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Album	You	Global	Diff
Fragile Yes	5	3.32	+1.68
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	5	3.33	+1.67
Debut Björk	5	3.38	+1.62
Talking Heads 77 Talking Heads	5	3.56	+1.44
Heroes David Bowie	5	3.61	+1.39
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.61	+1.39
Dummy Portishead	5	3.71	+1.29
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	5	3.92	+1.08
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John	5	3.92	+1.08
Fred Neil Fred Neil	4	2.92	+1.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	1	3.75	-2.75
The Predator Ice Cube	1	3.25	-2.25
The Lexicon Of Love ABC	1	3.08	-2.08
This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall	1	2.89	-1.89
Grace Jeff Buckley	2	3.74	-1.74
Triangle The Beau Brummels	1	2.7	-1.7
Maggot Brain Funkadelic	2	3.6	-1.6
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.59	-1.59
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.47	-1.47
Metal Box Public Image Ltd.	1	2.41	-1.41

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	2	5
David Bowie	3	4.33

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Triangle

The Beau Brummels · 1 likes

1/5

1/5. I don't like Bob Dylan, and this is much worse than Bob Dylan.

1-Star Albums (6)

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Heroes

David Bowie

5/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Not big on the old groove.

Cut

The Slits

3/5

Proto-riot grrl. Kind of annoying though.

The Predator

Ice Cube

1/5

Not for me.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Easy listening. Not terrible. Not amazing. Good background for writing.

Being There

Wilco

2/5

I See You

The xx

2/5

2 Stars. Not interesting.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

5 stars

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

A true classic.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Pretty good. 4 stars

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

1/5

Awful. A true Worst Of the 80s

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

Synthy 3 stars

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

The synth keyboard is horrible. 2 stars

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Very groovy. 3 stars

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Starts strong but really drones on after a while. I wanted to like this and just couldn't quite get there. Felt like a poor man's Bjork or Rasputina. Better in small doses, one song at a time. 2 stars

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

A gem among gems. Disparate songs that nonetheless work. 5 stars

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

3/5

Really cool, groovy album, just not for me. 3 stars

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Not bad, but not amazing

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

Really annoying voice. Didn't care for.

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

2/5

I like the classic industrial beats, and want to like the sludgy, guttural vocals, but they just don't quite work for me.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

3 stars. Very good, but I'm not that into it

Elvis Presley

2/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

2/5

An interesting and funky first half, but the second half gets really schmaltzy and I got bored.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

A really good one. A nice mix of their slower, more mournful stuff, and fast, frenetic songs. Jigsaw Falling is my favorite Radiohead song, followed by Weird Fishes, so I'm not even going to pretend not to be biased, though I do think some of the slower songs drag on a bit and don't do much for me. The good ones are enough to outweigh those. 4/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Not my thing, but I can admit it's very catchy. I had a good time until I realized there were like 11 more songs and then I was just tired. I like the triphop beats and groove, but man I just find their voices annoying. Even if I do appreciate their wordplay and patter.

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

2/5

I wanted to like this, but the singer is truly obnoxious. There are vocalists out there who could have made this work, and I liked the eclectic feel to the music, but this ain't working as-is.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

I wanted to like this, but the singer is truly obnoxious. There are vocalists out there who could have made this work, and I liked the eclectic feel to the music, but this ain't working as-is.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

4/5

Really good voice and lyrics. I think the last couple fall off a bit, but the first 3/4s I really liked. Like a jazzier Joni Mitchell. 4/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Very funky. Lot of funk on this list lately. This one grooves along and doesn't wear out its welcome. 4/5.

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Sad drinking alone music. Not very interesting to me. 2/5.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

I'm finding pretty much all the britpop on this list disappointing. Lead singer sounds weirdly like Damon Albarn, and the music reminded me of Flaming Lips. I appreciate what they're doing here even if it's not for me. 3/5.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

2/5

Great voice held back by some very dated sounding songs and an overlong album. Tbh, I don't know if a cover album even belongs on this list, and that cost it points from me. I'll give Dusty another chance on another album or some singles in the future (You Don't Own Me is quite catchy), but this album is a miss. 2/5.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

2/5

This was a letdown. My reaction was "THIS is what Kraftwerk is?" I appreciate the deliberateness of the notes and pacing, but that doesn't make it not plodding and interminable. It was interesting to see how the genre has evolved since this early pioneer into electronic music, but still. 2/5.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

New age-y type album. Not really much to say. It's mood music. Good for studying or something where you aren't really listening to it. But it doesn't really excite or do anything amazing or even distinguish the songs from one another. Completely toothless. 2/5.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

2/5 A couple winners, but the overall mix feels disjointed and doesn't quite maintain the cool James Bond sort of feel of the early tracks.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

1/5

Bob Dylan's voice is unbearable.

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Too much guitar screeching

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

It's ok. 3/5

The Undertones

3/5

Energetic, but a bit forgettable on the songs. 3/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

A classic. 4/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

Good but not my favorite grunge album. 3/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Some real gems in here, but way, WAY too long and didn't finish it. 4 stars on My Sweet Lord and Apple Scruffs alone.

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

I like the music, but I just really hate Sting's vocals. 2/5

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

3/5. Fun energetic album that bogs down a bit towards the end. Didn't love the vocalist's voice, but liked the vibe.

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

A nice punk album, but not a lot of standouts. The sincerity of it really elevates the tracks. 4/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Banger. 4/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Chill 90s electronic album. Not my fave of the genre, but a good time. 3/5

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Chillllllll 4/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

1/5

1/5. I don't like Bob Dylan, and this is much worse than Bob Dylan.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

4/5 banger album

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

It's okay. Not my favorite of his albums. 3/5

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

Sort of a pixies sound, but not quite as good on the songs. 2/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Music to fall asleep to. 2/5

Timeless

Goldie

3/5

Some gems in here, but a lot of very long songs that don't make much of an impact. Great study/work album though. 3/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

Good but very long. 4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Has the problem of a lot of albums of this era where they start really strong and funky and get really sappy and ballady in the second half. Still a great first half. 3/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

2/5

We have the Beatles and Bob Dylan at home. 2/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

I didn't realize Flava Flav was so political before he became a reality TV guy, but this album is pretty good. 4/5

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Got to the cheery song about being molested by your uncle and saw that there were like 65 more minutes to go and that was enough for me. The Who are a good band, and I can understand why people would like this album but it is just not for me. 2/5

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

What if Bruce Springsteen was really really boring? 2/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

3/5

It's ok, but I want a bit *more*. Very controlled and measured, and I really miss that sense of verve and energy you get from jazzier stuff. 3/5

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

3/5. When it's good it's pretty good, but the tracks that are middling make it a bit repetitive. Needs a bit more variety in the sound.

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

1/5. This is the demo tape your buddy's alcoholic friend gives you at a bar. This band legitimately must have had blackmail material for the people making the list in order for this muddy, droning mess of an album to get a spot. A ten minute opening track?? Get outta here.

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

2/5. I genuinely couldn't believe how bad this one was. Hotel California is a good song, but the rest of this is dreadful. 2 ok songs doomed from 40 years of use on TV commercials, and then like 6 more sappy ballads.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

2/5

28 minutes of nothing to write home about. There are some old albums that really show you why they influenced and paved the way for what came after. This is not one of them. 2/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

There's nothing truly wrong with this, but it's the most Dad of Dad albums ever to play in a garage. 3/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

A true gem of 2000s pop. Three absolute bangers with Kids, Electric Feel, and Time to Pretend, which are fully good enough to carry the album even if the other tracks aren't quite as good. It's just a fun time. 4/5

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

4/5

Smoooooth 4/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

2/5

The music you use to fill gaps between better songs at a club. There is just nothing here. 2/5.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

2/5. The opening track is really good, but a lot of these tracks are just not very interesting. I had this playing for a while, checked the playlist and realized there was still another, interminable hour, and turned it off. If this was pared down to like... The five best songs, I think there would be a solid 4/5, but I'm not listening to 23 songs for a handful of gems. The original 47 minute album would be one thing, but the second half with all the added songs and remixes... I don't think so.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

4/5. Great first half that's strong enough to carry an okay second.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

A lovely album that I think overstays its welcome a bit. Of similar sounding albums, I liked Kate Bush better. 4/5.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

4/5

Became very worried when I saw Bob Dylan mentioned in the details, but this was actually a very nice folk album. 4/5, no complaints.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

2/5

2/5 An album I can muster no strong feelings about, positive or negative. Room temperature.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

Really liked the opening couple songs and was gearing for a solid 5/5 but the latter half falls off into knockoff Bowie and just didn't grab me the same.

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

I can't. 2/5

Snivilisation

Orbital

3/5

Okay but not great album with a really stupid name. Not a bad listen-while-you-work album though.

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Fragile

Yes

5/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

2/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

1984

Van Halen

3/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

2/5

LC has a handful of truly great songs, and then like 30 that sound like slow dance at a wedding soundtrack. This album is mostly the latter. Not even Cohen's poet's cadence can make this one work. 2/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

2/5

Sort of punk garage band, sort of rockabilly, sort of elvis. It's harsh, and the deliberate discordance keeps your attention, even if it crosses over into being deliberately annoying too much. 2/5

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

Got bored halfway through. Bjork has some absolute 5/5 albums and songs, but I don't know where they were on this extremely unremarkable album. This is the epitome of 2.5/5. Nice sound, no highs or lows, and nothing that I'll remember in a day. It feels very measured and deliberate, but that verges into plodding and trudging, and I find myself missing the rawness of things like Pagan Poetry.

Queen II

Queen

4/5

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

1/5

1/5. I wish I was in a mediocre British punk band in the late 80s so I'd have a guaranteed spot on this list for some reason. An album with all the musical rhythm of thudding down the stairs at the pub.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

New York Dolls

2/5

I'm sure this has historical value, but it's one of those classic punk/rock albums that just sounds like nothing now. Not their fault, but 2/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

Debut

Björk

5/5