My initial purpose with this part of my site was simply to present my record collection. I added the artists, the records, the songs, and soon thereafter I started working on a rating system, that would adequately show how I ranked the albums - no mean feat considering that it meant creating a system with which I would get a fair comparison between Frank Sinatra, Death, Enya and Opeth. I do not take any real or perceived historical value into consideration, the ratings only show how much I enjoy listening to these albums.

As I added the records I owned I realised just how fun it was to have a way to rate and compare albums, so I started to add albums that I thought might be of interest to me. Possible future purchases if you will. Then I complemented the discographies of many of the artists in the database. And finally I arrived where I am today: I'm adding music which I find to be interesting, lately I have been keen on adding artists whose work are considered to be "musically important" for some reason. The result? Within this database you will find my favourite artists (Yes, Clannad and Kate Bush for instance) side by side with interesting musical innovateurs (like The Beatles and David Bowie) along with hopelessly overrated, at best mediocre artists (The Rolling Stones and Kiss being the worst examples).

The database currently contains 1805 albums with 19720 songs.

The focus here is on original albums, not artists or songs. I have consistently excluded bonus tracks, which often are included on rereleased (or remastered) albums. The album rating is based on the song ratings, which weigh differently depending on their respective playing time (thus a 20 minute song weighs more than a 2 minute song). The artist ratings are then based on the album ratings (the coding for the artist ratings is not finalised yet).

February 6, 2012

Born *1948-02-04   †2012-02-06   Alice Cooper (64 years) *1960-02-04   †2012-02-06   Matthieu Hartley (52 years) (The Cure) *1941-02-05   †2012-02-06   Rick Laird (71 years) (Mahavishnu Orchestra) *1964-02-05   †2012-02-06   Duff McKagan (48 years) (Guns n' Roses) *1962-02-06   †2012-02-06   Axl Rose (50 years) (Guns n' Roses) *1966-02-06   †2012-02-06   Rick Astley (46 years) *1956-02-07   †2007-04-05   Mark St. John (51 years) (55 years ago) (Kiss) *1962-02-07   †2012-02-06   David Bryan (49 years) (Bon Jovi) *1942-02-09   †2012-02-06   Carole King (69 years) *1966-02-09   †2012-02-06   Rachel Bolan (45 years) (Skid Row) Deceased *1912-08-23   †1996-02-02   Gene Kelly (83 years) (16 years ago) *1952-04-04   †2011-02-06   Gary Moore (58 years) (1 years ago)

Albums Released the Past Decades 1962   Point of No Return Frank Sinatra Studio, 1962 • 12 songs • 39:33  1972 • Trollskog Merit Hemmingson 83.23 % Studio, 1972 • CD • 20 songs • 41:42 • Ranking: 140 1982   Cutting Corners Secret Service Studio, 1982 • 10 songs • 37:39  1992   Shades of God Paradise Lost Studio, 1992 • 9 songs • 52:54  2002   The Rising Bruce Springsteen Studio, 2002 • 15 songs • 01:12:59