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Album	You	Global	Diff
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	5	2.69	+2.31
Dr. Octagonecologyst Dr. Octagon	5	2.7	+2.3
461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton	5	3.12	+1.88
Doggystyle Snoop Dogg	5	3.38	+1.62
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band	5	3.38	+1.62
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	5	3.56	+1.44
Moving Pictures Rush	5	3.59	+1.41
Mothership Connection Parliament	5	3.61	+1.39
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	5	3.63	+1.37
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	4	2.7	+1.3

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
S&M Metallica	1	3.26	-2.26
OK Computer Radiohead	2	4.1	-2.1
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	1	3.02	-2.02
Steve McQueen Prefab Sprout	1	2.98	-1.98
Kick Out The Jams (Live) MC5	1	2.91	-1.91
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso	1	2.85	-1.85
(What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis	2	3.84	-1.84
Gold Ryan Adams	1	2.84	-1.84
m b v My Bloody Valentine	1	2.72	-1.72
After The Gold Rush Neil Young	2	3.63	-1.63

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Pink Floyd	3	4.33

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Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

5/5

To an 80's kid growing up on The Fat Boys and Run DMC, this album was a revelation in so many ways. Super smooth beats, great flow, authenticity. This is one of my all time favorite albums for sure.

6 likes

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

2/5

If this is grime music, I've learned I am not a fan.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (8)

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

2/5

I didn't enjoy this one. It's very bright and pop-y, not a style I'm into. I will say the singers voice did fit the band well. However, I will never, ever understand the insane popularity of wonderwall. Listening to the album, I couldn't wait for it to be over.

The Undertones

3/5

I enjoyed this album. It was energetic and very enjoyable.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Very good album. There were a couple of well known favorites, but I enjoyed the whole thing.

Le Tigre

3/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

5/5

Excellent album, very much enjoyed this one.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Not my style. There were a couple beats I enjoyed in a couple songs, but overall I just didn't enjoy this one.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

1/5

Not my style. There were a couple beats I enjoyed in a couple songs, but overall I just didn't enjoy this one.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Pretty typical 90's electronica. It was pretty chill for the most part, something I could definitely see as background music or something. A little repetitive for my tastes, but decent overall.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

5/5

I loved this album. Great beats, great lines, great entertainment. This goes into regular rotation for sure.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Classic. Loved it back then, still love it now.

Fleet Foxes

4/5

I like it, it's going into the rotation. Pleasant and original. Caught me by surprise.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

Good times. Y'all.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

It was on ok

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of my favorite albums. Easy 5 stars

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

I kept waiting for a drop off something, bass or otherwise.

Vespertine

Björk

2/5

Not a Bjork fan.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Very smooth and mellow. Went nice with some pipe smoking.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Very pop, pretty good. I enjoyed the album more than the song.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

Apparently I didn't very much care for this one, I stopped listening to it a couple of tracks in because I was distracted by stuff to do on the weekend, and it just never occurred to me to pick it back up.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

It has its moments but overall, I love this album. I did then, I do now.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

I'm not usually much of a fan of the britpop stuff, but this was a fun album that caught me off guard. Good stuff!

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

4/5

Banger. I love metal, never cared too much for slipknot, but this is solid.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

She just sounds so good!

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

I do like some old school reggae...

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Man, Otis Redding is just awesome.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Today I learned I am not a fan of flaming lips.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

3/5

I'm pretty sure this would fall into my sleep music category, mostly really chill, interesting album. Definitely will listen again.

Caetano Veloso

1/5

I tried. I really did. Sorry, but nope.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Awesome

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

I'm not a huge fan of 80s pop, but this was pretty good. Singer's voice is great.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

5/5

To an 80's kid growing up on The Fat Boys and Run DMC, this album was a revelation in so many ways. Super smooth beats, great flow, authenticity. This is one of my all time favorite albums for sure.

System Of A Down

3/5

I love it better now than I did when it came out.

Violent Femmes

4/5

I've always had a tough time explaining what I like about violent femmes, but I fucking love violent femmes and that's all you need to know.

Fever Ray

3/5

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

2/5

If this is grime music, I've learned I am not a fan.

Talvin Singh

3/5

It was at least ok

Cypress Hill

3/5

This is another slow burn for me. I did not like Cypress Hill at all back in the 90's, but they grew on me over time. Solid album.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

Not bad

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

2/5

It's just so repetitive. I wanted to like it, but no dice.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Loved it. I've liked credence for a long time though, so no surprise I already knew most of the album.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Better than I expected. Way more pop than expected also.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

There is so much good shit that would not exist without Parliament. Absolutely love this album, it sent me down a mother funkin' rabbit hole...

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Excellent. Couldn't get enough.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

2/5

Decent but ultimately uninteresting

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

This is orders of magnitude better than any kind of country that is released today.

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

2/5

First it was super annoying Brit pop, then it was somewhat tolerable punk. Not my favorite album so far.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Seems like they had a real tough time deciding what kind of band they wanted to be on any given song.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

4/5

Can't help loving this one, I have since it came out.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

2/5

Too slow and uninteresting for my tastes.

Future Days

Can

2/5

It was weird.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Good album. I hear a lot of good about common, expected better.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

I liked it! Can't believe this was the first I ever heard of Shuggie Otis

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Really quite nice. No wonder he's so famous.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

Not as good as earlier efforts, but still pretty awesome.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Excellent! Gonna go watch the movie now

Homework

Daft Punk

3/5

Very good!

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

Not as good as earlier efforts, but still pretty awesome.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

3/5

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Classic 80s andI I can dig it.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Interesting and fun, will definitely revisit.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

I love me some Jamiroquai.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

3/5

I enjoyed what I heard, but fell asleep to it. Will give it another go.

Fragile

Yes

3/5

This was a good album with a fantastic opening track.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

2/5

They get better

Like A Prayer

Madonna

2/5

There are a few songs I love, and her voice is great, but later efforts are so much better.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

2/5

Not my bag. My wife liked it though.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

5/5

Brilliant

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

1/5

The first song was kinda cool, but I didn't finish the album.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Damn good

Revolver

Beatles

3/5

You know, I've never been into the Beatles much. All the same, I found myself enjoying it.

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

Pretty decent 80s jams

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

5/5

Loved it since it came out.

White Denim

3/5

Never heard of them, enjoyed the album. I do wish they would have chosen a style but still, pretty good.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Pretty decent.

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

Ok album with some really great moments.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Decent, but I feel like I was wanting something more.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Damn, that was smooth.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

I knew more of it than I expected. Great stuff.

Gold

Ryan Adams

1/5

I got maybe 2 songs in. Couldn't do it, not a fan a modern country.

Nixon

Lambchop

2/5

Soft. Easy going. Couldn't get into it.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Pretty decent, I'll listen to it again

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Very pleasant

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Quite enjoyable.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

All my life I've said I'm not much of a Beatles fan. Yet here I was, singing along to damn near every track. Great album.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

I really liked this one, I will enjoy it for a long time to come.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

1/5

Not for me.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Better than bjork.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

Not as 80's sounding as I expected, but I didn't love it.

I Against I

Bad Brains

3/5

Better than I remembered it. Caught myself bobbing my head and grinning a few times.

S&M

Metallica

1/5

I don't like the sound. I don't like the songwriting. I don't like the production overall. Awful album from one of my favorite bands. Far as I'm concerned, ...and Justice For All is where Metallica ended.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

He was better with nea, also with da llych mob. Not bad, but great.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Great album, once again it was a blast realizing how many Paul McCartney songs I knew

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Only ok

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

Very pleasant, but not something I would have on regularly.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Very good album. Short, but awesome.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

Odd but pretty decent

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

2/5

I guess I just don't get radiohead

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

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

David Bowie

3/5

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

4/5

Very good, I liked it quite a bit

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

Want a huge fan. First song was solid though

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

It was... Long. Two and a half hours is a lot of record.

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Loved it

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

I'm just not a Neil Young fan. This was super soft and not my bag, baby.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

4/5

This was great. I like Indian music anyway, but this taught me a bit about how to enjoy it more.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

I didn't like much that came after it, but this album is a winner. Love it start to finish.

The Band

3/5

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Wow, I loved this. Been sleeping on Amy winehouse, can't wait to listen to more

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

2/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

The Stooges

3/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

4/5

This was a really cool album, for me it was out of left field, surprised and delighted me

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

You can't always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes you get what you need

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Better than I expected! I wished I knew the words so I could sing along a couple times

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Better than I expected! I wished I knew the words so I could sing along a couple times

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

Honey crap, I actually cannot believe grating this album was. I skipped most tracks and couldn't finish it, this was terrible.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Loved it. Great album.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

This wasn't as awesome as I'd hoped, I expected a lot more energy but found myself pretty bored.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

I it's not an album I would listen to at just any time of the day, but when you need some peace, just something nice in the background, this really does it.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

I didn't like it when it was brand new back in the day, and I thought I still didn't. Until I realized that I was singing along with damn near every song on the album. This one's solid.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

Some of it was very cool. Some of it was quite unusual. Still not quite sure what I thought of it.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Iron Maiden

3/5

I love iron maiden, so yeah I'm biased. All the same, not my favorite album of theirs.

The Libertines

3/5

I've never been into punk generally, but I'm learning about it. This was a pretty decent album, and I say that as someone still in the "I don't like punk" camp. Found myself bobbing my head a few times.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

2/5

What an unbelievably boring album. I actually forgot it was still on, and that's while listening to it in the car

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

4/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Pretty good lyrically, pretty forgettable musically

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

I listened to it, but really don't remember much of it, I guess this was a pretty forgettable album for me.

Odelay

Beck

3/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

Black Metal

Venom

3/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Want sure I liked it, but I couldn't stop listening either. Pretty alright.

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

4/5

This was excellent, I really enjoyed it. I love discovering little gems like this, that's why I do this whole thing.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

3/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Really good. Once again I didn't even realize half these songs were The Killers until hearing them here. Love it.

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Holy shit. I for real cannot believe I never gave these guys an honest chance. I was today years old when I discovered the glory of YYZ (8/20/2024). If you read any of my other reviews, it should be pretty obvious I'm a giant old metal head. And yet... Seriously, this was so good I listened to it a second time straight away, still bummed when it was over. Rush is unbelievable.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

2/5

Every time I started to like something on this album, something was going on that made me want to turn it off. Weird sounds, crazy nasally vocals, just weird.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

I've never heard of the zutons, but I liked it, real solid album.

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

I quite enjoyed this one. It was really good, but short.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

I'm not sure what about this qualifies as "must hear before I die." I'm pretty sure this is " must hear as you're checked into hell." Gotta give it to them though, I never really believed anything would make me want to go back and add a star for Bjork. Holy fucking shit this album is terrible.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

The bias is real, this is easily one of my top five favorite bands. Love this album passionately.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

3/5

Man's got a great voice. Good album

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