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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
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5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
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5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
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The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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Risque
CHIC
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
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5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
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1 | 3.85 | -2.85 |
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Hotel California
Eagles
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1 | 3.59 | -2.59 |
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
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1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
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Odelay
Beck
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1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
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Play
Moby
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1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Low-Life
New Order
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1 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
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1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
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1 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
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1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
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LTJ Bukem · 4 likes
1/5
My favourite tracks were the ones that Youtube muted for copyright violations
The Fall · 2 likes
4/5
Can't go wrong with British post punk
Nico · 2 likes
3/5
It's not bad actually, I think some of you just hate women.
David Bowie · 1 likes
2/5
Controversial opinion but this would've flopped if Bowie hadn't died like immediately after releasing it
Doves · 1 likes
3/5
I liked it, but it was pretty forgettable.
1-Star Albums (46)
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Beatles
3/5
I've never been much of a Beatles fan so there's no way it could have lived up to the hype for me, but I did vibe with the first six or so tracks
The xx
2/5
Wispy forgettable lo-fi indie nonsense
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Music to be put on hold to (complimentary)
Adele
4/5
Woman's got a set of pipes on her!!! A lot of dynamite singles, especially the opening and closing tracks.
Eagles
1/5
Didn't like The Eagles BEFORE I knew they were responsible for Life in the Fast Lane, now I truly hate them.
David Bowie
2/5
Controversial opinion but this would've flopped if Bowie hadn't died like immediately after releasing it
Holger Czukay
3/5
Grooved with the instrumentals, but would not listen again.
Nick Drake
3/5
Melancholy folk, not really my thing.
Bobby Womack
3/5
Easy listening, no standout tracks.
Michael Jackson
4/5
🕺
The Temptations
2/5
Meh
David Holmes
2/5
Dug the guitar in Don't Die Just Yet, but otherwise didn't care for it
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Music that my mom likes
Todd Rundgren
1/5
Worst album so far 😬
Thelonious Monk
5/5
THELONIOUS MONK THE MAN THAT YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
An all-time favourite!!!
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Meh
Beastie Boys
2/5
Some decent beats but WHAT are these lyrics
Wire
3/5
Decent enough punk, really dug Mannequin
Van Halen
2/5
Mediocre at best. Actively hate Jump.
Suicide
2/5
Bro why are you screaming 😭
Duran Duran
2/5
I never did care for 80s synth pop 😑
Doves
3/5
I liked it, but it was pretty forgettable.
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
This was so much fun!!! Loved the second track especially :)
OutKast
3/5
Not much of a rap guy but I liked B.O.B., and Ms. Jackson is of course one of the songs of all time
Spiritualized
2/5
Meh
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Some great tracks, but a mid album overall. Going Home did not need to be 11 minutes long.
Beck
2/5
Boring
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Back to Black song of all time
Jefferson Airplane
5/5
THEEEEEEEEEE psychedelic rock album, not one bad track
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Voice of an angel
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Really well-constructed, a great listen
B.B. King
3/5
Good but no standouts
Fela Kuti
5/5
16 minute long drum solo HELL yeah
Pink Floyd
5/5
When the chorus on the title track hits... hoo boy...
John Coltrane
5/5
Love it. Supremely.
Soul II Soul
2/5
Kinda dug the beats, mostly wasn't feeling it.
Bee Gees
3/5
It's not Saturday Night Fever but it's okay. Really liked Walking Back to Waterloo.
Radiohead
4/5
Not a Radiohead guy personally but I do understand the hype this was very well-constructed
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Come on Eileen song of all time. Otherwise mid.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Uneven noise rock, more good than bad
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Love love LOVE this one, easily my favourite Stones album. Wait I just remembered Let It Bleed, in strong competition with Let It Bleed for my favourite Stones album.
Portishead
2/5
It's giving 007 title theme
Weather Report
1/5
HATE the synths, those things shouldn't be anywhere near jazz. Sweet sax but I couldn't enjoy it because of the synths. Great cover art though I'll give them that.
Paul Weller
2/5
Forgot every song as I listened to it.
Solomon Burke
3/5
The songs would be great to listen to individually as Burke's got a GREAT voice, but as an album it got a little too repetitive
Death In Vegas
2/5
Boring electronica I immediately delegated to background noise. HATED Aisha, kinda dug Aladdin's Story though.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
No frame of reference to say if this is good devotional music or not but I vibed with it.
808 State
1/5
Have come to the realization I hate electronic music
Nirvana
3/5
Smells Like Teen Spirit riff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Nico
3/5
It's not bad actually, I think some of you just hate women.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Bob Marley I love you
Norah Jones
3/5
Kind of a nothingburger, just run-of-the-mill singer/songwriter to play in corporate cafes. Title track was the only one of note.
Rod Stewart
2/5
This is what I imagine people who own houseboats listen to
CHIC
5/5
GOOD TIMES 🕺 THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES 🕺 LEAVE YOUR CARES BEHIND 🕺
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
Kind of a weak second half but like when Girls Just Want to Have Fun is track 2 that's to be expected
Depeche Mode
2/5
I hate you synths I hate you electronic music I hate you Depeche Mode I hate you Waiting for the Night
Primal Scream
1/5
They are called Primal Scream because that is what you are compelled to do when you hear Stuka
Crowded House
3/5
Easy listen, nothing to write home about
Beatles
3/5
All these Beatles albums sound exactly the same to me
Tim Buckley
4/5
This guy would've killed it as a medieval bard
Bob Dylan
2/5
Cold Irons Bound was good, rest was Not. Bob REALLY can't sing.
Coldplay
2/5
I'm a Yellow apologist but this was boooooooring
ZZ Top
2/5
This is what would be playing in the background if I ever got mugged in an alleyway outside a pool hall
Raekwon
3/5
Great beats, great lyricism, waaaay too long though
Traffic
3/5
Almost impressive how average this one is, it's like stock 60s rock
Pixies
4/5
Really dug this one, especially loved the goth surf rock vibe of Cecilia Ann. Rock Music is the only miss, the singer was a little too growly for me there.
Sonic Youth
2/5
More atonal noise than I generally prefer in a punk record. Like I'll take SOME atonal noise but this is just excessive.
Tina Turner
2/5
Incredible voice, terrible production. Why do 80s instrumentals always sound so bad???
Lorde
3/5
A little too sad indie girl for me to really get into it, though Supercut is excellent
Beatles
3/5
Another day, another mid Beatles album
Van Morrison
4/5
A little one-note, but then it's one really good note
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Probably my least favourite Sly Stone album but I can respect it
Pink Floyd
5/5
Gotta listen to Pink Floyd more often, their albums are all so good
The Flaming Lips
1/5
The singer was so bad I had to quit halfway through, I just couldn't take it anymore
Def Leppard
2/5
On my hands and knees begging this list to stop giving me 80s rock albums
Sepultura
3/5
Sadly I'm too much of a weenie to really enjoy heavy metal. The instrumentals were good I think? Vocalist guy please drink some water that growling can't be good for your throat.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
I'm more of a classic jazz guy myself but respect where it's due
Dagmar Krause
2/5
The German edition is WAY better... the songs lose all their oomph when translated, they sound like a bad Dietrich impression instead of legit Weimar cabaret
Alice Cooper
4/5
Really liked this one!! Blue Turk was pure dynamite, and MAD respect for the West Side Story cover.
Paul Simon
3/5
Meh
The Fall
4/5
Can't go wrong with British post punk
k.d. lang
4/5
The best thing to come out of this album is the 1993 Vanity Fair photoshoot with Cindy Crawford. The second best thing is Miss Chatelaine.
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Sometimes it feels like they're only including albums on the basis of one good song, in this case Solsbury Hill
ABBA
5/5
Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money, AND Fernando are you KIDDING me
John Lennon
3/5
Working Class Hero is great (though I prefer covers to the original), the rest is mid
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Easily my least favourite Velvet Underground
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Another one of those albums where the title track is the only really good one
Jungle Brothers
4/5
This was so fun I love you golden age of hip hop
Beck
2/5
Tries too hard to be off-beat, lands on annoying
The Jesus And Mary Chain
1/5
The sweet sound of distortion and tinnitus
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Instrumental rock ily
Ryan Adams
2/5
Dime a dozen soft rock, I was over it by track 5. Long, repetitive, uninspired. Above all booooooooooring.
Missy Elliott
3/5
Shrug. It's fine. Longer than I would've preferred + didn't like the intro/outro, but otherwise inoffensive.
Radiohead
1/5
Audio equivalent of sucking on a lemon
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Cohen can’t really sing + the instrumental arrangements are a little same-y but the album still has a certain je ne sais quoi, likely due to Cohen’s ever incomparable lyrics
Santana
5/5
THIS RIPS!!!! I LOVE YOU LATIN MUSIC I LOVE YOU HIPPIE MUSIC I LOVE YOU CARLOS SANTANA!!!!
Van Morrison
2/5
We already had Moondance why are you tossing in Astral Weeks too 😭 one Van Morrison album is enough, thanks
Duke Ellington
4/5
Wayyyyy too much patter in this live album but you cannot argue with that jazz
Fiona Apple
2/5
Didn't do anything for me
Yes
2/5
Yes more like No Thank You
R.E.M.
2/5
Supremely mid
Sleater-Kinney
5/5
Let's hear it for lesbianism hooray lesbianism
Queen
3/5
The epic highs (Bohemian Rhapsody) and lows (I'm In Love With My Car) of Queen
Björk
1/5
Can't listen to Björk without being filled with rage because of that travesty of a musical Dancer in the Dark. Such is the power of Lars von Trier.
Al Green
5/5
EXCELLENT soul album, listened to it twice today
Ice Cube
2/5
Wasn't feeling the beats on this one
The Killers
4/5
Second half kinda blows but the first half is perfection
Charles Mingus
5/5
These jazz albums never miss
SZA
2/5
Hm. Didn't care for this one.
The Young Rascals
3/5
Well I can't say I didn't groove
Elbow
3/5
Songs range from vaguely sinister to end credits music. Ngl I dug it though.
The Stooges
4/5
They need to release a version of this that's half the Bowie mix and half the Iggy Pop mix, I can't listen to either without thinking about what the other one does better
Fishbone
2/5
Not a ska guy I'm afraid, why would you do that to Freddie's Dead. They went off with Ma and Pa + Pouring Rain though I'll give them that.
Drive-By Truckers
1/5
The torment is unending
Stan Getz
4/5
Saxophone!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
George Jones
3/5
A little on the boring side but I was feeling it??? A good background noise album.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Too many songs that aren't Superstition
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Album to blast at full volume while speeding down the highway
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Top tier soul album, the transition from God is Love to Mercy Mercy Me is transcendent
Kelela
1/5
Albums I would hear playing at Zara (derogatory). Didn't have it in me to listen all the way through.
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
*shakes fist at sky* THE FRENCH
5/5
Sadly I am an Oasis apologist, Liam Gallagher they could never make me hate you
AC/DC
3/5
Not something I would ever listen to again but I can respect it
James Brown
4/5
Brown and his band were on FIRE here
The Beach Boys
3/5
Insane getting a Beach Boys album the day after Brian Wilson died, did the algorithm do that on purpose or is it a crazy coincidence??? Anyways it's not Pet Sounds. It's okay but it's not Pet Sounds.
R.E.M.
3/5
Platonic ideal of a 90s soft rock album
The Black Keys
2/5
Car commercial music
The Jam
3/5
Enjoyed it as I was listening to it but came back an hour later to make a note and couldn't remember a single track
Supertramp
2/5
Everything that sucks about 70s music distilled into one album
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Great beats and lyricism but the sex skits ruined it for me, I simply do not want to listen to that
Kings of Leon
2/5
Incredibly mid car commercial music. Though I'll admit I am not immune to Use Somebody.
Rush
5/5
Man I always forget how good the b side is too, it's so overshadowed by the Overture especially but like damn these are some really good tracks
Neil Young
4/5
Two Canadian classics in a row hell yeah!!! I love this one in theory more than I do in practice though... 35 minutes straight of Neil Young is a bit much for me, like the album is cohesive and the songs are all great but his voice wears on you after a while, y'know? You have to be in a very specific mood to listen to it.
Talking Heads
2/5
Yes Stop Making Sense is one of my favourite documentaries. No I don't really like Talking Heads. I contain multitudes.
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
I continue to hate 80s music
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
Easy on the ears, a very good listen. Not as memorable or well-executed as Exodus, and only one Really Good Track (kinda… that one live version of No Woman No Cry is MUCH better than the album version) but I did still enjoy myself.
Sister Sledge
4/5
We as a society never should've let disco die
Beck
1/5
I truly cannot stand this guy
Finley Quaye
1/5
I think I could've died without having listened to this one actually
Pixies
4/5
No misses yet from the Pixies, this album's just one banger after another
Ozomatli
3/5
The Latin sections were fun but the rap fusion bits didn't fuse all that well imo, the sound wasn't very cohesive
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
Sometimes all you can do is laugh
Sade
3/5
Solid jazz/pop record, wouldn't listen to it again but I can respect it
Randy Newman
2/5
I vibed with the instrumentals but I found Newman's voice soooooo annoying that I just couldn't get into it. Also, very disconcerting to hear You Can Leave Your Hat On in this context, what do you MEAN the Tom Jones version is a cover??
The White Stripes
2/5
Seven Nation Army is an all timer but tbh I was underwhelmed by the rest of it, instrumentals were mid and White's voice wasn't doing it for me... weird because I like quite a few Raconteurs songs.
Willie Nelson
3/5
Platonic ideal of a country album
The Cars
2/5
NOT THE CARS 😭 genuinely who is selecting these things 😭
Motörhead
2/5
Can't give any album with Jailbait on it more than two stars
Spiritualized
3/5
Some interesting things going on instrumentally but it was altogether it was just Too Much for me to enjoy. Walked away from it really wanting to listen to Sketches of Spain???
Steely Dan
3/5
You've gotta get into a cruise ship state of mind before tossing this one on
David Bowie
3/5
Excellent opener and closer but Bowie’s putting the mid in middle
Wilco
2/5
Was over it about halfway through disc one, and disc two did nothing to reel me back in
Gary Numan
1/5
As someone who hates electronica I have particular beef with this one for helping to kick off the genre
Joan Armatrading
4/5
AMAZING voice
David Gray
2/5
Soooooooooooooo booooooooooooooooring, gave up by track 7
Ministry
2/5
Heavy metal is not for me. Jesus Built My Hotrod is kind of a bop though.
Beastie Boys
1/5
Well I'm not a 13 year old boy so this one did nothing for me
Liz Phair
3/5
Too lo-fi for my tastes but I can respect it
Madonna
2/5
Have never actually listened to a Madonna album before, just greatest hits compilations. Sad to say it kind of blows :(
The KLF
1/5
Enough with the lousy electronica please for the love of god
Nirvana
2/5
Surprisingly boring??? Only track I actually liked was All Apologies
The Cure
4/5
Goth rock hooray yippee!!! More of a Bauhaus guy myself but respect where it's due
The Waterboys
4/5
SO much fun, those strings are incredible
Neil Young
5/5
Oh THAT's why people love Neil Young
Flamin' Groovies
4/5
Took me a minute to get into it but I was won over by the time the title track rolled around, + Whiskey Woman is an all-timer
Black Sabbath
4/5
Throwback to when my uncle saw my Black Sabbath tshirt and told me to name 10 tracks to prove I actually liked Black Sabbath??? Literally who does that??? Anyways RIP Ozzy Osbourne thank you for inventing metal 😔🤘
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
I get why they'd include AM but this one is just kind of average to me
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Okay yeah this was sexy, almost cartoonishly so at some points
Iron Maiden
3/5
GREAT guitar, great energy, not something I'm gonna add to my collection but I did enjoy this quick jaunt down to metal-land
The Verve
2/5
Background noise
Fats Domino
4/5
Fun, easy listen. I especially liked Blueberry Hill :)
Metallica
3/5
This would've been craaaazy to hear in concert, could not get into it because I can very rarely get into live albums + it's too long, but kudos to whoever came up with this collab. Kudos ESPECIALLY to whoever decided to do the Ecstasy of Gold cover that was bonkers.
Talking Heads
2/5
Life During Wartime is the only thing that made this tolerable
The Beach Boys
5/5
Yeah… It WOULD be nice…
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Good vibes, good guitar, not something I'll add to my collection but you can never really go wrong with CCR. Also Keep on Chooglin is such a funny name for a song.
The Band
4/5
The Weight. Hough.
Moby
1/5
I HATE YOU MOBY STOP SAMPLING SONGS THAT ARE GOOD AND MAKING THEM BAD!!!!!
Elvis Presley
3/5
Mid
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
Free Bird is an all-timer I'll give them that
OutKast
3/5
Didn't like Speakerboxxx at all, but The Love Below SLAPS
The Monks
4/5
What do you MEAN this came out in '66, how do you invent post-punk before anybody has even invented punk
Bob Dylan
3/5
The title track and Like a Rolling Stone are the only two that are like actually genuinely great when Dylan does them, the rest are great when sung by literally anyone other than Dylan
Fever Ray
1/5
Knock-off Bjork. The only way it could be worse is if it was actual Bjork.
Suede
3/5
Decent enough Britpop ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fugees
4/5
Lauryn Hill... Waow....
Kate Bush
2/5
I really like Running Up That Hill so I'm sad to say every other track blows 😔 though I could see Jig of Life growing on me. Two stars because I believe in women's wrongs.
The Strokes
3/5
Mid
TV On The Radio
1/5
Bad
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
One of those concerts I desperately wish I could've been at...
Syd Barrett
1/5
I'm pretty sure this qualifies as torture under the Geneva convention
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Voice of an angel!!!!!!!
Tracy Chapman
5/5
Weeping and wailing and rending my garments
Eels
2/5
Oh joy, another indie rock guy with a strained voice and nothing interesting to say
The Who
2/5
Stop with the live albums jfc
Joni Mitchell
4/5
😵😵😵
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Atlantic City is the only stand-out
Dire Straits
4/5
GREAT guitar
Thin Lizzy
1/5
Not another live album 😭 bro just give me the studio version this BLOWS
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Damn why didn't I like this last time I listened to it what was teen!me's problem
Gram Parsons
2/5
Controversial opinion but I thought Parsons and Harris sounded bad together, I would've enjoyed this more if it was just one or the other singing
Bert Jansch
4/5
Impeccable vibes, loved Angie especially
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
That one track which was literally just random old people talking was. So bad. And the rest of the album was mid. Bonus star because I really like The Graduate.
The Who
2/5
Mid
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Terminal boredom indeed
Dexys Midnight Runners
1/5
How are there TWO Dexys Midnight Runners albums on here, who allowed this
Metallica
3/5
These stars are all for Orion
The Cure
3/5
Just an average Cure album, nothing to write home about
Alice In Chains
3/5
I'm not much for grunge but the guitar work was great
John Martyn
2/5
HATE the sound design on this one, sounds terrible
Elton John
5/5
Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is the greatest song ever written and you can quote me on that
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Music I would hear at the good Indian restaurant (complimentary)
Faith No More
3/5
What do you MEAN this band is from California, the singer sounds like he's Scandinavian 😭 anyways the album was decent enough, I liked the last three tracks
De La Soul
5/5
Great beats, great samples, a whole lot of fun :)
Arrested Development
4/5
A lot of fun!!! Very funky beats throughout, though the lyrics could be a little cornball. LOVED People Everyday, Dawn of the Dreads, and Tennessee.
Ice Cube
2/5
Wasn't feeling it
Roxy Music
2/5
Meh
Marty Robbins
4/5
Does this rock or do I just watch too many singing cowboy movies 🤔
Little Simz
3/5
It was Fine but it didn't feel particularly noteworthy. Kind of generic really.
Venom
1/5
Oh I didn't care for that at ALL
Jimmy Smith
5/5
I LOVE YOU JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!
Brian Eno
1/5
I've never understood the appeal of Brian Eno
Paul McCartney
2/5
Booooooooooring
Q-Tip
3/5
Excellent sampling, decent rapping. Won't add to my library, but I'm glad I gave it a listen.
The White Stripes
2/5
MULTIPLE White Stripes albums??? Are you kidding me???
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
Oh absolutely not
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Easy listen, nothing to write home about
Foo Fighters
3/5
Decent enough background noise
Sebadoh
2/5
Mid
Frank Ocean
4/5
Took me a while to get into it as it's not my scene but I yeah I get it now I Understand
Jeff Buckley
5/5
GRACE BY JEFF BUCKLEY!!!!!!! I actually tossed this one on a few days ago after the generator tossed me a total dud, to remind myself that albums can be good. Happy to listen to it again so soon lol.
Public Enemy
4/5
It's always fun getting these wildly influential albums and having everything make so much more sense in hindsight. Also, Fight the Power hell yeah.
Roxy Music
4/5
Okay I liked this one MUCH more than the last Roxy Music album, fun and funky without overstaying its welcome
The National
3/5
Decent indie background noise
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
Beautiful melancholy splendour. Probably the strongest concept album I've gotten so far.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2/5
Another one of those zero impression background noise albums
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Boooooooooooring and also sexist
Sam Cooke
4/5
King of Soul indeed
Soundgarden
2/5
Mid
Barry Adamson
3/5
Cool idea + a couple great tracks, should be right up my alley as I am all about film noir but alas. The 80s.
Simple Minds
2/5
Expected to hate it but it was fine. I will never listen to it again. But it was Fine.
Massive Attack
3/5
Expected to hate this one but it was actually very cool, I can respect it
Dr. John
3/5
Mid
Boston
4/5
I am not immune to Foreplay/Long Time
Tim Buckley
1/5
This was so bad wtf, how did Buckley go from Goodbye and Hello to THIS raunchy disaster of a funk record
Pretenders
3/5
Let's hear it for women hooray women
The Byrds
2/5
Mostly just bland, but WHAT was going on with CTA 102??? My Back Pages is an all-timer though.
D'Angelo
3/5
Smooth, sexy, easy listen
4/5
Yeah okay
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
The jazz albums never miss
Tom Tom Club
2/5
There's a fine line between catchy and irritating and Genius of Love is walking it
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Weak second half but still a pretty fun album
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Impeccable lyrics, nothing to write home about instrumentally but it gets the job done
Randy Newman
2/5
Did not think it could get worse than Sail Away. But alas.
Can
1/5
It was Fine until it took a sharp turn into haunted house sound effects in track 5, and somehow only got worse from there
Bob Dylan
4/5
Def the best Dylan album so far, some really great tracks + his voice isn't as annoying as usual
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Solid rock record 👍
The Who
2/5
Mid
4/5
Really dug this one!! I love a good female rocker.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
VERY cool hip hop record, LOVE the jazz instrumentals
LTJ Bukem
1/5
My favourite tracks were the ones that Youtube muted for copyright violations
Fred Neil
3/5
Always crazy hearing the original versions of songs I didn't even know were covers (Everybody's Talkin')
Michael Kiwanuka
5/5
Really impressed by this one, probably the best modern album I've gotten to date
Bad Brains
3/5
Not really my thing but I can respect it
Megadeth
3/5
Lyrics are goofy but you cannot argue with that guitar 🤘
Klaxons
3/5
Solid but unexciting 00s rock
David Bowie
3/5
Surprised to see this one rated so highly, I thought it was just okay. Stay is a banger though.
Beatles
3/5
The highs are high, the lows are low, but it's mostly just okay
X-Ray Spex
5/5
Punk NEEDS more saxophone X-Ray Spex was so real for that
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
If you think the saxophone solos are unnecessary you need to seek professional help
Sonic Youth
2/5
I kind of got the point after the last two Sonic Youth albums
The Undertones
3/5
Easy listen but not memorable
The Police
2/5
When I say ACAB I'm including these guys too
MGMT
3/5
A couple of Really Good songs and a lot of mid ones
R.E.M.
2/5
Indistinguishable from every other REM album. Felt like it lasted hours.
Os Mutantes
4/5
A lot of fun!!! A Minha Menina song of all time!!!
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Dated but listenable
Stephen Stills
3/5
Too long + the heavily southern tracks sucked but otherwise inoffensive
Destiny's Child
2/5
Really dug the cover of Emotion + the title track but otherwise I'm sorry to say I didn't like this one, Beyonce please forgive me 😔
Depeche Mode
2/5
Not a fan
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Kind of same-y but I have a real soft spot for old school crooners so I'm not complaining
Screaming Trees
2/5
Mid
The Doors
5/5
Ik that one Kids in the Hall sketch ("Into The Doors") was making fun of Doors fans but that is unironically how I feel about Morrison Hotel.
Air
2/5
Like a spy movie soundtrack if it sucked
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
More brass than I was expecting, what with the whole bongo gimmick
The United States Of America
1/5
This blows
LL Cool J
3/5
Not for me, though the title track rocks
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Really dug this one, great pop rock album
The Chemical Brothers
1/5
Another day, another electronica album that I hate
Rufus Wainwright
3/5
Drags on a bit, though ironically the longest track (Old Whore's Diet) is my favourite by a mile
Johnny Cash
4/5
Hadn't heard the full album before!!! A couple duds but for the most part Cash OWNS those covers
Jamiroquai
3/5
Off-brand Stevie Wonder, very funky but nothing to write home about
Nina Simone
4/5
😵😵😵
Supergrass
2/5
Mid
Led Zeppelin
4/5
I am biased against Led Zeppelin bc they're my mom's favourite band which makes them inherently uncool in my mind but I must admit this rocks.
Brian Eno
2/5
Not another Eno album 😭 it's better than the last one but that's not saying much
ABBA
4/5
Not as good as Arrival but Abba is Abba
The Pogues
3/5
Was gonna complain that it was way too long but then I realized I was listening to the expanded edition lol. Looking at the original track list, yeah that's still a too long but not egregiously so, I won't add it to my collection but I am glad I listened to it.
Stan Getz
5/5
NEED to listen to more bossa nova this rules
David Bowie
4/5
Best Bowie so far, I LOVE Life on Mars
Sonic Youth
3/5
A FOURTH Sonic Youth album are you kidding me??? It's like the list curators only know five bands
Dolly Parton
3/5
Not really my thing :/
Sucks
Violent Femmes
5/5
Add It Up alone is worth five stars
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Wanted to like it more than I did... a little too same-y for me to get into, and doesn't have the same punch as Blue.
1/5
This BLOWS, I hate electronica
David Crosby
2/5
Kinda bland. I dug Cowboy Movie though.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Visions of Johanna carries this album
Pulp
2/5
Mid
The Cardigans
3/5
Lovefool + the Iron Man cover rule, and the other tracks are pleasant enough
Grant Lee Buffalo
2/5
Mid
Radiohead
3/5
Disappointingly mid
The Specials
4/5
Gold standard for ska
Basement Jaxx
1/5
😐
Genesis
2/5
I love off-the-wall prog rock lyrics but unfortunately the instrumentals on this one did very little for me
Bob Dylan
3/5
Three songs that are Really Great and a lot that are mid
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2/5
I dug a lot of the lyrics but the beats are SO BAD :(
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Crazy lyrics but I was feeling it until that last track
Radiohead
2/5
Ngl the more Radiohead albums I hear the less impressed I am, not really seeing the hype here
Kanye West
4/5
Was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did, excellent hip hop
The Police
2/5
Mid. Would've been a 3 if not for Mother.
Various Artists
3/5
I like the wall-of-sound thing but ugh, Christmas music
Iggy Pop
4/5
Always happy to listen to Iggy Pop
Sugar
2/5
Generic 90s alt-rock
Massive Attack
2/5
Mid
Queen
2/5
Mid
Nitin Sawhney
1/5
Why would you make me listen to that
Anita Baker
3/5
Baker's got a set of pipes on her but the album isn't really anything special
Moby Grape
2/5
Hm. I dug this one the first time I heard it but thought it was forgettable this time around, actually it kinda sucked.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Gotta toss this one on in the bg next time I watch Metropolis
Sigur Rós
2/5
Some good stuff in there but it's just too long :/
Jurassic 5
4/5
A lot of fun!! Kinda hated the last track though, unfortunate that it had to end on a sour note
Jack White
3/5
Decent enough. Looooved the guitar work in I'm Shakin'.
Richard Hawley
3/5
Background noise at an Adult Dinner Party(TM)
Genesis
1/5
Couldn't make it past side 2, I'm a prog rock apologist but this was practically unlistenable
Rocket From The Crypt
5/5
YESSSSSSSSSSSS I LOVE ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT!!!! SO many bangers on this one, such a great listen.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
Two good songs and a lot of annoying ones
Eurythmics
2/5
The title track is good enough to carry this to 2 stars, even though the rest blows
Pink Floyd
2/5
Doesn't hold a candle to their later work. I will say I'm charmed by The Gnome though.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
THIS RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need another 50 swing albums STAT
Little Richard
4/5
Everybody say thank you Little Richard for inventing rock and roll
Tito Puente
4/5
Fun fun fun!!!
Happy Mondays
2/5
It's like if Oasis and Primal Scream had a really boring baby
Eminem
2/5
This was so cartoonishly violent wtf, why do you hate women. Still giving it two stars bc of Stan + Slim Shady though.
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Nooooooooo not Pet Shop Boys 😭😭😭 disco if it SUCKED 😭😭😭
Scritti Politti
1/5
WHY IS THIS LIST OBSESSED WITH LOUSY BRITISH POP
Ray Charles
4/5
Music you'd hear at the best dinner party of your life
The Style Council
1/5
Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse kinda rules but the rest ranges from mediocre to insultingly bad
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
A little on the boring side, but pleasant enough
Sex Pistols
4/5
More of a Clash guy myself but respect where it's due
Judas Priest
2/5
Mid
Radiohead
3/5
Mid
Dusty Springfield
2/5
Major let down after hearing Dusty in Memphis, Ms. Springfield you're better than this
The Verve
2/5
Booooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiiing
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Two PSB albums in one month is cruel and unusual... genuinely what HAVE I done to deserve this??
Beth Orton
2/5
This blooooooows, music I would hear playing at that cafe I hate
Django Django
2/5
Instrumentals were okay (though not really my jam), but the vocalist was SO annoying
Ramones
4/5
Okay yes it is essentially the same song 14 times in a row and yes it's best executed in the first track but! It's a really good song!
Pere Ubu
2/5
I almost liked some of it, but it was a little too out there for me...
Madonna
1/5
Crazy how big Madonna got without ever actually putting out a good album
The Velvet Underground
5/5
I always forget how great Venus in Furs is, song of all time tbh
The Libertines
3/5
Meh
The Who
3/5
Shrugs. It's fine.
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Hm. Not great.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Great Blues album 👍
Beatles
3/5
Mid
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Meh
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Strong debut from Winehouse, but it's no Back to Black
New Order
1/5
That singer's so pitchy he should've gone into baseball
Everything But The Girl
1/5
THIS BLOOOOOOOOOOWS STOP MAKING ME LISTEN TO LOUSY BRITISH ELECTRONICA FFS
Dire Straits
3/5
Really annoying how the best track has a verse full of homophobic slurs :-/
Arcade Fire
5/5
I'm a Canadian born in the 90s, of COURSE I love Funeral by Arcade Fire
Calexico
4/5
Was lowkey dreading this one based on what I gleaned from Wikipedia but it rules actually
Shuggie Otis
4/5
VERY groovy, love the guitar :)
Queens Of The Stone Age
2/5
Mid
The Divine Comedy
1/5
David Ackles if he sucked
Aerosmith
2/5
I've never cared for Aerosmith and there's nothing here to change my mind
Prince
4/5
Wait I thought the list didn't allow soundtrack albums??? Not complaining though, When Doves Cry song of all time
David Bowie
4/5
Okay this rules
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2/5
Strong start but went downhill fast. Especially hated the covers.
David Bowie
2/5
Not all Bowie albums were created equal
Frank Zappa
5/5
Looooooooooove this one, my favourite Zappa by a mile
Cowboy Junkies
5/5
Blue Moon Revisited greatest cover of all time?
The Byrds
2/5
Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame
Deee-Lite
1/5
Bad
John Lennon
2/5
Boring
1/5
LAME. DERIVATIVE.
TLC
3/5
I can see the appeal, but it's not for me
U2
3/5
Some good tracks. Not as strong as The Joshua Tree.
Slade
1/5
Background noise (derogatory)
Machito
4/5
Fun fun fun :)
Billy Bragg
4/5
Levi Stubbs' Tears song of all time
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5/5
Every time the list spits out a punk album with a female vocalist I jump for joy
CHVRCHES
2/5
Hm. Don't like that.
Funkadelic
5/5
Wow wow wow! OUTSTANDING funk, instant favourite 🕺
The Offspring
3/5
The blows. But also it rules. Come Out and Play is an all-timer.
The Byrds
2/5
Why are there so many Byrds albums on here?? There hasn't been a single one worth listening to.