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| Decade | Albums | Rating | Global Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3 | 3.67 | 3.52 |
| 1960 | 17 | 3.18 | 3.5 |
| 1970 | 31 | 3.1 | 3.51 |
| 1980 | 30 | 3 | 3.29 |
| 2000 | 14 | 3 | 3.33 |
| 1990 | 16 | 2.75 | 3.31 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2.75 | 3.36 |
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| Genre | Albums | Rating | Global Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blues | 2 | 4.5 | 3.44 |
| Grunge | 2 | 4 | 3.68 |
| Rock And Roll | 1 | 4 | 3.44 |
| Salsa | 1 | 4 | 3.38 |
| Country | 5 | 3.6 | 3.21 |
| Hard Rock | 8 | 3.5 | 3.52 |
| Britpop | 2 | 3.5 | 3.36 |
| Indie | 15 | 3.4 | 3.39 |
| Jazz | 5 | 3.4 | 3.46 |
| Metal | 5 | 3.4 | 3.49 |
| Psychedelic Rock | 8 | 3.38 | 3.42 |
| Rock | 60 | 3.27 | 3.42 |
| Post Punk | 5 | 3.2 | 3.28 |
| Hip Hop | 7 | 3.14 | 3.33 |
| Electronica | 4 | 2.75 | 3.17 |
| Singer Songwriter | 9 | 2.67 | 3.4 |
| Soul | 14 | 2.64 | 3.58 |
| New Wave | 10 | 2.6 | 3.31 |
| Folk | 12 | 2.5 | 3.35 |
| Funk | 2 | 2.5 | 3.54 |
| Pop | 21 | 2.48 | 3.36 |
| Punk | 7 | 2.43 | 3.28 |
| Reggae | 1 | 2 | 3.45 |
| Samba | 1 | 2 | 3.38 |
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| Origin | Albums | Rating | Global Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| us | 59 | 3.05 | 3.43 |
| other | 12 | 3 | 3.34 |
| uk | 44 | 3 | 3.39 |
| # | Album | Artist | Rating | Global Rating |
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| 200 May 22 2024 |
Permission to Land | The Darkness | ||
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| 199 May 21 2024 |
Appetite For Destruction | Guns N' Roses | ||
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| 198 May 20 2024 |
All That You Can't Leave Behind | U2 | ||
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| 197 May 19 2024 |
Moondance | Van Morrison | ||
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| 196 May 18 2024 |
More Songs About Buildings And Food | Talking Heads | ||
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| 195 May 13 2024 |
Dare! | The Human League | ||
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| 194 May 12 2024 |
What's That Noise? | Coldcut | ||
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| 193 May 11 2024 |
Can't Buy A Thrill | Steely Dan | ||
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| 192 May 10 2024 |
Vauxhall And I | Morrissey | ||
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| 191 May 09 2024 |
Court And Spark | Joni Mitchell | 2 |
3.35
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| 190 May 08 2024 |
The Colour Of Spring | Talk Talk | ||
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| 189 May 07 2024 |
Ágætis Byrjun | Sigur Rós | 1 |
3.37
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| This list is suspect. This is a nice album, but nowhere near the greatest 1000. | ||||
| 188 May 06 2024 |
Smokers Delight | Nightmares On Wax | ||
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| 187 May 05 2024 |
The Wildest! | Louis Prima | ||
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| 186 May 04 2024 |
Jazz Samba | Stan Getz | ||
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| 185 May 03 2024 |
Vanishing Point | Primal Scream | ||
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| 184 May 02 2024 |
Don't Stand Me Down | Dexys Midnight Runners | 1 |
2.61
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| Not sure why this is on the list | ||||
| 183 May 01 2024 |
Pretzel Logic | Steely Dan | ||
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| 182 Apr 30 2024 |
good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | ||
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| 181 Apr 29 2024 |
Getz/Gilberto | Stan Getz | 2 |
3.64
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| 180 Apr 28 2024 |
Doolittle | Pixies | 1 |
3.74
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| meh. | ||||
| 179 Apr 27 2024 |
Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club | ||
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| 178 Apr 26 2024 |
Fear and Whiskey | Mekons | ||
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| 177 Apr 25 2024 |
Electric Music For The Mind And Body | Country Joe & The Fish | 2 |
2.86
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| a snapshot in time. . . feels like a message from a different world now. Late-60's California was something else. | ||||
| 176 Apr 24 2024 |
Like Water For Chocolate | Common | 3 |
2.96
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| 175 Apr 23 2024 |
Dummy | Portishead | ||
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| 174 Apr 22 2024 |
Pretenders | Pretenders | ||
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| 173 Apr 21 2024 |
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road | Lucinda Williams | ||
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| 172 Apr 20 2024 |
Tres Hombres | ZZ Top | ||
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| 171 Apr 19 2024 |
Bookends | Simon & Garfunkel | 3 |
3.56
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| 170 Apr 17 2024 |
Smile | Brian Wilson | ||
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| 169 Apr 16 2024 |
Blur | Blur | ||
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| 168 Apr 15 2024 |
Ctrl | SZA | ||
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| 167 Apr 14 2024 |
Rock Bottom | Robert Wyatt | ||
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| 166 Apr 13 2024 |
Dire Straits | Dire Straits | 4 |
3.72
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| a good album showcasing Knoplfer's huge talent. | ||||
| 165 Apr 12 2024 |
A Walk Across The Rooftops | The Blue Nile | ||
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| 164 Apr 11 2024 |
Street Life | The Crusaders | ||
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| 163 Apr 10 2024 |
Chore of Enchantment | Giant Sand | ||
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| 162 Apr 09 2024 |
Ten | Pearl Jam | 5 |
3.93
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| A classic. | ||||
| 161 Apr 08 2024 |
Cross | Justice | ||
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| 160 Apr 07 2024 |
The Gershwin Songbook | Ella Fitzgerald | ||
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| 159 Apr 06 2024 |
Nilsson Schmilsson | Harry Nilsson | 2 |
3.43
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| A catalogue of what was wrong with the excesses of the late 1970s. | ||||
| 158 Apr 05 2024 |
At Mister Kelly's | Sarah Vaughan | ||
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| 157 Apr 04 2024 |
Joan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | ||
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| 156 Apr 03 2024 |
Fishscale | Ghostface Killah | ||
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| 155 Apr 02 2024 |
If I Should Fall From Grace With God | The Pogues | 3 |
3.34
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| 154 Apr 01 2024 |
Viva Hate | Morrissey | 4 |
2.98
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| Solid solo effort from him. I remember hearing it for the first time! | ||||
| 153 Mar 31 2024 |
The Wall | Pink Floyd | ||
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| 152 Mar 30 2024 |
Murmur | R.E.M. | 4 |
3.41
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| Classic. An important soundtrack for me to 8th grade through 9th grade. | ||||
| 151 Mar 29 2024 |
461 Ocean Boulevard | Eric Clapton | ||
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| 150 Mar 28 2024 |
Honky Tonk Heroes | Waylon Jennings | ||
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| 149 Mar 27 2024 |
Rattus Norvegicus | The Stranglers | ||
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| 148 Mar 26 2024 |
Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones | 5 |
3.88
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| This is one of the greatest albums ever made. Top to bottom, every song deserves its place on the record. Good songwriting, great execution by the band, and a unique sound that helped shape rock and roll for generations. | ||||
| 147 Mar 25 2024 |
Cafe Bleu | The Style Council | 3 |
2.87
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| Never listened to this before. . . Probably never will again, although a few tracks are catchy and interesting, especially considering this came out in 1984. | ||||
| 146 Mar 24 2024 |
Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | 3 |
3.77
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| One great song. . . He has a great voice and magnetic presence. But his sensibilities and taste in songs. . . is of a different time and place. It feels 50 years old. | ||||
| 145 Mar 23 2024 |
The Joshua Tree | U2 | 4 |
3.67
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| Classic. A window into late 80's music. 80% of the tracks are great songs! | ||||
| 144 Mar 22 2024 |
Pieces Of The Sky | Emmylou Harris | 2 |
3.11
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| She is an immense talent, and her harmonies are so perfect. . . and I don't care for the music. | ||||
| 143 Mar 21 2024 |
California | American Music Club | ||
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| 142 Mar 19 2024 |
Endtroducing..... | DJ Shadow | ||
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| 141 Mar 18 2024 |
E.V.O.L. | Sonic Youth | ||
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| 140 Mar 17 2024 |
Clube Da Esquina | Milton Nascimento | ||
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| 139 Mar 16 2024 |
(What's The Story) Morning Glory | Oasis | ||
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| 138 Mar 15 2024 |
Highway to Hell | AC/DC | 4 |
3.66
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| 137 Mar 14 2024 |
Selling England By The Pound | Genesis | ||
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| 136 Mar 13 2024 |
Group Sex | Circle Jerks | 1 |
2.74
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| Funny that this made the list. Like the Butthole Surfer's albums of the time, this feels dated and kind of stupid to me now, when it used to feel edgy and dangerous. | ||||
| 135 Mar 12 2024 |
At Folsom Prison | Johnny Cash | 3 |
3.99
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| This is one of those that is obviously classic and a massive album, but I don't connect with it at all. I don't love Johnny Cash's music - it just doesn't do it for me. | ||||
| 134 Mar 11 2024 |
Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | 3 |
3.02
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| definitely from 1985. . . slow. . . spoken. . . word. . . opening song. oof... she reminds me of radio from 1985-1987, when pop was losing its way and record labels backed the wrong artists and were continuously pushing cheesy shit. I listened through this whole thing and did not find a reason to listen ever again. Maybe "Small Blue Thing" is a decent song, and I can hear the influence o later bands like the Throwing Muses. | ||||
| 133 Mar 10 2024 |
Hail To the Thief | Radiohead | ||
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| 132 Mar 09 2024 |
Thriller | Michael Jackson | 4 |
4.22
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| Amazing time capsule. Michael was a savant and creative genius. | ||||
| 131 Mar 08 2024 |
Superunknown | Soundgarden | 3 |
3.66
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| I didn't get into this at the time it was released. It is a solid album, but I can't shake my opinions formed at the time that Chris Cornell's vision of what his music could be was not quite the right fit for his strengths. It is a great piece of work and contains some epic tracks. | ||||
| 130 Mar 07 2024 |
The Number Of The Beast | Iron Maiden | 1 |
3.59
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| 129 Mar 06 2024 |
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4 |
3.76
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| 128 Mar 05 2024 |
Rust Never Sleeps | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | ||
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| 127 Mar 04 2024 |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | 3 |
3.62
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| Not my thing, but it was huge for a while. . . | ||||
| 126 Mar 03 2024 |
Kimono My House | Sparks | 1 |
3.06
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| Not my thing. . . at all. | ||||
| 125 Mar 02 2024 |
Straight Outta Compton | N.W.A. | 3 |
3.51
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| 124 Mar 01 2024 |
I See A Darkness | Bonnie "Prince" Billy | 1 |
2.96
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| 123 Feb 29 2024 |
Dirty | Sonic Youth | 3 |
3.1
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| 122 Feb 28 2024 |
Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes | 5 |
3.5
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| 121 Feb 27 2024 |
Live At The Harlem Square Club | Sam Cooke | 3 |
3.77
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| 120 Feb 26 2024 |
Joan Baez | Joan Baez | 2 |
2.96
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| Not my thing. Never got it. There is good folk music, but not this. | ||||
| 119 Feb 25 2024 |
Meat Puppets II | Meat Puppets | 2 |
3.01
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| 118 Feb 24 2024 |
Back To Black | Amy Winehouse | 2 |
4.02
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| 117 Feb 23 2024 |
Rings Around The World | Super Furry Animals | ||
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| 116 Feb 22 2024 |
Surf's Up | The Beach Boys | ||
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| 115 Feb 21 2024 |
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus | Spirit | ||
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| 114 Feb 20 2024 |
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | Wu-Tang Clan | 3 |
3.61
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| 113 Feb 19 2024 |
Stardust | Willie Nelson | ||
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| 112 Feb 18 2024 |
Either Or | Elliott Smith | 5 |
3.38
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| 111 Feb 17 2024 |
Birth Of The Cool | Miles Davis | 4 |
3.65
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| 110 Feb 16 2024 |
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul | Otis Redding | 5 |
3.93
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| 109 Feb 10 2024 |
A Rush Of Blood To The Head | Coldplay | 3 |
3.45
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| This album was everywhere, and has some catchy songs. Not sure I would put it on this list. | ||||
| 108 Feb 09 2024 |
Hounds Of Love | Kate Bush | ||
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| 107 Feb 08 2024 |
GI | Germs | ||
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| 106 Feb 07 2024 |
Neon Bible | Arcade Fire | ||
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| 105 Feb 06 2024 |
Young Americans | David Bowie | 3 |
3.62
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| 104 Feb 05 2024 |
Signing Off | UB40 | ||
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| 103 Feb 04 2024 |
Sound Affects | The Jam | ||
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| 102 Feb 03 2024 |
...And Justice For All | Metallica | ||
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| 101 Feb 02 2024 |
Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 5 |
4.45
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| 100 Feb 01 2024 |
São Paulo Confessions | Suba | ||
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| 99 Jan 31 2024 |
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots | The Flaming Lips | ||
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| 98 Jan 30 2024 |
The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Underground | 4 |
3.62
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| I used to really enjoy this album. Now it seems bland and basic. Still like it. . . | ||||
| 97 Jan 29 2024 |
Atomizer | Big Black | ||
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| 96 Jan 28 2024 |
Street Signs | Ozomatli | ||
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| 95 Jan 27 2024 |
Melodrama | Lorde | 2 |
3.31
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| 94 Jan 26 2024 |
Madman Across The Water | Elton John | 4 |
3.6
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| A classic album really, but the first two tracks are heads and tails better than the rest - better songwriting and lyrics. | ||||
| 93 Jan 25 2024 |
Daydream Nation | Sonic Youth | 4 |
3.3
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| A time capsule from the late 80's. It is an enjoyable listen, but not something I would put on regular rotation. This album and REM's Eponymous really capture the vibe of 1988 for me. | ||||
| 92 Jan 24 2024 |
Rock 'N Soul | Solomon Burke | 1 |
3.37
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| Dated. Not unique for its time. | ||||
| 91 Jan 23 2024 |
Frank | Amy Winehouse | 3 |
3.45
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| 90 Jan 22 2024 |
Untitled (Black Is) | SAULT | ||
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| 89 Jan 21 2024 |
The Who Sell Out | The Who | ||
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| 88 Jan 20 2024 |
Funeral | Arcade Fire | ||
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| 87 Jan 19 2024 |
One Nation Under A Groove | Funkadelic | ||
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| 86 Jan 18 2024 |
Marquee Moon | Television | ||
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| 85 Jan 17 2024 |
Ingenue | k.d. lang | ||
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| 84 Jan 16 2024 |
At Fillmore East | The Allman Brothers Band | 4 |
3.39
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| 83 Jan 15 2024 |
Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder | ||
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| 82 Jan 14 2024 |
Shalimar | Rahul Dev Burman | ||
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| 81 Jan 13 2024 |
Channel Orange | Frank Ocean | 2 |
3.32
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| 80 Jan 12 2024 |
Time Out Of Mind | Bob Dylan | ||
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| 79 Jan 11 2024 |
Odessa | Bee Gees | ||
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| 78 Jan 10 2024 |
Disintegration | The Cure | 3 |
3.85
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| 77 Jan 09 2024 |
Born In The U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen | 4 |
3.71
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| Feels dated to me in way that his other albums do not - Nebraska, Asbury Park, Born to Run, etc. have a timeless character to them. This one feels locked in the early 80's. I still love it. | ||||
| 76 Jan 08 2024 |
Emergency On Planet Earth | Jamiroquai | ||
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| 75 Jan 07 2024 |
Metal Box | Public Image Ltd. | ||
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| 74 Jan 06 2024 |
Stankonia | OutKast | ||
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| 73 Jan 05 2024 |
Next | The Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 3 |
2.71
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| 72 Jan 04 2024 |
Scissor Sisters | Scissor Sisters | 3 |
3.23
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| 71 Jan 03 2024 |
A Wizard, A True Star | Todd Rundgren | ||
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| 70 Jan 02 2024 |
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! | Frank Sinatra | ||
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| 69 Jan 01 2024 |
90 | 808 State | ||
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| 68 Dec 31 2023 |
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) | Eurythmics | 3 |
3.23
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| Good album from a magical time when electronics took over mainstream pop and changed how music was made and conceived. | ||||
| 67 Dec 30 2023 |
The Bends | Radiohead | 5 |
4
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| Great album. Good lyrics, interesting music. | ||||
| 66 Dec 29 2023 |
Millions Now Living Will Never Die | Tortoise | 1 |
2.87
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| I am about to give up on this list. | ||||
| 65 Dec 28 2023 |
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted | Ice Cube | ||
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| 64 Dec 27 2023 |
Marcus Garvey | Burning Spear | ||
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| 63 Dec 26 2023 |
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector | Various Artists | ||
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| 62 Dec 25 2023 |
Good Old Boys | Randy Newman | ||
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| 61 Dec 24 2023 |
Celebrity Skin | Hole | ||
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| 60 Dec 23 2023 |
Station To Station | David Bowie | ||
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| 59 Dec 22 2023 |
Vincebus Eruptum | Blue Cheer | 2 |
2.8
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| Who wrote this list? Influential albums are not necessarily the best albums of a genre. They are often the first or early examples of the genre. Later albums and acts evolve the germ of an idea into the hugely popular thing that becomes its own genre. In this case, the genre is heavy metal. This may be the first or one of the first heavy metal albums. But by god, it is not one of the best. | ||||
| 58 Dec 21 2023 |
The Sounds Of India | Ravi Shankar | ||
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| 57 Dec 20 2023 |
Live At Leeds | The Who | 3 |
3.33
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| A good live album. But feels dated. Pete Townsend was always a one trick pony, and his style is a little blunt for my tastes. My dad loved them though! | ||||
| 56 Dec 19 2023 |
The Next Day | David Bowie | 3 |
3.3
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| This is a decent album, not sure why it is on the list. Early and mid-career Bowie was iconic and generation-defining stuff. This is good music, but doesn't feel that relevant to me. It is just Bowie. | ||||
| 55 Dec 18 2023 |
Paranoid | Black Sabbath | 5 |
4.2
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| Might be my #1 album. Right up there with the Led Zeppelin classics, Fleetwood Mac Rumors, etc. Not every song is a classic, but the influence and impact of this record on music cannot be overstated. The heaviest hits from Bill Ward and the heavy metal guitar and bass riffs, blending a groovy, syncopation with a dark aesthetic that birthed several genres of music over the next 10 years. War Pigs is probably the best anti-war anthem ever written. . . | ||||
| 54 Dec 17 2023 |
Strange Cargo III | William Orbit | 3 |
2.78
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| 53 Dec 16 2023 |
Liquid Swords | GZA | 4 |
3.27
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| the best wu tang album. | ||||
| 52 Dec 15 2023 |
Life Thru A Lens | Robbie Williams | 1 |
2.72
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| This is bad. . . It may prompt me to quit this service and find a different list of albums. What an absolutely awful record. | ||||
| 51 Dec 14 2023 |
Hms Fable | Shack | 2 |
2.78
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| Bland, boring brit pop. | ||||
| 50 Dec 13 2023 |
1984 | Van Halen | 4 |
3.51
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| 49 Dec 12 2023 |
Moving Pictures | Rush | 4 |
3.59
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| 48 Dec 11 2023 |
Amnesiac | Radiohead | 2 |
3.41
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| This is theoretically interesting, but not great. I just don't get peoples' infatuation and fascination with Radiohead. They are over-estimated - the ultimate navel-gazers. Who listens to this? why? I am not a fan. | ||||
| 47 Dec 10 2023 |
Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | 4 |
3.36
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| Good album. . . not sure what the fuss is about Frank. | ||||
| 46 Dec 09 2023 |
Abraxas | Santana | 5 |
3.73
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| Amazing listen. Must wear headphones!!! A classic album with great musicians and a fascinating aesthetic. | ||||
| 45 Dec 08 2023 |
Actually | Pet Shop Boys | 2 |
3.17
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| 1987 in purest form. | ||||
| 44 Dec 07 2023 |
It's Too Late to Stop Now | Van Morrison | 2 |
3.26
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| 43 Dec 06 2023 |
Ramones | Ramones | 1 |
3.58
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| Simple music. Never enjoyed them really. Feels like a schtick and a stupid one at that. | ||||
| 42 Dec 05 2023 |
Eliminator | ZZ Top | 2 |
3.38
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| meh | ||||
| 41 Dec 04 2023 |
Ys | Joanna Newsom | 1 |
2.8
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| I listened on youtube. It is a complete mystery to me why this album is in the top 1,000. Baffling! | ||||
| 40 Dec 03 2023 |
Sincere | Mj Cole | 3 |
2.37
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| Never heard of the artist nor the album. . . it's a mix tape. a good one. | ||||
| 39 Dec 02 2023 |
Lust For Life | Iggy Pop | 2 |
3.61
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| This album is 1977 in caricature. Joe Walsh guitar sounds, disco hints, a song about lusting for 16 year olds, a song lusting for a black woman. . . It is amazingly bad. so bad it is almost good? | ||||
| 38 Dec 01 2023 |
Mask | Bauhaus | 3 |
2.85
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| 37 Nov 30 2023 |
Black Holes and Revelations | Muse | 4 |
3.59
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| New to me. . . I have heard some of Muse before, but not listened to this album all the way through. It is a good album and their sound is their own. But I don't connect to the music. | ||||
| 36 Nov 29 2023 |
White Blood Cells | The White Stripes | 3 |
3.68
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| Good album. Interesting sound and songwriting, but not my thing, and will not be in my listening rotation. | ||||
| 35 Nov 28 2023 |
The Doors | The Doors | 5 |
3.95
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| Excellent | ||||
| 34 Nov 27 2023 |
Third/Sister Lovers | Big Star | 2 |
2.79
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| 33 Nov 26 2023 |
Time Out | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 3 |
3.84
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| Classic. | ||||
| 32 Nov 25 2023 |
Imagine | John Lennon | 4 |
3.45
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| A cultural landmark, from a flawed man that wrote great songs. | ||||
| 31 Nov 24 2023 |
Buffalo Springfield Again | Buffalo Springfield | 5 |
3.18
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| Great one. | ||||
| 30 Nov 23 2023 |
At San Quentin | Johnny Cash | ||
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| 29 Nov 22 2023 |
Want One | Rufus Wainwright | 2 |
2.91
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| Never heard the album before. . . Obviously talented, but not that interesting. Melodies are a bit too dramatic and theatrical. Feels cheesy and a little stilted. I don't connect to the music emotionally at all. | ||||
| 28 Nov 21 2023 |
Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 5 |
3.57
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| Never listened to it before. I am aware of their hits, but nothing else. . . What an album! Not one of my top ten, but certainly a great album! Syncopated post-pop with soaring themes and arena-worthy anthems. Every song is strong, and the hooks are many and well-crafted. | ||||
| 27 Nov 20 2023 |
Closer | Joy Division | 3 |
3.21
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| This album and Joy Division as a band are always noted for their influence on what was to come for industrial, new wave, and electronica. I never really got it. His vocals are flat and atonal. The innovation is the electronic beat and ambient sounds from guitar. They have a few songs that are great. But this album, like much of their music, is kind of shit. | ||||
| 26 Nov 19 2023 |
Heaven Or Las Vegas | Cocteau Twins | ||
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| 25 Nov 18 2023 |
The Seldom Seen Kid | Elbow | 3 |
3.27
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| Never heard it nor heard of it before. . . Mid-2000s pop with thoughtful lyrics and a good vibe. I just don't have any connection to it. | ||||
| 24 Nov 17 2023 |
Songs From The Big Chair | Tears For Fears | 3 |
3.74
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| I am familiar with this music. Never listened to the album all the way through before. . . It is ok. The hits are the best songs. | ||||
| 23 Nov 16 2023 |
Diamond Life | Sade | 2 |
3.4
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| I am familiar with Sade's music, but I never listened to her albums all the way through. It all sounds the same. Not great. | ||||
| 22 Nov 15 2023 |
Music From The Penguin Cafe | Penguin Cafe Orchestra | 1 |
3
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| Strange, Brian Eno production, why is it on this list? | ||||
| 21 Nov 14 2023 |
Raising Hell | Run-D.M.C. | 4 |
3.52
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| I remember this from around the time it came out. Not my thing, but electrifying at the time. Still a great listen! | ||||
| 20 Nov 13 2023 |
Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin | 5 |
4.37
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| Classic. My memories of my youth are tied to this. | ||||
| 19 Nov 12 2023 |
Parallel Lines | Blondie | 2 |
3.76
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| New to me. Pretty basic rock, a few hits. Meh. | ||||
| 18 Nov 11 2023 |
The Stooges | The Stooges | 3 |
3.25
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| Never sat down and listened to this album as a whole. . . Iggy Pop is a legend and the Stooges are so influential! The music is ahead of its time. It feels hard, a little groovy, but with an edge that is in direct opposition to the hippy aesthetic of the time - sign of the decay setting in and an omen of what was to come in the mid-70's. Meh. . . The album is not worth re-listening to, imho. | ||||
| 17 Nov 10 2023 |
Siembra | Willie Colón & Rubén Blades | 4 |
3.29
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| Never listened to this before. . . Oh hell yes. Groovy, funk-infused latin beats from Blades. The best selling Salsa record of all time. I dig it. . . Not gonna make the regular playlist, but it is great music! | ||||
| 16 Nov 09 2023 |
Brown Sugar | D'Angelo | 2 |
2.89
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| Neo-soul from 1995. Never listened to this before. . . Will probably never listen to it again. | ||||
| 15 Nov 08 2023 |
Machine Gun Etiquette | The Damned | 2 |
3.14
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| The year was 1979. . . Never listened to this before. . . It is punk from Britain in the late 1970s, so yeah, not the best musicianship. Mostly fast beats and aggression and so much angst. Funny that there are guitar solos though, in contrast to the pistols or Ramones. . . Anti Pope is a good track. . . I just don't have any emotional connection to this music. It triggers nothing in me. no nostalgia. No current connection. I find it kind of boring and ugly. It is not challenging or provoking either. Just noise made unrighteously. | ||||
| 14 Nov 07 2023 |
With The Beatles | Beatles | 4 |
3.66
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| Early Beatles feels like a time capsule. It is great and dated and showcases the huge potential of great musicians. But it is repackaged versions of American blues riffs and pop sensibilities from the late 1950s. . . with many covers of standards. The lyrics are all puppy love and longing and a bit boring. . . Still. It is a good album. It is just not one I would listen to on a regular rotation. You can hear the seeds of their future brilliance here. | ||||
| 13 Nov 06 2023 |
The Grand Tour | George Jones | 3 |
2.78
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| New to me. Obviously a famous classic. Not my thing really. Most tracks are the formulaic country of the era. His voice is golden, but the tracks are not the best. lots of 1-4-5 progressions, walking base lines and chorus starting on the 5. Formulaic. I guess this is where the tropes come from. . . But still it is not the best in class of its own genre. Title track is the epitome of 70's country - sad, poignant heartache. "The weatherman" and "Who will I be loving now" are good tracks. But the remaining ones are nothing special. | ||||
| 12 Nov 05 2023 |
Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson | 5 |
3.35
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| Oh Willie. A classic album, which I have never listened to all the way through. Willie is not my cup of tea, but he is great. 15 songs in 33 minutes! The album is a vibe - meaning it is a thematic composition as a whole and evokes thoughtful reverie from earlier tunes with themes between longer tracks. It holds up amazingly well!! Great album and enjoyable listening!! | ||||
| 11 Nov 04 2023 |
1999 | Prince | 3 |
3.6
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| Interesting. . . The first two tracks 1999 and red corvette are bangers. How does the rest hold up? Answer: not that well. I mean, Prince is obviously a unique and crazy talent. But, the last nine songs on the album are synth pop from 1982, and don't leave an impression on me. "Free" is a good song, but the rest are meh. . . | ||||
| 10 Nov 03 2023 |
The Queen Is Dead | The Smiths | 5 |
3.65
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| Fuck yeah. This is classic, and even though not all songs are bangers, the album holds up. I still remember when I borrowed this album from Nicole Lee in 1986 or 1987. It was a revelation. It is funny to think back on it - how I thought it was several years old. I did that with New Order, DM and the Smiths for sure! | ||||
| 9 Nov 02 2023 |
1977 | Ash | 2 |
3.03
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| Odd that I have NEVER heard this before. . . It is mediocre Brit-pop and a little too dated. . . This is an odd inclusion in a finite list of albums. . . | ||||
| 8 Nov 01 2023 |
The Specials | The Specials | 2 |
3.3
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| nothing special about this. . . | ||||
| 7 Oct 31 2023 |
Here's Little Richard | Little Richard | 4 |
3.57
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| 1957 man.. . He was the real deal. But it is pretty dated now. | ||||
| 6 Oct 30 2023 |
Blackstar | David Bowie | 4 |
3.48
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| Bowie was a serious musician to the end. He continued to innovate and search for a new thing through his entire life. And he managed that feat multiple times, and yet was true to himself, and made music only he could make. He is a legend. And this album is fantastic. But is not my thing either. I am glad to have heard it, but I probably will not listen to it in a regular rotation. "'Tis a pity she was a whore" is a highlight. . . Lazarus is also a timely release considering he died around this release. | ||||
| 5 Oct 27 2023 |
Heroes | David Bowie | 2 |
3.61
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| A strange album. Heroes stands out on it for sure. It is so different in every way from the other tracks. There are traces of the rough edges from the early-7s Bowie/Ziggy stuff, the obvious influence of the late 70's punk and it's rough edges. But there is mostly an unfulfilled search for a coherent sound. The songwriting is also forgettable here. I would have hoped for more from Bowie. He has such gems in his catalogue. This album is lesser. Why is this on the list? The whole B side is weak and feels experimental in a half-assed way. | ||||
| 4 Oct 26 2023 |
Iron Maiden | Iron Maiden | 2 |
3.41
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| Not my scene, but it is interesting that I never listened to this before considering how prevalent their fans were in the 1980s. I am told their later stuff is more developed and the singing is better. . . I can see how they influenced later metal genres, but again, this is not my cup of tea. There is a bit of sameness to each song and the tone of the guitars is grating and unpleasant. The singing is British post-punk and pre-hair metal chic. I find it to be unlistenable even as workout music. . . | ||||
| 3 Oct 25 2023 |
Come Away With Me | Norah Jones | 5 |
3.39
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| A wonderful album from an immensely talented artist. The album has a few great songs, but most songs a good, under-produced and showcase her style and vocal talent. The songs are intimate and colorful portraits, but the headline is her voice. | ||||
| 2 Oct 24 2023 |
Green Onions | Booker T. & The MG's | 2 |
3.4
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| Can't believe this album is from 1962. Classic, groovy blues that defined the Stax label and was so influential on the late 1960's psychedelic sound and the later funk explosion in the 1970s. The album is weak and repetitive after Green Onions. Hammond organ, the late fifties jazz drumming, and dated guitar tone and technique in the solos. | ||||
| 1 Oct 23 2023 |
Blonde On Blonde | Bob Dylan | 4 |
3.5
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| This is not the best Dylan album of the era. . . which is highway 61 revisited | ||||