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Album	You	Global	Diff
Remedy Basement Jaxx	5	2.68	+2.32
Phaedra Tangerine Dream	5	2.73	+2.27
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	5	2.78	+2.22
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Maxwell	5	2.9	+2.1
Come Find Yourself Fun Lovin' Criminals	5	2.93	+2.07
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	5	2.94	+2.06
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes TV On The Radio	5	2.94	+2.06
Signing Off UB40	5	2.97	+2.03
Rings Around The World Super Furry Animals	5	2.97	+2.03
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Lucinda Williams	5	3	+2

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	1	3.43	-2.43
Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers	2	3.11	-1.11

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Led Zeppelin	2	5
Beatles	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (52)

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Phaedra

Tangerine Dream · 1 likes

5/5

Never listened to this kind of electronic before - interesting “celestial”, but with a certain force and drive

Movies

Holger Czukay · 1 likes

3/5

Not a bad electronic sound, but not outstanding. It’s alright.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones · 1 likes

5/5

Really great album. Some of the best rock, country, blues sound I’ve heard. Classic from the stones, sounds almost American, but it isn’t. Putting these songs in the playlist

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The White Album

Beatles

5/5

Good vibing album with some classics. Its not perfect – around 4.5, but it is above a 4 so I'm giving it a 5.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Interesting sound, but not particularly memorable.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Strange sound, but tunes and lyrics were interesting to pay attention to. Should listen to it at some point, but not a daily listen.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Good intro to heavyish rock, classic album too

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Interesting sound, but personally not a big fan of folk-type. Apparently not original songs either so eh.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

Sensational, changed the way I view jazz and improvisation

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

Really neat sound, jazzy but not “old”, exploratory and unique. Not perfect but above a 4*

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Great tunes, but not to my taste.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Strange sound - interesting but at times felt like a beginner playing random notes for the heck of it. Some songs were impressive and thought out though, just not the entire album.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Unique rock sound, great first time listen. Not extremely impressive though

Os Mutantes

3/5

Don’t understand lyrics, so can’t speak to that. The sound is unique but not super interesting

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Theoretically OutKasts best album. Has some great songs, I would say it’s decent overall.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Interesting sound, mellow and musical. Good background music.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

5/5

Sensational. Unique and exciting sound. Sometimes over-the-top, but overall very engaging

Take Me Apart

Kelela

4/5

Interesting, but I couldn't pay much attention to lyrics. sound was nice for the most part.

Blur

5/5

A great sound that seems like it would be pop but it isn’t exactly. Like if the Beatles were influenced by the 80s

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Classic songs, and interesting sound.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

4/5

Pretty unique sound. I think it’s a bit too conceptual though, not as enjoyable.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Great sound, classic tracks.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

More strange sounds from Bowie, but interesting.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Great sound quality for a live performance. Really interesting tunes , though the lyrics are a bit strange at times

Rocks

Aerosmith

4/5

Nice rock sound. Not a super unique album but interesting

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Classic songs. Energetic rhythm and groovy. Not especially interesting/moving but cool.

Play

Moby

4/5

Simple but very unique sound. Album is 2hrs+ and not all tracks worth a listen, but you don’t figure that out unless you actually have listened to all of them. A few great ones.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Some doings have nice sound and lyrics. Decent

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Classic Sinatra Album. Has some of his great songs, and nice lyrics. Decent but not personally my style.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

5/5

Never listened to this kind of electronic before - interesting “celestial”, but with a certain force and drive

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

I’ve listened to the smiths before, but this album feels like a nice package of their work. Enjoyed the listen and nice sound and good lyrics/idea

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

Attention-grabbing riffs and lyrics (though they’re kind of nonsense). Decent heavy rock album.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Really nice guitar riffs, jazzy but at the same time country-ish. Little tracks but long, and a few great ones.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Classic songs, great sound, energetic but rough

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

Decent, but not anything crazy

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

Simple, elegant, not quiet but at the same time not energetic. Very long album, many short tracks

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

5/5

Amazing electronic/soul/r&b mix - like James brown but modern.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Like the electric sound and rhythm and meaning from Dylan’s lyrics. Sensational

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Unique rap album, jazzy-electronic type beats, and rhyming is pretty nice.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

4/5

Interesting rock album. Somewhat unique, but has a nice sound. Decent

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

4/5

Unique rap album, jazzy-electronic type beats, and rhyming is pretty nice.

Signing Off

UB40

5/5

Really cool Raggae album, really grooving it out. Smooth tunes.

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

Semi-interesting/unique e-guitar heavy alt rock band. Many sounds sound similar, but has the one famous “seven nation army” so it evens out.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

4/5

Weird mix in a good and bad way. Unique approach.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Classic jazz album. Pretty relaxed, laid back style, which I personally do not prefer. It’s not ethereal music either, so it’s just like sitting through it. Can see where appeal is though

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

3/5

Strange album, not something I would listen to casually. I respect the “weirdness” of it though

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Really smooth bass-based + drum focused soul album. Lyrics not particularly impressive, but sound is

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

Interesting sound, not entirely unique/orginal but it’s good for background

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Pop-type alt rock with some creative freedoms/changes. Interesting listen but not my preference

Timeless

Goldie

4/5

Groovy electronic/light guitar/ studio beats

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Classic rock, with hints of blues. All good listens but not all interesting

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Hard rock but it’s pop - didn’t enjoy this very much, was too distorted and too much of everything

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Classic rock, hints of folk/pop that I can see. Solid strong sound

Shadowland

k.d. lang

4/5

Some nice songs. Good background/performance in a restaurant music. But but my style.

Third

Portishead

5/5

While not particularly engaging in each moment, Porto’s head has mastered the buildup and combination of strange sounds. Very unique and eye opening.

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Decent Alr rock. Many traxhd sound similar though

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Full on rock, all songs pretty similar though. Classic album tho

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of the more interesting albums. It’s Dylan’s take on rock, with some blues and country/folk. Great sound and tunes though.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Another kd banger. Some great songs, most are interesting and unique.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Interesting Alt/psych rock. Not my personal favorite but its good.

Pornography

The Cure

5/5

Interesting rock/new wave kind of music

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

Interesting hip-hop album. Can see the message and mvoing nature of the album overall.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Sound not usually heard from Beatles. Interesting and surprising but not super impressive

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Really good album. Unique singing and lyrical style. However very good sound and message in most songs.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Good intro for me into more classic blues. MW is from Chicago

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

5/5

Interesting album. More popish than their earlier work. But again, you can groove to it

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Unique interesting sound, but it’s a bit too gritty for me. Vocals are difficult to hear

1999

Prince

4/5

Tracks are like pop songs if they were actually interesting musically. Not 100% my type of sound but pretty good.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

5/5

Very interesting electronic/early pop album. Unique sound and groovy. Really felt the music coming here, especially from the use of the bass.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Decent beat/sound but not great. Lyrics are a bit goofy. Mid overall.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

Pretty similar to arctic monkeys but a good description from Apple made me realize it has a touch of western

Blunderbuss

Jack White

5/5

Absolutely great. Loved the sound, interesting mix of rock and beatles-type music. Some really groovy songs. Didn’t like white stripes album but this was a pleasant surprise

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

The Kinks

4/5

Classic British rock sound. A bit like the Beatles but less warmth and oomf. Some great guitar riffs though.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

Classic rock album that had hints of alt. Interesting sound overall. McCartney singing nice too

Scum

Napalm Death

3/5

Pretty generic metal album. It’s impressive, but not anything special

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Already listened to it, interesting and modern album for its time. New folk , but not rock.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

5/5

Great sound, really unique vibe. Sounds like spiritualized if there was some rock/alt influence

War

5/5

The modern version of classic rock. More rocking than vibing, but great sound and riffs

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Decent but not great rock/alt. Nothing super unique or outstanding

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Really nice folk/country sound. Not particularly my style but there is undoubtedly substance in this. Som really nice tunes and lyrics.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Really interesting folkish/older pop with a mix of electronic. Sounds dylabush but with its own twist

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Unique r&b pop sound. Some classic songs/lines, solid album

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

Decent sound. Super unique, though I don’t like the raspy voice. Sounds Bluesy almost

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

Sounds almost like punk rock if it had a twist of pop. Interesting sound. Vocals are a bit strange though.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

The classic Led Zeppelin album. Not my favorite, but the foundational one. There are definetely some good songs in this one though.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Great funk album. Really groovy, easy to vibe with. Sensational.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Nice rock, alt metalish sound. Solid mixing but hard to hear vocals and lyrics are too political.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Unique sound and voice. She’s trying to be interesting and different, and I agree. A bit over the top with some songs

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

5/5

Really solid album. Mantra-style grunge rock, but it’s groovy. Sounds a bit like Nirvana, with a new twist.

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

Not a bad electronic sound, but not outstanding. It’s alright.

Gorillaz

4/5

Solid overall. Unique sound. Vocals can get a bit strange but they’re not bad.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

It’s a rock sound but not super unique or that interesting to be honest.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Part 1 was very interesting. Slow and smooth, but with a nice sound. Great for background, or even when fully listening to it.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Interesting reggae album. Not as unique as ub40, though. I think this is a general classic though so understood importance.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Interesting electronic album. Good intro to classic rave

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Pretty classic pop rock sound. I like it, lyrics are pretty good, but it’s a bit too basic for me, and kind of just monotone with some variation sometimes.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

5/5

Really interesting blues guitar playing. Hypnotic and easy to listen to. Solid album. Almost each song is interesting. Although lyrics aren’t there.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

5/5

Really interesting country/rock/pop style album. Really like the sound and voice.

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

Of DP’s best. Really great new wave synth rock album. Classic, fire cover also

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

Great funk sound. Groovy, interesting, exciting, danceable.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Unique and interesting alt rock sound. Vocals are unusual but not bad

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

A lot of great songs in Nick drakes style (acoustic guitar + singing). Pretty raw. I personally prefer Bryter Layter and Pink Moon.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

5/5

Really interesting alt indie album. Really unique sound, nice listen. Really enjoyable overall.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Doesn’t need much of an explanation. Some of the Michaels best songs. Best selling album of all time. Pop.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

5/5

Classic album from sister sledge. Has most of their best songs. Great guitar parts from Nile Rodger’s. Another favorite.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

5/5

Interesting kind of alt rock/rap genre. Nice bass beats.

The Modern Lovers

5/5

Really interesting old rock album. Nice beat/rythm focused songs, easy to groove to.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

Jazz rock style. Peak melody and sound. One of the favs.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

3/5

Kind of strange lyrics, not so great or unique sound. Some decent songs but overall not good.

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

5/5

Personally I liked the sound of this. More modern country, mixed with piano and other instruments. Feels like fleeywood Mac a bit, so you could argue it’s a tamer version of rock. Nice vocals though and good sound overall.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

Really interesting mix of rock, blues, piano jazz, and more emotional, longer, power sounds.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Goated album. Such a wide variety of songs that are all great, easy to groove to, and just honestly follow the theme of the title. Deserves a spot in the library.

Fleet Foxes

1/5

chill indie rock

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Really great album. Some of the best rock, country, blues sound I’ve heard. Classic from the stones, sounds almost American, but it isn’t. Putting these songs in the playlist

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Classical funk. James brown like, not exactly soul funk pop but close. Interesting regardless. Has some classics though.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

5/5

Really interesting house music. Sounds like the influence of Berlioz a bit. Nice vibe and groove.

Dry

PJ Harvey

4/5

Very interesting rock album. Nice sound, catchy riffs and lyrics. And message is good too.

Black Sabbath

4/5

Not as heavy as I thought it would be. Interesting riffs, sounds more like an exploration, in a sense that it has drawn out tunes. Has a couple good songs

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

5/5

Very good vocals and nice guitar melodies/sound. Lyrics are decent.

Traffic

4/5

Nice rock album. Interesting theme for songs seemed like there was a deep meaning. Besides that not very unique.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

5/5

Really like the sound and mixing, but something about vocals isn’t right to me. I guess it’s just that style but could be better. Definitely a great album with some bangers

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

Good sound overall, interesting concept and theme of songs. Some Catchy songs, others aren’t so interesting though

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Interesting more classical alt rock. Some good songs, all a bit strange though. Interesting lyrics if I remember correctly.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

5/5

Very interesting album, bold sound, almost prince-like rythm/mix.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

4/5

Rock/country/pop with pretty unique vocals and sound. Decent

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

3/5

Really interesting collection, kind of random songs, put together for musics sake and thought, kind of like abstract art. Worth at least listen. Engaging partly but not groovy

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

Interesting “indie rock” album, sounds like Elliot Smith if he used an electric guitar. Has that similar raw song to it, still produced well though

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

Pretty interesting and unique sound of rock. A little repetitive but still interesting.