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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Damaged
Black Flag
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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The Specials
The Specials
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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Smash
The Offspring
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
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5 | 3.51 | +1.49 |
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
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5 | 3.58 | +1.42 |
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The Cars
The Cars
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5 | 3.66 | +1.34 |
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Boston
Boston
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5 | 3.71 | +1.29 |
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
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5 | 3.73 | +1.27 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
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1 | 4.3 | -3.3 |
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
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1 | 4.12 | -3.12 |
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
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1 | 4.1 | -3.1 |
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
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1 | 3.94 | -2.94 |
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Dookie
Green Day
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1 | 3.79 | -2.79 |
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
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1 | 3.72 | -2.72 |
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
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1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
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1 | 3.65 | -2.65 |
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
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1 | 3.64 | -2.64 |
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
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1 | 3.62 | -2.62 |
5-Star Albums (15)
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Circle Jerks · 13 likes
4/5
Make every album less than 20 minutes!
I’m surprised they put Circle Jerks on this list when the real circle jerk is all of the reviews on the Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen albums .
Beck · 2 likes
1/5
Can you believe someone broke up with this genius?!
Kanye West · 1 likes
2/5
1 ok song. Black Skinhead has a different context in 2025
Run-D.M.C. · 1 likes
2/5
This is just too corny to be appreciated
Serge Gainsbourg · 1 likes
2/5
You know, Serge, you're what the French call "les incompetents"
1-Star Albums (79)
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Public Enemy
3/5
Pavement
4/5
DJ Shadow
4/5
Oasis
1/5
The The
4/5
Really enjoyed this one. Double listen!
Pentangle
3/5
I wish I was in a tavern when I was listening to this
The Beach Boys
3/5
Hugh Masekela
2/5
There were a couple songs I liked, then stopped liking, then started liking again. Just a bit too long.
Dire Straits
1/5
If Walk of Life or Money for Nothing was on this album, it might be a bump to 2 or 3 stars.
Somehow felt longer than the Masekela album
Beyoncé
2/5
Boreoncé
Elton John
2/5
There’s a reason there’s just one well-known single from this album
Scott Walker
2/5
Stupid ass
Johnny Cash
4/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Kim Gordon once said that Lana Del Rey should kill herself once.
Arcade Fire
2/5
Sprawl II was good. 2 stars!
Roxy Music
2/5
It all just bled together, I don’t think I could pinpoint a single song
Dead Kennedys
5/5
I couldn’t stop kicking flipping when I listened to this
U2
3/5
It’s fine, mysterious ways is a good enough for a 3 star
Leonard Cohen
1/5
If I could give it a zero I would. It straight up ruined my day with how terrible it was.
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Didn’t give me what I wanted
Bill Callahan
2/5
It’s time to put Bill Callahan away
Franz Ferdinand
4/5
Probably closer to a 4.5, just good jams
Slade
2/5
Mike Ladd
3/5
A fine Ladd
T. Rex
1/5
Hot take: I don’t care how influential music from the 70’s is if it’s garbage. This was painful.
R.E.M.
4/5
Really Excellent Music
Red Egg Man
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
One day in the studio, an engineer complete messed up the mix and called it a new genre and tricked people into thinking it’s good.
This album, like all shoegaze and shoegaze adjacent albums, is terrible.
Serge Gainsbourg
2/5
You know, Serge, you're what the French call "les incompetents"
Billy Joel
5/5
It’s always a little concerning when a “known” band comes up - is it going to be an oasis situation or a Franz situation?
This shit ruled. I expected it to and was happy to be correct. 9 awesome songs. It made me sad to be alive because it means I’m not good.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Very neutral on this, as three as they come
a-ha
2/5
I had hopes that a-ha would prove to me more than a one-hit wonder after the second song.
Then the rest of the album played.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Killers
5/5
Mr Brightside remains the GOAT song of the 21st century
Justin Timberlake
2/5
It’s crazy how much better FutureSex/LoveSounds is than this generic, soulless R&B trash is.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Adele
1/5
This coward didn’t call any of her albums “dude you’re getting” so automatic 1 star
Morrissey
3/5
Jesse Lacey was full of shit, it’s fine to criticize Morrissey
Le Tigre
2/5
I was between a 1 and 2 for this one but I’ll give it the star for having some brevity. Didn’t really hate it but didn’t really like it.
Radiohead
2/5
Better than Creep but I still don’t get Radiohead
Guns N' Roses
4/5
What a ripper. I only knew the singles but liked the whole album. It’s kind of sad when iconic singles have defined a band rather than a whole album.
Nirvana
3/5
This one could have used some more time….in utero
Skunk Anansie
3/5
I didn’t love this album but it’s exactly what I wanted from this list - an album full of songs that I’ve never heard from a band I’ve never even heard of.
Coldplay
1/5
Even worse than I thought it would be
The Human League
3/5
Overall pretty good, definitely more good songs but don’t you want me is a classic and the rest of the album didn’t reach that height
Brian Wilson
1/5
What a mistake to put Good Vibrations on this album to remind the listener of what was. It’s certainly made me appreciate every “genius” musician that died young.
David Bowie
3/5
Hopefully the worst Bowie album on this list. Very 3 star
Prince
5/5
This album is responsible for my favorite joke on a podcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9JUAu_v4rA&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
Black Sabbath
3/5
Totally neutral on this. I like Paranoid but nothing else is good or bad.
Eagles
3/5
I think that I’ve always disliked Hotel California enough to discount the Eagles entirely but this was better than I was expecting, I might even be willing to so that I liked it.
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Left me snorin
Black Flag
5/5
Let’s have an album party
Cheap Trick
2/5
I don’t like “I want you to want me” enough to knock this down to a 3.
If it had Dream Police instead, it gets a 4
The White Stripes
3/5
Never been a Jack White or White Stripes fan, still am not after listening to this album. The whole early 2000’s garage/indie rock era was never for me (except Franz Ferdinand after hearing it in this list).
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
A nice jazz album that didn’t overstay its welcome.
Deee-Lite
3/5
I have soft spot for 90’s dance so I was excited to see this pop up but I really wish every song was about a minute shorter, could have bumped it to a 5.
Underworld
4/5
I liked this album a lot, I don’t really listen to much electronic music. I do have to wonder what exactly sets this album apart from the countless other electronic music but I’m not complaining.
Bob Dylan
1/5
I went in with an open mind, not having heard much Bob Dylan and hoping for the best.
I did not get the best - it was worse than I could have thought.
Aerosmith
4/5
Any album with with a song bragging about a massive song is going to get a bonus star.
I think it’s kinda popular to not like Aerosmith but it’s a fun album. The singles are timeless for a reason.
3/5
The highs are high and the lows are also fine. I’m not sure if I like Bowie or not yet.
Judas Priest
2/5
This is a weird one - I I liked all the songs individually but by the time I finished, I realized I didn’t really like the album.
Massive Attack
3/5
Pretty whatever. Didn’t hate it
American Music Club
3/5
I haven’t been sleeping well and the first thing I do in the morning is listen to these albums so when I say it felt like a fever dream, it has nothing to do with the music and more my state of mind.
Kanye West
2/5
1 ok song. Black Skinhead has a different context in 2025
King Crimson
1/5
Just terrible shit. I don’t care if they heavily influenced an entire genre when they bands they influenced are a million times better
Hot Chip
2/5
I think if this album came out 3 years earlier, it would have been big. Unfortunately, it’s just a worse version of MGMT with everything else bad about indie-electronic pop of the time.
Foster the People’s debut album isn’t on this god-awful list but this random-ass, no impact having, generic album is?
5/5
I am not a Beatles Boy but I recognize that A Day in The Life might be the greatest song ever written.
This is a perfect album and it’s a shame that we have ever other Beatles album on this list instead of just having one to truly appreciate.
Frank Zappa
3/5
Rats off to you
Zappa in the crappa
PaZappa the Rappa
The La's
4/5
Knew I’d like it from the first note. Shame Oasis is the famous 90’s band from the UK
LL Cool J
3/5
I always knew LL Cool J but never had any idea what his music was like. Never in a million years would I have guessed he was the Mama Said Knock You Out guy.
Every song was too long and some were really annoying but overall I still enjoyed it.
Elis Regina
2/5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Ice Cube
2/5
It’s no NWA
LCD Soundsystem
1/5
What a waste of time. Nothing interesting, just monotonous, generic electronic that feels a decade too late.
Van Halen
4/5
I don’t think any songs really stuck out other than the three I’ve heard hundreds of times but those three songs are enough to give the album a 4
Patti Smith
1/5
8 minute songs are as bad as hour long albums. Hated this
The Who
4/5
I wish more bands went wild with musical concept albums while retaining their sound.
Doesn’t make me want to watch the movie but was a fun listen.
The Dandy Warhols
1/5
Everything people think is bad about 90’s music is this album
Bob Dylan
1/5
Boob Dylan
Kraftwerk
1/5
Why did every song have to be so long? Why is this album on the list? Is this going to turn out to be some kind of joke where at the end we get a message laughing how we wasted years doing this?
Needs more footwerk
Q-Tip
2/5
Would have been a 3 if the production was better. I can’t comprehend the thought process of not boosting the vocals on a hip hop album .
The Velvet Underground
1/5
Boring as hell.
Aerosmith
2/5
Toys in the Attic was way better, this does not belong on any lists
The Black Crowes
2/5
It’s gotta be tough for a band when your biggest hit is a cover song, which begs the questions of why is this album on the list?
I was also wondering the other day of who was ever influenced by Aerosmith, I think I found the answer.
David Bowie
2/5
I think I’m not a Bowie guy. RIP my fandom
The Offspring
5/5
It’s great to have an album on the list that I already listen to a few times a year.
I’m counting this is as a ska album on the list
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
This is just too corny to be appreciated
Sex Pistols
3/5
This album is fine. It’s got its place in history but it’s like a lot of other influential albums - just not as good as what comes after.
Eminem
5/5
There’s a couple stinkers and the skits are awful as usual but it’s still one of my favorites.
I was going to give it a 4 but the R-rated LFO parrot in Marshall Mathers gets it to 5.
Stephen Stills
2/5
First song was good, everything else was pretty forgettable to bad
Queens Of The Stone Age
1/5
There better be another Queens of the Stone Age album on this list because this one sucked and I know there are good QOTSA songs
Lou Reed
3/5
Interesting enough for me to not hate it, not good enough for me to like it
Dr. Dre
4/5
Much better solo offering than Ice Cube
Beatles
2/5
I think when people say that the Beatles suck, they are talking about this album.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
Jazz is too hard to review.
The Smiths
3/5
I liked the other Smiths album more
Janis Joplin
4/5
SAULT
3/5
TV On The Radio
1/5
David Bowie
2/5
Better than the other Bowie slop we’ve gotten but I think I’m firmly not a Bowie guy
Fairport Convention
1/5
Feels like god is pranking me whenever we get some bullshit like this. There’s nothing on this album justifying it on this list nor it being on any list of any kind.
Ray Charles
2/5
2 1/2. Didn’t totally hate it but I’ll never be excited to hear anything from it
Fatboy Slim
1/5
Right about now
The guns in my mouth
Hawkwind
2/5
Did I finish this? Absolutely not.
Did I hate what I did listen? Not entirely.
Does this kind of trash belong on a list of albums that you should listen to before you die? Only if you’re looking to rush to that day
Metallica
2/5
Pretty boring but that’s expected from Metallica
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
Not all seeds need to grow into flowers, not all things in caves need to see the sun
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
More instrumental like this please
I now know why there’s a Count Basie theater in Red Bank
Led Zeppelin
2/5
I’d never listened to a full Led Zeppelin album before. It’s not like it was bad but they are kind of in the same realm as Bowie or The Beatles to me, obviously talented and influential but I don’t care at all.
Parliament
2/5
Too much funk for me, not enough fun
Neneh Cherry
3/5
I liked the first half more than the second.
Van Halen
4/5
A real rock n roll album.
My favorite part is the satanic song having very nice, melodic guitars
The KLF
2/5
I’m a little less than neutral on this one but it didn’t have any songs that really hooked me. I’m also considering it a ska album because of the upbeats in one of the last songs
The White Stripes
2/5
Didn’t need another White Stripe album on this list. It’s actually starting to annoy me how many repeat artists there are.
Anita Baker
1/5
Don’t care for soulful R&B
Green Day
1/5
I don’t know what it is, Green Day should be a band I love but I’ve always strongly disliked. Maybe it’s the voice, maybe it’s the deep seated trauma of them being constantly on repeat during my first job - this album lives up to its name.
Led Zeppelin
2/5
I didn’t miss out on anything by ignoring Led Zeppelin my whole life
Led Zeppelin
2/5
I don’t really have anything else to say about Led Zeppelin that I haven’t said about the other albums. I probably would have liked this one a little more if we were getting slammed with all LZ albums at once.
Astor Piazzolla
4/5
Will probably never listen again but I liked it. It reminded me of music that would be in a kids movie
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
Didn’t do it for me
Sigur Rós
1/5
Awful
Incredible Bongo Band
4/5
Banging bongos
Lambchop
2/5
Feel bad about giving it a 2 stars because I didn’t exactly dislike it but I couldn’t bring myself to finish it.
Has no business being on any lists of any albums though
Cocteau Twins
2/5
Felt like the potential to be good was there, just came short
Isaac Hayes
3/5
This “album” doesn’t belong on the list but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t strutting around the house, slapping everything I saw
Leonard Cohen
1/5
This guy stinks
Joy Division
2/5
Nothing stood out, pretty repetitive
Iron Maiden
3/5
I’d never heard most of these songs. Definitely not as good as other Iron Maiden stuff but after the last few days, it was a good listen.
Bruce Dickinson sang the national anthem at the Kings opening game this year - neat
Rocket From The Crypt
4/5
I think this band would have been a bigger part of my life it they had a song on Tony Hawk
10cc
4/5
Oh it’s the 70’s version of “Vs the Floating Eye of Death”
Bob Dylan
1/5
Of the 2 minutes I listened, probably the best of Dylan shit that’s been forced into our ears.
Circle Jerks
4/5
Make every album less than 20 minutes!
I’m surprised they put Circle Jerks on this list when the real circle jerk is all of the reviews on the Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen albums .
David Gray
1/5
Babylon brings back memories of scrubbing dog shit off floors listening to radio that could only get one station that loved to play the same 5 songs on repeat.
The rest of the album made me wish I was listening to Babylon.
Lorde
4/5
Probably closer to a 3 but liked it more than I expected. Jack Antoff is a good producer
Sade
4/5
Didn’t expect to like this one but loved the vibes (even though I felt like you could start singing smooth operator during most of the songs and it would fit)
Nitin Sawhney
1/5
My patience is being tested
Small Faces
3/5
Enjoyed this for what it was but Wong be revisiting
Arcade Fire
2/5
Probably a 2.5. Much better than the last Arcade Fire album.
Steve Earle
3/5
Didn’t hate Bruce Springtwang but it did sound like AI music from the 80’s.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Liked it. Perfect review
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
This pedophile sure can jam
Pixies
4/5
I’m not the biggest Pixies fan and I know we’ve talked about influential bands being on this list for the sake of them being influential but this album rocks.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
The only cheap thrills were the rush I got when it was done
Michael Jackson
2/5
Kinda forgettable outside of the two songs that no one will ever forget.
The Smashing Pumpkins
3/5
I was so worried that Billy Corrgan was born as an adult but thank god he let us know he used to be a little boy.
The Youngbloods
1/5
Garbage 60’s music that should be erased from history
Jacques Brel
1/5
What a waste of time
Amy Winehouse
1/5
I think having a good voice is the single least impressive characteristic a person can have.
AC/DC
2/5
AC/DC is perfect for 30 second segments in movies and video games but terrible for 45 minutes of garbage rock
Super Furry Animals
1/5
Couldn’t finish a single song on this. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right headspace
The Beach Boys
2/5
Just because Brian Wilson exists doesn’t mean everything he ever did needs to be on this list.
Rush
4/5
A prog album under 40 minutes!
Yes
4/5
Did I like it?
YES
The Zutons
2/5
Apple Music will just automatically start playing songs when an album is over.
I knew the album was over when I got some songs I’d never heard but liked more than the album I just listened to.
Is the editor of this book British? This is such a nothing band and a nothing album.
Radiohead
2/5
It’s not bad but I don’t get it. People speak about Radiohead like they are one of the top 10 bands of all time but I’m also not sure I’ve ever met anyone passionate about Radiohead.
Wilco
1/5
This confirmed that Wilco is just a shitty band that writers like to reference as some “hip” thing. Truly a waste of my time and energy.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Probably the first “influential” artist that I liked
Spiritualized
1/5
Guide a laser into my eardrums
The Black Keys
2/5
Why no white keys?
“This is an album by
The “wish we were” Black Keys.
The name of this album is “ Bad
Blues” Brothers.“
Emmylou Harris
1/5
This is not the album that suddenly changed my brain into liking country. It just reinforced how much I don’t.
The Cars
5/5
Probably the best album we’ve had on this godforsaken endeavor.
OutKast
3/5
Lost a star because of how many interludes (terrible skits) there were.
Got it back because the beats in Snappin’ and Trappin’ reminded me of Earthbound
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1/5
Bob Marley wouldn’t get his toe amputated to save his life. Luckily he saved us from more Bob Marley songs.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
How did Frank Sinatra ever maintain a hard” persona after releasing any of his music?
This was chill and I couldn’t moving my hips.
The Triffids
2/5
Poopenture by The Turddids
Not the worst we’ve had but one of those albums that has no business being in this list
Paul Simon
3/5
It’s fine but knowing that Graceland is probably on this list it seems like a waste of time
The Pogues
4/5
I knew Fairytale of New York but I wasn’t expecting Flogging Molly’s entire schtick to have been lifted.
I also love the brutal title when it’s really just music from The Shire
Anthrax
2/5
If every song was two and a half minutes, this would easily be a 5 star.
1/5
Sounds like one of those songs in Rock Band that you just assume is by one of the developers shitty garage bands. “Come together” is probably the horniest song we’ve had on this list yet.
Otis Redding
3/5
The Black Keys are so annoyed they aren’t Otis
Deep Purple
2/5
I like Highway Star and Space Truckin but dislike Smoke on the Water enough to knock it down a star.
UB40
1/5
I’m officially signing off from reggae. I know it’s the backbone to ska but I don’t care, it all sucks - except Ras Trent
Queen
3/5
It seems like Queen could have veered off into a different kinda of band than what they did. This album seems to be their fork in the road.
Ray Price
3/5
The evolution of country music to what the modern version is weird
Listening to this on a train in Japan was weirder.
Sugar
3/5
90’s rock has a nostalgia factor while also being forgettable. This is the epitome of that.
Songhoy Blues
2/5
Not my thing but not too bad. Probably didn’t give it the attention it deserves.
More importantly, “worldwide” isn’t a genre and Apple Music is just lazy and racist
Pink Floyd
1/5
Who gives a shit?
Def Leppard
3/5
I think “Photograph” is a great song. The rest of the album is just ok.
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
The British have never done anything worthwhile with music
Pretenders
1/5
Very impressive to write a bunch of 30 second songs and just repeat them for a long time
1/5
One time there was an emo night in Santa Clarita.
War was playing the same venue. They closed with a 15 minute rendition of Low-Rider.
This album sucked.
The Cure
3/5
How long did I need to give this one a review?
Nick Drake
1/5
This guy is the 2nd worst Drake
Beck
1/5
Can you believe someone broke up with this genius?!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Mostly one note but we’ve had worse notess
Björk
3/5
Not what I was expecting at all. Enjoyed the early 90’s pop
The Who
2/5
I can’t believe people failed to put them down
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Liked the vibe more than the songs
The Who
3/5
https://youtu.be/I79YNDYrUno?si=rBC3ZrtI1ueVNtZ8
Iron Maiden
5/5
Love me some satanic panic circus music
Pixies
5/5
If an album is on rock band, it should get a 5 star
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
I was bummed when I saw the genre was “funk” but this was moderately better than I was expecting.
Still pretty bad though.
Paul Simon
4/5
Great, now call me Al will be stuck in my head all week!
Public Image Ltd.
1/5
British punk is the worst punk
Nine Inch Nails
2/5
There’s moments where I almost connected with this album.
Chicago
2/5
There are certain bands that everyone knows from their big hits.
They should stay that way.
Ray Charles
3/5
It’s repetitive but there are far worse repetitive albums. I wish more artists would have orchestra’s backing them.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Just one song I didn’t like. Diving into the Wikipedia’s of the Furious Five was fun
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Didn’t over stay its welcome
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2/5
20 minutes of a good album and an hour of just grating nonsense.
Badly Drawn Boy
1/5
More like badly written music huehuehuehueh
Morrissey
2/5
An impression of Morrissey on November 4, 2008:
“Shit!”
Why is this album on the list?
Various Artists
1/5
I don’t like Christmas music, even when it’s produced by a murderer.
Jethro Tull
2/5
Excellent song - not as excellent album
ABBA
3/5
The essence of ABBA without the overplayed hits of ABBA
Mudhoney
1/5
There’s not a lot of middle ground in grunge. There were moments I thought I was starting to like it but they quickly faded
Cat Stevens
3/5
Every day we get a singer songwriter my hatred for Dylan and Cohen grows
The Clash
4/5
I never listened to any Clash because Should I Stay or Should I go is terrible so this was a nice surprise.
Kraftwerk
1/5
Space mountain without the fun
Boston
5/5
I don’t really know why any other classic rock bands even tried after this came out. Boston perfected the sound on the first try.
Linkin Park
3/5
I get why Linkin Park was so popular but it’s corny and repetitive. There’s nothing wrong with being corny and repetitive though.
Rod Stewart
3/5
I’m not sure how I made it this far knowing who Rod Stewart is but never hearing a single second of his music until now.
It’s pretty good. Much better than what I would have thought
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
I’ll give the run time a break since it’s a double album. Good stuff, shame this is the only ELO album on the list.
Bob Dylan
1/5
The best Bob Dylan on the list
Jimi Hendrix
2/5
The sound and style is undeniable but the songs just aren’t for me
Snoop Dogg
3/5
Made me laugh, Apple’s animated album art made me laugh too.
Dr. John
1/5
I misread this as Dr Jones at first so I when I was done I put on Aqua’s Aquarium. That gets a 5/5 and probably isn’t on this list.
Anyway, Dr John violates the Hippocratic Oath for 33 minutes.
New Order
2/5
Started ok but I kinda tapped out around the half-way mark.
System Of A Down
4/5
If I had been a SOAD fan, I’m assuming this is the one I would have considered my favorite. Manic energy that more bands need.
Ghostface Killah
2/5
I don’t get it. I didn’t dislike it but what’s this album doing on this list. It’s not even Ghostface Killah’s best album.
Queen
3/5
Skipped the singles, liked it fine
Guided By Voices
3/5
I assume there are hundreds of bands from the 90’s that have a similar sound.
That’s not a complaint.
The Bees
2/5
What a weird one. It’s not terrible but 24 hours later I don’t really remember anything about it.
Boards of Canada
1/5
Turned it off after about 45 minutes. What a slog
Talking Heads
4/5
This just hits different knowing that our country is being run by a PYSCHO KIILER
Jimmy Smith
3/5
The whole album isn’t as good as the song Magic Chicken by The Aquabats but when you think about it, very few albums are.
fIREHOSE
4/5
The 2nd best use of a firehouse in 1989. It would take a lot to dethrone Joel Miller getting to drink from the firehouse for finding the marble in the oatmeal on Stanley Spadowski’s Clubhouse.
Fela Kuti
2/5
Each song was good for 4 minutes.
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
I find British hip-hop/wrap to be incredibly grating, even when they are talented.
The Fall
1/5
I’m so tired of these terrible British bands being on this list. The sun should permanently set on this fucks.
Bert Jansch
1/5
I wonder if any singer/songwriters have ever been either of those things?
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Imagine my surprise when I learned that Green Onion wasn’t just part of the Sandlot score.
Led Zeppelin
1/5
Made me jealous of the people on the Hindenburg.
Led Zeppelin could never resonate with me
Grateful Dead
1/5
One of those bands that made a giant cultural impact that just leaves me scratching my head.
I guess the drugs were the key to all of those people who made Grateful Dead their life.
Beatles
1/5
rub her hole? Gross Ringo
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1/5
The seeds are bad alright
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
One of the better random, nothing British bands that seem to make up 1/3 of this list but still a random, nothing British band.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
1/5
Psychedelic rock is up there with singer/songwriters in genres that make me want to be deaf
Nick Drake
4/5
A breath of fresh air among the rest of the singer/songwriter trash AND he’s English?!?
John Martyn
1/5
What a let down compared to the last Nick Drake album, especially since this guy was doing a tribute
Iron Butterfly
3/5
Really liked it until the title track
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
A few standouts but overall just a little too long for my cracker ass
Derek & The Dominos
1/5
One ok song isn’t saving this. The most impressive part is that I know who Eric Clapton is without knowing this “band”
Emmylou Harris
2/5
Can’t make a country boy outta this city slicker
Haircut 100
3/5
This was maybe the weirdest album we’ve had on the list yet. It’s a British (duh) band I’ve never heard of (not surprising) that somehow traveled 10 years into the future and returned to make a single album that captured every pop song sound from 81-91.
The only problem is there was nothing that stood out as exceptional.
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Will I seek out more Janelle Monae? Probably not but this certainly made an impact on my day
Van Morrison
1/5
“It’s too late to stop now” is how I feel every time we get another shitty 60/70’s guy, let alone a live album from a 60/70’s shitty guy.
Brown Eye Swirl
Jane's Addiction
3/5
I don’t really care about Jane’s Addiction but David Nevarro was great in the Dunngeon
Neil Young
1/5
Why did Neil Young refuse to play "On the Beach" while streaming Death Stranding?
Because he'd already spent 1974 slowly trudging through a bleak, post-apocalyptic emotional wasteland, sucking the life out of everything like a vampire bluesman, delivering nothing but depressing cargo to ghost towns—and Kojima's game felt way too much like a sequel he never signed up for. "I'm a vampire, babe... already did the beach, man. Pass." 🧛♂️🏖️
D'Angelo
3/5
🍫🔥😩🍆💦
Muddy Waters
3/5
Live albums are for fans, there’s not a single live album that should be on a list of must-listen to albums.
This one was fine.
Jazmine Sullivan
2/5
What is this? 1001 albums you should hear when you’re horny?!
The Specials
5/5
This list should stop it’s messing around and give us more ska.
Beatles
2/5
Not everything The Beatles did needs to be treated with reverence.
The Velvet Underground
1/5
I went in biased because I saw the little blurb on Apple Music refer to this as The Velvet Underground’s noise album.
My fears were confirmed. Absolute garbage.
James Brown
1/5
I gotta hand it to this album, the sound quality was great.
Too bad it’s just another shitty live album.
Jungle Brothers
4/5
Finally, an influential album that’s as good as the albums it influenced
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
The 2nd half kinda tapers out but it’s still a great experience
The Pogues
4/5
It’s pretty annoying that streaming services don’t have the original albums available. I don’t want or need extended versions of albums I’m listening to for the first time.
Apple Music can póg mo thóin
Pink Floyd
2/5
If you don't beat your meat, you can't have any pussy
Paul Weller
1/5
Shit sucks
Leonard Cohen
1/5
My wife asked if I’d rather hear this or Hobo Johnson.
I had to think about it
The Allman Brothers Band
1/5
People paid money to watch these guys play the same riff over and over.
I bet the Allwoman Sisters Band would be less annoying
The Beach Boys
3/5
I know this is rated as one of the best albums ever by people who make those kind of lists but I just thought it was fine. Needed a song about cars.
ZZ Top
2/5
1001 is a big number but I don’t think that the team behind this list would be able to justify 2 ZZ Top albums. Between the 2, this is the better one if only because of the lyrics “she’s got legs, she knows how to use them.”
Queen
2/5
I don’t know how to judge Queen. They are so wildly overplayed that I go in with a mindset of “ugh” even if there is only one song I’ve heard before.
So far, I’m not sure they have an album that needs to be on this list even though their absence would be weird.
Elliott Smith
2/5
Never listened to Elliot Smith, just knew he stabbed himself twice in the heart.
Not what was expecting and not my thing but I appreciate another singer/songwriter putting Dylan and Cohen to shame.
Mott The Hoople
1/5
I decided that I don’t really like David Bowie so not surprised that I don’t like Temu David Bowie either
PJ Harvey
2/5
Not bad but left no impact on me. Woke up this morning and didn’t have a single memory of listening to this one
The Verve
1/5
I get The Verve and The Verve Pipe confused.
I shut this album off about halfway through and listened to Mustard Plug’s cover of “The Freshman” by the Verve Pipe instead.
Ananda Shankar
3/5
Hey now you’re an all sitar
Suede
1/5
British music needs to be wiped off the map
Arrested Development
4/5
Dawn of the Dreads should have been as big as Straight Outta Compton
Kanye West
1/5
We should have known. The album cover invokes MAGA.
N.W.A.
5/5
My previous review was a joke: this is my favorite 90’s rap/hip-hop album. One of the few that’s in my yearly rotation. BUT THERES ALWAYS ROOMS FOR JOKES
Ice Cube is more likely to star in “A CAB” than protest police these days!
Korn
2/5
Freak on a leash is good but the rest of it was not. Nu-metal has the reputation it deserves
Moby
3/5
Not every song was great but there’s nothing wrong with a little bald boy techno.
There is something wrong with the only version available being the 2 hour version with b-sides. Streaming has really killed albums.
Soundgarden
3/5
I liked about half the songs. Thought about knocking it down to a 2 since they didn’t mic the spoons properly.
R.E.M.
3/5
Thought this one was pretty boring but I love Man on The Moon so I’ll give it a bonus star
Taylor Swift
1/5
I don’t hate Taylor Swift but I certainly hate the Boob Dylan version of her
Public Enemy
2/5
Didn’t really have the impact I thought it would.
Pretty cool that there’s 1001 albums on this list and they keep throwing in the same genre/years in a short time span >:(
Mylo
4/5
If weird al gets a shout out, you get an extra star
Meat Puppets
1/5
This was a horrible listen. Shame a great band name was wasted on this one
Frank Ocean
1/5
I was pretty excited when the first track had the PlayStation start up sound but then the album started.
I don’t think I’ve missed much by skipping almost all pop music since 2010
John Grant
3/5
When this started, I was pretty annoyed by this dude doing a bad 60’s/70’s album but by the end, I was kinda liking it.
I’m as shocked as anyone
The Divine Comedy
1/5
This list is just an British prank to be played on Americans
Aretha Franklin
2/5
Seems like this album is on the list simply because of Respect, especially since there is another Aretha Franklin album coming.
I can’t respect that.
Blur
3/5
Probably 3.5. I liked it, I’m not going to go out of my way to listen to more Blur though
PJ Harvey
3/5
I don’t have much to say about the album in general, it was fine.
I just can’t believe that there are two more from this artist on the list.
3/5
Another fine album that I’ll never listen to again
Radiohead
3/5
I liked it more than I thought I would but I still don’t understand the reverence that Radiohead is given
Nico
1/5
I listen to these albums first thing in the morning and write the review about 24 hours later.
In that short amount of time I’ve basically forgotten this album existed.
Ute Lemper
2/5
Quite a random, nothing album but I didn’t mind it.
Elton John
2/5
Elton John can write good songs but when they are spread out on an other wise terrible album, you gotta wonder if he just got lucky a few times.
That Jamaica song was an abomination.
Stevie Wonder
2/5
This is a tough one, it felt like this 43 minutes lasted a lifetime. Not bad at all but just kept going and going.
Black Sabbath
2/5
Ozzy did a lot of the same vocal cadence on this one that was fun to make fun of.
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Felt like a real bait and switch the longer the album went on
Cream
1/5
At least I had waffles with whipped cream this morning
Sonic Youth
1/5
I don’t think anyone could justify this album being on a list of 10,000.
Talking Heads
3/5
Didn’t like it as much as the last Talking Heads album
Nick Drake
2/5
I think we’ve had other Nick Drake albums, that’s the impact this had on me.
Better than Dylan and Cohen still.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Pretty repetitive but not in a bad way