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Album	You	Global	Diff
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	5	3.3	+1.7
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.7	+1.3
A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren	4	2.83	+1.17
Future Days Can	4	3	+1

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Sea Change Beck	2	3.33	-1.33
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	2	3.26	-1.26
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse Faces	2	3.24	-1.24

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Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

It's melancholic and comforting at the same time. I've never heard anything by Elliot Smith until now, and I'm glad I got to listen to something so beautiful.

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Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Not the Stones' best work, but nevertheless a great album and good example of the 60's sound.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

It's weird, it's surreal, it's touching, it's wonderful. Brian Eno is a thoroughly talented artist and those talents are on full display here.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

From the golden age of country. This is an absolute classic from a time when the wild west dominated entertainment.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

I'm not a fan of Bob Dylan or the acoustic, folky sound. However, this album has grown on me somewhat. It's decent and you can't deny the influence and importance of Dylan's work.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

I came not expecting much. I haven't listened to much Lorde, but wow. This album is one of the deepest and most touching pop records out there.

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

I wanted to like this album so much. The instruments and the flow of the music were gorgeous, but I just couldn't stand the singing. In most songs, Beck seems disinterested in his own music.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

A pure delight of a record from a truly unique artist. This album is one of the best of its time and still is a joy to listen to today

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

One of the Stones' deepest albums, both musically and emotionally.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Coming from one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time, this album is at the very least a top ten hip hop album of all time. Along with De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest invented the acid jazz sound.

Future Days

Can

4/5

I had never even heard of this band before this. While sparse at times, this is still a solid piece of what you could call ambient rock. Has a perfect vibe for putting on as background music.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Good album, but kind of average, nothing really stands out.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

I can see that this is an influential early punk project, and the live aspect does help increase the energy. However, the whole thing is poorly put together; even the mixing is just plain terrible on some tracks

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

4/5

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

This album has beautiful music and instrumentals. It's almost ethereal. However, Björks strange, offbeat singing completely kills the mood.

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

Surprisingly well put together, but the lyrics could use some work.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Relentless is a good word for this album. While slightly repetitive, it's filled with head thrashing bangers that anyone could get behind.

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

4/5

I wasn't expecting much from a Wu-tang member about a decade from the group's peak to release something this great. It's cinematic, perfectly produced, the beats and flows are on point. This might just be one of the best albums of the early 2000's.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

It's melancholic and comforting at the same time. I've never heard anything by Elliot Smith until now, and I'm glad I got to listen to something so beautiful.

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

Faces

2/5

This seems pretty generic and uninspired. There are barely any professional reviews on it either.

Odelay

Beck

3/5

It gets choppier and choppier as the album progresses, but the songs get better as well. Still don't get the hype for Beck though; some songs sound like what I used to do on GarageBand on my mom's iPhone.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Did I just hear the n-word?

Miriam Makeba

4/5

Something very different from what I'm used to when it comes to pop, and that's a good thing. This is definitely something you need to experience before you die

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

Very similar to Can's Future Days. This is something to leave on in the background, nothing more.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

This is a nice album, but simply not something you have to hear before you die.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

A great album for all synth pop and 80s fans. The couple middle tracks are the best, but the beginning and end is somewhat lackluster

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

5/5

This album in particular is so immensely influential, you can hear it from the very start. The influence can still be heard in music released nowadays. It's noisy, unrelenting, and unapologetically experimental.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

You can see the influence of Can or even Tortoise here, but eventually you'll grow tired of 20 minute songs.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

3/5

It starts off sounding like every sitcom soundtrack from the era, but ends up being pretty interesting.

A Wizard, A True Star