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Album	You	Global	Diff
Stardust Willie Nelson	5	3.4	+1.6
At Folsom Prison Johnny Cash	5	3.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Doolittle Pixies	1	3.75	-2.75
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly	1	2.94	-1.94
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	1	2.91	-1.91
Elephant The White Stripes	2	3.86	-1.86
Medúlla Björk	1	2.72	-1.72
Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott	1	2.71	-1.71
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	2	3.7	-1.7
Van Halen Van Halen	2	3.63	-1.63
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	2	3.45	-1.45
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	2	3.38	-1.38

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You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

I want to like this but I think it's just too repetitive. Gangster Trippin is a forever banger though.

9 likes

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

This is like music you'd put on in the background while you listen to other music.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (5)

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Ramones

3/5

Fun as background music, keeps the energy up. Problem is the songs start to sound the same. Also, I can't understand them at all.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Renaissance fair rock? Flute or whatever goes hard af.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

If Portishead made background music for 90's gym equipment commercials.

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Solid project - love the covers, samples, and beats. But the album is carried by Ms. Lauryn Hill.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

I mean... it's a classic. Personally, not really my thing but I don't have to love it to recognize its ubiquity.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

This might be controversial, but this kind of just makes me wanna listen to DragonForce.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Just learned this genre is "Heartland Rock." Really not feeling it, found myself skipping quite a few songs. Might be too patriotic as well tbh.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Why Elton John made a reggae song I'll never know.

McCartney

Paul McCartney

2/5

Not what I expected at all. Seems like a collection of mostly boring but inoffensive singles; also, weirdly country.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

It's pretty good, maybe pretty fine. Found it hard to really get into the music, but I do enjoy the vibe it creates.

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

Painfully slow, this genre is just not my thing at all. First half felt like yoga studio background music. Hero is a banger though.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Very fun album. I did find the harmonica or guitar distortion a little grating at first, but it really grew on me.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Love the vibe, but man the vocals get annoying. The energy is palpable though.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Not sure if I'm into the genre enough to love the whole album, but I certainly like many elements of this project. Specifically, the grit in her voice and the piano/organ.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

I know its pop-rock, but I actually prefer when the vocals weren't trying to sound rock-y. For example, Sunday Girl and Heart Of Glass. Though One Way Or Another is a timeless banger.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

Inoffensive but also a bit boring.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Almost gave this a 5. But since I'm hesitant to add this to my own list of bangar albums, I'll settle on 4. Stevie Nicks owns this album though.

Doolittle

Pixies

1/5

Idk what this is... Tame is especially grating to the ear, Here Comes Your man was the highest point.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

2/5

I'm usually not a fan of country music, like... at all, but I enjoyed each song starting with band discussions. Way too long though.

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

1/5

Oof two country albums in a row...

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

2/5

How did this get on the list...? It's okay I guess, seems overproduced and somehow all over the place at the same time.

Liquid Swords

GZA

4/5

Considered taking a point off just b/c of the singing in Cold World. This album goes hard af though.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Great Value Beatles, but Shangri-La is excellent. I was leaning towards a 2 but the second half won me over.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Oh god the vocals... it's like a fever dream. I like the instrumentals though.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Songs To Be Tied-to-Railroad-tracks By. Surprised how much I enjoyed this actually, always assumed I disliked all country.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Tons of bangers on this album, but it sort of falls off in the second half.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Actually kind of underwhelming. I was excited when I saw Queen but I guess I only really know their hit singles.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Great album. For some reason I always wished I could be a fan of the Beastie Boys but they never clicked for me. I think this finally did it.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

There are a lot of fun and impressive moments in this album. But I can't help but feel like half of it is just filler.

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

What the hell is this?

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I have a nostalgic appreciation for Neil Young, and he's a fantastic songwriter. But his voice just aint it for me personally. Sail Away and Powderfinger are amazing though.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

While I like the aesthetic, this album was fairly boring.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. Excellent songwriting and performances. I think this is very much enhanced by the liveliness of the crowd and Cash's interactions with them. Can't believe I'm rating a country album this high...

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

This is like music you'd put on in the background while you listen to other music.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

I want to like this but I think it's just too repetitive. Gangster Trippin is a forever banger though.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Great album with lots of classics. A little too many skits for my liking but at least they fit thematically.

Elephant

The White Stripes

2/5

Obviously Seven Nation Army stands out here. But I didn't expect the rest of the album to be sort of mid and forgettable.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Cool jazz, relaxing but fun to listen to. Doesn't blow me away though.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Lots of great songs on this album. I was surprised by Oh! You Pretty Things, one of my favorites here and I've never heard of it before.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Generally enjoyable but doesn't stand out at all to me.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

The whole album sort of sounds the same. Good vibes but repetitive.

Bad

Michael Jackson

3/5

No while this album is Bad, I wouldn't say it's bad. But it definitely isn't great. The second half stands out for sure.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

It's fine... not my genre but fun as background music. Got me through a late night of coding at work at least.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

Hard to understand him sometimes, but the instrumentals are generally enjoyable. Had a hard time deciding between a 3 and 4, but Mystery Man convinced me.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

I saw this described as a "comfort album" and I couldn't agree more. Something about this just feels warm and welcoming.

Joan Armatrading

2/5

Just couldn't get into this, felt pretty boring throughout.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Soulful as hell. Not a big fan of lengthy songs but he kept it interesting.

Van Halen

2/5

It's probably just a genre thing that I'm not into. But the guitar just seemed like showing off for the sake of showing off, rather than what sounded good sometimes.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Solid lyrics, great album. The vocals can be annoying sometimes though. I wish I could rate 4.5, but since I can't - 4 it is.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

1/5

This is like weird medieval psychedelic rock. Flowers and Beads was good, but the rest is hard for me to enjoy. I don't know what the hell that last song was trying to be...

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Wow was shocked to hear Gangsta's Paradise... Overall this is a solid album, and I can understand the love surrounding it, but it just doesn't always click for me. Also it's just too long.

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

Why all the nasally yelling...? While Nevermind is great, this album reminds me of why I'm not a fan of Nirvana.

Adele

4/5

Surprised I liked this as much as I did actually. Just a pretty solid album. Nothing groundbreaking but I enjoyed it.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

Just not my thing really. Has some bangers though - Slow Love especially.