My 1001 Albums Journey

100

Albums Rated

2.97

Average Rating

Complete

989 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

1990

Favorite Decade

Electronica

Favorite Genre

Top Origin

Wordsmith

Rater Style ?

5-Star Albums

1-Star Albums

Breakdown

By Genre

Top Styles

By Decade

By Origin

Albums

You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Spiritualized	5	3.15	+1.85
Blue Lines Massive Attack	5	3.39	+1.61
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground	5	3.53	+1.47
Dummy Portishead	5	3.71	+1.29
Parallel Lines Blondie	5	3.76	+1.24
Vanishing Point Primal Scream	4	2.82	+1.18
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	4	2.91	+1.09
When I Was Born For The 7th Time Cornershop	4	2.91	+1.09

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Wall Pink Floyd	1	4.13	-3.13
Bad Michael Jackson	1	3.81	-2.81
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.69	-2.69
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	1	3.48	-2.48
Synchronicity The Police	1	3.4	-2.4
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	1	3.38	-2.38
The Age Of The Understatement The Last Shadow Puppets	1	3.26	-2.26
Vivid Living Colour	1	3.2	-2.2
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	2	3.72	-1.72
Master Of Puppets Metallica	2	3.72	-1.72

5-Star Albums (5)

View Album Wall

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Popular Reviews

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crosby, Stills & Nash · 1 likes

1/5

A lot of self-indulgent nonsense.

1-Star Albums (8)

All Ratings

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

2/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Common

3/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

4/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Feel like it's an album I know through being around it rather than consciously listening to it. Good album, would revisit.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

New to me- loved this.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

2/5

Another album that is probably more important than enjoyable for me. Passed me by without much thought (other than remembering that joke about Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jean Michel Jarre marrying)

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

1/5

A lot of self-indulgent nonsense.

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

Wouldn't describe this as an album I needed to listen to before death. Sounds like someone has listened to a Fleet Foxes album and decided it was too edgy

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

The Velvet Underground

5/5

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Good fun album. Starts excellently and maybe fades a little. Still, the standout songs mean it deserves 4* overall

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Good fun album, accompanied a long bike ride nicely. Still prefer the Alive albums. Felt like a fun mixtape.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

Am sure he's a general force for good but I didn't get on with this, and it was a slog getting to the end (I didn't listen to disc 2)

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

4/5

Very enjoyable album, still stands up well now. Mani, Kevin Shields, Bobby Gillespie, great combination.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

4/5

Adele

2/5

Technically competent but dull

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Very difficult to rate an album that's so ubiquitous, such a "rock canon" album. Enjoyable though

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

Enjoyed this - nice breezy album. Very 70s but much less annoying than that CS&N albim

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

Surprisingly listenable. Wouldn't return but an interesting hour.

Snivilisation

Orbital

3/5

Hadn't encountered this before but a good, varied electronic album, maybe one or two memorable songs short of a higher mark.

Iron Maiden

2/5

A thoroughly grotty album, very much of its time.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

2/5

Jack Johnson for boomers. Giving it 2 on the strength of Without You but it's barely deserved.

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Enjoyed a lot more than I thought I would. An excellent jumping-off point for a band I'd previously struggled to enjoy.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Not a massive fan of this kind of thing, but it's very well done. A 3 for the appreciation of what's clearly a good album

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

Enjoyed this a lot- breezed through at 30ish minutes with a fair amount of variety. Would revisit.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

The guy was a serial abuser of women; I won't be making a habit of returning to this album but for the music alone it's an easy 4

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 102 minutes didn't drag

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Breezy enough for a sunny spring morning

Bad

Michael Jackson

1/5

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

2/5

Nice enough but probably wouldn't revisit - probably a 2.5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Lovely album, maybe not his finest but still a pleasant listen

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

Not essential listening but breezy enough for a sunny morning

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Lovely album, which was new to me

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Far too long and a bit repetitive but had some interesting ideas.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Nice bit of nostalgia, wouldn't revisit but was enjoyable

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Fine, very much in my wheelhouse but not sure if I needed to listen to two Common albums before I died. I've managed 1.5.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

4/5

Missed this the first time round. What a treat though. Thought the album would peak with the two singles as track 1 and 2 but the quality was pretty consistent throughout.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Very pleasant listen

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

I think I was expecting more from this? Always heard that Luke Haines was some kind of master songwriter but the music sounds like mid-level Britpop. Still, enjoyable enough

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

2/5

Would enjoy it more if it wasn't 60% widdly guitar and was maybe the length of Reign In Blood. Hetfield has a set of lungs and the drummer is impressive though.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

One of my all-timers. The Roseland NYC live album is actual perfection and this is more of a 4.3/5 but I'm feeling generous.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

5/5

A gorgeous, heartbreaking album that holds a lot of memories for me. Objectively it's probably not perfect but 5 stars nonetheless

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

5/5

Wonderful album, great opportunity to revisit

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Colossal album. If I'm knocking a point off for Prince then I'm also knocking a point off for Radiohead for Palestine.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

3/5

Lovely album, making a note to return to this one.

Arise

Sepultura

2/5

Liked this more than I thought I would. Appreciated the low end vocals and guitar and relative tightness/discipline of the songwriting.

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Enjoyable album for a warm spring day, this.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Interesting piece of music, quite different from previous choices.reminded me of David Holmes albeit jazzier

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

2/5

Didn't mind this - the heavy-handed social commentary hasn't aged well but it was pleasant enough to listen to..

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

A bit disappointing? Feels more like a pastiche of alt country than anything sincere. Many better examples of this genre

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Started very very strongly but didn't really maintain momentum. Still, lots of likeable songs. Maybe a 2.7?

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

1/5

A deeply, deeply irritating album. Why it's anywhere near an essential albums list, when there are some good albums in the White Stripes' back catalogue, is beyond me.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Thought this was a little repetitive in parts but was the best of the "why have they picked this album from the back catalogue" week that we seem to be in.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

Actually wasn't too bad for soundtracking a long walk. Nice mood to it. I've listened to much worse 70s albums on here so far.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1/5

Dreadful album, dreadful (and often creepy) lyrics, absolutely dire stuff. Flea's bass playing is wasted on this nonsense.

Django Django

3/5

Very listenable album - missed them the first time around but enjoyed this. Reminded me of The Beta Band. Ended strongly.

Foo Fighters

3/5

Actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought it would. Surprisingly accomplished considering the circumstances etc and considering it was recorded by Grohl himself in around a week. Wouldn't listen again but a solid 3

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Some absolutely stunning songs, some of her best esp. All And Everyone, and On Battleship Hill. Knocking a point off as I've never enjoyed the last two or three tracks, which don't seem to fit on the album

New York Dolls

2/5

Clearly a very influential band and album but I didn't enjoy it.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

Two fun singles and a lot of "teenage boy bedroom" nonsense. Still more enjoyable that that White Stripes album, but I won't be revisiting.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Nice enough to listen to - enjoyed the harmonies and general feel. A low 3

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

Very listenable, enjoyable album. One to revisit

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Good excuse to revisit this. Enjoyed a lot - good range of styles and depth across the album. Maybe doesn't resonate as much for me as for others who heard it when it was new, but still very good.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Really enjoyed this (as others have said, save for the misogyny). Always assumed a Hendrix album would be a sprawling mess of guitar solos but the songwriting and production is tight.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

1/5

Really didn't see the point of this album. Joyless pastiche

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Very listenable if somewhat safe album. Very much in my comfort zone in terms of my own taste but maybe not an essential listen.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

1/5

Another Brick In The Wall is one of the worst songs ever recorded, and the album reprises it twice in the first 40 minutes. I wanted Pink Floyd to disprove my misconceptions but yeah, an album I won't be revisiting.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

Enjoyed this a lot-would revisit

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Started and ended excellently but sagged in the middle. Enjoyable though.

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

Good, compact album. Underrated at the time.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Very much not my usual choice but I thought this was good. Having watched a short documentary about the song Hurt, it makes a lot of sense in the context of the album. Glad that Trent Reznor is in a better place these days.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Excellent album - well paced, great songwriting, and one of the all time best front-people

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

This was new to me and I enjoyed it a lot. Might revisit.

Synchronicity

The Police

1/5

Weird and slightly pointless album with a creepy lead single. No thanks

Crazysexycool

TLC

2/5

Mixed quality and doesn't quite hold my attention for the full length but the highlights are very high.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

I preferred Goo but this was still goo(d)

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Not usually a fan of disco but this was surprisingly fun

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

I quite liked this - quite varied and I liked the raggedness of his voice. Not my usual choice but a 3 nonetheless

Vivid

Living Colour

1/5

Unusual choice. Not unlistenable but far from essential

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

I guess, fine for what it is? But really not my thing. I never need to hear The Girl From Ipanem again, and I've heard it twice in 120 albums.

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Enjoyed this quite a lot in the end. Nice feel to the album, good guitar playing. Didn't listen to the entire repeat of the album on Spotify though.

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Not as bad as I was fearing but yeah, this isn't my thing. Are You Ready, Eddy was a low point.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

Another artist/album that i didn't listen to at the time because i was a teenager easily influenced by the very sexist NME/Melody Maker. This is great though, what a talent.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Good solid indie album - some lovely highlights. One I'll never mind listening to, even if it's not the first thing I'd reach for.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

2/5

Eh, perfectly fine. There's a lot of jangly 60s pop/rock to wade through on this list isn't there?

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

An album that passed me by on release, even though I think I would have loved it in 2004. Enjoyable album.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Never been the hugest Dylan fan but this was good to listen to and finished strongly.