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Album	You	Global	Diff
Rum Sodomy & The Lash The Pogues	5	3.25	+1.75
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	5	3.49	+1.51
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche Koffi Olomide	4	2.6	+1.4
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.62	+1.38
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	5	3.63	+1.37
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan	5	3.65	+1.35
Transformer Lou Reed	5	3.67	+1.33
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet	5	3.84	+1.16
Songs The Lord Taught Us The Cramps	4	2.84	+1.16

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Homework Daft Punk	1	3.29	-2.29
Metallica Metallica	2	3.79	-1.79
Imagine John Lennon	2	3.45	-1.45
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	2	3.42	-1.42
Faith George Michael	2	3.27	-1.27
Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg	2	3.18	-1.18
OK Computer Radiohead	3	4.1	-1.1

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	3	4.67
Pink Floyd	2	5
Bob Dylan	2	5

5-Star Albums (17)

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Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Unimpeachable. Nearly every song on this album is a classic.

22 likes

Metallica

2/5

I hate Metallica. Enter Sandman is worth two stars on it's own, though. All downhill from there as far as I am concerned, it just drones on and on and on.

4 likes

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

5/5

This album is dynamite, and the Pogues have such a unique sound. Pair of Brown Eyes, Rainy Night in Soho, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda are all five star songs.

1 likes

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Foo Fighters

4/5

This was very good, and I really liked the first song. I'm not a huge Foo Fighters fan, but this was a little more stripped down/developing, which was good.

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

I am not a huge John Lennon fan, and I think a lot of this was pretty overwrought.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

5/5

This album is dynamite, and the Pogues have such a unique sound. Pair of Brown Eyes, Rainy Night in Soho, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda are all five star songs.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Some great songs and a great sound, but it's pretty same-y all the way through and drags on a little.

Dry

PJ Harvey

4/5

I thought this was really cool, and it had a sound that I couldn't quite place. Powerhouse vocals.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

It's a classic.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

3/5

This was good and very chill. I'm not sure I could really differentiate between the different tracks too much, and no single track really stood out.

Bad Company

4/5

Just a really solid classic rock album with some great hits. Very very good.

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Amazing to hear the extent to which the Beatle's sound changes in just a few years. This album is such a great pop music showpiece.

Faith

George Michael

2/5

This was ok, there were some really great songs on there, but I thought they were really frontloaded and the thing sort of petered out.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

4/5

It’s a really fun album that give a great live vibe, and really makes you feel like you are there. It would be a great show, but I didn’t really think there was a standout song. But, there’s a good thanksgiving sort of feeling, almost like Alice’s Restaurant

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Unimpeachable. Nearly every song on this album is a classic.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

This was really pretty good, but not a huge standout or anything.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Really cool album and sound. Victoria is a great song

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Love this alternative sound, it's amazing how different is was from other music of the era.

Garbage

4/5

Great 90s vibe

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

4/5

Unique sound, like someone was consciously trying to do an 80s sound after the 80s were over, sounds pretty influential considering when it was written.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

4/5

Awesome music that feels nostalgic in a strange way, not that I ever visited the Congo but it really puts you in a specific time and place.

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Sounds like my senior year in college

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Good rock and roll

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

This was fine

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Good but a some of the songs read a little cutesy- like allergies or the car one. Not sure I loved it.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

It's an absolute classic of the genre and a great album

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Just a really fun listen

Debut

Björk

3/5

Not really my scene but she has a beautiful voice

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Lives up to the hype. "Time" has to be the best song off the album, beautiful and haunting.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

This was a really interesting album, but one I feel like I need to listen to a few more times to really appreciate it. Much of the power seems to be in the lyrics.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

I think Day in the Life is one of the greatest album-ending songs of all time. The entire album is really great from start to finish, and is such an interesting evolution of the sound of the Beatles.

Close To The Edge

Yes

3/5

I'm not sure why, but prog rock doesn't really get me in the same way other genres do. I think it's a good album, but it didn't really resonate with me.

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Shuggie Otis

4/5

I'm amazed this guy isn't more well known, this is a really interesting album

Whatever

Aimee Mann

3/5

Good 90s sound

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Really good funky sound

Blur

3/5

I liked the first few songs, but then it sort of faded away.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

This is a beautiful album, with such a beautiful sound. Their voices create such perfect harmony it almost is like just one person singing. Talk about a supergroup.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

Pretty good, pretty hard. Good mix of the punk sound and the hard rock sond.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

4/5

I liked this, pretty good 90s rock with some good songs.

Metallica

2/5

I hate Metallica. Enter Sandman is worth two stars on it's own, though. All downhill from there as far as I am concerned, it just drones on and on and on.

The xx

4/5

This was really good, and sounded pretty original for 2011.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

It's a total jazz staple, with one of the best, most iconic jazz songs of all time leading the way.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Great guitar, Hendrix was a virtuoso.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

4/5

I can see why this is such a classic, this is a band that deserves more acclaim

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Love Lou Reed. It retains some of the sound of the Velvet Underground, and features some of his best songs.

OK Computer

Radiohead

3/5

I'm not sure I fully "got" this album, I sort of felt like I was waiting for it to be "better," since it's so highly regarded. I weirdly feel like I would have liked it more if it didn't come with the reputation, and if it was like a Stereolab album or something.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

I really liked this one, feels like the Verve should be known for more than just the one song.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

There are a lot of Springsteen's best songs on this album, and it marries the joy of some of his biggest hits with the emotional weight of his slower albums.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

4/5

Good, hard driving punk sound, with the rockabilly influence too.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Pretty good, but for some reason I didn't really connect with this one.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

I really liked this, I hadn't heard of the band but I had heard many of these songs.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Pretty good, it has a nice crooner vibe, like Roy Orbison or Frankie Avalon, except the lyrics are a bit more modern.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

4/5

Great post-punk sound, If Cobain namechecks you, it's good enough for me.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Such a cool concert, the connection between Cash and the audience is great to hear. And the songs fit with the atmosphere so well.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

Excellent album, maybe not one of Dylan's greatest but still full of awesome hits. Love "It's all over now baby blue"

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Definitely plenty of great songs.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Good Reggae, but not sure what sets it apart from other good reggae albums. No real standout song.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

An album and an experience. It almost should be played in full only. Some great songs off this album too. Excellent.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

Did not love this. Some of the songs were really good, like "Who Are You This Time." But for an entire album it was sort of a tough listen.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

4/5

This was a really beautiful album, with some incredible vocal work.

Homework

Daft Punk

1/5

It's probably really fun to listen to in a different setting, but just listening to it as an album front to back was unpleasant.

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

4/5

This was really good, I liked the late-punk vibe. Reminded me of the Pixies.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

Time of the Season is, obviously, a complete and total classic, but the rest of this one was pretty forgetable.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Pretty good, definitely a nice, different sound. Really interesting sound, but no really great songs (don't love Psycho Killer).

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Really good, with some awesome songs. I really love the Tale of Brave Ulysses, and the album has a very consistent flow and theme.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Nice and easy to listen to, but there wasn't really anything that stood out to me. Just pretty fine.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

I really liked the song Relay. The album really grows on you, and probably needs a few listens until you really get all she is trying to say.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

Pretty good sound here, but no songs that really stuck out.

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

Probably a little too electronic for my tastes, I really liked the first song but it faded after that.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

2/5

I thought I'd like this more because I like Billy Bragg so much, but so it goes.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

I liked the 90s sound of this album. It reminded me a little bit of like Luna, or a band like that.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Great album, the extended My Generation is an all-timer

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

It's really amazing that Led Zeppelin I-IV all came out within a four year stretch. Every song on this album is a standout.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

It's not necessarily a genre I would choose for myself but it's really a beautiful album. Some major standards here, and all beautifully composed.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

This was really interesting and beautiful- a modern album I really enjoyed. Definitely makes me want to listen to more PJ Harvey

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

This was fine, but I'm not sure I love the Genre

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Led Zeppelin is always good, but this isn't my favorite of theirs. Kashmir however might be my favorite of their songs. Tough one to rate.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

I wasn’t totally sure about this one until “jump into the fire” came on, which is an awesome song. Many other good ones too- Nilsson deserves to be better known than he is.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Great album with many of Dylan's legendary songs. This is what I think of when I think of Bob Dylan, great as some of his later stuff is.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

This was really delightful, a really nice sound that I enjoyed quite a bit. Upbeat club electronic music, maybe? Hard to describe.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Love the Smiths- very unique and unlike a lot of other bands. First track is really wonderful.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

This was fine, I think the first song was my favorite, really reminded me of being in college. After that it was just ok for me.

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

David Bowie

5/5

Truly an all-timer. Some remarkable songs on here, like Moonage Daydream, Rock and Roll Suicide, Five Years, and that's without ZS and Suffragette City. But I think my favorite is Soul Love. Not sure there is a song on this that I don't like.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

Good 90s alternative that sounds very influential.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Some real heavy hitters on this album, definitely enjoy the Go-Go's but it's a pretty light, poppy sound

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Love the Neil Young sound. He's got a really unique and almost mesmerizing voice. Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand are really great longer songs.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

This is such a landmark album it's hard to give it anything but five stars. It's artistic, it's poppy, the switching between Lou Reed and Nico gives it a funny sort of dissonance. Heroin is such a standout, experience of a song too. Deserves it's place in history.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

2/5

Pretty good but not really a genre I am super into

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

I liked this one, Maps is obviously the standout song.

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Really liked this one, surprised it came out in the mid 90s, sounds more like the 80s. Really reminded me of Aztec Camera. Really cool album