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Album	You	Global	Diff
Now I Got Worry	5	2.52	+2.48
Snivilisation	5	2.71	+2.29
Basket of Light	5	2.76	+2.24
Scott 4	5	2.8	+2.2
Caetano Veloso	5	2.85	+2.15
Cafe Bleu	5	2.87	+2.13
Shadowland	5	2.87	+2.13
Ingenue	5	2.94	+2.06
Reign In Blood	5	2.96	+2.04
Music From The Penguin Cafe	5	3	+2

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tago Mago	1	2.79	-1.79
The Fat Of The Land	2	3.4	-1.4

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Artist	Albums	Avg	Score
Stevie Wonder	3	5	4
Johnny Cash	2	5	3.8
k.d. lang	2	5	3.8
The Chemical Brothers	2	5	3.8

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Basket of Light

Pentangle

5/5

This was awesome! Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of these guys. It’s folk meets blues meets jazz meets Renaissance.

1 likes

Tago Mago

Can

1/5

This is terrible. I’m down for experimentation, but it was several hours of straight experimentation with no reprieve. I don’t see why it has such critical acclaim. Different doesn’t equal good.

1 likes

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MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Great classic album! It’s cool to hear the guys talking between songs, too.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

A bit samey-same throughout, but it’s such a cool and unique sound.

Van Halen

5/5

I can only imagine how fresh this sound was when the album first debuted. So awesome, and with an amazing guitarist!

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

Hip hop is hit-or-miss for me, but it’s a solid album. It probably hit different when it first came out.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

This is so whimsical and in the best genre! Peak funk.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

This isn’t bad music by any means, but I don’t understand why this album is here. It’s nothing groundbreaking, nor is it culturally significant to my knowledge. But yeah, it’s decent music.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

Prima has such a distinctive sound, and this album is a perfect example of Italian-American music.

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

I’d heard some of the hits from the album, and did not expect some of the other tracks to be so jazzy. The piano-forward tracks were particularly intriguing. I like the blend of styles throughout the album.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

This album is great for driving, or cooking dinner, or just lazing around. Beautiful music played very well.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

This is a very unique album. Many of the tracks had a great style, but some of them were more typical 60s Prog rock.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

What a legend!

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Some great songs on here, but Brown Sugar did not age well at all. It’s a good album, but maybe not their most influential. The cover art is iconic, though.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

4/5

Really great album! I like that they went back to their English folk roots.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

5/5

This is an awesome blending of genres. It has elements of punk, blues, jazz, even some 90s hip-hop beats and record scratches. It makes me want to hear more by this artist.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

These guys have a really cool sound. I really enjoyed this album.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

3/5

The music isn’t bad, but it’s hidden behind overindulgent singing. Don’t get me wrong, Mariah Carey has a spectacular voice and I appreciate the virtuosity. But it doesn’t need to be shown off every single phrase of every single song.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

The songs were ok, but it mostly sounded like they wished they were the Beatles. The Kinks have much better material to include in this list.

The xx

3/5

This album has an interesting vibe, but it’s very static throughout. More variety would be better.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

4/5

This was a solid album. She has a unique voice and writing style.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

This was the coolest thing I’ve heard in a long time. I’d heard of Janelle Monáe’s name, but I did not know what to expect at all. It’s so inspiring!

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

I liked the flow between songs, but the album was about twice the length it needed to be. Also, misogyny is not cool.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

This is a wonderful album, and a great example of Cat Stevens’ distinctive style.

Ingenue

k.d. lang

5/5

I’d never listened to k.d. lang, so I had no clue what to expect. It’s really easy to listen to, with a nice blend of styles!

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

This was a solid punk album. I like the short snippets of energy. I wouldn’t say it was groundbreaking, but of course that’s from my 2023 perspective.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Awesome album, and awesome music! Not quite as good as Songs in the Key of Life, but still very good.

Elvis Presley

5/5

This is an iconic album! It’s not perfect and it seems like Elvis hadn’t established his identity as a performer, but it has a lot of energy. I see why it blew up back in the day.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Can’t go wrong with Questlove. I don’t usually gravitate towards rap, but I appreciate the skill and the poetry.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

5/5

I don’t think I’d heard this particular album before. It’s interesting to hear the period between classic surf Beach Boys and Pet Sounds Beach Boys.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

This album is pretty good, but not their best.

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

The first half was awesome! Love the a capella. Toward the second half, it started taking a turn for the strange. Nonetheless, I appreciate the experimentation.

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

4/5

A nice singer-songwriter album. I liked the combo of folk and electronic! Some of the songs started sounding the same after a while.

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

David Bowie is the best!

The Slider

T. Rex

5/5

These guys were ahead of their time! I can hear their influence in a lot of today’s rock music.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

5/5

This album was really cool! Nice blend of jazz, Latin-American music, funk, and disco. Just a party, overall

Scott 4

Scott Walker

5/5

This album is so harmonically interesting! The songs were really cool. Hadn’t heard this guy before, to my knowledge.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Another Wonder-ful album!

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

5/5

Some good hits on this album. Girl power!

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Love Joni Mitchell! This isn’t her best album, though. Seems like experiment for the sake of experiment.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

These guys are masters at their craft, however, it seemed a bit self indulgent at times.

New York Dolls

4/5

There are some really cool songs on this album. As a whole, it could use more ebb and flow. It seems like they start at 100 and stay there throughout the whole album.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Cohen sure found his niche in melancholy music. It can be really refreshing to hear.

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

5/5

This album is freaking awesome. I can’t believe I hadn’t listen to these guys before I’m gonna have to dig more into this genre.

Odelay

Beck

5/5

Beck is way too cool. Great album!

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

For some reason I hadn’t listened to Nina Simone before! So sultry and poetic! She’s knows the power of restraint. Awesome album.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

4/5

A pretty good album, but not as good as the Beatles together in my opinion.

The Stone Roses

4/5

It’s not really my style, but I get the appeal. It’s a well done album, but nothing groundbreaking to me.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

This is a pretty cool album, but it seems like there’s a fair amount of filler songs.

Caetano Veloso

5/5

This album was an awesome blend of styles with a unique Brazilian twist. So cool!

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

This album is great! You can really hear the emotion in Burke’s performances.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

I love Simon and Garfunkel! This album is perfect.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

5/5

This is good hip hop! It’s a solid album.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

I’d heard the hits before, but there are some other gems on this album. Embryonic Journey was particularly cool!

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

I haven’t listen to much Ray Charles before, but I see now why he is considered so influential. This is a very good album.

Killing Joke

4/5

This album was pretty interesting. I think I’d heard one of the songs before.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

3/5

It was ok, but there was a lot better electronic music going on around the same time. I’d rather listen to that.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

The overall sound of the music is decent. And not really my thing though.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

I don’t understand the appeal of this at all.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

This album was pretty bland in my opinion. It’s not bad music, but it doesn’t stand out.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

I’m very torn by this album because musically it’s pretty interesting and the overall ideas behind it are really interesting but I think it’s presented in a way that turns me off a bit. Maybe I’m just a prude.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

This album is wonderful Aretha Franklin can really sing

Peter Gabriel

5/5

This album is really pretty good. I’ve heard a few songs but not the whole album.

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

2/5

Make it stop

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

Wonderful album! Supertramp is so great and somehow underrated.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Pink Floyd is legendary for a reason! Amazing album from beginning to end.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

5/5

This was a pretty cool album. I like the experimental style.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

It’s a very good album! They have a cool style.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Phil Spector’s wall of sound is so influential. This album embodies that. Sucks that he became a murderer.

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

4/5

They have a pretty cool, quintessential 80’s sound. The songs started to sound the same after a while.

Parklife

Blur

5/5

I had only heard a couple of Blur’s songs. There’s quite a bit of a riding in this album which took me as a surprise. I liked it a lot!

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

There are a lot of good song on this album. It’s sad that there was a pretty crappy dude behind such hopeful music.

Queens of the Stone Age

5/5

I like the band’s sound! They have a cool vibe.

Snivilisation

Orbital

5/5

This album is so cool! Can’t believe it wasn’t on my radar before now. Right up my alley.

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

Great album, and great music!

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

This is one of my more favorite styles of hip-hop. I love the jazz elements that give it a cool flair.

My Generation

The Who

5/5

This is a pretty good album! Not The Who’s best work, but it’s easy to listen to.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

5/5

This album is great! I definitely want to listen to it more in the future.

Street Life

The Crusaders

5/5

Loved this album! Jazzy and fun. Very pleasant to listen to.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

5/5

Depeche Mode perfected the dark, moody synth vibe. Love that style!

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

This was an interesting album. I see why it isn’t super popular, but they were kinda ahead of their time.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

5/5

This was awesome! Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of these guys. It’s folk meets blues meets jazz meets Renaissance.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Super cool. I never listened to them when I was younger, but I should have. So much angst lol

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

2/5

This album didn’t really stand out to me particularly it’s not that but it’s not that great.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

The lyrics are so dumb, but the music is pleasant to listen to. It also just reminds me of a fun time in my life. :)

Reign In Blood

Slayer

5/5

They are very good at what they do. Not quite my style, but they are very good.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

This is a good album! They had some nice hits in there.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

I had never listened to this whole album before, but I really enjoyed it! And Cyndi Lauper isn’t really my thing.

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

The music is decent, but there are so many bands that sound like this.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

It’s a solid album. It really bridges that gap between punk and what came after.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

4/5

What a strange album! Love the music, but my throat hurts after listening to home sing.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

4/5

This album is pretty cool. Not mind-blowing, but it has some good songs.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

5/5

Nice classic blues. I love his style.

War

5/5

This is a great classic album. Still sounds fresh.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

5/5

This is a nice album to listen to with an experimental vibe. They clearly put a lot of thought into the end production.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

This is the perfect western album!

Dirt

Alice In Chains

5/5

Awesome album! Grungy, but well-produced. Layne Staley wore his heart on his sleeve.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

5/5

This is more pseudo-classical than pop, imo. Kinda surprised it’s on here. I like their unique and experimental style, though.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

Found a hidden (from me) gem! Cool music!

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

It was an interesting album, but not my favorite.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

I like the tongue-in-cheek silliness mixed with doses of real world problems.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

5/5

What a great album! A tribute to some amazing songwriting, coupled with k.d. lang’s gorgeous vocals. You totally hear the influence of Patsy Cline.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

I should have figured that an entire Beastie Boys album would be even more chaotic than any of their singles. A great chaos, though.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

This is pretty much just jazz, which is awesome! It’s a quirky style, but I could see it holding up today with some different production.

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

4/5

This is a pretty decent album. You can definitely hear the influence of other music popular at the time (some of the rap rhythms, some dub-step sounding elements).

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

The r&b elements are great! The hip hop elements are all good except for the rap, which seemed a bit lackluster in my opinion.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

It’s decent music, but honestly kinda forgettable. Neil Young’s earlier stuff was better.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

It’s not bad music, but I never really got into Joy Division for some reason.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

There’s nothing super special about this music for me.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

5/5

I really like their style. It’s raw and sophisticated at the same time.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Not his best album. It seems like he was trying to tie more contemporary styles in with the classic 50s stuff he was accustomed to.

Foo Fighters

5/5

Great album!

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Wonderful covers! Awesome album.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

I liked their other songs about as much as the hits. Solid songwriting.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

This was ok, but not my favorite.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

I’d heard the name, but never really listened to her stuff. I only recognized the one big hit, but it was pretty fun music.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Classic! Awesome blend of rock and folk.

The Clash

5/5

Great album! Classic punk

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5/5

There are some gems in here beyond the hits!

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

A decent album, but not that special in my opinion.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

Awesome music! Great to have in the background while doing chores and stuff, or driving around.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

What a fun album! You can really feel the energy of the crowd.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

His best album, I think!

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

4/5

This album was decent, but not spectacular.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

5/5

Very nice music! Fun album, and you can hear how it influenced other artists like the Beatles.

Iron Maiden

5/5

Classic! Iron Maiden has some awesome songs.

High Violet

The National

4/5

It’s a decent album, but not groundbreaking or anything.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

5/5

Awesome and funky music. So many layers, but not in an overwhelming way at all!

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

This one is fun, though I wonder if they regularly mixed up the songs since they are so formulaic. :)

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

This album had a cool vibe, but it wasn’t particularly memorable.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

4/5

Some solid reggae. It’s a bit repetitive sometimes.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

Not a fan.

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

Some gems in here!

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

I’d never heard this album. It’s hit or miss, but overall I like it.

Tago Mago

Can

1/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

This was nice and easy to listen to, even if not groundbreaking.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

4/5

Fun rock album! Girl power

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Pretty cool album, but the songs weren’t all that memorable.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

This is a great album. I could see how it’s not for everyone, but it is musically solid.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

I want to like it, but I don’t. It wants to be David Bowie sometimes.

Violent Femmes

5/5

This is my jam! The perfect amount of punk and rawness while still being east to listen to

Play

Moby

5/5

The master of vibes! Moby seriously knows how to craft an album.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Good rock and roll!

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

4/5

So refreshing compared to the monolithic wave of gangsta rap (no hate, just gets old). Lyrics are hit or miss, but musically good.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Awesome album! Last song kinda sucks, but the rest more than makes up for it.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Amazing album of covers. So many of the lyrics take on new nuance when sung by an old man looking back on his life.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

4/5

I can see the appeal of this album. Some of the songs start to sound the same.

Fred Neil

4/5

It’s kinda cool to hear the intersection between folk and country.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

This is a nice Stones album. Still feels real and raw, unlike some of their later work.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

It’s a pretty good album. Easy to write off as bubblegum, but there’s more to it.

Da Capo

Love

3/5

A very average prog rock album.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

5/5

What a genius, and a gift to the world of pop music. Such great songs!

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

Just the right amount of experimentation. Love the jazziness!

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

4/5

A bit dated now, but I love the funk elements, and the cohesiveness of the theme.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

There are some awesome songs on this album and I really like their style.

Queen II

Queen

5/5

Great album! Queen knew how to write interesting and playful music.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

I like the combo of styles, but his voice could use some work ;)

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

Pretty cool stuff! I knew Common People, but their other songs are good too.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

4/5

What a strange album. These guys just played whatever they felt like playing at the time, which is pretty cool. It was definitely interesting to listen to. Why?

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Solidly into his wailing phase. The songwriting itself is overshadowed, unfortunately.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3/5

There’s a couple good songs, but most of it doesn’t stand out to me.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

They wish they were in the 80s. Not bad, though.