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Album	You	Global	Diff
Smile Brian Wilson	5	3.05	+1.95
The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers	5	3.14	+1.86
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
Lady In Satin Billie Holiday	5	3.23	+1.77
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	4	2.29	+1.71
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.35	+1.65
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.35	+1.65
Rock 'N Soul Solomon Burke	5	3.37	+1.63
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	1	3.6	-2.6
The Idiot Iggy Pop	1	3.21	-2.21
The Rising Bruce Springsteen	1	3.06	-2.06
Time (The Revelator) Gillian Welch	1	3.05	-2.05
A Date With The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers	1	2.96	-1.96
A Short Album About Love The Divine Comedy	1	2.77	-1.77
Master Of Puppets Metallica	2	3.73	-1.73
Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott	1	2.71	-1.71
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	2	3.5	-1.5
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	2	3.48	-1.48

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Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

I don't understand the hype for this album. It's a decent techno album, but it just felt draining to be listening to the first 22 minute song... The other songs aren't any better. Still though, it's not horrendous or bad or anything. I just feel that ambient music like this can be done better. 5/10

1 likes

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

"If you were a horse, I'd clean the crap from your stable" That line woke me up and realized I wasn't listening to the music anymore and was dissociating. Is this meant to be romantic?

1 likes

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

This album is great. There’s so much emotion in his voice and interesting songs from the instrumentation. I need more listens to refine my thoughts on this, but I think 4/5 is very fair. Might bump it to 5

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Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

I liked the jazz album a lot. The mixing was a bit weird, but definitely more enjoyable than elton john.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Pretty good smooth jazz album. Would recommend.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

2/5

didn’t like it. the metal was too soft for my liking

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

I like it it’s fun and jazzy rock

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Like Joey Valence and Brae but kinda worse, i see how its influential, but not my thing.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

3/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

5/5

I liked it

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

2/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Peak. Great vibes, smooth, suave, very nice.

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

2/5

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

Faith

George Michael

3/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Liked the album, has lots of distortion, very energetic

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

1/5

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

2/5

Little boring, like fleetwood mac but not as good.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

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Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Pretty good, title track carries album hard though.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Parklife

Blur

4/5

I liked it. It was pretty fun.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Pretty good smooth first impression. Wakes you up gently, but makes it's presence known. Overall though i liked it

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

Bait and switched me with the intro. It was interesting and then became cliche and boring :(. Listened whole way through was not impressed.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

2/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

Street Life

The Crusaders

4/5

Yo this album bangs. Really love the title track, and it sets the mood for the rest of the album that comes with it. It holds on to the atmosphere it creates.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

2/5

I see the impact it had, but it's not pushing boundaries NOW.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

The falsetto highkey pissing me off td. Prolly need more listens to this to get, but rn i'd give it a 3.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

Nothing really special about this band. Very stereotypical rock kinda deal, a little boring, but not bad.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

2/5

Just plain boring :/

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

3/5

I see its thrashiness, but it feels a bit soft imo, they could do more extreme things.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Really like this album, great discovery, funky, interesting, political, but doesn't stick as well as some other R&B albums for me.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

5/5

I was moved. Never heard anything this beautiful before.

Black Sabbath

3/5

I see the vision on how this was different compared to the less "evil" sounds of led zeppelin, or deep purple, or the who. But just because I can recognize what makes it different from the times, doesn't make me like it now :p It's a lot of riffs and stuff, but felt kinda boring compared to modern metal/industrial stuff. 5/10

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

I don't understand the hate for live albums here, this is great, I can feel the bands humor, love for music, energy, and the banter from the audience, makes me feel like I'm there. Rock isn't usually my thing, but this was very fun. 8/10

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

4/5

Fun, not too serious, with some interesting sounds. I liked it, definitely some unc shit, but nothing wrong with that. 7/10

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

1/5

This album legitimately makes me nauseous, idk why. It's listenable, but makes my head hurt because of the mixing and the background noise. I only want to suffer socially for the music I like, not physically.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

I like this one a lot.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Surprisingly fun and vibey. Very nice.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Not bad at all. Shoegaze-core, a little noisy, all around pretty good.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

I don't usually like folk music all that much, but this was a pleasant experience.

Talvin Singh

3/5

It's alright. It's nice listening to drum and bass that isn't fully from the UK, but it's really just DnB with eastern instruments. It's cool, but nothing crazy or mindbreaking.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

2/5

Top heavy. Not that interesting outside the title track.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

Yeah, maybe black sabbath isn't my thing. Can't get into it hard like other metal bands.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

It's pretty good, nothing to write home about. Nothing strikes out as game changing.

Boston

4/5

You know what, actually really fun. I like this a lot. I don't get a lot of rock, which is gonna make a lot of the albums on this challenge suck, but it'll be fine if I can keep finding gems like this.

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Nothing crazy, a little boring.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

I didn't care for Elton John on Madman Across The Water, I still don't care for him now. Music is good and well made, that's obvious, I just don't vibe with it.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

4/5

I fuck with this heavy. It might not sound like punk we know but it get's to the soul of what punk is.

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Bitchin! Its a great album, complex themes, just a little boring on some tracks unfortunately.

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

Pretty good rock album. Took a couple listens to get, but they definitely understand what rock is about.

Technique

New Order

4/5

The vibe musically, completely different from joy division, but the content stays the same though. Gotta respect that they don't rehash their old sound.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

I want to give this a 4 star rating, but listening to the trumpet is so grating on good equipment it's genuinely a hindrance to the rest of the music. If there was a better remaster, I'll revisit this review.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

Melodious.

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

"If you were a horse, I'd clean the crap from your stable" That line woke me up and realized I wasn't listening to the music anymore and was dissociating. Is this meant to be romantic?

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Groovy. It executes a vibe so perfectly. Also was the first album I listened to when I first got to California, so it holds sentimental meaning to me. It FEELS like California if that makes sense. It's warm, layered, complicated, but fun, even with the issues that the songs try to bring forward. I like it a lot. 5 stars.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

2/5

Didn't like it. Glam rock is just boring to my ears. I zoned out until the last song.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

1/5

I don't like listening to pedophile music. Sixteen.

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

The album was long, bloated, and disorganized. There was no real theme or reason for those songs to be together. But I do need to acknowledge, that's why the album exists. I never was a big fan of the Beatles before, but I do want to say some of the songs here were bangin. Loved blackbird and good night. Rest is kind of take it or leave it. 3/5

Garbage

3/5

Nice art rock music. Very groovy. Definitely a vibe. 3/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Norman Cook does exactly what his name says. I was very familiar with his work on YCALWB, and I see in this album where a lot of the ideas came from. That being said, it does have more flaws than that album, at some points being repetitive. Yet it keeps you hypnotized on even the most boring songs. Better than "The White Album." Sue me. 4/5

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

3/5

It's alright. There are some really cool soundbites in this record that would be interesting to sample, but for the most part, it dropped the ball with the first half, and picked it back up in the second.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

2/5

Nothing remarkable. Doesn't sound bad, but it's pretty boring for the most part sometimes.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Second half of the album really picked up a lot more traction compared to the first. Very cheesy, but it's not bad that's the thing.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

Groove is in the heart HARD CARRIES the rest of this album, which while fun, is notably boring. Like that song is a perfect 5, for a 2/5 album, so i'll give it like a 3/5

Roxy Music

3/5

It's nice but doesn't grip me. Again nothing much to say, not too good not too bad.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

3/5

Don't care for queen. It's not experimental, just sounds orchestric and boring.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

4/5

Bjork cooks. I wasn't familiar with her early work, but this is pretty nice. I liked it.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Adele

4/5

Inconsistent album, but the highs hit very well. I liked it.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

Great pop album, changed the game back when it was made, and still feels fresh today. Many great hits, a little long on some songs, but all in all still a very enjoyable experience. Even if this was meant to be a parody of music at the time, it struck the core of what made that music special in my eyes, and really shines with the singles. I could put any of these songs on during a party and everyone will get down to dance methinks. It just feels happy, even in spite of the lyrics. 5/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

2/5

As usual with Roxy Music, the music in itself is _fine_ but it just doesn't engage me, even when I'm trying to find things to appreciate with the music. I guess it's just not my thing 2/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

I love soul music, and this is a great album. Not perfect mind you, not everyone can make "What's Going On," but it's still a damn good time, sensual, and tender. 4/5

The Cars

3/5

Boring as an album, has some highlights though

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

2/5

Americana is not my thing. I'm conflicted cuz they mention a lot of places I grew up near, but it's really not my thing.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Again, like master of puppets, it's got good melody and rhythm, but the mixing and mastering makes the instrumentals feel like they lack punch, power, and impact. 3/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

It's Radiohead. It's a great album, lots of cool sounds that I've never heard before. I don't think you could hear something similar from other bands as well. 5/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

5/5

I liked this one

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

2/5

Don’t really care for it…

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

One of the biggest highlights of this album is the crazy amount of variety present within it. Every song has a distinct “sound” to it, with some close to others. Some songs had my jaw dropping like that one family guy bird listening to free bird, others were soft and tender and made you really think. It’s an album that anyone can listen to and point at a song and say “I really like this one.” This huge amount of variety does come at the cost of bloat. I personally prefer shorter more focused records, and with this LP spanning almost 2 hours, it’s a real commitment for a listener to sit down and go through and digest the whole thing. At least with shorter albums, you can spare to listen a few times to try and understand. Nevertheless, there’s a reason this album is regarded as a classic. Everyone’s heard 1979 at some point in their lives, but other songs have the same or even more emotional impact to them. It’s a real work of art. But art cannot exist without an audience, and this one really demands a lot from its audience with its two hour length. TLDR: Great album with lots of great different sounding songs, but wish it was shorter so i could listen through more often. 4/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

It was alright, but nothing remarkable about it.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

2/5

Don't care for it. It's very technical, but also very shallow on a first listen.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

I love my samba beats, and this doesn't disappoint. Nothing crazy, definitely worth a relisten.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

It's alright, not the craziest. Some great songs, but as a whole, it's alright

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

Moby Grape

2/5

I don't care much for Americana. It's not very interesting to me.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

I’ve heard great things from talk talk, but this album wasn’t as impressive as i thought it would’ve been.

The Clash

4/5

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3/5

Listening to this album is a double issue, both from the language barrier from me not understanding the language, and the different musical and cultural expectations that this record lives within, which I'm completely ignorant of. This album was never meant for someone like me. And yet I can't say I didn't enjoy it. It's deeply hypnotic, gets you into a sort of a trance listening to it, but it doesn't give the same brain scratch feeling that other albums do. Solid album, I see why it's on this list. I enjoyed it but don't plan on revisiting it. 3/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

Not bad. I prefer the Fela Kuti style of African Music, but this isn't bad at all either.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Don’t care for it

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

2/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

I don’t care much for folk rock. Bob Dylan not really my thing unfortunately.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

While the title track is good and the melodies are smooth, there’s not much going on with this record. It’s cliche a little with its themes, not going deep into the whys and what’s of love and family, which just bored me a little. I didn’t hate it so 3/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Beautiful soulful songs with a just as beautiful message. Very easy 5/5

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

4/5

An unexpected joy to listen to. Soft, delicate, vulnerable, this album felt personal. You felt the pain and the emotion really strongly.

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Smooth summer vibes, spanish vocals and good feels. Easy 5/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

1/5

Boring.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Beauty in song form. Kendrick could not win against this guy. Don’t plan on going back to ot so 4/5.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Great album. Mostly covers which i wasn’t expecting but realistically should’ve seen given the album titles. Yet each one of these songs, while not Johnny Cash’s originally, do have a unique charm that he brings. Soulful, contemplative, and a little hopeful. Johnny Cash made a great album. 4/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

One of my favorite albums. It’s perfect. 5/5

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

3/5

High production value, lots of effort put into the music, but it doesn’t feel like a cohesive album. Todd Rundgren mixes and mashes different songs and styles together on this album, and while the songs individually are good, don’t give the album a sense of direction. 3/5

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Very inconsistent album. Some songs are great some are slogs.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

Surprisingly good album. enjoyed every second of it.

Le Tigre

2/5

Don’t care for it. Didn’t engage me and sounded lazy.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

Good album, very long.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Really like the dramatics of this album.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

2/5

Sounds like louisiana, really nails that sound. Doesn’t mean I like it.

Kenya

Machito

3/5

I like jazz, I like this album. It’s got energy flowing and bumping throughout, and sounds really fresh.

Damaged

Black Flag

3/5

Oh hell yeah. This feels punk af. I know heard where the sample from one of my favorite songs is from, with a great album attached to it as well. Solid themes, solid music, great album. 3.5/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2/5

This is boring :(

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

4/5

What a strange album. Never heard anything quite like this before. This is my 3rd time trying to get through the entire thing. I have immense respect and pity for the musicians who were straight tortured in order to make this album. It takes both incredible talent, dedication, and mental resilience in order to make this. And yet I still don't know if I like it. I can understand the intrigue it brought looking at the records that came out the same year (Abbey Road, Kind of Blue, Led Zeppelin II) and this sounds like it was made almost orthogonally to the influence of the music of the past, like it lives on a completely different axis than everything else. I don't hate any of the songs either, in fact I really like Veteran's Day Poppy. I just don't see myself listening to it with the same fervor, passion (dare I say poisson) and love that other people hold for this album. This is a very interesting album. I know I'll be listening to this again to get a better opinion on it, just not any time soon. 4/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

3/5

Wasn't expecting to like a country record like this.

Violent Femmes

2/5

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

1/5

Cannot stand listening to this it’s boring and drab, and lowkey a little misogynistic. At least Trout Mask Replica was interesting on an intellectual level and had different subjects.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Unlike beatles fans, beach boys fans can recognize when they make a stinker of an album. There are highlights which show how great brian wilson is and his genius (When i grow up, help me rhonda) but as a whole, this feels more like a warm up or practice session for brian wilson’s song writing chops.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Just straight beautiful. There’s not many albums with such a storied history as this, that deliver not only in its musical enjoyment, but also its messaging. I’ve never heard protest music be so beautiful, so soulful, and so uplifting. 5/5

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

It doesn’t grip me enough to listen through :(

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

3/5

Initial first few songs were a lot more lackluster, didn't grip, but playing it through actually gave this some bite, something that was enjoyable. It wasn't mind blowing, or anything, and I don't plan on listening to this again, but it's a good song to get my feet wet in "Celtic" style music.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Again one of the greatest albums of all time. It’s whole movie in album format, detailing kendrick’s life and trials in compton, with some amazing lyrics, instrumentals, and production. Easy 5/5

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

4/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

There are drudges in this journey to a 1000 albums. For every TPAB that you hear, there’s 5 fromohio’s. It becomes a chore, a burden, a pain to listen to all these “must listen to albums” when so many don’t click or mesh with you. But it’s gems like this that keep me here. I’m no stranger to the genre of post rock. I’m a big fan of both swans and Godspeed! You Black Emperor. But the beauty in this album is unlike anything i’ve heard before. It’s ethereal, with lush, delicate, yet powerful instrumentals, with vocals that for most people mean nothing but says everything that needs to be said. I definitely did not give this album the respect it deserved on its listen, and yet its beauty still shone like a beacon in the fog. I can’t wait to hear this again with some friends and some “candy.” 5/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

I love all the individual components that make up this album, but for some reason, it’s not click with me the same way other legendary albums do. Maybe I need to listen to it a few more times. I’ll give it a 3.5/5, rounding to 4 cuz if how catchy once in a lifetime is.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

Beautiful and other worldly. there’s not much else to say, every one should listen to this album