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Album	You	Global	Diff
S&M Metallica	5	3.26	+1.74
The College Dropout Kanye West	5	3.31	+1.69
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.61	+1.39
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) Lynyrd Skynyrd	5	3.76	+1.24
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.77	+1.23
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.8	+1.2
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Paul Simon Paul Simon	1	3.51	-2.51
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks	1	3.4	-2.4
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	1	3.33	-2.33
Low-Life New Order	1	3.3	-2.3
#1 Record Big Star	1	3.26	-2.26
Forever Changes Love	1	3.22	-2.22
Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk	1	3.15	-2.15
Suede Suede	1	3.1	-2.1
Crocodiles Echo And The Bunnymen	1	3.05	-2.05
Vento De Maio Elis Regina	1	3.01	-2.01

5-Star Albums (8)

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The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

1/5

Terribly boring in that it was the same song over and over.

2 likes

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

Sounds like the Ramones a touch. Started with some good songs but went downhill from there. A lot of the later songs blended together.

1 likes

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

Janis Joplin’s vocals carried this or else everything would have blended together.

1 likes

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

Fantastic album - enough said.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (15)

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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Silky smooth beats matched with flowing lyrics. No wonder it sparked the East Coast rapping scene.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

It had some good hits but got a bit monotonous. I thought I’d like it more.

Kid A

Radiohead

2/5

I felt the instruments were just thrown in haphazardly. Two songs spoke to me but the rest blended together.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

It is a Christmas album and while there are a few classics in there, it didn’t move the needle.

Fragile

Yes

2/5

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

Sounds like the Ramones a touch. Started with some good songs but went downhill from there. A lot of the later songs blended together.

Elvis Presley

4/5

An oldie but a goodie.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

2/5

Nothing special - music blended together and even the imagery in the lyrics couldn’t save it.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

1/5

All the sounds were about the same thing. No variation at all.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Even with its repetitiveness, I appreciated the lyrics and melody.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Classic album with some good hits.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

I appreciate the piano playing and she sung with lots of emotions. I liked it more than expected, even if the end of the album blended together.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Absolutely fantastic album. So much creativity with lyrics and accompanying instrumentals. What a pleasure to listen to.

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

3/5

It was better than I expected but the songs blended together at the end.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

1/5

Nothing special - all songs blended together.

Black Sabbath

2/5

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

3/5

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

Interesting sounds and instruments. But, it wasn’t enough to save the songs from blending together with one another.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

2/5

While there were a few hits, everything blended into punk rock sameness.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

It was harder rock than expected at times. I enjoyed it.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Good album with some nice hits.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

1/5

Terribly boring in that it was the same song over and over.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

The topics blended together (sex, gang life, poverty, etc.) and got redundant after a while. I did like the beats which helped bring up the rating.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

1/5

One song is not enough to save this album. The songs are all the same (even their hit).

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

The strength of her voice carried the album but the songs themselves blended together.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

It’s John Lennon but it wasn’t that great.

System Of A Down

3/5

The vocals were great but the songs blended together.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

It’s Jimi Hendrix - enough said.

Adele

4/5

Great vocals and awesome hits. You can’t go wrong!

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

It wasn’t anything special - 90s rock.

Signing Off

UB40

1/5

Super boring.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

1/5

Super boring album

Paul Simon

1/5

It was nothing special - songs didn’t hit.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Great album with tons of hits!

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

It’s ok - some uniqueness is not enough to make up for sameness.

S&M

Metallica

5/5

Metallica - ‘nuff said.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Some good hits but nothing too special.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Pleasantly pop-ey from Radiohead.

Eagles

2/5

Boring with all the songs sounding the same

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

Janis Joplin’s vocals carried this or else everything would have blended together.

#1 Record

Big Star

1/5

Super boring with very little going on.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Pretty solid album - more complex than expected.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

It was good with great vocals. Lots of covers though so I couldn’t rate it higher than I wanted.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

2/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Great album with some memorable hits.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

1/5

Terrible rock

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Pretty good - loved the rhythm

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

1/5

Super boring - Doors wannabe.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

1/5

Boring with all the songs sounding the same.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

2/5

It had some edge, but not enough to save it from sounding repetitive.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

It was a good album with great hits.

Suede

1/5

Super boring late 80s English pop.

Low-Life

New Order

1/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

It had some good hits and was good to hear early Verve.

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

2/5

It was interesting with the different genres mixed in. But, I wanted more ear candy.

Germs

2/5

It was good but all the songs blended together. I had higher hopes.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

Fantastic album - enough said.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

It was good but I had higher expectations.

The Velvet Underground

2/5

It was boring - same songs over and over again.

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

Great album with a deceptively good amount of hits.

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

It was experimental but all kind of fell flat.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

2/5

It got a bit intriguing, but not to save itself from being so repetitive.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Fantastic album with great hits. No wonder they’re considered one of the best.

Iron Maiden

3/5

It was a solid effort with some good songs.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

1/5

It was pretty boring. Nothing much to write about.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

It was pretty solid and better than expected.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

It's Bob Dylan's Magnus Opus - 'nuff said.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Boring in that everything blends together.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

2/5

It was ok, but nothing crazy.

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

It's one of his best albums so I need to rate it 5 stars. I'm not going to comment on the artist himself.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Fantastic album

Forever Changes

Love

1/5

Boring album - songs all sound the same

Cut

The Slits

3/5

It was better than expected. I like they’re take on things.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

It was alright but nothing great.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Great album from Elton!

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

This one was better than the other albums by them.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Ok album but totally morphed into something at the end. Kind of odd to do such a radical change.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

It was pretty good but only had a few high points - not enough to save it.

Gorillaz

3/5

Pretty good but did get a bit monotonous.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

2/5

Boring album

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

It has some interesting moments but wasn’t enough to really save the album.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

It was a solid Miles Davis album.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

It had some interesting moments but not enough to save it.

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

It was ok - nothing special.