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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The College Dropout
Kanye West
5 3.3 +1.7
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
5 3.38 +1.62
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
4 2.4 +1.6
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
5 3.41 +1.59
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
5 3.45 +1.55
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
5 3.48 +1.52
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
5 3.64 +1.36
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
5 3.65 +1.35
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
4 2.7 +1.3
Kid A
Radiohead
5 3.71 +1.29

You Love Less Than Most

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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1 3.29 -2.29
Beautiful Freak
Eels
1 3.26 -2.26
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
1 3.14 -2.14
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
1 3.13 -2.13
Rubber Soul
Beatles
2 4.11 -2.11
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
1 3.09 -2.09
Make Yourself
Incubus
1 3.08 -2.08
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
1 2.98 -1.98
Very
Pet Shop Boys
1 2.94 -1.94
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
2 3.88 -1.88

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The Blueprint by JAY Z

I'm addicted to buying unbelievably expensive custom helicopters (yeeeeeeaaahhhh) In a brief moment of lucidity I went to the helicopter dealership and told them "Do not, under any circumstances, sell me more helicopters" I was back there half an hour later, wearing a fake moustache, and I said "Hello gentlemen, I am Ray Z, a man you have never met before. Give me 10,000 helicopters covered in diamonds"

Live At Leeds by The Who

If The Who were live, why did Keith Moon die?

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Unquestionably one of the Beatles' albums of all time

Transformer by Lou Reed

Cool glam rock album. I liked it when he rhymed 'nose' with 'toes'. 7/10

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All Ratings (109)

Abraxas by Santana
Jan 13 2021

Latin rock / psych rock / jazz fusion Heavily latin-influenced album that constantly transitions to new musical ideas, similar to prog rock. 9/10

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
Jan 15 2021

Pop / New wave Overall an okay album - slightly uninteresting but not bland. Each track showcases a new style, such as contemporary R&B and ska, as is expected with new wave music. 3/10

Horses by Patti Smith
Jan 16 2021

(Classic rock / Art rock) Great album with elements of punk rock & poetry and a unique vocal delivery. Birdland is a stand-out track, featuring distorted guitar that borders on noise rock. 8/10

American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Jan 17 2021

(Folk rock / Americana) Decent and consistent album, well-regarded among psych rock fans. 6/10

Aja by Steely Dan
Jan 18 2021

(Jazz rock / Pop rock) Extremely well-written jazz rock that still sounds contemporary thanks to the quality of the session musicians and production. However, the 'softness' of yacht rock detracts from an otherwise stellar album. 8/10

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
Jan 19 2021

why are there so many rock albums aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6/10 it's decent

No Other by Gene Clark
Jan 20 2021

Great psych-rock album with some super slick gospel/soul harmonies. Mixed slightly muddy/dark. 8/10

Moving Pictures by Rush
Jan 21 2021

A revered prog rock album with complex arrangements/performances from each member. 8/10, the lyrics are a bit stinky.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Jan 23 2021

Very cohesive new wave/post-punk album with great atmosphere, showing the beginnings of gothic rock. 9/10

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Jan 24 2021

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Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Jan 25 2021

it's Amy Winehouse. pretty good, 8/10

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Jan 26 2021

I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies [FLAC, 2018] (5/10, quite tame)

American Idiot by Green Day
Jan 27 2021

A pop-punk album that hasn't aged well and sounds trite/over-produced. 'Jesus of Suburbia' is the least hackneyed, due to the meter changes. 4/10, used to like this.

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Jan 28 2021

Noisy indie-rock/punk-rock album. Well mixed, but could benefit from being even noisier/bordering on industrial music. 8/10

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Jan 29 2021

This is a real stinker. Easy-listening folk rock with not much going on. 2/10

Jan 30 2021

groove metal go chug-a-chug. 6/10, could benefit from switching up the instrumentation

...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age
Jan 31 2021

The opening track set a precedent that the rest of the album couldn't follow. Overall, a bit clichéd and overproduced. 6/10

Sea Change by Beck
Feb 02 2021

Couldn't review, it makes me very sleepy. Is it good? Is it bad? No idea. 5/10

Feb 03 2021

A staple breakbeat hardcore/techno album. Consistent all-round, but rave music hasn't aged that well. 7/10

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer
Feb 04 2021

Poorly mastered hard rock without the same charm as Black Sabbath. 2/10

Transformer by Lou Reed
Feb 05 2021

Cool glam rock album. I liked it when he rhymed 'nose' with 'toes'. 7/10

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Feb 06 2021

Super cheesy and theatrical pop rock/prog rock. Couldn't dislike it if I tried, 9/10.

Kid A by Radiohead
Feb 07 2021

Experimental/alternative rock. Great use of ambience and space, but some tracks suffer from a lack of forward momentum and could benefit from delving into post-rock timbre. 9/10

Feb 09 2021

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Metallica by Metallica
Feb 10 2021

A staple heavy metal album. 8/10, I always thought the album cover was plain black.

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen
Feb 11 2021

New wave/post-punk. 7/10, John Peel was right about this one.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down
Feb 12 2021

7/10, what happened to nu metal since then?

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Feb 13 2021

i hate it, i hate buddy holly, i hate you. 2/10

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Feb 14 2021

Ya like jazz? 11/10, I'd sell my kidneys for another Kendrick album as good as this.

Dirty by Sonic Youth
Feb 15 2021

Noise/alt rock with some elements of no-wave. Hella takes a lot of influence from this band. 8/10, give me more noise.

Feb 17 2021

New wave/post punk. It's lacking the post-punk sound both in instrumentation and vocals, and is quite safe tonally. 5/10, lukewarm.

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
Feb 18 2021

Serge is too close to the mic, I can hear all the mouth sounds. 6/10, very French but sounds like mukbang.

Leftism by Leftfield
Feb 19 2021

yuck, blech

The Blueprint by JAY Z
Feb 20 2021

I'm addicted to buying unbelievably expensive custom helicopters (yeeeeeeaaahhhh) In a brief moment of lucidity I went to the helicopter dealership and told them "Do not, under any circumstances, sell me more helicopters" I was back there half an hour later, wearing a fake moustache, and I said "Hello gentlemen, I am Ray Z, a man you have never met before. Give me 10,000 helicopters covered in diamonds"

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Feb 22 2021

If Led Zeppelin is so good, why haven't they made a Led Zeppelin V?

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
Feb 23 2021

Without a doubt, one of the albums of 1975.

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba
Feb 24 2021

yeeeeeeeaaaaaah woooooooooooooooooo 7/10 i love it

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Feb 25 2021

Samba funk with spicy percussion and guitar. 6/10, would like to see more variety/free improv, as well as a timbre change-up.

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Feb 26 2021

I have an irrational hatred for country music; I listened to Jason Aldean once and never recovered.

Live At Leeds by The Who
Feb 27 2021

If The Who were live, why did Keith Moon die?

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
Mar 01 2021

Great example of Afro-Cuban jazz. Pueblo Nuevo is stinky, but every other track is great. 8/10, didn't know they had 20 members.

Eagles by Eagles
Mar 02 2021

Not a fan of their harmonies, but 'Take the Devil' is almost a redeeming song. 3/10, whyyyyyyyyyyy

Crazysexycool by TLC
Mar 03 2021

Hip hop soul/R&B. I want to give it a 10/10 and a 0/0. 5/10, an R&B fan would like this a lot more than me.

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Mar 04 2021

A really interesting prog-rock album. The first side is a seven-part suite, and by far the strongest on the album, whilst the second side is a weaker collection of 'unrelated' songs. 8/10

Moby Grape by Moby Grape
Mar 05 2021

A nice early psych rock/country rock album. 6/10, but why are the drums hard-panned left in every track?

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
Mar 06 2021

Yup, it's Steely Dan. 7/10, I liked Aja more.

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
Mar 08 2021

A classic heavy metal album. Favourite track is '22 Acacia Avenue'. 7/10, would like to see more variety in sound or instrumentation.

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix
Mar 09 2021

Great Hendrix album, easily an 8. Electric Ladyland beats this one by a close margin.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Mar 10 2021

Not too hot on this one. A lot of the songs end up sounding the same, with no particular standout track. 3/10

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.
Mar 11 2021

A very inconsistent alt rock/noise rock album. The downtempo tracks are by far the worst, but "Don't" is easily the best and noisiest song. 5/10

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
Mar 12 2021

Not a fan of the overly clean indie-rock sound or the tight harmonies. The stranger/off-kilter tracks are the strongest (second half of 'Remade Horizon'). 4/10, would benefit from being less formulaic

Tommy by The Who
Mar 14 2021

lukewarm

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
Mar 15 2021

First two tracks are quite strong, the rest are not great. 3/10

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers
Mar 16 2021

synths are stinky, but they do be grooving. 6/10

Arise by Sepultura
Mar 17 2021

'Dead Embryonic Cells' is a very strong track. Not a fan of the formulaic thrash metal sections, but the slower parts are more interesting and nuanced. 7/10, groovy

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Mar 19 2021

Not as good as Ocean Rain. All the songs end up sounding the same, but it transitions nicely because I couldn't tell the difference between songs. 3/10

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Mar 20 2021

Really like Venus In Furs and Run Run Run and Heroin. Great art rock album with noise from Lou Reed. Strong 8/10, maybe 9

Mar 21 2021

A easy listening mix of jazz rock and prog rock. Bass, vox and drums are the strongest, especially on 'Freedom Rider'. Other tracks and instruments aren't great and sound dated. 4/10, not much happening here

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies
Mar 23 2021

3/10. The best part was the random screaming during "Yesterday's numbers"

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Mar 29 2021

Can't get over the stock orchestra hits from a keyboard in the opening track. Not for me

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Mar 30 2021

without a doubt, one of stevie wonder's albums. 8/10

British Steel by Judas Priest
Apr 02 2021

album cover hurts my fingers, 7/10

Vivid by Living Colour
Apr 06 2021

instruments are neat, vox are quite corny. 3/10, not feeling this one

Ten by Pearl Jam
Apr 07 2021

Pleasantly surprised by this album. A very strong grunge/hard rock sound with no overly weak tracks. 8/10, pretty cool

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Apr 08 2021

Decent post-punk/gothic rock album that started off weak, but had much stronger tracks towards the end. 6/10, second half is the best

Apr 09 2021

Great double album where each half is equally strong. Style and theme is consistent within each side, with very few weak tracks despite the length. 9/10, pretty good

Beautiful Freak by Eels
Apr 10 2021

don't like this one. final result is worse than the sum of its parts, 2/10

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Apr 11 2021

Probably the strongest Beastie Boys album. 7 or 8/10, best track is easily '5-piece chicken dinner'

The White Album by Beatles
Apr 13 2021

A bit lukewarm on this. The minor, downtempo tracks are the strongest whilst the rest feel overdone. 6/10, I preferred Sgt. Pepper's.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Apr 14 2021

'The Murder Mystery' is easily the best and craziest song on this album. Two verses at the same time by different people hard-panned to each channel, with strong instrumental backing. 8/10, want more like this song, but the banana album is better overall.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Apr 15 2021

Pretty good, very strong overall. Blonde beats this as an album, but both are well matched track-for-track. 7/10

The Poet by Bobby Womack
May 05 2021

kinda fresh, kinda funky. 7/10, strong across the board but the bass player carried the opening track

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise
May 06 2021

Tracks don't show much progression in their ~ 6-minute runtime. Best tracks are Wilmot and Tow Truck. 4/10, not bad but I'm always waiting for something to happen that never does

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
May 07 2021

Nothing special. Guitar comp didn't vary much, if at all, between tracks. Vocals are fine but don't particularly grab me. 2/10, eh

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
May 08 2021

When he said forget, it sounded a lot like baguette. 5/10, neat but not for me

Kimono My House by Sparks
May 09 2021

Quite a fun glam rock/art rock album, but nothing really stood out to me. Falsetto vocals are fine, maybe a bit tired by the end of the album. 6/10, best track is 'Here In Heaven'

Make Yourself by Incubus
May 10 2021

Strongly dislike this album. Super cheesy/cheap and isn't a sound that has aged well after two decades. 1/10

Cross by Justice
May 11 2021

Groovy French house. 'Genesis' is the best track on the album, 7/10

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
May 16 2021

A very nice surprise from a rock/shoegaze album. Very strong track listing with the more discordant and/or noisy sections being the strongest. 8/10, pretty good

Station To Station by David Bowie
May 17 2021

Pretty strong art rock from the thin white duke. 7/10, could be even crazier and left-field.

Face to Face by The Kinks
May 18 2021

Pretty fun baroque pop album, but not for me. (aaaaa too many mixes)

At Budokan by Cheap Trick
May 19 2021

Alright. Mix could have been a bit cleaner, but at least it sounds like a live album.

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers
May 20 2021

I think I love it. Tough call between this and electriclarryland, at least 7/10.

Goo by Sonic Youth
May 21 2021

A strong SY album, but less noisy and more alt-rock than other albums. 7/10, I preferred 'Dirty' as well as the earlier no-wave works.

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris
May 22 2021

Bluebird Wine reminds me too much of 5-Piece Chicken Dinner. 2/10, definitely not for me

Triangle by The Beau Brummels
May 23 2021

Very easy listening folk rock/country rock. 3/10, didn't like this one but it could have been worse.

Bossanova by Pixies
May 24 2021

Pretty decent rock album with a nice grunge sound. 'Cecilia Ann' is a very strong opening, and the overall tone is consistent throughout the album, but I would have liked to see more variation within songs. 7/10, something about the song-writing or instrumentation feels like it stopped short of a better album.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
May 30 2021

A very strong new wave/post-punk album with a cohesive atmosphere across each track. No weak songs, and great production that still holds up well today. 9/10, pretty nice

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry
Jun 04 2021

Decently fun album with a wide range of styles and instrumentation. 5/10, probably sounded more modern on release than it does today.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Jun 06 2021

Amazing album that beats Electric Ladyland for me. Any track could be my favourite, but Exp and Little Wing are great. 9/10, nice

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Jun 07 2021

Unquestionably one of the Beatles' albums of all time

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Jun 08 2021

A great surprise from a blues album. Mannish Boy is probably the strongest track, and the background yells throughout are a highlight. 7/10 at least, Muddy Waters is a legend

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jun 15 2021

Nice album, shame that Rick Rubin clipped it to hell and back.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Jun 16 2021

Nicely structured album with interesting songs, but I can't get over the strongly 80s sound. 5/10, cool that they had an impostor band for 2 years

Imagine by John Lennon
Jun 19 2021

I liked the sick piano solo after he said 'crippled inside'

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Jun 22 2021

Hard Again is easily a better album from Muddy Waters

Jun 24 2021

Fun album with more of a psych streak outside of the big singles. 'Weekend Wars' and 'The Handshake' are the strongest tracks. 6/10, going to throw up if I ever have to listen to 'Kids' again.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jun 25 2021

Classic Black Sabbath album, and Planet Caravan is pretty cool. Easily an 8/10, maybe more

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Jun 27 2021

Not bad, not really impressed or moved any particular way. 5/10, the physical zipper on some of the records are cool

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury
Jun 28 2021

Quite kitsch, but still has a bit of humour. 4/10, not a big fan.

Jun 29 2021

Pretty weird new-wave album with elements of art rock. Tracks are consistent but lack a strong connection or theme, 6/10.

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