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Album	You	Global	Diff
Yeezus Kanye West	5	2.77	+2.23
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	5	2.98	+2.02
Immigrés Youssou N'Dour	5	3.08	+1.92
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	5	3.1	+1.9
Suede Suede	5	3.1	+1.9
Pieces Of The Sky Emmylou Harris	5	3.11	+1.89
John Barleycorn Must Die Traffic	5	3.17	+1.83
Time Out Of Mind Bob Dylan	5	3.21	+1.79
The Renaissance Q-Tip	5	3.24	+1.76
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu	5	3.25	+1.75

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	1	3.29	-2.29
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) Motörhead	1	3.06	-2.06
Tellin’ Stories The Charlatans	1	2.95	-1.95
Scream, Dracula, Scream Rocket From The Crypt	1	2.77	-1.77
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	1	2.69	-1.69
Low David Bowie	2	3.55	-1.55
Raising Hell Run-D.M.C.	2	3.51	-1.51
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2	3.49	-1.49
Tommy The Who	2	3.34	-1.34
Le Tigre Le Tigre	2	3.13	-1.13

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Artist	Albums	Average
Prince	3	5
Miles Davis	2	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5
Bob Dylan	2	5
Black Sabbath	2	5
Arcade Fire	3	4.33
Radiohead	3	4.33

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Artist	Ratings
Motörhead	1, 4

5-Star Albums (57)

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3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

3+3=3

15 likes

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

1/5

This is by far the most by-the-numbers record we've listened to from this list. It's insufferably generic with some of the most vanilla guitar tones I've heard on a record. This wave of British rock that made purposefully boring Stones rock is entirely skip-able. It's amazing that this band was around before Oasis, but saw their success with Brit pop and decided to throw their hat in the ring after being overshadowed by the Stone Roses in the early 90s. Just give up if this is all you got. They waited until the outro track "Rob's Theme" to give us an interesting track on this album. Sheeeeeesh Wtf kinda drugs were these folks taking in the 90s anyways? Boring pills? Snooooooze.

5 likes

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

5/5

sacré bleu!

4 likes

Future Days

Can

4/5

The CAN man can, and the CAN'T man can't, but what happens when the CANT man CAN'T cant?

1 likes

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

Rock em roll

1 likes

1-Star Albums (6)

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Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

2/5

This album is nowhere near as good as their first album. Aerosmith sucks. Russ Simmons should've vetoed that shit. Hmm why am I liking this on my second listen? Aerosmith still sucks. "Hit it Run" - Beatboxing over a song that already has drums in it? Truly a wild concept, and can probably never not be poorly executed and distracting lol The rock samples in this album are trash You Be Illin' is kinda nice.¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The drums on Dumb Girl are so fucking nice, but the rest of the song is bad. the lyrics are genuinely trite, and the repetitive "dumb" sample playing during the hook is so unnecessary and not creative at all. what a waste of an absolute fire drum loop Proud to be Black is nice too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

I believe the vocalist just passed away so RIP to this dude. This is fine so far. I liked All I know a bit. I think people put this band on quite the pedestal before I listened to them (this is the first time earnestly), perhaps that's why they aren't blowing me away. That's okay. Still decent stuff. Music while driving distances.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

5/5

I had no idea what to expect from this album going into it, but about 5 minutes in I knew it was going to be special. Amazing guitar tones, superb instrumentation, brilliant melodies. This is perfect. An absolute masterpiece.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

The synth slaps but I'm just not really in the mood for Kraftwerk rn

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

This is a nice live album. Very good recording. A great album for a summer barbeque.

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

Bro, the Kinks are so fucking good. This album is awesome, mono mix or stereo mix. Don't matta. Shits too good.

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

FUCK YES. This album fucking SLAPS. Judas Priest knew what they were doing.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Yeah baaaby Fantastic psychedelic folk. Can't complain

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Bless this album.

Faith

George Michael

4/5

This is upper echelon pop music. The production on this album is very nice, tippity top notch.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

Bless you, Merle. This record is... *Scott Hall high pitch inflection* TOO SWEEEEEEEET! Merle's vocals are like marmalade.

Future Days

Can

4/5

The CAN man can, and the CAN'T man can't, but what happens when the CANT man CAN'T cant?

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

This mfer bangs

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

1/5

Metal made by an artificial intelligence for big nerds This album, while not being that great to begin with, seems to nosedive after Jesus Built My Hotrod. Scare Crow is tortuously plodding and repetitive. Whatever elements I enjoy about this album and band aren't really able to hold up the weaknesses the full product has. The production and guitar tones are good, but these songs rarely go anywhere. Some of the stronger songs are catchy and short enough to justify that they don't go anywhere, but man some of the longer songs needed some editing. For example, Psalm 69 (a fantastic title, although the titling is arguably the strongest trait of this album) starts very fucking slow and overdramatic as a way to build tension for when the song kicks in which actually fucking slaps, and then they give like a minute and a half of that and go back to the plodding overdramatic "Praise Jesus" bit, rinse repeat for a verse too long lol It's safe to say this isn't my cup of tea, and it's unfortunate in ways because I actually like industrial, or at least industrial-esque shit like Death Grips. This isn't really doing anything for me, and the entire time I was ready for it to be over with. Can't imagine poor Michael listening to this album, and putting on a brave face to get through it. Lmaao

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

Rock em roll

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

YEP

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Too nice

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

5/5

sacré bleu!

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

This would've been a 4 if not for some very grating parts of this album.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

An easy fiver. What an absolutely ridiculous year 1969 was for music. This is just one of like 10-20 masterpieces released that year.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

God damn

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Hell yes!

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

I mean c'mon we all know this is great.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

4/5

This album was so nice. Not so much psychedelic as it was folk jazz? Not complaining at all. This was a great album!

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

1/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

5/5

Unreal vocals. Quintessential country music right here

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

A phenomenal vocal performance

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Wow. This album is absolutely brilliant.

Sincere

Mj Cole

4/5

This was real nice.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

This album is perfect. Absolutely one of the best albums of the 00s.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Pretty pretty... Pretty good.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Another masterpiece. I fucking love this band.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

5/5

An all time classic that of course had to be tarnished by crypto culture. Thanks Snoop Dogg.

Low

David Bowie

2/5

This is my least favorite album from Bowie. Can't wait for the other albums of his on this list.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

This album is a high 4, for sure. Probaby would've gotten a 5 just for how much cultural significance it had, particularly where in Michigan, but boy that last song was so weird LMAO.

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Baow baow baow

Dirt

Alice In Chains

5/5

A grunge masterpiece.

Suede

5/5

This is how you do Britpop.

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Starts off slow, but grows real nicely. Good stuff.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

Big ol cinematic rock

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Hell yeah

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

For the love of god, dude. Give me a studio album from them. Why would he put a live Motorhead album on this list? This is not required listening. All on this day, the day of our lord and saviors return, you're going to play a live Motorhead album? He's gonna go back in that cave, and seal it off for another 1000 years of sin and debauchery! I can't deal with this! I won't allow it! Not on this day, the day of our lord and savior, Jesus' return. No. Nah ah. Not gonna happen.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

This was a boring release compared to their first album. The production was sterile, and all the tones were frigid cold.

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

4/5

Hell yeah. This album is real nice. Crossing my fingers for more hip hop, or really anything besides Britpop lmao

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Guru's a great rapper but Premier's production in this is on another level. Great record.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

The best

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

This was so much better than I expected.

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

4/5

I did not appreciate this album enough when it came out, because it's awesome. Every bit as good as their previous releases.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Kate Bush is an OG

Eagles

4/5

Milky!

Solid Air

John Martyn

4/5

This was a grower

Fever Ray

2/5

Probably could've taken a nap during this. Album didn't go anywhere, but had interesting production at times. Not good enough to be considered must listen though.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Really enjoyed this one.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

I remember this more fondly than I felt visiting it again. First third of the album is as good as any, it is bolstered by the two singles of the release and is genuinely fun. The last 2/3 is riddled with some baffling production and style choices that seemed to have little to no direction in terms of making this a sonically cohesive album. After Neon Gumbo the producers chose to go into business for themselves because the composition legitimately distracts or does not accentuate Monae's wonderful vocal abilities.

New York Dolls

4/5

I love this era of glam rock. This album was a jam.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

This was way more enjoyable than I expected.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Another album I actually enjoyed more than I expected, or at least more than I expected to since the last time I listened to it. I actually enjoyed the second half of this one, surprisingly. Nice

Fragile

Yes

4/5

One word: GREAT!

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

I love me some bossa nova. Astrud has such a wonderful voice.

Foo Fighters

4/5

Love this album, definitely a high 4. This band will always hold a special place in my heart for being my first concert.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Wasn't feeling this as much as I thought I would. Definitely not bad, but about mid-way through Janis Joplin started to wear on me a bit then I kinda zoned out.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

5/5

This album is IMMACULATE. God I friggin love Traffic, and not that beep beep honk honk stuff! I'm talkin' ROCKEMROLL!

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

5/5

A masterpiece from the GOAT.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

3+3=3

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Huge fan of Marcus Garvey, so unsurprisingly a tribute record to him by a reggae band is really fucking cool.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

The first half is iconic, the second half hurt my ears, and I used to make noise for crying out loud.

Yeezus

Kanye West

5/5

One of Kanye's finest works, and definitely one of the most formative albums of the decade.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

An absolute classic. One of my favorite albums of the 60s.

Marquee Moon

Television

5/5

This era of 70s post rock or glam whatever you wanna call it was the friggin bees knees. This album is an easy fiver.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

This is simply marvelous.

1999

Prince

5/5

This horned out mf really made some masterful music.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

2/5

This went on for so long.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

4/5

This was pretty nice.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

Prince really could not do wrong. Everything he did worked. What a master.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

4/5

Hell yeah. This was great. Lots of great sampling.

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

An absolute masterpiece. Sade was a god of this shit.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

5/5

Man, ya gotta love Q-Tip. A model of consistency.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

This album had a bit of a lull in the middle, but damn the bookends are incredible.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

5/5

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Duh

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

The vocalist spent a lot of time listening to David Bowie, and I love him for it.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

What a fucking banger

Like A Prayer

Madonna

4/5

Pretty friggin good pop

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

3/5

The fucking narrator 😒

1977

Ash

3/5

OY I'M BWIT ISSHHHHH

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Meh

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

4/5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

Anxiety inducing stuff. An interesting sound tho?

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

5/5

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

3/5

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

1/5

No thanks

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

4/5

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

3/5

Listened to this at work and was distracted through some of it. There was a lot I liked and some I didn't. Not a bad record

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

Metallica

4/5

Le Tigre

2/5

Really not my thing. Self-indulgent music

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

5/5

An excellent two hour album

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

What a charming young album!!

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

This band doesn't know how not to fuckin rock

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

Out of Step

Minor Threat

4/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

4/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Iron Maiden

3/5

Kenya

Machito

5/5

Perfect album to smoke this j to. 🤣

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

1/5

I just listened to this stupid FUCKING album for the best 50 hip hop/rap albums of all time, and it sucks. Throw this out into the trash

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

5/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Probably the best album of all time.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

5/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

3/5

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

4/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

4/5

Adele

4/5