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Album	You	Global	Diff
Make Yourself Incubus	5	3.08	+1.92
Unhalfbricking Fairport Convention	5	3.14	+1.86

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	1	2.67	-1.67
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	2	3.38	-1.38
Be Common	2	3.34	-1.34
The Specials The Specials	2	3.3	-1.3
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	2	3.29	-1.29
Emergency On Planet Earth Jamiroquai	2	3.27	-1.27
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen The Residents	1	2.03	-1.03
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	2	3.02	-1.02
Larks' Tongues In Aspic King Crimson	2	3	-1

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Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

5/5

My first 5 star. Had never heard of this group before today but this album was enjoyable from start to finish. The build up in Sailor’s Life is to die for.

1 likes

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

1/5

When I read the description I was excited because the rap opera sounded so different. But it was just not enjoyable to listen to.

1 likes

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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Like the overall feel of album and Free Bird is a no brainer classic, but found otherwise the lyrics of other tracks kind of basic

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

All sounds the same, 3 for the classics and nostalgia

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Unique voice and sound

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

I want to like this and I can feel the innovativeness and beauty, but at most points in life I do not have the time nor energy to devote to this album to really understand why for many it’s a 5.

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

Reinforced my enjoyment of the songs I already knew, but clear why those were the only ones I did. Melodies and lyrics blurred otherwise through the unfamiliar to me tracks.

The Doors

3/5

Appreciate the classics and the quirkiness but only found one new song I truly enjoyed.

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Unique and beautiful vice, capturing and poignant lyrics. A bit confused by the island/yacht rock vibe in the middle of the album.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

Not getting it…seems like needs multimedia to be enjoyable. Not the point of being able to listen to an album and feel it.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Love the bass and beats of all songs, didn’t love in totality listening back to back

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Easy to vibe to, some tracks more than others, could listen to again but probably won’t.

The Cars

4/5

Love how you can feel the early transition of the 70s to 80s through the whole album especially the bangers

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

I can appreciate 90s grunge but woof hard to listen to when she’s seemingly purposely trying to not sing well

Make Yourself

Incubus

5/5

Love love love this album. Brandon Boyd’s voice is amazing and the power behind each song is evident.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Surprised I have not heard of this artist before. Found his voice and the beautifully sad feel of the tracks to be quite soothing. Will definitely be checking out other albums and listening to this one again.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

Very enjoy in the right environment, average enjoyment in the day to day setting

The Clash

3/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

5/5

My first 5 star. Had never heard of this group before today but this album was enjoyable from start to finish. The build up in Sailor’s Life is to die for.

The Specials

2/5

Meh

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

I want to like it but I just don’t think I’m a 90s grunge gal

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

Eagles

4/5

Another debut album with great classics but also non-hits that still hit. A solid 4.5 for me.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Solid all around. Nothing that jumped out but would listen again especially to a few tracks.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Great rock album, classics along bang enough for a 4, but enjoyed the rest too

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

Common

2/5

Meh. Enjoyed some beats but mostly ruined by association with Kanye.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

Was expecting more vocals, didn’t realize the instrumental and synth focus this album had. Could kind of take it or leave it.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

2/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Liked this a lot more than I thought I would from what I already knew by NY. I think much of that stemmed from the unique aspects of the live recordings and the half-half acoustic/electric split bookended by parallel songs. A neat experience.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Interesting experience! There were parts I felt like I just had to get through, other parts I liked (the classics, namely) but none that I loved - hence the 3.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

2/5

Didn’t do much for me

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

Classic 80s album - loved it for that alone!

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Gorillaz

3/5

Just alright. Thought I’d like it more because of Clint Eastwood but found myself a bit perplexed by all the different sounds and vibes.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

1/5

When I read the description I was excited because the rap opera sounded so different. But it was just not enjoyable to listen to.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

A couple memorable ones but overall not enough for a 4

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Familiar with White Stripes but had never really listened to album. Thought I’d like more but maybe it’s their later stuff is based this assumption off of. A solid 3.

War

4/5

A great sound to just listen to and zone out

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

3/5

I can’t decide on this one. I did and didn’t like it. The futuristic feel was interesting but overall got old after several tacks. I don’t think I’d ever go back and listen to it which is why I am giving it a 3.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

As much as I love Eminem this just didn’t do it for me. Like his other stuff better.

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

As much as I love Eminem this just didn’t do it for me. Like his other stuff better.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Not sure what I just listened to. Giving 2 for the somewhat rock vibe but that was otherwise just weird.

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Felt like a classic 80s rock metal album. Nothing I’d probably purposefully listen to again, but not a bad listen.

Talvin Singh

3/5

This is the first time I haven’t necessarily agreed with the low global rating. Not as bad as I thought it would be based on impression I got reading other reviews first. It was a nice background listen.

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Very much enjoyed title track, everything else not terrible but rather meh too.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

As much as I love Amy this album just didn’t know as much for me as I thought it would