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Album	You	Global	Diff
Sheet Music 10cc	5	2.96	+2.04
A Seat at the Table Solange	5	3.01	+1.99
The Nightfly Donald Fagen	5	3.01	+1.99
#1 Record Big Star	5	3.26	+1.74
Butterfly Mariah Carey	4	2.48	+1.52
Marquee Moon Television	5	3.5	+1.5
So Peter Gabriel	5	3.55	+1.45
The Cars The Cars	5	3.67	+1.33
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	5	3.67	+1.33
Moondance Van Morrison	5	3.71	+1.29

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	1	3.41	-2.41
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Spiritualized	1	3.15	-2.15
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7
L.A. Woman The Doors	2	3.67	-1.67
Follow The Leader Korn	1	2.65	-1.65
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses	2	3.63	-1.63
Rio Duran Duran	2	3.49	-1.49
Green R.E.M.	2	3.48	-1.48
All Directions The Temptations	2	3.46	-1.46
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	2	3.44	-1.44

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	4	4.75
Radiohead	3	4.67
Jimi Hendrix	3	4.33

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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

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Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

This was a new one for me and I have not listened to Depeche Mode in general. A lot of the first half reminded me of music from the Goldeneye video game - I could see where this album had influence. The middle had some songs I recognize and enjoy, specifically, Personal Jesus and Enjoy The Silence. I did not come away with a new favorite Depeche Mode and probably would not listen to this record again, but did not hate it.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

This is the Black Sabbath album I am handing to someone who has only heard the big hits. Changes is their best ballad and Snowblind rules but, I'm not sure who FX is for and the breakdown in Supernaut is really silly.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Almost perfect. Human Nature and P.Y.T. back-to-back is just 🤌. No skips except the key change spoken word section at the end of The Girl Is Mine.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

I would passively listen to this any time

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Not my typical cup of tea and if I did not know any better, I would say it sounds like any old modern jazz. On second listen, I started to hear runs that sounded familiar from Jeff Beck and Steely Dan songs and everything started to click. Brilliant Corners and Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are were not easy for me to listen to, but Pannonica and I Surrender Dear resonated with me much more.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

I enjoyed this album in the background, but could not really get into it. It was fun coming in with no knowledge and getting surprised by an album of standards. It starts off quite slow too which did not help :) Love Willie, but probably would not come back to this one.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

I remember this album's release very vividly - the local Austin radio station hyped the title single SO much and I remember not being able to escape conversation and excitement about the album. I think it lived up to the hype. I Can't Give Everything Away deserves more play.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

I have never listened to this album in its entirety, but was familiar with a good chunk of it - it definitely made me more aware of Simon & Garfunkel's influence. Flowers Never Bend and the outtro to For Emily are the big standouts for me, the former sounding spot on to what the Beatles were doing at the time and the latter more on the Beach Boys end. Very cool to hear an album keeping pace with those two.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

You can see what they're building up to here. They still sound like an all-parts-equal band, but the songs are more dramatic and thematic than Queen I.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

I think I need to listen a few more times, but I am not writing it off...generally enjoyed it, especially the amount of instrumental-ish sections where the vocals aren't in your face.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Dang, this IS as good as everyone has said. Big 10cc vibes. I will be listening to this a lot more.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

This is one of the first albums I distinctly remember not "getting" when I first listened to it, but I also knew to keep trying. Low is a top tier Bowie album and Subterraneans is a top tier Bowie song.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

3/5

This had me dancing at my desk more than I should have been yesterday.

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Definitely better than Oasis. This connected the dots between Bowie and Muse, two artists I listen to a lot.

Damaged

Black Flag

3/5

I have never listened to Black Flag and this is not a genre I usually listen to, but that was pretty fun. I think I’d enjoy listening to this album during hockey scrimmages or if I needed to really intensely get into some other activity. I’m also generally a Henry Rollins fan, so even better.

Guero

Beck

3/5

This is another one in the category of Low (Bowie) for me. I remember seeing posters all over the record store for this album, decided to buy it, and I hated it. Didn't listen to Beck again until I saw him voice a character in Futurama and one of my bandmates made me listen again. I got it this time. Guero is one of those albums that reminds me to try things I do not think I will like.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

I need to give this another listen + get deeper in to The Smiths discography. It didn't do it for me the first listen, but I get the feeling I need to try harder.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Big album for color songs. I lean towards liking Jack White's other projects more than the White Stripes, but the songwriting is simple and very good.

The Stone Roses

2/5

I really like She Bangs the Drums, but couldn't get into much else

L.A. Woman

The Doors

2/5

I think I might actually hate the Doors. The hits on this album - LA Woman, Riders on the Storm - are alright, but this album continues their monotony of bad bar music.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

I came in with no previous knowledge of this artist and I think this record will be in my rotation for the immediate future. It sounds more like 1977 than 1997, but that’s to its benefit. I almost thought I accidentally clicked on a Yes album at the start. I love love love the solo sections in O Medo De Amar E O Medo De Ser Livre.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

1/5

Sounds like if Robyn Hitchcock was noisy. Not for me.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

I hear a lot of hype about this album, but I am not sure it really clicked with me. The vocals sound of the time - sounding between Britt Daniel and Thom Yorke. I guess it kinda sounds like if T. Rex we're a 2000s indie band. That is to say it all sounds pretty derivative to me and, other than the arrangements themselves, nothing stood out.

Green

R.E.M.

2/5

Kinda nostalgic - some songs I recognized and some I did not. REM sounds too much like a specific time and place and its not really my jam :shrug:

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

It’s on the Mount Rushmore of live albums.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

2/5

it was better than i expected/remember

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

The highs are *high* (Purple Haze, Manic Depression, I Don’t Live Today, The Wind Cries Mary, Fire, Foxes Lady) and the lows honestly sound like B-sides from The Who which is still pretty good (Love or Confusion).

Adele

3/5

I knew more songs than I thought I would. Not an album or genre I’d seek out, but I would listen again.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

I think I am learning that Pulp is not for me.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

2/5

It was fine. Neat hearing "Two Weeks," which I totally forgot about and never actually knew who the artist was.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

First time listening to Pixies. They really seem to like bones. Unfortunately, the thing that stands out the most is the weird vocal mixes. I get it, it’s “raw,” but there’s a lot of weird, distracting vocal mixing. Really good otherwise.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

welp, i am definitively not a Metallica fan either. Kirk Hammett needs a tuner.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

I remember buying this album when I was 15-16. It was one of those points of pride where I found something that was neither on the radio or in my parents collection...then I remember getting made fun of for listening to "dinosaur music." Well those kids were wrong, this album kicks ass. Stay With Me is the obvious hit, but You're So Rude and Debirs (both coincidentally NOT Rod Stewart songs) really stand out as the strongest from the album. My brother and I frequently played this album in our shared bedroom, trying to learn every guitar lick along the way. There weren't many other points of musical consensus between us - he was *very* into Guns N Roses while I was listening to jazz fusion and R&B players - so it is particularly important to me in that regard. Overall, it is an extremely formative album for my own musicianship.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

The Cars

5/5

Another one I’ve been listening to almost my entire life. No skips. One of the best debut albums ever.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Very solid, no complaints, even recognized a few.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

1/5

Nope

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

Not one of the 5-star Radiohead albums, but close :)

Third

Portishead

2/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

A staple. Our House is my favorite from the group. If you have not watched the Laurel Canyon series, the parts about Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, and their relationship really put this whole era of music in a new light.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

5/5

This is pretty far up my list...maybe top 10?

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

My first thought was "this isn't the Temptations album I'd have chosen." My second thought was how much the funky stuff sounds like Little Feat. You can hear the influence the Temptations had on American boogie rock. Ultimately only a couple songs really stood out and it was a bit of a snoozer for me.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

Zero skips. Two amazing bookends. Has a song about a dog (Jet). Let Me Roll It and No Words are all time Paul deep cuts.

#1 Record

Big Star

5/5

Massively, massively underrated album...now I want bad tacos and a Lone Star.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

5/5

This is the most interesting "smooth" album in existence. If there were a Mount Rushmore of albums that formed my POV on music as a whole, this is George Washington. Jazz and conversation from the foot of Mount Belzoni.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

2/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

I've really only listened to his earlier albums and, frankly, I enjoyed them more. Every song on this album kinda sounds like "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits.

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

Banger, through and through

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Ramones

3/5

Follow The Leader

Korn

1/5

Pass

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

This album reminds me a lot of Supertramp's "Crime of the Century," which is probably a common comparison. The album is very theatrical and lyrically compelling. "Social Disease" stood out as one of my favorites on the album which I was not very familiar with before.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Not my jam, but there is a time and place.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Actually pretty good, I could listen to that some times. Coldplay deserves the Nickleback renaissance.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Surprisingly had not listened to this one in its entirety. Subterranean Homesick Blues and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue are a couple of my favorites.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Speed King always hits

Paul Simon

3/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

One of the most important albums of the 70s and not even their best. The hits are the hits, but Kings and Fire In The Hole give you a glimpse of where the band is going.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

TBH my favorite thing Nirvana ever released

McCartney

Paul McCartney

4/5

Way too overshadowed by Band on the Run

Marquee Moon

Television

5/5

This is top 5, no questions. Not a single skip, not even on the extended edition. I remember seeing this album pop up in guitar magazines and not knowing anything about it, but eventually caved and bought the CD. Used to listen to Marquee Moon as our team pump up song for hockey games...we were a weird team.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

2/5

The Only Ones

2/5

ehhh i had a pretty hard time getting into this one

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5