1001 Albums Summary

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80
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3.63
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7%
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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
5 3.19 +1.81
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
5 3.21 +1.79
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
5 3.25 +1.75
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
5 3.29 +1.71
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
5 3.45 +1.55
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
5 3.6 +1.4
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
5 3.62 +1.38
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5 3.65 +1.35
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5 3.82 +1.18
Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
4 2.85 +1.15

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
2 3.62 -1.62
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
2 3.2 -1.2
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
2 3.01 -1.01

5-Star Albums (12)

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Great performance, tight musicianship, great atmosphere, and great singing and band leading by the Godfather of Soul himself. Only complaint is that I wish that the bass was placed in the centre of the mix instead of being hard-panned to the left!

Dear Phil Spector, Thanks for the Christmas gift, you creepy bastard. We will never forgive you for murdering Lana Clarkson, but here’s three stars for making a Christmas album that I actually wouldn’t mind listening to.

4-Star Albums (31)

All Ratings (80)

Moon Safari by Air
Sep 08 2025

This was my first album, and I had never heard of this group before. There was much to like about this album. I dug a few of the instrumentals with French titles particularly.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Sep 09 2025

Classic album that gets the job done in a little over 30 minutes.

Sep 10 2025

Rap isn't one of my favourite genres of music, and this album didn't do much for me. There were parts I liked, such as the little fragment that sorta repeats itself throughout the album, but some of the songs felt a bit disconnected structurally, and some of the samples didn't seem to make sense in their respective songs. It's not for me, though I can understand why many people like it.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Sep 11 2025

AC/DC rock! Maybe their music is sometimes a bit samey, but who cares, it still makes me wanna run a marathon and get laid.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Sep 12 2025

I’ve never heard this before, but this might be one of the best debuts I have heard. Originally gave it a four, but decided to bump it up to a five.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Sep 13 2025

Imagine if The Cure actually released an album that only went for seventeen seconds… This album was okay, but a bit depressing and samey at times. The Cure have done much better.

At Budokan by Cheap Trick
Sep 13 2025

Funny to think that these guys were once considered to be the next Beatles.

Sep 14 2025

I don’t know why John Barleycorn deserves to die, but I liked this album anyway. One of the tracks near the end of the album convinced me to bump my score up to a four.

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black
Sep 15 2025

Has more songs than London Calling, just to name one classic double album, yet very few songs on this would be worthy of being on that masterpiece.

Sep 16 2025

Back when country music was not about beer and booty, but when it was about shooting bad guys and getting hanged. Oh, how I miss the old times.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Sep 17 2025

Dunno why this album was on the list, but it was a pretty decent listen.

2112 by Rush
Sep 18 2025

Very good prog album. I will not make this review longer than the first track.

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps
Sep 19 2025

Oh, how I wish the lord had taught them some songs that are actually any good, instead of this lame punk nonsense…

On The Beach by Neil Young
Sep 20 2025

Back when I was in college I used to go to a bar and.....oh wait, wrong Neil Young album.

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
Sep 21 2025

This is probably an album that music nerds wouldn't care for, but I enjoyed the hell outta it for some reason. I would make for a terrible music critic, but that doesn't worry me.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
Sep 22 2025

Sorry Pitchfork, but I didn’t care for this. Which is strange, because Fiona Apple has done some good stuff.

The Stranger by Billy Joel
Sep 23 2025

Banger after banger. Can't believe that there is only one album by Billy Joel on this list yet many bands I've never heard of before have two albums. I shouldn't question it too much.

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Sep 24 2025

Okay, I’ll shake my money maker, though not when anyone is watching. I’m a really bad dancer

Kid A by Radiohead
Sep 25 2025

Because I never really listened to Radiohead before, I had mixed feelings about this album. There were some great songs, but also some that I did not care for. Maybe I should relisten to it one day.

Low-Life by New Order
Sep 26 2025

Hot take, but New Order is basically '80s music with the campiness removed to make it palatable for music nerds. The album was alright, but it peaks with the first two or three tracks and doesn't quite reach the same heights again.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Sep 27 2025

I get the appeal of this type of music, but it's a bit too dark and depressing for me.

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys
Sep 28 2025

I'm surprised to see so many reviewers complaining about this album's length. This is because the only version of this album available on streaming is the "Collector's Edition" of the album, with a whole other disc of bonus tracks and stuff that regular people wouldn't be interested in. You only have to listen to the first thirteen tracks on the album (up to "This Land Is Your Land), and what an enjoyable thirteen tracks they are! This is definitely my kind of music, and it makes me want to check out more stuff from The Waterboys. (Originally gave this album four stars, but screw it, I'm giving this a five).

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley
Sep 29 2025

There's a lot of superior music to be found from the sixties, but this is harmless enough. Dunno why he has three albums on the list though.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Oct 05 2025

Excellent double album that stays consistent throughout all four sides. I even liked the stuff with the sped up vocals.

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
Oct 06 2025

A totally solid album, though there are some songs with extremely strange titles.

The White Album by Beatles
Oct 07 2025

“Wild Honey Pie” is awful, but this still deserves 5 stars.

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Oct 08 2025

A little over-the-top with distortion, but some good melodies, so three stars.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
Dec 05 2025

After a two month break from the generator, I’m back with this album. A decent suite of piano driven songs.

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
Dec 06 2025

Ah, an Elvis Presley album. I really enjoyed this one. A splendid 30 minute collection of rockers and ballads. This is my 29th album overall and the 13th album that I gave four or five stars to. Interestingly, none of those 13 albums were released after 1989. That makes me feel older than I actually am………..

Dec 07 2025

Better than I expected it to be. Has quite a good sound quality for a punk record, which is nice. I’d also like to point out that every track on the album is tagged as explicit on Apple Music, despite the fact that the only potentially offensive language is a single use of “bitching” (Note that I’m not counting the lyrics of the dozen bonus tracks, I didn’t listen to them). How strange.

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star
Dec 08 2025

An interesting, but flawed album, that has no definitive version (just look at the number of alternative tracklists on Wikipedia). I enjoyed it, but it felt a bit…..disconnected. I don’t know.

Dec 09 2025

Great performance, tight musicianship, great atmosphere, and great singing and band leading by the Godfather of Soul himself. Only complaint is that I wish that the bass was placed in the centre of the mix instead of being hard-panned to the left!

Justified by Justin Timberlake
Dec 10 2025

It was certainly listenable, but not the type of music I’d want to listen to often. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Timbaland-produced tracks, but the rest was okay for 2000s pop music, I guess. I’m not the best judge of pop music from this century, though I will admit that “Rock Your Body” Is a banger.

Bad by Michael Jackson
Dec 13 2025

Dude tried really hard to make an album bigger and better than Thriller, but I don’t think he succeeded. Not bad though (pun intended).

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
Dec 19 2025

Stunning and influential album by a very grumpy dude from Northern Ireland.

Being There by Wilco
Dec 21 2025

It’s good, but a little too long. A good double album that would’ve made a great single disc.

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Dec 22 2025

I’m not sure what to rate this album because I’m not a connoisseur of ambient music, so I’ll give this a three. Nice and mellow, good for playing while you are having a nap.

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues
Dec 23 2025

This is one of my favourite albums so far that I hadn’t heard before in this project and hands down the best album I have gotten that was released in the last thirty years (at least of the albums I have gotten so far).

Destroyer by KISS
Dec 24 2025

Yes, I know it’s a bit stupid, and KISS are very unpopular with music nerds, but I though that this was alright.

Dec 25 2025

This is one of the lowest rated albums on this website, and I can certainly see why. I somewhat enjoyed the first track ironically, but I quickly grew tired of it.

Dec 26 2025

Dear Phil Spector, Thanks for the Christmas gift, you creepy bastard. We will never forgive you for murdering Lana Clarkson, but here’s three stars for making a Christmas album that I actually wouldn’t mind listening to.

Who's Next by The Who
Dec 27 2025

Damn, Keith Moon may have been the greatest drummer ever. This is a legendary album that doesn’t lag in the middle, contrary to what the most popular review of this album claims. Now I gotta go piss on a monolith.

Chelsea Girl by Nico
Dec 28 2025

Not much on this album was up to the level of the tracks that Nico sang on The Velvet Underground and Nico, but I thought that this was okay. Maybe the reason why this has such a low average rating on this site is because some people can’t stand listening to a woman with a thick German accent for 45 minutes?

Moby Grape by Moby Grape
Dec 29 2025

Groovy psychedelic blues from 1967. Funny to see that the most popular keyword for this album is ‘Spotify’, because the complete album is not on streaming for some reason.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Dec 30 2025

Well, I suppose there are worse musicians named Drake, that’s for sure.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Dec 31 2025

It must have been a great day to be a serial killer in San Quentin that day. I mean, Johnny friggin’ Cash played a concert for them. Those lucky undeserving (BLEEP).

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Jan 01 2026

Not even 50 albums in and I have already gotten both live albums recorded in Japan on this list (the other one being Cheap Trick’s At Budokan). Out of those two albums, I prefer this one because it is more technically impressive and exciting, although some of the songs outstay their welcome (which is kind of expected, because this is a 77 minute album with a mere seven tracks).

Blur by Blur
Jan 02 2026

Overall this was a pretty good album. Some of the production was a bit too bizarre for my tastes, but this album had several enjoyable songs.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Jan 03 2026

This record has a real bitchin’ vibe.

Jan 04 2026

Hands down the greatest elevator music album of all time! All jokes aside, this is a nice album. Beautiful arrangements and great vocals from the Chairman of the Board. I’ll basically give almost anything from the sixties a good score.

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
Jan 05 2026

Although it is hard to overlook Randy Newman using the n-word multiple times in the first track, one can’t deny that this is a well made album by the Toy Story dude. There’s something comforting about Randy Newman’s music, even if he tackles controversial subjects in the lyrics.

Jan 06 2026

Only a legend like Bob Dylan in the sixties could end an album with a silly song about catching dinosaurs and making love to Elizabeth Taylor without the album losing any integrity. What a dude!

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
Feb 04 2026

A classic from Clapton. Maybe it should’ve been cut down to one LP, but I shouldn’t complain. It’s still makes for a very good two disc set. Also, how funny would it be if instead of stealing George Harrison’s wife, Eric Clapton fell in love with a different Beatle’s wife: Yoko Ono! That would have been weird.

Solid Air by John Martyn
Feb 05 2026

This generator has recently been giving me a lot of good albums from the late sixties and early seventies. “Solid Air” is a solid album. Nice listen.

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon
Feb 06 2026

What the hell was this? I was expecting to really hate this album, I mean, it’s a rap album about a gynaecologist from Jupiter, and I’m not much of a rap guy, but for some reason, I kind of enjoyed it. The lyrical subject was quite bizarre, but I'm usually more of a music guy, and this album had many solid beats.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Feb 07 2026

You can tell that Kendrick Lamar put a lot of thought and care into this album, and he draws from a wide range of musical influences. I like this album, but I’m not crazy about it like most music nerds seem to be.

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.
Feb 08 2026

Was thinking of giving this a four but then “Don’t” came on. Jeez. That song should replace “Mother” by The Police as the quintessential example of an abrasive, out-of-place song, sung by a member who is not the lead singer, on an otherwise classic album by an 80s trio (that’s overly specific of me). Other than that misstep, this album was good.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge
Feb 09 2026

A bunch of fun. Makes me want to watch “The Birdcage” again.

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Feb 10 2026

It’s very impressive that Muddy Waters was still making kickass albums into his sixties. A true blues legend.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
Feb 11 2026

Makes this sober Australian feel like a drunk Irishman.

Damaged by Black Flag
Feb 12 2026

The singing is awful, a lot of the songs sound the same, and a lot of the songs are extremely dark and depressing. I enjoyed it!

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand
Feb 13 2026

This is a good album, nothing more, nothing less. I wouldn’t say that you have to listen to it before you die, but there are certainly worse albums on the list.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Feb 14 2026

I bet a lot of people saw the title of this album and thought it was going to be a collection of happy, cheesy surf-rock songs, but instead, this album is something else entirely. This may possibly be my favourite Beach Boys album, even though it is not as perfect as Pet Sounds. I mean, Pet Sounds doesn't have Mike Love attempting to rewrite Riot In Cell Block 9 in the middle of it. But there are many beautiful moments to be found on the record and I love nearly every minute of it (even Student Demonstration Time kinda slaps, even though it is very out of place). Also, it has the only great song sung from the perspective of a fucking tree.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Feb 15 2026

Excellent stuff from the son of the guy who had 27 wives (Femi even mentions this in the intro of one of the album's songs). An enjoyable way to spend 74 minutes.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Feb 16 2026

My friend Laurence says that this is the greatest jazz album ever, and I think I would have to agree with him. It's amazing how it goes through many weird chord changes and key signatures while still being quite accessible to nearly all audiences. I could listen to this stuff all day. Also, as a bonus, this album was released on December 14, my birthday. I like it even more because of that.

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Feb 17 2026

I had never heard of Solomon Burke before, and he is a fantastic singer. There are a lot of good songs on this album. I have a weakness for a lot of 1960s music. You would rarely ever see me give a low score to a soul album from that time period.

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear
Feb 18 2026

Man, this album has such a relaxing groove. Reggae is not the first genre that comes to mind when I think of my favourite genres of music, but I do enjoy it whenever I listen to some. It's a bit like smoking weed, but without the illegality or potential side effects.

Feb 19 2026

This is an example of a likeable record that is almost a four, but not quite for some reason. There are a few cracking pop hooks on the record and sick bass lines, and it is definitely very listenable, but it doesn't have a certain je ne sais quoi that turns it from a good three star album to a great four star album. There have been a few albums on the generator like that.

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Feb 20 2026

So now I'm an Oasis fan? Was surprised that I ended up liking this album so much. Lots of killer tracks. This is nearly a five but I don't want to inflate the Gallagher brothers' egos to a bigger size than they already are.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Feb 21 2026

Excellent musicianship and production on this album. I thought that "Sex Machine" was going to be a cover of the James Brown song but I was wrong! Also contains the all-time classic "Everyday People", a two and a half minute gem.

Feb 22 2026

I suppose I do have a bit of a soft spot for some 2000s alternative rock. Some other albums from this time period left me underwhelmed, but this one was quite good actually. Nice.

May 16 2026

This was pretty decent. Liked the soulfulness of some of the tracks, fitting that the word 'soul' is in the title!

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
May 17 2026

Nice album, I presume it would grow on me if I listened to it more. Liked some of the production.

Django Django by Django Django
May 18 2026

The band finds one interesting sound and reuses it multiple times with little variation. The production is kinda cool, but it does get a little repetitive. Therefore, I give this album three Djangos out of a possible five Djangos.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix
May 19 2026

Man, Jimi Hendrix was really good at guitar. Maybe this album would've been much better as a single disc, but it still slaps. It's such a shame that we lost Jimi too early, I wonder what he would've done if he hadn't died.

Hypnotised by The Undertones
May 20 2026

Had me hypnotised.......ah dang it, I couldn't resist making that pun.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
May 21 2026

I don't eat meat, so of course I like this album.

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
May 22 2026

This is a strange one, but a great one. I haven't heard much of Tom Waits' music before, but this was excellent. This was released in the middle of the 1980s, yet with the possible exception of "Downtown Train" (an album highlight), it doesn't sound like it is from that time period at all. A really cool, unique atmosphere, and Waits' unique voice adds a lot of character to the songs. I'm sometimes fond of unconventional voices, they can sometimes add a lot to the overall product. This is a fantastic album, and doesn't overstay it's welcome despite having a large number of songs. Alright then, I'm off to relisten to this album and check out more of Tom Waits' discography.

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Average rating: 3.63 (0.36 above global average).

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