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Album	You	Global	Diff
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	5	3.5	+1.5
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.65	+1.35
At Folsom Prison Johnny Cash	5	3.98	+1.02
London Calling The Clash	5	3.98	+1.02

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Dookie Green Day	1	3.79	-2.79
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	1	3.57	-2.57
Blue Joni Mitchell	1	3.49	-2.49
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	1	3.33	-2.33
The Who Sell Out The Who	2	3	-1

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Beatles	2	5

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Blue

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Not on Spotify which doesn't help. Sadly this album does nothing for me, obviously it's a classic that's loved so it must be me but for whatever reason I find it like listening to paint dry - not unpleasant but nothing of interest to me

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

A good album but doesn't do much for me - bit too arty and don't feel the lyrics - cactus/gigantic/where is my mind are nice tracks though can't deny.

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

A classic album for me. Or maybe three solo albums jumbled up. Lennon is on top form and as a Beatles geek I love the mythology. This album I had on double cd at school - really contributed to my musical taste.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Surprised at how much I liked this. Love African type guitar and drums anyway and some outrageous jazzy bass playing. I'd actually like the instrumental version. Lyrics and singing probably not my kind of thing - but still liked it. The synths are a bit too naff 80s at times - think with real instruments it would have aged better

Blue

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Dookie

Green Day

1/5

Never listened to this as a teenager so I'm coming in fresh as a forty two year old man. And I'm like ugh this is boring. Why do they all sound exactly the same? On the plus side I like short songs. Just not these ones. I reckon it would be good live maybe. Nice cover art. I'm struggling

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

I like this album. Not sure it should be on a classic list but it's nice, inventive, found it moving at times, clever, nice. Yeah.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Absolutely brilliant. He is blessed with a voice that makes you believe anything he sings. Love the Baritone on dark as a dungeon. Only down side I had this on cd for years and have played it to death

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Brill

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Yeah a really cool sounding album. I like the sound of this era - the main and backing vocals work really well together. Some of the stories drag on a bit and I'm not a massive cowboy fan but that's a small quibble

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

1/5

I'm sure there's loads going on here but it's lost on me - just sounds like all other old jazz

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

On a rope is a classic, not sure what makes it work so well it just does. Rest didn't really grab me but songs are short which helps

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

I like the idea of working with Dj premier - although when I'm listening to his beats I'm just thinking wow jayz would sound amazing on this. I like the idea of this album - have it on cd somewhere - but her voice is too overpowering for me it just dominates everything. I'm still team Britney

Dire Straits

3/5

Yeah. I think knopfler has written some great songs and great guitar player, something in the performances though struggles to keep my attention, like some of the songs here seem really long to me but it could be I just need to pay more attention. Great guitar tone obvs

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

I really liked this - never heard it before - sounds like Scott walker who I love. Probably one of my favourites so far

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Obviously a classic. I love Lennon but think this is McCartney's time to shine. Eleanor rigby just genius. Got to get you into my life and good day sunshine are like Motown crossed with British rock. Lennon has some solid tunes like and your bird can sing and the pretty amazing tomorrow never knows

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Yeah I think this is pretty amazing. I want you what a brilliant song, great imagery. Just like a woman not sure if this is patronising to women but still feels like a classic song.

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

Not one of my favourites. Not keen on the depressing singing voice and I like a bit of post punk groove but couldn't get into this one

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Brilliant stuff - love the sound of the guitar and drums, voice fantastic if a little bit too falsetto for my taste give me Johnny cash any day

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

I remember a few years ago I read Julian copes book and this album was one of the ones he cited as a massive influence. I got it at the time but wasn't massively for me.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

3/5

I'm a massive Leonard Cohen fan - he's written some of my favourite songs ever. But often his arrangements are pants and especially in the 80s, it's almost unlistenable to me it sounds like karaoke backing tracks I used to hear in Russia in 2001. Still I like the voice and lyrics to an extent but think this isn't his best work

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

I love Kanye as a producer - great production on this album. His rapping I find a bit annoying really but the guests keep it going here

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

What a weird album. Sounds like the avalanches or something a hip hop DJ would put together maybe prince Paul. I found it quite distracting and then when the songs come in they're nothing mind blowing to me.

Franz Ferdinand

1/5

Never been a fan