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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett	5	2.62	+2.38
Goodbye And Hello Tim Buckley	5	2.83	+2.17
Street Signs Ozomatli	5	2.87	+2.13
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) Loretta Lynn	5	2.97	+2.03
Safe As Milk Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	5	3.01	+1.99
The Band The Band	5	3.36	+1.64
Africa Brasil Jorge Ben Jor	5	3.37	+1.63
Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	4	2.39	+1.61
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	5	3.4	+1.6

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Joshua Tree U2	1	3.67	-2.67
1989 Taylor Swift	1	3.27	-2.27
A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile	1	2.86	-1.86
Melodrama Lorde	2	3.31	-1.31
White Ladder David Gray	2	3.07	-1.07

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Talking Heads	3	5

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

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The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

5/5

A sad genius

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Dookie

Green Day

3/5

a nostalgic listen. Not the type of music i really listen to anymore, but a nice trip down memory lane for maybe a once a decade ride

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Has a Bosa Nova-esq feel a-la Astrid Gilberto, but with hints of Roberta Flack and a lil Joni Mitchell high notes at times. Loved it, saved it, will listen again.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Bowie's posthumous album. His final gift to the world. Given the setting and the lyrical composition the album gets extra points. Its not a regular listen, but it is impactful and gets played at least on his death-aversary if not a few other times each year. Missing Bowie every day.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

leans into hair metal/the ballad rock of the 80s, but still holding on to that classic 70s rock and roll feel. Definitely high energy and some classic rock n roll jams

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Excellent. That late 60s early 70s psych-pop. Definitely can tell he hung with the Beatles. Is a regular listen

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

excellent album, does Radiohead have a bad album? this one in particular is reminiscent of high school. That classic downtempo psych rock sound Radiohead has been come to be known for. Always worth a listen

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

folky, weird, kinda Bob Dylan esq without the lyrical prowess. Didnt love it, but happy to of heard it

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

a classic jazz album. Miles Davis is the king, never disappoints, fits so many moods/settings.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

A pivotal album in Rap and my own personal initial exposure to Rap music. That classic East Coast style that led to me some favorite artists. While it doesnt have the replay value it once had, its still a classic.

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

high energy, fun, reminds me of high school. A great blend of that post punk ska-esq without the horns upbeat feeling.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

5/5

excellent 60 pop a-la jim croce but less southern influence. Will definitely listen again

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

excellent, really a beginning of something new in music that has blossomed into a big and beautiful scene. Would listen again

Ramones

4/5

Some songs that are classics in their genre. Not an album that ill personally return to often but I appreciate what it did for music

The Joshua Tree

1/5

hard pass on U2, Bono's voice makes my skin crawl

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

enjoyed it, have never heard of artist or album previously. Felt like would hit better on certain days depending on mood etc.

Rapture

Anita Baker

4/5

loved it, soulful jazzy r&b. checked a lot of boxes

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

Bowie could do no wrong imo. While not my top Bowie album (Ziggy). Still an excellent album

The Band

5/5

The Band is underrated in modern music. Levon and Robbie were both genius's. I love this album. I love The Band. A never skip for me

1989

Taylor Swift

1/5

just not a T swift fan. Respect that she has built the following she has, just not for me.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

excellent, James Brown was a master of his craft

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

wonderful album, something special in the early 90s while being in the grunge vein but somehow still outside it

Iron Maiden

4/5

excellent 80s metal

Tracy Chapman

3/5

quality album, special for what it is and its time, limited replay value in my current life

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

eh, beats were good, raps were fine

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

the mans a legend. This album is great but not my personal fav from him. That post war blues though is something special

Close To The Edge

Yes

4/5

love that 70s Prog. Truly something special and often overlooked

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

really enjoyed it, had never heard of him but was relaxing and a pleasant listen

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

an incredible album. Really nothing else needs said. A never skip

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

classic 90s album. He's got an all time voice

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

feels like high school

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

feels like middle school

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

5/5

A sad genius

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

fine, not something id listen to regularly

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

amazing, Neil never disappoints and this is definitely some upper induced Neil Young

Orbital 2

Orbital

4/5

interesting, very early in the electronic movement at 92. Would listen again

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

5/5

loved it, was a great change of pace and a dip back into "Brasillia"

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

can truly never go wrong with Sir Elton John. This album has got some bangers on it, hoping that "Honkeytonk Chateau" is on this list somewhere - my personal fav Elton album

Born To Be With You

Dion

3/5

id heard the name but never the music. enjoyed it, not for everyday but worth another listen

Elastica

3/5

enjoyed it, felt like something i should have found in highschool and built memories with. Since i didnt it doesnt have that same level of nostalgia similar music does so doesnt hit quite the same way.

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

Loretta Lynn

5/5

incredible, that old country is timeless and a never skip

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Great for its time, not something i will revisit often

Picture Book

Simply Red

3/5

gotta be in the right mood for that level of 80s. but "holding back the years" is a bop

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

LOVE Deep Purple. Cant say this is my favorite album of theirs but its certainly an excellent 70s rock album

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Its Bob Dylan, what more really needs to be said.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

its The Boss. Not what im looking for on a reg basis. But it definitely has its place.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

a classic, still throw on the live I love you New York from time to time

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

5/5

Steely Dan is just all time. Never skip. Incredible.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

1/5

not really for me, musically was p good, but didnt care for voice

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

4/5

enjoyed it, that calming late 60 Pop.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

Al Green is an all time. That voice is top tier

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Not my favorite prince album. But it’s still prince

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

seems a little teeny boppy, but i enjoy the beats/music

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

love it, that early Flaming Lips is classic.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

really enjoyed it, powerful voice, good musically.

Gorillaz

5/5

so many great songs, Love the Gorillaz. Damon is a genius

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

love the talking heads.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

enjoyed it having never heard of it. Beats and melodies. Definitely a precursor to things that came later that i love

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Hard not to love, as popular or "popular" as they are. At the end of the day the music is still great

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

4/5

space jazz? improvisational psychedelia? weird but good? Like early Pink Floyd

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

3/5

honestly not bad, better than expected. Do i want to listen to it everyday? nah. Would i bash my brains out if it was stuck in my CD player? definitely. But there's only a select handful of albums that wouldnt elicit that response. Id give it 3.5 stars if i could but dont quite feel like it deserves 4 so 3 it is

En-Tact

The Shamen

4/5

Enjoyed it WAY more than expected. Some late 80s electronic. Its like New Wave meets Nine Inch Nails meets something i dont even know how to identify. Maybe because i went in with such low expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. Would listen again, not daily, but again

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

not a bad 70s albums, some replayable songs, prob a 3.5 but gets a 3

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Not a bad album for a dude that married his 13 year old cousin, some classics, but a little too eh in the country/blues to have regular listen. needs to be about 10 years earlier or 10 years later. Sorry Jerry

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

eh, not for me

Street Signs

Ozomatli

5/5

really enjoyed it, didnt recognize the name but once i started listening i recognized the voice. 10/10 would listen again

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

3/5

it has its place, but this brand of 90s rap isnt for the regular play

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Ray Charles is a legend and this double album has a ton of classics. Such a soothing voice

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

A female Bob Dylan lyrically. Love what she did for music and what she was doing at the time, but not my cup of tea for a regular listen

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Love the Who, this album did so much for music, Keith Moon just bangin away leading the band thru the who album

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

top tier reggae, one of the few actually worth listening to. Excellent musically, lyrically relevant and i mean its Bob Marley, how many people can name another Reggae artist?

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

kind of similar to how i feel about Bruce Springsteen.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

p dang good album that i had forgot about. Combo of molly and acid really did somethin for these guys. A special place in time haha

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

5/5

i love this album. Captain Beef is severely underrated in my opinion.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

classic Karen O. Love her, album has some great songs but many that i would skip on a regular listen

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Wish i could give it 10 stars. This album is incredible. Nico's voice over the psych rock benzo induced music is like a snip of a moment in time and ill never get enough of it.

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

3/5

i think on a different day it may hit better. I liked the weirdness of it but need to revisit on a day where im more open to it.

S&M

Metallica

4/5

enjoyed it more than expected, love the addition of the symphony to bring new life to songs ive heard countless times

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

fats was cool, and a kingpin in his time/genre. appreciate what he did for music

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

maybe my favorite Talking Heads album? Always hard to say.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

a classic, pivotal for its time and music going forward

Technique

New Order

3/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

just an all time album. Clapton really operating on all cylinders

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

i mean its an incredible album. while it may not be my personal favorite album and i wish they would return to the in your face funk/punk. Still a top album from start to finish

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

some days i love it, some days i skip it. Shes got a beautiful voice but just not a never skip

The Libertines

4/5

some days i love it, some days i skip it. Shes got a beautiful voice but just not a never skip

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

feel like i say "a classic" a lot, but this certainly also falls into that category. Perfect for a rainy day or just a relaxing drive.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

didnt love it, beat/lyrics were pretty repetitive but had a good voice

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Just not the biggest fan of "the boss"

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

10/10. Marvin Gaye was incredible.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

4/5

Enjoyed the punk rock feel with the occasional blues riff thrown in. Not an everyday listen but enjoyed more than expected

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

a beautiful snapshot of 1960s West coast psychedelia. Their best album by far and an iconic 60s rock album