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Album	You	Global	Diff
Slipknot Slipknot	5	2.67	+2.33
Scum Napalm Death	4	2.07	+1.93
System Of A Down System Of A Down	5	3.26	+1.74
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Black Metal Venom	4	2.47	+1.53
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	5	3.63	+1.37
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	5	3.73	+1.27
Group Sex Circle Jerks	4	2.74	+1.26
American Idiot Green Day	5	3.77	+1.23
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	4	2.82	+1.18

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	1	3.61	-2.61
Illmatic Nas	1	3.61	-2.61
Arrival ABBA	1	3.5	-2.5
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	1	3.48	-2.48
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	1	3.45	-2.45
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	1	3.39	-2.39
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	1	3.36	-2.36
Achtung Baby U2	1	3.3	-2.3
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	1	3.28	-2.28
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim Frank Sinatra	1	3.26	-2.26

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	2	5
Pink Floyd	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Missy Elliott	2	1
Frank Sinatra	2	1.5
Elvis Presley	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (17)

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Popular Reviews

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

While I didn’t hate the album, nothing held my interest.

20 likes

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

1/5

I get why this was a huge album. But I just don’t care for it.

9 likes

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

1/5

Nope

5 likes

Illmatic

Nas

1/5

Why was this not considered gangster rap? I read it supposedly show the NYC rap scene as still relevant compared to the West Coast scene of "gangsta rap". But the lyrical content seems basically the same.

2 likes

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

The album sounds like the songs are well written and would be something I’d like. However, it has the type of 80s style production that, to me, make everything flat and dull.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (33)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

All Ratings

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

The songs are fun and well written. They all feel very similar though. Not normally a genre I listen to but it was enjoyable.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

She had such a beautiful voice. This album is terrific. The pain she expresses sounds so genuine that, although it’s outcome is terrible, it really elevates the art.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Very enjoyable.

Miriam Makeba

1/5

Just not for me.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

2/5

A decent album. But not super memorable.

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

While I didn’t hate the album, nothing held my interest.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Great album!

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

1/5

I did not care for this at all.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

I had only heard Bang a Gong before. The other songs were wonderful.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

A masterpiece. I’ve heard it hundreds of time, and will thousands more.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

This album had some fun songs but nothing I would go back too.

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

The second half is amazing.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

A masterpiece. Love every note.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Really good music.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

How have I never heard of them? Wonderful.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

2/5

Not bad, but a little boring to me.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

The album sounds like the songs are well written and would be something I’d like. However, it has the type of 80s style production that, to me, make everything flat and dull.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

1/5

I did not care for this album.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

1/5

Not for me at all.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

Pretty, but hard to keep focused on.

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

As a fan of the band Traffic this album had a lot of moments that reminded me of that music. But the overall “easy-listening” feel of it turn me off.

New Forms

Roni Size

1/5

Nope, not enjoyable at all. Way to repetitive.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

The high water mark for Green Day and possibly all pop-punk.

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

Boring

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Some very good music here. Unfortunately, the concept it is so famous for brings some quite underwhelming filler tracks.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

4/5

Fun album. I'm not a huge fan of bands that do purposely short songs, but they do it so well it is still enjoyable.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

2/5

Not bad. But not something I love.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

1/5

Electronic music just doesn’t connect with me.

Paul Simon

2/5

meh

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Wonderful! Classic Neil Young.

Arrival

ABBA

1/5

This is the first album I couldn’t even sample all of the songs. I just can’t do disco.

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

2/5

It was ok. There is some very well played music on the album. But it was just dull to me.

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

Love it.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Good album. I LOVE "Helpless", which is the only song I was familiar with.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

4/5

Very good album. I really liked the airy, hollow sound of the guitar.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

I didn’t care for the music, but the message is great and still very relevant.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

I had only ever heard Lovefool before. This album was a pleasant surprise.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

Has a few good songs. And the rest is interesting but not particularly enjoyable. I wonder what this John would have done with the Sex Pistols?

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Meh. Didn’t connect.

Truth

Jeff Beck

3/5

It was ok.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

2/5

I didn’t care for this album.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

This was an OK album.

Bert Jansch

3/5

Good music

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

Good soul/R&B.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

3/5

Enjoyable

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

Great album. Another band I hadn't heard that I really should have.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

2/5

It was ok

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

2/5

It’s fine, R&B ballads.

System Of A Down

5/5

Fucking love this album.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

2/5

It was fine, nothing I’d go back to.

Violent Femmes

4/5

Really good

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Interesting, but not for me.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

One of the best albums ever recorded. A masterpiece.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

It was ok. Started with some good songs. But got boring in the second half.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

1/5

Boring

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

I like the album.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Good album

Black Metal

Venom

4/5

Great metal!

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Boring

Orbital 2

Orbital

1/5

nope

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Great band. Great album. Zombie Eaters is fantastic.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Nothing special

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

Not bad, but I didn’t love it.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

4/5

Great album!

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

1/5

Nope

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Good music, but not something I enjoy listening to.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Beautiful music, amazing voice.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

Really good music. Somehow I hadn’t heard them before, but will listen to their other albums.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Good album

The Slider

T. Rex

3/5

Pretty good

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

3/5

This album was pretty good. I’m not a huge fan of this production style from the 80s.

Scum

Napalm Death

4/5

Fantastic!

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

2/5

Good record

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2/5

Good record

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

Love this album, a classic.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Not bad

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Meh, not my thing.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

Perfect. I love this album so much. A masterpiece.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Very good music. Not a style I would listen too much at all, but it is undoubtably great.

The United States Of America

3/5

A very good album, shame there isn’t more from them.

Risque

CHIC

2/5

It was ok, disco isn’t my favorite and this album is mostly that. Some funk and soul flavor saved it from 1 star.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

2/5

This was ok, but the songs were too similar so the album just felt like listening to one song on repeat.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

It was ok

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

1/5

Meh, not horrible but nothing that held my interest.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

1/5

I’m not really a fan of this album. It’s not bad, but I didn’t enjoy it.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Very good album. I love Don’t Look Back in Anger.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

1/5

I don’t care for electronic music.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Excellent album. Waiting in Vain and Three Little Birds are some of my favorite songs.

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

Not good

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Good album. I love metal but thrash isn’t my favorite. So I won’t rate Metallica as high as most metalheads.

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Very good album. I loved it in high school. Now I don’t really listen to rap but this was still enjoyable.

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

It’s good, but I’ve never been a big fan of Pearl Jam.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Very pretty and sad.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Really good. She’s So Loose was the standout for me.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Such a great album. Her writing and her voice are perfect.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

4/5

Really good album. Another band I wish I’d heard of before.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

Good songs.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

2/5

There are a few songs I thought were ok, the more bluesy ones. The album overall has objectively very talented people playing well, it just didn’t really make me feel anything.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Not bad, but not anything I loved.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

I liked it better than I’d expected to. Fun stories and he has a great voice.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Classic album. Janis is wonderful as always. Love it.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

4/5

Wow this is great! I will definitely listen to more of there work.

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

While the musicianship is good the songs are dull and all sound very similar. Although that may be due to the production that is, to me, too clean.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

3/5

Good album. Interesting band.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

One of my very favorites. A masterpiece.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Good music

Clandestino

Manu Chao

2/5

Not for me

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

Decent album.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

Nah. Overrated junk.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

3/5

Good album. A bit cheesy.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

1/5

Not good, I think Prince was very overrated.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Very good music.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

1/5

I did not care for this album. Very repetitive.

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

The album has some good songs. Only one great song though.

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

Good stuff

The Cars

3/5

Very good music, but the 80s super-clean production makes it sound very sterile.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

Great album! I love the semi-chaotic sound.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

1/5

Just not good.

Achtung Baby

1/5

U2 is so overrated. I just don’t get the appeal.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Superb!

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

1/5

I get why this was a huge album. But I just don’t care for it.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

Really good

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

A classic. And very good.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Not for me. Boring.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

1/5

I didn’t care for this album.

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Really good album.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

1/5

I didn’t care for this album.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

1/5

nope

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Good songs

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

A masterpiece. One of my favorite albums ever.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

1/5

Dull

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

I didn’t care for this album, but it wasn’t bad.

Elastica

4/5

Really good. Fun. Great writing.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Great album. See real classics I didn’t know the artist name.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

Low Down Freedom is a great song. I didn’t love the album though.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Classic album with some killer, timeless tracks.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

2/5

Did not care for the album.

Dust

Screaming Trees

4/5

Really good album.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Great music. Like it a lot more than I thought I would.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Interesting, but I didn’t particularly enjoy it.

Kenya

Machito

2/5

I’m not a huge fan of jazz.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

Good album. Has some really great tracks.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Only has a few songs that were interesting to me despite the cleaver lyrics and lovely singing.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

A masterpiece. Love the band. Love the album.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

Pleasant but I didn’t love it.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Great album. Dylan is one of a kind.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

Not for me. Not a fan of electronic music.

Slipknot

5/5

A masterpiece. One of my favorite albums from one of the best metal bands.

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Not bad, not great.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

A masterpiece from, perhaps, the greatest song writer.

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

Good stuff

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

Ok, I didn’t love it.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

1/5

Didn’t care for this album.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

Good music.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Not bad, but I didn’t really enjoy it.

Rio

Duran Duran

2/5

Not a big fan of new wave.

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

Not terrible, but I didn’t love it.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

2/5

Fine. Not great.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

2/5

A fine album.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

A masterpiece. You can hear the future of metal in this.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

1/5

Not feeling it…

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

Ok, but a bit dull.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

1/5

I don’t particularly care for Christmas songs and these fell flat.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

A masterpiece. One of the best pieces of music ever recorded. Beautiful, emotional, and universal even though the subject matter is very personal to the band. The song “Wish You Were Here” is, in my opinion, a perfect piece of music.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

1/5

Nope. I didn’t care for this.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Good stuff

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Good stuff

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Interesting but not something I’d want to listen again.

Illmatic

Nas

1/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

3/5

Interesting and enjoyable.

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

Enjoyable

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

A masterpiece. Such an amazing debut from the Arctic Monkeys

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

2/5

Interesting, but not for me.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Not my favorite from Bowie but an enjoyable listen.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

3/5

The title track is a classic. The rest was forgettable but still a good listen.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

2/5

It was… fine.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Good

OK Computer

Radiohead

3/5

Good

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

The music actually wasn't bad for rap. Having a live drummer is infinitely better than a electronic beat.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

1/5

Most of the albums I’ve heard from this list I’ve understood why they were on it. However this one I just don’t get, it seems like a generic R&B/rap.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Really good

New York Dolls

3/5

Not bad

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

2/5

It was ok

En-Tact

The Shamen

1/5

Just Say No

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

A masterpiece. I wish I could have heard Kirk’s follow-up.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

A masterpiece. Beautiful, heartfelt music.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

1/5

Boring

Foo Fighters

3/5

Good album. I really like these songs lack of polish compared to the very produced newer Foo Fighters songs.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

2/5

Very good song writing, but the synths just make it boring and too repetitive for my liking.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

This has some wonderful lyrics but the songs are dull to me.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

This had a few good songs but the electronic aspects bored me.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

2/5

While the album definitely has some classic songs it is a little to pop for my taste.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Keith is a fantastic player and his music is interesting and beautiful. I’m just not a huge fan of this style of playing.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

Love it. The album has some of my favorites from Petty.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

A bit cheesy, but good for what it is.

Virgin Suicides

Air

2/5

It was better than most electronic albums I've heard. But that isn't saying much.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

He is a talented song writer and his lyrics can be great when he wants them to be. Like most electronic music though it just isn't something I can get into.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

2/5

Interesting but drawn-out and forgettable.

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

I suppose it might be good for it’s genre.

Close To The Edge

Yes

3/5

Not bad.