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Album	You	Global	Diff
Wild Wood Paul Weller	5	3.09	+1.91
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	5	3.18	+1.82
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	5	3.2	+1.8
Fragile Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Music From Big Pink The Band	5	3.36	+1.64
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	5	3.41	+1.59
Synchronicity The Police	5	3.42	+1.58
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.43	+1.57
Imagine John Lennon	5	3.45	+1.55
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.46	+1.54

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Album	You	Global	Diff
1984 Van Halen	1	3.5	-2.5
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	1	3.48	-2.48
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.41	-2.41
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	1	3.35	-2.35
British Steel Judas Priest	1	3.3	-2.3
Rust In Peace Megadeth	1	3.24	-2.24
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen	1	3.21	-2.21
The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES	1	3.18	-2.18
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde The Pharcyde	1	3.13	-2.13
Fishscale Ghostface Killah	1	3.06	-2.06

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5
R.E.M.	2	5
Stevie Wonder	2	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Megadeth	2	1
Sepultura	2	1
Tom Waits	3	2

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Van Halen	1, 4

5-Star Albums (38)

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Music From Big Pink

The Band

5/5

I hear every genre in this lp. I also hear the influence this album had on so many bands since 1968. Wonderful and inspiring music.

3 likes

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

I don't see what all the hype is about this guy

3 likes

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

Eh, not my cup of ramen and I just don't get electronic music with a cockney accent repeating the 3 to 4 lines written for each song.

2 likes

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

Fuck Kanye

1 likes

1-Star Albums (25)

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

All Ratings

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Was aware of John Coltrane and the A Love Supreme album due to my time working at Tower Records for 10 years, but this was my first listen. I liked the solos of each instrument and how the individual songs were just that - independent - but somehow blended together. I rate this a 4 out of 5.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Familiar with the album and a big fan of what the two lifelong friends became. Standout tracks are Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound (my favorite) , 59th St. Bridge & Silent Night/7 o'clock news. Their first album as S&G and it shows. But talented enough.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Wow, what a nice surprise. Am aware of the Black Keys mostly the current stuph, but this album kicks. Just a guitar and drum duo amazes you how much quality sound they produce. The guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach is also a sometime DJ on Sirius XM radio

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

I'll admit it I love me some Chili's!! This was my favorite album until they released Stadium Arcadium, but only because SA was a double LP. Standout tracks are Scar Tissue, Otherside, Californication, Savior & Road tripping.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Wow! Nile Rodgers, Luther Vandross, Bernard Edwards & Tony Thompson just to name a few make this a top notch R&B/Disco releases of 1978.

British Steel

Judas Priest

1/5

Compared to Sabbath, Zep and Queen. I'm a big fan of the latter two and do not agree.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

1977

Ash

2/5

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

I give it a 1 because it has bagpipes - which is a good thing.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Pure Zep gold!

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

I bought this album 5 times, twice the lp (original release in 69 and again the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab edition. On 8 track and the original CD and the 2014 remastered CD.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

1/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Foo Fighters

3/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

California

American Music Club

4/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Great, just great!

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Moby Grape

4/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Based on the title track this would earn 5 stars but due to the remainder os the songs being hot tub jazz, which is definitely not my cup of tea I have to score a 2

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

In 2014, the Los Angeles Times called it "the most important pop album of the last 40 years".[2] Yeah, I don't think so. It's good butthe most important?

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

2/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Been listening to this band since their first EP Chronic Town (different meaning to chronic back then).

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

I know the Swifties are all about Shake it Off but for my money Clean is the stand out track

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

Popular at college radio but vocals are not deserving of attention.

1984

Van Halen

1/5

"To summarise...this album and the genre it belongs too should be sealed in a large container and buried in a secret location...never to be found and/or opened again. 0 Stars!" Couldn't have said it better

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Had this on an 8 track tape in 1977, nuff said

Woodface

Crowded House

3/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

2112

Rush

2/5

The Clash

4/5

The xx

3/5

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

4/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

4/5

The Grand Tour

George Jones

3/5

Garbage

4/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Joanna Newsom

2/5

So sad

Ramones

5/5

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

2/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

2/5

Scott 2 deserves a 2

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

1/5

Le Tigre

3/5

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

4/5

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

The Predator

Ice Cube

2/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

5/5

I hear every genre in this lp. I also hear the influence this album had on so many bands since 1968. Wonderful and inspiring music.

Illmatic

Nas

2/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

Was aware of band but thought they were a jazz/new age category. So the electronic music surprised me and not a good one.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

Great musicianship but just not my cup of tea.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Wow, color me surprised. Read the bio before listening and was not expecting Reggae from a gent born in Scotland.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

I disliked this more than I thought I would

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

2/5

I didn't have the time to listen to this 15 minute album

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Classic live album.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

2/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

2 songs from this album were already on my main playlist which confirms I have excellent taste in music.

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

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

I'm way more confused than I was before listening to this album.

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

New Wave

The Auteurs

2/5

War

5/5

This was my favorite U2 album since Boy, and stayed that way until Actung Baby was released.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

1/5

Who's idea was it to include this album?

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

One thing is for sure, Paul Weller is a huge Paul McCartney fan.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

I believe the word Shite has been used frequently to describe this record. Not agreeing nor am I disagreeing.

Odessa

Bee Gees

2/5

Most definitely not their best effort.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

It's alright but not gonna be included on my main playlist. 2.5/5

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

Enjoyable but haters gonna hate

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Watching the biopic earlier this year helped me understand the thought process while composing their songs (Wailersl contributed equally)

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

C'mon, it's The Beatles White Album! 🥰💯❤️😍

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

1/5

The punk rock I've learned to respect was either political (The Clash) or tongue in cheek (Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys). This band is neither, they do love to compose songs about sex or the lack of.

Fragile

Yes

5/5

My Journalism teacher in high school introduced us to this album which introduced me to prog. Next thing you know Jethro Tull and Moody Blues are in heavy rotation on my turntable.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

Yuck 0/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

2/5

As stated before by another member: " Too much Prog, not enough Rock. I'm more of an Adrian Belew Crimson fan than this stuff.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

This album was fairly big during my time as a DJ and Music Director for a college radio station in the 80's. Unfortunately it hasn't aged as well as a lot of its contemporaries.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Was aware of the band but not the history they made. It's OK but not something I would listen to frequently. I did add 5 Man Army to my main playlist for it's Reggae sound. 3.5/5

Electric

The Cult

3/5

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2/5

Sounds way too much like Michael

The Cars

5/5

One of my favorite records from that time and it was fun to listen to the whole thing instead of the occasional play on satellite radio.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

5/5

The Jam delivered excellent rock records and The Style Council released excellent pop records. This is wonderful! The composition and recording are so damn good!

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

I don't get it. This lp has a ton of 5 reviews praising the funk. Quite frankly I hear nore funk in a Chili Peppers album or a Grand Funk Railroad lp. Don't get me wrong it is very good but it starts off with a 9 minute Rock solo guitar and ends with another 9 minute opus but this time it was an ode to the band War. In-between were some very good soul and blues tracks. I will be listening again.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

2/5

According to 23andme I am 93% irish and yet this is not my jam

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

2/5

I challenge the fact that there are 2 Hole albums on this list!

Dry

PJ Harvey

2/5

I like some PJ but this one is not some.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

2/5

Not my cup of tea nor what I appreciate coming out if my headphones.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

2/5

Wow, Tim Buckley goes Prog

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

Not a fan of ABBA and this one didn't change my mind.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

I liked this a lot. Very surprised I did.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

One of my favorite Bowie albums. Nothing but a rating of 10/10 on every track.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

1/5

No thanks

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

A really great album, especially a debut release. Loved it when it came out and it still holds up after almost 40 years.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

1/5

Why oh why do we have to listen to more than one Megadeth album?

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Impressive that Norah was only 21 when she released this debut. It's alright listening occasionally but not too occasional.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

Eh, not my cup of ramen and I just don't get electronic music with a cockney accent repeating the 3 to 4 lines written for each song.

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

Wow, great host and great guests which should pop but it don't to me.

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

Another great album by Robert and gang. Loved this band since the first time I'd heard Boys Don't Cry on college radio. Fave songs: Pictures of you, fascination street, lovesong & lullaby

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

1/5

I disagree. Did not have to listen to this caca. 0/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

I really had to grow into this lp. All my friends were goo goo about it but I was not impressed. Well they say you get wiser as you grow older so now I'm a big fan.

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

The Monkees debuted on tv when I was 11 years old, and they were my jam. Several reviews applaud the Headquarters lp because the boys contributed more than vocals. But the first two albums were played by session hired guns and written by professionals. So they were my favorite. On their fourth they had the experience of writing and playing unlike Headquarters their rookie effort.

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

I've heard of them but never heard then. Unexpectedly impressed 3.5/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

A very good album. Released a year after I graduated high school, and I was all about Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and locally the Tubes. So I didn't pay much attention to Laurel Canyon music unless it was on the radio. But surprise, I enjoyed it very much

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

1/5

I just couldn't continue after 3 songs.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

Way too folky

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

1/5

Sorry but I'm not religiovs

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

So many great songs (Suite Judy..., Teach your children, Marrakesh Express and a cover of Everybody's Talking) with arguably the best harmonies this side of the Beatles.

Arise

Sepultura

1/5

I'm at a loss as to why this is on this list.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

Man o man did they lie. This not hardcore, at all. Just a major crush on Bowie with none of the talent.

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

Not the first time Paul has slipped in some tasty Afro beats

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Very hip album. Enjoyed it a lot.

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

1/5

No thanks

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Very cool music

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

Not my favorite Nirvana album.

Vivid

Living Colour

2/5

I knew about them but didn't pay much attention to them. Now I know why. Obviously BIG fans of Prince, but more so on his guitar prowess and it's a nice quality to imitate but not enough to keep my interest.

Kenya

Machito

3/5

It's okay

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

Mighty fine punk rock with a saxophone?!?

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

I don't see what all the hype is about this guy

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

The studio effects really shine on this album.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

I hate to be cruel to the handicapped but Sir Wyatt is no Don Henley in the vocals category

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Better than his sister's album.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

5/5

Wow, their first 2 albums are masterpieces. I received both on my birthday from my gay cousin who knew his stuff about the category of music. I prefer the second one to the first but both are solid 5/5

Van Halen

4/5

Definitely their best album.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

This is good, especially the 3 singles, but not as good as Meat is Murder, the lp before this one.

Stephen Stills

4/5

Wow, a who's who of talent participated on this lp, Hendrix, Clapton, Booker T, Ringo, Cass Elliot and Andy Johns in the engineer seat. No wonder it sounds as good as it does.

Stankonia

OutKast

2/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

Boo. Hiss

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

Reminds me of OMD which is not a bad thing at all.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

Sounds like a great pub band playing California punk. Liked it a lot!

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

2/5

I heard more Boy George influence than Lou Reed. And I know I don't want to hear this again.

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Eventually the artist formerly know as Prince is a bloody genius and Purple Rain is just another example of that.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

2/5

Nice voice but lousy songs. Am not aware of Czars and after experiencing their leas singer I will not be researching them.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

The band that gave us Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins has to be a 5/5!

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

Absolutely love the funk built into this. I agree with my fellow reviewer that this is a jazz album for rock fans.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

2/5

I could've lived my life happy without listening to this. So no, not something I need to hear.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

Sorry Tom, but I'm just not digging it.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

I really liked "Do You Realize".

Roots

Sepultura

1/5

It's hard to believe that this band has 2 albums one must listen to. Actually I'm gobsmacked that they produced 1 lp that fit the criteria.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

1/5

Big fan of the fish jut not so much of the band.

Like A Prayer

Madonna

4/5

I agree with Wiki description, there is more rock on this album compared to the pop sound on her previous releases. Plus the contributions from Prince is a bonus.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Thought I was a fan of Kate Bush but this is the first time I listened to this album all the way through and color me impressed. Love the pop sensibilities of side one but totally enjoyed the prog of the '9th Wave' side.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Morrissey is talented but Marr is the star of this band.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

This is ok but haven't heard anything better than West End Girls from them since its release.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

Fuck Kanye

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Heard it back in the day but thought another listen couldn't hurt. Again, I was wrong. Hasn't caused an appreciation whatsoever.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Noise annoys

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

I apologize for being prejudiced towards Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman). I think he's a genius!

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

Am a fan of the band, especially Jeff Tweedy. But not so much of this album. I find it too boring and nothing like their earlier work.

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

I've heard much better songs from this band and unfortunately none are on this album.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

I like me some Afrobeat and I like this. Sorry to read about the consequences that resulted from the government not accepting the criticism.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

1/5

How does Tim Walz say it? Oh yeah, "Weird"

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

Yeah, no

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

MTV would not have been as good without ZZ Top.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

1/5

Was this a joke being played on us?

Low

David Bowie

3/5

Full disclosure, I'm a big Bowie fan. As usual I love the pop rock songs but not so much the electronic instrumentals. Also, my least favorite of the Berlin Trilogy.

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Every album released in 1972 should have been mandatory to be that band's cover/version of Vicious