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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
5 2.8 +2.2
Solid Air
John Martyn
5 3.17 +1.83
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5 3.3 +1.7
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
5 3.32 +1.68
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5 3.33 +1.67
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
5 3.38 +1.62
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
5 3.39 +1.61
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
4 2.45 +1.55
Third
Soft Machine
4 2.45 +1.55
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
5 3.47 +1.53

You Love Less Than Most

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
1 3.4 -2.4
Arrival
ABBA
2 3.52 -1.52
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
2 3.39 -1.39
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
2 3.29 -1.29
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
2 3.28 -1.28
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
2 3.27 -1.27
Thriller
Michael Jackson
3 4.22 -1.22
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
2 3.14 -1.14
Purple Rain
Prince
3 4.02 -1.02

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Beatles 3 4.67
Johnny Cash 3 4.33

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Kanye West 2 1.5

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Bad by Michael Jackson

Damn, what a talented performer! (Weird to not hear the lyrics to "Fat" though, LOL)

Suicide by Suicide

Ranged from fine to annoying. I'd give it two and a half, if I could.

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Sister by Sonic Youth
Jun 24 2025

Yup, sounds like 1987 alright

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Jun 25 2025

Hell yeah, rad album! Slightly dated language in a spot or two (and I don't mean the second track)

All Directions by The Temptations
Jun 26 2025

Good album but didn't fire me up in quite the same way as Sly & the Family Stone "Stand!" did yesterday

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Jun 27 2025

Great performance from an obvious legend. Could be longer though; I kind of doubt that the concert itself was only 35 minutes long :sweat_smile:

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Jun 30 2025

I liked it, pretty funky and groovy

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Jul 01 2025

Good but not really my usual stuff. Just nice background music mostly. I do like it but it's not compelling to me.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jul 02 2025

Great album, classic. Reminds me of Mom busting me smoking pot in high school, LOL

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie
Jul 03 2025

Seemed pretty good but didn't _really_ grab me. Definitely very late-'90s.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Jul 07 2025

Hmm, I thought it would save my review, but I guess not since I did it in a different browser? Anyway, Son of a Preacher Man was the only song I knew, but the album was great. She's got a really good voice, and the album was pretty cool and groovy.

War by U2
Jul 08 2025

Great album, classic

Bad by Michael Jackson
Jul 09 2025

Damn, what a talented performer! (Weird to not hear the lyrics to "Fat" though, LOL)

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Jul 10 2025

I love this album; quintessential hippy rock. Can't go wrong

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Jul 11 2025

Eh, it was pretty much fine. Seemed like Gym Rock

The Score by Fugees
Jul 14 2025

Hell yeah, reminds me of getting stoned in Dan's dorm room in college

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Jul 15 2025

Seemed fine, nothing special though. I'm sure it was meaningful at the time

The Real Thing by Faith No More
Jul 16 2025

Pretty good but didn't like, really strike me or whatever

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Jul 17 2025

I love this album!!! The backstory makes it even better, but even without the story, it's still an hour of some fantastic jazz piano improv. I should buy the sheet music for it some day even though Keith was kinda unsure about that.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jul 21 2025

Great album, classic for a reason

Metallica by Metallica
Jul 22 2025

Partially rad, partially toxic masculinity, partially boring and samey

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill
Jul 23 2025

It was pretty good, not really my thing though. I wouldn't mind hearing a song or two now and then but an entire album was a bit much

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

I mean, hell yeah. RSVP Ozzie

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
Jul 25 2025

Pretty funky and psychedelic which is fun for a while but didn't strike me as something new or different from other late '60s psychedelia

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz
Jul 28 2025

Great background album for a chill afternoon.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Jul 29 2025

I mean, I already knew this one was great, but it's been a while since I actually listened to it!

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Aug 01 2025

Great songs, tight harmonies, great album.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Aug 04 2025

First Radiohead album that was released as I was getting into that kind of music, so it's probably my personal favorite, although I think Hail to the Thief might actually be better.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Aug 05 2025

I mean, it was fine but a little bland. And tbh if I'm specifically reaching for a Fleetwood Mac album, I'm just gonna grab Rumors. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
Aug 06 2025

Pretty interesting and experimental but not necessarily something I want to listen to that much or that often; it felt too dark and dirge-y and not really coherent enough.

Aug 07 2025

Rap / hip-hop still isn't really my thing, but this album was pretty catchy and fun to listen to. I thought about giving it four stars, but I heard too many f-slurs for that :/

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Aug 08 2025

I think I like the idea/concept of Frank Zappa better than I like the actual music, LOL. It wasn't bad though; it's entertaining for the length of the album but I wouldn't want to listen to much more than this, or listen to this too often.

Aug 11 2025

Great album, solid all the way through. Reminds me of high school / church youth dances though, LOL

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
Aug 12 2025

Fun album! I don't think I really have much to say about it though, other than that I enjoyed it and have enjoyed it for many years.

School's Out by Alice Cooper
Aug 13 2025

Pretty fun! I like how theatrical Alice Cooper is, and I enjoyed it, but it's not necessarily something I want to listen to _all the time_. But every so often, it's great!

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Aug 14 2025

Kind of slow and sleepy, but nice voice and nice '60s folk.

Sincere by Mj Cole
Aug 15 2025

Eh, not really my thing. It's fine, but it's too repetitive and not very interesting or engaging for me.

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Aug 18 2025

Great album, bangers start to finish. I really thought about giving it five stars, but landed on four because I gave five stars to Led Zeppelin IV, and although this album is great, I do think that IV is better!

Horses by Patti Smith
Aug 19 2025

I've heard of Patti Smith before, but this might have been my first time actually listening to her music. And I liked it a lot! She's got a great voice and the music was cool too. I can definitely hear her influence in a lot of other stuff I like.

Liquid Swords by GZA
Aug 20 2025

Pretty fun to listen to, but didn't really grab me.

The Dreaming by Kate Bush
Aug 21 2025

Very strange, or, uhh, "eclectic", haha. Pretty fun listen, but not something I'd be reaching for often.

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Aug 22 2025

I've never heard of this artist before, but the album was very groovy and chill and I liked it!

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Aug 26 2025

Fairly quintessential '90s femme indie rock. Not really something I'm going to actively put on very often, but also not something I'm likely to skip if it comes up.

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan
Aug 27 2025

Sounds like Steely Dan, alright! Pretty groovy and chill but nothing particularly notable.

Yeezus by Kanye West
Aug 28 2025

Not really my preferred era of rap / hip hop, but it didn't strike me as offensive or bad, just not my cup of tea. I would give it three stars, but I know too much about Ye to do that.

Aug 29 2025

This was right in my wheelhouse and lots of fun to listen to! I don't like the use of the f-slur in Fairytale but society generally wasn't concerned about that in 1988, I suppose, and it's only the one, so I guess I'm gonna let it slide.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Sep 01 2025

I kind of didn't really expect to like this one that much, but it was pretty good! If I were doing half stars, I might give it three and a half, but I'll round up to four.

Aja by Steely Dan
Sep 02 2025

It was pretty good, but honestly I don't really see the big deal about Steely Dan. This is another that I'd probably give three and a half stars, but this time I'm rounding down.

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett
Sep 03 2025

Pretty good! Sounds basically like early Pink Floyd. But my preferred Pink Floyd is probably like mid-Pink Floyd.

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes
Sep 04 2025

It was fun but pretty standard late '60s psychedelic rock; nothing super notable.

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Sep 05 2025

Great voice, not necessarily my usual genre, but lots of fun to listen to anyway. Kind of sad though, knowing her history.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Sep 08 2025

Good voice, nice angsty music, great listen.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Sep 09 2025

Great African jazz, fun listen!

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
Sep 10 2025

Not bad. Basically just feels like action movie soundtrack, which I don't dislike but I'm not like super into.

Nixon by Lambchop
Sep 11 2025

Pretty chill, sleepy indie, nice background music.

American Pie by Don McLean
Sep 12 2025

Pretty sure I have literally never heard anything on this album aside from the title track, until today, LOL. It was fine though. Not amazing, not bad.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Sep 15 2025

I mean, yeah, great album. I didn't really need to listen to it in order to rate it, but I did anyway, haha.

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
Sep 16 2025

Pretty cool and chill, didn't blow me away but I enjoyed it.

Solid Air by John Martyn
Sep 17 2025

Great album, very chill and jazzy and cool. This is like, prime male singer-songwriter for me.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Sep 18 2025

It was pretty good! But honestly, I don't really get the common obsession with Prince. Like, it's fine and pretty good but it's not like, amazing to me.

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim
Sep 19 2025

Pretty cool jazz but didn't really strike me as being super special or anything.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Sep 22 2025

Great album, rocks a lot. I think metal has changed a lot since this album, but I like this version of metal.

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
Sep 23 2025

Fun beats and some fun lyrics, but too much shouty and some pretty badly aged lyrics.

Homework by Daft Punk
Sep 24 2025

Love this album!! Reminds me of childhood, haha. Not necessarily Daft Punk's _best_ album (that'd be Alive 2007, or Discovery if we're talking strictly studio albums) but still great.

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode
Sep 25 2025

Pretty good, I like Depeche Mode even if they're not necessarily my usual fare. I could be talked into four stars, but I think three is my gut feeling in this moment.

Frank by Amy Winehouse
Sep 26 2025

Great voice, nice chill jazz, I didn't listen to the lyrics too closely but I think they're pretty good. Not a whole lot to add, but I liked it.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Sep 29 2025

Pretty good and chill ambient techno-hip-hop or something. I liked it.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Sep 30 2025

Good album with at least one or two bangers, but we're starting to get away from what I would consider "essential" Led Zeppelin. It might be four stars if I hadn't already listened to Led Zeppelin I and Led Zeppelin IV.

Dare! by The Human League
Oct 01 2025

Nice, quintessential '80s pop, pretty fun listen! "Don't You Want Me" was the only song I was previously familiar with.

Oct 02 2025

Pretty good, high energy, solid live performance. But I'm not that into Motörhead, just generally.

Pump by Aerosmith
Oct 03 2025

Pretty good and solid, but like Motörhead yesterday, I'm just not that into Aerosmith in general.

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry
Oct 08 2025

Pretty good, nice and poppy. But not really my thing generally.

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton
Oct 09 2025

Pretty good, I like Clapton, but nothing groundbreaking or amazing or anything.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Oct 10 2025

Pretty good for what it is! But I'm not a huge Thin Lizzy fan generally; it's basically fine.

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Oct 13 2025

Pretty good and chill emo background music, nothing super compelling for me.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Oct 14 2025

Nice chill afternoon music, great voice, couple of fun live moments.

Oct 15 2025

It's not really "for" me, and I wasn't really that into it, although I do support the messages behind it.

Kid A by Radiohead
Oct 17 2025

Great album, peak chill ambience.

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Oct 21 2025

Pretty good, some nice classic songs, but also some filler.

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers
Oct 22 2025

Pretty good! Not my usual schtick but the type of country that I don't really dislike.

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
Oct 23 2025

Eh, it was fine, pretty non-objectionable background music. I didn't dislike it enough to bump it down to two stars.

The Blueprint by JAY Z
Oct 24 2025

Some catchy music but definitely not really my thing.

xx by The xx
Oct 27 2025

I liked this! Nice ambient chill indie stuff.

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley
Oct 28 2025

Eh, I'm not really an Elvis person, but it was pretty good.

Gold by Ryan Adams
Oct 29 2025

Sleepy and boring, with strained patriotic emo bits.

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets
Oct 30 2025

I was unfamiliar with this group, but it was pretty good! Nice early 2000s indie, good music, good voices.

Goo by Sonic Youth
Oct 31 2025

I liked this a lot! Loud and noisy but in the ways that I appreciate.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Nov 03 2025

Very chill and groovy, with great messages/lyrics. What is actually going on??

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Nov 04 2025

Pretty chill and groovy, good lyrics, a little bit sleepy overall. I'd give 3.5 if this project had half-stars, but I'll round Stevie up to 4.

Gris Gris by Dr. John
Nov 05 2025

Pretty cool and fun, but the whole concept of the persona of "Dr. John, the Night Tripper" feels kinda problematic to me.

One World by John Martyn
Nov 06 2025

Pretty groovy and jazzy and chill, easy to listen to in the background.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp
Nov 07 2025

Nice chill, ambient electronica. Very early 2000s.

Stardust by Willie Nelson
Nov 10 2025

Pretty good, nice slow and sleepy album for a Friday morning.

Ten by Pearl Jam
Nov 11 2025

Nice, pretty quintessentially classic alternative rock from the '90s. This is basically what I hear in my brain when I think of alternative rock.

Scum by Napalm Death
Nov 12 2025

Seemed fine, it all sounds pretty much the same, which is shouty, fast loud chords, and drums.

Let It Be by The Replacements
Nov 14 2025

Pretty good, nice that it's a bit more complex/interesting musically than a lot of punk rock. If it was much longer, I might give it a lower rating, but I thought it was a good length and hits on interesting topics.

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Nov 17 2025

Pretty good and chill, didn't fully grab me but was a nice background listen. I'd give it 3.5 stars if that was an option on this site, but I think I'm rounding this down to 3.

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Nov 18 2025

Great album, solid and classic throughout.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces
Nov 19 2025

Pretty fun but didn't strike me as very novel. Pretty standard 1960s psychedelic rock. Reminded me of 1960s era David Bowie.

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
Nov 21 2025

Not really my thing mainly, but pretty good and a fun Thursday listen!

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Nov 24 2025

Not really my usual type of music, but I liked this. It's catchy and has a bit of depth to it, and she's got a great voice.

Is This It by The Strokes
Nov 25 2025

I liked this one a lot; great millennial-era indie rock with some punk influence and sometimes a bit of a Velvet Underground flavor.

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Nov 26 2025

Pet Shop Boys are a band that I've always heard of, but never really actually listened to before this. But like, this shit is pretty good! I can see why people like them!

Nov 27 2025

Great album! Another group that I was basically unfamiliar with, but good vibes, nice late '90s / early 2000s indie sound.

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
Nov 28 2025

Very groovy and chill. I pulled up the "Inspiration Information / Wings of Love" special edition on YouTube Music, which is more than twice as long as the original, and ended up listening to the whole thing. I don't always do that with "special editions" in this project; if I'm not into it, I'll stop listening once I've made it through the original album, skipping all the extras.

Raw Power by The Stooges
Dec 01 2025

The title says it - it's pretty raw, but you can feel the power. Reminds me of The Velvet Underground, but probably a bit harder and rougher.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
Dec 02 2025

Leonard Cohen's great and important, and this album was good, but it wasn't like, OMG.

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Dec 03 2025

A bit too honky-tonk for my tastes, but pretty short and listenable.

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Dec 04 2025

Great album! Even though I've listened to a fair amount of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, this was mostly songs I was unfamiliar with. They're real bangers though!

Dec 05 2025

More country than I typically listen to, and even kind of honky-tonk, but I actually really liked it; The Byrds' sound works really well with this genre.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Dec 08 2025

It was good; Joan is clearly talented, but it wasn't really my thing generally.

Dec 09 2025

Pretty good but not really my thing. I'd give it 3.5 stars, but I feel like rounding it down to three instead of up to four.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
Dec 10 2025

Great piano, great horns, great voices, great vibes.

Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Dec 12 2025

Pretty cool album! I didn't really listen closely to the lyrics, but I think they were mainly themes that I would support and enjoy. "Post-punk" might be my favorite type of punk (maybe?), and I liked how this was pretty heavy.

British Steel by Judas Priest
Dec 15 2025

Pretty fun, mostly just reminds me of Guitar Hero and/or Rock Band, I forget which one, LOL. Not really my thing but enjoyable enough.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Dec 16 2025

Fun album, great indie sound.

Graceland by Paul Simon
Dec 17 2025

Eh, it was fine but honestly I think it's kind of overrated.

Ace of Spades by Motörhead
Dec 18 2025

Ehh, it was fine, but I'm only really interested in listening to one or two or three songs, and they all kinda sound the same. I'd go with 2.5, but we're gonna round down to two stars here.

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes
Dec 19 2025

Hell yeah! Early Björk, just as weird as later Björk, super fun and indie coolness.

Low-Life by New Order
Dec 22 2025

Pretty good! You can definitely hear the mid-'80s of it, and honestly I didn't like the singer's voice that much, but it was pretty good anyway.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Dec 23 2025

Eh, it was fine. Loud and fast, not much differentiation. But I didn't hate it. I wasn't listening to the lyrics very closely, but it seemed like there was less toxic masculinity than in the other Metallica album I listened to earlier this year.

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies
Dec 24 2025

Eh, not really my thing, but there were a few tracks I enjoyed pretty well, and I didn't really dislike the rest; I just kind of didn't notice it. Pretty unobjectionable, I guess. Cool backstory though.

A Seat at the Table by Solange
Dec 25 2025

Very cool and chill, also very funky and groovy. I liked it a lot!

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Dec 29 2025

Great album, lots of fun, great energy!

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Dec 30 2025

Pretty groovy and jazzy; I liked it!

1977 by Ash
Dec 31 2025

Pretty fun, I liked this! I even listened to some of the special edition bonus content. It wasn't like, mindblowing, but pretty good.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Jan 01 2026

This was fun, and I like The Velvet Underground generally, but it wasn't like super amazing or whatever.

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals
Jan 02 2026

Pretty good, not amazing, but I enjoyed listening to it.

Illmatic by Nas
Jan 05 2026

Eh, it was fine. It was mostly background music that I didn't particularly notice or listen to, TBH. But I think I might like it more if I actually paid attention to it, so it's getting three instead of two.

2112 by Rush
Jan 06 2026

Rush is great and this was lots of fun to listen to!

Faust IV by Faust
Jan 08 2026

It was fun but maybe a little bit too much weird for the sake of being weird for me to rate higher.

Arrival by ABBA
Jan 09 2026

They're very talented and it's objectively a good example of what it is. But I'm just not really into this type or genre, and I'm trying to reduce the breadth of my three-star category, LOL.

Violator by Depeche Mode
Jan 12 2026

I like Depeche Mode and this had some good tracks on it!

Ramones by Ramones
Jan 15 2026

It was fun but honestly a bit tamer than I expected.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Jan 19 2026

Eh, it was fine, but honestly not as good as I had hoped for a band I had heard about a lot but hadn't actually heard very much music from.

Synchronicity by The Police
Jan 20 2026

Some really good tracks and some weird and not very good ones, haha.

Suicide by Suicide
Jan 21 2026

Ranged from fine to annoying. I'd give it two and a half, if I could.

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington
Jan 22 2026

Great stuff! I mean, the dude's A Jazz Great for a reason.

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes
Jan 23 2026

Never heard of them before today, but this was a pretty fun and cool album!

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Jan 26 2026

The Beatles are a top-tier group, and this is a top-tier album of theirs. It's not perfect, but the website doesn't allow half-ratings, and I'm trying to be more generous at the top end and more harsh at the bottom end, so this is getting five stars instead of four (or four and a half, which is what I actually want to give it).

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Jan 27 2026

Very funky and cool, great album!

25 by Adele
Jan 28 2026

Not my usual type of music, but she's got a great voice and the music was pretty good, too. I think previously this would have been a 3-star, but since I'm trying to be both nicer and more harsh, I'm giving this one four stars.

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Jan 29 2026

Love it! Nice voices, great harmonies, cool folky songs.

Autobahn by Kraftwerk
Jan 30 2026

I really wanted to like this more than I actually did. It was pretty fine and fun but not as cool as I had hoped.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Feb 02 2026

Pretty good! I'd listen to this again.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Feb 03 2026

Pretty good but I'm starting to wonder why we needed more than one or two Nick Drake albums on the list.

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17
Feb 04 2026

Great example of the type of synth-pop that I like. Groovy and lends itself well to moving your body, a little bit goofy but not too much, and includes some amount of anti-fascist sentiment.

The Bends by Radiohead
Feb 05 2026

Not my favorite Radiohead album, but still really strong and solid early-era Radiohead.

Take Me Apart by Kelela
Feb 06 2026

Not really my usual type of music, but it was pretty chill and enjoyable to listen to. And it's pretty sexy, which I definitely don't disapprove of.

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Feb 10 2026

Great album, really fun listen! And it doesn't hurt that it reminds me of some bonus content of one of my favorite podcasts, LOL.

Feb 11 2026

Of course "Tainted Love" is great (although I didn't realize it was a cover until reading Wikipedia), and the rest of the album was fun, too!

The Predator by Ice Cube
Feb 12 2026

It was pretty good! Not really my thing, but still fun enough to listen to.

Soul Mining by The The
Feb 13 2026

Eh, it was fine but I wasn't really that into it.

Parachutes by Coldplay
Feb 16 2026

People make fun of Coldplay a lot, but this is actually a pretty solid and good album.

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics
Feb 18 2026

Pretty fun album, nice tempo, good feel. Not what I expected from the cover photo, LOL.

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow
Feb 20 2026

I get that it's culturally important, but it's not really my type of music. It was fine and good enough though.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Feb 23 2026

Nice, chill ambience. Sigur Rós is weird but cool.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Feb 24 2026

Pretty fun '60s pop, not really my main thing but still an enjoyable listen!

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Feb 25 2026

It was pretty fun but didn't strike me as particularly amazing or noteworthy.

Celebrity Skin by Hole
Feb 26 2026

Nice late '90s grunge, fun listen!

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Feb 27 2026

Eh, it was fine but pretty standard rock and roll; nothing too major or groundbreaking or whatever.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Mar 02 2026

Pretty sleepy, which is maybe not what I needed today, but it's still good.

Tical by Method Man
Mar 04 2026

Pretty good! Rap isn't one of my main genres, but this had a good sound to it and I enjoyed listening.

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren
Mar 05 2026

It was pretty good, nice and chill, but it wasn't like, amazing or anything.

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar
Mar 06 2026

Great music, nice energy, the spoken instructive bits are a little bit distracting though.

Melodrama by Lorde
Mar 09 2026

Haha, before listening to this, I was only really familiar with one Lorde song, and it wasn't on this album. The album was good though!

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Mar 10 2026

Maybe a bit overrated, but still a good and fun listen.

Mar 11 2026

Great album! I wouldn't mind a bit better audio quality, and a longer album, but great music, lots of fun.

Mar 12 2026

Not really my thing and I didn't really like it very much, other than one track that I like another artist's version of.

Mar 13 2026

In my head, this is basically like the definition of emo rock. And I'm a little bit too old for it to have really hit me at the best time. But I still enjoyed this listen!

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Mar 16 2026

Hell yeah, great album! Definite classic.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Mar 17 2026

Solid album! Johnny Cash might be best live. I love that he played "San Quentin" (the song) twice, back to back, LOL.

Mar 19 2026

I'm glad to see / hear any "world music" in this list, but this particular album struck me as neither particularly notable or objectionable.

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Mar 20 2026

It was pretty fine, but in general, I'm not a huge Elvis Costello fan. I don't dislike his music, though.

Doolittle by Pixies
Mar 23 2026

It was decent. Pixies music all kind of starts to sound the same to me after a few tracks, but I don't dislike it.

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Mar 24 2026

Nina's great - good voice, good songs, etc. Good listen.

Mar 25 2026

Lots of fun! Proto-punk is great! Good live sound, even with bad sound quality, great high-energy show.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson
Mar 26 2026

Pretty good! Fairly edgelordy but still pretty enjoyable musically.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Mar 27 2026

Eh, it was fine. Leonard Cohen generally isn't really my thing, but I didn't dislike it.

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Mar 30 2026

Great album; I love their sound.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Mar 31 2026

Honestly, I kind of struggled to get through this one. It's just not my generally preferred type of music and I was having a hard time feeling it. I recognize that it is good and culturally important though, which is why it's getting three stars instead of fewer.

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp
Apr 01 2026

Pretty good chill hippy music; could have been a bit more interesting though.

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
Apr 02 2026

Eh, it was fine but not really my thing.

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah
Apr 03 2026

Good solid hip hop! I often tend to enjoy '80s rap and this is no exception.

Heroes by David Bowie
Apr 06 2026

Pretty good! Solid '70s Bowie.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Apr 07 2026

Good album if you're into that kind of thing! It's got a couple real stand-out tracks but in general, it was pretty good.

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers
Apr 08 2026

Good album! I listened to it on my own (ie not as part of this project) just a couple weeks ago and was glad to listen to it again today.

London Calling by The Clash
Apr 09 2026

Pretty fun! But somehow less punk than I had imagined, having not really listened to The Clash much before.

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Apr 13 2026

I don't really feel great about this southern American band using Mexican imagery and stuff but the music is fun enough.

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Apr 14 2026

It was pretty fine but didn't strike me as super amazing or anything; I liked Thriller better generally.

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour
Apr 15 2026

Not really something I'm interested in listening to very often, but I do enjoy it and this is a good example of it.

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Apr 16 2026

Hell yeah, late '60s jam band rock and roll; I love this stuff.

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon
Apr 17 2026

Pretty good early 2000s indie rock. Not super memorable but I liked it.

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Apr 20 2026

Good music, great voice. Not really my main thing or first choice though, and a 3-4 hour box set was maybe a bit much for the "an album a day" project, LOL.

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Apr 21 2026

Pretty groovy and chill, I didn't pay close attention to the lyrics though; I just liked hearing some funky music.

Calenture by The Triffids
Apr 22 2026

Eh, it wasn't bad but I wasn't extremely into it. But it was pretty good.

Hms Fable by Shack
Apr 24 2026

Pretty groovy and chill early 2000s Britpop; I liked it.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Apr 27 2026

Pretty good and chill but not like mindblowing or anything.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Apr 28 2026

Fun album, great piano and sax jazz.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Apr 30 2026

Pretty cool and chill, nice vibes.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
May 01 2026

It was good enough, just sounded like Dire Straits LOL.

Achtung Baby by U2
May 04 2026

This was good, kind of dark, and I liked it a lot.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
May 05 2026

Good! Cool vibes, nice early '80s mood.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
May 06 2026

Is it RHCP's best album? Probably.

May 07 2026

Damn, so good and solid. Simple but not sparse, very clearly heartfelt. First album in this project that I immediately queued up for a second listen, as soon as I was done with the first. The last track about made me cry.

Rocks by Aerosmith
May 08 2026

Eh, it was fine, nothing particularly noteworthy.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
May 11 2026

Janis is great, and this album was lots of fun!

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
May 12 2026

It was pretty good. Mostly instrumental, which I prefer over his music with lyrics. But even so, one album at a time is about enough; this doesn't make me want to go listen to more right away.

May 13 2026

It's not really my preferred genre, and I wasn't very into the subject matter. There seemed to be a lot of both self-aggrandizement in ways that I'm not a fan of, and victim culture, as well as sexism and whatever else. But some of the hooks were decent. If I could better separate the art from the artist, I might give it two stars. But it's getting a one.

Roots by Sepultura
May 14 2026

This was cool! I personally would have preferred if it was slightly less heavy metal and slightly more Brazilian but I still enjoyed it!

Truth by Jeff Beck
May 15 2026

Eh, it seemed like pretty generic white guy '60s rock.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
May 18 2026

Really great album, very chill, very heartfelt. This is probably in no small part due to nostalgia, but I love this album.

In Utero by Nirvana
May 19 2026

It was good but I think not their best work. A little bit too much on the noisy/edgy side for me today. I might rate it differently on different days though.

Sail Away by Randy Newman
May 20 2026

Eh, it was fine. I didn't dislike it. But tbh I don't really see what the big deal is about Randy Newman. It was fine unobjectionable background music. If the album was much longer, or if the individual songs were much longer, I might give it a lower rating.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
May 22 2026

Fun album, great prog rock. No complaints.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
May 25 2026

Pretty fun listen, good catchy beats. I was starting to get a bit tired of it by the end, but it was still pretty good overall.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe
May 27 2026

Good album, cool afrofuturism sci-fi concept, nice groovy beats.

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
May 28 2026

Eh, it was fine but didn't seem like anything special to me.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry
May 29 2026

Pretty good, classic example of its genre etc, but not super my thing. A bit loud and repetitive and edgy for the sake of being edgy for my tastes.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors
Jun 01 2026

Nice and solid, some good tracks. I'm giving it a 4 but I think it's just personal preference and/or nostalgia that raises it from a 3.

L.A. Woman by The Doors
Jun 02 2026

Like Morrison Hotel yesterday, this 4 is probably at least partially just purely personal taste, but I did enjoy listening to this album and think it's pretty good!

Vespertine by Björk
Jun 03 2026

Björk is weird but a lot of fun and this album is pretty chill with some good music.

Purple Rain by Prince
Jun 04 2026

Idk, I think I just don't quite understand the appeal of Prince. I know lots of people are _really_ into him. I enjoyed this album, but it didn't seem like anything too special to me. I guess maybe people just like that he sometimes sings about sex and other sexy things? Idk. It wasn't bad and I didn't dislike it.

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground
Jun 05 2026

Pretty good. I like The Velvet Underground generally, but this didn't feel like their best work and was all a bit samey.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Jun 08 2026

This was the third Steely Dan album I've listened to so far in this project, and I really don't see why we need more than one. Which is to say, it's fine but not special.

Abbey Road by Beatles
Jun 09 2026

Classic. It might only deserve four stars, but I'm giving it five anyway. Love it.

Transformer by Lou Reed
Jun 10 2026

Lou Reed is great and this was a pretty fun listen! I don't think it's quite five star level though.

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti
Jun 11 2026

Ehhhh I didn't like this one very much. Just kind of bland and boring.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton
Jun 12 2026

Not bad, pretty unobjectionable, but kind of boring background music TBH.

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Jun 15 2026

I think you probably have to like Neil Young generally to like this album, but I do and I did.

Remedy by Basement Jaxx
Jun 17 2026

Eh, it was fine. Nothing particularly special though. Kind of repetitive and definitely felt of its era.

John Prine by John Prine
Jun 18 2026

Pretty good, nice voice, good songs. Not something I'd listen to super often, but I enjoyed it.

Shleep by Robert Wyatt
Jun 19 2026

Pretty weird and funky but I liked it!

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Jun 22 2026

Ehhh it was fine. Honestly I expected to dislike it, and althought I didn't particularly enjoy it, I also didn't really dislike it like I thought I would. I think I'm going with two stars though; I need to like it a bit more to hit three.

The Band by The Band
Jun 23 2026

I liked this a bit less than I expected to, but I still liked it a lot.

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues
Jun 24 2026

Cool African blues fusion music, interesting backstory, pretty fun listen.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Jun 25 2026

I liked it! Cool alt rock, interesting voices, good sound.

Third by Soft Machine
Jun 26 2026

I mean yeah, fusion jazz/prog/electronic, right up my alley. Good album.

Jun 29 2026

Once, in high school, I was getting stoned over at a friend's house, and his dad found out that I liked Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and stuff, and spent what felt like twenty minutes talking to me about music, and showing me some of his records, and making some recommendations, including this album. So I checked it out, and it was awesome.

Different Class by Pulp
Jun 30 2026

Pretty good, not sure I have much to add that I didn't say earlier on "This Is Hardcore", but nice '90s / 2000s sound and good listen.

Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Jul 01 2026

Eh, it was fine. Kind of soft and quiet and boring for my tastes, but I didn't dislike it or think it was bad.

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy
Jul 02 2026

This was pretty good! I think most gothic rock sounds pretty similar, and this was no exception, but it's a sound I enjoy.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Jul 03 2026

Eh, it was fine. It has some real good stuff, but also some pretty boring, soft/light jazz type stuff that I'm not really into.

Harvest by Neil Young
Jul 06 2026

Pretty good but a bit samey and nothing that really stood out for me.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Jul 07 2026

Pretty fun, kept me energized during the work day!

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas
Jul 08 2026

I liked it. Pretty groovy and funky and a bit dark.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Jul 09 2026

Pretty good, but I just listened to "Back in Black" a couple days ago and I liked that one better. (Admittedly, that might be just because I listened to it first and this one felt pretty similar to it, but oh well, so be it.) It got four stars, so this one gets three.

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley
Jul 10 2026

This was good! Not super notable or specifically memorable, but I liked it and would listen again.

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Jul 13 2026

Pretty groovy and funky; I liked this one more than Hejira a week or two ago.

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron
Jul 15 2026

Pretty groovy and chill, could have been a bit higher energy sometimes, but I liked it (and higher energy might actually be the wrong feel for it).

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon
Jul 16 2026

Pretty fun, good beats. I didn't listen to the lyrics too closely but what I heard sounded pretty entertaining. It's not super my thing though.

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices
Jul 17 2026

Pretty good. I appreciate what they're doing. But it was kinda samey and didn't seem like great audio quality.

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jul 20 2026

Can't go wrong with Bob Marley! Great album, not very many of his most well-known songs though.

Blackstar by David Bowie
Jul 21 2026

I liked it, kind of dark and pretty jazzy.

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba
Jul 22 2026

Eh, it seemed good but not really my thing.

Bummed by Happy Mondays
Jul 23 2026

This was pretty fun and catchy, I like the sort of echo-y sound of late '80s British music.

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel
Jul 24 2026

Eh, it was fine. It sounded like Peter Gabriel, nothing particularly noteworthy IMO.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Jul 27 2026

I like Black Sabbath but this didn't seem particularly noteworthy.

Jul 28 2026

It's got some good tracks on it but overall it felt pretty middle of the road.

Arise by Sepultura
Jul 29 2026

This was pretty fun as heavy metal, which is a genre I enjoy but not one of my main ones. But it all sounded pretty similar.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
Jul 30 2026

Pretty good background folk rock; I wasn't listening closely but I enjoyed what I heard.

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Jul 31 2026

Ehhh, it was fine. I don't really get the appeal of Elvis Costello, tbh. I don't dislike him, but I'm fine with only hearing one or two songs.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Aug 03 2026

Definitely has some pretty good songs on it, but overall it was just fine.

Hotel California by Eagles
Aug 04 2026

I will refrain from quoting The Dude, LOL! Aside from the title track, I found this album (and find The Eagles generally) very mid.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Aug 06 2026

I liked this! Very funky and fun African Brazilian jazz.

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Aug 07 2026

Cool! Very '80s alt rock, reminded me of The Birthday Party or early Bad Seeds.

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Aug 10 2026

Pretty good! No "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" though.

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