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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
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5 | 3.45 | +1.55 |
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
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5 | 3.64 | +1.36 |
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
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5 | 3.65 | +1.35 |
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
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4 | 2.66 | +1.34 |
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
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5 | 3.66 | +1.34 |
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The Joshua Tree
U2
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5 | 3.67 | +1.33 |
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Kid A
Radiohead
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5 | 3.71 | +1.29 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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25
Adele
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1 | 3.38 | -2.38 |
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Smash
The Offspring
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1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
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1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
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1 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
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1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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1 | 3.01 | -2.01 |
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The Coral
The Coral
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1 | 3 | -2 |
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
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1 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
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Headquarters
The Monkees
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1 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
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1 | 2.85 | -1.85 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Bob Dylan | 3 | 4.67 |
| U2 | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Def Leppard | 2 | 1.5 |
| Eminem | 2 | 1.5 |
5-Star Albums (13)
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The Kinks · 2 likes
3/5
I can see the appeal, something a little too English for me
Kings of Leon · 2 likes
4/5
Not the most original and I can see why his voice annoys some people, but just a terrific rock album.
Grateful Dead · 1 likes
5/5
I guess if I know all the words, I like it. Weakest song that almost tips it into a 4 is Attics of My Life…but then it ends with Truckin. Wonder if Robert Hunter knew the power of the “what a long strange trip it’s been” line?
Christina Aguilera · 1 likes
2/5
You go, girl! Not my style
1-Star Albums (15)
All Ratings
Motörhead
4/5
Kate Bush
3/5
Some great songs at the start, a little too much The Wall/Irish Jig on the back end
2/5
Reminded me that Prog Rock does not do it for me
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Nice, can see why it was popular.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Enjoyed it more than I thought: knew the hits (Pump it Up, Radio) but entire album was kind of satisfying.
Sex Pistols
5/5
The United States Of America
2/5
Lambchop
1/5
Never got better
Fela Kuti
3/5
Cool song, nice drum solo . . . oh, the drum solo is still going
Blur
2/5
Still prefer Oasis:)
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Great, but even better live: Machine Gun!
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Delightful to hear all the potential, and her joy at singing.
The Pogues
3/5
a little too much shift to folk in the second half
Nanci Griffith
2/5
Seems good, but not for me
Bob Dylan
5/5
Tambourine Man>Ma (I'm only Bleeding)>Gates of Eden>It's All Over Now, Baby Blue. That's one side of two albums he recorded in 1965 (Highway 61)
The Byrds
3/5
Great sounds, songs could be better
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Softer than I remember, sounded good.
James Brown
4/5
So quick, so tight, so good. Lost Someone is the peak: the crowd is in to it!
Motörhead
2/5
Sludgy sound, probably better if you were there
Small Faces
2/5
Stan and his fly, WTF?
Good first half of psychedelia, not sure the second half attempt at a concept landed
2/5
Two Blur albums in 1001 is maybe a little too much
Massive Attack
4/5
Nice work, Banksy!
The songs are a little different but also work together: good album
Muddy Waters
3/5
Sounds so fresh, so clean
Traffic
3/5
Good, bluesy rock. But a little repetitive.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Songs better heard in a playlist, a little too much harmonizing song after song
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Good stuff as always, but doesn't quite capture the live sound
Black Sabbath
5/5
Well played, pushing Sabbath the day after Ozzy died. Recency bias in play, but this is a terrific album . . . would love to know the thought behind Electric Caravan, a jazzy five minute interlude between three of the most famous metal songs (War Pigs/Paranoid/Iron Man)
Portishead
4/5
Very good: consistent sound, sounds like an album
Elton John
3/5
I get it: he's very good . . . but it's just too much like a musical for me
Solange
3/5
Solid: cool sound and meaningful interludes (not Solange's fault that, by comparison, I was at the Cowboy Carter show yesterday)
Brian Eno
3/5
Good sound, vocals aren’t great: maybe focus on ambient sound🤣
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Cool to hear all these songs together
The Cars
2/5
Not my favorite: already heard the best songs on radio lots of times.
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
It's groovy and all, more interesting as a historical artifact than an album I will return to.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Obviously very good, but that 60s London Blues gets a little repetitive
Stan Getz
3/5
Quick & Breezy
Sonic Youth
3/5
Love the band, not my favorite album of theirs: more interesting as an "early" album
Hawkwind
3/5
I get it, it's good. But not for me. Nice bass playing
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Meh: some good songs, some filler, probably made them a lot of money
Herbie Hancock
4/5
I liked it: short, focused, a groove.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
So, only one Neil Young album gets a perfect five. But this is very good: turn on Neil Young, watch Inherent Vice, read Vineland, mourn the 60s
Willie Nelson
3/5
I know some people love it (I see you Allison Russell, and the other two people who chose their One by Willie from this album), but it's not my favorite.
Gene Clark
2/5
Too slow, too sad.
Amy Winehouse
5/5
So good, can an album be too personal?
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Somehow, I never got into them listening to individual songs on the John Peel show. But this is good.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Played the Greatest Hits to death (literally, the tape broke) . . . and never heard song #2 until Jane's/Ice-T performed at Lollapalooza. What a weird album, in the best sense.
John Cale
2/5
I admire Cale for being kicked out of the VU because he wanted to be less commercial (than, say Heroin?!?). But this is like listening to Wings knowing that McCartney wanted to do better than the Beatles
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Best songs are great, others keep the vibe going
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Interesting experience: do I just think some songs are better than other because I've heard. Good album
Talking Heads
3/5
It's the Talking Heads. Fine, not for me.
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
Huh, made me realize I know about Zappa, but I don't know his music that well. Groovy guitars are more grounded in familiar pop song formats than I realized. Some of the songs & lyrics are embarrassingly current almost 60 years later (e.g. "Trouble Every Day")
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Great funk, the bass, the guitar, the keyboard!
3/5
I can see the appeal, something a little too English for me
Beatles
3/5
You can see why adolescent girls whose parents were listening to Glenn Miller might have been really, really interested in this band.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
A pleasant surprise, I know a few hits but had never listened to a full album. Coherent sound, good groove, nice album!
TV On The Radio
3/5
Good stuff: not my personal favorite of theirs, but still solid
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Great album, hearing Who Shot Ya? on the remaster is tough knowing what is to come for him and Tupac
Grizzly Bear
3/5
Surprised at how many musical theater moments there are in this album: not what I think about when I think Grizzly Bear
The Clash
3/5
The US is boring!! And so's London!
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Great stuff, didn't realize it was kind of a theme album
Kings of Leon
4/5
I forgot how much I liked this album: exuberance! Not to go full Pitchfork, but there's not really a great song or three that makes this a 5-star album. Still, a terrific listen.
Bobby Womack
3/5
Hmm, I like it: solid mid-70s R&B. But there's no standout song, it's more of a vibe.
Guided By Voices
2/5
Quantity over quality: every GBV album sounds like a set of unfinished demos to me.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Good, more upbeat than his image and story suggests
Radiohead
5/5
Learned to teach, drove around the DMV the summer of 2001, listened to this CD: saw the future. For me, it might be the perfect album.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Good stuff, some classics. Wasn't until the extended album track Can I Get a Witness that I was able to name the attempt to bring a white voice to these songs.
Sister Sledge
3/5
Some great songs, this is the 70s album I remember: we need to fill out both sides of the album because 33s are profitable
Wu-Tang Clan
4/5
Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang . . . Wu-Tang Ain't Nuthing ta F'Wit
Arrested Development
3/5
Kinda better than I remembered: thought of them as one-hit wonder wannabe De La Soul.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Not the best Velvet album, but hey its the VU!
The Verve
4/5
So, so good: and fuck the Rolling Stones for taking all the profits.
Morrissey
2/5
All Morrissey, no Johnny Marr
The Blue Nile
2/5
Meh, Destroyer did it better:)
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Really good, just doesn't quite hit the spot for me. I prefer the slightly faster, chaotic songs like "This Flight Tonight."
Beatles
3/5
Kind of a weird album, from Yellow Submarine to Good Day Sunshine to Tomorrow Never Knows
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Well, only one song appears on Spotify. But I really like MBV, so four stars for their first few albums!
Nina Simone
3/5
Judas Priest
3/5
Typical 80s metal album, a couple of great singles and a lot lot of decent filler
Bob Dylan
4/5
Four, I guess. But only because it’s not quite as good as the 1965-66 masterpieces
Scritti Politti
1/5
I would expect better from Gramsci fans.
U2
4/5
Great anthems, cool hints of their layer art pop
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
The best!
Big Star
1/5
Never understood the love for this band?
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Good stuff, somehow the Song of Joy sets the tone: grim content, but a joy in the making of it
Frank Zappa
4/5
Great psych blues rock to listen to driving to Chicago on a sunny afternoon
Ride
4/5
Sets a clear groove/vibe: stays in it
Khaled
2/5
Glad to be exposed to something different, perhaps with more experience, I would appreciate it more. But, too many pop elements that don't work for me
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Good pop album, with a couple of great songs "Girls Want to Have Fun," "Time after Time," and an interesting Prince cover "When You Were Mine."
The Pogues
3/5
Great cover, good album: consistently good songs (which is another way of saying they all kind of blend together for me: that must be my English bias)
Def Leppard
2/5
Way too commercialized
Bauhaus
4/5
Sorry, any album that doesn’t contain Bella Lugosi’s Dead can’t be a five.
Also, Memorex…
R.E.M.
3/5
Never my favorite, but still good. Have always disliked End of the World
Elvis Presley
3/5
White people stuff: Stax horns without the groove, although Suspicious Minds is a great song. Less said about In The Ghetto, the better.
Elastica
3/5
Solid album, not quite The Plasticines:)
Van Halen
4/5
Eddie's guitar, Dave's screams, and a Barber-Shop Quartet (I'm the One)!!
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
The new Bakersfield sound gets a little old after a while but solid album
Pulp
3/5
One of those bands: I get they are great, just doesn’t work for me
The Kinks
3/5
Clever wordplay but still a mid-60s British pop sound
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Pulp
4/5
The Class Warfare album. Lyrics are a little rough in places, but show the anger.
Merle Haggard
3/5
Merle sounds very smooth on this, with the twangy waltz behind him; I think I prefer outlaw Meelrle
Joy Division
4/5
The second one is a little better, but oddly a joy to listen to them working out their sound: from the wall of sound New Dawn Fades to almost pop sound of She's Lost Control (okay, Ian Curtis' voice means they could never be pop:)
Tom Waits
3/5
None of his best songs, but still Tom Waits. No idea what genre this falls into
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1/5
I might have been able to listen to the music, but then droning singer who is no Peter Murphy started.
Terence Trent D'Arby
3/5
Singles are good, the rest of the album feels a little bit like filler
Ray Charles
3/5
As my trumpet-playing friend would say, so tight, so smooth. I'm not a huge fan of the strings and chorus, but the songs are so well done.
Mercury Rev
1/5
Sounds like a highly sensitive teenager who has the GarageBand skills to make an album, but nothing to say. Stopped my daily streak because I did not want to listen to any more albums like this.
Wild Beasts
3/5
Surprisingly interesting: Blackstar Bowie meets Glass Animals
Pink Floyd
5/5
Pretty easy to rate: 1, because I hate Pink Floyd . . .
Oh wait, I'm not Johnny Rotten ca 1977. It's great.
Japan
2/5
Solid New Wave, with obligatory VU cover to establish credibility. So, not really my thing.
Syd Barrett
2/5
This seems like the origin album for GBV and that kind of thing. Not really my taste.
Rod Stewart
3/5
Solid Rod, not his greatest but I can always listen to that voice.
Funkadelic
4/5
From Maggot Brain to Hit It and Quit It to the closer Wars of Armageddon: love how all over the place this album is.
Beatles
4/5
First half is a little quirky, but the second half, starting from Here Comes the Sun, is so good
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3/5
I know they are a classic band, perhaps the sound is just more familiar in 2025 that it doesn't resonate as much
Deep Purple
4/5
Sounds really good, but I was thinking not that metal. Then I listened to Into the Fire, which seems like it might have influenced hundreds of bands.
Slayer
4/5
Still one of the scariest albums I have ever heard, though the sound is fantastic. A distinct memory of seeing them live on Easter Sunday, and Tom Araya chuckling to himself as he introduced one of the Hail Satan! songs
Girls Against Boys
4/5
Had never heard of this: buzzsaw guitars, raspy voice, very cool. Kind of like a rougher QOTSA.
The Police
4/5
Sure, Stibg is a little overblown and pretentious, but that’s good stuff
The Monkees
1/5
Cool, they were able to imitate the Beatles and the Byrds. But there was so much more interesting music in 1967. Feel like they always get the "well, they were made for TV, but their music is not that bad" excuse. Although Randy Scouse Git is a pretty funny song: jealous, much?
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Music I'm unfamiliar with, but really enjoyable: great sound, great rhythm.
Crowded House
2/5
Huh, seems like standard 90s music. Pleasant enough, but nothing attention-grabbing
Kraftwerk
3/5
I liked it, the repetition IS the point. The Model is kinda creepy. I kinda like fewer words in their songs.
Pink Floyd
3/5
Groovy, sounds too much like Spinal Tap for me to not to be able to hear the parodies while listening.
Hole
3/5
It's good: just listening to the music, it's solid 90s alt rock and she has a great, raspy voice.
Otis Redding
3/5
He's great, not a huge fan of some of the covers.
Fairport Convention
3/5
Avoided this forever, because who needs folk rock? My bad, it's pretty good. And Matty Groves is a banger!
CHIC
4/5
Thought this might a good single + lots of filler album: aside from I Want Your Love, this was really good. Cool that Nile Rodgers' guitar could be equally effective as a five-second sample or a 10+ minute Kraftwerk-style jam.
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Pleasant listen, with a little electronica in the background. Definitely in the "I don't know enough about this genre to make a judgement."
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Folk Album:)
The rest of the album is a great follow up to The Immigrant Song
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Slightly odd: felt a little like a concept album
Orbital
3/5
Great electronic music to mow to. I’d imagine it’s good in the club, if I was that type
The Offspring
1/5
I was correct to never listen to this album. Although I wonder if music snobs hated the Sex Pistols as much as I dislike this punk/ska/pop nonsense?
Grateful Dead
5/5
I guess if I know all the words, I like it. Weakest song that almost tips it into a 4 is Attics of My Life…but then it ends with Truckin. Wonder if Robert Hunter knew the power of the “what a long strange trip it’s been” line?
David Bowie
4/5
I didn’t realize Heroes was that different than the rest of the album, really liked the ambience of the second half
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
Kinda interesting: sounds a little like a parody, a little like a tribute (Elvis Costello: Used, Springsteen: Young Livers). But most songs are punk!
Talking Heads
3/5
Better than expected, just not a fan. Liked how the second half was a little moodier
Supergrass
2/5
Alright is a good single, but the rest odd kinda standard mid-tempo rock
Moby Grape
3/5
Groovy
Sam Cooke
4/5
Great stuff, didn’t realize his voice could also be rough and scratchy
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
Not a fan of the Boss: too melodramatic for me
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Hmm, couple of songs moved jazzily along but not great
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
So good, a few songs in the middle slow it down but just great
Louis Prima
3/5
Just a great sound, rhythm, and pace
Marty Robbins
3/5
Such a smooth delivery, some really dark lyrics
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Good, but more atmospheric than bangers e.g. American Dream sounds like an 80s soundtrack song.
ZZ Top
3/5
Great singles, drags a little in other parts
The Black Crowes
4/5
A tribute act, but a great tribute act
Radiohead
4/5
Fuck you W! Love how Myxomatosis disrupts the quietness of the second half
Raekwon
3/5
I mean I liked it, but it kind of sounded like Wu-Tang, but missing some of the voices
T. Rex
4/5
Still sounds great, didn't realize the lyrics were kinda weird: "Well, you're built like a car, You've got a hubcap diamond star halo"
Ice Cube
4/5
Maybe it's nostalgia, but he sounds great on this album: I can see why the white folks were intimidated.
Coldcut
3/5
Interesting to listen to electronic music like this as an album: seems like a band that would have appreciated the streaming model of releasing songs without the pressure of creaeting a coherent whole.
The xx
3/5
It’s a really good sound, the breathy spoken vocals get a little old for me
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Don’t think I’ve heard this before, but can see how Bob got part of his early shtick
The Incredible String Band
1/5
Sounds like a Spinal Tap bit: nice kazoo solo on the 13 minute epic.
Christina Aguilera
2/5
You go, girl! Not my style
Green Day
3/5
Liked it more than expected. What’s up with all the paired songs?
Kings of Leon
4/5
Not the most original and I can see why his voice annoys some people, but just a terrific rock album.
Suzanne Vega
3/5
A bit slow for me, but a very nice soundtrack to a sunny, freezing winter day. Second half has some interesting songs: queens, soldiers, knights?
Bob Dylan
5/5
I guess in think some of the songs aren’t all-time greats, but some of them are.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Was Gram Parsons impressed by the country songs, was Dylan impressed with the Blonde on Blonde tribute? Weird to think they have five years of making good music left before the 40+ years of making good money.
But Sympathy for the Devil is pretty much a perfect rock song. They should make a movie about it.
Belle & Sebastian
2/5
Liked the music more than I expected, but the voice is unlistenable.
Michael Jackson
4/5
One too many songs about the girl being mine, but Thriller>Beat It>Billie Jean is quite a run
Queen
4/5
So, that’s where Van Halen got their rock/showtunes approach
Fred Neil
4/5
This is why I subscribed to this list: great stuff, brand new to me
Portishead
4/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Better than I expected, more adventurous than the singles indicate: Pimpf!
Taylor Swift
4/5
Taylor’s version of the two ghosts.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Enjoyable, though seemed designed to appeal to western ears
Various Artists
3/5
Wall of Sound Christmas! Above average for the genre, but still a Christmas album, kinda creepy to hear Phil Spector wish for a peaceful silent night
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Dark and lovely, perfect for a winter afternoon drive
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
It was fine, standard late 60s blues rock
Tricky
4/5
Terrific album, with a great cover of PE’s Black Steel
Pink Floyd
4/5
Lovely tribute + anger at industry.
Solomon Burke
3/5
Love the call out: Sam and Ray will tell you nice things, but I will love you more
Jeff Buckley
4/5
I get the melodramatic critique, but the bass line on Last Goodbye is one of many great touches on this album
Michael Jackson
3/5
Nothing is quite as exciting as Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, but rest of the album is solid
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Sounds like a Zach Braff soundtrack
Lou Reed
4/5
This grew on me: the darkness slowly comes forward, The Kids is horrific, and it ends with a Sad Song.
The Magnetic Fields
1/5
I’ve always hated this album: he can’t sing, his tunes are boring, and most so-called songs sound like a demo that he didn’t bother finishing
Patti Smith
3/5
First song of the best, I get the spoken word appeal but didn’t quite do it for me
The Charlatans
2/5
Well, somebody listened The Roses' second album + Oasis: they learned their lessons well, but not the most original sound
MGMT
3/5
In hindsight, the singles contain a little sadness, much like the rest of the album
Screaming Trees
2/5
It’s fine, but standard late-90s indie rock
Pixies
4/5
Slow, slow, fast.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
If only for its influential sound, it’s up there. But yeah it’s the noise art that I love, especially the day after this supposedly randomized list gave me The Pixies
TLC
2/5
Singles are good, rest is filler
The Cure
3/5
Honestly, I really like it: less goofy, better grooves.
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Decent, no stand out singles, but good sound
The Stooges
4/5
From the opening riff to the closing noise, 37 glorious minutes of The Stooges!
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Not bad, pleasantly dated … but also remember her sound and her look being so different, so cool
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Great sound, including the impenetrable vocals
Animal Collective
4/5
I’ve forgotten what a joyous, yet slightly melancholy, vibe this album was
The Kinks
2/5
A band that just never worked for me: too English?
Beastie Boys
5/5
Love this album: the exuberance of the samples is a maximalist experience.
Common
3/5
Some good stuff. I remember when Common, Chapelle, and Kanye was a cool trio. Sigh
New Order
4/5
Substance is so great that I’m not sure I ever listened to a New Order album: my mistake.
The Specials
2/5
Not my jam, perhaps one day Ska will work for me. But not so far
Eminem
2/5
Yeah, he’s good and all but the “I’m just playing” doesn’t really excuse some of the lyrics. He sounds kinda incel.
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Like his solo sound, though I don’t love it
Public Enemy
5/5
Bring. The. Noise!
For a 16 year-old British guy living in a country where the popular music was The Smiths and Wham!, this was glorious.
For a 16-year-old British guy who is about to move to the US suburbs, this prompted me to ask serious questions about my new country: why would a black man never be a veteran, who was Adam Clayton Powell?
Alanis Morissette
2/5
That 90s rock-pop sound, 20-year old’s lyrics. It’s not for me.
Massive Attack
3/5
Chill Massive Attack, always a good sound
4/5
Sophisticated PJ, but she’s always great
Devendra Banhart
2/5
Meh, never clicked for me
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Some biggest hits, all southern music
The Sugarcubes
4/5
Just as delightfully bonkers as it was almost 40 years ago(!?!)
Underworld
2/5
It’s fine, good background music
Charles Mingus
3/5
Interesting breaks and switches during the pieces
Def Leppard
1/5
Starts with a power ballad, never improves.
Of course, I knew every song so part of my problem is the ubiquity of this album. One more year to Appetite!
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Groovy: twangy guitars, swirling organs, and a creepy song to an unknown girl: classic 60’s pop-rock!
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
I enjoyed it: what’s interesting about this project is coming across genres that I am unfamiliar with. I find myself trying to relate to more familiar genres and struggle to simply listen to the album in front of me
The Stone Roses
5/5
Sad it came out right as I left Manchester, but I do love the US version that adds Fools Gold
ZZ Top
4/5
Really good: just some solid grooves and nice flourishes
The Coral
1/5
Never heard of them before, I can see why
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Someone should make her the Queen of Soul
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Country waltzes and warbling about their love of Kentucky doesn’t really do it for me
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Was expecting to appreciate it, didn’t realize that I would really like it: lovely sound made powerful by knowing the singer’s symbolic importance
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
It was fine: 90s rap, good flow.
5/5
When a great band rock band visits the US (they’ll descend to parody almost immediately, but this is a great album)
Tom Waits
3/5
I kinda think every Tom Waits album sounds like he’s singing in a nightclub, so this seems fitting
Elvis Costello
2/5
Just something about him that doesn’t work for me
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
What if Franz Ferdinand, an echo of Gang of Four, and Oasis had a night on the piss?
3/5
Devo are cool, but the songs kind of blend together.
Fairport Convention
2/5
A French version of If You Gotta Go + other Dylan covers, okay
Hey, it gave Eva Cassidy a chance to cover How Does The Time Goes. But it seems like we could have heard more Sandy Denny songs (looking at you Led Zep et al)
Minor Threat
4/5
Punk rock, right on
Tears For Fears
4/5
(Hey internet, why’d you tell the algorithm that I listened to this two nights earlier?)
I always felt guilty liking this because I thought there was something a bit soft about them, turns out trying to process your feelings is okay.
John Coltrane
4/5
A lovely 32 minutes: it’s a compliment that I thought the album was much longer.
Tom Waits
2/5
Huh, the schtick can get a little tiresome, for me.
Miles Davis
4/5
The pun is right there: it’s so … good
Richard Hawley
2/5
Accurate 50s pastiche, not for me
The Byrds
2/5
Dylan tribute band
Weather Report
2/5
Too much synth, too much sax, this sounds like the soundtrack to a 70s detective show
The Band
4/5
Americana is not my favorite sound, but I really appreciate this entire decade of Dylan and The Band: genuinely counter-cultural
Eels
2/5
Distinct cover, distinct sound, just not for me
Roxy Music
4/5
Some rock opera, some art rock bangers, seems like it might have inspired Radiohead
The Stooges
4/5
Title says it all!
Hüsker Dü
2/5
There has to be a German word to describe a band who you know are good and who are admired by people you respect, but whose sound does just not work for you
Hookworms
2/5
Had an interesting, upbeat sound; it was not particularly memorable for me
TV On The Radio
3/5
Always good, love that driving beat and synthy guitar
Pixies
4/5
Slow/quick, quiet/loud: Pixies!!
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
Yeah, I didn’t get it
D'Angelo
3/5
Good, but not quite Black Messiah
Neil Young
4/5
Hearing ol’ Neil sing about a few things is something I want around
Adele
1/5
I am happy for the millions of people who love this, an entire album of power ballads did not really work for me
Marvin Gaye
2/5
I know it’s in the pantheon, but left me a little cold
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
One of my favorites: bluesy, trippy, great
Led Zeppelin
3/5
A solid album by Led Zep is still pretty good. Although shouldn’t the song “Houses of the Holy” been on a different album?
Peter Tosh
3/5
Listened on headphones, really brought out the bass that drives the sound: good stuff.
Great sound, and Stay With Me
Iron Maiden
3/5
Solid: like most 80s metal albums I remember, great singles + solid filler
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
Similar to a number of albums, I enjoyed it but don't know enough about the genre to properly rate it
Little Richard
3/5
All good, not exactly what I want listen to for an entire album
The Beta Band
3/5
My wife’s comment while driving to O’Hare in the middle of the night: “sounds like The Beatles and Phish.”
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Liked it more than I thought I would, but some parts fell flat.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1/5
Nope, I really don't like Prog Rock
Throbbing Gristle
2/5
Well, that was interesting. The kind of thing I feel like I would normally like but just didn't work for me.
U2
4/5
Ready for the 90s, ready for the new millennium, ready for some awkward wedding dances (how did any of those couples not listen to the actual lyrics before choosing this as their first dance?)
90s U2 didn’t really do it for me, but I appreciate the ambition to not just churn out The Joshua Tree for the rest of their career
M.I.A.
4/5
This was such a great sound, second album was even better
Stevie Wonder
3/5
First funky half is better than the slower second half
Public Enemy
4/5
Not quite the masterpiece that is It Takes a Nation of Millions, but still . . . Fight the Power!
Steely Dan
4/5
Technically, great. Still sounds like clay yacht rock to me
Eminem
1/5
Reveal your middle school Id, cool I guess?
Red Snapper
2/5
Sounds like Massive Attack trying to do a soundtrack for an Urban Outfitters store
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Crazy Horse!