My 1001 Albums Journey

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1970

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Brian Eno	5	2.79	+2.21
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	5	3.38	+1.62
Either Or Elliott Smith	5	3.4	+1.6
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys	5	3.46	+1.54
Moss Side Story Barry Adamson	4	2.52	+1.48
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	5	3.54	+1.46
Hard Again Muddy Waters	5	3.6	+1.4
Illmatic Nas	5	3.6	+1.4
Birth Of The Cool Miles Davis	5	3.63	+1.37
Pink Moon Nick Drake	5	3.65	+1.35

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	1	3.38	-2.38
Let It Be The Replacements	1	3.26	-2.26
Kick Out The Jams (Live) MC5	1	2.92	-1.92
Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole And The Commotions	1	2.9	-1.9
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	1	2.8	-1.8
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	1	2.76	-1.76
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	2	3.73	-1.73
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	2	3.63	-1.63
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	2	3.52	-1.52
Queen II Queen	2	3.49	-1.49

5-Star Albums (12)

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1-Star Albums (6)

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Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

incredible album, first showcase of Michael’s true superstar status that would come.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Pretty good but i feel like i listened too late into my life for this to mean anything to me

In It For The Money

Supergrass

2/5

Saw the album cover thinking this was going to be some strange bluegrass revival album, pleasantly surprised but it starts strong, falls off, then comes back with a final terrific track

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Really incredible blues work, every song is a head mover. Vibe of the album feels similar to Dylan’s Time out of Mind, not in terms of sound.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Genuinely fun and endearing album the entire way through, alongside some of the hardest hitting beats of the era

The Doors

5/5

Extremely understandable why this is such an iconic influential album. The sound and especially atmosphere of this album hit you down to the bone and stick. Great vocal recording.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

1/5

just kind of boring, not terrible but much better albums that could be on this list.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

1/5

not bad but genuinely can’t think about anything this album does than any of its contemporaries. feel like the production doesnt hold up to the conceptual and artistic aspects, especially with the Indian vocals. Very striking but it’s applied in a dull way.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

people calling this album boring are actually insane, this album has ear catching instrumentals and hooks and probably offers Smith’s cleanest production of his career. The only reason this album gets a 4 is because i know that Smith has better to offer.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

Genuine perfect album.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

Terrifically unique sounding album

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

Unbelievable album that shows why it’s a classic immediately

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

its fine

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Terrific narrative album that proves the test of time, however its sound is also slightly dated, it is clear this is a 2012 album by production. In some ways that can be a positive, but I think TPAB proves to be a more resonant and timeless album, whose sound exists outside of the era in which it was created.

Let It Be

The Replacements

1/5

it was very forgettable post punk

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

2/5

This 2* rating is a testament to how everlasting Sinatra is. The music itself is good, but Sinatra is such a universal figure at least in American music that this album is kind of just what you’d expect. Terrific, but it isn’t anything particularly special because it is just Sinatra and everyone knows Sinatra

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

1/5

i understand the cultural significance of this album but it just doesn’t hold a candle to other proto punk albums. Really just feels like standard rock slightly turned up. Only redeeming part is the live recording providing some rawness and energy to the music.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

The epitome of classic American country music. Ear grating.

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Really great alternative pop rock, a standard of what was to come in the coming decades.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

honestly I feel bad I just wasn’t able to get into it

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

4/5

fun premise with dynamic sound and some cool moments.

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

Fine DnB but too long to be listened to in one sitting

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

1/5

Millennial Bob Dylan in the stylings of the most vapid indie pop possible.

Wild Gift

3/5

Fun and catchy album. Not anything particularly special but still good. A very ethical 3/5 punk album.

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

4/5

Fun exciting and quick listen with great groves

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

2/5

An essential album in the 2000s garage rock revival. Quintessential but not for me personally, those who love the genre will love this (but they’ve also already heard it probably)

#1 Record

Big Star

2/5

fine enough but this album shows an issue with the list, so much standard British rock that just doesn’t stand out

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

5/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Fun album, not one for one sitting however.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

If there were to be an objectively greatest rap album of all time, it would be Illmatic

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

5/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

putting this on is like listening to any oldies radio station, however i think the recording and performances are particularly lively.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Out of a lot of the older rock and classic rock albums on this list, this is one of the freshest and liveliest.

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

a fun sounding album that’s poppy production makes it a difficult to listen to after a while, opener is a terrific first impression.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

It’s rare for an album to have this thick sense of mystery in its sound, like walking down a dank and foggy alley way and unknowingly walking in front of people hiding behind the trash cans.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

3/5

a well played well written album, but thrash isn’t really my style, those who love it will see it as a classic. But for me, i can respect it and understand the appeal, just doesn’t strike right.

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Grand sounding album, a bit long

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

An absolute classic album front to back.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

4/5

One of the icons of art pop creating an iconic album