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Album	You	Global	Diff
Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	4	2.39	+1.61
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37
L.A. Woman The Doors	5	3.67	+1.33
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	3.7	+1.3
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Maxwell	4	2.9	+1.1

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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Visitors ABBA	1	3.2	-2.2
Beautiful Freak Eels	2	3.28	-1.28

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Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

4/5

This is something I could sink into. First listen of Robert Wyatt. No possible way to digest it all in the first listen. My favorite kind of music. Sounds ahead of its time.

11 likes

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

This is the apex of RHCP. Memories of just finishing high school and first road trip.

2 likes

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Trying to rate this album without knowing the trajectory of her career. Filthy, grungy, garage rock at its core. Unrefined sound. Glimpses of creative risk with Mansized Sextet. This is music that a local band who used to play at the barn at the end of the dirt road is now playing at all the nearby dive bars.

1 likes

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

Not a ton to dislike about The Doors. Except maybe for some Jim Morrison silliness. Sort of a link between classic southern country blues and glam/new wave pop rock. Clearly California. I love this album.

1 likes

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Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

4/5

This isn’t something I usually go for but by the end of this album I was really into it and even sad it was over. I had this unhealthy urge to pour a whiskey and chain smoke throughout the listen.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

I enjoyed the eclectic sounds present in this album. No two songs sounded the same. I’ve never been big on the glam but have been more appreciative of Bowie’s production genius as of late.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

Not much here that I get excited about. I have the same reaction to most stuff I hear from Morrissey/The Smiths. But I haven’t listened to all that much.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Love me some Beach Boys!

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Immediately hearing Sufjan Stevens. Also, not something I’m into right now. I can see putting this on just out of high school, while drinking with a friend or two and getting ready to watch an art film.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

4/5

Perfect album as the weather is heating up, lol. For some reason I feel like driving through a busy city on a Saturday night with my windows down.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

Only listened to a few songs. I don’t hate this. If I’m with friends who insist on listening to country, these classics are what I will ask them to play.

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

As I listened to more tracks I could see there was some complexity to these arrangements that were not boring. I don’t love the ironic tongue in cheek style but I can see its appeal. Seems to fall in with bands like POTUSOA, Barenaked Ladies, or maybe Tenacious D.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

To be honest his singing style starts to bug me very quickly. All I can think about is SNL's "The Californians," even though he is English.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

The Beatles are the Beatles when listening to The Beatles by The Beatles.

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Classic! Not much else to say.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I'm not sure if I'm able to give an informed comment on a classic jazz album. A reminder that I need to listen to more jazz. But this is a standard. 5 STARS!

The Visitors

ABBA

1/5

Not my thing at all.

The Doors

4/5

Another good Doors album. I think LA Woman is a bit better, but I still just love their whimsical sound.

Cypress Hill

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Cypress Hill kind of became a one trick pony. But there is some quality production on this project. Definitely some early 90s cruisin music.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

4/5

This is something I could sink into. First listen of Robert Wyatt. No possible way to digest it all in the first listen. My favorite kind of music. Sounds ahead of its time.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Enjoyed. Proto-Grunge. So fun to sing along with.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

This is the apex of RHCP. Memories of just finishing high school and first road trip.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

2/5

I remember the opening track. Brings me back to when I first started driving. Mostly forgettable.