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Album	You	Global	Diff
Follow The Leader Korn	5	2.65	+2.35
Sea Change Beck	5	3.33	+1.67
I Should Coco Supergrass	5	3.34	+1.66
Court And Spark Joni Mitchell	5	3.35	+1.65
Garbage Garbage	5	3.38	+1.62
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	5	3.44	+1.56
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	5	3.61	+1.39
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	4	2.81	+1.19
Ten Pearl Jam	5	3.91	+1.09

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	1	2.91	-1.91
Bone Machine Tom Waits	1	2.86	-1.86
LP1 FKA twigs	1	2.8	-1.8
Illmatic Nas	2	3.6	-1.6
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	2	3.47	-1.47
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	2	3.39	-1.39
Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys	2	3.06	-1.06
1977 Ash	2	3.03	-1.03

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Follow The Leader

Korn

5/5

So good. I loved this.

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1-Star Albums (3)

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Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

I have heard all those songs seperately but never together - it went so hard all together. What a groundbreaking album, I can see why so many have followed in their footsteps. My favorites were Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom, and Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Not a huge fan.. I can respect the craftsmanship and the talent (and time) that went into it, but I am not a fan of piano instrumentals.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Simple, yet complex. Elegant, yet raw. This album evoked moods and thoughts from me I didn’t know I felt. Wonderful to listen to, but an honor to hear. The instrumentals were beautiful and Joni’s soft voice complimented them perfectly.

Van Halen

3/5

I have never been a Van Halen fan. Their songs always sound messy and imperfectly put together - which is maybe the point. The guitar is obviously monumental and was a role model for guitar to come, but I find it overshadowed by the erratic drumming.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

I had so much fun listening to this album. This is real rap talent. I often forget the actual artistry and talent it takes to make hip hop music. Before the synth, before the autotune, before the Soundcloud. I can see how this album prominently represents this period.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

I love new wave but I have never been a fan of the Talking Heads. This album didn’t really change that for me, but I gained an appreciation for some of their work I wouldn’t have been exposed to otherwise. The album didn’t have a ton of songs I enjoyed on it, but it was very cohesive.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Good! I loved the first bit of the album instantly, then it fell off, but then it bounced back on! Zen vocals, fuzzy instrumentals. Fantastic to listen to on a rainy day like today.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

There is so much going on with this album. The backtrack/instrumentals are so overwhelming - but somehow it works! This album finds a lot of humor in their songs despite some of them having a profound message. This is different from any other hip hop I’ve heard.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

These guys are known to have all their songs sounding the exact same, so imagine my surprise when some of the songs were not painfully alike their other music. Tickle me pink! I found myself wanting to listen to the words, wanting to know the meaning, and wanting to be enveloped in the instrumentals. I love their more popular music, but I was so confused about how they are such a. beloved band. I get it now. I want this album as an IV.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

2/5

Not my favorite. It felt like a bunch of songs about random things that did not all go together. Some of the songs were good, most were not. I don’t see how this was a pivotal album in any sense.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

3/5

I don’t speak fluent enough french to understand the words, but it’s crazy how the emotion behind them transcends that. This was a live album recorded in the 60’s, so the sound quality was not there. But, Jacques’ voice was powerful. I can see why other artists have taken after him.

Illmatic

Nas

2/5

I hated this album. The lyrics were good, sure. The instrumental was awful and felt like it was missing something. The flow was not there.

1977

Ash

2/5

Not unique. All the songs sounded the same with vocals washed out by the instrumental. Some good songs, but not enough to make me a fan.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

Elevated elevator music. It’s not bad for what it is, but I found myself wanting more.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Amazing wailing raspy voice. You can really heart the emotion and the store behind every word she sings. I can see how a loud persona like this has set up succsss for other women to follow.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Really good homework music. I got a lot of work done and was not at all distracted by what I was listening to. Not very attention capturing.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Really average. All the songs had the same feel, but it felt repetitive and easy to drown out.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Yay! A favourite! Such a classic. Each song was so different from the next - and none of them bad! A 'must listen' again, and again, and again!

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Progressive rock. Lots of musical components and composition requirements. This was a really uniform album. I can see how Yes pioneered and made this genre popular.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

BAD!! I got to song 3 and had to stop. I am not even open to hearing anything else from this artist. Brutal.

Dare!

The Human League

4/5

Awesome new wave album. The techno-synth beats aren’t too in your face. I can see why this album was a defining feature of the genre.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

5/5

I loved this. I thought I would hate it because the cover art is trash and I HATE the song ‘Alright’… but it turns out that’s the only bad song on the whole album. I had no idea what genre it would be and I was not expecting it to be my taste. I added almost every song to my playlist. Amazing.

Sea Change

Beck

5/5

None of these songs were notable to me, but I loved how this album was consistent. I did my homework to this and each song had the same feel and gave the same vibe. Beck knew how this album wanted to be and went with it. A really spectacular collection of music.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

This album was good. I was really expecting ‘Come on Eileen’ to be their only hit and only decent song…. because let’s be honest that song isn’t even the best and it’s so popular. I was surprised by the other songs and how they haven’t had their time to shine. Good.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

I’m glad I’m aware this music exists, but I am so ok never hearing it again. It’s cool to see what other artists have drawn inspiration from - but it should not be it’s own album.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Female new wave! This group really brought a good beat and a well-suited voice. I enjoyed this.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Elevator music with Sinatra vocals. Easy listening, not bad songs, but nothing I would look forward to hearing again. Very easy to drown out.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

4/5

I liked the old country feel of this album.

Garbage

5/5

I loved this. Consistency reigned this album. I had no favorite songs because there was never a moment I didn’t enjoy what I was hearing.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

It was really long. I can see this being his genre, and maybe all the albums sound like this, so I don’t see why it wouldn’t be split into a few album. Every song sounded mostly the same, but they were good.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Good instrumental - but it’s still basically elevator music. Not very enticing.

Follow The Leader

Korn

5/5

So good. I loved this.

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Amazing. The instrumentals of each song fully enveloped me.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Amazing. Kendrick truly has one of the best flows. He conveys the stories with such rhythm you want to pay attention. A true artist.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

LP1

FKA twigs

1/5

This was horrible. If I were trapped in a haunted dollhouse - this would be the soundtrack.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

I mean, it’s good. The message is good, the music is good - but it’s no better than any other reggae. The same message and same rhythm all sounds like the same song after a while.

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

This must have been a really exciting album for people who make commercials. The album demands attention.

The La's

3/5

It was okay. This was another case where the most popular song on the album was not the best, in my opinion. I enjoyed listening to it, but there wasn't really anything special about it

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Iconic. Not his best, but certainly not the worst. ‘Life on Mars’ gave me butterflies.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

I loved it, but it wasn’t special. If this was the best of their music I understand why they weren’t more popular. The music itself was great and has great potential, but the production value was not there.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

I love the Cure, but I think I would like to take their melancholy in smaller doses than this.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

I liked this a lot. It is a shame it came out late 2000’s rather than in the 90’s. Had it come out 10 years earlier, I think it would have been a lot more influential. ‘Heads Will Roll’ being the most popular song is a snub, even though that song is great as well.