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Album	You	Global	Diff
Suicide Suicide	5	2.46	+2.54
Songs The Lord Taught Us The Cramps	5	2.84	+2.16
Bandwagonesque Teenage Fanclub	5	3.06	+1.94
You've Come a Long Way Baby Fatboy Slim	5	3.35	+1.65
Debut Björk	5	3.37	+1.63
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	5	3.41	+1.59
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	5	3.41	+1.59
Gorillaz Gorillaz	5	3.53	+1.47
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	5	3.61	+1.39
Oracular Spectacular MGMT	5	3.61	+1.39

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches Happy Mondays	1	2.98	-1.98
Two Dancers Wild Beasts	1	2.75	-1.75
Graceland Paul Simon	2	3.74	-1.74
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	2	3.47	-1.47
Soul Mining The The	2	3.17	-1.17
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard Thompson	2	3.05	-1.05

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Nirvana	2	5
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	5

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

5/5

That's my jam!

1 likes

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

4/5

It's very 2000s if you're into that

1 likes

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Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

I'm glad I've never seen, felt or touched 1970s. It was a confusing and slimy place. Most of the songs end in a fade-out, since humanity had too much to handle back then to take time to finish songs. Production-wise everything is surprisingly very nice. I expected way more "punk" but got a decent "rhythm and blues". From reading about but not really listening much Iggy Pop except mandatory Lust for Life and I Wanna Be Your Dog I expected way less "sadder Rolling Stones". Lyrics are very repetitive, but that's the whole deal. Feels trance-ish. A great album still, but a bit too much of the same thing to my taste. Read up on it - I knew David Bowie was involved!

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Your Bob Dylan tribute needs more harmonica. Nice pipes on track 2. Otherwise, not my jam. Best of Indie 2014 playlist material.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

The "oh, I know this song" simulation. Hard to distinguish whether I really like it or am nostalgic about it. Surprising amount of gun references. Interesting to hear a lot of stuff that became a staple in music for years to come. Definitely more listener-friendly than some if their other stuff: Hairspray Queen still haunts me 16 years later. Territorial Pissings intro is pure gold. It is now time to make it unclear

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Charged by the system for murdering the rhythm. 1993 exoticness. Jacques Cousteau could never get this low. Super cool and very 30 years ago. What always confused me about Gangsta Rap is that all the songs are about how cool and dangerous the author is, and how he can tell you the sickest story ever, but he never does. And then we get Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Beats to Study and Relax to. But indeed, Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothing to fuck with.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Boring and same-y. I tried to write anything else, but I could not

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Soundwise an amazing piece - it has everything from funky bass licks to jazz arrangements, to 90s hip-hop staples. As for lyrics, I'm really confused. Kendrick spends the first third if this album in age-old issues of bitches, money and being tough. There are pieces on dick size and an ode to vaginal walls. Then he transitions to personal crises and struggles of African-american population. It is hella hard for me to put everything into a cohesive narrative here. I really tried to like this album, but since I'm definitely not the "target audience" it got lost on me.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

The album is nice and easy. Makes me want to go on a summer roadtrip.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

Songs feel a bit same. With Gypsy Woman - a nice exception. Does not jam my jams

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

This is a reggae album. Probably has some strong social-political commentary in it. Sounds mostly like any other record of this genre. Weird fades in and out and skips on some tracks. Wasn't impressed.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Some get strong, some get strange. Not a fan of Neil's voice, but the album as a whole was a pleasant experience.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

5/5

This is awesome! Especially liked the Little Ghost and Nurse. A bit of horror with a hefty dose of twang.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Melancholic 2000s sound. Can easily imagine half of the tracks as an opening to some drama/crime series

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

So long and so weird! Keeps you on your toes, and you don't know what to expect: - Lovesong - Lovesong - SYNTH VIOLENCE - A gentle ballad What could be your mom's favourite is so much more

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Can't add anything meaningful

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

I thought I've heard every bit of new-metal-post-grunge-music-with-a-DJ way back when it was mainstream. Is this what my possible grandkids will call "old folks stuff"? The funky bass section is great, though! Oh how I love Wikipedia: Boyd reflected on the tension in a 2001 interview with Spin, saying that "when we're making music together, it's like five men making love — in a very platonic sense."

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

"Respect" was one of the tracks from my crappy mp3 player when I was 16. So I was like: "Hey, Aretha! How's it going?" and she was like: "I've been dead for 5 years!". So that's that. Aretha has a powerful voice and the music is also really good. While I'm not super into each and every track here, it is a thing worth listening. Would recommend!

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

I can be easily bought with a harmonica. But the rest is quite questionable. "Man Needs a Maid" is the weirdest song I've heard in a while. I don't know what happened in Alabama in 1972 and I don't want to know.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Felt like a blur of softcore lounge music. Not great, not terrible. Probably won't listen again

Tapestry

Carole King

3/5

I think I should stop calling every second album "same-y". Looks like it is just a concept for 70-80s pop stuff. This sounds palatable, I could probably give a second listen to some tracks. The amount of devotion bordering on stalking in the lyrics is a bit alarming. However, in the titular track Carole sees a man turn into a toad, and then Gandalf shows up to take her for a walk. What the hell is a Natural Woman? Does an Artificial Woman exist?

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

2/5

Bonus points for hurdy gurdy. Everything - a hard pass. I don't have any spare change.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

REM is ok, but not what I want or need.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Post-punk 80s stuff: whail-y vocals, overcrancked bass, trippy lyrics. What's not to like here? Titular track probably my favourite

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Some of these songs are what my disease-ridden brain will remember as "good old days" when I'm 90 years old. I've heard Tumbling Dice hundreds of times and still like it. To be fair, this is 29 year old Mic Jagger singing some very inspired-by classic Rock & Roll and RnB tunes. By today's standards it would be like Lil Nas X releasing a Pet Shop Boys inspired album. Keith Richards was already in his Half-Man-Half-Heroine phase, so there is not much of his guitar flourishes here. I din't think its their best album, but I really dig it's atmosphere: sounds more like a jam session, than a studio album. Like you're at a party or something.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

A pleasant listen on a shitty November day. At times too preachy for my taste, but alright overall.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

Turns out, I like Arctic Monkeys. How did I miss this?

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

This one has more well-known hits: like Run Through The Jungle and Up Around The Bend. Good times all around!

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

The Bunnymen are ok, but Mr Echo shut up for a sec please, would you kindly? By the end I got pretty annoyed by the vocals

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

1/5

I don't get it. Is this a joke or too much a product of its time?

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

A pleasant listen, compared to to the few other recent titles from this list. Much more gentle than I expected

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

You've tuned in to *radroach screech* Mojave Music Radio *gunshot* Where we play nothing but jazz, jazz, jazz! *Nuka Cola bottle opens*

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Don't know if I'm too young or too old for this thing. Did not "catch" me

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Powerful and fun. One more good find

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Loved the atmosphere! How High The Moon made me laugh.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

Piano / keys were nice. Otherwise kinda bland

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Fun guys as always. Plus their biggest hit is on this record

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

5/5

Really enjoyed this. One more interesting band I've never heard about

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

The cover is cool. There is jazzy-jazz inside. Synth base is fun

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Is two tracks per album a Jazz thing or a Miles Davis thing? Enjoyed it any way! Love me an electric organ

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Seems I should have liked this album, but I did not. Feels off, can't explain why

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

Interesting to see a live album here. Heard most of.the songs 100s of times before, but never a live version. Loved the keyboard fill-ins between the tracks

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

is this and yes weird album only tomorrow is nothing sounds fun wonder 2 would recommend b m w

S&M

Metallica

3/5

Why add the most cheesy-vanilla Metallica album here? It is literally dumbed-down to please an average listener. Something to show your grandparents to prove you are not in a Satanic cult. This is not why they are good or revolutionary in their genre.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Never heard anything before except for I'll Do Anything for Love. Great voice and interesting arrangement. Did not know that Musical soundtracks vere that popular.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

7 Baby Jesuses out of 10

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

I don't really like Bruce

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

Starman fucking rocks!

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

The generation that was young at the time of the release (in their 60s and 70s now) kinda fucked up, didn't they? Unfortunately no Homo Superior happened. Sorry, David. The album is nice, kinda cheesy at times (see Fill Your Heart). Is There Life on Mars is still really really good. Metallica definitely was inspired by Andy Warhol riff in their Master of Puppets:)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Nice

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Man, it is really weird. Liked the previous two from this list better

Kala

M.I.A.

2/5

First couple of tracks were somewhat interesting. But then, no. Could not finish it.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

2/5

Oh noes, synthpop :( Now I have to clean up all of these synths and pops

Microshift

Hookworms

4/5

One more band I've never new anything about before. Enjoyed the album. Kraftwerk-esque intro was nice.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

This is the AC/DC album you've heared before. If you can stand the vocals it's pretty good.

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

Don't give cocaine to bards. Honk!

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

3/5

Instrumental tracks were nice, but nothing special.

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

We did not get along

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Cool! Does not include my favourite songs, but still a great listen

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

1/5

This kinda sucks

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

These 80+ old guys used to be a boy-band. And an international symbol for "sexy bad boys". And it shows, hence, the predatory-ish lyrics. Still enjoyed most of it. But definitely a product of its time.

Suicide

5/5

Hell yeah! More fuzz!

Low

David Bowie

4/5

This was fun

Common

4/5

Not bad. Liked most of it

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Heard it a 1000 times

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Debut

Björk

5/5

Must have been mind blowing in 93. Big Time Sensuality could easily pass as a Sonic The Hedgehog 3 soundtrack.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

4/5

A nice Grunge album from the 90s.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

5/5

That's my jam!

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Kinda boring

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

5/5

Awesome

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Turns out I cannot listen to Offspring anymore. Am I too old now?

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

This is a jazz album. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Will I listen to it again? Probably no. Cool cover art

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Some tracks are timeless hits, some are ok I guess

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Black Keys are pretty good

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Still slaps!

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

This is one of the most important albums of my life. Master of Puppets is the song I heard the most times. Highly recommend listening to live versions of Battery and Orion with Jason Newstead on bass.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

Features one of the world's most annoying songs

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

A very fun album

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

4/5

Amazing bass lines. Did not listen to much of King Crimson asid from the Court. Pretty impressive, but not a 100% match with me