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Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Record | 5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
| American Gothic | 4 | 2.49 | +1.51 |
| Licensed To Ill | 5 | 3.56 | +1.44 |
| All Things Must Pass | 5 | 3.81 | +1.19 |
| Want Two | 4 | 2.84 | +1.16 |
| Come Find Yourself | 4 | 2.93 | +1.07 |
| Steve McQueen | 4 | 2.98 | +1.02 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Blackstar | 1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
| Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| Protection | 1 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
| Another Green World | 1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
| Autobahn | 1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| Swordfishtrombones | 1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| Hot Fuss | 2 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| Group Sex | 1 | 2.74 | -1.74 |
| Dummy | 2 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| New Boots And Panties | 1 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
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1-Star Albums (11)
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Van Halen
2/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
4/5 Mostly instrumental jazz, some blues.
Frank Ocean
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
3/5
Elvis Presley
2/5
Brian Eno
1/5
1/5 none of the songs stood out
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
3/5 no single songs stood out but it was all enjoyable
Iggy Pop
3/5
3/5 all songs where decent
The xx
3/5
3/5 all songs where decent
Radiohead
5/5
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Eurythmics
2/5
2/5 sweet dreams is the only good song
Kings of Leon
3/5
3/5 has good songs but soft rock is not really my thing
Metallica
3/5
3/5 love metallica but many songs (besides one) just sounded like generic metal music to me
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
4/5 good old fashioned rock and blues
Scritti Politti
1/5
1/5 not a fan
Neu!
2/5
2/5 Instrumental with nature sound sampling. Feel like I need to use psychedelic drugs to appreciate. Kind of off putting lyrics.
R.E.M.
3/5
3/5 some good song particulaly nightswimming but mostly forgettable
Lauryn Hill
4/5
The Who
2/5
2/5 didn't like the fake ads, don't really care for the who much either
The Clash
3/5
3/5 pretty good but I don't really like punk rock
Talking Heads
2/5
2/5 eh not much interesting. Good rythum guitar
Taylor Swift
3/5
3/5 decent pop
Dead Kennedys
1/5
1/5 I don't like punk
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
3/5 decent jazz but nothing special. Good music for background or focussing
AC/DC
3/5
3/5 all the songs sound similar, but it's a catchy rock and roll sound
Ananda Shankar
3/5
3/5 enjoyed it. Mostly instrumental, some covers (like jumping jack flash)
Elliott Smith
2/5
2/5: decent, but found that most of the songs sound the same.
Elton John
4/5
4/5: really enjoyed listening to this one
Rush
4/5
4/5 fantastic intrumentals
Sonic Youth
2/5
David Bowie
1/5
1/5 honestly hated it
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
3/5 what I expect from RHCP
The Beta Band
2/5
2/5 not very enjoyable but not terrible either. Hard to pin down a genre on this one.
Beck
3/5
3/5 not my favorite but enjoyable and varied.
Portishead
2/5
2/5 not interesting
Baaba Maal
3/5
3/5 strange but catchy
Boards of Canada
3/5
3/5 electronic music is not my thing but I liked it
The Mamas & The Papas
4/5
4/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
3/5 pretty good
Billie Holiday
3/5
3/5 pretty good
Beatles
4/5
4/5 the later 60s Beatles are great (this one included) but this album isn't non stop bangers like some other albums are (i.e. Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's)
R.E.M.
3/5
Tom Waits
2/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
3/5 good focus music (jazz)
Peter Gabriel
3/5
3/5 good but not my favorite style
Neil Young
4/5
4/5 I appreciate the varied genre of songs
Prefab Sprout
4/5
4/5 not too deeply 80s. Good.
Dire Straits
4/5
4/5 great guitar work
Sigur Rós
3/5
2/5
Good but I don't like punk music genre
Arcade Fire
3/5
Moby
2/5
Iron Butterfly
2/5
2/5 the only good song is the title song. The rest are bland and forgettable.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Ramones
2/5
2/5 don't like punk but has some good beats.
Billy Bragg
3/5
3/5 folkish
3/5
Not a fan of David bowie bit some of his best songs are on here.
The Doors
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
3/5 best song cloud nine
Richard Hawley
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
2/5 not bad, but still punk (not a fan)
The Bees
2/5
2/5 good background music. Not too catchy
The Fall
2/5
2/5 don't like punk
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Björk
2/5
Sebadoh
2/5
2/5
Foo Fighters
3/5
3/5 generic rock
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
3/5 smooth rap. Beats are enjoyable and not over the top bassey
Black Flag
2/5
2/5 punk rock
Primal Scream
3/5
The Band
3/5
3/5 decent kind of indie like
Bill Callahan
3/5
3/5
Marty Robbins
2/5
2/5 besides big iron (which is a masterpiece) the other songs all sound similar and aren't very good.
The Beach Boys
2/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3/5
ZZ Top
4/5
4/5 pop-like rock. Fun and catchy
Kanye West
3/5
Screaming Trees
3/5
3/5 kinda indie rock
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Every song is great
Thelonious Monk
3/5
3/5 generic jazz
Basement Jaxx
1/5
1/5 I strongly dislike this type of electronic music.
4/5
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
3/5 enjoyable beats but has a lot of spoken word. Also not really my preferred style.
King Crimson
4/5
4/5 interesting and catchy.
The Verve
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
3/5 nice easy listening. Good for focus since it's in Spanish and I don't understand the lyrics.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
2/5 punk-ish. Song songs ok but mostly generic.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
3/5 very varied sounds between songs
Jane's Addiction
2/5
Rush
4/5
Patti Smith
2/5
Decent melodies poor singing
Green Day
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
Electronic music
Herbie Hancock
3/5
3/5 good instrumental jazz
The National
3/5
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
Faust
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
4/5 best led Zeppelin album imo
Turbonegro
3/5
3/5 decent punk ish metal
Steely Dan
3/5
3/5 easy listening yacht rock
Hole
2/5
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The Gun Club
3/5
3/5 punk but it had more variety than usual punk
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4/5
4/5 really liked this rap album
The Smiths
3/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
4/5: metal, but not obnoxious
4/5
4/5 it's hard to not let nostalgia guide my rating of this album because otherwise it would be a 5/5. Upon re listen trying to be objective it has some faults that deserve one less star. Still a hugely influential album that I love.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
4/5
Queen Latifah
2/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Beatles
5/5
5/5 one of the best albums from the beatles
Mudhoney
3/5
3/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
4/5 many songs sound similar but still great
David Gray
4/5
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
2/5
2/5 psychedelic rock. Mostly just weird and not good music.
The Police
3/5
Charles Mingus
3/5
3/5 good jazz
Hüsker Dü
3/5
3/5 decent rock
The Birthday Party
1/5
1/5 does not have a genre, just annoying screeching
Funkadelic
4/5
4/5 mostly instrumental
John Cale
3/5
Beatles
3/5
I definitely prefer later, post-touring beatles. This album has some good songs on it, but many are not so good and sound similar to other songs.
Jethro Tull
4/5
Very different sound between each song. Catchy too
Rufus Wainwright
4/5
Kinda similar to radiohead
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
2/5 large variety of sounds but many not very good
Iggy Pop
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Decent rap
John Martyn
3/5
U2
2/5
Nirvana
3/5
Tom Waits
1/5
Borderline unlistenable but not outright offensive to the ears either.
Destiny's Child
2/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
4/5 classic Bob dylan
David Ackles
4/5
Little Simz
4/5
The Who
3/5
Megadeth
3/5
Good metal
2/5
2/5
The Killers
2/5
2/5
ABBA
4/5
Abba is a guilty pleasure
Deep Purple
2/5
2/5 unironically sounds like spinal tap
Neil Young
2/5
Not a big fan of neil young
Yes
3/5
3/5 only real good song was roundabout and the rest where mostly just doodling by the musicians. Fun listen but not planning to return.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
3/5 very seductive 😏
But solid r&b
Johnny Cash
3/5
Waylon Jennings
3/5
CHIC
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Scissor Sisters
4/5
4/5 fun pop
Steely Dan
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Linkin Park
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Queen
4/5
Boston
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
Cyndi Lauper
2/5
Suede
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Van Morrison
4/5
Justin Timberlake
2/5
2/5 kind of annoying pop.
Circle Jerks
1/5
1/5, not good punk.
The Prodigy
2/5
2/5 electronic music is not my thing
Missy Elliott
2/5
Kelela
3/5
Björk
2/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
3/5 Bob Dylan like
The Hives
3/5
3/5 pretty good puck rock/pop
Tom Tom Club
2/5
2/5 just weird not particularly interesting
Otis Redding
4/5
Sparks
3/5
Big Star
5/5
Pulp
3/5
Fugazi
2/5
2/5 punk
Holger Czukay
3/5
3/5 a good amount of weird. Slight folks, slightly jazzy
The Monks
2/5
2/5 proto punk
Bob Dylan
2/5
2/5 boring
The Waterboys
4/5
4/5 sounds folky but still with high energy. Fun listen.
3/5
3/5 started strong with the 1st 3 songs but fizzled out after that.
Arcade Fire
3/5
American Music Club
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Zutons
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Wire
2/5
Punk
Johnny Cash
3/5
Paul Simon
3/5
a-ha
2/5
Faith No More
4/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Michael Jackson
3/5
3/5 a lot of variety of sounds. The best are the ones with high energy
Bob Dylan
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Van Morrison
2/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Guided By Voices
2/5
The Replacements
2/5
Radiohead
2/5
Gary Numan
2/5
Lorde
4/5
Kraftwerk
1/5
George Harrison
5/5
On par with the best Beatles albums
Ray Charles
2/5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
X-Ray Spex
3/5
The Police
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Radiohead
3/5
Black Sabbath
3/5
Madonna
2/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Massive Attack
1/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
The Crusaders
3/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Ian Dury
1/5
1/5