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Album	You	Global	Diff
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	5	2.74	+2.26
A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile	5	2.86	+2.14
This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall	5	2.89	+2.11
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	5	2.94	+2.06
Spiderland Slint	5	2.97	+2.03
I See A Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy	5	2.97	+2.03
S.F. Sorrow The Pretty Things	5	3	+2
Halcyon Digest Deerhunter	5	3.05	+1.95
Veckatimest Grizzly Bear	5	3.05	+1.95
You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr.	5	3.08	+1.92

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Back In Black AC/DC	1	3.86	-2.86
2112 Rush	1	3.39	-2.39
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	2	4.02	-2.02
Wild Gift X	1	3	-2
Aha Shake Heartbreak Kings of Leon	1	2.97	-1.97
A Date With The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers	1	2.96	-1.96
Sheet Music 10cc	1	2.96	-1.96
A Night At The Opera Queen	2	3.96	-1.96
Apocalypse Dudes Turbonegro	1	2.9	-1.9
Metallica Metallica	2	3.79	-1.79

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	2	5

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The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

I’ve never heard a Eminem album so this should be interesting. It definitely feels pretty edgelord, but that cultural movement was probably inspired by this album in part. There’s a weird amount of lyrics about school shootings. I guess maybe because it was new thing back then. First half has a few great songs, production is very good all around. Most songs are dense with little details. Definitely new things to notice on relisten. Ken Kaniff is probably the worst skit ever. The second runs a little long and can be annoying. Kim is a pretty wild song. Definitely a highlight. Good album overall. Fav song: The Way I Am Least Fav song: I’m Back

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

A beautiful “airy” album. I really like the musical palate. Best song: The Windmills of Your Mind Worst song: Just One Smile

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Hey I was named after this guy. I’ve already listened to This Year’s Model, which I liked. I think this albulm has higher high points, but is sometimes grating and sometimes boring. Overall good. Best song: No Dancing Worst song: Sneaky Feelings

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

I could see this albulm growing on me. Fav song: Talk About The Passion

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

2/5

Interesting ideas but I’m just not really a fan of disco. Favorite Song: All about love Least Favorite song: that’s the way of the world

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

I gave this albulm a second listen. I never thought that this albulm was able to live up to its reputation, and I still don’t. It’s definitely influential, but I feel like most bands since have figured out what needed to stay and what needed to go. Favorite song: I talk to the wind Least Favorite: Moonchild

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

5/5

I think this a fantastic album. Definitely deserving of being on this list (even though most people on this site seem to disagree). Favorite song: He Would Have Laughed Least favorite song: Sailing

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

2/5

Just not very interesting to me. Maybe I should learn to appreciate the “hard rock” vocal style and do a relisten. Favorite song: Sister Luck Least Favorite song: Could I’ve Been So Blind

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

The folk songs are actually pretty good but I still can’t stand the hard rock voice. I’m sorry. Favorite song: That’s the way Least favorite song: Celebration day

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

It’s alright . Favorite song: Reelin’ in the years Least favorite song: Midnite Cruiser

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

I liked this album better on this revisit. It sounds less annoying than I remember. I better understand why everyone always praises the production on this albulm. There are some moments where the song writing and vocal style really work for me, some where it just doesn’t. Favorite song: God Only Knows Least Favorite: That’s Not Me

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

5/5

Those opening tracks are generational. I really like the way they write songs. The bands that came to mind when listening to this were Sonic Youth and Women. Favorite song: Paintwork Least Favorite song: Couldn’t Get Ahead

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

2/5

It sounds like shoegaze flaming lips. But unlike how the vocals play into atmosphere and absurd lyrics in Flaming Lips songs, here they just kind of sound bad. There are some highlights but overall it’s just not very good. Favorite song: The Funny Bird Least Favorite song: Hudson Line

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Kind of forgettable. Favorite song: Me & Mr Jones Least Favorite song: Some Unholy Water

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

3/5

I’ve listened to a lot of Q-Tip through a tribe called quest and various features. Although I’d never even heard of this solo album. This album is a pretty cool blending of styles. You some decent early 2000s pop soul stuff, but the J Dilla tracks are for sure my favorite. It’s a good albulm, but nothing really exceptional, especially in the context of a tribe called quest. Favorite Song: Move Least Favorite Song: Won’t Trade

Van Halen

2/5

It’s alright. Pretty good for hard rock.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

Judging just based on the music, it’s perfectly mediocre. Favorite song: The Bed’s Too Big Without You Least favorite song: On Any Other Day

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

It’s crazy how over the top this albulm is, while still being boring. The lyrics are also terrible. It’s extremely formulatic (and there are only a few songs where the formula works). Favorite song: Prince of the Rodeo Least favorite song: Don’t Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

Highlights are very cool. Favorite Song: Spacelab Least Favorite Song: Neon Lights

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

I guess they hadn’t really figured out metal vocals yet. The instrumentals are cool though. Favorite Song: Breaking the Law Least Favorite Song: The Rage

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

2/5

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

3/5

Songs are a mixed bag but there is definitely some storytelling I missed on the first listen. Favorite Song: Fistful of love Least Favorite song: Hopes theres someone

2112

Rush

1/5

Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

The explosive opening kinda set it up for failure. Theres a lot of cool proto-punk ideas, but mixed execution.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

3/5

It’s alright. The main thing holding back the worst songs are the vocals. Favorite song: Flute Least Favorite Song: Always Been Your Love

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

I’d heard some of Prince’s songs before this, but I didn’t expect this album to be this amazing. It feels like I found the missing link to most of the r&b I like. Favorite Song: If I Was Your Girlfriend Least Favorite Song: Slow Love

Picture Book

Simply Red

3/5

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

Wild Gift

1/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

3/5

Surprisingly good. Some pretty bad low points.

Foo Fighters

4/5

Pretty cool album. I didn’t realize the foo fighters originally sounded like this. It makes me curious about the rest of their discography, although I doubt most of those albums will be anywhere near as good as this. Favorite song: Exhausted Least Favorite Song: For All the Cows

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

I always liked the song Girls Just Want To Have Fun. It was cool hearing it in its full context. Pretty cool albulm. Favorite Song: Girls Just Want To Have Fun Least Favorite Song: I’ll Kiss You

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

I think drum & bass is a really cool genre. However this album was pretty boring unfortunately. Favorite Song: Brown Paper Bag Least Favorite Song: Beatbox

Woodface

Crowded House

2/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

5/5

I liked this albulm a lot more than the man machine. Some parts reminded of the Ape of Naples for some reason. As for as 70s electronic music goes it’s hard to imagine there’s anything better than this. Favorite Song: The Hall of Mirrors Least Favorite Song: Trans-Europe Express (But it’s still very good)

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

I saw a review saying some people just don’t get it, and I don’t really get it. Favorite song: Smooth Operator

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Nu metal voice. Good album though.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

4/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Nearly a flawless album. The vocal talent is obviously amazing, but the showy parts are also perfectly exucuted. This one’s staying in my downloads. Favorite Song: This Flight Tonight Least Favorite Song: A Case of You

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

White Light

Gene Clark

3/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

1977

Ash

4/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

2/5

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Guero

Beck

4/5

My favorite songs were the first two and last three. Favorite song: E-pro Least Favorite Song: Scarecrow

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

I thought some of the songs at the start were a bit boring but then it went into a direction I wasn’t expecting. Probably my favorite daft punk albulm out of the three I’ve heard Favorite song: Alive Least Favorite song: Phoenix

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

Amazing albulm. Some of the coolest lofi production ever. Favorite Song: In A Jar

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Some highlights but most of the albulm doesn’t really work for me Favorite song: The Nurse Least Favorite Song: Take, Take, Take

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2/5

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

3/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

I feel like it’s best when it embraces dynamics, but a lot of the music is just flat. But Cure for the Itch was a huge surprise. I’d definitely listen to a Linkin Park trip hop album. Favorite Song: In the End Least Favorite Song: Forgotten

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

5/5

Mott

Mott The Hoople

2/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

4/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Pretenders

3/5

Reign In Blood

Slayer

3/5

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

1/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

evermore

Taylor Swift

4/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3/5

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Sulk

The Associates

3/5

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

High Violet

The National

4/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

3/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Cross

Justice

2/5

Spiderland

Slint

5/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

2/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Trio

Dolly Parton

2/5

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

1/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

4/5

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

2/5

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

4/5

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

3/5

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

2/5

The Slider

T. Rex

4/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

2/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

Metallica

2/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

5/5

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Dire Straits

3/5

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

4/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

4/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

2/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

4/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

4/5

Boston

2/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

3/5

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

2/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

5/5

Black Sabbath

3/5

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

Snivilisation

Orbital

4/5

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

4/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

2/5

John Prine

4/5

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Third

Soft Machine

4/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

5/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

The Band

3/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Iron Maiden

3/5

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

2/5

Achtung Baby

3/5

Queen II

Queen

2/5

Slipknot

4/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

5/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

1/5

The Joshua Tree

3/5

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Paul Simon

4/5

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

2/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

4/5

1999

Prince

4/5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Garbage

4/5

Sheet Music

10cc

1/5

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

5/5

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Joan Baez

3/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

2/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Nowhere

Ride

4/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

Phrenology

The Roots

5/5

Teen Dream

Beach House

4/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5