My 1001 Albums Journey

211

Albums Rated

2.96

Average Rating

19%

Complete

878 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

2010

Favorite Decade

Hip-hop

Favorite Genre

Top Origin

Perfectionist

Rater Style ?

5-Star Albums

1-Star Albums

Breakdown

By Genre

Tap a bar to see the albums behind it

Top Styles

Tap a bar to see the albums behind it

By Decade

By Origin

Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Logical Progression LTJ Bukem	5	2.53	+2.47
I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons	5	2.84	+2.16
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	5	2.92	+2.08
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.19	+1.81
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Aphex Twin	5	3.21	+1.79
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	4	2.29	+1.71
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Illmatic Nas	5	3.61	+1.39
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.64	+1.36

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	1	3.38	-2.38
Achtung Baby U2	1	3.29	-2.29
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse Faces	1	3.22	-2.22
Lost Souls Doves	1	3.15	-2.15
Rubber Soul Beatles	2	4.11	-2.11
White Ladder David Gray	1	3.05	-2.05
Electric The Cult	1	3	-2
Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	3.94	-1.94
You Are The Quarry Morrissey	1	2.86	-1.86
(What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis	2	3.85	-1.85

5-Star Albums (10)

View Album Wall

Popular Reviews

I don't care how influential a band or album is, this is boring and misogynistic.

1-Star Albums (15)

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

All Ratings (211)

Nice energetic start to both the album and my listening project. I can admit that I have never really listened to this band so this is an interesting start. This really sounds like a British rock album from the 60s. Like the album cover also suggests. I am quite sure that if I delved into this band’s discography, I could start to appreciate it more. However, not gonna do that. But I do understand why this is one of the classics of western rock music. The fastest tracks were the best, there was even a slight sense of danger. Decent 3 for this debut because one of my favourite bars in the city of Turku is named after this band.

I guess the name of this album comes from i.v., meaning intravenous therapy: ”Intravenous therapy is a medical process that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.” And yes, I know this album is officially ”untitled”, but I also know that track A4 has been mutilated by excessive playing and appreciation. So it’s a pretty annoying piece of music at times, even though it’s a masterpiece. Some songs just can’t handle that kind of treatment. And of course it’s not their fault! However, they fade away, and soon they’re lying in a hospital bed, IV tube in hand.

The album looks good.

I don't care how influential a band or album is, this is boring and misogynistic.

The last track earned this album an extra star.

A slightly up-and-down album, but an interesting and influential debut.

It is completely impossible to listen to this kind of music without being overcome by violent thoughts.

Excellent overall: orchestration, lyrics, beautiful and sad.

I listened to RHCP for a while as a kid and teenager, but that time is gone. This is a good example of an album that is too long, and on top of that, uneven and toxic.

I would have liked to like this album.

A couple of tricks that many bands do much better and with some soul.

I'm glad I found this album.

The vocalist is pretty unbearable and I find it hard to understand why such an album is on this list, when significantly better ones in this ”genre” have been released a couple of decades earlier.

This is so much more than just the surface. And preferably listened through headphones. BoC is one the few artists that I still listen to after decades. It is a good sign, their releases age well. MHTRTC is a complex weave of something familiar, but at the same time a little disturbing, like vague emotional memories brought up by the subconscious.

I understand that it's difficult to rate the potential legendary status of recent albums. Also, I understand that this list of albums is heavily British-oriented. However, I think these examples also show how lazily this work/book has been done and I'm tired of the British's egotism and such bad records.