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Album	You	Global	Diff
Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones	5	3.62	+1.38
Hot Fuss The Killers	5	3.74	+1.26
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	5	3.74	+1.26
Automatic For The People R.E.M.	5	3.82	+1.18
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	5	3.93	+1.07
Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers	5	3.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons	1	2.86	-1.86
Heroes David Bowie	2	3.61	-1.61
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	2	3.38	-1.38
Revolver Beatles	3	4.25	-1.25
Under Construction Missy Elliott	2	3.15	-1.15
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	2	3.14	-1.14
Music From The Penguin Cafe Penguin Cafe Orchestra	2	3.01	-1.01

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Heroes

David Bowie

2/5

Have never listened to this all the way through. The title song is an absolute banger, of course, but I see this as one of the weirder of Bowie's creations... Very "Berlin" (it was part of his Berlin trilogy) and pretty experimental sounding. Not wild about it but can appreciate it is 'clever'. This hasn't usurped 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' and 'Hunky Dory' which are masterful.

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The Temptations

4/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Some top notch Brit pop hits but, beyond that, I found it a bit dull.

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Objectively good but not really my vibe. Bit too much whooping...

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Adele

4/5

Let’s face it - she’s mega talented. 4 stars (but only because it’s not one of my all time faves / my typical genre)

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

A classic. Really a 4* but gets five for the memories / nostalgia (sixth form common room)

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Iconic but not entirely my vibe - bit too depressing soul music in parts. the hits stick out as the best tunes. Don’t love the album as a whole . Amazing voice.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Classic 80s. Probably great at the time and contains some good tunes. Enjoyed hearing more of her work but don’t think I’ll go back to whole album… time after time remains a classic

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

It’s a classic of its time. Bit moody and depressing in tone but there’s a complexity to the songs (form and structure) and he’s pretty accomplished on the ol’ guitar. Having gone back to this album (as part of this group) Between the Bars is still my fave (with Angeles a close second) which is a bit boring / predictable of me…

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

This album surprised me - I've heard some of the songs before but really enjoyed listening to it 'front to back'. Frankly, I think it's brilliant. The whole album hangs together really well - I love the Americana, country influences. There are some absolute bangers. The guitars are interesting, drums are great... I could go on. really loved it!

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Didn't think I liked the Eagles, but I quite enjoyed this one. Easy listening. A very accomplished album - hangs together and moves through a few hits with good additions. Not sure how often I will listen to it but probably a bit more now that I've listened through our little group! x

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

Much too slow. Bit boring. But can appreciate it is probably a good example of its genre.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Some absolute bangers but the album's a bit 'patchy' for my liking.

Being There

Wilco

3/5

Quite good. Not sure I'd go wild and listen again or regularly.

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

1/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Drive my car, Michelle, In My Life, Nowhere Man ... classics. Very 60s but in a good way. Quite enjoyed the rock n roll, soul (swinging 60s) vibe. I like the Beatles and so, perhaps unsurprisingly, I enjoyed this one.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

3.5 really. I’m partial to a bit of Jurassic five and Wu-tang clan but hadn’t listened to this. Pretty good hip hop. Not my fave genre though hence 3.5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Absolute classic. Love this. So wondrous and magical. So good in the summer too. Really enjoyed listening to it back to back. Haven't really listened to "I know there's an answer' before and thought it was a cracker. Sloop John B still gives 'all the feels' (to use Pudge language).

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Blast from the past! I had (might even still have) this on CD! Fun! Cracking album. So many tunes … and many choons

Heroes

David Bowie

2/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Ok. Not my fave notwithstanding it’s 90/noughties grungy alternative

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

2/5

Not my vibe tbh. Not quite elevator music but not far off. It isn’t crap - I’m not just into this kind of ambiant music

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

3.5 Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Folkie Americana - chilled - with some classics in the mix

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Reminiscent of the Clash and other early 80s rock. Slightly weird. Very short songs and plenty of them. Musically quite accomplished but not something I'd go back to.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

2/5

Not my fave genre but can appreciate it's a good example of early 00s hip hop / r'n'b. Some quite fun upbeat tunes ... Work It (obvs) and kinda like Back In the Day feat. Jay-Z for the funk mo-town undercurrents

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Never ever gets old. Love this. A masterpiece. Clever (even weird - cryptic) lyrics, good mix of jolly and downbeat. Drive - a good opener. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite - top notch. Everybody Hurts - melancholic and beautiful. ... It goes on... Nightswimming. SUCH a talented band. Great use of strings in some songs.

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

The Kinks

3/5

Pretty good for this genre but not something I'd listen to again and again. Album hangs together well - this generation knew how to structure albums! Australia is pretty cool - a song in 3 (?) sections ... enjoy the mid section guitar solo with jazzy brass and piano. Funky.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Banger - way better than I thought it would be

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Funky. Quite enjoyed it but won't be a regular feature of my listening library I reckon. Chilled, jazzy vibes. Josie is good.

Revolver

Beatles

3/5

Can entirely see why this was regarded as ground breaking - it's experimental and really varied. Lots of musical and cultural influences. Some really good songs. Here there and everywhere - sweet and such a contrast to the sitar filled I'm Only Sleeping. Got to Get you into life is a really fun pop song - nice lyrics, brass band / jazz vibes, and the ol' guitar too.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Really liked this! Surprised! Good old fashioned rock n roll.