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Albums you rated higher than global average

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Band	5	3.37	+1.63
Back At The Chicken Shack	5	3.39	+1.61
Crosby, Stills & Nash	5	3.49	+1.51
Paul Simon	5	3.51	+1.49
The Wildest!	5	3.54	+1.46
The Clash	5	3.54	+1.46
Electric Warrior	5	3.54	+1.46
Morrison Hotel	5	3.6	+1.4
Dookie	5	3.8	+1.2
The Sounds Of India	4	2.85	+1.15

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Album	You	Global	Diff
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down	1	3.13	-2.13
Scott 4	1	2.81	-1.81
Vulnicura	1	2.79	-1.79
The Grand Tour	1	2.79	-1.79
Bubble And Scrape	1	2.65	-1.65
A Love Supreme	2	3.63	-1.63
In The Court Of The Crimson King	2	3.6	-1.6
James Brown Live At The Apollo	2	3.46	-1.46
Live And Dangerous	2	3.32	-1.32
S&M	2	3.26	-1.26

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Artist	Albums	Avg	Score
The Clash	2	5	3.8

5-Star Albums (14)

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James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

There are very few live albums I enjoy. This ain’t one of them. So much crowd noise.

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Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Enjoyed the album. A lot of talking heads songs I hadn’t heard before. Overall hits, a few misses.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

A master of his craft. Super warm acoustics, full sound.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

I’ve overlooked iggy for awhile. Solid album but not groundbreaking for me. Lofi 70’s Brit rock

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Solid album from that era. More country feel than I was expecting.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

The clash is so awesome. At some point I should really decide what my fav album is. This one his good, lots of ska vibes.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

You can’t listen to the album and be in a bad mood. If you’re a fan of Louis Armstrong then this slaps.

I See You

The xx

2/5

I love Jamie XX and the xx’s first album but this one sucks. On Hold is the only redeeming track.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

4/5

Since hip hop is so lyrical dominant it’s difficult for an English speaker to get the full experience of a French rap album. Nevertheless Solaar has great flow, phrasing and the production on the instrumentals is pretty fantastic especially for 1991 hip hop.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

There are very few live albums I enjoy. This ain’t one of them. So much crowd noise.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Vulnicura

Björk

1/5

Bjork is obviously a talented musician but I just don’t get the appeal.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

1/5

The instruments at the opening of every track had me excited that it would be good. Then Scott starts singing and ruins the mood.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

A 4 track album considered one of the greatest live albums? Come on. Maybe if the tracks were 15 minute jams each. Nope. Total runtime 21 minutes.

The Clash

5/5

Great energy. Reminds me of Operation Ivy.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

So awesome. Bluesy jazz with that electric organ sound. Gotta listen to more Jimmy Smith

Sail Away

Randy Newman

4/5

Well put together album. If I didn’t think of Toy Story the whole time I’d probably love it more.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Whatever you have to say about MJ, Quincy Jones produced one hell of an album. It must have been totally crazy to be alive when this came out.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

2/5

I enjoy jazz but this is the era I just can’t do. Individually every musician on this album is super talented. When they recorded this it sounds like they were all recording different songs. Sounded like a mess.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Fun album. Someone said “the American beatle” which I could see the connection with a number of his songs.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

Solid album and pleasurable to listen to the whole thing through.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

1/5

Boring old generic country twang. No hits.

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Pleasant enough indie rock album that’d I’d be open to listening to againn

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

3/5

As much as I’ve always wanted to love this album it just doesn’t do it for me. No doubt it’s influential and weird and respect for all that.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

I always put this below Quality Control but it’s actually a pretty great album. The drums are super crisp and overall great production value.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

A defining album at the time. While there are some great songs scattered throughout, as a whole the album is a way too long and has an erratic flow of emotions that feel incoherent next to each other.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

2/5

Well made but I’m just not into prog rock. It’s like reading a fantasy novel.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

While not something I’d normally listen to, this is a solid album. Pleasant relaxing mood for evenings or anytime you want to take a break from your day.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

4/5

An important work without a doubt. Also a pleasant soundscape of Indian music to put on when the mood strikes.

The Band

5/5

An album you can listen to anytime.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

One of the standards for indie music of this era. Lots of great songs.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

4/5

I always wrote Rod Stewart off because I associated him with “if you think I’m sexy” and his later raspy crooner era. But his early albums are much more like Faces and really enjoyable.

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

I didn’t totally love it but recognize its impact.

Debut

Björk

3/5

Much better than her more recent stuff. Listenable!

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

There’s a reason they’re the GOAT. Great album with a lot of genre variations. Maybe not my favorite Beatles album but amazing non the less.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Just an amazing album. So many songs that have remained hits.

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

I like some of the specials songs; ghost town and message to Rudy. And I wish I could unhear this album. Loungy and cheesy to the point of self parody. Bummer.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

2/5

After a random hangout with the band during their tour for this album I picked it up and gave it a listen. It didn’t really hit for me and every few years I’ll give it another chance hoping it grows on me differently. 15 years later and it still doesn’t hit. I don’t know if it’s how it was mixed but for the most part it doesn’t sound right and is hard to enjoy. Maybe David just doesn’t have any rthyme with his guitar. 🤷‍♂️

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

Nice concept to tell a story but pretty boring to listen to. Dry your eyes mate, there’s plenty more music to enjoy elsewhere.

Guero

Beck

4/5

Beck makes good tunes.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Solid funk album with a few hit singles

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Decently fun early punk album. In perspective that it’s the first punk album, that’s pretty cool.

The Cars

4/5

Fun. It rocks. Couple of big hits.

Boston

4/5

Pretty amazing story of how this album came to be. A defining sound of classic rock from the late 70’s

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

5/5

I dunno why but I love this album as a whole.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

It’s a weird album. Mostly instrumental but not so avante garde that it’s unlistenable. More of an off take on composing an orchestra.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

4/5

For an old school hip hop album this bangs. I probably won’t pick it up very often if ever, but pretty amazing given its context in musical history.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

3/5

Some nice moments. Funky bass lines are cool but the album feels pretty dated as a whole. On the cusp between fun and obnoxious. It’ll probably scratch the itch for those who it’s nostalgic. I don’t think it’ll appeal to many new listeners.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

A handful of classics within the American pyshe. Always a fun time revisited the full source.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Beautiful moments. Quiet, reflective, sad but some hope. This was a collection of Nina songs I wasn’t familiar with.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Smooth r&b electronic with heavy middle eastern world music vibes. Surely this has a market but it’s not for me. 2 stars because it’s not unlistenable.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

1/5

1 star. Didn’t even make it through the album.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

So funny. I had never really listened to Iron Maiden and thought of it as heavy bad ass metal. These guys are obviously excellent musicians but d&d fantasy dorks through and through. Maybe 80’s badass just doesn’t age well. 3 stars.

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Arguably a great album with tons of abba hits. While I can enjoy it I doubt I’ll ever reach to put it on myself again.

Paul Simon

5/5

Fun playful and a bit folksy. Paul Simon is great.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

It’s fun and probably was a total wild and different sound for the time.

S&M