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Album	You	Global	Diff
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	5	3.22	+1.78
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement	5	3.24	+1.76
Be Common	5	3.35	+1.65
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	5	3.36	+1.64
xx The xx	5	3.37	+1.63
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	5	3.64	+1.36
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	4	2.89	+1.11
A Northern Soul The Verve	4	2.91	+1.09
The Contino Sessions Death In Vegas	4	2.91	+1.09
Come Find Yourself Fun Lovin' Criminals	4	2.92	+1.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles	2	4.26	-2.26
More Specials The Specials	1	2.96	-1.96
Parallel Lines Blondie	2	3.76	-1.76
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	2	3.74	-1.74
Achtung Baby U2	2	3.31	-1.31
Virgin Suicides Air	2	3.24	-1.24
Every Picture Tells A Story Rod Stewart	2	3.24	-1.24
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds	2	3.22	-1.22
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo Devo	2	3.13	-1.13
Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo	2	3.09	-1.09

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

2/5

A great album in the sense that pacman was a great game, clearly seminal, famous songs abound, and a step forward with the Beatles adding more orchestral sounds. Drug Beatles as my mom would call it. Digging a hole is good, Day in the Life and 64 classics but kind of played out. I just don't crave the Beatles.

18 likes

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

4/5

I wanted to hate this hippie nonsense, but then it had so many classic bangers.

10 likes

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Do you remember the JAMC? Yes, yes I do.

10 likes

Eternally Yours

The Saints

3/5

Punky.

7 likes

Gris Gris

Dr. John

2/5

Music to Manson Family to.

6 likes

1-Star Albums (1)

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Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Typical modern rock, lots of radio hits. Spoonman was the track I enjoyed most.

The Cars

4/5

Seminal. Moving in Stereo moved me the most, interesting blend of prog rock and 80s synth sound.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Classic, had previously listened in full.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3/5

Good background music, nothing particularly stood out

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Another “let the good times roll”. Listened twice.

The xx

5/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

2/5

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

2/5

Listened a few days late. Album is extremely cheesy rock, but the riff on Money for Nothing still slaps, first bench press vibes.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

5/5

Great horn jazz with some funk

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

4/5

I wanted to hate this hippie nonsense, but then it had so many classic bangers.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Do you remember the JAMC? Yes, yes I do.

More Specials

The Specials

1/5

Eccentric album, a song about James Bond? Reggae? Feels very British, sounds semi-Caribbean. Not particularly my cuppa.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Prefer the Stones, it turns out. This seems like a fun jukebox album and would've been cool to see live.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

4/5

Cacophonous and meandering, experimental like a bunch of kids just vibing on pianos. Enjoyed the weird riffs.

Common

5/5

Every track is masterful, beats fantastic. One of my favorites.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

4/5

Spotify version is hella long. Good gloomy music, can feel the influence it had. Songs are differentiated well but still very similar across the album. Rainy day perfect.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Lead to listening to Born to Die. Good tracks, good beats, good flow.

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Enjoyed this, good ambient music for working; good beats/vocals/instrumental juxtaposition. Enjoyed Weather Storm, Sly, Euro Child... Not House music tho.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

2/5

Twangy hippie nonsense, but also Jesus. Of course classics on this too. No standout tracks I hadn't previously heard.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

5/5

Good album, can feel the influence. Big titus andronicus energy. Will continue exploring other Pavement albums following.

Dare!

The Human League

4/5

Synthy jams.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

My first time getting into the Clap. I'd heard the hits, obviously, but never an entire album. Enjoyable.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

2/5

Bottle blonde at best.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

Brings back memories of an Irish girl. Lots of beeping.

Achtung Baby

2/5

I'm probably too young for this to resonate. Boomer rock, but it's positive at least. I don't really care do u...2 stars

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

The hipstersauce my ears crave. Too many kids screaming in the background. Coupla bangers, like don't look back like dylan and title track.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

2/5

This nerd rock group's titles didn't age well, but a few good songs.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

4/5

This is what Zach Braff dreams he sounds like.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

First full Metallica album I've listened to. I can see why 80's teens were into it. Complicated rhythms, edgy lyrics. Moms don't love it.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

Every track is a banger.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

2/5

Clouds Up is my jam. Otherwise ethereal.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

2/5

World music is not for me, but the harmonies are nice.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

Good electronic beats, dark and gothic at times. Way too many versions on the album. Dirge #2 is pretty good.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

2/5

I guess it's early rock and country blend. It's got maggie may. Inoffensive. Every song... doesn't tell a story. Little distracted by heavy machinery outside. I'm losing you is a jam, dig the honky tonk piano

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

I could love this less. Same ethereal energy as Virgin Suicides with more arena sounding guitars. Reminds me of Viva Voce and solo drive to Presidio.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

2/5

Whiny falsetto and asynchronous rhythm are not welcome, Orca. Stillness is the move is okay.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

3/5

Punky.