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Album	You	Global	Diff
Haunted Dancehall The Sabres Of Paradise	5	2.37	+2.63
Cut The Slits	5	2.71	+2.29
Medúlla Björk	5	2.73	+2.27
Konnichiwa Skepta	5	2.74	+2.26
Two Dancers Wild Beasts	5	2.74	+2.26
Night Life Ray Price	5	2.81	+2.19
Arular M.I.A.	5	2.83	+2.17
Gold Ryan Adams	5	2.84	+2.16
All Hail the Queen Queen Latifah	5	2.87	+2.13
The New Tango Astor Piazzolla	5	2.88	+2.12

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	3	5
Beatles	3	4.67
A Tribe Called Quest	2	5
Marvin Gaye	2	5
The Jesus And Mary Chain	2	5
Kendrick Lamar	2	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5
Kate Bush	2	5
OutKast	2	5

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Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions · 2 likes

5/5

Enjoyed this one a lot, another album where I had never heard a single song before. It moves enough that it doesn’t feel dated or tired

The Clash

The Clash · 1 likes

5/5

There’s just no beating the voice and the accent. Great stuff, amazing how pop-sounding a lot of the riffs really are

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse · 1 likes

5/5

Excellent album, love the rock opera vibes, surprised by all the different instruments and influences used here, what a fantastic listen

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu · 1 likes

3/5

It’s an interesting sound, and I’m sure it’s very influential, but this isn’t exactly and album I’d put on while making dinner or working.

Transformer

Lou Reed · 1 likes

5/5

First album I’ve gotten that has been one I already know well and love!!! I had a perfect time listening to it again!

1-Star Albums (1)

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She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

Never realized what a great voice she has. Tons of hits just from this album. Absolutely loved it.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

I mean what can you say. Like all thirteen year olds, I had an offspring phase, a time when continuous yelling was one of life's main joys. Nostalgia kept me listening, but this is one of those albums whose deep tracks really make you appreciate the hits that much more. The main saving grace is how much Holland must have loved Nevermind, so just go listen to that instead. Christ just made it to what happened to you. Thought my review was over but God what in the world happened to this song. The silence is smash is welcome.

Low

David Bowie

5/5

I had never heard this album, or any songs from it. It rules, love the flute parts.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

I mean it’s the Beatles. Lots of fun, I enjoyed the deeper tracks more than I thought

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Really fun, loved el secundo and rhythm. But fan of the sampling and production.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

First time listening to this album, I had only heard Alright before. On first listen it’s pretty good, but nothing that had me on the edge of my seat.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

I was pleasantly surprised by this album, while it still feels like generic britpop. A fun listen though!

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

4/5

Cool sound, reminded me of going to the symphony and having your thoughts trail around elsewhere and then being brought back to the music as it dramatically changes

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

It’s an interesting sound, and I’m sure it’s very influential, but this isn’t exactly and album I’d put on while making dinner or working.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

She’s got pipes, but I don’t think the rest of the music and production makes this nothing special. It’s also way too long, shouldn’t have been a double album, I just found myself bored

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Another album where I’ve heard all the singles but I think it’s been a long time since I listened to it straight through. I really enjoyed it, there was a level of cheesiness that I think comes from how old it is. Cool sound, but some of the songs start to blend together a bit

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

Obviously it rules

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

Absolutely rips, great stuff

Eliminator

ZZ Top

5/5

Who cares if it’s all drum machines and synthesizers, it moves and grooves

Medúlla

Björk

5/5

Obviously I was expecting weird shit, and I got it, but I also got some tracks that were bops. She’s great at what she does, long live freaky women.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Can’t believe I’ve never heard anything from this album. Beautiful emotional moving. Loved it

Konnichiwa

Skepta

5/5

Don’t know anything about grime, and I always think UK rappers sound goofy at first, but this was a great listen. I loved the beats and the lyrics started to get me hooked towards the end.

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Damn, always been more of a greatest hits police fan, but this ruled, need to be listening to the rest of their albums all the way through.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Feels like I’m smoking a cigarette, walking through the city streets, staring down at oh my god that’s why they call it shoegaze.

Gorillaz

5/5

Another album I had heard some songs from, but this was my first time hearing the whole thing. Cool beats throughout, a lot slower and more repetitive than I expected given the songs I was more familiar with. Great listen.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Great voice, since so many of these are covers or standards it already feels familiar. Lots of fun to listen to

Black Sabbath

5/5

Harmonica! Grooves a lot more than I expected it to. Would I put it on for a gathering? No. Would I listen to it at work again? Sure!

The Blueprint

JAY Z

5/5

Hadn’t gotten around to listening to this one until today. Takeover is so good you understand why they let Kanye make college dropout.

American Pie

Don McLean

4/5

Damn I didn’t realize the other songs of this album were good ones

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Slaps, love the song about pagers. It’s 1991 forever

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

1/5

Ohhh my god I can’t do this. Started this project because I love all kinds of music and figured this would be a great way to discover new stuff and expand my knowledge. I didn’t realize I might have to listen to bad music

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

5/5

Super duper trooper

The Stone Roses

5/5

Fucking awesome, loved the journey the longer songs took me on

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

Weird fun boppy clever, never heard anything like it

All That You Can't Leave Behind

4/5

It’s U2! This isn’t one I remember growing up with, but tbh my parents may have missed it since I was screaming and crying 24/7 when this came out. I know beautiful day, but nothing else from it really stands out to me. U2 is always a good listen though

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

My second Jesus and Mary Chain album! It rules, I may even like it more than darklands

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

It’s whatever

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

Excellent album, love the rock opera vibes, surprised by all the different instruments and influences used here, what a fantastic listen

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Alright I was getting bored in the first half, but they won me back in the second

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Excellent album, unfortunately Chris Jasper DIED the day I was given this album and I can’t help but feel like it’s my fault

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

5/5

Found it incredibly compelling, though I couldn’t say exactly why

The Modern Lovers

5/5

I love Jonathan Richman and I love teenage delusion

Opus Dei

Laibach

2/5

I tried my best but I did not succeed. Can’t manage a full hour of this. Having more fun reading their Wikipedia page than I am listening to the album. Maybe I’ll try again one day

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Whatever dude

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

5/5

Fucking awesome

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

5/5

Wonderful, the kind of music that has you closing your eyes and listening to every note. I should be listening to more jazz.

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

First album I’ve gotten that has been one I already know well and love!!! I had a perfect time listening to it again!

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Cool!

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

4/5

Cool!

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

5/5

I loved it! Never heard of these guys but really cool sound, would definitely listen again

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

It was good! I don’t know much about jazz but I enjoyed listening.

Electric

The Cult

3/5

Cool, but nothing I haven’t heard before

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

5/5

Love Sinéad, I usually reach for lion & cobra, but sitting down and consciously listening to this record really grew my appreciation for it

The Next Day

David Bowie

5/5

A Bowie album? In my century?

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

5/5

Heartbreakingly beautiful

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

One of my most favorite albums

Hms Fable

Shack

4/5

Interesting, didn’t catch my attention the way I hoped it would. Natalie’s party was my favorite, a few standouts later in the album, but altogether maybe too long?

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

You know what, if you go in fully expecting the over the top cheese factor, it’s actually quite fun

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Listened to so much zeppelin in high school there’s just no possible way to be unbiased

B-52's

The B-52's

5/5

Loved it, so much fun

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

It would take a hundred more listens to have anything at all to say

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Instant classic, voice of a generation, etc etc

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

4/5

Some cool tunes on here, but overall kinda mid?

Scissor Sisters

5/5

Iconic, loved it

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

I grew up with a lot more nirvana/pearl jam than AIC playing around the house, that said it’s a cool record. More on the metal side of grunge but I enjoyed it

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

5/5

Enjoyed this one a lot, another album where I had never heard a single song before. It moves enough that it doesn’t feel dated or tired

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

5/5

Wikipedia says this album influenced Bowie, that checks out

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Perfect show, perfect album, one of my absolute favorites. Known it by heart since I was a child

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

5/5

Never heard this before! Loved it, what a great musical journey

The Clash

5/5

There’s just no beating the voice and the accent. Great stuff, amazing how pop-sounding a lot of the riffs really are

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

5/5

Great album. Loved the production on it and the consistent theming throughout. At times a little cheesy and over the top, but it was 2005 after all

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Love any opportunity to relisten to zeppelin. Empires collapse but cock rock will stand eternal

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

5/5

Perfection, there’s nothing in the world that sounds like this

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Kinda unfortch that the biggest hits are all uptop, liked the poppy sounding tracks like Jet, fun little blends at the end, overall pretty good but it’s not gonna like a staple of mine or anything

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Rest in peace king

The La's

5/5

You know at first I was thinking why is there so much britpop in this album generator, and then the longer I listened the more I found myself vining with it. I’m gonna go with 5 stars here, but I’m still not completely sold

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

Holy shit this rules

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Excellent album, love the split between politics and loving, perfect combo

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

What a fucking blast, I already new fairytale, but hearing it the larger context was fascinating.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

4/5

Cool

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

4/5

Wanted to love this so bad. Feels a little dull and dragging at times. Love anonymous collective though. Gonna give a couple more tries probably

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Great!

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

Ugh I’m trying but I just do not care about this for some reason

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

4/5

You know what, they get to the point

Play

Moby

5/5

Love this album I’ve got it in my car

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Already a wailers fan of course, hadn’t ever listened to this one all the way through. I loved no more trouble quite a bit!

Night Life

Ray Price

5/5

I’m a sad lonely cowboy and I simply must croon about it

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Absolutely stunning vocals, nothing more to be said there, loved hearing the full album since I’m only really familiar with her hits. Floored by aint no way, the fullness of Aretha’s voice with the delicate opera vocals of Cissy is pure perfection

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

I’m just not finding this as compelling as superfuzz. Some of the riffs are great, and I think the stripped down aspect is cool, love the harmonica, etc, but it just isn’t hitting for me in the same way

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

MORE oasis?? Actually it kinda slaps

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

You know it’s not my favorite, but it’s very fun and you can see why the girlies were foaming at the mouth for them back in the day. Cracking up at the album cover though, is that supposed to be 4 different dudes?? No fucking way. Too bad they didn’t have frosted tips back then, maybe one of them would’ve stood out

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

Nice! Lots of poppy fun, but this isn’t interesting or fun enough to be a favorite or anything

High Violet

The National

4/5

You know this isn’t usually my thing, but I ended up starting stopping and restarting this one a few times, and it keeps growing on me more with every relisten.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

It’s so funky you forget to pay attention to the lyrics. An album of songs that make me think of movies

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Overhyped of course but I’m not gonna ding them a star because of it. It’s good. I think I liked abbey road more though tbh

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

Great album, I tend to like the suburbs more but wake up is pure perfection

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Loved it

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

I think this is my first live album. I feel like blues gets a little repetitive by design, but the screaming fans really enhance the music, you can feel the energy of the performance. Great vocals, fun guitar

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Supposed to be working but instead I’m jamming, play down by the river for me one more time neil

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

I liked this!

Ramones

3/5

I know it’s like influential or whatever, but just felt kinda meh to me. Maybe I’d think differently if more songs had the lasting power of blitzkrieg bop.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

4/5

This was so nice. Though I did listen to this in the morning at work and it just made we want to get back into bed and be cozy, who could work at a time like this??

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Holy shit. Absolutely entering regular rotation for me. Beautiful.

Microshift

Hookworms

4/5

So I’ve never heard of this group even though the album is from 2018, and they’ve only got 6k monthly listeners on spotify. But several indieheads reddit threads about the band’s collapse due to SA allegations so clearly they had some following in the 10s. But now it’s like no one talks about them anymore, weird ghost town effect. Anyway cool songs, not like my favorite or anything though

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

5/5

Obvs love it

Sail Away

Randy Newman

5/5

Having a little chuckle while the orchestra swells

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

5/5

Aw how peaceful and nice. Cowboy music but the cowboy is unarmed

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

5/5

Wow, always fun to listen to something that doesn’t sound like anything else. I had a great time with this one, put it on while working and the time just flew by!

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

4/5

Cool stuff! House music you could have on when people are visiting

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Holy string section Batman

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

This was great!

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Holy shit, this was great, not what I was expecting at all.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Tbh this was a bit of a let down. No single song stands out that much. I love the g funk sound and it’s fun to find little references I recognize from other songs, but this isn’t good enough to overpower continuous misogyny and way too many skits.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

4/5

At times beautiful at times confusing. I guess that’s Paul Simon. I’d be mad that this album contributed to he and Garfunkel never playing together again but I was born in 99 so that actually didn’t impact me all four stars

Technique

New Order

4/5

Hmm, was kinda hoping the whole album would be like the first song, and it wasn’t!!

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Surprisingly silly and goofy. But tbh I couldn’t really connect with it

Woodface

Crowded House

4/5

It’s me, I’m Mrs Hairy Legs

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Great album, a fun listen cause tbh I don’t usually play this one start to finish. Love America, maybe one of my most favorite songs ever?

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

5/5

I only knew California stars going into this, but this was a good listen. Fascinated more by the story behind the album, but I will probably throw this album into more regular listening.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

5/5

Absolutely rips, pun intended, can believe the title track isn’t a mainstay.

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

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

Visionary, legendary, etc etc, prequel to an incredible rise, nothing else to say

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

5/5

Listen I’m not going to pretend I knew what was going on in 89 but it sounds like it was a lot of fun. Absolutely obsessed with your stage name being queen, naming your album all hail the queen, and then using queen again in two song titles and princess in one more. Anyway great album

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

Okay I realize I listen to these while I work, so music like this will always get high reviews from me cause it keeps me jamming. Anyway, loved it, New York is amazing

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Hmm

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

I know it’s influential, I know how important g funk is to the genre, but tbh this doesn’t hit for me. Maybe it’s the skits, maybe it’s the length, but I just didn’t feel this as much

More Specials

The Specials

4/5

I mean it’s ska, but I can appreciate the work and depth of the music here I guess. Love that some songs sound like they were recorded at an indoor pool.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Goodness this generator keeps giving me talking heads albums without a single song I’ve heard before. Just how much music did they make? Anyway this was good, felt a little ungrounded, and I think the vocals wear a bit after a while. I’m a fan though, and life during wartime stood out to me, that track was great.

Cut

The Slits

5/5

I think I’ve heard a couple of these tracks, but it’s been a while. I love women doing weird shit and this qualifies.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

I had an ex boyfriend who loved rod stewart, and he was a total moron so it’s hard for me to take this seriously. Sorry to Rod.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

What a great album, and one I put on all the time. We all would have benefitted from a few more decades of her talent. Perfect album.

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

I love this album! Alabama is great, and it led to sweet home Alabama, which is complicated, and that led to all summer long, which sucks, but idk if I can hold Neil here accountable for that.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

5/5

I mean I already knew she was a genius, how much more confirmation did I need

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

Ohhh they are geniuses I get it now. More a casual fan, I love fpt and emff, but this album rules

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

Okay, this was better than I expected. But it’s embarrassing to make so many references to 6 ‘n the mornin’, seems like he’s still riding on that high. Anyway can’t believe this guy’s acting and making silly geico commercials now.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Great duo, the top half of the album is killer, but hit it run and dumb girl kinda threw me off. Guess every track can’t be a winner.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Oh how lovely

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

Ugh what an icon. How does something so simple have so much power? Full of heart and life, and a lasting impact over 50 years later. Beautiful

#1 Record

Big Star

3/5

You know, I’m usually a sucker for this kind of song, and the theme from that 70s show was a surprise, but this got boring the longer it went on

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

The only downside of relistening to this album is that after you’re done you have to go listen to maggot brain again, and then of course that leads to awaken my love and then you’re listening to altiens, then mothership, and honestly after that you’ve made absolutely no progress at work whatsoever.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Can’t think of a single scenario where I’d be disappointed that this album is playing, an all-moods, all-situations, standard rotation album.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Eeugh, I guess there were parts where I wasn’t having a horrible time. Understandable why I haven’t heard anything from this album

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

5/5

A twofer!! Listened to this incessantly my freshman year of college, I’ve since rotated through their earlier albums more often, so this was a fun return! What a masterpiece.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

I’ve heard this one! Absolutely beautiful, what else can you say

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Beautiful! I love love loved diamonds in the mine, hadn’t heard that one yet

Arular

M.I.A.

5/5

I’ve listened to this one before! There’s nothing else that sounds quite like it, it’s a real talent

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

Beautiful album, beautiful voice. Absolutely incredible piece of art, I hear something completely new every time I listen

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Nice!

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

Whatever dude. I’m not gonna be won over by some angry reactionary because he plays the guitar wrong.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

I fear I just cannot bring myself to be overly excited about rem. I’m so sorry to the xers and millennials out there. Cool tunes though I guess

Common

4/5

It’s a good album, but it feel haunted by Kanye, not only does the production throughout have a ton of his chipmunk soul but then he has vocals on half the songs too. I’d probably like it more if it felt like Common could actually stand out on his own

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

5/5

I love this album, my parents played it all the time growing up. Huge huge fan

Achtung Baby

5/5

Damn two in a row of albums my parents love, so I grew up listening. Lotta great memories, super fun album

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

Groovy. Somehow the sound is both retro and timeless

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

5/5

Love this album

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

My poor guitar is so so sad

1999

Prince

5/5

Perfect

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Holy shit

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Loved this for nostalgia reasons, and of course Armstrong as a bisexual icon. But not as revolutionary as I thought when I was younger

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

5/5

Wow, only song of theirs I knew before was Oh La La, which real heads will know was featured in she’s the man. This was not like that, but still a remarkable listen. I’m finding that I really prefer albums like this because I tend to listen while working and tunes like these get me into the groove.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Good tracks, but not something I’d put on a pedestal for its genius.

Soul Mining

The The

5/5

Hey this was interesting

Foo Fighters

3/5

This was fine, a bit monotonous I think, nothing stood out as particularly interesting

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

A classic for a reason, lots of fun!

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

You know I avoid Coldplay since the nonsense they started making in the 10s, but this relisten was romantic and beautiful and nostalgic. I forgot how many tracks I used to love. Great work everyone

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

I’ve loved wish you were hear since I first heard the song in middle school. Been a while since I’ve listened to the whole album. Wonderful.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

The writer of my generation. I was in middle school when this album was released, and the impact Kendrick has had on people my age since then is unparalleled. Visionary.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

Loved this. A beautiful display of how musical traditions travel back and forth across the world

Melodrama

Lorde

5/5

Ahhhhh!! This is a perfect album, I was 18 when it came out and 19 when I had it in heavy rotation, which made it hit even harder because it’s such 19-year-old bullshit. So happy to see this album on this list

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

3/5

First song? great. Rest of the album? Idk might take more listens

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

Love this album

evermore

Taylor Swift

5/5

A really good album

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Great album

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Beautiful beautiful. You know I hate to have art vs the artist conversations because I think it’s such a huge gray area that depends on context…but in this case I think it’s so clear that fame and money corrupt the delicate human thing that lives inside of poets like Morrison. To become some antivax reactionary freak making bad music because he spent too much time on a pedestal. Incredibly sad that getting the adoration he deserved led him to this. Anyway great album no skips all bangers.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

One of my favorites, of course. My baby sister has just started to get into Joni which I love, sharing music with people is one of life’s greatest joys. Happy afternoon relisten!

Gold

Ryan Adams

5/5

Beautiful as always sweet prince

Odelay

Beck

5/5

I don’t need to tell you he’s a genius. Hell yeah brother

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

4/5

Ooh fun album to listen to at work. I liked this, it is music for nighttime highway driving