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Album	You	Global	Diff
Elephant Mountain The Youngbloods	5	3.08	+1.92
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	5	3.2	+1.8
The Real Thing Faith No More	5	3.2	+1.8
British Steel Judas Priest	5	3.3	+1.7
Black Metal Venom	4	2.46	+1.54
The Genius Of Ray Charles Ray Charles	5	3.63	+1.37
Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens	5	3.69	+1.31
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.73	+1.27
Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers	5	3.94	+1.06
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	1	3.63	-2.63
Play Moby	1	3.47	-2.47
Parachutes Coldplay	1	3.46	-2.46
Rain Dogs Tom Waits	1	3.2	-2.2
Pieces Of The Sky Emmylou Harris	1	3.11	-2.11
Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris	1	2.86	-1.86
Bad Michael Jackson	2	3.8	-1.8
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen	2	3.64	-1.64
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	2	3.44	-1.44

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Beatles	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Emmylou Harris	2	1

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Pretenders

2/5

They're fine, I guess.

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1-Star Albums (6)

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Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I've heard plenty of Neil Young songs, but I've never heard of this album. I'm usually not a fan of live albums, and it's an interesting choice to mix live songs with studio-recorded ones but I don't think I liked the overdubbing. You expect to hear audience reactions/clapping/participation and it's essentially been removed. The acoustic live songs sound the same, whether he's singing about riding a llama or the plight of Native Americans. I liked the studio songs better, but lyrics like "Welfare mothers make better lovers/Out on the street with the whole family now" don't sit well with me unless there's some underlying sarcastic joke I'm not aware of.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Very experimental, very depressing. "Sail To the Moon" reminded me a bit of Pink Floyd, but there was nothing about that song (or any others) that were memorable.

Street Life

The Crusaders

4/5

Most of the album is easy listening jazz, which is perfect if you want to have some non-intrusive music going in the background. None of the songs seemed distinctive from one another except for the title track, which I'd almost term a disco jazz. I'd listen to this album again.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

For only 4 songs, this album has a lot. Hayes turned "Walk On By" into a completely different (and soulful) song from Dionne Warwick's version. "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" is a catchy tune considering it might be about heroin addiction. I'm surprised that "One Woman" wasn't a hit R&B single. If there's a weak spot, it's the nearly 19 minutes of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" with the first 8+ minutes as some kind of poetry slam (though the rest of the song is good).

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

5/5

This is how I like my Chicago, not the stuff they did in the '80s. Of course I've heard (and loved) the songs on this album that showed up on their Greatest Hits compilations, but it was great to hear some new-to-me songs in that same style.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

This sounds like someone playing around with an electronic drum machine, but considering when it came out I can see how they were influential on techno and other electronica.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

I've never heard of this group before, but I enjoyed the album. Some songs are very alternative rock/pop. I can hear a Bowie/Pink Floyd influence sometimes, and some songs sound like they're cut from the same cloth as Oasis. I'm definitely interested in checking out their other albums.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

I've always liked "Life On Mars?" and a lot of the songs on this album sound similar to that.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

I'll give her this - her sound is very unique. The first half of the CD are more radio-friendly songs like "Running Up That Hill," which are okay. The back half becomes a concept album with the songs pretty much the same.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

2/5

I didn't like Steely Dan before and that hasn't changed, but if you do like them you'll find most of this album sounds like their other music. There were 2 songs that had a southern/rockabilly vibe to it, which was different.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Already in my collection. A bit more experimental with different music styles, but still a good listen.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

The album has a Smashing Pumpkins feel to it, which I would like if not for all the guitar distortion.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

I was only familiar with the 2 big hits but most of the other songs are great, with similar style to the hits. 2 songs seem out of place; if they were left off I'd rate a 5.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

It sounds just like some of their later songs I'm familiar with and like ("Head Like a Hole, "The Hand That Feeds"). The overall concept for the album is interesting, but you really need to be in a good mental place because songs are angry and violent and depressing. This is not an album to sing when you want to get your frustrations out.

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

Catchy pop songs. It's no wonder she's so popular.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

5/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

I want Who songs, not fake commercials and gimmicks.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

I curse a lot, but even this was too much for me. I know that not all rap songs are meant for general audiences, but most on here are N-word this and sexual language that. But I get why this album is important in the history of rap.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

1/5

Boring. Chris Martin's voice is grating.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

It's a fine Christmas album but it's the same music you hear ever holiday. It would have been nice to feature more artists, or done more "non standard" songs.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

His voice takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do it just flows like musical poetry.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

Easy listening jazz but none of the songs are that distinctive. I'm curious what's supposed to make this one of the best live jazz recordings ever.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

2/5

Just when you think it's standard 60s British Invasion, it veers off into some weird experimental nonsense. There are glimpses of the Floyd to come, but not many. Sorry, Syd, not a fan.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

It's OK '90s stuff.

Black Metal

Venom

4/5

Like early unpolished Metallica.

The Modern Lovers

4/5

Timeless music. Some songs sound 80s/Violent Femmes.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

I haven't heard a lot of them before. This is good stuff.

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

1/5

There's nothing here that I needed to listen to before I died. Some songs veer into gospel. The only redeeming feature is that she sometimes sounds like Queen Dolly.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

I don't know why this album was even made, let alone why it's on this list. Some songs are catchy, I guess.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Classic.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Awesome hard rock.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

1/5

All songs sound the same. Her voice is Not Good.

Common

3/5

A lot of songs were like spoken poetry.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

5/5

Loved it! Elements of folk music. It didn't sound typically '60s like "Get Together."

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

2/5

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I still don't get the point of this. Most songs had more of a noir feel than horror, but my main criticism is that the songs were very uneven in tone. If he was really trying to create a soundtrack, I think it would have worked better if each song was about the scene it would supposedly be playing under even if it wasn't that long. I also noticed most of the songs on this album would abruptly end instead of a fade out or an ending progression as they might in a film.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

I don't care for the blues, and this album of African blues isn't making a good case for itself.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

She's angry about something, but I don't know what. Seems obsessed with legs (cutting them off, licking them) and being "man-sized." Too bad these songs aren't like "Down By the Water."

The Rise & Fall

Madness

4/5

Lots of fun songs.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

Some catchy tunes but nothing distinctive.

Suzanne Vega

2/5

Indigo Girls did this better.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Like a big cozy blanket you can wrap yourself in.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

1/5

Guitar Starts to tell a story Says something weird Harmonica Repeat

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

2/5

Very generic grunge. Not surprised they aren't that popular.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Almost all these songs are classics, well ingrained in the canon of rock music.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

A few good songs but nothing really catchy.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Extra star for the music sounding very timeless - it didn't sound 70s at all - but nothing that great, just a man and his guitar.

Play

Moby

1/5

This is not music. This is torture.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Interesting.

The United States Of America

2/5

A few songs are catchy.

British Steel

Judas Priest

5/5

Great album!

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

2/5

I didn't love her voice on this album. A lot of the songs sounded the same.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

It was OK. There didn't seem to be any other catchy songs like "Come On Eileen."

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Very emo.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Should have had more songs like "Superstition."

Phrenology

The Roots

2/5

Sounds experimental.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Why is he so popular? Why is he The Boss? He can't sing.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Fantastic songs. Thoughtful, introspective, a really good listen.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

It was OK.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Courtney Love is not a great singer, but a lot of the songs are okay.

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

Not a lot of distinctive stuff but I can see why they're a influence on a lot of alt-rock music today.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Loved it!

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

Forgettable.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Sounds experimental.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Sounds like she wanted to do torch songs but got talked into doing some radio friendly songs. I liked the radio friendly songs better but the torch songs weren't bad.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

2/5

Emo.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Awesome, no notes.

Bad

Michael Jackson

2/5

Three songs and I was already over all his grunts and "hee-hee" vocal tics.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

Most songs were good, sounding like RHCP or Primus or Violent Femmes. If they had picked a sound I think they would have been more popular. I hated that they were so short, you just start to get into a song and it's over.

Pretenders

2/5

They're fine, I guess.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

Not bad, some songs are catchy.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

I didn't get it.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

I prefer their later stuff.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I don't care for the blues but this had some good songs.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

2/5

Songs were quick.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

I liked this.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

Very blah. Reminds me of Imagine Dragons.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Not my style of music.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

1/5

No one can explain to me why Tom Waits is such an influence on other musicians, and no one can explain the benefit of his "music" if this album is indicative. I'm not surprised he hasn't had commercial success.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

Nothing of note in here. No idea why it's on this list.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

A bit too much with the radio/aliens bit but enjoyable overall.