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Album	You	Global	Diff
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	5	2.78	+2.22
Kimono My House Sparks	5	3.06	+1.94
Sunshine Superman Donovan	5	3.09	+1.91
Elvis Is Back Elvis Presley	5	3.18	+1.82
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	5	3.27	+1.73
Cross Justice	5	3.27	+1.73
Since I Left You The Avalanches	5	3.28	+1.72
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.31	+1.69
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.38	+1.62
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	5	3.43	+1.57

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Quiet Life Japan	1	2.85	-1.85
Mothership Connection Parliament	2	3.61	-1.61
Bossanova Pixies	2	3.38	-1.38
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	2	3.33	-1.33
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen	2	3.21	-1.21
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	2	3.11	-1.11
Everything Must Go Manic Street Preachers	2	3.11	-1.11
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	2	3.07	-1.07
Fifth Dimension The Byrds	2	3.07	-1.07
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp	2	3	-1

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Cross

Justice

5/5

Raw pure emotion. One of my all time favorites

1 likes

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Dreary

1 likes

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Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

3.5/5 Deep southern rock sounds with a very strong lead guitar and throaty vocals. La Granges guitar riff is a classic

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

Great range and tone. Guitars sounded great and the drums were good in the mix. I loved the lyrics and the lead singers voice. The short songs make this an addictive listen.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Major Americana but wasn't for me. I liked some of the lyrics and the simple yet driving guitars

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

Reminded me of a scoring for night rider or a futuristic LA detective noir. Good background music for video games

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

3/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

I enjoyed the sound of the crowd and love performance. The lead singer had great lyrics and the upbeat tempo made it a fun listen

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Noodly jazz meant for a reflective city day

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

2/5

Kimono My House

Sparks

5/5

Fun album with interesting lyrics

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

4/5

Fleet Foxes

5/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Warehouse 90s techno

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Kurt Cobain acoustic but it is the version I've consistently heard

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

French sounding late 90s techno. Enjoyed "Sexy Boy" and ce matin la

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

Female Earl Sweatshirt type of album. 2019

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Shoegaze-y opiod rock. Relaxing

Paul Simon

5/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

5/5

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

4/5

Relaxing Indi pop

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

2/5

Wonky cabaret music. Westworld-y

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Young snoop dogg going off. Unique layered sounds with the classic LA hip hop aesthetic

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Soulful live set with James Brown energy but a wonderful tenderness

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Back half of the album had some good instrumental breaks but overall it felt a bit corny

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Not for me. Rough vocals

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Indie group that reminded me a bit of Father John Misty

Blur

4/5

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

5/5

Like a long sunny trip on a drunk summers day

Paris 1919

John Cale

4/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

First song is a classic

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Good bongos. Some darker tracks

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Classic. Sad and a bit soulful

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Some interesting deeper cuts including break beat

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Janis Joplin is an instrument

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Melancholy

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Easy listening. Some nice Solos. Really liked the song Pam

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Felt like a masterpiece. Great range

The Libertines

4/5

Nice eclectic UK indie rock. Was surprised by the range

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Some classics and some corny ones

Atomizer

Big Black

3/5

Heavy and a bit dark but upbeat

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

Unique southern psychedelic rock journey. Bob Dylan meets Burt Bacharach

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Lower key and more Victorian than expected. Fun ride

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

Vibey. Almost a jam band at points. A few really poignant songs

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Some high energy classics. Night train was a good one

Protection

Massive Attack

3/5

Too mellow

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Great energy. Liked every song

Pelican West

Haircut 100

4/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Live blues from 1960. Soulful but upbeat

Low

David Bowie

3/5

I can appreciate the history and the background with Brian Eno and the fact that it was going to be a film score. Standalone it is just an odd film score of an album

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

4/5

The end of the album had some great surprises. Sucker for 2003 hip hop

Queen II

Queen

5/5

Heavy queen with some rippers. Freddy holding it down as always. Loved hearing a new range to the band as a casual listener

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

2/5

Alternative rock about the young woman Melody Nelson. All French. Spicy

Infected

The The

3/5

80s vibe with some great lyrics. Has some seeds of Alex Cameron for me personally

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Groovy with some tasty guitar licks. Liked the song happy man and the somber "at last I am free"

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Classic for me. Butter is my favorite

Odelay

Beck

5/5

Next time I'm in LA I'll be listening to this album in stop and go traffic. Really captures the culture

Quiet Life

Japan

1/5

I couldn't finish this

Adele

3/5

Great lyrics and space in the songs. Powerful story behind take it all

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Brooding

Tom Tom Club

4/5

Fuego beats and weird lyrics I fully support

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

Classic with fun interludes. The songs also stand alone and are great

Gorillaz

3/5

Barren desert road trip energy. 8am at burning man kind of feeling. The Reggae remix of Clint Eastwood is fun

Cross

Justice

5/5

Raw pure emotion. One of my all time favorites

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Dreary

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Groovy. Great sound and lyrics

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Early rock and roll feeling but this came out in 71. Good music but nothing stuck with me

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

The first song turned me off a bit but every song after was great and felt like it was coming from a new creative space each time

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

Really creative album. My favorite part are the grooves, with the staccatos on the keys. It feels like the natural evolution of Outkast and I appreciated the Andre 3000 feature paying homage. Over the years I have revisited each track multiple times and it remains one of my favorite albums

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Sleepy beats.. had that French sample/breakbeat electronica that I appreciate. My favorite was "Nothing can stop us"

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

5/5

Love 60s psychedelic rock. This sounds very original. I see myself revisiting some of the songs

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

I enjoyed Bob's voice on this one as opposed to some of the later albums of his. Lyrics were soulful, somber, dare I say historic

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Some of the album sounded like 80s cheese but the eclecticism brought some timelessness and the good was great

Kenza

Khaled

2/5

Some good beats and rhythms. Good stretch album but I won't be revisiting it

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Chorus backing vocals were nice. So many flesh references and metaphors. Thoughtful lyrics but not for me

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

Loved the mixing and Al Greens lyrics and tempo. One of my favorite albums so far

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

I enjoyed the backstory on the church and appreciated it as a theme I'm the album. The existential lyrics were haunting but enjoyable

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

Haunting dreamy palate. The Seinfeld bass line in the first song was a trip. I liked the instrumentals but the lyrics did not resonate as much.

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

2/5

Some nice ambient tracks but nothing that really hit me

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

Big pop with a lot of moans

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

3/5

The sax was grooving. I liked the song She is Mine

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

I liked the palate and story telling

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

That 90s dreary acid wash sound. Hoping to check out the Vanishing Point movie to get a better sense of the energy

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

I liked the range across styles. The title track is a classic

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Solid rock

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Has the best of Leonard Cohen from what I have heard so far

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

A bit corny but it has some grooves. Would enjoy this work more as a live experience

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

4/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

Great range. Not sure if it was the edibles but one of my favorites

Black Monk Time

The Monks

2/5

Not very inspiring but some solid 60s rock

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Crazy energy. Great harmonies. That snare needs to be retired

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

I appreciate George Clinton and have seen him live but I can't get through this bands studio albums

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Strong theme throughout and some nice love ballada

Wild Gift

4/5

Solid rock and roll with some surf punk energy

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

So many great songs

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

One of a kind but so deep in the American songbook it is difficult to hear fresh

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

A few classics on here. I really enjoyed the production and the nice layers they have in their songs. Hazy shade of winter was a new pick up from this listen

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

2/5

Not the best tone. Felt disjointed but the harmonies were pretty cool

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

More palatable than expected

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

I liked the strong emotion behind it and the iconic tones

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

I enjoyed learning about the history of the album and the circumstances: 9/11 release, pendant charges, Kanye debut,.Just Blaze, Eminem solo feature, recorded in 2 days

Bert Jansch

3/5

Felt like it was just ahead of its time and inspired Simon and Garfunkel

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

Good cheese

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Metal Nirvana big angst

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Introspective and a very interesting way. Wouldve liked to hear some different sounds but they are in a good groove

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

Too much pop for my taste

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Not bad. Couldn't really get into the tone of his voice on this one

Street Life

The Crusaders

4/5

This jazz slaps. Street life was my favorite

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

I enjoyed many of the songs including set the scene. Each song has substance

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

A bit disorienting as it truly feels like 4 albums with all of the genre changes. Shout-out to "Corona" known widely as the jackass theme song. I liked some of the raw lyrics in the song "shit from an old notebook" but felt like a lot of this didn't hang together

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Unique sound and stirring lyrics. The bass lines were my favorite

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

I liked the spookiness on the song electricity but I think this album can't get a fairshake until it is remastered or in a different format. The audio was a muddy as the bayou waters

Peter Gabriel

3/5

I enjoyed the sensuality of "Sledgehammer" and was surprised to hear Kate Bush on love ballad "Don't give up"

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Not much resonates. Dingy bar energy

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Great jazzy palate and a wonderful voice. "Fuck me pumps" had fun lyrics

Risque