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2010s
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27
5-Star Albums
6
1-Star Albums
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Albums
You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damaged | 5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
| Honky Tonk Heroes | 5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
| Daydream Nation | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Channel Orange | 5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
| Court And Spark | 5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
| From Elvis In Memphis | 5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
| Illinois | 5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
| Bryter Layter | 5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
| Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots | 5 | 3.58 | +1.42 |
| Out Of The Blue | 5 | 3.64 | +1.36 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Is Hardcore | 1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
| Rage Against The Machine | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Scott 4 | 1 | 2.8 | -1.8 |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free | 1 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| Superunknown | 2 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| Scott 2 | 1 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| Darkdancer | 1 | 2.59 | -1.59 |
| Black Metal | 1 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus | 2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
| Entertainment | 2 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 3 | 4.67 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4.33 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Walker | 2 | 1 |
5-Star Albums (27)
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1-Star Albums (6)
All Ratings
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
The Band
4/5
The Stooges
4/5
The Flaming Lips
5/5
MGMT
4/5
The Doors
4/5
Screaming Trees
3/5
The first half of this album was not my cup of tea as it sounded like generic (albeit skillful) grunge, but starting with "Sworn and Broken," the remaining songs stood out more with varying tempos, melodies, and instrumentation. My other favorites were "Witness" and "Gospel Plow."
Waylon Jennings
5/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Adele
4/5
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Awesome. Kept my ears engaged from the first to last track--will not only revisit, but will make a point to save this one.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Elvis Presley
5/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
The Stone Roses
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Stan Getz
3/5
I'm no jazz/bossa nova aficionado, but most of this album sounds like the same song. It's objectively good, but it's not an album that I'm likely to return to often.
5/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
The Darkness
4/5
Way more start-to-finish fun than I expected as someone whose only knowledge of this band was the smash hit IBIATCL
Sheryl Crow
2/5
King Crimson
2/5
Rush
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
3/5
Scott Walker
1/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
Fats Domino
4/5
Beach House
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Metallica
3/5
Supergrass
4/5
Spiritualized
4/5
Mylo
3/5
Carole King
5/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Metallica
3/5
Love
4/5
I have to be in a certain mood for the weird vibe that 60s music often gives off, but this album was a bit of a surprise. Common elements of that era's musical trends are there: folksy acoustic guitar, string arrangements, and some baroque-ness, but it's all tastefully blended in a way where none of those elements are overbearing or off-putting. I didn't feel transported to Haight-Ashbury, or sense the oncoming tsunami of a Spector production, or like I'm halfway inside some 17th century music hall. Instead, this album manages to feel from the era but unique in its production. I've never (knowingly) heard the band Love before, but after reading the Wiki blurb for the album, I'm curious to listen to the band's earlier albums to see how their sound developed.
Britney Spears
2/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
808 State
2/5
Hookworms
3/5
Common
4/5
Black Flag
5/5
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Blur
3/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Circle Jerks
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Joy Division
3/5
Prince
3/5
Sonic Youth
5/5
Portishead
4/5
The Byrds
3/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Streets
1/5
Pantera
2/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Pixies
4/5
Fantastic album. It fell just short of a 5-star rating from me due to the last few songs feeling a little duller. 4.5/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
New Order
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Buzzcocks
2/5
The Smiths
3/5
Germs
2/5
Its saving grace is that most songs are under 2 minutes long.
I reserve 1-star reviews for those rare entries that beg the question "what is this album even doing on this list?" I understand this one has some kind of significance as the "first full-length hardcore punk album," so 2/5 stars it is.
Gang Of Four
2/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Prince
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Elton John
4/5
Ice Cube
3/5
Aerosmith
3/5
The xx
4/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Easiest 5-star since Rumours
The Byrds
4/5
Jingly-jangly goodness
Pentangle
2/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Neil Young
4/5
The Kinks
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Venom
1/5
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
Van Halen
3/5
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
Shack
2/5
Yet another so-so album by an obscure Britpop band. I love the 1001 Albums project, but inclusions like this album seem like indulgent choices by the editor.
Air
3/5
Johnny Cash
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
The The
4/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Anita Baker
3/5
Donald Fagen
4/5
4/5
SAULT
3/5
Scott Walker
1/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Gorillaz
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Ghostface Killah
3/5
Nick Drake
5/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
The Monks
3/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
6/5 stars—could be in a tier of its own. Just wall-to-wall bangers on a double album no less
Yes
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
N.E.R.D
2/5
Donovan
4/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
New York Dolls
4/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Ray Price
3/5
Björk
2/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Morrissey
2/5
Carpenters
3/5
Eagles
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
The Band
4/5
A fun album, and I found myself liking/saving the least-played songs (per Spotify tracking). "Jawbone" and "Jemima Surrender" were personal standouts
Frank Ocean
5/5
The Soft Boys
3/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Lambchop
3/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Maxwell
4/5
Meat Loaf
4/5
David Gray
3/5
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Essentially a Toto album with dance beats, all fronted by Michael freaking Jackson--what's not to love?
Bob Dylan
3/5
Anthrax
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Doors
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Love Johnny Cash--I'd give it a 4-star for the music alone, but bumping that up to 5 for how visceral and compelling this is.
Brian Eno
3/5
Beatles
5/5
The Who
2/5
The Crusaders
4/5
Nirvana
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
The Waterboys
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Richard Hawley
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Minor Threat
3/5
Kraftwerk
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Pulp
1/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
Coldplay
4/5
The Last Shadow Puppets
2/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
The Strokes
5/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Faust
3/5
Really conflicted with this one. Not an easy listen (perhaps 2/5 stars for that?), but that's part of the point. It's compelling and envelope-pushing, especially when considering its time (5/5 stars). There's plenty of intentional rock convention upending, which I appreciate.
The Beta Band
3/5
Don McLean
3/5
The Cure
4/5
The Verve
3/5
Jane Weaver
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Paul Simon
3/5
DJ Shadow
4/5
Le Tigre
3/5
Little Richard
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Cypress Hill
3/5
Louis Prima
4/5
Coldplay
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Santana
5/5
TLC
4/5
The Cure
5/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Soundgarden
2/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
From the YouTube comments: "I have never experienced such a strong desire to keep listening and stop listening at the same time."
Indeed. Sonically unpleasant, but it oddly and often piqued my ADHD-addled ears. I'd love to watch a documentary about this album, but I won't be tripping over myself to listen to it again anytime soon.
Electric Light Orchestra
5/5
John Martyn
2/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
Goldie
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Silver Jews
2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Japan
2/5
The Libertines
4/5
The Thrills
3/5
American Music Club
2/5
Janis Joplin
4/5