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Album	You	Global	Diff
Idlewild Everything But The Girl	5	2.57	+2.43
The Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett	5	2.62	+2.38
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	5	2.81	+2.19
Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits	5	2.95	+2.05
For Your Pleasure Roxy Music	5	2.98	+2.02
The Scream Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.04	+1.96
Your Arsenal Morrissey	5	3.05	+1.95
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	5	3.11	+1.89
Pump Aerosmith	5	3.11	+1.89
It's A Shame About Ray The Lemonheads	5	3.12	+1.88

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	1	3.32	-2.32
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	1	3.02	-2.02
Post Orgasmic Chill Skunk Anansie	1	2.99	-1.99
Vincebus Eruptum Blue Cheer	1	2.8	-1.8
Oedipus Schmoedipus Barry Adamson	1	2.78	-1.78
Movies Holger Czukay	1	2.71	-1.71
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	2	3.59	-1.59
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	2	3.59	-1.59
GI Germs	1	2.54	-1.54
Suicide Suicide	1	2.46	-1.46

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Artist	Albums	Average
Black Sabbath	2	5
Björk	2	5
Metallica	2	5

5-Star Albums (45)

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The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

Thanks, I hate it.

5 likes

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

5/5

Brian Eno and proto-Dresden/post-Doors sonicism in a blender with 80s new wave come in a decade early.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (9)

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Black Sabbath

5/5

10. First heavy metal album opens with the first doom metal song. The Wizard feels like everything everyone who hated Bob Dylan for going electric was afraid of first of two multiparty tracks breezes by even if the second track that closes the record slightly drags in the middle movement.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

A bit too… ethereal and gloomy for me. But I guess that’s The Cure. I feel like I prefer their later 80s/early 90s stuff. But hearing them at the formation of their sound is cool. All I know is I immediately put on Friday I’m in Love to cleanse the palette.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

4/5

Solid album with Beatles/Beach Boys/Doors sounds. Final track is the best but the whole album is a fun trip.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

4/5

Won me over by the end. The final few songs starting with DZT are the best. I’d love to hear more in that vein.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Remains great after all these years. His music gets kinda out there sometimes but he’s so listenable.

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

It’s a vibe. I dunno if it’s good or not but it’s a vibe nonetheless. Opens with Wii Bowling music, ends with distorted mumbo jumbo. Sure, why not?

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Early Radiohead is the best Radiohead. Before they were afflicted with “biggest band in the world” syndrome. Listening to this makes it easy to see where Muse comes from. Really incredible album. Let Down is the best track.

Bad Company

3/5

Solid classic rock album. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s exactly what you think it would be.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

5/5

Truly enveloping and weirdly comforting. Easy listening, but not as a slur.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

5/5

Endlessly and effortlessly entertaining from the second it starts to the second it ends. Amazing joyful live version of Act Naturally at the end.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Feels fresh and relevant after all this time.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

Exactly half of Steely Dan makes an album that is exactly half Steely Dan/half Nintendo music. Opening track IGY might be the best thing dude’s done, but by the third track we’re listening to themes from 80s police procedurals and Mario games.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Freedom is a banger. We all know that. What we don’t hear about as often is just how gorgeous his voice is and how deeply he admired Freddie Mercury based on his vocal runs and composition. The opener is a bit of a softball; I think I have more use for Michael in funk mode.

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

If your grandpa had a best friend in the 70s, he had an in-home bar and danced to this album there with your grandma.

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Loved. Last track is a bit much for me, but that aside, it’s fire.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

Way better than I’d anticipated. Some beautiful tracks.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

5/5

Tempted to call it an all-timer.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Classic Willie. Familiar, warm, haunting in its own bittersweet way. Excellent spin.

Marquee Moon

Television

5/5

Banger. Largely influential. Big time fun.

Vespertine

Björk

5/5

Phenomenal record. One of the biggest and best voices in music.

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

3/5

Sorta bleeds together by the end of it. Drunk Zeppelin.

The xx

4/5

Melodic and transfixing. Talking Heads and Chris Isaak influences are loud.

Common

4/5

Uncommonly good.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

5/5

One of the best albums I’ve ever heard.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

2/5

Someone else here said that it’s just close enough to its disco roots to still suck. I’d argue it would suck at any distance. There’s a couple classics and a lot of fluff. Not for me.

System Of A Down

4/5

Kinda goofy in spots that undermine its as a whole but it has a row power and anger that are meaningful then and now. Hard to ignore.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

So hypnotic and on another wavelength that it started over and I didn’t realize it looped until Pyramid Song started again.

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

David Bowie

5/5

Masterpiece from a genius. About as good as music gets.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

Nothing Compares 2 U is iconic for a reason. He’s a tremendous singer and even better songwriter.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Eternal.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

5/5

Big DiFranco energy. Flawless, fresh, funky. Fantastic.

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Reminded me of Primus in some spots, so that’s interesting. Solid record from a band I’d never heard a thing about.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

4/5

Beatles. Bjork. Battlestar Galactica.

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Bombastic, brash, brilliant.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

Took a couple spins but I’m glad I did it. Solid stuff, better on the back half though. Or at least more engaging. I didn’t dig any of it until it hit halfway and then I guess I got it? Oh well. Thanks for inspiring Hot Hot Heat.

Being There

Wilco

5/5

Superior rock album from superior rock band. Effortless brilliance.

The Joshua Tree

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time. Unfairly good.

Suicide

1/5

Barf

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

5/5

Fucks hard.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Phenomenal spin. Changes is a classic, but the one-two punch of Supernaut and Snowblind win. The methodical slowing down step by step on the end of the last track is fuckin brilliant.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Big Patti Smith energy

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

3/5

It’s good. It ain’t for me, but it’s good.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Just about flawless. One of the great records.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

Smith’s delicate, wounded vocals match his musical ingenuity so well. Total vibe of a record. Angeles makes me feel unnameable things. One of the best songs ever written.

Germs

1/5

Album unavailable on US streaming

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

Tremendous on all fronts.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

Weary and woeful and wonderful

Metallica

5/5

Brutal guitar riffs and big booming vocals. Just an absolute fucking genre definer.

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Eh.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

An epic, dark and jazzy. Iconic album.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

Thanks, I hate it.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

5/5

Grungy and full of bangers. Harvey is invincible.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Remarkable spin. I’ve given so many 5s so far but fuck it. Shit slaps. Iconic and groundbreaking mixes and samples. A definitive album of the hip hop genre. RIP MCA.

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

Feels timeless, like its a sign of good things to come for music. Scratches a unique itch.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

5/5

Brian Eno and proto-Dresden/post-Doors sonicism in a blender with 80s new wave come in a decade early.

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

An album of deep beauty and respect for the collaborative process. Wildly important given its anti-apartheid roots. A genuinely deserved AOTY winner.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

I 100% got stoned during this. I don’t like reggae much. This transcends, defines, and epitomizes reggae. Loved it so much. Made me feel so hopeful and happy.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Solid bars and strong beats. Points lost for some blatant homophobia.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

5/5

Beautifully captured unbreakable spirit. True country.

Movies

Holger Czukay

1/5

Ugh.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Unfairly good

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

I struggle with jazz but this is of course good. Ellington was brilliant.

Foo Fighters

5/5

Foo Fighters have always been incredible. Came outta the gate swinging.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

5/5

A shining star from one of the great musicians of all time

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Crafted with sonic harmonies and the genius of Brian Wilson.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

I don’t know what I expected.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

A hip hop masterclass from a world class asshole

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

His music sucks and he’s a piece of shit.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

5/5

Hard to hate. Immensely good stuff.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

5/5

So good. Beautifully harmonies and classic 90s rock sound.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Praise You is perfection. Some of the album tested my patience but most of it is a good time.

Nowhere

Ride

4/5

Shoegazey goodness after an ass opener.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Pure classic rock. The opener and closer are clunky but the rest is a blast. Fun history behind the album too.

Pump

Aerosmith

5/5

One of the all time great albums.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

5/5

Gets in and gets out. A big, raucous blast.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Weird winking and wild ❤️

Wild Gift

4/5

Kinda derivative of other better bands but still a good spin

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

The greatest live album of all time. Intimate and explosive. Cash’s taunting of the guard folk is hilarious, juxtaposed with the astonishing ending audio of chains rustling as inmates are led back to their cells. Jackson is my fave Cash track.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

1/5

All bleeds together. I didn’t care about any of it.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

2/5

I suppose it’s good. I just didn’t care about any of it.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Brilliant. Soaring solos and vocals. Bangs from start to finish.