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Album	You	Global	Diff
Sex Packets Digital Underground	5	2.67	+2.33
World Clique Deee-Lite	5	2.86	+2.14
Want One Rufus Wainwright	5	2.9	+2.1
Heavy Weather Weather Report	5	2.98	+2.02
Highly Evolved The Vines	5	3.03	+1.97
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
Tommy The Who	5	3.33	+1.67
Be Common	5	3.35	+1.65
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson	5	3.43	+1.57
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters	5	3.49	+1.51

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Doors The Doors	1	3.95	-2.95
Transformer Lou Reed	1	3.67	-2.67
L.A. Woman The Doors	1	3.66	-2.66
Guero Beck	1	3.45	-2.45
Goodbye And Hello Tim Buckley	1	2.84	-1.84
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	2	3.76	-1.76
Cut The Slits	1	2.71	-1.71
Bright Flight Silver Jews	1	2.69	-1.69
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.67	-1.67
Talking Heads 77 Talking Heads	2	3.56	-1.56

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Artist	Albums	Average
A Tribe Called Quest	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Doors	2	1
Beck	2	1.5

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Artist	Ratings
The Who	5, 2
Common	5, 2

5-Star Albums (18)

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Popular Reviews

Guero

Beck · 5 likes

1/5

This album has a lot of ideas that I usually really like, but, somehow, the way that Beck has combined these ideas has resulted in an end product that I can't stand in any way.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk · 1 likes

3/5

Never thought I'd ever listen to a 22 minute song that essentially just says "We are driving on the Autobahn".

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons · 1 likes

3/5

Some decent moments.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel · 1 likes

4/5

I love me some Baby Driver.

1-Star Albums (8)

All Ratings

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

2/5

Yeah, it's fine

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

It was pretty good, and then it just kept going.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Yeah, it's definitely Coldplay

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Pretty groovy and cool. Definitely a big fan, and a good introduction to Massive Attack

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

Good, but I definitely prefer the triphop we heard yesterday

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

This one was pretty darn cool

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

I liked this a whole lot better back than I thought I would

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

3/5

It's kinda fun. Would probably get a better rating if I listened to it more closely

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

2/5

The parts I listened to were pretty good, but I found myself regularly not paying any attention to it. This might just be a side-effect of listening while focusing on work, but that's how I listened to it.

The Cars

4/5

Quite fun

L.A. Woman

The Doors

1/5

I'm just happy it's over

World Clique

Deee-Lite

5/5

This is incredibly fun and exciting

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

1/5

Music is such a beautiful concept that encompasses so many different types of sound

Timeless

Goldie

3/5

Decent background music, but I wouldn't sit around and actively focus on it

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

Big fan of gumbo, although I am a sucker for some good jambalaya

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

Yeah, now we're boogieing!

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

My main takeaway from this experiment is that I really like 90's music.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

This is pretty good. I think it would be much better if I paid attention to the words, but it seems that I am incapable of this feat.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

This was okay. I liked it, but I didn't particularly pay too much attention to it.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

I thought it was okay and I was going to complain about it being too long, but then I listened to the drum solo.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

I like me some Dave Grohl.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

This isn't my favorite, and the album taking about 7 years to finish didn't help. Definitely thought I'd enjoy it more.

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

I liked this album a lot better when Spotify was down.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

This one was pretty cool.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skfQZLlDJ1w

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Turns out I enjoy CCR.

Iron Maiden

4/5

Pretty darn cool.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

Not my cup of tea.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

This was pretty good and pretty fun. I don't think I've ever heard Arcade Fire before. Bonus point because this felt like an album rather than a bunch of songs tossed together.

Foo Fighters

5/5

I'd fight some foos.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

It says a lot about a band when the most popular song sounds nothing like the rest of their work. In other news, here's Creep.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Yeah, this one was fun.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

3/5

There were some parts of this that I really liked, and then there were some weird parts.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

4/5

I cannot describe why I like this, but I do.

Transformer

Lou Reed

1/5

I think I liked Bob Dylan better.

Liquid Swords

GZA

4/5

Yeah, this was pretty good. Although I thought it was going to be quite different based on the intro.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

4/5

Smooth

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

5/5

Love Birdland.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Eh.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

I get the feeling these fellows know how to party. Way better than PJ Harvey.

Guero

Beck

1/5

This album has a lot of ideas that I usually really like, but, somehow, the way that Beck has combined these ideas has resulted in an end product that I can't stand in any way.

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Pretty decent.

Suzanne Vega

4/5

Definitive coffee shop music.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

It's okay. I like some of the weird riffs, but honestly didn't pay attention to most of it.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

I thought it was pretty good while I was listening to it, but I've already forgotten it.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

This was pretty fun. It really made you feel like Led Zeppelin III

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Insert something about space.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

2/5

It's definitely something.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

It's fine

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Some goofy drum beats.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

I had a lot of fun.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Quite notorious.

War

4/5

I liked the trumpet in Red Light.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

"Sex Dwarf" definitely is a song.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

I was really liking this, and then the educational content about cholesterol levels of ham 'n' eggs came on.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

2/5

The rest of the music isn't nearly good enough to get over the voice.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Not my vibe.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

I vibed with this significantly more than I thought I would.

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

You already know.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

This album really makes you feel like you have maggot brain.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Sets the mood very well, and Ella Fitzgerald's voice is beautiful.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

It's fine. It has some stuff that I usually like, but it's much too repetitive.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Pretty decent.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

1/5

I'm not particularly a fan of his voice, and the rest of the music wasn't good enough to make up for it.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

I had a good time.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

It didn't quite catch me, but I think I might would enjoy this more if I listened to it again.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

4/5

I have no idea what's happening, but I'm loving it.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Yeah, this was definitely something.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Incredibly fun, and I really liked the drums.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

This was pretty fun and exciting.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Eh, it's okay. I think this might get a 3 or even a 4 if I were in the mood to listen to this, but I also think I'd very rarely be in the mood to listen to this.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

Every time I listen to U2, I feel surprised that I didn't hate it.

Moby Grape

2/5

I liked the sound, but I didn't particularly enjoy any song.

Boston

5/5

I think I'm a Boston fan now.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

I had a good time. Quite jazzy.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

I've decided I don't like this style of English 80s synth-heavy pop very much.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Good 80s British pop.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

2/5

I liked some songs, but I really didn't like others (Scorpio).

Highly Evolved

The Vines

5/5

I hadn't heard of The Vines before listening to this, and that's a shame

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

I've probably listened to a dozen or two songs that were obviously in the style of Beastie Boys, but I don't think I've ever actually listened to Beastie Boys.

Homework

Daft Punk

3/5

I like it, but every song feels repetitive. Unlike some of the other albums I've rated, this might be especially good for listening while working, but unfortunately I wasn't working today.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

4/5

This was pretty good! I especially liked the "Who Do You Love" suite.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

1/5

Those were definitely some sounds.

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

4/5

I mean, it's Beyoncé

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

I'm surprised that I didn't hate this as much as I thought I would.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

I wasn't feeling this and was going to give it a 2, but "We Walk" was good enough to bump this up to a 3.

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

5/5

Never heard of him before, but I'm now a big fan.

Fun House

The Stooges

3/5

Wasn't my favorite, but gets a bonus point for being nice and short.

The Doors

1/5

I am officially not a fan of The Doors.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Really incredibly goofy, but I'm a fan of it.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Pretty good Christmas album. Would listen to while decorating the tree.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

Really fun music that you could definitely dance to. However, minus 1 point for essentially being the same song listed 12 times.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

2/5

I can like some angry music, but this very much feels angry for the sake of being angry. I liked the beginning, but it felt grating by the end.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I was going to rate this lower because it sounds like generic bluesy-rock music, but it only sounds generic because of all of the artists that have copied the style of The Rolling Stones. Still good music.

Tommy

The Who

5/5

Beautiful story, and wonderful music. Love an album that feels like a piece of art rather than a bunch of songs, and this definitely delivers

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

This was decent. It had parts that I enjoyed, but I didn't quite get into it like I would have liked.

Rocks

Aerosmith

4/5

Quite a blast, and nice and short.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

This really makes you feel like you're 1997.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

I typically don't enjoy live albums, but in Sam Cooke is quite energetic, and it makes this quite enjoyable.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Was pretty decent. This rating would vary based on the mood I was in.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

4/5

Good sad boi music.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

A good ole honky tonkin' time.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

She's quite good. That's all I have to say.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Somewhat good, but also quite chaotic.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

It's fine. I think the energy of chaos would be excellent live, if you're into that sort of thing, but it was a lot less exciting listening to it.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

5/5

The central plot was quite strange, but I still had a great time.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

It's fine.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Quite fun with a lot of variety

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Pretty solid. I think that if I were to sit down and completely focus on it, I would rate it higher.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

It's okay, but it didn't quite hook me.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

It's Queen. I had an excellent time.

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

Eh.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

It's okay. All I could think about was listening to other Fleetwood Mac

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

Eh.

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

It's okay, but I didn't think it was anything particularly special.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Eh.

Tom Tom Club

3/5

It was pretty fun, but there were definitely some moments I didn't enjoy as much.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

I thought it was pretty good when I listened to it, but I've completely forgotten it now by review time.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Quite good, and I appreciate that it seems to tell a story.

Kimono My House

Sparks

3/5

It was pretty good, but it didn't keep my interest.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

It's okay, but I'm not crazy about it.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

It was decent and I liked the variety, but it did not hold my attention.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Quite fun.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

All over the place, but quite a good time.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Pretty solid album, definitely one that works as an album

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

It's pretty good, but I'm not crazy about it.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

4/5

I couldn't help but bob my head for most of this album.

Common

5/5

I had never heard of any of these songs previously, but I loved every second of this album.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

I had quite a good time.

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Eh.

Odelay

Beck

2/5

I am decidedly not a Beck fan.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

Never thought I'd ever listen to a 22 minute song that essentially just says "We are driving on the Autobahn".

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

This didn't get me quite as much as the other stuff from The Who I've listened to. Maybe because it's live?

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

I like Johnny Cash, but I don't like live albums.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

Generic 90s music. 2/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

Some decent moments.

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

3/5

Not sure what I listened to, but I think I liked it?

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Pretty good, especially for me not knowing the language.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

Had some good moments.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

It's Michael Jackson. Of course it's good.

Yeezus

Kanye West

4/5

Pretty solid.

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

Quite British

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

It's good, but much too long.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

I think he just played the same 30 seconds on loop for an hour.

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

Quite good, but much too long.

Ramones

3/5

It's okay, but it's also nice and short.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Turns out I kinda like Coldplay.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Pretty fun.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

This really makes you feel like Ágætis Byrjun.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

4/5

Had me bouncing.

The Stone Roses

4/5

Pretty solid all around.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

4/5

This reminded me of Breaking Bad, and I quite like Breaking Bad.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

It's okay.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

5/5

Non-stop bops.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Eh. 2/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Smashing.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

Liked it better than I thought I would.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

It's a live album.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

A grand ole time.

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

4/5

Pretty solid.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Boppin'.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Rumor has it she is still calling a cab to this very day.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

I listened to this 4 times in a row if that means anything.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

Was fun, but all over the place.

Cut

The Slits

1/5

Well, that was definitely something.

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

It's Michael Jackson.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

It was okay, but then it kept going and kept going.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

I love me some Baby Driver.

Black Sabbath

4/5

Really makes you feel like you're starting a riot.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

2/5

It's okay. I felt like the whole first half of the album was missing something.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Eh.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

It was okay. Some good moments, and some bad moments.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Pretty good time jamming out.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Really good, but way too long.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Pretty solid

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Pretty solid.

New York Dolls

4/5

Pretty fun. A classic.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Pretty solid, but a little goofy

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

It's okay.

Take Me Apart

Kelela

3/5

Pretty decent

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

4/5

A hootin' and a hollerin' time.

Parklife

Blur

3/5

I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I guess it averages out to 3/5?

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Really quite strange.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

Quite fun.

Traffic

2/5

Eh.