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Album	You	Global	Diff
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	5	3.16	+1.84
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen	5	3.21	+1.79
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	5	3.32	+1.68
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	5	3.42	+1.58
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.47	+1.53
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	5	3.56	+1.44
OK Talvin Singh	4	2.57	+1.43
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	5	3.63	+1.37
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	5	3.64	+1.36
Kid A Radiohead	5	3.71	+1.29

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Vivid Living Colour	1	3.2	-2.2
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	2	3.72	-1.72
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	3.7	-1.7
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	2	3.48	-1.48
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	2	3.33	-1.33
Emergency On Planet Earth Jamiroquai	2	3.27	-1.27
The Predator Ice Cube	2	3.26	-1.26
Hysteria Def Leppard	2	3.21	-1.21
Pyromania Def Leppard	2	3.13	-1.13
It's A Shame About Ray The Lemonheads	2	3.13	-1.13

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Artist	Albums	Average
Leonard Cohen	2	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5

5-Star Albums (16)

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At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Fucking visceral. “I shot a man in Reno just to see him die” & they cheer… Best live album ever.

21 likes

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

It's better than I remember, but still rather wet.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (1)

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Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

An immediate must purchase after about 10 minutes of listening. Muddy at his upbeat best. Glorious.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

So this isn’t my kind of thing, really, but I can tell it’s great. The range of influences is incredible. I’ll listen again.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

5/5

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Still hangs together great - an absolute classic

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

Utterly glorious

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

One of the albums I grew up with, so it's difficult to rate 'objectively' - but I still think it holds up really well as a folk album.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

Far better than I imagined. Always thought it would be soft-rock nonsense but it's a fine listen.

Bert Jansch

4/5

Well this is great.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Actually great. I mean I know it's great, but I hadn't properly listened before, and it's brilliant. Shame he's a grumpy sod.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

5/5

God.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

It's great but not my thing & I think it's aged quite a lot. But worth a listen.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Delightful.

Elastica

3/5

Both better than I remember and yet it still sounds very mid-90s. Much better albums from the period.

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

Far better than I expected despite not really being my genre.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Bloody brilliant. Still feels fresh 30 years on.

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

Bit of a classic and holds up better than expected.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

2/5

The most 80s album ever? Possibly, but I still liked it - though can't say I'll be rushing back to it.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

A much better album than I'd imagined. More cohesive, less single-driven. Great.

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

3/5

I know it's class, but it doesn't absolutely grab me. Probably better after multiple listens.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Absolute class.

Joan Armatrading

3/5

It's decent - gets better as it goes on. But I think sounds rather dated now (which is fair, it is)

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Actually pretty good. Hangs together much better as an album than I imagined.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

A proper boogie-woogie album. A bit of a classic but I'd happily listen to it again.

Third

Portishead

4/5

I've owned this for years and initially was a bit 'meh' about it, which I now realise was completely unfair. Having grown up a bit it now speaks to me much more.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

4/5

Hugely better than I remember.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Fucking visceral. “I shot a man in Reno just to see him die” & they cheer… Best live album ever.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

2/5

Very light music. It may have been innovative when it came out but I have to admit it left me a bit cold.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

2/5

Not my thing really. Bit too clever for its own good.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

2/5

Quality vocals, and about as country/western as you can get, but sounds ancient now. Mostly because it is.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

I feel like I should be a bigger fan of this than I am, but it does seem to go on a bit...

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

2/5

Inoffensive, and I'm not sure it's a compliment.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Great, but he was a loon.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Glorious, bar the last, terrifying track :-)

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Much better than I expected.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Obviously it's really good - just not my thing.

Chris

Christine and the Queens

2/5

Middling.

Talvin Singh

4/5

Hadn't heard this before. Completely brilliant.

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

It's fine, but it no longer sounds exciting

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

Again not my usual genre but it's pretty great. Some fine hooks.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Amazing how gentle it sounds now. Still lovely though!

The Predator

Ice Cube

2/5

I know it's important, and there's some decent beats - but it's just not my thing. Sorry.

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

So well put together.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

Absolute class.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

2/5

Meh.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

I don't think it's the best of his albums, but it's still class.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

Nice rhythms, but probably needs a second listen before I get even vaguely hooked

Tical

Method Man

3/5

You know, it's not bad. Pretty inventive.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

It's fine, but it's no Pet Sounds...

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

4/5

Still stands up more than 20 years on.

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Decent, but not their best

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Loads better than I remember.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Boogie Woogie!

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

It's really good but you absolutely have to be in the right mood for it.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Well I'm an idiot. Every time I've heard this previously I've been a bit "don't know what the fuss is about". This time, I got it. It's brilliant & I was plain wrong.

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

Good, and fine production, but it didn't do much for me (though again I don't think I'm the audience)

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Quality. Must have sounded epic when it came out.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Never been a better use for vinyl.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

Absolutely brilliant. Immediate must buy.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

2/5

I loved this when I was 13. Very much grown out of it.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

It's better than I remember, but still rather wet.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Stone cold classic.

1977

Ash

3/5

Better than I remember!

The Stone Roses

4/5

Classic

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Some great tracks but I've never been a huge fan

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Obviously it's absolutely beautiful; just very sparse

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

Not many albums make me feel as happy as this

School's Out

Alice Cooper

4/5

Far Bluesier than I thought and much better than expected too!

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

Far better than I remember

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

Definitely underrated but also very much of its era

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Masterpiece.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Never heard any Nanci Griffith before and it's fine country music

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

I'm definitely a late 80s/early 90s rap & hip hop fan rather than anything after

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Definitely starting to show its age, and the singles really stand out, but still great.

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

Rod's finest effort. Even includes (basically) a drum solo

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Classic

Vivid

Living Colour

1/5

Appalling 80s plod rock, only improved by some slap bass, which ISN'T an improvement. Go away.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

4/5

Far lovelier than I remember, and I remember it being nice anyway.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

Perfectly pleasant album

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I am much more a Neil Young solo fan than a Neil Young & Crazy Horse fan... But this is pretty solid.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

2/5

Old school blues/punk which was probably important but I really don't think stands up to modern listening.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

One of the greatest of all time.

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Loved it when it came out, but barely listened because it felt so miserable. Still love it, and it's still miserable, but then so am I, so it's fine.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Magnificent, and it just gets better with every listen.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

3/5

My least favourite Goldfrapp album - but that's not to say it isn't good! A little downbeat for me to love it though.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

4/5

Great - much better tunes than I'd imagined & it works together so well.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Absolutely cracking.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Not their best (?) but still a great listen.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

2/5

Sigh. I really struggle with the 80s stadium rock stuff. It sounds so terribly fake and insincere. I get it's fun, but this doesn't stir anything in me. I would give it 1.5 but I'm being generous.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Glorious.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

I don't think it's Curtis' greatest work; he very definitely has a style and sticks to it, but it's a perfectly decent listen.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

2/5

Seriously country. Not really my thing.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

The greatest album ever?

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

It's really good - but not really my thing.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

I do really like it but it doesn't grab me.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Almost a classic though I still think it's a touch too long.

Femi Kuti

4/5

I really enjoyed this. Well worth a few listens.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Wonderful. Loved it when it came out, still love it now.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

I like it, but I don't love it.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

3/5

I like it, I own it, but it is just fine rather than glorious

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

I don't think it's possible for a '60s James Brown album to be bad. This is marvellous.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Godlike.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

Absolutely cracking bit of garage rock.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Great pop album.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Peerless. Or it would be if it weren't for the other Led Zep albums. Anyway, it's brilliant - and one of the best starts to an album of all time..?

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

3/5

I like it, it's a chilled out Sunday kind of vibe.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Peak naff but actually the songs are great and it's a proper pop album.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

3/5

It's a fine album - an enjoyable listen. Nothing truly stands out though.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Some great tracks, a good listen, but it just never elevates higher. Still like it though!

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

One of my favourite albums ever. What a shame he never understood how loved he'd become.

Fun House

The Stooges

3/5

Good fun, but all rather the same. Still a decent listen though.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

It's lovely, late night jazz but pales in comparison to Back To Black. But that's a monster, and this is very solid. Ah, I still miss her.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Greatest album ever?

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

Simple Minds

2/5

Not really for me. Nothing stood out.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Quality old school rock and blues

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Glorious.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

It's a proper rock album. Love it.

Close To You

Carpenters

4/5

I enjoyed this FAR more than I thought I would. Always found Karen's voice too saccarine but actually it fits perfectly.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Glorious. Must-buy.

Eagles

3/5

Solid 3/5. Some decent tunes but definitely a warm up for Hotel California.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

2/5

It's marvellously average.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

I enjoyed this. Decent country.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

I like it, but I don't think it's his best.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

I like it, I don't love it. But better than I remember.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Complete genius. Pretty much the easiest 5* ever.