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Discovering music one album at a time
225
Albums Rated
3.06
Avg Rating
34
5-Star Albums
21%
Complete
Rating Speed
3.4
Per Week
457
Days Active
Reviews
10
Written
4%
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vs Global
-0.31
Avg Diff
3.06
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1980s
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Grunge
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23
1-Star Albums
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damaged | 5 | 2.87 | +2.13 |
| Pink Flag | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| Dry | 5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
| Raw Power | 5 | 3.32 | +1.68 |
| The Downward Spiral | 5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
| Blue Lines | 5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
| Dirt | 5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
| Paul's Boutique | 5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
| Surfer Rosa | 5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Violent Femmes | 5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel California | 1 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
| Aja | 1 | 3.46 | -2.46 |
| From Elvis In Memphis | 1 | 3.36 | -2.36 |
| Urban Hymns | 1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
| Sunday At The Village Vanguard | 1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
| #1 Record | 1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
| Something Else By The Kinks | 1 | 3.24 | -2.24 |
| Tubular Bells | 1 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| The Trinity Session | 1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| 1977 | 1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Steely Dan | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
5-Star Albums (34)
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Metallica
Okay, stay with me for this one.
Is this Metallica's best album? No.
Is this a great thrash metal album? No.
Is this one of the best metal albums? No.
Is this one of the most important albums ever? Yes.
The Black Album is forever the gateway album to other things. This was the album everyone got into (thank you Enter Sandman and The Unforgiven). It was the album everyone owned and everyone had to own. For some, maybe it was the heaviest thing they'd ever own. For many, many others though from The Black Album we learned about Master of Puppets. And from Master of Puppets we learned about the Big 3 (though truth be told, it was probably just Slayer because Megadeth was just as big with Symphony of Destruction) . And from the Big 3, we learned about Flotsam and Jetsam, Anthrax, Testament, Sepultura, Overkill.
This isn't Abbey Road, or The Wall, or Kind of Blue. It's musicality will surely be in question by many. But it's importance in the culture of 1991 and the metal world in general can not be understated in the ability to bond wayward youth together into something larger.
And for that it earns every one of its five stars.
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