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Album	You	Global	Diff
Quiet Life Japan	5	2.85	+2.15
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	5	3.24	+1.76
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	5	3.3	+1.7
Fear Of A Black Planet Public Enemy	5	3.34	+1.66
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson	5	3.43	+1.57
Station To Station David Bowie	5	3.7	+1.3
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	5	3.72	+1.28
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	5	3.83	+1.17
Leftism Leftfield	4	2.9	+1.1
Kick Out The Jams (Live) MC5	4	2.91	+1.09

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Odelay

Beck

3/5

Not bad. Ive never been a big Beck fan but I can see his influence.

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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

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Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Iggy and Bowie’s stint in Berlin yielded the some of the best music of both of their careers. The title track always makes me think of Trainspotting.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Simon and Garfunkel at their creative apex. Not every song lends itself as a classic, but this album is extremely efficient coming in under 30 min.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Love Nilsson. I spin this album frequently so its an easy 5 star for me.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

It’s aged better than other 90’s grunge albums. It doesnt resonate with me as much as it did when I was a miserable teenage misanthrope but theres still a handful of genre defining singles: Them Bones, Would?, and Down in a Hole.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Elvis had the juice. On some tracks you can hear him clapping and slapping his knees. You can tell he was feeling it. Even after 50 years, Suspicious Minds is still a killer earworm. Ultimately it reminds me of my grandma so it gets a slight bump.

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Gotta admire this album from a technical perspective. It has such a slick production for 1977. Maybe a little too slick. “Peg” and “Josie” are fun. In the end, I prefer other SD albums more.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Very groovy. Need to check out more.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

5/5

Havent listened to this one in years. I love the stripped down production of it. Great timeless tunes.

Leftism

Leftfield

4/5

This was a nice surprise. Never heard of this group before so I came in with no expectations or presumptions. Great to listen to while working.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Might be a perfect record

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

13 year old me would’ve given this a 5 star review. Some classic tunes on here but a few don’t really land for me.

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

Arguably Bowie’s artistic high watermark. One I always go back to.

I Against I

Bad Brains

3/5

I liked the more melodic tracks better than the harcore ones.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

First time listening to Fishbone. Each song was a surprise. Need to check out some of their other stuff.

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Not bad. Ive never been a big Beck fan but I can see his influence.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Theres a reason it’s legendary. I listened to the dolby atmos mix and this thing sounds like it was made yesterday. Nothing but bangers.

Boston

3/5

Ive heard these songs soooooo much on classic rock radio. I never need to hear them again.

Quiet Life

Japan

5/5

I’m going to be spinning this one regularly. Sounds like if Duran Duran were more artsy and influenced by Berlin era Bowie

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Kind of a snoozer for me but it was fine. Im sure Yusuf/Cat is well respected for his playful lyricism but I just wasnt in the mood for the easy-breezy hippy-dippiness of it all. I prefer others in this genre a little bit more. Father and Son is a great track though.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

This takes me back to senior year of HS. When this came out it sounded so fresh compared to the slew of post hardcore/emo bands that were still dominating MTV.

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

I think I still like Document and Automatic for the People more but this one is probably more inspired and sonically eclectic.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

2/5

I like the gritty aesthetic that fuses rockabilly, roots rock and punk but this LP is lacking memorable songs. Their sophomore LP Miami is superior in that regard. For rockabilly infused punk I still think the Cramps do it best.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Not quite in a low enough state to really immerse myself in Elliott Smith rn.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

My friend in high school used to play this album a lot. I didnt really appreciate it at the time but now I see the vision.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Pretty decent 60’s baroque pop, outside of the obvious banger, it doesnt quite stack up against the other heavy hitters in that genre. Not bad though by any means.

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

4/5

It’s crazy how influential this album was. I hear so many future artists in it like Nick Cave, Tom Waits, REM etc.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

4/5

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Where have all the Janets gone?

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic Jimi. Its hard to understate the influence this album had on Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour and all the other blues rock based guitarists of that era. In a historical context I give this a 5/5 but since my current listening proclivities are riding a different wavelength, I’m feeling a 4/5.

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

Hardly even music. More like experimental auditory art I guess? Not my cuppa tea. I can see its influence on various electronic genres but it sounds more like a cacophonous collection of Brian Eno demos that would, in any other case, be left on the cutting room floor.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

5/5

Even though I personally didnt feel much from these songs, which left me a bit cold, it deserves the hype and I see the vision. Its a Literally every indie band nowadays sounds like they’re trying to be Sonic Youth. But yea, this is like the Beatles White album for indie/alt kids. If I wouldve discovered this as a teenager I would have ate it up.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

They sure don’t make em like they used to.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Still a gorgeous album. First time listening since high school. At that time, Sigur Ros sounded like they came from a different planet but now I see the influences of Talk Talk, My Bloody Valentine and even the Smashing Pumpkins.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

4/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Being There

Wilco

3/5

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Hands down the best album of the 90’s. I don’t care about your Nirvanas and Pearl Jams. This is it. This is the one. So shiny and oh so bright.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

Aside from the Stooges, I cant think of another band from the late 60’s who influenced punk and alternative music as much as MC5. They really deliver a frenetic energy absent from their peers. “Starship” sounds like it shouldve came out 10 years later.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Elvis Presley

4/5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Not my favorite NO album but ‘The Perfect Kiss’ is 🤌🏻 muah!