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Album	You	Global	Diff
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Maxwell	5	2.91	+2.09
Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto	5	2.92	+2.08
The Rising Bruce Springsteen	5	3.06	+1.94
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell	5	3.12	+1.88
Close To The Edge Yes	5	3.19	+1.81
Vivid Living Colour	5	3.2	+1.8
Lady In Satin Billie Holiday	5	3.23	+1.77
Ace of Spades Motörhead	5	3.29	+1.71
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	5	3.32	+1.68
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley	5	3.38	+1.62

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	1	3.77	-2.77
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	1	3.73	-2.73
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	1	3.72	-2.72
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	1	3.66	-2.66
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.62	-2.62
The Clash The Clash	1	3.54	-2.54
Surfer Rosa Pixies	1	3.51	-2.51
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	1	3.5	-2.5
Abbey Road Beatles	2	4.46	-2.46
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	1	3.46	-2.46

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Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
The Rolling Stones	5	4.6
Stevie Wonder	3	4.67
OutKast	2	5
Pink Floyd	2	5
Rush	2	5
Bruce Springsteen	3	4.33

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	4	1.25
Sonic Youth	2	1
Kanye West	2	1
The Byrds	2	1
The Velvet Underground	3	1.67
Brian Eno	2	1.5
The Band	2	1.5

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
The Clash	4, 1
Motörhead	2, 5
Yes	5, 2
Metallica	2, 5, 5
U2	1, 3, 4

5-Star Albums (42)

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Teen Dream

Beach House

1/5

Couldn’t really get into this, every song seemed the same and the music was pretty boring.

11 likes

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

It’s fine. Private Dancer and What’s Love Got To Do With It are the best songs. Tina’s voice is amazing, but the sound/music doesn’t really seem to age well.

7 likes

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

1/5

Zero stars if I could

5 likes

Elvis Presley

5/5

Classic album, start to finish. Elvis raw as ever and about to start killing it in his career!

2 likes

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

5/5

10 stars!! Billie Holiday is no doubt my favorite voice. Ever since I was a child and her records put me to sleep. Classic album, Lady in Satin is the best thing I’ve heard so far on this album trip!!

2 likes

1-Star Albums (77)

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

All Ratings

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

This album makes me cringe. It’s clearly hyper-edgy to sell. The rhymes and beats are fantastic, Dre and Em are masters of this genre. But the content is too brutal. Sorry, cannot relate...

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

Classic album. From the sampled Misty Mountain Hop all the way through, every song holds some 30 years later. I'm old enough to remember this album coming out and remember how groundbreaking it was, still is. What a contrast to yesterday's Eminem. Such better innovation, edgy lyrics without hate and threats. Thank you, Beasties, for bringing me back to why we love music!!

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Great album! Unmistakable sound. Judy Blue Eyes is obviously the best track.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Just started listening to Nick Drake more closely. Enjoyed this a great deal, really like his voice and guitar.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Great album, feels very raw and early Bruce. It’s no Nebraska. I love Badlands and the first half of the album, but it kind of falls off after that.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

1/5

Where to begin with this... I can start by saying I let out an involuntary sigh and "ugh" while I heard the first few keys of "Beautiful Day" which would be the only song I make it through. Only lasted about 30sec into "Stuck in a moment..." "Elevation" is embarassing and to be honest I can't remember much else. Maybe "New York" is closest to any kind of decent U2 that I can recall. This is SO disappointing as a HUGE U2 fan. I grew up on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and more. Heck, I'll even take Discotechque or the entire Pop album over this mess. U2 seems like they bought the farm in 2000 and isn't looking back. Which is a shame, but I'll still jam to anything prior to this album, any day...

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

1/5

I think I fell asleep about 3 tracks in.

The Coral

2/5

I liked the music, but wasn’t fond of the lead vocalist or the lyrics.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

1/5

I guess I don't get this. I do like Ambient music on the whole, but don't really get this. I also admire Brian Eno for work he's done elsewhere. But this just sounds like somebody randomly hitting piano keys intermittently. Why? Should I be doing drugs or something?

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

This is a good album, I've been lucky to hear it before. It's very raw and the guitar is borderline awful (hey, PJ IS a vocalist first), but I could listen to PJ's voice all day. The follow-up album, To Bring You My Love, however, will always remain in my top 10 favorite all time.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Excellent modern blues and chill vibe. Lyrics are fantastic, music consistent. Love Nick Cave!

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Classic album. If you're driving in your car and Living Loving Maid comes on and you DON'T crank it to the edge of blowing your speakers, I'm not sure you're human. Great songs throughout!!

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Good jazz, dance, rhythm and brass section. Almost avoided because Ginger Baker is a douche, but glad I gave a listen. Will look into more Fela.

Elvis Presley

5/5

Classic album, start to finish. Elvis raw as ever and about to start killing it in his career!

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

5/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

It’s fine. I like the Black Keys in small doses. Great musicianship and songwriting.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

It was fine. I liked the strangeness, but Tim’s vocals were folky.

Da Capo

Love

2/5

I mean it's fine. I find it kind of folksy (again) but more entertaining than yesterday. Very average.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

1/5

Hard Pass. Not even remotely interested in this album/style/artist/etc...

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Good album, classic songs and songwriting.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

I did give it a listen, it was fine.

The Joshua Tree

3/5

Great album, classic sound and songwriting by U2. Always a great listen and takes me back to when it was released. Still holds up as great album years later.

Pump

Aerosmith

4/5

Good album, possibly the last good before Aerosmith starting making songs that all sound the same (1990's). I remember listening to this as a teen and digging the sound a great deal. Good album, start to finish.

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

3/5

Good album. Great voice. Like a David Gilmour solo album with Marianne on vocals.

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

Yessssss!!! Excellent album!

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

In my top 10, already. An absolute classic album!!

Teen Dream

Beach House

1/5

Couldn’t really get into this, every song seemed the same and the music was pretty boring.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

It’s fine. Private Dancer and What’s Love Got To Do With It are the best songs. Tina’s voice is amazing, but the sound/music doesn’t really seem to age well.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

1/5

This is the most 80s album I’ve heard in a while...

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

1/5

Nope

Pretenders

4/5

Love, love, love this album! I can’t get enough of Chrissie Hynde’s voice!

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Love this album and glad I only recently discovered it!

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Good album, especially after listening to the Pretenders the other day. I like Its Blitz more than their first album.

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

I’ve hear The Fall, but never a full album. I like this a lot and needed to hear it, I think! Reminds me of Bad Religion in some ways.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

It’s fine. The Weight is the star, but the rest of the album is pure 60’s hippie rock. Can’t hate or love it.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Oh shit!!! Yassssssssssssss

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Good album, I like the Kinks. Very 60’s era sounding.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

1/5

Much like the Velvet Underground, I guess I just don't get this style of music. It sounds like a group of musicians, sitting around in a garage plucking and screwing around while somebody hit the record button. Maybe that's the point? Lyrics are ho-hum. I guess I really just crave more structure to a song (or at least a hook)! I'm not getting anything and while I understand there's people who like this "style" of music and will call this a classic, I can't even make it through 4 songs.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

Great album, classic songs!

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Classic, defining funk sound!! Good album!

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Great album! Think I like this better than Breakfast in America!!

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

2/5

Van Halen

4/5

Classic. Probably the best Van Halen record.

Fred Neil

1/5

This album was fine, I appreciate the musicianship, but not really my taste.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

1/5

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

This was ok. I flipped the light the tracks and gave a quick listen. Again, not really my jam, but ok music.

The Visitors

ABBA

3/5

Great! I mean I had hesitation even though I know their hits. Will listen again!

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

1/5

Pass.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

I like this a lot. Music sounds familiar and I swear I’ve heard this album before, good to listen to again!

The Who Sell Out

The Who

3/5

Fantastic classic sound, music and especially lyrics by The Who.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

5/5

Instant classic album. Timeless songs.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

1/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

I’m glad I gave this a shot. I’ve heard a song or two by DBT but never a full album. Guitar sounds great, awesome musicianship!

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Very good album, classic Santana songs.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

1/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

This is a fantastic album by Neil Young! I hadn't listened to it and glad I did. Great songwriting, singing and guitar!

Debut

Björk

4/5

Love, love, love this album. One of my favorites by Bjork and have listened to it for decades.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

It’s no Fear Of A Black Planet, but still a great album by PE.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

No denying their sound, Time of the Season makes this album a must. That song alone personifies the 60’s. Great classic album

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

1/5

Hard pass...

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Classic Bob Marley

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Third

Portishead

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

5/5

The Poet

Bobby Womack

4/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

1/5

Meh

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

1/5

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

School's Out

Alice Cooper

2/5

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

2/5

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

1/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

1/5

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

The Stooges

1/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

5/5

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

1/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

1/5

Nah

Infected

The The

1/5

Man this was painful

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

2/5

Adele

3/5

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

4/5

Live Through This

Hole

1/5

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

1/5

Zero stars if I could

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

2/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Odessa

Bee Gees

1/5

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

1/5

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

Not my style, but an interesting listen

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

4/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

S&M

Metallica

2/5

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

2/5

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

1/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Elastica

2/5

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

3/5

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

1/5

The Band

1/5

This is the most boring music/album I’ve ever listened to…

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Classic sound and great songs start to finish.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

1/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

1/5

Not really into this

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

1/5

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

5/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Adele

3/5

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

1/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

Le Tigre

4/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

Lamb lies on broadway

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Almost disco like! Enjoyed this a great deal

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

Kinda boring. Songs are ok and like the sound but super boring and dreary tunes

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

2/5

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

Not remotely interested even if it’s a good listen

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Haunting final album by Bowie

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

1/5

Eh, it’s fine I guess. For one song

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

1/5

Kinda boring. I like some music by the Byrds, but not much on this album…

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

2/5

It was ok

Rocks

Aerosmith

2/5

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

Violent Femmes

3/5

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

2/5

Low-Life

New Order

1/5

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

5/5

Cross

Justice

3/5

John Prine

1/5

Sorry, this put me to sleep

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

Not even remotely interesting to me. Sorry. This is awful music and trying to hard

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

Roxy Music

2/5

Eh, i like it but it kind of didn’t hold up after 4 tracks

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

5/5

A classic

Iron Maiden

4/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

New York Dolls

1/5

Terrible

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

1/5

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

Surprised how much I liked this!!

Manassas

Stephen Stills

1/5

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Classic

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

4/5

Liked this more than I thought I would!!

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

1/5

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Kenya

Machito

3/5

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

1/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

I mean, do I really have to say why this is a classic?

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

I mean, do I really have to say why this is a classic?

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

I mean, do I really have to say why this is a classic?

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

1/5

I mean, do I really have to say why this is a classic?

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

Not interested

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

1/5

Moby Grape

2/5

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

1/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

Wild Gift

1/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

3/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Music

Madonna

4/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

1/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

1/5

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

1/5

Bleh

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

2/5

White Denim

3/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

The La's

1/5

Meh

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

2/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

1/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Cypress Hill

3/5

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

Sister

Sonic Youth

1/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

1/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

The Stone Roses

2/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

2112

Rush

5/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Check Your Head will always be my favorite, but this is a damn close second!

Joan Baez

3/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

1/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

1/5

Not interested

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

1/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

4/5

Love this album. Never would have found or looked for this if it wasn’t for this project!! Thank you!!

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

1/5

Couldn’t make it through two tracks

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

2/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

4/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

1/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

2/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

1/5

Garbage

2/5

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Tom Tom Club

1/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

1/5

Wow this was incredibly boring

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Favorite Stones

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

1/5

Another Green World

Brian Eno

2/5

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Great album!! Awesome hooks

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Hard to beat this classic!! Until you listen to Rubber Soul…

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

1/5

Not my cup of tea sorry

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

1/5

Not a Dylan fan, tried so much to make it work but I can’t. Sorry

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

Devo

3/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Caetano Veloso

1/5

Not really my thing, but still listened

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

Classic

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

4/5

Damaged

Black Flag

4/5

Classic!!

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

3/5

I like it, but Countdown to Extinction is still my fave

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

1/5

Meh, too pop for me. I can understand the appeal but it’s just not for me

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

2/5

Meh, again too pop for me.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

4/5

This was a fantastic album! So surprised how much I enjoyed George Jones and all of these songs had me engaged!

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

This is crazy timing. A buddy asked me which I liked more, Paranoid or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. I gotta go with SBS, but it’s damn close. This is a classic!

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

3/5

This was interesting. Not exactly what I thought, but glad to have listened. Good hooks and singing. But it did kind of wear thin about 4-5 songs in…

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

4/5

Excellent album, highly recommended! The writing and lyrics here are unmatched.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

3/5

It’s a chill album and I’d never heard this before. Will I listen again? Not sure, probably not but I’m not regretting the time I spent with Fairport Convention

Survivor

Destiny's Child

1/5

I got so tired of this so fast. Sorry, not interested in this probably because it was played to death on radio, tv, movies and pop culture in general forever

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

Liked this a lot! Did not know about Calexico and this left me hungry for more! Very good sound, lyrics are solid and it keeps getting better song after song

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Classic, her voice sends chills and is unmistakable

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

Lots of ballads, but two good stand out songs with Fever and Such a Night. Good stuff by the King!

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

1/5

Not even remotely into this album. Has the 60’s organ, but they aren’t The Who or The Doors

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

It’s fine. I enjoyed the songs but it got a little tedious and lengthy. Song lyrics are tepid, but music is pretty crisp and tight

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

One of my personal favorites by Beck. You can hear the heartbreak he’s going through and sets a great tone throughout the album. Hard to find a bad song on this, but here’s a tip: Listen to this and then Morning Phase on a long car ride.

Django Django

2/5

Kind of weird, but enjoyable.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

I needed this album! So full of soul ans rebellion, but amazingly smooth and infectious. A classic for me no doubt!

War

4/5

Classic, one of my faves by U2

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

Eh. It’s fine but the best part is percussion and I think I’m in the minority but Stings voice is a grind after a while. 1-2 songs ok, but after that it’s like nails on a chalkboard

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Classic Stones, their sound is great on this album and hard to discern the bluesy differences between the Stones and Beatles this early

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

2/5

I like Graceland a lot better, but this album is good as well.

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

This was a nice surprise! A lot of bleeps and bloops, reminiscent of early electronic/alternative. But I enjoyed the songs, very catch!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

This is tough. Under the right circumstances, this album works great. But otherwise it’s kind of the same jam for the length with some highlights and low points. I like it but wouldn’t add to rotation.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

A classic. Arguably the best RHCP work, I’ve listened to this more times start to finish than I can count.

Talvin Singh

2/5

I enjoyed the beats and bass on this album. It was a good background noise album

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

4/5

Wow! I loved this!! Never heard of this artist and was totally surprised!!

The Clash

1/5

It’s not London Calling.

Vivid

Living Colour

5/5

A classic. Opened the world for Living Colour and I still listen to this all the time, possibly only bested by Times Up, the next release

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

1/5

WTH is this? My ears are bleeding…

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

I’m kind of shocked to admit that I liked this as much as I did. The songs are simple and easy rhythms. Lyrics are great and voice is good. All in all nothing too stellar but I’ll listen to this over and over going forward!!

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

2/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Great live album. Have to say the “drum solo” sounds more like he’s warming up and tuning the drums than performing. Just had to put that out there as a listening note

Metallica

5/5

A classic. Song after song of catchy hits with insanely good guitar riffs and solos. Lars reigns it in on drums, great songwriting across the board.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

2/5

I like the idea and Biorks vocals, but the pure poppiness runs a little dry after a while.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

A classic. This lives in my top 5 albums of all time, where it belongs. The beats, infectious. The humor, nonstop. The writing and structure, timeless. I’ve literally listened to this everyday on a long afternoon walk for a month straight just to see if I pick up something new.