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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greetings From L.A. | 5 | 2.86 | +2.14 |
| Out of Step | 5 | 2.92 | +2.08 |
| For Your Pleasure | 5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
| Done By The Forces Of Nature | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| Maxinquaye | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| It's A Shame About Ray | 5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
| Double Nickels On The Dime | 5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
| Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Here Are the Sonics | 5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
| Rain Dogs | 5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hejira | 1 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| Basket of Light | 1 | 2.76 | -1.76 |
| Orbital 2 | 1 | 2.69 | -1.69 |
| Timeless | 1 | 2.53 | -1.53 |
| Butterfly | 1 | 2.48 | -1.48 |
| The Köln Concert | 2 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| Cupid & Psyche 85 | 1 | 2.39 | -1.39 |
| Heaven Or Las Vegas | 2 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| The College Dropout | 2 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| American Pie | 2 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| David Bowie | 5 | 4.6 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 4.67 |
| Elton John | 2 | 5 |
| Public Enemy | 2 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4.25 |
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Radiohead
4/5
Great album. “Paranoid Android” is a masterpiece. A few low spots, but overshadowed by stellar writing with many superb tracks.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
This album needed an editor. So many great songs. but a number that should have been B-sides. 1:20 minutes long.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Possibly the best Zeppelin album, and that’s saying a lot.
Janis Joplin
5/5
Funkadelic
5/5
Funk gold. Such a superb, perfect album.
Talking Heads
5/5
Perfection.
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
What a wonderful surprise this album was. This was the first in the project I had never listened to. Such a solid album.
Butthole Surfers
3/5
Gibby Haynes is awesome and a lot of the Surfers output is great. I get this, but it’s just too much noise to be really enjoyed.
Venom
3/5
This album is of course foundational for heavy metal music. It’s good, at times. Comical at others. But the horribly raw production is tough to bear. Even remastered, it still sounds pretty tough to listen to.
Al Green
5/5
Pure soul perfection.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Solid album that helped establish AF as indie gold. I prefer their next two to this one, but still a great listen throughout.
Orbital
1/5
Such run of the mill electronic music. Sounds like bad video game music. How is this on this list? Makes me question the value of this list.
Dire Straits
4/5
A classic, great album overall. But there are a few sleepy spots that do not rival the highlights.
Malcolm McLaren
4/5
Certainly, there are highlights here, like the classic, irresistible Buffalo Gals or Double Dutch, but some of this is not perfect. Consistently fun though!
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
So many outstanding songs on this classic. So ahead of its time. I was raised on their greatest hits, so much of this is on my DNA.
Doves
3/5
This album is fine. Not bad at all, but bookstore background Brit pop from the turn of the century. I wasn’t missing anything before finding this album on this list (for some reason).
Pearl Jam
5/5
On my 500th listen, this album is still as exceptional, perfect and important as it was back in 1991.
5/5
Simply a classic concert in an astonishing venue at the perfect time in history.
Elton John
5/5
A superb showcase of the many talents of Elton John. Maybe a bit longer than it needed to be, this album is still chock full of superb songs.
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
This is their debut and it absolutely slays. What a momentous debut!
Joe Ely
3/5
A little too twangy for me, but clearly Ely is an excellent musician. “Boxcar” is exceptional, but that was the clear highlight for me here.
Patti Smith
5/5
The grandmother of punk at the peak of her powers. There are many superb Patti Smith albums, but this one is just unstoppable (just like Easter).
Elvis Presley
5/5
What a debut! Such a great album. Not everything Presley did was superb, but this one is excellent in all the right ways.
The Mamas & The Papas
5/5
Another amazing debut, with killer songs on repeat.
Slipknot
3/5
After Iowa, I hadn’t bothered much with Slipknot, because while talented and composing badass tunes at times, it all seemed very monochromatic. The same applies here. Good, even great at times, but it all sounds alike, but worse when slowed down.
Syd Barrett
4/5
The brilliant, but uneven solo debut is great at times! But always a solid listen, especially on a rainy day as I did this time around.
Adele
3/5
Clearly, Adele is a talented singer and songwriter. And the second song here, Send My Love, is a banger, Adele just isn’t for me. I am clearly not the intended audience and would never seek this out without this project.
Neil Young
5/5
Perfect. Every song.
Jungle Brothers
5/5
How is it that this was a first listen to this album. Sure, I knew some of the songs, but what a superb piece of work!
The Sonics
5/5
The beginning of the Seattle scene and man does it cook. Love this band.
Sade
5/5
Sade is a treasure and her debut is excellent evidence of what is to come in the ensuing decades
Coldplay
4/5
Never realized how much Chris Martin sounds like (or aspired to sound like) Jeff Buckley. There are some really superb songs here.
5/5
One of my 4 favorite PJ albums. What a treasure this woman is love all of this!
The Strokes
4/5
Really solid throughout!
The Crusaders
3/5
Love that opener, but it’s too repetitive. The rest of this is enjoyable, but not exceptional.
The Lemonheads
5/5
I just love this album. The Juliana Hatfield backing vocals, the hooks, all of it, start to finish. This is by far, the only great Lemonheads album.
Otis Redding
5/5
A classic, from start to finish!
U2
4/5
Before this band sucked and Bono’s ego ruined it all. Not great, but pretty solid.
Steve Winwood
4/5
This would be a 3.5 for me. There are some real duds here, but the rest are excellent!
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Like most Zeppelin albums, this is perfection.
The Temptations
4/5
I had never listened to this album all the way through. The standout, Papa Was a Rolling Stone and a few others are well known and outstanding. But some of the R & B tracks were a bit sleepy.
The Police
5/5
Every song hits. Like every album by The Police.
Beach House
3/5
It’s a mood. By no means bad, but very limiting by that very specific mood. Solid background.
New York Dolls
4/5
Super fun, classic glam.
David Bowie
5/5
Bowie at the peak of his powers. And he had so many peaks!
The Kinks
4/5
A great time throughout. Hooks for days.
Roxy Music
5/5
The first few albums by Roxy Music are so outstanding. The his one included.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Really enjoyable, if a bit repetitive in tone.
The Cars
4/5
Hits, hooks and jangles.
David Bowie
4/5
Bowie was the closest of what we get to a musical god. This album is great, but he has many better ones.
Aerosmith
3/5
A couple of really great songs here. And then, a lot of disposable ones as well.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
A really awesome debut, with a few killer songs and a bunch of good songs.
Paul Weller
4/5
What an unexpected surprise this one was. Really solid tracks, covering many genres. A natural progression from The Jam.
Tina Turner
3/5
Love the hits. Leave the rest.
Beastie Boys
5/5
Raw, goofy, but great.
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Love Neneh Cherry! But this album is spotty at best. Not the sound she would grow into, but would rapidly grow out of.
FKA twigs
3/5
Enjoyable, but not something I’d ever reach for. Liked some of this when it first came out.
Yes
4/5
Prog gold!
Common
4/5
More Common with Dilla beats!
The The
4/5
What a pleasant surprise this album was. Had never heard a single track and I was very impressed. More so with the second listen.
The Allman Brothers Band
5/5
Peak Allman’s doing what they do best, playing live!
Nina Simone
5/5
There is also much to love about Nina Simone and this has some of her best, most classic tracks.
Goldie
1/5
Is this an everybody gets a trophy kind of project? Seriously, how is this album on this list. It seems that there was an effort to include every genre, even if that genre generally sucks. This album objectively sucks.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
A compilation? Seriously, on this list? Sure, this is a solid compilation, but it’s not an album. This seriously throws into question the value of this project. Some of these songs don’t appear on any other album, but this was not an album intended for release as a cohesive project. Compilations should not be on this list.
Black Flag
4/5
Classic, seminal punk where Henry Rollins learned to be Rollins.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Classic rock radio staples throughout! Solid tunes.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Solid first half, but the second half is pretty mediocre.
U2
3/5
There are a couple of great, now classic songs on here. But the reality is, U2’s best days came before this album and Bono is simply insufferable
Pretenders
4/5
A really exceptional debut! Somehow perfectly 1980.
Roxy Music
4/5
A wild album for sure. There’s so much going on, this is a Roxy Music album unlike any other.
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
I get avant-garde, and yes, music is everywhere in everything. But this isn’t pleasurable, listenable or desirable.
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
This album has been in my collection since its release, in fairly regular rotation. And of course it’s seminal shoegaze. But I just don’t love it as much as many might.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
A gorgeous debut by one of the great singer-songwriters of Canada, and the world!
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
Not something I ever would have listened to, but it was more enjoyable than expected. Even with the dated misogyny.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
What a debut! While the cast majority are covers, this album shows the spark of what is to come.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Elegant, fun, and all around fantastic.
Billy Bragg
4/5
This collaboration (and all the subsequent ones) are awesome!
Metallica
4/5
Metallica is awesome and most of their albums are great. And it isn’t that this one is bad. It just seems to me this would be better experienced live. Give me their studio albums anytime over this.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Country isn’t often my thing, but this is one of Willie’s best!
R.E.M.
4/5
A little late in life to really appreciate REM, but they are amazing, as is this album!
Tom Waits
5/5
Waits is the main and this is among his finest!
Stephen Stills
4/5
Classic rock gold. Great stuff with an outstanding cast of players!
John Coltrane
5/5
Classic Coltrane! Superb.
The Cult
4/5
What an awesome, underrated band The Cult is. This album is pretty great, as so many of theirs are.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
All CCR is great CCR.
The Beach Boys
4/5
A far cry from the ubiquitous pop jangles of their early years. Really good, beautiful music.
Nirvana
4/5
Not their best for my money, but still outstanding!
The Smiths
3/5
There is some solid music here. But Morrissey is seriously insufferable.
Brian Eno
4/5
Another album I’d never heard in its entirety that was an excellent surprise. What a solid, pleasurable album. Very Eno.
Stan Getz
5/5
Beautiful jazz by way of Brazil. Great in all the right ways.
Kraftwerk
5/5
This is the Abbey Road of electronic (rock) music. This album is great!
B.B. King
4/5
Classic live blues from one of the greats!
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Such solid song craft by Mould and company. Awesome rock!
Curtis Mayfield
5/5
One of the greatest soundtracks of all time!
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Two classic masters together for a great set of tunes!
Haircut 100
3/5
Really fun and totally enjoyable, but very formulaic. Pop and post-punk grooves with superb bass!
Willie Nelson
5/5
One of Willie’s 3 best albums. Sure, it’s a covers album, but few people can consistently improve upon a cover song like Willie!
The Killers
3/5
There are a couple of great songs here, but there are also a bunch of mediocre songs as well. Brandon Flowers appeal as a frontman and lyricist didn’t seem to age well.
Rush
4/5
So many outstanding songs on one album!
Van Morrison
4/5
Van Morrison is a dick, but wow has he made some great music and this album is one of his best!
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Enjoyable in spots, a bit boring in others.
Pixies
5/5
One of the defining efforts of the coming sound of the 1990’s. This album, and later this band, changed my entire perception of what music could be.
D'Angelo
4/5
Outstanding. Began amazingly ahead of his peers.
Queen
3/5
Not their best. There are amazing songs like Ogre Battle, but quite a few mediocre songs.
Air
4/5
As good as background music gets.
John Lennon
5/5
Hit after spectacular hit!
Donald Fagen
4/5
Solid. Enjoyable.
Radiohead
4/5
Like most all Radiohead, this is exceptional!
Ride
2/5
Just not interested in this sound. It’s not bad, but it has little draw for me.
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
Johnny Rotten is a dick, but this PIL debut is better than any of the Sex Pistols.
Radiohead
5/5
Perfection. So great!
Ozomatli
4/5
This was a new one to me. Solid album, especially the Charlie 2na tune!
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Fun. Not bad at all. But limited in scope.
Leonard Cohen
5/5
The great Canadian poet; he’s got so many great albums, but this may be his peak.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
This album is a ton of fun. It’s all over the place in all the best ways.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
While there is lots of ability and experimentation here, it was not enjoyable at all.
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Good, but not nearly as good as some of Jah Wobble’s earlier output.
Public Enemy
5/5
One of the great classics of old school hip-hop! Can’t beat the Chuck D rhymes.
Amy Winehouse
4/5
The start of the short career of a huge talent! There are a few duds here beside many great tunes.
Joni Mitchell
1/5
She may be a great songwriter, but her voice and delivery is painful on most songs I’ve ever heard her do. Joni Mitchell is simply not for me.
Kanye West
3/5
This is Kanye’s best album, but Kanye has simply ruined Kanye. While not one for cancel culture, Kanye is a clear exception. He’s the worst humans category, making his music dramatically less appealing. Fuck Kanye.
The Black Keys
5/5
The Black Keys have two prefect albums and this is one of them.
4/5
Solid funk and soul.
The Kinks
3/5
It’s very good, it’s fun. But a little dull.
Duran Duran
4/5
Excellent, era defining pop. So many huge hits, but many of the non-hits are the best tracks!
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
Hadn’t heard this. Solid throughout!
Black Sabbath
5/5
The almighty Black Sabbath and what I think is their best album (that’s saying A LOT!).
2/5
A bit boring. All the ingredients are there, just can’t bring myself to like how it’s all assembled.
Portishead
5/5
Perfection. One of the greatest and most original albums of all time.
Minor Threat
5/5
It’s strange to me that a 21 minute EP would be on this list, but this is seminal hardcore that would go on to birth all this MacKaye.
The Dictators
3/5
Dumb and fun, but that’s the extent of it.
ABBA
4/5
Surprisingly diverse and fun. Some really solid tunes.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
It’s somebody’s thing, but not mine. Their version of In the Pines was solid though.
Eagles
4/5
There are some great songs, and many hits here. And they are great. But the others are duds. 3.5 if allowed.
Mott The Hoople
4/5
Love this Bowie/T Rex adjacent sound!
Depeche Mode
4/5
Awesome and classic. Brings me back to HS.
Stephen Stills
4/5
Great album that’s a perfect representation of the era.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
This would be a 3.5. Love Karen O and crew and there are a few 5 star songs here, but also a few mediocre ones.
Radiohead
4/5
Another excellent Radiohead album (3rd so far). Superb band.
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
The epitome of the post-punk era. Solid fun, despite the fact that Johnny Rotten is a prick.
2/5
Boring.
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
There are some amazing tracks here. That first track has been heavily sampled. Fun, different, enjoyable.
The xx
5/5
Beautiful. One of the defining albums of its era.
Big Star
3/5
Definitely has some very good tunes. But clearly the wind-down of Big Star.
The Auteurs
2/5
Lesser Suede. Not interesting at all.
Johnny Cash
5/5
One of the most iconic live albums ever.
Sufjan Stevens
5/5
Sufjan’s best, although a few of the more recent albums have been close to rivaling this indie masterpiece.
Ramones
5/5
First many Ramones albums are just perfect.
The Charlatans
3/5
Sounds like Oasis, but less annoying.
Van Morrison
5/5
Excellent work by a man with a very spotty record.
Madonna
3/5
The KLF
3/5
Annoying. Not enjoyable at all.
Bob Dylan
5/5
Perfection.
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Definitely enjoyed. Solid album.
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Classic grooves!
Tim Buckley
5/5
Tim Buckley was amazing and this is his best album.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Fun stuff. Really grooving.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
Seriously, why is this in this list?!
The Who
4/5
Gotta love The Who!
Oasis
3/5
Oasis makes fine music, but the Gallagher brothers are seriously insufferable.
Blur
4/5
Solid.
Morrissey
2/5
Still with Morrisey?
Joy Division
5/5
So good for every reason. A perfect album.
David Bowie
5/5
Truly and excellent album.
The Jam
4/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Can’t beat the VU!
Muddy Waters
4/5
Wonderful blues.
Os Mutantes
4/5
Trippy!
Minutemen
5/5
So fucking good.
Elton John
5/5
Easily Elton John’s best album, IMNSHO.
David Bowie
4/5
Really solid late era Bowie!
The Verve
3/5
Two great songs and many good ones.
The Vines
2/5
Meh
Nick Drake
4/5
A wonderful album.
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Not terrible, but not for me.
Ray Price
3/5
Very enjoyable!
The Youngbloods
3/5
Fun times in ‘69.
The Stooges
4/5
So much power!
Travis
2/5
Very uninteresting
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Awesome.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Great period for the Stones.
LL Cool J
4/5
Classic hip-hop.
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
One of the defining albums of the ‘60’s.
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Wacky.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Stevie is a treasure, but this is too uneven for me.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Yet another great era fur Dylan.
Keith Jarrett
2/5
Talent for sure, but just too repetitive to be enjoyable
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Solid album!
Charles Mingus
4/5
A wild ride!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Good, but not their peak.
ZZ Top
3/5
Big, commercial hits that rock.
Massive Attack
4/5
Great guest spots!
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Totally new to me and it was enjoyable at times.
Garbage
4/5
An awesome debut from Shirley and Butch!
Iggy Pop
4/5
Love me some early Iggy!
Mariah Carey
1/5
Nope
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Indie goodness
Queen
5/5
So many great tunes!!!
Beatles
5/5
Perfection
CHIC
2/5
A couple hits, many duds.
The Band
5/5
Perfection of the highest order
Wire
4/5
Seminal Wire
Megadeth
4/5
Classic Metal
Sonic Youth
3/5
Classic, but repetitive
Alice In Chains
5/5
Perfect album
New Order
2/5
Not for me
The Saints
4/5
Solid, underrated punk rock
Van Halen
5/5
The first of many great VH albums!
Michael Jackson
4/5
A couple duds, but overall, packed with classic jams.
Iron Maiden
4/5
Great, classic metal 🤘🏽
Public Enemy
5/5
Foundational hip-hop.
R.E.M.
4/5
Great album
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Ray Charles
4/5
Genius is the correct word.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Serious highs and lows.
Scritti Politti
1/5
Love a lot of 80’s synth music, but this is just bad.
PJ Harvey
4/5
What a treasure PJ is!
John Prine
4/5
Prine classic!
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Superb!
Sabu
3/5
Very enjoyable.
Randy Newman
4/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Fucking Pink Floyd!
Rod Stewart
3/5
Good fun!
Kanye West
2/5
Kanye had some great songs. But fuck Kanye.
Fiona Apple
5/5
Kanye West
2/5
Fuck Kanye and all fascist enablers.
Don McLean
2/5
One good song and even that song is overly sappy, nostalgic and pandering.
The Byrds
3/5
Enjoyable!
Miles Davis
4/5
Exceptionally good.
Kate Bush
3/5
Definitely enjoyable. Tori Amos owes her some royalty checks.
Iron Butterfly
2/5
Mid.
Ian Dury
3/5
Strong 3.5. Unique, super fun album.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
The best!
3/5
Fun, standard Kinks
Sex Pistols
4/5
Better than it should be.
Metallica
5/5
The last perfect Metallica album!
Skepta
2/5
Moments of good, but just not for me.
4/5
De La Soul
5/5
A masterpiece!
The Zutons
3/5
Surprisingly enjoyable! Would be a solid 3.5.
JAY Z
3/5
Good but hollow. Has nothing to say.
Coldplay
3/5
Talented yes, enjoyable, sure. But this band really does nothing for me.
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Aight.
Pentangle
1/5
Ugh
Miles Davis
5/5
Aptly named
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Really awesome!
Gene Clark
3/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
Love Bjork. Super fun album.
Blur
3/5
There are some amazing songs on here. And some mediocre ones.
Tricky
5/5
One of the defining albums of the 90’s.
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
A perfect album.
White Denim
3/5
Aight.
Dr. Dre
4/5
Classic
Goldfrapp
2/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
An excellent album with some 5 star songs!
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
Some real gems…and a few sleepers.
Giant Sand
3/5
Fine.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Classic
Def Leppard
4/5
Never loved this album as much as I should have.
5/5
Perfection!
David Holmes
2/5
It’s fine.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4/5
Damon Albarn can do no wrong.
The White Stripes
4/5
The beginning of an era.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Damon Albarn
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Come on, who doesn’t love this album?!
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Super fun!
Talking Heads
4/5
Excellent!