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Album	You	Global	Diff
Devil Without A Cause Kid Rock	5	2.06	+2.94
Synchronicity The Police	5	3.42	+1.58

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dire Straits Dire Straits	1	3.72	-2.72
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.62	-2.62
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	1	3.41	-2.41
Cloud Nine The Temptations	1	3.41	-2.41
Garbage Garbage	1	3.38	-2.38
Tommy The Who	1	3.34	-2.34
First Band On The Moon The Cardigans	1	3.29	-2.29
Shaft Isaac Hayes	1	3.24	-2.24
The Sensual World Kate Bush	1	3.17	-2.17
This Is Hardcore Pulp	1	3.14	-2.14

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The Sensual World

Kate Bush

1/5

Hard to find something to enjoy about this record. Weird 80s beats and all the songs sound the same.

8 likes

Woodface

Crowded House

1/5

Sounds like unmemorable early Weezer

1 likes

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

I was about to give up on this project. I really was; then I drew this record. I love the whole project. Prog rock, reggae, dancehall, dub, soul - so much blended into one unique sound. Reminds me of 311. Also one of the greatest songs of all time. So I’m finally proud to give an album 5 STARS on this journey. Hopefully the first of many. 🔥🔥. Favorites: Synchronicity I, Mother, Miss Gradenko, Every Breath, King of Pain

1 likes

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

5/5

True childhood classic - saw Rock perform most of this record live back in 02.

1 likes

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Shaft

Isaac Hayes

1/5

Can appreciate it sonically, but did not enjoy listening to it.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

1/5

Hard to find something to enjoy about this record. Weird 80s beats and all the songs sound the same.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

2/5

Solid listen. Premier beats are top notch and Guru's rhymes are somehow smooth and sharp. Execution of a Chump was my favorite track

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Good vibes, solid study music. Jazzy organs and saxophones compliment the mood. I had never heard of Jimmy Smith before today.

Femi Kuti

2/5

My first experience with afrobeat!! Enjoyable listen, starts strong with Wonder Wonder. This feels like you stepped off the plane in West Africa for the first time. Hope you like brass and percussion.

Garbage

1/5

Tried. Couldn't get into it. Recognized the singles from movies and random pop culture references. Not for me. 1/5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

1/5

Some good guitar moments, but the vocals drone on too much for me. I wanted to like this record, but never felt the spark. The riffs on Fountain and Fairfax are decent.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Finally, some good guitar work in this 1001 album run. The first time I've ever sat down with Thin Lizzy. This is one of the best mixed live records I have ever heard. The bass is actually audible and the vocals don't drown everything out. Emerald is riff city. Rosalie is a Seger cover for a nice addition. Sounds like glory days rock and roll.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

1/5

Nothing that I would want to listen to again. I recognized Dreamer.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

1/5

I find it interesting that I had never heard of or listened to these guys before, being so heavy into 311 and Sublime types. This was an enjoyable listen, but nothing that really hit home. Smoke Em and Scooby Snacks are the highlights of this record. This sounds like the band that opens for Sublime on tour and you think about buying their merch.

Pump

Aerosmith

4/5

Fire! 2 heaters in Love in an Elevator and Janie’s Got a Gun. Real deal blues rock. The Other Side also has some replay value. I’ll be back to this record.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

1/5

Some of the lyrics are interesting but that is about all I can take from this. This album is not for me.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

Dire Straits

1/5

Very low key, chill, guitar driven, old time rock and roll. A tad repetitive overall. No real singing moments or lyrics that stuck with me. I can appreciate a couple of guitar parts, but that’s about it. Not likely to revisit.

Copper Blue

Sugar

2/5

Solid - never heard of this band before today. Highlights are If I Can’t Change Your Mind and Man on the Moon.

Drunk

Thundercat

2/5

Definitely a Pharrell/Frank Ocean *almost* lo-fi lovechild. Tokyo has interesting lyrics. The drums really pop on Them Changes - probably my favorite one on the album. It feels the most cohesive. This one didn’t blow me away but it was worth listening to.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

Never heard until now. About what I expected. Good guitar driven, singer-songwriter album. Nothing that gave me chills, but nothing that made me want to turn it off. Would revisit.

Woodface

Crowded House

1/5

Sounds like unmemorable early Weezer

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

3/5

Funky jazzy head nod hip hop. The back half of the album is way better than the beginning. Q’s rhymes go up another level and the beat selection is nice. I like the cover art. Move probably is the track most likely to be revisited.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

Blowing in the Wind is the highlight of the album. Probably won’t revisit.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

I’m not on nearly enough drugs to appreciate this kind of music. I’m sure KG&TLW fans dig this, but I cannot. WHERE ARE THE 5’s?!

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

1/5

Audible excrement. Semi interesting riff on Teenage Werewolf. Starting to wonder why I’m doing this.

Berlin

Lou Reed

1/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Good listen, lens into another era.

Bert Jansch

1/5

Nah I’m good

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

1/5

Despite having Cars in my head for the last 30 years, I couldn’t get into this record.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

1/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

1/5

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

1/5

Bad Company

4/5

Very enjoyable listen. Great guitar work - no filler at all. Saved a couple of songs.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Enjoyable. Didn’t want to turn off. Impressed this is a live record.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

2/5

Night Life

Ray Price

1/5

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

1/5

Killing Joke

1/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

5/5

True childhood classic - saw Rock perform most of this record live back in 02.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

2/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

2/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

2/5

The Grand Tour

George Jones

1/5

Repeater

Fugazi

2/5

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

2/5

Tommy

The Who

1/5

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

This album feels like riding your bike through the neighborhood on summer vacation. It reminds me of playing baseball games late into the summer evenings with my neighborhood friends. The vibe captures a particular point in American history. Optimism for the future was at an all-time high in June 1984. The pinnacle of American society and culture was on the horizon. I wish there were a way to know you were in the good ol' days before they are long gone. 3/5, would listen again. Hits: Born in the USA, Cover Me, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark Misses: Bobby Jean

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

2/5

I loved Limp Bizkit in high school. No seriously. I wanted to perform "Take A Look Around" in the talent show. I can escape into moments of nostalgia, but I haven't revisited this album since high school. It's probably best left in the past. Getcha Groove On had a better beat on the original album, but the version on Spotify is a remix. I'm assuming that is a sample clearance issue. Not great at the time, not great now. 2/5