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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
|
5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
|
5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
|
5 | 2.89 | +2.11 |
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
|
5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
|
5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
|
5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
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5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
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5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
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Bossanova
Pixies
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
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5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Kid A
Radiohead
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1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
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1 | 3.66 | -2.66 |
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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Play
Moby
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1 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
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Achtung Baby
U2
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1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
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Risque
CHIC
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1 | 3.28 | -2.28 |
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1989
Taylor Swift
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
|
1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Young | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 5 |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 4.67 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 2 | 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.33 |
| Willie Nelson | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Radiohead | 4 | 1.5 |
| U2 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Taylor Swift | 2 | 1 |
| Dagmar Krause | 2 | 1 |
| The Slits | 2 | 1 |
| CHIC | 3 | 1.67 |
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All Ratings
Julian Cope
3/5
Pearl Jam
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
I liked it, but wouldn't bother to revisit it. Not really my style.
Ray Charles
3/5
Starts strong but kind of melts into the background over time.
Hot Chip
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Duran Duran
3/5
eh...
Mike Ladd
2/5
Metallica
3/5
The Zutons
4/5
Jack White
4/5
Queen
4/5
Daft Punk
2/5
Not my thing...
Iron Maiden
4/5
The Killers
5/5
I forgot how good this album was...
Leonard Cohen
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
T. Rex
4/5
Some good tune can be found here.
Stan Getz
3/5
Not really my style, but I'm glad I listened to it.
The La's
4/5
Nas
3/5
I thought I would hate this, but I can understand the appeal.
Miles Davis
2/5
I tried. I'm not going to pretend to like this just to look cultured though.
Taylor Swift
1/5
Made it two songs in. Just can't...
Joni Mitchell
3/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Little Richard
2/5
Shack
2/5
Pretty unremarkable really...
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Nina Simone
3/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Not a 5 for me, and lots of me wants to put it in the middle as a 3, but something pushed it to a 4.
Doves
2/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
The Band
3/5
Lots of great songs with a fair bit of filler.
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Fela Kuti
4/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Ministry
4/5
Surprised at how much I liked this...
Alanis Morissette
3/5
Nearly a 4, but it doesn't hold up as well as I thought it would.
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Arctic Monkeys
4/5
Nearly went with a 3, but pushed it to a 4. It's quite enjoyable.
The Strokes
3/5
Beatles
4/5
Only a 4 because it's far from the Beatles at their best.
The Sonics
4/5
Love the Sonics
The Monks
2/5
It's just not very good... there's much better 60's garage and proto-punk out there.
The Only Ones
4/5
Never heard these guys before. I liked it.
Boston
3/5
Pretty generic really.
David Bowie
4/5
Not Bowie's best work, but still very good.
Sepultura
3/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
Not his best, but still 5 starts.
Laura Nyro
2/5
Orbital
3/5
I wanted to give this a 2 because it's really not for me, but I'm pushing it to a 3. Although it's not my style, something in it made me not hate it, and that's actually a pretty good effort.
Massive Attack
2/5
I am not the target audience here...
Joanna Newsom
1/5
Maybe I'm not getting something here, but I can't see the appeal in this music at all.
Hole
4/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Lana Del Rey
2/5
Still not my style. This is better than other artists of a similar style, but it's just not for me.
Black Sabbath
5/5
John Lennon
4/5
While there are some great songs here, the record kind of just melts into the background. I know why it's a great album, and I can hear it, but nothing really grabbed me.
Neil Young
5/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Going with a 3 here. I like the music, but do we need a 90 minutes about Lynyrd Skynyrd and the politics of the south in the 70's?
Louis Prima
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Pretty good, but nothing I'd really come back to.
Joy Division
5/5
Fever Ray
2/5
Didn't hate it as much as I thought I would.
The Last Shadow Puppets
3/5
Meh. I'm often not interested in super groups that just together for an album or two.
Judas Priest
4/5
Slint
1/5
While I usually like art rock and things like that, this just goes into the background without much interest.
Hüsker Dü
3/5
Why this Husker Du album? They have better work and Warehouse is just too bloody long for this type of music... A generous 3.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3/5
I wish I could get more out of albums like this, but I'm not going to rate this higher just to be more sophisticated.
Bad Brains
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
I'm not a fan of a lot of hip-hop, but I quite liked this. I like the more minimal beats. Nothing really stand out though so I'm keeping it at a 3.
Brian Wilson
4/5
Talking Heads
2/5
I just don't get Talking Heads. I try because they're one of those bands you're supposed to like, and I just can't do it.
CHIC
2/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Cardigans
2/5
Eh...
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
So boring...
The Cure
4/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Middle of the road rating for a middle of the road album.
The Stranglers
4/5
The Byrds
4/5
Surprisingly good.
Radiohead
1/5
Seriously, what am I missing about Radiohead? I can't understand how anyone listens to this...
Youssou N'Dour
3/5
John Martyn
2/5
Not for me.
CHIC
1/5
Very repetitive. "Good Times" is okay, but pretty standard disco.
Nine Inch Nails
3/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Never understood the Talking Heads and this is just David Byrne going even further.
Muddy Waters
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This is getting a generous 3 because of the influence. The Stones have much better and more creative work.
Cheap Trick
1/5
Nah. I don't mind Cheap Trick (although not a real fan either), but the quality of the recording wasn't very good and the sound of the crowd was annoying. I don't get the point of this album.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
I'm not the biggest fan of funk, but this was pretty good. Easy 4.
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Nearly a 5. When it hits, it hits well, but the few songs that aren't bangers really drag it down.
Traffic
2/5
Slipknot
3/5
I like a fair amount of heavy music, but generally not Nu Metal. I actually liked this, but will probably not come back to it.
Green Day
5/5
Taylor Swift
1/5
eh
TV On The Radio
3/5
I enjoyed the first half, but it started to meander too much in the second half.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
OK, but forgettable. I've heard Jane's Addiction before and never really cared. Still don't.
The Pogues
4/5
Some very very good songs here, but when they try to branch out from the formula they fail. Otherwise this would have been an easy 5.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Not Elvis at his best. Feels over produced.
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
I don't really know about this type of music to make an assessment.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
I'm surprised I didn't hate this... It does tend to blend into the background though, which I think may have been the point. But I'm not likely to come back to this album.
The Coral
2/5
Pretty ordinary honestly
Prince
4/5
Quite good, but feels like there's a bit of filler in there. The album doesn't need to be this long.
R.E.M.
4/5
Brian Eno
2/5
The Darkness
5/5
It's just full of bangers...
2/5
I found this music boring and uninspiring when it was first popular and still do.
The Cult
2/5
Muddy Waters
5/5
Nearly only gave it a 4, but yeah, it's too good so it's a 5.
Isaac Hayes
3/5
A very generous 3. The music is good, the production is good, but at the end of the day, it's the score to a film.
Willie Nelson
4/5
3/5
UB40
3/5
Pleasantly surprised here, even though the style wasn't really for me.
Love
2/5
Pretty bland, honestly. I'm assuming these guys were so influential to the point that they sound stereotypical of their own sound, but I still don't dig it.
ZZ Top
3/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Jack White
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Classic.
2/5
Circle Jerks
4/5
Radiohead
1/5
Suzanne Vega
2/5
I find music like this kind of boring. Couldn't get into it.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
I like country music, but generally not popular country. But Dolly is a treasure.
Van Morrison
2/5
Just confirming my thoughts that I find Van Morrison boring.
Rod Stewart
3/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
The Black Keys
4/5
A bit of a reluctant 4. I've nearly gone with a 3 because I feel like there's a lot in this album that feels like filler, but the general vibe is good enough for a 4.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
X-Ray Spex
5/5
X-Ray Spex are possibly my favourite punk band.
King Crimson
2/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Nick Drake
2/5
The Temptations
3/5
Sex Pistols
4/5
Pink Floyd
2/5
Floyd got better later.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
CHIC
2/5
Nirvana
5/5
Easy.
Rush
2/5
Eagles
3/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Derek & The Dominos
3/5
Some good songs, but as usual Clapton has a couple good tracks and the rest is forgettable.
The Cult
2/5
Madness
3/5
The only decent songs on this album are about houses... Would be a 2, but the house songs are quite good.
U2
1/5
Iggy Pop
5/5
Joe Ely
5/5
Surprised I haven't heard of this guy before. Love it.
Guns N' Roses
4/5
I'm going to go with a 4, although somewhat reluctantly. It's not an album I reach for when I want to rock out, but I can appreciate the point of it.
Nick Drake
2/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
Pleasantly surprised. Never really rated ELO. Now I do.
The Clash
4/5
Roxy Music
3/5
I like Roxy Music better than Brian Eno's solo work but less than Bryan Ferry's solo work. But I suppose Eno wasn't involved in this one, so perhaps that's why I didn't mind this...
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Bebel Gilberto
2/5
Although I appreciate the craft here, this type of music slides into the background and I don't actually listen to it.
Herbie Hancock
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5
I quite liked this album but nothing really stood out.
Coldcut
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Getting a 3 cuz it's Simon and Garfunkel. They've done much better and more interesting work than this though.
Rush
2/5
Peter Frampton
2/5
Why was this such a big selling album? I'm not seeing anything special about it.
David Bowie
3/5
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Pleasantly surprised, however got a little bored towards the end.
Meat Loaf
4/5
Thin Lizzy
2/5
It's a "no" from me. Since it was recorded across so many different dates and overdubbed so heavily, this is essentially just a greatest hits record. I don't mind Thin Lizzy, but I think this goes against the spirit of live recordings.
Korn
1/5
Dinosaur Jr.
4/5
Mj Cole
1/5
Eric Clapton
2/5
Pretty mediocre all up...
Metallica
2/5
Yes
3/5
Meh. Middle of the road.
Lightning Bolt
3/5
Pretty interesting. It takes understanding and skill to not make this sort of thing sound terrible. I quite liked this, but likely won't be coming back to it.
Leftfield
1/5
Yeah, I'm not listening to two hours of this...
David Bowie
3/5
Beck
3/5
Not Beck's best.
Metallica
2/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
5/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Boring newwave.
Little Richard
2/5
Ravi Shankar
3/5
I can appreciate the importance of this album, but it's not something I'm going to re-visit.
Johnny Cash
5/5
Beck
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Mott The Hoople
2/5
Eminem
2/5
Supertramp
2/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
Motörhead
3/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Kanye West
1/5
Judas Priest
4/5
Pearl Jam
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
Traffic
2/5
Billie Holiday
2/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
The Specials
4/5
Prince
4/5
Ice T
2/5
Dagmar Krause
1/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
The Slits
1/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
Tim Buckley
3/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Earth, Wind & Fire
2/5
Ms. Dynamite
1/5
Eminem
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
I like this kind of music and I like the Allman Brothers, but I don't need a 23 minute rendition of Whipping Post...
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
Various Artists
3/5
It's a Christmas album...
5/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
2/5
Beach House
2/5
Holger Czukay
3/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
Great album.
Willie Nelson
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
The Style Council
2/5
No direction, kind of lame really.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Neil Young
5/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
What was that?
Billy Bragg
5/5
Sonic Youth
3/5
Oasis
4/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
The Stone Roses
5/5
Radiohead
1/5
Faith No More
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
The Stooges
3/5
This should be an easy 4, but a third of the album is a 10 minute song... lots of good, but plenty of filler for such a short album.
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
Wild Beasts
2/5
James Brown
3/5
Underwhelming. I'm never a big fan of live albums.
Skunk Anansie
3/5
The Soft Boys
4/5
Never heard of these guys before. Quite liked it.
The White Stripes
4/5
Tom Waits
4/5
Not Waits' best, but pretty damn good.
David Bowie
4/5
Fishbone
4/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
Soul II Soul
2/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Radiohead
3/5
I didn't hate this one, unlike other radio head albums.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Portishead
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Steve Earle
4/5
Sigur Rós
2/5
Not my thing.
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Surprised at how much I liked this
Sparks
2/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Aretha Franklin
3/5
I wish I could give this a 4, but beyond the obvious hit, it's a bit repetitive and really only has Aretha's voice holding it up.
King Crimson
2/5
Tom Waits
5/5
I forgot how good this album is...
Queen
4/5
Gang Starr
3/5
Beatles
4/5
The album deserves a 3, +2 for Beatles, -1 for being the Beatles not at their best. That equals 4.
The Doors
4/5
Gonna go with a 4. There's some very good music here, but it all feels like it's trying too hard.
Beastie Boys
4/5
I wanna give this a 3, but it's a 4.
808 State
3/5
Pleasantly surprised...
Wilco
3/5
It's a good album but it kind of just melts into the background.
Hugh Masekela
2/5
Throbbing Gristle
1/5
At the time of writing, this is the lowest rated album on here. "How bad could it be?" I thought. It was that bad.
Jeru The Damaja
3/5
The Byrds
3/5
I should like the Byrds more but I don't.
Public Enemy
4/5
No as good as Apocalypse 91, but still quite good.
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Almost a 5, but not quite...
Black Flag
4/5
Lou Reed
4/5
Giant Sand
3/5
I didn't mind this too much, but wouldn't revisit it again.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Aimee Mann
2/5
The Beach Boys
2/5
Didn't get it. Not your typical beach boys. Give us at least one song with a beat.
Simple Minds
1/5
Very very very not for me.
Brian Eno
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
It doesn't really feel like a Whote Stripes album but it's a good album.
Iggy Pop
4/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Paul McCartney
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Cocteau Twins
4/5
10cc
1/5
Didn't like this one but. They seemed to be trying too hard to be clever.
Alice In Chains
4/5
John Grant
3/5
Van Halen
2/5
Didn't enjoy this at all.
Slipknot
2/5
Carole King
3/5
I can understand the appeal here, but I find thing kind of music kind of boring.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4/5
I listened to the wrong album at first and didn't like it. I quite enjoyed listening to the correct album though!
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1/5
Nope.
The Beach Boys
4/5
The Auteurs
3/5
Little Simz
3/5
Talvin Singh
1/5
The Temptations
3/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
Wonderful
Screaming Trees
2/5
Pretty generic 90s alternative if you ask me..
Supergrass
3/5
Other than Alright, there's not much there.
Tangerine Dream
2/5
Not really my thing.
The Pharcyde
3/5
Good at what it is, but not my style.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
Coldplay
2/5
I find Coldplay exceptionally boring and one dimensional. But not as bad as U2.
Gene Clark
4/5
Quite nice. Nothing stood out too much, but I quite enjoyed it.
The Lemonheads
3/5
Beck
4/5
Moby
1/5
Sweet, let's sample some blues music and loop that with a dance beat.
Elvis Costello
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
A slightly resistant 4.
Where it hits, it really hits, but it's very long and feels like a lot of filler, which was making me think give it a 3. But there are enough iconic tunes in here to give it a 4.
David Holmes
1/5
How painfully boring...
The Divine Comedy
3/5
I mostly liked this, but I feel like this sort of thing has been done better by others without the cheese.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Great album.
Common
1/5
I couldn't get through it. I don't mind hip-hop, but I didn't enjoy this at all.
2/5
I would like this album more if someone said "hey, have a listen to this, it's interesting." I don't think it's an album I need to hear before I die.
Fleet Foxes
3/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
MGMT
4/5
I guess I really like MGMT. Didn't know that.
The Smiths
5/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Scritti Politti
1/5
Why is this here?
Peter Tosh
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
If it wasn't such a classic and influential sound this would be 2 stars.
The Velvet Underground
5/5
Total masterpiece.
Doves
2/5
Another record on that list that I can't for the life of me understand why it's here. It's not different enough to be noteworthy, nor is it an extremely good example of a genre.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Fatboy Slim
2/5
Prefab Sprout
1/5
Why is this album here? It's not great...
The Offspring
3/5
A reluctant 3 because there's nothing inherently wrong with the album, but there are much better examples of 90's skater punk. Dookie made the 1,001 albums list, and also came out in 1994, so that's good at least. But NOFX's Punk in Drublic also came out in 1994 and it's not on this list?! And Smash makes it? No sense...
Buzzcocks
4/5
Bee Gees
1/5
Talking Heads
2/5
Thelonious Monk
3/5
Dagmar Krause
1/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Great second half. First half good, just not as good.
Kacey Musgraves
2/5
It's stuff like this that makes people think that they don't like country music.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Björk
3/5
Lauryn Hill
1/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Pixies
5/5
I don't like ratings out of 5 because although this is a great album, it's not the Pixies' best. But I still have to give it a 5.
Deep Purple
4/5
The Slits
1/5
Don McLean
2/5
Nothing exceptional.
The Police
2/5
I've never liked the Police and listening to a whole album confirms that.
Adele
2/5
Boring.
Michael Jackson
2/5
Boring