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Album	You	Global	Diff
Another Green World Brian Eno	5	3.12	+1.88
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	5	3.15	+1.85
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
Goo Sonic Youth	5	3.24	+1.76
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49
Moon Safari Air	5	3.58	+1.42
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	5	3.61	+1.39
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.61	+1.39
Konnichiwa Skepta	4	2.74	+1.26
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.77	+1.23

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Synchronicity The Police	1	3.42	-2.42
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	1	3.41	-2.41
What's That Noise? Coldcut	1	2.78	-1.78
American Idiot Green Day	2	3.76	-1.76
Phaedra Tangerine Dream	1	2.73	-1.73
Remedy Basement Jaxx	1	2.68	-1.68
Idlewild Everything But The Girl	1	2.58	-1.58
War U2	2	3.48	-1.48
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	2	3.47	-1.47
Parachutes Coldplay	2	3.46	-1.46

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	2	5
Bob Dylan	2	5

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Popular Reviews

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

I wish I liked them more but they’re just ok to me.

1 likes

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

I might enjoy Mr Newman’s music during a panel discussion at the 92nd st Y, but I don’t ever need to listen to an album of his again.

1 likes

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

He make word sound nice

1 likes

1-Star Albums (6)

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Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

1/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Grower not a shower. The lyricism and musicality is uniquely her. Makes me miss the coziness of 90’s angst. She inspired a Nick Cave album ffs. She’s on the Mount Rushmore of cool.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

2/5

I’ve never connected with U2’s music, no matter how catchy. This album is no different unfortunately. Happy to leave it behind.

Synchronicity

The Police

1/5

Never knew how much I didn’t like the Police until now. Go figure. ‘Every Breath You Take’ is a banger.

The Undertones

3/5

Upbeat rhythms and a spunky sound, but lyrically it’s not that interesting. These bad boys might steal your daughter, but at least they’ll remove their flat caps when entering the house.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Unique and synthy sound. They created something original.

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

It’s a fine album I guess. Doesn’t really grab me, though I always thought their fans were cool. I prefer The Breeders.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

I love this album. No one else sounds like the Talking Heads.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

To learn that BB King has 15+ kids is no surprise after hearing this album. Baby making music ya’ll.

Roots

Sepultura

2/5

I used to listen to this stuff. Not sure why.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Pretty cool but a little same samey after a while

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

B B B B B BOSS

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

1/5

Craptastic

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Early white boy blues rock. I’m not mad at it.

Among The Living

Anthrax

3/5

Uh huh huh yessssss dude https://youtu.be/UDCsVkqE1tQ?feature=shared

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

“Funeral” was game changing, but this is still fun.

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Upbeat and fun with a heavy sound, Dookie might just be the shit.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

I was really digging the album until “Bang a Gong” took me out of it. I struggled to recover.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

I’m not usually a fan of collab albums but this one is amazing. John Lee Hooker makes feeling bad feel good. I could listen to his voice all day.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

Early 90s Seattle bands make me all warm and fuzzy. Not the greatest album as a whole but I enjoyed it.

2112

Rush

2/5

This album was played on repeat in Randy Van Gelder’s car. Randy used to drive me to high school in 9th grade. His Mazda had custom installed neon lights underneath the seats. While this album brings back a certain nostalgia from those times, it makes me appreciate that I never have to rely on a ride in that car again.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

3/5

Nuclear war concept albums are neat. Not my favorite style wise, but it was a good train listen.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Unnnnnngghhh. Nasty Nas and 90’s hip hop FTW!

Os Mutantes

4/5

Yes please

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

Warning: This album causes ED

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Some decent highs and corny lows.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Great album despite it being co-opted by Urban Outfitters and a certain kind of coffee shop.

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

Latin Portishead vibes.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Nick Cave all day

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

I love the idea is Sir Paul and MJ fighting over a woman

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Kashmir and Down by the Seaside stand out for me. I’m sure they would have been great live.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

First time listening to this album. So good!

Spiderland

Slint

4/5

Wow. Another first for me and me like.

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

1/5

Oof

Sulk

The Associates

2/5

Dude has Bowie voice! Interesting stuff. While there were some good tracks I don’t need the entire album.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Damn that’s beautiful

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

I liked it and I didn’t like it. Reviews can be hard.

The Only Ones

4/5

They clearly played an important role in the musical timeline of my generation. Great listen.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

1/5

There are musicians that can help me appreciate this genre more. Basement Jaxx ain’t one of them.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Legendary album. Respect to the MIB

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

This album, weed and headphones = perfect teenage cocktail.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

2/5

Sacrebleu! This album has a certain je ne sais quoi but I shan’t spin it again.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

Yes!! The Sonic Youth album accessible to non AP high schoolers

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

“If it’s not Scottish it’s crap!” - Mike Meyers, SNL

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

I wish I liked them more but they’re just ok to me.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

One of the greatest bar bands around. Everything’s bigger in Texas including the sound these tres hombres make.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

2/5

Prefer watching “24 Hour Party People” than listening to JD. Respect tho.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

That first track! Liked this album much more than I thought I would.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

When this came out I really enjoyed it. Doesn’t hit the same for me but such a distinctive mood. This is what an end of life album sounds like.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Sampling with no consequences. A classic!

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

One of the greats

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Pass please

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

Front to back this album makes sense. What a vibe

The Doors

4/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Is this AI generated?

War

2/5

Adele

3/5

What a great voice. Some songs hit real nice and some are sappy sapperstein.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

4/5

Longest punk album I ever done heard

The Who Sell Out

The Who

3/5

If I were around in 1967 I’d have really appreciated the originality and fun of this album. But in 2025 so much of it feels dated and corny.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Sweet harmonies. I’m more of a Pet Sounds gal but I bopped to this too

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

‘Head over heels’ serves as a high water mark when I think of popular 80’s songs. 5 outta 5, a perfect tune.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

When I was young and stoned and learning about music I listened to this often. Definite nostalgia vibes for an era I was never a part of, but still played a role in my musical journey.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

4/5

Wagwan fam. Great energy, great flow.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

‘Breaking the law’ is a tuuuuune!

Justified

Justin Timberlake

2/5

Dick in a box is straight fire, son

Goo

Sonic Youth

5/5

Iconic album from one of the greats. No filler, it’s my favorite of theirs front to back. And such cool cover art to boot. To boot ☝🏼

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

More hits than a Mike Tyson fight

Low

David Bowie

4/5

I really love this album. You wouldn’t want to play the second half at a party but it’s such good mood music. Bowie/Eno go together like PB&J.

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

3 legends making some beautiful music with this one. Those harmonies soar. I only wish the song selection and arrangements allowed for more upbeat ditties.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

I mean c’mon

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

They were probably a lotta fun live back in the day

The Clash

4/5

I’m so bored with the USA. Amen. I never explored The Clash in spite of every music nerd telling me I should. So many good tunes on this one. Lyrically and musically it is way more interesting than I thought it’d be. Guess I have to get into the Clash now.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Perfect summer album

Fleet Foxes

3/5

I appreciate the sound but it’s boresville to these ears

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

This album had me grooving hard on the subway.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

3/5

Decent background music maybe?

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Hell yeah. Didn’t know the Temptations did grooves like that. Into it!

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Not my favorite of his, but I haven’t met a Johnny Cash original or cover I didn’t like.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

2/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

I bit the head off a bat this morning to honor his holiness. Tastes like chicken.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

The moody, brooding vibe of this album comforts me in more ways than I care to admit. If “sadly hopeful rock for misanthropes” were a genre, this would be the gold standard.

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

✊🏼

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Classic

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Bluebird Wine is such a tune and a perfect album opener. Emmylou got that noice golden voice.

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

I might enjoy Mr Newman’s music during a panel discussion at the 92nd st Y, but I don’t ever need to listen to an album of his again.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Musical Yenius

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Wow. Just wow

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

I miss Nirvana. I miss the ethos of the 90’s. But here we are. Kurt is gone, the Foo Fighters sell out stadiums and societal collapse is imminent. Pickle ball could be fun I guess.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Nothing really grabbed me here

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

I should like early prog rock but I find it kinda cheesy.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Fresh take on a vintage sound. Incredible the amount of sound just two instruments can make.

Mask

Bauhaus

2/5

Interesting stuff here, but not for me.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

It’s okay I guess

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

With that gritty sound and so many familiar covers, this would be a good late night bar album.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Lovely Lou

One World

John Martyn

4/5

Opening track put me off, but the moody vibe of the second one pulled me in. The rest of the album is filled with sneaky grooves and warm melodies. There’s even a song about Big Muffs inspired by a convo with Lee Scratch Perry. What more could you ask for?

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

5/5

I love this fucker so much. Acoustic Dylan solo with a harmonica moves me to tears. Electric Dylan moves me to boogie. Coolest Jew I never knew.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

3/5

“Call 1-800-PP5 1-Doo Doo, I’m in your corner.” Dr. Octagon is a homicidal, extraterrestrial, time-traveling gynecologist and surgeon. My old job! I would have loved this back in 96.

Miriam Makeba

3/5

She got a purdy voice

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Love me some Neil Young but this felt very vanilla.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Talented musicians and decent rhythms, but the melodies and lyrics are cornball.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

I grooved hard to this. Wasn’t expecting that from the Sex Pistols.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

3/5

Apparently I’m a Top 40 Queen fan. I appreciate what they’re doing on this album, but just give me the hits and hold the rest please. With all due respect…

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

4/5

Hearing this for the first time back in the 80’s must’ve been wiiiiiiiiiild.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

Bloody Brilliant

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

3/5

How many interludes is too many interludes? Now I know.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

2/5

Serenity now

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

A Sufjan album is too much Sufjan.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Pairs great with a NYC stroll

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Beautiful voice

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Such an amazing voice but the album felt pretty uneven to me.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

The production of this album is perfect and Kendrick is the GOAT. All the stars.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Love the songs on this album even though the audio quality leaves a lot to be desired.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Can’t go wrong with this album. It has that feel good, comfy cozy vibe. Pares well with Sunday afternoons on the sofa or country drives with the windows down.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Like sonic ambrosia for restless suburban kids. Punch me square in the mouth and put on any Radiohead starting with “The Bends” through to “In Rainbows.”

Another Green World

Brian Eno

5/5

I’m starting to understand why Brian Eno is held in such high regard.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

70’s AF

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Incredible album. Not exactly for my tastes these days but it’s hard to deny how good it is.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

If Twee were a musical genre it would sound like this. Odd that I never properly listened to them before. Fun stuff.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

2/5

This made me uncomfortable

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

89 was the year of guilt free sampling apparently. This and Paul’s Boutique changed the game. Note to self: Stock up on Ludens

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Major props to the godfather

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Swampy

Pretenders

3/5

Good rock n roll, poppy energy

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

There’s a lot to unpack with this one - more than I’m willing to type on a phone. I was 23 when this album came out and its music and fans didn’t exactly match my vibe. Listening to it now I admire his vulnerability, even if I don’t like much of the substance. Some young white dudes did not know how to process this album in a healthy way and it showed. There is no doubt a thru line for a certain type of incel whose origin story can be traced back to it. Both they and the Eminem of 2000 could have used a hug. Still though, the boy got flow and a self deprecating humor I like.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Top tier metal

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Some of these tracks really alter the curve. As a whole it’s 3.425 ⭐️

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

The rhythm and structure of the lyrics don’t age well, but some of those beats still funk me up. And It’s like that, and that’s the way it is.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Some purdy harmonies

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Can never go wrong with Talking Heads

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

What sort of person doesn’t at least think about crying when listening to Neil sing “helpless?” Fuckin weirdo

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

4/5

This the start of cosmic and alt country?

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

Some real fun tracks on this one

A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Cant imagine Morrissey is a good hang, but some of his lyrics are beautiful.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

1/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Beat expectations

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

Damn, that wasn’t great. Probably a 2 but I’m rounding up for a legendary human.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Killing Moon! I say goddamn, what a tune! Everything else not so much.

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Not my favorite of their albums but they always blow the doors off live

Debut

Björk

3/5

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

Good for a post thanksgiving food coma

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

It’s fine, but it sucks. I suppose it’s ok. But mainly it sucks. I have no right to judge. I haven’t done much with my life and this sucks, even though at times it’s ok. But mainly it sucks.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

He make word sound nice

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Faust IV

Faust

4/5

Who dis? Beat expectations

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