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Album	You	Global	Diff
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds	5	3.22	+1.78
High Violet The National	5	3.24	+1.76
S&M Metallica	5	3.26	+1.74
Peter Gabriel 3 Peter Gabriel	5	3.29	+1.71
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	5	3.33	+1.67
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	5	3.36	+1.64
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	5	3.4	+1.6
Amnesiac Radiohead	5	3.41	+1.59
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	5	3.41	+1.59
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears The Mamas & The Papas	5	3.42	+1.58

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parklife Blur	1	3.38	-2.38
The Gershwin Songbook Ella Fitzgerald	2	3.53	-1.53
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	2	3.45	-1.45
You've Come a Long Way Baby Fatboy Slim	2	3.35	-1.35
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	2	3.33	-1.33
The College Dropout Kanye West	2	3.31	-1.31
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	2	3.22	-1.22
Actually Pet Shop Boys	2	3.18	-1.18
Screamadelica Primal Scream	2	3.17	-1.17
Permission to Land The Darkness	2	3.15	-1.15

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Artist	Albums	Average
Metallica	2	5
AC/DC	2	5
Bob Dylan	2	5
Black Sabbath	2	5
The Rolling Stones	2	5

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Signing Off

UB40

2/5

Meh 2/5

1 likes

I See You

The xx

2/5

I liked their first two albums when they came out. This one isn't as strong I find. 1.5/5

1 likes

1-Star Albums (1)

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

4.5/5

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Discovered this a couple years ago! really high quality 3.5/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

pretty good songs, but not great engineering. bad quality mic on many tracks 3/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Opening track is phenomenal. The rest is ok 3/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

5/5

This album had a big part in the course of rock. One of my faves. Can't beat California rock in the mid-1960s! 4.5/5

The Modern Lovers

4/5

Sounds really timeless. Probably the earliest example I've found of contemporary alternative rock. Then came Joy Division, then The Smiths, then the rest is history! 1st listen 3.5/5

The Joshua Tree

5/5

My parents used to blast this CD when I was a kid. I don't usually gravitate towards U2, but this album is a genuine masterpiece. Starts out perfectly with the slow atmospheric buildup of "Where the Streets Have No Name", and not a weak track after that. You can feel Daniel Lanois behind the soundboard at every turn. 5/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

The first in a string of critically acclaimed albums, Talking Book is a nearly perfect album to me. His next three records won best album at the Grammys in 1974, 1975 and 1977. (At the 1976 awards, Paul Simon took home the prize and famously said "I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year") What a legend! 5/5

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

1st

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

1st listen. 4.5/5

High Violet

The National

5/5

4.5/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

1st listen 2.5/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

4.5/5

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

1.5/5 The last song is pretty good

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

2.5/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

5/5

4.5/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

3.5/5

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

2.5/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

4/5

3.5/5

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

2.5/5

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

4/5

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

3/5

2.5/5

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

4/5

First time hearing of these guys. Grunge with a touch of prog. Interresting. 3.5/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

The original alternative rock album.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

2/5

The original alternative rock album.

Paul Simon

4/5

Classic

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Loved this when it came out

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

3/5

Never been a big Roxy Music fan, but I often enjoy when I listen. Can't deny Bryan Eno's contributions to music from then on. Side 2 is great 3/5

Another Green World

Brian Eno

2/5

Weird album.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

Surprisingly pretty good 3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Jazz! Fun stuff 3.5/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

5/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

2.5/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Not into Christmas music, but this is a good collection

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Discount The Smith's, and I'm not a fan of The Smiths. 1st listen 1.5/5

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

3/5

Not bad, different 2.5/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

Not my type of music, but respect the talent involved. I had heard a few of these tracks back in the day. 1.5/5

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

Tried a few times to be a Steve Winwood fan. A little too soft for me I think. Genuinely great and soulful parts to this album however. 2.5/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Really enjoyed this! Alternative rock from the 2000s seem to have been greatly influenced by these guys. 4/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

One of the best albums of all time

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Lou Reed has always been a tough nut to crack for me, but this has to be his most accessible album. I really liked it. Will stay in my rotation

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Don't know how often I'd return to this, but I really loved the experience! 3.5/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

🤘🤘🤘 🔥🔥🔥 5/5

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

Had heard of these guys in Nirvana and Pearl Jam documentaries. Seattle grunge scene. This is okay. Prob won't go back to it. 2.5/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

I mistakenly remembered this album as being more 1990s alternative rock. It is in fact southern rock /bluesy. Nice surprise actually, however as a whole it felt a little generic. The worst offenders being the 2 hits "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels". 2.5/5

The Doors

5/5

David Crosby notoriously HATED Morrison and The Doors. But Croz was a pretty hateful guy. RIP to both. Please someone transport me to L.A. in 1967 4.5/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

Beautiful album. KD Lang is a national treasure 3/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

5/5

This is in my top 5 1970s Steely Dan albums. Squeaky clean production, masterful execution. 4.5/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Eclectic mix of country, folk & ballads, wound together by her wonderful and unique voice. Very mature delivery. Beautiful rendition of "For No One" 3.5/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

The first 2 tracks are absolute bangers! Got me moving right off the start. The rest doesn't quite get there for me though, so the album ended up feeling a bit long. "We Are Family" extended version is cool though. Had only heard the short version. 3/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Another great one from these guys. Often regarded as their magnum opus, Aja (pronounced "Asia") shows a confidence and maturity in the studio. Both in performance and production value. 4/5

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

4/5

I have to be in a certain mood to listen to Captain Beefheart. Fortunately I was in the right headspace and I thoroughly enjoyed re-listening to this weird gem. Even spent part of the day revisiting and discovering other albums of his. 4/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

One of my all time favourite albums. Cant imagine what it mustve been like on 1992 when this music dropped!! So explosive. Not a weak track on here 5/5

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

2/5

Really wanted to give this 1 star, but there were too many bright moments in an otherwise bland album. 2/5

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Nothing special, but enjoyed the listen. 2.5/5

Permission to Land

The Darkness

2/5

This didn't do it for me. Very bland and generic rock. 1.5/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

It amazes me that they were able to follow their breakthrough LP (Highway to Hell) with this rocker. All while mourning their lead singer and replacing him with an equally capable member. What a whirlwind year that must've been! 5/5

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Wow! I really dislike punk, so had stayed away from this my whole life (I tried so many other classic punk albums and didn't like any...) But this one is so good! So raw, but catchy. The two vocalists really compliment each other well. 3.5/5

Microshift

Hookworms

4/5

Love this album! I used to listen to this quite a bit a couple years ago. Really good musicality and unique style. The urgency of "Boxing Day" and the way it cuts off abruptly is an interesting choice. 4/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Classic New Wave sound. Lots of fun, but the same beat got a little tiresome near the end of the album. More fun for the singles I find. "Automatic" was a stand out for its slower pace. 3/5

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

Guitar work on this record is incredible!! 4/5

Bert Jansch

4/5

One of the folk greats! Jansch influenced so many musicians of that era (most notably Neil Young). Undeniable talent. "Needle of Death" is absolutely bone chilling. Excellent writing and performances. 4/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

I don't have a critical ear for hip-hop, but I know I liked what I heard! Some tracks I could've skipped, but enough strong material to go back to. Will keep in my library. Favourite track "U Don't Know" 1st listen. 3.5/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Dusty was a powerhouse in the 60s! I like her hits, just not into this softer lovey-dovey music enough to enjoy the whole album. Great performances by her and the session players however. 2.5/5

Parklife

Blur

1/5

I was annoyed with this album. 0.5/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

This album shaped my musical taste during my formative years. Sent me on an indie-rock journey and opened my world to a whole new genre! Songwriting, originality and performance (especially live performances) are all top notch. Knocking off 0.5 for sub-par production/mixing. 4.5/5

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

Talented musicians. Enjoyed the listen. Sounded a bit Christmas-y in some moments. 2.5/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

Every song on here is a classic! One of my favourites albums. 5/5

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Really creative. Top notch 90s hip hop 2/5

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

3/5

I hadn't listened to this in a long time! Unique and original sound, great story. 3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Liked the jazz-and-funk infused tracks. 2.5/5

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Inoffensive, but no substance. 2/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

One of my mom's favourite albums. 3.5/5

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

Meh 2/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Bobby Darin. The origins of Rock N Roll. Wouldn't have The Beatles or Stones without guys like these. 3/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

Wow! Great mix of improvisation and catchy hooks. I've been meaning to get into Zappa for a long time. I just might do that. 1st listen 4.5/5

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

2/5

I don't my electronic music, just not an entire album. Seems repetitive 1.5/5

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

4/5

Amazing album. Great discovery, thanks to this list. The sound is so full, rich. 4/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

Amazing debut album by a legend! 4/5

American Pie

Don McLean

4/5

Title track is an undisputed classic. Wasn't very familiar with his other work, but pleasantly surprised. Good folk-rock, solid lyrics and beautiful voice. (His voice sounds very similar to Rodriguez - and overall style I suppose). 3.5/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

I found this to be an ok-at-best industrial metal album. Bold choices, some panning out, some falling flat. 2/5

Adele

3/5

Amazing voice. Album is full of modern classics. 3/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

S&M

Metallica

5/5

One of my all time favourites from my youth & still listen to it regularly. The counterintuitive mix of metal and classical music hits exactly right, with an amazing re-invention of almost every track. Notable for the new songs "-Human" and especially "No Leaf Clover". "Michael Kamen at the helm, YEAH!" (R.I.P) 5/5

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

2/5

I don't mind electronic music. But an entire album is too much in one sitting 2/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Great 60's rock! 4/5

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

1.5/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Recorded just months before his suicide, Cobain and Co. pour their hearts out in this performance. Not in their usual way (loud and screaming) but in a dark, sludgy, and even playful way. Here they skip most of their hits and instead opt to rework some more obscure tracks (both their own and quite a few covers). The tame setting (in which our front man drinks copious amounts of tea) may not get you jumping or head-banging, but what it lacks in palpable energy it gains in emotional tension. Tension that grows ten-fold knowing this would end up being one of Cobain's last performances before his untimely death. 5/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

3.5/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Expecting punk (of which I'm not a fan), I got something that sounded like Bowie. Oh, this album's music was entirely composed by Bowie. Oh, he and Iggy were super close friends and collaborators. Oh, "China Girl" came out a full 6 years before on this album. So anyways, with the feeling of having lived under a rock, I'm now diving into The Stooges. See you on the other side. 4/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

CCR released so many great albums in such a short period of time. Can put this on at any time, always in the mood for some Creedence! 4.5/5

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

Some tracks I liked, others not so much. 1st listen 2/5

I See You

The xx

2/5

I liked their first two albums when they came out. This one isn't as strong I find. 1.5/5

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

3/5

Not bad. I enjoyed the listen, but probably won't go back to it. 3/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Can you imagine the reaction to this heavy music in the late 60s/early 70s?! The true pioneers of heavy metal. 5/5

Roxy Music

3/5

I play Roxy Music every few months. I always enjoy it, but never feel the desire to go back to it. I think that means I find them okay-at-best. 3/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

4/5

What a trip! I wasn't familiar with this artist aside from his late 60s hit "Je t'aime", but turns out he is Charlotte Gainsbourg's father. I deeply enjoyed the vast range of musical styles. Very eclectic. Great concept album, tragic story. 4/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Probably the strongest collection of songs of any of their albums. The pinnacle of their "classic" era. 4.5/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Bon Scott's final, and best, album before his death. One of the first CDs I ever got! Listened to this a thousand times when I was 12. 5/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

I didn't hate the experience, but this isn't for me. 2/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

One of my faves! "Child in Time" is an underground classic. 4.5/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

First time I actually enjoy the Smiths! 3/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

5/5

One of my favourite artists, Gabriel's third album may be one of his strongest. He took his prog-rock background and added multiple influences, new wave and african rhythms most notably. Very innovative production for the time. Drums are compressed and tight, which would be the trend for the following decade. His political songs are my two favourite tracks (Games Without Frontiers & Biko) 4.5/5

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Amazing & unique voice. Great songwriting. Refreshing arrangements for the times. 3.5/5

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

I liked this when it came out. I was into Indie Rock /Pop a lot back then. Don't know if it appeals to me anymore, but there's good stuff in there 2.5/5

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

Didn't like his voice. But the last couple songs were really good 1st listen 2.5/5

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Damn this was pretty good! 1st listen 3.5/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

You know what, this exceeded expectations. Pop-rock, but introspective. 3/5

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

This feels a little watered down to me. Plus not a fan of his voice. 1st listen 2/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Two distinct albums in one. What a great idea. Both creative works are different but complement each other in a way only these two artists could. 4/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

After an underwhelming debut, Dylan fires on all cylinders with his sophomore release. Lyrics are poetic, original, and hit as hard 60 years later as they did when they were contemporaneously written. Nobel prize for literature well deserved. 5/5

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

3/5

As far as electronic music goes, this ambient, low-key style is my favourite. 3/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) came up with the album title while he and Young were hanging out on the set of the Human Highway movie. Rust Never Sleeps is almost a perfect album. Knocking 0.5 stars for "Sedan Delivery", Neil's foray into punk. I often skip this track, as it's my least favourite song of his. Just happens to be on one of my favourite overall albums. Having said that, I respect that he embraces the genre, at a time when classic rock and punk were at odds, Uncle Neil just went with the flow. (His relationship with aforementioned Mothersbaugh made him appreciate New Wave as well, which eventually led him into some weird shit in the eighties like Trans, Landing on Water and Life) "Powderfinger" still gives me chills to this day. 4.5/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Excellent first album by a true artist. 4/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

Fela is a musical hero of mine. Discovered him relatively recently, I quickly absorbed his entire discography. He essentially created the Afro-beat genre – unpretentious and danceable jazz – usually comprising of one 15-ish minute track per side, first half instrumental and second half with vocals kicking in. Most songs are heavily politicized protest songs against the then-ruling Nigerian government and military. (Soldiers later raided his compound, resulting in the death of his mother and his near assassination. Possibly a retaliation against this album's incendiary lyrics). He later died from AIDS in the 90s. 5/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Zipper cover! 4.5/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

2/5

not for me 1.5/5

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Really liked this! His voice (and echo effects applied to it) sounded like Bono at times. Great and unique style. 4/5