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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers	5	2.58	+2.42
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Simple Minds	5	2.96	+2.04
Devil Without A Cause Kid Rock	4	2.03	+1.97
Hysteria Def Leppard	5	3.21	+1.79
Lady In Satin Billie Holiday	5	3.23	+1.77
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	5	3.25	+1.75
The Message Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	5	3.28	+1.72
Low-Life New Order	5	3.29	+1.71
Achtung Baby U2	5	3.3	+1.7
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield	5	3.33	+1.67

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Album	You	Global	Diff
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.63	-2.63
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	1	3.61	-2.61
Stankonia OutKast	1	3.55	-2.55
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	1	3.36	-2.36
The College Dropout Kanye West	1	3.31	-2.31
The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips	1	3.28	-2.28
Clandestino Manu Chao	1	3.22	-2.22
The Blueprint JAY Z	1	3.2	-2.2
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	1	3.2	-2.2
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen	1	3.2	-2.2

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	4	4.75
Pink Floyd	2	5
Miles Davis	2	5
David Bowie	5	4.2

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Artist	Albums	Average
Leonard Cohen	3	1.33
Super Furry Animals	2	1.5

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Public Enemy	5, 2
Fiona Apple	4, 1

5-Star Albums (58)

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Popular Reviews

Aja

Steely Dan · 2 likes

5/5

C L A S S I C. Everything about this record is great. Makes me wish I could have seen them live in their heyday

Low-Life

New Order · 1 likes

5/5

New Wave Classic! 5/5

Van Halen

Van Halen · 1 likes

5/5

LEGEN wait for it DARY

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band · 1 likes

5/5

Banger! Loved it. 5/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp · 1 likes

5/5

Absolutely a banger 5/5

1-Star Albums (25)

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Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

You can not go wrong with Parliament as a 1st suggestion. I'm completely grooving to this. Just listening with this stupid grin on my face like I'm seeing a long time friend that I've not seen in a long time. Good times!

Iron Maiden

3/5

The debut recording from IM? Okay, I'll check it out. It was weird not having Bruce on vocals, but it was pretty decent.

Debut

Björk

4/5

The debut recording from IM? Okay, I'll check it out. It was weird not having Bruce on vocals, but it was pretty decent.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Absolute gem! Count Basie is a legend but I had not heard this previously. It's excellent & I can't wait to find a copy for my collection.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Nearly all her hits on one record. Great voice, love the music, but just a fan of hers. Not a huge fan, just a regular fan. Great record.

2112

Rush

5/5

THE album from RUSH. Probably my favorite band & I've seen them live more than any other group. Easy 5 out of 5 for me.

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

I liked it. I had only heard the song from Singles by them before. I would be interested in hearing more of them. Definitely underrated as far as grunge goes.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

1/5

This does not appeal to me at all. Most likely a 1 out of 5.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Fantastic record. While I don't own it, I do think it's great. 4.5 for me.

Stankonia

OutKast

1/5

Didn't do anything for me other than wish it was over sooner. The closest I got to liking any of it was Slum Beautiful with Cee-Lo, but that was about it. Not my idea of a good listen at all.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

1/5

While better than Outkast, it's not my jam. It had some cool beats, but it is lost on me. 1.5 of 5.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

3/5

A decent listen. I could see liking it more after a few listens.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

2/5

meh

The Doors

5/5

One of the excellent debut records in my opinion.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

Meh.

Germs

3/5

Good stuff!! High energy as punk should be.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

meh. not my thing. I was hoping for an Arcade Fire sound, but it wasn't that.

Play

Moby

4/5

a 90s classic. solid album & still stands up pretty well today.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

I love Bowie, but I didn't care too much for this album. But still better than most others. 3/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

One of the defining albums for punk/new wave. Very solid!

Hysteria

Def Leppard

5/5

Banger!! The insanely huge follow up to the insanely huge Pyromania album. One of the best bands in RNR.

Close To You

Carpenters

4/5

Very solid. She had such a great soothing voice.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

pretty decent

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

A solid listen but a little short on time. Would love a longer album of this.

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

A must own for a RNR fan.

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Not my genre, but it was pretty good.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

mostly unremarkable

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

A 60s banger! JA really brought it on this album.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

Fantastic record

Paul Simon

4/5

I was surprised at how much I liked this.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

1/5

This was horrible. I'm sure someone likes them, but it's not me.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

2/5

too long but a NICE idea

Blur

3/5

meh

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Pretty good album. not sure why she wasn't more popular 4/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

I wasn't crazy for it then less so now.

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

Banger then, banger now.

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Meh for me. I like the hits but the rest is too stoner for me.

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Classic Bowie.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Fantastic record. 4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Banger then. Still bangs today. 5/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

meh

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

Absolutely a banger 5/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Classic Elvis 4/5

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

4/5

Better than I thought.It would be somewhat niche but I still liked it.Four out of five

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

just not my thing.

Nowhere

Ride

3/5

Part meh & part I could probably like it if i heard it more.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

excellent record

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

meh. I don't get the appeal of Joplin

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

The best cover album IMO.

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

3/5

very interesting, didn't hate it like I thought I might.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

2/5

While I like XTC, this one is not my thing.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

BANGER!!!!

Being There

Wilco

2/5

meh at best

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

2/5

Who knew that the beach boys were capable of something darker than pet sounds in beach music that said I didn't care for it

Pretenders

4/5

very solid

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

BANGER

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

5/5

BANGER I'd like to own this on vinyl

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

not my thing. 2/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

solid 4/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I mean, there's a reason why I have a son named Coltrane. 5/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

anything with Ry Cooder is worth 3 stars. sounded a lot alike from song to song so not worth 4 stars to me

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

great record. I can see myself getting this

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

4/5

Good stuff! I can see why ppl have this reverence for Eno.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Good stuff. 4/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

meh

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

good solid album

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

not my thing at all 1/5

Femi Kuti

3/5

it was okay.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

100% BANGER

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

2/5

meh 2/5

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

5/5

BANGER

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

meh

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

2/5

meh 2/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

pretty good. my kind of mellow 4/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

BANGER

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

4/5

very solid record

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

1/5

This is super weird & not at all my thing. 1/5

Elastica

4/5

very solid debut i wonder why they weren't bigger in the US 4/5

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

BANGER! Did not realize how much ska is on this record. 5/5

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

BANGER! 5/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

kinda meh 3/5

Black Sabbath

3/5

Good stuff 3/5

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

pretty good and some meh

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

not bad I would probably get really into them with more listening 3/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

pretty good! I can see why they're popular. 4/5

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

5/5

Banger! Loved it. 5/5

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

2/5

Meh. It's like they. Couldn't decide if they wanted to be Glam.Or they wanted to be punk.The couple cover songs were okay , that's about it 2/5

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

2/5

Not that impressive. Lead singer yells all the lyrics but the sax was good. 2/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

A classic record from one of the most influential bands ever. liked most of it. 4/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Solid record from one of my faves. 4/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

super solid! 4/5

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Other than my favorite Stones tune, this was mostly meh. 3/5

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

1/5

not my style 1 5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

2/5

meh 2/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

solid & classic Stones sound 3/5

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

5/5

CLASSIC BANGER 5/5

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

a fun listen & better in parts than I thought. The Fun Lovin Criminal & Crime and Punishment as examples 3/5

The Cars

5/5

Banger 5/5

Adele

5/5

Banger. Even the non hits are fantastic. what a voice 5/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

2/5

Still not sure if I GET Dylan, but this wasn't horrible. 2/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

3/5

I like the Peter version of Genesis. very prog

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

pretty good stuff I think i could get into them

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Good stuff by CCR 4/5

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Banger! Wasted Time is amazing 5/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Absolutely a banger 5/5

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

Pretty good album.Lots of jam bandy type songs

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

3/5

decent good listen on gloomy days

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

BANGER 5/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Not bad, good n funky. 4/5

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Iconic 5/5

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

3/5

good example of 80s new wave/jangle pop. 3/5

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

2/5

a little better than meh. 2.5/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Ah yeahhhhh. Cool n funky & 100% sexy. REALLY dig the instrumental portions of the record. solid 3/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Fantastic debut record. a 90s banger

Chris

Christine and the Queens

1/5

didn't care for it 1/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

1/5

I think East Coast is not my thing. 1.5/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

2/5

meh 2/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

classic 80s record 4/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

held up surprisingly well. 3/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

1/5

not my thing 1/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

not really my style 1.5/5

Atomizer

Big Black

2/5

meh 2/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Pretty good 3/5

The Stone Roses

3/5

pretty good! 3/5

One World

John Martyn

3/5

very much prog but pretty good 3/5

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

David Bowie

5/5

Bowie BANGER

Copper Blue

Sugar

4/5

really good stuff 3.5/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

90s Banger 4/5

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Not sure I get Beck but this is a good listen for a mellow mood. 3.5/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

another 90s jam 3.5/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

classic 3.5/5

Suede

3/5

not bad just not in the mood today. 3/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

It doesn't get any better than Ella. 500000/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

good stuff!

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

also good stuff 3/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

mid 2.75/5

Bert Jansch

3/5

meh 2.75/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

not my thing

Heroes

David Bowie

5/5

I mean, it's Bowie. 5/5

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

not bad 2.75/5

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

pretty good 3.25/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

2.75/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

BANGER 5/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

80s banger 4.5/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

ABSOLUTELY TRASH 0/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

not bad 3/5

Spiderland

Slint

1/5

trash 1/5

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

BANGER 5/5

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

just not into them l8ke I used to be 3/5

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

It's Jimi so auto 4/5

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

not my thing 1/5

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Stones! 3.75/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

meh 2/5

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

New Wave Classic! 5/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

pretty good listen 3.5/5

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

good stuff here by a legend of hip hop 3.5/5

Tago Mago

Can

1/5

not my thing 1.5/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Iconic 5/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

meh 2.5/5

Van Halen

5/5

LEGEN wait for it DARY

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

pretty mellow, not great not horrible 3.25/5

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

3/5

exactly what I thought it would be 3.5/5

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

about what I thought it would be

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

banger

The Slider

T. Rex

2/5

meh 2.5/5

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

like this a lot 4.5/5

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

meh 2.75/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

solid 4/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

BANGER

Opus Dei

Laibach

2/5

Not my thing. Maybe with additional listens & translation of lyrics. 2/5

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

1/5

he's not my thing 1.5/5

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

5/5

Legendary 5/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

not my thing 1/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

good stuff 3.5/5

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

2/5

I like RM but this one is not that good. 2/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Amazing voice & noticed a few covers. 3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

better than I remember 4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

5/5

Banger 5/5

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

not my thing 1/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

ICONIC 5/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Pretty good 4/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

2/5

meh. Dylan isn't my thing 2.5/5

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

3/5

better than Dylan but still not my thing 3/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

decent3.5/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

Iconic 5/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

ICONIC 5/5

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

meh 2.75/5

Reign In Blood

Slayer

2/5

not my thing. like the music but the lyrics aren't my style. 2/5

The Bends

Radiohead

2/5

meh

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

interesting. I could really like this with more listens. 3.5/5

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

1/5

LC sucks 1/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

4/5

this is good stuff. I can see getting into them. 4/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

meh 2/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

gets better with every listen 3/5

Achtung Baby

5/5

I C O N I C

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

2/5

meh.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

good stuff by Declan

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Good stuff 4/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

great stuff

Arular

M.I.A.

1/5

yuck. 0/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

solid 3/5

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

obviously talented but not my thing 2/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

good stuff from the disco era 3/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

like James Brown but this is meh 2.5/5

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

Sounded a lot like Bowie. 3/5

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

90s goodness 3/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

good stuff 3.5/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

good stuff 3/5

Garbage

4/5

Fire! 4.5/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Good stuff by the Queen of Goth

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Classic 90s hippity hoppity 4/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

I C O N I C

Metallica

5/5

I C O N I C 5/5

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

good stuff 4/5

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

1/5

so cheesy so not my thing 1/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

This is THE STUFF 5/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

B A N G E R

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

The brilliance of The Band is mostly lost on me. It was just okay. 3/5

Clandestino

Manu Chao

1/5

not my thing 1.5/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

meh 2/5

Roots

Sepultura

1/5

not my thing

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

5/5

L E G E N D A R Y

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of the best records in rock history 5/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Classic Beatles 4.5/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Classic Stones & 2 of my favorites on this record in Wild Horses & Dead Flowers 4.5/5

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

Classic rap by one of the OGs! 4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

C L A S S I C. Everything about this record is great. Makes me wish I could have seen them live in their heyday

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

I C O N I C

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

3/5

mostly meh 2.75/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

4/5

these guys sound A LOT like The Stones. 3.75/ 5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

good stuff. Also learned that Sting covered Windmills

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

good classic rock. I enjoyed the interview

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

good classic EDM 4/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

3/5

I got The Who vibes from these guys solid 3.5/5

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

B A N G E R from one of my favorite bands

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

not too bad. could grow on me 3.5/5

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

Classic pop punk 5/5 probably paved the way for the pop punk explosion

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Classic Dolly

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Good easy to listen to reggae. 4/5

Guero

Beck

3/5

while im not a fan of Beck this wasn't too bad. 3.5/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Probably their best! B A N G E R 10/5

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Whatever

Aimee Mann

4/5

It's pretty good stuff. 3.75/5

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

meh 2.5/5

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

4/5

Great stuff from one of the Steely Dan fellas. 4.5/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

pretty good! 4/5

Foo Fighters

3/5

I like Foo but this is just kinda meh. You can tell it's early and just figuring things out. But also that greatness isn't far off. 2.75/5

Joan Baez

1/5

not my thing at all. I recognize she has a great voice but her music doesn't appeal to me. 1/5

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

3/5

Not normally my genre but she was pretty good 3.5/5

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

3/5

good stuff here 3.5/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

classic 90s jam 3.5/5

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

classic YES 4/5