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Album	You	Global	Diff
Penthouse And Pavement Heaven 17	5	2.61	+2.39
Millions Now Living Will Never Die Tortoise	5	2.88	+2.12
The Only Ones The Only Ones	5	2.91	+2.09
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	5	3.02	+1.98
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	5	3.03	+1.97
Queen Of Denmark John Grant	5	3.13	+1.87
Dust Screaming Trees	5	3.16	+1.84
The Visitors ABBA	5	3.21	+1.79
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	5	3.23	+1.77
It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison	5	3.25	+1.75

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill	1	3.15	-2.15
Blue Lines Massive Attack	2	3.38	-1.38
Ace of Spades Motörhead	2	3.29	-1.29
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu	2	3.25	-1.25
Veckatimest Grizzly Bear	2	3.05	-1.05

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Beatles	3	5
Led Zeppelin	3	4.33

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

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American Pie

Don McLean · 3 likes

4/5

I read many negative reviews, but I found this album sweet and mellow, it felt like a caress

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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

1-Star Albums (1)

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Already knew it, love it.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Non riesce a conquistarmi del tutto ma vi sono alcune chicche indimenticabili

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Nice to listen to but not I genre of music I seek out

Traffic

4/5

Surprisingly good. Nice psychedelic solos, all tracks are good

The Stooges

3/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Lovely Album. Not as much as Can't Buy a Thrill from the same band, so it's a 4 for me

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

4/5

Loved it as much as I love to see Amanda Lear in the album cover

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Cool ideas, cool sounds, just too long for someone that isn't a fan of hip hop. In fact I like The Love Below more than Speakerboxxx

The xx

4/5

Better than I remembered! It aged well

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

3/5

Not my kind of tea but it helped me focusing on work

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Avoided for a long time 'cause it was too long, but now I keep on listening because it'as a beautiful record. Even the jams at the end. 4/5 because it's still too long to become a favorite, but great songrwiting

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Right when I was ready to skip the whole album, Breathless captivated me. With Babe you turn me on, I was sold. Too long for me, and I like the second half more than the first. But can't deny Nick Cave talent.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

not my genre, but still entertaining

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

I like the mix of genres. It grows on me the more I listen to it, but right now I still don't fully understanding (or maybe I'm not in the right mood). I think I like it more than Kid A. Very interesting!

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Probably important for the history of hard rock and metal, sadly not my cup of tea

Garbage

3/5

I had to wait for a bad mood day to appreciate it.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

What a nice discovery! In 2010 I would have loved this shit

Da Capo

Love

3/5

I like it overall but it feels disconnected and sadly I can't keep it in my head or heart

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

A classic, good vibes, good sound.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Cute backgrounds music when you clean the house, or if you want a vintage bar atmosphere

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

I know this probably comes from nostalgia, but after so many years I still find this album impeccable

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Sweet but boring

Cypress Hill

1/5

Not my thing, at all

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

4/5

I did really enjoyed this album. Always Love Fripp's guitar

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

David Bowie

5/5

Incredible record where almost every song can stand on its own, even near masterpieces like Starman and Ziggy Stardust

American Gothic

David Ackles

3/5

Sounds like a musical, it's not bad but nothing stood out to me

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

Great sound, great groove. Not the hits I know but a nice find!

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

Pure nostalgia rating. But nothing gives me more satisfaction than singing screaming Don't look back in anger

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

I had no idea what the PSB sounded like, was expecting something completely different. This was super soft but it's not my jam

Snivilisation

Orbital

4/5

The reason I like this project is finding things I never heard of, just like this band/album. "Crash and Carry" sold it to me, just the kind of techno I love. I didn't enjoy the album fully, but some dreamy psychedelic tracks here and there are the reason I'm giving a 4

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

I understand the disruptive impact this had when it first came out, but sadly it doesn't work on me

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

I may be biased by my love for Paul, but this album is a banger

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

Not for me but I was expecting worse

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I find it difficult to relate to Led Zeppelin g and remembering their stuff. But then every time I hear In the Light, for example, I'm in awe. I don't know what keeps me from truly loving them. In this case maybe it's the album length

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

I did know this album, but I think I wasn't completely ready for it the first time around. This time I was completely captivated

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

This was a great surprise. Loved the sound of most of the songs, the rest is maybe too heavy, but I'll go back to this album many times

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

I would have liked this record In 2013, but it came out 10 years too early and I'm listening 10 years too late

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

A classic. Lily of the Valley alone makes this album a 5

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

5/5

I felt lucky to discover this album through the best 500 albums challenge and now I just love this album so much

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

5/5

Long but beautiful, I'll keep going back to it to absorbe it

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Catchy motherfuckers

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Some great tunes but overall I liked more to listen directly to a "best of"

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Not mind-blowing, I will listen more carefully just out of respect of B&S later works, but it still is sweet music

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Can't understand why this album is here beside the 2 hit songs

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

I love the title track so much but I find the other ones a little bit repetitive, and that's a pity

Atomizer

Big Black

3/5

I don't like to be screamed at, I can't concentrate on the actual music

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

4/5

Love the vibes, a subtle touch of psychedelia in a mellow soft Brazilian sound. Too long for a 5 tho

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Masterpiece, love it from head to toe

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

35 Minutes of perfect tunes, can't believe this album wasn't successful at the time

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Some songs are true gems, but it doesn't convince me all the way through

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

4/5

I don't know why it's here, I never heard of it and is nothing revolutionary, but I can picture myself listening to this album while drinking a beer in the porch I don't have at the end of summer

Blur

4/5

Interesting, not fully convincing. I like some of the songs very much tho

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Good on a very slow and sad day

Ingenue

k.d. lang

4/5

Comforting voice, good company for a lonely night

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

I didn't love it at first but I must admit that this list gave me the opportunity to reevaluate it

The Visitors

ABBA

5/5

This was an amazing discovery!

Dust

Screaming Trees

5/5

I don't understand the bad reviews. Had very low expectations but I'm captivated and listened to this album multiple times. "Look at you" is a very good song

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

2/5

I'm tempted to skip every song. I think I would need weed and a very comfortable sofa to really enjoy this music, maybe some other stoner company. I don't have any of these things, I'm just bored

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

At first I thought this album was too jazzy for me (in an annoying satinated way) but I think I'm starting to get it (still, not even close to my love for Can't Buy a Thrill)

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

4/5

Very interesting prog opera, reminds me of Tommy. Feels a bit diluted in length

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

It's not something that I would personally decide to listen to if I had to choose, but can this be anything else than a 5?

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

I don't know, it's not bad at all, but also I won't listen to it ever again probably. 3.5 stars if I could

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

3-4 very good songs but overall not a favorite

White Ladder

David Gray

3/5

It's not bad at all but feels a little generic. I think nostalgia is a big factor for people who rated it higher, but I've never heard of it before and I'd rather listen to Damien Rice

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

4/5

I like it a lot, but it misses something to get the 5 stars, can't figure out what is it

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

I really like this record but for some reason I never listen to it, I don't feel the need to.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

A couple of great tunes, not revolutionary as it would like to be

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

Listened to it multiple times and yet nothing stayed, but it doesn't sound bad. Just completely forgettable for my brain

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

5/5

This is like a wizardy soundtrack. Somehow I both cannot remember any song and keep listening. I get swept away in another dimension at every listen

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

2/5

Nah

Adele

3/5

At the time Somebody like you sounded like the best song ever. Today this album feels boring, sorry Adele

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

One of the rare times I listenend happily to a hip hop album, multiple times. Last few tracks didn't impress me but overall is a very good listen

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

I had to wait to be in the right specific mood for this album, but then I listened twice in a row. Hunting and mesmerizing

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

I do like it a lot, but it's one of those albums that I can't seem to fall in love completely with

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Nowhere Fast is enough to make this album for me (not my favourite from The Smiths) but here and there the guitar is really mesmerizing

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

5/5

It took me a while to decide how many stars, but at the end of the day this allowed me to discover TNT, Djed is a great track, Tortoise are my new favorite band and I think all of this deserves a 5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

4 stars just because a couple of tracks still hit close to my heart and are undoubtly very good songs. But maybe this album belongs too much to the years it came out

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

It does sound slightly outdated and frozen in a specific moment in time maybe, but I can't deny that some of these songs still touch something inside me. Hand in my pocket will never fail to move me

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

It was enjoyable but it's something I don't feel I want to go back to (and it's my second time listening)

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

4/5

Very enjoyable, lyrics scarily still relevant. Song for Bobby Smith has something special to it, is like an ear orgasm

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

I mean. Highlights: She's leaving home, When I'm 64, A day in the life

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

I like that the challenge suggested this and Machito one after another, a great couple of records to clean the house

Kenya

Machito

4/5

Good vibes, good energy

The Stone Roses

5/5

This has been one of my favorite discoveries

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

I took me a while, I really like it but maybe some sounds are not exactly my style. Super groovy 4.5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Sad Bruce took a while to grow on me. I didn't enjoy itwhen I first got it, during winter. But I took my time, and after 6 months it paired very well with the melancholy of long boring summer days

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Too angry for me. I didn't remember AT ALL that Maps it's the same song used on Tik Toks at the moment.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

4/5

The name didn't say anything, but then I recognized the sound of many song. Remembered me of the first time I listened to the Stone Roses, I enjoyed it

Fred Neil

3/5

Very soft and sweet but it was not love even though I listened a couple of times. It felt like it was too long but it's just around 40 min.. I don't know I feel like I'm doing it dirty but it's not the right moment for us.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

This was an amazing discovery! I didn't know anything about Paul Weller except "You do something to me", I'm happy to know more and I will listen to more records by The Jam for sure

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

It's the first time I listen to this album despite its fame. I realized I knew way more songs I imagined. It's very enjoyable, but still too long for my liking, hence the 4 stars

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Interesting to find a black rock band I didn't know about, but to me sound a bit too 80s. I liked "Memories Can't Wait" more than the other songs

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

I'm struggling to listen until the end, Trip hop has never been my shit

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

I love to see that some people hate this record because it sounds like a mix of Queen, Pink floyd, Elton John and Steely Dan, and that's exactly the reason why I like it! First time listening to it, I found it incredible, from start to end. And it sounds amazing, top notch production

The Coral

3/5

Unnecessary in this list, but "Dreaming of you" has been a staple in my mp3 player and I can still vibe hard to that song

American Pie

Don McLean

4/5

I read many negative reviews, but I found this album sweet and mellow, it felt like a caress

McCartney

Paul McCartney

5/5

Fell in love with this album during the pandemic, man we was lonely! Love Paul, love the album, love the cover SO MUCH

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Heart of Gold is a masterpiece, but this isn't enough for me to fully appreciate this album. Personally, After the Gold Rush is a step above

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

4/5

Nostalgic and retro-futuristc, reminds me of old videogames and space movies. Can't love this as much Eno's ambient music, but it's entertaining. My favorite segment was pt. 5

The Cars

4/5

Never heard of it, nice! Reminds me of Blondie in some ways

Pretenders

3/5

I have another Pretenders album that I like more than this

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

I was driving back home tonight, and Dreams came on the radio (which in Italy is not as common as you would think) and felt instantly happy. What can I say? I love Fleetwod Mac, I love this record

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

I don't know why I didn't like it at my first listen years ago (of course I DO respect Respect!!!). Maybe it's because I'm older and wiser now, but I really enjoyed the sultry soul sound

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

I can feel this album is solid, well built, well composed. But maybe it's too gloomy for me at the moment and I can't *feel* it completely.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

5/5

This for me falls in the same category as Mercury Rev and Screaming Trees, both bands that I discovered here and make me feel a very specific way that I didn't know before. Maybe I'm lucky I don't get every lyric, I'm just mesmerised by the voice and music, dreamy and slightly dark

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Just like maybe any other Belle & Sebastian album, it's an overall sweet and relaxed listen, with some earworms here and there. If you're feeling sinister, the song, is also quite special to me as it reminds me of the day I bought my first car and then went to a life drawing class, and I made my best nude drawings ever while this song was in the background and I wasn't feeling sinister, but very accomplished, but that song made me happy anyway

The Specials

4/5

It's one of those things I think I won't like, and then it's something super enjoyable. Good fun!

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

4/5

I really like it, maybe it's a 4.5. "Every man a king" is my favorite

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

2/5

Just whit noise in the background. I didn't skip the album tho

Os Mutantes

3/5

Interesting, and opened my eyes to brazilian psychedelic music, but I'd like to hear it remastered

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I think for me it's a 4.5, but it grows with time, sounds amazing and some hits hit really hard. Midnight Rambler and Love in Vain captivate me

Bad

Michael Jackson

3/5

I liked Thriller, I loved Off the wall, I'm not sure about this one :(

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Thank you for inventing Psychedelic Rock, sadly this album wasn't mindblowing for me and for the first time I realized the newest remaster didn't elevate the quality of the mixed that much. I believe that the "Original Stereo Desk Mix" versions are my favorites

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

It would be disrespectful to give less than 3 stars, but I'm not a jazz girl

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

Listen, I love David Byrne, I love Talking Heads and more than anything I love Brian Eno. But clearly not enough, since I can't *feel* this album :(

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

I like the slightly psychedelic folkish rock sound, but there is something in Clark's voice that I don't like

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

It's a 4.5 for now, higher than "Harvest" but still not "After the gold rush". I have a feeling it can become a 5. It was a beautiful surprise.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Probably the best Beatles album, showing all their different personalities, romantic, energetic, funny, moving. Perfection

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

I'm really struggling. I like this album more than Psychocandy, but can't deny that every song sounds the same (although I have a really sweet spot for April Skies and I'm Only Happy When it Rains). It would be a 4.5 but let's be generous today

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

I'm limited, but hip hop is not my tang

A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

chillin', vibin', not gettin' it completely probably because of the language barrier

The Only Ones

5/5

I guess this is another 4.5 that will take a 5 because I'm feeling generous today. Reminds me of the first time I listened to Television, but not quite as life-changing

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Fuckin' classic.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

I thought I would be way moooore annoyed by this album, but I admit it's great background music, groovy but soft

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

I like Talking Heads, but it seems like I cannot put their albums between my favorites. It's more like I love them as a concept

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

If you know Ligabue, this album will show you his origin story. By the way, Racing in the street is a masterpiece. Enjoyable album overall, I'm just not a die hard Springsteen fan

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Sweet, mellow, sensual warm voice, solid

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

I think it's just to elevated for my pop taste

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

First thing I noticed was the brass section, unexpected and very enjoyable. Overall I really like it

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

Fantastic instrumentals, less fantastic voice. Overall not really my vibe, but it was good to learn more about it in other people review, I admire the guy now

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

I really like this album and some songs are absolute bangers, but I'm not sure it will keep its charme in years to come, it feels very specific to a certain time, and to the feelings of a very young person

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

5/5

This is fenomenal, incredible basslines and very poignant for the current state of the USA, 45 years later. It makes me sing and dance and feel rage all together. Some tracks are more experimental and sound a bit like Tortoise. Great discovery, whatever people thinks

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Uninteresting

Van Halen

3/5

Not that I hate it, but I also don't love it