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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tank Battles Dagmar Krause	4	2.14	+1.86
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	4	2.24	+1.76
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	5	3.33	+1.67
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	5	3.42	+1.58
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	5	3.52	+1.48
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	5	3.56	+1.44
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	5	3.6	+1.4
Hard Again Muddy Waters	5	3.6	+1.4
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	3.69	+1.31
Movies Holger Czukay	4	2.71	+1.29

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	1	3.36	-2.36
A Seat at the Table Solange	1	3	-2
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	1	2.95	-1.95
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	1	2.86	-1.86
Chris Christine and the Queens	1	2.81	-1.81
Roots Sepultura	1	2.78	-1.78
All Directions The Temptations	2	3.45	-1.45
James Brown Live At The Apollo James Brown	2	3.44	-1.44
Pornography The Cure	2	3.32	-1.32
The Specials The Specials	2	3.29	-1.29

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Pink Floyd	2	5

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Popular Reviews

Roots

Sepultura · 1 likes

1/5

I am sure there is an audience for this album, but I mostly found it a chore to listen to.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax · 1 likes

4/5

I wouldn't call it super interesting, but it's pretty decent as lounging around music. Definitely not active listening type album.

1-Star Albums (7)

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Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

Pretenders

3/5

The sound's decent but doesn't really speak to me.

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

One that's actually part of my library already. Possibly because it was the first thing from The Strokes that I heard, but I'm still partial towards First Impressions of Earth instead. However, Is This It is still great and will continue to have a place in my library.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

An absolute classic.

The Clash

4/5

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

Nor here or there. I didn't hate listening to it but at the same time there was nothing for me to get excited about.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

I have listened to the In The Court Of The Crimson King before, and as more of a Floyd fan, I expected to give this a 4/5 during the relisten. However, this album is so good that I don't think I can give it anything less than 5/5. I remembered it being good, but it's actually just great.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

More enjoyable than I would've guessed, with Express Yourself being the standout track.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Easy listening but it didn't really do much for it.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Pleasant sound.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

An album that I was not aware of before but one that I can definitely call great.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

I don't think I've ever listened to Led Zeppelin IV front-to-back despite knowing songs from it, but it's pretty great from start to finish.

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

Iron Maiden

4/5

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

I don't absolutely hate it but I don't really find it that interesting and it feels a tad bit long-winded and not that interesting to listen to.

Guero

Beck

4/5

Very comfortable listening.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Alright listen.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

4/5

This is a lot more enjoyable than I would've guessed.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

4/5

A cool sound and quite the relaxing listen.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

I wouldn't call it bad but it doesn't really click with me.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

3/5

Perfectly listenable but not particularly exciting in terms of electronic music.

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Good album with some great standouts.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Very smooth, relaxing.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

4/5

It's been a long time since I listened to Music For The Jilted Generation and it's much better than I remembered. Definitely not the best that The Prodigy has to offer and a bit long-winded at points.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

2/5

Feels a bit "eh". It’s not a bad sound but I’d struggle to name a single thing about it that I liked. Probably wouldn’t listen to it again, and if it came up on the radio or on shuffle, I probably wouldn’t even realise.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Not really the type of music that I'd normally seek out, but it's a pleasant listen. I think the remaster version might be padding out the thing though.

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

The music's alright, probably a 3/5 on that front, but the recording quality is quite poor and that distracts from the experience quite a bit.

The Doors

5/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

Not really a thing I would seek out, but it's extremely pleasant to listen to. The RevOla remastered release also sounds great for a 66-year-old record.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Germs

2/5

I quite liked Lexicon Devil but rest of the album was more in the "eh" range.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

3/5

Extremely average.

Movies

Holger Czukay

4/5

I’m generally not the biggest fan of tracks with a runtime of >10 minutes and I hadn’t ever heard of Czukay, so I went into this with relatively low expectations – but this album was a pleasant surprise.

The Specials

2/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

3/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Fairly relaxing.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

I actually listened to Hunky Dory right before I started my 1001 Albums Generator project and quite liked it. I've yet to listen to everything by Bowie, but from all of the albums that I've listened to, I think Hunky Dory might actually be my favourite one. Not sure if I would say that everything on it is great, but rather everything is good with individual standouts like Changes or Life on Mars.

Chris

Christine and the Queens

1/5

It's not awful but "Must Hear Before You Die"? If we're limited to 1001, then there are definitely better candidates not yet included. My dislike for this album is also greatly enhanced by the fact that the digital versions of this album basically repeat themselves, making it even worse for listening to in an album format.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

It's been a while since I listened to all of Wish You Were Here and I remembered it being a solid 4/5. But relistening to it, it's actually even better than I remembered. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is way better than I remembered, Welcome to the Machine is fantastic, Have a Cigar is one of my all-time favourite Floyd songs and Wish You Were Here is absolutely beautiful. Zero filler even though Shine On You Crazy Diamond runs for 26 minutes in total, and I'm generally not a fan of extremely long tracks. I think I'd be lying to myself I gave this anything less than 5/5 when everything about it is so great. Even the cover art is iconic.

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

3/5

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

2/5

Uninspiring. And when it comes to rating this as an album, the remastered digital release I listened to is padded out with several versions of every song, diluting the experience further. Could've left that to a special edition or something.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Very middle of the road, slightly sleep-inducing.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

Roots

Sepultura

1/5

I am sure there is an audience for this album, but I mostly found it a chore to listen to.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

3/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

3/5

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Was quite worried when I saw "The Cure" pop up, since I've already been given Pornography, and that album wasn't that good. However, this was actually a lot more pleasing to listen to.

Nowhere

Ride

4/5

Relaxing listen.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

I wouldn't have thought it to be my cup of tea, but even for a 70-year-old album, it's still pretty fantastic.

Paul Simon

3/5

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Bert Jansch

2/5

It's not that interesting.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

I think the best I can say about this is that it didn't hurt my ears or offend my senses. But it certainly isn't an interesting album. Perhaps it was influential back in 1968 but does nothing for me in 2026.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

More enjoyable than I would've guessed but at the same time it's quite long with way too many interludes.

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

Perfectly listenable but quite generic.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Better than I expected.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Some tracks were pretty fun, but at some point it stopped being fun and started dragging on.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Truth

Jeff Beck

4/5

Good sound.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

It's fine rock but I'm generally not a fan of live albums.

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

About as sophisticated like a bat with nails on it and hits as hard as one.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Decent groove.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

Didn't make myself as a country fan but this is quite smooth and relaxing.

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

It's like a rap album and an audiobook had a malformed baby.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

I feel like this album isn't mixed all that well and the music's generally really not that interesting. Not bad but there's nothing here that would motivate me to relisten.

Future Days

Can

3/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

3/5

Django Django

3/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Smooth as all hell.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

4/5

I wouldn't call it super interesting, but it's pretty decent as lounging around music. Definitely not active listening type album.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

I'd rate The Wall as not only my favourite Pink Floyd album, but as one of the greatest albums of all time. If I think about what are the best albums that I have ever heard, The Wall always comes to my mind.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Still not a fan of live albums.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Harder than I expected.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

Smooth, relaxing.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

White Ladder

David Gray

3/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

2/5

Not awful but not really what I’d consider to be good or mediocre either. Awful cover art though. Who came up with this shit?

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Goo

Sonic Youth

2/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

White Light

Gene Clark

3/5

Bad Company

3/5

Eh?

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

4/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Bowie is definitely well represented in this book (or rather books considering that even ★ snuck in a later edition). Personally, "Heroes" doesn't really do much for me. It's perfectly fine listening but I, as not of a Bowie fan anyway, think there's better Bowie records.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

I liked it. I don't even mind Free Form Guitar, although I might skip it on shuffle.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

3/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Headquarters

The Monkees

2/5

I imagine this was a lot better in the 1960s.

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

This is a hard 3/5 if I've heard one.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

I think this might be the first album past the original 2005 edition of the book that I actually enjoy properly. Maybe those later editions aren't a complete waste of everyone's time.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

I See You

The xx

3/5

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

3/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

2/5

I'm not a fan of live albums in the first place, and as far as live albums go, this isn't a particularly good one. It also goes on for too long.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

System Of A Down

4/5

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

It's okay, but that's about as far as I'd go.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

3/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Gorillaz

4/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

The cover art might be better than the album.

Lost Souls

Doves

3/5

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

2/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Seems like very generic pop-rock.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Dust

Screaming Trees

2/5

I was expecting some very bad metal from the album cover, but it instead was meh rock.

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

Better than I expected.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

I can understand its inclusion on the list while listening to it, but it doesn't necessarily do that much for me. I imagine not being American doesn't help.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Meh?

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

I usually dread whenever a new album comes up on this list, but this is chill.

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

4/5

This is the most violent jazz I have ever heard in my life. I don't know if it's cheating that I took a break in middle of listening. I get the feeling that John Zorn intended me to be battered for 40 minutes straight. Maybe that's why I consider this to be kinda brilliant. And insane. Much better than the 68th mediocre, 3/5 pop-rock album. I guess I just like jazz way more than I previously thought? Some of you have basically no sense of adventure, no desire to venture out.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

4/5

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Very good but I'd say it's still more of a 4/5 to me than a full 5/5.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

It's alright.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

4/5

Had a hard time deciding between 3/5 and 4/5.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

I think this was quite an enjoyable listen.

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

3/5

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

Starts out dogshit Then gets less bad Never gets good

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

4/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

2/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Arise

Sepultura

4/5

I was expecting to give this a 1/5 after having heard Sepultura's Roots earlier during the project, but no, this one's actually good. Imagine my fucking surprise.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

2/5

Can't say I much enjoyed that.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

5/5

I imagine this would have been even better had it been recorded at a studio, but it's still great.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

Ramones

3/5

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

1/5

“Self-indulgent” is the first word that comes to my mind listening to this record.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

I hope the tickets weren't expensive. At no point during this half-hour concert did I feel like I'd missed out because I wasn't there. At least the recording quality isn't dogshit.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

3/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

It's a pleasant listen.

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

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

Banger of an album.

Brown Sugar