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Album	You	Global	Diff
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle Bill Callahan	5	3.03	+1.97
Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo	5	3.09	+1.91
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
Being There Wilco	5	3.23	+1.77
High Violet The National	5	3.24	+1.76
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	5	3.35	+1.65
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	5	3.36	+1.64
There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield	5	3.37	+1.63
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley	5	3.38	+1.62
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	5	3.39	+1.61

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Moving Pictures Rush	1	3.58	-2.58
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	1	3.56	-2.56
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	1	3.52	-2.52
Smash The Offspring	1	3.37	-2.37
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	1	3.35	-2.35
Fragile Yes	1	3.31	-2.31
The Idiot Iggy Pop	1	3.21	-2.21
Electric The Cult	1	3.02	-2.02
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	2	3.79	-1.79
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	2	3.5	-1.5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	2	5
Elvis Presley	3	4.33

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The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

1/5

I didn't like this at all. It was like a whole record of a CSI theme song

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The Score

Fugees

4/5

Great to step into the 90s hip-hop sound today. I love the simplicity of the record. It's so effective and lets LH (and Wyclef Jean and Pras obviously) shine. I hadn't ever noticed to the chord structure of Killing Him Softly and I thought it was genius. My big takeaways are that sometimes simplicity is king and that LH is goated.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Alright, so damn unique. I hear some of the Madchester sound here. It feels so out of time and place. I had no idea what to expect. What a strange, strange, singular record.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Side A is way, way better than side B. There definitely is some filler here, and the back half is a bit tedious at times. But damn if it doesn't start off so strong. And Knopfler's guitar does so much heavy lifting here -- even if the song was a bit meh, it's so fun to hear him work his magic. Good listen overall.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

This one didn't strike me the way Doolittle did/does. It's quintessential Pixies, so I'm a fan. But a bit more mid.

Tracy Chapman

2/5

Not for me, but I appreciate it. I've got a real lack of love for early 90s and late 80s acoustic stuff. I really appreciate Chapman, and a few songs really stuck out. But this style isn't for me. She's obviously A+.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

Not my favorite Neil Young, but some complete bangers here. I'm partial to Neil in 80s and 90s, but the early stuff is iconic.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Man, what a ride! I feel like I've been inducted into the School of Understanding Nile Rogers -- what a pioneer! So simple and so groovy.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

4/5

Okay, so damn cool. This is inspiring. Great listen for work. Fun to hear jam music that isn't a rip off of Grateful Dead.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

5/5

God damn, man. So good. Just in awe.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

1/5

I don't like these guys. Not for me. Give me Simon, leave Garfunkel at home.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

Pretty fucking great. I hadn't heard any of these songs that weren't megahits. Now, I've got no idea how anyone sings like this, but holy hell these songs are money. 90s to a fault.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

So damn cool. Amazing, amazing jams here. I don't really care for blues-heavy rock, but this is great. Major fan. Psychedelic in all the right ways.

Ramones

5/5

I mean, yeah. It's amazing.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

I mean, it's good. Just didn't click with me in a major way. Wasn't ever knocked off my socks by anything or even found a song I really glued to. I prefer a lot of Plastic Ono stuff to this, but you know -- to each their own.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

Some of these songs I knew, but others were new. "Sometimes" really blew me away, first time to hear it. I mean, this is a super inspirational record. Some of the production choices baffle me, but in the end, its peerless. Awesome album.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

So insane. The sound of this record is so alive. Like you’re in the room. I’m amazed by this.

Smash

The Offspring

1/5

Absolute dogshit

Electric

The Cult

1/5

Jesus Christ

The Poet

Bobby Womack

4/5

This was killer. Reminded me a lot of the Curtis Mayfield record I listened to from this list. So many stand outs. I’m gonna keep coming back.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

Been a favorite for a long time. No notes. Just peachy.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

Really surprised by and loved this. I thought I didn't like lounge or lounge-adjacent sounds, but I was wrong. Lots of good songs on this record and the instrumentation is stunning. The arrangements were wild. I forget which one, but towards the end there's a guitar panned right with a quarter-note delay that's panned left and it's doing some Garcia-like shit. Very inspiring and did a huge lift for the song with something really simple. Fan.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

2/5

I just can't do this much accordion. Fairytale of NY is a banger, though.

Being There

Wilco

5/5

Heard it lots. Awesome to revisit. So many songs I forgot. One of the better double records.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

Probably the OG GD studio album. Always amazed by Bob and Phil. I guess I didn't realize that they close the record with Truckin'. That's a move of some sort.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Yeah. Still amazing. Those Albini drums are so special.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

Loved the beats here. So fucking creative. And obviously the revolutionary hymnal vibe is excellent. I so dig PE

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

I guess I get why my parents wouldn’t let me listen to this. It’s great.

Sheet Music

10cc

2/5

Respect, I guess. They’re studio lords. Funny songs. Maybe a bit too meta for me.

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Really liked it. Not my usual fare and won’t revisit soon, but huge respect

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

One of my all time favs

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

5/5

I absolutely loved this. So short and sweet. Was weirdly moved by this on my walk this morning.

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

Really wonderful. A little tiring at times, constant harmony is difficult for the length of a record. Still, so beautiful. Not many stand-out songs, in my opinion.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

1/5

Just not really for me.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

1/5

Jesus fucking christ

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

5/5

Just bangers. Straight kooky bangers. Early TP is inspiring.

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

She's so cool. Her band is amazing. I really appreciate this, but I'm probably not going to grab it for a casual listen. I don't have much of a penchant for the dark, goth-y punk sound.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Pretty stellar. One of the last vestiges of rock. Side B is way better than Side A, imo. Flowers is probably the best modern front man? And who the hell is on bass? What a tone and what a player.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Annnnnnnd a wild perfect record appears!

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

2/5

Maybe just not for me. I can’t get there with gothy stuff. Fuckin bass tone tho

Common

4/5

I really liked this! Testify sent chills down my spine with the punchline, GO! Is a classic. I totally dig it.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

I mean. This is like the Chat GPT version of New Wave.

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

It’s an all timer

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

kerr: [clapping] [varejao walks by kerr on his way to the bench] kerr: [eyes widen, puffs out cheeks, mouths "wow holy shit"]

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Sounds so similar to Marshal Mathers LP. I get why mom wouldn’t let me listen to him.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

1/5

I didn't like this at all. It was like a whole record of a CSI theme song

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I love their later stuff way more. Early Stones is a little meh, but it’s still the damn Stones

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

Just a lot of ripping off the Beatles here. And some strange production? And weird takes that usually wouldn’t make a record?

Feast of Wire

Calexico

3/5

I enjoyed! Production is amazing.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

my god this is incredible

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

it was as boring now as it was when it came out. I didn't like it then, I don't like it now.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

Not nearly as banging as Live From Memphis, but yeah. It fucks

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

5/5

Absolutely incredible. Generational

The xx

3/5

Meh. was a fan in college. Don't know if my tastes have aged well enough to listen fairly.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

The Specials

2/5

Im never going to enjoy ska. Cool artifact tho

Mott

Mott The Hoople

2/5

Really cookie cutter. Rolls us every 70s trope in one record.

Elvis Presley

5/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

little repetitive, but they were so ahead of the times.

#1 Record

Big Star

4/5

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

2/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

I generally really liked it. Maybe a bit bloated and I don’t know how long I could’ve done that voice

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

More variety than I appreciated. Lil Led Zeppelin rip off

Scissor Sisters

3/5

Little overwrought and over baked for me but I can dig

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

1/5

I cannot support this band

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Fragile

Yes

1/5

Kiss my ass prog rock

Moby Grape

3/5

High Violet

The National

5/5

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

4/5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

5/5