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Album	You	Global	Diff
Safe As Milk Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	5	3.01	+1.99
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo Devo	5	3.13	+1.87
Pink Flag Wire	5	3.21	+1.79
Since I Left You The Avalanches	5	3.28	+1.72
On The Beach Neil Young	5	3.46	+1.54
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	5	3.61	+1.39
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37
After The Gold Rush Neil Young	5	3.63	+1.37
Remain In Light Talking Heads	5	3.67	+1.33
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	5	3.68	+1.32

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.5	-2.5
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	1	2.77	-1.77
Boston Boston	2	3.71	-1.71
The Joshua Tree U2	2	3.67	-1.67
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	2	3.29	-1.29
Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C.	2	3.13	-1.13
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	2	3.07	-1.07

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Artist	Albums	Average
Neil Young	2	5
The Smashing Pumpkins	2	5

5-Star Albums (11)

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The Kinks

4/5

great album I had never heard before. highlights include "Victoria" "Drivin'" "Shangri-La" "Mr. Churchill Says" "She's Bough a Hat Like Princess Marina" "Nothing to Say" "Arthur"

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Solid album. Where Is My Mind? is great plus the last three songs.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I had been meaning to give this a re-listen. Drum and bass solos are amazing. Even more enjoyable than I remembered. Essential listening for humanity.

Paul Simon

3/5

a sweet little album. Me and Julio is a great song, but not the only gem. Liked Run That Body Down, Armistice Day, and Peace Like a River as well. The reggae rhythms of Mother and Child Reunion clearly foreshadow Graceland.

Common

3/5

Feeling bad I laughed at: "I was rollin around, in my mind it occurred / What if God was a her?" Highlights include: Be(Intro), Testify, Chi-City, The Food - Live, Kanye's verse on They Say Good album, but I am not used to rap lyrics/production being kind of saccharine? I could see this pairing well nice with a sunny day, but some of the lyrics are a bit corny.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

a nice album. Had no idea she was behind "Son of a Preacher Man." I also enjoyed "Breakfast in Bed" and "The Windmills of Your Mind"

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1/5

Listening to this was a chore. Flea’s bass playing was the only highlight. Did not enjoy the lyrics or delivery. Decent songs include: “Funky Monks” “Under the Bridge” “They’re Red Hot” “Give it Away” “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” “Apache Rose Peacock” “Sir Psycho Sexy” were annoying.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

Amazing album. From "Born Under Punches" to "Houses in Motion" is up there for best song runs on an album. Appreciate the meditative later half- I kind of forgot about those songs and enjoyed the opportunity to re-listen.

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

It's tough deciding my favorite songs of this album. "Revolution Blues" "Motion Pictures (For Carrie)" and "Ambulance Blues" are all great- especially the violin on the last track. Pretty laid back album with a melancholy / turning out of depression feel. Listening to this now after a lot of Bob Dylan, the last three tracks feel a lot like Dylan lyrically which is interesting because I always though of Neil Young's lyrics as being more straightforward than Bob.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Haven't listened to this whole album in a few years. "Suzanne", "Sisters of Mercy", "So Long, Marianne" are classics. Appreciated "The Stranger Song" and "Teachers" this go around. Listening to these songs back to back in an album does make them sound "samey" although that is a great sound- of Leonard Cohen's poetry and acoustic guitar. Just wished there was a little more instrumental variation throughout.

Pink Flag

Wire

5/5

21 tracks in 35 minutes. Amazing. Would list out my favorites but it’s more than half the album. Strikes me that I have no idea what the signer is saying most of the time. “No silver boollet” “BOOLLET”

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

Good production and rhymes... but the lyrics are so crazy and violent and full of anger they are almost laughable.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

funky. love and hate the crowd screaming.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Never listened to salsa before but this is fun. This is probably the best album I’ve never heard of that this generator has shown me. Highlights include: “Buscando Guayaba”, “Pedro Navaja” “Maria Lionza” and “Dime”.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

amazing and wonderful... haven't listened to this album in its entirety since 2017- i would always come back to the first 6 tracks or so, but this showed me that the whole album is beautiful and full of life.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Liked this a good bit. Have no idea where but I definitely listened to Black Hole Sun before. Highlights include: “My Wave” “Head Down” “Black Hole Sun” “Half”

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

2/5

Okay- the more popular tracks are good "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", "Spring", and "Nothing Can Stop Us". But the rest of the album is kind of boring, especially the instrumental tracks. "Stoned to Say the Least" sounds like a free Garageband backing track.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Now That’s What I Call Dad Rock Volume 72 Highlights include: “Smoke on the Water” “Lazy” and “Space Truckin’”

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

Had no idea I liked tango music like this- great to work to. Highlights include: “Queremos Paz” “Chunga’s Revenge” “El Capitalismo Foráneo” “Last Tango in Paris” and “Vuelvo al Sur”

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Peak Millennial-core. Makes me want to wear skinny jeans and a button up shirt with an obnoxious pattern. Highlights include: "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" "Une Annee Sans Lumiere" "Wake Up" “Rebellion (Lies)”

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

2/5

Highlights include “Angus Dei” “Crumb by Crumb” Idk this one didn’t click with me- Rufus Wainwright is clearly talented.

The Clash

4/5

Highlights include: “I’m so Bored with the U.S.A.” “White Riot” “Hate & War” “London’s Burning” “Career Opportunities” “Police & Thieves” “Garageland” Amazing punk album. And I thought “Rock the Casbah” was good…

Boston

2/5

Highlights Include: "Smokin'" Kind of boring unfortunately.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

3/5

You can't fault them for their ability to think out of the box. More interesting than some of the snoozeville rock on this list. Highlights include: "Constantinople" "The Booker Tease" "Laughing Song" "Lizard Lady" "Semolina" "Weight Lifting Lulu"

Femi Kuti

4/5

fantastic

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

3/5

Highlights include: "What Up Gangsta" "Many Men (Wish Death)" "In Da Club" "21 Questions" Funny lines on this album. A little long though.

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

thought i would hate this for some reason. highlights include "Rio" "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "New Religion" A little cheesy at times.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

2/5

Fine to listen to while I work. Not the most engaging though, not sure why it is on this list. I think other albums of this genre could have taken its place.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

interesting. might grown on me in the future. Highlights include: "I See A Darkness" "Another Day Full Of Dread" "Death to Everyone" "Madeleine-Mary"

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

good stuff- love the drum solos at the end.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Never actually sat down and listened to this before. Started my Beatles journey from Rubber Soul onwards. Amazing of course. Straight pop songs to the head. Highlights include "A Hard Day's Night" "I Should Have Known Better" "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" "Tell Me Why" "Can't Buy Me Love" "Any Time At All"

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

awesome album. lots of great songs on this. I think I prefer the rawer production on "Live Through This". still great though.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

happy to revisit. highlights include "Excursions" "Buggin' Out" "Check the Rhime" "Jazz(We've Got)" "Skypager" "What?"

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

stunning. so glad this generator had me revisit this. hard to choose favorite songs but highlights include: "Running Up That Hill" "Hounds of Love" "Mother Stands For Comfort" "Cloudbusting" "Jig of Life"

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

this was great. never sat down and listened to an entire Elvis album before, despite my mom being a huge fan. Highlights include: "Wearin' That Loved On Look" "Only the Strong Survive" "I'm Movin' On" "Power of My Love" "Gentle On My Mind" "True Love Travels On a Gravel Road" "In the Ghetto"

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Now THIS is some good dad rock. Highlights include: "I Ain't The One" "Tuesday's Gone" "Gimme Three Steps" "Free Bird"

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

2/5

this was ok. kind of boring listening to this rather than dancing to it in a club.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Pretty good. Highlights include: “Tokyo Storm Warning” “I Want You” “Blue Chair” “Poor Napoleon”

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

Devo

5/5

SO GOOD. Every song is great. Was just listening to this the other day.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

been meaning to listen to this. Glad I did. Highlights include: “Blue Rock Montana / Red Headed Stranger” “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” “Denver” “Can I Sleep In Your Arms” “Hands on the Wheel”. Wish it was longer!

The Visitors

ABBA

3/5

pretty good- I think I like happy, poppier ABBA more though. Highlights include: "Head Over Heels" "One of Us" "Two For The Price Of One" "Slipping Through My Fingers"

Run-D.M.C.

2/5

unfortunately a little boring. production and rapping feels comically dated.

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

The Kinks

4/5

great album I had never heard before. highlights include "Victoria" "Drivin'" "Shangri-La" "Mr. Churchill Says" "She's Bough a Hat Like Princess Marina" "Nothing to Say" "Arthur"

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

amazed at how great this sounds for a double album… never a dull moment. Before this I only really listened to most of the first disc and 1979. Glad I sat down and listened to the whole thing.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

5/5

wow this is amazing... was expecting "Frownland" but this is much more pleasant but still experimenetal. All the songs are great, even the extra disc of instrumentals at the end.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

great album, probably my least listened to of the main talking heads albums. Highlights include: “Thank You for Sending Me and Angel” “With Our Love” “Warning Sign” “Found a Job” “Artists Only” “The Big Country”

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Not bad. Maybe a little too repetitive. Highlights include: “Le Freak” “At Last I Am Free”

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

Pretty cool. Highlights include: “The Changeling” “Cars Hiss by My Window” “L.A. Woman” “The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)”

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

just great- glad this generator had me listen to the whole album. every song is really good.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

damn this was some hot shit.... I see why everyone likes this. highlights include: "Black Dog" "Rock and Roll" "Stairway to Heaven" "Going to California" "When the Levee Breaks"

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

1/5

Didn't really click with this one. Not sure why it is on this 1001 albums list... Highlights Include: "Tides"

Palo Congo

Sabu

2/5

fine, maybe a little annoying / boring at times. highlight was the guitar rather than the drums.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

this was great, a new gem. highlights include: "A Walk Across the Rooftops" "Tinseltown in the Rain" "From Rags to Riches" "Easter Parade"

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

5/5

love this album hey, hey, cripple creek ferry

The Joshua Tree

2/5

unfortunately this sounds like glorified hold music… highlights include: “Bullet The Blue Sky”

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Good stuff. Highlights include: “Race for the Prize” “A Spoonful Weighs a Ton” “The Spiderbite Song” “What Is the Light?” “Waiting’ for a Superman” “The Gash”

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

liked this, all the songs are great, highlights include: "The Clap" "Starship Trooper" "I've Seen All Good People"

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

good history of punk right here. highlights include: "Kick Out the Jams" "Motor City Is Burning" "I Want You Right Now"