to prescribe for low T in the 70s

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

1/5

somehow felt like they didn’t try very hard

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

so this isn’t the guy from broken social scene? and you’re sure about that?

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

engineered in a lab to be 2000s movie soundtrack music

Elvis Presley

2/5

come on.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

I can't believe I've heard like 3 great frank ocean tracks and none of them were on this. every great album should come with a tumblr post.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

would she go down on you in a̸̡̼̺̝̬̠̪͖̣̠̠̰̮̖̦͎͑͂̾̓̅̈̀̏̆̈ͅ ̴̻̬̬̩̩̜͖̮̟̪̲̻̬̔́̈́̅̀̓̍́̅̏̆̈́̕͝t̴̡̜̻̮̥̗̃̆͆̆̒̓́̃̓̂̕̕͝͝͝͝͝h̶͔̥̪̬̳͕̫̟̝̘̥̹͓́̒̔́͆͛̉̎̽̾̄̅̏̇̏̏ẻ̸̢̡̖̹͙̲̥̤͙̮̃́̊̓̓́́̉̊̆a̵̢̨̳̯̮̭̝̦̱̬͎͍͚̲̽̋̾͘͝ͅt̵͔͚̱͓̱͖̼͔̯̘̙̹̽̏̉͜r̷̦̹̃̂͂̐̓́̏̈́̋̌̑͗͛̈̐͠͝ë̴̝̖̟̬̤́͗̿͌̌͛͝͝?̴̨̠̱͖͎͇͓̰̹͈̼̭̲͈̜͕͎̈́̇̆?̵̡̧̨̣̼͉̬͚͚̬̝̪̋̃͗̓̆̋̈́̽̓̒͑͋̓͘͠?̵̨̦̙̬͋̊͐͐̍͊̎̑͝ͅ

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

definitely my favorite album that's mostly about masturbation

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

I listened to Reggatta de Blanc. My fine young son has turned out gay.

Sincere

Mj Cole

4/5

this is the best album we've heard for stimming with 4-5 simultaneous visualizers.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

this incredible vibe almost makes me want to put my phone down

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

more like jorge ben MORE, amirite

Debut

Björk

3/5

bjork stars out of bjork

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

3/5

ok FINE I'll watch a bollywood movie

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

this is another one of those bands that has incredible energy and is great live or as a soundtrack but not really something I’ll put on as an album to listen to in the foreground.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

kathy, debbie, joni, kim. a long time ago the 4 sledges lived in harmony. then, the kim nation attacked.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

easy 4, super chill, easy to listen to, thank you women

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

5 egg sucking dogs out of 5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

this album put me into a flow state. which is good for me but bad for the album's memorability.

Adele

3/5

adele is a great singer. it's too bad this album only has like 3 songs on it. would love to hear her do literally anything different.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

this is not my favorite beach boys album but it's a really good beach boys album!

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

music is fun

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

[looks at iceland] I'll have what she's having!

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

really fun listen. they don't make rap like this anymore, and on one hand that kind of makes me sad, but on the other hand, humanity has mastered 90s/2000s hip hop and we're ready for new things.

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

I've decided that me and Santana are even, re: Smooth by Rob Thomas feat. Santana.

Blur

2/5

finally an answer to the question: what if gorillaz sucked shit? - or - the waiter keeps coming around with a big pitcher of damon albarn trying to “top off” everyone, and you have to put your hand over your glass to stop him. you’re not really full but have plans for something better later.

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

it's giving they might be giants if they just played it safe

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

definitely a weaker beatles album but if you listen right after new boots and panties it's fucking gold

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

1/5

I'm SO glad that ween got rid of the cockney guy

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

you can tell it was super influential but I don't feel like it holds up for me having heard what came later. aretha's respect is just better.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

4/5

fuckin nerds

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

3/5

mid to solid country with some standout tracks. bonus points for the crazy lore on this one with emmylou harris. #spyboy

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

[pointing at my old-timey record player doing poggers face] they did the blues thing!

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

4/5

very chill asexual album to have on in the background. it sounds like a lot of other good things, and that's good. you want that.

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

https://rateyourmusic.com/music-review/MystyLakes/elvis-costello/brutal-youth/246425351 He’s not even the main Elvis!

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

easily one of the radiohead albums of all time

Yeezus

Kanye West

4/5

MUSICALLY I am super ambivalent on Kanye. I loved a lot of the production and instrumentation. There's no way that knowing the lyrics will improve this for me so I am happy in my ignorance. ADDENDUM: I will look into the lyrics one day. Happy 420 Easter everybody.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

fuck it, we're putting 7 names on the bill

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

monkey man mid music. 3 banana out of 5.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

not psychedelic enough! come back when you're at least this psychedelic [gestures towards a sign that says "you must be this psychedelic to call yourself psychedelic"]

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

5/5

elvis's band is back. on every single track somebody put their whole pussy in 300%. even elvis.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

amy amy amy more like samey samey samey

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

felt like it wanted to tell a story, like a movie soundtrack, unfortunately that made it kind of feel like there was a piece missing to me.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

4/5

you really yanked it out on this one frank

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

BOWIE does DRUGS? HUHHHHH???

Play

Moby

3/5

I used to have a friend that was really into Moby and then at some point they announced they were sick of people in a certain industry even though we both worked in that industry and then basically broke ties and would never hang out again. They still do that same job but act like they’re above it. Does this say something about moby? Anyway the tracks that I’ve heard are worn out and the tracks that I haven’t are just OK.

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

3/5

the lore is 5/5, the music is 2/5 the religious imagery is 6/5

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

classic nostalgia-invoking shrek music

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

ruined by classic rock radio

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

another influential album that doesn't really stand out by today's standards if you heard it in a vacuum. side note: more tracks need to use a snore sample, I wish that caught on

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

should have been an EP. -1 for circus music.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

3/5

I really wanted to like this but there wasn't anything that really stood out. No bad tracks, but no really good tracks.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

now that's jazz, baby

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

I like your funny words magic man. Feels ahead of its time in a way, but still dated.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

this is the closest we get to Smile being on the list, huh? felt like a real mishmash of things and really just made me want to go listen to Smile. still a fun listen tho.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

that's my favorite pixies album, baby. still holds up.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

S+ tier music, solid gold from start to finish. wish you were here is the weakest song and it's a great song.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

I was pleasantly surprised, the first side had a lot of tracks I knew and the back half was a chill listen.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

5/5

FUNK SOUL BROTHER

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2/5

exceptionally mid, gave me hints of other bands I'd rather be listening to. american girl is alright but was overplayed and ruined by classic rock radio for me.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

don'tstopmenowcore. real main character feeling music. this would crush on an ipod touch with wired earbuds.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

track 1 is an incredible song. after that it kind of goes off the rails. not every single song has to be an epic ballad guys! do some chill ones! also it's a real tough time to listen to a song called israel

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

thank you department of state for creating jazz

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

ABBA for dudes

Thriller

Michael Jackson

3/5

for some reason I always assumed this was a concept album so it was pretty disappointing

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

real ga ga goo ga music

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

HORSES HORSES HORSES HORSES

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

VTUBER NOIR [interior: smoky bar] detective: I had just gotten off a 6-hour donothon and was ready to relax. When all of a sudden SHE walked in... a Live2D dame with legs that ran right off the screen, and the kind of eyes that make you Cheer100.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

maybe the least crazy horse i've ever heard tbh

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

all 10 songs have wikipedia articles

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

you can say a lot of things about noel gallagher, but this album has 3 incredible tracks that are each worth a whole star.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

5 bleeding hearts out of 5

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

prince has always felt weirdly alien to me in that he is universally loved and I just don't get it. enjoyed a few tracks, but not the popular ones?

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

4/5

sonic youth is fun to listen to

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

I guess they're called REM because this album put me to sleep!

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

excellent sunday morning listen. *almost* redeems paul simon?? loses an entire star for the hand clap live track

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

I don't think compilations should be allowed! but it was fine. good chill listen for a sunday morning.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

2/5

I can't stand jim morrison but there are some groovy instrumentals on there, and they get at least half a star from riders on the storm. storm sfx still hold up weirdly.

One World

John Martyn

3/5

obscure british shit again. they should have let this guy catch his breath and drink some water before recording.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

4/5

I'm sure this would be better if I was high.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

some great funky parts but it went on way too long and I got bored

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

good energy to wake you up in the morning without being overwhelming. glad they brought back the acab song.

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

hard to find any faults with this album except that it's kind of long? there's enough material for 2 pretzel logics in here.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

4/5

groovy and fun the whole way through. maybe a little cheesy at times but that's OK

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

musically it seems like they might as well have been improvising, but the poetry is good, and cohen has a good voice, so it actually works.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

5/5

I don't really want to be a steely dan kind of guy but maybe I should stop resisting and just embrace it. It's a 4/5 for me on first listen but I see the potential for 5 in here and I'm giving bonus points for the duke ellington cover.

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Just an incredible tapestry of sounds happening here. I kinda wish Björk would release an instrumental version of this.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

this album is so good it enough has a couple of bad tracks and still gets a 5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

music, good

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

wouldn't have worked if they were the gillis stripes. god works in mysterious ways.

Caetano Veloso

3/5

not sure what I was expecting exactly but it wasn't this. not bad but it just didn't hit either.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

do you ever imagine what lord of the rings would have been like with this as a soundtrack?

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

fun. would be amazing on trombone champ.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

jazz rat music

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

starts off very strong, unfortunately looses a lot of momentum by the end. I rate it Yeah Yeah out of Yeah Yeah Yeah.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

3/5

cohen's voice and poetry is the star here. musically nothing too amazing, but a couple tracks go surprisingly hard.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

not really their fault that the whole genre of english post-punk just sounds like mud to me.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

I like Harry Nilsson and this album has all his bangers on it.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

really more of a high 4 for me, but gets bonus points because I'm in a good mood

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

this was flaming lips at their absolute peak. the world needs more weird shit.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

unfortunately kind of boring. all the singles I've already heard a million times from radio play.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

must have been a hell of a show

Low

David Bowie

3/5

it's named after the rating I'm giving it.

Guero

Beck

4/5

5 stars if you separate the art from the artist... really wish I had not just learned that christina ricci did a fake accent on Hell Yes. subtracting 1 star for making me cringe.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

not my favorite elliott smith but still solid gold to me.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

4/5

this is great background music if you're trying to get something done like chores, or cleaning, or maybe playing a hectic video game. maybe don't listen while driving.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

solid gold

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

falls off a lot on side b but is still kind of a refreshing sound that you just don't hear anymore

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

a weak beatles album is still a beatles album. some of these covers are real good.

Drunk

Thundercat

5/5

it's reckless for all this talent to be in one place

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

plug em back in

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

I was kinda locked into something else and this just faded into background ambience.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

5/5

I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that hot blue & righteous was a ween song. this is dude music.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

great album, very nostalgic. more like MLNL

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

99% bangers

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

easily sound of gold if you ask me

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

I like the betty boop interlude a lot

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

5/5

the 90s called, and they love this shit. we talked for hours, it was nice hearing from them.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

not as good as the shirt

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

some of these songs gave me jock jams energy

High Violet

The National

5/5

some of the tracks blend together but it works. all bangers.

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

some good parts but I couldn't really get into this, some parts just a little too basic and repetitive for me

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

tragic listening to this now. soulful tracks. also not really my thing though, I kinda just don’t like her voice!

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

5/5

some people say it's too long and too horny. me? I say it's too SHORT and NOT HORNY ENOUGH!

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

techno

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

5/5

this concert went so hard the crowd was ready to riot for JAZZ of all things

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

ethereal, haunting. rating this feels like rating bowie's death.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

I didn't see it then, but I kind of see it now.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

unquestionably the 4th best beatles album

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

for dads with vinyl collections, this is the best music you could ask for. a couple forgivable duds, recovered by a bonus star for the ack-ack-ack-ack line which is worth a whole star by itself.

Fun House

The Stooges

2/5

a sound as raw and leathery and gross as iggy pop's disgusting human body

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

4/5

for a noir soundtrack, 5/5. for other purposes it's just a little too slow for me.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

can't believe I never heard this before but I guess that's the point of this thing

American Gothic

David Ackles

4/5

you don't see a lot of folks writing musical soundtrack albums so this definitely gets points just for being different. it's beautiful, it's dark, it's kind of weird, and I love it when artists make something weird. it's a 3.5 with bonus points for being so unique.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

incredible vibes for seems like such a simple composition. would be a great soundtrack if they ever make a metroid movie.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

I kinda think there's some songs on this that don't fit the vibe, but it's still a 5.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

I gotta hand it to karen o.

Tago Mago

Can

3/5

early pink floyd vibes, some interesting stuff but a lot of goofy non-music that brings it down for me.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

rare gatekeeping moment for dad culture

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

5/5

this nailed the gap halfway between nirvana and primus for me, somehow triggering both nostalgias at once.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

it's a unique sound, but I think it only works if you're in the right headspace or doing something else in the foreground.

Iron Maiden

3/5

pretty good but not as distinctive as other heavy metal on this list

The Band

1/5

not really my style of music in the first place, but the confederate apologist shit in there really makes this unlikable on both a technical and spiritual level. you can do better than this, canada.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

4/5

I was autobout to lose it! jk it was good

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

"second rate phil collins" - manualex. would have been 100% better if every song had the moog in it.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

2/5

come on. this is basically penis music.