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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Smile
Brian Wilson
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5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
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5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
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S&M
Metallica
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
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5 | 3.65 | +1.35 |
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
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4 | 2.85 | +1.15 |
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Stripped
Christina Aguilera
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4 | 2.88 | +1.12 |
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
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4 | 2.93 | +1.07 |
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Black Monk Time
The Monks
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4 | 2.95 | +1.05 |
You Love Less Than Most
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
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2 | 4.11 | -2.11 |
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
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2 | 4.05 | -2.05 |
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Harvest
Neil Young
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2 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
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2 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
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2 | 3.78 | -1.78 |
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
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2 | 3.64 | -1.64 |
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
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2 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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2 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
5-Star Albums (8)
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Loretta Lynn · 1 likes
4/5
I think I have a better appreciation for classic country music because this was pretty good. A lot of similarities to Dolly and June Carter’s sounds.
Julian Cope · 1 likes
2/5
A little Nick Cave, a little Billy Bragg.
1-Star Albums (3)
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Stevie Wonder
4/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Thin Lizzy
3/5
ABBA
3/5
Jack White
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
The Police
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
The Specials
3/5
Brian Eno
4/5
10cc
3/5
The Undertones
4/5
The Temptations
3/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
KISS
2/5
B.B. King
4/5
Sepultura
2/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
The Byrds
4/5
PJ Harvey
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
Brian Wilson
5/5
Big Black
2/5
The Police
3/5
The The
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Cream
5/5
One of the most complete albums ever made.
New York Dolls
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
5/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Morrissey
3/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Eels
3/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Queen
4/5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Miriam Makeba
2/5
The Fall
2/5
Beth Orton
3/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Can
2/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Green Day
4/5
The Velvet Underground
2/5
Some of it ok, some of it too progressive/experimental for me
Laura Nyro
3/5
Not my preferred genre (60’s jazz soul?) but more pleasing to listen to than some of the stuff I’ve tried here.
Ice T
4/5
Great album! Learned T formed a metal group, ‘Body Count’
Lambchop
3/5
Pretty mellow, chill rock
AC/DC
4/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Jethro Tull
4/5
Never realized how great this whole album was!
The Darkness
3/5
Could be a solid 3.5 if 1/2 stars permitted. Decent rock album aside from/in addition to some of the falsetto-heavy vocals.
Tom Waits
3/5
I see the significance of this album regarding influence on other musicians (also a lot of Rolf/Dr.T from the Muppets) but it’s just not my thing, the spoken lounge/jazz music - although the lyrics are impressive.
The Beach Boys
3/5
This album is just ‘ok’ - sounds very homogenous; I *really* don’t understand why this is considered one of the greatest albums ever made…
Marvin Gaye
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Shivkumar Sharma
4/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Thanks to Tommy Boy, I’d heard of Herbine Hancock but never heard any of his music. It’s got… an interesting interpretive jazz, world music vibe. Kinda neat.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
‘Of Course’ has a cool Indian vibe to it.
Steely Dan
4/5
A nostalgic album for me
Fela Kuti
2/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Christina Aguilera
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Decent album instrumentally and vocally; just too slow/mellow for me. Or maybe just have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Led Zeppelin
3/5
It’s ok; def not the best, 2nd best, or 3rd best Zep album…
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Donovan
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
3/5
More of a late 70’s/early 80’s new-wave pop punk sound than I was expecting. Maybe later stuff would be more gritty rock.
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Most songs start out/have a kind of chill feel but then break into a maniacal beat that creates an eclectic lack of cohesion/ continuity within each [long] song. Overall, maybe good background music if you’re in the right mindset.
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Fishbone
3/5
This was a fun, funky, spa rock album. Need to check out their ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ album from 2025.
Traffic
3/5
I’d actually put this at a 3.5 if I could
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Le Tigre
4/5
This was a fun, modernized homage to early punk; simple beats/rhythms.
Abdullah Ibrahim
2/5
Jazz is really not my thing but I guess this sounded good 🤷🏼♂️
Fiona Apple
3/5
If so could give 3.5 stars, I would.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
A good psych blues rock album I guess, if you like Janis.
50 Cent
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
2/5
It’s alright, a little more modernized orchestral arrangements; just not my thing.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Dandy Warhols
4/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Iggy Pop
3/5
Stan Getz
3/5
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Very experimental 60’s psych rock. ‘Freak Out’ is kind of a good title for this… Was ok; maybe a little too trippy/eclectic for my taste.
Gil Scott-Heron
4/5
This was a really easy-to-listen-to jazz/blues/soul album. Very good.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Realized how vanilla bubble gum Elvis was (at least early on) with his souless covers of Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman” and Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” on this album. Would prefer to give this a 2.5 but will settle for a 3.
The Divine Comedy
3/5
Dr. Octagon
3/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Jazz is just not my thing but I guess this is a decent album?
Koffi Olomide
3/5
Mekons
3/5
Pulp
2/5
The Gun Club
3/5
A fun alt punk rock album
The Prodigy
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
The Smiths
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
This was a cool album. Kind of a mix between 90’s alt rock, 80’s new wave, and deep house chill vibe.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
This was a wild album; can’t explain the eclectic sound of it. Def neo-soul, but can’t put my finger on what else…
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Kravitz’s 1st album; didn’t realize his catalog dated back to ‘89!
The Thrills
3/5
Shuggie Otis
2/5
Sparkle City was cool but otherwise not really my thing
Neil Young
2/5
Didn’t think this album was as great as I thought it would be/as I’d heard it was.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Eh
Yes
4/5
Very nostalgic album for me; don’t know that I’d truly give it 4 stars, would prefer 3.5 but the nostalgia probably would bump it up.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Supertramp
2/5
The Residents
3/5
This was fuckin bizarre; sort of Modest Mouse-sounding vocals but much darker and weirder. A LOT of flat notes and sharp notes, lyrically and instrumentally. Feels like listening to this too much could fuck up your head —but I also couldn’t turn it off? Blue Rosebuds and Weight Lifting Lulu were memorable.
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
A solid 3.5. I see maybe some influence for “ Alanis later from this album? Could maybe bump to a 4 but some of the songs were a little slow for me.
The Band
3/5
Small Faces
3/5
This was a fun album. I see how they could have been a rising rival to the Beatles/Stones in England.
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Rush
3/5
No usually a big fan of Rush based on radio play but this was decent.
The Waterboys
4/5
Surprisingly good listen. Kind of like a more Irish-sounding Band of Heathens…? Again, wish I could give a 3.5.
Orange Juice
2/5
Mix of Talking Heads and Thompson Twins/quintessential 80’s pop sound with the dying sound of disco. It was… okay I guess but just not really my thing.
The Shamen
3/5
Pretty neat psychedelic club electronica. I could listen to this.
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
The Kinks
4/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Had heard of TTD but never listened to him - pretty good stuff! Does a lot of the instrumentation himself (not sure on this debut album or not but generally following this).
The Offspring
4/5
The Byrds
4/5
This is now the 2nd (3rd?) Byrds album presented to me and I think I can safely say that I could probably listen to any of their stuff!
Elbow
3/5
Very Coldplay-sounding. ‘The Bones of You’ and ‘Mirrorball’ are good but ‘One Day Like This’ is the hit for me.
The Blue Nile
2/5
I just can’t stand 80’s pop music
Talking Heads
3/5
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Very Dylan-esque; not bad.
Steve Winwood
3/5
A few songs were nostalgic but otherwise nothing to write home about.
Jorge Ben Jor
2/5
Instrumentally was decent world music; lyrics were in a language I didn’t recognize (Portuguese?). Eh.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Good debut album but def like ‘Making Movies’ or ‘Brothers in Arms’ better
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
One of the top 5 most complete albums ever made, IMHO.
Air
4/5
This was a cool discovery!
D'Angelo
3/5
Not an R&B guy but this was ok.
UB40
3/5
Pretty decent reggae album. Good background chill music.
Al Green
3/5
Arrested Development
3/5
This was cool, shoulda given AD a chance sooner. Gonna need to check out more of their stuff.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Nick Drake
2/5
Meh. Not my thing; *very* acoustic and calm singer/songwriter. Like, chiller than Jack Johnson. Maybe in the right mood, but otherwise, pass.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
Timing of the lyrics/vocals and instruments seemed… off? I guess, kinda decent modern rock.
Metallica
5/5
This was a groundbreaking and controversial album at the time - a metal band playing with a symphony? I’ve always thought it was fantastic, even more so now that I’m more familiar with Metallica’s catalog.
Throwing Muses
3/5
Pretty cool sounding female vocal punk/alt rock band.
Sam Cooke
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Cool punk rock sound but vocals can be a little grating sometimes.
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Good but def nowhere near as good as Rumours. Seems very individualistic vs the band working as one.
Dead Kennedys
3/5
I see the influences to maybe System of a Down and Dropkick Murphy’s and that is -to me- actually a perfect description of DK’s sound. A little manic but makes a statement.
Pixies
3/5
Grateful Dead
2/5
“Feedback” was an absolutely unnecessary track.
Miles Davis
2/5
I guess this was decent; jazz is just not my thing….
Ray Charles
3/5
Amazing voice, some of the songs were just a bit too slow for me. Didn’t hear as much piano as I thought there would be; more symphonic than expected.
MGMT
3/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Mellow singer/songwriter. Generally just an acoustic guitar but a good picker, little bit of a classical/flamenco flair to the picking.
Kanye West
3/5
Good rhymes in the first several tracks but feel like Graduation is a better album.
Femi Kuti
3/5
Did not expect to like this with all the horns but ended up being one of the more enjoyable “world sounds” albums I’ve listened to. The tracks didn’t feel like they were the 7/8/9 minutes that they were.
Ozomatli
3/5
Incubus
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Incredible Bongo Band
3/5
This turned out to be a fun album with notable covers.
Steely Dan
3/5
I’d heard of this album but never listened to it; was better than expected!
Pretenders
3/5
Never realized how kind of punk-rock the Pretenders were.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Rush
3/5
Rush always ends up being a marginally better listen than I expect.
Stereolab
3/5
This was an interesting album; prof rock electronic trance music?
R.E.M.
3/5
Billy Bragg
3/5
This was a nice surprise to discover; a protest-spirited English rock album. Surprisingly relevant to 2025 politics/society, from 1986.
Charles Mingus
2/5
I’m just not a fan of jazz. Parts of this were ok but at times, it was too manically improvisational with several horns going at once, seemingly not in any discernible rhythm.
Norah Jones
3/5
John Coltrane
2/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
The Clash
3/5
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Supergrass
4/5
This was a fun discovery of 90’s punk pop. Will explore more of the Supergrass catalog!
Iron Maiden
3/5
This was better than I expected. Not as much of a metal hair band caricature as I thought it would be: decent songs.
The Doors
4/5
Miles Davis
2/5
Was good at the time I listened to it, needing to chill in my drive home from work. Still felt a little eclectic and too improvisational at time for me.
The Who
4/5
Magazine
4/5
This was a cool Bowie-esque punk rock discovery. Rating it a ‘4’ so it stands out but would really prefer to go with ‘3.5.’
Oasis
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
Coldplay
3/5
Digital Underground
3/5
Another fun discovery. Smart lyrics/rhymes, funky beats, overall very enjoyable. Songs were a lot longer than you’d expect but they didn’t feel like it while listening to them.
Waylon Jennings
4/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Starts out hard and attempts to weave throughout, an overtly 80’s sound while always reverting to his more familiar, signature coffee lounge poet persona.
The Doors
3/5
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Randy Newman
4/5
This album sounded far better than I expected Randy Newman to be, though, until further review, I almost legit couldn’t tell if it was overtly racist or satirical. A very pleasant listen and well-written, if not simple
Americana.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Kind of a Neil Diamond-y sound? Slow but powerful vocals over ballad-like instrumentation. Some of the lyrics kind of cheesy. Overall, not awful; but not great. Rated 2 but maybe more a 2.5.
John Martyn
3/5
Generally a psychedelic soul funk sound, with some deviations into mellow rock. Surprisingly, not something I would voluntarily listen to… Again, a solid 2.5, but rated up to 3 b/c I didn’t hate it.
Neil Young
3/5
John Lennon
2/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
I can see where the influence for an artist like Tori Amos came from. Vocals were strong, lyrics not so much; very literal/observational, not very deep (IMO).
Skunk Anansie
3/5
Interesting discovery. A little obscure sound at start of first track but leveled out to a punk metal rock, female-led vocals.
Gram Parsons
3/5
Surprised by this one! More country than I expected.
Grateful Dead
4/5
Lorde
3/5
A little more repetitive pop than the more lyrically substantive “Royals” and “Team” I’m familiar with, but still a fun listen.
Django Django
3/5
Duke Ellington
2/5
Horns are just not my thing
Gorillaz
3/5
Blue Cheer
2/5
John Grant
3/5
Orchestral rock sound; was pretty enjoyable to listen to as background music. Might need to re-listen for actual lyrics.
Sonic Youth
2/5
A lot of feedback and just… noise before, during, and/or after some songs but I guess with a name like “Sonic” Youth, that is to be expected. Otherwise, was a decent punk rock listen. I’d prefer a 2.5.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Quirky little album with a wide range of influences/sounds.
Kate Bush
3/5
Def hear Chappelle Roan all over this album
OutKast
3/5
This was good -definitely an innovative rap sound from the traditional East-coast/West-coast- but wouldn’t consider it ‘great’ aside from a couple hits and new discoveries (“Spaghetti Junction” and maybe “We Luv Deez Hoez”)
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
Piano-heavy, very slow singer/songwriter. 1 part Hozier, 1 part slower, calmer Nathaniel Rateliffe, 1 part late-Elvis-in-Vegas. Would give it a 1.5 if I could but didn’t absolutely hate it.
Arcade Fire
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
It was cool to finally listen to one of the pioneers of hip hop. Had no idea RATM covered Afrika’s ‘Renegades of Funk’ but it totally makes sense.
Nirvana
4/5
Lot of hits on this one. Great rock although may e ‘Territorial Pissings’ and ‘Endless, Nameless’ were a little heavy on the screaming, for me.
Television
3/5
Cars-esque (?) sound w/ Mick Jagger vocals. Can’t complain about that.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
3.5/4.0
The Jam
3/5
Easier 70’s/80’s punk-rock instrumentation w/ Bowie-esque vocals
American Music Club
3/5
‘California’ from 1988-ish was not available so listened to ‘Everclear.’ A little more rocking Cure sound.
Moby
4/5
Some of the beginning tracks were a little repetitive but otherwise good album. Solid 3.5 if I could.
JAY Z
2/5
This was ok. I wouldn’t put it above “Vol. 2 - Hard Knock Life”
The Saints
3/5
This album was from 2009 but I honestly could not tell - it sounded straight out of early punk era of late 70’s/early 80’s.
Elastica
3/5
Enjoyable 90’s punk album
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Enjoyable listen, though, admittedly, it was more background music as I was cooking with kid’s assistance so was not as attentive to lyrics/sound as I would have liked.
X-Ray Spex
3/5
An energetic, female-vocal, early punk (late 70’s) group/album. Musically, it was great, didn’t catch all the lyrics.
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Mellow hip hop
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Various Artists
3/5
Pretty standard classic Christmas songs, with female Motown flair.
The Strokes
3/5
Kanye West
3/5
Good beats but lyrics are def over-the-top.
Klaxons
3/5
Somewhat “industrial” rock.
David Bowie
3/5
Frank Ocean
2/5
I don’t get this genre - “R&B Hip-Hop”? The talking lyrics that don’t always rhyme, with the [intentional?] terrible attempt (?) at trying to sing in an alto vocal (think Biz Markie).
Adele
3/5
Queen Latifah
3/5
Did not think I’d enjoy this as much as I did. Definitely that early hip hop sound.
Kraftwerk
3/5
Eminem
4/5
Hawkwind
3/5
Interludes were weird but the songs themselves were pretty good guitar rock.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
Did not think I would like this, expecting a very bongo-y world music sound but was pleasantly surprised. Sung in native Mali language but the guitar-playing was phenomenal and the overall rhythm and sound was very enjoyable! A solid 3.5, but will round up since I was proven wrong.
Gillian Welch
3/5
Started out very slow acoustic but turned out to be very good.
2/5
Opening track very ‘Phantom of the Opera-y’ but got better. Wouldn’t say it’s the best Yes album; meh. 2.5 rating.
M.I.A.
3/5
Surprising fun listen; sort of a post-Lil’ Kim, pre-Nicki Minaj bridge. Innovative, modern hip-hop sound. 3.5 but going with a 3 because of the violence it suggests.
The Pogues
3/5
Gotta love some classic Irish music!
Santana
3/5
Classic Santana. What more can you say?
Nick Drake
2/5
I can see the allure of Cave’s sound but it might just have to hit me in the right mood for it, maybe? Melancholy Donovan is the best description (having read about him) I can think of, w/ more operatic strings.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
The Byrds
3/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Ride
3/5
Sort of an Oasis-U2-Robert Smith sound. Solid 3.5.
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Probably pretty good jazz music; not at all my thing.
Sonic Youth
3/5
A little heavy at times for me, though I can see the influence it has on more recent punk/rock bands, and thus, their significance.
3/5
Sex Pistols
2/5
I get that they more or less put punk on the map but aside from their guitar riffs here, I didn’t really care for any of the vocals.
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
Can see maybe the influence to Johnny Cash on this traditional cowboy album. Good storytelling in the lyrics.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Blondie
3/5
Steve Earle
3/5
3/5
Michael Jackson
2/5
Never realized how very disco-y his early stuff was; this was no exception. Could maybe rate this a 2.5.
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Liz Phair
4/5
A very minimalist Lucinda Williams/Hole sound, with very forward lyrics. I was pleasantly surprised by this album.
U2
3/5
Funkadelic
3/5
Pixies
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Female-vocal electro-dance
Dr. Dre
3/5
Maybe 3.5
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
Beatles
2/5
Didn’t realize this had so much of an early Beatles sound. Would prefer to give it a 2.5.
Ice Cube
3/5
Goldie
2/5
Nature-influenced, industrial, electro trance. Weird. Maybe more of a 2.5.
Dire Straits
4/5
Solid 3.5 but b/c I like DS in general, bumper up to 4.
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
Think: Ross Geller’s college band keyboard music. *Some* listen-able moments toward the end of album. Could *maybe* be a 1.5
CHVRCHES
4/5
Modern synth pop. Pretty decent listen instrumentally; don’t know that the lyrics are really something that apply to me/that I would rally around but it sounded great.
Soft Cell
3/5
Not sure why I didn’t think what this would sound like based on “Tainted Love” but not bad, considering I’m not usually a big fan of 80’s synth pop. “Sex Dwarf” was weird.
The White Stripes
2/5
My 4th favorite WS album
N.E.R.D
2/5
Strange punk-pop hip hop? It is different, unique. Don’t know that it’s something I would voluntarily pick up and listen to. 2.5 if I could.
Bee Gees
2/5
Very prog-operatic. Not my thing.
Stan Getz
3/5
Bossa nova music. Not necessarily something I would voluntarily listen to but good background music at work maybe or for a calm atmosphere. Overall not bad; recognized ‘The Girl From Ipanema.”
Burning Spear
3/5
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Modern, experimental progressive 70’s easy listening…?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Grungy-er Neil; good stuff
Garbage
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
Not sure I get the ‘brilliance’ of Kendrick’s lyrics. Kinda just sounded like another thug rap album I grew up listening to in early 2000’s. ‘m.A.A.d city’ stood out as a good track.
Radiohead
3/5
Baaba Maal
3/5
4/5
I think I have a better appreciation for classic country music because this was pretty good. A lot of similarities to Dolly and June Carter’s sounds.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Quintessential 80’s Pop but with a little more substance lyrically (politically).
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Kind of an 80’s undertone. Maybe more of a 2.5
Elton John
2/5
A couple hits (Tiny Dancer and the title track) but otherwise, just meh. 2.5 maybe?
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Most musical (not spoken word) Cohen album I’ve heard yet. It was alright. Maybe 2.5
David Gray
3/5
Carole King
3/5
A solid 3.5
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Giant Sand
2/5
Prog/Alt/Experimental Leonard Cohen
Willie Nelson
3/5
2.5-3.0
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
XTC
2/5
Not an awful 80’s sound. 2.5.
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
Not a fan of the high-pitch soul singing. Instrumentation was good.
Kraftwerk
2/5
‘Autobahn’ was a good track; others were kinda just ‘meh.’
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
The Slits
3/5
Def early punk, though with a certain 80’s pop flair - which is weird since this is from ‘79. Sounded good, but would need to give another listen for the actual lyrics.
Mylo
3/5
Interesting “trance rock(?),” if not a little repetitive at times. Still a good background listen.
R.E.M.
3/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
This was great; might need to start listening to Wilco. ‘Hoodoo Voodoo,’ and ‘One by One’ were favorites on this one.
The Monks
4/5
This was a fun discovery - formed by 5 American GI’s stationed in 1964 Germany. Very rhythmic, alternative 60’s (but really more of a 50’s) rock sound.
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Nice sound, surprising she wasn’t bigger
Hüsker Dü
2/5
Hole
3/5
I hate how much I *didn’t* hate this :-|
Calexico
3/5
Chill, Mexi-influenced (?) singer/songwriter-type music.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
Wildly low-fi, underground German percussive noise. The only track that resembled music was ‘Sado-Masodub.’ I had to skip through every track to get through this disaster.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Venom
2/5
Almost sounds like they’re trying too hard to soundike Metallica? Lyrics are more hell-related and not as deep.
Sparks
2/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
Very Kinks-ish, but not as… engaging?
Miles Davis
1/5
I just can’t do the improvisational jazz.
Dagmar Krause
3/5
No Dagmar Krause albums available other than ‘Babble’ w/ Kevin Coyne. Overall it was good but I think Dagmar alone would be a cross between Susan Sarandon’s ‘Janet’ from RHPS and Ana Gasteyer’s Bobbi Mohan-Culp music teacher character.
R.E.M.
3/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
A little psychedelic U2-ish mixed with modern alt rock?
Black Sabbath
3/5
Maybe more of a 3.5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
2/5
Solid 2.5. ‘Plastic’ and ‘Buscando Guayaba’ were catchy but overall, not really my genre.
Julian Cope
2/5
A little Nick Cave, a little Billy Bragg.
Duran Duran
3/5
Meh. 2.5
4/5
Nice “Jam Funk”
The Replacements
2/5
Eagles
4/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
The Black Keys
3/5
2.5 but because I like them, went with a 3
Bob Dylan
3/5
Ash
2/5
Run-of-the-mill 90’s alt rock. 2.5
Fairport Convention
3/5
This was a pleasant little discovery; a “British Jefferson Airplane”
The Go-Go's
3/5
Post-punk 80’s pop that was a surprisingly good listen - better than I expected. Could probably listen to more of their catalog.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Great album! You really hear the influence on modern country artists like Miranda Lambert. Guests in this album included Springsteen and Dave Matthews. Solid 3.5 but can’t quite nudge it to a 4 in this rating.
Richard Thompson
2/5
Country Americana sound weaves into British singer-songwriter, Joni Mitchell-like folk. It was good but at times slow. Solid 2.5, but don’t know if Incan go to 3. Upon researching, I think the rest of their catalog might be a little more rock.
Madonna
2/5
First few tracks were good, others, meh. 2nd half of the album slowed up.
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Waffling between 3.5/4.0… great flow
Wilco
3/5
Overall pretty good though the unnecessary, excessive strumming/drumming/feedback noise before or after some tracks turned me off to rating it higher. Would be a ‘4’ without that nonsense.
Traffic
4/5
Such nostalgia for this one!
Queens Of The Stone Age
3/5
Sugar
3/5
Alt rock from ‘92.