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Album	You	Global	Diff
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube	5	2.93	+2.07
Something/Anything? Todd Rundgren	5	3.03	+1.97
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	5	3.42	+1.58
Superunknown Soundgarden	5	3.66	+1.34
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	5	3.68	+1.32

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Dummy Portishead	1	3.71	-2.71
OK Computer Radiohead	2	4.1	-2.1
Treasure Cocteau Twins	1	3.07	-2.07
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	1	2.82	-1.82
Moon Safari Air	2	3.58	-1.58
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	2	3.44	-1.44
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	2	3.17	-1.17
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	2	3.16	-1.16
Street Life The Crusaders	2	3.09	-1.09
Kimono My House Sparks	2	3.06	-1.06

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OK Computer

Radiohead

2/5

Most overrated album of all time

85 likes

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Chris Cornell is one of the greatest rock singers ever. This album has some of the best riffs of all time (Spoonman, Fell on Black Days). It's filled with metaphors about loneliness and depression (Black Hole Sun, Day I Tried to Live, Like Suicide). The album is filled with great, memorable choruses that have the staying power and melody of pop, without sacrificing the heaviness of the subject matter and genre of grunge. In my opinion, it's a top 4 grunge album with Nevermind, Dirt, and Ten.

17 likes

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of my favorites from the first time I heard it. Beautiful lyricism, and no tracks I would throw out.

4 likes

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Definitely funky. Very sexy. But songs were long and monotonous

3 likes

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

5/5

One of my favorite rap albums of all time. Bangers from start to finish.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

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Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

4/5

Beautiful instrumentation. Melodic, but dreamy and wandering. Very raw. Great flow and consistent concept. However, Morrison's screams of anguish become repetitive and songs lack some needed focus or change-up.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

This album really surprised me. Maybe better than Pet Sounds. It's got a variety of sounds and themes, but they somehow all flow. Not repetitive. Quick and to the point. Definitely heavier than Pet Sounds and early Beach Boys.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Dummy

Portishead

1/5

So boring, so drab. You'd have to force me to listen to it again.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Pretty good punk, but no real variety or depth

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of my favorites from the first time I heard it. Beautiful lyricism, and no tracks I would throw out.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

Shoegaze music just isn't my thing, what can I say. Very droning, very little melody, so much distortion that I can't appreciate what I think could be some good guitar riffs and drum fills. Not a fan of the singer either.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

3/5

Prog rock not my favorite. Very arty and avant garde. I think it could grow on me though.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

Surprisingly really good

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Master of Puppets is one of my favorite metal songs of all time. There are moments when the album takes a more melodic, quiet approach which I really love. It's great if you're in the right mindset, but can be exhausting listening all the way through. I think Metallica is as heavy as I can take in terms of metal.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

1/5

Just more bad country music. Couldn't get me to stick around to figure out the Opera part

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Not bad. Lots of mixing of punk, shoegaze, alt rock. I enjoyed the variety

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Wish I could give 3.5 stars. Totally eclectic and weird, but in a good way. Very listenable, merging elements of funk, rock, and psychedelia.

Street Life

The Crusaders

2/5

Elevator music (Muzak). Really not a great album in anyway in my opinion.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Love the vocals. Really good new wave music. Lots of classic songs.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Pretty good indie music. Good job of mixing EDM, Rock, and Pop. Some songs I really liked: Dragon Queen and Dull Life

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

The Byrds are like Crosby, Stills, and Nash before CSN. Their harmonies are great. The sound is so 60s, in a good way. I'm probably partial because this album is right up my alley, so it gets 4 stars. I could understand it receiving 3 stars from others because there are just so many other great albums from this era that sound similar and are a bit more inspired.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Pretty good, very interesting lyrics. Kind of a comedian/crooner combo

OK Computer

Radiohead

2/5

Most overrated album of all time

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Very funky

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

5/5

One of my favorite rap albums of all time. Bangers from start to finish.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

3/5

Nice, quirky little album. Cool that the guys are from Liverpool

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

I liked this album, especially the song 'M'. I could hear how they influenced a lot of other future bands and artists - specifically Nirvana and Kanye West came to mind

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Love me some good reggae music. Makes you feel like you're relaxing on a beach

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Very good jazz album, and impressive for being live. I have heard better jazz though.

One World

John Martyn

3/5

Tical

Method Man

3/5

Will probably grow on me, but 3.5 stars for now

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Great jazz album, very soothing. Didn't blow my mind

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Really funky, my favorite talking heads album I’ve heard

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Really enjoyed parts of this album. Very modern, with a mix of electronic and alt rock

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Pretty good joni album, but didn’t like all the songs

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

I love Jazz Samba, the Brazillian feel is conducive to relaxing, reading, cooking, dancing, anything that puts you in a good headspace.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Loved how eclectic it was, lots of different genres being fused together

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Definitely funky. Very sexy. But songs were long and monotonous

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

I generally love Paul Simon, but found this album a bit of a downer and very soft. Would've liked more upbeat and poppy songs

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Pretty good album, some great guitar parts

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

Suzanne Vega

3/5

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Bit depressing, but very hypnotic

Elastica

4/5

Really a 3.5, but I really like the riffs and the female singer. Some great hooks too. Would be great to see live

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

I've never really understood the huge appeal of The Smiths. I guess its too wordy for me, and the melodies and instrumentation are boring.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Not my thing

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Good album. A little reminiscent of Coldplay or Radiohead - which is not a positive. But some good songs and great instrumentation.

Pretenders

4/5

Pretty awesome album. Punk rock done right, and great singer.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Loved it. Incredibly raw, and the setting catches the moment, artist, and songs so well.

Garbage

3/5

Very 90s. Actually really enjoyed it. A few great songs and love the singer.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

Very 80s pop. Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a great song. Lots of filler. Very distinctive voices.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Solid, can definitely tell its a bowie production. Would give 3.5 stars. Only downside is that it gets rather stale mid-way through, lacking a change of pace song or a really catchy chorus.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time. Just perfect.

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

4/5

Very good. Great harmonies. Not eternally memorable.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

3/5

Very psychedelic and 60s-esque. Clearly heavily influenced by Pet Sounds and the Beatles - but not quite as good! Reminds me of Tommy a little bit in that there is clearly a story, but the music all sort of blends together for me.

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Not bad, not amazing. Lou Reed reminds me a little of David Bowie. This album was sadder than I expected.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

The quintessential punk album, but always thought it was nothing special.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

1/5

Didn't like at all

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

One of the greatest live albums of all time. Slightly behind Johnny Cash Live at Fulsom Prison.

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Beautiful voice, but not quite my thing. Maybe if I was sitting in a lounge in Paris.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

4/5

Really enjoyed this, very much an indie, garage sound.

Moon Safari

Air

2/5

Daft Punk, Electronic, 90s EDM has never been my thing. Obviously some people like it. It's a total snooze for me.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

3/5

Good country album. Classic Hank Williams-style, with a modern twist. No memorable songs, they all mesh into one for me.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

5/5

Wow! Great album. Every song could be a hit! Production is fantastic and the album really flows well. Gotta start listening to more Todd Rundgren I guess

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Not super memorable