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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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1989
Taylor Swift
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5 | 3.26 | +1.74 |
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
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5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
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5 | 3.59 | +1.41 |
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
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5 | 3.65 | +1.35 |
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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5 | 3.69 | +1.31 |
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
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5 | 3.72 | +1.28 |
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Graceland
Paul Simon
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5 | 3.73 | +1.27 |
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Dookie
Green Day
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5 | 3.79 | +1.21 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
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2 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
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Moon Safari
Air
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2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
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2 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
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2 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
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2 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
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2 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
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Achtung Baby
U2
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2 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
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The Stooges
The Stooges
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2 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
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2 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5 |
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Super Furry Animals · 1 likes
3/5
Quirky for sure. Not an album I'm likely to throw on again but it wasnt a bad listen
Wu-Tang Clan · 1 likes
3/5
As far as rap goes, I think this is close to the top of how much I can like it. I appreciate they had a mix of 80s and 90s rap sound and it wasn't as filled with hate and slurs as others
Siouxsie And The Banshees · 1 likes
3/5
Into the Light slaps! The rest of the album is pretty cool too. it was fun being an 80s goth for a day
Everything But The Girl · 1 likes
1/5
So bland... so boring... so wimpy. Even elevators wouldn't tolerate this music
Penguin Cafe Orchestra · 1 likes
4/5
I wasn't expecting to be into this, but I am! It's quirky but still sounds good. I didnt know what to expect next and it was a great journey
1-Star Albums (2)
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David Holmes
3/5
3/5
Interesting slice of life that takes you to the NY EDM dance scene of the late 90s. Very reminiscent of fat boy slim and chemical brothers. It makes for bice background music but it's not going to be something that is the sole focus of my attention
5/5
5/5
Banger of an album! On my top 50 of all time. It's got some real head bangers.
Carole King
4/5
Great album, a ton of songs I was already familiar with but didnt know who it was. "You've got a friend" and "Natural Woman". It's a good album to listen to with the family, seems like lots of generations could appreciate it.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
4/5
I really like the song disorder, and reminds me a lot of the songs I love from New Order. Definitely a staple of New Wave and I'm glad these guys blazed a path that so many others followed. I think the overall gloominess of many of the songs makes it hard for me to give it a 5 but the more uptempo songs are really enjoyable for me.
Public Enemy
2/5
2/5
Not my kind of music but I understand that this is important in the history of rap. I was surprised by how many of the songs I recognized.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
3.5/5
Really liked Into the Light. A cool goth, new wave band that I'll have to listen more to.
Jurassic 5
3/5
Fun underground hip hop from the days of High School!
Robbie Williams
2/5
2/5
Yuck!
Alice In Chains
5/5
5/5
Sure, the lyrics are haunting and deeply depressing, but this album slaps!
Would and Rooster would be enough to make this a masterpiece. But wait, here comes Them Bones, Down in a hole, and Angry chair to pile on even more glorious grunge ear-spank.
RIP Layne!
Television
4/5
4/5
This album is pretty ahead of it's time. You can see how it influenced bands like Joy division and the Cure but took a more uplifting and jazzy approach with the songs. Lots of simple guitar chords layered with melodic guitar lines on top.
The song Marquee Moon slaps and is an epic 10 minute journey.
AC/DC
3/5
3.25 / 5
While I prefer Back in Black, I think this album has some great jams and the guitar work is always fun to listen to. I think you could play this at a summer party with old dudes (myself included) and it would probably be a safe bet that people would enjoy it.
Thin Lizzy
5/5
4.75/5
This album rocks!! This has the quality of a studio album, if you didnt hear the crowd you wouldn't know it was live. There were so many great guitar solos and an epic drum solo on Sha-la-la
favorite tracks: Sha-la-la, Johnny the Fox
This was the kind of album I hoped I'd discover on this journey
Napalm Death
1/5
1/5
This is a true stinker. Very hard to listen to with the drums way too heavy in the mix and the incessant and incomprehensible screaming. I'm glad this was short.
Best Song: You Suffer (because it was only 4 seconds long)
Hopefully I never have to listen to this again
Black Sabbath
4/5
4/5
What a legend! RIP Ozzy!
3 of the first 4 songs on this album are legendary - War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man. These guys blazed the path for metal music, and for that Im eternal grateful!
Favorite song - Paranoid
Dolly Parton
3/5
3/5
Young Dolly is definitely more on the country side that she will be with future songs like 9 to 5. But she still shows off her singing chops and the songs are pleasant to listen to if a bit sacharine.
Favorite track: Coat of Many Colors
Lorde
3/5
3/5
I'll totally play this next time I'm a teenager and my boyfriend breaks up with me
favorite song: Loveless
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
3.4 / 5
Some days you just want some upbeat rhymes and that's exactly what this delivers. No crips or bloods, just some homies reminiscing on losing their wallet in El Segundo; where they learned it's not about the destination, but the raps you made along the way.
Fave Songs: Bonita Applebaum and Can I Kick it
Pixies
3/5
3/5
It's a quirky and unique album, and it feels like the kind of album I should like more, but it just didn't hook me.
Fave song: Monkey gone to Heaven
Billy Bragg
2/5
2.3 / 5
The fastest way to end a union strike is to make the picketers listen to this album.
The instrumentals were good but his voice and the non stop on-the-nose politics were too much
The Rolling Stones
4/5
3.75 / 5
A pretty good album overall. I love me some bluesy guitar licks
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
5/5
A banger for the ages! RIP Jimi!
Duke Ellington
4/5
4/5
Pour yourself a Manhattan, light up a stogie, and let Duke take you back to a time of Jazzy babies and cool cats. Father O'Connor could have used way less stage time, just hand it over to Duke and the boys, they've got it from here.
Fave Song: Newport Up
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
3.25 /5
Less depressing than a lot of new wave and was pretty poppy overall. A fun listen.
Fave song: Killing Moon
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
2.8 / 5
The funky baselines kept this at a 3 for me. Needed more jazz flute - call Ron Burgundy!
Fave Song: Manenberg Revisited
Hole
3/5
3 / 5
A few hot boys but overall not one of the A tier grunge albums
Sister Sledge
4/5
3.75 / 5
This album bring the funk! A really fun album!
Public Enemy
2/5
Probably important to the history of rap, but not important to me.
Milton Nascimento
3/5
3/5
this would be great after 5 orn6 Caiprihanas. Unfortunately, my cup is empty
Fatboy Slim
2/5
2.3 / 5
Make your own fatboy slim song at home! Repeat the same line 50 times and add in one or two fills! Sass aside, none of this album has the staying power of his sophomore album which I imagine we will listen to later
fave song: going out of my head
OutKast
4/5
This album brings me back to high school! This is pre-Fergie and definitely more on the hip hop side of things than Pop. It's cool to see how versatile BEP can be and this album has some all time bangers!
fave song: Ms Jackson
The Kinks
4/5
Baroque Rock about the British Village Square! Heck yeah!
Beck
3/5
I know Beck is a musician's musician, and I want to like him more, but I find his songs more of a study of musical experiments rather than songs I would bop too. I do admire his talent and skill but I just want more toe tappin beats and less quirky, out-there musical smorgasbords
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Marvin's a legend but this is not his best work. I appreciate being bold with a concept album about divorce, and wilder still that his wife got half the earnings from this album as alimony, but the album was super self indulgent. The sexy time in outter space song at the end lifted it back up to a 3.
Fishbone
4/5
This album slaps! The bass solos were funky and the horns were snappy. This is the kind of hidden gem that I did this challenge for!
Fave song: Bonin' in the boneyard
Everything But The Girl
1/5
So bland... so boring... so wimpy. Even elevators wouldn't tolerate this music
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Oh yeah, now this is the Marvin we love!
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Love those smooth, dulcet tones. Well done Stevie!!
Fave Song: Too High
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Gimme an open road and some Neil Young and that's a pretty good time. He's not winning any voice contests but his guitar lyrics are silky smooth.
fave song: Mansion on the Hill
Nick Drake
3/5
Garden State anyone? I liked this album, good instrumentals and Nick has a cool relaxing voice.
fave song: one of these things first
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Ok here's the thing about Jon Spencer. He plays some songs that shows that he knows how to make a catchy song. That means that he is choosing to suck. And that's the worst kind of sucking. Some people give it their all and fall short. That's ok, it happens. Jon chose to suck, and slaps your ears with terrible noise.
Beck
3/5
some good songs on this one! Definitely enjoyed it more than Odelay.
Fave song: Girl (really liked this one!)
Bob Dylan
3/5
I think Bob was what the people needed at the time, but I have a hars time connecting with him today. Also not a huge fan of the screeching shrill of the harmonica. Too much!
Rod Stewart
4/5
I went in ready to give this a 3. But then every song brought something new and fun! there was rock, blues, and even some gospel. Not to mention Amazing Grace. Well done Rod, I had written you off and I shouldn't have
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Rocket From The Crypt
3/5
A decent little punk and ska album but not one of the greats.
Elliott Smith
2/5
I'm really not into the wispy vocals. I can see how this was very influential to people like Bon Iver or Iron and Wine but it just didnt do it for me. None of the songs really drew me in.
AC/DC
5/5
One could easily be confused into thinking is a greatest hits album. Almost every song has gotten radio time and it slaps top to bottom. Not really an A and B side so much as two A sides. Blistering solos and passionate vocals make this one for the ages.
Fave song: Back in Black
Germs
2/5
I've liked me some punk bands in my day, but this is just too much to get behind. They really lost me at the 10 minutes of noise punk at the end. I appreciate that this inspired greater bands, but I'm glad leaving this one behind
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Not bad, just put on some Donnie Darko and youre ready to go.
Nick Drake
4/5
Beautiful and at times haunting. The level of musicality is really showing and I dig how the guitar and strings play together.
RIP my man
Eminem
3/5
these songs are catchy musically, and eminems ability to rhyme is amazing. Those are at a 4 to 5 level but the edge lord lyrics are like a 1 or 2. We get it, youre angry, gonna slit our throats, and call us homophobic slurs
The Who
5/5
Baba O'Riley is one of the best songs ever! This album slaps
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Into the Light slaps! The rest of the album is pretty cool too. it was fun being an 80s goth for a day
GZA
3/5
That was straight gangsta
The Beach Boys
3/5
Oh Ronda! The apple of everyone's eye!
This isn't the best beach boys album but I wouldn't turn it off if it came on.
U2
2/5
I didn't really like U2 much in the 90s. I thought that might change with age... but it still doesn't do it for me
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Some great songs, and what a voice! I wanted the bass to be dialed up a little funkier and some of the songs dont know when to end (looking at you joy inside my tears)
James Taylor
4/5
a little bit folk, a litte bit blues, a Lotta heart
Soft Cell
3/5
This was close to a 4 for me. Tainted Love is a hot bop and Sex Dwarf was a wild song that only gets crazier the more you read the lyrics. Stay quirky Soft Cell!
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
this is quintessential 90s album with some amazing singles. I love tonight tonight, 1979, bullet with butterfly wings and many others. That said, I didnt need a double album, I think this could have been a 5 but was too long
Wilco
4/5
Nas
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
Smooth groovin!
Taylor Swift
5/5
This is, in my opinion, the best album from the biggest pop star of our day. I haven't enjoyed her songs as much since this album, but this particular album really captured magic in a bottle for me. Well done Tay Tay!
System Of A Down
4/5
A slapping banger from my middle school days!
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Joni Mitchell just sounds like the late 60s and early 70s. A time when songs could be slower and folk was truly mainstream. I have a hard time really getting into it but I love it as a time capsule and wish I could have experienced it in the day
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
Very talented musicians and I appreciated the mariachi jazz fusion with a touch of ragtime, but ultimately, I dont think it's the kind of music I'd come back to
The Stooges
2/5
This wasn't doing it for me but cool to learn where Iggy Pop started
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
I had fun with this album and it opened me up to LCD soundsystem. Ill have to hear more!
Brian Eno
3/5
This was a quirky album. I didnt hate it but I also didnt love it. Some parts had really engaging hooks but other songs had super slow intros. A wild ride
The Cure
3/5
A cure album with none of their hits. An interesting and dark listen, but I'm more of the "alove Cats" type of Cure Fan
Elton John
4/5
This was just a fun listen all the way through!
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
I actually liked this album quite a bit. I could see how this was a building block that led to music I give 4s and 5s like Daft Punk. This album walked so that the Tron soundtrack could fly.
Megadeth
3/5
Not my favorite of Megadeath but it gets the head banging and the heart pumpin
Aerosmith
3/5
A rocking good time!
Thelonious Monk
4/5
Some pretty tasty jazz!
Sonic Youth
3/5
This album, like the youth themselves, is passionate and adrenaline fueled but is also all over the place and sometimes misdirected. When it was good, it was great, but it had some real stinker moments too
The Velvet Underground
3/5
So quirky! I wouldn't go out of my way toto listen to this again but it was a fun time
R.E.M.
4/5
End of the world and this one goes out to the one I love re both iconic songs for me. I didn't love the whole album but it was definitely a nice listen
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
This album came out years before grunge got big in the 90s, but it would fit right in. A banger!
Adele
3/5
Amazing voice on Adele! I'm right in the fence between a 4 and a 5. The genres not my fave but her voice almost pushes it over
Meat Loaf
5/5
All of these songs were so fun! it brings the same feelings of listening to Tenacious D. Great musicianship, silly songs, power ballads and rocking riffs
The Pogues
3/5
A good album that I'm sure gets better with each additional Guinness consumed. Unfortunately the morning is young and my Guinness supplies runneth empty
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
I wasn't expecting to be into this, but I am! It's quirky but still sounds good. I didnt know what to expect next and it was a great journey
The Darkness
4/5
My socks have been rocked!! Screaming solos and solos of screaming could get even the most curmudgenly soul bobbin their head to this. I'd only ever heard thing called love before but the album was full of bangers
Janis Joplin
3/5
Not bad, not great, but a lot of soul in that voice
Fiona Apple
3/5
She's got talent but this ain't for me. I'm just not the audience I dont think.
Dolly Parton
2/5
As much as I respect Dolly, this just ain't my album. But it did get me thinking about the souls of all those hobos. Are they riding the box cars of heaven?
Billy Bragg
3/5
This is a pairing I never would have imagined. Think less chocolate and caramel, and more marzipan and sprinkles. quirky and eccentric, a interesting mix of folk and rock. Some good songs, and while it's nit a home run, Im glad it exists
The KLF
3/5
This was a fine but dated euro dance album. I'm sure it's important but I think you had to be there.
Paul Simon
4/5
A great album by one of the best song writers ever. This was fun to listen to and who doesn't enjoy Julio down by the school yard!
Led Zeppelin
5/5
This album slaps top to bottom and side to side. The hardest part about listening to this album is restraining myself from listening to the rest of the discography.
Duran Duran
4/5
A great album with so many classic hits. It does exclude "undone" which is my fave duran duran song, but hits most of the other faves.
Laura Nyro
3/5
Never heard of Laura Nyro but I like the structure of her songs and can see why she was so often covered.
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
I could go for 1 or 2 of these songs and give it a 3 but an hour of this! That's way too much!
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Some people love the Boss, but he just doesn't hit the list of thr greats for me. He does have some great guitar lines though. I think I just struggle through his mumble
Iron Maiden
4/5
🤘run to the hills is peak Iron Maiden!!
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
On track 1 i was thinking "hey,not bad!" I liked the instrumentals but then song after song kept getting worse. Nobody likes a sub par pet shop!
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Some good licks in here and overall a good upbeat vibe. I'm more partial to pre 2000s rock but this was a fun listen.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Simple and easy listening. You can pop this on and the whole family will have fun!
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Smooth, easy listening. It brings you back to the 60s with an avocado shag rug, orange couch, and this LP spinning on your record player
Beastie Boys
3/5
Sabotage is a classic! This album is Beastie Boys picking up their stride, but I think they went on to make much better bangers
The Triffids
2/5
No no no, this was bad. This sounds like some budget sad songs you'd buy when making your student film in high school.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Too sad and depressing for me. Gimme that happy Bruce!
Bon Jovi
4/5
This album had all the hits. Bon Jovi songs may be a bit cheesy and anthemy but they're just too good not to love.
Michael Jackson
5/5
What a legendary album. So many bangers and you just can't help but howl when thriller drops ... Awoooooooo!!!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
This was a good chill listen, enjoyable background music with some fun instrumentals
Emmylou Harris
2/5
No, just not into it other than the guest appearance by Dace Matthews
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
This made me wanna buy some checkered vans and have a skankin good time. Definitely influenced a lot of the orange county bands i grew up with
Dire Straits
5/5
Im a sucker for those dire straits guitar licks. I could listen all day!
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
What a great blues rock album. I wasn't surprised to find out it was old slow hand on guitar.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
This album was just a groovy good time!
5/5
I've been waiting for some Beatles and it didn't disappoint. A fun album top to bottom. Hats off Sgt!
Linkin Park
4/5
this bring me back to high school! Some absolutely classic songs on here. I thought In the End was my fave song from this album but on this listen I liked Crawling more
Dion
2/5
Not as bad as a lot of the reviews were making it out to be... but still not something I'd play again
Solomon Burke
3/5
Some good old fashioned motown! this was a nice easy listen
Green Day
5/5
my first album ever. It might be nostalgia, but this one still hits for me. It's loaded up with bangers, great drums, easy to follow rhythms, and teen angst
The Roots
3/5
A little gangsta for me but the beats were phresh
Roxy Music
3/5
This was some fine background music but not something I'd play on a regular basis or really dive into with full attention. That cover though... sheeeeesh!!!
Mariah Carey
2/5
Too much flair and embellishments for me in the singing. And pretty boring as well. She is an incredible singer with a wild octave range. sort of a human piano or flute, but it just doesn't move me.
Pink Floyd
4/5
A great band, a great album, and just a fun listen. The guitar licks are groovy and this is the kind of album you could bump over and over again
Muddy Waters
4/5
This was some boppin blues. It sounded great live and had a lot of heart in it. The riffs rocked and the vibes were awesome. I'd listen again!
The Adverts
3/5
Feels like standard punk fare to me. Not bad, good for skateboarding to!
Robert Wyatt
2/5
This was good music to fall asleep to on an airplane when youre jetlagged. Limited uses outside that.
Various Artists
3/5
This was a straight down the middle Christmas album. It didn't try to do anything fancy, just gave you the hits and got out quicker than Santa up a chimney.
The Go-Go's
3/5
I love the 80s and this is just an essential band for the era. I'm not saying it's great, but it's quintessential and really fit the spirit of the era.
Michael Jackson
3/5
Some classic jams on this one like smooth criminal. These are the kinds of songs you can hear time and again and they stay fresh and fun!
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
I went into this prepared for something terrible, because I really dont like trout mask replica by beef heart, but this was actually some nice pleasant music! they can do it!
Bob Dylan
2/5
This one had a lottttt of rambling. I don't mind a little here and there, but this was honestly too much. Reign it in Dylan
Elis Regina
3/5
This was fine, I dont have a lot of opinions about it. I wouldn't chose to play it again but it did it's part as background music
The Doors
4/5
The doors can have some really repetitive lyrics but their tunes are just so iconic and lisenable
Eminem
3/5
Coulda been a 4 but then went way overboard with homophobic edge lording at the end
Violent Femmes
3/5
Some fun songs on here! Blister in the sun and kiss off are classics. I was surprises that this was early 80s, it sounds late 80s or early 90s even. Definitely trail blazing!
Aerosmith
4/5
Janie's got a gun is such a catchy song for me. Aerosmith feels a little kitchy compared to the grungy rock and metal bands that would follow, but I just had a lot of fun with most of these songs!
Marty Robbins
3/5
Just some good Ole cowboy tunes that'll make you think twice before drawing your steel on ole Billy the Kid
The Velvet Underground
3/5
I just don't get the velvet underground. People love them but I just don't have fun listening. They do some interesting things, but it's more expiremental and less practical to me. Tempted to give a 2 but it ekes out a 3
Neneh Cherry
3/5
Buffalo Stance was a great song! Ive never heard it before but its just a real 80s jam. It would fit in perfectly if they remade clueless in the 80s. The rest of the album isn't as good unfortunately
Joni Mitchell
3/5
We've had a lot of Jonie in this challenge. I'm not able to pick up on significant musical shifts between the 3 so not sure why there are so many. This is a fine album but generally not my fave genre
Thundercat
3/5
Quirky album that was a refreshing change of pace from this challenge. No choruses, no verses, just a train of thought on each song. None of these are true "bops" but they make for an interesting listen
Foo Fighters
4/5
A great album that felt like the last love letter to grunge. It was like Grohl was halfway into grunge and halfway out, and he knew which way he had to go. Also, big empty is a great song and had an epic music video for the time
Janelle Monáe
3/5
This was a cool and quite musically varied album. It's not quite up my alley though and I didnt walk away finding any of the songs being hot bops I'd want to listen to again
Jeff Buckley
3/5
I found the whole less than the sun of its parts on this one. I really like his voice and the guitar but the songs didnt slap fir me
Queen
3/5
Queen would go on to greatness but this was still their building period
Bob Dylan
2/5
The voice is just too much... I can do a few mins but not an hour
Queen
4/5
I had fun with this one. You can see the growth between this and their 2nd album.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Iconic riffs, a great Bonham drum solo, and an album that just flies by because it's so fun!
The Clash
3/5
Sometimes you just want some music that cuts through the bullshit. No fancy solos, no flashy vocals, just head bobbing power chords and angsty lyrics. It's a simple but listenable approach!
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Superstitious is a 5 outta 5 bop but the rest is just too sappy and unfunky
Black Flag
3/5
not something I'd listen to again but I'm glad I got a taste of a staple punk band
Boston
4/5
This album has some all time great songs. Really on the fence for a 5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Some all time bangers on this one. Go your own way is one or my fave songs
Richard Thompson
3/5
This album was a real vibe. It took me away to a smokey 70s British Pub. The kind of place where you grab a Boddingtons, hang with mates, and listen to some folk. No mad lads in this pub, just some hard working, blue collar Brits looking to unwind after the day
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Not my genre but Lauryn has a great voice and this is probably about as much as I could get into this type of music. They need to ease up on the snap track in nothing even matters
Rod Stewart
3/5
This was a good bluesy rock listen. I like the gravely voice, it has a lot of whisky in it. Not sure why this got so much hate. 5 stars, it is not, but surely not a bad album
Talking Heads
3/5
Kind of down the middle for me. Not my fave kinda music but not terrible
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Just good old fashioned rock and roll. They seem so effortless together, like these songs just made themselves
Slade
3/5
Felt like Proto ACDC. not bad, but better acts would build on this sound better
The Smiths
4/5
This was an easy listen. Really an epitome of how good new wave sounds can be!
Laibach
3/5
Glory to Yugoslavia! This started strong with the orchestral like songs and national anthem sounding tunes but I didnt dig the later electronica songs
Björk
3/5
I didnt much care for it then and I still don't. It's close to a 2 for me but I think there is something just unique enough about this for a 3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
I have heard of this band but haven't listened. They were pretty good for a genre I don't dabble in a lot
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
His rock anthems are bangers but the ballads are just way too wimpy!
JAY Z
2/5
It's no my bag, baby
Johnny Cash
3/5
Some people love Mr Cash, but I don't number myself among them. To me, he is an interesting singer with a unique, haunting sound, but not someone that stirs my soul.
David Bowie
3/5
He went for something different and I appreciate he tried to keep growing with his sound. Ultimately it's not my cup of tea but a single listen wasnt bad
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Quirky for sure. Not an album I'm likely to throw on again but it wasnt a bad listen
Bob Dylan
3/5
A little less rambling than his other albums. Still, just not my guy
The Blue Nile
3/5
This is like if Dave Mathews got a little more experimental. It was an interesting journey, albeit one I'll only take once
Wu-Tang Clan
3/5
As far as rap goes, I think this is close to the top of how much I can like it. I appreciate they had a mix of 80s and 90s rap sound and it wasn't as filled with hate and slurs as others
Fleet Foxes
3/5
I haven't heard this group before so it was nice to see what they are about. This is the kind of music you can have on in the back ground and grandma won't be offended (sorry about the metallica granny!). I kind of spaced out for a lot of it. It's the kind of music you listen to not listen to.
k.d. lang
3/5
Not too big on the honky tonk part of this, but the Jazzy sections were great and straight out of film noir
Keith Jarrett
4/5
This album was great and just the change up I needed in this challenge. Beautiful tunes and incredible improv
Radiohead
5/5
Some all time classics on here. I've always been a huge fan in particular of fake plastic trees
James Brown
4/5
This guy was bringing the bops to kids that didn't feel represented by the Beatles. The audience simply goes nuts for him and the music is a fun listen
Nirvana
5/5
An all time banger and one of my first albums! This is what got me into playing guitar. Smells like teen spirit is the perfect gateway song to power chords
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
This was quirky, musically it was pretty interesting but it was ultimately too goofy for me to come back to
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
This was fine but not really my taste. It had some lyrics that are right up there with Meg the Stallion on the horny scale!
Roxy Music
3/5
I actually liked this more than I thought I would. Lots of time for fun guitar solos, it felt like listening to a recorded jam band. Ultimately though, there are no hot bops or memorable songs
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
I think this album has to get a 4 for American Girl alone! What a catchy, all-time bop!
Air
2/5
This album really devolved for me and went from a 3 to a 2. It turns into some really soft dated electronica that I just find dull to listen to
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
I'm glad they threw in some non western music. Ultimately, I find it hard to really enjoy music like this that sounds so different from what I'm used to but it's refreshing hearing new scales and vocal approach
Pixies
3/5
I know this is a cult fave band but they just dont reach levels of greatness for me
John Martyn
2/5
The first song led me to think this was gonna be a real stinker. I ended up liking the second song more but the damage had been done and there wasnt enough good to offset the bad
The Band
3/5
Something about this band just feels a little amateur to me, and the tunes aren't quite earworms. They feel right on the cusp of being something really special, but just cant quite get there for me
Paul Simon
5/5
This song just gets me in a groove. I love the guitar work and the tribal drumming on some of the songs is so catchy!
The Icarus Line
3/5
I thought this was related to Jack White somehow. The white stripes aren't my cup of tea, and neither was this, But I can't say it's terrible either
The Who
3/5
I generally like the who, but this is not their best album
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This was fun to swe how the Stones got their start. Definitely a different sound that what they'd become
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
An all time banger, road tripping is one of my favorite finger picking melodies
4/5
Was this a lot like the Beatles? Absolutely, but was it a fun listen? Sure was!
Kraftwerk
4/5
I channeled my inner robot and grooved on this album. this is basically the 1970s progenitor of Daft Punk, and I'm here for it
Prefab Sprout
2/5
This was a real slogan of sappy, low energy songs to get through. Not for me!
The White Stripes
3/5
The simplicity and voice of the white stripes just bounces me off them.
ABBA
4/5
This is some good time music, youre in for some fun upbeat tunes
Radiohead
3/5
A heralded radiohead album but one that just doesn't connect with me the way the bends and ok computer does
The Specials
3/5
This is a huge influence on one of my fave bands, Sublime. This didnt have the same magic for me but cool to see the genesis
Finley Quaye
2/5
This was an inconsistent mess. Maybe a little too much ganja before recording
George Harrison
4/5
I was impressed how many good songs were on this double album. I'm always skeptical of so many songs but this delivered. Hallelujah! Hare Krishna!
Carole King
4/5
What a lovely album to listen to. A bunch of heart felt songs. Great campfire listening
The Zombies
3/5
This was a good Beatles clone, I enjoyed the songs and in general I like the genre. I feel like these guys are good at what they do, but not the best, and they don't push the boundaries in ways other bands of the time did
Radiohead
4/5
Over time, radiohead kept inching more and more towards electronica and haunting sounds and you really hear it culminate hear. I prefer the more rock forward radio but appreciate the range they bring
Queen
5/5
5 stars for Bohemian rhapsody alone. What a fun album, especially with the ragtime melodies
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
I could do a couple songs of this but not a full album. I was surprised to see this so highly regarded as it seems like an above average garage band to me
Soundgarden
5/5
This is peak grunge featuring the best singer of a generation