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Album	You	Global	Diff
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.36	+1.64
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's	5	3.41	+1.59
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	5	3.48	+1.52
The Sun Rises In The East Jeru The Damaja	4	2.92	+1.08
Walking Wounded Everything But The Girl	4	2.97	+1.03

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	1	3.2	-2.2
Chelsea Girl Nico	1	2.63	-1.63
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	2	3.43	-1.43
Raw Power The Stooges	2	3.32	-1.32
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles	3	4.26	-1.26
Revolver Beatles	3	4.25	-1.25
Pink Flag Wire	2	3.21	-1.21
Ragged Glory Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.15	-1.15
Close To You Carpenters	2	3.11	-1.11
Berlin Lou Reed	2	3.1	-1.1

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The Roots

4/5

Ambitious, mature. The Roots never settle. For me this album suffers from a bit of the same issues I have with later Roots albums...almost too much scope, leaving it feeling fractured and lacking cohesion. Black Thought's lyrical skills combined with their expert instrumentation at times feels like drinking from a sonic firehose. But nonetheless, for 2002 this was such a genre-busting effort.

11 likes

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Never heard it before this but what a great glimpse into a special time in British music. Drum and bass mixed with trip hop and ethereal vocals. Immediately connects bands that I was listening to at the time such as Faithless (Dido's voice is very similar), Portishead, Tricky with this crossover album.

6 likes

Chelsea Girl

Nico

1/5

It is rare that I can't make it through a full album even it's not my thing. Nico's voice makes me want to cut my ears off.

5 likes

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Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Tighter and poppier than I would have expected. I've not listened to this studio album before now, but was expecting more of the psychedelic freeform guitar work he's know for. Still firmly in the stoner category but less trippy. The title track in particular is a great balance of the styles. Despite the documented recording difficulties of the album, I'm impressed by the clarity and imaging.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

3/5

I've never listened to a full Beatles album before. This album exudes confidence to create new sounds without worrying. A sense of carefree jauntiness, but that at times feels slightly indulgent. The middle of the album feels like a stylistic departure from the front and end, but not in a way that was pushing boundaries but rather (perhaps) revealing a lack of consistent creative director or differences among band members. The Beatles still don't resonate with me because you cannot sense any passion, but I can't deny that this album is really solid and earns its place on the list.

Revolver

Beatles

3/5

I can see how this was a predecessor to Sgt. Peppers—it shows experimentation but still has a cohesion that the later album lacks, in my opinion.

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

I can appreciate how his sound on this album fit into the NYC landscape at the time. While there's moments of interest, I can't get into his vocal styling, unfortunately.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Solid. Uncomplicated. Enjoyable. Personifies the reggae genre for me.

The Stooges

3/5

What a curiosity. An album that seems stuck in between times and genres. It has the mindless chugging immaturity that would later become punk, with a smattering of drawn-out guitar work that makes me think of early Pink Floyd. Not bad, but kinda vapid...if you can describe and album that way.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Throw the Cranberries and The Cure in a blender...

John Prine

3/5

Playful, cheeky Americana but with some really solid songwriting. Not my typical cup of tea but I really appreciate the craft (and subversive political humor).

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

It's hard to hate on the Carpenters, and this album because what they made was very likable. I can easily see the appeal of the breezy, mid-temp pop songs: carefree but yes, at times, too sweet. You can't deny the songwriting or the vocal skills, though. Not an album I would hate to hear, but wouldn't choose to put on again myself.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

2/5

Man, Byrds fans in '68 were probably super pissed at this album. I appreciate the courage it probably took to switch from psychedelic rock to these well-written and played country songs (with just the barest hint of rock in it). Can't say I loved it, but thanks for doing it because I probably wouldn't have fallen in love with Whiskeytown or other bands that came after, had they not done this album.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Good. Not my favorite Coltrane album, though.

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Easy listening. Classic FM. I want to hate it but it's too smoooooth.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Guitar work was nice. Still can't stand his vocals.