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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
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5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
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4 | 2.6 | +1.4 |
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
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5 | 3.61 | +1.39 |
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
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5 | 3.63 | +1.37 |
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The Joshua Tree
U2
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5 | 3.67 | +1.33 |
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.69 | +1.31 |
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
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4 | 2.79 | +1.21 |
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Among The Living
Anthrax
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4 | 2.86 | +1.14 |
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
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1 | 2.8 | -1.8 |
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
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1 | 2.77 | -1.77 |
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
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2 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
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2 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
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2 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
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2 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
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1 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
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2 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
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2 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
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| Beatles | 2 | 5 |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 5 |
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Fugees · 1 likes
3/5
Does this album hold up? Maybe? Maybe not? It's a little concerning that the best tracks are cover songs. But the beats and samples are still good. And Miss Lauryn Hill is there, so, 3 stars.
1-Star Albums (7)
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Massive Attack
3/5
I love how chill this album is. Makes me want to sit outside at night and sip a cocktail. Low Fi beats
Yes
3/5
I like Yes and there are a few great tracks on this album but it's a little uneven?
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
This is a lot. I'd probably need a many more listens to digest all of this but I'm probably not going to do that.
Queen
4/5
This album is big and dramatic and Queen effin rules
Iron Maiden
4/5
Not a huge metal guy but this album rips. Put them in the Iron Maiden. Excellent!
Metallica
4/5
A classic. Technical but kinda raw. Metal but still melodic in a way.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Karen O could sing the phone books and it would sound amazing. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rule. 3.5 stars
Iggy Pop
3/5
Had no idea Bowie was involved with this one. Can't hear Lust For Life without thinking of Trainspotting.
Lorde
2/5
Save the drama for your mama! I'm sure this is fine, but it isn't for me.
Brian Wilson
2/5
I like Brian Wilson and I like the Beach Boys but there's something about this album that a slog to listen to. What's probably a 1 is a 2 for me because its Brian Wilson.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Just a gorgeous album. Marvin Gaye pointing out and sometimes solving the world's problems in the most beautiful soulful way.
Dr. Dre
5/5
It's Dre. It's Snoop. It changed rap. Its a five.
Destiny's Child
3/5
Not everything on this album is great but what is, is. Charlie's Angels song, check. BeeGees cover, check. I was ready for this jelly.
Laibach
1/5
Is this Industrial music? If so, Industrial music is not for me.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Maybe I need to listen to this a few mote times. I like Elvis Costello but this is kinda meh?
The Beach Boys
5/5
Top 5 album of all time.
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Love this album. It's like a greatest hits album except an actual album. Plus Kate Bush for good measure. All thriller no filler!
Sigur Rós
3/5
Sigur Ros is like Icelandic Explosions in the Sky and I'm cool with that. Plus the use of Staralfur in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou rules.
Cornershop
3/5
I'd heard Brimful of Asha but not this album. The cover of Norwegian Wood is good. I really enjoyed this!
The Beach Boys
2/5
A more psychedelic Beach Boys but also they're more environmentally conscience? They should have made the whole album Feel Flows.
David Bowie
2/5
I know its Bowie, but, meh?
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3/5
I listened to this album quite a bit during my hippy phase in high school. It has its moments!
David Gray
3/5
Really don't know that much about David Gray (is he british maybe?), but for some reason I really like this album. 3.5 stars
Fiona Apple
3/5
Didn't really remember many of the tracks other than the hits, but this is a really solid album. I wonder if my listening is now influenced by Fetch the Bolt Cutters? 3.5 stars
D'Angelo
3/5
Smooth R&B Jamz!
Joan Armatrading
3/5
I don't think I've ever heard of Joan Armatrading, but man, this album is pretty good. Bluesy, funky and her voice is killer. I feel like this album could have been made in the last 10-15 years. Sounds way ahead of its time.
Nick Drake
3/5
Really pretty album. I like the way Drake's breathy vocals play with the piano and guitar.
Lana Del Rey
2/5
Ever if she lives on a airboat in the swamps now, for whatever reason, I just can't get down with Lana
Suede
2/5
Wikipedia says Suede is part of Britpop's big four, with Oasis, Blur, and Pulp, but I swear I've never heard of them. I guess this album was fine? 2.5/5 stars?
5/5
Top 3 greatest albums of all time.
Paul Simon
4/5
I know this album gets flack for appropriation and breaking the boycott of South Africa but I can't help but love it. I love the zydeco, I love the South African sound, I love Ladysmith Black Mambazo I love the unmistakable mid-80s sounds. One of my faves.
Michael Jackson
5/5
A perfect album. No notes.
Robert Wyatt
1/5
This could have easily been 1000 albums to listen to before you die. I did NOT have to listen to this album, which was in fact unlistenable. 0 stars
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
Pretty groovy 60's blues
Shack
3/5
Never heard of Shack. Dreamy, late 90's Irish/Liverpuddlian vibes. I'm getting a spacey Todd the Wet Sprocket? Not bad. 2.75 stars. Rounding up to 3.
Blur
2/5
I generally like Damon Albarn projects but for some reason, this one isn't doing it for me.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
Pretty soulful, especially for a British lady.
Joanna Newsom
1/5
I lasted 30 minutes and couldn't do any more. I actually enjoyed the harp but the vocals were not for me.
Black Sabbath
4/5
The birthplace of heavy metal.
The Beach Boys
3/5
This one is no Pet Sounds, but the classic Beach Boys harmonies are still there.
The Stooges
3/5
Ripped and sinewy...just like Iggy Pop
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Really good but such a debbie downer of an album
Suicide
2/5
I've never heard of this band. I saw another review of this album that said "The first note of the first song had me intrigued but it quickly got really bad after that." And I thought, did I write that? Some interesting things going on, but overall a tough listen.
John Cale
2/5
Why does John Cale sound like Ringo on some of these tracks?
Soft Cell
2/5
I enjoy 80s new wave but this just isn't for me.
Kanye West
3/5
I remember when this album debuted, mostly thanks to Slow Jamz and Through the Wire. It sounded so unique compared to other hip-hop albums and still does. Kayne before Kayne Kayne'd. 3.5 stars
Pink Floyd
5/5
Oh, by the way, which one's Pink? 10 stars
The Coral
2/5
I'd never heard of The Coral. This album is chaotic and not in a great way. Did they steal the guitar riff on "Goodbye" from Disney's It's A Small World? The early aughts were a wild time.
The Zutons
3/5
Another band I've never heard of. I really enjoyed this one! Not sure if it was just the production, but the band sounded really tight... and I'm a sucker for a rock n roll sax.
Pentangle
1/5
Even in the time of '69's peace, love, and harmony, I feel like these folks would have booed off the Woodstock stage.
Depeche Mode
4/5
I'm a sucker for 80s new wave and this album has 3 classic tracks.
The Police
4/5
The Police are cool and this album is cool. Message in a bottle right out of the gate. Stewart Copeland just smashing the drums from start to finish.
The White Stripes
3/5
Not my fave White Stripes album but still very good!
Neil Young
3/5
I know he's Neil Young and he's the godfather of grunge and everything, but it's just not my thing.
Lenny Kravitz
3/5
Lenny Kravitz will always be cool. Didn't realize he produced and played all of the instruments on this album. Not bad for a debut!
Sex Pistols
3/5
I know this is regarded as one of the greatest punk rock albums of all time. This was the first time I've ever listened all the way through and was a little underwhelmed.
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Pretty solid album. All Through the Night is a banger. I prefer Prince's version of Prince's When You Were Mine.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Is this album about Marvin Gaye's divorce? I get the sense that it's about Marvin Gaye's divorce but there's really no way to be sure. I'm not against records about divorce (see Beck's Sea Change) but this is 75 minutes very specifically about Marvin Gaye's divorce (from Anna, it seems). That said, the fact that its Marvin Gaye and still has some pretty funky and soulful moments gets it 3 stars. This "review" was almost as long as that album!
The Youngbloods
3/5
I think Get Together is the only Young Bloods tune I'm familiar with and this album sounds nothing like that song. I really kinda liked this album. Some Alt country on the first track? Then funky folk music? And then the jam lounge jazz vibes with the last track? It was all over the place style-wise but it all seemed to work cohesively.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
I appreciate that LCD Soundsystem has a sound that's unmistakably LCD Soundsystem. I'm not always in the mood for them but when I am, this album is the one.
Michael Jackson
4/5
It's a pop classic. It's Bad.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I suppose that there is an artistic merit to Leonard Cohen but he just isn't for me.
Mike Oldfield
2/5
Inexplicably, I was sort of enjoying this. I'm thinking, this is way more than just the famous riff from The Exorcist .... and then Mike starts naming the instruments he's playing. Then halfway through Part II, the ACTUAL demon from The Exorcist grabbed the mic for some reason? What?? And then we get into Turkey in the Straw. Hahaha. What is this?
Fugees
3/5
Does this album hold up? Maybe? Maybe not? It's a little concerning that the best tracks are cover songs. But the beats and samples are still good. And Miss Lauryn Hill is there, so, 3 stars.
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I have a friend who's a massive Bruce fan. In college, at house parties, at some point in the evening, he would inevitably find a perch on a chair, stoop, or a hood of a car and singing at the top of his lungs, would lead the party in a sing-along of Born to Run. Good times. Take that, Mr. Brightside. Anyway, truth be told, I've never listened to this album from start to finish. Shame on me.
Lauryn Hill
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Maybe this album isn't a 4 but it's a 4 to me. First time I heard Arcade Fire was this album and it was so weird and different. Still a great listen.
Anthrax
4/5
I read another review that described Among the Living as thrash metal bordering on punk rock and I kind of like that. This album shredded the legs of my acid washed jeans.
Hookworms
3/5
Never heard of Hookworms. Is this an album I had to hear before I died? Probably not. But I listened three or four times and it got better with each listen. Maybe it was the crunchy organ and Stereolab vibes? Welp, on my way to listen to some Stereolab.
Saint Etienne
2/5
Pretty chill house music, but most songs on here sound fairly similar?
Green Day
3/5
Not a huge Green Day fan or pop punk for that matter but this album is full of hits and Green Day's drummer is named Tre Cool!
Pulp
3/5
Pulp is fine I guess. I know Common People but mostly because of the Shatner version.
Pixies
4/5
A classic. Pixies rule and so does this album.
Meat Loaf
4/5
I enjoy that the album art for Bat Out of Hell looks like the album sounds. Unnecessarily huge, theatrical, explosive, way over produced, awesomeness. May a giant bat on a steeple watch over you as you launch your motorcycle out of the grave.
Tears For Fears
4/5
I'd never listened to this in its entirety before. Obviously the hits are the hits but man, this is pretty good. The Broken/Head Over Heals/Broken reprise sequence is fantastic. The music is undeniably 80s but somehow doesn't seem outdated? And they end with a 7 minute instrumental? Ballsy. This might be a 4.5/5. Okay 4.25.
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Joni Mitchell has such a beautiful and unique voice but this isn't really for me. Maybe giving this another listen in a different mindset on a different day would help.
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
The album could have just been Elizbeth Reed and Whipping Post and it would have still rocked. Jam On!
Big Star
3/5
Hey! Alex Chilton wrote the theme song to That 70's Show and Thank you Friends is on my Thanksgiving playlist. This is fine I guess??
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
First time I ever heard Siouxsie And The Banshees was on the Batman Returns sdtk. Lol. Anyway, this album is fine. It may not deserve 3 stars but it gets 3 because Siouxsie Sioux will always be cool as hell.
Gene Clark
3/5
This got better after a few listens. Really enjoyed the title track.
CHIC
4/5
This album sounds like a paneled disco dance floor and cocaine.
Soundgarden
4/5
Grunge essential
The Divine Comedy
3/5
This was a little unusual, but I sorta enjoyed it. Big production. It was almost had a Father John Misty vibe to it. I wonder if Divine Comedy had any influence on FJM?
Cheap Trick
4/5
Can you honestly tell me that you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander? Or the charisma of Rick Nielsen? Well I didn't forget. This one rules.
Deee-Lite
4/5
Groove is in the Heart has to be the most upbeat, happy song in the history of music with Bootsy Collins and Q Tip thrown in for good measure. World Clique might be deserving of a 4 for that song alone. Sure, not every track on this one is a winner (loooking at you, Who Was That?), but the good ones do some heavy lifting. Quintessential 90s dance music.
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
A classic!
The Pogues
4/5
There's no one like the Pogues and there's nothing like this punk rock Irish folk album
David Bowie
3/5
Not my favorite Bowie album, even when you consider the timing with his death.
Arcade Fire
4/5
An all time fave of mine. Beautiful in places, raw in others, then a dance party breaks out in Crown of Love.
Dwight Yoakam
4/5
One of the reviews of this album said "Dwight sounds like he was born and always lived in comfort" ... so he never got the raspy voice of Cash or Jennings or Kristofferson. But I think that's exactly the point. Yoakam's "clean" vocals and generally upbeat music (I'm a sucker for tejano accordion) juxtaposed with the lyrics about jealousy, murder, stealing, and drinking yourself death, is a winner in my book! Why did I write so much about this album? Anyway, 3.75 stars
Keith Jarrett
3/5
I kind of enjoyed this. Pretty amazing that it was improvised.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Praise You was on repeat junior year in college. Right Here Right Now was on repeat in every tv ad.
Pink Floyd
5/5
It just so happens that my favorite album is the best album of all time.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Unpopular opinion - I'm not the biggest fan of Janis Joplin. Probably would have enjoyed this tracks more without her vocals.
Cypress Hill
3/5
I think I prefer Black Sunday to this one, but Cypress Hill set the standard for stoner rap.
Radiohead
3/5
Radiohead is fine I guess. Sorta need to be in the mood for them. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is a cool song.
David Bowie
3/5
This album is a little all over the place. The hits are there but then there's an unnecessary cover of Across the Universe and some other forgettable tracks. But, funky Fascination might be the sleeper star.
2Pac
3/5
While I appreciate Pac's honest and raw lyrics and don't deny his rapping ability, I could never get into his music.
Paul Weller
2/5
Everytime something good started to happen on this album, it was quickly replaced with something boring and then the boring thing lasted for a long time.
Teenage Fanclub
3/5
I've always been aware of Teenage FanClub but I don't think I've ever listened to them. This kinda rules. Rocking riffs, soaring guitars and tight harmonies. Power pop at its best. 3.75
Eagles
4/5
I'm a little biased because I'm not the biggest Eagles fan, but this album is a classic. I'm not sure this is a 5 but it's really really close.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
I'm no big band expert but this was cool. And it had an atom bomb explosion on the album cover.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
On one hand, I like that the collabs on this album show that blues is the essence of a lot of different styles of music. One the other, I think I would have rather just listened to John Lee Hooker.
Screaming Trees
3/5
Maybe not one of the world's 1001 essential albums, but it's another album I had never heard but rather enjoyed. 90s grungy. A sitar. Huge QoTSA vibes.
The Cult
3/5
I can't listen to The Cult without thinking of Beavis and Butthead talking about tattoos (I wish I had been born with one). I wanted to be dismissive of this album but ended up listening to it four times. Minus the unnecessary Born to Be Wild cover, it really grew on me.
ZZ Top
4/5
I remember riding around in my dad's 1994 Cutlass Ciera listening to this cassette. Despite losing some edge while dipping its toe into the MTV synth swimming pool of 1983, this album is still a classic. Billy Effing Gibbons.
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I love 1001 Albums because without it, I would have never known that Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg sang backup on Cover Me! Anyway, this isn't even the best Bruce album and it is still a 5.
Prefab Sprout
3/5
This was an unexpected surprise. I've never heard of Prefab Sprouts but I rather enjoyed this. You could have told me this was a Squeeze album and I would have believed you.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2/5
Perhaps one day I will come around on Neil Young but that day is not today. The cool guitar jams saved this from a one star.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Dirty swamp blues rock jams. Keep on Chooglin' indeed.
Massive Attack
2/5
Did there need to be two Massive Attack albums on this list?
John Coltrane
5/5
I don't really know jazz but I don't think you have to to feel that this one is special.
Elliott Smith
3/5
Have to be in the mood for Elliott Smith. Hits and misses on this one but overall it's a pretty album.
Les Rythmes Digitales
2/5
There were a few fun tracks on here but most of it reminded me of an 8 bit soundtrack to a bad Konami game.
Marty Robbins
4/5
Silky smooth vocals, killer guitar work, and old western gun fights. Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with this album. Classic.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
Is this a punk rock album? Every track on here is 2 minutes long! And you're Mary Tyler Moore.
The Prodigy
3/5
Peak late Nineties. Brings back memories of freshman year in college.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
Its hard for me to tell if this album is good because its good or if I'm Beatles biased. I'm gonna say good. Also Let Me Roll It is a banger. 3.5 stars
The Stone Roses
3/5
This was fine I guess
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Emmylou Harris's voice. Sheesh. I really liked this. Beautiful. Haunting. And a surprise duet with Dave Matthews!
3/5
For whatever reason, I've always had a hard time getting into the Kinks. Lots of their stuff is great but I find them challenging. Some good tracks on this one too but also several that seem meh.
Willie Nelson
3/5
All of the tracks on this one kinda of sound the same, which is fine because its Willie.
The Notorious B.I.G.
4/5
Really struggled with rating this one. It's really hard to beat Biggie's flow and wordplay. Not every track/skit hits, but the tracks that do hit hit hard. 3.75 stars rounded up.
Wilco
4/5
I prefer A.M. over Being There but I also appreciate Being There as a bridge to bigger and better Wilco things. It's probably a little too long, but still a good listen. IIRC, this album was one of the first CDs I owned that came in a paper/cardboard CD case instead of a plastic jewel case. Hashtag The More You Know! 3.9 Stars.
The Fall
1/5
This...this wasn't good
Bob Dylan
2/5
I may have come to the conclusion that I don't dislike Dylan songs, just Dylan's voice. Them's cover of It's All Over Now Baby Blue is so much better than Dylan's version. Hendrix owns All Along the Watchtower. Plus The New Basement Tapes is extremely enjoyable.
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
I honestly don't think I'd ever listened to this album front to back. I'm trying to wrap my head around how this can be an artist's debut album but I'm coming up short. Goodness grascious. My only complaint is that Third Stone from the Sun is too short. I wish it jammed on for forever.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
This was a lot of noise, but in a kind of charming kind of way. I might have starred this higher but unfortunately, it was unnecessarily long.
Japan
2/5
This felt like an off brand Duran Duran
David Crosby
2/5
Some cool guitar work but mostly boring
Björk
3/5
Quirky and odd just like Bjork!
The Black Keys
3/5
Lots of good tracks on this one although I feel like my appreciation for it has waned over the years. I saw the tour supporting this album back in 2013 and it ripped. This one is somewhere between a 3 and 4.
Talking Heads
3/5
This album seemed to make the jump from disco to new wave all within its 1 hour run time. Take Me to the River is a standard. I don't think I'd ever heard the album in its entirety, but I really enjoyed it.
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
Wu-Tang Y'all.
CHIC
3/5
Didn't enjoy this one as much as the other CHIC album on this list but its still discoriffic.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
This is essentially a greatest hits album and even the tracks that aren't hits are full of swampy goodness.
Nick Drake
3/5
A really beautiful album. Perfect for early morning or chill, late night listening. Cello Song is a standout.
Everything But The Girl
2/5
Her voice is really beautiful and I like the jazz undertones but these tracks got fairly repetitive.
B.B. King
3/5
This is as much big band as it is blues. I'd rather more blues.
Franz Ferdinand
3/5
Take Me Out was on repeat when it debuted. Solid album. 3.5 stars.
Deep Purple
4/5
Rock on, Space Truckers
The Flaming Lips
4/5
This album is really close to a 5 for me. The concept, the songwriting and the weirdness are all top notch. Flaming Lips at their absolute best.
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
I generally like the Psychedelic Furs but I found this one to be pretty boring
The Jam
3/5
Never heard of The Jam. This was pretty ok!
Buck Owens
3/5
Honky Tonkin' goodness. 3.5 stars
Arctic Monkeys
2/5
Just have a hard time getting into the Arctic Monkeys....
Elvis Presley
3/5
This album starts slow but the really revs up in the back half. Kentucky Rain is a banger. 3.5 stars
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
Pretty good British blues rock
Miles Davis
4/5
Very cool
Various Artists
4/5
This is probably a 5 (Darlene Love could sing the phone book and it would be spectacular) but Phil Spector coming on the end of the record to tell me he had a good time making the record drops it just a notch.
The Cure
3/5
Pretty good. I enjoyed the tracks that did not have Robert Smith more than the ones that did.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Makes me want to tear down the establishment.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
Not much of a NIN fan, but this album seemed so unique compared with the music coming out around that time.
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Got a lot more of Stevie's vocals on this album, as opposed to Songs in the Key of Life and I really enjoyed that.
5/5
Classic album and one of the first cassettes I owned. Solid from start to finish.
Coldplay
4/5
Once upon a time Coldplay was cool and good and this album was the pinnacle of that time.
Sonic Youth
3/5
I like sonic Youth and Teen Age Riot rips but maybe this didn't need to be a double album?
George Jones
4/5
Ole Possum was feeling saaaad on this album. And it was brilliant. Super tight musicianship, too.
Bob Dylan
3/5
At least this album had Tangled Up in Blue, the least bad Dylan song. And Jack of Hearts is a cool story. Hey, look at me saying nice things about Bob Dylan!
ABBA
4/5
Fun, feel-good disco goodness. Fernando slaps, as the kids say.
Dire Straits
3/5
Nothing wrong with Mark Knopfler picking on the guitar
Thin Lizzy
4/5
I wasn't aware Thin Lizzy had a live album and where has it been all my life. My goodness, this absolutely rips. The jam at the end of I'm Still In Love With You was unexpectedly awesome.
Joy Division
2/5
For some reason, I thought I liked Joy Division, but now I'm not so sure....
I really enjoyed this. Like Rolling Stones light, with Rod Stewart!
Throwing Muses
2/5
This was fine but not one of the 1001 albums I had to listen to before I died.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Not my favorite Stones album but still pretty great. I like the dabble into country and the fact that it's a bit gritty.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Why is there so much Siouxsie Sioux on this list?
Queens Of The Stone Age
4/5
QOTSA make rock music
Stan Getz
4/5
All day background music. Loved it.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Jeff Lynn is the 4th best Wilbury. 3.5 Stars.
Public Enemy
4/5
I'd never really listen listened to this one before. Really enjoyed it.
The Smiths
4/5
I kinda liked this. I just wish it had less Morrissey.
Morrissey
3/5
I kinda liked this. I just wish it had less Morrissey.
Deep Purple
3/5
I think I've slept on Deep Purple all my life. They really rock!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
We've had a lot of "this is fine" type albums lately.
Dolly Parton
4/5
There's a lot of Dolly Goodness packed into this album's 27 minutes.
Beatles
5/5
It may not be the best Beatles album but it's in my top 4.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Bluesy goodness!
Scott Walker
2/5
I don't think I understand what this is.
Death In Vegas
3/5
Decent background music
Green Day
3/5
Extremely theatrical and a little more pop than pop punk but still pretty solid.
T. Rex
3/5
T. Rex is still an enigma to me. They rock but they seem so mysterious?
Kate Bush
3/5
I don't think I could listen to this one regularly but Kate Bush's voice is so beautiful and haunting, especially with the orchestral arrangements. The theatrical parts on Waking the Witch were kind of weird.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Enjoyed the nods to classic R&B
Talking Heads
4/5
Weird and quirky with just a little bit disco. I'll take it.
Steely Dan
4/5
I really struggled rating this one. Clearly it's not a Thriller or a Sgt. Pepper, but damn, this is a great album. It's getting a 4 but it's a 5 in my heart.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
This album rules. Booker T, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn. Hell yeah.
De La Soul
3/5
Ash
3/5
I only know Ash because of their track on the Life Less Ordinary Sdtk. They weren't really on my radar in 1996 but I think I would have enjoyed them if they had been. They have a trippy/rockin Weezer thing going on that's pretty enjoyable.
The Who
4/5
Classic album, starting with Baba O'Riley and ending with Won't Get Fooled Again. Come on. And the songs seem ahead of their time. This one is just slightly below the "all time great album" level for me, 4.75 stars. But you could probably convince me that it's a 5.
ZZ Top
4/5
Might be my fave ZZ Top album. Definitely ZZ Top at their gritty, dirty Texas best.
Ray Charles
4/5
This makes me want to watch all the musical scenes in the Blues Brothers.
The Pharcyde
3/5
Really fun trip-hop goodness.
The Bees
3/5
Be right back, adding this to my summertime play list
Machito
4/5
Give me all the Afro Cuban beats!
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Maybe there is a time a place for this album but the day I listened to it was not that time or place.
Fats Domino
4/5
Fats in the man.
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Disco meets R&B with some killer guitar parts. Yet, I was hoping for a little more?
The Icarus Line
2/5
Another album where it started cool and then waned as it continued.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Wish I could have 'Skip'ped this one! HEY-YO!
Rush
4/5
40 minutes of near perfection
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
I wore this one out in 8th grade but it probably needs to stay in 8th grade.
The Specials
3/5
Not the biggest Ska fan, but I rather enjoyed this!
2/5
The Look of Love is a cool song
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
There should be a law that every Dexys Midnight Runners' album has to have Come On Eileen on it.
Neil Young
2/5
I...I didn't hate this?
The Doors
2/5
I just don't get The Doors.
The Darkness
3/5
I can't believe this album is on this list, but I'm not mad about it. Possibly one of the most fun albums of all time. Love Is Only a Feeling stands up to any great rock ballad. It's a 3 but it's a 4 in my heart.
Def Leppard
4/5
Sorta forgot what a great album this is. Lots of hits but even the non-hits sound pretty solid. It definitely sounds like it's from the 80s but in a good way?
Violent Femmes
5/5
The Violent Femmes...they bring all their equipment on the bus. And you can't f*ck with the Violent Femmes. You cannot f*ck with this band!
Radiohead
2/5
A little whiney, even for Radiohead
Rush
2/5
I think 2112 is for die-hard Rush fans
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
The first half of this sounded like a White Stripes album. The second half sounded like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In conclusion, pretty good!
The Smiths
2/5
Whenever I think of The Smiths, I think of Beavis and Butthead watching Morrissey
The Beta Band
2/5
To borrow a line from a friend, I know I listened to this yesterday, but I don't recall anything about it
Frank Zappa
3/5
Peaches En Regalia is fun track.
Cream
4/5
Psych rock. This album is a 5 musically but some of the lyrics are a little suspect.
Eminem
2/5
I've never really understood the appeal the Eminem
Al Green
3/5
Silky smooth
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
I like ELP's hits, but this seemed a little "extra". But I suppose that's what ELP do.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Not a bad option for a Good Friday.
The Offspring
3/5
I can't listen to The Offspring w/o thinking about how Dexter Holland has a PhD in molecular biology. Anyway, pretty fun 90s punk.
Grizzly Bear
3/5
I appreciate the Grizzly Bear has a very unique sound. This one's a good listen.
Django Django
2/5
I appreciate that Django Django have a very unique sound but this isn't an album I could listen to regularly.
Pixies
2/5
This was fine. I guess I prefer Pixies more well known tunes.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
This was better than I remembered.
Johnny Cash
4/5
Hello. He's Johnny Cash.
Nick Drake
3/5
Drake's voice is so soothing. Great background music.
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
This album is a good example of why I listed to a lot of Classic Rock in the 90s
Burning Spear
4/5
The only bad thing about this album is that its not long enough.
Johnny Cash
3/5
I prefer Johnny Cash singing Johnny Cash but this is still pretty good
Steely Dan
4/5
Any Major Dude Will Tell You that this album rules.
Kings of Leon
3/5
KOL are catchy, but in way that makes me feel like I'm somehow being tricked, if that makes sense?
XTC
2/5
Kind of weird and not in the best way. Dear God is a radio staple.
The Killers
2/5
The kids these days LOVE Mr. Brightside
Pretenders
4/5
The Pretenders rule and Chrissie Hynde is one of a kind.
George Harrison
4/5
I really enjoyed this one. Vintage George on disc 1, kick-ass jams on disc 2.
Black Flag
3/5
Punk Rock is always good!
Brian Eno
3/5
Enjoyable background music.
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
What came first, German industrial noise music or Nihilism?