Average Rating: 3.90 Rating Variance: 0.38 Objectivity Score: 59% (Somewhat Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicEric Whitacre Whitacre: CloudburstPink Floyd The Dark Side of the MoonA cliche score, I know, but seriously. This is just a golden record. It speaks for itself; timelessly inventive, beautifully produced. A work of premiere genius. Anyone who enjoys music can and should listen to and enjoy this.The Chicks HomeOne of my all time favorites. This is absolutely gorgeous, heartfelt, beautifully written and performed music. It's virtually perfect. A serious contender in my view for the best country / bluegrass album ever written, and certainly the best so far of the 21st century. The ridiculous controversy that sprung up around Natalie Maines' comments about the president during the album's promotion led to its premature death at the charts, and that is an American tragedy.4.5 superbAdam Lambert For Your EntertainmentAdam Lambert's voice. Holy mother of God. It doesn't even matter that some of the tracks on this album, an experimental hodgepodge of glam rock, dance pop, and standard pop rock, don't work as well as others. His voice ensures that the album remains hypnotically listenable. The way he effortlessly soars across an easy five octaves seems inhuman. He could sing Itsy Bitsy Spider and make it a masterpiece.Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill AcousticBruce Hornsby Scenes From The SouthsideBruce Hornsby The Way It IsEnya WatermarkEnya Paint The Sky With StarsEnya AmarantineJay Brannan GoddamnedBrannan is a genuine talent, humble and heartfelt. His album is filled with beautiful hooks and great lyrics about hope, lost love, and dreams. "Housewife" is a gem that needs more exposure; a sad, yearning ballad that puts a homosexual twist on the desire to have a husband, 2 1/2 kids, a white picket fence, and a dog.Jewel Pieces of YouJohn Mayer Room for SquaresLady Gaga Born This WayNeutral Milk Hotel On Avery IslandNeutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the SeaThe Beach Boys Pet Sounds4.0 excellentAdam Green Friends of MineAndy Hunter ExodusDeath Cab for Cutie PlansDeath Cab peddles in melancholy ballads, and they do so very well. This is probably my favorite of their albums. Highlights are "Soul Meets Body" with its beautiful, infections chorus, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" for its simple sweetness, and the haunting "Brothers on a Hotel Bed."Eminem Curtain Call: The HitsIron And Wine Our Endless Numbered DaysJohn Mayer Heavier ThingsKylie Minogue AphroditeLady Gaga The FameLady Gaga The Fame MonsterMichael Buble It's TimeHis voice could melt butter. These are phenomenal covers of lounge lizard classics.of Montreal The Gay ParadeOwl City Maybe I'm DreamingRihanna Good Girl Gone Bad: ReloadedRihanna Rated RSky Sailing An Airplane Carried Me to BedLike a soft sigh, Young's acoustic side project lives up to its name and is perfect for sleeping to. It's also great for relaxing drives on sunny days, playing in the background while writing, and just generally chillin'. Featuring more mature and melancholy songwriting than anything in his Owl City project, I'd be curious to see him release another LP under this moniker.The Chicks Taking the Long WayThe Postal Service Give UpMoody, catchy, and richly textured. The production is excellent and the melodies are haunting and unforgettable. However, the lyrics swing wildly from genius - District Sleeps Alone Tonight, We Will Become Silhouettes - to awful.rIt's a strange paradox, to love an album but to have the opening line of Such Great Heights be one of the worst I've ever heard: "I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned." Nothing Better is pretty, but has its share of clunker lines, too.Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Profoundly depressing; too much so, really. It is, however, brilliant in its minimalist instrumentation and how songs like 13 Angels and Blown-out Joy start with almost nothing and build to climaxes that send goosebumps down the arms.3.5 greatBritney Spears Femme FataleDavid Guetta One LoveJimmy Buffett Changes in Latitude, Changes is AttitudeJohn Mayer Battle StudiesKaty Perry Teenage DreamMadonna Ray of Lightof Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?Owl City Of JuneOwl City All Things Bright And BeautifulPassion Pit Chunk of ChangeQuirky and delightful, with a bouncy production and sweet lyrics. I especially enjoy "Smile Upon Me." The only real hindrance to this group is that Michael Angelako cannot sing. I mean, he's close to tone deaf. While that undoubtedly is charming to some, it sucks for those of us who have perfect listening pitch and who cringe on every flat or outright incorrect note. I find myself singing along just so I can hear the notes that he's trying to reach.Swimming With Dolphins Ambient Blue'Silhouettes' is a bouncy, infectious opener with lovely vocals from Breanne. None of the other songs quite reach its level, but the closer is pretty nonetheless. With only five songs, the 3.5 is really just a rating on that great first track. There's a lot of potential here.3.0 goodBritney Spears BlackoutCascada Everytime We TouchIt's one good song literally repeated about a dozen times. LITERALLY. Some artists have a sound; Cascada just has a song. One whose corpse they managed to bend and contort enough despite the impending rigor mortis to make a full album. Their next effort thankfully took them in a fresher direction.Far East Movement Free WiredKaty Perry One of the BoysOwl City Ocean EyesRihanna Loud2.5 averageBritney Spears CircusEminem RecoveryNicki Minaj Pink FridayThis is not a great album. But...it is the funniest shit I have EVER HEARD. Seriously. I don't know how else to react to lyrics like "if I had a dick I'd pull it out and piss on 'em," or "RAWR RAWR, LIKE A DUNGEON DRAGON!" except with hysterical laughter.
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