My 1001 Albums Journey

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	5	2.76	+2.24
Millions Now Living Will Never Die Tortoise	5	2.89	+2.11
Melodrama Lorde	5	3.31	+1.69
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	4	2.46	+1.54
Queen II Queen	5	3.49	+1.51
That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire	5	3.5	+1.5
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Moving Pictures Rush	5	3.57	+1.43
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	5	3.58	+1.42

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rio Duran Duran	2	3.5	-1.5
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter The Incredible String Band	1	2.15	-1.15
Double Nickels On The Dime Minutemen	2	3.12	-1.12
Berlin Lou Reed	2	3.09	-1.09
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	3	4.02	-1.02

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Artist	Albums	Average
Queen	2	5

5-Star Albums (12)

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Blue Lines

Massive Attack · 1 likes

4/5

I've enjoyed what I heard from their album Mezzanine, and really enjoy Heligoland, had no idea they’d been in the game for so long. Fun to hear the clear foundation for a lot of electronic music today. Especially the music that leans toward that cinematic feel. Wish I could give half stars so I could give 4.5 instead of 4.

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The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

Love when an album reminds you that music is supposed to be fun.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

If you can't handle me at my Iron Maiden (Run to the hills) then you don't deserve me at my Kate Bush (Running UP that hill.) I was shocked at how many songs from this album I knew. Loved every second. Forget 5/5. This was a 10/10.

Melodrama

Lorde

5/5

I don't even need to relisten to this to know it deserves SIX out of five stars. (But I did relisten.) (Because this is her best album.)

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Headquarters

The Monkees

4/5

Very very fun. As the “I’m a believer” band I expected this to be more mindless pop and was so happy to see that if I’d been young when this came out it would’ve been on REPEAT. Love when an album just has a bunch of clips the band fucking around in the studio.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

They would make an album that was entirely dishwasher sounds and I’d still eat that shit up. 100/10

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

The music itself was fine but I’m not a huge fan of this dude’s voice.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

5/5

Queen II

Queen

5/5

yes

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

4/5

Fun! I love anything with a beat that isn't annoying or boring. Checks those boxes easily.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

Fun, iconic, timeless, etc.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Gotta love anything that makes country music palatable.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

4/5

For as much as I'm averse to country I fucking love relatively-contemporary folk music. Calling this genre "alternative country" is so pretentious. Just say folk you cowards.

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

3/5

I kept forgetting it was a live album until the audience applause would jump-scare me. Not a genre I'd listen to on my own but I'd be a dirty liar if I said I wasn't bouncing around and vibing hard to it.

Rio

Duran Duran

2/5

I have tried so hard to like their music over the years. I don't know what I'm missing. Maybe the part of the human brain that develops an appreciation for this particular brand of 80s synth-pop never finished cooking for me. Meh

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

Once again, I wish we could do half stars so I could give it 3 and a half. I've liked some stuff I've heard from her, but hadn't heard anything from this album and am a smidge disappointed with it, but it was still a good vibe.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

3/5

It started off strong and I thought I'd have at least a 4 star review here, but I was less of a fan of the second half of the album. Every goddamn guitar strum was a 10/10 though.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

It was somehow exactly like I expected but also nothing like I expected.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

5/5

I love when an album feels like it's own movie. This was a 4.5 for me but I'm giving it a 5 because whatever.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Is it an iconic album? Yes. Is it objectively good? Also yes. Do I despise the sight and sound of MJ? Again: yes. This is a generous three.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

Liked it more than I thought I would. Wish I could give half stars so this could be a 3.5 instead.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

I’ll never not laugh my ass off at the song Girlfriend in a Coma. I will also never be able to take Morrissey seriously no matter how many sadboy songs he sings/pens.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

4/5

Love this album cover. I've heard of him but never listened until today and I'm pleasantly surprised; it sounds pretty similar to a lot of the alt-rock + pop-punk movement that took off in the late 90s/early 00s, so it's interesting to see a glimpse of the precursors of the era.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

3/5

I kept forgetting it was a live album, which is enjoy, since I typically fucking despise live albums. I also typically enjoy when I can't exactly tell where one song ends and another begins, but this one was a bit...much in that regard. Meh. 2.5 rounded up for this one.

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

I can’t believe I’m giving a Bowie album 4 stars.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

I feel wholly indifferent to it.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Yeah yeah we get it they’re good I guess

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Love how solid of a listen this is. Didn’t think I was in the mood for soul music today but that just goes to prove how much I fucking know.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Do I love soul??? I think I might love soul. Or maybe I just love this album. Much to consider this week.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

Genuinely disappointed that I didn't like this. Sometimes I forget that just because something is innovative, doesn't mean it's good </3

Eagles

3/5

Liked the 2nd half of the album far more than the first. Maybe 3.5 overall

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

2/5

That sure was music. 2.5 I guess

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Incredibly showstopping perfect no notes

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Didn’t leave much of an impression but it was better than I thought it would be at least.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

I liked it more than I thought I would, but god was I dreading this listen when I saw that the regular remastered version was over 2 hours and the deluxe was over FOUR hours. Hello?? Sir, enough.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

4/5

I apparently have a soft spot for this type of punky anti-establishment music, because I usually hate the cadence of British talk-rapper music SO much (except for you Charli xcx, who is without fault) but this I didn't mind.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Really REALLY liked this. Giving it a 4.5 but clicking 5 because god forbid we have the ability to rank more accurately </3

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

4/5

I fucking love weird shit like this. Frank Zappa, freak that you are <3

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

The instant I heard what I thought was Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells playing I was in INSTANT euphoria. I will now be listening to this on repeat since now I know it helped inspire my favorite record of all time.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

I was hoping I'd like this more, but this brand of jazzy soul isn't for me I guess.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Easiest 5 stars I’ve ever given

Play

Moby

4/5

Enjoyed the first half far more than the last. Wish the production value/quality were better. Most of the latter-half songs sounds like pre-recorded cheap keyboard settings.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

It was alright. I enjoy the genre but I thought this would be heavier than it ended up being.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Yeah yeah we get it Queen is the perfect band.

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

Can't believe she's had this crazy of a career trajectory. Was going to give this 4 stars until I remember her actually insane MAGA status. Insane because of who her father is, and also I did NOT realize this album was named after him 💀 Again: literal batshit career AND life trajectory.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

Gasped audibly when Corona started since that's the goddamn Jackass intro music and those few strums sent me back decades, mentally. But besides that, meh.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

2/5

Never saved a song before listening to it before I got to 'Shit, Damn, Motherfucker'. I don't even know if I liked it, but I do respect a song title that funny. Other than catchy refrains this didn't do it for me as much as I hoped.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

This was THEE perfect album to listen to while walking around town, snapping pictures of the scenery. Definitely adding a few of these to my burgeoning 'Beach Music' playlist.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

4/5

Really, really loved this concept. I wish it had been a little longer though.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

Forgive me Buffalo Springfield I just think I'm worn out over this genre. I need this game to throw some more curveballs like Heaux Tales or that one that was just ambient noise for an hour.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I mean. It was fine. I'm just so sick of the 60s pleaseee dear godddddd please go back to the 80s. Or something more contemporary. I want more R&B or genres that aren't 60s rock. Please for the love of god @ this game

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

Me: give me a genre that isn't the 60s This game: *adds 4 years and spits in my face*

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

I'm going to go ahead and declare that it should be against the rules to put more than one album by the same artist on this list. Queen doesn't count because Queen is good. Edit: is this album fine? Yeah. But still, I'm sick of this dude.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

This album reminded me that I don’t listen to nearly enough old school hip hop. Also had no clue this was where Flavor Flav came from. 3.5 but I’ll round up because why not?

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Can’t believe it’s taken me this long to listen to a Zz top album.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

Genuinely SHOCKED this album is on here. Or this band. What’s going on who made this list.