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Album	You	Global	Diff
Planet Rock: The Album Afrika Bambaataa	5	2.8	+2.2
O.G. Original Gangster Ice T	5	2.97	+2.03
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.35	+1.65
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	5	3.48	+1.52
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	5	3.59	+1.41
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	5	3.61	+1.39
Catch A Fire Bob Marley & The Wailers	5	3.63	+1.37
Sheer Heart Attack Queen	5	3.65	+1.35
White Blood Cells The White Stripes	5	3.67	+1.33
The Cars The Cars	5	3.67	+1.33

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Melodrama Lorde	1	3.32	-2.32
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	1	2.94	-1.94
(What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis	2	3.84	-1.84
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	2	3.62	-1.62
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	2	3.6	-1.6
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	1	2.58	-1.58
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	2	3.57	-1.57
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground	2	3.53	-1.53
Murmur R.E.M.	2	3.42	-1.42
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	2	3.33	-1.33

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Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5

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The Cars

5/5

Every song on this album is a banger! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this one.

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1-Star Albums (3)

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Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Loved this Album. Love Queen. Grew up listening to their greatest hits album. It was great listening to this album and reminiscing. I recognized/love most songs on this album, and my favorite unfamiliar song from this album was Tenement Funster; great upbeat track, replayed it a couple times.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

3/5

Not a big fan of Bon Jovi, but I do appreciate this album and his music.

Queen II

Queen

4/5

No surprise the third album on the list is another Queen album. Feel like this album has had just as much of an impact as Sheer Heart Attack. Fav song from this album is Seven Seas of Rhye, such a classic

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Not too familiar with Isaac Hayes, and was pleasantly surprised with how good this album is. Not my typical style of music, but I love and appreciate all the instrumentals.

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

Not a fan of Green Day.. but this was probs their best album. Where is Offspring?!

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

Amazing.. no surprise this is on the list. Love the guitar (of course..), also all the melody/rift changes

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

3/5

First time listener.. I enjoyed the story telling and easy listening.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Fight the war, fuck the norm! Love the passion, love the Rage.. this album is one of a kind.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Sure.. I like blues/jam music. But this was a litter to silly for my liking.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

The Smiths are an excellent band and very easy listening. Enjoyed listening to this album over the weekend while doing yard work.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Love Jack and his sister! Appreciate their genius in melody/writing. Unfamiliar with this album and I enjoyed listening/getting to know it.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Love Bowie! This was his last album before he passed, and you can hear/feel his decline on this record. Made me sad, but also such a beautiful album.. definitely not my favorite album of Bowies, but still enjoyed listening. Bowie is surely missed.

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Yeah I’m good to never hear this band again in my life.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

No comment

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

First time listener to Air.. and I dig it.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Pretty jammy

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

Despair reminded me of Western World theme song.. maybe there was some influence there. I’m very unfamiliar this album and band, and I enjoyed listening and am now a “fan”.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Brian Wilson is a musical genius! I feel the music of today would not be the same without his influence. Love The Beach Boys and thoroughly enjoyed listening. No surprise this album made the list.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Mannish Boy is an iconic song, with that guitar rift.. been duplicated by many. Good album, lots of jamming. I dig it.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

The king has arrived! Gotta love Bruce.. and if you don’t, you’re not American!!

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Love this album.. wish Lauren Hill was still spitting. Can’t believe the longest album so far is a rap album haha. Funny

Murmur

R.E.M.

2/5

Ya know.. I thought I was a fan of REM. But I guess I’m not.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyed this album while working, even smoked a bowl to these sweet melodies. 10/10 would recommend

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Beatles!! If you don’t like or appreciate the Beatles, you can get the fuck out.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Yeah I dig it.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

If only I was near a body of water yesterday. Bob always reminds me of Lake Powell or the beach. You can’t help but sing along while listening. Love this album

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

I did not like this album/band/music.. Assuming “Bauhaus” was a big influence on “RadioHead”.. and I personally would rather listen to RadioHead for some “sad bastard” music.

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

Love Queens of the Stone Age. Unfamiliar with this album, and I enjoyed getting to know it.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

This album reminded me of Coffee house music. Feel like I should’ve been sipping on an espresso while listening. First time listener of Nick and this album.. I enjoyed it and would be down to listen to more of Nick’s catalog.

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

Love David Bowie. I feel I liked the first Bowie album in this 1001 albums a little more though. Enjoyed listening to this one over the weekend. More Bowie please

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

I liked this one quite a bit.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

I think I like the candy more than the band. Pretty chill vibes though. Loved the cover of the Beatles song, that was fun.

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

4/5

I see where Green Day got their influence.. too bad they’re not as good 😏 I feel like Frank Black was one of the original “punk” bands. It was a good listen, but some songs were a lil too much for me.

Technique

New Order

3/5

LCD is pretty ok by me. Easy listening, and made me groove a couple times.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

J5 is the best! I’ve seen them live at Lollapalooza in 2001. Love this album! Definitely a classic in the hip hop genre. A lot of amazing features, too.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Bob Dylan is always good/easy listening.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Billy Joel is the best. I loved this album.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

No vocals huh? I guess they don’t need em. Nice melodies. Not my cup of tee though

Me Against The World

2Pac

4/5

Love 2Pac. But I like All Eyez on Me album the most.

Violent Femmes

4/5

Love this album. A lot of bangers/classics.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Yea more Bob please

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

4/5

I liked this one. First time listener of the band/album. They remind of and sound a lot like Portugal but with more of an electric sound.. kind of like if David Bowie were the lead singer for Portugal. Does that shit make sense?? Either way. I dig it.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

2/5

What the hell was this album!? Felt like I was being abducted.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

I get all the hype.. Fiona is one of a kind. Wish I had some fine wine to sip on while dancing in my kitchen

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Black Tongue was my fav song. Great album. Would listen again

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

Not a bad listen, but really couldn’t get into it. Good background music though

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Love the Flaming Lips! Thoroughly enjoyed listening and look forward to more album like this, and from Flaming Lips

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

2/5

Listened to the first CD and most of the second.. it was hard for me to enjoy this one, not my type of music. 2hrs of grungy jams is a lot to get through in one day.. they should have gave us this album on a Friday.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

I didn’t request “darker” but Leonard definitely brought it anyway. I was taken back at first but enjoyed it overall.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Really enjoyed this album. Lots of influence these guys had. I think all of the songs have been covered on this album. Great album!

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Whoa guys.. is this how “scream-o” started? Not a fan.. volume was at 5 and it still hurt my ears..

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

5/5

Literally (one of) the OG. Listening to Ice T’s lyricism, is very reminiscent of my boy Marshall Mathers. Guaranteed Ice had some (if not a lot) of influence on young Slim and other mc’s. Big fan! How many copy rights did this man buy for this album..?! Sheeeeeeesh

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

This Album was just “ok”.. couldn’t get into it. Not my type of music

The Cars

5/5

Every song on this album is a banger! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this one.

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

3/5

Yeah ok.. I’m down with the Meat Puppets. Nirvana must’ve been somewhat influenced by these guys, cause I noticed they covered one of their songs. I enjoyed listening, but once again.. not really my “cup of tea”

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

2/5

Too “punk” for me. There were a few riff’s in there that I enjoyed though

Fred Neil

3/5

Loved it. Fred has a smooth yet raspy voice. I could listen to this again. Roadtrip music for sure.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Amazing! Bravo! Such a classic.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

The kings of riffs! I appreciate Deep Purple and all the influence they’ve had on all my favorite bands.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

All I can hear in this album is “Shaft!”.. it was just ok.

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Banger after banger on this album. I like ABBA, and forgot how good/influential they are. More albums like this, please :)

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Didn’t get through it all. But enjoyed what I heard

S&M

Metallica

4/5

Pretty solid album! Big and long time fan of Metallica! I would’ve replaced this with the “black”, Kill ‘em All, or Ride the lighting.. as far as how much influence they had on me, personally. Maybe we will see those albums later on. I love all of the orchestra versions of these banger's.. but can’t help comparing them to the original's and immediately wanting to hear the original over the renditions. 4 out of 5 rating for me.. cause you know, it’s fucking Metallica!! 💯🔥🤘🏿🤘🏻🤘

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

No need for me to review..as I am verify familiar with Trent and his beautiful melodies.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1/5

This music gave me anxiety. No bueno

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

If you don’t like Jethro Tull, you can get the fuck out!! Loved this album, a lot of bangers.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

First time listener. Really enjoyed this one. Excellent beats and lyricism. I’ll be listening to more by Mike Ladd! Good album

Adele

4/5

Hello from the “larger” side!!! Great album, full of catch tunes and sweet vocals. This one brings back a lot of good adventure memories with the spouse. Big fan of Adele.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

All I could hear is Good Will Hunting..

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Great album. Love Bruce. What a patriot!

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

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

Devo

3/5

So hip, up beat. Whip it, whip it good.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

You’d think this was her “best of” album, but nope.. just that amazing of an album! Love Aretha, and that fact her name sounds sexual..

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

This one brings back a lot of good memories. I like everyone of theses songs, but MAAD City is one of my top Kendrick songs. Big fan of Kendrick, and appreciate his lyricism and influence on the hip hop genre.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Not familiar but enjoyed listening.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Boy Named Sue is one of the best story songs! Love Johnny and this album

Repeater

Fugazi

3/5

Yeah ok.. I dig it. Definitely an influential band for the Punk genre.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with! Love Method Man, Redman, and the gang.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

I would’ve enjoyed this album more if there were more lyrics than these wild beats.. but I dig Public Enemy

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

I recognized the album as soon as I saw the cover pop up. This is Johnny Cash’s last album before he passed, and what an outro! I love that he covers Nine Inch Nails and the Beatles. Beautiful renditions.

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

2/5

This was a pretty hectic listen. Kind of reminded me of Nirvana without Kurt.

The White Room

The KLF

2/5

Electrical.. first album not on Spotify. Had to listen via iTunes. Not bad

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Pleasant listening. Very nice on the ears. Sounds like adventure the whole album. I dig it

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Live jam album. Loved it.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

5/5

Wow! They brought the funk with this album. I heard a lot of familiar beats, used by Kanye, Rage (had no idea Renegade was a cover!!), and I heard a lot of lyrics mimiced by other hip hop/rap artists. This album must’ve been a heavy influence on the hip hop seen. I think I have to give this 5 starts do all that.

Stephen Stills

2/5

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

2/5

Pretty chill vibes

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Ok Steely.. I dig it.

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

The Clash is fantastic. Lot of good music comes out of London.

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Love this album and Massive Attack

Pelican West

Haircut 100

2/5

I don’t know how I feel about this one.

Suzanne Vega

3/5

Pretty chill vibes

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Musical genius. Been a fan of Jack since Highschool.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Banging album. Lots of hits.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

The king! How can you not enjoy his sultry smooth voice?!

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

3/5

I surprisingly really enjoyed this album. Heart warming and catchy tunes, with a nice/random female vocals song in the middle.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

3/5

The Stone Roses

3/5

Pretty chill vibes. Enjoyed listening to this album, and pretty easy on the ears :)

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Rolling Stones is always a good listen. Pretty easy listening for this album.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

2/5

I know Wonderwall was a big hit.. but I don’t understand why this album is on this list.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Loved it

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

4/5

Lyrical genius! Thoroughly enjoyed listening, and appreciate the heavy influence Raekwon has had in the Rap/HipHop genre.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

How perfect for this to be dropped on a Monday.. with the first song being “Monday, Monday”!! Love this album. Definitely a classic. Easy listening and catchy tunes.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

2/5

Not a big fan of Morrison.. but it was a good listen. I love live albums, but this was a lil difficult for me to get through and into.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Liked it.. didn’t love it.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

This album brings back a lot of fond memories. Might be the best rap album released in the past 10yrs.. I love Kendrick. What an artistic thoughtful lyricists. You can hear his past pain and struggle in his rhythm and rhymes.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

2/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Electric masterpiece.

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Couldn’t really get into this one. Reminded me of Bowie without the upbeat vibes.

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