My 1001 Albums Journey

171

Albums Rated

3.49

Average Rating

16%

Complete

918 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

2010

Favorite Decade

Metal

Favorite Genre

Top Origin

Wordsmith

Rater Style ?

5-Star Albums

1-Star Albums

Breakdown

By Genre

Top Styles

By Decade

By Origin

Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Spiderland Slint	5	2.97	+2.03
Larks' Tongues In Aspic King Crimson	5	2.99	+2.01
Skylarking XTC	5	3.04	+1.96
Low-Life New Order	5	3.29	+1.71
The College Dropout Kanye West	5	3.31	+1.69
The Chronic Dr. Dre	5	3.32	+1.68
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
Be Common	5	3.35	+1.65
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	1	2.81	-1.81
G. Love And Special Sauce G. Love & Special Sauce	1	2.73	-1.73
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	1	2.68	-1.68
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	1	2.58	-1.58
Frank Amy Winehouse	2	3.45	-1.45
Stardust Willie Nelson	2	3.39	-1.39
Haunted Dancehall The Sabres Of Paradise	1	2.37	-1.37
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	2	3.32	-1.32
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	2	3.32	-1.32
The Specials The Specials	2	3.3	-1.3

Artists

Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	5	4.6
Radiohead	4	4.75
Black Sabbath	2	5
Led Zeppelin	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (26)

View Album Wall

Popular Reviews

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 1 likes

4/5

Finally getting the right opportunity, after loving Wild God last year (and wow those albums are 21 years apart) to dig deeper into the large Nick Cave & the bad seeds' discography. Now, this is how you make a double album, the 2 sides sounds different from eachother, and both are very very solid: as a double albums liver, sometimes you get that feeling that the album could've been cut down to a single disc to be better, and luckily this isn't the case. Everything is really strong, but I'd like to spend a couple words to admire nick Cave as a Vocalist: powerful tone, incredibly well controlled, and everything he says feels heartfelt. Such a good voice and a great way to use that gift.

Young Americans

David Bowie · 1 likes

4/5

He's the goat

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson · 1 likes

5/5

Calling this underrated would maybe be exaggerated, but I still think it deservesto be praised as much as the other 2 records, even if I slightly prefer Red

1-Star Albums (5)

All Ratings

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Great experience

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Exactly what I expected, cool album with an insane vibe in its simplicity. Bob Marley absolutely shines in there with incredible and entertaining performances. To try with weed. 3. 5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Beatiful instrumentals and James brown's vocals performances are very good. The whole atmosphere made me feel like I was present at the live

Gorillaz

3/5

Genre blending like nothing I've ever heard, apart from influences some songs on this album are genuinely of opposite genres. Lot of fun

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Metallica is, with black Sabbath, the most accessible metal band for a new listener,vecause their music is not too extreme and they're well recognized all over the world as one of the biggest bands of all time. Despite having a lot of albums generally considered bad or divisive, like st. Anger, metallica is always mentioned in the top 4 of thrash metal , but why? The answer is obviously their first albums run. Some consider it a 5 albums run that ends with the black album, others leave it out because it's too poppy. However, it's indisputable that... And justice for all is part of these incredible albums run. The overrall sound of the album is fantastic, every song sounds very diverse while still maintaining a cohesion, and the balancing beetween vocals and more impressive solos is perfect. Despite every song being pretty long, not a single one sounds dragged on. This album contains some of the most loved Metallica songs, like One, but still manages to sound very good as a full experience. Not a 5 stars because it's not my favorite of theirs but every album of their first 4 albums run could be considered their besg and I wouldn't absolutely be mad at it.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Ton of fun. The album isn't very diverse but it works pretty well, expecially lived the instrumentals mixing pop and some jazzy influences, very unique

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Easy listen, nothing too mind blowing or diverse sounding but still very enjoyable

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Very good psych rock. Consistent all the way through, great combination and palace of instrumentals and vocals. Weird out the wall, I love this.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Despite being familiar with every other the Smiths lp (and even their first singles compilation Hathful of hollow) I had never listened to this album for some reasons. I'm glad I did now, because this is unexpected peak. The Smiths are a band I really like, even tho their sound didnt evolve much (which is fine since they've got 4 albums), but this feels different. Morrissey shines as usual and the instrumentals were, idk, very fuckin good. Solid with many highs and no lows.

Os Mutantes

4/5

The way this album mixes traditional Brazilian vocals with late 60s psych rock is just so mind blowing and weird to me, what a fascinating and beatiful album

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

The rolling stones is one of the most iconic rock bands of all time, and even tho they're considered more of a singles band than an album band, this album is amazing. Way more varied than I would have expected. Solid with some highs, expecially int he first half, but overrall amazing

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Vibey, but the songs are all pretty similar and some drags on a bit too much, expecially towards the end

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

Straight out the 80s,pretty good and vibey but not new enough dot this to be a 4 stars

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

Great

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

More songs about buildings and food is one of many great talking heads album, wich unfortunately gets overshadowed by the band's most acclaimed records. However I dont feel like this album is worth less than than their most popular records: unique, catchy and solid. Absolutely underrated

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Post rock is a weird genre, at least from my experience. Its more about the emotion the music evokes than anything else, and sometimes it works very well. This album is no exception, it works very well as a complete experience, blending influences from different genres.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

Grew on me a lot on second listen, it's actually very weird and very good!

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Good album overrall

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Great

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Incredible album

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

So many iconic songs and not as repetitive as people make it

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

2/5

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Way more pop oriented than I expected, very Catchy but can become a bit repetitive

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Not really my kind of music, found it pretty long and just bland, not even many memorable moments

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

1/5

Boring and monotone

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

2/5

Some interesting moments & cool songs, but also a lot of forgettable tracks, most of em tbh

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

What a voice goddamn

Paul Simon

3/5

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

4/5

One of the Most surprising albums so far

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Incredible

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

5/5

The peak of that west coast g funk sound, it don't get better than this

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

2/5

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

2/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Odelay

Beck

3/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

4/5

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

Just another prove of how David bowie is the greatest musician ever

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

3/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

3/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

2/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

2/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Dire Straits

3/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

4/5

Blur

4/5

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

The Specials

2/5

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

4/5

Dirty

Sonic Youth

4/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

3/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Skylarking

XTC

5/5

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

2/5

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

Music

Madonna

3/5

Pretty Good but had higher expectations. She tries something new anyways and that's always appreciable

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

A bit of a step down from white blood cells and elephants, 2 albums I absolutely love, but there still is Jack White's genius all over this album so it's still good. It's definitely weirder than their others so it might have to grow on me but I still enjoyed it.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Vol 4 might not even be my favorite of BS's incredible first 5 albums run with Ozzy as a vocalist, but damn it still bangs enough to get a 5 stars. Seeing the cult status that paranoid and Master of reality hold, you could Even call this album quite underrated. It was the first Black Sabbath album not produced by rodger brain and produced by the band itself, but it still perfectly holds up with its predecessors while sounding slightly different. Incredible album

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Wow this album is such a unique experience. Very eclectic, exploring many different genres from pop to funk to rap with influences from an even more varied roster of genres. It's well produced and executed, such a cinematic experience and her voice + mic presence are great.

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

While I'm quite familiar with Joy Dovosion I had never listened to the band post Ian Curtis suicide before today, but Im super glad I did Now. This album is such an I credible vibe front to Back, peak new wave that just makes you want to move while still being sonically interesting and deep, very Atmospheric. Great discovery

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

I just got nothing out of this, went in one ear and out the other

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

It's pretty good, but at times the laid back mood makes it lose its focus for me. Still pretty enjoyable overall

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Her voice is really good, and even more impressive since it's a live, but the whole thing is just really not my style. Still enjoyable

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Pretty underwhelming for being one of the Most acclaimed hip hop records omof all time, I was expecting a bit more

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

At the beginning it left me a bit weirded, but damn this is a good album. Good old dirty swamp/blues rock, and a big part of this are the raw vocals, wich are still capable of building very catchy hooks and an overall enjoyable experience

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Very vibey album, but it can become a bit repetitive. Some songs really standout, like the opener with that great melody, but I wouldn't generally say there are some really weak ones.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Her voice is really good, but once again this style of calm folk/singer songwriter just don't reasonate with me at all and I end up bored

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

Pretty fun and vibey album but it drags on a good bit. It's still a decent listen, but if it was 35/40 minutes long instead of 56 it would've been much more enjoyable

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

I mean, it's disintegration...

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Nothing crazy aside the first track, mostly filler but still mad respect for what expecially thr frontman was doing in the 80s

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

He's the goat

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Love Iggy Pop, both his albums with the stooges and the first 2 of his solo career. Comoared to the more post pinkish solo debut this one's more straight up pank, packed with great performances and catchy songs.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

5/5

Calling this underrated would maybe be exaggerated, but I still think it deservesto be praised as much as the other 2 records, even if I slightly prefer Red

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

2/5

I don't really get it

Fever Ray

3/5

Some really vibey moments as well as some that feels a bit empty. Overall enjoyable

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

1/5

While there are a couple of Interesting tunes here and there, most of it is boring as hell

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Ok I could see why people wouldn't like it after getting 15 Elvis records, but as my first album of his it was pretty good. Nothing crazy or innovative but enjoyable with a couple of standouts

Violent Femmes

3/5

Slipknot

2/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1/5

Just really not my thing

The xx

3/5

Very boring for me, but I see its appeal Edit:relistened at night and it's actually a pretty enjoyable album, I don't love it but it's decent at least

Common

5/5

One of my favorite hip hop albums ever, immaculate vibe and extremely solid in both production and performances

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Moving pictures is one of the first rock albums I ever listened to, and influenced my taste like few other albums did. I still love it today, even tho I think Rush got a better album, maybe 2

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

ITCOTCK is a real masterpiece, but I don't love it as some others do. Sure it's a great album, but I think that Red and Larks are both better. Anyways it's still very enjoyable and a good time everytime I put it on

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Queen is nowhere near as good as their success make them to be, but I still love this akbum and think it's their best by far

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5