My 1001 Albums Journey

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2.98

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	5	2.59	+2.41
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	5	2.67	+2.33
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	5	2.69	+2.31
A Little Deeper Ms. Dynamite	5	2.81	+2.19
Songs The Lord Taught Us The Cramps	5	2.84	+2.16
Sail Away Randy Newman	5	2.97	+2.03
Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson	5	3	+2
Step In The Arena Gang Starr	5	3.17	+1.83
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.31	+1.69

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	1	3.82	-2.82
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	1	3.73	-2.73
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	1	3.58	-2.58
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	1	3.5	-2.5
1984 Van Halen	1	3.49	-2.49
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	1	3.48	-2.48
Murmur R.E.M.	1	3.42	-2.42
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.4	-2.4
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden	1	3.4	-2.4
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	1	3.35	-2.35

Artists

Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Marley & The Wailers	3	4.67
Bob Dylan	2	5
Stevie Wonder	3	4.33

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Arcade Fire	2	1
Dexys Midnight Runners	2	1
Kanye West	2	1
Iron Maiden	2	1
Black Sabbath	2	1.5
Yes	2	1.5
Roxy Music	2	1.5
Steely Dan	3	2

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	4, 1

5-Star Albums (45)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Popular Reviews

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths · 2 likes

1/5

You either love or hate Morrissey...and I hate him. Hate is a strong word so I will just say I have never liked his whining sound.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West · 2 likes

1/5

Refuse to listen to an anti-semitic a-hole.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners · 1 likes

1/5

I appreciate learning more about them besides "Come On Eileen!"

Make Yourself

Incubus · 1 likes

2/5

Rap metal - there's a first time for everything but we have moved on. And so this feels tepid now.

Rocks

Aerosmith · 1 likes

1/5

Not a fan

1-Star Albums (49)

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

All Ratings

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

Tons of distortion, metal, and noise. Not my cup of tea, but I see why it may be a big deal.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

I could see how this is legendary!

Garbage

3/5

Some standout tracks for sure, but Version 2.0 is a more consistently solid and well-produced album.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Neil Young is a god-like talent. I did not know this album but enjoyed very much.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

2/5

How timely with Ozzy's death. Never was into him or Black Sabbath so I appreciate the intro to a great album. Supernaut is a killer track.

1984

Van Halen

1/5

You can’t argue this album made lots of people rich, and so epic in one way. But essential?

The Specials

2/5

Guessing they put ska on the map but not great music.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Good choice - Tricky is his prime!

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Their sound is like a warm hug. So good.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

1/5

You either love or hate Morrissey...and I hate him. Hate is a strong word so I will just say I have never liked his whining sound.

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

3/5

Definitely deserves a place on this list. Grunge before grunge existed.

Ingenue

k.d. lang

1/5

Meh

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Another love 'em or hate 'em situation. Not my cup of tea

Murmur

R.E.M.

1/5

Strong opinion but this does not belong on this list

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2/5

Sure, influential - let's go with that.

Paris 1919

John Cale

1/5

Somebody really needs to explain or justify why this album is on this list. This is why 1001 is really too many albums to consider which leaves the door open for "just okay" albums to get in.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Now we're talking. Definitely should be on this list.

Hms Fable

Shack

1/5

Who dis? Never head of this band or album, and I would like to think I know "influential" things in music given my education and background. And after listen to the album, I still don't see it.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

1/5

They have better songs. But the lead singer is cancelled now, right?

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

It created enough intrigue that I had to come back to it and listen to it a 2nd and 3rd time.

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Thanks for turning me onto this album. I don't think I would have listened to this - Bowie's newer stuff - but it was good.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

This definitely deserves to be on the list.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

1/5

Agree to disagree, but this one is lame

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

Can I give this 6 stars?!?

The Score

Fugees

5/5

What an album - Lauryn, Wyclef, and Forte were creative supergeniuses!

Sound Affects

The Jam

2/5

Just okay

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

3/5

Very distinctive sound, gets repetitive though

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

No brainer

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Pretty, pretty good

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Yep, definitely a good album.

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

Who's great, and live recordings have their charm.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

Damn fine album. Kinda forgot how incredible they were.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

3/5

Sure, probably worth listening to before I die.

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Classic Peter Gabriel - can't argue with this.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Really good sound!

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

1/5

Maybe if I was on speed, I would like this.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

1/5

Yawn

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Issac Hayes for 18 minutes - okay.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

1/5

I could have died and not listened to this album.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

1/5

Not trending up lately - another blase choice

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Decent choice

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Amazing

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Amazing too

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Wonderful

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

He screams a lot. But I love the Deal sisters. So, I approve.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

3/5

I appreciate the revisit to this band! Solid sonic experience!

White Light

Gene Clark

2/5

Never heard of this guy so thanks for the introduction. Not my cup of tea, but still a worthy listen.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Damn, can she sing!

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Great stuff

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

OMG. I already loved Count Basie but never heard this album before!

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Almost 2 hours I wish I could get back.

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

Well, you can't argue with Prince. A bit more shrieking than I want in some of my songs, though.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

That twang is an acquired taste. I can only take so much.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

1/5

Another that I didn't need to hear before I died.

Real Life

Magazine

1/5

No thank you

The Clash

5/5

Magnificent!

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

2/5

Good if you're into that kind of thing

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Historic, legendary!

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

This is a no-brainer - wholeheartedly agree!

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

Great album!

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

Don't like, but gotta respect!

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

I am angered by this choice.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Classic Willie

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Pretty much their greatest hits, but it's an album.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

This deserves at least 7 stars!

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Didn't I hear this already? Oh yeah, at Folsom Prison!

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

2/5

Better than I thought it would be

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

Great energy - very solid modern rock album.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

Love Ozomatli, but hadn't heard this album before. Great fusion of sound styles.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Hadn’t listened to the whole double album before. Lots of creativity, but probably could have been trimmed to just one album

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

Yuck

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Beyond words!

The Yes Album

Yes

1/5

No thank you - you really have to like this prog/classic rock sound to endure some of these 8 minute songs

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Probably White Stripes at their pinnacle.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

3/5

Their instrumental stuff is best.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

3/5

Great choice

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Wonderful discovery

Tical

Method Man

2/5

A fine hip-hop album

Roxy Music

2/5

I feel like I should like this more, but I don't.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Holy shit, fabulous live recording - really captures the power of the blues channeled through B.B.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Amazing!

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

Pretty awesome and still stands up

Pink Flag

Wire

3/5

Great energy - not my thing, but I can appreciate

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Pretty great!

Femi Kuti

2/5

Probably pretty great when it first came out. But afro-pop has come a long way and this album sound bland in comparison.

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

Meh

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

They get a lot better after this album, but the roots of their sound start to emerge in this album. Love all the samples!

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

1/5

Never got behind Steely Dan - not for me.

Woodface

Crowded House

1/5

Did not need to hear this before I died.

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Pretty rad!

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

What energy!

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

I can't argue - this is a timeless album

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

No. No, this doesn't need to be on the list.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Decent album - a bit of head banging rock combined with white guy funk

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

1/5

Yawn

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

1/5

I appreciate learning more about them besides "Come On Eileen!"

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

There are definitely 5+ star songs on this album which distort the grading scale...but, as a whole, it's lacking. His voice is both angelic and annoying at the same time. And he died way too young and this is all we really got from him, so that makes it precious as well.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Solid.

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

Pretty great!

Joan Baez

2/5

Great voice - but not for me

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Love his vibe but will choose Pink Moon way more than this one

Eternally Yours

The Saints

2/5

Not much to say - neither amazing or bad. Good energy. Maybe great when it first came up but unremarkable now.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Yuck

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

3/5

Nice selection

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

Superb!

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

Sure okay

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

No thanks

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Pretty great!

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

This is garbage but it's French so it's seems artsy.

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

Can I give this negative stars? Kanye is an antisemitic whack job.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

5/5

Amaze balls!

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Me like

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

1/5

Meh - metal monotony

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

Well-deserved addition to this list!

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

I mean you're not wrong, but I guess I have limits to how much I like Billy Joel.

Fragile

Yes

2/5

Prog rock - prog-ably not for me.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Superb

Make Yourself

Incubus

2/5

Rap metal - there's a first time for everything but we have moved on. And so this feels tepid now.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Yep

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

1/5

I am sure someone likes this.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Sonically repetitive, but nonetheless a good groove

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Pretty great - I could listen to his voice for a long while

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

1/5

Blaahck

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

4/5

What a discovery!

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

What a weirdo - not necessarily in a bad way.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

Chef kiss!

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

yep

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

1/5

Snooze fest

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Were they all on cocaine? The energy of their performance was frenetic.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

How can you vote against Mingus!

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Don't have much to say - neither liked or disliked

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

2/5

I appreciate it...but like it?

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Pretty, pretty, pretty goood!

Rocks

Aerosmith

1/5

Not a fan

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

This should get an 11!

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

I think some has a bias for Afro-pop-jazz-fusion.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

Pretty epic

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Meh

White Ladder

David Gray

3/5

Sure, a bit dated but great at the time

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

I know I am supposed to like this but I never really liked Bruce like some others do. I respect him hugely and I like some his songs.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

5/5

This is why I signed up for this - great album I didn’t know about

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Smooth as butter

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

Dark themes never sounded so pleasant!

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Amazing

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

What a voice!

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Wish I could give this -50 stars

The xx

3/5

Pretty good

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

Refuse to listen to an anti-semitic a-hole.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

5/5

Legendary

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Good ol' rock

Out of Step

Minor Threat

2/5

Awesome for somebody...but not me!

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

1/5

Probably historic - but to me it sounds like a white guy appropriating black music.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

2/5

Not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate it.

Play

Moby

5/5

Sounds like a skinny white vegan guy appropriating black music but I am still a fan!

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Unexpectedly surprise - this is pretty good!

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

Not my jam

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Pretty stellar

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic Jimi

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

2/5

Decent but forgettable

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Awesome - if you're in the holiday mood

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Stones at their best

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

2/5

Fun

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

1/5

Mwh

Adele

3/5

Wonderful voice

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Definitely worthy to be on this list

Pyromania

Def Leppard

1/5

Not for me

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

1/5

Nah

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

I know I am supposed to like this. Classic, right?

California

American Music Club

2/5

Had to listen to it on YouTube. It's alright.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Timeless sound

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

2/5

Meh

Talvin Singh

3/5

Not bad

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

Classic

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

How could say anything ill toward Mr. Ice Cube?!?

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Great

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Solid. A bit whining and depressing

Black Sabbath

1/5

Okay

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Legendary

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

1/5

Puke. For such scary imagery, the band is rather tepid.

Sulk

The Associates

1/5

David Bowie wannabes? Not for me

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

4/5

Wonderful discovery

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Fun stuff!

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

Homeogenic is one of the best albums ever. This is solid.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

I am bit biased towards Jimi.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

Solid

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

A trio of geniuses so of course it's going to be good.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

5/5

One of their best!

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

I think you need context to appreciate this album. It's alright on its own, but if you know how this fits in his discography, it's pretty awesome.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Wowza!

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

1/5

Did not age well - this was probably revolutionary at the time but seems weak now

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

Another one that I am sure people love but it's not for me

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Difference between like and respect - I respect but don't like. His voicing is too, too whiny.

The La's

4/5

Suburb discovery!

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Give this 10 stars!

Iron Maiden

1/5

Gross - what a waste of my time

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

At his best

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Pretty great!

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

3/5

Well, it's a classic, especially if on 'shrooms.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Magnficient - I want more of those funky keyboards.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

5/5

Knew about this band but never listened to them before - loved it!

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

4/5

Solid album

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

1/5

Nah, plus the lead is a perv

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

Knee deep funk

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

5/5

Whoa - how did I not know about this guy?!?

Sincere

Mj Cole

4/5

Sounds a bit dated but I hear the genius in there

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Classic Police - can't argue that their sound was hypnotic!

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

Good to revisit. Still don't like the vocalizations, but the guitar licks are pretty awesome.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

5/5

Forgot about this gem - loved it then and love it now.

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Good to hear their other stuff besides Le Freak (I can't stand that song). Long-ass grooves that you can get lost in...in a good way!

Heroes

David Bowie

2/5

Meh

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

"Gift of a golden voice"

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

3/5

I enjoy Randy even though I can see how he is formulaic and can get under your skin.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Some killer tracks but not the whole album

Music

Madonna

4/5

Madonna is a queen of remaking herself as times change. This was a great chapter when she started to work with wildly creative producers, which took her sound in new directions.

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

It's not you, it's me. I have a hard time sitting through 18+ min songs. I am sure this is great to someone and when it was originally released.

Future Days

Can

2/5

I like the tribal rhythms.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Instant classic!