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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Who Travis	5	3.01	+1.99
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	5	3.7	+1.3
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	5	3.74	+1.26
Ten Pearl Jam	5	3.92	+1.08
Cosmo's Factory Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.93	+1.07
Fever Ray Fever Ray	4	2.99	+1.01
Hunky Dory David Bowie	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Done By The Forces Of Nature Jungle Brothers	1	3.04	-2.04
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon	1	2.86	-1.86
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	1	2.86	-1.86
São Paulo Confessions Suba	1	2.83	-1.83
Frank Amy Winehouse	2	3.45	-1.45
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	2	3.43	-1.43
Protection Massive Attack	2	3.25	-1.25
Actually Pet Shop Boys	2	3.18	-1.18
Screamadelica Primal Scream	2	3.17	-1.17
Close To You Carpenters	2	3.11	-1.11

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Fever Ray

4/5

Dark atmosphere and nice beats that keep you engaged. The voice can be a bit challenging at times, but overall a pretty good album. Fav Track: Keep The Streets Empty for Me

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1-Star Albums (4)

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Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Piece of my heart. What a banger. Cool album I didn't know, but that aged well since 1968.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

It's mind-boggling that this came out in 1978 as this could easily be released 20 or even 30 years later. Probably part of the foundation of a lot of electronic music we hear today.

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Grunge with a little extra. Outstanding Debut Album with so so many hits. Still great in 2025.

Adele

3/5

Some proper hits and some mediocre songs that have been played way too much on tv. A bit too much drama here and there, for my taste.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

2/5

I'm sure that's music that requires incredible skill and talent to make, but it's just not my thing. Also I personally didn't like this particular live recording.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Definitely a classic with the unique Led Zep sound. Many outstanding songs and but also a few mediocre ones as well. Fav Track: Since I've Been Loving You.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Starts strong but gets a bit weaker in the second half before it ends just great. Still, outstanding guitar performance and unique sound. Somewhere between 4 and 5, but I like it a lot. Fav Track: Brothers in Arms

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

Seems I didn't really know them beforehand for a reason. Pretty bland and boring. The only thing saving this from 1 star is the Fav Track: (They Long To Be) Close To You

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

1/5

Did absolutely nothing for me. No idea how that got on the list.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Several great ones and a few which are odd.

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

1/5

Pretty bland 90s music that would be used in the background of some try-hard small town wine bar.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Punk Classic. Fav Track: Kill The Poor

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Outstanding album and debut. Even if I don't like their newer stuff, this one will always be in a special place. Fav Track: Don't Panic

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

Too much going on for my taste.

The Man Who

Travis

5/5

Perfect pop rock mix with some good memories.

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Great voice. Good songs. But also a lot of the same.

Django Django

3/5

Good beats, uninspired songwriting. Not great not terrible.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

Did not age too well, in my opinion. But also decent overall.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

This is a pretty unforgiving thing. Not an easy listen, but a bit of work to chew through. I like it, but it's not for everyone and every day. What rewards you in (in full length!) the ... Fav track: Child in Time

Fever Ray

4/5

Dark atmosphere and nice beats that keep you engaged. The voice can be a bit challenging at times, but overall a pretty good album. Fav Track: Keep The Streets Empty for Me

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The Pogues

3/5

I'm a fan of bands like Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys and I like to drink a pint of Guinness (or 5), but this album seemed a bit bland to me. Nothing really terribly wrong with it, just a bit meh. Still, fav track: Sally MacLennane

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Very good one, but I prefer studio recordings. Great songs, great harmonies, great songwriting. Fav Track: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

Even considering the age of that album, I think it's a bit boring. It does have a few good songs, but maybe it's just not my thing. fav track: Fever

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

Good one. Don't know what to say, besides that you can hear from when and where this thing comes and that's not a bad thing. Fav Track: Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

You can clearly hear the influence of the Beatles, David Bowie and Queen and it's well-made, but it's also just a bit too much of everything. I can't put it in words, but the songwriting just doesn't click with me overall. It's not at all a bad album, and parts of it are actually really nice, so I'm torn. But what the hell did they think in "Night in the City"? That song is annoying af.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

This is so 80s and it did not age particularly well. Fav Track: It's a Sin, but the rest is so bland, that I just can't rate this with 3 stars.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

Never heard of them before. This was not bad, but unfortunately it did not do much for me. Fav Track: Holes.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Neosouljazzwhatever is just not my thing.

Guero

Beck

3/5

I get that people like Beck, but his music never really clicked for me. Something about his songwriting and melodies that throws me off. Having said that, it's not really terrible either.

Atomizer

Big Black

2/5

Well the cover looks nice, but the music is quite literally a lot of noise.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

Sounds like the friendly little cousin of The Ramones and that's not a bad thing.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

1/5

don't know what to make of this. I fought my way through to track 11 but then was too annoyed to continue.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

Is has groove, but at the same time it's repetitive and annoying at places. Not really sure.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Classic dad rock gem. Outstanding start and end and a decent middle. Fav tracks (obviously): Baba O'Riley and Behind Blue Eyes

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

1/5

Wtf was this? All songs the same and all equally bad.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Sounded a lot like Oasis. Pretty okay but a bit too much of the same...

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Good one. Fav Track: A Hard Day's Night. Great opener, no doubt.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

2/5

Totally not my thing, but somehow not too bad.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Absolute classic that contains one banger after the other. So many fav tracks.

Protection

Massive Attack

2/5

There are so many good songs by Massive Attack. Apparently this album does contain hardly any of them. I guess I just wanted Mezzanine and was disappointed by Protection. Still, Fav Track: Protection.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

Pretty chill and spacey, but also a bit boring. I'm very much torn what to think of this.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Maybe not something to listen to in the background

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Maybe not something to listen to in the background