Mar 24 2025
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Such a 90's sound but all the songs sound the same. Shame if you listen to this rather than The Strokes or even Franz Ferdinand. Though I wonder if FF all sounds the same now too. I bet it might.
2
Mar 25 2025
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Beautiful. I'm sad I put this album for so many years. Go listen to it now.
4
Mar 26 2025
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Maybe the most Boomer band ever, but I neglected them unfairly. This was a super solid record. No other band sounds like CCR, that alone puts them on many lists
4
Mar 27 2025
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Geez, four albums in an we're in a boomer vs boomer influence contest. This is fine, but the Hard To Handle cover seems embarrassing all these years later. If I ask why didn't people just go direct and play the Stone/Zeppelin do I sound too Gen X snarky? Because its fine if I do
2
Mar 28 2025
A Night At The Opera
Queen
OK, this is one more album that I'm glad I had to check out. Bohemian Rhapsody is of course the highlight, but there was a lot to discover. British music hall inspiration, more gay themes, and just a great polish to all the songs. Great to hear these songs in their original album context
4
Mar 31 2025
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
1
Apr 01 2025
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Classic junior high school album with junior high school attitude and intellect. Kicked off a great career and there are so many highs in front of these boys.
3
Apr 02 2025
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Excellent intro to Fairport, Richard Thompson & Sandy Denny. You can hear how their influence cascades down the years!
4
Apr 03 2025
Third
Soft Machine
Hmm, I'll have to listen more. Too skronky for now but clearly talented
3
Apr 04 2025
Risque
CHIC
Classic and will likely always be so-5 stars
5
Apr 07 2025
C'est Chic
CHIC
A second excellent Chic release. A chill jazz groove after that stellar single and then quiet dance tracks for most of the album.
4
Apr 08 2025
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
not for me. Powerful voice used to only do one thing mainly. Couldn't get to the second half. The many singles are well done though
2
Apr 09 2025
Whatever
Aimee Mann
Influential. What a chiming sound she created and used for all her other albums. Matthew Sweet should pay her royalties. Great stuff, brilliant writer
4
Apr 10 2025
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
Great tunes from a wanker but he sure can write a title
3
Apr 11 2025
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Amazing. This gave the Ramones their career, so it deserves five stars just for that fact. Beautiful harmonies. No wonder it's lasted
5
Apr 14 2025
1999
Prince
5
Apr 15 2025
The Score
Fugees
3
Apr 16 2025
Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
2
Apr 17 2025
Boston
Boston
3
Apr 18 2025
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Are they the greatest British band since The Style Council?
4
Apr 21 2025
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Why so many CCR records? Eye roll
3
Apr 22 2025
Doolittle
Pixies
These songs hold up
5
Apr 23 2025
Ramones
Ramones
They are the best
5
Apr 24 2025
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
Apr 25 2025
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Excellent. Must listen more
5
Apr 28 2025
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Less silent than I recall. It would be so cool to hear Miles play with the current crop of people making varied ambient music, esp out of the folk scene
5
Apr 29 2025
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Perfect renditions of classic songs. A record for your entire life
5
Apr 30 2025
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Excellent work
4
May 01 2025
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Should listen to more
4
May 02 2025
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
2
May 05 2025
1984
Van Halen
4
May 06 2025
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Still more Boomer classics. Pretty harmonies. But pretty boring too. 3 stars, not sure it needs that many
3
May 07 2025
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Fine. Why does the bookβs author keep picking such early career (& 90s) albums? Gets boring. Three stars
3
May 08 2025
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Fine but there better be two more Tribe albums on this list
3
May 09 2025
Survivor
Destiny's Child
So many bangers. Knocked one point off because of the laughable Charlieβs Angels plug at the top
4
May 12 2025
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
They walk what they talk
5
May 13 2025
Superunknown
Soundgarden
I donβt ever need to hear spoon man again
1
May 15 2025
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Interesting. Fine. Cool that he worked with David Lynch. But why are there two Barry Adamson albums on this list. Maybe the algorithm doesnβt actually represent the book
2
May 16 2025
Live!
Fela Kuti
5
May 19 2025
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
5
May 20 2025
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
4
May 21 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
3
May 22 2025
Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
2
May 23 2025
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
3
May 26 2025
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
4
May 27 2025
Elephant
The White Stripes
5
May 28 2025
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Bjork is great obviously. Listening to one-and-a-quarter Sugarcubes albums, I can see why she left after three records. Also, the songs with the guy singing too are pretty crap. Parodies of euro music to come
2
May 29 2025
Leftism
Leftfield
If you wanted to encapsulate this entire mediocre list into one album, this is it. British, 90s, not actually relevant. Awful cover art to boot. WTF
1
May 30 2025
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Good lord TWO Eminem albums. Lame
1
Jun 02 2025
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Did not listen
1
Jun 03 2025
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
An early set of classics from the boys
5
Jun 04 2025
Dirty
Sonic Youth
4
Jun 05 2025
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
3
Jun 06 2025
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Top tier GBV
5
Jun 09 2025
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
4
Jun 10 2025
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
2
Jun 11 2025
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
4
Jun 12 2025
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
5
Jun 13 2025
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
5
Jun 16 2025
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4
Jun 17 2025
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
3
Jun 18 2025
Goo
Sonic Youth
4
Jun 19 2025
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4
Jun 20 2025
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
1
Jun 23 2025
American Idiot
Green Day
3
Jun 24 2025
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
3
Jun 27 2025
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
5
Jun 30 2025
Arrival
ABBA
3
Jul 01 2025
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
I wonder if Dan Bejar digs Supertramp. Probably.
2
Jul 02 2025
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
4
Jul 03 2025
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
2
Jul 04 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
Jul 07 2025
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
3
Jul 08 2025
Urban Hymns
The Verve
3
Jul 09 2025
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
4
Jul 10 2025
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
3
Jul 11 2025
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
3
Jul 14 2025
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
5
Jul 15 2025
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Jul 16 2025
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
3
Jul 17 2025
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Jul 18 2025
Odelay
Beck
2
Jul 21 2025
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Jul 22 2025
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
4
Jul 23 2025
Make Yourself
Incubus
1
Jul 24 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
4
Jul 25 2025
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
5
Jul 28 2025
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
3
Jul 29 2025
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
5
Jul 30 2025
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
Jul 31 2025
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
5
Aug 01 2025
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
3
Aug 04 2025
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4
Aug 05 2025
The Stranger
Billy Joel
2
Aug 06 2025
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
3
Aug 07 2025
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka TourΓ©
4
Aug 08 2025
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
4