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Album	You	Global	Diff
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	5	2.86	+2.14
Dusty In Memphis Dusty Springfield	5	3.47	+1.53
Gris Gris Dr. John	4	2.88	+1.12
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dookie Green Day	1	3.79	-2.79
Van Halen Van Halen	1	3.63	-2.63
Colour By Numbers Culture Club	1	2.84	-1.84
Sex Packets Digital Underground	1	2.67	-1.67
Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones	2	3.63	-1.63
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	2	3.5	-1.5
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	2	3.5	-1.5
Amnesiac Radiohead	2	3.41	-1.41
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	2	3.38	-1.38
Nevermind Nirvana	3	4.37	-1.37

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Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Shmeh. Couple of good songs but lots of it kinda samey. I've heard better from The Smiths

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Enjoyed this! Time after Time obviously classic and then also discovered some good tunes I'd never heard. I liked opening track Money Changes Everything, When you Were Mine and closing track He's So Unusual was kinda fun

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

2/5

First song is decent (Sympathy for Devil). Last one Salt of the Earth is ok. The rest are completely forgettable. I don't understand appeal of this album. Shmeh.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Fun album but definitely more geared towards angry teenagers. Still some good tunes and fun to listen to even if not my cup of tea.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Decent. Better than the other smiths one i just listened to. Also gas timing lads. Very funny

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Really good. Especially liked last song it aint hard to tell and lifes a bitch and also one time for your mind. NY state of mind also great Would recommend/re-listen.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

Good album. Stay With Me good as is Love Lives Here. Very "driving down route 66 in a big car" kinda thing. Or truck driving...

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Great album. I enjoyed How do you Sleep. Lennon is quite the spicy bitch. Other good songs included Jealous Guy, How and Oh My Love.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

1/5

Not sure why this was on the list of 1001 albums to listen to before you die. I could have lived my life perfectly never having listened to it. Shhmehhhhh.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Nice chill album. Liked it.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

2/5

This was ok. Grand for some background music but nothing to write home about

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

1/5

Shite. They had a song about how they were so cool cos they have sex. Fucking lame.

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Couple of decent tracks. Overall a bit forgettable though.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Enjoyable album. Like Immigrant Song and Tangerine along with the last couple of closing tunes.

Killing Joke

2/5

Ok album. I liked Complications. Everything else kinda forgettable/samey/repetitive

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

C.S. was ok track. Really not my cup of tea at all. Yer man's voice must be fucked at this stage. Can appreciate they're talented musicians but it was just screaming and noise. Not pleasant. Glad it was short enough.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

Nice album. First half was a bit morose/ depressing though. Preferred second half.

Forever Changes

Love

2/5

First half was better although I did like The Good Humour Man. Very 1960s hippy Woodstock vibe.

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

3/5

Pretty fun album. I liked Cowboy Devil without a cause and I got one for ya. Although I get the feeling Kid Rock doesn't like women...

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

3/5

Nice album. I like Everybody Knows and If I Were You.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Solid album. Some great tracks in here. Someone Great and NY I Love You are the standouts.

Van Halen

1/5

Shmeh. Bog-standard dad rock.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Decent enough tracks. Not my cup of tae but not bad.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

2/5

I like Blur but did not like this album. Waaaay too long with loads of filler.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Dusty is perfect

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

Pretty sad album but decent songs. I liked Morning Bell, Idioteque and Motion Picture Soundtrack

Os Mutantes

3/5

Interesting album. I'd say was very groundbreaking at the time. Very 1960s. Quite liked it.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Preferred the second half of the album. I like the last few tracks. First half was uninteresting. Possibly overrated in my view.

Violent Femmes

2/5

Ok. His voice gets grating after a few songs.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Really good album. Has a good road trip feel to it. Very Forrest Gumpy.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Great album. Good tunes for a party/night out etc. A lot of hits on this. Enjoyed most of it.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Great album. Short but sweet. Lots of fun songs and good tunes

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

Very Tom Waits-y. Interesting album. Loved the music and vocals. Would listen to again.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Decent album. All good tracks and very versatile

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Very interesting and eclectic album. Probably not to my tastes but liked some of the songs and Sinead O'Connor's collaboration.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

4/5

Very enjoyable. Good spooky rock for halloween

Dookie

Green Day

1/5

Shmeh. Don't like Greenday. Skimmed through. All their songs sound the same.

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

Really enjoyed this. I'd say I would have loved this as an angsty teen...good fun and some good lyrics etc.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

I do love David Bowie. Some interesting instrumental songs towards the end.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Nice to have on in background. Pretty chill. Can't really remember much of it now though.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

5/5

Loved it. Great lyrics, music. Loved Marie

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

Enjoyed this. Got club tropicana meets duran duran vibes.

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

Excellent. Liked the synth sound. Closer to 4 than 2.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Nice album. Enjoyed it on my autumnal walk!

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Nice album. Some dated lyrics but kinda funny. Waterloo one is great.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

2/5

Instrumemtal. Some interesting ones. I liked the spy type music

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Wouldn't have been my cup of tea but nice album. Great if you are riding a horse through US or something...I dunno. I liked El Paso.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Not a fan of Bob Dylan but like a woman is good. Preferred the second half of album. Voice is annoying.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

2/5

Some interesting South Asian influence. I liked their version of Norwegian Wood.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Love talking heads. Some good songs here. Take me to the river obviously the best of this bunch.

Nevermind

Nirvana

3/5

Liked this. Prob wouldn't listen to again though but get the appeal

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

4/5

Liked this. Very chill James Bond spy movie vibes. Would listen to again

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

A fun listen.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Nice music but a bit bland overall. I liked The Weight and I shall be Released but the rest I found kind of dull.