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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Orbital 2 Orbital	5	2.69	+2.31
Supa Dupa Fly Missy Elliott	5	2.92	+2.08
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube	5	2.93	+2.07
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell	5	3.12	+1.88
Close To The Edge Yes	5	3.19	+1.81
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics	5	3.24	+1.76
Kenya Machito	5	3.27	+1.73
Liquid Swords GZA	5	3.28	+1.72
Public Image: First Issue Public Image Ltd.	4	2.43	+1.57
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
This Is Hardcore Pulp	1	3.14	-2.14
Safe As Milk Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	2	3.01	-1.01

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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Its a bit controversial but I'm gonna say this is one of the best albums of that decade. The production value alone is amazing. It spans genres and emotions. Joni Mitchell was on 🔥

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Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

A classic. So many great hits that capture a moment in time but are also timeless. It’s relevant, intelligent and whimsical. Defined who OutKast was and who they will always be.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

There's much to be said about this album. But its best to leave it up to listening.

Pink Flag

Wire

3/5

How did I never hear of this band? I feel like a poser! They are good and hearing what they did in 1977 is definitely an indication that they were early influencers on in the punk/emo scene. That being said, I only mildly enjoyed it and likely would not listen to the album again.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

Jam band for the psych rock era. At times slow and dreary, but at others bizarre and esoteric. You hear echos of the style in more well known acts like The Rolling Stones, The Doors and Cream. Perhaps Beefheart was just a little more out there without the usual hooks those other acts were so good at melding with the quirky guitars and early synth sounds. This might be why the recognition for the layered intricacies did not come immediately (or ever).

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

Chilling and haunting especially in today's world where everything has been politicized and made controversial through media bubbles. We need more moody rock like this.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Ah Morrissey. You moody dude with many a broken-hearted croon. Of course this album is one of the best from the Smiths and shows just how sappy and sad basic bands can get.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

Medúlla

Björk

3/5

Ok, I can make it through Debut and even some of Vespertine but this is almost unenjoyable. I support Bjork and her artistic integrity, but this just shows how far you can go with the vocally driven, casual choral, rhythmically challenging sub-genre of electro-oddness.

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

White Denim

4/5

Jam band for millennials. I can dig some of the riffs and trippy grooves. Slower songs give me the "dark side of the moon" kind of feels. Overall its a solid band I've never heard much from until not.

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

5/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

3/5

Run of the mill synth-pop but not in an annoying way. Easy listening to work or drive to.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

3/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Its a bit controversial but I'm gonna say this is one of the best albums of that decade. The production value alone is amazing. It spans genres and emotions. Joni Mitchell was on 🔥

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

After listening to it again, realizing that while its good its not very inventive or exciting, one of the things the Beatles did so well but John could not carry on his own.

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

4/5

Real Life

Magazine

4/5

Fun, toe-tapping new wave rock. Not boring nor overwhelming. I can dig it.

Leftism

Leftfield

4/5

One of the heroes of electronic music, grooving melodies, funky toe-tapping rhythms, and timely vocal interludes.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

So raw and perfect.

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

5/5

Chill and energetic all at once. Captures the moment in time but also timeless.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Where did these dudes come from? Obviously of a different ilk. They set a style that was quirky, playful, complex and unique. Cant, wont and dont stop.

Liquid Swords

GZA

5/5

What more can be said. One of the best rap albums of all time. Amazing.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

3/5

Its good and interesting in that staring at modern art kind of way. I wouldnt listen to it on repeat. Once is good enough.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

1/5

Guitars are rad but vocals are neither captivating or insightful. Shitty David Bowie.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

4/5

Its got the hits and captures that era perfectly. That being said I dont think I could listen to the whole album from beginning to end.

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

Orbital 2

Orbital

5/5

I have begun to be a big fan of Orbital for the innovation and mass appeal. This album does not disappoint.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

5/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Heard many of these songs but never listened to the album. Its easy listening, and very much like a pretzel cart - enjoyable, satisfying but also for the most part fairly forgettable. The hits are stuckee ear worms which will live on for ages but most of the other tracks kind of just operate as bookends to that.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

4/5

Innovative and awesome for its day. Easy listen, can not complain. Leaves me wanting more.

Kenya

Machito

5/5

High energy from the first note! Dance party.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Great album, horrible man. But hey can you rate someone based on their past work while forgiving their transgressions? Probably not. It hurts having to listen to magical songs knowing the man behind it was going to break down.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Just ok. Not spectacular. At times, too moody and annoying. To be honest the band has never really struck me as anything more than ordinary. Milk toast.

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

Cool but not really.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

Not being a huge Kings of Leon fan, I can appreciate the unsung gems of the album. Moody and ambient at times, it generates strong QOTSS vibes with the Eddie Vedder-ish vocals and angst. Mostly unoriginal it does pull you in unexpectedly. The subtle harmony created by distortion and light synths creates a great vibe throughout.

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Easy to listen to. Not exciting but also not annoying.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

3/5

Early punk hits to shake your rump to. You can clearly see where they are inspired by and have inspired other punk, alt rock, and post punk groups. Its interesting for a few minutes but gets a bit repetitive in the end. Still an easy listen if your just jamming along on some work or looking for a mid-afternoon pick me up on a commute home.