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Album	You	Global	Diff
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.32	+1.68
Debut Björk	5	3.37	+1.63
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	5	3.38	+1.62
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	5	3.38	+1.62
Automatic For The People R.E.M.	5	3.82	+1.18
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	1	3.37	-2.37
Hms Fable Shack	1	2.77	-1.77
Strange Cargo III William Orbit	1	2.77	-1.77
Abraxas Santana	2	3.72	-1.72
Movies Holger Czukay	1	2.71	-1.71
OK Talvin Singh	1	2.57	-1.57
Logical Progression LTJ Bukem	1	2.52	-1.52
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.44	-1.44
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	2	3.39	-1.39
Cupid & Psyche 85 Scritti Politti	1	2.39	-1.39

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Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Glad it's only 37 minutes long. But even then still couldn't get through it. Sure, some ok songs. But his voice doesn't do anything for me. No thanks.

2 likes

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

An unprecedented A+++ love love love

1 likes

1-Star Albums (8)

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Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Such a beautiful and perfect album. Excellent start.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

So crunchy. Great album.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

2/5

Meh. This didn't really boil my potatoes. It's fine. Just... fine. Some songs hit different but mainly... No.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

I literally just bought this on vinyl. Love it. Lot more noodling than I remember but has some of my fave Beastie songs so we're good.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Good background music. Not sure I'd seek it out but weirdly this was maybe the first time I ever heard them? Even though they're so famous. Outside of Anchorman or karaoke. It's ok.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Surprisingly had not listened to this in full. Bangers from one of entertainment's biggest monsters.

Abraxas

Santana

2/5

Honestly it was on in the background during manual work and I didn't really give a shit to hear it. Not my cuppa.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Glad it's only 37 minutes long. But even then still couldn't get through it. Sure, some ok songs. But his voice doesn't do anything for me. No thanks.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Full of hits. Sounds like high school. Not too shabby.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Surprised me with how cosy it felt. Probably because I love Beastie Boys and now I'm hearing where they got... A lot... From...😬 Some real stinkers though. Dumb Girl is one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard.

Talvin Singh

1/5

Nope

Movies

Holger Czukay

1/5

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

The Beth Hirsch songs! So beautiful. But they're not all winners. Not especially compelling or more than background noise. I did skip Kelly Watch the Stars as it wasn’t working for me.

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

My favourite guitarist’s favourite band. Enjoyable. Though it was only on in the background.

Paris 1919

John Cale

2/5

Pleasant but not for me

Pretenders

4/5

Banger after banger

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

3/5

Pleasant.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

At first I was like... Oh hell no... Then as it kept playing... I felt so fancy! Like I was at a cocktail party with Homer Simpson. Or trapped in a loft with Mr Big. Less fancy. Songs very long. I did get a little sick of it...

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

1/5

Oh God... I hate this. Sounds like Milli Vanilli but much much worse. And that's their voice. So no excuse.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

It's so beautiful.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

5/5

Ain't nothing wrong with the Cure!

Fun House

The Stooges

2/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

An unprecedented A+++ love love love

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Elvis is a bloody delight

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

Was ok but I fell asleep listening to it. That may be more about me than Alice.

The White Room

The KLF

2/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

This album was one I grew up with. My parents listened to it together when they were dating some 50-odd years back so we had two copies of it. My primary school teacher, Mr Woods, used to get us to sing the Boxer during music class. He changed the words. Up until I was about 40 I thought he was getting come ons from the "wars" on 7th Avenue. Never made sense at the time. When I realised... Last year as my father passed away, Bridge Over Troubled Water was the song that was playing as he took his last breath. I can't say anything bad about the album. It's too prominent an album in my life.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Admittedly pretty iconic.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

2/5

Like when you're tired and think a sleep playlist on Spotify might work. Very mild. Too long of an album to actually commit to sitting through it.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Remember when Sylvester Stallone sang Tutti Fruitti in Rhinestone? Great movie.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

Enjoyed it immensely. Some songs more than others by a lot though. Overall more good than bad. Some over-noodling got tiresome. Would have given a half star extra if I could.

Hms Fable

Shack

1/5

They know they're not harmonising in tune right? Feels a lot earlier than 1999 which I guess makes this feel a little.... Stale. Sounds like a high school band who got to record a demo as part of a competition. No bueno.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyed it. So many bangers! But the version that'll remain to be my favourite is still Nelson Muntz. I am iron man. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo vote for me.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Overall pretty enjoyable. Couple of sucky songs but hard to find albums without sometimes.

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

I think I'm a traitor to my generation as I have never cared for sonic youth. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

1/5

I was gonna give it some props for sounding ahead of its time. But then I realised I misread the year and it's 1993 not 1983. So... I didn't really have anything positive to say....it's very easy to ignore?

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Liked a lot of it but it was a lot to consume in one sitting. And some songs sound like flight of the concord parodies.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

Um.... wow i really like this. Yeehaw.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

I mean, it's the fucking Who ya know? We'd have no Pearl Jam without.

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

pleasant enough. wish it had .5 ratings.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

One of my all time favourite albums. Perfection.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

I love nick cave and all but honestly a lot of this was just noise. Good noise...in a way... But not what I feel like listening to.... Soz nick

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Well this is fun!

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Very compelling.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

2/5

Sounds like a pixar movie. Also straining trumpets sounds like squeaky farts. So... Pleasant but jazz just ain't my thing.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

It's ok. Very easy to ignore. Which is... A good thing and a bad thing I guess.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

First song was a very calming. Enjoyed it. Nothing to rave about sure but how much is on one listen..

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Fucking Debbie Harry ya know.

Debut

Björk

5/5

Exquisite

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

I could be watching re-runs of M*A*S*H instead of listening to this.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

Talk about your iconic albums! Insulting to him that he came after Mj Cole on my list... a bit droney and samey sounding but still so great.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

One of my absolute favourite albums. No notes. We Float is perfection. The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore remains one of the most exquisite live experiences of my life. Just pure love.

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

1/5

Absolutely no chance in hell I am listening to 3 hours. I am judging a book by its cover. No. It sounds like when you leave a DVD menu running and it keeps playing on a loop.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

iconic.

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Well I'll be damned.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Bro was a creep. But cool songs I guess.

Joan Baez

2/5

It’s ok. I got sick of it quite quickly.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

One of the worst intros ever. So irritating. But leads in to pure gold. Little Wing is one of the best.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

3/5

Love it. This thing should let me give half points though. To bump up (this) or bump down (a lot).

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

I've never really listened to him outside of a song here or there, but this was delightful. Reminds me of dramatic Finn Andrews (Veils)

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

swoon...

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Never owned it but my brother had a dubbed cassette tape so I was well aware of this album in my youth. It's only vaguely familiar now some 30 years later. Not much of it stuck apart from the singles and of course, All By Myself.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

RIP Ozzy! And what a stunner of an album.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

I do enjoy Rufus though aware he is pretentious AF sometimes. I loved Want One - has my fave RW song on it... so Want Two was always a teeny bit disappointing in comparison, but it's a good album.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

Yeah... this isn't for me. It's.. kinda gross. So... ... .. no. The longer it goes on the more I hate it.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Eh.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

The Wall has been one of my favourite albums for a long long time. I haven't listened to it in a minute though so nice to have a prompt to.