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Album	You	Global	Diff
Dr. Octagonecologyst Dr. Octagon	5	2.7	+2.3
Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective	5	2.9	+2.1
Made In Japan Deep Purple	5	3.29	+1.71
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69
C'est Chic CHIC	5	3.34	+1.66
Fear Of A Black Planet Public Enemy	5	3.34	+1.66
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.36	+1.64
2112 Rush	5	3.39	+1.61
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's	5	3.4	+1.6
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes	5	3.42	+1.58

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ace of Spades Motörhead	1	3.29	-2.29
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney	1	3.08	-2.08
Playing With Fire Spacemen 3	1	2.54	-1.54
Arrival ABBA	2	3.5	-1.5
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters	2	3.5	-1.5
Green R.E.M.	2	3.48	-1.48
Aftermath The Rolling Stones	2	3.39	-1.39
Sulk The Associates	1	2.36	-1.36
Tommy The Who	2	3.34	-1.34
British Steel Judas Priest	2	3.3	-1.3

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	2	5
David Bowie	5	4

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The Who	2, 5

5-Star Albums (29)

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Sulk

The Associates

1/5

Truly terrible for me. The only reason I made it to the end is because I have an honesty pledge to listen to every album on this list to the end. I couldn't wait for this to finish. The vocals and the rest were both equally awful.

4 likes

C'est Chic

CHIC

5/5

Album starts out hot af. Bass is bumping and the vibe is groovy. I've, of course, heard of the second song on the album. It's well-known for a good reason. It's groovy and the inclusion of orchestral instruments really adds to it. Man, the album keeps it up as the songs go along. Each one has great vibes. 10/10.

1 likes

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

2/5

I'm just not personally a fan of Cee-Lo Green. I don't like his voice at all. That being said, there were a few songs I did like. Favorite Tracks: -Scrap Metal -Childz Play

1 likes

1-Star Albums (6)

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Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

1. Let's Go Crazy - Insane opener. Great energy, amazing ending. 2. Take Me With U - Didn't enjoy it as much as the first song, but not bad. 3. The Beautiful Ones - Liked this one a lot. Amazing vocals. 4. Computer Blues - Super groovy. Really enjoyed this one. 5. Darling Nikki - I think this is one of those songs I'd like more as I listened to it more. Middle of the song kicks ass. 6. When Doves Cry - I like the flow of this one. 7. I Would Die 4 U - Pretty good. 8. Baby I'm A Star - Forgettable on first listen. 9. Purple Rain - Understandable why this song is so iconic. Amazing finish to the album.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

I've listened to this album before, but I always enjoy listening to it. Solid through and through.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

11/10. Incredible album.

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

Not my cup of tea, but just not the kind of music I'm into.

C'est Chic

CHIC

5/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

I can appreciate the musicianship and performance, but not my style.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

2/5

I'm just not personally a fan of Cee-Lo Green. I don't like his voice at all. That being said, there were a few songs I did like. Favorite Tracks: -Scrap Metal -Childz Play

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Incredible album. 10/10. I wanted to listen to this one again right after finishing it. Favorite songs: -O Grande Amor

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

Favorite Songs: -Pleasant Street Not memorable for me. 5/10.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Enjoyed the listen. 7.5/10

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

5/10, not my style.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Absolutely neurotic album. The beats are sick, the lyrical content is crazy, but the album has a great flow to it. 8/10.

Being There

Wilco

2/5

Forgettable for me.

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

Incredible album from start to finish. An all-time classic. 10/10.

2112

Rush

5/5

One of the greatest rock operas ever made. First half is better than the second half, in my opinion. 9/10.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Very good listen. Thoroughly enjoyed this one during my high. It meshed with the vibes perfectly.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

I'm not usually into this type of music, but I enjoyed listening to this one. Really good music to jam/dance to. 7/10

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

Decent album, wasn't hooked, though. 6/10.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

The musicianship is awesome, love the inclusion of all the various instruments, but I just don't like Mick Jagger's voice.

Protection

Massive Attack

3/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

Really enjoyed my listen of this album. 7/10

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Phenomenal album. 8/10

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Not for me, but I can see the appeal, especially considering the backstory of the album. 4/10

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

A few standouts, but an album that felt like it should've been 15-20 shorter. 5/10

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

6.5/10

Spiderland

Slint

4/5

9/10. Really enjoyed this album as a post-rock enthusiast.

Close To The Edge

Yes

3/5

Not my favorite Yes album. 6.5/10

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

6/10

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

3/5

Iconic for its time.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Pretty good. 7/10

Sister

Sonic Youth

3/5

Some songs were a little much, but some I very much enjoyed. 6.5/10

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Incredible album. 10/10

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

8.5/10

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

8.5/10

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

3/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

I would've rated this higher, but I just couldn't connect to the lyrics.

Ananda Shankar

3/5

Metamorphosis was my favorite song, but I didn't vibe with some of them. 5/10

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

First song starts the album off amazingly. I'm already digging it. After finishing the album, I still liked it a lot, but definitely enjoyed the first half more than the second half. 4.5/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Not my cup of tea, so it's hard for me to leave an unbiased review. The genre switch-up midway through the album was refreshing.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Incredible for its time. Miles Davis walked so others could run.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Pretty good. 3.5/5

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Not really a fan of the story on this one, especially repeatedly using the word "rape" at the end of the album.

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

3.5/5

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

4/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

4.5/5

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

2/5

Not my thing, was kind of bland. 2.5/5

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

Genuinely a terrible experience for my ears. I couldn't wait for this album to be over. It sounded like a bunch of people were handed instruments they've played for 1 hour and were told to make an album.

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

Enjoyed the album overall. 3.5/5

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

YES is always such an interesting band to listen to. Their sound is very unique across all the different elements. Somehow, they all just come together and make for a good listening experience. 4/5

Roxy Music

3/5

Reminded me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

5/5

Absolutely incredible album. 5/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Incredible album. Favorite songs: Blue in Green, Flamenco Sketches Rating: 5/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

Sigur Ros has such a unique sound, but this wasn't my favorite album by them. Still good, but it felt like it was missing something at times. 3.5/5

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

Really, really fun album. 4.5/5

The Score

Fugees

3/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

3.5/5

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

4.5/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Great album. 4.5/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Queen II

Queen

4/5

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

Forgettable for me.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

4/5

I enjoyed this album the further I got into it. I didn't think I enjoyed Karma Chameleon, but it's been stuck in my head the past few days.. 4/5

Low

David Bowie

5/5

Really incredible album. The ending was phenomenal. I wanted to listen to this album again right after finishing it the first time. 5/5

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

Simple Minds

3/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

5/5

Probably one of the best live albums of all time. 5/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

4/5

Tago Mago

Can

2/5

First part of the double-LP is amazing and super enjoyable to listen to. The second part of the double-LP is terrible and will make your ears bleed to listen to.

Nowhere

Ride

2/5

Just couldn't keep me engaged.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

2/5

Just couldn't get into this.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

3/5

3.5/5

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

California

American Music Club

2/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Incredible album filled with beautiful songwriting.

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

The Only Ones

3/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

3/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Up and down album for me. I think the last few songs are much better than the beginning. 3.5/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

3.5/5

Kimono My House

Sparks

4/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

Absolutely immaculate album.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

3.5/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

Not really my thing. Just didn't vibe with it.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Absolutely incredible album.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Not my favorite Bowie album.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

4/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Just didn't grab me like I thought it would.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

1/5

Man, Jailbait is such an offensively horrible song that it immediately gives the album 1 star for me. The guitar work is absolutely phenomenal, though.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

4.5/5

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

5/5

Phenomenal album from start to finish.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

I can imagine this was probably a phenomenal album of its time, but it has held up completely in the face of our current climate.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

4/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

5/5

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Nothing particularly bad about this album, but I didn't connect with it.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Didn't really connect with it.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Lot of bangers on this album.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Man, there's just something about this album. It makes my ears feel good.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

1/5

I could not get into this album at all. The vocalist's voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard for me.

Green

R.E.M.

2/5

Very forgettable for me.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

A handful of the songs just go on too long. Didn't really dig this album.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Hit and miss. Definitely some hits on this one, but others just fell flat. 3.5/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

4/5

4.5/5

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

3/5, hit and miss.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

3/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

4.5/5

Sulk

The Associates

1/5

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

2/5

Boring and unforgettable.

Ramones

3/5

808 State

3/5

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

4/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

2/5

Not sure why this was on this list, just feels very out of place.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

An all time GOAT'd album.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Another immaculate album.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Truly awful. 1/5

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Not my thing at all. The songs just felt... idk. Just didn't like it.

Me Against The World

2Pac

4/5

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

2/5

A Northern Soul

The Verve

4/5

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Play

Moby

3/5

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

2/5

Didn't really vibe with this N.E.R.D. album.

S&M

Metallica

2/5

I don't feel like the orchestra was a good match for Metallica's music. That or the audio mixing was just... bad.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Follow The Leader

Korn

2/5

I've never been a fan of Korn, so this review is quite biased. The vocals and the bass both just sound terrible to me.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

2/5

Didn't vibe with it, just felt really cringe-y.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

3.5/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

3.5/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Chill, neutral listen for me.

Stephen Stills

4/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

An absolute banger from start to finish. Wow. I immediately ordered this on vinyl after listening to it.

Pretenders

4/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

5/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

An all-time great.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

I See You

The xx

4/5

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

An all-time great.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Crazy album. I want to give it a 5, but some parts honestly overwhelmed my brain. There's a lot of technical talent in this album, no doubt.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Favorite song: Child in Time

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

5/5

One of the best live albums I've ever heard. Incredible display of their talent.

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Beautiful

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Favorite song: Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me

Foo Fighters

2/5

Didn't really enjoy this one. 2/5

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

2/5

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

Eh. Extremely unforgettable for me.

Van Halen

4/5

Really sick album. An incredible debut album for the band.

Queens of the Stone Age

2/5

Did not enjoy this. Not my thing.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

The Undertones

2/5

Killing Joke

3/5

3.5/5

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

1/5

Honestly, this isn't it. Just a bunch of noises and it never got better. Almost every song overplays its welcome.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

Music

Madonna

3/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5