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Album	You	Global	Diff
Vauxhall And I	5	2.96	+2.04
Fleet Foxes	5	3.43	+1.57
The Number Of The Beast	5	3.59	+1.41
Black Holes and Revelations	5	3.59	+1.41
Lam Toro	4	2.72	+1.28
Brothers In Arms	5	3.74	+1.26
Siamese Dream	5	3.83	+1.17
Time Out	5	3.84	+1.16
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	5	3.93	+1.07

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Smash	1	3.37	-2.37
Fly Or Die	1	2.86	-1.86
Mothership Connection	2	3.61	-1.61
Maggot Brain	2	3.6	-1.6
The Wildest!	2	3.54	-1.54
It's Blitz!	2	3.49	-1.49
Live At Leeds	2	3.33	-1.33
Soul Mining	2	3.17	-1.17
evermore	2	3.04	-1.04
Maxinquaye	2	3.04	-1.04

5-Star Albums (9)

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Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

5/5

Feel good, wistful melodies. Absurd lyrics that hit too close to home. Buttery vocals that I want to listen to forever.

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The Wildest!

Louis Prima

2/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Dancing Queen is a classic, 10/10 vibes from childhood. Ballads have ethereal vocals, upbeat songs have driving beats that make you want to dance, and harmonies are always on point.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

5/5

Feel good, wistful melodies. Absurd lyrics that hit too close to home. Buttery vocals that I want to listen to forever.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

I enjoy these songs a lot more than their popular hits. It's softer but still catchy. I don't enjoy the loud, "yelling" singing.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

I respect the heck out of this album, but it's not my vibe.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

This album will always hold a special place in my heart. It takes me right back to high school band when I was just starting to discover how playful and complex music could be. Learning about odd time signatures felt like unlocking a secret language, and this album made it feel exciting and effortless. It's not just great jazz... it's a nostalgic reminder of when music started to really come alive for me.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

4/5

This was a great album. I could see myself listening to this while working and being completely relaxed.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Complex & aggresive album that showcases Metallia's technical prowess and darker, more political themes. It's raw and intense, but famously known for missing depth with a thin bass mix.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

Gritty and raw garage rock vibes. Feels like a wild, sweaty night out in college in Middle Tennessee when these guys were catching traction.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

evermore

Taylor Swift

2/5

I'm not a huge fan of Taylor Swift's voice, but this album feels very personal and well produced. It's just a little boring to me.

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Maxinquaye

Tricky

2/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Classic blues rock album from one of my favorite bands. It's raw and southern and has so many good riffs and good grooves.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Epic, theatrical, packed with riffs that make you feel like you're charging into battle with an army of the damned.

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

This album definitely has a cool, moody new wave vibe that I appreciated at first, but it didn't hold my attention all the way through and turned very monotonous.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

I respect the heck out of this album for its bold concept and theatrical flair (no one sounds like Queen), but I find myself wanting the punchier, riff-heavy hooks that I grew up listening to on their later albums.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

I respect the cultural weight of this album and I love the raw production, but as much as I admire Cash's grit, it's more fascinating historically than it is something I'd put on repeat.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Smash

The Offspring

1/5

This one might’ve hit hard with teens in the ’90s punk scene, but for me, the Offspring’s sound, especially the vocals, just feels grating and chaotic in a way that doesn’t click with me.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

This album feels like the quirky lovechild of Rocky Horror and Napoleon Dynamite. Kind of fun and weird in a good way at first, but after a few songs the vocals wear on me and I’m ready for something different.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Crocodiles nails that gritty, moody 80's alt-rock sound with raw vocals and jangly, echo-drenched guitars that make it feel like you're wandering through a rainy dreamscape in a leather jacket.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

1/5

This album feels messy, like a high school project band where each person made music separately, put it together without changes, and that's what they turned in.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

I really like this album. It reminds me of discovering new music in college and listening to albums front to back, which was a change from high school when we mainly listened to popular singles. It's haunting, powerful, and it's one of those albums that you don't forget.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

This is everything I love in an album... soaring guitars, dreamy distortion, and unforgettable melodies that make it an iconic listen.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

4/5

Somehow I had never heard of this band. Really digging this album. It’s got a wistful, spacey, Bowie-in-a-chapel vibe. Like if Ziggy Stardust came down from Mars just to cry under a stained glass window.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

2/5

Loud, chaotic, and full of attitude, but the noise rock/rockabilly thing just isn’t my vibe even if I get why it hits for some people.

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Floodland nails that dark 80s goth vibe I like, but overall it felt a bit slow and didn’t really keep me hooked.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

This album is an ultimate classic with flawless production and melodies that easily earn its place as one of the best albums of all time.

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

Timeless and iconic album that perfectly catpures REM's emotional depth and songwriting at its best. Incredible to see how "Ignoreland" still holds up to this day. How do the 90s feel like 10 years ago and 50 years ago at the same time...

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

This is one of my all-time favorites!! Incredible vocals, top-notch production, and melodies & lyrics that take me right back to my college days of discovering new music.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

I like this album because it's fun and innovative. It’s not one of my go-to's but, I really appreciate Blondie’s strong presence and the Rocky Horror vibe some of the songs give off.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

This album will always be special to me because it was mine and my cousin's peak of our Bowie obsession in our tween years. It’s the perfect mix of androgynous, bold, ultimate glam rock.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

4/5

This is such a cool album, and I didn’t really get into Traffic until a few years ago when a band stationed in the back of a cremation services business across from my old apartment used to practice Traffic songs every week. It's one of my favorite memories before Hurricane Helene displaced us from that apartment. We'd sit on the back porch every Wednesday night listening to them practice and carry on.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Third

Portishead

4/5