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Album	You	Global	Diff
Larks' Tongues In Aspic King Crimson	5	3	+2
There's A Riot Goin' On Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.29	+1.71
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.32	+1.68
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.34	+1.66
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	5	3.42	+1.58
Ramones Ramones	5	3.58	+1.42
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	5	3.61	+1.39
The United States Of America The United States Of America	4	2.61	+1.39
Heroes David Bowie	5	3.61	+1.39

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Blue Joni Mitchell	1	3.49	-2.49
Thriller Michael Jackson	2	4.22	-2.22
Throwing Muses Throwing Muses	1	2.98	-1.98
Sail Away Randy Newman	1	2.97	-1.97
Very Pet Shop Boys	1	2.93	-1.93
Lam Toro Baaba Maal	1	2.72	-1.72
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	2	3.65	-1.65
Madman Across The Water Elton John	2	3.59	-1.59
Kenza Khaled	1	2.58	-1.58
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	3.58	-1.58

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Pet Shop Boys

1/5

Synth melodies are corny. Lyrics are soft. Came out in the 90s but this is very 80s sounding which I'm not a huge fan of. This is unlistenable...

1 likes

Sail Away

Randy Newman

1/5

First song his voice sounded retarded. Second song better but why listen to this when tom waits exists? Ended up being not great. Some interesting songs, overall probably a 1.5.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (6)

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Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Every song was beautiful yet gritty. Cohen's voice is unmatched. No skips

Paul Simon

4/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

Production on this is great

Very

Pet Shop Boys

1/5

Synth melodies are corny. Lyrics are soft. Came out in the 90s but this is very 80s sounding which I'm not a huge fan of. This is unlistenable...

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

3.5

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Again, not huge on rap, think it’s limited as a genre. That said, Ms. Lauryn Hill is very talented, she has creative rhyme schemes and interesting lyrics. Production is cleaner, but keeps the rawness. Good variation in the themes and melodies and lyrics. Ended up liking this a lot. 4.5 imo

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Sail Away

Randy Newman

1/5

First song his voice sounded retarded. Second song better but why listen to this when tom waits exists? Ended up being not great. Some interesting songs, overall probably a 1.5.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Not my favorite white stripes but still great

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Solid project definitely some value here. Ahead of its time and ambitious, I just didn't particularly love any songs, they're all just pretty interesting and/or sonically pleasing. 3.5

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

Not super listenable but thats okay. Very unique and overall a solid project. Very interesting experimental stuff on here. I think 3.5 or 4... there are better sonic youth projects but this is still great

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

3.5, it’s great but not elite by cohens standards

Joan Baez

2/5

Here's what I'm never gonna do: listen to Joan Baez sing House of the Rising Sun when the Monkees did it perfectly, listen to Joan Baez sing I Know You Rider when the Grateful Dead do it better. She's got a decent voice I just don't like it. Also the mixing on this is way too heavy on vocals. I understand that's intentional, I just don't like it or want it. Vibratos are overkill is kind of annoying.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Throwing Muses

1/5

Not on spotify

Guero

Beck

3/5

Its decent, for some reason ive just been struggling to enjoy it. think i just need more time with it

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

2/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

Kenza

Khaled

1/5

Not on spotify, listened to the first song on youtube, dont think im missing much

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

2/5

Can't stand the vocals

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

2/5

would be disingenuous to rate this a 1 or 1.5. I never really like the like pop singer over a piano music. i cant stand that tiny dancer song but the others are alright. but the production is solid and its not as corny as some other Elton John

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

4/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

excellent album. the type of album where 5 seconds into every song you can tell its quality. Joplin with legendary vocals.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Pretty solid, only a few songs that really stuck with me but its all solid. Easy listen, probably a 3.5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

definitely one i'm gonna need more time with. seems dense lyrically

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Solid 3. She has a good voice and i like the minimal production. easy listen. doesnt touch eva cassidy though

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

5/5

Fucking love this album

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

tough one to rank. the songs that i recognize im kind of sick of, and but the ones i dont still sound good. i can definitely see the integrity of the album. if i were listening to this for the first time it would probably be blowing my mind but it was just so overplayed in high school and i didnt like it in high school. it really is a crazy innovative blend of r&b, hip hop, and pop with great production.. its quality

Rocks

Aerosmith

4/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Good amount of versatility in this. Decent voice. at times feels like a soulless impression of genres rather than a genuine attempt. but it is cool that it goes from like bluesy soul to ska-ish. lyrics are meaningful. i mean if youre talking records about a breakup, this is infinitely more personal and ambitious musically than someone like T swift or olivia rodrigo.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

nothing im really gonna revisit on this tbh. Marley is a legend but whatever

The United States Of America

4/5

liked this one a lot. interesting and experimental, amusing lyrics. good stuff

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

its great. great voice, good quality. i just prefer no voice i think, like the bill evans record. this is beautiful though

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

1/5

we in wakanda? described as an epic storyteller but idk what he sayin. feel like i gotta have some connection to the culture to enjoy this

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

This was pretty sick felt inspired by the electronic stuff from Radiohead

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Ramones

5/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

was surprised i hadn't already listened to this all the way through. what an incredible record. little wing cover is mind blowing no other way to put it

Street Life

The Crusaders

4/5

Some great jamming on this album. clean production and definitely quality

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

nothing super special its decent

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Great album, surprised it was only the late 60s. the production is great the way it layers in the orchestra and makes a full sound. totally reimagined walk on by. 4.5

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

2/5

Heroes

David Bowie

5/5

So much good variety, no skips

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Pretty great album, tempted to give it 5 stars. yeah, its 5 stars.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

just feels deflated and weak

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

4/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

can't stand born in the usa (the song). overall the album got 80s-ified compared to his old stuff so not my favorite of his albums but the non hits are the most enjoyable listens. always love a clarence clemons solo though

Blue

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Not moved. Boring as hell.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

2/5

this record feels so commercial, not the gritty blues I love hearing from JLH but more like playing smooth poppy blues with a random selection of celebrities to sell records. Can't blame him for doing it in 1989 but just isn't a great record

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

I've never loved Sinatra. Obviously talented but doesn't get me super excited. You've heard one song on this album you've heard them all. Songs are sweet but not very deep. It's mixed well and is easy listening.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

3/5

Love the creative instruments. Could see people not enjoying the vocals as they kinda drone, but i don't mind it. not a fan of the synthetic drums. bass is weirdly buried in the mix on some songs considering he's a bassist. feel like it just dosn't have enough room to breathe. other songs like Visions of You the mixing is better though. I think the album is hits and misses, which is understandable for all the weirdness going on. if im being totally honest the opening track gave me really high hopes for the album, but only really everymans an island got me as excited. 3.5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

2/5

the opposite of timeless, feels so corny and i hate the production. don't mind mccartney's singing but i dont like the song because jackson's singing is so annoying. theres a couple okay songs (baby be mine, pyt) but only billie jean is really interesting.

Suzanne Vega

2/5

first song is a skip with the nursery rhyme singing. not a fan of layering in the 80s synths either. songs are boring

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Iconic and great. Will admit the rhyme schemes are little bleh but the tracks still hit hard as hell. would probably go 4.5

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

I like this a lot, probably a 4.5 for me