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Album	You	Global	Diff
A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren	5	2.84	+2.16
Technique New Order	5	3.18	+1.82
Close To The Edge Yes	5	3.19	+1.81
Melody A.M. Röyksopp	5	3.2	+1.8
The Renaissance Q-Tip	5	3.24	+1.76
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Fragile Yes	5	3.32	+1.68
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	5	3.33	+1.67
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.33	+1.67
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	1	3.43	-2.43
Live Through This Hole	1	3.3	-2.3
Entertainment Gang Of Four	1	3.26	-2.26
Pink Flag Wire	1	3.21	-2.21
Hysteria Def Leppard	1	3.21	-2.21
Close To You Carpenters	1	3.12	-2.12
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Pink Floyd	1	3.11	-2.11
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin	2	4.1	-2.1
Modern Kosmology Jane Weaver	1	3.08	-2.08
Murder Ballads Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	3.08	-2.08

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Artist	Albums	Average
Yes	3	5
Beatles	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Fall	2	1

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Artist	Ratings
Led Zeppelin	2, 5
Radiohead	5, 2
Todd Rundgren	2, 5

5-Star Albums (36)

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Illmatic

Nas · 2 likes

5/5

my first that I've listened to before! an absolute, absolute classic rap album with absolutely incredible flow, lyrics, and production, definitely one of the best rap albums oat.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath · 1 likes

5/5

rip legend, ozzy osbourne! 22-7-25 with that set aside, this was actually a pretty cohesive and enjoyable project. 9.2/10

Melodrama

Lorde · 1 likes

4/5

about as good as commercial pop gets

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Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

3/5

It's cool. Like the stories, but honestly nothing too crazy here.

Odelay

Beck

2/5

pretty weird album, i guess i just don't really vibe with it

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Really, really love these 90s instrumental hip-hop albums. Reminds me of Nujabes / J. Dilla, and very influential as well. Didn't get 5 stars because it didn't absolutely blow my mind away, but well-deserved 4.5 stars.

Debut

Björk

4/5

i like bjork. bjork is good.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Guns N' Roses does what many other hard rock bands cannot - balance an unapologetically punk attitude, with emotion, meaning, and lyrics that truly reflect the cynical attitude of 1980s LA - raw, hedonistic, and alienated. “Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day / You learn to live like an animal in the jungle where we play” “They’re out to get me / They won’t catch me / I’m [...] innocent” “I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it, so the little got more and more”

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

it's okay

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

the first track is genuinely mind-blowing

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

fucking awesome

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

my first that I've listened to before! an absolute, absolute classic rap album with absolutely incredible flow, lyrics, and production, definitely one of the best rap albums oat.

Close To You

Carpenters

1/5

just so, so boring and derivative. no-replay value for me unfortunately

Slayed?

Slade

2/5

my ears hurt

Cypress Hill

3/5

Some tracks are lowk really quite good, e.g. How I Could Kill a Man, and the sound style is very, very influential. With that being said, the second-half of the album ended up just blending together and becoming somewhat bland, so I didn't really catch any stand-outs - it just started sounding like noise.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

love this guy, neil young. lowkey one of the goats

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

i love this guy, paul simon

Suede

3/5

3/5 for influence.

Nixon

Lambchop

4/5

lowk was really really tired when listening to this, but what i heard sounded pretty damn good im negl

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

There's something always endearing about listening to earlier projects of artists. In fact, sometimes I like it even more than their most acclaimed album (like Section 80 w/ Kendrick). That is not the case here, so the 5 star rating will be reserved for the other Tribe Called Quest album.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

4/5

ya like jazz?

Quiet Life

Japan

1/5

just boring and uninspired, in my opinion. also, why is the band called Japan if they have nothing to do with Japan?

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

don't overthink it God Only Knows and Wouldn't it be Nice are literally all-time great tracks, and the rest of the album doesn't slack off either.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

really nice. not much to say - it's a classic record, and it has respect, soo..

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

will i listen again soon - no did i enjoy it - hell yes conclusion - 3/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Beatles = chameleon

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

hold up..! his writing is fire?

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

2/5

I listened to that entire album and genuinely can't remember a single track I listened to.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

nothing short of a masterpiece of vocal performance that leaves behind a titanic legacy.

The Doors

3/5

I've heard great things about this album, but for me, while being enjoyable, it simply wasn't all that memorable.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

this album is like 50% mid and 50% pure awesome peak amazing best thing ive ever heard. who cares about the mid? the peak is remembered and immortalized forever. 8/10

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

this album is like when you're in a shitty abandoned parking lot watching the most beautiful sunset you've ever seen 10/10

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

ya like jazz? edit: ok, I listened to this a few more times, and can definitely say that jazz grows on you. 7.5/10

The Velvet Underground

3/5

strong start, weaker finish

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

very, very raw - most tracks are a hit or miss for me.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

cmon its literally ABBEY ROAD 10/10

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

this is another one of those folk albums where its enjoyable when you're listening and then you look back and realize you can't remember any of the tracks. 6/10

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

almost goes off the rails but manages to stay on in the end. 8/10

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

pretty boring, besides like 2 of the tracks. 5/10

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

7/10 very goth

Odessa

Bee Gees

1/5

ill be listening to it, and ill be like, okay okay i get the point that's enough and then i look and there's still 8 tracks and a part of me dies inside 2/10

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

its like bad radiohead still decent - 6/10

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

bass + hiphop = good album more bass + hiphop = great album my experience in alt-hiphop in a nutshell good album - 8.5/10

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

tightest set of tracks ive heard during this journey so far absolutely no bad tracks here perfection - 10/10

Sister

Sonic Youth

3/5

my first exposure to sonic youth was absolutely pretty crappy but this album is actually decent 6.5/10

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

bri'ish raves 6/10

The Specials

3/5

mmm its alright. enjoyable in the moment but not super memorable - high 3

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

good ol' 50s jazz vibes that are immaculate as always 7.9/10 just cus im not too good at distinguishing b/w jazz tracks

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

i read a review about this being music for ford ads and now i cant get the idea out of my head and i hate it and it instantly reduced my enjoyment by 50% 5.4/10

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

incredibly self-indulgant i love it 8.2/10

My Generation

The Who

2/5

you know what, maybe I'm just not a fan of British hard rock, and that's okay. can't love everything!

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

we are out of the rock-pocalypse :tada: soft pop

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

rip legend, ozzy osbourne! 22-7-25 with that set aside, this was actually a pretty cohesive and enjoyable project. 9.2/10

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

moving, beautiful, absolute cinema wonderful - 10/10 these last few days have been the generators apology for the miserable spell it put me through before that

Van Halen

4/5

classic rock record, legendary solo, has some forgettable tracks though

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

1/5

there's nothing wrong with the album perse (besides it being pretty boring), but it doesn't belong on the list.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

5/5

I love q-tip 9.1/10

Parklife

Blur

4/5

not usually a fan of britpop, but this album is just fun 8.5/10

The La's

2/5

definitely one of the rock albums of all time. could have went without hearing it before I die, tbh

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

boring, and depressing. -100/10 i would give it a 0 if I could

Paul Simon

4/5

paul simon is a master of combining unusual chord progressions with strong melodic sense and songwriting. it's fair to say that he has earned his spot as one of the most renowned lyricists in Western popular music. 8.5/10

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

well, it was definitely a piece of music. moderately enjoyable! I'm thinking.. 6.1/10

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

can't understand a word they're saying, but the vibes are simply immaculate

High Violet

The National

4/5

7.5/10

Foo Fighters

2/5

the sound isn't terribly unique, nor memorable

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

it's just alright. the tracks feel a little bit scattered and all over the place, though.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

very ethereal, sound that somehow still ends up being cohesive. quite enjoyable - 8.2/10 shame that it's not on Spotify anymore though. Could someone like this review when its back?

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

well, it's just fine. not really sure what the hype around Rolling Stones is about

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

almost didn't make it all the way through this boring, un-original, slop-filled work. felt more like a collection of loud, annoying songs than an actual album. 1.5/10

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

A shame that someone with such undeniably great music also happens to be Morrissey. With that being said, I can't overlook the undeniable quality of the music. 3/5 Remove some of the questionable lyrics and have another artist, and it's probably at least an 8/10

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

very dissonant - really embodies gothic rock quite well

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

again, this morrissey guy is unfortunately very good at making music

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

there's nothing strictly wrong with this album besides being a generic and pretty uninspired. it's aight.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

it got a tad bit TOO experimental at the end

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

2/5

hot take: I did not enjoy this album that much it was just annoying to listen to, and not in the "hard-listening" kind of way, in the "this doesn't sound good and I'm not enjoying it" kind of way

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

wonderful album - really stays cohesive throughout as well

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

optional challenge: try to count the number of times the word "funk" is said in this album

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

its aight

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

the main problem with this album is that it's too bloated - there's quite a few pointless tracks here and there. the tracks besides those are quite a vibe though. overall, probably around a 6/10?

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

i love bossa nova holy peak

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

really solid

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

pretty standard grunge

The Band

3/5

the first 4-5 tracks go incredibly hard and then afterwards it's just mid. 5.5/10?

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

1/5

his voice is really annoying ngl its super shaky and it sounds like he recorded it in his basement and even if we overlook that, the songs themselves are not good truly ass 0/10

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

holy shit, that three track run from someone great - all my friends - us v them is astonishingly good even though the rest is not quite as good, I think this album gets at least an 8/10 just for that

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

loops and loops

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

3/5

hypnotic loops, and loops, and loops solid 7/10 - can appreciate how foundational this work is to the ambient genre also fun fact, jarre had one of the biggest concerts of all time - 3.5 million in Moscow!

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

1/5

the end of the performances kinda killed it for me ngl

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

2/5

random collision of a bunch of dissonant sounds with random dentist noises in the background and whatever the hell else they recorded this with. chaotic, and weird, sometimes in a good way - mostly in a bad way. 4/10

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

doesn't quite live up to classics of the shoegaze genre - this work is more scattered and less cohesive than their previous albums, for instance. still high 3/5, i quite enjoy shoegaze

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

for me, the rolling stones is the "best" (most critically-acclaimed) band, that still falls firmly into the "mid" category for me. So mid. 6/10

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

well this was... interesting to say the least i started losing my sanity a little bit halfway through when I thought I was listening to an ad for powertools rather than an actual album

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

yay my apology for kollaps thanks generator!

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

stone cold cult-classic

Dire Straits

4/5

bluesy-rock really nice - 8/10

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

another prog rock masterpiece from Yes

The Stooges

2/5

mind numbingly boring unfortunately

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

amazing vocals, extremely cohesive backing tracks, what else is there to love?

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

its aight

Peter Gabriel

4/5

absolute classic.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

a foundational album that everyone needs to listen to at some point in their lives.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

a little bit aggressive, a little bit annoying. mostly the later.

Pink Flag

Wire

1/5

is this the mumble rap of post-punk because maybe i just dont get it but its not good kind of just sounds like a mess to me

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

it's just.. not.. that.. interesting... zzzzz

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

some of the lyrics are certainly outdated as others have mentioned... with that being said, this is one of the most important albums ever. its raw, real, unfiltered, and forced people all over the world to confront raw, unfiltered realities of life in LA at this time. yes, some of the language and perspectives reflect a specific time and mindset, and they can feel uncomfortable today. but to dismiss the album entirely because of that is to ignore its context—and its impact. N.W.A gave a voice to a generation that felt unheard the production is sharp, funky, the delivery itself is still incredible, even by today's standards. its imperfect, but essential, all at the same time. "do I look like... a role model?"

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

full of hits. some of the hits (notably, scar tissue, hit really high points). but the rest of the album is just too inconsistent to be amazing imo (6.5/10)

Hms Fable

Shack

4/5

really not sure why this isn't more popular. really solid, lush and dreamy textures, and some-what "folkish-sounds". great! 8.5/10

Miriam Makeba

4/5

solid stuff 7/10

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

the mid is kinda ass but the rest of the album is so good i dont even care

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

this album is approximately twice as long as it should be

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk 5.5/10

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

holy shit they're cooking

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

classic from a classic period of a classic artist

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

cool, but I'm not too big of a fan of live albums.

Technique

New Order

5/5

really solid & groovy ibiza dance album low 5 stars - 9.01/10

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

not the best beatles album, but still a 4.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

2/5

torturous listening experience 4/10

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

4/5

severely underrated by this website to be honest. the vib is literally only annoying for like 1-2 songs, and the rest is just beautiful chamber folk

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

maybe just a bit too long ?

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

could definetely think of at least like 5 hiphop albums that probably should have been on the list instead of this

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

I didn't expect this album to be so versatile, to be honest. Low 5.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

sunny, ethereal pop album. embodies LA kind of sound really well - 7.5/10

1999

Prince

3/5

chill party vibes. prince is the washing machine, and we're the laundry. feels like every other track we're going from pop to rock, funk, new-wave, or whatever else. with that being said... bro dropped like 3 hits at the start and then made like 8 9 minute long tracks about having sex or smth?? solid 3

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

1/5

not for me.

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

really vibing with this

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

holy peak but that one "master" at 3:35 in master of puppets made me jump out of my skin a bit besides that, extremely clean but also goes really hard 9/10

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

3/5

not sure why this was chosen over songs for the deaf - it's still okay, but still... cmon

Suzanne Vega

3/5

its aight

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

3/5

grime isn't for everyone, I guess. still, undeniable quality despite being a grime album. 6/10

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

solid! funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk

Iron Maiden

3/5

high 3 - not their best project but still really solid

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

well its aight

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

2/5

hurts my head to listen to why does he sound like that i think I'm gonna have an aneurysm

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

quality & also packed with hits love abba - 9.1/10

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

temu bob dylan

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

1/5

genuine ass :sob:

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

yknow what, it's really long but actually pretty enjoyable

Green

R.E.M.

2/5

boring!

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

solid stuff!

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

1/5

genuine ass

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

5/5

really nice no skips

Achtung Baby

3/5

solid, but some weaker tracks / some of it feels like filler

Play

Moby

3/5

the more melodic tracks are quite nice and everything else is really bad and unlistenable. so, perfect 3/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

2/5

-1 star for Morrissey not sure why this book's author is obsessed with his more mediocre albums ngl

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

2/5

too long, and a lot of pointless tracks.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

much better

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

i mean... this is not really a debatable placement lol 9.5/10

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

really good stuff. nice little ambient break in-between all the madness. and, yknow, brian eno produced it, because brian eno apparently had his fingers on every piece of music to every exist.

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

well, its aight. its one of those albums that has a very strong feeling of "timeliness" like its being bounded to that one era it was created it or whatever. still solid

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

perfection. I don't even need to listen to the album. 10/10 - and probably the greatest prog rock album of all time.

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

73 minutes are we fucking serious

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

im not too knowledgable about malian music but every track sounds very similar to me. might just be uninitiation

Tommy

The Who

3/5

its fine, but a lot of unneccessary tracks

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

chill album but worse than getz/gilberto

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

this is THE definitive rock & roll album

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

i did not need to hear this before i die 💀

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

its not good

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

3/5

corny, fun new-wave

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

hmmmmmmm....

Ramones

2/5

i just don't think I'm a fan of punk lol. its just, kind of, repetitive and stupid.

Fragile

Yes

5/5

another banger - yes can't miss (i also love prog so)

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

lush & ambitious

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

4/5

man I love Marvin Gaye but even I can admit that an hour and fifteen minutes is maybe a hair too long

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

this is my favorite album of all time.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

be sweet is really good; everything else is pretty unenjoyable

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

1/5

while I can acknowledge this album is enormously influential, I also kind of hate everything about it.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

really nice, love this guy neil young, what a goat

The Score

Fugees

3/5

generational carry by lauryn hill but still mid ngl

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4/5

timeless. you would not think this album was released in the early 80s.

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

1/5

I think one of the benefits of this project is giving us the ability to identify ass from peak. this is ass. 1/10

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

this album gets carried so hard by its end (last 3 tracks)

Live Through This

Hole

1/5

i fucking hate grunge

Faust IV

Faust

2/5

we are not listening to krautrock ;sob:

Violent Femmes

3/5

solid uh... 3?

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

yes, i would like to listen to dentist noises today, Spotify

Throwing Muses

3/5

pretty solid

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

👑

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

most overrated album of all time

Gorillaz

3/5

mehhhhhhhhhhhh

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

3/5

generic

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

it's really long, but somehow it feels really short.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

3/5

well the title of the album is certainly accurate

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

not his best work - maybe his 4-5th best album?

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

this is better than pantera but i cant explain why

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

about as good as commercial pop gets

Hysteria

Def Leppard

1/5

literal garbage - corny, generic, way too long

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

the 1st half of the album is shit, the second half is decent 4/10

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

glad this generator recommended me this to show that even Radiohead has bad albums

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

3/5

forgettably pleasant

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

2/5

starts out really strong, and then kind of shit

Joan Armatrading

3/5

pleasant, but also forgettable

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

I actually kinda like his voice

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

1/5

I would rather listen to Einstürzende Neubauten ngl

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

wtf

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

not a huge fan of this style - hugely influential but I'm also kind of an old-head when it comes to rock

The United States Of America

3/5

lmao alright

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

3/5

give a man a generic 1990s rap album and he'll give it a 5/10

Maxinquaye

Tricky

4/5

sounds exactly like its cover

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

5/5

I did not expect this, but this album is actually really, really goated. so eclectic and weird and jazzy, but also weirdly coherent at the same time. I guess that's the beauty of psychedelia when it actually sounds like something. underrated gem, really awesome stuff. 9/10

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

pretty boring outside of free bird

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

not a big beat fan, it is what it is

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

3/5

well it's alright

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Absolutely fantastic album, but just a few weak tracks in the middle. Overall loving this new discovery though, never knew about this group before this project.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

quite the set of nothing-burger tracks, innit?

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

3/5

well it's alright

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

2/5

the stones are the most overrated band of all time

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

4/5

very surreal album

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

solid

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

definitely could have gone without hearing this before I die to be honest

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

great album. "pretentiousness" always has been more of a value judgment than an actual technical flaw with an album. not cultural appropriation by the way, no idea where that came from.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

I like

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

I always have loved Jay-z's production style.

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

some real highlights from this one, but the middle tracks just dont hit

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

brian. eno!

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

1/5

what an actual nothingburger of an album. a one hour nothingburger. at least some of the other nothingburgers are short.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

this is almost certainly the best Deep Purple album in this book and also a classic rock record. some of the tracks do feel mildly bloated though.

I Against I

Bad Brains

3/5

short and sweet but ultimately a bit forgettable

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

surprisingly solid

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

bombastically unapologetic

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

This album really shows David Bowie's artistic versatility - the sound is absolutely different and darker compared to Ziggy Stardust or Aladdin Sane. I just wish some of the middle tracks had the same vibe as Station to Station. For instance, "Stay" is kind of a departure from the rest of the album stylistically speaking.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

very cool album cover, but the songs are pretty boring

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

1/5

utter shite innit

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

This IS It

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

many albums on this generator give me a feeling of timelessness - that they would be great projects no matter what era they were released in. this project on the other hand is very dated. It's a great look into the music of the 50s, but besides that it just doesn't really hold up.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

2/5

it has like two good tracks and the rest is bad

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

how is the rest of the album so mid when theres 2 godtier tracks on here

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

nice

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

congratulations, you get the honor of being 1/3 albums I literally couldn't get all the way through so far!

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

4/5

music I imagine a character would listen to late at night in a period film

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

awesome stuff - love how much flute there is on this album, definetely haven't heard that before

Young Americans

David Bowie

2/5

my least favorite David Bowie era - plastic for a reason...

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

starts off with an amazing song and then its kinda just like that

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

big meh

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

john. lennon.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

its alright, but I can think of at least 5 better options for post 2020 RNB albums. considering the lack of other albums from the 2020s and beyond, I find this a pretty strange inclusion to the list.

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

more of a historical fascination than an actually enjoyable listen.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

there's a reason no one actually listens to this album outside of like 2 tracks

The Joshua Tree

4/5

I think at this point in time U2 has gotten mildly over hated actually.

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

pretty normal 90s altrock album

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

Reading a bit into the background of this album, looks like this album is in a very similar vein of 90s artists trying to push trippy club music towards a more "avant-garde" / storytelling perspective. Unfortunately, this album is essentially Endtroducing without all the elements that made Endtroducing such a compelling album. While Endtroducing sounds alive and interesting, I can't help but feel this album just sounds dead.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

didn't like the whistling but liked everything else

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

truly I don't know if this is my own fault for not listening to enough rnb but every track sounds the same. pleasant, but not interesting, like if you put too much soap on all the tracks and then they all started melting into one undistinguishable soapy mess

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

1/5

what the fuck pink floyd

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

the tracks are too long for my liking - they don't really stay engaging throughout

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

2/5

what the fuck The Velvet Underground

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

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