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Album	You	Global	Diff
Movies Holger Czukay	5	2.71	+2.29
Youth And Young Manhood Kings of Leon	5	3.1	+1.9
Time Out Of Mind Bob Dylan	5	3.21	+1.79
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	5	3.26	+1.74
Beautiful Freak Eels	5	3.28	+1.72
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.32	+1.68
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.34	+1.66
Synchronicity The Police	5	3.42	+1.58
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	5	3.46	+1.54
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen	5	3.64	+1.36

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	1	3.78	-2.78
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	1	3.63	-2.63
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	1	3.36	-2.36
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Aphex Twin	1	3.21	-2.21
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	1	3.14	-2.14
Trio Dolly Parton	1	3.13	-2.13
The Colour Of Spring Talk Talk	1	3.07	-2.07
Os Mutantes Os Mutantes	1	2.98	-1.98
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	1	2.98	-1.98
A Date With The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers	1	2.96	-1.96

5-Star Albums (17)

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Chris

Christine and the Queens

2/5

Hmm - ok, but not outstanding. Easy listening Pop, french singing better compared to english ones.

1 likes

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

Not mine - boring and for me not interesting enough

1 likes

1-Star Albums (18)

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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Dire Straits are an important band for me - a constant, beautiful companion over the last 40 years. However, I personally prefer the band's live albums. Nevertheless, a safe 4 stars!

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Quite cool music - I like it.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Not really my music - I „normally“ :-) like this kind of music, but why this album is on the 1001 list. From my point of view, there are better ones. Perhaps 1992 was such a bad year for grunge,guitar,rock,… :-)

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Smooth and quite easy listening. But for me, it's not one of the 100 albums I would take with me to a desert island

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

Very nice - I love it!

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Movies

Holger Czukay

5/5

I like CAN, I like german „Krautrock“ - 5 stars from me for Holger

Moby Grape

3/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Hmm - there are better new wave bands. I don't like the voices too much. Three stars - mostly because of the beat ;-)

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Not my music - I don‘t like electronic drum kits and the voice from Mariah is not mine, too.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

I like Ray Charles singing the blues, Country and Western is not mine. To be honest - the album sounds a little bit better than expected. Therefore 3 stars…

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Great album, great artist, great music. Springsteen live is even better - compared to the studio albums. In combination with the E-Street band -> wow! For sure: 5stars

The Stone Roses

4/5

Hmm, I have not heard about this band before. I really like the sound, the music, the voices. That‘s mine

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

2/5

Hip-Hop is not my favourite music. Q-Tip did not flashes me at all.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Although hip-hop is not my thing, the album gets 4 stars. It's creative and fun.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

2/5

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

4/5

Quite ok - runs smooth ;-)

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

4/5

I like such psychedelic stuff

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

In the 80s, synth pop was definitely not(!) mine. Today, I’m a little bit more relaxed :-) I can hear it as background music without being bored. That’s good - 3,5stars would be the correct number for voting this album

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

1/5

Not my music. Sorry ;-)

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Nice R&B - Sounds like it was recorded in the seventies :-)

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Such a great album. I like it more than rumors. The song "Tusk" is outstanding, Not that funny too (especially in a live version). Over & over is wonderful. Easy decision: 5 stars!

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Cool stuff!

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

3/5

Hmm - some songs are definitely worth of 5 stars, others really not. Therefore 3,5 stars in summary :-)

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Good stuff

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

I like her voice - and this great live performance, too

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

Absolutely not mine

Germs

1/5

Normally I like punk music - but this was really bad. Sorry Germs, only one star

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Very nice - sorry, but I love songs like "Every breath you take" ;-)

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

You like her voice, her style, her musi. Or you will hate it - any space in between? My opinion: no 🤣 For me it works out very well - five stars

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Easy 4 stars - cool musix

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

4/5

Much better as I have expected. Early years - good stuff. I have to keep it in mind. Safe 4 stars!

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Great album - I was not aware about other very interesting songs besides the well known (and not my favorite song) „With or without you“. Songs like „Bullet the blue sky“ are much more what I like. So, 4 stars for the album!

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

For me - just ok.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Good songwriter, good music.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

I really like Nina Simone - to be honest, this album is not the best. But if you like her voice, you will like this album, too. 4 stars, because there are better ones from Nina

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

1/5

Uih - Industrial… -> please give me other stuff. Thanx :-)

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Sorry, but this album is not as good as „Nevermind“ - 4 stars

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

2/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Country is not my music, but Johnny is an great entertainer. Therefore 4stars - I‘m impressed!

Tommy

The Who

3/5

I like the who - especially „Live at leeds“. But „Tommy“ is not really mine.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

Very cool album!

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Cool and rough album - safe 4 stars

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Nice - I like it. Straight forward rock - straight forward 5 stars from me!

Chris

Christine and the Queens

2/5

Hmm - ok, but not outstanding. Easy listening Pop, french singing better compared to english ones.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Not my music - but a little bit better than expected ;-)

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Quite funny - not more ;-)

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

1/5

puh - not really mine. It sounds “so old”.. By the way: each song “faded out” -> that’s not my way of story telling

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

3/5

Hmm - not mine.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Hmm - I like Cream. At least, I was quite sure, that I like Cream ;-) But this album sounds oldfashioned. Nothing, what needs a spin on my player. As it does not hurt, 3 stars

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

5/5

That's easy -> great artist, great album, great performance

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

ELO is nice, but sometimes (for me) too easy, too smooth, too beautiful.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

2/5

Oldie, but (only 50%) „Goldie“ For me it does not work anymore

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Quite easy - cool album. Very nice -> 5 stars

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

It's like a ZZ Top album - some songs are great, but it's much variation...

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

5/5

Very nice album - I like it. Great debut!

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Nice album

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

Hmm: "anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie record" Some songs are very ok, other much too much "anarcho" for me ;-)

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Tina Turner - hmm.. I like the "blues years" - the early years. Private dancer is much too much commerce for me. Some songs are great, some not. Therefor 3 stars.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

2/5

Not mine - He didn't get me with his music and lyrics

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Cool stuff - 4 stars! 🤩

Wild Gift

3/5

Django Django

3/5

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Cool album - put it on my playlist. Lesson learned!

Beautiful Freak

Eels

5/5

Easy - This „freak“ gets freaky 5 stars.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Some songs great, some boring. At the 3 stars (with some goodwill)

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

Great album

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

Some songs are great, other make me nervous.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Typical Van Morrison - this album is from 1970! It sounds like much newer Van Morrision songs. I like it.

Debut

Björk

4/5

Good album - not exactly my music. Anyway: safe 4 stars

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

Good album - but not more :-) Glorification not necessary and not needed.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

3/5

hmm… - sounds interesting, but at the end it‘s not my favorite. Good try - 3 stars

Basket of Light

Pentangle

2/5

„Normally“ I like these folk stuff - and also Pentangle. But this album was annoying to listen. No fun at all - only 2 stars and waiting for Clanned

Joanna Newsom

2/5

Not my music

War

4/5

I'm not a U" fan - but this album is really good.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

That‘s not mine

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

4/5

Good album

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

you hate him or you love him. I personally like him

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

2/5

Puh - this sounds so old. Is it country or western? 😇🤣

Tical

Method Man

1/5

Puh - nothing for my ears. Some beat on each song. No, I'm not a hip-hop fan

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Quite good album

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

1/5

Sprry man - Not my music

Os Mutantes

1/5

This works not for me - not at all

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

It‘s good - but I would not buy it.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

I have not heard Blondie for around 20 years - the album is much better than expected. Cool stuff and it works for me today quite well

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Was it really 1972? Even today songs like „Perfect day“ or Walking on the wild side“ are outstanding!

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Quite ok - typical Coldplay album

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

4/5

Creative music - I like it.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

Ok - but there are better stuff from Tangerine Dream

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

3/5

Good album, but there are better ones from Tom Waits.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

I love La grange - some other great songs are also onb this album. Over all - 4 stars for this ZZ Top music

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

Quite good start - but become more and more „crazy“

Metallica

5/5

Great album - I like it

The Last Broadcast

Doves

4/5

Easy listening - cool

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

not mine

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Some songs are great - some not :-) In summary 3 stars

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Never heard about them - cool stuff

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Free bird, free bird, free bird 👍

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Quite ok

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Oh - not mine

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

1/5

Not mine

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Nice album

Eternally Yours

The Saints

4/5

Cool stuff

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

2/5

puh - it sounds old, for me it‘s an oldie, but not a goldie :-)

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Cool album

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

I like Nirvana - but this record sounds not inspiring for me. Sorry

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Ok - or better: just ok

Violator

Depeche Mode

2/5

Depeche mode wasn't my cup of tea back in the 90s - and it hasn't changed yet

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Very good live album - great music, too!

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

2/5

Puh - makes me nervous. No relaxing or positive music. not mine

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

Hmm - there are better albums from Radiohead

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Great album - what an emotional experience

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

That‘s mine

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

5/5

Great album - the best jingle ever (only old germans will remember)

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

You must be in the right mood - if not, too much „noise“ and much too less music 🤔

Take Me Apart

Kelela

3/5

Not mine - but good pop music

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

Not mine - boring and for me not interesting enough

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Relaxing music - only 4 stars, because there are better albums from Boy Marley

Trio

Dolly Parton

1/5

Great voices - but definitely not my music

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

Hmm - HipHop is not mine, but this one ist quite ok. Interesting samples, grooving rhythm.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

Quite ok for the 80ties 🫣

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

No, no, no - that's not mine. What kind of music is it? I like psychodelic, rock, progressive and many other styles - this sounds like "early industrials". Sorry, only one star from me for this "noise"

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

cool stuff - Personally I like long songs, especially if they are telling a good story. So, I‘m impressed. Thanks for this 45min.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

4/5

I have never heard about this band - I was really surprised, positively :-) I have heard the songs twice in a row. Creative music, I like it. Album is now a part of „my music“ at Tidal

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Hmm, I was aware about "Jump" - as this is played so often, I have reduced Van Halen to this song. Thanks to get a chance to hear the complete album :-) At the end I was surprised - songs like "hot for teacher" are really good, creative and powerful. Thanks for this. At the end 4 stars - because not all songs have this high level

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Good album - I like this. It's between prog, rock, alternative and metal -> cool.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Good music, but big band jazz is not my favorite

The Band

3/5

Quite good album - not too much country style (like the later albums). Therefore 3 stars

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

1/5

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

Hmm - not my music. But I have not skipped between the tracks. Funny. Therefore 3 stars!

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Hmm - perhaps this worked out in 1966. For me the psychedelic stuff is quite annoying. Sorry guys, one star must be enough

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

Quite good music, as mentioned in other reviews: sometimes it sounds like the title theme of as moderen western ;-) 4 stare for the good mix!

Pretenders

4/5

Simply good music :-)

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

First guess, 3 stars. But after hearing: "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!" I put an additional one especially for this song :-)

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

That‘s definitely not my music

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

If you like this kind of jazz music, it is truly an amazing album. Good stuff, Mr Coltrane

Miriam Makeba

3/5

Some songs are great, others just ok. Later albums from. Miriam Makeba are much better (from my point of view). As the music does not hurt, 3 stars ;-)

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

1/5

Definitely not my music - sorry!

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

Simply: it does not work for me

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Good album

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

2/5

Hmm, it worked not for me

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

3/5

Relaxing stuff

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

I like blues, I like guitar music. Nevertheless it is sometimes difficult to hear Jimi Hendrix. After hearing it twice: 4 stars as a tribute to the great guitarist

808 State

2/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

1/5

Not mine

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

The ´80s - some songs are working even in 2024, others not

My Generation

The Who

3/5

The song "My generation" is genious - I like, if they are playing songs like "I'm a man" - cool version. The rest is ok - but nothing what kicks me today.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Ok - a few songs are working today, too. Other not.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

3/5

Quite ok - nothing "new", but solid blues rock

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

1/5