Average Rating: 3.33 Rating Variance: 1.03 Objectivity Score: 88% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicA Tribe Called Quest Midnight MaraudersChicago Chicago IIJamiroquai The Return of the Space CowboyJohn Coltrane AscensionMike Oldfield Tubular BellsMiles Davis Jack JohnsonMiles Davis Miles SmilesNine Inch Nails The FragilePrince Sign o' the TimesRadiohead OK ComputerRed Hot Chili Peppers By the WaySly and The Family Stone There's A Riot Goin' OnStevie Wonder Innervisions4.5 superbA Tribe Called Quest The Low End TheoryAir 10,000 Hz LegendsBasement Jaxx Kish KashBeastie Boys Paul's BoutiqueBjork HomogenicBlur Think TankChicago Chicago Transit AuthorityCollective Soul Collective SoulCounting Crows Recovering The SatellitesDaft Punk DiscoveryFunkadelic Maggot BrainGarbage GarbageGoo Goo Dolls Hold Me UpImmortal Technique Revolutionary Volume 2Jamiroquai DynamiteJurassic 5 Quality ControlMadonna Ray of LightMassive Attack ProtectionMatthew Good AvalancheMetallica ...And Justice for AllMiles Davis In a Silent WayMiles Davis Kind of BlueMos Def Black on Both SidesNine Inch Nails Year ZeroOutKast ATLiensPearl Jam No CodePrince Around the World in a DayR.E.M. Automatic for the PeopleRed Hot Chili Peppers Stadium ArcadiumRed Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex MagikRobert Randolph and the Family Band UnclassifiedRobert Randolph and the Family Band ColorblindSantana CaravanseraiSilverchair DioramaSly and The Family Stone Stand!Stevie Wonder Talking BookStevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First FinaleStone Temple Pilots Tiny Music... Songs From the Vatican Gift ShopThe Cardigans Long Gone Before DaylightThe Cure The Head on the DoorThe Roots Game TheoryFar and away the best hip hop album of 2006, and definitely the most consistent album The Roots have ever made. The album circles and ranges through different sounds and emotions, and Black Thought has come through sounding like he's a young buck still hungry and not ready to throw the towel in. Only reason why it doesn't get a 5 is Atonment should have been the last track... Can't Stop This, while an okay tribute to J Dilla, goes on way too long, and doesn't fit with the rest of the album. Weezer Pinkerton4.0 excellentAir Talkie WalkieBjork PostBjork VespertineBjork VoltaBlues Traveler Straight On Till MorningCharles Mingus Mingus Ah UmCollective Soul DosageCommon Electric CircusCounting Crows August And Everything AfterDave Matthews Band Before These Crowded StreetsDe La Soul The Grind DateDeftones White PonyDepeche Mode Playing The AngelFiona Apple When the Pawn...Garbage Version 2.0Goo Goo Dolls Superstar Car WashGorillaz Demon DaysHerbie Hancock SextantHerbie Hancock ThrustImogen Heap Speak For YourselfJamiroquai SynkronizedJohn Coltrane Interstellar SpaceJohn Coltrane A Love SupremeLenny Kravitz Mama SaidLenny Kravitz LennyMadonna EroticaMarilyn Manson Mechanical AnimalsMarilyn Manson Holy WoodMassive Attack MezzanineMassive Attack 100th WindowMassive Attack Blue LinesMatthew Good Band The Audio of BeingMetallica Master of PuppetsMiles Davis Workin' With Miles Davis and the QuintetMiles Davis NefertitiMiles Davis Birth of the CoolMos Def The New DangerOutKast AqueminiPearl Jam VitalogyPrince 1999Prince N.E.W.SQueens of the Stone Age Lullabies to ParalyzeR.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-FiRadiohead Kid ARed Hot Chili Peppers Mother's MilkScissor Sisters Ta-DahSly and The Family Stone FreshStevie Wonder Songs in the Key of LifeStone Temple Pilots PurpleTalib Kweli QualityThe Black Eyed Peas Behind the FrontIt really and truly is a big shame that one of the most promising new hip hop groups at the turn of the century, and the sense that a new second wave of Native Tongues members were about to explode and move commercial rap back to the Golden Age, had to sell out and fail their roots. If you are a lover of real hip hop though, This album, and their second album, Bridging the Gap (which is a bit more experimental, but still essentially not a sellout) are a must for anyone who was or still is a fan of groups like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and the Jungle Brothers.The Cure The TopThe Prodigy Always Outnumbered, Never OutgunnedWhat happens when you take the hard and in you face attitude of The Fat of the Land and the sample crazy, dance anthems of Experience? That's pretty much the easiest way to describe Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, which undoubtedly is the second best album by The Prodigy, only behind Music for the Jilted Generation. Sure a few songs bomb out (Get Up Get Off, Shoot Down first come to mind) but are far easily outweighed by the sheer brilliance of the Thriller-sampling The Way It Is, the modern updates of both Up, Up and Away and Love Buzz (Hotride and Phoenix, respectively) and far and away the best on the album, Medusa's Path.Tori Amos American Doll PosseThe idea of five different "dolls" making up the "posse" that perform the 23 songs on this album may make a lot of people skittish, and is definitely contrieved and unnecessary to the ultimate enjoyment of the album, it doesn't come across as a mere gimmick either. Not everything here completely clicks, and there are a few questionable songs (but when you fill 79 minutes of a disc, and have a total of 23 songs, is it possible to be completely flawless?) But everything considered, this may be the rockingest and most immediately satisfying listen in her entire catalog. Weezer Make Believe3.5 greatAir Moon SafariAir Pocket SymphonyBasement Jaxx Crazy Itch RadioBeastie Boys To the 5 BoroughsBjork DebutColdplay A Rush of Blood to the HeadCollective Soul BlenderCounting Crows Hard CandyCreed My Own PrisonDanko Jones Sleep is the EnemyDe La Soul 3 Feet High and RisingFiona Apple Extraordinary MachineGarbage Bleed Like MeGoo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up The GirlGorillaz GorillazHerbie Hancock Head HuntersJamiroquai Emergency on Planet EarthJohn Coltrane Africa/BrassJurassic 5 Power in NumbersJurassic 5 FeedbackKylie Minogue Body LanguageLenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My WayMadonna Bedtime StoriesMatthew Good Band UnderdogsMedeski, Martin and Wood Out Louder (w/ John Scofield)Mike Oldfield Light + ShadeOutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowOutKast StankoniaPearl Jam Pearl JamPrince Love Symbol AlbumQueens of the Stone Age Songs for the DeafR.E.M. MonsterRed Hot Chili Peppers One Hot MinuteRed Hot Chili Peppers Freaky StyleySantana WelcomeScissor Sisters Scissor SistersStevie Wonder Music of My MindThe Bad Plus GiveThe Black Eyed Peas Bridging the GapThe Chemical Brothers Come with UsThe Crystal Method TweekendTravis The Invisible Band3.0 goodA Tribe Called Quest The Love MovementBeastie Boys Hello NastyBjork MedullaCollective Soul Disciplined BreakdownCommon BeFiona Apple TidalGarbage Beautiful GarbageGoldfrapp SupernatureGoo Goo Dolls A Boy Named GooImmortal Technique Revolutionary Volume 1Jamiroquai Travelling Without MovingKylie Minogue Light YearsLenny Kravitz 5Lily Allen Alright, StillMadonna Confessions on a DancefloorMarilyn Manson Antichrist SuperstarMatthew Good White Light Rock & Roll ReviewMatthew Good Band Beautiful MidnightMedeski, Martin and Wood End of the World Party (Just in Case)Metallica MetallicaMiles Davis Filles de KilimanjaroI've had this album for quite a while, and honestly, I feel it's overrated. I started listening to Miles pretty much when I started listening to jazz. I was directed of course to buy Kind of Blue (absolutely superb) and Bitches Brew (extremely overrated). I feel that because this is a transitional album, where the new band hadn't completely gotten their groove yet, and the second great quintet is on its last gasps, that even though I find this to be just a hint above average, it is still an intriguing and complex album, and should definitely be heard. This ablum should be complemented with "Miles in the Sky", (performed almost exclusively by the quintet, with George Benson guesting on one song) which is the more focused, and I believe better, of the two transitional era albums.Miles Davis Sketches of SpainMurs Murs 3:16: the 9th EditionOutKast IdlewildOutKast SouthernplayalisticadillacmuzikPrince Purple RainPrince Crystal BallR.E.M. RevealRegina Spektor Begin To HopeSilver Apples Silver ApplesStevie Wonder A Time To LoveStone Temple Pilots CoreStone Temple Pilots No. 4The Bad Plus These Are the VistasThe Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss MeTravis The Man WhoVelvet Revolver ContrabandWeezer MaladroitWeezer Weezer2.5 averageA Tribe Called Quest Beats, Rhymes And LifeBeastie Boys Licensed to IllBlues Traveler FourCocoRosie La Maison De Mon ReveThe easiest way to describe this album would be to take a handful of folk, add an equal part of strange noise and eccentricity, and a pinch of psychedelic substance, put it in a blender, and set it on frappe. All of this leads to a very intriguing and entertaining listening experience. Although there are only handful of truly good songs, and there are almost an equal amount that are completely abominable, the journey into these twin sisters' house of dreams ("The House of My Dreams" is the album title in English) makes for a compelling and interesting debut, despite its flaws.Dave Matthews Band Under The Table And DreamingDave Matthews Band CrashDeftones DeftonesGoo Goo Dolls Let Love InJamiroquai A Funk OdysseyKaiser Chiefs Yours Truly, Angry MobKanye West Late RegistrationKylie Minogue FeverLemon Jelly '64-'95Lenny Kravitz Let Love RuleLenny Kravitz CircusMadonna MusicMarilyn Manson Lest We ForgetMatthew Good Band Last Of The Ghetto AstronautsMiles Davis Bitches BrewPrince Chaos and DisorderPrince 3121Radiohead The BendsRadiohead Hail to the ThiefRed Hot Chili Peppers CalifornicationRJD2 Since We Last SpokeThe Crystal Method VegasThe Killers Hot FussThe Music Welcome To The NorthThe Prodigy The Fat of the LandTori Amos Strange Little Girls2.0 poor!!! Louden Up NowCollective Soul YouthCreed Human ClayDJ Shadow The OutsiderGoo Goo Dolls GutterflowerKanye West The College DropoutLCD Soundsystem Sound of SilverI really wanted to like this. I tried my best to listen to it as many times as possible before passing judgement on it, but the fact of the matter is that with the exception of Time to Get Away, this album is a tedious and monotonous bore. Although I do think there are the possibilites of catching grooves and dancing rhythms, just when it seems that they will jump out, nothing happens. The only thing keeping the album from being rated even lower is that I find the lyrics to North American Scum relatively clever, and the build up for Get Innocuous! is interesting, but I won't find myself giving this album a lot of playing time.Marilyn Manson The Golden Age of GrotesqueMetallica ReloadMos Def True MagicPrince MusicologyR.E.M. Around the SunRadiohead AmnesiacRed Hot Chili Peppers The Uplift Mofo Party PlanRed Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili PeppersSantana SupernaturalTalib Kweli The Beautiful StruggleThe Black Eyed Peas Monkey BusinessThe Crystal Method Legion Of BoomThe Cure The CureThe Flaming Lips ZaireekaBy now, anyone who's a fan of The Flaming Lips knows about this album. There's nothing as spectacular as there is on The Soft Bulletin or Yoshimi, but there are a few songs that hold their own quite well. The flaw to this particular album, is the same reason why it's so loved and still commonly discussed - an album meant to be played on four separate CD players, simultaneously. The sheer ridiculousness of having to plan a listening party, and having the right amount of players is a very trying experience, yet at the same time is the only way to truly hear this album. 3.5 for the actual songs, 1 for the conceptTool 10,000 DaysWeezer The Green Album1.5 very poorChristina Aguilera Back to BasicsThere is quite a fine line between using vocal ability to one's advantage or disadvantage. Throughout almost the entire double album, Christina is way overdoing the whole "I have great singing skill, so I'm gonna belt out as many syllables and exclamatory sounds as possible" that had made Mariah Carey unlistenable as Christina has now become. The production on this album is almost as overblown as the singing, and the "new direction" by doing what was done far better by every single previous jazz/lounge/big band singer is a real slap in the face. If this is truly Christina's idea of getting back to basics, then count me in on looking to the future. Only saving grace from a 1 is Oh Mother, which is shockingly a really good song.CocoRosie Noah's ArkThe charm and wit that permeated the debut is no longer in evidence here, and over three quarters of this follow up is absolute garbage. The only saving grace from relegating the awful rating is a standout (check that THE ONLY standout) moment of the disc is Antony's performance on Beautiful Boyz.Coldplay X&YCreed WeatheredDave Matthews Band EverydayDave Matthews Band Busted StuffFergie The DutchessGorillaz G-SidesLenny Kravitz BaptismMarilyn Manson Smells Like ChildrenMaroon 5 Songs About JaneMetallica St. AngerMetallica LoadRadiohead Pablo HoneyStone Temple Pilots Shangri-La-Dee-DaThe Black Eyed Peas ElephunkThe Cure Wild Mood SwingsU2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb1.0 awfulGwen Stefani Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Madonna American LifeMarilyn Manson Portrait of an American FamilySantana ShamanSantana All That I AmVanilla Ice To the Extreme
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