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Album	You	Global	Diff
Amnesiac Radiohead	5	3.41	+1.59
Illmatic Nas	5	3.6	+1.4
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan	5	3.63	+1.37
Graceland Paul Simon	5	3.73	+1.27
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	5	3.81	+1.19
More Specials The Specials	4	2.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.47	-2.47
evermore Taylor Swift	1	3.03	-2.03
Post Orgasmic Chill Skunk Anansie	1	2.99	-1.99
Automatic For The People R.E.M.	2	3.81	-1.81
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.73	-1.73
Next The Sensational Alex Harvey Band	1	2.71	-1.71
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	2	3.6	-1.6
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	2	3.58	-1.58
Logical Progression LTJ Bukem	1	2.52	-1.52
Treasure Cocteau Twins	2	3.08	-1.08

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New Wave

The Auteurs · 1 likes

3/5

Solid album with some great songwriting that recalls bands like The Smiths.

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Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

The most remarkable thing about this record is the fact that you can't imagine a single artist in modern popular music ever doing something like it. The Man in Black is charismatic on the microphone, controlling the dynamic and performing to a rowdy room of convicts. Beat that, Swifties!

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

An album with a runtime as long as this one has no business being so great. Harrison manages to draw from every thread of influence that made The Beatles a compelling cultural force, and infuse them with something deeper, richer, and mlore complex than any of his former band's efforts. It's very easy to argue the case that this is the best solo work that any member of the Fab Four would go on to release.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

An all-time favorite. Some of Radiohead's greatest deep cuts appear on this album.

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Rush. One of the most musically talented bands that just happens to make some of the least interesting music.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Enjoyable.

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Not the best album by the great rap duo from Atlanta, but sonically unique, bold and experimental.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of my favorites from Dylan. An absolute classic.

Django Django

4/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

One of the best by the always eccentric Flaming Lips

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

Impressive production, probably ahead of its time for 1979, but did not resonate. Hated the vocals.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

A few great Stones cuts on this album.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Not a fan.

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Pretty standard 90s pop-rock

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

2/5

Musically distinctive with some stellar production on a handful of tracks. Vocally and lyrically not compelling.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

Remains (arguably) the single greatest hip-hop album ever made. Pure poetry from start to finish.

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

Solid album with some great songwriting that recalls bands like The Smiths.

evermore

Taylor Swift

1/5

My Generation

The Who

3/5

A solid, energetic debut album that blends Black American blues with the sonic hallmarks of early hard rock and punk.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Vocally medicore. Got a bit reptitive by the middle, but closed more strongly.

More Specials

The Specials

4/5

Fun, chill album with some cool reggae/ska vibes. Fans of The Clash, Sublime and early No Doubt would probably dig this.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

Maybe a 2.5. None of the songs are as interesting or magnetic as earlier projects from Lana.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

Possibly the most iconic album of the "hair band" era proves why the genre was a bad idea to begin with

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

The album has some great moments but fails to stack up against Bowie's classics

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

A classic mix of Zappa's experimental musings and unique styles

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Soulful, dynamic and groovy

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

Solid, chill project

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

3/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

2/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

A musically unique and ambitious album with some of Simon's best songwriting.

Cut

The Slits

3/5

A surprisingly well-produced album of the early reggae-infused punk subgenre, popularized by bands like The Clash. This one is all about rhythm and vibes. Some really cool, interesting grooves and transitions here.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

A slightly-overrated follow-up to the generational masterpiece that is "good kid, maad city." Musically, one of the most impressive hip-hop albums, maybe ever. Lyrically dense with introspection and concepts. A great project that should absolutely be heard at least once, but has lost some of its luster over the years.

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

A solid album that recalls Bowie, Queen and, at times, even a bit of post-electric Dylan. A very familiar early-70s rock & roll sound, for better, and for worse. At times, a bit melodramatic and indulgent.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

3/5

Non-stop energy from the Swedish power pop band that hit the U.S. during the garage-rock revival, ushered in by the likes of The Strokes and The White Stripes. Groovy, head-banging, feel-good jams.

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Stands out as one of the best debuts from the 2000s wave of folk-rock inspired indie bands, with a touch of neo-psychedelia. Recalls bands like The Shins and Arcade Fire. Beautifully-arranged, well-written and produced songs.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Great album from start to finish.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Absolutely cannot take Tom Waits voice seriously at all. Some of these cuts are laugh-out-loud cheesy. Musically, very diverse.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

Classic, Golden Era, New York City hip-hop. A chill album with a handful of standout cuts, as well as some strong production by the great DJ Premier. Gang Starr would go on to make a few projects that have aged much better than this one.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

A couple standout tracks. It picks up in the second half, but not enough to draw you back in

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

A fun album full of songs that sound like they would be sung in large crowds at the local pub. I would push it to 3.5/5.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

1/5

I definitely could've died without hearing this.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Solid album with good energy. Didn't love the vocal performances on some tracks. 3.5/5.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

Solid 70s blues rock record. Blazes thru the 36-minute runtime with strong riffs and energetic vocal performances from Rod Stewart. 3.5/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Fun, if repetitive, 90s dance tunes.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

2/5

Well produced, with a couple standout tracks that flirt with dreampop and psychedelia. The airy vocals can be grating. 2.5/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Sly and the gang prove why they were one of the most influential funk bands of all-time. Heavy grooves and soulful vocals, with lyrics that reflect the social consciousness of their time.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

The stellar debut from Sade is just as funky, groovy and sensual as always. This one doesn't quite hit the high peaks of their later releases, but it's still a damn fine listen from start to finish.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

A dynamic, driving indie/art-rock classic that holds up to the high praise it's received over the years

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

A youthful, fun, rock n roll record that would sound more at home among the garage rock revival movement of the early 2000s than the alt-rock/pop punk of its time. Recalls Oasis with a bit more edge.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

2/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

The album that became the nexus of the hip-hop & neo-soul movements of the mid-1990s. Lauryn's raw approach to her lyricism and soulful vocals are iconic, revealing an earnestness and sincerity that is almost completely absent from today's hip-hop landscape. The album's lengthy runtime and a couple less-than-stellar cuts hold it back from a perfect 5. 4.5/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Chill, groovy, and soulful Brazilian funk

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

1/5

Extremely repetitive electronic house music.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

One of the great live blues albums, of which the King has a few!

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

2/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Pretenders

3/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

2/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

3/5

A highly-lauded album often credited with helping spark the alternative "hippy rap" movement of the early 90s. It retains much of its carefree, playful charm, but its extremely long runtime is simply not justified.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

1/5