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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers	5	3.14	+1.86
Roots Sepultura	4	2.79	+1.21
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	1	3.67	-2.67
The Chronic Dr. Dre	1	3.33	-2.33
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	1	3.32	-2.32
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	1	3.31	-2.31
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles	2	4.26	-2.26
Revolver Beatles	2	4.25	-2.25
Sunshine Superman Donovan	1	3.09	-2.09
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	1	3.07	-2.07
Fishscale Ghostface Killah	1	3.06	-2.06
Slanted And Enchanted Pavement	1	3.03	-2.03

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Arular

M.I.A.

1/5

Bad bad noise. Hated it.

1 likes

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

5/5

My favourite album ❤️ Makes me nostalgic and helps me when I'm really down

1 likes

1-Star Albums (16)

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Bright Flight

Silver Jews

1/5

Like Lou Reed but worse. Very dreary

Moondance

Van Morrison

2/5

Not awful but not really my thing

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Not bad so far as rap goes, each track has different elements

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

3/5

Good ol' fashioned punk by a band I'm already familiar with

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

2/5

Weird 60's probably drug induced plinky plonk music. Not awful but not something I can really listen to much, her voice can get irritating

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

Blast from the past! Pleasant but not really something I would listen to often

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Very late 80's - early 90's hip hop. Fun and funky

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

1/5

Hate. it.

Country Life

Roxy Music

2/5

Not bad but not something I could listen to for long

Joan Baez

1/5

Very maudlin, didn't really like her voice

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

Hippy-dippy and trippy. Tranquil and pleasant but not something I could listen to a lot

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Fun and jaunty, a classic

Arular

M.I.A.

1/5

Bad bad noise. Hated it.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Great album, a classic

Revolver

Beatles

2/5

A few ok tracks but I'm not a Beatles fan so it gets old fast

Pretenders

3/5

Not bad, punky

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

1/5

Not my thing at all

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

His voice got annoying after a few tracks. Not my thing

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Got irritating ver quickly

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Weird, overly long, but funky and interesting

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Great band, not their best album but still a fun time

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

I wonder if they were on drugs when they made this? 🤔 Got on my tits very quickly

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Every track was a joy! Some were a bit samey, though

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

1/5

Felt like noise for the sake of noise, got annoying fast

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

A few decent, punky tracks and a few that feel a bit dirge-y

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

A classic. Not something I listen to a lot as it's all overplayed now but that's not their fault

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Classic 60's fare, not bad but probably not something I'll listen to a lot

LP1

FKA twigs

3/5

Weird but decent. A bit Bjork-y and Portishead-y

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

3/5

Very good, more rocky than I was expecting. Will listen to again

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

2/5

Discordant grunge/punk, not my thing. Probably would have loved this as a teenager

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

One of my favourite albums

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

Chill hippy fun

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Decent album, love me some Sabbath

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Psychedelic, fun and funky. Elements from lots of genres and eras. A little noisy at times though

The Undertones

3/5

Some fun punk

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Very 90's. Not bad

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Got annoying very quickly

Future Days

Can

2/5

Very prog, much instrument

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Calming and sweet

Throwing Muses

2/5

Not really my thing but not awful, a bit samey

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

I like a bit of Taylor. Harmless fun

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

1/5

Not my favourite, I like a few songs of theirs but this album is a bit dull

Microshift

Hookworms

3/5

Sounds like a mix of bands I already know but not unpleasant

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

1/5

Elements I liked but mostly just annoyed me

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Lovely album, knew more songs than I thought

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Sweet and calm, probably not something I will listen to a lot but liked it more than expected

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

2/5

One of the better Beatles albums but I still don't like the Beatles

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

4/5

A classic. Fun and a little spooky

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Excellent album, love Peter Gabriel

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

1/5

Got on my tits very quickly

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

Feels like she's trying to be PJ Harvey. Not keen on her voice

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

3/5

Enjoy a bit of Motorhead - very good live album, still let down by that one track

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

2/5

Like the music, not keen on his voice - sounds a bit bleaty

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

A little better than other Beatles albums but I still don't like the Beatles

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Not awful but probably not something I will listen to much. The hits are hits for a reason

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

1/5

HATE his voice

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

1/5

NOPE

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

1/5

Dull, dreary, repetitive hippy nonsense

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

3/5

Thought it was very Pixies, didn't realise it was the frontman. It's ok but I prefer the Pixies

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Fun and punky

Roots

Sepultura

4/5

Excellent album but a few samey tracks

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

2/5

Tracks felt like they went on for an eternity, a few decentish ones but nothing massively standout

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Fun bit of very 90's British rap rock

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

1/5

Got on my tits very quickly

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Delightfully French space age-y chill music

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

A little maudlin but some interesting concepts and catchy lyrics

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

4/5

Excellent album, very joyful

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Not bad but not really something I will listen to

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Incredible album, still holds up now

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

Damn good album! I don't usually like rap but this is so well done, and the beats are mostly real instruments which I enjoy

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Great album, their last good one! Still no Origin of Symmetry tho

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

Very dour, would have to be in a very specific mood for this

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Lovely chill plinky-plonky tunes from my favourite Icelandic princess. Not as fun as Post but still good

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

Very 60s, hippyish stuff, wasn't keen on his voice

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1/5

AWFUL

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

2/5

Not terrible but probably something I won't listen to, very Status Quo-y

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Some good old fashioned rock and roll but one problematic track brings the score down

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

Harmless and pleasant but I only really liked a few songs

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

Lovely album, some good hits

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

5/5

My favourite album ❤️ Makes me nostalgic and helps me when I'm really down

Black Sabbath

4/5

Good album, lots of wibbly guitar, very 70's. Ozzy will be greatly missed

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

I like Hole but Courtney's voice can get grating after a while

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Brilliant album, still holds up. A few less amazing tracks but the nostalgia carries through

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Excellent album, much prog, very instrument