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Album	You	Global	Diff
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.31	+1.69
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	5	3.35	+1.65
Coat Of Many Colors Dolly Parton	5	3.42	+1.58
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.53	+1.47
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.55	+1.45
Here's Little Richard Little Richard	5	3.57	+1.43
Idlewild Everything But The Girl	4	2.58	+1.42
Morrison Hotel The Doors	5	3.59	+1.41
Sex Packets Digital Underground	4	2.67	+1.33
Hot Fuss The Killers	5	3.74	+1.26

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Doggystyle Snoop Dogg	1	3.37	-2.37
The Chronic Dr. Dre	1	3.33	-2.33
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Sinead O'Connor	1	3.25	-2.25
Reign In Blood Slayer	1	2.96	-1.96
Lazer Guided Melodies Spiritualized	1	2.92	-1.92
Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1	2.79	-1.79
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Brian Eno	1	2.79	-1.79
1999 Prince	2	3.6	-1.6
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	2	3.59	-1.59
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	2	3.58	-1.58

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Artist	Albums	Average
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	5

5-Star Albums (11)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Popular Reviews

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Fine, but better appreciated by someone else, I’m sure.

3 likes

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

Again no idea what is going on.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (9)

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Boston

3/5

Felt very classic rock. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Enjoyable, but not particularly awe-inspiring.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

2/5

There is funk. There is cheese. I’m sure some people love it. I don’t.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Almost fell asleep.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Less sad and more whiny.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

I feel like I’m supposed to like this more than I do.

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

20 minutes is too long.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Didn’t hate it, but did immediately forget every song.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Soothing.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Not boring, at least. Felt like 10 different albums in one.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

2/5

Fine, but forgettable.

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Not soothing during a time of crisis. Otherwise good.

Blur

3/5

Thought I would like this more than I did.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

5/5

I have no notes.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

This sparked joy.

I See You

The xx

3/5

Enjoyable, but not remarkable.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

1/5

Feels like background music at a restaurant where I am not really enjoying the food.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

Lots of nostalgic bangers on this one.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Might have been a four but “Voices of Old People” perplexed me.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Would've been a 3-star album if not for the terrifying laughter in the first track.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

4/5

Hysterical.

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

What a bop.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

Very enjoyable, but not my vibe.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Each song was good but too long.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Very good at lulling me to sleep.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

Fine.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Why are they eating cold potatoes? Why is this the only thing I remember about this album?

Queen II

Queen

3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Very nearly lulled me to sleep on the bus.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Actually really appeals to me. I can't believe I took so long to listen to this, haha.

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

I mean, yeah? I can see why they were so popular, I guess.

Foo Fighters

4/5

I’d kind of forgotten that I like the Foo Fighters. This was a lovely reminder.

The World is a Ghetto

War

2/5

Why were some of these songs so long?

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

Sounds like something I would’ve pretended to like as a teen to piss off my mum.

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Not as good as I was expecting.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

Honestly a delightful discovery. Absolutely bonin’.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Fine, but better appreciated by someone else, I’m sure.

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Plus one star because I’m sure Eloïse will hate it.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

I need to know more about Lola’s violent past.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Actually very enjoyable. Somehow surprised.

Revolver

Beatles

3/5

All this taught me is that I don’t actually know The Beatles. At all.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Is it 4-stars because it’s a banger or because all the other albums recently have been mid? I’ll never know.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

A good mix of sad and boppy.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

1/5

I have spent my whole life thinking that I like Sinead O’Connor, but apparently I don’t.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

I saw the album cover and was expecting perfection. Alas.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

4/5

I don’t know what I was expecting, but this exceeded it.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Exceptional.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

It’s hard to deny an album which has contributed so much to excellent karaoke nights.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

I can’t believe she left either. What a banger

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

4/5

Loved it until we got to the packets. Which makes me feel like I missed the point.

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

Fine.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

A real mixed bag for me. Some absolute bops and then some songs that just... I guess that just aren't for me? Wouldn't listen to the whole thing again.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Actually better than expected.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

4/5

Very enjoyable but not memorable.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

1-star any other time of year.

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Kinda groovy? Inoffensive.

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Honestly don’t know why I never listen to this album.

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

New to me. Fine, but kinda boring?

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

3/5

I have questions, but I’m not that mad about it.

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Bonus points for being a short album.

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

4/5

Absolute vibe.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

5/5

Literally perfect what the heck.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Fine.

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Nostalgic.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

Not incredible.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

1/5

Absolutely not.

Common

2/5

Honestly, more enjoyable than I was expecting, but not for me.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Fine, but not exactly riveting.

1999

Prince

2/5

Groovy yet somehow kind of boring?

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Catchy AND snappy. My favourite kind of album.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

I thought I’d recognise these songs but I did not.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Cecelia girlie when will you come home?!

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

Yes, Mr Mojo. Go off.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

1/5

The more I listen to these recommendations the more I wonder if I just don’t like music.

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Better than expected!

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

It was good, but knowing that Eloïse hated it made it great.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Probably actually 4-stars, but didn't hit as much as I thought it would.

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Decidedly uninspiring.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

We love Neil.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

I don’t know what I did to deserve this.

Traffic

3/5

Mostly fine, but I did nearly fall asleep at my desk. Possibly not the album’s fault, but life’s not always fair.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1/5

Not for me.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

I don’t think I’d ever listened to the lyrics until this moment.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Enjoyable.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

I have no doubt that this is very popular but it is not for me.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

2/5

Kinda boring, no?

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

2/5

I swear I do like Beyoncé…but I feel like she has way better albums? This wouldn’t have been my pick.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Additional star for being Kiwi.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Did I enjoy or this or have I just have a bad run of albums recently? I may never know.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Some classics and some drags.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Literally no idea what’s going on.

Moby Grape

3/5

Fine, but forgettable.

Violent Femmes

2/5

Probably fine. I was not in the mood.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Okay. Got me through a tough run. Probably will not listen again.

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Fine in the background when struggling to wrangle an Excel sheet. Otherwise uninteresting.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Fine.

Dire Straits

3/5

Is it relaxing or just boring?

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

I was uninspired.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

2/5

Feels like I should’ve been in a different state of mind.

The La's

4/5

Actually great.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

Thought I’d be more into it than I am.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

Again no idea what is going on.

Django Django

3/5

They sound like they’re going on an adventure.

Take Me Apart

Kelela

4/5

More and more enjoyable as it went on.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

Nty.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Just very pleasant and enjoyable.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Kind of a bop. I was shocked too.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

4/5

Honestly, just found this very relaxing. But I will probably never listen to it again.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

No notes.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

1/5

Truly not for me.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

Not for me.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

2/5

Not for me.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Fine, but kind of boring. Didn’t even realise when I’d finished the album.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Very soothing. Enjoyed “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” a lot.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

Just fine.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Very relaxing.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Fine.

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

Actually very enjoyable.

System Of A Down

4/5

Very nostalgic.

Adele

4/5

I didn't know that I'm a fan, but I guess I am.

Third

Soft Machine

3/5

Not my thing, but pleasant!

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Every song is better knowing that Eloïse hates it.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Genuinely so much more enjoyable than I was expecting.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

We love Neil, but this isn’t my favourite.

Technique

New Order

4/5

It's no Joy Division, but I'm into it.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Enjoyable, but honestly didn't even realise when the album finished, which doesn't feel like a great sign.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Fine.