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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriweather Post Pavilion | 5 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| The Last Broadcast | 5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
| american dream | 5 | 3.18 | +1.82 |
| Vivid | 5 | 3.19 | +1.81 |
| Fisherman's Blues | 5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| Here, My Dear | 5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
| The Age Of The Understatement | 5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
| Phrenology | 5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
| Inspiration Information | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
| Kenya | 5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Of Puppets | 1 | 3.73 | -2.73 |
| Rust In Peace | 1 | 3.24 | -2.24 |
| Paranoid | 2 | 4.2 | -2.2 |
| Deloused in the Comatorium | 1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| Hunky Dory | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Electric Ladyland | 2 | 3.95 | -1.95 |
| Green River | 2 | 3.78 | -1.78 |
| Vol. 4 | 2 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| Out Of The Blue | 2 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| Young Americans | 2 | 3.62 | -1.62 |
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| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Smiths | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
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Jimi Hendrix
2/5
Not really my bag but one or two good songs.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
U2
3/5
Yeah decent this, particularly enjoyed New Year’s Day
Björk
3/5
Not my cup of tea really but enjoyed Violently Happy
Public Enemy
3/5
Appreciate how revolutionary this would have been when released
Cocteau Twins
4/5
Yeah, really good from a band I already had a liking for. Iceblink Luck a track I particularly enjoyed.
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Only criticism is it’s quite long but some great songs on here.
The Cure
3/5
One of my fave bands but maybe album in need of another few classic songs?
David Bowie
2/5
Meh
The Saints
2/5
Bit punky for my liking
Michael Jackson
3/5
She’s Out Of My Life is the pick here.
The Louvin Brothers
2/5
Different, started well but got a bit samey and whiney
David Bowie
3/5
Meh, good cover but not many standout songs
Amy Winehouse
5/5
Stone cold classic
Napalm Death
1/5
Just noise. Shite.
Dennis Wilson
3/5
Enjoyed the vibe of this however it was perhaps a little too long.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Can’t go wrong with TBB
The Clash
3/5
Solid record
Dizzee Rascal
3/5
Started well but bit too grimy for me by the end
UB40
3/5
Nice and mellow
Johnny Cash
4/5
Listened while stripping paint off the stairs. Great album!
The Stooges
3/5
Didn’t expect much but decent groove and sound to this
Randy Newman
3/5
Enjoyable sound, enjoyed Louisiana 1927 in particular
Bad Brains
3/5
Actually not too bad, bit lighter and rockier than expected. Enjoyed Secret 77
3/5
Another 3 star, neither here or there really. This is Love is a standout.
Ray Charles
5/5
Really, really good. Jazzy and soulful. Loved the version of You are my Sunshine.
Elton John
3/5
Enjoyed more than I thought I would. Benny and the Jets is an obvious highlight.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Big fan of Jungleland
Haircut 100
4/5
Enjoyed the sound, my type of band
Paul McCartney and Wings
3/5
A bit meh, not as good as the Beatles stuff obviously.
Pere Ubu
3/5
Better than expected, enjoyed the title song
Black Sabbath
2/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Knew Desire be Desire ago
Sigur Rós
4/5
Prefer their newer stuff but this was a nice and relaxing listen.
Metallica
1/5
90 seconds into first song and didn’t fancy it.
Brian Eno
4/5
Lovely chilled relaxing ambience, beautiful.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Very good some top tunes
Portishead
4/5
Laidback, chill, great to work to
Ryan Adams
2/5
Bland and inoffensive
New York Dolls
4/5
Better than expected, Trash was my favourite.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Decent
Doves
5/5
Love it, Pounding is a proper all timer
Megadeth
1/5
Not for me
MC Solaar
4/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would
The Go-Go's
4/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Mansion on the Hill and Highway Patrolman are beautiful songs.
The Everly Brothers
3/5
Some classics but largely forgettable
The Smiths
5/5
Possibly the best Smiths album?
Violent Femmes
3/5
Didn’t realise this was from 1983
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Gimme Shelter 💪
Oasis
4/5
Classic
Michael Jackson
3/5
Good but prefer Thriller
Funkadelic
3/5
Liked Can You Get To That
Hawkwind
2/5
George Harrison
3/5
My sweet lord
4/5
Mr Churchill says is. Great track
Todd Rundgren
3/5
A bit hippy dippy
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Dazed and confused
Lorde
3/5
Yeah alright
Morrissey
3/5
Not quite the Smiths
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3/5
Tune
The Coral
3/5
Decent but bit heavier than expected
Green Day
3/5
Each song sounds a bit samey
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Top drawer
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Enjoyable listen with some classics
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Big fan of Leonard
Bon Jovi
2/5
Not for me
Pulp
5/5
Classic
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Enjoyable enough lacked a real good single though
Mike Oldfield
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Good classic rock and roll
Adele
4/5
Some bangers I’d forgotten about
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Noise
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3/5
Reminds me of Frankie and Benny’s
Kraftwerk
3/5
A bit long winded
Tom Waits
3/5
Quite repetitive
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Love Everyday People
The Band
2/5
U2
4/5
One is an excellent song
Magazine
2/5
Meh
Paul Simon
4/5
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
Radiohead
3/5
Good but not great
a-ha
2/5
A bit TOO 1980s
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Misty mountain hop
The Cardigans
3/5
Lead singer so hot
Sheryl Crow
2/5
A bit plodding until All I Wanna Do
Kanye West
4/5
Jesus Walks
The Libertines
4/5
Solid record
The Specials
3/5
Fair to middling
Dion
4/5
Unexpectedly really good. Loved New York City Song.
Electric Light Orchestra
2/5
Not for me, bit camp
Beatles
3/5
Prefer their later stuff but And I Love Her is great
Bob Dylan
4/5
Enjoyable
Miles Davis
4/5
Proper jazz
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3/5
No more than OK
Arrested Development
4/5
Give a Man A Fish and Mr Wendell
Roni Size
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Better with Nico
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
No
Q-Tip
4/5
Enjoyed
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Nice and chilled
Prince
4/5
Very good
Prince
4/5
Prince’s best?
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Great start to the album
Steely Dan
4/5
Do it Again and Peg
Neil Young
3/5
Folksy
The Waterboys
5/5
Class by a class band. Loved Strange Boat
The Beach Boys
4/5
Greatness. God only Knows
John Cale
2/5
Not my bag
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
Ok but nothing special
Fairport Convention
3/5
Quite overly folksy but Sailor’s Life the pinnacle
Marvin Gaye
5/5
When did you stop loving me is class
Johnny Cash
4/5
Good stuff, mainly covers. Hurt is amazing.
Mekons
2/5
Manu Chao
3/5
Spanish but relaxing
Shuggie Otis
5/5
Really good
The Auteurs
3/5
Bit samey
2/5
80s
Adele
4/5
A modern classic
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Not his best but still good
King Crimson
4/5
Enjoyed this
The Kinks
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
Weird sound
Gorillaz
3/5
Not quite as good as I remember it
Finley Quaye
3/5
OK but nothing special
Elliott Smith
3/5
Bit depressing
Taylor Swift
3/5
Got better as it went on
Hugh Masekela
5/5
Superb
OutKast
3/5
Some good tunes but in general not my scene
The Mars Volta
1/5
Didn’t get last song 2
Sade
3/5
Easy listening
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
Soulful
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Jimmy Smith
4/5
Yes good stuff
T. Rex
3/5
Middle of the road rock
The Flaming Lips
3/5
OK
The Last Shadow Puppets
5/5
An all time great for me
Thelonious Monk
5/5
Amazing
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
LTJ Bukem
2/5
Yeah I get the point
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Lupe Fiasco
4/5
Enjoyed it
The Fall
3/5
Ok
Michael Jackson
4/5
Classic
Silver Jews
3/5
Enjoyed but a little depressing
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Classic
Stan Getz
4/5
Jazmine Sullivan
4/5
This was a good listen
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
John Martyn
4/5
Has a really nice voice
The Specials
3/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
Love sinatra
Death In Vegas
2/5
Not for me
Gene Clark
3/5
But harmonica heavy
Cypress Hill
4/5
Surprisingly enjoyed
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Never gets okd
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
MGMT
4/5
Some great tunes but some filler also
My Bloody Valentine
3/5
Bit emo
Underworld
3/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
Relaxing
Iggy Pop
3/5
Old school
Crowded House
3/5
Everywhere you goooo
Sugar
2/5
Not too memorable
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
No rumours
R.E.M.
4/5
Big fan
Robert Wyatt
2/5
Dreary
Machito
5/5
The good stuff
Queen
2/5
k.d. lang
2/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Masterpiecr
The Cure
4/5
The Thrills
3/5
Didn’t love it didn’t hate it
Happy Mondays
4/5
Top stuff
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Packed with classics
Cat Stevens
4/5
3/5
Actually not bad
The Doors
3/5
Old school
Bad Company
3/5
Dwight Yoakam
2/5
Not a fan of country
CHVRCHES
4/5
As good as I remember
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Middle of the road
Morrissey
4/5
Excellent, Suedehead a classic
Billy Bragg
3/5
No more than fine
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Mariah Carey
3/5
The Roots
5/5
Maybe my favourite so far, the variety is insane.
The Pogues
4/5
Enjoyed the Body of an American as reminds me of the Wire
The Doors
3/5
The End is brilliant but the rest didn’t really jump out at me
Kraftwerk
3/5
Some good beats
Kendrick Lamar
3/5
Blondie
3/5
Jacques Brel
2/5
French
David Bowie
5/5
Masterpiece
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
Crap
Duran Duran
3/5
Bit dated now but Rio still stands the test of time
TV On The Radio
4/5
Enjoyed Dancing Choose particularly
Funkadelic
3/5
Beastie Boys
3/5
Got better as it went on
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Enjoyed the closer, Shadows and Light
Mike Ladd
4/5
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this
Pink Floyd
3/5
A bit self indulgent in parts
The Who
3/5
Dull
The Who
3/5
Enjoyed The title song
Wild Beasts
3/5
Nowt special
Depeche Mode
3/5
80s outdated
Brian Wilson
3/5
David Gray
3/5
Babylon the clear peak but found it rather plodding in parts
Merle Haggard
2/5
Van Morrison
3/5
Ok
The Beta Band
3/5
Tito Puente
4/5
Nice easy listen
Ramones
3/5
The Who
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Class
Arcade Fire
4/5
Wake up is a banger
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
Forgettable
Santana
4/5
Good vibes, El Nicoya a good way to end
Foo Fighters
2/5
Not my cup of tea at all
The Cars
4/5
First half was very good
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2/5
Not my bag
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Really good, some classics in there including Jammin
Talking Heads
3/5
Decent all round but few true standouts
CHIC
3/5
Kanye West
3/5
Prefer earlier stuff and even Life of Pablo
Deep Purple
2/5
Bit too dad rock for me
Solomon Burke
4/5
Relaxing listen
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Suzanne one of the best songs ever
The Beach Boys
4/5
Disney Girls and Day in the Life of a Tree
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Charles Mingus
4/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3/5
Common
4/5
Eminem
4/5
Never really listened to Eminem much at the time but really enjoyed this
R.E.M.
3/5
Gene Clark
3/5
The Temptations
4/5
Papa was a Rolling Stone
Spiritualized
3/5
Stereo MC's
4/5
Actually really enjoyed this, Manchester vibes
Burning Spear
4/5
Good vibes
Bob Dylan
4/5
Very good, maggie’s farm and baby blue
Spiritualized
3/5
Butthole Surfers
2/5
Didn’t like this at all
Carole King
3/5
The Go-Betweens
4/5
Quiet Heart and Streets of Your Town
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
The Afghan Whigs
2/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Goated
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Really solid jazz
Miles Davis
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Life during wartime
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
A lot of the songs sound the same
Kate Bush
5/5
Top
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
Black Sabbath
2/5
XTC
3/5
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2/5
R.E.M.
4/5
A great record
Gang Starr
3/5
Blur
4/5
Radiohead
4/5
Koffi Olomide
4/5
5/5
Wish I’d gone live
Black Sabbath
3/5
Didn’t mind this, RIP Ozzy
2/5
Dad music
Arcade Fire
4/5
Muddy Waters
3/5
Booker T. & The MG's
3/5
Les Alanos from Phoenix Nights vibes!
M.I.A.
4/5
LCD Soundsystem
5/5
Really really really good
Keith Jarrett
2/5
Nice but went on a bit
PJ Harvey
3/5
Meh
Elvis Presley
3/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Wish you were here is a great song
4/5
The Zombies
3/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Miles Davis
5/5
So so good
Willie Nelson
3/5
Van Halen
3/5
Elbow
4/5
One Day Like this
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
The Clash
4/5
Sam Cooke
5/5
Proper music
The Monks
2/5
Sarah Vaughan
5/5
Living Colour
5/5
Really enjoyed this, Glamour Boys the best track
The Young Gods
2/5
French
Elliott Smith
3/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
The Verve
4/5
Really good, sounds a lot like the Stone Roses. Had only really listened to Urban Hymns previously
Bee Gees
4/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Pixies
3/5
Stan Getz
3/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
I could have lied
The Police
3/5
Message in a bottle
Grateful Dead
4/5
Oddly Relaxing
The Cure
5/5
Gorgeous
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Depeche Mode
4/5
Enjoy the silence
Eric Clapton
2/5
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Giant Sand
3/5
The Smiths
5/5
Think I know every word!
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Traffic
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Bit bluesy for me
Great start but tails off
Pretenders
4/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Tracy Chapman
3/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Amazing
Drive Like Jehu
2/5
Not really for me
Radiohead
4/5
Spellbinding
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Bill Callahan
4/5
Wasn’t aware of this guy but enjoyed the record
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
Arcade Fire
3/5
Tortoise
2/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Sonic Youth
2/5
Animal Collective
5/5
Great album
Laura Nyro
4/5
Really nice
Radiohead
4/5
Fake Plastic Trees is one of my favourites
5/5
Amazing start to the album
David Bowie
3/5
AC/DC
3/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Air
4/5
Pleasant
Nick Drake
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Supergrass
4/5
Fugees
3/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
4/5
Beyoncé
3/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Jurassic 5
3/5
Pavement
4/5
Nas
4/5
Life’s a bitch
Super Furry Animals
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Al Green
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
Tears For Fears
4/5
The Offspring
2/5
Gotan Project
4/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Top drawer jazz
Fiona Apple
4/5
Beatles
4/5
A classic
John Lennon
4/5
The title track is obviously the highlight but also loved How Do You Sleep
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/5
Madonna
4/5
Frozen brings it back
Ray Charles
5/5
Lovely and warming
Cream
4/5
Good vibes
The Kinks
2/5
Whimsical rubbish
Led Zeppelin
4/5
Not as good as IV but still enjoyed
Radiohead
3/5
Not many memorable tracks
Gang Of Four
4/5
Good listen, enjoyed Damaged Goods
R.E.M.
3/5
The Modern Lovers
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Two great songs to start it off
Tom Waits
3/5
Holger Czukay
2/5
Weird
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Weird
Daft Punk
4/5
Class
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
Moody