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Album	You	Global	Diff
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly	5	2.94	+2.06
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus Spirit	5	3.04	+1.96
British Steel Judas Priest	5	3.29	+1.71
Chirping Crickets Buddy Holly & The Crickets	5	3.29	+1.71
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	5	3.32	+1.68
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	5	3.34	+1.66
Either Or Elliott Smith	5	3.39	+1.61
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
Frank Amy Winehouse	5	3.45	+1.55
1984 Van Halen	5	3.5	+1.5

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Chronic Dr. Dre	1	3.32	-2.32
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	1	3.01	-2.01
Disintegration The Cure	2	3.86	-1.86
Dummy Portishead	2	3.71	-1.71
Music Madonna	1	2.68	-1.68
Transformer Lou Reed	2	3.67	-1.67
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	1	2.67	-1.67
After The Gold Rush Neil Young	2	3.62	-1.62
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	2	3.62	-1.62
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room Dwight Yoakam	1	2.6	-1.6

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Pink Floyd	3	4.33

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Tom Waits	1, 4

5-Star Albums (23)

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman · 1 likes

3/5

Enjoyable album, but nothing really stuck out from it.

Kenza

Khaled · 1 likes

2/5

Wasn't the right vibe for me.

1-Star Albums (10)

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Central Reservation

Beth Orton

3/5

Enjoyable background music while programming.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Not a huge jazz fan but relaxing to listen too

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Was enjoyable to listen to while running and making dinner. Great melodies to listen too

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Couple of good songs, but nothing that really stands out.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

2/5

Not what I had expected going in. Never listened to them before.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

4/5

Gorillaz

4/5

Don't think I've ever listened to the album before. It wasn't what I had expected but I really enjoyed it.

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

I enjoyed this album from the first song. Then common people played and I realised I never knew who did that song. I really enjoyed the rest of the album as well.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

1/5

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

I am glad I listened to this album, as it is quite an experience. But I don't think that I would ever or will ever do it again. There was never a point were I wanted to turn it off, unlike some other albums I've listened to.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Black Sabbath

4/5

Great album, I enjoyed every song.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

3/5

Was great to listen to music from a different culture.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

4/5

I really enjoyed the album. Though I had a worrying moment midway through the second song were I realised it was country. Made me realise how much I don't focus on music.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

3/5

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Really enjoyed listening to an album for my childhood. Brought a lot of memories back. Was great actually focusing on it and listening to all of it.

Transformer

Lou Reed

2/5

On my initially listen I thought I liked the album. But after listening to it again I realised I only like a couple of the songs and the rest were not for me. I don't know if I like Lou Reed that much.

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

1/5

I did not enjoy this album. Another country album that I just could not get into.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

3/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Amazing singing voice. Great lyrics and tune. Very easy to listen too. Will need to listen to more of his stuff.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Not the most exciting album. But enjoyable as background music.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Enjoyed the album. Would like to listen to some of his other works.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Contains some absolute classic songs. However a significant selection are pretty forgettable.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

I really enjoyed the album. Need to listent to more of them.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

An enjoyable album, a couple of memerable songs. But nothing as catchy as his ealier stuff.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Don't really know how I feel about this album. Was expecting a bit more from it. I tried focusing on it but I kept tuning out. Some good songs though.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Really enjoyed this album.

British Steel

Judas Priest

5/5

The liked this album. Fantastic selection of songs. Was great music to listen to while running.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

I really liked this album. Will need to listen to more of them.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

Enjoyable album. Contains many classical songs that I did not know were by Sam Cooke.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

First song starts of quite strong but the rest of the album falls kinda flat.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

I thought it was a fantastic album, I was really engaged with it and listen to it multiple times over the weekend. I definitely need to listen to more of King Crimson.

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Black Metal

Venom

2/5

I didn't manage to get into this album. Wasn't really my thing.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

4/5

The more I listen to this album the more I like it. I should try listening to their other stuff.

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

It was interesting album, I enjoyed it. However it's not a style of music I am use too.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

I haven't listened to this album in a very long time. My first impressions was that It was great. But I listened to it a couple of times over the weekend and liked it a little less each time. It contains some absolute classic song however big chunks of the album are quite forgettable.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Enjoyable album, plenty of great tracks to listen too.

Third

Soft Machine

3/5

I am not a huge an of the start of the opening track. But as I went through the album I liked it more and more. I'm glad I gave it one more listen before making this review.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

4/5

Great album to listen to while programming. Provides great background music.

Blur

3/5

Nothing too exciting.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Enjoyable music. Recognised the first song but none of the others.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Another great album from the Pixies. Definitely like them as a band.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Fantastic album, great songs. Only issue is that it is really long.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

5/5

Quite a bit of this album felt familiar. I liked every song in the album.

1984

Van Halen

5/5

I really enjoyed this album, plenty of classic's. I think I might be bored of llistening to Jump though, its still a great song but I have heard it so much that its just boring.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Not bad to listen to, but nothing really that exciting.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Great summer time music.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

I think I hate the second half of this album. There are some good songs, but quite a few I just cannot get into.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Enjoyable album. Some great songs but occasional forgetable song.

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Enjoyable album, nothing stuck to much from it.

Eagles

2/5

I didn't really get into the album saddly.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

Great album to listen too.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

3/5

Was fun to run too.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

1/5

I just could not engage at all with this.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Was a nice album to listen to while going on a walk.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

2/5

Not really my style of music, but her voice is very impressive.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Enjoyable selection of music

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

Few absolute classics in the album, but also some quite forgetable ones.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Enjoyable album, but nothing really stuck out from it.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Enjoyable album. Nice background music.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Amazing album, was suprised how long the album feels. But everything in it is great.

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

4/5

Never heard of this band before, they are orginally from Edinburgh. I enjoyed the alumb.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

1/5

Didn't really enjoy this style of music. There were only two song I could get into.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

2/5

Not really my vibe

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

First listen I didn't really get into it. But On my second I really enjoyed it.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

4/5

Enjoyed this album, great atmospheric music.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

4/5

I enjoyed this album, was great to run too.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

Mostly forgetable.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

2/5

Incredibly average album. I did not care much about it.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

Enjoyable album, nothing stands out too much.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

4/5

The Doors

5/5

So many amazing and classic songs.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Really enjoyable album, classic Billy Joel.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1/5

Wasn't really my thing.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

4/5

Great album, bunch of points were I felt like it sounded familiar to some modern tracks.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

An enjoyable album. Has a couple of really dumb songs but overall a good background listen.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

I really don't know if I love or hate this album. Its interesting to have a song informing you about music in the south. Then followed by a song about the devil punishing a racist governor.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

5/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

2/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

I've never been the biggest fan of the beach boys. I'm just not able to get into their vibe.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Classic album

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Really enjoyed this on my second listen through, when I focused more attention to it.

808 State

4/5

The more I listen to this the more enjoyable it has been. It's a very nice change of pace after all the albums I have had in the last few weeks.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Really enjoyed this album. Did not realise that War Pigs was the opening sample on All Day.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Enjoyed this album, great background music.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Yet another artist I know plenty of song from with out actually being aware of who they are. This album was very enjoyable.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

2/5

I'm still not into jazz.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

This album is a bit different I don't know exactly how I feel about it. Maybe a few more listens and I would get fully into it.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

A very different album from what I expected from Radiohead. I really enjoyed it though.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

4/5

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

2/5

I didn't really enjoy the later half of the album.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

Great album, really enjoyed listen to it while running. Can't believe how many classic songs are on this one album.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

An unexplectedly enjoyable variety of tunes. Enjoyed the whole album

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

I did not enjoy this album as much as the other one.

Arular

M.I.A.

4/5

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

3/5

I don't really know were I sit with this album. Overall I enjoyed it but parts of it I just completely tuned out for.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Is a fantastic album, glad I finally listened to it fully. Great tribute to Ozzy to have this album today.

Among The Living

Anthrax

4/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

I've never really gotten into the Bee Gees.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Kenza

Khaled

2/5

Wasn't the right vibe for me.

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

4/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

Woodface

Crowded House

4/5

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

First song sounds familiar but Im unable to place it. Overall an enjoyable album, which I had a fun time running to.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Metallica

5/5

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

3/5

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Amazing open to a quite mediocre album.

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

Adele

3/5

Multiple amazing tracks in the album. But I just didn't engage with most of it.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

I don't think I like Bruce Springsteen

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

A great album which contained some amazing classic songs.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Tapestry

Carole King

3/5

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

1/5

This is really not my kinda music.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

4/5

The Libertines

3/5

Dummy

Portishead

2/5

Not really my vibe.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

Not a huge fan of the middle song in the album, but the rest was enjoyable.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

5/5

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

4/5

I See You

The xx

3/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Spiderland

Slint

3/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

3/5

Some good songs, some I just tuned out for.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Quite an enjoyable album

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

2/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Is quite a long album. Contains some absolutely amazing tracks, but also a lot of forgetable ones.

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

Pretenders

4/5

Disintegration

The Cure

2/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

A very interesting mix of musical styles. Really quite enjoyed it.

Dire Straits

4/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Accidently put my score for this for album 227. A very interesting mix of musical styles. Really quite enjoyed it.

Music

Madonna

1/5

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

3/5

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Really strong opening half of the album. But was a little let down by the final few songs.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

3/5

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

4/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Gold

Ryan Adams

3/5

The later half of this album recovered it for me. Wasn't a huge fan of the first half.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Quite a mixture of enjoyable and really annoying songs.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Finally know what Tom Waits sound like. Really enjoyable album.

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

A couple of absolute classics. But overall pretty forgetable

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

5/5

I think I've only ever listened to back to black before. This album was a lot better than I had expected, and I was surprised by just how good her vocals are.

Bert Jansch

2/5

Good album, just not really my kinda music.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5