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Album	You	Global	Diff
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	5	3.3	+1.7
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	5	3.37	+1.63
Welcome to the Afterfuture Mike Ladd	4	2.56	+1.44
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	5	3.64	+1.36
Kid A Radiohead	5	3.71	+1.29
Better Living Through Chemistry Fatboy Slim	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Homework Daft Punk	1	3.29	-2.29
Station To Station David Bowie	2	3.7	-1.7
Palo Congo Sabu	1	2.69	-1.69
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	2	3.64	-1.64
Armed Forces Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2	3.09	-1.09

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Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

very 60s psychedelic. an absolute classic. Thoroughly enjoyed but not a gym album for sure

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

5/5

as a huge pixies and nirvana fan, I love this album. it is grassroots grunge, with the same feel and emotion, but a bit more experimental and almost 60s sounding at points.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

very much a poppy feel but a very consistent album the whole way through. filled with classics and you can’t complain about bruce springsteen, he’s a tried and tested artist. maybe not my favorite springsteen album but definetely one of the best and well worth listening to.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

kinda meh. nothing about it really stood out to me that much. definetely not my style

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

thoroughly enjoyed this album, a very diverse sound with some great songs sprinkled in. this guy is a good song writer and has a great voice

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

I’ve never really been a punk rock fan and this album is no exception. Nothing about it really impressed me, not the writing, playing or singing. sure it had its moments but I don’t think i’ll ever listen to it again.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

not normally a big 60s rock fan but this wasn’t terrible. 3/5

The Clash

4/5

i’m familiar with the clash of course but I’ve never listened to their self-titled debut until now. I really enjoyed this album and you can really hear the conviction in the bands sound, a sign of the things to come from these guys.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

again, not the biggest fan of 60s in general but I enjoyed the orchestral sound of this album quite a lot. the constant layering of vocal harmonies throughout the album was an enjoyable element however the overall pace of the album was still a bit too 60ish for my liking.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

4/5

I don’t enjoy a lot of hip hop but this is exactly the kind I do enjoy. Old school kinda sound, reminds me of Rum Committee a bit. good album will definetely listen again.

Homework

Daft Punk

1/5

this doesn’t deserve to be on this list. literally nothing special

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

avg punk rock

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Really enjoyed this. Kind of reminded me of the smiths at points. will be listening again for sure

New Forms

Roni Size

3/5

Cool old drum and bass, did enjoy. Probably won't listen again though, the songs are all way too long and a bit repetitive. Would make a great background album for doing work or something

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

What a voice! Really enjoyed the horn section too

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

I really enjoyed the sound that this album created. This shit had me boogieing in the kitchen

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

Yeah influential album whatever. girl from impanena is pretty good, rest is meh i did not enjoy

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

nothing special but enjoyable

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

again not a huge 60s lover but this gets a 3 for the opening tracj

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

4/5

Really enjoyed. Was not expecting this americana country esque sound but it was a welcome one.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

I LOVE THE FLAMING LIPS

Boston

4/5

This album makes me feel like i’m listening to GTA V rock radio.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

I really enjoyed the sound that this album created. Sort of melancholic and existential. Would listen again.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

wasn’t expecting this soulful of a voice from the lady on the album cover. mostly forgettable tracks though

Pretenders

3/5

enjoyable but forgettable mostly

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

great bluesy late 60s album. proud mary definetely a highlight but a lot of strong tracks. strong instrumentals and vocals

Station To Station

David Bowie

2/5

got nothing out of this. the drugs rlly got to him on this one

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

great vibe. silver soul makes me wanna give it a 4 but i don’t think I can.

Da Capo

Love

2/5

average 60s album. why listen to this when the beatles exist.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

The best vocal performance i’ve heard so far on 1001 hands down. ‘Lilac Wine’ and ‘What more can I say?’ are the standouts for me for sure. Even the backing band is quite good as well.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

another great vocal performance. The big band vibe and slowness meant all the tracks sounded a bit samey to me

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

This album is a testament to radiohead’s musical diversity and ability. after releasing two of the greatest alt rock albums ever, they decided to completely change their sound, and still released one of the greatest albums of the decade, and went on to remain influential. 5 for how impressive that is

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

3/5

above average rock and roll. sounds inspired though

Palo Congo

Sabu

1/5

I DONT WANT TO LISTEN TO ANY MORE CONGOS

Paul Simon

4/5

High quality songwriting, singing and guitar playing. every song feels unique with a good mix of folk and rock.

Smile

Brian Wilson

4/5

this album opened as a 5, but soon became a bit too beach boysey and experimental to stay that way. but still a very good album

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

ya like jazz?

Adele

3/5

to be fair to adele this album is good and produced a ridiculous amount of hits but it’s just mediocre pop in my opinion

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

3/5

mediocre folk with some EXTREMELY long songs, way too long. cool that this is the girl that sung on the battle of evermore (+1)

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

meh, too disorganised

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

This album is peak dream pop. Literal perfection from beginning to end and the album that began a long obsession with dream pop and shoegaze for me. If you can’t enjoy this album there’s something wrong with you.