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Album	You	Global	Diff
Dog Man Star Suede	5	3	+2
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37
L.A. Woman The Doors	5	3.67	+1.33
Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan	5	3.72	+1.28
Songs From The Big Chair Tears For Fears	5	3.74	+1.26
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.78	+1.22
I Against I Bad Brains	4	2.93	+1.07
Call of the Valley Shivkumar Sharma	4	2.95	+1.05
Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	1	3.49	-2.49
White Ladder David Gray	1	3.07	-2.07
Ingenue k.d. lang	1	2.94	-1.94
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding	2	3.93	-1.93
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet	2	3.84	-1.84
Harvest Neil Young	2	3.83	-1.83
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	2	3.65	-1.65
Young Americans David Bowie	2	3.62	-1.62
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.56	-1.56
Low David Bowie	2	3.55	-1.55

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Low

David Bowie

2/5

Unique in the way that I didn't know one could use such experimental instrumentation and still bore me. 2/5

1 likes

Ingenue

k.d. lang

1/5

A good voice isn't enough to stop music being boring. What's the point of pop without hooks? 1/5

1 likes

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

I don't think I'm smart enough to fully appreciate this. 3/5

1 likes

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Is pop not supposed to be catchy? 2/5

1 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

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Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

damn good - 9/10

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

I've never sat down and listened to anything similar to this It sounds beautiful but given that I relate to practically none of the lyrics, I don't see myself giving this any repeat listens. 3/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

2/5

Good vocals and performance, however I don't get anything out of this type of music. 2/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

1/5

Sounds like fallout music. And like fallout music, I do have to be quite distracted while listening to enjoy it. 1/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Sounds consistently pretty good but nothing jumps out at or hooks me. 3/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

I was vibing pretty hard the whole time. The bass tickled my brain quite nicely. 4/5

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Unique in the way that I didn't know one could use such experimental instrumentation and still bore me. 2/5

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Aside from a few standout tracks this was a pretty meh to average rock album. 3/5

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

meh 2/5

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

2/5

Some decent tracks and some worse tracks. 2/5

White Denim

3/5

In a vacuum the instruments are great and the vocals are fairly good. However there are times when it feels like they don't entirely fit together. 3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

Interesting beat choices/instrumental stuff are the only thing holding the vocals and lyrics from leaping headfirst into a 1 star rating. Barely 2/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

A drunk stranger that only eats lit cigarettes rambles at you for 44 minutes in a jazz bar as you uncomfortably try to escape. 4/5 Would have been a 5 if it wasn't for Jersey Girl being somewhat bad.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Almost impressively inconsistent. There's a couple great tracks (Angels, Let Me Entertain You) and a bunch of slop. The good singles are a good enough addition to a playlist to drag the album up to a 3 though. 3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I know nothing about the making of music so I don't know why this caught me to the extent that it did but this is an easy 5/5 Takes me back to the time I fell down a flight of stairs as a teenager.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

A few absolute bangers, but good lord this gets repetitive fast. 3/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

2/5

Fairly dated and fairly boring. 2/5

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

I'm sure this would be great within the context of the film but it's pretty boring by itself. There is a rare highlight to toss in an instrumental playlist though. 2/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

2/5

A pretty dope album when it wasn't trying it's hardest to give me a headache. So half dope. 2/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

3/5

I can't believe 'Jesus Built My Hotrod' invented Nu metal. Fairly well headbangable. Gets a bit repetitive at times. Some songs feel like they could be a bit shorter. 3/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

1/5

A good voice isn't enough to stop music being boring. What's the point of pop without hooks? 1/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

Not my thing, sounded fine though. 2/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Well crafted vibes. 4/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

It's aight. 3/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

Very repetitive. The vocals are very impressive though. Maybe I just don't get this type of music. 2/5

Queen II

Queen

4/5

My first full Queen album. It's a whole lot more than than the sum of its parts, which makes me quite excited about their other albums, given how good the hits are. 4/5

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

2/5

Damn I think this guy liked marijuana. Just kinda the same sound for 40 minutes. 2/5

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

4/5

Super atmospheric and pretty. 4/5

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

While I'm a fan of the writing and the melodies, I really dislike the overly shiny production side of things. 3/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Not my flavour of jazz. 2/5

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

3/5

Pleasant and relaxing but it really starts to drag. 3/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

The energy in this is absolutely electric. I've not heard much Johnny cash but you can tell that he and everyone involved is having the time of their lives. This was a great experience, even though the music isn't my thing. 4/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Man I wish they turned Savoir Faire into a full album. The instruments (especially the bass) are fantastic. Most of these tracks would benefit from being cut in half though. 3/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

Not my style of rock. 2/5

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

Weird but neat. 3/5

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

I thought there was potential at first. 2/5

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

The album is in two discs on Spotify so I'm going to listen to them separately. A-side: fairly good soft rock. I think my expectations were a bit high, given The Beatles reputation. 3.5/5 B-side: Didn't like it as much, Revolution 9 was really cool though, whatever it was. 3/5 Total: 3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

The first song jumpscared me lol. I love how unhinged and raw this album sounds. I appreciate how direct the lyrics are as well. I don't think I've ever been horny enough to give this a 5 though. 4/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

I would love to schedule an appointment with my therapist but they moved to a different city recently 5/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Odd, I think I'd like an instrumental version a lot more. 3/5

White Ladder

David Gray

1/5

I am struggling to stay awake long enough to listen through this album. It does make for an alright lullaby though. 1/5

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

3/5

This is bizarre. I am genuinely not sure how I feel about it. I guess I'll give it a decent rating solely due to my never having heard anything like this before. 3/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

I'm too sick atm to give a good review so. It was a'ight. 3/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

I'm still too sick to write a proper review. It bops. 4/5

Femi Kuti

3/5

Fun but waaay too long. 3/5

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Fairly good noisy rock. Seemingly nothing too special but not a bad way to spend an afternoon. 3/5

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

Sounds all right but it isn't my thing. 2/5

Dog Man Star

Suede

5/5

I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Super dramatic and far more melancholic than I've heard from anything else in the genre. Also these lyrics are fantastic. 5/5

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

Very over dramatic in places. A lot of good songs too though. 3/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

2/5

This sounds pretty decent for a few songs but man it starts to drag. 2/5

Harvest

Neil Young

2/5

Maybe I'm just too young to understand music without bleeps and bloops but this was pretty boring. 2/5

Whatever

Aimee Mann

3/5

I like the sound but none of the songs really stuck with me. 3/5

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

2/5

Meh

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Good vibes. 3/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

Oh fuck, Grandpa's off his meds again. 3/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Unfortunately relevant today. 4/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

A good rock album all round. 4/5

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

4/5

Good songs played well. I wouldn't choose to listen to this over a studio recorded album but that's just me. 4/5

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

3/5

It's fine. I wouldn't play it myself but I wouldn't complain if I heard it again. 3/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Very relaxing. 4/5

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

4/5

The tonal whiplash is pretty wild. Good music though. 4/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

Fantastic rock album. Love all the details in the back of the music. 5/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Alright rock. Nothing too special but that's not a bad thing sometimes. 3/5

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

2/5

Not my kind of jazz. 2/5

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

It's fine. 3/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Fairly standard rock music. Starts blending together a bit by the end but there's some solid tracks. 3/5

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

It sounds quite good, but it's fairly boring. 3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

Meh

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Incredible atmosphere. 4/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

Fantastic mix of chill, catchy and complex. 5/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Should be 5 stars but there's a couple tracks that drag it down into a 4.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

I expected a bit better given the reviews and the genre, but I just didn't feel a connection for whatever reason. 3/5

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

Pretty good vibe. I zoned out a bit, not gonna lie. 3/5

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Decent rock, if not a bit generic. The only real standout was Hoover Dam. 3/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Not my favorite Metallica album but it's still bloody good. It's status is definitely earned. 4/5

The xx

3/5

A decent vibey album. There are more than a few moments where it becomes too sparse in sound though. 3/5

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

I don't think I'm qualified to rate this album. Bizarre as hell, but I had fun. 3/5

Van Halen

4/5

Fantastic sound, though it could probably be a little better with some more focus on sounding good rather than technical ability. Still great though. 4/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

It's not truly live so I'll knock it down a point but it's still fun, though somewhat basic, rock. 3/5

Adele

3/5

Started to lose me towards the end with the low energy back half but a good album regardless. 3/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

2/5

Alright to have on in the background. Not great for much else. 2/5

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

Fun and weird. The second to last track was pretty boring though. 4/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Misogyny aside, this goes pretty hard. 4/5

Blur

2/5

Started fine but it's not a great sign when an album starts dragging 3 songs in. 2/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

I can't say that I enjoyed this album exactly, but it was an experience that I'm glad I have had. 3/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Consistently good and interesting instrumentals, but I don't mesh with the vocals. 3/5

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

2/5

Background music. 2/5

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

4/5

Goths in their natural habitat. 4/5

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

2/5

It definitely doesn't deviate from its sound. That would probably be a good thing for somebody who liked the sound. 2/5

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Great album with some weaker tracks. 4/5

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

There are five songs worth of ideas in each track and they somehow manage to make it work half the time which is fairly impressive. 3/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Pleasant enough

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Average sad boy indie rock. 3/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

2/5

Another British rock band trying to put me to sleep. 2/5

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Relatable.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Not for me

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

I don't think I'm smart enough to fully appreciate this. 3/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Good vibes and atmosphere but nothing grabbed me outside of that. 3/5

Adele

3/5

It's alright. 3/5

I Against I

Bad Brains

4/5

Dope

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Nostalgic as hell. 4/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Fantastic storytelling. 4/5

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Is pop not supposed to be catchy? 2/5

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

Groovy, but I don't have the energy to groove for a full hour. 3/5

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

Fantastic. 5/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

2/5

It sounds fine, but it isn't my thing. 2/5

Bad Company

2/5

A pretty nothing rock album with some decent moments scattered throughout. 2/5

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Really fun with fantastic guitar. 4/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

good, but it's not my thing. 3/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Disc 1. I'm enjoying this a lot, although the vocals are throwing me off slightly on first listen. 4/5 Disc 2. I got used to the vocals but the second half didn't hold my interest as well as the first. 3.5/5 All together 4/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

What if elevator music was good?