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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crazysexycool
TLC
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5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
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1989
Taylor Swift
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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25
Adele
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
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5 | 3.56 | +1.44 |
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21
Adele
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5 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
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In Utero
Nirvana
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5 | 3.82 | +1.18 |
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
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5 | 3.92 | +1.08 |
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
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5 | 3.93 | +1.07 |
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
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4 | 2.96 | +1.04 |
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The Libertines
The Libertines
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4 | 3 | +1 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
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1 | 4.05 | -3.05 |
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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1 | 3.83 | -2.83 |
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
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1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
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1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
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1 | 3.54 | -2.54 |
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Aja
Steely Dan
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1 | 3.47 | -2.47 |
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
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1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
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1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 2 | 5 |
| Adele | 2 | 5 |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Davis | 3 | 1.33 |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 1.33 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 1.5 |
5-Star Albums (12)
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Slayer · 2 likes
1/5
Terrible. Every song sounded exactly the same. I knew Raining Blood from playing Guitar Hero back in the day. Thank God the album was short.
Blood, Sweat & Tears · 1 likes
2/5
It was ok. I knew Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy. They had a long jazz piece at the end which I didn’t like. I also didn’t like the main singers voice.
Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1 likes
2/5
I hate John Fogerty’s voice. I knew Proud Mary, but I much prefer Tina Turner’s version. At least it was short.
Frank Black · 1 likes
2/5
Too long. Lost interest. I like the Pixies, but I didn’t like this.
The Mars Volta · 1 likes
1/5
I hated this.
1-Star Albums (51)
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Black Sabbath
3/5
I liked the songs I already knew. The other songs were too long and too many instrument solos.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
I am hating this!!!!!!!! Too long! Easy Money is the best song, but that’s not saying a lot. It is easy to work while listening to this in the background. Not distracting.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Obviously a good songwriter. I don’t like his voice. Nothing I ever need to listen to again. No songs stood out.
Radiohead
3/5
High and Dry = Good Song
I like Radiohead. All the other songs sound similar, but not bad to listen to.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Buy John Wayne Gacy. Like Chicago. Not bad to listen to. I already knew I liked his voice from his Christmas music. Not a fan of the instrumentals. Cohesive album
Fugazi
1/5
Not for me! Did not like!!
R.E.M.
4/5
Has some great songs that I already owned. Everybody Hurts is one of my all time favorite songs. Pleasant listen. Might add Nightswimming to my collection of music.
Hugh Masekela
1/5
I hate jazz!! I hate brass especially trumpets! I hate instrumental music! This was not for me!!!!
Dinosaur Jr.
3/5
Not bad. Didn’t hate. I’d heard of the band, but didn’t know any songs. Fine to listen to.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Very repetitive. Reminds me of the song Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes by Paul Simon, but I’m missing the part where he starts singing. I gave it a two instead of one because at least it was not instrumental and I understand it’s importance.
The Beach Boys
3/5
I love The Beach Boys. RIP Brian Wilson. This is definitely not their best album. No songs stick out much. I didn’t know any going in to listening. Still a very pleasant listen.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/5
Probably controversial, but this album was boring!! Good voices, but not fun to listen to.
OutKast
3/5
I love Outkast. Ms. Jackson came out when I was 10 or 11, and I loved it immediately. Aside from the three songs I knew (Ms. Jackson, So Fresh/So Clean, and Bombs Over Baghdad), nothing stood out to me. It got to be kind of long.
Steely Dan
1/5
Did not like! I knew I wouldn’t.
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Fun album. I knew a few songs already. Enjoyable listen.
Iron Butterfly
3/5
It was fine. I would’ve liked it more if In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida wasn’t 17 minutes long. I knew that was a long song, but I don’t think I’d ever heard the whole song before. Overall, the album was psychedelic and poppy. Not bad.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I already owned Where the Wild Roses Grow. Interesting album. Much better than the other Nick Cave album I had to listen to. The songs were interesting and I liked the theme of the album.
Heaven 17
1/5
Too repetitive. They say the same things over and over in the songs.
1/5
Really boring. No songs stuck out. I even like a PJ Harvey song, but I didn’t enjoy this.
Basement Jaxx
1/5
Torturous at times. I’m not a big fan of dance/electronica. Did not enjoy this.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Sounded like a soundtrack to a movie. When I read about it in my book, that’s what it was going for. I gave it a two instead of a one because it did achieve its goal. It definitely sounded like a movie soundtrack, not one I’d want to see, but a movie soundtrack nonetheless.
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
It was fine. Nothing spectacular.
Kanye West
4/5
I enjoyed this album. I hate Kanye West as a person, but I enjoyed this album. I already owned two songs from it (Power and Runaway).
The Stranglers
2/5
Boring.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Why would anyone want to listen to this??
Queen
4/5
By far the best album I’ve listened to so far. Nice short songs. I love Queen. I only knew Killer Queen, but that’s one of my favorite Queen songs.
OutKast
3/5
Too long. I definitely liked The Love Below better than Speakerboxx. I knew three songs.
The Beau Brummels
3/5
Pleasant listen. Short songs. Very 60’s.
Kate Bush
4/5
I enjoyed this album. It was weird but entertaining. I already loved Running Ul That Hill (long before it was used on Stranger Things).
Led Zeppelin
3/5
It was fine. I’m not a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Tangerine and That’s the Way were my favorites aside from Immigrant Song which was the only song I knew going in.
The Youngbloods
1/5
Did not enjoy. Too many instrumental parts.
Metallica
3/5
A little redundant. Songs could have been shorter. I knew One going in and that was my favorite song on the album. I did not like The Shortest Straw. They said the same thing over and over.
Pixies
4/5
I enjoyed this album. I already knew I liked the Pixies. I knew two songs (Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven). Nice short songs.
Big Star
4/5
I love the song Thirteen. I knew that song going in. I had no idea that the theme song to That 70’s Show was a Big Star song. Very enjoyable listen.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Classic. Such a socially conscious album. I knew What’s Going On and Mercy Mercy Me going in.
The Beach Boys
5/5
Great album. Have listened to the whole album before and would listen to the whole album again. I love Wouldn’t It Be Nice and God Only Knows.
John Martyn
1/5
Why did I need to listen to this? Terrible voice, not fun to listen to.
Pink Floyd
3/5
It was fine. I only knew Money going in. There were too many instrumental parts. I liked the singing parts.
Eagles
3/5
I have never been a fan of the Eagles. I knew Take It Easy and Witchy Woman going in. It was better than a lot of the crap I’ve had to listen to.
Ramones
4/5
Fun album. I’ve always liked the Ramones because my sister did. I knew Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat, and I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend going in. Nice short entertaining songs.
Beach House
3/5
It was fine. It was a typical indie rock album. No songs stood out though.
Madness
3/5
I liked this album. For some reason it was not on Spotify, so I had to search for the songs. Very British. I knew Our House going in.
Eagles
2/5
I have never liked the song Hotel California which was the only song I knew on the album and the best song on the album. A couple other songs sounded familiar, but I didn’t know them. I was just waiting for this album to end.
Portishead
1/5
I actually like a couple Portishead songs from the 90’s when they were actually relevant. This was not a fun album to listen to. I didn’t like it.
Beatles
5/5
This is one of my favorite Beatles albums. I love so many of the songs on this album.
The Clash
3/5
It was fine. It was a little long. I knew London Calling and Train in Vain going in. I also liked the song Lost in the Supermarket.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
I’m not a big fan of reggae. I only knew No Woman, No Cry going in. I didn’t hate this album. It was better than I thought it would be.
Ryan Adams
3/5
I did not think I was going to like this, but I did. It sounds a lot like a lot of the things I like to listen to.
Tears For Fears
3/5
I’ve never been a fan of Tears for Fears although I do like Head Over Heels. I think Everybody Wants to Rule the World is one of the most overplayed 80’s songs. This album was very 80’s. I also knew the song Shout.
The Flaming Lips
2/5
It was ok. I knew and liked Do You Realize?. There were a couple instrumental pieces that I didn’t not like.
Miles Davis
1/5
One hour and 45 minutes of pure torture for me. I do not like jazz. It all sounded the same. I know Miles Davis is good at what he does; it’s just not for me.
Black Sabbath
3/5
RIP Ozzy! That one was hard for me! I love Ozzy’s voice. I love the song Changes. In fact the version he did with Kelly was the first song I ever bought on iTunes when I got my first iPod in 2007! I didn’t know any of the other songs.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
I really like Neil Young’s voice. It was a pleasant listen. I only knew My My Hey Hey.
The Who
3/5
It was entertaining. I lost the plot a little in the middle. I knew Pinball Wizard going in. I wouldn’t listen to the whole album again, but I’m glad I heard it.
Linkin Park
2/5
I have never like Linkin Park. I don’t understand why I needed to listen to this. I only knew In the End.
Frank Black
2/5
Too long. Lost interest. I like the Pixies, but I didn’t like this.
Ray Charles
4/5
Very pleasant listen. Easy to listen to. Good background music.
Blue Cheer
1/5
I had never heard of this band and I think I could’ve lived without ever hearing this band. Not my style of music. The songs were long and had too many instrument solos.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
It was fine. I didn’t know any of the songs.
The Cardigans
3/5
I have loved the song Lovefool since I was a kid. I didn’t know any of the other songs on the album. There was a weird cover of Iron Man though. I like her voice and it sounds like a lot of things I listen to.
Fleet Foxes
4/5
Enjoyable listen. I knew and loved White Winter Hymnal. That was the only song I knew on this album, but I know other songs by this band. This is very much my style of music.
The White Stripes
4/5
I love The White Stripes. I only knew 4 songs on this album, but it had my favorite White Stripes song (We’re Going to be Friends). I liked all the songs on the album. This is my kind of music.
Bee Gees
3/5
I’m much more familiar with their disco era. I feel they were trying to sound very Beatlesque in this album. I never thought I’d say this, but I think they sound much better with their falsettos. I only knew How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.
4/5
Good album. I knew a few songs.
Jane's Addiction
1/5
I don’t like Perry Farrell’s voice. I only knew Jane Says. This was not for me.
Bad Brains
1/5
No, just no.
Sonic Youth
2/5
It was ok. I agree with the quote from Juno that Sonic Youth is just noise aside from their cover of Superstar.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
I know I should like Bob Marley and reggae, but I just don’t. It’s not terrible, but it’s not something that I would want to listen to again.
Kings of Leon
1/5
I don’t like Kings of Leon. I didn’t enjoy this.
CHIC
3/5
I knew and liked Le Freak and I Want Your Love. There were too many instrumental parts which as I’ve previously stated in past reviews I am not a fan of.
The Temptations
3/5
It was fine. I didn’t hate it and I didn’t love it. It was an easy listen.
White Denim
2/5
Your standard indie rock album. Not terrible, not great. The lead singers voice is very similar to other indie rock singers. I’ve never heard of this band before.
Missy Elliott
2/5
I only knew and liked one song The Rain. It was long and not my favorite. It was fine.
George Jones
1/5
Anyone who knows me knows I hate country music. I do like some old country like Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. This old country was too country-y for me. Didn’t like.
Paul Simon
4/5
Very pleasant listen. I love Paul Simon’s voice. I only knew one song going in (Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard).
Cypress Hill
2/5
It was fine. It used some good samples. I didn’t know any songs. The only Cypress Hill song I know is Insane in the Membrane which wasn’t on this album.
Can
1/5
This was not what I was expecting. When I saw how long the songs were, I expected this to be jazz, but it was definitely not jazz. I don’t even know what to call this except weird. It was very experimental and got weirder and weirder as it went on. I was going to give it 2 stars until I got to the second to last song where it went off the rails.
Rush
2/5
I always think of Rush as being pretty corny. Rush does remind me of my favorite TV show of all time (Freaks and Geeks) and one of the funniest movies I’ve seen (I Love You, Man) both starring Jason Segel. I knew a couple of songs on this album (Tom Sawyer and Limelight). It was fine, but some of the songs were too long.
Super Furry Animals
2/5
Boring. Never heard of this band before. Some of the songs were fine. Nothing I’d want to hear again.
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
The only song I knew was Shining Star which just makes me think of Elaine dancing on Seinfeld! That was really the only song I enjoyed. Some of the songs were long which is never a good thing in my book.
Iron Maiden
2/5
I knew 2 songs on the album (The Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills). This was not for me. I don’t like Bruce Dickinson’s voice.
The Rolling Stones
2/5
I was excited that I got a Rolling Stones album, but I did not like this. It was The Rolling Stones trying to sound country. Not for me. I only recognized one song on the album (Shake Your Hips) and I only knew that from a cover that was in one of my Zumba Wii games. I was surprised I didn’t know any other songs because I’ve heard of this album before.
The Everly Brothers
4/5
Very pleasant. I like their voices. I knew Love Hurts and Cathy’s Clown. Easy, enjoyable listen.
Soft Machine
1/5
Pure torture.
Massive Attack
2/5
Not for me. I’d heard of the song Unfinished Sympathy before, but I didn’t like it. It’s just not my genre of music.
William Orbit
1/5
I’d heard of William Orbit before because he wrote/produced a ton of hit songs. He did not write himself any hits. This was terrible. So boring. It was mostly instrumental. I was tuning it out because it was so quiet and boring.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
It was fine. I’m just not a huge Led Zeppelin fan. I knew and liked Kashmir, but that was the only song I knew.
Jungle Brothers
4/5
I had never heard of Jungle Brothers. I was expecting not to like this, but I really enjoyed this. Good old school hip hop with good beats and samples. I’ve discovered through this that I like hip hop a lot more than I thought I did.
Talking Heads
3/5
I like the Talking Heads. I didn’t know any songs on this album. It was fine. It sounded like the Talking Heads.
The Residents
1/5
WTF is this crap!!
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
It was fine. Not my favorite type of hip hop, but some of the songs were entertaining. I knew C.R.E.A.M.
Cream
3/5
It was fine. I knew Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love.
Animal Collective
2/5
Noisy. Not fun to listen to. The singer’s voice was fine. I just didn’t like the music. All the songs sounded the same. I feel like they were trying to sound like Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, and MGMT, but they were nowhere near as good as those bands.
Jamiroquai
2/5
Boring. A lot of it sounded the same. I know a couple Jamiroquai songs, but they weren’t on this album.
TLC
5/5
I owned this CD when I was little. I have always like TLC. I’m not sure if I ever listened to the whole album before though. I’m sure I did, but probably only once or twice. I tended to just listen to the songs I liked. I knew quite a few songs on here though.
The Verve
4/5
I’ve liked Bitter Sweet Symphony since it came out in 1997. I always liked the music video. I also love the song The Drugs Don’t Work. Overall, it was good.
Bill Evans Trio
2/5
Why more jazz?? At least this didn’t have any brass in it. It was more piano and drums.
Adele
5/5
By far my favorite Adele album. I listened to this over and over again in 2011. I love almost every song on it. I especially love Someone Like You.
Led Zeppelin
3/5
Sounded like all of the other Led Zeppelin albums I’ve had to listen to. I only knew Whole Lotta Love.
Peter Frampton
2/5
Too long. I’m not a fan of live albums or Peter Frampton. I only knew the song Baby I love Your Way.
Koffi Olomide
1/5
Not for me!! I did not enjoy this.
Nirvana
5/5
I love this album!! I own this on vinyl. I love Nirvana, and this is my favorite album of theirs.
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
I really like the Smashing Pumpkins. This isn’t my favorite album of theirs though. I love the song Today, and I really like the songs Cherub Rock and Disarm.
Tom Waits
2/5
I didn’t hate this quite as much as I thought I would. It started out decent and then I swear his voice got worse with each and every song. I’ve always hated his voice though.
Willie Nelson
3/5
It was easy to listen to. It’s just Willie Nelson singing cover songs. I think most of these songs have been done better by other people though.
T. Rex
3/5
It was fine. I like Marc Bolan’s voice. I knew Bang a Gong. I liked the song Cosmic Dancer.
Nightmares On Wax
1/5
The same sounds over and over again on repeat for over an hour. Ugh!! So bad!!
Jeff Beck
2/5
Not my genre of music. I know he is supposed to be a great guitarist, but this just wasn’t for me.
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
It was fine. I feel like I’d heard a couple of the songs before.
The Doors
2/5
I was surprised, but I really did not enjoy this. I only knew Riders on the Storm. I love a Doors song (People are Strange), but I did not like Jim Morrison’s voice on this album.
Love
2/5
Boring! Forgettable. I have heard of the song Alone Again Or. Wasn't the worst, but certainly wasn’t great.
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
I would’ve rather listened to a Sex Pistols album. I didn’t like this. It was just noise.
The Cure
3/5
I really like The Cure, but I did not know any songs on this album. I did not think any of the songs were particularly good. I like Robert Smith’s voice though.
Motörhead
2/5
I’m not a fan of Motörhead or live albums. I knew Ace of Spades, but I don’t like Lenny’s voice.
Meat Loaf
2/5
Corny. The songs were too long. They weren’t terrible, but it wasn’t for me.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
It was fine. I liked it better than later Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs. I knew the song Heads Will Roll. I’ve never been a big fan of this band.
Dire Straits
2/5
It was fine, not great. I knew Money for Nothing and Walk of Life. I never knew Money for Nothing had a terrible gay slur in it though. I don’t think I had ever heard the whole song before. The songs were too long.
Slayer
1/5
Terrible. Every song sounded exactly the same. I knew Raining Blood from playing Guitar Hero back in the day. Thank God the album was short.
Ravi Shankar
1/5
I would’ve rather listened to five Slayer albums in a row.
Miles Davis
2/5
Of all the jazz I’ve had to listen to, this has been the best. Some of it had melodies and the songs were short. It was also more upbeat. It was much better than the Indian music I had to listen to yesterday.
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
I knew all but 4 songs on this album. It was good.
Cornershop
2/5
I don’t know why I had to listen to a one hit wonder’s album. I knew Brimful of Asha. I never realized they were Indian before now.
Holger Czukay
1/5
Terrible. It was only four songs, and it was too long.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Not my favorite Michael Jackson album. I have always liked Michael though. I only knew Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, and She’s Out of My Life. This album was a little too disco-y for my taste.
Gene Clark
2/5
I don’t know why I needed to listen to this. Very 70’s. Very forgettable.
Boston
2/5
I of course knew More Than a Feeling and I recognized a couple others. This is the type of music I don’t enjoy. I throw this band in with Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Journey as music that is tolerable, but that I don’t ever need to hear again.
Prince
3/5
My favorite Prince song is Little Red Corvette. It always has been and always will be. I also like 1999. Other than that, I didn’t know any other songs on this album. It was a little long. None of the songs stood out to me, but it was much better than a lot of stuff I’ve had to listen to.
Elvis Costello
1/5
Boring. Long. I didn’t think Elvis Costello was even still relevant in the 90s.
Deep Purple
2/5
I, of course, knew Smoke on the Water. I didn’t like this album. It was not for me.
Todd Rundgren
1/5
Boring. Long. Just wanted it over with.
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
I knew Time After Time, She-Bop, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and All Through the Night. It was fine. Very poppy.
Moby Grape
2/5
It was fine. It was very 60s-ish. It was very forgettable.
The Black Crowes
2/5
There were two bands in the 90’s with crows in the name and I don’t know which one I hated more. Based on this album, I hate The Black Crowes more. I knew Hard to Handle, but the original by Otis Redding is much better. I had also heard She Talks to Angels before.
Elton John
3/5
I only knew Tiny Dancer or as Phoebe said in Friends, “Hold me closer Tony Danza.” It was fine. I’m not the biggest Elton John fan, but I don’t hate him.
Bert Jansch
1/5
Boring. That is all.
Taylor Swift
5/5
This is one of my favorite Taylor Swift albums. I own it on vinyl. I especially love the songs Out of the Woods, Wildest Dreams, Clean, and I Know Places.
The Birthday Party
1/5
Knew it was Nick Cave’s voice right away. I did not like it.
Arcade Fire
4/5
I am not a huge fan of Arcade Fire, but I forgot that I liked a few songs on this album. I recognized way more songs than I thought I would.
X-Ray Spex
1/5
This is my brother-in-law’s kind of music. Not for me. Mainly girls yelling. No thanks!
Pink Floyd
2/5
I knew and liked Wish You Were Here. I didn’t like any of the other songs. They were way too long. It took almost 9 minutes for someone to sing in one of the songs. Not for me.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2/5
I feel like I shouldn’t have liked this, but I actually knew and liked 3 songs. I didn’t like the rest. I knew Tuesday’s Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird.
The Sabres Of Paradise
1/5
This was terrible. Worse than jazz. It was over an hour of electronic torture.
Black Flag
3/5
I liked this way more than I thought I would because I thought I would hate it. I knew the song Rise Above because it was featured in my favorite TV show, Freaks and Geeks. The songs were short, the lyrics were understandable, and the album was short.
N.W.A.
4/5
I enjoyed this. I already knew and liked the songs Straight Outta Compton, F Tha Police, and Express Yourself. The songs were entertaining.
The Temptations
3/5
It was ok. Nothing too special. I knew Papa Was a Rolling Stone, but I never knew it was 9 minutes long. I also knew the song First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, but I didn’t know their version.
Ananda Shankar
1/5
Did I ever need to hear Jumpin Jack Flash and Light My Fire played on the sitar? No, I did not, but now I have. This was better than the Ravi Shankar album though because it was more than just the sitar. You know I don’t like instrumentals though.
The Libertines
4/5
I liked this a lot. This is some of my favorite kind of music - very British. I love when singers have thick British accents when they sing. I already knew 3 songs from this, but I liked them all. This is very similar to some of my favorite bands at the time - The View, The Fratellis, Arctic Monkeys.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1/5
I knew and like take Five, but I absolutely hated the rest.
Gorillaz
2/5
I like and own Clint Eastwood, but I didn’t enjoy the rest all that much.
Paul Simon
4/5
I liked this. I knew and liked Graceland and Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes. I own and love You Can Call Me Al.
Van Halen
3/5
I knew Runnin’ With the Devil and You Really Got Me, but I obviously like The Kinks better. I also felt like I had heard a couple of the other songs before. I liked it.
Nick Drake
2/5
I love Northern Sky, but the rest all kind of sounded the same. It was pleasant but boring.
fIREHOSE
2/5
This was not what I was expecting. Half of it was good, half of it was not. One of the singers had a good voice, the other did not.
Roni Size
1/5
This was horrible. It was the first time that I quit an album halfway through. I listened to the whole first disc which was over an hour. There was no way I was listening to another hour of this. It was repetitive electronic music. Ugh!!
Elvis Costello
2/5
Boring. I’d heard Allison before. It was fine I guess
Aretha Franklin
3/5
It was pleasant. I, of course, know her version of Respect which I like. I also knew I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You.
Kate Bush
2/5
It was fine. I knew A Woman’s Work. I like her weird voice.
The Mars Volta
1/5
I hated this.
Air
2/5
I know and like Sexy Boy. The rest was boring.
Deerhunter
2/5
It was fine. Your typical indie album. I never need to hear it again.
Muddy Waters
2/5
Not for me. Good for its genre. I just don’t enjoy that genre. It didn’t help that I had a headache while I listened to it.
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
Loved. I love Simon & Garfunkel. Bookends is one of my favorite songs of theirs. I also love America. I also knew and liked Mrs. Robinson and Hazy Shade of Winter.
Leonard Cohen
2/5
Boring. Not a fan of his voice.
Grizzly Bear
2/5
I own and love Two Weeks, but other than that the album was pretty boring.
Shack
2/5
It was fine. Very British. Kind of boring.
Buena Vista Social Club
1/5
I did not like this. It was not for me.
Talking Heads
2/5
I didn’t know any of the songs. I like the Talking Heads though. Kind of boring.
Little Richard
3/5
It was fine. It was good for its genre. The songs were short which was nice.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
I knew Bad Moon Rising. I don’t like John Fogerty’s voice. It was nice and short though.
The Police
3/5
I’ve never been a big fan of The Police or Sting. His voice gets to be a little grating after awhile. I, of course, knew Every Breath You Take. I did enjoy this much more than a lot of the albums I’ve had to listen to recently.
New Order
2/5
It was ok. I didn’t know any songs on this. I do know and like some New Order songs. It was a little too 80’s for me though.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2/5
It was ok. I knew Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy. They had a long jazz piece at the end which I didn’t like. I also didn’t like the main singers voice.
The Police
3/5
Two Police albums in one week. Again, it was fine. I knew Message in a Bottle mainly because I played it a million times on Guitar Hero back in the day. I also knew Walking on the Moon.
The Replacements
4/5
I really like The Replacements. I Will Dare is my favorite of their songs. Funnily enough, just yesterday a new music video for I Will Dare was released and a band that I’ve seen about 8 times, The Shackletons, are in it. I also really like the song Androgynous.
3/5
I like The Kinks. I didn’t know any songs on this. It was fine. There are definitely better Kinks albums in my opinion.
Kanye West
3/5
I do not like Kanye as a person, but I do like some of his music. I knew All Falls Down, Jesus Walks, Slow Jamz, and Through the Wire.
The Louvin Brothers
1/5
Did not like. Country and weirdly religious. They had a cover of Where Did You Sleep Last Night, but it was nowhere near as good as Nirvana’s cover.
LL Cool J
2/5
Ok. Kind of long. I only knew Mama Said Knock You Out. I liked the song Illegal Search.
Blur
3/5
It was good. I knew Girls & Boys and Parklife. Very British which I liked
Queen
4/5
Loved! I love Bohemian Rhapsody and Love of My Life. I really like You’re my Best Friend. I enjoyed the whole album.
Grateful Dead
3/5
Pleasant listen. Very folky. I recognized a couple songs.
Incubus
2/5
I don’t understand why I needed to listen to listen. It sounded like late 90’s hard rock which is not a genre I particularly like. I knew Drive and Pardon Me.
Radiohead
2/5
So boring. It all sounded the same.
Liz Phair
2/5
I’m not a big fan of Liz Phair. The only song I’ve ever really liked of hers was her song from the early 2000’s called Why Can’t I, which everyone called her sell out song. I only knew Never Said on this album. The songs were short, but there were a lot of songs.
New Order
3/5
The was better than the other New Order album I listened to. I knew Elegia.
Pulp
3/5
Ok. Very British. I knew Common People.
Duran Duran
3/5
I’m not gonna lie; I’ve never been a huge fan of Duran Duran. Sorry Theresa!! I knew Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf. I also felt like I’d heard Save a Prayer before. I thought all the songs kind of sounded the same except for The Chauffeur which I liked. Simon Le Bon has a very distinctive voice though.
Stereo MC's
2/5
I’m not a big fan of dance music. I knew and like Connected, but I didn’t like anything else.
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Ok. Very 80’s hip hop. The songs were too long and too repetitive though. I had heard Planet Rock before.
Beatles
5/5
Great! I love The Beatles. For No One and Here, There, and Everywhere are two of my favorite Beatles songs. I love a lot more on this album though.
Sonic Youth
1/5
Did not like. Just noise.
The Stone Roses
4/5
I liked this. I love and own I Wanna Be Adored. I’d heard of a few of the other songs as well. This is my style of music. They influenced a lot of the bands I like.
Ryan Adams
1/5
Boring. Too long. Didn’t like.
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
It was ok. Really long. I knew and liked Alright, but I’m just not a huge fan of Kendrick Lamar. I don’t get the hype.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
I hate John Fogerty’s voice. I knew Proud Mary, but I much prefer Tina Turner’s version. At least it was short.
The Human League
2/5
Very 80’s, which is not necessarily a good thing. I, of course, knew and liked Don’t You Want Me, but I didn’t particularly like anything else.
Elton John
3/5
I liked this. It had quite a few songs that I know on it. My favorite Elton John song is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It was a long album though and I really only liked the songs I already knew.
Youssou N'Dour
1/5
This is not for me. Did not enjoy. At least it was only 30 minutes long.
Buffalo Springfield
2/5
I love a Buffalo Springfield song, For What It’s Worth, but it was not on this album. I found this pretty forgettable, but it was short.
The Smiths
3/5
I really like The Smiths, but I wasn’t very familiar with the songs on this album. I feel like I’ve heard a few of them before, but they aren’t ones I like to listen to. Overall, I still liked it though.
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
Noisy and all the songs sounded the same.
Mekons
2/5
It was fine. Very British. Too much talking over music rather than singing though. Never heard of this band before.
Jurassic 5
2/5
Not the worst and certainly not the best hip hop I’ve had to listen to. It was long. I did like the song Thin Line though
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Too long. I didn’t know any of the songs. I liked Minesoter because it mentioned Minnesota a lot. Long instrumental sections = yuck! Boring, dour songs. It didn’t have the one Dandy Warhol song I like on it (Bohemian Like You). I thought I would like this more than I did.
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
I could tell from the first 30 seconds of the first song that I was going to hate this. I like hip hop, but this was unremarkable hip hop.
The Kinks
3/5
It was pleasant. I didn’t know any songs except Waterloo Sunset which I like. Nice, short songs.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Pretty good. I liked some songs and I didn’t like others. I knew a few songs. I prefer 60’s Dylan to later Dylan.
Elliott Smith
3/5
He has a really pretty voice. Very easy to listen to. I’d heard Between the Bars before.
2/5
Too long. I’m not a fan of live albums, but he sounded pretty much the same live as he does on regular albums. I knew Like a Rolling Stone and Mr. Tambourine Man.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
It was fine. I recognized a few songs. I like Jimi Hendrix, but I’m not a huge fan of his.
Judas Priest
2/5
Not for me! I knew Breakin’ the Law which was fine, but I didn’t like anything else.
Rod Stewart
2/5
It was ok. I do like some Rod Stewart songs, but I didn’t know any on this and none of them stood out.
50 Cent
3/5
It was entertaining. I knew four songs on it. Eminem, whom I love, featured on 2 songs. It was a little long, but it was still ok.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
This was ok. I knew Rockefeller Skank and Praise You. They make me think of the late 90’s. The songs were too long.
Germs
2/5
Typical punk - loud, short songs, all sound the same. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard, but it wasn’t good.
Yes
1/5
Prog Rock = torture. The songs were all either extremely long or instrumentals. This was so not for me!!
Fats Domino
2/5
I’m not a huge fan of early rock and roll. I knew Blueberry Hill. It was fine. It was nice and short, but nothing great in my opinion.
Lauryn Hill
2/5
I’ve never understood the hype of Lauryn Hill. It’s fine I guess but nothing spectacular. I knew Doo Wop (That Thing) and Everything is Everything. I didn’t like any of the other songs.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
This was ok. I only knew Come On Eileen because I consider this band to be a one hit wonder. I didn’t mind this although it got to be a little long.
Tracy Chapman
2/5
I hate the song Fast Car!! I hated it before Luke Combs did it, but since he did I hate it a million times more. Every time I’d hear the first few notes of the song on the radio, I’d immediately turn it off. I had to listen to it today. Ugh! I don’t like Tracy Chapman’s voice. I know her songs tell good stories and have meaning, but I can’t get past her voice.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
This was ok. I love the song Pale Blue Eyes. I like Lou Reed’s voice.
Antony and the Johnsons
2/5
I did not like the main singers voice. This was going to be a one star album until the song sung by Rufus Wainwright (whom I don’t particularly like, but like a lot more than the main singers voice) and the talking part done by Lou Reed.
Stan Getz
1/5
You know I hate jazz, but at least this had a beat and somewhat of a melody. It wasn’t discordant notes all over the place and the songs didn’t last a million years.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Loved!! I’ve owned this album since I was in high school. I loved singing all these songs. I sang a bunch of them at Karaoke at a family reunion back in the day. I didn’t want this album to end!
Elvis Presley
3/5
I love Elvis’ version of Blue Moon. I always have it on my Halloween playlist because I think it sounds spooky. I’m not a huge Elvis fan. I like a few of his songs. This was fine.
Goldfrapp
2/5
This was boring. Her voice was fine, but boring. I don’t understand why it’s on this list. It’s nothing remarkable.
Primal Scream
2/5
Boring. I knew one song (Movin’ on Up) and recognized another. I’m just not into dance music.
3/5
I own and like 6 U2 songs. 2 of them were on this album (I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and With or Without You). Other than those two, I wasn’t super impressed by anything else on the album. It wasn’t bad though.
Garbage
3/5
I knew a few songs in this. It was good. I like Shirley Manson’s voice and I’m always nostalgic for the 90’s.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Good samples! I didn’t know any songs on here except for the part of Hey Ladies where they say Hey Ladies. I like the Beastie Boys. I think they have clever lyrics.
The Cure
3/5
I really like The Cure, but some of their songs are too long. I knew and/or owned a few songs on this album (Pictures of You, Lovesong, and Lullaby). I really like those songs. I would’ve enjoyed this more had the intros to many songs not been 2-3 minutes long. Just start singing already, I want to hear Robert Smith’s voice.
Thundercat
2/5
Weird R&B/Hip Hop. The songs were all very short. Some were 30 seconds long. Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, and others featured on it. I never need to listen to any of it again, but it wasn’t horrible.
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
I did not like this. I’ve heard of LCD Soundsystem. I even think I own a Christmas song by them, but this was horrible. Long songs, no real melodies, electronic sounds, and a lot of repeating of lyrics. The last song on the album was ok though.
Blur
2/5
I knew Song 2 and Beetlebum. I like Brit Pop, but Blur has never been one of my favorites in that genre.
Funkadelic
1/5
The songs were too long. It’s not my favorite genre.
Kid Rock
2/5
I hate Kid Rock, but I am always nostalgic for the 90’s. I knew three songs on the album. One of them I swear I haven’t heard since prob 1999, and I remembered half the lyrics.
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
Terrible. Need I say more.
Wilco
2/5
Boring. Long songs. I knew Jesus, Etc.
Digital Underground
2/5
I only knew The Humpty Dance. Not my favorite hip hop album. The lyrics were overly sexual and misogynistic.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
I knew Cinnamon Girl. I like Neil Young’s voice, but some of these songs were really long.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2/5
Weird. Very 60’s. Didn’t like the singer’s voice.
Thin Lizzy
2/5
Not a fan of live albums. Luckily the singer sounded good live. The album was long. I knew Jailbreak and The Boys are Back in Town.
Throwing Muses
2/5
Didn’t like. Nothing interesting. The album wasn’t on Spotify and I couldn’t even find all the songs on YouTube.
Joan Armatrading
2/5
Fine. Boring. I didn’t hate it or love it. I know one song by her, but it was not on this album.
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
Very easy to listen to. I love Ella’s voice. It was an extremely long album, but it was not hard to listen to at all. I knew Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off and Someone to Watch Over Me.
David Bowie
4/5
I really liked this. This has my favorite David Bowie on it - Life on Mars? I also knew Changes.
Nirvana
5/5
Loved. I love Nirvana. I owned/knew a lot of these songs. I liked all the songs I didn’t know too.
Otis Redding
5/5
I love Otis Redding. I love I’ve Been Loving You Too Long and his version of A Change is Gonna Come. I liked his covers on this album too. I just love his voice!
Adele
5/5
I own almost all the songs on this album. It’s my second favorite Adele album after 21. I especially love the song Million Years Ago.
Ministry
1/5
Terrible!! I hated this. I knew I would get a bad one because I’ve had so many good ones in a row. I knew Jesus Built My Hotrod.
Rage Against The Machine
2/5
I knew Killing in the Name. Many of the songs sound the same. It wasn’t terrible, but I didn’t like it.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
I knew You Are the Sunshine of my Life and Superstition. I’m not a huge Stevie Wonder fan. His voice is good; it’s just not a style of music that I listen to a lot. I know he is good. I just don’t love it.
The Streets
2/5
Very British rap music. The album told a story that was sort of entertaining. I’m not a fan of British rap though.
KISS
3/5
I knew Detroit Rock City, Shout It Out Loud, and Beth. It was nice and short. Wasn’t terrible.
Herbie Hancock
1/5
Terrible! I hated this. 41 minutes and only 4 instrumental songs! Ugh!
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
Not for me. I found this boring. I knew Layla. I prefer the unplugged version from my childhood. I much prefer Eric Clapton solo.
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
I don’t understand why I have to listen to another album by a one hit wonder band when it doesn’t even have the one hit on it. It was fine, but it is nothing I ever have to hear again.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
I own and really like the song Band on the Run. I didn’t know any of the other songs on this album. I like Paul McCartney’s voice although he is not my favorite Beatle. It was enjoyable.
David Bowie
3/5
I know David Bowie wrote this when he knew he was dying, but this was not my favorite. The songs were long. I’d heard Lazarus before. It wasn’t terrible though.
Megadeth
1/5
I did not like this. This is not my style of music at all.
Miles Davis
1/5
Nothing will ever get me to like jazz. I hate brass instruments, but I especially hate the trumpet. The trumpet hurt my ears in the last song. I did not enjoy this.
Coldplay
4/5
I knew most of the songs on this album. I owned quite a few of the songs. My favorite Coldplay song, Shiver, is on this album. I own Yellow, Shiver, We Never Change, and Trouble. I’ve heard a couple of the other songs before as well.
Willie Nelson
2/5
It was nice and short. All of the songs kind of blended together. I found it quite boring. I only knew Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. I just don’t like country music.
Def Leppard
2/5
This was not for me. I know and own Pour Some Sugar On Me. I recognized Animal and Hysteria. I did not like Joe Elliot’s voice.
Queen Latifah
2/5
It was fine. I know Queen Latifah, but I really don’t know any of her songs. It had a couple of good samples. It got to be a little long though. She raps well.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
I enjoyed this. I knew three songs. I knew Gotta Get Up from the show Russian Doll. They played the start of that song about a thousand times in that show. I knew Without You which I think is a pretty song. I also knew Coconut which just made me want to watch Practical Magic.
The Flaming Lips
2/5
Boring. Long. I’ve never been a fan of The Flaming Lips.
Hot Chip
2/5
It was fine. Nothing I ever need to hear again. There’s much better Indie Rock music out there. It was kind of boring.
Sonic Youth
1/5
I do not enjoy Sonic Youth at all. I just wanted this album to be over and it was almost an hour long. I especially dislike Kim Gordon’s voice.