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Album	You	Global	Diff
Fever Ray Fever Ray	4	2.98	+1.02

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Either Or Elliott Smith	1	3.39	-2.39
Meat Is Murder The Smiths	1	3.33	-2.33
Siembra Willie Colón & Rubén Blades	1	3.32	-2.32
Roxy Music Roxy Music	1	3.1	-2.1
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin	2	4.08	-2.08
Future Days Can	1	3.01	-2.01
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	1	2.94	-1.94
Electric Ladyland Jimi Hendrix	2	3.94	-1.94
Second Toughest In The Infants Underworld	1	2.85	-1.85
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	2	3.81	-1.81

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Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne · 2 likes

1/5

Dance music you can't dance to? This is making me rethink my Underworld review.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths · 1 likes

1/5

I pretty much hate The Smiths except for one song... Which I grew to like because it was on a mixtape. Listening to all these songs in a row? Ugh. But in search of increased neuroplasticity I powered through. I have learned more about why I hate them. The music is okay, but mixed with no oomph. And then the vocals loudly drown out the music anyway. Oh the vocals. How I hate them. Horrible melodies. Annoying style. Punchable face.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison · 1 likes

2/5

Kinda sleepy. Would work when I want mellow music I guess. I could tell why the Beatles only let him have one or two songs per album.

1-Star Albums (11)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

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The Clash

2/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Deep tracks I didn't know well... For a reason

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Impressive. So eclectic! Not into the soul and R&B stuff, but other stuff is really cool.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Amazing that this was 1988! Production was good. Sound was so ahead of its time. I would listen again in the background while doing something else...but probably not the whole album in one sitting.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

Mostly awful and hard to get through. But afew saving moments. And some neat moments when I felt like I was in a movie and it was the soundtrack. Some long shot in a Quentin Tarantino movie...

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

I thought I would be more excited to hear this as it's been a while since I've listened to the whole album. But I still really don't like their funk music. Half of me feels like I should just listen to Parliament if I want to listen to funk. The other half of me can't stop thinking about what a douchebag Anthony Kiedis probably is. But I'm still going to give it three stars because I love the song "breaking the girl" and I really love the song "I could have lied"

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

2/5

Oof. Elevator music salvaged by one kick-ass riff that will be stuck in my head for a week.

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Enjoyed that more than expected to.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

More enjoyable than expected

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

1/5

What the hell?

With The Beatles

Beatles

2/5

Ugh. More Beatles

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

1/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Liked the energy and attitude. But the messy live version of (mostly) songs I've never heard was a challenge. I'm curious what studio recordings might sound like. The next 5 songs Spotify auto played afterwards were awesome.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

1/5

Dance music you can't dance to? This is making me rethink my Underworld review.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

1/5

Speak up son!

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

I think I'm being punked

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

Hmm...I like a lot of things about it, but it lacks any pop predictably. So maybe that's good for my brain. But it's hard to listen to for too long. Mostly just sounds like chaos...but in a style that I like?

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Thank you for a break from the noise experiments.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Only 4 of the songs would play. Very few reasons for a live album, but guitar solos are one of them. Still in Love with You has a pretty great solo.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

All the songs I know are great. The songs I didn't know...I likely will never listen to again.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

3/5

Minus the songs that sounded like church hymns, I really liked it!

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Expertly recorded. Like, I'm no audio engineer, but even I can tell this is masterful studio work.

Roxy Music

1/5

I may be in the top 0.1% of Brian Eno listeners on Spotify... But I don't got time for this shit today.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

I wonder what I'd think of this if I was hearing it for the first time. But I'm hearing it for the 253rd time and know each song by heart as it was one of the only pop albums that my mom would listen to when I was growing up.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Paul Simon

3/5

Lounge music at times...but a nice lounge

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

The lyrics are so repetitive that listening to a song once is like listening to it 10 times. So at this point I'm pretty sick of most the songs on this album. But also it f'n rocks and when it works it works really well. I'd rather not listen to the whole album at once though.

Traffic

2/5

Meh

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Pretty good album. I think these lads are going places.

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

I'm bored

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

1/5

Tres gauche

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

2/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

When I was a kid, my big brother would play Talking Heads in the car and I would complain about every song that wasn't Burning Down the House. Now I'm older and wiser and I complain about every song that isn't Psycho Killer. 2.5 of these stars are for Psycho Killer

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

I like it!

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Great album. One my my favorite bands. I'm saving my 5 star reviews for a couple of their offer albums.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Seems good? Just don't really like this genre.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

2/5

Blandy McBland

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

2/5

Kinda enjoyable I guess

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Way better than his other album we had to listen to

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

Well that was unexpected

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Love the hit; kinda like the other stuff.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

2/5

Liked the punk vibe and the few songs I was familiar with. But it got long and boring.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

A couple songs were good for movie soundtracks but I don't think at this point of my life I'm ever going to be making a movie

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

I can see why he doesn't have very many hits but is sampled in so many. An extra star for his contribution to Mommy Daddy sheet monster time

John Prine

2/5

I'd like to punk cover Flag Decal

Woodface

Crowded House

2/5

Meh

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

2/5

I like his sloppy singing attitude. But it just doesn't hold a match to the better stuff of the era

Celebrity Skin

Hole

2/5

This listens like AI tried to make a 90s album. No riffs, just simple chord progressions. Singing is intentionally off key. Guitars are super distorted. But the songs could just as easily be reproduced as Britney Spears songs. So in one way, you know me well AI. I'm here for this. Just most of the songs aren't very good. A couple interesting gems at the end though.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

3/5

Country? If you say so wikipedia. Sounds like Irish folk punk... Like the Pogues or something. But English. Enjoyable enough.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

2/5

Kinda sleepy. Would work when I want mellow music I guess. I could tell why the Beatles only let him have one or two songs per album.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

I didn't realize how hardcore Biggie was. I thought it was all going to be like pop stuff I associate with Puff Daddy.

Rocks

Aerosmith

2/5

Real mediocre

Play

Moby

3/5

In the right mood/setting...

Low

David Bowie

3/5

Pretty cool stuff to have on while doing other stuff. Not great for driving.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

Interesting voice. It has it's place.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

The two hits are still awesome.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

1/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Yep.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

A couple songs I love on here. But I wasn't in the mood for the rest of it. I'm old.

New Wave

The Auteurs

2/5

Good I guess? But kind of forgettable.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Rawk

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

2/5

Unexpected.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

I thought I liked Supertramp. Clearly not because of this album.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

2/5

Interesting. Can't listen to too much of that drone sound at once though.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

3/5

Super interesting mix of genre influences.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Sexxy

Fred Neil

3/5

I had no idea who this was. But three words in, recognized his voice. It's a vibe.

#1 Record

Big Star

2/5

The 70's Show theme! You can hear how this influenced future artists...Kiss formed a year later. Aerosmith's debut was also a year later. I hear White Stripes in there too. Also some dumb stuff I never need to hear again.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

I dunno

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

3 classic songs hidden in there... But you'll get super bored waiting for them

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

There's something about the engineering/production/etc of this album that's always bothered me. But it's still Radiohead and has street spirit on it.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

2/5

Couple of must hear classics. Didn't care for the rest.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

That guitar riff!

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

2/5

I like the idea of Husker Du... But it's all pretty boring. One gear.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

2/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

2/5

So many ballads...

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

2/5

Some vibes...but I'm more impressed by the samples than the raps.

Arular

M.I.A.

2/5

Interesting but not good. She should stick with it and make another record or two

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

3/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

2/5

Doesn't do much for me musically. And I'm not reading along with the lyric sheet. So...

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

Love his voice. Don't love the elevator music

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

The singles are good and the rest is so boring

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

2/5

The singles are good and the rest is so boring

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

2/5

Pretentious

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Why do I like this?

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

Crazy stuff

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

2/5

You'd have to be an avid fan to want to listen to the live version.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

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

David Bowie

4/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Still mostly unlistenable after all these years

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

So Much For The City

The Thrills

2/5

Very distinct sound... To the point that I can't tell one song from another.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Joan Armatrading

2/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

1999

Prince

3/5

Hms Fable

Shack

2/5

Who cares? I really didn't need to hear this before I died

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Gorillaz

4/5

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

3/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1/5

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

3/5

Vulnicura

Björk

2/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

2/5

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

3.5 stars

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Being There

Wilco

2/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Van Halen

4/5

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

4/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Future Days

Can

1/5

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

2/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

3/5

Garbage

3/5

Electric

The Cult

2/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

The Modern Lovers

2/5

Fever Ray

4/5