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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
5 2.69 +2.31
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
5 3.02 +1.98
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
5 3.03 +1.97
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
5 3.13 +1.87
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
5 3.19 +1.81
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
5 3.26 +1.74
Teen Dream
Beach House
5 3.26 +1.74
Kenya
Machito
5 3.28 +1.72
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
5 3.3 +1.7
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
5 3.34 +1.66

You Love Less Than Most

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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1 3.68 -2.68
Queen II
Queen
1 3.48 -2.48
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1 3.47 -2.47
Forever Changes
Love
1 3.22 -2.22
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
1 3.13 -2.13
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
1 3.06 -2.06
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
1 3.03 -2.03
Dog Man Star
Suede
1 3.01 -2.01
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
1 2.98 -1.98
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
1 2.98 -1.98

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Either Or by Elliott Smith

I first listened to this album in 2004 when a member of the cross country team, Grant Hepler, recommended it to me. It quickly became my favorite 'sad' album and I listened to this like, 5 times straight when Lauren Dickerson (a Senior) was going to ask me to prom but some stupid ass Mormon kid asked her while I was in Florida visiting friends. She ended up banging Matt Dara who was honestly a very cool and nice senior who invited me to a lot of shit when I first moved back to NJ. Unfortunately he later developed a pretty bad opioid addiction after fucking up his back deadlifting. Good album though

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Not a fan of the beatles but fine

Boston by Boston

I don't "love" Boston. Not for any real reason but mainly just fatigue. That said, this album is pretty much banger after banger and each song elicits a special memory or lack of memory like getting black out drunk at various south bend bars and watching shitty dude-centric movies in the aughts where the director was probably like 'I dont know... lets just play more than a feeling over this scene'

A better version of Coldplay. Still shitty, but better than Coldplay

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

My soul is on fire with this slanderous mambo

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Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Jan 15 2021

Not a fan of the beatles but fine

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Jan 18 2021

I don't love TWS as much as I wish I did. This album is pretty emblematic of that

While Johnnie Rotten has given up his Punk Roots and gone full MAGA (or maybe that IS punk now), I was really blown away to hear this album for the first time realizing just how much it inspired later musical acts in the 80's and 90's. While a completely different genre, it reminded me a lot of the Beastie Boys. I am very unfamiliar with Sex Pistols besides their biggest hits and enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would.

Abraxas by Santana
Jan 21 2021

Good music to fuck to

Jan 22 2021

I have never listened to this album but have probably heard most of these songs individually many times. Fantastic collection of music

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Jan 25 2021

I don't think I can name a single song by this band and having listened to this album, I still think that is true. I liked it though

Hms Fable by Shack
Jan 26 2021

Fine. Feels like peak 1999

Queen II by Queen
Jan 27 2021

No thank you.

Kenya by Machito
Jan 28 2021

I don't have anything intelligent to say about this album. It was honestly a very enjoyable listen and one I will listen to several times when I work

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners
Feb 02 2021

I strongly considered giving this a one, but it was a very unique album that sounded like a weird mashup of pop, ska, and soul. I'd add 'Geno' to a playlist but otherwise I'm not interested in revisiting.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Feb 03 2021

Prog rock sucks. Prog Jazz sucks just as much. (Kind of Blue whips ass but this aint it)

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods
Feb 04 2021

Not familiar with this band very much at all. The lead track was quite good and I was very surprised to see they from NYC. Solid

Entertainment by Gang Of Four
Feb 05 2021

Wow, I really really enjoyed this album. I have never heard of this band unless they moonlighted as communists in China. The electrical guitar and bass kicked ass and reminded me a ton of Bloc Party

Feb 11 2021

Not my cup of tea, but found myself tapping my pen to the rhythm on a few songs on the back half of the album.

Wild Gift by X
Feb 12 2021

I was originally down on this album but it grew on me and as the album played through spotify took me to some very cool punk bands with a similar sound that I enjoyed. Pretty neat.

Boston by Boston
Feb 16 2021

I don't "love" Boston. Not for any real reason but mainly just fatigue. That said, this album is pretty much banger after banger and each song elicits a special memory or lack of memory like getting black out drunk at various south bend bars and watching shitty dude-centric movies in the aughts where the director was probably like 'I dont know... lets just play more than a feeling over this scene'

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Feb 19 2021

I first listened to this album in 2004 when a member of the cross country team, Grant Hepler, recommended it to me. It quickly became my favorite 'sad' album and I listened to this like, 5 times straight when Lauren Dickerson (a Senior) was going to ask me to prom but some stupid ass Mormon kid asked her while I was in Florida visiting friends. She ended up banging Matt Dara who was honestly a very cool and nice senior who invited me to a lot of shit when I first moved back to NJ. Unfortunately he later developed a pretty bad opioid addiction after fucking up his back deadlifting. Good album though

Dummy by Portishead
Feb 23 2021

Running out of things to say about Albums where I basically go 'this is fine'

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Feb 24 2021

NIN has definitely grown on me in recent years as they have created tons of music and scores for tv/movies that i really like. I don't think I have ever sat down and listened to an album by them, but I did genuinely enjoy a few songs on here, particularly the very famous last track - Hurt.

Feb 25 2021

Not in love with the idea that my Spotify is now like 'Here are some fleet foxes, queen, phoebe bridgers, mroe queen, the strokes, and even more queen' but I liked this album significantly more than the previous one we listened to

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Feb 26 2021

I don't love albums that really demand my attention lyrically, but I did enjoy this more than the ABC - Love album we listened to earlier. Favorite track - The curse of millhaven

All Directions by The Temptations
Mar 01 2021

Nothing I love more than an 11 minute song in the middle of an album.

The Coral by The Coral
Mar 03 2021

'Dreaming of you' was a solid track, but there was way better music that came out in 2002. Come onnnnn

Mar 04 2021

Misfire was a track I never heard before that I liked. But please no more Queen.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
Mar 05 2021

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. It was really crazy listening to very early Leonard Cohen after listening to this album.

Bossanova by Pixies
Mar 08 2021

I do like the Pixies, but not this album as much as Doolittle. You can definitely hear how this album inspired Nirvana, Weezer, and tons of other alt-rockers.

Goo by Sonic Youth
Mar 09 2021

I've listened to daydream nation quite a few times but never listened to this album. It whips ass

Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Mar 23 2021
One World by John Martyn
Mar 24 2021

Not as good as Penguin Orchestra Cafe, but I liked it and the album cover was dope

Soul Mining by The The
Mar 25 2021

'Perfect' was a solid track, but otherwise meh

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Mar 30 2021

Gotta get up slaps. Good ear worm song from the (very good) netflix show Russian Doll. Had no idea he also did 'Coconut'

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers
Apr 01 2021

Some good hard rocking on this album. I particulary enjoyed Human Cannonball. I was going to give this 3 stars until I heard 22 going on 23 and dropped it a star. What an awful song.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Apr 02 2021

Not Bitches Brew, thank god

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
Apr 05 2021

Listening to the first track I thought 'man I may give this a 4 or 5'. Then I listened to the rest of it.

Ingenue by k.d. lang
Apr 07 2021

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Favorite track was Miss Chatelaine

Garbage by Garbage
Apr 08 2021

If I came of age in the mid-90's, I definitely woulda been the type of guy who was asked "hey you listen to this new killer track by the wallflowers?" and I would have responded "ugh that shits garbage. And not the good kind of garbage like the debut album by the band of the same name". But I didn't come of age in the 90's and this album really doesn't do it for me.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Apr 12 2021

I was very impressed with this album and realize how influential it was to the DJ scene in the late 90's and aughts. I used to love a lot of this type of music and it heavily influenced my pandora playlist back in 2009 or so. Midnight in a perfect world is a great track.

The Man Who by Travis
Apr 13 2021

Totally fine. Big Keane Energy

Fun House by The Stooges
Apr 16 2021

Solid harder rocking. Probably a 2.5 but im feeling generous

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Apr 19 2021

Very solid 3. The first track - Race for the Prize was probably my favorite. I enjoy the instrumentals and sound mix a fair bit more than lead vocals, but that said, I do genuinely love their big bits and his odd vocals are a big reason why

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Apr 20 2021

One of my favorite albums that helped get me through a lot of my emo highschool days. I still listen to it every so often when I am in the right mood. Fave Track - Decatur (or something something step mom)

White Ladder by David Gray
Apr 21 2021

He sounds like Bob Dylan's son except not as good.. like Bob Dylan's actual son. Album was fine

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
Apr 23 2021

About what I expected. Some great bangers like White Rabbit and Somebody to Love, but if I had to pick another track I liked I'd go with 'Plastic Fantastic Lover'

Apr 27 2021

I don't think I ever listened to the entire straight through. It's definitely fantastic and it feels like a real album instead of just a collection of tracks. Some of it aged poorly the day it was released and the last 20 years have been slightly less kind. Still very good.

Blur by Blur
Apr 29 2021

Obviously song 2 is the slapper, but I also really liked 'Look Inside America'. Bigger fan of the Gorillaz but still a good band

May 03 2021

I do not love U2 and would go so far to say that they get a big eye roll from me, but I like the more muted rock from this album compared to their hits from the aughts.

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods
May 05 2021

No thank you.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
May 06 2021

First time I listened to this all the way through - legendary

Gold by Ryan Adams
May 07 2021

Pretty solid late 90s early aughts bullshit

Heavy Weather by Weather Report
May 10 2021

Fun jazz album! Will absolutely listen to again

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 11 2021

Jammin in the name of the lord

Wild Wood by Paul Weller
May 12 2021

Not particularly wild. Extremely wood, though.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
May 13 2021

It was fine? The last track is obviously the star of the show but overall I was hoping for more.

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro
May 14 2021

Definitely grew on me the more I listened. I enjoyed this quite a bit and ended up checking out some of their other big hits. Some really good solid rocking, and quite frankly who doesnt enjoy good head

I'm very much a Dylan guy and was really impressed with how much he sounded like his studio recordings during this concert. Great set list.

C'est Chic by CHIC
May 19 2021

Woah- very good. Really enjoyed this.

Sound Affects by The Jam
May 20 2021

Fine. The guitar riff in 'Set the House Ablaze' sounds a lot like Helicopter from Bloc party so that song was p neat

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
May 21 2021

Maybe for the 1950s but certainly not the wildest today. (Still good!)

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
May 24 2021

Don't have a lot to say except welcome to the 80s?

Trafalgar by Bee Gees
May 25 2021

ehhhhhhhhhhhhh

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
May 26 2021
Diamond Life by Sade
May 27 2021

Not really my thing but didn't completely hate it

On The Beach by Neil Young
May 28 2021

Neil Young, more like Neil Dumb

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard
May 31 2021

Perfectly fine and enjoyable album, although "if you want to be my woman" may get ol Merle cancelled today

Fromohio by fIREHOSE
Jun 01 2021

Never heard of the album or the band but I really enjoyed this. Short and Sweet. Would listen to again.

Sincere by Mj Cole
Jun 02 2021

Would listen to this again. Bit eclectic but I enjoyed it quite a bit

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Jun 03 2021

Everytime I listen to them I just go 'this is fine'. I appreciate David Groh's ability to ONLY be able to make slightly above average music

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Jun 04 2021

4 Good album, but Crosby is still a little bitch

Jun 07 2021

I've listened to this album a few dozen times and love a lot of it. Power and Monster are incredible tracks

American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Jun 08 2021

You will never find me consuming the devils lettuce with other dead-heads

Smash by The Offspring
Jun 09 2021
Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
Jun 22 2021

Ok - these dudes grew on me a ton from the first album

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jun 23 2021

I feel like a broken record (heh) on these, but I have loved all the instrumental albums not by Miles Davis. I've heard a lot of these before but never as an album. Great stuff.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Jun 24 2021

I'm sure this is an amazing album for a lot of people but it just didn't do it for me. The title track, Savane, was probably my favorite.

Jun 25 2021

I was pretty determined to give this a high rating given its a seminal album in hip hop and music in general, but I feel that would be overly performative. I do like some wu-tang.. particularly protect ya neck but this really doesnt do it for me overall.

The Score by Fugees
Jun 28 2021

Woah, this one caught me off guard. I didn't realize ready or not came from this album, nor the cover of killing me softly. Really enjoyed this.

The White Album by Beatles
Jun 30 2021

So we've had Abbey Road, Revolver and White Album. This one I am the most conflicted on - I love while my guitar gently weeps and blackbird then there is a LOT of crap I really dont like. Honeyyyy PIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HONEY PIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
Jul 01 2021

Great band. Saw this album played in person in Dallas. Still love it.

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Jul 05 2021

I saw him in concert when he toured with Ben Folds and I kept thinking 'get this fucker off the stage'. Hes way better than I gave him credit for.

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Jul 06 2021

I think the non-singles on this album are all fairly weak even if they are catchy as hell. The singles, however, are all-timers. I'm on fire is probably my second favorite Bruce track.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Jul 08 2021

Easy 5 from ol donny here

Jul 12 2021

Probably the first time I've given this dude an extended listen. Around the Way Girl is a classic.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Jul 13 2021

Inspirational of all the riddly diddlys out there, this was a fun hard rock and metal album.

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
Jul 14 2021

Sounds like a better version of Phil Collins who sucks butt. Album was interesting and it definitely had 'welcome to the 80's' vibe but without all the coke

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy
Jul 15 2021

Its like if Depeche Mode made a halloween album that sucked.

Fever Ray by Fever Ray
Jul 20 2021

I thought this was pretty good and was genuinely surprised I hadn't heard of it given that I like the Knife. I wasn't in love with it but see it growing on me over time.

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Jul 21 2021

More like shitgarden. JK i used to hate these dudes but this album has grown on me.

Illmatic by Nas
Jul 22 2021

Not my favorite of 90's rap but definitely not bad at all

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour
Jul 23 2021

Meh

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Jul 27 2021

P good album. My man is extremely horny

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Jul 28 2021

Love this album. Haven't listened to it in years but it still slaps.

Celebrity Skin by Hole
Jul 29 2021

The title track and the first few off the top slapped. The rest of it was okay.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Jul 30 2021

A surprise 5 for me. I really really liked this and I can tell how much it inspired future alt rock / chill wave of the aughts.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Aug 03 2021
Aug 05 2021

A better version of Coldplay. Still shitty, but better than Coldplay

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
Aug 09 2021

I feel like giving this album a 5 would be too performative, but I really loved this album in college and there are some really good bangers on it. It's also pretty pretentious

Dog Man Star by Suede
Aug 12 2021

Not sure this one needed to be remastered

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
Aug 13 2021

I liked this one more than the other byrds album

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Aug 20 2021

Very interesting sounds from these dudes, but im not a huge prog rock guy

The United States Of America by The United States Of America
Aug 25 2021

Very high 3. Lot of great songs on this album like Lump and Peaches but the back half was largely unnecessary. Stranger was the underrated hit for me

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal
Sep 13 2021

I'm sure this is an important album, but it's simply not for me

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Sep 16 2021

I have never heard of these folks but this was some catchy shit from the mid 60's. Caught me off guard - real fun

Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Sep 17 2021

Solid - I am getting a bit sick of music specifically from the late 60's but I would also admit its a crazy ass half decade for music

Vespertine by Björk
Sep 20 2021

Really enjoyed this weird shit

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Sep 21 2021

Man- my love for late 80s early 90s alt rock continues

Forever Changes by Love
Sep 22 2021

Lead track - Alone Again Or - was quite good but the rest bored me to tears

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Sep 24 2021

I enjoyed this more than I expected. I had generally associated these dudes with a lot of bands and 'sounds' I hated growing up but I think I outgrew that. Good stuff

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Sep 28 2021

Damn, lot of my instrumental favorites are on this album. I didn't like it AS much as the other instrumental albums but it was still really really good.

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Oct 04 2021

High 3 from me. Very interesting album that I liked quite a bit. Very reminiscent of Joy Division and chill wave which I like quite a bit. F it- gonna give it a 4

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen
Oct 05 2021

I feel like if I was a gay, into theater, came of age in the 80s and loved Tolkien then I would have loved this album. It was alright

Revolver by Beatles
Oct 06 2021

Im pretty conflicted. I really like this album but it lags pretty far behind lt col pepper and his band. There are very few duds

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Oct 07 2021

It's like listening to an important historical album. It was fine.

Horses by Patti Smith
Oct 11 2021

Horses

Pelican West by Haircut 100
Oct 13 2021

Really liked this more than I thought.

Let It Be by The Replacements
Oct 18 2021

Solid album, interesting to listen to but nothing to write home about

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Oct 19 2021

Fun album. Feels like the end of a rock era and the introduction of a new one.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys
Oct 22 2021

I really liked some of the more instrumental heavy tracks (surprise). Pretty solid album from the boys.

Blackstar by David Bowie
Oct 25 2021

I don't know too much about Bowie besides his biggest hits. I thought this late in his career (semi-posthumous?) album was really interesting with some good tracks. I enjoyed the title track the most.

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Oct 26 2021

I dont mind this type of music, but it's pretty boring after a few tracks

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Oct 27 2021

High 3 from me. Genuinely enjoyed this album. Joni could fucking get it man

Moondance by Van Morrison
Oct 28 2021

Damn I loved this. I knew so little about Van Morrison besides the title track of this album. Definitely an album I'm glad I heard.

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers
Oct 29 2021

This would be great music to have in the background if I wore a trenchcoat and was invading the industrial district of a city trying to find an underground criminal network. Jokes aside it's a solid instrumental album - industrial techno sounding and it really sounds like the music in tons of videogames I played growing up. I have a preference for some of their later work which is more vocal heavy (aka they exist).

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
Nov 01 2021

Relaxing and nice to listen to, but really not my thing

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Nov 04 2021

I'm not as big into Radiohead as my other musical inclinations would suggest, but this album has grown on me a ton since it's release. I enjoyed this thoroughly and will likely add it into my rotation

Urban Hymns by The Verve
Nov 08 2021

Classic 90s baby

Teen Dream by Beach House
Nov 09 2021

This one is on my daily rotation. Fucking love them

Butterfly by Mariah Carey
Nov 11 2021

Probably not my favorite Pop album- but they've been so rare on this list that it was quite refreshing

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
Nov 15 2021

Enjoyable Garage Rock. No More No Less

Clandestino by Manu Chao
Nov 17 2021

Some enjoyable tracks on this bad boy. Still tough to really enjoy a foreign language album

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
Nov 18 2021

Man a lot of this I like... but im starting to understand Fred

Vivid by Living Colour
Nov 19 2021

Fun harder rock album. Cult of Personality slaps of course. Really enjoyed this

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
Nov 22 2021

Very fun live album. Some obvious hits Ive heard a lot but enjoyed the whole thing

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury
Nov 24 2021

I come awake with a gift for womankind You're still asleep but the gift don't seem to mind Rise on this occasion, halfway up your back Sliding down your body, touching your behind You look so self-possessed I won't disturb your rest It's lovely when you're sleeping But wide awake is best Wake up and make love with me, wake up and make love

Future Days by Can
Nov 25 2021

Solid background music for working

Calenture by The Triffids
Nov 26 2021

Bored to tears

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Nov 29 2021

Not my cup of tea as far as prog rock and instrumental albums go but obviously the title track is amazing

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen
Nov 30 2021

Getting a little burned out on the Bruce Juice - great opening and ending track but the middle was w/e

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye
Dec 02 2021

Wow! Did not expect this. Fantastic listen

Dance Mania by Tito Puente
Dec 06 2021

My soul is on fire with this slanderous mambo

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
Dec 07 2021

I want the rolling stones dead and so does kev apparently

Morrison Hotel by The Doors
Feb 04 2022

I don't know if I loved this particular album, but I am blown away by Jim Morrison himself. I didn't realize how young he was when he recorded this

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