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Album	You	Global	Diff
Time (The Revelator)	5	3.06	+1.94
Music in Exile	5	3.33	+1.67
Music for the Masses	5	3.38	+1.62
The Köln Concert	5	3.39	+1.61
On The Beach	5	3.47	+1.53
Blackstar	5	3.47	+1.53
Hard Again	5	3.62	+1.38
The Stone Roses	5	3.63	+1.37
Chore of Enchantment	4	2.64	+1.36
Jagged Little Pill	5	3.72	+1.28

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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Genius Of Ray Charles	1	3.63	-2.63
Foo Fighters	1	3.5	-2.5
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)	1	3.39	-2.39
Tommy	1	3.35	-2.35
Melodrama	1	3.31	-2.31
Trio	1	3.13	-2.13
Real Life	1	3.05	-2.05
Something/Anything?	1	3.03	-2.03
Wild Gift	1	3	-2
Electric Music For The Mind And Body	1	2.85	-1.85

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Artist	Albums	Avg	Score
Beatles	3	4.33	3.67

5-Star Albums (19)

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1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

These songs would be so much better with real drums on them imo. Otherwise the album is as good as radio pop can get.

1 likes

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Thought this was quite good, listenable, indie rock. Sounds like it could have come out this year.

1 likes

4-Star Albums (34)

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

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

5/5

Foo Fighters

1/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

1/5

Actively annoying to listen to. Awful

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

Good but nothing that special

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Beige and uninteresting. Inoffensive but immediately after finishing this album I had forgotten all the songs.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

Good album but 3 or 4 songs too long. Win Butler also hogs the vocals when the female vocalist (not sure of her name) is far better.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Fun music but sounds like anything you would hear in a club. Maybe everything after imitated this?

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

It was ok but the songs all got a bit samey by the end. I might enjoy it more after listening a few times

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Very good folk, well ahead of it's time

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Some all time great songs but also some forgettable ones.

The xx

2/5

Boring after the first song

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

This album was a lot of fun

Fred Neil

3/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

It's Abbey Road. iconic cover, some of the best songs ever, and a fabulous ending to the GOAT band.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Good musicianship but generally forgettable songs

Trio

Dolly Parton

1/5

Like a lot of roots music in the 1980s, this sounds awful by modern standards. I think it's the sound of the instruments but either way it's bad.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Enjoyable but felt a lot longer than it was.

Paul Simon

2/5

Found this really boring musically

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

The Kinks

1/5

This album was awful. Songs were annoying to listen to, and musically beige.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

4/5

I enjoyed this a lot, vibey and well produced, very cool listen

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

One of the greats playing great songs with a top tier backing band. Good production and great vibes and energy, a lot to like here.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

3/5

Not a huge Queen fan, there are some good songs on here but some forgettable ones too.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Beige and boring

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

Has not aged particularly well

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

2/5

Was great when I was 15 but it just sounds cringey now. A couple of decent songs.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Clearly influential on future bands but the songs are largely forgettable.

Tommy

The Who

1/5

A meandering and overlong exercise in patience. No memorable songs.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

2/5

Not a particularly special rock album for its era, with songs that have been all over the place. Production is also painfully dated and not redeemed by the average performances.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

Way too long and uninteresting. Shame as Rumours is so good

Killing Joke

4/5

Really well produced and musically cool. Vocals a bit low in the mix and generally weak.

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

2/5

I generally like acoustic music and was looking forward to this but it's just boring, mid tempo and beige songs. Not anything I would revisit in any mood.

Atomizer

Big Black

2/5

It was ok, songs weren't especially interesting above the abrasive sound

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

Incredible album. Ambulance Blues is one of the best songs of all time in my opinion, the part when the harmonica comes in for the first time is full of so much soul. On The Beach (the song) is unlike anything else I have heard, and is full of so much feel and passion. All the other songs are great as well but those two stand out.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

1/5

I'm sure it's influential or whatever but I found it unlistenable

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Enjoyed this, musically cool and a cool energy

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

This was trending towards a four or five star until the endless spoken word part of the fourth track. That song isn't particularly good compared to the rest either, and it's half the albums runtime.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

1/5

Hardcore punk or not, it's not an artistic statement to me, it's just crap

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

It's been an hour since I listened and I can't remember anything specific about the album, other than it was pleasant but very vanilla

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Really good

Black Sabbath

4/5

Obviously good and influential but the vocals are weak imo and the next album is more indicative of where metal would go.

Wild Gift

1/5

Boring songs and vocals, not very musical

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

I enjoyed this, good shoegaze. Not quite loveless but nothing is

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

There are some high points but the slower songs are boring.

Future Days

Can

3/5

Good and vibey but not particularly memorable on first listen.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Good harmless pop, losses energy in the second half

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Dreadfully boring

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Really good but the strongest tracks rise above and the way they blend together makes it a slight slog

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

4/5

Really enjoyed this, good grooves and well produced and mixed.

Van Halen

3/5

Really cool guitar but weak vocals and by the numbers songs

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

I've listened to this album many times and there is a tonne of great material on it. Unfortunately there is some fat that should have been trimmed, especially in the final third.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

2/5

Boring Oasis

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Obviously a classic but some had choices, like having Noel Redding sing one of the songs. If 6 was 9 also feels 20min long and makes the post little wing part of the album into a slog.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

2/5

Didn't vibe the slow lazy feeling of the songs

Fleet Foxes

3/5

A bit beige, musically it's peaceful and pleasant

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

2/5

I'm sure it would grow on me but the songs sounded the same on first listen

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Some of Zeppelin's best songs but also some really bizarre stuff like the final track.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Enjoyed more than I thought I would

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

2/5

Good energy but songs are bleh

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

1/5

If all music was like this I wouldn't like music.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

I don't really favour synth music, I think this is clearly influential but I can't see myself ever wanting to listen to this over something more sophisticated in the same genre and style.

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

An incredible album, it's ageless and sophisticated. The songs are so musical and fun.

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

Influences from all over the place, decent songs but stylistically not a consistent album

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

5/5

Perfect singer songwriter acoustic album

Out of Step

Minor Threat

2/5

Unintelligible vocals, songs all sound the same. Can clearly see the influence but on its own merits it's not good.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

Some good songs but some average and boring material

War

3/5

Very front loaded album, three great tracks then mid tempo boring material for the rest of the runtime

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Only thing stopping it being a 5 is the first minute of watermelon man

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Good energy, got a bit bleh towards the end

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Could be Zeppelin's best if they trimmed 20 min off the runtime. Last 25% of the album isn't close to as good as what comes before

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

2/5

I wanted to like it but the songs aren't good. Well sung and played well though.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Yikes

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Great alt rock

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

These songs would be so much better with real drums on them imo. Otherwise the album is as good as radio pop can get.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

Great vocals, fun album. Songs are a bit dull at points which stops it getting a 5.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

This started very promising, but fell off. Missed the drums in the slow and meandering second half.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Nice folk, would have been better with less instruments as the guitar playing is so unique

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Simple af but they are just so talented that it is still a really fun and listenable album

Blur

4/5

I enjoyed this, fun guitar pop. Could trim three songs tho for runtime.

Liquid Swords

GZA

4/5

I don't really listen to lyrics so can't comment on that. Musically I enjoyed it, good grooves and vibes.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

1/5

Self indulgent crap, it's hard enough to make a good 40min album let alone a 90min one. Slogged through 5 tracks to see another 20+ to come and felt miserable.

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

4/5

Enjoyed the instrumentation and vibe of this album.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Unusually good for a "classic" rock album in the 80s. Blends the sounds of the time well which a lot of acts couldn't do. Songs are good!

The Stone Roses

5/5

I don't have anything negative to say, I enjoyed this a whole lot.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

1/5

Never understood the obsession people have with this dude. This album is forgettable and bland. Definitely didn't need to hear it before I die.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

2/5

Inoffensive but compared to what the Beatles and Stones were doing, and with bands like Floyd and Zeppelin on the way and Hendrix's debut coming the next year, it's dated and boring.

Fragile

Yes

2/5

This was ok but not particularly interesting or memorable.

Truth

Jeff Beck

2/5

Yeah it's good guitar playing but sounds like a lot of other music, especially because these aren't original songs

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

This album should be something I love but it's just missing some X factor, I don't know what, that makes it really dull.

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Groovy sound, not overly special though

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

I'd never heard this before and enjoyed it a lot.

Achtung Baby

4/5

I've listened to this album many times, it's got some great songs and a cool vibe but some of the songs are slow and bring the good energy down.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

1/5

Crooning in french to the accordion. Not for me.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Enjoyed the sound of the album and the vibes. On first listen all the songs sounded the same, but it's a good sound.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Enjoyed the sound of the album and the vibes. On first listen all the songs sounded the same, but it's a good sound.

Melodrama

Lorde

1/5

I disliked her style of singing, the whispering style. The breathing in got distracting. Instrumentally the album was boring.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

Wow what an album. Great singing, instrumentation, full of passion. Lives up to its reputation.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

I know it's a famous and important album but the songs were boring and it sounded like a product of its time.

GREY Area

Little Simz

2/5

Music was fine but didn't enjoy the rapping style. Can't speak for the lyrics as I rarely pay attention to lyrics in songs in early listens

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

This loses a star for fart sounds at the end of the last song. Otherwise it was a fun album.

Real Life

Magazine

1/5

Boring, forgettable, and cliche. Musically it's not anything that's not been heard a million times and vocally it's poor, with nothing lyrics.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Nothing wrong with this but it's not my taste

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Didn't mind this, but not a big jazz person

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

2/5

Wasn't minding this despite preferring my jazz to be instrumental. Then the last track started and the vocals made it unlistenable.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Awful. Drummer sounds like he is playing a nonstop crescendo drum solo, guitar is fuzzed to hell, bass is too loud, the music isn't remotely interesting and there are no vocals.

The Cars

3/5

Enjoyable with some great songs. Vocals are average and the backing vocals are also not a style I enjoy.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

Good album and songs, win butler has an annoying voice though

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

Sounds like George Harrison's solo album for obvious reasons. Not particularly interesting, and not an album that has aged well.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

The Weight is an all time song, but the rest is a bit boring.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

If this is where metal started, it's not where it landed. Interesting only because of what it could have influenced, not because it is in itself worth listening to.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

One of the great hard rock albums. Shame they couldn't keep going with this lineup and creativity.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Thought this was quite good, listenable, indie rock. Sounds like it could have come out this year.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

One of the great indie rock albums. Songs lack variety but they're great songs.

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Ignoring the death of the artist, it's a stellar album with varied, cool songs, great drums and instrumentation, and interesting themes.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Knew this would suck from the cover.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

1/5

This album isn't special and not particularly worth listening to. Standard 60s content.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Kind of Blue is a perfect album, and the best Jazz album ever made.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

It's ok but not what I enjoy.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Pretty cool alt/indie rock. Not the best album of its era but an enjoyable listen.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

A lot of depth for a Britpop album. Varied and fun.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

This was great. Such fun with great songs and vocals.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

Money For Nothing and Brothers In Arms are great songs, and there are a couple of other good tracks here. The middle is just slow and boring though.

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Great album with all time songs but they should have cut 6 or 7 songs from the second half as it becomes a slog.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Master of Puppets is a staggering work of art. The fact Metallica were so young when they wrote these songs is crazy. There are no weak tracks here, and the entire band is in top form. The songs are heavy and musical, and have so much feeling and soul.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

1/5

We all know that Ray Charles is a great singer and can play fun piano. Which is why when this album instead shoves Big Band music in your face it is so perplexing. A lot of musical genres from the last century have survived and thrived after they were the most popular music of their time. Blues and Jazz musicians are still able to build a following and release good new music. Big Band is shit and always was. It is completely abandoned in the zeitgeist and for good reason. This album wastes Ray Charles's talents and is basically a Big Band cover album. A shame.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Great album and generally great song choices. The twists from the originals are a lot of fun. Loses a point for predominantly being covers.