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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
|
5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
|
5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
|
5 | 3.24 | +1.76 |
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Me Against The World
2Pac
|
5 | 3.25 | +1.75 |
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
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5 | 3.28 | +1.72 |
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
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5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
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4 | 2.32 | +1.68 |
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
|
5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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The Band
The Band
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5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
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1 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
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1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
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Close To The Edge
Yes
|
1 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
|
1 | 3.19 | -2.19 |
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
|
1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
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1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
|
1 | 2.88 | -1.88 |
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
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1 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
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One World
John Martyn
|
1 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
|
2 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 5 |
| Beatles | 6 | 4.67 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4.75 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 5 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.67 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 4.67 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 5 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5 |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 2 | 1 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
|---|---|
| John Martyn | 4, 1 |
| Yes | 4, 1 |
| Paul Simon | 2, 5 |
5-Star Albums (82)
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Popular Reviews
LTJ Bukem · 7 likes
4/5
Someone said this sounded like Mario Kart as if that's a bad thing.
Dirty Projectors · 1 likes
3/5
Def a twee quality that's aged poorly but overall a fun art pop album. I'd give it 3.5 but I can see why the pitchfork crowd swooned over it back in the day. The band is pretty sick, some wild polyrhythms and harmonies
1-Star Albums (10)
All Ratings
Jimmy Smith
3/5
3/5
Competent straight forward jazz
Sister Sledge
3/5
Fun disco
The Band
4/5
A classic, maybe a little overrated?
Metallica
4/5
A flawed masterpiece
Adele
3/5
Some bangers with some filler
Roxy Music
3/5
The music is pretty fun but it's very 70s hipsters with Bela Lugosi singing
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4/5
Yeehaw 4.5
The Kinks
3/5
Fun 60s British invasion rock n' roll. 3.5
Various Artists
4/5
The gift is murder
Guns N' Roses
4/5
A couple absolute bangers and a tiny bit of filler. 4.75
Muddy Waters
4/5
Classic electric blues sound
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
4.5
David Bowie
3/5
"golden years" and "wild is the wind" are bangers but most of this album feels like a warm up for the Berlin trilogy. 3.5
Alice In Chains
4/5
Grunge classic. Bit repetitive and too long
Jeff Buckley
5/5
The Smiths
4/5
Not their best album but still a classic
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Def a twee quality that's aged poorly but overall a fun art pop album. I'd give it 3.5 but I can see why the pitchfork crowd swooned over it back in the day. The band is pretty sick, some wild polyrhythms and harmonies
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Duran Duran
3/5
Few bangers, too much filler
Steve Earle
3/5
I've always bounced off country, so I was hoping this album would help me appreciate it more. It was ok but nothing stood out to me.
Ray Charles
3/5
Malcolm McLaren
2/5
I can see this being influential for it's time but parts sound dated to my ears. McLaren is also insufferable. 2.5
The Dandy Warhols
2/5
Zzzz
Judas Priest
3/5
An influential album that sounds pretty tame to modern ears. A few bangers that have aged well.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Lots of bangers with a bitta filler
Scott Walker
2/5
Like if Zap Branigan made an album
Goldie
3/5
Dated but not in a bad way. Bit too long at parts.
AC/DC
4/5
Dire Straits
3/5
3.75
Kate Bush
2/5
Bit too far afield for me.
Kings of Leon
3/5
Funkadelic
5/5
Wire
4/5
Fiona Apple
2/5
Some fun percussion arrangements but the gushing from critics really baffles me.
Elvis Costello
3/5
The Bees
2/5
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Gotan Project
3/5
OutKast
5/5
Modern, maximalist classic
4/5
Blondie
4/5
3.5 rounded up
George Harrison
5/5
Masterpiece
Morrissey
3/5
2.5 rounded up. A couple standouts but mostly meh crooners.
Genesis
1/5
This is what pink floyd sounds like to people who don't like pink floyd
Derek & The Dominos
4/5
This album has a lot of bloat, but I can't help find this indulgent 70s maximalism endearing. Just a couple of guys being dudes.
David Bowie
4/5
Tracy Chapman
4/5
Milton Nascimento
4/5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
3.5 rounded up
Elvis Presley
4/5
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Solomon Burke
4/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Sade
3/5
Can be used to fight zombies.
Cypress Hill
4/5
4.20/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Simply Red
2/5
I didn't hate it. 2.5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Some of the ambitious compositions work, other times it's not so successful. For that I'd give it a 3 but there's a couple tracks that are trying to be funny that have aged terribly. Too bad it didn't all sound like video game music
The Blue Nile
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Little Richard
4/5
Portishead
4/5
2/5
Steely Dan
3/5
3.5
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Louis Prima
5/5
Aphex Twin
4/5
N.E.R.D
2/5
2.5
Boston
4/5
CHIC
3/5
The Psychedelic Furs
2/5
2/5
Marvin Gaye
5/5
Billy Joel
3/5
Haircut 100
2/5
Frank Zappa
4/5
4.5
Ride
3/5
New Order
3/5
Chicago
3/5
I enjoyed this a lot more than I would've expected. A bit too long and bloated at times nonetheless.
Beastie Boys
5/5
Liz Phair
3/5
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Fun album with a couple bangers but too long 3.5
PJ Harvey
3/5
3.5 will probably get higher on repeated listens
Nina Simone
4/5
The Jam
3/5
The Cure
3/5
Giant Sand
2/5
Einstürzende Neubauten
3/5
Coldplay
3/5
Sebadoh
3/5
Mudhoney
3/5
Al Green
3/5
3.5
Johnny Cash
3/5
Ice Cube
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Prince
4/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Rush
3/5
Pulp
4/5
Bit long tho innit
Coldplay
3/5
4/5
Weather Report
3/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
3.5 rounded up
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Keith Jarrett
5/5
Pet Shop Boys
2/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Bill Evans Trio
5/5
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Mercury Rev
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
A Tribe Called Quest
4/5
Neil Young
3/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Ananda Shankar
3/5
3.5
The Residents
3/5
3/5
Parliament
5/5
Megadeth
4/5
Adele
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Beatles
5/5
Jerry Lee Lewis
4/5
4/5
Prince
4/5
The Afghan Whigs
3/5
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
Not for me but I get the hype
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Morrissey
3/5
Big Black
4/5
Mariah Carey
2/5
Beck
4/5
3.5 rounded up
Kid Rock
2/5
Genesis
1/5
Nas
5/5
Beck
4/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
David Crosby
3/5
The Cars
4/5
The Clash
5/5
Björk
3/5
Sex Pistols
5/5
Hanoi Rocks
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Fiona Apple
3/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Wu-Tang Clan
5/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Queen
4/5
Q-Tip
3/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
Small Faces
4/5
The Beach Boys
3/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Soft Cell
3/5
Doves
2/5
Television
5/5
Joy Division
5/5
Anita Baker
2/5
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
The Undertones
4/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Japan
3/5
Black Sabbath
5/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
George Michael
3/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Elliott Smith
5/5
Brian Wilson
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Faith No More
2/5
Brian Eno
2/5
Carole King
4/5
Joni Mitchell
5/5
Funkadelic
4/5
The National
3/5
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Lou Reed
5/5
John Martyn
4/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
4/5
Saint Etienne
3/5
Fugees
4/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
The Young Rascals
3/5
Bad Brains
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Yes
4/5
3.5 rouded up
David Ackles
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Beatles
3/5
John Lennon
5/5
Deerhunter
3/5
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
Queens Of The Stone Age
3/5
David Holmes
3/5
Sigur Rós
4/5
M.I.A.
4/5
Beach House
4/5
Buena Vista Social Club
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Blur
4/5
Fatboy Slim
3/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Metallica
4/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
OutKast
3/5
Jurassic 5
4/5
Lambchop
2/5
Bert Jansch
4/5
Neil Young
5/5
The xx
3/5
The Prodigy
4/5
Pretenders
4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
The Undertones
4/5
4/5
Christine and the Queens
3/5
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
Adam & The Ants
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Prince
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Pearl Jam
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Throwing Muses
4/5
Moby
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Kanye West
4/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
Ramones
5/5
R.E.M.
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Alanis Morissette
4/5
The Clash
5/5
Marilyn Manson
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5/5
Van Halen
4/5
Steve Winwood
3/5
The Kinks
3/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
The Jam
4/5
Fatboy Slim
4/5
Joan Baez
3/5
The Stooges
4/5
Fred Neil
2/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Terence Trent D'Arby
2/5
Supertramp
1/5
Fleetwood Mac
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Air
4/5
4/5
Kanye West
5/5
Amy Winehouse
2/5
TV On The Radio
4/5
Soul II Soul
1/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Silver Jews
2/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
De La Soul
4/5
Wilco
3/5
The Libertines
4/5
Van Morrison
2/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
The Shamen
1/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
Aretha Franklin
5/5
Beth Orton
3/5
The Band
5/5
Lorde
3/5
Public Enemy
5/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
The United States Of America
2/5
Johnny Cash
5/5
Arrested Development
3/5
Pavement
4/5
Tom Tom Club
2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
The Mamas & The Papas
2/5
David Bowie
3/5
Common
4/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Beatles
5/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Norah Jones
3/5
Possibly too adult contemporary for some but if you can't at least appreciate the musicianship on display here then you might have ADD.
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
The Icarus Line
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Caetano Veloso
3/5
The Sugarcubes
3/5
4/5
People describing this as "lager rock" as if that's a bad thing
Daft Punk
3/5
Eagles
3/5
Elvis Costello
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Minutemen
3/5
The Electric Prunes
2/5
5/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Todd Rundgren
4/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Supergrass
2/5
Klaxons
4/5
Gorillaz
4/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Orbital
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Radiohead
5/5
The Kinks
2/5
Hot Chip
3/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
Depeche Mode
3/5
Thelonious Monk
5/5
John Martyn
1/5
Suicide
3/5
Elton John
4/5
The Everly Brothers
3/5
The Byrds
4/5
Randy Newman
1/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
The Avalanches
3/5
Khaled
2/5
Beastie Boys
5/5
Pink Floyd
4/5
Roxy Music
4/5
Nirvana
5/5
The Cure
4/5
The Yardbirds
4/5
Youssou N'Dour
4/5
The Smashing Pumpkins
4/5
Jethro Tull
1/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Style Council
2/5
Michael Jackson
4/5
Raekwon
5/5
Grateful Dead
3/5
King Crimson
3/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Rush
3/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Stan Getz
5/5
Def Leppard
3/5
Merle Haggard
4/5
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
3/5
Holger Czukay
3/5
Can't say I loved it but it was fun and am glad it's on the list
Underworld
3/5
Depeche Mode
2/5
Ozomatli
1/5
Moby Grape
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
The Monks
3/5
Kelela
2/5
Great sounding production, and a cool blend of electro and R&B with a nice voice, but there were no hooks--just vibes.
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
I enjoyed the raw production but the vocals and lyrics were tedious. Maybe this hit different in its time, but it hasn't aged well to my ears.
Muddy Waters
4/5
PJ Harvey
4/5
Killing Joke
3/5
Radiohead
5/5
Arcade Fire
5/5
Nico
2/5
The Damned
4/5
Tina Turner
3/5
The Verve
3/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
The Zombies
5/5
LTJ Bukem
4/5
Someone said this sounded like Mario Kart as if that's a bad thing.
Foo Fighters
4/5
ZZ Top
3/5
Meat Loaf
5/5
Possibly the greatest one-two punch to start an album.
David Gray
2/5
I actually enjoyed the radio friendly tracks. The kinda album best enjoyed at low volume while driving. Way too long tho and the deep cuts aren't rewarding. If it were ten mins shorter I'd give it three stars. As for its inclusion on this list, I can tell you as someone who lived through this period of pop music, David Gray, particularly "Babylon," was ubiquitous. It's an accurate snapshot of its era. For better or worse.
Van Halen
5/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
The singles are fun but this album is 1h17m long??
Don McLean
2/5
I really like the title track and "Vincent," but had never listened to the full album, so I was actually pretty excited. Unfortunately, the filler tracks are too saccharine for my taste.
Frank Sinatra
2/5
Elastica
4/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
The Go-Go's
4/5
Kendrick Lamar
5/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
LL Cool J
3/5
Stereo MC's
2/5
The opening track is a jam, and there's scattered tasty 90s moments, but too much of this bloated album sounds dated
Little Simz
4/5
Billy Bragg
4/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
Erykah Badu
3/5
The Cramps
3/5
The Saints
4/5
Massive Attack
3/5
Pantera
4/5
The Young Gods
4/5
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
Ute Lemper
3/5
This is definitely not for me. Very over the top cabaret. But the singer is strong with sophisticated arrangements and great production, so I'm glad it exists and def belongs on this list.
Primal Scream
2/5
Few bangers. Disappointed by how top heavy it is
Spiritualized
3/5
I liked the production and arrangements but too much of the album sounded unremarkable
The Waterboys
2/5
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4/5
Ministry
4/5
Michael Kiwanuka
3/5
Laibach
3/5
Todd Rundgren
2/5
fIREHOSE
4/5
3.5 rounded up to correct the low global average. Would've benefitted from more direction but it's like being part of a fun jam session with some very talented friends.
Barry Adamson
2/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
The Pretty Things
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
Aimee Mann
3/5
Cheap Trick
4/5
T. Rex
4/5
Coldcut
3/5
Suzanne Vega
2/5
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
50 Cent
3/5
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Bon Jovi
3/5
Pere Ubu
3/5
Gil Scott-Heron
3/5
Belle & Sebastian
3/5
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
The La's
4/5
Solange
4/5
2Pac
5/5
The Modern Lovers
2/5
5/5
The Only Ones
4/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Bonnie Raitt
2/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
5/5
The Black Crowes
3/5
Oasis
4/5
The Vines
3/5
People seem to get confused about why albums like this are included in "1001 albums you must hear" because it's kinda mid. But I think it deserves to be included because, as a millennial, I can tell you these guys and bands like them were ubiquitous. This album is a great snapshot of the era, warts and all.
David Bowie
4/5
ABBA
2/5
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
George Michael
2/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Sleater-Kinney
4/5
R.E.M.
3/5
Miles Davis
5/5
Willie Nelson
4/5
Neu!
4/5
4/5
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5
Bauhaus
4/5
The Darkness
4/5
This album was like a breath of fresh air when it was released. Nu metal has aged better than anyone could've imagined but at the time it felt very four. While on the other spectrum of rock music was too cool for school garage rock like the strokes. So it was very refreshing for a band like the darkness come in with some levity. That being said this album is pretty top heavy. 3.5 rounded up.
The Thrills
4/5
Goldfrapp
3/5
Common
3/5
CHVRCHES
4/5
Kings of Leon
3/5
The Teardrop Explodes
3/5
Tangerine Dream
4/5
Jane's Addiction
3/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
Paul Simon
2/5
The Birthday Party
3/5
Motörhead
5/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Happy Mondays
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Motörhead
4/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Blur
4/5
James Brown
5/5
Public Enemy
4/5
Herbie Hancock
5/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Elis Regina
4/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Sepultura
4/5
Abdullah Ibrahim
3/5
Jean-Michel Jarre
4/5
Os Mutantes
2/5
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
Slipknot
3/5
Paul Simon
5/5
Pixies
4/5
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
4/5
Suede
4/5
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2/5
Rufus Wainwright
2/5
1/5
Lou Reed
4/5
The Pogues
4/5
Portishead
4/5