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Album	You	Global	Diff
Phaedra Tangerine Dream	5	2.73	+2.27
The Grand Tour George Jones	5	2.79	+2.21
Kala M.I.A.	5	2.91	+2.09
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.94	+2.06
Reign In Blood Slayer	5	2.96	+2.04
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp	5	3	+2
Imperial Bedroom Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	3.01	+1.99
Sister Sonic Youth	5	3.02	+1.98
Chemtrails Over The Country Club Lana Del Rey	5	3.05	+1.95
Close To You Carpenters	5	3.11	+1.89

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Innervisions Stevie Wonder	1	3.87	-2.87
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	1	3.61	-2.61
Bluesbreakers John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers	1	3.16	-2.16
Madman Across The Water Elton John	2	3.59	-1.59
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	3.5	-1.5
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	2	3.43	-1.43
Rock 'N Soul Solomon Burke	2	3.36	-1.36
Shaft Isaac Hayes	2	3.24	-1.24
Roger the Engineer The Yardbirds	2	3.11	-1.11

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Fela Kuti	2	5
Black Sabbath	3	4.33

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The Rolling Stones	4, 1

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Popular Reviews

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

What's worse? 3 stars or 1 star? To me, 3 stars says the album is perfectly unoffensive. Not great. Not something you must hear before you die. But not something you don't need to hear. At least 1 star makes you feel something. I love Alex Turner but this band is not him at his best. There are definitely a few cool songs but on a whole this album is a waste of creative energy. Favorite Tracks: Separate and Ever Deadly, I Don't Like You Any More, In My Room

30 likes

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

A very important album in my history. I think Supermassive Black Hole was a turning point in music for me. I realized that sexy pop songs are cool.

12 likes

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

5/5

Alright. I was totally wrong about Lana Del Ray. This album is great. I look forward to revisiting everything she's ever done. 5 stars for changing my mind about something.

10 likes

Kala

M.I.A.

5/5

I knew later M.I.A. albums were great. Don't know why I didn't think to check this one out. Probably assumed that Paper Planes was representative of the whole album. Not true.

4 likes

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

A classic.

3 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Everything was slower than I expected. I thought this was speed metal. I think I would have really enjoyed this album if you could hear the bass on anything other than Orion.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Nice variety of sounds on this album. Would love to have a mono version. These stereo recordings from the 60s are hard to enjoy.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Gorgeous melodies and great bass lines. I think I need more time with this album to really appreciate. Oh also... FRICKEN STEREO ARGH!!

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

5/5

Phenomenal.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Real mixed feelings about this one. I wanted to like it more than I did, I think. That delay though. Maybe deserves an extra star just for the delay.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Wow. Can't believe I didn't know this album.

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

Definitely a classic. I think I might like later Strokes more but that's project just because I know it better.

Kala

M.I.A.

5/5

I knew later M.I.A. albums were great. Don't know why I didn't think to check this one out. Probably assumed that Paper Planes was representative of the whole album. Not true.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

4/5

Very lovely. Glad to be introduced to a genre and musical style that I would have been unlikely to find otherwise. Album felt a little long at times and I probably need to be in the right mood for it.

The Predator

Ice Cube

5/5

A brilliant album! I immediately heard a Public Enemy influence, which was confirmed often in the lyrics and samples used. The use of repetitive news clips was perfection. Repetition legitimizes.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Never gave these lyrics a close listen before. There's more than meets the eye here. Quality rock songs paired with clever lyrics. Great bass playing too. Favorite tracks: You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep), This Town, Our Lips Are Sealed

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

2/5

Some really great tracks and then a ton of filler. I think if you were to trun the fat and cut this release in half it would be a pretty impressive album but in its current state I question why it even deserves to be on this list. The mixing was also really inconsistent but at least they had the decency to release the mono recordings. Favorite tracks: Lost Women, Over Under Sideways Down, The Nazz Are Blue, Hot House of Omagararashid

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

Well come on, it wasn't all bad. I was there longer than anybody and I'm fine, how are you? Why do you ask? 3:30. Favorite tracks: Song of a Baker

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

A one of a kind talent! Love this album. Favorite tracks: You Learn, One Hand in my Pocket, You Oughta Know

The Visitors

ABBA

3/5

I was excited when I saw ABBA come up but this album was a bit underwhelming. Some really good feeling tracks but mostly a lot of the same. Neither good nor bad. Does ABBA not have better to offer? maybe they're more of a greatest hits kind of band. Favorite Tracks: Let the Music Speak, One of Us

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

Very cool! certainly deserving of more listens. I look forward to getting to know it better. Favorite Tracks: Vixen, Barmy

Queen II

Queen

4/5

The Contrast between May's songs and Mercury's songs is incredible. Side 1 of this album is a really good hard rock band trying to find their way for their sophomore release. Side 2 of this album is fucking Queen. Favorite Tracks: White Queen, All of Side 2

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Perfection. Even yellow submarine.

Sister

Sonic Youth

5/5

Pretty brilliant. Deserves much more listening.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

5/5

Very cool. Have not been following the series. Which Bond Movie is this for?

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

I don't know. Not really for me. Her voice doesn't do it for me. The production on some tracks is extra cool but you can find that done better elsewhere I think. Favorite tracks: Stronger Than Me, What is it about Men, Amy Amy Amy, Outro

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

4/5

Did not expect to like this as much as I did. I really dig the country flavor. Vocals are way too loud in the mix though. Favorite Tracks: Tennessee, Let's Not and Say We Did

Close To You

Carpenters

5/5

Whoa! These harmonies. There's also an interesting balance of these very familiar timbres paired with more challenging songwriting. It's like a really intimate, heavy ballet. Favorite Tracks: Love is Surrender, Mr. Guder, I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Didn't immediately grab me. I think I can learn to appreciate it over time. The problem is there are a few generic sounding songs up front that lose me. Favorite tracks: Kevin Carter, Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky, Removables, Australia

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

5/5

One of my alltime favorite albums. Such an intense blend of post-punk, prog metal, jazz, synthy stuff. One of a kind. Also big words that may or may not mean anything. Favorite Tracks: Televators, Cicatriz ESP, Son et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

Cool. Not really my jam but I can definitely see how this appeals to people. Favorite tracks: Beth, Do You Love Me

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Holy cow this album is heavy. That harmonica rips. If I'm in a metal mood I would quicker throw this on than Metallica or sabbath. Favorite tracks: cross-eyed cat, down in Florida, walk-in thru the park

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

Pisano! Really unique, gruff voice. And what a trumpet player. Could listen to this all day. Those harmonies are so good. Those album covers are a choice, eh? Favorite tracks: (I'll be glad when you're dead) You Rascal You, the Lip, Jump Jive n Wail

Real Life

Magazine

4/5

Starts off real strong. Starts to lose me toward the end but maybe i'll come to love that in time.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

Lots of ear candy here. Was glad to hear a proper synth album. Singers was a little mismatched for the style and these tunes are not as catchy as say Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, pet shop boys. Favorite tracks: tinseltown in the rain, from rags to riches

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Like A Prayer

Madonna

5/5

Heck yeah. This is some good music. Didn't realize Prince was so involved either. Favorite tracks: Like a Prayer, Oh Father, Express Yourself

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Might be the best live performance ever captured. Favorite tracks: Plateau, Something in the Way, Lake of Fire, and all of them.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Definitely need more time with this album and perhaps an understanding of the context in which it was created. At this point, I definitely am appreciating the album but maybe am not enjoying it.

Faith

George Michael

3/5

This album starts off strong but quickly dips into a slog. "I Need Your Sex" overstays its welcome by a lot (and get's a reprise?). Not sure what he was thinking there. "One More Try" is a snooze. "Hard Day" is an okay Michael Jackson song. Still, there is some fantastic music on this album. The production is great. Favorite Tracks: Hand to Mouth, Faith, Father Figure

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Love the guitar tone. Which is fortunate since It's there for the entire hour. :) Favorite tracks: Love to Burn, Country Home, Mansion on the Hill

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

3/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Not really my flavor of Rock. Favorite Track: Shot Down in Flames

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Really weird Rick Springfield album.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

5/5

Alright. I was totally wrong about Lana Del Ray. This album is great. I look forward to revisiting everything she's ever done. 5 stars for changing my mind about something.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

4/5

Beautiful music. At times it reminds me of Sufjan and other times Wilco. Too dang long though.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Rad guitars.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Loved the album. Felt like the vocals were kind of buried in the mix which I found very engaging. Guitar tones were not what I associate with Cure. Very into it.

Pretenders

4/5

Love it.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Absolute classic. Not a weak song on the album. Dragon Queen is such a secret slammer. I know this album very well and it still catches me by surprise. Favorite Tracks: Dragon Queen, Heads will Roll, Hysteric

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Decent riffs. I do enjoy the brass instruments on what is essentially a pop punk song. I guess that hints at a ska/rock steady influence. I'm not enamored with this album though.

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

Yeah very cool. Would have appreciated more vocals on this one. Favorite tracks: Leb' Wohl, E-musik

Black Sabbath

4/5

Didn't realize I would like this so much. Ozzy's not great at singing but he is a great singer. and holy cow the guitar licks. And from a leftie no less.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Yeah.. maybe yeah. Right? I mean... Not really though, right? I think... Yeah I actually think definitely not.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Queen is very good. This album is heavier than other queen I have heard. And I like that. Favorite tracks: Flick of the Wrist, Lilly of the Valley

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

One of the most important albums of the 20th century.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

A very important album in my history. I think Supermassive Black Hole was a turning point in music for me. I realized that sexy pop songs are cool.

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Hmmm not sure what I was expecting but this wasn't it.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

3/5

Hmm. An eclectic album for sure. Really loved some of it. Really meh about some of it.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

Like it more than I expected. Is it just more or is this mix very muddy though?

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

4/5

Love the synths. Dig her voice. Bendy synths are making a comeback

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Think I've listened to Zeppelin's one and two and not really been into it. Three was pretty nice though!

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

2/5

So it's like a punk REM? Sounds great on paper but it was not doing it for me. Favorite tracks: Too Much Spice

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

Cool sounding album. Not my favorite but pretty interesting.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

4/5

Really enjoyed this album. Chicken Pickin at it's best. Love the slide guitar and the fiddle. Found his voice pretty agreeable as well. Helps me start to bridge that gap between Folk/Americana/Traditional music and contemporary pop country.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Very into this. Loved the characters in the songs. Great guitar solos. This is my jam.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

Yeah this was fun. I could do more Elvis.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Could be better. Could be Worse. Favorite tracks: 12bar, 25%

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

I am a Black Sabbath fan now. Thank you, 1001 Albums Generator.

White Light

Gene Clark

2/5

I liked his voice but this album was way too much of the same. Favorite Tracks: For a Spanish Guitar, White Light, In Winter

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Very cool album. I thought it would be straight up funk but this is more blues rock with a funk and disco influence.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

What an amazing album. Of course it's Hip Hop but it's also Punk and Jazz. Such an honest expression of ecclectic musicianship. My only complaint is that it's too long and I think this was fairly common in the age of CDs. 30-40 minutes. That's where you want your album. Double albums shouldn't be the norm, as they were in the 90s and early 2000s.

Garbage

5/5

Hot damn. What sn album. It's pop, it's industrial, it's perfect. I love the bendy blending of guitar and vocals.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

2/5

Fine. Totally Fine. Will probably never listen again.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

Oh a very misleading album cover. Really enjoyed this.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Officially changing my rating scale. 3 is no long there worst I can give something. 3is for an album I enjoyed but may or may not come back to. This doves album wasn't right for the mood I was in yesterday but j think there might actually be a lot more depth to this than I can grasp in a single listen.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

4/5

Very cool. I wish I had the guts to sing like this or make music this weird.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

1/5

Well this album is no good. There are some decent elements: the tremolo effect on jaggers voice and the horn parts. I think I might like some of the songs at the very end of the album but there was so much boring before it that this album is an easy pass.

Woodface

Crowded House

3/5

Very cool harmonies. The songs aren't necessarily there on this album. I don't think this is crowded houses best work.

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Totally chill vibes.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Hard to find fault with such a classic... And yet I will. Minus 1 star for stupid fucking stereo.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

Love the mix of guitar and FM synths. Could see myself getting into this more.

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

I knew 12XU as a Minor Threat song. Live and learn eh? Cool stuff

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

Great sense of humor. Decent variety. Good flow. But also wasn't blown away by it and it's too long.

Sea Change

Beck

5/5

Never listened to this album closely. Always wrote it off as a boring departure for Beck. Of courses was way wrong.

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

Mixed feelings about this one. First four tracks were very not good and then then last four tracks were maybe very good. I like her voice in the lower register and not so much in her higher registers. Love all the cheesy FM synths.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Hauntingly beautiful. I'm glad the world got to appreciate Nick Drake. I'm said he never knew.

The Cars

5/5

Can't go wrong with new wave.

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

Holy Grunge. Good stuff. This list always manages to give you an album you don't expect from an artist with a more popular work.

808 State

4/5

Seminal bangers.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

That's album cover is Punk Rock for sure. This whole album is pretty heavy. Dear metal, you've invented nothing.

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

Was always aware of bad brains because of everyone having a sticker or a shirt. I can see why.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

5/5

This. All day.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

5/5

Wow. What a special live performance. Loved it.

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

YES! This is what I'm talking about. Songs that get in, get it done, and get out.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

5/5

Gut reaction was what is this slow, boring stuff but I gave it a second listen. This is sort of a concept album isn't it? not sure why the title track was a single or why people liked it. It serves a storytelling purpose but it is not enjoyable to listen to. Still, i'm enjoying learning more about Country.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

3/5

This guitar rips. Dig the singer's voice. Why is Jane says the only song I knew off this album? It sounds very little like the rest.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

Really nice. Love these quiet stripped down moments that I don't believe you get as often with present day Coldplay. Not saying it's better or worse but it is nice. I think Clocks is an important lesson for all musicians. No guitar on the track, even though there is a guitarist in the band. And it was their first massive hit. Rests are also in the musical toolbox.

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

Back in my day Ska was upbeat and in your face. That's a weird comment considering that this incarnation predates the Ska of my youth. Anyway. It's fine. I don't dislike it. But I don't like. It had an okay sense of humor.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

It's time to kick out the jams motherfuckers!!

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

4/5

Okay yeah I love this. I know this would be considered "Cheesy" by most but it's my wheelhouse for sure. minus 1 point for ABC being an awful band name.

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

Pretty good musically. Lyrically it doesn't connect with me. It's like YA music. It's well done but it's not quite for me.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Pretty boring. The 20-minute Do Your Thing is great though.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

5/5

People are saying it more and more and it's true you hear it a lot that this is the best metal album ever.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Tom petty is a hit maker, that's for sure. Not sure I need to listen to a full album though. Happy to let the greatest hits be my gatekeeper for this one.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

Wasn't feeling the singers voice at first but this really grew on me. I suspect there are better pulp albums out there.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Did not now this record but there are, as expected, interesting lyrics and excellent rhythms and timbres.

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

\m/ ^_^ \m/

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

Yet another brilliant album from innovative artists.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

Seems like this list has a real preference for jazz that is heavy as shit. I'm not complaining. Just observing.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

Like some of it. Didn't like some of it.

Palo Congo

Sabu

4/5

Really great rhythms. Love the melodies that come from repetitive percussion. I'm also impressed to have encountered a bad stereo recording from the 50s. I didn't think that technology was available yet.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

A brilliant pioneer. I'm floating in these synths.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Some cool tunes. Some boring tunes. Pretty much what I expected.

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Really eclectic. Liked parts of it but wasn't enamored with it, on the whole.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Enjoyed this much more than the previous Byrd's offering. There are some great songs on here.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Good stuff.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Yeah judge, shit on em!

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Hmmm... Not sure this was my favorite David Bowie. I enjoyed all the instrumental elements but that vocals were not there.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

It's taken years but I think I'm staying to appreciate this album.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

5/5

Nonstop.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

1/5

Gnarly guitar tone but this is not for me. Best track was just vocals, harmonica, and clapping.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

In sold already. No need to serve up more Sabbath.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

Shout out to weird voices. really enjoyed this.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

A nearly perfect album. Loved it when it was first released. I was worried it might not hold up but it did not disappoint.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Yeah it's fine. Some cool ideas but I think the next era of RHCP is where they figured out their sound.. then they got to know their sound too well and it got boring.

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Good music.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

5/5

Love the mix of styles and cultures.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

To quote Tom Morello, "You don't gotta be loud to be heavy as shit."

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