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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
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5 | 2.61 | +2.39 |
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
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5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
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5 | 3.08 | +1.92 |
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
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5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
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Lost Souls
Doves
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5 | 3.16 | +1.84 |
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
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4 | 2.29 | +1.71 |
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Pornography
The Cure
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
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5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
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5 | 3.53 | +1.47 |
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Timeless
Goldie
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4 | 2.53 | +1.47 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
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1 | 3.37 | -2.37 |
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
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1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
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White Light
Gene Clark
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1 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
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Moondance
Van Morrison
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2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
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2 | 3.62 | -1.62 |
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
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2 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
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1 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
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On The Beach
Neil Young
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2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
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Murmur
R.E.M.
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2 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
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2 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Cure | 2 | 5 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 2 |
5-Star Albums (13)
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Heaven 17 · 4 likes
5/5
This album is fucking great, y'all are crazy. I mean just very good danceable synthy business, fun (and meaningful) lyrics, even got some kraftwerk-y industrial stuff to it? To me it really stays just about as good the entire time, and by good I mean great. Come and join the fun on the way to heaven!
ZZ Top · 1 likes
3/5
Unfortunately this just blends together to create one of the most 3-star albums ever. They aren't bad to listen to, but for whatever reason this type of rock just blends together soooo easily for me.
Wire · 1 likes
3/5
It was pretty fine. I do at least appreciate it's short! Some things got my attention but a lot of it blurred together.
Goldie · 1 likes
4/5
God damn. When I saw this long-ass album runtime I was already dreading it, but it won me over like instantly. It is some really good groovin drum n bass in here. My only real issue with it is that I wouldn't listen to it or its tracks very much on account of their length, but damn. It's real good otherwise.
Kraftwerk · 1 likes
4/5
These tracks are pretty chill for what I was expecting, however it's pretty good! And I mean, the predecessor of a lot of cool stuff.
1-Star Albums (4)
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Louis Prima
5/5
Really fun album. I've always liked some jazz/blues/swing(?) like a lot of this and it's good at it
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Nice stuff! I enjoyed it pretty well although nothing super stood out to me
Björk
3/5
Mostly not for me, but I liked some of the house electronic stuff!
Steely Dan
3/5
Good sounding album overall, though not many tracks specifically stuck out!
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
I like her voice and music, this is just another 'not much stands out' good album. Doesn't help it's 3 hours
Thelonious Monk
2/5
Another solid album where nothing's really standing out to me... though not exactly my flavor of jazz either.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Again, pretty solid, just nothing stands out to me.
Cornershop
2/5
Okay after listening to my friends talk about this album I get it, but it reeeeeeally isn't for me. Except for candyman (and even indian tobacco), you can stay.
Soundgarden
3/5
Was hoping I'd like it a little more, but it's got some good stuff.
4/5
Okay I actually enjoyed that a good bit more than I expected. Definitely some stuff to go back and relisten to.
Fever Ray
4/5
I may have already been primed to like this by If I Had A Heart, but I don't know, I enjoyed the sound of it!
N.W.A.
4/5
Good album! You can really hear how it influenced like everything after it, and it's still a nice listen.
Santana
3/5
Just to me one of those albums that's pretty solid sound-wise but only maybe 1-2 songs stand out
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
While different from their later stuff, I still liked it!
Suede
3/5
I liked a couple songs, but really just ok to me!
Fats Domino
3/5
I like him, but not a ton standing out!
New York Dolls
2/5
Ehhhh. I get it, and it's okay, but nothing stands out.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Instrumental albums like this tend to be less my thing, but he's pretty bombastic!
The Who
3/5
Not as good as their later stuff, but it's pretty perfectly okay.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Has some standouts, but mostly just okay.
Soul II Soul
4/5
Enjoyed this a lot! But I always like me some club classics.
2/5
Not a terrible listen, but one of those where nothing really stands out to me.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
Not really a fan, buuuut there was a couple of good ones at the end.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
1/5
Sorry Grey/Afro, but you're not good enough to carry this album!
Pink Floyd
4/5
The myth, the legend! I'd heard of this album so many times prior, and as an album it really lived up to that expectation honestly. That saaaaid... there is not (at least, on initial listen) a lot of songs I would listen to outside of the album's context, which is pretty much the only reason it's not a 5. I don't listen to whole albums too often, so I do like to have that ability! Apologies to the vision, but it was really good to be fair.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
I'm glad the rolling stones remembered they could play good music! Unfortunately this falls right in line with a lot of other samey-sounding okay rock (or adjacent) albums.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
It's REALLY good. Not quite that 5, but an incredibly strong 4. I like just about every song here.
Iron Butterfly
2/5
Noooot really a fan. Not a hater, but I only sorta maybe like like one song on here. The sound is okay, just nothing sticking out as usual
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
I've always some singles by them, so nice to hear their debut album! Fun stuff here, if rawer than their later stuff
The Rolling Stones
1/5
Rating it a 1 because I enjoyed 1 song
Ramones
3/5
Fun album if indistinct!
The Hives
4/5
Okay on a relisten I think this album is prettty coooool. They have a sort of energy to them that puts them above other 3-star okay-sounding rock bands I've heard so far.
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I liked the sound of this quite a lot! Has to be one of the best albums from the decade I've heard so far at least. It unfortunately fits into that 4-star slot just because I'm not sure how much I'd listen to it on a regular basis, kinda like The Wall.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Ahhh I think I like their sound, but I'm struggling to pick out something I'd actually wanna relisten to on a regular basis!
Ali Farka Touré
2/5
It's okay, just not really my style unfortunately! Nothing really stuck with me from it.
Jeru The Damaja
4/5
Really cool album, a lot closer to some more modern stuff I like in its particular style. Admittedly I don't have a lot of context for hip-hop from this time period, but it's good to me
Miles Davis
3/5
Ehhhhhn sorry Mr. Davis, but this just isn't leaving that much of an impression on me! A lot of solid-sounding stuff, but it just blends together so, so much.
John Martyn
3/5
Pretty uneven album to me. Like, it doesn't blend together like a lot of 3 stars, but it's reeeally up and down on what appeals to me. Still, some good stuff.
3/5
I like the vibe, but not really anything I'd relisten to in particular much.
Fatboy Slim
4/5
It falls JUST short of a 5, though it could easily be one if the later songs start to stick with me. This album is such an ancestor of so much modern music I like, or even just a lot of internet content I like.
Madonna
4/5
Some surprisingly good synth/electronica. Madonna, I was unfamiliar with your game
Cowboy Junkies
2/5
Wasn't as bad as it could be! That said, I still didn't like it very much. Just not my style, though I did like when it dipped into being more bluesy.
Big Star
2/5
Kind of a chunky album and the slower songs just reeeally don't do it for me. There's some good stuff though, just not quite as even of a mix as I'd like.
The Cure
5/5
I sort of figured I'd like them but I didn't it expect it to be this good hahaha. Just managing to produce several minute long bangers consistently
Meat Puppets
3/5
This is okay. It has some peaks and a generally good sound, but it really blends together rather indistinctly.
The Who
3/5
I like the concept of this but none of the songs really stand out I think. I think in general I enjoyed the sound more than most of my generation, though
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Extremely solid album. Really great stuff here, and a really nice album experience. Really the only thing holding it back is I probably wouldn't listen to a lot of it outside of the album itself.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Enjoyable sound, nothing really stands out enough to relisten to though.
Method Man
3/5
Pretty perfectly okay. Enjoyed the beat a lot of the time, but only a couple things standing out to me
The Triffids
3/5
Say it with me again y'all: I like the sound, but not much sticks out
David Bowie
4/5
I realize that Bowie almost certainly has better things, but still he just has an immediately great sound. This may be first album bias, but hey. It's pretty good
David Bowie
3/5
This one just isn't for me I think. I mean the switch is cool and respectable, and I like some songs on it, but the overall sounds (either of them) just aren't enough my style.
Drive Like Jehu
3/5
I would like to like this more, the sound is pretty close to there... but it just does not really stand out to me. It all kinda blends together.
Garbage
4/5
This really could nearly be a 5-star album. The only thing holding it back is it starts to sorta blur together in the back half, but there is some gooood shit in here.
The Everly Brothers
3/5
It is so perfectly ok. At least it's short and quick!
Peter Gabriel
3/5
I enjoy just how weird this is, and I enjoy some of the songs, but in general there isn't really a lot here I'd relisten to often.
Brian Wilson
3/5
I liked it a surprising bit starting out, buuut it sorta just floats around after that. Not bad though! Just maybe too long and not reeeeally for me.
Black Sabbath
3/5
Okay, sorry, but this just washes over me. Nothing really sticks, good sounds though.
The Lemonheads
3/5
Wow would you believe it, another album where nothing sticks out but it's not too bad? Crazy
Dirty Projectors
2/5
This really does nothing for me, and it's not even good enough to get a 3. Still not like... aggravating or anything, just not really anything. Almost interesting in a couple parts.
Frank Ocean
4/5
The vibes of this are absolutely great. Really solid stuff, not a ton I'd maybe listen to regularly, but just solid.
Sugar
3/5
It feels SURPRISINGLY close to being a 4. Something about the sound puts it over so many samey-sounding albums... even though it does ultimately end up samey.
Baaba Maal
3/5
It just didn't really stick with me, but not a bad album either!
Neil Young
2/5
Sorry, this just isn't doing it for me. I can tell it's not that bad or anything, just... really not my cup of tea.
Kraftwerk
4/5
These tracks are pretty chill for what I was expecting, however it's pretty good! And I mean, the predecessor of a lot of cool stuff.
Mudhoney
3/5
Their sound definitely could be a 4, but in practice I only particularly liked one song.
The Pharcyde
3/5
It's just noooot quite there for me like some past hip-hop albums were. Nice enough sounding stuff, though (minus one song's verse)
Van Halen
4/5
I do like the vibes overall, but it's hard to say any one song stuck with me that well... Except I'm the One, which is deeply amusing to me
The Zutons
4/5
Really cool vibes and album! Always enjoy artists playing around like this. Reminded me of Illinois a bit too.
The Fall
3/5
Okay I REALLY want to like this. It feels weirdly close. However it's maybe just too uneven? Long? I'm having trouble getting any song to stick with me right now, but it's close.
The Specials
4/5
Really really fun album. I'm maybe predisposed for this genre due to my later likes, but I definitely enjoyed myself here!
Charles Mingus
4/5
Okay, you know, I'm not usually big on these jazz albums, and I wouldn't listen to this very casually I think, but this is a really fucking solid jazz album. Cool stuff here, very lively, nice motifs, just good stuff.
Kraftwerk
5/5
It's soooo goooood! Every song on this is great. It is also very cohesive as an album! The vibes are great, I would be willing to listen to a lot of this on its own, just good stuff.
Iron Maiden
4/5
First time listening to them (consciously anyway), pretty cool stuff! They were fucking up that guitar the whole time, it was great. Not quite a 5 just because I only really liked about half, but still good stuff!
DJ Shadow
4/5
God this is such a good album. It is unfortunately getting a 4 here because there's honestly not a ton I'd listen to more regularly, but it's a really good album. This is a 4 much like The Wall was a 4. Would be a 4.5 given the ability.
The Byrds
3/5
Nifty middle there, buuuut I think unfortunately just not quite enough to make it a 4!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Ehhh it's enjoyable enough, some nice sound to it, but none of it really sticks with me.
Wild Beasts
4/5
Okay Wild Beasts, y'all got some fucky lyrics, but damn if the tunes aren't good.
Elvis Presley
3/5
I do see where the Elvis hype came from! Kinda jammin. At the very least vibin. Nothing that stands out too much still, though.
3/5
It was nice to finally listen to this! Coincidentally, it is a lot like listening to Elvis for me: I vibe with it, but it's mostly fine overall.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5
Really great stuff here. I've liked this style of rap for a while now and there are some great beats behind it. And of course the messaging is still pretty relevant, unfortunately!
Beck
3/5
Weirdly, I only started to like this a bit from Lonesome Tears on. It was a 2 before, but there's enough decent stuff to make it a 3. Just not really my style, overall.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Pretty good live album! I'm not usually big on those, but he and his blues sound pretty great here.
Queen
4/5
Hey it's Queen! Pretty fun vibes all around. Fun listening to them play around on their non-hit songs.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Prettty nice stuff again! I liked the sound of a lot of this. I could see more entering my possible likes on relistens, but I liked a decent bit as is.
Alice In Chains
3/5
They're really almost a 4 for me. Unfortunately, they struggle to keep my attention it seems? There keeps being songs I almost like more, but then they all blend together into a similar if enjoyable sound.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
It's just not doing much of anything for me, unfortunately. Pleasant enough to listen to, but blends together, and nothing really sticks out too much.
The Modern Lovers
2/5
Ugh okay so this kinda felt like a slog to get through for me. But honestly, some parts of it aren't too bad, it'd be nice if they'd lean into those parts. It's staring longingly across the street at my alley, as opposed to some other 1s that were perhaps in another city, so it gets the 2 on that count.
Miles Davis
4/5
Very solid jazz, as to be expected! Admittedly not something I'd find myself listening to on any sort of regular basis, but it's good stuff.
The Cure
5/5
I wasn't exactly expecting this to still be so good, but it's still SO good. I think I actually enjoy the rawness of it a little more than disintegration? But like damn near every track is good here.
Elis Regina
3/5
Pretty decent stuff! Nothing too bad, not a lot standing out, but pleasant enough.
Joy Division
3/5
Okay, this is one of those weird ones. I feel like I like this a little more than I actually do, if that makes any sense. It's very possible that this'll be a 4 in the future, but for right now it just doesn't quiiite hit enough to make it there.
Pretenders
3/5
Ahh this is another one of those likely candidates to be a 4 on future listens, but just isn't quite hitting me enough to make it there right now. REALLY strong start though.
Gene Clark
1/5
Nah
The Beta Band
4/5
I actually liked the vibe of this a good bit I think! I wanna relisten to it more but there's a good few tracks I liked immediately.
Johnny Cash
4/5
One of those reminders there's good country out there! Not the sort of thing I'd listen to at random, but it makes for a really good album and just absolutely solid listening experience. Really hard to beat Cash when it comes to country stuff.
Slade
2/5
I'm pretty fine with the sound of a lot of this but nothing really stuck with me. And normally that would probably be a 3, hooowever here the singer's voice is actually kinda annoying to me!
Black Sabbath
4/5
This one has some pretty cool pieces that stick out to me. Nothing I'd listen to on the regular, unfortunately, but I can tell it's good stuff (and of course, very influential)
Depeche Mode
5/5
It's reeeeal good. After listening to only some great reward for years, hearing another album by them lived up to the hype!
The Police
4/5
Y'know what, I liked some of the weird shit in here. Even if I wouldn't listen to it regularly, I kinda enjoyed Mother just being out there. I like stuff like the Synchronicity tracks more than I liked every breath you take. Not everything's that interesting, but neat album!
Björk
4/5
This album is really a remarkable up from her first. Her voice really works well here WITH the music imo. It doesn't quite hit as hard after the first 5 songs, but even then it's really good stuff. Could've been a 5 for me if it kept going that way, but what's there isn't bad.
Slipknot
3/5
It might help that I frequently don't understand lyrics that much the first time anyway, but I enjoyed this to a degree? I just can't get past the screamy delivery. But the actual instrumentals and whatnot under them, I would've liked a lot if they were isolated I think.
U2
4/5
Okay I actually liked this a good bit more than I expected! Starts off really strong and even though the back half isn't as much my taste, it's still pretty good.
Fiona Apple
3/5
This is one of those Maybe A Four In The Future albums. I kinda like the experimentation and rawness of it, but something about it just being so... acoustic/plain doesn't really grab me for a lot of it? Not bad though.
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Very solid vibes. Unfortunately not really engaging enough for me to really consider listening again, and it's pretty lengthy... but I enjoyed my brief time in smokers delight.
Goldie
4/5
God damn. When I saw this long-ass album runtime I was already dreading it, but it won me over like instantly. It is some really good groovin drum n bass in here. My only real issue with it is that I wouldn't listen to it or its tracks very much on account of their length, but damn. It's real good otherwise.
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
Kinda whelmed by my first time hearing them proper. It may also just not be my style? But it's not bad either.
Pavement
3/5
This seemed pretty totally fine. Very forgettable, but there were a couple songs I liked in particular.
Hole
4/5
At first this sorta washed over me like a 3 would, but I decided to relisten later when I was feeling less tired and it's pretty good! Some nice gritty stuff in here, I like it.
Black Sabbath
5/5
Okay this album is actually fire. I think this is the most this genre, or maybe specifically this type of metal, has ever actually stuck and resonated with me? Something about it is just EXCELLENT sounding. Even despite the long song lengths, I never got the usual feeling of all this guitar sounding the same for 40 minutes. Great stuff.
Skepta
3/5
This is one of those almost-4 albums for me. I think the main thing standing in the way is I struggle to pick out any song in particular I'd feel like listening to on its own, or the skits included on them interfere with what I'd choose. That said, good beats and flow! I enjoyed the music.
Common
4/5
Really smooth album! A lot of great tracks in here. Good production, most of the lyrics, vibes, so on and so forth. Just solid all around.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Ah, this album is not really my cup of tea. It's just too acoustic for me, although I can tell he's doing work with that harmonica, and just overall compared to some other country/folk stuff I've heard thus far. Some tracks I would nearly like enough to listen to more often, but just aaaaren't quite there. I can tell he's good at his work though, and the songwriting is solid, which is why he gets a 3 here where I'd usually dish out a 2.
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
This is a 4 that could be a 5 if I relisten to it enough honestly. I already liked Take Me Out and This Fire prior to this whole album listen, but there were even more bangers in store! The only thing is... I think it's missing some sort of zip. It's really solid, but it was never quite 'Holy FUCK this is amazing' music. Still really really good though.
Patti Smith
3/5
This is once again just a bit outside of my tastes, but you can definitely see the bones of what I like! I'm most fond of Free Money here, but definitely like other parts too here and there. It's good.
The Band
2/5
It's pretty decent vibes, but none of the songs really go further than that for me.
Keith Jarrett
4/5
Okay this would be a 3 if not for the backstory, which is very cool. Props to Mr. Jarrett for that. The piano is pretty solid as far as I can tell, just not my thing.
Brian Eno
2/5
I'm not completely opposed to ambient music, but I reeeally don't particularly care for it. Pretty important and not bad, though.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
There are a few times where I feel like I wanna give it a 4, but overall it just feels kinda muddled! I like noisy stuff, but this all blends together without any element really standing out against each other. Not bad at all though.
Joni Mitchell
4/5
I am surprised how much I liked this one! I went into it sort of expecting a 'good' but 3-star album to me, just on account of it being okay acoustic stuff, but it had a lot more zing to it than that. Cool stuff!
Van Morrison
2/5
I sure did listen to Moondance by Van Morrison for thirty-eight minutes and fifty-four seconds. It was okay
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
This is a little better than some other 60s stuff I've heard, but still not enough to really stand out to me.
Jane Weaver
5/5
Yeah okay this is a certified banger. I can't really say why it's on this list either, but it IS good shit, and pretty consistently good shit at that!
Talking Heads
3/5
I was hoping to like this a little more but it just doesn't quite gel with me right now it seems! It is fun, but there's not much I'd listen to more regularly from it. Maybe in the future?
Nanci Griffith
1/5
Reeeeeally very uninterested.
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
4/5
Verrrry solid fun album! I could almost see it going to a 5, but I was sorta struggling to pick out which songs I'd want to listen to more regularly! Still, absolutely fantastic vibes while I was there.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
This lives up to the hype VERY solidly. This is something that could easily be a 5 in the future, it's just not right this second because I'm not sure that I'd listen to most of these too regularly... But regardless, as an album it is very solid. It's cool seeing the poem build up, as well recurring lyrics or phrases, and of course Kendrick is just so good at his craft, god damn. Producers on this are also insane.
Eminem
3/5
This album is really pretty funny, howeeever there isn't actually much I'd care to listen to more frequently. For me he's very much a musician I like in low doses. Not a bad album though.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
Maybe this is a little harsh, but I kinda did not care about anything on this album except maybe a fraction of a song or two? I usually relisten, but I am really uninterested in doing so here.
American Music Club
2/5
There was some okay stuff but it was REALLY uninteresting overall.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Really good stuff, makes a good case for him being as popular as he is! The slower second half is not really my jam, but still not bad.
David Bowie
5/5
This album is a lot of fun! I liked just about every song on it (it may help there are only 6 lol). I feel weirdly like each of the songs were 'just' solid to me, but I did like nearly all of them soooo...
Marvin Gaye
3/5
I mean it is pretty solid, just not really something I'd listen to on my own at all.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Okay this album is really funny. And progressive for its time (still in many ways)! The music itself tends to be pretty enjoyable too, although most of it I wouldn't listen to outside of the album. But still, it's really pretty good.
Blondie
4/5
Pretty goooood stuff! We have of course the two main all-timer bangers on here, but even right at the start I am hanging on the telephone. It does have its slower songs which I'm not as big on, but it is still overall really solid.
Stan Getz
4/5
Really pleasant listen. Cool to know where 'elevator music' came from, and I understand why it was so popular haha.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Surprisingly good! Funky and cool, although it largely blends into itself for me, which is my main detraction. Also verrry long.
Radiohead
4/5
This one is kinda weird to me because I only really liked about two or so songs, but it's pretty solid altogether. I could see me growing fonder of other songs in the future too.
Aretha Franklin
3/5
This is okay! Of course Respect is good, everything else is pretty much fine although it sort of blends together for me.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
This didn't quiiiite hit me as much as the last Joni Mitchell album I heard, but it's still pretty decent!
Moby
4/5
This is REALLY on the line for me but I think I'm going to give this a 4. It's very minimal to be sure, but I think I enjoy it quite a bit as background music? It's close to being too long for me, but some of the tracks towards the end help keep it alive for me (Machete and Inside being my favorite).
ZZ Top
3/5
Unfortunately this just blends together to create one of the most 3-star albums ever. They aren't bad to listen to, but for whatever reason this type of rock just blends together soooo easily for me.
The Isley Brothers
3/5
I enjoyed this decently enough! It's just not really my thing, so it ends up blending together for the most part.
U2
3/5
Unfortunately fairly mid. This album, amusingly, had the opposite issue of War, wherein it started to pick up more on the back half, but not enough for me to like it much more.
Prince
4/5
It's goooood! Although a bit long to me. But I totally understand why Prince inspired so much other music now
Bee Gees
2/5
It has a fewww high notes but otherwise really uninteresting.
Beatles
3/5
Okay I don't know. I liked this better than Sgt. Pepper, and I thought it might be a 4 on the first listen, but like... it's just not there. I'm just not that interested in this style! However I will say that they are a step above just about all their contemporaries, absolutely.
The Streets
3/5
Okay, this album is VERY funny to me, but the execution as music is not as there as I'd like. In that way this kind of reminds me of how I thought of The Slim Shady LP; funny, not bad, but nothing I'd want to listen to more often.
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Ehhhhhhh this was fine. There are some high points for sure, but really it's mostly just fine.
Eels
2/5
This really doesn't do it for me, oooutside of a couple songs. It picks up towards the end, though not quite enough.
Air
3/5
Okay I listened to this one like three times just to be sure but for whatever reason, it just was not landing with me very well? It's fine. No real issues with it. Just not really higher for me
Steely Dan
4/5
Pretty fun album! Has some more variety and/or personally interesting tracks to me than Aja, while still being pretty nicely short.
The La's
2/5
It's pretty fine. There are some parts of songs I like but ultimately it's all very samey and just fine.
Adele
4/5
This is a pretty fucking good album. It does unfortunately falter in the middle there a bit for me, but all the singles are deservedly so, and Lovesong is such a chef's kiss addition on here.
Wire
3/5
It was pretty fine. I do at least appreciate it's short! Some things got my attention but a lot of it blurred together.
Cyndi Lauper
4/5
She bop!
King Crimson
4/5
Okay, the spice did get recognized to me on the second listen. However I wouldn't ever really listen to this outside of this challenge... I'll still give it a 4, though.
The The
4/5
I don't know why, but I was kinda surprised by how solid this was! Uncertain Smile in particular was fire
Rush
4/5
I really like that first track and given that it's half the album I think it's fair to carry it to a 4. Everything else is pretty okay too!
Heaven 17
5/5
This album is fucking great, y'all are crazy. I mean just very good danceable synthy business, fun (and meaningful) lyrics, even got some kraftwerk-y industrial stuff to it? To me it really stays just about as good the entire time, and by good I mean great. Come and join the fun on the way to heaven!
Taylor Swift
3/5
Pretty fine! That is admittedly how I feel about most of swift's stuff. There are some songs I like by her, but by and large everything is pretty fine.
The Pogues
3/5
Pretty fine! One of those sorta things where I don't feel like I need an album of it but I enjoyed my time enough at least.
The Stooges
3/5
This is pretty fine! I elected to check out both mixes (Bowie after Iggy Pop for me), but the Bowie mix didn't really add enough for me to rate it higher. I enjoyed parts of it, just nothing too consistent.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
I realize this has some importance, but really this is just fine to me. No real issues, but not really interesting either.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
REALLY cool and great stuff. I think I'm a big fan of this gothic rock type sound.
Beatles
3/5
Iiiiit's just fine. I mean not bad, but nothing sticking out to me either.
The Cars
4/5
Really enjoyable stuff! It was fun to hear them dip into being more Talking Heads-y too.
Jungle Brothers
4/5
I enjoyed this pretty well! They were funkin
Ozomatli
4/5
Really good and fun album! Also I thought this was less popular from the spotify plays but apparently it got a grammy lmao
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Hmmm it's pretty fine! Not much sticks out to me besides Windmills of your Mind, and Son of a Preacher Man on account of its popularity.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Ehhhhn there isn't really anything I'd come back for. It has just enough flavor for me to keep it above a 2, though.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Pretty fun, but juuuust not quite there enough for a higher rating.
David Bowie
3/5
Hmmmm it doesn't quite reach up to a 4 for me but it's pretty close! He's doing cool stuff here, there's just few songs that stick with me the whole way.
Stephen Stills
3/5
I appreciate things being sectioned off disc by disc here, thaaaat said there's not a whole lot I especially like. Some good stuff around though.
Doves
5/5
Holy shittttttt!!! This album came out of nowhere (for me). They were not on my radar at all, but this album is awesome? I like damn near every song on it. And like on the first listen too, jesus. Wow
Pet Shop Boys
5/5
Somehow, ANOTHER five back-to-back! I was really surprised by this. Wasn't really sure what to expect, but it wasn't some extremely good synth. I see it was inspired by Violator, which checks out... Really good on the lyrical front too.
Dire Straits
3/5
This album really just washes over me (ha). Not bad, but nothing too interesting in particular
The Jam
3/5
I almost want to give this one a four sometimes, but it juuuust doesn't quite get there overall unfortunately.
The Incredible String Band
3/5
Okay you know, there's not really anything here I'd listen to much outside of this challenge/the album, but I kinda liked it! It's about as neat as this genre gets for me I think. They're doing some cool stuff.
The Stone Roses
4/5
Pretty cool sound! Enjoyed a good chunk of it too.
Lightning Bolt
4/5
They were pretty sick with it honestly! I probably wouldn't listen to much of on its own, but it's so cool I don't think I can resist giving it a 4. And I did enjoy a lot of the tracks while I was there.
Cee Lo Green
3/5
Really strong start, but it... is kinda long. Sorry CeeLo
Buffalo Springfield
3/5
There's just enough stuff in here to keep me mildly interested above a 2. However, still not really my thing.
Duran Duran
3/5
Hmmm I thought I'd be more into this but it's really just okay! A pretty decent sound, had a fun time, but not really something that'll stick in my mind.
Arcade Fire
3/5
It's okay. I do like some stuff from it but it does run into the issue of just being too long without much variety.
Neil Young
3/5
Okay this Neil Young album I like more than the other one I heard (On The Beach). Admittedly disregarding albums where he's otherwise involved, as I forget. There's just a little bit more personally interesting stuff in this album, although overall it's still not really my thing.
Talking Heads
4/5
I feel like I need to listen to this even more, but this is a cool album. There's something alluring about it! I'm kinda addicted to the chorus of Houses in Motion. No trouble at all
Talking Heads
3/5
Hmmmm this one doesn't quite have whatever sauce for me I was so interested in the previous (Remain In Light). Not bad, though!
R.E.M.
3/5
Ehhh. Not bad but just kinda blends together!
Sepultura
3/5
Neat to hear history in the making for this genre! However that said, this genre still doesn't really do it for me-- I like the instrumentation but can't get into the vocals.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
This is bizarre, but I weirdly kinda liked this? At least a few songs got my attention. Unfortunately most of it just isn't really my jam, but still, surprised!
Jeff Beck
3/5
Pretty okay, but very cool for 1968! Doesn't really do it for me, but not bad and doesn't overstay.
The Band
2/5
It's not horrible, but it sure felt long for being 40 minutes.
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
This is a weird one to me. The first side is a pretty tight concept album thing-- not really my type musically, but pretty sweet in its narrative and structure. However then it turns into a weird blend of singles which are admittedly more my style! But they're just... there. Also my favorite song on this is Hazy Shade of Winter but I like the one by Gerard Way and Ray Toro better...
System Of A Down
4/5
This isn't really an album I could listen to any part of on its own, but I enjoyed my stay while I was there! It's good stuff, tasty instruments and solid lyrics.
Haircut 100
3/5
Hmmm I almost want to like this one more, but it really just blends together for me? It feels not quite distinctive enough.
Radiohead
5/5
Okay while The Bends was solid, not a lot of it hooked me immediately. Not like this one! Starts of hard with 15 Step into Bodysnatchers, and while it slows down it continues to have very good shit. The ending with Videotape is really good too.
The Specials
2/5
Felt oddly sour on this one compared to More Specials. Maybe I just don't like older ska too much?
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
I almost fuck with this at a few points, but they're unfortunately kinda sparse. Fun time, though!
Primal Scream
3/5
Wasn't expecting this from the band name! Unfortunately it's all over the place and nothing completely grabs me... But not bad overall.
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
I think I have to give this a 5 just on account of the amount of time it took me to decide lol. It's a HARD listen and though there's a decent amount I'd be willing to maybe listen to on its own, I am sorta leery to if I'm not in the right state of mind! That said, great stuff music-wise and as an album.
Elbow
4/5
Really cool! I'd listened to Grounds For Divorce for years prior to this (on account of Left 4 Dead), but this album was a treat. It unfortunately slows down a good bit from the really strong start, but even then it's pretty solid throughout.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
This is more musically my style than Nebraska, but just like... It's not really something I'd listen to anything from independently.
John Coltrane
4/5
It goes hard! Without getting some of the finer details I can certainly enjoy it and its exciting energy.
Nas
4/5
Yeah I enjoyed my time here with Illmatic! Nas' lyricism is very good stuff, all accompanied by groovin beats and just a generally good vibe.
The Magnetic Fields
2/5
Stephin, Your Album Is Too Long
I respect the gimmick, but it's really, really samey... and it's not even that good of a samey! I say this as someone who listened to the entire Gershwin Songbook, I did not feel like listening to all of this.
The Undertones
3/5
It's pretty alright! But just alright.
Elliott Smith
4/5
I liked this more than I was expecting! It's really pretty solid stuff. A lot of the 2000s indie stuff has been surprisingly enjoyable each time, it's cool!
TV On The Radio
4/5
VERY solid stuff. It's a little rough around the edges for me to give it a 5, even though I like quite a bit of it, but that's okay. I already know Dear Science is/will be a 5. Good debut!
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
It really is kinda unfortunate, I wanted to like this more! It starts off really strong, but then after that it just starts blurring together for the most part.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Ugh I think this is actually my favorite Springsteen album yet (having only listened to Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A.), but I just... don't care for his music too much! It's good, I can certainly see the appeal. It just doesn't vibe with me enough.
R.E.M.
2/5
Maybe it was rubbing me the wrong way or something but I feel like I liked this one less than Green? Not that I remember Green well, but I felt periodically mildly irritated listening to this. It could be just another 3, but right now it's getting this 2.
Donald Fagen
3/5
Mmm it's okay! I wasn't super hot on Steely Dan to begin with when I first heard Aja, but this is definitely not as good as that. That said, still fairly groovy and not bad!
TLC
3/5
While I do enjoy this, only a couple things even stand out! Also while I enjoy skits, there's too many here I think
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Really cool and good! It's very apparent why they became so popular and influential, this is a lot of really solid stuff. The only reason for not being a 4 really is that I wouldn't listen to it much on its own, but it's damn close.
Def Leppard
4/5
You know what? Usually this genre blends together for me pretty badly, but somehow Def Leppard managed to penetrate through that. I ended up liking about half the songs here (and the rest are okay). I think I'd chalk it up to their delivery of certain lines, sometimes that alone piques my interest in a song!
Iggy Pop
2/5
Uhhhhh I don't really care for this at all actually. I can see it being a predecessor to some stuff I like in the future, but this alone I don't really care for any tracks on (not terrible, though)
Yes
4/5
This is actually neater than I expected! My only real issue is it's sort of unlistenable outside of the album, but I did enjoy a good chunk of it.
Elliott Smith
3/5
I didn't find this as interesting/good as Figure 8, but I enjoyed it decently enough!
XTC
4/5
Much like Apple Venus Volume 1, I quite enjoyed my time with this album! Although I think I found Apple Venus to have more tracks closer to my taste.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Verrrrry solid four here. Maybe a 4.5, my main issue is just it being a bit padded, I think? Very good and listenable stuff, just very similar much of the time.
Judas Priest
3/5
Hmmmm I struggle to define exactly why, but this just doesn't quite do anything for me. I understand its position though, releasing this right in 1980.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Wow! This is just really not for me. Not bad, just reeeeeally not my preference, and doesn't strike enough of a chord otherwise.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
It seems like maybe this is a cult classic, for some people? I can almost understand it, but it's really just okay for me, and dragged down by soooo many talking bits during tracks. Why is "This Is What She's Like" 12 minutes?
Doves
4/5
Still a very cool listen! Doves' first album Lost Souls gripped me harder and quickly, too, but their second one is still extremely solid! I wonder if I'd like this more if it was the first album I heard from them. Regardless, good stuff.
Portishead
4/5
Extremely solid four, great stuff! I'd only known it for Roads so I was hoping it'd be a little more consistently on that level, but it's still full of good stuff. Ultimately it is just a bit subdued for my tastes.
Neneh Cherry
3/5
When I first listened to this I actually enjoyed it enough I was considering it as a 4. However it doesn't really stand up on a later relisten, and there's not much I'd listen to outside it. I am very amused by it though. Why, that's the next generation!
Carpenters
4/5
You know, I weirdly really liked this. I'm not usually one for albums like this or in this style, but somehow each song was alluring in its own ways. Maybe also familiar, I wasn't sure. Still not a ton I'd listen to on their own, but very nice.
Carole King
4/5
Very solid stuff! She has a great voice, good listening.
Arcade Fire
3/5
Hmmm I think I do like this more than The Suburbs on account of length, but it's still just kinda ok!