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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Chronic Dr. Dre	5	3.32	+1.68
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.49	+1.51
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49
New Forms Roni Size	4	2.53	+1.47
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	5	3.61	+1.39
Mothership Connection Parliament	5	3.61	+1.39
Dummy Portishead	5	3.71	+1.29
Dookie Green Day	5	3.79	+1.21
Millions Now Living Will Never Die Tortoise	4	2.88	+1.12
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	5	3.93	+1.07

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hysteria Def Leppard	1	3.22	-2.22
London Calling The Clash	2	3.97	-1.97
Boston Boston	2	3.71	-1.71
Morrison Hotel The Doors	2	3.59	-1.59
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	2	3.57	-1.57
Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane	2	3.52	-1.52
Blue Joni Mitchell	2	3.49	-1.49
Pornography The Cure	2	3.31	-1.31
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	2	3.3	-1.3
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Sinead O'Connor	2	3.25	-1.25

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Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

2/5

Sounded like a music from a Guy Ritchie movie.

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Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Solid album. Fully appreciated the Michael Jackson sample on It Ain't Hard to Tell when listening through.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Energetic. Had never heard any of the songs but the hits that you normally hear on the radio.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

"I got a backyard with nothing in it Except a stick, a dog, and a box with something in it" My car has had something in it since 2015 and it is this CD in it's CD player. This is mostly because I no longer posses many CDs. But it is an awesome album that I will listen through while driving every so often. There's No Home For You Here and The Air Near My Fingers have always been favorites of mine.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

I appreciate the influence this had on the next generation of rock and roll musicians. I can only listen to the cheese that is the C>Am>F>G progression for a song or two though.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

I had never heard of Jeff Buckley or this album and it was a good listen. Will definitely go back to this. Sad that he died young.

London Calling

The Clash

2/5

Not really my vibe.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

3/5

I samba and bossa nova alot - this was nice. I wasn't as into it as some of my other Brazilian favorites though - Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Jorge Ben Jor.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Listening this album makes me feel 15 again, but only in the good ways.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

Lots of classics on this album. I used to love this album. My appreciation has waned some as I learned more about Eric Clapton stealing George Harrison's wife - not cool. Still, Layla is a wonderful song. But Eric Clapton just kind of sucks as a person.

Franz Ferdinand

2/5

Can only think of Guitar Hero for ps2 when I hear this band.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

I liked this more than I expected. It was cool that it was instructional and intended as an intro to this genre of world music.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Never heard of this band or album but enjoyed listening to it in the background while I worked.

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

2/5

This was fine. I can get into his earlier stuff more though. Saw Dylan live twice, and they are both on the short list of worst performances I've ever witnessed. But I guess that is what you get when you see someone 50 out of their prime.

The Velvet Underground

3/5

I just like their other albums so much better

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Had never heard of her and enjoyed listening through the album.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Good musicians. Good album. But as far as Supertramp albums, Breakfast in America is better IMO.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Such authentic 80's synth.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Tangled up in Blue and Simple Twist of Fate are good songs. But not my favorite Dylan album. More classic than Time Out of Mind, IMO.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

I've tried. Just can't get into Joni Mitchell.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

2/5

Sounded like a music from a Guy Ritchie movie.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

Had never heard of John Grant but glad to have discovered him. Didn't think it was groundbreaking but it was enjoyable.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Play

Moby

4/5

Giving this a 4 even though I'm not a huge Moby fan. So many of these songs have such strong ties to the late 90's and they really brought me some nostalgia.

Real Life

Magazine

4/5

Never heard of these guys but really enjoyed this album.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

4/5

Not a huge metal fan, but this album rocks and seems pretty important in the foundation of many metal and thrash movements.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Total classic.

Metallica

3/5

This prompted me to listen to other Metallica albums all day yesterday

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

Good music to work to.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

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

Devo

4/5

So easy to only think of Whip It when you hear Devo. Enjoyed this album and it's fast raw sound. Reminded me of early Talking Heads at some points which would have been contemporary to this album's release.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Timeless

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Love the simplicity of this album. As teenagers my brother and I learned nearly every single song on this album since all you needed was guitar and drums.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

2/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Side A of this album is so strong. Had never listened to it in full before. Most of the hits are front loaded with the exception of Saturday Night's Alright. The middle of the album is blah and Jamaica Jerk-Off is almost unlistenable. But giving it a 4 for how strong it starts off with those hits. And a great album cover.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

This album shaped the funk genre and is the foundation for so much hip hop that would come out years later. So good.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

This was different than what I thought when I saw Iggy Pop. Much less punk rock, I guess it is his early stuff. It was fine, but didn't blow me away as being extraordinary.

Suzanne Vega

2/5

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

4/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

2/5

Couldn't get into it.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

2/5

The Doors? Jim Morrison? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet. - Lester Bangs, Almost Famous

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

Simple Minds

3/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Ohh, this is who sings all those songs I've heard on 97.1 the Drive

Hysteria

Def Leppard

1/5

Not my scene.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Didn't recognize the band name but upon hearing the first track realized they must also sing Come On Eileen. And sure enough it is on this album. Interesting sound. New wave meets Celtic folk with the horns from a ska band.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

2/5

Seems like this probably influenced Bowie and Let's Dance, but just isn't as powerful and catchy.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

4/5

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

There are some Cure songs I like, but couldn't get into this album.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

Great background music to work to. Green Onions always makes me think of the Sandlot.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Every song on this album has been used in a montage in an 80's movie.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Classic 80's Rock. Not my favorite, but I respect the sound of the time.

The Clash

4/5

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

4/5

Very happy to have discovered Gang of Four

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Never listened to this one from start to finish. Forgot Stone Cold Crazy was a Queen song that Metallica then covered.

Sheet Music

10cc

2/5

Weird album. Lots of different sounds. Glad it led a great J Dilla sample but otherwise to out there for me.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

LP1

FKA twigs

3/5

John Prine

4/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

After watching the movie Love and Mercy, I have full appreciation for this album.

Roxy Music

3/5

First listen. Super strong start and love the instrumentals, horns and sound effects. Once I realized it was Brian Eno made sense. Wish the singer's voice was stronger on some tracks.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

This album starts in a hurry with Jackie. Best of Both Worlds reminded me of You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra (top 5 Bond songs for sure).

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Recognized their #1 Spotify song, Alright, and always thought they were a one-hit wonder. Maybe they were, but this album is pretty fun to listen to.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Boston

2/5

They are all super recognizable songs. Just not my favorite.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

3/5

I love the Frank Black and the Catholics albums. This album had some fun tracks, and from what I read, looks to be the foundation for forming the Catholics and their sound. But in comparison to the later stuff, I wasn't as into this.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

Never realized the The Byrds had such a country sound.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

4/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

5/5

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

2/5

The song Go To Her is a less good version of The Zombie's She's Not There

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

New Forms

Roni Size

4/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Couldn't listen since it isn't on Spotify. Still okay rating it as a 2 though.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

Roots

Sepultura

2/5

I'm polarized by metal, some of it I can get into, some I cannot.

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

3/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Odelay

Beck

4/5

In the time of

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

Don't love the language in Money for Nothing - made me listen to Weird Al's take Money for Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies instead. Total 80's rock sounds.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Dookie

Green Day

5/5