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Album	You	Global	Diff
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.07	+1.93
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	5	3.18	+1.82
American Beauty Grateful Dead	5	3.24	+1.76
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg Jerry Lee Lewis	5	3.28	+1.72
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Fragile Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	5	3.33	+1.67
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.39	+1.61
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	5	3.4	+1.6
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	5	3.41	+1.59

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	1	4	-3
In Utero Nirvana	1	3.83	-2.83
Doolittle Pixies	1	3.75	-2.75
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	1	3.68	-2.68
Remain In Light Talking Heads	1	3.67	-2.67
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.47	-2.47
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	1	3.46	-2.46
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	1	3.38	-2.38
Garbage Garbage	1	3.38	-2.38
Nevermind Nirvana	2	4.37	-2.37

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Artist	Albums	Average
Yes	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Björk	2	1
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2	1.5
Nirvana	2	1.5
Talking Heads	3	2

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Rage Against The Machine

1/5

As a teenager, there may have been times I was this angry. It's not speaking to me today.

2 likes

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

I love this album. Haven’t listened to it in some time so I really enjoyed this after Yes yesterday. I’ve always loved all the word play in the lyrics.

1 likes

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic!

1 likes

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

An all time fave!

1 likes

4-Star Albums (31)

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

1-Star Albums (30)

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

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One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

1/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

2/5

An inoffensive unremarkable album.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

So many classic groovy tunes!

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

So many great classics! I had never realized they came from their first album.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Not my taste in tunes, although I did find myself grooving at a few songs. Historically interesting content, but I can do without the explicit lyrics.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

4/5

I enjoyed this. Groovy reggae from Scotland.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

1/5

A very morose collection of songs.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

This was an excellent antidote the morose album Bright Flight

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

A groovy album with many classic unforgettable tunes!

Kala

M.I.A.

1/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

Love the harmonies these guys do.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

1/5

I'm not likely to listen again.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

1/5

Not my cup of tea.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Good album. Some great lyrics!

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Sounds like this band had 1 musical idea that was played out across almost every song on the album. Not a bad idea. Just one idea.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Loved this. First song is an all time fave.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

1/5

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

2/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

I really liked this. Love the incorporation of harmonica into the music followed up by Stevie Wonder then Blues Traveler.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Some classics here. Not a full album's worth.

Tical

Method Man

1/5

Not my bag. I tried.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Lots of emotion in this album. The opening is a little maudlin but the rest is really Marvin with his open bleeding heart shared with the world. Overall a good album but not his best.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Historically interesting but not my bag.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Love the lead harmonica and slide guitar!

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

5/5

A rocking good time!

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

A historically important album for the production and guitar techniques ... but man, I couldn't listen to it.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

2/5

I understand why this album is "on the list" but it's not my flavour of music.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

2/5

Meh. Cool that they quote excerpts from Michael Moorcock's books and that he also plays with the band occasionally. I'm a fan of prog rock but I didn't really care for this album. Struck me as a little pretentious.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

Not enough stars to rate this album!

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

I love this album! Cool to discover that "The Clap" was inspired by Mason Williams' Classical Gas.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

I love this album. Haven’t listened to it in some time so I really enjoyed this after Yes yesterday. I’ve always loved all the word play in the lyrics.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Loved this. At first I thought Satisfaction was an Otis original, then JJ & I checked it out & he set me straight. :-)

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

Solid R&B jazzy feel to this. I enjoyed it. It didn't strike me so strongly that I would seek it out again.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

A few real bangers on this album! Not a whole albums worth.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

First time I ever listened to Kanye. I now understand the meaning of Chipmunk Soul/R&B/Rap. I can dig the vibe but I'm turned off by his antisemitism - not a musician for me. Bit of weird finish with the long extended stream of consciousness storytelling.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

Not my cup of tea. Didn't make it through the whole album.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

This sounded like a variety show. Eminem is a brilliant wordsmith. The violent and misogynistic themes of his work are distasteful. Using his young (toddler?) daughter in a song about killing his wife was over the top. I like the self reflective vibe of his lyrics. Just imagine what he could produce if he turned his mind away from crude forms of expression.

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

I really enjoyed this. Never heard of David Gray before. Very much a pre-cursor to the stylings of James Blunt and Ed Sheeran.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Some real bangers here, quintessential Dylan classics!

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Meh

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

5/5

One of my all time faves!

Nevermind

Nirvana

2/5

A few good tunes here. Not the whole album for me.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

3/5

I enjoyed this. I had only been familiar with The Proclaimers version of My Old Friend the Blues. This made me want to learn to play it on guitar.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Classic Frank!

Doolittle

Pixies

1/5

Meh. Not my cup of tea.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

A largely mellow listen with a couple of stand out tunes. I enjoyed this.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

One hit wonder, but it's a great hit! Overall, an inoffensive album.

Rage Against The Machine

1/5

As a teenager, there may have been times I was this angry. It's not speaking to me today.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

I really dig this! Never heard of Hugh Maskela before.

The Clash

3/5

The Man Who

Travis

3/5

Never heard of these guys. Love the title (from the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat). I suspect if I listened to it several times I'd dig it even more. Some groovy tunes.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

A good ole southern rockin' good time!

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

5/5

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

2/5

Not his best work, but some of the themes and lyrics are just gut-wrenching!

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

1/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

1/5

Great opening. There are great swathes of this I really don't like.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

I love Stevie! This has a few all time classics, a few songs I should listen to more, and a few I could do without.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

1/5

I had trouble listening all the way through. Some bright spots but nothing that really distinguished the music for me.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

A good debut filled with the seeds of their future success.

The Doors

4/5

The Doors! Not every song a banger, but Man Alive! I Love The End!

Hypnotised

The Undertones

1/5

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

The xx

3/5

Never heard of these guys. There was something compelling about the music. I liked it.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Elizabeth won't be surprised that I dig this. :-) Truth be told though, Miles' later stuff is much better.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

2/5

Some bright spots (Jeff's Boogie & Turn Into Earth), overall not a great album.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

3/5

Some good ole rock'n roll! :-)

Garbage

1/5

Not my cup of tea.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

1/5

Some interesting social commentary in some lyrics and cool to hear the sources of some (now) old school slang. I wouldn't choose to listen again. "Caught, Can I Get a Witness" resonated with me.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

My oldest daughter got me into country music, I'm diggin' this more and more all the time,

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

I liked Butterfly. She has a beautiful voice. She doesn't move me the way Dion Warwick or Whitney Houston does.

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

I always like listening to music in French. This was not my cup of tea. A little ... I'm not sure if "pretentious" is the right word.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

1/5

Historically significant album given the various ways in which it introduced cussing into mainstream music. Musically, not for me.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic!

Debut

Björk

1/5

This gave me a better understanding of one of the characters in the show Sense8. Not my groove though.

Damaged

Black Flag

1/5

I couldn't listen to this.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

Fleet Foxes

2/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Great album! Not every song a banger but some classics!

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

Meh

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

5/5

Tom is a great storyteller, and I love his raspy, whiskey soaked vocals combined with his traditional, bluesy, piano vibe.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

Fantastic!

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Some great songs! Some ok songs. Some I can do without

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Amazing opening & close. The others were ok to good, although I could do without Sedan Delivery.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

2/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

Really liked this! Very groovy. Never heard of Shuggie Otis.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

Another great album!

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Love the title track, otherwise meh.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Classic Michael!

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

2/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

An all time fave!

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

I remember this album from the 80's landing with a series of hits. She Bop was scandalous! :-) My favourite song is Time After Time in it's incarnation as a jazz classic. :-)

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

Loved this!

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

I'm not usually a fan of rap or hip hop but this was great!

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Loved this!

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

2/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

Not his greatest, some good moments.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Great album!

In Utero

Nirvana

1/5

Meh

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Not bad. Not his best.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Great first album! I enjoyed all of it.

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Many groovy tunes on this album! Some of my faves. :-)

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Loved this!

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

This is an album that must be experienced in it's entirety as a single piece of music. An all time fave!

Achtung Baby

3/5

"One" always hits hard. Brilliant song! Some bright moments throughout the rest of the album too.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

Hits me like a movie soundtrack to a 90's dystopian scifi story.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Some good tunes, familiar and not, but not a greatest of all time for me.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Shiny happy people singing ...

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

1/5

Never developed a taste for death metal. Snuff was the only song I could really listen to.

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Great Album!

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Some good tunes here.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

I LOVE the Lady of Soul!

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

2/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

5/5

Classic Dead! Great album!

Moby Grape

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

Protection

Massive Attack

2/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

A few real bangers here! Not a full album of them though.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

1/5

Fragile

Yes

5/5

I love this album!

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

2/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Eternally Yours

The Saints

2/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

No one scats like Ella. :-)

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

I haven't listened to this in a really long time ... this was great!

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Very much the sound of the 90's. Has echoes of The The and Icicle Works.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

3/5

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

2/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

I had only ever heard one song from this album before. Just blown away by how good this is! And I LOVE the song titles. :-)

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

2/5

Opus Dei

Laibach

1/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

2/5

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

1/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5