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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Trio
Dolly Parton
|
5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
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5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
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5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
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5 | 3.44 | +1.56 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
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1 | 3.41 | -2.41 |
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Is This It
The Strokes
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2 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
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1 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
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1 | 2.75 | -1.75 |
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Kid A
Radiohead
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2 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
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2 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
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Shleep
Robert Wyatt
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1 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
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2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
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2 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 6 | 4.5 |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4.5 |
| Eminem | 2 | 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Kanye West | 2 | 1.5 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Dolly Parton | 2, 5 |
5-Star Albums (36)
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X-Ray Spex · 1 likes
2/5
As little as I like punk, I do find girl punk fun. Add a sax to the mix and I really wanted to enjoy this album… but the vocals were just too hard on the ears.
1-Star Albums (7)
All Ratings
The Slits
2/5
LCD Soundsystem
4/5
Eminem
5/5
Willie Nelson
5/5
Beatles
4/5
Dire Straits
3/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Traffic
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Crowded House
3/5
Dolly Parton
2/5
Brian Wilson
3/5
The Go-Go's
4/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Ozomatli
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
Elliott Smith
2/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Pantera
4/5
Suzanne Vega
2/5
Funkadelic
4/5
Jack White
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
The Strokes
2/5
Metallica
4/5
R.E.M.
4/5
Pixies
2/5
Tim Buckley
1/5
Duran Duran
4/5
King Crimson
3/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Germs
2/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Cornershop
2/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Richard Thompson
2/5
George Jones
4/5
The Beta Band
4/5
Michael Jackson
5/5
Rod Stewart
3/5
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
5/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
Linkin Park
4/5
Ute Lemper
2/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
Radiohead
4/5
X-Ray Spex
3/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
The Icarus Line
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
The xx
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Magazine
3/5
Venom
2/5
The Waterboys
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Peter Tosh
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
OutKast
5/5
David Gray
2/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Brian Eno
4/5
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Nick Drake
3/5
Queen
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Animal Collective
2/5
Just noise. Painful
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Some decent songs here, a lot more misses. Disc 1 is better
Coldplay
5/5
Pere Ubu
1/5
“Let’s make a solid album with some nice sounding guitar, some solid bass lines, and then in each song let’s just also add nails on a chalkboard, but make that part louder and consistent through the entire track.”
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
The Clash
4/5
CHIC
4/5
Orange Juice
2/5
T. Rex
3/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
The Kinks
4/5
Sgt. Pepper, but peppier!
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Sgt. Pepper, but peppier!
The Monkees
3/5
Barry Adamson
3/5
Interesting music but I can’t say that I would want to watch this movie if this was an actual soundtrack
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Rush
3/5
Slade
3/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
The Cure
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
The Band
3/5
4/5
Beastie Boys
4/5
Prince
4/5
John Grant
2/5
Very mopey.
Second song “Marx” is just random words?
At least it seems to get better after the first two tracks
Nevermind.
Dr. Dre
5/5
Elastica
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
2/5
Sounds like every other Brit pop 80’s band
Orbital
3/5
Sounds like every other Brit pop 80’s band
Brian Eno
4/5
Tears For Fears
5/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
5/5
Amazing album, start to finish. Prime U2 here
Lucinda Williams
2/5
The Young Gods
1/5
XTC
2/5
Bland and boring, and their “best song” was a completely different feel than the rest of the album
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Kanye West
2/5
Man, this is a tough one. I had to unblock his music for this. A very strong performance from a very unwell and bad person. Do you separate art from artist? It’s like rating a Chris Benoit match.
No, I can’t. What would be a 4 star album (the Chris Rock skit is too long) gets a 2. Power is my favorite song
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Van Halen
4/5
The Adverts
2/5
It basically sounded like one very long, boring song
Barry Adamson
2/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
2/5
From British punk yesterday to British post punk… sometimes this project seems than worth it.
The White Stripes
3/5
The Undertones
2/5
The best thing about this album was it only took 30 minutes to get through 16 songs
Depeche Mode
4/5
Nina Simone
4/5
Robert Wyatt
1/5
Awful. Alien was the only decent song
Blue Cheer
3/5
Decent, quick, rock with a side of blues. Doesn’t feel like a predecessor of heavy Metal though
Destiny's Child
2/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Ravi Shankar
3/5
Stereo MC's
3/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Van Morrison
4/5
3/5
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Dusty Springfield
3/5
The Jam
2/5
Sex Pistols
2/5
Another day, another entry in the 1001 punk rock albums of all time list.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Haircut 100
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
ZZ Top
4/5
Rush
4/5
Ash
3/5
Jethro Tull
3/5
The Who
3/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2/5
AC/DC
4/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
I can understand the importance of Dylan, and his legacy in music. I can appreciate the lyrical ability and the poetry he used. But I just can’t take his voice for an entire album.
Parliament
5/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Laibach
3/5
Bonus star for sounding like if Strong Bad had an industrial band
The Magnetic Fields
4/5
This is an interesting one. It’s unique, creative, and fun. It covers so many sounds and genres. But I have no desire to listen to it ever again.
The xx
3/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
Big Star
2/5
Metallica
5/5
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3/5
Suede
3/5
Roxy Music
3/5
Sounds like it could have come out more recently than it did
The Doors
5/5
Sounds like it could have come out more recently than it did
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
One of the rare times I’ve heard an album from a band I didn’t know, and wanted to go listen to more of them
John Martyn
3/5
Not a terrible album for a lazy, fall Sunday.
Fats Domino
5/5
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Dennis Wilson
4/5
Fela Kuti
2/5
Don McLean
3/5
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Spiritualized
2/5
Well that was a slog
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Roxy Music
2/5
Well that was a slog
Grizzly Bear
3/5
The Stooges
3/5
Primal Scream
2/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
The Mars Volta
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Mekons
2/5
The Pretty Things
2/5
Maybe if I had known that this was a rock opera telling a story I would have listened more closely. But I don’t think even that would drown out the constant thoughts of “this is just the Beatles, but worse.”
Linkin Park
4/5
High school me rocked the hell out of this cd
Beatles
5/5
Tom Waits
3/5
Randy Newman
2/5
Rush
4/5
Fishbone
4/5
This one was a lot of fun. Great bass lines. Every somg was different. I really enjoyed this one
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Green Day
4/5
LTJ Bukem
4/5
Buck Owens
2/5
Various Artists
4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Fugazi
3/5
Minor Threat
2/5
Cool.. another punk album.. listening to this first thing, after not enough sleep sucks. My ears have been assaulted, my head hurts. Thankfully it’s a short album.
Pixies
4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Wild Beasts
2/5
Thought this album was gonna be great until the singing started. Album feels like something college kids would lie to themselves about and say they liked it so everyone around them knew they don’t listen to “popular” music.
The xx
4/5
Television
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Got told that reviews like my normal ones aren’t good enough, as if the project is to have wax poetic about every album and act like an over the top, pretentious asshole.
No, the project is to listen to 1001 (seemingly) British (post) punk albums… and this one was meh..okay.
Get off your high horse, no one wants to read your essays.
The Killers
4/5
The Clash
5/5
This is an album that, while I don’t necessarily care for the music, (not to say I actively dislike it either) I understand why it’s here. It’s the debut of The Clash..
Also, it’s A punk album, which qualifies it for this list.
Justice
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
I’m not even a big Zeppelin fan, but this is a perfect album
Aerosmith
4/5
Steely Dan
4/5
You can debate whether Dan is Yacht Rock or not, but if you have to, it means it at least sounds an awful lot like yacht rock, which is good enough for me.
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Not music I would choose to listen to, but some pretty chill synth pop for a Saturday morning wasn’t terrible
Fairport Convention
2/5
I don’t like how my comments from yesterday’s album sometimes sticks around for today’s album. This is definitely not yacht rock, like yesterday.. it’s also not my jam, like yesterday was.
Nirvana
5/5
Sabu
3/5
I want to say I enjoyed this album, I really do. The music was great, but the call and response just seemed very repetitive after a little while, especially not knowing why they’re saying.
Check your pulse of Latin jazz doesn’t make your body move though!
Beatles
4/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Much more bad than good…
Eagles
3/5
Rocket From The Crypt
2/5
I just listened to this 12 hours ago and could not tell you one single thing about it.
Sparks
3/5
I’ve never heard of Sparks. I thought it was a female led band until I was finished and looked at the artist. Enjoyed the album fine, but especially its unique sound.
The Police
4/5
Ramones
4/5
If punk has to be so heavy on this list, at least it’s the Ramones.
Donovan
3/5
Jane's Addiction
4/5
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Portishead
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Another K Dot Masterpiece
Beach House
4/5
Definitely the type of music I would have been listening to in college
Os Mutantes
4/5
I enjoyed this for the most part, even with the not so subtle Beatle influence. Bat Macumba had too much noise, was over-stimulated. Either way, unique music is why I started this project
The Coral
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
Jeff Beck
3/5
When the opening lyrics hit and your first thought is “yikes,” you’re probably not in for a great album.. this one got a bit better.
Cocteau Twins
1/5
This was awful in every way
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
The Undertones
3/5
Nick Drake
4/5
2/5
When the album started, it STARTED. No slow intro, just a punch in the mouth of frenetic energy that never really stops.
But shortly after that, it just feels like you gave two high school kids a few saxophone lessons and then just them hit whatever notes they wanted.
Not a very good listening experience, but bonus points for being unique/creative. I can understand why an album like this would be included in this list.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Enjoyed this beginning to end.
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Alice In Chains
4/5
Grunge!
Kate Bush
4/5
This is an interesting one! Had never heard any of her music prior to Stranger Things, which kind of ruined that song, but damn if it isn’t an earworm. The rest of the album is so odd and different and random. Experimental, but decently good
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
Not enough jazz on this list, at least so far. Fantastic album
Wilco
2/5
Pretty boring and forgettable
Pink Floyd
4/5
Isaac Hayes
5/5
Fantastic album start to finish. Pure hot buttered soul
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
5/5
Second time this album has showed up on my list, (255 and 47) still as good as it was the first time
Van Halen
5/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
X-Ray Spex
2/5
As little as I like punk, I do find girl punk fun. Add a sax to the mix and I really wanted to enjoy this album… but the vocals were just too hard on the ears.
Beatles
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Slipknot
3/5
Great music to listen to at the gym. Great drums, not great for really anything else
Elvis Costello
2/5
I just can’t get into him and I don’t know why
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Guns N' Roses
4/5
The La's
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
3 hours would normally be way too long, but man… what a voice. What I wouldn’t give to be sitting in a smoky jazz club watching this live.
The Band
3/5
I’ve never listened to The Band before, I think the only reason I know about them is from being mentioned on Stuff You Should Know (great podcast, worth listening to.) I think I’ve heard their version of The Weight but maybe not.. I know Long Black Veil from Dave Matthews Band, who does it better.
Anywho, this album had some good stuff on it, that classic country blues rock blend. Not sure if I would intentionally search them out, but I wouldn’t skip it.
Dolly Parton
5/5
When you listen to classic country, you can’t help but realize how far that genre has fallen. Also, dolly’s a saint. Auto-5
The Stone Roses
4/5
Never heard of these guys before. Very relaxed sound that holds up. It sounds like an album played on college radio in 2008
Duke Ellington
5/5
Beyoncé
2/5
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Going from Beyonce yesterday to Lauryn Hill today was such a juxtaposition of art/business, talent/production, and soul/soulless. This album is so, so good. A blend of R&B, hip hop, soul… just feels raw and beautiful. The lyrics are meaningful, and the lyricist is powerful. A great album that holds up well
Aerosmith
3/5
John Lennon
3/5
George Jones
4/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Radiohead
2/5
I remember in college giving Radiohead a try and wondering what the fuss was about… 20 years later it’s still not for me
The Temptations
4/5
I’m a sucker for Motown and funk. Loved it
Genesis
3/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
3/5
Look, I love G. love. Been a fan for 20 years. I think their music is fun, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. Definitely not list worthy, but that’s not the only album I’ve gotten so far that I would say this about. You should know who G. Love is, but you only really need to listen to “Milk and Cereal”
Black Sabbath
5/5
One of the more rare entries where it’s abundantly clear why it’s on this list. Rightfully so
TV On The Radio
3/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Bob Dylan
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
I enjoy the unique sound of Talking Heads, but is it really unique if all of their songs sound the same? The only memorable part of this album was the rhythm of Cities
k.d. lang
2/5
Destiny's Child
2/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Joni Mitchell
2/5
Afrika Bambaataa
3/5
This was fun. Never new Renegades of Funk was a cover..
Kanye West
1/5
Kanye’s on my block list. Fuck Nazis
King Crimson
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Jefferson Airplane
5/5
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I don’t get it, but it was just boring and not very good to me. Not to say it was bad, but I don’t know why it’s on this list
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Kendrick have a DREEEAAAMM
Throbbing Gristle
3/5
My initial thought on this was, “What the heck did I just listen to?” But reflecting on it more, beyond the weird vocal level there is a distinct quality to the noise they produce.
I don’t think I would say I enjoyed the album, but albums that push the boundary of what is creative deserve to be on the list more than another punk album.
That said, I don’t have an answer to the original question
Todd Rundgren
2/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Mike Ladd
4/5
Everything But The Girl
4/5
Really enjoyed this. I love some chill d&b though
Fever Ray
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Out of the Elvis Costello albums I’ve heard on this project, this one is the best.
Gorillaz
4/5
Pixies
3/5
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Germs
2/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Adele
4/5
This is not my type of music, but man Adele is something else. I really appreciate the strength of her voice, especially for someone so young! A poppy, but not overly poppy album with great blues influence
Blur
2/5
I’d say I’m a fan of Gorillaz, and I’ve always thought Song 2 was fun, but I’ve never listened to Blur. Now I can say I have…
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
Scritti Politti
2/5
Each song sounds like it was created to be on a soundtrack of a terrible 80’s film
Cheap Trick
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Good album, solid peppers… just feels too… corporate
Holger Czukay
4/5
A fun, auditory adventure!
Peter Gabriel
3/5
Pretenders
3/5
AC/DC
4/5
Introducing a brand new lead singer and bouncing back after the death of Scott, how can you not rank this album highly? It just rocks. 5 hit singles out of 10 tracks is nuts.
Is it lyrically complex? No
Does it matter? No! The songs are catchy, the riffs are classic. A great classic rock album that holds up well and definitely belongs on this list.
Arcade Fire
3/5
The Auteurs
3/5
4/5
I love this album. Sure the hits are great but the whole thing is strong. Don’t Look Back in Anger and Cast No Shadow are my personal faves
The Vines
3/5
Wilco
2/5
Nothing really memorable here. It was fine, but that’s a bit generous
3/5
4/5
Funking awesome album. I’ve never listened to war, now I think I should
Circle Jerks
1/5
Best thing about this is how short it was.
Paul Weller
3/5
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3/5
I don’t know how to salsa but I sure want to! Fun album, catchy tunes, impossible not to move to
Happy Mondays
2/5
Baaba Maal
4/5
Every song is beautiful. You don’t need to understand the words to be able to appreciate this work
The Doors
3/5
Basement Jaxx
2/5
Herbie Hancock
4/5
Great funky jazz
Eels
3/5
Not the most glowing review but definitely better than I expected it to be
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Violent Femmes
2/5
Stephen Stills
2/5
Meh.. folk rock.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
Love it.
David Bowie
2/5
I love and respect Bowie for his experimentation, but this being released right before he died doesn’t make this a good album.
Joy Division
3/5
Moby Grape
2/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Taylor Swift
2/5
Everything sounds the same
David Bowie
3/5
Everything sounds the same
Metallica
3/5
Everything sounds the same
Sonic Youth
2/5
2/5
Everything sounds the same
Tortoise
4/5
Really enjoyed this. A nice listen late at night
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
Good lord this was painful. +1 stars for Billy Corgan keeping the NWA alive.
David Ackles
2/5
Eminem
5/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
All time classic, front to back. Grunge’s finest.
Shack
2/5
Fine to listen to at 2am (which is when I listened to it… but completely generic and forgettable
Miles Davis
5/5
The first time I heard of this album was because Dogfishead had a tribute beer for it.
Miles Davis is incredible.