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Album	You	Global	Diff
Since I Left You The Avalanches	5	3.28	+1.72
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.47	+1.53
The Score Fugees	5	3.69	+1.31
The Grand Tour George Jones	4	2.79	+1.21
Scott 4 Scott Walker	4	2.8	+1.2
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.81	+1.19
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	5	3.82	+1.18
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet	5	3.84	+1.16
Leftism Leftfield	4	2.9	+1.1
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Aretha Franklin	5	3.93	+1.07

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Yeezus Kanye West	1	2.77	-1.77
Remain In Light Talking Heads	2	3.67	-1.67
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	2	3.56	-1.56
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	2	3.5	-1.5
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	2	3.41	-1.41
Dub Housing Pere Ubu	1	2.35	-1.35
Low-Life New Order	2	3.3	-1.3
Celebrity Skin Hole	2	3.29	-1.29
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters	2	3.23	-1.23
New York Dolls New York Dolls	2	3.12	-1.12

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Artist	Albums	Average
Michael Jackson	2	5

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Low-Life

New Order

2/5

Expected Blue Monday, got Black Friday

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1-Star Albums (2)

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Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

2/5

I don’t know. I like their song in SSX tricky, but I had a really hard time listening to this album. Skipped most of it.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Amazing soul (sometimes bluesy) trip. Masterpiece.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

After a great, funk-like start I found it a bit stale in the middle. Where’s my momma part is a lol. Overall great vibe for a chill sunday afternoon, glad I listened to it.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Amazing atmosphere and great, uninterrupted instrumentals makes this a 5/5 for me.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Kim and Stan on the same album holy cow. Honestly, brutal lyrics and the vibe of the 2000's. But mostly brutal lyrics. Made me anxious throughout, interesting experience.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Wasn’t particularly bad. Classic Marley. I enjoyed it, but I did not find much really memorable parts. I’d listen to this anytime though.

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

I enjoyed this. I love “Coat of many colore” from way back, so it was nice to revisit Dolly Parton again. The best parts are when the three of them are singing three melodies at the same time. So pretty much the whole album.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I hate the fact that I listened to more Greta Van Fleet songs than actually listening through a Led Zeppelin album.

Truth

Jeff Beck

4/5

Really diverse album when it comes to genres. God-tier guitar parts, especially on the bluesy songs. Favorite one is 'I've been drinking'.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

Some of the songs on this album should be added to the playlists of fast fashion stores, difficult-to-understand contemporary art exhibitions, culturally savvy hipster cafés and the game Beach Volleyball Summer Fest for the PS2. 5/5.

Violent Femmes

2/5

I read the global comments on this album, and made a TLDR as some of them are really on point: Acoustic punk, Mick Jagger impersonation, sometimes Mick Jagger impersonating Bob Dylan, for some reason not made in the ‘90s. I did not like it.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

Very raw, very punchy. If it weren’t for the anti-establishment lyrics, I’d given a 2. Closer to a 2.5.

Leftism

Leftfield

4/5

Progressive house with subtle hints of Faith No More-esque samples. Very vibrant.

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

It’s difficult to rate something knowing all the allegations and stories towards the artist but damn this is a GOAT album. And when it comes to music, I can’t help myself but massively appreciate Michael Jackson. Pop, funk and songs with well articulated messages (e.g. Man in the Mirror) and bangers like Liberian Girl makes this an S-tier experience. I was looking forward to this.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

Other songs are also decent on this album

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Recuerdos de Alhambra as a beat is STRAIGHT FIRE

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Young(er) Cohen rulz. It’s interesting how one world-famous song (not on this album) can overshadow a life-work. I was genuinely surprised, and had the same feeling with Urban Hymns earlier.

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

This is the music equivalent of a dumb person trying to sound really smart Favourite line: “hurry up with my damn croissants”

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Take five (stars)

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

A mild experience, good instrumentals, however no memorable parts for me.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Solid beats, one of the better hip-hop albums I listened to. DDT freestyle is sick.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

The kind of experimental jazz that is too experimental for me. However, hella creative. I was biased towards a 3 instead of a 2 due to the inclusion of classical/flamenco guitars.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Cool style, but an extremely okay album?

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

To quote Michael Jackson: Yes, "This is it". Some of the songs on this album are long time favorites of mine. An effortlessly cool rock album that was a standout in a remarkable musical era.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Distinctive mood, atmospheric album. Surprisingly short.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

There’s a song on this album you shouldn’t play at Guitar Center.

808 State

3/5

I’ve been to a rave party that had the same kinda vibes. This album was more experimental for my taste but the second half of it was wild, in a good way.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

4/5

It's a shame this album is removed from Spotify. It's a twisted, dark but ambient composition that reminded me of Nick Cave.

Survivor

Destiny's Child

2/5

Definitely an inconsistent album, more lows than highs.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Surprisingly, lots of bluesy themes next to the psychedelic ones. Great album, with a stale (?) second half.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

A surprisingly good debut album, surprisingly from Coldplay.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Raw, chaotic aggression but I didn't get it. Props for being the forerunners of punk though, big TIL.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Sounds like the soundtrack of most PS1 game main menus

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

I don't know for sure, but this album definitely takes inspiration from the contemporaries at the time, like Muse and Radiohead. I agree with some of the reviews, that while it is progressive, it is not on the "easy to hate" level of progressive. On the contrary: really unique and creative album, with a wide range of influences from different genres (prog, jazz, classic rock?) and refreshingly done contrasts. It's much easier to appreciate their music when you realize the most played rock bands around the time were Evanescence, Linkin Park and that one song from Papa Roach.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

Pure beauty, Minimal, yet so deep. Listening to this album while reading Nick Drake's Wikipedia page threw me in a weird, hard-to-describe state. It felt dark, somewhat alienating. A delicate way 'being', however maybe this is necessary so that through it one might appreciate life's few charms. I was torn between a 4/5 or 5/5, but I guess I'll go with a 5 for the sake of unexpectedness and guitar melodies with alternate tunings.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

I remember listening to this on repeat with my mother on the way to school.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

You get 'The Seldom Seen Kid' if you mix Coldplay with loads of Radiohead, then you realize the influence wasn't enough so you pull out your oversized salt shaker with a large enough post-it saying MUSE, start adding it to the mix then the top falls of and now you ruined the taste.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

2/5

🤘🤘 MOTHERFUCKERS ARE YOU FUCKING READY TO READ THIS ALBUM 2/5 🤘🤘

Suzanne Vega

2/5

Probably I wasn't in the mood on the day of listening, but I won't remember much about this album. One of the global reviews said that it is a mix of Enya and Bob Dylan and in my opinion it's a fair assessment.

Gorillaz

3/5

The first half is weaker, but the second half is great. Similar to the Chemical Brothers' debut album, this one likely had a unique impact in the early 2000s.

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

I’d love to blast this through the car speakers while driving along the coast. Reminds me of The Strokes. 3.5/5, closer to a 4 than a 3.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

3/5

In 1966 Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were both members of the band, at the same time, wow.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

4/5

I had a great time listening to this electro-ambient-sensual counterpoint-glitterball-glamour.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Delightful album. Slow, calm swing. Probably timeless. I should pay more attention to this album and listening to it while not working.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Amazing, consistent guitar and drum work. Emphasis is on massive, uninterrupted instrumental sessions. Personally I remember listening to Child in Time an eternity ago. I didn't remember it was a Deep Purple song, neither did I remember it was on this album. Core memory unlocked. 4.5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

I liked more songs than I initially thought I would. Honestly I'd give a 3.5, almost a 4.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

It was alright.

New York Dolls

2/5

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

2/5

At first, it's an extremely fun concept. However I haven't gone any further than the first part of the album. I also agree that Come Back From San Francisco is a highlight.

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

I quite enjoyed this on my 2nd listen. It has an extremely random composition called Red, White & Blue. 3.5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

Up until 'Village Green' I didn't find this album that exciting and I think it was due to my Gen Z mind.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

The Grand Tour

George Jones

4/5

This is the kinda album that would perfectly fit every former and upcoming Fallout game. I had a blast.

Scissor Sisters

2/5

I did not feel like dancing.:(

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

I'm a fan.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

In high school, I worked 1 week for two summers on the cornfields. I remember downloading albums like "Top 100 country hits" and a wide selection of Bob Dylan "best ofs". Blonde on Blonde took me back to those times. I loved it.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

It was peak comedy to listen to "A Simple Desultory Philippic" after Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde

The Doors

5/5

One of my friends from university decided to listen to all "staple" or "masterpiece" albums from start to finish, like Biggie's "Life After Death" or "The Doors". The Doors was the first album I listened to from start to finish, before embarking on the 1001 journey and it absolutely deserves a 5/5. I had to listen to it for the second time.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Great, creative instrumentals. Petit Metier was my favorite.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Super Bowl 2025 half-time show let's go

Black Sabbath

3/5

I recall a story from an interview where Tommy Iommi told the interviewer that Black Sabbath recorded their albums on first try, in one take. That's incredible, if true. 3.5

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

Expected Blue Monday, got Black Friday

Celebrity Skin

Hole

2/5

Not particularly bad, but extremely generic for me. Celebrity Skin could be the sole OST for a US high school teen drama set in the '90s where it is obvious that the actors playing the students are well over 30. 2.5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Great trip, but it requires your full attention. I had to listen to it in 3-4 different takes.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2/5

A few bangers. Mostly random harmonies / production.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Okayish.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Every Led Zeppelin album seems to have one of the 100 most played and known guitar riffs of all time. Led Zeppelin II is no exception.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

I quite enjoyed this one, overall I was surprised by some thoughtful and creative musical approaches (instruments and harmonies). It's much more than a "typical British album from the 90's" or "yeah that album before Definitely maybe"

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Art punk. Fully experimental, pinnacle of the 80's. I tried to love it, but something didn't click. Sad.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

It's difficult to listen to this album without picturing the "Yeaaaaaah boiii" meme.

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

An instrumental take from Bowie, I liked it a lot.