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Album	You	Global	Diff
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.34	+1.66
...And Justice For All Metallica	5	3.43	+1.57
So Peter Gabriel	5	3.55	+1.45
Ramones Ramones	5	3.58	+1.42
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	5	3.61	+1.39
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.65	+1.35
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	3.7	+1.3
Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan	5	3.72	+1.28
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	5	3.79	+1.21
Dookie Green Day	5	3.79	+1.21

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dare! The Human League	1	3.05	-2.05
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons	1	2.86	-1.86
Ananda Shankar Ananda Shankar	1	2.82	-1.82
Medúlla Björk	1	2.72	-1.72
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	2	3.7	-1.7
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room Dwight Yoakam	1	2.6	-1.6
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	2	3.49	-1.49
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.47	-1.47
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	2	3.43	-1.43

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Nirvana	2	5

5-Star Albums (14)

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Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Hard to give an album a high score when so many of the songs are remixes of each other. Otherwise, not my favorite club hits from the 90s but some of the tracks are classic and full of nostalgia.

1 likes

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

One hit wonders to me.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (8)

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The xx

2/5

Solid background music, but otherwise forgettable.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

Well put together jazz tracks. This can be chill, romantic, or great mood relaxer.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

Iconic sound and voice. Truly the sound of the 70s leading combining rock and jazz.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Enjoyable experimental rock album, not something you listen to every day but this is interesting.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

Fantastic album, Miles Davis is the GOAT.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Not my favorite by Nick Cave, but well done. Solid composure and flow throughout the album.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Jimi is more than just his greatest hits. Took a couple of tracks to get into his style, and then it was classic Hendrix groove. Loved this one.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Hard to give an album a high score when so many of the songs are remixes of each other. Otherwise, not my favorite club hits from the 90s but some of the tracks are classic and full of nostalgia.

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

Not my cup of tea. Only impressed it got made, and I do not understand the acclaim.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Jazz funk fusion in the late disco age. That's cool man.

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Grunge before it was cool. Pioneers of the Seattle sound.

Ananda Shankar

1/5

Experimental, but not in my wheelhouse.

Foo Fighters

4/5

This album was a bridge into the post grunge Era. The sound and emotion are real but more matured.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Some of my favorite Doors tracks, but also some very forgettable filler songs. Iconic sound with that organ and guitar playing off eachother.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

Good composure, yet I have never been a fan of his voice and it takes me out of the song.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Not the hit generator that she would become.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Best jazz album yet.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Great song writer, comforting voice, and the instrumentation is so mature for a her age.

Fleet Foxes

2/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

1/5

Country music is not my thing. Couldn't get past the 3rd song.

Being There

Wilco

2/5

Enjoyable but not a standout.

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

David Bowie

4/5

The ability to storytell and produce good music ahead of its time.

Peter Gabriel

5/5

I love this album. His evolution form Genesis to solo performer to icon of alt pop.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Better than I remember. I have more appreciation for the band past the hits.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

It was just okay. Perhaps I was not in the right frame of mind.

Elastica

3/5

A few good hits but the rest is basic girlfriend arthouse punk. I can smell the angsty cig smoke from here.

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Okay, but not my favorite stuff by them. Couple of solid tracks.

Homework

Daft Punk

3/5

Repeatative but the beats are solid and a throwback to EDM from the 90s

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Interesting but not listenable

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

They sound like the other British New age punk outfits, but not as innovative or memorable.

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

Decent fusion

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Blues legend and beautiful performer.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Very enjoyable, now I get why they have such a dedicated fan base.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Well produced hit making album. 👌

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

90s eastcoast hip hop at its best.

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

"Interesting" but not a repeatable listen.

Pretenders

3/5

Solid album with a couple of big hits. Chances to explore their sound, and others that are classic Pretenders.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

George is great, but this was a good not great album

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

Mid

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

I like the sound. They don't try to drowned out with noise. It is clean and tight.

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

To bad their family dysfunction broke up a great band.

#1 Record

Big Star

2/5

Mid southern 70s rock

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

2/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Powerhouse of a voice and a tragic loss.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

Classic sound but dull overall.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

5/5

Iconic album for its time and genre of music. Legendary!

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

Not the best or worst new age album

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

2/5

Entry point for grunge, but as listenable than later bands

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Are you kidding me, this an easy 5 for me. The sound of my youth, the soundtrack of High School, and the kick off to the grunge explosion.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2/5

Meh

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Love this guy! Jazz and poetry blended together.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

A lot of hype that I never really liked.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

This album shows the depth of his pain and we all just watched it happen.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Are you kidding me! Easy 5 from me. Punk pop, but if cut through to the point they were reflecting the grunge message and the slacker Gen malaise.

Iron Maiden

4/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

One hit wonders to me.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Classic sound

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Debut

Björk

3/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

German industrial noise. Experimental but not a good

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Perfect album.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

1/5

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Ramones

5/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Weird

Dare!

The Human League

1/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

2/5

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5