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Album	You	Global	Diff
Bad Company Bad Company	5	3.26	+1.74
Made In Japan Deep Purple	5	3.29	+1.71
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.55	+1.45
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.56	+1.44
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	5	3.56	+1.44
Moving Pictures Rush	5	3.59	+1.41
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	5	3.7	+1.3

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Pink Moon Nick Drake	1	3.65	-2.65
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest	1	3.61	-2.61
Moon Safari Air	1	3.58	-2.58
Stankonia OutKast	1	3.55	-2.55
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	1	3.49	-2.49
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.42	-2.42
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	1	3.36	-2.36
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield	1	3.33	-2.33
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	1	3.29	-2.29
Since I Left You The Avalanches	1	3.28	-2.28

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Artist	Albums	Average
Simon & Garfunkel	2	5
Black Sabbath	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Nick Drake	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (23)

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Joanna Newsom

1/5

Jesus christ this is effing terrible. I wish I could give negative stars.

4 likes

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Lovely voice. Soft jazz. Play it in the waiting room

1 likes

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Nice background music.

1 likes

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

OH MY GOD

1 likes

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Another classic.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (27)

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Not a bad album. Video a little confusing for the first song. I didn't hate it, but not an album I would go out of my way to purchase. I rate it as "OK."

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Fantastic album.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

nice cool jazz, a little too raucous for working or reading background though.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Generally speaking, I loathe the Stones. This album gets a passing grade primarily due to the nostalgia factor of Brown Sugar and Wild Horses. Wild Horses is one of the (very) few Stones songs that isn't complete garbage IMO.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Great album. Anger, pain and frustration in a box. Love it (first time full listening).

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

I haven't listened to this one in ages. Forgot how awesome the not-played-to-death-on-the-radio songs are. 39, Prophet Song, I'm In Love With My Car ... the list goes on. LOVE this.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

angsty punk? Not really impressed.

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

3/5

Fairly typical droning Grateful Dead music. Probably sounds a lot better if you're on LSD. Not horrible, just meh.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Loud, discordant and distorted. Confusing lyrics, but fun.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Easy to listen to. Not great but good.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

2/5

Good guitarist but bleh.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

elevator music for teenagers

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Not very good. Music is uncoordinated, lyrics lame.

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Music is really aggressive and loud, really enjoyed it. Lyrics also aggressive and loud, somewhat less enjoyable.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Iconic, no question. Not my favorite music nor my favorite band, but it really takes me back. And the movie is hilarious.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Meh. Not horrible, definitely iconic in its own way, but bleh. Not my cup of meat.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Nice background music, not annoying, easy listening. Not complex or intriguing.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

1/5

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Very good.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Eh, it's OK I guess. Nothing is actually bad, but not my style.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Truly a classic. It's been a long time since I listened to the whole album. Great stuff.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

1/5

nope

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

1/5

yeah, no.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

this is not very good.

The Band

3/5

Couple of good songs, overall not bad, not incredible.

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

Great album

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Great album.

Bad Company

5/5

Great album

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

not impressed

Spiderland

Slint

4/5

Surprisingly good, easy to listen to, with some spice

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Great album

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Better than I expected. Surprisingly so.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

Fun album, a few songs I had forgotten. Still not as good as Love It To Death, but pretty decent.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Not terrible, not great.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

not horrible.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

2/5

Connected

Stereo MC's

2/5

dance music. bleh.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

1/5

barf

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Not completely horrible.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

meh. Not bad I guess

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

How did I miss this one?

Electric

The Cult

2/5

Fun but silly.

Kenya

Machito

2/5

interesting from a historical viewpoint. Not as good as Santana.

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Fantastic album. Six stars at least.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Tremendous album. Really showcases his working-man persona.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Not bad, very psychedelic

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

Pretty good traditional blues

Stankonia

OutKast

1/5

fuck that

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Excellent album

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Not bad

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

2/5

entertaining and silly but not really listenable.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

No Thanks

Iron Maiden

4/5

Better than I was expecting

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

pretty good stuff

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

5/5

Incredible performance by Blackmore

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

meh

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

1/5

nope

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

Not completely horrible, but not very good either.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

Excellent album

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Fun album, several really good songs

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

OH MY GOD

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

1/5

nah

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

1/5

bleagh

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

good background music

Disintegration

The Cure

2/5

meh

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

not horrible. very angry, so that's a plus.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

2/5

yeah, no. Sloop John B is OK, the rest not so much.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

not my style

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

oh, yeah. God damn, this is such a fantastic album.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

2/5

Meh. Not very exciting or interesting.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

nope

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

This is the good stuff.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

Energetic jazz. Good background music.

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Not bad at all.

The Who Sell Out

The Who

3/5

I'm astonished to realize I've never listened to this one. Interesting swipes at some psychedelic sounds. Interesting off-cuts from Tommy. Not bad.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Not completely unlistenable, but close.

Moon Safari

Air

1/5

Some of the most boring and pointless music I've ever heard.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

1/5

Bleh. Not for me.

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Calmly energetic, very nice. A couple of Big Hits, too. I may actually pick up this CD.

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

This album is a classic.

Paul Simon

3/5

Not bad, not great.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

1/5

OK this is complete and utter garbage.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

pretty incredible for 1965. Punk at it's finest.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Not terrible, but nothing I'd pay for either.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Excellent album. 10/10

Joanna Newsom

1/5

Jesus christ this is effing terrible. I wish I could give negative stars.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

1/5

Angry punk girls. Vocals too quivery and not very musical - lots of yelling. Almost borderline tolerable. A healthy portion of fuzz, so there's that.

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

3/5

Music is well-produced, somewhat complex. Much better than the last two albums. Would listen again.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

1/5

rap garbage

The Clash

2/5

Enthusiastic punk. Entertaining, but not particularly good.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

3/5

industrial headbanging. Pretty decent stuff.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

3/5

Smooth jazz with singing. OK for background music.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

musically atrocious. I'm sure she's a very nice person, but this is not very good.

Metallica

5/5

This is more like it. Classic album.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

3/5

one great song, the other stuff is OK. Not bad.

Viva Hate

Morrissey

2/5

meh. music for sad teenage girls.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

Not terrible. Music is OK, not too exciting but listenable.

The Doors

5/5

A classic.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

2/5

Very nice if you're into 1950s Latino dance music. I am not into 1950s Latino dance music.

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Great album.

Take Me Apart

Kelela

1/5

nope

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

A classic. Not my favorite, but very listenable nevertheless.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Another classic.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

This is pretty lame stuff. Some kind of techno-rap or some shit. Like listening to video game music. Probably an apt musical metaphor for 20th century grindstone existence, I guess. Musically it pretty much sucks.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

2/5

Funny and fun, but not particularly good.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Good album, a regular on my playlist.

The Specials

2/5

Sounds like semi-happy punk. Not horrible, not great.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Meh. A couple of decent songs and a bunch of rappy garbage.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

A classic. Great stuff, straight up rock and roll.

The Joshua Tree

3/5

the problem with U@ is all their songs sound the same. guitar is monotonous, vocals are whiney. Not terrible, but not very good either.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

Meh. It's Bowie, so it doesn't suck, but it's Bowie, so it's weird.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

1/5

What the hell is this crap anyway

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

1/5

nope

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

1/5

dance-y pop stuff with some weird new age bullshit-sounding lyrics and imagery. Bleh.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

2/5

big band jazz. classic stuff, high quality, not my jam.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

what the fuck nonsense is this? Bullshit lyrics pretending to have some deep meaning. Like they got their lyrics from Seb Pearse's New Age Bullshit Generator. The music is lame, too. Every bit as fake as the album art.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

2/5

not bad. three hits, mellow stuff.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

1/5

Zombie music. Repetitive, no musicality, this is crap.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

1/5

All these songs sound the same, and they aren't very good. Bleh.

Elvis Presley

3/5

Meh, it's Elvis. Fun but not great. High historical value.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

1/5

This is probably good if you're a 12-year-old girl. I'm not that.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

Nice and mellow. Not my jam.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

This was actually pretty decent. Very listenable.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Lovely voice. Soft jazz. Play it in the waiting room

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Great album, too bad he's such a jerk. Solid music, though.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

1/5

This stuff sucks. If I had a company that had a help line, this is the kind of music I would have playing for the people on hold to make them hang up so I wouldn't have to deal with them.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

1/5

nope. sounds like some kind of outdoor church music or something. No thanks.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

2/5

meh. Elvis.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

2/5

Three or four decent songs, three or four terrible songs.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

It's the Kinks. Social commentary with a beat. A couple of pretty decent tunes, nothing annoying.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

2/5

This is very un-Byrds like IMO. Extra triple hokey country. It's more funny than it is bad, but it's still pretty bad.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

jesus christ what the fuck is this garbage

Feast of Wire

Calexico

3/5

After the last few terrible selections, this is pleasantly non-awful. Not great or anything, but at least listenable without Maalox.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Now THIS is a great album.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Really fun album. Not my favorite vocalist, but still pretty good stuff.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

Very simple music. Not bad, but hard to enjoy because songs are over just when you start to get into them.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Nice background music

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Nice background music.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

not for me thanks

Black Sabbath

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time. Created and defined the whole Metal genre. Iommi's innovative approach to electric guitar has inspired five generations, and his influence shows no sign of fading. This album was my musical awakening. I bought it the first time I saw it on the shelf, and it has never left my stack of favorites.

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

not bad, not bad at all

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

good stuff, but not for me

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Steely Dan is great jazz/rock. Very enjoyable, excellent guitar work, very clean and crisp changes. Great album.