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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Who Travis	5	3.01	+1.99
Close To You Carpenters	5	3.12	+1.88
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down The Dandy Warhols	5	3.13	+1.87
Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi	5	3.29	+1.71
I Should Coco Supergrass	5	3.35	+1.65
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.38	+1.62
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	5	3.41	+1.59
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	5	3.48	+1.52

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	1	3.36	-2.36
World Clique Deee-Lite	1	2.87	-1.87
The White Room The KLF	1	2.79	-1.79
Oedipus Schmoedipus Barry Adamson	1	2.78	-1.78
Movies Holger Czukay	1	2.71	-1.71
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	2	3.64	-1.64
Catch A Fire Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	3.63	-1.63
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest	2	3.61	-1.61
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	2	3.59	-1.59
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	2	3.49	-1.49

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	4	4.5
Stevie Wonder	2	5
Nirvana	2	5
David Bowie	4	4.25
Beatles	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
Public Enemy	2	1.5

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Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1 likes

4/5

They’re not entirely my style but objectively good album

1-Star Albums (7)

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

All Ratings

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Listen-able but weak standouts

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

It’s good jazz but I’m not that into it

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Nice jazz! Easy listen but long

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

2/5

Good artist but feels lazy

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I don’t know, first track is amazing but I just feel the album is a bit monotonic

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Haven’t really listened to Nick Cave before, maybe there are better albums, but I liked the sound

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

One of my favourite Beatles albums. Had it as a kid.

Fred Neil

2/5

It was ok. A little boring.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

New, inoffensive. Listenable, pleasant!

Foo Fighters

3/5

Foo Fighters, cool! But very mediocre first album. Their sound is good but not a great mix and meh songs.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

4/5

Cool, Coldplay was inspired

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Listened roughly half, maybe got something

Movies

Holger Czukay

1/5

What? How is this on this list?

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

Movin on up is great but didn’t like the rest

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

It’s one of my least favourite Beatles albums. Has good songs, but it kind of disappoints

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Repetitive but nice

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

5/5

I’m not sure if I was just in a really good mood when I listened to this but I really liked it. The guitars are mixed well

The Man Who

Travis

5/5

I just enjoyed it

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

The best LZ album probably

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

1/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Would probably be three stars if it wasn’t new

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Hmm difficult. Iconic, amazing tracks. Want to give it 4.5 but alas.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

A bit easy, would have gotten 3 if not La Grange was on it.

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

2/5

Some ok songs b ut not my style.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Some great songs but as an album it’s just so monotonic, instruments are the same all the way through

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Amazing

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

It's just too much Dylan for me

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

I mean if you're in a really dark place this will do

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

4/5

Very nice, good vibes

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

2/5

I bet it’s good if you listen to it more. But too experimental for casual listening imo

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Very narrowly a five. Lacks some depth

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

I really like bb king, especially live, but it feels like there are better performances.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Pleasant

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

David Bowie

5/5

One of Bowies finest

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

Not a fan

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

Not for me, second half was a bit better

Technique

New Order

3/5

Very 80's. Okay listen, nothing extraordinary.

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

Very strong

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

4/5

I likes this. I’m kinda giving it a four just cause I want to remember it more, it’s a stretch but it’s unique

Adele

5/5

Iconic. A bit too Adele but also so many hits.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Nice start, some good songs

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

First I was like "meh", but even though no single song was 100% I felt like the album itself had a nice vibe to it. But it kind of dissipated towards the end. Almost 4 stars.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

An album. Listenable.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

3/5

I’ve never quite understood the appeal of general The Doors. Some songs are really good. It otherwise just meh

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

3/5

It was ok

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

Would get a 2 but it is impressive for it’s time

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Like I really want to give this album a five but somehow it always kind of disappoints me when I listen to it. It feels like a five but it’s just not there

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

Hell yea! I was thinking a solid four at first but then along came songs that I recognised and bam!

Closer

Joy Division

2/5

Meh

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

It’s pretty good but other similar albums are better

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Is ok

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Jazz, but easy to listen to. Didn't strike a chord with me but didn't dislike it. It was fine.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

It’s barely a five, not Beatles best but has some really really good songs on it

The Clash

4/5

Neato! Almost a 4

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

Decent songs, nothing that stands out to me.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

Some fun lines but not my thing

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Great

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

4/5

Really good songs

Suicide

2/5

Not my thing, but the first song was kinda nice.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

Absolute banging, like the 2-song-idea as well

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

I'm not a big fan of heavy metal

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Very smooth

The Stooges

3/5

I don’t quite remember but. I think it was a okay

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

I almost would give it a five but it got a bit too repetitive after a while

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Maybe a one star. But it's not baad bad, it's just too experimental for my taste.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

Not 100% my jam lyrically but iconic and great standouts

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

2/5

Seems good but not my thing

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

Meh

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

Reggae, pretty good but not my genre. Maybe a three but again, I wouldn't put it on for myself.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

Felt less groundvreaking than the 84

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

It felt like a four at first but then a two so I guess three?

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

2/5

Tap has to special for me to stick out. It’s not bad but not my style.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Quality, not really standing out for me

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Marvellous. Not perfect but so many bangers

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

I don’t think this album existed in its entirety on Spotify. But it was kinda cool for it’s time?

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

A ok

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

It could have gotten a four but it actually has some pretty boring songs that brings it down

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Very good but overall weaker than II and IIII

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

5/5

Like all the hits on one album. Difficult to not dig.

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

3/5

Not bad, not my taste

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Very solid

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Boorderline 3, but if you listen actively it’s pleqsant enough

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

3/5

Only listened to half but actually gave some stank faces

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Legendary

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

Meh

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

A lot of good riffs at the start but then they barely use them in the songs and the songs sound kinda the same

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

2/5

Songs are not necessarily bad it just lacks dynamics.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

I see the appeal. It’s smooth, beats are good. It’s not my genre

Clandestino

Manu Chao

4/5

Nice vibes

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Very cozy

Chris

Christine and the Queens

2/5

Meh, ok but no standouts

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

Some songs are very good but there are so many that it’s hard to keep same quality

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

For me the topics in the lyrics a just gets kinda lame. It’s not done with a bit of humour and just comes off weird. Beats are worse than Dre

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

High quality, but it also shows how much better Beatles were at the small things. It’s close to three but

White Denim

3/5

I like white denim but this is just a bit.. safe? Still good

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

I wanted to give it a 5 but it’s… maybe I’ll give a five. A weak five

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

2/5

Meh, nothing special

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Very good blues just too much for me

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Nice, lacking standouts

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Pretty nice I think, was some time ago so can’t remember if it was three or four

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Didn’t finish it but it’s very cozy

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

3/5

Thought it wouldn’t be for me but I actually got a bit into it. But the songs are too long

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Nice vibes

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Didn’t catch my attention but not bad

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

RIP Ozzy

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

5/5

Here’s a problem with 5 stars, I’ve give worse rap records three stars but I don’t feel like this is top for me, it’s like 3,7. Anyways maybe 3

War

4/5

Easy to listen to

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

Very stale

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Vibes

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Good!

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

2/5

Very mid, could be three stars but

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

A bit nice songwriter pop

I Should Coco

Supergrass

5/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

First song is good but I don’t know it’s too harsh lyrically

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Good background morning music

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

The Stone Roses

5/5

Holy what an album! Great find

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Didn’t listen to all of it, skipped some, but the tracks are good

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Good quality but boring

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

2/5

Not there yet

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

It’s the start but not the best from MJ. Also, it feels a bit weird listening to him so tempted to add a MJ Tax. However, will try to stay onjective

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2/5

Ok start, abstract end

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Very cozy. Almost 5 but lacks standouts

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

They have a sound. For me it’s too much for an album

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Solid

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

Not really my jam, didn’t like his voice

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

I don't know it didn't speak to me

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

A bit cozy but outdated

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

I like it but it lacks standouts

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

It started off strong and then got ok

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

I don’t really like reggae but there are some good songs here

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

Okay

Pink Flag

Wire

3/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

Oh so cozy, we usually listened to it in the mornings when I was a kid so maybe biased

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Hmm it’s a good album. It didn’t grab me though. Unsure about 3 or 4.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

It feels like I should really like Soundgarden, but it just doesn’t hit right. However Black Hole Sun is amazing. Maybe a 4 on a better day

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

I liked it

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

3/5

Started off like shit Beatles but actually by the end kind of mid Beatles

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Childhood, and also the trio of Sparks-Yellow-Trouble is wow

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3/5

Not my jam but has heart and charm

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

Only listened to half but I was suprised it was kind of boring

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Good but also some bad songs

Pump

Aerosmith

3/5

I had it on in the background so didn’t focus too much but it didn’t bother me

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

Some beats were kinda nice, but it’s not my genre and it didn’t hit me

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Better than the last costello

Violent Femmes

4/5

Liked it! Surprise gone daddy gone original

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

It was interesting sounding

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Too jazzy for me

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

Simple Minds

3/5

Nothing special

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Nothing special

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Good jazz!

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

2/5

Too 50s

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

3/5

Something dad could listen to

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

Just barely a five!

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

4/5

Nice beatlesque

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

They’re not entirely my style but objectively good album

#1 Record

Big Star

4/5

Almost 5! Dad?

Queen II

Queen

5/5

It’s such a defining album for their style coming from Queen I

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Not an everyday album but when it hits it hits and it's great

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Even though the rest of the album is kind of same same, this is THE GnR album, I mean 4 hits on one

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Just barely a 4. Nothing extraordinary just that I kinda enjoyed listening to the entire album. Easy but chill

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

2/5

Not my style and not very high quality

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Thought it was better, a bit boring tbh.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Solid, holds up but not super itneresting

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Interesting, but I think I have to listen to it more to dig it

Another Green World

Brian Eno

3/5

An album

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

It’s quality even though not really landing for me

The Rise & Fall

Madness

4/5

I dig it! Weak 4 though

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Some jams, nothing special

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

He’s cool and all but it was a bit boring

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Quality but lacking standouts

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

I wasn’t aware they were such good instrumentalists. But ok

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

I really feel like I should like this but it doesn’t grab me

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

2/5

Just very average

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

2/5

Almost a one but some of the music was ok. Didn’t like the vocals

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

First half is just fantastic and then there are some more good songs

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

Fun

The United States Of America

3/5

Didn’t hear all of it but inoffensive

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

Objectively it’s good but it lacks fun factor for me

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

A bit stale but listenable

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Except Take On Me very mid. Almost a 2..

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Beautiful tracks

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

It's a fantastic album. But I wish it was one disc and the "fillers" were removed.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Rap is not my genre but this has a lot of hits and I would give it a three unless it was actually something that’s difficult for me and I still enjoyed it

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Only listened to a few songs but sounded ok funky

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

It doesn’t really get me but songs are generally good

World Clique

Deee-Lite

1/5

Maybe a 2

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Cool

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

2/5

Almost 1 star but beats are listenable

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

2/5

Oh, it went a bit long since I listened to when I reviewed. IIRC pretty weak even though it was cozy.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Easy funk

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Mid

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Second half a bit weak, but first half oh so strong. Maybe a four.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Legendary

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Kinda nice

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Nice

Fun House

The Stooges

3/5

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

Cozy start but got a bit poor lyrically and long

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Nice allrounder

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Informative and interesting but just not something I long to hear again

Teen Dream

Beach House

4/5

Cozy but like sad cozy

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

3/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

Boring

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

2/5

Not my genre

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

I really like him. A five is maybe a bit high, but what can you do

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Listened to half, boring

Leftism

Leftfield

2/5

Listened to half, not my style

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

3/5

Cozy, same category as Norah Jones. Could be 4 but it lacked standouts

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Not entirely focused but it still caught me several times. Maybe not a 5, but it was interesting, varied and I think I want to relisten.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Surprisingly mid excluding it’s a sin.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Started with some fun ones but overall a bit low quality

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Very 50s rock, kinda fun but yea

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

This could maybe be a five. Worth a relisten!

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

1/5

Could be a 2 but I don’t know. Bad beats

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

Musically interesting, she’s a really good singer

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

I’ve gotten quite tired of Costello but this album was actually fine

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Cozy autumn album especially second half

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

3/5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

3/5

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

4/5

Borderline four, but it didn’t really have bad tracks

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Made me happy

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

4/5

No complaints

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

3/5

Listened to like half, some are good some are bad

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Thought it was a bit weak at first but got into it towards the end

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Good songs, background vibes

The White Room

The KLF

1/5

Could only listen to one song of the album and I’m not a fan of that style

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

2/5

Had some beautiful lines but generally too avant garde

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

It has that “legendary” feel but I’m not super into him

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Only listened to half

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Cozy, good background

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Solid rock

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

Always a bit tricky with a love album where you don’t know a lot of songs but it was nice

Survivor

Destiny's Child

4/5

Amazing first half, second half kind of drags on too similarly

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

You kind of like the Christmas song versions you like, so this was nice but yeah

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Solid jazz, I liked it

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Very ok

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Even though its MJ this is undeniably a fantastic album

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Beautiful

Arular

M.I.A.

2/5

Close To You

Carpenters

5/5

If you want chill vibes, this is peak

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

1999

Prince

3/5

Long repetitive songs, first two ok but meh. 4-5/10

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Even though i like rock I don’t really adore this. But I can tell it’s a well made album. 7

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

Very hard to decide 4 or 5, but very nice winter album. Amazing first half, falls off

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Achtung Baby

4/5

Lacking in standouts but overall actually a bit cool. 7/10

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

I liked that the songs were short, but nothing amazing. 5/10

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

Noise

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

They have a sound and it doesn’t change too much. 3/10

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Lacking standouts

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Quality but not my vibe. 6/10

Gorillaz

4/5

Missing some oumphs, but you can hear a seed of greatness. 7/10

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

4/5

Lacking standouts and a bit unsure but 7/10

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

Not really a fan of that stereotypical 80s rock sound in this way. 5/10

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

Had some fun vibes and it surprised me but mid, 5/10

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Famous start, and then the second half surprised me with that singer songwriter style 7/10

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

Nice album, great hit. Lacking a bit of oumph. 8/10

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

Can’t remember fully

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Nice background, 7/10

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Not my genre really but there’s something about it. 8/10

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Blues, nothing special. 4/10

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

6/10

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

7/10

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Would have been 5 stars but the second half was very meh. 8/10

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Songs are good, style is interesting. 7/10.

Elvis Presley

4/5

It got some classics, an impressive start to the career. Could have been a point less but for the style it's good. 7/10.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

A bit too 90s but good singer/songwriting. 7/10

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Oh this is hard because hits are slapping and the rest is ok. Could just as well be four stars but. 6/10

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Inoffensive and unassuming. But pleasant. 6/10

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Great songs, nostalgic. 10/10