My 1001 Albums Journey

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3.48

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93%

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1950

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Jazz

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	5	2.39	+2.61
Idlewild Everything But The Girl	5	2.58	+2.42
Djam Leelii Baaba Maal	5	2.79	+2.21
Gold Ryan Adams	5	2.83	+2.17
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo The Byrds	5	2.83	+2.17
Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt	5	2.84	+2.16
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	5	2.85	+2.15
A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile	5	2.86	+2.14
Warehouse: Songs And Stories Hüsker Dü	5	2.86	+2.14
Shadowland k.d. lang	5	2.87	+2.13

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	1	3.4	-2.4
Fragile Yes	1	3.32	-2.32
Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi	1	3.29	-2.29
System Of A Down System Of A Down	1	3.27	-2.27
Rust In Peace Megadeth	1	3.24	-2.24
The Real Thing Faith No More	1	3.21	-2.21
In Our Heads Hot Chip	1	3.09	-2.09
Vulgar Display Of Power Pantera	1	2.98	-1.98
Reign In Blood Slayer	1	2.97	-1.97
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	1	2.87	-1.87

Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	6	4.83
Talking Heads	4	5
Bob Dylan	6	4.5
Led Zeppelin	5	4.6
Brian Eno	4	4.75
Miles Davis	4	4.75
Bob Marley & The Wailers	3	5
Jimi Hendrix	3	5
Frank Sinatra	3	5
David Bowie	9	4.22
Bruce Springsteen	5	4.4
Stevie Wonder	4	4.5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	4.5
Tom Waits	4	4.5
Joni Mitchell	4	4.5
Prince	3	4.67
Johnny Cash	3	4.67
Nirvana	3	4.67
The Smiths	3	4.67
Marvin Gaye	3	4.67
Nick Drake	3	4.67
Funkadelic	2	5
The Band	2	5
Stan Getz	2	5
Green Day	2	5
Aretha Franklin	2	5
The Rolling Stones	5	4.2
R.E.M.	4	4.25
Pink Floyd	4	4.25
Radiohead	6	4
Beastie Boys	3	4.33
The White Stripes	3	4.33
Paul Simon	3	4.33
Van Morrison	3	4.33
Michael Jackson	3	4.33
Public Enemy	3	4.33
Creedence Clearwater Revival	3	4.33
Kate Bush	3	4.33
The Who	5	4

Least Favorites

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Artist	Albums	Average
Sepultura	2	1
Slipknot	2	1
The Prodigy	2	1.5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	2	1.5
Metallica	4	2

Controversial

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Artist	Ratings
John Martyn	2, 5
Steely Dan	3, 5, 2, 5
The Beach Boys	3, 2, 5
The Rolling Stones	5, 5, 4, 2, 5
The Byrds	3, 4, 2, 5

5-Star Albums (191)

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

1-Star Albums (27)

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

All Ratings (1011)

A hugely influential album, in whatever form you find it. The original album had seven tracks, but nowadays you usually see it streaming with eight, including the key last song being "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels of Steel." Side One is terrific. All four songs are strong though the opener "She's Fresh" is the winner -- a tremendous party song that has you singing along from the get go. "It's Nasty" is almost as good, with the sample of Tom Tom Club, "Scorpio" a key electro-dance track and "It's A Shame" solid. Peaks early but a great side. Side Two has two very weak tracks, "Dreamin'" and the poor ode to God "You Are." Really, He deserves better. And then "The Message," one of the key tracks in hip hop history. Five of seven (or six of eight) with three or four classics that are very influential. It's a pity the two weak tracks keep this from being perfect. You're better off with a hits set, but it needs to be heard.

Why would anyone listen to selections from her double album Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George and Ira Gerswhin Song Book? This rating is for the original double album, not this unnecessary, condensed take.