Average Rating: 3.83 Rating Variance: 1.31 Objectivity Score: 66% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAnimal Collective Merriweather Post PavilionSimply put, this is the best record of 2009, possibly Animal Collective's best release yet. A more poppy take by these trippy, freak folk-rock experimentalists, but boy does it pay off. Embraced as the next Beatles, the record to define an era, yet they manage to pull it off. Animal Collective Fall Be KindFall Be Kind is not just 5 songs. It's an experience, each song standing as one of the band's best. One of the most rewarding listens of all time reflecting on happiness, a coming to fame, and the same old question "Can we live up to it?" Arcade Fire Funeral" A Modern Classic. That being said, it's arguable (mostly because I know many who would argue this), but in time I feel that 'Funeral' will shine through as a brilliant statement of loss, growth and family that cannot be denied. Beyond sheer song structure and power, "'Funeral', I feel, finds itself beyond the pack in ways of overall structure, and tone. The deep sadness in 'Une Annee Sans Lumiere' and 'In The Back Seat' is near heartbreaking. Just as the hope and wonder in 'Wake Up' and 'Neighborhood#2(Laika)' reach unheard heights. This, almost, 'legitimacy' tacked onto what would normally be 'pretty good' lyrics adds a sense of beauty and earnest. The Fire's overall musicianship soars as well, past all boundaries of 'Pop Music' to create something really quite gorgeous." - AggravatedYetiDinosaur Jr. You're Living All Over MeAs a grunge album, nothing quite stacks up against J. Mascis' masterpiece "You're Living All Over Me." The muddy production, roaring guitars, and frantic/aggressive anthem is a landmark for both music and culture. Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to HeavenJustin Bieber My WorldMy Bloody Valentine LovelessNeutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the SeaProbably the most emotional, hilarious, sexual, self-mocking album I've ever experienced... Yeah that sounds about right!Nirvana In UteroAfter the commercial blowout that had been 'Nevermind', Nirvana went back to their roots. Viewed as a commercial suicide, a dissapointment, a huge "fuck you" to the public eye, 'In Utero' was everything that 'Nevermind' wasn't. Yet with each listen of 'In Utero', I can't help but think that its utter genius. Every guitar riff is spectacular, every harmony is beautiful, Cobain's vocals are full of emotion, and the aggressive feel of 'Bleach' was back, and even betterPink Floyd AnimalsMy favorite Floyd album. . . and that is saying alotPixies DoolittleRadiohead Kid A"Kid A isn't just a list of our decade, it our decade. Not only is it a great piece of music, it is a masterpiece of culture." - thebhoy Sonic Youth Daydream NationMy favorite album of all time. That being said, to say that Daydream Nation is 'flawless' is arguable. But what makes this messy, distorted monster so great is its flaws: every Thurston Moore voice crack, every one of Kim's growls, every overbearing guitar drone. Every moment on Daydream Nation is raw, unlike anything before it. Sonic Youth Sister"It's hard not to romanticize about Sonic Youth's long, trippy career. You could easily think of them as the 'godfathers of grunge,' who went against the conventional song structure, but somehow, kept it there the whole time. Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo are the Keith Richards and Mick Taylor of indie, with their alternate-tuned guitars pushing out dissonant melodies, interlocking and twisting around each, crafting some of the most unique guitar work of their time. Their sound is easily identifiable, especially when you consider an album like Daydream Nation, which followed in the wake of the fairly 'small' Sister. Indeed, Sister was a precurser to the huge, anthemic sound of it's follower, but the atmosphere it creates is like nothing else. Sister is like falling into a large thorn bush, with dozens of rabid bunnies tearing your flesh off simultaneously, but you could care less, because you've got a lollipop. Oh, that sweet, sugary lollipop." - somethingvagueSonic Youth Sonic NurseMaturation is a thing that happens to all bands, either turning for the worse or the better. In the case of the Sonic Youth that are still rocking at age 50(?), maturation was bound to happen. Listening to this album makes it's hard to believe that they started out as a bunch of teenagers just making noise. Guitar masterpieces (yeah I said it) like "Unmade Bed" create an atmosphere unlike any Youth work before: a sign of maturity. They've really found the balance between melody and noise here, and boy is it great. System of a Down System of a DownTalking Heads Remain in LightThe Beach Boys Pet SoundsThe Beatles RevolverThe Beatles Abbey RoadThe Beatles The BeatlesIf I had only 1 album to live with, this would undoubtedly be it. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandViolent Femmes Violent Femmes4.5 superbAnimal Collective FeelsNot as good as their two newer releases. I expect great things from AC in the near future, getting progressively better with each albumArctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotAtlas Sound LogosDinosaur Jr. DinosaurThe beginning of one of the most influential bands of all time. Better than most of their albums too, but still not as great as the masterpiece known as You're Living All Over MeInterpol Turn on the Bright LightsI'm freaking addicted to this!!!!! Stella I love you Stella I love you Stella I LOOOVE YOUIron Maiden The Number of the BeastKanye West The College DropoutLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelinit's not perfect and I'm gonna start saving the 5's for perfect recordsLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IVMisty Mountain Hop is awful. It is straight up just trash. Why would they put that atrocious piece of poo on such an amazing album I ask you. WHY?!?Led Zeppelin Houses of the HolyPink Floyd The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd Wish You Were HereFew bands have reached such a level of talent/ praise as Pink Floyd, and this is one of their best albumsPixies Surfer RosaRadiohead OK ComputerI'd give it a higher rating, but the next album is sooooo much betterSonic Youth Murray StreetThis album is freaking sexy, like holy shit just jizzed my pants sexySystem of a Down Steal This Album!The Beatles Rubber SoulThe Beatles Magical Mystery TourThe Who TommyI don't find it as amazing as I used to. Oh well, it will always have a place in my heartThe Who QuadropheniaMy love for The Who has gone pretty downhill, but this is nonetheless an epic albumThe Who Who's Next4.0 excellentArctic Monkeys Favourite Worst NightmareHell, it's really grown on me. This House is a Circus is still awful thoughblink-182 Blink-182I usually hate pop-punk and Blink but this is actually a REALLY good albumDinosaur Jr. BugLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IIMetallica ...And Justice for AllNirvana Nevermind-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Panda Bear Person PitchSonic Youth GooSonic Youth EvolSystem of a Down ToxicityI HATE HAVING TO EXPLAIN MY RATINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGThe Beatles Let It BeThe Killers Hot FussThe Strokes Is This ItThe White Stripes White Blood Cells3.5 greatBomb the Music Industry! Adults!!!: Smart!!! Shithammered!!! And Excited By Nothing!!!!!!!I'll never be a BTMI fan boy. EVERRRRRR. Still a great albumMetallica Master of PuppetsRadiohead The BendsIt's great, but definitely doesn't deserve a Classic status by any meansSoundgarden BadmotorfingerThe Beatles A Hard Day's NightThe Beatles Help!The Killers Sam's TownThe Rolling Stones Let It BleedIt's not the greatest thing in the world, but it sure is awesome3.0 goodDinosaur Jr. Green MindSome tracks are just unlistenable =/ Doesn't even compare to some of their other stuffMetallica Ride the LightningPixies Trompe Le MondeSonic Youth DirtySonic Youth Rather RippedSoundgarden SuperunknownSystem of a Down MezmerizeSystem of a Down HypnotizeThe Beatles Please Please MeThe Beatles With the BeatlesThe Beatles Yellow SubmarineI mean c'mon it's THE BEATLES. It can't be that bad haha2.5 averageArctic Monkeys HumbugMetallica Kill 'Em AllRadiohead Pablo HoneySonic Youth Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr IdolsSonic Youth Confusion Is Sex2.0 poorMetallica Death MagneticSoundgarden Down on the Upside1.5 very poorAll Time Low So Wrong, It's RightMetallica St. AngerThe Killers Day & Age1.0 awful3OH!3 WantAll Time Low Nothing PersonalbrokeNCYDE I'm Not a Fan, but the Kids Like It!Owl City Maybe I'm DreamingOwl City Ocean EyesIt's so bad, and worse yet it's POPULAR. WTF?
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