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Album	You	Global	Diff
A Night At The Opera Queen	5	3.96	+1.04

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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.62	-2.62
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys	1	3.47	-2.47
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	2	3.65	-1.65
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses	2	3.64	-1.64
1999 Prince	2	3.6	-1.6
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.56	-1.56
Marquee Moon Television	2	3.5	-1.5
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	2	3.49	-1.49
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	2	3.48	-1.48
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	2	3.45	-1.45

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Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

10 likes

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

Some angry 90s rap

1 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

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Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

I got in better with it on a second listen but still not their best.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

Elevator music

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Very energetic!

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

Some memorable tracks, but I found others a bit same-y.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

John Prine

2/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

Technically impressive, but the amount of indulgent instrumentals is a bit much for me. Smoke on The Water boosts up the score a bit.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

3/5

3.5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

Grand, 2.5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Musically really interesting, but not something you’d be listening to on repeat. 3.5

Debut

Björk

2/5

Eh, kinda boring

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

I prefer Morrison Hotel, but this gets a boost for having Riders on the Storm

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Some songs I recognised, but would probably need to listen to it again.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

System Of A Down

2/5

Their later stuff is better, 2.5

Scissor Sisters

2/5

Some interesting sounds but not really into it, 2-2.5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

2/5

Really not my thing, but had some fun with it. Made me nostalgic for GTA San Andreas. 2-2.5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Kinda boring…

Arular

M.I.A.

2/5

Queen II

Queen

3/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

Didn’t get on well with this. Boring at best, incomprehensible noise at worst. Is a 1 too harsh?

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

2/5

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Was going to give it a higher review, but it stopped just as I was getting into it. 3.5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

2/5

American Gothic

David Ackles

2/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Really twee, but catchy!

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

2/5

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

Some interesting stuff, but I lost interest about halfway through this too long album since it all got a bit same-y. 2.5

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

2/5

2.5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

I quite enjoyed this! 3.5

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

Not what I was expecting. Pleasant background indie music, kinda same-y, lost interest about half-way through. 2.5.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Good sound, 3.5

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

2/5

My predisposition to Dylan aside, this album is just kinda boring.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

Pleasant background music.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Fever Ray

2/5

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

I wouldn’t be an ABBA fan, but I recognise how catchy and ubiquitous these songs are. 3.5-4, but I’ll be generous and say 4.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Pleasant background jazz.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Forgot to make notes for this before the weekend but think I really liked it. I’ll be generous.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Some iconic tracks.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Funky and chill listening, 3.5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

2/5

Kinda boring

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

Some angry 90s rap

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

None of the other tracks are as iconic as Hallelujah, but it’s still an excellent album.

Parklife

Blur

2/5

Eh, grand

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

Meaningless noise.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

Really twee, but catchy! 3.5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

+ 3

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Enjoyed this, 3.5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

2/5

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

2.5

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

2/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

I just can’t get into Prince, this was fine. 2.5

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

The Stone Roses

2/5

Kinda bland and same-y, but not terrible, 2.5

McCartney

Paul McCartney

2/5

It’s Paul McCartney’s name on the album, so the music is good, but it’s a bit of a muddled mix of experiments. 2.5

Solid Air

John Martyn

2/5

Some interesting instrumental stuff, but was not a fan of the indistinct, mumbled singing.

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

I’ve never gotten into the Beatles, but I quite enjoyed this album, 3.5.

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

2/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Way too morose and “edgy”

Dog Man Star

Suede

2/5

Grand, 2.5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Funky but repetitive experimental jazz.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Cool background jazz, 3.5.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

1/5

I like some of the Beastie Boys stuff, but their music is pretty juvenile and simplistic. 1.5

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Man, Fleetwood Mac are good. Tusk is a bit bloated and unfocused compared to Rumours, but it’s kinda unfair to compare.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Dire Straits

4/5

It’s got Sultans on it, which nearly makes it an automatic 5, but none of the other tracks really stand out. Not their best album, but it’s still Dire Straits, 4.5.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

2/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

Interesting fusion of folk and punk, but not something I’d really listen to. A bit too much of the trad diddly dee for me. Definitely gets a boost for having Fairytale of New York.

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

Good album, just don’t tell Spotify cos it will never stop suggesting Strokes songs to me. 3.5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

2/5

Weird, but some interesting sounds. Tainted Love is the standout. 2.5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Kinda boring and samey. 2

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Standouts I’m Sorry Mrs Jackson and So Fresh, So Clean boost the score. Runs a bit long and I lost interest before the end. 3.

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

I’ve never gotten into the Beatles, but this is one of the most famous albums of all time, so it has to have a good review. 4.

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

I generally don’t actively engage with jazz, but it’s nice to have on in the background. This is quite nice background music.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Smooth background jazz

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

One of Radiohead’s best. 4.5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Such a good album, amazing guitar and blues, 4.5

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

Interesting sound. Gets a boost from Personal Jesus, the most recognisable and best song on the album. 3

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time.

1999

Prince

2/5

I appreciate that Prince is an icon, but I just can’t click with his music. 2.5

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

2/5

As described: calming background music. Wouldn’t really listen to it as an album

The Next Day

David Bowie

2/5

Not Bowie’s best.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Enjoyed this, 3.5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Pretty good, enjoyed the rock flute.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Blistering guitar and vocals. Piece of My Heart is a classic. 3.5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

The epitome of an album, of legendary status. Delivers what it promises: an operatic, experimental, rocking musical experience.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Has some of the Pumpkins’ greats, like 1979, Zero and Buller with Butterfly Wings, but is overly long. 3.5-3.75, I’ll be generous and round up.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

Angsty, middle-class, suburban, operatic, indie music. I like Arcade Fire

Suede

2/5

Fine, 2.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

2/5

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

School’s Out is the most iconic track on the album. The rest don’t stand out as much.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

When I first heard this album I wasn’t really aware of the hype and history behind the Doors and really enjoyed it. It’s a good album.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Excellent debut album.