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Album	You	Global	Diff
Aftermath The Rolling Stones	5	3.36	+1.64
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	5	3.66	+1.34
Moondance Van Morrison	5	3.69	+1.31
Innervisions Stevie Wonder	5	3.87	+1.13
What's Going On Marvin Gaye	5	3.94	+1.06
Like Water For Chocolate Common	4	2.95	+1.05

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Faust IV Faust	1	2.78	-1.78
Garbage Garbage	2	3.39	-1.39
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	2	3.37	-1.37
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	2	3.3	-1.3
S&M Metallica	2	3.26	-1.26
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	2	3.02	-1.02
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	3	4.02	-1.02
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	2	3	-1

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Stevie Wonder	3	4.67

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Coles Corner

Richard Hawley · 1 likes

3/5

3.25/5 Had never heard of this artist before. I can see why other reviews said this album is boring, but I liked the easy listening smooth vibes.

4-Star Albums (24)

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The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

I liked it, not my normal genre but it was good.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

I enjoyed it, added a couple songs to my playlist. I had never heard of this artist before but enjoyed the 70s vibe.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

Didn’t really get into any of the songs other than the hits I already know.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

3/5

I enjoyed the vibes of this album, not a huge bongo rock person but some of the songs slapped.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

4/5

Haven’t listened to a ton of early hip hop but I liked it.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

I liked the funk vibes more than I might have expected. 4 stars

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

I liked it, idk if any of the songs other than Like A Rolling Stone will make my playlists, but I liked the vibes of this album.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

The industrial vibe of the music was kind of cool but this isn’t my style at all, I couldn’t wait for this album to be over.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

3/5

This is instrumental music I could see myself listening to often while working, etc. 2.75/5 stars

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

3.5/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

Not quite my jam, not a fan of the vocals. 2.75/5

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Not my favorite 2.5/5

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

I enjoyed it 3.25/5

S&M

Metallica

2/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Really like this 4.25/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

3/5 some bangers but some songs I really wanted to skip

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

3.25/5 I thought it was fun and bright/lively

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

5/5

4.5/5 some good bangers.

Play

Moby

3/5

3.25/5 pleasant

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Not my favorite Ray Charles album but still good. 3.75/5

Trio

Dolly Parton

3/5

I quite liked this one, more than I would have expected for country. Really liked the way their voices harmonize. 3.5 stars

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

I like this era, and love Ella Fitzgerald’s voice, but these songs were too slow for me to get super into.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

This was pleasant enough to listen to but not really my style, I don’t feel any urge to relisten to it again.

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

I’m not a huge electronica fan, this album was okay, there’s a few songs I wouldn’t mind listening to while working or otherwise distracted.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Not really my style of instrumental music.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

Just not my style / couldn’t wait for it to be over. 2.5/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Excellent 4.75/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

3.5/5 enjoyed this one more than I thought I would

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

4.25/5 this album was new to me but I quite liked it. Liked the groovy funky soul vibes and the longer songs.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Enjoyed this one, relaxing to listen to and excellent vocals 4.25/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

3.25/5 enjoyable album, not my favorite of Jay Z but worth listening to

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

3.5/5 nice chill vibes. Enjoyed this one

Elvis Presley

3/5

3.25/5 some fun songs and I like the rockabilly vibe. Not his best album

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

2/5

2.5/5 just okay didn’t really get to me.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

3.5 some good songs but not the best from Fats Domino imo.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

3/5

Liked this more than I expected 3.5/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

I liked it as far as instrumental music goes.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

4.75/5 very smooth & enjoyable listen

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

All over the place but in a good way. 3.75/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Very much enjoyed this one. 4.75/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

Enjoyable to listen to, good vocals, not my style really but good album 2.75/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

3/5 interesting songs with a good beat

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

3.75/5 nice chill album, enjoyed it

The Joshua Tree

3/5

3.5 good calm album to listen to when relaxing

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

3.75/5 beautiful vocals and accompanying instrumentals. Liked the folksy country more than I might have expected.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

2/5 some interesting songs but not my style, not an album I will come back to.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

2.5/5 the dark and moody vibes were interesting but not really my style.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

3.75/5 solid, liked the beginning and end songs more than those in the middle

System Of A Down

3/5

3.25/5 not normally a huge metal fan but I enjoyed this album more than I thought I would

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

2/5

1.75/5 I liked some of the faster jazzier parts but the intros and super dragged out songs made this a painful listen for me.

Dire Straits

4/5

3.5/5 enjoyed the guitar and smooth vibes of this album.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

3.5/5 kind of forgettable but I enjoyed it overall.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

3.25/5 Had never heard of this artist before. I can see why other reviews said this album is boring, but I liked the easy listening smooth vibes.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

3.25/5 enjoyed a couple of the songs and the piano aspects of it but overall not for me

Ramones

3/5

3/5 some good beats but overall not super my jam

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

4/5 liked the funky hip hop vibes

The Doors

4/5

3.75/5 consistently enjoyable

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

3/5 smooth easy listening. Never heard of this artist but I enjoyed the album.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

3/5 enjoyed

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

2.75/5 enjoyable but forgettable

Garbage

2/5

2.5/5 some interesting songs but not really my cup of tea, pretty forgettable

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

3.75/5 interesting hip hop album. Some good beats

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

4.25/5 liked the funky vibes of this album.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

3.5/5

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

3/5 different but I liked it

Low

David Bowie

3/5

3/5 interesting sounds but not my favorite / didn’t add any songs to my playlist

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

4.25/5 short but good

Leftism

Leftfield

2/5

2.25/5 enjoyed some of the songs as background music

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

3.25/5 enjoyed the vocals more than I expected, smooth album

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

3.5/5 smooth, easy listening

The Band

3/5

3.25/5 liked the country/folk influence and the beat

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

4/5 liked the early soul sound

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

4/5 classic

Faust IV

Faust

1/5

1/5 did not like the auditory sound of the album and couldn’t wait for it to be over

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

3.75/5 enjoyed the songs and the vibes but nothing crazy groundbreaking here