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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer	5	2.79	+2.21
The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Byrds	5	3.04	+1.96
Fifth Dimension The Byrds	5	3.07	+1.93
Traffic Traffic	5	3.08	+1.92
At Budokan Cheap Trick	5	3.1	+1.9
Rocks Aerosmith	5	3.12	+1.88
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	5	3.18	+1.82
Vivid Living Colour	5	3.2	+1.8
Lady In Satin Billie Holiday	5	3.23	+1.77
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse Faces	5	3.24	+1.76

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	1	4.02	-3.02
In Utero Nirvana	1	3.83	-2.83
American Idiot Green Day	1	3.77	-2.77
The Joshua Tree U2	1	3.67	-2.67
Different Class Pulp	1	3.42	-2.42
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	1	3.24	-2.24
Nothing's Shocking Jane's Addiction	1	3.17	-2.17
Treasure Cocteau Twins	1	3.07	-2.07
Veckatimest Grizzly Bear	1	3.05	-2.05
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	1	3.02	-2.02

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	4	4.5
Aerosmith	2	5
The Byrds	2	5
Black Sabbath	2	5
Miles Davis	2	5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
Jane's Addiction	2	1.5
Pere Ubu	2	1.5
PJ Harvey	3	2
Sonic Youth	3	2

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G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

2/5

Give it a 2/5, not the best, doubt I would add it to any playlists. Not really my style of music, but I at least appreciate the effort.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

This is the Genesis I grew up with, definitely the Peter Gabriel led Genesis. Good 70's Progressive Rock. Maybe the best Genesis album, definitely top 2 or 3. Tells a story, good blending of Banks, Hackett, and Collins. Well worth a listen.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Not really my type of stuff. Listened to a few tracks. Others seem to like it though.

The Specials

3/5

About a 3, not really my cuppa, but it wasn't bad. Reminds me of my college newspaper editor's kind of music. She would play stuff like this in the office, and it was ok, nothing I would go by from her husband's record store. (Hi Diane!!)

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

3/5

Not really my cup o'tea but I'll give it a three.

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

4/5

Classic Elvis Costello. This is good stuff, not necessarily his best but something any Costello fan should listen to, and new listeners would get a good taste of him. A definite "listen".

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

Decent listen, was pretty good rock music, would be in my top 100 most likely.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

The Modern Lovers

4/5

Pretty decent album. I'm adding the group to my listen list.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

5/5

Love me some Tito. Great sound, great beats. Love latin music and Tito has always delivered. This album is no different. Definitely 5 stars, this one goes in the rotation.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

5/5

Billie Holiday, what is not to like. Incredible lady, incredible talent. A nice Sunday afternoon listen around the house. Highly recommended.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Decent album, probably won't go into my rotation, but it was enjoyable.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Rocks

Aerosmith

5/5

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

Brings back memories days in the past, out in and abandoned area of east Orlando, Jim Smith's van doors open, this album (and many others) playing on the stereo ... Good times, good times indeed. Always worth a listen.

Suede

2/5

Not my.cup of tea. Didn't care for it.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

3/5

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Good stuff it you're into it. Definitely worth a little time to listen to.

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

Great album, one of Bowies best, IMHO. Everyone should listen to this - often.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Good classic early rock n roll.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

The Band

4/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

5/5

Is this the consummate Aerosmith rock album? Maybe. Everyone who listens to rock music needs to listen to this album.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

The Joshua Tree

1/5

It's Bono. Bono is an idiot socialist who loves making money (capitalism). Listen at your own peril.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

3/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

American Idiot

Green Day

1/5

Green Day. Do not need to say much more, avoid at all costs.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Fantastic album brought back so many memories.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

5/5

What is not to like about this album? So much energy, so much love from the crowd. The set list is great, the 3-song run of "Ain't That a Shame", "I Want You to Want Me", and "Surrender" is one of the best, and "Clock Strikes Ten" is such a good ending ... Brought me back to high school and nights out do high school stuff, a great listen.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

I tried. I really did. It is just noise.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Peter Gabriel

4/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Fun House

The Stooges

3/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Follow The Leader

Korn

1/5

No thanks. Never need to listen to any thing as vulgar as Korn.

Street Life

The Crusaders

4/5

Good stuff, not necessarily their best (IMHO), but still a great album.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

2/5

Not really for me.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

All Directions

The Temptations

5/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

5/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

2/5

White Blood Cells is the third studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes, released on July 3, 2001. Recorded in less than one week at Easley-McCain Recording in Memphis, Tennessee, Aaaannndddd ... it feels like it was done in less than a week.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

5/5

Great album from a great group needs to be on every classic rock playlist.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

It's ok, a shame he has gotten so political.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

4/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

It was ok, not something I would have on regular rotation.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

What can you say about this album? Besides the popular hits, there are also "The Ballad of Danny Bailey", "Your Sister Can't Twist", "I've Seen That Movie Too". This album is in my regular rotation as it should be for everyone.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Good solid album, nice to pull out every so often to listen to.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

Better than I thought it would be. A fun listen.

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

A decent solo effort by McCartney, not great. A little offbeat but worth a listen.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2/5

Meh, not really for me.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

1/5

Meh, not very good, IMHO.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Meh, has a couple of decent tracks (Revolution, Suicide, not really for me though.

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

Don't like this as much as their previous album, Good Feeling.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Elvis Costello is always worth a listen.

Heroes

David Bowie

5/5

One of the all-time best, Fripp is brilliant and the fact that it was basically an "on the fly" album just makes it that much more incredible. Should be on everyone's list along with "Low" and Lodger".

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Meh, it's not really my cup o'tea and I like Lou Reed. More of a thing I might have listened to in my younger, stoner days.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Just so-so for me.

Traffic

5/5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

2/5

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

2/5

Paul Simon

4/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Different Class

Pulp

1/5

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

1/5

Nope

Gold

Ryan Adams

3/5

Wild Gift

3/5

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

The Cars

5/5

The debut, and in my opinion, the best Cars.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Goo

Sonic Youth

2/5

Not my cuppa, others may enjoy it.

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

It's Miles. Miles always gets 5 stars from me.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

5/5

Pelican West

Haircut 100

2/5

S&M

Metallica

5/5

What can you say, if you are a Metallica fan this is a must. The addition of the SFSO makes the concert even better. It was definitely a bold move, Cotton. Five stars.

Vivid

Living Colour

5/5

Good debut album. "Cult" of course is their anthem but "I Want to Know" is a good one, "What's Your Favorite Color" is right there. "Glamour Boys" is a fun one to rock to, and it is always funny to sing along to "Funny Vibe" ... The cover of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a good one.

Roxy Music

2/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

4/5

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

Faces

5/5

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

1/5

No. Just no.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

MINGUS!!!! Love Charles Mingus and this is some great jazz.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

It's King Crimson, so you either like them or hate them. I like them, but this one is not my favorite. I give a three.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Good stuff, but then The Temptations are always worth listening to.

White Light

Gene Clark

4/5

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

2/5

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

Middle of the road, nothing special to be honest.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Dry

PJ Harvey

2/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Zeppelin. Zeppelin IV. Say no more.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

2/5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

2/5

Black Monk Time

The Monks

4/5

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

It is like they think jazz should be played like Sheldon Cooper describes jazz, "they just play all the notes together". This isn't a tribute to the great Ornette Coleman. I would suggest finding all the tracks performed by Coleman and listen to them that way. Much better.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

A must listen for anyone into Rock.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Rating just the album, not the jerk he has become. That would lower it to a zero.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

In Utero

Nirvana

1/5

I do not like Nirvana anything.

Among The Living

Anthrax

4/5

Thrash metal rock. By one of the best.

Blur

2/5

Meh, mediocre to me.

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Meh, it's ok. Not sure it is a must listen album.

American Pie

Don McLean

5/5

If only for the title track it is worth 5 stars, but then you have Vincent and the upbeat Everybody Loves Me, Baby which is just fun to bop along to, and Empty Chairs. Definitely one that everyone needs to listen to a few times to get the full effect of it.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Decent if you're into post-punk.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

My very first Black Sabbath album and still my favorite. So many good ones: War Pigs Paranoid Electric Funeral Rat Salad and of course, Iron Man Wow,

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

Not really my cuppa, never was into them back then. Listened again and I still don't really like them.

2112

Rush

5/5

What can you say about this album other than - One of the best. Classic Rush, this album has to be in the top of anyone's rock album list.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

Decent sound, not something I would purposely put in but I wouldn't skip past it.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

Meh, not something I would put in my rotation. Definitely would not say it is "one of the very best American rock albums of the 1980s", as mark Deming stated. Mr. Deming obviously did not listen to much music.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Middle of the road good, about a 3. Probably wouldn't skip past anything in the album but wouldn't go out of my way to put it on.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

2/5

Not really a Janes Addiction fan, just a 2 for me.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

3/5

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

1/5

No, don't ever need to listen to or suggest this artist to anyone. Why is it even on this list?

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

1/5

Nope.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

2/5

Meh, it's ok.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Definitely a concept album, from the title track to Lazarus thru Gril Loves Me. Not an album a casual Bowie fan would listen to, but shows the mind of David and that he did not care about being popular, he cared about creating. Some good music, not for everyone.

Destroyer

KISS

4/5

Kiss. The epitome of 70's Rock and Roll bands, hard riving, good music, just what high school and college kids needed to fuel their alcohol (and other substances) parties. And of course, as the night wore on and it got late, someone would on Beth and the romance would begin ... ;) Destroyer marks a slight departure from the original stuff but none the less it is a great listen. Solid 4.

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Early Stones, most people have never heard this stuff. Shows a band that has a future. A big blues influence, and they nail it.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

2/5

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Ctrl

SZA

2/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Not a bad listen, good for an album to put on for a day around the house.

The Doors

5/5

This album will always and forever be a 5-star album for me. I have so many great memories of this album from HS and college. Not to mention the music, is in my opinion, fantastic.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

Ok, pass the acid and sit down for a listen ... a decent album, would probably have listened to this on those Friday nights we hung out at Roger's house.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

2/5

Arise

Sepultura

3/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Some great Muddy. Newport has had some of the best concerts over the years, and this set with Muddy Wtaers ranks up there with the best.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

If you don't give this at least 4 stars, do you even know good music?

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

4/5

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

2/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

5/5

I could listen to Sarah Vaughn all night. Such a wonderful voice, a great album. I missed the days of small nightclubs like this, I wish they were still around. Five stars all night long.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

1/5

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

One of the best. This album is great. The all-star gathering, Davis, Shorter, McLaughlin, Correa - list goes on. If this is not on your list why do you even listen.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

3/5

The Stone Roses

2/5

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

4/5

Typical of The Kinks in the mid-late 60s. A good play for a weekend of something that isn't "the usual". Overall I like it.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

What can you say about this album? You either like Jimi or you don't and if you do, you need to listen to this. Five stars.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

5/5

One of my all time favorites. I can listen to this album from start to finish every day of the week and not grow tired of it.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

4/5

A good one that I don't listen to enough.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Not really my cup, but the guitar is rather good. A listen at least once just to hear him. A solid 3 for me.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

Ah, Frank. What can you say about Ol' Blue Eyes? It is Frankie's world and we get to live in it and enjoy his music. This album is a great example of why he earned the nicknames "King of Swing" and "The Sultan of Swing". Put it on your rotation, you won't regret it.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Sly, Sly, Sly. Always need some Sly in your life.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

Future Days

Can

3/5

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

4/5

This album is worth it just for Cars.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

2/5

It is decent, but it is Neil Young and this Southern Man don't need him around.

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

1/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Fantastic album which gets down to the pure blues that Mr. King is known for. It is a 5-star, must listen to at least a dozen times (more) for anyone who wants to hear pure musical talent.

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Decent Costello release, not a superstar but definitely worth adding to a playlist for regular rotation.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

It's OK, without Get It On it would be mediocre at best.

Dog Man Star

Suede

2/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Scott 4

Scott Walker

2/5

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

5/5

Incredible concept album. Start on track one and play it through. Bonus for having vinyl and having to get up and flip it for side two. A solid 10, wish I could rate it that.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

1/5

Nah, not really worth it.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

Nope. Not my cup at all. I would think it is a very niche band.

She's So Unusual