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Album	You	Global	Diff
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	5	2.75	+2.25
Heavy Weather Weather Report	5	2.99	+2.01
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	5	3.07	+1.93
Wild Wood Paul Weller	5	3.09	+1.91
The Poet Bobby Womack	5	3.21	+1.79
Shake Your Money Maker The Black Crowes	5	3.29	+1.71
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.35	+1.65
Timeless Goldie	4	2.53	+1.47
Mothership Connection Parliament	5	3.61	+1.39
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.61	+1.39

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Coles Corner Richard Hawley	1	3.03	-2.03
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	2	3.48	-1.48
Groovin' The Young Rascals	2	3.03	-1.03

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Heavy Weather

Weather Report

5/5

Jaco is so good. I had heard of him, and was familiar with his style, but didn't realize this was his band. I do love fusion jazz.

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Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

I love funk, and this is the quintessential group. There's a lot of samples from this in popular music.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

2/5

It was alright, I've heard it before.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Loving the variety in the albums that are suggested.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

So, I missed out on Kendrick Lamar when this was first out because of the age of my kids, but I've always been a big rap fan. He's an amazing lyricist and there's some great tracks on this album. Supposing you ignored the lyrics entirely, the music is also first class. I'd listen to an instrumental version of Mortal Man any day.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Took me back some. I hadn't listened to the entire album before, but solid throughout

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Admittedly, I think I had only ever heard Fast Car, which is a good song, but doesn't show the range of her ability as a singer or songwriter.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

4/5

I didn't understand most of the words, but the music was great.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

3/5

Yet another album I had never listened all the way through. It was pretty good. I always thought Megadeth was harder than this, but I guess not.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

5/5

I listened to this album a lot in college. This took me back and I enjoyed it.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

I listened, but mostly just for continuity. It was pretty low key and chill, which was nice, but I probably wouldn't listen again.

John Prine

3/5

It was okay, I had never heard of this guy.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

It was okay. I hadn't heard anything on this album, and nothing was particularly memorable.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

1/5

Did not enjoy. Stylistically, it was all over the place. I feel like this site is just messing with me now.

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Not bad, pretty emo in most cases. A little Type O Negative flavor to it.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

4/5

Well, that was quicker than I expected Group Sex to be. Hard to believe this doesn't carry some explicit warning, but it was a different time. I did enjoy it though.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

5/5

Disappointed that there's only 5 of the 8 songs on Spotify available to play. I listened to it several times. I enjoyed this a lot.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

5/5

Really enjoyed it.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

2/5

Meh

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

I mean, it's John Lennon so I'm supposed to write a gushing review, right? He is a great lyricist, and Imagine is a great song.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

karma karma karma karma karma chameleon.... I listened to that song for the first time in what seems like forever and realized there's a lot to that song I do not recall...and after listening again, I still don't remember it.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Janis has such a stylized voice that sometimes I just don't want to listen anymore. She was clearly different and powerful, but ultimately, I wonder what level of success she would have achieved has she not died so yound.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

5/5

I just love this album. That is all.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

I am now. First time listening all the way through. Absolute Unit.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

So random, and equally good.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

This felt like one long jam session that someone recorded.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

It was like being back in high school...I had all the angst and energy all over again.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

I don't know Portuguese, but this was still enjoyable.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

5/5

Jaco is so good. I had heard of him, and was familiar with his style, but didn't realize this was his band. I do love fusion jazz.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

5/5

Tre cool. I've not listened to a lot of French music (outside of rap and whatever they play on Lupin) but this was good.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

4/5

It was novocaine for the soul.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Classic

Roxy Music

3/5

It was okay. I could see how some bands have pulled from this sound

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

2/5

Trippy, and not a good one.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

just sounds like a jam session that someone decided to record. I like it, but I'm not likely to remember anything I just heard.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

I like punk, in general, and they're quintessential punk. Ergo, high marks

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

3/5

Not bad...

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

Didn't really enjoy it.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

Def Leppard is just alright

Van Halen

5/5

Eddie Van Halen is an absolute unit. So good.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

She sits in a weird spot of power and smooth. I dig it.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

She really can sing.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

There's a lot of this that sounds like Jack White.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

So chill. I should listen to this more often.

808 State

4/5

Like the music at the end of an epic boss fight.

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Finally one I have actually listened to before, it's been a while. I do enjoy this album though.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

4/5

I like PJ Harvey, Bjork, and Portishead, and these felt adjacent. The lyrics are a little deeper though.

Faust IV

Faust

3/5

Garbage

4/5

I probably sing "I'm only happy when it rains" once a week...

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

I didn't realize how sassy he was in these early albums.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

The most popular album I've heard yet.

Trio

Dolly Parton

3/5

This is an old one my parents played often.

Timeless

Goldie

4/5

College me would have really loved this if I had known about it.

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

3/5

It was ok

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

I've heard some of these many many times, but it was nice to hear the album in full for the first time.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Classic.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

I dunno. I wasn't crazy about this.