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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomizer | 5 | 2.72 | +2.28 |
| Vulnicura | 5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
| Songs The Lord Taught Us | 5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
| Peace Sells...But Who's Buying | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| The Hissing Of Summer Lawns | 5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
| Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo | 5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
| Repeater | 5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
| The Pleasure Principle | 5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
| The Sensual World | 5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
| If You're Feeling Sinister | 5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury | 1 | 2.88 | -1.88 |
| Greetings From L.A. | 1 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) | 2 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| Play | 2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| Oar | 1 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
| Aftermath | 2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| Haunted Dancehall | 1 | 2.37 | -1.37 |
| Sulk | 1 | 2.36 | -1.36 |
| The College Dropout | 2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
| Live At The Star Club, Hamburg | 2 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
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| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| The Kinks | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| OutKast | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Pixies | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Metallica | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
didn't care for this
instrumentals were fine, kinda unimpressive for my taste (though 90s hip hop is admittedly hit-or-miss for me). didn't care much for neither the artist's voice or his flow. the majority of tracks also felt like they ran 2-3 minutes longer than they should've, probably because the guy repeats the title several times throughout to pad out the time
this had political/societal messaging throughout, which i'm usually fine with. hell, i'll admit i've heard socially-conscious rap done well before. however, it lacks subtlety. the message is either made plainly obvious with no nuance or nonsensical political word vomit
1 likes
M.I.A.
4/5
used to own the cd when i was a kid. hopefully this album has aged well over the years.
Bamboo Banga - 3/5
BirdFlu - 3/5
Boyz - 4/5
Jimmy - 4/5
Hussel - 3/5
Mango Pickle Down River - 4/5
20 Dollar - 5/5
World Town - 4/5
The Turn - 4/5
XR2 - 4/5
Paper Planes - 5/5
Come Around - 4/5 (-1 star because Timbaland's feature RUINS this track halfway through. "duuuuh you and me need to go to your tee-pee" fuck off)
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
doesn't hit as hard as it did when i was younger, but it's a fine album. the sound choices on some of the tracks are a bit hard on the ears at times (like that obnoxious chicken clucking on BirdFlu, for example)
favs: 20 Dollar, Paper Planes, Mango Pickle Down River
least favs: BirdFlu, Timbaland's portion of Come Around
1 likes
Black Sabbath
5/5
the timing of this being my album for the day is crazy
i've heard half of these tracks many times over the years, but i don't believe i've listened to every track
War Pigs - 5/5
Paranoid - 5/5
Planet Caravan - 4/5
Iron Man - 5/5
Electric Funeral - 5/5
Hand of Doom - 5/5
Rat Salad - 3/5
Fairies Wear Boots - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
rip ozzy you were a real one
1 likes
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The Velvet Underground
3/5
Candy Says - 5/5
What Goes On - 3/5
Some Kinda Love - 3/5
Pale Blue Eyes - 5/5
Jesus - 2/5
Beginning To See The Light - 4/5
I'm Set Free - 3/5
That's The Story Of My Life - 3/5
The Murder Mystery - 2/5
After Hours - 4/5
Average score: 3.4/5
Lorde
4/5
Green Light - 5/5
Sober - 5/5
Homemade Dynamite - 4/5
The Louvre - 4/5
Liability - 4/5
Hard Feelings/Loveless - 3/5
Sober II (Melodrama) - 3/5
Writer In The Dark - 4/5
Supercut - 5/5
Liability (Reprise) - 3/5
Perfect Places - 4/5
Total score: 4/5
this was good, it's neck and neck with Pure Heroine i think. a more melodramatic vibe compared to that album (no pun intended)
Blondie
3/5
Hanging On The Telephone - 5/5
One Way Or Another - 5/5
Picture This - 4/5
Fade Away And Radiate - 3/5
Pretty Baby - 3/5
I Know But I Don't Know - 2/5
11:59 - 3/5
Will Anything Happen - 3/5
Sunday Girl - 5/5
Heart Of Glass - 5/5
I'm Gonna Love You Too - 2/5
Just Go Away - 2/5
Average score: 3.5/5
solid album. didn't care for track 6, 11 &12 very much
Radiohead
5/5
15 Step - 5/5
Bodysnatchers - 5/5
Nude - 5/5
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi - 5/5
All I Need - 5/5
Faust Arp - 4/5
Reckoner - 5/5
House Of Cards - 4/5
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - 5/5
Videotape - 3/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
The War On Drugs
3/5
for some reason i accidentally gave this a 5 star rating despite never hearing this a day in my life so i'm listening and editing my rating
Under The Pressure - 4/5
Red Eyes - 4/5
Suffering - 3/5
An Ocean In Between The Waves - 4/5
Disappearing - 3/5
Eyes To The Wind - 4/5
The Haunting Idle - 1/5 (zzzzz)
Burning - 4/5
Lost In The Dream - 4/5
In Reverse - 4/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Ramble Tamble - 5/5
Before You Accuse Me - 3/5
Travelin' Band - 4/5
Oobey Doobey - 2/5
Lookin' Out My Back Door - 5/5
Runnin' Through The Jungle - 5/5
Up Around The Bend - 5/5
My Baby Left Me - 2/5
Who'll Stop The Rain - 5/5
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - 3/5
Long As I Can See The Light - 3/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
Randy Newman
2/5
i've heard a couple tracks of his before, but i'm not familiar with much of his discography
Rednecks - 1/5
Birmingham - 3/5
Marie - 2/5
Mr. President (Have Pity...) - 3/5
Guilty - 3/5
Louisiana 1927 - 3/5
Every Man a King - 2/5
Kingfish - 4/5
Naked Man - 3/5
A Wedding in Cherokee Country - 4/5
Back on My Feet Again - 3/5
Rollin' - 3/5
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounding down)
nothing could've prepared me for the liberal use of the n-word on the opening track. and i'm not willing to hear anyone's "b-but it's meant to be satirical!" excuses either.
i think we've come to a point in society where we can critique racism without non-black people resulting to using slurs. if you ask me, it's just plain lazy; do better.
overall, the album was alright i guess. it all mostly sounded like toy story music, much like the rest of his work. some of the songs in the last half stood out to me a bit i suppose
Radiohead
5/5
Airbag - 5/5
Paranoid Android - 5/5
Subterranean Homesick Alien - 5/5
Exit Music (For A Film) - 5/5
Let Down - 4/5
Karma Police - 5/5
Fitter Happier - N/A
Electioneering - 5/5
Climbing Up the Walls - 4/5
No Surprises - 5/5
Lucky - 4/5
The Tourist - 4/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Welcome To The Jungle - 5/5
It's So Easy - 4/5
Nightrain - 4/5
Out Ta Get Me - 4/5
Mr. Brownstone - 5/5
Paradise City - 5/5
My Michelle - 5/5
Think About You - 4/5
Sweet Child O' Mine - 5/5
You're Crazy - 4/5
Anything Goes - 3/5
Rocket Queen - 4/5
Total score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1/5
didn't care for this
instrumentals were fine, kinda unimpressive for my taste (though 90s hip hop is admittedly hit-or-miss for me). didn't care much for neither the artist's voice or his flow. the majority of tracks also felt like they ran 2-3 minutes longer than they should've, probably because the guy repeats the title several times throughout to pad out the time
this had political/societal messaging throughout, which i'm usually fine with. hell, i'll admit i've heard socially-conscious rap done well before. however, it lacks subtlety. the message is either made plainly obvious with no nuance or nonsensical political word vomit
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Chain of Fools - 5/5
Money Won't Change You - 3/5
People Get Ready - 4/5
Niki Hoeky - 3/5
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - 5/5
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - 5/5
Good to Me as I Am to You - 3/5
Come Back Baby - 3/5
Groovin' - 3/5
Ain't No Way - 5/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
The Prodigy
5/5
Smack My Bitch Up - 5/5
Breathe - 5/5
Diesel Power - 4/5
Funky Shit - 4/5
Serial Thrilla - 5/5
Mindfields - 5/5
Narayan - 3/5
Firestarter - 5/5
Climbatize - 5/5
Fuel My Fire - 5/5
Total score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
every track slaps idc what anyone says. Narayan was kinda weak compared to much of the other tracks but man to they start and finish with a bang
Holger Czukay
2/5
despite how eccentric and experimental this was, i enjoyed it more than i thought i would. it's unlikely i'd listen to this again in the future, but i'm glad i gave it a spin at least once
Tom Waits
3/5
Singapore - 3/5
Clap Hands - 4/5
Cemetary Polka - 5/5
Jockey Full Of Bourbon - 5/5
Tango Till They're Sore - 4/5
Big Black Mariah - 4/5
Diamonds And Gold - 4/5
Hang Down Your Head - 2/5
Time - 3/5
Rain Dogs - 4/5
Midtown - 2/5
9th & Hennepin - 2/5
Gun Street Girl - 5/5
Union Square - 3/5
Blind Love - 3/5
Walking Spanish - 3/5
Downtown Train - 4/5
Bride Of Rain Dog - 2/5
Anywhere I Lay My Head - 3/5
Average score: 3.4/5
it's like that one chop shop song in the movie Robots, but for like an hour
jokes aside, was almost certain I'd hate this whole album when i heard Singapore for the first time, but this grew on me the more i listened. some of the tracks have a creole-y, jazzy vibe to them that I can appreciate. there were some off-putting spots, but i could see myself listening to a good portion of this album in the future. weird but somehow likeable
Parliament
4/5
P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - 4/5
Mothership Connection (Star Child) - 3/5
Unfunky UFO - 4/5
Supergroovalisticprosifunktication (The Bumps Bump) - 4/5 (yes i typed that WHOLE fucking title)
Handcuffs - 4/5
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - 5/5
Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples - 3/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
solid funk, nuff said
Ms. Dynamite
2/5
couldn't get through this one in full
this artist is yet another case of "who tf is this and why tf are they on this list?" the author of the 1001 albums book has a horribly bias towards obscure UK artists that've barely gained any notoriety within the UK, much less anywhere else in the world
the music's not "bad," a few of the tracks toward the beginning were even okay. but this shallow Lauryn Hill wannabe album being on a list of must-listens is laughable. there are far more noteworthy female artists that could've made it onto this list (Little Simz is from the UK! hello??)
giving this a 2 simply because i know worse albums will be on this list
Deep Purple
4/5
Highway Star - 5/5
Maybe I'm a Leo - 4/5
Pictures of Home - 3/5
Never Before - 3/5
Smoke on the Water - 5/5
Lazy - 3/5
Space Truckin' - 4/5
Average score - 3.8/5 (rounding up)
real solid album. didn't care much for Pictures of Home
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
unfortunately i'm just not a big appreciator of jazz so i can't critique this as well as other albums on the list. all i can say is it's lovely
Lucinda Williams
3/5
Right In Time - 4/5
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road - 4/5
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten - 4/5
Drunken Angel - 4/5
Concrete And Barbed Wire - 2/5
Lake Charles - 3/5
Can't Let Go - 5/5
I Lost It - 3/5
Metal Firecracker - 3/5
Greenville - 3/5
Still I Long For Your Kiss - 2/5
Joy - 1/5
Jackson - 4/5
Average score: 3.2/5
country is a very hit-or-miss genre for me (i tend to like older country over modern). regardless, this was fairly standard for me. had some solid tracks, had some duds
i will say, i like her as a vocalist. she sounds like a blend of Sheryl Crow and Liz Phair to me
2/5
didn't like it, but re-listening for fair assessment
Ramblin' Rose - 3/5
Kick Out the Jams - 4/5
Come Together - 3/5
Rocket Reducer No. 62 - Talk - 1/5
Borderline - 1/5
Motor City Is Burning - 3/5
I Want You Right Now - 2/5
Starship - 2/5
Average score: 2.5/5 (rounding down)
not as bad as i first listened, but by no means good
i hear what some of you are saying about this being "important" as a proto-punk album, and i'm sure this was influential for what we know as punk today. however, influential doesn't always make something good imho
Moby
2/5
I'd only ever heard Porcelain years ago,which was alright to me at the time, so I had high hopes for liking the rest of the album.
I just didn't like it, I'm afraid. The majority of this is looped blues samples over near-identical and repetitive drums and keyboards. On the tracks that aren't samples, the vocals aren't great and the lyrics often sound very basic, almost sterile.
I guess can see how some people could get into this sound when it first came out, but it definitely didn't age well imho. There's plenty of albums from the 90s or older that feel timeless in comparison.
I'll give this a (very reluctant) 2/5.
Nick Drake
5/5
I've listened to this album countless times but I'll review anyway
Pink Moon - 5/5
Place To Be - 5/5
Road - 5/5
Which Will - 4/5
Horn - no rating
Things Behind The Sun - 5/5
Know - 3/5
Parasite - 5/5
Free Ride - 5/5
Harvest Breed - 3/5
From The Morning - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
Bryer Later is still my fav of all his releases, but I still hold this near and dear to my heart
Louis Prima
3/5
this shit got me shuckin' n jivin' that's for sure
Herbie Hancock
5/5
i always put off hearing this album but i'm soooo glad i finally gave it a listen
Chameleon - 5/5 (a bit long but really good, was far from bored)
Watermelon Man - 5/5 (i have no words this shit was just pure 🔥🔥🔥from beginning to end)
Sly - 5/5 (another long but good one)
Vein Melter - 3/5 (real slow and chill, sounds like music to sneak around at night to)
this album really changed my perspective on jazz
4.5/5 (rounding up)
Beatles
4/5
Taxman - 4/5
Eleanor Rigby - 5/5
I'm Only Sleeping - 4/5
Love You To - 3/5
Here There And Everywhere - 5/5
Yellow Submarine - 4/5
She Said She Said - 4/5
Good Day Sunshine - 5/5
And Your Bird Can Sing - 3/5
For No One - 5/5
Doctor Robert - 3/5
I Want To Tell You - 3/5
Got To Get You Into My Life - 3/5
Tomorrow Never Knows - 3/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
k.d. lang
3/5
one of my fav lesbians fr
Western Stars - 4/5
Lock, Stock and Teardrops - 3/5
Sugar Moon - 4/5
I Wish I Didn't Love You So - 4/5
(Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor - 3/5
Black Coffee - 4/5
Shadowland - 3/5
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - 4/5
Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them - 3/5
I'm Down to My Last Cigarette - 4/5
Busy Being Blue - 4/5
Honky Tonk Angels Medley - 2/5
Average score - 3.5/5
gay people should do country more
Tim Buckley
1/5
oh...
let's just say his earlier work was much better than whatever the fuck that was. wish i stayed oblivious of this side of Tim Buckley's music
Genesis
3/5
this is a very long album and a bit of a complex listen for me. this will require future listening to figure out whether or not i like it
Elvis Presley
3/5
heard this once before, i'll rate it though
Blue Suede Shoes - 5/5
I'm Counting on You - 2/5
I Got a Woman - 4/5
One-Sided Love Affair - 3/5
I Love You Because - 3/5
Just Because - 3/5
Tutti Frutti - 4/5
Trying to Get to You - 3/5
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) - 3/5
I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - 3/5
Blue Moon - 2/5 (audio quality wasn't great)
Money Honey - 4/5
Average - 3.2 (1 for the money, 2 for the show)
5/5
Uncontrollable Urge - 5/5
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - 5/5
Praying Hands - 4/5
Space Junk - 4/5
Mongoloid - 5/5
Jocko Homo - 5/5
Too Much Paranoias - 3/5
Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy) - 5/5
Come Back Jonee - 3/5
Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin') - 4/5
Shrivel-Up - 5/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
one of my fav albums from one of my fav artists. when i say i enjoy post-punk, *this* is what the fuck i'm talking about
it's wacky and weird and goofy in the best of ways. even my least fav tracks are fun in their own ways, and the better tracks make up for them tenfold. because of this, i felt it was deserving of a little boost in score
the only complaint i've got is there aren't MORE albums by DEVO featured on this list!! this album is hands down my fav of their entire discography and deserves the highlight, but you're telling me that Freedom of Choice didn't make the cut as well?? c'mon now.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Plastico - 5/5
Buscando Guayaba - 4/5
Pedro Navaja - 5/5
Maria Lionza - 5/5
Ojos - 5/5
Dime - 3/5
Siembra - 4/5
Average score - 4.4/5
not really much of a salsa listener so i struggle to say much about this. i can say that this is a fun listen, and probably the most attention-catching salsa i've heard
Black Sabbath
4/5
Wheel of Confusion / The Straightener - 3/5
Tomorrow's Dream - 4/5
Changes - 5/5
FX - no rating
Supernaut - 4/5
Snowblind - 5/5
Cornucopia - 4/5
Laguna Sunrise - 3/5
St. Vitus Dance - 3/5
Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes - 4/5
Average: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
Paul Weller
3/5
re-listening because i feel i didn't give this album a fair rating the first time
Sunflower - 4/5
Can You Heal Us (Holy Man) - 3/5
Wild Wood - 4/5
Instrumental - Pt. 1 - no rating
All The Pictures On The Wall - 3/5
Has My Fire Really Gone Out? - 3/5
Country - 3/5
Instrumental Two - no rating
5th Season - 3/5
The Weaver - 3/5
Instrumental - Pt. 2 - no rating
Foot Of The Mountain - 2/5
Shadow Of The Sun - 3/5
Holy Man - Reprise - 3/5
Moon On Your Pyjamas - 2/5
Hung Up - 3/5
Average score: 3/5
okay now i understand what i didn't like about this album on my first listen
i liked a few tracks i suppose. i could even enjoy *something* about the tracks i rated lower, and that something was the instrumentation. everything else? not so much.
Paul Weller's a decent vocalist i suppose, but his lyrics are corny, generic, and preachy at times. if it weren't for that fact, i could've enjoyed this album far better than i did
it takes more than just good instrumentation and production to make an enjoyable album, hence why i can't bring myself to give this any higher of a score than I have
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Alll I Really Want - 4/5
You Oughta Know - 5/5
Perfect - 3/5
Hand In My Pocket - 5/5
Right Through You - 5/5
Forgiven - 4/5
You Learn - 5/5
Head Over Feet - 5/5
Mary Jane - 3/5
Ironic - 5/5
Not the Doctor - 4/5
Wake Up - 3/5
Average score: 4.2/5
Justice
4/5
i've already listened to this many over the years
Genesis - 5/5
Let There Be Light - 4/5
D.A.N.C.E - 5/5
Newjack - 3/5
Phantom - 4/5
Phantom Pt. II - 5/5
Valentine - 4/5
The Party - 2/5
DVNO - 3/5
Stress - 4/5
Waters of Nazareth - 5/5
One Minute To Midnight - 4/5
Average score: 4/5
they could've trimmed a few tracks, but this was still very enjoyable and the stronger track make up for the weaker ones and then some (especially D.A.N.C.E)
Jack White
4/5
Missing Pieces - 5/5
Sixteen Saltines - 5/5
Freedom At 21 - 4/5
Love Interruption - 5/5
Blunderbuss - 5/5
Hypocritical Kiss - 4/5
Weep Themselves To Sleep - 4/5
I'm Shakin' - 3/5
Trash Tongue Talker - 3/5
Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy - 3/5
I Guess I Should Go To Sleep - 2/5
On And On And On - 3/5
Take Me With You When You Go - 3/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding up)
overall i liked this, it was reminiscent of something he'd do in his white stripes days i think. i'm not sure where this lands rating-wise in comparison to his other white stripes/raconteurs albums, but i enjoyed the first half of the album a lot. if they trimmed a few songs off this list (particularly some of the last 5 tracks or so), this would've scored much higher
Red Snapper
2/5
i feel similarly to this as I did to albums like Play by Moby: it's very repetitive and the sound gets old fast. in fact, i think i enjoyed this less.
it's obvious they were going for a similar sound to Massive Attack or Portishead, kind of a trip hop vibe. some tracks had potential but were just dull. others were just odd, like wtf was with that weird alien-sounding noise on The Rake??
this is yet another obscure/subpar UK music from the 90s and 00s that no one's ever heard of being listed as music we should "listen to before we die." i'll stick to massive attack and portishead, they do it much better.
1.5/5
Black Flag
3/5
Rise Above - 5/5 (punk anthem fr)
Spray Paint - 3/5 (short but intense)
Six Pack - 4/5
What I See - 3/5
TV Party - 4/5
Thirsty And Miserable - 2/5
Police Story - 4/5
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - 4/5
Depression - 4/5
Room 13 - 4/5
Damaged II - 2/5
No More - 3/5
Padded Cell - 2/5
Life of Pain - 3/5
Damaged I - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5
essential punk listening
first two-thirds of the album was pretty good, could do without the last 4-5 songs
Neil Young
5/5
re-listening for a more fair assessment
Out on the Weekend - 5/5
Harvest - 4/5
A Man Needs a Maid - 4/5
Heart of Gold - 5/5
Are You Ready for the Country? - 3/5
Old Man - 5/5
There's a World - 4/5
Alabama - 5/5
The Needle and the Damage Done - 5/5
Words (Between the Lines of Age) - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up to 5 stars)
i liked this album just fine my 1st listen, but it took an additional try since then to really appreciate the artistry of it and change my mind on a couple tracks i didn't like. i initially didn't like Harvest, A Man Needs a Maid or There's a World my first time hearing them, but the beauty of these tracks grew on me after giving them another chance
Morrissey
3/5
really didn't want my ears to perceive this racist prick's solo music, but i felt skipping his albums out of spite would defeat the purpose of using this album generator
You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side - 3/5
Glamorous Glue - 4/5
We'll Let You Know - 3/5
The National Front - 3/5
Certain People I Know - 4/5
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful - 4/5
You're the One for Me, Fatty - 2/5
Seasick, Yet Still Docked - 2/5
I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday - 2/5
Tomorrow - 3/5
Average score: 3/5
i hate how decent this was
one morrissey album down, three more to go...
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
half decent, mostly forgettable. some of these songs (particularly Tuesday's Gone) felt like they went on entirely too long for my liking
i would agree that free bird's a must-hear song, but everything else? nah
-rep for apparently being racists too
Sonic Youth
4/5
kim gordon my beloved. i've technically already listened to this but only a few of the popular tracks.
100% - 5/5
Swimsuit Issue - 4/5
Theresa's Sound-World - 4/5
Drunken Butterfly - 4/5
Shoot - 4/5
Wish Fulfillment - 4/5
Sugar Kane - 5/5
Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit - 4/5
Youth Against Fascism - 5/5
Nic Fit - 1/5
On The Strip - 3/5
Chapel Hill - 5/5
JC - 4/5
Purr - 5/5
Creme Brulee - 1/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
first 2/3 were pretty strong. the album drags at some spots after Youth Against Fascism (with the exception of Chapel Hill and Purr)
Meat Loaf
3/5
Bat Out of Hell - 3/5
You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - 3/5
Heaven Can Wait - 4/5
All Revved Up with No Place to Go - 4/5
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - 3/5
Paradise By the Dashboard Light - 3/5
For Crying Out Loud - 4/5
Average score: 3.4/5
i've heard of Meat Loaf, but never listened to anything from him til now. based on the album cover, i figured this would be some sort of metal album or glam rock... i was proven very wrong. this sounded like if Bruce Springsteen decided to dabble in musical theater
i've given this album 2 listens in a row and i'm still struggling to determine whether or not i liked this. every song felt like a roller coaster; i'm hooked for a moment, then lost and disoriented in another (especially in Paradise By the Dashboard Light)
regardless of whether this sound is "for me" or not, i can't deny this man's talent, energy and powerful vocal performance.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2/5
i've only ever heard Scooby Snacks prior to today, so this will be a relatively new listen for me
The Fun Lovin' Criminal - 1/5 (booooo corny)
Passive / Aggressive - 2/5
The Grave and the Constant - 3/5
Scooby Snacks - 4/5
Smoke 'Em - 3/5
Bombin' the L - 3/5
I Can't Get with That - 3/5
King of New York - 3/5
We Have All the Time in the World - 4/5
Bear Hug - 1/5
Come Find Yourself - 3/5
Crime and Punishment - 3/5
Methadonia - 1/5
Overall rating: 2.6/5 (rounding down)
upon hearing the opening track, i was ready to write this whole album off as shit and stop listening. after finishing the entirety, i think i can say this was... fine?
i don't doubt this album slapped by the 90s standard, but this did NOT age well after nearly 30 years since release, particularly the bluegrass-y fusion tracks. while most of this was tolerable, it was just that. tolerable.
Slipknot
3/5
heard this album a couple times in the past, but i'll listen again for a refresher
favs: (sic), eyeless, wait and bleed, spit it out, liberate, eeyore
drums definitely are the the best part of this album, same with all their other releases
i'm really surprised how harshly this is being rated here tbh. it's not perfect, but i don't think this was nearly as awful as some of these reviews say it is
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Smile Please - 4/5
Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away - 4/5
Too Shy To Say - 3/5
Boogie On Reggae Woman - 3/5
Creepin' - 4/5
You Haven't Done Nothin' - 5/5
It Ain't No Use - 5/5
They Won't Go When I Go - 4/5
Bird Of Beauty - 3/5
Please Don't Go - 3/5
Average score - 3.8/5 (round up)
while i've never been a regular listener, hating on stevie wonder is literally impossible. the song It Ain't No Use does not get enough love, it might be my fav of the whole album
The Doors
4/5
Break on Through (To the Other Side) - 5/5
Soul Kitchen - 5/5
The Crystal Ship - 4/5
Twentieth Century Fox - 5/5
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - 4/5
Light My Fire - 5/5
Back Door Man - 3/5
I Looked at You - 2/5
End of the Night - 3/5
Take It as It Comes - 5/5
The End - 4/5 (loooong but nice)
Average score: 4/5
a classic. no complaints.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
i've listened to this before but not in full, only the hit tracks
Mr. Self Destruct - 5/5
Piggy - 5/5
Heresy - 5/5
March Of The Pigs - 4/5
Closer - 5/5 (obviously)
Ruiner - 4/5
The Becoming - 5/5
I Do Not Want This - 2/5 (not good, skipped halfway)
Big Man With A Gun - 3/5 (short)
A Warm Place - 4/5
Eraser - 4/5
Reptile - 5/5
The Downward Spiral - 2/5 (zzzzzz)
Hurt - 5/5 (obviously)
Total score: 4.1/5
Ice Cube
2/5
never listened to ice cube's full discography. i find that 90s hip hop is hit or miss for me and this was unfortunately a miss for me. boring at best and misogynistic at worst
The Offspring
3/5
damn i haven't heard this since i was in high school. nearly forgot i owned the CD
Time to Relax - no rating
Nitro (Youth Energy) - 3/5
Bad Habit - 3/5
Gotta Get Away - 4/5
Genocide - 3/5
Something to Believe In - 2/5 (i like this until the chorus came in and ruined it)
Come Out and Play - 4/5 (a classic, maybe a little overplayed)
Self Esteem - 4/5 (same as above)
It'll Be a Long Time - 4/5
Killboy Powerhead - 3/5
What Happened to You? - 4/5
So Alone - 3/5 (short track)
Not the One - 3/5
Smash - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5
honestly surprised this made its way onto the list of albums to hear before you die. do i agree that this is a *must* hear? absolutely not.
this really sounds like "baby's 1st punk album" after re-listening. i enjoyed it a lot as a teen (particularly the first half or so) but even my nostalgia doesn't overshadow the fact that many of the tracks sound same-y. regardless, i've definitely heard worse.
Queen
4/5
Brighton Rock - 4/5 (guitar solo was the best part)
Killer Queen - 5/5 (obviously)
Tenement Funster - 3/5
Flick Of The Wrist - 4/5
Lily Of The Valley - 3/5 (beautiful track but it's too short!!!)
Now I'm Here - 5/5
In The Lap Of The Gods - 4/5
Stone Cold Crazy - 5/5 (more crazy guitar)
Dear Friends - not rating, too short. it's pretty though
Misfire - 2/5
Bring Back That Leroy Brown - 3/5
She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos) - 3/5
In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited - 4/5
Overall score: 3.8/5 (rounding up, excludes Dear Friends)
Christina Aguilera
3/5
Stripped Intro - no rating
Can't Hold Us Down - 3/5
Walk Away - 4/5
Fighter - 4/5
Primer Amor Interlude - no rating
Infatuation - 3/5
Loves Embrace Interlude - no rating
Loving Me 4 Me - 3/5
Impossible - 3/5
Underappreciated - 4/5
Beautiful - 4/5
Make Over - 2/5
Cruz - 3/5
Soar - 3/5
Get Mine, Get Yours - 3/5
Dirrty - 2/5
Stripped, Pt. 2 - no rating
The Voice Within - 3/5
I'm OK - 2/5
Keep on Singin' My Song - 3/5
Overall rating - 3/5
surprisingly i didn't hate this. in fact, i liked some of the less popular tracks more than i did the commercially successful. it was faaaar too long of an album though, this could've been at least 5 tracks less.
Violent Femmes
4/5
only ever heard Blister In The Sun prior to now
Blister In The Sun - 4/5
Kiss Off - 4/5
Please Do Not Go - 3/5
Add It Up - 4/5
Confessions - 3/5
Prove My Love - 4/5
Promise - 4/5
To The Kill - 2/5
Gone Daddy Gone - 4/5
Good Feeling - 3/5
Overall score: 3.5/5 (rounding up)
i enjoyed this more than i thought i would, very much ahead of its time. shocked to learn this album was released in the early 80s and not the 90s!
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
i didn't have high hopes for this one, and it seems my instincts were proven right this time.
this one's a snoozer for sure. the instrumentals, while not terrible, put me to sleep. the vocals are not very good either imho. nearly incoherent, in fact.
almost none of these tracks stuck out to me, most were pretty forgettable. Weighted Down (The Prison Song) was oddly nice in comparison to the first few tracks, and War In Peace was probably the best overall in this whole album (likely because this is where the album drifted away from folk and became more psychedelic)
i would really like to talk to the maker of this list and ask them their reasoning for putting this on a list of must-hear albums, cuz i just don't get it. guess this just isn't for me
Circle Jerks
3/5
Deny Everything - 3/5
I Just Want Some Skank - 4/5
Beverly Hills - 4/5
Operation - 4/5
Wasted - 2/5
Behind The Door - 4/5
World Up My Ass - 4/5
Paid Vacation - 4/5
Don't Care - 3/5
Live Fast Die Young - 5/5
What's Your Problem - 3/5
Group Sex - 3/5
Red Tape - 4/5
Total: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
can't find much to say about this except that it's fun and high-energy while also being concise. the fact that it's only like 15 minutes is actually kinda impressive
Supergrass
4/5
In It for the Money - 4/5
Richard III - 5/5
Tonight - 4/5
Late in the Day - 4/5
G-Song - 4/5
Sun Hits the Day - 4/5
Going Out - 4/5
It's Not Me - 4/5
Cheapskate - 3/5
You Can See Me - 4/5
Hollow Little Reign - 3/5
Sometimes I Make You Sad - 3/5
Total score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
oh wow, *another* british group. what an absolute shocker.
sarcasm aside, i enjoyed this quite a bit. the last track was ATROCIOUS tho, reminded me of creepy carnival music or something.
Dire Straits
4/5
i've yet to hear this in full, only know sultans of swing off of here
Down to the Waterline - 5/5
Water of Love - 4/5
Setting Me Up - 4/5
Six Blade Knife - 4/5
Southbound Again - 4/5
Sultans of Swing - 5/5
In the Gallery - 4/5
Wild West End - 4/5
Lions - 5/5
Total score: 4.3/5
i can't lie, first track hooked me almost instantly. the guitar riffs, the silky smooth bass... i've clearly been sleeping on dire straits
Emmylou Harris
3/5
The Pearl - 3/5
Michelangelo - 4/5
I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now - 3/5
Tragedy - 2/5
Red Dirt Girl - 3/5
My Baby Needs a Shepherd - 2/5
Bang the Drum Slowly - 2/5
J'ai fait tout - 3/5
One Big Love - 3/5
Hour of Gold - 3/5
My Antonia - 1/5 (zzzz)
Boy from Tupelo - 2/5
Average: 2.58
i had higher hopes for this one since i really enjoyed Pieces of the Sky. upon hearing just the first song, i already kinda made my mind up
this was a fine release and all, nothing really stuck out to me except for maybe a few songs. it's unlikely i'd return to this album, her earlier ones are far better in comparison
Ray Charles
4/5
not the kind of music i listen to often but i can appreciate it. beautiful mix of soul and country from front to back, and the versatility of Ray's voice is definitely showcased here.
only thing i don't "like" is how long this album is. with 24 tracks in total, i don't think i'd listen to this in full often unless played in the background.
David Bowie
4/5
i've already listened to this once or twice a few years ago, but i needed a refresher
★ - 4/5
'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore - 2/5
Lazarus - 5/5
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) - 4/5
Girl Loves Me - 4/5
Dollar Days - 4/5
I Can't Give Everything Away - 4/5
Total score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
i remember Lazarus the most since i last listened, it's definitely the best track on here, followed by the finishing track. only one i didn't like was 'Tis A Pity, something about the instrumentals and vocals was off-putting (maybe a little too "out there" for me)
overall, while this was a hard listen in some spots, i don't think anyone could ask for a better performance given his battle with cancer while making this. i consider this a beautiful farewell album from such a legendary artist
The Temptations
3/5
Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - 3/5
Run Charlie Run - 4/5
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - 5/5
Love Woke Me Up This Morning - 3/5
I Ain't Got Nothin' - 3/5
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 3/5
Mother Nature - 3/5
Do Your Thing - 4/5
Total score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
started strong until they switched to more of a gentle, doo-woppy sound in the middle. not a bad album at all but i prefer the motown funk sound far more
Todd Rundgren
3/5
this better be at least a decent listen cuz why the actual hell is this SO LONG??
I Saw the Light - 5/5
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - 5/5
Wolfman Jack - 4/5
Cold Morning Light - 4/5
It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls) - 3/5
Sweeter Memories - 3/5
Intro - no rating
Breathless - 2/5
The Night the Carousel Burned Down - 4/5
Saving Grace - 3/5
Marlene - 1/5
Song of the Viking - 3/5
I Went to the Mirror - 3/5
Black Maria - 4/5
One More Day (No Word) - 4/5
Couldn't I Just Tell You - 3/5
Torch Song - 4/5
Little Red Lights - 2/5
Overture–My Roots - 1/5 (sound quality was too rough for my liking)
Dust in the Wind - 4/5
Piss Aaron - 3/5
Hello It's Me - 5/5
Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me - 4/5
You Left Me Sore - 4/5
Slut - 1/5
Average score: 3.3/5
this one needed a couple breaks for me to get through, but it was fine. the album starts off strong the first few songs and had a strong-ish end (if you don't include that sexist garbage song Slut), but the majority of the middle tracks were pretty forgettable
as far as the quality of the songs, most songs were pretty middle of the road for me, with a handful of some gems in there. i felt like i'd heard most of what this album had to offer by the halfway point though, which made sitting through all 25 tracks a little difficult
this is the first of his discography i've come across on this album generator, and looking at his other albums i'm seeing most are (while not being *as* long as this one) are still fairly lengthy. i guess i'd better brace myself
Liz Phair
4/5
heard this many times in the past, will rate anyway
6'1'' - 4/5
Help Me Mary - 3/5
Glory - 4/5
Dance of the Seven Veils - 4/5
Never Said - 5/5
Soap Star Joe - 5/5
Explain It To Me - 4/5
Canary - 4/5
Mezmerizing - 5/5
Fuck and Run - 5/5
Girls! Girls! Girls! - 3/5
Divorce Song - 5/5
Shatter - 4/5
Flower - 5/5
Johnny Sunshine - 5/5
Gunshy - 4/5
Stratford-On-Guy - 5/5
Strange Loop - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5
liz phair my beloved
Beck
3/5
already listened, rating anyway
E-Pro - 5/5
Que' Onda Guero - 4/5
Girl - 4/5
Missing - 3/5
Black Tambourine - 4/5
Earthquake Weather - 3/5
Hell Yes - 3/5
Broken Drum - 3/5
Scarecrow - 3/5
Go It Alone - 5/5
Farewell Ride - 4/5
Rental Car - 3/5
Emergency Exit - 3/5
Total score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
it's a fine album, much like the rest of Beck's discography. the middle tracks were probably the weakest and least memorable to me, but there was nothing on here that was unbearable by any means
Madonna
3/5
Like a Prayer - 5/5
Express Yourself - 4/5
Love Song - 3/5
Till Death Do Us Part - 4/5
Promise to Try - 3/5
Cherish - 4/5
Dear Jessie - 4/5
Oh Father - 3/5
Keep It Together - 3/5
Spanish Eyes - 3/5
Act of Contrition - 1/5
Total score: 3.4/5
three good songs among a pile of mid ones
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
heard this before and i listen to some of the tracks regularly
Zero - 5/5
Heads Will Roll - 5/5 (️🔥️🔥️🔥)
Soft Shock - 5/5
Skeletons - 3/5
Dull Life - 4/5
Shame And Fortune - 3/5
Runaway - 4/5
Dragon Queen - 4/5
Hysteric - 4/5
Little Shadow - 2/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up to 4)
pretty strong start with the first few songs imho. after Soft Shock, the tracks kinda roller-coaster between pretty good and mid until i hit what i consider a weak ending with Little Shadow. nevertheless, this was a fun listen
Eagles
3/5
Hotel California - 4/5
New Kid in Town - 4/5
Life in the Fast Lane - 5/5
Wasted Time - 2/5
Wasted Time (Reprise) - excluded from rating
Victim of Love - 4/5
Pretty Maids All in a Row - 2/5
Try and Love Again - 4/5
The Last Resort - 2/5
Average score: 3.4/5 (rounding down)
honestly thought i'd find this a complete snoozer, i've only ever heard Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane in the past. i was pleasantly surprised at how many tracks i did like, most were at least a 4
the album started strong, but definitely lost a lot of momentum once you reached the middle onward. Wasted Time and The Last Resort were definitely my least favorite of the songs, which likely dropped my rating significantly
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Paint It, Black - 5/5
Stupid Girl - 1/5
Lady Jane - 3/5
Under My Thumb - 2/5
Doncha Bother Me - 1/5
Think - 2/5
Flight 505 - 2/5
High And Dry - 3/5
It's Not Easy - 1/5
I am Waiting - 3/5
Going Home - 1/5 (too fucking long and bad)
Average score: 2.18/5
author of this list must've only listened to Paint It, Black cuz that's one of the ONLY good songs on this album. after that song, it's pretty much all downhill from there
their influence in music is not lost on me and i've liked some of their other albums, but man this wasn't good. Jagger's vocals were... Jagger's vocals, many of the songs sounded like they were dicking around with *concepts* of a blues song (wtf was that 11-minute track?) and the misogynistic tones of Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb? ew.
i'm cool off hearing the majority of this album ever again
Joni Mitchell
5/5
In France They Kiss on Main Street - 5/5
The Jungle Line - 5/5
Edith and the Kingpin - 5/5
Don't Interrupt the Sorrow - 5/5
Shades of Scarlett Conquering - 4/5
The Hissing of Summer Lawns - 5/5
The Boho Dance - 4/5
Harry's House / Centerpiece - 5/5
Sweet Bird - 4/5
Shadows and Light - 3/5
Average score: 4.5/5 stars (rounding up to 5)
imagine hating Joni Mitchell lol
i've only ever listened to Blue in the past but i'm super impressed by this album as a whole. obviously Joni's vocal performance is exquisite, but the jazzy instrumentals were complimentary and pleasant to the ear. Edith and the Kingpin stood out to me most out of all the songs but i don't really hate anything here
as always, Joni don't miss!
Big Star
3/5
heard this already maybe a month ago. i would go song by song to rate this but tbh nearly every song ranged between a 2/5 or a 3/5
it's not bad, but it's not great either. i think 3 stars is a generous enough rating
Boston
4/5
More Than a Feeling - 4/5
Peace of Mind - 5/5
Foreplay / Long Time - 5/5
Rock & Roll Band - 4/5
Smokin' - 4/5
Hitch a Ride - 3/5
Something About You - 3/5
Let Me Take You Home Tonight - 3/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
kinda wanted to be a hater after having heard More Than a Feeling millions of times on the radio, but i tried to not let that fact affect my rating of the album too much. i will say that Peace of Mind and Foreplay / Long Time are arguably 1000x better than the opening track
i don't really have much of value to say about this album, especially since this isn't really a genre i'm crazy about. it's classic, well-produced dad rock
Britney Spears
3/5
rating original tracklist only
...Baby One More Time - 5/5
(You Drive Me) Crazy - 4/5
Sometimes - 3/5
Soda Pop - 2/5
Born to Make You Happy - 3/5
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart - 3/5
I Will Be There - 3/5
I Will Still Love You - 2/5
Deep In My Heart - 3/5
Thinkin' Bout You - 3/5
E-Mail My Heart - 2/5
The Beat Goes On - 2/5
Average score: 2.9/5 (rounding up)
only ever heard the song Baby One More Time prior to listening to this album and i can see why. most songs on here were either just okay or just tolerable enough for me to not call shit. maybe if i'd heard this back in the early 2000s i'd be blinded enough by nostalgia to give this higher praises
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
i fear this may be too niche for me to appreciate, but i'll rate anyway
Erdi - 2/5
Yer Bounda Fara - 4/5
Beto - 4/5
Savane - 3/5
Soya - 4/5
Penda Yoro - 3/5
Machengoidi - 2/5
Ledi Coumbe - 2/5
Hanana - 1/5
Soko Yhinka - 2/5
Gambari Didi - 4/5
Banga - 3/5
N'jarou - 3/5
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounding up)
yeah i felt like i could only half appreciate this album sadly, just not the kind of music i gravitate towards. i will say i enjoyed this far more than i thought i would at least
Beastie Boys
4/5
Rhymin & Stealin - 5/5
The New Style - 5/5
She's Crafty - 4/5
Posse In Effect - 4/5
Slow Ride - 2/5
Girls - 4/5
Fight For Your Right - 4/5
No Sleep Til Brooklyn - 5/5
Paul Revere - 4/5
Hold It Now, Hit It - 3/5
Brass Monkey - 4/5
Slow And Low - 3/5
Time To Get Ill - 4/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
it's probably nostalgia talking but idgaf
The Rolling Stones
3/5
i've heard this album before but it's been a while
Sympathy For The Devil - 4/5
No Expectations - 3/5
Dear Doctor - 3/5
Parachute Woman - 2/5
Jigsaw Puzzle - 3/5
Street Fighting Man - 4/5
Prodigal Son - 4/5
Stray Cat Blues - 4/5
Factory Blues - 3/5
Salt Of The Earth - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5
this is a huge improvement from their Aftermath album, that's for sure. it sounds like they solidified their blues sound since that album. the production sounds a lot cleaner here too, which i feel compliments their performance a lot better overall.
none of the tracks were terrible by any means, though Parachute Woman was probably my least favorite. everything else was alright to me, maybe even good
i don't think i've been made a huge Rolling Stones fan after hearing this from start to finish, but this was a decent release and a step in the right direction for the group in my opinion
Jurassic 5
4/5
This Is - no rating
Freedom - 3/5
If You Only Knew - 4/5
Break - 4/5
React - no rating
A Day At The Races - 4/5
Remember His Name - 3/5
What's Golden - 4/5
Thin Line - 5/5
After School Special - 4/5
High Fidelity - 4/5
Sum Of Us - 4/5
DDT - no rating
One Of Them - 3/5
Hey - 3/5
I Am Somebody - 4/5
Acetate Prophets - 2/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding up)
didn't think i'd like this very much (i'm iffy when it comes to hip-hop) but I was pleasantly surprised by this. the beats are nice and well-produced, with a funk-influenced sound that compliments their flow well. the momentum of the album starts to die in the last quarter, but not by much
my personal standout track is Thin Line, but maybe i'm biased as a Nelly Furtado fan. i also liked If You Only Knew cuz i'm a sucker for flutes
Joy Division
4/5
heard this a few times before, but not in full i don't think, so i'll rate it
Disorder - 5/5 (classic)
Day of the Lords - 5/5
Candidate - 3/5
Insight - 3/5
New Dawn Fades - 4/5
She's Lost Control - 5/5
Shadowplay - 5/5
Wilderness - 3/5
Interzone - 4/5
I Remember Nothing - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
B.B. King
3/5
blues isn't really my thing but i'll rate it
Every Day I Have The Blues - 3/5
Sweet Little Angel - 5/5
It's My Own Fault - 4/5
How Blue Can You Get? - 4/5
Please Love Me - 4/5
You Upset Me Baby - 3/5
Worry, Worry - 4/5
Woke Up This Mornin' - 2/5
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now - 3/5
Help The Poor - 4/5
Average score: 3.6/5
this guy was talented, and i liked this album alright. i'm just not a huge fan of blues as a genre, nor live albums for that matter
The White Stripes
3/5
heard this many times as a teen, will try not to let nostalgia blind me
Blue Orchid - 5/5
The Nurse - 2/5
My Doorbell - 4/5
Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) - 3/5
Little Ghost - 4/5
The Denial Twist - 5/5
White Moon - 2/5
Instinct Blues - 3/5
Passive Manipulation - no rating
Take, Take, Take - 5/5
As Ugly As I Seem - 3/5
Red Rain - 3/5
I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) - 3/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
there are some classic tracks here, and i'd normally round up an album score like this one, but White Stripes have released faaaar better albums than this if i'm being honest
meg white carries these tracks as always
Janis Joplin
4/5
Move Over - 4/5
Cry Baby - 5/5
A Woman Left Lonely - 4/5
Half Moon - 4/5
Buried Alive In the Blues - 3/5
My Baby - 3/5
Me and Bobby McGee - 5/5
Mercedes Benz - 3/5
Trust Me- 4/5
Get It While You Can - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
don't think i can say anything about Janis Joplin that hasn't been said by others. this woman had some pipes
The Who
4/5
Baba O'Riley - 5/5 (classic)
Bargain - 4/5
Love Ain't For Keeping - 4/5 (short but sweet)
My Wife - 3/5
The Song Is Over - 4/5
Getting In Tune - 5/5
Going Mobile - 3/5
Behind Blue Eyes - 5/5
Won't Get Fooled Again - 5/5
Average score: 4.2/5
i'd never been a listener of this group but holy shit... when was someone gonna tell me they were kinda good??
i liked Baba O'Riley and i know it's the most famous track of theirs ever but i think it's been played out imho, i've heard in too many ads over the years. Getting In Tune and Behind Blue Eyes were my standout tracks from this album, i could see myself playing them on the regular
Jacques Brel
3/5
this was nice, but i only really enjoyed it passively. i don't think it's the language barrier that puts me off, i've enjoyed other non-english music on this list just fine. maybe this just wasn't the most engaging music for me
UB40
2/5
idk reggae isn't really my thing, but i suppose it was alright overall and i liked the political messaging behind some of the songs
standout tracks: King, Food For Thought
The Fall
3/5
i really didn't like this on first listen but i feel like i didn't give it a fair assessment as i gave up halfway. re-listening in full (minus bonus tracks) to see if i got this wrong
Ladybird (Green Grass) - 4/5
Lost in Music - 5/5
Glam-Racket - 4/5
I'm Going to Spain - 5/5
It's a Curse - 3/5
Paranoia Man in Cheap Shit Room - 4/5
Service - 4/5
The League of Bald-Headed Men - 4/5
Past Gone Mad -3 /5
Light / Fireworks - 1/5
Why Are People Grudgeful? - 4/5
League Moon Monkey Mix - 3/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
okay, this wasn't *as bad* as i thought it was my first listen. perhaps this album is a grower and just something that didn't instantly "click" for me
i still stand by my belief that the lead vocalist wasn't great. the first time i listened, he sounded like a drunk british man mumbling and yowling into a karaoke mic, and i still kinda think so this time around. instrumentals were fine, in fact, a lot of these songs could've been rated higher in my books if the singing was better
is this a "must-listen" album? ehhhh, maybe if post-punk music is your thing (it's certainly my thing). i'm glad i gave this album another chance without completely writing it off as shit
Elliott Smith
5/5
i've listened to this album before, though not in full, so i'll be rating it
Son Of Sam - 5/5
Somebody That I Used To Know - 4/5 (short but sweet)
Junk Bond Trader - 5/5
Everything Reminds Me Of Her - 4/5
Everything Means Nothing To Me - 5/5
L.A. - 5/5
In The Lost And Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost - 4/5
Stupidity Tries - 5/5
Easy Way Out - 4/5
Wouldn't Mama Be Proud - 5/5
Colorbars - 4/5
Happiness/The Gondola Man - 5/5
Pretty Mary Kay - 4/5
Better Be Quiet Now - 3/5
Can't Make A Sound - 5/5
Bye - no rating (short but sweet)
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
love me some elliott smith, he's been a huge influence of many of the artists i listen to for good reason. this album hits hard knowing this is the last album he released before taking his own life
i'm a fan of all his albums really, but this one stands out uniquely from the rest. his production evolved somewhat from his more subtle acoustic sound in previous releases, though his vocals and instrumentals that he's known for are still present. some might argue this was "overproduced" but i disagree
the songs about as melancholic as his other albums, which i imagine might be off-putting to some, but all the tracks sounded so pleasant to me in an instrumental sense that it's not nearly as depressing as some of his others. XO is probably still my fav of all his releases i've heard so far, but damn does this come close to dethroning that title
rest peacefully, king
Caetano Veloso
3/5
this was nice, probably not something i'd seek out on my own but i love brazilian music. reminded me of Milton Nascimento and the like
OutKast
5/5
Gasoline Dreams - 5/5
So Fresh, So Clean - 5/5
Ms. Jackson - 5/5
Snappin' & Trappin' - 5/5
Spaghetti Junction - 4/5
I'll Call B4 I Cum - 2/5
B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad - 5/5
Xplosion - 5/5
We Luv Deez Hoez - 5/5
Humble Mumble - 5/5
Red Velvet - 5/5
Gangsta Sh*t - 5/5
Toilet Tisha - 4/5
Slum Beautiful - 3/5
Stankonia (Stanklove) - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up, excludes interludes)
yeah i could do without all these damn interludes, hate when artists do this shit. 1-2 in an album is okay, but to use like 900 interludes as filler for their album is kinda ridiculous. just a small pet peeve of mine in albums
aside from that, i enjoyed this a lot actually (and i'm not even the biggest hip-hop fan). i've yet to listen to the rest of their discography in full, but if their other albums are as good as this then i'm in for a treat
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Just a Little Lovin' - 5/5
So Much Love - 3/5
Son of a Preacher Man - 5/5
I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore - 4/5
Don't Forget About Me - 3/5
Breakfast in Bed - 4/5
Just One Smile - 3/5
The Windmills of Your Mind - 4/5
In the Land of Make Believe - 3/5
No Easy Way Down - 3/5
I Can't Make It Alone - 3/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
it's a nice album but aside from Son of a Preacher Man and maybe a couple other tracks i kinda lost interest
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Bird on the Wire - 4/5
Story of Isaac - 4/5
A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes - 3/5
The Partisan - 5/5
Seems So Long Ago, Nancy - 3/5
The Old Revolution - 3/5
The Butcher - 2/5
You Know Who I Am - 3/5
Lady Midnight - 3/5
Tonight Will Be Fine - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5
Leonard's a good songwriter/musician, very influential for certain. however, like a few people have mentioned, i'm not crazy about his vocal performance. he's not a "bad" singer in my opinion, i just can't help but feel like i'd enjoy more of these songs if someone else were to sing them
Pavement
4/5
i've only heard a couple tracks off of this
Summer Babe - 5/5
Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17 - 4/5
No Life Singed Her - 3/5
In The Mouth A Desert - 5/5
Conduit For Sale! - 4/5
Zurich Is Stained - 5/5
Chelsey's Little Wrists - 1/5
Loretta's Scars - 4/5
Here - 5/5
Two States - 4/5
Perfume-V - 4/5
Fame Throwa - 4/5
Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era - 4/5
Our Singer - 3/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
just as i expected, classic lo-fi indie rock. i'll have to give Brighten the Corners a re-listen to see how they match up in quality, but i really enjoyed most of these tracks
Ray Price
4/5
heard this before. i'm skipping the introduction in the rating
Night Life - 5/5
Lonely Street - 4/5
The Wild Side of Life - 3/5
Sittin' and Thinkin' - 4/5
The Twenty-Fourth Hour - 3/5
A Girl in the Night - 4/5
Pride - 4/5
There's No Fool Like a Young Fool - 4/5
If She Could See Me Now - 3/5
Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women - 4/5
Are You Sure - 4/5
Let Me Talk to You - 3/5
Average score - 3.8/5 (rounding up)
the title track is definitely the best, and the song i go to most off of this album, but that doesn't necessarily mean the other tracks are bad by any means. Price has a smooth, crooning voice that tugs at the heartstrings (think Frank Sinatra if he decided to go down the country-western route)
i think as i listen to more albums like this, i'm coming to learn that i don't necessarily hate country, just *some* country. either that, or i'm beginning to appreciate the sound as i grow older. i enjoyed this about as much as i would anything by Marty Robbins or Johnny Cash and the like, so if you're a fan of those artists you might appreciate this too
R.E.M.
4/5
Drive - 3/5
Try Not To Breathe - 4/5
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite - 4/5
Everybody Hurts - 5/5
New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 - no rating
Sweetness Follows - 3/5
Monty Got A Raw Deal - 4/5
Ignoreland - 3/5
Star Me Kitten - 3/5
Man On The Moon - 5/5
Nightswimming - 4/5
Find The River - 4/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding up)
i assumed the album would be higher energy than it was, i wouldn't have suspected there'd be so many slow songs. this was still a nice listen though
The Style Council
2/5
after listening to Wild Wood, i'm not thrilled to see i must endure more Paul Weller
Mick's Blessings - 1/5
The Whole Point Of No Return - 2/5
Me Ship Came In! - 3/5
Blue Cafe - 3/5
The Paris Match - 4/5
My Ever Changing Moods - 2/5
Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse - 2/5
A Gospel - 1/5 (can i go below a zero for this?)
Strength Of Your Nature - 1/5
You're The Best Thing - 2/5
Here's One That Got Away - 2/5
Headstart For Happiness - 2/5
Council Meetin' - 1/5
Average score: 2/5
yeah, no.
this went all over the place in terms of style, and not in any way that did this album any favors. with every genre hop, it shatters any immersion i would've had. and what the actual fuck was that attempt at hip-hop??
the one song featuring Tracey Thorn was probably the better song out of everything here, likely cuz it sounds like a masterpiece in comparison to the tracks Weller sang on. some of the purely instrumental tracks were okay as well. however, once i reached the last half, any sense of enjoyment quickly left me
i've yet to hear anything from Weller's days with The Jam, but i really hope it's not as bad as what i've heard here. i think this was deserving of a two simply because of instrumentation alone
Belle & Sebastian
5/5
not very familiar with this group aside from a couple songs
The Stars of Track and Field - 5/5
Seeing Other People - 5/5
Me and the Major - 5/5
Like Dylan in the Movies - 5/5
The Fox in the Snow - 4/5
Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying - 5/5
If You're Feeling Sinister - 5/5
Mayfly - 4/5
The Boy Done Wrong Again - 3/5
Judy and the Dream of Horses - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
honestly didn't know what to expect since i'd only heard one or two of their tracks in passing, but i really liked this! similar to what others have pointed out, this band sounds like Nick Drake if his music were more upbeat, so i guess it makes sense that this album would click with me. i could see some tracks being used for some indie coming-of-age film for sure (assuming they haven't been already of course)
Jeff Buckley
5/5
i've listened to this many times before
Mojo Pin - 5/5
Grace - 5/5
Last Goodbye - 4/5
Lilac Wine - 5/5 (i still prefer Nina Simone's cover tho)
So Real - 5/5
Hallelujah - 5/5
Lover, You Should've Come Over - 5/5
Corpus Christi Carol - 4/5 (idk why i didn't like this my 1st listen but this is fucking heavenly)
Eternal Life - 4/5
Dream Brother - 4/5
Forget Her - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
fuckin' gorgeous album from start to finish. Jeff Buckley was a talented singer-songwriter (much like his dad), and it's a damn shame he passed away so young (also much like his dad)
now i'm realizing the majority of my fav artists in the singer-songwriter category have died ridiculously young... :(
i've yet to hear the original version of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, and i'd only ever heard the performance by Rufus Wainwright prior to hearing this version via Shrek. Jeff blew Rufus's performance out of the fuckin' water, hands down
it's sad this is the only album he made before his untimely passing, but it truly is fantastic
Mekons
2/5
Chivalry - 1/5
Trouble Down South - 3/5
Hard to Be Human Again - 2/5
Darkness and Doubt - 3/5
Psycho Cupid - 1/5
Flitcraft - 3/5
Country - 3/5
Abernant 1984/5 - 3/5
Last Dance - 4/5
Lost Highway - 3/5
Average score - 2.6/5 (rounding down)
this was... interesting. i can't say for certain whether it's the good type of interesting or not.
i've never heard anything like this within the post-punk genre before, and i'm conflicted with how to feel about it. it's a strange fusion of punk and country, especially with the use of fiddles throughout. in some tracks, i don't mind it, but it's a little nauseating in others
i'm noticing a trend with the post-punk artists on this list where their vocalists are kinda dogshit at singing (The Fall being another example), and i absolutely cannot stand it. are these bands just recruiting the first drunkard they find at the pub for their singer or something?
the album did pick up in quality tracks toward the last half, fortunately, but the first half was hard to sit through. maybe i'll come across another artist in this genre that does this sound justice in the future, but i won't hold my breath
The Darkness
3/5
only ever heard I Believe in a Thing Called Love in the past, and i don't recall any other major hits from this group since. hopefully the rest of the album is decent
Black Shuck - 3/5
Get Your Hands off My Woman - 1/5
Growing on Me - 3/5
I Believe in a Thing Called Love - 4/5
Love Is Only a Feeling - 5/5
Givin' Up - 2/5
Stuck in a Rut - 2/5
Friday Night - 3/5
Love on the Rocks with No Ice - 3/5
Holding My Own - 3/5
Makin' Out - 2/5
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounding up)
two songs in and it's abundantly clear to me that this is gimmicky glam rock. not that there's anything wrong with that i guess
my enjoyment of the vocalist's performance overall is like 50/50. i feel like he was overdoing it at times, particularly on Get Your Hands off My Woman. like we get it man, you can hit high notes
after listening in full, i guess i can say this was okay for what it is; it's camp, it's tongue-in-cheek, and obviously not trying to be taken seriously. this isn't an album i'm likely to return to in full though
Beyoncé
3/5
for the sake of time, i'm only going to be rating the original tracklist
Pretty Hurts - 2/5
Haunted - 4/5
Drunk in Love - 3/5
Blow - 1/5
No Angel - 2/5
Partition - 3/5
Jealous - 2/5
Rocket - 2/5
Mine - 2/5
XO - 1/5
***Flawless - 4/5
Superpower - 3/5
Heaven - 3/5
Blue - 4/5
Average score: 2.5/5 (rounding up for production)
i'm no puritan or anything, and i don't mind more explicitly sexual songs when they're done right, but i was unimpressed by how much this album mentions sex. i'm halfway through the album as i'm writing this and i feel like i've pretty much heard all there is to hear about her riding and throwing ass
i had higher hopes going into this that there'd be a little more empowering messaging besides sex, but i suppose the saying "sex sells" applies here. i will give her a bit of credit with the last 1/3 of the tracklist, those songs were more up my alley
i wouldn't call myself a Beyonce fan, but she's obviously a talented artist and her production has always been top-notch. i just think she's released far better material since this album that could've been showcased on this list
Nirvana
4/5
another album i've heard before (partially)
Serve The Servants - 4/5
Scentless Apprentice - 3/5
Heart-Shaped Box - 5/5
Rape Me - 5/5
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge... - 4/5
Dumb - 5/5
Very Ape - 4/5
Milk It - 4/5
Pennyroyal Tea - 4/5
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - 4/5
Tourette's - 3/5
All Apologies - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
it's Nirvana, what can i say?
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
easy rate
Cherub Rock - 5/5
Quiet - 4/5
Today - 5/5
Hummer - 4/5
Rocket - 5/5
Disarm - 5/5
Soma - 5/5
Geek U.S.A. - 4/5
Mayonaise - 5/5
Spaceboy - 5/5
Silverfuck - 3/5 (kinda long for my taste)
Sweet Sweet - 4/5
Luna - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
another album i can't say much about other than it's damn good. this is Smashing Pumpkins at their peak in my opinion, it's probably tied with Mellon Collie for my fav albums of theirs
i think one of my fav things about this album is how they play with sound here. it's got a gorgeous blend of alt rock with some of that grungy sound that was characteristic of the time it was released in. plus tracks like Disarm sound damn near orchestral. is there anything these guys can't do??
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
well this wasn't unenjoyable, but it's not something i would've sought out on my own. but i suppose that's part of the purpose of going through this album list; hearing music i probably wouldn't have been exposed to otherwise
i think i could listen to this in the background (maybe while playing a fallout game or something?) and not complain much about it
4/5
heard this before but i'll give it a proper rate
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 4/5
With A Little Help From My Friends - 5/5
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - 5/5
Getting Better - 4/5
Fixing A Hole - 4/5
She's Leaving Home - 3/5
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! - 3/5
Within You Without You - 4/5
When I'm Sixty Four - 4/5
Lovely Rita - 4/5
Good Morning Good Morning - 3/5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts... Reprise - no rating (too short)
A Day In The Life - 5/5
Average score - 4/5
Orange Juice
3/5
oh wow, another obscure UK album taking up a slot on the album list that could've gone to literally any one else. color me shocked
Rip It Up - 3/5
A Million Pleading Faces - 2/5
Mud in Your Eye - 4/5
Turn Away - 4/5
Breakfast Time - 3/5
I Can't Help Myself - 3/5
Flesh of My Flesh - 4/5
Louise Louise - 3/5
Hokoyo - 2/5
Tenterhook - 4/5
Average score: 3.2/5
upon hearing the first couple tracks, i was soooo ready to be a hater. however, in comparison to some other albums on this list that i absolutely hated, this wasn't that bad. in fact, i enjoyed a few of these songs quite a bit. this was yet another one of those occasions where i asked myself "why is this considered a must-listen?"
Anthrax
3/5
Among The Living - 3/5
Caught In A Mosh - 5/5
I Am The Law - 5/5
Efilnikufesin (N.F.L) - 4/5
A Skeleton In The Closet - 2/5
Indians - 5/5
One World - 2/5
Medley: A.D.I. / Horror Of It All - 3/5
Imitation Of Life - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4/5
The World Is My Oyster - 3/5
Welcome To The Pleasuredome - 4/5 (way too long for my liking but at least it's kinda good)
Relax - 5/5
War - 4/5
Two Tribes - 5/5
Tag - no rating
Fury - 3/5 (short but sweet)
Born To Run - 4/5
San Jose - 4/5
Wish The Lads Were Here - 3/5
The Ballad of 32 - 3/5
Krisco Kisses - 4/5
Black Night White Light - 3/5
The Only Star In Heaven - 3/5
The Power Of Love - 5/5
Bang - no rating (too short)
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
this shit is fucking gay. i love it
Adele
3/5
Rolling in the Deep - 3/5
Rumor Has It - 3/5
Turning Tables - 4/5
Don't You Remember - 4/5
Set Fire to the Rain - 4/5
He Won't Go - 3/5
Take It All - 4/5
I'll Be Waiting - 3/5
One And Only - 4/5
Lovesong - 3/5
Someone Like You - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
i'm a little underwhelmed by the album overall, likely due to the fact that i've heard nearly half of these tracks so many tracks due to its constant play on mainstream radio. she's a talented vocalist tho, and the album was produced well
Scott Walker
3/5
i've listened to this once prior to using this generator to get through the 1001 album list. i'll give it a proper rating
Jackie - 3/5
Best Of Both Worlds - 4/5
Black Sheep Boy - 5/5
The Amorous Humphrey Plugg - 3/5
Next - 3/5
The Girls From The Streets - 3/5
Plastic Palace People - 3/5
Wait Until Dark 3/5
The Girls And The Dogs - 1/5
Windows Of The World - 4/5
The Bridge - 3/5
Come Next Spring - 4/5
Average score: 3.2/5
this was alright i guess. it kinda just feels like a cover album for the most part. over half the tracks on here are interpretations of Jacques Brel's songs or covers of songs from other artists, so i'm not really wowed by this
won't deny the fact that he's got a pretty good voice though. i quite liked the cover of Black Sheep Boy (Tim Hardin)
Sebadoh
3/5
never heard this. i'm shocked Bakesale isn't on this list, but perhaps there's a good reason this album made it on here instead. hopefully this is just as good
Soul And Fire - 5/5
Two Years Two Days - 5/5
Telecosmic Alechemy - 4/5
Fantastic Disaster - 2/5
Happily Divided - 5/5
Sister - 3/5
Cliche - 3/5
Sacred Attention - 4/5
Elixir Is Zog - 4/5
Emma Get Wild - 3/5
Sixteen - 3/5
Homemade - 4/5
Forced Love - 4/5
No Way Out - 2/5
Bouquet For A Siren - 3/5
Think (Let Tomorrow Bee) - 4/5
Flood - 3/5
Average score - 3.6/5 (rounding down)
yeah i think i still prefer Bakesale over this, but this was still an alright listen. i was a little intimidated by how many tracks were on here until i noticed these tracks were just short (maybe too short at times)
Yes
4/5
already heard this so many times, it's a classic
Roundabout - 5/5 (realistically 1000000/5)
Cans and Brahms - no rating
We Have Heaven - no rating
South Side of the Sky - 4/5
Five Per Cent for Nothing - no rating
Long Distance Runaround - 5/5
The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - 3/5
Mood for a Day - 4/5
Heart of the Sunrise - 5/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
really wish i could hear Roundabout for the 1st time again
i feel aside from that, Long Distance Runaround and maybe Heart of the Sunrise were the only standout tracks here though. the other short tracks in-between were either too short or were just instrumental filler in comparison. as much as i love this album, i can't justify scoring this any higher based on these factors
rating aside, i can't deny the musicianship on this album are top-tier, and it really is a fun listen all the way through. these guys don't miss
Wild Beasts
3/5
heard this prior to using this generator to get through the 1001 albums list. i'll give it a proper rating
The Fun Powder Plot - 2/5
Hooting & Howling - 3/5
All the King's Men - 5/5
When I'm Sleepy - 3/5
We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues - 4/5
Two Dancers (i) - 3/5
Two Dancers (ii) - 3/5
This Is Our Lot - 3/5
Underbelly - 3/5
Empty Nest - 3/5
Through the Iron Gate - 2/5
Average score: 3.1/5
hmmm. where do i begin?
i'm feeling 50/50 on the vocal performance. i wouldn't say i hated it, but i didn't love it either. the singer's performance was beautiful at times and comical in others, but i've certainly heard stranger.
what are some of these lyrics though?? many of these songs are nonsensical to the point of being distracting at times
whatever story the artist is trying to paint with his performance isn't clear at all whatsoever. it's music, sure, but it's also a lyrical clusterfuck
The Who
4/5
already heard this a while ago before i started using this generator. wonder how it matches up in terms of score to Who's Next
Out In The Street - 4/5
I Don't Mind - 5/5
The Good's Gone - 4/5
La-La-La Lies - 3/5
Much Too Much - 3/5
My Generation - 5/5
The Kids Are Alright - 4/5
Please, Please, Please - 4/5
It's Not True - 3/5
I'm A Man - 2/5
A Legal Matter - 4/5
The Ox - 3/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding up)
i enjoyed this quite a bit, but i still feel Who's Next had a better sound overall
Kanye West
2/5
i didn't want this racist schizo motherfucker making any money from my streaming of his albums (i have him blocked on spotify for this very reason) but i also wanted to try rating this and giving it a fair shot. with a little workaround (thanks free mp3 sites ❤️) i managed to give it a spin
man what a fucking waste of time. i've heard hip-hop fans praise this album up and down as his best work for years... is the best work in the room with us?? i don't get the hype at all
pros: production was okay, that tends to be his strength. i consider the sampling kinda lazy by today's standards, but i suppose this was acceptable for the early 2000s.
cons: everything else. he's rapped better in other albums in his discography. too many skit tracks. too long of a run-time. this was one of the few instances where i couldn't stand to sit through multiple tracks without skipping
i think my final score is very generous. his performance here, while not impressive in my opinion, was just good enough to not be considered the worst thing i've listened to
The Velvet Underground
4/5
heard this in the past already
Sunday Morning - 5/5
I'm Waiting For The Man - 3/5
Femme Fatale - 5/5
Venus In Furs - 4/5
Run Run Run - 3/5
All Tomorrow's Parties - 4/5
Heroin - 4/5
There She Goes Again - 4/5
I'll Be Your Mirror - 5/5
The Black Angel's Death Song - 2/5
European Son - 2/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding up)
nico's singing improves the velvet underground's sound immensely, and i don't even really care for nico very much
as i've mentioned in other reviews of TVU/Leonard Cohen albums, i cannot stand Leonard's vocals most of the time. however, i feel the group's performance overall was better on this album, or at least good enough for me to look past the weaker moments
Eric Clapton
4/5
Motherless Children - 5/5
Give Me Strength - 4/5
Willie And The Hand Jive - 3/5
Get Ready - 4/5
I Shot The Sheriff - 5/5
I Can't Hold Out - 3/5
Please Be With Me - 4/5
Let It Grow - 4/5
Steady Rollin' Man - 3/5
Mainline Florida - 4/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
i'm familiar with mbv, particularly Loveless. never heard isn't anything til today tho
Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside) - 3/5 (this confuses me lol)
Lose My Breath - 4/5
Cupid Come - 5/5
(When You Wake) You're Still in a Dream - 4/5
No More Sorry - 3/5
All I Need - 3/5
Feed Me With Your Kiss - 4/5
Sueisfine - 2/5
Several Girls Galore - 4/5
You Never Should - 3/5
Nothing Much to Lose - 5/5
I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It) - 5/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
this is definitely not the mbv i'm used to
i think the only thing keeping me from liking this album more than i do is the production. sometimes it adds to the charm of their sound, other times it muddies up their performance a bit too much for my liking. the tracks are hit-or-miss because of this
overall, this was a refreshing listen and it was cool to see the group's earlier work. personally i don't think this isn't a "must-listen" like Loveless is, but a worthwhile listen if you're wanting to discover more of mbv's discography
side note: why tf is this not on spotify??
Funkadelic
4/5
another album i had to find outside of spotify due to it not being on their platform. my rating excludes the live performance at the end (i'm generally not fond of live albums/performances)
One Nation Under A Groove - 5/5
Groovallegiance - 4/5
Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! - 4/5
Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) - 5/5
Into You - 3/5
Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) - 4/5
P.E. Squad/Doo Doo Chasers - 3/5
Average score - 4/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Never Let Me Down Again - 5/5
The Things You Said - 4/5
Strangelove - 5/5
Sacred - 4/5
Little 15 - 4/5
Behind The Wheel - 5/5
I Want You Now - 3/5
To Have And To Hold - 3/5 (much too short!)
Nothing - 5/5
Pimpf - 3/5
Agent Orange - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
was never much of a Depeche Mode listener prior to this, aside from a couple of their popular tracks (Enjoy the Silence and the like). idk how this group was off my radar for so long but this album's a nice introduction
Never Let Me Down Again instantly hooked me in, definitely the best track on here as well. some other tracks that stood out to me were Strangelove, Behind The Wheel, and Nothing.
i wasn't crazy about the last 5 songs like i was for the first 6, hence why it's a 4-star rating in my book rather than a 5. however, i wouldn't say there's any "bad" tracks here, and it's a pleasant listen from start to finish
R.E.M.
4/5
Finest Worksong - 4/5
Welcome To The Occupation - 4/5
Exhuming McCarthy - 4/5
Disturbance At The Heron House - 4/5
Strange - 3/5
It's The End Of The World... - 5/5
The One I Love - 5/5
Fireplace - 3/5
Lightnin' Hopkins - 3/5
King Of Birds - 4/5
Oddfellows Local 151 - 4/5
Average score - 3.9/5 (rounding up)
having already heard Automatic For The People last month, i think i can confidently say i enjoyed this album a little bit more. maybe it's the fact the songs sound a bit more upbeat and faster paced?
this kind of sound isn't typically what i choose to listen to regularly. however, i liked most of the tracks just fine, and i could see myself going back to listen to R.E.M. in the future
The Associates
1/5
i know the reviews were warning enough, but i really wanted to keep an open mind and give it a fair review. nothing could've prepared me for how bad this was. i couldn't even make it halfway through
i have to agree; this sounds like a less talented and more pretentious David Bowie. i can only assume this is another case of an artist making it onto this list because they're from the UK, as per usual
i can't fathom why the author of the book thought everyone should listen to this. there's so many more talented artists that the post-punk genre has to offer. do better!!
David Bowie
3/5
The Next Day - 1/5
Dirty Boys - 1/5
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) - 4/5
Love Is Lost - 3/5
Where Are We Now? - 5/5
Valentine's Day - 4/5
If You Can See Me - 2/5
I'd Rather Be High - 3/5
Boss Of Me - 3/5
Dancing Out In Space - 2/5
How Does The Grass Grow? - 3/5
(You Will) - Set The World On Fire - 3/5
You Feel So Lonely You Could Die - 4/5
Heat - 3/5
Average score: 2.9/5 (rounding up)
hurts to say as a Bowie fan, but i didn't care for this
it's no debate that he's a fantastic artist who's work is deserving of making this list, but i don't think this album was one of them. it really pales in comparison to the work he released in his prime, both instrumentally and vocally. hell, even his final album before his passing was better than this
that being said, the album wasn't *all* bad. Where Are We Now was the best track here. The Stars and Valentine's Day were also decent. otherwise, the majority of tracks here were very forgettable
tl;dr - not a terrible album in comparison to others on the 1001 list, but definitely not the best of Bowie's discography or what i'd consider a must-listen
Tom Waits
3/5
Heartattack And Vine - 4/5
In Shades - 3/5 (it's just instrumentals)
Saving All My Love For You - 2/5
Downtown - 4/5
Jersey Girl - 1/5
'Til The Money Runs Out - 3/5
On The Nickel - 3/5
Mr. Siegal - 4/5
Ruby's Arms - 3/5
Average score: 3/5
oddly enough, i really don't mind Tom Wait's vocals like others here do. however, i feel that gravelly grumbly voice definitely doesn't suit some of the tracks here. his singing sounds fine in more bluesy tracks like Heartattack And Vine, but sounds laughably bad in slower ballad-like tracks like Jersey Girl (especially in those "la-la-la" moments... oof)
i don't think his voice is completely unsuitable for slower songs. i've heard it done well before, even on this album with On The Nickel. it's just not executed well sometimes
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
i had a feeling this would be another instance of this album being a little too long for my liking, and boy was i right. i didn't really bother to rate this one in depth like i did others cuz most of these tracks are a 2 at best (hence my 2-star rating).
i got sick of this by the 3rd track (which was probably one of the most excruciating tracks here) and completely gave up by the 5th. the fact that this album is 15 tracks long is crazy
parts of the album were boring, others were corny and hyper-patriotic. maybe this tone is due to a post-9/11 America, idk. i just didn't like this very much.
so far i've only listened to Born To Run prior to this, and i thought it was alright. i'm hoping i've gotten past the worst of Springsteen and that it'll all be uphill from here
Janelle Monáe
5/5
i've heard this before in the past (partially). i'm no stranger to her music, though i've admittedly neglected listening to her discography in full
Suite II Overture - no rating
Dance or Die - 5/5
Faster - 5/5
Locked Inside - 5/5
Sir Greendown - 4/5
Cold War - 5/5
Tightrope - 5/5
Neon Gumbo - no rating
Oh, Maker - 4/5
Come Alive (War of the Roses) - 5/5
Mushrooms & Roses - 5/5
Suite III Overture - no rating
Neon Valley Street - 4/5
Make the Bus - 3/5 (the guest artists annoy me i'm afraid)
Wondaland - 5/5
57821 - 4/5
Say You'll Go - 4/5
BaBopByeYa - 3/5 (beautiful, just really long)
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up for overall quality)
this is a hell of a debut album. banger after banger, front to back. i'm not surprised though, Janelle is talented performer, and i'd even argue she gives other female artists a run for their money
loved the production. the transition between the first few tracks or so is truly seamless. i'll be so caught up vibing with one that i won't even realize that i'm already like 20 seconds into the next. my personal favs were Wondaland, Mushrooms & Roses, Faster, and Cold War
if this is the raw energy and talent she's bringing on her first album ever, i'd better fucking brace myself for when i listen to the rest of her albums.
N.E.R.D
4/5
i'm familiar with N.E.R.D by way of "In Search Of..." and "NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES." i've haven't heard their other albums yet, including this one
Don't Worry About It - 3/5
Fly Or Die - 4/5
Jump - 4/5
Backseat Love - 3/5
She Wants To Move - 4/5
Breakout - 5/5
Wonderful Place - 5/5
Drill Sergeant - 4/5
Thrasher - 5/5
Maybe - 5/5
The Way She Dances - 5/5
Chariot Of Fire - 5/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
this was a nice listen. not a nice enough listen to give a 5-star rating like i hoped i would, but still pretty good. i had higher hopes going of absolutely loving this one considering my being a fan of N.E.R.D and Pharrell's production in the past, but in the end i'm not totally disappointed
it was refreshing to hear the blend of different genres, and this combination of sounds is fun to listen to... when it was executed well. after the rocky start with the first 5 tracks, the last 7 finally came in to bless my ears.
Breakout was my favorite song here by far, followed by Wonderful Place and Maybe. in my opinion, the instrumentation in the last 2/3 of the album was far more complimentary to Pharell's voice as well compared to the abrasiveness early on
personally, i think this album is a great one that just so happens to have a rough start. it lacks some cohesion, and it took some patience getting past the first few songs, but the album's well worth listening to after that. perhaps in time it'll grow on me more
10cc
3/5
i already listen to this one before using this to track my list progress
The Wall Street Shuffle - 5/5
The Worst Band In The World - 3/5
Hotel - 2/5
Old Wild Men - 3/5
Clockwork Creep - 3/5
Silly Love - 3/5
Somewhere In Hollywood - 3/5
Baron Samedi - 4/5
The Sacro-iliac - 4/5
Oh Effendi - 2/5
Average score: 3.2/5
this was okay i guess. i'd even go as far as to say it was a somewhat entertaining listen. however, i wouldn't say it was all that revolutionary overall, nor something i feel i should've heard before i died
i really wanted to like this more than i did. similar to what others have said here, these tracks are all over the place. i don't think they're necessarily trying to bite the style of their contemporaries (Queen, ELO, maybe even Yes?), but it sounded like they were trying anything and everything here. it sounded really busy and in-cohesive as a result
Miles Davis
5/5
So What - 5/5
Freddie Freeloader - 4/5
Blue in Green - 5/5
All Blues - 5/5
Flamenco Sketches - 4/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
really wish i wasn't one of those people who writes jazz off as background music. i don't mind when it plays, i'm just not as engaged as true fans of the genre
that being said, even i can recognize that this is definitely one of the best (if not THEE best) jazz has to offer. and that's gotta be a true statement, since this is probably the most undivided attention i've ever given to a jazz record, period. Davis, Coltrane and Evans on one album? hard to beat that level of artistry
The Killers
3/5
i've only heard the tracks that went mainstream off of here
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - 4/5
Mr. Brightside - 5/5
Smile Like You Mean It - 5/5
Somebody Told Me - 5/5
All These Things That I've Done - 4/5
Andy, You're A Star - 2/5
On Top - 4/5
Change Your Mind - 3/5
Believe Me Natalie - 4/5
Midnight Show - 3/5
Everything Will Be Alright - 2/5
Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll - 2/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
my only exposure to this album prior to today was track 2-5 (Mr. Brightside - All These Things That I've Done). they're all great in my opinion, especially Smile Like You Mean It. it could be just the nostalgia talking, but i feel like that's kinda the appeal of a group like The Killers
as for the songs i hadn't heard yet, it was a mixed bag. there were some noteworthy ones, such as On Top and Believe Me Natalie. i didn't care for Andy You're A Star or Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll, mostly due to the corny lyrics. Everything Will Be Alright had potential, but fell short in terms of lyrics as well
i'm not sure the album as a whole is something i'd consider essential to listen to, but the popular tracks are definitely worth listening to at least once. it's difficult to rate this album on such a rigid scale (really wish they'd at least let you do half-star ratings here), but i think 3 stars is about as high as i'm willing to rate this one
Kid Rock
2/5
no exaggeration, i whined like a petulant child when i realized i had to listen to Kid Rock. similar to my rating of Kanye West's albums, i refuse to let this guy profit off my streams, so i've gotten creative with how to accomplish rating this 🏴☠️
Bawitdaba - 3/5
Cowboy - 3/5
Devil Without a Cause - 1/5
I Am the Bullgod - 2/5
Roving Gangster (Rollin') - 3/5
Wasting Time - 1/5
Welcome 2 the Party... - 1/5
I Got One for Ya' - 2/5
Somebody's Gotta Feel This - 4/5
Fist of Rage - 3/5
Only God Knows Why - 2/5
Fuck Off - 2/5 (Eminem carried lol)
Where U at Rock - 2/5
Black Chick, White Guy - 2/5 (it's obviously commentary on his life, but i do not have 12 minutes to waste hearing it)
Average score: 2.2/5
ugh... where to begin
i already know of Bawitdaba and Cowboy from the radio, they're relatively tame tracks in comparison to the rest of the album so they get a generous 3-star rating for that alone. Someone's Gotta Feel This was surprisingly inoffensive to me as well for some reason. it's all pretty much downhill from there i'm afraid
i don't want to write about every song i hated (this'd turn into a 10-page essay if i did), so i'll just mention one that really stood out to me as particularly bad: Devil Without a Cause. i had to stop listening by the 4:00 mark due to that child (Joe C?) rapping
my biggest issue with the majority of this album isn't necessarily how these songs sound, but rather, how *long* they are. some of them feel like they go on forever, and it took a lot of restraint for me to not just give up on reviewing all together. most of these songs could've been easier to sit through if they were just 1-2 minutes shorter
in conclusion, this was pretty damn bad, but not bad enough to end up among my lowest-rated. if this hadn't been on this 1001 albums list, i would've been fine having not heard it. there's nothing revolutionary happening here; artists like Rage Against The Machine, Run DMC, Beastie Boys and Limp Bizkit had been blending rock and hip hop long before him, and they did it far better
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
Variations on a Theme... - 3/5
Smiling Phases - 3/5
Sometimes in Winter - 4/5
More and More - 3/5
And When I Die - 3/5
God Bless the Child - 4/5
Spinning Wheel - 5/5
You've Made Me So Very Happy - 5/5
Blues, Pt. 2 - 4/5
Variation on a Theme... - no rating (too short)
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
instrumentation on this album in general was impressive. similar to what i've seen a few others mention, it's a little disorientating how many genres the group was playing around with here. are they prog rock? jazz? funk? it's a little much at times
regardless, it was a fun listen and i'm glad i gave it a spin. on a less rigid rating scale, this would probably get 3.5 stars rather than 4. i don't think this is my new favorite album or anything, but i'd come back to a handful of tracks again
U2
3/5
i listened to All That You Can't Leave Behind on my own before this (though i haven't rated it here). i did not like it very much. i'm hoping this one will be better
Zoo Station - 3/5
Even Better Than The Real Thing - 4/5
One - 4/5
Until The End Of The World - 4/5
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - 3/5
So Cruel - 2/5
The Fly - 4/5
Mysterious Ways - 4/5
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World - 3/5
Ultra Violet (Light My Way) - 3/5
Acrobat - 4/5
Love Is Blindness - 2/5
Average score - 3.3/5 (rounding down)
is this the best thing i've ever heard? no. did this make me a U2 fan? also no. is this was waaaay better than All That You Can't Leave Behind? absolutely. most of the tracks were "okay" to me, albeit kinda repetative and uninspiring
Standouts: Even Better Than The Real Thing, The Fly, Acrobat, Mysterious Ways (the only song i remember ever hearing on the radio)
Duds: So Cruel, Love Is Blindness
still holding out hope that i come across an album of theirs i like better. we'll see
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Uncomplicated - 2/5
I Hope You're Happy Now - 4/5
Tokyo Storm Warning - 3/5
Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head - 3/5
I Want You - 4/5
Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind - 3/5
Blue Chair - 4/5
Battered Old Bird - 3/5
Crimes Of Paris - 3/5
Poor Napoleon - 3/5
Next Time Round - 3/5
Average score: 3.2/5
Nina Simone
5/5
love me some Nina Simone, this will be an easy rate. i've only heard Lilac Wine prior to today
I Love Your Lovin' Ways - 3/5
Four Women - 5/5
What More Can I Say? - 5/5
Lilac Wine - 5/5 (my fav version of this song)
That's All I Ask - 5/5
Break Down And Let It All Out - 4/5
Why Keep On Breaking My Heart - 3/5
Wild Is The Wind - 5/5
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - 5/5
If I Should Lose You - 5/5
Either Way I Lose - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
wow.
i've already known Nina Simone was a badass vocalist and pianist, so i had a good feeling i'd enjoy this. i figured Lilac Wine would be the best track here, but i was completely taken aback by Wild Is The Wind. that was a tear jerker i was not ready for. her singing is like a key that unlocks the deepest emotions within me. very few artists have hit me like her voice did
is it a perfect or cohesive release? of course not. i think that's to be expected of an album comprising of leftover recordings. but her performance on the majority of these tracks makes up for that fact tenfold
*this* is a must-listen album, period.
David Bowie
4/5
Young Americans - 5/5
Win - 4/5
Fascination - 4/5
Right - 5/5
Somebody up There Likes Me - 4/5
Across the Universe - 2/5
Can You Hear Me - 4/5
Fame - 5/5
Average score: 4.2/5 (rounding down)
solid.
i was so certain i'd give this album 5 stars... then i heard that atrocious cover of Across the Universe. i just don't think his style of singing suited that song
The Isley Brothers
4/5
That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2 - 5/5
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - 5/5
If You Were There - 4/5
You Walk Your Way - 4/5
Listen to the Music - 3/5
What It Comes Down To - 4/5
Sunshine (Go Away Today) - 2/5
Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & 2 - 5/5
The Highways of My Life - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 5/5
Baby Be Mine - 4/5
The Girl Is Mine - 4/5
Thriller - 5/5
Beat It - 5/5
Billie Jean - 5/5
Human Nature - 5/5
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 5/5
The Lady in My Life - 3/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
you're a 🥦🥕🍆🌽 vegetable 🌽🍆🥕🥦
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
i'll be honest, i only know of his cover of Hallelujah from Shrek lol
Agnus Dei - 3/5
The One You Love - 4/5
Peach Trees - 4/5
Little Sister - 2/5
The Art Teacher - 4/5
Hometown Waltz - 3/5
This Love Affair - 3/5
Gay Messiah - 5/5
Memphis Skyline - 3/5
Waiting For A Dream - 4/5
Crumb by Crumb - 4/5
Old Whore's Diet - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
he wanna be Thom Yorke so baaaaad
jokes aside, idk what to really say about this. it was alright. he has a nice voice. Gay Messiah was my personal favorite track here, and a handful of others stood out to me as well.
i decided to round down my rating rather than bump up to 4 stars simply because there weren't enough stand-out tracks for me personally. we'll see how i like Want One when it pops up for me
Duke Ellington
3/5
2+ hour live jazz?? fuuuuuck
i think jazz is a great music genre and there's some talented musicians featured here. i just don't think i appreciate it enough to sit and give an album this long my undivided attention. this is definitely a background listen for me, hence my rating.
Sisters Of Mercy
4/5
Dominion / Mother Russia - 4/5
Flood I - 4/5
Lucretia My Reflection - 5/5
1959 - 3/5
This Corrosion - 5/5
Flood II - 4/5
Driven Like the Snow - 3/5
Never Land - A Fragment - 3/5
Average score: 3.75/5 (rounding up)
Richard Thompson
4/5
When I Get To The Border - 4/5
The Calvary Cross - 3/5
Withered And Died - 3/5
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - 4/5
Down Where The Drunkards Roll - 4/5
We Sing Hallelujah - 3/5
Has He Got A Friend For Me - 3/5
The Little Beggar Girl - 5/5
The End Of The Rainbow - 4/5
The Great Valerio - 5/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
a bit of a slow burn, but a lovely album nonetheless
Led Zeppelin
3/5
oh hey, it's the band that plagiarized like half their songs
Good Times Bad Times - 4/5
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - 5/5
You Shook Me - 3/5
Dazed and Confused - 5/5
Your Time Is Gonna Come - 4/5
Black Mountain Side - 3/5
Communication Breakdown - 4/5
I Can't Quit You Baby - 3/5
How Many More Times - 3/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding down)
The Zombies
4/5
Care Of Cell 44 - 5/5
A Rose For Emily - 4/5
Maybe After He's Gone - 4/5
Beechwood Park - 5/5
Brief Candles - 5/5
Hung Up On A Dream - 4/5
Changes - 3/5
I Want Her She Wants Me - 4/5
This Will Be Our Year - 4/5
Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) - 3/5
Friends of Mine - 4/5
Time of the Season - 5/5
Average score: 4.2/5
lovely blend of baroque pop and psych rock. it's a little like Beach Boys vocals with Beatles instrumentals
favs: Care Of Cell 44, Beechwood Park, Brief Candles, Hung Up On A Dream, Time of the Season
least favs: Changes, Butcher's Tale
Nanci Griffith
4/5
The Last Home Of The True Believers - 5/5
Love At The Five And Dime - 4/5
St. Olav's Gate - 3/5
More Than A Whisper - 5/5
Banks Of The Pontchartrain - 5/5
Lookin' For The Time... - 5/5
Goin' Gone - 4/5
One of These Days - 4/5
Love's Found a Shoulder - 5/5
Fly by Night - 4/5
The Wing and the Wheel - 3/5
Average score: 4.3/5
coming from someone who doesn't typically like country, this was pretty damn good
The Beach Boys
4/5
i'm familiar with some of Beach Boys's discography but not this album
Do You Wanna Dance? - 3/5
Good To My Baby - 4/5
Don't Hurt My Little Sister - 3/5
When I Grow Up... - 5/5
Help Me, Rhonda - 4/5
Dance, Dance, Dance - 5/5
Please Let Me Wonder - 4/5
I'm So Young - 4/5
Kiss Me, Baby - 5/5
She Knows Me Too Well - 3/5
In The Back Of My Mind - 4/5
Average score: 4/5
i don't think this is my fav of their albums, but still pretty good
RIP Brian Wilson
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Intro / Stronger Than Me - 5/5
You Sent Me Flying / Cherry - 5/5
Know You Now - 3/5
Fuck Me Pumps - 5/5
I Heard Love Is Blind - 4/5
Moody's Mood For Love... - 3/5
(There Is) No Greater Love - 3/5
In My Love - 5/5
Take The Box - 4/5
October Song - 4/5
What Is It About Men - 2/5
Amy Amy Amy - 2/5
Outro - no rating
Brother - 3/5
Mr. Magic (Through The Smoke) - 4/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)
i've never been crazy about Amy Winehouse in general, but i was pleasantly surprised by this. i only knew of her mainstream hits (Back to Black era) prior to listening to this album, and after hearing Frank all the way through, i think i prefer the jazzy vibes i heard here. it's sad she's no longer with us, she clearly had tons more potential
this would get 3.5 stars with other rating scales, but i'll give it 3 here
Kate Bush
5/5
i've heard almost all of Kate Bush's albums front to back (except for her very last one she released in the 2010's i think), so i'm very familiar with her work. i've only listened to this occasionally since it's not my absolute favorite of her work, but i doubt this will get a poor rating
The Sensual World - 5/5
Love and Anger - 5/5
The Fog - 4/5
Reaching Out - 5/5
Heads We're Dancing - 5/5
Deeper Understanding - 4/5
Between a Man and a Woman - 4/5
Never Be Mine - 3/5
Rocket's Tail - 4/5
This Woman's Work - 5/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
it's not my favorite album of Kate Bush's discography. i've always been more of a fan of the grand and almost theatrical hits from The Kick Inside to Hounds of Love
(side note: can you believe The Kick Inside didn't make the cut for this album list?? blasphemy!!!)
that being said, much like the majority of her other albums, it's lovely. what you see in the title is what you get: sensual, lush and ethereal. this is also what i consider her last good release
Eagles
3/5
Take It Easy - 4/5
Witchy Woman - 5/5
Chug All Night - 3/5
Most of Us Are Sad - 3/5
Nightingale - 4/5
Train Leaves Here This Morning - 3/5
Take The Devil - 4/5
Earlybird - 4/5
Peaceful Easy Feeling - 3/5
Tryin' - 3/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
The Kinks
4/5
The Village Green Preservation Society - 5/5
Do You Remember Walter? - 5/5
Picture Book - 5/5
Johnny Thunder - 5/5
Last of the Steam-Powered Trains - 5/5
Big Sky - 5/5
Sitting by the Riverside - 4/5
Animal Farm - 5/5
Village Green - 4/5
Starstruck - 4/5
Phenomenal Cat - 3/5
All of My Friends Were There - 4/5
Wicked Annabella - 4/5
Monica - 3/5
People Take Pictures of Each Other - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
this was pretty good. started very strong and ended just a little weak
favs: TVGPS, Picture Book, Big Sky, Animal Farm
least favs: Phenomenal Cat, Monica
Metallica
4/5
heard this album before
Battery - 4/5
Master Of Puppets - 5/5
The Thing That Should Not Be - 4/5
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - 5/5
Disposable Heroes - 4/5
Leper Messiah - 5/5
Orion - 4/5
Damage, Inc. - 3/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
M.I.A.
4/5
used to own the cd when i was a kid. hopefully this album has aged well over the years.
Bamboo Banga - 3/5
BirdFlu - 3/5
Boyz - 4/5
Jimmy - 4/5
Hussel - 3/5
Mango Pickle Down River - 4/5
20 Dollar - 5/5
World Town - 4/5
The Turn - 4/5
XR2 - 4/5
Paper Planes - 5/5
Come Around - 4/5 (-1 star because Timbaland's feature RUINS this track halfway through. "duuuuh you and me need to go to your tee-pee" fuck off)
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
doesn't hit as hard as it did when i was younger, but it's a fine album. the sound choices on some of the tracks are a bit hard on the ears at times (like that obnoxious chicken clucking on BirdFlu, for example)
favs: 20 Dollar, Paper Planes, Mango Pickle Down River
least favs: BirdFlu, Timbaland's portion of Come Around
Brian Eno
3/5
i'm admittedly not very familiar with Brian Eno or his work, so I had no idea what to expect other than the possibility that it may be more experimental in nature. i'll be listening to the original tracklist only
America Is Waiting - 5/5
Mea Culpa - 4/5
Regiment - 5/5
Help Me Somebody - 5/5
The Jezebel Spirit - 4/5
Qu'ran - 3/5
Moonlight in Glory - 3/5
The Carrier - 3/5
A Secret Life - 3/5
Come with Us - 2/5
Mountain of Needles - 3/5
Average score - 3.6/5 (rounding down)
this was pretty interesting to listen to. i'm almost certain that the fact David Byrne also worked on this album made it so. it kinda felt like i was just listening to some instrumental tracks off of a Talking Heads album, especially between track 3-6 (not that i'm complaining)
i found the Arabic-inspired tracks by Eno & Byrne in the last half to be kinda cool, though i enjoyed them a little less. perhaps it's just not clicking for me in the same way. regardless, i think this was a nice introduction to his music
Rush
5/5
2112 Overture - 5/5
A Passage To Bangkok - 5/5
The Twilight Zone - 4/5
Lessons - 4/5
Tears - 4/5
Something From Nothing - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Wordy Rappinghood - 1/5
Genius of Love - 5/5
Tom Tom Theme - no rating
L'éléphant - 3/5
As Above, So Below - 4/5
Lorelei - 4/5
On, on, on, on... - 3/5
Booming and Zooming - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5 (rounding down)
rough start with the beginning track, but it got more tolerable after
Metallica
4/5
haven't heard this since high school, used to play the hell out of it though. let's see how it aged
Enter Sandman - 5/5
Sad But True - 4/5
Holier Than Thou - 3/5
The Unforgiven - 4/5
Wherever I May Roam - 4/5
Don't Tread on Me - 5/5
Through the Never - 5/5
Nothing Else Matters - 5/5
Of Wolf and Man - 3/5
The God That Failed - 4/5
My Friend of Misery - 3/5
The Struggle Within - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
songs are about as good as i remember, aside from a few mid songs. teenage me would've given this a 5 for sure, but this is a solid 4 in my books today 👍
James Brown
5/5
Intro - no rating
I'll Go Crazy - 5/5
Try Me - 4/5
Instrumental Bridge - no rating
Think - 5/5
I Don't Mind - 5/5
Song Titles Interlude - no rating
Lost Someone - 4/5
Medley - 4/5
Night Train - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
ZZ Top
4/5
Waitin' for the Bus - 4/5
Jesus Just Left Chicago - 3/5
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers - 4/5
Master of Sparks - 5/5
Hot, Blue and Righteous - 4/5
Move Me On Down the Line - 3/5
Precious and Grace - 5/5
La Grange - 5/5
Shiek - 4/5
Have You Heard? - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
You Make Me Feel So Young - 5/5
It Happened in Monterey - 3/5
You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me - 4/5
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me - 4/5
Too Marvelous for Words - 4/5
Old Devil Moon - 3/5
Pennies From Heaven - 4/5
Love Is Here to Stay - 3/5
I've Got You Under My Skin - 3/5
I Thought About You - 3/5
We'll Be Together Again - 4/5
Makin' Whoopee - 4/5
Swingin' Down the Lane - 4/5
Anything Goes - 4/5
How About You? - 5/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Strange Boys Play Weird - no rating
Malibu Beach Nightmare - 4/5
Mental Beat - 3/5
Tooting Bec Wreck - 4/5
Until I Get You - 4/5
Sailing Down the Tears - 2/5
Lick Summer Love - 4/5
Beating Gets Faster - 3/5
Ice Cream Summer - 1/5
Back to Mystery City - 3/5
Average score: 3.1/5
this was an interesting choice to add to a must-listen list, that much i do know. i don't mind glam rock as a genre, but i'm almost certain i've heard other groups do it more justice than whatever this group is doing here
it's super inconsistent throughout; a couple fun songs with the rest varying between boring and grating on the ears. the songs also felt wayyyy to long for my liking
it wasn't a "bad" listen, but it's definitely a bit of a difficult one to sit through in my opinion
Fiona Apple
5/5
heard this many times before today, fiona apple's one of my favs
Sleep to Dream - 5/5
Sullen Girl - 4/5
Shadowboxer - 5/5
Criminal - 5/5
Slow Like Honey - 3/5
The First Taste - 5/5
Never Is a Promise - 5/5
The Child Is Gone - 4/5
Pale September - 5/5
Carrion - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
Joe Ely
2/5
Cornbread Moon - 2/5
Because of the Wind - 3/5
Boxcars - 4/5
Jericho - 3/5
Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown - 3/5
Honky Tonk Masquerade - 3/5
I'll Be Your Fool - 1/5
Fingernails - 1/5
West Texas Waltz - 1/5
Honky Tonkin' - 1/5
Average score: 2.2/5
i had a feeling this would be a big fat 3 just looking at the album title
i was wrong
it's a 2
Ray Charles
4/5
Let the Good Times Roll - 5/5
It Had to Be You - 5/5
Alexander's Ragtime Band - 4/5
Two Years of Torture - 3/5
When Your Lover Has Gone - 4/5
Deed I Do - 4/5
Just for a Thrill - 5/5
You Won't Let Me Go - 3/5
Tell Me You'll Wait for Me - 4/5
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' - 4/5
Am I Blue - 3/5
Come Rain or Come Shine - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Rikki Don't Lose That Number - 5/5
Night by Night - 5/5
Any Major Dude Will Tell You - 5/5
Barrytown - 3/5
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - 3/5
Parker's Band - 4/5
Through With Buzz - 3/5
Pretzel Logic - 5/5
With a Gun - 4/5
Charlie Freak - 5/5
Monkey in Your Soul - 4/5
Average score: 4.2/5
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
heard this a few times before
Feel So Different - 5/5
I Am Stretched on Your Grave - 5/5
Three Babies - 3/5
The Emperor's New Clothes - 4/5
Black Boys on Mopeds - 5/5
Nothing Compares 2 U - 5/5
Jump in the River - 4/5
You Cause as Much Sorrow - 4/5
The Last Day of Our Acquaintance - 4/5
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - 3/5
Average score: 4.2/5
it's pretty good! some tracks went on a little too long for my personal liking, but that's a small nitpick for an otherwise solid album. although a couple of her most popular tracks are on here, Lion and the Cobra is still my fav of her work so far
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
heard this many times before
Spellbound - 5/5
Into The Light - 4/5
Arabian Knights - 5/5
Halloween - 4/5
Monitor - 5/5
Night Shift - 5/5
Sin In My Heart - 4/5
Head Cut - 4/5
Voodoo Dolly - 3/5 (too long for my liking)
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding up)
it's damn good, what else can i say? this is essential goth rock listening. since i can't give this a 4.5 star rating, i guess i have no choice but to give it 5
Baaba Maal
3/5
Hamady Boiro (Yelle) - 4/5
Daande Lenol - 4/5
Lem Gi - 3/5
Ndelorel - 4/5
Yella - 3/5
Toro - 5/5
Daniibe - 3/5
Gidelam - 4/5
Olel - 4/5
Sy Sawande - 3/5
Minuit - 4/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
Depeche Mode
5/5
World in My Eyes - 5/5
Sweetest Perfection - 4/5
Personal Jesus - 5/5
Halo - 4/5
Waiting for the Night - 3/5
Enjoy the Silence - 5/5
Policy of Truth - 5/5
Blue Dress - 4/5
Clean - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding up)
Throwing Muses
3/5
Mercury - 3/5
Pretty or Not - 4/5
Civil Disobedience - 4/5
Pandora's Box - 5/5
Status Quo - 3/5
Speed and Sleep - 4/5
Portia - 4/5
Solar Dip - 4/5
Epiphany - 3/5
Los Flamingos - 3/5
Half Blast - 3/5
Flying - 4/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)
this was alright, just not impressive enough to land on this album list imho. the tracks are decent for the most part, but kinda same-y and forgettable once they're over. i'm not crazy about the vocalist's performance at times either
i'll stick with The Breeders, Liz Phair, Sleater-Kinney and the like for this genre done better
Love
4/5
Alone Again Or - 5/5
A House Is Not a Motel - 3/5
Andmoreagain - 5/5
The Daily Planet - 5/5
Old Man - 4/5
The Red Telephone - 4/5
Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale - 5/5
Live and Let Live - 4/5
The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This - 3/5
Bummer in the Summer 4/5
You Set the Scene - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Cinnamon Girl - 5/5
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - 5/5
Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) - 4/5
Down by the River - 5/5
The Losing End (When You're On) - 5/5
Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) - 3/5
Cowgirl in the Sand - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
Gary Numan
5/5
heard this album a few times before in the past
Airlane - 4/5
Metal - 5/5
Complex - 3/5
Films - 5/5
M.E. - 5/5
Tracks - 4/5
Observer - 5/5
Conversation - 5/5
Cars - 5/5
Engineers - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
i know this album is great and pretty much considered essential synth-pop listening, but i don't think this album "clicked" for me so strongly until today
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - 5/5
Thrasher - 4/5
Ride My Llama - 3/5
Pocahontas - 5/5
Sail Away - 5/5
Powderfinger - 5/5
Welfare Mothers - 5/5
Sedan Delivery - 5/5
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
hey hey my my
Steely Dan
5/5
never really listened to this one. i recall hearing The Boston Rag many times via my dad drumming to it all the time tho
Bodhisattva - 5/5
Razor Boy - 4/5
The Boston Rag - 5/5
Your Gold Teeth - 4/5
Show Biz Kids - 5/5
My Old School - 5/5
Pearl of the Quarter - 5/5
King of the World - 5/5
Average score: 4.7/5
okay my dad's got impeccable taste. i think this this the highest rating i've given an album so far too, crazy good
Beatles
4/5
Drive My Car - 5/5
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - 5/5
You Won't See Me - 5/5
Nowhere Man - 4/5
Think for Yourself - 5/5
The Word - 3/5
Michelle - 4/5
What Goes On - 3/5
Girl - 5/5
I'm Looking Through You - 5/5
In My Life - 4/5
Wait - 4/5
If I Needed Someone - 4/5
Run for Your Life - 4/5
Average score: 4.2/5
TV On The Radio
3/5
familiar with the group from the Young Liars EP as well as their album Seeds. never heard this album tho
The Wrong Way - 3/5
Staring at the Sun - 5/5
Dreams - 4/5
King Eternal - 4/5
Ambulance - 4/5
Poppy - 2/5
Don't Love You - 3/5
Bomb Yourself - 3/5
Wear You Out - 3/5
Average score: 3.4/5 (rounding down)
eh, this was okay. it had some high points (track 2-5 or so) but kinda lost some of that momentum in the second half of the album
Cee Lo Green
3/5
i mean... i guess this was fine?
i'll be honest, these tracks weren't as impactful or memorable as i was hoping they were. i'll just slap a 3 on this one and call it a day
CHIC
4/5
Chic Cheer - 3/5
Le Freak - 5/5
Savoir Faire - 4/5
Happy Man - 4/5
I Want Your Love - 5/5
At Last I Am Free - 4/5
Sometimes You Win - 4/5
(Funny) Bone - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
Fugazi
5/5
heard this lots of times already, big fan of Fugazi. a review is hardly needed for this, it's just good
Turnover - 5/5
Repeater - 5/5
Brendan #1 - 3/5
Merchandise - 5/5
Blueprint - 5/5
Sieve-Fisted Find - 5/5
Greed - 3/5
Two Beats Off - 5/5
Styrofoam - 5/5
Reprovisional - 4/5
Shut the Door - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounded up)
i cannot stress it enough, they are ESSENTIAL listening for the genre, especially this album in particular. if you're new to discovering this group, please check out the rest of their discography, you won't be disappointed
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
Blue Rondo à la Turk - 4/5
Strange Meadow Lark - 3/5
Take Five - 5/5
Three to Get Ready - 4/5
Kathy's Waltz - 4/5
Everybody's Jumpin' - 3/5
Pick Up Sticks - 3/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)
Arcade Fire
4/5
i'm a pretty big fan of Arcade Fire, i've listened to Funeral and The Suburbs more times than i can count. admittedly, i've yet to listen to this album except for maybe a couple songs. i fear this may pale in comparison, but i may be proven wrong
Black Mirror - 4/5
Keep the Car Running - 3/5
Neon Bible - 3/5
Intervention - 5/5
Black Wave / Bad Vibrations - 4/5
Ocean of Noise - 4/5
The Well and the Lighthouse - 5/5
(Antichrist Television Blues) - 4/5
Windowsill - 4/5
No Cars Go - 5/5
My Body Is a Cage - 5/5
Average score: 4.2/5
this is really good! i don't think it's my favorite of their releases, but it is still solid release nonetheless (maybe top 3?)
only complaint i have is it was a bit of a slow burn. the best tracks didn't really come until the middle/end. either way, i could easily come back to listen to a majority of this album again in the future
DJ Shadow
5/5
heard this some months ag for the first time. rating excludes interludes
Building Steam With a Grain of Salt - 5/5
The Number Song - 5/5
Changeling - 5/5
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4) - 4/5
Stem / Long Stem - 5/5
Mutual Slump - 5/5
Organ Donor - 3/5
Midnight in a Perfect World - 5/5
Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain - 5/5
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit) - 5/5
Average score: 4.7/5 (rounding up)
all i can say is it's a vibe. solid beats, solid sampling, love how much it sounds like trip hop. i'd consider this essential listening
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
i had a very strong feeling i wasn't gonna care for this just by the cover alone. my intuition is yet again proven right
this is experimental, that much i can say. it's pretty much just a german guy screaming and shouting over power tools, clanking metal and some drums. a few of the tracks are interesting, but most were too abrasive for my taste
i can't find much good to say about this album unfortunately. i don't think this was necessarily "shit" or "just a bunch of noise" or anything. this just ain't for me
The Who
4/5
Armenia City in the Sky - 5/5
Heinz Baked Beans - 3/5
Mary Ann With the Shaky Hand - 4/5
Odorono - 5/5
Tattoo - 5/5
Our Love Was - 5/5
I Can See for Miles - 5/5
I Can't Reach You - 4/5
Medac - no rating
Relax - 4/5
Silas Stingy - 3/5
Sunrise - 4/5
Rael (1 and 2) - 3/5
Average score: 4.2/5 (rounding down)
Nick Drake
5/5
heard this many times. like i previously mentioned when reviewing Pink Moon, I LOVE MR. DRAKE
Time Has Told Me - 5/5
River Man - 5/5
Three Hours - 5/5
Way to Blue - 4/5
Day Is Done - 5/5
'Cello Song - 5/5
The Thoughts of Mary Jane - 5/5
Man in a Shed - 4/5
Fruit Tree - 5/5
Saturday Sun - 5/5
Average score: 4.8/5
okay i thought Pink Moon and Bryer Later were his best work but after listening more closely to this... maybe this is his best??
idk my answer for his best album changes all the time depending on the mood. i can confidently say that this is his most cohesive-sounding release out of all his work. i personally think all his albums are essential listening and worth listening to, but this is especially an accessible intro to his work
The Beach Boys
5/5
Wouldn't It Be Nice - 5/5
You Still Believe in Me - 5/5
That's Not Me - 4/5
Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) - 5/5
I'm Waiting for the Day - 5/5
Let's Go Away for Awhile - 3/5
Sloop John B - 4/5
God Only Knows - 5/5
I Know There's an Answer - 5/5
Here Today - 5/5
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - 5/5
Pet Sounds - 4/5
Caroline No - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
Black Sabbath
5/5
the timing of this being my album for the day is crazy
i've heard half of these tracks many times over the years, but i don't believe i've listened to every track
War Pigs - 5/5
Paranoid - 5/5
Planet Caravan - 4/5
Iron Man - 5/5
Electric Funeral - 5/5
Hand of Doom - 5/5
Rat Salad - 3/5
Fairies Wear Boots - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
rip ozzy you were a real one
3/5
haven't heard this in full yet. Limp Bizkit is kinda hit or miss for me so we'll see how this holds up
Intro - no rating
Hot Dog - 2/5
My Generation - 2/5
Full Nelson - 2/5
My Way - 5/5
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) - 5/5
Livin' It Up - 3/5
The One - 3/5
Getcha Groove On - 2/5
Take a Look Around - 3/5
It'll Be OK - 2/5
Boiler - 2/5
Hold On - 2/5
Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) - 3/5
Outro - no rating
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounded up)
i'm convinced that once you've heard one Limp Bizkit album, you've heard them all
My Way and Rollin' were about the only songs that i feel remained solid tracks over the years. stupid teenage me might've found this album entertaining i guess? as an adult, this was underwhelming at best
Led Zeppelin
4/5
as i might've previously mentioned in another review, i kinda don't like Led Zeppelin as much after learning that they likely plagiarized some of their songs. regardless, for the sake of not letting my bias affect how i listen, i'll try to rate these tracks as if i never knew that fact
Whole Lotta Love - 5/5
What Is and What Should Never Be - 5/5
The Lemon Song - 4/5
Thank You - 3/5
Heartbreaker - 5/5
Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) - 4/5
Ramble On - 4/5
Moby Dick - 3/5
Bring It On Home - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
Big Black
5/5
mostly unfamiliar with this (aside from a few tracks from Songs About Fucking). i'm more familiar with Albini's work with Shellac, had no idea this was his original group
Jordan, Minnesota - 5/5
Passing Complexion - 3/5
Big Money - 4/5
Kerosene - 5/5
Bad Houses - 4/5
Fists of Love - 5/5
Stinking Drunk - 5/5
Bazooka Joe - 5/5
Strange Things - 5/5
Cables (Live) - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
loud and abrasive in the best ways possible. idk how this hasn't landed on my musical radar sooner
Cables was amazing for a live performance, and i'm not usually a fan of live performances
The Residents
3/5
never listened to this group before, going in completely blind
Constantinople - 4/5
Sinister Exaggerator - 2/5
The Booker Tease - 4/5
Blue Rosebuds - 5/5
Laughing Song - 3/5
Bach Is Dead - 3/5
Elvis and His Boss - 3/5
Lizard Lady - 3/5
Semolina - 2/5
Birthday Boy - 1/5
Weight-Lifting Lulu - 4/5
Krafty Cheese - 3/5
Hello Skinny - 4/5
The Electrocutioner - 4/5
Average score: 3.2/5
well this was weird as fuck
i really am at a loss for words. idk what to expect of the rest of their discography but after having my first introduction be this... i'm a little worried
Thin Lizzy
3/5
i don't care for live albums enough to give them a 5 star rating (not yet anyway)
Muddy Waters
4/5
Mannish Boy - 5/5
Bus Driver - 4/5
I Want to Be Loved - 3/5
Jealous Hearted Man - 4/5
I Can't Be Satisfied - 3/5
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) - 5/5
Deep Down in Florida - 3/5
Crosseyed Cat - 3/5
Little Girl - 4/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
not really a big fan of blues. i know it's an important and influential genre but it gets old real quick for me (hence the decline in song ratings toward the end). i can't justify this getting fewer than 4 stars tho
3/5
i'm familiar with a few albums from this group. never heard their earlier work tho
Broken Witch - 3/5
Steam Rose From the Lifeless Cloak - 1/5
There's Always Room on the Broom - 2/5
If You're a Wizard Then Why Do You Wear Glasses? - 1/5
We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own - 4/5
They Don't Want Your Corn - They Want Your Kids - 5/5
Read the Book That Wrote Itself - 3/5
Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway - 4/5
They Took 14 for the Rest of Our Lives - 3/5
Flow My Tears the Spider Said - 4/5
Average score: 3/5
huh.
there were a few songs i thought were good or had potential to be good, but the majority of this album just wasn't for me i'm afraid. the last half was far more tolerable than the 1st at least
it's cool to see their sound has improved significantly since. the dark and occult-like theme is kinda fun, as are the extremely long song titles
Joan Baez
4/5
never heard this before. rating is based on the original tracklist
Silver Dagger - 5/5
East Virginia - 3/5
Fare Thee Well - 4/5
House of the Rising Sun - 5/5
All My Trials - 3/5
Wildwood Flower - 5/5
Donna Donna - 5/5
John Riley - 4/5
Rake and Rambling Boy - 3/5
Little Moses - 4/5
Mary Hamilton - 3/5
Henry Martin - 5/5
El preso numero nueve - 4/5
Average score: 4.1/5
it was a nice album overall, but i was surprised to have not found as much enjoyment listening to this as i thought i would. i was so certain i would give this a 5 too
i think what made the album a little difficult to listen to was the vocals. she has a beautiful voice, don't get me wrong. but the loud, warbling soprano was just... a bit much on some tracks (especially ones that are 5+ minutes long)
regardless, it's still pretty solid folk music, and worth hearing at least once. i'll likely keep listening to the handful of songs i liked
Def Leppard
4/5
only ever heard Pour Some Sugar On Me before today
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) - 3/5
Photograph - 5/5
Stagefright - 5/5
Too Late for Love - 3/5
Die Hard the Hunter - 3/5
Foolin' - 4/5
Rock of Ages - 5/5
Comin' Under Fire - 4/5
Action! Not Words - 4/5
Billy's Got a Gun - 3/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
Pretenders
3/5
Precious - 4/5
The Phone Call - 3/5
Up the Neck - 4/5
Tattooed Love Boys - 4/5
Space Invader - 3/5
The Wait - 3/5
Stop Your Sobbing - 3/5
Kid - 3/5
Private Life - 3/5
Brass in Pocket - 5/5
Lovers of Today - 4/5
Mystery Achievement - 4/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)
this was alright, but i found a significant chunk of the tracklist pretty underwhelming. first few songs were promising, then that momentum drops off in the middle. fortunately the album finishes strong with the last few tracks, but i personally don't think it was enough to justify giving this 4 stars
Björk
5/5
heard this before in the past. this is likely to get a high rating because it's Bjork. the fact that this has received lower than 3 stars average here is criminal tbh, but i suppose some folks just have different "tastes"
Stonemilker - 5/5
Lionsong - 5/5
History of Touches - 3/5
Black Lake - 5/5
Family - 5/5
Notget - 4/5
Atom Dance - 5/5
Mouth Mantra - 5/5
Quicksand - 4/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
very creative and authentic album about her breakup. this isn't as catchy as her earlier work, nor is it as experimental as some other albums in her discography (in my opinion), but it's still accessible and masterfully crafted nonetheless
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Bridge Over Troubled Water - 5/5
El Condor Pasa - 5/5
Cecilia - 5/5
Keep the Customer Satisfied - 5/5
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - 5/5
The Boxer - 5/5
Baby Driver - 5/5
The Only Living Boy in New York - 4/5
Why Don't You Write Me - 4/5
Bye Bye Love - 4/5
Song for the Asking - 4/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
Emmylou Harris
4/5
heard this once in the past already. will listen again to properly rate
Bluebird Wine - 5/5
Too Far Gone - 4/5
If I Could Only Win Your Love - 5/5
Boulder to Birmingham - 4/5
Before Believing - 4/5
Bottle Let Me Down - 3/5
Sleepless Nights - 3/5
Coat of Many Colors - 5/5
For No One - 5/5
Queen of the Silver Dollar - 5/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
country is a very hit-or-miss genre for me. however, i think this is solid country folk, and i love her voice. i believe i would've rated this a bit higher if i were in the right mood for listen to country tonight
Talking Heads
5/5
i've only partially heard this in the past, but obviously i'll be rating this pretty highly
I Zimbra - 5/5
Mind - 5/5
Paper - 5/5
Cities - 5/5
Life During Wartime - 5/5
Memories Can't Wait - 5/5
Air - 5/5
Heaven - 4/5
Animals - 4/5
Electric Guitar - 3/5
Drugs - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
Crowded House
2/5
Chocolate Cake - 2/5
It's Only Natural - 3/5
Fall at Your Feet - 3/5
Tall Trees - 4/5
Weather With You - 3/5
Whispers and Moans - 4/5
Four Seasons in One Day - 3/5
There Goes God - 3/5
Fame Is - 2/5
All I Ask - 2/5
As Sure as I Am - 2/5
Italian Plastic - 2/5
She Goes On - 2/5
How Will You Go - 4/5
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounding down)
yaaaaaaawn
i gotta agree with most of the other reviews, this is offensively boring. so much so that i don't even want to round this up to a 3
4/5
The Once Over Twice - 4/5
We're Desperate - 2/5
Adult Books - 4/5
Universal Corner - 5/5
I'm Coming Over - no rating
It's Who You Know - 3/5
In This House That I Call Home - 3/5
Some Other Time - 5/5
White Girl - 5/5
Beyond and Back - 5/5
Back 2 the Base - 3/5
When Our Love Passed Out on the Couch - 5/5
Year 1 - no rating
Average score: 4/5
this is not the kind of punk i'm used to. sounds like they're going for more of a Ramones-like vibe i guess.
i'm not crazy about the vocals on some moments, but i found this fine overall. in fact, i noticed a significant bump in their performance from track 8 onward
whether i like this group or not is still inconclusive. maybe i'll like their other albums better?
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
heard this once or twice before this came up as my album for today, but i'll listen again for rating purposes
Thunder Road - 5/5
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - 4/5
Night - 4/5
Backstreets - 4/5
Born to Run - 5/5
She's the One - 3/5
Meeting Across the River - 3/5
Jungleland - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
Aphex Twin
4/5
heard this many times before today
Xtal - 5/5
Tha - 3/5 (it's chill but kinda long)
Pulsewidth - 5/5
Ageispolis - 5/5
i - no rating
Green Calx - 4/5
Heliosphan - 5/5
We Are the Music Makers - 5/5
Schottkey 7th Path - 3/5
Ptolemy - 4/5
Hedphelym - 2/5
Delphium - 5/5
Actium - 4/5
Average score: 4.2/5
solid and very influential album, i don't really think any of his releases are misses tbh. this album isn't exactly among my favorites per se, but i return to listen regularly
Van Morrison
3/5
i was gonna give this the usual 3-star rating i generally give live albums right off the bat, cuz I just don't care for them as much as studio albums. however... this is 2 damn discs
though i was tempted to give this a 1 based off that fact alone, i'll let it slide this time. the music is alright, good enough to avoid receiving a low score out of spite
i ain't listening to Vol 2-4 tho, fuck that
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Song for Lindy - 4/5
Santa Cruz - 3/5
Going Out of My Head - 5/5
The Weekend Starts Here - 3/5
Everybody Needs a 303 - 4/5
Give the Po'Man a Break - 4/5
10th and Crenshaw - 3/5
First Down - 5/5
Punk to Funk - 3/5
The Sound of Milwaukee - 3/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)
some tracks were alright. i just found this average at best for the most part
Tears For Fears
5/5
Shout - 5/5
The Working Hour - 5/5
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - 5/5
Mothers Talk - 4/5
I Believe - 4/5
Broken - 4/5
Head Over Heels - 5/5
Listen - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5
my nostalgia could be clouding my judgement, but damn does this album SLAP
this is 80s pop at its finest. whether you were born in that decade or not, most of these tracks can have a way of making anyone reminisce the good times of the past i feel
The Who
4/5
i don't typically care for live albums that much, but this was a good one so +1 star
Tito Puente
4/5
solid. can't say much more than that
George Harrison
4/5
already heard this a while back
I'd Have You Anytime - 5/5
My Sweet Lord - 5/5
Wah-Wah - 3/5
Isn't It a Pity (v.1) - 5/5
What Is Life - 4/5
If Not for You - 4/5
Behind That Locked Door - 5/5
Let It Down - 5/5
Run of the Mill - 4/5
Beware of Darkness - 4/5
Apple Scruffs - 4/5
Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - 4/5
Awaiting on You All - 4/5
All Things Must Pass - 4/5
I Dig Love - 3/5
Art of Dying - 2/5
Isn't It a Pity (v.2) - 5/5
Hear Me Lord - 3/5
Apple Jam - no rating (can't find it)
Out of the Blue - 3/5
It's Johnny's Birthday - no rating
Plug Me In - 3/5
I Remember Jeep - 2/5
Thanks for the Pepperoni - 3/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
only gripe i really have is that it's 27 fucking tracks long. momentum of the tracks dies down significantly in the 2nd disc as well
i guess I'd technically round this rating up, but realistically this is a 3.5 star for me
Tim Buckley
4/5
heard this before
Strange Feelin' - 4/5
Buzzin' Fly - 4/5
Love From Room 109 at The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway) - 5/5
Dream Letter - 3/5
Gypsy Woman - 3/5
Sing a Song for You - 4/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
John Lennon
3/5
Mother - 3/5
Hold On - 5/5
I Found Out - 3/5
Working Class Hero - 3/5
Isolation - 4/5
Remember - 3/5
Love - 4/5
Well Well Well - 3/5
Look at Me - 3/5
God - 5/5
My Mummy's Dead - 2/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
he really took some wailing/screaming inspo from Yoko i see
The Kinks
5/5
Party Line - 5/5
Rosy Won't You Please Come Home - 5/5
Dandy - 5/5
Too Much on My Mind - 3/5
Session Man - 3/5
Rainy Day in June - 5/5
House in the Country - 4/5
Holiday in Waikiki - 5/5
Most Exclusive Residence for Sale - 5/5
Fancy - 3/5
Little Miss Queen of Darkness - 5/5
You're Lookin' Fine - 4/5
Sunny Afternoon - 4/5
I'll Remember - 5/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
5/5
Victoria - 5/5
Yes Sir, No Sir - 5/5
Some Mother's Son - 4/5
Drivin' - 5/5
Brainwashed - 5/5
Australia - 4/5
Shangri-La - 5/5
Mr. Churchill Says - 5/5
She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina - 4/5
Young and Innocent Days - 3/5
Nothing to Say - 5/5
Arthur - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
Laibach
4/5
Leben heißt Leben - 5/5
Geburt einer Nation - 4/5
Leben-Tod - 4/5
F.I.A.T. - 3/5
Opus Dei - 5/5
Trans-National - 4/5
How the West Was Won - 4/5
The Great Seal - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
sounds like the proto-Rammstein
album cover is cool. i was a little puzzled while listening. it's giving medieval fanfare vibes but it kinda slaps?? depending on the track at least.
i don't speak german so i hope their not sing about some nazi shit
SAULT
3/5
i heard this before when it came out in 2020 (if i remember correctly)
it's... okay? i like the messaging, and there were some high moments here and there. i just didn't find the music all that compelling overall. loooots of spoken-word filler between tracks as well, don't care for it
Marvin Gaye
5/5
heard this many times already
What's Going On - 5/5
What's Happening Brother - 5/5
Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky) - 4/5
Save the Children - 4/5
God Is Love - no rating
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - 5/5
Right On - 4/5
Wholy Holy - 4/5
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
essential, period
Sly & The Family Stone
5/5
Stand! - 5/5
Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey - 5/5
I Want to Take You Higher - 5/5
Somebody's Watching You - 5/5
Sing a Simple Song - 5/5
Everyday People - 4/5
Sex Machine - 3/5
You Can Make It If You Try - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5
2nd track lyrics are craaaazy (i get it tho)
anyway, this is nearly perfect. definitely worthy of making the 1001 albums list
Beatles
4/5
A Hard Day's Night - 5/5
I Should Have Known Better - 4/5
If I Fell - 5/5
I'm Happy Just to Dance With You - 3/5
And I Love Her - 5/5
Tell Me Why - 3/5
Can't Buy Me Love - 4/5
Any Time at All - 3/5
I'll Cry Instead - 3/5
Things We Said Today - 4/5
When I Get Home - 3/5
You Can't Do That - 3/5
I'll Be Back - 4/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
it's alright. i'd even say it's good. however, i feel it was the most underwhelming of their releases i've heard so far (coming from someone who has only heard their later work). this required a couple listens all the way through to just barely give this a 4-star rating
LL Cool J
3/5
The Boomin' System - 3/5
Around the Way Girl - 5/5
Eat 'Em Up L Chill - 4/5
Mr. Good Bar - 2/5
Murdergram (Live at Rapmania) - 3/5
Cheesy Rat Blues - 5/5
Farmers Blvd. (Our Anthem) - 4/5
Mama Said Knock You Out - 5/5
Milky Cereal - 2/5
Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling) - 3/5
To Da Break of Dawn - 3/5
6 Minutes of Pleasure - 2/5
Illegal Search - 3/5
The Power of God - 3/5
Average score: 3.4/5 (rounding down)
there's a couple tracks i thought were fine, but this was some cornball shit for the most part. but that's to be expected of most 90s hip hop i guess
Johnny Cash
5/5
Folsom Prison Blues - 5/5
Dark as the Dungeon - 5/5
I Still Miss Someone - 5/5
Cocaine Blues - 5/5
25 Minutes to Go - 5/5
Orange Blossom Special - 3/5
The Long Black Veil - 5/5
Send a Picture of Mother - 3/5
The Wall - 4/5
Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog - 4/5
Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart - 5/5
Jackson - 5/5
Give My Love to Rose - 4/5
I Got Stripes - 4/5
Green, Green Grass of Home - 5/5
Greystone Chapel - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
Buzzcocks
4/5
Fast Cars - 4/5
No Reply - 4/5
You Tear Me Up - 3/5
Get on Our Own - 5/5
Love Battery - 5/5
Sixteen - 2/5
I Don't Mind - 5/5
Fiction Romance - 4/5
Autonomy - 5/5
I Need - 5/5
Moving Away From the Pulsebeat - 4/5
Average score: 4.2/5
Carole King
4/5
listen to this all the time
I Feel the Earth Move - 4/5
So Far Away - 5/5
It's Too Late - 5/5
Home Again - 4/5
Beautiful - 5/5
Way Over Yonder - 4/5
You've Got a Friend - 4/5
Where You Lead - 3/5
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 5/5
Smackwater Jack - 3/5
Tapestry - 3/5
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - 5/5
Average score: 4.2/5 (rounding down)
it's a classic, hard not to love it. reminds me a lot of Laura Nyro, though i don't think Tapestry hits quite as hard
love her version of You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman just as much as i do Aretha's (which makes sense as she composed it)
Bob Dylan
5/5
Tangled Up in Blue - 5/5
Simple Twist of Fate - 5/5
You're a Big Girl Now - 5/5
Idiot Wind - 5/5
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - 4/5
Meet Me in the Morning - 5/5
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - 3/5
If You See Her, Say Hello - 5/5
Shelter From the Storm - 5/5
Buckets of Rain - 4/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
i feel like the i'm the only music listener on this planet that isn't a Bob Dylan dickrider. i really haven't been a fan of the bits of his music i've heard. say what you want about his songwriting and influence on music, he's a DOGSHIT vocalist and it's not likely i'll change my mind about that
however, this is probably the first album of his that i actually enjoyed for once. enough to forgive his bad singing anyway. we'll see how i like the rest of his discography as they come up, maybe i don't hate this guy's music as much as i thought i did
Killing Joke
3/5
Requiem - 5/5
Wardance - 4/5
Tomorrow's World - 4/5
Bloodsport - 2/5
The Wait - 5/5
Complications - 3/5
$.O.3.6. - 4/5
Primitive - 3/5
Change - 3/5
Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
The Cutter - 5/5
Back of Love - 5/5
My White Devil - 4/5
Clay - 3/5
Porcupine - 4/5
Heads Will Roll - 5/5
Ripeness - 3/5
Higher Hell - 5/5
Gods Will Be Gods - 3/5
In Bluer Skies - 5/5
Average score: 4.2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Into My Arms - 5/5
Lime Tree Arbour - 4/5
People Ain't No Good - 5/5
Brompton Oratory - 2/5
There Is a Kingdom - 3/5
(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? - 4/5
Where Do We Go Now but Nowhere? - 3/5
West Country Girl - 4/5
Black Hair - 3/5
Idiot Prayer - 2/5
Far From Me - 4/5
Green Eyes - 1/5
Average score: 3.3/5 (rounding down)
never heard this guy's music til today. i didn't expect him to sound so... broody? that split with PJ Harvey must've fucked him up good
i guess i expected a bit more energy from this artist based on his appearance (something like Tom Waits or something). maybe he has better albums in his discography and i shouldn't completely write him off just yet
Pixies
5/5
heard this quite a few times before, love Pixies
Bone Machine - 5/5
Break My Body - 5/5
Something Against You - 3/5
Broken Face - 5/5
Gigantic - 5/5
River Euphrates - 5/5
Where Is My Mind? - 5/5
Cactus - 5/5
Tony's Theme - 3/5
Oh My Golly! - 5/5
Vamos - 4/5
I'm Amazed - 3/5
Brick Is Red - 4/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
it's as good as i remember, maybe even better!
like others have mentioned here, i think Doolittle is still their best album. i think the only tracks i didn't care for here were the few short filler tracks, and even those have their own charm in my opinion
overall, Surfer Rosa is damn good (top 3 contender for sure)
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
mmm... maybe y'all should take this off the list for the next edition
i had higher hopes for this but sadly, i shut this off halfway through. i feel like i heard all there was to hear at that point. aside from maaaaybe a song or two, this just wasn't giving
the messaging in her music is admirable, but good social commentary does not automatically make an album good. i can see some potential for a good artist with some more polished production tho
Lou Reed
4/5
listen to this for the first time earlier this year already
Berlin - 3/5
Lady Day - 5/5
Men of Good Fortune - 4/5
Caroline Says I - 5/5
How Do You Think It Feels - 5/5
Oh Jim - 4/5
Caroline Says II - 4/5
The Kids - 3/5
The Bed - 5/5
Sad Song - 5/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
Marty Robbins
5/5
i've already listened to this in full a few times, and i've grown up listening to Big Iron probably millions of times playing New Vegas. can't say much in my rating other than it fuckin' slaps
(rating based on full-length version)
Big Iron - 5/5
Cool Water - 3/5
Billy the Kid - 5/5
A Hundred and Sixty Acres - 4/5
They're Hanging Me Tonight - 4/5
The Strawberry Roan - 5/5
El Paso - 5/5
In the Valley - 3/5
The Master's Call - 5/5
Running Gun - 5/5
Down in the Little Green Valley - 4/5
Utah Carol - 5/5
The Hanging Tree - 5/5
Saddle Tramp - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
realistically, this isn't quite a 5-star album. however, giving this less than a 4.5 rating here seems kinda criminal, given how much i genuinely enjoy it
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Before Today - 3/5
Wrong - 4/5
Single - 4/5
The Heart Remains a Child - 3/5
Walking Wounded - 4/5
Flipside - 2/5
Big Deal - 4/5
Mirrorball - 3/5
Good Cop, Bad Cop - 4/5
Wrong (remix) - 4/5
Walking Wounded (remix) - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Hungry Freaks, Daddy - 5/5
I Ain't Got No Heart - 4/5
Who Are the Brain Police? - 3/5
Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder - 5/5
Motherly Love - 4/5
How Could I Be Such a Fool - 4/5
Wowie Zowie - 3/5
You Didn't Try to Call Me - 4/5
Any Way the Wind Blows - 5/5
I'm Not Satisfied - 3/5
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here - 4/5
Trouble Every Day - 3/5
Help, I'm A Rock - 4/5
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet - 3/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
Jerry Lee Lewis
2/5
was waiting to see if his music was good enough to overlook his racism, pedophilia and incestuous behaviors
it's not
also this culture vulture is NOT the inventor of rock and roll. sure, i can recognize this guy's talent, but the black artists that created the blueprint for what we know now as rock n roll ran fuckin circles around this creep's music.
i'll spare him a 1-star rating just because Great Balls of Fire lowkey slaps
OutKast
5/5
honestly i didn't mind the total runtime or the amount of interludes for once. the songs and production quality made up for all that and then some.
Stankonia is likely most people's fav album (i like it a lot too!), but there's something about Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. it's fun, innovative and well-produced. while The Love Below is pretty different from what they've released in the past as it's so much more sensual (and kinda horny), Speakerboxxx is very reminiscent of what they're known and loved for
hard to decide on which part i liked best as they both have lots to love
Gil Scott-Heron
5/5
THIS is political music done right. clear and concise in its messaging without being too on-the-nose. a powerful message from a powerful vocalist
Spacemen 3
3/5
i don't think this sound is quite for me, unfortunately. i wouldn't mind if this happened to play in the background of whatever i was doing, it's not "bad" music by any means. it's just not an album i would personally seek out again for the fun of it
i will admit, the droning notes throughout have a very calming effect on me. maybe i could play some tracks in the background at night to help me fall asleep on occasion
since i can at least find something good in listening to this overall, i think this album is at least deserving of a 3
Van Morrison
4/5
And It Stoned Me - 5/5
Moondance - 5/5
Crazy Love - 5/5
Caravan - 5/5
Into the Mystic - 5/5
Come Running - 3/5
These Dreams of You - 3/5
Brand New Day - 3/5
Everyone - 4/5
Glad Tidings - 4/5
Average score: 4.2/5
Pixies
5/5
FUCK YES!!!!! i FINALLY i get to rate Doolittle!!! (the best Pixies album btw)
Debaser - 5/5
Tame - 5/5
Wave of Mutilation - 5/5
I Bleed - 5/5
Here Comes Your Man - 5/5
Dead - 4/5
Monkey Gone to Heaven - 5/5
Mr. Grieves - 5/5
Crackity Jones - 4/5
La La Love You - 5/5
No. 13 Baby - 4/5
There Goes My Gun - 5/5
Hey - 5/5
Silver - 3/5
Gouge Away - 5/5
Average score: 4.7/5
this is Pixies at their prime, followed by Surfer Rosa & Bossanova. some of their later work is worth checking out too tho
i'll spare fangirling about this album too much more than i already have, but this is legit one of my all-time fav albums. highly recommend this to anyone who hasn't listened to them
The Triffids
3/5
Bury Me Deep in Love - 5/5
Kelly's Blues - 4/5
A Trick of the Light - 3/5
Hometown Farewell Kiss - 5/5
Unmade Love - 3/5
Open for You - 3/5
Holy Water - 3/5
Blinder by the Hour - 4/5
Vagabond Holes - 3/5
Jerdacuttup Man - 2/5
Calenture - no rating
Save What You Can - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
interesting choice to put on this album list. i think i had higher expectations for it before listening, however.
it wasn't bad. in fact, it started fairly strong. however, as someone who usually loves jangle pop, i feel the middle tracks were a little underwhelming. from what i can tell, they have other albums that are supposedly better than this one, which has me hopeful for when i explore their discography further.
though i didn't enjoy this album as much as i hoped i would, this certainly wasn't bad. i'm glad i've been exposed to a group i likely wouldn't have discovered on my own, and i hope their other material is better
Love
4/5
Stephanie Knows Who - 4/5
Orange Skies - 5/5
¡Que vida! - 4/5
Seven & Seven Is - 3/5
The Castle - 4/5
She Comes in Colors - 5/5
Revelation - 2/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
Iggy Pop
5/5
Lust for Life - 5/5
Sixteen - 5/5
Some Weird Sin - 4/5
The Passenger - 5/5
Tonight - 4/5
Success - 5/5
Turn Blue - 4/5
Neighborhood Threat - 5/5
Fall in Love With Me - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
Meat Puppets
4/5
Split Myself in Two - 3/5
Magic Toy Missing - 4/5
Lost - 3/5
Plateau - 5/5
Aurora Borealis - 5/5
We're Here - 4/5
Climbing - 4/5
New Gods - 4/5
Oh, Me - 5/5
Lake of Fire - 5/5
I'm a Mindless Idiot - 4/5
The Whistling Song - 4/5
Average score: 4.2/5
not too bad at all. i think i've only heard one other cowpunk album and this is the first one I've liked at all
tbh i enjoyed the instrumentals more than i did vocals, not sure i care for the singer's performance in some parts. still a pretty good listen overall, i could see myself coming back to a few tracks again
Cream
4/5
heard this before
Strange Brew - 5/5
Sunshine Of Your Love - 5/5
World Of Pain - 5/5
Dance The Night Away - 4/5
Blue Condition - 2/5
Tales Of Brave Ulysses - 5/5
SWLABR - 4/5
We're Going Wrong - 3/5
Outside Woman Blues - 4/5
Take It Back - 4/5
Mother's Lament - 1/5
Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up)
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
love LCD Soundsystem!! i've heard this album tons of times already, but never really bothered to rate in the past
Get Innocuous! - 5/5
Time to Get Away - 4/5
North American Scum - 5/5
Someone Great - 5/5
All My Friends - 3/5
Us v Them - 4/5
Watch the Tapes - 4/5
Sound of Silver - 5/5
New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down - 5/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
whenever Get Innocuous! comes on, it's time to shake some ass. i don't make the rules
i'll have to relisten to their other albums to be certain, but i might just consider this their best work. hard to say for sure tho, i love all their albums nearly equally. this one is just so danceable and catchy (with the exception of New York I Love You, but that one's an amazing way to close an amazing listening experience).
highly recommend their other releases if you enjoyed this. realistically, this gets 4.5 stars but I'm willing to bump the score up a bit here
The Velvet Underground
3/5
White Light / White Heat - 4/5
The Gift - 2/5
Lady Godiva's Operation - 4/5
Here She Comes Now - 3/5
I Heard Her Call My Name - 2/5
Sister Ray - 1/5
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounding up)
i just don't get it.
first half had me like zzzzzzz. last half also had me falling asleep. gave this album another listen just to be sure i wasn't missing something good and i just couldn't stand all that noise on top of Lou Reed's awful singing voice
it blows my mind how this album gets so much praise, i just can't seem to understand why. I always thought TVU was kinda whatever but this is the worst i've heard from them so far
normally this would maybe get 2.5 stars elsewhere, but i will (begrudgingly) give this a 3-star rating here
Green Day
4/5
i've heard the more popular tracks, but never the full album.
Burnout - 4/5
Having a Blast - 4/5
Chump - 4/5
Longview - 5/5
Welcome to Paradise - 5/5
Pulling Teeth - 4/5
Basket Case - 5/5
She - 4/5
Sassafras Roots - 4/5
When I Come Around - 5/5
Coming Clean - 3/5
Emenius Sleepus - 4/5
In the End - 3/5
F.O.D. - 3/5
Average score: 4.1/5
coming from someone who was predominantly exposed to Green Day from listening to American Idiot hundreds of times as a 10-year-old, i think they were at their prime here.
the popular songs are as good as i remember them. the other tracks were alright, but likely not ones i'd come back and listen to (with the exception of a couple)
now i worry American Idiot will suck ass in comparison when i hear it again later
Billy Bragg
2/5
Greetings to the New Brunette - 3/5
Train Train - 3/5
The Marriage - 1/5
Ideology - 2/5
Levi Stubbs' Tears - 3/5
Honey I'm a Big Boy Now - 2/5
There Is Power in a Union - 1/5
Help Save the Youth of America - 3/5
Wishing the Days Away - 2/5
The Passion - 4/5
The Warmest Room - 3/5
The Home Front - 3/5
Average score: 2.6/5 (rounding down)
yikes. that bri'ish voice made it very hard to sit through
aside from that, this felt a little bare and same-y. i suppose the political messaging was all good and well, but it's hard to sit and listen to the message when the performance isn't very pleasant on the ears
Frank Black
4/5
i love this guy's work with Pixies, but haven't listened to his solo work yet
Whatever Happened to Pong? - 3/5
Thalassocracy - 4/5
(I Want to Live on An) Abstract Plain - 5/5
Calistan - 5/5
The Vanishing Spies - 5/5
Speedy Marie - 5/5
Headache - 3/5
Sir Rockaby - 4/5
Freedom Rock - 5/5
Two Reelers - 5/5
Fiddle Riddle - 4/5
Olé Mulholland - 5/5
Fazer Eyes - 4/5
I Could Stay Here Forever - 5/5
The Hostess With the Mostest - 3/5
Superabound - 5/5
Big Red - 4/5
Space Is Gonna Do Me Good - 4/5
White Noise Maker - 5/5
Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band - 4/5
Bad, Wicked World - 3/5
Pie in the Sky - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
i'll be honest, this took me a while to find the time to sit through this from beginning to end, which already had my mood soured. this album is pretty damn long
thankfully, there are quite a few gems within this release, and i'm glad i could enjoy the majority of this. even the tracks that started with odd and even disorienting chords (like White Noise Maker) ended up being quite refreshing in my opinion
my only real gripe is that the length of this album is a little overindulgent. if at least 1/4 of the tracks were cut, this would be among my fav albums off this list
N.W.A.
3/5
Straight Outta Compton - 5/5
Fuck Tha Police - 5/5
Gangsta Gangsta - 4/5
If It Ain't Ruff - 3/5
Parental Discretion Iz Advised - 1/5
Express Yourself - 4/5 (+1 star for the sample)
Compton's n the House - 3/5
I Ain't tha 1 - 1/5
Dopeman (Remix) - 1/5
Quiet on tha Set - 3/5
Average score: 3/5
the first 2 tracks are the only ones worth hearing
say whatever you want about the homophobia/misogyny/violent lyrics (not at all unique to these guys), this shit just had too much of that 90s corn for my liking. most tracks just didn't age all that well in my opinion
i guess i can at least recognize the "impact" this had on hip-hop at the time, so i kept my rating a bit generous
Ice T
2/5
Average score: 2.6/5 (rounding down, rating excludes most of the filler tracks)
i have put this one off for several weeks for a couple reasons:
1. this is a whopping 24 tracks long (70+ minutes)
2. it's fucking Ice-T.
at this point, i just wanted get this over with so i can proceed with this album list. as expected, it's super dated and corny hip-hop about how big bad and tough Ice-T supposedly is. i don't doubt this might've done numbers back in thr 90s, but it doesn't age well at all for first-time listeners today
Midnight was alright i guess. i'm a sucker for a Black Sabbath sample
Cat Stevens
5/5
Where Do the Children Play? - 4/5
Hard Headed Woman - 5/5
Wild World - 5/5
Sad Lisa - 4/5
Miles From Nowhere - 5/5
But I Might Die Tonight - 5/5
Longer Boats - 4/5
Into White - 5/5
On the Road to Find Out - 4/5
Father and Son - 5/5
Tea for the Tillerman - no rating
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
Black Sabbath
5/5
Black Sabbath - 5/5
The Wizard - 5/5
Behind the Wall of Sleep - 4/5
N.I.B. - 5/5
Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me - 4/5
Wicked World - 5/5
Sleeping Village - 5/5
Warning - 5/5
Average rating: 4.8/5
superb.
i think much of Black Sabbath's work is truly timeless. like, i'm certain it will hold up til the end of time it's so good. idk what kind of sorcery went into this album
Metallica
5/5
heard this before years ago but i only remember a few songs
Blackened - 5/5
...And Justice for All - 5/5
Eye of the Beholder - 5/5
One - 5/5
The Shortest Straw - 4/5
Harvester of Sorrow - 5/5
The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 4/5
To Live Is to Die - 3/5
Dyers Eve - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
it's as good as i remember it being. now that i think about it, this was probably their last "great" album, though i did (and still do) like their self-titled album that followed to some degree
Patti Smith
5/5
heard this before some time ago
Gloria - 5/5
Redondo Beach - 4/5
Birdland - 3/5
Free Money - 5/5
Kimberly - 5/5
Break It Up - 5/5
Land - 5/5
Elegie - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
3/5
Tantos desejos - 4/5
Você gosta - 4/5
Na neblina - 3/5
Segredo - 5/5
Antropófagos - 3/5
Felicidade - 3/5
Um dia comum (em SP) - 3/5
Sereia - 3/5
Samba do gringo Paulista - 5/5
Abraço - 2/5
Pecados da madrugada - 2/5
A noite sem fim - 1/5
Average score: 3.2/5 (rounding down)
the brazilian-inspired beats are interesting at times, but most of the album didn't really do much for me unfortunately (especially the last few tracks). makes some alright background music i guess
Pink Floyd
5/5
Speak to Me - no rating
Breathe (In The Air) - 5/5
On the Run - 3/5
Time - 5/5
The Great Gig in the Sky - 5/5
Money - 5/5
Us and Them - 5/5
Any Colour You Like - 4/5
Brain Damage - 5/5
Eclipse - 5/5
Average score: 4.7/5
i'm a sucker for albums where all the tracks seamlessly melt into one another
JAY Z
4/5
The Ruler's Back - 3/5
Takeover - 5/5
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - 5/5
Girls, Girls, Girls - 3/5
Jigga That Nigga - 4/5
U Don't Know - 4/5
Hola' Hovito - 4/5
Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) - 5/5
Never Change - 5/5
Song Cry - 4/5
All I Need - 5/5
Renagade - 5/5
Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) - 4/5
Lyrical Exercise [bonus track] - 4/5
Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2) [bonus track] - 3/5
Average score: 4.1/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
History Song - 3/5
80's Life - 3/5
Northern Whale - 3/5
Kingdom of Doom - 5/5
Herculean - 5/5
Behind the Sun - 4/5
The Bunting Song - 3/5
Nature Springs - 5/5
A Soldier's Tale - 3/5
Three Changes - 2/5
Green Fields - 4/5
The Good, the Bad & the Queen - 3/5
Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down)
interesting. had no idea this was a project of Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, etc) until i did some digging. thought that voice sounded familiar
that being said, i was a little surprised by this album. i was certain i wouldn't like this based on first impressions, but this was an alright listen overall. even the tracks i didn't care much for weren't that hard on the ears
i couldn't help but feel like i'd still rather listen to Blur's self-titled album or 13 for this kind of sound (there's just a ton more substance to those album in comparison). however, i'd give a few tracks a listen in the future.
i'm still glad this came up on the list of albums to hear. i don't think i would've seeked it out otherwise.
The Clash
4/5
haven't listened to this in full yet
Janie Jones - 3/5
Remote Control - 4/5
I'm So Bored With the U.S.A. - 5/5
White Riot - 4/5
Hate & War - 5/5
What's My Name - 5/5
Deny - 5/5
London's Burning - 4/5
Career Opportunities - 5/5
Cheat - 4/5
Protex Blue - 4/5
Police & Thieves - 5/5
48 Hours - 3/5
Garageland - 4/5
Average score: 4.1/5
not my favorite of their albums (still prefer London Calling), but it's still pretty good and a strong start to their discography. i think their sound is more cohesive in later albums
Charles Mingus
4/5
Solo Dancer - 4/5
Duet Solo Dancers - 3/5
Group Dancers - 4/5
Trio and Group Dancers - 4/5
Average score: 3.8/5
while i wish i could rate this higher, i'm afraid this is too complex for me to fully appreciate. props for the musicianship tho
Julian Cope
2/5
Pristeen - 3/5
Double Vegetation - 4/5
East Easy Rider - 3/5
Promised Land - 3/5
Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line - 3/5
Safesurfer - 1/5
If You Loved Me at All - 4/5
Drive, She Said - 5/5
Soldier Blue - 3/5
You... - 3/5
Not Raving but Drowning - 3/5
Head - 4/5
Leperskin - 2/5
Beautiful Love - 1/5
Western Front 1992 CE - 3/5
Hung Up & Hanging Out to Dry - 1/5
The American Lite - 1/5
Las Vegas Basement - 3/5
Average score: 2.8/5 (rounding down)
for some reason i had high hopes i'd enjoy this more than i did. maybe just cuz the album art looked interesting
i didn't like this enough to justify rounding up my score
Hookworms
3/5
Negative Space - 3/5
Static Resistance - 4/5
Ullswater - 5/5
The Soft Season - 2/5
Opener - 3/5
Each Time We Pass - 4/5
Boxing Day - 3/5
Reunion - 3/5
Shortcomings - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5
wish i knew about the SA allegations before i listened to a couple of the tracks, i'd rather not give them a dime of streaming revenue. furthermore, these dipshits have like ~5k monthly streams. i know those metrics aren't solely what makes a group good or not but... how the fuck did they make this list when seemingly no one knows who they are? i guess if your group is british you automatically make the cut 🙄
anyways, this was pretty mediocre and i've heard other artists do this sound but better (like Hot Chip, another british group!). in fact, i can think of at least a dozen other artists who would've been better selections for this list, regardless of genre or country of origin
i hope that should they make another edition in the future, they pick more artists outside of the UK for once. i'm very tired of wasting precious hours of my life on lackluster music just cuz it's bri'ish
Elliott Smith
5/5
Speed Trials - 5/5
Alameda - 5/5
Ballad of Big Nothing - 5/5
Between the Bars - 5/5
Pictures of Me - 5/5
No Name No. 5 - 4/5
Rose Parade - 5/5
Punch and Judy - 3/5
Angeles - 5/5
Cupid's Trick - 5/5
2:45 AM - 5/5
Say Yes - 5/5
Average score: 4.8/5
god this man was so fucking talented and influential, i remain devastated to this day that he isn't here to see the impact his music has had. the songwriting, the production, the multitracked vocals, the dreariness... he's inspired many of my favs, but Elliott's still considered one of the best in this genre
i think there's still a couple albums in his discography i gave heard in full, but i'm pretty sure everything he's ever made will be 4+ stars at least, if not 5's across the board
John Martyn
4/5
Solid Air - 4/5
Over the Hill - 4/5
Don't Want to Know - 5/5
I'd Rather Be the Devil - 3/5
Go Down Easy - 5/5
Dreams by the Sea - 5/5
May You Never - 3/5
The Man in the Station - 5/5
The Easy Blues - 3/5
Average score: 4.1/5
this started ROUGH for me personally with the first track. it grew on me a bit with one more listen. love the beautiful and heartfelt lyrics dedicated to Nick Drake, but it's a bit of a mumbly mess. i suppose I'm willing to overlook it
fortunately, the album picked up steam after that. i like his sound. he's vocally and instrumentally similar to Nick Drake, but he leans into some jazz/soul in a way that sets him apart as well
this was a decent listen overall. i think i still prefer the more understated sound of Drake, but i do quite like a handful of tracks here. i could see myself revistiting this in the future or exploring the rest of this guy's discography
Megadeth
5/5
heard this on my own already but i'll rate it
Wake Up Dead - 4/5
The Conjuring - 5/5
Peace Sells - 5/5
Devils Island - 3/5
Good Mourning / Black Friday - 5/5
Bad Omen - 5/5
I Ain't Superstitious - 5/5
My Last Words - 5/5
Average rating: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
"uhhh the lyrics are stupid"
say what you will about the lyrics being stupid or unremarkable, it's an opinion i can respect. personally, groups like Megadeth are a reminder that sometimes music doesn't have to be taken so seriously, and i think the same can be said about lyrics
Peace Sells cracks me the fuck up everytime i listen for that very reason, and i think that's part of the charm. "whad'ya mean i can't pay my billlllz?whad'ya think i'm brrrrrOKE??"
in summary, just sit back and appreciate the shreds 🤘
Happy Mondays
3/5
Kinky Afro - 3/5
God's Cop - 4/5
Donovan - 3/5
Grandbag's Funeral - 3/5
Loose Fit - 4/5
Dennis and Lois - 4/5
Bob's Yer Uncle - 2/5
Step On - 4/5
Holiday - 3/5
Harmony - 3/5
Average score: 3.3/5
eh, it's okay. perhaps this is just lost on me as an American listener. was interesting learning about what "Madchester" was while listening, ya learn something new everyday
Duran Duran
4/5
Rio - 5/5
My Own Way - 4/5
Lonely in Your Nightmare - 4/5
Hungry Like the Wolf - 5/5
Hold Back the Rain - 4/5
New Religion - 4/5
Last Chance on the Stairway - 4/5
Save a Prayer - 5/5
The Chauffeur - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5
White Denim
5/5
It's Him! - 5/5
Burnished - 5/5
At the Farm - 5/5
Street Joy - 4/5
Anvil Everything - 5/5
River to Consider - 5/5
Drug - 4/5
Bess St. - 4/5
Is and Is and Is - 5/5
Keys - 3/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
upon seeing the album cover, i was convinced this would be really mid at best. boy was i sorely mistaken
the musicianship is fuckin insane here. i listen to a bit of psych rock and prog from time to time (closest comparison I can think of to this is Ty Segall, maybe Thee Oh Sees and the like?), but this was nowhere near my music-listening radar after all. who knows how long it'd be til i discovered this on my own.
i guess even a shitty album list like this one has some hidden gems
The Cramps
5/5
i've heard Strychnine in my own time here or there, but haven't listened to the full album yet
TV Set - 4/5
Rock on the Moon - 4/5
Garbageman - 5/5
I Was a Teenage Werewolf - 5/5
Sunglasses After Dark - 5/5
The Mad Daddy - 4/5
Mystery Plane - 4/5
Zombie Dance - 5/5
What's Behind the Mask - 5/5
Strychnine - 5/5
I'm Cramped - 3/5
Tear It Up - 4/5
Fever - 4/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
huh. sounds like Elvis Presley if he switched to punk. i guess that would explain why the genre is called "psychobilly."
i don't hate it. in fact, i may do some more digging into this group/genre. realistically i would give this a 4.5 star rating but i'll round up here. i personally can't justify knocking this down a whole star
Joni Mitchell
5/5
already heard this tons of times, love it
All I Want - 5/5
My Old Man - 5/5
Little Green - 5/5
Carey - 5/5
Blue - 5/5
California - 5/5
This Flight Tonight - 4/5
River - 5/5
A Case of You - 5/5
The Last Time I Saw Richard - 4/5
Average score: 4.8/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4/5
Combination of the Two - 5/5
I Need a Man to Love - 4/5
Summertime - 4/5
Piece of My Heart - 5/5
Turtle Blues - 3/5
Oh, Sweet Mary - 3/5
Ball and Chain - 5/5
Average score: 4.1/5
Supergrass
4/5
i thought In It for the Money was a pretty good album, let's see how this measures up
I'd Like to Know - 4/5
Caught by the Fuzz - 4/5
Mansize Rooster - 5/5
Alright - 5/5
Lose It - 5/5
Lenny - 4/5
Strange Ones - 5/5
Sitting Up Straight - 4/5
She's So Loose - 4/5
We're Not Supposed To - 3/5
Time - 4/5
Sofa (Of My Lethargy) - 4/5
Time to Go - 3/5
Average score: 4.2/5
pretty good. i liked this about equally to the other album i heard some months ago (and they scored pretty similarly)
Dr. John
4/5
i already heard this earlier this year when exploring this album list on my own. was fairly enjoyable. i'll listen again for rating purposes
Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya - 5/5
Danse Kalinda Ba Doom - 3/5
Mama Roux - 4/5
Danse Fambeaux - 5/5
Croker Courtbullion - 4/5
Jump Sturdy - 4/5
I Walk on Guilded Splinters - 5/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
Norah Jones
4/5
my mom listened to this all the time when i was a kid, i know at least 60% of this entire album like the back of my hand
Don't Know Why - 5/5
Seven Years - 5/5
Cold Cold Heart - 4/5
Feelin' the Same Way - 4/5
Come Away With Me - 5/5
Shoot the Moon - 4/5
Turn Me On - 5/5
Lonestar - 5/5
I've Got to See You Again - 4/5
Painter Song - 3/5
One Flight Down - 4/5
Nightingale - 4/5
The Long Day Is Over - 3/5
The Nearness of You - 3/5
Average score: 4.1/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
New York, New York - 3/5
Firecracker - 3/5
Answering Bell - 4/5
La Cienega Just Smiled - 1/5
The Rescue Blues - 2/5
Somehow, Someday - 3/5
When the Stars Go Blue - 2/5
Nobody Girl - 1/5 (why is this 9 fucking minutes???)
Sylvia Plath - 1/5
Enemy Fire - 4/5
Gonna Make You Love Me - 4/5
Wild Flowers - 3/5
Harder Now That It's Over - 2/5
Touch, Feel & Lose - 2/5
Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues - 1/5
Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd - 2/5
Average score: 2.4/5 (rounding down)
this temu knockoff Bruce Springsteen is considered a must-listen before i die? really??
this was way too long, offensively boring and hard to find the patience to listen to. very upset to learn that there's still one more album of his i have to sit through later on too
Waylon Jennings
4/5
Honky Tonk Heroes - 5/5
Old Five and Dimers (Like Me) - 4/5
Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me - 3/5
Low Down Freedom - 3/5
Omaha - 4/5
You Ask Me To - 5/5
Ride Me Down Easy - 3/5
Ain't No God in Mexico - 5/5
Black Rose - 5/5
We Had It All - 3/5
Average score: 4/5
with a album title like "Honky Tonk Heroes," i was certain i'd hate this. however, this wasn't too bad at all. sometimes the country genre has some gems
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
i've heard Kendrick's discography from TPAB - GNX in full so far, but somehow i haven't heard this in full yet
Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter - 4/5
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe - 5/5
Backseat Freestyle - 5/5
The Art of Peer Pressure - 4/5
Money Trees - 5/5
Poetic Justice - 4/5 (Drake kinda ruins this)
good kid - 5/5
m.A.A.d city - 5/5
Swimming Pools (Drank) - 5/5
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst - 4/5
Real - 4/5
Compton - 4/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
as someone who doesn't listen to hip-hop as much as other genres, i can confidently say he's one of the best in the game right now. i can hear some sounds in here that likely went on to influence many other rapper's sounds (Tyler, The Creator's work since Flower Boy comes to mind immediately)
i think TPAB is still his best work he's ever done, but this comes pretty damn close. definitely top-3 contender
New Order
4/5
Love Vigilantes - 4/5
The Perfect Kiss - 3/5
This Time of Night - 4/5
Sunrise - 5/5
Elegia - 3/5
Sooner Than You Think - 4/5
Sub-Culture - 4/5
Face Up - 5/5
Average score: 4/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Unomathemba - 4/5
Hello My Baby - 3/5
At Golgotha - 4/5
King of Kings - 4/5
The Earth Is Never Satisfied - 4/5
How Long? - 3/5
Home of the Heroes - 4/5
These Are the Guys - 2/5
Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain - 3/5
Who Were You Talking To? - 3/5
Average score: 3.4/5 (rounding down)
The Smiths
4/5
The Headmaster Ritual - 5/5
Rusholme Ruffians - 4/5
I Want the One I Can't Have - 4/5
What She Said - 3/5
That Joke Isn't Funny - 5/5
Nowhere Fast - 4/5
Well I Wonder - 4/5
Barbarism Begins at Home - 4/5
Meat Is Murder - 2/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
i still think The Queen Is Dead is The Smiths at their peak, but this was okay. i think the preachiness of the last track knocked my rating down a bit more than i hoped
Funkadelic
5/5
Maggot Brain - 5/5
Can You Get to That - 5/5
Hit It and Quit It - 5/5
You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks - 5/5
Super Stupid - 5/5
Back in Our Minds - 4/5
Wars of Armageddon - 4/5
Average score: 4.7/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
Laura - 3/5
Take Your Mama - 2/5
Comfortably Numb - 4/5
Mary - 4/5
Lovers in the Backseat - 3/5
Tits on the Radio - 5/5
Filthy / Gorgeous - 3/5
Music Is the Victim - 4/5
Better Luck - 3/5
It Can't Come Quickly Enough - 4/5
Return to Oz - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
this was a mix bag for sure. as a typical enjoyer of gay music/musicians, i was kinda excited to get to listen to this. sadly, i didn't find as much enjoyment or appreciation for this as i thought i would
the first couple tracks were a ROUGH start for my ears (the male vocalist in particular), but thankfully it got better from there, even if only a little. honestly, i think this may just be too dated for me. the bar for "good" music was pretty low in the 2000s
i suppose i can see why it's so loved by some. it's very camp, and i can appreciate that
Wire
5/5
Reuters - 5/5
Field Day for the Sundays - no rating
Three Girl Rhumba - 4/5
Ex Lion Tamer - 5/5
Lowdown - 5/5
Start to Move - 4/5
Brazil - no rating
It's So Obvious - no rating
Surgeon's Girl - 3/5
Pink Flag - 5/5
The Commercial - no rating
Straight Line - 4/5
106 Beats That - 4/5
Mr. Suit - 5/5
Strange - 5/5
Fragile - 4/5
Mannequin - 5/5
Different to Me - no rating
Champs - 4/5
Feeling Called Love - 4/5
1 2 X U - 4/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding up)
The Clash
5/5
i heard this at least partially already, but i'll give it a proper rating now that it's come up and it's been a while since I've listened
London Calling - 5/5
Brand New Cadillac - 4/5
Jimmy Jazz - 3/5
Hateful - 4/5
Rudie Can't Fail - 5/5
Spanish Bombs - 5/5
The Right Profile - 4/5
Lost in the Supermarket - 5/5
Clampdown - 4/5
The Guns of Brixton - 5/5
Wrong 'Em Boyo - 5/5
Death or Glory - 5/5
Koka Kola - 4/5
The Card Cheat - 3/5
Lover's Rock - 5/5
Four Horsemen - 4/5
I'm Not Down - 4/5
Revolution Rock - 5/5
Train in Vain - 4/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding up)
the best of their albums i've heard so far. personally, i'm a sucker for ska and two-tone, so i loved the tracks that featured that kind of inspired sound
Sugar
3/5
The Act We Act - 3/5
A Good Idea - 4/5
Changes - 3/5
Helpless - 3/5
Hoover Dam - 4/5
The Slim - 4/5
If I Can't Change Your Mind - 1/5
Fortune Teller - 3/5
Slick - 3/5
Man on the Moon - 3/5
Average score: 3.1/5
yet another odd recommendation from the creator of this list
it's got the sound of every alt rock group from the 90s with 0% of the innovation or personality. each track also feels like it goes on waaaay too long
it's not a bad album. but just barely
The Doors
4/5
The Changeling - 5/5
Love Her Madly - 5/5
Been Down So Long - 4/5
Cars Hiss by My Window - 3/5
L.A. Woman - 5/5
L'America - 4/5
Hyacinth House - 5/5
Crawling King Snake - 4/5
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - 3/5
Riders on the Storm - 5/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
heard this before (along with the rest of LCD Soundsystem's discography)
Oh Baby - 5/5
Other Voices - 4/5
I Used To - 4/5
Change Yr Mind - 3/5
How Do You Sleep? - 5/5
Tonite - 5/5
Call the Police - 4/5
American Dream - 3/5
Emotional Haircut - 3/5
Black Screen - 3/5
Average score: 3.9/5 (rounding up)
it's probably considered the weakest of their releases, and it's the album i come back to the least. that being said, it's still a pretty good listen imho. i just don't think most of the tracks hit as hard as their previous work.
How Do You Sleep and Tonite are the tracks that stand out among the rest for me, as they're most reminiscent of what i love from the group's other albums. Oh Baby is a decent opening track as well. all tracks after Call the Police are pretty weak i'm afraid
i think this just barely earns a 3.5 or 4-star rating in my book
The Band
3/5
Tears of Rage - 3/5
To Kingdom Come - 4/5
In a Station - 3/5
Caledonia Mission - 4/5
The Weight - 4/5
We Can Talk - 4/5
Long Black Veil - 3/5
Chest Fever - 4/5
Lonesome Suzie - 3/5
This Wheel's on Fire - 3/5
I Shall Be Released - 3/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
Public Enemy
5/5
never listened to this before. i've been putting this off because of how long it is, but i've heard nothing but good things about this
Contract on the World Love Jam - no rating
Brothers Gonna Work It Out - 5/5
911 Is a Joke - 5/5
Incident at 66.6 FM - no rating
Welcome to the Terrordome - 5/5
Meet the G That Killed Me - no rating
Pollywanacraka - 4/5
Anti-Nigger Machine - 5/5
Burn Hollywood Burn - 3/5
Power to the People - 5/5
Who Stole the Soul? - 4/5
Fear of a Black Planet - 5/5
Revolutionary Generation - 5/5
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man - 4/5
Reggie Jax - 3/5
Leave This Off Your Fuckin Chart - no rating
B. Side Wins Again - 5/5
War at 33 1/3 - 4/5
Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned - no rating
Fight the Power - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
damn good for an album that came out 35 years ago. the sampling choices are insane, almost experimental/industrial at times
i think the biggest obstacle in appreciating some hip-hop albums from the 90s or earlier is how poorly a lot of them aged by today's standards (oftentimes the lyrics). so to have an album this old be just as enjoyable and relevant now is a testament to their artistic abilities
Big Star
4/5
Feel - 4/5
The Ballad of El Goodo - 5/5
In the Street - 5/5 (hey it's the That's 70s show theme)
Thirteen - 3/5
Don't Lie to Me - 3/5
The India Song - 4/5
When My Baby's Beside Me - 4/5
My Life Is Right - 4/5
Give Me Another Chance - 5/5
Try Again - 3/5
Watch the Sunrise - 4/5
ST100/6 - no rating
Average score: 4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
Rockin' Around (With You) - 3/5
Breakdown - 4/5
Hometown Blues - 3/5
The Wild One, Forever - 4/5
Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll - 4/5
Strangered in the Night - 3/5
Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) - 3/5
Mystery Man - 3/5
Luna - 3/5
American Girl - 5/5
Average score: 3.5/5 (rounding down)
eh, this was so-so. Petty's a pretty obnoxiously bad vocalist at some points. i didn't come away from this album hating it tho
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Song of Joy - 5/5
Stagger Lee - 5/5
Henry Lee - 5/5
Lovely Creature - 4/5
Where the Wild Roses Grow - 5/5
The Curse of Millhaven - 5/5
The Kindness of Strangers - 3/5
Crow Jane - 4/5
O'Malley's Bar - 4/5
Death Is Not the End - 3/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
the difference between this and The Boatman's Call is like night and fucking day. i'm glad i didn't allow my lack of enjoyment for TBC to completely write him off
kind of surprised by the ratio of hate on this album tbh. maybe even this isn't considered to be among his best? we'll see i suppose
Elastica
3/5
i already listened to this a while back on my own. i remember not enjoying it all that much, but i'm willing to give it another spin for rating purposes
Line Up - 4/5
Annie - 3/5
Connection - 4/5
Car Song - 5/5
Smile - 3/5
Hold Me Now - 3/5
S.O.F.T. - 5/5
Indian Song - 2/5
Blue - 5/5
All-Nighter - 3/5
Waking Up - 4/5
2:1 - 4/5
See That Animal - 4/5
Stutter - 5/5
Never Here - 4/5
Vaseline - 2/5
Average score: 3.75/5 (rounding down)
admittedly, i had a somewhat better listening experience the 2nd time listening
this wasn't too bad. solid in some portions, but same-y in others. while i appreciate the shortness of tracks (considering this is a 16-track album), i think that's part of why my rating's a bit lower. some tracks were also so short that i just couldn't justify giving them more that 3 stars, if even that
it was fairly enjoyable, but i don't think it packed enough punch to round up to 4 stars for me
The Cure
5/5
Plainsong - 4/5
Pictures of You - 5/5
Closedown - 3/5
Love Song - 5/5
Lullaby - 5/5
Fascination Street - 5/5
Prayers for Rain - 5/5
The Same Deep Water as You - 5/5
Disintegration - 5/5
Untitled - 5/5
Average score: 4.7/5 (rounding up)
Little Richard
4/5
Tutti Frutti - 5/5
True, Fine Mama - 4/5
Can't Believe You Wanna Leave - 5/5
Ready Teddy - 3/5
Baby - 4/5
Slippin' and Slidin' - 4/5
Long Tall Sally - 5/5
Miss Ann - 4/5
Oh Why? - 4/5
Rip It Up - 5/5
Jenny, Jenny - 2/5
She's Got It - 4/5
Average score: 4.1/5
i liked it. it's short n sweet.
much like all blues, it's kinda repetitive (ex: Ready Teddy is just Tutti Frutti with different lyrics). however, the length of each track is so short that i can't really complain much
Kraftwerk
4/5
Europa endlos - 5/5
Spiegelsaal - 4/5
Schaufensterpuppen - 5/5
Trans Europa Express - 5/5
Metall auf Metall - 3/5
Abzug - 4/5
Franz Schubert - 4/5
Endlos endlos - no rating
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
although some tracks were a bit lengthy for my liking, this was a fairly enjoyable listen. i like the seamlessness between some of the tracks, and the repetitive delivery almost put me in a trance-like state while listening
The Stooges
4/5
Down on the Street - 5/5
Loose - 5/5
T.V. Eye - 4/5
Dirt - 5/5
1970 - 4/5
Fun House - 5/5
L.A. Blues - 2/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
only thing that disqualified this from a 5-star rating (for me) was that experimental final track
Lou Reed
4/5
Vicious - 5/5
Andy's Chest - 5/5
Perfect Day - 5/5
Hangin' 'Round - 4/5
Walk on the Wild Side - 5/5
Make Up - 4/5
Satellite of Love - 5/5
Wagon Wheel - 4/5
New York Telephone Conversation - 3/5
I'm So Free - 4/5
Goodnight Ladies - 3/5
Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Band on the Run - 5/5
Jet - 5/5
Bluebird - 5/5
Mrs. Vandebilt - 5/5
Let Me Roll It - 4/5
Mamunia - 3/5
No Words - 4/5
Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) - 4/5
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - 5/5
Average score: 4.4/5 (rounding down)
i've never really bothered to explore Paul McCartney's work outside of his Beatles days, so i was pleasantly surprised at how much i enjoyed this. i don't think i loved this quite enough to give it 5 stars, but this was definitely a solid 4 - 4.5 stars at least
favs: Band on the Run, Bluebird, Mrs. Vandebilt
least fav: Mamunia
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Right Here, Right Now - 5/5
The Rockafeller Skank - 5/5
In Heaven - 3/5
Gangster Tripping - 4/5
Build It Up - Tear It Down - 3/5
Kalifornia - 3/5
Soul Surfing - 4/5
You're Not From Brighton - 4/5
Praise You - 5/5
Love Island - 4/5
Acid 8000 - 4/5
Average score: 4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
already listened to this a bunch
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town - 5/5
New Feeling - 4/5
Tentative Decisions - 3/5
Happy Day - 4/5
Who Is It? - 3/5
No Compassion - 5/5
The Book I Read - 5/5
Don't Worry About the Government - 5/5
First Week / Last Week...Carefree - 5/5
Psycho Killer - 5/5
Pulled Up - 5/5
Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up)
The Stooges
5/5
Search and Destroy - 5/5
Gimme Danger - 5/5
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell - 5/5
Penetration - 4/5
Raw Power - 4/5
I Need Somebody - 5/5
Shake Appeal - 4/5
Death Trip - 5/5
Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
never heard this before today, and i was stumped by there being two separate mixes. i listened to one song from each, and while i could appreciate the rawness of the Bowie mix, it sounded like they used a tin can to record it. i personally like the bass-heavy sound from the Iggy mix better
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
i've said it once and i'll say it as many times as i have to: STOP adding slop albums to the list just because they're british!!! is the bar for decent music really so low across the pond?
either the author of this list has some questionable taste in music or his bri'ish bias is so strong that he added some nothing-ass albums to the list out of pride. plenty of music legends are from the UK, anyone can agree. this, however, was boring at best and a bunch of pointless noise at worst.
Sister Sledge
4/5
He's the Greatest Dancer - 4/5
Lost in Music - 4/5
Somebody Loves Me - 3/5
Thinking of You - 4/5
We Are Family - 5/5
Easier to Love - 4/5
You're a Friend to Me - 4/5
One More Time - 4/5
Average score: 4/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
Love the One You're With - 5/5
Do for the Others - 4/5
Church (Part of Someone) - 5/5
Old Times Good Times - 3/5
Go Back Home - 4/5
Sit Yourself Down - 3/5
To a Flame - 4/5
Black Queen - 4/5
Cherokee - 4/5
We Are Not Helpless - 4/5
Average score: 4/5