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Endtroducing by DJ Shadow

Shares rank 5 of 10 albums by recommenders

Praised as amazing by listeners who want to revisit its tracks, though one critic found it too repetitive to enjoy.

Praised as amazing by listeners who want to revisit its tracks, though one critic found it too repetitive to enjoy.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
1
approval share
83%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Amazing, worth re-listening to

    “DJ Shadow was amazing I am going to have to re-listen to a few tracks”

    Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “DJ Shadow looks back at "Entroducing" and other early work”
  • Strong 1990s electronic music

    “The 90s were great for electronic music.”

    Comment from 1 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Feels too repetitive to enjoy

    “it's just so repetitive I could not like it”

    Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “DJ Shadow looks back at "Entroducing" and other early work”

Other albums people recommend

The four most recommended other albums, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Endtroducing by DJ Shadow compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno10191%1——
In Rainbows by Radiohead70100%1——
OK Computer by Radiohead60100%3——
Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince60100%2——
Endtroducing by DJ ShadowThis page5183%3——
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What people said

4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“DJ Shadow was amazing I am going to have to re-listen to a few tracks”

RecommendsComment from 20 Sep 2026 in “DJ Shadow looks back at "Entroducing" and other early work”

“it's just so repetitive I could not like it”

CriticizesComment from 18 Sep 2026 in “DJ Shadow looks back at "Entroducing" and other early work”

“The 90s were great for electronic music.”

RecommendsComment from 1 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced”

“Endtroducing by DJ Shadow”

RecommendsComment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Music for Programming”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.