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Album	You	Global	Diff
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.34	+1.66
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.66	+1.34

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	1	3.04	-2.04
Step In The Arena Gang Starr	2	3.17	-1.17
Soul Mining The The	2	3.17	-1.17
Street Life The Crusaders	2	3.09	-1.09

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If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

Celtic instrumentation and themes melded with punk style and enthusiasm? Yes, please!

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With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Interesting ebbs and flows. I wouldn't call it iconic Pink Floyd, but it does encapsulate their experimental nature. Not for casual listening.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Upbeat funk. Stares in the face of prejudice and doesn't back down all while maintaining a positive, optimistic vibe.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

This is certainly peak Smiths, and possibly peak Morrissey. Guitar rock with rockabilly and mild punk sensibilities that eschews the synth-rock that dominated the 80s. Absolutely fantastic.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

Celtic instrumentation and themes melded with punk style and enthusiasm? Yes, please!

The Grand Tour

George Jones

2/5

He certainly has one of the best voices ever in country music. This just isn't my cup of tea.

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Sloppy rock that fools the ear into thinking it's punk sometimes. While I can see how it might have been influential, there's nothing truly great here.

Street Life

The Crusaders

2/5

Jazz trio led by what I can only call an impeccable saxophone. I appreciate the virtuosity these players have, but unfortunately, this kind of slow jazz doesn't resonate with me like larger group jazz does.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

Experimental synth-pop-rock-dance-whatever. Lots of sounds that would later define genres. Just kind of meh for me though.

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Lots of world music sounds, particularly Brazil and India. Unique and fairly upbeat. I liked it better than I thought I would.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

2/5

Seems like standard old school Eat Coast rap. I'm not really into it.

Vivid

Living Colour

4/5

Great album. Really helped get 80s rock out of its stale funk. Cult of Personality is as relevant, if not more so, today.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

3/5

The pinnacle of bubble gum pop. Feels dated today, though.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

3/5

Feels a bit like a decent into insanity, with a splash of crazy (ex or soon to be ex?) girlfriend and just a touch of untethered mania. Certainly has some creative chord progressions, unusually lengthy notes/phrases, and a small pile of unexpected turns and shouts. Interesting listen, but not one you're going to be clamoring to hear again.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Stop and Been Caught Stealing are foundational listening to understand the musical landscape of rest of the 90s. While there are some good nuggets here and there, the rest of the album doesn't quite rise to the same level of greatness, let alone the energy or unbridled enthusiasm.

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

Probably the greatest country collaboration that will ever happen.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

What can I say other than it's Iggy Pop and produced by David Bowie. He pretty much built the bridge between rock and punk. Good stuff.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

1/5

Meh. Feels like it's just crude for crude's sake.

Le Tigre

3/5

Bubble gum garage punk, with elements of electronica. At its best, it's fairly good, but it occasionally dips into deconstructionist drivel. Feels like a sophomoric effort from a band that probably could be and sound better.

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

Cynicism throws a dance party. While I wouldn't call anything awful here, I can't help but think that there isn't much that I'd not rather be listening to.