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Album	You	Global	Diff
Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto	5	2.92	+2.08
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	5	3.07	+1.93
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Pink Floyd	5	3.11	+1.89
Raw Power The Stooges	5	3.32	+1.68
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.5	+1.5
Young Americans David Bowie	5	3.62	+1.38
With The Beatles Beatles	5	3.66	+1.34
White Blood Cells The White Stripes	5	3.67	+1.33
Casanova The Divine Comedy	4	2.67	+1.33
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	4	2.68	+1.32

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	1	3.36	-2.36
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	1	2.86	-1.86
Atomizer Big Black	1	2.72	-1.72
The Joshua Tree U2	2	3.67	-1.67
Diamond Life Sade	2	3.42	-1.42
Eliminator ZZ Top	2	3.38	-1.38
Horses Patti Smith	2	3.31	-1.31
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	2	3.27	-1.27
Phrenology The Roots	2	3.25	-1.25
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	1	2.22	-1.22

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From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

1/5

Never been an Elvis fan. This was not something I’d choose to listen to again.

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1-Star Albums (4)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

It was ok. It’s the smiths for sure. 3.5/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Neil Young is best to me in smaller doses.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

Pretty generic sounding overall. A couple ok songs.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Beastie Boys but with some of that 90s messy brownness going on. Can dig it but wouldn’t pick it every day.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Race for the Prize - classic The Spark that Bled 10/10 Middle was the usual sort of silly but still somewhat poignant Flaming Lips I have come to know and enjoy. The Observer, a beautiful tune. Suddenly Everything has Changed 10/10 The Gash - classic much love

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Pretty good!! but… Early 70s Bowie> Late 70s Bowie to me 3.5/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

My face today realizing the Damned is punk af and not whatever I thought they were: :? ——> :o ——> :) ——> :D Loveee the Syd vibes on These Hands

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

MISSSSSSAY WE THE BEST MUSIC. MISSY MISSY ELLIOT Liked some songs quite a bit didn’t care for it as much as a whole.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Surprisingly fun album. Really dig the latter half. Will be revisiting this one again for sure.

Phrenology

The Roots

2/5

This one was not for me. My cat really seemed to enjoy it though.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Nice change of pace from the last couple days. Pretty goood mix of tunes! Title track is so very solid. Judy and the Dream of Horses was a fave as well as Me and The Major

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

2/5

I think this would be pretty nice on an early summer morning. A bit long winded at times for me.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

3/5

It was aiiight. I really really enjoyed a few tracks but felt pretty neutral toward many others. Pressure on Julian was one of my top tracks. Also really dig the instrumentals on Chemical World.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

5/5

Wowza I sure loved this one. Will return to this again and again I feel. Really neat since I doubt I would have found this album otherwise. Mid to late 60s was such a good time for music. Stay was a great opening. Parade (A Banda) was right up my alley, super enjoyable. Oba oba has that 60s whimsy in sound and lyrics that I am a sucker for. You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice was a cute and pretty little tune!

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Fuck yeah to the whole damn thing.

New Wave

The Auteurs

4/5

Did not know what to expect going into this one. Enjoyed a lot of the songs but felt the flow was a little weird at times.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

A classic. It had been a while and I never realized how long this was. Quite a few 10/10 songs for me on there but a few just okay ones as well.

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

This was aight. First couple tracks were very good. I dig the intro on Idioteque as well.

Palo Congo

Sabu

4/5

Really loved the sounds on this one. Dig me some good percussion.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Love Alex Turner and was really excited for this but it was just alright. Not bad by any means but I guess I am just struggling to see why it belongs on the list.

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

No thank you. Album cover fucks though.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

This was pretty alright!! Didn’t care for Sly as much as the other tracks. Particularly dug Chameleon and the smooth yet sort of funky vibes on Vein Melter.

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

This was damn good. Didn’t expect to like it so much but I get it now. I get it.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

I liked how the songs all build upon themselves. Fun listen.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

1/5

this was not my cup of tea

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

I can appreciate her voice but I am not very into this style of music.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

4/5

Really enjoyed this one! The first half in particular was was a fun ride.

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Ooowie what a goodie. Was weird juxtaposition listening to this driving in the desert though!

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

5/5

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME Oh to have been in Abbey Road Studios when they were recording this and the Beatles were there recording Sgt. Peppers at the same damn time. Fucking hell 67’ is my favorite year for music. LUCIFER SAM, SIAM CAT!! YIPPEE! YOU CAN’T SEE ME BUT I CAN YOU LOOK AT THE SKY, LOOK AT THE RIVER ISN’T IT GOOD? A MOVEMENT IS ACCOMPLISHED IN SIX STAGES AND THE SEVENTH BRINGS RETURN I’LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING, EVERYTHING IF YOU WANT THINGS

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Not bad but sort of one note. Very much a typical and somewhat decent britpop album.

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

I realllly realllly like some of the songs but the ones I didn’t I reallly disliked, it was a good one overall.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Overall this album really was such an enjoyable experience. I have been told these guys fuck and just figured it was 80s nostalgia hype but these guys do fuck pretty hard.

Roots

Sepultura

3/5

Had some good stuff going on in there. I do love me some impressive percussion so that was a plus. Top tracks for me: Ratamahatta Breed Apart Jasco Itsári

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Had no idea who these guys were before this album. Heard the name did not know the genre. Very 80s very fun. I dig this one a lot. I thought for so long I did not like 80s music and the older I get the more I get proved wrong. Faves : One More Chance Shopping Rent

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Everybody wants to party with Aretha!!! Such a beautiful album. Her voice brings me back to my childhood. Love love loved every second of this.

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

Noise and I guess possibly rock.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

This was just ok. Liked some of the tracks really didn’t care for others. Not sure really how I feel About this one… May give it another listen in a different headspace

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

This was a solid one! Very much felt like a mix of 90s and 2000s vibes.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

5/5

Always enjoyed this one immensely. First half is an 11/10 for me second is closer to 9/10.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

This album was really great!! My favorite track was Nick. Thought the guitar was nice on that one. Happy to have found something new that was so fresh and enjoyable.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

2/5

This was aight. Not really my jam but I liked his voice especially liked Stand Up.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

Wowza didn’t think I was going to dig this one. Definitely reminded me of listening to music with my dad and his family. I feel like Deep Purple was one of those bands my uncles talked about a lot and I didn’t understand the hype. Child in Time and Lazy were my favorites of the album.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Really thought I would enjoy this more. Pretty mediocre album for a genre I usually really Love.

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

What a gem of an album. As a kid I thought I didn’t like Carole King, I couldn’t relate to her music. Now as an adult I wish I couldn’t relate to it but I love it.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Very good driving rock with a tiny bit of 60s influence creeping in there. Classic album. War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Hand of Doom all highlights for me but the whole thing is so good.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Have always loved this album so so much. Drive, Try Not to Breathe, The Sidewinder Sleeps, New Orleans Instrumental No. 1, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming all some of my favorite tracks ever. Can’t believe I’m giving yet another five this week.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

3/5

Did not much care for this one too much as a whole. Useful Chamber was the highlight for me. Very much felt the 2009 in it. Vampire Weekend vibes. I also did really love the auto generated Spotify radio for the album a lot so idk why Bitte Orca wasn’t doing it for me :/

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

4/5

Ended up really enjoying this. The first half was alright but the second half was really damn good. Weird sort of stuff but up my alley it was!

The Joshua Tree

2/5

Meh this was a pretty mid album

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

This one didn’t do much for me.

From Elvis In Memphis