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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Sun Rises In The East Jeru The Damaja	5	2.92	+2.08
Hearts And Bones Paul Simon	5	3.03	+1.97
Liquid Swords GZA	5	3.28	+1.72
The Message Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	5	3.28	+1.72
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.35	+1.65
On The Beach Neil Young	5	3.46	+1.54
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.5	+1.5
Young Americans David Bowie	5	3.62	+1.38
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	5	3.78	+1.22
LP1 FKA twigs	4	2.8	+1.2

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Bends Radiohead	1	4.01	-3.01
Kid A Radiohead	1	3.71	-2.71
The Clash The Clash	1	3.54	-2.54
Different Class Pulp	1	3.42	-2.42
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	1	3.35	-2.35
Tommy The Who	1	3.34	-2.34
Little Earthquakes Tori Amos	1	3.23	-2.23
OK Computer Radiohead	2	4.1	-2.1
Is This It The Strokes	2	3.81	-1.81
Machine Head Deep Purple	2	3.59	-1.59

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Richard Hawley

4/5

Excellent.

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In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Interesting, definitely not my style. Not repetitive, and goes in unexpected ways but still peaceful and not too crazy. 2 very long tracks only.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Super chill with a few classic songs. Still struggle a bit with steely dan's vocals but you can see the detail and precision in their songs.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Really enjoyed "Too Afraid To Love", beat reminds me of a Wu-Tang song. All the songs seem to blend together. Definitely feels very pretentious. It's good for sure, but just seems to full of itself. Enjoyable really a 3.5 stars for me

Is This It

The Strokes

2/5

Just not feeling it, they were never in my wheel house when this stuff was new, and hasn't really grown on me since. Some catchy stuff in a few song for sure, but just not understanding the hype.

Adele

4/5

Stunning voice. Obvious similarity to amy winehouse

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

2/5

I'm likely missing a great majority of the meaning given my inability decipher a majority of the lyrics. Honestly not sure what to think of this, some of it is entertaining, it's all over the place in terms of musical style, lyrical content etc. Wide ranging.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Zero is excellent.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Great. Way out there, but still accessible and entertaining.

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Some classics, but rough. Never quite realized exactly how this early british stuff took from R&B bands.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Slow and mellow, definitely not my cup of tea but I can appreciate it.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

3/5

Smooth and enjoyable

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Super smooth and enjoyable. Stays on target the entire time.

The Clash

1/5

bleh

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

5/5

Amazing, I feel bad for not ever hearing this.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Great voice, some haunting tunes, but still sounds amazing today. 4/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

2/5

Strange, music is catchy and definitely a lot of familiar vibes in a lot of the songs (not sure if it's them copying others or others copying them as I was totally unfamiliar with the band). Lots of seemingly needlessly graphic lyrics caught me off guard.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Excellent as always.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Definitely has a lot of huge ideas, not totally sold on the content but have to respect what was attempted.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

Excellent.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

A true classic.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

4/5

Classic and all time great.

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Great musically, but just for the life of me can't get over Geddy's voice...

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

A whole lotta meh, not super interesting and just downright strange at points. 2

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

4/5

Very good and a real throw back for me. 4

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Very good, never really listened to Iggy outside of the "hits", but very enjoyable would listen again.

Iron Maiden

3/5

Very good musically, definitely not my preferred stuff but enjoyable none the less.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

Obviously incredibly talented, but the content...

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Very good and listenable, went through it twice in fact.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

5/5

Think too much (a) is amazing. Cars are cars - good as well. 5. Excellent album.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Not a fan of his faux deepness, and he gets on my nerve a bit, but can't deny the excellent production and musical qualities. 3

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

A product of a different era, hard to really judge it but nothing stood out as being memorable to me at all. 2

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

I'm clearly either a basic bitch or the lyrics are all just verbal diarrhea trying to sound deep. 3

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Fine. 3

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

3/5

Love hurts is great cover, overall reasonably enjoyable.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

Crazy and insane as he is, but overall not bad. 3

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

Simply incredible and one of my all time favorite albums.

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

pretty incredible. 4

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

A wild roller coaster of creativity.

Kala

M.I.A.

2/5

Strange and all over the place..

LP1

FKA twigs

4/5

Dig it, very good.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

2/5

Full of itself

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Just a lot of meh, a different time and some obviously classic and memorable songs but not for me at this point.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

3 all time classic songs. Her voice can be a bit grating, but overall impressive.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

Not great, not bad, definitely not my cup of tea though.

Sound Affects

The Jam

2/5

Start! the best song by far. Scrape away wasn't bad.

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

3/5

He's just too much some times, and this recording seems to highlight it...

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Never listened to a full zz top album before, but this is quality.

1989

Taylor Swift

2/5

Clearly catchy tunes but just some vapid, low self esteem, and degrading lyrical content

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

Interesting and had no expectations going in. Definitely not my style but appreciate it.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

Probably a 3.5 for me. First time listening, but enjoyed it. A bit chaotic in places but a nice dip into a full Afghan Whigs album.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

Had zero expectations coming in, but fun and interesting.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

3/5

Pretty good and amazingly creative, but again lyrical content is disturbing, even more so given what we know about the artist. Obviously not surprising given the title but still

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Fine, nothing incredible and given the history of these types of groups...

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

Love it.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

1/5

Just not for me, not sure what the appeal is.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

2/5

Realizing it can be difficult to put things into their time and perspective, but at this point just feels like a bad white dude hip hop skit.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Really interesting, definitely a fan of Hide In Your Shell

Os Mutantes

3/5

Not really sure what it was, but had some catchy stuff, some head scratching stuff. Was interesting reading about the other artists who claimed they were influenced by the group.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

3/5

Definitely not in my zone but pretty much the most classic country I can think of. Some good ones though, but also some depressing shit.

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Again a little out of time now, but clearly influential and some all time classics.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Smooth, powerful, pretty great.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

4/5

Really enjoyed it, a couple oddities, but very good.

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

In general not a big fan of UK hip hop (if that's the right term) but this surprised me. Not bad!

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Interesting, but mesmerizing.

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

3/5

Bounced between a 2 and a 3. Just another one of those feels like it's trying too hard and missing the target.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

1/5

Just strange... a few songs that hit ok, but lots of just random noise.. not sure.

Gorillaz

4/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

Obviously a classic, though I gotta shake my head at total nonsensical lyrics that try and appear deep....

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

2/5

Strange definitely not in my wheel house.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Great all the way through

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Feels incredibly transitory from old "party" beastie boys to their next evolution. Very good.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Great.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

White Ladder

David Gray

3/5

Really enjoyed nightblind

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Kid A

Radiohead

1/5

I simply don’t understand the fascination

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Ok.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Not it.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

2/5

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

4/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

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

David Bowie

4/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Wouldn't have ever thought i'd like this, but i'm damn impressed.

Moon Safari

Air

2/5

Not bad, but totally anonymous and forgettable. Maybe it stood out more in it's time, but now sounds like countless other chill vibes type stuff to my untrained ear.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Classic, truly. Would love to know the origin of her vocal warble/shake voice thing she has going on, was this a thing before her or something she brought to the country music table?

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

Meh

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

Had no expectations coming in, but enjoyed it

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Elvis Presley

3/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

2/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Moby Grape

3/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Some great songs, the really weak between track skits are just.. not something I miss these days.... very hit or miss.

Liquid Swords

GZA

5/5

S&M

Metallica

2/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

2/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Super interesting, had never heard of this band before but enjoyed it.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

Excellent.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

4/5

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

ummmm

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

Violent Femmes

5/5

Great, some less uhh enlightened songs in there

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

5/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Most bearable Smiths album I’ve ever heard, didn’t make me want to end it all. Truly didn’t think that could happen

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

Teenage me thought this was way better than 45 year old me. Some great tracks but overall just doesn’t do it for me

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

Loretta Lynn

3/5

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

All blended together

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

1/5

Pretentious, repetitive, faux intellectual drivel

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

All his bs aside, it’s a pretty stunning album

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

Trying too hard

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

3/5

Different Class

Pulp

1/5

Amazing... just speechless really

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Drones ad repetitive…. Not for me

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Solid.

Ctrl

SZA

2/5

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Solid with a few great ones.

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Pretty incredible detail. Also amazing seeing how many times it’s been sampled

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Great

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Meh

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

Great stuff even if I usuallly can’t stand Mr young’s singing

The Bends

Radiohead

1/5

Gross

Tommy

The Who

1/5

Too weird and demented for me…

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

Not my favorite, but good for what it is.

Movies

Holger Czukay

2/5

Not sure honestly

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

4/5

Excellent

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

Unexpected but enjoyable

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Solid even though I usually can’t deal with the moan and drone

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Product of its time

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Solid

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

A truly standout and legendary album.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

The longest I’ve ever been able to stomach Radiohead outside of creep. Still can’t help that they’re the musical equivalent of thinking your shit doesn’t stink

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

3/5

Weird

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

1/5

Blah

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Solid, the mother song is strange as hell