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Album	You	Global	Diff
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.47	+1.53
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	5	3.61	+1.39
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	5	3.68	+1.32
Alien Lanes Guided By Voices	4	2.75	+1.25
Metallica Metallica	5	3.79	+1.21

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Boston Boston	2	3.71	-1.71
Station To Station David Bowie	2	3.7	-1.7
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	2	3.66	-1.66
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	2	3.62	-1.62
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.56	-1.56
Paul Simon Paul Simon	2	3.51	-1.51
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson	2	3.43	-1.43
Blunderbuss Jack White	2	3.4	-1.4
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	2	3.38	-1.38
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	3	4.21	-1.21

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Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

2/5

Guess it covers many genres but doesn't seem very appealing in any of them

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MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

The songs sound similar but overall there is a "different" vibe to anything I've heard before. A punky but melodic tune for each song, and surprisingly good vocals

Metallica

5/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Quite theatrical, but a bit too noisy for me

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Interesting mix of West coast funky rap but obviously super agressive. I can vibe with this somewhat

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Really varied, not one specific theme, didn't like anything in particular

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Nice easy listening

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

Don't really like conscious rap but the beats are sick

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

Was not expecting blues & soul vibes, still a bit too overproduced for me, and theres something odd about hearing a big audience for this type of music

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

A lot of the songs are very similar but there are few that are excellent pop-punk-emo songs that seem to have preceded modern emo that I enjoy

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Theatrical production, interesting and new, but somehow not super appealing

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

I might like it more than Kid A, even though it feels less spacey and more poppy almost?

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Who is Paul McCartney? He stretches across so many genres without ever straying away from feeling accessible. At points it risks being corny, but sometimes the combinations hit just right

One World

John Martyn

3/5

Very nice guitar sound, sound a little like a mandolin. The melodies were great and semi-experimental, but lacked, for me, a cohesive feeling. Stretched too much between funk, folk, and pop

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Really chill for the most part, feels like a lot of the songs are based on familiar-feeling themes. Moon Dreams is an obvious highlight.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Some of the beats sound aged, probably because they influenced the next generation. But biggies rapping cadence is still unique and punchy to this day

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

3/5

Old school underground hip-hop beats, feels similar to early MF DOOM albums. The beats however are not as strong, and the flow isn't as good. The concept is probably tight but it's hard for me to pay attention to that

The Predator

Ice Cube

4/5

This is a conscious album? But still the style of 90's rap, like it could be a Biggie or definitely any other west coast rapper album. I get that it's culturally significant, and it's a fun overall listening experience, but outside of "Today was a good day", "Check yo self", not many repeats for me

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

OutKast production is definitely on show on many of these songs. I like also the "grandness" of it which is missed in modern hip hop, the interludes add more of a thematic feeling. Surprisingly I like Speakerboxx more than The Love Below, I think there's more soulful productions with catch choruses. But overall way too long

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

I think I just don't get it

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

Obviously a historic album but I just didn't enjoy it that much. It's definitely Blues, I can see the beginnings of heavy metal maybe? But I think blues rock just maybe isnt my thing

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

It has a lot of the structure of things I like (harmonisation of the Beach Boys, catchy tunes like Groovin), but for some reason just doesn't hit. Songs are too minimalistic and restrained for me.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Very few modern hiphop albums can bridge the cinematic vibes of earlier concept albums and the focus on producing fire singles of today, this one nails it

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Much more accessible than Birth of the Cool - I think modal jazz is easier to interpret since horizontal harmony is closer to Western & Indian classical music

Station To Station

David Bowie

2/5

Feels like really weak funk for the most part. I don't get it.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Was looking forward to this especially based on the intro but it doesn't have as many soft melancholic melodies as I was expecting. Old Friends hits the mark. Side 2 is too poppy/not great

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Cinematic, no-holds-barred soul with some funk elements. Way way way ahead of its time in its combination of maximalism with smooth tunes. Saying that, low replayability because of the length of the songs

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

2/5

Guess it covers many genres but doesn't seem very appealing in any of them

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

Did not expect to enjoy it this much, but this album has such an addictive mix of hip-hop, pop, metal and punk. Funny that younger me found it a bit corny, and perhaps it is, but it's hard to deny that there is real talent in the blending of these genres while keeping things catchy. Tracking the roots of inspiration just hypothetically is such a fun activity

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

Very classic east coast sounds, some fire beats. Nice mix of conscious and gangsta rap. Nothing really caught me unfortunately

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

Way too old school for me, but interesting to hear an old school anti war type of album. Melodies sound very folky but not in an interesting way

Paul Simon

2/5

Blues-y folk that clearly have lyrical value but the tunes don't do much for me. The folk takes away from the raw emotion that blues has, and the blues takes away from the soft emotions I can enjoy from folk

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Didn't really stick as much as I thought it would. Lots of skits and minimalistic beats. Probably very funny and great lyricism but I'm here for the melodic and chill tunes with catchy lyrics

Elastica

3/5

Could've enjoyed it in another mindstate, feels similar to Siouxsie & the banshees, has a little dream pop vibe. Just maybe not the right time.

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

4/5

Really interesting sounds, and haunting lyrics (I actually don't know for sure, just sounds like it). Minimal but effective instrumentation.

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Shuggie Otis

4/5

Crazy how early this album is on R&B, both the modern catchy kind and the maximalist approach that I've heard between the 70s and 90s

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Don't kill me but it's like a more catchy Talking Heads

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

I guess I like the overall morose sound but its very same-same and I don't care to listen to the lyrics

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

I think I'm just mad its not on Spotify. Some interesting melodies, I guess it sounds like a noisier deftones? I don't think it goes harder with the screams, it has a weird rock and rolly-vibe, but the guitar is so noisey

Moby Grape

2/5

Indistinguishable bluesy rock and roll, with some nice harmonies but altogether not enough to make me listen to an album on YouTube

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

It's got a lot of power in the record, I like the variety of vocals. It's weirdly optimistic / positive feeling? Unfortunately, nothing really is sticking right now but it feels like a fun album to have on in the background

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

Soft, sweet, haunting melodies

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Lots of different sounds, punk, hip hop, folk, but most of the time it feels faithful at the minimum and innovative at best

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

Fairly diverse, some ballads, some funk, some a bit more proggy, but nothing outstanding? Blows my mind that this was succesdul after releasing in 2012

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Fun rock ballads, fair to call it stadium rock? Southside is amazing 9/10, everything else is a little forgetable

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Can recognise the raw musical talent and how early this music was - funk, blues, country even. Absolute energy to have the crowd going. But musically doesn't do it for me :(

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Feels like a quite maximalist emo-style rock album. It feels ambitious in scope, but the instrumentation manages to deliver the promise. Billy Corgan's voice is weirdly annoying but fits perfectly for (what seems to me like) a self-hating depressing vibe

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

4/5

Some of the melodies on this are absolutely insane but I just can't deal with 20 2-minute songs

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

It's wild to hear punk sounds from an album this old. The lyrics are fun and cheeky, and the sound carries this well. Unfortunately the humorous lyrics and classic punk instrumentation makes it feel a bit like a parody. That probably shouldn't stop me enjoying the album but it does

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Weirdly has some really catchy melodies, but otherwise sounds like a stereotypical punk album

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

It's a perfect album. Melodies that are perfect, and not too much. A melancholic vibe in the background. 10/10

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

2/5

It's got an art poppy vibe, with the 'refined' vocal sense and slightly hypnotic melodies. However, it feels very same same across the album, I didn't feel any push and pull in rhythm or melody. I suspect it's one for those who listen to lyrics

Boston

2/5

Really weird listening to this album because it feels like I'm listening to the entire credits of an early 2000's family comedy movie. I guess I like that feeling? But it also feels like a bore for that same reason.