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Album	You	Global	Diff
Chris Christine and the Queens	5	2.82	+2.18
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	5	3.33	+1.67
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson	5	3.43	+1.57
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	5	3.44	+1.56
All Directions The Temptations	5	3.45	+1.55
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.53	+1.47
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.67	+1.33
Songs From The Big Chair Tears For Fears	5	3.74	+1.26
Is This It The Strokes	5	3.81	+1.19

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Third Portishead	1	3.13	-2.13
Liege And Lief Fairport Convention	1	3.1	-2.1
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) Motörhead	1	3.07	-2.07
Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto	1	2.92	-1.92
Kala M.I.A.	1	2.91	-1.91
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	2	3.91	-1.91
Go Girl Crazy The Dictators	1	2.85	-1.85
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.83	-1.83
Dookie Green Day	2	3.79	-1.79
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	2	3.76	-1.76

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Coldplay	2	5

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Figure 8

Elliott Smith · 1 likes

2/5

Expected more. Somewhat repetitive. No killer tracks.

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Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Great production. Doesn’t overstay it’s welcome.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Inoffensive but also unremarkable. I’d probably put it on in the background and it wouldn’t distract.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

An undeniable talent and a great breakthrough for jazz into pop. But it’s so lyric heavy that the melodies soon start to sound similar. I think I’ll enjoy Back to Black more whenever I get to it.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Like a female Van Morrison for me. My first exposure to Janis Joplin. Sadly her last album.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

An important record no doubt but struggled to connect much any of it.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

It’s good. But I just can’t listen to Sinatra, Dean Martin anymore. It’s just too simple, no depth.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Decent enough. Missed this when it came out. Seems like the style was a fad in the end and Quaye’s fame was brief.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

Love it. It’s like being transported back in time to a Western Movie. I could have this on in the background all day.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

2/5

Every song sounds the same. The same generic lyrics where Justin talks about seducing whatever girl he sees. Boring. I’ll give it one extra star for it’s decent production.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

1/5

I will never listen to this album again. What a mess. The recording is like something off a Fisher Price cassette tape recorder.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Solid. Its no What's Goin On but funky.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Kids is a banger obviously. The rest are a little bit soulless…

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

The first doesn’t mean it deserves a higher score. His next two eclipsed this one so on individual merit this gets 3 stars.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

What a voice. And an amazing recording despite being almost 70 years old. It suffers from sounding slightly samey as the album goes on. But enjoyable overall.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

It’s a bit too samey and lyric heavy for me. I might give it another shot in the future but this listen was a bit of a struggle.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Only needed one listen to rate this one. I’m not a huge Dylan fan but can appreciate the quality here. Subterranean is a banger alone.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

It's OK. The Thom Yorke song was good .

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

There’s a few rough spots in this one. But it doesn’t matter, it was a seismic moment for a band that was about to become the biggest in the world.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

2/5

This has not aged well. The famous opening aside the rest is just noise. Pity.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Really great album. Pity I missed it when it first came out.

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

1/5

This was a slog. Music has come a long way since this era. The Deep South twang to this had some charm but the God-fearing lyrics were just too much.

Kala

M.I.A.

1/5

This was a pile of self indulgent shite. Paper Planes was the best of a bad bunch.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

This is a fabulous discovery. I saw a review saying he was a mix between McCartney and Lennon and that feels spot on

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Pretty boring. I don't really "get" The Rolling Stones

The La's

4/5

Gonna give this a 4. I didnt think much of Power’s stuff with Cast. But I’d never actually heard this album, just There She Goes. But it’s decent.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3/5

What a slog! Beautiful recording but far too long. The songs blurred into each other after a certain point.

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

Probably in my all time top 10. Didn't even need to listen. A classic.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

It gets 2 stars because there are probably only 2 songs I’d listen to again. It’s throwaway pop that is long gone but an important milestone in the direction of music in the late 90s. Glad it’s gone though.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

Every single song sounds the same...

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

It's Radiohead so it's great obviously. But it never really connected with me like some of their other albums. Reckoner is the standout track here, amazing.

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Pretty boring. I might try it again in the future.

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Le freak and I Want Your Love are obviously well known. The rest are a bit repetitive.

Debut

Björk

3/5

Not sure what to make of Bjork. There's just something so self indulgent there I can't get past. It's definitely an audio experience though. A good one to test the earphones!

All Directions

The Temptations

5/5

Amazing! Where has this been all my life.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

1/5

I don’t get “punk” if that’s what this is.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

3/5

Good sound. Solid despite being a bit uneven.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

I've never been into Smashing Pumpkins. It's all a bit samey really. Apart from 1979, Tonight Tonight etc. But can't deny how huge an album it was at the time. Too long also.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

1/5

Me no like

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

Me no like. His music does absolutely nothing for me.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

2/5

Bob is ok I guess. This isn’t my favourite of his.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Very catchy Californian pop. Never even heard of them before.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

1/5

Basically noise.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Good background music. Otherwise unremarkable.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

As soon as I heard this I thought “it’s like a wall of sound”. Sure enough, it turns out Springsteen was going for that sound, wanted to mimic Phil Spector. It’s too much for me. The 2nd half of the album was more appealing to me.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

2/5

A bit crappy.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

I wasn't able to connect with this one. The production was amazing, very tight. So I can appreciate the quality overall. But just not one I expect to go back to.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

Soul is a bit boring. This is ok.

#1 Record

Big Star

3/5

In listened to this. Then forgot to rate it. Coming back late I’m going to give it a 3 as I’m pretty sure it was solid.

War

3/5

Started amazing. Then New Years Day. But the rest was pretty bland.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

1/5

I had some preconceived notions coming into this that it would be shitty generic repetitive 90s pop. It was shitty generic repetitive 90s pop.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

3/5

I feel like I can’t appreciate this enough for some reason. I’m gonna go with a 3 as I think I’d really enjoy playing in the background.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

This is pretty special. Looking forward to dipping into the 80s stuff I’ve missed growing up. Good start with this one!

Chris

Christine and the Queens

5/5

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

Expected more. Somewhat repetitive. No killer tracks.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Grand.

Phrenology

The Roots

2/5

Kinda Repetitive

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

Somehow this feels like it drags on longer than Mellon Collie.

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

Better than I expected.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

2/5

I’m not a lyrics person. So I don’t really “get” Leonard Cohen. However I can appreciate others do. So it needs to get a 2.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Surprisingly enjoyable. I don’t like metal generally. But this was good fun. This is probably 3.8 so I’m gonna generously round it up to a 4. You’re welcome Ozzy.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Generic blues I guess.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Piano-ness

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Pet Sounds is one of the greatest albums ever made. This ain’t Pet Sounds.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Kashmir and maybe one other track saves this from being 1 star. I just find Led Zeppelin quite boring.

Third

Portishead

1/5

Bleh meh. Just a plodding whiny waste of time.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

Enjoy a bit of 80s.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

When I checked the release date of this album it said 2011 and I thought "nothing special about this ambient stuff, loads more of that exists". Then I realised it was actually made in 1975, which surprised me. I wouldn't listen to it again but it was definitely ahead of its time.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

2/5

Kate Bush is a bit too experimental for me.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

I like Talking Heads but this is a bit of a mess in all honesty.

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Bleh.

S&M

Metallica

3/5

This is great. As a non metal fan I think it the combination with the orchestra gives this a much more approachable sound.

Germs

1/5

Shite.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

It's interesting...

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

I'll never really click with Hip Hop/Rap. But I watched the documentary on Dre so I know the background to this one enough to enjoy it slightly more.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

2/5

The Rolling Stones are boring. Maybe 3 songs in their whole catalogue I’ve ever liked. This is a 1 and 1/2 star really, but I’m feeling generous so I’ll round it up to 2.

Dookie

Green Day

2/5

Basketcase and When I get around are almost anthems. But the rest all sound so similar to me. Not my genre.

Tago Mago

Can

2/5

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

2/5

So Pharrell basically…

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Easy 5 star. Not my absolute favorite Smiths album. But still top marks here.

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

3/5

Had to go YouTube to find this. First time I’ve not seen an album on one of the streaming services. Interesting album.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

This was great. Fantastic use of stereo too.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

It’s French. It’s rap I guess. Narrow audience probably.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

Meh. Never really liked the Kinks sound.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

Not into funk in the slightest. But this is funktastic. 4/5 Funks.

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Quite boring. Not a fan of those vignettes where they talk to each other inanely.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Over the top.

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

Starts great and then just seems to get repetitive

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

2/5

Eh yeah. I suppose.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Play

Moby

4/5

Soundtrack for the early 00s

Forever Changes

Love

2/5

I don’t get the rave reviews for this album. It’s an irritating album.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Love it. I wonder if this has aged even better than Californication.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

The 1st album is 5 stars. This is 4.5 so I’ll generously round up.

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Weird that I got these back to back. Anyway, 5 stars no question. A haunting, beautiful debut.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

It was grand. Prefer the “Best of” which makes me a real lightweight Tom Petty fan I guess

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

Maybe this was a decent sound at the time. But it sounds pretty generic and dull now.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

A bit raw and messy but I liked it.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

It’s grand. Unremarkable.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Neil Young is boring. His voice is “unique” but not in a good way in my opinion.

Ramones

3/5

Raw. Punk rock not really my think I don’t think.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Funkalicious

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Meh. Sounds like something better suited to stage/musical. Pleasant surprise hearing the Father Ted soundtrack though!

Elastica

2/5

It’s 90s female vocal (britpop?). Best left to Oasis/Blur etc.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Overstayed its welcome a little. But pretty solid otherwise.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

It seems like there’s a good, possibly great album here. But it would probably require numerous listens. On the face of it Kate Bush just seems a little weird and this is a weird album.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

3/5

I've just never clicked with Bowie. Objectively I know his stuff is good but subjectively it just never rocks my world. Oh well.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit